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Tour of California - 2.HC
USA, February 14-22, 2009
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Stage 4 - February 18: Merced - Clovis, 187.7 km/115.4 mi
Cavendish back on top in Clovis
Sun finally smiles on California peloton
By Mark Zalewski, North American Editor with Kirsten Robbins in Clovis, California
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The Tour of California finished in its second consecutive bunch sprint, and Mark Cavendish was today's beneficiary. The Manxman gave Columbia-Highroad its first victory in California with a long dash to the line after the 187.7 km journey over the Sierra Nevada foothills to Clovis.
It wasn't plain sailing however; Cavendish was nearly pipped on the line by a fast-charging Tom Boonen (Quick Step) but held on to take the win, with Juan José Haedo (Saxo Bank) in third.
"It's massive for us and for the team," Cavendish said about the win. "The team did so well today. They stayed with me on the climbs and with a flat run in like that there was only one outcome that it could have been... when you have a team like mine.
"We got the lead out right - straight past the Cervélo team - and we saw how strong they were yesterday. But when they [Cavendish's teammates] drop me off with 100 metres to go, there could only be one outcome!"
Cavendish came to California with a bit of a chip on his shoulder after last year's race, where he had a sprint win taken from his grasp. The first sprint finish on Tuesday didn't work out for his team. "I thought I won one last year and it [was not] given to me, [so] I had to win one this year but it didn’t work out yesterday."
Cavendish was almost denied today's win by celebrating a bit early, however. Tom Boonen (Quick Step) threw his bike on the line as the Columbia sprinter was already raising his arms in the air. It was a a la Erik Zabel in the 2004 Milan-Sanremo, although this time the spoils went to the man who pre-empted line honours.
According to Cavendish, the result was somewhat of a bonus given the parcours. "To be honest, with the climbs I wasn’t planning on getting anywhere near the finish in the front," he explained. "But I always make sure I know the final few kilometres and it paid off today. I always had three or four guys with me on the climbs and it improved my morale to get over the ascents. When I got over the last climb I knew I had a chance."
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Race leader Levi Leipheimer (Astana) had an easier day defending his golden jersey - albeit later in the race - with agreeable weather and the sprinters' teams more interested in bringing the break back after the final KOM. He even had time to enjoy the race's first foray into the Sierra Nevada mountains. "I think the road course scenery was awesome," he said. "I took the chance to look around a couple of times... it was beautiful! To be in the Sierras, it is very pretty. There was a tonne of people out in the snow cheering for us. It's great that the Tour of California can come to new places and spread the word."
The pressure was still on Astana's captain early in the race though, with a lot of riders trying to get into the main break and his team trying to keep tabs on any threats. "Everyone came out with their guns blazing, the peloton was in pieces at some moments," Leipheimer explained. "We had to chase down some breaks with threatening riders in them. The team was strong and Lance went to the front and brought back a lot of those breaks. The course profile was high up in the Sierras with snow everywhere... that made for a hard race for the first hour and half!"
Having ridden in support of Leipheimer, Armstrong concurred about the difficulty of the first half of the day. "It was a hard race, because in the beginning guys were aggressive and wanted to get away to get a break going. They made our lives tough on the first couple of climbs and so we had to ride quite a bit. Not an easy day - fast coming home, but all-in-all pretty tough."
Leipheimer's closest threats are Australian Michael Rogers (Columbia-High Road) and US time trial champion Dave Zabriskie (Garmin-Slipstream), who sit 24 and 28 seconds down respectively. "I can't predict the future but as long as I'm feeling the way I have been and ride the way I've been riding, it will be very difficult for him [Rogers]. And Zabriskie is the US champion... anything is possible."
Picturesque California (finally!)
