Tour de France: Stage 20

Vincenzo Nibali solo’d to a memorable stage victory whilst behind the battle for the GC didn’t explode as expected with Alaphilippe cracking and dropping to 5th overall and the rest marking each other all the way to the line

Tour de France: Stage 20

Vincenzo Nibali, the 2014 overall winner, made up for a disappointing Tour de France as he claimed a prestigious solo victory at Val Thorens at the end of a 59-km stage. This is his sixth stage win. Egan Bernal rode home safely to retain the yellow jersey on the eve of the grand finale in Paris.

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A peloton of 155 riders took to the start of stage 20 in Albertville. Dylan Teuns (Bahrain-Merida), Magnus Cort (Astana), Rui Costa (UAE Team Emirates), Alberto Bettiol (EF Education First), Kevin Van Melsen (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) and Lilian Calmejane (Total Direct Energie) rode away at km 2.

Then, 23 riders chased them down: Elia Viviani (Deceuninck-Quick Step), Tony Gallopin (AG2R-La Mondiale), Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida), Sébastien Reichenbach (Groupama-FDJ), Nelson Oliveira (Movistar), Omar Fraile and Gorka Izagirre (Astana), Michael Woods (EF Education First), Daryl Impey (Mitchelton-Scott), Joey Rosskopf (CCC), Vegard Stake Laengen (UAE Team Emirates), Jasper Stuyven (Trek-Segafredo), Nicolas Roche (Sunweb), Pierre-Luc Périchon (Cofidis), Jens Keukeleire (Lotto-Soudal), Niccolo Bonifazio and Anthony Turgis (Total Direct Energie), Ilnur Zakarin and Nils Politt (Katusha-Alpecin), Frederik Backaert (Wanty-Groupe Gobert), Stephen Cummings and Ben King (Dimension Data) and Maxime Bouet (Arkéa-Samsic).

It made it a front group of 29 riders at km 19 with an advantage of two minutes over the peloton led by Team Ineos on the big wide roads heading for Val Thorens.

With 30km to go, Nibali and Zakarin formed a leading trio along with Périchon. It became a quartet including Nibali, Zakarin, Gallopin and Woods. Périchon courageously bridged the gap. Jumbo-Visma took over from Ineos to lead the peloton strongly up the mountain. Fraile caught up with the five leaders 17km before the end.

With 15km to go, the time difference between the six escapees and the yellow jersey group was 1.15. With 13km remaining, Julian Alaphilippe was dropped, soon followed by Romain Bardet while Nibali rode away solo at the front. The 2014 Tour de France winner had a minutes lead over the main group with 10km to go and 35″ with 5km to go.

Nibali forged on and struggled towards the end of the climb but resisted to the return of Mikel Landa who had attacked from the yellow jersey group led in the final part of the climb by Gregor Mühlberger (Bora-Hansgrohe). It’s Nibali’s first victory since Milan-San Remo last year. It’s also Bahrain-Merida’s second stage win in this Tour de France after Dylan Teuns on stage 6 to La Planche des Belles Filles.

Bardet retained the polka dot jersey due to Bernal’s 4th place on the stage whilst Bernal retained the yellow jersey. Alaphilippe dropped down to fifth overall while Kruijswijk moved onto the top 3 along with Team Ineos’ duo Bernal-Thomas.

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REACTIONS

Egan Bernal: “We’re now close to making it official. There’s one stage left, but normally if everything goes well, I can say that I’ve won my first Tour. The last climb has been very hard. Jumbo-Visma rode hard to make the podium. We were in a comfortable situation and I felt really well. I’m happy. It’s incredible to think that I have won my first Tour. I just want to get to the finish line in Paris tomorrow and after I’ll be calmer.”

“Colombia is on the verge of winning its first Tour – I feel this is not only my triumph but the triumph of a whole country. We already had the Giro, La Vuelta, but the Tour was missing and it’s a great honour to think that I’m the one achieving this. My dad couldn’t talk at first but when he managed, he congratulated me. He was about to cry. For us, it’s a dream”.

