Dan Martin wins queen stage of Catalunya

Daniel Martin (Garmin-Sharp) capped off a dramatic day of racing in the Volta a Catalunya's queen stage with a solo victory on the Port Ainé-Rialp summit finish which propelled the Irishman into the overall race lead. Martin was the sole survivor of a large, 23-man escape which formed after about an hour of racing on the 217.7km route that began in Llanars-Vall de Camprodon and concluded on an 18.9km hors catégorie ascent.

2010 Volta a Catalunya champion Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) and stage 3 winner Nairo Quintana (Movistar) emerged from the chase group on the finishing climb to finish second and third on the stage, both 36 seconds behind Martin.

Jurgen Van den Broeck (Lotto Belisol), who attacked earlier on the final ascent but was caught and passed by Rodriguez and Quintana inside the final kilometre, finished fourth at 47 seconds. Robert Gesink (Blanco), also on the attack with Van den Broeck, crossed the line in fifth at 51 seconds while Bradley Wiggins (Sky) led in a small group for sixth at 1:02.

Overnight leader Alejandro Valverde (Movistar), along with teammate Eros Capecchi, crashed midway through the stage and both abandoned the race.

Martin now leads the Volta a Catalunya general classification by 10 seconds over Joaquim Rodriguez and 32 seconds ahead of Nairo Quintana.

The Volta a Catalunya faced its longest and most arduous day in the saddle on stage four featuring five categorised climbs throughout the mountainous, 217.7km parcours. The two most difficult ascents, a pair of hors catégorie climbs, were reserved for the stage finale with first the Port del Cantó at 172.3km followed by the final climb to the finish at Port Ainé-Rialp, whose 18.9km route into the snow line and 2,000 metre elevation averaged 6.5 percent with a maximum gradient of 12 percent.

The stage's opening climb, the category 3-rated Coll de Merolla at 40.9km, provided the springboard for a large escape group to form. Ultimately, 23 riders would go out on the attack including Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Ag2R La Mondiale), Fabio Aru (Astana Pro Team), Laurens Ten Dam and Steven Kruijswijk (Blanco Pro Cycling Team), Ivan Santaromita (BMC Racing Team), mountains classification leader Cristiano Salerno (Cannondale Pro Cycling), Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Euskaltel-Euskadi), Laurent Pichon (FDJ), Ryder Hesjedal and Daniel Martin (Garmin-Sharp), Alberto Losada Alguacil and Yury Trofimov (Katusha), Jurgen Van de Walle (Lotto Belisol), Jesus Herrada Lopez (Movistar Team), Gianluca Brambilla and Carlos Verona (Omega Pharma-Quick Step), Robert Kiserlovski (RadioShack Leopard), Danny Pate (Sky Procycling), Nicolas Roche (Team Saxo-Tinkoff), Rob Ruijgh (Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team), David Arroyo Duran (Caja Rural) plus Yoann Bagot and Rudy Molard (Cofidis, Solutions Credits).

Daniel Martin was the highest-placed rider on general classification in the break, starting the day in ninth overall at 30 seconds behind overnight leader Alejandro Valverde (Movistar), and was accompanied by a strong ally in teammate Ryder Hesjedal. Valverde's teammate Jesus Herrada, 20th overall at 57 seconds, policed the escape for Movistar, while other highly placed riders included Fabio Aru (Astana) at 58 seconds and Carlos Betancur (AG2R La Mondiale) at 1:25.

As Movistar set tempo in the peloton, Salerno went to work in the break to consolidate his mountains classification lead and the Italian led the escape group over the day's first three KOMs.

While Movistar held the break in check at 2:30, disaster struck for the Spanish ProTeam as both race leader Alejandro Valverde and teammate Eros Capecchi crashed on a narrow, technical descent 119km into the stage. While initial reports listed the pair as not having sustained serious injuries, both withdrew from the race. Eleven riders started the day within 35 seconds of Valverde, with Bradley Wiggins (Sky) and Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) tied on time at four seconds in second and third overall, and now the leader's jersey was up for grabs.

