De Gendt caps long break with solo win

Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil-DCM) held off Andy Schleck (Leopard Trek) to take a deserved win on stage 7 of the Tour de Suisse. The Belgian attacked from a larger breakaway ahead of the final climb, and was never unduly troubled by Schleck's sole pursuit behind.

The overall standings remained more or less unchanged, as Damiano Cunego (Lampre-ISD) retained the yellow jersey after resisting the pressure of Rabobank duo Steven Kruijswijk and Bauke Mollema in the finale.

De Gendt and Schleck were part of a 17-man break that formed on the day's first categorised climb of the Flüelapass and dominated the proceedings thereafter. 25km from the line, they had a lead of 6:45 over the peloton, and it was here that De Gendt sensed his opportunity.

Shortly after his teammate Marco Marcato's attack had been reeled in, De Gendt shot off the front and immediately opened a sizeable gap behind. With Marcato and Sergey Lagutin marshalling the break and nobody willing to tow Andy Schleck back into contention, De Gendt hit the foot of the final climb of the Fisser-Hofe with a minute in hand over the chasers.

Once the road began to climb, Schleck came to the front and attempted to jump across, but his first acceleration succeeded only in stretching out the group, with Christian Vande Velde (Garmin-Cervélo), Jan Bakelants (Omega Pharma) and George Hincapie (BMC) all able to match his pace.

To his credit, in spite of the lack of incision in his first effort, Schleck stuck resolutely to his task and he managed to grind his way clear of the rest of the break and set off in lone pursuit of De Gendt. Although somewhat ragged in style by his own standards, Schleck initially began to make some inroads into De Gendt's lead, and sliced it to 45 seconds with 7km to go.

However, De Gendt was continuing to tap out a steady tempo of his own up ahead, his shoulders rocking rhythmically as he did so. Though by no means a pure climber, De Gendt pedalled with a certain degree of fluidity of the climb, and once he had weathered the ferocity of Schleck’s initial onslaught, the victory was never in doubt.

At the summit of the climb with 3.5km to go, De Gendt still had 38 seconds in hand on Schleck, and he conceded little more time on the final ripples to the finish line to take this third win of the season.

Schleck came home 30 seconds later, well aware that there he still has considerable margin for improvement ahead of the Tour de France's first mountain stages, in a little over three weeks' time.

Cunego holds firm

While Schleck was pursuing De Gendt up the mountainside, the race for the yellow jersey also exploded into life on the final climb. Rabobank had done the lion's share of the pace-making throughout the stage, as Mollema and Kruijswijk sensed an opportunity to endanger Damiano Cunego’s overall lead.

The first attack on the climb came from Tom Danielson (Garmin-Cervélo), however, and the American impressed as he danced clear of the favourites for overall victory with Wout Poels (Vacansoleil-DCM) for company.

When Rabobank, and Laurens Ten Dam in particular, reeled Danielson back in, Cunego put in a tentative dig of his own, as if to deter the Dutch squad from attempting to put him under pressure. Giampaolo Caruso (Katusha) was also prominent at this point, but approaching the final section of the climb, nobody had succeeded in breaking the deadlock.

Mathias Frank (BMC) altered that when he launched a searing acceleration 5km from the finish that only Danielson and Kruijswijk could follow. As the trio began to pick off the remnants of the early break, it looked as though theirs would be a decisive move, but the hitherto anonymous Levi Leipheimer (RadioShack) took matters in hand to shut down their move with an impressive show of force a little over a kilometre later.

As the road flattened out, Leopard Trek went on the offensive, with first Fränk Schleck and then Jakob Fulgsang going on the offensive, but their efforts did little to upset the composition of the yellow jersey group, and Cunego led the favourites' group home 4:39 down on De Gendt.

The early break

Just shy of 223km and with three categorised climbs, stage 7 threatened to be decisive for the overall standings, as the bunch travelled from Vaduz in Liechtenstein into Austria. 33km in, the day's first break formed, with Linus Gerdemann and Andy Schleck (Leopard) prominent. However, with Branislau Samoilau (Movistar) lying 7:51 down in 16th place, Lampre-ISD were reluctant to led them go in and they set about shutting down the dangerous-looking break.

