Tour of Qatar: Boonen makes it two on stage 4
Belgian outsprints Greipel into Mesaieed
Tom Boonen's early-season showcase continues, as the Omega Pharma-QuickStep man claimed his second victory in three days by pipping no less a figure than André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) in the sprint, at the end of stage 4 of the Tour of Qatar. The win moves Boonen up to second place overall, 17 seconds off his teammate Niki Terpstra.
"Timing," was the simple explanation Boonen gave for his victory, but his canny outmanoeuvring of Greipel in the final 100 metres tells only half of the story. The average speed for the day, an eye-watering 56.8kph, was surely also a contributing factor. The furious afternoon of racing, it seems, drew more of the string from Greipel's legs than it did from Boonen's.
"It helped that I've already won one stage. I think you are a little bit more relaxed and you don't make any mistakes," Boonen said afterwards. "But it's also about being in a very good condition, and knowing when you can go: that gives you the confidence not to make mistakes."
The stage was run off at a ferocious pace from the moment the flag was dropped, with some 58.9 kilometres covered in the first hour alone. By the time the race reached its crescendo in Mesaieed, QuickStep's forcing in the final crosswind section had already whittled the front group down to 70 riders, and it was clear that the biggest resistance to their dominance would come from Greipel and his well-organised Lotto-Belisol team.
Greipel opened up his sprint from distance, and with 200 metres to go, the German looked set to notch up his third victory of the campaign. Boonen, however, had deliberately hesitated and waited for Greipel to seize the initiative before launching his own acceleration. Inside the final 100 metres, he duly came around Greipel. They both dived for the line at the same time, and while the margin was just a rim, Boonen instantly knew that he had landed the win.
"I just let him start and waited until he was on speed, because I knew I had that 100 metre punch," Boonen said. "That's what I've been working on since I started training. It was to get my punch back, that I've maybe lose a little bit. But it's still there, you just have to wake it up a little bit."
Greipel crossed the line without knowing whether or not he had won, and when he wheeled to a halt, he sat waiting by his team car waiting for the result of the photo finish. The white smoke, so to speak, brought only disappointment for Greipel, but he admitted that he could not have done any more in the finale.
"It was hard for everyone but I made a good sprint, I think," Greipel said. "Ok, Tom won but that's racing."
Behind the two big guns, some young sharp shooters competed for the minor placings in the sprint, as Barry Markus (Belkin) claimed third and Sam Bennett (NetApp-Endura) took 5th. FDJ's Arnaud Démare could only manage 8th, though his performance was mitigated by the fact that he had only regained contact with the leaders in the final 5 kilometres.
In the overall standings, Omega Pharma-QuickStep now holds the top two positions through Terpstra and Boonen, with Lotto's Jürgen Roelandts, 3rd at 20 seconds, the closest challenger. Given his sprint form and the bonus seconds on offer in the coming days, Boonen is surely close to a fifth Tour of Qatar victory, but he said that he would not look to deny Terpstra: "No, if I get second, it's perfect. I will not try to win."
How it unfolded
At the start village in Dukhan, a delegation from the Qatari police gathered the directeurs sportifs for an impromptu briefing, ordering them to prevent their riders from taking natural breaks in public during the race.
They needn't have bothered. Such was the pace on Wednesday's stage that there was never a moment's respite wherein a rider might have found the time to wheel to a halt at the roadside and spend a penny.
As ever, the black jerseys of Omega Pharma-QuickStep instantly massed on the front of the peloton once the flag dropped, and while Boonen said their only aim was to control the race, the bunch soon fragmented into three distinct groups in the early crosswind, as Lotto-Belisol and Belkin also put their shoulders to the wheel.
At the cement factory at Umm Bab (25km), whose smoke-belching towers seemed transposed from an LS Lowry painting to the desert, the route swung into a lengthy tailwind section, where the leading group swelled to 90 riders. Those who didn't manage to claw their way back on at that point would never regain contact, lost on a long, dusty road to nowhere through the Qatari interior.