The peloton's chase momentarily lost impetus as riders awaited word on the condition of Valverde, and the break's advantage subsequently grew to more than four minutes.

The day's penultimate ascent, the hors catégorie Port del Cantó, saw the break begin to splinter with 2012 Giro d'Italia champion Ryder Hesjedal setting the pace for teammate Daniel Martin. Meanwhile, Sky took over the pace-making duties in the peloton and reduced the break's advantage to inside of three minutes.

Nearing the Port del Cantó summit, Nicolas Roche went out on the attack from the break while the Sky-led peloton had been whittled down to approximately 50 riders.

Port Ainé-Rialp finale

Roche would continue his solo effort through to the beginning of the concluding ascent where we was caught by Betancur, Santaromita, Martin, Losada, Herrada and Kiserlovski while the peloton had reduced its deficit to the leaders to approximately one minute for the 18.9km climb to the finish.

Martin began to force the pace and with 14km remaining he only had Herrada and Kiserlovski for company. The RadioShack Leopard Croatian soon lost contact leaving the Irishman and Spaniard together at the front.

Robert Gesink (Blanco) attacked from the Sky-led peloton and was soon joined by Jurgen Van den Broeck (Lotto Belisol). Wiggins had super-domestiques David Lopez and Rigoberto Uran setting tempo in the ever-decreasing peloton and approaching the steepest section of the ascent with 9km remaining their deficit to Martin and Herrada stood at 1:20 with Gesink and Van den Broeck in between.

Inside of 8km remaining Martin dispatched of Herrada and continued to tap out a steady rhythm in the lead. Van den Broeck dropped Gesink while Wiggins only had Uran left to set the pace in the chase group of approximately 20 riders. Joaquim Rodriguez and four Katusha teammates were tucked in behind the Sky duo and when Uran ultimately cracked with 4km to go Katusha took over the pursuit of Martin, Van den Broeck and Gesink.

At 3km to go Nairo Quintana attacked the chase group and the Colombian was soon joined by Katusha captain Joaquim Rodriguez. Martin was showing the strain of his effort at the head of the race, but continued to maintain his lead while Quintana and Rodriguez caught and passed both Gesink and Van den Broeck near the flamme rouge.

Martin continued his solo effort along the snow-lined ascent and capped off a remarkable ride with both the stage victory and leader's jersey. Rodriguez led Quintana across the finish line for second at 36 seconds and with time bonuses factored in the 26-year-old Irishman now leads Rodriguez by 10 seconds and Quintana by 32 seconds on general classification.

