Contador claims second Giro d'Italia victory
Millar master of Milan on final day
Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-SunGard) sealed overall victory in the Giro d'Italia on Sunday with a third place finish in the concluding time trial in Milan, won by David Millar (Garmin-Cervélo). In the battle for second place, Michele Scarponi (Lampre-ISD) held off the challenge of a flagging Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale), on a day that saw few decisive brushstrokes added to the Giro's overall picture.
Although Contador didn't add to his tally of stage victories on the race's final day, his performance encapsulated the unnerving ease with which he has governed this year's corsa rosa. The Spaniard roared out of the start house to post the quickest time at the first intermediate check, but then once the pink jersey was emphatically secured, he relented over the remainder of the course to come home 36 seconds down on Millar.
By the time he reached the finish amid the grandeur of Milan's Piazza del Duomo, Contador had long since forgotten about trying to win the stage and he was careful to take time to savour his overall victory as he cruised to the line. Underneath the race's final Arrivo banner, he even sat up and delivered the trademark pistol celebration, the final shot of a Giro resoundingly dominated, albeit against a background in which the ruminations of the ongoing Clenbuterol saga were never quite drowned out.
"This piazza is fantastic, it was a dream finale for the Giro," an emotional Contador said on crossing the line. "I didn't win this race alone, the whole team did."
It is hard to gauge how close the rampant Contador could have come to Millar's time had he not taken such a conservative approach to cornering once he entered the more intricate section of the course in the streets of Milan. That said, Millar was just ahead of Contador at the last time check, and the Scot hurtled around the course at an average speed of 51.627kph to take the win.
The hard luck story of the day belonged to second-placed Alex Rasmussen (HTC-Highroad), who was among the earliest starters. His last intermediate time check remained unbeaten for the whole afternoon, but unfortunately for the Dane, the time that counts is the one taken at the finish line.
Inside the final kilometre, he suffered a most untimely puncture and the time he lost in negotiating the closing section on a flat tyre would ultimately prove costly, and he lost out to Millar by seven scant seconds.
An Italian battle for second
Many of the tired legs remaining in the 2011 Giro will doubtless have been pleased with the late alteration to the course of Sunday's final stage that saw the distance reduced from 31km to 26km. Local elections in Milan meant that the Giro did not have full licence to asphyxiate city centre traffic, and so instead of starting from the picturesque surrounds of the Castello Sforzesco, the riders set off from the rather less glamorous Fiera exhibition centre near Rho on Milan's northwestern fringe, before the grandstand finish in the outside the Duomo.
The early pace-setter was the flying Rasmussen, but he was already shaking his head even as he crossed the line with the best intermediate time, frustrated by his late puncture. Millar duly stepped up to the plate and shaded him for top spot soon afterwards, but from there it was a long wait for Contador et al to see if anybody could threaten his time.
The primary suspense of the final day ought to have been provided by the battle between Vincenzo Nibali and Michele Scarponi, the latter beginning the stage with a 56-second advantage. With a Court of Arbitration for Sport hearing still hanging over Contador, there remains the possibility that he could be stripped of his overall win at a later date, and so the Scarponi-Nibali dual was lent an additional, albeit unspoken, significance.
Officially, of course, their race was for second place on the podium and the honour of being the highest-placed Italian in Milan, but in spite of a defiant start by Nibali, the outcome was already apparent by the midway point of the time trial.
In the opening 6km, Nibali opened up a 13-second lead on Scarponi, and it briefly looked as though the Sicilian might upset the applecart and overturn his deficit. However, Scarponi had appeared the fresher of the two in recent days, and that impression was borne out over the following kilometres.
It was soon evident that the flagging Nibali was riding on borrowed legs by this stage and he was visibly struggling to keep the big gear turning as he grinded his way to the line in 11th place, 1:18 down on Millar. For his part, Scarponi refused to be thrown by Nibali's opening salvo and he rallied to storm to more or less break even with his rival thereafter, eventually ceding just 10 seconds of his cushion and avenging his defeat to Nibali in the battle for the third step of the podium on the corresponding stage in Verona last year.
