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Tour of California - 2.HC

USA, February 14-22, 2009

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Stage 1 - February 15: Davis - Santa Rosa, 173.2 km/107.6 mi

Mancebo 'never surrendered'

Race radio issues affect GC chase

By Mark Zalewski, North American Editor with Laura Weislo and Kirsten Robbins in Santa Rosa

Francisco Mancebo (Rock Racing)
Photo ©: Jon Devich
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On a brutally cold and constantly wet day, Spaniard Francesco Mancebo (Rock Racing) stunned the entire Tour of California by attacking early and then staying clear of the chasing favorites to win the first stage and take over the leader's yellow jersey.

"When I attacked I wanted to make the riding hard and keep going to stay warm," said Mancebo. "Slowly, after every kilometre, I started to feel more confident that I may be able to stay away. With five kilometers before the finish I just wanted to give up and quit." At this point Mancebo was joined by two riders from the main chase group closing in behind him - Jurgen van de Walle (Quick Step) and Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas).

"I thought that I was going to have to suffer alone and the world was coming upon me. I kept on going and I didn’t think that I was going to make it but in the end I did," he added. "I felt the pressure of getting win and the field behind. When we were close the finish, I stayed behind the other two riders and I took off close to the line and I came in ahead."

Mancebo was joined earlier in the stage by two other riders, Tim Johnson (OUCH-Maxxis) and David Kemp (Fly V-Australia). However, it took a while as Mancebo never let up to wait for them. "He rode solo for like 30km at the beginning, which was totally goofy," Johnson told Cyclingnews. "I don't know why he didn't wait."

"Then we rode with him for about 50km. On the second KOM he let me pull a little and then totally smashed it on the big ring and left us for dead. That was impressive."

Johnson, the rider usually tasked with suffering in the breaks, enjoyed the extra work as it kept him warm. "That was pretty helpful! I dressed for a lot of action today, so that paid off. I only had a rain jacket on, but I was sweating today compared to my teammates in the back!"

Tim Johnson (OUCH p/b Maxxis) and David Kemp (Fly V Australia)
Photo ©: Jon Devich
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Earlier in the stage the peloton was shocked when the yellow jersey retired from the race. Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank), suffering with a fever and sore throat, abandoned in the feed zone. Consequently, the pace-making responsibility floated around a little, with most teams looking to defending race winner Levi Leipheimer's Astana team. But poor race communication hindered the team's mounting of an organised chase.

"It was just really bad communication, we didn't know any of the time gaps," said Leipheimer. "At the end it was Chris Horner... we have to really thank him, because he was the one to be really astute and hit the gas. We started panicking and tried to ask the other teams to help, and they didn't get it! They asked, 'Why should we help?' And we were like, 'Mancebo has five minutes!' But nobody knew anything."

Astana's directeur sportif Johan Bruyneel was not happy with the officials nor the quality of the race communications. "Radio Tour was definitely an issue," he told Cyclingnews. "Information came slow and incorrect. It was already very far in the race that we were informed that the three leaders were not together! It was very confusing."

Another issue was a debate amongst the commisaires and the race organisers as to when to 'count' the finish in terms of GC placing and time. Because of a crash two years ago on the same finish circuits in Santa Rosa, organisers were planning on counting the GC on the finish line with one lap remaining, then have the race finish out for stage placing. But then on the road it was changed to the first time the racers crossed the finish line, with three laps to go. This affected the amount of kilometers left to chase down Mancebo and hence limit the losses on GC time.

Horner (l) and Armstrong roll in after a tough day.
Photo ©: Mark Johnson
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"Early in the race I went to ask the chief commissaire what the time situation was at the finish, and then when we got over the climb and started chasing she said that the first time we passed the finish line [would be the GC time,] so all of a sudden we had only 15 kilometres to chase," added Bruyneel.

For Mancebo, this win justifies his decision to race for a US domestic team. "I had not won a race for a long time. This was my first race so I had to keep going," he said. "For me, this win is very important and of course for my team too. This is a home win and the most important one at the biggest race. We wanted to start off this stage race and this season by winning to keep the confidence high - I am very happy to have the yellow jersey and we are going to keep going with it."