“We used to watch the Tour on TV and we thought it was something unreachable. As a kid, you think “how cool it would be to be there one day”, but it looked so far away. Here we are and I’m very emotional.”

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Geraint Thomas: “To get first and second doesn’t get any better. The fact that Egan is one step above me, he’s the best person to have in front of me. Obviously it’s been a crazy year for me and I can be happy and proud that I’ve given everything to be in my best shape here and I think we rode really well as a team from day one. It’s been amazing. I think that we’ve proved time and time again that we’re a strong unit and we know how to ride hard and perform in this race. It’s a pleasure to be a part of.”

Simon Yates: “It was a short but hard stage, I was actually bit tired from yesterday, it took a lot out of me for today but no excuses I tried to do what I could do in the final and that was it really. The pace was high from the very start of the climb to the end and that is what it is really. We have had a great tour, I don’t think any of us imagined we would have four stage wins before Paris so it has been a really great tour and I am looking forward to rolling around Paris tomorrow.”

Julian Alaphilippe: “I gave everything today, it was difficult to do better. I was expecting to explode at some point and that is unfortunately what happened. I would like to thank Enric Mas, I am very proud of him and what he has done for me today. I was really struggling and without him, I would have finished at 15 minutes on the finish.”

Missing the podium? “I never thought I could do that. Finishing 2nd or 50th is the same for me considering that I gave everything. What I did on this Tour de France, it is well beyond what I had imagined at the beginning. I never thought I could do all that I did during those three weeks. I’m not frustrated, I’m just exhausted but happy. The whole team did a great Tour de France and we had lived also exceptional moments of life.”

Peter Sagan: “The last mountain stage of this Tour de France was very short but still not easy and the finish atop Val Thorens brought us to just one sleep before Paris. Congratulations to Emanuel, he did a great ride today and is now sitting fourth in the GC. It’s a sprint stage tomorrow, so I will give all I have to get the best result on the Champs-Elysées.”

Steven Kruijswijk. “This is what I came for. We have done everything and I think I can be very proud of succeeding, “says Kruijswijk. “I had to dig very deep as I was very close a few times. I have always kept working hard and fighting and the team has always believed in me. That it worked is impossible to describe. The team has delivered super work. We knew we had to work, so we took the initiative from the start. The pace of George and especially Laurens was so tight that everyone rode to their limits. That was good for me. I had expected Alaphilippe to crack, but I also had to keep an eye on Buchmann. I kept fighting to the finish and I just had to finish for the boys. I am really happy that it worked.”

Emanuel Buchmann: “Today’s stage might have been shortened but it was still very challenging. The last climb was really long and the pace was strong from the bottom. There were a few flatter sections in between where you could recover a bit but it was very demanding, mentally. After three weeks of racing, you needed to try and stay focused and keep on pushing. The cushion I had to the riders behind me in the GC was big enough to allow me to try. Unfortunately, I didn’t have the best legs today, so my attempt didn’t really succeed. Obviously, I’m overly happy with this fourth place, a great achievement compared to my initial goal of the top ten. I wasn’t too far from the podium but Kruijswijk and Thomas were simply stronger and I think this is the best I could have achieved this year, but there are more years to come.”

Vincenzo Nibali: “It’s been a feeling of liberation when I crossed the line because the last few hundred meters felt like never ending. My only way to make it was to attack from far out. With the advantage we had at the bottom of the climb, I believed I could make it. I hadn’t won since last year. It’s a nice revenge.”

Romain Bardet: “The polka dot jersey made me dream when I was a kid. In 2015, I missed out on the last mountain stage. It’s a nice satisfaction for me this time. It’s going to be my fifth time on stage on the Champs-Elysées for different awards in seven participation. It’s good to reinvent oneself. Things haven’t gone according to my expectations at this Tour but I’ll enjoy this trophy before thinking about what has not worked. We’re allowed to fail but we’re not allowed to not try and give it all.”

