Tour de France 2020 – Stage 03 [LAST 10 KM]

August 31, 2020

Tour de France 2020 – Stage 3 – Nice – Sisteron : 198 km

The world has changed dramatically since the route of the 2020 Tour de France was unveiled last October. The 3,470-kilometre route remains the same, but the global COVID-19 pandemic means that it will be a Tour de France like no other. The race dates have changed from July to late August/September, and the riders’ preparation and teams’ selections have changed, leaving everyone fresh, on form and hungrier then ever to win during the short but intense rescheduled season. Everyone on the race will have to respect strict medical protocols to limit the risk of the COVID-19 virus emerging in the peloton and possibly stopping the whole race, but there is a real sense that the riders will race as if there’s no tomorrow. The number of COVID-19 cases in France has grown enormously in recent weeks, and could keep increasing over the next few weeks as the Tour de France rolls through the country, but organisers ASO, governing body the UCI, the French government and even the sponsor-dependent teams and riders seem convinced that the show must go on. It is ultimately their risk. If the race manages to reach Paris with a limited number of cases in the ‘race bubble’, the sport will have pulled off a high-stakes, calculated gamble. If something happens along the route and the race has to be cancelled, the damage to the sport could be irreparable.

Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal) pushed late to win the sprint in Sisteron, using his speed and bike skills to dive through a gap between Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) and the barriers and then pass Sam Bennett (Deceuninck-QuickStep) in sight of the finish line.

The sprint was into a strong headwind and Ewan took a risk by staying on the wheels until the final 100 metres. However as others faded, the Australian kept his cool and then made his late surge to victory.

Giacomo Nizzolo (NTT Pro Cycling) was the best of the rest behind Ewan and Bennett, with Hugo Hofstetter (Israel Start-Up Nation) fourth and Sagan was fifth. Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-QuickStep) finished in the peloton and so kept the leader’s yellow jersey before Tuesday’s first mountain top finish to Orcières-Merlette.

After a quiet stage deep into the Provence countryside, the overall contenders dodged around traffic furniture and fought to stay up front into the headwind of the final kilometres.

Luke Rowe dragged his Ineos Grenadiers team leader Egan Bernal to the front with three kilometres to go after a late crash had spooked some riders and taken Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) out of the sprint.

Team Sunweb seemd in charge of the sprint with a kilometre to go, but the headwind made everyone hurt. Daniel Oss led out Sagan, but like Nizzolo, he hit the front too early and was passed by Bennett and then Ewan. Sagan’s only consolation was taking the lead in the green points competition.

Ewan let out a scream of delight after crossing the line to win his fourth Tour de France stage after his three victories of 2019. His Lotto Soudal team was hit by COVID-19 cases amongst race staff before the start of the Tour and then lost John Degenkolb and Philippe Gilbert after the crashes of stage 1.

“The last two days haven’t been great for us, obviously the first day we crashed and lost two guys so we’re down to six already. But everyone’s staying motivated, we all knew that if all went right then I could win the sprint. Everyone did their job today and made up for the two guys we missed. It worked,” the Australian said.

“The guys did a great job keeping me at the front. In the last kilometre I was a bit too far forward so I dropped back a bit into the wheels. That gave me time to rest the legs just a little before the last hit out.

“I found my way through the wheels – coming from behind is a bit of a risk – but I found my way along the barrier and I came with a lot of speed and it worked in the end,” Ewan said.

“The first ones were very special but it’s the Tour de France and it’s the biggest race in the world and it’s the one that every rider wants to win at. I’m so happy to get another win and prove that last year wasn’t just a fluke. I hope to come back in more years and keep winning.”

Alaphilippe was disappointed for Bennett, but was happy to enjoy his second day this year, and 15th career day, in the leader’s yellow jersey and confident he can keep it on Tuesday.

“You can’t see, but I’m smiling (behind a mask). I’m really happy to wear the yellow jersey, we defended it today and we’ll do it again tomorrow,” the GC leader said.