How it unfolded

Francisco Mancebo (Rock Racing)
Photo ©: Jon Devich
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Francisco Mancebo (Rock Racing) attacked the field a few kilometres after the neutral section concluded, and rode the first KOM alone. He was eventually joined by OUCH Pro Cycling's Tim Johnson and David Kemp (Fly V Australia) after 32 miles of racing. The three riders built up a maximum advantage of 12 minutes on the peloton, as news came that the morning's leader, Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) had dropped out during the stage after suffering from a fever.

The peloton began to pick up the pace as the leaders headed up the category two climb of Howell Mountain Road, but with 45 miles remaining, Mancebo left his two companions behind on on the climb and never looked back. Johnson and Kemp were absorbed on the descent by an elite group of favourites which had split from the peloton on the ascent.

That group contained last year's winner Levi Leipheimer and his teammates Lance Armstrong, Christopher Horner and José Luis Rubiera. Also included were the Saxo Bank duo Andy Schleck and Jens Voigt, Thomas Lövkvist and Michael Rogers (Team Columbia - Highroad), David Zabriskie (Garmin - Slipstream), Kevin Seeldraeyers and Walle Jurgen Van De (Quick Step), Robert Gesink and Bauke Mollema (Rabobank), Ivan Basso (Liquigas), Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas), Floyd Landis, Rory Sutherland and Jonathan Patrick McCarty (OUCH p/b Maxxis) and Oscar Sevilla (Rock Racing).

This group managed to pull the lone leader back to a five minute advantage on the final climb, but by the time Mancebo entered the finishing circuits with 10 miles to go, he still enjoyed a three minute lead on the group and the peloton had not closed in to help the chase.

The group, led mainly by Armstrong, pulled Mancebo back to a minute over the next two circuits, but an attack by Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) and Jurgen Van de Walle (Quick Step) disrupted the chase. The two riders bridged up to the leader on the final circuit, but Mancebo still found enough strength to use the short uphill leading to the finish to distance his companions and win the stage.

The chase group of Leipheimer finished nearly two minutes in arrears, a rather unexpected result for last year's overall winner, while the main peloton finished more than five minutes behind.

