Cancellara finishes just off podium in race against the clock
Weeks after taking the Australian time trial championships, Michael Hepburn provided further confirmation of his continued evolution in this area when he sped home quickest of several big names in today’s stage of the Tour of Qatar.
The Orica GreenEdge rider started early and posted a time of 13 minutes 29 seconds for the 10.9 kilometre distance; this would prove to be one second quicker than the day’s runner-up Lars Boom (Belkin), and six seconds faster than Daniele Bennati (Tinkoff Saxo) and former world champion Fabian Cancellara (Trek Factory Racing).
Overnight race leader Niki Terpstra (Omega Pharma Quick Step) rode strongly to take fifth, eight seconds off the winning time, and moved another step closer towards winning the final overall classification.
Like the other riders, Hepburn was required to use a standard road bike in the test. He said that he had done several specific training sessions recently for the TT, and that he drew motivation from his current status as Australian champion.
“Right from the start, it was a really proud moment to ride in the national colours for the first time. I rode early in the race, so I had to wait awhile to see what my time would get me. Towards the end, when I realised that maybe I would win, the nerves really started to pick up.”
Hepburn said that he had expected that if things went well, that a place in the final top five might have been possible. Instead, he did considerably better than that.
“There are some big names here. I’m pretty stoked to finish on the top,” he enthused.
“I knew exactly what I had to do. I had a clear idea of the power I had to produce, and I was confident I could do that. I’m in good condition for a ten kilometre time trial. A race of this length is similar to the individual pursuit. You just have to be smooth. I wouldn’t say any one thing went right. I just did what I had the confidence that I could do – and it got me the win in the end.”
According to the 22 year old, the most important section of the course were the final three kilometres as they were into a strong headwind. The conditions made it important for him to have some energy in reserve for that, then use it in going as quickly as possible to the line.
Belkin’s Boom was involved in yesterday’s break and attacked heading into the final kilometre, but was caught. He went closer to a stage win today, but finished one slender second back.
He said that he wasn’t agonising about where he could have made up time. “I didn’t put myself under any extra pressure and it worked. I started off well and don’t think I could have gone any faster,” he stated.
Bennati also made it into yesterday’s break, but was unable to fight for the win at the end. He was a fine third today despite being sick in the first days of the race. “I was feeling a bit under the weather the first few days of the race because of a intestinal problem and because of that I gave everything to lead out Michael (Mørkøv) in yesterday’s finale. I lost a little time overall on the final kilometre,” he said. “So I really didn’t think I was able to go this fast today. This is perfect for the morale and let’s see what the rest of the race brings.”
Terpstra’s strong ride sees him extend his lead over the second-placed rider Jurgen Roelandts (Lotto Belisol), who was back in twentieth today. He is 21 seconds back now, while Boom has reduced his own deficit slightly to 24 seconds. Terpstra’s team-mate Tom Boonen is fourth, 28 seconds back, and gives the team another option in the days ahead.
So too Guillaume Van Keirsbulck, who is 45 seconds back in sixth overall.
Boom pledges to race flat out for the remainder of the event. “I think it’s important to keep an open-mind during this race and just go as deep as possible every day,” he said. “It would be nice if I can keep my third place, though.”
The Tour of Qatar continues tomorrow with a 135 kilometre race from Dukhan to Mesaieed.