“It’s a big day [stage 4], there’s a big climb up to the finish but I hope we’re going to do it. We’ll take it day by day and see what happens.”

How it unfolded

The riders signed on under a warm sun at the Nice soccer stadium and seemed eager to race on the 198km stage – the second longest of this year’s Tour de France.

However with the sprinters expected to dominate and the overall contenders. playing a three-week game, allowed the first attack to go clear as soon as race director Christian Prudhomme dropped his race flag.

Oliver Naesen and Benoit Cosnefroy were there for AG2R La Mondiale to defend the polka-dot jersey, as was their main challenger Anthony Perez (Cofidis), who was equal on 18 points with Cosnefroy. Jérôme Cousin (Total Direct Energie) was happy to go along for the ride.

The peloton let them go and Naesen soon dropped back on team orders as Cosnefroy and Perez prepared to battle for the points on the four categorised climbs.

It was Cosnefroy’s third day on the attack at this year’s Tour and he seemed tired, with Perez beating him on the Col du Pilon after 55km and again on the Col de la Faye after 63km, to become the virtual leader of the climber’s competition.

The peloton watched from a safe distance, with Deceuninck-QuickStep tractor Tim Declercq doing a lot of the early work, pegging the attack at around 2 minutes. Lotto Soudal also helped out.

With heavy rain showers dampening everyone’s enthusiasm, the break eased up as Cosnefroy and Perez looked at each other, and so did the peloton. The speed dropped to close to 30km/h reminding everyone the Tour de France is a three-week race and not a one-day Classic.

Only Cousin wanted to race and jumped away alone with around 130km to go. He was perhaps inspired by his Paris-Nice stage win in Sisteron in 2018 and so powered on, opening a four-minute lead.

Cousin pressed on the isolated but stunning roads of Provence, finding satisfaction in his solo ride as he went towards Digne-Les-Bains along valley roads. He was the first over the Col des Lèques after 117km, with Cosnefroy re-emerging from the peloton and getting a lead out from teammate Nans Peters to take second. However Perez kept his virtual KOM lead.

Sadly that lead and his race ended soon after when he crashed on the descent and then apparently was hit by his own Cofidis team car. Perez was forced to abandon the Tour de France.

Cousin was first through the late intermediate sprint after 160km, but 45 seconds behind him there was a real sprint for the other points. Sagan got an excellent lead out from teammate Daniel Oss, taking 17 points, with Niccolò’ Bonifazio, Nizzolo and then Alexander Kristoff behind him, who scored 11 points. The final sprint would obviously shake up the points totals.

Cousin pushed on alone while behind the sprint teams and the GC teams formed near the front to protect their riders. With 20km to go, the speed finally rose and the race came alive. Cousin was caught with 16km to go.

The headwind slowed everyone and no team was able or willing to control the peloton. The best tactic was clearly to come late and Ewan had the bravery, bike skills and speed to do it better than anyone else.

