Cav is back!
HTC-Columbia sprinter, reunited with Renshaw, gets back to winning
Mark Cavendish, after a difficult start to the season, at last claimed a sprint victory in the second stage of the Tour de Romandie. The HTC-Columbia star has been raked over the coals for failing to live up to last season's records, but regained his winning ways after being reunited with lead-out man Mark Renshaw.
The team executed the final kilometres perfectly, dodging traffic islands and closing down attacks to drop Cavendish at the front with 150m to go.
The Manxman easily bested Lampre's Danilo Hondo and Robbie Hunter (Garmin-Transitions) in the dash to the line. The outspoken star let his gestures do the talking as he crossed the line, making an offensive gesture perhaps aimed at his critics before raising both arms in victory.
The reason for the two-fingered salute, Cavendish said, was to "send a message to commentators and journalists who don't know jack shit about cycling," for writing him off.
It was only Cavendish's second win of the year after one stage of the Volta a Catalunya last month. The 24-year-old suffered from a dental abscess earlier in the year and the absence of Renshaw, who missed the early season due to mononucleosis. Cavendish has struggled to find his form and equal the eight wins he had at this point last year.
"It was good to win here. My form is getting better. The team did a great job," he said before dashing off. "Today, I proved that I have never lost my talent, contrary what has been said or written."
Overall leader Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Doimo) maintained his lead over HTC-Columbia's Marco Pinotti heading into the stage three time trial.
Out and back
The second stage of the Tour de Romandie, a 171.8km loop out from Fribourg and back, began under more beautiful weather. 155 riders took the start with the only rider to exit being Footon-Servetto's Rafael Valls, who crashed on the previous stage.
Despite featuring the category 1 la Lorette ascended twice on the circuit, once at kilometre 101 and the second time at 137.9 before a relatively flat run-in back to Fribourg, it was expected that the stage would go the way of the sprinters.
However, our intrepid attackers were keen to play a little cat and mouse. Mikhail Ignatiev (Katusha), Denis Van Winden (Rabobank), Alan Pérez (Euskaltel-Euskadi and Chad Beyer (BMC) were the bait for the day, with the American looking to add to his lead in the sprint classification with a second day in the break.
The gap to the peloton stabilized between four and five minutes, with Perez claiming the "virtual lead" as best placed rider overall in the breakaway. He was just 30 seconds behind Sagan at the start of the day.
Sagan's Liquigas-Doimo team was working steadily to limit the advantage of the quartet. Beyer took the first sprint at kilometre 31.4 and then the four got back to cooperating on their long journey together.
The leaders stayed together on the first trip up la Lorette, with Ignatiev claiming the mountain points over Perez, Van Winden and Beyer. Liquigas' Maciej Bondar was first from the peloton at the top, having reduced the gap to 3:30.
By the time the leaders crossed the line in Fribourg with one lap to go it was down to 1:30.
As the climb approached for the second time, the pace in the bunch became far less tame, and the boys in neon green and blue got help from Caisse d'Epargne, and whittled down the gap from two minutes down to just 30 seconds at the top.
Ignatiev was once again the first over the top of the cobbled climb, with Perez surviving to take second. Beyer and Van Winded were swept up on the climb as the peloton closed in on the leaders.
Perez and Ignatiev held their lead over the top, but an attack from the peloton by David López (Caisse d'Epargne), David Loosli (Lampre) and Charly Wegelius (Omega Pharma-Lotto) caused a surge that neutralized them all with 30km to go.
With a sprint bonus coming up, three riders decided to get a head start. Simon Spilak (Lampre), Tom Stamsnijder (Rabobank) and Jeremy Roy (Française des Jeux) gained 15 seconds on the bunch.
Roy took the sprint over Spilak and Stamsnijder and then the three were quickly brought back into the fold.
Matthias Brändle (Footon-Servetto) launched a counter-attack and succeeded in gaining 45 seconds advantage by the time he reached 18km to go.
The 20-year-old Austrian's lead was largely the result of the Liquigas team stepping away from chasing duties and a brief reluctance of any team to take over.
Once the Euskaltel-Euskadi team decided to pitch in the gap tumbled.
As Brändle came into view, BMC's Swiss rider Steve Morabito, who hails from Monthey just 80km from the finish, launched a counter-attack in hopes of scoring some hometown glory.
He used an unclassified climb to power his way up to the Footon-Servetto rider, making contact with 12km to go.
Behind, AG2R-La Mondiale rider Christophe Riblon blasted out of the peloton on the same climb, making contact with the two riders quickly.
