Rodriguez solos to victory in Chieti
Froome takes over leader's jersey from Kwiatkowski
Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) unleashed a fierce uphill acceleration to claim stage 5 of Tirreno-Adriatico in Chieti, while Chris Froome (Sky) did enough to unseat Michael Kwiatowski (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) from the overall lead and put himself in poll position to claim final victory.
At 230 kilometres, the stage was the second instalment of Tirreno-Adriatico’s long weekend, but the effects weren’t definitively felt until the short, sharp climb up Via Salomone inside the final 1500 metres, when Rodriguez careered away from the select group of contenders on a gradient of 15%.
Froome and Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) didn’t dare to try and match the ferocity of Rodriguez’s attack but they did lift the pace as they set off in pursuit, and this change in tempo was enough to see Kwiatowski deposited out the back of the leading group, while Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) also began to suffer.
Rodriguez crossed the summit with 5 seconds in hand and a shade over one kilometre still to race, but the Catalan had enough in reserve to increase his advantage over Froome and Contador in the finale. He won the stage by 8 seconds from Bauke Mollema (Blanco), who led Contador, Mauro Santambrogio (Vini Fantini-Selle Italia), Chris Horner (RadioShack Leopard) and Froome over the line.
“It was a stage that suited me but I didn’t expect it because I was feeling terrible – I thought I had bad legs, especially after all the rain we had this week,” Rodriguez said afterwards. “This win really means a lot because there were a lot of good riders here and it’s never easy to beat them.”
Froome was pleased to take control of the blue jersey and he hinted afterwards that he had used up precious energy in chasing after Contador when he attacked to take the bonus seconds on the penultimate climb of Pietragrossa, just 3 kilometres from the finish. By day’s end, Froome had yielded six seconds in bonuses to Contador but he still maintains a 20-second lead over the Spaniard ahead of the final time trial in San Benedetto del Tronto on Tuesday.
“Contador lost some time yesterday and he tried to pull it back today. It was very hard for everybody after 230km, nobody had much left in the legs,” said Froome.
A disappointed Nibali crossed the line 17 seconds down on the stage, while Kwiatowski suffered badly to concede over 40 seconds in the closing 1.5 kilometres. Nibali now lies 3rd overall, 20 seconds down on Froome, while Kwiatowski has slipped to 4th at 24 seconds.
“I paid a price for the infernal rhythm of Froome’s team in the finale,” Nibali admitted, highlighting how, yet again, Sky’s strength in numbers proved decisive at Tirreno-Adriatico. Dario Cataldo, Sergio Henao and Rigoberto Uran were the men who drove the blue jersey group over the summit of the Passo Lanciano and continued to whittle it down on the rolling run-in to the finish at Chieti.
With 6 kilometres to go, their forcing saw dangermen Moreno Moser and Peter Sagan (Cannondale) drop off the back, and although Alberto Contador was able to slip away to claim the bonus with 4.6km to go, Sky were back on the front soon afterwards to shut down a counter-attack from Roman Kreuziger (Saxo-Tinkoff) and Andrey Amador (Movistar).
“The team pulled for the last 50km and did excellent work,” said Froome, matter-of-factly. At the same time in France, Richie Porte was riding towards another prestigious victory for Sky at Paris-Nice. It seems that marginal gains add up to some big differences.
How it happened
The sun was finally shining on the Tirreno-Adriatico peloton at the start in Ortona, with the glistening Adriatic and the snow-covered Apennines providing a stunning backdrop and indicating the two facets of the 230km stage.
A total of 168 riders rolled out from the start, with Francesco Chicchi (Vini Fantini-Selle Italia) the only non-starter after struggling with a temperature overnight. Sadly Sep Vanmarcke (Blanco Pro Cycling) was also forced to quit before the 'kilometre zero' mark after crashing. He hit his knee on the ground, later tweeting that his Classics campaign could be at risk due to damaged knee bursae. Olivier Kaisen (Lotto Belisol) also retired. Later Martin Reimer (MTN Qhubeka) and mountain's classification leader Francesco Failli (Vini Fantini-Selle Italia) also retired. The Italian had been riding with a cracked rib.