Some 58.9 kilometres were covered in the opening hour of racing and the tempo scarcely relented thereafter. The bunch would reach the finish in Mesaieed almost an hour up on the fastest estimated schedule and by the time the television feed went live, there were only ten kilometres left to race.
In the intervening period, Niki Terpstra had endured a brief scare when he punctured just before the first sprint after 60km, but he was soon back in the convoy and latched on to the pack. Philippe Gilbert (BMC) tried his luck by attacking with Jarl Salomein (Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise) after 90km, but they were shut down shortly afterwards.
The race then swung back into crosswinds on hitting the coast for the final 30 kilometres, and once again, Omega Pharma-QuickStep hit the front, whittling the front group down still further, with Fabian Cancellara (Trek) and Lars Boom (Belkin) among those left behind. The stage was set, then, for the grandstand finale, where Boonen would take the decision from Greipel.
"We never tried to really split the group today, we just tried to control as much as possible, with the eight of us," Boonen said. "We succeeded and then in the last 50km we were going for the sprint, full speed."
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 2:22:34 |
2 | André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Barry Markus (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) Orica GreenEdge | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Sam Bennett (Irl) Team Netapp - Endura | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Matteo Pelucchi (Swi) IAM Cycling | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Sky | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Marco Coledan (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Katusha | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Gediminas Bagdonas (Ltu) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Matti Breschel (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Filippo Fortin (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Alexei Tsatevich (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Sébastien Turgot (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Ian Stannard (GBr) Team Sky | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Yoann Offredo (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Niki Terpstra (Ned) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Michael Morkov (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Oscar Gatto (Ita) Cannondale | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Blaz Jarc (Slo) Team Netapp - Endura | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Vladimir Isaychev (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Robert Förster (Ger) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Karsten Kroon (Ned) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Trek Factory Racing | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Kristof Goddaert (Bel) IAM Cycling | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Martin Elmiger (Swi) IAM Cycling | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Jarl Salomein (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Pieter Van Speybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Nikolas Maes (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Marko Kump (Slo) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Michel Koch (Ger) Cannondale | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Kristijan Koren (Slo) Cannondale | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Team Netapp - Endura | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Jos Van Emden (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Silvan Dillier (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Gert Dockx (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Mathew Hayman (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Team Sky | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Andrew Fenn (GBr) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek Factory Racing | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Team Katusha | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Markel Irizar (Spa) Trek Factory Racing | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Christopher Sutton (Aus) Team Sky | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Team Sky | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Cannondale | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Jesse Sergent (NZl) Trek Factory Racing | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Jetse Bol (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Robert Wagner (Ger) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:11 |
70 | Theo Bos (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica GreenEdge | 0:00:13 |
72 | Jonas Van Genechten (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 0:00:24 |
73 | Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Team Katusha | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Zico Waeytens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:00:29 |
75 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) FDJ.fr | 0:00:32 |
77 | Christopher Jones (USA) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Pim Ligthart (Ned) Lotto Belisol | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Graeme Brown (Aus) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team | 0:00:40 |
82 | Heinrich Haussler (Aus) IAM Cycling | 0:01:00 |
83 | Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | 0:01:11 |
84 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:01:15 |
85 | Michael Hepburn (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | 0:01:23 |
86 | Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 0:01:25 |
87 | Paul Voss (Ger) Team Netapp - Endura | 0:01:32 |
88 | Scott Thwaites (GBr) Team Netapp - Endura | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Luke Rowe (GBr) Team Sky | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Kevin Ista (Bel) IAM Cycling | 0:01:34 |
91 | Sébastien Hinault (Fra) IAM Cycling | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | 0:02:01 |
93 | Borut Bozic (Slo) Astana Pro Team | 0:02:36 |
94 | Lars Boom (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | 0:03:25 |
