A delighted Lars Boom (Rabobank) wins the 2012 Eneco Tour
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Lars Boom (Rabobank) on the podium at the end of the Eneco Tour
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Podium finishers Chavanel, Boom and Tersptra at the 2012 Eneco Tour
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Alessandro Ballan (BMC) celebrates winning stage 7 at the 2012 Eneco Tour
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Lars Boom (Rabobank) clinched the general classification at the 2012 Eneco Tour in Geraardsburgen on Sunday. The race's final stage was won by Alessandro Ballan (BMC), which was the Italian's third win of the season. Ballan finished just ahead of Boom in the gruelling seventh stage, which took in three ascents of the iconic Muur van Geraardsbergen, and it was enough for Boom to move up from second overall into first place to take the victory.
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In a tight finish that was preceeded by a nine-man breakaway, Ballan prevailed over Boom by the smallest of margins, with Movistar’s Francisco Ventoso six seconds further back in third place. Nick Nuyens (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank) and Marco Marcato (Vacansoleil-DCM) completed the top five stage finishers.
Ballan had already tasted success this season at the Giro di Toscano and the Giro del Trentino, and the 32-year-old former road world champion once again proved his prowess as a climber by conquering the Eneco Tour’s toughest stage. After a barren couple of years he has been rejuvenated and is enjoying an Indian summer to his career.
Boom has been a prolific winner over the last few seasons on both the road circuit and the cyclo-cross circuit. Earlier this year he won his sixth consecutive Dutch national cyclo-cross championship and last season he won two overall stages at the Tour of Britain and the overall classification, as well as stages at the Tour of Qatar and the Critérium du Dauphiné. He will be delighted at winning the Eneco Tour, part of which has taken place in his homeland.
Boom had trailed Svain Tuft (Orica-GreenEdge) by four seconds overnight, with Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) lurking dangerously just sixteen seconds further back in third. It was a day to forget for Tuft, however, who fell to third place behind Boom and Chavanel before incurring a time penalty that resulted in him missing out on a podium place. Third spot was taken by Chavanel’s teammate Niki Terpstra. Spain's Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank) finished in fifth place overall in what was his comeback race from his six-month doping-related suspension.
Results
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team | 4:54:16 |
| 2 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:00:02 |
| 3 | Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:00:06 |
| 4 | Nick Nuyens (Bel) Team Saxo Bank / Tinkoff Bank | |
| 5 | Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | |
| 6 | Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre - ISD | |
| 7 | Tony Gallopin (Fra) Radioshack-Nissan | |
| 8 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Team Saxo Bank / Tinkoff Bank | |
| 9 | Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 0:00:10 |
| 10 | Niki Terpstra (Ned) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | |
| 11 | Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Radioshack-Nissan | |
| 12 | Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | |
| 13 | Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Movistar Team | |
| 14 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team | |
| 15 | Jan Bakelants (Bel) Radioshack-Nissan | |
| 16 | Ben Hermans (Bel) Radioshack-Nissan | 0:00:16 |
| 17 | Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 0:00:18 |
| 18 | Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | |
| 19 | Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:00:22 |
| 20 | Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:25 |
| 21 | Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 0:00:30 |
| 22 | Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team | |
| 23 | Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Orica GreenEdge | |
| 24 | Luke Durbridge (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | |
| 25 | Christian Knees (Ger) Sky Procycling | |
| 26 | Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:00:34 |
| 27 | Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | |
| 28 | Dries Devenyns (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | |
| 29 | Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Garmin - Sharp | |
| 30 | Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
| 31 | Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | |
| 32 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha Team | |
| 33 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Argos-Shimano | |
| 34 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | |
| 35 | Svein Tuft (Can) Orica GreenEdge | 0:00:40 |
| 36 | David Tanner (Aus) Team Saxo Bank / Tinkoff Bank | |
| 37 | Sergey Renev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 0:00:43 |
| 38 | Tim Declercq (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
| 39 | Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Sky Procycling | 0:00:46 |
| 40 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team | |
| 41 | Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | |
| 42 | Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team | |
| 43 | Gert Dockx (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | 0:00:49 |
| 44 | Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Astana Pro Team | 0:00:53 |
| 45 | Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:00:57 |
| 46 | Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Movistar Team | |
| 47 | Maxim Belkov (Rus) Katusha Team | |
| 48 | Simon Spilak (Slo) Katusha Team | 0:01:04 |
| 49 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team | 0:01:08 |
| 50 | Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin - Sharp | 0:01:12 |
| 51 | Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 0:01:48 |
| 52 | Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
| 53 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | |
| 54 | Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | |
| 55 | Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar Team | |
| 56 | Gabriel Rasch (Nor) FDJ-Big Mat | |
| 57 | Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Garmin - Sharp | |
| 58 | Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre - ISD | |
| 59 | Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | |
| 60 | Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:02:11 |
| 61 | Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre - ISD | 0:02:15 |
| 62 | Roy Curvers (Ned) Argos-Shimano | |
| 63 | Wouter Mol (Ned) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | 0:02:24 |
| 64 | William Bonnet (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 0:02:26 |
| 65 | Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | 0:02:28 |
| 66 | Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre - ISD | |
| 67 | Bert De Backer (Bel) Argos-Shimano | 0:02:41 |
| 68 | Gustav Larsson (Swe) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | |
| 69 | Federico Canuti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | |
| 70 | Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | |
| 71 | Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team Saxo Bank / Tinkoff Bank | |
| 72 | Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Team Saxo Bank / Tinkoff Bank | |
| 73 | Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team | |
| 74 | Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team | |
| 75 | Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | 0:03:13 |
| 76 | Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Radioshack-Nissan | 0:04:47 |
| 77 | Jack Bauer (NZl) Garmin - Sharp | |
| 78 | Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | 0:04:55 |
| 79 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:05:00 |
| 80 | Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 0:05:13 |
| 81 | James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | 0:05:41 |
| 82 | Maarten Neyens (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | 0:05:47 |
| 83 | Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica GreenEdge | |
| 84 | Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:06:17 |
| 85 | Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:07:43 |
| 86 | Arnoud Van Groen (Ned) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | 0:08:55 |
| 87 | Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:10:29 |
| 88 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling | 0:11:12 |
| 89 | Luke Rowe (GBr) Sky Procycling | |
| 90 | Adam Blythe (GBr) BMC Racing Team | |
| 91 | Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Argos-Shimano | |
| 92 | Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Team Saxo Bank / Tinkoff Bank | |
| 93 | Jesus Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team | |
| 94 | Jens Mouris (Ned) Orica GreenEdge | |
| 95 | Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Orica GreenEdge | 0:14:41 |
| 96 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | |
| 97 | Sjef De Wilde (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | |
| 98 | Leigh Howard (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | |
| 99 | Sander Cordeel (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | |
| 100 | Frederique Robert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | |
| 101 | Adrian Saez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | |
| 102 | Manuele Boaro (Ita) Team Saxo Bank / Tinkoff Bank | 0:15:25 |
| 103 | Pablo Urtasun Perez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:17:05 |
| 104 | Victor Cabedo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | |
| DNF | Rudiger Selig (Ger) Katusha Team | |
| DNF | Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Katusha Team | |
| DNF | David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Sharp | |
| DNF | Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Radioshack-Nissan | |
| DNF | Robert Wagner (Ger) Radioshack-Nissan | |
| DNF | Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Astana Pro Team | |
| DNF | Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | |
| DNF | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | |
| DNF | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | |
| DNF | Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | |
| DNF | Kenny De Haes (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | |
| DNF | Alex Dowsett (GBr) Sky Procycling | |
| DNF | Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Sky Procycling | |
| DNF | Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Saxo Bank / Tinkoff Bank | |
| DNF | Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | |
| DNF | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | |
| DNF | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | |
| DNF | Theo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | |
| DNF | Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team | |
| DNF | Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | |
| DNF | Mark Renshaw (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team | |
| DNF | Andreas Klier (Ger) Garmin - Sharp | |
| DNF | Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha Team | |
| DNF | Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Garmin - Sharp | |
| DNF | Raymond Kreder (Ned) Garmin - Sharp | |
| DNF | Marcel Kittel (Ger) Argos-Shimano | |
| DNF | Albert Timmer (Ned) Argos-Shimano | |
| DNF | Tom Veelers (Ned) Argos-Shimano | |
| DNF | Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre - ISD | |
| DNF | Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - ISD | |
| DNF | Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - ISD | |
| DNF | Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) Orica GreenEdge | |
| DNF | Tiziano Dall'antonia (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | |
| DNF | Dominik Nerz (Ger) Liquigas-Cannondale | |
| DNF | Boris Shpilevsky (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale | |
| DNF | Kristof Goddaert (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale | |
| DNF | Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
| DNF | Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | |
| DNF | Jimmy Casper (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
| DNF | Manuel Belletti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | |
| DNF | David Boucher (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | |
| DNF | Steve Chainel (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | |
| DNF | Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | |
| DNF | Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
| DNF | Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
| DNF | Sven Vandousselaere (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
| DNF | Jelle Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
| DNF | Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | |
| DNF | Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | |
| DNS | Simone Ponzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team | |
| DNS | Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha Team |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lars Boom Netherlands Rabobank Cycling Team | 24:51:13 |
| 2 | Sylvain Chavanel France Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 0:00:26 |
| 3 | Niki Terpstra Netherlands Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 0:00:49 |
| 4 | Alberto Contador Velasco Spain Team Saxo Bank / Tinkoff Bank | 0:00:55 |
| 5 | Luke Durbridge Australia Orica GreenEdge | |
| 6 | Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas Spain Movistar Team | 0:00:58 |
| 7 | Svein Tuft Canada Orica GreenEdge | 0:01:00 |
| 8 | Michal Kwiatkowski Poland Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 0:01:05 |
| 9 | Sebastian Langeveld Netherlands Orica GreenEdge | 0:01:07 |
| 10 | Jan Bakelants Belgium Radioshack-Nissan | 0:01:13 |
| 11 | Tony Gallopin France Radioshack-Nissan | 0:01:27 |
| 12 | Nick Nuyens Belgium Team Saxo Bank / Tinkoff Bank | 0:01:35 |
| 13 | Ben Hermans Belgium Radioshack-Nissan | 0:01:36 |
| 14 | Giacomo Nizzolo Italy Radioshack-Nissan | 0:01:37 |
