chrono 1: 7.58 (beating Rogers by two seconds)
finish: 20.58 (beating Rogers by 11 seconds)
Incredible ride from the Dutchman!
British TT champ Bibby has been quiet in the road stages so far.
Chrono 1: 8.08 (10 seconds down on Reus)
Finish: 21.25 (27 seconds down on Reus)
It is an okay ride from him but he now needs to ride more aggressively on the subsequent road stages.
Final Oz rider Bobridge.
Chrono 1: 8.05 (7 seconds down on Reus)
finish: 20.17 (19 seconds down on Reus)
And of course what of race leader Ignatiev (Metinvest)?
Chrono 1: 7.59 (one second down on Reus)
finish: 21.01 (three seconds down on Reus)
So another missed out TT stage win for Ignatiev but in general a good day extending his lead on almost everyone. Bobridge is now in a strong second with Monfort holding off Craven. Reus meanwhile moves into the GC top 10.
Stage results
Oz had four riders in top six, but unfortunately none in top 2. A bit disappointing from the Brits who as usual get owned by the Aussies!
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Kai Reus
La Vie Claire
20'58
2
Mikhail Ignatiev
Metinvest-Emirates
+ 4
3
Michael Rogers
Oz Cycling Project
+ 12
4
Michael Ford
Oz Cycling Project
+ 14
5
Kristjan Koren
Oz Cycling Project
+ 17
6
Jack Bobridge
Oz Cycling Project
+ 20
7
Ian Stannard
Team ASDA-Savers
+ 21
8
Andrew Tennant
Jaguar - Eritel
+ 27
9
Patrick Gretsch
AMEXpc
+ 28
10
Ian Bibby
Jaguar - Eritel
s.t.
11
Kiril Yatsevich
Bacardi Limited
+ 29
12
Haijun Ma
Metinvest-Emirates
+ 30
13
Azzeddine Lagab
Jaguar - Eritel
+ 31
14
Lieuwe Westra
Gazelle
+ 32
15
Dan Craven
Venchi - Ferranti
s.t.
16
Marlen Zmorka
Metinvest-Emirates
+ 35
17
Piotr Mazur
La Vie Claire
+ 37
18
Vasili Kiryenka
BelarusBank Pro Cycling
+ 40
19
Jérémy Roy
Allianz-BMW Cycling Team
s.t.
20
Marc De Maar
Quickstep
+ 41
21
Luigi Sestili
Venchi - Ferranti
s.t.
22
Nick Clesen
Kazzinc Procycling
+ 43
23
Ludovic Bret
Allianz-BMW Cycling Team
+ 44
24
Vojtech Hacecký
Kappa-ENI
+ 45
25
Daniil Fominykh
Compal-Merida
s.t.
26
Richard Cleaver
Jaguar - Eritel
s.t.
27
Sergiy Lagkuti
Metinvest-Emirates
+ 47
28
Gediminas Bagdonas
Bacardi Limited
+ 48
29
Vitaliy Popkov
Metinvest-Emirates
+ 52
30
Erick Rowsell
Jaguar - Eritel
+ 54
31
Lotto Petrus
Team Kenya Airways
s.t.
32
Omar Fraile
Team CSC-Orbea
+ 57
33
Riadh Ghdamsi
Team Kenya Airways
+ 59
34
Maxime Monfort
Gazelle
s.t.
35
Aidis Kruopis
Bacardi Limited
+ 1'01
36
Mujtaba Hussein
Team Kenya Airways
+ 1'04
37
Alan Marangoni
Venchi - Ferranti
+ 1'05
38
Daniel Ricardo Diaz
La Vie Claire
+ 1'06
39
Kamil Gradek
FCB - Polska
+ 1'07
40
Giovanni Visconti
Oz Cycling Project
s.t.
41
Lawrence Warbasse
RBC Pro Cycling
+ 1'08
42
Andrei Kunitski
BelarusBank Pro Cycling
+ 1'09
43
Gorka Izagirre
Boeing-Bulgaria Bicycling
s.t.
44
Mitch Docker
RBC Pro Cycling
s.t.
45
René Mandri
La Vie Claire
s.t.
46
Daniel Oss
Gazelle
s.t.
47
David De la Cruz
FCB - Polska
+ 1'10
48
Edoardo Girardi
Kazzinc Procycling
+ 1'11
49
Chris Froome
Quickstep
s.t.
50
Isaac Bolivar
Boeing-Bulgaria Bicycling
+ 1'13
51
Patrick Konrad
Gazelle
s.t.
52
Harry Kraft
Allianz-BMW Cycling Team
+ 1'14
53
Russell Hampton
Team ASDA-Savers
s.t.
54
Aleksandr Dyachenko
Compal-Merida
s.t.
55
Wilco Kelderman
Team Puma - SAP
s.t.
