Vuelta a Espana: Valverde wins stage 4

Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) sealed victory on the fourth stage of the Vuelta a Espana, beating Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) in the tricky uphill finish to Vejer de la Frontera. Daniel Moreno (Katusha) pipped Nicolas Roche (Team Sky) for third.

Valverde bided his time inside the peloton, sitting behind his teammate Nairo Quintana on the run to the final ramp of the undulating climb. He launched his winning move from a long way back, skimming past Roche - who was flagging after an earlier attack – and taking the inside line around the final corner. Sagan was quick to go with the Spanish champion but Valverde’s superior climbing abilities paid dividends and he crossed the line comfortably ahead of Sagan.

“Sometimes it’s our team setting the tempo, like on the first day, today we stayed a bit more calm we know the Vuelta is long and we need to keep strength. We sat with Katusha and they were good but so were we. We didn’t need to accelerate too hard and for the last 200 metres I just flew,” Valverde said after stepping on the podium.

“I knew it was him (Sagan) because I kept getting flashes of his hair. I know in these finishes that Sagan is strong but I knew with 200 metres to go that this was my victory.”

After a predominantly flat day, there was a sharp right-hand turn and the terrain went skywards with just four kilometres to go. Several attacks came off the front but the most concerted of those early moves was one from Pello Bilbao. The Caja Rural rider never got too much rope, dangling in front of the peloton for the next two kilometres.

As Bilbao was reeled in by the efforts of Sagan and the Katusha team, Samuel Sanchez (BMC) immediately countered, taking Roche in his wheel. They were initially helped by a small descent and the pair made it inside the final kilometre but the peloton was close behind and when the road kicked up Sanchez was quickly taken back. Roche pushed on, looking to take the red jersey from Esteban Chaves (Orica-GreenEdge) but saw any chance of victory, and bonus seconds disappear moments later.

Roche was caught within sniffing distance of the finish line and while Chaves lost time, he was able to retain the leader’s jersey for at least another stage.

How it happened

From the finish in Malaga on stage 3, the peloton travelled down the coast to Estepona for the start of stage 4. At 209 kilometres, it is the longest that the riders will face in the next three weeks. Mercifully for the riders, there would be little in the way of climbing with just a few unclassified climbs to contend with. However, one of those would come just four kilometres from the line. The tight and twisting roads into Vejer de la Frontera would ensure anything but a straight forward sprint to the line.

The six-man break was very quick to form with the peloton keen to keep their energy for the lengthy day in the saddle. Mickael Delage (FDJ), Bert Jan Lindeman (LottoNL-Jumbo), Nikolas Maes (Etixx-Quick Step), Jimmy Engoulvent (Europcar), Kristijan Durasek (Lampre-Merida) and Markel Irizar (Trek Factory Racing) were the riders who made it away and their advantage quickly grew.

After just 30 kilometres, the escapees had built a lead of over 13 minutes. The team of race leader Esteban Chaves, Orica-GreenEdge – with the help of Katusha and Movistar – worked to manage the distance between the two groups. After peaking at 13:30, the gap was cut by almost half as they reached the midway point of the stage.

In the second half of the stage it was Tinkoff-Saxo that did the majority of the work, no doubt buoyed by Peter Sagan’s victory on Monday. The Slovakian was among the favourites for the stage, even if he had miss-remembered the day’s profile when quizzed about it after his win.

It was a fairly straightforward day in the peloton but a tight corner and smooth roads caught out several riders at 33 kilometres to go. Tejay van Garderen (BMC) was one of those involved and the team had to send three riders back to help return their leader to the pack. The incident did nothing to slow the pace of the peloton as they brought the gap to the escapees to just over a minute.

Engoulvent and Irizar decided that they’d had enough and distanced their other escape companions. The duo dangled out in front of the peloton, gaining little over 30 seconds on the chasing pack, and were final caught before the final, unclassified ascent.

As they had been for most of the day, Tinkoff-Saxo led the bunch towards the crucial turn onto the climb. The tight hairpin bend onto the ascent with four kilometres to go meant that position would be crucial. The attacks came almost immediately, with Tosh Van Der Sande (Lotto-Soudal) taking his chances near the bottom.

