Velits blitzes time trial as Rodriguez blows

Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Doimo) has retaken the race leader's red jersey at the Vuelta a Espana after gaining more than four minutes on Spain's Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) in the 46km time trial around Peñafiel.

Peter Velits (HTC-Columbia) caused a huge surprise by winning the time trial. The young Slovakian rider set a time of 52:43, beating Denis Menchov (Rabobank) by 12 seconds and world time trial champion Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) by 37 seconds.

"This is my first time trial victory. It's unbelievable that it happens at the Tour of Spain," Velits said after the stage. "I can't describe it. To beat Cancellara who is the absolute top TT rider makes it even more of a surprise."

Changing wind conditions over the course of the afternoon could have helped Velits and Menchov get the better of Cancellara, but there was no denying the efforts of the young Slovakian. "On the way out, I didn't give 100% but on the way back, I put the hammer down. I saw Danielson in front of me. He was coming closer and closer. It was such a big motivation."

His strong ride was enough to push 1:44 ahead of Saxo Bank's Fränk Schleck into third overall, a position Velits would like to maintain. Considering his performance on Monday's climb to Alto de Cotobello, where he lost 2:18 to Schleck, it could be a close call.

"I'll try to keep my spot on the podium as hard as I can. There's one more climbing stage. I'll do everything I can," Velits said. "I'm already very happy with the victory I got. It's possible that I'd be fighting for the overall victory if I didn't lose time in Cotobello (stage 16) but every day at the Vuelta, I've given my best."

There was a brief scare for Nibali, who punctured mid-way through the flat and very fast time trial, but he regained his composure to finish 15th, 1:54 behind Velits and in doing so, he regained the leader's red jersey he wore for two stages on the weekend.

Rodriguez never gave up hope and desperately tried to limit his losses, but finished way down in 105th place, 6:12 behind Velits. He slipped to fifth overall, at 3:45, his Vuelta hopes in tatters.

"I tried to handle this time trial as well as I could. Since the first part was very difficult with the wind, it was important to start strongly," Nibali said. "In the first ten kilometres I was gaining 25 seconds on my rivals, and I puncture because of some small gravel on the white paint, so I lost those 25 seconds.

"I thought I was going to change bike but the mechanic was already there with a front wheel to change, so there were maybe two seconds of hesitation, but I got back into my rhythm quickly. I've put my head down and "via" (go!).

With Rodriguez down in fifth overall, Nibali's main opponent is now Ezequiel Mosquera who sits 39 seconds down after a surprisingly strong time trial where he came in only 19 slower than the Italian. The Vuelta is now expected to be decided on Saturday's final mountain finish on the Bola del Mundo climb near Madrid.

"Now my main rival is Mosquera," Nibali said. "I expected Rodriguez to lose up to three minutes but not 4.18! The more he was moving forward, the more time he was losing."

Nibali conceded that the Vuelta is far from over, and that he will face strong opposition on the weekend's final mountain summit finish on Bola del Mundo. It's a climb even Alberto Contador called "very hard".

"On Saturday I'll try to control the race the same way I've done to the Lagos de Covadonga [where he lost 11 seconds to Mosquera on the stage won by Carlos Barredo -ed]. I'll keep teammates next to me as long as possible with Oliver Zaugg and Roman Kreuziger on the climb. I'll be looking closely at Mosquera only."

The fight for top ten

The 46km time trial saw three battles contested out on the windswept, flat loop around Peñafiel, with the top ten contenders also fighting for placings behind the time trial favourites and the Nibali-Rodriguez-Mosquera fight for the red jersey.

Fränk Schleck (Saxo Bank) didn't have a great time trial, finishing 51st, 3:55 behind Velits but is still fourth overall at 3:44. Xavier Tondo (Cervelo Test Team) had a strong ride and moved up to sixth from eighth and is now at 3:45, tied with Rodriguez.

Tom Danielson (Garmin-Transitions) defended his seventh place overall with determination, despite perhaps knowing Velits was chasing him down. The American finished 14th, only 1:53 slower than Velits and only a few places behind teammates David Zabriskie and David Millar, who were seventh and tenth respectively. Danielson is now 3:55 down overall but within reach of Schleck, Rodriguez and Tondo if he can ride well on the climb to Bola del Mundo.

