Contador seals overall 2014 Vuelta a España victory

Movistar may have missed out on the main prize, but Adriano Malori ensured the Spanish team finished the race in the same triumphant fashion they started it by winning a rain-affected final time trial in Santiago de Compostela. Three weeks on from Movistar’s success in the opening team time trial, the Italian TT specialist finished eight seconds ahead of Trek’s Jesse Sergent, with BMC’s Rohan Dennis another second back in third.

Race leader Alberto Contador took no chances on the wet course. After a wheel-spin on the start ramp, the Tinkoff-Saxo leader finished 101st on the night, 1:40 down on Malori, to confirm his third Vuelta victory and sixth Grand Tour success. His final margin over runner-up Chris Froome (Team Sky) was 1:10. Movistar’s Alejandro Valverde ended 1:50 back in third.

Like Sergent, Malori was among the early starters on the 9.7km course and made the best of the conditions on a tricky city centre circuit. Soon after the Italian finished, the heavens opened, drenching the course.

Dennis raced early when the rain came down, and was fastest at the 5km checkpoint. Although he was five seconds quicker than Malori at the check, the Australian had to ease off over the second part of the course. But his caution couldn’t prevent him hitting the deck as he rode over the slippery flagstones leading into the finish. No one went close to Malori’s time after this.

"I’ve been working as a teammate for the whole Vuelta except for yesterday, when the team told me to save energy," said Malori. "But with 4,000 metres of climbing, you can imagine how hard it was to save myself. But I felt very good. I immediately realised I was riding one of my best time trials of the season and that was confirmed by the watts I put out. I beat riders such as Jesse Sergent, who also rode before the rain, so I can be happy."

Although it had begun to dry as the top GC riders went out, several corners were still treacherous and none of the big guns dared to go all out for victory on the night. Valverde was the quickest of them, but even the Spanish time trial champion was 55 seconds slower than his Movistar teammate in 32nd place.

Froome, who had hoped to finish off the race in winning style, rolled home in 63rd place on the night, 1:13 down on Malori. But the Briton looked rapid compared to Contador, who clearly wanted to avoid any worrying complications in this final test.

"I am very happy with this victory. It’s a dream for me to win three Vueltas," said the Spaniard before he stepping up onto the victory podium. "I’ve had many highs and lows over the past two months, but I didn’t want to finish the season with a fall," he added in reference to his crash out of the Tour de France in July.

He praised both his Tinkoff-Saxo team, saying their work had been "incredible", and the fans at the roadside. "The public have encouraged me, they’ve been incredible. They’ve given me the strength to get to this point. This victory is for them."

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Adriano Malori (Ita) Movistar Team0:11:12
2Jesse Sergent (NZl) Trek Factory Racing0:00:08
3Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team0:00:09
4Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky0:00:17
5Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 4 - Cell 2
6Sergei Chernetski (Rus) Team Katusha0:00:18
7Maciej Bodnar (Pol) CannondaleRow 6 - Cell 2
8Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek Factory RacingRow 8 - Cell 2
10Damien Gaudin (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 9 - Cell 2
11Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Trek Factory Racing0:00:19
12Daniele Bennati (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo0:00:21
13Sam Bewley (NZl) Orica Greenedge0:00:22
14Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano0:00:24
15Patrick Gretsch (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale0:00:27
16Greg Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol0:00:28
17Gert Joeaar (Est) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:00:29
18Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek Factory Racing0:00:30
19Vegard Breen (Nor) Lotto Belisol0:00:38
20John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano0:00:39
21Adam Yates (GBr) Orica Greenedge0:00:40
22Luke Rowe (GBr) Team SkyRow 21 - Cell 2
23Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo0:00:44
24Jaco Venter (RSA) MTN - QhubekaRow 23 - Cell 2
25Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Team Katusha0:00:46
26Wout Poels (Ned) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team0:00:47
27Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Trek Factory RacingRow 26 - Cell 2
28Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 27 - Cell 2
29Valerio Conti (Ita) Lampre-Merida0:00:52
30Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Giant-Shimano0:00:54
31Jonathan Fumeaux (Swi) IAM CyclingRow 30 - Cell 2
32Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team0:00:55
33Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ.frRow 32 - Cell 2
34Antonio Piedra Perez (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 33 - Cell 2
35Robert Wagner (Ger) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 34 - Cell 2
36Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin Sharp0:00:56
