Giro d’Italia 2014 – Stage 16 [FULL STAGE]

May 27, 2014

Giro d’Italia 2014 – Stage 16 – Ponte di Legno – Val Martello/Martelltal : 139 km

It’s a bit of a strange choice to start the Giro d’Italia in Belfast. When you think the last time a Grand Tour visited Ireland, the infamous 1998 Tour de France, the only memorable thing was the Festina affair and everyone suspicious or frightened about going home before the end. Then there’s the Titanic Centre as the first stage focal point, that wasn’t exactly a successful venture either. Maybe the organisers are thinking outside the box, maybe it’s third time lucky or maybe I’m just being miserable. It just seems a strange choice, but then the Giro d’Italia people quite often make decisions like that. Like the team time trial to open affairs; a debatable way to start a race if ever there was one. It makes things ordered but I’m not sure it brings any excitement to the opening stages. And though foreign starts are well and good for promotional use, the race won’t really get under way until it is back in Italy. Most of the riders will be hoping to get through the opening three stages without falling off, losing too much time or getting wet in the rain. Good luck with that last hope.

Nairo Quintana (Movistar) rode himself into the Giro d’Italia’s pink jersey, as he took a huge victory on Val Martello on stage 16.

The Colombian soloed to victory after he dropped Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Sharp) in the final kilometre. Hesjedal held on for second place to move into the top 10, with Pierre Rolland (Europcar) finishing over a minute down to take third on the stage.

“This gives me confidence and confirms that I can achieve great things in the present and in the future,” Quintana said. “I dedicate it to my team. I owe them all this victory.”

Quintana made it away on the descent of the Passo dello Stelvio, amid confusion as to whether it had been neutralised. The 24-year-old said he and teammate Gorka Izagirre simply followed Rolland and Hesjedal over the top of the Stelvio and didn’t understand all the consternation over the supposed neutralisation.

“At no time was there an attack on the descent, and we heard nothing of neutralisation, neither from the race organisation nor from the team car,” Quintana said in a statement. “I don’t understand why there is controversy. Besides, we entered the split, but the biggest gap was actually made into the final climb towards Val Martello.”

Quintana took a handful of riders with him as he dropped the maglia rosa Rigoberto Urán (Omega Pharma-QuickStep).

After catching Dario Cataldo (Team Sky) on the final climb to Val Martello, Quintana launched his attack. Only Hesjedal could stick with him, but he too was dropped in the final kilometre. The Colombian crossed the line 4:10 ahead of Urán, who is now in second place overall.

The battle for the final podium spot got ever closer, with four riders within 13 seconds of each other. The big loser of the day was Cadel Evans (BMC), who was dropped on the final climb. He is now a tiny five seconds ahead of Rolland, who jumped from eighth to fourth after making it into the attack with Quintana. Rafal Majka (Tinkoff-Saxo) and Fabio Aru (Astana) loom close to that place on the rostrum.

“In the final, I started cramping,” Evans said. “I was limping on one leg all the way home. It is a pity. Normally I am reasonably good in these extreme conditions. But when I can’t see the road, I can’t descend down it. When I have to pedal with one leg, I can’t go uphill. So it was really a day of conservation and survival.”

How it happened

The second rest day was done and dusted and the formidable final week began. Whether or not the stage should go on was a contentious issue, but go on it did. This same stage was cancelled last season, but there was no such luck for the riders this time.

Without the conditions, this was set to be the biggest challenge for the riders thus far. The Passo di Gavia was caked in snow and mist as the riders began to climb. As the peloton clustered together, only one man was brave enough to go out alone.

Robinson Chalapud (Colombia) battled through the conditions, barely able to see the cameras in front. The Colombian rider only managed to gain 30 seconds on the following bunch when his teammate Jarlinson Pantano and mountains classification leader Julian Arredondo (Trek Factory Racing) set off in chase.

Chalapud led over the top of the Gavia and took the descent gingerly, the rain falling heavily on the roads and making them very slippery. Arredondo took second at the top, but they were all soon brought back into the fold of the main group.