Ireland's Nicolas Roche (AG2R-La Mondiale) started the time trial fifth overall but ended the day eighth overall at 4:03. He struggled against the clock and lost 3:29, finishing only 38th on the stage.

As widely expected Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) set the fastest early time and seemed unbeatable yet again. But then Menchov went 25 seconds faster as the wind on the return section of the course appeared to fade. If it did, Velits and Nibali were the best to take advantage as they powered to victory and into the red jersey respectively.

Nibali will wear the red jersey during Thursday's 18th stage from Valladolid to Salamanca. It is a short stage at 148.9km and is expected to see the sprinters back at the forefront, fighting for stage victory and for the green points jersey currently worn by Mark Cavendish (HTC-Columbia).

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Peter Velits (Svk) Team HTC-Columbia0:52:43
2Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank0:00:12
3Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank0:00:37
4Gustav Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank0:00:50
5Luis-Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne0:01:03
6Leif Hoste (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:01:07
7David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Transitions0:01:10
8Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step0:01:14
9Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:01:24
10David Millar (GBr) Garmin-Transitions0:01:27
11Xavier Tondo (Spa) Cervélo Test Team0:01:29
12Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha0:01:46
13Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervélo Test Team0:01:47
14Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin-Transitions0:01:53
15Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:01:55
16Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom0:01:59
17Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank0:02:01
18Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Team KatushaRow 17 - Cell 2
19Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia0:02:13
20David Lopez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne0:02:14
21Martin Velits (Svk) Team HTC-Columbia0:02:22
22Gustavo Cesar-Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia0:02:25
23Imanol Erviti (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne0:02:28
24Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Caisse d’Epargne0:02:31
25William Bonnet (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom0:02:32
26Inigo Cuesta (Spa) Cervélo Test Team0:02:38
27Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:02:39
28Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia0:02:47
29Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step0:02:59
30Jürgen Van Goolen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:03:04
31Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha0:03:11
32Kanstantin Sivtsov (Blr) Team HTC-Columbia0:03:13
33Dmitry Fofonov (Kaz) Astana0:03:18
34Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin-Transitions0:03:19
35Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:03:22
36David Garcia Dapena (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia0:03:23
37Lars-Ytting Bak (Den) Team HTC-Columbia0:03:28
38Nicolas Roche (Irl) Ag2R-La Mondiale0:03:29
39Tony Gallopin (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne0:03:30
40Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank0:03:36
41Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin-Transitions0:03:41
42Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:03:42
43Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana0:03:45
44Ruben Plaza (Spa) Caisse d’EpargneRow 43 - Cell 2
45Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne0:03:48
46Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:03:50
47Gustavo Iglesias (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia0:03:52
48Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC-Columbia0:03:53
49Dominik Roels (Ger) Team Milram0:03:54
50Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) FDJ0:03:55
51Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo BankRow 50 - Cell 2
52Jan Bakelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:03:57
53Christophe Riblon (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale0:04:06
54Andrey Zeits (Kaz) AstanaRow 53 - Cell 2
55Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne0:04:10
56Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:04:18
57Aleksandr Dyachenko (Kaz) AstanaRow 56 - Cell 2
58Allan Davis (Aus) AstanaRow 57 - Cell 2
59Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram0:04:21
60Juan Javier Estrada (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur0:04:24
61Nick Nuyens (Bel) RabobankRow 60 - Cell 2
62Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick StepRow 61 - Cell 2
63Josep Jufre (Spa) Astana0:04:27
64Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:04:29
65Remi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne0:04:31
66Robert Förster (Ger) Team MilramRow 65 - Cell 2
67Aleksandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha0:04:38
68Nicol Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne0:04:40
69Kasper Klostergaard (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:04:43
70Maciej Paterski (Pol) Liquigas-Doimo0:04:44
71Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Rabobank0:04:47
72Gonzalo Rabunal (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia0:04:48
73Matthew Goss (Aus) Team HTC-Columbia0:04:51
74Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo0:04:58
75Mathieu Sprick (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom0:04:59
76Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:05:10
77Juan-Jose Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank0:05:12
78Mikel Nieve (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:05:21
79Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 78 - Cell 2
