A first for Clement, a last for Valverde?

Time trial specialist Stef Clement (Rabobank) won the first road race of his career on Sunday as he outsprinted breakaway companions Timothy Duggan (Garmin-Slipstream) and Sébastien Joly (Française Des Jeux) in Grenoble. French cancer survivor Sébastien Joly attacked Clement and Duggan with inside of two kilometres remaining in the 146-kilometre stage, but Clement clawed his way back with Duggan in tow. Clement neutralised Joly's attack with 400 metres to go and neither Clement nor Duggan, who also made a sensational return as a healthy cyclist after the brain surgery he had last year, could come around the Dutchman at the finish.

"I was jealous of my compatriot who won earlier this week," said Clement in reference to Niki Terpstra's stage win in Saint-Etienne. "I also wanted to win a stage at the beginning of the Dauphiné but I didn't have much freedom because of the time trials. Today was my last opportunity to make it but when I went in the early break, it was mainly for gaining some positions on GC. Unfortunately, there were too many riders in that group so I had to go again. When I was away at the end, I had no doubt that I'd win. I was sure of myself even when Joly attacked. I knew he'd be cooked from his efforts to come across.

"I'm so happy to finally win something other than a time trial," said the Dutchman who got the bronze medal at the world championship two years ago and won the Chrono des Nations last year as a good-bye present to the French team Bouygues Telecom he left for Rabobank.

Despite Cadel Evans' attacks on the main climb of the day, Valverde successfully defended his slim 16-second lead over the Australian. "My team did a phenomenal job," said Valverde who thanked his three teammates José Ivan Gutierrez, Oscar Pereiro and Javier Zandio who made the early break in order to assist him later in the stage. But the Caisse d'Epargne rider forgot to mention the most valuable help he got and that was from Alberto Contador (Astana).

"Alberto did his own race," Valverde said. "He wanted to keep his third place and stayed attentive. This second win at the Dauphiné means a lot to me. I don't externalize my anger but I know it's an injustice to suspend me and I'm confident that everything will be proved in my favour at the end.

"This win is a message to the organisation of the Tour de France, yes," Valverde continued. "I still hope to do it. The decision is not in my hands. I have had so many ups and downs, but the win at the Tour of Catalunya helped me to find the right motivation for the Dauphiné. To have won two ProTour races in a row is meaningful to me, my team and all the people who have supported me in these difficult moments."

After the Dauphiné, Valverde becomes the world's number one rider on the UCI ranking but the governing body will decide within one week to globalize or not the ban given to Valverde on Italian soil.

How it unfolded

A group of 28 riders attacked from the start and after only 10 kilometres had passed they had a 1:30 lead. The break contained José Ivan Gutierrez, Oscar Pereiro and Javier Zandio (Caisse d'Epargne), Stef Clement (Rabobank), Igor Anton and Iñaki Isasi (Euskaltel-Euskadi), Hubert Dupont (Ag2r La Mondiale), Sébastien Joly and Anthony Geslin (Française des Jeux), Stéphane Augé (Cofidis), Marco Velo and Martijn Wynants (Quick Step), Cyril Gautier and William Bonnet (Bbox Bouygues Telecom), Christian Kux and Martin Velits (Team Milram), Daniele Righi (Lampre-NGC), Bert Grabsch, Adam Hansen and Frantisek Rabon (Team Columbia-Highroad), Nikolay Trussov (Team Katusha), Aliaksandr Kuschinski (Liquigas), Beñat Intxausti (Fuji-Servetto), Brent Bookwalter and Alexander Moos (BMC Racing Team), Jurgen Van Goolen (Team Saxo Bank), Tim Duggan (Garmin-Slipstream) and Alexandr Dyachenko (Astana).

The highest ranked of the escapees on GC was Clement, 15th at 9:40. When the gap was just over 2:20 to the peloton, Grabsch attacked on his own at km 48. The current time trial world champion stayed away until km 111 after gaining a maximum lead of 3:00. As soon as the German was caught, his teammate Hansen counter-attacked at the bottom of the Saint-Bernard-de-Touvet climb. The Team Columbia-Highroad Australian was soon joined by Duggan on the ascent.

