Tour de France: Stage 18

Quintana throws his cap into the GC ring with stage win, Bernal attacks into second place, Thomas has a little nudge, Alaphilippe still in yellow, Bardet chasing polka dots

Tour de France: Stage 18

Colombia’s Nairo Quintana claimed his third stage win at the Tour de France after stage 20 to Annecy-Semnoz in 2013 and stage 17 to col du Portet last year as he rode away solo from an long lasting breakaway 7.5km before the col du Galibier. The other successful attack in the mythical climb enabled his compatriot Egan Bernal to move to second overall behind Julian Alaphilippe who defended the yellow jersey once again.

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156 riders started stage 18 in Embrun. Two non-starters: Lukas Pöstlberger (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Soren Kragh Andersen (Sunweb). Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) was one of the most active riders until Kazakhstan national champion Alexey Lutsenko (Astana) and Pierre-Luc Périchon (Cofidis) rode away 1km before the top of the côte des Demoiselles Coiffées (km 13) they passed in that order. Périchon surrendered before Lutsenko who was reeled in at km 30. At km 35, Lutsenko went again with Daryl Impey and Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott), and Lennard Kämna (Sunweb).

At 44km, 34 riders managed to get a bit of a gap: Dylan Van Baarle (Ineos), Max Richeze (Deceuninck-Quick Step), Romain Bardet, Mikaël Chérel and Matthias Frank (AG2R-La Mondiale), Damiano Caruso (Bahrain-Merida), Matthieu Ladagnous (Groupama-FDJ), Nairo Quintana, Andrey Amador and Carlos Verona (Movistar), Gorka Izagirre and Alexey Lutsenko (Astana), Amund Groendahl Jansen and Mike Teunissen (Jumbo-Visma), Alberto Bettiol and Michael Woods (EF Education First), Adam Yates, Daryl Impey and Chris Juul Jensen (Mitchelton-Scott), Greg Van Avermaet, Simon Geschke and Serge Pauwels (CCC), Sergio Henao (UAE Team Emirates), Julien Bernard (Trek-Segafredo), Nikias Arndt and Lennard Kämna (Sunweb), Pierre-Luc Périchon and Stéphane Rossetto (Cofidis), Tiesj Benoot, Jasper De Buyst and Tim Wellens (Lotto-Soudal), Paul Ourselin (Total Direct Energie), Nils Politt (Katusha-Alpecin) and Amaël Moinard (Arkéa-Samsic).

De Buyst passed first at the intermediate sprint of Les Thuiles (km 45), but the Lotto-Soudal team was even more interested in Wellens getting KOM points at col de Vars. It turned out to being a duel between Wellens and Bardet, the Belgian going with more determination to the first place at the top of the of the three climbs of the day culminating over 2000 meters of altitude.

Arndt rode away solo for a little while in the downhill. The time difference between the group of Quintana who was 9’30’’ down on GC and the yellow jersey peloton was 7’40’’ at half way into the race. With 95km to go, before tackling the ascent to col d’Izoard, Van Avermaet rode away solo. The Olympic champion was soon caught up by Bernard who continued in his own and reach the summit of the Izoard in first position but was pipped on the line of the King of the Mountains prize by Caruso and Bardet.

In the valley, on the way to Briançon, a new group of nine riders was formed at the front: Bardet, Caruso, Quintana, Lutsenko, Woods, A. Yates, Pauwels, Kämna and Bernard. Wellens and six other riders went across. Van Avermaet initiated a new leading group before the ascent to the Galibier: Woods, Pauwels, Lutsenko, Kämna, Chérel and Benoot. 11 riders eventually climbed together until Caruso and Lutsenko upped the tempo 9km before the summit.

With 7.5km of climbing remaining, Quintana rode away solo. 1km further, Bardet sped up and Lutsenko followed him. Team Ineos set the pace of the yellow jersey for Egan Bernal to go solo before the summit. Alaphilippe struggled uphill but made it back and passed the Pinot-Thomas group in the downhill. Quintana kept 1’30’’ lead over Bardet to power to victory in Valloire where the Frenchman took a consolation prize with the polka dot jersey while his compatriot Alaphilippe retained the yellow jersey with Bernal as new runner up 1’30’’ adrift. This is the 20th stage victory for Colombian riders at the Tour de France.

REACTIONS
Nairo Quintana: “This victory is a proof of the big efforts we’ve made for so many months leading up to this race. We worked so hard, we did things we thought were right, yet the race didn’t go as we had wanted. We kept our head down, kept digging and here’s the result. I knew it could be a good day for me, and we talked with the team about any possible strategy to go for a good result.

