Farrar wins opening stage in Telluride

Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Sharp) won his first race in over a year with a dominant sprint on stage 1 of the USA Pro Challenge from Durango to Telluride. Farrar had not won a race since July 4 of 2011 when he secured his first individual stage win at the Tour de France. But the American was in commanding form on the run in to Telluride, benefiting from earlier work from his teammates who had dominated the early break and then helped to set up a sprint finish over the demanding 202.1 km stage.

Alessandro Bazzana (Team Type 1-Sanofi) finished second with Damiano Caruso (Liquigas-Cannondale) in third but Farrar leads the race after one stage.

As a sprinter, Farrar was surprised to be able to make it over the mountains in the finale to take an important win for the Garmin-Sharp team.

"I really had to turn myself inside out to make it over [Lizard Head Pass]," Farrar said. "I knew today could possibly be a sprint but I really wasn't sure I had the legs to make it, so I'm pretty happy to pull it off.

"Our home as a team is in Colorado, so we take this race really seriously, and to win here is huge. For me personally I have had kind of a disaster of a season so this means a whole lot to me to finally get a win."

Runner-up Alessandro Bazzana called Boulder, Colorado home for several years earlier in his career, but while he had trained at altitude, today was his first ever race result in rarified air. Nonetheless, when a 22-man break rolled off the front early in the stage he didn't think he'd be on the podium in the finale.

"After the first climb when Garmin showed the horsepower I expected the race to be over, but then all of my teammates went to the front, other teams helped, and thankfully we brought the breakaway back," Bazzana told Cyclingnews. "When I saw that the final two climbs weren't steep enough I realized it was going to be a sprint and I started preparing myself for that. In the end I only had Kiel Reijnen left because we were the two designated leaders for today, but everyone else had worked their ass off for us."

A 57-rider bunch arrived for the sprint finish in Telluride and Bazzana keyed off of a veteran fast man.

"I had eyed Freddie Rodriguez's wheel, I thought he was going to be the fastest one. With all the climbing I thought that maybe [Tyler] Farrar would be tired, but he wasn't. With the second to last turn it was pretty fast and pretty tight but luckily we managed to stay on our bikes and not crash. Rory Sutherland led out the sprint and we all came from behind."

The opening day of the USA Pro Challenge turned into quite the bonanza for Colorado-based Garmin-Sharp as Farrar won the stage, took the leader's jersey and also leads the sprint classification. Farrar's teammate Tom Danielson claimed the mountains jersey while Peter Stetina was awarded most aggressive rider. Danielson and Stetina almost rode off with the stage win, but the duo, the last surviving members of the early 22-man break, were swept up in the outskirts of Telluride.

High but not all dry

Under grey skies and comfortably cool temperatures, the 124-rider strong USA Pro Challenge peloton was given a raucous sendoff in downtown Durango. After a 5.4km neutral section the racing began in earnest for the 202.2km stage from Durango to Telluride.

Just 10.7km into the stage the riders faced their first of two intermediate sprints, with Nathan Haas (Garmin-Sharp) taking top honours in Durango. The acceleration for the sprint caused a split in the peloton with several big-name riders emerging to form the early break. Amongst those going on the attack were Garmin-Sharp's Tom Danielson, Peter Stetina and Dave Zabriskie, plus Jens Voigt (RadioShack-Nissan) and Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale).

The lead group soon pushed out a 2:30 advantage over the peloton after 28km or racing while two separate chase groups trailed at 30 and 45 seconds respectively. The two chase groups soon consolidated into a unified force and managed to join the leaders just prior to the opening KOM, the category 3 ascent in Hesperus at 39.8km.

Andrew Bajadali (Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) crossed the KOM first, followed by Freddy Orlando Piamonte Rodriguez (EPM - Une) and Matt Cooke (Team Exergy) to lead the now 22-man lead group. Also riding at the head of affairs were Peter Velits (Omega Pharma-Quickstep), Thomas Danielson, Peter Stetina, David Zabriskie and Lachlan David Morton (Garmin - Sharp), Michael Schär and George Hincapie (BMC Racing Team), Jens Voigt (RadioShack-Nissan), Vincenzo Nibali and Valerio Agnoli (Liquigas-Cannondale), Tanel Kangert (Astana Pro Team), Ivan Rovny (RusVelo), Ben Jacques-Maynes (Bissell Cycling), Michael Creed (Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies), Joshua Atkins (Bontrager Livestrong Team), Serghei Tvetcov (Team Exergy) and Eduard Alexander Beltran Suarez (EPM-Une).

