Volta ao Algarve: Kwiatkowski solos to victory on stage 2

Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) soloed to victory into Monchique, on stage 2 of the Volta ao Algarve on Thursday.

The Polish rider got away near the top of the final climb, crossed its summit alone with 6km to go, and time trialed to the finish six seconds ahead of chasers Rui Costa (Lampre-Merida) and Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo). Kwiatkowski took the race lead too, with Costa now sitting in second overall at four seconds. Contador, a two-time Volta ao Algarve champion, holds third overall at 12 seconds.

"This victory is important for me," said Kwiatkowski. "I feel a lot more confident after winning in Majorca. I had a really good winter with no problems at all during my training. I did a lot of work on my climbing and I feel that I’ve improved a lot."

Kwiatkowski was familiar with the final ascent, climbed twice in stage 2 finale, but took his cues from riders more intimately acquainted with the day's course.

"I think we did this climb in Monchique two years ago," said Kwiatkowski. "When we got on it I remembered it. But Rui Costa clearly knew the course very well. When we were descending on the first loop I followed his wheel. When we went up the climb the final time on the second loop, I followed Alberto Contador when he made the first attack about 700 metres from the top. I just went through, got a gap and then went as hard as I could to the finish.

"We’ve got a great team here. I get support from Mark Cavendish, Tony Martin and all the guys. It’s a great feeling to have champions like those in front of me, helping me out. It was a good day for us. The team was supporting me from the very start of the stage and I’m really happy to win on the back of all that work."

Hilly finale tests GC contenders

After the comparatively flat opening day, stage 2 would be one for the climbers. Sacha Modolo (Lampre-Merida) started the day as the race leader, although it was always going to be a challenge for him to retain it until the end of the day.

There was a distinctly French feel to the first break of the day with Arnaud Démare (FDJ.fr), Alexandre Pichot (Europcar) and Florian Senechal (Cofidis) getting away. The break breached the three-minute mark, but Lampre-Merida kept them under control.

With Démare only 10 seconds off Modolo’s lead, the Italian team were keen to keep the gap down. The day ended for the trio with over 90km still to go to the finish.

It wasn't long before another bunch of riders were off down the road. There was a touch of déjà vu as César Fonte (Radio Popular), Luis Afonso (Aluminios-Antarte) and Volter Pereira (Banco Bic-Carmin), escapees the previous day, all made it into the five-man break.

Fonte began the day a second off the general classification lead and, with bonus seconds still available, he had the leader's jersey in his sights. He was out of luck, though, and barely made it past 30 seconds before the break was absorbed into the peloton once again.

Tinkoff-Saxo joined Lampre at the front of the peloton, helping to make the pace, which proved too much for defending champion Tony Martin (Omega Pharma-QuickStep). The German was dropped with 25km to go on the penultimate climb, as Pello Bilbao (Caja Rural) launched a solo attack. The Spaniard made a valiant effort, but succumbed to the inevitable with 16km to go.

As the riders reached the foot of the final climb, the jostling for position within the general classification teams began.

Kwiatkowski countered an attack by Contador near the top of the category-3 rated ascent and went clear over the summit. The Polish champion was eventually followed by a chase group comprised of Costa, Contador and Eduard Prades (OFM-Quinta Da Lixa), but it was too late for the trio and they couldn't close the gap built by Kwiatkowski.

With Kwiatkowski's abilities against the clock, he could put a little more time into his rivals on the short, 13.6km time trial stage tomorrow. He finished second overall to teammate Tony Martin in last year's Volta ao Algarve on the strength of his time trialing, but Kwiatkowski is expecting tough competition through to the final stage.

"I’ve already done this race a couple of times and I was second last year, but we will see how the time trial goes tomorrow and then we’ve got the Alto de Malhao, which is also going to be a difficult stage," said Kwiatkowski. "I will just have to give it all I’ve got on those two days and we’ll see what happens.