Results :
1 Caleb Ewan (Aus) Lotto Soudal 05:17:42
2 Sam Bennett (Irl) Deceuninck-Quickstep
3 Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) NTT Pro Cycling
4 Hugo Hofstetter (Fra) Israel Start-Up Nation
5 Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe
6 Edward Theuns (Bel) Trek-Segafredo
7 Cees Bol (Ned) Team Sunweb
8 Matteo Trentin (Ita) CCC Team
9 Bryan Coquard (Fra) B&B Hotels-Vital Concept
10 Niccolò Bonifazio (Ita) Total Direct Energie
11 Luka Mezgec (Slo) Mitchelton-Scott
12 Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Israel Start-Up Nation
13 Jonas Koch (Ger) CCC Team
14 Jack Bauer (NZl) Mitchelton-Scott
15 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) UAE Team Emirates
16 Hugo Houle (Can) Astana Pro Team
17 Marc Soler (Spa) Movistar Team
18 Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
19 Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo
20 Simone Consonni (Ita) Cofidis
21 Damiano Caruso (Ita) Bahrain McLaren
22 Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates
23 Jan Polanc (Slo) UAE Team Emirates
24 Clement Venturini (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale
25 Oliver Naesen (Bel) AG2R la Mondiale
26 Clément Russo (Fra) Team Arkea-Samsic
27 Daniel Oss (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe
28 Omar Fraile Matarranz (Spa) Astana Pro Team
29 Guillaume Martin (Fra) Cofidis
30 Davide Formolo (Ita) UAE Team Emirates
31 Gregor Mühlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe
32 Michael Mørkøv (Den) Deceuninck-Quickstep
33 Elia Viviani (Ita) Cofidis
34 Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma
35 Mads Pedersen (Den) Trek-Segafredo
36 Egan Arley Bernal Gomez (Col) Ineos Grenadiers
37 Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Sunweb
38 Luis León Sanchez (Spa) Astana Pro Team
39 Anthony Turgis (Fra) Total Direct Energie
40 Kevin Ledanois (Fra) Team Arkea-Samsic
41 Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott
42 Miguel Angel Lopez Moreno (Col) Astana Pro Team
43 Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis
44 Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar Team
45 Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Team Sunweb
46 Cyril Gautier (Fra) B&B Hotels-Vital Concept
47 Nelson Oliveira (Por) Movistar Team
48 Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Arkea-Samsic
49 Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) UAE Team Emirates
50 Nairo Quintana (Col) Team Arkea-Samsic
51 Nans Peters (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale
52 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
53 Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe
54 Joris Nieuwenhuis (Ned) Team Sunweb
55 Felix Grossschartner (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe
56 Søren Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Sunweb
57 Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Bahrain McLaren
58 Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-Quickstep
59 Esteban Chaves (Col) Mitchelton-Scott
60 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) CCC Team
61 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team
62 Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
63 Marc Hirschi (Swi) Team Sunweb
64 Jens Debusschere (Bel) B&B Hotels-Vital Concept
65 Connor Swift (GBr) Team Arkea-Samsic
66 Cyril Barthe (Fra) B&B Hotels-Vital Concept
67 Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale
68 Daryl Impey (RSA) Mitchelton-Scott
69 Samuel Bewley (NZl) Mitchelton-Scott
70 Ryan Gibbons (RSA) NTT Pro Cycling
71 Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Ineos Grenadiers
72 Primoz Roglic (Slo) Team Jumbo-Visma
73 José Rojas (Spa) Movistar Team
74 George Bennett (NZl) Team Jumbo-Visma
75 Valentin Madouas (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
76 Amund Grøndahl Jansen (Nor) Team Jumbo-Visma
77 Diego Rosa (Ita) Team Arkea-Samsic
78 Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Astana Pro Team
79 Stefan Küng (Swi) Groupama-FDJ
80 Niklas Eg (Den) Trek-Segafredo
81 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo
82 Dylan Van Baarle (Ned) Ineos Grenadiers
83 Sepp Kuss (USA) Team Jumbo-Visma
84 Enric Mas Nicolau (Spa) Movistar Team
85 Marco Haller (Aut) Bahrain McLaren
86 Pierre Luc Perichon (Fra) Cofidis
87 Daniel Felipe Martinez Poveda (Col) EF Pro Cycling
88 Matej Mohoric (Slo) Bahrain McLaren
89 Fabio Aru (Ita) UAE Team Emirates
90 Pierre Latour (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale
91 Romain Sicard (Fra) Total Direct Energie
92 Alberto Bettiol (Ita) EF Pro Cycling