As the peloton picked their way down the 20-kilometre descent, the group began to split up drastically. Usually a solid descender, Cadel Evans (BMC) found himself off the back of the peloton along with Domenico Pozzovivo (AG2R-La Mondiale). Up front, Franco Pellizotti (Androni Giocattoli), Dario Cataldo (Team Sky) and Alexis Vuillermoz (AG2R-La Mondiale) gapped the peloton.

The advantage quickly grew to 2:38, as a chasing group formed behind. By the time they reached the foot of the Stelvio, their ranks had swelled to 10. Chalapud and Pantano made the juncture, along with Diego Rosa (Androni Giocattoli), Robert Kiserlovski (Trek Factory Racing), Przemyslaw Niemiec (Lampre-Merida) and Herbert Dupont (AG2R-La Mondiale). Alexander Geniez (FDJ.fr) made the chase on his own, before finally making contact.

It was only a brief foray out front, however, with efforts from Tinkoff-Saxo and Nicolas Roche decimating the advantage. The pace was enough to dispose of several Omega Pharma-QuickStep riders en-route. On the ascent, news began to filter through that the descent had been neutralized, but that was later denied by the organisers.

Sensing the peloton snapping at their derailleurs, Cataldo chose to strike out alone. Cheered on by the rain sodden fans, the Italian crested the Stelvio first to take the Cima Coppi prize. Behind him the breakaway group was shattered, as the peloton picked them off one by one. Despite the horrid weather, Cataldo pushed on down the descent.

Not known for his descending skills, Quintana distanced his compatriot Uran. The Colombian made it away with teammate Gorka Izagirre, Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Sharp) and Europcar riders Pierre Rolland and Romain Sicard.

Quintana and his fellow chasers joined the second group of three and began to drive on in an attempt to catch the lone Cataldo. As they hit the slopes to Val Martello, the maglia rosa had reduced the gap, but it still stood at more than two minutes.

With 18 kilometres to go, the riders could suddenly enjoy some the dry weather. Although, there wasn’t any time to reflect on it as a struggling Cataldo drew into sight. Quintana chose the first big ramp of the climb to attack, dragging Rolland along with him and the Italian was soon dropped. Hesjedal couldn’t match the immediate acceleration, but soon dragged himself back into contention.

A teammate-less Urán had to rely on Tinkoff-Saxo and AG2R-La Mondiale to help him track down the leaders. Despite the best efforts of both teams, the gap began to edge out. Quintana did almost all of the work up front as he could almost sense the pink jersey coming to him.

Obviously the strongest of the three leaders, Quintana launched several attacks from around seven kilometres out. With the gap breaching three minutes, the attacks began to come out of the chasing group. Evans found himself languishing behind again and possibly waiving goodbye to the podium.

