Thomas wins Paris-Nice despite Contador attack
Wellens takes victory on final stage
Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) came back from the brink on the Col d’Eze to fight back and take overall victory at Paris-Nice by just four seconds over Alberto Contador (Tinkoff). Contador looked to have Thomas on the ropes after an attack on the final ascent but had to settle for second best after a breathless chase from Thomas on the descent.
Contador had to settle for second best on the stage also, with Tim Wellens (Lotto-Soudal) beating him in the sprint in Nice. Richie Porte (BMC), who got away with Contador, took third on the day and in the overall classification. Thomas came close to winning Paris-Nice two years ago but crashed out while in yellow on the penultimate day. It is Thomas’ second general classification victory this season after winning the Volta ao Algarve last month.
Contador was visibly emotional on the podium, after giving it everything and with this likely to be his final Paris-Nice. The Spaniard had promised to have a go on the final day to try and make back the 15-second deficit to Thomas, and he did just that. He made his first move on the Cote de Peille, but Thomas remained calm, and it was all back together by the foot of the Col d’Eze.
As they began climbing for the final time in the race, Rafal Majka went to the front for Tinkoff. Doing what he had done the day before, the Polish rider put on the afterburners and began shedding riders from the main group. Thomas was not so relaxed when Majka’s efforts saw him, and Contador move clear at the front. Majka soon peeled off but Porte joined up with Contador, and it was a race for time to make it into Nice.
Picking up Wellens, who had been in the day’s break, along the way, the trio had as much as 35 seconds on the climb. Thomas had clearly expected an aggressive challenge from Contador on the final stage and had geared up appropriately. He utilised his set-up to bring that gap back down to just five seconds on the line.
"When he went on [the Cote de] Peille, at first, I stuck with the team. I felt good; I felt strong. But when he went halfway up the Col d’Eze my legs just gave way. It was horrible," Thomas said after the stage. "I thought that it was all over, and then I got dropped from the other group, and I thought I was going to struggle to stay on the podium. Sergio stayed with me. I had a 54 chainring on for the descent, in case I had to chase and I certainly needed that in the end. It was just full gas and to finally catch back in the last few k. It was really good.
"It’s incredible; it's hard to believe. Contador, man, he’s one of the best stage racers ever. Richie, he won nearly every stage race he did last year so to beat those two I can’t believe it. I obviously came here wanting to do the best I could and win but to actually do it is the biggest win for sure of my whole career and I’m over the moon."
Despite the presence of Thomas looming on the Promenade des Anglais, Contador continued to drive to the finish line. However, he didn’t have the legs to outsprint Wellens, who would take the biggest win of his young career.
"I was a little bit unhappy yesterday and today I really tried to give it my best," said Wellens. "It was a good opportunity for me to go with Contador and we were full gas all the way to the line. This is a great victory, a very great victory."
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How it happened
It was all still to play for going into the final stage of Paris-Nice and with only 134 kilometres to play with it was always going to be an active day. A total of six climbs were on the menu and several riders, including Alexander Kristoff (Katusha), decided that it wasn’t for them.
The action kicked off right from the start with a large group of 18 riders breaking free in the first five kilometres. Importantly for Contador, one of the riders who made it into the breakaway group was his teammate Robert Kiserlovski. The break wasn’t a done deal and there was some chopping and changing with another Tinkoff rider, Yuri Trofimov joining the leading group along with Matt Brammeier (Dimension Data), Lilian Calmejane (Direct Energie) and Sep Vanmarcke (LottoNL-Jumbo). Brammeier’s day in the break wouldn’t last long, however, and he would soon be dropped.
Aside from a few movements in the break group, there was an element of calm in the main bunch. It wasn’t until the Cote de Peille that all hell broke loose when Contador finally struck out. He quickly built an advantage, joining up with his two teammates in the break and blowing the race apart. At one point, Contador had well over a minute on the Thomas group but he wasn’t able to hold that advantage once they’d made it over the top of the climb.
With an in-form Sergio Henao and Nicolas Roche for help, Thomas’ group began to bring back Contador. It was gruppo compacto for the Col d’Eze with just a few remnants of the original break dangling at the head of the race. With just a few cards left to play, Contador put Majka to the fore and the 26-year-old delivered a leg-sapping pace.
