Bennati blazes to victory
By Cycling News published
Italian sprinter takes leader's jersey from Gerdemann
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Yesterday, Liquigas-Doimo stretched out the peloton in a textbook lead-out for their sprinter Daniele Bennati only to have Tom Boonen (Quick Step) spoil the party and overtake the Italian in the charge to the line.
Today, however, the Liquigas train would not be denied as Bennati won the field sprint into Monsummano Terme, speeding to victory with a bike-length lead over Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-Farnese Vini) and Bernhard Eisel (Team HTC - Columbia) on the slightly downhill finish.
The third stage of Tirreno-Adriatico passed through Franco Ballerini's home town and Bennati emotionally dedicated his win to the Italian national coach who died in a rally car accident a month ago.
"It was strange today because I thought about him (Ballerini) all day and several times during the stage I imagined seeing him along the road side. I saw people's faces and I thought it was him but then I quickly realised Franco's not with us anymore. I still can't believe it.
"After the finish I saw his father-in-law Luigi Ricasoli and we both got upset. I gave him the winner's flowers. It's a small gesture but he's going to take them to the cemetery. I still haven't been to see his grave because I've been busy since getting back from the Tour of Oman but I'll go soon."
Petacchi's second place finish showed the Italian has recovered from his crash suffered in training on Monday. "I felt good during the stage and so I decided to have a go in the sprint," said Petacchi. "Hondo was perfect in the way he took me up to Bennati's wheel but today Bennati was the strongest. When I tried to go past him, I didn't have the speed because I was also on the outside of the corner."
Bennati not only earned his first Tirreno-Adriatico stage win today, but time bonuses moved the 29-year-old Italian into the leader's maglia azzura. Overnight race leader Linus Gerdemann (Milram) drops to second, four seconds behind the Italian, and Tom Boonen (Quick Step) holds third, also four seconds back.
While Gerdemann is still in a promising position on general classification, the Milram captain lost two teammates on stage three. Fabian Wegmann crashed with eight kilometres to go and broke his collarbone while Johannes Fröhlinger dropped out due to illness.
"That was a very bitter day for us," said Christian Henn, Team Milram directeur sportif. "In Fabian Wegmann and Johannes Fröhlinger we have lost two very important riders. The next few days would have been something especially for Fabian. Johannes has suffered from his intestinal infection for several days now and today it was just too much."
Defending champion makes his move
The expected field sprint nearly didn't come to fruition as a dangerous 10-rider break escaped the peloton on the descent off the San Baronto, inside of 15 kilometres to go. The peloton crested the summit together after absorbing two riders on the final classified climb of the day: Australia's Cameron Wurf (Androni Giocattoli), the lone remaining rider from the day's early break, and Amets Txurruka (Euskaltel - Euskadi), who tried to bridge to Wurf from the peloton.
On the sinuous descent, however, defending champion Michele Scarponi and Francesco Ginanni (Androni Giocattoli), Stefano Garzelli and Francesco Failli (Acqua & Sapone), Maxim Iglinskiy (Astana), Federico Canuti (Colnago - CSF Inox), Giovanni Visconti (ISD - Neri), Manuele Mori (Lampre-Farnese Vini), and Vincenzo Nibali and Franco Pellizotti (Liquigas-Doimo) separated themselves from the peloton and soon gained a 20-second advantage.
With five kilometres to go the escapees held an 18-second lead on the peloton, but the break started to lose cohesion as work was not being shared equally. Scarponi attacked the break and was joined by Nibali, but the duo were chased down by their fellow escapees.
Soon afterwards, with two kilometres remaining, the 10-man move was absorbed by a hard-chasing peloton and Liquigas once again moved to the head of affairs for Bennati.
