Tour of Turkey: Cavendish wins stage 1

Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma- QuickStep) won the first stage of the 50th Presidential Tour of Turkey, beating Elia Viviani (Cannondale) and Theo Bos (Team Belkin) into second and third in the coastal resort of Alanya.

It was the Manx rider's first race in a month after illness and his debut appearance at the eight-day stage race. He darted around the wheel of Team Belkin’s Graeme Brown and rode into a light headwind on the right hand side of the road at the end of the 141km stage. He had a bike length to spare and, as well is leading the sprint competition, secured the general classification leader’s turquoise jersey. He’s likely to hold it until the summit finish at Elmari on stage 3.

The win capped a stage in which his Omega Pharma-QuickStep team, Team Belkin and Lotto-Belisol had taken responsibility for controlling the race.

Second-placed Bos was missing from the podium ceremony after a collision with a car that stopped suddenly just after the finish line. The injury is not thought to be serious and he is expected to start stage 2.

Marc de Maar (United Healthcare) secured the King of the Mountains jersey after cresting the stages only categorised climb at Tirmanis as part of a four-man break that was swallowed up with 35km to race. The junction with the quartet allowed Frederique Robert (Wanty Groupe-Gobert) to sprint out of the pack and claim the Turkish Beauties jersey.

In the press conference afterwards, Cavendish said he wasn’t sure where his form would lie after a month away from racing but was “psyched” to be in Turkey and sprinting for the win.

He said: "I knew I wouldn't be in bad condition…and I'd been sprinting at home but it’s different in races and I was happy with it.

"We had to go a bit early, we've still got some young guys who are learning, they’re committed 100 percent but it’s easy to get carried away and we were left with less men that we would have liked. Altogether I'm really happy with today’s ride,' he added.

Despite appearing isolated right at the end of the race, Cavendish praised his team for sheltering him deep into the final from where he step-laddered up the wheels of rivals before unleashing his sprint.

While the Presidential Tour of Turkey is renowned for attracting the sprinters, Andre Greipel finished in the bunch after playing a supporting role. He was making his own return from injury after crashing hard at Gent-Wevelgem. Another key sprinter, Andrea Guardini (Astana) finished ninth.

At the finishing ceremony, Cavendish was given a massive bunch of bananas as a prize – a tribute from the big banana-growing region around Alanya. However after the race, Cavendish admitted he didn’t like bananas.

Tomorrow’s 175km stage 2 starts in Alanya and finished in Kemer, probably in another bunch sprint.

How it unfolded

The 50th Presidential Tour of Turkey got underway in the resort city of Alanya, on Turkey’s Southern Mediterranean coast with a 141km stage along the broad dual carriageway roads. The 154-strong peloton was missing the Team Colombia squad because the riders’ passports were snared up an a bureaucratic issue as the team tried to get visas for the Giro d’Italia start in Belfast, Northern Ireland in two weeks.

Nevertheless, under sunny skies, a four-man break went early on the short 12.9km starting lap. With 15km raced the quartet - Martin Wesemann (MTN-Qhubeka), Gijs Van Hoecke (Topsport-Vlaanderen), Marc de Maar (United Healthcare) and Turkish rider Mirac Kal (Torku Sekerspor) – had stretched their lead to almost five minutes. It was all the slack the peloton, marshalled by Omega-Pharma-QuickStep, Lotto-Belisol and Team Belkin, would tolerate; for the body of the short stage, two to three minutes was all the adventurers were allowed.

On the approach to the stage’s only categorised KOM summit at Tirmiris, it was Dutch Antilles’ rider, De Maar, who opened hostilities early and ensured that back in Alanya he would have the first King of the Mountains jersey to pull on for his efforts. He was followed over the line by his break comrades Van Hoeck, Weseman and Kal.

Wesemann immediately launched an attack on the broad descent, but 5km later amid the region’s gleaming fruit growing glass houses, he put the lid on his efforts and recovered for the intermediate sprint, which he mopped up with Kal, De Maar, and Van Hoecke settled in his wheel.

