Roux holds off sprinters
By Cycling News
Frenchman succeeds after all day escape, crashes affect Gesink, Mosquera
Anthony Roux (Française des Jeux) defied expectations and the will of the peloton to take a thrilling victory on the Vuelta a España's 17th stage today in Talavera de la Reina. As a member of a day long, five-man breakaway Roux finished mere meters ahead of a stampeding peloton.
Roux's perfectly timed victory saw him bridge across to fellow breakaway Martijn Maaskant, before leaving the Garmin rider behind with 500m to ride. The 22-year-old Frenchman led sprinters William Bonnet (Bbox Bouygues Telecom) and André Greipel (Columbia-HTC) across the line.
"We [the breakaway] started attacking each other with 5 kilometres to go. I saw the opportunity to get across to Maaskant. I rested behind him for a moment and then, with 500m to go, I gave it everything I could. I am very happy," said Roux immediately after his win.
On another flat, hot stage through the centre of Spain there was no change to the general classification, despite a moment of drama for contenders Robert Gesink (Rabobank) and Eziquiel Mosquera (Xacobeo Galicia). The two were involved in a pile-up in the peloton with 75 kilometres remaining in the stage. Despite the scare, both riders were able to rejoin the peloton and keep a hold on their positions overall.
At the end of the day Alejandro Valverde maintained his 31 second advantage over Robert Gesink (Rabobank). Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) has his hands on third place, 1:10 back from his compatriot. After three days of transition the Vuelta will return to the hills and the opportunities for Valverde's rivals will resume.
For Anthony Roux however, there's unlikely to be a categorised climb on Friday's route that will wipe the grin from his face. Roux's victory today is by far and away the biggest of his career and, thanks to the brave exploits of their young charge, Française des Jeux can now cross 'Grand Tour victory' off their 2009 to-do list.
Long, flat and a little bit dangerous
Today the peloton was set to journey from the city of Ciudad Real to Talavera de la Reina. Again, a relatively flat course was on the menu with wide, smooth Spanish roads paving the way north into the heart of the country.
Vacansoleil's Jens Mouris was one of the first two riders to attack today, as he and Markel Irizar (Euskaltel-Euskadi) went up the road after three kilometres of the 193 that the peloton would face. Unfortunately for the Dutchman the subsequent group was the one that stuck. Mouris could take solace in the fact that his teammate, Lieuwe Westra, was attentive and joined the counter attack.
Westra would thus be joined for the day by Irizar, Francisco José Martínez (Andalucía-Cajasur), Anthony Roux (Française des Jeux) and Martijn Maaskant (Garmin-Slipstream). Their gap shifted up towards seven minutes after 25 kilometres.
The teams behind did exhibit a level of caution as they policed the gap to a minute for each of the five leaders by the 50 kilometre mark. This five minute advantage was where it would stay for much of the day.
As innocuous as the stage profile seemed, there was a dramatic reminder for the peloton of the danger as these transitional stages can present. With 75 kilometres-to-go a crash in the bunch saw riders from Cofidis, Euskaltel-Euskadi, Xacobeo-Galicia and Contentpolis-AMPO lying on the deck. Caught up in the accident were overall contenders: Ezequiel Mosquera (Xacobeo Galicia) and Robert Gesink (Rabobank).
Both Gesink and Mosquera each made visits to the race doctor. Despite cuts and bruises both were able to quickly re-integrate with the majority, but they had been only too rudely reminded of the threat that a twitchy, fatigued peloton could present their chances of a high finish, on Sunday in Madrid.
The gap didn't drop as swiftly as it has on previous stages and the peloton took 23 kilometres to draw the leaders back to 3:40. Then, the gap began to grow again; with 30 kilometres remaining the five in front had 4:10.
The main group redoubled their efforts and 15 kilometres later they had cut the time check in half. As Spanish winds whipped across the race, the peloton began to echelon on the wide two lane roads that were leading them into the finish. There was another crash at the back of the peloton; two Xacobeo riders payed an impromptu visit to a local field, but the damage done was to pride more than anything else.
I see red, I see red, I see red
With 10 kilometres to go the leaders owned one kilometre of Spanish real estate.Unfortunately, their neighbours on the road were staging an aggressive invasion. Three kilometres later the gap was down to 43 seconds.