Tour of Qatar (2.HC)
Stage 3 time trial on Lusail Circuit:
1, Michael Hepburn (Orica GreenEdge) 10.9 kilometres in 13 mins 29 secs
2, Lars Boom (Belkin-Pro Cycling Team) at 1 sec
3, Daniele Bennati (Tinkoff-Saxo) at 6 secs
4, Fabian Cancellara (Trek Factory Racing)
5, Niki Terpstra (Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team) at 8 secs
6, Martin Elmiger (IAM Cycling) at 10 secs
7, Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team) at 13 secs
8, Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing Team) at 15 secs
9, Jens Mouris (Orica GreenEdge) at 16 secs
10, Gert Steegmans (Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team) at mins 17 secs
11, Ian Stannard (Team Sky)
12, Jos Van Emden (Belkin-Pro Cycling Team) at 18 secs
13, Jesse Sergent (Trek Factory Racing) at 19 secs
14, Brett Lancaster (Orica GreenEdge) at 22 secs
15, Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team)
16, Markel Irizar (Trek Factory Racing) at 23 secs
17, Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing Team)
18, Silvan Dillier (BMC Racing Team)
19, Manuele Boaro (Tinkoff-Saxo) at 24 secs
20, Jurgen Roelandts (Lotto Belisol)
21, Arnaud Demare (Fdj.fr) at 26 secs
22, Stijn Vandenbergh (Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team)
23, Gatis Smukulis (Team Katusha) at 29 secs
24, André Greipel (Lotto Belisol) at 31 secs
25, Marcel Sieberg (Lotto Belisol)
26, Maarten Tjallingii (Belkin-Pro Cycling Team) at 32 secs
27, Kristof Goddaert (IAM Cycling) at 36 secs
28, Lars Ytting Bak (Lotto Belisol)
29, Iljo Keisse (Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team) at 37 secs
30, Michael Morkov (Tinkoff-Saxo)
31, Lieuwe Westra (Astana Pro Team)
32, Damien Gaudin (AG2R La Mondiale)
33, Leigh Howard (Orica GreenEdge) at 38 secs
34, Alexandr Pliuschin (Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team)
35, Blaz Jarc (Team Netapp – Endura)
36, Michael Schär (BMC Racing Team) at 39 secs
37, Marco Coledan (Bardiani CSF)
38, Alessandro De Marchi (Cannondale)
39, Luke Rowe (Team Sky) at 40 secs
40, Christopher Juul Jensen (Tinkoff-Saxo)
41, Heinrich Haussler (IAM Cycling) at 41 secs
42, Svein Tuft (Orica GreenEdge)
43, Alan Marangoni (Cannondale)
44, Alexander Kristoff (Team Katusha) at 42 secs
45, Ben Gastauer (AG2R La Mondiale)
46, Evan Huffman (Astana Pro Team) at 43 secs
47, Pim Ligthart (Lotto Belisol) at 44 secs
48, Kristijan Koren (Cannondale)
49, Stijn Devolder (Trek Factory Racing) at 46 secs
50, Martin Kohler (BMC Racing Team) at 47 secs
51, Danilo Wyss (BMC Racing Team)
52, Andrew Fenn (Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team) at 48 secs
53, Yoann Offredo (Fdj.fr)
54, Vladimir Isaychev (Team Katusha)
55, Patrick Gretsch (AG2R La Mondiale) at 49 secs
56, Michel Koch (Cannondale)
57, Salvatore Puccio (Team Sky)
58, Filippo Fortin (Bardiani CSF) at 50 secs
59, Dominic Klemme (IAM Cycling)
60, Jacopo Guarnieri (Astana Pro Team) at 51 secs
61, Gediminas Bagdonas (AG2R La Mondiale) at 52 secs
62, Christian Knees (Team Sky) at 53 secs
63, Mathew Hayman (Orica GreenEdge) at 54 secs
64, Danny Pate (Team Sky)
65, Robert Wagner (Belkin-Pro Cycling Team)
66, Hayden Roulston (Trek Factory Racing) at 55 secs
67, Davide Villella (Cannondale) at 56 secs
68, Laurent Mangel (Fdj.fr)
69, Jelle Wallays (Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise) at 57 secs
70, Paul Voss (Team Netapp – Endura)
71, Karsten Kroon (Tinkoff-Saxo)
72, Francisco Mancebo (Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team) at 58 secs
73, Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Team Katusha) at 59 secs