With 55km to go, Lotto-Belisol briefly massed on the front – with returning from injury Andre Greipel playing his part in the pursuit – to dramatically reduce the gap. Such was the ferocity of the chase it threatened to split the peloton, but the Belgian outfit eased up when the gap to the leaders hit 30 seconds. A procession towards a sprint looked inevitable.

The peloton made the junction with the doomed break just before the start/finish banner for the first of two remaining laps. It allowed Frederique Robert (Wanty Groupe-Gobert) to snap up the first Turkish Beauties jersey ahead of Leigh Howard (Orica-GreenEdge).

Halfway around the circuit Mirko Tedeschi (Neri Sottoli) launched a lone break and quickly built up a lead approaching 20 seconds. It last 10km before the fast moving peloton reabsorbed him into its ranks.

On the final lap the inevitable jockeying for position began, with Omega Pharma-QuickStep, Cannondale, and briefly, Australian ProContinental outfit Drapac Cycling setting up rival sprint trains at the head of the peloton. Meanwhile Lotto-Belisol, led by Greipel massed at the back before the German national champion dragged the team around the outside to the front.

However a mid-peloton crash inside 2km disrupted the group. Despite the pile up, the main sprinters emerged to battle for the stage win, with Cavendish taking shelter in the wheels before unleashing his sprint 200m or so from the line. Viviani and Bos followed him over, for a podium which reflects both the stage standings and the general classification.

The first big – and likely defining – shake-up of the GC is likely to occur on stage 3 and the 10km summit finish at Elmari.

