Clement wins Catalunya stage from nine-man break
Rodriguez remains in leader's jersey
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya King of the Mountains Stef Clement (Belkin) clinched his first win in three years after the former Dutch national time trial champion charged away from a break of nine close to the stage six finish in Vilanova i la Geltrú.
On a classic transition stage where the favourites opted to ease back and keep their powder dry for Sunday's far more difficult finale in Barcelona's Montjuic Park, when a solid breakaway of nine riders - widely reckoned to be the ideal number for a long-distance move - formed early on, it was always likely that the break, containing no GC threats, would stick.
And so it proved, with the powerful tailwinds throughout the stage assisting the nine - Pieter Serry (Omega Pharma-Quick Step), King of the Mountains leader Clement, Damien Howson (Orica-GreenEdge), Pierre Rolland (Europcar), former Volta a Catalunya stage winner Jens Voigt (Trek Factory Racing), Antonio Piedra (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA), Marek Rutkiewicz (CCC Polsat Polkowice), Rudy Molard (Cofiids) and Nico Sijmens (Wanty Group-Goubert) - to build up a lead of a little over four minutes as they headed inland to the hills surrounding the one classified climb of the day, the third category Alt de Font-Rubi.
The pack took their time to reorganise the pursuit on the long, winding descents to the finish line in the coastal resort of Vilanova i la Geltru. With a margin of 1:40 for the nine at 12 kilometres to go, it seemed all but certain that the main chasing teams of Lampre-Merida and Lotto-Belisol had left their efforts too late.
The nine attacked each other time and time again on the run-in to the finish after Voigt opened up the late moves but was reeled in. Clement timed his effort perfectly, going away with a burst of speed with two kilometres to go. He quickly opened a gap and held off the chasers all the way to the line.
"I thought it was all lost because I had to gamble and I tried to take back the guys who had attacked and spent some energy there," Clement said afterwards. "At one point there were four guys gone [up the road], and I thought ‘ok, somebody has to bring this back' and if they didn't then I would have lost.
"We got them back and then with a little bit more than one kilometre to go there was a little bit of an uphill and I made my last effort of the day. I saw I had a gap and after that I never looked back, but I was afraid to put my hands in the air at the finish."
He was not convinced that the break would stick, saying "you always hope, but then we only got a maximum of four minutes." His interest in keeping the break away in any case was not just for the stage win but also for "maximum points for the mountains jersey on that climb. I got that, and they may make all the difference for keeping the jersey tomorrow."
Behind Clement, Rudy Molard (Cofidis) finished a close second, Pieter Serry (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) was third and Voigt was fourth. Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) and all the other big-name contenders finished safely in the main peloton, 55 seconds behind.
With one short but very tricky stage to go - culminating with eight laps of the hilly Montjuic park circuit - Rodriguez leads Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) by four seconds, with Tejay van Garderen (BMC) third at seven seconds, Nairo Quintana (Movistar) fifth at 10 seconds and Chris Froome (Team Sky) sixth at 17 seconds.
