The final day on the island. I feel like the cast in Lost.
Quite obviously a race for the sprinters. Though nobody expected Bouhanni to take the victory today!
But it was also the day of the big gaps. Van Den Broeck lost minutes today, tough sentence.
Stage 5
Even flatter...
It was quite a windy stage, but the peloton kept together mostly.
Kristoff still thinks he can win a stage here, so he was near the front when the sprinters were getting ready.
He wasn't far off today. A fourth place!
Stage 6
Another hilly stage. Will there be fireworks today?
The breakaway saw many strong punchers, like ex-World Champion Gilbert.
To my surprise, there were no attacks being prepared. It seems the favorites are aiming their guns on tomorrow instead...
And so it was a victory for someone in the break, Gilbert! Way past his prime, it's great for him to win another stage here. That shows that even when the body gets weaker, some have the mind of a winner and that never gets old.
Result - Stage 4
1
Nacer Bouhanni
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
3h57'12
2
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
3
Aidis Kruopis
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
4
Bryan Coquard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
5
André Greipel
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
6
Marcel Kittel
Katusha Team
s.t.
7
Alexander Kristoff
Team Celesio - Macquarie
s.t.
8
Tom Boonen
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
9
Caleb Ewan
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
10
Henry Vergnaud
Team Celesio - Macquarie
s.t.
Result - Stage 5
1
Carlos Barbero
RadioShack - Leopard
5h14'38
2
André Greipel
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
3
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
4
Alexander Kristoff
Team Celesio - Macquarie
s.t.
5
Tom Boonen
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
6
Andrea Guardini
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
7
Bryan Coquard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
8
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
9
Marcel Kittel
Katusha Team
s.t.
10
Caleb Ewan
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
11
Henry Vergnaud
Team Celesio - Macquarie
s.t.
Result - Stage 6
1
Philippe Gilbert
Lotto Belisol
4h08'09
2
Christophe Riblon
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
3
Travis Bickle
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
4
Tiago Machado
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
5
Rory Sutherland
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
6
Jean-Marc Marino
Team Europcar
s.t.
7
Levi Leipheimer
Sojasun
s.t.
8
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 11'04
9
Carlos Barbero
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
10
Matthew Goss
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
11
Henry Vergnaud
Team Celesio - Macquarie
s.t.
General Classification
1
Bob Jungels
RadioShack - Leopard
22h34'29
2
Tejay Van Garderen
BMC Racing Team
+ 8
3
Alejandro Valverde
Movistar Team
+ 14
4
Rui Costa
Movistar Team
s.t.
5
Vincenzo Nibali
Astana Pro Team
+ 15
6
Chris Froome
Sky Procycling
+ 16
7
Sergio Henao
Sky Procycling
+ 19
8
Simon Spilak
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 25
9
Jakob Fuglsang
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
10
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
+ 27
11
Henry Vergnaud
Team Celesio - Macquarie
+ 29
12
Lou Smeets
Lotto Belisol
+ 30
13
Jan Bakelants
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 32
14
Andy Schleck
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 34
15
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
+ 35
Spoiler
16
Carlos Betancur
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 39
17
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
+ 49
18
Tony Martin
Katusha Team
+ 52
19
Geraint Thomas
Katusha Team
+ 59
20
Stef Clement
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'06
21
Richie Porte
Katusha Team
+ 1'07
22
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1'10
23
Leopold König
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'12
24
Adam Hansen
Lotto Belisol
+ 1'14
25
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
+ 1'21
26
Domenico Pozzovivo
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1'23
27
Ryder Hesjedal
Garmin - Sharp
+ 1'30
28
Arnold Jeannesson
FDJ.fr
+ 1'34
29
Thomas Damuseau
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 1'35
30
Lachlan Morton
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
31
Eros Capecchi
Movistar Team
+ 1'37
32
Mikel Nieve
Movistar Team
+ 1'44
33
Robert Gesink
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 3'11
34
Dario Cataldo
Sky Procycling
+ 3'55
35
Lasse Bøchman
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 3'57
36
Alexandre Geniez
FDJ.fr
+ 3'58
37
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
+ 4'25
38
Jurgen Van den Broeck
BMC Racing Team
+ 5'06
39
Michał Kwiatkowski
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 5'28
40
Wout Poels
Team Celesio - Macquarie
+ 5'51
41
Joaquím Rodríguez
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 6'06
42
Dominik Nerz
Team Celesio - Macquarie
s.t.