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Mark Cavendish (GBr) Omega Pharma-QuickStep3:15:43
2Elia Viviani (Ita) CannondaleRow 1 - Cell 2
3Theo Bos (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 2 - Cell 2
4Niccolo Bonifazio (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 3 - Cell 2
5Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 4 - Cell 2
6Andrea Palini (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 5 - Cell 2
7Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Wanty-Groupe GobertRow 6 - Cell 2
8Jonas Vangenechten (Bel) Lotto-Belisol TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 8 - Cell 2
10Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN - QhubekaRow 9 - Cell 2
11Wouter Wippert (Ned) Drapac CyclingRow 10 - Cell 2
12Jarl Salomein (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 11 - Cell 2
13Andrea Peron (Ita) Team Novo NordiskRow 12 - Cell 2
14Ken Hanson (USA) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling TeamRow 13 - Cell 2
15Louis Verhelst (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions CréditsRow 14 - Cell 2
16John Murphy (USA) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling TeamRow 15 - Cell 2
17Youcef Reguigui (Alg) MTN - QhubekaRow 16 - Cell 2
18Ahmet Orken (Tur) Torku SekersporRow 17 - Cell 2
19Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Team Novo NordiskRow 18 - Cell 2
20Nicolas Lefrancois (Fra) Team Novo NordiskRow 19 - Cell 2
21Francesco Lasca (Ita) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 20 - Cell 2
22Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Neri SottoliRow 21 - Cell 2
23Grzegorz Stepniak (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 22 - Cell 2
24Luis Mas Bonet (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 23 - Cell 2
25Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) Orica GreenEDGERow 24 - Cell 2
26Nicola Ruffoni (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 25 - Cell 2
27Marco Canola (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 26 - Cell 2
28Marco Haller (Aut) Katusha TeamRow 27 - Cell 2
29Sacha Modolo (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 28 - Cell 2
30Robert Förster (Ger) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling TeamRow 29 - Cell 2
31Yuriy Metlushenko (Ukr) Torku SekersporRow 30 - Cell 2
32Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 31 - Cell 2
33Maxim Belkov (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 32 - Cell 2
34Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Torku SekersporRow 33 - Cell 2
35Romain Hardy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CréditsRow 34 - Cell 2
36Tomasz Kiendys (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 35 - Cell 2
37David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Torku SekersporRow 36 - Cell 2
38Adam Phelan (Aus) Drapac CyclingRow 37 - Cell 2
39Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 38 - Cell 2
40Jai Crawford (Aus) Drapac CyclingRow 39 - Cell 2
41Graeme Brown (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 40 - Cell 2
42Arman Kamyshev (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 41 - Cell 2
43Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 42 - Cell 2
44Mateusz Nowak (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 43 - Cell 2
45Nazim Bakirci (Tur) Torku SekersporRow 44 - Cell 2
46Adrian Kurek (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 45 - Cell 2
47Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Omega Pharma-QuickStepRow 46 - Cell 2
48Ruslan Tleubayev (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 47 - Cell 2
49Jérémy Bescond (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CréditsRow 48 - Cell 2
50Guillaume Boivin (Can) CannondaleRow 49 - Cell 2
51Yohan Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CréditsRow 50 - Cell 2
52Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 51 - Cell 2
53Mark Renshaw (Aus) Omega Pharma-QuickStepRow 52 - Cell 2
54Gregory Habeaux (Bel) Wanty-Groupe GobertRow 53 - Cell 2
55Wesley Kreder (Ned) Wanty-Groupe GobertRow 54 - Cell 2
56Cameron Wurf (Aus) CannondaleRow 55 - Cell 2
57Juraj Sagan (Svk) CannondaleRow 56 - Cell 2
58Robbie Hucker (Aus) Drapac CyclingRow 57 - Cell 2
59Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CréditsRow 58 - Cell 2
60Matthias Krizek (Aut) CannondaleRow 59 - Cell 2
61Andrea Manfredi (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 60 - Cell 2
62Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Drapac CyclingRow 61 - Cell 2
63Simon Yates (GBr) Orica GreenEDGERow 62 - Cell 2
64Pim Ligthart (Ned) Lotto-Belisol TeamRow 63 - Cell 2
65Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Lotto-Belisol TeamRow 64 - Cell 2
66Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin (Eri) MTN - QhubekaRow 65 - Cell 2