Bilbao was the next to go and managed just over two kilometres out front before he too was brought back with just under two kilometres remaining. Sanchez launched a move on the short descent with Roche quick to take his wheel. Aided by the terrain, they distanced the peloton but once it began climbing again in the final kilometre they found themselves within striking distance.

Sanchez was the first to get caught with Roche holding out until the final two hundred metres. There was nothing the Sky rider could do when Valverde soared past him, with Sagan in tow. Valverde led Sagan over the line with Moreno making it into third.

Full results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team5:07:30
2Peter Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 1 - Cell 2
3Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Team KatushaRow 2 - Cell 2
4Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team SkyRow 3 - Cell 2
5José Gonçalves (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 4 - Cell 2
6Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Team KatushaRow 5 - Cell 2
7Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 6 - Cell 2
8Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 7 - Cell 2
9Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar TeamRow 8 - Cell 2
10Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica GreenEdgeRow 9 - Cell 2
11Romain Hardy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 10 - Cell 2
12Sergio Luis Henao (Col) Team SkyRow 11 - Cell 2
13Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 12 - Cell 2
14Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La MondialeRow 13 - Cell 2
15Christopher Froome (GBr) Team SkyRow 14 - Cell 2
16Pello Bilbao (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 15 - Cell 2
17Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Astana Pro TeamRow 16 - Cell 2
18Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 17 - Cell 2
19Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 18 - Cell 2
20Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 19 - Cell 2
21Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing TeamRow 20 - Cell 2
22Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 21 - Cell 2
23Mikel Nieve (Spa) Team SkyRow 22 - Cell 2
24Daniel Martin (Irl) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 23 - Cell 2
25Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Astana Pro TeamRow 24 - Cell 2
26Frank Schleck (Lux) Trek Factory Racing0:00:11
27Andre Cardoso (Por) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 26 - Cell 2
28Lawson Craddock (USA) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 27 - Cell 2
29Nelson Oliveira (Por) Lampre-MeridaRow 28 - Cell 2
30Daniel Navarro (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:00:14
31Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar0:00:18
32Luis Mas (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:00:24
33Louis Meintjes (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka0:00:29
34Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ.fr0:00:41
35Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 34 - Cell 2
36George Bennett (NZl) Team LottoNL-JumboRow 35 - Cell 2
37Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 36 - Cell 2
38Diego Rosa (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 37 - Cell 2
39Maxime Bouet (Fra) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 38 - Cell 2
40Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar TeamRow 39 - Cell 2
41Rodolfo Torres (Col) Colombia0:00:45
42Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Team KatushaRow 41 - Cell 2
43Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 42 - Cell 2
44Romain Sicard (Fra) Team Europcar0:00:48
45Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha0:00:50
46Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Lampre-Merida0:00:54
47Darwin Atapuma Hurtado (Col) BMC Racing Team0:00:55
48Amets Txurruka (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:00:57
49Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 48 - Cell 2
50David Arroyo (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:00:59
51Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:01:04
52Ricardo Vilela (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:01:10
53Miguel Angel Rubiano (Col) Colombia0:01:20
54Alex Cano (Col) Colombia0:01:28
55Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Trek Factory RacingRow 54 - Cell 2
56Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 55 - Cell 2
57Youcef Reguigui (Alg) MTN - Qhubeka0:01:37
58Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Soudal0:01:39
59Juan Pablo Valencia (Col) ColombiaRow 58 - Cell 2
60Riccardo Zoidl (Aut) Trek Factory RacingRow 59 - Cell 2
61Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team EuropcarRow 60 - Cell 2
62Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 61 - Cell 2
63Thomas Degand (Bel) IAM CyclingRow 62 - Cell 2
64Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 63 - Cell 2
65Peter Velits (Svk) BMC Racing Team0:01:42
66Martin Velits (Svk) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 65 - Cell 2
67Natnael Berhane (Eri) MTN - QhubekaRow 66 - Cell 2
68Olivier Le Gac (Fra) FDJ.frRow 67 - Cell 2
69Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 68 - Cell 2
70Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 69 - Cell 2
71Pieter Serry (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step0:02:05
72Tsgabu Grmay (Eth) Lampre-Merida0:02:40
73Alex Howes (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 72 - Cell 2
74Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) IAM Cycling0:03:02
75Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Movistar Team0:03:03
76Maarten Wynants (Bel) Team LottoNL-Jumbo0:03:11
77Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team LottoNL-JumboRow 76 - Cell 2
78Vicente Reynes (Spa) IAM CyclingRow 77 - Cell 2
79Marcel Aregger (Swi) IAM CyclingRow 78 - Cell 2
80Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale0:03:17
81Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale0:03:26
82Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka0:03:36
83Jay McCarthy (Aus) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 82 - Cell 2
84Pawel Poljanski (Pol) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 83 - Cell 2
85Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team0:03:39
86Walter Pedraza (Col) ColombiaRow 85 - Cell 2
87Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 86 - Cell 2
88Larry Warbasse (USA) IAM CyclingRow 87 - Cell 2
89Tiago Machado (Por) Team KatushaRow 88 - Cell 2
90Carlos Barbero Cuesta (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 89 - Cell 2
91Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 90 - Cell 2
92Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek Factory RacingRow 91 - Cell 2
93Antoine Duchesne (Can) Team EuropcarRow 92 - Cell 2
94Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 93 - Cell 2
95Koen De Kort (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin0:03:44
96Fabio Duarte (Col) Colombia0:03:58
97Dario Cataldo (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 96 - Cell 2
98Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 97 - Cell 2
99Benjamin King (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 98 - Cell 2
100Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 99 - Cell 2
101Leonardo Duque (Col) ColombiaRow 100 - Cell 2
102Jérôme Cousin (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 101 - Cell 2
103Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Team Sky0:04:08
104Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica GreenEdge0:04:23
105John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin0:04:40
106Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica GreenEdgeRow 105 - Cell 2
107Andrew Talansky (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 106 - Cell 2
108Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 107 - Cell 2
109Johan Van Summeren (Bel) AG2R La MondialeRow 108 - Cell 2
110Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Movistar Team0:04:43
111David De La Cruz (Spa) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 110 - Cell 2
112Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Trek Factory Racing0:04:54
113Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory RacingRow 112 - Cell 2
114Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 113 - Cell 2
115Jerome Coppel (Fra) IAM CyclingRow 114 - Cell 2
116Markel Irizar (Spa) Trek Factory RacingRow 115 - Cell 2
117Joseph Rosskopf (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 116 - Cell 2
118Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 117 - Cell 2
119Omar Fraile (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:05:12
120Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 119 - Cell 2
121Stephen Cummings (GBr) MTN - QhubekaRow 120 - Cell 2
122Martijn Keizer (Ned) Team LottoNL-JumboRow 121 - Cell 2
123Brayan Ramirez (Col) ColombiaRow 122 - Cell 2
124Johann Van Zyl (RSA) MTN - QhubekaRow 123 - Cell 2
125Moreno Moser (Ita) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 124 - Cell 2
126Rory Sutherland (Aus) Movistar TeamRow 125 - Cell 2
127Angel Vicioso (Spa) Team KatushaRow 126 - Cell 2
128Jesper Hansen (Den) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 127 - Cell 2
129Christian Knees (Ger) Team SkyRow 128 - Cell 2
130Iljo Keisse (Bel) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 129 - Cell 2
131Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 130 - Cell 2
132Gediminas Bagdonas (Ltu) AG2R La MondialeRow 131 - Cell 2
133Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Team KatushaRow 132 - Cell 2
134Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 133 - Cell 2
135Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 134 - Cell 2
136Songezo Jim (RSA) MTN - QhubekaRow 135 - Cell 2
137Javier Moreno (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 136 - Cell 2
138Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ.frRow 137 - Cell 2
139Laurent Pichon (Fra) FDJ.frRow 138 - Cell 2
140Valerio Conti (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 139 - Cell 2
141Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Team LottoNL-JumboRow 140 - Cell 2
142Mitchell Docker (Aus) Orica GreenEdgeRow 141 - Cell 2
143Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory RacingRow 142 - Cell 2
144Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) FDJ.frRow 143 - Cell 2
145Kévin Reza (Fra) FDJ.frRow 144 - Cell 2
146Timo Roosen (Ned) Team LottoNL-JumboRow 145 - Cell 2
147Dominique Rollin (Can) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 146 - Cell 2
148Thierry Hupond (Fra) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 147 - Cell 2
149Yohan Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 148 - Cell 2
150Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team SkyRow 149 - Cell 2
151Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 150 - Cell 2
152Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team SkyRow 151 - Cell 2
153Tony Hurel (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 152 - Cell 2
154Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 153 - Cell 2
155Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN - QhubekaRow 154 - Cell 2
156Jaco Venter (RSA) MTN - QhubekaRow 155 - Cell 2
157Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 156 - Cell 2
158Cameron Meyer (Aus) Orica GreenEdgeRow 157 - Cell 2
159Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Team LottoNL-Jumbo0:05:52
160Niki Terpstra (Ned) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 159 - Cell 2
161Matej Mohoric (Slo) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team0:06:00
162Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre-MeridaRow 161 - Cell 2
163Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 162 - Cell 2
164Caleb Ewan (Aus) Orica GreenEdgeRow 163 - Cell 2
165Mathew Hayman (Aus) Orica GreenEdgeRow 164 - Cell 2
166Zico Waeytens (Bel) Team Giant-Alpecin0:06:09
167Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 166 - Cell 2
168Bertjan Lindeman (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo0:06:20
169Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ.fr0:06:27
170Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 169 - Cell 2
171Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica GreenEdge0:06:57
172Simon Pellaud (Swi) IAM Cycling0:07:09
173Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo0:07:16
174Carlos Quintero (Col) ColombiaRow 173 - Cell 2
175Lorenzo Manzin (Fra) FDJ.frRow 174 - Cell 2
176Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing TeamRow 175 - Cell 2
177Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) BMC Racing TeamRow 176 - Cell 2
178Nikolas Maes (Bel) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 177 - Cell 2
179Ilia Koshevoy (Blr) Lampre-Merida0:07:34
180Sergio Paulinho (Por) Tinkoff-Saxo0:08:08
181Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 180 - Cell 2
182Arnaud Courteille (Fra) FDJ.frRow 181 - Cell 2
183Damien Howson (Aus) Orica GreenEdge0:08:12
184Ian Boswell (USA) Team SkyRow 183 - Cell 2
185Daniele Bennati (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo0:08:16
186Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 185 - Cell 2
187Vladimir Isaychev (Rus) Team Katusha0:08:18
188Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Lampre-Merida0:08:20
189Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:08:22
190Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:08:37
191Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team0:12:45
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Intermediate sprint
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ.fr4pts
2Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre-Merida2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Markel Irizar (Spa) Trek Factory Racing1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Points
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team25pts
2Peter Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff-Saxo20Row 1 - Cell 3
3Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Team Katusha16Row 2 - Cell 3
4Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Sky14Row 3 - Cell 3
5José Gonçalves (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA12Row 4 - Cell 3
6Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha10Row 5 - Cell 3
7Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits9Row 6 - Cell 3
8Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo8Row 7 - Cell 3
9Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team7Row 8 - Cell 3
10Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica GreenEdge6Row 9 - Cell 3
11Romain Hardy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits5Row 10 - Cell 3
12Sergio Luis Henao (Col) Team Sky4Row 11 - Cell 3
13Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin3Row 12 - Cell 3
14Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale2Row 13 - Cell 3
15Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky1Row 14 - Cell 3
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Most aggressive rider
#Rider Name (Country) Team
1Markel Irizar (Spa) Trek Factory Racing
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Team Sky15:22:30
2Astana Pro TeamRow 1 - Cell 2
3Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:00:14
4Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:00:24
5Movistar Team0:00:41
6Team Katusha0:00:45
7BMC Racing Team0:00:55
8Team Europcar0:01:06
9Etixx - Quick-Step0:01:22
10Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team0:01:53
11Lampre-Merida0:02:33
12Lotto Soudal0:03:17
13Trek Factory Racing0:03:18
14Colombia0:03:33
15Tinkoff-Saxo0:03:36
16MTN - Qhubeka0:03:48
17Team Giant-Alpecin0:03:55
18AG2R La Mondiale0:06:43
19Team LottoNL-Jumbo0:07:03
20FDJ.fr0:07:35
21IAM Cycling0:07:52
22Orica GreenEdge0:09:03
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General classification after stage 4
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica GreenEdge13:11:31
2Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin0:00:05
3Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Sky0:00:15
4Daniel Martin (Irl) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team0:00:24
5Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team0:00:28
6Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha0:00:35
7Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Team Katusha0:00:36
8Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky0:00:40
10Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:00:47
11Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Astana Pro Team0:00:51
12Mikel Nieve (Spa) Team SkyRow 11 - Cell 2
13Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team0:00:55
14Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale0:01:04
15Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 14 - Cell 2
16Sergio Luis Henao (Col) Team Sky0:01:06
17Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo0:01:14
18Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Astana Pro TeamRow 17 - Cell 2
19Andre Cardoso (Por) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team0:01:15
20Louis Meintjes (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka0:01:21
21Daniel Navarro (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:01:37
22Romain Sicard (Fra) Team Europcar0:01:39
23Maxime Bouet (Fra) Etixx - Quick-Step0:02:03
24Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:02:04
25George Bennett (NZl) Team LottoNL-JumboRow 24 - Cell 2
26Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing Team0:02:08
27Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 26 - Cell 2
28Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Team Europcar0:02:22
29Darwin Atapuma Hurtado (Col) BMC Racing Team0:02:26
30Lawson Craddock (USA) Team Giant-Alpecin0:02:28
31Frank Schleck (Lux) Trek Factory RacingRow 30 - Cell 2
32Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ.fr0:02:42
33Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar0:02:57
34Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Trek Factory Racing0:02:59
35José Gonçalves (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:03:01
36Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:03:05
37Rodolfo Torres (Col) ColombiaRow 36 - Cell 2
38Ricardo Vilela (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:03:18
39Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar Team0:03:45
40Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 39 - Cell 2
41Olivier Le Gac (Fra) FDJ.fr0:03:49
42Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Team KatushaRow 41 - Cell 2
43Miguel Angel Rubiano (Col) Colombia0:03:56
44Riccardo Zoidl (Aut) Trek Factory RacingRow 43 - Cell 2
45Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:03:59
46Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Lampre-Merida0:04:56
47Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar0:05:13
48David Arroyo (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:05:33
49Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:05:37
50Pawel Poljanski (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo0:05:53
51Peter Velits (Svk) BMC Racing Team0:06:14
52Natnael Berhane (Eri) MTN - Qhubeka0:06:19
53Alex Cano (Col) Colombia0:06:51
54Vicente Reynes (Spa) IAM Cycling0:06:52
55Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Team Katusha0:06:54
56Juan Pablo Valencia (Col) Colombia0:07:02
57Andrew Talansky (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team0:08:01
58Jay McCarthy (Aus) Tinkoff-Saxo0:08:08
59Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar0:08:22
60Marcel Aregger (Swi) IAM Cycling0:08:26
61David De La Cruz (Spa) Etixx - Quick-Step0:09:01
62Thomas Degand (Bel) IAM Cycling0:09:02
63Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team0:09:05
64Jérôme Cousin (Fra) Team Europcar0:09:13
65Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:09:21
66Nelson Oliveira (Por) Lampre-Merida0:09:24
67Joseph Rosskopf (USA) BMC Racing Team0:09:26
68Moreno Moser (Ita) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team0:10:30
69Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo0:10:34
70Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Movistar Team0:10:54
71Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky0:10:58
72Sergio Paulinho (Por) Tinkoff-Saxo0:11:18
73Jerome Coppel (Fra) IAM Cycling0:11:25
74Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica GreenEdge0:11:46
75Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team0:12:07
76Markel Irizar (Spa) Trek Factory Racing0:12:16
77Tiago Machado (Por) Team KatushaRow 76 - Cell 2
78Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale0:12:30
79Alex Howes (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team0:12:43
80Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek Factory Racing0:12:52
81Larry Warbasse (USA) IAM CyclingRow 80 - Cell 2
82Koen De Kort (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin0:12:57
83Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team0:13:05
84Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:13:11
85Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Team LottoNL-Jumbo0:13:15
86Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team0:13:17
87Cameron Meyer (Aus) Orica GreenEdge0:13:49
88Leonardo Duque (Col) Colombia0:14:02
89Maarten Wynants (Bel) Team LottoNL-Jumbo0:14:03
90Jesper Hansen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo0:14:10
91Benjamin King (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team0:14:25
92John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin0:14:35
93Carlos Quintero (Col) Colombia0:14:39
94Laurent Pichon (Fra) FDJ.fr0:14:52
95Jaco Venter (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka0:14:58
96Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN - Qhubeka0:15:03
97Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica GreenEdge0:15:07
98Christian Knees (Ger) Team Sky0:15:11
99Luis Mas (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:15:35
100Pello Bilbao (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:15:38
101Diego Rosa (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:15:52
102Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre-Merida0:15:57
103Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Lampre-Merida0:16:05
104Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha0:16:07
105Amets Txurruka (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:16:35
106Stephen Cummings (GBr) MTN - Qhubeka0:16:46
107Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team SkyRow 106 - Cell 2
108Mathew Hayman (Aus) Orica GreenEdge0:16:53
109Niki Terpstra (Ned) Etixx - Quick-Step0:16:54
110Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Giant-Alpecin0:17:16
111Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) IAM Cycling0:17:39
112Nikolas Maes (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step0:17:51
113Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo0:18:01
114Martin Velits (Svk) Etixx - Quick-Step0:18:07
115Johann Van Zyl (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka0:18:12
116Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo0:18:15
117Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Movistar Team0:18:28
118Pieter Serry (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step0:18:36
119Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka0:18:53
120Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:18:56
121Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 120 - Cell 2
122Dario Cataldo (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:19:09
123Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:19:17
124Angel Vicioso (Spa) Team Katusha0:19:31
125Javier Moreno (Spa) Movistar Team0:19:43
126Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale0:20:12
127Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica GreenEdge0:20:22
128Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ.frRow 127 - Cell 2
129Timo Roosen (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo0:20:23
130Iljo Keisse (Bel) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 129 - Cell 2
131Fabio Duarte (Col) ColombiaRow 130 - Cell 2
132Walter Pedraza (Col) Colombia0:20:25
133Tony Hurel (Fra) Team Europcar0:20:29
134Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:20:36
135Peter Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff-Saxo0:20:42
136Ian Boswell (USA) Team Sky0:20:51
137Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Team Sky0:20:54
138Romain Hardy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:21:04
139Thierry Hupond (Fra) Team Giant-Alpecin0:21:13
140Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar Team0:21:19
141Johan Van Summeren (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale0:21:32
142Brayan Ramirez (Col) Colombia0:21:37
143Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:21:43
144Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Soudal0:22:37
145Omar Fraile (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:22:38
146Youcef Reguigui (Alg) MTN - Qhubeka0:22:41
147Bertjan Lindeman (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo0:22:45
148Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) BMC Racing Team0:23:54
149Carlos Barbero Cuesta (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:24:37
150Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:25:14
151Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:26:04
152Mitchell Docker (Aus) Orica GreenEdge0:26:10
153Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 152 - Cell 2
154Dominique Rollin (Can) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 153 - Cell 2
155Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:26:16
156Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team0:26:23
157Kévin Reza (Fra) FDJ.fr0:26:40
158Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:27:04
159Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff-Saxo0:27:37
160Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:27:45
161Matej Mohoric (Slo) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team0:28:12
162Lorenzo Manzin (Fra) FDJ.fr0:28:20
163Yohan Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:28:23
164Rory Sutherland (Aus) Movistar Team0:28:28
165Simon Pellaud (Swi) IAM Cycling0:28:34
166Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:29:21
167Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Lampre-Merida0:29:24
168Antoine Duchesne (Can) Team Europcar0:30:57
169Arnaud Courteille (Fra) FDJ.fr0:31:13
170Ilia Koshevoy (Blr) Lampre-Merida0:31:31
171Songezo Jim (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka0:31:50
172Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 171 - Cell 2
173Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Trek Factory Racing0:32:00
174Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ.fr0:32:31
175Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory Racing0:34:11
176Damien Howson (Aus) Orica GreenEdge0:34:46
177Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo0:35:07
178Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory Racing0:35:53
179Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin0:36:11
180Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 179 - Cell 2
181Caleb Ewan (Aus) Orica GreenEdge0:36:59
182Daniele Bennati (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo0:37:14
183Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Team Katusha0:37:48
184Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:38:27
185Tsgabu Grmay (Eth) Lampre-Merida0:39:26
186Vladimir Isaychev (Rus) Team Katusha0:40:55
187Martijn Keizer (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo0:41:52
188Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) FDJ.fr0:41:58
189Zico Waeytens (Bel) Team Giant-Alpecin0:43:15
190Valerio Conti (Ita) Lampre-Merida0:43:20
191Gediminas Bagdonas (Ltu) AG2R La Mondiale0:53:05
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Points classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Peter Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff-Saxo45pts
2Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team35Row 1 - Cell 3
3Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica GreenEdge31Row 2 - Cell 3
4Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Sky30Row 3 - Cell 3
5Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin23Row 4 - Cell 3
6Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha23Row 5 - Cell 3
7Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Team Katusha23Row 6 - Cell 3
8Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits20Row 7 - Cell 3
9Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team17Row 8 - Cell 3
10José Gonçalves (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA16Row 9 - Cell 3
11John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin16Row 10 - Cell 3
12Daniel Martin (Irl) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team14Row 11 - Cell 3
13Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) BMC Racing Team14Row 12 - Cell 3
14Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Lampre-Merida12Row 13 - Cell 3
15Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky10Row 14 - Cell 3
16Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN - Qhubeka10Row 15 - Cell 3
17Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits9Row 16 - Cell 3
18Mitchell Docker (Aus) Orica GreenEdge9Row 17 - Cell 3
19Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo8Row 18 - Cell 3
20Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek Factory Racing8Row 19 - Cell 3
21Vicente Reynes (Spa) IAM Cycling7Row 20 - Cell 3
22Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team6Row 21 - Cell 3
23Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Team LottoNL-Jumbo6Row 22 - Cell 3
24Mikel Nieve (Spa) Team Sky5Row 23 - Cell 3
25Nikolas Maes (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step5Row 24 - Cell 3
26Romain Hardy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits5Row 25 - Cell 3
27Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) IAM Cycling4Row 26 - Cell 3
28Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ.fr4Row 27 - Cell 3
29Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Astana Pro Team4Row 28 - Cell 3
30Sergio Luis Henao (Col) Team Sky4Row 29 - Cell 3
31Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal4Row 30 - Cell 3
32Romain Sicard (Fra) Team Europcar3Row 31 - Cell 3
33Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo3Row 32 - Cell 3
34Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale2Row 33 - Cell 3
35Louis Meintjes (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka2Row 34 - Cell 3
36Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre-Merida2Row 35 - Cell 3
37Carlos Barbero Cuesta (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA2Row 36 - Cell 3
38Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo2Row 37 - Cell 3
39Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team1Row 38 - Cell 3
40Miguel Angel Rubiano (Col) Colombia1Row 39 - Cell 3
41Markel Irizar (Spa) Trek Factory Racing1Row 40 - Cell 3
42Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale1Row 41 - Cell 3
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Mountains classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Omar Fraile (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA13pts
2Walter Pedraza (Col) Colombia7Row 1 - Cell 3
3Natnael Berhane (Eri) MTN - Qhubeka7Row 2 - Cell 3
4Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) IAM Cycling4Row 3 - Cell 3
5Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica GreenEdge3Row 4 - Cell 3
6Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin2Row 5 - Cell 3
7Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team2Row 6 - Cell 3
8Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Sky1Row 7 - Cell 3
9Bertjan Lindeman (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo1Row 8 - Cell 3
10Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale1Row 9 - Cell 3
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Combination classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica GreenEdge9pts
2Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin13Row 1 - Cell 3
3Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Sky15Row 2 - Cell 3
4Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) IAM Cycling142Row 3 - Cell 3
5Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale218Row 4 - Cell 3
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Teams classification
#Rider Name (Country) Team
11.65675925925926
21.65700231481481
31.65842592592593
41.65847222222222
51.65881944444444
61.65954861111111
71.65960648148148
81.65993055555556
91.66024305555556
101.66096064814815
111.66106481481481
121.66130787037037
131.66193287037037
141.66467592592593
151.66512731481481
161.66627314814815
171.66731481481481
181.66935185185185
191.67086805555556
201.67133101851852
211.67248842592593
221.67356481481482

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Born in Ireland to a cycling family and later moved to the Isle of Man, so there was no surprise when I got into the sport. Studied sports journalism at university before going on to do a Masters in sports broadcast. After university I spent three months interning at Eurosport, where I covered the Tour de France. In 2012 I started at Procycling Magazine, before becoming the deputy editor of Procycling Week. I then joined Cyclingnews, in December 2013.

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