Ciolek wins Vuelta's stage to Emmen, Cancellara retains overall lead

German Gerald Ciolek (Milram) won the bunch sprint at the end of stage two of the Vuelta a España in Emmen, Netherlands, on Sunday. He benefited from the work of team Columbia-HTC and sped ahead of Italian Fabio Sabatini (Liquigas) and Brit Roger Hammond (Cervélo TestTeam) at the line for the stage win.

"It was a surprise. It was so close and I was not sure who the winner was. I had the same problem in the Tour of Suisse, and I did not win," said Ciolek.

The sprint came at the end of a 203.7-kilometre stage from Assen to Essen. It was flat and technical, with only the Relus climb at kilometre 60.7.

Ciolek, 22, caught team Columbia's André Greipel and Garmin's Tyler Farrar by surprise. Columbia had done most of the work in the final kilometre, with almost the entire team on the front in the final five kilometres. Garmin, with a big surge by David Millar, paced Farrar up to Greipel's back wheel in the final kilometre.

Ciolek, Sabatini and Hammond washed them out, though. Ciolek barely held off the charge of Sabatini. The 24-year-old Sabatini's performance was a surprise, since Liquigas appeared to be working for experienced sprinter Daniele Bennati.

Greipel finished in fourth and Farrar fifth.

"There are many opportunities for the sprinters in the first week for sure," said Ciolek. He is looking to win again tomorrow, when the race passes through his country.

Swiss Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) continues to lead the race 24 hours after he won the opening time trial in Assen. He has eight seconds over Ciolek, nine seconds over Belgian Tom Boonen (Quick Step) and 12 seconds on the American Farrar.

Westra honours his dad

An escape of five spent the majority of the day off the front of the main group of Cancellara. Francisco José Martínez (Andalucía-Cajasur), Tom Leezer (Rabobank), Dominik Roels (Milram), Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil) and David Garcia (Xacobeo Galicia) escaped at kilometre three.

Dutchman Westra was the highest placed classification rider in the escape. He tailed Cancellara by 27 seconds at the start of the day.

Westra, 26, made the escape group to honour his dad, who passed away in the last week. His teammates all wore black armbands to lend their support.

He remained off the front the longest of the five. The group, led by Garmin, caught him with11 kilometres left to race.

The five riders' lead hovered near the seven-minute mark under the control of Cancellara's Saxo Bank team. At 95 kilometres into the race, back in Assen, the escapees led by 6:37.

By the third hour of racing, Quick Step and Garmin-Slipstream came to the front of the group to help Saxo Bank maintain the break's advantage. The escapees' advantage was nearly five minutes with 70 kilometres to go. Their advantage fell further, under three minutes, at 50 kilometres to go.

Dutch team Rabobank also helped with the chase. It was working to protect classification rider Robert Gesink and sprinter Oscar Freire.

All five escapees shared the work evenly, but their advantage kept shrinking: 30 seconds with 30 kilometres to race. Spaniard Martínez lost contact soon after, on the 600-metre cobbled Tramo de Pavés sector.

Westra attacked his three companions shortly after. The group caught Leezer, Roels and Garcia at the entrance of Odoorn, 20.2 kilometres to race. Westra maintained 57-second advantage.

The peloton then reeled in Westra and headed into Emmen to start the finishing loop. Columbia and Liquigas moved to the front for their sprinters, André Greipel and Daniele Bennati, respectively.

Milram added to the lead-out work for Ciolek before the start of the final five kilometres, but it was the American team Columbia which looked the strongest. It had six riders at the front, with Marcel Sieberg and Gregory Henderson doing the last push at 63km/h for Greipel.

Ortega leads the way, in crashes

Spain's Manuel Ortega (Andalucía-Cajasur) had the honour of being the Vuelta's first rider to crash. He fell 30 kilometres into the race, but he was able to return to the main group and lacked serious injuries.

Spaniards David De La Fuente (Fuji-Servetto) and José Luis Rubiera (Astana) also crashed 61 kilometres later.