43
Michal Golas
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 6'08
44
Ian Stannard
Sky Procycling
+ 6'10
45
Thomas Dekker
Garmin - Sharp
+ 6'42
46
Jérémy Roy
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 6'45
47
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 6'48
48
Rob Ruijgh
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 6'55
49
Chris Anker Sørensen
Astana Pro Team
+ 7'06
50
Laurens Ten Dam
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 7'11
51
Rudy Molard
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 7'12
52
Jonathan Castroviejo
Movistar Team
+ 7'39
53
Egor Silin
Astana Pro Team
+ 7'42
54
Brice Feillu
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 8'10
55
Philippe Gilbert
Lotto Belisol
+ 8'27
56
Jonathan Hivert
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 10'25
57
Arthur Vichot
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 10'31
58
Simon Gerrans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 10'58
59
Rory Sutherland
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 11'28
60
Robert Vrecer
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 12'25
61
Guillaume Levarlet
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 12'29
62
Tiago Machado
Garmin - Sharp
+ 12'56
63
Garikoitz Bravo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 13'02
64
Levi Leipheimer
Sojasun
+ 13'09
65
Travis Bickle
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 13'27
66
Jean-Marc Marino
Team Europcar
+ 13'36
67
Christophe Riblon
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 15'03
68
André Greipel
Lotto Belisol
+ 18'25
69
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 18'26
70
Alexander Kristoff
Team Celesio - Macquarie
s.t.
71
Tom Boonen
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 18'27
72
Carlos Barbero
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 18'28
73
Barry Markus
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 18'36
74
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto Belisol
+ 18'40
75
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
76
John Degenkolb
Sky Procycling
+ 18'41
77
Kris Boeckmans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 18'45
78
Mark Christian
Sky Procycling
+ 18'46
79
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
+ 18'47
80
Andrea Guardini
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 18'50
81
Bryan Coquard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
82
Gianni Meersman
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 18'51
83
Yauheni Hutarovich
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
84
Matthew Goss
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 18'52
85
Tosh Van der Sande
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
86
Marco Haller
Katusha Team
+ 18'55
87
Caleb Ewan
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 18'59
88
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
89
Nacer Bouhanni
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 19'01
90
Nikolas Maes
Lotto Belisol
+ 19'07
91
Ramunas Navardauskas
Garmin - Sharp
+ 19'11
92
Thor Hushovd
BMC Racing Team
+ 19'23
93
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
+ 19'33
94
Grégory Rast
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 19'35
95
Stijn Vandenbergh
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 19'41
96
Alexandr Kolobnev
Katusha Team
+ 19'52
97
Adrien Petit
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
98
Fred Rodriguez
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 20'02
99
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
+ 21'11
100
Giacomo Nizzolo
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 21'20
101
Greg Henderson
Lotto Belisol
+ 21'31
102
Tarik Chaoufi
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 21'48
103
Bradley Wiggins
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 21'54
104
Sep Vanmarcke
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 22'03
105
Damien Gaudin
Team Europcar
+ 22'08
106
Niki Terpstra
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 22'09
107
Geoffrey Soupe
FDJ.fr
+ 22'11
108
Sebastian Langeveld
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 22'12
109
Jens Keukeleire
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 22'13
110
Daryl Impey
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 22'16
111
Matthieu Ladagnous
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 22'17
112
Michael Mørkøv
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 22'18
113
Tony Gallopin
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 22'19
114
Marcel Kittel
Katusha Team
+ 22'22
115
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
s.t.
116
Moreno Hofland
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
117
Gert Steegmans
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 22'26
118
Baden Cooke
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
119
Tom Veelers
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 22'28
120
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
s.t.
121
Aidis Kruopis
Astana Pro Team
+ 22'29
122
Fabio Felline
BMC Racing Team
+ 22'31
123
Romain Feillu
Team Europcar
+ 22'32
124
Andrew Fenn
Sky Procycling
+ 22'33
125
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 22'34
126
Elia Viviani
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 22'37
127
Cyril Lemoine
Sojasun
+ 22'38
128
Matteo Trentin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 22'39
129
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
+ 22'41
130
Jonas Aaen Jørgensen
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
131
Jake Keough
Garmin - Sharp
+ 22'43
132
Anders Lund
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 22'45
133
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Procycling
+ 23'03
134
Alessandro Ballan
BMC Racing Team
+ 23'16
135
Lars Boom
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 23'57
136
Anthony Roux
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 24'02
137
Nick Nuyens
Garmin - Sharp
+ 24'06
138
Louis Meintjes
Team Celesio - Macquarie
+ 24'13
139
Janez Brajkovič
Astana Pro Team
+ 24'19
140
Rémi Pauriol
Team Europcar
+ 24'20
141
Steve Chainel
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 24'26
142
Maxim Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
+ 24'28
143
Mickaël Delage
BMC Racing Team
+ 24'31
144
Maxime Méderel
Team Europcar
+ 24'33
145
Gaël Malacarne
FDJ.fr
s.t.
146
Davide Appollonio
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 24'36
147
Jesús Hernández
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
148
Vincent Jérôme
FDJ.fr
s.t.
149
Matthias Krizek
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 24'38
150
Allan Davis
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 24'55
151
Leocadio Manresa
Team Celesio - Macquarie
+ 24'58
152
Juan José Lobato
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 25'14
153
Dadley Mitchell
Team Celesio - Macquarie
+ 25'16
154
Rohan Dennis
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 25'46
155
Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 25'51
156
Kristjan Koren
Sojasun
+ 25'53
157
Tyler Farrar
Garmin - Sharp
+ 25'54
158
Manuele Boaro
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 25'55
159
Ivan Basso
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 25'57
160
Daniele Bennati
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 25'58
161
Silvio Herklotz
Team Celesio - Macquarie
+ 26'01
162
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ.fr
s.t.
163
Gorka Verdugo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
164
Michael Matthews
Sojasun
+ 26'03
165
Filippo Pozzato
BMC Racing Team
+ 26'04
166
Tomas Vaitkus
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
167
Pim Ligthart
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 26'07
168
Grega Bole
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 26'12
169
Yannick Martinez
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 26'14
170
Ricardo García
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 26'16
171
Bernhard Eisel
Sky Procycling
+ 26'18
172
Mitchell Docker
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 26'19
173
Julien El Fares
Team Europcar
+ 26'21
174
Steele Von Hoff
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
175
Sirko Bödeker
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 26'23
176
Byron Guama
Sojasun
s.t.
177
Evaldas Siskevicius
Sojasun
+ 26'24
178
Mathieu Perget
Team Europcar
s.t.
179
Rubén Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 26'28
180
Nikias Arndt
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 26'37
181
Benjamin Giraud
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 27'42
182
Kenny Van Hummel
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 27'55
183
Dmitriy Gruzdev
Astana Pro Team
+ 27'59
184
Mike Teunissen
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 29'24
185
Julien Duvivier
FDJ.fr
+ 29'54
186
Benoit Drujon
FDJ.fr
+ 30'04
187
Ramon Sinkeldam
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 31'21
188
Danny Van Poppel
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 31'35
189
Alexey Pashinin
Astana Pro Team
+ 31'51
190
Martial Pignol
Sojasun
+ 32'19
191
Yohan Offredo
Team Celesio - Macquarie
+ 35'46
192
Christophe Laborie
Sojasun
+ 36'21
193
Sébastien Chavanel
FDJ.fr
+ 38'38
194
Charly Berry
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 40'07
195
Anuar Manan
Sojasun
+ 40'08
196
Jaak Wijckmans
Lotto Belisol
+ 51'47
Tour Talk
A 10th place and two 11th places. In mass sprints? I can only conclude my form is getting along great!
Tomorrow a mountain stage, but not just any mountain stage, the stage has a summit finish on Hautacam, where Luc Leblanc won the first time it was features in the Tour, in the same year he conquered the Rainbow Jersey.
This is what I've been waiting for! All cards on the table today for the favorites. I woke up an hour early from excitement. My first mountain stage in the Tour de France. This is the reason I became a cyclist!
The Race
We didn't feel like sitting around and wait for someone to attack. We started dictating the pace ourselves, splitting the pack.
Even before Hautacam, Valverde and Froome attacked. Not rushing anything, we were close by and closing the gap. We would do it downhill.
So we did. We formed a front group. Favorites for the GC started looking and Spilak thought he could take advantage of that today!
Adrenaline was pumping through my body. I was getting hot for action and I attacked! Van Impe was screaming: DON'T, STOP! But I couldn't resist, I was possessed.
I quickly caught Spilak. There were five of us now. And then something interesting began: a battle of endurance.
The first one to crack was Spilak. 4 left.
Valverde attacked again!
Then there were just 3 of us left. My legs were getting heavy, very very heavy. I never had this much trouble climbing before.
Aaarrggghh a terrible cramp as I started the sprint. Gone victory. My legs didn't allow it today.
Result
1
Chris Froome
Sky Procycling
6h34'17
2
Alejandro Valverde
Movistar Team
+ 8
3
Henry Vergnaud
Team Celesio - Macquarie
+ 16
4
Joaquím Rodríguez
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 38
5
Andy Schleck
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 1'39
6
Simon Spilak
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 2'14
7
Tejay Van Garderen
BMC Racing Team
+ 3'13
8
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
+ 3'29
9
Carlos Betancur
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 3'39
10
Michał Kwiatkowski
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
General Classification
1
Chris Froome
Sky Procycling
29h09'02
2
Alejandro Valverde
Movistar Team
+ 6
3
Henry Vergnaud
Team Celesio - Macquarie
+ 29
4
Andy Schleck
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 1'57
5
Simon Spilak
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 2'23
6
Tejay Van Garderen
BMC Racing Team
+ 3'05
7
Carlos Betancur
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 4'02
8
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
+ 4'34
9
Rui Costa
Movistar Team
+ 5'06
10
Vincenzo Nibali
Astana Pro Team
+ 5'26
Spoiler
11
Richie Porte
Katusha Team
s.t.
