Paris-Nice: Porte wins atop Croix de Chaubouret

Richie Porte led home a Team Sky one-two on stage 4 of Paris-Nice from Varennes-sur-Allier to the summit of Croix de Chaubouret, with Geraint Thomas second Michal Kwiatkowski (Etixx-QuickStep) in third.

The Sky duo jumped clear of a select group of race favourites inside the final two kilometres of the climb with Porte leading the pair home. Kwiatkowski delivered a determined solo chase to finish eight second in arrears – an effort that saw him reclaim the race lead with Porte now just one second back, and Thomas in third at three seconds.

“It is a fantastic day for the team," Porte said. "We took it on from the bottom and it wasn’t an easy climb but to finish first and second like that is fantastic.

“Two years ago I took the jersey on the mountain stage, so I know that it’s not easy with two hard days coming up and then the Col d’Eze. I love the Col d’Eze, and I would love to have a good time trial there if I can. I have a great team here and now with Geraint and I up there on the general classification, it’s good to have two cards to play.”

Overnight leader Michael Matthews (Orica GreenEdge) was an early casualty on the final climb after Team Sky took charge on the 10-kilometre ascent with a textbook display of control and prowess.

After Lars Petter Nordhaug positioned his teammates at the head of affairs the Norwegian set a steady tempo for four kilometres. It was not enough to split the biggest race favourites but it softened many of them up and isolated riders like Andrew Talansky (Cannondale Garmin) and Kwiatkowski.

And when the Norwegian finally pulled off, his legs almost coming to a complete standstill in the process, the team's other new signing Nicolas Roche took over. The former Irish road champion provided another flavour to Sky’s menu of talents, and whereas Nordhaug remained rooted to his saddle, Roche stood, churning his way up the climb and distancing Talansky, Rafal Majka (Tinkoff-Saxo) and Wilco Kelderman (Team LottoNL-Jumbo).

Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing), Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale), Rui Costa (Lampre Merida) Kwiatkowski, Jakob Fuglsang, Fabio Aru (both Astana) and Rafael Valls Lampre Merida) were all present and accounted for, but Sky was determined to remain on the front foot and Thomas launched an attack with 3km to go. Fuglsang was the first to follow with Simon Spilak (Katusha) later making contact.

Bardet, van Garderen and Ruben Fernandez (Movistar Team) attempted to make the juncture, but the Spanish rider suffered an embarrassing crash as he turned his head to assess the opposition behind him and rode straight into van Garderen.

Porte marshaled each surge as the leaders held a small advantage, and it was only after an acceleration from the world champion Kwiatkowski did the main favourites merge once more.

The peace lasted only a short while as Porte took up the reigns. Thomas was able to find the Australian’s slipstream and although Fuglsang was near the front he was powerless to stop the Team Sky tandem.

Porte barely looked back, leading all the way to the line with both men raising their arms. Kwiatkowski bravely fought to the finish to limit his losses with Fuglsang, while van Garderen, Rui Costa, Tony Gallopin (Lotto Soudal), Aru, Valls and Spilak rounded out the top ten.

How it unfolded

After the prologue and three hotly contested sprint stages it was time for the overall favourites of this year’s Paris-Nice to lay their credentials for success on the line. Eight climbs, six of them dotted inside the final two hours of racing and the finale atop the Croix de Chaubouret would not seal overall victory, but it promised to at least determine a genuine pecking order in the race.

Antoine Duschesne (Europcar), Thomas De Gendt (Lotto-Soudal) and Chris Anker Sørensen (Tinkoff-Saxo) were early escapees, and built up a healthy seven-minute lead but by the time the trio hit the slopes of the Côte de La Gimond their advantage had been halved with Orica GreenEdge setting pace at the front of the peloton.

Although the Gimond, at 1.8km in length and with a gradient of 6.5 per cent, was still some way from the finish it caused a dynamic shift in the race. AG2R La Mondiale seized control, and their aggression – a clear response after Mondory’s positive A sample for EPO – was more than sheer bravado. The peloton briefly split in two as Johan Van Summeren and Samuel Dumoulin traded turns on the front.

