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Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre-Farnese Vini) finishes ahead of Oscar Freire (Rabobank) in the sprint.


Oscar Freire (Rabobank) took over the race lead from Alejandro …

Damiano Cunego (Lampre - Farnese Vini) awaits the start of stage …


Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre - Farnese Vini) takes his second win …


Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre - Farnese Vini) outsprints Oscar Freire …

Caisse d'Epargne and Rabobank riders lead the chase of the breakaway. …


Stage winner Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre - Farnese Vini) conducts …

Stage winner Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre - Farnese Vini) shows …

David Loosli (Lampre-Farnese Vini) celebrates his teammate's …


Overnight race leader Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne)…


Riders donned their rain capes to fend off the inclement weather. …


Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre - Farnese Vini) on the podium for …

Race leader Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) rounds a bend. …


David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Farnese Vini celebrates for his teammate, …

Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel - Euskadi) and Davide Vigano (Sky …

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Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre-Farnese Vini) won the third stage at the Tour of the Basque country, besting Oscar Freire (Rabobank) and Peter Velits (HTC-Columbia) in the bunch gallop to the line.
The teams of the sprinters timed their efforts to perfection, reeling in the four survivors of the day's early break only three kilometres from the finish, denying anyone the chance to counterattack and disrupt their respective lead-out trains.
"It was a hard stage today because of the weather, said Gavazzi. "I need a win for me and for the team. It was a tough finish and you needed to be at the front in the last 500 metres.I was and it worked.
"This is my second win of the season but my first big win in a prestigious race like Pais Vasco. It's my first ProTour win. I'm really happy. The team worked well all day for me. We closed down the break and then all helped me in the finale."
While Oscar Freire was unable to claim a stage win for the third straight day, the Spaniard was rewarded for his consistency by taking the overall lead from Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne). Valverde and Freire were tied on time entering today's stage, but Valverde was caught in a slight split approaching the finish and conceded two seconds to Freire. Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Transitions) remains in third overall, three seconds behind Freire.
The break of the day escaped on the stage's first climb, the category 2 Alto de la Aldea, after 18km of racing. The early move included Egoi Martínez and Alan Pérez (Euskaltel - Euskadi), Michael Albasini (Team HTC - Columbia), Eduard Vorganov (Team Katusha), Iban Mayoz (Footon-Servetto) and Rémy Di Gregorio (Française Des Jeux).
Mayoz led the sextet over the Alto de la Aldea summit ahead of Albasini and Vorganov while the peloton followed 1:45 later. Vorganov, the best placed member of the break on GC with a 1:40 deficit to Valverde, became the leader on the road.
As the riders endured periods of heavy rain, the break steadily increased their lead over the peloton. Forty kilometres later the escapees crossed the category 3 Alto de Azazeta with a 3:14 advantage as Albasini bested Mayoz and Di Gregorio at the summit.
The lead sextet eked out its maximum advantage of 4:25 at kilometre 95 and their lead was pegged at approximately four minutes under the impetus of Rabobank and Caisse d'Epargne.
Albasini led Vorganov and Martínez over the third category Alto de Zarate, 67.4km from the finish, with a lead of 3:44 over the peloton.
Thirty kilometres later the leading sextet became a quintet as Pérez was dropped.
The break reached the final categorized climb, the Alto de Mendeika, maintaining a 55-second lead with 15.8 kilometres remaining. Mayoz couldn't maintain contact with the break, leaving Martínez, Albasini. Vorganov and Di Gregorio to press onwards to Amurrio.
The teams of the sprinters, cognizant that this would be their last chance for a victory, applied the pressure at the head of the peloton and absorbed the escapees with three kilometres remaining. Gavazzi took advantage of a strong lead-out from his Lampre teammates to claim his second win of the season while Freire, who clawed his way up to second in the dash to the line, took over the race leadership from Valverde.
| 1 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 4:49:52 | |
| 2 | Óscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank | ||
| 3 | Peter Velits (Svk) Team HTC - Columbia | ||
| 4 | Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha | ||
| 5 | Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | ||
| 6 | Davide Vigano (Ita) Sky Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 7 | Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram | ||
| 8 | Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quick Step | ||
| 9 | Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank | ||
| 10 | Kristijan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Doimo | ||
| 11 | Alexander Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 12 | Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team HTC - Columbia | 0:00:02 | |
| 13 | Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | ||
| 14 | Iban Velasco (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | ||
| 15 | Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram | ||
