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2nd Tour of Ireland - 2.1

Ireland, August 27-31, 2008

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Stage 1 - August 27: Dublin - Waterford, 192km

Cavendish wins stage one of the Tour of Ireland

By Shane Stokes

Mark Cavendish (Team Columbia) showed the rest
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Bouncing back from the disappointment he experienced in the Beijing Olympics, Mark Cavendish underlined his status as cycling's fastest sprinter when he won a 60 man bunch gallop on the opening day of the Tour of Ireland.

The Team Columbia rider hit the front inside the final 500 metres and easily held off Julian Dean (Garmin Chipotle), Alexander Kristoff (Joker Bianchi), Boy Van Poppel (Rabobank Continental) and the rest of the peloton. This earned him the first yellow jersey of the race and his fourteenth victory of the season.

Cavendish, who won four stages in this year's Tour de France, was very happy with the result. He was helped greatly by his Columbia team, firstly in controlling the gains of the breakaway and then also in helping him back to the bunch after he got dropped on the lumpy run-in to the finish.

"I was very pleased with the team performance today," he said after the finish. "My form is not so good after just travelling back from Beijing, so it just shows how you need such a strong team behind you. You saw how well they worked today, like always. I think we have shown all year how strong we are as a team, and to come to Ireland and do that is perfect. To come away with the yellow jersey after the first stage is even better.

"You can never get tired of winning. And the feeling is obviously a bit sweeter when you are tired, too."

The serious business begins as the race rolled out
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The 192 kilometre stage was marked by a four-man breakaway move which began around Laragh, 37 kilometres after the official start near Dundrum. Travis Meyer (SouthAustralia.com), David George (MTN South Africa) and Irish rider Martyn Irvine (Pezula) built a fifteen second advantage and were joined soon after by Matt Wilson (Team Type 1).

The quartet worked well together and by the time Irvine won the hot spot sprint in Rathdrum (km 48.7), they were seven minutes 20 seconds clear. This went up to the maximum lead of seven minutes 43 seconds 70 kilometres into the stage.

Irvine was clearly suffering on the hills and finally lost contact on the run up to the day's category one climb of Mount Leinster, where Wilson beat George for the prime and started the run of points-gathering which would see him end the day in the King of the Mountains jersey.

The latter looked strong but was himself dropped at the uphill An Post hot spot sprint in Borris (134.8km after the start), leaving just Wilson and Meyer up front. The duo rode strongly together but were eventually hauled back inside the final ten kilometres, ensuring a big bunch sprint and Cavendish's 14th victory of the season.

The peloton passed through over six minutes behind
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Wilson was disappointed to be caught, but realised it was going to be difficult with such a small group. "I was really hoping that a few more guys would come along with us and we would have a better chance of staying away and setting up a bit of a GC [general classification]," he stated. "But there was only four of us out there and unfortunately we lost two of them about halfway through, so there was just me and the other Aussie guy left out front. He was really strong and we gave it a good shot.

"I didn't get many reports saying exactly who was chasing, but I knew that Garmin and Columbia would be back there going hard."

Wilson took maximum points on three of the day's five climbs, including the category one Mount Leinster, and had the consolation of ending the day in the King of the Mountains jersey. "When you are out there you are really only thinking about the stage win and staying away, but it is good to come away with something. I have got a pretty strong team here so I am sure they will help me try to defend it."

Team Columbia set a steady pace as the peloton approach
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Kristoff was third on the stage but in finishing first in the Roundwood An Post hotspot sprint, he had enough of a buffer to end the day one point clear of Cavendish in the points classification. "It is what I was hoping for afterwards," he said. "Now I have got the jersey and I will try to protect it, but I think it will be hard. He is really fast."

As regards Irish interests, Belgian Benny de Schrooder of the Irish-registered An Post M. Donnelly Grant Thornton Sean Kelly team was sixth, while Ciarán Power was best of the home riders in 19th place.

Compatriots Dan Martin (Garmin Chipotle H30), Stephen Gallagher and Mark Cassidy (both An Post M. Donnelly Grant Thornton Sean Kelly) and Roger Aiken (Irish national team) also finished in the main bunch after what was an unexpectedly tough opening stage.

