Sánchez wins Tour's second day in Pyrenees
Nocentini enjoys first day in leader's yellow jersey
In a town nestled in the foothills of the Ariège Pyrenees, Luis León Sánchez's formidable combination of strength and cunning used to win Paris-Nice earlier this year was again used to full effect in Saint-Girons. The Spaniard fulfilled the hopes of his countrymen by emerging triumphant on the eighth stage of the Tour de France.
He's also emerged as the new leader of Caisse d'Epargne after team-mate Oscar Pereiro chose to quit Saturday, a result of poor form. The 2006 Tour champion is still struggling to regain his fitness after a serious fall in last year's Tour.
Sánchez was well positioned on the overall classification at the start of the day at 4:10 down on race leader Rinaldo Nocentini (AG2R La Mondiale), and was for a time the virtual leader on the road. After Saturday's victory, the Spaniard leapfrogged thirteen spots to find himself 11th overall on the classement general.
"It's going to be difficult to get a top five, but we will fight. With Oscar abandoning today there is one rider less, but I'm sure my team-mates will support me now," Sánchez said, now 2:16 off the maillot jaune.
Over a thrilling, aggressively-raced 176.5 kilometres that began Andorre-La-Vielle, the 25-year-old Caisse d'Epargne rider – winner of the seventh stage to Aurillac from the 2008 Tour de France – out-rode, outsmarted, then out-sprinted his breakaway companions that began in double figures and ended with just four.
Four kilometres from the line, Nocentini's team-mate Vladimir Efimkin attacked and looked as if he'd get the win, but with 500 metres remaining, the Russian – who never held more than 100 metres' advantage – was cruelly overtaken by a fast-charging Sandy Casar of Française des Jeux. Sánchez was able to slot into the Frenchman's draft and, after a brief moment's rest, sprint past him for the win.
The other escapee, Mikel Astarloza (Euskaltel-Euskadi), did enough for third place, though some way behind.
"I knew Efimkin had no choice but to attack," said Sánchez, enjoying his best season to date since turning professional in 2003.
"I know him well because he used to be one of my teammates. He's not very fast, so I knew he was going to attack from a long way out. I told Astarloza and Casar that we had to get him back. After [we caught Efimkin] I needed a bit of luck but I know I have a good sprint, so I was able to take the win."
Casar recalled a slightly different version of events: "Sánchez didn't want to work too much [in the chase of Efimkin]," he said. "Astarloza did the most work, and I had to ride in front more often. When we caught Efimkin I had good speed; I didn't see the line, but I thought there were 200 metres to go – but in fact it was 300, so [it was] 100 metres too much."
Nocentini digs deep to maintain the lead
Dropped on the final Cat. 1 ascent of the Col d'Agnès, overnight leader Nocentini was in danger of losing his golden tunic as he neared Saint-Girons, a town that tends to attract a community of mountain dwellers. But Astana chose not to force their advantage, deciding instead to let his AG2R La Mondiale team-mates return him to the peloton, where he finished among a group of 53 riders including all the race favourites, 1:54 behind Sanchez.
"I knew [Andy] Schleck or [Cadel] Evans would eventually attack on climb; I can't follow those guys, I remained calm," said Nocentini. "Goubert was with me, helping me out, and we caught up before top of climb.
"Today was a really tough day after my breakaway yesterday, probably the toughest day to be in the yellow jersey. Tomorrow there's Tourmalet, a very difficult climb, but it's very far from the finish. I hope there will be a breakaway, and they can fight it out and I'll be able to keep yellow until the rest day and as ong as possible," he said.
Astana withstands assault of GC hopefuls
The top of the leader board may be unchanged, but it wasn't for lack of trying by those riders behind the four Astana leaders who occupy positions inside the top 10.
The stage witnessed a number of audacious moves, first by Silence-Lotto's Cadel Evans on the opening Cat. 1 ascent of the Port d'Envalira, which took some chasing by the Astana acolytes before it was brought back; and then by Andy Schleck of Saxo Bank, who attacked on the lower slopes of the 12.4-km Col d'Agnès but was quickly shut down, again by Astana.