| 16 | David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Farnese Vini | ||
| 17 | Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step | ||
| 18 | Mauro Finetto (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | ||
| 19 | Serafín Martínez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | ||
| 20 | Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | ||
| 21 | Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step | ||
| 22 | Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions | ||
| 23 | Ben Hermans (Bel) Team Radioshack | ||
| 24 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia | ||
| 25 | Christopher Horner (USA) Team Radioshack | ||
| 26 | Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Team Radioshack | ||
| 27 | Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Astana | ||
| 28 | Aitor Pérez Arrieta (Spa) Footon-Servetto | ||
| 29 | Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | ||
| 30 | Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto | ||
| 31 | Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 32 | Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha | ||
| 33 | Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | ||
| 34 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | ||
| 35 | Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step | ||
| 36 | Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha | ||
| 37 | Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | ||
| 38 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank | ||
| 39 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | ||
| 40 | Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha | ||
| 41 | Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto | ||
| 42 | Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana | ||
| 43 | David López (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | ||
| 44 | Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team HTC - Columbia | ||
| 45 | Rene Mandri (Est) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 46 | Nicolas Portal (Fra) Sky Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 47 | Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | ||
| 48 | Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step | ||
| 49 | Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux | ||
| 50 | Johannes Frölingher (Ger) Team Milram | ||
| 51 | Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne | ||
| 52 | Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin - Transitions | ||
| 53 | Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française Des Jeux | ||
| 54 | Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française Des Jeux | ||
| 55 | Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | ||
| 56 | Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française Des Jeux | ||
| 57 | Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank | ||
| 58 | Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana | ||
| 59 | Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Team Katusha | ||
| 60 | Gustavo César (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | ||
| 61 | Juan Jose Oroz (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | ||
| 62 | Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | ||
| 63 | Stephen Cummings (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 64 | Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank | ||
| 65 | Simon Gerrans (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 66 | Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | ||
| 67 | Dominik Nerz (Ger) Team Milram | ||
| 68 | Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux | ||
| 69 | Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 70 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin - Transitions | ||
| 71 | Rasmus Guldhammer (Den) Team HTC - Columbia | ||
| 72 | José Ángel Gómez Marchante (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur | ||
| 73 | Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | ||
| 74 | Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Sky Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 75 | Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin - Transitions | ||
| 76 | Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Team Katusha | ||
| 77 | David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | ||
| 78 | Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana | ||
| 79 | Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank | ||
| 80 | Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 81 | Serguei Klimov (Rus) Team Katusha | ||
| 82 | Bolat Raimbekov (Kaz) Astana | ||
| 83 | Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Radioshack | ||
| 84 | Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 85 | Manuel Vázquez (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur | ||
| 86 | Markus Eibegger (Aut) Footon-Servetto | 0:00:28 | |
| 87 | Manuel Calvente (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur | ||
| 88 | Christophe Brandt (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | ||
| 89 | Matthew Busche (USA) Team Radioshack | ||
| 90 | Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:00:35 | |
| 91 | Sergio Paulinho (Por) Team Radioshack | 0:00:42 | |
| 92 | Michael Albasini (Swi) Team HTC - Columbia | 0:01:47 | |
| 93 | David De La Fuente (Spa) Astana | 0:01:51 | |
| 94 | Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 0:02:03 | |
| 95 | Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Rabobank | 0:02:33 | |
| 96 | Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step | ||
| 97 | Kjell Carlström (Fin) Sky Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 98 | Charles Wegelius (GBr) Omega Pharma-Lotto | ||
| 99 | David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Transitions | ||
