The efforts to enhance cycling in Yemen..... went very well.
Amongst other methods, we:
-- Had meetings with the ministry for sport
-- Appeared at a range of public events
-- Appeared on multiple local TV and radio stations
Now I don't think we can expect the same quality cycling set up appearing in Yemen as in Qatar anytime soon. However, Yemen's population dwarves that of Qatar's so maybe we can expect some Yemeni cyclists appearing on the roster for Qatar Optics continental and maybe even Qatar Optics in the next few seasons.
@ Krisa - Thanks, wouldn't have been possible without your jersey. Edited by The Rider on 27-09-2013 21:00
Now we have some big favourites here at our first European race of the season. However, our riders are out of form and will not take big risks and waste to much energy at this stage in the season.
Bruyere lead us out on our first European race. This stage is a hilly one with a slight uphill finish, nothing to trouble the hardy sprinters.
Our world champ, Vanendert, looked great in his world champ jersey, getting back into the swing of things.
We were sharing duties on the front of the peloton with Ribena with the odd Auber93 rider contributing to the pace. A big bunch hits the final climb.
Monier (RBA) takes the win for the Ribena, everyones favourites blackberry drink! Vanendert crept into a top 10 place, not looking to have the legs to compete just yet.
We had the only man in the break today, Van Gheem. Bless him, he never stood even a sniff of victory but he did amass enough points to attain and gain a healthy lead in the KOM competition.
It came down to a sprint which was won by Italian fastman, Cimolai. Gallopin was in the mood today and finished second, just lacking the 'top end' speed required for victory. A great start to our European season.
The peloton splits in two with 25 kilometres to go on the flat. Farnese Vini are riding over 60 km/h in the chase of the break which causes the dismay.
Vanendert. Sicard. HELL. Our whole team are dropped, apart from Gallopin.
With 5 kilometres to go the break are narrowly out-front when Farnese Vini run out of domestiques to chase, the gap to the break grows out.
So Gallopin, feeling exceptional, attacks. Bouhanni has to take up the chase, it seems only the fastmen have anything left.
STAGE WIN A LA MED for Qatar Optics. It was a great move by Tony, who gladly told me after the stage he was feeling in unstoppable form today. Proving teammates don't always matter, especially if you are on a beast of a day.
He moves into the race lead, our first of the year.
On this hilly stage with a sharp steep finish we were controlling the race, doing our all to save Gallopin's GC lead, as he really has the bit between his teeth here.
With the break still out front with about 40 kilometres to go the peloton splits similar to that on stage 3, Vanendert and Sicard are dropped as the peloton is down to 52 riders. We continue to push on the pace with support from Youtube/ Ribena and various others.
With about 22 kilometres to go the attacks really start from the big names. Froome, Spilak, Monier, Stuyven all attack. I'm really glad that we have Van Gheem and Feillu shutting down these attacks.....
But they quickly tire out so Gallopin has no choice but to attack following Froome with Tulik on his wheel.
The break is almost caught with 1 kilometre to go only Stuyven has bridged across..
Stuyven, it is, takes the win. 8 seconds ahead of the remains of the breakaway with the additions of Gallopin and Tulik who attacked across on the steep hill.
Gallopin, therefore, keeps the GC lead ahead of the tough final stage finish up Mount Farron.
The final stage in the Med is the hardest. We finish up Mont Faron, 5 kilometres @ 8% on narrow roads. The WT teams have really showed their class here, only WT teams have won stages.
We rode on the front, early on, defending the GC lead. However, with no one in the break under 5:01 we weren't willing to chase.
Youtube and Ribena had thirst for another victory but would they catch the break?
Onto the final climb, the break has a sizeable advantage. Stuyven attacks for the second time on the stage away from the GC group.
Monier..... Gallopin... attack but they can't catch the Belgian, is this the end of our GC hopes?...
Plouay winner, Finetto, wins from the breakaway. Stuyven was the best on the climb and does enough to snatch the race lead away from us.
Gallopin was very consistant in this tour and will finish second, passed on the final climb only by the GC winner, Froome, Monier and exciting white jersey winner Sanson.
A very productive tour for Gallopin and us. Gallopin wins the points jersey, our first this season.
IT IS OFFICIAL Later this month Qatar will have it's very own classic one day race. The race is called 'Le Classique Sahara' or 'The Desert Classic'.
It takes in over 1600 meters of climbing but at 220 kilometres in length may well be one for the sprinters. It is a WT race and all WT teams will take part. I can't wait!
--- Huge thanks to Baia for making this great classic.
I'm really confident about a decent GC place here in Oman, although I won't be there as I'm in the Algarve. Al Ghanim and Felline may do well.
Not discounting the race no.1, Duran, although he is not in great shape and is primarily here because the race organisers paid us a lot of money for him to ride here.
STAGE 1:Al Sawadi - Al Seeb 157 KM's
1
Simone Ponzi
California Giant Berry Farms
3h25'15
2
Andrew Fenn
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
3
Gerald Ciolek
Argos Oil - Wii
s.t.
4
Jonas Aaen Jørgensen
Team Nippo
s.t.
5
Mark Cavendish
Herbalife
s.t.
Spoiler
6
Francesco Gavazzi
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
7
Jürgen Roelandts
Cativen - Tissot
s.t.
8
Alexey Lyalko
Meiji - Lampre CT
s.t.
9
Nikolai Trussov
Rossiya
s.t.
10
Nico Risi
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
11
Lorenzo Thierry
Armavia - Provamel
s.t.
12
Salvatore Puccio
Kaai Kari
s.t.
13
Sebastian Lander
Argos Oil - Wii
s.t.
14
Oleg Chuzhda
Meiji - Lampre CT
s.t.
15
Chan Siu Long
Qatar Optics
s.t.
16
Stephen Adams
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
17
Alex Dowsett
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
18
Juan Van Heerden
Panathinaikos
s.t.
19
Sérgio Lebre
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
20
Cameron Richards
Kaai Kari
s.t.
21
Olivier Perron
Armavia - Provamel
s.t.
22
Janick Wisler
TEAM Apple
s.t.
23
Matt Cronshaw
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
24
Robert Kiserlovski
TEAM KazMunayGas
s.t.
25
Alexander Serebryakov
Alpro
s.t.
26
Roman Kireyev
TEAM KazMunayGas
s.t.
27
Michael Torckler
TEAM KazMunayGas
s.t.
28
Ramunas Navardauskas
Meiji - Lampre CT
s.t.
29
Samet Yildiz
Qatar Optics
s.t.
30
Siarhei Papok
Kaai Kari
s.t.
31
Thomas Dekker
Argos Oil - Wii
s.t.
32
Rüdiger Selig
Armavia - Provamel
s.t.
33
Greg Van Avermaet
TEAM Apple
s.t.
34
Tom Dumoulin
Argos Oil - Wii
s.t.
35
Steven Wong
Qatar Optics
s.t.
36
Guillaume Bonnafond
California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
37
Federico Canuti
Cativen - Tissot
s.t.
38
Artem Ovechkin
Rossiya
s.t.
39
Johannes Kahra
Meiji - Lampre CT
s.t.
40
Edvinas Drotvinas
Viru Beer
s.t.
41
Mitchell Docker
California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
42
Robin Müller
TEAM Apple
s.t.
43
Fabio Silvestre
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
44
Jonathon Mozley
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
45
Ramil Chelyakov
TEAM KazMunayGas
s.t.
46
Stiven Fanelli
Cativen - Tissot
s.t.
47
Ian Bibby
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
48
Stanislav Sokolov
Rossiya
s.t.
49
Heinrich Haussler
California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
50
Fabio Felline
Qatar Optics
s.t.
51
David Boily
Team Nippo
s.t.
52
Samuel Ojala
Viru Beer
s.t.
53
Jarlinson Pantano
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
54
Ilya Parygin
TEAM KazMunayGas
s.t.
55
Alexander Porsev
Rossiya
s.t.
56
Niels Albert
Herbalife
s.t.
57
João Pedro Soares
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
58
John Degenkolb
Argos Oil - Wii
s.t.
59
Rafael Barrios
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
60
Tomas Vaitkus
Viru Beer
s.t.
61
Steven Cozza
California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
62
Jose Mendes
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
63
Ryan Bauman
California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
64
Michael Fitzgerald
Herbalife
s.t.
65
Ronan Van Zandbeek
Argos Oil - Wii
s.t.
66
Andrey Amador
Herbalife
s.t.
67
Juan José Lobato
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
68
Bruno Cartillo
Qatar Optics
s.t.
69
Matteo Puddu
Cativen - Tissot
s.t.
70
Keven Lacombe
Team Nippo
s.t.
71
Luke Rowe
Herbalife
s.t.
72
Marcel Wyss
TEAM Apple
s.t.
73
Ramon Sinkeldam
Argos Oil - Wii
s.t.
74
Omar Silvestri
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
75
Hugo Houle
TEAM KazMunayGas
s.t.
76
Florent Barle
Armavia - Provamel
s.t.
77
Rafaâ Chtioui
Kaai Kari
s.t.
78
Dimitry Ignatiev
Rossiya
s.t.
79
Edgar Pinto
Panathinaikos
s.t.
80
Scott Thwaites
Panathinaikos
s.t.
81
Winner Anacona
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
82
Gregory Scholtz
Kaai Kari
s.t.
83
Rafael Serrano
Armavia - Provamel
s.t.
84
Andreas Linden
Panathinaikos
s.t.
85
Christoff Van Heerden
Meiji - Lampre CT
s.t.
86
Joshua Edmonson
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
87
Daniel Silva
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
88
Johann Rabie
Team Nippo
s.t.
89
Danilo Wyss
TEAM Apple
s.t.
90
Cayetano Sarmiento
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
91
Nikita Eskov
Alpro
s.t.
92
Chris Opie
Panathinaikos
s.t.
93
Chad Beyer
TEAM Apple
s.t.
94
Nicola Boem
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
95
Mickaël Peré
Armavia - Provamel
s.t.
96
Pavel Kochetkov
Alpro
s.t.
97
Sergey Shcherbakov
Rossiya
s.t.
98
André Morgado
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
99
Guido Garavaglia
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
100
Silvère Ackermann
TEAM Apple
s.t.
101
Wilco Kelderman
California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
102
Aleksei Durchenko
Rossiya
s.t.
103
Benoît Sinner
Armavia - Provamel
s.t.
104
Gabriele Boschi
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
105
Diego Fernandez
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
106
Alessandro Comi
Cativen - Tissot
s.t.
107
Samuel Honkala
Viru Beer
s.t.
108
Jacobus Venter
Panathinaikos
s.t.
109
Yusuke Hatanaka
Team Nippo
s.t.
110
Angelo Pagani
Cativen - Tissot
s.t.
111
Alexander Khatuntsev
Alpro
s.t.
112
Mark McNally
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
113
Aleksandar Rozman
Kaai Kari
s.t.
114
Alejandro de Cuevas
Herbalife
s.t.
115
Lucas Carreras
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
116
Lars Boom
Argos Oil - Wii
s.t.
117
Angelo Dill
Kaai Kari
s.t.
118
Ignatas Konovalovas
Meiji - Lampre CT
s.t.
119
Miguel Rubiano
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
120
Joaquín Torres
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
121
José Luis Roldán
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
122
Alain Lauener
TEAM Apple
s.t.
123
Ivans Liepins
Viru Beer
s.t.
124
Gavin Mannion
California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
125
Joseba Torres Rodriguez
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
126
Rik van der Laan
Herbalife
s.t.
127
Juan Miguel Abelairas
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
128
Robinson Chalapud
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
129
Renat Vasilyev
Alpro
s.t.
130
Istvan Cziraki
Qatar Optics
s.t.
131
Maxim Pokidov
Alpro
s.t.
132
Victór Basualdo
Kaai Kari
s.t.
133
Dimitry Kozontchuk
Alpro
s.t.