Although they opened a lead of over two minutes at one point, the hyperactive peloton was loathe to let them go. Even after Samoilau dropped back, they were caught on the slopes of the Flüelapass. Shortly afterwards, however, another group managed to forge clear, made up of Manuele Boaro (Saxo Bank), Jan Bakelants (Omega Pharma), George Hincapie (BMC), Christian Vandevelde (Garmin), Alberto Losada and Luca Paolini (Katusha), José Ivan Gutierrez, Angel Madrazo and Jose Joaquin Rojas (Movistar), Enrico Gasparotto (Astana), Javier Aramendia (Euskaltel), Dries Devenyns (Quick Step), Thomas De Gendt, Sergey Lagutin and Marco Marcato (Vacansoleil) and Andreas Dietziker (NetApp).

Andy Schleck was clearly determined to make an impact on Friday's stage, and he set off in lone pursuit to swell the group to 17. He led the group over the Flüelapass and also took the mountains points atop the Norbertshöhe as the break’s lead went north of the seven-minute mark.

Behind, RadioShack had begun to lend Rabobank a hand and the gap slowly began to tumble, although the peloton never seriously threatened to catch De Gendt, Schleck et al before the finish. Lampre-ISD enjoyed a relatively trouble-free day in the defence of Cunego’s jersey, thanks to the efforts of Rabobank and RadioShack in controlling the race in the final 80km.

However, with the concluding 32km time trial still to come on Sunday afternoon, Lampre knows that it must try and find a way to put more time between Cunego and the time triallists on tomorrow's final road stage to Schaffhausen.

