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Matthews strikes again in Murcia sprint

Under 23 world champion beats Downing and Appollonio

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Michael Matthews (Rabobank)

Michael Matthews (Rabobank)
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Matthews opens up his sprint

Matthews opens up his sprint
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The US-based UnitedHealthcare team puts a rider on the front.

The US-based UnitedHealthcare team puts a rider on the front.
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Rabobank continued their strong start to the season

Rabobank continued their strong start to the season
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Team Sky did a lot of the chasing

Team Sky did a lot of the chasing
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Kreder talks to Weltz in the Garmin-Cervelo team car

Kreder talks to Weltz in the Garmin-Cervelo team car
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The peloton en route to Alhama de Murcia during stage 1.

The peloton en route to Alhama de Murcia during stage 1.
(Image credit: Rafael Alonso)
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A Movistar rider back at the car with mechanical trouble

A Movistar rider back at the car with mechanical trouble
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Sep Vanmarcke (Garmin-Cervelo)

Sep Vanmarcke (Garmin-Cervelo)
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Michael Matthews (Rabobank) beats Sky to the punch

Michael Matthews (Rabobank) beats Sky to the punch
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Michael Matthews (Rabobank) wins stage 1

Michael Matthews (Rabobank) wins stage 1
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Michael Matthews (Rabobank) at the finish

Michael Matthews (Rabobank) at the finish
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Team Sky set the as they try to bring the break back

Team Sky set the as they try to bring the break back
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The peloton organise their chase

The peloton organise their chase
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Valverde stopped by to watch the race

Valverde stopped by to watch the race
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Iker Camano (Endura Racing)

Iker Camano (Endura Racing)
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The Vuelta Ciclista a la Region de Murcia peloton in action during the opening stage.

The Vuelta Ciclista a la Region de Murcia peloton in action during the opening stage.
(Image credit: Rafael Alonso)
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The peloton makes its way from San Pedro del Pinatar to Alhama de Murcia during the first stage.

The peloton makes its way from San Pedro del Pinatar to Alhama de Murcia during the first stage.
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Michael Matthews (Rabobank) in the leader's jersey

Michael Matthews (Rabobank) in the leader's jersey
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Michael Matthews (Rabobank) winner of stage 1

Michael Matthews (Rabobank) winner of stage 1
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The Vuelta Ciclista a la Region de Murcia peloton in action during the opening stage.

The Vuelta Ciclista a la Region de Murcia peloton in action during the opening stage.
(Image credit: Rafael Alonso)
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Saxo Bank do their best at keeping Contador out of trouble

Saxo Bank do their best at keeping Contador out of trouble
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The break worked well together

The break worked well together
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Carlos Verona (Spain) appears to be enjoying himself in the early break.

Carlos Verona (Spain) appears to be enjoying himself in the early break.
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Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank) finished in the bunch

Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank) finished in the bunch
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The ProTour teams kept the break in check.

The ProTour teams kept the break in check.
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Russell Downing (Sky)

Russell Downing (Sky)
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Tour of Murcia, stage 1

Tour of Murcia, stage 1
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The bunch take in the picturesque coastal views

The bunch take in the picturesque coastal views
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The peloton roll through Spain

The peloton roll through Spain
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The break worked well together

The break worked well together
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The break worked well together

The break worked well together
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Garmin Cervelo and Euskatel lead the bunch

Garmin Cervelo and Euskatel lead the bunch
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Egoitz Garcia (Caja Rural)

Egoitz Garcia (Caja Rural)
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The peloton makes its way from San Pedro del Pinatar to Alhama de Murcia during the first stage.

The peloton makes its way from San Pedro del Pinatar to Alhama de Murcia during the first stage.
(Image credit: Rafael Alonso)
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Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank)

Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank)
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2008 Tour de France winner Carlos Sastre

2008 Tour de France winner Carlos Sastre
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Carlos Sastre (Geox) catches up with old friends

Carlos Sastre (Geox) catches up with old friends
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The Vuelta Ciclista a la Region de Murcia peloton in action during the opening stage.

The Vuelta Ciclista a la Region de Murcia peloton in action during the opening stage.
(Image credit: Rafael Alonso)
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The peloton stretches out during the opening stage.

The peloton stretches out during the opening stage.
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Rabobank worked hard at bringing the break back

Rabobank worked hard at bringing the break back
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Under 23 world road race champion Michael Matthews (Rabobank) won the first stage of the Vuelta Ciclista a la Region de Murcia, confirming yet again that he has the speed and tenacity to win sprints in his first season as a professional.