"Rui obviously knows the race very well and he’s super-motivated, as you could see yesterday when he finished second. I’m sure Contador has something to say as well. We’ve certainly not heard the last word from them."

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team4:57:57
2Rui Costa (Por) Lampre-Merida0:00:06
3Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 2 - Cell 2
4Eduard Prades (Spa) OFM - Quinta Da LixaRow 3 - Cell 2
5Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Fdj.Fr0:00:17
6Sergei Chernetski (Rus) Team KatushaRow 5 - Cell 2
7Christopher Horner (USA) Lampre-MeridaRow 6 - Cell 2
8Sergey Firsanov (Rus) RusveloRow 7 - Cell 2
9Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 8 - Cell 2
10Edgar Pinto (Por) La Aluminios - AntarteRow 9 - Cell 2
11Ruben Fernandez (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 10 - Cell 2
12Simon Spilak (Slo) Team KatushaRow 11 - Cell 2
13Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Rusvelo0:00:28
14Omar Fraile (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 13 - Cell 2
15Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 14 - Cell 2
16Ricardo Vilela (Por) OFM - Quinta Da LixaRow 15 - Cell 2
17Adriano Malori (Ita) Movistar Team0:01:11
18Juan Lobato (Spa) Movistar Team0:01:25
19Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team KatushaRow 18 - Cell 2
20Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Team EuropcarRow 19 - Cell 2
21Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling TeamRow 20 - Cell 2
22Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 21 - Cell 2
23Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 22 - Cell 2
24José Mendes (Por) Team Netapp - EnduraRow 23 - Cell 2
25Jan Polanc (Slo) Lampre-MeridaRow 24 - Cell 2
26Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 25 - Cell 2
27Sergey Lagutin (Rus) RusveloRow 26 - Cell 2
28Paul Voss (Ger) Team Netapp - EnduraRow 27 - Cell 2
29Alberto Losada (Spa) Team KatushaRow 28 - Cell 2
30Tiago Machado (Por) Team Netapp - EnduraRow 29 - Cell 2
31Arkaitz Duran (Spa) OFM - Quinta Da LixaRow 30 - Cell 2
32Jerome Coppel (Fra) CofidisRow 31 - Cell 2
33Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 32 - Cell 2
34Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) Fdj.Fr0:02:13
35Mario Costa (Por) OFM - Quinta Da LixaRow 34 - Cell 2
36Carlos Oyarzun (Crc) Efapel - GlassdriveRow 35 - Cell 2
37Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 36 - Cell 2
38Pablo Lastras (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 37 - Cell 2
39Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 38 - Cell 2
40Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 39 - Cell 2
41Jan Ghyselinck (Lux) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 40 - Cell 2
42Jesus Herrada (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 41 - Cell 2
43Jan Barta (Tch) Team Netapp - EnduraRow 42 - Cell 2
44Daniel Mestre (Por) Banco Bic - CarmimRow 43 - Cell 2
45Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 44 - Cell 2
46Jempi Drucker (Ned) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 45 - Cell 2
47Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling TeamRow 46 - Cell 2
48Federico Figueiredo (Por) Radio PopularRow 47 - Cell 2
49Bram Tankink (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 48 - Cell 2
50Garikoitz Bravo (Spa) Efapel - GlassdriveRow 49 - Cell 2
51Rein Taaramae (Est) CofidisRow 50 - Cell 2
52Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 51 - Cell 2
53Björn Leukemans (Bel) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 52 - Cell 2
54Delio Fernandez (Spa) OFM - Quinta Da LixaRow 53 - Cell 2
55Marc Goos (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 54 - Cell 2
56Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 55 - Cell 2
57Artem Ovechkin (Rus) RusveloRow 56 - Cell 2
58Sergio Paulinho (Por) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 57 - Cell 2
