Crystal clear win for Downing in Waterford
By Shane Stokes published
Brit Russell Downing wins Tour of Ireland opener
Twelve months and one day ago Russell Downing took a stage win and the yellow jersey at the Tour of Ireland when he proved the strongest of a breakaway group. History repeated itself today when the Candi TV - Marshall's Pasta rider did precisely the same again, although this time Waterford rather than Dingle was the scene of his success.
At the end of over five hours of racing, Downing galloped home one second clear of seven other riders, with Alexander Kolobnev (Team Saxo Bank), his team-mate Matti Breschel and Ireland's Philip Deignan (Cervélo Test Team) netting second through to fourth.
Haimar Zubeldia (Astana), Marco Pinotti (Columbia-HTC), Frederik Wilman (Joker Bianchi) and Oleksandr Kvachuk (ISD) also finished in the same time, with Pinotti showing that he is in good form and intent on repeating his overall victory of 2008.
American rider Lance Armstrong was part of the larger 24-man group which surged clear of the peloton on the day's final climb, the second category ascent of Inistioge, and which was split in two by the attacks inside the final ten kilometres. He placed 23rd, his group conceding sixteen seconds to Downing.
Several other big names were present in this larger group, while Saxo Bank's promising young rider Jakob Fuglsang was stranded between the two. All remain in contention overall, although everyone behind Armstrong is at least two minutes and 12 seconds off Downing and can almost certainly kiss their general classification prospects goodbye.
As for the stage victor, he said that he choose his moment correctly and that enabled him to win as he did. "The guy from Joker [Wilman] came out of the corner in the lead," he explained. "When we were going down the bypass [on the other side of the river] there was a really strong headwind, so I knew that there would be a really fast tailwind for the finish.
"One of the Saxo Bank guys took the front so I sat second wheel and tried to look out to see how far the sprint was. His team made took the lead up and gave me a really good draft. The moment was there when I was really on top of the gear and I nearly thought it was a little early, but I went for it. It was a good sprint and it was nice to get it."
Breschel has also won a stage in the past and would normally be counted on in the gallop, but he said that he was a bit fatigued after bridging across to the move. "That took a lot out of my legs," he said. "I was surprised by Russell at the finish. I didn't know who he was, but all of my team-mates told me that he was fast. I did my own race today, saving energy and seeing how far I could get."
Activity from the gun
Several hours earlier in the day 109 riders lined out in Powerscourt for the start of the first stage. A minute's solemn silence was held for Paul Healion, the rider who was killed in a car crash last Sunday, and who was due to participate with the Irish national team.
Shortly after 10am the riders lined out and, after a short loop around the nearly village of Enniskerry, the peloton moved towards the day's first climb of the Lower Sugar Loaf. Last year's KOM winner Matt Wilson (Team Type 1) was first to the top, beating Craig Lewis (Columbia-HTC) and others, then 2008 stage victor Frantisek Rabon (Columbia-HTC) and British national champ Kristian House (Rapha Condor Cycling Team) won An Post bonus sprints in Roundwood and Rathdrum.
While there were countless breakaway attempts, including a big but short-lived move by 24 riders before the bonus sprint in Rathdrum, the first move of significance was a solo effort by Jay Thomson (MTN Cycling) which came approximately an hour and a half after the start. He quickly built a maximum lead of over six minutes, and took both the top mountains points on the first category Mount Leinster after 108.8km and the An Post bonus sprint in Borris with 73km remaining.
Thomson also scooped top mountains points at the Cat 3 Coopanagh climb, where he was three minutes ahead, and continued to plug on alone. Team Ireland's 19 year old Philip Lavery attacked soon after and bridged across to him on the day's final climb, the second category Inistioge, pushing on ahead alone. He was caught however, and dropped by a group of 24 which included almost all of the pre-race favourites.
This group worked well together to build a lead of over two minutes, but then co-operation broke down when the attacks started. The decisive break, which included Pinotti, Fuglsang, Kolobnev, Deignan , Kvuachuck, Downing and Wilman clipped away with four kilometre remaining; Breschel and Zebeldia then joined across before the final sprint, which was won by Downing:
Deignan was happy with his performance, but admitted he did too much on the run in toward the finish on Waterford's crowd-thronged Quays. "I was in the original group of 24 and then with ten kilometres remaining, attacks started to go on the main road," he said. "Groups kept on going and coming back; eventually a group of seven of us got away with about four kilometres go to."