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Matthews was given an excellent lead-out by the Rabobank team, which chased down the break of the day and a late three-rider attack. Rabobank also had Theo Bos in its roster for the Spanish race but Matthews won it, beating Team Sky’s Russell Downing and Davide Appollonio.

Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-SunGard) finished safely in the main peloton in 14th place.

The 178.7km hilly stage was characterised by a six-rider break that formed after just five kilometres. With the Spanish weather wet and cloudy, the peloton was happy to them hang out front for most of the stage.

Carlos Verona (Spain), Pablo Lechuga (Andalucía-Caja Granada), Laurent Mangel (Saur Sojasun), Albert Timmer (Skil-Shimano), Martijn Keizer (Vacansoleil-DCM) and José María Alcaraz (KTM-Murcia) opened a 5:50 gap after just 28km but that was as far as they got, as Rabobank, Team Sky and Saxo Bank-SunGard rode tempo to keep them under control.

Mangel was the first to the top of the three climbs during the stage and so secured the climber’s jersey, while Timmer won the intermediate sprint after 130km.

However the peloton closed them down and caught everyone except Mangel on the last climb and fast finale. And even Mangel was swept up with 10 kilometres to go as the sprinters’ teams prepared for a fast finish.

Rafael Valls (Geox-TMC), Francisco Pérez (Movistar) and Chris Jones (UnitedHealthcare) tried a late attack with three kilometres to go but they were also pulled back, with Valls the last to be caught inside the final kilometre.

Rabobank and Team Sky then took over but the Dutch ProTeam struck again, taking their eleventh win of the 2011 season.

Full Results
1Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team4:26:09
2Russell Downing (GBr) Sky Procycling
3Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling
4Aitor Galdos (Spa) Caja Rural
5Martin Reimer (Ger) Skil - Shimano
6Jonas Aaen Jörgensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard
7Robert Förster (Ger) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
8Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil - Shimano
9Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Geox-TMC
10Jerome Coppel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
11Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Skil - Shimano
12Rubén Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar Team0:00:02
13Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
14Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard
15Rene Mandri (Est) Endura Racing
16Salvador Guardiola Tora (Spa) KTM - Murcia
17Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Geox-TMC
18Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
19Carlos Oyarzun (Chi) Movistar Team
20Alex Dowsett (GBr) Sky Procycling
21Denis Menchov (Rus) Geox-TMC
22Marcos Garcia (Spa) KTM - Murcia
23Jordi Simon (Spa) Spain
24Morris Possoni (Ita) Sky Procycling
25Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Skil - Shimano
26Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
27Samuel Nicolás (Spa) Spain
28Rubén Fernández (Spa) Spain
29Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
30Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
31David Blanco Rodriguez (Spa) Geox-TMC
32Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
33José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Caja Rural
34Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Movistar Team
35Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
36Dario David Cioni (Ita) Sky Procycling
37Vicente David Bernabeu Armengol (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada
38Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard
39Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
40Arkaitz Duran Aroca (Spa) Geox-TMC
41Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling
42Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team
43Higinio Fernández (Spa) Caja Rural
44Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling0:00:10
45Theo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:00:18
46Egoitz Garcia Echeguibel (Spa) Caja Rural0:00:20
47Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team
48Maarten De Jonge (Ned) Endura Racing
49Thomas Danielson (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo
50Iker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Endura Racing
51Francisco García Nicolás (Spa) Spain
52Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
53Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
54Michel Kreder (Ned) Team Garmin-Cervelo
55Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
56Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) Saxo Bank Sungard
57Javier Benitez Pomares (Spa) KTM - Murcia
58Santo Anza (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
59Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:00:29
60Peter Stetina (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:00:31
61Wout Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
62Pascual Orengo Lopez (Spa) Spain
63Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo (Col) Geox-TMC
64Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo
65Eloy Teruel (Spa) Spain0:00:34
66Manuele Boaro (Ita) Saxo Bank Sungard
67Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada
68Alexey Markov (Rus) Russia
69Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada
70Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Spain
71Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:00:37
72Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Caja Rural
73Jose Luis Roldan Carmona (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada
74Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Geox-TMC
75Jesús Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard
76Oscar Garcia-Casarrubios Pintor (Spa) KTM - Murcia
77Paul Poux (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
78Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team
79Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil - Shimano
80Juan Mauricio Soler Hernandez (Col) Movistar Team
81Adrián Palomares Villaplana (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada
82Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Saxo Bank Sungard
83Alexander Wetterhall (Swe) Endura Racing
84Charles Wegelius (GBr) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
85Serguey Frisanov (Rus) Russia
86Jaume Rovira Pous (Spa) KTM - Murcia
87Rory Sutherland (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
88Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Movistar Team
89David Zabriskie (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo
90Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Sky Procycling
91Javier Ramirez Abeja (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada
92Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
93Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Skil - Shimano
94Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Movistar Team
95Ruslan Pydgornyy (Ukr) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
96Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
97David Clarke (GBr) Endura Racing
98Daniel Martin (Irl) Team Garmin-Cervelo
99Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Caja Rural
100Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Team Garmin-Cervelo
101Rubén Reig Conejero (Spa) Caja Rural
102Florian Bissinger (Ger) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer
103Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
104Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun0:01:13
105Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
106Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
107Alexander Khatuntsev (Rus) Russia
108Christian Meier (Can) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling0:01:30
109Evgeniy Kovalev (Rus) Russia0:01:32
110Hector Gonzalez Baeza (Spa) KTM - Murcia0:01:39
111Pablo Lechuga Rodriguez (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada0:02:12
112Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil - Shimano0:03:14
113Alexander Serov (Rus) Russia0:03:48
114Kiril Yatsevich (Rus) Russia0:05:23
115José María Alcaraz Franco (Spa) KTM - Murcia
116Philip Schinagl (Aut) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer0:05:33
117Bradley White (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
118John Anderson (Aus) Endura Racing
119Philipp Grömer (Aut) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer
120Christian Pavitschitz (Aut) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer
121Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
122Lukas Ranacher (Aut) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer0:08:06
123Ivan Kovalev (Rus) Russia0:08:41
124Callum Wilkinson (GBr) Endura Racing
125Lars Pria (Rou) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer0:10:42

