Merlo takes first pro win on Britain's final stage
Boasson Hagen closes Tour of Britain with overall win
Michele Merlo (Barloworld) claimed his first professional victory, at the end of his first season in the pro ranks, to take the showpiece final stage of the Tour of Britain in London on Saturday.
After two second-places earlier in the week it was just reward for the 25-year old Italian, who, with Barloworld folding at the end of the year, is without a team for 2010.
Edvald Boasson Hagen (Columbia-HTC) crossed the line in 39th, opting not to contest the sprint after his four stage wins in succession, on stages three, four, five and six. The 22-year old Norwegian had no need to go for win number five, having rubber-stamped his superiority, and cemented the overall win, mid-way through the final stage, by winning the third bonus sprint ahead of Chris Sutton (Garmin-Slipstream). Sutton also had a good final day, leapfrogging Martin Reimer and Kai Reus to claim second overall.
Geraint Thomas (Barloworld) was an early attacker, continuing a trend of the previous two stages, which had also seen him on the offensive, though he wasn’t allowed too much leeway. Starting the day at sixth overall, forty seconds down, he still presented an outside threat – as did his breakaway companion Tom Southam (Rapha-Condor), a minute down in 35th.
One of the stars of the race, the Belgian Thomas De Gendt (Toppsport-Vlaanderen), was predictably enough another attacker, having featured in breaks on all but one previous stage. The King of the Mountains and sprints winner admitted afterwards that he had a bizarre motivation for his final escape. "We worked out I had been on the attack for 594km," he said. "I needed 6km to make it 600. Once I had done 6km, I dropped back."
So bunched together were the first fifty riders on general classification – all of them starting the final day within a minute of Boasson Hagen – that Columbia-HTC opted to take no chances. Over the ten laps of a 9km circuit around Whitehall they kept a tight grip on proceedings.
One group that did get clear numbered five riders, with Simon Clarke (ISD-Neri), Darren Lapthorne (Rapha-Condor), Davide Appollonio (Cervelo Test Team), Tom Stamsnijder (Rabobank) and Geoffroy Lequatre (Agritubel) putting 22 seconds between themselves and the bunch.
Of the quintet, it was the presence of Lequatre that worried Columbia-HTC. Last year’s Tour of Britain winner, who has figured in several moves throughout the race, started the day placed seventh, 43 seconds behind Boasson Hagen. They were allowed a couple of laps of freedom before being brought back.
Several teams tried to set up the final sprint, with Halfords-Bikehut appearing at the front for Rob Hayles, and Euskaltel-Euskadi also prominent, for their man Koldo Fernandez. Thomas, meanwhile, took Merlo up to the front at 2km to go, dropping him off on the fourth wheel and then watching as the punchy Italian claimed the win from Fernandez, with Sutton third and Pierpaolo De Negri (ISD-Neri) fourth.
The British riders Hayles and Russell Downing (Candi-TV-Marshalls Pasta) placed fifth and sixth, with Tour of Ireland winner Downing ending the race as best British rider overall, in fifth.
"It’s my first year as a pro and my first win, so it’s very emotional," said Merlo. "It’s also my first time in London, and it was a great stage with big crowds. Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome did a great job for me, and I really trust them. Geraint at the end took me to fourth, and then I began sprinting with 200m, hit the front then, and held on. I’m trying to find another team and this win should help."
Boasson Hagen said, "It’s really good to win, and my team has worked all week. It’s been amazing, with all the crowds." The Eneco Tour winner put his latest stage race success just below that one, pointing out: "It’s a ProTour race, so it’s a bit bigger. But I don’t normally compare results. I’m really satisfied."
His fourth stage win, into Bideford, had been the most surprising, he confessed. "I didn’t expect the fourth one. But I had a really strong team and they helped me all week."
Due to ride for Team Sky in 2010, Boasson Hagen was asked if – after three stage wins last year, and four this year – he feels a special affinity to Great Britain. "I am still a Norwegian rider," he said. "But it’s nice to win in this country."
At the world championships in Mendrisio he will ride the time trial and road race. He even managed an hour on his time trial bike after Thursday’s stage, but he played down his chances in the road race. "There are a lot of good guys, it’s a hard race, and a lot longer than this," he said. "I don’t expect to win, but I hope to do a good race."
