Valverde victorious atop Alto del Santuario

Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) soloed to victory in stage 2 of the Vuelta a Andalucia as he rode away from his rivals in the final kilometre of the mountain finish atop the category 1 Alto del Santuario.

Denis Menchov (Rabobank) finished second on the stage, 10 seconds behind the Spaniard, with Rein Taaramae (Cofidis) and Frank Schleck (RadioShack-Nissan) finishing in the same time as Menchov in third and fourth respectively.

Not only did Valverde win the stage, but he took over the leader's jersey from Patrick Gretsch (Project 1t4i) who struggled on a parcours featuring four categorised climbs culminating with a mountain finish. Taaramae moves into second overall, three seconds down on Valverde, while Jerome Coppel (Saur-Sojasun) jumps into third on general classification, eight seconds back.

"I'm tremendously happy and I want to thank all the team, because they were phenomenal from start to finish of the stage," said Valverde. "To tell the truth we didn't plan to race with the leadership in mind, we were just going for the stage victory, because the GC was complicated due to the short climb and the gaps by some of our rivals on the overall.

"But I felt super strong, and with 400m to go I didn't hesitate and went full steam into a steep slope. I didn't look back until the finish, and though I wasn't thinking of it, we found another prize with the leader's jersey. Now there are two hard stages, it's going to be difficult, but we already took home a win and everything coming after that will be a bonus."

Buffaz bolts early in queen stage

Stage 2 of the Vuelta a Andalucia, covering a mountainous 150.7km between Málaga and Alto del Santuario, was dominated by a solo breakaway via Mickaël Buffaz (Cofidis). The 32-year-old Frenchman attacked 15km into the stage and rode to a maximum advantage slightly over six minutes on the peloton. Jesús Rosendo (Andalucia) launched a determined solo chase of Buffaz but the Spaniard was never able to make contact and was absorbed by the field after 55 kilometres.

Rabobank and Movistar took control of the peloton and steadily chipped away at the Frenchman's lead. With 50 kilometres remaining Buffaz's advantage stood at four minutes and with 10 kilometres to go, five kilometres from the beginning of the finishing ascent, Buffaz's lead had dropped inside of one minute. At the base of the climb he still held a 40-second margin over the field.

With an average gradient of 6.3 percent, and sectors between 10 and 18 percent in the final kilometre, the odds were stacked against Buffaz and he soon succumbed to the chase effort as the road pitched upwards.

Three kilometres from the finish Aitor Galdos and David Lelay (Caja Rural), Beñat Intxausti (Movistar) and Simon Spilak (Katusha) launched an attack but weren't allowed much breathing room at the head of the race. Galdos was dropped, but the remaining trio still held a slight lead inside of two kilometres to the finish.

Valverde was laying in wait, however, and after the lead trio were brought back with 1.5km remaining, the Spaniard pounced inside the final kilometre. His general classification rivals had no answer to the Spaniard's attack as powered to victory and the overall lead.