He feels he got things wrong in the finale. "I think I was a bit too aggressive coming in towards the finish, so I didn't have the legs for the sprint."
Breschel also missed out on a possible win, but didn't sound too disappointed. "We have a lot of cards to play, we have a lot of guys in the breakaway. For sure we wanted to win the stage, but basically we are just trying to test ourselves before the Vuelta and hopefully try to take the jersey tomorrow or in Cork."
Twelve months ago Downing had the yellow jersey going into the tough Cork finale but lost out under the continued onslaught of a number of competitors, including the eventually winner Pinotti. This time round, he hopes for better than second overall. "We'll aim to defend and have the jersey heading onto that finishing circuit on Sunday," he said. "I've taken a stage win now, we'll just see how it works out."
Wilson is another who is planning on defending his new garment. He won the King of the Mountains last year and would like to do so again. "It wasn't preconceived to go for the jersey," he said. "I just happened to be on the front on the first climb and no-one really seemed to go for it, so I jumped and went for the top. I got a few points and decided to keep going, to keep plugging away and see what happens. I'll aim to defend this all the way to the finish now."
The race continues tomorrow with another 196 kilometre leg, this time from Clonmel to Killarney. It includes the category-two Musheramore plus the first category Curragh, but a bunch sprint cannot be ruled out. If so, Mark Cavendish (Columbia HTC) is clearly the one to watch.
1 | Russell Downing (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta | 5:10:37 |
2 | Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Saxo Bank | 0:00:01 |
3 | Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo Bank | |
4 | Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervélo TestTeam | |
5 | Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Astana | |
6 | Marco Pinotti (Ita) Columbia-HTC | |
7 | Frederik Wilman (Nor) Joker Bianchi | |
8 | Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) ISD | |
9 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Saxo Bank | 0:00:07 |
10 | Denys Kostyuk (Ukr) ISD | 0:00:16 |
11 | Igor Abakoumov (Bel) ISD | |
12 | Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team | |
13 | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | |
14 | Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam | |
15 | Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Joker Bianchi | |
16 | Craig Lewis (USA) Columbia-HTC | |
17 | Florian Stalder (Swi) BMC Racing Team | |
18 | Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam | |
19 | Karsten Kroon (Ned) Saxo Bank | |
20 | Andriy Grivko (Ukr) ISD | |
21 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana | |
22 | Stuart O:Grady (Aus) Saxo Bank | |
23 | Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana | |
24 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Joker Bianchi | 0:02:12 |
25 | Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Rabobank Continental Team | |
26 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) Cervélo TestTeam | |
27 | Mark McNally (GBr) Team Halfords | |
28 | Graham Briggs (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta | |
29 | Andrew Tennant (GBr) Team Halfords | |
30 | Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | |
31 | Robert Partridge (GBr) Team Halfords | |
32 | Michael Matthews (Aus) Australian National Team | |
33 | Ian Wilkinson (GBr) Team Halfords | |
34 | Leigh Howard (Aus) Australian National Team | |
35 | Svein Vold (Nor) Joker Bianchi | |
36 | Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team | |
37 | Michael Schär (Swi) Astana | |
38 | Jason McCartney (USA) Saxo Bank | |
39 | Ian McLeod (Rsa) MTN Cycling | |
40 | Malcolm Elliott (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta | |
41 | Christoff Van Heerden (Rsa) MTN Cycling | |
42 | Vicente Reynes (Spa) Columbia-HTC | |
43 | Simon Richardson (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team | |
44 | Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor Cycling Team | |
45 | Sondre G Sortveit (Nor) Joker Bianchi | |
46 | Ronan Mc Laughlin (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team | |
47 | Jesús Hernández (Spa) Astana | |
48 | Mark O:Brien (Aus) Australian National Team | |
49 | Benny De Schrooder (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team | |
50 | Jef Peeters (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team | |
51 | José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Astana | |
52 | Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1 | |
53 | Niko Eeckhout (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team | |
54 | Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1 | |
55 | Travis Meyer (Aus) Australian National Team | |
56 | Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam | |
57 | Bartosz Huzarsky (Pol) ISD | |
58 | Steven Van Vooren (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team | |
