Tour de France: Stage 7 – Froome!

The Tomblaine to La Planche des Belles Filles stage saw the riders into the mountains for the first time with Kenyan Chris Froome taking the victory and Britain’s Brad Wiggins in Yellow.

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Previous Stages
| Prologue | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 | Stage 5 | Stage 6 |

Yellow Jersey: Bradley Wiggins | White jersey:Rein Taaramae |
| KoM Jersey:Chris Froome | Green Jersey: Peter Sagan | Team: Sky

The first of three summit finishes in the Tour de France saw who were likely to be the GC contenders with Wiggins, Evans and Nibali at the head of the list along with Froome. This first mountain stage certainly dented the hopes of many as the steep slopes of the category 1 climb bit into the legs of the likes of Frank Schleck, Menchov and Sanchez to name but a few.

The telling pictures of the final mountain top finish was how Sky had numbers at the front with Richie Porte, Michael Rogers, Chris Froome helping Wiggins and by the time Evans made his move as the climb reared up for the last few hundred minutes there were only five riders left after only a few kilometres of serious climbing.

The surprise was how easy Froome made it look when after doing all the work for Wiggins, he came from behind Wiggins who was marking Evans, to race down the right hand side of the road and win the stage ahead of Evans and Wiggins. Italian Nibali lost more time to finish 4th.

What a stage!

Reactions
Chris Froome (stage winner and King of the Mountains): “It goes to show that seeing the route before after having been out here several weeks ago, how important that was and how important if you have a plan, you stick to it and how things will come together a lot easier. I could not have asked for more, it’s been a fantastic day for us. With Brad in yellow and an extra stage win for us, we could not have asked for more. We have all the biggest names here and everyone is in top form, I feel very happy it’s going this way for us.”

“We wanted to make the most out of our opportunities. It was a bit of an acceleration at the end by Evans but I was actually expecting him to go a little bit harder to be honest. I don’t know if he had seen the finish because it really is steep there and I could see him slowing down a little bit and I thought, ‘I can see Bradley is in perfect position, he’s not going to lose any time, let me just put in a small acceleration here and see if we can also take the stage.’ And I got it so I’m really happy.”

“The goal is still with Bradley Wiggins for the overall but if I’m there or thereabouts then that’s also a threat for our opposition so it’s putting us in a really good position. You could see that I put in a little acceleration going over the top of the climb, I could feel that Cadel wasn’t quite with me and that’s when I decided to sneak away for the stage win. Going up that last climb, Richie [Porte] set a fantastic pace. He dropped so many riders going up there and he made it so easy for us as we were sitting right there on the wheel in perfect position. It left me with the last two kilometers just to ride steady and set things up for the finish. We’ve been here to look at the course so I knew that the last little kick was going to be quite hard. Maybe it surprised a few people.”

Bradley Wiggins “It is an amazing feeling (to pull on yellow). It hasn’t really sunk in yet. It went perfect for us today, the team, the boys again put it on the line and did a fantastic job. Froomey won the stage and he’s mind blowing going from strength to strength as a bike rider and we have the jersey.”

“I had to pinch myself last night that I’m still in this race and still alive and still lying second overall with all the crashes and everything. I couldn’t help but think of last year and lying in hospital and a year on …”

“It’s been a fantastic year and this is what we have been training from and I think it’s fair to say we’ve peaked now! I learned that you can never underestimate Cadel. He’s an incredible champion and he’s not going to give up this Tour for sure and this is just one day of many to come.”

“We’re in the driving seat now and in the next few days we’ll look to consolidate this, more so in the time trial, and then we have the rest day and we’re halfway through the Tour then. It’s not over but I’m in the Yellow jersey of the Tour and that is something to be savoured today and enjoy. It’s been a childhood dream of mine and here I am now. I’d sit on the home trainer watching my hero – my Tour de France hero – Miguel Indurain… but to be here, on the top of a mountain in the yellow jersey is phenomenal.”

“I promised my son yesterday I’d take the yellow jersey …”

“I was shouting at ‘Froomey’ with a kilometre-and-a-half to go to just save a little; that we didn’t need to go any harder. I knew he could win the stage if he just kept a little bit back. It was a great finish for him. My priority was just to watch Cadel. I knew I was going to take yellow so it’s just fantastic to do so on the day that Froome takes the king of the mountains. It’s an incredible day.”

