Contador wins stage 1 of Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco
Tinkoff-Saxo leader takes time from all his rivals
Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) confirmed his intentions to win the Vuelta al Pais Vasco with a powerful solo attack on the last steep climb of the opening stage that gave him victory and the first leader's jersey of the race.
Contador and Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) distanced their big-name rivals on the second climb of the Alto de Gaintza and then Contador surged clear in the final 500 metres as the mad Basque cycling fans cheered him on. Contador defended his lead on the descent to beat Valverde by 14 seconds.
Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) finished third at 34 seconds, with several other riders, including Cadel Evans (BMC) two seconds behind him. Tejay van Garderen (BMC) finished 18th, in a chase group at 58 seconds.
"The Tour of the Basque Country is a race that always excites me and brings back very good memories," Contador told Biciciclismo after the podium ceremony.
"My hair stood on end on the final part of the climb with all the people there. I want to thank everyone, it's amazing if they turned out like that, hopefully there'll be all that affection at every race."
Despite taking control of the race lead on the opening stage, Contador remained pragmatic about his chances of overall victory.
"I knew the first stage would be very important, so I trained hard in the last few days because the first stage of a race always seems to be my worst day," he said.
"The result is very good, but the Vuelta is still wide open. This race has a different story every day, it's like a series of Classics in a row. It's nice to have won but this is just the beginning. Nothing has been decided, far from it."
Eight climbs in 153km of racing
The 153km stage was a tough first day in the saddle, with eight categories climbs and lots of narrow country lanes in the heart of the Basque Country.
Fabricio Ferrari (Caja Rural-RGA), Matteo Montaguti (Ag2r-La Mondiale), Romain Sicard (Europcar) and Davide Villela (Cannondale) formed the break of the day, gaining more than four minutes but the Movistar team kept them under control with help from Contador's teammates.
The riders faced the steep Gaintza climb twice. The first time, with 50km to go, saw the gap to the break fall significantly, with the peloton coming together with 25km to go as the fatigue of the stage set in and the Tinkoff-Saxo team did more work.
Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Shimano) made a lone attack but the peloton hunted him down on the twisting decent to the foot of the second ascent of the Muro de Gaintza.
The Muro de Gaintza is only 2.3km long but has an average gradient of 13%, with a kilometre at a 16%. Position going onto the climb was vital and Movistar and Tinkoff-Saxo set up Valverde and Contador. Valverde was the first to make a serious acceleration mid-climb and managed to open a gap with Contador on his wheel.
They look set to ride together but as the gradient steepened and the Basque fans waved their flag and cheered, Contador attacked and distanced Valverde with his trademark 'en danseuse' style. He quickly opened a gap as the crowds opened to let him through and had a precious 15-second lead at the summit.
Contador is an excellent descender and kept his lead on Valverde during the twisting descent and gained further time on his rivals by the time he reached the finish in Ordizia.
There was no time bonus on offer at the line but there was little need for it; Contador had shown who is the strongest on the first day of the Vuelta al Pais Vasco. He will wear the leader's jersey during Tuesday's 155.8km stage from Ordizia to Dantxarinea.
Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
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1 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo | 4:05:07 |
2 | Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:00:14 |
3 | Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:00:34 |
4 | Iurii Trofimov (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:00:36 |
5 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Team Sky | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:00:54 |
10 | Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Astana Pro Team | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ.fr | 0:00:56 |
12 | Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Garmin Sharp | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Wout Poels (Ned) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:00:58 |
15 | Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) BMC Racing Team | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Simon Yates (GBr) Orica GreenEdge | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | John Gadret (Fra) Movistar Team | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Trek Factory Racing | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Fränk Schleck (Lux) Trek Factory Racing | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Simon Spilak (Slo) Team Katusha | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Sergei Chernetckii (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Andre Fernando S. Martins Cardoso (Por) Garmin Sharp | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin Sharp | 0:01:30 |
27 | Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale | 0:01:34 |
28 | Michael Albasini (Swi) Orica GreenEdge | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Lampre-Merida | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:01:48 |
32 | Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:01:50 |
33 | Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:01:52 |
34 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ.fr | 0:01:58 |
35 | Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin Sharp | 0:02:15 |
36 | Daan Olivier (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:02:23 |
37 | Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica GreenEdge | 0:02:26 |
38 | Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ.fr | 0:02:42 |
39 | Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Matthew Busche (USA) Trek Factory Racing | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Ruben Fernandez (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Darwin Atapuma Hurtado (Col) BMC Racing Team | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Caleb Fairly (USA) Garmin Sharp | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Pieter Weening (Ned) Orica GreenEdge | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana Pro Team | 0:03:08 |
51 | Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:03:39 |
52 | Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Team Sky | 0:04:15 |
53 | Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Romain Sicard (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Lampre-Merida | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Bob Jungels (Lux) Trek Factory Racing | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Danny Pate (USA) Team Sky | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 0:05:06 |
64 | Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre-Merida | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:06:32 |
67 | Rory Sutherland (Aus) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:06:57 |
68 | Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 0:09:01 |
69 | Bauke Mollema (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 0:09:35 |
71 | Alexander Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:09:37 |
72 | Andy Schleck (Lux) Trek Factory Racing | 0:09:47 |
73 | Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Garmin Sharp | 0:09:51 |
74 | Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Garmin Sharp | 0:09:57 |
75 | Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Trek Factory Racing | 0:10:05 |
76 | Maxime Mederel (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Nelson Filipe Santos Simoes Oliveira (Por) Lampre-Merida | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Antonio Piedra Perez (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Fabricio Ferrari Barcelo (Uru) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:11:02 |
83 | Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:11:18 |
85 | Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:11:36 |
86 | Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale | 0:11:38 |
88 | Christian Meier (Can) Orica GreenEdge | 0:14:32 |
89 | Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:15:22 |
94 | Jesper Hansen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Dmitriy Kozonchuk (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ.fr | 0:15:45 |
97 | Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Benjamin King (USA) Garmin Sharp | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Cayetano José Sarmiento Tunarrosa (Col) Cannondale | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Jan Polanc (Slo) Lampre-Merida | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Sebastian Henao Gomez (Col) Team Sky | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Paul Martens (Ger) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Peter Velits (Svk) BMC Racing Team | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Lampre-Merida | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Davide Malacarne (Ita) Team Europcar | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Cannondale | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Adam Yates (GBr) Orica GreenEdge | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | David Tanner (Aus) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Joshua Edmondson (GBr) Team Sky | 0:15:53 |
121 | Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Team Sky | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
122 | Dominik Nerz (Ger) BMC Racing Team | 0:16:45 |
123 | Stef Clement (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | 0:16:52 |
124 | Ben Swift (GBr) Team Sky | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
125 | Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:17:23 |
126 | Alberto Bettiol (Ita) Cannondale | 0:17:42 |
127 | Daniele Ratto (Ita) Cannondale | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
128 | Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
129 | Xu Gang (Chn) Lampre-Merida | 0:17:50 |
130 | Dennis Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
131 | Omar Fraile Matarranza (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
132 | Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
133 | Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
134 | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Astana Pro Team | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
135 | Laurent Didier (Lux) Trek Factory Racing | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
136 | Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
137 | Bruno Pires (Por) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
138 | Jens Voigt (Ger) Trek Factory Racing | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
139 | Natnael Berhane (Eri) Team Europcar | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
140 | Pieter Serry (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
141 | Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
142 | Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
143 | Fredrik Carl Wilhelm Kessiakoff (Swe) Astana Pro Team | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
