Stage 6: First win in 2012 for Katusha’s Rodriguez thanks to a brilliant attack in the last kilometre.
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Chasing Rodriguez for second and third on the stage were Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) and Danilo Di Luca (Acqua & Sapone) while overall leader Chris Horner (Radioshack-Nissan-Trek) crossed the finish in fourth place and maintained his race lead by five seconds over Roman Kreuziger of Astana. Nibali earned the six-second time bonus for his second place finish, moving him within six seconds of Chris Horner.
The course for Monday’s stage was a series of six local laps in Offida that included a climb just before each pass through the finish line. A breakaway initially included seven riders, but once they entered the circuit, the laps ticked over and tired legs came into play, with several riders dropping off along the way. Team Liquigas-Cannondale were consistently eyeing the bonus seconds available at the final finish line. The Italian team did a great deal of the work to bring the break back, finally reeling in the last few guys at 5km to go.
Attacks then quickly followed, with race leader Chris Horner mindful of who was going up the road, again measuring his effort as the group approached the finish line. At 1km to go Rodriquez, launched his attack and there was no urgency to chase him down strangely enough. Perhaps all the climbing in this years race was having an effect on the rider’s legs and morale!
“I´m very happy with today´s victory” said Rodriguez. “On the last two stages, I was a little disappointed, they were good courses for me but I couldn´t win because my rivals were in better shape. Instead, today in theory, it was a better stage for Oscar Freire, more suitable to his characteristics, but when I saw he was not ahead, I tried to win.”
“My only chance was to anticipate my moment of attack and attack from afar, because in the bunch, there was Peter Sagan and I couldn´t compete with him in a sprint. It was an important victory: now I´m more persuaded the work we did from Tour of Oman to Tirreno-Adriatico was good. I proved I´m getting better and better and for Vuelta al Pais Vasco and I´ll be ready for taking some other good results. I won´t go to Milan-Sanremo, but I´m sure we can do a great race: Freire is in a great shape, so I think he has many chances to win his fourth Spring Classic”.
Tuesday Showdown
With only six seconds separating Chris Horner and the two riders behind him, the final time trial on Tuesday will be a battle for seconds to earn the victory in Tirreno-Adriatico just as it was in Paris Nice on Sunday where Bradley Wiggins had yet another historic win. Horner likes his chances in the Italian classic.
“It was again a very difficult day,†said Chris Horner after receiving his third blue leader’s jersey. “This course wasn’t suited to me. You come into the bottom of the climb to a complete stop and then you have to accelerate out of the last corner up a very hard steep gradient. It’s not super steep, just a long drag. When Rodriquez went, I thought it was Oscar Freire until I got to the podium. It was that kind of stage.â€
“It’s going to be an exciting race for tomorrow,†said Horner. “We have three very, very strong riders all very close on GC. I’m sure the fans will get to watch a good race. I’d like to go to bed early but that probably won’t happen so maybe I can sleep in late. Mentally you just go with the flow. Life goes on whether you win or lose for sure. So I’ll try to relax tonight and then in the morning as the race approaches, hopefully I’ll remain calm and easy.â€
Team Sky
The British team meanwhile made the headlines more for who was leaving the race rather than what they were doing in the race. As the race started the finishing laps, Sky riders started to climb off including Mark Cavendish and Bernie Eisel (Team Sky) as they looked ahead to Milan-San Remo next weekend. Their team-mate Chris Sutton also abandoned after succumbing to knee issues.
After the stage Sports Director Servais Knaven explained the team’s decision to take Cavendish and Eisel out of the firing line. “It was a really hard day today. With an eye on Milan-San Remo we took the decision to stop today for Cav and Bernie. CJ is also having a bit of a problem with his knee so that is why he pulled out. “But the guys feel they are ready for San Remo and they didn’t want to go too deep, take any risks and require the extra recovery.â€
Knaven also explained why the world champion was off the front briefly, adding: “Cav was off the front for a bit at the start. It wasn’t on purpose but he went quickly down the descent at the start and they let him go so that was why he was in the breakaway. They were taken back by the climb but it was a really hard day today. It’s been hard all week. We have the time trial tomorrow with Jez, Mat and Ian and then the guys go to Milan to prepare for the race. They are really motivated for that so it looks good for Saturday.â€
Cavendish wasn’t the only high profile withdrawal as the DNF’s and DNS’s show below. Another former winner of Milan San Remo, Matt Goss didn’t event start the stage and nor did Phillipe Gilbert or Edvald Boasson-Hagen. Lars Boom, Tour of Britain winner last year was another non-starter as sickness or the thought of a Monument (San Remo) on the weekend occupies the minds of the star riders in the peloton in Italy.