37Pirmin Lang (Swi) IAM CyclingRow 36 - Cell 2
38Luis Mas Bonet (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 37 - Cell 2
39Nikolas Maes (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team0:00:58
40Sébastien Turgot (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:00:59
41Pim Ligthart (Ned) Lotto Belisol0:01:00
42Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling TeamRow 41 - Cell 2
43Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Cannondale0:01:01
44Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 43 - Cell 2
45George Bennett (NZl) Cannondale0:01:02
46Karol Domagalski (Pol) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 45 - Cell 2
47Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka0:01:03
48Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing TeamRow 47 - Cell 2
49Chad Haga (USA) Team Giant-Shimano0:01:04
50Maximiliano Ariel Richeze (Arg) Lampre-Merida0:01:05
51Martijn Keizer (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 50 - Cell 2
52Stef Clement (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team0:01:06
53Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale0:01:07
54Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) AG2R La Mondiale0:01:08
55Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 54 - Cell 2
56Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Team KatushaRow 55 - Cell 2
57Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team0:01:09
58Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 57 - Cell 2
59Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team Europcar0:01:10
60Sébastien Hinault (Fra) IAM Cycling0:01:11
61Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo0:01:12
62Matthias Krizek (Aut) Cannondale0:01:13
63Christopher Froome (GBr) Team SkyRow 62 - Cell 2
64Francesco Lasca (Ita) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA0:01:14
65Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 64 - Cell 2
66Johan Le Bon (Fra) FDJ.frRow 65 - Cell 2
67Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Garmin Sharp0:01:15
68Damiano Caruso (Ita) CannondaleRow 67 - Cell 2
69Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) AG2R La Mondiale0:01:16
70Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano0:01:17
71Elia Favilli (Ita) Lampre-Merida0:01:21
72Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica Greenedge0:01:22
73Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Belisol0:01:23
74Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Lampre-Merida0:01:24
75Natnael Berhane (Eri) Team Europcar0:01:26
76Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Team Giant-ShimanoRow 75 - Cell 2
77Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Tinkoff-Saxo0:01:27
78Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Movistar Team0:01:28
79Marcel Aregger (Swi) IAM CyclingRow 78 - Cell 2
80Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:01:29
81Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 80 - Cell 2
82Amets Txurruka (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 81 - Cell 2
83Romain Sicard (Fra) Team Europcar0:01:31
84Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano0:01:32
85Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:01:33
86Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 85 - Cell 2
87Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar TeamRow 86 - Cell 2
88Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:01:34
89Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin (Eri) MTN - Qhubeka0:01:35
90Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Team SkyRow 89 - Cell 2
91Guillaume Boivin (Can) CannondaleRow 90 - Cell 2
92Lawrence Warbasse (USA) BMC Racing Team0:01:36
93Maxime Mederel (Fra) Team Europcar0:01:37
94Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN - QhubekaRow 93 - Cell 2
95Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team Europcar0:01:38
96Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Movistar Team0:01:39
97David Millar (GBr) Garmin SharpRow 96 - Cell 2
98Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-MeridaRow 97 - Cell 2
99Peio Bilbao (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA0:01:40
100Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 99 - Cell 2
101Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 100 - Cell 2
102Daniel Craven (Nam) Team EuropcarRow 101 - Cell 2
103Nathan Brown (USA) Garmin Sharp0:01:41
104Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 103 - Cell 2
105Dominik Nerz (Ger) BMC Racing Team0:01:42
106Gerald Ciolek (Ger) MTN - Qhubeka0:01:43
107Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 106 - Cell 2
108Laurent Mangel (Fra) FDJ.fr0:01:44
109Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 108 - Cell 2
110Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Tinkoff-Saxo0:01:45
111Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling TeamRow 110 - Cell 2
112Louis Meintjes (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka0:01:47
113Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Cannondale0:01:49
114Mitchell Docker (Aus) Orica Greenedge0:01:51
115Philip Deignan (Irl) Team SkyRow 114 - Cell 2
116Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 115 - Cell 2
117Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:01:52
118Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) MTN - QhubekaRow 117 - Cell 2
119Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto BelisolRow 118 - Cell 2
120Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:01:53
121Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) IAM CyclingRow 120 - Cell 2
122Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin Sharp0:01:54
123Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 122 - Cell 2
124Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing TeamRow 123 - Cell 2
125Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:01:55
126Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Team Katusha0:01:57
127Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin SharpRow 126 - Cell 2
128Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin Sharp0:01:58
129Romain Hardy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:01:59
130Yannick Martinez (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 129 - Cell 2
131Jhoan Esteban Chaves Rubio (Col) Orica GreenedgeRow 130 - Cell 2
132Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Team KatushaRow 131 - Cell 2
133Simon Clarke (Aus) Orica GreenedgeRow 132 - Cell 2
134Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Sky0:02:03
135Jerome Coppel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:02:04
136Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 135 - Cell 2
137Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Team Katusha0:02:07
138Yury Trofimov (Rus) Team Katusha0:02:08
139Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha0:02:11
140Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin SharpRow 139 - Cell 2
141Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:02:12
142Javier Francisco Aramendia Lorente (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA0:02:13
143Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Team Sky0:02:15
144Winner Anacona Gomez (Col) Lampre-MeridaRow 143 - Cell 2
145Paul Martens (Ger) Belkin Pro Cycling Team0:02:20
146Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team0:02:21
147André Cardoso (Por) Garmin SharpRow 146 - Cell 2
148José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team0:02:22
149Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 148 - Cell 2
150Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ.fr0:02:23
151Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Astana Pro Team0:02:24
152Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) MTN - Qhubeka0:02:25
153David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA0:02:27
154Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 153 - Cell 2
155Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:02:28
156Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha0:02:38
157Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo0:02:41
158Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team0:02:42
159Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka0:02:43
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Points
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Adriano Malori (Ita) Movistar Team25pts
2Jesse Sergent (NZl) Trek Factory Racing20Row 1 - Cell 3
3Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team16Row 2 - Cell 3
4Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky14Row 3 - Cell 3
5Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Team Europcar12Row 4 - Cell 3
6Sergei Chernetski (Rus) Team Katusha10Row 5 - Cell 3
7Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Cannondale9Row 6 - Cell 3
8Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team8Row 7 - Cell 3
9Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek Factory Racing7Row 8 - Cell 3
10Damien Gaudin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale6Row 9 - Cell 3
11Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Trek Factory Racing5Row 10 - Cell 3
12Daniele Bennati (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo4Row 11 - Cell 3
13Sam Bewley (NZl) Orica Greenedge3Row 12 - Cell 3
14Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano2Row 13 - Cell 3
15Patrick Gretsch (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale1Row 14 - Cell 3
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Combativity
#Rider Name (Country) Team
1Adriano Malori (Ita) Movistar Team
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Trek Factory Racing0:34:22
2AG2R La Mondiale0:01:00
3Team Giant - Shimano0:01:11
4Movistar TeamRow 3 - Cell 2
5Lotto Belisol0:01:20
6Team SKY0:01:25
7Team Katusha0:01:26
8Tinkoff - Saxo0:01:31
9Cannondale Pro Cycling0:01:35
10BMC Racing TeamRow 9 - Cell 2
11Orica GreenEdge0:01:39
12Omega Pharma - Quick-Step0:01:59
13Belkin Pro Cycling Team0:02:03
14Team Europcar0:02:08
15Caja Rural - Seguros RGA0:02:10
16IAM Cycling0:02:16
17Cofidis, Solutions Crédits0:02:25
18Lampre - Merida0:02:33
19Astana Pro Team0:02:35
20MTN - Qhubeka0:02:37
21Garmin Sharp0:03:05
22FDJ.fr0:03:07
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Final general classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo81:25:05
2Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky0:01:10
3Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team0:01:50
4Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Team Katusha0:03:25
5Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:04:48
6Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing Team0:09:30
7Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin Sharp0:10:38
8Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano0:11:50
9Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale0:12:50
10Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:13:02
11Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Team Katusha0:16:44
12Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Team Sky0:19:54
13Romain Sicard (Fra) Team Europcar0:24:20
14Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team0:25:04
15Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Team Katusha0:25:27
16Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto Belisol0:29:52
17Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) MTN - Qhubeka0:32:00
18Dominik Nerz (Ger) BMC Racing Team0:37:25
19Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:42:04
20David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA0:52:51
21Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo0:55:06
22Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:55:53
23Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Tinkoff-Saxo0:57:28
24Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin Sharp1:05:25
25André Cardoso (Por) Garmin Sharp1:07:37
26Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida1:11:31
27Winner Anacona Gomez (Col) Lampre-Merida1:11:34
28Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Astana Pro Team1:11:52
29Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo1:23:47
30Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team1:30:29
31Jerome Coppel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits1:34:08
32José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team1:37:22
33Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team1:37:47
34Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Belisol1:41:09
35Maxime Mederel (Fra) Team Europcar1:41:12
36Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team1:43:06
37Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar Team1:43:48
38Wout Poels (Ned) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team1:46:07
39Philip Deignan (Irl) Team Sky1:48:53
40Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha1:50:51
41Jhoan Esteban Chaves Rubio (Col) Orica Greenedge1:51:41
42Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Team Katusha1:54:20
43Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Sky1:57:37
44Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team1:58:47
45Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team1:59:36
46Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha2:00:04
47Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) MTN - Qhubeka2:01:38
48Amets Txurruka (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA2:04:13
49Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits2:06:36
50Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team2:07:00
51Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin Sharp2:13:46
52Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team2:15:24
53Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol2:15:25
54Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale2:18:33
55Louis Meintjes (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka2:19:15
56Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA2:21:17
57Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Tinkoff-Saxo2:21:35
58Paul Martens (Ger) Belkin Pro Cycling Team2:24:50
59Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka2:29:38
60Peio Bilbao (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA2:30:42
61Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) IAM Cycling2:38:15
62Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Giant-Shimano2:39:09
63Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Movistar Team2:40:02
64Romain Hardy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits2:41:27
65Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Movistar Team2:43:30
66Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team2:46:03
67Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Cannondale2:46:04
68Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team2:47:07
69Stef Clement (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team2:50:12
70Simon Clarke (Aus) Orica Greenedge2:50:34
71Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Team Sky2:53:30
72Yury Trofimov (Rus) Team Katusha2:56:26
73Chad Haga (USA) Team Giant-Shimano3:00:24
74Lawrence Warbasse (USA) BMC Racing Team3:00:48
75Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica Greenedge3:02:43
76Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida3:04:25
77Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ.fr3:07:43
78Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team Europcar3:08:26
79Johan Le Bon (Fra) FDJ.fr3:08:57
80Martijn Keizer (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team3:09:09
81Yannick Martinez (Fra) Team Europcar3:09:21
82Adam Yates (GBr) Orica Greenedge3:11:27
83Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits3:11:48
84Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team3:12:44
85Nathan Brown (USA) Garmin Sharp3:14:12
86Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Garmin Sharp3:15:57
87Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Trek Factory Racing3:17:15
88Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek Factory Racing3:17:16
89George Bennett (NZl) Cannondale3:17:54
90Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Movistar Team3:22:38
91Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team Europcar3:23:00
92Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin (Eri) MTN - Qhubeka3:23:14
93Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Lampre-Merida3:27:25
94Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ.fr3:28:48
95Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Team Katusha3:28:49
96Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale3:32:16
97Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano3:32:39
98Javier Francisco Aramendia Lorente (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA3:33:12
99Antonio Piedra Perez (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA3:33:54
100Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team3:35:42
101Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Cannondale3:38:05
102Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano3:38:13
103Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto Belisol3:38:51
104Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN - Qhubeka3:39:25
105Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek Factory RacingRow 104 - Cell 2
106Sébastien Hinault (Fra) IAM Cycling3:39:43
107Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Belisol3:40:58
108Daniele Bennati (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo3:46:15
109Elia Favilli (Ita) Lampre-Merida3:46:51
110Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky3:47:48
111Nikolas Maes (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team3:48:00
112Valerio Conti (Ita) Lampre-Merida3:48:01
113Sergei Chernetski (Rus) Team Katusha3:50:42
114Adriano Malori (Ita) Movistar Team3:50:52
115Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Trek Factory Racing3:51:34
116John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano3:51:37
117Marcel Aregger (Swi) IAM Cycling3:51:48
118Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin Sharp3:52:21
119Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits3:54:14
120Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo3:55:01
121Luis Mas Bonet (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA3:57:07
122Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Cannondale4:00:23
123Jaco Venter (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka4:01:04
124Karol Domagalski (Pol) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA4:03:11
125Matthias Krizek (Aut) Cannondale4:03:19
126Patrick Gretsch (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale4:04:32
127Pim Ligthart (Ned) Lotto Belisol4:08:30
128Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo4:09:18
129Vegard Breen (Nor) Lotto Belisol4:11:54
130Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team4:15:08
131Jesse Sergent (NZl) Trek Factory Racing4:15:10
132Damien Gaudin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale4:16:59
133Greg Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol4:18:33
134Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) AG2R La Mondiale4:19:04
135Sam Bewley (NZl) Orica Greenedge4:19:58
136Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano4:20:05
137Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team4:23:51
138Maximiliano Ariel Richeze (Arg) Lampre-Merida4:24:33
139Gerald Ciolek (Ger) MTN - Qhubeka4:26:37
140Daniel Craven (Nam) Team Europcar4:27:05
141Luke Rowe (GBr) Team Sky4:27:51
142Jonathan Fumeaux (Swi) IAM Cycling4:28:55
143Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin Sharp4:29:11
144David Millar (GBr) Garmin Sharp4:33:28
145Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida4:35:14
146Pirmin Lang (Swi) IAM Cycling4:36:02
147Mitchell Docker (Aus) Orica Greenedge4:37:10
148Natnael Berhane (Eri) Team Europcar4:39:01
149Guillaume Boivin (Can) Cannondale4:41:16
150Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Astana Pro Team4:44:59
151Robert Wagner (Ger) Belkin Pro Cycling Team4:47:08
152Gert Joeaar (Est) Cofidis, Solutions Credits4:47:19
153Laurent Mangel (Fra) FDJ.fr4:49:48
154Sébastien Turgot (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale4:51:45
155Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka4:51:54
156Francesco Lasca (Ita) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA4:53:04
157Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Team Europcar5:01:15
158Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) AG2R La Mondiale5:13:39
159Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana Pro Team5:22:23
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Points classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano169pts
2Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team146Row 1 - Cell 3
3Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo145Row 2 - Cell 3
4Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky139Row 3 - Cell 3
5Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Team Katusha117Row 4 - Cell 3
6Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica Greenedge105Row 5 - Cell 3
7Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team103Row 6 - Cell 3
8Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin Sharp85Row 7 - Cell 3
9Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek Factory Racing71Row 8 - Cell 3
10Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale61Row 9 - Cell 3
11Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits60Row 10 - Cell 3
12Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing Team56Row 11 - Cell 3
13Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin Sharp55Row 12 - Cell 3
14Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Team Katusha48Row 13 - Cell 3
15Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida44Row 14 - Cell 3
16Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Cannondale43Row 15 - Cell 3
17Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano38Row 16 - Cell 3
18Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team36Row 17 - Cell 3
19Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida34Row 18 - Cell 3
20Yannick Martinez (Fra) Team Europcar34Row 19 - Cell 3
21Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) IAM Cycling34Row 20 - Cell 3
22Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol33Row 21 - Cell 3
23Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team33Row 22 - Cell 3
24Paul Martens (Ger) Belkin Pro Cycling Team33Row 23 - Cell 3
25Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team31Row 24 - Cell 3
26Winner Anacona Gomez (Col) Lampre-Merida28Row 25 - Cell 3
27Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha28Row 26 - Cell 3
28Jesse Sergent (NZl) Trek Factory Racing27Row 27 - Cell 3
29Adriano Malori (Ita) Movistar Team26Row 28 - Cell 3
30Pim Ligthart (Ned) Lotto Belisol26Row 29 - Cell 3
31Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky25Row 30 - Cell 3
32Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team23Row 31 - Cell 3
33Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida21Row 32 - Cell 3
34Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ.fr21Row 33 - Cell 3
35Jerome Coppel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits20Row 34 - Cell 3
36Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Tinkoff-Saxo20Row 35 - Cell 3
37Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team20Row 36 - Cell 3
38Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Astana Pro Team20Row 37 - Cell 3
39Peio Bilbao (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA19Row 38 - Cell 3
40Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale18Row 39 - Cell 3
41Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) AG2R La Mondiale18Row 40 - Cell 3
42Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Movistar Team16Row 41 - Cell 3
43Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN - Qhubeka16Row 42 - Cell 3
44Greg Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol16Row 43 - Cell 3
45Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Team Katusha15Row 44 - Cell 3
46Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team15Row 45 - Cell 3
47Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Team Europcar15Row 46 - Cell 3
48Elia Favilli (Ita) Lampre-Merida14Row 47 - Cell 3
49Valerio Conti (Ita) Lampre-Merida14Row 48 - Cell 3
50Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Movistar Team14Row 49 - Cell 3
51Luis Mas Bonet (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA13Row 50 - Cell 3
52Wout Poels (Ned) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team12Row 51 - Cell 3
53Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) MTN - Qhubeka12Row 52 - Cell 3
54Louis Meintjes (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka12Row 53 - Cell 3
55Francesco Lasca (Ita) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA12Row 54 - Cell 3
56Romain Sicard (Fra) Team Europcar11Row 55 - Cell 3
57David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA11Row 56 - Cell 3
58Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Belisol11Row 57 - Cell 3
59Romain Hardy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits11Row 58 - Cell 3
60Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Team Sky10Row 59 - Cell 3
61Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Garmin Sharp10Row 60 - Cell 3
62Sergei Chernetski (Rus) Team Katusha10Row 61 - Cell 3
63Robert Wagner (Ger) Belkin Pro Cycling Team10Row 62 - Cell 3
64Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka9Row 63 - Cell 3
65Jhoan Esteban Chaves Rubio (Col) Orica Greenedge9Row 64 - Cell 3
66Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Cannondale9Row 65 - Cell 3
67Matthias Krizek (Aut) Cannondale8Row 66 - Cell 3
68Damien Gaudin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale8Row 67 - Cell 3
69Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team7Row 68 - Cell 3
70Daniele Bennati (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo7Row 69 - Cell 3
71Guillaume Boivin (Can) Cannondale7Row 70 - Cell 3
72Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano6Row 71 - Cell 3
73Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Trek Factory Racing6Row 72 - Cell 3
74Javier Francisco Aramendia Lorente (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA6Row 73 - Cell 3
75Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek Factory Racing6Row 74 - Cell 3
76Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano6Row 75 - Cell 3
77Johan Le Bon (Fra) FDJ.fr5Row 76 - Cell 3
78Laurent Mangel (Fra) FDJ.fr5Row 77 - Cell 3
79Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team Europcar5Row 78 - Cell 3
80Gerald Ciolek (Ger) MTN - Qhubeka5Row 79 - Cell 3
81Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar Team4Row 80 - Cell 3
82Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) MTN - Qhubeka4Row 81 - Cell 3
83Amets Txurruka (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA4Row 82 - Cell 3
84Stef Clement (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team4Row 83 - Cell 3
85Sébastien Turgot (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale4Row 84 - Cell 3
86Sébastien Hinault (Fra) IAM Cycling4Row 85 - Cell 3
87Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Belisol4Row 86 - Cell 3
88Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo3Row 87 - Cell 3
89Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits3Row 88 - Cell 3
90Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team3Row 89 - Cell 3
91Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha3Row 90 - Cell 3
92Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo3Row 91 - Cell 3
93Sam Bewley (NZl) Orica Greenedge3Row 92 - Cell 3
94Maximiliano Ariel Richeze (Arg) Lampre-Merida3Row 93 - Cell 3
95Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits2Row 94 - Cell 3
96Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA2Row 95 - Cell 3
97Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits2Row 96 - Cell 3
98Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Cannondale2Row 97 - Cell 3
99Gert Joeaar (Est) Cofidis, Solutions Credits2Row 98 - Cell 3
100Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka2Row 99 - Cell 3
101Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Movistar Team1Row 100 - Cell 3
102José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team1Row 101 - Cell 3
103Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Sky1Row 102 - Cell 3
104Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Tinkoff-Saxo1Row 103 - Cell 3
105Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale1Row 104 - Cell 3
106Patrick Gretsch (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale1Row 105 - Cell 3
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Mountains classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA58pts
2Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo45Row 1 - Cell 3
3Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team40Row 2 - Cell 3
4Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida33Row 3 - Cell 3
5Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky33Row 4 - Cell 3
6Luis Mas Bonet (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA20Row 5 - Cell 3
7Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team19Row 6 - Cell 3
8Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Team Katusha19Row 7 - Cell 3
9Winner Anacona Gomez (Col) Lampre-Merida18Row 8 - Cell 3
10Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Cannondale18Row 9 - Cell 3
11Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin Sharp16Row 10 - Cell 3
12Wout Poels (Ned) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team15Row 11 - Cell 3
13Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team Europcar13Row 12 - Cell 3
14Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team11Row 13 - Cell 3
15Peio Bilbao (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA11Row 14 - Cell 3
16Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida11Row 15 - Cell 3
17Maxime Mederel (Fra) Team Europcar9Row 16 - Cell 3
18Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Tinkoff-Saxo8Row 17 - Cell 3
19Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team8Row 18 - Cell 3
20Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Movistar Team7Row 19 - Cell 3
21Amets Txurruka (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA7Row 20 - Cell 3
22Jerome Coppel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits7Row 21 - Cell 3
23Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team7Row 22 - Cell 3
24Yannick Martinez (Fra) Team Europcar6Row 23 - Cell 3
25Pim Ligthart (Ned) Lotto Belisol6Row 24 - Cell 3
26Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale5Row 25 - Cell 3
27Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Belisol4Row 26 - Cell 3
28Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Movistar Team4Row 27 - Cell 3
29Johan Le Bon (Fra) FDJ.fr4Row 28 - Cell 3
30Adriano Malori (Ita) Movistar Team4Row 29 - Cell 3
31Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky3Row 30 - Cell 3
32Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin Sharp3Row 31 - Cell 3
33Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka3Row 32 - Cell 3
34Adam Yates (GBr) Orica Greenedge3Row 33 - Cell 3
35Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Trek Factory Racing3Row 34 - Cell 3
36Luke Rowe (GBr) Team Sky3Row 35 - Cell 3
37Laurent Mangel (Fra) FDJ.fr3Row 36 - Cell 3
38Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano2Row 37 - Cell 3
39Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) MTN - Qhubeka2Row 38 - Cell 3
40Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha2Row 39 - Cell 3
41Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Sky2Row 40 - Cell 3
42Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN - Qhubeka2Row 41 - Cell 3
43Elia Favilli (Ita) Lampre-Merida2Row 42 - Cell 3
44Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka2Row 43 - Cell 3
45Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Team Europcar2Row 44 - Cell 3
46Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing Team1Row 45 - Cell 3
47Romain Sicard (Fra) Team Europcar1Row 46 - Cell 3