“I was always expecting Cadel to make a move but that kind of climb is very abnormal in the Tour de France – a 20 per cent finish like that – it was just a case of just holding back to ensure that I was able to stay with Cadel and took the jersey, that was the priority of the day. [When Cadel went] I just stayed in the saddle because I didn’t want to upset my rhythm and I gauged my effort to the line, really.”

“As I say the priority was not to lose time to Cadel but I’m chuffed for Froomey because he had some misfortune last week but now he’s got his stage win and he’s going to be an integral part to me winning this race. It’s nice when you see the guys who have put it on the line for you all year get their rewards.”

“We’ll take it day by day now but, as I’ve said before in a few interviews, you can’t chose when you take the yellow jersey in the Tour de France. We’ve got it now and there’s another tough day tomorrow but there shouldn’t be too many problems.”

Cadel Evans “I wanted to get some speed going into that curve at the finish and you try and take what ever advantage you can but Froome was really incredible. He rode those last three kilometres and followed me before accelerating away. When you see he (Brad) has three guys with him and I have one or maybe none, what can you can do that’s going to last.”

“Today was a cat 1 climb but it had flat sections in it and when you have teammates you have an advantage where as it would probably be different with a consistent gradient but today Sky showed the strength of their team as we saw in the Dauphine.”

Rein Taaramae: “It was horrible. I have sore legs and that climb was incredible. In the last 500 meters I lost 20 seconds. I do not really like it when it’s too steep. But fortunately, the selection was already made, and I was able to complete properly. Fifth in the stage, it’s not bad.”

Sean Yates (Sky): “We came here to try and win the Tour, and there’s still a long way between here and Paris, but we’ve set the bar high today and this team has delivered, just like they have done all year.

“Up to now in the Tour it’s been sprint stages and we’ve been waiting for today. We laid down the law though today and proved we are very, very strong.

“We’re here to ride our bikes and do that to the best of our ability and if we do that the riches will come, and are coming. Everything is running as planned but there’s a long way to Paris and you can’t take anything for granted. Today’s performance tastes sweet though and I’m really happy for Froomey. We’ll just continue to do our job to the best of our ability now.”

Dave Brailsford, Team Sky Team Principal: “It was a fantastic ride from beginning to end today. Mick and Richie were superb on the climb and Froomey was awesome again. The fact he won the stage is absolutely brilliant. As a performance it was very pleasing and one of the best days we’ve had as a team.

“After our two previous Tours de France – the first one not being so positive, the second one much better – to finally wear the yellow jersey is a very big moment for a team. That’s happened now and you can never take it away. It’s a key milestone and it’s very rewarding.

“The race is far from over but we should stop and enjoy this moment. These things can come and go very quickly as I’ve learnt over the years. It is time to take stock and reflect a little bit on what we’ve achieved.”

The Race
The day after the crashfest on stage 6 saw a group of non starters including Txurruka (EUS), Hesjedal (GRS), Hunter (GRS), Dupont (ALM), Freire (KAT), Wynants (RAB), Erviti (MOV) and Gutierrez (MOV). The stage, the seventh race in a row at or near a distance of 200 kilometres, was destined to see a shake up of the overall classification and see just who of the contenders for the race actually had the legs and form to live up to that billing.

Despite the mountains to come, the racing was on from the word go but it wasn’t until a move with seven riders in it, that the peloton let it go and the race settled down again. In the break were Christophe Riblon (AG2R La Mondiale), Chris Anker Sorensen (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank), Martin Velits (Omega Pharma-Quickstep), Michael Albasini (Orica-GreenEdge), Cyril Gauter (Europcar), Dmitri Fofonov (Astana) and Luis Leon Sanchez (Rabobank).

Whilst the break was making hay in the sunshine, the falls in the peloton continued with Federico Canuti of Liquigas crashing to the ground as BMC and Team Sky took over the chase for the break. The only mid race action came again at the intermediate sprint where Matt Goss and Peter Sagan went head to head (not literally as sprinters sometimes do!) only for Goss to sit up with a mechanical leaving Sagan to sprint ahead and cross the line first(behind the break of course), increasing his lead over Goss as he did so in the Green Jersey competition.

After the sprint win though, having been lead out by his Liquigas teammates, Sagan reverted to the role of domestique as the team’s focus switched to looking after Nibali, one of the favourites for the stage win and overall.