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Full Results
1Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Sharp6:02:40
2Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha0:00:36
3Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar TeamRow 2 - Cell 2
4Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol0:00:47
5Robert Gesink (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team0:00:51
6Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling0:01:02
7Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-SharpRow 6 - Cell 2
8Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 7 - Cell 2
9Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-SharpRow 8 - Cell 2
10Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ0:01:08
11Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida0:01:23
12Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 11 - Cell 2
13Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team0:01:26
14Simon Spilak (Slo) KatushaRow 13 - Cell 2
15Cameron Wurf (Aus) Cannondale Pro Cycling0:01:49
16Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:01:51
17Tiago Machado (Por) RadioShack Leopard0:02:01
18Egor Silin (Rus) Astana Pro Team0:02:03
19Matthew Busche (USA) RadioShack Leopard0:02:05
20Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:02:11
21Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 20 - Cell 2
22Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha0:02:22
23Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Katusha0:02:43
24Stephen Cummings (GBr) BMC Racing Team0:03:09
25Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:03:15
26Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) SojasunRow 25 - Cell 2
27Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo-TinkoffRow 26 - Cell 2
28Dries Devenyns (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step0:03:17
29Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) RadioShack Leopard0:03:28
30Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:03:37
31George Bennett (NZl) RadioShack Leopard0:03:43
32Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) RadioShack Leopard0:04:10
33Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:04:15
34Mikael Cherel (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale0:04:56
35Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Ag2R La MondialeRow 34 - Cell 2
36Jesus Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 35 - Cell 2
37Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 36 - Cell 2
38Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling0:06:34
39Mads Christensen (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff0:06:38
40Amets Txurruka (Spa) Caja Rural0:07:03
41Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol0:07:06
42Maxime Mederel (Fra) SojasunRow 41 - Cell 2
43Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha0:08:09
44Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing Team0:08:48
45Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:09:07
46Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ0:10:46
47Marcos Garcia (Spa) Caja Rural0:11:26
48Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre-MeridaRow 47 - Cell 2
49Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team0:11:32
50Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Katusha0:12:06
51Yury Trofimov (Rus) KatushaRow 50 - Cell 2
52Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team0:13:02
53Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 52 - Cell 2
54Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Team Saxo-Tinkoff0:13:04
55Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge0:14:49
56Travis Meyer (Aus) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 55 - Cell 2
57Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) Ag2R La MondialeRow 56 - Cell 2
58Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) KatushaRow 57 - Cell 2
59Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:15:00
60Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling TeamRow 59 - Cell 2
61Rafal Majka (Pol) Team Saxo-Tinkoff0:15:03
62Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Team Saxo-TinkoffRow 61 - Cell 2
63Ivan Velasco Murillo (Spa) Caja RuralRow 62 - Cell 2
64Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:15:55
65Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Saxo-Tinkoff0:16:05
66David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Sky Procycling0:16:10
67Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:16:30
68Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 67 - Cell 2
69Stef Clement (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team0:16:44
70Thomas Rohregger (Aut) RadioShack LeopardRow 69 - Cell 2
71Brice Feillu (Fra) Sojasun0:16:46
72Danail Andonov Petrov (Bul) Caja Rural0:17:37
73Dario Cataldo (Ita) Sky Procycling0:18:15
74Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Ag2R La Mondiale0:19:04
75Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Movistar Team0:19:38
76Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 75 - Cell 2
77Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 76 - Cell 2
78Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-SharpRow 77 - Cell 2
79Julien Simon (Fra) SojasunRow 78 - Cell 2
80Laurent Pichon (Fra) FDJRow 79 - Cell 2
81Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick StepRow 80 - Cell 2
82Christophe Laborie (Fra) SojasunRow 81 - Cell 2
83Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Omega Pharma-Quick StepRow 82 - Cell 2
84Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 83 - Cell 2
85Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJRow 84 - Cell 2
86Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick StepRow 85 - Cell 2
87David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-SharpRow 86 - Cell 2
88Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) Ag2R La MondialeRow 87 - Cell 2
89Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:21:48
90Francois Parisien (Can) Team Argos-Shimano0:22:16
91Joshua Edmondson (GBr) Sky Procycling0:23:45
92Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 91 - Cell 2
93Gianni Meersman (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step0:24:30
