July 20/12 10:39 am - Tour de France: Stage 18
Posted by Editoress on 07/20/12
Suspense to the very end - but Cavendish wins... again!
The profile begged for a sprint but at the end of three weeks of racing there are plenty of ambitions yet to be fulfilled. There were 14 teams without a stage win and all of them worked hard to make amends in the race from Blagnac to Brive-la-Gaillarde but ultimately their hopes were destroyed by a magnificent sprint by the Manxman who only blasted into contention in the final kilometre. And it was none other than Bradley Wiggins who started the lead-out, then an early escapee - Edvald Boasson Hagen - who dragged Mark Cavendish up to the last of the breakaways. And then it happened: a stunning piece of sprinting utterly destroyed the hopes of all others as the world champion blitzed into the lead to give his team a fourth stage win in 2012 and his second for the 99th edition. The escapees could see him take the win, beating Matt Goss and Peter Sagan, and yet Luis Sanchez and Nicolas Roche could do nothing to change the fact that they were beaten men on a day that an escape was just as likely to succeed. Ordinarily the break might have won... but Cav is no ordinary rider. He now has 22 Tour stage wins to his name and, going on what we saw today, he'll get another in Paris as well...
The progress report
The 222.5km 18th stage of the 2012 Tour de France, from Blagnac to Brive-la-Gaillarde began at 11.22am with 153 riders still in the race. On the menu for this transitional stage were four climbs: the cote de Saint-Georges (cat-3 at 67.5km), the cote de Cahors (cat-4 at 117.5km), the cote de Souillac (cat-4 at 180.5km) and the cote de Lissac-sur-Couze (cat-4 at 212.5km). The intermediate sprint was in Cahors at 115km.
Six into the lead... eventually
It was a fast start to the 18th stage and it took 21km for an escape group to form. Eventually it was Fofonov (AST) who instigated a move and five others followed: Perez (EUS), Simon (SAU), Pineau (FDJ), Morkov (STB) and Sprick (ARG) at 26km they were ahead by 40” and Omega Pharma-Quickstep led the peloton. The maximun gain was 50” (at 29km) and then the pack chased hard and by 40km the escape was over. The average speed for the first hour was 48.2km/h. At the 49km mark the escape was over. The bunch rode together until 65km when nine men managed to gain some ground. Nuyens led Arashiro over the first climb and, at 71km, a group of 16 formed an escape. The riders represented were: Popovych (RNT), Arashiro (EUC), Millar (GRS), Fouchard (COF), Boasson Hagen (SKY), Hansen (LTB), Vanendert (LTB), Boeckmans (VCD), Paolini (KAT), Roy (FDJ), Costa (MOV), Kroon (STB), Nuyens (STB), Vinokourov (AST), Albasini (OGE) and Gretsch (ARG).
Saur-Sojasun chased briefly but once the advantage of the escapees got to 2'30”, the French team conceded that it had missed the break today and Sky took over the pace setting duties.
Brajkovic (AST) crashed at the 74km mark but remounted and, with the help of three team-mates, rejoined the bunch at 84km. By then the escapees were 3'15” ahead and BMC put three men on the front of the peloton, later joined by rides from AG2R, and at 91km the lead was down to 2'45”. The average speed for the 2nd hour was 44.8km/h. The maximum gain of the escape was 3'30” at 102km. The break came back to 2'10” at 120km.
Canine causes crash
At the 120km mark, a large dog ran onto the road and caused a crash in the peloton that involved Gilbert (BMC), Menchov (KAT), Farrar (GRS) and Vichot (FDJ). All could ride again despite the accident but the former Belgian champion didn't get on the bike until after he gave the owners of the dog a verbal spray. BMC, Saur, Euskaltel and Omega Pharma led the peloton's pursuit. The average speed for the third hour was 41.5km/h.
The first attack from the lead group came from Millar with 43km to go. He was caught, Arashiro led over the top of the third climb and then Boasson Hagen put in a brief attack... this flurry of action prompted two to lose contact with the front group (Boeckmans and Fouchard) and with 37km to go, the 14 escapees had an advantage of just 1'35”. The average for the fourth hour was 45.5km/h.
