Astana wins Vuelta a Espana opener
Brajkovic to wear leader's jersey
Vincenzo Nibali’s bid to become the first rider since Alberto Contador in 2008 to win the Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España in the same year got off to an ideal start on Saturday as the Sicilian’s Astana squad took an impressive victory in the opening team time trial.
Nibali punched the air as he crossed the line in second place behind Janez Brajkovic - the Slovenian will be back in the Vuelta lead seven years after he held it for a couple of days in the first week of the 2006 race - and the 2013 Giro winner arguably was right to be so pleased.
Astana not only had finished 10 seconds ahead of RadioShack Leopard, led by no less a time trial great than Fabian Cancellara, and 16 seconds up on third-placed Omega Pharma-Quickstep, the longstanding provisional leaders of the Vuelta’s opening test.
In just over 27 kilometres of racing, the Sicilian has gained significant time on all his main rivals: the closest place are Rigoberto Urán and Sergio Henao - whose Sky squad took fourth 22 seconds back. Nibali is now 29 seconds up on Alejandro Valverde (Movistar, fifth) and a whopping 58 seconds on Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha, twelfth). For a stage which in previous years has done little more than kickstart the Vuelta into action, this was a powerful start indeed.
Astana were the last team to start the technical, wind-blasted 27.4 kilometre team time trial - far longer than the usual opening TTT in the Vuelta - which gave them the advantage of knowing the other teams times and being able to grade their strength accordingly. But most importantly from the moment they roared off the mussel-growing raft or batea which acted as a floating host to the opening metres of the Vuelta, the light-blue squad were clearly acting as a rocksolid solid unit.
Unlike other squads which shed riders rapidly on the deceptively demanding course - essentially flat but very technical and with a strong tailwind making it difficult for riders to regain contact if they even lost a few metres - Astana still had seven riders as they roared into the stage finish at Sanxenxo. Then as they sped past the holidaymakers lying soaking up the late evening sunshine and romped round the last left hand bend under the finishing gantry, Nibali’s squad was still only down to six.
That Astana had carefully calculated their effort as a group was clear in other ways: in the first time check after the first, technical nine kilometres the Kazakh squad were just four seconds off the pace behind overwhelming favourites Omega Pharma-Quickstep. Then at the second time check, a further eleven kilometres on much flatter, less complicated terrain, they had shaved off another eight seconds to go 12 ahead. In the last segment, rather than risk losing riders - as happened most notably to Katusha - Astana then kept it steady in the final dash for the line.
“I was feeling in pain, but it was a pain you want,” Brajkovic said afterwards, “for the first time this year I felt really good.”
However, he confirmed he would be working for Vincenzo Nibali and has no overall aspirations himself.
“He’s the number one favourite and I will support him the best I can. I will be wearing this jersey tomorrow [Sunday] but I will pass it to him soon and hopefully he’ll wear it all the way through to Madrid.”
“It was a great team time trial,” Nibali said afterwards, “although it’s a long way to Madrid.”
Valverde seemed determined to see the cycling’s equivalent of a half-full pint glass, rather than a half-empty one, saying that he was pleased with gaining time on Rodriguez.
The Katusha leader recognised they “had not got off to the ideal start. Our group got split up early on, which wasn’t great.”
Purito can take some comfort that Katusha, who finished with five men, was far from being the only team in trouble: even last year’s winners Movistar lost Imanol Erviti early on, as well as Jose Ivan Gutierrez, the former national time trial champion. Team Sky’s Edvald Boasson Hagen and Christian Knees, normally a powerhouse in these sorts of stages, lost contact mid-stage although the British squad finished solidly and closest of all the teams containing overall favourites to Astana.
“The problem was that the tailwinds were so strong that when you were drafting behind the lead guys, it felt like you weren’t recovering because you were going so fast,” explained Brajkovic.