74, Kris Boeckmans (Lotto Belisol)
75, Nikolas Maes (Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team)
76, John Murphy (Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team)
77, Aidis Kruopis (Orica GreenEdge) at 1 min 0 secs
78, Mickaël Delage (Fdj.fr)
79, Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Team Katusha) at 1 min 1 secs
80, Barry Markus (Belkin-Pro Cycling Team)
81, Daniel Schorn (Team Netapp – Endura) at 1 min 2 secs
82, Sébastien Turgot (AG2R La Mondiale) at 1 min 3 secs
83, Jens Keukeleire (Orica GreenEdge) at 1 min 4 secs
84, Zico Waeytens (Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise) at 1 min 6 secs
85, Kevin Ista (IAM Cycling) at 1 min 7 secs
86, Marco Canola (Bardiani CSF) at 1 min 8 secs
87, Jarl Salomein (Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise)
88, Martijn Maaskant (Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team) at 1 min 9 secs
89, Murilo Antonio Fischer (Fdj.fr)
90, Elia Viviani (Cannondale)
91, Rüdiger Selig (Team Katusha)
92, Rafaa Chtioui (Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team) at 1 min 10 secs
93, Marko Kump (Tinkoff-Saxo)
94, Preben Van Hecke (Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise) at 1 min 12 secs
95, Zakkari Dempster (Team Netapp – Endura)
96, Jonas Van Genechten (Lotto Belisol) at 1 min 13 secs
97, Hugo Houle (AG2R La Mondiale)
98, Andreas Schillinger (Team Netapp – Endura)
99, Pieter Jacobs (Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise)
100, Lloyd Mondory (AG2R La Mondiale) at 1 min 14 secs
101, Gabriel Rasch (Team Sky) at 1 min 15 secs
102, Jasper Stuyven (Trek Factory Racing) at 1 min 16 secs
103, Alexei Tsatevich (Team Katusha)
104, Pieter Van Speybrouck (Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise) at 1 min 17 secs
105, Maher Hasnaoui (Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team)
106, Marcel Aregger (IAM Cycling)
107, Michael Kolar (Tinkoff-Saxo)
108, Matteo Pelucchi (IAM Cycling)
109, Paolo Longo Borghini (Cannondale)
110, Soufiane Haddi (Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team)
111, Thomas Sprengers (Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise) at 1 min 20 secs
112, Marcus Burghardt (BMC Racing Team) at 1 min 21 secs
113, Yaroslav Popovych (Trek Factory Racing)
114, Scott Thwaites (Team Netapp – Endura)
115, Gregory Rast (Trek Factory Racing)
116, Bernhard Eisel (Team Sky)
117, Christophe Riblon (AG2R La Mondiale)
118, Jetse Bol (Belkin-Pro Cycling Team) at 1 min 25 secs
119, Enrico Battaglin (Bardiani CSF)
120, Sébastien Hinault (IAM Cycling)
121, Paolo Colonna (Bardiani CSF) at 1 min 26 secs
122, Michael Schwarzmann (Team Netapp – Endura)
123, Marco Haller (Team Katusha) at 1 min 27 secs
124, Matti Breschel (Tinkoff-Saxo) at 1 min 28 secs
125, Nicola Boem (Bardiani CSF) at 1 min 29 secs
126, Alessandro Bazzana (Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team) at 1 min 30 secs
127, Valentin Iglinskiy (Astana Pro Team) at 1 min 31 secs
128, Oscar Gatto (Cannondale)
129, Graeme Brown (Belkin-Pro Cycling Team) at 1 min 32 secs
130, Valerio Agnoli (Astana Pro Team) at 1 min 37 secs
131, Andrea Guardini (Astana Pro Team)
132, Kiel Reijnen (Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team) at 1 min 38 secs
133, Robert Förster (Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team) at 1 min 39 secs
134, Sam Bennett (Team Netapp – Endura) at 1 min 40 secs
135, Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team) at 1 min 42 secs
136, Dmitriy Muravyev (Astana Pro Team)