Mikel Landa: “Such a bad feeling in the end. We all know how talented Nibali is – when he’s into a break, it’s difficult to bring him back. Alejandro and I were really strong coming into that final slope, and it was sad not being able to claim that victory.

However, the thing is this climb was ‘suffocating’, to put it in one word, really difficult. None of us were able to find the legs we wanted, no one felt really good, and it was difficult to leave the ‘train’ when we were mostly riding at nearly 30 kph at most sections. It was difficult to make a move before the closing stages. Such a fast climb. As soon as I saw we were entering that final slope with such speed and then stopping after the turn, I made my attack, because I was once able to see Nibali ahead. However, as I looked to my side and saw the 400m banner, I knew it would be hard to keep that pace until the end. This Tour has made me learn much. I came here aiming for a podium, the crash took me out of contention for that, and it was tough to carry on. Fortunately, I enjoyed this sport again in the Pyrenees, attacking, doing as I pleased. I struggled a lot and learnt lessons that will surely help me a lot next year.”

Dan Martin: “I felt like there was something blocking me the whole Tour and I’m working with the team to get to the bottom of it and come back stronger.”

Lennard Kämna “The stage was really, really hard today,” explained Kämna at the finish. “It was really short but it was full gas all day. I did all I could on the climb to Val Thorens and left it all on the road. I’m super happy and proud with the 13th place.”