He may not have been in the fight for the top spots in overall classification anymore, but Romain Bardet (AG2R-La Mondiale) was keen to show that his race was not done and dusted. The Frenchman launched a few speculative moves up the road at 20 kilometres to go, only to be chased down by Contador. He may not have got away but his attacks showed early signs of Thomas struggling. Majka took to the head of proceedings again and this time, he appeared to break Thomas.
Majka and Contador slowly moved clear, with the Polish rider pulling off when the two had a clear advantage. Contador wasn’t alone for long, with Porte bridging across and the two raced away from an ailing Thomas. The pair caught up with Wellens and held a gap of over 30 seconds by the top.
Thomas was not ready to give up though and raced every kilometre to the finish line. He did just enough to hold onto his race lead in what was a thrilling finale to the week.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 3:16:09 |
2 | Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff Team | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Soudal | 0:00:05 |
5 | Simon Yates (GBr) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Rui Costa (Por) Lampre - Merida | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Jesus Herrada (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Jon Izaguirre (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Sergio Henao (Col) Team Sky | 0:00:10 |
14 | David De La Cruz (Spa) Etixx - Quick-Step | 0:01:00 |
15 | Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team | 0:01:18 |
16 | Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Astana Pro Team | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Cyril Gautier (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Ruben Fernandez (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Pieter Serry (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step | 0:01:26 |
22 | Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Delio Fernandez Cruz (Spa) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Gorka Izaguirre (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Pierre Rolland (Fra) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Diego Rosa (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Lawson Craddock (USA) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Louis Meintjes (RSA) Lampre - Merida | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Simon Spilak (Slo) Team Katusha | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff Team | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Astana Pro Team | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Tsgabu Grmay (Eth) Lampre - Merida | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin | 0:01:34 |
36 | Odd Christian Eiking (Nor) FDJ | 0:02:54 |
37 | Dylan Van Baarle (Ned) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:03:34 |
38 | Lilian Calmejane (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Axel Domont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:03:47 |
40 | Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | 0:03:58 |
41 | Oliver Naesen (Bel) IAM Cycling | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | George Bennett (NZl) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:09:29 |
44 | Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Bram Tankink (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | 0:10:57 |
48 | Leonardo Duque (Col) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | 0:11:44 |
49 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Yury Trofimov (Rus) Tinkoff Team | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) FDJ | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Ben Hermans (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Serge Pauwels (Bel) Dimension Data | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Peter Velits (Svk) BMC Racing Team | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Giant-Alpecin | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Luis Angel Mate (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Pawel Poljanski (Pol) Tinkoff Team | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Michael Valgren (Den) Tinkoff Team | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Pierre-Roger Latour (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Kévin Reza (Fra) FDJ | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Florian Vachon (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Quentin Pacher (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Antoine Duchesne (Can) Direct Energie | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Grégory Rast (Swi) Trek-Segafredo | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | José Herrada (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Sergey Lagutin (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Ben Swift (GBr) Team Sky | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Ian Stannard (GBr) Team Sky | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Sky | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Mikel Nieve (Spa) Team Sky | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Tinkoff Team | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Ian Boswell (USA) Team Sky | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Arnaud Courteille (Fra) FDJ | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Niccolo Bonifazio (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - Merida | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Soudal | 0:13:36 |
85 | Magnus Cort Nielsen (Den) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Thierry Hupond (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Julien Loubet (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Romain Combaud (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Etixx - Quick-Step | 0:16:41 |