So while Liquigas protected their GC contender, Sagan in the Green jersey went back to his team car to collect bottles. A little later, Cavendish in the rainbow jersey was seen doing the same; an example of how no one in the sport is too big to help out his teammates in this race. Back at the front of the race, it was the break of seven that mopped up the points on top of the first third category climb with Chris Anker Sorensen and Luis Sanchez leading the break across the line.

Two climbs remained and on the next one, again a third category climb, the break again took the points (Chris Anker Sorensen) in front of quite a stunning crowd at the top. The lead of the break though had been dented by a spell at the front by Dave Zabriski (Garmin). From almost five minutes, it dropped to under four minutes before BMC came back to the front.

At the back of the peloton however on the second third cat climb, Tyler Farrar was suffering, as was his teammate former Paris Roubaix winner Van Summeren who was getting pushed from riders in rival teams including Philippe Gilbert. Van Summeren, who lost a lot of skin in the big crash the day before, then returned to the front of the peloton to help feed his Garmin teammates including David Millar who was helping the chase and giving the team’s Dan Martin, former junior British RR champion, a chance in the finale (he finished 17th).

By now the race was into the finale and Lotto sent numbers to the front to try and close the break down to benefit their climbers, Vanendert and van den Broeck. That though came unstuck when van den Broeck had a mechanical approaching the final climb and then had a tough chase to get back on terms. The Lotto rider did well to fight back to finish 22nd, 1.52 behind Froome.

Out front, the break was getting nervous and attacks came and went as the peloton closed in with Garmin doing a lot of damage. It was carnage at the back of the peloton as David Millar on the front put some power into his pedals on the long drag to the climb.

With 11k to go though it was Sky’s turn to show their strength at the front with Michael Rogers, Richie Porte, Chris Froome and Brad Wiggins leading the way. Evans was losing teammates as their work at the front all week was taking its toll and at the back, favourites were also being shelled. Valverde went backwards and with still 7k to go, the peloton split in two.

Cancellera in yellow was dropped, Frank Schleck too along with Quickstep’s Levi Leipheimer and BMC’s white jersey Tejay Van Garderen was also in trouble. It was impossible to keep up with who was going backwards such was the damage being done by Sky. No attacks, just a relentless pace by Porte, Froome and Rogers and the front group got smaller and smaller until only five were left.

Porte did his job and swung off and then Froome took it up and as the road swung right to take the riders to the foot of the 22% last section, Evans tried to go clear but Wiggins stuck to his wheel like glue and then Froome showed the world what he could just as he had in the Tour of Spain last year.

He launched his own attack in the final hundred metres and put two seconds into the rest before putting his hands in the air to celebrate a great victory, his first in the Tour de France. While Wiggins and Froome embraced after a job well done, behind them on a stage not expected to be that decisive, it was indeed the opposite as so many riders lost a lot of time. Even Nibali who had been with the group until the final few hundred metres lost seven seconds.

It was the exciting stage finish no doubt the organisers had wanted. For the contenders who lost out though, such a steep finish to kick off the race’s spell in the mountains was not a good start. Surprises included Rein Taaramäe of Cofidis who was there for a long time with the very small lead group before losing 19 seconds, but the big losers were Levi Leipheimer (lost 3.11), Alejandro Valverde & Andréas Klöden (2.19) and Sami Sanchez (1.31).

The losses for so many riders meant that Froome who lost time early in the race was back in the top 10, one of three Sky riders in there along with Wiggins and Rogers. While many of the prerace favourites were still there, Nibali, Monfort, Roche and Menchov , many others have lost more time and as expected, the Tour does seem to be a fight between Wiggins and Evans.

The race though is just beginning. The time trial will play into Wiggins hands but the climbing has just begun and there are much much bigger climbs to come. Last year Evans played a very canny game to defeat the Schlecks et all. Can he do the same this year? Many will be saying no with so many time trial kilometres to come …