Maaskant (Garmin) was the first to break the continuity of the leading group five kilometres from home. With the gloves off, the impetus in the lead group began to falter as Liquigas organised themselves on the front of the peloton behind.
With a downhill run into the Talavera de la Reina, the breakaway had gravity in their favour. The pace with which the gap to the peloton dropped was stalled by a two kilometre downhill run, before the flat roads turned to the advantage of the peloton once more.
Consternation in the breakaway saw Maaskant again shoot away from the breakaway as the three kilometre-to-go banner fluttered overhead. With the gap to the peloton pegged at 17 seconds, Maaskant was joined 1.5 kilometres later by breakaway companion Anthony Roux (Française des Jeux).
Roux gathered his thoughts as he cruised for a moment on the Garmin rider's rear wheel. Not satisfied with the Frenchman's approach, Maaskant slowed the pace, forcing Roux to emerge. A feign from Roux on the left-hand side of the road was followed by Maaskant's final burst. Exhausted after 187 kilometres on the attack the Dutchman could only watch as Roux came around him and entered the final 500m with a rapidly shrinking advantage over a fast-closing peloton.
Roux transferred whatever energy was left in his body to the pedals as the mass of the peloton grew bigger by the metre. Finally, with 50 metres-to-go, it was clear that the Française des Jeux rider had done just enough. His left hand was raised wearily off the bars to signify his win, but only after he crossed the line.
A bike length back William Bonnet (BBox Bougyues Telecom) finished a similar margin ahead of points leader André Greipel (Columbia-HTC).
1 | Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des Jeux | 4:28:14 |
2 | William Bonnet (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | |
3 | André Greipel (Ger) Columbia-HTC | |
4 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas | |
5 | Francisco Jose Pacheco Torres (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | |
6 | Jürgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-Lotto | |
7 | Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
8 | Javier Benitez (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | |
9 | Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Lampre-NGC | |
10 | Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil | |
11 | Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo Bank | |
12 | Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam | |
13 | Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis | |
14 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Milram | |
15 | Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step | |
16 | Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin-Slipstream | |
17 | Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana | |
18 | Gregory Henderson (NZl) Columbia-HTC | |
19 | Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre-NGC | |
20 | Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step | |
21 | Manuel Váquez (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | |
22 | Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil | |
23 | Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto | |
24 | Timothy Gudsell (NZl) Française des Jeux | |
25 | Iñaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
26 | Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil | |
27 | Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre-NGC | |
28 | Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam | |
29 | Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
30 | Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | |
31 | Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana | |
32 | Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil | |
33 | David Millar (GBr) Garmin-Slipstream | |
34 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas | |
35 | Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas | |
36 | Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
37 | Françis De Greef (Bel) Silence-Lotto | |
38 | David Herrero (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | |
39 | Michael Schär (Swi) Astana | |
40 | Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin-Slipstream | |
41 | Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | |
42 | Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervélo TestTeam | |
43 | Mickaël Delage (Fra) Silence-Lotto | |
44 | Christophe Brandt (Bel) Silence-Lotto | |
45 | Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Astana | |
46 | Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne | |
47 | Juan José Cobo (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | |
48 | Jesús Del Nero (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | |
49 | Dominik Roels (Ger) Milram | |
50 | Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana | |
51 | Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas | |
52 | Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | |
53 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Silence-Lotto | |
54 | Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale | |
55 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank | |
56 | Daniel Moreno (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | |
57 | Aitor Pérez Arrieta (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | |
58 | Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
59 | Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia | |
60 | Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step | |
61 | Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
62 | Gustavo César Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | |
63 | José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam | |
64 | Joaquím Rodríguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | |
65 | Adam Hansen (Aus) Columbia-HTC | |
66 | Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Columbia-HTC | |
67 | David De La Fuente (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | |
68 | Bert Grabsch (Ger) Columbia-HTC | |
69 | Jean Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis | |
70 | Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
71 | Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank | |
72 | Alan Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
73 | José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale | |
74 | Jesús Hernández (Spa) Astana | |
75 | Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank | |
76 | David Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | |
77 | Aitor Hernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
