Rodriguez triumphs on home soil in Volta a Catalunya

Katusha leader Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) claimed his second Volta a Catalunya victory in four years - and his first stage race overall since the 2011 Tour of Burgos - after successfully defending his slender general classification lead during the rain-lashed final stage through the streets of Barcelona that culminated with eight hilly laps of the Montjuic Park.

Whilst the final stage win went to Holland's Lieuwe Westra (Astana), the strongest survivor of an early break of 13, most of the media attention after the finish logically centred on Rodriguez, second last year behind Dan Martin (Garmin-Sharp) and this time around back on the highest step of the Volta a Catalunya's final podium again.

With a margin of just four seconds over closest pursuer Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo), and a dozen riders at a minute or less, Rodriguez's advantage since he took the overall lead on stage three could hardly have been smaller. But the 34-year-old Catalan handled the main series of attacks well on the toughest mountain stage the next day to the blizzard-enshrouded ski station of Vallter 2000, and for the following three stages he has always been well-placed and attentive when it came to watching the other favourites. Combined with solid team work by Katusha and a route, post the mid-race Pyrenees, that made counter-attacking anybody with an initial advantage very difficult, Rodriguez's tiny advantage ultimately proved to be enough.

The final stage's eight laps of the Montjuic park climbs looked potentially like the most dangerous terrain for Rodriguez since Vallter 2000 on stage four. But with heavy rain only easing slightly in the afternoon, the organisation opted to make some changes to the finishing circuit to make it less risky. The circuit ended up being 1.1-kilometres shorter and perhaps it became harder for attacks to stick, too, although its main challenge, the third category Montjuic climb, nonetheless, remained in place.

A 13-rider move formed almost immediately after the race rolled out of central Barcelona, and to the true depart in the westerly suburb of Hospitalet de Llobregat, containing no overall favourites but several well-known breakaway specialists. Stage six winner and King of the Mountains Stef Clement (Belkin) needed no introduction to local fans whilst Marcus Burghardt (BMC) had already been in a long distance move on stage five and Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) had done his utmost to fend off the pack on stage two into Girona.

Alongside these three, Lieuwe Westra (Astana), Daniele Ratto (Cannondale), Cédric Pineau (FDJ.fr), Boris Vallee (Lotto-Belisol), Voeckler's team-mate Perrig Quemeneur (Europcar), Fumiyuki Beppu (Trek Factory), Maciej Paterski (CCC), Yohan Bagot (Cofidis) and two Wanty riders, Jerome Baugnies and Michel Kreder, also took part.

After Clement had further reinforced his overall lead in the KoM competition on two early third cat. climbs and the race had made its way through western Barcelona back towards the eight laps of the Montjuic Park, the break's advantage of five minutes began slowly to shrink as Katusha steadily upped the pace. By the time they crossed the finish line on the finishing circuit for the first time as the rain began to fall more heavily again, their advantage was down to 3:40.

With four laps to go, Voeckler launched several attacks on the winding, well-surfaced step-like climb of Montjuic but it was Westra who managed to go clear. His solo move seemed very bold, but in fact as the rain teemed down and the break fractured into several smaller units, the Dutchman was able to exploit his time trialling skills - which netted him the Dutch national TT title both last year and in 2012 - to open up a gap of over a minute and capture Holland's second win in Catalunya in as many days. Burghardt finally claimed second, 1:22 back, with Voeckler placing third in the same time.

"The break worked together for two laps as normal, it was a difficult race but a good day and I had good legs," Westra said. "I was watching Voeckler, he went for it two or three times from behind me, and I thought I could do better than that by myself. I looked for the right place to attack, went for it on the top of the climb, and made it all the way to the finish.

"After yesterday" - also won by a breakaway, Stef Clement (Belkin), but in a move with no Astana riders - "the team was not happy that a break had managed to get away without any of us, so we made very sure to get somebody in today's move. I was directly in the good group from the start of the stage and had a good feeling we could stay away."

"It's very important for me to win with Astana" - a team which he joined this year. "I was pretty sure that I could win it, with two and a half laps to go I felt pretty certain. I'd been one of the better climbers in the group on the ascent, so I knew that if I got away, it'd be hard to pull me back."

Chris Froome (Team Sky) had a scare when he crashed after 60 kilometres but he was able to continue with a grazed hip and still managed to finish sixth overall.

