Vinokourov powers to victory
Brutt remains atop general classification
An attentive and crafty Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) won stage three at the Tour de Romandie from a three-man break, foiling the teams of the sprinters on the one day which had been shaping up for a bunch gallop.
Overnight race leader Pavel Brutt (Katusha) remains atop the general classification standings, although for the second straight stage his lead has been reduced.
Three kilometres from the finish in Neuchatel Tony Martin (HTC-Highroad) launched a blistering attack and only Vinokourov and Mikael Cherel (AG2R La Mondiale) were able to respond.
The Astana team captain outkicked Cherel and Martin for his second win of the season as the trio fended off the charging peloton by the slenderest of margins. Ben Swift (Sky) led in a 77-rider field for fourth place, credited with the same finishing time as Vinokourov.
"In the final kilometres I was with [teammate Paolo] Tiralongo and I wanted to attack but I thought it was too early with 3km to the finish," said Vinokourov. "But when I saw Tony Martin go, I knew I could not let him [escape] alone, because I know he could have gone through [to the finish].
"When I saw that the bunch wasn't catching us to 500 metres, I realized that it could work. I've always been a rider who attacks, since the beginning of my career I have always attacked, but now with experience, I feel the race and I can recognize the right moment to go."
Runner-up Cherel raised his arm in protest at the finish line as he felt Vinokourov impeded his efforts in the kick to the line, but the race officials let the results stand.
"Initially I was rather disappointed with the decision of the commissaires," said Cherel, who for the second straight stage came up short in his bid for a win. "In a season there are not many opportunities [for victories]. The commissaires decided, and I respect their decision. The Giro begins soon and now I know I am able to get a stage win in this kind of racing."
Vinokourov was pleased with the commissaires' decision as he felt he'd conducted a fair sprint. "I positioned myself near the fence on the left side of the road from the last 200 metres and I made my sprint properly, nothing prevented him to position himself at the right," said Vinokourov. "It is unfortunate for him, but it’s not debatable."
Race leader Pavel Brutt (Katusha) finished in 21st and remains atop general classification for another day. The Russian's advantage over the second-placed rider was reduced by six seconds, however. The stage winner's time bonus for Vinokourov moved the Astana rider from fourth into second place, 32 seconds back, while Damiano Cunego drops one spot to third overall at 38 seconds.
A day for the sprinters?
The 165.7km stage from Thierrens to Neuchatel was dominated by a four-rider break comprised of Ignatas Konovalovas (Movistar), Chris Anker Sörensen (Saxo Bank Sungard), Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Katusha) and Jerome Cousin (Europcar).
The break had reached a maximum advantage of five minutes, but imploded on the day's final climb, a category two ascent 18.2km from the finish, as Sörensen attacked and crested the summit alone.
With 10km remaining on the flat run-in to the finish line Sörensen led Konovalovas by 14 seconds and the peloton by 28 seconds. Konovalovas was soon caught, and Sörensen, too, was brought back into a peloton reduced in size by the pair of climbs in the final 40km.
Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil-DCM) launched an attack with 7km to go but his move was neutralised two kilometres later.
The teams of the sprinters were gearing up for a bunch finish in Neuchatel, only to have Tony Martin, Alexandre Vinokourov and Mikael Cherel slip off the front of the peloton in the final kilometres to contest the win amongst themselves.
Race of truth on tap
The peloton faces a 20.1km individual time trial tomorrow in the Tour de Romandie's penultimate stage. Less than one minute separates the top 17 riders on general classification and a shake-up of the overall standings is likely.
Vinokourov is pleased that he'll start after all of his GC rivals, particularly Cadel Evans (BMC).
"Last night, I was annoyed to see that I was starting before Evans in the time trial so I'm happy because now I will leave behind him," said Vinokourov. "I will be informed of his time, it can change everything.
"I don't think the race leader Pavel Brutt will keep his jersey after a time trial of 20km, 32 seconds is not enough. I think he has lost strength after the first two stages of the race, but you never know. I cross my fingers and I will give the maximum tomorrow."
