Guardini wins in Doha Corniche as Renshaw takes overall
HTC-Highroad wrap up overall at Tour of Qatar
Andrea Guardini (Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli) underlined why he is one of Italian cycling’s most prized young talents with a wonderful sprint victory on the final stage of the Tour of Qatar. The neo-professional took the win ahead of his fellow countryman Francesco Chicchi (Quick Step), while Mark Renshaw (HTC-Highroad) finished safely in the pack and secured the overall victory.
After dominating the flat stages at January’s Tour de Langkawi, Guardini showed that those five wins were no flash in the pan with an intelligent sprint on Doha’s Al Corniche. The 21-year-old found himself boxed in 300 metres from the line but refused to panic. Instead he bided his time to find space when Theo Bos (Rabobank) moved off the barriers and then unleashed a devastating finishing kick.
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While Bos faded to finish in 3rd, Francesco Chicchi was closing fast all the way to the line on the opposite side of the road, but Guardini’s explosive acceleration 100 metres out was enough to see him get the nod in a tight finish over the man who won this stage twelve months ago. Ironically, Guardini revealed afterwards that it was Chicchi himself who had explained the subtleties of the finishing straight to him.
“300 metres out I was still back in 15th or 20th place, but I remembered that Chicchi told me that he was well back 300 metres out last year too, it’s a strange finish,” Guardini said. “I believed until the end, and little by little the riders in front fell away as there was a head wind and I managed to go on the right hand side.”
Guardini also pointed out that he was conscious to launch his sprint on that side of the road. “The finish was slightly curving to the right, so I had a slightly shorter path by going down the right hand side,” he said.
Neither overall winner Mark Renshaw, nor second-placed Heinrich Haussler (Garmin-Cervélo) made any real impact in what was a chaotic final sprint. After Leopard Trek had marshalled the finishes earlier the week in the hope of piloting Daniele Bennati to victory, Friday’s final stage saw the entire bunch arrive together.
Earlier in the stage, however, Renshaw had managed to pick up a bonus second behind the breakaway on each of the intermediate sprints, meaning that he was content to mark his fellow countryman Haussler in the final in order to wrap up the gold jersey.
“We were really hoping a breakaway would get clear,” Renshaw explained. “But those sprints gave me the confidence for the finish to follow Haussler, which was the tactic.”
Renshaw is nominally Mark Cavendish’s lead-out man at HTC-Highroad, but when handed his opportunity to lead in Qatar, he grabbed it with both hands. “I didn’t expect to be in the position of winning the Tour of Qatar at the start of the week,” he said. “Unfortunately Mark Cavendish had his crash [in the prologue] and the focus shifted to me.”
Early chaos
The final stage of the Tour of Qatar had no sooner begun before it was halted again after a crash at the rear of the peloton saw a number of riders take a tumble. As the crash took place in the neutralised zone, the race was stopped to allow the fallers to retake their place in the bunch. Among those to go down were Tom Boonen (Quick Step) and Giovanni Visconti (Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli), and the Italian champion, already the victim of two crashes earlier in the week, abandoned soon afterwards.
By the first intermediate sprint, the pair had five minutes over the peloton. Renshaw took the sprint for third and he would repeat the feat on the second sprint in Doha, thus opening his lead over Heinrich Haussler to 8 seconds ahead of the finale.
Van Avermaet and Bagdonas continued to battle gamely up front on the nine laps of the 6km course up and down Doha’s Al Corniche, but with the Garmin-Cervélo-led bunch gradually notching up the pace, the must surely have known that theirs was a futile endeavour. With two laps to go, their lead was down a minute, and they were swallowed up soon afterwards as the peloton sped towards the finish.
The final lap saw the first bona fide bunch sprint of the race as it was the first stage in which the wind hadn’t seriously depleted the peloton. From the chaos, it was Guardini who emerged victorious, while Renshaw had already done more than enough to take a deserved overall win.
As ever, the Tour of Qatar has provided some interesting pointers as to who might be the power players at the classics in April, but it may also have been a very significant step forwards in the careers of two fast finishers, Guardini and Renshaw.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
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1 | Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | 2:44:06 |
2 | Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Theo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Roger Kluge (Ger) Skil - Shimano | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Pro Team Astana | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Russell Downing (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Team Garmin-Cervelo | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre - ISD | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Leopard Trek | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing Team | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) Geox-TMC | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Niko Eeckhout (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) HTC-Highroad | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Pro Team Astana | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Yoann Offredo (Fra) FDJ | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Procycling | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil - Shimano | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Maxim De Busschere (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Dmytro Krivtsov (Ukr) Lampre - ISD | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Andrew Fenn (GBr) An Post - Sean Kelly | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Pieter Serry (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Roger Hammond (GBr) Team Garmin-Cervelo | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) HTC-Highroad | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | John Murphy (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) HTC-Highroad | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Lars Ytting Bak (Den) HTC-Highroad | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Kevin Claeys (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Jelle Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Team Garmin-Cervelo | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Geox-TMC | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha Team | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Katusha Team | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Marco Corti (Ita) Geox-TMC | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Geert Steurs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Leonardo Giordani (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Team Garmin-Cervelo | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Gatis Smukulis (Lat) HTC-Highroad | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Patrick Gretsch (Ger) HTC-Highroad | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) HTC-Highroad | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Oscar Gatto (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Maarten Wynants (Bel) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Andreas Klier (Ger) Team Garmin-Cervelo | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | David Gutierrez Gutierrez (Spa) Geox-TMC | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) FDJ | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Leopard Trek | 0:00:09 |
63 | Vitaliy Kondrut (Ukr) Lampre - ISD | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quickstep Cycling Team | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Matthew Brammeier (Irl) HTC-Highroad | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Sky Procycling | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - ISD | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre - ISD | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Alex Dowsett (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Geox-TMC | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Diego Caccia (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Joost Posthuma (Ned) Leopard Trek | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Sky Procycling | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Tanel Kangert (Est) Pro Team Astana | 0:00:13 |
77 | Marko Kump (Slo) Geox-TMC | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:00:15 |