92 | Mario Costa (Por) Lampre - Merida | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Vicente Reynes (Spa) IAM Cycling | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Adrien Petit (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Trek-Segafredo | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Giant-Alpecin | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Luka Pibernik (Slo) Lampre - Merida | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Edward Theuns (Bel) Trek-Segafredo | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Laurent Didier (Lux) Trek-Segafredo | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Angelo Tulik (Fra) Direct Energie | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Daniel Hoelgaard (Nor) FDJ | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Niki Terpstra (Ned) Etixx - Quick-Step | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Jos Van Emden (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Paul Martens (Ger) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Steven Tronet (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Michael Albasini (Swi) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Luke Rowe (GBr) Team Sky | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Matti Breschel (Den) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) Dimension Data | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Dries Devenyns (Bel) IAM Cycling | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | 0:23:16 |
121 | Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | 0:23:35 |
122 | Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | Daniel Diaz (Arg) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
124 | Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 0:23:50 |
125 | Jonas Vangenechten (Bel) IAM Cycling | 0:24:27 |
126 | Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Soudal | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
127 | Sam Bewley (NZl) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
128 | Matthias Brandle (Aut) IAM Cycling | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
129 | Mitchell Docker (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
130 | Matt Brammeier (Irl) Dimension Data | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
131 | Tyler Farrar (USA) Dimension Data | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Patrick Bevin (NZl) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre - Merida | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Katusha | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jerome Cousin (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Koen De Kort (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marcel Kittel (Ger) Etixx - Quick-Step | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tom Boonen (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Tinkoff Team | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Michael Morkov (Den) Team Katusha | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Team Katusha | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 3 | pts |
2 | Jesus Herrada (Spa) Movistar Team | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Grégory Rast (Swi) Trek-Segafredo | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica-GreenEdge | 3 | pts |
2 | Dylan Van Baarle (Ned) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Cyril Gautier (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 15 | pts |
2 | Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff Team | 12 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team | 9 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Soudal | 7 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Simon Yates (GBr) Orica-GreenEdge | 6 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 5 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Rui Costa (Por) Lampre - Merida | 4 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Jesus Herrada (Spa) Movistar Team | 3 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 2 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Jon Izaguirre (Spa) Movistar Team | 1 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Antoine Duchesne (Can) Direct Energie | 4 | pts |
2 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Jesus Herrada (Spa) Movistar Team | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Antoine Duchesne (Can) Direct Energie | 4 | pts |
2 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Grégory Rast (Swi) Trek-Segafredo | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Antoine Duchesne (Can) Direct Energie | 7 | pts |
2 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 5 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Jesus Herrada (Spa) Movistar Team | 3 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica-GreenEdge | 2 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Dylan Van Baarle (Ned) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 1 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Antoine Duchesne (Can) Direct Energie | 7 | pts |
2 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 5 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Jesus Herrada (Spa) Movistar Team | 3 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Odd Christian Eiking (Nor) FDJ | 2 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - Merida | 1 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jesus Herrada (Spa) Movistar Team | 10 | pts |
2 | Cyril Gautier (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 8 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 6 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team | 4 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | David De La Cruz (Spa) Etixx - Quick-Step | 3 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Tsgabu Grmay (Eth) Lampre - Merida | 2 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica-GreenEdge | 1 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 10 | pts |
2 | Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff Team | 8 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team | 6 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Team Katusha | 4 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 3 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Jon Izaguirre (Spa) Movistar Team | 2 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Jesus Herrada (Spa) Movistar Team | 1 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Movistar Team | 9:49:55 |
2 | Lampre - Merida | 0:01:29 |
3 | Astana Pro Team | 0:02:34 |
4 | AG2R La Mondiale | 0:03:42 |
5 | Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:04:58 |
6 | Lotto Soudal | 0:10:21 |
7 | Team Sky | 0:10:31 |