On the Saint-Bernard-de-Touvet, Evans attacked several times but Contador was always prompt to respond with Valverde on his wheel. In a race with a lot of dynamic action, Duggan dropped Hansen but was soon joined by Clement in the lead. The duo had a 1:30 advantage over the Valverde group with 20 kilometres to go and were joined by Joly with 8 kilometres remaining. Joly attacked 1.5 kilometres before the line but Clement had enough strength to catch Joly and outsprint his breakaway companions for the stage victory.

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Results
1Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank3:30:17
2Timothy Duggan (USA) Garmin - SlipstreamRow 1 - Cell 2
3Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française Des Jeux0:00:02
4Adam Hansen (Aus) Team Columbia - High Road0:01:31
5Aliaksandr Kuschynski (Blr) LiquigasRow 4 - Cell 2
6Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:01:33
7David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:01:56
8Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - N.G.CRow 7 - Cell 2
9Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:01:58
10Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step0:02:05
11Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 10 - Cell 2
12Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française Des JeuxRow 11 - Cell 2
13Vicenzo Nibali (Ita) LiquigasRow 12 - Cell 2
14Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team Columbia - High RoadRow 13 - Cell 2
15Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La MondialeRow 14 - Cell 2
16Thomas Frei (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 15 - Cell 2
17Martin Velits (Svk) Team MilramRow 16 - Cell 2
18Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team Saxo BankRow 17 - Cell 2
19Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 18 - Cell 2
20Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - N.G.CRow 19 - Cell 2
21Grischa Niermann (Ger) RabobankRow 20 - Cell 2
22Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 21 - Cell 2
23Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 22 - Cell 2
24Jeróme Coppel (Fra) Française Des JeuxRow 23 - Cell 2
25Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 24 - Cell 2
26Robert Gesink (Ned) RabobankRow 25 - Cell 2
27Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 26 - Cell 2
28Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 27 - Cell 2
29Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) AstanaRow 28 - Cell 2
30Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - LottoRow 29 - Cell 2
31Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 30 - Cell 2
32Pierre Rolland (Fra) BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 31 - Cell 2
33Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence - LottoRow 32 - Cell 2
34Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 33 - Cell 2
35Jacob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 34 - Cell 2
36José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 35 - Cell 2
37Mikel Astarloza Charreau (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 36 - Cell 2
38Christophe Le Mével (Fra) Française Des JeuxRow 37 - Cell 2
39Stephane Goubert (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 38 - Cell 2
40Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 39 - Cell 2
41Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 40 - Cell 2
42Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) LiquigasRow 41 - Cell 2
43Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 42 - Cell 2
44Cyril Gautier (Fra) BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 43 - Cell 2
45Jesus Albert Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) AstanaRow 44 - Cell 2
46José-Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La MondialeRow 45 - Cell 2
47Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) AstanaRow 46 - Cell 2
48Amael Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 47 - Cell 2
49David Millar (GBr) Garmin - SlipstreamRow 48 - Cell 2
50Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) AstanaRow 49 - Cell 2
51Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram0:03:57
52Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin - SlipstreamRow 51 - Cell 2
53Marco Velo (Ita) Quick StepRow 52 - Cell 2
54Jürgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick StepRow 53 - Cell 2
55Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 54 - Cell 2
56Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 55 - Cell 2
57Koos Moerenhout (Ned) RabobankRow 56 - Cell 2
58Paul Voss (Ger) Team MilramRow 57 - Cell 2
59Bram Tankink (Ned) RabobankRow 58 - Cell 2
60Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team MilramRow 59 - Cell 2
61David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Fuji-ServettoRow 60 - Cell 2
62Craig Lewis (USA) Team Columbia - High RoadRow 61 - Cell 2
63Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Saxo BankRow 62 - Cell 2
64Frederik Willems (Bel) LiquigasRow 63 - Cell 2
65Florian Stalder (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 64 - Cell 2
66Lasse Bochmann Larsen (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 65 - Cell 2
67Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Silence - LottoRow 66 - Cell 2
68Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 67 - Cell 2
69Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick StepRow 68 - Cell 2
70Alberto Fernandez De La Puebla (Spa) Fuji-ServettoRow 69 - Cell 2
71Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 70 - Cell 2
72Inigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 71 - Cell 2
