Tour of Beijing stage 1: Viviani victorious
Liquigas-Cannondale sprinter pulls on leader's jersey
At the end of a season built around his unfulfilled ambitions of gold on the velodrome in London, it was perhaps fitting that Elia Viviani (Liquigas-Cannondale) emerged victorious at the end of stage one of the Tour of Beijing in the city’s Olympic park.
On a finishing straight sandwiched between the imposing Bird’s Nest Stadium and the Water Cube - the signature venues of the 2008 Olympic Games - Viviani timed his effort to perfection to beat Andy Fenn (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) and Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky) in a close sprint finale. Viviani also took the red jersey of race leader and holds a four-second lead over Fenn thanks to the time bonuses.
As Team Sky moved to the front to control affairs in the final kilometres, Viviani had eyes only for the back wheel of Boasson Hagen, his rationale being that the Norwegian champion and his lead-out train would provide the safest passage through the tumult of the closing kilometre. Viviani’s strategy proved correct, and with a stiff tailwind at the peloton’s back on the finishing straight, he was able to open his sprint from distance.
“In the last kilometre I took Boasson Hagen’s wheel and I just stayed cool on his wheel,” Viviani told Cyclingnews after the finish. “I followed him because I know that he likes long sprints and that way you stay out of harm’s way. It was a clean sprint: I managed to go at the right time and got myself free in the final 250 metres.”
With a liberal sprinkling of strong sprinters in the field but no single overwhelming favourite, there was no shortage of teams striving to keep the race together in the finale. Viviani explained that his Liquigas-Cannondale teammates had focused on keeping him near the front rather than chasing the day’s break, reasoning that the bunch sprint would take care of itself on a stage that saw the peloton tackle thirteen laps of a fast and flat circuit.
“The tactic was to ride near the front no matter what because on a circuit like this, you’d use up a lot less energy,” said Viviani. “We had the team to do that. In the finale, men like Da Dalto and Capecchi were essential help, not so much to lead out the sprint but to get me into the right position.”
While Boasson Hagen was never able to get back on terms with Viviani once the Italian got ahead, Andy Fenn was closing quickly in the final 100 metres but the Briton simply ran out of road. Kenny van Hummel (Vacansoleil-DCM) came home in fourth, while the much-fancied Theo Bos (Rabobank) could only manage sixth in spite of a committed Rabobank lead-out train.
“Bos looked to have the most organised team of them all in the finale, but I didn’t see how his sprint went,” Viviani said. “But there was definitely plenty of competition there in the sprint today.”
It was Viviani’s seventh win of a busy season that has seen him repeatedly switch back and forth between road and track. While his Beijing victory can hardly compensate for his Olympic disappointment, where he slipped from joint first to sixth in the final event of the Omnium, it is just reward for his resolute efforts in the closing weeks of the season. After a brace of second place finishes at the Vuelta a España, and another near miss at the Memorial Pantani, Viviani was keen not to fall short again in Beijing.
“It was a big win because it’s been a while since I won,” he said. “But I took good condition out of the Vuelta and I came here to win one or two stages. One is ok, but two is perfect and the objective now is to win another stage and take the green jersey on the last stage.”
Although he rolled across the line 21 seconds down after sitting up in the finishing straight, Andy Schleck (RadioShack-Nissan) had perhaps the second greatest reason for cheer in Beijing on Tuesday afternoon. In only his second race since fracturing his pelvis in June, the Luxembourger was pleased with his progress. "My day was better than expected", he said. "I had no pain and I could stay on the saddle for most of the time."
Tiananmen Square
The day’s action got underway in the grand surrounds of Tiananmen Square, which had been specially closed off for the occasion. Unlike last year, local fans were able to enter the square to sample the atmosphere and while the crowds were sparse, it marked a progression for the event. A further boost for the peloton's morale was provided by the weather conditions - a brisk northerly wind meant that, for the first time since their arrival last week, the smog had cleared and there were blue skies overhead.
With just 117 flat kilometres on the agenda, it was nigh on impossible that the stage would end in anything other than a bunch sprint, but even so, the pace was high almost as soon as the flag was dropped outside the Great Hall of the People. The break of the day shot clear just eight kilometres in, as the peloton was still making the short trek northwards to the finishing circuit in the Olympic Park.
Marco Bandiera (Omega Pharma-QuickStep), Matthieu Lagadnous (FDJ-BigMat), Adriano Malori (Lampre-ISD), Bert Jan Lindeman (Vacansoleil-DCM) and Craig Lewis (Champion System) were the five men to break clear, but while they built up a lead of 2:40 at one point, they knew that the efforts were unlikely to meet with any tangible reward by day’s end.
“My attack was so that Alessandro Petacchi could be quiet in the peloton and my teammates would not have to chase,” Malori said afterwards. “But I knew it would be very hard to get to the finish in a break with this wind because the peloton can always decide when it wants to pull you back.”