1 | Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | 3:47:55 |
2 | Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Tony Martin (Ger) HTC-Highroad | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Ben Swift (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Davide Vigano (Ita) Leopard Trek | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Team RadioShack | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - ISD | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Andrew Talansky (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Pro Team Astana | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | David Loosli (Swi) Lampre - ISD | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Iván Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Mauricio Ardila Cano (Col) Geox-TMC | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Marc De Maar (AHo) Quickstep Cycling Team | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Jesús Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Bart De Clercq (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Katusha Team | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Movistar Team | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Leopard Trek | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Leopard Trek | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Beñat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Marco Pinotti (Ita) HTC-Highroad | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Denis Menchov (Rus) Geox-TMC | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Lampre - ISD | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Geox-TMC | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Rafal Majka (Pol) Saxo Bank Sungard | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Cervelo | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioShack | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Rui Alberto Faria Costa (Por) Movistar Team | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Team RadioShack | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Marcel Wyss (Swi) Geox-TMC | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Dario David Cioni (Ita) Sky Procycling | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Peter Stetina (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Thomas Danielson (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre - ISD | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Saxo Bank Sungard | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Morris Possoni (Ita) Sky Procycling | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | David Lelay (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Leopard Trek | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Bruno Pires (Por) Leopard Trek | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Pro Team Astana | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team RadioShack | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Geox-TMC | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - ISD | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Johann Tschopp (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing Team | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | David Zabriskie (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha Team | 0:00:13 |
82 | Frantisek Rabon (Cze) HTC-Highroad | 0:00:56 |
83 | Leigh Howard (Aus) HTC-Highroad | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Tiziano Dall'Antonia (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Michael Barry (Can) Sky Procycling | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Matthias Brandle (Aut) Geox-TMC | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Maarten Neyens (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Luke Roberts (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Team RadioShack | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Marco Corti (Ita) Geox-TMC | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Santo Anza (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Mathieu Perget (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Pro Team Astana | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Pro Team Astana | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) Lampre - ISD | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Cameron Meyer (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Alan Marangoni (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Brice Feillu (Fra) Leopard Trek | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Anthony Charteau (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Patrick Gretsch (Ger) HTC-Highroad | 0:01:58 |
115 | Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) HTC-Highroad | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Christophe Kern (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:04:42 |
117 | Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:06:12 |
118 | Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Movistar Team | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Adam Blythe (GBr) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Marco Bandiera (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
121 | Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Procycling | 0:15:01 |
122 | Richie Porte (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por) Team RadioShack | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
124 | Enrique Sanz (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
125 | Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
126 | Noè Gianetti (Swi) Geox-TMC | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
127 | Michael Mørkøv (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
128 | Bert Grabsch (Ger) HTC-Highroad | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
129 | Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
130 | Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
131 | Joost Van Leijen (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
132 | Jack Bobridge (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
133 | Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
134 | Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
135 | Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
136 | Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Pro Team Astana | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
137 | Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
138 | Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
139 | Jan Tratnik (Slo) Quickstep Cycling Team | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
140 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) HTC-Highroad | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
141 | Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
142 | Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Leopard Trek | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
143 | Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
144 | Addy Engels (Ned) Quickstep Cycling Team | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
145 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Quickstep Cycling Team | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
146 | Óscar Pujol Muñoz (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Wouter Mol (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
1 | Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard | 12 | pts |
2 | Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Movistar Team | 8 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha Team | 6 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team Europcar | 4 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 2 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
1 | Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard | 8 | pts |
2 | Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Movistar Team | 6 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha Team | 4 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 2 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Leopard Trek | 1 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
1 | Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team Europcar | 6 | pts |
2 | Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Movistar Team | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha Team | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
1 | Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard | 6 | pts |
2 | Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Movistar Team | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Dario David Cioni (Ita) Sky Procycling | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
1 | AG2R La Mondiale | 11:23:45 |
2 | Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Lampre - ISD | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Quickstep Cycling Team | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Leopard Trek | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Team Europcar | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Pro Team Astana | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Movistar Team | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Geox-TMC | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Sky Procycling | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Team RadioShack | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Team Garmin-Cervelo | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Katusha Team | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Saxo Bank Sungard | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | BMC Racing Team | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | HTC-Highroad | 0:00:56 |
20 | Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
1 | Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha Team | 12:31:34 |
2 | Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | 0:00:32 |
3 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 0:00:38 |
4 | Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:42 |
5 | Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:00:46 |
6 | Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:50 |
7 | Beñat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:00:51 |
8 | Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Leopard Trek | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Leopard Trek | 0:00:52 |
11 | Marcel Wyss (Swi) Geox-TMC | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre - ISD | 0:00:53 |
13 | David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Thomas Danielson (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Marco Pinotti (Ita) HTC-Highroad | 0:00:55 |
16 | Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:00:56 |
17 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioShack | 0:00:58 |
18 | Peter Stetina (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 0:01:03 |
19 | Denis Menchov (Rus) Geox-TMC | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Tony Martin (Ger) HTC-Highroad | 0:01:18 |
22 | David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 0:01:20 |
23 | Rui Alberto Faria Costa (Por) Movistar Team | 0:01:21 |
24 | Dario David Cioni (Ita) Sky Procycling | 0:01:27 |
25 | Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Leopard Trek | 0:01:39 |
26 | Andrew Talansky (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 0:01:44 |
27 | Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:01:54 |
28 | Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:01:55 |
29 | Morris Possoni (Ita) Sky Procycling | 0:02:16 |
30 | Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) Lampre - ISD | 0:02:18 |
31 | Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:02:24 |
32 | Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Rafal Majka (Pol) Saxo Bank Sungard | 0:02:34 |
34 | Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Lampre - ISD | 0:02:44 |
35 | Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:02:52 |
36 | Bart De Clercq (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:02:53 |
37 | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:02:55 |
38 | Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:03:08 |
39 | Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Team RadioShack | 0:03:09 |
40 | Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Saxo Bank Sungard | 0:03:11 |
41 | Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Geox-TMC | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Bruno Pires (Por) Leopard Trek | 0:03:16 |
43 | Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team RadioShack | 0:03:18 |
44 | Matthias Brandle (Aut) Geox-TMC | 0:03:31 |
45 | David Loosli (Swi) Lampre - ISD | 0:03:32 |
46 | Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing Team | 0:03:36 |
47 | Johann Tschopp (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:03:42 |
48 | Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team | 0:03:48 |
49 | Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:03:49 |
50 | Iván Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:04:00 |
51 | Mathieu Perget (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:04:10 |
52 | Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Katusha Team | 0:04:13 |
53 | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:04:14 |
54 | David Zabriskie (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 0:04:20 |
55 | Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Katusha Team | 0:04:26 |
56 | Luke Roberts (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard | 0:05:16 |
57 | Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Team RadioShack | 0:05:23 |
58 | Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:05:35 |
59 | Michael Barry (Can) Sky Procycling | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Mauricio Ardila Cano (Col) Geox-TMC | 0:05:36 |
61 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:05:40 |
62 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:05:56 |
63 | Jesús Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:06:06 |
64 | Santo Anza (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:06:18 |
66 | Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Pro Team Astana | 0:06:25 |
67 | Brice Feillu (Fra) Leopard Trek | 0:06:44 |
68 | Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Geox-TMC | 0:06:48 |
69 | Anthony Charteau (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:06:50 |
70 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Pro Team Astana | 0:07:20 |
71 | Ben Swift (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:07:25 |
72 | Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:07:50 |
73 | Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:07:54 |
74 | Marc De Maar (AHo) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:08:08 |
75 | Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:08:12 |
76 | Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:08:21 |
77 | Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:08:46 |
78 | Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Katusha Team | 0:09:04 |
79 | Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Pro Team Astana | 0:09:20 |
80 | Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:09:28 |
81 | Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Team RadioShack | 0:09:37 |
83 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:10:01 |
84 | Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:10:42 |
85 | Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) HTC-Highroad | 0:10:56 |
86 | Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:11:15 |
87 | Davide Vigano (Ita) Leopard Trek | 0:11:20 |
88 | Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:11:40 |
89 | Frantisek Rabon (Cze) HTC-Highroad | 0:11:53 |
90 | David Lelay (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:12:32 |
91 | Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:12:40 |
92 | Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Movistar Team | 0:12:53 |
93 | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:13:29 |
94 | Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard | 0:13:58 |
95 | Cameron Meyer (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 0:14:48 |
96 | Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Pro Team Astana | 0:14:50 |
97 | Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:14:54 |
98 | Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha Team | 0:15:58 |
99 | Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:16:06 |
100 | Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 0:16:55 |
101 | Leigh Howard (Aus) HTC-Highroad | 0:17:37 |
102 | José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:17:48 |
103 | Patrick Gretsch (Ger) HTC-Highroad | 0:17:55 |
104 | Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:18:12 |
105 | Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:18:24 |
106 | Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Movistar Team | 0:18:35 |
