Tour de France: Stage 2

First strike for the sprinters by Marcel Kittel as Geraint Thomas survives scare to keep the yellow jersey – Cavendish 4th, Swift 7th

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Tour de France: Stage 2

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Photo: Tim DeWaele

Marcel Kittel made history on Sunday, by becoming the first rider to win a Tour de France stage on a disc brake-equipped bike after coming from behind in the final kilometer of stage two and storming past all his rivals on the way to his tenth career victory at the Grande Boucle.

The pressure of the first road stage and the pouring rain which accompanied the peloton as they left Düsseldorf made for a very hectic day on the bike, despite the predominantly flat parcours which pointed to a bunch gallop in Liège, the most visited foreign city in the race’s history, which was welcoming the Tour de France for the 11th time, nearly seven decades after the first stop here.

Four riders made it into the breakaway – Thomas Boudat (Direct Energie), Yoann Offredo (Wanty-Groupe Gobert), Taylor Phinney (Cannondale-Drapac) and Laurent Pichon (Fortuneo-Oscaro) – and despite having a maximum advantage of only three minutes, it was no easy task for the bunch to reel them in, mainly due to a crash which occurred in the final 30 kilometers and disrupted the chase.

Julien Vermote, who took the front of the pack soon after the flag was dropped, moved again to the head of the pack and his fantastic and selfless effort saw the gap of Offredo and Phinney drop rapidly. In the closing kilometers, the entire Quick-Step Floors was amassed to the front and reabsorbed the duo just before the flamme rouge arch, but the frantic chase of the peloton meant the bunch sprint was a disorganized one, without any team controlling the affair.

Fabio Sabatini and Matteo Trentin guided Marcel Kittel through the final kilometer, and the 29-year-old patiently bided his time before his huge acceleration and sheer power carried him to victory in a pulsating sprint, ahead of Arnaud Demare (FDJ) and Andre Greipel (Lotto-Soudal).

Kittel: “Starting from Germany and having such good legs on the first day gave me a lot of confidence. I’m glad to give the fans a first German win here at the Tour de France. It was a great experience to ride through Düsseldorf and Germany, the fans were outstanding and I’m proud to see these huge crowds supporting us. It’s a memory I will never forget”, an emotional Marcel said after the stage at the end of which he moved into the green jersey, as well as to the overall podium.

Photo: Tim DeWaele

“Matteo and Fabio brought me there with 500 meters to go and from that point I jumped from wheel to wheel; it was an advantage to come relatively late, as I knew that having headwind will make things difficult, so that’s why I waited before opening my sprint. I want to thank the guys, they showed once again a great mentality and an incredible team spirit!”

Chris Froome confirmed he didn’t suffer any serious injuries from the crash which affected so many including GC contenders: “I have no injuries thankfully – I’ve just lost a little bit of skin on my backside. That’s the nature of the race. We knew it was slippery conditions and every time you put the race numbers on there’s a big risk something could happen.”

“Someone slid just a few wheels ahead of me and at those speeds you just can’t avoid it. A few of us went down but thankfully everyone is okay and we got to the finish alright without losing any time to our rivals. That’s the main thing.”

Geraint Thomas “I take every day as a bonus.” Thomas also confirmed that he emerged unscathed from the melee after a memorable first day in the yellow jersey. “It was great. It was a really special feeling, to walk off the bus in it [yellow jersey] and start the stage. The weather wasn’t great, but the morale from having the jersey made that a lot easier.”

“We were all in a decent position, top 10, top 15, coming into a roundabout and a couple of guys crashed. When it’s like that you’ve got nowhere to go really but we were all OK, all back up pretty quickly”.

“I take every day as a bonus. Obviously without three pure bunch sprints it gives me a chance to keep the jersey a little longer. Tomorrow is another day and like we saw today with the crash, anything can happen. I’ll take nothing for granted and we’ll keep doing our job for Froomey. Hopefully that will keep me in yellow as well.”

Ben Swift speaking about the stage said: “It was a messy, messy sprint. I think a lot of people were quite nervous after the big crash. I just really tried to ride really easy and I actually thought, I’m a bit too far back here when I saw we had 15km to go and I was at the back of the peloton bubble. So, I tried to move up in the peloton and in the last 3km I arrived in a good position but it was very messy, there were a lot of people everywhere and I found a nice path through but I was still a little far back so I had to go quite early with maybe 5 – 600m to go. I’m not so disappointed because sprinting isn’t my speciality like it is for Kittel, Greipel and Cavendish so I think we will keep on trying. There a lot of opportunities this race, so we’ll see!”

Peter Sagan: “Today’s second stage of the Tour went well for the team. The guys worked really hard under difficult conditions to bring me safely to the front for the final sprint. Unfortunately I started too early and then got closed by Colbrelli. There isn’t much more to say – my sprint wasn’t very good. I feel in good form though, and we’ll try again tomorrow.”

Arnaud Demare: “I was ideally led out but then we saw Sagan launch the sprint from the 300 metres and then Marcel Kittel who came back very strongly from behind with a little bit of luck and I found myself overtaken. Thanks to Marc Madiot, we managed to create a group for the sprint and now we had something solid to try and win a stage on the Tour and I believe in it.”

