Gilbert prevails in Málaga

Philippe Gilbert of Omega Pharma-Lotto powered away from the field on the ascent to the finish to take a solo stage win in Malaga. Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) gave chase but was only able to take second place, three seconds later, with third going to Eusakaltel's Igor Anton.

Gilbert took over the general classification lead from sprinter Mark Cavendish (HTC-Columbia) as the Manxman finished more than 25 minutes behind Gilbert in 142nd place on the Vuelta's first mountain stage. Rodriguez is second at 14 seconds, with HTC-Columbia's Constantine Sivtsov third at 22 seconds.

The tragic figure of the day was Serafin Martinez. The Xacobeo Galicia rider was in the escape group of the day, and was the only escapee to remain in front over the category one Puerto del León climb situated 37.5km from the finish. The Spaniard looked to have wrapped up the stage, the mountains jersey and the general classification lead, but his lead proved to be too small and he was caught at the flamme rouge.

Liquigas led the flying field under the 1km banner, but it was Gilbert who broke out. He powered his way impressively up the ascending finish, with Rodriguez never getting seriously close.

"I've suffered yesterday like 95 percent of the riders in the bunch and I was dropped in the last three kilometres of the Puerto de León," said Gilbert. "I lost maybe 30 seconds but I didn't panic because I had studied the course really well and I knew what I was doing when I rode at my own pace. On the downhill I took a lot of risks to come back. I rode from car to car. When I made it across to the bunch I quickly moved to the first 20 positions to avoid any crashes.

"I received a great help from my teammates, especially Jan Bakelandts, who closed the gap to the Galicia rider (Serafin Martinez), and Greg van Avermaet, so I managed to start the final climb in the first five positions. I accelerated 600 metres from the finish line. I knew all the curves and the details of the route because I had done it in a car this morning.

"It's a similar climb as the Cauberg in the Amstel Gold Race. I climbed on the big ring with a 53 and I rode fast: at 35km/h. I came to the Vuelta for gearing up for the world championships and with the ambition of winning a stage. The second goal is already reached. I felt it was a long time since I last won a race. It was stage one of the Tour of Belgium in May. The surprise comes from the fact that I get the red jersey as well. It's a nice surprise because it's my first leader's jersey in a Grand Tour. Now I'll do my best to respect this jersey."

Runner-up Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) was full of praise for the Belgian winner. "Gilbert was the favourite and I lost because of wrong positioning," said Rodriguez. "I would have lost anyway because Gilbert is faster than me. He's a great winner. I wanted to win because I felt good. I did the same preparation as before the Tour de France in Andorra. Tomorrow’s stage suits me even more than today’s and I think that some riders will pay the bill for the heat we've experienced again today."

Dmitry Konyshev, Katusha directeur sportif, also has high hopes for Rodriguez. "This stage is the story of a great classic specialist who beats a climber. Gilbert was unbeatable but it was a good try from Joaquin. We don't want to forget that he's here for winning the Vuelta. I think he'll win tomorrow."

Serafin Martinez was at least able to claim the blue polka-dot jersey as the mountains classification leader for his efforts, ahead of David Moncoutie (Cofidis) and Milram's Niki Terpstra. "The Puerto de León was one kilometre too long for me," said Martinez. "I was creeping at the end but yet, with five kilometres to go, I thought I'd win the stage because I heard in the radio that I had 1:30 lead but I looked back, and, Madre mia! The dream fell out.

"The polka dot jersey is a consolation prize and I'll try to keep it as long as I can but the main goal of our team remains to win a stage."

Yuaheni Hutarovich (FdJ) held on the green points jersey, with Gilbert moving into second place and shoving Cavendish down to third.

An early break

The day's first climb came quite early on, only nine kilometres into the stage, and as expected, red jersey Mark Cavendish of HTC-Columbia promptly fell back on the category two Puerto de Ojén ascent. John Lee Augustyn and Ben Swift, both of Team Sky, had to leave the race early on, apparently due to food poisoning.