93 Sergio Andres Higuita Garcia (Col) EF Pro Cycling
94 Neilson Powless (USA) EF Pro Cycling
95 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Sunweb
96 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) NTT Pro Cycling
97 Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Pro Cycling
98 Toms Skujins (Lat) Trek-Segafredo
99 Hugh Carthy (GBr) EF Pro Cycling
100 Richie Porte (Aus) Trek-Segafredo
101 Pierre Rolland (Fra) B&B Hotels-Vital Concept
102 Jesus Herrada (Spa) Cofidis
103 Maximilian Walscheid (Ger) NTT Pro Cycling
104 Kevin Reza (Fra) B&B Hotels-Vital Concept
105 Ion Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Astana Pro Team
106 Robert Gesink (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma
107 Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) CCC Team
108 David Gaudu (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
109 Lennard Kämna (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe
110 Mikel Nieve Iturralde (Spa) Mitchelton-Scott
111 Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis
112 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) EF Pro Cycling
113 Nils Politt (Ger) Israel Start-Up Nation
114 Pello Bilbao (Spa) Bahrain McLaren
115 Bob Jungels (Lux) Deceuninck-Quickstep
116 Steff Cras (Bel) Lotto Soudal
117 Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain McLaren
118 Kasper Asgreen (Den) Deceuninck-Quickstep
119 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Movistar Team
120 Kenny Elissonde (Fra) Trek-Segafredo
121 Rudy Molard (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
122 Maxime Chevalier (Fra) B&B Hotels-Vital Concept
123 Maximilian Schachmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe
124 Lilian Calmejane (Fra) Total Direct Energie
125 Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale
126 Ben Hermans (Bel) Israel Start-Up Nation
127 Casper Phillip Pedersen (Den) Team Sunweb
128 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal
129 Simon Geschke (Ger) CCC Team
130 Marco Marcato (Ita) UAE Team Emirates
131 Michael Valgren (Den) NTT Pro Cycling
132 Mathieu Burgaudeau (Fra) Total Direct Energie
133 Guy Niv (Isr) Israel Start-Up Nation
134 André Greipel (Ger) Israel Start-Up Nation
135 Daniel Martin (Irl) Israel Start-Up Nation
136 Krists Neilands (Lat) Israel Start-Up Nation
137 Andrey Amador (CRc) Ineos Grenadiers
138 Quentin Pacher (Fra) B&B Hotels-Vital Concept
139 Michael Schär (Swi) CCC Team
140 Harold Alfonso Tejada Canacue (Col) Astana Pro Team
141 Jens Keukeleire (Bel) EF Pro Cycling
142 Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Ineos Grenadiers
143 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) NTT Pro Cycling
144 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Deceuninck-Quickstep 00:00:26
145 Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Lotto Soudal 00:00:31
146 Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) Groupama-FDJ 00:00:40
147 Roger Kluge (Ger) Lotto Soudal 00:01:11
148 Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Mitchelton-Scott 00:01:23
149 Luke Rowe (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers 00:01:37
150 Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Movistar Team 00:02:25
151 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) NTT Pro Cycling 00:02:50
152 Frederik Frison (Bel) Lotto Soudal 00:02:50
153 Michael Gogl (Aut) NTT Pro Cycling 00:02:50
154 Fabien Grellier (Fra) Total Direct Energie 00:02:50
155 William Bonnet (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 00:02:50
156 Tim Declercq (Bel) Deceuninck-Quickstep 00:02:50
157 Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) Total Direct Energie 00:02:50
158 David De la Cruz Melgarejo (Spa) UAE Team Emirates 00:02:50
159 Jan Hirt (Cze) CCC Team 00:02:50
160 Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) CCC Team 00:03:42
161 Pavel Sivakov (Rus) Ineos Grenadiers 00:05:11
162 Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Ineos Grenadiers 00:05:11
163 Winner Anacona (Col) Team Arkea-Samsic 00:05:11
164 Wout Poels (Ned) Bahrain McLaren 00:05:11
165 Benoit Cosnefroy (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale 00:05:11
166 Rémi Cavagna (Fra) Deceuninck-Quickstep 00:05:11
167 Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale 00:05:11
168 Wout van Aert (Bel) Team Jumbo-Visma 00:05:11
169 Tony Martin (Ger) Team Jumbo-Visma 00:05:11
170 Jerome Cousin (Fra) Total Direct Energie 00:05:11
171 Dayer Quintana (Col) Team Arkea-Samsic 00:05:11
172 Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe 00:07:32
DNF Anthony Perez (Fra) Cofidis

