Mezgec wins stage one of Tour of Beijing

Luka Mezgec (Giant-Shimano) picked up where he left off at the Tour of Beijing with a sprint victory into Zhangjiakou on stage one. The Slovenian, who claimed his first WorldTour victory in the final stage of the 2013 Tour of Beijing, overhauled a tiring Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Sharp) to win by a clear margin. Farrar hung on to take third, with young Australian Caleb Ewan beating him into second place.

Sky did much of the work leading into the twisting finale, with Orica-GreenEdge joining the party in the closing kilometres. Edvald Boasson Hagen took the initiative in bringing back the inevitable attacks in the final 10 kilometres. The Norwegian led the bunch with three kilometres remaining, but the team seemed to have miscalculated somewhat as Ben Swift was left well down the bunch as it hit the final corner.

Garmin’s Steele von Hoff kicked off the sprint, setting up his teammate Tyler Farrar. There was nothing the American could do to hold off the charging Mezgec, who powered down the centre of the road. Ewan, who claimed silver in the under-23 Worlds and only joined Orica-GreenEdge as a stagiaire in August, put in an impressive performance to pip Farrar for second. Mezgec now leads the general classification by four seconds over Ewan, by virtue of the 10-second bonus he took at the finish. He also heads up the points classification.

“That’s a fantastic comeback to this race and I hope we can do something more this week,” a delighted Mezgec said at the finish. “I feel honoured that I can be a player on the flat stages. It’s a big compliment for me as a second year as a professional.

"I suffered today as it was constantly up and down and the race was at quite high altitude for a long time. The team was strong in helping control early on and then keeping me in position when it was hard, keeping me fresher for the finish. The plan was to stick me in the right wheel at the front in the final few kilometres and this worked perfectly. It's great to win again here in Beijing and hopefully we can continue this week with other opportunities for us. It will be hard to defend the overall in the next few days before the mountain stage but we will see tomorrow how it is."

Clear and mud

The smoggy skies that forced some of the riders to don protective masks during pre-race training still hung over the Beijing sky-line. There were no masks today, however, as the riders rolled out of Chong Li on Friday morning. A rolling day lay ahead of them, with three classified climbs, before a long sweeping descent towards the finish in Zhangjiakou.

It wasn’t long after the flag dropped when the first attack of the day went off the front, as a three-man move with Jérémy Roy (FDJ.fr), Tosh Van de Sande (Lotto-Belisol) and Christophe Kern (Europcar) forged clear. The trio quickly established a lead and had almost three minutes on the peloton by kilometre 10. The advantage continued to grow to a maximum of 8:15 at the 50-kilometre mark before the peloton began to reel them back in.

Lampre-Merida’s Nelson Oliveira became the race’s first casualty, as he was forced to abandon with a cold. Back in the bunch, Team Sky took control of the peloton for most of the day, although they didn’t push the pace hard through the Beijing smog and the race was run close to its slowest schedule.

As the leaders closed in on the second and final sprint of the day, Roy dispatched of his two breakaway companions who chose to wait for the peloton. The Frenchman tried valiantly, but Sky’s increased efforts on the front of the peloton ended his lone effort with 20 kilometres remaining. The sprinters’ teams managed the inevitable attacks, ensuring the expected bunch gallop to the line.

Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Giant-Shimano4:22:58
2Caleb Ewan (Aus) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 1 - Cell 2
3Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin SharpRow 2 - Cell 2
4Sacha Modolo (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 3 - Cell 2
5Nikolas Maes (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickStepRow 4 - Cell 2
6Moreno Hofland (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 5 - Cell 2
7Steele Von Hoff (Aus) Garmin SharpRow 6 - Cell 2
8Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory RacingRow 7 - Cell 2
9Davide Appollonio (Ita) Ag2r-La MondialeRow 8 - Cell 2
10Olivier Le Gac (Fra) FDJ.frRow 9 - Cell 2
11Ben Swift (GBr) Team SkyRow 10 - Cell 2
12Guillaume Boivin (Can) CannondaleRow 11 - Cell 2
13Enrique Sanz Unzue (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 12 - Cell 2
14Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Team Giant-ShimanoRow 13 - Cell 2
15Jesus Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 14 - Cell 2
16Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 15 - Cell 2
17Manuele Boaro (Ita) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 16 - Cell 2
18Pieter Serry (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickStepRow 17 - Cell 2
19Tony Hurel (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 18 - Cell 2
20Mikael Chérel (Fra) Ag2r-La MondialeRow 19 - Cell 2
21Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickStepRow 20 - Cell 2
22Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 21 - Cell 2
23Julian Arredondo Moreno (Col) Trek Factory RacingRow 22 - Cell 2
24Gregory Henderson (NZl) Lotto BelisolRow 23 - Cell 2
25Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) Movistar TeamRow 24 - Cell 2
26Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Giant-ShimanoRow 25 - Cell 2
27Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma-QuickStepRow 26 - Cell 2
28Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Omega Pharma-QuickStepRow 27 - Cell 2
29Dayer Uberney Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar TeamRow 28 - Cell 2
30Sergey Chernetski (Rus) Team KatushaRow 29 - Cell 2
31Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 30 - Cell 2
32Dominik Nerz (Ger) BMC Racing TeamRow 31 - Cell 2
33Rory Sutherland (Aus) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 32 - Cell 2
34David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Team SkyRow 33 - Cell 2
35Paul Martens (Ger) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 34 - Cell 2
36Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 35 - Cell 2
37Carlos Betancur (Col) Ag2r-La MondialeRow 36 - Cell 2
38Matthias Krizek (Aut) CannondaleRow 37 - Cell 2
39Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ.frRow 38 - Cell 2
40Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Ag2r-La MondialeRow 39 - Cell 2
41Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto BelisolRow 40 - Cell 2
42Simon Yates (GBr) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 41 - Cell 2
43Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team SkyRow 42 - Cell 2
44Bryan Nauleau (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 43 - Cell 2
45Philip Deignan (Irl) Team SkyRow 44 - Cell 2
46Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Team KatushaRow 45 - Cell 2
47Philip Gaimon (USA) Garmin SharpRow 46 - Cell 2
48Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Lampre-MeridaRow 47 - Cell 2
49Cameron Wurf (Aus) CannondaleRow 48 - Cell 2
50Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 49 - Cell 2
51Julian Kern (Ger) Ag2r-La MondialeRow 50 - Cell 2
52Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Omega Pharma-QuickStepRow 51 - Cell 2
53Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 52 - Cell 2
54Petr Vakoc (Cze) Omega Pharma-QuickStepRow 53 - Cell 2
55Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Giant-ShimanoRow 54 - Cell 2
56Christopher Sutton (Aus) Team SkyRow 55 - Cell 2
57Dario Cataldo (Ita) Team SkyRow 56 - Cell 2
58Maxime Daniel (Fra) Ag2r-La MondialeRow 57 - Cell 2
59Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 58 - Cell 2
60Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 59 - Cell 2
61Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Omega Pharma-QuickStepRow 60 - Cell 2
62Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Giant-ShimanoRow 61 - Cell 2
63Louis Vervaeke (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 62 - Cell 2
64Alan Marangoni (Ita) CannondaleRow 63 - Cell 2
65Gert Dockx (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 64 - Cell 2
66Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ.frRow 65 - Cell 2
67Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Lampre-MeridaRow 66 - Cell 2
68Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin SharpRow 67 - Cell 2
69Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin SharpRow 68 - Cell 2
70Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 69 - Cell 2
71Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 70 - Cell 2
72Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 71 - Cell 2
73Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) BMC Racing TeamRow 72 - Cell 2
74Johan Esteban Chaves Rubio (Col) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 73 - Cell 2
75Christiano Salerno (Ita) CannondaleRow 74 - Cell 2
76Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 75 - Cell 2
77Egor Silin (Rus) Team KatushaRow 76 - Cell 2
78Julien Bérard (Fra) Ag2r-La MondialeRow 77 - Cell 2
79Pieter Weening (Ned) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 78 - Cell 2
80Gang Xu (Chn) Lampre-MeridaRow 79 - Cell 2
81Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ.frRow 80 - Cell 2
82Thomas Leezer (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 81 - Cell 2
83Ivan Rovny (Rus) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 82 - Cell 2
84Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 83 - Cell 2
85Lachlan David Morton (Aus) Garmin SharpRow 84 - Cell 2
86Alberto Bettiol (Ita) CannondaleRow 85 - Cell 2
87Mathew Hayman (Aus) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 86 - Cell 2
88Ricardo Zoidl (Aut) Trek Factory RacingRow 87 - Cell 2
89Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Team KatushaRow 88 - Cell 2
90Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano0:00:38
91Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Giant-Shimano0:00:42
92Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Sky0:02:50
93Ian Boswell (USA) Team SkyRow 92 - Cell 2
94Fabio Silvestre (Por) Trek Factory Racing0:18:04
95Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Team KatushaRow 94 - Cell 2
96Rick Zabel (Ger) BMC Racing TeamRow 95 - Cell 2
97Barry Markus (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 96 - Cell 2
98Michel Koch (Ger) CannondaleRow 97 - Cell 2
99Calvin Watson (Aus) Trek Factory RacingRow 98 - Cell 2
100Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 99 - Cell 2
101Boris Vallee (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 100 - Cell 2
102Graeme Brown (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 101 - Cell 2
103Nick Van Der Lijke (Bel) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 102 - Cell 2
104Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory RacingRow 103 - Cell 2
105Romain Guillemois (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 104 - Cell 2
106Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) FDJ.frRow 105 - Cell 2
107Stig Broeckx (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 106 - Cell 2
108Laurent Mangel (Fra) FDJ.frRow 107 - Cell 2
109Jan Polanc (Slo) Lampre-MeridaRow 108 - Cell 2
110Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ.frRow 109 - Cell 2
111Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 110 - Cell 2
112Karsten Kroon (Ned) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 111 - Cell 2
113Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 112 - Cell 2
114Anton Vorobyev (Rus) Team KatushaRow 113 - Cell 2
115Jens Mouris (Ned) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 114 - Cell 2
116Sam Bewley (NZl) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 115 - Cell 2
117Hayden Roulston (NZl) Trek Factory RacingRow 116 - Cell 2
118Alexis Gougeard (Fra) Ag2r-La MondialeRow 117 - Cell 2
119Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin SharpRow 118 - Cell 2
120Dan Craven (Nam) Team EuropcarRow 119 - Cell 2
121Thomas Dekker (Ned) Garmin SharpRow 120 - Cell 2
122Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier (Fra) FDJ.frRow 121 - Cell 2
123Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) CannondaleRow 122 - Cell 2
124Maximiliano Richeze Ariel (Arg) Lampre-MeridaRow 123 - Cell 2
125Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Team EuropcarRow 124 - Cell 2
126Jesus Alberto Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 125 - Cell 2
127Yannick Martinez (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 126 - Cell 2
128Beñat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 127 - Cell 2
129Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 128 - Cell 2
130Cheng Ji (Chn) Team Giant-ShimanoRow 129 - Cell 2
131Eros Capecchi (Ita) Movistar TeamRow 130 - Cell 2
DNFGiovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar TeamRow 131 - Cell 2
DNFStephen Cummings (GBr) BMC Racing TeamRow 132 - Cell 2
DNFNelson Oliveira (Por) Lampre-MeridaRow 133 - Cell 2
DNFRobert Kiserlovski (Cro) Trek Factory RacingRow 134 - Cell 2
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Sprint 1 - San Hao Village, 21 Km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Julian Kern (Ger) Ag2r-La Mondiale5pts
2Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Belisol3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ.fr2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Sky1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2 - Hui Cai Liang Village, 124 Km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ.fr5pts
2Julian Kern (Ger) Ag2r-La Mondiale3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Cameron Wurf (Aus) Cannondale1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Points - Finish