Romain Bardet (AG2R-La Mondiale): “At a chicane, the peloton braked suddenly and I was taken by the riders behind me. Normally, I’m alright. I hope to spend a good night. The main thing is that I managed to make it back on my bike surrounded by my team-mates and finish in the same time. A crash is never good news but it could have been worse. I have pains but it’s normal when you crash at 50 kph. The Tour is only just starting. The good days are ahead and the morale is high.”

André Greipel: “The stage started perfectly for us. There was a front group of four with a small lead. Thomas De Gendt immediately started pulling in the peloton and got help from Julien Vermote of Quick-Step. Soon, other teams followed. We didn’t have to do all the work. At the end we had to do a major effort, as Offredo and Phinney still had energy left.”

“As a team we could line up, we were well positioned. There was a headwind in the last kilometre and the last 200 metres were slightly uphill. No rider had a teammate ahead of him anymore. Peter Sagan was in the lead too early and held back, and so everyone did. Start the sprint with 250 metres to go was still too soon, so I had to wait. Kittel was very strong and deserved the win. It is very promising that I was in the mix for the stage win.”

Tony Gallopin (victim of a crash in the time trial): “It hurt when I had to accelerate or ride uphill. I am glad I reached the finish. I will try to survive and take it day by day. This situation is far from perfect, but I don’t want to give up.”

Alberto Contador: “It has been a difficult day because there have been moments that have rained a lot and this first week is always complicated,” said Contador. “I am very happy with the team because they were impressive in protecting me all day, and that is fundamental. When the big crash happened, we were on the left side, and we passed without problems. I’m happy because every day that you cross the finish line without a fall is a success.”

“I think I’ve arrived well to this Tour, and we’ll see how I feel with my legs and how I’m recovering,” added Contador when asked about the stage three finish. “Yesterday I lost more time than I expected, but I think it was more because I did not take risks than for my legs and that encourages me.”

John Degenkolb: “It’s fantastic (to be racing in Germany), absolutely,” Degenkolb said about the massive crowds that have lined the roads both days. “Having the Tour start in your country is something that happens probably only once in your career, and it’s a great feeling to be a part of this. I can’t remember how many riders came up to me and said it was amazing to be in Germany and have the Tour here. It’s just very nice to see the fascinations and emotions from the German people.”

“I really enjoyed riding alongside all these crowds today; it was fantastic to see. We were the whole day up front trying to hold Alberto in a good position, and it was incredible to see all the fans.”

Dan McLay: “This is not my best sprint, I had cramps in the final, but the sensations are there and I hope to find the opening for the next sprints.” Florian and Maxime rode to get me up and keep me there and I think I can do a lot better and I hope I can show it very quickly. Tomorrow, the arrival is not for me, but Tuesday … It’s the The first “real” stage, there was a lot of people and noise on all the courses, without this atmosphere, it would not be the Tour de France”.

KoM Leader – Taylor Phinney (Cannondale Drapac)
After a crash that nearly ended his career, the long-awaited Tour start for Taylor Phinney came three years later than planned. Phinney seized the opportunity, snagging the stage two’s only two available mountain points to pull on the first red-and-white-spotted jersey at the 104th edition of the Tour de France in Liége on Sunday.

“This was the plan this morning,” said Phinney. “To go out and get the KOM jersey. To have a plan work out on the first day of the race is great for the team. It impacts the general flow of things when we start off on a good note. This is my first year with the team, and I’m happy to be the guy that can remix the ignition as R. Kelley would say.”

“We analyzed the stage, and the way the points were going to work today,” said sport director Tom Southam. “We knew if Taylor won the first climb, even if he didn’t win the second, because he was so high on GC, he would automatically get the jersey. We knew if he went in the break and the break went quickly, even if he was caught before the last climb, there would be a good chance he would still have it, an even better chance if he could make it further and get over the second climb.”

“When he did that, we knew he took the plan seriously,” said Southam. “He applied himself and really got his head into what we had designed for the day, which is as much as you can ask from a rider really.”

“We got out there on the road today and we were running in the breakaway, and it felt like a dream,” said Phinney. “You’re racing a bike race but there are so many people out there. And you’re like – what is this? This is unreal. This is the Tour de France. The peloton never really gave us more than three minutes,” said Phinney. “I think they were a little afraid of what might happen at the end. I had no reason to think we would make it as far as we did.”

“Sprinting up these little climbs to try to get the polka dot jersey, I was just flashing back to all these times that I’ve seen people wearing this jersey,” said Phinney. “I never ever thought I’d wear this jersey. Climbing isn’t exactly my specialty, but I’ll take advantage of any opportunities I have.”

“I had to fight really hard to win that second KOM,” Phinney noted. “Knowing I was going to potentially pull on this jersey was just blowing my mind. I was really focused, really wanted to make it happen. And as it all unfolded, it just kept getting more ridiculous.”

