Clasica de Almeria 2012: Results

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Michael Matthews takes Rabobank's first win of the year in Spain(Image credit: Bosco Martin)

Michael Matthews claimed Rabobank's much-craved first win of the season, sprinting to victory at Clasica de Almeria in Spain. It's the second consecutive year that Matthews, former under 23 world champion, has got the first runs on the board for the Dutch team having claimed Stage 3 of the Tour Down Under in 2011.

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#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team	4:24:17
2	Borut Bozic (Slo) Astana Pro Team	Row 1 - Cell 2
3	Roger Kluge (Ger) Project 1T4I	Row 2 - Cell 2
4	Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Saur - Sojasun	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Francisco Jose Ventoso (Spa) Movistar Team	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin - Barracuda	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team Netapp	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Aitor Galdos (Spa) Caja Rural	Row 9 - Cell 2
11	Gert Dockx (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team	0:00:03
12	Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Pieter Serry (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	David Lelay (Fra) Saur - Sojasun	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Jorge Azanza (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi	Row 14 - Cell 2
16	Pablo Lastras (Spa) Movistar Team	Row 15 - Cell 2
17	Matthias Brandle (Aut) Team Netapp	Row 16 - Cell 2
18	Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi	Row 17 - Cell 2
19	Fabricio Ferrari (Uru) Caja Rural	Row 18 - Cell 2
20	Julien Simon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun	Row 19 - Cell 2
21	Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Project 1T4I	Row 20 - Cell 2
22	Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Project 1T4I	Row 21 - Cell 2
23	Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team	Row 22 - Cell 2
24	Javier Moreno (Spa) Movistar Team	Row 23 - Cell 2
25	Ivan Velasco (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi	Row 24 - Cell 2
26	Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	Row 25 - Cell 2
27	Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team	Row 26 - Cell 2
28	Jose F. Aramendia (Spa) Caja Rural	Row 27 - Cell 2
29	Jose V. Toribio (Spa) Andalucia	Row 28 - Cell 2
30	Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Garmin - Barracuda	Row 29 - Cell 2
31	Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi	Row 30 - Cell 2
32	Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	Row 31 - Cell 2
33	Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur - Sojasun	Row 32 - Cell 2
34	Sergio Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia	Row 33 - Cell 2
35	Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Project 1T4I	Row 34 - Cell 2
36	Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin - Barracuda	Row 35 - Cell 2
37	Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Astana Pro Team	Row 36 - Cell 2
38	Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana Pro Team	Row 37 - Cell 2
39	Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Team Netapp	Row 38 - Cell 2
40	Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team	Row 39 - Cell 2
41	Rafael Valls (Spa) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	Row 40 - Cell 2
42	Simone Ponzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team	Row 41 - Cell 2
43	Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team Netapp	0:00:16
44	Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team	0:00:20
45	Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team	Row 44 - Cell 2
46	Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin - Barracuda	0:00:25
47	Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team	0:00:28
48	Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team Netapp	Row 47 - Cell 2
49	Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Saur - Sojasun	0:00:32
50	Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team	0:00:57
51	Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	0:01:23
52	Stefan Denifl (Aut) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	Row 51 - Cell 2
53	Thomas Dekker (Ned) Garmin - Barracuda	0:01:26
54	Jerome Coppel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun	Row 53 - Cell 2
55	Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun	Row 54 - Cell 2
56	Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Garmin - Barracuda	Row 55 - Cell 2
57	Christian Vandevelde (USA) Garmin - Barracuda	0:01:47
58	Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Astana Pro Team	Row 57 - Cell 2
59	Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro Team	Row 58 - Cell 2
60	Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator	0:09:24
61	Sander Armee (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator	Row 60 - Cell 2
62	Mikel Nieve (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi	Row 61 - Cell 2
63	Manuel Cardoso (Por) Caja Rural	Row 62 - Cell 2
64	Antonio Piedra (Spa) Caja Rural	Row 63 - Cell 2
65	Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team	Row 64 - Cell 2
66	Dennis Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team	Row 65 - Cell 2
67	Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team	Row 66 - Cell 2
68	Theo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team	0:10:08
69	Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team Netapp	Row 68 - Cell 2
70	Francisco Anton (Spa) Burgos BH - Castilla y Leon	Row 69 - Cell 2
71	Tim Declercq (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator	Row 70 - Cell 2
72	Igor Romero (Spa) Caja Rural	Row 71 - Cell 2
73	Miguel Minguez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi	Row 72 - Cell 2
74	Brian Bulgac (Ned) Lotto Belisol Team	Row 73 - Cell 2
75	Gaetan Bille (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team	Row 74 - Cell 2
76	David De La Fuente (Spa) Caja Rural	Row 75 - Cell 2
77	Francisco J. Irriarte (Spa) Movistar Team	0:10:13
78	Thierry Hupond (Fra) Project 1T4I	Row 77 - Cell 2
79	Julian Sanchez (Spa) Caja Rural	Row 78 - Cell 2
80	Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Project 1T4I	Row 79 - Cell 2
81	Egor Silin (Rus) Astana Pro Team	0:10:18
82	Vasil Kryenka (Blr) Movistar Team	0:10:21
83	Jose L. Cano (Spa) Andalucia	0:14:05
84	Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Barracuda	0:19:00
85	Kevin De Jonghe (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator	0:19:02
86	Jan Barta (Cze) Team Netapp	Row 85 - Cell 2
87	Jarl Salomein (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator	0:19:06
88	Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator	0:19:11
89	Roman Osuna (Spa) Andalucia	0:19:37
90	Ruben Jimenez (Spa) Burgos BH - Castilla y Leon	Row 89 - Cell 2
91	Carlos Verona (Spa) Burgos BH - Castilla y Leon	Row 90 - Cell 2
92	Javier Chacon (Spa) Andalucia	Row 91 - Cell 2
93	Luis Mas (Spa) Burgos BH - Castilla y Leon	Row 92 - Cell 2
94	Juan Jose Lobato (Spa) Andalucia	Row 93 - Cell 2
95	Damien Branaa (Fra) Burgos BH - Castilla y Leon	Row 94 - Cell 2
96	Victor Cabedo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi	Row 95 - Cell 2
97	Eloy Ruiz (Spa) Andalucia	Row 96 - Cell 2
98	David Belda (Spa) Burgos BH - Castilla y Leon	Row 97 - Cell 2
DNF	Enrique Sanz (Spa) Movistar Team	Row 98 - Cell 2
DNF	Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	Row 99 - Cell 2
DNF	Barry Markus (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	Row 100 - Cell 2
DNF	Pablo Urtasun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi	Row 101 - Cell 2
DNF	Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team	Row 102 - Cell 2
DNF	Marcel Kittel (Ger) Project 1T4I	Row 103 - Cell 2
DNF	Cheng Ji (Chn) Project 1T4I	Row 104 - Cell 2
DNF	Oscar Santamaria (Spa) Burgos BH - Castilla y Leon	Row 105 - Cell 2
DNF	Efren Carazo (Spa) Burgos BH - Castilla y Leon	Row 106 - Cell 2
DNF	Tim Mertens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator	Row 107 - Cell 2
DNF	Jose Aguilar (Spa) Andalucia	Row 108 - Cell 2