In the end, we got this stage victory – we also gave it a try with Mikel, picking up the pace behind so he could attack and gain some places back. On an individual side, things went good for me, but above all, this is a victory which proves how good the team has done over the race. They worked really hard during the entire Tour, helped me a lot. It was sad when I lost time in the Tourmalet, but here we are. This goes to my team-mates, my family and my country, which has always been supporting me, at good times and not so good. It’s always a big emotion to be able to win such a great stage, on a route for the climbers. Here I was, doing well in my terrain, over beautiful climbs, those that I like.”

Julian Alaphilippe “First and foremost, I have to thank my team, because they were amazing and did a great job protecting me. I knew it was going to be hard today and that there was a chance of losing everything, but I stayed calm and then, on the descent, I just pushed myself and took some risks, knowing that it was my chance to get back. At the end of the day, I’m very happy that I kept the maillot jaune”, said the leader of the UCI Individual Classification.

Egan Bernal: “For us it was really good. I gained a little bit of time on Alaphilippe so I’m really happy for that. G asked me how I was feeling. I said I was feeling really good so he asked me to attack to try to move the race. Then he tried to come with me, but once he saw the guys were on his wheel he stayed with them.

“I was feeling much better when I was at altitude, I don’t know if it was just mentally. The last 8km was more than 2000 metres. I was feeling much better and I hope tomorrow can be good for me. I tried to do a time trial in the last 3km. I don’t know from how many kilometres out I attacked. I just viewed the finish as the King of the Mountains (summit) and I did my best on the downhill. I was careful to not crash.”

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Geraint Thomas: “We wanted it to be hard but the pace just wasn’t really there. The call was made for Egan to just go and hopefully that might kick it off a bit. And it didn’t really – Mas just started riding his tempo. That’s when I went as well, just to test how everyone was. At least Egan gained some time on everyone else.

“I was feeling pretty good today. Two big days to come now. We kind of knew that today wouldn’t be a huge difference and it would be hard to drop Alaphilippe. But it’s certainly going to put some fatigue in everyone for the next two days.”

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Adam Yates: “It was all hands on deck to begin with, we had all the moves covered and we were always represented in the breaks. Eventually I was away with Impey and two other guys to start with and we basically did a TTT for a fair few kilometres. Once the group grew a bit, Chris was there to help extend the gap so the breakaway could fight it out for the win.

“On Col d’Izoard I felt pretty good and tried a couple of moves to try and slim down the group. I knew from recon if we came as a big group on the valley road before the last climb we’d be pretty open to attacks and have to chase but that kind of ended up happening anyway.

“Small groups were chipping away and they all had teammates behind so I spent a lot of energy chasing before we even reached the last climb and in the end I paid for it.”

Romain Bardet (2nd): “I didn’t get what I wanted in the Pyrenees. There’s still some way away but today it was my goal to make the breakaway. Tim Wellens is someone I appreciate. I spoke with him before the climbs and we made clear that it would a loyal fight between us. To defend the polka dot jersey is the only goal I have for the remaining of this Tour.”

Egan Bernal: “It’s a very nice day for Colombia. I’m very happy for Nairo Quintana, he deserves it. He’s a rider who has given a lot to our country and today he showed that he’s one of best riders in the world. Geraint Thomas told me to attack to animate the race in the last climb. We have two very hard days ahead of us. We have to remain calm and not lose our focus because of today’s joy. Let’s keep our feet on the ground.”

Mikel Landa: “Everyone knows how tough Nairo is. He never surrenders, and again proved today the quality he has. He got himself into the breakaway, did an excellent job, and he will play a big tactical factor for the whole team in the remainder of the race. We saw some riders struggling, and that’s why we set that pace through the Izoard – we then stopped, so the breakaway could gain some terrain back. There wasn’t really many moves into the GC group before near the top of the Galibier, which allowed Alaphilippe staying with us. He’s got that spark, and was able to get over that difficult moment.

He’s still there and everyone has got respect for what he’s going. In my case, having Nairo ahead, we were also making our rivals a bit nervous and I had to respect that position and not try a move, so he could keep that gap. I saw the main contenders doing well. It’s been a tough day, and the fact that no one really lost time means that it’s going to be tight. Let’s see if we can take advantage from our current situation to have one of us on the podium. None of us will get a margin to try a long-range attack anymore, yet the terrain ahead is tough, it will be hard to control the race and it could make it easier to attempt something different. We must keep trying until the very last day.”