1 | Michele Merlo (Ita) Barloworld | 1:56:55 |
2 | Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Christopher Sutton (Aus) Garmin - Slipstream | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Pierpaolo De Negri (Ita) ISD-Neri | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Robert Hayles (GBr) Team Halfords | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Russell Downing (GBr) Candi TV- Pinarello RT | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Reinier Honig (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Peter Williams (GBr) Candi TV- Pinarello RT | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Malcolm Elliott (GBr) Candi TV- Pinarello RT | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team Katusha | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Dan Craven (Nam) Rapha Condor | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Tim Mertens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Martin Reimer (Ger) Cervelo Test Team | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Alan Marangoni (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) Cervelo Test Team | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Simon Holt (GBr) Candi TV- Pinarello RT | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Brice Feillu (Fra) Agritubel | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Joker Bianchi | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Oscar Pujol (Spa) Cervelo Test Team | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Mauro Finetto (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Javier Aramendia (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Ian Stannard (GBr) ISD-Neri | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Agritubel | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Stian Remme (Nor) Joker Bianchi | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Bart Vanheule (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Enrico Zen (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Tanel Kangert (Est) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Christophe Laurent (Fra) Agritubel | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Federico Canuti (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Sondre Gjerdevik Sörtveit (Nor) Joker Bianchi | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Rob Ruygh (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Kai Reus (Ned) Rabobank | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Columbia - HTC | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia - HTC | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Arnoud Van Groen (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Ben Swift (GBr) Team Katusha | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervelo Test Team | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Andrew Tennant (GBr) Team Halfords | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Blaise Sonnery (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Tom Southam (GBr) Rapha Condor | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Barloworld | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Thomas Berkhout (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin - Slipstream | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Carlo Scognamiglio (Ita) Barloworld | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Simon Richardson (GBr) Rapha Condor | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Chris Newton (GBr) Rapha Condor | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Joker Bianchi | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Serge Pauwels (Bel) Cervelo Test Team | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Emilien Benoit Berges (Fra) Agritubel | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Gert Dockx (Bel) Team Columbia - HTC | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Graham Briggs (GBr) Candi TV- Pinarello RT | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Edward Clancy (GBr) Team Halfords | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Simon Clarke (Aus) ISD-Neri | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Martin Mortensen (Den) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Tom Criel (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Alessandro Colo (Ita) ISD-Neri | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Aitor Galdos (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Bartozs Huzarsky (Pol) ISD-Neri | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Filippo Savini (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | James Sampson (GBr) Candi TV- Pinarello RT | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Ivan Velasco (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Huub Duyn (Ned) Garmin - Slipstream | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia - HTC | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Andres Sergio De Lis (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team Columbia - HTC | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Trent Lowe (Aus) Garmin - Slipstream | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Steven Cummings (GBr) Barloworld | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Mark McNally (GBr) Team Halfords | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Daniel Fleeman (GBr) Cervelo Test Team | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Ian Bibby (GBr) Team Halfords | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Frederik Wilman (Nor) Joker Bianchi | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Christopher Froome (GBr) Barloworld | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Josu Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:01:23 |
DNS | Tony Martin (Ger) Team Columbia - HTC | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
1 | Martin Reimer (Ger) Cervelo Test Team | 5 | pts |
2 | Christopher Sutton (Aus) Garmin - Slipstream | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Russell Downing (GBr) Candi TV- Pinarello RT | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Reinier Honig (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
1 | Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Agritubel | 5 | pts |
2 | Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) Cervelo Test Team | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Columbia - HTC | 5 | pts |
2 | Christopher Sutton (Aus) Garmin - Slipstream | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Martin Reimer (Ger) Cervelo Test Team | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
1 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator |
1 | Candi TV- Pinarello RT | 5:50:45 |
2 | Cervelo TestTeam | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | AG2R La Mondiale | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | CSF Group - Navigare | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Agritubel | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Vacansoleil | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Joker Bianchi | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Rapha Condor | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Barloworld | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Rabobank | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | ISD-Neri | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Team Halfords | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Team Katusha | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Garmin - Slipstream | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Team Columbia-HTC | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Columbia - HTC | 28:06:24 |
2 | Christopher Sutton (Aus) Garmin - Slipstream | 0:00:23 |
