Henderson surprise winner in Vuelta's Venlo stage
By Les Clarke published
New Zealand's Henderson wins over Bozic in Vuelta a España group sprint to Venlo
They say that only two things in life are inevitable: death and taxes. Most forget to add that in cycling there's a third inevitability - the break on a dead-flat stage of a grand tour is always going to be swallowed up as the sprinters chew up the offerings available.
Today in Venlo that preordained fate met those brave enough to break away. Another day in Holland - albeit via Germany - tailored to sprinters delivered more rich rewards for the fast men. It wasn't without a trio of souls whose intentions were good, but in reality the three escapees never stood a chance.
What was unpredicted was the day's winner - New Zealander Greg Henderson benefited from the work done by his Columbia-HTC teammates in the final five kilometres to take his first win in a grand tour. The affable kiwi wasn't the intended 'go to man' but when he found himself in second wheel, sitting behind Borut Bozic, with only a handful of metres remaining, it was going to be Henderson's day.
Just as compatriot Hayden Roulston has enjoyed a fantastic resurgence this season with Cervélo TestTeam, his former national track teammate Henderson has carved himself a solid position in Columbia-HTC's squad and his win in Venlo is evidence of this. The 2004 scratch race world champion showed the speed he is capable of, finishing ahead of Bozic and Oscar Freire.
It moved Henderson to second on the overall standings, just six seconds behind Fabian Cancellara, who will wear the golden jersey heading into tomorrow's tricky stage to Liège. Gerald Ciolek moves down to third overall, a further two seconds behind Henderson.
"We were setting up the sprint for [André] Greipel - all day we were saying, 'Let's set it up for André'. Just after a k to go though, there was a sharp corner and Vacansoleil came flying through," said Henderson. "I was waiting and looking for Greipel but it was 150 metres to go so I thought I better go myself."
Henderson was jovial when informed it was the team's 72nd victory this season before paying tribute to the work done by team owner Bob Stapleton and directeur sportif Rolf Aldag. "Whenever there's a sprint stage, Columbia-HTC is always well represented," he added.
The third inevitability - with a twist
Itchy feet made for another long break - today's escapees were Lars Boom (Rabobank), Johnny Hoogerland (Vacansoleil) and Jesus Rosendo (Andalucia-Cajasur), who took flight after just two kilometres. The open roads and crosswinds suited the Dutch riders, while Rosendo held his own and eventually was the final man caught about 20km from the finish.
Having been given a lead of 9:42 by the 28km mark, the peloton wasn't overly interested in pegging back the trio until the final third of the stage. With 57km to go the break's advantage had been lowered to 3:47 as the gap was slowly being whittled away by Saxo Bank, Team Milram, Quick Step and Garmin-Slipstream.
Unsurprisingly, these teams possess the sprinters to watch in this year's Vuelta - the likes of yesterday's winner Gerald Ciolek, Allan Davis, Tyler Farrar and Tom Boonen were all ready to snatch the low-hanging fruit
With 47km to go the gap was 2:48 and as the final 30km loomed it was time for the last-ditch efforts to begin, as Boom tested the legs of his breakaway companions before sitting up and waiting for the inevitable to happen. Both Hoogerland and Resondo delayed their capture by the peloton but eventually both were caught.
It wasn't Garmin-Slipstream's day for luck, however; within the final 15km Tyler Farrar then Julian Dean experienced mechanical issues, making the chase back on that much more difficult as the peloton opened the throttle on the run to Venlo.
On the front, meanwhile, Liquigas' contingent could be seen throwing its weight on the front next to the likes of Quick Step's crew and Milram's men, who were looking for second helpings of 'the good stuff' following Gerald Ciolek's victory yesterday in Emmen.
A slightly technical finish made for an interesting finale - there was plenty of bravado, 'wide elbows' and big turns as the sprinters' teams made a bid for space to get their man in the right position heading into the last two kilometres. Bert Grabsch powered Columbia-HTC's effort, leaving Henderson as the final man to pull away before it was expected Greipel would contest the final 200 metres on the front.
No one told the Vacansoleil team, however. Two of its riders - one being Bozic - blew through the final, chicane-type corner, effectively disrupting the flow of the lead outs. The beneficiary was Henderson, who found himself sitting in the perfect position to open his throttle not in an effort to get Greipel to the line but to fight for stage honours.