Result

1 Christopher Froome Sky Procycling 04:58:35
2 Cadel Evans BMC Racing Team 00:02
3 Bradley Wiggins Sky Procycling@ same time
4 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas – Cannondale 00:07
5 Rein Taaramäe Cofidis – Le Credit En Ligne 00:19
6 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre RadioShack – Nissan 00:44
7 Pierre Rolland Europcar 00:46
8 Janez Brajkovic Astana Pro Team@ same time
9 Denis Menchov Katusha Team 00:50
10 Maxime Monfort RadioShack – Nissan 00:56
11 Nicolas Roche Ag2R – La Mondiale 01:06
12 Frank Schleck RadioShack – Nissan 01:09
13 Richie Porte Sky Procycling 01:14
14 Michael Rogers Sky Procycling 01:24
15 Thibaut Pinot Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat@ same time
16 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez Euskaltel – Euskadi 01:31
17 Daniel Martin Garmin – Sharp 01:39
18 Gorka Izagirre Insausti Euskaltel – Euskadi@ same time
19 Tony Gallopin RadioShack – Nissan 01:44
20 Fabian Cancellara RadioShack – Nissan 01:52
21 Jelle Vanendert Lotto – Belisol Team@ same time
22 Jurgen Van Den Broeck Lotto – Belisol Team@ same time
23 Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa Movistar Team@ same time
24 Thomas Voeckler Europcar 02:05
25 Michele Scarponi Lampre – ISD@ same time
26 Alexandre Vinokourov Astana Pro Team 02:17
27 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte Movistar Team 02:19
28 Rafael Valls Ferri Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team@ same time
29 Bauke Mollema Rabobank Cycling Team@ same time
30 Chris Horner RadioShack – Nissan@ same time
31 Pieter Weening Orica – GreenEDGE@ same time
32 Andr̩as Kl̦den RadioShack РNissan@ same time
33 Sylvain Chavanel Omega Pharma – Quickstep 02:24
34 Vasil Kiryienka Movistar Team 02:32
35 Peter Velits Omega Pharma – Quickstep 02:50
36 Giampaolo Caruso Katusha Team 02:53
37 Robert Gesink Rabobank Cycling Team@ same time
38 Eduard Vorganov Katusha Team@ same time
39 Sandy Casar Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat@ same time
40 Ivan Basso Liquigas – Cannondale@ same time
41 Laurens Ten Dam Rabobank Cycling Team@ same time
42 Robert Kiserlovski Astana Pro Team@ same time
43 Brice Feillu Saur – Sojasun 03:03
44 J̩rome Coppel Saur РSojasun@ same time
45 Marco Marzano Lampre – ISD@ same time
46 Tejay Van Garderen BMC Racing Team 03:08
47 Andrey Kashechkin Astana Pro Team 03:11
48 Levi Leipheimer Omega Pharma – Quickstep@ same time
49 Vladimir Gusev Katusha Team@ same time
50 Chris Anker Sorensen Team Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank 03:41
51 David Moncouti̩ Cofidis РLe Credit En Ligne@ same time
52 Fabrice Jeandesboz Saur – Sojasun 03:58
53 Mickael Cherel Ag2R – La Mondiale 04:07
54 Jean-christophe Peraud Ag2R – La Mondiale@ same time
55 Dominik Nerz Liquigas – Cannondale@ same time
56 Fredrik Kessiakoff Astana Pro Team@ same time
57 Christophe Riblon Ag2R – La Mondiale@ same time
58 Egoi Martinez De Esteban Euskaltel – Euskadi 04:12
59 Steven Kruijswijk Rabobank Cycling Team 04:20
60 Sylvester Szmyd Liquigas – Cannondale 04:28
61 Christophe Kern Europcar 04:30
62 Marco Marcato Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team 04:34
63 Davide Malacarne Europcar 04:59
64 Lieuwe Westra Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team@ same time
65 Tony Martin Omega Pharma – Quickstep 05:01
66 Philippe Gilbert BMC Racing Team 05:08
67 Jorge Azanza Soto Euskaltel – Euskadi@ same time
68 J̩r̩my Roy Equipe Cycliste FDJ РBigMat 05:31
69 Giovanni Bernaudeau Europcar 05:47
70 Martin Velits Omega Pharma – Quickstep 05:55
71 Anthony Roux Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat 05:58
72 Matthieu Sprick Argos-Shimano 06:13
73 R̩my Di Gregorio Cofidis РLe Credit En Ligne 06:27
74 Arthur Vichot Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat 06:30
75 Andriy Grivko Astana Pro Team@ same time
76 Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho Team Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank 06:35
77 Dmitriy Fofonov Astana Pro Team@ same time
78 Ruben Plaza Molina Movistar Team@ same time
79 Guillaume Levarlet Saur – Sojasun 07:05
80 J̩rome Pineau Omega Pharma РQuickstep 07:16
81 Maxime Bouet Ag2R – La Mondiale 07:22
82 Edvald Boasson Hagen Sky Procycling 07:33
83 Federico Canuti Liquigas – Cannondale@ same time
84 Simone Stortoni Lampre – ISD@ same time
85 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo Movistar Team 07:58
86 Koen De Kort Argos-Shimano@ same time
87 Marcus Burghardt BMC Racing Team 08:00
88 George Hincapie BMC Racing Team@ same time
89 Michael Schar BMC Racing Team@ same time
90 Anders Lund Team Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank 08:28
91 Nicki Sørensen Team Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank@ same time