59Pello Bilbao (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 58 - Cell 2
60Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) CofidisRow 59 - Cell 2
61Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 60 - Cell 2
62Sergey Klimov (Rus) Rusvelo0:02:33
63Amaro Antunes (Por) Banco Bic - Carmim0:02:43
64Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar0:03:38
65Rui Vinhas (Por) Louletano - Dunas Douradas0:03:47
66Nuno Matos (Por) Radio PopularRow 65 - Cell 2
67Víctor De La Parte (Spa) Efapel - GlassdriveRow 66 - Cell 2
68Heiner Parra (Col) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 67 - Cell 2
69Alexey Tsatevitch (Rus) Team Katusha0:05:17
70Iker Camano (Spa) Team Netapp - EnduraRow 69 - Cell 2
71Erick Rowsell (GBr) Team Netapp - EnduraRow 70 - Cell 2
72Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier (Fra) Fdj.FrRow 71 - Cell 2
73Maxime Mederel (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 72 - Cell 2
74Maarten Wynants (Bel) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 73 - Cell 2
75Bruno Silva (Por) Efapel - GlassdriveRow 74 - Cell 2
76Chris Sörensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo0:07:07
77Jesus Hernandez (Spa) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 76 - Cell 2
78Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 77 - Cell 2
79David Livramento (Por) Banco Bic - CarmimRow 78 - Cell 2
80Adil Jelloul (Mar) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team0:07:50
81Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team0:08:16
82Jonathan Mcevoy (GBr) Team Netapp - EnduraRow 81 - Cell 2
83Nelson Oliveira (Por) Lampre-Merida0:08:22
84Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team0:10:09
85Kirill Pozdnyakov (Rus) RusveloRow 84 - Cell 2
86Maxim Belkov (Rus) Team Katusha0:11:02
87Samuel Caldeira (Por) OFM - Quinta Da Lixa0:11:34
88Daniel Freitas (Por) La Aluminios - AntarteRow 87 - Cell 2
89Rafael Silva (Por) Efapel - GlassdriveRow 88 - Cell 2
90Sandro Pinto (Por) Louletano - Dunas DouradasRow 89 - Cell 2
91Filipe Cardoso (Por) Efapel - GlassdriveRow 90 - Cell 2
92Hugo Sancho (Por) La Aluminios - AntarteRow 91 - Cell 2
93Ricardo Mestre (Por) Efapel - GlassdriveRow 92 - Cell 2
94Rafaa Chtioui (Tun) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling TeamRow 93 - Cell 2
95Raul Rubio (Spa) Louletano - Dunas DouradasRow 94 - Cell 2
96Micael Isidoro (Por) Louletano - Dunas DouradasRow 95 - Cell 2
97Antonio Molina (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 96 - Cell 2
98Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling TeamRow 97 - Cell 2
99Hugo Sabido (Por) La Aluminios - AntarteRow 98 - Cell 2
100Raul Alarcon (Spa) Louletano - Dunas DouradasRow 99 - Cell 2
101Nuno Ribeiro (Por) OFM - Quinta Da LixaRow 100 - Cell 2
102Diego Rubio (Spa) Efapel - GlassdriveRow 101 - Cell 2
103Virgilio Santos (Por) Radio PopularRow 102 - Cell 2
104Luis Afonso (Por) La Aluminios - AntarteRow 103 - Cell 2
105Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 104 - Cell 2
106Bruno Pires (Por) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 105 - Cell 2
107Victor Valinho (Por) Louletano - Dunas DouradasRow 106 - Cell 2
108Casimiro Henrique (Por) Banco Bic - CarmimRow 107 - Cell 2
109João Pereira (Por) Banco Bic - CarmimRow 108 - Cell 2
110Mickael Delage (Fra) Fdj.Fr0:12:09
111Yoann Offredo (Fra) Fdj.FrRow 110 - Cell 2
112Cédric Pineau (Fra) Fdj.FrRow 111 - Cell 2
113Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar TeamRow 112 - Cell 2
114Florian Senechal (Fra) CofidisRow 113 - Cell 2
115Ricardo Ferreira (Por) Radio PopularRow 114 - Cell 2
116Rick Flens (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 115 - Cell 2
117Lucas Haedo (Arg) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling TeamRow 116 - Cell 2
118Ramon Domene (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 117 - Cell 2
