Marcel Kittel collects stage 3 in Tour of Oman
German sprinter takes vital stage win
Marcel Kittel (Project 1t4i) confirmed his place at sprinting's top table with a competent victory on stage three of the Tour of Oman ahead of a roll call of the fastest riders in the peloton. The young German combined guile with power to take what was his second win of the season, but his first in such exalted company.
A fast-finishing André Greipel (Lotto Belisol) proved to be his closest rival on the day, but he was unable to close the gap on his fellow countryman in the final 50 metres, and had to settle for the red jersey of race leader as consolation. Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ-Big Mat) gave another indication of his potential with third, and beating the likes of Peter Sagan (5th), Tom Boonen (6th) and Mark Cavendish (8th) will be a further boon to his confidence.
The day belonged to the prodigious Kittel, however, who couldn't hide his delight at seeing off so many big names. Already a stage winner at the Vuelta a España last season, this victory was arguably of even greater significance considering the depth of sprinting talent in the field.
"It was a big goal for me this year to ride in the big races against the top sprinters, and of course I'm very, very happy that it worked out already at the Tour of Oman," said Kittel at the finish. "If you look at the start list, all of the big sprinters are here. Maybe not all in best shape, but it's the beginning of the season for everyone."
Kittel launched his sprint from a distance after being forced to fend for himself inside a chaotic final kilometre. The 23-year-old German's effort was all the more impressive considering the light breeze that he faced, and when he shot past, both Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Barracuda) and Greipel were attracted to his rear wheel like moths to light.
Try as they might, nobody could come past Kittel, and with Cavendish seemingly penned in a little further back, the big German was able to power his way clear to take the win. "With one kilometre to go, I was alone and I had to fight for myself, but that's ok, the boys did a great job before that," he smiled. "In end, I was lucky to find a good spot in the final 500 metres and I could do a good sprint."
Kittel's victory comes on the back of a turbulent start to his campaign. A German television report linked him to a blood doping investigation at the end of January, and though his team quickly confirmed that Kittel is not a suspect in the inquiry, he admitted that it was a difficult period.
"When I saw my name on German television it was really a shock and it was definitely one of the hardest days of my life," he said. "The whole week and still here again I think a lot about that."
Team support
Robustly supported by his Project 1t4i team off the bike, Kittel enjoyed a similar vote of confidence on the road during stage 3. When the day's early escapees Vladimir Isaichev (Katusha), Kevin Hulsmans (Farnese Vini-Selle Italia), William Clarke (Champion System) and Alexandre Lemair (Bridgestone Anchor) entered the final 60km with three minutes in hand on the peloton, it was the green and white jerseys of 1t4i that massed at the front to lend a hand to Team Sky's pursuit.
It was some measure of the team's belief in Kittel's talents that they were willing to seize the initiative on behalf of the youngster even though he was faced with rivals of the calibre of Mark Cavendish, and their confidence was repaid in full in the finale.
For their part, Sky endured a frustrating end to a stage that they initially appeared to have under control. After Ian Stannard had spent much of the day on the front of the bunch keeping the break's lead in check, Cavendish was marshalled in the finale by CJ Sutton, Matt Hayman and Jeremy Hunt. As the roads became more technical in the final 20 kilometres, however, it became increasingly difficult to form any kind of cohesive sprint train.
"It was pretty scrappy in the last 15k," Sutton said afterwards. "It went from a big wide open highway on two lanes to being a bit narrow. I was just trying to keep Cav out of trouble. It was all going perfect and we just got lost a couple of times. You have a plan and you try to execute it but sometimes it doesn't always go to plan."
Even so, Cavendish was still in contention for the win inside the final kilometre, but the world champion's hopes were extinguished definitively in the finishing straight and he rolled in a frustrated 8th.
"He said one of the French guys just chopped him and he said he couldn't do anything about it, he just had to freewheel the last 50 metres," Sutton said.
Another disappointed man at the finish was André Greipel, who acknowledged that he lacked Kittel's momentum as the sprint opened in earnest. "Kittel came pretty fast from the back and he was much faster than me when I started the sprint," Greipel said. "I tried to jump on his wheel, but Farrar was there too, so I was on his wheel, and the finish line just came a bit too soon."