The attacks by the remainder of the big-name rivals on Rodriguez failed to materialise until the very last lap. Contador made a long drive on the Montjuic climb, but Van Garderen - third overall - and Rodriguez were quick to respond. The sweeping descent back down to the finish at the foot of the Montjuic Park did not leave any more room for attacking, and so Rodriguez’ second Volta a Catalunya was safely in the bag.

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Full Results
1Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Astana Pro Team2:36:14
2Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team0:01:22
3Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 2 - Cell 2
4Maciej Paterski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice0:01:26
5Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:01:36
6Jan Polanc (Slo) Lampre-Merida0:02:07
7Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 6 - Cell 2
8Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 7 - Cell 2
9Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ.frRow 8 - Cell 2
10Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Team KatushaRow 9 - Cell 2
11Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 10 - Cell 2
12Jérôme Baugnies (Bel) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 11 - Cell 2
13Christopher Froome (GBr) Team SkyRow 12 - Cell 2
14Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 13 - Cell 2
15Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin SharpRow 14 - Cell 2
16Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar TeamRow 15 - Cell 2
17Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Giant-ShimanoRow 16 - Cell 2
18Maxime Mederel (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 17 - Cell 2
19Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Trek Factory RacingRow 18 - Cell 2
20Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 19 - Cell 2
21Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling TeamRow 20 - Cell 2
22Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La MondialeRow 21 - Cell 2
23Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin SharpRow 22 - Cell 2
24Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ.frRow 23 - Cell 2
25Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 24 - Cell 2
26Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin SharpRow 25 - Cell 2
27Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 26 - Cell 2
28David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Team SkyRow 27 - Cell 2
29Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 28 - Cell 2
30Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Astana Pro TeamRow 29 - Cell 2
31Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing TeamRow 30 - Cell 2
32Romain Hardy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:02:15
33Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 32 - Cell 2
34Christian Meier (Can) Orica GreenEdgeRow 33 - Cell 2
35Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 34 - Cell 2
36Davide Malacarne (Ita) Team EuropcarRow 35 - Cell 2
37Kévin Reza (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 36 - Cell 2
38José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 37 - Cell 2
39Davide Rebellin (Ita) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 38 - Cell 2
40Darwin Atapuma Hurtado (Col) BMC Racing TeamRow 39 - Cell 2
41Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA0:02:20
42Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:02:43
43Lawrence Warbasse (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 42 - Cell 2
44Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Team KatushaRow 43 - Cell 2
45Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 44 - Cell 2
46George Bennett (NZl) Cannondale0:02:49
47Carlos Verona (Spa) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling TeamRow 46 - Cell 2
48Adam Yates (GBr) Orica GreenEdgeRow 47 - Cell 2
49Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:02:58
50Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol0:03:02
51Danny Pate (USA) Team SkyRow 50 - Cell 2
52Branislau Samoilau (Blr) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 51 - Cell 2
53Michel Koch (Ger) Cannondale0:03:13
54Thomas Degand (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:03:15
55Stef Clement (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 54 - Cell 2
56Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ.frRow 55 - Cell 2
57Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La MondialeRow 56 - Cell 2
58Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:03:19
59Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 58 - Cell 2
60Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Lampre-Merida0:03:37
61Michel Kreder (Ned) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 60 - Cell 2
62Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 61 - Cell 2
63Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 62 - Cell 2
64Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 63 - Cell 2
65Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 64 - Cell 2
66Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 65 - Cell 2
67Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ.frRow 66 - Cell 2
68Boris Vallee (Bel) Lotto Belisol0:04:09
69Rigoberto Uran (Col) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team0:04:17
70Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano0:04:20
71Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Team Giant-ShimanoRow 70 - Cell 2
72Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Garmin Sharp0:04:24
73Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar Team0:04:27
74Peter Stetina (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 73 - Cell 2
75Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Team Katusha0:04:47
76Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ.fr0:04:50
77Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team0:04:57
78Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team0:07:38
79Lukasz Owsian (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 78 - Cell 2
80Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ.frRow 79 - Cell 2
81Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Trek Factory RacingRow 80 - Cell 2
82Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 81 - Cell 2
83Jens Voigt (Ger) Trek Factory RacingRow 82 - Cell 2
84Nico Sijmens (Bel) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 83 - Cell 2
85Cayetano José Sarmiento Tunarrosa (Col) CannondaleRow 84 - Cell 2
86Rory Sutherland (Aus) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 85 - Cell 2
87Jhoan Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica GreenEdgeRow 86 - Cell 2
88Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Team KatushaRow 87 - Cell 2
89Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 88 - Cell 2
90Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ.fr0:08:44
91Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team Katusha0:09:57
92Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 91 - Cell 2
93Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 92 - Cell 2
94Martijn Keizer (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 93 - Cell 2
95Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 94 - Cell 2
96Winner Anacona Gomez (Col) Lampre-Merida0:11:57
97Amets Txurruka (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 96 - Cell 2
98Javier Alexis Acevedo Colle (Col) Garmin SharpRow 97 - Cell 2
99Adrian Honkisz (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 98 - Cell 2
100Natnael Berhane (Eri) Team EuropcarRow 99 - Cell 2
101Julian Kern (Ger) AG2R La MondialeRow 100 - Cell 2
DNFGregory Habeaux (Bel) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 101 - Cell 2
DNFFrancis De Greef (Bel) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 102 - Cell 2
DNFChristophe Le Mevel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 103 - Cell 2
DNFMarek Rutkiewicz (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 104 - Cell 2
DNFMateusz Taciak (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 105 - Cell 2
DNFHeiner Rodrigo Parra Bustamente (Col) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 106 - Cell 2
DNFMarcos Garcia (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 107 - Cell 2
DNFDavide Vigano (Ita) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 108 - Cell 2
DNFAntonio Piedra Perez (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 109 - Cell 2
DNFDavid Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 110 - Cell 2
DNFKristof Vandewalle (Bel) Trek Factory RacingRow 111 - Cell 2
DNFLuka Mezgec (Slo) Team Giant-ShimanoRow 112 - Cell 2
DNFThomas Peterson (USA) Team Giant-ShimanoRow 113 - Cell 2
DNFChad Haga (USA) Team Giant-ShimanoRow 114 - Cell 2
DNFPierre Rolland (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 115 - Cell 2
DNFLeigh Howard (Aus) Orica GreenEdgeRow 116 - Cell 2
DNFDamien Howson (Aus) Orica GreenEdgeRow 117 - Cell 2
DNFSam Bewley (NZl) Orica GreenEdgeRow 118 - Cell 2
DNFBart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 119 - Cell 2
DNFStig Broeckx (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 120 - Cell 2
DNFRoberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 121 - Cell 2
DNFKristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre-MeridaRow 122 - Cell 2
DNFCristiano Salerno (Ita) CannondaleRow 123 - Cell 2
DNFJean Marc Marino (Fra) CannondaleRow 124 - Cell 2
DNFDaniele Ratto (Ita) CannondaleRow 125 - Cell 2
DNFIvan Basso (Ita) CannondaleRow 126 - Cell 2
DNFPaul Martens (Ger) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 127 - Cell 2
DNFSteven Kruijswijk (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 128 - Cell 2
DNFJack Bobridge (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 129 - Cell 2
DNFFredrik Carl Wilhelm Kessiakoff (Swe) Astana Pro TeamRow 130 - Cell 2
DNFAlexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 131 - Cell 2
DNFNathan Earle (Aus) Team SkyRow 132 - Cell 2
DNFKanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team SkyRow 133 - Cell 2
DNFSerge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling TeamRow 134 - Cell 2
DNFPetr Vakoc (Cze) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling TeamRow 135 - Cell 2
DNFThomas De Gendt (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling TeamRow 136 - Cell 2
DNFPieter Serry (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling TeamRow 137 - Cell 2
DNFJesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 138 - Cell 2
DNFBruno Pires (Por) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 139 - Cell 2
DNFChris Anker Sörensen (Den) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 140 - Cell 2
DNFEros Capecchi (Ita) Movistar TeamRow 141 - Cell 2
DNFIgor Anton (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 142 - Cell 2
DNFMaxim Belkov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 143 - Cell 2
DNFAlberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Team KatushaRow 144 - Cell 2
DNFPhillip Gaimon (USA) Garmin SharpRow 145 - Cell 2
DNFNathan Brown (USA) Garmin SharpRow 146 - Cell 2
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Mountain 1 - Castellbisbal (Cat. 3) 21.5km
1Stef Clement (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team6pts
2Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ.fr4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Astana Pro Team1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Mountain 2 - Corbera (Cat. 3) 32.1km
1Stef Clement (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team6pts
2Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Michel Kreder (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Mountain 3 - Montjuic (Cat. 3) 74km
1Stef Clement (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team6pts
2Michel Kreder (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Astana Pro Team1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Mountain 4 - Montjuic (Cat. 3) 80.15km
1Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Astana Pro Team6pts
2Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ.fr1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Mountain 5 - Montjuic (Cat. 3) 86.3km
1Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Astana Pro Team6pts
2Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Maciej Paterski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Mountain 6 - Montjuic (Cat. 3) 92.45km
1Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar6pts
2Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Astana Pro Team2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Mountain 7 - Montjuic (Cat. 3) 98.6km
1Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Astana Pro Team6pts
2Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Maciej Paterski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Mountain 8 - Montjuic (Cat. 3) 104.75km
1Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Astana Pro Team6pts
2Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Mountain 9 - Montjuic (Cat. 3) 110.9km
1Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Astana Pro Team6pts
2Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Maciej Paterski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Mountain 10 - Montjuic (Cat. 3) 117.05km
1Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team6pts
2Maciej Paterski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Special sprint Miguel Poblet - Barcelona, 77.65km
1Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits3pts
2Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Astana Pro Team2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Stef Clement (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Intermediate sprint 1 - Molins de Rei, 9.2km
1Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team3pts
2Michel Kreder (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Jérôme Baugnies (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Intermediate sprint 2 - El Prat de Llobregat, 57.8km
1Boris Vallee (Bel) Lotto Belisol3pts
2Maciej Paterski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ.fr1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Teams
1Astana Pro Team7:52:56
2BMC Racing Team0:01:22
3Team Europcar0:01:30
4Cofidis, Solutions Credit0:01:44
5AG2R La Mondiale0:02:07
6Garmin SharpRow 5 - Cell 2
7CCC Polsat Polkowice0:02:29
8Team Sky0:03:02
9FDJ.fr0:03:15
10Movistar Team0:03:45
11Lotto Belisol0:04:14
12Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:04:45
13Omega Pharma - Quick-Step0:04:59
14Team Katusha0:05:23
15Team Giant-Shimano0:06:33
16Tinkoff-Saxo0:07:46
17Orica GreenEdge0:08:28
18Cannondale0:09:26
19Belkin Pro Cycling Team0:11:05
20Trek Factory Racing0:13:09
21Lampre-Merida0:13:27
22Caja Rural - Seguros RGA0:20:00
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Final general classification
1Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Team Katusha29:41:34
2Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo0:00:04
3Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team0:00:07
4Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:00:10
5Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar TeamRow 4 - Cell 2
6Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky0:00:17
7Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin Sharp0:00:18
8Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale0:00:26
9Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano0:00:42
10Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Trek Factory Racing0:00:48
11Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:01:00
12Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team0:01:01
13Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ.fr0:01:20
14Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:01:24
15Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin Sharp0:01:26
16Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin Sharp0:01:49
17David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Team Sky0:01:54
18Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Team Katusha0:01:58
19Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 18 - Cell 2
20Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:02:34
21Carlos Verona (Spa) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team0:03:37
22Adam Yates (GBr) Orica GreenEdge0:03:42
23Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:03:44
24Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:03:47
25Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:04:00
26José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team0:04:42
27Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA0:04:49
28Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ.fr0:05:21
29Rigoberto Uran (Col) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team0:06:26
30Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team0:07:25
31George Bennett (NZl) Cannondale0:07:28
32Darwin Atapuma Hurtado (Col) BMC Racing Team0:08:16
33Davide Malacarne (Ita) Team Europcar0:08:23
34Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol0:08:49
35Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Astana Pro Team0:09:24
36Peter Stetina (USA) BMC Racing Team0:09:25
37Amets Txurruka (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA0:12:07
38Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Lampre-Merida0:12:49
39Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Team Katusha0:12:58
40Christian Meier (Can) Orica GreenEdge0:14:19
41Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar Team0:14:53
42Branislau Samoilau (Blr) CCC Polsat Polkowice0:14:54
43Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Movistar Team0:15:12
44Stef Clement (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team0:16:08
45Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing Team0:16:53
46Jhoan Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica GreenEdge0:17:05
47Davide Rebellin (Ita) CCC Polsat Polkowice0:18:37
48Lawrence Warbasse (USA) BMC Racing Team0:18:50
49Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale0:19:15
50Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team0:23:03
51Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Movistar Team0:23:27
52Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:24:06
53Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ.fr0:24:31
54Maxime Mederel (Fra) Team Europcar0:24:55
55Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Astana Pro Team0:25:24
56Cayetano José Sarmiento Tunarrosa (Col) Cannondale0:25:44
57Maciej Paterski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice0:25:55