80Juan-Manuel Garate (Spa) Rabobank0:05:22
81Marcos Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 80 - Cell 2
82Javier Ramirez (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur0:05:23
83Gianni Meersman (Bel) FDJRow 82 - Cell 2
84Mauricio Ardila (Col) RabobankRow 83 - Cell 2
85Joan Horrach (Spa) Team Katusha0:05:35
86David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne0:05:36
87Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia0:05:38
88Remy Di Gregorio (Fra) FDJRow 87 - Cell 2
89Jorge Montenegro (Arg) Andalucia-Cajasur0:05:44
90Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quick StepRow 89 - Cell 2
91Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom0:05:45
92Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:05:52
93Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 92 - Cell 2
94Matthew Wilson (Aus) Garmin-Transitions0:05:53
95Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) Ag2R-La MondialeRow 94 - Cell 2
96Mauro Finetto (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:05:55
97Assan Bazayev (Kaz) AstanaRow 96 - Cell 2
98Delio Fernandez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia0:05:56
99Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC-Columbia0:05:58
100Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale0:05:59
101Pablo Urtasun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:06:00
102Juan-Jose Oroz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:06:03
103Sergey Renev (Kaz) Astana0:06:06
104Manuel Cardoso (Por) Footon-Servetto0:06:09
105Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha0:06:12
106Antonio Piedra (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur0:06:13
107Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:06:14
108Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:06:17
109Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Milram0:06:18
110Bjorn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram0:06:19
111Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas-Doimo0:06:22
112Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:06:26
113Javier Moreno (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur0:06:31
114Sergio Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia-CajasurRow 113 - Cell 2
115Vincent Jerôme (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom0:06:34
116David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne0:06:35
117Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step0:06:38
118Enrique Mata (Spa) Footon-Servetto0:06:40
119Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Footon-Servetto0:06:43
120Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) FDJ0:06:44
121Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne0:06:47
122Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quick Step0:06:48
123David Gutierrez Gutierrez (Spa) Footon-Servetto0:06:49
124Blel Kadri (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale0:06:50
125Hubert Dupont (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale0:06:51
126Mikael Cherel (Fra) FDJ0:06:52
127Manuel Ortega (Spa) Andalucia-CajasurRow 126 - Cell 2
128Jose Vicente Toribio (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur0:06:55
129Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 128 - Cell 2
130Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas-Doimo0:06:59
131Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha0:07:00
132Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne0:07:07
133Pierre Cazaux (Fra) FDJ0:07:10
134Dominik Klemme (Ger) Team Saxo Bank0:07:12
135Johann Tschopp (Swi) BBOX Bouygues Telecom0:07:24
136Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quick Step0:07:27
137Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Ag2R-La Mondiale0:07:32
138Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) FDJ0:07:34
139Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:07:36
140Alberto Benitez (Spa) Footon-Servetto0:07:38
141Jose Vincente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne0:07:41
142Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:07:43
143Martin Pedersen (Den) Footon-Servetto0:07:47
144Paul Voss (Ger) Team MilramRow 143 - Cell 2
145Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale0:07:53
146Alexandre Pichot (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom0:07:58
147Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana0:08:09
148Xavier Florencio (Spa) Cervélo Test TeamRow 147 - Cell 2
149Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d’Epargne0:08:17
150Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligneRow 149 - Cell 2
151Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin-Transitions0:08:18
152Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:08:20
153Oscar Pujol (Spa) Cervélo Test Team0:08:32
154Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 153 - Cell 2
155Johnnie Walker (Aus) Footon-Servetto0:08:35
156Jose Angel Gomez-Marchante (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur0:08:39
157Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram0:08:51
158Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Team Katusha0:08:54
159Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Transitions0:09:55
160Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step0:10:19
DNSThor Hushovd (Nor) Cervélo Test TeamRow 160 - Cell 2
DNFTheo Bos (Ned) Cervélo Test TeamRow 161 - Cell 2
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Garmin - Transitions2:42:39
2Team Saxo Bank0:52:00
3Omega Pharma-Lotto0:01:05
4Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 3 - Cell 2
5Caisse d'Epargne0:01:15
6Rabobank0:01:19
7Cervelo Test Team0:01:24
8Team Katusha0:02:28
9Xacobeo Galicia0:02:55
10Quick Step0:04:07
11Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:05:00
12Liquigas-Doimo0:06:37
13Astana0:06:39
14Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne0:07:19
15Lampre-Farnese Vini0:07:55
16Team Milram0:08:16
17AG2R La Mondiale0:08:58
18Euskaltel - Euskadi0:09:22
19Française Des Jeux0:10:26
20Andalucia - Cajasur0:11:01
21Footon-Servetto0:15:02