Ortega crashed again at 38 kilometres to race, but was able to re-join the group when a bigger crash occurred. A parked car limited space and several riders went down. Sergey Lagutin (Vacansoleil), Jesús Hernández (Astana), Fredrik Kessiakoff (Fuji-Servetto) and Vincent Jérôme (Bbox Bouygues Telecom) were the slowest to start riding again.

Spaniard José Ruiz (Andalucía-Cajasur) crashed in the Tramo de Pavés sector, just as Westra made his last push.

Sprints (and mountains)

Two sprints and one mountain marked the day's stage. Leezer won the fourth category Relus climb, which was without points towards the mountains' classification.

Spaniard Garcia won the first sprint at kilometre 36.8 and the second at kilometre 124.2. But Boonen's placings today and yesterday gives him the points' classification green jersey. He has 28 points, equal to the tally of Farrar and three points ahead of Cancellara. Garcia gained eight for the day and is in 13th place.

To Venlo, with a passage through Germany

The three-week Vuelta a España continues tomorrow in its third day. The 185-kilometre stage will take the riders from Zutphen to Venlo, Netherlands, with 17 kilometres in Germany mid-stage.

The riders will start racing in Spain on Thursday. They will use Wednesday to rest and travel from the end of stage four in Liège, Belgium.

It is only the second time the Vuelta has started outside of Spain in its history. The Vuelta started in Portugal 12 years ago, in 1997.