59 | David McCann (Irl) Irish National Team | |
60 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | |
61 | Chris Newton (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team | |
62 | Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Saxo Bank | |
63 | Stake Vegard Laengen (Nor) Joker Bianchi | |
64 | Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Astana | |
65 | Jetse Bol (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | |
66 | Martijn Keizer (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | |
67 | Martin Reimer (Ger) Cervélo TestTeam | |
68 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Columbia-HTC | |
69 | Antonio Cruz (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
70 | Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team | |
71 | Jack Bobridge (Aus) Australian National Team | |
72 | Timothy Roe (Aus) Australian National Team | |
73 | Sam Bennett (Irl) Irish National Team | |
74 | Juan Van Heerden (Rsa) MTN Cycling | |
75 | Stian Remme (Nor) Joker Bianchi | |
76 | Thomas Frei (Swi) BMC Racing Team | |
77 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | |
78 | David Fletcher (GBr) Team Halfords | |
79 | Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Columbia-HTC | |
80 | Nicholas Walker (Aus) Australian National Team | |
81 | Bradley Potgieter (Rsa) MTN Cycling | 0:02:33 |
82 | Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) MTN Cycling | |
83 | Tom Southam (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team | 0:05:20 |
84 | Pierpaolo De Negri (Ita) ISD | 0:06:24 |
85 | Paul Griffin (Irl) Irish National Team | 0:14:17 |
86 | Kenny Lisabeth (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team | |
87 | Philip Lavery (Irl) Irish National Team | |
88 | Sean Downey (Irl) Irish National Team | |
89 | Robert Hayles (GBr) Team Halfords | |
90 | Peter Williams (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta | |
91 | Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1 | |
92 | Dean Downing (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team | |
93 | James Sampson (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta | |
94 | Morris Possoni (Ita) Columbia-HTC | |
95 | Dale Appleby (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta | |
96 | Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
97 | Jay Thomson (Rsa) MTN Cycling | |
98 | Dan Craven (Nam) Rapha Condor Cycling Team | |
99 | Shawn Milne (Usa) Team Type 1 | |
100 | Mark Cassidy (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team | |
101 | Maurice Vrijmoed (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | |
102 | Andrew Roche (Irl) Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta | |
103 | Martyn Irvine (Irl) Irish National Team | |
104 | Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam | |
105 | Ken Hanson (Usa) Team Type 1 | |
106 | Michael Creed (Usa) Team Type 1 | |
107 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Columbia-HTC | |
108 | Ino Ilesic Aldo (Slo) Team Type 1 | 0:21:10 |
DNF | Ed Clancy (GBr) Team Halfords |
1 | Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Columbia-HTC | 5 | pts |
2 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Joker Bianchi | 3 | |
3 | Ino Ilesic Aldo (Slo) Team Type 1 | 2 | |
4 | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | 1 |
1 | Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team | 5 | pts |
2 | Andriy Grivko (Ukr) ISD | 3 | |
3 | Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam | 2 | |
4 | Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1 | 1 |
1 | Jay Thomson (Rsa) MTN Cycling | 5 | pts |
2 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Joker Bianchi | 3 | |
3 | Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Columbia-HTC | 2 | |
4 | Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 1 |
1 | Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1 | 6 | pts |
2 | Craig Lewis (USA) Columbia-HTC | 4 | |
3 | Shawn Milne (Usa) Team Type 1 | 2 | |
4 | Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam | 1 |
1 | Jay Thomson (Rsa) MTN Cycling | 15 | pts |
2 | Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1 | 12 | |
3 | Marco Pinotti (Ita) Columbia-HTC | 10 | |
4 | José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Astana | 8 | |
5 | Andriy Grivko (Ukr) ISD | 6 | |
6 | Craig Lewis (USA) Columbia-HTC | 4 | |
7 | Morris Possoni (Ita) Columbia-HTC | 2 | |
8 | Michael Schär (Swi) Astana | 1 |
1 | Jay Thomson (Rsa) MTN Cycling | 6 | pts |
2 | Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1 | 4 | |
3 | Philip Lavery (Irl) Irish National Team | 2 | |
4 | Craig Lewis (USA) Columbia-HTC | 1 |
1 | Philip Lavery (Irl) Irish National Team | 10 | pts |
2 | Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Astana | 7 | |
3 | Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo Bank | 4 | |
4 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Saxo Bank | 2 | |
5 | Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana | 1 |
1 | Team Saxo Bank | 15:32:00 |
2 | ISD - Neri | 0:00:24 |
3 | Cervélo Test Team | |