Thanks to the time bonuses, Cavendish ended the day four seconds ahead of Kristoff and a further one up on Dean. He said that he will attempt to defend the lead for as long as is possible. "I will try my best. Like I said, my form is not too good now. Maybe when the terrain gets tougher it might get harder for me to defend it, but I will give it my best shot and my team will give it their best shot.

"Even if I don't come away with the yellow jersey, I am pretty confident that one of my team-mates can do it anyway. We will see how it goes."

The 2.1-ranked international race continues tomorrow with an undulating 158 kilometre stage from Thurles to Loughrea.

Photography

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Images by Stephen McMahon

Results

1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia                                             5.00.20 (38.36 km/h)
2 Julian Dean (NZl) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                                        
3 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Joker - Bianchi                                              
4 Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Rabobank Continental                                             
5 Dean Downing (GBr) Rapha Condor - Recycling.co.uk                                     
6 Benny De Schrooder (Bel) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team      
7 Russel Downing (GBr) Pinarello Racing Team                                            
8 Nikolas Maes (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                                                
9 Kurt Hovelijnck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                                             
10 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS                                      
11 Dale Appleby (GBr) Rapha Condor - Recycling.co.uk                                    
12 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1                                                  
13 Juan Francisco Mourón Doldán (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                   
14 Sven Renders (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                                               
15 Juan Van Heerden (RSA) Team MTN                                                      
16 Maximiliano Richeze Ariel (Arg) CSF Group Navigare                                   
17 Massimo Graziato (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                        
18 Malcolm Elliott (GBr) Pinarello Racing Team                                          
19 Ciarán Power (Irl) Pezula Racing                                                     
20 Moises Aldape Chavez (Mex) Team Type 1                                               
21 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Pezula Racing                                                 
22 Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor - Recycling.co.uk                                  
23 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team          
24 Daniel Martin (Irl) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                                     
25 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                                  
26 Gonzalo Rabuñal Ríos (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                           
27 Simon Clarke (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS                                          
28 Adam Hansen (Aus) Team Columbia                                                      
29 Delio Fernández Cruz (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                           
30 Frederick Nolf (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                                             
31 Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Rabobank Continental                                           
32 Alexander Gottfried (Ger) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                     
33 Thomas Murray (GBr) Pinarello Racing Team                                            
34 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1                                                     
35 Bart Aernouts (Bel) Rabobank Continental                                             
36 Trent Lowe (Aus) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                                        
37 Robert Partridge (GBr) Rapha Condor - Recycling.co.uk                                
38 Johan Coenen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                                               
39 Michael Barry (Can) Team Columbia                                                    
40 Stephen Gallagher (Irl) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team     
41 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                           
42 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                          
43 Johnny Walker (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS                                         
44 Adam Semple (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS                                           
45 Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Joker - Bianchi                                           
46 Francesco Tomei (Ita) CSF Group Navigare                                             
47 Roger Aiken (Irl) Irish National Team                                                
48 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team Columbia                                                    
49 Matteo Priamo (Ita) CSF Group Navigare                                               
50 David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                                      
51 Joeri Adams (Bel) Rabobank Continental                                               
52 Ben Greenwood (GBr) Rapha Condor - Recycling.co.uk                                   
53 Morris Possoni (Ita) Team Columbia                                                   
54 Kevin Evans (RSA) Team MTN                                                           
55 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS                                     
56 Dan Fleeman (GBr) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team           
57 Mark Cassidy (Irl) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team          
58 Ilya Chernetskiy (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                        
59 Neil MacDonald (RSA) Team MTN                                                        
60 Frederik Wilmann (Nor) Joker - Bianchi                                               
61 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team Columbia                                              0.13
62 Stian Sommerseth (Nor) Joker - Bianchi                                               
63 Thomas Rabou (Ned) Rabobank Continental                                          0.22
64 Thomas Berkhout (Ned) Rabobank Continental                                           
65 Ruben Bongiorno (Arg) CSF Group Navigare                                         0.28
66 Filippo Savini (Ita) CSF Group Navigare                                          0.53
67 Travis Meyer (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS                                          
68 David McCann (Irl) Irish National Team                                           1.33
69 Maarten Neyens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                                         9.40
70 Kenny De Haes (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                                              
71 Alejandro Paleo Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                       
72 Alberto Fernandez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                              
73 Jay Thomson (RSA) Team MTN                                                           
74 Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1                                                     
75 Joachim Bøhler (Nor) Joker - Bianchi                                                 
76 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Columbia                                                   
77 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                                  
78 Fredrik Ericsson (Swe) Pezula Racing                                                 
79 Kieran Page (GBr) Pezula Racing                                                      
80 Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Rabobank Continental                                       
81 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team         
82 Peter Williams (GBr) Pinarello Racing Team                                           
83 Simon Holt (GBr) Rapha Condor - Recycling.co.uk                                      
84 Emile Abraham (Tri) Team Type 1                                                      
85 Alexandr Surutkovych (Ukr) Team Type 1                                               
86 Mauro Abel Richeze (Arg) CSF Group Navigare                                          
87 Andrew Roche (Irl) Pinarello Racing Team                                             
88 Paul Griffen (Irl) Irish National Team                                               
89 Svein Vold (Nor) Joker - Bianchi                                                     
90 Alex Wetterhall (Swe) Pezula Racing                                             11.35
91 Waylon Woolcock (RSA) Team MTN                                                  12.31
92 Graham Briggs (GBr) Rapha Condor - Recycling.co.uk                                   
93 Matthew Kipling (GBr) Pinarello Racing Team                                          
94 Ramón Troncoso Sobrino (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                         
95 Matthew King (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS                                          
96 Kenny Lisabeth (Bel) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team        
97 Ingar Stokstad (Nor) Joker - Bianchi                                            13.11
98 Miceal Concannon (Irl) Irish National Team                                           
99 Sean Lacey (Irl) Irish National Team                                                 
100 Christopher Sutton (Aus) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                               
101 Martyn Irvine (Irl) Pezula Racing                                                   
102 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Pezula Racing                                                
103 David Abal Diego (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                              
104 Paul Healion (Irl) Irish National Team                                              
105 Bernardo Riccio (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                        
106 David George (RSA) Team MTN                                                    24.50
107 Stephen O'Sullivan (Irl) Irish National Team                                        
108 Lee Davis (GBr) Pinarello Racing Team                                          27.15
DNF Glen Chadwick (Aus) Team Type 1                                                     
DNF Bradley Potgieter (RSA) Team MTN                                                    
 