144 | Michael Morkov (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
145 | Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
146 | Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
147 | Jack Bobridge (Aus) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
148 | Michel Koch (Ger) Cannondale | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
149 | Kévin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
150 | Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
151 | Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo | 25 | pts |
2 | Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team | 20 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 16 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Iurii Trofimov (Rus) Team Katusha | 14 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida | 12 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 10 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Team Sky | 9 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team | 8 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Tinkoff-Saxo | 7 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Astana Pro Team | 6 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ.fr | 5 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar | 4 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Garmin Sharp | 3 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Wout Poels (Ned) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 2 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) BMC Racing Team | 1 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale | 6 | pts |
2 | Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 4 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Romain Sicard (Fra) Team Europcar | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Fabricio Ferrari Barcelo (Uru) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale | 6 | pts |
2 | Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 4 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Romain Sicard (Fra) Team Europcar | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Fabricio Ferrari Barcelo (Uru) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale | 3 | pts |
2 | Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Romain Sicard (Fra) Team Europcar | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale | 6 | pts |
2 | Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 4 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Romain Sicard (Fra) Team Europcar | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Fabricio Ferrari Barcelo (Uru) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale | 6 | pts |
2 | Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 4 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Romain Sicard (Fra) Team Europcar | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Fabricio Ferrari Barcelo (Uru) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale | 3 | pts |
2 | Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Romain Sicard (Fra) Team Europcar | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team | 6 | pts |
2 | Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar Team | 4 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo | 6 | pts |
2 | Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team | 4 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | BMC Racing Team | 12:17:53 |
2 | Katusha Team | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Movistar Team | 0:00:30 |
4 | Garmin - Sharp | 0:00:52 |
5 | Trek Facktory Racing | 0:02:06 |
6 | Orica GreenEDGE | 0:02:26 |
7 | Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:02:37 |
8 | Equipe Cycliste FDJ.fr | 0:03:04 |
9 | Lotto Belisol | 0:03:50 |
10 | Lampre - Merida | 0:03:53 |
11 | Ag2r La Mondiale | 0:04:07 |
12 | Team Europcar | 0:05:21 |
13 | Team Giant - Shimano | 0:05:22 |
14 | Team Sky | 0:06:34 |
15 | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 0:09:01 |
16 | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 0:09:31 |
17 | Astana Pro Team | 0:10:31 |
18 | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | 0:10:36 |
19 | Cannondale Pro Cycling Team | 0:26:25 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo | 4:05:07 |
2 | Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:00:14 |
3 | Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:00:34 |
4 | Iurii Trofimov (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:00:36 |
5 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Team Sky | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:00:54 |
10 | Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Astana Pro Team | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ.fr | 0:00:56 |
12 | Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Garmin Sharp | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Wout Poels (Ned) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:00:58 |
15 | Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) BMC Racing Team | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Simon Yates (GBr) Orica GreenEdge | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | John Gadret (Fra) Movistar Team | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Trek Factory Racing | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Fränk Schleck (Lux) Trek Factory Racing | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Simon Spilak (Slo) Team Katusha | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Sergei Chernetckii (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Andre Fernando S. Martins Cardoso (Por) Garmin Sharp | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin Sharp | 0:01:30 |
27 | Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale | 0:01:34 |
28 | Michael Albasini (Swi) Orica GreenEdge | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Lampre-Merida | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:01:48 |
32 | Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:01:50 |
33 | Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:01:52 |
34 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ.fr | 0:01:58 |
35 | Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin Sharp | 0:02:15 |
36 | Daan Olivier (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:02:23 |
37 | Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica GreenEdge | 0:02:26 |
38 | Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ.fr | 0:02:42 |
39 | Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Matthew Busche (USA) Trek Factory Racing | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Ruben Fernandez (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Darwin Atapuma Hurtado (Col) BMC Racing Team | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Caleb Fairly (USA) Garmin Sharp | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Pieter Weening (Ned) Orica GreenEdge | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana Pro Team | 0:03:08 |
51 | Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:03:39 |
52 | Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Team Sky | 0:04:15 |
53 | Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Romain Sicard (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Lampre-Merida | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Bob Jungels (Lux) Trek Factory Racing | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Danny Pate (USA) Team Sky | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 0:05:06 |
64 | Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre-Merida | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:06:32 |
67 | Rory Sutherland (Aus) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:06:57 |