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The mountainous stage passed over the Sierra Nevada range, with five KOM bonuses and two sprint bonuses. The first attack of the day came at about three metres after the neutral section ended. Eventually Serge Pauwels (Cervélo TestTeam), Jason McCartney (Saxo Bank), US champion Tyler Hamilton and Francisco Mancebo (Rock Racing) escaped before the first mountain. After only building a small lead, Mancebo's standing overall saw him ordered back to the peloton to allow the break to survive for the day, although he had already gathered enough KOM and sprint points to retain both jerseys for the stage.
"Our main objective was to get the KOM jersey or make sure guys got up the road to suck up the points," said Hamilton. "I saw Paco [Mancebo] coming up so I waited for him and brought him up to the group. He won the first two KOMs and we figured that if our break was going to be successful, Paco had to go back to the peloton. We achieved our goal, with him hanging onto the KOM... but we [the break] couldn't make the break last."
"I'm dissappointed; every kilometre I was out there I believed we could stay away," said Hamilton. "I knew the sprinters' teams would eventually put on a chase. McCartney was very strong and a great rider to have in the break like that."
The trio lasted until three kilometres to go, when the Cervélo train came chugging by as it towed Thor Hushovd to a possible second stage win. But a final-kilometre attack from a Rabobank rider, Pedro Horrillo, disrupted the lead-out, allowing Columbia to put Cavendish in position to launch his sprint.
The day was once again marred by crashes, the worst of which took out Rabobank's star sprinter, Oscar Freire, and Columbia-Highroad's Kim Kirchen. BMC's Scott Nydam abandoned the race after crashing in a separate incident later in the race.
Additional reporting from Sue George.
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- Thor Hushovd (Cervélo), yesterday's stage winner, signs autographs for fans.
- Fans went crazy for autographs when Lance Armstrong came to sign in.
- The first break of the day tries to get away.
- With five riders in the break it seemed like it might get up the road.
- The attacks continued as soon as the first group was caught.
- George Hincapie (Columbia-Highroad) rolls off the front while talking on the radio.
- The breakaway gets closer to the first KOM of the day.
- The main field makes its way up the first climb.
- Lance Armstrong (Astana) stayed close to the front all day.
- The field rolls along with the Sierras in the background.
- Tom Zirbel (Bissell) will be hoping got big things in Fridays TT.
- Astana spent the day on the front again to control things.
- The break had a long day out on the road after getting away not long after the start.
- Rolling through California's ranch lands.
- Levi Leipheimer did everything right today to remain in yellow.
- The breakaway has some company along part of the route.
- The peloton bunches up after the feed zone.
- Astana strings things out again.
- Svein Tuft (Garmin-Slipstream) could be a threat in the time trial.
- Tyler Hamilton (Rock Racing) gets a feed from the team car part way through the day.
- Snow greeted the riders as they gained elevation.
- The field descends from the last KOM where the road had just been cleared for the race.
- The break tries hard to keep the pressure on till the end.
- Tyler Hamilton (Rock Racing) enjoys being a cowboy for the day.
- Lance Armstrong with his Astana teammates strung out behind.
- Riders can low and sleek as they descend one of the day's many climbs.
- Dark clouds gave the peloton flash backs of the cold, wet stages of days past.
- Tyler Hamilton and Francisco Mancebo (Rock Racing) were in the main break today with Serge Pauwels (Cervélo TestTeam) and Jason McCartney (Team Saxo Bank).
- Sun amongst the snow: The wet weather went away for riders on today's stage.
- Mark Cavendish (Team Columbia - Highroad) has been trying to take a stage win all week.
- Team Columbia - Highroad pushes to bring the race to a sprint finish.
- Mark Cavendish (Columbia Highroad) takes a sought-after victory in California.
- Cav, you there? Mark Cavendish (Team Columbia - Highroad) looks like he's on another planet as he accepts his rewards.
Images by Matthew Moses/www.moses-images.com
- Mark Cavendish (Columbia Highroad) believes he has the win over Tom Boonen (Quick Step).
Images by Phoenix Sports
- Mark Cavendish takes his first win this week for Team Columbia-Highroad.
- Only just: Mark Cavendish (Columbia-Highroad) edges out big Belgian Tom Boonen (Quick Step) on the line.