Stage 6
1 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver Katusha Team 04:38:27
2 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas – Cannondale @ same time
3 Danilo Di Luca Acqua & Sapone @ same time
4 Chris Horner RadioShack – Nissan @ same time
5 Rinaldo Nocentini Ag2R – La Mondiale @ same time
6 Wout Poels Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team @ same time
7 Roman Kreuziger Astana Pro Team @ same time
8 Oscar Gatto Farnese Vini – Selle Italia @ same time
9 Michele Scarponi Lampre – ISD @ same time
10 Johnny Hoogerland Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team @ same time
11 Peter Sagan Liquigas – Cannondale @ same time
12 Christophe Riblon Ag2R – La Mondiale 00:05
13 Domenico Pozzovivo Colnago CSF Bardiani @ same time
14 Paolo Tiralongo Astana Pro Team 00:10
15 Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi Movistar Team 00:16
16 Stijn Devolder Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team @ same time
17 Enrico Battaglin Colnago CSF Bardiani @ same time
18 Matteo Montaguti Ag2R – La Mondiale @ same time
19 Gianluca Brambilla Colnago CSF Bardiani @ same time
20 Thibaut Pinot Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat @ same time
21 Maxim Iglinskiy Astana Pro Team @ same time
22 Peter Velits Omega Pharma – Quickstep @ same time
23 Vladimir Gusev Katusha Team @ same time
24 Jon Izagirre Insausti Euskaltel – Euskadi @ same time
25 Francesco Failli Farnese Vini – Selle Italia 00:20
26 Stefano Garzelli Acqua & Sapone @ same time
27 Marco Pinotti BMC Racing Team @ same time
28 Alessandro Ballan BMC Racing Team @ same time
29 Cameron Meyer GreenEdge Cycling Team @ same time
30 Rafal Majka Team Saxo Bank @ same time
31 Daniel Moreno Fernandéz Katusha Team @ same time
32 Matti Breschel Rabobank Cycling Team @ same time
33 Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho Team Saxo Bank @ same time
34 Amets Txurruka Euskaltel – Euskadi @ same time
35 Przemyslaw Niemiec Lampre – ISD @ same time
36 Juan Jos̩ Oroz Ugalde Euskaltel РEuskadi @ same time
37 Benat Intxausti Movistar Team @ same time
38 Fredrik Kessiakoff Astana Pro Team @ same time
39 Giovanni Visconti Movistar Team 00:24
40 Elia Favilli Farnese Vini – Selle Italia 00:29
41 Steven Kruijswijk Rabobank Cycling Team @ same time
42 Nicki Sørensen Team Saxo Bank 00:32
43 Jose Herrada Lopez Movistar Team 00:40
44 Pablo Lastras Garcia Movistar Team @ same time
45 Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa Movistar Team @ same time
46 Matteo Carrara Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team 00:54
47 Pim Ligthart Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team 01:20
48 Johan Vansummeren Team Garmin – Barracuda @ same time
49 Niki Terpstra Omega Pharma – Quickstep @ same time
50 Gerald Ciolek Omega Pharma – Quickstep @ same time
51 John Darwin Atapuma Hurtado Colombia – Coldeportes @ same time
52 Filippo Savini Colnago CSF Bardiani @ same time
53 Marco Marcato Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team @ same time
54 Maarten Tjallingii Rabobank Cycling Team @ same time
55 Mikel Landa Meana Euskaltel – Euskadi @ same time
56 Greg Van Avermaet BMC Racing Team @ same time
57 Anthony Roux Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat @ same time
58 David Tanner Team Saxo Bank @ same time
