Van Garderen conquers the Vallter 2000
American overcomes Bardet to win queen stage
Tejay van Garderen (BMC) has taken his first ever victory in a WorldTour race, out-powering Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) for the win in the 2014 Volta a Catalunya's hardest summit finish a few seconds ahead of the other main favourites.
On a full-scale Pyrenean stage with five classified climbs - three first category, one second and a Hors Categorie summit finish at Vallter 2000 to finish off with - expectations were high that the main favourites would engage in a battle royale.
Two pre-race contenders, 2013 Vuelta a España winner Chris Horner (Lampre-Merida) and the recent conquerer of Paris-Nice, Carlos Betancur (Ag2R La Mondiale), had failed to start the stage because of illness or injury. But after yesterday's scintillating last kilometre shootout between van Garderen, Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff), race leader Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha), Chris Froome (Team Sky) and Nairo Quintana (Movistar), it seemed more than likely that at least one of these riders remaining in the race would attempt to rip the field apart on the lower slopes of Vallter 2000.
However, the freezing temperatures, dense fog and heavy snow falling on the last 12 kilometre climb made long-range attacks like Contador's memorable move in Tirreno-Adriatico all but unrealistic, not to mention impossible to see for fans as TV coverage dried up in the harsh weather.
Thus although a four man breakaway containing Stef Clement (Belkin), Giro podium finisher Thomas De Gendt (Omega Pharma-Quick Step), Maxime Mederel (Europcar) and Ruben Plaza (Movistar) managed to stay away as far as the foot of the Vallter 2000, half-way up the final climb the main group of favourites was reported on race radio as still mostly together.
After Sky's David Lopez had paced a slowly shrinking lead pack up much of the steadily rising climb in the freezing weather conditions, with rain turning to sleet and then snow, a move by Warren Barguil (Giant-Shimano) with some six kilometres to go saw the front end of the race spark into life again.
Then, as the promising young Frenchman slowly lost power and the two kilometre to go sign looming out of the fog indicated to the riders that the road was about to steepen again, in a virtual re-run of the finale from yesterday's stage an attack from Froome was followed by a counter-charge from Contador, passing the Briton.
However, matters then changed considerably. Rather than Rodriguez blasting out of the pack, instead on the steepest segment of the climb it was van Garderen's turn to go clear with Bardet, surging past the Frenchman on the right-hand bend that led into the finish for victory.
The 25-year-old American crossed the line just three seconds ahead of Contador, with Rodriguez following a second later in fourth place, Quintana at five seconds and Froome dropping to seventh place, eight seconds back: unexpectedly small differences for such a hard stage, but one where the appalling weather arguably ended up leaving almost everybody on the back foot.
"It was very cold," van Garderen told reporters as the snow teemed down behind the winner's podium. "Froome and Contador both attacked and it seemed like everybody was sitting and looking at each other and I made a move and nobody followed me.
"I think I got a little lucky and the cold helped me a little bit, I can maybe cope with it a little better than those guys who weigh 60 kilos.
"It got steep in the last two kilometres so if you made a move before that and you're on the flat it's not so smart. I let the guys do a couple of little attacks first so they could wear each other out and then I made my move."
Asked about the freezing temperatures and near-blizzards van Garderen said, "I don't think this was the worst I've had, there was a stage in last year's Pais Vasco that was a lot more difficult, but it was definitely very harsh conditions. In California [which he won last year] it was very hot, that's true, but I seem to do well in these adverse conditions."
As for the rivals he managed to beat today - amongst them the winners of the 2007, 2009 and 2013 Tours - van Garderen said he was proud of his success. "It's my first WorldTour win. There are Grand Tour winners here like Froome and Contador and it's a huge honour to be riding alongside those names."
Overall, with Rodriguez only ahead by four seconds of Contador and 11 riders at a minute or less of the GC leader, it seems all but impossible that there will be no more attacks on the Katusha rider between here and Barcelona on Sunday. Contador's director for one, Philippe Mauduit, was not revealing as to how they might yet dislodge Purito, already the winner of the Volta in 2010, but was clearly in a gung-ho mood despite Thursday's virtual stalemate.