134
Gonzalo Mifflin
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
135
Matteo Montaguti
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
136
Timofey Dryomov
Alpro
s.t.
137
Arkaitz Durán
Qatar Optics
s.t.
138
Shane Jones
Herbalife
s.t.
139
Soichiro Ohira
Team Nippo
s.t.
140
Aleksandr Boyev
TEAM KazMunayGas
s.t.
141
Sander Maasing
Viru Beer
s.t.
142
Javier Moreno
Rossiya
s.t.
143
Arturo Mora
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
144
Michael Rodriguez
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
145
Anvar Tajimov
Meiji - Lampre CT
s.t.
146
Branislau Samoilau
Meiji - Lampre CT
s.t.
147
Ahmed Al Ghanim
Qatar Optics
s.t.
148
Dimitris Giangos
Panathinaikos
+ 2'56
149
Sébastien Harbonnier
Armavia - Provamel
+ 5'55
150
Juan Mauricio Soler
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
151
Alo Aasmäe
Viru Beer
+ 6'13
152
Ruslan Tleybaev
TEAM KazMunayGas
s.t.
153
Daniel Plaza
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
154
Benjamin Hammer
Viru Beer
+ 7'27
155
Alexander Bravo
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
156
Jaroslav Cernoch
Panathinaikos
s.t.
STAGE 2:Muscat - Al Wutayya 135 KM's
1
Mark Cavendish
Herbalife
2h57'55
2
Francesco Gavazzi
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
3
Andrew Fenn
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
4
Simone Ponzi
California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
5
Lorenzo Thierry
Armavia - Provamel
s.t.
Spoiler
6
Gerald Ciolek
Argos Oil - Wii
s.t.
7
Sérgio Lebre
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
8
Samet Yildiz
Qatar Optics
s.t.
9
Jürgen Roelandts
Cativen - Tissot
s.t.
10
Jonas Aaen Jørgensen
Team Nippo
s.t.
11
Alexey Lyalko
Meiji - Lampre CT
s.t.
12
Nico Risi
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
13
Stephen Adams
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
14
Guillaume Bonnafond
California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
15
Matt Cronshaw
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
16
Alexander Serebryakov
Alpro
s.t.
17
Gavin Mannion
California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
18
Jonathon Mozley
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
19
Cameron Richards
Kaai Kari
s.t.
20
Robert Kiserlovski
TEAM KazMunayGas
s.t.
21
Oleg Chuzhda
Meiji - Lampre CT
s.t.
22
Samuel Ojala
Viru Beer
s.t.
23
Thomas Dekker
Argos Oil - Wii
s.t.
24
Stanislav Sokolov
Rossiya
s.t.
25
Tom Dumoulin
Argos Oil - Wii
s.t.
26
Michael Torckler
TEAM KazMunayGas
s.t.
27
Rafaâ Chtioui
Kaai Kari
s.t.
28
Jarlinson Pantano
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
29
Jose Mendes
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
30
Ilya Parygin
TEAM KazMunayGas
s.t.
31
Artem Ovechkin
Rossiya
s.t.
32
Alex Dowsett
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
33
Siarhei Papok
Kaai Kari
s.t.
34
Fabio Silvestre
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
35
Ramunas Navardauskas
Meiji - Lampre CT
s.t.
36
José Luis Roldán
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
37
Daniel Silva
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
38
Fabio Felline
Qatar Optics
s.t.
39
Sebastian Lander
Argos Oil - Wii
s.t.
40
Rafael Barrios
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
41
Edvinas Drotvinas
Viru Beer
s.t.
42
Johannes Kahra
Meiji - Lampre CT
s.t.
43
Danilo Wyss
TEAM Apple
s.t.
44
Federico Canuti
Cativen - Tissot
s.t.
45
Winner Anacona
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
46
Michael Rodriguez
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
47
Lars Boom
Argos Oil - Wii
s.t.
48
Robin Müller
TEAM Apple
s.t.
49
Aleksandr Boyev
TEAM KazMunayGas
s.t.
50
Salvatore Puccio
Kaai Kari
s.t.
51
Olivier Perron
Armavia - Provamel
s.t.
52
Juan Miguel Abelairas
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
53
Mitchell Docker
California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
54
Joseba Torres Rodriguez
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
55
Matteo Puddu
Cativen - Tissot
s.t.
56
Diego Fernandez
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
57
John Degenkolb
Argos Oil - Wii
s.t.
58
Steven Cozza
California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
59
Joshua Edmonson
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
60
Janick Wisler
TEAM Apple
s.t.
61
Chan Siu Long
Qatar Optics
s.t.
62
Rüdiger Selig
Armavia - Provamel
s.t.
63
Keven Lacombe
Team Nippo
s.t.
64
Mark McNally
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
65
Luke Rowe
Herbalife
s.t.
66
João Pedro Soares
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
67
Michael Fitzgerald
Herbalife
s.t.
68
Stiven Fanelli
Cativen - Tissot
s.t.
69
Alessandro Comi
Cativen - Tissot
s.t.
70
Andrey Amador
Herbalife
s.t.
71
Niels Albert
Herbalife
s.t.
72
Ryan Bauman
California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
73
Ramon Sinkeldam
Argos Oil - Wii
s.t.
74
Sébastien Harbonnier
Armavia - Provamel
s.t.
75
Rafael Serrano
Armavia - Provamel
s.t.
76
Ian Bibby
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
77
Florent Barle
Armavia - Provamel
s.t.
78
André Morgado
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
79
Mickaël Peré
Armavia - Provamel
s.t.
80
Juan Van Heerden
Panathinaikos
s.t.
81
Pavel Kochetkov
Alpro
s.t.
82
Ahmed Al Ghanim
Qatar Optics
s.t.
83
Benoît Sinner
Armavia - Provamel
s.t.
84
Ronan Van Zandbeek
Argos Oil - Wii
s.t.
85
Matteo Montaguti
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
86
Ruslan Tleybaev
TEAM KazMunayGas
s.t.
87
Juan José Lobato
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
88
Renat Vasilyev
Alpro
s.t.
89
David Boily
Team Nippo
s.t.
90
Alexander Khatuntsev
Alpro
s.t.
91
Alain Lauener
TEAM Apple
s.t.
92
Gabriele Boschi
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
93
Branislau Samoilau
Meiji - Lampre CT
s.t.
94
Yusuke Hatanaka
Team Nippo
s.t.
95
Arkaitz Durán
Qatar Optics
s.t.
96
Christoff Van Heerden
Meiji - Lampre CT
s.t.
97
Shane Jones
Herbalife
s.t.
98
Nicola Boem
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
99
Victór Basualdo
Kaai Kari
s.t.
100
Cayetano Sarmiento
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
101
Greg Van Avermaet
TEAM Apple
s.t.
102
Alejandro de Cuevas
Herbalife
s.t.
103
Johann Rabie
Team Nippo
s.t.
104
Alexander Bravo
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
105
Heinrich Haussler
California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
106
Marcel Wyss
TEAM Apple
s.t.
107
Steven Wong
Qatar Optics
s.t.
108
Chad Beyer
TEAM Apple
s.t.
109
Edgar Pinto
Panathinaikos
s.t.
110
Jaroslav Cernoch
Panathinaikos
s.t.
111
Arturo Mora
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
112
Dimitry Kozontchuk
Alpro
s.t.
113
Angelo Pagani
Cativen - Tissot
s.t.
114
Sergey Shcherbakov
Rossiya
s.t.
115
Rik van der Laan
Herbalife
s.t.
116
Alo Aasmäe
Viru Beer
s.t.
117
Hugo Houle
TEAM KazMunayGas
s.t.
118
Timofey Dryomov
Alpro
s.t.
119
Miguel Rubiano
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
120
Gregory Scholtz
Kaai Kari
s.t.
121
Aleksandar Rozman
Kaai Kari
s.t.
122
Andreas Linden
Panathinaikos
s.t.
123
Alexander Porsev
Rossiya
s.t.
124
Nikolai Trussov
Rossiya
s.t.
125
Scott Thwaites
Panathinaikos
s.t.
126
Silvère Ackermann
TEAM Apple
s.t.
127
Nikita Eskov
Alpro
s.t.
128
Dimitry Ignatiev
Rossiya
s.t.
129
Samuel Honkala
Viru Beer
s.t.
130
Daniel Plaza
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
131
Roman Kireyev
TEAM KazMunayGas
s.t.
132
Ivans Liepins
Viru Beer
s.t.
133
Bruno Cartillo
Qatar Optics
s.t.
134
Joaquín Torres
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
135
Sander Maasing
Viru Beer
s.t.
136
Dimitris Giangos
Panathinaikos
s.t.
137
Lucas Carreras
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
138
Aleksei Durchenko
Rossiya
s.t.
139
Tomas Vaitkus
Viru Beer
s.t.
140
Chris Opie
Panathinaikos
s.t.
141
Juan Mauricio Soler
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
142
Jacobus Venter
Panathinaikos
s.t.
143
Angelo Dill
Kaai Kari
s.t.
144
Benjamin Hammer
Viru Beer
s.t.
145
Istvan Cziraki
Qatar Optics
s.t.
146
Maxim Pokidov
Alpro
s.t.
147
Ramil Chelyakov
TEAM KazMunayGas
s.t.
148
Gonzalo Mifflin
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
149
Ignatas Konovalovas
Meiji - Lampre CT
s.t.
150
Wilco Kelderman
California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
151
Javier Moreno
Rossiya
s.t.
152
Omar Silvestri
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
153
Robinson Chalapud
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
154
Guido Garavaglia
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
155
Soichiro Ohira
Team Nippo
s.t.
156
Anvar Tajimov
Meiji - Lampre CT
s.t.
STAGE 3:Sur - Sur 144 KM's
1
Mark Cavendish
Herbalife
3h14'07
2
Jonas Aaen Jørgensen
Team Nippo
s.t.
3
Jürgen Roelandts
Cativen - Tissot
s.t.
4
Simone Ponzi
California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
5
Gerald Ciolek
Argos Oil - Wii
s.t.
Spoiler
6
Andrew Fenn
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
7
Nico Risi
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
8
Francesco Gavazzi
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
9
Juan Van Heerden
Panathinaikos
s.t.
10
Alexey Lyalko
Meiji - Lampre CT
s.t.
11
Fabio Felline
Qatar Optics
s.t.
12
Oleg Chuzhda
Meiji - Lampre CT
s.t.
13
Alexander Serebryakov
Alpro
s.t.
14
Guillaume Bonnafond
California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
15
Mitchell Docker
California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
16
Sebastian Lander
Argos Oil - Wii
s.t.
17
Nikolai Trussov
Rossiya
s.t.
18
Salvatore Puccio
Kaai Kari
s.t.
19
Stephen Adams
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
20
Lorenzo Thierry
Armavia - Provamel
s.t.
21
Robert Kiserlovski
TEAM KazMunayGas
s.t.
22
Artem Ovechkin
Rossiya
s.t.
23
Janick Wisler
TEAM Apple
s.t.
24
Matt Cronshaw
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
25
Michael Torckler
TEAM KazMunayGas
s.t.
26
Thomas Dekker
Argos Oil - Wii
s.t.
27
Sérgio Lebre
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
28
Jonathon Mozley
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
29
Tom Dumoulin
Argos Oil - Wii
s.t.
30
Chad Beyer
TEAM Apple
s.t.
31
Olivier Perron
Armavia - Provamel
s.t.
32
Ian Bibby
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
33
John Degenkolb
Argos Oil - Wii
s.t.
34
Edgar Pinto
Panathinaikos
s.t.
35
Dimitry Ignatiev
Rossiya
s.t.
36
Nikita Eskov
Alpro
s.t.
37
Scott Thwaites
Panathinaikos
s.t.
38
Cameron Richards
Kaai Kari
s.t.
39
Ronan Van Zandbeek
Argos Oil - Wii
s.t.
40
Johannes Kahra
Meiji - Lampre CT
s.t.
41
Luke Rowe
Herbalife
s.t.