59 Steve Houanard Ag2R – La Mondiale @ same time
60 Oscar Gomez Freire Katusha Team @ same time
61 Matteo Tosatto Team Saxo Bank @ same time
62 Pablo Urtasun Perez Euskaltel – Euskadi @ same time
63 Simone Stortoni Lampre – ISD @ same time
64 Cadel Evans BMC Racing Team @ same time
65 Fabio Taborre Acqua & Sapone @ same time
66 Mathew Hayman Sky Procycling 02:06
67 Massimo Codol Acqua & Sapone 02:39
68 Carlos Alberto Betancurt Gomez Acqua & Sapone @ same time
69 Vladimir Miholjevic Acqua & Sapone @ same time
70 Frederik Willems Lotto – Belisol Team @ same time
71 Bruno Manuel Silva Pires Team Saxo Bank @ same time
72 George Hincapie BMC Racing Team @ same time
73 Stuart O’ Grady GreenEdge Cycling Team @ same time
74 Bram Tankink Rabobank Cycling Team @ same time
75 Manuel Belletti Ag2R – La Mondiale @ same time
76 Serge Pauwels Omega Pharma – Quickstep 03:50
77 Tony Gallopin RadioShack – Nissan 04:22
78 J̩rome Pineau Omega Pharma РQuickstep @ same time
79 Dmitriy Muravyev Astana Pro Team @ same time
80 Simone Ponzi Astana Pro Team 04:39
81 Valerio Agnoli Liquigas – Cannondale @ same time
82 Lloyd Mondory Ag2R – La Mondiale @ same time
83 Arthur Vichot Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat 05:16
84 Jurgen Van De Walle Lotto – Belisol Team 05:28
85 Joan Horrach Rippoll Katusha Team @ same time
86 Mirko Selvaggi Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team @ same time
87 Branislau Samoilau Movistar Team @ same time
88 Luis Felipe Laverde Jimenez Colombia – Coldeportes @ same time
89 Andrey Amador Bakkazakova Movistar Team @ same time
90 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui Euskaltel – Euskadi 06:08
91 Egoi Martinez De Esteban Euskaltel – Euskadi @ same time
92 Dario Cataldo Omega Pharma – Quickstep @ same time
93 Luca Ascani Farnese Vini – Selle Italia 06:28
94 Yaroslav Popovych RadioShack – Nissan @ same time
95 Michael Schar BMC Racing Team @ same time
96 Gregory Rast RadioShack – Nissan @ same time
97 Hayden Roulston RadioShack – Nissan 06:53
98 Sebastian Langeveld GreenEdge Cycling Team @ same time
99 Daniel Oss Liquigas – Cannondale @ same time
100 Daniele Bennati RadioShack – Nissan @ same time
101 Adriano Malori Lampre – ISD @ same time
102 Luca Mazzanti Farnese Vini – Selle Italia 07:45
103 Filippo Pozzato Farnese Vini – Selle Italia @ same time
104 Francesco Ginanni Acqua & Sapone @ same time
105 Fabian Wegmann Team Garmin – Barracuda @ same time
106 Enrico Gasparotto Astana Pro Team 09:13
107 Luca Paolini Katusha Team @ same time
108 Federico Canuti Liquigas – Cannondale 12:58
109 Borut Bozic Astana Pro Team 14:06
110 S̩bastien Hinault Ag2R РLa Mondiale @ same time
111 Gert Dockx Lotto – Belisol Team @ same time
112 Gert Steegmans Omega Pharma – Quickstep @ same time
113 Kenny Van Hummel Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team 16:20
114 Bert Grabsch Omega Pharma – Quickstep @ same time
115 Kevin Hulsmans Farnese Vini – Selle Italia 16:25
116 Kristof Goddaert Ag2R – La Mondiale @ same time
117 Mads Christensen Team Saxo Bank @ same time
118 Alex Rasmussen Team Garmin – Barracuda @ same time
119 Kristjan Koren Liquigas – Cannondale @ same time
120 Andre Greipel Lotto – Belisol Team @ same time
121 Stefano Pirazzi Colnago CSF Bardiani @ same time