With 28km to go, the advantage of the 14 escapees was down to 45”. Millar was the rider who did the most work at the front of the escape; while the Scot was swapping off with Popovych.
With 20km to go, Hansen attacked. He was first joined by Roy, then at 13km to go Vinokourov, Nuyens and Paolini also joined the lead group. Roy was caught by the peloton 10km from the finish.
Cavendish claims win number 22
Roche (ALM), Kloden (RNT) and Sanchez (RAB) attacked the peloton after the final climb and joined the leading trio with 5.5km to go. There were several attack from the peloton by the likes of Oss and Gerrans but ultimately the bunch was led up to the escapees only inside the final kilometre. Roche was the first to sprint but he could do nothing to hold off an impressive charge by Cavendish (SKY) who received a perfect lead-out: first from Wiggins who peeled off after going under the ‘Flamme Rouge' and then from Boasson Hagen.
The yellow jersey could watch from the distance as the world champion flew past everyone with a sprint that started 300m from the line when it seemed that the Manxman had rockets in his legs. Goss and Sagan followed him to the line but they were never in contention for the win.
Wiggins finished 19th in the stage and will wear the yellow jersey in stage 19.
ASO report
Jerseys
Leader - Yellow: Bradley Wiggins
Points - Green: Peter Sagan
Climber - Polka Dot: Thomas Voeckler
Young Rider - White: Tejay van Garderen
Combative - Red: Alexandre Vinokourov
Team: RadioShack-Nissan
Results
| Stage 18: Blagnac / Brive-la-Gaillarde, 222.5 km | |
| 1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Sky Procycling | 4:54:12 |
| 2 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica GreenEDGE Cycling Team | |
| 3 Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale | |
| 4 Luis León Sánchez (Esp) Rabobank Cycling Team | |
| 5 Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale | |
| 6 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Sharp | |
| 7 Borut Bozic (Slo) Pro Team Astana | |
| 8 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
| 9 Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica GreenEDGE Cycling Team | |
| 10 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | |
| 11 Andre Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team | |
| 12 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | |
| 13 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling | |
| 14 Andreas Klöden (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan | all s.t. |
| 15 Koen de Kort (Ned) Argos-Shimano | 0:04 |
| 16 Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team | |
| 17 Julien Simon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | |
| 18 Lars Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol Team | |
| 19 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling | |
| 20 Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | |
| 21 Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | |
| 22 Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling | |
| 23 Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol Team | |
| 24 Maxime Monfort (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan | |
| 25 Ruben Perez Moreno (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
| 26 Jurgen van den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | |
| 27 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | |
| 28 Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | |
| 29 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre - ISD | |
| 30 Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack-Nissan | |
| 31 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | |
| 32 Baden Cooke (Aus) Orica GreenEDGE Cycling Team | |
| 33 Haimar Zubeldia Aguirre (Esp) RadioShack-Nissan | |
| 34 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Pro Team Astana | |
| 35 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team | |
| 36 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha Team | |
| 37 Michael Schär (Sui) BMC Racing Team | |
| 38 Egoi Martinez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
| 39 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Garmin-Sharp | |
| 40 Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
| 41 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar | |
| 42 Dominique Nerz (Ger) Liquigas-Cannondale | |
| 43 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | |
| 44 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team | all s.t. |
| 45 Rui Alberto Costa (Por) Movistar Team | 0:12 |
| 46 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Movistar Team | |
| 47 Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar | |
| 48 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | all s.t. |
| 49 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:16 |
| 50 George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
| 51 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD | |
| 52 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Esp) Movistar Team | |
| 53 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Omega Pharma - QuickStep | |
| 54 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | |
| 55 Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Pro Team Astana | |
| 56 Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha Team | |
| 57 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | |
| 58 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
| 59 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | |
| 60 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Pro Team Astana | |
| 61 Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Sharp | |
| 62 Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | |
| 63 Alejandro Valverde (Esp) Movistar Team | |