"It was a long way to go," admitted the younger of the Schleck brothers, "but if you don't try, you don't win. So sometimes you need to risk a little bit."
Explained Schleck of the tactics: "We had Fabian [Cancellara] in the [escape] group but he's had a stressful week behind him, so he didn't make it according to the plan, which was that we attack behind him and then he helps us from the top of the [Col d'Agnès] climb until the end. Maybe we have to use our head a little bit more in the future and not spend energy uselessly."
A start in the clouds
The second consecutive Pyrenean stage began at Andorra-La-Vielle, at 1,400 metres above sea level Europe's highest capital city, where a peloton of 176 began climbing right from the get-go, the stage beginning from the base of the Port d'Envalira, a 23.2km climb averaging 5.1 percent.
It proved an ideal platform for Française des Jeux's Sandy Casar, who bridged to an earlier group of escapees then forged ahead solo to cross its crest first.
53 seconds behind him, an interesting sequence of events had taken place with Silence-Lotto leader Cadel Evans leading a chase group that included David Zabriskie (Garmin-Slipstream), Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank), Egoi Martínez (Euskaltel-Euskadi), Vladimir Efimkin (Ag2r La Mondiale), Christophe Kern (Cofidis), Thor Hushovd (Cervélo TestTeam), Juan Antonio Flecha (Rabobank) and George Hincapie (Columbia-HTC).
Noticeable by his absence was the maillot jaune of AG2R La Mondiale's Rinaldo Nocentini, as well as any member of Astana, the groupe maillot jaune was 2:07 behind over the top of the Envalira. With Astana doing the lion's share of the chasing, the Evans group never really got too far ahead. 60-km into the stage, they had just 20 seconds' lead passing through Ax-les-Thermes, provoking a counter from Flecha and seven others, and the peloton's recapture of Evans, Zabriskie, Kern and Martinez.
100-km out from the finish, Luis León Sánchez (Caisse d'Epargne), Mikhail Ignatiev (Katusha), Hushovd, Hincapie, Efimkin, Casar, Cancellara and Flecha were the new leaders on the road – Sébastien Rosseler (Quick Step) and Mikel Astarloza (Euskaltel-Euskadi) were closing in fast – while the yellow jersey group was a half-minute down.
Eight-km later, Hushovd took the sprint in Tarascon-sur-Ariege ahead of Hincapie and Cancellara, consolidating his lead in the points competition and certain to don the maillot vert by the day's end.
With 74.5-km remaining, Casar led a group of eight over the penultimate climb of the Col de Port, 3:20 ahead of the groupe maillot jaune. However, the final ascent of the Col d'Agnès reduced the lead group to three by its summit – Sánchez (Caisse d'Epargne), Efimkin (Ag2r La Mondiale) and Astarloza (Euskaltel-Euskadi) all that remained, though Casar of Française des Jeux wasn't far behind and would eventually get back on.
Back in the peloton, Saxo Bank's main man Andy Schleck attacked on the Agnès' lower slopes but it had little effect, a sizeable group of favourites was just 2:40 down on the front trio, 44km from Saint-Girons.
10km out, a touch over two minutes' lead all but guaranteed a one-in-four chance of victory for the lead quartet. Astarloza was first to attack his breakaway companions 4.6km from the line, but it was Efimkin's counter that stuck. However, a furious chase behind saw the Russian caught with just 500 metres left, Sánchez timing his final effort to perfection.
