Spanish sun shines on Greipel
German takes race lead with bonus seconds
Luck may have played a big part in André Greipel's first Vuelta stage win, but it was a pure display of power that secured his second, on an oven-like evening in Vinaròs. The German sprinter emerged the strongest in an out-and-out drag race with Quick Step's Tom Boonen. Not only did Greipel launch his way to a second stage victory in this year's race, the time bonus at the finish was enough to see him inherit the Gold jersey of race leader from Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank).
Neither Daniele Bennati (Liquigas) nor Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Slipstream) appeared to have a reply for the first two on the stage as they filled third and fourth, respectively. At the other end of the sprinter's spectrum was Milram's Gerald Ciolek, who despite decidedly dryer conditions than Liège two days prior, found himself once again sprawled on the road within the final kilometres.
On a brutally hot opener in Spain, Greipel cast aside any doubts about his ability to contend with the world's fastest. Today also showed his versatility, triumphant on Spanish roads in Spain's Grand Tour, he took his win with a notable absence of teammates around him at the finish. His first ever lead in a Grand Tour now captured, while others wilted in the heat, Greipel has done his best to turn up the temperature.
Out of the pot and into the fire
Tuesday: Torrential rain and crashes galore. Thursday: 37° Celsius and blue sky.
For those few in the peloton that missed out on some form of crash induced shock on the Vuelta's stage four, the weather was doing it's best to confound each rider's circulatory system.
Five riders seemed happy to ignore the dramatic change in conditions. The race had barely left the outskirts of Tarragona when Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Contentpolis-Ampo) launched from the group. The Spaniard was quickly joined by Aitor Hernandez Gutierrez (Euskaltel), José Antonio Lopez Gil (Andalucía), Julien El Fares (Cofidis), Matthé Pronk (Vacansoleil) and Serafin Martinez (Xacobeo Galicia).
Whether it were residual malaise caused by the opening four days of the race or merely the oppressive temperature, the peloton appeared content to let the breakaway pave its own path to Vinaròs. By the first climb of the stage, the Col de Fatxas, at 49 kilometres, the breakaway had built themselves an advantage of 4:30.
Concerned that the sprinters might miss another opportunity, Quick Step's Stijn Devolder was present at the front of the peloton as the majority set about containing the advantage of the minority. With a relatively modest average speed of 37.7km/h through the first three hours of racing, the peloton capped the distance between themselves and the escapees at around the two minute mark.
With status quo established, it was not until the final 30 kilometres that the race began in earnest. As quickly as they had escaped, the break returned from whence-it-came. José Antonio Lopez Gil (Andalucía) and Matthé Pronk (Vacansoleil) made one final bid for glory before a Rabobank-driven peloton snapped up Lopez and then Pronk.
As the stage hit its final ascent, the Ermita, 10 kilometres from home, the game changed once more. David de la Fuente (Fuji Servetto) was followed and passed in quick time by Philippe Gilbert (Silence-Lotto), who put his head down for the narrow, twisting descent.
With seven kilometres to go, Gilbert had snatched a 20-second advantage. Gasping for air, the Belgian was being pursued by the now Quick Step-led mass behind. As Gilbert was wrapped up three kilometres from the end, the jerseys on the front of the peloton had transformed once more. First Columbia-HTC, then Vacansoleil took their turns to control affairs.
In the final kilometre Liquigas grabbed the initiative. By now, the temperature had whittled the peloton to a very small group of very fast individuals. As the number of green jerseys at the front melted away it was the Belgian tricolour of Tom Boonen which appeared most prominent. The Belgian, anxious to break his Vuelta duck for this year, was the first to open the taps with 200 metres to go, but he was left to contemplate what might have been as Greipel came around on the right hand side of the road to take his second successive stage win of this year's race.
Sprinters rule, okay?
The first stage of this year's Vuelta on Spanish soil did provide the first reshuffle of the general classification since leaving Assen five days earlier. The sprinters have finally broken through the Swiss stronghold on the Gold jersey. Today's stage winner Greipel (Columbia-HTC) now holds a six-second advantage over Boonen (Quick Step).
Previous leader, Fabian Cancellara, now sits in third place, nine seconds behind Greipel. The 20-second time bonus earned by the German sprinter for his stage win accounted for Greipel's jump from fourth into the race leadership.
With just three Category 3 climbs to test the peloton on tomorrow's stage six loop from-and-to the city of Xàtiva, Greipel looks likely to hold the Gold until at least the end of the stage seven time trial on Saturday.