42
Edvinas Drotvinas
Viru Beer
s.t.
43
Mark McNally
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
44
Samuel Ojala
Viru Beer
s.t.
45
David Boily
Team Nippo
s.t.
46
Siarhei Papok
Kaai Kari
s.t.
47
Fabio Silvestre
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
48
Chris Opie
Panathinaikos
s.t.
49
Christoff Van Heerden
Meiji - Lampre CT
s.t.
50
Ilya Parygin
TEAM KazMunayGas
s.t.
51
Aleksandar Rozman
Kaai Kari
s.t.
52
Andrey Amador
Herbalife
s.t.
53
Jarlinson Pantano
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
54
Nicola Boem
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
55
Niels Albert
Herbalife
s.t.
56
Keven Lacombe
Team Nippo
s.t.
57
Benoît Sinner
Armavia - Provamel
s.t.
58
Rüdiger Selig
Armavia - Provamel
s.t.
59
Florent Barle
Armavia - Provamel
s.t.
60
Steven Cozza
California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
61
Robin Müller
TEAM Apple
s.t.
62
Michael Fitzgerald
Herbalife
s.t.
63
Andreas Linden
Panathinaikos
s.t.
64
Bruno Cartillo
Qatar Optics
s.t.
65
Chan Siu Long
Qatar Optics
s.t.
66
Rafaâ Chtioui
Kaai Kari
s.t.
67
Ramon Sinkeldam
Argos Oil - Wii
s.t.
68
Rafael Barrios
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
69
Daniel Silva
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
70
Alejandro de Cuevas
Herbalife
s.t.
71
Jacobus Venter
Panathinaikos
s.t.
72
Samet Yildiz
Qatar Optics
s.t.
73
Jose Mendes
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
74
João Pedro Soares
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
75
Federico Canuti
Cativen - Tissot
s.t.
76
Alex Dowsett
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
77
Silvère Ackermann
TEAM Apple
s.t.
78
Heinrich Haussler
California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
79
Sergey Shcherbakov
Rossiya
s.t.
80
Marcel Wyss
TEAM Apple
s.t.
81
Juan José Lobato
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
82
Ignatas Konovalovas
Meiji - Lampre CT
s.t.
83
Juan Miguel Abelairas
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
84
Arturo Mora
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
85
Omar Silvestri
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
86
Mickaël Peré
Armavia - Provamel
s.t.
87
Gavin Mannion
California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
88
Ramunas Navardauskas
Meiji - Lampre CT
s.t.
89
Ryan Bauman
California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
90
Diego Fernandez
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
91
Rafael Serrano
Armavia - Provamel
s.t.
92
Greg Van Avermaet
TEAM Apple
s.t.
93
Stiven Fanelli
Cativen - Tissot
s.t.
94
Joshua Edmonson
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
95
Alain Lauener
TEAM Apple
s.t.
96
Johann Rabie
Team Nippo
s.t.
97
Matteo Puddu
Cativen - Tissot
s.t.
98
André Morgado
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
99
Danilo Wyss
TEAM Apple
s.t.
100
Hugo Houle
TEAM KazMunayGas
s.t.
101
Guido Garavaglia
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
102
Joaquín Torres
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
103
Cayetano Sarmiento
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
104
Pavel Kochetkov
Alpro
s.t.
105
Shane Jones
Herbalife
s.t.
106
Winner Anacona
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
107
Sébastien Harbonnier
Armavia - Provamel
s.t.
108
Gabriele Boschi
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
109
Maxim Pokidov
Alpro
s.t.
110
Ramil Chelyakov
TEAM KazMunayGas
s.t.
111
Renat Vasilyev
Alpro
s.t.
112
Stanislav Sokolov
Rossiya
s.t.
113
Roman Kireyev
TEAM KazMunayGas
s.t.
114
Alexander Khatuntsev
Alpro
s.t.
115
Aleksei Durchenko
Rossiya
s.t.
116
Lars Boom
Argos Oil - Wii
s.t.
117
Wilco Kelderman
California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
118
Robinson Chalapud
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
119
Angelo Pagani
Cativen - Tissot
s.t.
120
Daniel Plaza
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
121
Aleksandr Boyev
TEAM KazMunayGas
s.t.
122
José Luis Roldán
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
123
Samuel Honkala
Viru Beer
s.t.
124
Dimitry Kozontchuk
Alpro
s.t.
125
Ruslan Tleybaev
TEAM KazMunayGas
s.t.
126
Matteo Montaguti
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
127
Michael Rodriguez
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
128
Steven Wong
Qatar Optics
s.t.
129
Gonzalo Mifflin
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
130
Javier Moreno
Rossiya
s.t.
131
Alessandro Comi
Cativen - Tissot
s.t.
132
Yusuke Hatanaka
Team Nippo
s.t.
133
Timofey Dryomov
Alpro
s.t.
134
Juan Mauricio Soler
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
135
Arkaitz Durán
Qatar Optics
s.t.
136
Miguel Rubiano
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
137
Istvan Cziraki
Qatar Optics
s.t.
138
Jaroslav Cernoch
Panathinaikos
s.t.
139
Joseba Torres Rodriguez
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
140
Victór Basualdo
Kaai Kari
s.t.
141
Lucas Carreras
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
142
Alo Aasmäe
Viru Beer
+ 2'39
143
Benjamin Hammer
Viru Beer
s.t.
144
Sander Maasing
Viru Beer
s.t.
145
Anvar Tajimov
Meiji - Lampre CT
s.t.
146
Gregory Scholtz
Kaai Kari
s.t.
147
Alexander Porsev
Rossiya
s.t.
148
Angelo Dill
Kaai Kari
s.t.
149
Rik van der Laan
Herbalife
s.t.
150
Tomas Vaitkus
Viru Beer
s.t.
151
Ahmed Al Ghanim
Qatar Optics
s.t.
152
Alexander Bravo
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
153
Soichiro Ohira
Team Nippo
s.t.
154
Dimitris Giangos
Panathinaikos
+ 4'08
155
Branislau Samoilau
Meiji - Lampre CT
+ 4'48
156
Ivans Liepins
Viru Beer
s.t.
GENERAL AFTER STAGE:
Spoiler
1
Mark Cavendish
Herbalife
9h36'35
2
Simone Ponzi
California Giant Berry Farms
+ 22
3
Andrew Fenn
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
4
Francesco Gavazzi
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
+ 30
5
Jonas Aaen Jørgensen
Team Nippo
s.t.
6
Pavel Kochetkov
Alpro
+ 32
7
Andreas Linden
Panathinaikos
s.t.
8
Gerald Ciolek
Argos Oil - Wii
+ 34
9
Jürgen Roelandts
Cativen - Tissot
s.t.
10
Samet Yildiz
Qatar Optics
+ 36
11
Scott Thwaites
Panathinaikos
s.t.
12
Rafaâ Chtioui
Kaai Kari
+ 38
13
Ramunas Navardauskas
Meiji - Lampre CT
s.t.
14
Greg Van Avermaet
TEAM Apple
s.t.
15
Silvère Ackermann
TEAM Apple
s.t.
16
Ilya Parygin
TEAM KazMunayGas
+ 40
17
Niels Albert
Herbalife
s.t.
18
Nico Risi
Domina Vacanze
+ 42
19
Alexey Lyalko
Meiji - Lampre CT
s.t.
20
Lorenzo Thierry
Armavia - Provamel
s.t.
21
Guillaume Bonnafond
California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
22
Alexander Serebryakov
Alpro
s.t.
23
Stephen Adams
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
24
Oleg Chuzhda
Meiji - Lampre CT
s.t.
25
Sérgio Lebre
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
26
Matt Cronshaw
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
27
Robert Kiserlovski
TEAM KazMunayGas
s.t.
28
Jonathon Mozley
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
29
Thomas Dekker
Argos Oil - Wii
s.t.
30
Fabio Felline
Qatar Optics
s.t.
31
Michael Torckler
TEAM KazMunayGas
s.t.
32
Artem Ovechkin
Rossiya
s.t.
33
Tom Dumoulin
Argos Oil - Wii
s.t.
34
Sebastian Lander
Argos Oil - Wii
s.t.
35
Cameron Richards
Kaai Kari
s.t.
36
Samuel Ojala
Viru Beer
s.t.
37
Salvatore Puccio
Kaai Kari
s.t.
38
Mitchell Docker
California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
39
Siarhei Papok
Kaai Kari
s.t.
40
Jarlinson Pantano
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
41
Fabio Silvestre
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
42
Johannes Kahra
Meiji - Lampre CT
s.t.
43
Olivier Perron
Armavia - Provamel
s.t.
44
Edvinas Drotvinas
Viru Beer
s.t.
45
Janick Wisler
TEAM Apple
s.t.
46
Juan Van Heerden
Panathinaikos
s.t.
47
John Degenkolb
Argos Oil - Wii
s.t.
48
Jose Mendes
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
49
Gavin Mannion
California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
50
Daniel Silva
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
51
Luke Rowe
Herbalife
s.t.
52
Mark McNally
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
53
Alex Dowsett
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
54
Rafael Barrios
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
55
Ian Bibby
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
56
Robin Müller
TEAM Apple
s.t.
57
Steven Cozza
California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
58
Federico Canuti
Cativen - Tissot
s.t.
59
Keven Lacombe
Team Nippo
s.t.
60
Rüdiger Selig
Armavia - Provamel
s.t.
61
Andrey Amador
Herbalife
s.t.
62
Ronan Van Zandbeek
Argos Oil - Wii
s.t.
63
Chan Siu Long
Qatar Optics
s.t.
64
Michael Fitzgerald
Herbalife
s.t.
65
David Boily
Team Nippo
s.t.
66
Juan Miguel Abelairas
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
67
Stanislav Sokolov
Rossiya
s.t.
68
Florent Barle
Armavia - Provamel
s.t.
69
Chad Beyer
TEAM Apple
s.t.
70
João Pedro Soares
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
71
Ramon Sinkeldam
Argos Oil - Wii
s.t.
72
Benoît Sinner
Armavia - Provamel
s.t.
73
Nikolai Trussov
Rossiya
s.t.
74
Danilo Wyss
TEAM Apple
s.t.
75
Edgar Pinto
Panathinaikos
s.t.
76
Christoff Van Heerden
Meiji - Lampre CT
s.t.
77
Diego Fernandez
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
78
Winner Anacona
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
79
Matteo Puddu
Cativen - Tissot
s.t.
80
Nicola Boem
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
81
Joshua Edmonson
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
82
José Luis Roldán
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
83
Stiven Fanelli
Cativen - Tissot
s.t.
84
Ryan Bauman
California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
85
Lars Boom
Argos Oil - Wii
s.t.
86
Nikita Eskov
Alpro
s.t.
87
Dimitry Ignatiev
Rossiya
s.t.
88
Mickaël Peré
Armavia - Provamel
s.t.
89
Rafael Serrano
Armavia - Provamel
s.t.
90
Juan José Lobato
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
91
Aleksandr Boyev
TEAM KazMunayGas
s.t.
92
Alejandro de Cuevas
Herbalife
s.t.
93
Aleksandar Rozman
Kaai Kari
s.t.
94
Michael Rodriguez
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
95
André Morgado
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
96
Heinrich Haussler
California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
97
Alain Lauener
TEAM Apple
s.t.
98
Marcel Wyss
TEAM Apple
s.t.
99
Chris Opie
Panathinaikos
s.t.
100
Joseba Torres Rodriguez
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
101
Sergey Shcherbakov
Rossiya
s.t.
102
Arturo Mora
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
103
Bruno Cartillo
Qatar Optics
s.t.
104
Renat Vasilyev
Alpro
s.t.
105
Johann Rabie
Team Nippo
s.t.
106
Alessandro Comi
Cativen - Tissot
s.t.
107
Gabriele Boschi
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
108
Shane Jones
Herbalife
s.t.
109
Cayetano Sarmiento
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
110
Alexander Khatuntsev
Alpro
s.t.
