Boonen scorches to victory in Doha

The eleventh Tour of Qatar got underway this afternoon and it was Omega-Pharma Quick Step's Tom Boonen who came out on top in stage one, leaving enough in the tank to pull clear of a bunched field up the finishing straight in a time of 3:11:22. Britain’s Adam Blythe (BMC) finished in second with Slovakia’s Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) in third.

The flat desert plains of Qatar have been a happy hunting ground in the past for Boonen, with the 31-year-old Belgian tasting victory here in 2006, 2008 and 2009. He takes possession of the golden jersey for overall race leader and immediately stated afterwards that he hopes to keep it after tomorrow’s team trial.

“We’re going to do everything possible to keep the jersey in the team time trial tomorrow,” he said. “I will push the team as hard as I can and we will see how we do. This is a race that we always want to do well in as a team and so far it’s looking good.”

The 12:35pm start meant that the field began the race at the warmest part of the day. With temperatures in the mid 70s and humidity higher than normal for this time of year the riders were thankful that the most talked about of the elements here – the seasonal high winds – had died down considerably from those seen at the Ladies Tour last week. The wind would be a factor, as it always is in Qatar, but not a decisive one.

Speaking to some of the riders beforehand, they almost all predicted that the most decisive factor could actually be how the teams manage their new line-ups. Many of them said that a lot of the teams would be treating the race partly as a fact-finding mission. With many riders swapping teams in the off season and many of them making their seasonal debuts, in most cases tactics had been formulated on paper but not yet honed in race conditions.

“The race is a good opportunity for teams to work on new combinations,” said GreenEdge’s Robbie McEwen (AUS). “Especially since a lot of guys have moved teams. Today is the first chance to test those new combinations and it’s pretty unclear how things will turn out.”

In the end it was the experienced course specialist Boonen who rose to the top, a victory for continuity. Boonen has been with Quick Step, in its various guises, for almost a decade, and of all the riders out there his surroundings on and off the road were the most familiar.

From the very start of the race Lotto Belisol’s Adam Hansen (AUS) set off like a scalded cat, putting on a brazen display of early pace that saw him over six minutes clear of the field at the 20km mark. He cut a solitary figure amid the desolation of the landscape as he powered along the arid and flat roads into a headwind for the first half of the race. He kept his pace up impressively but by 70km the gap had been halved.

The chasing peloton had split in two groups following a minor crash, but by the 80km mark the first of the two groups had caught up with Hansen, 16 seconds clear of the chasing pack. By now the riders had turned for home and were benefiting from the respite of a tail wind. The pace was well and truly on – this reporter was travelling at 60km/h in a press car and the field were closing on us, which gives a clear indication of the impressive speeds the riders were reaching. The field had now merged into one for the final sprint finish, which was a real test of stamina and strength after an uncompromising 140km in the wide open spaces of eastern Qatar.

“The last part of the stage was very quick,” said Boonen. “There was a tail wind pushing us off the main road and then the last two or three km with the two roundabouts was very fast. The only nervy part was when the crosswinds increased and there were two separate groups for about 30km, but after that it all got quiet again and everyone came back together.

“I am delighted to have won but it’s too early to tell whether I can win the GC on Friday. If the weather stays good like this it will be the time trial and then four more sprints so it will be hard. I hope that the conditions change a bit so we can have some natural selection but if it’s like this then every sprinter is a natural opponent.”

BMC’s Blythe put a disappointing Tour Down Under behind him and overcame a self-admitted crisis of confidence to finish second. The 22-year-old British rider was joined in the top ten by four other young riders, and he recognises the challenge he faces to hold onto the white jersey.

“I was close to winning but couldn’t quite find a second push to get me there,” he said. “But second is better than third isn’t it, so I can’t really complain. I was in the second echelon, which wasn’t too stressful. We could always see them as they were only about 10 seconds ahead. I was just trying to save as much energy as possible as we all knew that we would come back together.

“For me [the team time trial] tomorrow will be about hanging on. I’ll be doing two or three second turns maximum. I won’t be pulling big turns as I’m not that kind of rider. I hope to hang on to the white jersey tomorrow but there are a lot of strong teams here so we will have to see what happens.

