Gerdemann grabs first stage at Tirreno-Adriatico

Team Milram continued to reverse its fortunes as Linus Gerdemann delivered a stunning victory in the first stage of Tirreno-Adriatico. After going winless the entire half of last season, the German slipped away with a group over the top of the climb with four kilometres to go and then overpowered Spaniard Pablo Lastras (Caisse d'Epargne) and Saxo Bank's Matti Breschel to claim the victory.

It was Gerdemann's second win of the year following a similar upset in the Trofeo Inca in Mallorca in February. With the time bonus he becomes the first leader of the race with a six second advantage over Lastras.

"I don’t care if it's sunny or raining. A victory is a victory and I'm just happy," Gerdemann said in the winner's press conference after a cold and wet 148km stage to Rosignano Solvay.

"Actually I didn’t expect that much because in the group of four guys, there was Matti Breschel and Luca Paolini who are quite fast in the sprint. Paolini looked strong in the last kilometre, the peloton was not far away, so I didn't expect that much. I was relaxed and I was surprised that I beat these guys in the sprint."

Gerdemann took the first blue overall leader's jersey and confirmed he is targeting overall victory at Tirreno-Adriatico.

"I'm quite motivated. At my last race, the Ruta del Sol, I didn't have much luck but I felt strong. When the climbs aren't that long, then it's a bit more for explosive riders and perhaps now I'm an explosive rider. Yeah I'd like to win Tirreno-Adriatico. It's one of the big races of the spring and our whole team was motivated. We're focused on getting a good result here."

Misery loves company

With much of the Mediterranean coast socked in by a rare March blizzard, the riders were lucky that the first stage of Tirreno-Adriatico even got underway.

While riders of Paris-Nice may have been complaining about the coating of snow that greeted them in Limoges, in Livorno the riders of Tirreno-Adriatico faced something even worse: an icy cold rain which would punish them throughout the stage.

The mood was also dampened by the news that Androni-Giocattoli's Massimo Giunti had been removed from the race following a positive test for EPO earlier this year.

It was a day for the hard men who are immune to adverse weather, and Ukrainian Dmytro Grabovskyy was the one man who seemed impervious to anything mother nature could throw at him.

The ISD-Neri man escaped early in the 148km stage to Risignano Solvay and built up a lead of over five minutes ahead of the Garmin-Transitions and Liquigas-Doimo led peloton.

A crash caused a split in the peloton with 40km to go, making a brief moment of panic for the Acqua & Sapone team who led the push to bring the two groups back together. The front group seemed to ease slightly allowing the peloton to regroup as it slowly whittled away at Grabovskyy's lead.

With 25km to go, the ISD man enjoyed just under a four minute lead over the soggy bunch, his cheeks bright red from the frigid cold and the effort.

The pace of the chasing bunch picked up as they neared the climb to Rosignano Marittimo which would be traversed twice in the closing laps, with the Garmin-Transitions and BMC teams holding most of the front positions. Still, Grabovskyy powered on as Mario Cipollini, who provided his team with bikes, watched from the heated comfort of the press room.

The Ukrainian's legs must have been burning as he hit the climb with its brief section of 9%, yet he maintained a smooth, even tempo despite the furious chase behind that had halved his lead to just under two minutes.

The climb wasn't so favorable for Mark Cavendish, who came detached from the peloton and had to chase just as Liquigas and Sky were driving the pace at the front.

At the top of the climb a small group countered an attack by Milram's Fabian Wegmann and opened up a small gap, but on the descent the bunch was hot on their heels. Colnago-CSF Inox rider Federico Canuti kept going and pulled away two more riders as the peloton had Grabovskyy in its sights.

The warmth of the peloton beckoned the ISD man, and soon he was enveloped by the group as they streamed back out onto the course for another lap around the finishing circuit.

Action heats up in closing kilometres

Pablo Urtasun (Euskaltel-Euskadi) was quick to counter-attack on the twisty descent as the Team Sky-led group took the turns a bit more gingerly than the Spaniard.