And he did just that, comfortably overpowering Bozic and staying clear of Freire for the biggest win of his career. On a day where the inevitable happened for all but the final 200 metres of another Spanish foray into the Dutch countryside, one of New Zealand's finest made it grand tour win number one.
Vuelta a España - Stage 4: September 1 - Venlo - Liège, 224km
The Vuelta will pay tribute to the northern Classics with this stage that takes in parts of the Amstel Gold and Liège-Bastogne-Liège routes. The key points for the race’s longest stage are the two climbs of the Cauberg (its zenith is where Amstel concludes) and Mont Theux, which was once a regular Liège rendezvous. These should break up the race but still expect a big group to dispute the finish.
1 | Gregory Henderson (NZl) Columbia-HTC | 4:41:01 |
2 | Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil | |
3 | Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank | |
4 | André Greipel (Ger) Columbia-HTC | |
5 | William Bonnet (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | |
6 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step | |
7 | Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam | |
8 | Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step | |
9 | Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Saxo Bank | |
10 | Jürgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-Lotto | |
11 | Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Slipstream | |
12 | Francisco Jose Pacheco Torres (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | |
13 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas | |
14 | Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des Jeux | |
15 | Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis | |
16 | Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Lampre-NGC | |
17 | Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Columbia-HTC | |
18 | Vitaliy Buts (Ukr) Lampre-NGC | |
19 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Milram | |
20 | Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank | |
21 | Davide Viganò (Ita) Fuji-Servetto | |
22 | Björn Schröder (Ger) Milram | |
23 | Javier Benitez (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | |
24 | Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil | |
25 | Francesco Tomei (Ita) Lampre-NGC | |
26 | Allan Davis (Aus) Quick Step | |
27 | Iñaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
28 | Matthé Pronk (Ned) Vacansoleil | |
29 | Mickaël Delage (Fra) Silence-Lotto | |
30 | Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil | |
31 | Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
32 | Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin-Slipstream | |
33 | Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Milram | |
34 | Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-NGC | |
35 | Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Fuji-Servetto | |
36 | Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | |
37 | Christian Knees (Ger) Milram | |
38 | Gustavo César Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | |
39 | Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | |
40 | Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo Bank | |
41 | Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil | |
42 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas | |
43 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Saxo Bank | |
44 | Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana | |
45 | Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | |
46 | Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank | |
47 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Saxo Bank | |
48 | Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto | |
49 | Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia | |
50 | Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence-Lotto | |
51 | Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil | |
52 | Paul Voss (Ger) Milram | |
53 | Bert Grabsch (Ger) Columbia-HTC | |
54 | Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin-Slipstream | |
55 | Christophe Brandt (Bel) Silence-Lotto | |
56 | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil | |
57 | Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Milram | |
58 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Silence-Lotto | |
59 | Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam | |
60 | Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
61 | Alexander Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale | |
62 | Mikel Gaztañaga Echeverria (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | |
63 | Michael Schär (Swi) Astana | |
64 | Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step | |
65 | Gustavo Dominguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | |
66 | Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux | |
67 | Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana | |
68 | David De La Fuente (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | |
69 | Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin-Slipstream | |
70 | Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
71 | Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervélo TestTeam | |
72 | Ignas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervélo TestTeam | |
73 | David Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | |
74 | Chris Horner (USA) Astana | |
75 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-NGC | |
76 | Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank | |
77 | Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Lampre-NGC | |
78 | Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step | |
79 | Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale | |
80 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Slipstream | |
81 | Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis | |
82 | Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis | |
83 | Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
84 | Manuel Ortega (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | |
85 | Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Saxo Bank | |
86 | Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step | |
87 | Dominik Roels (Ger) Milram | |
88 | Manuel Váquez (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | |
89 | Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil | |
90 | Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
91 | Eros Capecchi (Ita) Fuji-Servetto | |
92 | José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam | |
93 | Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil | |
94 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank | |
95 | Gonzalo Rabuñal (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | |
96 | Xavier Florencio (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam | |
97 | Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis | |
98 | Françis De Greef (Bel) Silence-Lotto | |