The time bonus for second place was enough for Greipel to leapfrog back over Peter Sagan and into the red jersey of overall leader. Both men will aim to be in the mix on Friday's stage, which features another slightly uphill finishing straight at the end of a tricky finishing circuit at Al Wadi Al Kabir.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
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1 | Marcel Kittel (Ger) Project 1t4i | 3:23:00 |
2 | André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Barracuda | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin - Barracuda | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Adam Blythe (GBr) BMC Racing Team | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Koen De Kort (Ned) Project 1t4i | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Roy Curvers (Ned) Project 1t4i | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Allan Davis (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Project 1t4i | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | David Boucher (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Hayato Yoshida (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | William Bonnet (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Klaas Lodewijck (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Procycling | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Maarten Wynants (Bel) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Procycling | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Gregory Rast (Swi) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Lars Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Thomas Lebas (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Gregory Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Baden Cooke (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Garmin - Barracuda | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Luca Ascani (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Andy Schleck (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha Team | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Robert Wagner (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Katusha Team | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Marco Pinotti (Ita) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:08 |
66 | Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin - Barracuda | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Stuart O'Grady (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha Team | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Joost Posthuma (Ned) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | David McCann (Irl) RTS Racing Team | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Thomas Bonnin (Fra) Project 1t4i | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Matthias Friedemann (Ger) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Christian Benenati (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Pengda Jiao (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:26 |
79 | Clinton Avery (NZl) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Barracuda | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Alan Marangoni (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Jai Crawford (Aus) RTS Racing Team | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Svein Tuft (Can) GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | 0:00:30 |
87 | Alex Coutts (GBr) RTS Racing Team | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Ryota Nishizono (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) GreenEdge Cycling Team | 0:00:32 |
90 | Thomas Leezer (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Murilo Antoniobil Fischer (Bra) Garmin - Barracuda | 0:00:34 |
92 | Christopher Butler (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:38 |
93 | David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Barracuda | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Gang Xu (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Bert Grabsch (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Frederik Willems (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Project 1t4i | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Lee Rodgers (GBr) RTS Racing Team | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Diego Caccia (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Jérémy Hunt (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Wei Kei Chang (Tpe) RTS Racing Team | 0:00:50 |
106 | Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Katusha Team | 0:01:03 |
107 | Albert Timmer (Ned) Project 1t4i | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Alex Rasmussen (Den) Garmin - Barracuda | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Jens Mouris (Ned) GreenEdge Cycling Team | 0:01:05 |
110 | Mart Ojavee (Est) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Thomas Bertolini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Luke Rowe (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Oscar Gatto (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | 0:01:13 |
114 | Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ-Big Mat | 0:01:18 |
115 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Gabriel Rasch (Nor) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Chin-Lung Huang (Tpe) RTS Racing Team | 0:01:47 |
119 | Klaas Sys (Bel) Bridgestone Anchor | 0:02:16 |
120 | Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) GreenEdge Cycling Team | 0:02:24 |
121 | Wang Chung Huang (Tpe) RTS Racing Team | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
122 | Sergey Kudentsov (Rus) RTS Racing Team | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | Dominic Klemme (Ger) Project 1t4i | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
124 | Jonas Van Genechten (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
125 | William Clarke (Aus) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | 0:03:02 |
126 | Alexandre Lemair (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
127 | Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | 0:03:18 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Katusha Team | 3 | pts |
2 | Alexandre Lemair (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Katusha Team | 3 | pts |
2 | William Clarke (Aus) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Alexandre Lemair (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Marcel Kittel (Ger) Project 1t4i | 15 | pts |
2 | André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team | 12 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 9 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Barracuda | 7 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale | 6 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 5 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | 4 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Sky Procycling | 3 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team | 2 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin - Barracuda | 1 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Marcel Kittel (Ger) Project 1t4i | 3:23:00 |
2 | Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin - Barracuda | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Adam Blythe (GBr) BMC Racing Team | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Project 1t4i | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Hayato Yoshida (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Klaas Lodewijck (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha Team | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Katusha Team | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Thomas Bonnin (Fra) Project 1t4i | 0:00:08 |