Alexey Lutsenko (3rd) “Today was a very intensive day. The goal was to get in the breakaway, but many teams had the same goal, that’s why there was some hard racing in the first two hours of the race. After the intermediate sprint, we tried to go clear with 34 riders, and the peloton didn’t respond. With this group, we passed one first-category mountain and then the Col d’Izoard, where I didn’t feel good.

At the Col du Galibier, the sports director told me that I had to try to attack, because the stage is 200 kilometers long, and many riders were tired, including me, because I spent a lot of energy on the first part. I’m satisfied because I attacked maybe five times at the Col du Galibier, and when I heard that Yates dropped, it gave me some motivation. But it got really tough when the attitude was more than 2400 meters, and Quintana attacked, as he was like in his home territory. The last 5 kilometers I worked together with Romain Bardet, but I didn’t have had the legs anymore.

Finally, I was third at the stage, but I’m happy with my condition and my result because it was a real fight today. Next, we have two more hard days in the Alps and the final stage in Paris, let’s see how my legs will answer after today’s effort. I would like to say thanks to all my supporters and to our general partner Samruk-Kazyna for the support, without them, this result wouldn’t have been possible, – said Alexey Lutsenko.

Lennard Kämna (4th) “I was right on the limit but I’m super happy with what I showed today,” beamed Kämna at the finish. “I think I paced myself really well and I didn’t follow any of the attacks on the climb which was a good decision; I think it was a strong performance. I didn’t expect to be on this level at the Tour but I had a really good training period and preparation for the race; I’m really proud of what I’ve done.”

Richie Porte: “It was probably the queen stage and it’s nice to have it finished. I was good until Bernal attacked and lucky to come back on the downhill. Tomorrow is another hard day, high altitude, I think this race is far from done.”

Tiesj Benoot: “A sixth place was probably the highest attainable for me. In the third week of the Tour de France, you’ll always have strong climbers who are not aiming for the GC anymore. They go in the breakaway and it’s always hard to beat them. But I still wanted to try something and so I did. There were two goals in this race: looking how far we could get in the stage and defending Tim’s polka dot jersey, but unfortunately it didn’t work out.

At a certain point, they asked me to wait for Tim. I thought that I could get some mountain points in the front, but I waited for Tim and brought him back to the leading group. Unfortunately it wasn’t enough to stop Bardet from getting the polka dot jersey. I finish in sixth place. After my crash, I don’t feel like having the best legs, so I can deal with that sixth place.”

Serge Pauwels: “The goal was to be in a big breakaway with either Simon or myself, or even more, so it was really good to have three riders. We spoke with each and as Simon wasn’t feeling great, we decided to play my card and Greg rode really strong by anticipating before the Izoard so he did an amazing job to put me in a good position on the bottom of the Galibier. In the end, there were some stronger riders like Quintana and Bardet but I think I can be happy with a top ten result in this stage, as this was probably one of the hardest stages I’ve done in the Tour de France and it was one I wanted to focus on. I think we showed our stripes and we can be happy with how we rode today.”

Greg Van Avermaet: Our goal was to win a stage. It hasn’t happened so far but we are trying as much as possible and doing the best we can. Yesterday I was third, I have finished fourth or fifth a few times and so, it’s not too bad and, of course, all of the other guys have tried to do something in the breakaways. We are trying and we are representing CCC on the TV which is also important for us.”

“It was a super hard day, one of the hardest of the Tour so far but it was good to be in the breakaway with two of my teammates, Pauwels and Geschke. In the final, we worked for Pauwels and on the Izoard, I just tried as hard as possible to put Serge into as good a position as I could. It was a super hard day. I went quite deep as well to get my 75 kilograms over the climbs. It was not easy but overall, I had good feelings and I am happy with what I did.”

Steven Kruijswijk “I got through the day well”, Kruijswijk said. “In the descent of the Galibier it was all hands on deck for a while. When Alaphilippe returned, it was important to limit the damage to Bernal. I also did not want to take too many risks. The fact that it started to rain in the end, was not ideal. It was a grueling day with those three long climbs. Nobody dared to go early, because they were afraid to pay the price. Although I didn’t feel great, I survived the stage.”

Emanuel Buchmann: “Movistar ramped up the pace on the Izoard, making the race hard, so it was important to have Gregor by my side. I’d like to really thank him for his effort, he managed to crest and then was also helpful in the first part of the Galibier. The pace wasn’t too hard there and that could be the reason Alaphilippe could follow us all the way to the top. When Bernal attacked, our plan was to wait for the reaction from Jumbo-Visma.

