Sagan sprints to victory in Tirreno-Adriatico stage 3
Runner-up Kwiatkowski takes over leader's jersey
Peter Sagan (Cannondale) stormed to the line to take victory on stage 3 of Tirreno-Adriatico from Cascina to Arezzo, holding off Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) and Simon Clarke (Orica GreenEdge) in the process.
The final uphill sprint was difficult enough to alter the overall classification with overnight leader Mark Cavendish relinquishing his slender lead to his teammate Kwiatkowski.
Sagan, who came up short in stage 2, had no such troubles as he sprinted for the line after Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing Team) accelerated through the winding finale with 400 meters to go.
The finish, with its tight circuit roads and testing incline, was a perfect battleground for the two Classics stars to pit themselves against each other but the Belgian appeared to accelerate too early, and despite opening up a marginal gap he was easily chased down by Sagan. Gilbert was then forced to settle for fourth as man-of-the-moment Kwiatkowski and then Clarke surged past.
"I'm really happy to have won," Sagan said.
"As soon as I saw the profile of the stage and finish of this stage I wanted to do well. It went perfectly and I got it. I want to dedicate this stage to my mum, who is not too well at the moment."
"The win is important for me and for the team. I've got to thank my teammates because they protected me in the final kilometres. In the finale I used Bennati's wheel to move back up to the front. I've got to thank him for that. It helped me save energy that I used to produce a good sprint."
Sagan showed he is finding some good form in time for Milan-San Remo and the other Spring Classics.
"I hope so," he said. "As I've always said, the real season has started after all the warm-up races and training. It's winning now that matters."
Local rider Daniele Bennati (Tinkoff-Saxo) finished in sixth after his team laid the groundwork for his challenge with important pace-setting in the final few kilometres.
How it happened
The riders were again welcomed by warm sun as they lined up for the start on the outskirts of Cascina and the perfect conditions quickly inspired the first break of the day and convinced the peloton to let them go.
The only riders not to start were Jurgen van den Broeck (Lotto Belisol) and Italy's Jacopo Guarnieri (Astana). Both crashed heavily in the finale of stage two, suffering nasty injuries.
Van den Broeck arrived at the team bus with blood covering his lower leg after stage two. He needed stitches in his wound and headed home to Belgium for a complete check-up on the same knee he injured so badly last year at the Tour de France. Guarnieri tweeted before the stage that x-rays had revealed he fractured the fibula bone in his lower leg.
Soon after the start, Sergio Pardilla (MTN-Qhubeka) also retired due to pain his wrist. Dario Cataldo (Team Sky) also threw in the towel later in the stage, leaving Richie Porte without a key teammate as the mountain stages are about to begin.
The break of the day contained five riders, with Bardiani-CSF rider Marco Canola getting support from teammate Nicola Boem to defend the climber's jersey. Also in there were Jay Thomson (MTN-Qhubeka), Bjorn Thurau (Europcar) and Cesare Benedetti (NetApp-Endura).
The five gained three minutes after just five kilometres and the gap grew to five minutes as the race cut across the heart of Tuscany. Canola was first to the top of both climbs to secure maximum KOM points. He then sat up, and drifted back to the peloton, leaving the four others to fight on. Omega Pharma-QuickStep drove the chase in defence of Mark Cavendish's overall race lead.
The race arrived in Arezzo for the first time with 57km to go. The peloton would pass through the climb to the finish a further four times, ensuring they would know how to judge their finishing effort. Everyone quickly realised it was not going to be a normal sprint finish with a final climb and cobbled, twisting streets. The lead of the break was down to 4:30, with Lampre-Merida and Omega Pharma-QuickStep again leading the chase.
On the second climb up to the finish, Thurau threw caution to the wind and attacked alone, clearly in pursuit of some solo glory than trying to stay away from the peloton. He quickly carved out a lead of one minute by the time he completed one of the 11km laps but the peloton was chasing hard behind.
Trek Factory Racing also drove the chase on the flat part of the Arezzo circuit, lifting the speed to above 50km/h. Thurau refused to give up, showing the time trial skills of his father. However, his gap melted on the climb to the finish and he crossed the line with just a 22-second advantage.
On the final lap Thurau sat up, paving the way for Tinkoff-Saxo and a cluster of other teams to vie for control over the field. A mixture of overall contenders and sprinters ushered their men forward as they looked to remain in contention.
