Bos blazes to second Oman stage win
By Stephen Farrand published
Goss remains atop general classification
Theo Bos (Rabobank) took his second sprint victory and another huge step forward as a road sprinter at the end of the longest stage of the Tour of Oman in Sur on Thursday.
The former track sprint world champion has formed a successful sprinting combo with Australian teammate Graeme Brown. Bos has the pure finishing speed to win from the front while Brown has the experience to know how to do the dirty work and get Bos through the chaos of the final kilometre.
A strong swirling head and side wind made the sprint in the sparse outskirts of Sur more dangerous than usual but Bos went early on the long, straight finish to beat Daniele Bennati (Leopard Trek) and Matt Goss (HTC-Highroad).
It was yet another podium placing for Bennati, his sixth in Qatar and Oman, but the Italian still seeks his first victory of the season. Goss kept the red race leader's jersey for another day and leads Bennati by two seconds and Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky) by 10 seconds after three days of racing.
After celebrating with his arms in the air as he blasted through the finish area, Bos was last back to the Rabobank team car but was congratulated by everyone in the team. He was ecstatic to have won again.
"It was really nice," Bos said with a beaming smile. "I hit the front too early but I just thought I'd go and see what happened. I made it to the finish.
"I stayed calm during the finale and I told the guys that if we got boxed in, we get got boxed in. It was difficult to get to the front and it didn't work that well but then Brownie (Graeme Brown) went with 500 metres to go and I went with three hundred metres."
Bos admitted he needs a clear run to win a sprint so he can open up his natural high-end speed. Despite winning both the sprints he has contested here in Oman, he claimed he still has a lot to learn.
"He (Brown) is a strong sprinter and great in the finale. My problem is that I'm not such a good cyclist but I have a really good sprint," he said.
"I have to improve the cycling point, the climbing and the bunch sprints. But fortunately for me, the team is good at setting up the sprinting part."
While Rabobank celebrated, the other teams were not happy after a long day in the saddle and a 200km drive back to their hotel. Several riders were angry with the way Brown had dragged Bos to the front. But with no television or overhead replays for the judges to consider, the other teams had no evidence of dangerous riding and had to admit it was all part of sprinting.
"The sprint was pretty crazy. Brownie took a few guys out I think and that kind of messed things up a bit," Matt Goss said.
"We were going to go for the stage win with either me or Cavendish. We were both feeling good and he was on my wheel with 800 [metres] to go, but there was a lot of chaos with the wind and I saw Mark wasn't there with 600 to go. I was in the perfect position and so I went myself. Unfortunately most of us got ridden off the road in the last hundred metres or so and Bos and Bennati got a gap on us. But that's racing."
A long day in the sun
The stage was marked by a long breakaway by five riders who got away early as the race traveled south from Sur along the Oman coast.
Patrik Sinkewitz (Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli), Marcus Burghardt (BMC), Kevin Claeys (An Post-Sean Kelly), Mark Kumpo (Geox-TMC) and Vitaliy Kondrut (Lampre-ISD) quickly opened a five minute lead and the peloton let them stay clear for most of the day, only sweeping them up in the final 10km.
Strong winds slowed the race along the coast, with riders covering the long empty roads at an average of 35km/h. The speed only increased after the feed zone (at 103km) and when the race headed inland and the wind became more of a help than a hindrance.
HTC-Highroad had to do much of the work with Goss as race leader and that must have affected their chances in the sprint. However, Bos's second win in three days confirmed that Rabobank has created a great sprint duo by combining Graeme Brown's sprinting experience with Theo Bos's finishing speed.
When HTC-Highroad, Garmin-Cervelo and Quick Step field their strongest lead-out trains we should be set for some spectacular sprinting and great rivalries.
Time for the mountain finish
So far the Tour of Oman has seen the sprinters fight for stage victories but the battle for overall victory will come alive on Friday's finish to Jabal al Akhdhar or Green Mountain.
The twisting climb to the line is 5.8km long at an average of 10.3 percent, somewhere between an uphill finish and a true mountain finish. The climb starts steadily but then includes a mid-section at 13.5 percent before a kilometre at 6 percent and then the final two kilometres at 13.5 percent.
It is a real ramp finish which should see climbers like Robert Gesink (Rabobank), Jakob Fuglsang (Leopard Trek) and Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) emerge to win the stage and take the overall race lead.
