Cardoso claims sprint victory

Manuel Cardoso (RadioShack) took his first win of the 2011 season as he prevailed in the field sprint deciding the fourth stage of the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya. The 27-year-old Portuguese rider topped Giacomo Nizzolo (Leopard Trek) and Jose Joaquin Rojas (Movistar) in El Vendrell over a predominantly flat 195km parcours.

"I am so happy," said Cardoso. "The team worked hard for me, even guys like Chris Horner who had his own good GC position to protect. The last 15km they protected me and brought me to the front.

"At 1km from the end HTC-Highroad set up a train, but with 500 metres to go, Movistar with Rojas went to the front and I managed to take the wheel of Rojas. At 300 metres I took the lead, gave everything I had and nobody else was able to pass me, but it was close."

Race leader Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank Sungard) remains in the overall lead as the general classification contenders had a quiet day of racing.

"We did what we had to do," said Saxo Bank SunGard sports director Dan Frost. "We controlled the pace with a couple of other teams who wanted to enter the finish line in one group for the bunch sprint.

"We're only interested in the overall classification and for the sake of the race and the thrill of it, I kind of hope that a group of fortune diggers seek an opportunity to make it last to the finish line. However, no one is going to take the jersey away from us."

A day for the sprinters

The stage got underway at noon, with Saxo Bank-SunGard's Alberto Contador in the leader's jersey. Things started quietly enough until a crash at km 29 took down Cadel Evans (BMC Racing Team) among others. No one was injured and all the affected riders eventually worked their way back to the peloton.

The sprinters' stage, with only one category three ranked climb, needed over 55km before a breakaway group formed. Jose Vicente Toribio (Andalucía-Caja Granada), Mathias Frank (BMC), Rubén Pérez (Euskaltel-Euskadi), Alexandr Pliuschin (Katusha) and Mauricio Ardila (Geox-TMC) got away and built up a lead of up to four minutes.

Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-ISD) was the favourite to win the expected mass sprint, having won the race's first sprint stage, but it wasn't to be. The Italian had to pay tribute to health problems and abandoned during the early part of the stage.

Pliuschin took the stage's sole KOM, the Alt de Passanant-Belltall at km 126.7 ahead of Ardila and Frank, and then the gap started coming down as the sprinters' teams sought to neutralise their escape.

With 40km remaining in the stage, and the break's advantage reduced to one minute, Pliuschin attacked his breakaway companions and set out alone. The remaining four escapees were soon swept up by the peloton, but Pliuschin managed to extend his lead to two minutes with 30km to go. The Katusha rider's attempt at stage glory would be dashed, however, as the peloton ramped up the pace and caught the Moldovan inside of 15km to the finish.

With Garmin-Cervelo, Lampre-ISD, Movistar, Sky and Cofidis all contributing riders to the pace-making, the peloton remained together through to the finish where Cardoso sprinted to his first victory of the season.