Sprints
 
Roundwood
1 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Joker - Bianchi                                             5 pts
2 Joachim Bøhler (Nor) Joker - Bianchi                                                 3
3 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia                                                   2
4 Russel Downing (GBr) Pinarello Racing Team                                           1
 
Rathdrum
1 Martyn Irvine (Irl) Pezula Racing                                                    5 pts
2 David George (RSA) Team MTN                                                          3
3 Travis Meyer (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS                                          2
4 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1                                                     1
 
Borris
1 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1                                                     5 pts
2 Travis Meyer (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS                                          3
3 David George (RSA) Team MTN                                                          2
4 Morris Possoni (Ita) Team Columbia                                                   1
 
Mountains
 
Cat 3: Lower Sugar Loaf
1 Johan Coenen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                                               6 pts
2 Mark Cassidy (Irl) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team          4
3 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Columbia                                                   2
4 Sven Renders (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                                               1
 
Cat 1: Mount Leinster
1 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1                                                    15 pts
2 David George (RSA) Team MTN                                                         12
3 Travis Meyer (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS                                         10
4 Martyn Irvine (Irl) Pezula Racing                                                    8
5 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Columbia                                                   6
6 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia                                                   4
7 Morris Possoni (Ita) Team Columbia                                                   2
8 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team Columbia                                                  1
 
Cat 3: Saddle Hill
1 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1                                                     6 pts
2 Travis Meyer (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS                                          4
3 Filippo Savini (Ita) CSF Group Navigare                                              2
4 Stian Sommerseth (Nor) Joker - Bianchi                                               1
 
