Tour de France 2014 – Stage 06 [FULL STAGE]

July 10, 2014

Tour de France 2014 – Stage 6 – Arras – Reims : 194 km

The 101st Tour de France is a special occasion for Great Britain with Yorkshire hosting the Grand Départ in Leeds on July 5 and Chris Froome looking to defend the title he won last year and make it three British wins in a row. From Great Britain, the race makes an excursion into Belgium to mark the 100th anniversary of the First World War and visits the pavé of Paris-Roubaix and heads south, skirting the Eastern frontier of France as La Grand Boucle makes its way across the Vosges, Alps and Pyrenees in a finely balanced route with ample opportunities for the sprinters and just one individual time trial. The reintroduction of cobbles, last seen in 2010, will ensure a more anxious first week than the peloton is accustomed too, while the first three British stages of the Tour aren’t as straight forward as they seem. With a brief foray into the Alps, the visit of the Pyrenees in the third week will decide the 2014 Tour de France champion with the solitary time trial, a leg busting 54km, the final roll of the dice for the likes of Chris Froome, Alberto Contador and Vincenzo Nibali.

André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) stormed back to win stage six of the Tour de France from Arras to Reims. The Lotto rider, who had struggled during the opening stages, made no mistakes after Marcel Kittel was dropped in the finale.

Greipel took control of the sprint with 150 metres to go and hit the front after a chaotic run-in, and after a late attack from Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma Quickstep) was reeled in. Despite late dashes from Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) and Samuel Dumoulin (Ag2r-La Mondiale), Greipel won by over a bike length, with Peter Sagan down in fifth.

Race leader Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) made it through the day unscathed however there was a late threat when the peloton split into several echelons inside the final 10 kilometres. Pierre Rolland (Europcar) was among those who lost out but the majority of the main overall contenders made the cut.

Yet this was Greipel’s day and another for Germany who have won every single bunch sprint in the Tour de France so far. For your generation of world-topping sprinters it’s such a shame that their national broadcasters continue to shun the race. Not that Griepel was overly concerned when he crossed the line. Relief seemed to be the overriding emotion, with a first-stage win in this year’s race.

Greipel has won at least one stage in every Tour since 2011 but the early indications weren’t promising when a combination of bad luck and bad time scuppered his chances in the early stages. Greg Henderson’s untimely departure on stage 4 certainly didn’t help matters but few can live with Greipel when he’s well positioned and only has clean air between him and the finish line.

“It was a really nervous stage,” Greipel said at the finish. “We had to stay all the time at the front. I’m really happy with my team. They kept me all the time in the front, especially the last 30km with the side winds.”

“At the end maybe it was not a lead out train, with all the roundabouts it wasn’t easy to stay together.”

“I had a good wheel with Mark Renshaw, but I lost a little bit of energy getting into position. With 250m to go I said to myself, I go full now, it doesn’t matter, what will happen will happen. I’m really happy I got the stage win. There was a lot of pressure on us. Finally we have it.”

Timing and experience were crucial. Especially when Kwiatkowski threw caution to the wind and attacked inside the final kilometre. Under normal circumstances Giant-Shimano would have snaffled up the Pole with relative ease, but with the Dutch outfit out the back and Omega Pharma of course unwilling to chase, it fell upon the ragtag lead-out to measure their approach. Of course panic spread and while Kwiatkowski was caught, it led to uncertainly as fractured mini-lead outs of ones and twos held their efforts. Cue Greipel, who hit the front with the authority needed to take his first stage in this year’s race.

“The confidence was always there. OK it wasn’t easy, but we just said to ourselves we stay calm and we go for it. Today was really good work from everyone.”

The Tour pays respect

After yesterday’s epic day on the cobbles there was a moment to reflect for the Tour de France. As riders looked out from the rain-covered windows of the team buses, as they assessed their aching limbs from the exhausting efforts made the day before, the Tour organisers made sure those who lost their lives in the First World War were honoured.

The stage route itself ran from Arras and through some of the battlefields including the Somme and the Chemin des Dames where three battles were fought between 1914 and the conclusion of the war four years later.

The race itself saw Jerome Pineau (IAM Cycling), Tom Leezer (Belkin), Luis Mate Mardones (Cofidis) and Arnaud Gerard (Bretagne-Seche Environnement) break clear in the early stages but their lead never troubled a peloton that clung together in the wet and misty conditions.