| 15 | Christian Knees Germany Sky Procycling | 0:01:41 |
| 16 | Taylor Phinney United States BMC Racing Team | 0:01:45 |
| 17 | Tom Boonen Belgium Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 0:01:49 |
| 18 | Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi Spain Movistar Team | 0:01:55 |
| 19 | Alessandro Ballan Italy BMC Racing Team | 0:01:59 |
| 20 | Alexander Kristoff Norway Katusha Team | |
| 21 | Maciej Bodnar Poland Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:02:06 |
| 22 | Dries Devenyns Belgium Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 0:02:09 |
| 23 | Diego Ulissi Italy Lampre - ISD | 0:02:12 |
| 24 | Marco Marcato Italy Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | 0:02:14 |
| 25 | Heinrich Haussler Australia Garmin - Sharp | 0:02:21 |
| 26 | Simon Spilak Slovenia Katusha Team | 0:02:25 |
| 27 | Simon Geschke Germany Argos-Shimano | |
| 28 | Andrey Amador Bakkazakova Costa Rica Movistar Team | |
| 29 | Ignatas Konovalovas Lithuania Movistar Team | 0:02:29 |
| 30 | Manuele Mori Italy Lampre - ISD | 0:02:42 |
| 31 | Greg Van Avermaet Belgium BMC Racing Team | 0:02:44 |
| 32 | Mickael Delage France FDJ-Big Mat | 0:02:45 |
| 33 | Martin Elmiger Switzerland AG2R La Mondiale | 0:02:47 |
| 34 | Salvatore Puccio Italy Sky Procycling | 0:02:50 |
| 35 | Ramunas Navardauskas Lithuania Garmin - Sharp | 0:02:51 |
| 36 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil Spain Movistar Team | 0:03:09 |
| 37 | David Tanner Australia Team Saxo Bank / Tinkoff Bank | 0:03:10 |
| 38 | Bram Tankink Netherlands Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:03:22 |
| 39 | Tanel Kangert Estonia Astana Pro Team | 0:03:26 |
| 40 | Adriano Malori Italy Lampre - ISD | 0:03:31 |
| 41 | Pablo Lastras Garcia Spain Movistar Team | 0:03:35 |
| 42 | Tom Van Asbroeck Belgium Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 0:03:36 |
| 43 | Sep Vanmarcke Belgium Garmin - Sharp | 0:03:39 |
| 44 | Imanol Erviti Spain Movistar Team | 0:03:52 |
| 45 | Frederik Veuchelen Belgium Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | 0:03:55 |
| 46 | Arnaud Demare France FDJ-Big Mat | 0:03:57 |
| 47 | Pieter Jacobs Belgium Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 0:04:06 |
| 48 | Gustav Larsson Sweden Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | 0:04:13 |
| 49 | Jean-Pierre Drucker Luxembourg Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | 0:04:15 |
| 50 | Jurgen Roelandts Belgium Lotto Belisol Team | 0:04:19 |
| 51 | Sergey Renev Kazakhstan Astana Pro Team | 0:04:43 |
| 52 | William Bonnet France FDJ-Big Mat | 0:04:44 |
| 53 | Daniele Pietropolli Italy Lampre - ISD | 0:04:46 |
| 54 | Gert Dockx Belgium Lotto Belisol Team | 0:05:19 |
| 55 | Kris Boeckmans Belgium Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | 0:05:25 |
| 56 | Roy Curvers Netherlands Argos-Shimano | 0:05:35 |
| 57 | Wouter Mol Netherlands Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | 0:06:00 |
| 58 | Valentin Iglinskiy Kazakhstan Astana Pro Team | 0:06:01 |
| 59 | Linus Gerdemann Germany Radioshack-Nissan | 0:06:04 |
| 60 | Danilo Hondo Germany Lampre - ISD | 0:06:09 |
| 61 | Karsten Kroon Netherlands Team Saxo Bank / Tinkoff Bank | 0:06:20 |
| 62 | Dennis Van Winden Netherlands Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:06:31 |
| 63 | Jens Keukeleire Belgium Orica GreenEdge | 0:06:50 |
| 64 | Mauro Da Dalto Italy Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:07:22 |
| 65 | Maxim Belkov Russia Katusha Team | 0:07:33 |
| 66 | Daniel Oss Italy Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:07:34 |
| 67 | Evgeny Petrov Russia Astana Pro Team | 0:07:35 |
| 68 | Dmitriy Gruzdev Kazakhstan Astana Pro Team | 0:07:41 |
| 69 | Bert De Backer Belgium Argos-Shimano | |
| 70 | Jorge Azanza Soto Spain Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:08:01 |
| 71 | Marcus Burghardt Germany BMC Racing Team | 0:08:04 |
| 72 | Tosh Van Der Sande Belgium Lotto Belisol Team | 0:08:59 |
| 73 | Matteo Tosatto Italy Team Saxo Bank / Tinkoff Bank | 0:09:01 |
| 74 | Jack Bauer New Zealand Garmin - Sharp | 0:09:12 |
| 75 | Maarten Neyens Belgium Lotto Belisol Team | 0:09:50 |
| 76 | James Vanlandschoot Belgium Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | 0:09:58 |
| 77 | Martin Kohler Switzerland BMC Racing Team | 0:11:07 |
| 78 | Jens Mouris Netherlands Orica GreenEdge | 0:11:37 |
| 79 | Miguel Minguez Ayala Spain Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:11:40 |
| 80 | Gabriel Rasch Norway FDJ-Big Mat | 0:12:00 |
| 81 | Manuel Quinziato Italy BMC Racing Team | 0:12:22 |
| 82 | Luke Rowe Great Britain Sky Procycling | 0:13:07 |
| 83 | Laurens De Vreese Belgium Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 0:13:31 |
| 84 | Federico Canuti Italy Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:13:37 |