119Wesley Kreder (Ned) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 118 - Cell 2
120Mark Renshaw (Aus) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team0:12:18
121Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling TeamRow 120 - Cell 2
122Jérémy Bescond (Fra) CofidisRow 121 - Cell 2
123Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Fdj.FrRow 122 - Cell 2
124Julien Fouchard (Fra) CofidisRow 123 - Cell 2
125Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team Netapp - EnduraRow 124 - Cell 2
126Arnaud Demare (Fra) Fdj.FrRow 125 - Cell 2
127Igor Boev (Rus) RusveloRow 126 - Cell 2
128César Fonte (Por) Radio PopularRow 127 - Cell 2
129Daniel Silva (Por) Radio PopularRow 128 - Cell 2
130Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 129 - Cell 2
131Cyril Lemoine (Fra) CofidisRow 130 - Cell 2
132Francisco Moreno (Spa) Louletano - Dunas DouradasRow 131 - Cell 2
133Karol Domagalski (Pol) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 132 - Cell 2
134Jorge Montenegro (Arg) Louletano - Dunas DouradasRow 133 - Cell 2
135Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Team KatushaRow 134 - Cell 2
136Bryan Coquard (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 135 - Cell 2
137Luis Fernandes (Por) OFM - Quinta Da LixaRow 136 - Cell 2
138Sacha Modolo (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 137 - Cell 2
139Pedro Paulinho (Por) La Aluminios - AntarteRow 138 - Cell 2
140Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Team Europcar0:12:25
141Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar0:12:27
142Nicki Sörensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo0:14:18
143Oscar Pujol (Spa) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team0:14:40
144Soufiane Haddi (Mar) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team0:17:04
145Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:18:24
146Mark Cavendish (GBr) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling TeamRow 145 - Cell 2
147Adrien Petit (Fra) CofidisRow 146 - Cell 2
148Thomas Leezer (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 147 - Cell 2
149Marcio Barbosa (Por) La Aluminios - AntarteRow 148 - Cell 2
150Bruno Sancho (Por) Banco Bic - CarmimRow 149 - Cell 2
151Valter Pereira (Por) Banco Bic - CarmimRow 150 - Cell 2
152André Mourato (Por) La Aluminios - AntarteRow 151 - Cell 2
153Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling TeamRow 152 - Cell 2
154Celio Sousa (Por) Radio PopularRow 153 - Cell 2
155Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 154 - Cell 2
156Carlos Carneiro (Por) Radio PopularRow 155 - Cell 2
157Meher Hasnaoui (Tun) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling TeamRow 156 - Cell 2
158Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Lampre-MeridaRow 157 - Cell 2
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Points
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team25pts
2Rui Costa (Por) Lampre-Merida20Row 1 - Cell 3
3Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo16Row 2 - Cell 3
4Eduard Prades (Spa) OFM - Quinta Da Lixa13Row 3 - Cell 3
5Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Fdj.Fr10Row 4 - Cell 3
6Sergei Chernetski (Rus) Team Katusha8Row 5 - Cell 3
7Christopher Horner (USA) Lampre-Merida6Row 6 - Cell 3
8Sergey Firsanov (Rus) Rusvelo4Row 7 - Cell 3
9Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Movistar Team2Row 8 - Cell 3
10Edgar Pinto (Por) La Aluminios - Antarte1Row 9 - Cell 3
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Sprint 1
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Arnaud Demare (Fra) Fdj.Fr3pts
2Florian Senechal (Fra) Cofidis2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Team Europcar1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Arnaud Demare (Fra) Fdj.Fr3pts
2Florian Senechal (Fra) Cofidis2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Team Europcar1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 3