"There's definitely still a lot of terrain for attacking and this race definitely going to go down to the wire, all the way to the finish in Montjuic in Barcelona," Mauduit told Cyclingnews. "Time bonuses, too" - ten, six and four at each finish from now on - "will be crucial. But I'm not saying what our strategy will be, though, that would be giving too much away.
"It's not going to be easy, the toughest stages are behind us now. But we haven't surrendered yet."
Or as van Garderen, now third overall behind Rodriguez and Contador put it, "There's not many opportunities left now, but whatever opportunities there are, we're going to take it."
Full Results
1 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team | 4:49:30 |
2 | Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
3 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:00:03 |
4 | Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Team Katusha | 0:00:04 |
5 | Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team | 0:00:05 |
6 | Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin Sharp | 0:00:08 |
7 | Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky | |
8 | Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:00:15 |
9 | Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:16 |
10 | Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Trek Factory Racing | 0:00:21 |
11 | David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 0:00:26 |
12 | Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 0:00:37 |
13 | Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Team Katusha | 0:00:49 |
14 | Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:00:51 |
15 | Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ.fr | |
16 | Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | |
17 | Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin Sharp | 0:01:07 |
18 | David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Team Sky | 0:01:12 |
19 | Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 0:01:18 |
20 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin Sharp | 0:01:22 |
21 | Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 0:01:25 |
22 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 0:01:35 |
23 | Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
24 | Carlos Verona (Spa) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:02:06 |
25 | Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Astana Pro Team | |
26 | Ivan Basso (Ita) Cannondale | 0:02:23 |
27 | Adam Yates (GBr) Orica GreenEdge | 0:02:37 |
28 | Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:02:51 |
29 | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | |
30 | Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 0:02:53 |
31 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ.fr | 0:03:45 |
32 | Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
33 | José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team | |
34 | Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Movistar Team | |
35 | Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | |
36 | Rigoberto Uran (Col) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:03:51 |
37 | Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Team Sky | 0:04:44 |
38 | George Bennett (NZl) Cannondale | 0:05:57 |
39 | Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:06:29 |
40 | Peter Stetina (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:06:32 |
41 | Darwin Atapuma Hurtado (Col) BMC Racing Team | |
42 | Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 0:06:35 |
43 | Davide Malacarne (Ita) Team Europcar | |
44 | Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:07:02 |
45 | Pieter Serry (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:07:23 |
46 | Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:07:29 |
47 | Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Team Katusha | 0:07:52 |
48 | Branislau Samoilau (Blr) CCC Polsat Polkowice | |
49 | Christian Meier (Can) Orica GreenEdge | 0:08:24 |
50 | Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ.fr | 0:08:36 |
51 | Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:08:45 |
52 | Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Movistar Team | |
53 | Cameron Wurf (Aus) Cannondale | |
54 | Igor Anton (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:08:57 |
55 | Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Lampre-Merida | 0:09:00 |
56 | Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre-Merida | 0:09:42 |
57 | Jhoan Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica GreenEdge | 0:09:52 |
58 | Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:10:27 |
59 | Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:11:43 |
60 | Stef Clement (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 0:12:49 |
61 | Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Team Katusha | 0:14:24 |
62 | Maxime Mederel (Fra) Team Europcar | |
63 | Rory Sutherland (Aus) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:14:28 |
64 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:14:35 |
65 | Nico Sijmens (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:14:39 |
66 | Winner Anacona Gomez (Col) Lampre-Merida | 0:15:21 |
67 | Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing Team | 0:16:00 |
68 | Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo | |
69 | Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | |
70 | Jens Voigt (Ger) Trek Factory Racing | |
71 | Cayetano José Sarmiento Tunarrosa (Col) Cannondale | |
72 | Lawrence Warbasse (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
73 | Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Trek Factory Racing | |
74 | Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Sky | |
75 | Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team | |
76 | Heiner Rodrigo Parra Bustamente (Col) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | |
77 | Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | |
78 | Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar | |
79 | Francis De Greef (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:17:33 |
80 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano | |
81 | Paul Martens (Ger) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | |
82 | Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Belisol | |
83 | Phillip Gaimon (USA) Garmin Sharp | |
84 | Adrian Honkisz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | |
85 | Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Garmin Sharp | |
86 | Martijn Keizer (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | |
87 | Javier Alexis Acevedo Colle (Col) Garmin Sharp | |
88 | Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale | |
89 | Davide Rebellin (Ita) CCC Polsat Polkowice | |
90 | Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
91 | Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team | |
92 | Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | |
93 | Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:17:41 |
94 | Nathan Brown (USA) Garmin Sharp | 0:18:53 |
95 | Romain Hardy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:19:29 |
96 | Jan Polanc (Slo) Lampre-Merida | 0:20:12 |
97 | Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ.fr | |
98 | Lukasz Owsian (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 0:23:48 |
99 | Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:24:11 |
100 | Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team | |
101 | Maciej Paterski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | |
102 | Eros Capecchi (Ita) Movistar Team | |
103 | Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Team Katusha | 0:24:16 |
104 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team | 0:24:56 |
105 | Michel Kreder (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:25:01 |
106 | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Astana Pro Team | |
107 | Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | |
108 | Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | |
109 | Chad Haga (USA) Team Giant-Shimano | |
110 | Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Giant-Shimano | |
111 | Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Trek Factory Racing | |
112 | Stig Broeckx (Bel) Lotto Belisol | |
113 | Thomas Degand (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | |
114 | Davide Vigano (Ita) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | |
115 | Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar | |
116 | Michel Koch (Ger) Cannondale | |
117 | Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | |
118 | Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing Team | |
119 | Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
120 | Bruno Pires (Por) Tinkoff-Saxo | |
121 | Kévin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar | |
122 | Antonio Piedra Perez (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | |
123 | Julian Kern (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale | |
124 | Marcos Garcia (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | |
125 | Fredrik Carl Wilhelm Kessiakoff (Swe) Astana Pro Team | |
126 | Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida | |
127 | Nathan Earle (Aus) Team Sky | |
128 | Natnael Berhane (Eri) Team Europcar | |
129 | Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team Katusha | |
130 | Leigh Howard (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | |
131 | Damien Howson (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | |
132 | Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ.fr | |
133 | Danny Pate (USA) Team Sky | |
134 | Gregory Habeaux (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | |
135 | Daniele Ratto (Ita) Cannondale | |
136 | Joshua Edmondson (GBr) Team Sky | |
137 | Boris Vallee (Bel) Lotto Belisol | |
138 | Mateusz Taciak (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | |
139 | Jack Bobridge (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | |
140 | Maxim Belkov (Rus) Team Katusha | |
141 | Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | |
142 | David Tanner (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | |
143 | Petr Vakoc (Cze) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | |
144 | Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:25:52 |
145 | Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:26:03 |
146 | Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ.fr | |
147 | Pawel Poljanski (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo | |
148 | Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ.fr | 0:26:05 |
149 | Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ.fr | |
150 | Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Cannondale | 0:26:07 |
151 | Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:26:09 |
152 | Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:26:12 |
153 | Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
154 | Sam Bewley (NZl) Orica GreenEdge | 0:26:26 |
155 | Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida | 0:27:00 |
156 | Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Giant-Shimano | |
157 | Jérôme Baugnies (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:27:55 |
158 | Cheng Ji (Chn) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:29:18 |
159 | Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek Factory Racing | 0:30:23 |
DNS | Julian David Arredondo Moreno (Col) Trek Factory Racing | |
DNS | Christopher Horner (USA) Lampre-Merida | |
DNS | Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) AG2R La Mondiale | |
DNS | Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin Sharp | |
DNF | Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica GreenEdge |
1 | Stef Clement (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 16 | pts |
2 | Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar Team | 12 | |
3 | Maxime Mederel (Fra) Team Europcar | 10 | |
4 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 8 | |
5 | Jack Bobridge (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 6 | |
6 | Branislau Samoilau (Blr) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 4 | |
7 | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 3 | |
8 | Davide Rebellin (Ita) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 2 | |