12
Lou Smeets
Lotto Belisol
+ 5'41
13
Joaquím Rodríguez
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 6'28
14
Ryder Hesjedal
Garmin - Sharp
+ 6'41
15
Arnold Jeannesson
FDJ.fr
+ 6'45
16
Sergio Henao
Sky Procycling
+ 7'44
17
Jakob Fuglsang
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 7'50
18
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
+ 8'00
19
Leopold König
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 8'37
20
Michał Kwiatkowski
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 8'51
21
Mikel Nieve
Movistar Team
+ 9'09
22
Geraint Thomas
Katusha Team
+ 9'22
23
Thomas Damuseau
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 9'40
24
Robert Gesink
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 9'54
25
Lachlan Morton
Garmin - Sharp
+ 9'58
26
Jurgen Van den Broeck
BMC Racing Team
+ 12'31
27
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
+ 12'41
28
Wout Poels
Team Celesio - Macquarie
+ 13'16
29
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 13'48
30
Bob Jungels
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 14'09
31
Dominik Nerz
Team Celesio - Macquarie
+ 14'11
32
Eros Capecchi
Movistar Team
+ 14'15
33
Jan Bakelants
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 14'41
34
Jérémy Roy
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 15'42
35
Tony Martin
Katusha Team
+ 15'47
36
Stef Clement
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 16'01
37
Rudy Molard
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 16'09
38
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 16'10
39
Domenico Pozzovivo
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 16'18
40
Alexandre Geniez
FDJ.fr
+ 16'25
41
Dario Cataldo
Sky Procycling
+ 16'33
42
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
+ 17'57
43
Adam Hansen
Lotto Belisol
+ 18'49
44
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
+ 21'15
45
Lasse Bøchman
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 23'45
46
Chris Anker Sørensen
Astana Pro Team
+ 23'56
47
Brice Feillu
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 23'58
48
Laurens Ten Dam
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 24'01
49
Jonathan Castroviejo
Movistar Team
+ 24'05
50
Egor Silin
Astana Pro Team
+ 24'08
51
Michal Golas
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 24'53
52
Thomas Dekker
Garmin - Sharp
+ 24'59
53
Ian Stannard
Sky Procycling
+ 25'58
54
Tiago Machado
Garmin - Sharp
+ 26'01
55
Rob Ruijgh
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 26'43
56
Robert Vrecer
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 28'13
57
Bradley Wiggins
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 29'02
58
Garikoitz Bravo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 29'28
59
Philippe Gilbert
Lotto Belisol
+ 30'56
60
Jean-Marc Marino
Team Europcar
+ 31'11
61
Guillaume Levarlet
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 31'14
62
Rory Sutherland
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 31'16
63
Louis Meintjes
Team Celesio - Macquarie
+ 31'38
64
Arthur Vichot
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 31'49
65
Levi Leipheimer
Sojasun
+ 32'17
66
Jonathan Hivert
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 32'25
67
Silvio Herklotz
Team Celesio - Macquarie
+ 33'26
68
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Procycling
+ 35'02
69
Rémi Pauriol
Team Europcar
+ 35'55
70
Simon Gerrans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 36'07
71
Anders Lund
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 37'03
72
Tosh Van der Sande
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 37'09
73
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 37'29
74
Thor Hushovd
BMC Racing Team
+ 38'08
75
Christophe Riblon
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 38'09
76
Travis Bickle
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 38'36
77
Gianni Meersman
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 38'39
78
Ramunas Navardauskas
Garmin - Sharp
+ 38'59
79
Tony Gallopin
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 39'27
80
Janez Brajkovič
Astana Pro Team
+ 39'39
81
Carlos Barbero
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 39'46
82
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
+ 40'03
83
Alexander Kristoff
Team Celesio - Macquarie
+ 40'26
84
Ivan Basso
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 40'52
85
Leocadio Manresa
Team Celesio - Macquarie
+ 41'24
86
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
+ 41'33
87
Fabio Felline
BMC Racing Team
+ 41'39
88
Dadley Mitchell
Team Celesio - Macquarie
+ 41'42
89
Maxime Méderel
Team Europcar
+ 41'59
90
Michael Mørkøv
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 42'06
91
Yauheni Hutarovich
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 42'55
92
Gorka Verdugo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 43'09
93
Tom Boonen
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 43'36
94
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto Belisol
+ 43'49
95
Mathieu Perget
Team Europcar
+ 43'59
96
Jesús Hernández
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 44'24
97
Cyril Lemoine
Sojasun
+ 44'38
98
Daryl Impey
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 44'45
99
Matthieu Ladagnous
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 44'46
100
Alexandr Kolobnev
Katusha Team
+ 45'01
101
Julien El Fares
Team Europcar
+ 45'06
102
Rohan Dennis
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 45'34
103
Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 45'39
104
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 45'51
105
Kris Boeckmans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 46'10
106
Mark Christian
Sky Procycling
+ 46'11
107
Byron Guama
Sojasun
s.t.