For the other riders it will all be about limiting their losses. If strong time trialists like Marco Pinotti (HTC-Highroad), Christian Vande Velde and Cameron Meyer (Garmin-Cervelo), and Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) can stay within 30 seconds of the climbers, they could secure overall success in Saturday's 18.5km rolling time trial.
The 157.5km stage starts at the Sultan Qaboos University on the coast and heads inland and into the mountains.
1 | Theo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 5:14:41 |
2 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Leopard Trek | |
3 | Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) HTC-Highroad | |
4 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling | |
5 | Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | |
6 | Oscar Gatto (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | |
7 | Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team | |
8 | Niko Eeckhout (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly | |
9 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) HTC-Highroad | |
10 | Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team | |
11 | Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
12 | Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) Geox-TMC | |
13 | Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
14 | Roger Kluge (Ger) Skil - Shimano | |
15 | Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Pro Team Astana | |
16 | Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | |
17 | Alex Rasmussen (Den) HTC-Highroad | |
18 | Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Pro Team Astana | |
19 | Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Leopard Trek | |
20 | Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ | |
21 | Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre - ISD | |
22 | Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
23 | Pieter Serry (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
24 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing Team | |
25 | John Murphy (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
26 | Grégory Joseph (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
27 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team | |
28 | Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Procycling | |
29 | Geert Steurs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
30 | Thor Hushovd (Nor) Team Garmin-Cervelo | |
31 | Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo | |
32 | Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | |
33 | Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Katusha Team | |
34 | Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | |
35 | Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Procycling | |
36 | Jelle Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
37 | Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team | |
38 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | |
39 | Tanel Kangert (Est) Pro Team Astana | |
40 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Katusha Team | |
41 | David Blanco Rodriguez (Spa) Geox-TMC | |
42 | Davide Vigano (Ita) Leopard Trek | |
43 | Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | |
44 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil - Shimano | |
45 | Simon Clarke (Aus) Pro Team Astana | |
46 | Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Geox-TMC | |
47 | Roger Hammond (GBr) Team Garmin-Cervelo | |
48 | Cameron Meyer (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | |
49 | Dmytro Krivtsov (Ukr) Lampre - ISD | |
50 | Andrew Fenn (GBr) An Post - Sean Kelly | |
51 | Andreas Klier (Ger) Team Garmin-Cervelo | |
52 | Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Katusha Team | |
53 | Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Pro Team Astana | |
54 | Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Geox-TMC | |
55 | Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | |
56 | David Gutierrez Gutierrez (Spa) Geox-TMC | |
57 | Russell Downing (GBr) Sky Procycling | |
58 | Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - ISD | |
59 | Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | |
60 | Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | |
61 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Leopard Trek | |
62 | Marco Pinotti (Ita) HTC-Highroad | |
63 | Leonardo Giordani (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | |
64 | Anthony Geslin (Fra) FDJ | |
65 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ | |
66 | Francesco Failli (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | |
67 | Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team | |
68 | Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) FDJ | |
69 | Marc De Maar (AHo) Quickstep Cycling Team | |
70 | Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre - ISD | |
71 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Leopard Trek | |
72 | Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | |
73 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Leopard Trek | |
74 | Davide Ricci Bitti (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | |
75 | Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | |
76 | Koen De Kort (Ned) Skil - Shimano | |
77 | Diego Caccia (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | |
78 | Tomas Alberio (Ita) Geox-TMC | |
79 | Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Team Garmin-Cervelo | |
80 | Marko Kump (Slo) Geox-TMC | |
81 | Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Procycling | |
82 | Maarten Wynants (Bel) Rabobank Cycling Team | |
83 | Joost Posthuma (Ned) Leopard Trek | |
84 | Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ | |
85 | Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team | |
86 | Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha Team | |
87 | Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre - ISD | |
88 | Pieter Ghyllebert (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly | |
89 | Patrick Gretsch (Ger) HTC-Highroad | |
90 | Mark Cassidy (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly | |
91 | Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ | |
92 | Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ | |
93 | Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil - Shimano | |
94 | Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | |
95 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | |
96 | Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