Dutch champion Niki Terpstra (Milram) was one of the first to successfully get away. He was the first over the Puerto de Ojén, and after a few other attempts, a group was formed. Biel Kadri (Ag2r-La Mondiale), Javier Ramirez (Andalucia-Cajasur), Egoi Martinez (Euskaltel-Euskadi), Michael Cherel (FDJ), Jelle Vanendert (Omega Pharma-Lotto), Niki Terpstra (Milram) and Serafin Martinez (Xacobeo Galicia) formed the escape group of the day.

It was another hot day, and the field was happy to see the seven go. When the gap hit 8:30, however, the pack reacted and started bringing their advantage down again.

The main impediment of the day was the category one Puerto del Leon climb at kilometre 120, and it worked as expected. The peloton fell apart quickly on the climb, with the sprinters dropping off the back while Caisse d'Epargne forced the pace up front. Rabobank, Liquigas-Doimo and Saxo Bank, who also have GC candidates in their ranks, did their part to keep the speed up.

Ahead of them, the break group broke up, too, as the peloton came nearer and nearer. Serafin Martinez was the only escapee to remain off the front of the peloton as he crossed the summit alone.

Gradients up to 10 percent and the high temperatures did their part, mercilessly cutting the peloton down. None of it seemed to bother David Moncoutie (Cofidis), who jumped easily out of the field to take second place on the climb behind Martinez.

There were only 37.5km to the finish line from the top of the climb, but Martinez wasn't taking any chances on the narrow road going down. He looked to have things wrapped up, but his narrow lead didn't hold and the field caught him at the flamme rouge with one kilometre remaining.