4 | Astana | |
5 | Joker Bianchi | 0:02:20 |
6 | Team Columbia - HTC | |
7 | BMC Racing Team | 0:02:35 |
8 | Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta | 0:04:15 |
9 | Rabobank Continental Team | 0:04:31 |
10 | Team Halfords | 0:06:27 |
11 | Australian National Team | |
12 | Rapha Condor Cycling Team | |
13 | An Post Sean Kelly Team | |
14 | MTN Cycling | |
15 | Team Type 1 | 0:18:32 |
16 | Irish National Team |
1 | Russell Downing (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta | 5:10:27 |
2 | Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Saxo Bank | 0:00:05 |
3 | Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo Bank | 0:00:07 |
4 | Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervélo TestTeam | 0:00:11 |
5 | Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Astana | |
6 | Marco Pinotti (Ita) Columbia-HTC | |
7 | Frederik Wilman (Nor) Joker Bianchi | |
8 | Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) ISD | |
9 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Saxo Bank | 0:00:17 |
10 | Andriy Grivko (Ukr) ISD | 0:00:24 |
11 | Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam | 0:00:25 |
12 | Denys Kostyuk (Ukr) ISD | 0:00:26 |
13 | Igor Abakoumov (Bel) ISD | |
14 | Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team | |
15 | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | |
16 | Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam | |
17 | Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Joker Bianchi | |
18 | Craig Lewis (USA) Columbia-HTC | |
19 | Florian Stalder (Swi) BMC Racing Team | |
20 | Karsten Kroon (Ned) Saxo Bank | |
21 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana | |
22 | Stuart O:Grady (Aus) Saxo Bank | |
23 | Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana | |
24 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Joker Bianchi | 0:02:18 |
25 | Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Columbia-HTC | |
26 | Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team | 0:02:19 |
27 | Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Rabobank Continental Team | 0:02:22 |
28 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) Cervélo TestTeam | |
29 | Mark McNally (GBr) Team Halfords | |
30 | Graham Briggs (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta | |
31 | Andrew Tennant (GBr) Team Halfords | |
32 | Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | |
33 | Robert Partridge (GBr) Team Halfords | |
34 | Michael Matthews (Aus) Australian National Team | |
35 | Ian Wilkinson (GBr) Team Halfords | |
36 | Leigh Howard (Aus) Australian National Team | |
37 | Svein Vold (Nor) Joker Bianchi | |
38 | Michael Schär (Swi) Astana | |
39 | Jason McCartney (USA) Saxo Bank | |
40 | Ian McLeod (Rsa) MTN Cycling | |
41 | Malcolm Elliott (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta | |
42 | Christoff Van Heerden (Rsa) MTN Cycling | |
43 | Vicente Reynes (Spa) Columbia-HTC | |
44 | Simon Richardson (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team | |
45 | Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor Cycling Team | |
46 | Sondre G Sortveit (Nor) Joker Bianchi | |
47 | Ronan Mc Laughlin (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team | |
48 | Jesús Hernández (Spa) Astana | |
49 | Mark O:Brien (Aus) Australian National Team | |
50 | Benny De Schrooder (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team | |
51 | Jef Peeters (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team | |
52 | José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Astana | |
53 | Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1 | |
54 | Niko Eeckhout (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team | |
55 | Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1 | |
56 | Travis Meyer (Aus) Australian National Team | |
57 | Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam | |
58 | Bartosz Huzarsky (Pol) ISD | |
59 | Steven Van Vooren (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team | |
60 | David McCann (Irl) Irish National Team | |
61 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | |
62 | Chris Newton (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team | |
63 | Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Saxo Bank | |
64 | Stake Vegard Laengen (Nor) Joker Bianchi | |
65 | Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Astana | |
66 | Jetse Bol (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | |
67 | Martijn Keizer (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | |
68 | Martin Reimer (Ger) Cervélo TestTeam | |
69 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Columbia-HTC | |
70 | Antonio Cruz (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
71 | Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team | |
72 | Jack Bobridge (Aus) Australian National Team | |
73 | Timothy Roe (Aus) Australian National Team | |
74 | Sam Bennett (Irl) Irish National Team | |
75 | Juan Van Heerden (Rsa) MTN Cycling | |
76 | Stian Remme (Nor) Joker Bianchi | |
77 | Thomas Frei (Swi) BMC Racing Team | |