| 64 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team | |
| 65 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team | |
| 66 Ruben Plaza Molina (Esp) Movistar Team | |
| 67 Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
| 68 Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | |
| 69 Yury Trofimov (Rus) Katusha Team | |
| 70 Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | |
| 71 Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | |
| 72 Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | |
| 73 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha Team | |
| 74 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | |
| 75 Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | all s.t. |
| 76 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Argos-Shimano | 0:33 |
| 77 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - ISD | |
| 78 Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team | both s.t. |
| 79 Michael Rogers (Aus) Sky Procycling | 0:41 |
| 80 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:04 |
| 81 Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:43 |
| 82 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 0:47 |
| 83 Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 1:04 |
| 84 Davide Malacarne (Ita) Team Europcar | 1:11 |
| 85 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica GreenEDGE Cycling Team | 1:17 |
| 86 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team | 1:29 |
| 87 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale | 1:31 |
| 88 Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 1:52 |
| 89 Kristijan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Cannondale | 1:54 |
| 90 Rafael Valls Ferri (Esp) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 2:07 |
| 91 Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | |
| 92 Francis de Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | |
| 93 Joan Horrach (Esp) Katusha Team | |
| 94 Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha Team | |
| 95 David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Sharp | |
| 96 Mickaël Chérel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
| 97 Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | |
| 98 Jorge Azanza Soto (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
| 99 Pieter Weening (Ned) Orica GreenEDGE Cycling Team | all s.t. |
| 100 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar | 2:11 |
| 101 Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 2:25 |
| 102 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Orica GreenEDGE Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 103 Johan van Summeren (Bel) Garmin-Sharp | 3:05 |
| 104 Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Esp) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 3:05 |
| 105 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol Team | |
| 106 Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | both s.t. |
| 107 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | 3:57 |
| 108 Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | |
| 109 Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | both s.t. |
| 110 Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 4:10 |
| 111 Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma - QuickStep | 4:42 |
| 112 Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma - QuickStep | |
| 113 Jens Voigt (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan | |
| 114 Roy Curvers (Ned) Argos-Shimano | |
| 115 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar | |
| 116 Yohann Gène (Fra) Team Europcar | |
| 117 Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Argos-Shimano | |
| 118 Simone Stortoni (Ita) Lampre - ISD | |
| 119 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team | |
| 120 Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | |
| 121 Yann Huguet (Fra) Argos-Shimano | |
| 122 Laurens ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | |
| 123 Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | |
| 124 Albert Timmer (Ned) Argos-Shimano | |
| 125 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | |
| 126 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | all s.t. |
| 127 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) RadioShack-Nissan | 5:00 |
| 128 Christian Knees (Ger) Sky Procycling | 5:55 |
| 129 Kevin de Weert (Bel) Omega Pharma - QuickStep | 7:50 |
| 130 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Omega Pharma - QuickStep | |
| 131 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Omega Pharma - QuickStep | |
| 132 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | |
| 133 Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | |
| 134 Michael Albasini (Sui) Orica GreenEDGE Cycling Team | |
| 135 Richie Porte (Aus) Sky Procycling | |
| 136 Federico Canuti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | |
| 137 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | |
| 138 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Omega Pharma - QuickStep | |
| 139 Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | |
| 140 Steven Cummings (GBr) BMC Racing Team | all s.t. |
| 141 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling | 8:54 |
| 142 David Millar (GBr) Garmin-Sharp | |
| 143 Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
| 144 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | |
| 145 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | |
| 146 Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | |
| 147 Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | |
| 148 Brice Feillu (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | |
| 149 Michael Mørkøv (Den) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | |
| 150 Pablo Urtasun Perez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi | all s.t. |
| 151 Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 11:55 |
| 152 Christophe Kern (Fra) Team Europcar | s.t. |
| 153 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Orica GreenEDGE Cycling Team | 12:32 |
| GC | |
| 1 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling | 83:22:18 |
| 2 Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling | at 2:05 |
| 3 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 2:41 |
| 4 Jurgen van den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | 5:53 |
| 5 Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team | 8:30 |
| 6 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team | 9:57 |
| 7 Haimar Zubeldia Aguirre (Esp) RadioShack-Nissan | 10:11 |
| 8 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar | 10:17 |
| 9 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Pro Team Astana | 11:00 |
| 10 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 11:46 |
| 11 Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale | 12:54 |
| 12 Andreas Klöden (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan | 14:05 |
| 13 Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack-Nissan | 14:22 |
| 14 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | 18:46 |
| 15 Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha Team | 22:54 |
| 16 Maxime Monfort (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan | 24:24 |
| 17 Egoi Martinez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 25:32 |
| 18 Rui Alberto Costa (Por) Movistar Team | 29:51 |
| 19 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha Team | 33:07 |
| 20 Alejandro Valverde (Esp) Movistar Team | 33:50 |
| 21 Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 36:11 |
| 22 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 41:59 |
| 23 Michael Rogers (Aus) Sky Procycling | 48:57 |
| 24 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 52:48 |
| 25 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 54:29 |
| 26 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar | 55:08 |
| 27 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | 57:38 |
| 28 Laurens ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 59:38 |
| 29 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Esp) Movistar Team | 1:02:17 |
| 30 Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma - QuickStep | 1:03:08 |
| 31 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Omega Pharma - QuickStep | 1:06:48 |
| 32 Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | 1:08:24 |
| 33 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 1:09:20 |
| 34 Richie Porte (Aus) Sky Procycling | 1:18:24 |
| 35 Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Sharp | 1:20:42 |
| 36 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha Team | 1:21:47 |
| 37 Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 1:22:58 |
| 38 Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 1:24:46 |
| 39 George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team | 1:25:41 |
| 40 Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Pro Team Astana | 1:28:45 |
| 41 Rafael Valls Ferri (Esp) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 1:29:17 |
| 42 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 1:32:42 |
| 43 Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale | 1:33:12 |
| 44 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Pro Team Astana | 1:34:04 |
| 45 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 1:34:06 |
| 46 Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team | 1:34:42 |
| 47 Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 1:34:48 |
| 48 Michael Schär (Sui) BMC Racing Team | 1:37:48 |
| 49 Dominique Nerz (Ger) Liquigas-Cannondale | 1:37:58 |
| 50 Yury Trofimov (Rus) Katusha Team | 1:39:56 |
| 51 Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | 1:40:13 |
| 52 Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 1:43:06 |
| 53 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling | 1:44:46 |
| 54 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Movistar Team | 1:46:26 |
| 55 Jens Voigt (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan | 1:46:52 |
| 56 Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 1:47:58 |
| 57 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 1:49:02 |
| 58 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team | 1:49:52 |
| 59 Davide Malacarne (Ita) Team Europcar | 1:49:56 |
| 60 Mickaël Chérel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 1:50:42 |
| 61 Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar | 1:51:16 |
| 62 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Garmin-Sharp | 1:55:00 |
| 63 Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 1:55:42 |
| 64 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | 1:56:38 |
| 65 Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 2:01:54 |
| 66 Luis León Sánchez (Esp) Rabobank Cycling Team | 2:03:18 |
| 67 Simone Stortoni (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 2:03:59 |
| 68 Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 2:06:37 |
| 69 Kevin de Weert (Bel) Omega Pharma - QuickStep | 2:08:16 |
| 70 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Omega Pharma - QuickStep | 2:08:25 |
| 71 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale | 2:08:47 |
| 72 Pieter Weening (Ned) Orica GreenEDGE Cycling Team | 2:09:29 |
| 73 Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 2:09:43 |
| 74 Jorge Azanza Soto (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 2:11:01 |
| 75 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 2:11:02 |
| 76 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 2:13:26 |
| 77 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) RadioShack-Nissan | 2:16:32 |
| 78 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | 2:17:11 |
| 79 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica GreenEDGE Cycling Team | 2:18:22 |
| 80 Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol Team | 2:19:17 |
| 81 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team | 2:19:21 |
| 82 Christian Knees (Ger) Sky Procycling | 2:20:07 |
| 83 Christophe Kern (Fra) Team Europcar | 2:22:01 |
| 84 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar | 2:23:07 |
| 85 Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 2:25:47 |
| 86 Ruben Perez Moreno (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 2:29:52 |
| 87 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre - ISD | 2:31:12 |
| 88 Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 2:31:40 |
| 89 Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma - QuickStep | 2:31:49 |
| 90 Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 2:32:07 |
| 91 Brice Feillu (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 2:32:12 |
| 92 Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 2:35:47 |
| 93 Michael Mørkøv (Den) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | 2:36:28 |
| 94 Julien Simon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 2:37:21 |
| 95 Steven Cummings (GBr) BMC Racing Team | 2:38:37 |
| 96 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Orica GreenEDGE Cycling Team | 2:40:11 |
| 97 Lars Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol Team | 2:43:25 |
| 98 Kristijan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Cannondale | 2:44:54 |
| 99 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | 2:45:34 |
| 100 Francis de Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | 2:45:44 |
| 101 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 2:45:53 |
| 102 Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | 2:47:02 |
| 103 Koen de Kort (Ned) Argos-Shimano | 2:47:51 |
| 104 David Millar (GBr) Garmin-Sharp | 2:48:33 |
| 105 Federico Canuti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 2:49:09 |
| 106 David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Sharp | 2:49:26 |
| 107 Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica GreenEDGE Cycling Team | 2:49:41 |
| 108 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Omega Pharma - QuickStep | 2:49:56 |
| 109 Ruben Plaza Molina (Esp) Movistar Team | 2:50:11 |
| 110 Michael Albasini (Sui) Orica GreenEDGE Cycling Team | 2:50:48 |
| 111 Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team | 2:51:05 |
| 112 Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 2:51:37 |
| 113 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team | 2:52:03 |
| 114 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 2:54:05 |
| 115 Baden Cooke (Aus) Orica GreenEDGE Cycling Team | 2:54:19 |
| 116 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Argos-Shimano | 2:54:20 |
| 117 Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 2:57:31 |
| 118 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | 2:57:37 |
| 119 Joan Horrach (Esp) Katusha Team | 2:58:04 |
| 120 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica GreenEDGE Cycling Team | 2:58:07 |
| 121 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | 2:58:48 |
| 122 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 3:00:00 |
| 123 Andre Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team | 3:00:07 |
| 124 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol Team | 3:06:14 |
| 125 Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 3:06:46 |
| 126 Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 3:07:43 |
| 127 Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | 3:08:11 |
| 128 Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Esp) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 3:08:57 |
| 129 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Omega Pharma - QuickStep | 3:09:23 |
| 130 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team | 3:11:36 |
| 131 Borut Bozic (Slo) Pro Team Astana | 3:11:41 |
| 132 Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 3:11:49 |
| 133 Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 3:12:11 |
| 134 Pablo Urtasun Perez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 3:13:24 |
| 135 Roy Curvers (Ned) Argos-Shimano | 3:14:44 |
| 136 Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | 3:16:07 |
| 137 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | 3:16:58 |
| 138 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 3:17:31 |
| 139 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | 3:18:35 |
| 140 Yohann Gène (Fra) Team Europcar | 3:18:41 |
| 141 Yann Huguet (Fra) Argos-Shimano | 3:20:02 |
| 142 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Sky Procycling | 3:21:47 |
| 143 Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 3:24:05 |
| 144 Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Argos-Shimano | 3:24:46 |
| 145 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling | 3:30:36 |
| 146 Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha Team | 3:33:21 |
| 147 Albert Timmer (Ned) Argos-Shimano | 3:33:44 |
| 148 Johan van Summeren (Bel) Garmin-Sharp | 3:34:50 |
| 149 Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 3:36:14 |
| 150 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Orica GreenEDGE Cycling Team | 3:39:25 |
| 151 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Sharp | 3:43:58 |
| 152 Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 3:48:24 |
| 153 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 3:49:09 |
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