As he entered the final lap, Urtasun was joined by Milram's Niki Terpstra, and the pair managed to wrest a few seconds' lead over the bunch. Meanwhile, well behind the peloton, Mark Cavendish had given up even trying to regain the peloton, knowing he faced the climb one more time in the final 10km.

Terpstra left his companion behind as the road began to tilt upward, but his time was limited as Liquigas led the chase behind the attack of Fabio Taborre (Androni Giocattoli). The Italian caught Terpstra and left him behind but it wasn't for long as the gap was practically non-existent.

As Tom Boonen (Quick Step) made his way back into position after getting shuffled to the back on the climb, an attack from Sky's Juan Antonio Flecha was countered by Saxo Bank's Matti Breschel, together with Acqua & Sapone's Luca Paolini, Gerdemann and Lastras with 4km to go.

Despite the furious chase from Liquigas on the descent, the four men pulled out a 10 second advantage, and held just metres heading into the sprint.

Lastras opened up as the peloton began to make contact with the group, but Gerdemann found some extra strength and snuck past the Spaniard to claim his second win of the season.

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Full Results
1Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram3:36:15
2Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 1 - Cell 2
3Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 2 - Cell 2
4Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua & SaponeRow 3 - Cell 2
5Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Francaise Des JeuxRow 4 - Cell 2
6Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 5 - Cell 2
7Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - TransitionsRow 6 - Cell 2
8Marco Bandiera (Ita) Team KatushaRow 7 - Cell 2
9Simon Clarke (Aus) ISD - NeriRow 8 - Cell 2
10Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 9 - Cell 2
11Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test TeamRow 10 - Cell 2
12Baden Cooke (Aus) Team Saxo BankRow 11 - Cell 2
13Fabio Taborre (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 12 - Cell 2
14Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 13 - Cell 2
15Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 14 - Cell 2
16Manuel Belletti (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 15 - Cell 2
17Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 16 - Cell 2
18Assan Bazayev (Kaz) AstanaRow 17 - Cell 2
19Sacha Modolo (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 18 - Cell 2
20Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing TeamRow 19 - Cell 2
21Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 20 - Cell 2
22Nikolai Trusov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 21 - Cell 2
23Federico Canuti (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 22 - Cell 2
24Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 23 - Cell 2
25Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 24 - Cell 2
26Peter Velits (Svk) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 25 - Cell 2
27Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing TeamRow 26 - Cell 2
28Rene Mandri (Est) AG2R La MondialeRow 27 - Cell 2
29Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 28 - Cell 2
30Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervelo Test TeamRow 29 - Cell 2
31Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) AstanaRow 30 - Cell 2
32Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - TransitionsRow 31 - Cell 2
33Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 32 - Cell 2
34Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 33 - Cell 2
35Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Francaise Des JeuxRow 34 - Cell 2
36Markus Fothen (Ger) Team MilramRow 35 - Cell 2
37Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 36 - Cell 2
38Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 37 - Cell 2
39Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & SaponeRow 38 - Cell 2
40Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) AstanaRow 39 - Cell 2
41Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team KatushaRow 40 - Cell 2
42Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick StepRow 41 - Cell 2
43Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 42 - Cell 2
44Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing TeamRow 43 - Cell 2
45Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 44 - Cell 2
46Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team MilramRow 45 - Cell 2
47Michael Barry (Can) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 46 - Cell 2
48Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 47 - Cell 2
49Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 48 - Cell 2
50Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo BankRow 49 - Cell 2
51Michael Albasini (Swi) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 50 - Cell 2
52Francesco Failli (Ita) Acqua & SaponeRow 51 - Cell 2
53Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 52 - Cell 2
54Michele Scarponi (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 53 - Cell 2
55Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 54 - Cell 2
56Robert Gesink (Ned) RabobankRow 55 - Cell 2
57Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 56 - Cell 2
58Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 57 - Cell 2
59Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) AstanaRow 58 - Cell 2
60Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Androni GiocattoliRow 59 - Cell 2
61Simone Stortoni (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 60 - Cell 2
62Jan Bakelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 61 - Cell 2