79 | Gediminas Bagdonas (Ltu) An Post - Sean Kelly | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Davide Vigano (Ita) Leopard Trek | 0:00:19 |
81 | Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 0:00:25 |
82 | Koen De Kort (Ned) Skil - Shimano | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 0:00:28 |
84 | Mark McNally (GBr) An Post - Sean Kelly | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil - Shimano | 0:00:34 |
86 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil - Shimano | 0:00:35 |
87 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Leopard Trek | 0:00:39 |
88 | Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Katusha Team | 0:00:41 |
89 | Davide Ricci Bitti (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Simon Clarke (Aus) Pro Team Astana | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Leopard Trek | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Daniele Ratto (Ita) Geox-TMC | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing Team | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Tomas Alberio (Ita) Geox-TMC | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Anthony Geslin (Fra) FDJ | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Leif Hoste (Bel) Katusha Team | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Mark Cassidy (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:00:58 |
104 | Sam Bennett (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly | 0:01:08 |
105 | Travis Meyer (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 0:01:16 |
106 | Dominic Klemme (Ger) Leopard Trek | 0:01:30 |
107 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Leopard Trek | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Frederique Robert (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:02:12 |
110 | Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 0:02:31 |
112 | Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Pro Team Astana | 0:02:48 |
113 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:02:59 |
114 | Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:04:29 |
115 | Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Skil - Shimano | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
DNS | William Bonnet (Fra) FDJ | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 3 | pts |
2 | Gediminas Bagdonas (Ltu) An Post - Sean Kelly | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) HTC-Highroad | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Gediminas Bagdonas (Ltu) An Post - Sean Kelly | 3 | pts |
2 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) HTC-Highroad | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | 15 | pts |
2 | Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team | 12 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Theo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 9 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ | 7 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Roger Kluge (Ger) Skil - Shimano | 6 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team | 5 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Pro Team Astana | 4 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Russell Downing (GBr) Sky Procycling | 3 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 2 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 1 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | 2:44:06 |
2 | Roger Kluge (Ger) Skil - Shimano | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing Team | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) Geox-TMC | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Yoann Offredo (Fra) FDJ | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Maxim De Busschere (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Andrew Fenn (GBr) An Post - Sean Kelly | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Pieter Serry (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Kevin Claeys (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Jelle Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Marco Corti (Ita) Geox-TMC | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Gatis Smukulis (Lat) HTC-Highroad | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Patrick Gretsch (Ger) HTC-Highroad | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) HTC-Highroad | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:00:09 |
19 | Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre - ISD | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Alex Dowsett (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Tanel Kangert (Est) Pro Team Astana | 0:00:13 |
22 | Marko Kump (Slo) Geox-TMC | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:00:15 |
24 | Mark McNally (GBr) An Post - Sean Kelly | 0:00:28 |
25 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil - Shimano | 0:00:35 |
26 | Simon Clarke (Aus) Pro Team Astana | 0:00:41 |
27 | Daniele Ratto (Ita) Geox-TMC | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Tomas Alberio (Ita) Geox-TMC | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Sam Bennett (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly | 0:01:08 |
31 | Travis Meyer (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 0:01:16 |
32 | Dominic Klemme (Ger) Leopard Trek | 0:01:30 |
33 | Frederique Robert (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:02:12 |
34 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:02:59 |
35 | Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Skil - Shimano | 0:04:29 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Katusha Team | 8:12:18 |
2 | Pro Team Astana | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | An Post-Sean Kelly | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Sky Procycling | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Team Garmin - Cervelo | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | HTC - Highroad | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | BMC Racing Team | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | FDJ | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Geox - TMC | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Quick Step Cycling Team | 0:00:09 |
14 | Lampre - ISD | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Team Leopard-Trek | 0:00:18 |
16 | Skil-Shimano | 0:00:25 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) HTC-Highroad | 15:31:04 |
2 | Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 0:00:08 |
3 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Leopard Trek | 0:00:17 |
4 | Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Procycling | 0:00:26 |
5 | Roger Hammond (GBr) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 0:00:38 |
6 | Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:00:39 |
7 | Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 0:00:42 |
8 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) HTC-Highroad | 0:01:05 |
9 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team | 0:01:33 |
10 | Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:01:35 |
11 | Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 0:01:40 |
12 | Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:01:56 |
13 | Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Leopard Trek | 0:04:39 |
14 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:04:45 |
15 | Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ | 0:05:20 |
16 | Maarten Wynants (Bel) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:05:33 |
17 | Roger Kluge (Ger) Skil - Shimano | 0:05:36 |
18 | Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre - ISD | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team | 0:06:00 |
20 | Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Pro Team Astana | 0:06:23 |
21 | Davide Vigano (Ita) Leopard Trek | 0:06:30 |
22 | Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:07:01 |
23 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:07:09 |
24 | Simon Clarke (Aus) Pro Team Astana | 0:08:10 |
25 | Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:08:28 |
26 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Katusha Team | 0:08:42 |
27 | Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:09:09 |
28 | Yoann Offredo (Fra) FDJ | 0:10:26 |
29 | Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:11:10 |
30 | Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team | 0:12:35 |
31 | Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:13:14 |
32 | Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Leopard Trek | 0:13:42 |
33 | Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Katusha Team | 0:14:09 |
34 | Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Leopard Trek | 0:14:48 |
35 | Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:16:53 |
36 | Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 0:17:38 |
37 | Russell Downing (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:18:08 |