“I thought they would catch us before the second climb,” said Phinney. “They didn’t, and then there were just the two of us, cruising. I didn’t start believing until like 10 kilometers to go. Of course once you start believing, you get your heart broken.” The peloton caught Phinney and Offredo at the flamme rouge.

Phinney is the first American to wear the polka dot jersey since Tejay van Garderen led the KOM classification in the 2011 Tour. “It feels pretty sweet,” said Phinney. “I was not expecting this at all. I’m a little curious about if we brought some polka dot shorts with us for tomorrow. With that said, if it rains and I’m wearing white polka dot shorts, that might not be great.”

 

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Stage 2
1 KITTEL Marcel QUICK – STEP FLOORS
2 DEMARE Arnaud FDJ + 00′ 00”
3 GREIPEL André LOTTO SOUDAL + 00′ 00”
4 CAVENDISH Mark TEAM DIMENSION DATA + 00′ 00”
5 GROENEWEGEN Dylan TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO + 00′ 00”
6 COLBRELLI Sonny BAHRAIN – MERIDA + 00′ 00”
7 SWIFT Ben UAE TEAM EMIRATES + 00′ 00”
8 BOUHANNI Nacer COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS + 00′ 00”
9 MATTHEWS Michael TEAM SUNWEB + 00′ 00”
10 SAGAN Peter BORA – HANSGROHE + 00′ 00”
11 PASQUALON Andrea WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT + 00′ 00”
12 VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT + 00′ 00”
13 DEGENKOLB John TREK – SEGAFREDO + 00′ 00”
14 MC LAY DANIEL TEAM FORTUNEO – OSCARO + 00′ 00”
15 KRISTOFF Alexander TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN + 00′ 00”
16 TRENTIN Matteo QUICK – STEP FLOORS + 00′ 00”
17 SMITH Dion WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT + 00′ 00”
18 TULIK ANGÉLO DIRECT ENERGIE + 00′ 00”
19 BOASSON HAGEN Edvald TEAM DIMENSION DATA + 00′ 00”
20 LUTSENKO Alexey ASTANA PRO TEAM + 00′ 00”
21 KIRYIENKA Vasili TEAM SKY + 00′ 00”
22 VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT + 00′ 00”
23 ARASHIRO Yukiya BAHRAIN – MERIDA + 00′ 00”
24 SABATINI Fabio QUICK – STEP FLOORS + 00′ 00”
25 MARTIN Guillaume WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT + 00′ 00”
26 MC CARTHY Jay BORA – HANSGROHE + 00′ 00”
27 ZABEL Rick TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN + 00′ 00”
28 CHAVANEL Sylvain DIRECT ENERGIE + 00′ 00”
29 PERICHON Pierre-Luc TEAM FORTUNEO – OSCARO + 00′ 00”
30 HAYMAN Mathew ORICA – SCOTT + 00′ 00”
31 YATES Simon ORICA – SCOTT + 00′ 00”
32 KWIATKOWSKI Michal TEAM SKY + 00′ 00”
33 PETIT Adrien DIRECT ENERGIE + 00′ 00”
34 FUGLSANG Jakob ASTANA PRO TEAM + 00′ 00”
35 THOMAS Geraint TEAM SKY + 00′ 00”
36 LAPORTE Christophe COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS + 00′ 00”
37 FROOME Christopher TEAM SKY + 00′ 00”
38 CALMEJANE Lilian DIRECT ENERGIE + 00′ 00”
39 BACKAERT Frederik WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT + 00′ 00”
40 BENNATI Daniele MOVISTAR TEAM + 00′ 00”
41 ULISSI Diego UAE TEAM EMIRATES + 00′ 00”
42 BETANCUR Carlos Alberto MOVISTAR TEAM + 00′ 00”
43 QUINTANA Nairo MOVISTAR TEAM + 00′ 00”
44 CHAVES Johan Esteban ORICA – SCOTT + 00′ 00”
45 MEINTJES Louis UAE TEAM EMIRATES + 00′ 00”
46 PORTE Richie BMC RACING TEAM + 00′ 00”
47 WYSS Danilo BMC RACING TEAM + 00′ 00”
48 MARCATO Marco UAE TEAM EMIRATES + 00′ 00”
49 ALBASINI Michael ORICA – SCOTT + 00′ 00”
50 ROELANDTS Jurgen LOTTO SOUDAL + 00′ 00”
51 GRIVKO Andriy ASTANA PRO TEAM + 00′ 00”
52 VAN AVERMAET Greg BMC RACING TEAM + 00′ 00”
53 SELIG Rüdiger BORA – HANSGROHE + 00′ 00”
54 MARTENS Paul TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO + 00′ 00”
55 BENOOT Tiesj LOTTO SOUDAL + 00′ 00”
56 SIMON Julien COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS + 00′ 00”
57 POLJANSKI Pawel BORA – HANSGROHE + 00′ 00”