92 Christian Knees Sky Procycling 08:59
93 Simon Gerrans Orica – GreenEDGE@ same time
94 Vincent Jerome Europcar@ same time
95 Amaël Moinard BMC Racing Team@ same time
96 Alessandro Vanotti Liquigas – Cannondale 09:03
97 Pierrick Fedrigo Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat@ same time
98 Kevin De Weert Omega Pharma – Quickstep 09:09
99 Dries Devenyns Omega Pharma – Quickstep@ same time
100 Steven Cummings BMC Racing Team 09:16
101 Jean-marc Marino Saur – Sojasun 09:20
102 Yukiya Arashiro Europcar 09:42
103 Jens Voigt RadioShack – Nissan 09:48
104 Michael Albasini Orica – GreenEDGE 10:07
105 Michael Morkov Team Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank 10:15
106 Francis De Greef Lotto – Belisol Team 10:18
107 David Millar Garmin – Sharp@ same time
108 Yuri Trofimov Katusha Team@ same time
109 Roy Curvers Argos-Shimano@ same time
110 Matthew Lloyd Lampre – ISD@ same time
111 Bert Grabsch Omega Pharma – Quickstep 10:36
112 Danilo Hondo Lampre – ISD 11:00
113 Alessandro Petacchi Lampre – ISD@ same time
114 Nick Nuyens Team Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank@ same time
115 Ruben Perez Moreno Euskaltel – Euskadi@ same time
116 Adam Hansen Lotto – Belisol Team@ same time
117 Cyril Gautier Europcar 11:11
118 Gregory Henderson Lotto – Belisol Team 11:16
119 Daniel Oss Liquigas – Cannondale 12:01
120 Peter Sagan Liquigas – Cannondale@ same time
121 Julien Simon Saur – Sojasun 12:25
122 S̩bastien Minard Ag2R РLa Mondiale@ same time
123 Lars Ytting Bak Lotto – Belisol Team@ same time
124 C̩dric Pineau Equipe Cycliste FDJ РBigMat@ same time
125 Luis Angel Mate Mardones Cofidis – Le Credit En Ligne@ same time
126 Romain Zingle Cofidis – Le Credit En Ligne@ same time
127 Yann Huguet Argos-Shimano@ same time
128 Gustav Erik Larsson Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team@ same time
129 Kris Boeckmans Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team@ same time
130 Nicolas Edet Cofidis – Le Credit En Ligne@ same time
131 Vladimir Karpets Movistar Team@ same time
132 Samuel Dumoulin Cofidis – Le Credit En Ligne@ same time
133 Stuart O’ Grady Orica – GreenEDGE@ same time
134 S̩bastien Hinault Ag2R РLa Mondiale@ same time
135 Maxim Iglinskiy Astana Pro Team@ same time
136 Yaroslav Popovych RadioShack – Nissan 12:36
137 Jurgen Roelandts Lotto – Belisol Team 12:38
138 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil Rabobank Cycling Team@ same time
139 Christian Vande Velde Garmin – Sharp 13:17
140 Rob Ruijgh Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team@ same time
141 Patrick Gretsch Argos-Shimano@ same time
142 David Zabriskie Garmin – Sharp 13:21
143 Manuel Quinziato BMC Racing Team 13:30
144 Daryl Impey Orica – GreenEDGE 14:21
145 Baden Cooke Orica – GreenEDGE@ same time
146 Mark Cavendish Sky Procycling@ same time
147 Sebastian Langeveld Orica – GreenEDGE@ same time
148 Brett Lancaster Orica – GreenEDGE@ same time
149 Joan Horrach Rippoll Katusha Team@ same time
150 Grega Bole Lampre – ISD@ same time
151 Juan Jose Haedo Team Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank@ same time
152 Pablo Urtasun Perez Euskaltel – Euskadi@ same time
153 Johnny Hoogerland Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team@ same time
154 Yohann Gène Europcar 14:59
155 Jan Ghyselinck Cofidis – Le Credit En Ligne 16:01
156 Yuriy Krivtsov Lampre – ISD 16:30
157 Bram Tankink Rabobank Cycling Team 17:34
158 Kenny Van Hummel Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team@ same time
159 Julien Fouchard Cofidis – Le Credit En Ligne@ same time
160 Borut Bozic Astana Pro Team@ same time
161 Marcel Sieberg Lotto – Belisol Team@ same time
162 Andre Greipel Lotto – Belisol Team@ same time
163 Kristjan Koren Liquigas – Cannondale@ same time
164 Albert Timmer Argos-Shimano@ same time
165 Yauheni Hutarovich Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat@ same time
166 Johannes Frohlinger Argos-Shimano@ same time
167 Bernhard Eisel Sky Procycling@ same time
168 Matthieu Ladagnous Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat@ same time
169 Blel Kadri Ag2R – La Mondiale@ same time
170 Mark Renshaw Rabobank Cycling Team@ same time
171 Matthew Goss Orica – GreenEDGE@ same time
172 Jonathan Cantwell Team Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank@ same time
173 Aleksandr Kuschynski Katusha Team@ same time
174 Tom Veelers Argos-Shimano@ same time
175 Cyril Lemoine Saur – Sojasun@ same time
176 Jimmy Engoulvent Saur – Sojasun@ same time
177 Karsten Kroon Team Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank 17:41
178 Luca Paolini Katusha Team 17:42
179 Johan Vansummeren Garmin – Sharp 17:49
180 Tyler Farrar Garmin – Sharp 20:29
181 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui Euskaltel – Euskadi@ same time