It was Tony Martin who led the peloton inside the final 800 meters, the world time trial champion splintering the field with only a handful of riders able to latch onto his coattails. One of them was Gilbert but despite the BMC rider’s aggressive turn of speed he was forced to watch as Sagan and Kwiatkowski settled upon the stage win and the leader’s jersey, respectively.
1 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale | 5:10:17 |
2 | Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Simon Clarke (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica GreenEdge | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:04 |
10 | Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ.fr | 0:00:06 |
13 | Julian David Arredondo Moreno (Col) Trek Factory Racing | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Richie Porte (Aus) Team Sky | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Trek Factory Racing | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Sacha Modolo (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Team Katusha | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Yoann Offredo (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Martin Elmiger (Swi) IAM Cycling | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Bauke Mollema (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team NetApp - Endura | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Team Katusha | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Christopher Horner (USA) Lampre-Merida | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bardiani-CSF | 0:00:14 |
34 | Michele Scarponi (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Ben Hermans (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Luke Durbridge (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Dominik Nerz (Ger) BMC Racing Team | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Jack Bauer (NZl) Garmin Sharp | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Marco Canola (Ita) Bardiani-CSF | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Moreno Moser (Ita) Cannondale | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Bardiani-CSF | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Bram Tankink (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin Sharp | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Tiago Machado (Por) Team NetApp - Endura | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Ivan Basso (Ita) Cannondale | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Eros Capecchi (Ita) Movistar Team | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Kristijan Koren (Slo) Cannondale | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Cannondale | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Iker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Team NetApp - Endura | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana Pro Team | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Team Sky | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) IAM Cycling | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Marcel Wyss (Swi) IAM Cycling | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Cameron Meyer (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin Sharp | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Heinrich Haussler (Aus) IAM Cycling | 0:00:23 |
71 | Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Sky | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Trek Factory Racing | 0:00:26 |
74 | Benjamin King (USA) Garmin Sharp | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Matthias Brandle (Aut) IAM Cycling | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:00:28 |
77 | Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:00:31 |
78 | Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Bardiani-CSF | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Tony Hurel (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:00:36 |
82 | Ian Stannard (GBr) Team Sky | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Team NetApp - Endura | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | David De La Cruz Melgarejo (Spa) Team NetApp - Endura | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Romain Sicard (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Marc Goos (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:42 |
88 | Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN - Qhubeka | 0:00:45 |
89 | Nick Nuyens (Bel) Garmin Sharp | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Oscar Gatto (Ita) Cannondale | 0:00:49 |
91 | Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Team Katusha | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Maxim Belkov (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | David Boucher (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Adriano Malori (Ita) Movistar Team | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Trek Factory Racing | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Sam Bennett (Irl) Team NetApp - Endura | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Orica GreenEdge | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Dominic Klemme (Ger) IAM Cycling | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Davide Malacarne (Ita) Team Europcar | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin Sharp | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Thomas Dekker (Ned) Garmin Sharp | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Giant-Shimano | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Team Sky | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Team Sky | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) FDJ.fr | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Hayden Roulston (NZl) Trek Factory Racing | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Jesse Sergent (NZl) Trek Factory Racing | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Cannondale | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) MTN - Qhubeka | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
121 | Jaco Venter (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
122 | Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
124 | Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Trek Factory Racing | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
125 | Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
126 | Filippo Fortin (Ita) Bardiani-CSF | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
127 | Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
128 | Luca Paolini (Ita) Team Katusha | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
129 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
130 | Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
131 | Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
132 | Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
133 | William Bonnet (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
134 | Svein Tuft (Can) Orica GreenEdge | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
135 | Roger Kluge (Ger) IAM Cycling | 0:01:15 |