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Milram4:43:12
2Fabio Sabatini (Ita) LiquigasRow 1 - Cell 2
3Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervélo TestTeamRow 2 - Cell 2
4André Greipel (Ger) Columbia-HTCRow 3 - Cell 2
5Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-SlipstreamRow 4 - Cell 2
6Leonardo Duque (Col) CofidisRow 5 - Cell 2
7Jürgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-LottoRow 6 - Cell 2
8Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick StepRow 7 - Cell 2
9Davide Viganò (Ita) Fuji-ServettoRow 8 - Cell 2
10Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 9 - Cell 2
11Borut Bozic (Slo) VacansoleilRow 10 - Cell 2
12Oscar Freire (Spa) RabobankRow 11 - Cell 2
13Marco Marcato (Ita) VacansoleilRow 12 - Cell 2
14Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Saxo BankRow 13 - Cell 2
15Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-NGCRow 14 - Cell 2
16Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 15 - Cell 2
17Francisco Jose Pacheco Torres (Spa) Contentpolis-AmpoRow 16 - Cell 2
18Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervélo TestTeamRow 17 - Cell 2
19Björn Schröder (Ger) MilramRow 18 - Cell 2
20William Bonnet (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 19 - Cell 2
21Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Fuji-ServettoRow 20 - Cell 2
22Gregory Henderson (NZl) Columbia-HTCRow 21 - Cell 2
23Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo BankRow 22 - Cell 2
24Chris Horner (USA) AstanaRow 23 - Cell 2
25Assan Bazayev (Kaz) AstanaRow 24 - Cell 2
26David Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 25 - Cell 2
27Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Saxo BankRow 26 - Cell 2
28Manuel Váquez (Spa) Contentpolis-AmpoRow 27 - Cell 2
29Daniele Bennati (Ita) LiquigasRow 28 - Cell 2
30Roman Kreuziger (Cze) LiquigasRow 29 - Cell 2
31Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 30 - Cell 2
32Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin-SlipstreamRow 31 - Cell 2
33Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 32 - Cell 2
34Christophe Brandt (Bel) Silence-LottoRow 33 - Cell 2
35Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Saxo BankRow 34 - Cell 2
36Björn Leukemans (Bel) VacansoleilRow 35 - Cell 2
37Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Cervélo TestTeamRow 36 - Cell 2
38Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-LottoRow 37 - Cell 2
39Thomas Rohregger (Aut) MilramRow 38 - Cell 2
40Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 39 - Cell 2
41Bingen Fernández (Spa) CofidisRow 40 - Cell 2
42Julien El Farès (Fra) CofidisRow 41 - Cell 2
43Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervélo TestTeamRow 42 - Cell 2
44Matteo Carrara (Ita) VacansoleilRow 43 - Cell 2
45Matthé Pronk (Ned) VacansoleilRow 44 - Cell 2
46Michael Schär (Swi) AstanaRow 45 - Cell 2
47Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Silence-LottoRow 46 - Cell 2
48Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick StepRow 47 - Cell 2
49Bert Grabsch (Ger) Columbia-HTCRow 48 - Cell 2
50Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence-LottoRow 49 - Cell 2
51David Herrero (Spa) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 50 - Cell 2
52Christian Knees (Ger) MilramRow 51 - Cell 2
53Iñaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 52 - Cell 2
54Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 53 - Cell 2
55Mickaël Delage (Fra) Silence-LottoRow 54 - Cell 2
56Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 55 - Cell 2
57Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 56 - Cell 2
58Ivan Basso (Ita) LiquigasRow 57 - Cell 2
59Kim Kirchen (Lux) Columbia-HTCRow 58 - Cell 2
60Francisco Pérez (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 59 - Cell 2
61Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 60 - Cell 2
62Eros Capecchi (Ita) Fuji-ServettoRow 61 - Cell 2
63Lars Boom (Ned) RabobankRow 62 - Cell 2
64Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'EpargneRow 63 - Cell 2
65Koos Moerenhout (Ned) RabobankRow 64 - Cell 2
66Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick StepRow 65 - Cell 2
67Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) AstanaRow 66 - Cell 2
68Daniel Navarro (Spa) AstanaRow 67 - Cell 2
69Damien Monier (Fra) CofidisRow 68 - Cell 2
70Robert Gesink (Ned) RabobankRow 69 - Cell 2
71Paul Voss (Ger) MilramRow 70 - Cell 2
72Imanol Erviti (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 71 - Cell 2
73Juan José Cobo (Spa) Fuji-ServettoRow 72 - Cell 2
74Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 73 - Cell 2
75Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin-SlipstreamRow 74 - Cell 2
76Bram Tankink (Ned) RabobankRow 75 - Cell 2
77Jens Mouris (Ned) VacansoleilRow 76 - Cell 2
78Marco Velo (Ita) Quick StepRow 77 - Cell 2
79Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La MondialeRow 78 - Cell 2
80Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Columbia-HTCRow 79 - Cell 2
81Allan Davis (Aus) Quick StepRow 80 - Cell 2
82Gustavo César Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 81 - Cell 2
83Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) VacansoleilRow 82 - Cell 2
84Manuel Quinziato (Ita) LiquigasRow 83 - Cell 2
85Michael Albasini (Swi) Columbia-HTCRow 84 - Cell 2
86Vicente Reynes (Spa) Columbia-HTCRow 85 - Cell 2
87Mickaël Chérel (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 86 - Cell 2