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STAGE RESULT
1 Vincenzo Nibali Bahrain – Merida
2 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team @ 0.10″
3 Mikel Landa Meana Movistar Team @ 0.14″
4 Egan Bernal Team Ineos @ 0.17″
5 Geraint Thomas Team Ineos @ 0.17″
6 Rigoberto Uran Ef Education First @ 0.23″
7 Emanuel Buchmann Bora – Hansgrohe @ 0.23″
8 Steven Kruijswijk Team Jumbo – Visma @ 0.25″
9 Wout Poels Team Ineos @ 0.30″
10 Nairo Quintana Movistar Team @ 0.30″
11 Warren Barguil Team Arkea – Samsic @ 0.46″
12 Gregor Mühlberger Bora – Hansgrohe @ 1.09″
13 Lennard Kämna Team Sunweb @ 1.30″
14 Marc Soler Movistar Team @ 1.33″
15 Adam Yates Mitchelton – Scott @ 1.49″
16 Simon Yates Mitchelton – Scott @ 1.52″
17 Ilnur Zakarin Team Katusha Alpecin @ 1.56″
18 Elie Gesbert Team Arkea – Samsic @ 2.07″
19 Daniel Martin Uae Team Emirates @ 2.10″
20 Daryl Impey Mitchelton – Scott @ 2.10″
21 Omar Fraile Matarranz Astana Pro Team @ 2.26″
22 David Gaudu Groupama – Fdj @ 3.01″
23 Jesus Herrada Cofidis, Solutions Credits @ 3.01″
24 Sébastien Reichenbach Groupama – Fdj @ 3.13″
25 Dylan Teuns Bahrain – Merida @ 3.13″
26 Julian Alaphilippe Deceuninck – Quick – Step @ 3.17″
27 Romain Bardet Ag2r La Mondiale @ 3.45″
28 Andrey Amador Movistar Team @ 3.45″
29 Magnus Cort Nielsen Astana Pro Team @ 3.45″
30 Tony Gallopin Ag2r La Mondiale @ 3.45″
31 Fabio Aru Uae Team Emirates @ 4.10″
32 Carlos Verona Quintanilla Movistar Team @ 4.25″
33 Laurens De Plus Team Jumbo – Visma @ 4.59″
34 Enric Mas Deceuninck – Quick – Step @ 4.59″
35 Joseph Rosskopf Ccc Team @ 5.06″
36 Michael Woods Ef Education First @ 5.06″
37 Romain Sicard Total Direct Energie @ 5.20″
38 Richie Porte Trek – Segafredo @ 5.54″
39 Guillaume Martin Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team @ 6.07″
40 Tanel Kangert Ef Education First @ 6.07″
41 Rui Costa Uae Team Emirates @ 7.02″
42 Bauke Mollema Trek – Segafredo @ 7.02″
43 Giulio Ciccone Trek – Segafredo @ 7.02″
44 Julien Bernard Trek – Segafredo @ 7.04″
45 Rein Taaramäe Total Direct Energie @ 7.14″
46 Pierre Luc Perichon Cofidis, Solutions Credits @ 7.24″
47 Frederik Backaert Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team @ 8.25″
48 Luke Durbridge Mitchelton – Scott @ 8.27″
49 Alexey Lutsenko Astana Pro Team @ 8.32″
50 Maxime Monfort Lotto Soudal @ 8.32″
51 Pello Bilbao Lopez De Armentia Astana Pro Team @ 8.32″
52 Gorka Izaguirre Insausti Astana Pro Team @ 8.50″
53 Thomas De Gendt Lotto Soudal @ 8.50″
54 Alexis Vuillermoz Ag2r La Mondiale @ 8.53″
55 Rudy Molard Groupama – Fdj @ 8.55″
56 Imanol Erviti Movistar Team @ 8.55″
57 Jack Haig Mitchelton – Scott @ 8.55″
58 Mikael Cherel Ag2r La Mondiale @ 8.55″
59 Hugo Houle Astana Pro Team @ 8.55″
60 Vegard Stake Laengen Uae Team Emirates @ 8.55″
61 Benjamin King Team Dimension Data @ 9.56″
62 Roman Kreuziger Team Dimension Data @ 9.56″
63 Stephen Cummings Team Dimension Data @ 9.56″
64 Alexis Gougeard Ag2r La Mondiale @ 9.56″
65 Michael Valgren Team Dimension Data @ 10.10″
66 Maxime Bouet Team Arkea – Samsic @ 10.10″