General Classification after Stage 3 :
1 Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-Quickstep 13:59:17
2 Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott 00:00:04
3 Marc Hirschi (Swi) Team Sunweb 00:00:07
4 Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates 00:00:17
5 Davide Formolo (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 00:00:17
6 Egan Arley Bernal Gomez (Col) Ineos Grenadiers 00:00:17
7 Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma 00:00:17
8 Sergio Andres Higuita Garcia (Col) EF Pro Cycling 00:00:17
9 Guillaume Martin (Fra) Cofidis 00:00:17
10 Esteban Chaves (Col) Mitchelton-Scott 00:00:17
11 Nairo Quintana (Col) Team Arkea-Samsic 00:00:17
12 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) CCC Team 00:00:17
13 Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 00:00:17
14 Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Ineos Grenadiers 00:00:17
15 Primoz Roglic (Slo) Team Jumbo-Visma 00:00:17
16 Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe 00:00:17
17 Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale 00:00:17
18 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo 00:00:17
19 Luis León Sanchez (Spa) Astana Pro Team 00:00:17
20 Pierre Latour (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale 00:00:17
21 Miguel Angel Lopez Moreno (Col) Astana Pro Team 00:00:17
22 Enric Mas Nicolau (Spa) Movistar Team 00:00:17
23 Alberto Bettiol (Ita) EF Pro Cycling 00:00:17
24 Damiano Caruso (Ita) Bahrain McLaren 00:00:17
25 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team 00:00:17
26 Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Bahrain McLaren 00:00:17
27 Pierre Rolland (Fra) B&B Hotels-Vital Concept 00:00:17
28 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Sunweb 00:00:17
29 Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Pro Cycling 00:00:17
30 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 00:00:17
31 Maximilian Schachmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe 00:00:17
32 Kenny Elissonde (Fra) Trek-Segafredo 00:00:17
33 Jesus Herrada (Spa) Cofidis 00:00:17
34 Richie Porte (Aus) Trek-Segafredo 00:00:17
35 Pello Bilbao (Spa) Bahrain McLaren 00:00:17
36 Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Astana Pro Team 00:00:34
37 Marc Soler (Spa) Movistar Team 00:01:27
38 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) NTT Pro Cycling 00:01:31
39 George Bennett (NZl) Team Jumbo-Visma 00:01:31
40 Sepp Kuss (USA) Team Jumbo-Visma 00:02:24
41 Fabio Aru (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 00:02:24
42 Valentin Madouas (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 00:02:24
43 Rudy Molard (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 00:02:24
44 Daniel Felipe Martinez Poveda (Col) EF Pro Cycling 00:03:53
45 Hugh Carthy (GBr) EF Pro Cycling 00:03:53
46 Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale 00:03:53
47 Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Arkea-Samsic 00:04:40
48 Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis 00:04:40
49 Mikel Nieve Iturralde (Spa) Mitchelton-Scott 00:04:40
50 Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) CCC Team 00:04:40
51 Romain Sicard (Fra) Total Direct Energie 00:04:40
52 Ion Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Astana Pro Team 00:04:40
53 Harold Alfonso Tejada Canacue (Col) Astana Pro Team 00:04:40
54 Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) Groupama-FDJ 00:05:12
55 Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo 00:05:50