General classification after stage 17

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo71:19:50
2Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia0:00:38
3Peter Velits (Svk) Team HTC-Columbia0:01:59
4Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank0:03:43
5Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha0:03:44
6Xavier Tondo (Spa) Cervélo Test TeamRow 5 - Cell 2
7Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin-Transitions0:03:54
8Nicolas Roche (Irl) Ag2R-La Mondiale0:04:02
9Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervélo Test Team0:04:12
10Luis-Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne0:05:42
11David Garcia Dapena (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia0:07:18
12Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha0:08:51
13Mikel Nieve (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:09:23
14David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne0:10:36
15Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Team Katusha0:12:17
16Ruben Plaza (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne0:13:54
17Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) FDJ0:15:12
18Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:16:13
19Jan Bakelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:19:26
20Gustav Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank0:19:39
21David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne0:21:53
22Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Caisse d’Epargne0:23:23
23Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale0:25:21
24Remy Di Gregorio (Fra) FDJ0:25:55
25Inigo Cuesta (Spa) Cervélo Test Team0:29:36
26Josep Jufre (Spa) Astana0:30:30
27Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo0:31:26
28Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin-Transitions0:31:58
29Aleksandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha0:34:01
30Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC-Columbia0:38:39
31Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:38:51
32Gonzalo Rabunal (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia0:40:18
33Aleksandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana0:42:54
34Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:43:36
35Jürgen Van Goolen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:49:03
36Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d’Epargne0:50:02
37Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Team Katusha0:53:22
38Kanstantin Sivtsov (Blr) Team HTC-Columbia0:54:30
39Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:56:03
40Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram0:56:46
41Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank1:03:06
42Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step1:04:18
43Marcos Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia1:06:26
44David Lopez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne1:07:26
45Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto1:14:47
46Gustavo Cesar-Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia1:15:50
47Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto1:19:40
48Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne1:25:05
49Juan-Manuel Garate (Spa) Rabobank1:26:56
50Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank1:28:03
51Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha1:28:44
52Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale1:30:16
53Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas-Doimo1:30:49
54Javier Moreno (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur1:33:26
55Mathieu Sprick (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom1:33:50
56Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Ag2R-La Mondiale1:34:06
57Juan-Jose Oroz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi1:34:55
58Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini1:37:30
59Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step1:38:13
60Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia1:39:02
61Delio Fernandez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia1:39:37
62Dmitry Fofonov (Kaz) Astana1:40:29
63Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo1:41:36
64Hubert Dupont (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale1:42:46
65Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin-Transitions1:44:47
66Mikael Cherel (Fra) FDJ1:46:14
67Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step1:47:53
68Gustavo Iglesias (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia1:48:25
69Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana1:50:25
70Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step1:50:54
71Mauro Finetto (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo1:51:48
72Remi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne1:51:56
73Jose Angel Gomez-Marchante (Spa) Andalucia-CajasurRow 72 - Cell 2
74Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana1:52:36
75Alberto Benitez (Spa) Footon-Servetto1:52:41
76Joan Horrach (Spa) Team Katusha1:53:08
77Maciej Paterski (Pol) Liquigas-Doimo1:53:47
78Oscar Pujol (Spa) Cervélo Test Team1:54:46
79Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank1:56:48
80Johann Tschopp (Swi) BBOX Bouygues Telecom1:57:59
81Blel Kadri (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale1:59:51
82Paul Voss (Ger) Team Milram2:01:06
