Russel Downing wins sprint at Criterium International
By Daniel Simms published
Briton takes his first win for Team Sky on Sunday morning
Britain's Russel Downing (Team Sky) proved he can win major European races by winning the 75km second stage at Criterium International on Sunday morning.
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On the start line at Criterium International
Downing was well protected by his teammates in the final kilometres and then beat Michael Albasini (HTC-Columbia) and stage one winner Pierrick Fédrigo (BBox Bouyges Telecom) in the dash for the line. It was his first win since sealing his place with Team Sky after dominating the Tour of Ireland last year.
Downing was British national champion in 2005. He has ridden for minor teams in Britain and Belgium over the years but finally brokethrough and sealed a place with Team Sky for 2010.
"I came to the Criterium to win the second stage and I did it. That’s great," Downing said. "The boys worked hard for me in the last 15 kilometres and in the final kilometre I tried to go into the Columbia train. Then I realised it was windy and I went down a gear. It was good."
Thanks to his third place, Fédrigo kept the race leader's yellow jersey and even gained four precious seconds before Sunday afternoon's 7.7km time trial stage around Porto Vecchio. Portugal’s Tiago Machado (RadioShack) is second overall at 17 seconds, with Spain’s Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) third at 23 seconds and world champion Cadel Evans (BMC) fourth at 29 seconds into the final 7.7-kms time trial in the afternoon.
Lance Armstrong (RadioShack) finished safely in the peloton, in 24th place, in the same time as Downing.
Early start to a long day
The riders had an early start to the day because the 75km stage began at 9:20 but that didn't deter the attacks with six riders going off the front after just 3.5km.
Dmitry Fofonov (Astana), Jussi Veikkanen (FDJeux), Egoi Martinez (Euskaltel) Thierry Hupond (Skil Shimano), Renault Dion (Roubaix Lille Metropole) and Eduardo Gonzalo Ramirez (Bretagne-Schuller) quickly opened a lead of a minute but the peloton held them there and then began to chase them down in the final 20km as the average speed of the stage stayed above 43km/h.
Simon Gerrans (Team Sky) crashed mid-stage and did not finish but his teammates worked hard in the finale with HTC-Columbia. Their efforts paid off, with the breakaway being swept up with five kilometres to go. Vacansoleil tried to take over the sprint but Team Sky and HTC-Columbia took over to take first and second.
The riders now have a few hours rest before the decisive time trial. Can Fédrigo hang on to the lead and win overall?
1 | Russel Downing (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 1:42:20 |
2 | Michael Albasini (Swi) Team HTC-Columbia | |
3 | Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | |
4 | Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | |
5 | Florian Vachon (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller | |
6 | Arnaud Molmy (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | |
7 | Jéremy Galland (Fra) Saur-Sojasun | |
8 | Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur-Sojasun | |
9 | Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R-La Mondiale | |
10 | Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | |
11 | Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team | |
12 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil-Shimano | |
13 | Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | |
14 | Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
15 | Mickael Cherel (Fra) Francaise des Jeux | |
16 | Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | |
17 | David Millar (GBr) Garmin-Transitions | |
18 | Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | |
19 | Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Francaise des Jeux | |
20 | Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne | |
21 | René Mandri (Fra) AG2R-La Mondiale | |
22 | Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
23 | Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing Team | |
24 | Lance Armstrong (USA) Team RadioShack | |
25 | Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShack | |
26 | Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | |
27 | Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Garmin-Transitions | |
28 | Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Saur-Sojasun | |
29 | Danny Pate (USA) Garmin-Transitions | |
30 | Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana | |
31 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC-Columbia | |
32 | Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Saur-Sojasun | |
33 | Christopher Horner (USA) Team RadioShack | |
34 | David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | |
35 | Kalle Kriit (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | |
36 | Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | |
37 | Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R-La Mondiale | |
38 | Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana | |
39 | Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne | |
40 | Ben Hermans (Bel) Team RadioShack | |
41 | Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana | |
42 | Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC-Columbia | |
43 | Romain Hardy (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller | |
44 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Transitions | |
45 | Renaud Dion (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | |
46 | Peter Velits (Svk) Team HTC-Columbia | |
47 | Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team | |
48 | David Le Lay (Fra) AG2R-La Mondiale | |
49 | Frederik Wilmann (Nor) Skil-Shimano | |
50 | Mickael Larpe (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | |
51 | Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Saur-Sojasun | |
52 | Juan José Oroz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
53 | Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur-Sojasun | 0:00:11 |
54 | Lilian Jegou (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller | |
55 | Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Sky Professional Cycling Team | |