Results :
1 Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team 4:42:35
2 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin Sharp 0:00:08
3 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar 0:01:13
4 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 0:03:32
5 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 0:03:37
6 Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:03:40
7 Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo 0:04:08
8 Sebastian Henao Gomez (Col) Team Sky 0:04:11
9 Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
10 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:04:48
11 Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Trek Factory Racing
12 Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Colombia 0:04:59
13 Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:06:06
14 Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ.fr 0:07:02
15 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:08:50
16 Winner Anacona Gomez (Col) Lampre-Merida 0:09:58
17 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Team Sky 0:10:53
18 André Cardoso (Por) Garmin Sharp 0:11:10
19 Michael Rogers (Aus) Tinkoff-Saxo 0:11:15
20 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto Belisol 0:11:28
21 Matteo Rabottini (Ita) Neri Sottoli – Yellow Fluo 0:12:19
22 Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Astana Pro Team 0:14:08
23 Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ.fr 0:14:54
24 Ivan Basso (Ita) Cannondale 0:17:16
25 Ben Swift (GBr) Team Sky 0:17:43
26 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 0:19:58
27 Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida 0:20:37
28 Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:21:07
29 Marc Goos (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 0:22:50
30 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team 0:26:31
31 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team 0:26:35
32 José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team
33 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Tinkoff-Saxo
34 Philip Deignan (Irl) Team Sky
35 Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
36 Romain Sicard (Fra) Team Europcar
37 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Team Katusha 0:28:08
38 Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Bardiani-CSF 0:30:33
39 Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 0:31:35
40 Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team
41 Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Giant-Shimano
42 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida
43 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Team Katusha
44 Edoardo Zardini (Ita) Bardiani-CSF
45 Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Lampre-Merida
46 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Movistar Team
47 Diego Rosa (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
48 Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team
49 Robinson Eduardo Chalapud Gomez (Col) Colombia
50 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Movistar Team
51 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Cannondale
52 Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Movistar Team
53 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing Team
54 Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo
55 Ivan Rovny (Rus) Tinkoff-Saxo
56 Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar Team
57 Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar 0:33:44
58 Jan Polanc (Slo) Lampre-Merida
59 Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:34:11
60 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team
61 Yonder Godoy (Ven) Androni Giocattoli 0:35:23
62 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol 0:35:51
63 Maxim Belkov (Rus) Team Katusha 0:35:53
64 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team 0:39:33
65 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro Team
66 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Sky
67 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro Team
68 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team
69 Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Giant-Shimano
70 Simone Ponzi (Ita) Neri Sottoli – Yellow Fluo
71 Jonathan Monsalve (Ven) Neri Sottoli – Yellow Fluo
72 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
73 Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin Sharp
74 Axel Domont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
75 Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
76 Patrick Gretsch (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale
77 Eugenio Alafaci (Ita) Trek Factory Racing
78 Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano
79 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
80 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano
81 Ben Hermans (Bel) BMC Racing Team
82 Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team Europcar
83 Michel Koch (Ger) Cannondale
84 Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bardiani-CSF
85 Rodolfo Andres Torres Agudelo (Col) Colombia
86 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Trek Factory Racing
87 Gert Dockx (Bel) Lotto Belisol
88 Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Belisol
89 Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto Belisol
90 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
91 Martijn Keizer (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
92 Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory Racing
93 Rick Flens (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
94 Riccardo Zoidl (Aut) Trek Factory Racing
95 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Androni Giocattoli
96 Luca Paolini (Ita) Team Katusha
97 Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) FDJ.fr
98 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha
99 Johan Le Bon (Fra) FDJ.fr
100 Adriano Malori (Ita) Movistar Team
101 Andrea Fedi (Ita) Neri Sottoli – Yellow Fluo
102 Pieter Serry (Bel) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
103 Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek Factory Racing
104 Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano
105 Bert De Backer (Bel) Team Giant-Shimano
106 Iljo Keisse (Bel) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
107 Daniel Oss (Ita) BMC Racing Team
108 Leonardo Fabio Duque (Col) Colombia
109 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Merida
110 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Team Katusha
111 Svein Tuft (Can) Orica Greenedge
112 Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ.fr
113 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff-Saxo
114 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Androni Giocattoli
115 Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar Team
116 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ.fr
117 Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team 0:44:07
118 Kenny De Haes (Bel) Lotto Belisol
119 Tom Veelers (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano
120 Davide Malacarne (Ita) Team Europcar
121 Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale
122 Emanuele Sella (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
123 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Cannondale
124 Carlos Julian Quintero (Col) Colombia
125 Julian David Arredondo Moreno (Col) Trek Factory Racing
126 Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Belisol
127 Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol
128 Christopher Sutton (Aus) Team Sky
129 Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Merida
130 Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo (Col) Colombia
131 Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (Ita) Bardiani-CSF
132 Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale
133 Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) Colombia
134 Jeffry Johan Romero Corredor (Col) Colombia
135 Wout Poels (Ned) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
136 Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida
137 Marco Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
138 Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Team Sky
139 Michael Hepburn (Aus) Orica Greenedge
140 Jay Mccarthy (Aus) Tinkoff-Saxo
141 Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Bardiani-CSF
142 Pawel Poljanski (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo
143 Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek Factory Racing
144 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin Sharp
145 Borut Bozic (Slo) Astana Pro Team
146 Nicola Boem (Ita) Bardiani-CSF
147 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Orica Greenedge
148 Moreno Moser (Ita) Cannondale
149 Daniele Ratto (Ita) Cannondale
150 Marco Canola (Ita) Bardiani-CSF
151 Jetse Bol (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
152 Tony Hurel (Fra) Team Europcar
153 David Tanner (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
154 Marco Bandiera (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
155 Laurent Pichon (Fra) FDJ.fr
156 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Trek Factory Racing
157 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) FDJ.fr
158 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar
159 Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-Merida
160 Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani-CSF
DNS Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Sky
DNF Daniele Colli (Ita) Neri Sottoli – Yellow Fluo
DNF Arnaud Courteille (Fra) FDJ.fr
DNF Thomas Dekker (Ned) Garmin Sharp
DNF Mauro Finetto (Ita) Neri Sottoli – Yellow Fluo
DNF Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
DNF Michele Scarponi (Ita) Astana Pro Team
DNF Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Team Europcar