Cat 2: Inistoige
1 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1                                                    10 pts
2 Travis Meyer (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS                                          7
3 Johan Coenen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                                               4
4 Michael Barry (Can) Team Columbia                                                    2
5 Kevin Evans (RSA) Team MTN                                                           1
 
Teams
 
1 Topsport Vlaanderen                                                           15.01.00
2 Rapha Condor Recycling.co.uk                                                          
3 Garmin Chipotle H30                                                                   
4 Pinarello CandiTV                                                                     
5 Team Type 1 Cycling Team                                                              
6 Team Columbia                                                                         
7 Karpin Galicia Cycling Team                                                           
8 An Post Sean Kelly Team                                                               
9 Rabobank                                                                              
10 SouthAustralia.com/AIS                                                               
11 Tinkoff - Credit Systems                                                             
12 Joker Bianchi Team                                                                   
13 CSF Group Navigare                                                                   
14 MTN Energade                                                                         
15 Pezula                                                                           9.40
16 Irish National Team                                                             11.13
 
General classification after stage 1
 
1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia                                             5.00.09
2 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Joker - Bianchi                                          0.04
3 Julian Dean (NZl) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                                    0.05
4 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1                                                  0.08
5 Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Rabobank Continental                                         0.11
6 Dean Downing (GBr) Rapha Condor - Recycling.co.uk                                     
7 Benny De Schrooder (Bel) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team      
8 Russel Downing (GBr) Pinarello Racing Team                                            
9 Nikolas Maes (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                                                
10 Kurt Hovelijnck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                                            
11 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS                                      
12 Dale Appleby (GBr) Rapha Condor - Recycling.co.uk                                    
13 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1                                                  
14 Juan Francisco Mourón Doldán (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                   
15 Sven Renders (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                                               
16 Juan Van Heerden (RSA) Team MTN                                                      
17 Maximiliano Richeze Ariel (Arg) CSF Group Navigare                                   
18 Massimo Graziato (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                        
19 Malcolm Elliott (GBr) Pinarello Racing Team                                          
20 Ciarán Power (Irl) Pezula Racing                                                     
21 Moises Aldape Chavez (Mex) Team Type 1                                               
22 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Pezula Racing                                                 
23 Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor - Recycling.co.uk                                  
24 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team          
25 Daniel Martin (Irl) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                                     
26 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                                  
27 Gonzalo Rabuñal Ríos (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                           
28 Simon Clarke (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS                                          
29 Adam Hansen (Aus) Team Columbia                                                      
30 Delio Fernández Cruz (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                           
31 Frederick Nolf (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                                             
32 Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Rabobank Continental                                           
33 Alexander Gottfried (Ger) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                     
34 Thomas Murray (GBr) Pinarello Racing Team                                            
35 Bart Aernouts (Bel) Rabobank Continental                                             
36 Trent Lowe (Aus) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                                        
37 Robert Partridge (GBr) Rapha Condor - Recycling.co.uk                                
38 Johan Coenen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                                               
39 Michael Barry (Can) Team Columbia                                                    
40 Stephen Gallagher (Irl) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team     
41 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                           
42 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                          
43 Johnny Walker (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS                                         
44 Adam Semple (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS                                           
45 Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Joker - Bianchi                                           
46 Francesco Tomei (Ita) CSF Group Navigare                                             
47 Roger Aiken (Irl) Irish National Team                                                
48 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team Columbia                                                    
49 Matteo Priamo (Ita) CSF Group Navigare                                               
50 David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                                      
51 Joeri Adams (Bel) Rabobank Continental                                               
52 Ben Greenwood (GBr) Rapha Condor - Recycling.co.uk                                   
53 Morris Possoni (Ita) Team Columbia                                                   
54 Kevin Evans (RSA) Team MTN                                                           
55 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS                                     
56 Dan Fleeman (GBr) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team           
57 Mark Cassidy (Irl) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team          
58 Ilya Chernetskiy (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                        
59 Neil MacDonald (RSA) Team MTN                                                        
60 Frederik Wilmann (Nor) Joker - Bianchi                                               
61 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team Columbia                                              0.24
62 Stian Sommerseth (Nor) Joker - Bianchi                                               
63 Thomas Rabou (Ned) Rabobank Continental                                          0.33
64 Thomas Berkhout (Ned) Rabobank Continental                                           
65 Ruben Bongiorno (Arg) CSF Group Navigare                                         0.39
66 Travis Meyer (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS                                      1.01
67 Filippo Savini (Ita) CSF Group Navigare                                          1.04
68 David McCann (Irl) Irish National Team                                           1.44
69 Joachim Bøhler (Nor) Joker - Bianchi                                             9.49
70 Maarten Neyens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                                         9.51
71 Kenny De Haes (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                                              
72 Alejandro Paleo Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                       
73 Alberto Fernandez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                              
74 Jay Thomson (RSA) Team MTN                                                           
75 Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1                                                     
76 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Columbia                                                   
77 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                                  
78 Fredrik Ericsson (Swe) Pezula Racing                                                 
79 Kieran Page (GBr) Pezula Racing                                                      
80 Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Rabobank Continental                                       
81 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team         
82 Peter Williams (GBr) Pinarello Racing Team                                           
83 Simon Holt (GBr) Rapha Condor - Recycling.co.uk                                      
84 Emile Abraham (Tri) Team Type 1                                                      
85 Alexandr Surutkovych (Ukr) Team Type 1                                               
86 Mauro Abel Richeze (Arg) CSF Group Navigare                                          
87 Andrew Roche (Irl) Pinarello Racing Team                                             
88 Paul Griffen (Irl) Irish National Team                                               
89 Svein Vold (Nor) Joker - Bianchi                                                     
90 Alex Wetterhall (Swe) Pezula Racing                                             11.46
91 Waylon Woolcock (RSA) Team MTN                                                  12.42
92 Graham Briggs (GBr) Rapha Condor - Recycling.co.uk                                   
93 Matthew Kipling (GBr) Pinarello Racing Team                                          
94 Ramón Troncoso Sobrino (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                         
95 Matthew King (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS                                          
96 Kenny Lisabeth (Bel) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team        
97 Martyn Irvine (Irl) Pezula Racing                                               13.19
98 Ingar Stokstad (Nor) Joker - Bianchi                                            13.22
99 Miceal Concannon (Irl) Irish National Team                                           
100 Sean Lacey (Irl) Irish National Team                                                
101 Christopher Sutton (Aus) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                               
102 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Pezula Racing                                                
103 David Abal Diego (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                              
104 Paul Healion (Irl) Irish National Team                                              
105 Bernardo Riccio (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                        
106 David George (RSA) Team MTN                                                    24.58
107 Stephen O'Sullivan (Irl) Irish National Team                                   25.01
108 Lee Davis (GBr) Pinarello Racing Team                                          27.26
 
