Tour de l'Avenir 2011: Stage 3 Results

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The classification leaders at the start of the day (Image credit: ASO/P.Perreve)

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Hepburn moves ahead in the final dash for the line (Image credit: ASO/P.Perreve)

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Michael Hepburn (Australia) crosses the finish line (Image credit: ASO/P.Perreve)

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Hepburn and Boily wait for interviews (Image credit: ASO/P.Perreve)

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Johan Esteban Chaves signs a polka dot jersey (Image credit: ASO/P.Perreve)

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Stage 3 winner, Australia's Michael Hepburn (Image credit: ASO/P.Perreve)

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Marcel Aregger (Switzerland) (Image credit: ASO/P.Perreve)

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Mountains classification leader Johan Esteban Chaves (Colombia) (Image credit: ASO/P.Perreve)

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Points leader Moreno Hofland (Netherlands) (Image credit: ASO/P.Perreve)

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Mattia Cattaneo (Italy) (Image credit: ASO/P.Perreve)

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Mattia Cattaneo (Italy) and Johan Esteban Chaves (Colombia) go on the attack (Image credit: ASO/P.Perreve)

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Salazar, Chaves, Juul-Jensen and Cattaneo (Image credit: ASO/P.Perreve)

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Foul conditions greeted the riders early in the stage (Image credit: ASO/P.Perreve)

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Raymond Kreder (Netherlands) takes the sprint in Boron (Image credit: ASO/P.Perreve)

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Austria's Marco Haller starts to feel the effort (Image credit: ASO/P.Perreve)

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Alexey Lutsenko (Kazakhstan) on the the first circuit of Porrentruy (Image credit: ASO/P.Perreve)

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Salazar, Juul-Jensen, Laengen and Preidler on the Col des Rangiers (Image credit: ASO/P.Perreve)

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Preidler, Juul-Jensen, Salazar, Laengen, Cattaneo (Image credit: ASO/P.Perreve)

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Salazar, Juul-Jensen and Preidler (Image credit: ASO/P.Perreve)

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David Boily celebrates his GC lead (Image credit: ASO/P.Perreve)

Australia's Michael Hepburn claimed his second stage victory in four days, as his hot run of form continued on the mountainous Stage 3 of the Tour l'Avenir. The day was not so good for teammate Rohan Dennis who lost his overnight general classification lead after finishing 3:38 off the pace.

Hepburn's stage win moved him up the GC order from 15th to second, with Canada's David Boily 28 seconds ahead.

How it unfolded:

Any trepidation from Hepburn, "Time to test the laws of physics," he tweeted pre-race were lost over the course 166.5 kilometre stage, which was marked by five KOMs including the Cat. 1 Col de la Croix, two intermediate sprints and the last 50 kilometres in Switzerland.

The first two climbs, the Col de la Schlucht and the Grand Ballon at 1338 metres were dominated by Colombian Esteban Chaves, Spain's Garikoitz Bravo and Alexey Lutsenko of Kazakhstan who topped the points before Austrian Marco Haller shook things up besting the third climb of the day, the Col du Hundsrück.

As the race hit the flat, constant attacks split the peloton and crossing the border into Switzerland, seven riders went clear - Chaves, Christopher Juul-Jensen (Denmark), Mattia Cattaneo (Italy), Vegard Stake Laengen (Norway ), Jordi Simon (Spain), Boily and Hepburn. The Italian took the 15 points on offer on the Col de la Croix, followed by Juul-Jensen and Catteneo. Chaves claiming enough points on the stage to leapfrog Bravo in the mountains classification with three points the difference.

The uphill drag to the finish was won by Hepburn who sprinted clear of the breakaway group ahead of Simon and Juul-Jensen.

