Greipel sprints to opening Oman victory
Galimzyanov and Farrar continue solid Qatar form
André Greipel (Lotto Belisol) picked up where he left off in Australia by thundering to victory in a bunch sprint on the opening day of the Tour of Oman. With an impressive show of force, he made light work of the uphill finishing straight and powered clear of Denis Galimzyanov (Katusha) and Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Barracuda) to take a resounding victory.
Already dominant in the sprints at the Tour Down Under in January, Greipel was laid low by illness soon afterwards and forced to miss the Tour of Qatar. No matter, the German scarcely skipped a beat and he was motoring smoothly again at Wadi Al Hoqay on Tuesday. As his dauphin Galimzyanov gasped to Cyclingnews shortly after crossing the line, Greipel simply shot past his rivals “like a car” to claim the win.
The sprinters had clearly been forewarned about the deceptive difficulty of the finale, where the finish banner seemed to hover at the brow of the incline like a mirage, forever out of reach. With a shade over 200 metres to go, Tyler Farrar was the first of the fast men to grasp at it, but his effort would die a slow death as the road continued to stretch inexorably upwards and he had to make do with third.
Galimzyanov was tucked smartly on Farrar’s wheel, and when showed his hand soon afterwards, it briefly looked as though the young Russian might take the spoils. No sooner had he hit the front than his hopes were dashed, however, as Greipel summoned up a ferocious effort to rip clear of the pack and take an emphatic triumph.
The win was Greipel’s fourth of the new campaign, but he was typically understated when he recounted the race to the press in the shadow of the makeshift podium over the other side of the hill. The headlines will be all about Greipel’s raw power in the final metres, but he was at pains to point out that the story of the race was a more complex one than that.
“We hit the front the last 15km to put me in a good position for the end, and we stuck to our plan with 2km to go,” Greipel said. “Adam Hansen went, then Jens Debusschere, Marcel Sieberg, Greg Henderson and me. I felt I was a bit too early in the wind so I let two guys in and then with 200 metres to go I opened my sprint.”
Indeed, Greipel was loathe even to single out his newly-arrived lead out man Greg Henderson for praise above the other carriages of his train, but he did acknowledge the New Zealander is proving to be a canny addition to the Lotto Belisol line-up.
“He brings a lot of experience for the lead-out trains. I can trust him, he’s always there where you can decide a race,” Greipel said. “I come more relaxed to the finish because I just follow him. It takes a big pressure off my shoulder because I don’t need to fight for the position.”
Big names
Greipel’s win was made all the more impressive by the roll call of top sprinters who were left trailing in his wake in the finishing straight. Marcel Kittel (Project 1t4i) finished 4th, while Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) appeared to leave his effort too late on a finish that appeared well-suited to his myriad talents. The young Slovak came home in 5th, but will have the chance to do it all again on an even tougher finish at Wadi Dayqah Dam on Wednesday.
While the likes of Andrea Guardini (Farnese Vini-Selle Italia) and Matt Goss (GreenEdge) at least had the satisfaction of being in the mix in the finale, the grand absentee from the finishing sprint was world champion Mark Cavendish, who had taken two sprint wins with disarming facility in Qatar.
His Sky team had been active in chasing down the day’s early break, alongside Lotto Belisol and GreenEdge, but Cavendish was forced to unclip inside the final two kilometres and lost his position towards the head of the bunch. The finger of blame in the Sky camp was directed at Alexander Kristoff (Katusha), and Cavendish was left to cross the line in a frustrated 67th place.
The nature of Tuesday’s route meant that the sprinters would inevitably be given the chance to test their mettle on that inviting finishing straight, but there were still four early escapees willing to test those odds on the road out of Muscat. Shortly after the flag was dropped, the stylish Mikhail Ignatiev (Katusha) careered off the front, followed by Danilo Wyss (BMC), Pangda Jiao (Champion System) and Alexandre Lemair (Bridgestone).
20km in, they had built up a lead of five minutes, but thereafter it began to melt ineluctably under the unforgiving mid-afternoon sun. When the gap fell to within a minute with 25km to go, Ignatiev decided to try his luck alone, but he too would be swallowed up by the peloton in the finale, where Greipel delivered his pitch perfect sprint.
While Greipel was typically reluctant to shout the odds, the beaten Galimzyanov summed up the situation succinctly: “André is too, too strong. I think in this moment he is stronger than everybody.” His sprint rivals will have their right of reply in the days to come.