67Piotr Gawronski (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 66 - Cell 2
68Karol Domagalski (Pol) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 67 - Cell 2
69Mitchell Docker (Aus) Orica GreenEDGERow 68 - Cell 2
70Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 69 - Cell 2
71Adam Yates (GBr) Orica GreenEDGERow 70 - Cell 2
72Linus Gerdemann (Ger) MTN - QhubekaRow 71 - Cell 2
73Davide Frattini (Ita) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling TeamRow 72 - Cell 2
74Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Drapac CyclingRow 73 - Cell 2
75Valerio Conti (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 74 - Cell 2
76Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CréditsRow 75 - Cell 2
77Joonas Henttala (Fin) Team Novo NordiskRow 76 - Cell 2
78Paolo Colonna (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 77 - Cell 2
79Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Wanty-Groupe GobertRow 78 - Cell 2
80Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto-Belisol TeamRow 79 - Cell 2
81Davide Rebellin (Ita) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 80 - Cell 2
82Pawel Charucki (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 81 - Cell 2
83Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling TeamRow 82 - Cell 2
84Barry Markus (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 83 - Cell 2
85Daniele Colli (Ita) Neri SottoliRow 84 - Cell 2
86Greg Henderson (NZl) Lotto-Belisol TeamRow 85 - Cell 2
87Aldo Ino Ilesic (Slo) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling TeamRow 86 - Cell 2
88Alexander Rybakov (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 87 - Cell 2
89Dennis Van Niekerk (RSA) MTN - QhubekaRow 88 - Cell 2
90Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 89 - Cell 2
91Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 90 - Cell 2
92Lachlan Norris (Aus) Drapac CyclingRow 91 - Cell 2
93Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CréditsRow 92 - Cell 2
94Fabricio Ferrari Barcelo (Uru) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 93 - Cell 2
95Davide Formolo (Ita) CannondaleRow 94 - Cell 2
96Frederik Backaert (Bel) Wanty-Groupe GobertRow 95 - Cell 2
97Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 96 - Cell 2
98Ahmet Akdylek (Tur) Torku SekersporRow 97 - Cell 2
99Sergiy Grechyn (Ukr) Torku SekersporRow 98 - Cell 2
100Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Drapac CyclingRow 99 - Cell 2
101Heiner Rodrigo Parra Bustamente (Col) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 100 - Cell 2
102Mirko Tedeschi (Ita) Neri SottoliRow 101 - Cell 2
103Petr Vakoc (Cze) Omega Pharma-QuickStepRow 102 - Cell 2
104Kevin De Mesmaeker (Bel) Team Novo NordiskRow 103 - Cell 2
105Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 104 - Cell 2
106Luca Dodi (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 105 - Cell 2
107Charles Planet (Fra) Team Novo NordiskRow 106 - Cell 2
108Maximiliano Ariel Richeze (Arg) Lampre-MeridaRow 107 - Cell 2
109Robert Wagner (Ger) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 108 - Cell 2
110Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickStepRow 109 - Cell 2
111Iljo Keisse (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickStepRow 110 - Cell 2
112Johann Van Zyl (RSA) MTN - QhubekaRow 111 - Cell 2
113Marc Demaar (Ned) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling TeamRow 112 - Cell 2
114Ferekalsi Debesay Abrha (Eri) MTN - QhubekaRow 113 - Cell 2
115Tomas Aurelio Gil Martinez (Ven) Neri SottoliRow 114 - Cell 2
116Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Solutions CréditsRow 115 - Cell 2
117Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Wanty-Groupe GobertRow 116 - Cell 2
118Mirac Kal (Tur) Torku SekersporRow 117 - Cell 2
119David Lozano Riba (Spa) Team Novo NordiskRow 118 - Cell 2
120Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre-MeridaRow 119 - Cell 2
121Alan Marangoni (Ita) CannondaleRow 120 - Cell 2
122Gert Dockx (Bel) Lotto-Belisol TeamRow 121 - Cell 2
123André Greipel (Ger) Lotto-Belisol TeamRow 122 - Cell 2
124Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 123 - Cell 2
125Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling TeamRow 124 - Cell 2
126Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 125 - Cell 2
127Javier Francisco Aramendia Lorente (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 126 - Cell 2
128Martin Wesemann (RSA) MTN - QhubekaRow 127 - Cell 2
129Nico Sijmens (Bel) Wanty-Groupe GobertRow 128 - Cell 2
130Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Team Novo NordiskRow 129 - Cell 2
131Damien Howson (Aus) Orica GreenEDGERow 130 - Cell 2
132Nick Van Der Lijke (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 131 - Cell 2