Overall

1 Bradley Wiggins Sky Procycling 34:21:20
2 Cadel Evans BMC Racing Team 00:10
3 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas – Cannondale 00:16
4 Rein Taaramäe Cofidis – Le Credit En Ligne 00:32
5 Denis Menchov Katusha Team 00:54
6 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre RadioShack – Nissan 00:59
7 Maxime Monfort RadioShack – Nissan 01:09
8 Nicolas Roche Ag2R – La Mondiale 01:22
9 Christopher Froome Sky Procycling 01:32
10 Michael Rogers Sky Procycling 01:40
11 Fabian Cancellara RadioShack – Nissan 01:43
12 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez Euskaltel – Euskadi 02:02
13 Jurgen Van Den Broeck Lotto – Belisol Team 02:11
14 Sylvain Chavanel Omega Pharma – Quickstep 02:22
15 Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa Movistar Team 02:25
16 Andr̩as Kl̦den RadioShack РNissan 02:29
17 Janez Brajkovic Astana Pro Team 03:04
18 Tejay Van Garderen BMC Racing Team 03:09
19 Tony Gallopin RadioShack – Nissan 03:13
20 Ivan Basso Liquigas – Cannondale@ same time
21 Eduard Vorganov Katusha Team 03:19
22 Vladimir Gusev Katusha Team 03:26
23 Pierre Rolland Europcar 03:27
24 Chris Horner RadioShack – Nissan 03:39
25 J̩rome Coppel Saur РSojasun 03:42
26 Frank Schleck RadioShack – Nissan 03:43
27 Levi Leipheimer Omega Pharma – Quickstep 03:47
28 Thibaut Pinot Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat 04:07
29 Gorka Izagirre Insausti Euskaltel – Euskadi 04:10
30 Bauke Mollema Rabobank Cycling Team 04:36
31 Michele Scarponi Lampre – ISD 04:38
32 Jelle Vanendert Lotto – Belisol Team 04:48
33 Marco Marcato Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team@ same time
34 Peter Velits Omega Pharma – Quickstep 04:50
35 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte Movistar Team@ same time
36 Rafael Valls Ferri Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team 05:16
37 Egoi Martinez De Esteban Euskaltel – Euskadi 05:33
38 Jean-christophe Peraud Ag2R – La Mondiale 06:26
39 Robert Gesink Rabobank Cycling Team 06:57
40 Chris Anker Sorensen Team Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank 08:45
41 Steven Kruijswijk Rabobank Cycling Team 08:51
42 Davide Malacarne Europcar 08:52
43 Christophe Riblon Ag2R – La Mondiale 09:02
44 R̩my Di Gregorio Cofidis РLe Credit En Ligne 09:12
45 Edvald Boasson Hagen Sky Procycling 09:40
46 George Hincapie BMC Racing Team 10:18
47 Andrey Kashechkin Astana Pro Team 10:24
48 Sylvester Szmyd Liquigas – Cannondale 10:39
49 Sandy Casar Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat 11:28
50 Michael Schar BMC Racing Team 11:41
51 Peter Sagan Liquigas – Cannondale 12:11
52 Pieter Weening Orica – GreenEDGE 12:26
53 Mickael Cherel Ag2R – La Mondiale 12:30
54 Marcus Burghardt BMC Racing Team 12:40
55 Kevin De Weert Omega Pharma – Quickstep 12:44
56 Andriy Grivko Astana Pro Team 12:57
57 Philippe Gilbert BMC Racing Team@ same time
58 Jorge Azanza Soto Euskaltel – Euskadi 13:27
59 Nick Nuyens Team Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank 13:39
60 Alessandro Vanotti Liquigas – Cannondale 14:21