Photography

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Results

*Times taken at beginning of first finishing circuit

1 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Rock Racing                                       4.11.07 (41.383 km/h)
2 Jurgen van de Walle (Bel) Quick Step                                         0.01
3 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                                  
4 Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana                                                  1.07
5 Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana                                                     
6 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Astana                                                   
7 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step                                              
8 Christopher Horner (USA) Astana                                                  
9 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Rock Racing                                                  
10 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank                                                
11 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                                    
12 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas                                                       
13 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank                                                    
14 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia - Highroad                                  
15 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                                    
16 Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin - Slipstream                                      
17 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad                                   
18 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Astana                                                  
18 David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Slipstream                                       
19 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                             1.30
20 Markus Zberg (Swi) BMC Racing Team                                          4.54
21 Thomas Frei (Swi) BMC Racing Team                                           5.06
22 Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1                                            
23 Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Rock Racing                                             
24 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light                  
25 Tyler Wren (USA) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light                       
26 Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team                                             
27 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam                                             
28 Glen Chadwick (NZl) Rock Racing                                                 
29 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                                     
30 Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervélo TestTeam                                         
31 Weert Kevin De (Bel) Quick Step                                                 
32 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale                                           
33 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank                                             
34 George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia - Highroad                                  
35 Luis Romero Amaran (Cub) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light               
36 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale                                        
37 Hayden Roulston (NZl) Cervélo TestTeam                                          
38 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana                                                    
39 Grégory Rast (Swi) Astana                                                       
40 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                            
41 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Slipstream                                 
42 Edward King (USA) Cervélo TestTeam                                              
44 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank                                              
45 Ian McKissick (USA) BMC Racing Team                                             
46 Steven Cozza (USA) Garmin - Slipstream                                          
47 Frank Pipp (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling                                            
48 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling                                    
49 Will Routley (Can) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                                     
50 Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin - Slipstream                                            
51 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam                                             
52 Floyd Landis (USA) OUCH Presented By Maxxis                                     
53 Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC Racing Team                                            
54 Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin - Slipstream                                       
55 Rory Sutherland (Aus) OUCH Presented By Maxxis                                  
56 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step                                                 
57 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Bissell Pro Cycling                                        
58 Phil Zajicek (USA) Fly V Australia                                              
59 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                                   
60 Tom Zirbel (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling                                            
61 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank                                                     
62 Jason McCartney (USA) Team Saxo Bank                                            
63 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank                                            13.38
64 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank                                            
65 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank                                             
66 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia - Highroad                                   
67 Adam Hansen (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad                                      
68 Michael Barry (Can) Team Columbia - Highroad                                    
69 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia - Highroad                                      
70 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad                                     
71 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Slipstream                                          
72 Trent Lowe (Aus) Garmin - Slipstream                                            
73 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step                                                    
74 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step                                                 
75 Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step                                                     
76 Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank                                                     
77 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank                                                   
78 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Rabobank                                                  
79 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas                                                  
80 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas                                                
81 Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas                                                       
82 Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Liquigas                                                 
83 Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas                                                   
84 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                               
85 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                             
86 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                              
87 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                         
88 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                        
89 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam                                            
90 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervélo TestTeam                                          
91 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Cervélo TestTeam                                            
92 Jeffry Louder (USA) BMC Racing Team                                             
93 Scott Nydam (USA) BMC Racing Team                                               
94 Jonathan Garcia (USA) BMC Racing Team                                           
95 Timothy Johnson (USA) OUCH Presented By Maxxis                                  
96 Cameron Evans (Can) OUCH Presented By Maxxis                                    
97 Bradley White (USA) OUCH Presented By Maxxis                                    
98 Jonathan Patrick McCarty (USA) OUCH Presented By Maxxis                         
99 Karl Menzies (Aus) OUCH Presented By Maxxis                                     
100 John Murphy (USA) OUCH Presented By Maxxis                                     
101 Kirk O'Bee (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling                                           
102 Omer Kem (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling                                             
103 Peter Latham (NZl) Bissell Pro Cycling                                         
104 Andy Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling                                  
105 Moises Aldape Chavez (Mex) Team Type 1                                         
106 Ian MacGregor (USA) Team Type 1                                                
107 Christopher Jones (USA) Team Type 1                                            
108 Darren Lill (RSA) Team Type 1                                                  
109 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1                                               
110 Alejandro Alberto Borrajo (Arg) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light     
111 Anibal Andres Borrajo (Arg) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light           
112 Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light           
113 Aaron Olson (USA) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light                     
114 Andy Guptill (USA) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light                    
115 Charles Bradley Huff (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                            
116 Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                               
117 Kiel Reijnen (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                                    
118 Phillip Gaimon (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                                  
119 Matthew Crane (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                                   
120 Nick Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                                    
121 Jonathan Clarke (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                                 
122 Ben Day (Aus) Fly V Australia                                                  
123 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Fly V Australia                                       
124 Michael Grabinger (USA) Fly V Australia                                        
125 Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Fly V Australia                                        
126 Robert Gunn (USA) Fly V Australia                                              
127 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Rock Racing                                               
128 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) Rock Racing                                             
129 Freddy Rodriguez (USA) Rock Racing                                             
130 Chris Baldwin (USA) Rock Racing                                                
131 Scott Davis (Aus) Fly V Australia                                         18.42
132 David Kemp (Aus) Fly V Australia                                          20.06
133 Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1                                          20.42
134 Phil Southerland (USA) Team Type 1                                             
DNF Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank                                       
DNF Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale                                        
 
Sprints
 
Calistoga sprint
 
1 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Rock Racing                                          15 pts
2 Jurgen van de Walle (Bel) Quick Step                                         12
3 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                               10
4 Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana                                                   7
5 Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana                                                  6
6 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Astana                                                5
7 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step                                           4
8 Christopher Horner (USA) Astana                                               3
9 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Rock Racing                                               2
10 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank                                            1
 
Mountains
 
Hwy 128
 
1 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Rock Racing                                           4 pts
2 Timothy Johnson (USA) OUCH Presented By Maxxis                                3
3 David Kemp (Aus) Fly V Australia                                              2
4 Michael Barry (Can) Team Columbia - Highroad                                  1
 