Full Results
1	Michael Hepburn (Aus) Australia	4:29:58
2	Jordi Simon (Spa) Spain
3	Christopher Juul-Jensen (Den) Denmark
4	Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) Norway
5	Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Italy
6	David Boily (Can) Canada
7	Johan Esteban Chaves (Col) Colombia
8	Mark Christian (GBr) Great Britain	0:00:54
9	Sebastian Salazar (Col) Colombia
10	Miras Bederbekov (Kaz) Kazakhstan	0:00:55
11	Michael Rodriguez (Col) Colombia	0:00:57
12	Nikias Arndt (Ger) Germany	0:01:16
13	Matthias Allegaert (Bel) Belgium	0:01:18
14	Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Denmark
15	Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Kazakhstan
16	Georg Preidler (Aut) Austria
17	Dimitri Le Boulch (Fra) France
18	Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Netherlands
19	Warren Barguil (Fra) France
20	Matteo Mammini (Ita) Italy
21	Raymond Kreder (Ned) Netherlands	0:02:55
22	Patrick Schelling (Swi) Switzerland
23	Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Germany
24	Tim Wellens (Bel) Belgium
25	Jesper Hansen (Den) Denmark
26	Tsgabu Gebremaryam Grmay (Eth) Mixed Team
27	Romain Bardet (Fra) France
28	Patrick Lane (Aus) Australia
29	Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Colombia
30	Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Kazakhstan
31	Giorgio Cecchinel (Ita) Italy	0:03:07
32	Patrick Konrad (Aut) Austria	0:03:38
33	Andrei Krasilnikau (Blr) Mixed Team
34	Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) Switzerland
35	Marcel Aregger (Swi) Switzerland
36	Rohan Dennis (Aus) Australia
37	Rob Squire (USA) United States of America
38	Joseph Dombrowski (USA) United States of America
39	Julio Alexis Camacho (Col) Colombia
40	Abdraimzhan Ishanov (Kaz) Kazakhstan
41	Jan Keller (Swi) Switzerland	0:04:20
42	Jakub Novak (Cze) Czech Republic
43	Sjoerd Kouwenhoven (Ned) Netherlands
44	Sebastian Lander (Den) Denmark
45	Natnael Berhane (Eri) Mixed Team
46	Simon Yates (GBr) Great Britain	0:05:34
47	David Wöhrer (Aut) Austria
48	Rudy Molard (Fra) France
49	Hugo Houle (Can) Canada
50	Lawrence Warbasse (USA) United States of America	0:07:28
51	Vegard Robinson Bugge (Nor) Norway
52	Richard Lang (Aus) Australia	0:07:41
53	Jimmy Janssens (Bel) Belgium	0:08:41
54	Marco Haller (Aut) Austria
55	Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Belgium	0:10:24
56	Antoine Duchesne (Can) Canada
57	Rasmus Guldhammer (Den) Denmark
58	Asbjorn Kragh Andersen (Den) Denmark
59	Scott Thwaites (GBr) Great Britain
60	Aritz Orbe (Spa) Spain
61	Moreno Hofland (Ned) Netherlands
62	Etienne Tortelier (Fra) France
63	Victor Cabedo (Spa) Spain
64	Sven Erik Byström (Nor) Norway
65	Börn Tore Hoem (Nor) Norway
66	Luke Rowe (GBr) Great Britain
67	Houssam Nasri (Tun) Mixed Team
68	Erick Rowsell (GBr) Great Britain
69	Tim Declercq (Bel) Belgium
70	Raphaël Addy (Swi) Switzerland
71	Oliver Hofstetter (Swi) Switzerland
72	Garikoitz Bravo (Spa) Spain
73	Thomas Palmer (Aus) Australia
74	Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Netherlands
75	Massimo Coledan (Ita) Italy
76	Nils Plötner (Ger) Germany	0:10:31
77	Petr Vakoc (Cze) Czech Republic	0:16:29
78	Jan Hirt (Cze) Czech Republic	0:16:31
79	Christian Delle Stelle (Ita) Italy	0:18:46
80	Filippo Fortin (Ita) Italy
81	Josef Hosek (Cze) Czech Republic
82	Victor Martin (Spa) Spain
83	Wouter Wippert (Ned) Netherlands
84	William Valencia (Col) Colombia
85	Antoine Lavieu (Fra) France
86	Lukas Smola (Cze) Czech Republic
87	Filip Eidsheim (Nor) Norway
88	Robert Bush (USA) United States of America
89	Tomas Danacik (Cze) Czech Republic
90	Ian Boswell (USA) United States of America
91	Roman Dronin (Uzb) Mixed Team	0:21:55
92	Arvin Moazemi (Iri) Mixed Team
93	Zico Waeytens (Bel) Belgium	0:23:31
94	Thomas Moses (GBr) Great Britain
95	Jan Sokol (Aut) Austria
96	Michael Hümbert (Ger) Germany	0:24:49
97	Omar Fraile (Spa) Spain
98	Johan Fredrik Ziesler (Nor) Norway
DNF	Nathan Brown (USA) United States of America
DNF	Patrick Bercz (Ger) Germany
DNF	Julian Kern (Ger) Germany
DNF	Pierrick Naud (Can) Canada
DNF	Jamie Riggs (Can) Canada
DNF	Jay McCarthy (Aus) Australia
DNS	Guillaume Boivin (Can) Canada
DNS	Arman Kamyshev (Kaz) Kazakhstan

