Giro d’Italia 2013 – Stage 09 [FULL STAGE]

May 12, 2013

Giro d’Italia 2013 – Stage 9 – Sansepolcro – Firenze : 170 km

This year’s Giro d’Italia is set to be one of the best ever editions of the Corsa Rosa, promising three weeks of great racing with the Italian countryside as a stunning backdrop. The race route is finely balanced, with the passion and warmth of Naples and the south of Italy coming before a visit to Florence, little-known mountain stages in the northeast, a ‘homage’ to the French Alps with a summit finish on the Galibier, and then a grand finale in the Dolomites. The Giro d’Italia tifosi admire the best international riders but they love a home favourite and everyone in Italian cycling is hoping Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) can take on Wiggins this year and win his first maglia rosa.

Maxim Belkov (Katusha) won an engrossing stage 9 of the Giro d’Italia from Sansepolcro to Florence, attacking on the descent of the Vallombrosa with over 50 kilometres to go. The Russian finished 44 seconds clear of Carlos Betancur (Ag2r) and Jarlinson Pantano (Colombia), while Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) maintained his lead overall.

Defending champion Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Sharp) was dropped on the two final climbs of the 170 kilometre stage and lost further ground on his rivals.

Bradley Wiggins’s difficult Giro d’Italia continued as he was constantly put under pressure on the wet roads leading to Florence. At one stage the Tour de France champion was a minute behind Nibali with Sky teammates Sergio Henao and Rigoberto Uran instructed not to wait for their leader. Wiggins eventually clawed his way back to the main group and despite a few nervous moments, survived to finish with the main bulk of GC contenders.

But it was another successful day for Katusha who came into the race without their talisman Joaquim Rodriguez. The Russian team was granted a place in the WorldTour earlier this year after a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport and justified that with Luca Paolini already winning a stage and wearing the maglia rosa.

Belkov’s march to victory began early on stage 9 when he infiltrated an early break that included Stefano Pirazzi (Bardiani Valvole), Giovanni Visconti (Movistar), Juan Manuel Garate (Blanco), Fabio Felline (Androni Giacattoli), Robinson Chalapud and Jarlinson Pantano (Colombia), Ricardo Mestre (Euskaltel-Euskadi), Michel Golas (Omega Pharma-QuickStep), Tobias Ludvigsson (Argos-Shimano), Alessandro Proni (Vini Fantini-Selle Italia) and Evgeni Petrov (Saxo-Tinkoff).

Ahead lay four classified climbs and over 4,000ft of ascents. To make matters worse the clouds soon gathered, turning the roads into ice rinks on the treacherous descents as the race headed north.

With Astana now leading the race it was now Nibali’s turn to monitor the pace of the moving peloton and as the break raced towards the Vallombrosa they built up a tentative lead over the Astana-led bunch.

On the foot of the Vallombrosa Belkov latched onto the coattails of Chalapud and Pirazzi and must have been puzzled to see the pair attack each other on the slower slopes of the climb. The Russian dropped back and even when Chalapud and Pirazzi came to a standstill in order to wait for the Russian, he allowed them to distance him once again as the climb steepened.

On the descent the Russian’s class handling skills rose to the fore and he quickly passed Pirazzi and Chalapud, who then waited for the chase group to reel them in.

Belkov’s measured ride then saw him build up a lead with an advantage of over three minutes as he raced towards the two final climbs of the day.

As the battle for stage win raged on up the road, the fight for pink began to intensify within the peloton. Throughout the race Wiggins has looked tentative and nervous on the wet descents that have littered this year’s race. Today was no different and Sky’s captain began to lose ground on the descent of the Vallombrosa. Astana took control and within a few kilometres Sky’s pre-race leader had lost close to a minute. Uran and Henao had been told to stay with Nibali, but Sky’s remaining domestiques began a frantic chase.