After such a strong start, Astana will soon be put to the test again - on Sunday’s 11 kilometre final climb to the Alto do Monte da Groba. But for now, if the Kazakh team and Nibali were already top favourites, after Saturday’s strong start, that is even more the case.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
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1 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana Pro Team | 0:29:59 |
2 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) RadioShack Leopard | 0:00:10 |
8 | Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) RadioShack Leopard | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) RadioShack Leopard | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) RadioShack Leopard | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack Leopard | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Ben Hermans (Bel) RadioShack Leopard | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | 0:00:16 |
14 | Gianni Meersman (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Pieter Serry (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Kevin De Weert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Luke Rowe (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:00:22 |
19 | Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Sky Procycling | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Sky Procycling | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Dario Cataldo (Ita) Sky Procycling | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Sky Procycling | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:00:29 |
25 | Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Eros Capecchi (Ita) Movistar Team | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Movistar Team | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | 0:00:32 |
30 | Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Rafal Majka (Pol) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Sky Procycling | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Leopold Konig (Cze) Team NetApp-Endura | 0:00:35 |
37 | David De La Cruz Melgarejo (Spa) Team NetApp-Endura | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | José Joao Pimenta Costa Mendes (Por) Team NetApp-Endura | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Jan Barta (Cze) Team NetApp-Endura | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Paul Voss (Ger) Team NetApp-Endura | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team NetApp-Endura | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Marco Pinotti (Ita) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:36 |
43 | Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing Team | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Dominik Nerz (Ger) BMC Racing Team | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | 0:00:40 |
48 | Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | 0:00:45 |
49 | Simon Clarke (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Leigh Howard (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Christian Meier (Can) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Sam Bewley (NZl) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:00:47 |
57 | Bauke Mollema (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:49 |
58 | Robert Wagner (Ger) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Stef Clement (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre-Merida | 0:00:56 |
63 | Simone Stortoni (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Luca Dodi (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Katusha | 0:00:59 |
68 | Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Katusha | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Katusha | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Katusha | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 0:01:07 |
73 | Matthew Busche (USA) RadioShack Leopard | 0:01:10 |
74 | Greg Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol | 0:01:14 |
75 | Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Mikel Nieve Iturralde (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 0:01:16 |
85 | Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:18 |
86 | Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Grega Bole (Slo) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Wout Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ | 0:01:25 |
91 | Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Ivan Basso (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:01:26 |
96 | Cameron Wurf (Aus) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Guillaume Boivin (Can) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Maciej Paterski (Pol) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Tiziano Dall'Antonia (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Winner Anacona Gomez (Col) Lampre-Merida | 0:01:30 |
102 | Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ | 0:01:31 |
103 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Caja Rural | 0:01:38 |
104 | David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caja Rural | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Fabricio Ferrari Barcelo (Uru) Caja Rural | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Marcos Garcia (Spa) Caja Rural | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Ivan Velasco Murillo (Spa) Caja Rural | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Andre Fernando S. Martins Cardoso (Por) Caja Rural | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Sharp | 0:01:41 |
110 | Nick Nuyens (Bel) Garmin-Sharp | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Alex Howes (USA) Garmin-Sharp | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Sharp | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Garmin-Sharp | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Alex Rasmussen (Den) Garmin-Sharp | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
121 | Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | 0:01:45 |
122 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano | 0:01:53 |
123 | Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
124 | Thierry Hupond (Fra) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
125 | Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
126 | Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
127 | Jerome Coppel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:01:55 |
128 | Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
129 | Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
130 | Adrien Petit (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
131 | Cyril Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
132 | Steve Chainel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:01:59 |
133 | Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
134 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:02:03 |
135 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling | 0:02:22 |
136 | Maximiliano Ariel Richeze (Arg) Lampre-Merida | 0:02:24 |
137 | Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:02:27 |
138 | Christian Knees (Ger) Sky Procycling | 0:02:36 |
139 | Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | 0:02:41 |
140 | Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:02:43 |
141 | Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) RadioShack Leopard | 0:02:51 |
142 | Grégory Rast (Swi) RadioShack Leopard | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
143 | Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 0:02:55 |
144 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
145 | Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
146 | Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
147 | Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:02:59 |
148 | Iker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Team NetApp-Endura | 0:03:01 |
149 | Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team NetApp-Endura | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
150 | Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Team NetApp-Endura | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
151 | Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 0:03:04 |
152 | Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Lotto Belisol | Row 151 - Cell 2 |
153 | José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:03:07 |
154 | Antonio Piedra Perez (Spa) Caja Rural | 0:03:09 |