1 | Stef Clement (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 3:58:44 |
2 | Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:00:03 |
3 | Pieter Serry (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Jens Voigt (Ger) Trek Factory Racing | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Antonio Piedra Perez (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Damien Howson (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Nico Sijmens (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:00:09 |
10 | Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 0:00:55 |
11 | Kévin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Daniele Ratto (Ita) Cannondale | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Michel Kreder (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Paul Martens (Ger) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Davide Vigano (Ita) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Leigh Howard (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Adam Yates (GBr) Orica GreenEdge | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Garmin Sharp | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Trek Factory Racing | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Julian Kern (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Christian Meier (Can) Orica GreenEdge | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Team Katusha | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Adrian Honkisz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin Sharp | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Trek Factory Racing | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Bruno Pires (Por) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Giant-Shimano | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Gregory Habeaux (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | George Bennett (NZl) Cannondale | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Stig Broeckx (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Team Sky | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Romain Hardy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Sky | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Team Katusha | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing Team | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Darwin Atapuma Hurtado (Col) BMC Racing Team | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Cayetano José Sarmiento Tunarrosa (Col) Cannondale | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Lawrence Warbasse (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Maciej Paterski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin Sharp | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Lukasz Owsian (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Javier Alexis Acevedo Colle (Col) Garmin Sharp | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Team Katusha | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Branislau Samoilau (Blr) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Astana Pro Team | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Astana Pro Team | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Carlos Verona (Spa) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Mateusz Taciak (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Thomas Degand (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Natnael Berhane (Eri) Team Europcar | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Team Katusha | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Martijn Keizer (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Michel Koch (Ger) Cannondale | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Davide Rebellin (Ita) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Team Katusha | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin Sharp | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Winner Anacona Gomez (Col) Lampre-Merida | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Jhoan Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica GreenEdge | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Peter Stetina (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Davide Malacarne (Ita) Team Europcar | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Rigoberto Uran (Col) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Trek Factory Racing | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ.fr | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Boris Vallee (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre-Merida | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Ivan Basso (Ita) Cannondale | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Lampre-Merida | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Nathan Brown (USA) Garmin Sharp | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Danny Pate (USA) Team Sky | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Petr Vakoc (Cze) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
121 | Rory Sutherland (Aus) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:01:12 |
122 | Chad Haga (USA) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:02:06 |
123 | Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:02:54 |
124 | Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:03:25 |
125 | Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
126 | Eros Capecchi (Ita) Movistar Team | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
127 | Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
128 | Sam Bewley (NZl) Orica GreenEdge | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
129 | Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Cannondale | 0:03:30 |
130 | Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 0:03:34 |
131 | Jérôme Baugnies (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:03:41 |
132 | Jan Polanc (Slo) Lampre-Merida | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
133 | Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:05:17 |
134 | Francis De Greef (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:09:14 |
135 | Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
136 | Marcos Garcia (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
137 | Fredrik Carl Wilhelm Kessiakoff (Swe) Astana Pro Team | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
138 | Nathan Earle (Aus) Team Sky | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
139 | Jack Bobridge (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
140 | Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
141 | Igor Anton (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
142 | Phillip Gaimon (USA) Garmin Sharp | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
143 | Heiner Rodrigo Parra Bustamente (Col) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
144 | Maxime Mederel (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
145 | Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 0:11:13 |
146 | Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
147 | Maxim Belkov (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:13:20 |
DNS | Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Cameron Wurf (Aus) Cannondale | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Pawel Poljanski (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Cheng Ji (Chn) Team Giant-Shimano | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Giant-Shimano | Row 151 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Team Sky | Row 152 - Cell 2 |
1 | Stef Clement (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 6 | pts |
2 | Jens Voigt (Ger) Trek Factory Racing | 4 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
1 | Antonio Piedra Perez (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 3 | pts |