Garmin-Sharp, BMC and Vini Fantini-Selle Italia allied with Nibali and it wasn’t until the final 25 kilometres that Wiggins had his rivals and Colombian teammates in sight as the peloton approached the lower slopes of the Vetta Le Croci. In his light blue Sky rain jacket, Wiggins cut a lonely figure as he stalked the tail end of the field, as an aggressive Nibali urged his team to continue with their pace setting. It was clear that Nibali would not seek to defend his lead but push ahead and fight for every second Wiggins’s caution could give up.

Up the road Belkov’s shoulders were starting to rock as Pantano launched a vicious turn of speed from the chase group. While the Russian lurched, the Colombian looked to be flying but by the summit Belkov still had an advantage of over 1:30 with Ludvigsson joining Pantano.

On the final climb Hesjedal began to crack. It was a major shock to see the defending champion lose ground. He had shown weakness in the stage 8 time trial but he was expected to bounce back as he had done after losing time in the TTT at the start of the race.

Lampre-Merida, with a resurgent Scarponi, pushed on at the head of the field with Wiggins still dangling at the back of the main group.

Betancur attacked from the main group on the final run to the finish and overhauled Pantano and Ludvigsson, but he could do nothing to stop Belkov.

Results :
1 Maxim Belkov (Rus) Katusha 4:31:31
2 Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) Ag2R La Mondiale 0:00:44
3 Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Colombia 0:00:46
4 Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Argos-Shimano 0:00:54
5 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:01:03
6 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team
7 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia
8 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia
9 Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
10 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team
11 Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida
12 Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
13 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
14 Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) RadioShack Leopard
15 Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Sky Procycling
16 Robert Gesink (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team
17 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre-Merida
18 Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team
19 Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
20 Rafal Majka (Pol) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
21 Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo (Col) Colombia
22 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team
23 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Ag2R La Mondiale
24 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling
25 Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling
26 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team
27 Yury Trofimov (Rus) Katusha
28 Sylvain Georges (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale
29 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing Team
30 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha
31 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Blanco Pro Cycling Team
32 Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Lampre-Merida
33 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
34 Darwin Atapuma Hurtado (Col) Colombia
35 Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol
36 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
37 José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team
38 Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:01:16
39 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:01:22
40 Fabio Felline (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 0:01:24
41 Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:01:39
42 Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox 0:02:07
43 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Sharp 0:02:09
44 Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Sharp
45 Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar Team
46 Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Katusha
47 Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha
48 Hubert Dupont (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale 0:03:46
49 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:05:36
50 Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
51 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Movistar Team
52 Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ
53 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team 0:05:40
54 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:06:49
55 Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano
56 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia 0:08:42
57 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia
58 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Merida
59 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro Team
60 Paul Martens (Ger) Blanco Pro Cycling Team
61 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team
62 Cayetano José Sarmiento Tunarrosa (Col) Cannondale Pro Cycling
63 Robinson Eduardo Chalapud Gomez (Col) Colombia
64 Gert Dockx (Bel) Lotto Belisol
65 Pieter Weening (Ned) Orica-GreenEdge
66 Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
67 Tiago Machado (Por) RadioShack Leopard
68 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Movistar Team
69 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:10:08
70 Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
71 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Katusha
72 Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
73 Ben Gastauer (Lux) Ag2R La Mondiale
74 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Androni Giocattoli
75 Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team
76 Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Sky Procycling
77 Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica-GreenEdge
78 Fredrik Carl Wilhelm Kessiakoff (Swe) Astana Pro Team 0:10:48
79 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) RadioShack Leopard 0:11:58
80 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:12:35
81 Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
82 Stef Clement (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team
83 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Sky Procycling
84 Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Team Argos-Shimano
85 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Movistar Team
86 Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre-Merida