108
Andrea Guardini
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 46'15
109
Jens Keukeleire
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 46'17
110
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 46'24
111
Nikolas Maes
Lotto Belisol
+ 46'32
112
Lars Boom
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 46'53
113
Maxim Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
+ 46'57
114
Stijn Vandenbergh
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 47'06
115
André Greipel
Lotto Belisol
+ 47'12
116
Geoffrey Soupe
FDJ.fr
+ 47'20
117
Sebastian Langeveld
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 47'21
118
John Degenkolb
Sky Procycling
+ 47'28
119
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
+ 47'31
120
Moreno Hofland
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
121
Matthew Goss
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 47'39
122
Matteo Trentin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 47'48
123
Kristjan Koren
Sojasun
+ 47'53
124
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ.fr
+ 48'30
125
Grégory Rast
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 49'25
126
Sep Vanmarcke
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 49'28
127
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
+ 49'29
128
Marco Haller
Katusha Team
+ 49'37
129
Andrew Fenn
Sky Procycling
+ 49'58
130
Barry Markus
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 50'04
131
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
+ 50'06
132
Grega Bole
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 50'16
133
Tarik Chaoufi
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 50'35
134
Damien Gaudin
Team Europcar
+ 50'55
135
Baden Cooke
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 51'13
136
Anthony Roux
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 51'27
137
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto Belisol
+ 51'29
138
Bryan Coquard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 51'39
139
Caleb Ewan
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 51'48
140
Nacer Bouhanni
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 51'50
141
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
+ 51'53
142
Mickaël Delage
BMC Racing Team
+ 51'56
143
Vincent Jérôme
FDJ.fr
+ 52'01
144
Giacomo Nizzolo
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 52'02
145
Alessandro Ballan
BMC Racing Team
+ 52'03
146
Adrien Petit
Astana Pro Team
+ 52'41
147
Niki Terpstra
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 52'51
148
Marcel Kittel
Katusha Team
+ 53'04
149
Tom Veelers
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 53'10
150
Steve Chainel
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 53'13
151
Elia Viviani
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 53'19
152
Gaël Malacarne
FDJ.fr
+ 53'20
153
Jonas Aaen Jørgensen
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 53'23
154
Filippo Pozzato
BMC Racing Team
+ 53'29
155
Rubén Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 53'53
156
Gert Steegmans
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 53'54
157
Nick Nuyens
Garmin - Sharp
+ 54'48
158
Tomas Vaitkus
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 54'51
159
Ricardo García
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 55'03
160
Matthias Krizek
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 55'20
161
Romain Feillu
Team Europcar
+ 55'21
162
Jake Keough
Garmin - Sharp
+ 55'32
163
Allan Davis
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 55'37
164
Fred Rodriguez
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 55'39
165
Juan José Lobato
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 55'56
166
Tyler Farrar
Garmin - Sharp
+ 56'36
167
Daniele Bennati
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 56'40
168
Mitchell Docker
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 57'01
169
Evaldas Siskevicius
Sojasun
+ 57'06
170
Aidis Kruopis
Astana Pro Team
+ 57'11
171
Julien Duvivier
FDJ.fr
+ 57'19
172
Greg Henderson
Lotto Belisol
+ 57'23
173
Davide Appollonio
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 57'25
174
Yohan Offredo
Team Celesio - Macquarie
+ 58'15
175
Manuele Boaro
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 58'44
176
Michael Matthews
Sojasun
+ 58'52
177
Pim Ligthart
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 58'56
178
Yannick Martinez
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 59'03
179
Sirko Bödeker
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 59'12
180
Nikias Arndt
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 59'26
181
Kenny Van Hummel
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 1h00'44
182
Dmitriy Gruzdev
Astana Pro Team
+ 1h00'48
183
Steele Von Hoff
Garmin - Sharp
+ 1h02'13
184
Mike Teunissen
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
185
Benjamin Giraud
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 1h02'24
186
Bernhard Eisel
Sky Procycling
+ 1h03'13
187
Ramon Sinkeldam
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 1h04'10
188
Danny Van Poppel
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 1h04'24
189
Martial Pignol
Sojasun
+ 1h07'01
190
Christophe Laborie
Sojasun
+ 1h09'10
191
Alexey Pashinin
Astana Pro Team
+ 1h10'27
192
Benoit Drujon
FDJ.fr
+ 1h10'34
193
Sébastien Chavanel
FDJ.fr
+ 1h17'14
194
Anuar Manan
Sojasun
+ 1h18'44
195
Charly Berry
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 1h19'19
196
Jaak Wijckmans
Lotto Belisol
+ 1h30'23
Tour Talk
Mixed feelings today, but a lot of them! During the climb, I can't explain. It was the best feeling ever. I was doing what I was meant to do, at least that's how it felt for me.