58 MAJKA Rafal BORA – HANSGROHE + 00′ 00”
59 KREUZIGER Roman ORICA – SCOTT + 00′ 00”
60 ARU Fabio ASTANA PRO TEAM + 00′ 00”
61 TALANSKY Andrew CANNONDALE DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM + 00′ 00”
62 ERVITI Imanol MOVISTAR TEAM + 00′ 00”
63 KEUKELEIRE Jens ORICA – SCOTT + 00′ 00”
64 DEGAND Thomas WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT + 00′ 00”
65 SÜTTERLIN Jasha MOVISTAR TEAM + 00′ 00”
66 GUARNIERI Jacopo FDJ + 00′ 00”
67 IMPEY Daryl ORICA – SCOTT + 00′ 00”
68 WELLENS Tim LOTTO SOUDAL + 00′ 00”
69 DE KORT Koen TREK – SEGAFREDO + 00′ 00”
70 FELLINE Fabio TREK – SEGAFREDO + 00′ 00”
71 CONTADOR Alberto TREK – SEGAFREDO + 00′ 00”
72 STYBAR Zdenek QUICK – STEP FLOORS + 00′ 00”
73 GOGL Michael TREK – SEGAFREDO + 00′ 00”
74 VAN EMDEN Jos TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO + 00′ 00”
75 SENECHAL Florian COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS + 00′ 00”
76 FEILLU Brice TEAM FORTUNEO – OSCARO + 00′ 00”
77 LATOUR Pierre-Roger AG2R LA MONDIALE + 00′ 00”
78 NAESEN Oliver AG2R LA MONDIALE + 00′ 00”
79 BETTIOL Alberto CANNONDALE DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM + 00′ 00”
80 CURVERS Roy TEAM SUNWEB + 00′ 00”
81 GILBERT Philippe QUICK – STEP FLOORS + 00′ 00”
82 URAN Rigoberto CANNONDALE DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM + 00′ 00”
83 ROOSEN Timo TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO + 00′ 00”
84 CARUSO Damiano BMC RACING TEAM + 00′ 00”
85 HENAO Sergio Luis TEAM SKY + 00′ 00”
86 BURGHARDT Marcus BORA – HANSGROHE + 00′ 00”
87 GAUTIER Cyril AG2R LA MONDIALE + 00′ 00”
88 BARDET Romain AG2R LA MONDIALE + 00′ 00”
89 VUILLERMOZ Alexis AG2R LA MONDIALE + 00′ 00”
90 BENNETT George TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO + 00′ 00”
91 SAGAN Juraj BORA – HANSGROHE + 00′ 00”
92 SEPULVEDA Eduardo TEAM FORTUNEO – OSCARO + 00′ 00”
93 BAKELANTS Jan AG2R LA MONDIALE + 00′ 00”
94 BAUER Jack QUICK – STEP FLOORS + 00′ 00”
95 FRANK Mathias AG2R LA MONDIALE + 00′ 00”
96 CLARKE Simon CANNONDALE DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM + 00′ 00”
97 KÜNG Stefan BMC RACING TEAM + 00′ 00”
98 LANDA Mikel TEAM SKY + 00′ 00”
99 ROCHE Nicolas BMC RACING TEAM + 00′ 00”
100 VALGREN ANDERSEN Michael ASTANA PRO TEAM + 00′ 00”
101 SINKELDAM Ramon TEAM SUNWEB + 00′ 00”
102 GASTAUER Ben AG2R LA MONDIALE + 00′ 00”
103 POLITT Nils TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN + 00′ 00”
104 BODNAR Maciej BORA – HANSGROHE + 00′ 00”
105 TEN DAM Laurens TEAM SUNWEB + 00′ 00”
106 KISERLOVSKI Robert TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN + 00′ 00”
107 MOINARD Amaël BMC RACING TEAM + 00′ 00”
108 ARNDT Nikias TEAM SUNWEB + 00′ 00”
109 MATE MARDONES Luis Angel COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS + 00′ 00”
110 HARDY Romain TEAM FORTUNEO – OSCARO + 00′ 00”
111 BUCHMANN Emanuel BORA – HANSGROHE + 00′ 00”
112 RENSHAW Mark TEAM DIMENSION DATA + 00′ 00”
113 MARTIN Daniel QUICK – STEP FLOORS + 00′ 00”
114 CASTROVIEJO Jonathan MOVISTAR TEAM + 00′ 00”
115 GESCHKE Simon TEAM SUNWEB + 00′ 00”
116 BOUET Maxime TEAM FORTUNEO – OSCARO + 00′ 00”
117 PAUWELS Serge TEAM DIMENSION DATA + 00′ 00”
118 LAENGEN Vegard Stake UAE TEAM EMIRATES + 00′ 00”
119 BARGUIL WARREN TEAM SUNWEB + 00′ 00”
120 HOWSON Damien ORICA – SCOTT + 00′ 00”
121 ROGLIC Primoz TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO + 00′ 00”
122 BRAJKOVIC Janez BAHRAIN – MERIDA + 00′ 00”
123 NIEVE Mikel TEAM SKY + 00′ 00”
124 ZUBELDIA Haimar TREK – SEGAFREDO + 00′ 00”
125 PANTANO Jarlinson TREK – SEGAFREDO + 00′ 00”
126 MACHADO Tiago TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN + 00′ 00”
127 BEVIN Patrick CANNONDALE DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM + 00′ 00”