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1César Fonte (Por) Radio Popular3pts
2Luis Afonso (Por) La Aluminios - Antarte2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Valter Pereira (Por) Banco Bic - Carmim1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain 1 (Cat. 3), km. 139.7
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Valter Pereira (Por) Banco Bic - Carmim5pts
2Bruno Silva (Por) Efapel - Glassdrive3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Cédric Pineau (Fra) Fdj.Fr1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain 2 (Cat. 3), km. 190.2
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team5pts
2Eduard Prades (Spa) OFM - Quinta Da Lixa3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Christopher Horner (USA) Lampre-Merida1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Lampre-Merida14:55:39
2Team Katusha0:00:11
3OFM Quinta Da LixaRow 2 - Cell 2
4Caja Rural - Seguros RGA0:00:22
5RusVeloRow 4 - Cell 2
6Movistar Team0:01:05
7Tinkoff-Saxo0:01:56
8Belkin Pro Cycling Team0:02:18
9Team Netapp - Endura0:02:27
10Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:04:03
11Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 10 - Cell 2
12Team Europcar0:05:28
13FDJ.fr0:05:59
14Efapel Glassdrive0:06:25
15Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team0:07:53
16Banco BIC-Carmim0:10:15
17Radio Popular0:15:46
18Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team0:19:49
19La Aluminios - Antarte0:21:37
20Louletano - Dunas Douradas0:25:07
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General classification after stage 2
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team8:49:33
2Rui Costa (Por) Lampre-Merida0:00:04
3Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo0:00:12
4Eduard Prades (Spa) OFM - Quinta Da Lixa0:00:16
5Edgar Pinto (Por) La Aluminios - Antarte0:00:27
6Ruben Fernandez (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 5 - Cell 2
7Sergei Chernetski (Rus) Team KatushaRow 6 - Cell 2
8Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9Simon Spilak (Slo) Team KatushaRow 8 - Cell 2
10Christopher Horner (USA) Lampre-MeridaRow 9 - Cell 2
11Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Fdj.FrRow 10 - Cell 2
12Sergey Firsanov (Rus) RusveloRow 11 - Cell 2
13Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team0:00:38
14Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) RusveloRow 13 - Cell 2
15Ricardo Vilela (Por) OFM - Quinta Da LixaRow 14 - Cell 2
16Omar Fraile (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 15 - Cell 2
17Adriano Malori (Ita) Movistar Team0:01:21
18Juan Lobato (Spa) Movistar Team0:01:35
19Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 18 - Cell 2
20Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 19 - Cell 2
21Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team KatushaRow 20 - Cell 2
22Paul Voss (Ger) Team Netapp - EnduraRow 21 - Cell 2
23Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Team EuropcarRow 22 - Cell 2
24Arkaitz Duran (Spa) OFM - Quinta Da LixaRow 23 - Cell 2
25Tiago Machado (Por) Team Netapp - EnduraRow 24 - Cell 2
26Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 25 - Cell 2
27Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 26 - Cell 2
28Alberto Losada (Spa) Team KatushaRow 27 - Cell 2
29Sergey Lagutin (Rus) RusveloRow 28 - Cell 2
30Jerome Coppel (Fra) CofidisRow 29 - Cell 2
31José Mendes (Por) Team Netapp - EnduraRow 30 - Cell 2
32Jan Polanc (Slo) Lampre-MeridaRow 31 - Cell 2
33Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team0:02:18
34Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) Fdj.Fr0:02:23
35Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 34 - Cell 2
36Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 35 - Cell 2
37Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 36 - Cell 2
38Delio Fernandez (Spa) OFM - Quinta Da LixaRow 37 - Cell 2