56
Fernando Briceno
Repsol-Cativen
+ 1'15
57
Jorge Abreu
FCB - Polska
s.t.
58
Danny Van Poppel
Team Hornbach
+ 1'16
59
Simon Yates
Boeing-Bulgaria Bicycling
s.t.
60
Johann van Zyl
Team Kenya Airways
s.t.
61
Oleg Chuzhda
BelarusBank Pro Cycling
+ 1'17
62
Jetse Bol
Team Puma - SAP
s.t.
63
Mauro Santambrogio
Kazzinc Procycling
+ 1'18
64
Fabian Wegmann
Team Kenya Airways
+ 1'19
65
Michele Scarponi
Kappa-ENI
+ 1'20
66
Mathieu Perget
Bacardi Limited
s.t.
67
Erdenebayar Daspuntsag
Gazelle
s.t.
68
Marco Minnard
Gazelle
s.t.
69
Klaas Sys
Kappa-ENI
+ 1'21
70
David Bartl
FCB - Polska
+ 1'22
71
Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev
Kazzinc Procycling
s.t.
72
Behnam Khalilikhosroshani
Compal-Merida
s.t.
73
Rhys Gillett
Oz Cycling Project
s.t.
74
Jaime Alberto Castañeda
Allianz-BMW Cycling Team
+ 1'23
75
Meiyin Wang
Compal-Merida
s.t.
76
Mouhssine Lahsaini
Jaguar - Eritel
s.t.
77
Johan Esteban Chaves
Allianz-BMW Cycling Team
+ 1'24
78
Yukiya Arashiro
Meiji - Cannondale
s.t.
79
Laurent Didier
FCB - Polska
s.t.
80
Janier Alexis Acevedo
Repsol-Cativen
s.t.
81
Alessandro Proni
La Vie Claire
s.t.
82
Daniel Turek
Bacardi Limited
+ 1'25
83
Michael Kurth
AMEXpc
s.t.
84
Jon Aberasturi
Bacardi Limited
s.t.
85
Eros Capecchi
Boeing-Bulgaria Bicycling
s.t.
86
Matthew Busche
AMEXpc
+ 1'26
87
Honorio Machado
Repsol-Cativen
s.t.
88
Pierre Paolo Penasa
Kappa-ENI
s.t.
89
Michael Rodriguez Galindo
Repsol-Cativen
+ 1'27
90
Christiaan Kriek
Gazelle
s.t.
91
Fabio Felline
Team Puma - SAP
s.t.
92
Yauheni Shamsonau
BelarusBank Pro Cycling
+ 1'28
93
Jonathan Salinas
Repsol-Cativen
s.t.
94
Krzysztof Marchewka
FCB - Polska
+ 1'29
95
Mario Vogt
Team Puma - SAP
s.t.
96
Kenny Van Hummel
BelarusBank Pro Cycling
s.t.
97
Max Losch
Boeing-Bulgaria Bicycling
+ 1'30
98
Maarten Wynants
Team Hornbach
s.t.
99
Anthony José Brea
Repsol-Cativen
+ 1'31
100
Ryan Anderson
RBC Pro Cycling
s.t.
101
Ilia Koshevoy
BelarusBank Pro Cycling
+ 1'32
102
Michel Koch
RBC Pro Cycling
s.t.
103
Bassirou Konte
Jaguar - Eritel
s.t.
104
Michael Boroš
La Vie Claire
+ 1'33
105
Salvatore Mancuso
Bacardi Limited
s.t.
106
Merhawi Kudus
Team Kenya Airways
s.t.
107
Alexis Gougeard
RBC Pro Cycling
+ 1'34
108
Geraint Thomas
Boeing-Bulgaria Bicycling
s.t.
109
Bobbie Traksel
Team Hornbach
+ 1'35
110
Pawel Cieslik
AMEXpc
s.t.
111
Matt Rowe
Team ASDA-Savers
s.t.
112
Anatoliy Pakthusov
Metinvest-Emirates
s.t.
113
Cyril Gautier
La Vie Claire
s.t.
114
Michael Woods
Team ASDA-Savers
+ 1'36
115
Evaldas Siskevicius
Kazzinc Procycling
+ 1'37
116
Christian Knees
Team Hornbach
s.t.
117
Zico Waeytens
Quickstep
s.t.
118
Wang-yip Tang
Team ASDA-Savers
s.t.
119
Yusuke Hatanaka
Meiji - Cannondale
s.t.
120
Xavier Quevedo
Repsol-Cativen
+ 1'38
121
Patrick Naud
RBC Pro Cycling
s.t.
122
Jan Hirt
Allianz-BMW Cycling Team
s.t.
123
Clinton Avery
Team ASDA-Savers
s.t.
124
Blaise Sonnery
La Vie Claire
+ 1'39
125
Oscar Gatto
Kappa-ENI
s.t.