Majka was among those caught out and the Tinkoff man had to rely on his team’s efforts to bring him back into contention, albeit briefly.

The leaders – now down to two with Duschesne distanced – held just over two minutes on the Col de la Gachet, but by the time they reached the Côte de la Croix Blanche, which came immediately afterwards, the gap was down to a minute. Majka was force to change bikes, and Talansky suffered a puncture just after the summit.

Etixx-Quickstep, aware that the race lead was in their grasp, hit the front on the run into the final climb and the leading pair were caught just before the lower slopes. A crash took out Warren Barguil (Team Giant-Alpecin) and slowed Costa, but the Portuguese champion chased back valiantly.

As the slopes of the of Croix de Chaubouret a number of teams vied for control, but most of them need not have bothered. Team Sky, fresh from the stage racing successes in the Volta ao Algarve and the Vuelta Andalucia simply adjusted their trajectory, lifted the pace and carried off the stage win.

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Richie Porte (Aus) Team Sky5:18:39
2Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team SkyRow 1 - Cell 2
3Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Etixx - Quick-Step0:00:08
4Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro TeamRow 3 - Cell 2
5Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team0:00:17
6Rui Costa (Por) Lampre-Merida0:00:24
7Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto SoudalRow 6 - Cell 2
8Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Lampre-MeridaRow 8 - Cell 2
10Simon Spilak (Slo) Team KatushaRow 9 - Cell 2
11Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:00:30
12Gorka Izagirre (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 11 - Cell 2
13Tiago Machado (Por) Team Katusha0:00:34
14Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:01:04
15Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 14 - Cell 2
16Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Astana Pro Team0:01:06
17Ruben Fernandez (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 16 - Cell 2
18Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 17 - Cell 2
19Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Bretagne-Séché EnvironnementRow 18 - Cell 2
20Mathias Frank (Swi) IAM CyclingRow 19 - Cell 2
21Riccardo Zoidl (Aut) Trek Factory Racing0:01:12
22Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:01:15
23Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ.frRow 22 - Cell 2
24Yury Trofimov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 23 - Cell 2
25Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 24 - Cell 2
26Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo0:01:24
27Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) IAM CyclingRow 26 - Cell 2
28Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team0:01:36
29Maxime Bouet (Fra) Etixx - Quick-Step0:01:42
30Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 29 - Cell 2
31Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team0:01:55
32Luis Angel Mate (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:01:59
33Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Sky0:02:12
34Eros Capecchi (Ita) Movistar TeamRow 33 - Cell 2
35Dayer Quintana (Col) Movistar Team0:02:15
36Ben Hermans (Bel) BMC Racing Team0:02:31
37Andrew Talansky (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team0:02:51
38Romain Sicard (Fra) Team Europcar0:03:00
39Simon Yates (GBr) Orica GreenEdge0:03:03
40Jan Bakelants (Bel) AG2R La MondialeRow 39 - Cell 2
41Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 40 - Cell 2
42Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team LottoNL-JumboRow 41 - Cell 2
43Bob Jungels (Lux) Trek Factory Racing0:03:13
44Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement0:04:43
45Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Giant-Alpecin0:05:27
46Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Lampre-Merida0:06:03
47Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Team Sky0:06:12
48Sergei Chernetski (Rus) Team Katusha0:06:49
49Tony Martin (Ger) Etixx - Quick-Step0:07:37
50Rein Taaramae (Est) Astana Pro Team0:07:39
51Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Bretagne-Séché EnvironnementRow 50 - Cell 2
52Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:08:09
53Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 52 - Cell 2
54Silvan Dillier (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 53 - Cell 2
55Laurent Pichon (Fra) FDJ.frRow 54 - Cell 2
56Vicente Reynes (Spa) IAM CyclingRow 55 - Cell 2
57George Bennett (NZl) Team LottoNL-JumboRow 56 - Cell 2
58Lars Boom (Ned) Astana Pro Team0:08:35
59Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 58 - Cell 2
60Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Bretagne-Séché EnvironnementRow 59 - Cell 2
61Jérôme Pineau (Fra) IAM Cycling0:09:32
62Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo0:10:12
63Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La MondialeRow 62 - Cell 2
