Contador wins Critérium du Dauphiné prologue TT
Tour winner beats Van Garderen and Brajkovic
Alberto Contador (Astana) showed a flash of his excellent form by the Critérium du Dauphiné by winning the 6km prologue around Evian-les-Bains but quickly reiterated that he is not looking for overall victory as he keeps his eye on July and the bigger prize of the Tour de France.
Tejay Van Garderen (HTC-Columbia) stunned the big favourites and looked to have won the time trial with a time of 8:36 but then Contador blasted home to beat the young American by two seconds. Janez Brajkovic (RadioShack) was third at five seconds, with Britain's Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) fourth at 10 seconds.
Contador was almost embarrassed to have won his first race since riding Liege-Bastogne-Liege over a month ago. He insisted in a pre-race press conference that he was not specifically targeting overall success at the Critérium du Dauphiné and said that he would let the race lead go during Monday's 191km first road stage from Evian-les-Bains to Saint-Laurent-du-Pont.
"The downhill was pretty technical. This is my first competition since I took a break after Liège-Bastogne-Liège. I’m here to prepare for the Tour, it remains my main goal this week. Tomorrow, I’ll be happy to give the yellow jersey to another rider. I’ll ride more cautiously than at the Tour de France in three weeks time from now."
The climb was the key
The 6km time trial course followed a loop over a hill behind Evian-les-Bains with the false flat on the top of the short climb, the key to a winning ride. Whoever had something left in their legs to keep a high cadence and high speed on the false flat managed to gain time and a place in the top ten.
Contador got it perfect. Using his super high cadence, he blasted up the climb, kept it going on the false flat and then dived down the descent. He carefully but precisely cut each corner, gaining his winning edge on Van Garderen.
The 21 year-old American has shown consistently good form this spring, first in the Tour of Turkey in April, then while working for teammate Michael Rogers at the Amgen Tour of California and now riding for himself at Critérium du Dauphiné. It will be fascinating to see what he can do against the likes of Contador in the next seven days.
Somewhat surprisingly, there were some bigger names off the pace. David Millar (Garmin-Transitions) was only 13th at 15 seconds, Denis Menchov (Rabobank) was 35th at 24 seconds. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Team Sky) was back in action after the Achilles heel problems that wrecked his spring Classics campaign but did not push it and was 50th at 29 seconds. Italian sprinter Daniele Bennati (Liquigas-Doimo) was also back after injury and finished 77th at 34 seconds.
Contador said he will let the race leader's yellow jersey go but also pulled on the special green points, jersey, the polka-dot climber's jersey. Thanks to top ten placings by Van Garderen and Patrick Gretsch, HTC-Columbia leads the team standings going into Monday's 191km stage one from Evian-les-Bains to Saint-Laurent-du-Pont.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
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1 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana | 0:08:34 |
2 | Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC - Columbia | 0:00:02 |
3 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team Radioshack | 0:00:05 |
4 | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 0:00:10 |
5 | Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step | 0:00:12 |
6 | Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia | 0:00:13 |
9 | Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 0:00:14 |
11 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:00:15 |
13 | David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Transitions | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram | 0:00:16 |
18 | Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Quick Step | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:00:17 |
20 | Ben Hermans (Bel) Team Radioshack | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Kristijan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Haimar Zubeldia Aguirre (Spa) Team Radioshack | 0:00:18 |
24 | Christopher Horner (USA) Team Radioshack | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 0:00:19 |
27 | Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Peter Velits (Svk) Team HTC - Columbia | 0:00:20 |
29 | Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:00:21 |
30 | Juan Mauricio Soler Hernandez (Col) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:00:22 |
31 | Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin - Transitions | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 0:00:23 |
33 | Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Mauro Finetto (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank | 0:00:24 |
36 | Stefan Denifl (Aut) Cervelo Test Team | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) Team Saxo Bank | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Garmin - Transitions | 0:00:25 |
39 | Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | David Lelay (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Reine Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 0:00:26 |
44 | Danny Pate (USA) Garmin - Transitions | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervelo Test Team | 0:00:28 |
46 | Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Egor Silin (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:00:29 |
49 | Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team HTC - Columbia | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Sebastiaan Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Milram | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Kévin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 0:00:30 |
56 | Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin - Transitions | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Footon-Servetto | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Dimitri Champion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Team Radioshack | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:00:31 |
62 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step | 0:00:32 |
66 | Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Baden Cooke (Aus) Team Saxo Bank | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin - Transitions | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Astana | 0:00:33 |
71 | Vitaliy Buts (Ukr) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Benoït Vaugrenard (Fra) Française Des Jeux | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Dmitry Kozontchouk (Rus) Rabobank | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne | 0:00:34 |
76 | Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Astana | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Samuel Sánchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:00:35 |