3 | Martin Reimer (Ger) Cervelo Test Team | 0:00:25 |
4 | Kai Reus (Ned) Rabobank | 0:00:26 |
5 | Russell Downing (GBr) Candi TV- Pinarello RT | 0:00:39 |
6 | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Barloworld | 0:00:43 |
7 | Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Agritubel | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Simon Clarke (Aus) ISD-Neri | 0:00:47 |
9 | Reinier Honig (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:49 |
10 | Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Rob Ruygh (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Serge Pauwels (Bel) Cervelo Test Team | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank | 0:00:50 |
14 | Federico Canuti (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare | 0:00:51 |
15 | Pierpaolo De Negri (Ita) ISD-Neri | 0:00:52 |
16 | Malcolm Elliott (GBr) Candi TV- Pinarello RT | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervelo Test Team | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Javier Aramendia (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Arnoud Van Groen (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin - Slipstream | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Ian Stannard (GBr) ISD-Neri | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia - HTC | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Martin Mortensen (Den) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:57 |
25 | Aitor Galdos (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:00:58 |
26 | Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha | 0:01:00 |
27 | Stian Remme (Nor) Joker Bianchi | 0:01:01 |
28 | Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 0:01:03 |
29 | Mauro Finetto (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Christophe Laurent (Fra) Agritubel | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Carlo Scognamiglio (Ita) Barloworld | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Tom Southam (GBr) Rapha Condor | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Thomas Berkhout (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Brice Feillu (Fra) Agritubel | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Ivan Velasco (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Joker Bianchi | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Andrew Tennant (GBr) Team Halfords | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Huub Duyn (Ned) Garmin - Slipstream | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Blaise Sonnery (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Steven Cummings (GBr) Barloworld | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Chris Newton (GBr) Rapha Condor | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Bartozs Huzarsky (Pol) ISD-Neri | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Christopher Froome (GBr) Barloworld | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) Cervelo Test Team | 0:01:08 |
52 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:01:20 |
53 | Filippo Savini (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare | 0:01:27 |
54 | Tanel Kangert (Est) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:01:45 |
55 | Graham Briggs (GBr) Candi TV- Pinarello RT | 0:01:49 |
56 | Alan Marangoni (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare | 0:01:50 |
57 | Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:01:58 |
58 | Alessandro Colo (Ita) ISD-Neri | 0:03:13 |
59 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team Columbia - HTC | 0:04:07 |
60 | Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia - HTC | 0:04:11 |
61 | Tom Criel (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 0:05:13 |
62 | Gert Dockx (Bel) Team Columbia - HTC | 0:06:11 |
63 | Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel | 0:06:24 |
64 | Oscar Pujol (Spa) Cervelo Test Team | 0:13:21 |
65 | Ian Bibby (GBr) Team Halfords | 0:16:04 |
66 | Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:16:26 |
67 | Ben Swift (GBr) Team Katusha | 0:16:39 |
68 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Joker Bianchi | 0:17:35 |
69 | Frederik Wilman (Nor) Joker Bianchi | 0:17:53 |
70 | Simon Richardson (GBr) Rapha Condor | 0:18:08 |
71 | Mark McNally (GBr) Team Halfords | 0:18:15 |
72 | Enrico Zen (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare | 0:19:03 |
73 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 0:21:05 |
74 | Daniel Fleeman (GBr) Cervelo Test Team | 0:21:43 |
75 | Dan Craven (Nam) Rapha Condor | 0:28:28 |
76 | Sondre Gjerdevik Sörtveit (Nor) Joker Bianchi | 0:32:38 |
77 | James Sampson (GBr) Candi TV- Pinarello RT | 0:34:28 |
78 | Peter Williams (GBr) Candi TV- Pinarello RT | 0:35:41 |
79 | Michele Merlo (Ita) Barloworld | 0:37:03 |
80 | Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank | 0:37:14 |
81 | Bart Vanheule (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 0:37:26 |
82 | Emilien Benoit Berges (Fra) Agritubel | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Josu Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:42:12 |
84 | Trent Lowe (Aus) Garmin - Slipstream | 0:42:56 |
85 | Tim Mertens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 0:47:08 |
86 | Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team Katusha | 0:48:00 |
87 | Andres Sergio De Lis (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:52:59 |
88 | Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor | 0:56:07 |
89 | Simon Holt (GBr) Candi TV- Pinarello RT | 1:03:23 |
90 | Edward Clancy (GBr) Team Halfords | 1:03:34 |
91 | Robert Hayles (GBr) Team Halfords | 1:18:45 |
1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Columbia - HTC | 86 | pts |
2 | Christopher Sutton (Aus) Garmin - Slipstream | 86 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Russell Downing (GBr) Candi TV- Pinarello RT | 74 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Michele Merlo (Ita) Barloworld | 63 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Martin Reimer (Ger) Cervelo Test Team | 54 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
1 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 60 | pts |
2 | Martin Mortensen (Den) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 28 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Federico Canuti (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare | 22 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Barloworld | 21 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Daniel Fleeman (GBr) Cervelo Test Team | 19 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
1 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 48 | pts |
2 | Martin Reimer (Ger) Cervelo Test Team | 30 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Barloworld | 16 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Agritubel | 15 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Kai Reus (Ned) Rabobank | 11 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
1 | Rabobank | 84:21:39 |
2 | Cervelo TestTeam | 0:00:09 |
3 | Vacansoleil | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | ISD-Neri | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | CSF Group - Navigare | 0:00:20 |
6 | Barloworld | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Garmin - Slipstream | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | AG2R La Mondiale | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Agritubel | 0:00:31 |
11 | Rapha Condor | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Candi TV- Pinarello RT | 0:00:36 |
13 | Team Columbia-HTC | 0:01:12 |
14 | Team Halfords | 0:01:28 |
15 | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 0:03:48 |
16 | Team Katusha | 0:15:43 |
17 | Joker Bianchi | 0:17:21 |
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