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Full Results
1Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto4:06:12
2Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha0:00:03
3Igor Anton (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:00:13
4Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:00:15
5Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 4 - Cell 2
6Nicolas Roche (Irl) Ag2R-La MondialeRow 5 - Cell 2
7Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank0:00:18
8Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia0:00:19
9David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d’EpargneRow 8 - Cell 2
10Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJRow 9 - Cell 2
11Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team KatushaRow 10 - Cell 2
12Xavier Tondo (Spa) Cervélo Test TeamRow 11 - Cell 2
13Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo BankRow 12 - Cell 2
14Ruben Plaza (Spa) Caisse d’EpargneRow 13 - Cell 2
15Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Caisse d’EpargneRow 14 - Cell 2
16Kanstantin Sivtsov (Blr) Team HTC-ColumbiaRow 15 - Cell 2
17Mikel Nieve (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:00:23
18Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC-ColumbiaRow 17 - Cell 2
19David Garcia Dapena (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia0:00:25
20Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick StepRow 19 - Cell 2
21Luis-Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d’EpargneRow 20 - Cell 2
22Peter Velits (Svk) Team HTC-ColumbiaRow 21 - Cell 2
23Xavier Florencio (Spa) Cervélo Test TeamRow 22 - Cell 2
24Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:00:28
25Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:00:30
26Aleksandr Dyachenko (Kaz) AstanaRow 25 - Cell 2
27Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin-TransitionsRow 26 - Cell 2
28Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-DoimoRow 27 - Cell 2
29Gustav Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo BankRow 28 - Cell 2
30Markus Fothen (Ger) Team MilramRow 29 - Cell 2
31Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervélo Test TeamRow 30 - Cell 2
32Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team KatushaRow 31 - Cell 2
33Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) RabobankRow 32 - Cell 2
34Jan Bakelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 33 - Cell 2
35Javier Moreno (Spa) Andalucia-CajasurRow 34 - Cell 2
36Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 35 - Cell 2
37Inigo Cuesta (Spa) Cervélo Test TeamRow 36 - Cell 2
38Lars-Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Team SkyRow 37 - Cell 2
39Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Team SkyRow 38 - Cell 2
40Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d’Epargne0:00:37
41Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:00:40
42Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:00:42
43David Lopez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne0:00:44
44Roy Sentjens (Bel) Team MilramRow 43 - Cell 2
45Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Team KatushaRow 44 - Cell 2
46Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin-TransitionsRow 45 - Cell 2
47Pierre Rolland (Fra) BBOX Bouygues TelecomRow 46 - Cell 2
48Josep Jufre (Spa) AstanaRow 47 - Cell 2
49Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligneRow 48 - Cell 2
50Mikael Cherel (Fra) FDJ0:00:54
51Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Caisse d’EpargneRow 50 - Cell 2
52Oscar Pujol (Spa) Cervélo Test TeamRow 51 - Cell 2
53Assan Bazayev (Kaz) AstanaRow 52 - Cell 2
54Jose Angel Gomez-Marchante (Spa) Andalucia-CajasurRow 53 - Cell 2
55Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:00:58
56Remy Di Gregorio (Fra) FDJ0:01:04
57Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale0:01:07
58David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne0:01:17
59Maciej Paterski (Pol) Liquigas-Doimo0:01:23
60Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) FDJ0:01:24
61Juan-Manuel Garate (Spa) RabobankRow 60 - Cell 2
62Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:01:26
63Aleksandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha0:01:29
64Juan-Jose Oroz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:01:37
65Alberto Benitez (Spa) Footon-Servetto0:01:49
66Johann Tschopp (Swi) BBOX Bouygues TelecomRow 65 - Cell 2
67Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 66 - Cell 2
68Marcos Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia0:01:53
69Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale0:01:59
70Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram0:02:01
71Gustavo Cesar-Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia0:02:34
72Sergey Renev (Kaz) AstanaRow 71 - Cell 2
73Egoï Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:02:58
74Blel Kadri (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale0:02:59
75Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Team Katusha0:03:01
76Mauro Finetto (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 75 - Cell 2
77Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana0:03:41
78Mathieu Sprick (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom0:07:26
79Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank0:08:49
80Javier Ramirez (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur0:11:00
81Juan Javier Estrada (Spa) Andalucia-CajasurRow 80 - Cell 2
82Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 81 - Cell 2
83Pablo Urtasun (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 82 - Cell 2