Points
1	Michael Hepburn (Aus) Australia	30	pts
2	Jordi Simon (Spa) Spain	27
3	Christopher Juul-Jensen (Den) Denmark	25
4	Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) Norway	23
5	Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Italy	21
6	David Boily (Can) Canada	19
7	Johan Esteban Chaves (Col) Colombia	17
8	Mark Christian (GBr) Great Britain	15
9	Sebastian Salazar (Col) Colombia	13
10	Miras Bederbekov (Kaz) Kazakhstan	11
11	Michael Rodriguez (Col) Colombia	10
12	Nikias Arndt (Ger) Germany	9
13	Matthias Allegaert (Bel) Belgium	8
14	Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Denmark	7
15	Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Kazakhstan	6
16	Georg Preidler (Aut) Austria	5
17	Dimitri Le Boulch (Fra) France	4
18	Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Netherlands	3
19	Warren Barguil (Fra) France	2
20	Matteo Mammini (Ita) Italy	1

Sprint 1 - Boron
1	Raymond Kreder (Ned) Netherlands	3	pts
2	Marco Haller (Aut) Austria	2
3	Vegard Robinson Bugge (Nor) Norway	1

Sprint 2 - Porrentruy
1	Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Kazakhstan	3	pts
2	Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Denmark	2
3	Mark Christian (GBr) Great Britain	1

Mountain 1 - Col de la Schlucht
1	Johan Esteban Chaves (Col) Colombia	10	pts
2	Garikoitz Bravo (Spa) Spain	9
3	Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Kazakhstan	8
4	Warren Barguil (Fra) France	7
5	Tim Wellens (Bel) Belgium	6
6	Asbjorn Kragh Andersen (Den) Denmark	5

Mountain 2 - Le Grand Ballon
1	Johan Esteban Chaves (Col) Colombia	10	pts
2	Garikoitz Bravo (Spa) Spain	9
3	Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Kazakhstan	8
4	Warren Barguil (Fra) France	7
5	Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Netherlands	6
6	Matteo Mammini (Ita) Italy	5

Mountain 3 - Col du Hundsrück
1	Marco Haller (Aut) Austria	10	pts
2	Raymond Kreder (Ned) Netherlands	9
3	Garikoitz Bravo (Spa) Spain	8
4	Johan Esteban Chaves (Col) Colombia	7
5	Miras Bederbekov (Kaz) Kazakhstan	6
6	Marcel Aregger (Swi) Switzerland	5

