Voigt takes solo stage win in Beaver Creek

Jens Voigt (RadioShack-Nissan) soloed to a magnificent win Thursday during stage 4 of the USA Pro Challenge from Aspen to Beaver Creek. The 40-year-old broke clear on Independence Pass, the first climb of the 156.4 kilometre stage, shedding his breakaway companions a few miles later and staying clear until the finish line.

In the race for yellow, Tejay Van Garderen (BMC) finished three places ahead of Christian Vande Velde (Garmin-Sharp) but with the same time to reclaim the race lead on total points for stage placings over the first four days. However, there was no disputing the stage victory with Voigt’s performance giving him his first victory since 2010.

"I was nervous until basically 1 km to go," Voigt said immediately after the finish. "And then my director came up and said, 'You still have five minutes.' That looks pretty safe then. So I had a little time to slow down a little bit and enjoy it, you know, wave to the crowd and soak up the emotions."

Back to the future for stage 4

Thursday's stage from Aspen to Beaver Creek started with an ascent of the same category 1 Independence Pass climb that riders tackled on the stage 3. But this time they rode it in reverse, climbing from the west side and dropping back into the valley below before heading though Leadville and making their way to the category 3 climb of Battle Mountain. From there the route steadily descended to Beaver Creek and the final 5.8 km category 3 ascent to the finish line at the ski area above town.

A day after BMC heavily criticized RadioShack-Nissan's mostly passive week of racing, Voigt flew the team's colors in a long solo move after jumping away from a breakaway that formed leading up to the lower slopes of Independence Pass. Joining Voigt in the original breakaway were Peter Stetina and Lachlan Morton (Garmin-Sharp); Rafael Infantino and Camilo Castiblanco (EPM-Une); Johann Tschopp and Ivan Santaromita (BMC); Carter Jones and Julian Kyer (Bissell Pro Cycling); Rory Sutherland and Chris Jones (UnitedHealthcare); Roman Kreuziger (Astana); Craig Lewis (Champion Systems); Rubens Bertogliati (Team Type 1-Sanofi); and Andres Diaz (Team Exergy).

The gap climbed to 3:40 going up Independence Pass before Voigt slipped the rest of the group's grasp and set out on his own. "It was almost like you had a voice talking to you," Voigt said. "It's like, 'Go now,' and that's what happened."

Kyer, the 24-year-old who signed with Bissell just before the Tour of Utah, said the rest of the leader tried to stick with Voigt when he made his move, but the wily veteran hit them at the perfect time and they were helpless to try and counter.

"Going up Independence Pass, there were a couple little drops, and he just came flying by," Kyer said. "He was at the back, and I guess coming down one of the little rollers he just hit it really hard and got this huge gap on everybody. Nobody could really do anything about it. He's just an animal."

Voigt drove his gap to about two minutes on his former break mates and more than five minutes over the field as he made the first KOM on the summit of the pass and then slung himself down the descent with a full head of steam.

Kyer said they tried to chase going up the climb, but it was quickly apparent the effort would be futile. "He was just clobbering us," Kyer said. "Kreuziger was trying to chase, but he was just going a little bit above everybody else's level, and there wasn't much we could do to contribute. It was just trying to keep the pace and make it over. About 4 or 5 km from the top if Independence Pass everybody just kind of stopped smashing it."

With the chase group throwing in the towel, Voigt got another lucky break when heavy rain started to batter the peloton for the first time this week heading through Leadville about 91 km into the race. Voigt had lost some time by the sprint in leadville but still held onto a gap of 2:40 over the first chase and 2:55 over the field, which, led by RusVelo, eventually reeled in the chase group with about 46 km to go.

"It rained after the downhill, and there was wind," Voigt said. "So whatever makes the race sticky and nasty is good for me because it hurts the others more than me."

Voigt opened his gap again to four minutes as he descended from Leadville to Battle Mountain while the two teams that have been
volleying back and forth with the yellow jersey - Garmin-Sharp and BMC - played a little poker at the front of the peloton. Van Garderen said his team needed a day off and was ready to call some of the other teams' bluff.

"Our team has had to ride the front almost everyday now," the current overall race leader said. "And Garmin's been doing a good job with that, but the thing is we can't kill the team. So we were saying, 'Okay, you don't want to defend, well we don't want to defend either,' and I think that some of the other teams saw that that's what was going on between the two of us. And they were just like okay, we're not playing around."

Liquigas amassed on the front to lead the chase. But the Italian team managed to take only 10 seconds out of Voigt's lead over the following 18 km as the powerful German mashed his big ring toward the lower slopes of Battle Mountain, which topped out about 132 km into the race. Liquigas eventually backed off the front, and the field bunched up as riders, still wearing their rain capes, appeared to begin a discussion on the front.

Voigt's advantage then ballooned to 5:10 as he hit the penultimate climb and rode out of the precipitation. He crested Battle Mountain with a 5:55 advantage and appeared guaranteed of his first stage win in the US since 2007 at the Tour of California as he flew down the descent toward Beaver Creek, just 23 km away. Once in town, the popular German soaked in the adulation from the spectator-packed roads up to the beaver Creek Village and crossed the line exhausted but obviously elated with is win.

"I'm more than happy that I actually entertained the people a little bit today," he said. "Not only to talk the talk, but also to walk the walk."

RadioShack-Nissan team director Lars Michaelson, who had urged his veteran rider on from the team car, pulling alongside Voigt several times in the closing kilometers to show him just how close he was to the finish, was also ecstatic about the win. "He deserves it," Michaelson said. "Now nobody can just say he won by coincidence. This is just pure power and will. Most of all will." Nearly three minutes after Voigt's finish, his teammate Andreas Kloden led the bunch home, followed closely by van Garderen, RadioShack-Nissan's Oliver Zaugg and then Vande Velde, pushing van Garderen back into yellow. The 24-year-old BMC team leader was happy to be back in yellow, but he appeared to be even more impressed by Voigt's ride.

"Jens is the only guy in the world who could pull that off," van Garderen said. "He's just that crazy. It was an impressive day. When we saw that there was a break going up the road I thought that Jens was in it, and then we heard that he was ahead, and I thought why is he doing that. But then he stuck it, and that was pretty impressive."