83Imanol Erviti (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne2:03:26
84Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo2:03:50
85Tony Gallopin (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne2:05:01
86Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas-Doimo2:05:12
87Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne2:06:06
88Allan Davis (Aus) Astana2:07:53
89Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Footon-Servetto2:08:01
90Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini2:08:52
91Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi2:09:18
92Javier Ramirez (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur2:09:33
93Juan Javier Estrada (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur2:11:13
94Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram2:16:32
95Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) BBOX Bouygues TelecomRow 94 - Cell 2
96Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini2:18:15
97Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne2:18:21
98Xavier Florencio (Spa) Cervélo Test Team2:18:45
99Sergio Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur2:19:40
100Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana2:19:55
101Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom2:20:17
102Martin Velits (Svk) Team HTC-Columbia2:24:56
103Vincent Jerôme (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom2:25:36
104Antonio Piedra (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur2:27:56
105Sergey Renev (Kaz) Astana2:29:52
106Gianni Meersman (Bel) FDJ2:33:35
107Nicol Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne2:34:03
108Bjorn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram2:34:46
109Pierre Cazaux (Fra) FDJ2:35:17
110Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese Vini2:38:10
111David Millar (GBr) Garmin-Transitions2:39:24
112William Bonnet (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom2:41:47
113Pablo Urtasun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi2:42:25
114Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini2:47:55
115David Gutierrez Gutierrez (Spa) Footon-Servetto2:48:18
116Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank2:51:16
117Dominik Roels (Ger) Team Milram2:51:26
118Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale2:52:21
119Manuel Ortega (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur2:53:24
120Alexandre Pichot (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom2:53:58
121Mauricio Ardila (Col) Rabobank2:55:06
122Leif Hoste (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto2:55:15
123Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quick Step2:56:12
124Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto2:56:39
125Martin Pedersen (Den) Footon-Servetto2:57:52
126Enrique Mata (Spa) Footon-Servetto2:57:54
127Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne2:59:33
128Jose Vincente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne3:01:14
129Christophe Riblon (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale3:03:55
130Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Milram3:05:03
131Nick Nuyens (Bel) Rabobank3:05:04
132Manuel Cardoso (Por) Footon-Servetto3:06:31
133Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia3:07:05
134Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini3:11:49
135David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Transitions3:12:25
136Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) FDJ3:12:35
137Jose Vicente Toribio (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur3:14:41
138Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Rabobank3:14:42
139Matthew Goss (Aus) Team HTC-Columbia3:15:50
140Robert Förster (Ger) Team Milram3:15:51
141Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank3:16:22
142Kasper Klostergaard (Den) Team Saxo Bank3:16:46
143Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quick Step3:18:12
144Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) FDJ3:18:23
145Matthew Wilson (Aus) Garmin-Transitions3:21:38
146Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha3:22:45
147Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi3:22:52
148Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quick Step3:23:54
149Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo3:24:24
150Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Transitions3:24:49
151Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step3:26:07
152Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC-Columbia3:26:17
153Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin-Transitions3:27:45
154Johnnie Walker (Aus) Footon-Servetto3:29:08
155Juan-Jose Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank3:29:24
156Jorge Montenegro (Arg) Andalucia-Cajasur3:29:42
157Lars-Ytting Bak (Den) Team HTC-Columbia3:34:30
158Dominik Klemme (Ger) Team Saxo Bank3:36:03
159Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne3:40:15
160Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana3:44:57
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Points classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC-Columbia111pts
2Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha93Row 1 - Cell 3
3Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Transitions90Row 2 - Cell 3
4Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo89Row 3 - Cell 3
5Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto75Row 4 - Cell 3
6David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne72Row 5 - Cell 3
7Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia72Row 6 - Cell 3
8Peter Velits (Svk) Team HTC-Columbia68Row 7 - Cell 3
9Nicolas Roche (Irl) Ag2R-La Mondiale53Row 8 - Cell 3
10Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo53Row 9 - Cell 3
11Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank48Row 10 - Cell 3
12Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) FDJ47Row 11 - Cell 3
13Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto42Row 12 - Cell 3
14Xavier Tondo (Spa) Cervélo Test Team42Row 13 - Cell 3
15Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank38Row 14 - Cell 3
16Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi38Row 15 - Cell 3
17Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step35Row 16 - Cell 3
18Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini32Row 17 - Cell 3
19Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step31Row 18 - Cell 3
20Mikel Nieve (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi28Row 19 - Cell 3
21Manuel Cardoso (Por) Footon-Servetto27Row 20 - Cell 3
22Robert Förster (Ger) Team Milram27Row 21 - Cell 3
23David Lopez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne25Row 22 - Cell 3
24Imanol Erviti (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne25Row 23 - Cell 3
25Matthew Goss (Aus) Team HTC-Columbia25Row 24 - Cell 3
26Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin-Transitions25Row 25 - Cell 3
27Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervélo Test Team25Row 26 - Cell 3
28Luis-Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne24Row 27 - Cell 3
29David Garcia Dapena (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia23Row 28 - Cell 3
30Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d’Epargne23Row 29 - Cell 3
31Allan Davis (Aus) Astana23Row 30 - Cell 3
32Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Caisse d’Epargne21Row 31 - Cell 3
33Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia21Row 32 - Cell 3
34Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo20Row 33 - Cell 3
35Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne20Row 34 - Cell 3
36Nicol Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne20Row 35 - Cell 3
37Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quick Step20Row 36 - Cell 3
38Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha18Row 37 - Cell 3
39Johann Tschopp (Swi) BBOX Bouygues Telecom18Row 38 - Cell 3
40Juan-Jose Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank18Row 39 - Cell 3
41Ruben Plaza (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne16Row 40 - Cell 3
42Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Team Katusha16Row 41 - Cell 3
43Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step16Row 42 - Cell 3
44Martin Velits (Svk) Team HTC-Columbia16Row 43 - Cell 3
45Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank16Row 44 - Cell 3
46Javier Ramirez (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur15Row 45 - Cell 3
47Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step15Row 46 - Cell 3
48David Millar (GBr) Garmin-Transitions14Row 47 - Cell 3
49Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) FDJ14Row 48 - Cell 3
50Gustav Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank14Row 49 - Cell 3
51Mauro Finetto (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo14Row 50 - Cell 3
52Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana14Row 51 - Cell 3
53Blel Kadri (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale14Row 52 - Cell 3
54Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto13Row 53 - Cell 3
55David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Transitions13Row 54 - Cell 3
56Javier Moreno (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur12Row 55 - Cell 3
57Pierre Cazaux (Fra) FDJ12Row 56 - Cell 3
58Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne12Row 57 - Cell 3
59Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) FDJ12Row 58 - Cell 3
60David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne11Row 59 - Cell 3
61Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto11Row 60 - Cell 3
62Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana11Row 61 - Cell 3
63Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Footon-Servetto11Row 62 - Cell 3
64Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale11Row 63 - Cell 3
65Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC-Columbia10Row 64 - Cell 3
66Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank10Row 65 - Cell 3
67Pablo Urtasun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi10Row 66 - Cell 3
68Leif Hoste (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto10Row 67 - Cell 3
69Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha9Row 68 - Cell 3
70Oscar Pujol (Spa) Cervélo Test Team9Row 69 - Cell 3
71Johnnie Walker (Aus) Footon-Servetto9Row 70 - Cell 3
72Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom8Row 71 - Cell 3
73Gonzalo Rabunal (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia8Row 72 - Cell 3
74Dominik Roels (Ger) Team Milram7Row 73 - Cell 3
75Inigo Cuesta (Spa) Cervélo Test Team7Row 74 - Cell 3
76Dmitry Fofonov (Kaz) Astana7Row 75 - Cell 3
77Juan Javier Estrada (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur6Row 76 - Cell 3
78Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram6Row 77 - Cell 3
79Sergio Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur6Row 78 - Cell 3
80Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Milram6Row 79 - Cell 3
81Martin Pedersen (Den) Footon-Servetto5Row 80 - Cell 3
82Jorge Montenegro (Arg) Andalucia-Cajasur5Row 81 - Cell 3
83William Bonnet (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom5Row 82 - Cell 3
84Enrique Mata (Spa) Footon-Servetto5Row 83 - Cell 3
85Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi4Row 84 - Cell 3
86Mikael Cherel (Fra) FDJ4Row 85 - Cell 3
87David Gutierrez Gutierrez (Spa) Footon-Servetto4Row 86 - Cell 3
88Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne4Row 87 - Cell 3
89Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Team Katusha4Row 88 - Cell 3
90Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Ag2R-La Mondiale4Row 89 - Cell 3
91Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese Vini4Row 90 - Cell 3
92Remy Di Gregorio (Fra) FDJ3Row 91 - Cell 3
93Paul Voss (Ger) Team Milram3Row 92 - Cell 3
94Manuel Ortega (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur3Row 93 - Cell 3
95Jose Vicente Toribio (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur3Row 94 - Cell 3
96Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale2Row 95 - Cell 3
97Gustavo Iglesias (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia2Row 96 - Cell 3
98Antonio Piedra (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur2Row 97 - Cell 3
99Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia2Row 98 - Cell 3
100Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo2Row 99 - Cell 3
101Jan Bakelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto1Row 100 - Cell 3
102Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin-Transitions1Row 101 - Cell 3
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Mountains classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne48pts
2Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia38Row 1 - Cell 3
3Luis-Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne25Row 2 - Cell 3
4Gonzalo Rabunal (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia25Row 3 - Cell 3
5Mikel Nieve (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi21Row 4 - Cell 3
6Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha19Row 5 - Cell 3
7Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia16Row 6 - Cell 3
8Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step15Row 7 - Cell 3
9Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram14Row 8 - Cell 3
10Xavier Tondo (Spa) Cervélo Test Team11Row 9 - Cell 3
11Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo11Row 10 - Cell 3
12Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank11Row 11 - Cell 3
13Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) FDJ10Row 12 - Cell 3
14Oscar Pujol (Spa) Cervélo Test Team10Row 13 - Cell 3
15Johann Tschopp (Swi) BBOX Bouygues Telecom10Row 14 - Cell 3
16Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step10Row 15 - Cell 3
17Nicol Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne10Row 16 - Cell 3
18David Millar (GBr) Garmin-Transitions9Row 17 - Cell 3
19Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step8Row 18 - Cell 3
20David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Transitions8Row 19 - Cell 3
21Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale6Row 20 - Cell 3
22Javier Moreno (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur6Row 21 - Cell 3
23Martin Velits (Svk) Team HTC-Columbia6Row 22 - Cell 3
24David Garcia Dapena (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia5Row 23 - Cell 3
25Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha5Row 24 - Cell 3
26Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini5Row 25 - Cell 3
27Sergio Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur5Row 26 - Cell 3
28Allan Davis (Aus) Astana4Row 27 - Cell 3
29Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Caisse d’Epargne4Row 28 - Cell 3
30Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi4Row 29 - Cell 3
31Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini4Row 30 - Cell 3
32Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto4Row 31 - Cell 3
33Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto4Row 32 - Cell 3
34Mikael Cherel (Fra) FDJ4Row 33 - Cell 3
35Mauro Finetto (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo4Row 34 - Cell 3
36Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Team Katusha3Row 35 - Cell 3
37Jorge Montenegro (Arg) Andalucia-Cajasur3Row 36 - Cell 3
38Gustavo Cesar-Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia3Row 37 - Cell 3
39Nicolas Roche (Irl) Ag2R-La Mondiale2Row 38 - Cell 3
40Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto2Row 39 - Cell 3
41Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d’Epargne2Row 40 - Cell 3
42Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale2Row 41 - Cell 3
43Javier Ramirez (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur2Row 42 - Cell 3
44Pierre Cazaux (Fra) FDJ2Row 43 - Cell 3
45Martin Pedersen (Den) Footon-Servetto2Row 44 - Cell 3
46Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo1Row 45 - Cell 3
47Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin-Transitions1Row 46 - Cell 3
48David Lopez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne1Row 47 - Cell 3
49Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne1Row 48 - Cell 3
50Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana1Row 49 - Cell 3
51Blel Kadri (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale1Row 50 - Cell 3
52Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas-Doimo1Row 51 - Cell 3
53Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne1Row 52 - Cell 3
54Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom1Row 53 - Cell 3
55Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto1Row 54 - Cell 3
56Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia1Row 55 - Cell 3
57Johnnie Walker (Aus) Footon-Servetto1Row 56 - Cell 3
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Combination classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha13pts
2Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo16Row 1 - Cell 3
3Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia16Row 2 - Cell 3
4David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne21Row 3 - Cell 3
5Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank27Row 4 - Cell 3
6Xavier Tondo (Spa) Cervélo Test Team30Row 5 - Cell 3
7Mikel Nieve (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi38Row 6 - Cell 3
8Luis-Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne41Row 7 - Cell 3
9Nicolas Roche (Irl) Ag2R-La Mondiale56Row 8 - Cell 3
10David Garcia Dapena (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia64Row 9 - Cell 3
11Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step67Row 10 - Cell 3
12Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) FDJ79Row 11 - Cell 3
13Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto82Row 12 - Cell 3
14Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Caisse d’Epargne83Row 13 - Cell 3
15Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto93Row 14 - Cell 3
16Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia95Row 15 - Cell 3
17Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha106Row 16 - Cell 3
18Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo107Row 17 - Cell 3
19Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d’Epargne107Row 18 - Cell 3
20Gonzalo Rabunal (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia109Row 19 - Cell 3
21Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Team Katusha115Row 20 - Cell 3
22David Lopez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne115Row 21 - Cell 3
23Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step125Row 22 - Cell 3
24Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step129Row 23 - Cell 3
25Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto132Row 24 - Cell 3
26Javier Moreno (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur132Row 25 - Cell 3
27Johann Tschopp (Swi) BBOX Bouygues Telecom134Row 26 - Cell 3
28Allan Davis (Aus) Astana147Row 27 - Cell 3
29Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi149Row 28 - Cell 3
30Mauro Finetto (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo157Row 29 - Cell 3
31Nicol Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne160Row 30 - Cell 3
32Oscar Pujol (Spa) Cervélo Test Team162Row 31 - Cell 3
33Martin Velits (Svk) Team HTC-Columbia169Row 32 - Cell 3
34Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne175Row 33 - Cell 3
35Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana176Row 34 - Cell 3
36Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin-Transitions177Row 35 - Cell 3
37David Millar (GBr) Garmin-Transitions177Row 36 - Cell 3
38Javier Ramirez (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur181Row 37 - Cell 3
39Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram181Row 38 - Cell 3
40Blel Kadri (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale185Row 39 - Cell 3
41Mikael Cherel (Fra) FDJ186Row 40 - Cell 3
42Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale190Row 41 - Cell 3
43Sergio Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur205Row 42 - Cell 3
44Pierre Cazaux (Fra) FDJ210Row 43 - Cell 3
45David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Transitions210Row 44 - Cell 3
46Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom221Row 45 - Cell 3
47Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto233Row 46 - Cell 3
48Martin Pedersen (Den) Footon-Servetto251Row 47 - Cell 3
49Jorge Montenegro (Arg) Andalucia-Cajasur275Row 48 - Cell 3
50Johnnie Walker (Aus) Footon-Servetto282Row 49 - Cell 3
51Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia288Row 50 - Cell 3
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Teams classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Team Katusha213:44:51
2Caisse d'Epargne0:00:20
3Xacobeo Galicia0:11:45
4Cervelo Test Team0:19:32
5AG2R La Mondiale0:35:07
6Omega Pharma-Lotto0:49:25
7Liquigas-Doimo0:52:00
8Team HTC - Columbia1:02:07
9Française Des Jeux1:10:08
10Euskaltel - Euskadi1:11:30
11Team Saxo Bank1:11:32
12Astana1:22:11
13Garmin - Transitions1:38:24
14Lampre-Farnese Vini1:47:50
15Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne2:01:21
16Rabobank2:14:56
17Team Milram2:48:44
18Quick Step3:03:57
19Bbox Bouygues Telecom3:36:57
20Andalucia - Cajasur3:41:32
21Footon-Servetto5:30:37

 

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Stephen Farrand
Head of News

Stephen is the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.

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