111
Matteo Montaguti
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
112
Jacobus Venter
Panathinaikos
s.t.
113
Hugo Houle
TEAM KazMunayGas
s.t.
114
Yusuke Hatanaka
Team Nippo
s.t.
115
Arkaitz Durán
Qatar Optics
s.t.
116
Ignatas Konovalovas
Meiji - Lampre CT
s.t.
117
Angelo Pagani
Cativen - Tissot
s.t.
118
Steven Wong
Qatar Optics
s.t.
119
Dimitry Kozontchuk
Alpro
s.t.
120
Joaquín Torres
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
121
Omar Silvestri
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
122
Victór Basualdo
Kaai Kari
s.t.
123
Roman Kireyev
TEAM KazMunayGas
s.t.
124
Timofey Dryomov
Alpro
s.t.
125
Samuel Honkala
Viru Beer
s.t.
126
Aleksei Durchenko
Rossiya
s.t.
127
Miguel Rubiano
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
128
Maxim Pokidov
Alpro
s.t.
129
Guido Garavaglia
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
130
Ramil Chelyakov
TEAM KazMunayGas
s.t.
131
Wilco Kelderman
California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
132
Robinson Chalapud
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
133
Gonzalo Mifflin
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
134
Lucas Carreras
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
135
Javier Moreno
Rossiya
s.t.
136
Istvan Cziraki
Qatar Optics
s.t.
137
Gregory Scholtz
Kaai Kari
+ 3'15
138
Alexander Porsev
Rossiya
s.t.
139
Tomas Vaitkus
Viru Beer
+ 3'17
140
Ahmed Al Ghanim
Qatar Optics
+ 3'21
141
Rik van der Laan
Herbalife
s.t.
142
Sander Maasing
Viru Beer
s.t.
143
Angelo Dill
Kaai Kari
s.t.
144
Anvar Tajimov
Meiji - Lampre CT
s.t.
145
Soichiro Ohira
Team Nippo
s.t.
146
Branislau Samoilau
Meiji - Lampre CT
+ 5'30
147
Ivans Liepins
Viru Beer
s.t.
148
Sébastien Harbonnier
Armavia - Provamel
+ 6'37
149
Juan Mauricio Soler
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
150
Ruslan Tleybaev
TEAM KazMunayGas
+ 6'55
151
Daniel Plaza
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
152
Dimitris Giangos
Panathinaikos
+ 7'46
153
Jaroslav Cernoch
Panathinaikos
+ 8'07
154
Alo Aasmäe
Viru Beer
+ 9'34
155
Alexander Bravo
Domina Vacanze
+ 10'48
156
Benjamin Hammer
Viru Beer
s.t.
So, all in all, not the greatest start in Oman. The highlight being when Cartillo attacked to form a strong 4 man break with Wisler, Puccio and Lander late on stage 2.
Originally this race wasn't on the cards. But, we thought, why not lets test ourselves, meaning WCs Vanendert and Kritskiy, against the worlds best puncheurs in Van der Sande, Battaglin and Pere.
STAGE 1:Estadio Algarve - Albufeira 154 KM's
Stage Favourites:
***Battaglin(BSC) **Van der Sande(HLE) *Vanendert(QOS)
The break took the win on stage 1, 8 of the break survived with our former rider from way back in 2017, Nateghi, taking the win. Rojas was just piped to winning the bunch sprint by Bole after being set up by Kritskiy then Vanendert. All get the same time except for those well dropped which included Izagirre and Sanchez.
Nateghi did well as half way into the stage the break was joined by quality puncheur, Pion.
STAGE RESULTS:
1
Hossein Nateghi
TEAM Apple
3h53'28
2
Guillermo Iraola
Pearl
s.t.
3
Tom Last
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
4
David Albacete
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
5
Patrice Pion
Alstom
s.t.
6
Ricardo Pinto
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
7
Juan Pablo Suarez
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
8
Alessandro Fantini
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
9
Grega Bole
Luxair - Falcon
s.t.
10
José Joaquín Rojas
Qatar Optics
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Javier Francisco Aramendia
Caja Rural
s.t.
12
Carlos Betancur
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
13
Jelle Vanendert
Qatar Optics
s.t.
14
Joseba Larralde
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
15
Enrico Battaglin
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
16
Kevin Denis
Alstom
s.t.
17
Michel Koch
Luxair - Falcon
s.t.
18
Guillherme Lourenço
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
19
Lionel Pere
Herbalife
s.t.
20
David Laval
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
21
José Gonçalves
Pearl
s.t.
22
Erick Rowsell
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
23
Fabian H. Dörr
Luxair - Falcon
s.t.
24
Timofey Kritskiy
Qatar Optics
s.t.
25
Tosh Van der Sande
Herbalife
s.t.
26
Romain Feillu
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
27
Michaël Baer
TEAM Apple
s.t.
28
Nairo Quintana
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
29
Sergi Estrella
Caja Rural
s.t.
30
Toni Taverna
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
31
Fernando Miguel Lopes
TEAM Barbot
s.t.
32
Joseph Dombrowski
Petronas
s.t.
33
Jérôme Coppel
Spuerkeess - Sprite
s.t.
34
Geraint Thomas
Petronas
s.t.
35
Francisco Javier Moreno
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
36
Sebastian May
Luxair - Falcon
s.t.
37
Pedro González
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
38
Beñat Intxausti
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
39
Maxime Bouet
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
40
Daniele de Sanctis
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
41
Rick Zabel
Spuerkeess - Sprite
s.t.
42
Eduardo Gonzalo
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
43
Thomas Peterson
Petronas
s.t.
44
Brice Feillu
Qatar Optics
s.t.
45
Nelson Oliveira
Pearl
s.t.
46
Steven Kruijswijk
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
47
Marco Cunha
Pearl
s.t.
48
Ibai Salas
Herbalife
s.t.
49
Jonás Etxebarria
Caja Rural
s.t.
50
Andres Charún
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
51
Kevin Torres Alonso
TEAM Catalunya - iBanesto.com
s.t.
52
Jonathan Monsalve
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
53
Jon Aberasturi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
54
Thibaut Van Gheem
Qatar Optics
s.t.
55
Serhiy Zadinskyi
Qatar Optics
s.t.
56
Matthieu Ladagnous
Alstom
s.t.
57
Filipe Gabriel Macedo
TEAM Barbot
s.t.
58
Afonso Brito
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
59
Chris Barton
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
60
Ronnie Mikkelsen
Herbalife
s.t.
61
Amaro Antunes
Pearl
s.t.
62
Walter Porras
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
63
Nicolas Schnyder
TEAM Apple
s.t.
64
Arnaud Courteille
Alstom
s.t.
65
Yeray Garcia
Herbalife
s.t.
66
Miguel Ángel Isaguirre
TEAM Catalunya - iBanesto.com
s.t.
67
Matthieu Halleguen
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
68
Rubén Fernández
Orbea Continental
s.t.
69
Marcos Moreno López
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
70
Tomas Swift Metcalfe
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
71
Luis Ángel Maté
TEAM Catalunya - iBanesto.com
s.t.
72
Matthieu Boulo
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
73
Laurent Pichon
Alstom
+ 2'42
74
Daniel Mestre
TEAM Barbot
s.t.
75
Martijn Maaskant
TEAM Apple
s.t.
76
Noel Martín
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
77
Wouter Sybrandy
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
78
Luis León Sánchez
Qatar Optics
s.t.
79
Martin Schöffmann
TEAM Apple
s.t.
80
José Rujano
Herbalife
s.t.
81
Thomas Damuseau
Alstom
s.t.
82
Pedro Merino
Cantabria Infinita
+ 3'56
83
Jesús Herrero
TEAM Catalunya - iBanesto.com
s.t.
84
Yukiya Arashiro
Petronas
s.t.
85
David Tanner
Luxair - Falcon
s.t.
86
Albert Torres
Caja Rural
s.t.
87
Arnau Contador
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
88
Carlos Barbero
TEAM Catalunya - iBanesto.com
s.t.
89
Jonathan Castroviejo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
90
Marcel Aregger
TEAM Apple
s.t.
91
Rui Alves
TEAM Barbot
s.t.
92
Luís Tavares
Pearl
s.t.
93
Patrick Crawford
Spuerkeess - Sprite
s.t.
94
Ion Izagirre
Qatar Optics
s.t.
95
Bjorn Selander
Herbalife
s.t.
96
Oscar Intxauspe
Orbea Continental
s.t.
97
Peter Stetina
Petronas
s.t.
98
Bruno Sancho
TEAM Barbot
s.t.
99
Tiago Pinto
Pearl
s.t.
100
Mario Aválos
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
101
Julian May
Luxair - Falcon
s.t.
102
Logan Chaix
Alstom
s.t.
103
Borja Pereiro
Orbea Continental
+ 5'19
104
Fedor Famusov
Onda
s.t.
105
Thomas Bontenackels
Luxair - Falcon
s.t.
106
Rafael Infantino
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
107
Will McMahon
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
108
Salvador Guardiola
Caja Rural
s.t.
109
Mauro Abel Richeze
Onda
s.t.
110
William Corbett
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
111
Oscar Gallardo
Onda
s.t.
112
Vidas Balcziunas
Onda
s.t.
113
Pieter Van de Voorde
Spuerkeess - Sprite
+ 6'57
114
Daniel Patten
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
115
Raul Brandão
Onda
s.t.
116
Jakob Rathe
Petronas
s.t.
117
Filipe Cardoso
Onda
s.t.
118
Sergio Hernandez
Spuerkeess - Sprite
s.t.
119
Alberto Morrás
Orbea Continental
s.t.
120
Florenz Knauer
Luxair - Falcon
s.t.
121
Alvaro López Gómez
Caja Rural
s.t.
122
Delio Fernández
TEAM Catalunya - iBanesto.com
s.t.
123
Samuel Coelho
TEAM Barbot
s.t.
124
Adrián Sáez de Arregi
Caja Rural
s.t.
125
Román Osuna
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
126
Matthew Rowe
Petronas
s.t.
127
Alexander Bevan
Petronas
s.t.
128
Robin Michel
Herbalife
s.t.
129
Mikel Nieve
Caja Rural
s.t.
130
Juan Jorge Garabay
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
131
Gaëtan Geslin
Alstom
s.t.
132
Cristiano Salerno
TEAM Apple
s.t.
133
Johannes Fröhlinger
Spuerkeess - Sprite
s.t.
134
Alexandre Tavares
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
135
Rubén Arriaga
Orbea Continental
s.t.
136
Alejandro Salgado Álvarez
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
137
Gonzalo Fuentes
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
138
Fabiano Joachim
Spuerkeess - Sprite
+ 11'32
139
Samuel Caldeira
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
140
Bruno Manuel Borges
TEAM Barbot
s.t.
141
Spencer Beamer
Spuerkeess - Sprite
s.t.
142
Diogo Valentim
Pearl
s.t.
143
Marco Bandiera
TEAM Apple
s.t.
144
Beñat Urain
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
145
Rodrigo Barragan
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
146
Rafael Mata
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
147
Mauricio Gómez
Orbea Continental
s.t.
148
Aritz Bagües
Orbea Continental
s.t.
149
Samuel Estevez
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
+ 14'09
150
Salvador Balenziaga
Orbea Continental
s.t.
151
Joel Loio
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
152
Gabriele di Giacomo
Domina Vacanze
+ 16'16
153
Bruno Lima
TEAM Barbot
+ 19'24
154
Jevgenijs Kalnins
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
155
Riccardo Elia
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
156
Samuele Rossi
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
GENERAL AFTER STAGE:
Spoiler
1
Hossein Nateghi
TEAM Apple
3h53'08
2
Guillermo Iraola
Pearl
+ 4
3
Tom Last
Wiggle - Rexona
+ 10
4
Juan Pablo Suarez
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
+ 12
5
Alessandro Fantini
Domina Vacanze
+ 14
6
Patrice Pion
Alstom
+ 16
7
David Albacete
Cantabria Infinita
+ 20
8
Ricardo Pinto
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
9
Grega Bole
Luxair - Falcon
s.t.
