Sonic Boom hits prologue opener
Lars Boom shuts out Leipheimer and Contador
Lars Boom only had to wait a little over an hour this afternoon to be crowned winner of the Paris-Nice prologue, but it must have felt like an eternity to the Dutchman.
After posting the day's best time of 10:56 on the sunny, windblown 8km course in Montfort L'Amaury, 20km southwest of Paris, the second-year Rabobank rider retreated from the zero-degree weather to the comforts of his team bus and changed clothes. Then he tried to do anything to take his mind off the reality that over 70 of the world's best riders had yet to tackle the course.
"I just waited on the bus and sat there," Boom told Cyclingnews after the race. "And I watched a little TV."
Expecting to be topped, all he saw were late-afternoon challenges falling short. First from Levi Leipheimer (Team RadioShack), who took third place. Then two-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador (Astana), who matched Leipheimer's effort. Jens Voigt (Team Saxo Bank), prologue winner in 2005, came the closest, finishing three seconds off the pace in second place.
As the sun set on the first day of Paris-Nice, the Dutchman stood above them all.
"It's really nice to beat these guys, but also a little bit crazy, too," said Boom, who won Stage 15 of the Vuelta a España last fall.
A former cyclo-cross star and the current Dutch national champion in the specialty, Boom was able to tame a tough course that started uphill onto a 200m section of Classics-esque cobbles.
The riders then had to tackle the category 3 Côte de Boursouffle, hit a plateau and finish slightly uphill at the top of the town. A strong headwind in the last two kilometers proved problematic for many riders, giving them an extra obstacle towards the finish.
"For sure, my background in cyclo-cross helped today, because of the cobbles and full speed uphill from the start," said Boom, 24, who also picked up the white jersey for best young rider.
His starting position may have helped as well; Boom went off 79th of 176 riders and said after the race that the wind may have been less severe when he was on the course. Though the elements may have deterred the race favourites from wearing yellow today, many put themselves in a great position for the rest of the week.
All eyes were on Alberto Contador, who famously slipped at the end of last year's race, failing to eat enough in the penultimate stage and handing the GC to compatriot Luis Léon Sánchez (Caisse d'Epargne).
The Spaniard was the fourth-to-last starter and, despite an earpiece malfunction rendering him unable to hear direction from his team car, immediately showed the form that won him the Vuelta ao Algarve. And he came close to delivering in the stretch, his red Spanish TT champion kit gleaming in the mid-afternoon sun as he made the final push.
He managed to finish in fourth, just milliseconds behind Levi Leipheimer, the '09 Tour of California champion who was beset by injuries in the second half of last season. David Millar (Garmin - Transitions) also looked strong, finishing 11 seconds back, and defending champion Luis Léon Sánchez, the last rider to start the race today, ended up 12 seconds off the pace.
Czech rider Roman Kreuziger (Liquigas - Doimo), winner of this year's Giro di Sardegna, and '08 Olympic road race champion Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel - Euskadi) finished ninth and tenth respectively.
All this points to a great finish headed into Nice, but it's unlikely that today's star, Lars Boom, will be in yellow by that point. He and Rabobank will not go down without a fight, though.
They've got a 201.5km flat stage tomorrow from St.-Arnoult-En-Yvelines to Contres and then just slightly hillier days Tuesday and Wednesday as the race heads south towards the Auvergne region. It's on Thursday, with the category 1 La Croix Nerve, when the fireworks will start.
"We have a good team here, but not the best climbers," Boom said. "In the flat stages the next two days I think we can defend the yellow jersey successfully."
Cyclo-cross rules
It was a great day for the all-terrain guys. Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Doimo) was actually in second for a bulk of the day before finishing fifth overall, 10 seconds back of Lars Boom. Like Boom, he was a former cyclo-cross champion before converting to the road. The 20-year old Slovakian won his country's 2007 national championship and the '08 junior mountain bike world championship.