Howell Mt Rd
 
1 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Rock Racing                                           8 pts
2 Timothy Johnson (USA) OUCH Presented By Maxxis                                7
3 David Kemp (Aus) Fly V Australia                                              6
4 Christopher Horner (USA) Astana                                               5
5 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                                  3
 
Petrified Forest Rd
 
1 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Rock Racing                                           4 pts
2 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Astana                                                3
3 Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana                                                  2
4 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                                  1
 
Best young rider
 
1 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank                                       4.12.14
2 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                                   
3 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step                                            
4 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank                                                   
5 Steven Cozza (USA) Garmin - Slipstream                                     3.59
6 Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team                                            
7 Thomas Frei (Swi) BMC Racing Team                                              
8 Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin - Slipstream                                      
9 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia - Highroad                             12.31
10 Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas                                                     
11 Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Liquigas                                               
12 Kiel Reijnen (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                                   
13 Phillip Gaimon (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                                 
14 Matthew Crane (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                                  
15 Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1                                         19.35
 
General classification after stage 1
 
1 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Rock Racing                                     4.15.46
2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                               1.02
3 David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Slipstream                                  1.03
4 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad                                  
5 Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana                                               1.05
6 Christopher Horner (USA) Astana                                            1.09
7 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia - Highroad                             1.13
8 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Astana                                                 
9 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                                 
10 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                              1.14
11 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Rock Racing                                               
12 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank                                           1.15
13 Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana                                                   
14 Jurgen van de Walle (Bel) Quick Step                                      1.16
15 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas                                                 1.17
16 Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin - Slipstream                                    
17 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank                                              1.18
18 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank                                         1.20
19 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step                                       1.26
20 Rory Sutherland (Aus) OUCH Presented By Maxxis                            1.45
21 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam                                       5.03
22 George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia - Highroad                                
23 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                                   
24 Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin - Slipstream                                      5.04
25 Tom Zirbel (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling                                          
26 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling                              5.05
27 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank                                               5.07
28 Hayden Roulston (NZl) Cervélo TestTeam                                        
29 Floyd Landis (USA) OUCH Presented By Maxxis                               5.08
30 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Bissell Pro Cycling                                      
31 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Slipstream                               
32 Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervélo TestTeam                                   5.09
33 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step                                           5.10
34 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                               
35 Edward King (USA) Cervélo TestTeam                                        5.11
36 Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Rock Racing                                       5.12
37 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana                                                  
38 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank                                           
39 Luis Romero Amaran (Cub) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light             
40 Steven Cozza (USA) Garmin - Slipstream                                    5.13
41 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Astana                                                
42 Grégory Rast (Swi) Astana                                                     
43 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale                                     5.14
44 Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC Racing Team                                      5.15
45 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank                                            
46 Markus Zberg (Swi) BMC Racing Team                                            
47 Phil Zajicek (USA) Fly V Australia                                        5.17
48 Ian McKissick (USA) BMC Racing Team                                           
49 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                                 
50 Frank Pipp (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling                                      5.19
51 Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1                                          
52 Weert Kevin De (Bel) Quick Step                                               
53 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam                                       5.20
54 Glen Chadwick (NZl) Rock Racing                                               
55 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale                                      
56 Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team                                       5.24
57 Tyler Wren (USA) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light                     
58 Thomas Frei (Swi) BMC Racing Team                                             
59 Will Routley (Can) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                               5.31
60 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light                
61 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                      5.32
62 Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin - Slipstream                                 7.02
63 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad                              13.35
64 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia - Highroad                            13.36
65 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Slipstream                                   13.38
66 Charles Bradley Huff (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                      13.39
67 John Murphy (USA) OUCH Presented By Maxxis                                    
68 Peter Latham (NZl) Bissell Pro Cycling                                   13.40
69 Andy Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling                            13.41
70 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank                                     13.42
71 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervélo TestTeam                                        
72 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank                                      13.43
73 Jeffry Louder (USA) BMC Racing Team                                           
74 Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank                                              13.44
75 Karl Menzies (Aus) OUCH Presented By Maxxis                                   
76 Adam Hansen (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad                                    
77 Jason Mccartney (USA) Team Saxo Bank                                          
78 Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                              
79 Ben Day (Aus) Fly V Australia                                            13.45
80 Kiel Reijnen (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                                   
81 Darren Lill (RSA) Team Type 1                                                 
82 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia - Highroad                                    
83 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank                                                 
84 Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step                                              13.46
85 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) Rock Racing                                            
86 Scott Nydam (USA) BMC Racing Team                                             
87 Matthew Crane (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                             13.47
88 Michael Barry (Can) Team Columbia - Highroad                             13.48
89 Chris Baldwin (USA) Rock Racing                                               
90 Kirk O'Bee (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling                                          
91 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Rock Racing                                              
92 Bradley White (USA) OUCH Presented By Maxxis                             13.49
93 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                      
94 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Cervélo TestTeam                                          
95 Freddy Rodriguez (USA) Rock Racing                                       13.50
96 Robert Gunn (USA) Fly V Australia                                             
97 Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas                                                 
98 Alejandro Alberto Borrajo (Arg) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light      
99 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1                                         13.51
100 Jonathan Clarke (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                               
101 Phillip Gaimon (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                                
102 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Rabobank                                          13.53
103 Timothy Johnson (USA) OUCH Presented By Maxxis                               
104 Cameron Evans (Can) OUCH Presented By Maxxis                            13.54
105 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step                                            13.55
106 Nick Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                                  
107 Jonathan Patrick McCarty (USA) OUCH Presented By Maxxis                      
108 Trent Lowe (Aus) Garmin - Slipstream                                    13.56
109 Moises Aldape Chavez (Mex) Team Type 1                                       
110 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step                                              
111 Michael Grabinger (USA) Fly V Australia                                      
112 Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Fly V Australia                                      
113 Aaron Olson (USA) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light                   
114 Jonathan Garcia (USA) BMC Racing Team                                   13.57
115 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam                                         
116 Anibal Andres Borrajo (Arg) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light    13.58
117 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                          
118 Christopher Jones (USA) Team Type 1                                          
119 Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas                                                    
120 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Fly V Australia                                14.01
121 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                       14.02
122 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                 14.03
123 Omer Kem (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling                                      14.04
124 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas                                        14.05
125 Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light    14.06
126 Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Liquigas                                              
127 Andy Guptill (USA) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light             14.10
128 Ian MacGregor (USA) Team Type 1                                         14.11
129 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas                                          14.13
130 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                      14.15
131 Scott Davis (Aus) Fly V Australia                                       19.00
132 David Kemp (Aus) Fly V Australia                                        20.18
133 Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1                                        21.20
134 Phil Southerland (USA) Team Type 1                                      21.24
 