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1 | Luis León Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 4:31:50 |
2 | Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:03 |
5 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:01:54 |
6 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Thomas Voeckler (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team Saxo Bank | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Pierre Rolland (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Brice Feillu (Fra) Agritubel | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Garmin - Slipstream | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Christophe Moreau (Fra) Agritubel | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team Columbia - HTC | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia - HTC | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Slipstream | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Tony Martin (Ger) Team Columbia - HTC | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Cervelo Test Team | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Cervelo Test Team | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Astana | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Silence - Lotto | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Juan Manuel Garate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française des Jeux | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Haimar Zubeldia Aguirre (Spa) Astana | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Yury Trofimov (Rus) BBOX Bouygues Telecom | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Slipstream | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Laurens ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia - HTC | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Astana | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:02:20 |
59 | Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre - NGC | 0:08:12 |
60 | Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervelo Test Team | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Laurent Lefevre (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Slipstream | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Alexandre Pichot (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom | 0:14:14 |
67 | Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Hayden Roulston (NZl) Cervelo Test Team | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Aleksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Thierry Huppond (Fra) Skil-Shimano | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervelo Test Team | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence - Lotto | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre - NGC | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française des Jeux | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Maxime Bouet (Fra) Agritubel | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Sebastian Lang (Ger) Silence - Lotto | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Agritubel | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Agritubel | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | David Loosli (Swi) Lampre - NGC | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Charles Wegelius (GBr) Silence - Lotto | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Benoït Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Iñigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Cervelo Test Team | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - NGC | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil-Shimano | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia - HTC | 0:23:02 |
114 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Columbia - HTC | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Peter Wrolich (Aut) Team Milram | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Steven de Jongh (Ned) Quick Step | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Skil-Shimano | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Silence - Lotto | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
121 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil-Shimano | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
122 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
124 | Marco Bandiera (Ita) Lampre - NGC | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
125 | Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Skil-Shimano | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
126 | Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Française des Jeux | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
127 | Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervelo Test Team | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
128 | Marcin Sapa (Pol) Lampre - NGC | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
129 | Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Skil-Shimano | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
130 | Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
131 | Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team Columbia - HTC | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
132 | Nikolai Troussov (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
133 | Grégory Rast (Swi) Astana | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
134 | Koen de Kort (Ned) Skil-Shimano | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
135 | Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
136 | Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
137 | Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
138 | Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Slipstream | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
139 | Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre - NGC | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
140 | Marcus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
141 | Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
142 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
143 | Mickael Delage (Fra) Silence - Lotto | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
144 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
145 | William Bonnet (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
146 | Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) BBOX Bouygues Telecom | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
147 | Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre - NGC | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
148 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Team Katusha | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
149 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
150 | Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
151 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
152 | Danny Pate (USA) Garmin - Slipstream | Row 151 - Cell 2 |
153 | Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | Row 152 - Cell 2 |
154 | Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin - Slipstream | Row 153 - Cell 2 |
155 | Andreas Klier (Ger) Cervelo Test Team | Row 154 - Cell 2 |
156 | Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Team Katusha | Row 155 - Cell 2 |
