Goss prevails in Indicatore
Cavendish remains in Tirreno-Adriatico leader's jersey
Matthew Goss (Orica-GreenEdge) claimed stage 2 of the Tirreno-Adriatico in a frantic sprint into Indicatore. The Orica-GreenEdge sprinter edged out Manuel Belletti (AG2R La Mondiale) and Gerald Ciolek (MTN-Qhubeka) for his first win since stage 3 of last year’s Giro d’Italia.
Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) and sprint rival Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol) were forced to settle for the minor places, 5th and 7th respectively, while the Brit managed to retain his overall lead after the 232km stage.
Heavy rain played havoc during the stage but having been earmarked as the first battle royale between the world’s best sprinters there was little let up after an early break was caught inside the final 30 kilometres.
Despite Greipel and Cavendish looking for early bragging rights in their first duel of the 2013 season it was Peter Sagan’s Cannondale team who marshalled the peloton as they approached the final 10 kilometres. Sky and MTN-Qhubeka joined the fore but with three kilometres to go the peloton began to stretch, causing a number of gaps.
Cavendish briefly looked out of the picture but hard work from Niki Terpstra was enough for the Manxman to remain in contention.
Greipel’s Lotto Belisol squad took over at the front of the peloton when Cannondale began to wilt but despite numerical superiority, it was Goss who proved the freshest on the day.
Rainy day in the saddle
At the start in San Vincenzo the riders looked up at the grey skies as they signed on, hoping the rain would hold off. However their pockets were packed with gloves and capes, ready for a long day in the saddle and a long day in the rain.
The 232k stage started on time at 10:30 and headed south towards Piombino and Follonica before heading inland into the Tuscan hills. The rain began after just 20 minutes, with riders huddling together as if to stay warm together.
The early break of the day eventually formed on the approach to the long, rolling climb to Massa Marittima, with Kevin Hulsmans (Fantini Vini-Selle Italia), Cesare Benedetti (NetApp-Endura) and Garikoitz Bravo (Euskaltel-Euskadi) jumping away together after 29km. The peloton let them go and the trio quickly opened a lead of seven minutes, with Omega Pharma-Quick Step setting the tempo behind.
The stage passed below Siena and through the Chianti hills but the riders had little chance to enjoy the views across the vineyards due to the low clouds and rain. Up front Bravo and Benedetti were first and second on the first climb of the stage, then swapping placing on the second climb. As Bravo and Benedetti tied on KOM points, the day's general classification would be the tie breaker deciding who leads the category, with the nod ultimately going to the Euskaltel-Euskadi Spaniard.
Inside the final 100km of the race, the gap to the leading trio began to fall as the peloton upped the pace. Omega Pharma-Quick Step was doing their part but other teams also chipped in to help the chase and bring the gap down to a manageable four minutes.
The riders faced five laps of a finishing circuit around Indicatore and Arezzo, with the break holding a 3:15 gap at the first passage, at 62km to go. Bravo decided to sit up before the first passage but Benedetti and Hulsmans pressed on in search of glory and some television time for their sponsors.
The peloton was happy to let them hang out front as the laps ticked down and the rain came down even more, knowing the stage distance and the acceleration from the sprinters' teams would see them caught.
The gap was just a minute with 38km to go and the two were eventually caught with 30km remaining. Sep Vanmarcke (Blanco) made a solo attack, gaining little breathing room, and once he was brought back into the peloton at 17km to go it was time for a high-speed, nerve-wracking sprint finale in the rain.
1 | Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | 5:48:41 |
2 | Manuel Belletti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) MTN-Qhubeka | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN-Qhubeka | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) RadioShack Leopard | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Boy van Poppel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Sharp | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Greg Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack Leopard | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Niki Terpstra (Ned) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin-Sharp | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team NetApp-Endura | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Garmin-Sharp | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Jacobus Venter (RSA) MTN-Qhubeka | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Tiziano Dall'Antonia (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Lars Boom (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Ioannis Tamouridis (Gre) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Dario Cataldo (Ita) Sky Procycling | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Oscar Gatto (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Danilo Hondo (Ger) RadioShack Leopard | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Matteo Rabottini (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Team NetApp-Endura | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Thor Hushovd (Nor) BMC Racing Team | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Christian Knees (Ger) Sky Procycling | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Blanco Pro Cycling Team | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Manuele Boaro (Ita) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Sky Procycling | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin-Sharp | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar Team | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana Pro Team | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | José Joao Pimenta Costa Mendes (Por) Team NetApp-Endura | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Thomas Dekker (Ned) Garmin-Sharp | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) MTN-Qhubeka | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Mitchell Docker (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Grega Bole (Slo) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) MTN-Qhubeka | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Mauro Finetto (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Hayden Roulston (NZl) RadioShack Leopard | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Katusha | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Jan Barta (Cze) Team NetApp-Endura | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) RadioShack Leopard | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) RadioShack Leopard | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Andreas Stauff (Ger) MTN-Qhubeka | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Katusha | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Lotto Belisol | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) FDJ | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) MTN-Qhubeka | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Maxim Belkov (Rus) Katusha | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Steve Chainel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Francesco Failli (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Sky Procycling | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Eros Capecchi (Ita) Movistar Team | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Bauke Mollema (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Martin Reimer (Ger) MTN-Qhubeka | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
121 | Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
122 | Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Katusha | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
124 | Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
125 | Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
126 | Maarten Wynants (Bel) Blanco Pro Cycling Team | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
127 | Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Blanco Pro Cycling Team | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
128 | Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
129 | Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
130 | Paul Martens (Ger) Blanco Pro Cycling Team | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