56 | Benat Intxausti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:00:14 |
57 | Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team HTC-Columbia | |
58 | Trent Lowe (Aus) Garmin-Transitions | |
59 | Hernandez Juan Mauricio Soler (Col) Caisse d'Epargne | |
60 | Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
61 | Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:17 |
62 | Matthew Busche (USA) Team RadioShack | |
63 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne | |
64 | Jocelyn Bar (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | |
65 | Cedric Pineau (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | |
66 | Kirk Carlsen (USA) Garmin-Transitions | |
67 | Nicolas Portal (Fra) Sky Professional Cycling Team | |
68 | Dimitri Champion (Fra) AG2R-La Mondiale | 0:00:20 |
69 | Thomas Frei (Swi) BMC Racing Team | |
70 | Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil-Shimano | |
71 | Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC-Columbia | |
72 | Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Skil-Shimano | |
73 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
74 | Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling Team | |
75 | Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Astana | |
76 | Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | |
77 | Roman Kireyev (Kaz) Astana | |
78 | Andrey Amador Bipkazacova (CRc) Caisse d'Epargne | |
79 | Florian Stalder (Swi) BMC Racing Team | |
80 | Sergio Paulinho (Por) Team RadioShack | |
81 | Julien Simon (Fra) Saur-Sojasun | |
82 | Clément Lhotellerie (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | |
83 | Mikel Nieve (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
84 | Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | |
85 | Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R-La Mondiale | |
86 | Jean-Marc Bideau (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller | |
87 | David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | |
88 | Gianni Meersman (Bel) Francaise des Jeux | |
89 | Arthur Vichot (Fra) Francaise des Jeux | |
90 | Yury Trofimov (Rus) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | |
91 | Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
92 | Florian Guillou (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller | |
93 | Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana | |
94 | Ivan Rovny (Rus) Team RadioShack | |
95 | Lars-Peter Nordhaug (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team | |
96 | Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team RadioShack | |
97 | Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Astana | |
98 | Kjell Carlström (Fin) Sky Professional Cycling Team | |
99 | Johan Le Bon (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller | |
100 | Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Francaise des Jeux | |
101 | Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | |
102 | Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | |
103 | Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team HTC-Columbia | |
104 | Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | |
105 | Cyril Bessy (Fra) Saur-Sojasun | |
106 | Liéuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | |
107 | Rasmus Guldhammer (Den) Team HTC-Columbia | |
108 | Franck Bouyer (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | |
109 | Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | |
110 | Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil-Shimano | |
111 | Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Francaise des Jeux | 0:00:33 |
112 | Yann Huguet (Fra) Skil-Shimano | 0:00:40 |
113 | Brice Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:46 |
114 | Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 0:00:52 |
115 | Eduardo Gonzalo Ramirez (Spa) Bretagne-Schuller | 0:01:54 |
1 | Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 3 | pts |
2 | Renaud Dion (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | 2 | |
3 | Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Astana | 1 |
1 | Russel Downing (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 15 | pts |
2 | Michael Albasini (Swi) Team HTC-Columbia | 12 | |
3 | Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 10 | |
4 | Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 8 | |
5 | Florian Vachon (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller | 7 | |
6 | Arnaud Molmy (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | 6 | |
7 | Jéremy Galland (Fra) Saur-Sojasun | 5 | |
8 | Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur-Sojasun | 4 | |
9 | Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R-La Mondiale | 3 | |
10 | Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 2 |
1 | Renaud Dion (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | 6 | pts |
2 | Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 4 | |
3 | Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Francaise des Jeux | 2 |
1 | Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 7:01:53 |
2 | Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShack | 0:00:17 |
3 | Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:00:23 |
4 | Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:27 |
5 | Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | |
6 | Christopher Horner (USA) Team RadioShack | |
7 | David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | |
8 | Ben Hermans (Bel) Team RadioShack | |
9 | Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC-Columbia | |
10 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC-Columbia | 0:00:31 |
11 | David Millar (GBr) Garmin-Transitions | 0:00:36 |
12 | Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne | |
13 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Transitions | |
14 | Benat Intxausti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:00:45 |
15 | David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 0:00:47 |
16 | Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 0:00:50 |
17 | Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 0:00:57 |
18 | Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne | |
19 | David Le Lay (Fra) AG2R-La Mondiale | |
20 | Hernandez Juan Mauricio Soler (Col) Caisse d'Epargne | |
21 | Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:12 |