155 | Andrew Fenn (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | 0:03:14 |
156 | Francesco Lasca (Ita) Caja Rural | Row 155 - Cell 2 |
157 | Mitchell Docker (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | 0:03:21 |
158 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:03:23 |
159 | Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:03:24 |
160 | Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 159 - Cell 2 |
161 | Daniele Ratto (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:03:42 |
162 | Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 161 - Cell 2 |
163 | Cayetano José Sarmiento Tunarrosa (Col) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 162 - Cell 2 |
164 | Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:03:50 |
165 | Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | 0:03:54 |
166 | Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 165 - Cell 2 |
167 | Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 166 - Cell 2 |
168 | Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 167 - Cell 2 |
169 | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:04:09 |
170 | Arnaud Courteille (Fra) FDJ | 0:04:12 |
171 | Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 170 - Cell 2 |
172 | Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 0:04:16 |
173 | Javier Francisco Aramendia Lorente (Spa) Caja Rural | 0:04:21 |
174 | Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ | 0:04:29 |
175 | Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:04:31 |
176 | Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 175 - Cell 2 |
177 | Sebastian Lander (Den) BMC Racing Team | 0:04:33 |
178 | Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Katusha | 0:04:38 |
179 | Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Katusha | Row 178 - Cell 2 |
180 | Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 0:04:41 |
181 | Graeme Brown (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | Row 180 - Cell 2 |
182 | David Tanner (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | Row 181 - Cell 2 |
183 | Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha | 0:04:45 |
184 | Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 183 - Cell 2 |
185 | Laurent Mangel (Fra) FDJ | 0:04:56 |
186 | Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 185 - Cell 2 |
187 | Caleb Fairly (USA) Garmin-Sharp | 0:05:00 |
188 | Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha | 0:05:03 |
189 | Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:05:09 |
190 | Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 189 - Cell 2 |
191 | Massimo Graziato (Ita) Lampre-Merida | 0:05:47 |
192 | Dennis Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 0:06:00 |
193 | Baden Cooke (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | 0:06:04 |
194 | Barry Markus (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 193 - Cell 2 |
195 | Pablo Urtasun Perez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:06:22 |
196 | Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin-Sharp | 0:06:43 |
197 | Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Garmin-Sharp | Row 196 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Theo Bos (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | Row 197 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team |
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1 | Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Astana Pro Team | 0:29:59 |
2 | Radioshack Leopard | 0:00:10 |
3 | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | 0:00:16 |
4 | Sky Procycling | 0:00:22 |
5 | Movistar Team | 0:00:29 |
6 | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | 0:00:32 |
7 | Team Netapp - Endura | 0:00:35 |
8 | BMC Racing Team | 0:00:36 |
9 | Orica Greenedge | 0:00:45 |
10 | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:49 |
11 | Lampre-Merida | 0:00:56 |
12 | Katusha | 0:00:59 |
13 | Lotto Belisol | 0:01:14 |
14 | Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:18 |
16 | FDJ | 0:01:25 |
17 | Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:01:26 |
18 | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 0:01:38 |
19 | Garmin Sharp | 0:01:41 |
20 | AG2R La Mondiale | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Team Argos-Shimano | 0:01:53 |
22 | Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:01:55 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana Pro Team | 0:29:59 |
2 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) RadioShack Leopard | 0:00:10 |
8 | Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) RadioShack Leopard | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) RadioShack Leopard | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) RadioShack Leopard | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack Leopard | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Ben Hermans (Bel) RadioShack Leopard | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | 0:00:16 |
14 | Gianni Meersman (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Pieter Serry (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Kevin De Weert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Luke Rowe (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:00:22 |
19 | Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Sky Procycling | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Sky Procycling | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Dario Cataldo (Ita) Sky Procycling | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Sky Procycling | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:00:29 |
25 | Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Eros Capecchi (Ita) Movistar Team | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Movistar Team | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | 0:00:32 |
30 | Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Rafal Majka (Pol) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Sky Procycling | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Leopold Konig (Cze) Team NetApp-Endura | 0:00:35 |
37 | David De La Cruz Melgarejo (Spa) Team NetApp-Endura | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | José Joao Pimenta Costa Mendes (Por) Team NetApp-Endura | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Jan Barta (Cze) Team NetApp-Endura | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Paul Voss (Ger) Team NetApp-Endura | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team NetApp-Endura | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Marco Pinotti (Ita) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:36 |
43 | Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing Team | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Dominik Nerz (Ger) BMC Racing Team | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | 0:00:40 |
48 | Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | 0:00:45 |
49 | Simon Clarke (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Leigh Howard (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Christian Meier (Can) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Sam Bewley (NZl) Orica-GreenEdge | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:00:47 |
57 | Bauke Mollema (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:49 |
58 | Robert Wagner (Ger) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Stef Clement (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre-Merida | 0:00:56 |
63 | Simone Stortoni (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Luca Dodi (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Katusha | 0:00:59 |
68 | Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Katusha | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Katusha | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Katusha | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 0:01:07 |
73 | Matthew Busche (USA) RadioShack Leopard | 0:01:10 |
74 | Greg Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol | 0:01:14 |
75 | Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Belisol | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Mikel Nieve Iturralde (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 0:01:16 |
85 | Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:18 |
86 | Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Grega Bole (Slo) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Wout Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ | 0:01:25 |