67 Xandro Meurisse Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team @ 10.20″
68 Natnael Berhane Cofidis, Solutions Credits @ 10.26″
69 Michael Schär Ccc Team @ 10.45″
70 Odd Christian Eiking Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team @ 11.10″
71 Nils Politt Team Katusha Alpecin @ 11.10″
72 Mathias Frank Ag2r La Mondiale @ 11.10″
73 Stefan Küng Groupama – Fdj @ 11.14″
74 Kevin Van Melsen Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team @ 11.14″
75 Jens Keukeleire Lotto Soudal @ 11.14″
76 Patrick Konrad Bora – Hansgrohe @ 11.22″
77 Dylan Van Baarle Team Ineos @ 11.22″
78 Jonathan Castroviejo Team Ineos @ 11.22″
79 Nelson Oliveira Movistar Team @ 11.22″
80 Kevin Ledanois Team Arkea – Samsic @ 12.13″
81 Anthony Delaplace Team Arkea – Samsic @ 12.13″
82 Lilian Calmejane Total Direct Energie @ 12.18″
83 Paul Ourselin Total Direct Energie @ 12.18″
84 Anthony Perez Cofidis, Solutions Credits @ 12.46″
85 Tiesj Benoot Lotto Soudal @ 13.36″
86 Julien Simon Cofidis, Solutions Credits @ 13.38″
87 Amael Moinard Team Arkea – Samsic @ 14.30″
88 Sonny Colbrelli Bahrain – Merida @ 15.16″
89 Damiano Caruso Bahrain – Merida @ 15.16″
90 José Gonçalves Team Katusha Alpecin @ 15.16″
91 Sergio Luis Henao Montoya Uae Team Emirates @ 15.16″
92 Benoit Cosnefroy Ag2r La Mondiale @ 15.16″
93 Alberto Bettiol Ef Education First @ 15.36″
94 Anthony Roux Groupama – Fdj @ 15.41″
95 Fabien Grellier Total Direct Energie @ 15.49″
96 Jan Tratnik Bahrain – Merida @ 15.52″
97 Peter Sagan Bora – Hansgrohe @ 15.52″
98 Michael Matthews Team Sunweb @ 16.14″
99 Nicolas Roche Team Sunweb @ 16.14″
100 Greg Van Avermaet Ccc Team @ 16.14″
101 Jasper Stuyven Trek – Segafredo @ 16.14″
102 Oliver Naesen Ag2r La Mondiale @ 16.14″
103 Simon Clarke Ef Education First @ 16.14″
104 Lars Bak Ytting Team Dimension Data @ 16.14″
105 Yoann Offredo Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team @ 16.14″
106 Serge Pauwels Ccc Team @ 16.14″
107 Stéphane Rossetto Cofidis, Solutions Credits @ 16.14″
108 Christopher Juul Jensen Mitchelton – Scott @ 16.34″
109 Simon Geschke Ccc Team @ 16.50″
110 Mads Würtz Team Katusha Alpecin @ 17.04″
111 Elia Viviani Deceuninck – Quick – Step @ 17.29″
112 Marcus Burghardt Bora – Hansgrohe @ 17.32″
113 Niccolò Bonifazio Total Direct Energie @ 17.45″
114 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team Dimension Data @ 17.54″
115 Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg Team Dimension Data @ 17.54″
116 George Bennett Team Jumbo – Visma @ 18.00″
117 Michael Hepburn Mitchelton – Scott @ 18.00″
118 Marco Haller Team Katusha Alpecin @ 18.00″
119 Tom Scully Ef Education First @ 18.00″
120 Matthieu Ladagnous Groupama – Fdj @ 18.00″
121 Koen De Kort Trek – Segafredo @ 18.00″
122 Tim Wellens Lotto Soudal @ 18.00″
123 Aime De Gendt Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team @ 18.00″
124 Dries Devenyns Deceuninck – Quick – Step @ 18.00″
125 Jasper De Buyst Lotto Soudal @ 18.00″
126 Chad Haga Team Sunweb @ 18.00″
127 Toms Skujins Trek – Segafredo @ 18.00″
128 Florian Vachon Team Arkea – Samsic @ 18.00″