General Classification after Stage 16 :
1 Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team 68:11:44
2 Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team 0:01:41
3 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:03:21
4 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar 0:03:26
5 Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo 0:03:28
6 Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:03:34
7 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 0:03:49
8 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 0:04:06
9 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin Sharp 0:04:16
10 Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Trek Factory Racing 0:08:02
11 Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:14:20
12 Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ.fr 0:17:40
13 Ivan Basso (Ita) Cannondale 0:22:28
14 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto Belisol 0:22:35
15 Matteo Rabottini (Ita) Neri Sottoli – Yellow Fluo 0:24:14
16 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:26:37
17 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 0:28:30
18 Michael Rogers (Aus) Tinkoff-Saxo 0:35:00
19 José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team 0:39:04
20 André Cardoso (Por) Garmin Sharp
21 Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:40:29
22 Sebastian Henao Gomez (Col) Team Sky 0:44:55
23 Wout Poels (Ned) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team 0:48:09
24 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida 0:48:50
25 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing Team 0:48:58
26 Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team 0:50:10
27 Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Colombia 0:50:35
28 Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo (Col) Colombia 0:56:23
29 Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Giant-Shimano 0:57:19
30 Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Astana Pro Team 1:01:28
31 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Team Sky 1:03:44
32 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Tinkoff-Saxo 1:03:49
33 Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ.fr 1:04:31
34 Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-Merida 1:07:56
35 Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1:09:38
36 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team 1:13:29
37 Marc Goos (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 1:14:19
38 Jan Polanc (Slo) Lampre-Merida 1:19:36
39 Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida 1:21:17
40 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Team Katusha 1:24:15
41 Davide Malacarne (Ita) Team Europcar 1:24:44
42 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team 1:25:07
43 Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 1:25:43
44 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Team Katusha 1:29:05
45 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Orica Greenedge 1:33:35
46 Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto Belisol 1:34:55
47 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Movistar Team 1:35:09
48 Philip Deignan (Irl) Team Sky 1:35:44
49 Ivan Rovny (Rus) Tinkoff-Saxo 1:36:06
50 Riccardo Zoidl (Aut) Trek Factory Racing 1:38:24
51 Pawel Poljanski (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo 1:40:22
52 Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Bardiani-CSF 1:41:48
53 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff-Saxo 1:44:18
54 Romain Sicard (Fra) Team Europcar 1:45:51
55 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Team Katusha 1:47:21
56 Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1:50:28
57 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha 1:51:38
58 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro Team 1:55:58
59 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol 1:56:48
60 Jonathan Monsalve (Ven) Neri Sottoli – Yellow Fluo 1:58:10
61 Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Movistar Team 1:59:59
62 Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Lampre-Merida 2:00:05
63 Axel Domont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 2:00:28
64 Leonardo Fabio Duque (Col) Colombia 2:02:43
65 Winner Anacona Gomez (Col) Lampre-Merida 2:04:17
66 Julian David Arredondo Moreno (Col) Trek Factory Racing 2:04:22
67 Ben Hermans (Bel) BMC Racing Team 2:04:27
68 Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (Ita) Bardiani-CSF 2:06:37
69 Edoardo Zardini (Ita) Bardiani-CSF 2:07:16
70 Martijn Keizer (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 2:07:46
71 Robinson Eduardo Chalapud Gomez (Col) Colombia 2:08:01
72 Emanuele Sella (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 2:10:32
73 Diego Rosa (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 2:11:21
74 Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar 2:11:38
75 Rodolfo Andres Torres Agudelo (Col) Colombia 2:12:05
76 Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team 2:12:38
77 Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol 2:12:40
78 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Movistar Team 2:14:16
79 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Merida 2:14:26
80 Pieter Serry (Bel) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team 2:14:44
81 Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar Team 2:14:52
82 Yonder Godoy (Ven) Androni Giocattoli 2:16:34
83 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Androni Giocattoli 2:17:00
84 Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano 2:18:55
85 Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Bardiani-CSF 2:21:45
86 Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Belisol 2:21:53
87 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team 2:22:35
88 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Trek Factory Racing 2:23:37
89 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team 2:23:51
90 Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano 2:25:46
91 Johan Le Bon (Fra) FDJ.fr 2:27:01
92 Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) Colombia 2:28:13
93 Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team 2:31:07
94 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 2:33:01
95 Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bardiani-CSF 2:34:19
96 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Cannondale 2:35:00
97 Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Belisol 2:35:01
98 Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Team Sky 2:38:30
99 Patrick Gretsch (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale 2:39:58
100 Maxim Belkov (Rus) Team Katusha 2:41:06
101 Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek Factory Racing 2:41:31
102 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro Team 2:45:10
103 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Androni Giocattoli 2:47:15
104 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 2:48:39
105 Luca Paolini (Ita) Team Katusha 2:48:55
106 Jay Mccarthy (Aus) Tinkoff-Saxo 2:49:42
107 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Trek Factory Racing 2:49:46
108 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ.fr 2:50:23
109 Simone Ponzi (Ita) Neri Sottoli – Yellow Fluo 2:51:02
110 Carlos Julian Quintero (Col) Colombia 2:52:11
111 Marco Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 2:54:42
112 Adriano Malori (Ita) Movistar Team 2:55:23
113 Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin Sharp 2:55:37
114 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team 2:56:14
115 Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo 2:57:37
116 Ben Swift (GBr) Team Sky 2:59:30
117 Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team 2:59:31
118 Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani-CSF 2:59:39
119 Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Merida 3:01:27
120 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Cannondale 3:02:20
121 Moreno Moser (Ita) Cannondale 3:03:08
122 Daniel Oss (Ita) BMC Racing Team 3:03:11
123 Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team Europcar 3:03:16
124 Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar Team 3:03:41
125 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 3:04:59
126 Gert Dockx (Bel) Lotto Belisol 3:08:09
127 Borut Bozic (Slo) Astana Pro Team 3:08:15
128 David Tanner (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 3:08:26
129 Marco Canola (Ita) Bardiani-CSF 3:09:15
130 Daniele Ratto (Ita) Cannondale 3:09:56
131 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar 3:15:02
132 Bert De Backer (Bel) Team Giant-Shimano 3:16:29
133 Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory Racing 3:16:43
134 Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) FDJ.fr 3:20:06
135 Nicola Boem (Ita) Bardiani-CSF 3:20:41
136 Rick Flens (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 3:21:28
137 Laurent Pichon (Fra) FDJ.fr 3:22:25
138 Tony Hurel (Fra) Team Europcar 3:23:04
139 Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ.fr 3:23:34
140 Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale 3:26:27
141 Iljo Keisse (Bel) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team 3:26:48
142 Tom Veelers (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano 3:28:22
143 Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek Factory Racing 3:28:33
144 Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida 3:29:07
145 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Sky 3:30:35
146 Jeffry Johan Romero Corredor (Col) Colombia 3:31:08
147 Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale 3:32:36
148 Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Giant-Shimano 3:32:47
149 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) FDJ.fr 3:33:01
150 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin Sharp 3:33:07
151 Andrea Fedi (Ita) Neri Sottoli – Yellow Fluo 3:34:10
152 Marco Bandiera (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 3:35:16
153 Eugenio Alafaci (Ita) Trek Factory Racing 3:35:53
154 Michel Koch (Ger) Cannondale 3:40:22
155 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano 3:44:06
156 Christopher Sutton (Aus) Team Sky 3:49:31
157 Kenny De Haes (Bel) Lotto Belisol 3:55:36
158 Svein Tuft (Can) Orica Greenedge 3:57:04
159 Michael Hepburn (Aus) Orica Greenedge 3:57:19
160 Jetse Bol (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 4:07:53