Mate, who had attacked from the off when the race hit France two days ago, helped drive the foursome on, but with such sprinter friendly parcours the leaders were never given the freedom they needed.

The peloton wasn’t having it all its own way either, with a number of crashes throughout the stage. After losing Chris Froome yesterday, Team Sky saw Xabier Zandio leave in an ambulance. The Spaniard wasn’t the only rider to leave the race, with Egor Silin (Team Katusha) and Alberto Contador’s key helper Jesus Hernandez also crashing out.

Peter Sagan (Cannondale) also took a tumble but he made his way back to the peloton rather gingerly before the main field began to split in the crosswinds.

When Mate, the last man from the break was caught with twelve kilometres to go Omega Pharma-Quickstep began to take control of the front of the peloton. It proved crucial, and once the winds picked up and the riders found themselves on open and exposed roads the Belgian team set about dismantling the peloton. Groups quickly formed with Alberto Contador and Vincenzo Nibali – their duel becoming more fascinating by the day – matching each other near the front pedal stroke for pedal stroke.

Thibaut Pinot and Pierre Rolland both lost 59 seconds but the rest of the overall contenders were safe. Katusha led the peloton into the final two kilometres but Kittel, perhaps feeling the effects his crash yesterday or the early signs of fatigue sat up. Cannondale played their part in the lead-out but Griepel kept his nerve and his line.