91 | Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Ivan Basso (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:01:26 |
96 | Cameron Wurf (Aus) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Guillaume Boivin (Can) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Maciej Paterski (Pol) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Tiziano Dall'Antonia (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Winner Anacona Gomez (Col) Lampre-Merida | 0:01:30 |
102 | Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ | 0:01:31 |
103 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Caja Rural | 0:01:38 |
104 | David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caja Rural | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Fabricio Ferrari Barcelo (Uru) Caja Rural | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Marcos Garcia (Spa) Caja Rural | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Ivan Velasco Murillo (Spa) Caja Rural | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Andre Fernando S. Martins Cardoso (Por) Caja Rural | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Sharp | 0:01:41 |
110 | Nick Nuyens (Bel) Garmin-Sharp | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Alex Howes (USA) Garmin-Sharp | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Sharp | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Garmin-Sharp | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Alex Rasmussen (Den) Garmin-Sharp | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
121 | Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | 0:01:45 |
122 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano | 0:01:53 |
123 | Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
124 | Thierry Hupond (Fra) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
125 | Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
126 | Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
127 | Jerome Coppel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:01:55 |
128 | Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
129 | Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
130 | Adrien Petit (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
131 | Cyril Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
132 | Steve Chainel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:01:59 |
133 | Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
134 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:02:03 |
135 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling | 0:02:22 |
136 | Maximiliano Ariel Richeze (Arg) Lampre-Merida | 0:02:24 |
137 | Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:02:27 |
138 | Christian Knees (Ger) Sky Procycling | 0:02:36 |
139 | Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | 0:02:41 |
140 | Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:02:43 |
141 | Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) RadioShack Leopard | 0:02:51 |
142 | Grégory Rast (Swi) RadioShack Leopard | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
143 | Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 0:02:55 |
144 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
145 | Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
146 | Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
147 | Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:02:59 |
148 | Iker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Team NetApp-Endura | 0:03:01 |
149 | Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team NetApp-Endura | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
150 | Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Team NetApp-Endura | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
151 | Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 0:03:04 |
152 | Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Lotto Belisol | Row 151 - Cell 2 |
153 | José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:03:07 |
154 | Antonio Piedra Perez (Spa) Caja Rural | 0:03:09 |
155 | Andrew Fenn (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | 0:03:14 |
156 | Francesco Lasca (Ita) Caja Rural | Row 155 - Cell 2 |
157 | Mitchell Docker (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | 0:03:21 |
158 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:03:23 |
159 | Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:03:24 |
160 | Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 159 - Cell 2 |
161 | Daniele Ratto (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:03:42 |
162 | Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 161 - Cell 2 |
163 | Cayetano José Sarmiento Tunarrosa (Col) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 162 - Cell 2 |
164 | Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:03:50 |
165 | Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | 0:03:54 |
166 | Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 165 - Cell 2 |
167 | Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 166 - Cell 2 |
168 | Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 167 - Cell 2 |
169 | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:04:09 |
170 | Arnaud Courteille (Fra) FDJ | 0:04:12 |
171 | Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 170 - Cell 2 |
172 | Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 0:04:16 |
173 | Javier Francisco Aramendia Lorente (Spa) Caja Rural | 0:04:21 |
174 | Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ | 0:04:29 |
175 | Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:04:31 |
176 | Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 175 - Cell 2 |
177 | Sebastian Lander (Den) BMC Racing Team | 0:04:33 |
178 | Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Katusha | 0:04:38 |
179 | Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Katusha | Row 178 - Cell 2 |
180 | Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 0:04:41 |
181 | Graeme Brown (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | Row 180 - Cell 2 |
182 | David Tanner (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | Row 181 - Cell 2 |
183 | Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha | 0:04:45 |
184 | Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 183 - Cell 2 |
185 | Laurent Mangel (Fra) FDJ | 0:04:56 |
186 | Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 185 - Cell 2 |
187 | Caleb Fairly (USA) Garmin-Sharp | 0:05:00 |
188 | Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha | 0:05:03 |
189 | Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:05:09 |
190 | Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 189 - Cell 2 |
191 | Massimo Graziato (Ita) Lampre-Merida | 0:05:47 |
192 | Dennis Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol | 0:06:00 |
193 | Baden Cooke (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | 0:06:04 |
194 | Barry Markus (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 193 - Cell 2 |
195 | Pablo Urtasun Perez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:06:22 |
196 | Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin-Sharp | 0:06:43 |
197 | Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Garmin-Sharp | Row 196 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Astana Pro Team | 0:29:59 |
2 | Radioshack Leopard | 0:00:10 |
3 | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | 0:00:16 |
4 | Sky Procycling | 0:00:22 |
5 | Movistar Team | 0:00:29 |
6 | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | 0:00:32 |
7 | Team Netapp - Endura | 0:00:35 |
8 | BMC Racing Team | 0:00:36 |
9 | Orica Greenedge | 0:00:45 |
10 | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:49 |
11 | Lampre-Merida | 0:00:56 |
12 | Katusha | 0:00:59 |
13 | Lotto Belisol | 0:01:14 |
14 | Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:18 |
16 | FDJ | 0:01:25 |
17 | Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:01:26 |
18 | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 0:01:38 |
19 | Garmin Sharp | 0:01:41 |
20 | AG2R La Mondiale | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Team Argos-Shimano | 0:01:53 |
22 | Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:01:55 |
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Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The Independent, The Guardian, ProCycling, The Express and Reuters.
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