10
José Joaquín Rojas
Qatar Optics
s.t.
11
Javier Francisco Aramendia
Caja Rural
s.t.
12
Carlos Betancur
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
13
Jelle Vanendert
Qatar Optics
s.t.
14
Joseba Larralde
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
15
Enrico Battaglin
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
16
Kevin Denis
Alstom
s.t.
17
Michel Koch
Luxair - Falcon
s.t.
18
Guillherme Lourenço
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
19
Lionel Pere
Herbalife
s.t.
20
David Laval
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
21
José Gonçalves
Pearl
s.t.
22
Erick Rowsell
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
23
Fabian H. Dörr
Luxair - Falcon
s.t.
24
Timofey Kritskiy
Qatar Optics
s.t.
25
Tosh Van der Sande
Herbalife
s.t.
26
Romain Feillu
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
27
Michaël Baer
TEAM Apple
s.t.
28
Nairo Quintana
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
29
Sergi Estrella
Caja Rural
s.t.
30
Toni Taverna
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
31
Fernando Miguel Lopes
TEAM Barbot
s.t.
32
Joseph Dombrowski
Petronas
s.t.
33
Jérôme Coppel
Spuerkeess - Sprite
s.t.
34
Geraint Thomas
Petronas
s.t.
35
Francisco Javier Moreno
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
36
Sebastian May
Luxair - Falcon
s.t.
37
Pedro González
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
38
Beñat Intxausti
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
39
Maxime Bouet
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
40
Daniele de Sanctis
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
41
Rick Zabel
Spuerkeess - Sprite
s.t.
42
Eduardo Gonzalo
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
43
Thomas Peterson
Petronas
s.t.
44
Brice Feillu
Qatar Optics
s.t.
45
Nelson Oliveira
Pearl
s.t.
46
Steven Kruijswijk
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
47
Marco Cunha
Pearl
s.t.
48
Ibai Salas
Herbalife
s.t.
49
Jonás Etxebarria
Caja Rural
s.t.
50
Andres Charún
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
51
Kevin Torres Alonso
TEAM Catalunya - iBanesto.com
s.t.
52
Jonathan Monsalve
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
53
Jon Aberasturi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
54
Thibaut Van Gheem
Qatar Optics
s.t.
55
Serhiy Zadinskyi
Qatar Optics
s.t.
56
Matthieu Ladagnous
Alstom
s.t.
57
Filipe Gabriel Macedo
TEAM Barbot
s.t.
58
Afonso Brito
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
59
Chris Barton
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
60
Ronnie Mikkelsen
Herbalife
s.t.
61
Amaro Antunes
Pearl
s.t.
62
Walter Porras
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
63
Nicolas Schnyder
TEAM Apple
s.t.
64
Arnaud Courteille
Alstom
s.t.
65
Yeray Garcia
Herbalife
s.t.
66
Miguel Ángel Isaguirre
TEAM Catalunya - iBanesto.com
s.t.
67
Matthieu Halleguen
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
68
Rubén Fernández
Orbea Continental
s.t.
69
Marcos Moreno López
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
70
Tomas Swift Metcalfe
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
71
Luis Ángel Maté
TEAM Catalunya - iBanesto.com
s.t.
72
Matthieu Boulo
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
73
Laurent Pichon
Alstom
+ 3'02
74
Daniel Mestre
TEAM Barbot
s.t.
75
Martijn Maaskant
TEAM Apple
s.t.
76
Noel Martín
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
77
Wouter Sybrandy
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
78
Luis León Sánchez
Qatar Optics
s.t.
79
Martin Schöffmann
TEAM Apple
s.t.
80
José Rujano
Herbalife
s.t.
81
Thomas Damuseau
Alstom
s.t.
82
Pedro Merino
Cantabria Infinita
+ 4'16
83
Jesús Herrero
TEAM Catalunya - iBanesto.com
s.t.
84
Yukiya Arashiro
Petronas
s.t.
85
David Tanner
Luxair - Falcon
s.t.
86
Albert Torres
Caja Rural
s.t.
87
Arnau Contador
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
88
Carlos Barbero
TEAM Catalunya - iBanesto.com
s.t.
89
Jonathan Castroviejo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
90
Marcel Aregger
TEAM Apple
s.t.
91
Rui Alves
TEAM Barbot
s.t.
92
Luís Tavares
Pearl
s.t.
93
Patrick Crawford
Spuerkeess - Sprite
s.t.
94
Ion Izagirre
Qatar Optics
s.t.
95
Bjorn Selander
Herbalife
s.t.
96
Oscar Intxauspe
Orbea Continental
s.t.
97
Peter Stetina
Petronas
s.t.
98
Bruno Sancho
TEAM Barbot
s.t.
99
Tiago Pinto
Pearl
s.t.
100
Mario Aválos
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
101
Julian May
Luxair - Falcon
s.t.
102
Logan Chaix
Alstom
s.t.
103
Borja Pereiro
Orbea Continental
+ 5'39
104
Fedor Famusov
Onda
s.t.
105
Thomas Bontenackels
Luxair - Falcon
s.t.
106
Rafael Infantino
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
107
Will McMahon
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
108
Salvador Guardiola
Caja Rural
s.t.
109
Mauro Abel Richeze
Onda
s.t.
110
William Corbett
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
111
Oscar Gallardo
Onda
s.t.
112
Vidas Balcziunas
Onda
s.t.
113
Pieter Van de Voorde
Spuerkeess - Sprite
+ 7'17
114
Daniel Patten
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
115
Raul Brandão
Onda
s.t.
116
Jakob Rathe
Petronas
s.t.
117
Filipe Cardoso
Onda
s.t.
118
Sergio Hernandez
Spuerkeess - Sprite
s.t.
119
Alberto Morrás
Orbea Continental
s.t.
120
Florenz Knauer
Luxair - Falcon
s.t.
121
Alvaro López Gómez
Caja Rural
s.t.
122
Delio Fernández
TEAM Catalunya - iBanesto.com
s.t.
123
Samuel Coelho
TEAM Barbot
s.t.
124
Adrián Sáez de Arregi
Caja Rural
s.t.
125
Román Osuna
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
126
Matthew Rowe
Petronas
s.t.
127
Alexander Bevan
Petronas
s.t.
128
Robin Michel
Herbalife
s.t.
129
Mikel Nieve
Caja Rural
s.t.
130
Juan Jorge Garabay
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
131
Gaëtan Geslin
Alstom
s.t.
132
Cristiano Salerno
TEAM Apple
s.t.
133
Johannes Fröhlinger
Spuerkeess - Sprite
s.t.
134
Alexandre Tavares
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
135
Rubén Arriaga
Orbea Continental
s.t.
136
Alejandro Salgado Álvarez
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
137
Gonzalo Fuentes
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
138
Fabiano Joachim
Spuerkeess - Sprite
+ 11'52
139
Samuel Caldeira
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
140
Bruno Manuel Borges
TEAM Barbot
s.t.
141
Spencer Beamer
Spuerkeess - Sprite
s.t.
142
Diogo Valentim
Pearl
s.t.
143
Marco Bandiera
TEAM Apple
s.t.
144
Beñat Urain
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
145
Rodrigo Barragan
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
146
Rafael Mata
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
147
Mauricio Gómez
Orbea Continental
s.t.
148
Aritz Bagües
Orbea Continental
s.t.
149
Samuel Estevez
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
+ 14'29
150
Salvador Balenziaga
Orbea Continental
s.t.
151
Joel Loio
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
152
Gabriele di Giacomo
Domina Vacanze
+ 16'36
153
Bruno Lima
TEAM Barbot
+ 19'44
154
Jevgenijs Kalnins
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
155
Riccardo Elia
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
156
Samuele Rossi
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
STAGE 2:Lagos - Lagoa 180 KM's
Stage Favourites:
***Battaglin(BSC) **Van der Sande(HLE) *Betancourt(CCS)
Similar to stage 1 we have another very hilly stage with all the hard climbs in the first half.
Apple were doing a lot of teams favours by riding on the front and closing down the break.
Like on stage 1, Stetina attacked late on, this time he wasn't dropped. Infact he wins the stage. Van Gheem was chasing him but the peloton didn't chase Van Gheem in the final until it was too late.
The sprinters left it too late and Stetina takes the win, Rojas looks to be one of the fastest here and has to settle for fourth in his first race days of the season.
Kritskiy was dropped with 75 kilometres to go, but with some effort made it back on. Izagirre was dropped for good and loses a packet of time.
The final stage was our most productive with Long getting into the break of the day, which says something about how successful this tour was for us. However, the true measure of the effect of racing here will become evident after we race the desert classic in a few days time.
Stage Favourites:
***Battaglin(BSC) **Van der Sande(HLE) *Pere(HLE)
Stage 3 was a strange one, not least because of the make up of the break. It included our man Van Gheem and Yeray Garcia (Herbalife), both at '20, as well as Maaskant of the GC leader's team.
However, Apple would work hard and bring everyone back, including late attacker, Laval, so the depleted peloton with no Rojas, Kritskiy would attack the steep climb to the finish.
How well would our WC Vanendert go?
Pretty well he finished alongside Van der Sande. No one was any match on the day though for Battaglin. He rode up the final climb like an express train, a remarkable attack, I doubt any one in history would've kept up, a thing of beauty.
Grega Bole gets a well deserved victory on the penultimate stage. Well deserved as he has looked the best sprinter in shape here, Rojas places FOURTH for us. A scant consolation ahead of the TT. C'mon Kritskiy!
STAGE RESULTS:
1
Grega Bole
Luxair - Falcon
4h06'41
2
Rick Zabel
Spuerkeess - Sprite
s.t.
3
Romain Feillu
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
4
José Joaquín Rojas
Qatar Optics
s.t.
5
Geraint Thomas
Petronas
s.t.
6
Joseba Larralde
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
7
Erick Rowsell
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
8
David Tanner
Luxair - Falcon
s.t.
9
Nairo Quintana
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
10
Javier Francisco Aramendia
Caja Rural
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Francisco Javier Moreno
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
12
Enrico Battaglin
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
13
Laurent Pichon
Alstom
s.t.
14
Sebastian May
Luxair - Falcon
s.t.
15
Carlos Betancur
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
16
Noel Martín
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
17
Tom Last
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
18
Matthieu Halleguen
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
19
Hossein Nateghi
TEAM Apple
s.t.
20
Martijn Maaskant
TEAM Apple
s.t.
21
Michel Koch
Luxair - Falcon
s.t.
22
Tosh Van der Sande
Herbalife
s.t.
23
Albert Torres
Caja Rural
s.t.
24
Fabian H. Dörr
Luxair - Falcon
s.t.
25
Jelle Vanendert
Qatar Optics
s.t.
26
Bruno Manuel Borges
TEAM Barbot
s.t.
27
Jon Aberasturi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
28
Jonathan Castroviejo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
29
Thomas Bontenackels
Luxair - Falcon
s.t.
30
Jesús Herrero
TEAM Catalunya - iBanesto.com
s.t.
31
Martin Schöffmann
TEAM Apple
s.t.
32
Marco Cunha
Pearl
s.t.
33
Fernando Miguel Lopes
TEAM Barbot
s.t.
34
Kevin Denis
Alstom
s.t.
35
Beñat Intxausti
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
36
Marcel Aregger
TEAM Apple
s.t.
37
Mauro Abel Richeze
Onda
s.t.
38
Ronnie Mikkelsen
Herbalife
s.t.
39
Thomas Peterson
Petronas
s.t.
40
Kevin Torres Alonso
TEAM Catalunya - iBanesto.com
s.t.
41
Walter Porras
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
42
Julian May
Luxair - Falcon
s.t.
43
Ibai Salas
Herbalife
s.t.