The peloton was so close that two more riders were able to make it across the gap: Jaroslaw Marycz (Saxo Bank) and Arthur Vichot (Française Des Jeux) held a slim advantage coming into 5km to go, but the peloton had the five in its sights.
Marycz was the last to throw in the towel. While the others sat up as the peloton made contact, the Polish rider managed to power out a 50m gap on the now HTC-Columbia-led peloton, but it lasted only a kilometre before he was enveloped by the bunch.
From there it was a mere formality for the HTC-Columbia team to deliver super-sprinter Mark Cavendish to his second season victory.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
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1 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - Columbia | 4:28:59 |
2 | Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin - Transitions | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Ben Swift (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Davide Appolonio (Ita) Cervelo TestTeam | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Arthur Vichot (Fra) Française Des Jeux | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team Radioshack | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Fabio Felline (Ita) Footon-Servetto | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Simon Zahner (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin - Transitions | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Alexander Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Markus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Richie Porte (Aus) Team Saxo Bank | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Stefan Denifl (Aut) Cervelo TestTeam | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Dmitry Kozontchouk (Rus) Rabobank | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin - Transitions | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | André Steensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Christophe Brandt (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Transitions | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Dario David Cioni (Ita) Sky Professional Cycling Team | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo Bank | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team HTC - Columbia | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Jeffry Louder (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Juan Jose Oroz (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Haimar Zubeldia Aguirre (Spa) Team Radioshack | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française Des Jeux | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Tiago Machado (Por) Team Radioshack | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Enrico Magazzini (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Juan Mauricio Soler Hernandez (Col) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Team Katusha | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Team Radioshack | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Matthias Brändle (Aut) Footon-Servetto | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Team Katusha | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Morris Possoni (Ita) Sky Professional Cycling Team | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | René Mandri (Est) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française Des Jeux | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Markus Eibegger (Aut) Footon-Servetto | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Team Radioshack | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Adam Hansen (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervelo TestTeam | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Dominik Roels (Ger) Team Milram | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Alexsandre Diachenko (Kaz) Astana | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Oscar Pujol Munoz (Spa) Cervelo TestTeam | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Marcel Wyss (Swi) Cervelo TestTeam | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Quick Step | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française Des Jeux | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) Garmin - Transitions | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) Team Saxo Bank | 0:00:20 |
110 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC - Columbia | 0:01:13 |
111 | Charles Wegelius (GBr) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:01:32 |
112 | Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:02:10 |
116 | Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step | 0:02:59 |
117 | Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:07:32 |
118 | Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por) Footon-Servetto | 0:10:53 |
119 | Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Team Radioshack | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quick Step | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
121 | Andrei Kunitski (Blr) Quick Step | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
122 | Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Astana | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
124 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
125 | Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
126 | Serge Pauwels (Ned) Sky Professional Cycling Team | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
127 | Gert Steegmans (Bel) Team Radioshack | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
128 | Jack Bobridge (Aus) Garmin - Transitions | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
129 | Kirk Carlsen (USA) Garmin - Transitions | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
130 | Noe Gianetti (Swi) Footon-Servetto | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
131 | Matthew Busche (USA) Team Radioshack | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
132 | Matthias Russ (Ger) Team Milram | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
133 | Thomas Vedel Kvist (Den) Quick Step | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
134 | Robert Förster (Ger) Team Milram | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
135 | Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
136 | Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
137 | Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
138 | Sergey Renev (Kaz) Astana | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
139 | Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
140 | Allan Davis (Aus) Astana | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
141 | Scott Davis (Aus) Astana | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
142 | Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
143 | Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
144 | Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervelo TestTeam | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
145 | Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
146 | Travis Meyer (Aus) Garmin - Transitions | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
147 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
148 | Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team Katusha | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
149 | Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Team Katusha | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
150 | Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
151 | Nicolas Portal (Fra) Sky Professional Cycling Team | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
152 | Gregory Henderson (NZl) Sky Professional Cycling Team | Row 151 - Cell 2 |
153 | Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team | Row 152 - Cell 2 |