| 85 | Tim Declercq Belgium Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 0:13:41 |
| 86 | Alan Perez Lezaun Spain Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:13:48 |
| 87 | Ramon Sinkeldam Netherlands Argos-Shimano | 0:13:53 |
| 88 | Jon Izaguirre Insausti Spain Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:14:29 |
| 89 | Pierre Cazaux France Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:14:37 |
| 90 | Benjamin Noval Gonzalez Spain Team Saxo Bank / Tinkoff Bank | 0:15:27 |
| 91 | Jesus Herrada Lopez Spain Movistar Team | 0:17:27 |
| 92 | Adam Blythe Great Britain BMC Racing Team | 0:18:54 |
| 93 | Arnoud Van Groen Netherlands Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | 0:19:51 |
| 94 | Frederique Robert Belgium Lotto Belisol Team | 0:20:07 |
| 95 | Victor Cabedo Spain Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:20:42 |
| 96 | Fumiyuki Beppu Japan Orica GreenEdge | 0:20:59 |
| 97 | Davide Appollonio Italy Sky Procycling | 0:21:31 |
| 98 | Sander Cordeel Belgium Lotto Belisol Team | 0:25:59 |
| 99 | Fabio Sabatini Italy Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:26:22 |
| 100 | Leigh Howard Australia Orica GreenEdge | 0:26:48 |
| 101 | Manuele Boaro Italy Team Saxo Bank / Tinkoff Bank | 0:27:37 |
| 102 | Sjef De Wilde Belgium Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | 0:32:42 |
| 103 | Pablo Urtasun Perez Spain Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:43:43 |
| 104 | Adrian Saez Spain Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:45:24 |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giacomo Nizzolo Italy Radioshack-Nissan | 62 | pts |
| 2 | Marcel Kittel Germany Argos-Shimano | 60 | |
| 3 | Heinrich Haussler Australia Garmin - Sharp | 56 | |
| 4 | Jurgen Roelandts Belgium Lotto Belisol Team | 50 | |
| 5 | Taylor Phinney United States BMC Racing Team | 47 | |
| 6 | Michael Van Staeyen Belgium Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 47 | |
| 7 | Arnaud Demare France FDJ-Big Mat | 44 | |
| 8 | Alexander Kristoff Norway Katusha Team | 43 | |
| 9 | Theo Bos Netherlands Rabobank Cycling Team | 41 | |
| 10 | Tom Boonen Belgium Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 41 | |
| 11 | Aidis Kruopis Lithuania Orica GreenEdge | 39 | |
| 12 | Manuel Belletti Italy AG2R La Mondiale | 39 | |
| 13 | Jacopo Guarnieri Italy Astana Pro Team | 34 | |
| 14 | Svein Tuft Canada Orica GreenEdge | 30 | |
| 15 | Adam Blythe Great Britain BMC Racing Team | 30 | |
| 16 | Laurens De Vreese Belgium Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 26 | |
| 17 | Lars Boom Netherlands Rabobank Cycling Team | 25 | |
| 18 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil Spain Movistar Team | 25 | |
| 19 | Alex Dowsett Great Britain Sky Procycling | 24 | |
| 20 | Frederik Veuchelen Belgium Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | 24 | |
| 21 | Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi Spain Movistar Team | 23 | |
| 22 | Michal Kwiatkowski Poland Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 19 | |
| 23 | Lieuwe Westra Netherlands Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | 19 | |
| 24 | Adriano Malori Italy Lampre - ISD | 17 | |
| 25 | Sylvain Chavanel France Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 15 | |
| 26 | Jens Mouris Netherlands Orica GreenEdge | 14 | |
| 27 | Alberto Contador Velasco Spain Team Saxo Bank / Tinkoff Bank | 13 | |
| 28 | Alessandro Petacchi Italy Lampre - ISD | 13 | |
| 29 | Luke Durbridge Australia Orica GreenEdge | 12 | |
| 30 | Frederique Robert Belgium Lotto Belisol Team | 12 | |
| 31 | Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas Spain Movistar Team | 10 | |
| 32 | Arnoud Van Groen Netherlands Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | 10 | |
| 33 | Sjef De Wilde Belgium Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | 10 | |
| 34 | Gert Steegmans Belgium Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 8 | |
| 35 | Mickael Delage France FDJ-Big Mat | 8 | |
| 36 | Pablo Urtasun Perez Spain Euskaltel - Euskadi | 8 | |
| 37 | James Vanlandschoot Belgium Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | 6 | |
| 38 | Luke Rowe Great Britain Sky Procycling | 5 | |
| 39 | Wouter Mol Netherlands Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | 5 | |
| 40 | Staf Scheirlinckx Belgium Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | 5 | |
| 41 | Robert Wagner Germany Radioshack-Nissan | 3 | |
| 42 | Matteo Montaguti Italy AG2R La Mondiale | 3 | |
| 43 | Martin Kohler Switzerland BMC Racing Team | 3 | |
| 44 | Matteo Bono Italy Lampre - ISD | 3 | |
| 45 | Dmitriy Muravyev Kazakhstan Astana Pro Team | 3 | |
| 46 | Adrian Saez Spain Euskaltel - Euskadi | 3 |
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