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Full Results
1Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por) Team RadioShack4:33:02
2Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Leopard TrekRow 1 - Cell 2
3Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 2 - Cell 2
4Aitor Galdos (Spa) Caja RuralRow 3 - Cell 2
5Frantisek Rabon (Cze) HTC-HighroadRow 4 - Cell 2
6Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 5 - Cell 2
7William Clarke (Aus) Leopard TrekRow 6 - Cell 2
8Michel Kreder (Ned) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 7 - Cell 2
9Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 8 - Cell 2
10Daniel Martin (Irl) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 9 - Cell 2
11Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La MondialeRow 10 - Cell 2
12Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 11 - Cell 2
13Diego Milán Jiménez (Spa) Caja RuralRow 12 - Cell 2
14Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Pro Team AstanaRow 13 - Cell 2
15Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 14 - Cell 2
16Frédérique Robert (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 15 - Cell 2
17Julian Dean (NZl) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 16 - Cell 2
18Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 17 - Cell 2
19Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 18 - Cell 2
20Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 19 - Cell 2
21Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 20 - Cell 2
22Dalivier Ospina Navarro (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De ColombiaRow 21 - Cell 2
23Christopher Horner (USA) Team RadioShackRow 22 - Cell 2
24Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 23 - Cell 2
25Maciej Paterski (Pol) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 24 - Cell 2
26Marc De Maar (AHo) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 25 - Cell 2
27Camilo Andres Suarez Albarracin (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De ColombiaRow 26 - Cell 2
28Blazej Janiaczyk (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 27 - Cell 2
29Pablo Lechuga Rodriguez (Spa) Andalucia Caja GranadaRow 28 - Cell 2
30Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 29 - Cell 2
31Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 30 - Cell 2
32José Joao Pimenta Costa Mendes (Por) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 31 - Cell 2
33Jeffry Louder (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 32 - Cell 2
34Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 33 - Cell 2
35Robinson Eduardo Chalapud Gomez (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De ColombiaRow 34 - Cell 2
36José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Caja RuralRow 35 - Cell 2
37Joost Van Leijen (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 36 - Cell 2
38Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 37 - Cell 2
39Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 38 - Cell 2
40Wouter Mol (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 39 - Cell 2
41Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 40 - Cell 2
42Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Caja RuralRow 41 - Cell 2
43Gert Dockx (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 42 - Cell 2
44Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing TeamRow 43 - Cell 2
45André Steensen (Den) Saxo Bank SungardRow 44 - Cell 2
46Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 45 - Cell 2
47Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShackRow 46 - Cell 2
48Victor Hugo Pena Grisales (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De ColombiaRow 47 - Cell 2
49Ruslan Pydgornyy (Ukr) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 48 - Cell 2
50Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 49 - Cell 2
51Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Katusha TeamRow 50 - Cell 2
52Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Pro Team AstanaRow 51 - Cell 2
53David Loosli (Swi) Lampre - ISDRow 52 - Cell 2
54Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky ProcyclingRow 53 - Cell 2
55Kjell Carlström (Fin) Sky ProcyclingRow 54 - Cell 2
56Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 55 - Cell 2
57Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 56 - Cell 2
58Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 57 - Cell 2
59Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Geox-TMCRow 58 - Cell 2
60Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank SungardRow 59 - Cell 2
61Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Pro Team AstanaRow 60 - Cell 2
62Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Lampre - ISDRow 61 - Cell 2
63Jacek Morajko (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 62 - Cell 2
64Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Saxo Bank SungardRow 63 - Cell 2
65Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy (Kaz) Pro Team AstanaRow 64 - Cell 2
66Marco Corti (Ita) Geox-TMCRow 65 - Cell 2
67Serge Pauwels (Bel) Sky ProcyclingRow 66 - Cell 2
68Beñat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 67 - Cell 2
69Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 68 - Cell 2
70Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 69 - Cell 2
71Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) HTC-HighroadRow 70 - Cell 2
72Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 71 - Cell 2
73Ivan Rovny (Rus) Team RadioShackRow 72 - Cell 2
74Denys Kostyuk (Ukr) Lampre - ISDRow 73 - Cell 2
75Martin Velits (Svk) HTC-HighroadRow 74 - Cell 2
76Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 75 - Cell 2
77Romain Sicard (Fra) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 76 - Cell 2
78Morris Possoni (Ita) Sky ProcyclingRow 77 - Cell 2
79Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Geox-TMCRow 78 - Cell 2
80Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 79 - Cell 2
81Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 80 - Cell 2
82Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 81 - Cell 2
83Timothy Duggan (USA) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 82 - Cell 2
84Peter Stetina (USA) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 83 - Cell 2
85Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Katusha TeamRow 84 - Cell 2
86Gatis Smukulis (Lat) HTC-HighroadRow 85 - Cell 2
87Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Team RadioShackRow 86 - Cell 2
88Jan Tratnik (Slo) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 87 - Cell 2
89Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 88 - Cell 2
90Craig Lewis (USA) HTC-HighroadRow 89 - Cell 2
91Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Pro Team AstanaRow 90 - Cell 2
92Stefan Denifl (Aut) Leopard TrekRow 91 - Cell 2
93Xavier Tondo Volpini (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 92 - Cell 2
94David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Geox-TMCRow 93 - Cell 2
95Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 94 - Cell 2
96Adrián Palomares Villaplana (Spa) Andalucia Caja GranadaRow 95 - Cell 2
97Cameron Wurf (Aus) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 96 - Cell 2
98Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioShackRow 97 - Cell 2
99Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 98 - Cell 2
100Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Sky ProcyclingRow 99 - Cell 2
101Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Leopard TrekRow 100 - Cell 2
102Francesco Masciarelli (Ita) Pro Team AstanaRow 101 - Cell 2
103Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Pro Team AstanaRow 102 - Cell 2
104Tanel Kangert (Est) Pro Team AstanaRow 103 - Cell 2
105Dario David Cioni (Ita) Sky ProcyclingRow 104 - Cell 2
106Darwin Atapuma Hurtado (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De ColombiaRow 105 - Cell 2
107Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Leopard TrekRow 106 - Cell 2
108John Edibberto Martinez Montero (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De ColombiaRow 107 - Cell 2
109Rémi Cusin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 108 - Cell 2
110Vicente David Bernabeu Armengol (Spa) Andalucia Caja GranadaRow 109 - Cell 2
111Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 110 - Cell 2
112Jan Bakelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 111 - Cell 2
113Adrian Honkisz (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 112 - Cell 2
114Patrick Gretsch (Ger) HTC-HighroadRow 113 - Cell 2
115Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 114 - Cell 2
116Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 115 - Cell 2
117Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 116 - Cell 2
118Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 117 - Cell 2
119Philip Deignan (Irl) Team RadioShackRow 118 - Cell 2
120Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 119 - Cell 2
121Marcel Wyss (Swi) Geox-TMCRow 120 - Cell 2
122Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 121 - Cell 2
123Brice Feillu (Fra) Leopard TrekRow 122 - Cell 2
124Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 123 - Cell 2
125Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 124 - Cell 2
126Nicki Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank SungardRow 125 - Cell 2
127Alex Cano Ardila (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De ColombiaRow 126 - Cell 2
128Jose Vicente Toribio Alcolea (Spa) Andalucia Caja GranadaRow 127 - Cell 2
129Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Saxo Bank SungardRow 128 - Cell 2
130Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 129 - Cell 2
131Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 130 - Cell 2
132Lukasz Bodnar (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 131 - Cell 2
133Mathieu Perget (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 132 - Cell 2
134Javier Ramirez Abeja (Spa) Andalucia Caja GranadaRow 133 - Cell 2
135Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Andalucia Caja GranadaRow 134 - Cell 2
136José Luis Cano (Spa) Andalucia Caja GranadaRow 135 - Cell 2
137Denis Menchov (Rus) Geox-TMCRow 136 - Cell 2
138Nairo Quintana Rojas (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De ColombiaRow 137 - Cell 2
139Juan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Katusha TeamRow 138 - Cell 2
140Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 139 - Cell 2
141Julien Vermote (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 140 - Cell 2
142Eloy Ruiz Pinto (Spa) Andalucia Caja GranadaRow 141 - Cell 2
143Yuriy Trofimov (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 142 - Cell 2
144Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 143 - Cell 2
145Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 144 - Cell 2
146Mariusz Witecki (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 145 - Cell 2
147Caleb Fairly (USA) HTC-HighroadRow 146 - Cell 2
148Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 147 - Cell 2
149Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 148 - Cell 2
150Martin Pedersen (Den) Leopard TrekRow 149 - Cell 2
151Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 150 - Cell 2