73William Bonnet (Fra) BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 72 - Cell 2
74Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La MondialeRow 73 - Cell 2
75Beñat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Fuji-ServettoRow 74 - Cell 2
76Joost Posthuma (Ned) RabobankRow 75 - Cell 2
77Juan Manuel Garate Cepa (Spa) RabobankRow 76 - Cell 2
78Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La MondialeRow 77 - Cell 2
79Ivan Rovny (Rus) Team KatushaRow 78 - Cell 2
80Remi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 79 - Cell 2
81Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) RabobankRow 80 - Cell 2
82Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:06:39
83Markus Zberg (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 82 - Cell 2
84Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team Saxo BankRow 83 - Cell 2
85Yuri Trofimov (Rus) BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 84 - Cell 2
86Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Fuji-ServettoRow 85 - Cell 2
87Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Team KatushaRow 86 - Cell 2
88Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) AstanaRow 87 - Cell 2
89Volodymyr Zagorodny (Ukr) Lampre - N.G.CRow 88 - Cell 2
90Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) AstanaRow 89 - Cell 2
91Nicolay Trussov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 90 - Cell 2
92Julien El Fares (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 91 - Cell 2
93Benoit Vaugrenard (Fra) Française Des JeuxRow 92 - Cell 2
94Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française Des JeuxRow 93 - Cell 2
95Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 94 - Cell 2
96Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 95 - Cell 2
97Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin - SlipstreamRow 96 - Cell 2
98Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Fuji-ServettoRow 97 - Cell 2
99Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'EpargneRow 98 - Cell 2
100Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team Columbia - High Road0:09:37
101Christian Kux (Ger) Team MilramRow 100 - Cell 2
102Marco Bandiera (Ita) Lampre - N.G.CRow 101 - Cell 2
103Cameron Wurf (Aus) Fuji-ServettoRow 102 - Cell 2
104Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 103 - Cell 2
105Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 104 - Cell 2
106Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française Des JeuxRow 105 - Cell 2
107Christian Meier (Can) Garmin - Slipstream0:12:06
108Ian Mckissick (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 107 - Cell 2
109Dominik Roels (Ger) Team MilramRow 108 - Cell 2
110Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin - SlipstreamRow 109 - Cell 2
111Morris Possoni (Ita) Team Columbia - High RoadRow 110 - Cell 2
112Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 111 - Cell 2
113Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 112 - Cell 2
114Franck Hoj (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 113 - Cell 2
115Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick StepRow 114 - Cell 2
116Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick StepRow 115 - Cell 2
117Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française Des JeuxRow 116 - Cell 2
118Sergey Renev (Kaz) AstanaRow 117 - Cell 2
119Jeffry Louder (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 118 - Cell 2
120Alexander Serov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 119 - Cell 2
121Mikel Nieve Iturralde (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 120 - Cell 2
122Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 121 - Cell 2
123Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre - N.G.CRow 122 - Cell 2
124Murillo Antonio Fischer (Bra) LiquigasRow 123 - Cell 2
125Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Silence - LottoRow 124 - Cell 2
126Maciek Bodnar (Pol) LiquigasRow 125 - Cell 2
127Roy Sentjens (Ned) Silence - LottoRow 126 - Cell 2
128Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 127 - Cell 2
129Alexandre Pichot (Fra) BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 128 - Cell 2
130Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C0:13:31
131Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Astana0:13:34
132Fabrice Piamontesi (Ita) Fuji-ServettoRow 131 - Cell 2
133Lazlo Bodrogi (Fra) Team KatushaRow 132 - Cell 2
134Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre - N.G.CRow 133 - Cell 2
135Gert Steegmans (Bel) Team Katusha0:13:36
DNFServais Knaven (Ned) Team MilramRow 135 - Cell 2
DNFNiki Terpstra (Ned) Team MilramRow 136 - Cell 2
DNSTom Boonen (Bel) Quick StepRow 137 - Cell 2
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Finish - Grenoble - km 146
1Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank20pts
2Timothy Duggan (USA) Garmin - Slipstream17Row 1 - Cell 3
3Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française Des Jeux15Row 2 - Cell 3
4Adam Hansen (Aus) Team Columbia - High Road13Row 3 - Cell 3
5Aliaksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas11Row 4 - Cell 3
6Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi10Row 5 - Cell 3
7David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne9Row 6 - Cell 3
8Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C8Row 7 - Cell 3
9Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale7Row 8 - Cell 3
10Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step6Row 9 - Cell 3
11Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne5Row 10 - Cell 3
12Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française Des Jeux4Row 11 - Cell 3
13Vicenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas3Row 12 - Cell 3
14Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team Columbia - High Road2Row 13 - Cell 3
15Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale1Row 14 - Cell 3
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Col de Leschaux - km 29.5
1Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team Columbia - High Road7pts
2Nicolay Trussov (Rus) Team Katusha5Row 1 - Cell 3
3Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team Columbia - High Road3Row 2 - Cell 3
4Martin Velits (Svk) Team Milram2Row 3 - Cell 3
5Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne1Row 4 - Cell 3
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Col du Frêne - km 57
1Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team Columbia - High Road7pts
2Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC Racing Team5Row 1 - Cell 3
3Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale3Row 2 - Cell 3
4Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team2Row 3 - Cell 3
5Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team Saxo Bank1Row 4 - Cell 3
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Côte de Saint-Bernard-du-Touvet - km 119
1Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank30pts
2Timothy Duggan (USA) Garmin - Slipstream26Row 1 - Cell 3
3Adam Hansen (Aus) Team Columbia - High Road22Row 2 - Cell 3
4Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française Des Jeux18Row 3 - Cell 3
5Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi14Row 4 - Cell 3
6Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne12Row 5 - Cell 3
7Aliaksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas10Row 6 - Cell 3
8Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale8Row 7 - Cell 3
9David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne6Row 8 - Cell 3
10Alexandre Pichot (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom4Row 9 - Cell 3
11Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team Saxo Bank2Row 10 - Cell 3
12Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana1Row 11 - Cell 3
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Teams
1Rabobank10:35:01
2Française des jeux0:00:02
3Liquigas0:01:31
4Euskaltel - Euskadi0:01:33
5Garmin - Slipstream0:01:52
6Cofidis, le crédit en ligne0:01:56
7AG2R - La mondiale0:01:58
8BMC Racing Team0:02:05
9Caisse d'EpargneRow 8 - Cell 2
10BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 9 - Cell 2
11AstanaRow 10 - Cell 2
12Team Columbia - Highroad0:03:23
13Team Saxo Bank0:03:57
14Silence - LottoRow 13 - Cell 2
15Team KatushaRow 14 - Cell 2
16Quick Step0:05:49
17Team MilramRow 16 - Cell 2
18Lampre-N.G.C.0:06:30
19Fuji-Servetto0:07:41
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Final general classification
1Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne26:33:15
2Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto0:00:16
3Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana0:01:18
4Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank0:02:41
5Mikel Astarloza Charreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:03:40
6Jacob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:04:08
7Vicenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas0:04:21
8Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Astana0:05:05
9David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Slipstream0:05:28
10Christophe Le Mével (Fra) Française Des Jeux0:06:19
11David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:06:58
12Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas0:06:59
13Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank0:07:35
14Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale0:08:12
15José-Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale0:08:43
16Thomas Frei (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:10:41
17Pierre Rolland (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom0:10:52
18Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:12:09
19Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram0:13:44
20Stephane Goubert (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:14:46
21Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha0:15:14
22Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Team Katusha0:15:39
23Jesus Albert Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Astana0:15:41
24Craig Lewis (USA) Team Columbia - High Road0:16:18
25Adam Hansen (Aus) Team Columbia - High Road0:16:53
26Florian Stalder (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:18:00
27Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C0:18:10
28Amael Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:19:14
29Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Silence - Lotto0:19:33
30Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 29 - Cell 2
31Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank0:19:37
32Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin - Slipstream0:20:34
33Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 32 - Cell 2
34Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux0:22:49
35Yuri Trofimov (Rus) BBox Bouygues Telecom0:23:36
36Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank0:23:43
37Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team Saxo Bank0:24:34
38Jeróme Coppel (Fra) Française Des Jeux0:25:33
39Timothy Duggan (USA) Garmin - Slipstream0:26:09
40Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom0:26:59
41Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom0:27:46