97 | Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | |
98 | Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing Team | |
99 | Michael Albasini (Swi) HTC-Highroad | |
100 | Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre - ISD | |
101 | Sam Bennett (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly | |
102 | Hayden Roulston (NZl) HTC-Highroad | |
103 | Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:00:12 |
104 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:00:20 |
105 | Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:00:31 |
106 | Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:00:40 |
107 | Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil - Shimano | |
108 | Daniele Ratto (Ita) Geox-TMC | |
109 | Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
110 | Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 0:00:48 |
111 | Maxim De Busschere (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly | 0:00:55 |
112 | Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | |
113 | Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team | 0:01:06 |
114 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team | |
115 | Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Team Garmin-Cervelo | |
116 | Leif Hoste (Bel) Katusha Team | |
117 | Kevin Claeys (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly | |
118 | Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil - Shimano | |
119 | Martin Reimer (Ger) Skil - Shimano | |
120 | Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quickstep Cycling Team | |
121 | Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Leopard Trek | |
122 | Mark McNally (GBr) An Post - Sean Kelly | 0:01:14 |
123 | Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Skil - Shimano | 0:01:38 |
124 | Lars Ytting Bak (Den) HTC-Highroad | 0:01:55 |
125 | Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Sky Procycling | |
126 | Vitaliy Kondrut (Ukr) Lampre - ISD | |
DNS | Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Sky Procycling |
1 | Marko Kump (Slo) Geox-TMC | 3 | pts |
2 | Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | 2 | |
3 | Vitaliy Kondrut (Ukr) Lampre - ISD | 1 |
1 | Marko Kump (Slo) Geox-TMC | 3 | pts |
2 | Kevin Claeys (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly | 2 | |
3 | Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | 1 |
1 | Theo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 15 | pts |
2 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Leopard Trek | 12 | |
3 | Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) HTC-Highroad | 9 | |
4 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling | 7 | |
5 | Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 6 | |
6 | Oscar Gatto (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | 5 | |
7 | Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team | 4 | |
8 | Niko Eeckhout (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly | 3 | |
9 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) HTC-Highroad | 2 | |
10 | Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team | 1 |
1 | Marko Kump (Slo) Geox-TMC | 6 | pts |
2 | Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | 3 | |
3 | Kevin Claeys (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly | 2 | |
4 | Vitaliy Kondrut (Ukr) Lampre - ISD | 1 |
1 | Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) HTC-Highroad | 5:14:41 |
2 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling | |
3 | Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team | |
4 | Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
5 | Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) Geox-TMC | |
6 | Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
7 | Roger Kluge (Ger) Skil - Shimano | |
8 | Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ | |
9 | Pieter Serry (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
10 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing Team | |
11 | Grégory Joseph (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
12 | Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | |
13 | Jelle Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
14 | Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team | |
15 | Tanel Kangert (Est) Pro Team Astana | |
16 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil - Shimano | |
17 | Simon Clarke (Aus) Pro Team Astana | |
18 | Cameron Meyer (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | |
19 | Andrew Fenn (GBr) An Post - Sean Kelly | |
20 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ | |
21 | Tomas Alberio (Ita) Geox-TMC | |
22 | Marko Kump (Slo) Geox-TMC | |
23 | Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre - ISD | |
24 | Patrick Gretsch (Ger) HTC-Highroad | |
25 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | |
26 | Sam Bennett (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly | |
27 | Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:00:31 |
28 | Daniele Ratto (Ita) Geox-TMC | 0:00:40 |
29 | Maxim De Busschere (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly | 0:00:55 |
30 | Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | |
31 | Kevin Claeys (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly | 0:01:06 |
32 | Martin Reimer (Ger) Skil - Shimano | |
33 | Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quickstep Cycling Team | |
34 | Mark McNally (GBr) An Post - Sean Kelly | 0:01:14 |
35 | Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Skil - Shimano | 0:01:38 |
1 | HTC - Highroad | 15:44:03 |
2 | Pro Team Astana | |
3 | Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator | |
4 | BMC Racing Team | |
5 | Team Leopard-Trek | |
6 | Team Garmin - Cervelo | |
7 | Sky Procycling | |
8 | Katusha Team | |
9 | Quick Step Cycling Team | |
10 | Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | |
11 | Geox - TMC | |
12 | Lampre - ISD | |
13 | Skil-Shimano | |
14 | Rabobank Cycling Team | |
15 | An Post-Sean Kelly | |
16 | FDJ |
1 | Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) HTC-Highroad | 12:11:13 |
2 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Leopard Trek | 0:00:02 |
3 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling | 0:00:10 |
4 | Pieter Serry (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 0:00:11 |
5 | Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | |
6 | Marko Kump (Slo) Geox-TMC | |
7 | Tanel Kangert (Est) Pro Team Astana | 0:00:13 |
8 | Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre - ISD | 0:00:14 |