99 | Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis | |
100 | Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des Jeux | |
101 | Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step | |
102 | José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Astana | |
103 | Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas | |
104 | Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana | |
105 | Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Astana | |
106 | Vicente Reynes (Spa) Columbia-HTC | |
107 | Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre-NGC | |
108 | Adam Hansen (Aus) Columbia-HTC | |
109 | Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française des Jeux | |
110 | Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | |
111 | Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis | |
112 | Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas | |
113 | Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin-Slipstream | |
114 | Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne | |
115 | Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank | |
116 | David Herrero (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | |
117 | Jean Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis | |
118 | Karsten Kroon (Ned) Saxo Bank | |
119 | Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | |
120 | Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas | |
121 | Fränk Schleck (Lux) Saxo Bank | |
122 | Daniel Moreno (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | |
123 | Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
124 | Andy Schleck (Lux) Saxo Bank | |
125 | Serafín Martínez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | |
126 | Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Columbia-HTC | |
127 | Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre-NGC | |
128 | Imanol Erviti (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | |
129 | Juan José Cobo (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | |
130 | Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas | |
131 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas | |
132 | Mickaël Chérel (Fra) Française des Jeux | |
133 | Xavier Tondo (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | |
134 | Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | |
135 | Simon Gerrans (Aus) Cervélo TestTeam | |
136 | Jesús Del Nero (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | |
137 | Franck Bouyer (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | |
138 | Oscar García-Casarrubios (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | |
139 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
140 | Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank | |
141 | Francisco Pérez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | |
142 | Joaquím Rodríguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | |
143 | Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervélo TestTeam | |
144 | Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Fuji-Servetto | |
145 | Alan Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
146 | Sergio Dominguez Munoz (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | |
147 | Aitor Hernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
148 | Francisco José Martínez (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | |
149 | John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
150 | Rein Taaramäe (Est) Cofidis | |
151 | Manuel Calvente (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | |
152 | Matthias Russ (Ger) Milram | |
153 | José Antonio López (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | |
154 | Timothy Gudsell (NZl) Française des Jeux | |
155 | Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux | |
156 | Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana | |
157 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
158 | Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
159 | Javier Ramírez (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | |
160 | José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale | |
161 | Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | |
162 | Jesús Rosendo (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | |
163 | Arkaitz Durán (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | |
164 | Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step | |
165 | Kim Kirchen (Lux) Columbia-HTC | |
166 | Martin Velits (Svk) Milram | |
167 | Michael Albasini (Swi) Columbia-HTC | |
168 | Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Slipstream | |
169 | Christian Meier (Can) Garmin-Slipstream | |
170 | Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des Jeux | |
171 | Antonio Piedra (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | |
172 | Aitor Pérez Arrieta (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | |
173 | Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam | |
174 | David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis | |
175 | Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Française des Jeux | |
176 | Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | |
177 | David López García (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | |
178 | Alberto Fernández Sainz (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | |
179 | Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas | |
180 | David Millar (GBr) Garmin-Slipstream | |
181 | Juan Manuel Gárate (Spa) Rabobank | |
182 | Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-NGC | |
183 | Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | |
184 | Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Saxo Bank | |
185 | Jesús Hernández (Spa) Astana | |
186 | Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | |
187 | Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | |
188 | Damien Gaudin (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | |
189 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank | |
190 | Adrián Palomares (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | |
191 | Julián Sánchez (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | |
192 | Charles Wegelius (GBr) Silence-Lotto | |
193 | José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | |
194 | José Ruiz (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | 0:00:49 |
195 | Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step |
1 | Gregory Henderson (NZl) Columbia-HTC | 25 | pts |
2 | Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil | 20 | |
3 | Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank | 16 | |
4 | André Greipel (Ger) Columbia-HTC | 14 | |
5 | William Bonnet (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 12 | |
6 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step | 10 | |
7 | Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam | 9 | |
8 | Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step | 8 | |
9 | Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Saxo Bank | 7 | |