8 | Orica-GreenEdge | 0:11:00 |
9 | Tinkoff Team | 0:11:42 |
10 | Team Katusha | 0:11:47 |
11 | Team Giant-Alpecin | 0:13:16 |
12 | Team LottoNl-Jumbo | 0:13:25 |
13 | Direct Energie | 0:15:08 |
14 | Etixx-QuickStep | 0:17:39 |
15 | BMC Racing Team | 0:19:45 |
16 | Trek-Segafredo | 0:23:18 |
17 | Delko Marseille Provence KTM | 0:23:26 |
18 | FDJ | 0:24:54 |
19 | Fortuneo - Vital Concept | 0:27:50 |
20 | Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:33:56 |
21 | IAM Cycling | 0:35:52 |
22 | Dimension Data | 0:51:24 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky | 27:26:40 |
2 | Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff Team | 0:00:04 |
3 | Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:12 |
4 | Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:00:20 |
5 | Jon Izaguirre (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:00:37 |
6 | Sergio Henao (Col) Team Sky | 0:00:44 |
7 | Simon Yates (GBr) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Soudal | 0:00:51 |
9 | Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:01:00 |
10 | Rui Costa (Por) Lampre - Merida | 0:01:07 |
11 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:01:09 |
12 | Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin | 0:01:53 |
13 | Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | 0:02:33 |
14 | Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:03:21 |
15 | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Astana Pro Team | 0:03:53 |
16 | Lawson Craddock (USA) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:04:03 |
17 | Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Astana Pro Team | 0:04:07 |
18 | Pierre Rolland (Fra) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:04:26 |
19 | Gorka Izaguirre (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:05:00 |
20 | David De La Cruz (Spa) Etixx - Quick-Step | 0:05:12 |
21 | Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff Team | 0:07:38 |
22 | Louis Meintjes (RSA) Lampre - Merida | 0:09:43 |
23 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin | 0:09:56 |
24 | Lilian Calmejane (Fra) Direct Energie | 0:10:38 |
25 | Pieter Serry (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step | 0:11:23 |
26 | Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team | 0:11:28 |
27 | Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:13:07 |
28 | Mikel Nieve (Spa) Team Sky | 0:13:18 |
29 | Delio Fernandez Cruz (Spa) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | 0:13:30 |
30 | Ruben Fernandez (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:13:35 |
31 | Simon Spilak (Slo) Team Katusha | 0:14:26 |
32 | Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Direct Energie | 0:16:14 |
33 | Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:16:58 |
34 | Ben Swift (GBr) Team Sky | 0:18:19 |
35 | Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | 0:18:29 |
36 | Diego Rosa (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 0:20:35 |
37 | José Herrada (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:21:01 |
38 | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | 0:23:16 |
39 | Cyril Gautier (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:23:33 |
40 | Dries Devenyns (Bel) IAM Cycling | 0:23:43 |
41 | Jesus Herrada (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:24:21 |
42 | Oliver Naesen (Bel) IAM Cycling | 0:24:50 |
43 | Pawel Poljanski (Pol) Tinkoff Team | 0:25:15 |
44 | Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | 0:25:33 |
45 | George Bennett (NZl) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | 0:25:46 |
46 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:26:32 |
47 | Quentin Pacher (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | 0:27:01 |
48 | Serge Pauwels (Bel) Dimension Data | 0:27:19 |
49 | Yury Trofimov (Rus) Tinkoff Team | 0:27:23 |
50 | Antoine Duchesne (Can) Direct Energie | 0:27:35 |
51 | Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica-GreenEdge | 0:28:16 |
52 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Sky | 0:28:51 |
53 | Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | 0:30:38 |
54 | Luis Angel Mate (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:30:47 |
55 | Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team | 0:32:19 |
56 | Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:34:06 |
57 | Dylan Van Baarle (Ned) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:35:08 |
58 | Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Tinkoff Team | 0:35:33 |
59 | Ben Hermans (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 0:36:02 |
60 | Ian Stannard (GBr) Team Sky | 0:36:53 |
61 | Sergey Lagutin (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:37:02 |
62 | Florian Vachon (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | 0:37:28 |
63 | Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Giant-Alpecin | 0:37:45 |
64 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team | 0:38:17 |
65 | Vicente Reynes (Spa) IAM Cycling | 0:38:36 |
66 | Axel Domont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:38:44 |
67 | Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Direct Energie | 0:39:45 |
68 | Leonardo Duque (Col) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | 0:40:09 |
69 | Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:40:22 |
70 | Ian Boswell (USA) Team Sky | 0:40:30 |
71 | Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 0:40:45 |
72 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:42:09 |
73 | Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:42:40 |
74 | Angelo Tulik (Fra) Direct Energie | 0:43:20 |
75 | Peter Velits (Svk) BMC Racing Team | 0:43:24 |
76 | Pierre-Roger Latour (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:44:08 |
77 | Bram Tankink (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | 0:44:09 |
78 | Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:45:21 |
79 | Tsgabu Grmay (Eth) Lampre - Merida | 0:46:33 |
80 | Niki Terpstra (Ned) Etixx - Quick-Step | 0:47:00 |
81 | Kévin Reza (Fra) FDJ | 0:48:43 |
82 | Laurent Didier (Lux) Trek-Segafredo | 0:48:58 |
83 | Odd Christian Eiking (Nor) FDJ | 0:49:27 |
84 | Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Giant-Alpecin | 0:50:55 |
85 | Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 0:52:09 |