As the leaders rolled along Route 160 to the town of Mancos their lead stabilized at approximately five minutes with the BMC Racing Team and Team Type 1-Sanofi present at the front of the peloton setting tempo. By the time Serghei Tvetcov (Team Exergy) claimed the second intermediate sprint in Dolores the break's lead had been cut to 3:30 as they turned onto Rte. 145 and the very long grind to the Lizard Head Pass KOM, which tops out at 10,222 feet at 25km to go.

Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) could be seen talking to other riders in the break, urging them to keep up the tempo, and soon took matters into his own hands as he launched an attack. Tom Danielson (Garmin-Sharp) immediately marked the Italian and after a brief stalemate in the remainder of the break, six more riders struck out and bridged to Nibali and Danielson: Peter Stetina (Garmin - Sharp), George Hincapie (BMC Racing Team), Jens Voigt (RadioShack-Nissan), Andrew Bajadali (Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies), Serghei Tvetcov (Team Exergy) and Eduard Alexander Beltran Suarez (EPM-Une).

Two more riders, Peter Velits (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) and David Zabriskie (Garmin-Sharp) launched an extensive chase of their own and eventually reached the eight leaders with 77.5km remaining on the winding valley road in the San Juan National Forest.

The now 10-strong lead group's advantage stood at four minutes with both BMC and UnitedHealthcare sharing the pace-making at the head of the peloton, while Liquigas-Cannondale had their squad slotted in right behind. The remaining 12 riders originally in the break who couldn't keep the pace soon surrendered and were absorbed by the peloton.

The break lost a rider as David Zabriskie cracked spectacularly, upchucking his breakfast on the pavement. Prior to entering the town of Rico at 156.2km the Garmin-Sharp rider was barely hanging on to the back of the peloton.

"I was going pretty hard, pretty deep," Zabriskie told Cyclingnews. "And then the last super deep effort – I let the group split and then bridged up to those guys – that was pretty hard to get to them. I was planning to pull them and I finally, I don't know. The body said stop and my spirit said you're puking. I'll be all right."

With five kilometres to the Lizard Head Pass KOM, on the steepest pitch of the lengthy climb, Tom Danielson (Garmin-Sharp) and Eduard Alexander Beltran Suarez (EPM-Une) dropped their seven breakaway companions. Soon, Danielson dispatched of the Colombian and found himself alone in the lead amidst a steady sprinkling of rain. Beltran was joined by Peter Stetina (Garmin-Sharp) and Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) to form a three-man chase while the peloton had narrowed their advantage to just over one minute.

After Danielson crossed the Lizard Head Pass ascent alone, the three chasers caught him on the descent while the peloton trailed at 50 seconds, having absorbed the rest of the escapees. As the four leaders began the ascent to the day's final KOM, the category 3 climb to Alta at 9,656 feet, UnitedHealthcare led the greatly diminished peloton's chase. Meanwhile, up the road, Danielson and Stetina turned the screws and dropped both Beltran and Nibali. The Garmin-Sharp riders crested the Alta KOM with a 35-second lead and and just 15 downhill and flat kilometres stood between them and the finish in Telluride.

The Garmin-Sharp duo bombed the 8.5km descent and then faced a flat 6.5km run-in to the finish. Danielson and Stetina fought valiantly, but were absorbed in the closing kilometres.

An immediate counter-attack was launched by Ted King (Liquigas-Cannondale) and Ben King (RadioShack-Nissan), who were soon joined by Alex Howes (Garmin-Sharp). A hard-charging field, with UnitedHealthcare and Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies figuring prominently, shut the move down resulting in a 57-rider strong peloton sprinting for stage honours and the first leader's jersey.