Mountain 4 - Col des Rangiers
1	Sebastian Salazar (Col) Colombia	5	pts
2	Christopher Juul-Jensen (Den) Denmark	3
3	Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) Norway	2
4	Georg Preidler (Aut) Austria	1

Mountain 5 - Col de la Croix
1	Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Italy	15	pts
2	Christopher Juul-Jensen (Den) Denmark	13
3	David Boily (Can) Canada	11
4	Johan Esteban Chaves (Col) Colombia	9
5	Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) Norway	8
6	Jordi Simon (Spa) Spain	7
7	Michael Hepburn (Aus) Australia	6
8	Miras Bederbekov (Kaz) Kazakhstan	5

Teams
1	Colombia	13:31:45
2	Denmark	0:02:22
3	Italy	0:02:34
4	Kazakhstan	0:03:17
5	France	0:03:40
6	Australia	0:04:42
7	Netherlands	0:06:42
8	Switzerland	0:08:20
9	Austria	0:08:39
10	Mixed Team	0:09:02
11	Belgium	0:11:03
12	Germany	0:12:51
13	United States of America	0:12:53
14	Canada	0:14:07
15	Great Britain	0:15:01
16	Norway	0:16:01
17	Spain	0:18:57
18	Czech Republic	0:35:29

General classification after stage 3
1	David Boily (Can) Canada	12:41:13
2	Michael Hepburn (Aus) Australia	0:00:28
3	Christopher Juul-Jensen (Den) Denmark	0:00:34
4	Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) Norway	0:00:38
5	Jordi Simon (Spa) Spain	0:00:41
6	Johan Esteban Chaves (Col) Colombia	0:00:45
7	Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Italy	0:00:46
8	Mark Christian (GBr) Great Britain	0:01:21
9	Georg Preidler (Aut) Austria	0:01:29
10	Sebastian Salazar (Col) Colombia	0:01:31
11	Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Netherlands	0:01:34
12	Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Denmark	0:01:42
13	Dimitri Le Boulch (Fra) France	0:01:43
14	Matthias Allegaert (Bel) Belgium	0:01:44
15	Matteo Mammini (Ita) Italy	0:01:49
16	Michael Rodriguez (Col) Colombia	0:01:50
17	Nikias Arndt (Ger) Germany	0:01:51
18	Miras Bederbekov (Kaz) Kazakhstan	0:01:58
19	Warren Barguil (Fra) France	0:02:02
20	Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Kazakhstan	0:02:22
21	Rohan Dennis (Aus) Australia	0:03:14
22	Romain Bardet (Fra) France	0:03:17
23	Tsgabu Gebremaryam Grmay (Eth) Mixed Team	0:03:23
24	Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Kazakhstan	0:03:24
25	Patrick Lane (Aus) Australia	0:03:29
26	Jesper Hansen (Den) Denmark	0:03:32
27	Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Colombia	0:03:34
28	Tim Wellens (Bel) Belgium	0:03:37
29	Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Germany	0:03:39
30	Raymond Kreder (Ned) Netherlands	0:03:52
31	Patrick Konrad (Aut) Austria	0:04:10
32	Andrei Krasilnikau (Blr) Mixed Team	0:04:11
33	Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) Switzerland	0:04:24
34	Marcel Aregger (Swi) Switzerland	0:04:28
35	Julio Alexis Camacho (Col) Colombia	0:04:35