87 Matteo Rabottini (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia
88 Tiziano Dall’Antonia (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
89 Johan Le Bon (Fra) FDJ
90 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
91 Wilson Alexander Marentes Torres (Col) Colombia
92 Carlos Julian Quintero (Col) Colombia
93 Leonardo Fabio Duque (Col) Colombia
94 Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:15:35
95 Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:17:23
96 John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano
97 Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Argos-Shimano
98 Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin-Sharp
99 Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale
100 Christian Meier (Can) Orica-GreenEdge
101 Nelson Filipe Santos Simoes Oliveira (Por) RadioShack Leopard
102 Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin-Sharp
103 David Millar (GBr) Garmin-Sharp
104 Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-Sharp
105 Svein Tuft (Can) Orica-GreenEdge
106 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin-Sharp
107 Luke Durbridge (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge
108 Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) FDJ
109 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge
110 Alessandro Proni (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia
111 Fabio Taborre (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia
112 Daniel Oss (Ita) BMC Racing Team
113 Koen De Kort (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano
114 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
115 Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox
116 Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox
117 Danny Pate (USA) Sky Procycling 0:17:30
118 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:17:45
119 Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox
120 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
121 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
122 Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Lotto Belisol
123 Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) RadioShack Leopard
124 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge
125 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
126 Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Lotto Belisol
127 Frederik Willems (Bel) Lotto Belisol
128 Christian Knees (Ger) Sky Procycling
129 Stephen Cummings (GBr) BMC Racing Team
130 George Bennett (NZl) RadioShack Leopard
131 Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Katusha
132 Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Sky Procycling
133 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Sky Procycling
134 Maarten Wynants (Bel) Blanco Pro Cycling Team
135 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team
136 Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ
137 Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
138 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol
139 Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) Lotto Belisol
140 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Garmin-Sharp
141 Ioannis Tamouridis (Gre) Euskaltel-Euskadi
142 Ricardo Mestre (Por) Euskaltel-Euskadi
143 Matteo Trentin (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
144 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Lampre-Merida
145 Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
146 Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team
147 Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
148 Jesse Sergent (NZl) RadioShack Leopard
149 Grega Bole (Slo) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
150 Robert Vrecer (Slo) Euskaltel-Euskadi
151 Jens Mouris (Ned) Orica-GreenEdge
152 Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin-Sharp
153 Laurent Pichon (Fra) FDJ
154 Danilo Hondo (Ger) RadioShack Leopard
155 Iljo Keisse (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
156 Bruno Pires (Por) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
157 Willem Wauters (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
158 Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano
159 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
160 Bert De Backer (Bel) Team Argos-Shimano
161 Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ
162 Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
163 Simone Stortoni (Ita) Lampre-Merida
164 Diego Rosa (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
165 Mads Christensen (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
166 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
167 Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar Team
168 Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
169 Hayden Roulston (NZl) RadioShack Leopard
170 Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol
171 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team
172 Cameron Wurf (Aus) Cannondale Pro Cycling
173 Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida
174 Emanuele Sella (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
175 Brian Bulgac (Ned) Lotto Belisol
176 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha
177 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Katusha
178 Edwin Alcibiades Avila Vanegas (Col) Colombia
179 Manuele Boaro (Ita) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:18:06
180 Manuel Belletti (Ita) Ag2R La Mondiale 0:19:34
181 Sacha Modolo (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox
182 Rafael Andriato (Bra) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia
183 Adam Blythe (GBr) BMC Racing Team
184 Jack Bobridge (Aus) Blanco Pro Cycling Team
185 Dalivier Ospina Navarro (Col) Colombia
186 Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) Androni Giocattoli
187 Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
188 Nicola Boem (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox
189 Stefano Locatelli (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox
190 Davide Appollonio (Ita) Ag2R La Mondiale
191 Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ
192 Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
193 Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
194 Mattia Gavazzi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 0:23:06
195 Marco Canola (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox
196 Giairo Ermeti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
197 Edoardo Zardini (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox
DNS Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia
DNF Tomas Aurelio Gil Martinez (Ven) Androni Giocattoli
DNF Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ

General Classification after Stage 9 :
1 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team 34:19:31
2 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:00:29
3 Robert Gesink (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 0:01:15
4 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling 0:01:16
5 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre-Merida 0:01:24
6 Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Sky Procycling 0:02:11
7 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia 0:02:43
8 Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida 0:02:44
9 Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling 0:02:49
10 Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team 0:03:02
11 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Sharp 0:03:11
12 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 0:03:26
13 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team 0:03:36
14 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:03:43
15 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Ag2R La Mondiale 0:04:05
16 Rafal Majka (Pol) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:04:09
17 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing Team 0:04:50
18 Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:04:57
19 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 0:05:03
20 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 0:05:09
21 Yury Trofimov (Rus) Katusha 0:05:17
22 Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) RadioShack Leopard 0:05:29
23 Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) Ag2R La Mondiale 0:05:37
24 Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Lampre-Merida 0:05:41
25 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 0:05:42
26 Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Sharp 0:05:43
27 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha 0:06:36
28 Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:06:51
29 Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:06:58
30 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia 0:07:29
31 Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol 0:07:40
32 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:07:43
33 Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox 0:08:53
34 Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo (Col) Colombia 0:08:54
35 Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:09:11
36 Darwin Atapuma Hurtado (Col) Colombia 0:09:52
37 Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha 0:10:09
38 Pieter Weening (Ned) Orica-GreenEdge 0:10:29
39 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:11:19
40 Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ 0:15:19
41 Tiago Machado (Por) RadioShack Leopard 0:15:26
42 Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:16:04
43 Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Colombia 0:16:05
44 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Movistar Team 0:17:20
45 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team 0:20:38
46 Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:21:13
47 José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team 0:23:12
48 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:23:46
49 Hubert Dupont (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale 0:24:21
50 Fabio Felline (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 0:24:26
51 Matteo Rabottini (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia 0:24:56
52 Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar Team 0:25:03
53 Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox 0:25:13
54 Diego Rosa (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 0:25:21
55 Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Katusha 0:25:23
56 Simone Stortoni (Ita) Lampre-Merida 0:26:56
57 Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Sky Procycling 0:27:46
58 Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica-GreenEdge 0:29:03
59 Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-Sharp 0:29:19
60 Emanuele Sella (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 0:30:37
61 Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:31:17
62 Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox 0:31:49
63 Robinson Eduardo Chalapud Gomez (Col) Colombia 0:32:06
64 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:33:26
65 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:33:55
66 Stefano Locatelli (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox 0:34:35
67 Leonardo Fabio Duque (Col) Colombia 0:34:41
68 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:35:46
69 Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:36:19
70 Cayetano José Sarmiento Tunarrosa (Col) Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:37:30
71 Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) Androni Giocattoli 0:37:37
72 Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre-Merida 0:37:59
73 Bruno Pires (Por) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:38:07
74 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Androni Giocattoli 0:38:55
75 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:39:05
76 Ben Gastauer (Lux) Ag2R La Mondiale 0:40:10
77 Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:40:14
78 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Katusha 0:40:21
79 Sylvain Georges (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale 0:42:03
80 Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol 0:42:22
81 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:42:24
82 Paul Martens (Ger) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 0:43:04
83 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:43:44
84 Nelson Filipe Santos Simoes Oliveira (Por) RadioShack Leopard 0:43:54
85 Danilo Hondo (Ger) RadioShack Leopard 0:45:49
86 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:46:55
87 Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale 0:47:23
88 Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Sky Procycling 0:48:10
89 Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:48:27
90 Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:50:24
91 Fredrik Carl Wilhelm Kessiakoff (Swe) Astana Pro Team 0:52:23
92 Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Team Argos-Shimano 0:52:29
93 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Movistar Team 0:53:37
94 Mads Christensen (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:53:49
95 Robert Vrecer (Slo) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:54:16
96 Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin-Sharp 0:54:27
97 Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Lotto Belisol 0:55:55