136 | Nicola Ruffoni (Ita) Bardiani-CSF | 0:01:31 |
137 | Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:01:47 |
138 | Wouter Poels (Ned) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:01:57 |
139 | Matteo Trentin (Ita) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
140 | Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) MTN - Qhubeka | 0:02:00 |
141 | Tom Veelers (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:02:04 |
142 | Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
143 | Robert Wagner (Ger) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 0:02:14 |
144 | Michael Hepburn (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
145 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Sky | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
146 | Manuele Boaro (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
147 | Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
148 | Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
149 | Michael Morkov (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
150 | Paul Voss (Ger) Team NetApp - Endura | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
151 | David Millar (GBr) Garmin Sharp | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
152 | Marco Coledan (Ita) Bardiani-CSF | Row 151 - Cell 2 |
153 | Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 152 - Cell 2 |
154 | Frederik Willems (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 0:02:42 |
155 | Patrick Gretsch (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 154 - Cell 2 |
156 | Stijn Devolder (Bel) Trek Factory Racing | Row 155 - Cell 2 |
157 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) MTN - Qhubeka | 0:00:49 |
158 | Jens Mouris (Ned) Orica GreenEdge | 0:03:09 |
159 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:03:15 |
160 | Damien Gaudin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:03:19 |
161 | Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) IAM Cycling | 0:03:26 |
162 | Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp - Endura | 0:03:32 |
163 | Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Team Europcar | 0:03:34 |
164 | Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano | Row 163 - Cell 2 |
165 | Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka | 0:06:15 |
166 | Andreas Stauff (Ger) MTN - Qhubeka | Row 165 - Cell 2 |
167 | Marcel Kittel (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:09:10 |
168 | Thomas Leezer (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | Row 167 - Cell 2 |
169 | Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Lampre-Merida | Row 168 - Cell 2 |
170 | Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar Team | Row 169 - Cell 2 |
171 | Nicola Boem (Ita) Bardiani-CSF | Row 170 - Cell 2 |
172 | Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 0:13:36 |
DNS | Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 172 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 173 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) MTN - Qhubeka | Row 174 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Dario Cataldo (Ita) Team Sky | Row 175 - Cell 2 |
1 | Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 9:26:36 |
2 | Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:00:10 |
3 | Simon Clarke (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | 0:00:13 |
4 | Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:00:15 |
5 | Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica GreenEdge | 0:00:17 |
6 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale | 0:00:22 |
7 | André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol | 0:00:30 |
8 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Luke Durbridge (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | 0:00:31 |
10 | Cameron Meyer (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:00:36 |
12 | Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team | 0:00:38 |
13 | Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Eros Capecchi (Ita) Movistar Team | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Richie Porte (Aus) Team Sky | 0:00:39 |
17 | Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 0:00:40 |
18 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:00:44 |
19 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Cannondale | 0:00:46 |
21 | Kristijan Koren (Slo) Cannondale | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Ivan Basso (Ita) Cannondale | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Moreno Moser (Ita) Cannondale | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:00:47 |
25 | Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Team Sky | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Julian David Arredondo Moreno (Col) Trek Factory Racing | 0:00:48 |
27 | Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Trek Factory Racing | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ.fr | 0:00:49 |
29 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Bauke Mollema (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:53 |
32 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:00:55 |
33 | Yoann Offredo (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Sky | 0:00:56 |
35 | Bram Tankink (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:57 |
36 | Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:59 |
37 | Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:01:01 |
38 | Martin Elmiger (Swi) IAM Cycling | 0:01:02 |
39 | Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:01:03 |
40 | Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida | 0:01:05 |
44 | Christopher Horner (USA) Lampre-Merida | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team NetApp - Endura | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team | 0:01:06 |
48 | Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Orica GreenEdge | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Svein Tuft (Can) Orica GreenEdge | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Ben Hermans (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 0:01:07 |
51 | Dominik Nerz (Ger) BMC Racing Team | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Trek Factory Racing | 0:01:08 |
53 | Sacha Modolo (Ita) Lampre-Merida | 0:01:09 |
54 | Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) IAM Cycling | 0:01:10 |
55 | Marcel Wyss (Swi) IAM Cycling | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Ian Stannard (GBr) Team Sky | 0:01:11 |
57 | Adriano Malori (Ita) Movistar Team | 0:01:13 |
58 | Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team | 0:01:14 |
62 | Michele Scarponi (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana Pro Team | 0:01:16 |
64 | Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Team Katusha | 0:01:18 |
65 | Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Team Katusha | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Heinrich Haussler (Aus) IAM Cycling | 0:01:19 |
67 | Oscar Gatto (Ita) Cannondale | 0:01:21 |
68 | Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Matthias Brandle (Aut) IAM Cycling | 0:01:22 |