Matthieu Lagadnous won both intermediate sprints, and the time bonuses he picked up mean that he lies in third overall at the end of stage one, four seconds down on Viviani. However, once the peloton cranked into action with five laps to go, the break’s advantage began to tumble rapidly, and when Orica-GreenEdge took charge in earnest on the penultimate lap, it was clear that the game was up for the breakaway.
The plucky Craig Lewis made a bold attempt to upset the odds by jumping off the front of the break just as the peloton was on the point of sweeping them up, but while the American enjoyed a brief stay of execution, he too would be ruthlessly shut down in the closing kilometres as the stage was prepared for Viviani and the sprinters.
1 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 2:37:49 |
2 | Andrew Fenn (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Greg Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Theo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Enrique Sanz (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre - ISD | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Barry Markus (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Alexey Tsatevich (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Garmin - Sharp | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Movistar Team | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Jesus Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Steve Houanard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre - ISD | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Aaron Kemps (Aus) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - ISD | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing Team | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Clinton Robert Avery (NZl) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin - Sharp | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Ivan Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Procycling | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Allan Davis (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Timofey Kritskiy (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Jesse Sergent (NZl) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Gert Dockx (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Rafal Majka (Pol) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Tiziano Dall'antonia (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Joost Van Leijen (Ned) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Jan Bakelants (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Davide Vigano (Ita) Lampre - ISD | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Benjamin King (USA) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Marco Haller (Aut) Katusha Team | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Rudiger Selig (Ger) Katusha Team | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Sharp | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Maarten Neyens (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | 0:00:09 |
60 | Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Pengda Jiao (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | David Tanner (Aus) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Maarten Wynants (Bel) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | George Bennett (NZl) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Simon Clarke (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Luke Rowe (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Garmin - Sharp | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Garmin - Sharp | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Christian Meier (Can) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Anthony Geslin (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Leigh Howard (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Kun Jiang (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Manuele Boaro (Ita) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Dario Cataldo (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre - ISD | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Jetse Bol (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Maxim Belkov (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Peio Bilbao (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Garmin - Sharp | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre - ISD | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Javier Iriarte (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Sky Procycling | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Movistar Team | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Moreno Moser (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Mads Christensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Chris Butler (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Thomas Dekker (Ned) Garmin - Sharp | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Bert-Jan Lindeman (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre - ISD | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
121 | Alex Howes (USA) Garmin - Sharp | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
122 | Stephen Cummings (GBr) BMC Racing Team | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | Alex Dowsett (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
124 | Gang Xu (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
125 | Hayden Roulston (NZl) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
126 | Maciej Paterski (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:00:21 |
127 | Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
128 | Andy Schleck (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
129 | Craig Lewis (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:37 |
130 | Mitchell Docker (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | 0:00:45 |
131 | Daniele Ratto (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:00:47 |
132 | Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:00:57 |
133 | Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 0:01:03 |
134 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 0:01:06 |
135 | Kenny De Haes (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
136 | Sylvain Georges (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:01:11 |
137 | Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:01:33 |
138 | Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
139 | Biao Liu (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:35 |
140 | Marco Bandiera (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 0:01:44 |
141 | Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre - ISD | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
142 | Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
DNF | David Boucher (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
1 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 15 | pts |
2 | Andrew Fenn (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 14 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling | 13 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 12 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Greg Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol Team | 11 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Theo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 10 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Enrique Sanz (Spa) Movistar Team | 9 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | 8 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 7 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 6 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Barry Markus (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 5 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 4 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Alexey Tsatevich (Rus) Katusha Team | 3 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | 2 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Garmin - Sharp | 1 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
1 | Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 5 | pts |
2 | Marco Bandiera (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Bert-Jan Lindeman (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
1 | Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 5 | pts |
2 | Bert-Jan Lindeman (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Marco Bandiera (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Craig Lewis (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
1 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 2:37:49 |
2 | Andrew Fenn (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Enrique Sanz (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Barry Markus (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Alexey Tsatevich (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Jesus Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Jesse Sergent (NZl) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Gert Dockx (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Rafal Majka (Pol) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Benjamin King (USA) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Marco Haller (Aut) Katusha Team | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Rudiger Selig (Ger) Katusha Team | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:00:09 |
17 | George Bennett (NZl) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Luke Rowe (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Leigh Howard (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Jetse Bol (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Peio Bilbao (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre - ISD | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Sky Procycling | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Moreno Moser (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Chris Butler (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Bert-Jan Lindeman (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Alex Howes (USA) Garmin - Sharp | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Alex Dowsett (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Daniele Ratto (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:00:47 |
33 | Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:00:57 |
34 | Biao Liu (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:35 |
35 | Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 0:01:44 |
36 | Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
1 | Movistar Team | 7:53:27 |
2 | Vacansoleil - DCM Procycling Team | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | AG2R La Mondiale | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Lampre - ISD | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Lotto-Belisol Team | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Omega Pharma-QuickStep | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Katusha Team | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Astana Pro Team | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Garmin-Sharp | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | FDJ-BigMat | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | RadioShack-Nissan | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | BMC Racing Team | 0:00:09 |
