Sanchez sensational in thrilling finale

The Little Engine that Could tells the story of the small train that succeeds in pulling a longer train over a mountain while repeating the motto: "I-think-I-can". Today in Willunga, Australia's Little Engine that Could, Cadel Evans, almost did the same.

Having attacked during the second ascent of Old Willunga Hill, Evans rode the final 20km of stage five at this year's Santos Tour Down Under with 2009 Vuelta a España winner Alejandro Valverde, his Caisse d'Epargne teammate Luis Leon Sanchez and young Slovakian star Peter Sagan, a formidable four-man combo that forced that big, long train - HTC-Columbia - to get over the mountain quickly if it wanted André Greipel to win overall.

In the finale it was Sanchez who prevailed for the stage win but Evans who won hearts in his home nation through his attacking riding as Greipel dodged a bullet - the 'Green Bullet' - in Valverde, who was one of the drivers of the break that almost stole the German's thunder down under.

With a gap of 31 seconds and four kilometres to ride, Evans looked in a position to take the ochre leader's jersey; a hard-charging peloton ensured this wouldn't happen and with a kilometre to go Sanchez attacked the spirited break to win the day while his fellow escapees succumbed to the clutches of the sprinters' teams.

It was a thrilling conclusion to the 148km stage; the margin between Evans' glory and Greipel's agony a matter of metres. "It was an interesting situation on the climb. I was with two Caisse d'Epargne riders who are strong finishers, which put me in a difficult position," said Evans after the finish.

"The last thing I wanted to do was lead Sanchez out for the stage because he was breathing down my neck on GC. I thought that it was better to go for something than lose everything. Having two Caisse d'Epargne riders made it a difficult situation for me, with one against me on GC and one against me for the stage so it was better to try and make an opportunity than to have nothing at all," he added.

As Evans was looking at what might have been, Greipel wasn't entertaining the idea that it might not have been his day. "There was no point in panicking - there wasn't any time to panic," said the big German. "We just needed to chase because we were down by 40 seconds - Michael Rogers, Hayden Roulston and Matthew Goss just started to chase and it was awesome."

Greipel said he's feeling confident of defending his lead, which has been whittled to 11 seconds, with Sanchez moving up to second overall and Luke Roberts a firther six seconds behind the Spaniard. He constantly paid tribute to his teammates for the work they did throughout the day. "It was just awesome from the guys - they stayed with me on the climb and Mick [Rogers] didn't want to chase his own success today," continued Greipel. "He said he wanted to stay with me, plus Hayden Roulston and Matthew Goss. They helped me up the climb and chased the front group."

"I'm just really pleased with them - they've supported me the whole week," he added.

'Stevo' and his stars make a run for it

Meanwhile, Neil Stephens' Caisse d'Epargne two big stars animated the penultimate day, a stage with fond memories for Sanchez, who sealed his 2005 overall win on Willunga, albeit at a time when the peloton only rode it once.

On that occasion he was riding with future Tour de France star Alberto Contador and it only took one ascent of 'the hill' to secure his place on general classification; this time around, five years later, it was on the second occasion he climbed Old Willunga Hill that opened up his chances of stealing an almost-impossible victory.

With 20km to race the time had come for Sanchez and Valverde to chance their arm in pursuit of the stage and the overall - with Evans as a companion and Sagan chipping in well, the four men looked like staying away to share the spoils when they turned off McMurtie Rd and into the final five kilometres.

But with HTC-Columbia turning on the afterburners behind the quartet stumbled at the final hurdle - the final kilometre - at which time Sanchez kicked hard to gain valuable bonus seconds while his companions fell victim to the clutches of the peloton.

Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne3:29:39
2Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Milram0:00:02
3Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:00:04
4Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing TeamRow 3 - Cell 2
5Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Doimo0:00:06
6Markus Fothen (Ger) Team MilramRow 5 - Cell 2
7Sebastien Rosseler (Bel) Team RadioShackRow 6 - Cell 2
8Cameron Meyer (Aus) Garmin-TransitionsRow 7 - Cell 2
9Greg Henderson (NZl) Team Sky0:00:09
10Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 9 - Cell 2
11Robbie Hunter (RSA) Garmin-TransitionsRow 10 - Cell 2
12Robbie McEwen (Aus) KatyushaRow 11 - Cell 2
13Jose Rojas (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 12 - Cell 2
14Baden Cooke (Aus) Team Saxo BankRow 13 - Cell 2
15Peter Mcdonald (Aus) Team UniSA-AustraliaRow 14 - Cell 2
16Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin-TransitionsRow 15 - Cell 2
17Andre Greipel (Ger) HTC-ColumbiaRow 16 - Cell 2
18Daryl Impey (RSA) Team RadioShackRow 17 - Cell 2
19Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 18 - Cell 2
20Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Footon ServettoRow 19 - Cell 2
21Martin Elmiger (Swi) Ag2r-La MondialeRow 20 - Cell 2
22Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2r-La MondialeRow 21 - Cell 2
23Andriy Grivko (Ukr) AstanaRow 22 - Cell 2
24Maciej Paterski (Pol) Liquigas-DoimoRow 23 - Cell 2
25Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) AstanaRow 24 - Cell 2
26Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française Des JeuxRow 25 - Cell 2
27Gorka Izagirre (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 26 - Cell 2
28Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick StepRow 27 - Cell 2
29George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 28 - Cell 2
30Eduard Vorganov (Rus) KatyushaRow 29 - Cell 2
31Romain Sicard (Fra) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 30 - Cell 2
32Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Footon ServettoRow 31 - Cell 2
33Lance Armstrong (USA) Team RadioShackRow 32 - Cell 2
34Ivan Velasco (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 33 - Cell 2
35René Mandri (Est) Ag2r-La MondialeRow 34 - Cell 2
36Arthur Vichot (Fra) Française Des JeuxRow 35 - Cell 2
37Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 36 - Cell 2
38Cyril Dessel (Fra) Ag2r-La MondialeRow 37 - Cell 2
39Perget Mathieu (Fra) Caisse d'EpargneRow 38 - Cell 2
40Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Française Des JeuxRow 39 - Cell 2
41Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) AstanaRow 40 - Cell 2
42Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) AstanaRow 41 - Cell 2
43Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo BankRow 42 - Cell 2
44Mikel Nieve (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 43 - Cell 2
45Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Team RadioShackRow 44 - Cell 2
46Serguei Klimov (Rus) KatyushaRow 45 - Cell 2
47Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team RadioShackRow 46 - Cell 2
48Hayden Roulston (NZl) HTC-ColumbiaRow 47 - Cell 2
49Rohan Dennis (Aus) Team UniSA-AustraliaRow 48 - Cell 2
50Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:00:27
51Michael Rogers (Aus) HTC-Columbia0:00:37
52Biel Kadri (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale0:01:21
53Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) KatyushaRow 52 - Cell 2
54Juan Ripoll Horrach (Spa) Katyusha0:01:35
55Jack Bobridge (Aus) Garmin-Transitions0:01:48
56Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:01:52
57Matthew Goss (Aus) HTC-ColumbiaRow 56 - Cell 2
58Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank0:02:21
59Koos Moerenhout (Ned) RabobankRow 58 - Cell 2
60Graeme Brown (Aus) RabobankRow 59 - Cell 2
61Christopher Sutton (Aus) Team SkyRow 60 - Cell 2
62Simon Clarke (Aus) Team UniSA-AustraliaRow 61 - Cell 2
63Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 62 - Cell 2
64Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Team UniSA-AustraliaRow 63 - Cell 2
65Thomas Frei (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 64 - Cell 2
66Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team MilramRow 65 - Cell 2
67Russell Downing (GBr) Team SkyRow 66 - Cell 2
68Gert Steegmans (Bel) Team RadioShackRow 67 - Cell 2
69Mickael Delage (Fra) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 68 - Cell 2
70Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 69 - Cell 2
71Bernhard Eisel (Aut) HTC-ColumbiaRow 70 - Cell 2
72Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 71 - Cell 2
73Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 72 - Cell 2
74Ben Swift (GBr) Team SkyRow 73 - Cell 2
75Timothy Roe (Aus) Team UniSA-AustraliaRow 74 - Cell 2
76Christian Meier (Can) Garmin-TransitionsRow 75 - Cell 2
77David Vitoria (Swi) Footon ServettoRow 76 - Cell 2
78Christopher Froome (GBr) Team SkyRow 77 - Cell 2
79Addy Engels (Ned) Quick StepRow 78 - Cell 2