39Mario Costa (Por) OFM - Quinta Da LixaRow 38 - Cell 2
40Bram Tankink (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 39 - Cell 2
41Jempi Drucker (Ned) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 40 - Cell 2
42Garikoitz Bravo (Spa) Efapel - GlassdriveRow 41 - Cell 2
43Björn Leukemans (Bel) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 42 - Cell 2
44Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 43 - Cell 2
45Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 44 - Cell 2
46Jesus Herrada (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 45 - Cell 2
47Pablo Lastras (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 46 - Cell 2
48Jan Ghyselinck (Lux) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 47 - Cell 2
49Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling TeamRow 48 - Cell 2
50Marc Goos (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 49 - Cell 2
51Federico Figueiredo (Por) Radio PopularRow 50 - Cell 2
52Daniel Mestre (Por) Banco Bic - CarmimRow 51 - Cell 2
53Jan Barta (Tch) Team Netapp - EnduraRow 52 - Cell 2
54Sergio Paulinho (Por) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 53 - Cell 2
55Rein Taaramae (Est) CofidisRow 54 - Cell 2
56Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 55 - Cell 2
57Pello Bilbao (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 56 - Cell 2
58Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 57 - Cell 2
59Artem Ovechkin (Rus) RusveloRow 58 - Cell 2
60Carlos Oyarzun (Crc) Efapel - Glassdrive0:02:37
61Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) CofidisRow 60 - Cell 2
62Sergey Klimov (Rus) Rusvelo0:02:57
63Amaro Antunes (Por) Banco Bic - Carmim0:03:07
64Nuno Matos (Por) Radio Popular0:03:57
65Víctor De La Parte (Spa) Efapel - Glassdrive0:04:11
66Heiner Parra (Col) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 65 - Cell 2
67Rui Vinhas (Por) Louletano - Dunas Douradas0:04:26
68Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar0:04:31
69Alexey Tsatevitch (Rus) Team Katusha0:05:27
70Maarten Wynants (Bel) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 69 - Cell 2
71Iker Camano (Spa) Team Netapp - EnduraRow 70 - Cell 2
72Bruno Silva (Por) Efapel - Glassdrive0:05:39
73Maxime Mederel (Fra) Team Europcar0:05:41
74Erick Rowsell (GBr) Team Netapp - Endura0:05:56
75Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier (Fra) Fdj.FrRow 74 - Cell 2
76David Livramento (Por) Banco Bic - Carmim0:07:17
77Chris Sörensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo0:07:31
78Jesus Hernandez (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo0:07:46
79Adil Jelloul (Mar) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team0:08:00
80Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Lampre-Merida0:08:26
81Jonathan Mcevoy (GBr) Team Netapp - Endura0:08:40
82Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team0:08:55
83Nelson Oliveira (Por) Lampre-Merida0:09:22
84Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team0:10:19
85Kirill Pozdnyakov (Rus) Rusvelo0:10:33
86Maxim Belkov (Rus) Team Katusha0:11:12
87Luis Afonso (Por) La Aluminios - Antarte0:11:38
88Samuel Caldeira (Por) OFM - Quinta Da Lixa0:11:44
89Filipe Cardoso (Por) Efapel - GlassdriveRow 88 - Cell 2
90Rafael Silva (Por) Efapel - GlassdriveRow 89 - Cell 2
91João Pereira (Por) Banco Bic - CarmimRow 90 - Cell 2
92Hugo Sabido (Por) La Aluminios - AntarteRow 91 - Cell 2
93Ricardo Mestre (Por) Efapel - GlassdriveRow 92 - Cell 2
94Diego Rubio (Spa) Efapel - GlassdriveRow 93 - Cell 2
95Antonio Molina (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 94 - Cell 2
96Micael Isidoro (Por) Louletano - Dunas Douradas0:11:58
97Sandro Pinto (Por) Louletano - Dunas DouradasRow 96 - Cell 2
98Hugo Sancho (Por) La Aluminios - AntarteRow 97 - Cell 2
99Raul Rubio (Spa) Louletano - Dunas DouradasRow 98 - Cell 2