22 | Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana | 0:01:23 |
23 | Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 0:01:25 |
24 | Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Francaise des Jeux | 0:02:04 |
25 | René Mandri (Fra) AG2R-La Mondiale | |
26 | Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana | |
27 | Peter Velits (Svk) Team HTC-Columbia | |
28 | Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Saur-Sojasun | |
29 | Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur-Sojasun | 0:02:15 |
30 | Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
31 | Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team HTC-Columbia | 0:02:18 |
32 | Thomas Frei (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:02:24 |
33 | Yury Trofimov (Rus) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | |
34 | Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 0:02:39 |
35 | Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing Team | |
36 | Michael Albasini (Swi) Team HTC-Columbia | 0:02:54 |
37 | Dimitri Champion (Fra) AG2R-La Mondiale | 0:02:56 |
38 | Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 0:02:59 |
39 | Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling Team | |
40 | Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 0:03:22 |
41 | Florian Vachon (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller | 0:03:53 |
42 | Mickael Cherel (Fra) Francaise des Jeux | |
43 | Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Saur-Sojasun | |
44 | Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R-La Mondiale | |
45 | Mickael Larpe (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | |
46 | Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 0:04:04 |
47 | Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Skil-Shimano | 0:04:13 |
48 | Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Francaise des Jeux | |
49 | Renaud Dion (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | 0:05:01 |
50 | Lance Armstrong (USA) Team RadioShack | 0:05:03 |
51 | Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team | |
52 | Trent Lowe (Aus) Garmin-Transitions | 0:05:17 |
53 | Sergio Paulinho (Por) Team RadioShack | 0:05:23 |
54 | Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team RadioShack | |
55 | Jéremy Galland (Fra) Saur-Sojasun | 0:05:57 |
56 | Julien Simon (Fra) Saur-Sojasun | 0:06:17 |
57 | Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R-La Mondiale | 0:08:09 |
58 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:08:26 |
59 | Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R-La Mondiale | 0:08:29 |
60 | Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana | |
61 | Liéuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | |
62 | Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:09:11 |
63 | Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Astana | 0:09:13 |
64 | Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 0:09:14 |
65 | Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | |
66 | Clément Lhotellerie (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | 0:09:45 |
67 | Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:10:58 |
68 | Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Saur-Sojasun | |
69 | Romain Hardy (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller | |
70 | Juan José Oroz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
71 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:11:18 |
72 | Andrey Amador Bipkazacova (CRc) Caisse d'Epargne | |
73 | Eduardo Gonzalo Ramirez (Spa) Bretagne-Schuller | 0:12:52 |
74 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil-Shimano | 0:13:46 |
75 | Kalle Kriit (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | |
76 | Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil-Shimano | 0:14:02 |
77 | Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Francaise des Jeux | 0:15:11 |
78 | Florian Guillou (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller | 0:17:21 |
79 | Frederik Wilmann (Nor) Skil-Shimano | 0:17:31 |
80 | Brice Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 0:17:45 |
81 | Cedric Pineau (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | 0:18:07 |
82 | Matthew Busche (USA) Team RadioShack | 0:18:12 |
83 | Roman Kireyev (Kaz) Astana | 0:18:15 |
84 | Russel Downing (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 0:21:09 |
85 | Arnaud Molmy (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | 0:21:15 |
86 | Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Garmin-Transitions | |
87 | Danny Pate (USA) Garmin-Transitions | |
88 | Lilian Jegou (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller | 0:21:26 |
89 | Nicolas Portal (Fra) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 0:21:32 |
90 | Kirk Carlsen (USA) Garmin-Transitions | |
91 | Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC-Columbia | 0:21:35 |
92 | Jean-Marc Bideau (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller | |
93 | Arthur Vichot (Fra) Francaise des Jeux | |
94 | Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | |
95 | Mikel Nieve (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
96 | Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Astana | |
97 | Florian Stalder (Swi) BMC Racing Team | |
98 | Lars-Peter Nordhaug (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team | |
99 | Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team HTC-Columbia | |
100 | Kjell Carlström (Fin) Sky Professional Cycling Team | |
101 | Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | |
102 | Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
103 | Rasmus Guldhammer (Den) Team HTC-Columbia | |
104 | Johan Le Bon (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller | |
105 | Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | |
106 | Franck Bouyer (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | |
107 | Cyril Bessy (Fra) Saur-Sojasun | |
108 | Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil-Shimano | |
109 | Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur-Sojasun | 0:22:00 |
110 | Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 0:22:07 |
111 | Jocelyn Bar (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | 0:22:49 |
112 | Ivan Rovny (Rus) Team RadioShack | 0:22:50 |