157 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team Columbia - HTC | Row 156 - Cell 2 |
158 | Saïd Haddou (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom | Row 157 - Cell 2 |
159 | David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 158 - Cell 2 |
160 | Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - Slipstream | Row 159 - Cell 2 |
161 | Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | Row 160 - Cell 2 |
162 | Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française des Jeux | Row 161 - Cell 2 |
163 | Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 162 - Cell 2 |
164 | Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Slipstream | Row 163 - Cell 2 |
165 | Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 164 - Cell 2 |
166 | Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Française des Jeux | Row 165 - Cell 2 |
167 | Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | Row 166 - Cell 2 |
168 | Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia - HTC | Row 167 - Cell 2 |
169 | Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence - Lotto | Row 168 - Cell 2 |
170 | Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team Katusha | 0:34:01 |
171 | Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre - NGC | Row 170 - Cell 2 |
172 | Kenny Robert van Hummel (Ned) Skil-Shimano | Row 171 - Cell 2 |
HD | Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 172 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 173 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Eduardo Gonzalo Ramirez (Spa) Agritubel | Row 174 - Cell 2 |
DNF | David Lelay (Fra) Agritubel | Row 175 - Cell 2 |
1 | Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team | 6 | pts |
2 | George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia - HTC | 4 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
1 | Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team | 6 | pts |
2 | George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia - HTC | 4 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
1 | Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux | 6 | pts |
2 | Luis León Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 4 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
1 | Luis León Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 20 | pts |
2 | Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux | 17 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 15 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale | 13 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 12 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 10 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram | 9 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 8 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux | 7 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Thomas Voeckler (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom | 6 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha | 5 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step | 4 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram | 3 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team Saxo Bank | 2 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank | 1 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
1 | Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux | 15 | pts |
2 | Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 13 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 11 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto | 9 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale | 8 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Slipstream | 7 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank | 6 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia - HTC | 5 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
1 | Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux | 10 | pts |
2 | Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha | 9 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 8 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank | 7 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank | 6 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale | 5 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
1 | Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 30 | pts |
2 | Luis León Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 26 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale | 22 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux | 18 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia - HTC | 16 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Pierre Rolland (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom | 14 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Haimar Zubeldia Aguirre (Spa) Astana | 12 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana | 10 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
1 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 4:33:44 |
2 | Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Pierre Rolland (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Brice Feillu (Fra) Agritubel | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Tony Martin (Ger) Team Columbia - HTC | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Yury Trofimov (Rus) BBOX Bouygues Telecom | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Thierry Huppond (Fra) Skil-Shimano | 0:12:20 |
12 | Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervelo Test Team | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre - NGC | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Maxime Bouet (Fra) Agritubel | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil-Shimano | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia - HTC | 0:21:08 |
22 | Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil-Shimano | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Marco Bandiera (Ita) Lampre - NGC | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Skil-Shimano | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Nikolai Troussov (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Slipstream | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre - NGC | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Mickael Delage (Fra) Silence - Lotto | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) BBOX Bouygues Telecom | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Team Katusha | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Française des Jeux | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
1 | Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux |
1 | Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 30:18:16 |
2 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana | 0:00:06 |
3 | Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana | 0:00:08 |
4 | Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana | 0:00:39 |
5 | Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Garmin - Slipstream | 0:00:46 |
6 | Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana | 0:00:54 |
7 | Tony Martin (Ger) Team Columbia - HTC | 0:01:00 |
8 | Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Slipstream | 0:01:24 |
9 | Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank | 0:01:49 |