128 QUEMENEUR Perrig DIRECT ENERGIE + 00′ 00”
129 MINNAARD Marco WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT + 00′ 00”
130 ROLLAND Pierre CANNONDALE DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM + 00′ 00”
131 GESINK Robert TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO + 00′ 00”
132 JANSE VAN RENSBURG Reinardt TEAM DIMENSION DATA + 00′ 00”
133 GENE Yohann DIRECT ENERGIE + 00′ 00”
134 ATAPUMA John Darwin UAE TEAM EMIRATES + 00′ 00”
135 MOLARD Rudy FDJ + 00′ 00”
136 ZEITS Andrey ASTANA PRO TEAM + 00′ 00”
137 CATALDO Dario ASTANA PRO TEAM + 00′ 00”
138 IRIZAR Markel TREK – SEGAFREDO + 00′ 00”
139 SICARD Romain DIRECT ENERGIE + 00′ 00”
140 BRAMBILLA Gianluca QUICK – STEP FLOORS + 00′ 00”
141 BAK Lars Ytting LOTTO SOUDAL + 00′ 00”
142 VICHOT Arthur FDJ + 00′ 00”
143 GRMAY Tsgabu Gebremaryam BAHRAIN – MERIDA + 00′ 00”
144 CINK Ondrej BAHRAIN – MERIDA + 00′ 00”
145 DURASEK Kristijan UAE TEAM EMIRATES + 00′ 00”
146 PHINNEY Taylor CANNONDALE DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM + 00′ 00”
147 KNEES Christian TEAM SKY + 00′ 00”
148 OFFREDO Yoann WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT + 00′ 00”
149 SIEBERG Marcel LOTTO SOUDAL + 00′ 00”
150 BROWN Nathan CANNONDALE DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM + 00′ 00”
151 EDET Nicolas COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS + 00′ 00”
152 HERRADA Jesús MOVISTAR TEAM + 00′ 00”
153 TEUNISSEN Mike TEAM SUNWEB + 00′ 00”
154 PINOT Thibaut FDJ + 00′ 00”
155 EISEL Bernhard TEAM DIMENSION DATA + 00′ 00”
156 WAGNER Robert TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO + 00′ 00”
157 DE MARCHI Alessandro BMC RACING TEAM + 00′ 00”
158 MORI Manuele UAE TEAM EMIRATES + 00′ 00”
159 BOLE Grega BAHRAIN – MERIDA + 00′ 00”
160 NAVARRO Daniel COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS + 00′ 00”
161 CUMMINGS Stephen TEAM DIMENSION DATA + 00′ 00”
162 THWAITES Scott TEAM DIMENSION DATA + 00′ 26”
163 BOZIC Borut BAHRAIN – MERIDA + 00′ 51”
164 CIMOLAI Davide FDJ + 00′ 53”
165 VERMOTE Julien QUICK – STEP FLOORS + 01′ 00”
166 DE GENDT Thomas LOTTO SOUDAL + 01′ 00”
167 HANSEN Adam LOTTO SOUDAL + 01′ 00”
168 GRUZDEV Dmitriy ASTANA PRO TEAM + 01′ 00”
169 TIMMER Albert TEAM SUNWEB + 01′ 00”
170 GESBERT Elie TEAM FORTUNEO – OSCARO + 01′ 00”
171 VACHON Florian TEAM FORTUNEO – OSCARO + 01′ 00”
172 BOUDAT Thomas DIRECT ENERGIE + 01′ 23”
173 KONOVALOVAS Ignatas FDJ + 01′ 31”
174 VOECKLER Thomas DIRECT ENERGIE + 01′ 31”
175 VENTER Jacobus TEAM DIMENSION DATA + 01′ 31”
176 LE GAC Olivier FDJ + 01′ 46”
177 GALLOPIN Tony LOTTO SOUDAL + 02′ 49”
178 MOLLEMA Bauke TREK – SEGAFREDO + 00′ 00”
179 PICHON Laurent TEAM FORTUNEO – OSCARO + 05′ 12”
180 VAN BAARLE Dylan CANNONDALE DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM + 05′ 47”
181 SCHÄR Michael BMC RACING TEAM + 05′ 47”
182 MORENO BAZAN Javier BAHRAIN – MERIDA + 05′ 47”
183 KOZHATAYEV Bakhtiyar ASTANA PRO TEAM + 05′ 47”
184 LEMOINE Cyril COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS + 09′ 46”
185 LAMMERTINK Maurits TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN + 09′ 46”
186 HALLER Marco TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN + 09′ 46”
187 MARTIN Tony TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN + 09′ 46”
188 AMADOR Andrey MOVISTAR TEAM + 09′ 46”
189 BONO Matteo UAE TEAM EMIRATES + 09′ 46”
190 DOMONT Axel AG2R LA MONDIALE + 09′ 46”
191 CLAEYS Dimitri COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS + 09′ 49”
192 DELAGE Mickaël FDJ + 09′ 53”
193 ROWE Luke TEAM SKY + 13′ 55”
194 HOLLENSTEIN Reto TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN + 15′ 26”
195 LEEZER Tom TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO + 15′ 26”