48Philip Deignan (Irl) Team Sky1Row 47 - Cell 3
49Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Team Katusha1Row 48 - Cell 3
50Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol1Row 49 - Cell 3
51Louis Meintjes (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka1Row 50 - Cell 3
52Stef Clement (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team1Row 51 - Cell 3
53Javier Francisco Aramendia Lorente (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA1Row 52 - Cell 3
54Valerio Conti (Ita) Lampre-Merida1Row 53 - Cell 3
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Combination classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo6pts
2Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team8Row 1 - Cell 3
3Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky11Row 2 - Cell 3
4Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Team Katusha17Row 3 - Cell 3
5Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team19Row 4 - Cell 3
6Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin Sharp48Row 5 - Cell 3
7Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida49Row 6 - Cell 3
8Winner Anacona Gomez (Col) Lampre-Merida62Row 7 - Cell 3
9Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano63Row 8 - Cell 3
10Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing Team64Row 9 - Cell 3
11Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Tinkoff-Saxo77Row 10 - Cell 3
12Jerome Coppel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits88Row 11 - Cell 3
13Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Cannondale93Row 12 - Cell 3
14Wout Poels (Ned) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team102Row 13 - Cell 3
15Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team105Row 14 - Cell 3
16Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha107Row 15 - Cell 3
17Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) MTN - Qhubeka109Row 16 - Cell 3
18Peio Bilbao (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA114Row 17 - Cell 3
19Romain Sicard (Fra) Team Europcar116Row 18 - Cell 3
20Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Belisol119Row 19 - Cell 3
21Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale120Row 20 - Cell 3
22Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol125Row 21 - Cell 3
23Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida125Row 22 - Cell 3
24Yannick Martinez (Fra) Team Europcar125Row 23 - Cell 3
25Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Movistar Team133Row 24 - Cell 3
26Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team135Row 25 - Cell 3
27Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team137Row 26 - Cell 3
28Amets Txurruka (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA152Row 27 - Cell 3
29Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA153Row 28 - Cell 3
30Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka156Row 29 - Cell 3
31Louis Meintjes (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka160Row 30 - Cell 3
32Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Movistar Team160Row 31 - Cell 3
33Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team Europcar170Row 32 - Cell 3
34Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky172Row 33 - Cell 3
35Adriano Malori (Ita) Movistar Team173Row 34 - Cell 3
36Luis Mas Bonet (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA178Row 35 - Cell 3
37Pim Ligthart (Ned) Lotto Belisol182Row 36 - Cell 3
38Johan Le Bon (Fra) FDJ.fr185Row 37 - Cell 3
39Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Sky187Row 38 - Cell 3
40Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN - Qhubeka189Row 39 - Cell 3
41Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Trek Factory Racing195Row 40 - Cell 3
42Elia Favilli (Ita) Lampre-Merida200Row 41 - Cell 3
43Stef Clement (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team205Row 42 - Cell 3
44Valerio Conti (Ita) Lampre-Merida215Row 43 - Cell 3
45Javier Francisco Aramendia Lorente (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA225Row 44 - Cell 3
46Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Team Europcar249Row 45 - Cell 3
47Laurent Mangel (Fra) FDJ.fr268Row 46 - Cell 3
48Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka299Row 47 - Cell 3
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Teams classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Team Katusha244:19:36
2Movistar Team0:38:54
3Tinkoff - Saxo0:40:16
4Cofidis, Solutions Crédits0:52:33
5Team SKY1:06:31
6Astana Pro Team1:08:09
7Garmin Sharp1:17:06
8BMC Racing Team1:17:32
9Belkin Pro Cycling Team2:13:06
10Lotto Belisol2:54:48
11Omega Pharma - Quick-Step2:56:11
12MTN - Qhubeka2:56:27
13Lampre - Merida2:57:17
14Caja Rural - Seguros RGA3:06:42
15Team Europcar3:12:29
16Team Giant - Shimano3:56:33
17Cannondale Pro Cycling4:29:08
18Orica GreenEdge5:21:19
19Trek Factory Racing5:58:46
20AG2R La Mondiale6:15:30
21FDJ.fr7:02:19
22IAM Cycling8:51:27

 

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Peter Cossins has written about professional cycling since 1993 and is a contributing editor to Procycling. He is the author of The Monuments: The Grit and the Glory of Cycling's Greatest One-Day Races (Bloomsbury, March 2014) and has translated Christophe Bassons' autobiography, A Clean Break (Bloomsbury, July 2014). 

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