78 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | |
79 | David Fletcher (GBr) Team Halfords | |
80 | Nicholas Walker (Aus) Australian National Team | |
81 | Bradley Potgieter (Rsa) MTN Cycling | 0:02:43 |
82 | Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) MTN Cycling | |
83 | Tom Southam (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team | 0:05:30 |
84 | Pierpaolo De Negri (Ita) ISD | 0:06:34 |
85 | Jay Thomson (Rsa) MTN Cycling | 0:14:24 |
86 | Paul Griffin (Irl) Irish National Team | 0:14:27 |
87 | Kenny Lisabeth (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team | |
88 | Philip Lavery (Irl) Irish National Team | |
89 | Sean Downey (Irl) Irish National Team | |
90 | Robert Hayles (GBr) Team Halfords | |
91 | Peter Williams (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta | |
92 | Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1 | |
93 | Dean Downing (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team | |
94 | James Sampson (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta | |
95 | Morris Possoni (Ita) Columbia-HTC | |
96 | Dale Appleby (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta | |
97 | Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
98 | Dan Craven (Nam) Rapha Condor Cycling Team | |
99 | Shawn Milne (Usa) Team Type 1 | |
100 | Mark Cassidy (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team | |
101 | Maurice Vrijmoed (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | |
102 | Andrew Roche (Irl) Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta | |
103 | Martyn Irvine (Irl) Irish National Team | |
104 | Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam | |
105 | Ken Hanson (Usa) Team Type 1 | |
106 | Michael Creed (Usa) Team Type 1 | |
107 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Columbia-HTC | |
108 | Ino Ilesic Aldo (Slo) Team Type 1 | 0:21:19 |
1 | Russell Downing (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta | 15 | pts |
2 | Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Saxo Bank | 14 | |
3 | Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo Bank | 13 | |
4 | Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervélo TestTeam | 12 | |
5 | Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Astana | 11 | |
6 | Marco Pinotti (Ita) Columbia-HTC | 10 | |
7 | Frederik Wilman (Nor) Joker Bianchi | 9 | |
8 | Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) ISD | 8 | |
9 | Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Columbia-HTC | 7 | |
10 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Saxo Bank | 7 | |
11 | Denys Kostyuk (Ukr) ISD | 6 | |
12 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Joker Bianchi | 6 | |
13 | Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team | 5 | |
14 | Jay Thomson (Rsa) MTN Cycling | 5 | |
15 | Igor Abakoumov (Bel) ISD | 5 | |
16 | Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 5 | |
17 | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | 4 | |
18 | Andriy Grivko (Ukr) ISD | 3 | |
19 | Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam | 2 | |
20 | Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam | 2 | |
21 | Ino Ilesic Aldo (Slo) Team Type 1 | 2 | |
22 | Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Joker Bianchi | 1 | |
23 | Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1 | 1 |
1 | Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1 | 22 | pts |
2 | Jay Thomson (Rsa) MTN Cycling | 21 | |
3 | Philip Lavery (Irl) Irish National Team | 12 | |
4 | Marco Pinotti (Ita) Columbia-HTC | 10 | |
5 | Craig Lewis (USA) Columbia-HTC | 9 | |
6 | José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Astana | 8 | |
7 | Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Astana | 7 | |
8 | Andriy Grivko (Ukr) ISD | 6 | |
9 | Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo Bank | 4 | |
10 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Saxo Bank | 2 | |
11 | Morris Possoni (Ita) Columbia-HTC | 2 | |
12 | Shawn Milne (Usa) Team Type 1 | 2 | |
13 | Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana | 1 | |
14 | Michael Schär (Swi) Astana | 1 | |
15 | Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam | 1 |
1 | Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo Bank | 5:10:34 |
2 | Frederik Wilman (Nor) Joker Bianchi | 0:00:04 |
3 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Saxo Bank | 0:00:10 |
4 | Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:19 |
5 | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team |
1 | Team Saxo Bank | 15:32:00 |
2 | ISD - Neri | 0:00:24 |
3 | Cervélo Test Team | |
4 | Astana | |
5 | Joker Bianchi | 0:02:20 |
6 | Team Columbia - HTC | |
7 | BMC Racing Team | 0:02:35 |
8 | Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta | 0:04:15 |
9 | Rabobank Continental Team | 0:04:31 |
10 | Team Halfords | 0:06:27 |
11 | Australian National Team | |
12 | Rapha Condor Cycling Team | |
13 | An Post Sean Kelly Team | |
14 | MTN Cycling | |
15 | Team Type 1 | 0:18:32 |
16 | Irish National Team |

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