Results :
1 André Greipel (Ger) Lotto-Belisol 4:11:39
2 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Katusha
3 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
4 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
5 Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale
6 Romain Feillu (Fra) Bretagne – Seche Environnement
7 Tom Veelers (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano
8 Bryan Coquard (Fra) Team Europcar
9 Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Belkin Pro Cycling
10 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) IAM Cycling
11 Daniel Oss (Ita) BMC Racing Team
12 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
13 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team
14 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Trek Factory Racing
15 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team
16 Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano
17 Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin – Sharp
18 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team
19 Jack Bauer (NZl) Garmin – Sharp
20 Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo
21 Jean-Christophe Péraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
22 Rui Alberto Costa (Por) Lampre – Merida
23 Kévin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar
24 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling
25 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Orica Greenedge
26 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team
27 Peter Velits (Svk) BMC Racing Team
28 Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto-Belisol
29 Leopold Konig (Cze) Team Netapp-Endura
30 José Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team
31 Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto-Belisol
32 Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Team Katusha
33 Gregory Rast (Swi) Trek Factory Racing
34 Michael Rogers (Aus) Tinkoff-Saxo
35 Paul Voss (Ger) Team Netapp-Endura
36 Michael Morkov (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo
37 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling
38 Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
39 Frank Schleck (Lux) Trek Factory Racing
40 Christopher Horner (USA) Lampre – Merida
41 Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team
42 Mathias Frank (Swi) IAM Cycling
43 Heinrich Haussler (Aus) IAM Cycling
44 Richie Porte (Aus) Team Sky
45 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Trek Factory Racing
46 Tiago Machado (Por) Team Netapp-Endura
47 Maarten Wynants (Bel) Belkin Pro Cycling
48 Yury Trofimov (Rus) Team Katusha
49 Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Cannondale
50 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team
51 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Team Netapp-Endura
52 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto-Belisol
53 Brice Feillu (Fra) Bretagne – Seche Environnement
54 Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
55 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Astana Pro Team
56 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky
57 Koen De Kort (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano
58 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team
59 Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
60 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
61 Michael Albasini (Swi) Orica Greenedge
62 Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale
63 Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
64 Lars Bak (Den) Lotto-Belisol
65 Alexander Porsev (Rus) Team Katusha
66 Florian Vachon (Fra) Bretagne – Seche Environnement
67 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky
68 Kristijan Koren (Slo) Cannondale
69 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Astana Pro Team
70 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto-Belisol 0:00:15
71 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Sky
72 Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin – Sharp
73 Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Cannondale 0:00:18
74 Matteo Trentin (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:00:24
75 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin – Sharp 0:00:35
76 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Cannondale
77 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Garmin – Sharp 0:00:41
78 Marco Marcato (Ita) Cannondale 0:00:45
79 Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto-Belisol
80 Yohann Gene (Fra) Team Europcar 0:00:47
81 Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano
82 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo
83 Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:00:54
84 Marcel Kittel (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano
85 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar
86 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ.fr 0:00:59
87 Mikel Nieve Iturralde (Spa) Team Sky
88 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar
89 Stef Clement (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling
90 Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
91 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling
92 Florian Guillou (Fra) Bretagne – Seche Environnement
93 Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica Greenedge
94 Jens Voigt (Ger) Trek Factory Racing
95 Nelson Oliveira (Por) Lampre – Merida
96 Peter Stetina (USA) BMC Racing Team
97 John Darwin Atapuma (Col) BMC Racing Team
98 Martin Elmiger (Swi) IAM Cycling
99 Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
100 Bram Tankink (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling
101 Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team
102 Simon Yates (GBr) Orica Greenedge
103 Benjamin King (USA) Garmin – Sharp
104 Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) IAM Cycling
105 Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Garmin – Sharp
106 Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar
107 Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
108 Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Bretagne – Seche Environnement
109 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica Greenedge
110 Svein Tuft (Can) Orica Greenedge
111 Markel Irizar Arranburu (Spa) Trek Factory Racing
112 Alex Howes (USA) Garmin – Sharp
113 Luke Durbridge (Aus) Orica Greenedge
114 Benoit Jarrier (Fra) Bretagne – Seche Environnement
115 Jean-Marc Bideau (Fra) Bretagne – Seche Environnement
116 Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team
117 Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale
118 Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team Netapp-Endura
119 Reto Hollenstein (Swi) IAM Cycling
120 Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale
121 Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre – Merida
122 Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ.fr
123 Simon Clarke (Aus) Orica Greenedge
124 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
125 José Pimenta Costa Mendes (Por) Team Netapp-Endura 0:01:27
126 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Tinkoff-Saxo
127 John Gadret (Fra) Movistar Team
128 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo
129 Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo
130 Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team Netapp-Endura 0:01:36
131 Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano 0:01:53
132 Cedric Pineau (Fra) FDJ.fr 0:02:29
133 Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory Racing
134 Luca Paolini (Ita) Team Katusha 0:02:40
135 Roger Kluge (Ger) IAM Cycling 0:02:55
136 Danny Pate (USA) Team Sky 0:03:01
137 Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre – Merida 0:03:25
138 Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ.fr 0:04:13
139 Mickaël Delage (Fra) FDJ.fr
140 Jesus Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team
141 Janier Alexis Acevedo Calle (Col) Garmin – Sharp
142 Simon Spilak (Slo) Team Katusha
143 Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
144 Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
145 Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ.fr 0:04:51
146 Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ.fr
147 Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Tinkoff-Saxo
148 Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ.fr
149 Christian Meier (Can) Orica Greenedge
150 Jan Barta (Cze) Team Netapp-Endura
151 Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar Team
152 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team
153 Rafael Valls (Spa) Lampre – Merida
154 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
155 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha
156 Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Team Katusha
157 Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
158 Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Astana Pro Team
159 Edward King (USA) Cannondale
160 Matthew Busche (USA) Trek Factory Racing
161 Thomas Leezer (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling
162 Lars Boom (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling
163 Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
164 Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
165 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar
166 Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar
167 Armindo Fonseca (Fra) Bretagne – Seche Environnement
168 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Bretagne – Seche Environnement
169 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Team Europcar
170 Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
171 Adrien Petit (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
172 David De La Cruz Melgarejo (Spa) Team Netapp-Endura
173 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Team Sky
174 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Movistar Team
175 Benat Intxausti (Spa) Movistar Team
176 José Serpa (Col) Lampre – Merida
177 Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar Team
178 Marcel Wyss (Swi) IAM Cycling
179 John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano
180 William Bonnet (Fra) FDJ.fr
181 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Team Giant-Shimano
182 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) IAM Cycling
183 Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Cannondale
184 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team 0:06:20
185 Cheng Ji (Chn) Team Giant-Shimano 0:07:00
186 Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto-Belisol 0:07:02
187 Rein Taaramäe (Est) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:08:06
188 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:09:23
189 Egoitz Garcia Echeguibel (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:15:49
DNS Ariel Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Lampre – Merida
DNF Jesus Alberto Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo
DNF Egor Silin (Rus) Team Katusha
DNF Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Team Sky