122 Fabian Cancellara RadioShack – Nissan @ same time
123 Danilo Hondo Lampre – ISD @ same time
124 Manuele Boaro Team Saxo Bank @ same time
125 Giacomo Nizzolo RadioShack – Nissan @ same time
126 Arnaud Gerard Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat @ same time
127 Diego Caccia Farnese Vini – Selle Italia @ same time
128 Tyler Farrar Team Garmin – Barracuda @ same time
129 Jarlinson Pantano Colombia – Coldeportes @ same time
130 Manuel Quinziato BMC Racing Team @ same time
131 Mauro Da Dalto Liquigas – Cannondale @ same time
132 Andrew Talansky Team Garmin – Barracuda @ same time
133 Svein Tuft GreenEdge Cycling Team @ same time
134 Maciej Bodnar Liquigas – Cannondale @ same time
135 Wilson Alexander Marentes Torres Colombia – Coldeportes @ same time
136 Victor Hugo Pena Colombia – Coldeportes @ same time
137 Robinson Eduardo Chalapud Gomez Colombia – Coldeportes @ same time
138 Sacha Modolo Colnago CSF Bardiani @ same time
139 Angelo Pagani Colnago CSF Bardiani @ same time
140 Davide Vigano Lampre – ISD @ same time
141 David Millar Team Garmin – Barracuda @ same time
142 Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo Colombia – Coldeportes @ same time
143 Marco Coledan Colnago CSF Bardiani @ same time
144 Ian Stannard Sky Procycling @ same time
145 Jens Mouris GreenEdge Cycling Team @ same time
146 Gabriel Rasch Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat @ same time
147 Jeremy Hunt Sky Procycling @ same time
148 Danilo Napolitano Acqua & Sapone @ same time
DNF Christopher Sutton Sky Procycling
DNF William Bonnet Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat
DNF Dominique Rollin Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat
DNF Johan Esteban Cháves Rubio Colombia – Coldeportes
DNF Benoit Vaugrenard Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat
DNF Paul Martens Rabobank Cycling Team
DNF Alessandro Spezialetti Lampre – ISD
DNF Tomas Vaitkus GreenEdge Cycling Team
DNF Baden Cooke GreenEdge Cycling Team
DNF Marcel Sieberg Lotto – Belisol Team
DNF Jelle Vanendert Lotto – Belisol Team
DNF Robert Hunter Team Garmin – Barracuda
DNF Ruben Perez Moreno Euskaltel – Euskadi
DNF Bernhard Eisel Sky Procycling
DNF Mark Cavendish Sky Procycling
DNF Juan Manuel Garate Rabobank Cycling Team
DNF Lars Boom Rabobank Cycling Team
DNF Jens Debusschere Lotto – Belisol Team
DNS Vicente Reynes Mimo Lotto – Belisol Team
DNS Edvald Boasson Hagen Sky Procycling
DNS Matthew Goss GreenEdge Cycling Team
DNS Philippe Gilbert BMC Racing Team
Overall
1 Chris Horner RadioShack – Nissan 29:27:06
2 Roman Kreuziger Astana Pro Team 00:05
3 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas – Cannondale 00:06
4 Rinaldo Nocentini Ag2R – La Mondiale 00:45
5 Michele Scarponi Lampre – ISD 00:47
6 Johnny Hoogerland Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team 00:48
7 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver Katusha Team 00:50
8 Christophe Riblon Ag2R – La Mondiale 01:15
9 Danilo Di Luca Acqua & Sapone 01:21
10 Domenico Pozzovivo Colnago CSF Bardiani 01:22
11 Wout Poels Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team 01:24
12 Paolo Tiralongo Astana Pro Team 01:35
13 Cameron Meyer GreenEdge Cycling Team 01:43
14 Vladimir Gusev Katusha Team 01:57
15 Peter Velits Omega Pharma – Quickstep 02:19
16 Jon Izagirre Insausti Euskaltel – Euskadi 02:42