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Sharp4:42:48
2Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) Team Type 1 - SanofiRow 1 - Cell 2
3Damiano Caruso (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 2 - Cell 2
4Fred Rodriguez (USA) Team ExergyRow 3 - Cell 2
5Rory Sutherland (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 4 - Cell 2
6Gavin Mannion (USA) Bontrager Livestrong TeamRow 5 - Cell 2
7Kiel Reijnen (USA) Team Type 1 - SanofiRow 6 - Cell 2
8Alexander Candelario (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 7 - Cell 2
9Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack-NissanRow 8 - Cell 2
10Jorge Camilo Castiblanco Cubides (Col) EPM - UneRow 9 - Cell 2
11Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 10 - Cell 2
12Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 11 - Cell 2
13Francisco Jarley Colorado Hernandez (Col) EPM - UneRow 12 - Cell 2
14Michael Friedman (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 13 - Cell 2
15Rafael Infantino Abreu (Col) EPM - UneRow 14 - Cell 2
16Jesse Anthony (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 15 - Cell 2
17Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 16 - Cell 2
18Levi Leipheimer (USA) Omega Pharma-QuickstepRow 17 - Cell 2
19Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - SharpRow 18 - Cell 2
20Jens Voigt (Ger) RadioShack-NissanRow 19 - Cell 2
21Ramiro Rincon Diaz (Col) EPM - UneRow 20 - Cell 2
22Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana Pro TeamRow 21 - Cell 2
23Andres Diaz Corrales (Col) Team ExergyRow 22 - Cell 2
24Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) RusVeloRow 23 - Cell 2
25Robigzon Leandro Oyola Oyola (Col) EPM - UneRow 24 - Cell 2
26Jakob Fuglsang (Den) RadioShack-NissanRow 25 - Cell 2
27George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 26 - Cell 2
28Lucas Euser (USA) Spidertech Powered By C10Row 27 - Cell 2
29Eduard Alexander Beltran Suarez (Col) EPM - UneRow 28 - Cell 2
30Artem Ovechkin (Rus) RusVeloRow 29 - Cell 2
31Javier Eduardo Gomez Pineda (Col) EPM - UneRow 30 - Cell 2
32Cameron Wurf (Aus) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 31 - Cell 2
33Andreas Klöden (Ger) RadioShack-NissanRow 32 - Cell 2
34Ivan Rovny (Rus) RusVeloRow 33 - Cell 2
35Sergey Firsanov (Rus) RusVeloRow 34 - Cell 2
36Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin - SharpRow 35 - Cell 2
37Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 36 - Cell 2
38Oliver Zaugg (Swi) RadioShack-NissanRow 37 - Cell 2
39Johann Tschopp (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 38 - Cell 2
40George Bennett (NZl) RadioShack-NissanRow 39 - Cell 2
41Matthew Busche (USA) RadioShack-NissanRow 40 - Cell 2
42Timothy Duggan (USA) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 41 - Cell 2
43Christopher Baldwin (USA) Bissell CyclingRow 42 - Cell 2
44Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin - SharpRow 43 - Cell 2
45Chris Butler (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 44 - Cell 2
46Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Astana Pro TeamRow 45 - Cell 2
47Alex Howes (USA) Garmin - SharpRow 46 - Cell 2
48Freddy Orlando Piamonte Rodriguez (Col) EPM - UneRow 47 - Cell 2
49Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 48 - Cell 2
50Michael Creed (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 49 - Cell 2
51Julian Kyer (USA) Bissell CyclingRow 50 - Cell 2
52Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski (USA) Bontrager Livestrong TeamRow 51 - Cell 2
53Benjamin Day (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 52 - Cell 2
54Benjamin King (USA) RadioShack-NissanRow 53 - Cell 2
55Craig Lewis (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 54 - Cell 2
56Gang Xu (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 55 - Cell 2
57Carter Jones (USA) Bissell CyclingRow 56 - Cell 2
58Edward King (USA) Liquigas-Cannondale0:00:32
59Andrew Bajadali (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies0:00:39
60Jeffry Louder (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team0:01:01
61Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 60 - Cell 2
62Marsh Cooper (Can) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies0:01:06
63Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:01:46
64Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quickstep0:02:25
65Matt Cooke (USA) Team Exergy0:06:48
66Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team0:12:43
67Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 66 - Cell 2
68Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing TeamRow 67 - Cell 2
69Serghei Tvetcov (Mda) Team ExergyRow 68 - Cell 2
70Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-QuickstepRow 69 - Cell 2
71Matt Brammeier (Irl) Omega Pharma-QuickstepRow 70 - Cell 2
72Caleb Fairly (USA) Spidertech Powered By C10Row 71 - Cell 2
73Alexander Mironov (Rus) RusVeloRow 72 - Cell 2
74Daniel Summerhill (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 73 - Cell 2
75Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 74 - Cell 2
76Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 75 - Cell 2
77Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Bissell CyclingRow 76 - Cell 2
78Jeroen Hoorne (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickstepRow 77 - Cell 2
79Julien El Fares (Fra) Team Type 1 - SanofiRow 78 - Cell 2
80Moreno Moser (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 79 - Cell 2
81Tom Zirbel (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 80 - Cell 2
82Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro TeamRow 81 - Cell 2
83Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Type 1 - SanofiRow 82 - Cell 2
84Joey Rosskopf (USA) Team Type 1 - SanofiRow 83 - Cell 2
85Pengda Jiao (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 84 - Cell 2
86Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Team Type 1 - SanofiRow 85 - Cell 2
87Jake Keough (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team0:15:22
88David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - SharpRow 87 - Cell 2
89Hugo Houle (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10Row 88 - Cell 2
90Morgan Schmitt (USA) Team ExergyRow 89 - Cell 2
91Connor O'Leary (USA) Bontrager Livestrong TeamRow 90 - Cell 2
92Matthias Friedemann (Ger) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 91 - Cell 2
93Biao Liu (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 92 - Cell 2
94James Oram (NZl) Bontrager Livestrong TeamRow 93 - Cell 2
95Sam Johnson (USA) Team ExergyRow 94 - Cell 2
96William Clarke (Aus) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 95 - Cell 2
97Patrick Bevin (NZl) Bissell CyclingRow 96 - Cell 2
98Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Team Type 1 - SanofiRow 97 - Cell 2
99Noe Gianetti (Swi) Team ExergyRow 98 - Cell 2
100Robert Förster (Ger) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 99 - Cell 2
101Ryan Eastman (USA) Bontrager Livestrong TeamRow 100 - Cell 2
102Sergey Klimov (Rus) RusVeloRow 101 - Cell 2
103Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell CyclingRow 102 - Cell 2
104Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin - SharpRow 103 - Cell 2
105Joshua Atkins (NZl) Bontrager Livestrong TeamRow 104 - Cell 2
106Frank Kevin Pipp (USA) Bissell CyclingRow 105 - Cell 2
107Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Team Type 1 - SanofiRow 106 - Cell 2
108Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 107 - Cell 2
109Ryan Roth (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10Row 108 - Cell 2
110Brian Vandborg (Den) Spidertech Powered By C10Row 109 - Cell 2
111Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Astana Pro TeamRow 110 - Cell 2
112Arkimedes Arguelyes Rodriges (Rus) RusVeloRow 111 - Cell 2
113Karl Menzies (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 112 - Cell 2
114Joseph Schmalz (USA) Bissell CyclingRow 113 - Cell 2
115Lachlan David Morton (Aus) Garmin - SharpRow 114 - Cell 2
116Sebastian Salas (Can) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 115 - Cell 2
117Lawson Craddock (USA) Bontrager Livestrong Team0:23:57
DNFFrancesco Chicchi (Ita) Omega Pharma-QuickstepRow 117 - Cell 2
DNFMatvey Zubov (Rus) RusVeloRow 118 - Cell 2
DNFDavid Boily (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10Row 119 - Cell 2
DNFFlavio De Luna (Mex) Spidertech Powered By C10Row 120 - Cell 2
DNFZachary Bell (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10Row 121 - Cell 2
DNFCharlie Avis (USA) Bontrager Livestrong TeamRow 122 - Cell 2
DNFKirk Carlsen (USA) Team ExergyRow 123 - Cell 2
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Sprint 1 - Durango, km. 10.7
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin - Sharp5pts
2Javier Eduardo Gomez Pineda (Col) EPM - Une3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quickstep1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2 - Dolores, km. 98.2
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Serghei Tvetcov (Mda) Team Exergy5pts
2Joshua Atkins (NZl) Bontrager Livestrong Team3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Jens Voigt (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Points
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Sharp15pts
2Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) Team Type 1 - Sanofi12Row 1 - Cell 3