95 | Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team Netapp - Endura | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Trek Factory Racing | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Hayden Roulston (NZl) Trek Factory Racing | 0:07:02 |
99 | Christian Knees (Ger) Team Sky | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Michael Kolar (Svk) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Marco Canola (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Patrick Gretsch (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Leigh Howard (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Adil Jelloul (Mar) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | John Murphy (USA) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Team Katusha | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Hugo Houle (Can) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Soufiane Haddi (Mar) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Paolo Colonna (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Danny Pate (USA) Team Sky | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Rafaa Chtioui (Tun) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Nicola Ruffoni (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Sebastian Lander (Den) BMC Racing Team | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Nicola Boem (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
121 | Aldo Ino Ilesic (Slo) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
122 | Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
124 | Stijn Devolder (Bel) Trek Factory Racing | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
125 | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Astana Pro Team | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
126 | Manuele Boaro (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
127 | Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
128 | Maher Hasnaoui (Tun) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
129 | Oscar Pujol (Spa) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
130 | Dominic Klemme (Ger) IAM Cycling | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
131 | Svein Tuft (Can) Orica GreenEdge | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
132 | Kenneth Hanson (USA) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
133 | Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
134 | Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team Netapp - Endura | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
135 | Laurent Mangel (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
136 | Mickaël Delage (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
137 | Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
138 | Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Team Netapp - Endura | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
139 | Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Cannondale | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
140 | Gregory Rast (Swi) Trek Factory Racing | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
141 | Marcel Aregger (Swi) IAM Cycling | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
142 | Marco Haller (Aut) Team Katusha | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
143 | Stefano Locatelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
144 | Evan Huffman (USA) Astana Pro Team | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
145 | Jelle Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
146 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
147 | Jens Mouris (Ned) Orica GreenEdge | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
148 | Damien Gaudin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:07:14 |
DNF | Kiel Reijnen (USA) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Michael Morkov (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo | 3 | pts |
2 | Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Karsten Kroon (Ned) Tinkoff-Saxo | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 3 | pts |
2 | Niki Terpstra (Ned) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 15 | pts |
2 | André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol | 12 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Barry Markus (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | 9 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) Orica GreenEdge | 7 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Sam Bennett (Irl) Team Netapp - Endura | 6 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 5 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ.fr | 4 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Matteo Pelucchi (Swi) IAM Cycling | 3 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 2 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Sky | 1 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Barry Markus (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | 2:22:34 |
2 | Sam Bennett (Irl) Team Netapp - Endura | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Matteo Pelucchi (Swi) IAM Cycling | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Filippo Fortin (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Alexei Tsatevich (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Jarl Salomein (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Michel Koch (Ger) Cannondale | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Silvan Dillier (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Team Sky | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Andrew Fenn (GBr) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek Factory Racing | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Team Katusha | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Jetse Bol (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Zico Waeytens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:00:29 |
19 | Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:00:32 |
20 | Michael Hepburn (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | 0:01:23 |
21 | Scott Thwaites (GBr) Team Netapp - Endura | 0:01:32 |
22 | Luke Rowe (GBr) Team Sky | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:03:25 |
24 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale | 0:07:02 |