Steegmans crashes; will have surgery
RadioShack's Gert Steegmans, who suffered a concussion two weeks ago at Algarve, had more bad luck today when he suffered a broken collarbone during his prologue run. It is believed that today's strong winds played a part in the crash, which occurred halfway through his race.
He's scheduled to have surgery at a hospital in Belgium tomorrow, according to race officials.
On the bright side, RadioShack had two strong performances today from Americans Levi Leipheimer and Chris Horner, who finished third and sixteenth respectively. For a while, Horner was in seventh place overall.
"It was a decent run for me today on this Classics-like course," he said.
Despite the loss of Steegmans, who won two stages of Paris-Nice in 2008, the team will work in support of Leipheimer.
"A beautiful race"
Garmin's David Millar was briefly in the top five this afternoon, before Leipheimer and Voigt pushed him back to a seventh place finish. And afterwards, he was very pleased with his effort in the difficult conditions.
"It was all about pace judgment today because of the course. We had real cobbles, which are really tough on a time trial bike, and then the last part was uphill into the headwind," he said.
And he also enjoyed the venue, saying it was more interesting visually than the last two prologues at Paris-Nice.
"I really enjoyed it today, it was a beautiful race," he said. "This town was great and the venue was spectacular."
Garmin - Transitions had good performances from other riders, including Canadian Svein Tuft, who finished 17th overall, but one of the team's favorites, American Christian Vande Velde finished 42 seconds back. He injured his ankle in the Vuelta ao Algarve and is on the mend.
"I'm happy we had a good result and I think we're motivated to be in good form," said Millar. "With Christian working to regain his fitness I'm hoping we'll have a good finish.
1 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank | 0:10:56 |
2 | Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank | 0:00:03 |
3 | Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack | 0:00:06 |
4 | Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas - Doimo | 0:00:10 |
6 | Xavier Tondo (Spa) Cervélo Test Team | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Transitions | 0:00:11 |
8 | Luis-Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:00:12 |
9 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas - Doimo | 0:00:13 |
10 | Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:00:15 |
11 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioShack | 0:00:16 |
12 | Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 0:00:17 |
14 | Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 0:00:19 |
15 | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 0:00:20 |
16 | Christopher Horner (USA) Team RadioShack | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin - Transitions | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Richie Porte (Aus) Team Saxo Bank | 0:00:22 |
19 | Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Omega Pharma - Lotto | 0:00:23 |
21 | Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:26 |
23 | Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShack | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin - Transitions | 0:00:27 |
25 | Benat Intxausti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | José Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Gregory Henderson (NZl) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 0:00:28 |
29 | Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:00:29 |
32 | Craig Lewis (USA) Team HTC - Columbia | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Simon Gerrans (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling Team | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Jürgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma - Lotto | 0:00:30 |
35 | Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervélo Test Team | 0:00:31 |
37 | Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Gustav Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 0:00:32 |
40 | Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Team RadioShack | 0:00:33 |
41 | Mauro Finetto (Ita) Liquigas - Doimo | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Hayden Roulston (NZl) Team HTC - Columbia | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Sky Professional Cycling Team | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia | 0:00:34 |
47 | André Greipel (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step | 0:00:35 |
51 | Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | William Bonnet (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre - Farnese Vini | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre - Farnese Vini | 0:00:36 |
55 | Romain Sicard (Fra) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux | 0:00:37 |
57 | Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Française des Jeux | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Julien El Fares (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 0:00:38 |
59 | Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:00:40 |
61 | Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | David Le Lay (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia | 0:00:41 |
66 | Stephen Cummings (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 0:00:42 |
71 | Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma - Lotto | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Transitions | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:43 |
76 | Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Chris Sorensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:00:44 |
80 | Yann Huguet (Fra) Skil - Shimano | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas - Doimo | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank | 0:00:45 |
83 | Xavier Florencio (Spa) Cervélo Test Team | 0:00:46 |
84 | Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil - Shimano | 0:00:47 |
85 | Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank | 0:00:48 |
86 | Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Astana | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Kjell Carlström (Fin) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 0:00:49 |