68 | Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 0:09:01 |
69 | Bauke Mollema (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 0:09:35 |
71 | Alexander Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:09:37 |
72 | Andy Schleck (Lux) Trek Factory Racing | 0:09:47 |
73 | Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Garmin Sharp | 0:09:51 |
74 | Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Garmin Sharp | 0:09:57 |
75 | Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Trek Factory Racing | 0:10:05 |
76 | Maxime Mederel (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Nelson Filipe Santos Simoes Oliveira (Por) Lampre-Merida | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Antonio Piedra Perez (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Fabricio Ferrari Barcelo (Uru) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:11:02 |
83 | Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:11:18 |
85 | Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:11:36 |
86 | Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale | 0:11:38 |
88 | Christian Meier (Can) Orica GreenEdge | 0:14:32 |
89 | Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:15:22 |
94 | Jesper Hansen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Dmitriy Kozonchuk (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ.fr | 0:15:45 |
97 | Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Benjamin King (USA) Garmin Sharp | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Cayetano José Sarmiento Tunarrosa (Col) Cannondale | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Jan Polanc (Slo) Lampre-Merida | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Sebastian Henao Gomez (Col) Team Sky | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Paul Martens (Ger) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Peter Velits (Svk) BMC Racing Team | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Lampre-Merida | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Davide Malacarne (Ita) Team Europcar | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Cannondale | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Adam Yates (GBr) Orica GreenEdge | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | David Tanner (Aus) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Joshua Edmondson (GBr) Team Sky | 0:15:53 |
121 | Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Team Sky | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
122 | Dominik Nerz (Ger) BMC Racing Team | 0:16:45 |
123 | Stef Clement (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | 0:16:52 |
124 | Ben Swift (GBr) Team Sky | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
125 | Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:17:23 |
126 | Alberto Bettiol (Ita) Cannondale | 0:17:42 |
127 | Daniele Ratto (Ita) Cannondale | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
128 | Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
129 | Xu Gang (Chn) Lampre-Merida | 0:17:50 |
130 | Dennis Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
131 | Omar Fraile Matarranza (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
132 | Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
133 | Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
134 | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Astana Pro Team | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
135 | Laurent Didier (Lux) Trek Factory Racing | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
136 | Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
137 | Bruno Pires (Por) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
138 | Jens Voigt (Ger) Trek Factory Racing | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
139 | Natnael Berhane (Eri) Team Europcar | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
140 | Pieter Serry (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
141 | Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
142 | Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
143 | Fredrik Carl Wilhelm Kessiakoff (Swe) Astana Pro Team | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
144 | Michael Morkov (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
145 | Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
146 | Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
147 | Jack Bobridge (Aus) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
148 | Michel Koch (Ger) Cannondale | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
149 | Kévin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
150 | Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
151 | Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo | 25 | pts |
2 | Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team | 20 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 16 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Iurii Trofimov (Rus) Team Katusha | 14 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida | 12 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 10 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Team Sky | 9 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team | 8 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Tinkoff-Saxo | 7 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Astana Pro Team | 6 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ.fr | 5 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar | 4 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Garmin Sharp | 3 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Wout Poels (Ned) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 2 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) BMC Racing Team | 1 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale | 30 | pts |
2 | Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 20 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Romain Sicard (Fra) Team Europcar | 10 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo | 6 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team | 6 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team | 6 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar Team | 4 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Fabricio Ferrari Barcelo (Uru) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 4 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 2 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 1 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team | 1 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 8 | pts |
2 | Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale | 5 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Fabricio Ferrari Barcelo (Uru) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 4 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Romain Sicard (Fra) Team Europcar | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | BMC Racing Team | 12:17:53 |
2 | Katusha Team | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Movistar Team | 0:00:30 |
4 | Garmin - Sharp | 0:00:52 |
5 | Trek Facktory Racing | 0:02:06 |
6 | Orica GreenEDGE | 0:02:26 |
7 | Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:02:37 |
8 | Equipe Cycliste FDJ.fr | 0:03:04 |
9 | Lotto Belisol | 0:03:50 |
10 | Lampre - Merida | 0:03:53 |
11 | Ag2r La Mondiale | 0:04:07 |
12 | Team Europcar | 0:05:21 |
13 | Team Giant - Shimano | 0:05:22 |
14 | Team Sky | 0:06:34 |
15 | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 0:09:01 |
16 | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 0:09:31 |
17 | Astana Pro Team | 0:10:31 |
18 | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | 0:10:36 |
19 | Cannondale Pro Cycling Team | 0:26:25 |
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