129 William Bonnet Groupama – Fdj @ 18.00″
130 Fabio Felline Trek – Segafredo @ 18.00″
131 Daniel Oss Bora – Hansgrohe @ 18.05″
132 Caleb Ewan Lotto Soudal @ 18.38″
133 Anthony Turgis Total Direct Energie @ 19.02″
134 André Greipel Team Arkea – Samsic @ 20.20″
135 Nikias Arndt Team Sunweb @ 20.20″
136 Lukasz Wisniowski Ccc Team @ 20.50″
137 Michal Kwiatkowski Team Ineos @ 20.50″
138 Matteo Trentin Mitchelton – Scott @ 20.50″
139 Andrea Pasqualon Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team @ 20.50″
140 Gianni Moscon Team Ineos @ 20.50″
141 Ivan Garcia Cortina Bahrain – Merida @ 20.50″
142 Matej Mohoric Bahrain – Merida @ 20.50″
143 Jens Debusschere Team Katusha Alpecin @ 20.50″
144 Alex Dowsett Team Katusha Alpecin @ 20.50″
145 Kasper Asgreen Deceuninck – Quick – Step @ 20.50″
146 Sebastian Langeveld Ef Education First @ 20.50″
147 Yves Lampaert Deceuninck – Quick – Step @ 20.50″
148 Sven Erik Bystrøm Uae Team Emirates @ 20.50″
149 Mike Teunissen Team Jumbo – Visma @ 20.50″
150 Alexander Kristoff Uae Team Emirates @ 20.50″
151 Michael Mørkøv Deceuninck – Quick – Step @ 20.50″
152 Dylan Groenewegen Team Jumbo – Visma @ 20.56″
153 Amund Jansen Team Jumbo – Visma @ 20.56″
154 Maximiliano Richeze Deceuninck – Quick – Step @ 22.41″
155 Roger Kluge Lotto Soudal @ 23.07″
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OVERALL
1 Egan Bernal Team Ineos
2 Geraint Thomas Team Ineos @ 1.11″
3 Steven Kruijswijk Team Jumbo – Visma @ 1.31″
4 Emanuel Buchmann Bora – Hansgrohe @ 1.56″
5 Julian Alaphilippe Deceuninck – Quick – Step @ 3.45″
6 Mikel Landa Meana Movistar Team @ 4.23″
7 Rigoberto Uran Ef Education First @ 5.15″
8 Nairo Quintana Movistar Team @ 5.30″
9 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team @ 6.12″
10 Warren Barguil Team Arkea – Samsic @ 7.32″
11 Richie Porte Trek – Segafredo @ 12.05″
12 Guillaume Martin Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team @ 22.08″
13 David Gaudu Groupama – Fdj @ 23.29″
14 Fabio Aru Uae Team Emirates @ 27.07″
15 Romain Bardet Ag2r La Mondiale @ 29.54″
16 Roman Kreuziger Team Dimension Data @ 35.49″
17 Sébastien Reichenbach Groupama – Fdj @ 43.41″
18 Daniel Martin Uae Team Emirates @ 44.30″
19 Alexey Lutsenko Astana Pro Team @ 48.32″
20 Jesus Herrada Cofidis, Solutions Credits @ 51.16″
21 Xandro Meurisse Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team @ 56.47″
22 Enric Mas Deceuninck – Quick – Step @ 57.35″
23 George Bennett Team Jumbo – Visma @ 1h 02.10″
24 Laurens De Plus Team Jumbo – Visma @ 1h 02.44″
25 Gregor Mühlberger Bora – Hansgrohe @ 1h 04.40″
26 Wout Poels Team Ineos @ 1h 12.05″
27 Tanel Kangert Ef Education First @ 1h 12.16″
28 Bauke Mollema Trek – Segafredo @ 1h 13.16″
29 Adam Yates Mitchelton – Scott @ 1h 16.09″
30 Julien Bernard Trek – Segafredo @ 1h 20.07″
31 Giulio Ciccone Trek – Segafredo @ 1h 20.20″
32 Michael Woods Ef Education First @ 1h 20.40″
33 Rudy Molard Groupama – Fdj @ 1h 20.57″
34 Mikael Cherel Ag2r La Mondiale @ 1h 22.13″
35 Patrick Konrad Bora – Hansgrohe @ 1h 22.42″
36 Greg Van Avermaet Ccc Team @ 1h 27.11″