9 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team | |
10 | Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team | |
11 | Oscar Gatto (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | |
12 | Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 0:00:15 |
13 | Mark Cassidy (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly | |
14 | Dmytro Krivtsov (Ukr) Lampre - ISD | 0:00:16 |
15 | Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 0:00:17 |
16 | Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Pro Team Astana | |
17 | Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
18 | Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo | |
19 | Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Procycling | |
20 | Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | |
21 | Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | |
22 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil - Shimano | |
23 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ | |
24 | Russell Downing (GBr) Sky Procycling | |
25 | Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team | |
26 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Katusha Team | |
27 | Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ | |
28 | Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - ISD | |
29 | Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Procycling | |
30 | Andreas Klier (Ger) Team Garmin-Cervelo | |
31 | Simon Clarke (Aus) Pro Team Astana | |
32 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Leopard Trek | |
33 | David Blanco Rodriguez (Spa) Geox-TMC | |
34 | Cameron Meyer (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | |
35 | Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Pro Team Astana | |
36 | Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Geox-TMC | |
37 | Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ | |
38 | Jelle Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
39 | Maarten Wynants (Bel) Rabobank Cycling Team | |
40 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Leopard Trek | |
41 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Leopard Trek | |
42 | Francesco Failli (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | |
43 | Marco Pinotti (Ita) HTC-Highroad | |
44 | Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team | |
45 | Tomas Alberio (Ita) Geox-TMC | |
46 | Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha Team | |
47 | Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | |
48 | Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Geox-TMC | |
49 | Marc De Maar (AHo) Quickstep Cycling Team | |
50 | Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | |
51 | Leonardo Giordani (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | |
52 | David Gutierrez Gutierrez (Spa) Geox-TMC | |
53 | Pieter Ghyllebert (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly | |
54 | Patrick Gretsch (Ger) HTC-Highroad | |
55 | Davide Ricci Bitti (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | |
56 | Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre - ISD | |
57 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | |
58 | Diego Caccia (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | |
59 | Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing Team | |
60 | Joost Posthuma (Ned) Leopard Trek | |
61 | Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
62 | Michael Albasini (Swi) HTC-Highroad | |
63 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:00:34 |
64 | Hayden Roulston (NZl) HTC-Highroad | 0:00:48 |
65 | Daniele Ratto (Ita) Geox-TMC | 0:00:54 |
66 | Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 0:00:57 |
67 | Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
68 | Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre - ISD | 0:01:05 |
69 | Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - ISD | |
70 | Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 0:01:23 |
71 | Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Skil - Shimano | 0:01:55 |
72 | Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Leopard Trek | 0:02:23 |
73 | Theo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:10:28 |
74 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) HTC-Highroad | 0:10:42 |
75 | Roger Kluge (Ger) Skil - Shimano | 0:10:44 |
76 | Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team | 0:10:48 |
77 | Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team | |
78 | Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
79 | Niko Eeckhout (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly | |
80 | Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) Geox-TMC | |
81 | Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
82 | Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Katusha Team | |
83 | John Murphy (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
84 | Alex Rasmussen (Den) HTC-Highroad | |
85 | Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ | |
86 | Grégory Joseph (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
87 | Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Pro Team Astana | |
88 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing Team | |
89 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | |
90 | Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Procycling | |
91 | Roger Hammond (GBr) Team Garmin-Cervelo | |
92 | Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Leopard Trek | |
93 | Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | |
94 | Thor Hushovd (Nor) Team Garmin-Cervelo | |
95 | Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | |
96 | Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil - Shimano | |
97 | Davide Vigano (Ita) Leopard Trek | |
98 | Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) FDJ | |
99 | Geert Steurs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
100 | Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Katusha Team | |
101 | Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | |
102 | Koen De Kort (Ned) Skil - Shimano | |
103 | Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | |
104 | Sam Bennett (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly | |
105 | Anthony Geslin (Fra) FDJ | |
106 | Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | |
107 | Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ | |
108 | Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:11:00 |
109 | Andrew Fenn (GBr) An Post - Sean Kelly | 0:11:08 |
110 | Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:11:19 |