14 | Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Sky Procycling | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Orica GreenEdge | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
1 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 2:37:39 |
2 | Andrew Fenn (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 0:00:04 |
3 | Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling | 0:00:06 |
5 | Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:10 |
6 | Greg Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Theo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Enrique Sanz (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre - ISD | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Barry Markus (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Alexey Tsatevich (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Garmin - Sharp | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Movistar Team | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Jesus Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Steve Houanard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre - ISD | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Aaron Kemps (Aus) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - ISD | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing Team | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Clinton Robert Avery (NZl) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin - Sharp | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Ivan Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Procycling | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Allan Davis (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Timofey Kritskiy (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Jesse Sergent (NZl) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Gert Dockx (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Rafal Majka (Pol) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Tiziano Dall'antonia (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Joost Van Leijen (Ned) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Jan Bakelants (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Davide Vigano (Ita) Lampre - ISD | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Benjamin King (USA) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Marco Haller (Aut) Katusha Team | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Rudiger Selig (Ger) Katusha Team | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Sharp | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Bert-Jan Lindeman (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:16 |
60 | Maarten Neyens (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | 0:00:19 |
61 | Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Pengda Jiao (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | David Tanner (Aus) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Maarten Wynants (Bel) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | George Bennett (NZl) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Simon Clarke (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Luke Rowe (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Garmin - Sharp | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Garmin - Sharp | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Christian Meier (Can) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Anthony Geslin (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Leigh Howard (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Kun Jiang (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Manuele Boaro (Ita) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Dario Cataldo (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre - ISD | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Jetse Bol (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Maxim Belkov (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Peio Bilbao (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Garmin - Sharp | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre - ISD | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Javier Iriarte (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Sky Procycling | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Movistar Team | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Moreno Moser (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Mads Christensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Chris Butler (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Thomas Dekker (Ned) Garmin - Sharp | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre - ISD | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
121 | Alex Howes (USA) Garmin - Sharp | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
122 | Stephen Cummings (GBr) BMC Racing Team | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | Alex Dowsett (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
124 | Gang Xu (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
125 | Hayden Roulston (NZl) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
126 | Maciej Paterski (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:00:31 |
127 | Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
128 | Andy Schleck (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
129 | Craig Lewis (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:47 |
130 | Mitchell Docker (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | 0:00:55 |
131 | Daniele Ratto (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:00:57 |
132 | Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:01:07 |
133 | Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 0:01:13 |
134 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 0:01:16 |
135 | Kenny De Haes (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
136 | Sylvain Georges (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:01:21 |
137 | Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:01:43 |
138 | Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
139 | Biao Liu (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:45 |
140 | Marco Bandiera (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 0:01:51 |
141 | Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 0:01:54 |
142 | Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
1 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 15 | pts |
2 | Andrew Fenn (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 14 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling | 13 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 12 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Greg Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol Team | 11 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 10 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Theo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 10 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Enrique Sanz (Spa) Movistar Team | 9 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | 8 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 7 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 6 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Barry Markus (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 5 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Bert-Jan Lindeman (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 5 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Marco Bandiera (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 5 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 4 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Alexey Tsatevich (Rus) Katusha Team | 3 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | 2 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Garmin - Sharp | 1 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Craig Lewis (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | 1 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 1 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
1 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 2:37:39 |
2 | Andrew Fenn (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 0:00:04 |
3 | Enrique Sanz (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:00:10 |
4 | Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Barry Markus (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Alexey Tsatevich (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Jesus Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Jesse Sergent (NZl) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Gert Dockx (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Rafal Majka (Pol) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Benjamin King (USA) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Marco Haller (Aut) Katusha Team | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Rudiger Selig (Ger) Katusha Team | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Bert-Jan Lindeman (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:16 |
17 | Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:00:19 |
18 | George Bennett (NZl) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Luke Rowe (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Leigh Howard (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Jetse Bol (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Peio Bilbao (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre - ISD | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Sky Procycling | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Moreno Moser (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Chris Butler (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Alex Howes (USA) Garmin - Sharp | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Alex Dowsett (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Daniele Ratto (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:00:57 |
33 | Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:01:07 |
34 | Biao Liu (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:45 |
35 | Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 0:01:54 |
36 | Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
1 | Movistar Team | 7:53:27 |
2 | Vacansoleil - DCM Procycling Team | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | AG2R La Mondiale | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Lampre - ISD | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Lotto-Belisol Team | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Omega Pharma-QuickStep | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Katusha Team | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Astana Pro Team | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Garmin-Sharp | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | FDJ-BigMat | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | RadioShack-Nissan | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | BMC Racing Team | 0:00:09 |
14 | Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Sky Procycling | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Orica GreenEdge | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
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