Sprint classification
 
1 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Rock Racing                                          25 pts
2 Jurgen van de Walle (Bel) Quick Step                                         12
3 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                               10
4 Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana                                                   7
5 Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana                                                  6
6 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Astana                                                5
7 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step                                           4
8 Timothy Johnson (USA) OUCH Presented By Maxxis                                4
9 David Kemp (Aus) Fly V Australia                                              4
10 Christopher Horner (USA) Astana                                              3
11 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Rock Racing                                              2
12 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank                                            1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Rock Racing                                          16 pts
2 Timothy Johnson (USA) OUCH Presented By Maxxis                               10
3 David Kemp (Aus) Fly V Australia                                              8
4 Christopher Horner (USA) Astana                                               5
5 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                                  4
6 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Astana                                                3
7 Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana                                                  2
8 Michael Barry (Can) Team Columbia - Highroad                                  1
 
Best young rider classification
 
1 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank                                       4.12.14
2 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                                   
3 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step                                            
4 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank                                                   
5 Steven Cozza (USA) Garmin - Slipstream                                     3.59
6 Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team                                            
7 Thomas Frei (Swi) BMC Racing Team                                              
8 Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin - Slipstream                                      
9 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia - Highroad                             12.31
10 Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas                                                     
11 Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Liquigas                                               
12 Kiel Reijnen (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                                   
13 Phillip Gaimon (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                                 
14 Matthew Crane (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                                  
15 Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1                                         19.35

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