I followed Geraint’s attack and together with Pinot we were able to catch him. I would say that was the hardest part of the race. Alaphilippe was dropped for a short time but then came back in the downhill. So, overall it wasn’t a day where you could make substantial gains but on the contrary, you could lose time, which I avoided. My legs are in good shape and I am fairly positive about the next two hard mountain stages.”

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RESULTS

STAGE 18
1 Nairo Quintana Movistar Team –
2 Romain Bardet Ag2r La Mondiale @ 1.35″
3 Alexey Lutsenko Astana Pro Team @ 2.28″
4 Lennard Kämna Team Sunweb @ 2.58″
5 Damiano Caruso Bahrain – Merida @ 3.00″
6 Tiesj Benoot Lotto Soudal @ 4.46″
7 Michael Woods Ef Education First @ 4.46″
8 Egan Bernal Team Ineos @ 4.46″
9 Serge Pauwels Ccc Team @ 4.46″
10 Steven Kruijswijk Team Jumbo – Visma @ 5.18″
11 Emanuel Buchmann Bora – Hansgrohe @ 5.18″
12 Thibaut Pinot Groupama – Fdj @ 5.18″
13 Geraint Thomas Team Ineos @ 5.18″
14 Julian Alaphilippe Deceuninck – Quick – Step @ 5.18″
15 Rigoberto Uran Ef Education First @ 5.18″
16 Mikel Landa Meana Movistar Team @ 5.18″
17 Richie Porte Trek – Segafredo @ 5.18″
18 Warren Barguil Team Arkea – Samsic @ 5.43″
19 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team @ 6.16″
20 Guillaume Martin Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team @ 6.47″
21 Fabio Aru Uae Team Emirates @ 7.24″
22 David Gaudu Groupama – Fdj @ 8.22″
23 Sébastien Reichenbach Groupama – Fdj @ 8.53″
24 Roman Kreuziger Team Dimension Data @ 10.12″
25 Mikael Cherel Ag2r La Mondiale @ 10.23″
26 Enric Mas Deceuninck – Quick – Step @ 10.57″
27 George Bennett Team Jumbo – Visma @ 10.58″
28 Julien Bernard Trek – Segafredo @ 12.27″
29 Laurens De Plus Team Jumbo – Visma @ 12.27″
30 Simon Geschke Ccc Team @ 13.11″
31 Adam Yates Mitchelton – Scott @ 13.11″
32 Greg Van Avermaet Ccc Team @ 13.21″
33 Tanel Kangert Ef Education First @ 13.21″
34 Stéphane Rossetto Cofidis, Solutions Credits @ 13.41″
35 Dylan Van Baarle Team Ineos @ 13.55″
36 Marc Soler Movistar Team @ 14.01″
37 Gregor Mühlberger Bora – Hansgrohe @ 15.17″
38 Wout Poels Team Ineos @ 16.32″
39 Xandro Meurisse Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team @ 16.53″
40 Rudy Molard Groupama – Fdj @ 19.25″
41 Mike Teunissen Team Jumbo – Visma @ 20.36″
42 Jonathan Castroviejo Team Ineos @ 20.47″
43 Paul Ourselin Total Direct Energie @ 20.47″
44 Nils Politt Team Katusha Alpecin @ 21.24″
45 Tim Wellens Lotto Soudal @ 22.25″
46 Mathias Frank Ag2r La Mondiale @ 22.25″
47 Fabio Felline Trek – Segafredo @ 22.40″
48 Alberto Bettiol Ef Education First @ 22.40″
49 Giulio Ciccone Trek – Segafredo @ 22.40″
50 Benjamin King Team Dimension Data @ 22.40″
51 Vincenzo Nibali Bahrain – Merida @ 22.40″
52 Michael Schär Ccc Team @ 22.40″
53 Alexis Vuillermoz Ag2r La Mondiale @ 22.40″
54 Oliver Naesen Ag2r La Mondiale @ 22.40″
55 Michael Valgren Team Dimension Data @ 22.40″
56 Patrick Konrad Bora – Hansgrohe @ 22.40″
57 Joseph Rosskopf Ccc Team @ 22.40″
58 Ilnur Zakarin Team Katusha Alpecin @ 22.40″
59 Anthony Perez Cofidis, Solutions Credits @ 22.40″
60 Benoit Cosnefroy Ag2r La Mondiale @ 23.08″
61 Jesus Herrada Cofidis, Solutions Credits @ 23.54″
62 Maxime Bouet Team Arkea – Samsic @ 25.36″
63 Chad Haga Team Sunweb @ 25.46″
64 Carlos Verona Quintanilla Movistar Team @ 25.46″
65 Andrey Amador Movistar Team @ 25.46″
66 Gorka Izaguirre Insausti Astana Pro Team @ 25.46″
67 Matthieu Ladagnous Groupama – Fdj @ 25.46″
68 Sergio Luis Henao Montoya Uae Team Emirates @ 25.46″
69 Amund Jansen Team Jumbo – Visma @ 25.52″
70 Daniel Martin Uae Team Emirates @ 28.02″
71 Frederik Backaert Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team @ 28.06″
72 Maximiliano Richeze Deceuninck – Quick – Step @ 28.07″
73 Tony Gallopin Ag2r La Mondiale @ 28.07″
74 Jack Haig Mitchelton – Scott @ 28.07″
75 Amael Moinard Team Arkea – Samsic @ 28.07″
76 Hugo Houle Astana Pro Team @ 28.07″