10 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas | 0:01:54 |
11 | Luis León Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:02:16 |
12 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team Columbia - HTC | 0:02:21 |
13 | Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank | 0:02:25 |
14 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas | 0:02:40 |
15 | Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:02:45 |
16 | Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Cervelo Test Team | 0:02:52 |
17 | Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:03:02 |
18 | Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto | 0:03:07 |
19 | Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia - HTC | 0:03:16 |
20 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:03:20 |
21 | Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:03:49 |
22 | Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux | 0:03:58 |
23 | Haimar Zubeldia Aguirre (Spa) Astana | 0:04:14 |
24 | Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Astana | 0:04:20 |
25 | Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Brice Feillu (Fra) Agritubel | 0:04:26 |
27 | Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:05:00 |
28 | Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank | 0:05:02 |
29 | George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia - HTC | 0:05:25 |
30 | Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram | 0:05:28 |
31 | Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française des Jeux | 0:06:03 |
32 | Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:06:54 |
33 | Juan Manuel Garate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank | 0:06:56 |
34 | Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank | 0:06:59 |
35 | David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 0:07:27 |
36 | Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 0:08:06 |
37 | Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram | 0:08:21 |
38 | Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 0:08:29 |
39 | Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Silence - Lotto | 0:09:37 |
40 | Christophe Moreau (Fra) Agritubel | 0:09:44 |
41 | Pierre Rolland (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom | 0:09:59 |
42 | Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 0:10:36 |
43 | Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team Saxo Bank | 0:11:34 |
44 | David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Slipstream | 0:11:36 |
45 | Laurens ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank | 0:11:44 |
46 | Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Astana | 0:11:50 |
47 | Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step | 0:12:00 |
48 | José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Cervelo Test Team | 0:12:17 |
49 | José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:13:47 |
50 | Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux | 0:13:52 |
51 | Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step | 0:14:30 |
52 | Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervelo Test Team | 0:14:37 |
53 | Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 0:14:56 |
54 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram | 0:15:14 |
55 | Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas | 0:15:23 |
56 | Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:15:30 |
57 | José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:16:02 |
58 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:16:45 |
59 | Laurent Lefevre (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom | 0:16:52 |
60 | Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:17:07 |
61 | Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:17:08 |
62 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank | 0:17:57 |
63 | Yury Trofimov (Rus) BBOX Bouygues Telecom | 0:18:40 |
64 | Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank | 0:19:38 |
65 | Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:20:10 |
66 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:20:13 |
67 | Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:20:48 |
68 | Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:20:55 |
69 | Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:21:40 |
70 | Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank | 0:23:02 |
71 | Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:23:38 |
72 | Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank | 0:24:18 |
73 | Aleksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas | 0:24:21 |
74 | Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Agritubel | 0:24:24 |
75 | Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel | 0:24:44 |
76 | Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre - NGC | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Slipstream | 0:27:18 |
78 | Thomas Voeckler (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom | 0:28:03 |
79 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:28:07 |
80 | Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Agritubel | 0:28:08 |
81 | Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step | 0:29:01 |
82 | Sebastian Lang (Ger) Silence - Lotto | 0:29:11 |
83 | David Loosli (Swi) Lampre - NGC | 0:29:50 |
84 | Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha | 0:29:54 |
85 | Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française des Jeux | 0:30:43 |
86 | Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervelo Test Team | 0:31:01 |
87 | Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step | 0:31:22 |
88 | Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Slipstream | 0:31:28 |
89 | Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence - Lotto | 0:31:57 |
90 | Iñigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Cervelo Test Team | 0:32:21 |
91 | David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:32:49 |
92 | Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 0:33:15 |
93 | Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Française des Jeux | 0:33:17 |
94 | Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:33:23 |
95 | Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre - NGC | 0:33:34 |
96 | Charles Wegelius (GBr) Silence - Lotto | 0:34:06 |
97 | Thierry Huppond (Fra) Skil-Shimano | 0:34:07 |
98 | Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:34:35 |
99 | Marcus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram | 0:34:51 |
100 | Maxime Bouet (Fra) Agritubel | 0:35:02 |
101 | Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step | 0:35:11 |
102 | Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre - NGC | 0:35:43 |
103 | Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - Slipstream | 0:36:39 |
104 | Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas | 0:36:46 |
105 | Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas | 0:37:36 |
106 | Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank | 0:38:39 |
107 | Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence - Lotto | 0:39:31 |
108 | Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française des Jeux | 0:39:38 |
109 | Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:39:55 |
110 | Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team | 0:40:09 |