70 | Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Team Sky | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Team Sky | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol | 0:01:23 |
73 | Jack Bauer (NZl) Garmin Sharp | 0:01:24 |
74 | Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin Sharp | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Marc Goos (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:25 |
77 | Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:01:26 |
79 | Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Trek Factory Racing | 0:01:31 |
81 | Jesse Sergent (NZl) Trek Factory Racing | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:32 |
83 | Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Trek Factory Racing | 0:01:33 |
84 | Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Team NetApp - Endura | 0:01:35 |
85 | Benjamin King (USA) Garmin Sharp | 0:01:36 |
86 | Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bardiani-CSF | 0:01:37 |
87 | Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ.fr | 0:01:38 |
88 | David Boucher (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Lampre-Merida | 0:01:39 |
90 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:01:42 |
91 | Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Tiago Machado (Por) Team NetApp - Endura | 0:01:45 |
94 | Iker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Team NetApp - Endura | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Dominic Klemme (Ger) IAM Cycling | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Sam Bennett (Irl) Team NetApp - Endura | 0:01:48 |
97 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 0:01:49 |
101 | Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:01:50 |
102 | Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Bardiani-CSF | 0:01:54 |
103 | Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:01:55 |
104 | Nick Nuyens (Bel) Garmin Sharp | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Thomas Dekker (Ned) Garmin Sharp | 0:01:59 |
106 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin Sharp | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Maxim Belkov (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:02:01 |
108 | Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Team Katusha | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Luca Paolini (Ita) Team Katusha | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:02:05 |
111 | Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN - Qhubeka | 0:02:10 |
112 | Roger Kluge (Ger) IAM Cycling | 0:02:11 |
113 | William Bonnet (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Filippo Fortin (Ita) Bardiani-CSF | 0:02:12 |
115 | Romain Sicard (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:02:13 |
116 | Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Jaco Venter (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka | 0:02:14 |
118 | Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) MTN - Qhubeka | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) MTN - Qhubeka | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:02:16 |
121 | Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:02:26 |
122 | Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | Tony Hurel (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:02:31 |
124 | Michael Hepburn (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
125 | Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:02:35 |
126 | Manuele Boaro (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:02:44 |
127 | Nicola Ruffoni (Ita) Bardiani-CSF | 0:02:56 |
128 | Robert Wagner (Ger) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 0:02:57 |
129 | Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 0:03:00 |
130 | Tom Veelers (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:03:05 |
131 | Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
132 | Hayden Roulston (NZl) Trek Factory Racing | 0:03:07 |
133 | Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 0:03:08 |
134 | Paul Voss (Ger) Team NetApp - Endura | 0:03:13 |
135 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:03:14 |
136 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:03:21 |
137 | Matteo Trentin (Ita) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:03:36 |
138 | Marco Coledan (Ita) Bardiani-CSF | 0:03:37 |
139 | Patrick Gretsch (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:03:44 |
140 | David Millar (GBr) Garmin Sharp | 0:03:45 |
141 | Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Bardiani-CSF | 0:03:46 |
142 | Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:04:07 |
143 | Stijn Devolder (Bel) Trek Factory Racing | 0:04:15 |
144 | Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) FDJ.fr | 0:04:24 |
145 | Michael Morkov (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:04:32 |
146 | Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:04:35 |
147 | Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida | 0:04:46 |
148 | Damien Gaudin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:04:47 |
149 | Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Cannondale | 0:05:00 |
150 | Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Team Europcar | 0:05:08 |
151 | Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) IAM Cycling | 0:05:48 |
152 | Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin Sharp | 0:05:49 |
153 | Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) MTN - Qhubeka | 0:06:28 |
154 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Sky | 0:06:41 |
155 | Jens Mouris (Ned) Orica GreenEdge | 0:08:04 |
156 | Frederik Willems (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 0:08:12 |
157 | Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 0:08:38 |
158 | Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp - Endura | 0:08:41 |
159 | David De La Cruz Melgarejo (Spa) Team NetApp - Endura | 0:09:07 |
160 | Marco Canola (Ita) Bardiani-CSF | 0:09:08 |
161 | Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar Team | 0:09:28 |
162 | Wouter Poels (Ned) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:09:35 |
163 | Davide Malacarne (Ita) Team Europcar | 0:09:54 |
164 | Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Lampre-Merida | 0:10:09 |
165 | Marcel Kittel (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:10:11 |
166 | Nicola Boem (Ita) Bardiani-CSF | 0:10:31 |
167 | Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka | 0:10:39 |
168 | Andreas Stauff (Ger) MTN - Qhubeka | 0:11:04 |
169 | Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 0:12:53 |
170 | Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:14:37 |
171 | Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 0:16:47 |
172 | Thomas Leezer (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 0:17:59 |
1 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale | 18 | pts |