37 Marc Soler Movistar Team @ 1h 34.03″
38 Jack Haig Mitchelton – Scott @ 1h 36.14″
39 Vincenzo Nibali Bahrain – Merida @ 1h 36.21″
40 Lennard Kämna Team Sunweb @ 1h 38.12″
41 Alexis Vuillermoz Ag2r La Mondiale @ 1h 39.38″
42 Gorka Izaguirre Insausti Astana Pro Team @ 1h 40.17″
43 Jasper Stuyven Trek – Segafredo @ 1h 43.42″
44 Dylan Teuns Bahrain – Merida @ 1h 43.48″
45 Nicolas Roche Team Sunweb @ 1h 45.38″
46 Dylan Van Baarle Team Ineos @ 1h 51.01″
47 Sergio Luis Henao Montoya Uae Team Emirates @ 1h 52.09″
48 Mathias Frank Ag2r La Mondiale @ 1h 52.15″
49 Simon Yates Mitchelton – Scott @ 1h 53.03″
50 Jonathan Castroviejo Team Ineos @ 1h 54.22″
51 Ilnur Zakarin Team Katusha Alpecin @ 1h 54.33″
52 Matteo Trentin Mitchelton – Scott @ 1h 57.38″
53 Rui Costa Uae Team Emirates @ 1h 58.17″
54 Pello Bilbao Lopez De Armentia Astana Pro Team @ 1h 58.29″
55 Andrey Amador Movistar Team @ 1h 58.35″
56 Tony Gallopin Ag2r La Mondiale @ 2h 00.39″
57 Pierre Luc Perichon Cofidis, Solutions Credits @ 2h 05.35″
58 Damiano Caruso Bahrain – Merida @ 2h 06.30″
59 Tiesj Benoot Lotto Soudal @ 2h 06.59″
60 Thomas De Gendt Lotto Soudal @ 2h 10.04″
61 Simon Clarke Ef Education First @ 2h 11.43″
62 Benjamin King Team Dimension Data @ 2h 12.00″
63 Simon Geschke Ccc Team @ 2h 12.34″
64 Nils Politt Team Katusha Alpecin @ 2h 13.37″
65 Fabio Felline Trek – Segafredo @ 2h 14.15″
66 Rein Taaramäe Total Direct Energie @ 2h 14.18″
67 Michael Matthews Team Sunweb @ 2h 16.34″
68 Oliver Naesen Ag2r La Mondiale @ 2h 16.43″
69 Omar Fraile Matarranz Astana Pro Team @ 2h 18.34″
70 Alberto Bettiol Ef Education First @ 2h 18.46″
71 Michael Schär Ccc Team @ 2h 19.25″
72 Daryl Impey Mitchelton – Scott @ 2h 23.52″
73 Joseph Rosskopf Ccc Team @ 2h 26.07″
74 Michael Valgren Team Dimension Data @ 2h 27.16″
75 Maxime Bouet Team Arkea – Samsic @ 2h 27.19″
76 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team Dimension Data @ 2h 28.19″
77 Serge Pauwels Ccc Team @ 2h 31.23″
78 Elie Gesbert Team Arkea – Samsic @ 2h 32.33″
79 Nelson Oliveira Movistar Team @ 2h 35.10″
80 Romain Sicard Total Direct Energie @ 2h 37.35″
81 Toms Skujins Trek – Segafredo @ 2h 39.50″
82 Michal Kwiatkowski Team Ineos @ 2h 43.44″
83 Peter Sagan Bora – Hansgrohe @ 2h 44.24″
84 Gianni Moscon Team Ineos @ 2h 46.46″
85 Sonny Colbrelli Bahrain – Merida @ 2h 48.27″
86 Natnael Berhane Cofidis, Solutions Credits @ 2h 48.56″
87 Anthony Perez Cofidis, Solutions Credits @ 2h 50.45″
88 Andrea Pasqualon Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team @ 2h 53.25″
89 Daniel Oss Bora – Hansgrohe @ 2h 54.11″
90 Anthony Delaplace Team Arkea – Samsic @ 2h 54.43″
91 Hugo Houle Astana Pro Team @ 2h 56.11″
92 Jan Tratnik Bahrain – Merida @ 2h 57.37″
93 Amael Moinard Team Arkea – Samsic @ 2h 58.19″
94 Tim Wellens Lotto Soudal @ 2h 59.55″
95 Dries Devenyns Deceuninck – Quick – Step @ 3h 00.50″
96 Paul Ourselin Total Direct Energie @ 3h 00.56″
97 Jens Keukeleire Lotto Soudal @ 3h 01.31″
98 Stefan Küng Groupama – Fdj @ 3h 02.38″
99 Stéphane Rossetto Cofidis, Solutions Credits @ 3h 04.24″