98 Gert Dockx (Bel) Lotto Belisol 0:55:59
99 Koen De Kort (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano 0:56:00
100 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Merida 0:56:22
101 Christian Knees (Ger) Sky Procycling 0:56:58
102 Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Argos-Shimano 0:57:30
103 Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team 0:58:29
104 Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano 0:58:43
105 Edoardo Zardini (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox 0:58:55
106 Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ 0:59:24
107 Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ 1:00:14
108 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia 1:00:40
109 Stef Clement (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 1:00:48
110 Carlos Julian Quintero (Col) Colombia 1:00:56
111 Tiziano Dall’Antonia (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 1:02:36
112 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 1:02:55
113 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol 1:03:19
114 Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 1:03:54
115 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Katusha 1:04:09
116 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia 1:04:51
117 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin-Sharp 1:05:00
118 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 1:05:12
119 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 1:05:32
120 Christian Meier (Can) Orica-GreenEdge 1:06:06
121 Fabio Taborre (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia 1:07:28
122 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 1:07:57
123 Matteo Trentin (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 1:08:11
124 Manuele Boaro (Ita) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 1:08:17
125 Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox 1:08:21
126 Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) FDJ 1:08:31
127 Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 1:08:43
128 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Lampre-Merida 1:09:00
129 John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano 1:09:04
130 Sacha Modolo (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox 1:09:26
131 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 1:09:44
132 Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 1:09:58
133 Alessandro Proni (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia 1:10:11
134 Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) Lotto Belisol 1:10:12
135 Dalivier Ospina Navarro (Col) Colombia 1:10:24
136 Cameron Wurf (Aus) Cannondale Pro Cycling
137 Nicola Boem (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox 1:10:45
138 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Movistar Team 1:10:46
139 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 1:10:52
140 George Bennett (NZl) RadioShack Leopard 1:11:08
141 Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) RadioShack Leopard 1:11:54
142 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 1:12:03
143 Luke Durbridge (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 1:12:10
144 Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 1:12:51
145 Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 1:13:23
146 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team 1:13:25
147 Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar Team 1:13:51
148 Hayden Roulston (NZl) RadioShack Leopard 1:13:54
149 Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Argos-Shimano 1:14:26
150 Johan Le Bon (Fra) FDJ 1:14:39
151 Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Katusha 1:14:53
152 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 1:15:12
153 Grega Bole (Slo) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 1:15:47
154 Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano 1:17:02
155 Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida 1:17:11
156 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Sky Procycling 1:17:19
157 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha 1:17:20
158 Marco Canola (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox 1:17:26
159 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Sky Procycling 1:17:32
160 Svein Tuft (Can) Orica-GreenEdge 1:18:08
161 Daniel Oss (Ita) BMC Racing Team 1:18:43
162 Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team 1:20:11
163 Ioannis Tamouridis (Gre) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1:20:12
164 Maxim Belkov (Rus) Katusha 1:20:50
165 Giairo Ermeti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 1:20:51
166 Maarten Wynants (Bel) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 1:21:19
167 Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 1:21:37
168 Jesse Sergent (NZl) RadioShack Leopard 1:22:25
169 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Garmin-Sharp 1:22:41
170 Willem Wauters (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 1:22:54
171 Stephen Cummings (GBr) BMC Racing Team 1:24:03
172 Iljo Keisse (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 1:24:12
173 Frederik Willems (Bel) Lotto Belisol 1:24:34
174 Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 1:24:43
175 Ricardo Mestre (Por) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1:25:13
176 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) RadioShack Leopard 1:25:39
177 Danny Pate (USA) Sky Procycling 1:26:18
178 Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin-Sharp 1:26:32
179 Jens Mouris (Ned) Orica-GreenEdge 1:27:41
180 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 1:28:14
181 Brian Bulgac (Ned) Lotto Belisol 1:28:20
182 Manuel Belletti (Ita) Ag2R La Mondiale 1:28:49
183 Edwin Alcibiades Avila Vanegas (Col) Colombia 1:28:56
184 Bert De Backer (Bel) Team Argos-Shimano 1:30:37
185 Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin-Sharp 1:33:53
186 Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ 1:34:56
187 Wilson Alexander Marentes Torres (Col) Colombia 1:36:11
188 Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 1:38:30
189 Davide Appollonio (Ita) Ag2R La Mondiale 1:41:52
190 David Millar (GBr) Garmin-Sharp 1:43:40
191 Laurent Pichon (Fra) FDJ 1:43:41
192 Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1:44:37
193 Adam Blythe (GBr) BMC Racing Team 1:44:48
194 Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Lotto Belisol 1:45:35
195 Rafael Andriato (Bra) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia 1:51:03
196 Jack Bobridge (Aus) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 1:53:47
197 Mattia Gavazzi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 2:01:02