137, Christopher Sutton (Team Sky) at 1 min 44 secs
138, Christopher Jones (Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team)
139, Borut Bozic (Astana Pro Team) at 1 min 49 secs
140, Sebastian Lander (BMC Racing Team) at 1 min 50 secs
141, Adil Jelloul (Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team)
142, Aldo Ino Ilesic (Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team)
143, Michael Van Staeyen (Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise) at 1 min 52 secs
144, Stefano Locatelli (Bardiani CSF) at 1 min 56 secs
145, Théo Bos (Belkin-Pro Cycling Team) at 1 min 59 secs
146, Nicola Ruffoni (Bardiani CSF)
147, Gert Dockx (Lotto Belisol) at 2 mins 6 secs
148, Kenneth Hanson (Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team) at 2 mins 17 secs
149, Oscar Pujol (Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team) at 2 mins 24 secs
Did not start:
Johan Le Bon (Fdj.fr)
Matthieu Ladagnous (Fdj.fr)
Points:
1, Michael Hepburn (Orica GreenEdge) 15 pts
2, Lars Boom (Belkin-Pro Cycling Team) 12
3, Daniele Bennati (Tinkoff-Saxo) 9
4, Fabian Cancellara (Trek Factory Racing) 7
5, Niki Terpstra (Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team) 6
6, Martin Elmiger (IAM Cycling) 5
7, Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team) 4
8, Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing Team) 3
9, Jens Mouris (Orica GreenEdge) 2
10, Gert Steegmans (Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team) 1
Young rider:
1, Michael Hepburn (Orica GreenEdge) at 13 mins 29 secs
2, Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team) at 13 secs
3, Silvan Dillier (BMC Racing Team) at 23 secs
4, Arnaud Demare (Fdj.fr) at 26 secs
5, Leigh Howard (Orica GreenEdge) at 38 secs
6, Luke Rowe (Team Sky) at 40 secs
7, Christopher Juul Jensen (Tinkoff-Saxo)
8, Evan Huffman (Astana Pro Team) at 43 secs
9, Andrew Fenn (Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team) at 48 secs
10, Michel Koch (Cannondale) at 49 secs
11, Salvatore Puccio (Team Sky)
12, Filippo Fortin (Bardiani CSF) at 50 secs
13, Davide Villella (Cannondale) at 56 secs
14, Jelle Wallays (Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise) at 57 secs
15, Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Team Katusha) at 1 min 1 secs
16, Barry Markus (Belkin-Pro Cycling Team)
17, Zico Waeytens (Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise) at 1 min 6 secs
18, Jarl Salomein (Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise) at 1 min 8 secs
19, Elia Viviani (Cannondale) at 1 min 9 secs
20, Rüdiger Selig (Team Katusha)
21, Hugo Houle (AG2R La Mondiale) at 1 min 13 secs
22, Jasper Stuyven (Trek Factory Racing) at 1 min 16 secs
23, Alexei Tsatevich (Team Katusha)
24, Maher Hasnaoui (Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team) at 1 min 17 secs
25, Marcel Aregger (IAM Cycling)
26, Michael Kolar (Tinkoff-Saxo)
27, Matteo Pelucchi (IAM Cycling)
28, Soufiane Haddi (Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team)
29, Thomas Sprengers (Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise) at 1 min 20 secs
30, Scott Thwaites (Team Netapp – Endura) at 1 min 21 secs
Teams:
1, Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team, at 41 mins 2 secs
2, Orica GreenEdge
3, Trek Factory Racing, at 10 secs
4, Belkin-Pro Cycling Team, at 13 secs
5, BMC Racing Team, at 23 secs
6, Tinkoff-Saxo, at 29 secs
7, Lotto Belisol, at 48 secs
8, IAM Cycling, at 49 secs
9, Team Sky, at 1 min 8 secs
10, Team Katusha, at 1 min 21 secs
11, Cannondale, at 1 min 26 secs