But I have been beaten on a summit finish. I dream of becoming one of the best climbers of all time. Today, I might just be among the top 3. At the age of 23, that is just enough. But I need to get better, a lot!
Whoever is first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy, will be fresh for the fight; whoever is second in the field and has to hasten to battle will arrive exhausted.
Therefore the clever combatant imposes his will on the enemy, but does not allow the enemy's will to be imposed on him.
Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.
Sun Tzu - The Art of War
Tour de France - Stage 8
Talk about your killer stages. After this there's a flat one and then we have the rest day. So we will go all-in today!
Yesterday I got a mental beating. I want to be the world's best climber, but I got beaten on a finish uphill. Today I want to show that I have the killer instinct to make my dreams come through. Today I will fight for all I'm worth.
The Race
We had a plan today. The plan was far fetched, risky, in some ways unneccesary. And that's what made it great.
Nerz was part of the breakaway.
Before the real action of the stage, I was surprised when Julien Duvivier came riding next to me. I didn't want to argue during the Tour, but he did something else. He congratulated me on my wedding.
Could this be the beginning of making things right?
Nerz messed around with his breakaway companions and took the .HC KoM sprint.
And then it was time to strike, like a thunderbolt. Surprising friend and foe, commentator and fan, with 70 kilometers left to go, Herklotz and I launched our offensive!
We forced the enemy to think quickly. Afraid of missing the boat, some did react. Afraid of going too early, others were left behind.
Nerz waited around for us. In the valley, both he and Herklotz gave it 100%. There was no turning back now. Such a risky move so early in the Tour could be deadly, but no glory to those who don't have anything to lose.
Right before the final, very steep, climb, my team mates were burned up. As they professionally used their hand brake, I used my acceleration to start the finale of the race!
Very soon, things fell apart. Like yesterday, we formed a small group. Valverde, Froome, Schleck and myself. The numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the General Classification.
Schleck cracked first! And suddenly it was back to the three of us. You could tell the audience was loving every singly second of it. We were cheered on by thousands of fans. Most of them cheering for the local boy, that would be me!
I had a tough moment right before the summit of the climb. I had to leave a small gap, in order not to blow up my legs completely. I had been such a long day already...
But I'm a fighter. I never knew something else.
In the downhill, I came back. They couldn't just get rid of my that easily!
With a sense of risk, we were reunited.
A sprint would decide between winner and loser today. I had lost so much energy already, attacking from 70km, attacking again before the final climb, returning in the downhill... I had to play the poker/surprise card here.
The speed dropped. Nobody wanted to start the sprint first, nobody wanted to lead out another. Quite late, already, I came out the back and started the sprint first!
I was dying. My legs felt like they were falling off. Every stroke of the pedal I was just unwinding my legs.
Valverde came dangerously close!
AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!!
VICTORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Result
1
Henry Vergnaud
Team Celesio - Macquarie
5h19'36
2
Alejandro Valverde
Movistar Team
s.t.
3
Chris Froome
Sky Procycling
s.t.
4
Joaquím Rodríguez
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
5
Carlos Betancur
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'19
6
Tejay Van Garderen
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
7
Richie Porte
Katusha Team
s.t.
8
Andy Schleck
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
9
Michał Kwiatkowski
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 3'47
10
Lou Smeets
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
General Classification
1
Chris Froome
Sky Procycling
34h28'38
2
Alejandro Valverde
Movistar Team
+ 6
3
Henry Vergnaud
Team Celesio - Macquarie
+ 29
4
Andy Schleck
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 3'16
5
Tejay Van Garderen
BMC Racing Team
+ 4'24
6
Carlos Betancur
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 5'21
7
Joaquím Rodríguez
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 6'28
8
Richie Porte
Katusha Team
+ 6'45
9
Simon Spilak
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 8'45
10
Rui Costa
Movistar Team
+ 8'53
Spoiler
11
Lou Smeets
Lotto Belisol
+ 9'28
12
Vincenzo Nibali
Astana Pro Team
+ 11'48
13
Michał Kwiatkowski
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 12'38
14
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
+ 12'43
15
Mikel Nieve
Movistar Team
+ 14'32
16
Ryder Hesjedal
Garmin - Sharp
+ 14'50
17
Arnold Jeannesson
FDJ.fr
+ 14'54
18
Sergio Henao
Sky Procycling
+ 15'53
19
Jakob Fuglsang
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 15'59
20
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
+ 16'09
21
Thomas Damuseau
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 17'49
22
Robert Gesink
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 18'03
23
Lachlan Morton
Garmin - Sharp
+ 18'07
24
Leopold König
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 19'47
25
Jurgen Van den Broeck
BMC Racing Team
+ 20'40
26
Dominik Nerz
Team Celesio - Macquarie
+ 22'20
27
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
+ 22'49
28
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 24'19