154 | Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team HTC - Columbia | Row 153 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Joao Correia (Por) Cervelo TestTeam | Row 154 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-Servetto | Row 155 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha | 12 | pts |
2 | Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 8 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank | 6 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team | 4 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-Doimo | 2 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha | 12 | pts |
2 | Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 8 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank | 6 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 4 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 2 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team | 6 | pts |
2 | Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 6 | pts |
2 | Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | BMC Racing Team | 13:26:57 |
2 | Liquigas - Doimo | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Lampre - Farnese Vini | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Team HTC - Columbia | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Team Milram | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Garmin - Transitions | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Team Saxo Bank | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Euskatel - Euskadi | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | AG2R - La Mondiale | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Quick Step | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Française des Jeux | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Rabobank | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Footon - Servetto | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Team Katusha | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Team Radioshack | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Sky Professional Cycling Team | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Cervelo Test Team | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Caisse d'Epargne | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Astana | 0:10:53 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Doimo | 9:24:28 |
2 | Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team HTC - Columbia | 0:00:09 |
3 | Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française Des Jeux | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 0:00:11 |
5 | Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia | 0:00:12 |
6 | Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:00:14 |
7 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 0:00:15 |
8 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Haimar Zubeldia Aguirre (Spa) Team Radioshack | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:16 |
12 | Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Fabio Felline (Ita) Footon-Servetto | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Juan Jose Oroz (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:00:17 |
15 | Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Adam Hansen (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin - Transitions | 0:00:18 |
20 | Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:00:19 |
21 | Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française Des Jeux | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin - Transitions | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:00:20 |
26 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team Radioshack | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Markus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram | 0:00:21 |
29 | Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Transitions | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Tiago Machado (Por) Team Radioshack | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Markus Eibegger (Aut) Footon-Servetto | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Quick Step | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Matthias Brändle (Aut) Footon-Servetto | 0:00:22 |
37 | Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Ben Swift (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Marcel Wyss (Swi) Cervelo TestTeam | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 0:00:23 |
44 | André Steensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 0:00:24 |
45 | Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:25 |
47 | Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin - Transitions | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Stefan Denifl (Aut) Cervelo TestTeam | 0:00:26 |
52 | Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Team Katusha | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Arthur Vichot (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 0:00:27 |
55 | Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:00:28 |
58 | Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Team Radioshack | 0:00:29 |
62 | Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française Des Jeux | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Dmitry Kozontchouk (Rus) Rabobank | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Juan Mauricio Soler Hernandez (Col) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:00:30 |
66 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram | 0:00:31 |
67 | Alexander Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas-Doimo | 0:00:32 |
69 | David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Dario David Cioni (Ita) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 0:00:33 |
71 | Alexsandre Diachenko (Kaz) Astana | 0:00:34 |
72 | Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | René Mandri (Est) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Christophe Brandt (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:00:35 |
76 | Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) Garmin - Transitions | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Oscar Pujol Munoz (Spa) Cervelo TestTeam | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervelo TestTeam | 0:00:36 |
80 | Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step | 0:00:38 |
81 | Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:39 |
84 | Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 0:00:40 |
86 | Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Enrico Magazzini (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Team Katusha | 0:00:43 |
90 | Morris Possoni (Ita) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 0:00:44 |
91 | Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:00:46 |
92 | Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:00:47 |
93 | Richie Porte (Aus) Team Saxo Bank | 0:00:58 |
94 | Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux | 0:01:03 |
95 | Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:01:53 |
96 | Charles Wegelius (GBr) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:01:55 |
97 | José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:01:59 |
98 | Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:02:00 |
97 | José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:01:59 |
98 | Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:02:00 |
99 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - Columbia | 0:09:36 |
100 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia | 0:09:47 |
101 | Simon Zahner (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:09:50 |
102 | Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Team Radioshack | 0:09:51 |
103 | Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 0:09:52 |
104 | Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:09:53 |
105 | Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:09:55 |