9 | Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 1 |
1 | Stef Clement (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 10 | pts |
2 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 7 | |
3 | Maxime Mederel (Fra) Team Europcar | 5 | |
4 | Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar Team | 3 | |
5 | Jack Bobridge (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 2 | |
6 | Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team Katusha | 1 |
1 | Stef Clement (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 16 | pts |
2 | Maxime Mederel (Fra) Team Europcar | 12 | |
3 | Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar Team | 10 | |
4 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 8 | |
5 | Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Sky | 6 | |
6 | Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Team Katusha | 4 | |
7 | Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Team Katusha | 3 | |
8 | Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Team Katusha | 2 | |
9 | Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Team Katusha | 1 |
1 | Stef Clement (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 16 | pts |
2 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 12 | |
3 | Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar Team | 10 | |
4 | Maxime Mederel (Fra) Team Europcar | 8 | |
5 | Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Lampre-Merida | 6 | |
6 | Rory Sutherland (Aus) Tinkoff-Saxo | 4 | |
7 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo | 3 | |
8 | Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Team Katusha | 2 | |
9 | Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Team Katusha | 1 |
1 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team | 30 | pts |
2 | Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 25 | |
3 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo | 20 | |
4 | Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Team Katusha | 16 | |
5 | Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team | 12 | |
6 | Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin Sharp | 10 | |
7 | Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky | 8 | |
8 | Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano | 6 | |
9 | Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 4 | |
10 | Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Trek Factory Racing | 3 | |
11 | David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 2 | |
12 | Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 1 |
1 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 3 | pts |
2 | Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar Team | 2 | |
3 | Maxime Mederel (Fra) Team Europcar | 1 |
1 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 3 | pts |
2 | Stef Clement (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 2 | |
3 | Maxime Mederel (Fra) Team Europcar | 1 |
1 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 3 | pts |
2 | Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Lampre-Merida | 2 | |
3 | Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar Team | 1 |
1 | Garmin Sharp | 14:31:07 |
2 | AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:30 |
3 | Astana Pro Team | 0:01:24 |
4 | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 0:03:09 |
5 | Team Sky | 0:03:27 |
6 | Cofidis, Solutions Credit | 0:03:34 |
7 | Movistar Team | 0:04:58 |
8 | Team Katusha | 0:06:08 |
9 | Lotto Belisol | 0:08:16 |
10 | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | 0:09:49 |
11 | BMC Racing Team | 0:10:27 |
12 | FDJ.fr | 0:10:35 |
13 | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 0:13:54 |
14 | Cannondale | 0:14:28 |
15 | Orica GreenEdge | 0:18:16 |
16 | Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:22:21 |
17 | Team Europcar | 0:25:24 |
18 | Trek Factory Racing | 0:29:44 |
19 | Lampre-Merida | 0:31:26 |
20 | Team Giant-Shimano | 0:40:12 |
21 | CCC Polsat Polkowice | 0:40:21 |
22 | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:54:36 |
1 | Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Team Katusha | 17:47:34 |
2 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:00:04 |
3 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:07 |
4 | Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:10 |
5 | Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team | |
6 | Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky | 0:00:17 |
7 | Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin Sharp | 0:00:18 |
8 | Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:26 |
9 | Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:00:42 |
10 | David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 0:00:45 |
11 | Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Trek Factory Racing | 0:00:48 |
12 | Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 0:01:00 |
13 | Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:01 |
14 | Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ.fr | 0:01:14 |
15 | Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Team Katusha | 0:01:16 |
16 | Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:01:18 |
17 | Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin Sharp | 0:01:26 |
18 | Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 0:01:37 |
19 | David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Team Sky | 0:01:48 |
20 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin Sharp | 0:01:49 |
21 | Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 0:01:52 |
22 | Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:02:02 |
23 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 0:02:11 |
24 | Carlos Verona (Spa) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:02:49 |
25 | Ivan Basso (Ita) Cannondale | 0:02:50 |
26 | Adam Yates (GBr) Orica GreenEdge | 0:03:00 |
27 | Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:03:18 |
28 | Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 0:03:20 |
29 | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 0:03:34 |
30 | Rigoberto Uran (Col) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:04:10 |