| 100 | Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Astana | ||
| 101 | Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram | ||
| 102 | Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia | ||
| 103 | Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux | ||
| 104 | Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank | ||
| 105 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 0:02:46 | |
| 106 | Laurent Didier (Lux) Team Saxo Bank | ||
| 107 | Christian Meier (Can) Garmin - Transitions | 0:03:30 | |
| 108 | Gianni Meersman (Bel) Française Des Jeux | ||
| 109 | Richie Porte (Aus) Team Saxo Bank | ||
| 110 | Rodrigo Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 0:04:28 | |
| 111 | David García (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | ||
| 112 | Marcos Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | ||
| 113 | Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | ||
| 114 | Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:06:24 | |
| 115 | Gonzalo Rabuñal (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 0:08:18 | |
| 116 | Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | ||
| 117 | Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step | ||
| 118 | Matthias Russ (Ger) Team Milram | ||
| 119 | Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step | ||
| 120 | Iban Mayoz (Spa) Footon-Servetto | ||
| 121 | Fuyu Li (Chn) Team Radioshack | 0:12:10 | |
| 122 | Ivan Rovny (Rus) Team Radioshack | ||
| 123 | Antonio Piedra (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur | ||
| 124 | Javier Ramírez (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur | ||
| 125 | Juan Javier Estrada (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur | ||
| 126 | Matthias Brandle (Aut) Footon-Servetto | ||
| 127 | Alberto Benítez (Spa) Footon-Servetto | ||
| 128 | Artur Gajek (Ger) Team Milram | ||
| 129 | Biel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 130 | Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Caisse d'Epargne | ||
| 131 | Simone Ponzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | ||
| 132 | Delio Fernandez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | ||
| 133 | Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Française Des Jeux | ||
| 134 | Sergio Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur | ||
| 135 | Rafaél Valls (Spa) Footon-Servetto | ||
| 136 | Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | ||
| 137 | Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Garmin - Transitions | ||
| 138 | Francisco Pérez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | ||
| 139 | Trent Lowe (Aus) Garmin - Transitions | ||
| 140 | José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 141 | Alan Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | ||
| 142 | Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas-Doimo | ||
| 143 | Markus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram | ||
| 144 | Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas-Doimo | ||
| 145 | Martin Pedersen (Den) Footon-Servetto | ||
| 146 | Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank | ||
| 147 | Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | ||
| 148 | Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank | 0:12:39 | |
| 149 | Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank | ||
| 150 | Jonas Aaen Jörgensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank | ||
| 151 | Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank | 0:14:31 |
| 1 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 25 | pts |
| 2 | Óscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank | 20 | |
| 3 | Peter Velits (Svk) Team HTC - Columbia | 16 | |
| 4 | Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha | 14 | |
| 5 | Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 12 | |
| 6 | Davide Vigano (Ita) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 10 | |
| 7 | Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram | 9 | |
| 8 | Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quick Step | 8 | |
| 9 | Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank | 7 | |
| 10 | Kristijan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Doimo | 6 | |
| 11 | Alexander Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale | 5 | |
| 12 | Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team HTC - Columbia | 4 | |
| 13 | Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 3 | |
| 14 | Iban Velasco (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 2 | |
| 15 | Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram | 1 |
| 1 | Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 3 | pts |
| 2 | Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha | 2 | |
| 3 | Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 1 |
| 1 | Iban Mayoz (Spa) Footon-Servetto | 3 | pts |
| 2 | Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 2 | |
| 3 | Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 1 |
| 1 | Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 3 | pts |
| 2 | Michael Albasini (Swi) Team HTC - Columbia | 2 | |
| 3 | Iban Mayoz (Spa) Footon-Servetto | 1 |
| 1 | Iban Mayoz (Spa) Footon-Servetto | 6 | pts |
| 2 | Michael Albasini (Swi) Team HTC - Columbia | 4 | |
| 3 | Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha | 2 | |
| 4 | Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 1 |
| 1 | Michael Albasini (Swi) Team HTC - Columbia | 3 | pts |
| 2 | Iban Mayoz (Spa) Footon-Servetto | 2 | |
| 3 | Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 1 |
| 1 | Michael Albasini (Swi) Team HTC - Columbia | 3 | pts |
| 2 | Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha | 2 | |
| 3 | Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 1 |