77 Lilian Calmejane Total Direct Energie @ 29.04″
78 Bauke Mollema Trek – Segafredo @ 29.23″
79 Pierre Luc Perichon Cofidis, Solutions Credits @ 29.25″
80 Anthony Delaplace Team Arkea – Samsic @ 29.25″
81 Christopher Juul Jensen Mitchelton – Scott @ 29.32″
82 Magnus Cort Nielsen Astana Pro Team @ 29.42″
83 Thomas De Gendt Lotto Soudal @ 29.49″
84 Jasper De Buyst Lotto Soudal @ 29.49″
85 Rui Costa Uae Team Emirates @ 29.49″
86 Koen De Kort Trek – Segafredo @ 29.59″
87 Gianni Moscon Team Ineos @ 29.59″
88 Daniel Oss Bora – Hansgrohe @ 29.59″
89 Michal Kwiatkowski Team Ineos @ 29.59″
90 Simon Clarke Ef Education First @ 29.59″
91 Dylan Teuns Bahrain – Merida @ 29.59″
92 Natnael Berhane Cofidis, Solutions Credits @ 29.59″
93 Nelson Oliveira Movistar Team @ 29.59″
94 Imanol Erviti Movistar Team @ 29.59″
95 Daryl Impey Mitchelton – Scott @ 29.59″
96 Elie Gesbert Team Arkea – Samsic @ 29.59″
97 Simon Yates Mitchelton – Scott @ 29.59″
98 Jan Tratnik Bahrain – Merida @ 29.59″
99 Anthony Roux Groupama – Fdj @ 29.59″
100 Romain Sicard Total Direct Energie @ 29.59″
101 Kevin Ledanois Team Arkea – Samsic @ 29.59″
102 Aime De Gendt Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team @ 29.59″
103 Nikias Arndt Team Sunweb @ 29.59″
104 Michael Matthews Team Sunweb @ 29.59″
105 Nicolas Roche Team Sunweb @ 29.59″
106 Toms Skujins Trek – Segafredo @ 29.59″
107 Jasper Stuyven Trek – Segafredo @ 29.59″
108 Pello Bilbao Lopez De Armentia Astana Pro Team @ 29.59″
109 Yoann Offredo Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team @ 32.54″
110 Jens Keukeleire Lotto Soudal @ 32.54″
111 Kevin Van Melsen Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team @ 32.54″
112 Marco Haller Team Katusha Alpecin @ 32.54″
113 Stefan Küng Groupama – Fdj @ 32.54″
114 Alex Dowsett Team Katusha Alpecin @ 32.54″
115 Odd Christian Eiking Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team @ 32.54″
116 Sonny Colbrelli Bahrain – Merida @ 32.54″
117 Jens Debusschere Team Katusha Alpecin @ 32.54″
118 Tom Scully Ef Education First @ 32.54″
119 Alexander Kristoff Uae Team Emirates @ 32.54″
120 Matej Mohoric Bahrain – Merida @ 32.54″
121 André Greipel Team Arkea – Samsic @ 32.54″
122 Niccolò Bonifazio Total Direct Energie @ 32.54″
123 Michael Hepburn Mitchelton – Scott @ 32.54″
124 William Bonnet Groupama – Fdj @ 32.54″
125 Maxime Monfort Lotto Soudal @ 32.54″
126 Florian Vachon Team Arkea – Samsic @ 32.54″
127 Lukasz Wisniowski Ccc Team @ 32.54″
128 Andrea Pasqualon Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team @ 32.54″
129 José Gonçalves Team Katusha Alpecin @ 32.54″
130 Julien Simon Cofidis, Solutions Credits @ 32.54″
131 Kasper Asgreen Deceuninck – Quick – Step @ 32.54″
132 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team Dimension Data @ 32.54″
133 Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg Team Dimension Data @ 32.54″
134 Vegard Stake Laengen Uae Team Emirates @ 32.54″
135 Luke Durbridge Mitchelton – Scott @ 32.54″
136 Sven Erik Bystrøm Uae Team Emirates @ 32.54″
137 Alexis Gougeard Ag2r La Mondiale @ 32.54″
138 Stephen Cummings Team Dimension Data @ 33.30″
139 Yves Lampaert Deceuninck – Quick – Step @ 33.41″
140 Dries Devenyns Deceuninck – Quick – Step @ 33.41″
141 Dylan Groenewegen Team Jumbo – Visma @ 33.41″
142 Fabien Grellier Total Direct Energie @ 33.41″
143 Omar Fraile Matarranz Astana Pro Team @ 33.41″
144 Mads Würtz Team Katusha Alpecin @ 33.46″
145 Ivan Garcia Cortina Bahrain – Merida @ 34.46″
146 Roger Kluge Lotto Soudal @ 34.46″
147 Anthony Turgis Total Direct Energie @ 34.46″
148 Caleb Ewan Lotto Soudal @ 34.46″
149 Rein Taaramäe Total Direct Energie @ 34.51″
150 Matteo Trentin Mitchelton – Scott @ 35.24″
151 Lars Bak Ytting Team Dimension Data @ 35.47″
152 Marcus Burghardt Bora – Hansgrohe @ 36.36″
153 Elia Viviani Deceuninck – Quick – Step @ 36.36″
154 Peter Sagan Bora – Hansgrohe @ 36.36″
155 Sebastian Langeveld Ef Education First @ 36.36″
156 Michael Mørkøv Deceuninck – Quick – Step @ 42.02″