84Andrey Zeits (Kaz) AstanaRow 83 - Cell 2
85Hubert Dupont (Fra) Ag2R-La MondialeRow 84 - Cell 2
86Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligneRow 85 - Cell 2
87Jürgen Van Goolen (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 86 - Cell 2
88Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 87 - Cell 2
89Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick StepRow 88 - Cell 2
90Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, le crédit en ligneRow 89 - Cell 2
91Delio Fernandez (Spa) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 90 - Cell 2
92Gonzalo Rabunal (Spa) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 91 - Cell 2
93Imanol Erviti (Spa) Caisse d’EpargneRow 92 - Cell 2
94Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 93 - Cell 2
95Tony Gallopin (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligneRow 94 - Cell 2
96Joan Horrach (Spa) Team KatushaRow 95 - Cell 2
97Juan-Antonio Flecha (Spa) Team Sky0:14:10
98Vincent Jerôme (Fra) BBOX Bouygues TelecomRow 97 - Cell 2
99Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick StepRow 98 - Cell 2
100Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 99 - Cell 2
101Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quick StepRow 100 - Cell 2
102Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin-TransitionsRow 101 - Cell 2
103Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo BankRow 102 - Cell 2
104Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 103 - Cell 2
105Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas-DoimoRow 104 - Cell 2
106Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team MilramRow 105 - Cell 2
107Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Footon-ServettoRow 106 - Cell 2
108Gustavo Iglesias (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia0:15:27
109Markus Eichler (Ger) Team MilramRow 108 - Cell 2
110Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom0:15:28
111Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) BBOX Bouygues TelecomRow 110 - Cell 2
112Jose-Luis Arrieta (Spa) Ag2R-La MondialeRow 111 - Cell 2
113Bjorn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram0:19:05
114Manuel Cardoso (Por) Footon-ServettoRow 113 - Cell 2
115Christophe Riblon (Fra) Ag2R-La MondialeRow 114 - Cell 2
116Alexandre Pichot (Fra) BBOX Bouygues TelecomRow 115 - Cell 2
117Benat Intxausti (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 116 - Cell 2
118William Bonnet (Fra) BBOX Bouygues TelecomRow 117 - Cell 2
119Martin Velits (Svk) Team HTC-ColumbiaRow 118 - Cell 2
120Jose Vincente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d’EpargneRow 119 - Cell 2
121Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 120 - Cell 2
122Paul Voss (Ger) Team MilramRow 121 - Cell 2
123Stefan Denifl (Aut) Cervélo Test TeamRow 122 - Cell 2
124Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 123 - Cell 2
125Dominik Roels (Ger) Team MilramRow 124 - Cell 2
126Kasper Klostergaard (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 125 - Cell 2
127Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervélo Test TeamRow 126 - Cell 2
128Manuel Ortega (Spa) Andalucia-CajasurRow 127 - Cell 2
129Mickael Delage (Fra) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 128 - Cell 2
130Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 129 - Cell 2
131Antonio Piedra (Spa) Andalucia-CajasurRow 130 - Cell 2
132Martin Pedersen (Den) Footon-Servetto0:19:13
133Leif Hoste (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 132 - Cell 2
134Sergio Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur0:19:15
135Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quick StepRow 134 - Cell 2
136Nicol Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne0:19:17
137Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:19:20
138Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) FDJ0:25:03
139Yoann Offredo (Fra) FDJRow 138 - Cell 2
140Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 139 - Cell 2
141Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick StepRow 140 - Cell 2
142Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC-ColumbiaRow 141 - Cell 2
143Gianni Meersman (Bel) FDJRow 142 - Cell 2
144Enrique Mata (Spa) Footon-ServettoRow 143 - Cell 2
145Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo BankRow 144 - Cell 2
146David Millar (GBr) Garmin-TransitionsRow 145 - Cell 2
147Matthew Goss (Aus) Team HTC-ColumbiaRow 146 - Cell 2
148Allan Davis (Aus) AstanaRow 147 - Cell 2
149Hayden Roulston (NZl) Team HTC-ColumbiaRow 148 - Cell 2
150Matthew Wilson (Aus) Garmin-TransitionsRow 149 - Cell 2
151Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) AstanaRow 150 - Cell 2
152Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-TransitionsRow 151 - Cell 2
153Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligneRow 152 - Cell 2
154Jorge Montenegro (Arg) Andalucia-CajasurRow 153 - Cell 2
155Dmitry Fofonov (Kaz) AstanaRow 154 - Cell 2
156Theo Bos (Ned) Cervélo Test TeamRow 155 - Cell 2
157Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin-TransitionsRow 156 - Cell 2
158David Gutierrez Gutierrez (Spa) Footon-ServettoRow 157 - Cell 2
159Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Ag2R-La MondialeRow 158 - Cell 2
160Robert Förster (Ger) Team MilramRow 159 - Cell 2
161Remi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligneRow 160 - Cell 2
162Pierre Cazaux (Fra) FDJRow 161 - Cell 2
163Nick Nuyens (Bel) RabobankRow 162 - Cell 2
164Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 163 - Cell 2
165Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Quick StepRow 164 - Cell 2