1 | André Greipel (Ger) Columbia-HTC | 4:27:54 |
2 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step | 0:00:01 |
3 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas | |
4 | Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Slipstream | |
5 | William Bonnet (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | |
6 | Jürgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-Lotto | |
7 | Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank | |
8 | Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil | |
9 | Davide Viganò (Ita) Fuji-Servetto | |
10 | Francisco Jose Pacheco Torres (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | |
11 | Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervélo TestTeam | |
12 | Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
13 | Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-NGC | |
14 | Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo Bank | |
15 | Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam | |
16 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas | |
17 | Dominik Roels (Ger) Milram | |
18 | Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Saxo Bank | |
19 | Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Columbia-HTC | |
20 | Mickaël Delage (Fra) Silence-Lotto | |
21 | Björn Schröder (Ger) Milram | |
22 | Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia | |
23 | Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Milram | |
24 | Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre-NGC | |
25 | Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto | |
26 | Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin-Slipstream | |
27 | Alexander Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale | |
28 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
29 | Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | |
30 | Christophe Brandt (Bel) Silence-Lotto | |
31 | Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale | |
32 | Christian Knees (Ger) Milram | |
33 | Iñaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
34 | David Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | |
35 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
36 | Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
37 | Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank | |
38 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank | |
39 | Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
40 | Eros Capecchi (Ita) Fuji-Servetto | |
41 | Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil | |
42 | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil | |
43 | Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | |
44 | Françis De Greef (Bel) Silence-Lotto | |
45 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Silence-Lotto | |
46 | Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | |
47 | Timothy Gudsell (NZl) Française des Jeux | |
48 | Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank | |
49 | Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil | |
50 | Karsten Kroon (Ned) Saxo Bank | |
51 | Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step | |
52 | Manuel Váquez (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | |
53 | Gustavo Dominguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | |
54 | Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Saxo Bank | |
55 | Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis | |
56 | Simon Gerrans (Aus) Cervélo TestTeam | |
57 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Saxo Bank | |
58 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Saxo Bank | |
59 | Kim Kirchen (Lux) Columbia-HTC | |
60 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas | |
61 | Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas | |
62 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-NGC | |
63 | Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre-NGC | |
64 | Bert Grabsch (Ger) Columbia-HTC | |
65 | Martin Velits (Svk) Milram | |
66 | Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank | |
67 | Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank | |
68 | Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step | |
69 | Michael Schär (Swi) Astana | |
70 | Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas | |
71 | Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam | |
72 | José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Astana | |
73 | Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Astana | |
74 | Francisco José Martínez (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | |
75 | Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux | |
76 | Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas | |
77 | Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step | |
78 | Xavier Florencio (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam | |
79 | Juan José Cobo (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | |
80 | Jesús Del Nero (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | |
81 | Gonzalo Rabuñal (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | |
82 | Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana | |
83 | Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Milram | |
84 | Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
85 | Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis | |
86 | Arkaitz Durán (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | |
87 | Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
88 | Manuel Calvente (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | |
89 | Xavier Tondo (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | |
90 | Jesús Rosendo (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | |
91 | Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne | |
92 | Michael Albasini (Swi) Columbia-HTC | |
93 | Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
94 | Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | |
95 | Francisco Pérez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | |
96 | Manuel Ortega (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | |
97 | José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam | |
98 | Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil | |
99 | Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis | |
100 | Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana | |
101 | Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis | |
102 | Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervélo TestTeam | |
103 | Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis | |
104 | David López García (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | |
105 | Rein Taaramäe (Est) Cofidis | |
106 | Serafín Martínez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | |
107 | Javier Ramírez (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | |
108 | Gustavo César Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | |
109 | Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana | |
110 | Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin-Slipstream | |
111 | Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
112 | Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step | |
113 | Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des Jeux | |
114 | Joaquím Rodríguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | |
115 | Daniel Moreno (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | |
116 | Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas | |
117 | Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Lampre-NGC | |
118 | Juan Manuel Gárate (Spa) Rabobank | |
119 | José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale | |
120 | Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | |
121 | Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step | |