21 | Clinton Avery (NZl) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:26 |
22 | Ryota Nishizono (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor | 0:00:30 |
23 | Christopher Butler (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:38 |
24 | Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Project 1t4i | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Thomas Bertolini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | 0:01:05 |
28 | Luke Rowe (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling | 0:01:18 |
30 | Chin-Lung Huang (Tpe) RTS Racing Team | 0:01:47 |
31 | Wang Chung Huang (Tpe) RTS Racing Team | 0:02:24 |
32 | Alexandre Lemair (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor | 0:03:02 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Project 1t4i | 10:09:00 |
2 | Omega Pharma-Quick Step | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | FDJ-Bigmat | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | BMC Racing Team | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Garmin - Barracuda | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Sky Procycling | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Katusha Team | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | RadioShack-Nissan | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Lotto-Belisol Team | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Bridgestone Anchor | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Farnese Vini-Selle Italia | 0:00:08 |
15 | Champion System | 0:00:34 |
16 | RTS Racing Team | 0:01:04 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team | 9:59:41 |
2 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:00:02 |
3 | Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 0:00:08 |
4 | Baden Cooke (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team | 0:00:09 |
5 | Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:00:11 |
6 | Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack-Nissan | 0:00:12 |
7 | Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Procycling | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) RadioShack-Nissan | 0:00:15 |
9 | Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin - Barracuda | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) RadioShack-Nissan | 0:00:19 |
11 | Thomas Lebas (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor | 0:00:21 |
12 | Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:00:24 |
14 | Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Katusha Team | 0:00:28 |
16 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Lars Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 0:00:32 |
24 | Maarten Wynants (Bel) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:00:34 |
26 | Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha Team | 0:00:36 |
27 | Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Barracuda | 0:00:39 |
28 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:43 |
29 | Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:46 |
30 | Luca Ascani (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Stuart O'Grady (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:50 |
33 | Marco Pinotti (Ita) BMC Racing Team | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 0:00:51 |
35 | Joost Posthuma (Ned) RadioShack-Nissan | 0:00:54 |
36 | Andy Schleck (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Matthias Friedemann (Ger) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:58 |
38 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha Team | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Koen De Kort (Ned) Project 1t4i | 0:01:01 |
40 | Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Hayato Yoshida (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Thomas Bonnin (Fra) Project 1t4i | 0:01:02 |
43 | Jai Crawford (Aus) RTS Racing Team | 0:01:08 |
44 | Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | 0:01:12 |
45 | Alex Coutts (GBr) RTS Racing Team | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Klaas Lodewijck (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:01:15 |
48 | Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Garmin - Barracuda | 0:01:17 |
49 | Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:01:18 |
50 | Roy Curvers (Ned) Project 1t4i | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Procycling | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Allan Davis (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Barracuda | 0:01:20 |
55 | Pengda Jiao (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:01:24 |
57 | Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin - Barracuda | 0:01:25 |
59 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | David McCann (Irl) RTS Racing Team | 0:01:26 |
61 | Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Gang Xu (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:28 |
63 | Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 0:01:29 |
64 | Gregory Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 0:01:31 |
66 | Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 0:01:32 |
67 | William Bonnet (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Ryota Nishizono (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor | 0:01:37 |
69 | Frederik Willems (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | 0:01:39 |
70 | David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Barracuda | 0:01:40 |
71 | Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha Team | 0:01:41 |
72 | Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol Team | 0:01:49 |
73 | Thomas Leezer (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:01:50 |
74 | Luke Rowe (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:01:51 |
75 | Murilo Antoniobil Fischer (Bra) Garmin - Barracuda | 0:01:52 |
76 | Marcel Kittel (Ger) Project 1t4i | 0:01:54 |
77 | Oscar Gatto (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | 0:01:55 |
78 | Christopher Butler (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:56 |
79 | Bert Grabsch (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Albert Timmer (Ned) Project 1t4i | 0:02:04 |
81 | Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Project 1t4i | 0:02:07 |
82 | David Boucher (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Adam Blythe (GBr) BMC Racing Team | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team | 0:02:13 |
87 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling | 0:02:27 |
88 | Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor | 0:02:33 |
89 | Thomas Bertolini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | 0:02:36 |
90 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling | 0:03:05 |
91 | Gabriel Rasch (Nor) FDJ-Big Mat | 0:03:07 |
92 | Klaas Sys (Bel) Bridgestone Anchor | 0:03:23 |
93 | Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team | 0:03:42 |
94 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:03:45 |
95 | Gregory Rast (Swi) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Lee Rodgers (GBr) RTS Racing Team | 0:04:23 |
97 | Jérémy Hunt (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Wei Kei Chang (Tpe) RTS Racing Team | 0:04:34 |
99 | Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team | 0:04:47 |
100 | Diego Caccia (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | 0:04:52 |
101 | Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | 0:04:53 |
102 | Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Robert Wagner (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan | 0:04:56 |