152Jesús Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Saxo Bank SungardRow 151 - Cell 2
153Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 152 - Cell 2
154Addy Engels (Ned) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 153 - Cell 2
155Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 154 - Cell 2
156Javier Iriarte (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 155 - Cell 2
157Egor Silin (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 156 - Cell 2
158Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Saxo Bank SungardRow 157 - Cell 2
159Kenny De Haes (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 158 - Cell 2
160Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La MondialeRow 159 - Cell 2
161Óscar Pujol Muñoz (Spa) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 160 - Cell 2
162Thimothy Roe (Aus) BMC Racing TeamRow 161 - Cell 2
163Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Caja RuralRow 162 - Cell 2
164Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing TeamRow 163 - Cell 2
165Mauricio Ardila Cano (Col) Geox-TMCRow 164 - Cell 2
166Jason McCartney (USA) Team RadioShackRow 165 - Cell 2
167Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Caja RuralRow 166 - Cell 2
168Thomas Danielson (USA) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 167 - Cell 2
169Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 168 - Cell 2
170Juan Mauricio Soler Hernandez (Col) Movistar TeamRow 169 - Cell 2
171Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Leopard TrekRow 170 - Cell 2
172Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Saxo Bank SungardRow 171 - Cell 2
173Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 172 - Cell 2
174David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 173 - Cell 2
175Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Geox-TMCRow 174 - Cell 2
176Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 175 - Cell 2
177Travis Meyer (Aus) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 176 - Cell 2
178Arturo Mora Ortiz (Spa) Caja Rural0:01:17
179Maxim Belkov (Rus) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:08:29
DNFMatteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 179 - Cell 2
DNFAlessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 180 - Cell 2
DNFJon Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 181 - Cell 2
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Sprint 1 - Oliana, 38.4km
1Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi3pts
2Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Jose Vicente Toribio Alcolea (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2 - Tarrega, 108.7km
1Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi3pts
2Jose Vicente Toribio Alcolea (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain 1 - Alt de Passanant-Bellatll (Cat. 3) 126.7km
1Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Katusha Team6pts
2Mauricio Ardila Cano (Col) Geox-TMC4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Teams
1Team Garmin-Cervelo13:39:06
2AG2R La MondialeRow 1 - Cell 2
3Caja RuralRow 2 - Cell 2
4Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 3 - Cell 2
5Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 4 - Cell 2
6Team RadioshackRow 5 - Cell 2
7Colombia Es Pasion-Cafe ColombiaRow 6 - Cell 2
8Vacansoleil-DCMRow 7 - Cell 2
9Leopard TrekRow 8 - Cell 2
10Movistar TeamRow 9 - Cell 2
11Lampre-ISDRow 10 - Cell 2
12CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 11 - Cell 2
13Pro Team AstanaRow 12 - Cell 2
14HTC-HighroadRow 13 - Cell 2
15Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 14 - Cell 2
16Saxo Bank SungardRow 15 - Cell 2
17BMC Racing TeamRow 16 - Cell 2
18Sky ProcyclingRow 17 - Cell 2
19Katusha TeamRow 18 - Cell 2
20Liquigas-CannondaleRow 19 - Cell 2
21Cofidis Le Credit En LigneRow 20 - Cell 2
22Omega Pharma-LottoRow 21 - Cell 2
23Geox-TMCRow 22 - Cell 2
24Andalucia Caja GranadaRow 23 - Cell 2
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General classification after stage 4
1Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard17:38:57
2Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack0:00:23
3Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 2 - Cell 2
4Daniel Martin (Irl) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:00:35
5Christopher Horner (USA) Team RadioShackRow 4 - Cell 2
6Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling0:00:38
7Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 6 - Cell 2
8Xavier Tondo Volpini (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team0:00:50
10Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:01:12
11Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 10 - Cell 2
12Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 11 - Cell 2
13Marc De Maar (AHo) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 12 - Cell 2
14Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 13 - Cell 2
15Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 14 - Cell 2
16Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Team RadioShackRow 15 - Cell 2
17Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Katusha Team0:01:20
18Morris Possoni (Ita) Sky ProcyclingRow 17 - Cell 2
19Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioShackRow 18 - Cell 2
20Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank SungardRow 19 - Cell 2
21Robinson Eduardo Chalapud Gomez (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De Colombia0:01:23
22Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Movistar Team0:01:33
23Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:01:37
24Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Leopard Trek0:01:39
25Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Caja Rural0:01:43
26Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Geox-TMC0:01:57
27Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) HTC-HighroadRow 26 - Cell 2
28Darwin Atapuma Hurtado (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De ColombiaRow 27 - Cell 2
29Francesco Masciarelli (Ita) Pro Team AstanaRow 28 - Cell 2
30Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:02:00
31Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 30 - Cell 2
32José Joao Pimenta Costa Mendes (Por) CCC Polsat Polkowice0:02:10
33Yuriy Trofimov (Rus) Katusha Team0:02:13
34David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:02:23
35Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:02:27
36Jan Bakelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:02:36
37Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Pro Team AstanaRow 36 - Cell 2
38Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Sky Procycling0:02:42
39Beñat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team0:02:48
40Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale0:03:29
41Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:03:37
42Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:04:20
43Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre - ISD0:05:32
44Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 43 - Cell 2
45Peter Stetina (USA) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 44 - Cell 2
46Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Katusha Team0:05:42
47José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Caja Rural0:05:51
48Alex Cano Ardila (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De Colombia0:06:16
49Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:06:41
50Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - ISD0:06:56
51Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha Team0:07:00
52Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard0:07:07
53Stefan Denifl (Aut) Leopard Trek0:07:13
54Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Pro Team Astana0:07:44
55Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 54 - Cell 2
56Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Leopard TrekRow 55 - Cell 2
57Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:08:18
58Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team0:08:59
59Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team0:09:01
60Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Pro Team AstanaRow 59 - Cell 2
61Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 60 - Cell 2
62Ivan Rovny (Rus) Team RadioShackRow 61 - Cell 2
63Craig Lewis (USA) HTC-HighroadRow 62 - Cell 2
64Mauricio Ardila Cano (Col) Geox-TMCRow 63 - Cell 2
65Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 64 - Cell 2
66Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 65 - Cell 2
67Dario David Cioni (Ita) Sky ProcyclingRow 66 - Cell 2
68Philip Deignan (Irl) Team RadioShackRow 67 - Cell 2
69Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 68 - Cell 2
70Thomas Danielson (USA) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 69 - Cell 2
71Jesús Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Saxo Bank SungardRow 70 - Cell 2
72Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:10:32
73Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 72 - Cell 2
74Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice0:11:47
75Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:11:58
76Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team0:12:00
77Tanel Kangert (Est) Pro Team AstanaRow 76 - Cell 2
78Ruslan Pydgornyy (Ukr) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 77 - Cell 2
79Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 78 - Cell 2
80John Edibberto Martinez Montero (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De ColombiaRow 79 - Cell 2
81Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 80 - Cell 2
82Egor Silin (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 81 - Cell 2
83Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 82 - Cell 2
84Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing Team0:12:46
85Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre - ISD0:13:24
86Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:14:42
87Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 86 - Cell 2
88Mathieu Perget (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 87 - Cell 2
89Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Caja Rural0:15:58
90Javier Ramirez Abeja (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada0:16:17
91Gatis Smukulis (Lat) HTC-Highroad0:16:27
92Rémi Cusin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:16:55
93Jan Tratnik (Slo) Quickstep Cycling Team0:17:18
94Cameron Wurf (Aus) Liquigas-Cannondale0:17:26
95Juan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Katusha TeamRow 94 - Cell 2
96Maxim Belkov (Rus) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:17:30
97Jeffry Louder (USA) BMC Racing Team0:17:41
98Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 97 - Cell 2
99Travis Meyer (Aus) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 98 - Cell 2
100Javier Iriarte (Spa) Movistar Team0:18:12
101David Loosli (Swi) Lampre - ISD0:18:57
102Vicente David Bernabeu Armengol (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada0:19:04
103Óscar Pujol Muñoz (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:19:13
104Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale0:20:24
105Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:20:25