100 Imanol Erviti Movistar Team @ 3h 04.34″
101 Mike Teunissen Team Jumbo – Visma @ 3h 06.54″
102 Anthony Roux Groupama – Fdj @ 3h 08.49″
103 Magnus Cort Nielsen Astana Pro Team @ 3h 10.40″
104 Carlos Verona Quintanilla Movistar Team @ 3h 11.23″
105 Kevin Ledanois Team Arkea – Samsic @ 3h 11.32″
106 Lilian Calmejane Total Direct Energie @ 3h 13.07″
107 Vegard Stake Laengen Uae Team Emirates @ 3h 14.55″
108 Luke Durbridge Mitchelton – Scott @ 3h 16.50″
109 Julien Simon Cofidis, Solutions Credits @ 3h 17.08″
110 Odd Christian Eiking Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team @ 3h 19.29″
111 Sven Erik Bystrøm Uae Team Emirates @ 3h 19.40″
112 Christopher Juul Jensen Mitchelton – Scott @ 3h 20.36″
113 Benoit Cosnefroy Ag2r La Mondiale @ 3h 24.21″
114 Alexis Gougeard Ag2r La Mondiale @ 3h 25.34″
115 Mads Würtz Team Katusha Alpecin @ 3h 25.49″
116 Ivan Garcia Cortina Bahrain – Merida @ 3h 26.03″
117 Nikias Arndt Team Sunweb @ 3h 27.43″
118 Jasper De Buyst Lotto Soudal @ 3h 31.16″
119 Matej Mohoric Bahrain – Merida @ 3h 33.02″
120 Frederik Backaert Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team @ 3h 34.00″
121 Fabien Grellier Total Direct Energie @ 3h 35.12″
122 Kasper Asgreen Deceuninck – Quick – Step @ 3h 37.30″
123 Florian Vachon Team Arkea – Samsic @ 3h 43.02″
124 Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg Team Dimension Data @ 3h 44.10″
125 Matthieu Ladagnous Groupama – Fdj @ 3h 44.23″
126 Koen De Kort Trek – Segafredo @ 3h 44.48″
127 Lukasz Wisniowski Ccc Team @ 3h 46.05″
128 José Gonçalves Team Katusha Alpecin @ 3h 46.11″
129 Stephen Cummings Team Dimension Data @ 3h 48.03″
130 Elia Viviani Deceuninck – Quick – Step @ 3h 52.37″
131 Anthony Turgis Total Direct Energie @ 3h 52.42″
132 Chad Haga Team Sunweb @ 3h 53.48″
133 Tom Scully Ef Education First @ 3h 54.22″
134 Yves Lampaert Deceuninck – Quick – Step @ 3h 54.37″
135 Caleb Ewan Lotto Soudal @ 3h 54.44″
136 Aime De Gendt Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team @ 3h 56.45″
137 Niccolò Bonifazio Total Direct Energie @ 3h 59.48″
138 Kevin Van Melsen Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team @ 3h 59.51″
139 Alexander Kristoff Uae Team Emirates @ 4h 00.14″
140 Marcus Burghardt Bora – Hansgrohe @ 4h 00.54″
141 Amund Jansen Team Jumbo – Visma @ 4h 02.02″
142 Maxime Monfort Lotto Soudal @ 4h 03.05″
143 William Bonnet Groupama – Fdj @ 4h 05.32″
144 Michael Hepburn Mitchelton – Scott @ 4h 05.46″
145 André Greipel Team Arkea – Samsic @ 4h 07.00″
146 Lars Bak Ytting Team Dimension Data @ 4h 07.11″
147 Dylan Groenewegen Team Jumbo – Visma @ 4h 07.16″
148 Marco Haller Team Katusha Alpecin @ 4h 08.17″
149 Maximiliano Richeze Deceuninck – Quick – Step @ 4h 10.05″
150 Roger Kluge Lotto Soudal @ 4h 13.23″
151 Alex Dowsett Team Katusha Alpecin @ 4h 13.48″
152 Michael Mørkøv Deceuninck – Quick – Step @ 4h 19.33″
153 Jens Debusschere Team Katusha Alpecin @ 4h 29.07″
154 Yoann Offredo Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team @ 4h 29.50″
155 Sebastian Langeveld Ef Education First @ 4h 34.23″