81 | Thibault Pinot (Fra) Française Des Jeux | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Roger Kluge (Ger) Team Milram | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Nicolas Portal (Fra) Sky Professional Cycling Team | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Mickael Delage (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:00:36 |
87 | Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Romain Sicard (Fra) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Alfredo Balloni (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française Des Jeux | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Team Radioshack | 0:00:37 |
93 | Steve Chainel (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) Team HTC - Columbia | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 0:00:38 |
99 | Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin - Transitions | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Oscar Pujol Munoz (Spa) Cervelo Test Team | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:00:39 |
104 | Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Team Radioshack | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
107 | Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto | 0:00:40 |
110 | Julien Simon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Sky Professional Cycling Team | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Nikolai Trusov (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:00:41 |
113 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Team Katusha | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervelo Test Team | 0:00:42 |
115 | Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team HTC - Columbia | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Thomas Vedel Kvist (Den) Quick Step | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Russell Downing (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Gert Dockx (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia | 0:00:43 |
120 | Marco Bandiera (Ita) Team Katusha | 0:00:44 |
120 | Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
122 | Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
124 | Thomas Fothen (Ger) Team Milram | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
125 | Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
126 | Roy Sentjens (Ned) Team Milram | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
127 | Jonas Aaen Jørgensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 0:00:45 |
128 | Davide Appollino (Ita) Cervelo Test Team | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
129 | Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
130 | Christian Meier (Can) Garmin - Transitions | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
131 | Christophe Brandt (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
132 | Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Team Katusha | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
133 | Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Team Katusha | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
134 | Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 0:00:46 |
135 | Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
136 | André Steensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 0:00:47 |
137 | Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
138 | Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
139 | Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
140 | Jeremie Galland (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
141 | Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
142 | Ivan Velasco (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
143 | Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Team Radioshack | 0:00:48 |
144 | Martin Reimer (Ger) Cervelo Test Team | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
145 | Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne | 0:00:49 |
146 | Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
147 | David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Astana | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
148 | Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Footon-Servetto | 0:00:50 |
149 | Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Française Des Jeux | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
150 | Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
151 | Dominik Roels (Ger) Team Milram | 0:00:51 |
152 | Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 151 - Cell 2 |
153 | Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:00:52 |
154 | Davide Vigano (Ita) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 0:00:53 |
155 | Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française Des Jeux | Row 154 - Cell 2 |
156 | Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 0:00:54 |
157 | Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 156 - Cell 2 |
158 | Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Astana | Row 157 - Cell 2 |
159 | David Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Footon-Servetto | Row 158 - Cell 2 |
160 | Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:00:56 |
161 | Enrico Magazzini (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 0:00:57 |
162 | Frank Hoj (Den) Team Saxo Bank | Row 161 - Cell 2 |
163 | John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Sky Professional Cycling Team | Row 162 - Cell 2 |
164 | Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 163 - Cell 2 |
165 | Wim De Vocht (Bel) Team Milram | 0:00:59 |
166 | Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne | Row 165 - Cell 2 |
167 | Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Cervelo Test Team | Row 166 - Cell 2 |
168 | David Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Footon-Servetto | 0:01:01 |
169 | Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Footon-Servetto | 0:01:03 |
170 | Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank | 0:01:04 |
171 | Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por) Footon-Servetto | Row 170 - Cell 2 |
172 | Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:01:05 |
173 | Enrique Mata Cabello (Spa) Footon-Servetto | 0:01:06 |
174 | Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quick Step | 0:01:10 |
175 | Joaquin Novoa Menedez (Spa) Cervelo Test Team | 0:01:25 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana | 25 | pts |