113 | Yann Huguet (Fra) Skil-Shimano | 0:23:12 |
114 | Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana | 0:24:23 |
115 | Gianni Meersman (Bel) Francaise des Jeux | 0:25:33 |
1 | Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 25 | pts |
2 | Russel Downing (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 15 | |
3 | Michael Albasini (Swi) Team HTC-Columbia | 13 | |
4 | Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShack | 12 | |
5 | Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 10 | |
6 | Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team | 8 | |
7 | Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 8 | |
8 | Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 8 | |
9 | David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 7 | |
10 | Florian Vachon (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller | 7 | |
11 | Arnaud Molmy (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | 6 | |
12 | Cedric Pineau (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | 5 | |
13 | Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC-Columbia | 5 | |
14 | Jéremy Galland (Fra) Saur-Sojasun | 5 | |
15 | Christopher Horner (USA) Team RadioShack | 4 | |
16 | Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur-Sojasun | 4 | |
17 | Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 3 | |
18 | Dimitri Champion (Fra) AG2R-La Mondiale | 3 | |
19 | Ben Hermans (Bel) Team RadioShack | 3 | |
20 | Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R-La Mondiale | 3 | |
21 | David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 2 | |
22 | Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana | 2 | |
23 | Renaud Dion (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | 2 | |
24 | Brice Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 2 | |
25 | Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Astana | 1 |
1 | Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 12 | pts |
2 | Cedric Pineau (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | 10 | |
3 | Dimitri Champion (Fra) AG2R-La Mondiale | 8 | |
4 | Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 6 | |
5 | Renaud Dion (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | 6 | |
6 | Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShack | 4 | |
7 | Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 4 | |
8 | Brice Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 4 | |
9 | Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 2 | |
10 | Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Francaise des Jeux | 2 | |
11 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 2 | |
12 | Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil-Shimano | 2 |
1 | Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShack | 7:02:10 |
2 | Ben Hermans (Bel) Team RadioShack | 0:00:10 |
3 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Transitions | 0:00:19 |
4 | Benat Intxausti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:00:28 |
5 | Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 0:00:40 |
6 | Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne | |
7 | Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Francaise des Jeux | 0:01:47 |
8 | Peter Velits (Svk) Team HTC-Columbia | |
9 | Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Saur-Sojasun | |
10 | Thomas Frei (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:02:07 |
11 | Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 0:02:22 |
12 | Florian Vachon (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller | 0:03:36 |
13 | Mickael Cherel (Fra) Francaise des Jeux | |
14 | Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Saur-Sojasun | |
15 | Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R-La Mondiale | |
16 | Mickael Larpe (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | |
17 | Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Skil-Shimano | 0:03:56 |
18 | Julien Simon (Fra) Saur-Sojasun | 0:06:00 |
19 | Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R-La Mondiale | 0:07:52 |
20 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:08:09 |
21 | Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:08:54 |
22 | Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 0:08:57 |
23 | Clément Lhotellerie (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | 0:09:28 |
24 | Romain Hardy (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller | 0:10:41 |
25 | Andrey Amador Bipkazacova (CRc) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:11:01 |
26 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil-Shimano | 0:13:29 |
27 | Frederik Wilmann (Nor) Skil-Shimano | 0:17:14 |
28 | Brice Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 0:17:28 |
29 | Cedric Pineau (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | 0:17:50 |
30 | Matthew Busche (USA) Team RadioShack | 0:17:55 |
31 | Roman Kireyev (Kaz) Astana | 0:17:58 |
32 | Arnaud Molmy (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | 0:20:58 |
33 | Kirk Carlsen (USA) Garmin-Transitions | 0:21:15 |
34 | Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 0:21:18 |
35 | Arthur Vichot (Fra) Francaise des Jeux | |
36 | Rasmus Guldhammer (Den) Team HTC-Columbia | |
37 | Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
38 | Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | |
39 | Johan Le Bon (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller | |
40 | Cyril Bessy (Fra) Saur-Sojasun | |
41 | Jocelyn Bar (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | 0:22:32 |
42 | Ivan Rovny (Rus) Team RadioShack | 0:22:33 |
43 | Gianni Meersman (Bel) Francaise des Jeux | 0:25:16 |
1 | TEAM RADIOSHACK | 21:06:56 |
2 | CAISSE D’EPARGNE | 0:00:29 |
3 | BBOX BOUYGUES TELECOM | 0:00:42 |
4 | EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI | 0:01:45 |
5 | TEAM HTC - COLUMBIA | |
6 | VACANSOLEIL PRO CYCLING TEAM | 0:03:01 |
7 | BMC RACING TEAM | 0:03:53 |
8 | COFIDIS LE CREDIT EN LIGNE | 0:03:57 |
9 | AG2R-LA MONDIALE | 0:04:23 |
10 | GARMIN - TRANSITIONS | 0:04:58 |
11 | SAUR-SOJASUN | 0:06:44 |
12 | FRANCAISE DES JEUX | 0:08:53 |
13 | ASTANA | 0:10:21 |
14 | TEAM SKY | 0:16:41 |
15 | ROUBAIX LILLE METROPOLE | 0:17:04 |
16 | BRETAGNE - SCHULLER | 0:24:43 |
17 | SKIL-SHIMANO | 0:30:24 |

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