2 | Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) IAM Cycling | 12 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol | 12 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar Team | 10 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 10 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ.fr | 10 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Jay Thomson (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka | 8 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Simon Clarke (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | 8 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 7 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Sam Bennett (Irl) Team NetApp - Endura | 7 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Team Europcar | 6 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica GreenEdge | 6 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Davide Malacarne (Ita) Team Europcar | 6 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo | 5 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 5 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Filippo Fortin (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 4 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp - Endura | 4 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Nicola Boem (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 4 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Sacha Modolo (Ita) Lampre-Merida | 3 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano | 3 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) MTN - Qhubeka | 3 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 2 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Tony Hurel (Fra) Team Europcar | 2 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Marco Canola (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 2 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 1 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN - Qhubeka | 1 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | David De La Cruz Melgarejo (Spa) Team NetApp - Endura | 1 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
1 | Marco Canola (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 25 | pts |
2 | Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) MTN - Qhubeka | 8 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp - Endura | 6 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | David De La Cruz Melgarejo (Spa) Team NetApp - Endura | 6 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Nicola Boem (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 4 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar Team | 3 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Team Europcar | 2 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Davide Malacarne (Ita) Team Europcar | 1 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
1 | Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 9:26:36 |
2 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale | 0:00:22 |
3 | Luke Durbridge (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | 0:00:31 |
4 | Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team | 0:00:38 |
5 | Moreno Moser (Ita) Cannondale | 0:00:46 |
6 | Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ.fr | 0:00:49 |
7 | Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ.fr | 0:01:03 |
8 | Dominik Nerz (Ger) BMC Racing Team | 0:01:07 |
9 | Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-Merida | 0:01:13 |
10 | Matthias Brandle (Aut) IAM Cycling | 0:01:22 |
11 | Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Team Sky | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Marc Goos (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:25 |
13 | Benjamin King (USA) Garmin Sharp | 0:01:36 |
14 | Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 0:01:37 |
15 | Sam Bennett (Irl) Team NetApp - Endura | 0:01:48 |
16 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:01:50 |
18 | Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN - Qhubeka | 0:02:10 |
19 | Filippo Fortin (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 0:02:12 |
20 | Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:02:16 |
21 | Michael Hepburn (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | 0:02:31 |
22 | Nicola Ruffoni (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 0:02:56 |
23 | Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 0:03:08 |
24 | Matteo Trentin (Ita) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:03:36 |
25 | Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 0:03:46 |
26 | Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:04:07 |
27 | Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida | 0:04:46 |
28 | Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) IAM Cycling | 0:05:48 |
29 | Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 0:08:38 |
30 | David De La Cruz Melgarejo (Spa) Team NetApp - Endura | 0:09:07 |
31 | Nicola Boem (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 0:10:31 |
1 | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 27:39:50 |
2 | Orica GreenEdge | 0:00:15 |
3 | Team Saxo-Tinkoff | 0:00:34 |
4 | Cannondale | 0:00:44 |
5 | Movistar Team | 0:00:50 |
6 | Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:53 |
7 | Ag2R La Mondiale | 0:00:57 |
8 | BMC Racing Team | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | FDJ.fr | 0:00:59 |
10 | Team Sky | 0:01:00 |
11 | Lampre-Merida | 0:01:01 |
12 | Trek Factory Racing | 0:01:04 |
13 | Astana Pro Team | 0:01:10 |
14 | Lotto Belisol | 0:01:13 |
15 | Iam Cycling | 0:01:14 |
16 | Team NetApp - Endura | 0:01:17 |
17 | Team Katusha | 0:01:22 |
18 | Garmin Sharp | 0:01:36 |
19 | Bardiani CSF | 0:01:49 |
20 | Team Giant-Shimano | 0:02:23 |
21 | Team Europcar | 0:02:56 |
22 | MTN - Qhubeka | 0:03:32 |
Get The Leadout Newsletter
The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!
Cyclingnews is the world's leader in English-language coverage of professional cycling. Started in 1995 by University of Newcastle professor Bill Mitchell, the site was one of the first to provide breaking news and results over the internet in English. The site was purchased by Knapp Communications in 1999, and owner Gerard Knapp built it into the definitive voice of pro cycling. Since then, major publishing house Future PLC has owned the site and expanded it to include top features, news, results, photos and tech reporting. The site continues to be the most comprehensive and authoritative English voice in professional cycling.
Most Popular
Latest on Cyclingnews
-
‘I will never really drop the Spring Classics for a GC’ - Lotte Kopecky
World champion has shown that both can be combined successfully in a season -
Eric Brunner running, literally, towards third elite men's US cyclocross title and better grid position at European races
'The LA games are 100% on my mind' says multi-discipline rider as he begins long-term path to 2028 Olympic Games -
UCI president formally asked WADA to ban Carbon Monoxide use
Many WorldTour teams use CO rebreathers as part of altitude training -
Lotte Kopecky, Tadej Pogaçar win 2024 Vélo d’Or awards
Luis Angel Maté recognised in new category honouring riders' social commitment