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Jens Voigt (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan3:54:00
2Andreas Klöden (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan0:02:58
3Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 2 - Cell 2
4Levi Leipheimer (USA) Omega Pharma-QuickstepRow 3 - Cell 2
5Oliver Zaugg (Swi) RadioShack-NissanRow 4 - Cell 2
6Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - SharpRow 5 - Cell 2
7Ivan Rovny (Rus) RusVeloRow 6 - Cell 2
8Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski (USA) Bontrager Livestrong TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana Pro TeamRow 8 - Cell 2
10Ramiro Rincon Diaz (Col) EPM - Une0:03:03
11Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin - SharpRow 10 - Cell 2
12Damiano Caruso (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 11 - Cell 2
13Javier Eduardo Gomez Pineda (Col) EPM - UneRow 12 - Cell 2
14Matthew Busche (USA) RadioShack-NissanRow 13 - Cell 2
15Jakob Fuglsang (Den) RadioShack-NissanRow 14 - Cell 2
16Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin - SharpRow 15 - Cell 2
17Lucas Euser (USA) Spidertech Powered By C10Row 16 - Cell 2
18Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack-Nissan0:03:08
19Gavin Mannion (USA) Bontrager Livestrong TeamRow 18 - Cell 2
20Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 19 - Cell 2
21Benjamin Day (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team0:03:11
22Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) Team Type 1 - SanofiRow 21 - Cell 2
23Michael Creed (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 22 - Cell 2
24Freddy Orlando Piamonte Rodriguez (Col) EPM - UneRow 23 - Cell 2
25Francisco Jarley Colorado Hernandez (Col) EPM - Une0:03:11
26Chris Butler (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling Team0:03:15
27Kiel Reijnen (USA) Team Type 1 - Sanofi0:03:18
28Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) RusVelo0:03:23
29Christopher Baldwin (USA) Bissell Cycling0:03:25
30Serghei Tvetcov (Mda) Team Exergy0:03:31
31Cameron Wurf (Aus) Champion System Pro Cycling Team0:03:34
32Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing Team0:03:37
33Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:03:47
34Robigzon Leandro Oyola Oyola (Col) EPM - UneRow 33 - Cell 2
35Timothy Duggan (USA) Liquigas-Cannondale0:03:58
36Tom Zirbel (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies0:04:25
37Sergey Firsanov (Rus) RusVeloRow 36 - Cell 2
38Jorge Camilo Castiblanco Cubides (Col) EPM - UneRow 37 - Cell 2
39Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:04:36
40Rafael Infantino Abreu (Col) EPM - UneRow 39 - Cell 2
41Rory Sutherland (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team0:04:39
42George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 41 - Cell 2
43Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Type 1 - SanofiRow 42 - Cell 2
44Eduard Alexander Beltran Suarez (Col) EPM - Une0:04:50
45Andrew Bajadali (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies0:05:00
46George Bennett (NZl) RadioShack-Nissan0:05:08
47Benjamin King (USA) RadioShack-NissanRow 46 - Cell 2
48Caleb Fairly (USA) Spidertech Powered By C10Row 47 - Cell 2
49Alexander Mironov (Rus) RusVeloRow 48 - Cell 2
50Michael Friedman (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 49 - Cell 2
51Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Astana Pro Team0:06:42
52Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 51 - Cell 2
53Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-QuickstepRow 52 - Cell 2
54Daniel Summerhill (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 53 - Cell 2
55Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-QuickstepRow 54 - Cell 2
56Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Astana Pro TeamRow 55 - Cell 2
57Pengda Jiao (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 56 - Cell 2
58Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 57 - Cell 2
59Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro TeamRow 58 - Cell 2
60Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 59 - Cell 2
61Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 60 - Cell 2
62Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 61 - Cell 2
63Alex Howes (USA) Garmin - SharpRow 62 - Cell 2
64Gang Xu (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 63 - Cell 2
65Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 64 - Cell 2
66Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing TeamRow 65 - Cell 2
67Julien El Fares (Fra) Team Type 1 - SanofiRow 66 - Cell 2
68Alexander Candelario (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 67 - Cell 2
69Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Team Type 1 - SanofiRow 68 - Cell 2
70Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Team Type 1 - SanofiRow 69 - Cell 2
71Moreno Moser (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 70 - Cell 2
72Lachlan David Morton (Aus) Garmin - SharpRow 71 - Cell 2