Points classification
 
1 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Joker - Bianchi                                            18 pts
2 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia                                                  17
3 Julian Dean (NZl) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                                      14
4 Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Rabobank Continental                                           12
5 Dean Downing (GBr) Rapha Condor - Recycling.co.uk                                   11
6 Benny De Schrooder (Bel) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team   10
7 Russel Downing (GBr) Pinarello Racing Team                                          10
8 Nikolas Maes (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                                               8
9 Kurt Hovelijnck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                                            7
10 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1                                                    6
11 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS                                     6
12 Martyn Irvine (Irl) Pezula Racing                                                   5
13 Dale Appleby (GBr) Rapha Condor - Recycling.co.uk                                   5
14 Travis Meyer (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS                                         5
15 David George (RSA) Team MTN                                                         5
16 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1                                                 4
17 Juan Francisco Mourón Doldán (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                  3
18 Joachim Bøhler (Nor) Joker - Bianchi                                                3
19 Sven Renders (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                                              2
20 Juan Van Heerden (RSA) Team MTN                                                     1
21 Morris Possoni (Ita) Team Columbia                                                  1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1                                                    31 pts
2 Travis Meyer (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS                                         21
3 David George (RSA) Team MTN                                                         12
4 Johan Coenen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                                              10
5 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Columbia                                                   8
6 Martyn Irvine (Irl) Pezula Racing                                                    8
7 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia                                                   4
8 Mark Cassidy (Irl) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team          4
9 Michael Barry (Can) Team Columbia                                                    2
10 Morris Possoni (Ita) Team Columbia                                                  2
11 Filippo Savini (Ita) CSF Group Navigare                                             2
12 Sven Renders (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                                              1
13 Kevin Evans (RSA) Team MTN                                                          1
14 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team Columbia                                                 1
15 Stian Sommerseth (Nor) Joker - Bianchi                                              1
 