78 | Gustavo Dominguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | |
79 | Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis | |
80 | Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis | |
81 | Mickaël Chérel (Fra) Française des Jeux | |
82 | Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis | |
83 | Sergio Dominguez Munoz (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | |
84 | Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Saxo Bank | |
85 | Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas | |
86 | Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des Jeux | |
87 | Xavier Florencio (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam | |
88 | Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis | |
89 | Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank | |
90 | Christian Meier (Can) Garmin-Slipstream | |
91 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
92 | Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin-Slipstream | |
93 | Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française des Jeux | |
94 | Manuel Calvente (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | |
95 | Javier Ramírez (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | |
96 | Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step | |
97 | Jesús Rosendo (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | |
98 | Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | |
99 | Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence-Lotto | |
100 | Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Fuji-Servetto | |
101 | Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
102 | Francisco José Martínez (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | |
103 | Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:00:21 |
104 | Christian Knees (Ger) Milram | |
105 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:27 |
106 | Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank | 0:00:29 |
107 | Serafín Martínez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 0:00:35 |
108 | Adrián Palomares (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | |
109 | Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Saxo Bank | |
110 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Slipstream | |
111 | Imanol Erviti (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | |
112 | Antonio Piedra (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | |
113 | Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam | |
114 | Paul Voss (Ger) Milram | 0:00:38 |
115 | Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Française des Jeux | 0:00:39 |
116 | David López García (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:00:42 |
117 | Arkaitz Durán (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | |
118 | Juan Manuel Gárate (Spa) Rabobank | |
119 | Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux | |
120 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Saxo Bank | 0:00:44 |
121 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank | |
122 | Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis | |
123 | Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | |
124 | Karsten Kroon (Ned) Saxo Bank | |
125 | Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step | |
126 | Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Slipstream | 0:00:47 |
127 | Francisco Pérez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | |
128 | David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis | |
129 | Rein Taaramäe (Est) Cofidis | |
130 | Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | |
131 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas | 0:00:51 |
132 | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil | 0:01:00 |
133 | Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas | 0:01:05 |
134 | Julián Sánchez (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 0:01:27 |
135 | Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas | |
136 | Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil | |
137 | Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas | 0:01:34 |
138 | Damien Gaudin (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 0:01:40 |
139 | Martin Velits (Svk) Milram | 0:01:44 |
140 | Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil | 0:01:53 |
141 | Matthé Pronk (Ned) Vacansoleil | |
142 | José Ruiz (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | 0:02:06 |
143 | Matthias Russ (Ger) Milram | 0:02:15 |
144 | José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | |
145 | Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence-Lotto | |
146 | Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Lampre-NGC | 0:02:18 |
147 | Vicente Reynes (Spa) Columbia-HTC | 0:03:33 |
148 | Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Columbia-HTC | |
149 | Gonzalo Rabuñal (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 0:03:48 |
DNS | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-NGC | |
DNS | Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-NGC | |
DNS | Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step | |
DNS | Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Saxo Bank | |
DNF | Alexander Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale |
1 | Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des Jeux | 25 | pts |
2 | William Bonnet (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 20 | |
3 | André Greipel (Ger) Columbia-HTC | 16 | |
4 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas | 14 | |
5 | Francisco Jose Pacheco Torres (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 12 | |
6 | Jürgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-Lotto | 10 | |
7 | Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 9 | |
8 | Javier Benitez (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 8 | |
9 | Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Lampre-NGC | 7 | |
10 | Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil | 6 | |
11 | Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam | 5 | |
12 | Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis | 4 | |
13 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Milram | 3 | |
14 | Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step | 2 | |
15 | Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin-Slipstream | 1 |
1 | Francisco José Martínez (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | 4 | pts |
2 | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil | 2 | |
3 | Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des Jeux | 1 |
1 | Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 4 | pts |
2 | Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des Jeux | 2 | |
3 | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil | 1 |
1 | Francisco José Martínez (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur |
1 | Contentpolis - Ampo | 13:24:42 |
2 | Lampre - N.G.C | |
3 | Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | |
4 | Silence - Lotto | |
5 | Liquigas | |
6 | Cervelo Test Team | |
7 | Team Columbia - HTC | |
8 | Astana | |
9 | Euskaltel - Euskadi | |
10 | Française Des Jeux | |
11 | AG2R - La Mondiale | |
12 | Caisse D'Epargne | |
13 | Garmin - Slipstream | |
14 | BBOX Bouygues Telecom | |
15 | Xacobeo Galicia | |
16 | Cofidis, le credit en ligne | |
17 | Fuji - Servetto | |
18 | Quick Step | |
19 | Rabobank | |
20 | Andalucía - Cajasur | |
21 | Team Milram | 0:00:21 |
22 | Team Saxo Bank | 0:00:35 |
1 | Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 74:27:48 |
2 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank | 0:00:31 |
3 | Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:01:10 |
4 | Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas | 0:01:28 |
5 | Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto | 0:01:51 |
6 | Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 0:01:54 |
7 | Joaquím Rodríguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:05:53 |
8 | Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre-NGC | 0:06:34 |
9 | Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin-Slipstream | 0:08:28 |
10 | Juan José Cobo (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | 0:10:45 |
11 | Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana | 0:11:50 |
12 | Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil | 0:12:18 |
13 | Daniel Moreno (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:12:49 |
14 | Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Astana | 0:13:34 |
15 | Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis | 0:15:55 |
16 | Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas | 0:17:32 |
17 | Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:17:41 |
18 | Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervélo TestTeam | 0:17:49 |
19 | Françis De Greef (Bel) Silence-Lotto | 0:18:03 |
20 | Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step | 0:18:12 |
21 | Manuel Váquez (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 0:23:02 |
22 | Jesús Hernández (Spa) Astana | 0:23:24 |
23 | José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam | 0:26:14 |
24 | Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia | 0:26:56 |
25 | David Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 0:29:00 |
26 | David De La Fuente (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | 0:30:17 |
27 | Mickaël Chérel (Fra) Française des Jeux | 0:33:48 |
28 | David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis | 0:37:49 |
29 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:43:00 |
30 | Arkaitz Durán (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | 0:47:03 |
31 | David Herrero (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 0:47:51 |
32 | Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis | 0:49:58 |
33 | Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam | 0:50:27 |
34 | Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank | 0:50:29 |
35 | Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Saxo Bank | 0:51:32 |
36 | Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank | 0:52:39 |
37 | Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil | 0:52:53 |
38 | Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 0:56:08 |
39 | Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:57:33 |
40 | Juan Manuel Gárate (Spa) Rabobank | 0:59:08 |
41 | Serafín Martínez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 0:59:18 |
42 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank | 0:59:20 |
43 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 1:00:17 |
44 | Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis | 1:00:22 |
45 | Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 1:00:54 |
46 | David López García (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 1:01:35 |
47 | Christian Knees (Ger) Milram | 1:04:52 |
48 | Gustavo César Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 1:05:01 |
49 | Manuel Calvente (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | 1:07:45 |
50 | Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 1:08:01 |
51 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Slipstream | 1:08:19 |
52 | Xavier Florencio (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam | 1:09:00 |
53 | Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence-Lotto | 1:09:03 |
54 | Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis | 1:09:19 |
55 | Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank | 1:11:17 |
56 | Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | 1:11:51 |
57 | Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux | 1:12:23 |
58 | Adrián Palomares (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 1:13:00 |
59 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Silence-Lotto | 1:14:17 |
60 | Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 1:17:23 |
61 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Saxo Bank | 1:17:53 |
62 | Gonzalo Rabuñal (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 1:18:11 |
63 | Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step | 1:18:22 |
64 | Javier Ramírez (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | 1:19:27 |
65 | Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 1:23:08 |
66 | Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 1:23:22 |
67 | Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Slipstream | 1:24:29 |
68 | Iñaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 1:26:25 |
69 | Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis | 1:26:39 |
70 | Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française des Jeux | 1:28:31 |
71 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas | 1:29:11 |
72 | Mickaël Delage (Fra) Silence-Lotto | 1:30:55 |
73 | Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas | 1:31:08 |
74 | Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Fuji-Servetto | 1:31:28 |
75 | Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 1:31:53 |
76 | Antonio Piedra (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | 1:37:13 |
77 | Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo Bank | 1:39:37 |
78 | David Millar (GBr) Garmin-Slipstream | |
79 | Francisco José Martínez (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | 1:39:49 |
80 | Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence-Lotto | 1:40:36 |