After several attacks and chases nine riders got away to form the break of the day after 20km. The nine were: Valerio Agnoli (Astana), Michael Schär (BMC), Maxim Belkov (Katusha), Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Merida), Sebastian Langeveld (Orica Greenedge), Stijn Devolder (Radioshack-Leopard), Juan Antonio Flecha (Vacansoleil-DCM), Cesare Benedetti (NetApp-Endura) and Oscar Gatto (Vini Fantini-Selle Italia).
Benedetti almost crashed on a corner, lost contact and eventually sat up, leaving eight riders in the break. Their lead grew to 7:00 after 65km, with Agnoli becoming virtual race leader. However, Omega Pharma- Quick Step and Team Sky set about closing the gap, and they later received a helping hand from the Cannondale squad of Moser and Sagan.
Cunego was first over the Forchetta di Paletta climb after 91km, ahead of Flecha, Agnoli and Devolder, with the peloton at six minutes. The race average was 35.100km/h.
The long valley road via Sulmona lead around the mountains of the Majella and to the foot of the Passo Lanciano, with Cannondale Pro Cycling and Ag2r-La Mondiale now leading the peloton.
The Passo Lanciano is 12km long, with an average gradient of 8.6%. With the finish just 40km from the finish, the climb was expected to inspire attacks and Cunego decided it was time to blow apart. He quickly left the rest and crossed the summit first. However the 25-strong gruppo also accelerated on the climb, and had caught everyone else by the 1306m high summit. The gap to Cunego was just two minutes.
The Italian tried his hardest to hold his lead on the fast descent towards Chieti but with the Team Sky machine on the front – and local rider Dario Cataldo particularly impressive – the gap fell rapidly and he was swept up with a shade over 6km to race. As expected, the steep climb to the centre of Chieti would decide the stage winner.
1 | Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha | 6:06:43 |
2 | Bauke Mollema (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:08 |
3 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack Leopard | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 0:00:17 |
8 | Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida | 0:00:22 |
9 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Sharp | 0:00:28 |
11 | Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team | 0:00:31 |
12 | Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Sky Procycling | 0:00:35 |
13 | Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Katusha | 0:00:46 |
17 | Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:51 |
18 | Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:09 |
19 | José Joao Pimenta Costa Mendes (Por) Team NetApp-Endura | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Matteo Rabottini (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | 0:01:17 |
21 | Paul Voss (Ger) Team NetApp-Endura | 0:01:20 |
22 | Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 0:01:37 |
26 | Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) MTN-Qhubeka | 0:01:44 |
28 | Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:01:57 |
29 | Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:03:04 |
31 | Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team NetApp-Endura | 0:03:46 |
32 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:03:52 |
34 | Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:04:01 |
35 | Maxim Belkov (Rus) Katusha | 0:04:35 |
36 | Moreno Moser (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:04:42 |
37 | Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:05:20 |
38 | Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | 0:06:01 |
42 | Dario Cataldo (Ita) Sky Procycling | 0:06:45 |
43 | Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ | 0:07:06 |
44 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana Pro Team | 0:07:35 |
45 | Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Orica-GreenEdge | 0:07:44 |
47 | Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Katusha | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski (USA) Sky Procycling | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Jan Barta (Cze) Team NetApp-Endura | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida | 0:08:53 |
55 | Stijn Devolder (Bel) RadioShack Leopard | 0:09:29 |
56 | Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:10:10 |
57 | Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Sky Procycling | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano | 0:10:51 |
65 | Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) RadioShack Leopard | 0:12:20 |
66 | Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Lampre-Merida | 0:14:05 |
67 | Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin-Sharp | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Paul Martens (Ger) Blanco Pro Cycling Team | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Rohan Dennis (Aus) Garmin-Sharp | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Mauro Finetto (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Lotto Belisol | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Kristijan Koren (Slo) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Robert Vrecer (Slo) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Ricardo Garcia Ambroa (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Katusha | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar Team | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Andy Schleck (Lux) RadioShack Leopard | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Christian Knees (Ger) Sky Procycling | 0:14:48 |
90 | Jacobus Venter (RSA) MTN-Qhubeka | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) RadioShack Leopard | 0:15:21 |
92 | Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:16:07 |
93 | Oscar Gatto (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | 0:16:12 |
94 | Greg Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol | 0:22:18 |