36	Jakub Novak (Cze) Czech Republic	0:04:40
37	Joseph Dombrowski (USA) United States of America	0:04:45
38	Natnael Berhane (Eri) Mixed Team	0:04:58
39	Rob Squire (USA) United States of America	0:05:00
40	Sebastian Lander (Den) Denmark	0:05:01
41	Jan Keller (Swi) Switzerland	0:05:10
42	Abdraimzhan Ishanov (Kaz) Kazakhstan	0:05:21
43	Sjoerd Kouwenhoven (Ned) Netherlands	0:05:26
44	Hugo Houle (Can) Canada	0:05:54
45	Rudy Molard (Fra) France	0:06:02
46	Simon Yates (GBr) Great Britain	0:06:14
47	Patrick Schelling (Swi) Switzerland	0:06:34
48	Giorgio Cecchinel (Ita) Italy	0:06:57
49	David Wöhrer (Aut) Austria	0:07:11
50	Lawrence Warbasse (USA) United States of America	0:08:01
51	Vegard Robinson Bugge (Nor) Norway	0:08:55
52	Marco Haller (Aut) Austria	0:09:14
53	Jimmy Janssens (Bel) Belgium	0:09:37
54	Moreno Hofland (Ned) Netherlands	0:10:35
55	Luke Rowe (GBr) Great Britain	0:10:51
56	Börn Tore Hoem (Nor) Norway	0:10:56
57	Rasmus Guldhammer (Den) Denmark	0:11:01
58	Garikoitz Bravo (Spa) Spain	0:11:02
59	Tim Declercq (Bel) Belgium	0:11:05
60	Erick Rowsell (GBr) Great Britain	0:11:08
61	Massimo Coledan (Ita) Italy	0:11:10
62	Asbjorn Kragh Andersen (Den) Denmark	0:11:12
63	Victor Cabedo (Spa) Spain	0:11:13
64	Houssam Nasri (Tun) Mixed Team
65	Sven Erik Byström (Nor) Norway	0:11:15
66	Etienne Tortelier (Fra) France	0:11:17
67	Scott Thwaites (GBr) Great Britain	0:11:24
68	Aritz Orbe (Spa) Spain	0:12:07
69	Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Netherlands	0:13:10
70	Richard Lang (Aus) Australia	0:13:48
71	Nils Plötner (Ger) Germany	0:15:18
72	Petr Vakoc (Cze) Czech Republic	0:17:18
73	Robert Bush (USA) United States of America	0:19:19
74	Ian Boswell (USA) United States of America	0:19:35
75	Filippo Fortin (Ita) Italy	0:19:40
76	Wouter Wippert (Ned) Netherlands
77	Antoine Lavieu (Fra) France	0:19:43
78	Lukas Smola (Cze) Czech Republic	0:20:12
79	Victor Martin (Spa) Spain	0:20:17
80	Jan Hirt (Cze) Czech Republic	0:21:36
81	Arvin Moazemi (Iri) Mixed Team	0:22:40
82	Roman Dronin (Uzb) Mixed Team	0:22:52
83	Zico Waeytens (Bel) Belgium	0:24:09
84	Jan Sokol (Aut) Austria	0:24:28
85	Thomas Palmer (Aus) Australia	0:25:13
86	Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Belgium	0:25:21
87	Raphaël Addy (Swi) Switzerland	0:25:53
88	Antoine Duchesne (Can) Canada	0:26:05
89	Omar Fraile (Spa) Spain	0:31:07
90	Oliver Hofstetter (Swi) Switzerland	0:31:20
91	William Valencia (Col) Colombia	0:33:41
92	Christian Delle Stelle (Ita) Italy	0:34:12
93	Tomas Danacik (Cze) Czech Republic	0:34:17
94	Josef Hosek (Cze) Czech Republic	0:38:07
95	Filip Eidsheim (Nor) Norway	0:39:05
96	Johan Fredrik Ziesler (Nor) Norway	0:39:29
97	Thomas Moses (GBr) Great Britain	0:43:23
98	Michael Hümbert (Ger) Germany	0:49:03