Images by Mitch Clinton/www.clintonphoto.com
- Serge Pauwels (Cervélo TestTeam), Jason McCartney (Team Saxo Bank) and Tyler Hamilton (Rock Racing) were the day's main break away.
- Mark Cavendish (Team Columbia-Highroad) raised his arms after taking a stage win.
- The peloton rides together on Stage 4.
Images by Roberto Bettini/www.bettiniphoto.net
- Pat McQuaid had a busy day with teams asking him about the 3:1 rule.
- McQuaid explained the UCI position over the 3:1 rule.
- Armstrong is one popular man at the ToC.
- Armstrong-mania has settled into California
- Armstrong could spend the entire stage signing autographs
- Addy Engels (Quick Step) during the stage.
- At least the road was clear!
- Armstrong shows he hasn't lost much in his retirement years.
- Hamilton leads the break
- Freire crashed out of the race and can only hope to recover in time for Milano-Sanremo.
- A shocked Freire collects himself after the crash.
- A disappointed Freire walks off
- Francisco Mancebo defended the green jersey
- Christian Vande Velde rolls along
- Armstrong was finally able to roll down the sleeves.
- Kevin Hulsmans pedals through a sunny California
- Ivan Basso gets his training odometer to work.
- Mancebo just needed to hang on today.
- Basso in the sun
- The Italian was happy that the rains were over.
- Floyd Landis is back racing
- Alberto Ardila Cano rides along
- Landis went in a break group in stage four.
- Landis is not on top of his game yet.
- Alessandro Vanotti (Liquigas)
- Hamilton during the break
- Tyler Hamilton was in the break all day before having to surrender to the fast charging peloton.
- Pedro Horrillo Munoz attacked under the red kite and tried to get a win for a Freire-less Rabobank.
- Pedro Horrillo Munoz takes a right turn after his attack.
- Cavendish celebrates early as Boonen almost makes up lost ground.
- Cavendish did a long sprint and Boonen almost came back.
- Boonen and Cavendish after the stage that they finished very close to each other.
- Boonen smiles despite losing the stage. He will try again.
- Robert Gesink leads the young rider classification again. He already won it in the last two years.
- Cavendish has fun on the podium and Boonen is in a good mood, too. Only Haedo is reflecting on where he lost the race.
- Hamilton receives the kisses for his hard work on today's stage.
- Leipheimer and Hamilton share a laugh on the podium.
- Is this Miss Texas?
- Leipheimer pulled over another yellow jersey.
- Cavendish waves with the flowers.
Images by John Pierce/Photosport International UK US ASIA
- Mark Cavendish and Tom Boonen approach the stage four finish line at the head of the peloton.
- While Cavendish celebrates Tom Boonen's bike throw nearly spoils the day for Team Columbia - Highroad's sprinter.
- Mark Cavendish (Team Columbia - Highroad) takes a narrow win over Tom Boonen (Quick Step).