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team5:38:42
2Andy Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek0:00:35
3Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team0:00:48
4Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:00:51
5Alberto Losada (Spa) Katusha Team0:00:54
6Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:01:33
7Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:01:34
8Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:02:30
9George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 8 - Cell 2
10Manuele Boaro (Ita) Saxo Bank SungardRow 9 - Cell 2
11Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team0:02:33
12Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Pro Team Astana0:03:27
13Javier Aramendia (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 12 - Cell 2
14Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team0:03:54
15Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team Netapp0:04:15
16Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Leopard Trek0:04:32
17Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD0:04:39
18Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 17 - Cell 2
19Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 18 - Cell 2
20Chris Froome (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 19 - Cell 2
21Damiano Caruso (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 20 - Cell 2
22Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 21 - Cell 2
23Frank Schleck (Lux) Leopard TrekRow 22 - Cell 2
24Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha TeamRow 23 - Cell 2
25Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShackRow 24 - Cell 2
26Tejay Van Garderen (USA) HTC-HighroadRow 25 - Cell 2
27Maxime Monfort (Bel) Leopard TrekRow 26 - Cell 2
28Tom Danielson (USA) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 27 - Cell 2
29Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:05:25
30Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 29 - Cell 2
31Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:05:52
32Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Team Type 1 - Sanofi AventisRow 31 - Cell 2
33Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 32 - Cell 2
34Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 33 - Cell 2
35Daryl Impey (RSA) Team NetappRow 34 - Cell 2
36Branislau Samoilau (Bul) Movistar TeamRow 35 - Cell 2
37Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 36 - Cell 2
38José Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Movistar Team0:05:55
39Peter Velits (Svk) HTC-Highroad0:06:51
40Tanel Kangert (Est) Pro Team AstanaRow 39 - Cell 2
41Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Katusha TeamRow 40 - Cell 2
42Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 41 - Cell 2
43Jorge Azanta Soto (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 42 - Cell 2
44Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 43 - Cell 2
45Ruslan Pidgornyy (Ukr) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 44 - Cell 2
46Mads Christensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard0:07:12
47Sergey Renev (Kaz) Pro Team AstanaRow 46 - Cell 2
48Gustav Larsson (Swe) Saxo Bank SungardRow 47 - Cell 2
49Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 48 - Cell 2
50Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:08:01
51Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team Netapp0:08:19
52Simone Ponzi (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:08:35
53Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 52 - Cell 2
54Kurt Asle Arvesen (Nor) Sky Procycling0:09:19
55Alexander Gottfried (Ger) Team NetappRow 54 - Cell 2
56Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Katusha Team0:10:25
57Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha TeamRow 56 - Cell 2
58Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale0:11:13
59Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La MondialeRow 58 - Cell 2
60Anthony Ravard (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 59 - Cell 2
61Luke Roberts (Aus) Saxo Bank SungardRow 60 - Cell 2
62Dominik Nerz (Ger) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 61 - Cell 2
63Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 62 - Cell 2
64Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 63 - Cell 2
65Johann Tschopp (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 64 - Cell 2
66Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team RadioShackRow 65 - Cell 2
67Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 66 - Cell 2
68Valeryi Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1 - Sanofi AventisRow 67 - Cell 2
69Nicolas Castroviejo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:11:48
70Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 69 - Cell 2
71Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 70 - Cell 2
72Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Saxo Bank SungardRow 71 - Cell 2
73Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 72 - Cell 2
74Simon Clarke (Aus) Pro Team AstanaRow 73 - Cell 2
75Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Leopard TrekRow 74 - Cell 2
76Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La MondialeRow 75 - Cell 2
77Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Movistar TeamRow 76 - Cell 2
78Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team NetappRow 77 - Cell 2
79Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Team Type 1 - Sanofi AventisRow 78 - Cell 2
80Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) Team Type 1 - Sanofi AventisRow 79 - Cell 2
81Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 80 - Cell 2
82Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Pro Team Astana0:13:39
83Martin Velits (Svk) HTC-Highroad0:15:19
84Michael Albasini (Swi) HTC-HighroadRow 83 - Cell 2
85Nelson Oliveira (Por) Team RadioShack0:17:12
86Robert Hunter (RSA) Team RadioShackRow 85 - Cell 2
87Jens Voigt (Ger) Leopard TrekRow 86 - Cell 2
88Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 87 - Cell 2
89Stuart O'grady (Aus) Leopard TrekRow 88 - Cell 2
90Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 89 - Cell 2
91Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 90 - Cell 2
92Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 91 - Cell 2
93Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 92 - Cell 2