63Nick Nuyens (Bel) RabobankRow 62 - Cell 2
64Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 63 - Cell 2
65Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Androni GiocattoliRow 64 - Cell 2
66Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) RabobankRow 65 - Cell 2
67Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Caisse d'EpargneRow 66 - Cell 2
68Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 67 - Cell 2
69Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team MilramRow 68 - Cell 2
70Christian Knees (Ger) Team MilramRow 69 - Cell 2
71Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua & SaponeRow 70 - Cell 2
72Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 71 - Cell 2
73Aitor Hernandez Gutierrez (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 72 - Cell 2
74Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervelo Test TeamRow 73 - Cell 2
75Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Francaise Des JeuxRow 74 - Cell 2
76Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) RabobankRow 75 - Cell 2
77Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La MondialeRow 76 - Cell 2
78Thomas Frei (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 77 - Cell 2
79Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 78 - Cell 2
80Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) Garmin - TransitionsRow 79 - Cell 2
81Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick StepRow 80 - Cell 2
82Allan Davis (Aus) AstanaRow 81 - Cell 2
83Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La MondialeRow 82 - Cell 2
84Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo BankRow 83 - Cell 2
85Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 84 - Cell 2
86Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Francaise Des JeuxRow 85 - Cell 2
87Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'EpargneRow 86 - Cell 2
88Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervelo Test TeamRow 87 - Cell 2
89Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 88 - Cell 2
90Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 89 - Cell 2
91Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team KatushaRow 90 - Cell 2
92Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Cervelo Test TeamRow 91 - Cell 2
93Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 92 - Cell 2
94Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 93 - Cell 2
95Serguei Klimov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 94 - Cell 2
96Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 95 - Cell 2
97Francesco Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & SaponeRow 96 - Cell 2
98Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 97 - Cell 2
99Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 98 - Cell 2
100Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 99 - Cell 2
101Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick StepRow 100 - Cell 2
102Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 101 - Cell 2
103Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 102 - Cell 2
104Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) RabobankRow 103 - Cell 2
105Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 104 - Cell 2
106Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 105 - Cell 2
107Benoit Vaugrenard (Fra) Francaise Des JeuxRow 106 - Cell 2
108Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick StepRow 107 - Cell 2
109Yoann Offredo (Fra) Francaise Des JeuxRow 108 - Cell 2
110Marco Frapporti (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 109 - Cell 2
111Paul Martens (Ger) RabobankRow 110 - Cell 2
112Giovanni Visconti (Ita) ISD - NeriRow 111 - Cell 2
113Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 112 - Cell 2
114Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'EpargneRow 113 - Cell 2
115Pablo Urtasun Perez (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 114 - Cell 2
116Andreas Klier (Ger) Cervelo Test TeamRow 115 - Cell 2
117Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 116 - Cell 2
118Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) ISD - NeriRow 117 - Cell 2
119Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 118 - Cell 2
120Oscar Gatto (Ita) ISD - NeriRow 119 - Cell 2
144Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Acqua & SaponeRow 120 - Cell 2
121Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana0:00:40
122Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank0:00:53
123Alan Marangoni (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox0:01:01
124Marco Velo (Ita) Quick StepRow 124 - Cell 2
125Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick StepRow 125 - Cell 2
126Andrea Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & SaponeRow 126 - Cell 2
127Leif Hoste (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 127 - Cell 2
128Grischa Niermann (Ger) RabobankRow 128 - Cell 2
129Domenik Klemme (Ger) Team Saxo BankRow 129 - Cell 2
130Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 130 - Cell 2
131Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) AstanaRow 131 - Cell 2
132Servais Knaven (Ned) Team MilramRow 132 - Cell 2
133Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) ISD - NeriRow 133 - Cell 2
134Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick StepRow 134 - Cell 2
135Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 135 - Cell 2
136Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 136 - Cell 2
137Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 137 - Cell 2
138Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukr) ISD - NeriRow 138 - Cell 2
139Valeriy Dmitriyev (Kaz) AstanaRow 139 - Cell 2
140Roy Sentjens (Ned) Team MilramRow 140 - Cell 2
141Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Team KatushaRow 141 - Cell 2
142Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua & SaponeRow 142 - Cell 2
143Frank Hoj (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 143 - Cell 2
145Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Caisse d'Epargne0:01:16
146Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin - Transitions0:01:57
147Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step0:02:10
148Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin - Transitions0:02:13
149Martin Reimer (Ger) Cervelo Test Team0:03:50
150Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Team Katusha0:04:57
151Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team KatushaRow 150 - Cell 2
152Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne0:04:59
153Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 152 - Cell 2
154Cameron Wurf (Aus) Androni GiocattoliRow 153 - Cell 2
155Gatis Smukulis (Lat) AG2R La MondialeRow 154 - Cell 2
156Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 155 - Cell 2
157Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 156 - Cell 2
158Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 157 - Cell 2
159George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 158 - Cell 2
160Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin - TransitionsRow 159 - Cell 2
161Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 160 - Cell 2
162Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - TransitionsRow 161 - Cell 2
163Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 162 - Cell 2
164Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 163 - Cell 2
165Matthew Wilson (Aus) Garmin - TransitionsRow 164 - Cell 2
166Anthony Roux (Fra) Francaise Des JeuxRow 165 - Cell 2
167Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 166 - Cell 2
168Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 167 - Cell 2
169Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo Test TeamRow 168 - Cell 2
170Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) RabobankRow 169 - Cell 2
171Carlo Scognamiglio (Ita) ISD - NeriRow 170 - Cell 2
172Mattia Gavazzi (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox0:09:25
173Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram0:14:54
174Diego Caccia (Ita) ISD - NeriRow 173 - Cell 2
DNSMassimo Giunti (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 174 - Cell 2
DNFJussi Veikkanen (Fin) Francaise Des JeuxRow 175 - Cell 2
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Sprint 1
1Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukr) ISD - Neri5pts
2Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Points
1Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram12pts
2Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne10Row 1 - Cell 3
3Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank8Row 2 - Cell 3
4Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone7Row 3 - Cell 3
5Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Francaise Des Jeux6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne5Row 5 - Cell 3
7Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Transitions4Row 6 - Cell 3
8Marco Bandiera (Ita) Team Katusha3Row 7 - Cell 3
9Simon Clarke (Aus) ISD - Neri2Row 8 - Cell 3
10Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Androni Giocattoli1Row 9 - Cell 3
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Mountain 1 - Rosignano Marittimo - km 79.5
1Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukr) ISD - Neri5pts
2Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin - Transitions2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Mountain 2 - Nibbiaia - km 98,6)
1Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukr) ISD - Neri5pts
2Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Teams
1Colnago - CSF Inox10:48:45
2Team Saxo BankRow 1 - Cell 2
3Team KatushaRow 2 - Cell 2
4Caisse d'EpargneRow 3 - Cell 2
5Androni GiocattoliRow 4 - Cell 2
6Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 5 - Cell 2
7Team MilramRow 6 - Cell 2
8BMC Racing TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9AstanaRow 8 - Cell 2
10Acqua & SaponeRow 9 - Cell 2
11Liquigas-DoimoRow 10 - Cell 2
12Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 11 - Cell 2
13Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 12 - Cell 2
14Francaise Des JeuxRow 13 - Cell 2
15Cervelo Test TeamRow 14 - Cell 2
16Garmin-TransitionsRow 15 - Cell 2
17AG2R La MondialeRow 16 - Cell 2
18Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 17 - Cell 2
19Omega Pharma-LottoRow 18 - Cell 2
20RabobankRow 19 - Cell 2
21Quick StepRow 20 - Cell 2
22ISD - NeriRow 21 - Cell 2
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General classification after stage 1
1Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram3:36:05
2Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:00:04
3Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:00:06
4Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram0:00:08
5Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team0:00:09
6Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone0:00:10
7Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Francaise Des JeuxRow 6 - Cell 2
8Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 7 - Cell 2
9Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - TransitionsRow 8 - Cell 2
10Marco Bandiera (Ita) Team KatushaRow 9 - Cell 2
11Simon Clarke (Aus) ISD - NeriRow 10 - Cell 2
12Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 11 - Cell 2
13Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test TeamRow 12 - Cell 2
14Baden Cooke (Aus) Team Saxo BankRow 13 - Cell 2
15Fabio Taborre (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 14 - Cell 2
16Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 15 - Cell 2
17Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 16 - Cell 2
18Manuel Belletti (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 17 - Cell 2
19Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 18 - Cell 2
20Assan Bazayev (Kaz) AstanaRow 19 - Cell 2
21Sacha Modolo (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 20 - Cell 2
22Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 21 - Cell 2
23Nikolai Trusov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 22 - Cell 2
24Federico Canuti (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 23 - Cell 2
25Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 24 - Cell 2
26Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 25 - Cell 2
27Peter Velits (Svk) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 26 - Cell 2
28Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing TeamRow 27 - Cell 2
29Rene Mandri (Est) AG2R La MondialeRow 28 - Cell 2
30Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 29 - Cell 2
31Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervelo Test TeamRow 30 - Cell 2
32Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) AstanaRow 31 - Cell 2
33Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - TransitionsRow 32 - Cell 2
34Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 33 - Cell 2
35Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 34 - Cell 2
36Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Francaise Des JeuxRow 35 - Cell 2
37Markus Fothen (Ger) Team MilramRow 36 - Cell 2
38Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 37 - Cell 2
39Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 38 - Cell 2
40Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & SaponeRow 39 - Cell 2
41Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) AstanaRow 40 - Cell 2
42Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team KatushaRow 41 - Cell 2
43Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick StepRow 42 - Cell 2
44Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 43 - Cell 2
45Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing TeamRow 44 - Cell 2
46Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 45 - Cell 2
47Michael Barry (Can) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 46 - Cell 2
48Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 47 - Cell 2
49Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 48 - Cell 2
50Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo BankRow 49 - Cell 2
51Michael Albasini (Swi) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 50 - Cell 2
52Francesco Failli (Ita) Acqua & SaponeRow 51 - Cell 2
53Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 52 - Cell 2
54Michele Scarponi (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 53 - Cell 2
55Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 54 - Cell 2
56Robert Gesink (Ned) RabobankRow 55 - Cell 2
57Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 56 - Cell 2
58Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 57 - Cell 2
59Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) AstanaRow 58 - Cell 2
60Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Androni GiocattoliRow 59 - Cell 2
61Simone Stortoni (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 60 - Cell 2
62Jan Bakelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 61 - Cell 2
63Nick Nuyens (Bel) RabobankRow 62 - Cell 2
64Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 63 - Cell 2
65Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Androni GiocattoliRow 64 - Cell 2
66Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) RabobankRow 65 - Cell 2
67Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Caisse d'EpargneRow 66 - Cell 2
68Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 67 - Cell 2
69Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team MilramRow 68 - Cell 2
70Christian Knees (Ger) Team MilramRow 69 - Cell 2
71Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua & SaponeRow 70 - Cell 2
72Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 71 - Cell 2
73Aitor Hernandez Gutierrez (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 72 - Cell 2
74Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervelo Test TeamRow 73 - Cell 2
75Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Francaise Des JeuxRow 74 - Cell 2
76Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) RabobankRow 75 - Cell 2
77Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La MondialeRow 76 - Cell 2
78Thomas Frei (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 77 - Cell 2
79Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 78 - Cell 2
80Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) Garmin - TransitionsRow 79 - Cell 2
81Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick StepRow 80 - Cell 2
82Allan Davis (Aus) AstanaRow 81 - Cell 2
83Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La MondialeRow 82 - Cell 2
84Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo BankRow 83 - Cell 2
85Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 84 - Cell 2
86Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Francaise Des JeuxRow 85 - Cell 2
87Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'EpargneRow 86 - Cell 2
88Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervelo Test TeamRow 87 - Cell 2
89Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 88 - Cell 2
90Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 89 - Cell 2
91Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team KatushaRow 90 - Cell 2
92Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Cervelo Test TeamRow 91 - Cell 2
93Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 92 - Cell 2
94Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 93 - Cell 2
95Serguei Klimov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 94 - Cell 2
96Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 95 - Cell 2
97Francesco Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & SaponeRow 96 - Cell 2
98Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 97 - Cell 2
99Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 98 - Cell 2
100Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 99 - Cell 2
101Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick StepRow 100 - Cell 2
102Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 101 - Cell 2
103Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 102 - Cell 2
104Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) RabobankRow 103 - Cell 2
105Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 104 - Cell 2
106Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 105 - Cell 2
107Benoit Vaugrenard (Fra) Francaise Des JeuxRow 106 - Cell 2
108Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick StepRow 107 - Cell 2
109Yoann Offredo (Fra) Francaise Des JeuxRow 108 - Cell 2
110Marco Frapporti (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 109 - Cell 2
111Paul Martens (Ger) RabobankRow 110 - Cell 2
112Giovanni Visconti (Ita) ISD - NeriRow 111 - Cell 2
113Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 112 - Cell 2
114Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'EpargneRow 113 - Cell 2
115Pablo Urtasun Perez (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 114 - Cell 2
116Andreas Klier (Ger) Cervelo Test TeamRow 115 - Cell 2
117Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 116 - Cell 2
118Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) ISD - NeriRow 117 - Cell 2
119Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 118 - Cell 2
120Oscar Gatto (Ita) ISD - NeriRow 119 - Cell 2
121Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Acqua & SaponeRow 120 - Cell 2
122Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana0:00:50
123Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank0:01:03
124Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukr) ISD - Neri0:01:08
125Alan Marangoni (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox0:01:11
126Marco Velo (Ita) Quick StepRow 125 - Cell 2
127Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick StepRow 126 - Cell 2
128Andrea Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & SaponeRow 127 - Cell 2
129Leif Hoste (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 128 - Cell 2
130Grischa Niermann (Ger) RabobankRow 129 - Cell 2
131Domenik Klemme (Ger) Team Saxo BankRow 130 - Cell 2
132Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 131 - Cell 2
133Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) AstanaRow 132 - Cell 2
134Servais Knaven (Ned) Team MilramRow 133 - Cell 2
135Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) ISD - NeriRow 134 - Cell 2
136Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick StepRow 135 - Cell 2
137Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 136 - Cell 2
138Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 137 - Cell 2
139Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 138 - Cell 2
140Valeriy Dmitriyev (Kaz) AstanaRow 139 - Cell 2
141Roy Sentjens (Ned) Team MilramRow 140 - Cell 2
142Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Team KatushaRow 141 - Cell 2
143Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua & SaponeRow 142 - Cell 2
144Frank Hoj (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 143 - Cell 2
145Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Caisse d'Epargne0:01:26
146Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin - Transitions0:02:07
147Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step0:02:20
148Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin - Transitions0:02:23
149Martin Reimer (Ger) Cervelo Test Team0:04:00
150Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Team Katusha0:05:07
151Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team KatushaRow 150 - Cell 2
152Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne0:05:09
153Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 152 - Cell 2
154Cameron Wurf (Aus) Androni GiocattoliRow 153 - Cell 2
155Gatis Smukulis (Lat) AG2R La MondialeRow 154 - Cell 2
156Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 155 - Cell 2
157Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 156 - Cell 2
158Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 157 - Cell 2
159George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 158 - Cell 2
160Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin - TransitionsRow 159 - Cell 2
161Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 160 - Cell 2
162Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - TransitionsRow 161 - Cell 2
163Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 162 - Cell 2
164Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 163 - Cell 2
165Matthew Wilson (Aus) Garmin - TransitionsRow 164 - Cell 2
166Anthony Roux (Fra) Francaise Des JeuxRow 165 - Cell 2
167Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 166 - Cell 2
168Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 167 - Cell 2
169Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo Test TeamRow 168 - Cell 2
170Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) RabobankRow 169 - Cell 2
171Carlo Scognamiglio (Ita) ISD - NeriRow 170 - Cell 2
172Mattia Gavazzi (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox0:09:35
173Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram0:15:04