106 | Jeffry Louder (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:09:56 |
107 | Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
108 | Davide Appolonio (Ita) Cervelo TestTeam | 0:09:57 |
109 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:10:03 |
110 | Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
111 | Dominik Roels (Ger) Team Milram | 0:10:04 |
112 | Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) Team Saxo Bank | 0:10:07 |
113 | Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank | 0:10:09 |
114 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC - Columbia | 0:11:06 |
115 | Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-Doimo | 0:11:13 |
116 | Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | 0:11:16 |
117 | Andrei Kunitski (Blr) Quick Step | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
118 | Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram | 0:11:17 |
119 | Matthias Russ (Ger) Team Milram | 0:11:18 |
120 | Allan Davis (Aus) Astana | 0:11:19 |
121 | Matthew Busche (USA) Team Radioshack | 0:11:20 |
122 | Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
123 | Travis Meyer (Aus) Garmin - Transitions | 0:11:22 |
124 | Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Team Radioshack | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
125 | Jack Bobridge (Aus) Garmin - Transitions | 0:11:24 |
126 | Kirk Carlsen (USA) Garmin - Transitions | 0:11:26 |
127 | Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:11:56 |
128 | Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Team Katusha | 0:12:00 |
129 | Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step | 0:12:52 |
130 | Gregory Henderson (NZl) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 0:20:36 |
131 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank | 0:20:40 |
132 | Robert Förster (Ger) Team Milram | 0:20:45 |
133 | Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana | 0:20:46 |
134 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | 0:20:48 |
135 | Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:20:52 |
136 | Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por) Footon-Servetto | 0:20:53 |
137 | Serge Pauwels (Ned) Sky Professional Cycling Team | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
138 | Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quick Step | 0:20:54 |
139 | Sergey Renev (Kaz) Astana | 0:20:55 |
140 | Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Astana | 0:20:57 |
141 | Thomas Vedel Kvist (Den) Quick Step | 0:21:05 |
142 | Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana | 0:21:07 |
143 | Scott Davis (Aus) Astana | 0:21:11 |
144 | Noe Gianetti (Swi) Footon-Servetto | 0:21:14 |
145 | Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:22:05 |
146 | Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank | 0:25:19 |
147 | Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team HTC - Columbia | 0:25:24 |
148 | Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia | 0:25:29 |
149 | Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:25:35 |
150 | Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team Katusha | 0:25:41 |
151 | Gert Steegmans (Bel) Team Radioshack | 0:27:45 |
152 | Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:28:34 |
153 | Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervelo TestTeam | 0:28:37 |
154 | Nicolas Portal (Fra) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 0:28:39 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux | 32 | pts |
2 | Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha | 24 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team | 24 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana | 18 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 16 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank | 12 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 8 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 4 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 4 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 2 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Charles Wegelius (GBr) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 2 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-Doimo | 2 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank | 1 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team | 18 | pts |
2 | Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 6 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana | 6 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank | 3 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 3 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux | 2 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 1 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha | 1 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Doimo | 9:24:28 |
2 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo | 0:00:15 |
3 | Fabio Felline (Ita) Footon-Servetto | 0:00:16 |
4 | Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:00:17 |
5 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram | 0:00:20 |
6 | Matthias Brändle (Aut) Footon-Servetto | 0:00:22 |
7 | Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Ben Swift (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Marcel Wyss (Swi) Cervelo TestTeam | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | André Steensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 0:00:24 |
13 | Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto | 0:00:25 |
14 | Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin - Transitions | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Stefan Denifl (Aut) Cervelo TestTeam | 0:00:26 |
17 | Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Team Katusha | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Arthur Vichot (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 0:00:27 |
19 | Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:28 |
20 | Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step | 0:00:38 |
21 | Enrico Magazzini (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 0:00:40 |
22 | Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux | 0:01:03 |
23 | Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:09:53 |
24 | Davide Appolonio (Ita) Cervelo TestTeam | 0:09:57 |
25 | Dominik Roels (Ger) Team Milram | 0:10:04 |
26 | Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) Team Saxo Bank | 0:10:07 |
27 | Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 0:11:20 |
28 | Travis Meyer (Aus) Garmin - Transitions | 0:11:22 |
29 | Jack Bobridge (Aus) Garmin - Transitions | 0:11:24 |
30 | Kirk Carlsen (USA) Garmin - Transitions | 0:11:26 |
31 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank | 0:20:40 |
32 | Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana | 0:20:46 |
33 | Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:20:52 |
34 | Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quick Step | 0:20:54 |
35 | Thomas Vedel Kvist (Den) Quick Step | 0:21:05 |
36 | Noe Gianetti (Swi) Footon-Servetto | 0:21:14 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Team HTC - Columbia | 28:14:02 |
2 | Liquigas - Doimo | 0:00:07 |
3 | Caisse d'Epargne | 0:00:08 |
4 | Rabobank | 0:00:12 |
5 | Française des Jeux | 0:00:16 |
6 | Team Radioshack | 0:00:18 |
7 | Team Katusha | 0:00:19 |
8 | Garmin - Transitions | 0:00:20 |
9 | Footon - Servetto | 0:00:21 |
10 | Lampre - Farnese Vini | 0:00:22 |
11 | Team Saxo Bank | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:00:24 |
13 | Euskatel - Euskadi | 0:00:26 |
14 | Sky Professional Cycling Team | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Team Milram | 0:00:27 |
16 | AG2R - La Mondiale | 0:00:28 |
17 | Quick Step | 0:00:31 |
18 | Cervelo Test Team | 0:00:39 |
19 | BMC Racing Team | 0:09:51 |
20 | Astana | 0:11:38 |
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