2 | Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Damien Howson (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
1 | Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 3 | pts |
2 | Nico Sijmens (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Jens Voigt (Ger) Trek Factory Racing | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
1 | Stef Clement (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 3 | pts |
2 | Jens Voigt (Ger) Trek Factory Racing | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
1 | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 11:58:02 |
2 | Orica GreenEdge | 0:00:03 |
3 | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Trek Factory Racing | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Cofidis, Solutions Credit | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Team Europcar | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:00:09 |
10 | AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:55 |
11 | Cannondale | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Team Giant-Shimano | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Lotto Belisol | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | BMC Racing Team | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | FDJ.fr | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Garmin Sharp | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Team Katusha | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Team Sky | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Movistar Team | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Astana Pro Team | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Lampre-Merida | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
1 | Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Team Katusha | 27:03:13 |
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 | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
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 | Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Trek Factory Racing | 0:00:48 |
11 | David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 0:00:51 |
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 | 0:01:20 |
15 | Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Team Katusha | 0:01:22 |
16 | Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:01:24 |
17 | Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin Sharp | 0:01:26 |
18 | Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 0:01:43 |
19 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin Sharp | 0:01:49 |
20 | David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Team Sky | 0:01:54 |
21 | Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 0:01:58 |
22 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 0:02:17 |
23 | Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Carlos Verona (Spa) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:02:55 |
25 | Adam Yates (GBr) Orica GreenEdge | 0:03:00 |
26 | Ivan Basso (Ita) Cannondale | 0:03:16 |
27 | Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:03:24 |
28 | Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 0:03:35 |
29 | Rigoberto Uran (Col) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:04:16 |
30 | Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:04:18 |
31 | José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:04:34 |
32 | Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 0:04:36 |
33 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ.fr | 0:05:21 |
34 | George Bennett (NZl) Cannondale | 0:06:46 |
35 | Peter Stetina (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:07:05 |
36 | Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:07:23 |
37 | Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:07:25 |
38 | Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 0:07:54 |
39 | Pieter Serry (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:07:57 |
40 | Darwin Atapuma Hurtado (Col) BMC Racing Team | 0:08:08 |
41 | Davide Malacarne (Ita) Team Europcar | 0:08:15 |
42 | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 0:09:09 |
43 | Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Astana Pro Team | 0:09:26 |
44 | Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:09:41 |
45 | Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Team Katusha | 0:10:18 |
46 | Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Lampre-Merida | 0:11:19 |
47 | Jhoan Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica GreenEdge | 0:11:34 |
48 | Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:12:06 |
49 | Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre-Merida | 0:12:22 |
50 | Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:12:33 |
51 | Branislau Samoilau (Blr) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 0:13:59 |
52 | Christian Meier (Can) Orica GreenEdge | 0:14:11 |
53 | Stef Clement (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 0:15:01 |
54 | Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Team Katusha | 0:16:50 |
55 | Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing Team | 0:16:53 |
56 | Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Sky | 0:17:50 |
57 | Winner Anacona Gomez (Col) Lampre-Merida | 0:17:53 |
58 | Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:18:07 |
59 | Lawrence Warbasse (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:18:14 |
60 | Davide Rebellin (Ita) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 0:18:29 |
61 | Igor Anton (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:19:01 |
62 | Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 0:19:54 |
63 | Cayetano José Sarmiento Tunarrosa (Col) Cannondale | 0:20:13 |
64 | Paul Martens (Ger) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 0:20:48 |
65 | Javier Alexis Acevedo Colle (Col) Garmin Sharp | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:21:43 |
67 | Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ.fr | 0:21:48 |
68 | Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:21:57 |
69 | Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:22:36 |
70 | Jens Voigt (Ger) Trek Factory Racing | 0:22:37 |
71 | Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 0:22:55 |
72 | Rory Sutherland (Aus) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:23:52 |
73 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:24:53 |
74 | Maxime Mederel (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:24:55 |
75 | Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:25:02 |
76 | Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Adrian Honkisz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 0:25:10 |
78 | Heiner Rodrigo Parra Bustamente (Col) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 0:25:18 |
79 | Nathan Brown (USA) Garmin Sharp | 0:26:08 |
80 | Jan Polanc (Slo) Lampre-Merida | 0:26:09 |
81 | Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale | 0:26:10 |
82 | Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Garmin Sharp | 0:26:35 |
83 | Maciej Paterski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 0:26:36 |
84 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:27:15 |
85 | Martijn Keizer (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 0:27:27 |
86 | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Astana Pro Team | 0:27:41 |
87 | Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 0:27:56 |
88 | Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Trek Factory Racing | 0:27:59 |
89 | Romain Hardy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:29:13 |
90 | Francis De Greef (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:29:40 |
91 | Kévin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:29:49 |