Points classification
1	Moreno Hofland (Ned) Netherlands	57	pts
2	Wouter Wippert (Ned) Netherlands	45
3	Michael Hepburn (Aus) Australia	42
4	David Boily (Can) Canada	42
5	Romain Bardet (Fra) France	40
6	Jordi Simon (Spa) Spain	39
7	Nikias Arndt (Ger) Germany	39
8	Johan Esteban Chaves (Col) Colombia	31
9	Rohan Dennis (Aus) Australia	29
10	Raymond Kreder (Ned) Netherlands	26
11	Matteo Mammini (Ita) Italy	26
12	Christopher Juul-Jensen (Den) Denmark	25
13	Filippo Fortin (Ita) Italy	25
14	Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) Norway	23
15	Georg Preidler (Aut) Austria	22
16	Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Italy	21
17	Jan Keller (Swi) Switzerland	21
18	Marco Haller (Aut) Austria	19
19	Mark Christian (GBr) Great Britain	19
20	Tim Declercq (Bel) Belgium	19
21	Luke Rowe (GBr) Great Britain	17
22	Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Colombia	15
23	Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Denmark	14
24	Sebastian Salazar (Col) Colombia	13
25	Miras Bederbekov (Kaz) Kazakhstan	13
26	Rasmus Guldhammer (Den) Denmark	13
27	Jan Sokol (Aut) Austria	12
28	Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Netherlands	11
29	Matthias Allegaert (Bel) Belgium	11
30	Michael Rodriguez (Col) Colombia	10
31	Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Germany	10
32	Raphaël Addy (Swi) Switzerland	10
33	Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Kazakhstan	9
34	Christian Delle Stelle (Ita) Italy	9
35	Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Netherlands	8
36	Dimitri Le Boulch (Fra) France	8
37	Marcel Aregger (Swi) Switzerland	8
38	Jakub Novak (Cze) Czech Republic	7
39	Hugo Houle (Can) Canada	7
40	Warren Barguil (Fra) France	6
41	Sjoerd Kouwenhoven (Ned) Netherlands	4
42	Oliver Hofstetter (Swi) Switzerland	4
43	Thomas Moses (GBr) Great Britain	3
44	Garikoitz Bravo (Spa) Spain	2
45	Vegard Robinson Bugge (Nor) Norway	1
46	Asbjorn Kragh Andersen (Den) Denmark	1

Mountains classification
1	Johan Esteban Chaves (Col) Colombia	54	pts
2	Garikoitz Bravo (Spa) Spain	47
3	Marco Haller (Aut) Austria	21
4	Christopher Juul-Jensen (Den) Denmark	16
5	Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Kazakhstan	16
6	Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Italy	15
7	Warren Barguil (Fra) France	15
8	Sjoerd Kouwenhoven (Ned) Netherlands	14
9	David Boily (Can) Canada	11
10	Miras Bederbekov (Kaz) Kazakhstan	11
11	Tim Wellens (Bel) Belgium	11
12	Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) Norway	10
13	Raymond Kreder (Ned) Netherlands	9
14	Jordi Simon (Spa) Spain	7
15	Sebastian Salazar (Col) Colombia	6
16	Michael Hepburn (Aus) Australia	6
17	Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Netherlands	6
18	Antoine Lavieu (Fra) France	6
19	Matteo Mammini (Ita) Italy	5
20	Marcel Aregger (Swi) Switzerland	5
21	Asbjorn Kragh Andersen (Den) Denmark	5
22	Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Netherlands	5
23	Thomas Moses (GBr) Great Britain	4
24	Georg Preidler (Aut) Austria	1

Teams classification
1	Colombia	38:07:31
2	Denmark	0:01:56
3	Italy	0:02:33
4	Australia	0:02:45
5	France	0:02:50
6	Kazakhstan	0:02:51
7	Netherlands	0:05:58
8	Austria	0:07:54
9	Mixed Team	0:08:40
10	Switzerland	0:08:45
11	Belgium	0:10:47
12	United States of America	0:12:25
13	Germany	0:12:36
14	Great Britain	0:14:34
15	Norway	0:15:48
16	Spain	0:19:01
17	Canada	0:27:11
18	Czech Republic	0:35:40