107 | Christophe Kern (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:18:38 |
108 | Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:19:07 |
109 | Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar | 0:19:31 |
110 | Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:20:44 |
111 | Marco Corti (Ita) Geox-TMC | 0:21:07 |
112 | Maarten Neyens (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:21:23 |
113 | Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 0:21:58 |
114 | Tiziano Dall'Antonia (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:22:48 |
115 | Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:23:02 |
116 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:23:13 |
117 | Marco Bandiera (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:23:38 |
118 | Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Leopard Trek | 0:25:53 |
119 | Alan Marangoni (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:26:11 |
120 | Jack Bobridge (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 0:27:46 |
121 | Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:28:12 |
122 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:29:10 |
123 | Richie Porte (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard | 0:29:44 |
124 | Adam Blythe (GBr) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:31:21 |
125 | Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard | 0:33:12 |
126 | Joost Van Leijen (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:33:36 |
127 | Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Katusha Team | 0:33:45 |
128 | Addy Engels (Ned) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:34:54 |
129 | Enrique Sanz (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:36:34 |
130 | Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha Team | 0:37:05 |
131 | Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:37:15 |
132 | Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:37:28 |
133 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:37:31 |
134 | Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Katusha Team | 0:37:44 |
135 | Noè Gianetti (Swi) Geox-TMC | 0:37:51 |
136 | Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Procycling | 0:40:16 |
137 | Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 0:41:27 |
138 | Óscar Pujol Muñoz (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:41:33 |
139 | Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:43:02 |
140 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) HTC-Highroad | 0:43:06 |
141 | Michael Mørkøv (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard | 0:43:11 |
142 | Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por) Team RadioShack | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
143 | Jan Tratnik (Slo) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:43:19 |
144 | Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:43:20 |
145 | Bert Grabsch (Ger) HTC-Highroad | 0:43:23 |
146 | Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Pro Team Astana | 0:43:38 |
1 | Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) Lampre - ISD | 28 | pts |
2 | Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha Team | 22 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Movistar Team | 22 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard | 20 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Movistar Team | 14 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Pro Team Astana | 12 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Jack Bobridge (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 12 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha Team | 10 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 8 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Christophe Kern (Fra) Team Europcar | 8 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Marcel Wyss (Swi) Geox-TMC | 8 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | 6 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 6 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 6 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 4 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 4 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar | 4 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team Europcar | 4 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Beñat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team | 2 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling | 2 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team | 2 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Katusha Team | 2 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 2 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Leopard Trek | 1 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Jesús Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team | 1 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha Team | 1 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team | 1 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
1 | Dario David Cioni (Ita) Sky Procycling | 7 | pts |
2 | Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha Team | 6 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard | 6 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team Europcar | 6 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Christophe Kern (Fra) Team Europcar | 6 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Jack Bobridge (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 6 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Movistar Team | 6 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) Lampre - ISD | 4 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Movistar Team | 4 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 3 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 3 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha Team | 2 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
1 | Peter Stetina (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 12:32:37 |
2 | Andrew Talansky (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 0:00:41 |
3 | Rafal Majka (Pol) Saxo Bank Sungard | 0:01:31 |
4 | Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:02:05 |
5 | Matthias Brandle (Aut) Geox-TMC | 0:02:28 |
6 | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:03:11 |
7 | Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:04:32 |
8 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:04:37 |
9 | Jesús Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:05:03 |
10 | Ben Swift (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:06:22 |
11 | Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:07:43 |
12 | Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Katusha Team | 0:08:01 |
13 | Cameron Meyer (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 0:13:45 |
14 | Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:15:03 |
15 | Leigh Howard (Aus) HTC-Highroad | 0:16:34 |
16 | Patrick Gretsch (Ger) HTC-Highroad | 0:16:52 |
17 | Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:21:59 |
18 | Jack Bobridge (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 0:26:43 |
19 | Adam Blythe (GBr) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:30:18 |
20 | Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Katusha Team | 0:32:42 |
21 | Enrique Sanz (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:35:31 |
22 | Noè Gianetti (Swi) Geox-TMC | 0:36:48 |
23 | Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:41:59 |
24 | Jan Tratnik (Slo) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:42:16 |
1 | Movistar Team | 37:36:27 |
2 | Team Garmin-Cervelo | 0:00:01 |
3 | Lampre - ISD | 0:01:00 |
4 | Leopard Trek | 0:01:26 |
5 | Sky Procycling | 0:02:18 |
6 | Geox-TMC | 0:02:34 |
7 | BMC Racing Team | 0:03:16 |
8 | AG2R La Mondiale | 0:03:23 |
9 | Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:04:28 |
10 | Team RadioShack | 0:05:26 |
11 | Katusha Team | 0:06:06 |
12 | Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:06:33 |
13 | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:06:56 |
14 | Saxo Bank Sungard | 0:07:08 |
15 | HTC-Highroad | 0:09:56 |
16 | Pro Team Astana | 0:11:48 |
17 | Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:14:13 |
18 | Team Europcar | 0:14:25 |
19 | Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:17:10 |
20 | Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:17:42 |
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