12, AG2R La Mondiale, at 1 min 30 secs
13, Fdj.fr, at 1 min 32 secs
14, Astana Pro Team, at 1 min 33 secs
15, Bardiani CSF, at 1 min 59 secs
16, Team Netapp – Endura
17, Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team, at 2 mins 8 secs
18, Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise, at 2 mins 33 secs
19, Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team, at 3 mins 0 secs
Overall standings:
1, Niki Terpstra (Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team) 6 hours 57 mins 6 secs
2, Jurgen Roelandts (Lotto Belisol) at 21 secs
3, Lars Boom (Belkin-Pro Cycling Team) at 24 secs
4, Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team) at 28 secs
5, Ian Stannard (Team Sky) at 35 secs
6, Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team) at 45 secs
7, Michael Morkov (Tinkoff-Saxo) at 49 secs
8, Marcel Sieberg (Lotto Belisol)
9, Stijn Vandenbergh (Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team) at 58 secs
10, Andrew Fenn (Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team) at 1 min 6 secs
11, Karsten Kroon (Tinkoff-Saxo) at 1 min 20 secs
12, Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing Team) at 1 min 21 secs
13, Gert Steegmans (Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team) at 1 min 23 secs
14, Nikolas Maes (Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team) at 1 min 25 secs
15, Arnaud Demare (Fdj.fr) at 1 min 32 secs
16, Michael Schär (BMC Racing Team) at 1 min 34 secs
17, André Greipel (Lotto Belisol) at 1 min 37 secs
18, Lars Ytting Bak (Lotto Belisol) at 1 min 42 secs
19, Iljo Keisse (Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team) at 1 min 43 secs
20, Matti Breschel (Tinkoff-Saxo) at 1 min 46 secs
21, Alan Marangoni (Cannondale) at 1 min 47 secs
22, Martin Kohler (BMC Racing Team) at 1 min 53 secs
23, Jacopo Guarnieri (Astana Pro Team) at 1 min 57 secs
24, Mathew Hayman (Orica GreenEdge) at 2 mins 0 secs
25, Jelle Wallays (Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise) at 2 mins 3 secs
26, Aidis Kruopis (Orica GreenEdge) at 2 mins 5 secs
27, Mickaël Delage (Fdj.fr) at 2 mins 6 secs
28, Barry Markus (Belkin-Pro Cycling Team) at 2 mins 7 secs
29, Rüdiger Selig (Team Katusha) at 2 mins 15 secs
30, Pieter Van Speybrouck (Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise) at 2 mins 23 secs
31, Blaz Jarc (Team Netapp – Endura) at 2 mins 46 secs
32, Martin Elmiger (IAM Cycling) at 2 mins 50 secs
33, Jos Van Emden (Belkin-Pro Cycling Team) at 2 mins 54 secs
34, Luke Rowe (Team Sky) at 2 mins 56 secs
35, Lloyd Mondory (AG2R La Mondiale) at 2 mins 57 secs
36, Michael Van Staeyen (Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise) at 2 mins 58 secs
37, Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing Team) at 3 mins 9 secs
38, Silvan Dillier (BMC Racing Team)
39, Yaroslav Popovych (Trek Factory Racing) at 3 mins 16 secs
40, Alexander Kristoff (Team Katusha) at 3 mins 26 secs
41, Robert Wagner (Belkin-Pro Cycling Team) at 3 mins 30 secs
42, Zico Waeytens (Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise) at 3 mins 52 secs
43, Zakkari Dempster (Team Netapp – Endura) at 3 mins 58 secs
44, Kristof Goddaert (IAM Cycling) at 3 mins 59 secs
45, Gabriel Rasch (Team Sky) at 4 mins 1 secs
46, Marcus Burghardt (BMC Racing Team) at 4 mins 7 secs
47, Jens Keukeleire (Orica GreenEdge) at 4 mins 27 secs
48, Christopher Sutton (Team Sky) at 4 mins 30 secs
49, Pim Ligthart (Lotto Belisol) at 4 mins 32 secs
50, Marko Kump (Tinkoff-Saxo) at 4 mins 58 secs
51, Maarten Tjallingii (Belkin-Pro Cycling Team) at 6 mins 11 secs