17 Daniel Moreno Fernandéz Katusha Team 02:49
18 Francesco Failli Farnese Vini – Selle Italia 02:52
19 Jose Herrada Lopez Movistar Team 03:58
20 Matteo Montaguti Ag2R – La Mondiale 04:05
21 Steven Kruijswijk Rabobank Cycling Team 04:12
22 Gianluca Brambilla Colnago CSF Bardiani 04:31
23 Benat Intxausti Movistar Team 06:40
24 Nicki Sørensen Team Saxo Bank 06:50
25 Matteo Carrara Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team 08:23
26 Amets Txurruka Euskaltel – Euskadi 09:06
27 Stefano Garzelli Acqua & Sapone 10:24
28 Pablo Lastras Garcia Movistar Team 10:34
29 Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa Movistar Team 11:49
30 Marco Pinotti BMC Racing Team 12:24
31 Cadel Evans BMC Racing Team 12:37
32 Dmitriy Muravyev Astana Pro Team 12:38
33 Juan Jos̩ Oroz Ugalde Euskaltel РEuskadi 12:49
34 Przemyslaw Niemiec Lampre – ISD 13:06
35 Massimo Codol Acqua & Sapone 13:31
36 Valerio Agnoli Liquigas – Cannondale 13:46
37 Johan Vansummeren Team Garmin – Barracuda 13:48
38 J̩rome Pineau Omega Pharma РQuickstep 14:39
39 Steve Houanard Ag2R – La Mondiale 15:25
40 Serge Pauwels Omega Pharma – Quickstep 15:53
41 Stijn Devolder Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team 16:09
42 George Hincapie BMC Racing Team 16:24
43 Carlos Alberto Betancurt Gomez Acqua & Sapone 16:53
44 Mathew Hayman Sky Procycling 17:04
45 Peter Sagan Liquigas – Cannondale 17:05
46 Branislau Samoilau Movistar Team 17:25
47 Bram Tankink Rabobank Cycling Team 17:48
48 Filippo Savini Colnago CSF Bardiani 18:54
49 Bruno Manuel Silva Pires Team Saxo Bank 19:00
50 Thibaut Pinot Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat 19:11
51 Joan Horrach Rippoll Katusha Team 19:41
52 Greg Van Avermaet BMC Racing Team 19:44
53 Maarten Tjallingii Rabobank Cycling Team 20:35
54 Arthur Vichot Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat 20:39
55 Egoi Martinez De Esteban Euskaltel – Euskadi 20:58
56 Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo Colombia – Coldeportes 22:23
57 Fredrik Kessiakoff Astana Pro Team 22:50
58 Mirko Selvaggi Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team 23:16
59 Simone Stortoni Lampre – ISD 23:38
60 Frederik Willems Lotto – Belisol Team 23:48
61 Enrico Battaglin Colnago CSF Bardiani 23:57
62 Andrey Amador Bakkazakova Movistar Team 24:07
63 Matteo Tosatto Team Saxo Bank 24:19
64 Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi Movistar Team 24:20
65 Fabio Taborre Acqua & Sapone @ same time
66 Luca Ascani Farnese Vini – Selle Italia 24:51
67 Giovanni Visconti Movistar Team 25:12
68 Niki Terpstra Omega Pharma – Quickstep 25:17
69 Oscar Gatto Farnese Vini – Selle Italia 25:33
70 Alessandro Ballan BMC Racing Team 25:35
71 Maxim Iglinskiy Astana Pro Team 26:35
72 Jurgen Van De Walle Lotto – Belisol Team 26:36
73 Dario Cataldo Omega Pharma – Quickstep 26:44
74 Rafal Majka Team Saxo Bank 27:02
75 Gregory Rast RadioShack – Nissan 28:43
76 Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho Team Saxo Bank 28:47
77 Matti Breschel Rabobank Cycling Team 28:48
78 Mikel Landa Meana Euskaltel – Euskadi 29:11
79 David Tanner Team Saxo Bank 29:14
80 Ian Stannard Sky Procycling 29:35
81 Marco Marcato Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team 29:56
82 Enrico Gasparotto Astana Pro Team 30:17