73Johann Tschopp (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 72 - Cell 2
74Jeffry Louder (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 73 - Cell 2
75Craig Lewis (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 74 - Cell 2
76Robert Förster (Ger) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 75 - Cell 2
77Jeroen Hoorne (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickstepRow 76 - Cell 2
78Joey Rosskopf (USA) Team Type 1 - SanofiRow 77 - Cell 2
79Andres Diaz Corrales (Col) Team Exergy0:07:02
80Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:07:04
81Hugo Houle (Can) Spidertech Powered By C100:08:10
82Brian Vandborg (Den) Spidertech Powered By C10Row 81 - Cell 2
83Jake Keough (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 82 - Cell 2
84Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Bissell CyclingRow 83 - Cell 2
85Carter Jones (USA) Bissell CyclingRow 84 - Cell 2
86Arkimedes Arguelyes Rodriges (Rus) RusVeloRow 85 - Cell 2
87Julian Kyer (USA) Bissell CyclingRow 86 - Cell 2
88Ryan Eastman (USA) Bontrager Livestrong TeamRow 87 - Cell 2
89Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Sharp0:09:04
90David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - SharpRow 89 - Cell 2
91Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin - SharpRow 90 - Cell 2
92Ryan Roth (Can) Spidertech Powered By C100:09:07
93James Oram (NZl) Bontrager Livestrong TeamRow 92 - Cell 2
94Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Cycling0:15:13
95Biao Liu (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 94 - Cell 2
96Sergey Klimov (Rus) RusVelo0:15:13
97Artem Ovechkin (Rus) RusVeloRow 96 - Cell 2
98Frank Kevin Pipp (USA) Bissell CyclingRow 97 - Cell 2
99Karl Menzies (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 98 - Cell 2
100Fred Rodriguez (USA) Team ExergyRow 99 - Cell 2
101Morgan Schmitt (USA) Team ExergyRow 100 - Cell 2
102Matt Cooke (USA) Team ExergyRow 101 - Cell 2
103Matt Brammeier (Irl) Omega Pharma-Quickstep0:15:17
DNFSam Johnson (USA) Team ExergyRow 103 - Cell 2
DNFEdward King (USA) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 104 - Cell 2
DNFMatthias Friedemann (Ger) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 105 - Cell 2
DNFWilliam Clarke (Aus) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 106 - Cell 2
DNFJesse Anthony (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 107 - Cell 2
DNFConnor O'Leary (USA) Bontrager Livestrong TeamRow 108 - Cell 2
DNFNoe Gianetti (Swi) Team ExergyRow 109 - Cell 2
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Sprint 1 - Leadville
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Jens Voigt (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan5pts
2Lachlan David Morton (Aus) Garmin - Sharp3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Team Type 1 - Sanofi1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2 - Minturn
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Jens Voigt (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan5pts
2Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Sharp3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Damiano Caruso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain 1 - Independence Pass
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Jens Voigt (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan12pts
2Jorge Camilo Castiblanco Cubides (Col) EPM - Une10Row 1 - Cell 3
3Lachlan David Morton (Aus) Garmin - Sharp8Row 2 - Cell 3
4Julian Kyer (USA) Bissell Cycling7Row 3 - Cell 3
5Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Astana Pro Team6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Andres Diaz Corrales (Col) Team Exergy5Row 5 - Cell 3
7Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Team Type 1 - Sanofi4Row 6 - Cell 3
8Carter Jones (USA) Bissell Cycling3Row 7 - Cell 3
9Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team2Row 8 - Cell 3
10Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing Team1Row 9 - Cell 3
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Mountain 2 - Battle Mountain
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Jens Voigt (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan8pts
2Jorge Camilo Castiblanco Cubides (Col) EPM - Une7Row 1 - Cell 3
3Javier Eduardo Gomez Pineda (Col) EPM - Une6Row 2 - Cell 3
4Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin - Sharp5Row 3 - Cell 3
5Lachlan David Morton (Aus) Garmin - Sharp3Row 4 - Cell 3
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Mountain 3 - Beaver Creek
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Jens Voigt (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan8pts
2Andreas Klöden (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan7Row 1 - Cell 3
3Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team6Row 2 - Cell 3
4Levi Leipheimer (USA) Omega Pharma-Quickstep5Row 3 - Cell 3
5Oliver Zaugg (Swi) RadioShack-Nissan3Row 4 - Cell 3
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Young riders