95 | Lars Boom (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Niki Terpstra (Ned) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Ioannis Tamouridis (Gre) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Maarten Wynants (Bel) Blanco Pro Cycling Team | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Thomas Dekker (Ned) Garmin-Sharp | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) MTN-Qhubeka | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Thor Hushovd (Nor) BMC Racing Team | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Laurent Mangel (Fra) FDJ | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Hayden Roulston (NZl) RadioShack Leopard | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Blanco Pro Cycling Team | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Koen De Kort (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Manuele Boaro (Ita) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin-Sharp | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | David De La Cruz Melgarejo (Spa) Team NetApp-Endura | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
121 | Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
122 | Tiziano Dall'Antonia (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
124 | Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | 0:22:25 |
125 | Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
126 | Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp-Endura | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
127 | Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
128 | Grega Bole (Slo) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
129 | Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
130 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) MTN-Qhubeka | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
131 | Danilo Hondo (Ger) RadioShack Leopard | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
132 | Manuel Belletti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
133 | Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
134 | Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
135 | Jens Mouris (Ned) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
136 | Eros Capecchi (Ita) Movistar Team | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
137 | Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
138 | Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
139 | Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) RadioShack Leopard | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
140 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
141 | Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) FDJ | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
142 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
143 | Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN-Qhubeka | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
144 | Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team NetApp-Endura | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
145 | Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Sharp | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
146 | Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
147 | Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
148 | Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
149 | Fredrik Carl Wilhelm Kessiakoff (Swe) Astana Pro Team | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
150 | Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
151 | Boy van Poppel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
152 | Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ | Row 151 - Cell 2 |
153 | Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | Row 152 - Cell 2 |
154 | Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Team NetApp-Endura | Row 153 - Cell 2 |
155 | Andreas Stauff (Ger) MTN-Qhubeka | Row 154 - Cell 2 |
156 | Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Garmin-Sharp | Row 155 - Cell 2 |
157 | Steve Chainel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 156 - Cell 2 |
158 | Stephen Cummings (GBr) BMC Racing Team | Row 157 - Cell 2 |
159 | Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 158 - Cell 2 |
160 | Svein Tuft (Can) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 159 - Cell 2 |
161 | Mitchell Docker (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 160 - Cell 2 |
162 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 161 - Cell 2 |
163 | Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha | Row 162 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | Row 163 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Blanco Pro Cycling Team | Row 164 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 165 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Martin Reimer (Ger) MTN-Qhubeka | Row 166 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Francesco Failli (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | Row 167 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | Row 168 - Cell 2 |
1 | Stijn Devolder (Bel) RadioShack Leopard | 5 | pts |
2 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Maxim Belkov (Rus) Katusha | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
1 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | 5 | pts |
2 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
1 | Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha | 12 | pts |
2 | Bauke Mollema (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team | 10 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | 8 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | 7 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack Leopard | 6 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling | 5 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 4 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida | 3 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | 2 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Sharp | 1 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
1 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida | 5 | pts |
2 | Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Stijn Devolder (Bel) RadioShack Leopard | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
1 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida | 5 | pts |
2 | Dario Cataldo (Ita) Sky Procycling | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Sky Procycling | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
1 | Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha | 5 | pts |
2 | Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack Leopard | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |