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2nd Tour of Ireland - 2.1
Ireland, August 27-31, 2008
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Stage 3 - August 29: Ballinrobe - Galway, 201km
Cavendish strengthens grip on yellow with third stage win
By Shane Stokes in Galway
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Completing a hat-trick of stage victories and landing his sixteenth win of the season, Team Columbia's Mark Cavendish further extended his race lead on today's 201 kilometre third stage of the Tour of Ireland.
Italian rider Bernardo Riccio (Tinkoff Credit Systems) was second in the 93-man dash to the line in Salthill, Galway, with Julian Dean (Garmin Chipotle) and Alexander Kristoff (Joker Bianchi) third and fourth.
Cavendish was clearly quickest in the sprint but, with thirty kilometres remaining, it wasn't even certain that he'd be in the fight for the stage win. He was one of a large number of riders who crashed on the greasy descent off the final climb, and he had a long chase before he got back to the front group.
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"When I came down, I was only 15 riders or so back," he said afterwards. "One of the teams put the hammer down a bit because they knew I was dropped, but we had one guy out front and he was able to get into that group, so if they towed him to the finish he technically could have got the yellow jersey. That worked in my favour and I had two guys stay with me. They towed me back, they worked 100 percent, and even I had to work today.
"Normally I sit on while the guys tow something back, but when there is a group away I have to work, otherwise I am not in the bike race. So I had to ride today and help pull it back. We got back with about 20 kilometres to go and that was it. It was just a case of controlling it then until the finish, which the guys did a perfect job of doing, and I was able to finish it off with a win."
Cavendish's dominance saw him further extend his race lead, ending the day twenty seconds ahead of Dean and 25 up on Kristoff. He is now two days away from winning the 2.1-ranked race, although he and his team are understandably cautious about their chances of defending his lead on the more mountainous final stages. Even so, Columbia riders Michael Barry and Marco Pinotti are both 34 seconds back and poised to strike if needs be.
Cavendish was asked at the finish if he could take all five stages. "I don't know, I think it is being optimistic if I think I am going to get five," he said. "I knew I could win the first three stages, and I think that in other years I could maybe go for the GC here and all five stages, I think, but I lost a lot of form by going to China [the Olympics].
"I don't think I am going to go for the overall here anyway. I think my job is done now...I will defend the yellow jersey as best as possible, but we have other options as well in case we need it."
Today's stage began in Ballinrobe and took the riders on a 201 kilometre loop through the rugged, lake dotted Connemara region. It featured two category two climbs, a pair of category three ascents and three An Post intermediate sprints.
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A number of riders tried to get clear early on, with Kieran Page (Pezula Racing) and Kurt Hovelijnck (Topsport Vlaanderen) finally succeeding when they darted away inside the first twenty five kilometres. They surged away before the category two climb of Finny, and worked well together to build a maximum lead of three minutes 55 seconds.
Page was doing a greater share of the work and Hovelijnck suddenly dropped out of the break approximately 90 kilometres into the stage. He pulled to the side of the road for what was reported as a toilet stop, although it was uncertain afterwards if he had been experiencing stomach problems.
Page is one of several riders facing the end of the financially-troubled Pezula team and, like yesterday's lone escapee Fredrik Ericsson, he is using this race to chase a new deal for 2009. He plugged away over the following climbs and eked out a maximum advantage of five minutes ten seconds, collecting a cluster of points for the king of the mountains and sprint competitions.
However Cavendish's team was determined to set things up for another sprint and reduced his advantage in the latter part of the race. He was caught and passed by Spanish rider Juan Francisco Mouron (Karpin Galicia) approximately 65 kilometres from the finish, with both riders being subsequently reeled in by the peloton.
"I think everybody knows what Galway roads are like," said Page afterwards, referring to the heavy road surfaces. "It was hard, I was kind of hoping Mark [Cavendish] would get his boys to catch me earlier but they didn't, so I just had to get on with it. It was a really nice day, it was a beautiful place to be out hurting yourself on your own. It was a shame I didn't last a bit longer, but I was a bit cooked and not too well today."
Page had had an upset stomach last night and still felt a bit off during the stage. However he, like the other Pezula riders, are riding what is perhaps their last race with the financially-challenged team, and they are very motivated to show themselves. "I have got nothing for next year," he said. "This outfit is folding – it really folded long ago. We are here to showcase ourselves and get a ride for next season, really. It is obviously the aim.
Daniel Lloyd (An Post M. Donnelly Grant Thornton Sean Kelly) and Simon Clarke (SouthAustralia.com/AIS) went clear after his recapture and carved out a lead of three minutes 12 seconds. They were out front for the final An Post sprint in Oughterard and the category two ascent of Keeagh, with Lloyd taking the first and Clarke the second, and stayed together until Lloyd crashed on the descent off the climb.
Cavendish, team-mate Adam Hansen and several others in the peloton also fell near that point of the course, with Hansen injuring his shoulder and pulling out of the race.
Lloyd had been riding strongly until his accident and the loss of his firepower clearly affected Clarke's chances of staying clear. The Australian did what he could but was finally recaptured inside the last 20 kilometres. Subsequent moves by Cameron Jennings (Pezula Racing) and then Kristian House (Rapha Condor Recycling.co.uk) were also negated, as were a number of other attempts. That paved the way for another sprint victory by the dominant Mark Cavendish.
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The Manxman reinforced his lead in the yellow, green and white jersey competitions, while Matt Wilson (Team Type 1) did the same in the mountains classification.
Ciarán Power was once again the best Irishman, sprinting into Salthill in seventh place. He is twelfth overall, 34 seconds behind Cavendish and, like the other Pezula riders, hopes to do something before the conclusion of the 2.1-ranked race and thus secure a contract for next season.
"I have nothing for next year, but definitely don't feel like I am ready to stop," he said. "I want to do something in this race. The run in was good, the lads looked after me well. I felt good again today, but slipped back a little bit before that last corner. I was wary because I had already crashed on the [earlier] descent and I thought that everybody was going to crash on that last corner.
"We came around it and I let rip really early and passed a load of guys, but then it was too late to move up even more. I was worried about crashing on that last corner, so I didn't throw the bike into it. Anyway, I felt really, really strong today. It [the team] could be finished on Sunday so I don't want to hold back. I think the next two days will be about who are the strong riders now. We will see how we are going...I feel all right."
The Tour of Ireland continues with two more difficult stages. Tomorrow's leg takes the riders 186 kilometres from Limerick to Dingle, crossing the category one climb of the Conor Pass and the second-cat Mount Eagle in the final fifty kilometres, while Sunday's final stage to Cork concludes with four ascents of the gruelling St. Patrick's Hill.
Wilson is one of those that the Columbia team must watch. He is climbing well and, being just 31 seconds back, has the potential to win the race.
"There is always a chance," he said. "I am getting mixed reports about what the last stage is like. Today I was feeling really strong on the last climb. Now that I have got a bit of a lead in this, I think I will concentrate a bit more on that [the general classification]."
Photography
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Images by Stephen McMahon
- The town of Ballinrobe in County Mayo hosted the start of Stage 3 of the 2008 Tour of Ireland. The race rolled out from the 'The Cornmarket' under darkening skies.
- The King's mount: Mountains Classification leader Matt Wilson's Team Type 1 issue Orbea Orca.
- Stage 3 was the longest stage of the race covering 201 kilometres of roads around the rugged landscapes of counties Mayo and Galway.
- The early kilometres passed through lands renowned for their picturesque and varied scenery.
- Kieran Page (Pezula Racing Team) and Kurt Hovelijnck (Topsport Vlaanderen) managed to go clear on the approach to the first KOH climb of the day.
- The chasing peloton were led by Team Type 1 and Team Columbia defending their respective classification leads.
- The early pace was brisk but steady.
- This king of the mountain seemed unperturbed by the noise and colour of the passing race.
- A dense mist hung over the upper slopes but had no impact on the scenery in the valleys.
- Juan Francisco Mouron (Karpin Galicia) battled to stay clear of the peloton on the weather-beaten climb of Maumturk.
- David George (MTN Energade) leads a group of riders in an attempt to stir it up on the third category ascent of Maumturk.
- A gusting headwind was enough to encourage the peloton to stick together.
- Visibility deteriorated as the main group wound its way through the hilly boglands with approximately 70 kilometres remaining.
- The hazy sunshine added to the festival mood at the finish line in the seaside town of Salthill.
- After a tumultuous final fifteen kilometres Mark Cavendish (Columbia) prevailed yet again in a hectic bunch sprint along the seafront.
- Mark Cavendish (Columbia), The Unstoppable Sprint Machine, made it three stage wins out of three.
- Galway is known as the 'City of the Tribes' and 'The Columbians' showed their collective class by giving another exhibition in team work.
- Mark Cavendish and Bernard Eisel celebrate Team Columbia's third stage victory.
- Cavendish's victory was made all the more impressive by his recovery from a crash in the final 25 kilometres.
- Mark Cavendish (Columbia) was not the only victim of crashes. There were many bloodied knees and elbows after the finish of Stage 3.
- The impressive stage winner's Waterford Crystal trophy.
- Mark Cavendish (Columbia) receives his reward after a long day in the saddle.
- The Manxman also took the lead in the An Post sponsored Points Classification.
- Another day, another sprint, another win, another yellow jersey. Ireland has been good to Mark Cavendish (Columbia) so far but he made his own luck today. Fortune seems to favour the bold.
- Alexander Kristoff (Joker Bianchi Team) dons the white jersey of best placed U-23 rider. The Norwegian rider is actually second in this classification behind you know who.
- Matt Wilson (Team Type 1) has a 36 point lead in the Mountains Classification after scoring points on all of the day's climbs.
- This young lady was not overly impressed by Cavendish's victory and looked as though she may well have had the measure of the Manxman. If only the UCI allowed stabilizers in the pro peloton.
- Clad in an oversized yellow jersey and clutching a souvenir team bidon to his chest, this young fan will doubtlessly remember the day the Tour of Ireland came to Galway in 2008.
- The only way is up for the leader of the 2008 Tour of Ireland.
- Mark Cavendish (Columbia) looks on in the race leader's top.
Results
1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia 4.57.01 (39.59 km/h) 2 Bernardo Riccio (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems 3 Julian Dean (NZl) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 4 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Joker - Bianchi 5 Kenny De Haes (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen 6 Kenny Lisabeth (Bel) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team 7 Ciarán Power (Irl) Pezula Racing 8 Ruben Bongiorno (Arg) CSF Group Navigare 9 Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Rabobank Continental 10 Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Rabobank Continental 11 Sven Renders (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen 12 Joachim Bøhler (Nor) Joker - Bianchi 13 Malcolm Elliott (GBr) Pinarello Racing Team 14 Russel Downing (GBr) Pinarello Racing Team 15 Juan Van Heerden (RSA) Team MTN 16 Dean Downing (GBr) Rapha Condor - Recycling.co.uk 17 Paul Healion (Irl) Irish National Team 18 David Abal Diego (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 19 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS 20 Juan Francisco Mourón Doldán (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 21 Johnny Walker (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS 22 Emile Abraham (Tri) Team Type 1 23 Michael Barry (Can) Team Columbia 24 Gonzalo Rabuñal Ríos (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 25 Fredrik Ericsson (Swe) Pezula Racing 26 Dale Appleby (GBr) Rapha Condor - Recycling.co.uk 27 Kurt Hovelijnck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen 28 Massimo Graziato (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems 29 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1 30 Alexandr Surutkovych (Ukr) Team Type 1 31 Alex Wetterhall (Swe) Pezula Racing 32 Alexander Gottfried (Ger) Tinkoff Credit Systems 33 Peter Williams (GBr) Pinarello Racing Team 34 Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor - Recycling.co.uk 35 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team 36 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems 37 Roger Aiken (Irl) Irish National Team 38 Nikolas Maes (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen 39 Thomas Murray (GBr) Pinarello Racing Team 40 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 41 Travis Meyer (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS 42 Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1 43 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Pezula Racing 44 Trent Lowe (Aus) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 45 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS 46 Maximiliano Richeze Ariel (Arg) CSF Group Navigare 47 Adam Semple (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS 48 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team Columbia 49 Svein Vold (Nor) Joker - Bianchi 50 Moises Aldape Chavez (Mex) Team Type 1 51 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1 52 Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Joker - Bianchi 53 Martyn Irvine (Irl) Pezula Racing 54 Stephen Gallagher (Irl) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team 55 Stephen O'Sullivan (Irl) Irish National Team 56 Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Rabobank Continental 57 David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 58 Bart Aernouts (Bel) Rabobank Continental 59 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 60 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Pezula Racing 61 David McCann (Irl) Irish National Team 62 Simon Clarke (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS 63 Frederick Nolf (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen 64 Mauro Abel Richeze (Arg) CSF Group Navigare 65 Johan Coenen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen 66 Thomas Berkhout (Ned) Rabobank Continental 67 Thomas Rabou (Ned) Rabobank Continental 68 Sean Lacey (Irl) Irish National Team 69 Joeri Adams (Bel) Rabobank Continental 70 Ilya Chernetskiy (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems 71 Matteo Priamo (Ita) CSF Group Navigare 72 David George (RSA) Team MTN 73 Matthew Kipling (GBr) Pinarello Racing Team 74 Kevin Evans (RSA) Team MTN 75 Morris Possoni (Ita) Team Columbia 76 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems 77 Francesco Tomei (Ita) CSF Group Navigare 78 Dan Fleeman (GBr) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team 79 Lee Davis (GBr) Pinarello Racing Team 80 Miceal Concannon (Irl) Irish National Team 81 Ramón Troncoso Sobrino (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 82 Mark Cassidy (Irl) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team 83 Graham Briggs (GBr) Rapha Condor - Recycling.co.uk 84 Robert Partridge (GBr) Rapha Condor - Recycling.co.uk 85 Jay Thomson (RSA) Team MTN 86 Neil MacDonald (RSA) Team MTN 87 Frederik Wilmann (Nor) Joker - Bianchi 88 Stian Sommerseth (Nor) Joker - Bianchi 89 Andrew Roche (Irl) Pinarello Racing Team 90 Paul Griffin (Irl) Irish National Team 91 Simon Holt (GBr) Rapha Condor - Recycling.co.uk 92 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team 93 Filippo Savini (Ita) CSF Group Navigare 94 Benny De Schrooder (Bel) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team 0.42 95 Maarten Neyens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen 0.47 96 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Columbia 2.01 97 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team Columbia 98 Ben Greenwood (GBr) Rapha Condor - Recycling.co.uk 2.03 99 Alejandro Paleo Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 2.21 100 Matthew King (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS 2.29 101 Kieran Page (GBr) Pezula Racing 6.56 DNF Adam Hansen (Aus) Team Columbia DNF Delio Fernández Cruz (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia DNF Alberto Fernandez (Spa) Xacofbeo Galicia DNS Ingar Stokstad (Nor) Joker - Bianchi Sprints Westport 1 Kurt Hovelijnck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen 5 pts 2 Kieran Page (GBr) Pezula Racing 3 3 Russel Downing (GBr) Pinarello Racing Team 2 4 Juan Van Heerden (RSA) Team MTN 1 Louisburgh 1 Kieran Page (GBr) Pezula Racing 5 pts 2 Kurt Hovelijnck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen 3 3 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia 2 4 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Columbia 1 Oughterard 1 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team 5 pts 2 Simon Clarke (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS 3 3 Russel Downing (GBr) Pinarello Racing Team 2 4 Malcolm Elliott (GBr) Pinarello Racing Team 1 Mountains Cat 2: Finny 1 Kieran Page (GBr) Pezula Racing 10 pts 2 Kurt Hovelijnck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen 7 3 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1 4 4 Alexandr Surutkovych (Ukr) Team Type 1 2 5 Michael Barry (Can) Team Columbia 1 Cat 3: Leenáun 1 Kieran Page (GBr) Pezula Racing 6 pts 2 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1 