3Damiano Caruso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale10Row 2 - Cell 3
4Fred Rodriguez (USA) Team Exergy7Row 3 - Cell 3
5Rory Sutherland (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Gavin Mannion (USA) Bontrager Livestrong Team5Row 5 - Cell 3
7Kiel Reijnen (USA) Team Type 1 - Sanofi4Row 6 - Cell 3
8Alexander Candelario (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies3Row 7 - Cell 3
9Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack-Nissan2Row 8 - Cell 3
10Jorge Camilo Castiblanco Cubides (Col) EPM - Une1Row 9 - Cell 3
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Mountain 1 - Hesperus, km. 39.8
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Andrew Bajadali (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies8pts
2Freddy Orlando Piamonte Rodriguez (Col) EPM - Une7Row 1 - Cell 3
3Matt Cooke (USA) Team Exergy6Row 2 - Cell 3
4Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin - Sharp5Row 3 - Cell 3
5Michael Creed (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies3Row 4 - Cell 3
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Mountain 2 - Lizard Head, km 177.2
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin - Sharp10pts
2Eduard Alexander Beltran Suarez (Col) EPM - Une9Row 1 - Cell 3
3Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale7Row 2 - Cell 3
4Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin - Sharp6Row 3 - Cell 3
5Freddy Orlando Piamonte Rodriguez (Col) EPM - Une5Row 4 - Cell 3
6Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Astana Pro Team4Row 5 - Cell 3
7Jorge Camilo Castiblanco Cubides (Col) EPM - Une2Row 6 - Cell 3
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Mountain 3 - Alta, km. 187.4
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin - Sharp8pts
2Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin - Sharp7Row 1 - Cell 3
3Eduard Alexander Beltran Suarez (Col) EPM - Une6Row 2 - Cell 3
4Jesse Anthony (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies5Row 3 - Cell 3
5Freddy Orlando Piamonte Rodriguez (Col) EPM - Une3Row 4 - Cell 3
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Young riders
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Gavin Mannion (USA) Bontrager Livestrong Team4:42:48
2Eduard Alexander Beltran Suarez (Col) EPM - UneRow 1 - Cell 2
3Javier Eduardo Gomez Pineda (Col) EPM - UneRow 2 - Cell 2
4George Bennett (NZl) RadioShack-NissanRow 3 - Cell 2
5Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski (USA) Bontrager Livestrong TeamRow 4 - Cell 2
6Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team0:12:43
7Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 6 - Cell 2
8Moreno Moser (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 7 - Cell 2
9Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Type 1 - SanofiRow 8 - Cell 2
10Hugo Houle (Can) Spidertech Powered By C100:15:22
11Connor O'Leary (USA) Bontrager Livestrong TeamRow 10 - Cell 2
12James Oram (NZl) Bontrager Livestrong TeamRow 11 - Cell 2
13Patrick Bevin (NZl) Bissell CyclingRow 12 - Cell 2
14Ryan Eastman (USA) Bontrager Livestrong TeamRow 13 - Cell 2
15Joshua Atkins (NZl) Bontrager Livestrong TeamRow 14 - Cell 2
16Joseph Schmalz (USA) Bissell CyclingRow 15 - Cell 2
17Lachlan David Morton (Aus) Garmin - SharpRow 16 - Cell 2
18Lawson Craddock (USA) Bontrager Livestrong Team0:23:57
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General classification after stage 1
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Sharp4:42:48
2Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) Team Type 1 - SanofiRow 1 - Cell 2
3Damiano Caruso (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 2 - Cell 2
4Fred Rodriguez (USA) Team ExergyRow 3 - Cell 2
5Rory Sutherland (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 4 - Cell 2
6Gavin Mannion (USA) Bontrager Livestrong TeamRow 5 - Cell 2
7Kiel Reijnen (USA) Team Type 1 - SanofiRow 6 - Cell 2
8Alexander Candelario (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 7 - Cell 2
9Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack-NissanRow 8 - Cell 2
10Jorge Camilo Castiblanco Cubides (Col) EPM - UneRow 9 - Cell 2
11Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 10 - Cell 2
12Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 11 - Cell 2
13Francisco Jarley Colorado Hernandez (Col) EPM - UneRow 12 - Cell 2
14Michael Friedman (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 13 - Cell 2
15Rafael Infantino Abreu (Col) EPM - UneRow 14 - Cell 2
16Jesse Anthony (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 15 - Cell 2
17Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 16 - Cell 2