10 | Jürgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-Lotto | 6 | |
11 | Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Slipstream | 5 | |
12 | Francisco Jose Pacheco Torres (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 4 | |
13 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas | 3 | |
14 | Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des Jeux | 2 | |
15 | Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis | 1 |
1 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank | 4 | pts |
2 | Jesús Rosendo (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | 2 | |
3 | Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil | 1 |
1 | Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil | 4 | pts |
2 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank | 2 | |
3 | Jesús Rosendo (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | 1 |
1 | Team Columbia - High Road | 14:03:03 |
2 | Quick Step | |
3 | Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | |
4 | Lampre - N.G.C | |
5 | Rabobank | |
6 | Team Milram | |
7 | BBox Bouygues Telecom | |
8 | Silence - Lotto | |
9 | Team Saxo Bank | |
10 | Garmin - Slipstream | |
11 | Contentpolis-Ampo | |
12 | Fuji-Servetto | |
13 | Xacobeo Galicia | |
14 | Cervelo Test Team | |
15 | Euskaltel - Euskadi | |
16 | Liquigas | |
17 | AG2R La Mondiale | |
18 | Astana | |
19 | Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | |
20 | Française Des Jeux | |
21 | Caisse d'Epargne | |
22 | Andalucia Cajasur |
1 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Saxo Bank | 9:29:33 |
2 | Gregory Henderson (NZl) Columbia-HTC | 0:00:06 |
3 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Milram | 0:00:08 |
4 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step | 0:00:09 |
5 | Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Slipstream | 0:00:12 |
6 | Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil | 0:00:14 |
7 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank | 0:00:16 |
8 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas | |
9 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas | 0:00:17 |
10 | David Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 0:00:18 |
11 | Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas | |
12 | Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | |
13 | Bert Grabsch (Ger) Columbia-HTC | 0:00:19 |
14 | Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto | |
15 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Silence-Lotto | 0:00:21 |
16 | Imanol Erviti (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | |
17 | David Herrero (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 0:00:22 |
18 | Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne | |
19 | Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas | |
20 | Michael Albasini (Swi) Columbia-HTC | |
21 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Saxo Bank | 0:00:23 |
22 | Gustavo César Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | |
23 | Chris Horner (USA) Astana | |
24 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank | 0:00:24 |
25 | Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank | |
26 | Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam | |
27 | William Bonnet (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 0:00:25 |
28 | Francisco Pérez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | |
29 | Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Columbia-HTC | |
30 | Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank | 0:00:26 |
31 | Björn Schröder (Ger) Milram | |
32 | Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step | |
33 | Kim Kirchen (Lux) Columbia-HTC | 0:00:27 |
34 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas | |
35 | Christian Knees (Ger) Milram | |
36 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:28 |
37 | Paul Voss (Ger) Milram | |
38 | Allan Davis (Aus) Quick Step | |
39 | Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Astana | |
40 | Michael Schär (Swi) Astana | |
41 | Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervélo TestTeam | 0:00:29 |
42 | Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale | |
43 | Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin-Slipstream | |
44 | Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-NGC | |
45 | Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam | 0:00:30 |
46 | Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana | |
47 | Jürgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-Lotto | |
48 | Karsten Kroon (Ned) Saxo Bank | 0:00:31 |
49 | Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux | |
50 | Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des Jeux | |
51 | André Greipel (Ger) Columbia-HTC | |
52 | Francisco Jose Pacheco Torres (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 0:00:32 |
53 | Gonzalo Rabuñal (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | |
54 | Arkaitz Durán (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | |
55 | Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step | |
56 | Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Saxo Bank | |
57 | Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step | |
58 | Manuel Váquez (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | |
59 | Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana | |
60 | Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis | 0:00:33 |
61 | Juan José Cobo (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | |
62 | Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | |
63 | Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis | 0:00:34 |
64 | Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil | |
65 | Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin-Slipstream | 0:00:35 |
66 | Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence-Lotto | |
67 | Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Fuji-Servetto | |
68 | Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana | 0:00:36 |
69 | Eros Capecchi (Ita) Fuji-Servetto | |
70 | Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
71 | Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervélo TestTeam | |
72 | Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil | |
73 | Vicente Reynes (Spa) Columbia-HTC | 0:00:37 |
74 | Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Milram | |
75 | Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo Bank | 0:00:38 |
76 | Mickaël Delage (Fra) Silence-Lotto | |
77 | Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 0:00:40 |
78 | Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil | |
79 | Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank | |
80 | Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Milram | |
81 | Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis | 0:00:41 |
82 | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil | |
83 | Rein Taaramäe (Est) Cofidis | |
84 | Christophe Brandt (Bel) Silence-Lotto | 0:00:42 |