1 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | 3:54:09 |
2 | Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | |
3 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC - Columbia | |
4 | Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Transitions | |
5 | Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Professional Cycling Team | |
6 | Sacha Modolo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | |
7 | Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana | |
8 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team | |
9 | Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
10 | Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank | |
11 | Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha | |
12 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | |
13 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | |
14 | Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana | |
15 | Fabio Taborre (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
16 | Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | |
17 | Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling Team | |
18 | Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | |
19 | Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank | |
20 | Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Katusha | |
21 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step | |
22 | Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | |
23 | Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana | |
24 | Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram | |
25 | Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale | |
26 | Nikolai Trusov (Rus) Team Katusha | |
27 | Yoann Offredo (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux | |
28 | Peter Velits (Svk) Team HTC - Columbia | |
29 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | |
30 | Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | |
31 | George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
32 | Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team | |
33 | Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions | |
34 | Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | |
35 | Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling Team | |
36 | Thomas Frei (Swi) BMC Racing Team | |
37 | Rene Mandri (Est) AG2R La Mondiale | |
38 | Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Androni Giocattoli | |
39 | Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Cervelo Test Team | |
40 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
41 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | |
42 | Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step | |
43 | Jan Bakelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | |
44 | Federico Canuti (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | |
45 | Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram | |
46 | Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | |
47 | Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | |
48 | Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Androni Giocattoli | |
49 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank | |
50 | Michael Barry (Can) Sky Professional Cycling Team | |
51 | Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese Vini | |
52 | Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step | |
53 | Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux | |
54 | Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team | |
55 | Serguei Klimov (Rus) Team Katusha | |
56 | Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank | |
57 | Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini | |
58 | Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne | |
59 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | |
60 | Michele Scarponi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
61 | Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto | |
62 | Giovanni Visconti (Ita) ISD - Neri | |
63 | Nick Nuyens (Bel) Rabobank | |
64 | Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | |
65 | Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | |
66 | Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | |
67 | Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | |
68 | Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Team Katusha | |
69 | Markus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram | |
70 | Francesco Failli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | |
71 | Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin - Transitions | |
72 | Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne | |
73 | Francesco Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | |
74 | Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | |
75 | Benoit Vaugrenard (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux | |
76 | Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step | |
77 | Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | |
78 | Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia | |
79 | Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
80 | Simone Stortoni (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | |
81 | Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | |
82 | Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
83 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank | |
84 | Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team HTC - Columbia | |
85 | Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing Team | |
86 | Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank | |
87 | Michael Albasini (Swi) Team HTC - Columbia | |
88 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:00:19 |
89 | Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | 0:00:24 |
90 | Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Acqua & Sapone | |
91 | Simon Clarke (Aus) ISD - Neri | 0:00:42 |
92 | Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:00:51 |
93 | Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 0:01:27 |
94 | Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:01:29 |
95 | Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana | 0:01:41 |
96 | Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | 0:01:46 |
97 | Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 0:02:12 |
98 | Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
99 | Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana | 0:03:28 |
100 | Allan Davis (Aus) Astana | |
101 | Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - Transitions | |
102 | Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux | |
103 | Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank | |
104 | Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling Team | |
105 | Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team | |
106 | Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step | |
107 | Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step | |
108 | Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukr) ISD - Neri | |
109 | Marco Bandiera (Ita) Team Katusha | |
110 | Cameron Wurf (Aus) Androni Giocattoli | |
111 | Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) Garmin - Transitions | |
112 | Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step | |
113 | Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
114 | Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) ISD - Neri | 0:06:40 |
115 | Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram | |
116 | Andreas Klier (Ger) Cervelo Test Team | 0:06:44 |
117 | Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank | 0:06:55 |
118 | Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank | |
119 | Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:07:23 |
120 | Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Francaise Des Jeux | |
121 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team | 0:09:15 |
122 | Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team | |
123 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - Columbia | 0:11:45 |
124 | Servais Knaven (Ned) Team Milram | |
125 | Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervelo Test Team | |
126 | Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervelo Test Team | |
127 | Anthony Roux (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux | |
128 | Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux | |
129 | Matthew Wilson (Aus) Garmin - Transitions | |
130 | Baden Cooke (Aus) Team Saxo Bank | |
131 | Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Team Katusha | |
132 | Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step | |
133 | Carlo Scognamiglio (Ita) ISD - Neri | |
134 | Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Caisse d'Epargne | |
135 | Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha | |
136 | Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Astana | |
137 | Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia | |
138 | Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne | |
139 | Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | |
140 | Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin - Transitions | |
141 | Domenik Klemme (Ger) Team Saxo Bank | |
142 | Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervelo Test Team | |
143 | Martin Reimer (Ger) Cervelo Test Team | |
144 | Valeriy Dmitriyev (Kaz) Astana | |
145 | Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team | |
146 | Mattia Gavazzi (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | |
147 | Roy Sentjens (Ned) Team Milram | |
148 | Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Omega Pharma-Lotto | |
149 | Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team | |
150 | Frank Hoj (Den) Team Saxo Bank | |
151 | Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Team Saxo Bank | |
152 | Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team HTC - Columbia | |
153 | Marco Frapporti (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | |
154 | Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale | |
155 | Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo Test Team | |
156 | Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
157 | Gatis Smukulis (Lat) AG2R La Mondiale | |
158 | Alan Marangoni (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | |
159 | Manuel Belletti (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | |
160 | Oscar Gatto (Ita) ISD - Neri | |
161 | Diego Caccia (Ita) ISD - Neri | |
162 | Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank | |
163 | Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank | |
164 | Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin - Transitions | |
165 | Pablo Urtasun Perez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | |
166 | Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | |
167 | Andrea Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | |
168 | Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | |
169 | Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | |
DNF | Leif Hoste (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | |
DNF | Aitor Hernandez Gutierrez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | |
DNF | Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) ISD - Neri | |
DNF | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram | |
DNF | Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram |
1 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | 12 | pts |
2 | Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 10 | |
3 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC - Columbia | 8 | |
4 | Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Transitions | 7 | |
5 | Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 6 | |
6 | Sacha Modolo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | 5 | |
7 | Diego Caccia (Ita) ISD - Neri | 5 | |
8 | Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana | 4 | |
9 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 3 | |
10 | Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 3 | |
11 | Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | 2 | |
12 | Cameron Wurf (Aus) Androni Giocattoli | 2 | |
13 | Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 1 | |
14 | Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step | 1 |
1 | Cameron Wurf (Aus) Androni Giocattoli | 5 | pts |
2 | Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 3 | |
3 | Diego Caccia (Ita) ISD - Neri | 2 | |
4 | Francesco Failli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | 1 |
1 | Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | 5 | pts |
2 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | 3 | |
3 | Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | 2 | |
4 | Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | 1 |
1 | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 11:42:27 |
2 | Liquigas-Doimo | |
3 | Astana | |
4 | Team Katusha | |
5 | Lampre-Farnese Vini | |
6 | Androni Giocattoli | |
7 | Omega Pharma-Lotto | |
8 | BMC Racing Team | |
9 | Garmin - Transitions | |
10 | Team HTC - Columbia | |
11 | Quick Step | |
12 | Caisse d'Epargne | |
13 | Euskaltel - Euskadi | |
14 | Rabobank | |
15 | Colnago - CSF Inox | |
16 | Team Milram | |
17 | AG2R La Mondiale | |
18 | Française Des Jeux | |
19 | Acqua & Sapone | |
20 | ISD - Neri | 0:04:10 |
21 | Team Saxo Bank | 0:06:55 |
22 | Cervélo TestTeam | 0:18:29 |
1 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | 11:44:23 |
2 | Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram | 0:00:04 |
3 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step | |
4 | Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:00:08 |
5 | Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank | |
6 | Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | |
7 | Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | |
8 | Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 0:00:10 |
9 | Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:13 |
