Race Notes

via Orica-GreenEDGE

Matt Goss added another podium finish to his tally on the fifth stage of the Giro d’Italia. The Australian sprinted to second in Fano behind Mark Cavendish (Sky Procycling) and ahead of Daniele Bennati (Radioshack-Nissan-Trek). After the chaotic sprints in Denmark, the finish of the first road stage in Italy seemed tame in comparison.

“We knew things would settle down once we were back in Italy,” said Sports Director Matt White. “There wasn’t as much wind today as there was on the earlier stages, and people are starting to settle into a rhythm. There are less guys that can take the leader’s jersey at this point, so you see riders start to shift into their roles – domestique, climber, sprinter. It’s all relative. A sprint at a Grand Tour will generally be hectic, but what we saw today was definitely less hectic than the sprints we saw in Denmark.”

Ahead of the sprint, four men went up the road. Alessandro de Marchi (Androni Giocattoli), Pier Paolo de Negri (Farnese Vini – Selle Italia), Oliver Kaisen (Lotto Belisol) and Brian Bulgac (Lotto Belisol).The quartet gained a maximum advantage of six minutes over the Garmin-Barracuda led field at the half-way point of the 199 kilometer stage.

While Garmin-Barracuda controlled the field for race leader Ramunas Navardauskas. Liquigas-Cannondale and Lampre-ISD factored on the front to protect their overall contenders while Sky Procycling and Colnago-CSF Inox came to fore with the sprint finish in mind. The peloton had brought the break’s lead down to slightly more than a minute by the time they hit the only categorised climb on the menu.

The pitch proved more difficult than the stage profile would have suggested, and select sprinters, who had hoped to contest today’s flat finish, were unable to maintain contact with the bunch. The descent of the stage four Gabice Monte provided a launching pad for de Marchi to attack his breakaway companions and solider on alone. Goss stayed safely tucked in the pack as some of his rivals were taken out of contention for the finale.

“I felt really comfortable on the climb,” noted Goss. “As I went over the top, I did have a little bit of trouble breathing. There’s a lot of pollen here today, and I was coughing and struggling to get my breath. I think it a bit of an allergy or something rather than a reaction to the effort because it wasn’t until I was coming over the top that I started to have trouble.”
“Out of all the sprinters in the world, Gossy is not the best climber,” added White. “When he stays with the field on the climb where others cannot, we know he’s in great condition and ready to go. He showed consistency in Turkey. He’s shown consistency here. We’re in a good place for our goals, which include playing trial and error with our sprint train while getting as many stage wins as possible.”

The categorised climb was followed by a small unclassified ramp. De Marchi maintained an one minute advantage over the bunch as his breakmates rejoined the field. Although the riders gapped on the category four climb gave chase, they were unable to make contact with the peloton.
“Today was quite easy until the final 30 kilometers,” explained Goss. “The profile told a fib today about the finish. It was difficult with lots of up and down not represented clearly on the paper. Despite the difficulties, our entire team was there.”

The field reabsorbed De Marchi on the last descent ahead of the finish as Orica-GreenEDGE brought Goss into position. Well-positioned during the final ten kilometers, Goss lost contact with his train ahead of the finish.

“We looked good coming into the last few corners until I lost a wheel in the final turn,” said Goss. “The guys definitely made the right decisions regarding positioning in the corners, and that was encouraging to see. Once I lost the wheel, I was a bit too far back.”

“I was two positions behind Cav, so I made the decision to go early to get the jump on him,” continued Goss. “As I was level with his wheel, he stepped out. I had another go at the finish, but I didn’t have enough to fully pass him, and he got the win today.”

Although he would have loved to add a second stage win to his tally, Goss reported satisfaction with the effort today and eagerness for tomorrow’s hillier stage.

“Tomorrow is a bit of an unknown,” explained Goss. “We could see a break stay away, but it’s definitely a stage where I want to give it my all and see what I can do. If I make it to the finish, we could get the stage win, and I’m not far enough from the race lead that I’ve completely forgotten about my chances for the leader’s jersey.”