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Giant-Shimano15pts
2Caleb Ewan (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge14Row 1 - Cell 3
3Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin Sharp13Row 2 - Cell 3
4Sacha Modolo (Ita) Lampre-Merida12Row 3 - Cell 3
5Nikolas Maes (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickStep11Row 4 - Cell 3
6Moreno Hofland (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team10Row 5 - Cell 3
7Steele Von Hoff (Aus) Garmin Sharp9Row 6 - Cell 3
8Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory Racing8Row 7 - Cell 3
9Davide Appollonio (Ita) Ag2r-La Mondiale7Row 8 - Cell 3
10Olivier Le Gac (Fra) FDJ.fr6Row 9 - Cell 3
11Ben Swift (GBr) Team Sky5Row 10 - Cell 3
12Guillaume Boivin (Can) Cannondale4Row 11 - Cell 3
13Enrique Sanz Unzue (Spa) Movistar Team3Row 12 - Cell 3
14Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Team Giant-Shimano2Row 13 - Cell 3
15Jesus Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team1Row 14 - Cell 3
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Mountain 1 - Hua Pi Ling Summit, 32.5 km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Belisol8pts
2Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ.fr6Row 1 - Cell 3
3Julian Kern (Ger) Ag2r-La Mondiale4Row 2 - Cell 3
4Nick Van Der Lijke (Bel) Belkin Pro Cycling Team2Row 3 - Cell 3
5Cameron Wurf (Aus) Cannondale1Row 4 - Cell 3
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Mountain 2 - He Shun Ding Summit, 38 km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Belisol5pts
2Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ.fr3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Julian Kern (Ger) Ag2r-La Mondiale2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Mountain 3 - 64.5 km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Belisol5pts
2Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ.fr3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Julian Kern (Ger) Ag2r-La Mondiale2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Ian Boswell (USA) Team Sky1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Team Giant-Shimano13:08:54
2Omega Pharma-QuickStepRow 1 - Cell 2
3Movistar TeamRow 2 - Cell 2
4Garmin-SharpRow 3 - Cell 2
5AG2R La MondialeRow 4 - Cell 2
6Orica GreenEDGERow 5 - Cell 2
7Team EuropcarRow 6 - Cell 2
8Team SkyRow 7 - Cell 2
9Katusha TeamRow 8 - Cell 2
10CannondaleRow 9 - Cell 2
11Lampre-MeridaRow 10 - Cell 2
12Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 11 - Cell 2
13FDJ.frRow 12 - Cell 2
14Trek Factory RacingRow 13 - Cell 2
15Tinkoff-SaxoRow 14 - Cell 2
16Lotto-Belisol TeamRow 15 - Cell 2
17BMC Racing TeamRow 16 - Cell 2
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General classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Giant-Shimano4:22:48
2Caleb Ewan (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge0:00:04
3Julian Kern (Ger) Ag2r-La Mondiale0:00:05
4Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin Sharp0:00:06
5Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ.frRow 4 - Cell 2
6Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Belisol0:00:08
7Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team0:00:09
8Sacha Modolo (Ita) Lampre-Merida0:00:10
9Nikolas Maes (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickStepRow 8 - Cell 2
10Moreno Hofland (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 9 - Cell 2
11Steele Von Hoff (Aus) Garmin SharpRow 10 - Cell 2
12Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory RacingRow 11 - Cell 2
13Davide Appollonio (Ita) Ag2r-La MondialeRow 12 - Cell 2
14Olivier Le Gac (Fra) FDJ.frRow 13 - Cell 2
15Ben Swift (GBr) Team SkyRow 14 - Cell 2
16Guillaume Boivin (Can) CannondaleRow 15 - Cell 2
17Enrique Sanz Unzue (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 16 - Cell 2
18Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Team Giant-ShimanoRow 17 - Cell 2
19Jesus Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 18 - Cell 2
20Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 19 - Cell 2
21Manuele Boaro (Ita) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 20 - Cell 2
22Pieter Serry (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickStepRow 21 - Cell 2
23Tony Hurel (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 22 - Cell 2
24Mikael Chérel (Fra) Ag2r-La MondialeRow 23 - Cell 2
25Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickStepRow 24 - Cell 2
26Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 25 - Cell 2
27Julian Arredondo Moreno (Col) Trek Factory RacingRow 26 - Cell 2
28Gregory Henderson (NZl) Lotto BelisolRow 27 - Cell 2
29Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) Movistar TeamRow 28 - Cell 2
30Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Giant-ShimanoRow 29 - Cell 2
31Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma-QuickStepRow 30 - Cell 2
32Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Omega Pharma-QuickStepRow 31 - Cell 2