61 Arthur Vichot Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat 14:26
62 Martin Velits Omega Pharma – Quickstep 14:56
63 Gregory Henderson Lotto – Belisol Team 15:04
64 Marco Marzano Lampre – ISD 15:44
65 Thomas Voeckler Europcar 16:13
66 Giovanni Bernaudeau Europcar 16:17
67 Kris Boeckmans Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team 16:19
68 Dries Devenyns Omega Pharma – Quickstep 16:25
69 Maxime Bouet Ag2R – La Mondiale 16:26
70 Robert Kiserlovski Astana Pro Team 16:46
71 Baden Cooke Orica – GreenEDGE 16:58
72 Ruben Perez Moreno Euskaltel – Euskadi 17:53
73 Laurens Ten Dam Rabobank Cycling Team 17:59
74 Amaël Moinard BMC Racing Team 18:07
75 Jens Voigt RadioShack – Nissan 18:25
76 Pierrick Fedrigo Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat 18:36
77 Daryl Impey Orica – GreenEDGE 18:38
78 Fabrice Jeandesboz Saur – Sojasun 18:39
79 Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho Team Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank 18:48
80 Fredrik Kessiakoff Astana Pro Team 19:00
81 Alessandro Petacchi Lampre – ISD 19:34
82 Danilo Hondo Lampre – ISD 19:52
83 Michael Albasini Orica – GreenEDGE 19:54
84 Stuart O’ Grady Orica – GreenEDGE 19:57
85 Jurgen Roelandts Lotto – Belisol Team 20:15
86 Daniel Martin Garmin – Sharp 20:18
87 Alexandre Vinokourov Astana Pro Team 20:52
88 Richie Porte Sky Procycling 20:55
89 Michael Morkov Team Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank 20:59
90 Christian Knees Sky Procycling 21:11
91 S̩bastien Hinault Ag2R РLa Mondiale 21:12
92 Simon Gerrans Orica – GreenEDGE 21:13
93 Koen De Kort Argos-Shimano 21:16
94 Vasil Kiryienka Movistar Team@ same time
95 Steven Cummings BMC Racing Team 21:20
96 Bert Grabsch Omega Pharma – Quickstep@ same time
97 Andre Greipel Lotto – Belisol Team 21:25
98 J̩r̩my Roy Equipe Cycliste FDJ РBigMat 21:29
99 Lars Ytting Bak Lotto – Belisol Team 21:35
100 Cyril Gautier Europcar 21:42
101 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo Movistar Team 21:49
102 J̩rome Pineau Omega Pharma РQuickstep 21:55
103 David Moncouti̩ Cofidis РLe Credit En Ligne 23:08
104 S̩bastien Minard Ag2R РLa Mondiale 23:21
105 Samuel Dumoulin Cofidis – Le Credit En Ligne 23:36
106 Romain Zingle Cofidis – Le Credit En Ligne 23:48
107 Matthew Goss Orica – GreenEDGE 23:50
108 Federico Canuti Liquigas – Cannondale 24:02
109 Luca Paolini Katusha Team 24:23
110 Adam Hansen Lotto – Belisol Team 24:39
111 Tony Martin Omega Pharma – Quickstep@ same time
112 Ruben Plaza Molina Movistar Team 24:45
113 Yukiya Arashiro Europcar 24:56
114 Julien Simon Saur – Sojasun 25:01
115 Yaroslav Popovych RadioShack – Nissan 25:08
116 Vincent Jerome Europcar 25:18
117 Dominik Nerz Liquigas – Cannondale 25:21
118 Juan Jose Haedo Team Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank 25:41
119 Nicki Sørensen Team Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank 25:49
120 Kristjan Koren Liquigas – Cannondale 26:01
121 Lieuwe Westra Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team 26:13
122 Bernhard Eisel Sky Procycling 26:24