94Dario-David Cioni (Ita) Sky ProcyclingRow 93 - Cell 2
95Olekdandr Kvachuk (Ukr) Lampre - ISDRow 94 - Cell 2
96Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 95 - Cell 2
97Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team0:18:23
98Matti Breschel (Den) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 97 - Cell 2
99Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - ISD0:21:01
100Enrico Magazzini (Ita) Lampre - ISD0:24:26
101Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha TeamRow 100 - Cell 2
102Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 101 - Cell 2
103Bernhard Eisel (Aut) HTC-HighroadRow 102 - Cell 2
104Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 103 - Cell 2
105Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 104 - Cell 2
106Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 105 - Cell 2
107Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team NetappRow 106 - Cell 2
108Jan Barta (Cze) Team NetappRow 107 - Cell 2
109Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 108 - Cell 2
110Adam Hansen (Aus) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 109 - Cell 2
111André Greipel (Ger) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 110 - Cell 2
112Gregory Rast (Swi) Team RadioShackRow 111 - Cell 2
113Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team RadioShackRow 112 - Cell 2
114Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Leopard TrekRow 113 - Cell 2
115Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Pro Team AstanaRow 114 - Cell 2
116Bert Grabsch (Ger) HTC-HighroadRow 115 - Cell 2
117Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 116 - Cell 2
118Leopold König (Cze) Team NetappRow 117 - Cell 2
119Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 118 - Cell 2
120Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky ProcyclingRow 119 - Cell 2
121Mikael Chérel (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 120 - Cell 2
122Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre - ISDRow 121 - Cell 2
123Stijn Devolder (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 122 - Cell 2
124Baden Cooke (Aus) Saxo Bank SungardRow 123 - Cell 2
125Mark Cavendish (GBr) HTC-HighroadRow 124 - Cell 2
126Daniele Callegarin (Ita) Team Type 1 - Sanofi AventisRow 125 - Cell 2
127Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 126 - Cell 2
128Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 127 - Cell 2
129Gregory Henderson (NZl) Sky ProcyclingRow 128 - Cell 2
130Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 129 - Cell 2
131Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 130 - Cell 2
132Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) Saxo Bank SungardRow 131 - Cell 2
133Nick Nuyens (Bel) Saxo Bank SungardRow 132 - Cell 2
134Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Team RadioShackRow 133 - Cell 2
135Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Team Type 1 - Sanofi AventisRow 134 - Cell 2
136Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) HTC-HighroadRow 135 - Cell 2
137Jack Bobridge (Aus) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 136 - Cell 2
138Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky ProcyclingRow 137 - Cell 2
139Ben Swift (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 138 - Cell 2
140Thor Hushovd (Nor) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 139 - Cell 2
DNFDaniel Sesma (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 140 - Cell 2
DNFPhilip Deignan (Irl) Team RadioShackRow 141 - Cell 2
DNFJeffry Louder (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 142 - Cell 2
DNFDanilo Di Luca (Ita) Katusha TeamRow 143 - Cell 2
DNFMirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Pro Team AstanaRow 144 - Cell 2
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Sprint 1 - Pfunds
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team6pts
2José Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Movistar Team3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2 - St Christina
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team6pts
2Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team3Row 1 - Cell 3
3José Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Movistar Team1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 3 - Finish
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team25pts
2Andy Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek20Row 1 - Cell 3
3Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team16Row 2 - Cell 3
4Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo13Row 3 - Cell 3
5Alberto Losada (Spa) Katusha Team11Row 4 - Cell 3
6Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team10Row 5 - Cell 3
7Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto9Row 6 - Cell 3
8Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team8Row 7 - Cell 3
9George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team7Row 8 - Cell 3
10Manuele Boaro (Ita) Saxo Bank Sungard6Row 9 - Cell 3
11Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team5Row 10 - Cell 3
12Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Pro Team Astana4Row 11 - Cell 3
13Javier Aramendia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi3Row 12 - Cell 3
14Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team2Row 13 - Cell 3
15Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team Netapp1Row 14 - Cell 3
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Mountain 1 - Flüelapass
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Andy Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek20pts
2Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo15Row 1 - Cell 3
3Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto10Row 2 - Cell 3
4Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team6Row 3 - Cell 3
5George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team4Row 4 - Cell 3
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Mountain 2 - Norbertshöhe
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Andy Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek8pts
2Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team6Row 1 - Cell 3
3Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team4Row 2 - Cell 3
4Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team2Row 3 - Cell 3
5Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team1Row 4 - Cell 3
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Mountain 3 - Fisser Höfe
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team12pts
2Andy Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek8Row 1 - Cell 3
3Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo6Row 2 - Cell 3
4Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team4Row 3 - Cell 3
5Alberto Losada (Spa) Katusha Team2Row 4 - Cell 3
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Vacansoleil - DCM Procycling Team17:00:09
2Movistar Team0:05:10
3Team Leopard-Trek0:05:43
4Team Garmin - Cervelo0:07:19
5Katusha Team0:08:21
6Rabobank Cycling Team0:10:40
7Saxo Bank SunGard0:12:51
8Quick Step Cycling Team0:12:55
9Euskaltel - Euskadi0:13:06
10Pro Team Astana0:13:27
11BMC Racing Team0:14:19
12Team NetApp0:14:23
13Omega Pharma - Lotto0:15:11
14Liquigas-Cannondale0:20:24
15HTC - Highroad0:22:46
16AG2R La mondiale0:24:15
17Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis0:24:50
18Sky Procycling0:27:07
19Lampre - ISD0:29:01
20Team RadioShackRow 19 - Cell 2
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General classification after stage 7
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD27:09:49
2Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:01:23
3Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:01:36
4Frank Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek0:01:41
5Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack0:01:59
6Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Leopard Trek0:02:38
7Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:03:10
8Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha Team0:03:11
9Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:03:20
10Tejay Van Garderen (USA) HTC-Highroad0:03:22
11Tom Danielson (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:04:51
12Maxime Monfort (Bel) Leopard Trek0:05:15
13Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:06:47
14Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:07:45
15Branislau Samoilau (Bul) Movistar Team0:09:04
16Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team0:09:10
17Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team0:12:14
18Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:12:27
19Johann Tschopp (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:13:47
20Andy Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek0:16:18
21Ruslan Pidgornyy (Ukr) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:18:01
22Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:19:30
23Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis0:19:32
24Gustav Larsson (Swe) Saxo Bank Sungard0:21:08
25Jorge Azanta Soto (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:21:33
26Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Leopard Trek0:24:19
27Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:25:47
28Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:25:50
29Mads Christensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard0:26:49
30Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:26:54
31Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team0:27:01
32Alberto Losada (Spa) Katusha Team0:28:33
33Daryl Impey (RSA) Team Netapp0:29:06
34Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team0:29:13
35Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Katusha Team0:29:42
36Tanel Kangert (Est) Pro Team Astana0:30:07
37George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team0:30:43
38José Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Movistar Team0:32:32
39Sergey Renev (Kaz) Pro Team Astana0:32:49
40Michael Albasini (Swi) HTC-Highroad0:34:16
41Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team RadioShack0:34:52
42Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:35:07
43Peter Velits (Svk) HTC-Highroad0:35:19
44Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Katusha Team0:36:20
45Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:36:22
46Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team0:36:41
47Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale0:37:28
48Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:38:33
49Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:39:13
50Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Quickstep Cycling Team0:39:55
51Simone Ponzi (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:41:34
52Chris Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling0:41:40
53Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team Netapp0:43:23
54Damiano Caruso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:43:31
55Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale0:44:11
56Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale0:44:16
57Dominik Nerz (Ger) Liquigas-Cannondale0:44:21
58Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Pro Team Astana0:45:13
59Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team0:45:46
60Valeryi Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis0:48:50
61Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale0:49:09
62Simon Clarke (Aus) Pro Team Astana0:51:17
63Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team0:51:22
64Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Saxo Bank SungardRow 63 - Cell 2
65Luke Roberts (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard0:52:20
66Javier Aramendia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:53:19
67Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:53:28
68Kurt Asle Arvesen (Nor) Sky Procycling0:53:43
69Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team Netapp0:54:03
70Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:55:17
71Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:56:04
72Anthony Ravard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:57:25
73Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - ISD0:57:51
74Jens Voigt (Ger) Leopard TrekRow 73 - Cell 2
75Mikael Chérel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:58:05
76Nelson Oliveira (Por) Team RadioShack0:58:50
77Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team0:58:55
78Leopold König (Cze) Team Netapp0:59:09
79Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quickstep Cycling Team0:59:39
80Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team1:01:12
81Matti Breschel (Den) Rabobank Cycling Team1:01:47
82Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo1:02:04
83Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Pro Team Astana1:02:24
84Alexander Gottfried (Ger) Team Netapp1:02:33
85Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis1:03:00
86Manuele Boaro (Ita) Saxo Bank Sungard1:03:14
87Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling1:03:30
88Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Movistar Team1:04:11
89Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team1:04:33
90Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team RadioShack1:04:41
91Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team Netapp1:04:52
92Martin Velits (Svk) HTC-Highroad1:06:23
93Gregory Rast (Swi) Team RadioShack1:06:44
94Robert Hunter (RSA) Team RadioShack1:07:01
95Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Pro Team Astana1:07:25
96Adam Hansen (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto1:07:45
97Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale1:09:14
98Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Movistar Team1:09:20
99Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team1:11:08
100Dario-David Cioni (Ita) Sky Procycling1:11:15
101Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis1:11:27
102Stuart O'grady (Aus) Leopard Trek1:11:42
103Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Quickstep Cycling Team1:13:11
104Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Leopard Trek1:13:22
105Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team1:13:24
106Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) HTC-Highroad1:14:01
107Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre - ISD1:16:02
108Thor Hushovd (Nor) Team Garmin-Cervelo1:16:55
109Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis1:17:25
110Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto1:17:31
111Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale1:17:39
112Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto1:17:41
113Ben Swift (GBr) Sky Procycling1:18:15
114Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale1:18:49
115Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha Team1:19:20
116Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team1:20:16
117Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 116 - Cell 2
118Jan Barta (Cze) Team Netapp1:20:31
119André Greipel (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto1:21:18
120Nick Nuyens (Bel) Saxo Bank Sungard1:22:03
121Olekdandr Kvachuk (Ukr) Lampre - ISD1:22:18
122Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) Saxo Bank Sungard1:22:47
123Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha Team1:23:06
124Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - ISD1:24:10
125Baden Cooke (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard1:24:13
126Daniele Callegarin (Ita) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis1:25:04
127Nicolas Castroviejo (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 126 - Cell 2
128Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Procycling1:25:19
129Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team1:25:52
130Enrico Magazzini (Ita) Lampre - ISD1:26:01
131Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto1:27:17
132Stijn Devolder (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team1:27:46
133Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Team RadioShack1:27:52
134Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team Netapp1:28:07
135Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Procycling1:28:13
136Bernhard Eisel (Aut) HTC-Highroad1:28:32
137Mark Cavendish (GBr) HTC-Highroad1:29:36
138Bert Grabsch (Ger) HTC-Highroad1:30:05
139Gregory Henderson (NZl) Sky Procycling1:32:09
140Jack Bobridge (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo1:33:15
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Points classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale61pts
2Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team40Row 1 - Cell 3
3Tejay Van Garderen (USA) HTC-Highroad38Row 2 - Cell 3
4Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD37Row 3 - Cell 3
5Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team34Row 4 - Cell 3
6Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team31Row 5 - Cell 3
7Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team25Row 6 - Cell 3
8Thor Hushovd (Nor) Team Garmin-Cervelo25Row 7 - Cell 3
9Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team25Row 8 - Cell 3
10Frank Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek23Row 9 - Cell 3
11Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack23Row 10 - Cell 3
12Andy Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek20Row 11 - Cell 3
13Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team19Row 12 - Cell 3
14Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team17Row 13 - Cell 3
15Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha Team16Row 14 - Cell 3
16Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team16Row 15 - Cell 3
17Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Leopard Trek15Row 16 - Cell 3
18Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Pro Team Astana15Row 17 - Cell 3
19Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Leopard Trek14Row 18 - Cell 3
20Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo13Row 19 - Cell 3
21Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Leopard Trek11Row 20 - Cell 3
22Alberto Losada (Spa) Katusha Team11Row 21 - Cell 3
23Tom Danielson (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo10Row 22 - Cell 3
24Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team10Row 23 - Cell 3
25Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto9Row 24 - Cell 3
26Gustav Larsson (Swe) Saxo Bank Sungard9Row 25 - Cell 3
27Anthony Ravard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale9Row 26 - Cell 3
28Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team RadioShack8Row 27 - Cell 3
29Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Quickstep Cycling Team8Row 28 - Cell 3
30George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team7Row 29 - Cell 3
31Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team7Row 30 - Cell 3
32Daryl Impey (RSA) Team Netapp6Row 31 - Cell 3
33Peter Velits (Svk) HTC-Highroad6Row 32 - Cell 3
34Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis6Row 33 - Cell 3
35Manuele Boaro (Ita) Saxo Bank Sungard6Row 34 - Cell 3
36Ben Swift (GBr) Sky Procycling6Row 35 - Cell 3
37Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team5Row 36 - Cell 3
38Luke Roberts (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard5Row 37 - Cell 3
39Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi5Row 38 - Cell 3
40Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team4Row 39 - Cell 3
41Maxime Monfort (Bel) Leopard Trek3Row 40 - Cell 3
42Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto3Row 41 - Cell 3
43Tanel Kangert (Est) Pro Team Astana3Row 42 - Cell 3
44Chris Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling3Row 43 - Cell 3
45Javier Aramendia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi3Row 44 - Cell 3
46Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team1Row 45 - Cell 3
47Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team1Row 46 - Cell 3
48Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team Netapp1Row 47 - Cell 3
49Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team1Row 48 - Cell 3
50Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team-5Row 49 - Cell 3
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Mountains classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Andy Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek42pts
2Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team35Row 1 - Cell 3
3Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD30Row 2 - Cell 3
4Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo21Row 3 - Cell 3
5Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team20Row 4 - Cell 3
6Matti Breschel (Den) Rabobank Cycling Team20Row 5 - Cell 3
7Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team18Row 6 - Cell 3
8Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale17Row 7 - Cell 3
9Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack16Row 8 - Cell 3
10Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha Team15Row 9 - Cell 3
11Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Team Garmin-Cervelo15Row 10 - Cell 3
12Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quickstep Cycling Team14Row 11 - Cell 3
13Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto13Row 12 - Cell 3
14Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team12Row 13 - Cell 3
15Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team12Row 14 - Cell 3
16Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team Netapp10Row 15 - Cell 3
17Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Leopard Trek10Row 16 - Cell 3
18Damiano Caruso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale10Row 17 - Cell 3
19Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team10Row 18 - Cell 3
20Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team8Row 19 - Cell 3
21Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team7Row 20 - Cell 3
22Jan Barta (Cze) Team Netapp6Row 21 - Cell 3
23Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale6Row 22 - Cell 3
24Manuele Boaro (Ita) Saxo Bank Sungard6Row 23 - Cell 3
25Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis6Row 24 - Cell 3
26Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi5Row 25 - Cell 3
27Frank Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek4Row 26 - Cell 3
28Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team4Row 27 - Cell 3
29George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team4Row 28 - Cell 3
30Enrico Magazzini (Ita) Lampre - ISD4Row 29 - Cell 3
31Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team2Row 30 - Cell 3
32Alberto Losada (Spa) Katusha Team2Row 31 - Cell 3
33Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team1Row 32 - Cell 3
34Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team1Row 33 - Cell 3
35Dario-David Cioni (Ita) Sky Procycling1Row 34 - Cell 3
36Stuart O'grady (Aus) Leopard Trek1Row 35 - Cell 3
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Sprints classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale27pts
2Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team12Row 1 - Cell 3
3Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quickstep Cycling Team11Row 2 - Cell 3
4José Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Movistar Team10Row 3 - Cell 3
5Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi9Row 4 - Cell 3
6Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto7Row 5 - Cell 3
7Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis7Row 6 - Cell 3
8Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team Netapp6Row 7 - Cell 3
9Jens Voigt (Ger) Leopard Trek6Row 8 - Cell 3
10Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team Netapp6Row 9 - Cell 3
11Daryl Impey (RSA) Team Netapp3Row 10 - Cell 3
12Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Pro Team Astana3Row 11 - Cell 3
13Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team3Row 12 - Cell 3
14Jan Barta (Cze) Team Netapp3Row 13 - Cell 3
15Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team2Row 14 - Cell 3
16Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Leopard Trek1Row 15 - Cell 3
17Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo1Row 16 - Cell 3
18Javier Aramendia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi1Row 17 - Cell 3
19Manuele Boaro (Ita) Saxo Bank Sungard1Row 18 - Cell 3
20André Greipel (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto1Row 19 - Cell 3
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Teams classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Team Leopard-Trek81:33:36
2Rabobank Cycling Team0:02:04
3Movistar Team0:16:16
4Katusha Team0:23:30
5BMC Racing Team0:33:18
6Team Garmin - Cervelo0:44:47
7Vacansoleil - DCM Procycling Team0:49:22
8Euskaltel - Euskadi0:50:32
9Quick Step Cycling Team0:52:18
10HTC - Highroad1:01:32
11Omega Pharma - Lotto1:04:04
12Team RadioShack1:06:00
13Liquigas-Cannondale1:13:36
14Saxo Bank SunGard1:19:59
15Team NetApp1:23:01
16AG2R La mondiale1:24:10
17Pro Team Astana1:35:19
18Lampre - ISD1:52:44
19Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis1:56:51
20Sky Procycling2:16:30

 

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Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan is Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.

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