133Gijs Van Hoecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 132 - Cell 2
134Jetse Bol (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 133 - Cell 2
135Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 134 - Cell 2
136Jelle Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 135 - Cell 2
137Kevin De Weert (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickStepRow 136 - Cell 2
138Vegard Breen (Nor) Lotto-Belisol TeamRow 137 - Cell 2
139Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha TeamRow 138 - Cell 2
140Frederique Robert (Bel) Wanty-Groupe GobertRow 139 - Cell 2
141Rick Flens (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team0:02:10
142Jens Mouris (Ned) Orica GreenEDGERow 141 - Cell 2
143Gianni Meersman (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickStep0:02:21
144Leigh Howard (Aus) Orica GreenEDGE0:02:45
145Andrea Fedi (Ita) Neri SottoliRow 144 - Cell 2
146Peio Bilbao (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 145 - Cell 2
147Simone Ponzi (Ita) Neri SottoliRow 146 - Cell 2
148Mattia Pozzo (Ita) Neri Sottoli0:02:57
149Nicola Boem (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 148 - Cell 2
150Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 149 - Cell 2
151Rafael Andriato (Bra) Neri SottoliRow 150 - Cell 2
152Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 151 - Cell 2
153Moreno De Pauw (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 152 - Cell 2
DNSLuca Wackermann (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 153 - Cell 2
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Sprint 1
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Martin Wesemann (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka5pts
2Mirac Kal (Tur) Torku Sekerspor3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Marc Demaar (Ned) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Beauties of Turkey Sprint
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Frederique Robert (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert5pts
2Leigh Howard (Aus) Orica GreenEDGE3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Jarl Salomein (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Points
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Mark Cavendish (GBr) Omega Pharma-QuickStep15pts
2Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale14Row 1 - Cell 3
3Theo Bos (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team13Row 2 - Cell 3
4Niccolo Bonifazio (Ita) Lampre-Merida12Row 3 - Cell 3
5Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise11Row 4 - Cell 3
6Andrea Palini (Ita) Lampre-Merida10Row 5 - Cell 3
7Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Wanty-Groupe Gobert9Row 6 - Cell 3
8Jonas Vangenechten (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Team8Row 7 - Cell 3
9Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana Pro Team7Row 8 - Cell 3
10Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN - Qhubeka6Row 9 - Cell 3
11Wouter Wippert (Ned) Drapac Cycling5Row 10 - Cell 3
12Jarl Salomein (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise4Row 11 - Cell 3
13Andrea Peron (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk3Row 12 - Cell 3
14Ken Hanson (USA) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team2Row 13 - Cell 3
15Louis Verhelst (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Crédits1Row 14 - Cell 3
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Mountain 1
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Marc Demaar (Ned) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team3pts
2Gijs Van Hoecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Mirac Kal (Tur) Torku Sekerspor1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Lampre-Merida9:47:09
2Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 1 - Cell 2
3Team Novo NordiskRow 2 - Cell 2
4Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling TeamRow 3 - Cell 2
5Torku SekersporRow 4 - Cell 2
6Drapac CyclingRow 5 - Cell 2
7MTN - QhubekaRow 6 - Cell 2
8Astana Pro TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9Cofidis, Solutions CréditsRow 8 - Cell 2
10Omega Pharma-QuickStepRow 9 - Cell 2
11CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 10 - Cell 2
12Katusha TeamRow 11 - Cell 2
13CannondaleRow 12 - Cell 2
14Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 13 - Cell 2
15Bardiani CSFRow 14 - Cell 2
16Wanty-Groupe GobertRow 15 - Cell 2
17Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 16 - Cell 2
18Lotto-Belisol TeamRow 17 - Cell 2
19Orica GreenEDGERow 18 - Cell 2
20Neri SottoliRow 19 - Cell 2
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General classification after stage 1
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Mark Cavendish (GBr) Omega Pharma-QuickStep3:15:43
