Rodriguez powers to victory in Mende

Joaquin Rodriguez (Team Katusha) out-sprinted Alberto Contador (Astana) to take a thrilling victory in Mende at the end of stage 12 of the Tour de France. The Spanish duo escaped on the steep slopes of the Montée Laurent Jalabert in the finale to an enthralling day’s racing that saw minor but potentially telling chinks exposed in the armour of yellow jersey Andy Schleck and his Saxo Bank team. The Luxembourg rider lost ten seconds to Contador, who laid down an important psychological marker ahead of the duo’s expected showdown in the Pyrenees.

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha4:58:26
2Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) AstanaRow 1 - Cell 2
3Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana0:00:04
4Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:00:10
5Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo BankRow 4 - Cell 2
6Samuel Sánchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 5 - Cell 2
7Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team RadioshackRow 6 - Cell 2
8Denis Menchov (Rus) RabobankRow 7 - Cell 2
9Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank0:00:15
10Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-DoimoRow 9 - Cell 2
11Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack0:00:17
12Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:00:31
13Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 12 - Cell 2
14Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 13 - Cell 2
15Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing TeamRow 14 - Cell 2
16Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 15 - Cell 2
17Christopher Horner (USA) Team RadioshackRow 16 - Cell 2
18Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervelo Test TeamRow 17 - Cell 2
19Luis León Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 18 - Cell 2
20Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La MondialeRow 19 - Cell 2
21Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 20 - Cell 2
22Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne0:00:48
23Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia0:00:53
24Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - TransitionsRow 23 - Cell 2
25Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 24 - Cell 2
26John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 25 - Cell 2
27Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 26 - Cell 2
28Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step0:01:11
29Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick StepRow 28 - Cell 2
30Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-ServettoRow 29 - Cell 2
31Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d'EpargneRow 30 - Cell 2
32Iban Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:01:20
33Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:01:26
34Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team MilramRow 33 - Cell 2
35Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin - Transitions0:01:39
36Juan Manuel Gárate Cepa (Spa) RabobankRow 35 - Cell 2
37Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 36 - Cell 2
38Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step0:01:43
39Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:01:55
40Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 39 - Cell 2
41Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 40 - Cell 2
42Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step0:02:09
43Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha0:02:14
44Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 43 - Cell 2
45Bram Tankink (Ned) RabobankRow 44 - Cell 2
46Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-DoimoRow 45 - Cell 2
47Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) AstanaRow 46 - Cell 2
48Serge Pauwels (Bel) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:02:17
49Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 48 - Cell 2
50Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 49 - Cell 2
51Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervelo Test Team0:02:47
52Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 51 - Cell 2
53Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:03:05
54Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Team KatushaRow 53 - Cell 2
55Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team Radioshack0:03:35
56Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 55 - Cell 2
57Lance Armstrong (USA) Team RadioshackRow 56 - Cell 2
58Maarten Wijnants (Bel) Quick StepRow 57 - Cell 2
59Koos Moerenhout (Ned) RabobankRow 58 - Cell 2
60Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 59 - Cell 2
61Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 60 - Cell 2
62Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 61 - Cell 2
63Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 62 - Cell 2
64George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 63 - Cell 2
65Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Footon-ServettoRow 64 - Cell 2
66Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 65 - Cell 2
67Sergio Paulinho (Por) Team RadioshackRow 66 - Cell 2
68Grischa Niermann (Ger) RabobankRow 67 - Cell 2
69Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:04:01
70Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Team Katusha0:04:15
71Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 70 - Cell 2
72Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team KatushaRow 71 - Cell 2
73David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) AstanaRow 72 - Cell 2
74Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne0:05:18
75Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:05:25
76Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 75 - Cell 2
77Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 76 - Cell 2
78Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 77 - Cell 2
79Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team RadioshackRow 78 - Cell 2
80Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 79 - Cell 2
81Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) AstanaRow 80 - Cell 2
82Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) AstanaRow 81 - Cell 2
83Andriy Grivko (Ukr) AstanaRow 82 - Cell 2
84Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 83 - Cell 2
85Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 84 - Cell 2
86Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team MilramRow 85 - Cell 2
87Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick StepRow 86 - Cell 2
88Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick StepRow 87 - Cell 2
89Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des JeuxRow 88 - Cell 2
90José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 89 - Cell 2
91Michael Barry (Can) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 90 - Cell 2
92Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 91 - Cell 2
93Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 92 - Cell 2
94Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 93 - Cell 2
95Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La MondialeRow 94 - Cell 2
96Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale