O espanhol Francisco Ventoso (Movistar) ganhou hoje ao sprint a terceira etapa da Volta à Andaluzia, impondo-se diante de Juan José Lobato (Andalucía-Caja Granada) e de Davide Appollonio (Sky), que ocuparam os postos seguintes na ligação de 175,3 quilómetros, entre Otura e Jaén.
O basco Markel Irizar (RadioShack) continua na frente da geral individual, tendo um segundo de vantagem relativamente a Jurgen van den Broeck (Omega Pharma-Lotto) e dois sobre Levi Leipheimer (RadioShack).
Em Itália disputou-se também hoje a primeira etapa da Volta à Sardenha, ganha pelo eslovaco Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale), que bateu o italiano Alessandro Ballan (BMC), segundo classificado.
O eslovaco Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Doimo) ganhou a sexta etapa da Volta à Califórnia e ascendeu ao terceiro posto da geral individual, que continua encimada pelo australiano Michael Rogers (Team HTC-Columbia). Considerada a etapa-rainha, porque contava com sete prémios de montanha ao longo dos 213,7 quilómetros que ligaram Pasadena a Big Bear Lake, esta tirada pouco mexeu nos primeiros lugares da tabela, mas acentuou a diferença entre os melhores e os restantes, já que o grupo que cortou à meta na frente tinha apenas 21 unidades e, no final da jornada, o pelotão ficou reduzido a 86 corredores, em virtude das desistências e das chegadas fora de controlo.
As três equipas com mais aspirações, RadioShack, Garmin-Transitions e Team HTC-Columbia, moveram as suas peças ao longo da viagem, mas não lograram marcar diferença. Por isso, a discussão foi ao sprint, tendo Sagan repetido o sucesso da véspera. O segundo foi Rory Sutherland (Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis) e o terceiro o camisola amarela, Michael Rogers. A bonificação permitiu a Rogers desempatar com David Zabriskie (Garmin-Transitions), com quem estava igualado em tempo.
Na véspera do contra-relógio que se adivinha decisivo, Rogers comanda com quatro segundos à melhor sobre Zabriskie. Sagan é o terceiro, a nove segundos, e Levi Leipheimer (RadioShack) está a seguir, a 14 segundos. Se não houver surpresas, a luta pela camisola amarela resume-se a este quarteto, cujo desempenho no contra-relógio da sétima etapa, 33,6 quilómetros em Los Angeles, será determinante.
CLASSIFICAÇÕES
Etapa
1 Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Doimo 6:07:08
2 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis
3 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC-Columbia
4 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack
5 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Transitions
6 Phil Zajicek (USA) Fly V Australia
7 Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team
8 David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Transitions
9 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank
10 Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Transitions
11 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team Radioshack
12 Christopher Horner (USA) Team Radioshack
13 Marc De Maar (Ned) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis
14 Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1
15 Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team
16 George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team
17 Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-Transitions
18 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step
19 Christopher Jones (USA) Team Type 1
20 Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin-Transitions
21 Lucas Euser (USA) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy
22 Oscar Pujol Munoz (Spa) Cervelo Test Team 0:00:32
23 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:00:34
24 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC-Columbia 0:01:23
25 Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC-Columbia
26 Jason Mccartney (USA) Team Radioshack 0:02:07
27 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Garmin-Transitions
28 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank 0:14:30
29 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank
30 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team Radioshack 0:18:47
31 Thomas Rabou (Ned) Team Type 1 0:22:54
32 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:28:01
33 Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team
34 Peter Latham (NZl) Bissell
35 Christopher Butler (USA) BMC Racing Team
36 Steven Cozza (USA) Garmin-Transitions
37 Reid Mumford (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies
38 Charles Dionne (Can) Fly V Australia
39 Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step
40 Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin-Transitions
41 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
42 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Bissell
43 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team HTC-Columbia
44 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team Radioshack
45 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
46 David Boily (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy
47 Bradley White (USA) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis
48 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
49 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies
50 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis
51 Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
52 Simon Zahner (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:30:10
53 Andy Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell
54 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC-Columbia 0:31:13
55 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step
56 Jose Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Team Radioshack
57 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell
58 Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda
59 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Fly V Australia
60 Davide Cimolai (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
61 Bruno Langlois (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy
62 Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Team Type 1
63 Andrew Randell (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy
64 Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas-Doimo
65 Michael Friedman (USA) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda
66 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step
67 Kiel Reijnen (USA) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda
68 Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quick Step
69 Robert Britton (Can) Bissell
70 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
71 Paul Mach (USA) Bissell
72 Davide Frattini (Ita) Team Type 1
73 Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank
74 Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda
75 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervelo Test Team
76 Max Jenkins (USA) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis
77 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank
78 Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervelo Test Team
79 Darren Lill (RSA) Fly V Australia
80 Thomas Leezer (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
81 Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervelo Test Team
82 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervelo Test Team
83 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC-Columbia
84 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing Team
85 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team
86 Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quick Step
HD Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC-Columbia
HD Aaron Kemps (Aus) Fly V Australia
HD Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Quick Step
HD Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team HTC-Columbia
HD Ryan Anderson (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies
HD Will Routley (Can) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda
HD Matthew Crane (USA) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis
HD Cody O’reilly (USA) Bissell
HD Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Fly V Australia
HD Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
HD Zachary Bell (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies
DNF William Dickeson (Aus) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda
DNF Ken Hanson (USA) Team Type 1
DNF Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
DNF Guillaume Boivin (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy
DNF Alex Candelario (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies
DNF Eric Boily (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy
DNF Francois Parisien (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy
DNF Martin Gilbert (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy
DNF David Veilleux (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies
DNF Benjamin Day (Aus) Fly V Australia
DNF Karl Menzies (Aus) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis
DNF Theo Bos (Ned) Cervelo Test Team
DNF Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing Team
DNF Elia Viviani (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
DNF Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
DNF Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank
DNF Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step
DNS Neil Shirley (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies
Geral Individual
1 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC-Columbia 29:04:03
2 David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Transitions 0:00:04
3 Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Doimo 0:00:09
4 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack 0:00:14
5 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis 0:00:29
6 Marc De Maar (Ned) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis 0:00:32
7 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Transitions 0:00:35
8 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team Radioshack
9 Christopher Horner (USA) Team Radioshack
10 Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Transitions
11 Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-Transitions
12 Phil Zajicek (USA) Fly V Australia
13 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank
14 Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team
15 Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1 0:01:52
16 Lucas Euser (USA) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy
17 Christopher Jones (USA) Team Type 1 0:02:05
18 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step 0:03:14
19 George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:03:15
20 Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC-Columbia 0:04:44
21 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:06:10
22 Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:12:31
23 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank 0:17:52
24 Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin-Transitions 0:18:31
25 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team HTC-Columbia 0:28:36
26 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Bissell 0:29:53
27 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 0:31:20
28 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 0:33:06
29 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:33:38
30 Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas-Doimo 0:35:27
31 Paul Mach (USA) Bissell 0:35:54
32 Thomas Rabou (Ned) Team Type 1 0:36:18
33 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Garmin-Transitions 0:36:57
34 David Boily (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy 0:37:14
35 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC-Columbia 0:37:56
36 Jason Mccartney (USA) Team Radioshack 0:39:47
37 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team Radioshack 0:41:02
38 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Fly V Australia 0:41:46
39 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervelo Test Team 0:43:13
40 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis 0:44:42
41 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell 0:45:46
42 Christopher Butler (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:46:13
43 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step 0:48:14
44 Oscar Pujol Munoz (Spa) Cervelo Test Team 0:50:42
45 Charles Dionne (Can) Fly V Australia 0:52:19
46 Darren Lill (RSA) Fly V Australia 0:56:58
47 Jose Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Team Radioshack 0:59:22
48 Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:59:37
49 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC-Columbia 1:00:52
50 Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervelo Test Team 1:01:04
51 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 1:03:30
52 Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin-Transitions 1:04:13
53 Max Jenkins (USA) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis 1:04:58
54 Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank 1:05:52
55 Simon Zahner (Swi) BMC Racing Team 1:08:17
56 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team Radioshack 1:09:37
57 Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team 1:11:00
58 Kiel Reijnen (USA) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda 1:12:52
59 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 1:13:30
60 Reid Mumford (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies 1:16:58
61 Robert Britton (Can) Bissell 1:17:08
62 Davide Cimolai (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 1:17:17
63 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team 1:17:31
64 Davide Frattini (Ita) Team Type 1 1:18:16
65 Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda 1:20:34
66 Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quick Step 1:21:05
67 Peter Latham (NZl) Bissell 1:22:51
68 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 1:24:11
69 Andrew Randell (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy 1:26:01
70 Michael Friedman (USA) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda 1:26:03
71 Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step 1:27:19
72 Steven Cozza (USA) Garmin-Transitions 1:27:21
73 Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervelo Test Team 1:29:08
74 Bradley White (USA) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis 1:29:32
75 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing Team 1:30:25
76 Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda 1:30:42
77 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step 1:31:16
78 Andy Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell 1:31:46
79 Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quick Step 1:32:49
80 Bruno Langlois (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy
81 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC-Columbia 1:33:08
82 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 1:33:09
83 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank 1:33:25
84 Thomas Leezer (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 1:34:09
85 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervelo Test Team 1:34:18
86 Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Team Type 1 1:35:40
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O eslovaco Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Doimo) venceu a quinta etapa da Volta à Califórnia, uma tirada marcada pela queda e pelo consequente abandono de Lance Armstrong (RadioShack) e pela mudança de camisola amarela, agora no corpo do australiano Michael Rogers (Team HTC-Columbia), embora em igualdade de tempo com o anterior comandante, David Zabriskie (Garmin-Transitions).
A ligação de 195,5 quilómetros entre Visalia e Bakersfield começou praticamente com a queda, num estreitamento de estrada, ao quilómetro cinco, que acabaria por ditar a desistência de Armstrong. O corredor foi transportado ao hospital, sendo suturado nas feridas mais profundas e submetido a radiografias que não detectaram qualquer lesão grave.
Apesar da ausência do “capitão de equipa”, a RadioShack trabalhou para reduzir o pelotão, o que conseguiu, já que foi um grupo de apenas 29 unidades que passou o risco de meta na frente. Para isso foi preciso alcançar a fuga de seis ciclistas que durou quase toda a jornada. O mais resistente foi o australiano Benjamin Day (Fly V), que seria alcançado a menos de dois quilómetros da chegada.
No sprint restrito, Peter Sagan voltou a demonstrar que é um corredor a ter em conta neste género de finais de etapa, batendo Michael Rogers e David Zabriskie, que foram segundo e terceiro, respectivamente. Com a bonificação da chegada e com o tempo amealhado numa meta intermédia, Rogers tomou conta da camisola amarela.
A sexta etapa tem 213,7 quilómetros, mas a extensão não é o principal problema que os corredores irão enfrentar. O perfil é altamente sinuoso, mais parecendo o de uma maratona de BTT, com permanente sobe-e-desce que fará certamente mossa ao longo da viagem entre Passadena e Big Bear Lake.
CLASSIFICAÇÕES
Etapa
1 Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Doimo 4:52:28
2 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC-Columbia
3 David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Transitions
4 Christopher Horner (USA) Team Radioshack
5 Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team
6 Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC-Columbia
7 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack
8 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Transitions
9 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank
10 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis
11 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team Radioshack
12 Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team
13 Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Transitions
14 Phil Zajicek (USA) Fly V Australia
15 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank
16 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step
17 Marc De Maar (Ned) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis
18 Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-Transitions
19 Charles Dionne (Can) Fly V Australia
20 David Boily (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy
21 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervelo Test Team
22 George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team
23 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Fly V Australia
24 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team HTC-Columbia
25 Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1
26 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Bissell
27 Lucas Euser (USA) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy
28 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step
29 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell
30 Christopher Jones (USA) Team Type 1 0:00:13
31 Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Fly V Australia 0:00:30
32 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC-Columbia 0:00:32
33 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Fly V Australia
34 Matthew Crane (USA) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis
35 Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas-Doimo
36 Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank 0:00:37
37 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:00:43
38 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team Radioshack 0:00:48
39 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:00:50
40 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC-Columbia
41 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank
42 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 0:01:27
43 Jason Mccartney (USA) Team Radioshack
44 Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervelo Test Team 0:01:45
45 Thomas Rabou (Ned) Team Type 1 0:02:01
46 Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin-Transitions 0:02:13
47 Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Quick Step 0:02:44
48 Christopher Butler (USA) BMC Racing Team
49 Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing Team
50 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
51 Paul Mach (USA) Bissell
52 Benjamin Day (Aus) Fly V Australia
53 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team Radioshack
54 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis
55 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Garmin-Transitions
56 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team HTC-Columbia 0:03:27
57 William Dickeson (Aus) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda 0:04:04
58 Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin-Transitions
59 Darren Lill (RSA) Fly V Australia 0:06:23
60 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 0:09:14
61 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC-Columbia 0:27:34
62 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
63 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank
64 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC-Columbia
65 Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
66 Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda
67 Robert Britton (Can) Bissell
68 Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
69 Michael Friedman (USA) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda
70 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing Team
71 Simon Zahner (Swi) BMC Racing Team
72 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
73 Davide Frattini (Ita) Team Type 1
74 Max Jenkins (USA) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis
75 Bradley White (USA) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis
76 Reid Mumford (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies
77 Elia Viviani (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
78 Davide Cimolai (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
79 Kiel Reijnen (USA) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda
80 Neil Shirley (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies
81 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team
82 Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step
83 Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervelo Test Team
84 Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank
85 Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team
86 Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Team Type 1
87 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step
88 Bruno Langlois (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy
89 Jose Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Team Radioshack
90 Ken Hanson (USA) Team Type 1
91 Cody O’reilly (USA) Bissell
92 Thomas Leezer (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
93 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
94 Andy Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell
95 Peter Latham (NZl) Bissell
96 Karl Menzies (Aus) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis
97 Theo Bos (Ned) Cervelo Test Team
98 Alex Candelario (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies
99 Steven Cozza (USA) Garmin-Transitions
100 Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
101 Francois Parisien (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy
102 Martin Gilbert (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy
103 Zachary Bell (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies
104 Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda
105 Will Routley (Can) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda
106 Guillaume Boivin (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy
107 Ryan Anderson (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies
108 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervelo Test Team
109 Andrew Randell (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy
110 David Veilleux (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies
111 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step
112 Eric Boily (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy
113 Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quick Step
114 Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quick Step
115 Oscar Pujol Munoz (Spa) Cervelo Test Team
DNF Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) Fly V Australia
DNF Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervelo Test Team
DNF Daniel Holloway (USA) Bissell
DNF Stuart O’grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank
DNF Lance Armstrong (USA) Team Radioshack
Geral Individual
1 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC-Columbia 22:56:59
2 David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Transitions
3 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack 0:00:10
4 Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Doimo 0:00:15
5 Marc De Maar (Ned) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis 0:00:28
6 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Transitions 0:00:31
7 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team Radioshack
8 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis
9 Christopher Horner (USA) Team Radioshack
10 Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Transitions
11 Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-Transitions
12 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team HTC-Columbia
13 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank
14 Phil Zajicek (USA) Fly V Australia
15 Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team
16 Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1 0:01:48
17 Lucas Euser (USA) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy
18 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Bissell
19 Christopher Jones (USA) Team Type 1 0:02:01
20 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step 0:03:10
21 George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:03:12
22 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 0:03:15
23 Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC-Columbia 0:03:17
24 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank 0:03:18
25 Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas-Doimo 0:04:10
26 Paul Mach (USA) Bissell 0:04:37
27 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:05:32
28 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:05:33
29 David Boily (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy 0:09:09
30 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Fly V Australia 0:10:29
31 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervelo Test Team 0:11:56
32 Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:12:27
33 Thomas Rabou (Ned) Team Type 1 0:13:22
34 Benjamin Day (Aus) Fly V Australia 0:14:06
35 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell 0:14:29
36 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis 0:16:37
37 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step 0:16:57
38 Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Fly V Australia 0:17:27
39 Christopher Butler (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:18:08
40 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Fly V Australia 0:18:27
41 Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin-Transitions
42 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 0:18:38
43 Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:19:10
44 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team Radioshack 0:22:11
45 Charles Dionne (Can) Fly V Australia 0:24:14
46 Darren Lill (RSA) Fly V Australia 0:25:41
47 Jose Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Team Radioshack 0:28:05
48 Francois Parisien (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy
49 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC-Columbia 0:29:35
50 Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervelo Test Team 0:29:47
51 Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:31:32
52 Max Jenkins (USA) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis 0:33:41
53 Matthew Crane (USA) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis 0:34:30
54 Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank 0:34:35
55 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Garmin-Transitions 0:34:47
56 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 0:35:25
57 Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin-Transitions 0:36:08
58 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC-Columbia 0:36:29
59 Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Quick Step 0:36:42
60 Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:37:18
61 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team HTC-Columbia 0:37:25
62 Jason Mccartney (USA) Team Radioshack 0:37:38
63 Simon Zahner (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:38:03
64 William Dickeson (Aus) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda 0:41:12
65 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team Radioshack 0:41:32
66 Kiel Reijnen (USA) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda 0:41:35
67 Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:42:55
68 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 0:45:25
69 Robert Britton (Can) Bissell 0:45:51
70 Davide Cimolai (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 0:46:00
71 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team 0:46:14
72 Karl Menzies (Aus) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis 0:46:54
73 Davide Frattini (Ita) Team Type 1 0:46:59
74 Will Routley (Can) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda 0:47:45
75 Ryan Anderson (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:48:22
76 Reid Mumford (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:48:53
77 Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda 0:49:17
78 Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quick Step 0:49:48
79 Oscar Pujol Munoz (Spa) Cervelo Test Team 0:50:06
80 Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank 0:54:34
81 Andrew Randell (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy 0:54:44
82 Michael Friedman (USA) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda 0:54:46
83 Peter Latham (NZl) Bissell
84 David Veilleux (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:56:01
85 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:56:06
86 Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervelo Test Team 0:57:51
87 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing Team 0:59:08
88 Alex Candelario (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:59:14
89 Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step
90 Steven Cozza (USA) Garmin-Transitions 0:59:16
91 Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda 0:59:25
92 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step 0:59:59
93 Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 1:00:43
94 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC-Columbia 1:01:13
95 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 1:01:22
96 Bradley White (USA) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis 1:01:27
97 Elia Viviani (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 1:01:32
98 Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quick Step
99 Ken Hanson (USA) Team Type 1
100 Theo Bos (Ned) Cervelo Test Team
101 Martin Gilbert (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy
102 Neil Shirley (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies
103 Zachary Bell (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies
104 Andy Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell
105 Bruno Langlois (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy
106 Cody O’reilly (USA) Bissell
107 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC-Columbia 1:01:51
108 Guillaume Boivin (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy 1:01:52
109 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
110 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank 1:02:08
111 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step 1:02:17
112 Thomas Leezer (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 1:02:52
113 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervelo Test Team 1:03:01
114 Eric Boily (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy 1:03:45
115 Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Team Type 1 1:04:23
O britânico Mark Cavendish (Team HTC-Columbia) conseguiu hoje a segunda vitória de 2010, impondo-se ao sprint no termo da segunda etapa da Volta à Romandia, prova que continua comandada pelo eslovaco Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Doimo), quinto nesta tirada. O desfecho dos 171,8 quilómetros, com partida e chegada a Friburgo, ficou marcado com a alta velocidade dos homens mais rápidos. Cavendish foi o primeiro, seguido por Danilo Hondo (Lampre-Farnese Vini) e por Robert Hunter (Garmin-Transitions).
A segunda etapa voltou a ser desgastante, com poucas zonas planas e muito sobe e desce. Apesar disso, os sprinters resistiram melhor do que na véspera, conseguindo colocar-se para a discussão da etapa. Antes dos velocistas os protagonistas foram Mikhail Ignatiev (Katusha), Denis Van Winden (Rabobank), Alan Pérez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) e Chad Beyer (BMC), que andaram em fuga durante largas dezenas de quilómetros, tendo a vantagem amelhada rondado, durante a maior parte da iniciativa, os quatro e os cinco minutos.
A perseguição movida pela Liquigas-Doimo, em defesa da posição cimeira de Peter Sagan, reduziu a margem dos escapados e acabou por ditar o fim da fuga. As movimentações não pararam, havendo inúmeras novas tentativas, nos últimos 30 quilómetros. Nessa altura, depois de passadas as principais dificuldades montanhosas, já a HTC-Columbia percebera que Cavendish estava em “dia sim”, pelo que assumiu a perseguição, proporcionando uma chegada ao sprint ao seu homem mais rápido.
Tiago Machado (RadioShack), 58º a passar o risco, com o mesmo tempo de Cavendish, voltou a ser o melhor português na etapa, ocupando o 31º posto na geral, a 21 segundos de Sagan. João Correia (Cervélo) desistiu. Manuel Cardoso (Fotton-Servetto) e Sérgio Paulinho (RadioShack) cederam 10m53s, terminando a tirada, em 118º e 119º, respectivamente.
Numa corrida com etapas desgastantes, de altos e baixos, mas sem alta montanha, o contra-relógio de amanhã adivinha-se decisivo. A “prova da verdade” tem partida e chegada a Moudon, sendo marcada por uma primeira metade ascendente e pela segunda parte no sentido inverso.
Foto: HTC-Columbia/TDW Sport
CLASSIFICAÇÃO
Etapa
1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC – Columbia 4:28:59
2 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese Vini
3 Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin – Transitions
4 Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank
5 Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Doimo
6 Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
7 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team
8 Ben Swift (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team
9 Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale
10 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Farnese Vini
11 Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC Racing Team
12 Davide Appolonio (Ita) Cervelo TestTeam
13 Arthur Vichot (Fra) Française Des Jeux
14 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step
15 Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
16 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo
17 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram
18 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team Radioshack
19 Fabio Felline (Ita) Footon-Servetto
20 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana
21 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas-Doimo
22 Simon Zahner (Swi) BMC Racing Team
23 Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram
24 Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin – Transitions
25 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
26 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team HTC – Columbia
27 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale
28 Markus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram
29 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d’Epargne
30 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
31 Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini
32 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha
33 Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step
34 Richie Porte (Aus) Team Saxo Bank
35 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha
36 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank
37 Stefan Denifl (Aut) Cervelo TestTeam
38 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC – Columbia
39 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto
40 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank
41 Dmitry Kozontchouk (Rus) Rabobank
42 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto
43 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux
44 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram
45 Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin – Transitions
46 André Steensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
47 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
48 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin – Transitions
49 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Sky Professional Cycling Team
50 Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo Bank
51 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team HTC – Columbia
52 Jeffry Louder (USA) BMC Racing Team
53 Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank
54 Juan Jose Oroz (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
55 Haimar Zubeldia Aguirre (Spa) Team Radioshack
56 Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini
57 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française Des Jeux
58 Tiago Machado (Por) Team Radioshack
59 Enrico Magazzini (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini
60 Juan Mauricio Soler Hernandez (Col) Caisse d’Epargne
61 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
62 Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step
63 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Team Katusha
64 Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
65 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Team Radioshack
66 Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team
67 Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
68 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale
69 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini
70 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini
71 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank
72 Matthias Brändle (Aut) Footon-Servetto
73 Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Team Katusha
74 Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Team Katusha
75 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
76 Morris Possoni (Ita) Sky Professional Cycling Team
77 Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team
78 René Mandri (Est) AG2R La Mondiale
79 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française Des Jeux
80 Markus Eibegger (Aut) Footon-Servetto
81 Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank
82 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
83 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Team Radioshack
84 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
85 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank
86 Adam Hansen (Aus) Team HTC – Columbia
87 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
88 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Doimo
89 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervelo TestTeam
90 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini
91 Dominik Roels (Ger) Team Milram
92 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
93 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
94 Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
95 Alexsandre Diachenko (Kaz) Astana
96 Oscar Pujol Munoz (Spa) Cervelo TestTeam
97 Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux
98 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
99 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
100 Marcel Wyss (Swi) Cervelo TestTeam
101 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d’Epargne
102 Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
103 Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Quick Step
104 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank
105 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française Des Jeux
106 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux
107 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux
108 Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) Garmin – Transitions
109 Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) Team Saxo Bank 0:00:20
110 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC – Columbia 0:01:13
111 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Omega Pharma-Lotto 0:01:32
112 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
113 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
114 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
115 Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:02:10
116 Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step 0:02:59
117 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha 0:07:32
118 Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por) Footon-Servetto 0:10:53
119 Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Team Radioshack
120 Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quick Step
121 Andrei Kunitski (Blr) Quick Step
122 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana
123 Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Astana
124 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
125 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
126 Serge Pauwels (Ned) Sky Professional Cycling Team
127 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Team Radioshack
128 Jack Bobridge (Aus) Garmin – Transitions
129 Kirk Carlsen (USA) Garmin – Transitions
130 Noe Gianetti (Swi) Footon-Servetto
131 Matthew Busche (USA) Team Radioshack
132 Matthias Russ (Ger) Team Milram
133 Thomas Vedel Kvist (Den) Quick Step
134 Robert Förster (Ger) Team Milram
135 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram
136 Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
137 Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana
138 Sergey Renev (Kaz) Astana
139 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC – Columbia
140 Allan Davis (Aus) Astana
141 Scott Davis (Aus) Astana
142 Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank
143 Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Omega Pharma-Lotto
144 Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervelo TestTeam
145 Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team
146 Travis Meyer (Aus) Garmin – Transitions
147 Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank
148 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team Katusha
149 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Team Katusha
150 Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-Doimo
151 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Sky Professional Cycling Team
152 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Sky Professional Cycling Team
153 Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team
154 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team HTC – Columbia
DNF Joao Correia (Por) Cervelo TestTeam
DNS Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-Servetto
Geral Individual
1 Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Doimo 9:24:28
2 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team HTC – Columbia 0:00:09
3 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française Des Jeux
4 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese Vini 0:00:11
5 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC – Columbia 0:00:12
6 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d’Epargne 0:00:14
7 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 0:00:15
8 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo
9 Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
10 Haimar Zubeldia Aguirre (Spa) Team Radioshack
11 Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:16
12 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank
13 Fabio Felline (Ita) Footon-Servetto
14 Juan Jose Oroz (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 0:00:17
15 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
16 Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Team Katusha
17 Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank
18 Adam Hansen (Aus) Team HTC – Columbia
19 Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin – Transitions 0:00:18
20 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha 0:00:19
21 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank
22 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
23 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française Des Jeux
24 Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin – Transitions
25 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto 0:00:20
26 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team Radioshack
27 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram
28 Markus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram 0:00:21
29 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank
30 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin – Transitions
31 Tiago Machado (Por) Team Radioshack
32 Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC Racing Team
33 Markus Eibegger (Aut) Footon-Servetto
34 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale
35 Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Quick Step
36 Matthias Brändle (Aut) Footon-Servetto 0:00:22
37 Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini
38 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank
39 Ben Swift (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team
40 Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini
41 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank
42 Marcel Wyss (Swi) Cervelo TestTeam
43 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux 0:00:23
44 André Steensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank 0:00:24
45 Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux
46 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:25
47 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto
48 Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
49 Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin – Transitions
50 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
51 Stefan Denifl (Aut) Cervelo TestTeam 0:00:26
52 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
53 Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Team Katusha
54 Arthur Vichot (Fra) Française Des Jeux 0:00:27
55 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Doimo
56 Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram
57 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 0:00:28
58 Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team
59 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Farnese Vini
60 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana
61 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Team Radioshack 0:00:29
62 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française Des Jeux
63 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
64 Dmitry Kozontchouk (Rus) Rabobank
65 Juan Mauricio Soler Hernandez (Col) Caisse d’Epargne 0:00:30
66 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram 0:00:31
67 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale
68 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas-Doimo 0:00:32
69 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
70 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:00:33
71 Alexsandre Diachenko (Kaz) Astana 0:00:34
72 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux
73 René Mandri (Est) AG2R La Mondiale
74 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
75 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha 0:00:35
76 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
77 Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) Garmin – Transitions
78 Oscar Pujol Munoz (Spa) Cervelo TestTeam
79 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervelo TestTeam 0:00:36
80 Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step 0:00:38
81 Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
82 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini
83 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:39
84 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
85 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 0:00:40
86 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d’Epargne
87 Enrico Magazzini (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini
88 Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank
89 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Team Katusha 0:00:43
90 Morris Possoni (Ita) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:00:44
91 Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 0:00:46
92 Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 0:00:47
93 Richie Porte (Aus) Team Saxo Bank 0:00:58
94 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 0:01:03
95 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 0:01:53
96 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Omega Pharma-Lotto 0:01:55
97 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 0:01:59
98 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 0:02:00
97 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 0:01:59
98 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 0:02:00
99 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC – Columbia 0:09:36
100 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team HTC – Columbia 0:09:47
101 Simon Zahner (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:09:50
102 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Team Radioshack 0:09:51
103 Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo Bank 0:09:52
104 Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:09:53
105 Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 0:09:55
106 Jeffry Louder (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:09:56
107 Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step
108 Davide Appolonio (Ita) Cervelo TestTeam 0:09:57
109 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:10:03
110 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step
111 Dominik Roels (Ger) Team Milram 0:10:04
112 Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) Team Saxo Bank 0:10:07
113 Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank 0:10:09
114 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC – Columbia 0:11:06
115 Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-Doimo 0:11:13
116 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 0:11:16
117 Andrei Kunitski (Blr) Quick Step
118 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram 0:11:17
119 Matthias Russ (Ger) Team Milram 0:11:18
120 Allan Davis (Aus) Astana 0:11:19
121 Matthew Busche (USA) Team Radioshack 0:11:20
122 Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team
123 Travis Meyer (Aus) Garmin – Transitions 0:11:22
124 Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Team Radioshack
125 Jack Bobridge (Aus) Garmin – Transitions 0:11:24
126 Kirk Carlsen (USA) Garmin – Transitions 0:11:26
127 Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:11:56
128 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Team Katusha 0:12:00
129 Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step 0:12:52
130 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:20:36
131 Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank 0:20:40
132 Robert Förster (Ger) Team Milram 0:20:45
133 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana 0:20:46
134 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 0:20:48
135 Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:20:52
136 Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por) Footon-Servetto 0:20:53
137 Serge Pauwels (Ned) Sky Professional Cycling Team
138 Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quick Step 0:20:54
139 Sergey Renev (Kaz) Astana 0:20:55
140 Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Astana 0:20:57
141 Thomas Vedel Kvist (Den) Quick Step 0:21:05
142 Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana 0:21:07
143 Scott Davis (Aus) Astana 0:21:11
144 Noe Gianetti (Swi) Footon-Servetto 0:21:14
145 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha 0:22:05
146 Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank 0:25:19
147 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team HTC – Columbia 0:25:24
148 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC – Columbia 0:25:29
149 Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 0:25:35
150 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team Katusha 0:25:41
151 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Team Radioshack 0:27:45
152 Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Omega Pharma-Lotto 0:28:34
153 Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervelo TestTeam 0:28:37
154 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:28:39
O eslovaco Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Doimo) reforçou hoje o estatuto de coqueluche do ciclismo mundial ao conquistar a primeira etapa em linha da Volta à Romandia, disputada ao longo de 175,6 quilómetros, entre Porrentruy e Fleurier. A vitória deu ao jovem a liderança da corrida, graças às bonificações. Os sprinters tinham esperança de poder discutir esta tirada, mas a última montanha da jornada, a 43 quilómetros da meta, acabou com essas aspirações, já que os velocistas, entre os quais Manuel Cardoso (Footon-Servetto), ficaram irremediavelmente para trás.
Antes das decisões, brilharam três corredores que andaram grande parte da etapa escapados. Chad Beyer (BMC), Andrey Zeits (Astana) e Thibaut Pinot (Francaise des Jeux) foram os heróis da jornada, chegaram a ter uma vantagem de quase nove minutos, mas sucumbiram à perseguição movida pela HTC-Columbia. Só que na última subida o sprinter da equipa estadunidense, Mark Cavendish, não aguentou a pedalada e perdeu o contacto com o pelotão. Pinot atacou a solo, tentando aproveitar a desorientação que poderia suceder-se no pelotão, após a cedência de terreno pelos velocistas. Acabou por não ir longe, assim como também não vingaram as inúmeras tentativas de outros corredores.
No grupo que abordou a chegada para discutir a vitória, Peter Sagan foi o mais forte, seguido por Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre-Farnese Vini) e por Nicolas Roche (Ag2r), segundo e terceiro, respectivamente. Tiago Machado (RadioShack), 30º, foi o melhor português. O colega de equipa Sérgio Paulinho também chegou no grupo principal, no 99º posto. Manuel Cardoso cedeu 9m28s e João Correia (Cervélo) perdeu mais de 14 minutos.
Peter Sagan passou para o comando da geral individual, com 9 segundos de vantagem sobre o anterior líder, Marco Pinotti (HTC-Columbia). Jeremy Roy (Française des Jeux) é o terceiro, a 12 segundos. Tiago Machado subiu ao 31º lugar, a 21 segundos de Sagan. Sérgio Paulinho é o 77º, a 29 segundos. Manuel Cardoso ocupa a posição 131, a 10m00s. João Correia é o 151º, a 14m46s.
A etapa de amanhã tem 171,8 quilómetros, com partida e chegada a Friburgo. A segunda metade disputa-se num circuito de permanente sobe e desce, com duas escaladas a contarem para a classificação da montanha.
CLASSIFICAÇÕES
Etapa
1 Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Doimo 4:50:21
2 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini
3 Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale
4 Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana
5 Fabio Felline (Ita) Footon-Servetto
6 Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin – Transitions
7 Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin – Transitions
8 Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank
9 Ben Swift (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team
10 Stefan Denifl (Aut) Cervélo TestTeam
11 Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC Racing Team
12 Jeremy Roy (Fra) Française Des Jeux
13 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
14 Allan Davis (Aus) Astana
15 Andrei Kunitski (Blr) Quick Step
16 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
17 Jan Bakelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
18 Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Rabobank
19 Mauricio Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank
20 Richie Porte (Aus) Team Saxo Bank
21 Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Team Katusha
22 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale
23 Arthur Vichot (Fra) Française Des Jeux
24 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo
25 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank
26 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha
27 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux
28 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d’Epargne
29 Rene Mandri (Est) AG2R La Mondiale
30 Tiago Machado (Por) Team Radioshack
31 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française Des Jeux
32 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram
33 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team Radioshack
34 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese Vini
35 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
36 Gianpaolo Caruso (Ita) Team Katusha
37 Travis Meyer (Aus) Garmin – Transitions
38 Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
39 Andre Steensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
40 Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
41 Johannes Froehlinger (Ger) Team Milram
42 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC – Columbia
43 Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana
44 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale
45 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Sky Professional Cycling Team
46 Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram
47 Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Team Katusha
48 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin – Transitions
49 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team HTC – Columbia
50 Matthew Busche (USA) Team Radioshack
51 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto
52 Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini
53 Morris Possoni (Ita) Sky Professional Cycling Team
54 Markus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram
55 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank
56 Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Quick Step
57 Marcel Wyss (Swi) Cervélo TestTeam
58 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Team Radioshack
59 Matthias Brandle (Aut) Footon-Servetto
60 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank
61 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank
62 Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
63 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto
64 Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
65 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Farnese Vini
66 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
67 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
68 Kirk Carlsen (USA) Garmin – Transitions
69 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step
70 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha
71 Remy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux
72 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
73 Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team
74 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Doimo
75 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
76 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
77 Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
78 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervélo TestTeam
79 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française Des Jeux
80 Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
81 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d’Epargne
82 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
83 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
84 Matthias Russ (Ger) Team Milram
85 Jose Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Team Radioshack
86 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini
87 Markus Eibegger (Aut) Footon-Servetto
88 Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-Doimo
89 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
90 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux
91 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank
92 Murilo Fischer (Bra) Garmin – Transitions
93 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
94 Bjoern Schroeder (Ger) Team Milram
95 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas-Doimo
96 Enrico Magazzini (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini
97 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini
98 Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini
99 Paulinho S M M (Por) Team Radioshack
100 Adam Hansen (Aus) Team HTC – Columbia
101 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
102 Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team
103 Soler Hernandez (Col) Caisse d’Epargne
104 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
105 Oscar Pujol Munoz (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam
106 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Omega Pharma-Lotto
107 Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin – Transitions
108 Jack Bobridge (Aus) Garmin – Transitions 0:00:13
109 Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 0:00:19
110 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Française Des Jeux 0:00:34
111 Laszlo Bodrogi (Fra) Team Katusha 0:00:43
112 Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quick Step 0:09:28
113 Thomas Vedel Kvist (Den) Quick Step
114 Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Astana
115 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana
116 Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step
117 Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step
118 Noe Gianetti (Swi) Footon-Servetto
119 Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) Team Saxo Bank
120 Michael Schaer (Swi) BMC Racing Team
121 Simon Zahner (Swi) BMC Racing Team
122 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team
123 Aranburu Markel Irizar (Spa) Team Radioshack
124 Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana
125 Sergey Renev (Kaz) Astana
126 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
127 Scott Davis (Aus) Astana
128 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team HTC – Columbia
129 Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-Servetto
130 Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo Bank
131 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step
132 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC – Columbia
133 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Sky Professional Cycling Team
134 Davide Appollonio (Ita) Cervélo TestTeam
135 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
136 Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank
137 Cardoso M A L (Por) Footon-Servetto
138 Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank
139 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC – Columbia
140 Greg Henderson (NZl) Sky Professional Cycling Team
141 Dominik Roels (Ger) Team Milram
142 Robert Forster (Ger) Team Milram
143 Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team
144 Jeffry Louder (USA) BMC Racing Team
145 Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team
146 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha 0:14:13
147 Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
148 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team HTC – Columbia
149 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC – Columbia
150 Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank
151 Joao Correia (Por) Cervélo TestTeam
152 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team Katusha
153 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Team Radioshack 0:16:30
154 Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam 0:17:14
155 Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Omega Pharma-Lotto
156 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Sky Professional Cycling Team
DNS Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Footon-Servetto
DNS Joaquin Novoa Menedez (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam
DNS Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team
Geral Individual
1 Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Doimo 4:55:29
2 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team HTC – Columbia 0:00:09
3 Jeremy Roy (Fra) Française Des Jeux 0:00:12
4 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC – Columbia
5 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d’Epargne 0:00:14
6 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 0:00:15
7 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo
8 Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
9 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Team Radioshack
10 Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:16
11 Fabio Felline (Ita) Footon-Servetto
12 Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 0:00:17
13 Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
14 Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Team Katusha
15 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank
16 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese Vini
17 Adam Hansen (Aus) Team HTC – Columbia
18 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank 0:00:18
19 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 0:00:19
20 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha
21 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
22 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française Des Jeux
23 Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin – Transitions
24 Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-Doimo 0:00:20
25 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto
26 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team Radioshack
27 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram
28 Markus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram 0:00:21
29 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank
30 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin – Transitions
31 Tiago Machado (Por) Team Radioshack
32 Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC Racing Team
33 Markus Eibegger (Aut) Footon-Servetto
34 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale
35 Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
36 Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Quick Step
37 Matthias Brandle (Aut) Footon-Servetto 0:00:22
38 Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini
39 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank
40 Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin – Transitions
41 Ben Swift (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team
42 Mauricio Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank
43 Marcel Wyss (Swi) Cervélo TestTeam
44 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 0:00:23
45 Andrei Kunitski (Blr) Quick Step
46 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux
47 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Omega Pharma-Lotto
48 Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini
49 Andre Steensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank 0:00:24
50 Bjoern Schroeder (Ger) Team Milram
51 Remy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux
52 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:25
53 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto
54 Jan Bakelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
55 Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin – Transitions
56 Matthias Russ (Ger) Team Milram
57 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
58 Stefan Denifl (Aut) Cervélo TestTeam 0:00:26
59 Allan Davis (Aus) Astana
60 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
61 Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Team Katusha
62 Arthur Vichot (Fra) Française Des Jeux 0:00:27
63 Matthew Busche (USA) Team Radioshack
64 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
65 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Doimo
66 Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team
67 Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram
68 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 0:00:28
69 Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team
70 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Farnese Vini
71 Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana
72 Travis Meyer (Aus) Garmin – Transitions 0:00:29
73 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française Des Jeux
74 Jose Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Team Radioshack
75 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
76 Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Rabobank
77 Paulinho S M M (Por) Team Radioshack
78 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 0:00:30
79 Soler Hernandez (Col) Caisse d’Epargne
80 Johannes Froehlinger (Ger) Team Milram 0:00:31
81 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale
82 Jack Bobridge (Aus) Garmin – Transitions
83 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas-Doimo 0:00:32
84 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
85 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:00:33
86 Kirk Carlsen (USA) Garmin – Transitions
87 Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana 0:00:34
88 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux
89 Rene Mandri (Est) AG2R La Mondiale
90 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
91 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha 0:00:35
92 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
93 Murilo Fischer (Bra) Garmin – Transitions
94 Oscar Pujol Munoz (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam
95 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervélo TestTeam 0:00:36
96 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step 0:00:38
97 Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
98 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini
99 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:39
100 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
101 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 0:00:40
102 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d’Epargne
103 Enrico Magazzini (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini
104 Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank
105 Gianpaolo Caruso (Ita) Team Katusha 0:00:43
106 Morris Possoni (Ita) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:00:44
107 Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 0:00:46
108 Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 0:00:47
109 Richie Porte (Aus) Team Saxo Bank 0:00:58
110 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Française Des Jeux 0:01:03
111 Laszlo Bodrogi (Fra) Team Katusha 0:01:07
112 Greg Henderson (NZl) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:09:43
113 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC – Columbia 0:09:46
114 Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team
115 Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) Team Saxo Bank 0:09:47
116 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team HTC – Columbia
117 Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank
118 Simon Zahner (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:09:50
119 Aranburu Markel Irizar (Spa) Team Radioshack 0:09:51
120 Robert Forster (Ger) Team Milram 0:09:52
121 Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo Bank
122 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana 0:09:53
123 Michael Schaer (Swi) BMC Racing Team
124 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC – Columbia
125 Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step
126 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 0:09:55
127 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
128 Jeffry Louder (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:09:56
129 Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step
130 Davide Appollonio (Ita) Cervélo TestTeam 0:09:57
131 Cardoso M A L (Por) Footon-Servetto 0:10:00
132 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Sky Professional Cycling Team
133 Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quick Step 0:10:01
134 Sergey Renev (Kaz) Astana 0:10:02
135 Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team
136 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:10:03
137 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step
138 Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-Servetto
139 Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Astana 0:10:04
140 Dominik Roels (Ger) Team Milram
141 Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank 0:10:09
142 Thomas Vedel Kvist (Den) Quick Step 0:10:12
143 Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana 0:10:14
144 Scott Davis (Aus) Astana 0:10:18
145 Noe Gianetti (Swi) Footon-Servetto 0:10:21
146 Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank 0:14:26
147 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team HTC – Columbia 0:14:31
148 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha 0:14:34
149 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC – Columbia 0:14:36
150 Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 0:14:42
151 Joao Correia (Por) Cervélo TestTeam 0:14:46
152 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team Katusha 0:14:48
153 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Team Radioshack 0:16:52
154 Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Omega Pharma-Lotto 0:17:41
155 Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam 0:17:44
156 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:17:46
O checo eslovaco Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Doimo) voltou a fazer das suas, arrancando num topo, a cerca de 2 quilómetros da meta, e vencendo a quinta etapa do Paris-Nice. O espanhol Alberto Contador (Astana) conservou a liderança, numa etapa muito movimentada, na qual precisou de atenção constante para não ficar em qualquer corte, algo que sucedeu ao português Tiago Machado (RadioShack), a 20 quilómetros do final. A Caisse d’Epargne trabalhou bastante, conseguiu levar León Sánchez (durante a viagem) e Alejandro Valverde (na meta) às bonificações, mas não atingiu o objectivo principal: ganhar a tirada de 157 quilómetros, que ligou Pernes les Fontaines a Aix-en-Provence.
A etapa previa-se de transição entre a chegada em alto de ontem e as jornadas duríssimas de sábado e de domingo, mas os corredores voltaram a provar a velha máxima segundo a qual são eles próprios que fazem a dificuldade das corridas e não apenas os traçados. Foi com um espírito muito combativo que o pelotão abordou a tirada de hoje, resultando daí uma média final de 44 km/h e também diferentes situações de corrida, com o pelotão a partir-se e a reagrupar-se várias vezes.
O grande grupo foi perdendo unidades, acabando por ser dizimado, a 20 quilómetros do final, pela acção da Ag2r. Naquilo que pareceu um misto de trabalho ensaiado com o aproveitamento da oportunidade de deixar para trás um rival francês, Thomas Voeckler (Bbox Bouygues Telecom), que furara, a Ag2r impôs um ritmo elevadíssimo, que potenciou os efeitos do vento e das constantes mudanças de direcção. O esforço da equipa gaulesa seccionou o pelotão. Para trás, entre outros, ficaram Voeckler, Tiago Machado e Xavier Tondo (Cervélo). O grupo dianteiro não resistiu unido até final, pois nem todos conseguiram aguentar a pedalada imposta pela Ag2r. Entre os que cederam esteve Levi Leipheimer (RadioShack).
Numa aproximação à meta com pequenos topos, Peter Sagan aproveitou para se distanciar do primeiro grupo, onde morava grande parte dos favoritos ao triunfo final. Apesar da tenaz perseguição movida por León Sánchez, que pretendia levar o rápido Valverde à vitória na tirada, o checo eslovaco teve tempo para erguer os braços pela segunda vez nesta corrida. Mirco Lorenzetto (Lampre-Farnese Vini) encabeçou os perseguidores, a dois segundos do vencedor da etapa. Valverde foi o terceiro. Tiago Machado chegaria 2m35s depois de Sagan, em 78º.
Escapando a todas as emboscadas como quem escapa seco entre pingos de chuva, Alberto Contador manteve a liderança, dispondo de 20 segundos de vantagem sobre Alejandro Valverde, segundo classificado, e de 25 segundos para Roman Kreuziger (Liquigas-Doimo), que é terceiro. Tiago Machado é o 64º, a 8m45s da camisola amarela. Com esta diferença, se tiver permissão da direcção da equipa, o luso deverá ter carta branca do pelotão para fazer o que tanto gosta: sair do pelotão para dar espectáculo. Para isso dispõe de duas etapas muito exigentes. A primeira é já amanhã, levando os corredores de Peynier até Tourrettes sur Loup ao longo de 220 quilómetros, pontuados por oito contagens de montanha. A mais importante de todas, única de primeira categoria, está instalada ao quilómetro 187,5.
1 Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas – Doimo 3:34:15
2 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre – Farnese Vini 0:00:02
3 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
4 Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux
5 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank
6 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling Team
7 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskatltel – Euskadi
8 Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale
9 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Team HTC – Columbia
10 Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana
11 Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom
12 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha
13 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha
14 Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Saur – Sojasun
15 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Omega Pharma – Lotto
16 Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank
17 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step
18 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française des Jeux
19 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskatltel – Euskadi
20 David Millar (GBr) Garmin – Transitions
21 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas – Doimo
22 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step
23 Reine Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
24 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
25 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank
26 Luis-Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
27 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:25
28 Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
29 Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma – Lotto
30 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank
31 Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step
32 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Team RadioShack
33 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur – Sojasun
34 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre – Farnese Vini
35 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
36 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin – Transitions
37 Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin – Transitions
38 Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas – Doimo
39 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas – Doimo
40 Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
41 Laurent Didier (Lux) Team Saxo Bank
42 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioShack
43 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step
44 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas – Doimo
45 Craig Lewis (USA) Team HTC – Columbia
46 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Saur – Sojasun
47 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française des Jeux 0:00:44
48 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:46
49 Ivan Velasco (Spa) Euskatltel – Euskadi
50 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Astana
51 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana
52 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 0:01:08
53 Mickael Cherel (Fra) Française des Jeux
54 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskatltel – Euskadi
55 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
56 Dimitri Champion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:01:32
57 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre – Farnese Vini 0:01:44
58 Christopher Horner (USA) Team RadioShack 0:01:58
59 Xavier Tondo (Spa) Cervélo Test Team 0:02:36
60 Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil – Shimano
61 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Sky Professional Cycling Team
62 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Team RadioShack
63 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
64 Chris Sorensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
65 Yury Trofimov (Rus) Bbox Bouygues Telecom
66 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank
67 Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil – Shimano
68 Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil – Shimano
69 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha
70 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des Jeux
71 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha
72 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom
73 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux
74 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Team Katusha
75 Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank
76 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC – Columbia
77 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
78 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre – Farnese Vini
79 Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShack
80 Christian Meier (Can) Garmin – Transitions
81 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack
82 Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin – Transitions
83 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma – Lotto
84 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom
85 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom
86 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervélo Test Team
87 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom
88 Benat Intxausti (Spa) Euskatltel – Euskadi
89 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Sky Professional Cycling Team
90 Brice Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
91 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre – Farnese Vini
92 Julien El Fares (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
93 Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana
94 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d’Epargne
95 Joan Horrach (Spa) Team Katusha
96 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Cervélo Test Team
97 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step
98 Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskatltel – Euskadi
99 William Bonnet (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom 0:03:57
100 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 0:03:58
101 Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
102 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:16:50
103 Adam Hansen (Aus) Team HTC – Columbia
104 Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
105 Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC – Columbia
106 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Astana
107 Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank
108 Richie Porte (Aus) Team Saxo Bank
109 Koen De Kort (Ned) Skil – Shimano
110 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank
111 Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil – Shimano
112 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team
113 Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
114 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française des Jeux
115 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervélo Test Team
116 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Française des Jeux
117 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Saur – Sojasun
118 Bjorn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
119 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Astana
120 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
121 Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom
122 José Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
123 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana
124 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur – Sojasun
125 Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Astana
126 Mauro Finetto (Ita) Liquigas – Doimo
127 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Omega Pharma – Lotto
128 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale
129 Jeremy Galland (Fra) Saur – Sojasun
130 Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Skil – Shimano
131 Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil – Shimano
132 Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
133 Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Saur – Sojasun
134 Mickaël Delage (Fra) Omega Pharma – Lotto
135 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank
136 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank
137 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Team Katusha
138 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre – Farnese Vini
139 Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank
140 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma – Lotto
141 Nicolas Maes (Bel) Quick Step
142 Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
143 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Sky Professional Cycling Team
144 Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
145 Jürgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma – Lotto
146 Mikel Nieve (Spa) Euskatltel – Euskadi
147 Stephen Cummings (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team
148 Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervélo Test Team
149 Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur – Sojasun
150 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team RadioShack
151 Romain Sicard (Fra) Euskatltel – Euskadi
152 Ted King (USA) Cervélo Test Team
153 Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin – Transitions
154 Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin – Transitions
155 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step
156 David Le Lay (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
157 Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas – Doimo
158 Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank
159 André Greipel (Ger) Team HTC – Columbia
160 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
161 Yann Huguet (Fra) Skil – Shimano
DNF Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
DNF Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank
DNF Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Omega Pharma – Lotto
DNF Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas – Doimo
DNS Serge Pauwels (Bel) Sky Professional Cycling Team
Geral individual
1 Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana 20:41:40
2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 0:00:20
3 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas – Doimo 0:00:25
4 Luis-Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 0:00:26
5 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskatltel – Euskadi 0:00:29
6 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank 0:00:34
7 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha 0:00:36
8 Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas – Doimo 0:00:42
9 David Millar (GBr) Garmin – Transitions 0:01:02
10 Reine Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 0:01:06
11 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Omega Pharma – Lotto 0:01:15
12 Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Saur – Sojasun 0:01:16
13 Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale 0:01:22
14 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step 0:01:27
15 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:01:30
16 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française des Jeux 0:01:32
17 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioShack 0:01:56
18 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:01:58
19 Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:02:02
20 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 0:02:05
21 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 0:02:22
22 Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom 0:02:30
23 Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step 0:02:59
24 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 0:03:18
25 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas – Doimo 0:03:19
26 Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma – Lotto 0:03:22
27 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom 0:03:39
28 Xavier Tondo (Spa) Cervélo Test Team 0:03:48
29 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha 0:03:52
30 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack 0:03:57
31 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux 0:04:03
32 Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas – Doimo 0:04:07
33 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Astana 0:04:12
34 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:04:20
35 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervélo Test Team 0:04:21
36 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 0:04:28
37 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC – Columbia 0:04:35
38 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 0:04:47
39 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre – Farnese Vini 0:04:51
40 Mickael Cherel (Fra) Française des Jeux 0:04:58
41 Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil – Shimano 0:05:10
42 Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank 0:05:42
43 Yury Trofimov (Rus) Bbox Bouygues Telecom 0:05:46
44 Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
45 Julien El Fares (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 0:05:52
46 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma – Lotto 0:05:54
47 Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil – Shimano 0:05:56
48 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana 0:05:57
49 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha 0:06:02
50 Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux 0:06:40
51 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Cervélo Test Team 0:06:43
52 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Team RadioShack 0:06:58
53 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step 0:07:29
54 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step 0:07:45
55 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha 0:07:54
56 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskatltel – Euskadi 0:07:57
57 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française des Jeux 0:08:00
58 Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin – Transitions 0:08:11
59 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step 0:08:13
60 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom 0:08:23
61 Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin – Transitions 0:08:24
62 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Team Katusha 0:08:27
63 Joan Horrach (Spa) Team Katusha 0:08:33
64 Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShack 0:08:45
65 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre – Farnese Vini 0:08:51
66 Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskatltel – Euskadi 0:08:52
67 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 0:09:14
68 Laurent Didier (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 0:09:20
69 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 0:10:55
70 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas – Doimo 0:11:06
71 Chris Sorensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank 0:11:37
72 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre – Farnese Vini 0:11:39
73 Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank 0:11:41
74 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskatltel – Euskadi 0:11:58
75 Dimitri Champion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:12:08
76 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:12:18
77 Ivan Velasco (Spa) Euskatltel – Euskadi 0:12:52
78 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Saur – Sojasun 0:13:11
79 Benat Intxausti (Spa) Euskatltel – Euskadi 0:13:18
80 William Bonnet (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom 0:13:23
81 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des Jeux 0:13:41
82 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur – Sojasun 0:13:57
83 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre – Farnese Vini 0:13:59
84 Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana 0:15:12
85 Brice Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:15:36
86 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Team HTC – Columbia 0:16:00
87 Christian Meier (Can) Garmin – Transitions 0:16:16
88 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom 0:16:28
89 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:16:31
90 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin – Transitions 0:16:35
91 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank 0:16:58
92 Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil – Shimano 0:17:06
93 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Team RadioShack 0:18:13
94 Romain Sicard (Fra) Euskatltel – Euskadi 0:18:33
95 Christopher Horner (USA) Team RadioShack 0:18:38
96 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:19:15
97 Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin – Transitions 0:20:05
98 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 0:20:34
99 Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC – Columbia 0:21:03
100 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre – Farnese Vini 0:21:18
101 Craig Lewis (USA) Team HTC – Columbia 0:21:34
102 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d’Epargne 0:21:49
103 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Team Katusha 0:22:08
104 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur – Sojasun 0:22:19
105 Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur – Sojasun 0:22:38
106 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom 0:22:52
107 José Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 0:22:55
108 Mickaël Delage (Fra) Omega Pharma – Lotto 0:24:10
109 David Le Lay (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:25:16
110 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:25:18
111 Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 0:25:20
112 Jeremy Galland (Fra) Saur – Sojasun 0:26:12
113 Jürgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma – Lotto 0:27:07
114 Koen De Kort (Ned) Skil – Shimano 0:27:08
115 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervélo Test Team 0:27:17
116 Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom 0:27:19
117 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:27:50
118 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank 0:28:51
119 Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:29:11
120 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma – Lotto 0:29:57
121 Stephen Cummings (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:30:08
122 Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervélo Test Team 0:30:35
123 André Greipel (Ger) Team HTC – Columbia 0:30:44
124 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank 0:30:45
125 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team RadioShack 0:30:56
126 Adam Hansen (Aus) Team HTC – Columbia 0:30:59
127 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale 0:31:15
128 Nicolas Maes (Bel) Quick Step 0:31:25
129 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:31:41
130 Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:31:47
131 Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank 0:31:48
132 Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Skil – Shimano 0:31:49
133 Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank 0:32:00
134 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Astana 0:32:38
135 Ted King (USA) Cervélo Test Team 0:33:05
136 Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin – Transitions 0:33:36
137 Mikel Nieve (Spa) Euskatltel – Euskadi 0:34:04
138 Mauro Finetto (Ita) Liquigas – Doimo 0:34:20
139 Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 0:35:24
140 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank 0:35:31
141 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française des Jeux 0:35:34
142 Yann Huguet (Fra) Skil – Shimano 0:36:52
143 Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Saur – Sojasun 0:37:24
144 Bjorn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:37:27
145 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre – Farnese Vini 0:37:41
146 Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Astana 0:38:10
147 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Française des Jeux 0:38:18
148 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana 0:38:59
149 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Omega Pharma – Lotto 0:39:05
150 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Astana 0:39:10
151 Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas – Doimo 0:39:44
152 Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil – Shimano 0:40:30
153 Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 0:40:57
154 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank 0:41:54
155 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Saur – Sojasun 0:43:35
156 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step 0:47:18
157 Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank 0:47:39
158 Richie Porte (Aus) Team Saxo Bank 0:49:11
159 Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:52:04
160 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:56:09
161 Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil – Shimano 0:56:29
O eslovaco Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Doimo), 20 anos, confirmou hoje as excelentes indicações que vinha dando no Paris-Nice, e venceu a terceira etapa da competição francesa. A grande revelação da prova conseguiu entrar no corte decisivo, formado num curta mas íngreme subida de segunda categoria, a pouco mais de três quilómetros da meta. Apesar da companhia de respeito – Alberto Contador (Astana), Joaquín Rodríguez (Katusha), Jens Voigt (Saxo Bank), Tony Martin (Team HTC-Columbia) e Nicolas Roche (Ag2r) -, Sagan não se amedrontou e foi o mais rápido num sprint em força, no qual se superiorizou a Rodríguez e a Roche, segundo e terceiro, respectivamente.
Numa jornada marcada por grande amplitude etária, o alemão Jens Voit, com idade para ser pai de Sagan – está a meses de completar 39 anos – assumiu a liderança da prova, desapossando Lars Boom (Rabobank) da camisola amarela. O português Tiago Machado (RadioShack) esteve atento e em bom nível, terminando a etapa no pelotão principal, na 55ª posição, a 6 segundos do vencedor da tirada. Na geral, o famalicense subiu 12 lugares, sendo o 102º, a 5m20s de Jens Voigt.
Entre os principais favoritos, Alberto Contador foi aquele que se mostrou em melhor momento. A maior desilusão foi a prestação de Luis León Sánchez (Caisse D’Epargne), que teve a equipa a trabalhar para ele na frente do pelotão, durante grande parte da jornada, mas que, no momento da verdade, a subida que distava três quilómetros da meta, não conseguiu acompanhar os homens que mudaram de velocidade e provocaram um corte para o pelotão.
Até à íngreme escalada, os únicos motivos de interesse haviam sido o encurtamento da etapa em 53 quilómetros, devido à neve, e uma fuga de três corredores, Jurgen Roelandts (Omega Pharma-Lotto), Yann Huguet (Skil-Shimano) e Nikolas Maes (Quick Step). Os dois primeiros ainda resistiram até aos últimos dez quilómetros, mas foram alcançados antes da derradeira dificuldade da viagem de 155 quilómetros, entre Saint Junien e Aurillac.
Após uma jornada de intensa labuta, a Caisse D’Epargne deixou de se ver na cabeça do pelotão, no momento decisivo. Foi um prenúncio de que o líder da formação espanhola, León Sánchez, não estaria na melhor condição, mesmo que a localidade de chegada lhe trouxesse boas recordações, já que venceu uma etapa do Tour em Aurillac. O primeiro a mover-se foi Tony Martin, surpreendentemente lançado por André Greipel. No entanto, o ataque mais forte partiu do campeão irlandês de fundo, Nicolas Roche, que levou consigo Peter Sagan e Martin. Mais tarde seria a vez de Joaquín Rodríguez sair do pelotão, tendo Alberto Contador seguido na roda, seguido mais adiante por Jens Voigt.
O sexteto que se formou em cabeça de corrida atacou a descida para a meta na roda de Contador, pois o espanhol, depois de ter cedido 17 segundos na primeira etapa em linha, queria redimir-se e fazer uma demonstração de força, na véspera de uma difícil etapa com final em altitude. O grupo perseguidor foi encabeçado por Luis León Sánchez, que não esteve bem, mas conseguiu minimizar as perdas. Quem não pôde com as mudanças de ritmo foi o anterior camisola amarela, Lars Boom. O holandês cedeu 27 segundos para o vencedor da etapa e deixou escapar a liderança para Jens Voigt.
A quarta etapa, que se disputa amanhã, entre Maurs e Mende, é uma das mais difíceis da competição. Os corredores têm no cardápio 173 quilómetros polvilhados de dureza: Duas contagens de montanha de terceira categoria, outras tantas de segunda e uma de primeira, esta coincidente com a meta.
Foto: ASO
CLASSIFICAÇÕES
Etapa
1 Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas – Doimo 3:44:28
2 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha
3 Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale
4 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank 0:00:02
5 Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC – Columbia
6 Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana
7 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre – Farnese Vini 0:00:06
8 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
9 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Cervélo Test Team
10 Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
11 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha
12 Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil – Shimano
13 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha
14 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha
15 Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil – Shimano
16 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
17 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française des Jeux
18 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step
19 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas – Doimo
20 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskatltel – Euskadi
21 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom
22 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling Team
23 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Team Katusha
24 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
25 Reine Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
26 Luis-Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
27 Jeremy Galland (Fra) Saur – Sojasun
28 David Millar (GBr) Garmin – Transitions
29 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur – Sojasun
30 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana
31 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC – Columbia
32 Xavier Tondo (Spa) Cervélo Test Team
33 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma – Lotto
34 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom
35 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioShack
36 Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Saur – Sojasun
37 Stephen Cummings (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team
38 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack
39 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
40 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Omega Pharma – Lotto
41 Joan Horrach (Spa) Team Katusha
42 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank
43 Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas – Doimo
44 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step
45 Romain Sicard (Fra) Euskatltel – Euskadi
46 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step
47 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
48 Yury Trofimov (Rus) Bbox Bouygues Telecom
49 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
50 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
51 Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
52 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux
53 Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step
54 Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin – Transitions
55 Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShack
56 Bjorn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
57 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step
58 Mickael Cherel (Fra) Française des Jeux
59 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervélo Test Team
60 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas – Doimo
61 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Team Katusha
62 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre – Farnese Vini
63 Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur – Sojasun 0:00:22
64 Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma – Lotto
65 Julien El Fares (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 0:00:27
66 Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
67 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
68 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Astana
69 Mickaël Delage (Fra) Omega Pharma – Lotto
70 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
71 Chris Sorensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
72 Ivan Velasco (Spa) Euskatltel – Euskadi
73 Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom
74 Dimitri Champion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
75 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des Jeux
76 Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana
77 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française des Jeux
78 Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank
79 Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank
80 Mikel Nieve (Spa) Euskatltel – Euskadi
81 Mauro Finetto (Ita) Liquigas – Doimo 0:00:47
82 Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin – Transitions
83 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre – Farnese Vini
84 Christian Meier (Can) Garmin – Transitions
85 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma – Lotto
86 Laurent Didier (Lux) Team Saxo Bank
87 Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin – Transitions
88 William Bonnet (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom
89 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre – Farnese Vini
90 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:00:59
91 Koen De Kort (Ned) Skil – Shimano 0:01:06
92 Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux 0:01:15
93 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:01:17
94 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Sky Professional Cycling Team
95 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Sky Professional Cycling Team
96 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervélo Test Team
97 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas – Doimo
98 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank
99 Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Skil – Shimano
100 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Team RadioShack
101 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom
102 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskatltel – Euskadi
103 David Le Lay (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
104 Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskatltel – Euskadi
105 Craig Lewis (USA) Team HTC – Columbia
106 Benat Intxausti (Spa) Euskatltel – Euskadi
107 Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin – Transitions
108 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom
109 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team RadioShack
110 Adam Hansen (Aus) Team HTC – Columbia 0:01:49
111 André Greipel (Ger) Team HTC – Columbia
112 Brice Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
113 Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
114 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Omega Pharma – Lotto
115 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Astana 0:02:23
116 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Astana
117 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
118 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Omega Pharma – Lotto
119 Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervélo Test Team
120 Ted King (USA) Cervélo Test Team
121 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Team RadioShack
122 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank
123 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana
124 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank
125 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre – Farnese Vini
126 Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom
127 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
128 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française des Jeux
129 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Française des Jeux
130 José Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
131 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskatltel – Euskadi 0:02:26
132 Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil – Shimano
133 Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
134 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank
135 Jürgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma – Lotto
136 Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank
137 Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
138 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Team HTC – Columbia
139 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale
140 Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank
141 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervélo Test Team
142 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team
143 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin – Transitions
144 Christopher Horner (USA) Team RadioShack
145 Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas – Doimo
146 Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Saur – Sojasun 0:03:01
147 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Saur – Sojasun
148 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre – Farnese Vini 0:03:06
149 Yann Huguet (Fra) Skil – Shimano 0:03:57
150 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank 0:04:40
151 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
152 Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Astana
153 Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
154 Nicolas Maes (Bel) Quick Step
155 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur – Sojasun
156 Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank
157 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d’Epargne
158 Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 0:09:10
159 Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil – Shimano 0:12:15
160 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas – Doimo
161 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Saur – Sojasun
162 Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank
163 Richie Porte (Aus) Team Saxo Bank
164 Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil – Shimano
165 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Sky Professional Cycling Team
166 Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
167 Kévin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step
168 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step
DNF Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team HTC – Columbia
DNF Joaquin Novoa Menedez (Spa) Cervélo Test Team
DNS Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre – Farnese Vini
Geral
1 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank 12:40:26
2 Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas – Doimo 0:00:06
3 Luis-Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 0:00:09
4 David Millar (GBr) Garmin – Transitions 0:00:12
5 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas – Doimo 0:00:14
6 Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank 0:00:20
7 Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana
8 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack 0:00:24
9 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha 0:00:28
10 Xavier Tondo (Spa) Cervélo Test Team
11 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 0:00:30
12 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskatltel – Euskadi 0:00:33
13 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioShack 0:00:34
14 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana
15 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 0:00:37
16 Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC – Columbia 0:00:38
17 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Team Katusha 0:00:41
18 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Omega Pharma – Lotto
19 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha
20 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:44
21 Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale
22 Reine Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 0:00:45
23 Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur – Sojasun 0:00:46
24 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:00:47
25 Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:48
26 Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Saur – Sojasun 0:00:49
27 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC – Columbia 0:00:52
28 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step 0:00:53
29 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre – Farnese Vini
30 Romain Sicard (Fra) Euskatltel – Euskadi 0:00:54
31 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux 0:00:55
32 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:00:56
33 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 0:00:58
34 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom 0:01:00
35 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step 0:01:01
36 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Cervélo Test Team 0:01:04
37 Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil – Shimano 0:01:05
38 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 0:01:06
39 Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank 0:01:07
40 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma – Lotto
41 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step 0:01:09
42 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom 0:01:10
43 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
44 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas – Doimo
45 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha 0:01:11
46 Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin – Transitions
47 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française des Jeux 0:01:13
48 Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step
49 Jeremy Galland (Fra) Saur – Sojasun 0:01:14
50 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Team Katusha
51 Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil – Shimano 0:01:15
52 Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma – Lotto 0:01:16
53 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervélo Test Team
54 Julien El Fares (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 0:01:17
55 Yury Trofimov (Rus) Bbox Bouygues Telecom
56 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step 0:01:18
57 Joan Horrach (Spa) Team Katusha 0:01:20
58 Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom 0:01:21
59 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur – Sojasun 0:01:23
60 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
61 William Bonnet (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom 0:01:24
62 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Astana 0:01:27
63 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha
64 Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas – Doimo 0:01:30
65 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Sky Professional Cycling Team
66 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:01:35
67 Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:01:39
68 Mickaël Delage (Fra) Omega Pharma – Lotto 0:01:44
69 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre – Farnese Vini 0:01:46
70 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma – Lotto 0:01:48
71 Mickael Cherel (Fra) Française des Jeux 0:01:51
72 Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin – Transitions 0:01:53
73 Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux 0:02:01
74 Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskatltel – Euskadi 0:02:10
75 Laurent Didier (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 0:02:12
76 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Team RadioShack 0:02:24
77 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervélo Test Team 0:02:25
78 André Greipel (Ger) Team HTC – Columbia 0:02:35
79 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank 0:02:36
80 Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:02:37
81 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas – Doimo 0:02:39
82 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskatltel – Euskadi 0:02:46
83 Adam Hansen (Aus) Team HTC – Columbia 0:02:50
84 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:02:58
85 José Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 0:03:02
86 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank 0:03:03
87 Jürgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma – Lotto 0:03:05
88 Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:03:16
89 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervélo Test Team 0:03:17
90 Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom
91 Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervélo Test Team 0:03:24
92 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Saur – Sojasun 0:03:29
93 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskatltel – Euskadi 0:03:35
94 Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:03:38
95 Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank 0:03:39
96 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 0:03:46
97 Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank 0:03:51
98 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Astana 0:04:29
99 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Team HTC – Columbia 0:04:39
100 Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil – Shimano 0:04:51
101 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:05:07
102 Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShack 0:05:20
103 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur – Sojasun 0:05:24
104 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 0:05:27
105 Koen De Kort (Ned) Skil – Shimano 0:05:58
106 Chris Sorensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
107 Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin – Transitions 0:06:02
108 Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 0:06:12
109 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française des Jeux 0:06:23
110 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des Jeux 0:06:28
111 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:06:39
112 Nicolas Maes (Bel) Quick Step 0:06:44
113 David Le Lay (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:06:45
114 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank 0:07:22
115 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 0:08:12
116 Ted King (USA) Cervélo Test Team 0:08:13
117 Dimitri Champion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:08:24
118 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre – Farnese Vini 0:08:43
119 Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin – Transitions 0:08:44
120 Mikel Nieve (Spa) Euskatltel – Euskadi 0:08:53
121 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre – Farnese Vini 0:08:54
122 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom 0:08:57
123 Ivan Velasco (Spa) Euskatltel – Euskadi 0:09:03
124 Christian Meier (Can) Garmin – Transitions
125 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Française des Jeux 0:09:06
126 Stephen Cummings (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:09:12
127 Bjorn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:09:18
128 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team RadioShack 0:09:29
129 Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana 0:09:33
130 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:09:40
131 Benat Intxausti (Spa) Euskatltel – Euskadi 0:09:48
132 Craig Lewis (USA) Team HTC – Columbia 0:09:50
133 Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Astana 0:10:01
134 Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 0:10:15
135 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Sky Professional Cycling Team
136 Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Skil – Shimano 0:10:22
137 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française des Jeux 0:10:36
138 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom 0:10:49
139 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana 0:10:50
140 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Omega Pharma – Lotto 0:10:56
141 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Team RadioShack 0:11:00
142 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Astana 0:11:01
143 Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Saur – Sojasun 0:11:04
144 Brice Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:11:31
145 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre – Farnese Vini 0:11:32
146 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin – Transitions 0:11:33
147 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale 0:11:34
148 Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas – Doimo 0:11:35
149 Yann Huguet (Fra) Skil – Shimano 0:11:46
150 Christopher Horner (USA) Team RadioShack 0:12:20
151 Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 0:12:48
152 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre – Farnese Vini 0:12:49
153 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank 0:13:45
154 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas – Doimo 0:13:48
155 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Saur – Sojasun 0:13:58
156 Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil – Shimano
157 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Omega Pharma – Lotto 0:14:04
158 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d’Epargne 0:14:53
159 Mauro Finetto (Ita) Liquigas – Doimo 0:15:18
160 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank 0:17:07
161 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step 0:19:09
162 Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank 0:19:30
163 Kévin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step 0:20:48
164 Richie Porte (Aus) Team Saxo Bank 0:21:02
165 Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:26:32
166 Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank 0:26:55
167 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:28:00
168 Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil – Shimano 0:28:20