131 | Robert Vrecer (Slo) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
132 | Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
133 | Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
134 | Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp-Endura | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
135 | Svein Tuft (Can) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
136 | Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
137 | Bram Tankink (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
138 | Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
139 | Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
140 | Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski (USA) Sky Procycling | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
141 | Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
142 | Moreno Moser (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
143 | Jens Mouris (Ned) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
144 | Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
145 | David De La Cruz Melgarejo (Spa) Team NetApp-Endura | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
146 | Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
147 | Paul Voss (Ger) Team NetApp-Endura | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
148 | Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team NetApp-Endura | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
149 | Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
150 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
151 | Laurent Mangel (Fra) FDJ | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
152 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 151 - Cell 2 |
153 | Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 152 - Cell 2 |
154 | Stijn Devolder (Bel) RadioShack Leopard | Row 153 - Cell 2 |
155 | Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | Row 154 - Cell 2 |
156 | Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 155 - Cell 2 |
157 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Sharp | Row 156 - Cell 2 |
158 | Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 157 - Cell 2 |
159 | Kristijan Koren (Slo) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 158 - Cell 2 |
160 | Fredrik Carl Wilhelm Kessiakoff (Swe) Astana Pro Team | Row 159 - Cell 2 |
161 | Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | Row 160 - Cell 2 |
162 | Andy Schleck (Lux) RadioShack Leopard | Row 161 - Cell 2 |
163 | Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 162 - Cell 2 |
164 | Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | Row 163 - Cell 2 |
165 | Koen De Kort (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 164 - Cell 2 |
166 | Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 165 - Cell 2 |
167 | Rohan Dennis (Aus) Garmin-Sharp | Row 166 - Cell 2 |
168 | Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | Row 167 - Cell 2 |
169 | Stephen Cummings (GBr) BMC Racing Team | Row 168 - Cell 2 |
170 | Simone Stortoni (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 169 - Cell 2 |
171 | Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 170 - Cell 2 |
172 | Ricardo Garcia Ambroa (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:00:39 |
173 | Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 172 - Cell 2 |
174 | Nick Nuyens (Bel) Garmin-Sharp | 0:01:08 |
175 | Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ | 0:01:42 |
1 | Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | 5 | pts |
2 | Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp-Endura | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Cannondale Pro Cycling |
Mark Cavendish (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quick Step |
Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step |
Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step |
1 | Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | 12 | pts |
2 | Manuel Belletti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 10 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) MTN-Qhubeka | 8 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida | 7 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | 6 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ | 5 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol | 4 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN-Qhubeka | 3 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 2 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 1 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
1 | Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 5 | pts |
2 | Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp-Endura | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
1 | Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp-Endura | 5 | pts |
2 | Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
1 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | 6:08:02 |
2 | Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | 0:00:02 |
3 | Niki Terpstra (Ned) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | 0:00:03 |
4 | Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team | 0:00:14 |
7 | Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar Team | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Eros Capecchi (Ita) Movistar Team | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | 0:00:17 |
13 | Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:00:19 |
14 | Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Thor Hushovd (Nor) BMC Racing Team | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Stephen Cummings (GBr) BMC Racing Team | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:00:22 |
20 | Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Moreno Moser (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Kristijan Koren (Slo) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 0:00:23 |
25 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana Pro Team | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Fredrik Carl Wilhelm Kessiakoff (Swe) Astana Pro Team | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team | 0:00:24 |
31 | Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica-GreenEdge | 0:00:27 |
32 | Svein Tuft (Can) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Jens Mouris (Ned) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Dario Cataldo (Ita) Sky Procycling | 0:00:28 |
37 | Christian Knees (Ger) Sky Procycling | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Sky Procycling | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Sky Procycling | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | 0:00:32 |
44 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Manuele Boaro (Ita) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Tiziano Dall'Antonia (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:00:35 |
49 | Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida | 0:00:38 |
50 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) RadioShack Leopard | 0:00:39 |
56 | Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack Leopard | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Danilo Hondo (Ger) RadioShack Leopard | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) RadioShack Leopard | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) RadioShack Leopard | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Lars Boom (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:40 |
61 | Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Blanco Pro Cycling Team | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Bauke Mollema (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Paul Martens (Ger) Blanco Pro Cycling Team | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida | 0:00:41 |
66 | Simone Stortoni (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team NetApp-Endura | 0:00:42 |
68 | Jan Barta (Cze) Team NetApp-Endura | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | David De La Cruz Melgarejo (Spa) Team NetApp-Endura | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team NetApp-Endura | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Paul Voss (Ger) Team NetApp-Endura | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha | 0:00:47 |
73 | Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Katusha | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Katusha | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Maxim Belkov (Rus) Katusha | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Katusha | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano | 0:00:54 |