100Rafaa Chtioui (Tun) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling TeamRow 99 - Cell 2
101Nuno Ribeiro (Por) OFM - Quinta Da LixaRow 100 - Cell 2
102Virgilio Santos (Por) Radio PopularRow 101 - Cell 2
103Victor Valinho (Por) Louletano - Dunas DouradasRow 102 - Cell 2
104Daniel Freitas (Por) La Aluminios - Antarte0:12:13
105Raul Alarcon (Spa) Louletano - Dunas DouradasRow 104 - Cell 2
106Casimiro Henrique (Por) Banco Bic - CarmimRow 105 - Cell 2
107Florian Senechal (Fra) Cofidis0:12:15
108César Fonte (Por) Radio Popular0:12:16
109Sacha Modolo (Ita) Lampre-Merida0:12:18
110Yoann Offredo (Fra) Fdj.Fr0:12:19
111Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar TeamRow 110 - Cell 2
112Cédric Pineau (Fra) Fdj.FrRow 111 - Cell 2
113Lucas Haedo (Arg) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling TeamRow 112 - Cell 2
114Ricardo Ferreira (Por) Radio PopularRow 113 - Cell 2
115Mickael Delage (Fra) Fdj.FrRow 114 - Cell 2
116Arnaud Demare (Fra) Fdj.Fr0:12:22
117Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo0:12:27
118Bruno Pires (Por) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 117 - Cell 2
119Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team Netapp - Endura0:12:28
120Bryan Coquard (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 119 - Cell 2
121Igor Boev (Rus) RusveloRow 120 - Cell 2
122Mark Renshaw (Aus) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling TeamRow 121 - Cell 2
123Cyril Lemoine (Fra) CofidisRow 122 - Cell 2
124Francisco Moreno (Spa) Louletano - Dunas DouradasRow 123 - Cell 2
125Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 124 - Cell 2
126Jorge Montenegro (Arg) Louletano - Dunas DouradasRow 125 - Cell 2
127Karol Domagalski (Pol) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 126 - Cell 2
128Pedro Paulinho (Por) La Aluminios - AntarteRow 127 - Cell 2
129Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Team Europcar0:12:33
130Ramon Domene (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 129 - Cell 2
131Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team0:12:34
132Jérémy Bescond (Fra) Cofidis0:12:42
133Daniel Silva (Por) Radio PopularRow 132 - Cell 2
134Luis Fernandes (Por) OFM - Quinta Da LixaRow 133 - Cell 2
135Wesley Kreder (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:12:48
136Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis0:12:57
137Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Team KatushaRow 136 - Cell 2
138Rick Flens (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team0:13:02
139Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team0:13:18
140Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Fdj.Fr0:13:37
141Nicki Sörensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo0:14:28
142Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar0:14:59
143Oscar Pujol (Spa) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team0:15:04
144Soufiane Haddi (Mar) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team0:17:40
145Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team0:18:30
146Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:18:34
147Adrien Petit (Fra) CofidisRow 146 - Cell 2
148Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Lampre-MeridaRow 147 - Cell 2
149Bruno Sancho (Por) Banco Bic - CarmimRow 148 - Cell 2
150Mark Cavendish (GBr) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling TeamRow 149 - Cell 2
151André Mourato (Por) La Aluminios - Antarte0:19:03
152Carlos Carneiro (Por) Radio PopularRow 151 - Cell 2
153Marcio Barbosa (Por) La Aluminios - AntarteRow 152 - Cell 2
154Meher Hasnaoui (Tun) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling TeamRow 153 - Cell 2
155Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 154 - Cell 2
156Thomas Leezer (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team0:19:09
157Celio Sousa (Por) Radio Popular0:20:49
158Valter Pereira (Por) Banco Bic - Carmim0:20:54