1 | André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team | 3:26:09 |
2 | Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Barracuda | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Marcel Kittel (Ger) Project 1t4i | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Procycling | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:00:03 |
16 | Matthias Friedemann (Ger) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Thomas Bonnin (Fra) Project 1t4i | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Koen De Kort (Ned) Project 1t4i | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Garmin - Barracuda | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Hayato Yoshida (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Joost Posthuma (Ned) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Andy Schleck (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Gregory Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | David McCann (Irl) RTS Racing Team | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin - Barracuda | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Gregory Rast (Swi) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Thomas Lebas (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | David Boucher (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Murilo Antoniobil Fischer (Bra) Garmin - Barracuda | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Klaas Sys (Bel) Bridgestone Anchor | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Gabriel Rasch (Nor) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Project 1t4i | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Christopher Butler (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Robert Wagner (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Procycling | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Barracuda | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Barracuda | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Chin-Lung Huang (Tpe) RTS Racing Team | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Mart Ojavee (Est) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Marco Pinotti (Ita) BMC Racing Team | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Maarten Wynants (Bel) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Adam Blythe (GBr) BMC Racing Team | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Wei Kei Chang (Tpe) RTS Racing Team | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha Team | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Jai Crawford (Aus) RTS Racing Team | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Gang Xu (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Roy Curvers (Ned) Project 1t4i | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Lee Rodgers (GBr) RTS Racing Team | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Luca Ascani (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Alexandre Lemair (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | William Bonnet (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Frederik Willems (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Christian Benenati (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Lars Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Klaas Lodewijck (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Alex Coutts (GBr) RTS Racing Team | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Bert Grabsch (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha Team | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Katusha Team | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Ryota Nishizono (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Albert Timmer (Ned) Project 1t4i | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Thomas Bertolini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Thomas Leezer (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Project 1t4i | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Oscar Gatto (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Allan Davis (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin - Barracuda | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Wang Chung Huang (Tpe) RTS Racing Team | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Alex Rasmussen (Den) Garmin - Barracuda | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Luke Rowe (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Baden Cooke (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Svein Tuft (Can) GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Stuart O'Grady (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Clinton Avery (NZl) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Diego Caccia (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Jérémy Hunt (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Alan Marangoni (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Pengda Jiao (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team | 0:00:27 |
116 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:00:29 |
117 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling | 0:00:32 |
118 | Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol Team | 0:00:40 |
119 | Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 0:00:46 |
121 | Jens Mouris (Ned) GreenEdge Cycling Team | 0:00:56 |
122 | Dominic Klemme (Ger) Project 1t4i | 0:01:31 |
123 | Jonas Van Genechten (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | 0:02:16 |
124 | William Clarke (Aus) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
125 | Sergey Kudentsov (Rus) RTS Racing Team | 0:09:37 |
126 | Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:10:37 |
127 | Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
1 | Alexandre Lemair (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor | 3 | pts |
2 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha Team | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
1 | Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha Team | 3 | pts |
2 | Alexandre Lemair (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
1 | André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team | 15 | pts |
2 | Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team | 12 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Barracuda | 9 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Marcel Kittel (Ger) Project 1t4i | 7 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale | 6 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 5 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 4 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | 3 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack-Nissan | 2 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team | 1 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
1 | Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team | 3:26:09 |
2 | Marcel Kittel (Ger) Project 1t4i | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:03 |
9 | Thomas Bonnin (Fra) Project 1t4i | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Hayato Yoshida (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Project 1t4i | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Christopher Butler (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Chin-Lung Huang (Tpe) RTS Racing Team | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Adam Blythe (GBr) BMC Racing Team | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Alexandre Lemair (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Klaas Lodewijck (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha Team | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Katusha Team | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Ryota Nishizono (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Thomas Bertolini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Project 1t4i | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin - Barracuda | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Wang Chung Huang (Tpe) RTS Racing Team | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Luke Rowe (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Clinton Avery (NZl) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | 0:00:40 |
32 | Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:10:37 |
1 | Liquigas-Cannondale | 10:18:30 |
2 | RadioShack-Nissan | 0:00:03 |
3 | Project 1t4i | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Katusha Team | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | FDJ-Bigmat | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Garmin - Barracuda | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Champion System | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Farnese Vini-Selle Italia | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Omega Pharma-Quick Step | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Lotto-Belisol Team | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Sky Procycling | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Bridgestone Anchor | 0:00:06 |
15 | BMC Racing Team | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | RTS Racing Team | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
1 | André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team | 3:25:59 |
2 | Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team | 0:00:04 |
3 | Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Barracuda | 0:00:06 |