Young rider classification
 
1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia                                             5.00.09
2 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Joker - Bianchi                                          0.04
3 Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Rabobank Continental                                         0.11
4 Nikolas Maes (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                                                
5 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS                                       
6 Dale Appleby (GBr) Rapha Condor - Recycling.co.uk                                     
7 Juan Francisco Mourón Doldán (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                    
8 Juan Van Heerden (RSA) Team MTN                                                       
9 Massimo Graziato (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                         
10 Daniel Martin (Irl) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                                     
11 Gonzalo Rabuñal Ríos (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                           
12 Simon Clarke (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS                                          
13 Delio Fernández Cruz (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                           
14 Frederick Nolf (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                                             
15 Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Rabobank Continental                                           
16 Alexander Gottfried (Ger) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                     
17 Thomas Murray (GBr) Pinarello Racing Team                                            
18 Trent Lowe (Aus) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                                        
19 Robert Partridge (GBr) Rapha Condor - Recycling.co.uk                                
20 Johnny Walker (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS                                         
21 Adam Semple (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS                                           
22 Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Joker - Bianchi                                           
23 Francesco Tomei (Ita) CSF Group Navigare                                             
24 Joeri Adams (Bel) Rabobank Continental                                               
25 Ben Greenwood (GBr) Rapha Condor - Recycling.co.uk                                   
26 Morris Possoni (Ita) Team Columbia                                                   
27 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS                                     
28 Mark Cassidy (Irl) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team          
29 Ilya Chernetskiy (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                        
30 Frederik Wilmann (Nor) Joker - Bianchi                                               
31 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team Columbia                                              0.24
32 Stian Sommerseth (Nor) Joker - Bianchi                                               
33 Thomas Rabou (Ned) Rabobank Continental                                          0.33
34 Thomas Berkhout (Ned) Rabobank Continental                                           
35 Travis Meyer (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS                                      1.01
36 Filippo Savini (Ita) CSF Group Navigare                                          1.04
37 Maarten Neyens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                                         9.51
38 Kenny De Haes (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                                              
39 Jay Thomson (RSA) Team MTN                                                           
40 Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1                                                     
41 Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Rabobank Continental                                       
42 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team         
43 Peter Williams (GBr) Pinarello Racing Team                                           
44 Simon Holt (GBr) Rapha Condor - Recycling.co.uk                                      
45 Alexandr Surutkovych (Ukr) Team Type 1                                               
46 Mauro Abel Richeze (Arg) CSF Group Navigare                                          
47 Svein Vold (Nor) Joker - Bianchi                                                     
48 Alex Wetterhall (Swe) Pezula Racing                                             11.46
49 Matthew King (Aus) Southaustralia.com - AIS                                     12.42
50 Martyn Irvine (Irl) Pezula Racing                                               13.19
51 Ingar Stokstad (Nor) Joker - Bianchi                                            13.22
52 Miceal Concannon (Irl) Irish National Team                                           
53 Christopher Sutton (Aus) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                                
54 David Abal Diego (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                               
55 Bernardo Riccio (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                         
 
Teams classification
 
1 Topsport Vlaanderen                                                           15.01.00
2 Rapha Condor Recycling.co.uk                                                          
3 Garmin Chipotle H30                                                                   
4 Pinarello CandiTV                                                                     
5 Team Type 1 Cycling Team                                                              
6 Team Columbia                                                                         
7 Karpin Galicia Cycling Team                                                           
8 An Post Sean Kelly Team                                                               
9 Rabobank                                                                              
10 SouthAustralia.com/AIS                                                               
11 Tinkoff - Credit Systems                                                             
12 Joker Bianchi Team                                                                   
13 CSF Group Navigare                                                                   
14 MTN Energade                                                                         
15 Pezula                                                                           9.40
16 Irish National Team                                                             11.13

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