Kreuziger pips Rujano
The main change in the overall standings came about thanks to José Rujano's (Androni Giocattoli) relative weakness against the watch, although to the Venezuelan's credit, he dropped only one place on the day, with white jersey Roman Kreuziger (Astana) the beneficiary. The Czech had his share of difficult moments in this Giro, but tactically he was irreproachable throughout, and he was good value for his best-ever Grand Tour placing of 6th.
With Denis Menchov (Geox-TMC) having an off-day against the watch, Rujano just about escaped falling any further and his 7th place puts the seal on what has been a hugely successful return to form for the prodigal son of Gianni Savio's Androni set-up.
Elsewhere, Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) managed to put his Vuelta a España time trial nightmare behind him by holding on to 5th place overall, while John Gadret (Ag2r-La Mondiale) enjoyed an incident-free ride to seal 4th, and the only other change at the business end of proceedings was Kanstantin Sivtsov's leapfrog over Mikel Nieve (Euskaltel-Euskadi) into 10th place.
Contador for the ages - but for how long?
The day belonged to Alberto Contador, however, and as he clambered atop the podium, he was feted as a champion by Italian hosts who had been rather more circumspect in their welcome at the start in Turin three weeks ago.
Contador has dominated this Giro from start to finish, on all terrains. Stronger, faster and tactically more astute than his rivals, the Spaniard has been in a race all of his own ever since he ripped clear of the peloton on the seemingly innocuous stage to Tropea at the end of week one. Since that moment, the Giro has been a procession, with one superlative tripping over the next in praise of Contador's other-worldly performances.
And yet, for all the spettacolo that Contador has given en route to his sixth Grand Tour win out of seven attempts, the story of his Giro has not necessarily ended with a pink jersey in Milan, a bottle of champagne and a kiss from the podium girls.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport will decide - sooner or later - whether the Spaniard is to be sanctioned for his positive test for Clenbuterol at last year's Tour de France, and until a verdict has been announced, there is an overwhelming lack of finality about this Giro and an understandable hesitancy over what place this performance will occupy in history.
As Contador signed off with his "pistolero" celebration in the shadow of the Duomo on Sunday afternoon, he did so believing that he had put the finishing touches to a Giro for the ages. But the lingering question remains as to whether that feat will survive in the record books.
1 | David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 0:30:13 |
2 | Alex Rasmussen (Den) HTC-Highroad | 0:00:07 |
3 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard | 0:00:36 |
4 | Richie Porte (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard | 0:00:43 |
5 | Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team RadioShack | 0:00:55 |
6 | Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:01:02 |
7 | Cameron Meyer (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 0:01:04 |
8 | Patrick Gretsch (Ger) HTC-Highroad | 0:01:08 |
9 | Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShack | 0:01:12 |
10 | Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) HTC-Highroad | 0:01:16 |
11 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:01:18 |
12 | Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:01:19 |
13 | Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team | 0:01:22 |
14 | Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:01:24 |
15 | Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:01:26 |
16 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Pro Team Astana | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 0:01:28 |
18 | Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Movistar Team | 0:01:30 |
20 | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:01:31 |
21 | Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:01:32 |
22 | Yuriy Krivtsov (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:01:35 |
23 | Philip Deignan (Irl) Team RadioShack | 0:01:36 |
24 | Maxim Belkov (Rus) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:38 |
25 | Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | 0:01:40 |
26 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:01:42 |
27 | Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre - ISD | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Bart De Clercq (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:01:43 |
29 | Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | 0:01:44 |
30 | Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:01:47 |
31 | Alan Marangoni (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:01:52 |
32 | Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | 0:01:55 |
33 | Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Pro Team Astana | 0:02:01 |
34 | Michael Mørkøv (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard | 0:02:02 |
35 | Denis Menchov (Rus) Geox-TMC | 0:02:03 |
36 | Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Team RadioShack | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Bjorn Selander (USA) Team RadioShack | 0:02:04 |
38 | Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Pro Team Astana | 0:02:07 |
39 | Dario David Cioni (Ita) Sky Procycling | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Joaquím Rodríguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team | 0:02:14 |
41 | Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha Team | 0:02:15 |
42 | Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Michael Barry (Can) Sky Procycling | 0:02:21 |
44 | Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:02:24 |
45 | Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | José Rujano Guillen (Ven) Androni Giocattoli | 0:02:25 |
47 | Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:02:27 |