111 | Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom | 0:40:17 |
112 | Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:40:27 |
113 | Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank | 0:41:28 |
114 | Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas | 0:41:30 |
115 | Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank | 0:41:58 |
116 | Hayden Roulston (NZl) Cervelo Test Team | 0:42:10 |
117 | Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 0:43:48 |
118 | Benoït Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux | 0:43:49 |
119 | Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 0:44:31 |
120 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto | 0:44:45 |
121 | Alexandre Pichot (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom | 0:45:56 |
122 | Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank | 0:46:33 |
123 | Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 0:47:09 |
124 | Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step | 0:47:51 |
125 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas | 0:48:22 |
126 | Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:48:26 |
127 | Koen de Kort (Ned) Skil-Shimano | 0:48:38 |
128 | Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:48:46 |
129 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Team Katusha | 0:49:00 |
130 | Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Team Katusha | 0:49:12 |
131 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia - HTC | 0:49:31 |
132 | Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team Columbia - HTC | 0:49:39 |
133 | Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervelo Test Team | 0:49:41 |
134 | Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - NGC | 0:49:55 |
135 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil-Shimano | 0:50:21 |
136 | Nikolai Troussov (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:50:43 |
137 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram | 0:51:09 |
138 | Peter Wrolich (Aut) Team Milram | 0:51:44 |
139 | Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 0:51:56 |
140 | Mickael Delage (Fra) Silence - Lotto | 0:52:24 |
141 | Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin - Slipstream | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
142 | Marco Bandiera (Ita) Lampre - NGC | 0:54:47 |
143 | Steven de Jongh (Ned) Quick Step | 0:56:00 |
144 | Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel | 0:56:14 |
145 | Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram | 0:56:15 |
146 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas | 0:57:02 |
147 | Grégory Rast (Swi) Astana | 0:57:05 |
148 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step | 0:57:18 |
149 | Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 0:57:33 |
150 | Marcin Sapa (Pol) Lampre - NGC | 0:57:55 |
151 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Columbia - HTC | 0:58:02 |
152 | Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Skil-Shimano | 0:58:28 |
153 | Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil-Shimano | 0:58:33 |
154 | Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Skil-Shimano | 0:58:41 |
155 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team Columbia - HTC | Row 154 - Cell 2 |
156 | Saïd Haddou (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom | 0:59:20 |
157 | Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana | 0:59:23 |
158 | Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:59:29 |
159 | Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) BBOX Bouygues Telecom | 0:59:42 |
160 | William Bonnet (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom | 1:00:13 |
161 | Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre - NGC | 1:00:29 |
162 | Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia - HTC | 1:00:44 |
163 | Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Slipstream | 1:02:09 |
164 | Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram | 1:02:15 |
165 | Danny Pate (USA) Garmin - Slipstream | 1:05:19 |
166 | Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Silence - Lotto | 1:06:21 |
167 | Andreas Klier (Ger) Cervelo Test Team | 1:08:23 |
168 | Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Française des Jeux | 1:08:47 |
169 | Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Skil-Shimano | 1:10:40 |
170 | Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team Katusha | 1:14:54 |
171 | Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre - NGC | 1:19:19 |
172 | Kenny Robert van Hummel (Ned) Skil-Shimano | 1:22:03 |
1 | Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team | 117 | pts |
2 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia - HTC | 106 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram | 66 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 65 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank | 55 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Slipstream | 54 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Thomas Voeckler (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom | 47 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank | 47 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step | 46 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel | 39 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 36 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana | 34 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 34 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha | 34 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia - HTC | 32 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale | 32 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Maxime Bouet (Fra) Agritubel | 31 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 31 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 30 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) BBOX Bouygues Telecom | 30 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto | 29 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre - NGC | 29 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team Columbia - HTC | 28 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 27 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Skil-Shimano | 26 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | Koen de Kort (Ned) Skil-Shimano | 25 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | Luis León Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 24 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
28 | Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step | 24 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
29 | Tony Martin (Ger) Team Columbia - HTC | 24 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
30 | Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux | 23 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
31 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana | 22 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
32 | Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas | 22 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
33 | Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 21 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