44
Afonso Brito
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
45
Ricardo Pinto
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
46
Lionel Pere
Herbalife
s.t.
47
Guillherme Lourenço
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
48
Matthew Rowe
Petronas
s.t.
49
Logan Chaix
Alstom
s.t.
50
Bruno Sancho
TEAM Barbot
s.t.
51
Brice Feillu
Qatar Optics
s.t.
52
Fedor Famusov
Onda
s.t.
53
Arnau Contador
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
54
Rodrigo Barragan
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
55
Jakob Rathe
Petronas
s.t.
56
Chris Barton
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
57
Sergi Estrella
Caja Rural
s.t.
58
Will McMahon
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
59
Yukiya Arashiro
Petronas
s.t.
60
Juan Jorge Garabay
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
61
Wouter Sybrandy
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
62
Filipe Gabriel Macedo
TEAM Barbot
s.t.
63
Samuel Coelho
TEAM Barbot
s.t.
64
Spencer Beamer
Spuerkeess - Sprite
s.t.
65
Patrice Pion
Alstom
s.t.
66
Jérôme Coppel
Spuerkeess - Sprite
s.t.
67
Rui Alves
TEAM Barbot
s.t.
68
David Albacete
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
69
Oscar Gallardo
Onda
s.t.
70
Yeray Garcia
Herbalife
s.t.
71
Rubén Fernández
Orbea Continental
s.t.
72
Daniele de Sanctis
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
73
Daniel Patten
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
74
Borja Pereiro
Orbea Continental
s.t.
75
Arnaud Courteille
Alstom
s.t.
76
Vidas Balcziunas
Onda
s.t.
77
Pieter Van de Voorde
Spuerkeess - Sprite
s.t.
78
Florenz Knauer
Luxair - Falcon
s.t.
79
Luis León Sánchez
Qatar Optics
s.t.
80
Sergio Hernandez
Spuerkeess - Sprite
s.t.
81
Matthieu Ladagnous
Alstom
s.t.
82
Johannes Fröhlinger
Spuerkeess - Sprite
s.t.
83
Fabiano Joachim
Spuerkeess - Sprite
s.t.
84
Patrick Crawford
Spuerkeess - Sprite
s.t.
85
Oscar Intxauspe
Orbea Continental
s.t.
86
Thomas Damuseau
Alstom
s.t.
87
Steven Kruijswijk
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
88
David Laval
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
89
Bjorn Selander
Herbalife
s.t.
90
Joseph Dombrowski
Petronas
s.t.
91
Alessandro Fantini
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
92
José Gonçalves
Pearl
s.t.
93
Mauricio Gómez
Orbea Continental
s.t.
94
Pedro González
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
95
Michaël Baer
TEAM Apple
s.t.
96
Mario Aválos
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
97
Luís Tavares
Pearl
s.t.
98
Raul Brandão
Onda
s.t.
99
Eduardo Gonzalo
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
100
Nicolas Schnyder
TEAM Apple
s.t.
101
Pedro Merino
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
102
Marcos Moreno López
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
103
Gaëtan Geslin
Alstom
s.t.
104
Timofey Kritskiy
Qatar Optics
s.t.
105
Daniel Mestre
TEAM Barbot
s.t.
106
Filipe Cardoso
Onda
s.t.
107
Jonathan Monsalve
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
108
Rafael Mata
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
109
Miguel Ángel Isaguirre
TEAM Catalunya - iBanesto.com
s.t.
110
Carlos Barbero
TEAM Catalunya - iBanesto.com
s.t.
111
Andres Charún
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
112
Cristiano Salerno
TEAM Apple
s.t.
113
Samuel Caldeira
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
114
Tiago Pinto
Pearl
s.t.
115
Thibaut Van Gheem
Qatar Optics
s.t.
116
Mikel Nieve
Caja Rural
s.t.
117
Alexander Bevan
Petronas
s.t.
118
Serhiy Zadinskyi
Qatar Optics
s.t.
119
Nelson Oliveira
Pearl
s.t.
120
Guillermo Iraola
Pearl
s.t.
121
Beñat Urain
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
122
Bruno Lima
TEAM Barbot
s.t.
123
José Rujano
Herbalife
s.t.
124
Peter Stetina
Petronas
s.t.
125
Salvador Balenziaga
Orbea Continental
s.t.
126
Alberto Morrás
Orbea Continental
s.t.
127
Maxime Bouet
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
128
Jonás Etxebarria
Caja Rural
s.t.
129
Adrián Sáez de Arregi
Caja Rural
s.t.
130
Ion Izagirre
Qatar Optics
s.t.
131
Salvador Guardiola
Caja Rural
s.t.
132
Toni Taverna
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
133
Matthieu Boulo
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
134
Juan Pablo Suarez
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
135
Delio Fernández
TEAM Catalunya - iBanesto.com
s.t.
136
Amaro Antunes
Pearl
s.t.
137
Tomas Swift Metcalfe
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
138
Aritz Bagües
Orbea Continental
s.t.
139
Luis Ángel Maté
TEAM Catalunya - iBanesto.com
s.t.
140
Rubén Arriaga
Orbea Continental
s.t.
141
Gonzalo Fuentes
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
+ 2'41
142
Alexandre Tavares
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
143
Alejandro Salgado Álvarez
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
144
Rafael Infantino
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
+ 3'19
145
Diogo Valentim
Pearl
s.t.
146
Alvaro López Gómez
Caja Rural
s.t.
147
Román Osuna
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
148
Marco Bandiera
TEAM Apple
s.t.
149
Gabriele di Giacomo
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
150
Samuele Rossi
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
151
William Corbett
Wiggle - Rexona
+ 4'01
152
Robin Michel
Herbalife
s.t.
153
Riccardo Elia
Domina Vacanze
+ 4'28
154
Joel Loio
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
+ 4'52
155
Jevgenijs Kalnins
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
156
Samuel Estevez
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
GENERAL AFTER STAGE:
Spoiler
1
Enrico Battaglin
Bretagne - Schuller
17h11'53
2
Tosh Van der Sande
Herbalife
+ 32
3
Jelle Vanendert
Qatar Optics
+ 36
4
David Laval
Bretagne - Schuller
+ 1'00
5
Grega Bole
Luxair - Falcon
+ 1'01
6
Carlos Betancur
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
+ 1'06
7
Lionel Pere
Herbalife
s.t.
8
Hossein Nateghi
TEAM Apple
+ 1'13
9
Thibaut Van Gheem
Qatar Optics
+ 1'15
10
Michel Koch
Luxair - Falcon
+ 1'17
11
Romain Feillu
Bretagne - Schuller
+ 1'25
12
Fernando Miguel Lopes
TEAM Barbot
+ 1'31
13
Javier Francisco Aramendia
Caja Rural
+ 1'33
14
Kevin Denis
Alstom
s.t.
15
Fabian H. Dörr
Luxair - Falcon
s.t.
16
Kevin Torres Alonso
TEAM Catalunya - iBanesto.com
s.t.
17
Chris Barton
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
18
Francisco Javier Moreno
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
19
Sergi Estrella
Caja Rural
s.t.
20
Beñat Intxausti
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
21
Andres Charún
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
22
Michaël Baer
TEAM Apple
s.t.
23
Maxime Bouet
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
24
Jonás Etxebarria
Caja Rural
s.t.
25
Guillherme Lourenço
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
+ 2'19
26
Thomas Peterson
Petronas
s.t.
27
Jérôme Coppel
Spuerkeess - Sprite
s.t.
28
Ibai Salas
Herbalife
+ 2'40
29
Jon Aberasturi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
30
Matthieu Ladagnous
Alstom
s.t.
31
Sebastian May
Luxair - Falcon
+ 2'54
32
Toni Taverna
Domina Vacanze
+ 3'13
33
Nicolas Schnyder
TEAM Apple
+ 3'26
34
Amaro Antunes
Pearl
s.t.
35
Yeray Garcia
Herbalife
+ 3'48
36
Rick Zabel
Spuerkeess - Sprite
+ 5'13
37
Afonso Brito
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
+ 5'14
38
Guillermo Iraola
Pearl
s.t.
39
Walter Porras
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
+ 5'18
40
Joseba Larralde
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 5'22
41
Juan Pablo Suarez
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
42
Logan Chaix
Alstom
+ 5'29
43
José Gonçalves
Pearl
+ 5'30
44
Arnaud Courteille
Alstom
s.t.
45
Marcos Moreno López
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
46
Nelson Oliveira
Pearl
s.t.
47
Eduardo Gonzalo
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
48
Nairo Quintana
Wiggle - Rexona
+ 5'42
49
Alessandro Fantini
Domina Vacanze
+ 5'48
50
Martin Schöffmann
TEAM Apple
+ 5'49
51
Daniele de Sanctis
Domina Vacanze
+ 5'54
52
Jonathan Monsalve
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
53
Pedro González
Domina Vacanze
+ 6'07
54
Julian May
Luxair - Falcon
+ 6'27
55
Martijn Maaskant
TEAM Apple
+ 6'58
56
Jonathan Castroviejo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 7'52
57
Serhiy Zadinskyi
Qatar Optics
+ 8'17
58
Peter Stetina
Petronas
+ 8'22
59
Yukiya Arashiro
Petronas
+ 8'23
60
Filipe Gabriel Macedo
TEAM Barbot
+ 8'43
61
Ronnie Mikkelsen
Herbalife
+ 8'49
62
Pedro Merino
Cantabria Infinita
+ 9'26
63
Steven Kruijswijk
Bretagne - Schuller
+ 9'50
64
Rubén Fernández
Orbea Continental
+ 9'54
65
José Joaquín Rojas
Qatar Optics
+ 9'56
66
Timofey Kritskiy
Qatar Optics
s.t.
67
Tom Last
Wiggle - Rexona
+ 10'06
68
Ricardo Pinto
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
+ 10'16
69
David Albacete
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
70
Carlos Barbero
TEAM Catalunya - iBanesto.com
+ 10'50
71
Thomas Damuseau
Alstom
+ 11'03
72
Bruno Sancho
TEAM Barbot
+ 12'17
73
Patrice Pion
Alstom
+ 12'22
74
Marco Cunha
Pearl
+ 12'29
75
Noel Martín
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 12'32
76
Miguel Ángel Isaguirre
TEAM Catalunya - iBanesto.com
+ 12'33
77
David Tanner
Luxair - Falcon
+ 12'45
78
Marcel Aregger
TEAM Apple
s.t.
79
Fedor Famusov
Onda
+ 13'49
80
Matthieu Halleguen
Bretagne - Schuller
+ 14'11
81
Oscar Intxauspe
Orbea Continental
+ 14'12
82
Thomas Bontenackels
Luxair - Falcon
+ 14'25
83
Albert Torres
Caja Rural
+ 14'38
84
Tomas Swift Metcalfe
Wiggle - Rexona
+ 15'16
85
Borja Pereiro
Orbea Continental
+ 15'35
86
Erick Rowsell
Wiggle - Rexona
+ 16'25
87
Joseph Dombrowski
Petronas
s.t.
88
Geraint Thomas
Petronas
+ 16'41
89
José Rujano
Herbalife
+ 16'58
90
Juan Jorge Garabay
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 17'06
91
Arnau Contador
Cantabria Infinita
+ 17'54
92
Oscar Gallardo
Onda
+ 18'06
93
Wouter Sybrandy
Wiggle - Rexona
+ 19'40
94
Salvador Guardiola
Caja Rural
+ 19'52
95
Gonzalo Fuentes
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
+ 20'09
96
Matthieu Boulo
Bretagne - Schuller
+ 20'12
97
Brice Feillu
Qatar Optics
+ 20'38
98
Alberto Morrás
Orbea Continental
+ 20'44
99
Will McMahon
Wiggle - Rexona
+ 20'50
100
Cristiano Salerno
TEAM Apple
+ 21'30
101
Mario Aválos
Cantabria Infinita
+ 21'43
102
Vidas Balcziunas
Onda
+ 21'57
103
Mikel Nieve
Caja Rural
s.t.