126
Kun Hung Hung
Compal-Merida
+ 1'40
127
Piter Campero
Allianz-BMW Cycling Team
s.t.
128
Matthew Lloyd
Boeing-Bulgaria Bicycling
s.t.
129
Pablo Mudarra
Venchi - Ferranti
+ 1'41
130
Sander Armee
Quickstep
s.t.
131
Gian Piero Signorini
Kazzinc Procycling
+ 1'43
132
Mohamed Shawal Anuar Aziz
Venchi - Ferranti
s.t.
133
Diego Ulissi
Bacardi Limited
s.t.
134
Claudio Cucinotta
Kappa-ENI
+ 1'44
135
Moris Possoni
Kazzinc Procycling
s.t.
136
Tomohiro Kinoshita
Meiji - Cannondale
s.t.
137
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
Team ASDA-Savers
s.t.
138
Roberto Ferrari
Repsol-Cativen
+ 1'45
139
Tomoyuki Iino
Meiji - Cannondale
s.t.
140
Alexandre Shushemoin
Kazzinc Procycling
s.t.
141
Patrick Lane
RBC Pro Cycling
s.t.
142
Tarik Chaoufi
Team Kenya Airways
+ 1'46
143
Wataru Mutsumine
Meiji - Cannondale
s.t.
144
Wouter Wippert
Quickstep
s.t.
145
Matej Mohoric
Team Hornbach
s.t.
146
Elias Afewerki
Jaguar - Eritel
s.t.
147
Ole Haavardsholm
Venchi - Ferranti
+ 1'48
148
Jocelyn Bar
Team Puma - SAP
+ 1'49
149
Enrico Barbin
Quickstep
s.t.
150
Kenji Itami
Meiji - Cannondale
+ 1'50
151
Andoni Blazquez
Quickstep
s.t.
152
Francesco Gavazzi
Team Hornbach
s.t.
153
Francisco Ventoso
Team CSC-Orbea
s.t.
154
Marcos Altur
Team CSC-Orbea
s.t.
155
Marco Corti
Venchi - Ferranti
+ 1'51
156
Wes Sulzberger
Oz Cycling Project
+ 1'52
157
Matti Breschel
AMEXpc
+ 1'53
158
Simon Gerrans
Oz Cycling Project
s.t.
159
Ivor Bruin
Control Team
+ 1'54
160
Stanimir Cholakov
Boeing-Bulgaria Bicycling
s.t.
161
Egoitz Garcia
Team CSC-Orbea
s.t.
162
Soufiane Haddi
FCB - Polska
+ 1'55
163
Danilo Napolitano
Meiji - Cannondale
s.t.
164
Ahmad Haidar Anuawar
Compal-Merida
+ 1'56
165
Arjen De Baat
Team Hornbach
+ 1'57
166
Geert Van der Sanden
Team Hornbach
s.t.
167
Simon Gaywood
Team ASDA-Savers
s.t.
168
Jesus Merino Criado
Team CSC-Orbea
+ 1'59
169
Sebastian Lander
Team Puma - SAP
s.t.
170
Mickaël Delage
Team Puma - SAP
+ 2'00
171
Andrey Zeits
Compal-Merida
s.t.
172
Nicolae Tanovitchii
Metinvest-Emirates
+ 2'01
173
Jaco Venter
Gazelle
s.t.
174
Adrian Honkisz
BelarusBank Pro Cycling
+ 2'02
175
Paride Grillo
AMEXpc
s.t.
176
Sergio Barrio
Team CSC-Orbea
+ 2'03
177
Hillary Kiprotich
Team Kenya Airways
+ 2'04
178
Jack Wilson
AMEXpc
s.t.
179
Francisco Anton Martin
Team CSC-Orbea
+ 2'05
180
Eliot Lietaer
Kappa-ENI
+ 2'06
181
Gracjan Lejman
FCB - Polska
s.t.
182
Yoann Barbas
Quickstep
+ 2'08
183
Dainius Kairelis
Control Team
+ 2'11
184
Clement Chevrier
Team Puma - SAP
+ 2'14
185
Jan Dieteren
AMEXpc
s.t.
186
Andrii Bratashcuk
Metinvest-Emirates
s.t.
187
Jan Polanc
Allianz-BMW Cycling Team
+ 2'17
188
Claudio Corioni
Venchi - Ferranti
+ 2'20
189
Tomasz Zywer
Control Team
+ 2'21
190
Christopher De Souza
RBC Pro Cycling
s.t.
191
Mauro Facci
Kappa-ENI
+ 2'22
192
Daniel Ruiz
Team CSC-Orbea
+ 2'28
193
Vadim Guliev
BelarusBank Pro Cycling
+ 2'30
194
Tomohiro Hayakawa
Meiji - Cannondale
+ 2'50
GC
Ignatiev extends his lead here - with decent chrono guys shuffling forward behind him.