18Levi Leipheimer (USA) Omega Pharma-QuickstepRow 17 - Cell 2
19Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - SharpRow 18 - Cell 2
20Jens Voigt (Ger) RadioShack-NissanRow 19 - Cell 2
21Ramiro Rincon Diaz (Col) EPM - UneRow 20 - Cell 2
22Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana Pro TeamRow 21 - Cell 2
23Andres Diaz Corrales (Col) Team ExergyRow 22 - Cell 2
24Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) RusVeloRow 23 - Cell 2
25Robigzon Leandro Oyola Oyola (Col) EPM - UneRow 24 - Cell 2
26Jakob Fuglsang (Den) RadioShack-NissanRow 25 - Cell 2
27George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 26 - Cell 2
28Lucas Euser (USA) Spidertech Powered By C10Row 27 - Cell 2
29Eduard Alexander Beltran Suarez (Col) EPM - UneRow 28 - Cell 2
30Artem Ovechkin (Rus) RusVeloRow 29 - Cell 2
31Javier Eduardo Gomez Pineda (Col) EPM - UneRow 30 - Cell 2
32Cameron Wurf (Aus) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 31 - Cell 2
33Andreas Klöden (Ger) RadioShack-NissanRow 32 - Cell 2
34Ivan Rovny (Rus) RusVeloRow 33 - Cell 2
35Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin - SharpRow 34 - Cell 2
36Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 35 - Cell 2
37Oliver Zaugg (Swi) RadioShack-NissanRow 36 - Cell 2
38Johann Tschopp (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 37 - Cell 2
39George Bennett (NZl) RadioShack-NissanRow 38 - Cell 2
40Matthew Busche (USA) RadioShack-NissanRow 39 - Cell 2
41Timothy Duggan (USA) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 40 - Cell 2
42Christopher Baldwin (USA) Bissell CyclingRow 41 - Cell 2
43Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin - SharpRow 42 - Cell 2
44Chris Butler (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 43 - Cell 2
45Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Astana Pro TeamRow 44 - Cell 2
46Alex Howes (USA) Garmin - SharpRow 45 - Cell 2
47Freddy Orlando Piamonte Rodriguez (Col) EPM - UneRow 46 - Cell 2
48Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 47 - Cell 2
49Michael Creed (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 48 - Cell 2
50Julian Kyer (USA) Bissell CyclingRow 49 - Cell 2
51Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski (USA) Bontrager Livestrong TeamRow 50 - Cell 2
52Benjamin Day (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 51 - Cell 2
53Benjamin King (USA) RadioShack-NissanRow 52 - Cell 2
54Craig Lewis (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 53 - Cell 2
55Gang Xu (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 54 - Cell 2
56Carter Jones (USA) Bissell CyclingRow 55 - Cell 2
57Sergey Firsanov (Rus) RusVelo0:00:10
58Edward King (USA) Liquigas-Cannondale0:00:32
59Andrew Bajadali (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies0:00:39
60Jeffry Louder (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team0:01:01
61Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 60 - Cell 2
62Marsh Cooper (Can) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies0:01:06
63Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:01:46
64Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quickstep0:02:25
65Matt Cooke (USA) Team Exergy0:06:48
66Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team0:12:43
67Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 66 - Cell 2
68Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing TeamRow 67 - Cell 2
69Serghei Tvetcov (Mda) Team ExergyRow 68 - Cell 2
70Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-QuickstepRow 69 - Cell 2
71Matt Brammeier (Irl) Omega Pharma-QuickstepRow 70 - Cell 2
72Caleb Fairly (USA) Spidertech Powered By C10Row 71 - Cell 2
73Alexander Mironov (Rus) RusVeloRow 72 - Cell 2
74Daniel Summerhill (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 73 - Cell 2
75Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 74 - Cell 2
76Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 75 - Cell 2
77Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Bissell CyclingRow 76 - Cell 2
78Jeroen Hoorne (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickstepRow 77 - Cell 2
79Julien El Fares (Fra) Team Type 1 - SanofiRow 78 - Cell 2
80Moreno Moser (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 79 - Cell 2
81Tom Zirbel (USA) Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 80 - Cell 2
82Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro TeamRow 81 - Cell 2
83Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Type 1 - SanofiRow 82 - Cell 2
84Joey Rosskopf (USA) Team Type 1 - SanofiRow 83 - Cell 2
85Pengda Jiao (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 84 - Cell 2
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