25 | Michael Kolar (Svk) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Leigh Howard (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Hugo Houle (Can) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Soufiane Haddi (Mar) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Nicola Ruffoni (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Sebastian Lander (Den) BMC Racing Team | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Nicola Boem (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Maher Hasnaoui (Tun) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Team Netapp - Endura | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Marcel Aregger (Swi) IAM Cycling | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Marco Haller (Aut) Team Katusha | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Stefano Locatelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Evan Huffman (USA) Astana Pro Team | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Jelle Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Lotto Belisol | 7:07:42 |
2 | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Team Katusha | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | BMC Racing Team | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Team Netapp - Endura | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Team Sky | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | IAM Cycling | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Cannondale | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Trek Factory Racing | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Orica Greenedge | 0:00:13 |
14 | FDJ.fr | 0:00:32 |
15 | UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Astana Pro Team | 0:02:36 |
17 | Bardiani CSF | 0:07:02 |
18 | AG2R La Mondiale | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team | 0:14:04 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
Row 0 - Cell 0 | Niki Terpstra (Ned) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 9:19:38 |
2 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:00:17 |
3 | Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 0:00:20 |
4 | Ian Stannard (GBr) Team Sky | 0:00:37 |
5 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:00:47 |
6 | Michael Morkov (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:00:48 |
7 | Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol | 0:00:51 |
8 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:01:00 |
9 | Andrew Fenn (GBr) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:01:08 |
10 | Karsten Kroon (Ned) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:01:21 |
11 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 0:01:23 |
12 | Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:01:25 |
13 | Nikolas Maes (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:01:27 |
14 | André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol | 0:01:33 |
15 | Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ.fr | 0:01:34 |
16 | Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:01:36 |
17 | Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol | 0:01:44 |
18 | Matti Breschel (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:01:48 |
19 | Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale | 0:01:49 |
20 | Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:01:55 |
21 | Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 0:01:59 |
22 | Mathew Hayman (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | 0:02:02 |
23 | Barry Markus (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | 0:02:05 |
24 | Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) Orica GreenEdge | 0:02:07 |
25 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:02:14 |
26 | Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Team Katusha | 0:02:17 |
27 | Pieter Van Speybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:02:25 |
28 | Blaz Jarc (Slo) Team Netapp - Endura | 0:02:48 |
29 | Martin Elmiger (Swi) IAM Cycling | 0:02:52 |
30 | Jos Van Emden (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | 0:02:56 |
31 | Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:03:00 |
32 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 0:03:11 |
33 | Silvan Dillier (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Trek Factory Racing | 0:03:18 |
35 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Katusha | 0:03:28 |
36 | Robert Wagner (Ger) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | 0:03:43 |
37 | Lars Boom (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | 0:03:51 |
38 | Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Team Netapp - Endura | 0:04:00 |
39 | Kristof Goddaert (Bel) IAM Cycling | 0:04:01 |
40 | Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Team Sky | 0:04:03 |
41 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team | 0:04:09 |
42 | Zico Waeytens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:04:23 |
43 | Luke Rowe (GBr) Team Sky | 0:04:30 |
44 | Christopher Sutton (Aus) Team Sky | 0:04:32 |
45 | Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica GreenEdge | 0:04:42 |
46 | Marko Kump (Slo) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:05:00 |
47 | Pim Ligthart (Ned) Lotto Belisol | 0:05:06 |
48 | Markel Irizar (Spa) Trek Factory Racing | 0:07:50 |
49 | Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 0:08:13 |
50 | Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | 0:08:14 |
51 | Yoann Offredo (Fra) FDJ.fr | 0:08:15 |
52 | Gediminas Bagdonas (Ltu) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:08:19 |
53 | Sébastien Turgot (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:08:30 |
54 | Jarl Salomein (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:08:35 |
55 | Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:08:40 |
56 | Heinrich Haussler (Aus) IAM Cycling | 0:08:47 |
57 | Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team | 0:08:57 |
58 | Oscar Gatto (Ita) Cannondale | 0:08:58 |
59 | Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | 0:09:00 |
60 | Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 0:09:04 |
61 | Sam Bennett (Irl) Team Netapp - Endura | 0:09:06 |
62 | Jelle Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:09:07 |
63 | Mickaël Delage (Fra) FDJ.fr | 0:09:10 |
64 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:09:16 |