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Full Results
1Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team4:02:37
2Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha Team0:00:10
3Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 2 - Cell 2
4Frank Schleck (Lux) RadioShack-NissanRow 3 - Cell 2
5Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:00:13
6Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:00:15
7Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:00:21
8Adrian Palomares Villaplana (Spa) AndaluciaRow 7 - Cell 2
9Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:00:23
10Jerome Coppel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun0:00:24
11Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 10 - Cell 2
12Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 11 - Cell 2
13Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Project 1t4i0:00:26
14Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:00:30
15Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 14 - Cell 2
16Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) RadioShack-NissanRow 15 - Cell 2
17Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun0:00:32
18Lucas Euser (USA) Spidertech Powered By C10Row 17 - Cell 2
19Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Katusha TeamRow 18 - Cell 2
20Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol TeamRow 19 - Cell 2
21David Lelay (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 20 - Cell 2
22Matthias Brandle (Aut) Team NetAppRow 21 - Cell 2
23Simon Spilak (Slo) Katusha Team0:00:36
24Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 23 - Cell 2
25Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 24 - Cell 2
26Leopold Konig (Cze) Team NetAppRow 25 - Cell 2
27Fabricio Ferrari (Uru) Caja RuralRow 26 - Cell 2
28Maxime Monfort (Bel) RadioShack-NissanRow 27 - Cell 2
29Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 28 - Cell 2
30Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 29 - Cell 2
31Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 30 - Cell 2
32David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Caja Rural0:00:41
33Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team NetApp0:00:43
34Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 33 - Cell 2
35Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:00:50
36Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Project 1t4i0:00:51
37Jens Voigt (Ger) RadioShack-NissanRow 36 - Cell 2
38Yury Trofimov (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 37 - Cell 2
39Antonio Piedra Perez (Spa) Caja Rural0:00:58
40Brian Bulgac (Ned) Lotto Belisol Team0:00:59
41Simon Geschke (Ger) Project 1t4i0:01:00
42Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar TeamRow 41 - Cell 2
43Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 42 - Cell 2
44Tristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 43 - Cell 2
45Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:01:05
46Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team NetAppRow 45 - Cell 2
47Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Team NetApp0:01:16
48Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:01:20
49Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 48 - Cell 2
50Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Saur - Sojasun0:01:22
51Thomas Degand (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda'sRow 50 - Cell 2
52Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Project 1t4i0:01:23
53Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:01:25
54Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team0:01:36
55Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Project 1t4i0:01:38
56Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:01:46
57Oleg Chuzhda (Ukr) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's0:01:51
58Linus Gerdemann (Ger) RadioShack-NissanRow 57 - Cell 2
59Javier Ramirez Abeja (Spa) Andalucia0:01:55
60Flavio De Luna (Mex) Spidertech Powered By C100:01:57
61Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:02:00
62Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 61 - Cell 2
63Caleb Fairly (USA) Spidertech Powered By C100:02:02
64Raymond Kunzli (Swi) Spidertech Powered By C100:02:05
65Daniel Dominguez Barragan (Spa) Team NSP - Ghost0:02:11
66Gregory Habeaux (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda'sRow 65 - Cell 2
67Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda'sRow 66 - Cell 2
68René Hooghiemster (Ned) Team NSP - Ghost0:02:14
69Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Caja Rural0:02:24
70Gert Dockx (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team0:02:30
71Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:02:36
72Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Katusha Team0:02:45
73Dennis Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol TeamRow 72 - Cell 2
74Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) RadioShack-NissanRow 73 - Cell 2
75Yann Huguet (Fra) Project 1t4i0:02:51
76Javier Francisco Aramendia Lorente (Spa) Caja RuralRow 75 - Cell 2
77Gustavo Cesar Veloso (Spa) Andalucia0:02:57
78Sergej Fuchs (Ger) Team NSP - Ghost0:03:19
79Igor Romero Etxebarria (Spa) Caja Rural0:03:32
80Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar Team0:04:33
81José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 80 - Cell 2
82Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) AndaluciaRow 81 - Cell 2
83Ryan Roth (Can) Spidertech Powered By C100:04:39
84Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 83 - Cell 2
85Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Movistar Team0:04:43
86Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Spa) Andalucia0:04:45
87Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 86 - Cell 2
88Markus Fothen (Ger) Team NSP - Ghost0:04:57
89Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team NetApp0:05:23
90Daniele Bennati (Ita) RadioShack-NissanRow 89 - Cell 2
91Ryan Anderson (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10Row 90 - Cell 2
92Jan Barta (Cze) Team NetApp0:05:26
93Joost Van Leijen (Ned) Lotto Belisol Team0:05:35
94Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team0:05:53
95Gaetan Bille (Bel) Lotto Belisol TeamRow 94 - Cell 2
96Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda'sRow 95 - Cell 2
97Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 96 - Cell 2
98Steven Caethoven (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda'sRow 97 - Cell 2
99Will Routley (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10Row 98 - Cell 2
100Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team0:06:05
101Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Project 1t4iRow 100 - Cell 2
102Antonio Cabello Baena (Spa) Andalucia0:06:29
103Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's0:07:12
104Léo Menville (Fra) Team NSP - Ghost0:07:14
105Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur - Sojasun0:07:19
106Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 105 - Cell 2
107Leonardo Fabio Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:08:02
108Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por) Caja RuralRow 107 - Cell 2
109Jacob Fiedler (Ger) Team NSP - Ghost0:08:06
110Steffen Radochla (Ger) Team NSP - Ghost0:09:29
111Pablo Lechuga Rodriguez (Spa) Andalucia0:09:49
112Nikita Novikov (Rus) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:10:17
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Points
1Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team25pts
2Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha Team20Row 1 - Cell 3
3Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne16Row 2 - Cell 3
4Frank Schleck (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan13Row 3 - Cell 3
5Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team11Row 4 - Cell 3
6Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi10Row 5 - Cell 3
7Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team9Row 6 - Cell 3
8Adrian Palomares Villaplana (Spa) Andalucia8Row 7 - Cell 3
9Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi7Row 8 - Cell 3
10Jerome Coppel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun6Row 9 - Cell 3
11Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team5Row 10 - Cell 3
12Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha Team4Row 11 - Cell 3
13Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Project 1t4i3Row 12 - Cell 3
14Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team2Row 13 - Cell 3
15Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi1Row 14 - Cell 3
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Teams
1Katusha Team12:08:57
2Euskaltel - Euskadi0:00:02
3Movistar Team0:00:06
4RadioShack-Nissan0:00:10
5Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:00:18
6Saur - Sojasun0:00:22
7Rabobank Cycling Team0:00:24
8Team NetApp0:00:45
9Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:01:09
10Caja RuralRow 9 - Cell 2
11Project 1t4i0:01:11
12Lotto Belisol Team0:02:01
13Spidertech Powered By C100:03:25
14Andalucia0:04:07
15Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's0:04:18
16Team NSP - Ghost0:06:38
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General classification after stage 2
1Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team9:11:58
2Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:00:03
3Jerome Coppel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun0:00:08
4Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha Team0:00:14
5Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:00:15
6Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Project 1t4i0:00:18
7Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:00:21
8Frank Schleck (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan0:00:22
9Matthias Brandle (Aut) Team NetApp0:00:23
10Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) RadioShack-Nissan0:00:26
11Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:00:27
12Maxime Monfort (Bel) RadioShack-NissanRow 11 - Cell 2
13Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:00:28
14Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 13 - Cell 2
15Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:00:29
16Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 15 - Cell 2
17Adrian Palomares Villaplana (Spa) Andalucia0:00:31
18Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha Team0:00:34
19Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:00:35
20Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:00:36
21Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team0:00:37
22David Lelay (Fra) Saur - Sojasun0:00:38
23Simon Spilak (Slo) Katusha TeamRow 22 - Cell 2
24Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Movistar Team0:00:40
25Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team0:00:41
26Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team0:00:42
27Leopold Konig (Cze) Team NetAppRow 26 - Cell 2
28Jens Voigt (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan0:00:44
29Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun0:00:46
30Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Katusha Team0:00:47
31Lucas Euser (USA) Spidertech Powered By C100:00:48
32Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team NetApp0:00:50
33Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur - Sojasun0:00:54
34Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team0:00:56
35Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:01:00
36Brian Bulgac (Ned) Lotto Belisol Team0:01:04
37Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 36 - Cell 2
38Yury Trofimov (Rus) Katusha Team0:01:06
39Simon Geschke (Ger) Project 1t4i0:01:08
40Antonio Piedra Perez (Spa) Caja Rural0:01:11
41Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Team NetApp0:01:13
42Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Project 1t4iRow 41 - Cell 2
43Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:01:18
44Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team NetApp0:01:19
45Fabricio Ferrari (Uru) Caja Rural0:01:21
46Tristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:01:22
47Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:01:29
48Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Project 1t4i0:01:31
49Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:01:37
50Thomas Degand (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's0:01:40
51Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:01:41
52Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team0:01:43
53David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Caja Rural0:01:47
54Linus Gerdemann (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan0:01:50
55Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:01:57
56Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:02:00
57Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Project 1t4i0:02:03
58Caleb Fairly (USA) Spidertech Powered By C100:02:04
59Oleg Chuzhda (Ukr) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's0:02:08
60Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:02:16
61Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Saur - Sojasun0:02:17
62Javier Ramirez Abeja (Spa) Andalucia0:02:18
63Flavio De Luna (Mex) Spidertech Powered By C100:02:19
64Raymond Kunzli (Swi) Spidertech Powered By C100:02:20
65René Hooghiemster (Ned) Team NSP - Ghost0:02:27
66Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) RadioShack-Nissan0:02:28
67Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's0:02:33
68Gert Dockx (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team0:02:50
69Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:02:58
70Yann Huguet (Fra) Project 1t4i0:03:00
71Gustavo Cesar Veloso (Spa) AndaluciaRow 70 - Cell 2
72Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Katusha Team0:03:03
73Dennis Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team0:03:05
74Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Caja Rural0:03:18
75Javier Francisco Aramendia Lorente (Spa) Caja Rural0:03:20
76Gregory Habeaux (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda'sRow 75 - Cell 2
77Daniel Dominguez Barragan (Spa) Team NSP - Ghost0:03:24