88Gonzalo Rabuñal (Spa) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 87 - Cell 2
89Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick StepRow 88 - Cell 2
90Karsten Kroon (Ned) Saxo BankRow 89 - Cell 2
91Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-NGC0:00:18
92Jesús Rosendo (Spa) Andalucía-CajasurRow 91 - Cell 2
93Xavier Tondo (Spa) Andalucía-CajasurRow 92 - Cell 2
94José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Cervélo TestTeamRow 93 - Cell 2
95Manuel Calvente (Spa) Andalucía-CajasurRow 94 - Cell 2
96Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Saxo BankRow 95 - Cell 2
97Daniel Moreno (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 96 - Cell 2
98Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 97 - Cell 2
99Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-SlipstreamRow 98 - Cell 2
100Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Lampre-NGCRow 99 - Cell 2
101Pieter Weening (Ned) RabobankRow 100 - Cell 2
102Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) AstanaRow 101 - Cell 2
103John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 102 - Cell 2
104Rein Taaramäe (Est) CofidisRow 103 - Cell 2
105Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) AstanaRow 104 - Cell 2
106Linus Gerdemann (Ger) MilramRow 105 - Cell 2
107Martin Velits (Svk) MilramRow 106 - Cell 2
108Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) VacansoleilRow 107 - Cell 2
109Xavier Florencio (Spa) Cervélo TestTeamRow 108 - Cell 2
110David De La Fuente (Spa) Fuji-ServettoRow 109 - Cell 2
111Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Fuji-ServettoRow 110 - Cell 2
112Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 111 - Cell 2
113Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-SlipstreamRow 112 - Cell 2
114Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 113 - Cell 2
115Alexander Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La MondialeRow 114 - Cell 2
116Lieuwe Westra (Ned) VacansoleilRow 115 - Cell 2
117Paul Martens (Ger) RabobankRow 116 - Cell 2
118Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick StepRow 117 - Cell 2
119Juan Manuel Gárate (Spa) RabobankRow 118 - Cell 2
120Fränk Schleck (Lux) Saxo BankRow 119 - Cell 2
121Aitor Hernández (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 120 - Cell 2
122Joaquím Rodríguez (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 121 - Cell 2
123Simon Gerrans (Aus) Cervélo TestTeamRow 122 - Cell 2
124Franck Bouyer (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 123 - Cell 2
125Timothy Gudsell (NZl) Française des JeuxRow 124 - Cell 2
126Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre-NGCRow 125 - Cell 2
127Maciej Bodnar (Pol) LiquigasRow 126 - Cell 2
128Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 127 - Cell 2
129Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step0:00:24
130Vitaliy Buts (Ukr) Lampre-NGCRow 129 - Cell 2
131David Millar (GBr) Garmin-Slipstream0:00:27
132Alan Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:00:29
133Jean Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis0:00:30
134Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) CofidisRow 133 - Cell 2
135Amaël Moinard (Fra) CofidisRow 134 - Cell 2
136Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 135 - Cell 2
137Françis De Greef (Bel) Silence-LottoRow 136 - Cell 2
138Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cervélo TestTeamRow 137 - Cell 2
139Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 138 - Cell 2
140Gustavo Dominguez (Spa) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 139 - Cell 2
141Serafín Martínez (Spa) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 140 - Cell 2
142José Luis Rubiera (Spa) AstanaRow 141 - Cell 2
143Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) LiquigasRow 142 - Cell 2
144Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 143 - Cell 2
145Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 144 - Cell 2
146Jesús Del Nero (Spa) Fuji-ServettoRow 145 - Cell 2
147Christian Meier (Can) Garmin-SlipstreamRow 146 - Cell 2
148Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 147 - Cell 2
149Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 148 - Cell 2
150Damien Gaudin (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 149 - Cell 2
151Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence-LottoRow 150 - Cell 2
152David Moncoutié (Fra) CofidisRow 151 - Cell 2
153Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des JeuxRow 152 - Cell 2
154Andy Schleck (Lux) Saxo BankRow 153 - Cell 2
155Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 154 - Cell 2
156José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R La MondialeRow 155 - Cell 2
157Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Lampre-NGCRow 156 - Cell 2
158Kjell Carlström (Fin) LiquigasRow 157 - Cell 2
159Oliver Zaugg (Swi) LiquigasRow 158 - Cell 2
160Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre-NGCRow 159 - Cell 2
161Ignas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervélo TestTeamRow 160 - Cell 2
162Matthias Russ (Ger) MilramRow 161 - Cell 2
163Sergio Dominguez Munoz (Spa) Contentpolis-AmpoRow 162 - Cell 2
164Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 163 - Cell 2
165Francesco Tomei (Ita) Lampre-NGCRow 164 - Cell 2
166Aitor Pérez Arrieta (Spa) Contentpolis-AmpoRow 165 - Cell 2
167Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Fuji-ServettoRow 166 - Cell 2
168David López García (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 167 - Cell 2
169Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin-SlipstreamRow 168 - Cell 2
170Antonio Piedra (Spa) Andalucía-CajasurRow 169 - Cell 2
171Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La MondialeRow 170 - Cell 2
172Jesús Hernández (Spa) AstanaRow 171 - Cell 2
173José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 172 - Cell 2
174Adam Hansen (Aus) Columbia-HTC0:00:40
175Javier Benitez (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo0:00:51
176Adrián Palomares (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo0:00:56
177Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:01:00
178Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 177 - Cell 2
179Mikel Gaztañaga Echeverria (Spa) Contentpolis-AmpoRow 178 - Cell 2
180Oscar García-Casarrubios (Spa) Contentpolis-AmpoRow 179 - Cell 2
181Javier Ramírez (Spa) Andalucía-CajasurRow 180 - Cell 2
182Tom Leezer (Ned) RabobankRow 181 - Cell 2
183Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Saxo BankRow 182 - Cell 2
184Charles Wegelius (GBr) Silence-LottoRow 183 - Cell 2
185Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:01:07
186José Antonio López (Spa) Andalucía-CajasurRow 185 - Cell 2
187Dominik Roels (Ger) Milram0:01:12
188Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step0:01:17
189Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 188 - Cell 2
190Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin-Slipstream0:01:32
191Manuel Ortega (Spa) Andalucía-CajasurRow 190 - Cell 2
192Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Columbia-HTC0:01:47
193Arkaitz Durán (Spa) Fuji-ServettoRow 192 - Cell 2
194Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-NGC0:03:36
195Francisco José Martínez (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur0:03:58
196Julián Sánchez (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo0:07:03
197Alberto Fernández Sainz (Spa) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 196 - Cell 2
198José Ruiz (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur0:09:08
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Sprint 1, km 36,8
1David Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia4pts
2Francisco José Martínez (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint Eelde, km 124,2
1David Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia4pts
2Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint Emmen, km 203,7
1Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Milram25pts
2Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas20Row 1 - Cell 3
3Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam16Row 2 - Cell 3
4André Greipel (Ger) Columbia-HTC14Row 3 - Cell 3
5Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Slipstream12Row 4 - Cell 3
6Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis10Row 5 - Cell 3
7Jürgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-Lotto9Row 6 - Cell 3
8Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step8Row 7 - Cell 3
9Davide Viganò (Ita) Fuji-Servetto7Row 8 - Cell 3
10Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des Jeux6Row 9 - Cell 3
11Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil5Row 10 - Cell 3
12Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank4Row 11 - Cell 3
13Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil3Row 12 - Cell 3
14Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Saxo Bank2Row 13 - Cell 3
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Mountains
1Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Cervelo Test Team14:09:36
2Team Saxo BankRow 1 - Cell 2
3Team MilramRow 2 - Cell 2
4Team Columbia - HTCRow 3 - Cell 2
5Silence - LottoRow 4 - Cell 2
6LiquigasRow 5 - Cell 2
7Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 6 - Cell 2
8Fuji - ServettoRow 7 - Cell 2
9AstanaRow 8 - Cell 2
10BBOX Bouygues TelecomRow 9 - Cell 2
11Garmin - SlipstreamRow 10 - Cell 2
12Cofidis, le credit en ligneRow 11 - Cell 2
13Xacobeo GaliciaRow 12 - Cell 2
14Quick StepRow 13 - Cell 2
15RabobankRow 14 - Cell 2
16Française Des JeuxRow 15 - Cell 2
17AG2R - La MondialeRow 16 - Cell 2
18Caisse D'EpargneRow 17 - Cell 2
19Euskaltel - Euskadi0:00:18
20Contentpolis - Ampo0:00:30
21Lampre - N.G.C0:00:36
22Andalucía - Cajasur0:01:06
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General classification after stage 2
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Saxo Bank4:48:32
2Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Milram0:00:08
3Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step0:00:09
4Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Slipstream0:00:12
5Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil0:00:14
6Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas0:00:16
7Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas0:00:17
8David Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia0:00:18
9Ivan Basso (Ita) LiquigasRow 8 - Cell 2
10Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 9 - Cell 2
11Bert Grabsch (Ger) Columbia-HTC0:00:19
12Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-LottoRow 11 - Cell 2
13Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Silence-Lotto0:00:21
14Imanol Erviti (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 13 - Cell 2
15David Herrero (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia0:00:22
16Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'EpargneRow 15 - Cell 2
17Manuel Quinziato (Ita) LiquigasRow 16 - Cell 2
18Michael Albasini (Swi) Columbia-HTCRow 17 - Cell 2
19Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Saxo Bank0:00:23
20Gustavo César Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 19 - Cell 2
21Chris Horner (USA) AstanaRow 20 - Cell 2
22Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank0:00:24
23Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervélo TestTeamRow 22 - Cell 2
24William Bonnet (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:00:25
25Francisco Pérez (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 24 - Cell 2
26Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Columbia-HTCRow 25 - Cell 2
27Gregory Henderson (NZl) Columbia-HTC0:00:26
28Koos Moerenhout (Ned) RabobankRow 27 - Cell 2
29Björn Schröder (Ger) MilramRow 28 - Cell 2
30Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick StepRow 29 - Cell 2
31Lars Boom (Ned) RabobankRow 30 - Cell 2
32Kim Kirchen (Lux) Columbia-HTC0:00:27
33Fabio Sabatini (Ita) LiquigasRow 32 - Cell 2
34Christian Knees (Ger) MilramRow 33 - Cell 2
35Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:00:28
36Paul Voss (Ger) MilramRow 35 - Cell 2
37Allan Davis (Aus) Quick StepRow 36 - Cell 2
38Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) AstanaRow 37 - Cell 2
39Michael Schär (Swi) AstanaRow 38 - Cell 2
40Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervélo TestTeam0:00:29
41Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La MondialeRow 40 - Cell 2
42Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin-SlipstreamRow 41 - Cell 2
43Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-NGCRow 42 - Cell 2
44Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam0:00:30
45Daniel Navarro (Spa) AstanaRow 44 - Cell 2
46Jürgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-LottoRow 45 - Cell 2
47Karsten Kroon (Ned) Saxo Bank0:00:31
48Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 47 - Cell 2
49Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 48 - Cell 2
50André Greipel (Ger) Columbia-HTCRow 49 - Cell 2
51Francisco Jose Pacheco Torres (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo0:00:32
52Gonzalo Rabuñal (Spa) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 51 - Cell 2
53Arkaitz Durán (Spa) Fuji-ServettoRow 52 - Cell 2
54Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick StepRow 53 - Cell 2
55Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Saxo BankRow 54 - Cell 2
56Marco Velo (Ita) Quick StepRow 55 - Cell 2
57Oscar Freire (Spa) RabobankRow 56 - Cell 2
58Manuel Váquez (Spa) Contentpolis-AmpoRow 57 - Cell 2
59Assan Bazayev (Kaz) AstanaRow 58 - Cell 2
60Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis0:00:33
61Juan José Cobo (Spa) Fuji-ServettoRow 60 - Cell 2
62Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 61 - Cell 2
63Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis0:00:34
64Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin-Slipstream0:00:35
65Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence-LottoRow 64 - Cell 2
66Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Fuji-ServettoRow 65 - Cell 2
67Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana0:00:36
68Eros Capecchi (Ita) Fuji-ServettoRow 67 - Cell 2
69Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 68 - Cell 2
70Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervélo TestTeamRow 69 - Cell 2
71Vicente Reynes (Spa) Columbia-HTC0:00:37
72Maciej Bodnar (Pol) LiquigasRow 71 - Cell 2
73Linus Gerdemann (Ger) MilramRow 72 - Cell 2
74Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo Bank0:00:38
75Mickaël Delage (Fra) Silence-LottoRow 74 - Cell 2
76Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:00:40
77Marco Marcato (Ita) VacansoleilRow 76 - Cell 2
78Bram Tankink (Ned) RabobankRow 77 - Cell 2
79Thomas Rohregger (Aut) MilramRow 78 - Cell 2
80Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis0:00:41
81Lieuwe Westra (Ned) VacansoleilRow 80 - Cell 2
82Rein Taaramäe (Est) CofidisRow 81 - Cell 2
83Christophe Brandt (Bel) Silence-Lotto0:00:42
84Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 83 - Cell 2
85Paul Martens (Ger) RabobankRow 84 - Cell 2
86Xavier Tondo (Spa) Andalucía-CajasurRow 85 - Cell 2
87Manuel Ortega (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur0:00:43
88Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank0:00:44
89Iñaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 88 - Cell 2
90Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 89 - Cell 2
91Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) VacansoleilRow 90 - Cell 2
92Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step0:00:45
93Xavier Florencio (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam0:00:46
94Juan Manuel Gárate (Spa) RabobankRow 93 - Cell 2
95Davide Viganò (Ita) Fuji-ServettoRow 94 - Cell 2
96Borut Bozic (Slo) VacansoleilRow 95 - Cell 2
97Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 96 - Cell 2
98Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Fuji-Servetto0:00:47
99David Millar (GBr) Garmin-Slipstream0:00:48
100Bingen Fernández (Spa) CofidisRow 99 - Cell 2
101Matteo Carrara (Ita) VacansoleilRow 100 - Cell 2
102Martin Velits (Svk) Milram0:00:49
103Aitor Hernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:00:50
104Daniel Moreno (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 103 - Cell 2
105Alexander Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La MondialeRow 104 - Cell 2
106Timothy Gudsell (NZl) Française des Jeux0:00:51
107Matthé Pronk (Ned) VacansoleilRow 106 - Cell 2