86 | Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - Merida | 0:52:23 |
87 | Julien Loubet (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | 0:53:38 |
88 | Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:53:43 |
89 | Matti Breschel (Den) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:53:46 |
90 | Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | 0:54:08 |
91 | Grégory Rast (Swi) Trek-Segafredo | 0:54:19 |
92 | Luke Rowe (GBr) Team Sky | 0:56:09 |
93 | Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Direct Energie | 0:58:06 |
94 | Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) FDJ | 0:58:22 |
95 | Niccolo Bonifazio (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | 0:58:40 |
96 | Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | 0:59:27 |
97 | Daniel Hoelgaard (Nor) FDJ | 0:59:35 |
98 | Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | 1:00:08 |
99 | Michael Valgren (Den) Tinkoff Team | 1:00:22 |
100 | Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin | 1:00:41 |
101 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Orica-GreenEdge | 1:01:06 |
102 | Michael Albasini (Swi) Orica-GreenEdge | 1:01:07 |
103 | Arnaud Courteille (Fra) FDJ | 1:01:57 |
104 | Luka Pibernik (Slo) Lampre - Merida | 1:02:08 |
105 | Romain Combaud (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | 1:02:45 |
106 | Edward Theuns (Bel) Trek-Segafredo | 1:03:30 |
107 | Paul Martens (Ger) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | 1:04:09 |
108 | Thierry Hupond (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | 1:05:20 |
109 | Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 1:07:22 |
110 | Jos Van Emden (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | 1:08:35 |
111 | Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ | 1:10:05 |
112 | Magnus Cort Nielsen (Den) Orica-GreenEdge | 1:11:38 |
113 | Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | 1:11:47 |
114 | Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | 1:13:03 |
115 | Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Direct Energie | 1:13:50 |
116 | Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Soudal | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Adrien Petit (Fra) Direct Energie | 1:14:24 |
118 | Mario Costa (Por) Lampre - Merida | 1:16:01 |
119 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Etixx - Quick-Step | 1:16:08 |
120 | Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Trek-Segafredo | 1:16:14 |
121 | Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Soudal | 1:17:25 |
122 | Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin | 1:19:31 |
123 | Steven Tronet (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | 1:19:34 |
124 | Daniel Diaz (Arg) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | 1:23:04 |
125 | Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) Dimension Data | 1:26:36 |
126 | Tyler Farrar (USA) Dimension Data | 1:27:07 |
127 | Jonas Vangenechten (Bel) IAM Cycling | 1:30:27 |
128 | Mitchell Docker (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | 1:32:24 |
129 | Matt Brammeier (Irl) Dimension Data | 1:32:33 |
130 | Sam Bewley (NZl) Orica-GreenEdge | 1:36:23 |
131 | Matthias Brandle (Aut) IAM Cycling | 1:38:46 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | 53 | pts |
2 | Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff Team | 23 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Ben Swift (GBr) Team Sky | 22 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 18 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky | 18 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team | 16 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Jesus Herrada (Spa) Movistar Team | 16 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Team Katusha | 15 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 15 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin | 12 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Niccolo Bonifazio (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | 12 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Edward Theuns (Bel) Trek-Segafredo | 12 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Simon Yates (GBr) Orica-GreenEdge | 11 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Soudal | 11 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | 10 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Jon Izaguirre (Spa) Movistar Team | 9 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Adrien Petit (Fra) Direct Energie | 9 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 8 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | 8 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Rui Costa (Por) Lampre - Merida | 8 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Sergio Henao (Col) Team Sky | 7 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 6 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Antoine Duchesne (Can) Direct Energie | 5 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 5 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Astana Pro Team | 5 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | Pieter Serry (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step | 5 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | Matt Brammeier (Irl) Dimension Data | 4 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
28 | Vicente Reynes (Spa) IAM Cycling | 4 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
29 | Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica-GreenEdge | 3 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
30 | Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Direct Energie | 3 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
31 | Niki Terpstra (Ned) Etixx - Quick-Step | 3 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
32 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin | 3 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
33 | Dries Devenyns (Bel) IAM Cycling | 3 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
34 | Florian Vachon (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | 3 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
35 | Leonardo Duque (Col) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | 3 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