29
Wout Poels
Team Celesio - Macquarie
+ 24'26
30
Geraint Thomas
Katusha Team
+ 27'25
31
Stef Clement
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 29'01
32
Alexandre Geniez
FDJ.fr
+ 29'52
33
Jérémy Roy
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 31'43
34
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 32'38
35
Jan Bakelants
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 34'56
36
Rudy Molard
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 34'59
37
Domenico Pozzovivo
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 35'08
38
Dario Cataldo
Sky Procycling
+ 35'23
39
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
+ 35'31
40
Lasse Bøchman
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 36'09
41
Eros Capecchi
Movistar Team
+ 36'22
42
Bob Jungels
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 37'36
43
Tony Martin
Katusha Team
+ 37'54
44
Chris Anker Sørensen
Astana Pro Team
+ 38'11
45
Robert Vrecer
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 39'23
46
Louis Meintjes
Team Celesio - Macquarie
+ 39'47
47
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
+ 40'05
48
Brice Feillu
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 42'01
49
Adam Hansen
Lotto Belisol
+ 42'16
50
Silvio Herklotz
Team Celesio - Macquarie
+ 44'36
51
Laurens Ten Dam
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 46'08
52
Egor Silin
Astana Pro Team
+ 46'15
53
Jonathan Castroviejo
Movistar Team
+ 47'32
54
Janez Brajkovič
Astana Pro Team
+ 47'48
55
Tiago Machado
Garmin - Sharp
+ 48'08
56
Guillaume Levarlet
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 48'48
57
Bradley Wiggins
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 49'17
58
Thomas Dekker
Garmin - Sharp
+ 50'07
59
Ivan Basso
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 52'02
60
Michal Golas
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 52'37
61
Jean-Marc Marino
Team Europcar
+ 53'18
62
Ian Stannard
Sky Procycling
+ 53'42
63
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Procycling
+ 53'52
64
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
+ 54'18
65
Levi Leipheimer
Sojasun
+ 54'24
66
Rob Ruijgh
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 54'27
67
Garikoitz Bravo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 54'36
68
Rory Sutherland
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 54'43
69
Tony Gallopin
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 57'30
70
Rémi Pauriol
Team Europcar
+ 59'22
71
Arthur Vichot
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 59'33
72
Jonathan Hivert
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 1h00'09
73
Philippe Gilbert
Lotto Belisol
+ 1h01'48
74
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 1h03'45
75
Christophe Riblon
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 1h04'25
76
Anders Lund
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 1h04'47
77
Leocadio Manresa
Team Celesio - Macquarie
+ 1h04'51
78
Dadley Mitchell
Team Celesio - Macquarie
+ 1h05'09
79
Thor Hushovd
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h05'52
80
Mathieu Perget
Team Europcar
+ 1h06'06
81
Tosh Van der Sande
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h06'08
82
Gianni Meersman
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1h06'23
83
Jesús Hernández
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 1h06'31
84
Michael Mørkøv
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 1h07'14
85
Carlos Barbero
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 1h07'30
86
Ramunas Navardauskas
Garmin - Sharp
+ 1h07'58
87
Simon Gerrans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h08'10
88
Rohan Dennis
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 1h09'01
89
Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 1h09'06
90
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h09'17
91
Fabio Felline
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h09'23
92
Maxime Méderel
Team Europcar
+ 1h09'43
93
Kristjan Koren
Sojasun
+ 1h10'00
94
Gorka Verdugo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h10'53
95
Cyril Lemoine
Sojasun
+ 1h12'22
96
Byron Guama
Sojasun
+ 1h12'27
97
Julien El Fares
Team Europcar
+ 1h12'50
98
Matthieu Ladagnous
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1h13'45
99
Travis Bickle
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 1h14'09
100
Maxim Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
+ 1h14'41
101
Jens Keukeleire
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 1h15'16
102
Lars Boom
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h15'52
103
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h16'22
104
Daryl Impey
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 1h16'48
105
Alexandr Kolobnev
Katusha Team
+ 1h17'04
106
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto Belisol
+ 1h17'37
107
Geoffrey Soupe
FDJ.fr
+ 1h17'40
108
Tom Boonen
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1h18'19
109
Sebastian Langeveld
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 1h21'09
110
Stijn Vandenbergh
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1h21'49
111
Yauheni Hutarovich
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 1h22'06
112
Moreno Hofland
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h22'14
113
Grega Bole
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h22'19
114
Alexander Kristoff
Team Celesio - Macquarie
+ 1h22'33
115
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1h22'38
116
Kris Boeckmans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h22'57
117
Andrea Guardini
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 1h23'02
118
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ.fr