85 | Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
86 | Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank | |
87 | Xavier Tondo (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | |
88 | Manuel Ortega (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | 0:00:43 |
89 | Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank | 0:00:44 |
90 | Iñaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
91 | Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia | |
92 | Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step | 0:00:45 |
93 | Xavier Florencio (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam | 0:00:46 |
94 | Juan Manuel Gárate (Spa) Rabobank | |
95 | Davide Viganò (Ita) Fuji-Servetto | |
96 | Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
97 | Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Fuji-Servetto | 0:00:47 |
98 | David Millar (GBr) Garmin-Slipstream | 0:00:48 |
99 | Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis | |
100 | Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil | |
101 | Martin Velits (Svk) Milram | 0:00:49 |
102 | Aitor Hernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:00:50 |
103 | Daniel Moreno (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | |
104 | Alexander Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale | |
105 | Timothy Gudsell (NZl) Française des Jeux | 0:00:51 |
106 | Matthé Pronk (Ned) Vacansoleil | |
107 | Jesús Rosendo (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | |
108 | Ignas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervélo TestTeam | 0:00:52 |
109 | Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des Jeux | 0:00:53 |
110 | Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
111 | Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | |
112 | Fränk Schleck (Lux) Saxo Bank | |
113 | Simon Gerrans (Aus) Cervélo TestTeam | |
114 | Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana | |
115 | Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux | |
116 | José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam | |
117 | Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin-Slipstream | 0:00:54 |
118 | Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil | |
119 | Mickaël Chérel (Fra) Française des Jeux | |
120 | Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step | |
121 | José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Astana | 0:00:55 |
122 | Franck Bouyer (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | |
123 | Jean Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis | 0:00:56 |
124 | Damien Gaudin (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | |
125 | Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Lampre-NGC | 0:00:57 |
126 | Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:58 |
127 | Joaquím Rodríguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:00:59 |
128 | Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre-NGC | |
129 | Serafín Martínez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 0:01:00 |
130 | Vitaliy Buts (Ukr) Lampre-NGC | |
131 | Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Slipstream | |
132 | Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | 0:01:01 |
133 | Gustavo Dominguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 0:01:02 |
134 | Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Saxo Bank | |
135 | Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
136 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-NGC | |
137 | David De La Fuente (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | 0:01:03 |
138 | Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française des Jeux | 0:01:04 |
139 | Françis De Greef (Bel) Silence-Lotto | |
140 | Alan Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:01:05 |
141 | José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | |
142 | Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis | |
143 | Matthias Russ (Ger) Milram | |
144 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Slipstream | |
145 | John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:01:06 |
146 | Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam | |
147 | Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:01:07 |
148 | Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil | |
149 | Andy Schleck (Lux) Saxo Bank | 0:01:08 |
150 | Christian Meier (Can) Garmin-Slipstream | 0:01:09 |
151 | Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step | |
152 | David López García (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:01:10 |
153 | Francesco Tomei (Ita) Lampre-NGC | |
154 | Aitor Pérez Arrieta (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | |
155 | Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas | 0:01:11 |
156 | Adam Hansen (Aus) Columbia-HTC | 0:01:12 |
157 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
158 | Jesús Del Nero (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | 0:01:13 |
159 | Sergio Dominguez Munoz (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | |
160 | David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis | |
161 | Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:01:14 |
162 | José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale | |
163 | Jesús Hernández (Spa) Astana | 0:01:16 |
164 | Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Française des Jeux | 0:01:17 |
165 | Antonio Piedra (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | 0:01:18 |
166 | Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre-NGC | 0:01:19 |
167 | Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas | 0:01:21 |
168 | Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des Jeux | 0:01:23 |
169 | Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Lampre-NGC | 0:01:25 |
170 | Manuel Calvente (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | 0:01:26 |
171 | Javier Benitez (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 0:01:33 |
172 | Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 0:01:35 |
173 | Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis | |
174 | Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas | 0:01:36 |
175 | Javier Ramírez (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | 0:01:38 |
176 | Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Saxo Bank | 0:01:39 |
177 | Dominik Roels (Ger) Milram | 0:01:40 |
178 | Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:01:43 |
179 | Charles Wegelius (GBr) Silence-Lotto | 0:01:44 |
180 | Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank | 0:01:45 |
181 | José Antonio López (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | 0:01:49 |
182 | Adrián Palomares (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | |
183 | Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 0:01:50 |
184 | Mikel Gaztañaga Echeverria (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 0:01:51 |