33Dayer Uberney Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar TeamRow 32 - Cell 2
34Sergey Chernetski (Rus) Team KatushaRow 33 - Cell 2
35Dominik Nerz (Ger) BMC Racing TeamRow 34 - Cell 2
36Rory Sutherland (Aus) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 35 - Cell 2
37David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Team SkyRow 36 - Cell 2
38Paul Martens (Ger) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 37 - Cell 2
39Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 38 - Cell 2
40Carlos Betancur (Col) Ag2r-La MondialeRow 39 - Cell 2
41Matthias Krizek (Aut) CannondaleRow 40 - Cell 2
42Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ.frRow 41 - Cell 2
43Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Ag2r-La MondialeRow 42 - Cell 2
44Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto BelisolRow 43 - Cell 2
45Simon Yates (GBr) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 44 - Cell 2
46Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team SkyRow 45 - Cell 2
47Bryan Nauleau (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 46 - Cell 2
48Philip Deignan (Irl) Team SkyRow 47 - Cell 2
49Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Team KatushaRow 48 - Cell 2
50Philip Gaimon (USA) Garmin SharpRow 49 - Cell 2
51Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Lampre-MeridaRow 50 - Cell 2
52Cameron Wurf (Aus) CannondaleRow 51 - Cell 2
53Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 52 - Cell 2
54Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Omega Pharma-QuickStepRow 53 - Cell 2
55Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 54 - Cell 2
56Petr Vakoc (Cze) Omega Pharma-QuickStepRow 55 - Cell 2
57Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Giant-ShimanoRow 56 - Cell 2
58Christopher Sutton (Aus) Team SkyRow 57 - Cell 2
59Dario Cataldo (Ita) Team SkyRow 58 - Cell 2
60Maxime Daniel (Fra) Ag2r-La MondialeRow 59 - Cell 2
61Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 60 - Cell 2
62Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 61 - Cell 2
63Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Omega Pharma-QuickStepRow 62 - Cell 2
64Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Giant-ShimanoRow 63 - Cell 2
65Louis Vervaeke (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 64 - Cell 2
66Alan Marangoni (Ita) CannondaleRow 65 - Cell 2
67Gert Dockx (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 66 - Cell 2
68Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Lampre-MeridaRow 67 - Cell 2
69Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin SharpRow 68 - Cell 2
70Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin SharpRow 69 - Cell 2
71Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 70 - Cell 2
72Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 71 - Cell 2
73Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 72 - Cell 2
74Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) BMC Racing TeamRow 73 - Cell 2
75Johan Esteban Chaves Rubio (Col) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 74 - Cell 2
76Christiano Salerno (Ita) CannondaleRow 75 - Cell 2
77Egor Silin (Rus) Team KatushaRow 76 - Cell 2
78Julien Bérard (Fra) Ag2r-La MondialeRow 77 - Cell 2
79Pieter Weening (Ned) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 78 - Cell 2
80Gang Xu (Chn) Lampre-MeridaRow 79 - Cell 2
81Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ.frRow 80 - Cell 2
82Thomas Leezer (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 81 - Cell 2
83Ivan Rovny (Rus) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 82 - Cell 2
84Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 83 - Cell 2
85Lachlan David Morton (Aus) Garmin SharpRow 84 - Cell 2
86Alberto Bettiol (Ita) CannondaleRow 85 - Cell 2
87Mathew Hayman (Aus) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 86 - Cell 2
88Ricardo Zoidl (Aut) Trek Factory RacingRow 87 - Cell 2
89Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Team KatushaRow 88 - Cell 2
90Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano0:00:48
91Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Giant-Shimano0:00:52
92Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Sky0:03:00
93Ian Boswell (USA) Team SkyRow 92 - Cell 2
94Fabio Silvestre (Por) Trek Factory Racing0:18:14
95Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Team KatushaRow 94 - Cell 2
96Rick Zabel (Ger) BMC Racing TeamRow 95 - Cell 2
97Barry Markus (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 96 - Cell 2
98Michel Koch (Ger) CannondaleRow 97 - Cell 2
99Calvin Watson (Aus) Trek Factory RacingRow 98 - Cell 2
100Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 99 - Cell 2
101Boris Vallee (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 100 - Cell 2
102Graeme Brown (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 101 - Cell 2
103Nick Van Der Lijke (Bel) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 102 - Cell 2
104Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory RacingRow 103 - Cell 2