2 | Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC - Columbia | 22 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team Radioshack | 20 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 18 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step | 16 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne | 15 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 14 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia | 13 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank | 12 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 11 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 10 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 9 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Transitions | 8 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 7 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank | 6 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 5 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram | 4 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Quick Step | 3 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 2 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Ben Hermans (Bel) Team Radioshack | 1 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana | 3 | pts |
2 | Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Team HTC - Columbia | 0:26:17 |
2 | Team Radioshack | 0:00:05 |
3 | Caisse d'Epargne | 0:00:15 |
4 | Rabobank | 0:00:17 |
5 | Quick Step | 0:00:18 |
6 | Lampre-Farnese Vini | 0:00:25 |
7 | Astana | 0:00:26 |
8 | Garmin - Transitions | 0:00:27 |
9 | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 0:00:29 |
10 | Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:00:33 |
11 | AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:34 |
12 | Team Katusha | 0:00:36 |
13 | Liquigas-Doimo | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne | 0:00:37 |
15 | Team Milram | 0:00:41 |
16 | Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 0:00:42 |
17 | Saur - Sojasun | 0:00:44 |
18 | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:00:47 |
19 | Cervelo Test Team | 0:00:55 |
20 | Française Des Jeux | 0:00:56 |
21 | Team Saxo Bank | 0:01:06 |
22 | Footon-Servetto | 0:01:25 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana | 0:08:34 |
2 | Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC - Columbia | 0:00:02 |
3 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team Radioshack | 0:00:05 |
4 | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 0:00:10 |
5 | Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step | 0:00:12 |
6 | Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia | 0:00:13 |
9 | Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 0:00:14 |
11 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:00:15 |
13 | David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Transitions | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram | 0:00:16 |
18 | Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Quick Step | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:00:17 |
20 | Ben Hermans (Bel) Team Radioshack | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Kristijan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Haimar Zubeldia Aguirre (Spa) Team Radioshack | 0:00:18 |
24 | Christopher Horner (USA) Team Radioshack | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 0:00:19 |
27 | Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Peter Velits (Svk) Team HTC - Columbia | 0:00:20 |
29 | Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:00:21 |
30 | Juan Mauricio Soler Hernandez (Col) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:00:22 |
31 | Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin - Transitions | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 0:00:23 |
33 | Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Mauro Finetto (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank | 0:00:24 |
36 | Stefan Denifl (Aut) Cervelo Test Team | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) Team Saxo Bank | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Garmin - Transitions | 0:00:25 |
39 | Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | David Lelay (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Reine Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 0:00:26 |
44 | Danny Pate (USA) Garmin - Transitions | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervelo Test Team | 0:00:28 |
46 | Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Egor Silin (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:00:29 |
49 | Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team HTC - Columbia | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Sebastiaan Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Milram | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Kévin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 0:00:30 |
56 | Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin - Transitions | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Footon-Servetto | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Dimitri Champion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Team Radioshack | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:00:31 |
62 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step | 0:00:32 |
66 | Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Baden Cooke (Aus) Team Saxo Bank | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin - Transitions | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Astana | 0:00:33 |
71 | Vitaliy Buts (Ukr) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Benoït Vaugrenard (Fra) Française Des Jeux | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Dmitry Kozontchouk (Rus) Rabobank | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne | 0:00:34 |
76 | Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Astana | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Samuel Sánchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:00:35 |
81 | Thibault Pinot (Fra) Française Des Jeux | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Roger Kluge (Ger) Team Milram | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Nicolas Portal (Fra) Sky Professional Cycling Team | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Mickael Delage (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:00:36 |
87 | Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Romain Sicard (Fra) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Alfredo Balloni (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française Des Jeux | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Team Radioshack | 0:00:37 |
93 | Steve Chainel (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) Team HTC - Columbia | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 0:00:38 |
99 | Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin - Transitions | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Oscar Pujol Munoz (Spa) Cervelo Test Team | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:00:39 |
104 | Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Team Radioshack | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto | 0:00:40 |
110 | Julien Simon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Sky Professional Cycling Team | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Nikolai Trusov (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:00:41 |
113 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Team Katusha | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervelo Test Team | 0:00:42 |