65 | Gert Dockx (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 0:09:33 |
66 | Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:10:01 |
67 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Trek Factory Racing | 0:10:58 |
68 | Marco Coledan (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 0:11:59 |
69 | Scott Thwaites (GBr) Team Netapp - Endura | 0:12:00 |
70 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Sky | 0:12:07 |
71 | Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek Factory Racing | 0:12:36 |
72 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:12:41 |
73 | Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:12:53 |
74 | Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team | 0:13:09 |
75 | Graeme Brown (Aus) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | 0:13:40 |
76 | Vladimir Isaychev (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:13:48 |
77 | Filippo Fortin (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 0:13:50 |
78 | Alexei Tsatevich (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:14:16 |
79 | Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Cannondale | 0:14:17 |
80 | Jens Mouris (Ned) Orica GreenEdge | 0:14:45 |
81 | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Astana Pro Team | 0:15:06 |
82 | Christopher Jones (USA) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team | 0:15:16 |
83 | Paul Voss (Ger) Team Netapp - Endura | 0:15:29 |
84 | Rafaa Chtioui (Tun) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team | 0:15:39 |
85 | John Murphy (USA) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team | 0:16:08 |
86 | Leigh Howard (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | 0:16:47 |
87 | Danny Pate (USA) Team Sky | 0:17:03 |
88 | Laurent Mangel (Fra) FDJ.fr | 0:17:33 |
89 | Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Team Netapp - Endura | 0:17:53 |
90 | Jesse Sergent (NZl) Trek Factory Racing | 0:17:58 |
91 | Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Team Katusha | 0:18:21 |
92 | Kristijan Koren (Slo) Cannondale | 0:18:23 |
93 | Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 0:18:26 |
94 | Michel Koch (Ger) Cannondale | 0:18:28 |
95 | Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Team Sky | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Matteo Pelucchi (Swi) IAM Cycling | 0:18:56 |
97 | Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:18:59 |
98 | Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Team Katusha | 0:19:02 |
99 | Jetse Bol (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | 0:19:04 |
100 | Jonas Van Genechten (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 0:19:16 |
101 | Robert Förster (Ger) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team | 0:19:18 |
102 | Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) FDJ.fr | 0:19:20 |
103 | Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team | 0:19:21 |
104 | Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team Netapp - Endura | 0:19:35 |
105 | Marco Haller (Aut) Team Katusha | 0:20:00 |
106 | Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:21:14 |
107 | Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:21:30 |
108 | Sebastian Lander (Den) BMC Racing Team | 0:21:52 |
109 | Borut Bozic (Slo) Astana Pro Team | 0:22:04 |
110 | Sébastien Hinault (Fra) IAM Cycling | 0:22:34 |
111 | Theo Bos (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | 0:23:02 |
112 | Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team Netapp - Endura | 0:24:02 |
113 | Manuele Boaro (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:25:05 |
114 | Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team | 0:25:19 |
115 | Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Cannondale | 0:25:20 |
116 | Svein Tuft (Can) Orica GreenEdge | 0:25:22 |
117 | Marco Canola (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 0:25:25 |
118 | Stijn Devolder (Bel) Trek Factory Racing | 0:25:27 |
119 | Damien Gaudin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:25:30 |
120 | Christian Knees (Ger) Team Sky | 0:25:34 |
121 | Hayden Roulston (NZl) Trek Factory Racing | 0:25:36 |
122 | Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale | 0:25:37 |
123 | Michael Hepburn (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
124 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale | 0:25:50 |
125 | Hugo Houle (Can) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:25:54 |
126 | Soufiane Haddi (Mar) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team | 0:25:58 |
127 | Gregory Rast (Swi) Trek Factory Racing | 0:26:02 |
128 | Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 0:26:06 |
129 | Paolo Colonna (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 0:26:07 |
130 | Nicola Boem (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 0:26:10 |
131 | Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 0:26:18 |
132 | Adil Jelloul (Mar) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team | 0:26:31 |
133 | Nicola Ruffoni (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 0:26:40 |
134 | Kevin Ista (Bel) IAM Cycling | 0:26:55 |
135 | Kenneth Hanson (USA) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team | 0:26:58 |
136 | Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:31:58 |
137 | Evan Huffman (USA) Astana Pro Team | 0:31:59 |
138 | Patrick Gretsch (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:32:05 |
139 | Dominic Klemme (Ger) IAM Cycling | 0:32:06 |
140 | Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team | 0:32:14 |
141 | Maher Hasnaoui (Tun) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team | 0:32:33 |
142 | Marcel Aregger (Swi) IAM Cycling | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
143 | Michael Kolar (Svk) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
144 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:32:37 |
145 | Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 0:32:47 |
146 | Aldo Ino Ilesic (Slo) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team | 0:33:06 |
147 | Stefano Locatelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 0:33:12 |
148 | Oscar Pujol (Spa) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team | 0:33:40 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 40 | pts |