104
Alexandre Tavares
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
+ 23'49
105
Tiago Pinto
Pearl
+ 24'16
106
Bjorn Selander
Herbalife
+ 24'38
107
Patrick Crawford
Spuerkeess - Sprite
+ 24'44
108
Luis Ángel Maté
TEAM Catalunya - iBanesto.com
+ 26'37
109
Luis León Sánchez
Qatar Optics
+ 27'52
110
Pieter Van de Voorde
Spuerkeess - Sprite
+ 27'53
111
Daniel Mestre
TEAM Barbot
+ 27'59
112
Laurent Pichon
Alstom
+ 28'06
113
Adrián Sáez de Arregi
Caja Rural
+ 28'57
114
Raul Brandão
Onda
+ 29'05
115
Ion Izagirre
Qatar Optics
+ 29'06
116
Alexander Bevan
Petronas
+ 30'49
117
Rubén Arriaga
Orbea Continental
+ 31'42
118
Jesús Herrero
TEAM Catalunya - iBanesto.com
+ 32'51
119
Rafael Infantino
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
+ 32'59
120
Alvaro López Gómez
Caja Rural
+ 34'08
121
Jakob Rathe
Petronas
+ 35'52
122
Samuel Coelho
TEAM Barbot
+ 36'11
123
Delio Fernández
TEAM Catalunya - iBanesto.com
s.t.
124
Marco Bandiera
TEAM Apple
+ 36'14
125
Florenz Knauer
Luxair - Falcon
+ 36'28
126
Daniel Patten
Wiggle - Rexona
+ 36'33
127
Rui Alves
TEAM Barbot
+ 36'36
128
Johannes Fröhlinger
Spuerkeess - Sprite
+ 36'38
129
Mauro Abel Richeze
Onda
+ 37'53
130
Luís Tavares
Pearl
+ 38'24
131
Matthew Rowe
Petronas
+ 39'45
132
Filipe Cardoso
Onda
+ 40'09
133
Sergio Hernandez
Spuerkeess - Sprite
+ 42'00
134
Alejandro Salgado Álvarez
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
+ 42'43
135
William Corbett
Wiggle - Rexona
+ 42'51
136
Gaëtan Geslin
Alstom
+ 43'17
137
Rodrigo Barragan
Cantabria Infinita
+ 46'08
138
Aritz Bagües
Orbea Continental
+ 46'18
139
Román Osuna
Cantabria Infinita
+ 46'56
140
Rafael Mata
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
+ 47'28
141
Bruno Manuel Borges
TEAM Barbot
+ 47'36
142
Spencer Beamer
Spuerkeess - Sprite
s.t.
143
Samuel Caldeira
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
144
Fabiano Joachim
Spuerkeess - Sprite
+ 50'51
145
Beñat Urain
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 54'55
146
Mauricio Gómez
Orbea Continental
+ 56'44
147
Salvador Balenziaga
Orbea Continental
+ 56'57
148
Robin Michel
Herbalife
+ 59'34
149
Diogo Valentim
Pearl
+ 1h02'41
150
Samuel Estevez
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
+ 1h09'11
151
Bruno Lima
TEAM Barbot
+ 1h12'13
152
Samuele Rossi
Domina Vacanze
+ 1h13'58
153
Jevgenijs Kalnins
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
+ 1h14'32
154
Riccardo Elia
Domina Vacanze
+ 1h15'24
155
Joel Loio
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
+ 1h17'44
156
Gabriele di Giacomo
Domina Vacanze
+ 1h18'25
In Tavira on the eve of the last stage I visited the hustle and bustle of the Portuguese market. What a place. I certainly wouldn't mind, one day, running one of these market places, the atmosphere so intense, so lively, so human.
He sure could and wins with a sizeable margin back to Thomas, making the trip out here worthwhile. Vanendert plummets down the GC to 8th place. Battaglin wins the GC. Next up me and Kritskiy will fly off to Qatar for the big one.
STAGE RESULTS:
1
Timofey Kritskiy
Qatar Optics
26'10
2
Geraint Thomas
Petronas
+ 23
3
Javier Francisco Aramendia
Caja Rural
+ 32
4
Jérôme Coppel
Spuerkeess - Sprite
+ 38
5
Jonathan Castroviejo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 46
6
Thomas Peterson
Petronas
+ 49
7
Marcos Moreno López
Cantabria Infinita
+ 53
8
Nelson Oliveira
Pearl
+ 58
9
Maxime Bouet
Bretagne - Schuller
+ 1'02
10
Marcel Aregger
TEAM Apple
+ 1'09
Spoiler
11
Beñat Intxausti
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1'11
12
Luis León Sánchez
Qatar Optics
+ 1'12
13
Matthieu Ladagnous
Alstom
+ 1'18
14
José Gonçalves
Pearl
s.t.
15
Michel Koch
Luxair - Falcon
+ 1'20
16
Nairo Quintana
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
17
Enrico Battaglin
Bretagne - Schuller
+ 1'21
18
Ibai Salas
Herbalife
+ 1'26
19
Grega Bole
Luxair - Falcon
s.t.
20
Arnau Contador
Cantabria Infinita
+ 1'29
21
Steven Kruijswijk
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
22
Kevin Denis
Alstom
+ 1'30
23
Chris Barton
Bretagne - Schuller
+ 1'31
24
Erick Rowsell
Wiggle - Rexona
+ 1'32
25
Carlos Betancur
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
+ 1'33
26
Florenz Knauer
Luxair - Falcon
+ 1'34
27
Vidas Balcziunas
Onda
+ 1'35
28
Albert Torres
Caja Rural
+ 1'36
29
Eduardo Gonzalo
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
30
Arnaud Courteille
Alstom
s.t.
31
Tosh Van der Sande
Herbalife
s.t.
32
Sebastian May
Luxair - Falcon
+ 1'38
33
Kevin Torres Alonso
TEAM Catalunya - iBanesto.com
s.t.
34
Jesús Herrero
TEAM Catalunya - iBanesto.com
+ 1'40
35
Ricardo Pinto
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
+ 1'42
36
Romain Feillu
Bretagne - Schuller
+ 1'43
37
Delio Fernández
TEAM Catalunya - iBanesto.com
+ 1'45
38
Peter Stetina
Petronas
+ 1'46
39
Martijn Maaskant
TEAM Apple
s.t.
40
Julian May
Luxair - Falcon
s.t.
41
Fabian H. Dörr
Luxair - Falcon
s.t.
42
Rick Zabel
Spuerkeess - Sprite
s.t.
43
Rodrigo Barragan
Cantabria Infinita
+ 1'47
44
Tomas Swift Metcalfe
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
45
Juan Pablo Suarez
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
46
Wouter Sybrandy
Wiggle - Rexona
+ 1'48
47
Fedor Famusov
Onda
s.t.
48
Guillherme Lourenço
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
49
David Albacete
Cantabria Infinita
+ 1'50
50
Michaël Baer
TEAM Apple
+ 1'55
51
Spencer Beamer
Spuerkeess - Sprite
+ 1'56
52
Gaëtan Geslin
Alstom
s.t.
53
Joseph Dombrowski
Petronas
s.t.
54
Ronnie Mikkelsen
Herbalife
s.t.
55
Lionel Pere
Herbalife
s.t.
56
Joseba Larralde
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1'57
57
Filipe Cardoso
Onda
+ 1'58
58
Rafael Infantino
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
59
Francisco Javier Moreno
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
60
Laurent Pichon
Alstom
s.t.
61
Samuel Coelho
TEAM Barbot
+ 1'59
62
Matthew Rowe
Petronas
+ 2'00
63
Jakob Rathe
Petronas
+ 2'01
64
Nicolas Schnyder
TEAM Apple
+ 2'02
65
Daniel Mestre
TEAM Barbot
s.t.
66
Mauricio Gómez
Orbea Continental
+ 2'03
67
Fabiano Joachim
Spuerkeess - Sprite
s.t.
68
Román Osuna
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
69
Andres Charún
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
70
Logan Chaix
Alstom
s.t.
71
Noel Martín
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2'04
72
Yukiya Arashiro
Petronas
s.t.
73
Thomas Damuseau
Alstom
+ 2'05
74
Tom Last
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
75
José Joaquín Rojas
Qatar Optics
+ 2'06
76
Jelle Vanendert
Qatar Optics
s.t.
77
Rubén Arriaga
Orbea Continental
+ 2'08
78
David Laval
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
79
Bruno Sancho
TEAM Barbot
+ 2'09
80
Daniele de Sanctis
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
81
Alessandro Fantini
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
82
Marco Cunha
Pearl
+ 2'10
83
Fernando Miguel Lopes
TEAM Barbot
s.t.
84
Sergio Hernandez
Spuerkeess - Sprite
+ 2'11
85
Matthieu Halleguen
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
86
Oscar Gallardo
Onda
+ 2'12
87
Will McMahon
Wiggle - Rexona
s.t.
88
Bruno Manuel Borges
TEAM Barbot
+ 2'13
89
Walter Porras
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
90
Brice Feillu
Qatar Optics
s.t.
91
Aritz Bagües
Orbea Continental
+ 2'14
92
Patrice Pion
Alstom
s.t.
93
Yeray Garcia
Herbalife
s.t.
94
Jonathan Monsalve
Domina Vacanze
+ 2'15
95
Luis Ángel Maté
TEAM Catalunya - iBanesto.com
s.t.
96
Pedro González
Domina Vacanze
+ 2'16
97
Sergi Estrella
Caja Rural
s.t.
98
Bjorn Selander
Herbalife
s.t.
99
Thibaut Van Gheem
Qatar Optics
+ 2'17
100
Samuel Caldeira
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
+ 2'18
101
Mauro Abel Richeze
Onda
s.t.
102
José Rujano
Herbalife
s.t.
103
David Tanner
Luxair - Falcon
s.t.
104
Daniel Patten
Wiggle - Rexona
+ 2'19
105
Salvador Guardiola
Caja Rural
s.t.
106
Rubén Fernández
Orbea Continental
s.t.
107
Amaro Antunes
Pearl
s.t.
108
Johannes Fröhlinger
Spuerkeess - Sprite
+ 2'20
109
Ion Izagirre
Qatar Optics
+ 2'21
110
Thomas Bontenackels
Luxair - Falcon
s.t.
111
Bruno Lima
TEAM Barbot
+ 2'22
112
Pedro Merino
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
113
Martin Schöffmann
TEAM Apple
s.t.
114
Beñat Urain
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2'23
115
Hossein Nateghi
TEAM Apple
s.t.
116
Borja Pereiro
Orbea Continental
+ 2'24
117
Serhiy Zadinskyi
Qatar Optics
s.t.
118
Samuel Estevez
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
+ 2'25
119
Alejandro Salgado Álvarez
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
120
Juan Jorge Garabay
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
121
Jon Aberasturi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2'26
122
Gonzalo Fuentes
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
+ 2'28
123
Raul Brandão
Onda
+ 2'29
124
Afonso Brito
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
125
Carlos Barbero
TEAM Catalunya - iBanesto.com
+ 2'32
126
Alvaro López Gómez
Caja Rural
+ 2'33
127
Guillermo Iraola
Pearl
s.t.
128
Pieter Van de Voorde
Spuerkeess - Sprite
s.t.
129
Rui Alves
TEAM Barbot
+ 2'34
130
Alberto Morrás
Orbea Continental
s.t.
131
Patrick Crawford
Spuerkeess - Sprite
+ 2'35
132
Rafael Mata
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
+ 2'37
133
Miguel Ángel Isaguirre
TEAM Catalunya - iBanesto.com
s.t.
134
Alexandre Tavares
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
s.t.
135
Mikel Nieve
Caja Rural
+ 2'38
136
Salvador Balenziaga
Orbea Continental
+ 2'39
137
Filipe Gabriel Macedo
TEAM Barbot
s.t.