115 | Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team HTC - Columbia | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Thomas Vedel Kvist (Den) Quick Step | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Russell Downing (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Gert Dockx (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia | 0:00:43 |
120 | Marco Bandiera (Ita) Team Katusha | 0:00:44 |
121 | Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
122 | Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
124 | Thomas Fothen (Ger) Team Milram | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
125 | Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
126 | Roy Sentjens (Ned) Team Milram | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
127 | Jonas Aaen Jørgensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 0:00:45 |
128 | Davide Appollino (Ita) Cervelo Test Team | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
129 | Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
130 | Christian Meier (Can) Garmin - Transitions | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
131 | Christophe Brandt (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
132 | Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Team Katusha | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
133 | Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Team Katusha | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
134 | Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 0:00:46 |
135 | Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
136 | André Steensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 0:00:47 |
137 | Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
138 | Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
139 | Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
140 | Jeremie Galland (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
141 | Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
142 | Ivan Velasco (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
143 | Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Team Radioshack | 0:00:48 |
144 | Martin Reimer (Ger) Cervelo Test Team | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
145 | Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne | 0:00:49 |
146 | Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
147 | David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Astana | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
148 | Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Footon-Servetto | 0:00:50 |
149 | Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Française Des Jeux | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
150 | Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
151 | Dominik Roels (Ger) Team Milram | 0:00:51 |
152 | Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 151 - Cell 2 |
153 | Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:00:52 |
154 | Davide Vigano (Ita) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 0:00:53 |
155 | Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française Des Jeux | Row 154 - Cell 2 |
156 | Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 0:00:54 |
157 | Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 156 - Cell 2 |
158 | Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Astana | Row 157 - Cell 2 |
159 | David Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Footon-Servetto | Row 158 - Cell 2 |
160 | Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:00:56 |
161 | Enrico Magazzini (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 0:00:57 |
162 | Frank Hoj (Den) Team Saxo Bank | Row 161 - Cell 2 |
163 | John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Sky Professional Cycling Team | Row 162 - Cell 2 |
164 | Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 163 - Cell 2 |
165 | Wim De Vocht (Bel) Team Milram | 0:00:59 |
166 | Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne | Row 165 - Cell 2 |
167 | Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Cervelo Test Team | Row 166 - Cell 2 |
168 | David Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Footon-Servetto | 0:01:01 |
169 | Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Footon-Servetto | 0:01:03 |
170 | Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank | 0:01:04 |
171 | Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por) Footon-Servetto | Row 170 - Cell 2 |
172 | Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:01:05 |
173 | Enrique Mata Cabello (Spa) Footon-Servetto | 0:01:06 |
174 | Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quick Step | 0:01:10 |
175 | Joaquin Novoa Menedez (Spa) Cervelo Test Team | 0:01:25 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana | 25 | pts |
2 | Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC - Columbia | 22 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team Radioshack | 20 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 18 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step | 16 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne | 15 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 14 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia | 13 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank | 12 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 11 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 10 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 9 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Transitions | 8 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 7 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank | 6 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 5 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram | 4 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Quick Step | 3 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 2 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Ben Hermans (Bel) Team Radioshack | 1 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana | 3 | pts |
2 | Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Team HTC - Columbia | 0:26:17 |
2 | Team Radioshack | 0:00:05 |
3 | Caisse d'Epargne | 0:00:15 |
4 | Rabobank | 0:00:17 |
5 | Quick Step | 0:00:18 |
6 | Lampre-Farnese Vini | 0:00:25 |
7 | Astana | 0:00:26 |
8 | Garmin - Transitions | 0:00:27 |
9 | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 0:00:29 |
10 | Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:00:33 |
11 | AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:34 |
12 | Team Katusha | 0:00:36 |
13 | Liquigas-Doimo | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne | 0:00:37 |
15 | Team Milram | 0:00:41 |
16 | Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 0:00:42 |
17 | Saur - Sojasun | 0:00:44 |
18 | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:00:47 |
19 | Cervelo Test Team | 0:00:55 |
20 | Française Des Jeux | 0:00:56 |
21 | Team Saxo Bank | 0:01:06 |
22 | Footon-Servetto | 0:01:25 |
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