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OVERALL
1 Julian Alaphilippe Deceuninck – Quick – Step –
2 Egan Bernal Team Ineos @ 1.30″
3 Geraint Thomas Team Ineos @ 1.35″
4 Steven Kruijswijk Team Jumbo – Visma @ 1.47″
5 Thibaut Pinot Groupama – Fdj @ 1.50″
6 Emanuel Buchmann Bora – Hansgrohe @ 2.14″
7 Nairo Quintana Movistar Team @ 3.54″
8 Mikel Landa Meana Movistar Team @ 4.54″
9 Rigoberto Uran Ef Education First @ 5.33″
10 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team @ 5.58″

11 Richie Porte Trek – Segafredo @ 6.30″
12 Warren Barguil Team Arkea – Samsic @ 7.47″
13 Guillaume Martin Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team @ 15.11″
14 Fabio Aru Uae Team Emirates @ 16.21″
15 Roman Kreuziger Team Dimension Data @ 17.00″
16 David Gaudu Groupama – Fdj @ 18.37″
17 Xandro Meurisse Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team @ 22.43″
18 Romain Bardet Ag2r La Mondiale @ 23.39″
19 Daniel Martin Uae Team Emirates @ 34.23″
20 Sébastien Reichenbach Groupama – Fdj @ 35.52″