94Daniele Ratto (Ita) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 93 - Cell 2
95Christian Knees (Ger) Sky ProcyclingRow 94 - Cell 2
96Nelson Filipe Santos Simoes Oliveira (Por) RadioShack LeopardRow 95 - Cell 2
97David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caja RuralRow 96 - Cell 2
98Danny Pate (USA) Sky ProcyclingRow 97 - Cell 2
99Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff0:24:45
100Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling0:24:47
101Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quick Step0:25:59
102Tristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:28:13
103Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 102 - Cell 2
104Christian Meier (Can) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 103 - Cell 2
105Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 104 - Cell 2
106Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 105 - Cell 2
107Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 106 - Cell 2
108Federico Canuti (Ita) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 107 - Cell 2
109Laurent Mangel (Fra) FDJRow 108 - Cell 2
110Ricardo Mestre (Por) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 109 - Cell 2
111Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 110 - Cell 2
112Antonio Piedra Perez (Spa) Caja RuralRow 111 - Cell 2
113Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2R La MondialeRow 112 - Cell 2
114Julien Berard (Fra) Ag2R La MondialeRow 113 - Cell 2
115Blel Kadri (Fra) Ag2R La MondialeRow 114 - Cell 2
116Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 115 - Cell 2
117Jean-Lou Paiani (Fra) SojasunRow 116 - Cell 2
118Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 117 - Cell 2
119Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team Saxo-TinkoffRow 118 - Cell 2
120José Rujano Guillen (Ven) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:28:28
121Simone Stortoni (Ita) Lampre-Merida0:28:42
122Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Lotto Belisol0:34:13
123Brian Bulgac (Ned) Lotto BelisolRow 122 - Cell 2
124Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Movistar TeamRow 123 - Cell 2
125Karol Domagalski (Pol) Caja RuralRow 124 - Cell 2
126Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 125 - Cell 2
127Maciej Paterski (Pol) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 126 - Cell 2
128Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Garmin-SharpRow 127 - Cell 2
129Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 128 - Cell 2
130Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJRow 129 - Cell 2
131Lawrence Warbasse (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 130 - Cell 2
132Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por) Caja RuralRow 131 - Cell 2
133Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 132 - Cell 2
134Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin-SharpRow 133 - Cell 2
135Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 134 - Cell 2
136Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 135 - Cell 2
137Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 136 - Cell 2
138Willem Wauters (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 137 - Cell 2
139Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step0:34:17
140Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:34:13
141Tiziano Dall'Antonia (Ita) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 140 - Cell 2
142Sam Bewley (NZl) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 141 - Cell 2
143Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 142 - Cell 2
144Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 143 - Cell 2
145Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 144 - Cell 2
146Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 145 - Cell 2
147Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 146 - Cell 2
148Brian Vandborg (Den) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 147 - Cell 2
149Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 148 - Cell 2
150William Clarke (Aus) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 149 - Cell 2
151Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Lampre-MeridaRow 150 - Cell 2
152Andrew Fenn (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quick StepRow 151 - Cell 2
153Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) SojasunRow 152 - Cell 2
154Jérémie Galland (Fra) Sojasun0:34:51
155Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Belisol0:35:53
156Moreno Hofland (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team0:39:33
157Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ0:40:13
DNFJonas Ahlstrand (Swe) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 157 - Cell 2
DNFEros Capecchi (Ita) Movistar TeamRow 158 - Cell 2
DNFAlejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 159 - Cell 2
DNFTarik Chaoufi (Mar) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 160 - Cell 2
DNFJon Aberasturi Izaga (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 161 - Cell 2
DNFRobert Wagner (Ger) Blanco Pro Cycling TeamRow 162 - Cell 2
DNFJack Bobridge (Aus) Blanco Pro Cycling TeamRow 163 - Cell 2
DNFJetse Bol (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling TeamRow 164 - Cell 2
DNFValerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 165 - Cell 2
DNFAndrea Guardini (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 166 - Cell 2
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Mountain 1 - Coll de Merolla (Cat. 3) 40.9km
1Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling6pts
2Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Sharp2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Yury Trofimov (Rus) Katusha1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Mountain 2 - Alt de Pedraforca (Cat. 1) 70.6km
1Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling16pts
2Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Omega Pharma-Quick Step12Row 1 - Cell 3
3Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Lotto Belisol10Row 2 - Cell 3
4Yury Trofimov (Rus) Katusha8Row 3 - Cell 3
5Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Saxo-Tinkoff6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quick Step4Row 5 - Cell 3
7Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) RadioShack Leopard3Row 6 - Cell 3
8Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Sharp2Row 7 - Cell 3
9Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team1Row 8 - Cell 3
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Mountain 3 - Alt de La Josa Del Cadi (Cat. 2) 86.3km
1Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling10pts
2Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi7Row 1 - Cell 3
3Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team5Row 2 - Cell 3
4Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Sharp3Row 3 - Cell 3
5Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Lotto Belisol2Row 4 - Cell 3
6Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Omega Pharma-Quick Step1Row 5 - Cell 3
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Mountain 4 - Port del Canto (HC) 172.3km
1Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Saxo-Tinkoff30pts
2Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling25Row 1 - Cell 3
3Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi20Row 2 - Cell 3
4Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) Ag2R La Mondiale16Row 3 - Cell 3
5Laurent Pichon (Fra) FDJ12Row 4 - Cell 3
6Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Sharp10Row 5 - Cell 3
7Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team8Row 6 - Cell 3
8Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Omega Pharma-Quick Step6Row 7 - Cell 3
9Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team4Row 8 - Cell 3
10David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caja Rural3Row 9 - Cell 3
11Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits2Row 10 - Cell 3
12Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits1Row 11 - Cell 3
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Mountain 5 - Port Aine (HC) 217.7km
1Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Sharp30pts
2Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha25Row 1 - Cell 3
3Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team20Row 2 - Cell 3
4Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol16Row 3 - Cell 3
5Robert Gesink (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team12Row 4 - Cell 3
6Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling10Row 5 - Cell 3
7Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-Sharp8Row 6 - Cell 3
8Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre-Merida6Row 7 - Cell 3
9Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Sharp4Row 8 - Cell 3
10Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ3Row 9 - Cell 3
11Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida2Row 10 - Cell 3
12Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team1Row 11 - Cell 3
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Sprint 1 - La Seu d'Urgell, 140.6km
1Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Sharp3pts
2Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Saxo-Tinkoff2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) Ag2R La Mondiale1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2 - Sort, 190.1km
1Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Saxo-Tinkoff3pts
2Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Sharp2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Special sprint - Cruce Tuixent, 99.8km
1Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Omega Pharma-Quick Step3pts
2Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Lotto Belisol2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quick Step1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Teams
1Garmin-Sharp18:10:04
2Katusha0:02:20
3RadioShack Leopard0:05:30
4Euskaltel-Euskadi0:06:54
5Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:07:37
6BMC Racing Team0:11:16
7Lampre-Merida0:11:47
8Team Saxo-Tinkoff0:20:53
9Astana Pro Team0:21:03
10Sky Procycling0:21:42
11Ag2R La Mondiale0:22:37
12Movistar Team0:23:06
13Sojasun0:25:03
14Blanco Pro Cycling Team0:26:49
15FDJ0:29:28
16Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:29:35
17Caja Rural0:31:28
18Lotto Belisol0:34:02
19Omega Pharma-Quick Step0:40:29
20Orica-GreenEdge0:47:12
21Cannondale Pro Cycling0:49:02
22Team Argos-Shimano1:16:38
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General classification after stage 4
1Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Sharp18:48:38
2Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha0:00:10
3Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team0:00:32
4Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling0:00:36
5Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre-Merida0:00:39
6Robert Gesink (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team0:00:51
7Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida0:01:00
8Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-Sharp0:01:07
9Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ0:01:13
10Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol0:01:15
11Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Sharp0:01:23
12Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team0:01:47
13Simon Spilak (Slo) Katusha0:01:49
14Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:01:51
15Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:02:19
16Egor Silin (Rus) Astana Pro Team0:02:29
17Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:02:32
18Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:02:34
19Tiago Machado (Por) RadioShack Leopard0:02:38
20Matthew Busche (USA) RadioShack Leopard0:02:42
21Cameron Wurf (Aus) Cannondale Pro Cycling0:02:57
22Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha0:03:03
23Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Katusha0:03:11
24George Bennett (NZl) RadioShack Leopard0:04:11
25Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Sojasun0:04:31
26Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff0:04:42
27Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) RadioShack Leopard0:04:44
28Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:04:46
29Stephen Cummings (GBr) BMC Racing Team0:05:06
30Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Ag2R La Mondiale0:05:13
31Jesus Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team0:05:23
32Dries Devenyns (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step0:05:24
33Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) RadioShack Leopard0:05:26
34Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:06:31
35Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling0:06:39
36Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:06:53
37Mikael Cherel (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale0:07:26
38Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:07:39
39Amets Txurruka (Spa) Caja Rural0:09:46
40Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing Team0:09:56
41Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:10:07
42Maxime Mederel (Fra) Sojasun0:10:30
43Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha0:10:31
44Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre-Merida0:11:54
45Mads Christensen (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff0:12:11
46Marcos Garcia (Spa) Caja Rural0:12:34
47Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol0:13:19
48Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ0:13:20
49Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Katusha0:14:03
50Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team0:14:59
51Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Team Saxo-Tinkoff0:15:19
52Yury Trofimov (Rus) Katusha0:15:30
53Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) Ag2R La Mondiale0:15:44
54David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Sky Procycling0:16:10
55Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team0:16:57
56Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Saxo-Tinkoff0:18:42
57Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team0:19:11
58Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:19:15
59Danail Andonov Petrov (Bul) Caja Rural0:19:28
60Ivan Velasco Murillo (Spa) Caja Rural0:19:55
61Thomas Rohregger (Aut) RadioShack Leopard0:20:08
62Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Ag2R La Mondiale0:20:20
63Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:20:59
64Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:21:18
65Dario Cataldo (Ita) Sky Procycling0:21:20
66Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Sharp0:21:45
67David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-SharpRow 66 - Cell 2
68Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Pro Team0:22:21
69Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:24:36
70Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge0:25:19
71Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale0:25:51
72Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 71 - Cell 2
73Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:25:57
74Brice Feillu (Fra) SojasunRow 73 - Cell 2
75Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Team Saxo-Tinkoff0:26:02
76David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caja Rural0:26:52
77Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Movistar Team0:28:19
78Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:28:21
79Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:28:41
80Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Sky Procycling0:28:50
81Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ0:29:08
82Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Katusha0:29:21
83Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:30:00
84Christophe Laborie (Fra) Sojasun0:30:04
85Julien Simon (Fra) Sojasun0:30:08
86Laurent Pichon (Fra) FDJRow 85 - Cell 2
87Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick StepRow 86 - Cell 2
88Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quick Step0:30:49
89Rafal Majka (Pol) Team Saxo-Tinkoff0:30:58
90Daniele Ratto (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling0:31:23
91Stef Clement (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team0:31:47
92Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Argos-Shimano0:32:02
93Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Omega Pharma-Quick Step0:32:05
94Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling0:32:15
95José Rujano Guillen (Ven) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:32:54
96Travis Meyer (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge0:33:04
97Simone Stortoni (Ita) Lampre-Merida0:33:08
98Joshua Edmondson (GBr) Sky Procycling0:33:57
99Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step0:34:10
100Tristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:34:14
101Nelson Filipe Santos Simoes Oliveira (Por) RadioShack Leopard0:35:00
102Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff0:35:15
103Francois Parisien (Can) Team Argos-Shimano0:35:46
104Ricardo Mestre (Por) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:35:52
105Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Lotto Belisol0:36:10
106Gianni Meersman (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step0:38:14
107Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step0:38:43
108Federico Canuti (Ita) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 107 - Cell 2
109Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Merida0:38:57
110Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ0:39:17
111Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 110 - Cell 2
112Christian Knees (Ger) Sky Procycling0:40:03
113Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar Team0:40:09
114Danny Pate (USA) Sky Procycling0:40:10
115Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:40:26
116Brian Vandborg (Den) Cannondale Pro Cycling0:40:46
117Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Cannondale Pro Cycling0:41:43
118Brian Bulgac (Ned) Lotto Belisol0:42:08
119Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale0:42:45
120Laurent Mangel (Fra) FDJRow 119 - Cell 2
121Julien Berard (Fra) Ag2R La MondialeRow 120 - Cell 2
122Blel Kadri (Fra) Ag2R La MondialeRow 121 - Cell 2
123Antonio Piedra Perez (Spa) Caja RuralRow 122 - Cell 2
124Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 123 - Cell 2
125Jean-Lou Paiani (Fra) Sojasun0:42:56
126Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:43:43
127Karol Domagalski (Pol) Caja Rural0:43:54
128Christian Meier (Can) Orica-GreenEdge0:44:27
129Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Argos-Shimano0:44:43
130Maciej Paterski (Pol) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 129 - Cell 2
131Lawrence Warbasse (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 130 - Cell 2
132Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ0:45:56
133Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Lampre-Merida0:46:54
134Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin-Sharp0:47:43
135Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 134 - Cell 2
136Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team Saxo-Tinkoff0:48:21
137Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing Team0:48:38
138Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge0:48:41
139Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 138 - Cell 2
140Tiziano Dall'Antonia (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling0:48:45
141Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 140 - Cell 2
142Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por) Caja RuralRow 141 - Cell 2
143Andrew Fenn (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quick StepRow 142 - Cell 2
144Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 143 - Cell 2
145Sam Bewley (NZl) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 144 - Cell 2
146Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 145 - Cell 2
147Willem Wauters (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 146 - Cell 2
148Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 147 - Cell 2
149Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Movistar TeamRow 148 - Cell 2
150Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) SojasunRow 149 - Cell 2
151Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Garmin-Sharp0:49:12
152Jérémie Galland (Fra) Sojasun0:49:23
153William Clarke (Aus) Team Argos-Shimano0:50:37
154Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano0:50:49
155Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Lotto Belisol0:52:03
156Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team0:52:06
157Moreno Hofland (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team0:59:25
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Mountains classification
1Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling104pts
2Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team51Row 1 - Cell 3
3Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha45Row 2 - Cell 3
4Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Saxo-Tinkoff36Row 3 - Cell 3
5Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Sharp30Row 4 - Cell 3
6Karol Domagalski (Pol) Caja Rural28Row 5 - Cell 3
7Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi27Row 6 - Cell 3
8Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Omega Pharma-Quick Step27Row 7 - Cell 3
9Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling26Row 8 - Cell 3
10Christian Meier (Can) Orica-GreenEdge26Row 9 - Cell 3
11Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team24Row 10 - Cell 3
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Sprint classification
1Christian Meier (Can) Orica-GreenEdge12pts
2Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Saxo-Tinkoff5Row 1 - Cell 3
3Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Cannondale Pro Cycling4Row 2 - Cell 3
4Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits4Row 3 - Cell 3
5Christophe Laborie (Fra) Sojasun4Row 4 - Cell 3
6Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling4Row 5 - Cell 3
7Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Sharp3Row 6 - Cell 3
8Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team3Row 7 - Cell 3
9Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Sharp2Row 8 - Cell 3
10Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Lotto Belisol2Row 9 - Cell 3
11Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol1Row 10 - Cell 3
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Special sprint classification
1Christian Meier (Can) Orica-GreenEdge6pts
2Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Omega Pharma-Quick Step4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits3Row 2 - Cell 3
4Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Lotto Belisol2Row 3 - Cell 3
5Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team2Row 4 - Cell 3
6Christophe Laborie (Fra) Sojasun2Row 5 - Cell 3
7Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling2Row 6 - Cell 3
8Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quick Step1Row 7 - Cell 3
9Karol Domagalski (Pol) Caja Rural1Row 8 - Cell 3
10Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Lotto Belisol1Row 9 - Cell 3
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Teams classification
1Garmin-Sharp56:28:24
2Katusha0:02:19
3RadioShack Leopard0:06:46
4Euskaltel-Euskadi0:08:40
5Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:10:03
6Lampre-Merida0:11:03
7BMC Racing Team0:13:55
8Sky Procycling0:20:27
9Astana Pro Team0:21:24
10Movistar Team0:22:37
11Ag2R La Mondiale0:24:39
12Team Saxo-Tinkoff0:26:46
13Blanco Pro Cycling Team0:30:17
14Sojasun0:35:16
15Caja Rural0:36:23
16FDJ0:36:46
17Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:42:43
18Lotto Belisol0:43:41
19Omega Pharma-Quick Step0:49:59
20Cannondale Pro Cycling0:58:24
21Orica-GreenEdge1:13:59
22Team Argos-Shimano1:44:01

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Based in the southeastern United States, Peter produces race coverage for all disciplines, edits news and writes features. The New Jersey native has 30 years of road racing and cyclo-cross experience, starting in the early 1980s as a Junior in the days of toe clips and leather hairnets. Over the years he's had the good fortune to race throughout the United States and has competed in national championships for both road and 'cross in the Junior and Masters categories. The passion for cycling started young, as before he switched to the road Peter's mission in life was catching big air on his BMX bike.

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