4 3 David George (RSA) Team MTN 2 4 Alexandr Surutkovych (Ukr) Team Type 1 1 Cat 3: Maumturk 1 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1 6 pts 2 Alexandr Surutkovych (Ukr) Team Type 1 4 3 Filippo Savini (Ita) CSF Group Navigare 2 4 Moises Aldape Chavez (Mex) Team Type 1 1 Cat 2: Keeagh 1 Simon Clarke (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS 10 pts 2 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team 7 3 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1 4 4 Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor - Recycling.co.uk 2 5 David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 1 Teams 1 Topsport Vlaanderen 14.51.03 2 Pinarello CandiTV 3 Tinkoff - Credit Systems 4 Karpin Galicia Cycling Team 5 Pezula 6 Joker Bianchi Team 7 Team Columbia 8 Rabobank 9 Rapha Condor Recycling.co.uk 10 SouthAustralia.com/AIS 11 Team Type 1 Cycling Team 12 Garmin Chipotle H30 13 An Post Sean Kelly Team 14 Irish National Team 15 CSF Group Navigare 16 MTN Energade General classification after stage 3 1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia 13.54.42 2 Julian Dean (NZl) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 0.20 3 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Joker - Bianchi 0.25 4 Kurt Hovelijnck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen 0.29 5 Maximiliano Richeze Ariel (Arg) CSF Group Navigare 0.30 6 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team 0.31 7 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1 8 Russel Downing (GBr) Pinarello Racing Team 0.32 9 Simon Clarke (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS 10 Juan Van Heerden (RSA) Team MTN 0.33 11 Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Rabobank Continental 0.34 12 Ciarán Power (Irl) Pezula Racing 13 Dean Downing (GBr) Rapha Condor - Recycling.co.uk 14 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS 15 Malcolm Elliott (GBr) Pinarello Racing Team 16 Juan Francisco Mourón Doldán (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 17 Nikolas Maes (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen 18 Massimo Graziato (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems 19 Gonzalo Rabuñal Ríos (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 20 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1 21 Michael Barry (Can) Team Columbia 22 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 23 Moises Aldape Chavez (Mex) Team Type 1 24 Thomas Murray (GBr) Pinarello Racing Team 25 Alexander Gottfried (Ger) Tinkoff Credit Systems 26 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems 27 Johnny Walker (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS 28 Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor - Recycling.co.uk 29 Dale Appleby (GBr) Rapha Condor - Recycling.co.uk 30 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS 31 Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Joker - Bianchi 32 Stephen Gallagher (Irl) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team 33 Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Rabobank Continental 34 Roger Aiken (Irl) Irish National Team 35 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Pezula Racing 36 Bart Aernouts (Bel) Rabobank Continental 37 Adam Semple (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS 38 Francesco Tomei (Ita) CSF Group Navigare 39 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team Columbia 40 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems 41 Frederick Nolf (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen 42 Kevin Evans (RSA) Team MTN 43 Trent Lowe (Aus) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 44 Joeri Adams (Bel) Rabobank Continental 45 Ilya Chernetskiy (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems 46 Mark Cassidy (Irl) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team 47 Dan Fleeman (GBr) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team 48 Johan Coenen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen 49 Robert Partridge (GBr) Rapha Condor - Recycling.co.uk 50 David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 51 Matteo Priamo (Ita) CSF Group Navigare 52 Thomas Rabou (Ned) Rabobank Continental 0.56 53 Thomas Berkhout (Ned) Rabobank Continental 54 Ruben Bongiorno (Arg) CSF Group Navigare 1.02 55 Travis Meyer (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS 1.24 56 David McCann (Irl) Irish National Team 2.07 57 Frederik Wilmann (Nor) Joker - Bianchi 2.10 58 Ben Greenwood (GBr) Rapha Condor - Recycling.co.uk 2.37 59 Sven Renders (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen 3.38 60 Neil MacDonald (RSA) Team MTN 61 Stian Sommerseth (Nor) Joker - Bianchi 3.51 62 Benny De Schrooder (Bel) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team 4.20 63 Filippo Savini (Ita) CSF Group Navigare 4.31 64 Morris Possoni (Ita) Team Columbia 4.49 65 Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Rabobank Continental 10.08 66 Joachim Bøhler (Nor) Joker - Bianchi 10.12 67 Kenny De Haes (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen 10.14 68 Emile Abraham (Tri) Team Type 1 69 Alexandr Surutkovych (Ukr) Team Type 1 70 Mauro Abel Richeze (Arg) CSF Group Navigare 71 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 72 Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1 73 Peter Williams (GBr) Pinarello Racing Team 74 Svein Vold (Nor) Joker - Bianchi 75 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team 76 Simon Holt (GBr) Rapha Condor - Recycling.co.uk 77 Maarten Neyens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen 11.01 78 Kenny Lisabeth (Bel) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team 13.05 79 Matthew Kipling (GBr) Pinarello Racing Team 80 Ramón Troncoso Sobrino (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 81 Graham Briggs (GBr) Rapha Condor - Recycling.co.uk 82 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team Columbia 13.16 83 Jay Thomson (RSA) Team MTN 13.18 84 Andrew Roche (Irl) Pinarello Racing Team 85 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Columbia 13.35 86 Paul Healion (Irl) Irish National Team 13.45 87 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Pezula Racing 88 Sean Lacey (Irl) Irish National Team 89 Alex Wetterhall (Swe) Pezula Racing 15.13 90 Paul Griffin (Irl) Irish National Team 15.33 91 Alejandro Paleo Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 15.39 92 Martyn Irvine (Irl) Pezula Racing 16.46 93 Miceal Concannon (Irl) Irish National Team 16.49 94 Kieran Page (GBr) Pezula Racing 17.05 95 Fredrik Ericsson (Swe) Pezula Racing 18.55 96 Bernardo Riccio (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems 18.58 97 David Abal Diego (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 22.35 98 Matthew King (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS 24.24 99 David George (RSA) Team MTN 25.21 100 Stephen O'Sullivan (Irl) Irish National Team 25.24 101 Lee Davis (GBr) Pinarello Racing Team 30.53 Points classification 1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia 54 pts 2 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Joker - Bianchi 44 3 Julian Dean (NZl) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 34 4 Russel Downing (GBr) Pinarello Racing Team 27 5 Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Rabobank Continental 26 6 Kenny De Haes (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen 23 7 Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Rabobank Continental 20 8 Ciarán Power (Irl) Pezula Racing 17 9 Fredrik Ericsson (Swe) Pezula Racing 15 10 Kurt Hovelijnck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen 15 11 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS 15 12 Nikolas Maes (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen 14 13 Bernardo Riccio (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems 14 14 Maximiliano Richeze Ariel (Arg) CSF Group Navigare 13 15 Dean Downing (GBr) Rapha Condor - Recycling.co.uk 13 16 Benny De Schrooder (Bel) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team 10 17 Kenny Lisabeth (Bel) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team 10 18 Malcolm Elliott (GBr) Pinarello Racing Team 9 19 Kieran Page (GBr) Pezula Racing 8 20 Ruben Bongiorno (Arg) CSF Group Navigare 8 21 Joachim Bøhler (Nor) Joker - Bianchi 8 22 Sven Renders (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen 7 23 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1 6 24 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team 5 25 Martyn Irvine (Irl) Pezula Racing 5 26 Juan Van Heerden (RSA) Team MTN 5 27 Dale Appleby (GBr) Rapha Condor - Recycling.co.uk 5 28 Travis Meyer (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS 5 29 David George (RSA) Team MTN 5 30 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1 4 31 Mauro Abel Richeze (Arg) CSF Group Navigare 4 32 Simon Clarke (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS 3 33 Juan Francisco Mourón Doldán (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 3 34 Emile Abraham (Tri) Team Type 1 3 35 Morris Possoni (Ita) Team Columbia 1 36 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Columbia 1 Mountains Classification 1 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1 57 pts 2 Travis Meyer (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS 21 3 Kieran Page (GBr) Pezula Racing 16 4 David George (RSA) Team