31 | Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:04:12 |
32 | Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 0:04:21 |
33 | José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:04:28 |
34 | Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Team Sky | 0:05:11 |
35 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ.fr | 0:05:15 |
36 | George Bennett (NZl) Cannondale | 0:06:40 |
37 | Peter Stetina (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:06:59 |
38 | Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:07:19 |
39 | Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 0:07:39 |
40 | Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:08:00 |
41 | Darwin Atapuma Hurtado (Col) BMC Racing Team | 0:08:02 |
42 | Davide Malacarne (Ita) Team Europcar | 0:08:15 |
43 | Pieter Serry (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:08:53 |
44 | Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Astana Pro Team | 0:09:20 |
45 | Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Team Katusha | 0:09:38 |
46 | Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:09:41 |
47 | Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Lampre-Merida | 0:09:43 |
48 | Igor Anton (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:10:27 |
49 | Cameron Wurf (Aus) Cannondale | 0:10:30 |
50 | Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ.fr | 0:11:14 |
51 | Jhoan Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica GreenEdge | 0:11:19 |
52 | Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:12:06 |
53 | Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre-Merida | 0:12:07 |
54 | Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:12:18 |
55 | Branislau Samoilau (Blr) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 0:13:53 |
56 | Christian Meier (Can) Orica GreenEdge | 0:14:05 |
57 | Stef Clement (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 0:15:51 |
58 | Maxime Mederel (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:16:04 |
59 | Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Team Katusha | 0:16:10 |
60 | Winner Anacona Gomez (Col) Lampre-Merida | 0:16:17 |
61 | Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:16:28 |
62 | Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 0:16:43 |
63 | Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing Team | 0:16:53 |
64 | Heiner Rodrigo Parra Bustamente (Col) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | |
65 | Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Sky | 0:17:35 |
66 | Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:18:07 |
67 | Lawrence Warbasse (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:18:08 |
68 | Davide Rebellin (Ita) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 0:18:23 |
69 | Cayetano José Sarmiento Tunarrosa (Col) Cannondale | 0:18:25 |
70 | Javier Alexis Acevedo Colle (Col) Garmin Sharp | 0:19:12 |
71 | Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Movistar Team | |
72 | Francis De Greef (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:19:45 |
73 | Nathan Brown (USA) Garmin Sharp | 0:20:33 |
74 | Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale | 0:20:35 |
75 | Paul Martens (Ger) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 0:20:48 |
76 | Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:21:28 |
77 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:21:40 |
78 | Jan Polanc (Slo) Lampre-Merida | 0:21:47 |
79 | Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Trek Factory Racing | 0:22:24 |
80 | Rory Sutherland (Aus) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:22:38 |
81 | Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 0:22:40 |
82 | Jens Voigt (Ger) Trek Factory Racing | 0:23:14 |
83 | Adrian Honkisz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 0:23:34 |
84 | Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
85 | Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:24:47 |
86 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano | |
87 | Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | |
88 | Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Garmin Sharp | |
89 | Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:24:55 |
90 | Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida | 0:25:17 |
91 | Marcos Garcia (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 0:25:37 |
92 | Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 0:25:44 |
93 | Maciej Paterski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 0:26:36 |
94 | Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Giant-Shimano | |
95 | Martijn Keizer (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 0:27:12 |
96 | Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:27:19 |
97 | Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ.fr | 0:27:25 |
98 | Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ.fr | 0:27:26 |
99 | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Astana Pro Team | |
100 | Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 0:27:56 |
101 | Phillip Gaimon (USA) Garmin Sharp | 0:28:00 |
102 | Stig Broeckx (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 0:28:03 |
103 | Romain Hardy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:29:13 |
104 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team | 0:29:22 |
105 | Kévin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:29:49 |
106 | Thomas Degand (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:31:00 |
107 | Lukasz Owsian (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 0:31:02 |
108 | Eros Capecchi (Ita) Movistar Team | 0:31:25 |
109 | Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team | |
110 | Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:31:33 |
111 | Natnael Berhane (Eri) Team Europcar | 0:31:58 |
112 | Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Trek Factory Racing | 0:32:15 |
113 | David Tanner (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | |
114 | Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing Team | |
115 | Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | |
116 | Nico Sijmens (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:32:43 |