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski (USA) Bontrager Livestrong Team3:56:58
2Javier Eduardo Gomez Pineda (Col) EPM - Une0:00:05
3Gavin Mannion (USA) Bontrager Livestrong Team0:00:10
4Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Type 1 - Sanofi0:01:41
5Eduard Alexander Beltran Suarez (Col) EPM - Une0:01:52
6George Bennett (NZl) RadioShack-Nissan0:02:10
7Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:03:44
8Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9Moreno Moser (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 8 - Cell 2
10Lachlan David Morton (Aus) Garmin - SharpRow 9 - Cell 2
11Hugo Houle (Can) Spidertech Powered By C100:05:12
12Ryan Eastman (USA) Bontrager Livestrong TeamRow 11 - Cell 2
13James Oram (NZl) Bontrager Livestrong Team0:12:15
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1RadioShack-Nissan11:47:56
2Garmin-Sharp0:03:08
3EPM-UNE0:03:21
4BMC Racing Team0:03:47
5Rusvelo0:04:50
6Liquigas-Cannondale0:04:52
7Team Type 1 - Sanofi0:05:12
8Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies0:06:40
9Champion System Pro Cycling Team0:07:35
10Bontrager Livestrong Team0:08:20
11Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling0:08:36
12Spidertech Powered by C100:10:25
13Omega Pharma-QuickStep0:10:26
14Astana Pro TeamRow 13 - Cell 2
15Bissell Pro Cycling0:13:49
16Team Exergy0:19:50
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General classification after stage 4
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team17:34:18
2Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - SharpRow 1 - Cell 2
3Ivan Rovny (Rus) RusVelo0:00:06
4Levi Leipheimer (USA) Omega Pharma-Quickstep0:00:08
5Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana Pro Team0:00:12
6Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski (USA) Bontrager Livestrong TeamRow 5 - Cell 2
7Ramiro Rincon Diaz (Col) EPM - Une0:00:13
8Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin - Sharp0:00:15
9Damiano Caruso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:00:17
10Andreas Klöden (Ger) RadioShack-NissanRow 9 - Cell 2
11Lucas Euser (USA) Spidertech Powered By C10Row 10 - Cell 2
12Matthew Busche (USA) RadioShack-NissanRow 11 - Cell 2
13Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin - SharpRow 12 - Cell 2
14Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack-Nissan0:00:22
15Jakob Fuglsang (Den) RadioShack-Nissan0:00:24
16Gavin Mannion (USA) Bontrager Livestrong Team0:00:31
17Freddy Orlando Piamonte Rodriguez (Col) EPM - Une0:00:34
18Francisco Jarley Colorado Hernandez (Col) EPM - Une0:00:42
19Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:00:43
20Javier Eduardo Gomez Pineda (Col) EPM - Une0:00:54
21Chris Butler (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling Team0:01:00
22Michael Creed (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies0:01:04
23Timothy Duggan (USA) Liquigas-Cannondale0:01:21
24Christopher Baldwin (USA) Bissell Cycling0:02:12
25Rafael Infantino Abreu (Col) EPM - Une0:02:35
26George Bennett (NZl) RadioShack-Nissan0:02:43
27Kiel Reijnen (USA) Team Type 1 - Sanofi0:02:58
28Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) RusVeloRow 27 - Cell 2
29Benjamin Day (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team0:03:35
30Robigzon Leandro Oyola Oyola (Col) EPM - Une0:03:40
31Cameron Wurf (Aus) Champion System Pro Cycling Team0:03:41
32Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:04:14
33Eduard Alexander Beltran Suarez (Col) EPM - Une0:05:20
34Andrew Bajadali (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies0:05:36
35Johann Tschopp (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:06:08
36Alex Howes (USA) Garmin - Sharp0:06:22
37Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Astana Pro Team0:07:16
38Carter Jones (USA) Bissell Cycling0:08:10
39Jens Voigt (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan0:08:52
40Michael Friedman (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies0:09:35
41Oliver Zaugg (Swi) RadioShack-Nissan0:10:14
42Craig Lewis (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling Team0:11:25
43Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:13:58
44Jorge Camilo Castiblanco Cubides (Col) EPM - Une0:14:13
45Rory Sutherland (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team0:14:34
46George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team0:15:32
47Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:17:20
48Alexander Candelario (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies0:19:06
49Julian Kyer (USA) Bissell Cycling0:22:10
50Alexander Mironov (Rus) RusVelo0:22:53
51Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quickstep0:23:07
52Benjamin King (USA) RadioShack-Nissan0:23:31
53Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team0:23:37
54Tom Zirbel (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies0:24:10
55Pengda Jiao (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling Team0:24:42
56Fred Rodriguez (USA) Team Exergy0:25:14