81 | Karsten Kroon (Ned) Saxo Bank | 1:40:47 |
82 | Julián Sánchez (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 1:42:40 |
83 | Rein Taaramäe (Est) Cofidis | 1:42:55 |
84 | Francisco Pérez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 1:44:59 |
85 | Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Lampre-NGC | 1:45:35 |
86 | Alan Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 1:45:46 |
87 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas | 1:46:09 |
88 | Jesús Del Nero (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | 1:46:34 |
89 | Dominik Roels (Ger) Milram | 1:47:12 |
90 | José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale | 1:47:28 |
91 | Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis | 1:48:03 |
92 | Gustavo Dominguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 1:48:05 |
93 | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil | 1:48:37 |
94 | Bert Grabsch (Ger) Columbia-HTC | 1:49:17 |
95 | Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana | 1:49:35 |
96 | Adam Hansen (Aus) Columbia-HTC | 1:49:52 |
97 | Matthias Russ (Ger) Milram | 1:51:14 |
98 | Martin Velits (Svk) Milram | 1:51:19 |
99 | Christian Meier (Can) Garmin-Slipstream | 1:51:55 |
100 | Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step | 1:54:42 |
101 | Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step | 1:54:51 |
102 | Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam | 1:58:43 |
103 | Vicente Reynes (Spa) Columbia-HTC | 2:01:42 |
104 | Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas | 2:02:18 |
105 | Jesús Rosendo (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | 2:02:56 |
106 | Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil | 2:03:18 |
107 | Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil | 2:04:19 |
108 | Aitor Hernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 2:04:43 |
109 | Paul Voss (Ger) Milram | 2:05:22 |
110 | André Greipel (Ger) Columbia-HTC | 2:06:25 |
111 | Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 2:08:16 |
112 | Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Française des Jeux | 2:08:48 |
113 | Imanol Erviti (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 2:10:03 |
114 | Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil | 2:12:17 |
115 | William Bonnet (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 2:14:16 |
116 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas | 2:14:54 |
117 | Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Saxo Bank | 2:15:10 |
118 | Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 2:16:27 |
119 | Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 2:17:59 |
120 | Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam | 2:18:15 |
121 | Michael Schär (Swi) Astana | |
122 | José Ruiz (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | 2:19:54 |
123 | Javier Benitez (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 2:20:08 |
124 | Jürgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-Lotto | 2:21:11 |
125 | Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step | 2:21:35 |
126 | Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Columbia-HTC | 2:22:02 |
127 | Matthé Pronk (Ned) Vacansoleil | 2:23:41 |
128 | Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des Jeux | 2:24:08 |
129 | Aitor Pérez Arrieta (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 2:25:54 |
130 | Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas | 2:26:02 |
131 | Christophe Brandt (Bel) Silence-Lotto | 2:26:28 |
132 | Gregory Henderson (NZl) Columbia-HTC | 2:26:42 |
133 | Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Lampre-NGC | 2:28:04 |
134 | Francisco Jose Pacheco Torres (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 2:31:20 |
135 | Sergio Dominguez Munoz (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 2:31:49 |
136 | Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana | 2:32:33 |
137 | Jean Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis | 2:35:25 |
138 | Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank | 2:36:00 |
139 | Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des Jeux | 2:37:44 |
140 | Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas | 2:39:36 |
141 | Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre-NGC | 2:40:09 |
142 | Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin-Slipstream | 2:40:50 |
143 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Milram | 2:43:08 |
144 | Timothy Gudsell (NZl) Française des Jeux | 2:46:02 |
145 | Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Columbia-HTC | 2:47:03 |
146 | José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 2:48:10 |
147 | Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil | 2:48:24 |
148 | Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin-Slipstream | 2:55:14 |
149 | Damien Gaudin (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 2:57:41 |
1 | André Greipel (Ger) Columbia-HTC | 121 | pts |
2 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas | 81 | |
3 | Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 80 | |
4 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank | 68 | |
5 | Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto | 67 | |
6 | Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 58 | |
7 | Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas | 56 | |
8 | Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 55 | |
9 | Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil | 52 | |
10 | Jürgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-Lotto | 52 | |
11 | David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis | 51 | |
12 | Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis | 51 | |
13 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank | 40 | |
14 | William Bonnet (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 39 | |
15 | Bert Grabsch (Ger) Columbia-HTC | 37 | |
16 | David Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 32 | |
17 | David Herrero (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 31 | |
18 | Gustavo César Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 28 | |
19 | Joaquím Rodríguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 26 | |
20 | Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step | 24 | |
21 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Silence-Lotto | 23 | |
22 | Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Slipstream | 22 | |
23 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 22 | |
24 | Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin-Slipstream | 22 | |
25 | Iñaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 20 | |