OVERALL
1 THOMAS Geraint TEAM SKY
2 KÜNG Stefan BMC RACING TEAM + 00′ 05”
3 KITTEL Marcel QUICK – STEP FLOORS + 00′ 06”
4 KIRYIENKA Vasili TEAM SKY + 00′ 07”
5 TRENTIN Matteo QUICK – STEP FLOORS + 00′ 10”
6 FROOME Christopher TEAM SKY + 00′ 12”
7 VAN EMDEN Jos TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO + 00′ 15”
8 KWIATKOWSKI Michal TEAM SKY + 00′ 15”
9 BOASSON HAGEN Edvald TEAM DIMENSION DATA + 00′ 16”
10 ARNDT Nikias TEAM SUNWEB + 00′ 16”
11 PHINNEY Taylor CANNONDALE DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM + 00′ 17”
12 GRIVKO Andriy ASTANA PRO TEAM + 00′ 17”
13 IMPEY Daryl ORICA – SCOTT + 00′ 19”
14 CASTROVIEJO Jonathan MOVISTAR TEAM + 00′ 20”
15 MATTHEWS Michael TEAM SUNWEB + 00′ 20”
16 LATOUR Pierre-Roger AG2R LA MONDIALE + 00′ 25”
17 SAGAN Peter BORA – HANSGROHE + 00′ 25”
18 LUTSENKO Alexey ASTANA PRO TEAM + 00′ 29”
19 GILBERT Philippe QUICK – STEP FLOORS + 00′ 30”
20 GESINK Robert TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO + 00′ 31”
21 COLBRELLI Sonny BAHRAIN – MERIDA + 00′ 32”
22 WELLENS Tim LOTTO SOUDAL + 00′ 32”
23 BODNAR Maciej BORA – HANSGROHE + 00′ 33”
24 ROOSEN Timo TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO + 00′ 34”
25 KRISTOFF Alexander TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN + 00′ 36”
26 YATES Simon ORICA – SCOTT + 00′ 37”
27 FELLINE Fabio TREK – SEGAFREDO + 00′ 37”
28 STYBAR Zdenek QUICK – STEP FLOORS + 00′ 39”
29 DE MARCHI Alessandro BMC RACING TEAM + 00′ 39”
30 BUCHMANN Emanuel BORA – HANSGROHE + 00′ 40”
31 MARTENS Paul TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO + 00′ 40”
32 HERRADA Jesús MOVISTAR TEAM + 00′ 40”
33 SÜTTERLIN Jasha MOVISTAR TEAM + 00′ 41”
34 TEUNISSEN Mike TEAM SUNWEB + 00′ 41”
35 POLITT Nils TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN + 00′ 41”
36 VAN AVERMAET Greg BMC RACING TEAM + 00′ 42”
37 ALBASINI Michael ORICA – SCOTT + 00′ 42”
38 HOWSON Damien ORICA – SCOTT + 00′ 43”
39 ULISSI Diego UAE TEAM EMIRATES + 00′ 43”
40 DEMARE Arnaud FDJ + 00′ 43”
41 WAGNER Robert TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO + 00′ 45”
42 GESCHKE Simon TEAM SUNWEB + 00′ 46”
43 CARUSO Damiano BMC RACING TEAM + 00′ 47”
44 PORTE Richie BMC RACING TEAM + 00′ 47”
45 CHAVANEL Sylvain DIRECT ENERGIE + 00′ 48”
46 ERVITI Imanol MOVISTAR TEAM + 00′ 48”
47 PANTANO Jarlinson TREK – SEGAFREDO + 00′ 48”
48 QUINTANA Nairo MOVISTAR TEAM + 00′ 48”
49 MAJKA Rafal BORA – HANSGROHE + 00′ 49”
50 TALANSKY Andrew CANNONDALE DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM + 00′ 49”
51 BAUER Jack QUICK – STEP FLOORS + 00′ 49”
52 MARTIN Daniel QUICK – STEP FLOORS + 00′ 49”
53 DEGENKOLB John TREK – SEGAFREDO + 00′ 49”
54 PINOT Thibaut FDJ + 00′ 50”
55 SICARD Romain DIRECT ENERGIE + 00′ 50”
56 BARDET Romain AG2R LA MONDIALE + 00′ 51”
57 BETTIOL Alberto CANNONDALE DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM + 00′ 52”
58 ROGLIC Primoz TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO + 00′ 52”
59 ARU Fabio ASTANA PRO TEAM + 00′ 52”
60 CALMEJANE Lilian DIRECT ENERGIE + 00′ 53”
61 GREIPEL André LOTTO SOUDAL + 00′ 53”
62 CONTADOR Alberto TREK – SEGAFREDO + 00′ 54”
63 BETANCUR Carlos Alberto MOVISTAR TEAM + 00′ 54”
64 FUGLSANG Jakob ASTANA PRO TEAM + 00′ 54”
65 DE KORT Koen TREK – SEGAFREDO + 00′ 54”
66 VALGREN ANDERSEN Michael ASTANA PRO TEAM + 00′ 55”
67 CATALDO Dario ASTANA PRO TEAM + 00′ 55”
68 CUMMINGS Stephen TEAM DIMENSION DATA + 00′ 56”
69 BENNATI Daniele MOVISTAR TEAM + 00′ 56”
70 KNEES Christian TEAM SKY + 00′ 56”