MTN 15 5 Simon Clarke (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS 12 6 Fredrik Ericsson (Swe) Pezula Racing 12 7 Johan Coenen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen 10 8 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Columbia 8 9 Martyn Irvine (Irl) Pezula Racing 8 10 Kurt Hovelijnck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen 7 11 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team 7 12 Alexandr Surutkovych (Ukr) Team Type 1 7 13 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia 4 14 Moises Aldape Chavez (Mex) Team Type 1 4 15 Mark Cassidy (Irl) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team 4 16 Filippo Savini (Ita) CSF Group Navigare 4 17 Michael Barry (Can) Team Columbia 3 18 Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor - Recycling.co.uk 2 19 Morris Possoni (Ita) Team Columbia 2 20 Kevin Evans (RSA) Team MTN 1 21 David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 1 22 Sven Renders (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen 1 23 Stian Sommerseth (Nor) Joker - Bianchi 1 24 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team Columbia 1 Young rider classification 1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia 13.54.42 2 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Joker - Bianchi 0.25 3 Simon Clarke (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS 0.32 4 Juan Van Heerden (RSA) Team MTN 0.33 5 Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Rabobank Continental 0.34 6 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS 7 Juan Francisco Mourón Doldán (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 8 Nikolas Maes (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen 9 Massimo Graziato (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems 10 Gonzalo Rabuñal Ríos (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 11 Thomas Murray (GBr) Pinarello Racing Team 12 Alexander Gottfried (Ger) Tinkoff Credit Systems 13 Johnny Walker (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS 14 Dale Appleby (GBr) Rapha Condor - Recycling.co.uk 15 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS 16 Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Joker - Bianchi 17 Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Rabobank Continental 18 Adam Semple (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS 19 Francesco Tomei (Ita) CSF Group Navigare 20 Frederick Nolf (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen 21 Trent Lowe (Aus) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 22 Joeri Adams (Bel) Rabobank Continental 23 Ilya Chernetskiy (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems 24 Mark Cassidy (Irl) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team 25 Robert Partridge (GBr) Rapha Condor - Recycling.co.uk 26 Thomas Rabou (Ned) Rabobank Continental 0.56 27 Thomas Berkhout (Ned) Rabobank Continental 28 Travis Meyer (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS 1.24 29 Frederik Wilmann (Nor) Joker - Bianchi 2.10 30 Ben Greenwood (GBr) Rapha Condor - Recycling.co.uk 2.37 31 Stian Sommerseth (Nor) Joker - Bianchi 3.51 32 Filippo Savini (Ita) CSF Group Navigare 4.31 33 Morris Possoni (Ita) Team Columbia 4.49 34 Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Rabobank Continental 10.08 35 Kenny De Haes (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen 10.14 36 Alexandr Surutkovych (Ukr) Team Type 1 37 Mauro Abel Richeze (Arg) CSF Group Navigare 38 Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1 39 Peter Williams (GBr) Pinarello Racing Team 40 Svein Vold (Nor) Joker - Bianchi 41 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team 42 Simon Holt (GBr) Rapha Condor - Recycling.co.uk 43 Maarten Neyens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen 11.01 44 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team Columbia 13.16 45 Jay Thomson (RSA) Team MTN 13.18 46 Alex Wetterhall (Swe) Pezula Racing 15.13 47 Martyn Irvine (Irl) Pezula Racing 16.46 48 Miceal Concannon (Irl) Irish National Team 16.49 49 Bernardo Riccio (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems 18.58 50 David Abal Diego (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 22.35 51 Matthew King (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS 24.24 Teams classification 1 Topsport Vlaanderen 41.45.48 2 CSF Group Navigare 3 Pinarello CandiTV 4 Rapha Condor Recycling.co.uk 5 Rabobank 6 Garmin Chipotle H30 7 Tinkoff - Credit Systems 8 Team Type 1 Cycling Team 9 Karpin Galicia Cycling Team 10 Joker Bianchi Team 11 Team Columbia 12 SouthAustralia.com/AIS 13 An Post Sean Kelly Team 14 MTN Energade 15 Pezula 9.40 16 Irish National Team 11.13