General Classification after Stage 6 :
1 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team 24:38:25
2 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team 0:00:02
3 Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale 0:00:44
4 Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:00:50
5 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Trek Factory Racing 0:01:17
6 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto-Belisol 0:01:45
7 Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto-Belisol
8 Richie Porte (Aus) Team Sky 0:01:54
9 Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin – Sharp 0:02:05
10 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team 0:02:11
11 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team
12 Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
13 Rui Alberto Costa (Por) Lampre – Merida
14 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky 0:02:16
15 Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano 0:02:25
16 Yury Trofimov (Rus) Team Katusha
17 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling 0:02:27
18 Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo 0:02:37
19 Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:02:39
20 Peter Velits (Svk) BMC Racing Team 0:02:44
21 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ.fr 0:03:24
22 Michael Albasini (Swi) Orica Greenedge 0:03:29
23 Jean-Christophe Péraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
24 Tiago Machado (Por) Team Netapp-Endura 0:03:59
25 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Trek Factory Racing
26 Marco Marcato (Ita) Cannondale 0:04:08
27 Mathias Frank (Swi) IAM Cycling 0:04:13
28 Christopher Horner (USA) Lampre – Merida
29 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling
30 Mikel Nieve Iturralde (Spa) Team Sky 0:04:28
31 Leopold Konig (Cze) Team Netapp-Endura 0:04:45
32 Paul Voss (Ger) Team Netapp-Endura 0:05:07
33 Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica Greenedge 0:05:40
34 Bram Tankink (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling 0:05:45
35 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar 0:06:17
36 Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team 0:06:31
37 Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar 0:06:36
38 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling 0:07:46
39 Brice Feillu (Fra) Bretagne – Seche Environnement 0:09:10
40 Frank Schleck (Lux) Trek Factory Racing 0:09:12
41 Simon Clarke (Aus) Orica Greenedge
42 Daniel Oss (Ita) BMC Racing Team 0:09:20
43 Martin Elmiger (Swi) IAM Cycling 0:09:25
44 Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ.fr
45 Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale 0:12:01
46 Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto-Belisol 0:12:20
47 Matteo Trentin (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:12:23
48 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team 0:12:50
49 Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:13:06
50 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team 0:13:08
51 Michael Rogers (Aus) Tinkoff-Saxo 0:13:20
52 José Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team 0:13:58
53 Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:14:18
54 Gregory Rast (Swi) Trek Factory Racing 0:14:34
55 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Tinkoff-Saxo 0:15:15
56 Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:15:47
57 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:16:31
58 Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre – Merida 0:16:55
59 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Orica Greenedge 0:17:22
60 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Katusha 0:18:19
61 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin – Sharp 0:18:42
62 John Gadret (Fra) Movistar Team 0:18:43
63 Nelson Oliveira (Por) Lampre – Merida 0:19:21
64 Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Astana Pro Team 0:19:22
65 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Cannondale 0:19:26
66 Jesus Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team 0:19:30
67 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica Greenedge 0:20:25
68 Koen De Kort (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano 0:20:30
69 Lars Boom (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling 0:20:58
70 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo 0:21:06
71 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:21:17
72 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:21:33
73 Alexander Porsev (Rus) Team Katusha
74 Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Cannondale 0:22:01
75 Maarten Wynants (Bel) Belkin Pro Cycling 0:22:03
76 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Garmin – Sharp 0:22:54
77 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team 0:23:15
78 Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
79 Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Belkin Pro Cycling 0:23:21
80 Marcel Wyss (Swi) IAM Cycling 0:23:24
81 Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team Netapp-Endura 0:23:27
82 Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar Team 0:23:36
83 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Sky 0:23:39
84 Heinrich Haussler (Aus) IAM Cycling 0:24:03
85 Kévin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar
86 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:24:38
87 Tom Veelers (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano 0:24:41
88 John Darwin Atapuma (Col) BMC Racing Team
89 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Team Europcar 0:24:47
90 Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 0:25:06
91 Bryan Coquard (Fra) Team Europcar 0:25:34
92 Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Bretagne – Seche Environnement 0:25:46
93 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto-Belisol 0:25:55
94 Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) IAM Cycling 0:26:09