21 George Bennett Team Jumbo – Visma @ 36.13″
22 Alexey Lutsenko Astana Pro Team @ 36.27″
23 Bauke Mollema Trek – Segafredo @ 42.30″
24 Jesus Herrada Cofidis, Solutions Credits @ 45.45″
25 Greg Van Avermaet Ccc Team @ 47.13″
26 Rudy Molard Groupama – Fdj @ 48.18″
27 Adam Yates Mitchelton – Scott @ 49.35″
28 Enric Mas Deceuninck – Quick – Step @ 49.41″
29 Tanel Kangert Ef Education First @ 56.46″
30 Laurens De Plus Team Jumbo – Visma @ 58.26″
31 Patrick Konrad Bora – Hansgrohe @ 1h 03.23″
32 Gregor Mühlberger Bora – Hansgrohe @ 1h 03.50″
33 Nicolas Roche Team Sunweb @ 1h 05.40″
34 Julien Bernard Trek – Segafredo @ 1h 06.27″
35 Mikael Cherel Ag2r La Mondiale @ 1h 06.42″
36 Michael Woods Ef Education First @ 1h 07.37″
37 Giulio Ciccone Trek – Segafredo @ 1h 10.48″
38 Wout Poels Team Ineos @ 1h 11.25″
39 Jack Haig Mitchelton – Scott @ 1h 11.44″
40 Sergio Luis Henao Montoya Uae Team Emirates @ 1h 13.09″
41 Marc Soler Movistar Team @ 1h 17.09″
42 Jasper Stuyven Trek – Segafredo @ 1h 18.05″
43 Alexis Vuillermoz Ag2r La Mondiale @ 1h 18.46″
44 Matteo Trentin Mitchelton – Scott @ 1h 21.27″
45 Gorka Izaguirre Insausti Astana Pro Team @ 1h 21.56″
46 Lennard Kämna Team Sunweb @ 1h 23.52″
47 Jonathan Castroviejo Team Ineos @ 1h 27.39″
48 Tiesj Benoot Lotto Soudal @ 1h 29.39″
49 Dylan Teuns Bahrain – Merida @ 1h 31.12″
50 Mathias Frank Ag2r La Mondiale @ 1h 31.34″
51 Dylan Van Baarle Team Ineos @ 1h 31.42″
52 Simon Clarke Ef Education First @ 1h 31.45″
53 Rui Costa Uae Team Emirates @ 1h 35.54″
54 Oliver Naesen Ag2r La Mondiale @ 1h 36.45″
55 Vincenzo Nibali Bahrain – Merida @ 1h 37.12″
56 Simon Geschke Ccc Team @ 1h 40.23″
57 Pello Bilbao Lopez De Armentia Astana Pro Team @ 1h 40.34″
58 Fabio Felline Trek – Segafredo @ 1h 40.54″
59 Rein Taaramäe Total Direct Energie @ 1h 43.20″
60 Nils Politt Team Katusha Alpecin @ 1h 43.30″
61 Ilnur Zakarin Team Katusha Alpecin @ 1h 44.40″
62 Pierre Luc Perichon Cofidis, Solutions Credits @ 1h 44.45″
63 Michael Matthews Team Sunweb @ 1h 44.59″
64 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team Dimension Data @ 1h 45.52″
65 Alberto Bettiol Ef Education First @ 1h 47.49″
66 Tony Gallopin Ag2r La Mondiale @ 1h 48.57″
67 Thomas De Gendt Lotto Soudal @ 1h 48.57″
68 Damiano Caruso Bahrain – Merida @ 1h 51.04″
69 Benjamin King Team Dimension Data @ 1h 52.41″
70 Simon Yates Mitchelton – Scott @ 1h 52.42″
71 Michael Valgren Team Dimension Data @ 1h 53.22″
72 Andrey Amador Movistar Team @ 1h 53.44″
73 Serge Pauwels Ccc Team @ 1h 56.03″
74 Michal Kwiatkowski Team Ineos @ 1h 59.10″
75 Michael Schär Ccc Team @ 2h 00.43″
76 Omar Fraile Matarranz Astana Pro Team @ 2h 00.47″
77 Gianni Moscon Team Ineos @ 2h 02.12″
78 Daryl Impey Mitchelton – Scott @ 2h 06.21″
79 Maxime Bouet Team Arkea – Samsic @ 2h 06.23″
80 Nelson Oliveira Movistar Team @ 2h 08.27″
81 Romain Sicard Total Direct Energie @ 2h 08.31″
82 Andrea Pasqualon Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team @ 2h 08.51″
83 Joseph Rosskopf Ccc Team @ 2h 11.32″
84 Toms Skujins Trek – Segafredo @ 2h 12.57″
85 Peter Sagan Bora – Hansgrohe @ 2h 13.11″
86 Sonny Colbrelli Bahrain – Merida @ 2h 17.50″
87 Jan Tratnik Bahrain – Merida @ 2h 18.01″
88 Daniel Oss Bora – Hansgrohe @ 2h 20.45″
89 Elie Gesbert Team Arkea – Samsic @ 2h 20.55″
90 Mike Teunissen Team Jumbo – Visma @ 2h 22.20″
91 Tim Wellens Lotto Soudal @ 2h 23.00″
92 Stéphane Rossetto Cofidis, Solutions Credits @ 2h 24.26″