36 | Jonas Vangenechten (Bel) IAM Cycling | 3 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
37 | Matthias Brandle (Aut) IAM Cycling | 3 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
38 | Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Direct Energie | 2 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
39 | Oliver Naesen (Bel) IAM Cycling | 2 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
40 | Dylan Van Baarle (Ned) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 2 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
41 | Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | 2 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
42 | Steven Tronet (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | 2 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
43 | Cyril Gautier (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 1 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
44 | Tsgabu Grmay (Eth) Lampre - Merida | 1 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
45 | Grégory Rast (Swi) Trek-Segafredo | 1 | Row 44 - Cell 3 |
46 | Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin | 1 | Row 45 - Cell 3 |
47 | Thierry Hupond (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | 1 | Row 46 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Antoine Duchesne (Can) Direct Energie | 78 | pts |
2 | Jesus Herrada (Spa) Movistar Team | 51 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 49 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Arnaud Courteille (Fra) FDJ | 20 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | 18 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 16 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Team Katusha | 14 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff Team | 14 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Florian Vachon (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | 13 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Cyril Gautier (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 12 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky | 11 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team | 10 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Direct Energie | 9 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Niki Terpstra (Ned) Etixx - Quick-Step | 9 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | David De La Cruz (Spa) Etixx - Quick-Step | 7 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Jon Izaguirre (Spa) Movistar Team | 6 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Tsgabu Grmay (Eth) Lampre - Merida | 6 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Simon Yates (GBr) Orica-GreenEdge | 5 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Quentin Pacher (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | 5 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Sky | 5 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | 4 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team | 4 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Sergio Henao (Col) Team Sky | 3 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 3 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Yury Trofimov (Rus) Tinkoff Team | 3 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica-GreenEdge | 3 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | Ian Boswell (USA) Team Sky | 3 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
28 | Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 3 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
29 | Kévin Reza (Fra) FDJ | 3 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
30 | Ben Swift (GBr) Team Sky | 2 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
31 | José Herrada (Spa) Movistar Team | 2 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
32 | Pawel Poljanski (Pol) Tinkoff Team | 2 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
33 | Dylan Van Baarle (Ned) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 2 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
34 | Angelo Tulik (Fra) Direct Energie | 2 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
35 | Laurent Didier (Lux) Trek-Segafredo | 2 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
36 | Odd Christian Eiking (Nor) FDJ | 2 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
37 | Edward Theuns (Bel) Trek-Segafredo | 2 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
38 | Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Soudal | 1 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
39 | Rui Costa (Por) Lampre - Merida | 1 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
40 | Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff Team | 1 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
41 | Delio Fernandez Cruz (Spa) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | 1 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
42 | Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Direct Energie | 1 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
43 | Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 1 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
44 | Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team | 1 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
45 | Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - Merida | 1 | Row 44 - Cell 3 |
46 | Grégory Rast (Swi) Trek-Segafredo | 1 | Row 45 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Movistar Team | 82:30:40 |
2 | Astana Pro Team | 0:00:41 |
3 | Team Sky | 0:03:01 |
4 | Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:05:33 |
5 | AG2R La Mondiale | 0:10:53 |
6 | Lampre - Merida | 0:13:28 |
7 | Lotto Soudal | 0:21:05 |
8 | Tinkoff Team | 0:21:59 |
9 | Team Katusha | 0:24:10 |
10 | Team LottoNl-Jumbo | 0:24:11 |
11 | Team Giant-Alpecin | 0:33:38 |
12 | BMC Racing Team | 0:38:14 |
13 | Etixx-QuickStep | 0:41:06 |
14 | Direct Energie | 0:42:36 |
15 | Orica-GreenEdge | 0:42:48 |
16 | Delko Marseille Provence KTM | 1:05:37 |
17 | Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 1:08:51 |
18 | IAM Cycling | 1:15:15 |
19 | Fortuneo - Vital Concept | 1:26:32 |
20 | Trek-Segafredo | 1:32:09 |
21 | FDJ | 1:41:20 |
22 | Dimension Data | 2:43:25 |
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