108Ignas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervélo TestTeam0:00:52
109Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des Jeux0:00:53
110Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 109 - Cell 2
111Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 110 - Cell 2
112Fränk Schleck (Lux) Saxo BankRow 111 - Cell 2
113Simon Gerrans (Aus) Cervélo TestTeamRow 112 - Cell 2
114Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) AstanaRow 113 - Cell 2
115Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 114 - Cell 2
116José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Cervélo TestTeamRow 115 - Cell 2
117Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin-Slipstream0:00:54
118Björn Leukemans (Bel) VacansoleilRow 117 - Cell 2
119Mickaël Chérel (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 118 - Cell 2
120Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick StepRow 119 - Cell 2
121José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Astana0:00:55
122Franck Bouyer (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 121 - Cell 2
123Jean Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis0:00:56
124Damien Gaudin (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 123 - Cell 2
125Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Lampre-NGC0:00:57
126Jesús Rosendo (Spa) Andalucía-CajasurRow 125 - Cell 2
127Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:00:58
128Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 127 - Cell 2
129Joaquím Rodríguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:00:59
130Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre-NGCRow 129 - Cell 2
131Serafín Martínez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia0:01:00
132Vitaliy Buts (Ukr) Lampre-NGCRow 131 - Cell 2
133Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-SlipstreamRow 132 - Cell 2
134Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Fuji-Servetto0:01:01
135Gustavo Dominguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia0:01:02
136Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Saxo BankRow 135 - Cell 2
137Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 136 - Cell 2
138Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-NGCRow 137 - Cell 2
139David De La Fuente (Spa) Fuji-Servetto0:01:03
140Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française des Jeux0:01:04
141Françis De Greef (Bel) Silence-LottoRow 140 - Cell 2
142Alan Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:01:05
143José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 142 - Cell 2
144Amaël Moinard (Fra) CofidisRow 143 - Cell 2
145Matthias Russ (Ger) MilramRow 144 - Cell 2
146Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-SlipstreamRow 145 - Cell 2
147Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam0:01:06
148John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 147 - Cell 2
149Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:01:07
150Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) VacansoleilRow 149 - Cell 2
151Andy Schleck (Lux) Saxo Bank0:01:08
152Christian Meier (Can) Garmin-Slipstream0:01:09
153Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick StepRow 152 - Cell 2
154David López García (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:01:10
155Francesco Tomei (Ita) Lampre-NGCRow 154 - Cell 2
156Aitor Pérez Arrieta (Spa) Contentpolis-AmpoRow 155 - Cell 2
157Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas0:01:11
158Adam Hansen (Aus) Columbia-HTC0:01:12
159Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence-LottoRow 158 - Cell 2
160Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 159 - Cell 2
161Jesús Del Nero (Spa) Fuji-Servetto0:01:13
162Sergio Dominguez Munoz (Spa) Contentpolis-AmpoRow 161 - Cell 2
163David Moncoutié (Fra) CofidisRow 162 - Cell 2
164Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale0:01:14
165José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R La MondialeRow 164 - Cell 2
166Jesús Hernández (Spa) Astana0:01:16
167Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Française des Jeux0:01:17
168Antonio Piedra (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur0:01:18
169Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre-NGC0:01:19
170Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas0:01:21
171Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des Jeux0:01:23
172Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Lampre-NGC0:01:25
173Manuel Calvente (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur0:01:26
174Javier Benitez (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo0:01:33
175Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:01:35
176Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) CofidisRow 175 - Cell 2
177Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas0:01:36
178Javier Ramírez (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur0:01:38
179Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Saxo Bank0:01:39
180Dominik Roels (Ger) Milram0:01:40
181Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:01:43
182Charles Wegelius (GBr) Silence-Lotto0:01:44
183Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank0:01:45
184José Antonio López (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur0:01:49
185Adrián Palomares (Spa) Contentpolis-AmpoRow 184 - Cell 2
186Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:01:50
187Mikel Gaztañaga Echeverria (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo0:01:51
188Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 187 - Cell 2
189Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step0:01:52
190Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 189 - Cell 2
191Oscar García-Casarrubios (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo0:02:02
192Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin-Slipstream0:02:03
193Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Columbia-HTC0:02:13
194Francisco José Martínez (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur0:04:33
195Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-NGC0:05:11
196Julián Sánchez (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo0:07:53
197Alberto Fernández Sainz (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia0:08:08
198José Ruiz (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur0:09:49
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Points classification
1Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step28pts
2Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Slipstream28Row 1 - Cell 3
3Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Saxo Bank25Row 2 - Cell 3
4Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Milram25Row 3 - Cell 3
5Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas20Row 4 - Cell 3
6Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam16Row 5 - Cell 3
7Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil14Row 6 - Cell 3
8André Greipel (Ger) Columbia-HTC14Row 7 - Cell 3
9Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas12Row 8 - Cell 3
10Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas10Row 9 - Cell 3
11Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis10Row 10 - Cell 3
12Jürgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-Lotto9Row 11 - Cell 3
13Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana9Row 12 - Cell 3
14David Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia8Row 13 - Cell 3
15Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas8Row 14 - Cell 3
16Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne7Row 15 - Cell 3
17Davide Viganò (Ita) Fuji-Servetto7Row 16 - Cell 3
18Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des Jeux6Row 17 - Cell 3
19Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas6Row 18 - Cell 3
20Bert Grabsch (Ger) Columbia-HTC5Row 19 - Cell 3
21Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil5Row 20 - Cell 3
22Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto4Row 21 - Cell 3
23Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank4Row 22 - Cell 3
24Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Milram3Row 23 - Cell 3
25Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil3Row 24 - Cell 3
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Mountains classification
1Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank
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Combination classification
1Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Saxo Bank4pts
2Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Milram6Row 2 - Cell 3
4Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Slipstream6Row 3 - Cell 3
5Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil12Row 4 - Cell 3
6Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas15Row 5 - Cell 3
7Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas17Row 6 - Cell 3
8David Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia22Row 7 - Cell 3
9Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas24Row 8 - Cell 3
10Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne26Row 9 - Cell 3
11Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam29Row 10 - Cell 3
12Bert Grabsch (Ger) Columbia-HTC31Row 11 - Cell 3
13Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto34Row 12 - Cell 3
14Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas38Row 13 - Cell 3
15Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Silence-Lotto39Row 14 - Cell 3
16Jürgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-Lotto58Row 15 - Cell 3
17André Greipel (Ger) Columbia-HTC58Row 16 - Cell 3
18Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des Jeux67Row 17 - Cell 3
19Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-NGC74Row 18 - Cell 3
20Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis74Row 19 - Cell 3
21Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank80Row 20 - Cell 3
22Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana80Row 21 - Cell 3
23Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Saxo Bank82Row 22 - Cell 3
24Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas91Row 23 - Cell 3
25Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Milram97Row 24 - Cell 3
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Teams classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Liquigas14:26:27
2Team Saxo Bank0:00:03
3Garmin - Slipstream0:00:06
4Caisse D'Epargne0:00:10
5Quick Step0:00:12
6Team Columbia - HTC0:00:15
7AstanaRow 6 - Cell 2
8Silence - Lotto0:00:19
9Team Milram0:00:21
10Rabobank0:00:23
11Xacobeo Galicia0:00:24
12Cervelo Test Team0:00:28
13Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team0:00:30
14Cofidis, le credit en ligne0:00:31
15BBOX Bouygues Telecom0:00:34
16Française Des JeuxRow 15 - Cell 2
17AG2R - La MondialeRow 16 - Cell 2
18Fuji - Servetto0:00:41
19Euskaltel - Euskadi0:00:46
20Lampre - N.G.C0:01:17
21Contentpolis - Ampo0:01:23
22Andalucía - Cajasur0:01:56

 

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