56 Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Ineos Grenadiers 00:06:30
57 Krists Neilands (Lat) Israel Start-Up Nation 00:07:17
58 Bob Jungels (Lux) Deceuninck-Quickstep 00:07:17
59 Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Ineos Grenadiers 00:07:17
60 Wout van Aert (Bel) Team Jumbo-Visma 00:07:35
61 Nelson Oliveira (Por) Movistar Team 00:08:56
62 Robert Gesink (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma 00:08:56
63 Niklas Eg (Den) Trek-Segafredo 00:08:56
64 Diego Rosa (Ita) Team Arkea-Samsic 00:10:10
65 Jan Polanc (Slo) UAE Team Emirates 00:10:12
66 Cyril Gautier (Fra) B&B Hotels-Vital Concept 00:10:34
67 Gregor Mühlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe 00:10:34
68 Felix Grossschartner (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe 00:10:34
69 Toms Skujins (Lat) Trek-Segafredo 00:10:34
70 Lennard Kämna (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe 00:10:34
71 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Movistar Team 00:10:34
72 Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale 00:12:28
73 Winner Anacona (Col) Team Arkea-Samsic 00:12:28
74 Clement Venturini (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale 00:12:58
75 Søren Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Sunweb 00:14:07
76 Neilson Powless (USA) EF Pro Cycling 00:14:07
77 Ben Hermans (Bel) Israel Start-Up Nation 00:14:38
78 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Deceuninck-Quickstep 00:15:14
79 Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Movistar Team 00:16:32
80 Oliver Naesen (Bel) AG2R la Mondiale 00:18:00
81 Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe 00:18:00
82 Jonas Koch (Ger) CCC Team 00:18:00
83 Edward Theuns (Bel) Trek-Segafredo 00:18:00
84 Connor Swift (GBr) Team Arkea-Samsic 00:18:00
85 Daniel Oss (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe 00:18:00
86 Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Team Sunweb 00:18:00
87 Amund Grøndahl Jansen (Nor) Team Jumbo-Visma 00:18:00
88 Nans Peters (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale 00:18:00
89 Kasper Asgreen (Den) Deceuninck-Quickstep 00:18:00
90 Omar Fraile Matarranz (Spa) Astana Pro Team 00:18:00
91 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) EF Pro Cycling 00:18:00
92 Dylan Van Baarle (Ned) Ineos Grenadiers 00:18:00
93 Quentin Pacher (Fra) B&B Hotels-Vital Concept 00:18:00
94 Stefan Küng (Swi) Groupama-FDJ 00:18:00
95 José Rojas (Spa) Movistar Team 00:18:00
96 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) NTT Pro Cycling 00:18:00
97 Nils Politt (Ger) Israel Start-Up Nation 00:18:00
98 Daniel Martin (Irl) Israel Start-Up Nation 00:18:00
99 David Gaudu (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 00:18:00
100 Michael Schär (Swi) CCC Team 00:18:00
101 Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain McLaren 00:18:00
102 Simon Geschke (Ger) CCC Team 00:18:20
103 Michael Gogl (Aut) NTT Pro Cycling 00:20:50
104 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) NTT Pro Cycling 00:20:50
105 Tim Declercq (Bel) Deceuninck-Quickstep 00:20:50
106 Jan Hirt (Cze) CCC Team 00:20:56
107 Matteo Trentin (Ita) CCC Team 00:20:57
108 Jack Bauer (NZl) Mitchelton-Scott 00:20:57
109 Pierre Luc Perichon (Fra) Cofidis 00:20:57
110 Daryl Impey (RSA) Mitchelton-Scott 00:20:57
111 Jens Keukeleire (Bel) EF Pro Cycling 00:20:57
112 Michael Valgren (Den) NTT Pro Cycling 00:20:57
113 Matej Mohoric (Slo) Bahrain McLaren 00:20:57