71 KREUZIGER Roman ORICA – SCOTT + 00′ 56”
72 BARGUIL WARREN TEAM SUNWEB + 00′ 59”
73 MOLARD Rudy FDJ + 00′ 59”
74 PERICHON Pierre-Luc TEAM FORTUNEO – OSCARO + 00′ 59”
75 BAK Lars Ytting LOTTO SOUDAL + 00′ 59”
76 ROELANDTS Jurgen LOTTO SOUDAL + 01′ 00”
77 WYSS Danilo BMC RACING TEAM + 01′ 00”
78 EDET Nicolas COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS + 01′ 00”
79 HAYMAN Mathew ORICA – SCOTT + 01′ 01”
80 VUILLERMOZ Alexis AG2R LA MONDIALE + 01′ 02”
81 CLARKE Simon CANNONDALE DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM + 01′ 02”
82 IRIZAR Markel TREK – SEGAFREDO + 01′ 02”
83 TEN DAM Laurens TEAM SUNWEB + 01′ 03”
84 URAN Rigoberto CANNONDALE DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM + 01′ 03”
85 KEUKELEIRE Jens ORICA – SCOTT + 01′ 04”
86 BOUET Maxime TEAM FORTUNEO – OSCARO + 01′ 04”
87 MACHADO Tiago TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN + 01′ 04”
88 BAKELANTS Jan AG2R LA MONDIALE + 01′ 05”
89 ZUBELDIA Haimar TREK – SEGAFREDO + 01′ 06”
90 BROWN Nathan CANNONDALE DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM + 01′ 06”
91 LANDA Mikel TEAM SKY + 01′ 08”
92 SWIFT Ben UAE TEAM EMIRATES + 01′ 08”
93 FRANK Mathias AG2R LA MONDIALE + 01′ 09”
94 SEPULVEDA Eduardo TEAM FORTUNEO – OSCARO + 01′ 09”
95 JANSE VAN RENSBURG Reinardt TEAM DIMENSION DATA + 01′ 09”
96 PAUWELS Serge TEAM DIMENSION DATA + 01′ 10”
97 GRMAY Tsgabu Gebremaryam BAHRAIN – MERIDA + 01′ 10”
98 MC CARTHY Jay BORA – HANSGROHE + 01′ 10”
99 GOGL Michael TREK – SEGAFREDO + 01′ 10”
100 SIEBERG Marcel LOTTO SOUDAL + 01′ 11”
101 LAENGEN Vegard Stake UAE TEAM EMIRATES + 01′ 11”
102 MEINTJES Louis UAE TEAM EMIRATES + 01′ 12”
103 MC LAY DANIEL TEAM FORTUNEO – OSCARO + 01′ 12”
104 MORI Manuele UAE TEAM EMIRATES + 01′ 12”
105 CHAVES Johan Esteban ORICA – SCOTT + 01′ 13”
106 CINK Ondrej BAHRAIN – MERIDA + 01′ 13”
107 SINKELDAM Ramon TEAM SUNWEB + 01′ 13”
108 GASTAUER Ben AG2R LA MONDIALE + 01′ 13”
109 LAPORTE Christophe COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS + 01′ 14”
110 SABATINI Fabio QUICK – STEP FLOORS + 01′ 14”
111 ROCHE Nicolas BMC RACING TEAM + 01′ 14”
112 BENOOT Tiesj LOTTO SOUDAL + 01′ 15”
113 ROLLAND Pierre CANNONDALE DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM + 01′ 16”
114 HENAO Sergio Luis TEAM SKY + 01′ 16”
115 NAESEN Oliver AG2R LA MONDIALE + 01′ 16”
116 BRAMBILLA Gianluca QUICK – STEP FLOORS + 01′ 16”
117 BACKAERT Frederik WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT + 01′ 17”
118 MOLLEMA Bauke TREK – SEGAFREDO + 01′ 18”
119 NIEVE Mikel TEAM SKY + 01′ 20”
120 BOLE Grega BAHRAIN – MERIDA + 01′ 20”
121 BRAJKOVIC Janez BAHRAIN – MERIDA + 01′ 20”
122 MARCATO Marco UAE TEAM EMIRATES + 01′ 21”
123 PASQUALON Andrea WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT + 01′ 23”
124 SENECHAL Florian COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS + 01′ 24”
125 MOINARD Amaël BMC RACING TEAM + 01′ 25”
126 FEILLU Brice TEAM FORTUNEO – OSCARO + 01′ 25”
127 GENE Yohann DIRECT ENERGIE + 01′ 27”
128 TULIK ANGÉLO DIRECT ENERGIE + 01′ 27”
129 SIMON Julien COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS + 01′ 29”
130 OFFREDO Yoann WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT + 01′ 29”
131 VICHOT Arthur FDJ + 01′ 29”
132 DEGAND Thomas WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT + 01′ 29”
133 POLJANSKI Pawel BORA – HANSGROHE + 01′ 32”
134 VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT + 01′ 36”
135 SAGAN Juraj BORA – HANSGROHE + 01′ 37”