“Coming here I was a little bit worried as my confidence was low after the Tour Down Under. But I’ve done well in the first stage and things are coming right and starting to work. Now I have a second place I know that I am getting closer to where I want to be. Everyone has come here pretty fresh, so this first stage isn’t a massive indication of where we all are. I think things will become a bit clearer tomorrow.”

The build up to the race had been dominated by an illness to Mark Cavendish, who was only confirmed as a definite starter for his Team Sky debut at 10am on the morning of the race. Cavendish had been suffering from a fever but appeared lively enough during the preliminaries. He eventually finished in 51st place and will be hopeful of building on that as the week progresses.

Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickStep3:11:32
2Adam Blythe (GBr) BMC Racing TeamRow 1 - Cell 2
3Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 2 - Cell 2
4Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-BarracudaRow 3 - Cell 2
5Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 4 - Cell 2
6Mark Renshaw (Aus) RabobankRow 5 - Cell 2
7Alexander Kristoff (Nor) KatushaRow 6 - Cell 2
8Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky ProcyclingRow 7 - Cell 2
9Jonas Van Genechten (Bel) Lotto Belisol TeamRow 8 - Cell 2
10Robert Wagner (Ger) RadioShack-NissanRow 9 - Cell 2
11Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ-BigMatRow 10 - Cell 2
12Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) RadioShack-NissanRow 11 - Cell 2
13Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quick StepRow 12 - Cell 2
14Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol TeamRow 13 - Cell 2
15Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick StepRow 14 - Cell 2
16John Degenkolb (Ger) Project 1t4iRow 15 - Cell 2
17Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ-BigMatRow 16 - Cell 2
18Baden Cooke (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling TeamRow 17 - Cell 2
19Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick StepRow 18 - Cell 2
20Lars Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol TeamRow 19 - Cell 2
21Thor Hushovd (Nor) BMC Racing TeamRow 20 - Cell 2
22Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 21 - Cell 2
23Matthias Friedemann (Ger) Champion SystemRow 22 - Cell 2
24Vladimir Isaychev (Rus) KatushaRow 23 - Cell 2
25Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky ProcyclingRow 24 - Cell 2
26Gatis Smukulis (Lat) KatushaRow 25 - Cell 2
27Roy Curvers (Ned) Project 1t4iRow 26 - Cell 2
28Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ-BigMatRow 27 - Cell 2
29Dennis Van Winden (Ned) RabobankRow 28 - Cell 2
30David Boucher (Fra) FDJ-BigMatRow 29 - Cell 2
31Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 30 - Cell 2
32Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) KatushaRow 31 - Cell 2
33Tom Veelers (Ned) Project 1t4iRow 32 - Cell 2
34Robbie McEwen (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling TeamRow 33 - Cell 2
35Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) GreenEdge Cycling TeamRow 34 - Cell 2
36Mickaël Delage (Fra) FDJ-BigMatRow 35 - Cell 2
37Svein Tuft (Can) GreenEdge Cycling TeamRow 36 - Cell 2
38Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 37 - Cell 2
39Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Champion SystemRow 38 - Cell 2
40Maarten Wynants (Bel) RabobankRow 39 - Cell 2
41Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) GreenEdge Cycling TeamRow 40 - Cell 2
42Roger Kluge (Ger) Project 1t4iRow 41 - Cell 2
43Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin-BarracudaRow 42 - Cell 2
44Michaël Barry (Can) Sky ProcyclingRow 43 - Cell 2
45Aaron Kemps (Aus) Champion SystemRow 44 - Cell 2
46Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) Lotto Belisol TeamRow 45 - Cell 2
47Nikolas Maes (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick StepRow 46 - Cell 2
48Gabriel Rasch (Nor) FDJ-BigMatRow 47 - Cell 2
49Mark Cavendish (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 48 - Cell 2
50Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin-BarracudaRow 49 - Cell 2
51Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 50 - Cell 2
52Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Sky ProcyclingRow 51 - Cell 2
53Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Bridgestone AnchorRow 52 - Cell 2
54Marco Haller (Aut) KatushaRow 53 - Cell 2
55Gregory Rast (Swi) RadioShack-NissanRow 54 - Cell 2
56Yoann Offredo (Fra) FDJ-BigMatRow 55 - Cell 2
57Rüdiger Selig (Ger) KatushaRow 56 - Cell 2
58Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 57 - Cell 2
59Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 58 - Cell 2
60Alan Marangoni (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 59 - Cell 2
61Graeme Brown (Aus) RabobankRow 60 - Cell 2
62Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 61 - Cell 2
63Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Farnese Vini-Selle ItaliaRow 62 - Cell 2
64Koen De Kort (Ned) Project 1t4iRow 63 - Cell 2
65Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Project 1t4iRow 64 - Cell 2
66David McCann (Irl) RTS Racing TeamRow 65 - Cell 2
67Jens Mouris (Ned) GreenEdge Cycling TeamRow 66 - Cell 2
68Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 67 - Cell 2
69Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack-NissanRow 68 - Cell 2
70Frederik Willems (Bel) Lotto Belisol TeamRow 69 - Cell 2
71Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) RadioShack-NissanRow 70 - Cell 2
72Mart Ojavee (Est) Champion SystemRow 71 - Cell 2
73Fabian Cancellara (Swi) RadioShack-NissanRow 72 - Cell 2
74Jacob Rathe (USA) Garmin-BarracudaRow 73 - Cell 2
75Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 74 - Cell 2
76Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) KatushaRow 75 - Cell 2
77Christian Knees (Ger) Sky ProcyclingRow 76 - Cell 2
78Thomas Dekker (Ned) Garmin-BarracudaRow 77 - Cell 2
79Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 78 - Cell 2
80Joss Van Emden (Ned) RabobankRow 79 - Cell 2
81Jai Crawford (Aus) RTS Racing TeamRow 80 - Cell 2
82Luca Ascani (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle ItaliaRow 81 - Cell 2
83Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle ItaliaRow 82 - Cell 2
84Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle ItaliaRow 83 - Cell 2
85Gregory Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol TeamRow 84 - Cell 2
86Thomas Lebas (Fra) Bridgestone AnchorRow 85 - Cell 2
87Markel Irizar (Spa) RadioShack-NissanRow 86 - Cell 2
88Alexandre Lemair (Fra) Bridgestone AnchorRow 87 - Cell 2
89Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ-BigMatRow 88 - Cell 2
90Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) RabobankRow 89 - Cell 2
91Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin-BarracudaRow 90 - Cell 2
92Blaise Sonnery (Fra) Bridgestone AnchorRow 91 - Cell 2
93Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Omega Pharma-Quick StepRow 92 - Cell 2
94Alex Coutts (GBr) RTS Racing TeamRow 93 - Cell 2
95Klaas Lodewijck (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 94 - Cell 2
96Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol TeamRow 95 - Cell 2
97Lee Rodgers (GBr) RTS Racing TeamRow 96 - Cell 2
98Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 97 - Cell 2
99Matt Brammeier (Irl) Omega Pharma-Quick StepRow 98 - Cell 2
100Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) GreenEdge Cycling TeamRow 99 - Cell 2
101Joost Posthuma (Ned) RadioShack-NissanRow 100 - Cell 2
102Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Bridgestone AnchorRow 101 - Cell 2
103Pengda Jiao (Chn) Champion SystemRow 102 - Cell 2
104Thomas Leezer (Ned) RabobankRow 103 - Cell 2
105Jérémy Hunt (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 104 - Cell 2
106Albert Timmer (Ned) Project 1t4iRow 105 - Cell 2
107Dominic Klemme (Ger) Project 1t4iRow 106 - Cell 2
108Diego Caccia (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle ItaliaRow 107 - Cell 2
109Thomas Bertolini (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle Italia0:00:21
110Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle Italia0:00:23
111Christian Benenati (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle Italia0:00:29
112Hayato Yoshida (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor0:00:31
113Clinton Avery (NZl) Champion System0:00:33
114Klaas Sys (Bel) Bridgestone Anchor0:00:37
115Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick StepRow 114 - Cell 2
116Murilo Antoniobil Fischer (Bra) Garmin-Barracuda0:00:44