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Mountain 1 - Alto Del Portichuelo (Cat. 3) km. 70,90
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator	3	pts
2	Jose V. Toribio (Spa) Andalucia	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Mountain 2 - Alto De Lucainena (Cat 2) km. 123,80
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team	6	pts
2	Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun	4	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Garmin - Barracuda	2	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Astana Pro Team	1	Row 3 - Cell 3

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Mountain 3 - Alto De La Serrata (Cat. 3) km. 148,20
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Astana Pro Team	3	pts
2	Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur - Sojasun	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin - Barracuda	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Sprint 1 - Benahadux, km. 38,70
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Jose V. Toribio (Spa) Andalucia	3	pts
2	Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Sprint 2 - Uleila Del Campo, km. 82,00
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team	3	pts
2	Jose V. Toribio (Spa) Andalucia	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Garmin - Barracuda	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Sprint 3 - Lucainena De Las Torres, km. 117,60
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun	3	pts
2	Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Garmin - Barracuda	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Sprint 4- Retamar, km. 169,00
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team	3	pts
2	Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana Pro Team	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Astana Pro Team	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Mountains classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team	7	pts
2	Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Astana Pro Team	4	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun	4	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Garmin - Barracuda	2	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur - Sojasun	2	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Jose V. Toribio (Spa) Andalucia	2	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin - Barracuda	1	Row 6 - Cell 3

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Sprint classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team	10	pts
2	Jose V. Toribio (Spa) Andalucia	5	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun	4	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana Pro Team	2	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Garmin - Barracuda	2	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Astana Pro Team	1	Row 5 - Cell 3

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Regional rider classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Javier Moreno (Spa) Movistar Team	4:24:20
2	Sergio Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia	Row 1 - Cell 2
3	Antonio Piedra (Spa) Caja Rural	0:09:21

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Teams classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Movistar Team	13:12:54
2	Saur - Sojasun	0:00:03
3	Project 1t4i	Row 2 - Cell 2
4	Caja Rural	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	Team NetApp	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Garmin-Cervelo	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	Astana Pro Team	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Lotto Belisol Team	0:00:06
10	Euskaltel - Euskadi	Row 9 - Cell 2
11	Rabobank Cycling Team	0:00:20
12	Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator	0:18:48