80Allan Davis (Aus) AstanaRow 79 - Cell 2
81Dominik Roels (Ger) Team Milram0:06:23
82Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 81 - Cell 2
83David Kemp (Aus) Team UniSA-AustraliaRow 82 - Cell 2
84Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) KatyushaRow 83 - Cell 2
85Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 84 - Cell 2
86Jason McCartney (USA) Team RadioShackRow 85 - Cell 2
87Kristijan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-DoimoRow 86 - Cell 2
88Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing TeamRow 87 - Cell 2
89Gerben Lowik (Ned) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 88 - Cell 2
90Mauro Finetto (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 89 - Cell 2
91Oscar Pereiro (Spa) AstanaRow 90 - Cell 2
92Manuel Cardoso (Por) Footon ServettoRow 91 - Cell 2
93Miguel Minguez (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 92 - Cell 2
94Trent Lowe (Aus) Garmin-TransitionsRow 93 - Cell 2
95Mikael Cherel (Fra) Française Des JeuxRow 94 - Cell 2
96Mathew Hayman (Aus) Team SkyRow 95 - Cell 2
97Davide Vigano (Ita) Team SkyRow 96 - Cell 2
98Jos Van Emden (Ned) RabobankRow 97 - Cell 2
99Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo BankRow 98 - Cell 2
100Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) KatyushaRow 99 - Cell 2
101Valeriy Dmitriyev (Kaz) AstanaRow 100 - Cell 2
102Stuart O'grady (Aus) Team Saxo BankRow 101 - Cell 2
103Frank Hoj (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 102 - Cell 2
104Martin Pedersen (Den) Footon ServettoRow 103 - Cell 2
105Rick Flens (Ned) RabobankRow 104 - Cell 2
106Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quick StepRow 105 - Cell 2
107Thomas Leezer (Ned) RabobankRow 106 - Cell 2
108Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2r-La MondialeRow 107 - Cell 2
109Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick StepRow 108 - Cell 2
110Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Française Des Jeux0:08:07
111Anthony Roux (Fra) Française Des JeuxRow 110 - Cell 2
112Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step0:09:19
113Marcel Sieberg (Ger) HTC-ColumbiaRow 112 - Cell 2
114Thomas Vedel Kvist (Den) Quick StepRow 113 - Cell 2
115Michele Merlo (Ita) Footon ServettoRow 114 - Cell 2
116Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 115 - Cell 2
117Michael Matthews (Aus) Team UniSA-AustraliaRow 116 - Cell 2
118Bert Grabsch (Ger) HTC-ColumbiaRow 117 - Cell 2
119Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Française Des JeuxRow 118 - Cell 2
120Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 119 - Cell 2
121Daniel Sesma (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 120 - Cell 2
122Anthony Ravard (Fra) Ag2r-La MondialeRow 121 - Cell 2
123Robert Forster (Ger) Team MilramRow 122 - Cell 2
124Kasper Klostergaard (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 123 - Cell 2
125Björn Schroder (Ger) Team MilramRow 124 - Cell 2
126David Gutierrez (Spa) Footon ServettoRow 125 - Cell 2
127Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Caisse d'EpargneRow 126 - Cell 2
128Matthew Wilson (Aus) Garmin-TransitionsRow 127 - Cell 2
129Jose Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 128 - Cell 2
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Mountains 1
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Valeriy Dmitriyev (Kaz) Astana16pts
2Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram12Row 1 - Cell 3
3Cameron Meyer (Aus) Garmin-Transitions8Row 2 - Cell 3
4Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katyusha6Row 3 - Cell 3
5Michael Matthews (Aus) Team UniSA-Australia4Row 4 - Cell 3
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Mountains 2
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne16pts
2Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne12Row 1 - Cell 3
3Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team8Row 2 - Cell 3
4Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Doimo6Row 3 - Cell 3
5Daryl Impey (RSA) Team RadioShack4Row 4 - Cell 3
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Sprint 1
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Valeriy Dmitriyev (Kaz) Astana6pts
2Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katyusha4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Matthew Wilson (Aus) Garmin-Transitions2Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katyusha6pts
2Valeriy Dmitriyev (Kaz) Astana4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Cameron Meyer (Aus) Garmin-Transitions2Row 2 - Cell 3
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Stage finish sprint
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne8pts
2Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Milram6Row 1 - Cell 3
3Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne4Row 2 - Cell 3
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Caisse d'Epargne10:29:10
2Garmin - Transitions0:00:11
3Liquigas DoimoRow 2 - Cell 2
4Team RadioshackRow 3 - Cell 2
5Ag2R La Mondiale0:00:14
6Team KatushaRow 5 - Cell 2