117Jack Bauer (NZl) Garmin-BarracudaRow 116 - Cell 2
118Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Belisol TeamRow 117 - Cell 2
119Allan Davis (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team0:01:04
120Gang Xu (Chn) Champion System0:02:54
121Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) KatushaRow 120 - Cell 2
122Ryota Nishizono (Jpn) Bridgestone AnchorRow 121 - Cell 2
123Chin-Lung Huang (Tpe) RTS Racing Team0:03:18
124Wang Chung Huang (Tpe) RTS Racing Team0:12:38
125Sergey Kudentsov (Rus) RTS Racing TeamRow 124 - Cell 2
126Wei Kei Chang (Tpe) RTS Racing TeamRow 125 - Cell 2
DNFCoen Vermeltfoort (Ned) RabobankRow 126 - Cell 2
DNSWilliam Clarke (Aus) Champion SystemRow 127 - Cell 2
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Sprint 1 - 28.5km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol Team3pts
2Marco Haller (Aut) Katusha2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Mark Renshaw (Aus) Rabobank1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2 - 82km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Barracuda3pts
2Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Nikolas Maes (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Finish
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickStep15pts
2Adam Blythe (GBr) BMC Racing Team12Row 1 - Cell 3
3Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale9Row 2 - Cell 3
4Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Barracuda7Row 3 - Cell 3
5Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Mark Renshaw (Aus) Rabobank5Row 5 - Cell 3
7Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha4Row 6 - Cell 3
8Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling3Row 7 - Cell 3
9Jonas Van Genechten (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team2Row 8 - Cell 3
10Robert Wagner (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan1Row 9 - Cell 3
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Young riders
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Adam Blythe (GBr) BMC Racing Team3:11:26
2Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 1 - Cell 2
3Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 2 - Cell 2
4Alexander Kristoff (Nor) KatushaRow 3 - Cell 2
5Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky ProcyclingRow 4 - Cell 2
6Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ-BigMatRow 5 - Cell 2
7Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) RadioShack-NissanRow 6 - Cell 2
8John Degenkolb (Ger) Project 1t4iRow 7 - Cell 2
9Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ-BigMatRow 8 - Cell 2
10Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick StepRow 9 - Cell 2
11Gatis Smukulis (Lat) KatushaRow 10 - Cell 2
12Dennis Van Winden (Ned) RabobankRow 11 - Cell 2
13Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 12 - Cell 2
14Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 13 - Cell 2
15Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin-BarracudaRow 14 - Cell 2
16Marco Haller (Aut) KatushaRow 15 - Cell 2
17Rüdiger Selig (Ger) KatushaRow 16 - Cell 2
18Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Project 1t4iRow 17 - Cell 2
19Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack-NissanRow 18 - Cell 2
20Jacob Rathe (USA) Garmin-BarracudaRow 19 - Cell 2
21Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle ItaliaRow 20 - Cell 2
22Alexandre Lemair (Fra) Bridgestone AnchorRow 21 - Cell 2
23Klaas Lodewijck (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 22 - Cell 2
24Thomas Bertolini (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle Italia0:00:21
25Hayato Yoshida (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor0:00:31
26Clinton Avery (NZl) Champion System0:00:33
27Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team0:00:44
28Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha0:02:54
29Ryota Nishizono (Jpn) Bridgestone AnchorRow 28 - Cell 2
30Chin-Lung Huang (Tpe) RTS Racing Team0:03:18
31Wang Chung Huang (Tpe) RTS Racing Team0:12:38
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Omega Pharma-Quick Step9:34:36
2Liquigas-CannondaleRow 1 - Cell 2
3Lotto-Belisol TeamRow 2 - Cell 2
4FDJ-BigmatRow 3 - Cell 2
5Katusha TeamRow 4 - Cell 2
6BMC Racing TeamRow 5 - Cell 2
7Sky ProcyclingRow 6 - Cell 2
8Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9Project 1t4iRow 8 - Cell 2
10Radioshack-NissanRow 9 - Cell 2
11Greenedge Cycling TeamRow 10 - Cell 2
12Garmin - CerveloRow 11 - Cell 2
13Champion SystemRow 12 - Cell 2
14Bridgestone AnchorRow 13 - Cell 2
15Farnese Vini-Selle ItaliaRow 14 - Cell 2
16RTS Racing TeamRow 15 - Cell 2
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General classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickStep3:11:22
2Adam Blythe (GBr) BMC Racing Team0:00:04
3Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale0:00:06
4Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Barracuda0:00:07
5Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol TeamRow 4 - Cell 2
6Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling0:00:08
7Marco Haller (Aut) KatushaRow 6 - Cell 2
8Mark Renshaw (Aus) Rabobank0:00:09
9Nikolas Maes (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick StepRow 8 - Cell 2
10Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:00:10
11Alexander Kristoff (Nor) KatushaRow 10 - Cell 2
12Jonas Van Genechten (Bel) Lotto Belisol TeamRow 11 - Cell 2
13Robert Wagner (Ger) RadioShack-NissanRow 12 - Cell 2
14Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ-BigMatRow 13 - Cell 2
15Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) RadioShack-NissanRow 14 - Cell 2
16Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quick StepRow 15 - Cell 2
17Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol TeamRow 16 - Cell 2
18Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick StepRow 17 - Cell 2
19John Degenkolb (Ger) Project 1t4iRow 18 - Cell 2
20Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ-BigMatRow 19 - Cell 2
21Baden Cooke (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling TeamRow 20 - Cell 2
22Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick StepRow 21 - Cell 2
23Lars Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol TeamRow 22 - Cell 2
24Thor Hushovd (Nor) BMC Racing TeamRow 23 - Cell 2
25Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 24 - Cell 2
26Matthias Friedemann (Ger) Champion SystemRow 25 - Cell 2
27Vladimir Isaychev (Rus) KatushaRow 26 - Cell 2
28Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky ProcyclingRow 27 - Cell 2
29Gatis Smukulis (Lat) KatushaRow 28 - Cell 2
30Roy Curvers (Ned) Project 1t4iRow 29 - Cell 2
31Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ-BigMatRow 30 - Cell 2
32Dennis Van Winden (Ned) RabobankRow 31 - Cell 2
33David Boucher (Fra) FDJ-BigMatRow 32 - Cell 2
34Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 33 - Cell 2
35Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) KatushaRow 34 - Cell 2
36Tom Veelers (Ned) Project 1t4iRow 35 - Cell 2
37Robbie McEwen (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling TeamRow 36 - Cell 2
38Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) GreenEdge Cycling TeamRow 37 - Cell 2
39Mickaël Delage (Fra) FDJ-BigMatRow 38 - Cell 2
40Svein Tuft (Can) GreenEdge Cycling TeamRow 39 - Cell 2
41Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 40 - Cell 2
42Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Champion SystemRow 41 - Cell 2
43Maarten Wynants (Bel) RabobankRow 42 - Cell 2
44Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) GreenEdge Cycling TeamRow 43 - Cell 2
45Roger Kluge (Ger) Project 1t4iRow 44 - Cell 2
46Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin-BarracudaRow 45 - Cell 2
47Michaël Barry (Can) Sky ProcyclingRow 46 - Cell 2
48Aaron Kemps (Aus) Champion SystemRow 47 - Cell 2
49Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) Lotto Belisol TeamRow 48 - Cell 2
50Gabriel Rasch (Nor) FDJ-BigMatRow 49 - Cell 2
51Mark Cavendish (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 50 - Cell 2
52Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin-BarracudaRow 51 - Cell 2
53Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 52 - Cell 2
54Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Sky ProcyclingRow 53 - Cell 2
55Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Bridgestone AnchorRow 54 - Cell 2
56Gregory Rast (Swi) RadioShack-NissanRow 55 - Cell 2
57Yoann Offredo (Fra) FDJ-BigMatRow 56 - Cell 2
58Rüdiger Selig (Ger) KatushaRow 57 - Cell 2
59Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 58 - Cell 2
60Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 59 - Cell 2
61Alan Marangoni (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 60 - Cell 2
62Graeme Brown (Aus) RabobankRow 61 - Cell 2
63Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 62 - Cell 2
64Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Farnese Vini-Selle ItaliaRow 63 - Cell 2
65Koen De Kort (Ned) Project 1t4iRow 64 - Cell 2
66Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Project 1t4iRow 65 - Cell 2
67David McCann (Irl) RTS Racing TeamRow 66 - Cell 2
68Jens Mouris (Ned) GreenEdge Cycling TeamRow 67 - Cell 2
69Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 68 - Cell 2
70Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack-NissanRow 69 - Cell 2
71Frederik Willems (Bel) Lotto Belisol TeamRow 70 - Cell 2
72Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) RadioShack-NissanRow 71 - Cell 2
73Mart Ojavee (Est) Champion SystemRow 72 - Cell 2
74Fabian Cancellara (Swi) RadioShack-NissanRow 73 - Cell 2
75Jacob Rathe (USA) Garmin-BarracudaRow 74 - Cell 2
76Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 75 - Cell 2
77Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) KatushaRow 76 - Cell 2
78Christian Knees (Ger) Sky ProcyclingRow 77 - Cell 2
79Thomas Dekker (Ned) Garmin-BarracudaRow 78 - Cell 2
80Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 79 - Cell 2
81Joss Van Emden (Ned) RabobankRow 80 - Cell 2
82Jai Crawford (Aus) RTS Racing TeamRow 81 - Cell 2
83Luca Ascani (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle ItaliaRow 82 - Cell 2
84Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle ItaliaRow 83 - Cell 2
85Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle ItaliaRow 84 - Cell 2
86Gregory Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol TeamRow 85 - Cell 2
87Thomas Lebas (Fra) Bridgestone AnchorRow 86 - Cell 2
88Markel Irizar (Spa) RadioShack-NissanRow 87 - Cell 2
89Alexandre Lemair (Fra) Bridgestone AnchorRow 88 - Cell 2
90Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ-BigMatRow 89 - Cell 2
91Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) RabobankRow 90 - Cell 2
92Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin-BarracudaRow 91 - Cell 2
93Blaise Sonnery (Fra) Bridgestone AnchorRow 92 - Cell 2
94Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Omega Pharma-Quick StepRow 93 - Cell 2
95Alex Coutts (GBr) RTS Racing TeamRow 94 - Cell 2
96Klaas Lodewijck (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 95 - Cell 2
97Lee Rodgers (GBr) RTS Racing TeamRow 96 - Cell 2
98Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 97 - Cell 2
99Matt Brammeier (Irl) Omega Pharma-Quick StepRow 98 - Cell 2
100Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) GreenEdge Cycling TeamRow 99 - Cell 2
101Joost Posthuma (Ned) RadioShack-NissanRow 100 - Cell 2
102Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Bridgestone AnchorRow 101 - Cell 2
103Pengda Jiao (Chn) Champion SystemRow 102 - Cell 2
104Thomas Leezer (Ned) RabobankRow 103 - Cell 2
105Jérémy Hunt (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 104 - Cell 2
106Albert Timmer (Ned) Project 1t4iRow 105 - Cell 2
107Dominic Klemme (Ger) Project 1t4iRow 106 - Cell 2
108Diego Caccia (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle ItaliaRow 107 - Cell 2
109Thomas Bertolini (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle Italia0:00:31
110Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle Italia0:00:33
111Hayato Yoshida (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor0:00:41
112Clinton Avery (NZl) Champion System0:00:43
113Klaas Sys (Bel) Bridgestone Anchor0:00:47
114Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick StepRow 113 - Cell 2
115Murilo Antoniobil Fischer (Bra) Garmin-Barracuda0:00:54
116Jack Bauer (NZl) Garmin-BarracudaRow 115 - Cell 2
117Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Belisol TeamRow 116 - Cell 2
118Christian Benenati (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle Italia0:00:59
119Allan Davis (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team0:01:14
120Gang Xu (Chn) Champion System0:03:04
121Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) KatushaRow 120 - Cell 2
122Ryota Nishizono (Jpn) Bridgestone AnchorRow 121 - Cell 2
123Chin-Lung Huang (Tpe) RTS Racing Team0:03:28