26 | Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Lampre-NGC | 20 | |
27 | Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil | 18 | |
28 | Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 18 | |
29 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Milram | 17 | |
30 | Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne | 16 | |
31 | Serafín Martínez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 15 | |
32 | Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step | 13 | |
33 | Christian Knees (Ger) Milram | 13 | |
34 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Saxo Bank | 13 | |
35 | David De La Fuente (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | 12 | |
36 | Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step | 12 | |
37 | Jesús Rosendo (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | 11 | |
38 | Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre-NGC | 11 | |
39 | Juan José Cobo (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | 11 | |
40 | Javier Ramírez (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | 11 | |
41 | Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam | 11 | |
42 | Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Saxo Bank | 10 | |
43 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas | 10 | |
44 | Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux | 9 | |
45 | Gonzalo Rabuñal (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 9 | |
46 | Francisco Jose Pacheco Torres (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 9 | |
47 | Juan Manuel Gárate (Spa) Rabobank | 8 | |
48 | Karsten Kroon (Ned) Saxo Bank | 8 | |
49 | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil | 7 | |
50 | Adrián Palomares (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 7 | |
51 | Francisco José Martínez (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | 6 | |
52 | Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis | 6 | |
53 | Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank | 5 | |
54 | Rein Taaramäe (Est) Cofidis | 5 | |
55 | Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 5 | |
56 | Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step | 4 | |
57 | Antonio Piedra (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | 4 | |
58 | Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des Jeux | 3 | |
59 | Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas | 3 | |
60 | Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank | 3 | |
61 | Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis | 3 | |
62 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Slipstream | 2 | |
63 | Matthé Pronk (Ned) Vacansoleil | 2 | |
64 | Xavier Florencio (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam | 2 | |
65 | Mickaël Delage (Fra) Silence-Lotto | 2 | |
66 | Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank | 2 | |
67 | Dominik Roels (Ger) Milram | 1 | |
68 | Julián Sánchez (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 1 | |
69 | Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana | 1 | |
70 | Françis De Greef (Bel) Silence-Lotto | 1 | |
71 | Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia | 1 | |
72 | Mickaël Chérel (Fra) Française des Jeux | 1 | |
73 | Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank | 1 | |
74 | Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis | 1 |
1 | David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis | 170 | pts |
2 | David De La Fuente (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | 89 | |
3 | Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank | 60 | |
4 | Javier Ramírez (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | 59 | |
5 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank | 58 | |
6 | Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 57 | |
7 | Julián Sánchez (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 57 | |
8 | Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil | 54 | |
9 | Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 53 | |
10 | Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 40 | |
11 | Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis | 39 | |
12 | Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto | 39 | |
13 | David Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 29 | |
14 | Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas | 28 | |
15 | Rein Taaramäe (Est) Cofidis | 27 | |
16 | Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Slipstream | 26 | |
17 | Gustavo César Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 25 | |
18 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Saxo Bank | 25 | |
19 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank | 22 | |
20 | Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis | 21 | |
21 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 20 | |
22 | Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank | 19 | |
23 | Serafín Martínez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 17 | |
24 | Joaquím Rodríguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 17 | |
25 | Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil | 16 | |
26 | Adrián Palomares (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 13 | |
27 | Gonzalo Rabuñal (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 12 | |
28 | Aitor Hernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 10 | |
29 | Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 10 | |
30 | Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 10 | |
31 | David Herrero (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 9 | |
32 | Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale | 9 | |
33 | Juan Manuel Gárate (Spa) Rabobank | 9 | |
34 | Aitor Pérez Arrieta (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 9 | |
35 | Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Fuji-Servetto | 8 | |
36 | Paul Voss (Ger) Milram | 8 | |
37 | Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre-NGC | 7 | |
38 | Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | 7 | |
39 | Alan Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 7 | |
40 | Jesús Rosendo (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | 6 | |
41 | Christian Knees (Ger) Milram | 6 | |
42 | Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Saxo Bank | 5 | |
43 | Christian Meier (Can) Garmin-Slipstream | 5 | |
44 | William Bonnet (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 4 | |
45 | Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step | 4 | |
46 | José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 4 | |
47 | Juan José Cobo (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | 3 | |