7AstanaRow 6 - Cell 2
8Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 7 - Cell 2
9Francaise Des JeuxRow 8 - Cell 2
10HTC-Columbia0:00:42
11Team Saxo Bank0:01:57
12Milram0:02:16
13BMC Racing Team0:02:21
14Uni SA - Australia0:02:26
15Footon-Servetto-FujiRow 14 - Cell 2
16Omega Pharma - Lotto0:02:44
17Team Sky0:04:38
18Rabobank0:06:50
19Quick Step0:08:40
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General Classification after Stage 5
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Andre Greipel (Ger) HTC-Columbia16:53:45
2Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:00:11
3Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Milram0:00:17
4Robbie McEwen (Aus) Katyusha0:00:20
5Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team0:00:21
6Greg Henderson (NZl) Team Sky0:00:24
7Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katyusha0:00:25
8Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:00:26
9Markus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram0:00:27
10Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana0:00:29
11Robbie Hunter (RSA) Garmin-Transitions0:00:30
12Baden Cooke (Aus) Team Saxo BankRow 11 - Cell 2
13George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 12 - Cell 2
14René Mandri (Est) Ag2r-La MondialeRow 13 - Cell 2
15Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick StepRow 14 - Cell 2
16Martin Elmiger (Swi) Ag2r-La MondialeRow 15 - Cell 2
17Ivan Velasco (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 16 - Cell 2
18Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin-TransitionsRow 17 - Cell 2
19Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:00:32
20Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Footon Servetto0:00:39
21Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Footon ServettoRow 20 - Cell 2
22Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française Des JeuxRow 21 - Cell 2
23Jose Rojas (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:00:46
24Lance Armstrong (USA) Team RadioShack0:00:47
25Michael Rogers (Aus) HTC-Columbia0:00:58
26Serguei Klimov (Rus) Katyusha0:01:11
27Gorka Izagirre (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:01:19
28Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:01:24
29Peter Mcdonald (Aus) Team UniSA-Australia0:01:31
30Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Doimo0:01:38
31Daryl Impey (RSA) Team RadioShack0:01:49
32Cameron Meyer (Aus) Garmin-Transitions0:01:54
33Hayden Roulston (NZl) HTC-Columbia0:01:55
34Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:02:13
35Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:02:20
36Gert Steegmans (Bel) Team RadioShack0:02:36
37Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank0:02:38
38Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Katyusha0:02:42
39Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Team RadioShack0:02:45
40Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Astana0:02:49
41Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Astana0:02:57
42Christopher Sutton (Aus) Team Sky0:02:58
43Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Astana0:03:02
44Sebastien Rosseler (Bel) Team RadioShack0:03:07
45Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Française Des Jeux0:03:10
46Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team RadioShack0:03:12
47Bernhard Eisel (Aut) HTC-Columbia0:03:14
48Mikel Nieve (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:03:17
49Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram0:03:32
50Arthur Vichot (Fra) Française Des Jeux0:03:36
51Romain Sicard (Fra) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:03:43
52Thomas Frei (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:04:34
53Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank0:04:37
54Perget Mathieu (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne0:04:42
55Christian Meier (Can) Garmin-Transitions0:04:58
56Juan Ripoll Horrach (Spa) KatyushaRow 55 - Cell 2
57Cyril Dessel (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale0:04:59
58Timothy Roe (Aus) Team UniSA-Australia0:05:27
59Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2r-La Mondiale0:06:23
60Valeriy Dmitriyev (Kaz) Astana0:06:47
61Mathew Hayman (Aus) Team Sky0:07:16
62Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 61 - Cell 2
63Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2r-La MondialeRow 62 - Cell 2
64Rohan Dennis (Aus) Team UniSA-Australia0:07:23
65Frank Hoj (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:07:36
66Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank0:07:38
67Mauro Finetto (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:08:08
68Biel Kadri (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale0:08:31
69Stuart O'grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank0:09:08
70Davide Vigano (Ita) Team Sky0:09:10
71Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky0:09:13
72Anthony Roux (Fra) Française Des Jeux0:09:31
73Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Astana0:09:46