Points
1Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team25pts
2Russell Downing (GBr) Sky Procycling20
3Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling16
4Aitor Galdos (Spa) Caja Rural14
5Martin Reimer (Ger) Skil - Shimano12
6Jonas Aaen Jörgensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard10
7Robert Förster (Ger) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling9
8Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil - Shimano8
9Egoitz Garcia Echeguibel (Spa) Caja Rural7
10Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Geox-TMC6
11Jerome Coppel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun5
12Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Skil - Shimano4
13Rubén Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar Team3
14Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team2
15Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard1

Sprint 1 - Alhama
1Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil - Shimano3pts
2Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team2
3José María Alcaraz Franco (Spa) KTM - Murcia1

Mountain 1 - Portmán (Cat. 3)
1Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun3pts
2Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team2
3Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Spain1

Mountain 2 - Cedacero (Cat. 3)
1Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun3pts
2Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team2
3Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Spain1

Mountain 3 - Cola del Caballo (Cat. 3)
1Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun3pts
2Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team2
3Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Spain1

Teams
1Skil - Shimano13:18:27
2Sky Procycling0:00:02
3Caja Rural
4Geox-TMC0:00:04
5Saur - Sojasun
6Saxo Bank Sungard
7Rabobank Cycling Team
8Movistar Team0:00:06
9Spain
10KTM - Murcia0:00:24
11Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
12Endura Racing0:00:42
13Euskaltel-Euskadi
14UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling0:00:47
15Andalucia Caja Granada0:01:10
16Team Garmin-Cervelo0:01:11
17Russia0:02:24
18ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer0:11:43