Results
1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia - Highroad 4.42.38 (39.289 km/h) 2 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step 3 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank 4 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam 5 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 6 Markus Zberg (Swi) BMC Racing Team 7 Freddy Rodriguez (USA) Rock Racing 8 Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 9 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Fly V Australia 10 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale 11 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 12 Kiel Reijnen (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 13 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1 14 Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Liquigas 15 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas 16 Steven Cozza (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 17 Frank Pipp (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 18 Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1 19 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad 20 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 21 Matthew Crane (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 22 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 23 Christopher Horner (USA) Astana 24 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana 25 George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia - Highroad 26 Ian McKissick (USA) BMC Racing Team 27 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank 28 Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Rock Racing 29 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step 30 Glen Chadwick (NZl) Rock Racing 31 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Rock Racing 32 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad 33 Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 34 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Bissell Pro Cycling 35 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Rock Racing 36 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas 37 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank 38 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 39 Karl Menzies (Aus) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 40 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia - Highroad 41 Luis Romero Amaran (Cub) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 42 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Astana 43 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas 44 Jonathan Patrick McCarty (USA) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 45 Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 46 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 47 David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 48 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Rabobank 49 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank 50 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 51 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 52 Nick Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 53 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank 54 Jurgen van de Walle (Bel) Quick Step 55 Ben Day (Aus) Fly V Australia 56 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank 57 Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank 58 Chris Baldwin (USA) Rock Racing 59 Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin - Slipstream 60 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank 61 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 62 Thomas Frei (Swi) BMC Racing Team 63 Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas 64 Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step 65 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas 66 Timothy Johnson (USA) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 67 Andy Guptill (USA) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 68 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas 69 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step 70 Grégory Rast (Swi) Astana 71 Peter Latham (NZl) Bissell Pro Cycling 72 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 73 Michael Barry (Can) Team Columbia - Highroad 74 Phillip Gaimon (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 75 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 76 Tom Zirbel (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 77 Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team 78 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervélo TestTeam 79 Ińigo Cuesta (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam 80 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Astana 81 Will Routley (Can) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 82 Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana 83 Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas 84 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 85 Robert Gunn (USA) Fly V Australia 0.18 86 Hayden Roulston (NZl) Cervélo TestTeam 0.33 87 Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervélo TestTeam 88 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 0.42 89 Christopher Jones (USA) Team Type 1 0.46 90 Rory Sutherland (Aus) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 91 Floyd Landis (USA) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 92 Cameron Evans (Can) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 93 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step 94 Aaron Olson (USA) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 95 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Rock Racing 96 Bradley White (USA) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 97 Jeffry Louder (USA) BMC Racing Team 98 Tyler Wren (USA) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 99 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step 100 Weert Kevin De (Bel) Quick Step 101 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam 102 Jason Mccartney (USA) Team Saxo Bank 103 Trent Lowe (Aus) Garmin - Slipstream 104 Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0.56 105 Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana 106 Adam Hansen (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad 1.40 107 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Cervélo TestTeam 1.51 108 Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 3.24 DNF Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia - Highroad DNF Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank DNF Scott Nydam (USA) BMC Racing Team DNF Jonathan Garcia (USA) BMC Racing Team DNF John Murphy (USA) OUCH Presented By Maxxis DNF Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1 DNF Phil Southerland (USA) Team Type 1 DNF Charles Bradley Huff (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team DNF David Kemp (Aus) Fly V Australia DNF Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Fly V Australia DNF Victor Hugo Peńa (Col) Rock Racing Sprints Sprint 1 1 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Rock Racing 5 pts 2 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Rock Racing 3 3 Jason Mccartney (USA) Team Saxo Bank 1 Sprint 2 1 Jason Mccartney (USA) Team Saxo Bank 5 pts 2 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Rock Racing 3 3 