64David Tanner (Aus) IAM CyclingRow 63 - Cell 2
65Ben Swift (GBr) Team SkyRow 64 - Cell 2
66Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team Europcar0:11:10
67Egor Silin (Rus) Team Katusha0:11:48
68Nelson Oliveira (Por) Lampre-MeridaRow 67 - Cell 2
69Michal Golas (Pol) Etixx - Quick-Step0:12:27
70Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 69 - Cell 2
71Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 70 - Cell 2
72Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto SoudalRow 71 - Cell 2
73Bram Tankink (Ned) Team LottoNL-JumboRow 72 - Cell 2
74Koen De Kort (Ned) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 73 - Cell 2
75Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 74 - Cell 2
76Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ.frRow 75 - Cell 2
77Simon Clarke (Aus) Orica GreenEdge0:14:01
78Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica GreenEdgeRow 77 - Cell 2
79Christian Knees (Ger) Team Sky0:14:06
80Ion Izagirre (Spa) Movistar Team0:15:00
81Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Merida0:15:03
82Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Etixx - Quick-Step0:15:10
83John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin0:17:04
84Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica GreenEdgeRow 83 - Cell 2
85Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing TeamRow 84 - Cell 2
86Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto SoudalRow 85 - Cell 2
87Peter Velits (Svk) BMC Racing TeamRow 86 - Cell 2
88Heinrich Haussler (Aus) IAM CyclingRow 87 - Cell 2
89Pawel Poljanski (Pol) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 88 - Cell 2
90Dylan Van Baarle (Ned) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 89 - Cell 2
91Niccolo Bonifazio (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 90 - Cell 2
92Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Movistar Team0:21:58
93Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 92 - Cell 2
94Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Bretagne-Séché EnvironnementRow 93 - Cell 2
95Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 94 - Cell 2
96Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica GreenEdgeRow 95 - Cell 2
97Johan Van Summeren (Bel) AG2R La MondialeRow 96 - Cell 2
98Florian Vachon (Fra) Bretagne-Séché EnvironnementRow 97 - Cell 2
99Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 98 - Cell 2
100Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 99 - Cell 2
101Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 100 - Cell 2
102Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 101 - Cell 2
103Michael Albasini (Swi) Orica GreenEdgeRow 102 - Cell 2
104Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ.frRow 103 - Cell 2
105Jack Bauer (NZl) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 104 - Cell 2
106Grégory Rast (Swi) Trek Factory Racing0:22:54
107Christian Meier (Can) Orica GreenEdge0:23:25
108Mario Costa (Por) Lampre-MeridaRow 107 - Cell 2
109Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 108 - Cell 2
110Luke Rowe (GBr) Team SkyRow 109 - Cell 2
111Michael Morkov (Den) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 110 - Cell 2
112Matti Breschel (Den) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 111 - Cell 2
113Bryan Nauleau (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 112 - Cell 2
114Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ.frRow 113 - Cell 2
115Eugenio Alafaci (Ita) Trek Factory RacingRow 114 - Cell 2
116Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ.frRow 115 - Cell 2
117Sergio Paulinho (Por) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 116 - Cell 2
118Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Astana Pro TeamRow 117 - Cell 2
119Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 118 - Cell 2
120Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) FDJ.frRow 119 - Cell 2
121Moreno Hofland (Ned) Team LottoNL-JumboRow 120 - Cell 2
122Mitchell Docker (Aus) Orica GreenEdgeRow 121 - Cell 2
123Bryan Coquard (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 122 - Cell 2
124Nikolas Maes (Bel) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 123 - Cell 2
125Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 124 - Cell 2
126Borut Bozic (Slo) Astana Pro TeamRow 125 - Cell 2
127Antoine Duchesne (Can) Team EuropcarRow 126 - Cell 2
128Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Bretagne-Séché EnvironnementRow 127 - Cell 2
129Benjamin King (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 128 - Cell 2
130Dominique Rollin (Can) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 129 - Cell 2
131Florian Senechal (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 130 - Cell 2
132Gert Steegmans (Bel) Trek Factory RacingRow 131 - Cell 2
133André Greipel (Ger) Lotto SoudalRow 132 - Cell 2
134Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto SoudalRow 133 - Cell 2
135Greg Henderson (NZl) Lotto SoudalRow 134 - Cell 2
136Edward King (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 135 - Cell 2
137Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 136 - Cell 2
138Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek Factory RacingRow 137 - Cell 2
139Jos Van Emden (Ned) Team LottoNL-JumboRow 138 - Cell 2
140Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Trek Factory RacingRow 139 - Cell 2
141Zico Waeytens (Bel) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 140 - Cell 2
142Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Team KatushaRow 141 - Cell 2
143Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Team SkyRow 142 - Cell 2
144Marco Coledan (Ita) Trek Factory RacingRow 143 - Cell 2
145William Bonnet (Fra) FDJ.frRow 144 - Cell 2
146Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 145 - Cell 2
147Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Team LottoNL-JumboRow 146 - Cell 2
148Maarten Wynants (Bel) Team LottoNL-JumboRow 147 - Cell 2
149Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team KatushaRow 148 - Cell 2
150Yohann Gene (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 149 - Cell 2
151Alex Howes (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 150 - Cell 2
152Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:23:32
153Daniel Mclay (GBr) Bretagne-Séché Environnement0:25:03
154Jonas Vangenechten (Bel) IAM Cycling0:28:16
155Dries Devenyns (Bel) IAM CyclingRow 154 - Cell 2
156Jonas Ahlstrand (Swe) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:31:41
DNFBenat Intxausti (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 156 - Cell 2
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Sprint 1 - Saint-Priest-la-Prugne
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Antoine Duchesne (Can) Team Europcar3pts
2Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2 - Saint-Chamond (Souvenir Andreï Kivilev)
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo3pts
2Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Points
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Richie Porte (Aus) Team Sky15pts
2Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky12Row 1 - Cell 3
3Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Etixx - Quick-Step9Row 2 - Cell 3
4Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team7Row 3 - Cell 3
5Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Rui Costa (Por) Lampre-Merida5Row 5 - Cell 3
7Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Soudal4Row 6 - Cell 3
8Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team3Row 7 - Cell 3
9Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Lampre-Merida2Row 8 - Cell 3
10Simon Spilak (Slo) Team Katusha1Row 9 - Cell 3
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Mountain 1 (Cat 3) Côte de Cheval Rigon
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal4pts
2Antoine Duchesne (Can) Team Europcar2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain 2 (Cat 3) Col du Beau Louis
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal4pts
2Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Antoine Duchesne (Can) Team Europcar1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain 3 (Cat 3) Côte Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal4pts
2Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Antoine Duchesne (Can) Team Europcar1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain 4 (Cat 3) Côte de Saint-Héand
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal4pts
2Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Antoine Duchesne (Can) Team Europcar1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain 5 (Cat 2) Côte de la Gimond
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal7pts
2Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo5Row 1 - Cell 3
3Antoine Duchesne (Can) Team Europcar3Row 2 - Cell 3
4Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team2Row 3 - Cell 3
5Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team1Row 4 - Cell 3
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Mountain 6 (Cat 2) Col de la Gachet
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal7pts
2Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo5Row 1 - Cell 3
3Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team3Row 2 - Cell 3
4Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale2Row 3 - Cell 3
5Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Movistar Team1Row 4 - Cell 3
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Mountain 7 (Cat 3) Côte de la Croix Blanche
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal4pts
2Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain 8 (Cat 1) Croix de Chaubouret
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Richie Porte (Aus) Team Sky10pts
2Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky8Row 1 - Cell 3
3Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Etixx - Quick-Step6Row 2 - Cell 3
4Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team4Row 3 - Cell 3
5Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team3Row 4 - Cell 3
6Rui Costa (Por) Lampre-Merida2Row 5 - Cell 3
7Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Soudal1Row 6 - Cell 3
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Young riders
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Etixx - Quick-Step5:18:47
2Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:00:16
3Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:00:22
4Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:00:56
5Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 4 - Cell 2
6Ruben Fernandez (Spa) Movistar Team0:00:58
7Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Bretagne-Séché EnvironnementRow 6 - Cell 2
8Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo0:01:16
9Dayer Quintana (Col) Movistar Team0:02:07
10Simon Yates (GBr) Orica GreenEdge0:02:55
11Bob Jungels (Lux) Trek Factory Racing0:03:05
12Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Giant-Alpecin0:05:19
13Sergei Chernetski (Rus) Team Katusha0:06:41
14Silvan Dillier (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:08:01
15George Bennett (NZl) Team LottoNL-JumboRow 14 - Cell 2
16Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team Europcar0:11:02
17Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica GreenEdge0:13:53
18Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Etixx - Quick-Step0:15:02
19Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team0:16:56
20Pawel Poljanski (Pol) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 19 - Cell 2
21Dylan Van Baarle (Ned) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 20 - Cell 2
22Niccolo Bonifazio (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 21 - Cell 2
23Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:21:50
24Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 23 - Cell 2
25Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo0:23:17
26Luke Rowe (GBr) Team SkyRow 25 - Cell 2
27Eugenio Alafaci (Ita) Trek Factory RacingRow 26 - Cell 2
28Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ.frRow 27 - Cell 2
29Moreno Hofland (Ned) Team LottoNL-JumboRow 28 - Cell 2
30Bryan Coquard (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 29 - Cell 2
31Antoine Duchesne (Can) Team EuropcarRow 30 - Cell 2
32Florian Senechal (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 31 - Cell 2
33Zico Waeytens (Bel) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 32 - Cell 2
34Daniel Mclay (GBr) Bretagne-Séché Environnement0:24:55
35Jonas Ahlstrand (Swe) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:31:33
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Astana Pro Team15:57:35
2Team Sky0:00:34
3Team Katusha0:00:35
4Movistar Team0:02:10
5AG2R La Mondiale0:03:01
6BMC Racing Team0:03:05
7Lampre-Merida0:05:13
8Etixx - Quick-Step0:07:49
9IAM Cycling0:09:01
10Team LottoNL-Jumbo0:10:58
11Bretagne-Séché Environnement0:11:50
12Lotto Soudal0:12:17
13Team Europcar0:13:47
14Team Giant-Alpecin0:17:20
15Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team0:19:53
16FDJ.fr0:20:13
17Tinkoff-Saxo0:22:43
18Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:23:34
19Trek Factory Racing0:25:41
20Orica GreenEdge0:29:27
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General classification after stage 4
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Etixx - Quick-Step19:44:11
2Richie Porte (Aus) Team Sky0:00:01
3Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky0:00:03
4Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team0:00:27
5Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team0:00:32
6Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Soudal0:00:38
7Rui Costa (Por) Lampre-Merida0:00:41
8Gorka Izagirre (Spa) Movistar Team0:00:44
9Tiago Machado (Por) Team Katusha0:00:50
10Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Lampre-Merida0:00:51
11Simon Spilak (Slo) Team Katusha0:00:52
12Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:00:53
13Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:01:01
14Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Astana Pro Team0:01:12
15Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin0:01:13
16Ruben Fernandez (Spa) Movistar Team0:01:22
17Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:01:23
18Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:01:25
19Riccardo Zoidl (Aut) Trek Factory Racing0:01:30
20Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) IAM CyclingRow 19 - Cell 2
21Mathias Frank (Swi) IAM Cycling0:01:31
22Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Bretagne-Séché Environnement0:01:35
23Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo0:01:36
24Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ.fr0:01:42
25Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:01:47
26Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team0:01:50
27Yury Trofimov (Rus) Team Katusha0:01:51
28Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar0:01:52
29Maxime Bouet (Fra) Etixx - Quick-Step0:02:07
30Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Tinkoff-Saxo0:02:12
31Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team0:02:26