83 Daniel Oss Liquigas – Cannondale 30:20
84 Oscar Gomez Freire Katusha Team 31:22
85 Elia Favilli Farnese Vini – Selle Italia 32:25
86 Sebastian Langeveld GreenEdge Cycling Team 33:10
87 Hayden Roulston RadioShack – Nissan 33:22
88 Michael Schar BMC Racing Team 34:14
89 Yaroslav Popovych RadioShack – Nissan 34:20
90 Filippo Pozzato Farnese Vini – Selle Italia 34:49
91 Luca Mazzanti Farnese Vini – Selle Italia @ same time
92 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui Euskaltel – Euskadi 34:51
93 Stuart O’ Grady GreenEdge Cycling Team 35:12
94 Lloyd Mondory Ag2R – La Mondiale 35:37
95 Vladimir Miholjevic Acqua & Sapone 35:56
96 Adriano Malori Lampre – ISD 36:06
97 Luca Paolini Katusha Team 36:10
98 Kristjan Koren Liquigas – Cannondale 36:27
99 Kristof Goddaert Ag2R – La Mondiale 36:45
100 Fabian Wegmann Team Garmin – Barracuda 36:51
101 Tony Gallopin RadioShack – Nissan 37:07
102 Pablo Urtasun Perez Euskaltel – Euskadi 38:45
103 Fabian Cancellara RadioShack – Nissan 38:49
104 Federico Canuti Liquigas – Cannondale 40:04
105 Simone Ponzi Astana Pro Team 40:33
106 Manuel Belletti Ag2R – La Mondiale 40:42
107 John Darwin Atapuma Hurtado Colombia – Coldeportes 42:41
108 David Millar Team Garmin – Barracuda 43:03
109 Mads Christensen Team Saxo Bank 43:13
110 Maciej Bodnar Liquigas – Cannondale 43:37
111 Arnaud Gerard Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat 43:54
112 Francesco Ginanni Acqua & Sapone 44:20
113 Robinson Eduardo Chalapud Gomez Colombia – Coldeportes 44:26
114 Gert Dockx Lotto – Belisol Team 45:59
115 Pim Ligthart Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team 46:01
116 Luis Felipe Laverde Jimenez Colombia – Coldeportes @ same time
117 Angelo Pagani Colnago CSF Bardiani 46:17
118 Anthony Roux Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat 46:28
119 Daniele Bennati RadioShack – Nissan 46:40
120 S̩bastien Hinault Ag2R РLa Mondiale 47:12
121 Borut Bozic Astana Pro Team 49:02
122 Gerald Ciolek Omega Pharma – Quickstep 49:42
123 Manuele Boaro Team Saxo Bank 51:42
124 Andrew Talansky Team Garmin – Barracuda 53:04
125 Sacha Modolo Colnago CSF Bardiani 54:02
126 Jarlinson Pantano Colombia – Coldeportes 54:32
127 Danilo Hondo Lampre – ISD 54:34
128 Mauro Da Dalto Liquigas – Cannondale 55:35
129 Bert Grabsch Omega Pharma – Quickstep 56:38
130 Victor Hugo Pena Colombia – Coldeportes 57:22
131 Diego Caccia Farnese Vini – Selle Italia 57:42
132 Gabriel Rasch Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat 57:49
133 Gert Steegmans Omega Pharma – Quickstep 59:59
134 Kevin Hulsmans Farnese Vini – Selle Italia 1:01:35
135 Davide Vigano Lampre – ISD 1:01:36
136 Manuel Quinziato BMC Racing Team 1:02:35
137 Tyler Farrar Team Garmin – Barracuda 1:04:36
138 Danilo Napolitano Acqua & Sapone 1:04:56
139 Andre Greipel Lotto – Belisol Team 1:05:20
140 Giacomo Nizzolo RadioShack – Nissan 1:05:27
141 Kenny Van Hummel Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team 1:05:41
142 Jeremy Hunt Sky Procycling 1:08:03
143 Stefano Pirazzi Colnago CSF Bardiani 1:10:19
144 Marco Coledan Colnago CSF Bardiani 1:10:38
145 Wilson Alexander Marentes Torres Colombia – Coldeportes 1:12:20
146 Jens Mouris GreenEdge Cycling Team 1:14:29
147 Svein Tuft GreenEdge Cycling Team 1:15:33
148 Alex Rasmussen Team Garmin – Barracuda 1:16:13