34 | Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram | 21 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
35 | Brice Feillu (Fra) Agritubel | 20 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
36 | José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 20 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
37 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 20 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
38 | Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha | 20 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
39 | Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team Katusha | 20 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
40 | Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre - NGC | 19 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
41 | Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram | 19 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
42 | William Bonnet (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom | 19 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
43 | Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank | 18 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
44 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas | 18 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
45 | Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 18 | Row 44 - Cell 3 |
46 | Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Skil-Shimano | 18 | Row 45 - Cell 3 |
47 | Kenny Robert van Hummel (Ned) Skil-Shimano | 18 | Row 46 - Cell 3 |
48 | Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 17 | Row 47 - Cell 3 |
49 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram | 17 | Row 48 - Cell 3 |
50 | Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Garmin - Slipstream | 16 | Row 49 - Cell 3 |
51 | Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Astana | 15 | Row 50 - Cell 3 |
52 | Nikolai Troussov (Rus) Team Katusha | 15 | Row 51 - Cell 3 |
53 | Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank | 14 | Row 52 - Cell 3 |
54 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas | 14 | Row 53 - Cell 3 |
55 | Thierry Huppond (Fra) Skil-Shimano | 14 | Row 54 - Cell 3 |
56 | Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 14 | Row 55 - Cell 3 |
57 | Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana | 13 | Row 56 - Cell 3 |
58 | Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale | 13 | Row 57 - Cell 3 |
59 | Saïd Haddou (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom | 13 | Row 58 - Cell 3 |
60 | Marcin Sapa (Pol) Lampre - NGC | 12 | Row 59 - Cell 3 |
61 | Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervelo Test Team | 11 | Row 60 - Cell 3 |
62 | Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step | 11 | Row 61 - Cell 3 |
63 | Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil-Shimano | 11 | Row 62 - Cell 3 |
64 | David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Slipstream | 10 | Row 63 - Cell 3 |
65 | Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française des Jeux | 10 | Row 64 - Cell 3 |
66 | Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 10 | Row 65 - Cell 3 |
67 | Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 10 | Row 66 - Cell 3 |
68 | Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana | 9 | Row 67 - Cell 3 |
69 | Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram | 9 | Row 68 - Cell 3 |
70 | Alexandre Pichot (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom | 9 | Row 69 - Cell 3 |
71 | Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia - HTC | 8 | Row 70 - Cell 3 |
72 | Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 8 | Row 71 - Cell 3 |
73 | Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux | 7 | Row 72 - Cell 3 |
74 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team Columbia - HTC | 5 | Row 73 - Cell 3 |
75 | Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha | 5 | Row 74 - Cell 3 |
76 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step | 5 | Row 75 - Cell 3 |
77 | Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 5 | Row 76 - Cell 3 |
78 | Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank | 4 | Row 77 - Cell 3 |
79 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 4 | Row 78 - Cell 3 |
80 | Aleksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas | 4 | Row 79 - Cell 3 |
81 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto | 4 | Row 80 - Cell 3 |
82 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas | 4 | Row 81 - Cell 3 |
83 | Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Française des Jeux | 4 | Row 82 - Cell 3 |
84 | Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram | 3 | Row 83 - Cell 3 |
85 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil-Shimano | 3 | Row 84 - Cell 3 |
86 | Mickael Delage (Fra) Silence - Lotto | 3 | Row 85 - Cell 3 |
87 | Steven de Jongh (Ned) Quick Step | 3 | Row 86 - Cell 3 |
88 | Haimar Zubeldia Aguirre (Spa) Astana | 2 | Row 87 - Cell 3 |
89 | Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team Saxo Bank | 2 | Row 88 - Cell 3 |
90 | Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank | 2 | Row 89 - Cell 3 |
91 | Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank | 1 | Row 90 - Cell 3 |
92 | Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Team Katusha | 1 | Row 91 - Cell 3 |
93 | Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank | 1 | Row 92 - Cell 3 |
94 | Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia - HTC | 1 | Row 93 - Cell 3 |
1 | Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 59 | pts |
2 | Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 54 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Brice Feillu (Fra) Agritubel | 49 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 46 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux | 43 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 38 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale | 35 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 34 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram | 32 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Luis León Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 26 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step | 23 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia - HTC | 21 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 20 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto | 19 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Aleksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas | 17 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana | 15 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 14 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Pierre Rolland (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom | 14 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank | 13 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Haimar Zubeldia Aguirre (Spa) Astana | 12 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha | 11 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana | 10 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française des Jeux | 9 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Slipstream | 9 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Slipstream | 8 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step | 8 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | Tony Martin (Ger) Team Columbia - HTC | 6 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