48 | Johann Tschopp (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Giairo Ermeti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Simon Zahner (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:02:29 |
51 | Emanuele Sella (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | 0:02:30 |
52 | Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Androni Giocattoli | 0:02:33 |
53 | Davide Ricci Bitti (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | 0:02:34 |
54 | Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | 0:02:36 |
55 | Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | 0:02:37 |
58 | Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:02:38 |
59 | Marco Frapporti (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | 0:02:40 |
60 | Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Tiziano Dall'Antonia (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:02:41 |
62 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Geox-TMC | 0:02:43 |
64 | Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Pro Team Astana | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Elia Favilli (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | 0:02:44 |
67 | Ivan Rovny (Rus) Team RadioShack | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Sky Procycling | 0:02:45 |
69 | Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:02:49 |
70 | Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Movistar Team | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:02:51 |
72 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:02:52 |
73 | Russell Downing (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:02:58 |
74 | Oscar Gatto (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | 0:03:00 |
75 | Carlos Oyarzun (Chi) Movistar Team | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:03:01 |
78 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre - ISD | 0:03:04 |
80 | Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:03:08 |
81 | Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Leonardo Giordani (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | 0:03:09 |
83 | David Blanco Rodriguez (Spa) Geox-TMC | 0:03:13 |
84 | Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:03:14 |
87 | Kjell Carlström (Fin) Sky Procycling | 0:03:15 |
88 | Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:03:17 |
90 | Sergio Pardilla Belllón (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Peter Stetina (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | 0:03:18 |
93 | Federico Canuti (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | 0:03:19 |
94 | Lars Ytting Bak (Den) HTC-Highroad | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:03:20 |
96 | Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Pro Team Astana | 0:03:25 |
97 | Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Katusha Team | 0:03:26 |
99 | Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:03:28 |
100 | Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha Team | 0:03:31 |
101 | Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:03:35 |
102 | David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:03:36 |
103 | Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Androni Giocattoli | 0:03:38 |
104 | Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 0:03:40 |
105 | Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Team Garmin-Cervelo | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Juan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Katusha Team | 0:03:41 |
107 | Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard | 0:03:42 |
108 | Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Saxo Bank Sungard | 0:03:43 |
109 | Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:03:44 |
110 | Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Pro Team Astana | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Acqua & Sapone | 0:03:45 |
113 | Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:03:46 |
114 | Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:03:47 |
115 | Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Sky Procycling | 0:03:48 |
116 | Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | 0:03:49 |
118 | Daniel Sesma (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:03:51 |
120 | Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre - ISD | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
121 | Francesco Reda (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:03:52 |
122 | Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha Team | 0:03:53 |
124 | Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
125 | Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:03:54 |
126 | Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Katusha Team | 0:03:56 |
127 | Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Saxo Bank Sungard | 0:03:58 |
128 | Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:04:00 |
129 | Carlos Alberto Betancourt Gomez (Col) Acqua & Sapone | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
130 | Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:04:02 |
131 | Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:04:05 |
132 | Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:04:06 |
133 | Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:04:07 |
134 | Morris Possoni (Ita) Sky Procycling | 0:04:08 |
135 | Matteo Rabottini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | 0:04:09 |
136 | Marcel Wyss (Swi) Geox-TMC | 0:04:13 |
137 | Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:04:14 |
138 | Gert Dockx (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:04:16 |
139 | Javier Francisco Aramendia Lorente (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:04:17 |
140 | Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
141 | Carlos José Ochoa (Ven) Androni Giocattoli | 0:04:23 |
142 | Claudio Corioni (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | 0:04:24 |
143 | Laurent Didier (Lux) Saxo Bank Sungard | 0:04:26 |
144 | Jesús Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard | 0:04:28 |
145 | Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | 0:04:34 |
146 | Cayetano José Sarmiento Tunarrosa (Col) Acqua & Sapone | 0:04:44 |