58Jan Polanc (Slo) Lampre-Merida0:26:09
59Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:26:14
60Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano0:27:06
61Winner Anacona Gomez (Col) Lampre-Merida0:27:43
62Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team0:27:44
63Jens Voigt (Ger) Trek Factory Racing0:28:08
64Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Garmin Sharp0:28:52
65Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Belisol0:29:08
66Romain Hardy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:29:21
67Rory Sutherland (Aus) Tinkoff-Saxo0:29:23
68Kévin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar0:29:57
69Javier Alexis Acevedo Colle (Col) Garmin Sharp0:30:38
70Thomas Degand (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:32:14
71Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar0:33:30
72Adrian Honkisz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice0:35:00
73Martijn Keizer (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team0:35:17
74Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:35:37
75Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha0:36:06
76Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing Team0:36:30
77Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team0:36:38
78Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ.fr0:36:49
79Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Tinkoff-Saxo0:36:56
80Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano0:37:24
81Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:37:47
82Nico Sijmens (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:38:04
83Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team0:39:16
84Boris Vallee (Bel) Lotto Belisol0:39:20
85Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Trek Factory Racing0:39:22
86Michel Kreder (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:40:45
87Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ.fr0:41:30
88Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar0:41:34
89Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA0:41:43
90Lukasz Owsian (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice0:42:08
91Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Team Katusha0:42:43
92Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ.fr0:43:40
93Michel Koch (Ger) Cannondale0:43:51
94Jérôme Baugnies (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:46:10
95Natnael Berhane (Eri) Team Europcar0:47:23
96Julian Kern (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale0:50:56
97Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team0:51:26
98Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team Katusha0:51:27
99Danny Pate (USA) Team Sky0:52:20
100Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ.fr1:00:07
101Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits1:11:40
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Mountains classification
1Stef Clement (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team82pts
2Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Team Katusha40Row 1 - Cell 3
3Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team39Row 2 - Cell 3
4Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo38Row 3 - Cell 3
5Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar Team35Row 4 - Cell 3
6Maxime Mederel (Fra) Team Europcar35Row 5 - Cell 3
7Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Astana Pro Team34Row 6 - Cell 3
8Branislau Samoilau (Blr) CCC Polsat Polkowice34Row 7 - Cell 3
9Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team33Row 8 - Cell 3
10Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits30Row 9 - Cell 3
11Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale28Row 10 - Cell 3
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Special sprint Miguel Poblet classification
1Michel Koch (Ger) Cannondale7pts
2Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Astana Pro Team2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team2Row 3 - Cell 3
5Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar Team2Row 4 - Cell 3
6Boris Vallee (Bel) Lotto Belisol2Row 5 - Cell 3
7Stef Clement (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team1Row 6 - Cell 3
8Maxime Mederel (Fra) Team Europcar1Row 7 - Cell 3
9Kévin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar1Row 8 - Cell 3
10Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ.fr1Row 9 - Cell 3
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Intermediate sprint classification
1Michel Koch (Ger) Cannondale13pts
2Boris Vallee (Bel) Lotto Belisol9Row 1 - Cell 3
3Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team8Row 2 - Cell 3
4Stef Clement (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team5Row 3 - Cell 3
5Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits4Row 4 - Cell 3
6Jérôme Baugnies (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert4Row 5 - Cell 3
7Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar3Row 6 - Cell 3
8Jens Voigt (Ger) Trek Factory Racing3Row 7 - Cell 3
9Maciej Paterski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice2Row 8 - Cell 3
10Michel Kreder (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert2Row 9 - Cell 3
11Nico Sijmens (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert2Row 10 - Cell 3
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Teams classification
1Garmin Sharp89:08:15
2AG2R La Mondiale0:00:21
3Astana Pro Team0:01:40
4Cofidis, Solutions Credit0:02:44
5Team Sky0:04:59
6Movistar Team0:08:04
7BMC Racing Team0:10:06
8Team Katusha0:11:23
9Lotto Belisol0:11:40
10Omega Pharma - Quick-Step0:12:48
11FDJ.fr0:15:16
12Caja Rural - Seguros RGA0:20:54
13Belkin Pro Cycling Team0:22:52
14Cannondale0:23:55
15Team Europcar0:27:01
16Orica GreenEdge0:29:11
17Tinkoff-Saxo0:36:38
18Lampre-Merida0:46:56
19CCC Polsat Polkowice0:48:23
20Team Giant-Shimano0:53:01
21Trek Factory Racing0:54:54
22Wanty - Groupe Gobert1:14:49

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Alasdair Fotheringham

Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The IndependentThe GuardianProCycling, The Express and Reuters.

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