78Sergej Fuchs (Ger) Team NSP - Ghost0:04:08
79José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Movistar Team0:04:26
80Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team0:04:32
81Ryan Roth (Can) Spidertech Powered By C100:04:36
82Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar Team0:04:39
83Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Movistar Team0:04:44
84Markus Fothen (Ger) Team NSP - Ghost0:05:02
85Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Spa) Andalucia0:05:06
86Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:05:08
87Daniele Bennati (Ita) RadioShack-Nissan0:05:16
88Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucia0:05:17
89Igor Romero Etxebarria (Spa) Caja Rural0:05:20
90Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team NetApp0:05:26
91Ryan Anderson (Can) Spidertech Powered By C100:05:27
92Jan Barta (Cze) Team NetApp0:05:40
93Gaetan Bille (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team0:05:42
94Joost Van Leijen (Ned) Lotto Belisol Team0:05:46
95Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Project 1t4iRow 94 - Cell 2
96Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team0:05:52
97Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's0:06:06
98Will Routley (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10Row 97 - Cell 2
99Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:06:07
100Steven Caethoven (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's0:06:10
101Antonio Cabello Baena (Spa) Andalucia0:06:59
102Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur - Sojasun0:07:28
103Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's0:07:41
104Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team0:08:00
105Léo Menville (Fra) Team NSP - Ghost0:08:14
106Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Saur - Sojasun0:08:22
107Jacob Fiedler (Ger) Team NSP - Ghost0:08:23
108Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por) Caja Rural0:08:26
109Leonardo Fabio Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:08:57
110Steffen Radochla (Ger) Team NSP - Ghost0:09:58
111Pablo Lechuga Rodriguez (Spa) Andalucia0:10:00
112Nikita Novikov (Rus) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:10:50
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Points classification
1Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team25pts
2Javier Ramirez Abeja (Spa) Andalucia25Row 1 - Cell 3
3Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Project 1t4i25Row 2 - Cell 3
4Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team23Row 3 - Cell 3
5Jerome Coppel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun22Row 4 - Cell 3
6Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha Team20Row 5 - Cell 3
7Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne20Row 6 - Cell 3
8Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) RadioShack-Nissan20Row 7 - Cell 3
9Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne19Row 8 - Cell 3
10Will Routley (Can) Spidertech Powered By C1016Row 9 - Cell 3
11Frank Schleck (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan14Row 10 - Cell 3
12Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Katusha Team14Row 11 - Cell 3
13Daniele Bennati (Ita) RadioShack-Nissan13Row 12 - Cell 3
14Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team12Row 13 - Cell 3
15Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Spa) Andalucia12Row 14 - Cell 3
16Gaetan Bille (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team12Row 15 - Cell 3
17Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Project 1t4i10Row 16 - Cell 3
18Matthias Brandle (Aut) Team NetApp10Row 17 - Cell 3
19Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi10Row 18 - Cell 3
20Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por) Caja Rural10Row 19 - Cell 3
21Maxime Monfort (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan9Row 20 - Cell 3
22Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team9Row 21 - Cell 3
23Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team8Row 22 - Cell 3
24Adrian Palomares Villaplana (Spa) Andalucia8Row 23 - Cell 3
25Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi7Row 24 - Cell 3
26Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team7Row 25 - Cell 3
27José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Movistar Team7Row 26 - Cell 3
28Simon Geschke (Ger) Project 1t4i6Row 27 - Cell 3
29Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team5Row 28 - Cell 3
30Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team5Row 29 - Cell 3
31Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha Team4Row 30 - Cell 3
32Jens Voigt (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan4Row 31 - Cell 3
33Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team4Row 32 - Cell 3
34Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi3Row 33 - Cell 3
35Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) RadioShack-Nissan2Row 34 - Cell 3
36Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team2Row 35 - Cell 3
37Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne2Row 36 - Cell 3
38Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi1Row 37 - Cell 3
39Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team1Row 38 - Cell 3
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Sprint classification
1Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne4pts
2Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Will Routley (Can) Spidertech Powered By C102Row 3 - Cell 3
5Daniel Dominguez Barragan (Spa) Team NSP - Ghost1Row 4 - Cell 3
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Mountains classification
1Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne19pts
2Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne19Row 1 - Cell 3
3Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucia12Row 2 - Cell 3
4Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team10Row 3 - Cell 3
5Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha Team8Row 4 - Cell 3
6Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne6Row 5 - Cell 3
7Frank Schleck (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan4Row 6 - Cell 3
8Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Movistar Team4Row 7 - Cell 3
9Javier Ramirez Abeja (Spa) Andalucia3Row 8 - Cell 3
10Daniel Dominguez Barragan (Spa) Team NSP - Ghost3Row 9 - Cell 3
11Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team3Row 10 - Cell 3
12Will Routley (Can) Spidertech Powered By C103Row 11 - Cell 3
13Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team2Row 12 - Cell 3
14Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi1Row 13 - Cell 3
15Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team1Row 14 - Cell 3
16Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team1Row 15 - Cell 3
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Teams classification
1RadioShack-Nissan27:36:37
2Movistar Team0:00:18
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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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