124Wang Chung Huang (Tpe) RTS Racing Team0:12:48
125Sergey Kudentsov (Rus) RTS Racing TeamRow 124 - Cell 2
126Wei Kei Chang (Tpe) RTS Racing TeamRow 125 - Cell 2
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Points classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickStep15pts
2Adam Blythe (GBr) BMC Racing Team12Row 1 - Cell 3
3Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Barracuda10Row 2 - Cell 3
4Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale9Row 3 - Cell 3
5Mark Renshaw (Aus) Rabobank6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale6Row 5 - Cell 3
7Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling5Row 6 - Cell 3
8Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha4Row 7 - Cell 3
9Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol Team3Row 8 - Cell 3
10Marco Haller (Aut) Katusha2Row 9 - Cell 3
11Jonas Van Genechten (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team2Row 10 - Cell 3
12Nikolas Maes (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step1Row 11 - Cell 3
13Robert Wagner (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan1Row 12 - Cell 3
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Young rider classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Adam Blythe (GBr) BMC Racing Team3:11:26
2Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale0:00:02
3Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling0:00:04
4Marco Haller (Aut) KatushaRow 3 - Cell 2
5Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:00:06
6Alexander Kristoff (Nor) KatushaRow 5 - Cell 2
7Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ-BigMatRow 6 - Cell 2
8Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) RadioShack-NissanRow 7 - Cell 2
9John Degenkolb (Ger) Project 1t4iRow 8 - Cell 2
10Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ-BigMatRow 9 - Cell 2
11Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick StepRow 10 - Cell 2
12Gatis Smukulis (Lat) KatushaRow 11 - Cell 2
13Dennis Van Winden (Ned) RabobankRow 12 - Cell 2
14Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 13 - Cell 2
15Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 14 - Cell 2
16Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin-BarracudaRow 15 - Cell 2
17Rüdiger Selig (Ger) KatushaRow 16 - Cell 2
18Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Project 1t4iRow 17 - Cell 2
19Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack-NissanRow 18 - Cell 2
20Jacob Rathe (USA) Garmin-BarracudaRow 19 - Cell 2
21Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle ItaliaRow 20 - Cell 2
22Alexandre Lemair (Fra) Bridgestone AnchorRow 21 - Cell 2
23Klaas Lodewijck (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 22 - Cell 2
24Thomas Bertolini (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle Italia0:00:27
25Hayato Yoshida (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor0:00:37
26Clinton Avery (NZl) Champion System0:00:39
27Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team0:00:50
28Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha0:03:00
29Ryota Nishizono (Jpn) Bridgestone AnchorRow 28 - Cell 2
30Chin-Lung Huang (Tpe) RTS Racing Team0:03:24
31Wang Chung Huang (Tpe) RTS Racing Team0:12:44
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Team classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Omega Pharma-Quick Step9:34:36
2Liquigas-CannondaleRow 1 - Cell 2
3Lotto-Belisol TeamRow 2 - Cell 2
4FDJ-BigmatRow 3 - Cell 2
5Katusha TeamRow 4 - Cell 2
6BMC Racing TeamRow 5 - Cell 2
7Sky ProcyclingRow 6 - Cell 2
8Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9Project 1t4iRow 8 - Cell 2
10Radioshack-NissanRow 9 - Cell 2
11Greenedge Cycling TeamRow 10 - Cell 2
12Garmin - CerveloRow 11 - Cell 2
13Champion SystemRow 12 - Cell 2
14Bridgestone AnchorRow 13 - Cell 2
15Farnese Vini-Selle ItaliaRow 14 - Cell 2
16RTS Racing TeamRow 15 - Cell 2

 

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Mark joined the Cyclingnews team in October 2011 and has a strong background in journalism across numerous sports. His interest in cycling dates back to Greg LeMond's victories in the 1989 and 1990 Tours, and he has a self-confessed obsession with the career and life of Fausto Coppi.

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