123 Marcel Sieberg Lotto – Belisol Team 26:30
124 Nicolas Edet Cofidis – Le Credit En Ligne 26:35
125 Giampaolo Caruso Katusha Team 26:45
126 Brett Lancaster Orica – GreenEDGE 27:06
127 Rob Ruijgh Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team 27:21
128 Manuel Quinziato BMC Racing Team 27:27
129 Christophe Kern Europcar 27:28
130 David Zabriskie Garmin – Sharp 27:29
131 Matthieu Ladagnous Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat 27:34
132 Jonathan Cantwell Team Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank 27:35
133 Kenny Van Hummel Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team 27:37
134 Luis Angel Mate Mardones Cofidis – Le Credit En Ligne 27:58
135 Yuri Trofimov Katusha Team 28:27
136 Dmitriy Fofonov Astana Pro Team 28:33
137 Jean-marc Marino Saur – Sojasun 28:38
138 Guillaume Levarlet Saur – Sojasun 28:43
139 Johnny Hoogerland Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team 28:46
140 Joan Horrach Rippoll Katusha Team@ same time
141 Daniel Oss Liquigas – Cannondale 28:47
142 Christian Vande Velde Garmin – Sharp 28:57
143 Roy Curvers Argos-Shimano 29:19
144 Maxim Iglinskiy Astana Pro Team 29:50
145 Yauheni Hutarovich Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat 29:52
146 Mark Cavendish Sky Procycling 30:06
147 Matthew Lloyd Lampre – ISD 30:41
148 Karsten Kroon Team Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank 32:06
149 Anders Lund Team Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank 32:15
150 Anthony Roux Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat 32:46
151 Yohann Gène Europcar 32:59
152 Borut Bozic Astana Pro Team 33:27
153 Bram Tankink Rabobank Cycling Team 33:37
154 Mark Renshaw Rabobank Cycling Team 33:40
155 C̩dric Pineau Equipe Cycliste FDJ РBigMat 33:55
156 Gustav Erik Larsson Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team 34:53
157 Patrick Gretsch Argos-Shimano 34:54
158 Johannes Frohlinger Argos-Shimano 35:32
159 David Millar Garmin – Sharp 35:40
160 Yuriy Krivtsov Lampre – ISD 36:15
161 Blel Kadri Ag2R – La Mondiale 36:31
162 Jan Ghyselinck Cofidis – Le Credit En Ligne 37:27
163 Aleksandr Kuschynski Katusha Team 37:47
164 Tom Veelers Argos-Shimano 38:14
165 Vladimir Karpets Movistar Team 38:35
166 Matthieu Sprick Argos-Shimano 38:36
167 Simone Stortoni Lampre – ISD 39:10
168 Grega Bole Lampre – ISD 39:31
169 Yann Huguet Argos-Shimano 39:55
170 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil Rabobank Cycling Team 40:18
171 Cyril Lemoine Saur – Sojasun 40:35
172 Pablo Urtasun Perez Euskaltel – Euskadi 40:54
173 Julien Fouchard Cofidis – Le Credit En Ligne 42:36
174 Francis De Greef Lotto – Belisol Team 43:31
175 Jimmy Engoulvent Saur – Sojasun 45:18
176 Sebastian Langeveld Orica – GreenEDGE 45:40
177 Albert Timmer Argos-Shimano 46:16
178 Tyler Farrar Garmin – Sharp 46:32
179 Johan Vansummeren Garmin – Sharp 47:01
180 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui Euskaltel – Euskadi 54:47
181 Brice Feillu Saur – Sojasun 55:24

 

 

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