| 1 | Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 3 | pts |
| 2 | Michael Albasini (Swi) Team HTC - Columbia | 2 | |
| 3 | Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha | 1 |
| 1 | Rabobank | 14:29:38 | |
| 2 | Lampre-Farnese Vini | 0:00:02 | |
| 3 | Team HTC - Columbia | ||
| 4 | Quick Step | ||
| 5 | Euskaltel - Euskadi | ||
| 6 | Liquigas-Doimo | ||
| 7 | Team Katusha | ||
| 8 | Team Milram | ||
| 9 | AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 10 | Sky Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 11 | Team Radioshack | 0:00:04 | |
| 12 | Caisse d'Epargne | ||
| 13 | Astana | ||
| 14 | Xacobeo Galicia | ||
| 15 | Garmin - Transitions | ||
| 16 | Omega Pharma-Lotto | ||
| 17 | Française Des Jeux | ||
| 18 | Footon-Servetto | 0:00:30 | |
| 19 | Andalucia - Cajasur | ||
| 20 | Team Saxo Bank | 0:02:48 |
| 1 | Óscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank | 14:41:30 | |
| 2 | Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:00:02 | |
| 3 | Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions | 0:00:03 | |
| 4 | Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha | ||
| 5 | Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Team Radioshack | ||
| 6 | Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team HTC - Columbia | ||
| 7 | Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha | ||
| 8 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | ||
| 9 | Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step | ||
| 10 | Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | ||
| 11 | Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne | ||
| 12 | Christopher Horner (USA) Team Radioshack | ||
| 13 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank | ||
| 14 | Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step | ||
| 15 | Ben Hermans (Bel) Team Radioshack | ||
| 16 | Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux | ||
| 17 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin - Transitions | ||
| 18 | Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française Des Jeux | ||
| 19 | Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto | ||
| 20 | Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | ||
| 21 | Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team HTC - Columbia | ||
| 22 | Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | ||
| 23 | Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank | ||
| 24 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 0:01:40 | |
| 25 | Kristijan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Doimo | ||
| 26 | Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | ||
| 27 | Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank | ||
| 28 | Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha | ||
| 29 | David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 0:01:42 | |
| 30 | Iban Velasco (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | ||
| 31 | Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha | ||
| 32 | Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto | ||
| 33 | David López (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | ||
| 34 | Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana | ||
| 35 | Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française Des Jeux | ||
| 36 | Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Team Katusha | ||
| 37 | Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank | ||
| 38 | Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Sky Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 39 | Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 40 | David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | ||
| 41 | Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 42 | Markus Eibegger (Aut) Footon-Servetto | 0:02:08 | |
| 43 | Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram | 0:02:41 | |
| 44 | Peter Velits (Svk) Team HTC - Columbia | ||
| 45 | Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram | 0:02:43 | |
| 46 | Mauro Finetto (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | ||
| 47 | Rene Mandri (Est) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 48 | Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 49 | Dominik Nerz (Ger) Team Milram | ||
| 50 | Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana | ||
| 51 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia | ||
| 52 | Manuel Vázquez (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur | ||
| 53 | Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Astana | ||
| 54 | Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | ||
| 55 | Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | ||
| 56 | Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | ||
| 57 | Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Radioshack | ||
| 58 | Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank | ||
| 59 | Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 60 | José Ángel Gómez Marchante (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur | 0:03:08 | |
| 61 | Stephen Cummings (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 0:03:11 | |
| 62 | Juan Jose Oroz (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:03:55 | |
| 63 | Michael Albasini (Swi) Team HTC - Columbia | 0:04:28 | |
| 64 | Serafín Martínez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 0:05:06 | |
| 65 | Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin - Transitions | ||
| 66 | Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Rabobank | 0:05:14 | |
| 67 | Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux | ||
| 68 | Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:05:24 | |
| 69 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 0:05:27 | |
| 70 | Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:05:57 | |