117 | Nathan Earle (Aus) Team Sky | 0:32:48 |
118 | Mateusz Taciak (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | |
119 | Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:33:06 |
120 | Pawel Poljanski (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:33:17 |
121 | Daniele Ratto (Ita) Cannondale | 0:34:33 |
122 | Davide Vigano (Ita) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 0:34:37 |
123 | Michel Koch (Ger) Cannondale | |
124 | Damien Howson (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | 0:34:40 |
125 | Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | |
126 | Antonio Piedra Perez (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | |
127 | Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:34:41 |
128 | Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Team Katusha | 0:34:55 |
129 | Jack Bobridge (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 0:35:18 |
130 | Boris Vallee (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 0:35:26 |
131 | Chad Haga (USA) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:35:28 |
132 | Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team Katusha | |
133 | Maxim Belkov (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:35:29 |
134 | Julian Kern (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:35:31 |
135 | Bruno Pires (Por) Tinkoff-Saxo | |
136 | Fredrik Carl Wilhelm Kessiakoff (Swe) Astana Pro Team | |
137 | Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:35:41 |
138 | Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ.fr | |
139 | Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:36:32 |
140 | Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:36:33 |
141 | Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ.fr | 0:36:35 |
142 | Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:37:07 |
143 | Petr Vakoc (Cze) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:37:43 |
144 | Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:37:50 |
145 | Gregory Habeaux (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:38:30 |
146 | Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Cannondale | 0:39:12 |
147 | Michel Kreder (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:39:15 |
148 | Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida | 0:39:56 |
149 | Joshua Edmondson (GBr) Team Sky | 0:41:40 |
150 | Jérôme Baugnies (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:41:57 |
151 | Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ.fr | 0:47:55 |
152 | Danny Pate (USA) Team Sky | 0:49:49 |
153 | Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:58:15 |
154 | Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:59:01 |
155 | Leigh Howard (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | 0:59:41 |
156 | Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 1:01:06 |
157 | Sam Bewley (NZl) Orica GreenEdge | 1:01:27 |
158 | Cheng Ji (Chn) Team Giant-Shimano | 1:08:44 |
159 | Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek Factory Racing | 1:12:32 |
1 | Stef Clement (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 58 | pts |
2 | Jack Bobridge (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 54 | |
3 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team | 38 | |
4 | Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Team Katusha | 35 | |
5 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo | 35 | |
6 | Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar Team | 35 | |
7 | Maxime Mederel (Fra) Team Europcar | 35 | |
8 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 35 | |
9 | Branislau Samoilau (Blr) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 34 | |
10 | Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 33 | |
11 | Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 28 |
1 | Michel Koch (Ger) Cannondale | 6 | pts |
2 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 3 | |
3 | Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar Team | 2 | |
4 | Jack Bobridge (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 2 | |
5 | Maxim Belkov (Rus) Team Katusha | 2 | |
6 | Boris Vallee (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 2 | |
7 | Maxime Mederel (Fra) Team Europcar | 1 | |
8 | Kévin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar | 1 | |
9 | Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 1 | |
10 | Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ.fr | 1 |
1 | Michel Koch (Ger) Cannondale | 11 | pts |
2 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 7 | |
3 | Boris Vallee (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 6 | |
4 | Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar | 3 | |
5 | Jérôme Baugnies (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 3 | |
6 | Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Lampre-Merida | 2 | |
7 | Stef Clement (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 2 | |
8 | Branislau Samoilau (Blr) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 2 | |
9 | Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 2 | |
10 | Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar Team | 1 | |
11 | Maxime Mederel (Fra) Team Europcar | 1 |
1 | Garmin Sharp | 53:26:15 |
2 | AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:21 |
3 | Astana Pro Team | 0:03:35 |
4 | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 0:03:41 |
5 | Team Sky | 0:03:43 |
6 | Cofidis, Solutions Credit | 0:03:59 |
7 | Movistar Team | 0:06:20 |
8 | Team Katusha | 0:07:21 |
9 | Lotto Belisol | 0:09:12 |
10 | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | 0:10:42 |
11 | BMC Racing Team | 0:10:45 |
12 | FDJ.fr | 0:13:56 |
13 | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 0:14:34 |
14 | Cannondale | 0:16:04 |
15 | Orica GreenEdge | 0:23:36 |
16 | Team Europcar | 0:28:15 |
17 | Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:30:29 |
18 | Lampre-Merida | 0:32:09 |
19 | Trek Factory Racing | 0:42:53 |
20 | Team Giant-Shimano | 0:48:29 |
21 | CCC Polsat Polkowice | 0:48:41 |
22 | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 1:12:15 |
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