28 | Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française des Jeux | 6 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
29 | Koen de Kort (Ned) Skil-Shimano | 6 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
30 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank | 6 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
31 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 5 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
32 | Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 5 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
33 | Maxime Bouet (Fra) Agritubel | 4 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
34 | Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha | 3 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
35 | Marcus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram | 3 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
36 | Thomas Voeckler (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom | 3 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
37 | Laurent Lefevre (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom | 2 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
38 | Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 2 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
39 | Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Garmin - Slipstream | 1 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
40 | Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 1 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
41 | Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 1 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
42 | Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank | 1 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
43 | Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil-Shimano | 1 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
1 | Tony Martin (Ger) Team Columbia - HTC | 30:19:16 |
2 | Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank | 0:00:49 |
3 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas | 0:00:54 |
4 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas | 0:01:40 |
5 | Brice Feillu (Fra) Agritubel | 0:03:26 |
6 | Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram | 0:04:28 |
7 | Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 0:07:06 |
8 | Pierre Rolland (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom | 0:08:59 |
9 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram | 0:14:14 |
10 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:15:45 |
11 | Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:16:07 |
12 | Yury Trofimov (Rus) BBOX Bouygues Telecom | 0:17:40 |
13 | Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre - NGC | 0:23:44 |
14 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:27:07 |
15 | Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervelo Test Team | 0:30:01 |
16 | Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Française des Jeux | 0:32:17 |
17 | Thierry Huppond (Fra) Skil-Shimano | 0:33:07 |
18 | Maxime Bouet (Fra) Agritubel | 0:34:02 |
19 | Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:39:27 |
20 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto | 0:43:45 |
21 | Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:47:26 |
22 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Team Katusha | 0:48:00 |
23 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia - HTC | 0:48:31 |
24 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil-Shimano | 0:49:21 |
25 | Nikolai Troussov (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:49:43 |
26 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram | 0:50:09 |
27 | Mickael Delage (Fra) Silence - Lotto | 0:51:24 |
28 | Marco Bandiera (Ita) Lampre - NGC | 0:53:47 |
29 | Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel | 0:55:14 |
30 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas | 0:56:02 |
31 | Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil-Shimano | 0:57:33 |
32 | Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) BBOX Bouygues Telecom | 0:58:42 |
33 | Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre - NGC | 0:59:29 |
34 | Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Slipstream | 1:01:09 |
35 | Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram | 1:01:15 |
36 | Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Skil-Shimano | 1:09:40 |
1 | AG2R-La Mondiale | 89:21:00 |
2 | Astana | 0:00:03 |
3 | Team Columbia - HTC | 0:04:45 |
4 | Team Milram | 0:05:20 |
5 | Team Saxo Bank | 0:05:24 |
6 | Garmin - Slipstream | 0:05:56 |
7 | Caisse d'Epargne | 0:07:05 |
8 | Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne | 0:10:00 |
9 | Rabobank | 0:11:11 |
10 | Francaise Des Jeux | 0:12:59 |
11 | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:13:07 |
12 | Cervelo Test Team | 0:16:13 |
13 | Liquigas | 0:18:44 |
14 | Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 0:22:39 |
15 | Silence - Lotto | 0:23:15 |
16 | Agritubel | 0:24:36 |
17 | Team Katusha | 0:27:41 |
18 | Quick Step | 0:31:51 |
19 | Lampre - N.G.C | 1:02:28 |
20 | Skil-Shimano | 1:52:54 |
Hushovd out-climbs Cavendish to take green
Norwegian Thor Hushovd was a surprise face in the day's breakaway, entering the move only to grab a few precious points toward the green jersey before sitting up and taking his rightful place in the autobus.
The big man hauled himself up the category one climb which began nearly from the start of the stage, then attacked the descent in order to go for the points to move ahead of Columbia-HTC's Mark Cavendish in that competition.
After taking the sprint in Luzenac at km. 67 and then in Tarascon-Sur-Ariege at km. 84.5, his work for the day was done, and he donned the sprinter's jersey at the day's end, 14'14 behind the stage winner. Cavendish finished in the next group on the road.
“I knew the climb was really hard but I felt strong yesterday so I just hung on as long as I could with the main group. I got to the top [of the Port d’Envalira] and attacked straight away on the descent and I could get these important points," said Hushovd.
He was happy to take the green jersey, but admits his work is far from over. "It’s possible to win the green jersey by chasing points at intermediate sprints but Cavendish is fast and now, between the Pyrenees and the Alps, there are probably three stages suited to bunch finishes. So although anything is possible, 11 points is nothing. So I’ll take it day by day. Tomorrow I think I’ll have to save some of my energy because I went really deep today.
“It was hard to get over that first climb. I was on the tip of my saddle for a few kilometers but I knew I had to fight through it and then do a good descent and that allowed me to get the six points at the intermediate sprints. It was important for me.
“Of course the plan is to keep the green jersey as long as possible. I’m happy to have it for now and I’m going to try as hard as I can to keep it for as long as possible… maybe even all the way to Paris.”
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