2 | Niki Terpstra (Ned) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 36 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 29 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Michael Hepburn (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | 15 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Michael Morkov (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo | 15 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Lars Boom (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | 14 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Barry Markus (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | 13 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol | 12 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Martin Elmiger (Swi) IAM Cycling | 12 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 10 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 10 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo | 9 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) Orica GreenEdge | 8 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Andrew Fenn (GBr) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 7 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ.fr | 7 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Sam Bennett (Irl) Team Netapp - Endura | 7 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Trek Factory Racing | 7 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Matti Breschel (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo | 6 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Ian Stannard (GBr) Team Sky | 5 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 5 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol | 4 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 4 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Nikolas Maes (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 3 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 3 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Matteo Pelucchi (Swi) IAM Cycling | 3 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | Karsten Kroon (Ned) Tinkoff-Saxo | 2 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Katusha | 2 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
28 | Jens Mouris (Ned) Orica GreenEdge | 2 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
29 | Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 1 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
30 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Sky | 1 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 9:20:25 |
2 | Andrew Fenn (GBr) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:00:21 |
3 | Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ.fr | 0:00:47 |
4 | Barry Markus (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:18 |
5 | Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Team Katusha | 0:01:30 |
6 | Silvan Dillier (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:02:24 |
7 | Zico Waeytens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:03:36 |
8 | Luke Rowe (GBr) Team Sky | 0:03:43 |
9 | Jarl Salomein (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:07:48 |
10 | Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 0:08:17 |
11 | Sam Bennett (Irl) Team Netapp - Endura | 0:08:19 |
12 | Jelle Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:08:20 |
13 | Scott Thwaites (GBr) Team Netapp - Endura | 0:11:13 |
14 | Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek Factory Racing | 0:11:49 |
15 | Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:12:06 |
16 | Filippo Fortin (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 0:13:03 |
17 | Alexei Tsatevich (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:13:29 |
18 | Leigh Howard (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | 0:16:00 |
19 | Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Team Netapp - Endura | 0:17:06 |
20 | Michel Koch (Ger) Cannondale | 0:17:41 |
21 | Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Team Sky | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Matteo Pelucchi (Swi) IAM Cycling | 0:18:09 |
23 | Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:18:12 |
24 | Jetse Bol (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | 0:18:17 |
25 | Marco Haller (Aut) Team Katusha | 0:19:13 |
26 | Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:20:43 |
27 | Sebastian Lander (Den) BMC Racing Team | 0:21:05 |
28 | Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale | 0:24:50 |
29 | Michael Hepburn (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale | 0:25:03 |
31 | Hugo Houle (Can) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:25:07 |
32 | Soufiane Haddi (Mar) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team | 0:25:11 |
33 | Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 0:25:19 |
34 | Nicola Boem (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 0:25:23 |
35 | Nicola Ruffoni (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 0:25:53 |
36 | Evan Huffman (USA) Astana Pro Team | 0:31:12 |
37 | Maher Hasnaoui (Tun) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team | 0:31:46 |
38 | Marcel Aregger (Swi) IAM Cycling | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Michael Kolar (Svk) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Stefano Locatelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 0:32:25 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 28:00:25 |
2 | Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:00:41 |
3 | Lotto Belisol | 0:01:37 |
4 | Team Sky | 0:01:47 |
5 | Orica Greenedge | 0:02:44 |
6 | BMC Racing Team | 0:02:48 |
7 | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 0:03:31 |
8 | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:05:04 |
9 | Team Netapp - Endura | 0:07:12 |
10 | Team Katusha | 0:07:26 |
11 | Trek Factory Racing | 0:09:49 |
12 | FDJ.fr | 0:10:54 |
13 | IAM Cycling | 0:12:50 |
14 | Astana Pro Team | 0:19:18 |
15 | Cannondale | 0:22:08 |
16 | AG2R La Mondiale | 0:24:18 |
17 | UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | 0:24:54 |
18 | Bardiani CSF | 0:49:43 |
19 | Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team | 0:58:04 |
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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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