92 | Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:30:35 |
93 | Thomas Degand (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:31:06 |
94 | Nico Sijmens (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:32:33 |
95 | Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:32:54 |
96 | Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:32:56 |
97 | Mateusz Taciak (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 0:33:03 |
98 | Stig Broeckx (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 0:33:38 |
99 | Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Trek Factory Racing | 0:33:51 |
100 | Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 0:33:53 |
101 | Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 0:34:01 |
102 | Damien Howson (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | 0:34:19 |
103 | Eros Capecchi (Ita) Movistar Team | 0:34:21 |
104 | Daniele Ratto (Ita) Cannondale | 0:34:33 |
105 | Davide Vigano (Ita) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 0:34:37 |
106 | Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 0:35:00 |
107 | Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:35:11 |
108 | Marcos Garcia (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 0:35:32 |
109 | Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:35:37 |
110 | Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ.fr | 0:35:41 |
111 | Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ.fr | 0:35:59 |
112 | Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:36:17 |
113 | Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:36:26 |
114 | Lukasz Owsian (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 0:36:37 |
115 | Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:36:48 |
116 | Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:36:57 |
117 | Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Team Katusha | 0:37:12 |
118 | Boris Vallee (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 0:37:18 |
119 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team | 0:37:29 |
120 | Natnael Berhane (Eri) Team Europcar | 0:37:33 |
121 | Phillip Gaimon (USA) Garmin Sharp | 0:37:55 |
122 | Chad Haga (USA) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:38:15 |
123 | Gregory Habeaux (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:39:10 |
124 | Michel Kreder (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:39:15 |
125 | Antonio Piedra Perez (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 0:39:20 |
126 | Julian Kern (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:41:06 |
127 | Bruno Pires (Por) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
128 | Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida | 0:41:32 |
129 | Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ.fr | 0:42:10 |
130 | Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:42:23 |
131 | Nathan Earle (Aus) Team Sky | 0:42:43 |
132 | Michel Koch (Ger) Cannondale | 0:42:45 |
133 | Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:43:37 |
134 | Petr Vakoc (Cze) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:45:52 |
135 | Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:45:55 |
136 | Jérôme Baugnies (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:46:10 |
137 | Fredrik Carl Wilhelm Kessiakoff (Swe) Astana Pro Team | 0:49:25 |
138 | Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Cannondale | 0:49:56 |
139 | Danny Pate (USA) Team Sky | 0:51:25 |
140 | Jack Bobridge (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 0:51:46 |
141 | Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ.fr | 0:53:30 |
142 | Maxim Belkov (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:56:03 |
143 | Leigh Howard (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | 0:59:41 |
144 | Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 1:03:50 |
145 | Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Giant-Shimano | 1:04:59 |
146 | Sam Bewley (NZl) Orica GreenEdge | 1:12:06 |
147 | Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 1:19:33 |
1 | Stef Clement (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 64 | pts |
2 | Jack Bobridge (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 54 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Team Katusha | 40 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team | 39 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo | 38 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar Team | 35 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Maxime Mederel (Fra) Team Europcar | 35 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 35 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Branislau Samoilau (Blr) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 34 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 33 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 30 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
1 | Michel Koch (Ger) Cannondale | 7 | pts |
2 | Antonio Piedra Perez (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 3 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 3 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team | 2 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar Team | 2 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Jack Bobridge (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 2 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Maxim Belkov (Rus) Team Katusha | 2 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Boris Vallee (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 2 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Damien Howson (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | 1 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Maxime Mederel (Fra) Team Europcar | 1 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
1 | Michel Koch (Ger) Cannondale | 13 | pts |
2 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 7 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Boris Vallee (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 6 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Stef Clement (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 5 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team | 5 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 4 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar | 3 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Jens Voigt (Ger) Trek Factory Racing | 3 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Jérôme Baugnies (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 3 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Nico Sijmens (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 2 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Lampre-Merida | 2 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
1 | Garmin Sharp | 81:13:12 |
2 | AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:21 |
3 | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 0:03:01 |
4 | Cofidis, Solutions Credit | 0:03:07 |
5 | Astana Pro Team | 0:03:47 |
6 | Team Sky | 0:04:04 |
7 | Movistar Team | 0:06:26 |
8 | Team Katusha | 0:08:07 |
9 | Lotto Belisol | 0:09:33 |
10 | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | 0:09:56 |
11 | BMC Racing Team | 0:10:51 |
12 | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 0:13:54 |
13 | FDJ.fr | 0:14:08 |
14 | Cannondale | 0:16:36 |
15 | Orica GreenEdge | 0:22:50 |
16 | Team Europcar | 0:27:38 |
17 | Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:30:59 |
18 | Lampre-Merida | 0:35:36 |
19 | Trek Factory Racing | 0:43:52 |
20 | CCC Polsat Polkowice | 0:48:01 |
21 | Team Giant-Shimano | 0:48:35 |
22 | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 1:12:11 |

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