32Luis Angel Mate (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:02:42
33Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Sky0:02:45
34Eros Capecchi (Ita) Movistar TeamRow 33 - Cell 2
35Ben Hermans (Bel) BMC Racing Team0:02:55
36Dayer Quintana (Col) Movistar Team0:03:06
37Andrew Talansky (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team0:03:12
38Romain Sicard (Fra) Team Europcar0:03:25
39Bob Jungels (Lux) Trek Factory Racing0:03:27
40Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo0:03:32
41Jan Bakelants (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale0:03:33
42Simon Yates (GBr) Orica GreenEdge0:03:40
43Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:03:48
44Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement0:05:09
45Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Giant-Alpecin0:05:54
46Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Lampre-Merida0:06:15
47Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Team Sky0:06:37
48Sergei Chernetski (Rus) Team Katusha0:07:13
49Tony Martin (Ger) Etixx - Quick-Step0:07:40
50Rein Taaramae (Est) Astana Pro Team0:07:55
51Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement0:08:15
52Silvan Dillier (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:08:33
53Laurent Pichon (Fra) FDJ.fr0:08:34
54Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team0:08:43
55Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:08:45
56Vicente Reynes (Spa) IAM Cycling0:08:51
57George Bennett (NZl) Team LottoNL-Jumbo0:08:53
58Lars Boom (Ned) Astana Pro Team0:09:02
59Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:09:04
60Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement0:09:09
61Jérôme Pineau (Fra) IAM Cycling0:09:57
62Ben Swift (GBr) Team Sky0:10:45
63Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale0:10:53
64Nelson Oliveira (Por) Lampre-Merida0:12:12
65Egor Silin (Rus) Team Katusha0:12:20
66David Tanner (Aus) IAM Cycling0:12:28
67Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team Europcar0:12:45
68Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar Team0:12:49
69Bram Tankink (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo0:12:54
70Koen De Kort (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin0:12:58
71Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo0:12:59
72Michal Golas (Pol) Etixx - Quick-Step0:13:23
73Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ.fr0:13:29
74Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica GreenEdge0:13:56
75Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:14:05
76Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Soudal0:15:10
77Ion Izagirre (Spa) Movistar Team0:15:20
78Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Etixx - Quick-Step0:16:01
79Christian Knees (Ger) Team Sky0:16:04
80Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo0:16:07
81Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Merida0:16:41
82Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team0:17:00
83John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin0:17:02
84Simon Clarke (Aus) Orica GreenEdge0:17:32
85Pawel Poljanski (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo0:17:37
86Peter Velits (Svk) BMC Racing Team0:17:40
87Heinrich Haussler (Aus) IAM Cycling0:17:49
88Dylan Van Baarle (Ned) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team0:17:50
89Niccolo Bonifazio (Ita) Lampre-Merida0:18:52
90Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica GreenEdge0:19:43
91Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Soudal0:19:57
92Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement0:22:16
93Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Movistar Team0:22:20
94Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Giant-Alpecin0:22:32
95Johan Van Summeren (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale0:22:40
96Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:22:49
97Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 96 - Cell 2
98Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team0:22:53
99Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ.fr0:23:02
100Jack Bauer (NZl) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team0:23:04
101Florian Vachon (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement0:23:23
102Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin0:23:26
103Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Katusha0:23:35
104Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek Factory Racing0:23:39
105Greg Henderson (NZl) Lotto Soudal0:23:42
106Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Trek Factory RacingRow 105 - Cell 2
107Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ.frRow 106 - Cell 2
108Benjamin King (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team0:23:44
109Florian Senechal (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:23:45
110Bryan Coquard (Fra) Team Europcar0:23:46
111Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo0:23:50
112André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal0:23:55
113Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica GreenEdge0:23:56
114Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ.fr0:24:04
115Dominique Rollin (Can) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 114 - Cell 2
116Moreno Hofland (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo0:24:06
117Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Astana Pro Team0:24:08
118Gert Steegmans (Bel) Trek Factory RacingRow 117 - Cell 2
119Jos Van Emden (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo0:24:24
120Christian Meier (Can) Orica GreenEdge0:24:27
121Grégory Rast (Swi) Trek Factory Racing0:24:30
122Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin0:24:34
123Borut Bozic (Slo) Astana Pro Team0:24:36
124Nikolas Maes (Bel) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 123 - Cell 2
125Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Bretagne-Séché Environnement0:24:41
126Edward King (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team0:24:43
127Michael Morkov (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo0:24:49
128Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Team Sky0:24:51
129Antoine Duchesne (Can) Team Europcar0:24:52
130Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Soudal0:24:56
131Bryan Nauleau (Fra) Team Europcar0:25:03
132Maarten Wynants (Bel) Team LottoNL-Jumbo0:25:12
133Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) FDJ.frRow 132 - Cell 2
134Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Team Katusha0:25:14
135Yohann Gene (Fra) Team Europcar0:25:16
136Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Rus) Team Katusha0:25:23
137Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida0:25:25
138Marco Coledan (Ita) Trek Factory Racing0:25:34
139Mitchell Docker (Aus) Orica GreenEdge0:25:43
140Daniel Mclay (GBr) Bretagne-Séché Environnement0:25:59
141Eugenio Alafaci (Ita) Trek Factory Racing0:26:18
142Michael Albasini (Swi) Orica GreenEdge0:26:21
143Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:26:23
144William Bonnet (Fra) FDJ.fr0:26:26
145Luke Rowe (GBr) Team Sky0:26:53
146Alex Howes (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team0:27:40
147Matti Breschel (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo0:27:59
148Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo0:28:20
149Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar0:28:25
150Dries Devenyns (Bel) IAM Cycling0:28:34
151Zico Waeytens (Bel) Team Giant-Alpecin0:28:54
152Jonas Vangenechten (Bel) IAM Cycling0:28:58
153Mario Costa (Por) Lampre-Merida0:30:54
154Sergio Paulinho (Por) Tinkoff-Saxo0:33:23
155Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step0:33:35
156Jonas Ahlstrand (Swe) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:38:19
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Points classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica GreenEdge29pts
2Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Katusha27Row 1 - Cell 3
3Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Etixx - Quick-Step24Row 2 - Cell 3
4Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits20Row 3 - Cell 3
5John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin18Row 4 - Cell 3
6Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Movistar Team17Row 5 - Cell 3
7Richie Porte (Aus) Team Sky15Row 6 - Cell 3
8André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal15Row 7 - Cell 3
9Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek Factory Racing15Row 8 - Cell 3
10Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky14Row 9 - Cell 3
11Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ.fr13Row 10 - Cell 3
12Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team12Row 11 - Cell 3
13Moreno Hofland (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo12Row 12 - Cell 3
14Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida12Row 13 - Cell 3
15Bryan Coquard (Fra) Team Europcar11Row 14 - Cell 3
16Tony Martin (Ger) Etixx - Quick-Step9Row 15 - Cell 3
17Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team7Row 16 - Cell 3
18Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Astana Pro Team7Row 17 - Cell 3
19Heinrich Haussler (Aus) IAM Cycling7Row 18 - Cell 3
20Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement6Row 19 - Cell 3
21Florian Vachon (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement6Row 20 - Cell 3
22Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team6Row 21 - Cell 3
23Lars Boom (Ned) Astana Pro Team6Row 22 - Cell 3
24Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo5Row 23 - Cell 3
25Rui Costa (Por) Lampre-Merida5Row 24 - Cell 3
26Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team5Row 25 - Cell 3
27Matti Breschel (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo5Row 26 - Cell 3
28Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Soudal4Row 27 - Cell 3
29Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) IAM Cycling4Row 28 - Cell 3
30Niccolo Bonifazio (Ita) Lampre-Merida4Row 29 - Cell 3
31Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement3Row 30 - Cell 3
32Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement3Row 31 - Cell 3
33Antoine Duchesne (Can) Team Europcar3Row 32 - Cell 3
34Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team3Row 33 - Cell 3
35Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal3Row 34 - Cell 3
36Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar3Row 35 - Cell 3
37Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Lampre-Merida2Row 36 - Cell 3
38Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin2Row 37 - Cell 3
39Ben Swift (GBr) Team Sky2Row 38 - Cell 3
40Jonas Vangenechten (Bel) IAM Cycling2Row 39 - Cell 3
41Simon Spilak (Slo) Team Katusha1Row 40 - Cell 3
42Bob Jungels (Lux) Trek Factory Racing1Row 41 - Cell 3
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Mountains classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal36pts
2Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team21Row 1 - Cell 3
3Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo19Row 2 - Cell 3
4Richie Porte (Aus) Team Sky10Row 3 - Cell 3
5Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky8Row 4 - Cell 3
6Antoine Duchesne (Can) Team Europcar8Row 5 - Cell 3
7Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement6Row 6 - Cell 3
8Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Etixx - Quick-Step6Row 7 - Cell 3
9Florian Vachon (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement6Row 8 - Cell 3
10Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement4Row 9 - Cell 3
11Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team4Row 10 - Cell 3
12Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team3Row 11 - Cell 3
13Rui Costa (Por) Lampre-Merida2Row 12 - Cell 3
14Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale2Row 13 - Cell 3
15Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar2Row 14 - Cell 3
16Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Soudal1Row 15 - Cell 3
17Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team1Row 16 - Cell 3
18Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Movistar Team1Row 17 - Cell 3
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Young rider classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Etixx - Quick-Step19:44:11
2Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:00:53
3Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:01:01
4Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin0:01:13
5Ruben Fernandez (Spa) Movistar Team0:01:22
6Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:01:25
7Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Bretagne-Séché Environnement0:01:35
8Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo0:01:36
9Dayer Quintana (Col) Movistar Team0:03:06
10Bob Jungels (Lux) Trek Factory Racing0:03:27
11Simon Yates (GBr) Orica GreenEdge0:03:40
12Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Giant-Alpecin0:05:54
13Sergei Chernetski (Rus) Team Katusha0:07:13
14Silvan Dillier (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:08:33
15George Bennett (NZl) Team LottoNL-Jumbo0:08:53
16Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team Europcar0:12:45
17Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica GreenEdge0:13:56
18Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Etixx - Quick-Step0:16:01
19Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team0:17:00
20Pawel Poljanski (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo0:17:37
21Dylan Van Baarle (Ned) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team0:17:50
22Niccolo Bonifazio (Ita) Lampre-Merida0:18:52
23Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Giant-Alpecin0:22:32
24Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:22:49
25Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ.fr0:23:42
26Florian Senechal (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:23:45
27Bryan Coquard (Fra) Team Europcar0:23:46
28Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo0:23:50
29Moreno Hofland (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo0:24:06
30Antoine Duchesne (Can) Team Europcar0:24:52
31Daniel Mclay (GBr) Bretagne-Séché Environnement0:25:59
32Eugenio Alafaci (Ita) Trek Factory Racing0:26:18
33Luke Rowe (GBr) Team Sky0:26:53
34Zico Waeytens (Bel) Team Giant-Alpecin0:28:54
35Jonas Ahlstrand (Swe) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:38:19
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Teams classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Astana Pro Team59:14:39
2Team Sky0:00:38
3Team Katusha0:01:09
4Movistar Team0:02:32
5BMC Racing Team0:02:56
6AG2R La Mondiale0:03:51
7Lampre-Merida0:05:38
8Etixx - Quick-Step0:07:42
9IAM Cycling0:09:21
10Team LottoNL-Jumbo0:11:38
11Bretagne-Séché Environnement0:12:35
12Lotto Soudal0:12:41
13Team Europcar0:14:38
14Team Giant-Alpecin0:17:34
15Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team0:20:04
16FDJ.fr0:21:00
17Tinkoff-Saxo0:23:38
18Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:24:21
19Trek Factory Racing0:26:03
20Orica GreenEdge0:30:07

 

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