93 Paul Ourselin Total Direct Energie @ 2h 24.54″
94 Dries Devenyns Deceuninck – Quick – Step @ 2h 24.58″
95 Anthony Perez Cofidis, Solutions Credits @ 2h 26.10″
96 Jens Keukeleire Lotto Soudal @ 2h 26.33″
97 Amael Moinard Team Arkea – Samsic @ 2h 28.28″
98 Natnael Berhane Cofidis, Solutions Credits @ 2h 29.07″
99 Anthony Roux Groupama – Fdj @ 2h 29.24″
100 Anthony Delaplace Team Arkea – Samsic @ 2h 30.41″
101 Imanol Erviti Movistar Team @ 2h 31.55″
102 Stefan Küng Groupama – Fdj @ 2h 34.33″
103 Sven Erik Bystrøm Uae Team Emirates @ 2h 35.06″
104 Kevin Ledanois Team Arkea – Samsic @ 2h 35.35″
105 Lilian Calmejane Total Direct Energie @ 2h 37.05″
106 Hugo Houle Astana Pro Team @ 2h 37.53″
107 Julien Simon Cofidis, Solutions Credits @ 2h 39.46″
108 Ivan Garcia Cortina Bahrain – Merida @ 2h 41.29″
109 Vegard Stake Laengen Uae Team Emirates @ 2h 42.16″
110 Nikias Arndt Team Sunweb @ 2h 42.50″
111 Odd Christian Eiking Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team @ 2h 44.35″
112 Mads Würtz Team Katusha Alpecin @ 2h 45.01″
113 Benoit Cosnefroy Ag2r La Mondiale @ 2h 45.21″
114 Matej Mohoric Bahrain – Merida @ 2h 48.28″
115 Christopher Juul Jensen Mitchelton – Scott @ 2h 48.41″
116 Jasper De Buyst Lotto Soudal @ 2h 49.32″
117 Carlos Verona Quintanilla Movistar Team @ 2h 51.37″
118 Alexis Gougeard Ag2r La Mondiale @ 2h 51.54″
119 Luke Durbridge Mitchelton – Scott @ 2h 53.02″
120 Fabien Grellier Total Direct Energie @ 2h 55.39″
121 Kasper Asgreen Deceuninck – Quick – Step @ 2h 59.45″
122 Florian Vachon Team Arkea – Samsic @ 3h 01.18″
123 Frederik Backaert Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team @ 3h 01.51″
124 Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg Team Dimension Data @ 3h 02.32″
125 Koen De Kort Trek – Segafredo @ 3h 03.04″
126 Magnus Cort Nielsen Astana Pro Team @ 3h 05.49″
127 Matthieu Ladagnous Groupama – Fdj @ 3h 05.59″
128 José Gonçalves Team Katusha Alpecin @ 3h 07.11″
129 Yves Lampaert Deceuninck – Quick – Step @ 3h 09.14″
130 Lukasz Wisniowski Ccc Team @ 3h 09.54″
131 Anthony Turgis Total Direct Energie @ 3h 09.56″
132 Elia Viviani Deceuninck – Quick – Step @ 3h 11.24″
133 Chad Haga Team Sunweb @ 3h 12.04″
134 Caleb Ewan Lotto Soudal @ 3h 12.22″
135 Tom Scully Ef Education First @ 3h 12.38″
136 Stephen Cummings Team Dimension Data @ 3h 14.23″
137 Alexander Kristoff Uae Team Emirates @ 3h 15.40″
138 Amund Jansen Team Jumbo – Visma @ 3h 17.22″
139 Dylan Groenewegen Team Jumbo – Visma @ 3h 22.36″
140 André Greipel Team Arkea – Samsic @ 3h 22.56″
141 Marcus Burghardt Bora – Hansgrohe @ 3h 23.07″
142 Maximiliano Richeze Deceuninck – Quick – Step @ 3h 23.12″
143 Aime De Gendt Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team @ 3h 23.24″
144 Alex Dowsett Team Katusha Alpecin @ 3h 23.43″
145 William Bonnet Groupama – Fdj @ 3h 23.48″
146 Michael Hepburn Mitchelton – Scott @ 3h 24.02″
147 Kevin Van Melsen Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team @ 3h 24.53″
148 Niccolò Bonifazio Total Direct Energie @ 3h 25.12″
149 Roger Kluge Lotto Soudal @ 3h 25.31″
150 Lars Bak Ytting Team Dimension Data @ 3h 26.24″
151 Marco Haller Team Katusha Alpecin @ 3h 26.33″
152 Maxime Monfort Lotto Soudal @ 3h 30.49″
153 Michael Mørkøv Deceuninck – Quick – Step @ 3h 34.59″
154 Jens Debusschere Team Katusha Alpecin @ 3h 35.41″
155 Sebastian Langeveld Ef Education First @ 3h 49.49″
156 Yoann Offredo Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team @ 3h 49.52″