57Jeffry Louder (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team0:25:48
58Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team0:26:06
59Serghei Tvetcov (Mda) Team Exergy0:26:07
60Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) Team Type 1 - Sanofi0:27:03
61Caleb Fairly (USA) Spidertech Powered By C100:28:42
62Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing Team0:29:08
63Moreno Moser (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:30:10
64Andres Diaz Corrales (Col) Team Exergy0:31:28
65Sergey Firsanov (Rus) RusVelo0:31:37
66Gang Xu (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling Team0:31:38
67Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quickstep0:33:25
68Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Type 1 - Sanofi0:34:20
69Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Sharp0:37:23
70Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Team Type 1 - Sanofi0:39:06
71Artem Ovechkin (Rus) RusVelo0:39:19
72Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Cycling0:41:00
73Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Astana Pro Team0:41:45
74Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 73 - Cell 2
75Matt Cooke (USA) Team Exergy0:41:46
76Arkimedes Arguelyes Rodriges (Rus) RusVelo0:43:13
77Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:43:54
78Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin - Sharp0:44:07
79David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - SharpRow 78 - Cell 2
80Frank Kevin Pipp (USA) Bissell Cycling0:44:35
81Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team0:44:56
82Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team0:47:34
83Daniel Summerhill (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team0:47:44
84Julien El Fares (Fra) Team Type 1 - Sanofi0:48:03
85Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 84 - Cell 2
86Joey Rosskopf (USA) Team Type 1 - SanofiRow 85 - Cell 2
87Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:48:25
88Lachlan David Morton (Aus) Garmin - Sharp0:48:54
89Jeroen Hoorne (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep0:49:22
90Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Bissell Cycling0:50:26
91Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Team Type 1 - Sanofi0:50:42
92Jake Keough (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team0:51:51
93Hugo Houle (Can) Spidertech Powered By C100:52:10
94Ryan Eastman (USA) Bontrager Livestrong TeamRow 93 - Cell 2
95Brian Vandborg (Den) Spidertech Powered By C10Row 94 - Cell 2
96Ryan Roth (Can) Spidertech Powered By C100:53:07
97Robert Förster (Ger) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team0:55:05
98Matt Brammeier (Irl) Omega Pharma-Quickstep0:56:38
99Biao Liu (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling Team0:58:28
100James Oram (NZl) Bontrager Livestrong Team0:59:13
101Sergey Klimov (Rus) RusVeloRow 100 - Cell 2
102Morgan Schmitt (USA) Team ExergyRow 101 - Cell 2
103Karl Menzies (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 102 - Cell 2
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Points classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Damiano Caruso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale23pts
2Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Sharp18Row 1 - Cell 3
3Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin - Sharp16Row 2 - Cell 3
4Gavin Mannion (USA) Bontrager Livestrong Team12Row 3 - Cell 3
5Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) Team Type 1 - Sanofi12Row 4 - Cell 3
6Jens Voigt (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan11Row 5 - Cell 3
7Alex Howes (USA) Garmin - Sharp10Row 6 - Cell 3
8Jakob Fuglsang (Den) RadioShack-Nissan10Row 7 - Cell 3
9Javier Eduardo Gomez Pineda (Col) EPM - Une7Row 8 - Cell 3
10Kiel Reijnen (USA) Team Type 1 - Sanofi7Row 9 - Cell 3
11Fred Rodriguez (USA) Team Exergy7Row 10 - Cell 3
12Serghei Tvetcov (Mda) Team Exergy6Row 11 - Cell 3
13David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Sharp6Row 12 - Cell 3
14Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana Pro Team6Row 13 - Cell 3
15Rory Sutherland (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team6Row 14 - Cell 3
16Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin - Sharp5Row 15 - Cell 3
17Andreas Klöden (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan5Row 16 - Cell 3
18Christopher Baldwin (USA) Bissell Cycling4Row 17 - Cell 3
19Jorge Camilo Castiblanco Cubides (Col) EPM - Une4Row 18 - Cell 3
20Ivan Rovny (Rus) RusVelo3Row 19 - Cell 3
21Alexander Candelario (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies3Row 20 - Cell 3
22Jeffry Louder (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team3Row 21 - Cell 3
23Lachlan David Morton (Aus) Garmin - Sharp3Row 22 - Cell 3
24Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Sharp2Row 23 - Cell 3
25Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack-Nissan2Row 24 - Cell 3
26Craig Lewis (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling Team1Row 25 - Cell 3
27Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quickstep1Row 26 - Cell 3
28Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Team Type 1 - Sanofi1Row 27 - Cell 3
29Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Astana Pro Team-5Row 28 - Cell 3
30Sergey Firsanov (Rus) RusVelo-5Row 29 - Cell 3
31Matt Cooke (USA) Team Exergy-5Row 30 - Cell 3
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Mountains classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin - Sharp50pts
2Jorge Camilo Castiblanco Cubides (Col) EPM - Une46Row 1 - Cell 3
3Jens Voigt (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan34Row 2 - Cell 3
4Matt Cooke (USA) Team Exergy26Row 3 - Cell 3
5Freddy Orlando Piamonte Rodriguez (Col) EPM - Une23Row 4 - Cell 3
6Francisco Jarley Colorado Hernandez (Col) EPM - Une22Row 5 - Cell 3
7Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team20Row 6 - Cell 3
8Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin - Sharp18Row 7 - Cell 3
9Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale18Row 8 - Cell 3
10Eduard Alexander Beltran Suarez (Col) EPM - Une18Row 9 - Cell 3
11Ivan Rovny (Rus) RusVelo13Row 10 - Cell 3
12David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Sharp13Row 11 - Cell 3
13Levi Leipheimer (USA) Omega Pharma-Quickstep12Row 12 - Cell 3
14Lachlan David Morton (Aus) Garmin - Sharp11Row 13 - Cell 3
15Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Astana Pro Team10Row 14 - Cell 3
16Pengda Jiao (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling Team9Row 15 - Cell 3
17Andrew Bajadali (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies8Row 16 - Cell 3
18Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Sharp7Row 17 - Cell 3
19Ramiro Rincon Diaz (Col) EPM - Une7Row 18 - Cell 3
20Andreas Klöden (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan7Row 19 - Cell 3
21Julian Kyer (USA) Bissell Cycling7Row 20 - Cell 3
22Serghei Tvetcov (Mda) Team Exergy7Row 21 - Cell 3
23Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team7Row 22 - Cell 3
24Javier Eduardo Gomez Pineda (Col) EPM - Une6Row 23 - Cell 3
25Craig Lewis (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling Team6Row 24 - Cell 3
26Jeffry Louder (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team6Row 25 - Cell 3
27Michael Friedman (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies5Row 26 - Cell 3
28Andres Diaz Corrales (Col) Team Exergy5Row 27 - Cell 3
29Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Team Type 1 - Sanofi4Row 28 - Cell 3
30Michael Creed (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies3Row 29 - Cell 3
31Carter Jones (USA) Bissell Cycling3Row 30 - Cell 3
32Oliver Zaugg (Swi) RadioShack-Nissan3Row 31 - Cell 3
33Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team2Row 32 - Cell 3
34Matthew Busche (USA) RadioShack-Nissan1Row 33 - Cell 3
35Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing Team1Row 34 - Cell 3
36Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Team Type 1 - Sanofi1Row 35 - Cell 3
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Young rider classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski (USA) Bontrager Livestrong Team17:34:30
2Gavin Mannion (USA) Bontrager Livestrong Team0:00:19
3Javier Eduardo Gomez Pineda (Col) EPM - Une0:00:42
4George Bennett (NZl) RadioShack-Nissan0:02:31
5Eduard Alexander Beltran Suarez (Col) EPM - Une0:05:08
6Moreno Moser (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:29:58
7Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Type 1 - Sanofi0:34:08
8Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:43:42
9Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team0:47:22
10Lachlan David Morton (Aus) Garmin - Sharp0:48:42
11Hugo Houle (Can) Spidertech Powered By C100:51:58
12Ryan Eastman (USA) Bontrager Livestrong TeamRow 11 - Cell 2
13James Oram (NZl) Bontrager Livestrong Team0:59:01
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Teams classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1RadioShack-Nissan52:40:37
2Garmin-Sharp0:02:49
3EPM-UNE0:03:30
4BMC Racing Team0:06:03
5Liquigas-Cannondale0:06:23
6Rusvelo0:14:06
7Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies0:15:20
8Champion System Pro Cycling Team0:18:03
9Astana Pro Team0:29:03
10Bissell Pro Cycling0:31:14
11Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling0:40:33
12Bontrager Livestrong Team0:52:03
13Team Type 1 - Sanofi0:57:21
14Omega Pharma-QuickStep0:58:57
15Team Exergy1:10:14
16Spidertech Powered by C101:23:26

 

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Growing up in Missoula, Montana, Pat competed in his first bike race in 1985 at Flathead Lake. He studied English and journalism at the University of Oregon and has covered North American cycling extensively since 2009, as well as racing and teams in Europe and South America. Pat currently lives in the US outside of Portland, Oregon, with his imaginary dog Rusty.

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