4 | Alexandre Lemair (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor | 0:00:08 |
5 | Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha Team | 0:00:09 |
6 | Marcel Kittel (Ger) Project 1t4i | 0:00:10 |
7 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Procycling | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:00:13 |
19 | Matthias Friedemann (Ger) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Thomas Bonnin (Fra) Project 1t4i | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Koen De Kort (Ned) Project 1t4i | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Garmin - Barracuda | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Hayato Yoshida (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Joost Posthuma (Ned) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Andy Schleck (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Gregory Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | David McCann (Irl) RTS Racing Team | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin - Barracuda | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Gregory Rast (Swi) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Thomas Lebas (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | David Boucher (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Murilo Antoniobil Fischer (Bra) Garmin - Barracuda | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Klaas Sys (Bel) Bridgestone Anchor | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Gabriel Rasch (Nor) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Project 1t4i | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Christopher Butler (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Robert Wagner (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Procycling | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Barracuda | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Barracuda | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Chin-Lung Huang (Tpe) RTS Racing Team | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Mart Ojavee (Est) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Marco Pinotti (Ita) BMC Racing Team | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Maarten Wynants (Bel) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Adam Blythe (GBr) BMC Racing Team | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Wei Kei Chang (Tpe) RTS Racing Team | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha Team | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Jai Crawford (Aus) RTS Racing Team | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Gang Xu (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Roy Curvers (Ned) Project 1t4i | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Lee Rodgers (GBr) RTS Racing Team | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Luca Ascani (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | William Bonnet (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Frederik Willems (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Christian Benenati (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Lars Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Klaas Lodewijck (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Alex Coutts (GBr) RTS Racing Team | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Bert Grabsch (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha Team | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Katusha Team | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Ryota Nishizono (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Albert Timmer (Ned) Project 1t4i | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Thomas Bertolini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Thomas Leezer (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Project 1t4i | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Oscar Gatto (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Allan Davis (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin - Barracuda | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Wang Chung Huang (Tpe) RTS Racing Team | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Alex Rasmussen (Den) Garmin - Barracuda | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Luke Rowe (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Baden Cooke (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Svein Tuft (Can) GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Stuart O'Grady (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Clinton Avery (NZl) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Diego Caccia (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Jérémy Hunt (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Alan Marangoni (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Pengda Jiao (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team | 0:00:37 |
116 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:00:39 |
117 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling | 0:00:42 |
118 | Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol Team | 0:00:50 |
119 | Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 0:00:56 |
121 | Jens Mouris (Ned) GreenEdge Cycling Team | 0:01:06 |
122 | Dominic Klemme (Ger) Project 1t4i | 0:01:41 |
123 | Jonas Van Genechten (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | 0:02:26 |
124 | William Clarke (Aus) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
125 | Sergey Kudentsov (Rus) RTS Racing Team | 0:09:47 |
126 | Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:10:47 |
127 | Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
1 | André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team | 15 | pts |
2 | Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team | 12 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Barracuda | 9 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Marcel Kittel (Ger) Project 1t4i | 7 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale | 6 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Alexandre Lemair (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor | 5 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 5 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha Team | 4 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 4 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | 3 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 3 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack-Nissan | 2 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team | 1 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
1 | Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team | 3:26:03 |
2 | Alexandre Lemair (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor | 0:00:04 |
3 | Marcel Kittel (Ger) Project 1t4i | 0:00:06 |
4 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:09 |
10 | Thomas Bonnin (Fra) Project 1t4i | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Hayato Yoshida (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Project 1t4i | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Christopher Butler (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Chin-Lung Huang (Tpe) RTS Racing Team | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Adam Blythe (GBr) BMC Racing Team | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Klaas Lodewijck (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha Team | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Katusha Team | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Ryota Nishizono (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Thomas Bertolini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Project 1t4i | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin - Barracuda | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Wang Chung Huang (Tpe) RTS Racing Team | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Luke Rowe (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Clinton Avery (NZl) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | 0:00:46 |
32 | Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:10:43 |
1 | Alexandre Lemair (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor |
2 | Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha Team |
3 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team |
1 | Liquigas-Cannondale | 10:18:30 |
2 | RadioShack-Nissan | 0:00:03 |
3 | Project 1t4i | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Katusha Team | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | FDJ-Bigmat | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Garmin - Barracuda | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Champion System | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Farnese Vini-Selle Italia | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Omega Pharma-Quick Step | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Lotto-Belisol Team | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Sky Procycling | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Bridgestone Anchor | 0:00:06 |
15 | BMC Racing Team | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | RTS Racing Team | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
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Barry Ryan was Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.
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