42Mikel Nieve Iturralde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:28:04
43Jürgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step0:28:49
44Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence - Lotto0:30:08
45Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:31:33
46Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française Des Jeux0:31:36
47Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:31:44
48Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin - Slipstream0:32:09
49Inigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:32:40
50Lasse Bochmann Larsen (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:33:07
51David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Fuji-Servetto0:34:05
52Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step0:34:06
53Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:35:09
54Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne0:36:54
55Juan Manuel Garate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank0:37:30
56Julien El Fares (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:38:23
57Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank0:40:49
58Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:41:05
59Martin Velits (Svk) Team Milram0:41:07
60Christian Meier (Can) Garmin - Slipstream0:41:10
61Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale0:41:54
62Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Astana0:41:56
63Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas0:42:25
64Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank0:43:26
65Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:43:33
66Remi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:44:08
67Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step0:44:24
68Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:44:56
69José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:45:10
70Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram0:46:16
71Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana0:46:47
72Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:47:10
73Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana0:49:48
74Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Team Katusha0:49:59
75Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Fuji-Servetto0:50:03
76William Bonnet (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom0:50:24
77Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre - N.G.C0:51:48
78Sergey Renev (Kaz) Astana0:52:38
79Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C0:53:00
80Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:53:29
81Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale0:54:12
82Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:54:32
83Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Fuji-Servetto0:55:44
84Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank0:55:53
85Morris Possoni (Ita) Team Columbia - High Road0:56:00
86Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Saxo Bank0:59:17
87Aliaksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas1:00:26
88Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne1:00:37
89Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Astana1:01:28
90Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC Racing Team1:02:25
91Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française Des Jeux1:02:45
92Cameron Wurf (Aus) Fuji-Servetto1:03:04
93Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne1:03:57
94Markus Zberg (Swi) BMC Racing Team1:04:52
95Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) BBox Bouygues Telecom1:05:10
96Benoit Vaugrenard (Fra) Française Des Jeux1:05:54
97Alexandre Pichot (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom1:05:56
98Jeffry Louder (USA) BMC Racing Team1:06:10
99Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne1:06:55
100Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française Des Jeux1:08:22
101Gert Steegmans (Bel) Team Katusha1:08:36
102Beñat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Fuji-Servetto1:08:51
103Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team1:09:37
104Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team Columbia - High Road1:11:01
105Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi1:11:08
106Cyril Gautier (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom1:11:17
107Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step1:11:58
108Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step1:12:07
109Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team Saxo Bank1:12:27
110Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi1:12:31
111Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne1:12:41
112Ian Mckissick (USA) BMC Racing Team1:13:42
113Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin - Slipstream1:15:42
114Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team Columbia - High Road1:17:21
115Alberto Fernandez De La Puebla (Spa) Fuji-Servetto1:17:27
116Fabrice Piamontesi (Ita) Fuji-Servetto1:17:49
117Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C1:17:52
118Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne1:20:31
119Murillo Antonio Fischer (Bra) Liquigas1:21:19
120Nicolay Trussov (Rus) Team Katusha1:21:51
121Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Silence - Lotto1:22:48
122Ivan Rovny (Rus) Team Katusha1:23:55
123Marco Bandiera (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C1:24:05
124Volodymyr Zagorodny (Ukr) Lampre - N.G.C1:24:30
125Paul Voss (Ger) Team Milram1:24:43
126Franck Hoj (Den) Team Saxo Bank1:25:24
127Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step1:25:59
128Dominik Roels (Ger) Team Milram1:27:11
129Maciek Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas1:29:03
130Lazlo Bodrogi (Fra) Team Katusha1:29:13
131Roy Sentjens (Ned) Silence - Lotto1:36:33
132Christian Kux (Ger) Team Milram1:41:34
133Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française Des Jeux1:41:53
134Alexander Serov (Rus) Team Katusha1:43:26
135Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C1:46:08
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Points classification
1Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto97pts
2Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana66Row 1 - Cell 3
3Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne59Row 2 - Cell 3
4David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Slipstream43Row 3 - Cell 3
5Markus Zberg (Swi) BMC Racing Team42Row 4 - Cell 3
6David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne41Row 5 - Cell 3
7Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team Columbia - High Road40Row 6 - Cell 3
8Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C40Row 7 - Cell 3
9Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank37Row 8 - Cell 3
10Vicenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas36Row 9 - Cell 3
11Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team Columbia - High Road35Row 10 - Cell 3
12Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank33Row 11 - Cell 3
13Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale30Row 12 - Cell 3
14Marco Bandiera (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C29Row 13 - Cell 3
15Yuri Trofimov (Rus) BBox Bouygues Telecom25Row 14 - Cell 3
16Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram23Row 15 - Cell 3
17Mikel Astarloza Charreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi22Row 16 - Cell 3
18Jacob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank22Row 17 - Cell 3
19Aliaksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas21Row 18 - Cell 3
20Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas20Row 19 - Cell 3
21Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom20Row 20 - Cell 3
22Remi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne20Row 21 - Cell 3
23Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Astana18Row 22 - Cell 3
24Timothy Duggan (USA) Garmin - Slipstream17Row 23 - Cell 3
25Jürgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step17Row 24 - Cell 3
26Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi16Row 25 - Cell 3
27Stephane Goubert (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale15Row 26 - Cell 3
28Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française Des Jeux15Row 27 - Cell 3
29Christophe Le Mével (Fra) Française Des Jeux13Row 28 - Cell 3
30Juan Manuel Garate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank13Row 29 - Cell 3
31Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale13Row 30 - Cell 3
32Nicolay Trussov (Rus) Team Katusha13Row 31 - Cell 3
33Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale12Row 32 - Cell 3
34Adam Hansen (Aus) Team Columbia - High Road12Row 33 - Cell 3
35Inigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi11Row 34 - Cell 3
36Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team Saxo Bank11Row 35 - Cell 3
37Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank11Row 36 - Cell 3
38Gert Steegmans (Bel) Team Katusha11Row 37 - Cell 3
39Murillo Antonio Fischer (Bra) Liquigas11Row 38 - Cell 3
40Benoit Vaugrenard (Fra) Française Des Jeux9Row 39 - Cell 3
41Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C9Row 40 - Cell 3
42Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C8Row 41 - Cell 3
43Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne8Row 42 - Cell 3
44Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Silence - Lotto7Row 43 - Cell 3
45Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale7Row 44 - Cell 3
46José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne7Row 45 - Cell 3
47Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale6Row 46 - Cell 3
48Alberto Fernandez De La Puebla (Spa) Fuji-Servetto6Row 47 - Cell 3
49Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step6Row 48 - Cell 3
50Jeróme Coppel (Fra) Française Des Jeux5Row 49 - Cell 3
51Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Team Katusha5Row 50 - Cell 3
52Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) BBox Bouygues Telecom5Row 51 - Cell 3
53Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne5Row 52 - Cell 3
54Thomas Frei (Swi) BMC Racing Team4Row 53 - Cell 3
55Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française Des Jeux4Row 54 - Cell 3
56Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française Des Jeux4Row 55 - Cell 3
57Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne3Row 56 - Cell 3
58Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram3Row 57 - Cell 3
59Paul Voss (Ger) Team Milram3Row 58 - Cell 3
60José-Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale2Row 59 - Cell 3
61Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Team Katusha2Row 60 - Cell 3
62Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step2Row 61 - Cell 3
63Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team Saxo Bank2Row 62 - Cell 3
64Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank1Row 63 - Cell 3
65Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne1Row 64 - Cell 3
66Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team1Row 65 - Cell 3
67Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C5Row 66 - Cell 3
68Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team5Row 67 - Cell 3
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Mountains classification
1Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom111pts
2David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne88Row 1 - Cell 3
3Juan Manuel Garate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank71Row 2 - Cell 3
4Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne57Row 3 - Cell 3
5Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne53Row 4 - Cell 3
6Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank52Row 5 - Cell 3
7Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto48Row 6 - Cell 3
8Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom47Row 7 - Cell 3
9Inigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi47Row 8 - Cell 3
10Yuri Trofimov (Rus) BBox Bouygues Telecom44Row 9 - Cell 3
11Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas40Row 10 - Cell 3
12Jürgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step38Row 11 - Cell 3
13Jacob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank36Row 12 - Cell 3
14Christian Meier (Can) Garmin - Slipstream36Row 13 - Cell 3
15José-Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale31Row 14 - Cell 3
16Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank30Row 15 - Cell 3
17Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Astana30Row 16 - Cell 3
18Jeróme Coppel (Fra) Française Des Jeux30Row 17 - Cell 3
19Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana29Row 18 - Cell 3
20Stephane Goubert (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale28Row 19 - Cell 3
21Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank28Row 20 - Cell 3
22Timothy Duggan (USA) Garmin - Slipstream26Row 21 - Cell 3
23Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi25Row 22 - Cell 3
24Aliaksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas24Row 23 - Cell 3
25Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française Des Jeux23Row 24 - Cell 3
26Adam Hansen (Aus) Team Columbia - High Road22Row 25 - Cell 3
27Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team Saxo Bank22Row 26 - Cell 3
28Vicenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas21Row 27 - Cell 3
29Remi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne20Row 28 - Cell 3
30Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi20Row 29 - Cell 3
31Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team Columbia - High Road19Row 30 - Cell 3
32Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C18Row 31 - Cell 3
33Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi18Row 32 - Cell 3
34Christophe Le Mével (Fra) Française Des Jeux16Row 33 - Cell 3
35Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne16Row 34 - Cell 3
36Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Silence - Lotto15Row 35 - Cell 3
37Alexandre Pichot (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom12Row 36 - Cell 3
38Mikel Astarloza Charreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi12Row 37 - Cell 3
39Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale12Row 38 - Cell 3
40Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne12Row 39 - Cell 3
41Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C12Row 40 - Cell 3
42Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale11Row 41 - Cell 3
43Alberto Fernandez De La Puebla (Spa) Fuji-Servetto10Row 42 - Cell 3
44David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Slipstream9Row 43 - Cell 3
45Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi8Row 44 - Cell 3
46Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale8Row 45 - Cell 3
47Markus Zberg (Swi) BMC Racing Team8Row 46 - Cell 3
48Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin - Slipstream7Row 47 - Cell 3
49Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas6Row 48 - Cell 3
50Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC Racing Team5Row 49 - Cell 3
51Nicolay Trussov (Rus) Team Katusha5Row 50 - Cell 3
52Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne4Row 51 - Cell 3
53Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre - N.G.C4Row 52 - Cell 3
54Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi4Row 53 - Cell 3
55Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team Saxo Bank3Row 54 - Cell 3
56Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana3Row 55 - Cell 3
57Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team Columbia - High Road3Row 56 - Cell 3
58Martin Velits (Svk) Team Milram2Row 57 - Cell 3
59Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Fuji-Servetto2Row 58 - Cell 3
60Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team2Row 59 - Cell 3
61Thomas Frei (Swi) BMC Racing Team1Row 60 - Cell 3
62Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team1Row 61 - Cell 3
63Benoit Vaugrenard (Fra) Française Des Jeux1Row 62 - Cell 3
64Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne1Row 63 - Cell 3
65Roy Sentjens (Ned) Silence - Lotto1Row 64 - Cell 3
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Teams classification
1Astana79:58:20
2Rabobank0:04:41
3AG2R - La mondiale0:05:56
4Euskaltel - Euskadi0:06:27
5Française des jeux0:18:33
6Liquigas0:18:34
7BMC Racing Team0:19:58
8Cofidis, le crédit en ligne0:21:26
9Garmin - Slipstream0:22:34
10BBox Bouygues Telecom0:25:58
11Silence - Lotto0:26:24
12Team Saxo bank0:27:06
13Caisse d'Epargne0:47:23
14Team Katusha0:48:58
15Team Columbia - High Road0:51:19
16Quick Step1:01:27
17Team Milram1:05:44
18Lampre-N.G.C.1:16:17
19Fuji-Servetto1:21:22

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