74Trent Lowe (Aus) Garmin-Transitions0:10:07
75Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:10:16
76Matthew Wilson (Aus) Garmin-Transitions0:10:39
77Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank0:10:52
78Matthew Goss (Aus) HTC-Columbia0:10:53
79David Vitoria (Swi) Footon Servetto0:11:39
80Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Team UniSA-Australia0:11:41
81Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:11:53
82Marcel Sieberg (Ger) HTC-Columbia0:12:55
83Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank0:13:03
84Michael Matthews (Aus) Team UniSA-Australia0:13:06
85Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:13:22
86Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step0:13:37
87Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:13:41
88Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:14:34
89Allan Davis (Aus) Astana0:14:42
90Manuel Cardoso (Por) Footon Servetto0:15:04
91Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quick Step0:16:13
92Thomas Leezer (Ned) Rabobank0:17:34
93Mikael Cherel (Fra) Française Des Jeux0:17:46
94Mickael Delage (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:17:57
95Jack Bobridge (Aus) Garmin-Transitions0:18:06
96Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Katyusha0:18:08
97Russell Downing (GBr) Team Sky0:18:15
98Gerben Lowik (Ned) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:18:29
99Thomas Vedel Kvist (Den) Quick Step0:18:54
100Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne0:19:09
101Ben Swift (GBr) Team Sky0:19:28
102Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Française Des Jeux0:19:39
103Martin Pedersen (Den) Footon Servetto0:19:45
104Maciej Paterski (Pol) Liquigas-Doimo0:20:02
105Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank0:20:16
106Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:21:26
107Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Française Des Jeux0:22:36
108Kasper Klostergaard (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:23:09
109Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katyusha0:23:28
110Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:24:17
111Bert Grabsch (Ger) HTC-Columbia0:25:00
112Jason McCartney (USA) Team RadioShack0:25:37
113Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank0:25:51
114Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step0:26:56
115Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 114 - Cell 2
116Simon Clarke (Aus) Team UniSA-Australia0:27:33
117Robert Forster (Ger) Team Milram0:28:02
118Miguel Minguez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:28:03
119Daniel Sesma (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:28:47
120Kristijan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Doimo0:28:49
121David Gutierrez (Spa) Footon Servetto0:29:04
122Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing Team0:29:10
123Michele Merlo (Ita) Footon Servetto0:29:35
124Anthony Ravard (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale0:29:43
125Jose Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:30:21
126Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step0:30:32
127David Kemp (Aus) Team UniSA-Australia0:32:22
128Björn Schroder (Ger) Team Milram0:32:34
129Dominik Roels (Ger) Team Milram0:36:18
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Mountains classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram54pts
2David Kemp (Aus) Team UniSA-Australia28Row 1 - Cell 3
3Valeriy Dmitriyev (Kaz) Astana24Row 2 - Cell 3
4Timothy Roe (Aus) Team UniSA-Australia22Row 3 - Cell 3
5Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne16Row 4 - Cell 3
6Mauro Finetto (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo14Row 5 - Cell 3
7Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne12Row 6 - Cell 3
8Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Milram12Row 7 - Cell 3
9Biel Kadri (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale12Row 8 - Cell 3
10Mickael Delage (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto12Row 9 - Cell 3
11Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team8Row 10 - Cell 3
12Cameron Meyer (Aus) Garmin-Transitions8Row 11 - Cell 3
13Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank8Row 12 - Cell 3
14Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team8Row 13 - Cell 3
15Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto8Row 14 - Cell 3
16Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katyusha6Row 15 - Cell 3
17Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Doimo6Row 16 - Cell 3
18Anthony Ravard (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale6Row 17 - Cell 3
19Daryl Impey (RSA) Team RadioShack4Row 18 - Cell 3
20Thomas Frei (Swi) BMC Racing Team4Row 19 - Cell 3
21Michael Matthews (Aus) Team UniSA-Australia4Row 20 - Cell 3
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Sprint classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Andre Greipel (Ger) HTC-Columbia24pts
2David Kemp (Aus) Team UniSA-Australia16Row 1 - Cell 3
3Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team12Row 2 - Cell 3
4Mickael Delage (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto12Row 3 - Cell 3
5Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katyusha10Row 4 - Cell 3
6Valeriy Dmitriyev (Kaz) Astana10Row 5 - Cell 3
7Robbie McEwen (Aus) Katyusha10Row 6 - Cell 3
8Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne10Row 7 - Cell 3
9Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram8Row 8 - Cell 3
10Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne8Row 9 - Cell 3
11Biel Kadri (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale8Row 10 - Cell 3
12Manuel Cardoso (Por) Footon Servetto8Row 11 - Cell 3
13Gorka Izagirre (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi6Row 12 - Cell 3
14Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing Team6Row 13 - Cell 3
15Anthony Ravard (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale6Row 14 - Cell 3
16Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Milram6Row 15 - Cell 3
17Greg Henderson (NZl) Team Sky6Row 16 - Cell 3
18Gert Steegmans (Bel) Team RadioShack6Row 17 - Cell 3
19Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team4Row 18 - Cell 3
20Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto4Row 19 - Cell 3
21Peter Mcdonald (Aus) Team UniSA-Australia4Row 20 - Cell 3
22Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank4Row 21 - Cell 3
23Timothy Roe (Aus) Team UniSA-Australia4Row 22 - Cell 3
24Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto4Row 23 - Cell 3
25Simon Clarke (Aus) Team UniSA-Australia4Row 24 - Cell 3
26Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana2Row 25 - Cell 3
27Cameron Meyer (Aus) Garmin-Transitions2Row 26 - Cell 3
28Thomas Frei (Swi) BMC Racing Team2Row 27 - Cell 3
29Matthew Wilson (Aus) Garmin-Transitions2Row 28 - Cell 3
30Jack Bobridge (Aus) Garmin-Transitions2Row 29 - Cell 3
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Young rider classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto16:54:11
2Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française Des Jeux0:00:13
3Jose Rojas (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:00:20
4Gorka Izagirre (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:00:53
5Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:00:58
6Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Doimo0:01:12
7Cameron Meyer (Aus) Garmin-Transitions0:01:28
8Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Française Des Jeux0:02:44
9Arthur Vichot (Fra) Française Des Jeux0:03:10
10Romain Sicard (Fra) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:03:17
11Thomas Frei (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:04:08
12Christian Meier (Can) Garmin-Transitions0:04:32
13Timothy Roe (Aus) Team UniSA-Australia0:05:01
14Rohan Dennis (Aus) Team UniSA-Australia0:06:57
15Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank0:07:12
16Mauro Finetto (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:07:42
17Biel Kadri (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale0:08:05
18Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky0:08:47
19Anthony Roux (Fra) Française Des Jeux0:09:05
20Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:09:50
21Matthew Goss (Aus) HTC-Columbia0:10:27
22Michael Matthews (Aus) Team UniSA-Australia0:12:40
23Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:13:15
24Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:14:08
25Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quick Step0:15:47
26Thomas Leezer (Ned) Rabobank0:17:08
27Mikael Cherel (Fra) Française Des Jeux0:17:20
28Mickael Delage (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:17:31
29Jack Bobridge (Aus) Garmin-Transitions0:17:40
30Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Katyusha0:17:42
31Thomas Vedel Kvist (Den) Quick Step0:18:28
32Ben Swift (GBr) Team Sky0:19:02
33Maciej Paterski (Pol) Liquigas-Doimo0:19:36
34Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katyusha0:23:02
35Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:23:51
36Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:26:30
37Simon Clarke (Aus) Team UniSA-Australia0:27:07
38Miguel Minguez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:27:37
39Kristijan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Doimo0:28:23
40David Gutierrez (Spa) Footon Servetto0:28:38
41Dominik Roels (Ger) Team Milram0:35:52
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Teams classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Ag2R La Mondiale50:42:45
2Caisse d'Epargne0:00:02
3Garmin - Transitions0:00:29
4Team Katusha0:00:32
5HTC-Columbia0:00:51
6Team Radioshack0:00:56
7Astana0:00:58
8Liquigas Doimo0:01:08
9Francaise Des Jeux0:01:40
10Milram0:02:02
11BMC Racing Team0:02:07
12Footon-Servetto-Fuji0:02:29
13Euskaltel - Euskadi0:03:39
14Team Sky0:04:24
15Team Saxo Bank0:04:36
16Uni SA - Australia0:05:15
17Rabobank0:08:02
18Omega Pharma - Lotto0:12:18
19Quick Step0:18:38

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