95 Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Garmin – Sharp 0:26:10
96 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) IAM Cycling 0:26:24
97 Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ.fr 0:26:26
98 Markel Irizar Arranburu (Spa) Trek Factory Racing 0:26:33
99 Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:26:57
100 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) IAM Cycling 0:27:00
101 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:27:12
102 Simon Yates (GBr) Orica Greenedge 0:27:14
103 Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team 0:27:39
104 Yohann Gene (Fra) Team Europcar 0:27:40
105 Kristijan Koren (Slo) Cannondale 0:27:49
106 Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto-Belisol 0:28:14
107 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:28:20
108 Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Cannondale 0:28:44
109 Lars Bak (Den) Lotto-Belisol 0:29:16
110 Peter Stetina (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:29:34
111 Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:29:56
112 Roger Kluge (Ger) IAM Cycling 0:30:21
113 Jens Voigt (Ger) Trek Factory Racing 0:30:24
114 Rafael Valls (Spa) Lampre – Merida 0:30:26
115 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team 0:30:29
116 Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar Team 0:30:40
117 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Team Netapp-Endura 0:30:41
118 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Movistar Team 0:30:46
119 José Serpa (Col) Lampre – Merida 0:30:49
120 Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:30:57
121 Stef Clement (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling 0:31:04
122 Jean-Marc Bideau (Fra) Bretagne – Seche Environnement 0:31:10
123 Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin – Sharp 0:31:25
124 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar 0:31:53
125 Jack Bauer (NZl) Garmin – Sharp 0:32:17
126 Thomas Leezer (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling
127 Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:32:26
128 Florian Vachon (Fra) Bretagne – Seche Environnement 0:32:34
129 Egoitz Garcia Echeguibel (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:32:46
130 Benat Intxausti (Spa) Movistar Team 0:33:03
131 Reto Hollenstein (Swi) IAM Cycling 0:33:31
132 Svein Tuft (Can) Orica Greenedge 0:33:35
133 Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ.fr 0:34:03
134 Jan Barta (Cze) Team Netapp-Endura 0:34:06
135 Luke Durbridge (Aus) Orica Greenedge
136 Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ.fr 0:34:11
137 Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team Netapp-Endura 0:34:17
138 John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano 0:34:23
139 Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Team Katusha 0:34:49
140 Benjamin King (USA) Garmin – Sharp 0:34:59
141 Florian Guillou (Fra) Bretagne – Seche Environnement 0:35:02
142 Simon Spilak (Slo) Team Katusha 0:35:11
143 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo 0:35:20
144 Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Team Katusha 0:35:58
145 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky 0:37:09
146 Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
147 Luca Paolini (Ita) Team Katusha 0:37:29
148 André Greipel (Ger) Lotto-Belisol 0:37:34
149 Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Cannondale 0:37:47
150 Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano 0:38:12
151 Marcel Kittel (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano 0:38:28
152 Alex Howes (USA) Garmin – Sharp
153 Janier Alexis Acevedo Calle (Col) Garmin – Sharp 0:38:31
154 Christian Meier (Can) Orica Greenedge 0:38:45
155 Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar 0:38:46
156 Michael Morkov (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo 0:39:18
157 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Team Sky 0:39:36
158 William Bonnet (Fra) FDJ.fr 0:39:46
159 Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory Racing 0:40:19
160 Mickaël Delage (Fra) FDJ.fr 0:40:29
161 Benoit Jarrier (Fra) Bretagne – Seche Environnement 0:41:25
162 Armindo Fonseca (Fra) Bretagne – Seche Environnement 0:41:37
163 Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre – Merida 0:41:43
164 José Pimenta Costa Mendes (Por) Team Netapp-Endura 0:41:49
165 Romain Feillu (Fra) Bretagne – Seche Environnement 0:42:11
166 Rein Taaramäe (Est) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
167 Cedric Pineau (Fra) FDJ.fr 0:42:17
168 Danny Pate (USA) Team Sky 0:42:40
169 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Team Giant-Shimano 0:43:22
170 Matthew Busche (USA) Trek Factory Racing 0:43:46
171 Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano 0:43:54
172 Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Tinkoff-Saxo 0:43:55
173 Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:43:59
174 Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:44:22
175 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar 0:44:27
176 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:44:44
177 Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale 0:45:21
178 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha 0:46:09
179 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:46:52
180 Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ.fr 0:47:02
181 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Bretagne – Seche Environnement 0:49:08
182 Adrien Petit (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:49:27
183 Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:49:50
184 Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto-Belisol 0:52:42
185 Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo 0:52:43
186 David De La Cruz Melgarejo (Spa) Team Netapp-Endura 0:53:58
187 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:57:32
188 Edward King (USA) Cannondale 0:59:20
189 Cheng Ji (Chn) Team Giant-Shimano 1:02:40