88 | Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervélo Test Team | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | David Loosli (Swi) Lampre - Farnese Vini | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma - Lotto | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Adam Hansen (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma - Lotto | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Dimitri Champion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:50 |
94 | Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank | 0:00:51 |
95 | Brice Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:52 |
98 | Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Dario David Cioni (Ita) Sky Professional Cycling Team | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Kévin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas - Doimo | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Koen De Kort (Ned) Skil - Shimano | 0:00:53 |
104 | Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin - Transitions | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia | 0:00:54 |
108 | Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin - Transitions | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française des Jeux | 0:00:55 |
110 | Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Team RadioShack | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervélo Test Team | 0:00:56 |
113 | Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Astana | 0:00:57 |
117 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil - Shimano | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Garmin - Transitions | 0:00:58 |
120 | Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervélo Test Team | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
121 | Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 0:00:59 |
122 | Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | Yury Trofimov (Rus) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
124 | Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step | 0:01:00 |
125 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - Farnese Vini | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
126 | Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil - Shimano | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
127 | Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
128 | Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Skil - Shimano | 0:01:01 |
129 | Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
130 | Ted King (USA) Cervélo Test Team | 0:01:02 |
131 | Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
132 | Joan Horrach (Spa) Team Katusha | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
133 | Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Omega Pharma - Lotto | 0:01:03 |
134 | Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 0:01:05 |
135 | Mickaël Delage (Fra) Omega Pharma - Lotto | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
136 | Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team RadioShack | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
137 | Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
138 | Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - Farnese Vini | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
139 | Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française des Jeux | 0:01:06 |
140 | Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Astana | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
141 | Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 0:01:07 |
142 | Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française des Jeux | 0:01:08 |
143 | Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
144 | Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:01:09 |
145 | Christian Meier (Can) Garmin - Transitions | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
146 | Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas - Doimo | 0:01:10 |
147 | Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:01:11 |
148 | Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas - Doimo | 0:01:12 |
149 | Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank | 0:01:13 |
150 | Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des Jeux | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
151 | Laurent Didier (Lux) Team Saxo Bank | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
152 | Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:15 |
153 | Serge Pauwels (Bel) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 0:01:16 |
154 | Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:01:17 |
155 | Jeremy Galland (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 154 - Cell 2 |
156 | Bjorn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:18 |
157 | Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre - Farnese Vini | Row 156 - Cell 2 |
158 | Nicolas Maes (Bel) Quick Step | 0:01:19 |
159 | Simone Ponzi (Ita) Lampre - Farnese Vini | Row 158 - Cell 2 |
160 | Mikel Nieve (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 159 - Cell 2 |
161 | Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana | 0:01:20 |
162 | Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | Row 161 - Cell 2 |
163 | Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas - Doimo | 0:01:21 |
164 | Joaquin Novoa Menedez (Spa) Cervélo Test Team | Row 163 - Cell 2 |
165 | Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - Farnese Vini | 0:01:28 |
166 | Ivan Velasco (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:01:29 |
167 | Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Astana | 0:01:31 |
168 | Jimmy Casper (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 167 - Cell 2 |
169 | Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil - Shimano | Row 168 - Cell 2 |
170 | Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step | 0:01:32 |
171 | Mickael Cherel (Fra) Française des Jeux | 0:01:33 |
172 | Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:35 |
173 | Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil - Shimano | 0:02:06 |
174 | Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Omega Pharma - Lotto | 0:02:07 |
175 | Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team Katusha | 0:04:13 |
176 | Gert Steegmans (Bel) Team RadioShack | Row 175 - Cell 2 |