52, Kris Boeckmans (Lotto Belisol) at 6 mins 46 secs
53, Fabian Cancellara (Trek Factory Racing) at 7 mins 31 secs
54, Jens Mouris (Orica GreenEdge) at 7 mins 41 secs
55, Heinrich Haussler (IAM Cycling) at 7 mins 45 secs
56, Brett Lancaster (Orica GreenEdge) at 7 mins 47 secs
57, Markel Irizar (Trek Factory Racing) at 7 mins 48 secs
58, Lieuwe Westra (Astana Pro Team) at 8 mins 2 secs
59, Yoann Offredo (Fdj.fr) at 8 mins 13 secs
60, Gediminas Bagdonas (AG2R La Mondiale) at 8 mins 17 secs
61, Sébastien Turgot (AG2R La Mondiale) at 8 mins 28 secs
62, Jarl Salomein (Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise) at 8 mins 33 secs
63, Rafaa Chtioui (Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team) at 8 mins 35 secs
64, Pieter Jacobs (Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise) at 8 mins 38 secs
65, Alessandro Bazzana (Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team) at 8 mins 55 secs
66, Oscar Gatto (Cannondale) at 8 mins 56 secs
67, Andrea Guardini (Astana Pro Team) at 9 mins 2 secs
68, Sam Bennett (Team Netapp – Endura) at 9 mins 4 secs
69, John Murphy (Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team)
70, Danilo Wyss (BMC Racing Team) at 9 mins 14 secs
71, Gert Dockx (Lotto Belisol) at 9 mins 31 secs
72, Leigh Howard (Orica GreenEdge) at 9 mins 43 secs
73, Danny Pate (Team Sky) at 9 mins 59 secs
74, Scott Thwaites (Team Netapp – Endura) at 10 mins 26 secs
75, Laurent Mangel (Fdj.fr) at 10 mins 29 secs
76, Michael Schwarzmann (Team Netapp – Endura) at 10 mins 49 secs
77, Gatis Smukulis (Team Katusha) at 11 mins 17 secs
78, Dmitriy Muravyev (Astana Pro Team) at 11 mins 22 secs
79, Daniele Bennati (Tinkoff-Saxo) at 11 mins 24 secs
80, Marco Coledan (Bardiani CSF) at 11 mins 57 secs
81, Bernhard Eisel (Team Sky) at 12 mins 5 secs
82, Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Team Katusha) at 12 mins 19 secs
83, Martijn Maaskant (Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team) at 12 mins 27 secs
84, Andreas Schillinger (Team Netapp – Endura) at 12 mins 31 secs
85, Jasper Stuyven (Trek Factory Racing) at 12 mins 34 secs
86, Marco Haller (Team Katusha) at 12 mins 56 secs
87, Graeme Brown (Belkin-Pro Cycling Team) at 13 mins 6 secs
88, Vladimir Isaychev (Team Katusha) at 13 mins 46 secs
89, Filippo Fortin (Bardiani CSF) at 13 mins 48 secs
90, Paul Voss (Team Netapp – Endura) at 13 mins 55 secs
91, Preben Van Hecke (Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise) at 14 mins 10 secs
92, Alexei Tsatevich (Team Katusha) at 14 mins 14 secs
93, Paolo Longo Borghini (Cannondale) at 14 mins 15 secs
94, Christopher Jones (Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team) at 14 mins 42 secs
95, Sebastian Lander (BMC Racing Team) at 14 mins 48 secs
96, Jesse Sergent (Trek Factory Racing) at 17 mins 56 secs
97, Manuele Boaro (Tinkoff-Saxo) at 18 mins 1 secs
98, Christopher Juul Jensen (Tinkoff-Saxo) at 18 mins 3 secs
99, Damien Gaudin (AG2R La Mondiale) at 18 mins 14 secs
100, Alexandr Pliuschin (Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team) at 18 mins 15 secs
101, Alessandro De Marchi (Cannondale) at 18 mins 16 secs
102, Svein Tuft (Orica GreenEdge) at 18 mins 18 secs
103, Marco Canola (Bardiani CSF) at 18 mins 21 secs
104, Kristijan Koren (Cannondale)
105, Stijn Devolder (Trek Factory Racing) at 18 mins 23 secs
106, Michel Koch (Cannondale) at 18 mins 26 secs
107, Salvatore Puccio (Team Sky)
108, Christian Knees (Team Sky) at 18 mins 30 secs
109, Hayden Roulston (Trek Factory Racing) at 18 mins 32 secs