10 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:00:14 |
11 | Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Transitions | |
12 | Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
13 | Sacha Modolo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | |
14 | Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana | |
15 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team | |
16 | Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | |
17 | Nikolai Trusov (Rus) Team Katusha | |
18 | Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana | |
19 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | |
20 | Fabio Taborre (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
21 | Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | |
22 | Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Professional Cycling Team | |
23 | Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions | |
24 | Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | |
25 | Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana | |
26 | Rene Mandri (Est) AG2R La Mondiale | |
27 | Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling Team | |
28 | Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | |
29 | Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step | |
30 | Federico Canuti (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | |
31 | Markus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram | |
32 | Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | |
33 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | |
34 | Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling Team | |
35 | Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha | |
36 | Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Katusha | |
37 | Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | |
38 | Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | |
39 | Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini | |
40 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | |
41 | Michael Albasini (Swi) Team HTC - Columbia | |
42 | Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia | |
43 | Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese Vini | |
44 | Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Androni Giocattoli | |
45 | Thomas Frei (Swi) BMC Racing Team | |
46 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank | |
47 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | |
48 | Michele Scarponi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
49 | Jan Bakelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | |
50 | Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale | |
51 | Michael Barry (Can) Sky Professional Cycling Team | |
52 | Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Androni Giocattoli | |
53 | Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux | |
54 | Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram | |
55 | Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | |
56 | Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing Team | |
57 | Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne | |
58 | Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step | |
59 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
60 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank | |
61 | Francesco Failli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | |
62 | Nick Nuyens (Bel) Rabobank | |
63 | Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne | |
64 | Serguei Klimov (Rus) Team Katusha | |
65 | Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team HTC - Columbia | |
66 | Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | |
67 | Yoann Offredo (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux | |
68 | Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Cervelo Test Team | |
69 | Simone Stortoni (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | |
70 | Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
71 | Francesco Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | |
72 | Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | |
73 | Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto | |
74 | Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | |
75 | Giovanni Visconti (Ita) ISD - Neri | |
76 | Benoit Vaugrenard (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux | |
77 | Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank | |
78 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:00:33 |
79 | Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Acqua & Sapone | 0:00:38 |
80 | Simon Clarke (Aus) ISD - Neri | 0:00:56 |
81 | Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step | 0:01:15 |
82 | Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | 0:01:31 |
83 | Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 0:01:41 |
84 | Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:02:12 |
85 | Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:02:26 |
86 | Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | |
87 | Peter Velits (Svk) Team HTC - Columbia | 0:02:38 |
88 | Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:02:39 |
89 | Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | 0:02:55 |
90 | Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:03:40 |
91 | Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana | 0:03:42 |
92 | Allan Davis (Aus) Astana | |
93 | Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) Garmin - Transitions | |
94 | Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux | |
95 | Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank | |
96 | Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step | |
97 | Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukr) ISD - Neri | 0:04:40 |
98 | Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 0:04:43 |
99 | Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step | |
100 | Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana | 0:05:00 |
101 | Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Team Katusha | 0:05:11 |
102 | George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:05:13 |
103 | Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank | |
104 | Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:06:04 |
105 | Marco Bandiera (Ita) Team Katusha | 0:06:07 |
106 | Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) ISD - Neri | 0:06:54 |
107 | Andreas Klier (Ger) Cervelo Test Team | 0:06:58 |
108 | Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step | 0:07:08 |
109 | Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Francaise Des Jeux | 0:07:57 |
110 | Cameron Wurf (Aus) Androni Giocattoli | 0:08:40 |
111 | Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank | 0:08:41 |
112 | Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
113 | Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team | 0:09:29 |
114 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team | |
115 | Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:10:00 |