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Points classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Rui Costa (Por) Lampre-Merida40pts
2Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team25Row 1 - Cell 3
3Sacha Modolo (Ita) Lampre-Merida25Row 2 - Cell 3
4Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo16Row 3 - Cell 3
5Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team16Row 4 - Cell 3
6Arnaud Demare (Fra) Fdj.Fr14Row 5 - Cell 3
7Eduard Prades (Spa) OFM - Quinta Da Lixa13Row 6 - Cell 3
8Bryan Coquard (Fra) Team Europcar13Row 7 - Cell 3
9César Fonte (Por) Radio Popular12Row 8 - Cell 3
10Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Fdj.Fr10Row 9 - Cell 3
11Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert10Row 10 - Cell 3
12Sergei Chernetski (Rus) Team Katusha8Row 11 - Cell 3
13Edgar Pinto (Por) La Aluminios - Antarte7Row 12 - Cell 3
14Christopher Horner (USA) Lampre-Merida6Row 13 - Cell 3
15Luis Afonso (Por) La Aluminios - Antarte6Row 14 - Cell 3
16Sergey Firsanov (Rus) Rusvelo4Row 15 - Cell 3
17Florian Senechal (Fra) Cofidis4Row 16 - Cell 3
18Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team Netapp - Endura4Row 17 - Cell 3
19Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Movistar Team2Row 18 - Cell 3
20Alexey Tsatevitch (Rus) Team Katusha2Row 19 - Cell 3
21Bruno Silva (Por) Efapel - Glassdrive2Row 20 - Cell 3
22Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Team Europcar2Row 21 - Cell 3
23Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team2Row 22 - Cell 3
24Valter Pereira (Por) Banco Bic - Carmim2Row 23 - Cell 3
25Juan Lobato (Spa) Movistar Team1Row 24 - Cell 3
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Mountains classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Valter Pereira (Por) Banco Bic - Carmim10pts
2Bruno Silva (Por) Efapel - Glassdrive6Row 1 - Cell 3
3Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team5Row 2 - Cell 3
4Eduard Prades (Spa) OFM - Quinta Da Lixa3Row 3 - Cell 3
5Christopher Horner (USA) Lampre-Merida1Row 4 - Cell 3
6César Fonte (Por) Radio Popular1Row 5 - Cell 3
7Cédric Pineau (Fra) Fdj.Fr1Row 6 - Cell 3
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Sprint classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1César Fonte (Por) Radio Popular12pts
2Arnaud Demare (Fra) Fdj.Fr6Row 1 - Cell 3
3Luis Afonso (Por) La Aluminios - Antarte6Row 2 - Cell 3
4Florian Senechal (Fra) Cofidis4Row 3 - Cell 3
5Bruno Silva (Por) Efapel - Glassdrive2Row 4 - Cell 3
6Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Team Europcar2Row 5 - Cell 3
7Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team2Row 6 - Cell 3
8Valter Pereira (Por) Banco Bic - Carmim2Row 7 - Cell 3
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Teams classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Lampre-Merida26:30:57
2Team Katusha0:00:11
3OFM Quinta Da LixaRow 2 - Cell 2
4Caja Rural - Seguros RGA0:00:22
5RusVeloRow 4 - Cell 2
6Movistar Team0:01:05
7Tinkoff-Saxo0:01:56
8Belkin Pro Cycling Team0:02:18
9Team Netapp - Endura0:02:27
10Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:04:03
11Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 10 - Cell 2
12Team Europcar0:05:28
13FDJ.fr0:05:59
14Efapel Glassdrive0:06:25
15Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team0:07:53
16Banco BIC-Carmim0:10:15
17Radio Popular0:15:46
18Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team0:19:49
19La Aluminios - Antarte0:21:37
20Louletano - Dunas Douradas0:25:21

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Peter Cossins has written about professional cycling since 1993 and is a contributing editor to Procycling. He is the author of The Monuments: The Grit and the Glory of Cycling's Greatest One-Day Races (Bloomsbury, March 2014) and has translated Christophe Bassons' autobiography, A Clean Break (Bloomsbury, July 2014). 

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