2Elia Viviani (Ita) CannondaleRow 1 - Cell 2
3Theo Bos (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 2 - Cell 2
4Niccolo Bonifazio (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 3 - Cell 2
5Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 4 - Cell 2
6Andrea Palini (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 5 - Cell 2
7Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Wanty-Groupe GobertRow 6 - Cell 2
8Jonas Vangenechten (Bel) Lotto-Belisol TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 8 - Cell 2
10Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN - QhubekaRow 9 - Cell 2
11Wouter Wippert (Ned) Drapac CyclingRow 10 - Cell 2
12Jarl Salomein (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 11 - Cell 2
13Andrea Peron (Ita) Team Novo NordiskRow 12 - Cell 2
14Ken Hanson (USA) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling TeamRow 13 - Cell 2
15Louis Verhelst (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions CréditsRow 14 - Cell 2
16John Murphy (USA) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling TeamRow 15 - Cell 2
17Youcef Reguigui (Alg) MTN - QhubekaRow 16 - Cell 2
18Ahmet Orken (Tur) Torku SekersporRow 17 - Cell 2
19Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Team Novo NordiskRow 18 - Cell 2
20Nicolas Lefrancois (Fra) Team Novo NordiskRow 19 - Cell 2
21Francesco Lasca (Ita) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 20 - Cell 2
22Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Neri SottoliRow 21 - Cell 2
23Grzegorz Stepniak (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 22 - Cell 2
24Luis Mas Bonet (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 23 - Cell 2
25Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) Orica GreenEDGERow 24 - Cell 2
26Nicola Ruffoni (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 25 - Cell 2
27Marco Canola (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 26 - Cell 2
28Marco Haller (Aut) Katusha TeamRow 27 - Cell 2
29Sacha Modolo (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 28 - Cell 2
30Robert Förster (Ger) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling TeamRow 29 - Cell 2
31Yuriy Metlushenko (Ukr) Torku SekersporRow 30 - Cell 2
32Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 31 - Cell 2
33Maxim Belkov (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 32 - Cell 2
34Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Torku SekersporRow 33 - Cell 2
35Romain Hardy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CréditsRow 34 - Cell 2
36Tomasz Kiendys (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 35 - Cell 2
37David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Torku SekersporRow 36 - Cell 2
38Adam Phelan (Aus) Drapac CyclingRow 37 - Cell 2
39Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 38 - Cell 2
40Jai Crawford (Aus) Drapac CyclingRow 39 - Cell 2
41Graeme Brown (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 40 - Cell 2
42Arman Kamyshev (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 41 - Cell 2
43Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 42 - Cell 2
44Mateusz Nowak (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 43 - Cell 2
45Nazim Bakirci (Tur) Torku SekersporRow 44 - Cell 2
46Adrian Kurek (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 45 - Cell 2
47Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Omega Pharma-QuickStepRow 46 - Cell 2
48Ruslan Tleubayev (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 47 - Cell 2
49Jérémy Bescond (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CréditsRow 48 - Cell 2
50Guillaume Boivin (Can) CannondaleRow 49 - Cell 2
51Yohan Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CréditsRow 50 - Cell 2
52Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 51 - Cell 2
53Mark Renshaw (Aus) Omega Pharma-QuickStepRow 52 - Cell 2
54Gregory Habeaux (Bel) Wanty-Groupe GobertRow 53 - Cell 2
55Wesley Kreder (Ned) Wanty-Groupe GobertRow 54 - Cell 2
56Cameron Wurf (Aus) CannondaleRow 55 - Cell 2
57Juraj Sagan (Svk) CannondaleRow 56 - Cell 2
58Robbie Hucker (Aus) Drapac CyclingRow 57 - Cell 2
59Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CréditsRow 58 - Cell 2
60Matthias Krizek (Aut) CannondaleRow 59 - Cell 2
61Andrea Manfredi (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 60 - Cell 2
62Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Drapac CyclingRow 61 - Cell 2
63Simon Yates (GBr) Orica GreenEDGERow 62 - Cell 2
64Pim Ligthart (Ned) Lotto-Belisol TeamRow 63 - Cell 2
65Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Lotto-Belisol TeamRow 64 - Cell 2
66Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin (Eri) MTN - QhubekaRow 65 - Cell 2
67Piotr Gawronski (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 66 - Cell 2