114 Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) CCC Team 00:21:42
115 Hugo Houle (Can) Astana Pro Team 00:21:53
116 Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Israel Start-Up Nation 00:21:53
117 Joris Nieuwenhuis (Ned) Team Sunweb 00:21:53
118 Cyril Barthe (Fra) B&B Hotels-Vital Concept 00:21:53
119 Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar Team 00:21:53
120 Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 00:21:53
121 Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Mitchelton-Scott 00:22:20
122 Dayer Quintana (Col) Team Arkea-Samsic 00:23:11
123 Tony Martin (Ger) Team Jumbo-Visma 00:23:11
124 Benoit Cosnefroy (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale 00:23:11
125 Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe 00:25:32
126 Guy Niv (Isr) Israel Start-Up Nation 00:26:11
127 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) UAE Team Emirates 00:28:20
128 Mads Pedersen (Den) Trek-Segafredo 00:28:24
129 Luka Mezgec (Slo) Mitchelton-Scott 00:28:30
130 Elia Viviani (Ita) Cofidis 00:28:30
131 Anthony Turgis (Fra) Total Direct Energie 00:28:30
132 Michael Mørkøv (Den) Deceuninck-Quickstep 00:28:30
133 Hugo Hofstetter (Fra) Israel Start-Up Nation 00:28:30
134 Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis 00:28:30
135 Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) UAE Team Emirates 00:28:30
136 Jens Debusschere (Bel) B&B Hotels-Vital Concept 00:28:30
137 Marco Haller (Aut) Bahrain McLaren 00:28:30
138 Casper Phillip Pedersen (Den) Team Sunweb 00:28:30
139 Andrey Amador (CRc) Ineos Grenadiers 00:28:30
140 Marco Marcato (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 00:28:30
141 Maxime Chevalier (Fra) B&B Hotels-Vital Concept 00:28:30
142 Sam Bennett (Irl) Deceuninck-Quickstep 00:29:04
143 Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) NTT Pro Cycling 00:29:06
144 Cees Bol (Ned) Team Sunweb 00:29:06
145 Bryan Coquard (Fra) B&B Hotels-Vital Concept 00:29:10
146 Simone Consonni (Ita) Cofidis 00:29:10
147 Clément Russo (Fra) Team Arkea-Samsic 00:29:10
148 Ryan Gibbons (RSA) NTT Pro Cycling 00:29:10
149 Kevin Reza (Fra) B&B Hotels-Vital Concept 00:29:10
150 Maximilian Walscheid (Ger) NTT Pro Cycling 00:29:10
151 Samuel Bewley (NZl) Mitchelton-Scott 00:29:10
152 André Greipel (Ger) Israel Start-Up Nation 00:29:10
153 Caleb Ewan (Aus) Lotto Soudal 00:29:13
154 Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Lotto Soudal 00:29:54
155 Roger Kluge (Ger) Lotto Soudal 00:30:21
156 Wout Poels (Ned) Bahrain McLaren 00:31:13
157 Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) Total Direct Energie 00:31:20
158 Fabien Grellier (Fra) Total Direct Energie 00:32:00
159 David De la Cruz Melgarejo (Spa) UAE Team Emirates 00:32:00
160 Frederik Frison (Bel) Lotto Soudal 00:32:00
161 William Bonnet (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 00:32:00
162 Lilian Calmejane (Fra) Total Direct Energie 00:33:21
163 Rémi Cavagna (Fra) Deceuninck-Quickstep 00:33:41
164 Luke Rowe (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers 00:34:00
165 Kevin Ledanois (Fra) Team Arkea-Samsic 00:34:01
166 Mathieu Burgaudeau (Fra) Total Direct Energie 00:34:01
167 Niccolò Bonifazio (Ita) Total Direct Energie 00:40:14
168 Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Sunweb 00:40:14
169 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal 00:40:14
170 Steff Cras (Bel) Lotto Soudal 00:42:14
171 Jerome Cousin (Fra) Total Direct Energie 00:45:25
172 Pavel Sivakov (Rus) Ineos Grenadiers 00:46:45