+ 1h23'13
119
Andrew Fenn
Sky Procycling
+ 1h23'46
120
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
+ 1h23'54
121
Matthew Goss
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 1h24'26
122
Nikolas Maes
Lotto Belisol
+ 1h24'52
123
Vincent Jérôme
FDJ.fr
+ 1h25'49
124
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
+ 1h25'51
125
Rubén Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h25'56
126
Matteo Trentin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1h26'08
127
Anthony Roux
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1h26'10
128
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
+ 1h26'16
129
Sep Vanmarcke
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1h27'48
130
Steve Chainel
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1h27'56
131
André Greipel
Lotto Belisol
+ 1h27'59
132
Baden Cooke
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 1h28'00
133
Gaël Malacarne
FDJ.fr
+ 1h28'03
134
Filippo Pozzato
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h28'12
135
John Degenkolb
Sky Procycling
+ 1h28'15
136
Mark Christian
Sky Procycling
+ 1h28'18
137
Bryan Coquard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1h28'26
138
Alessandro Ballan
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h28'50
139
Ricardo García
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h28'51
140
Matthias Krizek
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 1h30'03
141
Grégory Rast
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 1h31'32
142
Elia Viviani
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 1h31'39
143
Marco Haller
Katusha Team
+ 1h31'44
144
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h32'40
145
Tarik Chaoufi
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h32'42
146
Mickaël Delage
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h32'43
147
Damien Gaudin
Team Europcar
+ 1h33'02
148
Nick Nuyens
Garmin - Sharp
+ 1h33'08
149
Marcel Kittel
Katusha Team
+ 1h33'51
150
Caleb Ewan
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 1h33'55
151
Nacer Bouhanni
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h33'57
152
Jonas Aaen Jørgensen
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 1h34'10
153
Adrien Petit
Astana Pro Team
+ 1h34'48
154
Niki Terpstra
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1h34'58
155
Tom Veelers
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 1h35'17
156
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto Belisol
+ 1h35'58
157
Tomas Vaitkus
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 1h36'58
158
Barry Markus
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h37'36
159
Jake Keough
Garmin - Sharp
+ 1h37'39
160
Allan Davis
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 1h37'44
161
Evaldas Siskevicius
Sojasun
+ 1h37'53
162
Gert Steegmans
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1h38'23
163
Tyler Farrar
Garmin - Sharp
+ 1h38'43
164
Giacomo Nizzolo
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 1h38'50
165
Dmitriy Gruzdev
Astana Pro Team
+ 1h39'08
166
Mitchell Docker
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
167
Julien Duvivier
FDJ.fr
+ 1h39'26
168
Sirko Bödeker
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 1h39'59
169
Juan José Lobato
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h40'25
170
Michael Matthews
Sojasun
+ 1h40'59
171
Yannick Martinez
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 1h41'10
172
Nikias Arndt
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 1h41'33
173
Greg Henderson
Lotto Belisol
+ 1h41'52
174
Fred Rodriguez
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 1h42'27
175
Daniele Bennati
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 1h43'28
176
Aidis Kruopis
Astana Pro Team
+ 1h43'59
177
Davide Appollonio
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1h44'13
178
Mike Teunissen
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 1h44'20
179
Romain Feillu
Team Europcar
+ 1h45'02
180
Kenny Van Hummel
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 1h45'13
181
Manuele Boaro
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 1h45'32
182
Pim Ligthart
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h45'44
183
Danny Van Poppel
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 1h46'31
184
Steele Von Hoff
Garmin - Sharp
+ 1h48'27
185
Ramon Sinkeldam
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 1h50'24
186
Yohan Offredo
Team Celesio - Macquarie
+ 1h50'41
187
Benjamin Giraud
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 1h52'05
188
Bernhard Eisel
Sky Procycling
+ 1h52'54
189
Martial Pignol
Sojasun
+ 1h53'49
190
Christophe Laborie
Sojasun
+ 1h58'51
191
Alexey Pashinin
Astana Pro Team
+ 2h00'08
192
Benoit Drujon
FDJ.fr
+ 2h08'57
193
Sébastien Chavanel
FDJ.fr
+ 2h11'00
194
Anuar Manan
Sojasun
+ 2h11'10
195
Charly Berry
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 2h13'52
196
Jaak Wijckmans
Lotto Belisol
+ 2h26'03
Tour Talk
Forget a stage in the Vuelta, forget Paris - Nice, forget the National Road Race Title. This is it. Nothing compares to it.
This is the greatest moment of my professional career, nothing comes even close. I had to give every singly drop of blood and sweat in my body, but I made it. This is what I have worked for all these years. And now that I'm here, I only want more and more! I could so easily get addicted to this feeling. Getting out on that podium, facing my fans, my public...
Now I'm sure.
This is my destiny.
I want to win the Tour de France.
Stunning tactics there, really showing who's Boss early on in the Tour. And after 70 kms of attacking still being able to win the sprint and the stage, that's real class!
Tour de France - Stages 4 - 6 