104 | Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Katusha Team | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Christian Benenati (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | 0:05:04 |
106 | Clinton Avery (NZl) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | 0:05:22 |
107 | Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) GreenEdge Cycling Team | 0:05:28 |
108 | Svein Tuft (Can) GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Alan Marangoni (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | 0:05:33 |
111 | Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Project 1t4i | 0:05:34 |
112 | Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:05:40 |
113 | Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Katusha Team | 0:05:53 |
114 | Alex Rasmussen (Den) Garmin - Barracuda | 0:05:59 |
115 | Mart Ojavee (Est) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | 0:06:01 |
116 | Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ-Big Mat | 0:06:14 |
117 | Chin-Lung Huang (Tpe) RTS Racing Team | 0:06:43 |
118 | Jens Mouris (Ned) GreenEdge Cycling Team | 0:06:54 |
119 | Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | 0:07:02 |
120 | Alexandre Lemair (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor | 0:07:50 |
121 | Dominic Klemme (Ger) Project 1t4i | 0:08:48 |
122 | Wang Chung Huang (Tpe) RTS Racing Team | 0:08:58 |
123 | William Clarke (Aus) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | 0:09:52 |
124 | Jonas Van Genechten (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | 0:10:33 |
125 | Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:16:16 |
126 | Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) GreenEdge Cycling Team | 0:16:43 |
127 | Sergey Kudentsov (Rus) RTS Racing Team | 0:28:30 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team | 28 | pts |
2 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale | 27 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Marcel Kittel (Ger) Project 1t4i | 22 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 19 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Barracuda | 16 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Baden Cooke (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team | 12 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team | 12 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 9 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack-Nissan | 9 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Alexandre Lemair (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor | 8 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin - Barracuda | 7 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | 7 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Klaas Lodewijck (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 6 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Katusha Team | 6 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 5 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha Team | 4 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Procycling | 4 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 4 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Diego Caccia (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | 4 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) RadioShack-Nissan | 3 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 3 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Sky Procycling | 3 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) RadioShack-Nissan | 2 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team | 2 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 2 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | William Clarke (Aus) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | 2 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team | 1 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
28 | Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | 1 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Alexandre Lemair (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor | 8 | pts |
2 | Klaas Lodewijck (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 6 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Katusha Team | 6 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha Team | 4 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Diego Caccia (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | 4 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 3 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | William Clarke (Aus) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | 2 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 2 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | 1 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale | 9:59:43 |
2 | Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 0:00:06 |
3 | Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:00:09 |
4 | Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack-Nissan | 0:00:10 |
5 | Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin - Barracuda | 0:00:13 |
6 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:00:26 |
7 | Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:00:32 |
8 | Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:48 |
9 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha Team | 0:00:56 |
10 | Hayato Yoshida (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor | 0:00:59 |
11 | Thomas Bonnin (Fra) Project 1t4i | 0:01:00 |
12 | Klaas Lodewijck (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 0:01:10 |
13 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 0:01:16 |
14 | Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:01:22 |
15 | Ryota Nishizono (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor | 0:01:35 |
16 | Luke Rowe (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:01:49 |
17 | Marcel Kittel (Ger) Project 1t4i | 0:01:52 |
18 | Christopher Butler (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:54 |
19 | Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Project 1t4i | 0:02:05 |
20 | Adam Blythe (GBr) BMC Racing Team | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling | 0:02:25 |
22 | Thomas Bertolini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | 0:02:34 |
23 | Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team | 0:04:45 |
24 | Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | 0:04:51 |
25 | Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Katusha Team | 0:04:54 |
26 | Clinton Avery (NZl) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | 0:05:20 |
27 | Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | 0:05:31 |
28 | Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Project 1t4i | 0:05:32 |
29 | Chin-Lung Huang (Tpe) RTS Racing Team | 0:06:41 |
30 | Alexandre Lemair (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor | 0:07:48 |
31 | Wang Chung Huang (Tpe) RTS Racing Team | 0:08:56 |
32 | Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:16:14 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | RadioShack-Nissan | 29:59:49 |
2 | FDJ-Bigmat | 0:00:22 |
3 | Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:00:24 |
5 | Katusha Team | 0:00:28 |
6 | Lotto-Belisol Team | 0:00:44 |
7 | Omega Pharma-Quick Step | 0:00:49 |
8 | Garmin - Barracuda | 0:00:54 |
9 | Sky Procycling | 0:00:58 |
10 | Bridgestone Anchor | 0:01:04 |
11 | BMC Racing Team | 0:01:10 |
12 | GreenEdge Cycling Team | 0:01:22 |
13 | Farnese Vini-Selle Italia | 0:01:29 |
14 | Project 1t4i | 0:02:07 |
15 | Champion System | 0:02:19 |
16 | RTS Racing Team | 0:03:00 |
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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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