1 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank | 25 | pts |
2 | Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank | 22 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack | 20 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana | 18 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas - Doimo | 16 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Xavier Tondo (Spa) Cervélo Test Team | 15 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Transitions | 14 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Luis-Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 13 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas - Doimo | 12 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 11 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioShack | 10 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana | 9 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 8 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 7 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 6 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Christopher Horner (USA) Team RadioShack | 5 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin - Transitions | 4 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Richie Porte (Aus) Team Saxo Bank | 3 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha | 2 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Omega Pharma - Lotto | 1 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
1 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank | 4 | pts |
2 | Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
1 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank | 0:10:56 |
2 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas - Doimo | 0:00:10 |
3 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas - Doimo | 0:00:13 |
4 | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 0:00:20 |
5 | Richie Porte (Aus) Team Saxo Bank | 0:00:22 |
6 | Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShack | 0:00:26 |
7 | Benat Intxausti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:00:27 |
8 | Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Craig Lewis (USA) Team HTC - Columbia | 0:00:29 |
10 | Jürgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma - Lotto | 0:00:30 |
11 | Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 0:00:31 |
13 | Mauro Finetto (Ita) Liquigas - Doimo | 0:00:33 |
14 | Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre - Farnese Vini | 0:00:36 |
15 | Romain Sicard (Fra) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Julien El Fares (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 0:00:38 |
17 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 0:00:40 |
18 | Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia | 0:00:41 |
19 | Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 0:00:42 |
22 | Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma - Lotto | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia | 0:00:43 |
24 | Brice Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:51 |
25 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin - Transitions | 0:00:53 |
26 | Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin - Transitions | 0:00:54 |
27 | Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step | 0:00:55 |
28 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil - Shimano | 0:00:57 |
29 | Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil - Shimano | 0:01:00 |
30 | Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Skil - Shimano | 0:01:01 |
32 | Mickaël Delage (Fra) Omega Pharma - Lotto | 0:01:05 |
33 | Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 0:01:07 |
34 | Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française des Jeux | 0:01:08 |
35 | Christian Meier (Can) Garmin - Transitions | 0:01:09 |
36 | Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank | 0:01:13 |
37 | Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des Jeux | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Nicolas Maes (Bel) Quick Step | 0:01:19 |
39 | Simone Ponzi (Ita) Lampre - Farnese Vini | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Mickael Cherel (Fra) Française des Jeux | 0:01:33 |
1 | Team RadioShack | 0:33:30 |
2 | Liquigas-Doimo | 0:00:14 |
3 | Team Saxo Bank | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Rabobank | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Garmin - Transitions | 0:00:16 |
6 | Caisse d'Epargne | 0:00:26 |
7 | Astana | 0:00:28 |
8 | Team Sky | 0:00:35 |
9 | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:00:36 |
10 | Saur-Sojasun | 0:00:38 |
11 | Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Omega Pharma - Lotto | 0:00:53 |
13 | Cervélo Test Team | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Team HTC - Columbia | 0:00:54 |
15 | Ag2R-La Mondiale | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Katusha Team | 0:01:00 |
17 | Francaise des Jeux | 0:01:06 |
18 | Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 0:01:08 |
19 | Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:10 |
20 | Lampre - Farnese | 0:01:18 |
21 | Quick Step Cycling Team | 0:01:27 |
22 | Skil-Shimano | 0:01:42 |
1 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank | 0:10:56 |
2 | Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank | 0:00:03 |
3 | Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack | 0:00:06 |
4 | Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas - Doimo | 0:00:10 |
6 | Xavier Tondo (Spa) Cervélo Test Team | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Transitions | 0:00:11 |
8 | Luis-Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:00:12 |
9 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas - Doimo | 0:00:13 |
10 | Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:00:15 |
11 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioShack | 0:00:16 |
12 | Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 0:00:17 |
14 | Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 0:00:19 |
15 | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 0:00:20 |
16 | Christopher Horner (USA) Team RadioShack | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin - Transitions | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Richie Porte (Aus) Team Saxo Bank | 0:00:22 |
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