| 71 | Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step | 0:06:09 | |
| 72 | Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana | ||
| 73 | Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française Des Jeux | 0:06:59 | |
| 74 | Laurent Didier (Lux) Team Saxo Bank | 0:07:07 | |
| 75 | David García (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 0:07:09 | |
| 76 | Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 0:08:38 | |
| 77 | Sergio Paulinho (Por) Team Radioshack | 0:08:40 | |
| 78 | Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram | 0:08:43 | |
| 79 | Serguei Klimov (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:09:01 | |
| 80 | Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quick Step | 0:09:09 | |
| 81 | Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 0:09:11 | |
| 82 | Aitor Pérez Arrieta (Spa) Footon-Servetto | ||
| 83 | David De La Fuente (Spa) Astana | 0:09:13 | |
| 84 | Simon Gerrans (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 0:09:36 | |
| 85 | Christophe Brandt (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:09:37 | |
| 86 | Manuel Calvente (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur | 0:09:48 | |
| 87 | Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step | 0:09:58 | |
| 88 | Davide Vigano (Ita) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 0:10:00 | |
| 89 | Rasmus Guldhammer (Den) Team HTC - Columbia | 0:10:02 | |
| 90 | Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Team Katusha | 0:10:04 | |
| 91 | Kjell Carlström (Fin) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 0:10:31 | |
| 92 | Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step | 0:11:25 | |
| 93 | Marcos Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 0:11:35 | |
| 94 | Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 0:11:44 | |
| 95 | Alexander Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:11:50 | |
| 96 | Nicolas Portal (Fra) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 0:11:52 | |
| 97 | Johannes Frölingher (Ger) Team Milram | ||
| 98 | Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:12:05 | |
| 99 | Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank | 0:12:40 | |
| 100 | Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Astana | 0:13:30 | |
| 101 | Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin - Transitions | 0:13:37 | |
| 102 | Simone Ponzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 0:14:51 | |
| 103 | Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank | ||
| 104 | Gustavo César (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 0:15:57 | |
| 105 | David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Transitions | 0:16:08 | |
| 106 | Iban Mayoz (Spa) Footon-Servetto | 0:16:48 | |
| 107 | Gianni Meersman (Bel) Française Des Jeux | 0:17:05 | |
| 108 | Christian Meier (Can) Garmin - Transitions | ||
| 109 | Antonio Piedra (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur | 0:17:14 | |
| 110 | Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank | 0:17:15 | |
| 111 | Richie Porte (Aus) Team Saxo Bank | 0:17:56 | |
| 112 | Charles Wegelius (GBr) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:18:28 | |
| 113 | Matthew Busche (USA) Team Radioshack | 0:18:36 | |
| 114 | Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step | 0:18:51 | |
| 115 | Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Garmin - Transitions | 0:19:17 | |
| 116 | Markus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram | 0:19:30 | |
| 117 | Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:19:59 | |
| 118 | Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 0:20:10 | |
| 119 | Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:20:46 | |
| 120 | Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step | 0:20:59 | |
| 121 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:21:12 | |
| 122 | Matthias Brandle (Aut) Footon-Servetto | 0:21:37 | |
| 123 | Rafaél Valls (Spa) Footon-Servetto | ||
| 124 | Alan Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:23:32 | |
| 125 | Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia | 0:23:43 | |
| 126 | Bolat Raimbekov (Kaz) Astana | 0:23:58 | |
| 127 | Delio Fernandez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 0:25:10 | |
| 128 | Javier Ramírez (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur | 0:25:45 | |
| 129 | Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 0:26:14 | |
| 130 | Artur Gajek (Ger) Team Milram | 0:26:36 | |
| 131 | José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 132 | Alberto Benítez (Spa) Footon-Servetto | 0:28:02 | |
| 133 | Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Française Des Jeux | ||
| 134 | Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas-Doimo | ||
| 135 | Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank | 0:28:06 | |
| 136 | Trent Lowe (Aus) Garmin - Transitions | 0:28:56 | |
| 137 | Rodrigo Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 0:29:15 | |
| 138 | Jonas Aaen Jörgensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 0:29:25 | |
| 139 | Matthias Russ (Ger) Team Milram | 0:30:38 | |
| 140 | Francisco Pérez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:32:42 | |
| 141 | Fuyu Li (Chn) Team Radioshack | 0:33:20 | |
| 142 | Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas-Doimo | ||
| 143 | Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | ||
| 144 | Juan Javier Estrada (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur | 0:34:30 | |
| 145 | Biel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 146 | Ivan Rovny (Rus) Team Radioshack | ||
| 147 | Sergio Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur | 0:35:21 | |
| 148 | Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:36:06 | |