110, Davide Villella (Cannondale) at 18 mins 33 secs
111, Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Team Katusha) at 18 mins 36 secs
112, Murilo Antonio Fischer (Fdj.fr) at 18 mins 46 secs
113, Elia Viviani (Cannondale)
114, Jonas Van Genechten (Lotto Belisol) at 18 mins 50 secs
115, Hugo Houle (AG2R La Mondiale)
116, Matteo Pelucchi (IAM Cycling) at 18 mins 54 secs
117, Soufiane Haddi (Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team)
118, Thomas Sprengers (Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise) at 18 mins 57 secs
119, Gregory Rast (Trek Factory Racing) at 18 mins 58 secs
120, Jetse Bol (Belkin-Pro Cycling Team) at 19 mins 2 secs
121, Enrico Battaglin (Bardiani CSF)
122, Paolo Colonna (Bardiani CSF) at 19 mins 3 secs
123, Nicola Boem (Bardiani CSF) at 19 mins 6 secs
124, Valerio Agnoli (Astana Pro Team) at 19 mins 14 secs
125, Kiel Reijnen (Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team) at 19 mins 15 secs
126, Robert Förster (Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team) at 19 mins 16 secs
127, Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team) at 19 mins 19 secs
128, Borut Bozic (Astana Pro Team) at 19 mins 26 secs
129, Adil Jelloul (Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team) at 19 mins 27 secs
130, Nicola Ruffoni (Bardiani CSF) at 19 mins 36 secs
131, Kenneth Hanson (Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team) at 19 mins 54 secs
132, Daniel Schorn (Team Netapp – Endura) at 20 mins 35 secs
133, Sébastien Hinault (IAM Cycling) at 20 mins 58 secs
134, Théo Bos (Belkin-Pro Cycling Team) at 22 mins 49 secs
135, Michael Hepburn (Orica GreenEdge) at 24 mins 12 secs
136, Ben Gastauer (AG2R La Mondiale) at 24 mins 54 secs
137, Evan Huffman (Astana Pro Team) at 24 mins 55 secs
138, Patrick Gretsch (AG2R La Mondiale) at 25 mins 1 secs
139, Dominic Klemme (IAM Cycling) at 25 mins 2 secs
140, Francisco Mancebo (Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team) at 25 mins 10 secs
141, Kevin Ista (IAM Cycling) at 25 mins 19 secs
142, Maher Hasnaoui (Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team) at 25 mins 29 secs
143, Marcel Aregger (IAM Cycling)
144, Michael Kolar (Tinkoff-Saxo)
145, Christophe Riblon (AG2R La Mondiale) at 25 mins 33 secs
146, Valentin Iglinskiy (Astana Pro Team) at 25 mins 43 secs
147, Aldo Ino Ilesic (Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team) at 26 mins 2 secs
148, Stefano Locatelli (Bardiani CSF) at 26 mins 8 secs
149, Oscar Pujol (Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team) at 26 mins 36 secs
Points:
1, Niki Terpstra (Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team) 34 pts
2, Jurgen Roelandts (Lotto Belisol) 26
3, Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team) 22
4, Michael Hepburn (Orica GreenEdge) 15
5, Lars Boom (Belkin-Pro Cycling Team) 14
6, Michael Morkov (Tinkoff-Saxo) 12
7, Martin Elmiger (IAM Cycling) 12
8, Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team) 10
9, Michael Schär (BMC Racing Team) 10
10, Daniele Bennati (Tinkoff-Saxo) 9
11, Andrew Fenn (Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team) 7
12, Fabian Cancellara (Trek Factory Racing) 7
13, Matti Breschel (Tinkoff-Saxo) 6
14, Ian Stannard (Team Sky) 5
15, Marcel Sieberg (Lotto Belisol) 4
16, Barry Markus (Belkin-Pro Cycling Team) 4
17, Nikolas Maes (Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team) 3
18, Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing Team) 3
19, Arnaud Demare (Fdj.fr) 3
20, Michael Van Staeyen (Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise) 2