138
Adrián Sáez de Arregi
Caja Rural
+ 2'42
139
Alexander Bevan
Petronas
s.t.
140
Marco Bandiera
TEAM Apple
+ 2'43
141
Luís Tavares
Pearl
+ 2'45
142
Jevgenijs Kalnins
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
+ 2'46
143
Jonás Etxebarria
Caja Rural
+ 2'48
144
Mario Aválos
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
145
Oscar Intxauspe
Orbea Continental
+ 2'54
146
Diogo Valentim
Pearl
+ 2'55
147
Toni Taverna
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
148
Tiago Pinto
Pearl
s.t.
149
William Corbett
Wiggle - Rexona
+ 2'56
150
Matthieu Boulo
Bretagne - Schuller
+ 2'58
151
Joel Loio
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
+ 3'03
152
Samuele Rossi
Domina Vacanze
+ 3'07
153
Cristiano Salerno
TEAM Apple
+ 3'09
154
Gabriele di Giacomo
Domina Vacanze
+ 3'11
155
Robin Michel
Herbalife
+ 3'12
156
Riccardo Elia
Domina Vacanze
+ 3'19
FINAL GC:
Spoiler
1
Enrico Battaglin
Bretagne - Schuller
17h39'24
2
Javier Francisco Aramendia
Caja Rural
+ 44
3
Tosh Van der Sande
Herbalife
+ 47
4
Grega Bole
Luxair - Falcon
+ 1'06
5
Maxime Bouet
Bretagne - Schuller
+ 1'14
6
Michel Koch
Luxair - Falcon
+ 1'16
7
Carlos Betancur
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
+ 1'18
8
Jelle Vanendert
Qatar Optics
+ 1'21
9
Beñat Intxausti
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1'23
10
Jérôme Coppel
Spuerkeess - Sprite
+ 1'36
11
Lionel Pere
Herbalife
+ 1'41
12
Kevin Denis
Alstom
+ 1'42
13
Chris Barton
Bretagne - Schuller
+ 1'43
14
Romain Feillu
Bretagne - Schuller
+ 1'47
15
Thomas Peterson
Petronas
s.t.
16
David Laval
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
17
Kevin Torres Alonso
TEAM Catalunya - iBanesto.com
+ 1'50
18
Fabian H. Dörr
Luxair - Falcon
+ 1'58
19
Michaël Baer
TEAM Apple
+ 2'07
20
Francisco Javier Moreno
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2'10
21
Thibaut Van Gheem
Qatar Optics
+ 2'11
22
Hossein Nateghi
TEAM Apple
+ 2'15
23
Andres Charún
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
s.t.
24
Fernando Miguel Lopes
TEAM Barbot
+ 2'20
25
Sergi Estrella
Caja Rural
+ 2'28
26
Matthieu Ladagnous
Alstom
+ 2'37
27
Ibai Salas
Herbalife
+ 2'45
28
Guillherme Lourenço
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
+ 2'46
29
Jonás Etxebarria
Caja Rural
+ 3'00
30
Sebastian May
Luxair - Falcon
+ 3'11
31
Jon Aberasturi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 3'45
32
Nicolas Schnyder
TEAM Apple
+ 4'07
33
Amaro Antunes
Pearl
+ 4'24
34
Yeray Garcia
Herbalife
+ 4'41
35
Toni Taverna
Domina Vacanze
+ 4'47
36
Marcos Moreno López
Cantabria Infinita
+ 5'02
37
Nelson Oliveira
Pearl
+ 5'07
38
José Gonçalves
Pearl
+ 5'27
39
Rick Zabel
Spuerkeess - Sprite
+ 5'38
40
Nairo Quintana
Wiggle - Rexona
+ 5'41
41
Arnaud Courteille
Alstom
+ 5'45
42
Eduardo Gonzalo
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
43
Juan Pablo Suarez
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
+ 5'48
44
Joseba Larralde
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 5'58
45
Walter Porras
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
+ 6'10
46
Logan Chaix
Alstom
+ 6'11
47
Afonso Brito
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
+ 6'22
48
Guillermo Iraola
Pearl
+ 6'26
49
Alessandro Fantini
Domina Vacanze
+ 6'36
50
Daniele de Sanctis
Domina Vacanze
+ 6'42
51
Jonathan Monsalve
Domina Vacanze
+ 6'48
52
Martin Schöffmann
TEAM Apple
+ 6'50
53
Julian May
Luxair - Falcon
+ 6'52
54
Pedro González
Domina Vacanze
+ 7'02
55
Jonathan Castroviejo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 7'17
56
Martijn Maaskant
TEAM Apple
+ 7'23
57
Timofey Kritskiy
Qatar Optics
+ 8'35
58
Peter Stetina
Petronas
+ 8'47
59
Yukiya Arashiro
Petronas
+ 9'06
60
Serhiy Zadinskyi
Qatar Optics
+ 9'20
61
Ronnie Mikkelsen
Herbalife
+ 9'24
62
Steven Kruijswijk
Bretagne - Schuller
+ 9'58
63
Filipe Gabriel Macedo
TEAM Barbot
+ 10'01
64
Pedro Merino
Cantabria Infinita
+ 10'27
65
Ricardo Pinto
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
+ 10'37
66
José Joaquín Rojas
Qatar Optics
+ 10'41
67
David Albacete
Cantabria Infinita
+ 10'45
68
Tom Last
Wiggle - Rexona
+ 10'50
69
Rubén Fernández
Orbea Continental
+ 10'52
70
Thomas Damuseau
Alstom
+ 11'47
71
Carlos Barbero
TEAM Catalunya - iBanesto.com
+ 12'01
72
Marcel Aregger
TEAM Apple
+ 12'33
73
Bruno Sancho
TEAM Barbot
+ 13'05
74
Noel Martín
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 13'15
75
Patrice Pion
Alstom
s.t.
76
Marco Cunha
Pearl
+ 13'18
77
David Tanner
Luxair - Falcon
+ 13'42
78
Miguel Ángel Isaguirre
TEAM Catalunya - iBanesto.com
+ 13'49
79
Fedor Famusov
Onda
+ 14'16
80
Albert Torres
Caja Rural
+ 14'53
81
Matthieu Halleguen
Bretagne - Schuller
+ 15'01
82
Thomas Bontenackels
Luxair - Falcon
+ 15'25
83
Tomas Swift Metcalfe
Wiggle - Rexona
+ 15'42
84
Geraint Thomas
Petronas
+ 15'43
85
Oscar Intxauspe
Orbea Continental
+ 15'45
86
Erick Rowsell
Wiggle - Rexona
+ 16'36
87
Borja Pereiro
Orbea Continental
+ 16'38
88
Joseph Dombrowski
Petronas
+ 17'00
89
José Rujano
Herbalife
+ 17'55
90
Arnau Contador
Cantabria Infinita
+ 18'02
91
Juan Jorge Garabay
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 18'10
92
Oscar Gallardo
Onda
+ 18'57
93
Wouter Sybrandy
Wiggle - Rexona
+ 20'07
94
Salvador Guardiola
Caja Rural
+ 20'50
95
Gonzalo Fuentes
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
+ 21'16
96
Brice Feillu
Qatar Optics
+ 21'30
97
Will McMahon
Wiggle - Rexona
+ 21'41
98
Matthieu Boulo
Bretagne - Schuller
+ 21'49
99
Alberto Morrás
Orbea Continental
+ 21'57
100
Vidas Balcziunas
Onda
+ 22'11
101
Mario Aválos
Cantabria Infinita
+ 23'10
102
Mikel Nieve
Caja Rural
+ 23'14
103
Cristiano Salerno
TEAM Apple
+ 23'18
104
Alexandre Tavares
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
+ 25'05
105
Bjorn Selander
Herbalife
+ 25'33
106
Tiago Pinto
Pearl
+ 25'50
107
Patrick Crawford
Spuerkeess - Sprite
+ 25'58
108
Luis Ángel Maté
TEAM Catalunya - iBanesto.com
+ 27'31
109
Luis León Sánchez
Qatar Optics
+ 27'43
110
Daniel Mestre
TEAM Barbot
+ 28'40
111
Laurent Pichon
Alstom
+ 28'43
112
Pieter Van de Voorde
Spuerkeess - Sprite
+ 29'05
113
Ion Izagirre
Qatar Optics
+ 30'06
114
Raul Brandão
Onda
+ 30'13
115
Adrián Sáez de Arregi
Caja Rural
+ 30'18
116
Alexander Bevan
Petronas
+ 32'10
117
Rubén Arriaga
Orbea Continental
+ 32'29
118
Jesús Herrero
TEAM Catalunya - iBanesto.com
+ 33'10
119
Rafael Infantino
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
+ 33'36
120
Alvaro López Gómez
Caja Rural
+ 35'20
121
Jakob Rathe
Petronas
+ 36'32
122
Delio Fernández
TEAM Catalunya - iBanesto.com
+ 36'35
123
Florenz Knauer
Luxair - Falcon
+ 36'41
124
Samuel Coelho
TEAM Barbot
+ 36'49
125
Daniel Patten
Wiggle - Rexona
+ 37'31
126
Marco Bandiera
TEAM Apple
+ 37'36
127
Johannes Fröhlinger
Spuerkeess - Sprite
+ 37'37
128
Rui Alves
TEAM Barbot
+ 37'49
129
Mauro Abel Richeze
Onda
+ 38'50
130
Luís Tavares
Pearl
+ 39'48
131
Matthew Rowe
Petronas
+ 40'24
132
Filipe Cardoso
Onda
+ 40'46
133
Sergio Hernandez
Spuerkeess - Sprite
+ 42'50
134
Alejandro Salgado Álvarez
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
+ 43'47
135
Gaëtan Geslin
Alstom
+ 43'52
136
William Corbett
Wiggle - Rexona
+ 44'26
137
Rodrigo Barragan
Cantabria Infinita
+ 46'34
138
Aritz Bagües
Orbea Continental
+ 47'11
139
Román Osuna
Cantabria Infinita
+ 47'38
140
Spencer Beamer
Spuerkeess - Sprite
+ 48'11
141
Bruno Manuel Borges
TEAM Barbot
+ 48'28
142
Samuel Caldeira
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
+ 48'33
143
Rafael Mata
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
+ 48'44
144
Fabiano Joachim
Spuerkeess - Sprite
+ 51'33
145
Beñat Urain
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 55'57
146
Mauricio Gómez
Orbea Continental
+ 57'26
147
Salvador Balenziaga
Orbea Continental
+ 58'15
148
Robin Michel
Herbalife
+ 1h01'25
149
Diogo Valentim
Pearl
+ 1h04'15
150
Samuel Estevez
Colombia es Pasión - Brandenburg
+ 1h10'15
151
Bruno Lima
TEAM Barbot
+ 1h13'14
152
Samuele Rossi
Domina Vacanze
+ 1h15'44
153
Jevgenijs Kalnins
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
+ 1h15'57
154
Riccardo Elia
Domina Vacanze
+ 1h17'22
155
Joel Loio
TEAM Kalev - ArGo Airways
+ 1h19'26
156
Gabriele di Giacomo
Domina Vacanze
+ 1h20'15
Spoiler
Next up is 'Le Classique Sahara'. Many of the big teams are not sending their big classics riders here. However, we are Qatar Optics know this race will become really big and will thus send a quality squad to the race.
The race, does not have history however, it does offer as many WT points as E3 or Gent Wevelgem.
You're going fast! Great victory from Kritskiy. And does Gallopin advertise some French bread? Good luck in the race in the desert. I think it's going to rain, especially because it's PCM.
@ MrUFO - Yeah, you never know how the fitness is in these early races. Duran and Izagirre are really in bad shape but Kritskiy is always in good shape apparently.
No its unbranded, so he could get away with it and I hope not!
Great victory from Kritskiy. And does Gallopin advertise some French bread? Good luck in the race in the desert. I think it's going to rain, especially because it's PCM. 