| 149 | Gonzalo Rabuñal (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 0:38:31 | |
| 150 | Martin Pedersen (Den) Footon-Servetto | 0:40:29 | |
| 151 | Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:41:39 |
| 1 | Óscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank | 60 | pts |
| 2 | Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 50 | |
| 3 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 41 | |
| 4 | Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions | 24 | |
| 5 | Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 24 | |
| 6 | Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha | 20 | |
| 7 | Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 16 | |
| 8 | Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha | 16 | |
| 9 | Peter Velits (Svk) Team HTC - Columbia | 16 | |
| 10 | Kristijan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Doimo | 15 | |
| 11 | Michael Albasini (Swi) Team HTC - Columbia | 14 | |
| 12 | Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank | 13 | |
| 13 | Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne | 12 | |
| 14 | Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 10 | |
| 15 | Davide Vigano (Ita) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 10 | |
| 16 | Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram | 9 | |
| 17 | Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Team Radioshack | 8 | |
| 18 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin - Transitions | 8 | |
| 19 | Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quick Step | 8 | |
| 20 | Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha | 7 | |
| 21 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 7 | |
| 22 | Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 6 | |
| 23 | Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 5 | |
| 24 | Alexander Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale | 5 | |
| 25 | Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team HTC - Columbia | 4 | |
| 26 | Ben Hermans (Bel) Team Radioshack | 4 | |
| 27 | David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 4 | |
| 28 | Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 3 | |
| 29 | Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank | 3 | |
| 30 | Iban Velasco (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 2 | |
| 31 | Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 1 | |
| 32 | Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram | 1 |
| 1 | Christian Meier (Can) Garmin - Transitions | 14 | pts |
| 2 | Serguei Klimov (Rus) Team Katusha | 8 | |
| 3 | Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 7 | |
| 4 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 6 | |
| 5 | Iban Mayoz (Spa) Footon-Servetto | 4 | |
| 6 | Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia | 4 | |
| 7 | Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 3 | |
| 8 | Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions | 2 | |
| 9 | Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha | 2 | |
| 10 | Michael Albasini (Swi) Team HTC - Columbia | 2 | |
| 11 | Alberto Benítez (Spa) Footon-Servetto | 2 | |
| 12 | Sergio Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur | 2 | |
| 13 | Gonzalo Rabuñal (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 2 | |
| 14 | Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin - Transitions | 1 | |
| 15 | Martin Pedersen (Den) Footon-Servetto | 1 |
| 1 | Gonzalo Rabuñal (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 20 | pts |
| 2 | Alberto Benítez (Spa) Footon-Servetto | 19 | |
| 3 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 17 | |
| 4 | Michael Albasini (Swi) Team HTC - Columbia | 12 | |
| 5 | Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia | 12 | |
| 6 | Iban Mayoz (Spa) Footon-Servetto | 8 | |
| 7 | Christian Meier (Can) Garmin - Transitions | 7 | |
| 8 | Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank | 6 | |
| 9 | Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 5 | |
| 10 | Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha | 5 | |
| 11 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank | 4 | |
| 12 | Serafín Martínez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 4 | |
| 13 | Serguei Klimov (Rus) Team Katusha | 4 | |
| 14 | Sergio Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur | 4 | |
| 15 | Martin Pedersen (Den) Footon-Servetto | 4 | |
| 16 | José Ángel Gómez Marchante (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur | 3 | |
| 17 | Christopher Horner (USA) Team Radioshack | 2 | |
| 18 | Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram | 2 | |
| 19 | Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 1 | |
| 20 | Rene Mandri (Est) AG2R La Mondiale | 1 | |
| 21 | David García (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 1 | |
| 22 | Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quick Step | 1 | |
| 23 | Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 1 |
| 1 | Team Radioshack | 44:04:39 | |
| 2 | Rabobank | 0:01:34 | |
| 3 | Team Katusha | 0:01:37 | |
| 4 | Team HTC - Columbia | ||
| 5 | Quick Step | ||
| 6 | Caisse d'Epargne | 0:01:38 | |
| 7 | Française Des Jeux | 0:01:39 | |
| 8 | Lampre-Farnese Vini | 0:03:16 | |
| 9 | Euskaltel - Euskadi | ||
| 10 | Liquigas-Doimo | 0:04:17 | |
| 11 | Team Saxo Bank | 0:04:23 | |
| 12 | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 0:04:55 | |
| 13 | Garmin - Transitions | 0:05:03 | |
| 14 | Footon-Servetto | 0:06:24 | |
| 15 | Astana | 0:06:59 | |
| 16 | Team Milram | 0:07:58 | |
| 17 | AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 18 | Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:09:08 | |
| 19 | Xacobeo Galicia | 0:10:23 | |
| 20 | Andalucia - Cajasur | 0:11:14 |