68Karol Domagalski (Pol) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 67 - Cell 2
69Mitchell Docker (Aus) Orica GreenEDGERow 68 - Cell 2
70Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 69 - Cell 2
71Adam Yates (GBr) Orica GreenEDGERow 70 - Cell 2
72Linus Gerdemann (Ger) MTN - QhubekaRow 71 - Cell 2
73Davide Frattini (Ita) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling TeamRow 72 - Cell 2
74Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Drapac CyclingRow 73 - Cell 2
75Valerio Conti (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 74 - Cell 2
76Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CréditsRow 75 - Cell 2
77Joonas Henttala (Fin) Team Novo NordiskRow 76 - Cell 2
78Paolo Colonna (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 77 - Cell 2
79Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Wanty-Groupe GobertRow 78 - Cell 2
80Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto-Belisol TeamRow 79 - Cell 2
81Davide Rebellin (Ita) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 80 - Cell 2
82Pawel Charucki (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 81 - Cell 2
83Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling TeamRow 82 - Cell 2
84Barry Markus (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 83 - Cell 2
85Daniele Colli (Ita) Neri SottoliRow 84 - Cell 2
86Greg Henderson (NZl) Lotto-Belisol TeamRow 85 - Cell 2
87Aldo Ino Ilesic (Slo) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling TeamRow 86 - Cell 2
88Alexander Rybakov (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 87 - Cell 2
89Dennis Van Niekerk (RSA) MTN - QhubekaRow 88 - Cell 2
90Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 89 - Cell 2
91Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 90 - Cell 2
92Lachlan Norris (Aus) Drapac CyclingRow 91 - Cell 2
93Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CréditsRow 92 - Cell 2
94Fabricio Ferrari Barcelo (Uru) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 93 - Cell 2
95Davide Formolo (Ita) CannondaleRow 94 - Cell 2
96Frederik Backaert (Bel) Wanty-Groupe GobertRow 95 - Cell 2
97Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 96 - Cell 2
98Ahmet Akdylek (Tur) Torku SekersporRow 97 - Cell 2
99Sergiy Grechyn (Ukr) Torku SekersporRow 98 - Cell 2
100Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Drapac CyclingRow 99 - Cell 2
101Heiner Rodrigo Parra Bustamente (Col) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 100 - Cell 2
102Mirko Tedeschi (Ita) Neri SottoliRow 101 - Cell 2
103Petr Vakoc (Cze) Omega Pharma-QuickStepRow 102 - Cell 2
104Kevin De Mesmaeker (Bel) Team Novo NordiskRow 103 - Cell 2
105Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 104 - Cell 2
106Luca Dodi (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 105 - Cell 2
107Charles Planet (Fra) Team Novo NordiskRow 106 - Cell 2
108Maximiliano Ariel Richeze (Arg) Lampre-MeridaRow 107 - Cell 2
109Robert Wagner (Ger) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 108 - Cell 2
110Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickStepRow 109 - Cell 2
111Iljo Keisse (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickStepRow 110 - Cell 2
112Johann Van Zyl (RSA) MTN - QhubekaRow 111 - Cell 2
113Marc Demaar (Ned) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling TeamRow 112 - Cell 2
114Ferekalsi Debesay Abrha (Eri) MTN - QhubekaRow 113 - Cell 2
115Tomas Aurelio Gil Martinez (Ven) Neri SottoliRow 114 - Cell 2
116Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Solutions CréditsRow 115 - Cell 2
117Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Wanty-Groupe GobertRow 116 - Cell 2
118Mirac Kal (Tur) Torku SekersporRow 117 - Cell 2
119David Lozano Riba (Spa) Team Novo NordiskRow 118 - Cell 2
120Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre-MeridaRow 119 - Cell 2
121Alan Marangoni (Ita) CannondaleRow 120 - Cell 2
122Gert Dockx (Bel) Lotto-Belisol TeamRow 121 - Cell 2
123André Greipel (Ger) Lotto-Belisol TeamRow 122 - Cell 2
124Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 123 - Cell 2
125Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling TeamRow 124 - Cell 2
126Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 125 - Cell 2
127Javier Francisco Aramendia Lorente (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 126 - Cell 2
128Martin Wesemann (RSA) MTN - QhubekaRow 127 - Cell 2
129Nico Sijmens (Bel) Wanty-Groupe GobertRow 128 - Cell 2
130Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Team Novo NordiskRow 129 - Cell 2
131Damien Howson (Aus) Orica GreenEDGERow 130 - Cell 2
132Nick Van Der Lijke (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 131 - Cell 2
133Gijs Van Hoecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 132 - Cell 2