21, Alexander Kristoff (Team Katusha) 2
22, Jens Mouris (Orica GreenEdge) 2
23, Karsten Kroon (Tinkoff-Saxo) 1
24, Gert Steegmans (Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team) 1
25, Aidis Kruopis (Orica GreenEdge) 1
26, Sam Bennett (Team Netapp – Endura) 1
Young rider:
1, Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team) at 6 hours 57 mins 51 secs
2, Andrew Fenn (Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team) at 21 secs
3, Arnaud Demare (Fdj.fr) at 47 secs
4, Jelle Wallays (Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise) at 1 min 18 secs
5, Barry Markus (Belkin-Pro Cycling Team) at 1 min 22 secs
6, Rüdiger Selig (Team Katusha) at 1 min 30 secs
7, Luke Rowe (Team Sky) at 2 mins 11 secs
8, Silvan Dillier (BMC Racing Team) at 2 mins 24 secs
9, Zico Waeytens (Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise) at 3 mins 7 secs
10, Jarl Salomein (Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise) at 7 mins 48 secs
11, Andrea Guardini (Astana Pro Team) at 8 mins 17 secs
12, Sam Bennett (Team Netapp – Endura) at 8 mins 19 secs
13, Leigh Howard (Orica GreenEdge) at 8 mins 58 secs
14, Scott Thwaites (Team Netapp – Endura) at 9 mins 41 secs
15, Michael Schwarzmann (Team Netapp – Endura) at 10 mins 4 secs
16, Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Team Katusha) at 11 mins 34 secs
17, Jasper Stuyven (Trek Factory Racing) at 11 mins 49 secs
18, Marco Haller (Team Katusha) at 12 mins 11 secs
19, Filippo Fortin (Bardiani CSF) at 13 mins 3 secs
20, Alexei Tsatevich (Team Katusha) at 13 mins 29 secs
21, Sebastian Lander (BMC Racing Team) at 14 mins 3 secs
22, Christopher Juul Jensen (Tinkoff-Saxo) at 17 mins 18 secs
23, Michel Koch (Cannondale) at 17 mins 41 secs
24, Salvatore Puccio (Team Sky)
25, Davide Villella (Cannondale) at 17 mins 48 secs
26, Elia Viviani (Cannondale) at 18 mins 1 secs
27, Hugo Houle (AG2R La Mondiale) at 18 mins 5 secs
28, Matteo Pelucchi (IAM Cycling) at 18 mins 9 secs
29, Soufiane Haddi (Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team)
30, Thomas Sprengers (Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise) at 18 mins 12 secs
31, Jetse Bol (Belkin-Pro Cycling Team) at 18 mins 17 secs
32, Enrico Battaglin (Bardiani CSF)
33, Nicola Boem (Bardiani CSF) at 18 mins 21 secs
34, Nicola Ruffoni (Bardiani CSF) at 18 mins 51 secs
35, Michael Hepburn (Orica GreenEdge) at 23 mins 27 secs
36, Evan Huffman (Astana Pro Team) at 24 mins 10 secs
37, Maher Hasnaoui (Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team) at 24 mins 44 secs
38, Marcel Aregger (IAM Cycling)
39, Michael Kolar (Tinkoff-Saxo)
40, Stefano Locatelli (Bardiani CSF) at 25 mins 23 secs
Teams:
1, Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling, Team 20 hours 52 mins 43 secs
2, Tinkoff-Saxo, at 41 secs
3, Lotto Belisol, at 1 min 37 secs
4, Team Sky, at 1 min 47 secs
5, Orica GreenEdge, at 2 mins 31 secs
6, BMC Racing Team, at 2 mins 48 secs
7, Belkin-Pro Cycling Team, at 3 mins 31 secs
8, Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise, at 5 mins 4 secs
9, Team Netapp – Endura, at 7 mins 12 secs
10, Team Katusha, at 7 mins 26 secs
11, Trek Factory Racing, at 9 mins 49 secs
12, Fdj.fr, at 10 mins 22 secs
13, IAM Cycling, at 12 mins 50 secs
14, Astana Pro Team, at 16 mins 42 secs
15, AG2R La Mondiale, at 17 mins 16 secs
16, Cannondale, at 22 mins 8 secs
17, Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team, at 24 mins 22 secs
18, Bardiani CSF, at 42 mins 41 secs
19, Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team, at 44 mins