111 | Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:11:28 |
112 | Maxim De Busschere (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly | 0:11:43 |
113 | Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | |
114 | Kevin Claeys (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly | 0:11:52 |
115 | Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:11:54 |
116 | Leif Hoste (Bel) Katusha Team | |
117 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team | |
118 | Martin Reimer (Ger) Skil - Shimano | |
119 | Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team | |
120 | Mark McNally (GBr) An Post - Sean Kelly | 0:11:59 |
121 | Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil - Shimano | 0:12:27 |
122 | Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:12:29 |
123 | Vitaliy Kondrut (Ukr) Lampre - ISD | 0:12:42 |
124 | Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil - Shimano | |
125 | Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Sky Procycling | 0:12:43 |
126 | Lars Ytting Bak (Den) HTC-Highroad |
1 | Theo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 30 | pts |
2 | Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) HTC-Highroad | 24 | |
3 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Leopard Trek | 24 | |
4 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling | 23 | |
5 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) HTC-Highroad | 14 | |
6 | Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre - ISD | 10 | |
7 | Oscar Gatto (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | 10 | |
8 | Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team | 10 | |
9 | Roger Kluge (Ger) Skil - Shimano | 9 | |
10 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 7 | |
11 | Pieter Serry (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 6 | |
12 | Marko Kump (Slo) Geox-TMC | 6 | |
13 | Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | 6 | |
14 | Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 6 | |
15 | Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ | 5 | |
16 | Tanel Kangert (Est) Pro Team Astana | 4 | |
17 | Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team | 4 | |
18 | Daniele Ratto (Ita) Geox-TMC | 3 | |
19 | Russell Downing (GBr) Sky Procycling | 3 | |
20 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 3 | |
21 | Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team | 3 | |
22 | Niko Eeckhout (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly | 3 | |
23 | Mark McNally (GBr) An Post - Sean Kelly | 3 | |
24 | Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 2 | |
25 | Mark Cassidy (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly | 2 | |
26 | Simon Clarke (Aus) Pro Team Astana | 2 | |
27 | Kevin Claeys (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly | 2 | |
28 | Dmytro Krivtsov (Ukr) Lampre - ISD | 1 | |
29 | Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Procycling | 1 | |
30 | Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre - ISD | 1 | |
31 | Vitaliy Kondrut (Ukr) Lampre - ISD | 1 |
1 | Pieter Serry (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 6 | pts |
2 | Marko Kump (Slo) Geox-TMC | 6 | |
3 | Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | 6 | |
4 | Tanel Kangert (Est) Pro Team Astana | 4 | |
5 | Daniele Ratto (Ita) Geox-TMC | 3 | |
6 | Mark McNally (GBr) An Post - Sean Kelly | 3 | |
7 | Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 2 | |
8 | Mark Cassidy (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly | 2 | |
9 | Kevin Claeys (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly | 2 | |
10 | Dmytro Krivtsov (Ukr) Lampre - ISD | 1 | |
11 | Vitaliy Kondrut (Ukr) Lampre - ISD | 1 |
1 | Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) HTC-Highroad | 12:11:13 |
2 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling | 0:00:10 |
3 | Pieter Serry (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 0:00:11 |
4 | Marko Kump (Slo) Geox-TMC | |
5 | Tanel Kangert (Est) Pro Team Astana | 0:00:13 |
6 | Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 0:00:15 |
7 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil - Shimano | 0:00:17 |
8 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ | |
9 | Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team | |
10 | Simon Clarke (Aus) Pro Team Astana | |
11 | Cameron Meyer (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | |
12 | Tomas Alberio (Ita) Geox-TMC | |
13 | Jelle Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
14 | Patrick Gretsch (Ger) HTC-Highroad | |
15 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | |
16 | Daniele Ratto (Ita) Geox-TMC | 0:00:54 |
17 | Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Skil - Shimano | 0:01:55 |
18 | Roger Kluge (Ger) Skil - Shimano | 0:10:44 |
19 | Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team | 0:10:48 |
20 | Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
21 | Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) Geox-TMC | |
22 | Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
23 | Grégory Joseph (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
24 | Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ | |
25 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing Team | |
26 | Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | |
27 | Sam Bennett (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly | |
28 | Andrew Fenn (GBr) An Post - Sean Kelly | 0:11:08 |
29 | Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:11:19 |
30 | Maxim De Busschere (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly | 0:11:43 |
31 | Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | |
32 | Kevin Claeys (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly | 0:11:52 |
33 | Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:11:54 |
34 | Martin Reimer (Ger) Skil - Shimano | |
35 | Mark McNally (GBr) An Post - Sean Kelly | 0:11:59 |
1 | Sky Procycling | 36:34:27 |
2 | HTC - Highroad | |
3 | Lampre - ISD | |
4 | Katusha Team | |
5 | BMC Racing Team | |
6 | Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | |
7 | Team Leopard-Trek | |
8 | Rabobank Cycling Team | |
9 | Pro Team Astana | 0:00:03 |
10 | Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator | |
11 | FDJ | |
12 | Team Garmin - Cervelo | |
13 | Geox - TMC | |
14 | Quick Step Cycling Team | 0:10:34 |
15 | Skil-Shimano | |
16 | An Post-Sean Kelly |

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