134Jetse Bol (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 133 - Cell 2
135Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 134 - Cell 2
136Jelle Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 135 - Cell 2
137Kevin De Weert (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickStepRow 136 - Cell 2
138Vegard Breen (Nor) Lotto-Belisol TeamRow 137 - Cell 2
139Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha TeamRow 138 - Cell 2
140Frederique Robert (Bel) Wanty-Groupe GobertRow 139 - Cell 2
141Jens Mouris (Ned) Orica GreenEDGERow 140 - Cell 2
142Andrea Fedi (Ita) Neri SottoliRow 141 - Cell 2
143Peio Bilbao (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 142 - Cell 2
144Simone Ponzi (Ita) Neri SottoliRow 143 - Cell 2
145Nicola Boem (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 144 - Cell 2
146Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 145 - Cell 2
147Rafael Andriato (Bra) Neri SottoliRow 146 - Cell 2
148Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 147 - Cell 2
149Moreno De Pauw (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 148 - Cell 2
150Rick Flens (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team0:02:10
151Gianni Meersman (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickStep0:02:21
152Leigh Howard (Aus) Orica GreenEDGE0:02:45
153Mattia Pozzo (Ita) Neri Sottoli0:02:57
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Points classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Mark Cavendish (GBr) Omega Pharma-QuickStep15pts
2Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale14Row 1 - Cell 3
3Theo Bos (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team13Row 2 - Cell 3
4Niccolo Bonifazio (Ita) Lampre-Merida12Row 3 - Cell 3
5Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise11Row 4 - Cell 3
6Andrea Palini (Ita) Lampre-Merida10Row 5 - Cell 3
7Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Wanty-Groupe Gobert9Row 6 - Cell 3
8Jonas Vangenechten (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Team8Row 7 - Cell 3
9Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana Pro Team7Row 8 - Cell 3
10Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN - Qhubeka6Row 9 - Cell 3
11Martin Wesemann (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka5Row 10 - Cell 3
12Wouter Wippert (Ned) Drapac Cycling5Row 11 - Cell 3
13Jarl Salomein (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise4Row 12 - Cell 3
14Andrea Peron (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk3Row 13 - Cell 3
15Mirac Kal (Tur) Torku Sekerspor3Row 14 - Cell 3
16Ken Hanson (USA) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team2Row 15 - Cell 3
17Louis Verhelst (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Crédits1Row 16 - Cell 3
18Marc Demaar (Ned) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team1Row 17 - Cell 3
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Mountains classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Marc Demaar (Ned) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team3pts
2Gijs Van Hoecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Mirac Kal (Tur) Torku Sekerspor1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Turkish Beauties classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Frederique Robert (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert5pts
2Leigh Howard (Aus) Orica GreenEDGE3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Jarl Salomein (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Teams classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Lampre-Merida9:47:09
2Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 1 - Cell 2
3Team Novo NordiskRow 2 - Cell 2
4Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling TeamRow 3 - Cell 2
5Torku SekersporRow 4 - Cell 2
6Drapac CyclingRow 5 - Cell 2
7MTN - QhubekaRow 6 - Cell 2
8Astana Pro TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9Cofidis, Solutions CréditsRow 8 - Cell 2
10Omega Pharma-QuickStepRow 9 - Cell 2
11CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 10 - Cell 2
12Katusha TeamRow 11 - Cell 2
13CannondaleRow 12 - Cell 2
14Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 13 - Cell 2
15Bardiani CSFRow 14 - Cell 2
16Wanty-Groupe GobertRow 15 - Cell 2
17Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 16 - Cell 2
18Lotto-Belisol TeamRow 17 - Cell 2
19Orica GreenEDGERow 18 - Cell 2
20Neri SottoliRow 19 - Cell 2

 

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Sam started as a trainee reporter on daily newspapers in the UK before moving to South Africa where he contributed to national cycling magazine Ride for three years. After moving back to the UK he joined Procycling as a staff writer in November 2010.
 

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