105Romain Guillemois (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 104 - Cell 2
106Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) FDJ.frRow 105 - Cell 2
107Stig Broeckx (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 106 - Cell 2
108Laurent Mangel (Fra) FDJ.frRow 107 - Cell 2
109Jan Polanc (Slo) Lampre-MeridaRow 108 - Cell 2
110Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ.frRow 109 - Cell 2
111Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 110 - Cell 2
112Karsten Kroon (Ned) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 111 - Cell 2
113Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 112 - Cell 2
114Anton Vorobyev (Rus) Team KatushaRow 113 - Cell 2
115Jens Mouris (Ned) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 114 - Cell 2
116Sam Bewley (NZl) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 115 - Cell 2
117Hayden Roulston (NZl) Trek Factory RacingRow 116 - Cell 2
118Alexis Gougeard (Fra) Ag2r-La MondialeRow 117 - Cell 2
119Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin SharpRow 118 - Cell 2
120Dan Craven (Nam) Team EuropcarRow 119 - Cell 2
121Thomas Dekker (Ned) Garmin SharpRow 120 - Cell 2
122Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier (Fra) FDJ.frRow 121 - Cell 2
123Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) CannondaleRow 122 - Cell 2
124Maximiliano Richeze Ariel (Arg) Lampre-MeridaRow 123 - Cell 2
125Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Team EuropcarRow 124 - Cell 2
126Jesus Alberto Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 125 - Cell 2
127Yannick Martinez (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 126 - Cell 2
128Beñat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 127 - Cell 2
129Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 128 - Cell 2
130Cheng Ji (Chn) Team Giant-ShimanoRow 129 - Cell 2
131Eros Capecchi (Ita) Movistar TeamRow 130 - Cell 2
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Points classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Giant-Shimano15pts
2Caleb Ewan (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge14Row 1 - Cell 3
3Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin Sharp13Row 2 - Cell 3
4Sacha Modolo (Ita) Lampre-Merida12Row 3 - Cell 3
5Nikolas Maes (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickStep11Row 4 - Cell 3
6Moreno Hofland (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team10Row 5 - Cell 3
7Steele Von Hoff (Aus) Garmin Sharp9Row 6 - Cell 3
8Julian Kern (Ger) Ag2r-La Mondiale8Row 7 - Cell 3
9Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory Racing8Row 8 - Cell 3
10Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ.fr7Row 9 - Cell 3
11Davide Appollonio (Ita) Ag2r-La Mondiale7Row 10 - Cell 3
12Olivier Le Gac (Fra) FDJ.fr6Row 11 - Cell 3
13Ben Swift (GBr) Team Sky5Row 12 - Cell 3
14Guillaume Boivin (Can) Cannondale4Row 13 - Cell 3
15Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Belisol3Row 14 - Cell 3
16Enrique Sanz Unzue (Spa) Movistar Team3Row 15 - Cell 3
17Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team2Row 16 - Cell 3
18Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Team Giant-Shimano2Row 17 - Cell 3
19Jesus Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team1Row 18 - Cell 3
20Cameron Wurf (Aus) Cannondale1Row 19 - Cell 3
21Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Sky1Row 20 - Cell 3
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Mountains classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Belisol18pts
2Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ.fr12Row 1 - Cell 3
3Julian Kern (Ger) Ag2r-La Mondiale8Row 2 - Cell 3
4Nick Van Der Lijke (Bel) Belkin Pro Cycling Team2Row 3 - Cell 3
5Cameron Wurf (Aus) Cannondale1Row 4 - Cell 3
6Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano1Row 5 - Cell 3
7Ian Boswell (USA) Team Sky1Row 6 - Cell 3
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Team classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Team Giant-Shimano13:08:54
2Omega Pharma-QuickStepRow 1 - Cell 2
3Movistar TeamRow 2 - Cell 2
4Garmin-SharpRow 3 - Cell 2
5AG2R La MondialeRow 4 - Cell 2
6Orica GreenEDGERow 5 - Cell 2
7Team EuropcarRow 6 - Cell 2
8Team SkyRow 7 - Cell 2
9Katusha TeamRow 8 - Cell 2
10CannondaleRow 9 - Cell 2
11Lampre-MeridaRow 10 - Cell 2
12Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 11 - Cell 2
13FDJ.frRow 12 - Cell 2
14Trek Factory RacingRow 13 - Cell 2
15Tinkoff-SaxoRow 14 - Cell 2
16Lotto-Belisol TeamRow 15 - Cell 2
17BMC Racing TeamRow 16 - Cell 2

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Born in Ireland to a cycling family and later moved to the Isle of Man, so there was no surprise when I got into the sport. Studied sports journalism at university before going on to do a Masters in sports broadcast. After university I spent three months interning at Eurosport, where I covered the Tour de France. In 2012 I started at Procycling Magazine, before becoming the deputy editor of Procycling Week. I then joined Cyclingnews, in December 2013.

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