79 | Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | 0:00:57 |
84 | André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Greg Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) MTN-Qhubeka | 0:00:59 |
90 | Bram Tankink (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:00 |
91 | Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Sharp | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin-Sharp | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Thomas Dekker (Ned) Garmin-Sharp | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Sharp | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Rohan Dennis (Aus) Garmin-Sharp | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN-Qhubeka | 0:01:03 |
97 | Jacobus Venter (RSA) MTN-Qhubeka | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) MTN-Qhubeka | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) MTN-Qhubeka | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) MTN-Qhubeka | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ | 0:01:05 |
102 | Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Laurent Mangel (Fra) FDJ | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:07 |
107 | Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:01:08 |
113 | Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | 0:01:09 |
118 | Matteo Rabottini (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Francesco Failli (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
121 | Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
122 | Ioannis Tamouridis (Gre) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
124 | Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
125 | Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
126 | Robert Vrecer (Slo) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
127 | Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
128 | José Joao Pimenta Costa Mendes (Por) Team NetApp-Endura | 0:01:12 |
129 | Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | 0:01:13 |
130 | Oscar Gatto (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | 0:01:20 |
131 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 0:01:25 |
132 | Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
133 | Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin-Sharp | 0:01:29 |
134 | Stijn Devolder (Bel) RadioShack Leopard | 0:01:30 |
135 | Andy Schleck (Lux) RadioShack Leopard | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
136 | Mauro Finetto (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | 0:01:37 |
137 | Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:01:38 |
138 | Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:01:48 |
139 | Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) FDJ | 0:01:53 |
140 | Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp-Endura | 0:01:55 |
141 | Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Team NetApp-Endura | 0:01:57 |
142 | Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
143 | Maarten Wynants (Bel) Blanco Pro Cycling Team | 0:02:08 |
144 | Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
145 | Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
146 | Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | 0:02:10 |
147 | Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 0:02:23 |
148 | Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Blanco Pro Cycling Team | 0:02:29 |
149 | Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Lotto Belisol | 0:02:30 |
150 | Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
151 | Grega Bole (Slo) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:02:33 |
152 | Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski (USA) Sky Procycling | 0:02:34 |
153 | Martin Reimer (Ger) MTN-Qhubeka | 0:02:38 |
154 | Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | 0:02:40 |
155 | Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:02:41 |
156 | Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Garmin-Sharp | 0:02:46 |
157 | Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ | 0:02:47 |
158 | Mitchell Docker (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | 0:02:50 |
159 | Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:02:51 |
160 | Boy van Poppel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:02:58 |
161 | Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ | 0:02:59 |
162 | Andreas Stauff (Ger) MTN-Qhubeka | 0:03:00 |
163 | Koen De Kort (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | 0:03:10 |
164 | Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 163 - Cell 2 |
165 | Manuel Belletti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:03:12 |
166 | Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 0:03:13 |
167 | Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 166 - Cell 2 |
168 | Hayden Roulston (NZl) RadioShack Leopard | 0:03:14 |
169 | Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha | 0:03:23 |
170 | Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha | Row 169 - Cell 2 |
171 | Ricardo Garcia Ambroa (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:03:30 |
172 | Steve Chainel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:03:39 |
173 | Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | 0:03:51 |
174 | Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | Row 173 - Cell 2 |
175 | Nick Nuyens (Bel) Garmin-Sharp | 0:03:54 |
1 | Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | 12 | pts |
2 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | 11 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Manuel Belletti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 10 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) MTN-Qhubeka | 8 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida | 7 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 5 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | 5 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ | 5 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol | 4 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | 3 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN-Qhubeka | 3 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp-Endura | 3 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 2 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 1 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | 1 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team | -5 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
1 | Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 8 | pts |
2 | Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp-Endura | 8 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | 4 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | 2 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
1 | Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | 6:08:04 |
2 | Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar Team | 0:00:12 |
3 | Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:17 |
4 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:00:20 |
5 | Moreno Moser (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Sky Procycling | 0:00:26 |
7 | Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida | 0:00:36 |
9 | Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) RadioShack Leopard | 0:00:37 |
11 | Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Blanco Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:38 |
12 | Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team NetApp-Endura | 0:00:40 |
14 | David De La Cruz Melgarejo (Spa) Team NetApp-Endura | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano | 0:00:52 |
16 | Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | 0:00:55 |
18 | Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin-Sharp | 0:00:58 |
19 | Rohan Dennis (Aus) Garmin-Sharp | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN-Qhubeka | 0:01:01 |
21 | Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ | 0:01:03 |
22 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:01:06 |
23 | Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 0:01:07 |
24 | Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:01:46 |
25 | Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski (USA) Sky Procycling | 0:02:32 |
26 | Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | 0:02:38 |
27 | Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:02:49 |
28 | Boy van Poppel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:02:56 |
29 | Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ | 0:02:57 |
30 | Ricardo Garcia Ambroa (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:03:28 |
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