116 | Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team | 0:11:59 |
117 | Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervelo Test Team | |
118 | Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | |
119 | Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervelo Test Team | |
120 | Marco Frapporti (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | |
121 | Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervelo Test Team | |
122 | Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | |
123 | Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Team Katusha | 0:13:00 |
124 | Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Astana | |
125 | Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | |
126 | Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:13:15 |
127 | Alan Marangoni (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | 0:13:33 |
128 | Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin - Transitions | 0:13:50 |
129 | Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 0:14:17 |
130 | Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux | 0:14:24 |
131 | Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank | |
132 | Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne | |
133 | Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale | |
134 | Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | |
135 | Pablo Urtasun Perez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | |
136 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC - Columbia | 0:14:43 |
137 | Valeriy Dmitriyev (Kaz) Astana | 0:15:25 |
138 | Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank | |
139 | Frank Hoj (Den) Team Saxo Bank | |
140 | Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram | 0:15:31 |
141 | Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - Transitions | 0:15:34 |
142 | Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | 0:15:36 |
143 | Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step | 0:16:34 |
144 | Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank | 0:16:39 |
145 | Carlo Scognamiglio (Ita) ISD - Neri | 0:16:58 |
146 | Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
147 | Domenik Klemme (Ger) Team Saxo Bank | 0:17:24 |
148 | Manuel Belletti (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | 0:18:45 |
149 | Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:19:19 |
150 | Anthony Roux (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux | 0:19:23 |
151 | Matthew Wilson (Aus) Garmin - Transitions | |
152 | Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Omega Pharma-Lotto | |
153 | Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo Test Team | |
154 | Andrea Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | 0:19:43 |
155 | Martin Reimer (Ger) Cervelo Test Team | 0:20:13 |
156 | Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 0:20:36 |
157 | Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin - Transitions | 0:20:39 |
158 | Baden Cooke (Aus) Team Saxo Bank | 0:21:33 |
159 | Oscar Gatto (Ita) ISD - Neri | |
160 | Servais Knaven (Ned) Team Milram | 0:22:34 |
161 | Roy Sentjens (Ned) Team Milram | |
162 | Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin - Transitions | 0:22:49 |
163 | Gatis Smukulis (Lat) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:23:41 |
164 | Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team HTC - Columbia | 0:25:35 |
165 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - Columbia | 0:26:32 |
166 | Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia | |
167 | Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team | |
168 | Diego Caccia (Ita) ISD - Neri | 0:29:11 |
169 | Mattia Gavazzi (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | 0:31:02 |
1 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | 20 | pts |
2 | Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram | 12 | |
3 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step | 12 | |
4 | Diego Caccia (Ita) ISD - Neri | 11 | |
5 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 11 | |
6 | Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Transitions | 11 | |
7 | Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 10 | |
8 | Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 10 | |
9 | Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank | 10 | |
10 | Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 10 | |
11 | Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 9 | |
12 | Sacha Modolo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | 9 | |
13 | Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | 8 | |
14 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC - Columbia | 8 | |
15 | Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | 7 | |
16 | Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Team Katusha | 7 | |
17 | Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 6 | |
18 | Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Francaise Des Jeux | 6 | |
19 | Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukr) ISD - Neri | 5 | |
20 | Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana | 4 | |
21 | Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha | 4 |
1 | Diego Caccia (Ita) ISD - Neri | 12 | pts |
2 | Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukr) ISD - Neri | 10 | |
3 | Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | 5 | |
4 | Cameron Wurf (Aus) Androni Giocattoli | 5 | |
5 | Alan Marangoni (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | 5 | |
6 | Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | 4 | |
7 | Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha | 4 | |
8 | Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 3 | |
9 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | 3 | |
10 | Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | 3 | |
11 | Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 3 | |
12 | Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | 2 | |
13 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | 2 | |
14 | Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin - Transitions | 2 | |
15 | Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | 1 | |
16 | Francesco Failli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | 1 | |
17 | Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step | 1 |
1 | Astana | 35:13:51 |
2 | Sky Professional Cycling Team | |
3 | Colnago - CSF Inox | |
4 | Liquigas-Doimo | |
5 | Lampre-Farnese Vini | |
6 | Team Katusha | |
7 | Caisse d'Epargne | |
8 | Garmin - Transitions | |
9 | Androni Giocattoli | |
10 | Team Milram | |
11 | Omega Pharma-Lotto | |
12 | BMC Racing Team | |
13 | Quick Step | |
14 | Team HTC - Columbia | |
15 | Euskaltel - Euskadi | |
16 | Acqua & Sapone | |
17 | AG2R La Mondiale | |
18 | Rabobank | |
19 | Française Des Jeux | |
20 | ISD - Neri | 0:04:10 |
21 | Team Saxo Bank | 0:08:27 |
22 | Cervélo TestTeam | 0:18:29 |

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