185 | Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | |
186 | Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 0:01:52 |
187 | Oscar García-Casarrubios (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 0:02:02 |
188 | Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin-Slipstream | 0:02:03 |
189 | Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Columbia-HTC | 0:02:13 |
190 | Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step | 0:02:41 |
191 | Francisco José Martínez (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | 0:04:33 |
192 | Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-NGC | 0:05:11 |
193 | Julián Sánchez (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 0:07:53 |
194 | Alberto Fernández Sainz (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 0:08:08 |
195 | José Ruiz (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | 0:10:38 |
1 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step | 38 | pts |
2 | Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Slipstream | 33 | |
3 | André Greipel (Ger) Columbia-HTC | 28 | |
4 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Saxo Bank | 25 | |
5 | Gregory Henderson (NZl) Columbia-HTC | 25 | |
6 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Milram | 25 | |
7 | Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam | 25 | |
8 | Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil | 25 | |
9 | Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank | 20 | |
10 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas | 20 | |
11 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas | 15 | |
12 | Jürgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-Lotto | 15 | |
13 | Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil | 14 | |
14 | William Bonnet (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 12 | |
15 | Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis | 11 | |
16 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas | 10 | |
17 | Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Saxo Bank | 9 | |
18 | Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana | 9 | |
19 | David Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 8 | |
20 | Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas | 8 | |
21 | Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des Jeux | 8 | |
22 | Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step | 8 | |
23 | Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 7 | |
24 | Davide Viganò (Ita) Fuji-Servetto | 7 | |
25 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank | 6 | |
26 | Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil | 5 | |
27 | Bert Grabsch (Ger) Columbia-HTC | 5 | |
28 | Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto | 4 | |
29 | Francisco Jose Pacheco Torres (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 4 | |
30 | Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Milram | 3 | |
31 | Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil | 3 | |
32 | Jesús Rosendo (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | 3 | |
33 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Silence-Lotto | 2 | |
34 | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil | 2 | |
35 | Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank | 2 | |
36 | Francisco José Martínez (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | 2 | |
37 | Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-NGC | 1 | |
38 | David Millar (GBr) Garmin-Slipstream | 1 |
1 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Saxo Bank | 5 | pts |
2 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step | 5 | |
3 | Gregory Henderson (NZl) Columbia-HTC | 7 | |
4 | Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Slipstream | 7 | |
5 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Milram | 9 | |
6 | Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil | 19 | |
7 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas | 19 | |
8 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas | 25 | |
9 | David Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 29 | |
10 | Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas | 31 | |
11 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank | 32 | |
12 | Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam | 33 | |
13 | Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank | 34 | |
14 | Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 35 | |
15 | Bert Grabsch (Ger) Columbia-HTC | 40 | |
16 | William Bonnet (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 41 | |
17 | Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto | 42 | |
18 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas | 44 | |
19 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Silence-Lotto | 48 | |
20 | André Greipel (Ger) Columbia-HTC | 54 | |
21 | Jürgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-Lotto | 59 | |
22 | Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des Jeux | 71 | |
23 | Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil | 72 | |
24 | Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Saxo Bank | 73 | |
25 | Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis | 78 | |
26 | Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-NGC | 81 | |
27 | Francisco Jose Pacheco Torres (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 81 | |
28 | Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana | 86 | |
29 | Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil | 98 | |
30 | Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Milram | 104 | |
31 | Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil | 109 | |
32 | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil | 116 | |
33 | Davide Viganò (Ita) Fuji-Servetto | 119 | |
34 | David Millar (GBr) Garmin-Slipstream | 136 | |
35 | Jesús Rosendo (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | 139 | |
36 | Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step | 173 | |
37 | Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank | 215 | |
38 | Francisco José Martínez (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | 227 |
1 | Liquigas | 28:29:30 |
2 | Team Saxo Bank | 0:03:00 |
3 | Garmin - Slipstream | 0:00:06 |
4 | Caisse d'Epargne | 0:00:10 |
5 | Quick Step | 0:00:12 |
6 | Team Columbia - High Road | 0:00:15 |
7 | Astana | |
8 | Silence - Lotto | 0:00:19 |
9 | Team Milram | 0:00:21 |
10 | Rabobank | 0:00:23 |
11 | Xacobeo Galicia | 0:00:24 |
12 | Cervelo Test Team | 0:00:28 |
13 | Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:30 |
14 | Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 0:00:31 |
15 | BBox Bouygues Telecom | 0:00:34 |
16 | Française Des Jeux | |
17 | AG2R La Mondiale | |
18 | Fuji-Servetto | 0:00:41 |
19 | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:00:46 |
20 | Lampre - N.G.C | 0:01:17 |
21 | Contentpolis-Ampo | 0:01:23 |
22 | Andalucia Cajasur | 0:01:26 |

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