147 | Simone Stortoni (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | 0:04:45 |
148 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing Team | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
149 | Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Geox-TMC | 0:04:50 |
150 | Addy Engels (Ned) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:04:54 |
151 | Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
152 | Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:04:57 |
153 | Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | 0:04:58 |
154 | Fabio Taborre (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | 0:04:59 |
155 | Mauricio Ardila Cano (Col) Geox-TMC | 0:05:02 |
156 | Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Geox-TMC | 0:05:16 |
157 | Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha Team | 0:05:21 |
158 | Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre - ISD | 0:05:25 |
159 | Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Katusha Team | 0:05:40 |
1 | David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 25 | pts |
2 | Alex Rasmussen (Den) HTC-Highroad | 20 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard | 16 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Richie Porte (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard | 14 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team RadioShack | 12 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 10 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Cameron Meyer (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 9 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Patrick Gretsch (Ger) HTC-Highroad | 8 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShack | 7 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) HTC-Highroad | 6 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 5 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 4 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team | 3 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | 2 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 1 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
1 | David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 4 | pts |
2 | Alex Rasmussen (Den) HTC-Highroad | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
1 | David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 6 | pts |
2 | Alex Rasmussen (Den) HTC-Highroad | 5 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard | 4 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Richie Porte (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard | 3 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team RadioShack | 2 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 1 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
1 | HTC-Highroad | 1:33:10 |
2 | Saxo Bank Sungard | 0:00:50 |
3 | Team RadioShack | 0:01:12 |
4 | Team Garmin-Cervelo | 0:01:13 |
5 | Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:01:30 |
6 | Pro Team Astana | 0:02:40 |
7 | AG2R La Mondiale | 0:02:47 |
8 | Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:02:53 |
9 | Movistar Team | 0:03:10 |
10 | Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:03:20 |
11 | Lampre - ISD | 0:03:43 |
12 | Androni Giocattoli | 0:04:01 |
13 | Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:04:32 |
14 | Sky Procycling | 0:04:42 |
15 | Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:04:45 |
17 | BMC Racing Team | 0:05:17 |
18 | Katusha Team | 0:05:24 |
19 | Geox-TMC | 0:05:28 |
20 | Colnago - CSF Inox | 0:06:05 |
21 | Acqua & Sapone | 0:07:08 |
22 | Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:07:54 |
1 | HTC-Highroad | 43 | pts |
2 | Saxo Bank Sungard | 35 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Team Garmin-Cervelo | 34 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Team RadioShack | 28 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Rabobank Cycling Team | 19 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Liquigas-Cannondale | 10 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Movistar Team | 10 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | AG2R La Mondiale | 9 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Quickstep Cycling Team | 7 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Omega Pharma-Lotto | 6 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Pro Team Astana | 5 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Lampre - ISD | 4 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 12 - Cell 2 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Androni Giocattoli | Row 13 - Cell 2 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | Row 14 - Cell 2 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Geox-TMC | Row 15 - Cell 2 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Sky Procycling | Row 16 - Cell 2 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Katusha Team | Row 17 - Cell 2 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | BMC Racing Team | Row 18 - Cell 2 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Acqua & Sapone | Row 19 - Cell 2 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Colnago - CSF Inox | Row 20 - Cell 2 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 21 - Cell 2 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
1 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard | 84:05:14 |
2 | Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 0:06:10 |
3 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:06:56 |
4 | John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:10:04 |
5 | Joaquím Rodríguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team | 0:11:05 |
6 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Pro Team Astana | 0:11:28 |
7 | José Rujano Guillen (Ven) Androni Giocattoli | 0:12:12 |
8 | Denis Menchov (Rus) Geox-TMC | 0:12:18 |
9 | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:13:51 |
10 | Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) HTC-Highroad | 0:14:10 |
11 | Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:16:08 |
12 | Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:18:06 |