General classification after stage 1
1Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team4:26:09
2Russell Downing (GBr) Sky Procycling
3Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling
4Aitor Galdos (Spa) Caja Rural
5Martin Reimer (Ger) Skil - Shimano
6Jonas Aaen Jörgensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard
7Robert Förster (Ger) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
8Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil - Shimano
9Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Geox-TMC
10Jerome Coppel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
11Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Skil - Shimano
12Rubén Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar Team0:00:02
13Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
14Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard
15Rene Mandri (Est) Endura Racing
16Salvador Guardiola Tora (Spa) KTM - Murcia
17Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Geox-TMC
18Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
19Carlos Oyarzun (Chi) Movistar Team
20Alex Dowsett (GBr) Sky Procycling
21Denis Menchov (Rus) Geox-TMC
22Marcos Garcia (Spa) KTM - Murcia
23Jordi Simon (Spa) Spain
24Morris Possoni (Ita) Sky Procycling
25Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Skil - Shimano
26Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
27Samuel Nicolás (Spa) Spain
28Rubén Fernández (Spa) Spain
29Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
30Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
31David Blanco Rodriguez (Spa) Geox-TMC
32Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
33José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Caja Rural
34Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Movistar Team
35Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
36Dario David Cioni (Ita) Sky Procycling
37Vicente David Bernabeu Armengol (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada
38Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard
39Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
40Arkaitz Duran Aroca (Spa) Geox-TMC
41Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling
42Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team
43Higinio Fernández (Spa) Caja Rural
44Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling0:00:10
45Theo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:00:18
46Egoitz Garcia Echeguibel (Spa) Caja Rural0:00:20
47Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team
48Maarten De Jonge (Ned) Endura Racing
49Thomas Danielson (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo
50Iker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Endura Racing
51Francisco García Nicolás (Spa) Spain
52Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
53Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
54Michel Kreder (Ned) Team Garmin-Cervelo
55Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
56Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) Saxo Bank Sungard
57Javier Benitez Pomares (Spa) KTM - Murcia
58Santo Anza (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
59Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:00:29
60Peter Stetina (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:00:31
61Wout Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
62Pascual Orengo Lopez (Spa) Spain
63Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo (Col) Geox-TMC
64Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo
65Eloy Teruel (Spa) Spain0:00:34
66Manuele Boaro (Ita) Saxo Bank Sungard
67Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada
68Alexey Markov (Rus) Russia
69Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada
70Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Spain
71Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:00:37
72Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Caja Rural
73Jose Luis Roldan Carmona (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada
74Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Geox-TMC
75Jesús Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard
76Oscar Garcia-Casarrubios Pintor (Spa) KTM - Murcia
77Paul Poux (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
78Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team
79Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil - Shimano
80Juan Mauricio Soler Hernandez (Col) Movistar Team
81Adrián Palomares Villaplana (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada
82Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Saxo Bank Sungard
83Alexander Wetterhall (Swe) Endura Racing
84Charles Wegelius (GBr) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
85Serguey Frisanov (Rus) Russia
86Jaume Rovira Pous (Spa) KTM - Murcia
87Rory Sutherland (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
88Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Movistar Team
89David Zabriskie (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo
90Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Sky Procycling
91Javier Ramirez Abeja (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada
92Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
93Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Skil - Shimano
94Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Movistar Team
95Ruslan Pydgornyy (Ukr) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
96Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
97David Clarke (GBr) Endura Racing
98Daniel Martin (Irl) Team Garmin-Cervelo
99Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Caja Rural
100Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Team Garmin-Cervelo
101Rubén Reig Conejero (Spa) Caja Rural
102Florian Bissinger (Ger) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer
103Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
104Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun0:01:13
105Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
106Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
107Alexander Khatuntsev (Rus) Russia
108Christian Meier (Can) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling0:01:30
109Evgeniy Kovalev (Rus) Russia0:01:32
110Hector Gonzalez Baeza (Spa) KTM - Murcia0:01:39
111Pablo Lechuga Rodriguez (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada0:02:12
112Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil - Shimano0:03:14
113Alexander Serov (Rus) Russia0:03:48
114Kiril Yatsevich (Rus) Russia0:05:23
115José María Alcaraz Franco (Spa) KTM - Murcia
116Philip Schinagl (Aut) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer0:05:33
117Bradley White (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
118John Anderson (Aus) Endura Racing
119Philipp Grömer (Aut) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer
120Christian Pavitschitz (Aut) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer
121Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
122Lukas Ranacher (Aut) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer0:08:06
123Ivan Kovalev (Rus) Russia0:08:41
124Callum Wilkinson (GBr) Endura Racing
125Lars Pria (Rou) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer0:10:42

Points classification
1Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team25pts
2Russell Downing (GBr) Sky Procycling20
3Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling16
4Aitor Galdos (Spa) Caja Rural14
5Martin Reimer (Ger) Skil - Shimano12
6Jonas Aaen Jörgensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard10
7Robert Förster (Ger) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling9
8Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil - Shimano8
9Egoitz Garcia Echeguibel (Spa) Caja Rural7
10Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Geox-TMC6
11Jerome Coppel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun5
12Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Skil - Shimano4
13Rubén Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar Team3
14Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team2
15Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard1

Sprint classification
1Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil - Shimano3pts
2Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team2
3José María Alcaraz Franco (Spa) KTM - Murcia1

Mountains classification
1Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun9pts
2Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team6
3Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Spain3

Teams classification
1Skil - Shimano13:18:27
2Sky Procycling0:00:02
3Caja Rural
4Geox-TMC0:00:04
5Saur - Sojasun
6Saxo Bank Sungard
7Rabobank Cycling Team
8Movistar Team0:00:06
9Spain
10KTM - Murcia0:00:24
11Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
12Endura Racing0:00:42
13Euskaltel-Euskadi
14UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling0:00:47
15Andalucia Caja Granada0:01:10
16Team Garmin-Cervelo0:01:11
17Russia0:02:24
18ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer0:11:43

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