166Juan-Jose Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo BankRow 165 - Cell 2
167Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) FDJRow 166 - Cell 2
168Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo BankRow 167 - Cell 2
169Dominik Klemme (Ger) Team Saxo BankRow 168 - Cell 2
170Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team KatushaRow 169 - Cell 2
171Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 170 - Cell 2
172Ian Stannard (GBr) Team SkyRow 171 - Cell 2
173David Vitoria (Swi) Footon-ServettoRow 172 - Cell 2
174Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC-ColumbiaRow 173 - Cell 2
175Simon Gerrans (Aus) Team SkyRow 174 - Cell 2
176Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 175 - Cell 2
177Johnnie Walker (Aus) Footon-ServettoRow 176 - Cell 2
178Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 177 - Cell 2
179Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) RabobankRow 178 - Cell 2
180David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-TransitionsRow 179 - Cell 2
181Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin-TransitionsRow 180 - Cell 2
182Oscar Freire (Spa) RabobankRow 181 - Cell 2
183Freddy Bichot (Fra) BBOX Bouygues TelecomRow 182 - Cell 2
184Kjell Carlström (Fin) Team SkyRow 183 - Cell 2
185Jose Vicente Toribio (Spa) Andalucia-CajasurRow 184 - Cell 2
186Lars-Ytting Bak (Den) Team HTC-ColumbiaRow 185 - Cell 2
187Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas-DoimoRow 186 - Cell 2
188Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervélo Test TeamRow 187 - Cell 2
189Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) RabobankRow 188 - Cell 2
190Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick StepRow 189 - Cell 2
191Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quick StepRow 190 - Cell 2
192Mauricio Ardila (Col) RabobankRow 191 - Cell 2
193Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Ag2R-La Mondiale0:25:49
194Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Team SkyRow 193 - Cell 2
DNFJohn-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Team SkyRow 194 - Cell 2
DNFBenjamin Swift (GBr) Team SkyRow 195 - Cell 2
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Points - Málaga, 157.3km
1Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto25pts
2Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha20Row 1 - Cell 3
3Igor Anton (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi16Row 2 - Cell 3
4Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo14Row 3 - Cell 3
5Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini12Row 4 - Cell 3
6Nicolas Roche (Irl) Ag2R-La Mondiale10Row 5 - Cell 3
7Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank9Row 6 - Cell 3
8Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia8Row 7 - Cell 3
9David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne7Row 8 - Cell 3
10Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ6Row 9 - Cell 3
11Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha5Row 10 - Cell 3
12Xavier Tondo (Spa) Cervélo Test Team4Row 11 - Cell 3
13Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank3Row 12 - Cell 3
14Ruben Plaza (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne2Row 13 - Cell 3
15Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Caisse d’Epargne1Row 14 - Cell 3
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Sprint 1 - Alozaina, 48km
1Javier Ramirez (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur4pts
2Blel Kadri (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2 - Málaga, 102.8km
1Javier Ramirez (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur4pts
2Egoï Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain 1 - Puerto de Ojén (Cat. 2) 9km
1Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram5pts
2Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Egoï Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain 2 - Puerto del León (Cat. 1) 120km
1Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia10pts
2David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne6Row 1 - Cell 3
3Egoï Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi4Row 2 - Cell 3
4Mikael Cherel (Fra) FDJ2Row 3 - Cell 3
5Blel Kadri (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale1Row 4 - Cell 3
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Teams
1Team Katusha12:19:28
2Caisse d'Epargne0:00:05
3Omega Pharma - Lotto0:00:06
4Team HTC - Columbia0:00:15
5Cervelo Test Team0:00:22
6Liquigas - Doimo0:00:23
7Lampre - Farese Vini0:00:33
8Astana0:01:16
9Rabobank0:01:20
10Euskaltel - Euskadi0:01:21
11FDJ0:01:25
12Xacobeo Galicia0:01:41
13Team Milram0:02:23
14AG2R - La Mondiale0:02:29
15BBOX Bouygues Telecom0:09:07
16Andalucia - Cajasur0:11:32
17Cofidis, le credit en ligne0:12:09
18Team Saxo Bank0:14:07
19Sky Professional Cycling Team0:14:18
20Garmin - Transitions0:14:32
21Quick Step0:24:43
22Footon - Servetto0:34:12
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General classification after stage 3
1Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto8:55:56
2Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha0:00:14
3Kanstantin Sivtsov (Blr) Team HTC-Columbia0:00:22
4Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC-Columbia0:00:26
5Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:00:28
6Peter Velits (Svk) Team HTC-ColumbiaRow 5 - Cell 2
7Igor Anton (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:00:35
8Xavier Tondo (Spa) Cervélo Test TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank0:00:36
10Xavier Florencio (Spa) Cervélo Test Team0:00:41
11Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha0:00:42
12Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:00:43
13Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-DoimoRow 12 - Cell 2
14Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervélo Test Team0:00:46
15Inigo Cuesta (Spa) Cervélo Test TeamRow 14 - Cell 2
16David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne0:00:47
17Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Caisse d’EpargneRow 16 - Cell 2
18Ruben Plaza (Spa) Caisse d’EpargneRow 17 - Cell 2
19Gustav Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo BankRow 18 - Cell 2
20Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 19 - Cell 2
21Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:00:48
22Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 21 - Cell 2
23Jan Bakelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:00:50
24Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin-TransitionsRow 23 - Cell 2
25Nicolas Roche (Irl) Ag2R-La Mondiale0:00:51
26Markus Fothen (Ger) Team MilramRow 25 - Cell 2
27Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick StepRow 26 - Cell 2
28Luis-Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne0:00:53
29Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team KatushaRow 28 - Cell 2
30David Garcia Dapena (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia0:00:54
31Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ0:00:55
32Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:00:57
33Denis Menchov (Rus) RabobankRow 32 - Cell 2
34Lars-Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Team Sky0:01:01
35Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:01:02
36Roy Sentjens (Bel) Team Milram0:01:05
37Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d’EpargneRow 36 - Cell 2
38Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Team Katusha0:01:07
39Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:01:11
40David Lopez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne0:01:12
41Aleksandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana0:01:14
42Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne0:01:15
43Javier Moreno (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur0:01:22
44Pierre Rolland (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom0:01:26
45Josep Jufre (Spa) Astana0:01:28
46Mikael Cherel (Fra) FDJ0:01:30
47Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:01:34
48Maciej Paterski (Pol) Liquigas-Doimo0:01:36
49Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana0:01:38
50Remy Di Gregorio (Fra) FDJ0:01:40
51Mikel Nieve (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:01:43
52Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank0:01:45
53Jose Angel Gomez-Marchante (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur0:01:46
54Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Team Sky0:01:48
55David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligneRow 54 - Cell 2
56Aleksandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha0:01:52
57Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:01:53
58Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne0:01:54
59Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) FDJ0:02:00
60Juan-Manuel Garate (Spa) Rabobank0:02:03
61Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia0:02:16
62Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram0:02:22
63Marcos Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 62 - Cell 2
64Oscar Pujol (Spa) Cervélo Test TeamRow 63 - Cell 2
65Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin-Transitions0:02:30
66Juan-Jose Oroz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:02:31
67Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale0:02:35
68Alberto Benitez (Spa) Footon-Servetto0:02:49
69Johann Tschopp (Swi) BBOX Bouygues Telecom0:02:57
70Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale0:02:59
71Gustavo Cesar-Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia0:03:03
72Blel Kadri (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale0:03:31
73Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Team Katusha0:03:32
74Egoï Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:03:33
75Mauro Finetto (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:03:39
76Sergey Renev (Kaz) Astana0:04:43
77Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana0:05:13
78Mathieu Sprick (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom0:08:08
79Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank0:11:07
80Jürgen Van Goolen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:11:20
81Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step0:11:26
82Imanol Erviti (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne0:11:28
83Gonzalo Rabunal (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia0:11:29
84Delio Fernandez (Spa) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 83 - Cell 2
85Pablo Urtasun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:11:30
86Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 85 - Cell 2
87Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne0:11:31
88Tony Gallopin (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligneRow 87 - Cell 2
89Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, le crédit en ligneRow 88 - Cell 2
90Javier Ramirez (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur0:11:34
91Hubert Dupont (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale0:11:36
92Juan Javier Estrada (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur0:11:52
93Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:12:33
94Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:12:41
95Joan Horrach (Spa) Team Katusha0:13:05
96Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana0:13:51
97Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:14:27
98Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo BankRow 97 - Cell 2
99Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas-Doimo0:14:29
100Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin-Transitions0:14:30
101Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram0:14:31
102Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step0:14:36
103Juan-Antonio Flecha (Spa) Team Sky0:14:41
104Vincent Jerôme (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom0:14:52
105Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:14:55
106Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quick Step0:14:59
107Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Footon-Servetto0:15:10
108Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Milram0:15:48
109Gustavo Iglesias (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia0:16:01
110Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom0:16:10
111Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) BBOX Bouygues TelecomRow 110 - Cell 2
112Jose-Luis Arrieta (Spa) Ag2R-La Mondiale0:17:48
113Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:19:22
114Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 113 - Cell 2
115Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:19:25
116Paul Voss (Ger) Team Milram0:19:26
117Leif Hoste (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:19:33
118Stefan Denifl (Aut) Cervélo Test Team0:19:35
119Benat Intxausti (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 118 - Cell 2
120Christophe Riblon (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale0:19:41
121Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quick StepRow 120 - Cell 2
122William Bonnet (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom0:19:47
123Nicol Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne0:19:48
124Antonio Piedra (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur0:19:57
125Manuel Ortega (Spa) Andalucia-CajasurRow 124 - Cell 2
126Kasper Klostergaard (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:20:06
127Martin Pedersen (Den) Footon-Servetto0:20:13
128Alexandre Pichot (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom0:20:26
129Sergio Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur0:20:33
130Dominik Roels (Ger) Team Milram0:20:35
131Jose Vincente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne0:20:36
132Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervélo Test Team0:21:01
133Bjorn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram0:21:24
134Manuel Cardoso (Por) Footon-Servetto0:21:45
135Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:23:43
136Martin Velits (Svk) Team HTC-Columbia0:23:59
137Mickael Delage (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:24:04
138Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC-Columbia0:24:54
139Matthew Goss (Aus) Team HTC-Columbia0:25:06
140Hayden Roulston (NZl) Team HTC-ColumbiaRow 139 - Cell 2
141Lars-Ytting Bak (Den) Team HTC-ColumbiaRow 140 - Cell 2
142Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Transitions0:25:15
143Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas-Doimo0:25:16
144Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 143 - Cell 2
145Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) FDJ0:25:19
146Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervélo Test TeamRow 145 - Cell 2
147Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank0:25:20
148Dominik Klemme (Ger) Team Saxo BankRow 147 - Cell 2
149David Millar (GBr) Garmin-Transitions0:25:23
150Robert Förster (Ger) Team Milram0:25:24
151Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step0:25:29
152Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Quick StepRow 151 - Cell 2
153Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick StepRow 152 - Cell 2
154Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:25:30
155Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia0:25:32
156Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:25:33
157Simon Gerrans (Aus) Team Sky0:25:34
158Remi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligneRow 157 - Cell 2
159Ian Stannard (GBr) Team Sky0:25:37
160Yoann Offredo (Fra) FDJ0:25:39
161Gianni Meersman (Bel) FDJRow 160 - Cell 2
162Pierre Cazaux (Fra) FDJRow 161 - Cell 2
163Juan-Jose Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank0:25:42
164Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quick StepRow 163 - Cell 2
165Oscar Freire (Spa) RabobankRow 164 - Cell 2
166Nick Nuyens (Bel) RabobankRow 165 - Cell 2
167Theo Bos (Ned) Cervélo Test Team0:25:44
168Freddy Bichot (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom0:25:45
169David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Transitions0:25:46
170Dmitry Fofonov (Kaz) Astana0:25:47
171Allan Davis (Aus) AstanaRow 170 - Cell 2
172Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) FDJ0:25:49
173Jose Vicente Toribio (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur0:25:55
174Johnnie Walker (Aus) Footon-Servetto0:25:57
175Enrique Mata (Spa) Footon-Servetto0:26:03
176David Gutierrez Gutierrez (Spa) Footon-ServettoRow 175 - Cell 2
177Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank0:26:08
178Mauricio Ardila (Col) Rabobank0:26:12
179Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Team Katusha0:26:20
180Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Team SkyRow 179 - Cell 2
181Kjell Carlström (Fin) Team Sky0:26:21
182Jorge Montenegro (Arg) Andalucia-Cajasur0:26:25
183Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin-Transitions0:26:49
184Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo BankRow 183 - Cell 2
185Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale0:26:55
186Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC-Columbia0:27:16
187Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha0:27:18
188Matthew Wilson (Aus) Garmin-Transitions0:28:01
189Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Ag2R-La Mondiale0:28:31
190Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Rabobank0:28:38
191David Vitoria (Swi) Footon-Servetto0:28:56
192Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana0:41:51
193Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne0:43:03
194Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin-Transitions0:44:49
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Points classification
1Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto25pts
2Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) FDJ25Row 1 - Cell 3
3Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha20Row 2 - Cell 3
4Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC-Columbia20Row 3 - Cell 3
5Igor Anton (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi16Row 4 - Cell 3
6Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Transitions16Row 5 - Cell 3
7Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo14Row 6 - Cell 3
8Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini14Row 7 - Cell 3
9Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini12Row 8 - Cell 3
10Manuel Cardoso (Por) Footon-Servetto12Row 9 - Cell 3
11Javier Ramirez (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur11Row 10 - Cell 3
12Nicolas Roche (Irl) Ag2R-La Mondiale10Row 11 - Cell 3
13Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi10Row 12 - Cell 3
14Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank9Row 13 - Cell 3
15Mickael Delage (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto8Row 14 - Cell 3
16Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia8Row 15 - Cell 3
17Robert Förster (Ger) Team Milram8Row 16 - Cell 3
18David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne7Row 17 - Cell 3
19Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Team Katusha7Row 18 - Cell 3
20Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ6Row 19 - Cell 3
21Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quick Step6Row 20 - Cell 3
22Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha5Row 21 - Cell 3
23Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne5Row 22 - Cell 3
24Xavier Tondo (Spa) Cervélo Test Team4Row 23 - Cell 3
25Yoann Offredo (Fra) FDJ4Row 24 - Cell 3
26Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank3Row 25 - Cell 3
27Enrique Mata (Spa) Footon-Servetto3Row 26 - Cell 3
28Johnnie Walker (Aus) Footon-Servetto3Row 27 - Cell 3
29Ruben Plaza (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne2Row 28 - Cell 3
30Blel Kadri (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale2Row 29 - Cell 3
31Egoï Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi2Row 30 - Cell 3
32Juan-Jose Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank2Row 31 - Cell 3
33Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step1Row 32 - Cell 3
34Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Caisse d’Epargne1Row 33 - Cell 3
35Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia1Row 34 - Cell 3
36Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto1Row 35 - Cell 3
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Mountains classification
1Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia13pts
2David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne6Row 1 - Cell 3
3Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram5Row 2 - Cell 3
4Egoï Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi5Row 3 - Cell 3
5Mickael Delage (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto3Row 4 - Cell 3
6Mikael Cherel (Fra) FDJ2Row 5 - Cell 3
7Javier Ramirez (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur2Row 6 - Cell 3
8Blel Kadri (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale1Row 7 - Cell 3
9Johnnie Walker (Aus) Footon-Servetto1Row 8 - Cell 3
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Combativity classification
1Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia97pts
2Javier Ramirez (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur108Row 1 - Cell 3
3Egoï Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi109Row 2 - Cell 3
4Blel Kadri (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale110Row 3 - Cell 3
5Mickael Delage (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto157Row 4 - Cell 3
6Johnnie Walker (Aus) Footon-Servetto209Row 5 - Cell 3
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Teams classification
1Team HTC - Columbia26:20:52
2Team Katusha0:00:05
3Omega Pharma - Lotto0:00:08
4Caisse d'Epargne0:00:15
5Liquigas - Doimo0:00:18
6Cervelo Test Team0:00:20
7Lampre - Farese Vini0:00:32
8Euskaltel - Euskadi0:01:33
9Rabobank0:01:41
10Astana0:01:42
11FDJ0:01:43
12Xacobeo Galicia0:01:52
13Team Milram0:02:26
14AG2R - La Mondiale0:02:47
15BBOX Bouygues Telecom0:09:31
16Andalucia - Cajasur0:12:06
17Cofidis, le credit en ligne0:12:22
18Team Saxo Bank0:14:06
19Sky Professional Cycling Team0:14:31
20Garmin - Transitions0:14:34
21Quick Step0:24:51
22Footon - Servetto0:34:54

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