48 | Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis | 3 | |
49 | Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne | 3 | |
50 | Françis De Greef (Bel) Silence-Lotto | 3 | |
51 | Arkaitz Durán (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | 3 | |
52 | Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank | 3 | |
53 | Iñaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 3 | |
54 | Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step | 3 | |
55 | Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil | 3 | |
56 | Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 3 | |
57 | Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin-Slipstream | 3 | |
58 | Martin Velits (Svk) Milram | 3 | |
59 | Matthé Pronk (Ned) Vacansoleil | 3 | |
60 | Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis | 2 | |
61 | Jean Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis | 2 | |
62 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 2 | |
63 | Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana | 1 | |
64 | Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas | 1 | |
65 | Xavier Florencio (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam | 1 | |
66 | Dominik Roels (Ger) Milram | 1 | |
67 | Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana | 1 | |
68 | Vicente Reynes (Spa) Columbia-HTC | 1 |
1 | Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 10 | pts |
2 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank | 11 | |
3 | Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 21 | |
4 | Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 21 | |
5 | Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto | 22 | |
6 | Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas | 25 | |
7 | David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis | 40 | |
8 | Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil | 47 | |
9 | Joaquím Rodríguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 50 | |
10 | David Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 54 | |
11 | David De La Fuente (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | 63 | |
12 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank | 74 | |
13 | Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin-Slipstream | 79 | |
14 | David Herrero (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 79 | |
15 | Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre-NGC | 83 | |
16 | Gustavo César Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 83 | |
17 | Serafín Martínez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 95 | |
18 | Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step | 96 | |
19 | Juan José Cobo (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | 97 | |
20 | Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne | 97 | |
21 | Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Slipstream | 103 | |
22 | Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis | 104 | |
23 | Javier Ramírez (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | 106 | |
24 | Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank | 109 | |
25 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Saxo Bank | 111 | |
26 | Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis | 116 | |
27 | Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Saxo Bank | 118 | |
28 | Juan Manuel Gárate (Spa) Rabobank | 120 | |
29 | Christian Knees (Ger) Milram | 121 | |
30 | Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis | 125 | |
31 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 128 | |
32 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 128 | |
33 | Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank | 129 | |
34 | Adrián Palomares (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 131 | |
35 | Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 131 | |
36 | Gonzalo Rabuñal (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 132 | |
37 | Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas | 139 | |
38 | Françis De Greef (Bel) Silence-Lotto | 139 | |
39 | Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil | 139 | |
40 | Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana | 142 | |
41 | Iñaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 145 | |
42 | Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank | 149 | |
43 | Rein Taaramäe (Est) Cofidis | 150 | |
44 | Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis | 151 | |
45 | Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale | 161 | |
46 | Julián Sánchez (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 161 | |
47 | William Bonnet (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 171 | |
48 | Xavier Florencio (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam | 180 | |
49 | Jesús Rosendo (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | 180 | |
50 | Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Fuji-Servetto | 191 | |
51 | Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | 207 | |
52 | Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step | 211 | |
53 | Dominik Roels (Ger) Milram | 220 | |
54 | Alan Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 226 | |
55 | Christian Meier (Can) Garmin-Slipstream | 241 | |
56 | Martin Velits (Svk) Milram | 244 | |
57 | Aitor Pérez Arrieta (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 247 | |
58 | Matthé Pronk (Ned) Vacansoleil | 248 | |
59 | Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana | 255 | |
60 | Paul Voss (Ger) Milram | 258 | |
61 | Vicente Reynes (Spa) Columbia-HTC | 266 | |
62 | Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil | 270 | |
63 | José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 301 | |
64 | Jean Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis | 305 |
1 | Xacobeo Galicia | 223:12:13 |
2 | Caisse D'Epargne | 0:20:51 |
3 | Astana | 0:27:47 |
4 | Rabobank | 0:41:05 |
5 | Cofidis, le credit en ligne | 0:41:32 |
6 | Fuji - Servetto | 0:54:24 |
7 | Silence - Lotto | 0:58:03 |
8 | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 1:01:18 |
9 | Cervelo Test Team | 1:11:17 |
10 | Liquigas | 1:32:02 |
11 | Française Des Jeux | 1:36:53 |
12 | AG2R - La Mondiale | 1:40:13 |
13 | Lampre - N.G.C | 1:57:20 |
14 | Garmin - Slipstream | 2:03:19 |
15 | Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 2:19:13 |
16 | Andalucía - Cajasur | 2:28:37 |
17 | Team Saxo Bank | 2:31:23 |
18 | Contentpolis - Ampo | 2:32:01 |
19 | Team Milram | 2:56:17 |
20 | Quick Step | 3:02:13 |
21 | BBOX Bouygues Telecom | 4:03:03 |
22 | Team Columbia - HTC | 5:11:27 |
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