106Gert Dockx (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 105 - Cell 2
107Timothy Duggan (USA) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 106 - Cell 2
108Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Leopard TrekRow 107 - Cell 2
109Marco Corti (Ita) Geox-TMCRow 108 - Cell 2
110Martin Velits (Svk) HTC-HighroadRow 109 - Cell 2
111Serge Pauwels (Bel) Sky ProcyclingRow 110 - Cell 2
112Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Geox-TMCRow 111 - Cell 2
113Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 112 - Cell 2
114Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Pro Team AstanaRow 113 - Cell 2
115Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 114 - Cell 2
116Adrián Palomares Villaplana (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada0:20:33
117Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:21:04
118Dalivier Ospina Navarro (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De Colombia0:21:15
119Nairo Quintana Rojas (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De ColombiaRow 118 - Cell 2
120Addy Engels (Ned) Quickstep Cycling Team0:21:41
121Pablo Lechuga Rodriguez (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada0:22:36
122Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 121 - Cell 2
123Juan Mauricio Soler Hernandez (Col) Movistar TeamRow 122 - Cell 2
124Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Caja Rural0:22:44
125Patrick Gretsch (Ger) HTC-Highroad0:22:47
126Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 125 - Cell 2
127Thimothy Roe (Aus) BMC Racing TeamRow 126 - Cell 2
128Eloy Ruiz Pinto (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada0:23:21
129Denis Menchov (Rus) Geox-TMC0:23:22
130Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:24:40
131Romain Sicard (Fra) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:24:49
132Victor Hugo Pena Grisales (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De ColombiaRow 131 - Cell 2
133Marcel Wyss (Swi) Geox-TMCRow 132 - Cell 2
134Caleb Fairly (USA) HTC-HighroadRow 133 - Cell 2
135Maciej Paterski (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale0:25:20
136Adrian Honkisz (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 135 - Cell 2
137Lukasz Bodnar (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 136 - Cell 2
138Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Saxo Bank Sungard0:26:14
139Camilo Andres Suarez Albarracin (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De Colombia0:28:10
140Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Pro Team Astana0:29:44
141Frantisek Rabon (Cze) HTC-HighroadRow 140 - Cell 2
142Blazej Janiaczyk (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 141 - Cell 2
143Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy (Kaz) Pro Team AstanaRow 142 - Cell 2
144Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 143 - Cell 2
145Jose Vicente Toribio Alcolea (Spa) Andalucia Caja GranadaRow 144 - Cell 2
146Julien Vermote (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 145 - Cell 2
147José Luis Cano (Spa) Andalucia Caja GranadaRow 146 - Cell 2
148Jacek Morajko (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice0:29:54
149Kjell Carlström (Fin) Sky Procycling0:30:45
150Mariusz Witecki (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice0:31:00
151Brice Feillu (Fra) Leopard Trek0:31:01
152Jason McCartney (USA) Team RadioShack0:31:27
153Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:31:53
154Diego Milán Jiménez (Spa) Caja RuralRow 153 - Cell 2
155Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 154 - Cell 2
156Nicki Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank SungardRow 155 - Cell 2
157Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team0:32:18
158David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Geox-TMC0:32:24
159Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Lampre - ISD0:32:28
160Martin Pedersen (Den) Leopard Trek0:32:43
161Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada0:33:15
162Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por) Team RadioShack0:33:53
163Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Leopard TrekRow 162 - Cell 2
164Michel Kreder (Ned) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 163 - Cell 2
165Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 164 - Cell 2
166Wouter Mol (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 165 - Cell 2
167Kenny De Haes (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 166 - Cell 2
168Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:34:53
169Arturo Mora Ortiz (Spa) Caja Rural0:35:10
170Denys Kostyuk (Ukr) Lampre - ISD0:35:17
171Aitor Galdos (Spa) Caja Rural0:36:17
172André Steensen (Den) Saxo Bank SungardRow 171 - Cell 2
173Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Saxo Bank SungardRow 172 - Cell 2
174Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Geox-TMCRow 173 - Cell 2
175William Clarke (Aus) Leopard Trek0:36:25
176Frédérique Robert (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team0:37:14
177Julian Dean (NZl) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:38:00
178Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:38:46
179Joost Van Leijen (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:42:45
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Sprint classification
1Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi12pts
2Jose Vicente Toribio Alcolea (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada9Row 1 - Cell 3
3Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice6Row 2 - Cell 3
4Ben G