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Cervélo TestTeam 1 Final sprint 1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia - Highroad 15 pts 2 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step 12 3 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank 10 4 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam 7 5 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 6 6 Markus Zberg (Swi) BMC Racing Team 5 7 Freddy Rodriguez (USA) Rock Racing 4 8 Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 3 9 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Fly V Australia 2 10 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale 1 Mountains Climb 1 1 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Rock Racing 6 pts 2 Jason Mccartney (USA) Team Saxo Bank 5 3 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Cervélo TestTeam 4 4 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Rock Racing 3 5 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia - Highroad 1 Climb 2 1 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Rock Racing 4 pts 2 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Rock Racing 3 3 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Cervélo TestTeam 2 4 Jason Mccartney (USA) Team Saxo Bank 1 Climb 3 1 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Rock Racing 4 pts 2 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Cervélo TestTeam 3 3 Jason Mccartney (USA) Team Saxo Bank 2 4 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Rock Racing 1 Climb 4 1 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Rock Racing 6 pts 2 Jason Mccartney (USA) Team Saxo Bank 5 3 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Cervélo TestTeam 4 4 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Rock Racing 3 5 Glen Chadwick (NZl) Rock Racing 1 Climb 5 1 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Rock Racing 6 pts 2 Jason Mccartney (USA) Team Saxo Bank 5 3 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Cervélo TestTeam 4 4 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Rock Racing 3 5 Michael Barry (Can) Team Columbia - Highroad 1 Teams 1 Team Columbia-High Road 14.07.54 2 Garmin-Slipstream 3 Colavita/Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 4 Rock Racing 5 Liquigas 6 Team Saxo Bank 7 Astana 8 Quick Step 9 Jelly Belly Cycling Team 10 BMC Racing Team 11 Bissell Pro Cycling 12 Rabobank 13 AG2R La Mondiale 14 Ouch Presented By Maxxis 15 Cervelo Test Team 16 Fly V Australia p/b Successful Living Foundation 0.18 17 Team Type 1 0.46 General Classification after Stage 4 1 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 18.33.52 2 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad 0.24 3 David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 0.28 4 Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana 0.30 5 Christopher Horner (USA) Astana 0.34 6 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana 0.38 7 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia - Highroad 8 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Astana 9 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas 10 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 0.39 11 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Rock Racing 12 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank 0.40 13 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas 0.42 14 Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 15 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step 0.51 16 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Rock Racing 0.53 17 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank 2.10 18 Jurgen van de Walle (Bel) Quick Step 2.12 19 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step 4.32 20 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank 21 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 4.40 22 Ińigo Cuesta (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam 4.45 23 Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 5.56 24 George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia - Highroad 5.59 25 Tom Zirbel (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 6.00 26 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 6.01 27 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 6.04 28 Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Rock Racing 6.08 29 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank 30 Luis Romero Amaran (Cub) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 31 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Astana 6.09 32 Ian McKissick (USA) BMC Racing Team 6.13 33 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 34 Thomas Frei (Swi) BMC Racing Team 6.20 35 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 6.28 36 Hayden Roulston (NZl) Cervélo TestTeam 6.36 37 Floyd Landis (USA) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 6.50 38 Weert Kevin De (Bel) Quick Step 7.01 39 Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervélo TestTeam 8.54 40 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Bissell Pro Cycling 9.03 41 Steven Cozza (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 9.08 42 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale 9.09 43 Frank Pipp (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 9.14 44 Will Routley (Can) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 9.26 45 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank 14.39 46 Jonathan Patrick McCarty (USA) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 14.51 47 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 14.59 48 Jason Mccartney (USA) Team Saxo Bank 15.03 49 Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin - Slipstream 15.13 50 Glen Chadwick (NZl) Rock Racing 15.29 51 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 15.40 52 Cameron Evans (Can) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 15.56 53 Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC Racing Team 16.20 54 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 16.44 55 Matthew Crane (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 17.42 56 Rory Sutherland (Aus) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 18.45 57 Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1 20.40 58 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam 21.07 59 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step 21.11 60 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 21.26 61 Grégory Rast (Swi) Astana 21.27 62 Markus Zberg (Swi) BMC Racing Team 21.28 63 Tyler Wren (USA) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 22.24 64 Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana 65 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1 24.00 66 Phillip Gaimon (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 67 Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team 24.01 68 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Rabobank 24.02 69 Timothy Johnson (USA) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 70 Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 24.15 71 Bradley White (USA) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 24.42 72 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step 24.50 73 Trent Lowe (Aus) Garmin - Slipstream 24.51 74 Christopher Jones (USA) Team Type 1 24.53 75 Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas 26.04 76 Jeffry Louder (USA) BMC Racing Team 26.43 77 Aaron Olson (USA) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 27.14 78 Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 27.37 79 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Cervélo TestTeam 28.08 80 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia - Highroad 29.40 81 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad 29.45 82 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank 29.52 83 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 84 Peter Latham (NZl) Bissell Pro Cycling 29.54 85 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervélo TestTeam 29.56 86 Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank 29.58 87 Ben Day (Aus) Fly V Australia 29.59 88 Kiel Reijnen (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 89 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank 90 Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step 30.00 91 Michael Barry (Can) Team Columbia - Highroad 30.02 92 Chris Baldwin (USA) Rock Racing 93 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 30.03 94 Nick Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 30.09 95 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Fly V Australia 30.15 96 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas 30.27 97 Robert Gunn (USA) Fly V Australia 30.42 98 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Rock Racing 30.44 99 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step 30.56 100 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam 32.46 101 Adam Hansen (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad 32.59 102 Karl Menzies (Aus) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 34.59 103 Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas 35.13 104 Freddy Rodriguez (USA) Rock Racing 36.39 105 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas 36.51 106 Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Liquigas 36.55 107 Andy Guptill (USA) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 36.59 108 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas 38.22 Sprints classification 1 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Rock Racing 30 pts 2 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam 22 3 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia - Highroad 21 4 Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 15 5 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 13 6 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 12 7 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step 12 8 Jurgen van de Walle (Bel) Quick Step 12 9 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad 10 10 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas 10 11 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad 10 12 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank 10 13 Christopher Horner (USA) Astana 10 14 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step 9 15 Jason Mccartney (USA) Team Saxo Bank 9 16 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Rock Racing 8 17 Markus Zberg (Swi) BMC Racing Team 8 18 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana 7 19 Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 7 20 Freddy Rodriguez (USA) Rock Racing 7 21 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank 7 22 Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana 6 23 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank 6 24 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Rock Racing 6 25 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervélo TestTeam 5 26 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Astana 5 27 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step 5 28 Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas 5 29 Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 4 30 Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1 4 31 Jeffry Louder (USA) BMC Racing Team 4 32 Timothy Johnson (USA) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 4 33 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 3 34 Bradley White (USA) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 3 35 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Fly V Australia 2 36 David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 1 37 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 1 38 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale 1 39 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank 1 40 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Cervélo TestTeam 1 Mountains classification 1 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Rock Racing 43 pts 2 Jason Mccartney (USA) Team Saxo Bank 29 3 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Rock Racing 22 4 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Cervélo TestTeam 17 5 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank 13 6 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 10 7 Timothy Johnson (USA) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 10 8 Steven Cozza (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 8 9 Bradley White (USA) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 8 10 Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas 8 11 Jeffry Louder (USA) BMC Racing Team 8 12 Christopher Horner (USA) Astana 7 13 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Astana 7 14 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step 6 15 Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1 6 16 Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 5 17 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 5 18 Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana 2 19 Michael Barry (Can) Team Columbia - Highroad 2 20 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia - Highroad 1 21 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas 1 22 Glen Chadwick (NZl) Rock Racing 1 Young rider classification 1 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 18.34.31 2 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step 0.12 3 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank 1.31 4 Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 5.17 5 Thomas Frei (Swi) BMC Racing Team 5.41 6 Steven Cozza (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 8.29 7 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 16.05 8 Matthew Crane (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 17.03 9 Phillip Gaimon (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 23.21 10 Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team 23.22 11 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia - Highroad 29.01 12 Kiel Reijnen (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 29.20 13 Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas 34.34 14 Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Liquigas 36.16 Teams classification 1 Astana 55.42.46 2 Garmin-Slipstream 3.58 3 Team Saxo Bank 5.41 4 Team Columbia-High Road 5.46 5 Quick Step 6.05 6 Rabobank 6.07 7 Rock Racing 6.39 8 Cervelo Test Team 17.42 9 Bissell Pro Cycling 19.54 10 BMC Racing Team 20.17 11 AG2R La Mondiale 20.28 12 Ouch Presented By Maxxis 21.58 13 Liquigas 24.09 14 Colavita/Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 35.58 15 Jelly Belly Cycling Team 49.25 16 Team Type 1 1.02.58 17 Fly V Australia p/b Successful Living Foundation 1.05.24