122 | Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux | |
123 | Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas | |
124 | Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil | |
125 | Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil | |
126 | Jean Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis | |
127 | Andy Schleck (Lux) Saxo Bank | |
128 | Fränk Schleck (Lux) Saxo Bank | |
129 | Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence-Lotto | |
130 | Paul Voss (Ger) Milram | |
131 | Javier Benitez (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | |
132 | Gregory Henderson (NZl) Columbia-HTC | |
133 | Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | |
134 | José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | |
135 | Imanol Erviti (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | |
136 | Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Fuji-Servetto | |
137 | Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | |
138 | Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
139 | John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
140 | Aitor Pérez Arrieta (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | |
141 | David Herrero (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | |
142 | Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des Jeux | |
143 | Jesús Hernández (Spa) Astana | |
144 | Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française des Jeux | |
145 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Slipstream | |
146 | David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis | |
147 | Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam | |
148 | Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | |
149 | David Millar (GBr) Garmin-Slipstream | |
150 | Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | |
151 | Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Columbia-HTC | |
152 | Ignas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervélo TestTeam | |
153 | Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | |
154 | Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step | |
155 | Adam Hansen (Aus) Columbia-HTC | |
156 | Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des Jeux | |
157 | Mickaël Chérel (Fra) Française des Jeux | |
158 | Matthias Russ (Ger) Milram | |
159 | Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin-Slipstream | |
160 | Franck Bouyer (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 0:02:01 |
161 | Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Française des Jeux | |
162 | Francesco Tomei (Ita) Lampre-NGC | |
163 | Antonio Piedra (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | |
164 | Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Slipstream | |
165 | José Ruiz (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | |
166 | Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas | |
167 | Adrián Palomares (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 0:02:02 |
168 | Mikel Gaztañaga Echeverria (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | |
169 | Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana | |
170 | Vitaliy Buts (Ukr) Lampre-NGC | |
171 | Oscar García-Casarrubios (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | |
172 | Alberto Fernández Sainz (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | |
173 | Allan Davis (Aus) Quick Step | |
174 | David De La Fuente (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | |
175 | Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence-Lotto | |
176 | Alan Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:00:01 |
177 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Milram | |
178 | Vicente Reynes (Spa) Columbia-HTC | 0:03:45 |
179 | Julián Sánchez (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | |
180 | Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-NGC | |
181 | José Antonio López (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | 0:04:38 |
182 | Aitor Hernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
183 | Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin-Slipstream | |
184 | Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank | |
185 | Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Saxo Bank | |
186 | Christian Meier (Can) Garmin-Slipstream | |
187 | Sergio Dominguez Munoz (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | |
188 | Damien Gaudin (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | |
189 | Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Lampre-NGC | |
190 | Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step | |
191 | Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis | |
192 | Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil | 0:04:42 |
193 | Matthé Pronk (Ned) Vacansoleil | |
194 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank | |
195 | Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:07:03 |
DNS | Chris Horner (USA) Astana | |
DNS | Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Fuji-Servetto |
1 | André Greipel (Ger) Columbia-HTC | 25 | pts |
2 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step | 20 | |
3 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas | 16 | |
4 | Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Slipstream | 14 | |
5 | William Bonnet (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 12 | |
6 | Jürgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-Lotto | 10 | |
7 | Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank | 9 | |
8 | Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil | 8 | |
9 | Davide Viganò (Ita) Fuji-Servetto | 7 | |
10 | Francisco Jose Pacheco Torres (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 6 | |
11 | Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervélo TestTeam | 5 | |
12 | Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 4 | |
13 | Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-NGC | 3 | |
14 | Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo Bank | 2 | |
15 | Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam | 1 |
1 | José Antonio López (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | 4 | pts |
2 | Serafín Martínez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 2 | |
3 | Julián Sánchez (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 1 |
1 | Serafín Martínez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 4 | pts |
2 | Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis | 2 | |
3 | José Antonio López (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | 1 |
1 | Aitor Hernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 10 | pts |
2 | Serafín Martínez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 7 | |
3 | Julián Sánchez (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 5 | |
4 | Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis | 3 | |
5 | José Antonio López (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | 2 | |
6 | Matthé Pronk (Ned) Vacansoleil | 1 |
1 | Serafín Martínez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia |
1 | Silence - Lotto | 13:23:42 |
2 | Team Milram | |
3 | AG2R - La Mondiale | |
4 | Team Columbia - HTC | |
5 | Liquigas | |
6 | Rabobank | |
7 | Cervelo TestTeam | |
8 | Team Saxo Bank | |
9 | Xacobeo Galicia | |
10 | Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | |
11 | BBOX Bouygues Telecom | |
12 | Lampre - N.G.C | |
13 | Euskaltel - Euskadi | |
14 | Quick Step | |
15 | Fuji - Servetto | |
16 | Garmin - Slipstream | |
17 | Contentpolis - Ampo | |
18 | Astana | |
19 | Française Des Jeux | |
20 | Cofidis, le credit en ligne | |
21 | Andalucía - Cajasur | |
22 | Caisse d'Epargne |
1 | André Greipel (Ger) Columbia-HTC | 19:40:23 |
2 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step | 0:00:06 |