136 BENNETT George TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO + 01′ 37”
137 SELIG Rüdiger BORA – HANSGROHE + 01′ 41”
138 MARTIN Guillaume WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT + 01′ 42”
139 EISEL Bernhard TEAM DIMENSION DATA + 01′ 42”
140 GAUTIER Cyril AG2R LA MONDIALE + 01′ 43”
141 ZEITS Andrey ASTANA PRO TEAM + 01′ 43”
142 MINNAARD Marco WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT + 01′ 43”
143 BURGHARDT Marcus BORA – HANSGROHE + 01′ 43”
144 HARDY Romain TEAM FORTUNEO – OSCARO + 01′ 45”
145 PETIT Adrien DIRECT ENERGIE + 01′ 45”
146 ARASHIRO Yukiya BAHRAIN – MERIDA + 01′ 46”
147 CAVENDISH Mark TEAM DIMENSION DATA + 01′ 46”
148 QUEMENEUR Perrig DIRECT ENERGIE + 01′ 47”
149 SMITH Dion WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT + 01′ 47”
150 GUARNIERI Jacopo FDJ + 01′ 48”
151 BEVIN Patrick CANNONDALE DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM + 01′ 48”
152 RENSHAW Mark TEAM DIMENSION DATA + 01′ 50”
153 TIMMER Albert TEAM SUNWEB + 01′ 51”
154 VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT + 01′ 54”
155 GRUZDEV Dmitriy ASTANA PRO TEAM + 01′ 54”
156 GROENEWEGEN Dylan TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO + 01′ 55”
157 NAVARRO Daniel COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS + 01′ 57”
158 DURASEK Kristijan UAE TEAM EMIRATES + 01′ 57”
159 VERMOTE Julien QUICK – STEP FLOORS + 01′ 58”
160 CURVERS Roy TEAM SUNWEB + 02′ 12”
161 ZABEL Rick TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN + 02′ 12”
162 KISERLOVSKI Robert TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN + 02′ 13”
163 MATE MARDONES Luis Angel COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS + 02′ 13”
164 THWAITES Scott TEAM DIMENSION DATA + 02′ 16”
165 KONOVALOVAS Ignatas FDJ + 02′ 17”
166 VACHON Florian TEAM FORTUNEO – OSCARO + 02′ 17”
167 DE GENDT Thomas LOTTO SOUDAL + 02′ 17”
168 GESBERT Elie TEAM FORTUNEO – OSCARO + 02′ 20”
169 BOUHANNI Nacer COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS + 02′ 23”
170 ATAPUMA John Darwin UAE TEAM EMIRATES + 02′ 26”
171 BOZIC Borut BAHRAIN – MERIDA + 02′ 31”
172 CIMOLAI Davide FDJ + 02′ 33”
173 BOUDAT Thomas DIRECT ENERGIE + 02′ 50”
174 VENTER Jacobus TEAM DIMENSION DATA + 02′ 51”
175 HANSEN Adam LOTTO SOUDAL + 02′ 59”
176 VOECKLER Thomas DIRECT ENERGIE + 03′ 03”
177 LE GAC Olivier FDJ + 03′ 06”
178 GALLOPIN Tony LOTTO SOUDAL + 05′ 52”
179 SCHÄR Michael BMC RACING TEAM + 06′ 31”
180 VAN BAARLE Dylan CANNONDALE DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM + 06′ 31”
181 PICHON Laurent TEAM FORTUNEO – OSCARO + 06′ 51”
182 MORENO BAZAN Javier BAHRAIN – MERIDA + 07′ 07”
183 KOZHATAYEV Bakhtiyar ASTANA PRO TEAM + 07′ 15”
184 MARTIN Tony TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN + 09′ 54”
185 AMADOR Andrey MOVISTAR TEAM + 10′ 13”
186 LEMOINE Cyril COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS + 10′ 47”
187 LAMMERTINK Maurits TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN + 10′ 49”
188 DOMONT Axel AG2R LA MONDIALE + 11′ 02”
189 BONO Matteo UAE TEAM EMIRATES + 11′ 06”
190 CLAEYS Dimitri COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS + 11′ 09”
191 HALLER Marco TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN + 11′ 15”
192 DELAGE Mickaël FDJ + 11′ 16”
193 ROWE Luke TEAM SKY + 15′ 45”
194 HOLLENSTEIN Reto TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN + 16′ 02”
195 LEEZER Tom TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO + 16′ 46”

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