174Diego Caccia (Ita) ISD - NeriRow 173 - Cell 2
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Points classification
1Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram12pts
2Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne10Row 1 - Cell 3
3Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank8Row 2 - Cell 3
4Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone7Row 3 - Cell 3
5Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Francaise Des Jeux6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukr) ISD - Neri5Row 5 - Cell 3
7Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne5Row 6 - Cell 3
8Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Transitions4Row 7 - Cell 3
9Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram3Row 8 - Cell 3
10Marco Bandiera (Ita) Team Katusha3Row 9 - Cell 3
11Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team2Row 10 - Cell 3
12Simon Clarke (Aus) ISD - Neri2Row 11 - Cell 3
13Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Androni Giocattoli1Row 12 - Cell 3
14Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone1Row 13 - Cell 3
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Mountains classification
1Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukr) ISD - Neri10pts
2Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo3Row 2 - Cell 3
4Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo2Row 3 - Cell 3
5Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin - Transitions2Row 4 - Cell 3
6Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step1Row 5 - Cell 3
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Young rider classification
1Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne3:36:15
2Simon Clarke (Aus) ISD - NeriRow 1 - Cell 2
3Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 2 - Cell 2
4Fabio Taborre (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 3 - Cell 2
5Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 4 - Cell 2
6Manuel Belletti (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 5 - Cell 2
7Sacha Modolo (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 6 - Cell 2
8Nikolai Trusov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 7 - Cell 2
9Federico Canuti (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 8 - Cell 2
10Peter Velits (Svk) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 9 - Cell 2
11Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 10 - Cell 2
12Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 11 - Cell 2
13Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 12 - Cell 2
14Robert Gesink (Ned) RabobankRow 13 - Cell 2
15Simone Stortoni (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 14 - Cell 2
16Jan Bakelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 15 - Cell 2
17Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Androni GiocattoliRow 16 - Cell 2
18Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Caisse d'EpargneRow 17 - Cell 2
19Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) RabobankRow 18 - Cell 2
20Thomas Frei (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 19 - Cell 2
21Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Francaise Des JeuxRow 20 - Cell 2
22Francesco Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & SaponeRow 21 - Cell 2
23Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) RabobankRow 22 - Cell 2
24Yoann Offredo (Fra) Francaise Des JeuxRow 23 - Cell 2
25Marco Frapporti (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 24 - Cell 2
26Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 25 - Cell 2
27Oscar Gatto (Ita) ISD - NeriRow 26 - Cell 2
28Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana0:00:40
29Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank0:00:53
30Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukr) ISD - Neri0:00:58
31Domenik Klemme (Ger) Team Saxo Bank0:01:01
32Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 31 - Cell 2
33Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) AstanaRow 32 - Cell 2
34Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 33 - Cell 2
35Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 34 - Cell 2
36Martin Reimer (Ger) Cervelo Test Team0:03:50
37Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha0:04:57
38Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne0:04:59
39Gatis Smukulis (Lat) AG2R La MondialeRow 38 - Cell 2
40Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 39 - Cell 2
41Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 40 - Cell 2
42Anthony Roux (Fra) Francaise Des JeuxRow 41 - Cell 2
43Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo Test TeamRow 42 - Cell 2
44Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram0:14:54
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Teams classification
1Colnago - CSF Inox10:48:45
2Team Saxo BankRow 1 - Cell 2
3Team KatushaRow 2 - Cell 2
4Caisse d'EpargneRow 3 - Cell 2
5Androni GiocattoliRow 4 - Cell 2
6Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 5 - Cell 2
7Team MilramRow 6 - Cell 2
8BMC Racing TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9AstanaRow 8 - Cell 2
10Acqua & SaponeRow 9 - Cell 2
11Liquigas-DoimoRow 10 - Cell 2
12Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 11 - Cell 2
13Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 12 - Cell 2
14Francaise Des JeuxRow 13 - Cell 2
15Cervelo Test TeamRow 14 - Cell 2
16Garmin - TransitionsRow 15 - Cell 2
17AG2R La MondialeRow 16 - Cell 2
18Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 17 - Cell 2
19Omega Pharma-LottoRow 18 - Cell 2
20RabobankRow 19 - Cell 2
21Quick StepRow 20 - Cell 2
22ISD - NeriRow 21 - Cell 2

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