3 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Saxo Bank | 0:00:09 |
4 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas | 0:00:17 |
5 | Bert Grabsch (Ger) Columbia-HTC | 0:00:20 |
6 | Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Slipstream | 0:00:21 |
7 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas | 0:00:26 |
8 | David Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 0:00:27 |
9 | Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas | |
10 | Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | |
11 | Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto | 0:00:28 |
12 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Silence-Lotto | 0:00:30 |
13 | Imanol Erviti (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | |
14 | David Herrero (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 0:00:31 |
15 | Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne | |
16 | Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas | |
17 | Michael Albasini (Swi) Columbia-HTC | |
18 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Saxo Bank | 0:00:32 |
19 | Gustavo César Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | |
20 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank | 0:00:33 |
21 | Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank | |
22 | Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam | |
23 | William Bonnet (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 0:00:34 |
24 | Francisco Pérez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | |
25 | Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Columbia-HTC | |
26 | Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank | 0:00:35 |
27 | Björn Schröder (Ger) Milram | |
28 | Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step | |
29 | Kim Kirchen (Lux) Columbia-HTC | 0:00:36 |
30 | Christian Knees (Ger) Milram | |
31 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:37 |
32 | Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Astana | |
33 | Michael Schär (Swi) Astana | |
34 | Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervélo TestTeam | 0:00:38 |
35 | Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale | |
36 | Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin-Slipstream | |
37 | Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-NGC | |
38 | Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam | 0:00:39 |
39 | Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana | |
40 | Jürgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-Lotto | |
41 | Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux | 0:00:40 |
42 | Gonzalo Rabuñal (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 0:00:41 |
43 | Arkaitz Durán (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | |
44 | Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Saxo Bank | |
45 | Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step | |
46 | Manuel Váquez (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | |
47 | Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana | |
48 | Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis | 0:00:42 |
49 | Juan José Cobo (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | |
50 | Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | |
51 | Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis | 0:00:43 |
52 | Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil | |
53 | Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence-Lotto | 0:00:44 |
54 | Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana | 0:00:45 |
55 | Eros Capecchi (Ita) Fuji-Servetto | |
56 | Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervélo TestTeam | |
57 | Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil | |
58 | Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Milram | 0:00:46 |
59 | Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo Bank | 0:00:47 |
60 | Mickaël Delage (Fra) Silence-Lotto | |
61 | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil | 0:00:48 |
62 | Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 0:00:49 |
63 | Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank | |
64 | Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Milram | |
65 | Rein Taaramäe (Est) Cofidis | 0:00:50 |
66 | Christophe Brandt (Bel) Silence-Lotto | 0:00:51 |
67 | Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
68 | Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank | |
69 | Xavier Tondo (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | |
70 | Manuel Ortega (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | 0:00:52 |
71 | Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank | 0:00:53 |
72 | Iñaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
73 | Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia | |
74 | Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step | 0:00:54 |
75 | Xavier Florencio (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam | 0:00:55 |
76 | Juan Manuel Gárate (Spa) Rabobank | |
77 | Davide Viganò (Ita) Fuji-Servetto | |
78 | Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
79 | Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Fuji-Servetto | 0:00:56 |
80 | David Millar (GBr) Garmin-Slipstream | 0:00:57 |
81 | Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis | |
82 | Martin Velits (Svk) Milram | 0:00:58 |
83 | Serafín Martínez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 0:00:59 |
84 | Daniel Moreno (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | |
85 | Alexander Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale | |
86 | Jesús Rosendo (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur | 0:01:00 |
87 | Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:01:02 |
88 | Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | |
89 | Fränk Schleck (Lux) Saxo Bank | |
90 | Simon Gerrans (Aus) Cervélo TestTeam | |
91 | Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux | |
92 | José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam | |
93 | Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin-Slipstream | 0:01:03 |
94 | Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil | |
95 | Mickaël Chérel (Fra) Française des Jeux | |
96 | Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step | |
97 | José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Astana | 0:01:04 |
98 | Jean Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis | 0:01:05 |
99 | Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step | 0:01:06 |
100 | Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:01:07 |
101 | Joaquím Rodríguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:01:08 |
102 | Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre-NGC | |
103 | Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | 0:01:10 |
104 | Gustavo Dominguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 0:01:11 |
105 | Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Saxo Bank | |
106 | Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
107 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-NGC | |
108 | Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française des Jeux | 0:01:13 |
109 | Françis De Greef (Bel) Silence-Lotto | |
110 | Alan Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:01:14 |
111 | Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis | |
112 | John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:01:15 |
113 | Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:01:16 |
114 | Andy Schleck (Lux) Saxo Bank | 0:01:17 |
115 | David López García (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:01:19 |
116 | Aitor Pérez Arrieta (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | |
117 | Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas | 0:01:20 |