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Stage 6 Preview

Tomorrow we get down to business and the giro heads into the mountains with a 210 km stage. Expect a small breakaway of unthreatening riders to the GC to stay away. It's Friday night and being shown on SBS TWO at 11:10pm, so no excuses not to stay up and watch!

Race Results

Giro d'Italia (2012) - Stage 5

Modena to Fano (199km)
10 May 2012


Stage
Position Name Nationality Team Time
1 CAVENDISH, Mark GBR SKY PROCYCLING 4:46:15
2 GOSS, Matthew Harley AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE 0
3 BENNATI, Daniele ITA RADIOSHACK-NISSAN
4 HUNTER, Robert RSA GARMIN-BARRACUDA
5 MODOLO, Sacha ITA COLNAGO - CSF INOX
6 KRISTOFF, Alexander NOR KATUSHA
7 FAVILLI, Elia ITA FARNESE VINI
8 BELLETTI, Manuel ITA AG2R LA MONDIALE
9 DEMARE, Arnaud FRA FDJ-BIG MAT
10 JÖRGENSEN, Jonas Aaen DEN SAXO BANK
11 CARUSO, Damiano ITA LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE
12 DELAGE, Mickael FRA FDJ-BIG MAT
13 MAES, Nikolas BEL OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
14 RENSHAW, Mark AUS RABOBANK
15 NIZZOLO, Giacomo ITA RADIOSHACK-NISSAN
16 RUBIANO CHAVEZ, Miguel Angel COL ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI
17 THOMAS, Geraint GBR SKY PROCYCLING
18 ROBERTS, Luke AUS SAXO BANK 5
19 BAKELANTS, Jan BEL RADIOSHACK-NISSAN
20 BENEDETTI, Cesare ITA TEAM NETAPP
21 SOUPE, Geoffrey FRA FDJ-BIG MAT
22 OLIVEIRA, Nelson POR RADIOSHACK-NISSAN
23 GATTO, Oscar ITA FARNESE VINI
24 DIETZIKER, Andreas SUI TEAM NETAPP
25 NAVARDAUSKAS, Ramunas LTU GARMIN-BARRACUDA
26 BILLE, Gaetan BEL LOTTO BELISOL
27 BRUSEGHIN, Marzio ITA MOVISTAR
28 KANGERT, Tanel EST ASTANA
29 HERRADA LOPEZ, José ESP MOVISTAR
30 WYSS, Danilo SUI BMC RACING
31 VENTOSO ALBERDI, Francisco José ESP MOVISTAR
32 KENNAUGH, Peter GBR SKY PROCYCLING
33 LAGUTIN, Sergey UZB VACANSOLEIL-DCM
34 BALLAN, Alessandro ITA BMC RACING
35 BRANDLE, Matthias AUT TEAM NETAPP
36 BEPPU, Fumiyuki JPN ORICA-GREENEDGE
37 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio ESP MOVISTAR
38 LANCASTER, Brett AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE
39 SMUKULIS, Gatis LAT KATUSHA
40 LUND, Anders DEN SAXO BANK
41 BONNAFOND, Guillaume FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE
42 FELLINE, Fabio ITA ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI
43 DE GENDT, Thomas BEL VACANSOLEIL-DCM
44 LASTRAS GARCIA, Pablo ESP MOVISTAR
45 SELLA, Emanuele ITA ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI
46 GUSTOV, Volodymir UKR SAXO BANK
47 KREUZIGER, Roman CZE ASTANA
48 CATALDO, Dario ITA OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
49 GAZVODA, Gregor SLO AG2R LA MONDIALE
50 HUZARSKI, Bartosz POL TEAM NETAPP
51 SELVAGGI, Mirko ITA VACANSOLEIL-DCM
52 DE GREEF, Francis BEL LOTTO BELISOL
53 RABOTTINI, Matteo ITA FARNESE VINI
54 SCARPONI, Michele ITA LAMPRE - ISD
55 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel ESP KATUSHA
56 PAUWELS, Serge BEL OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
57 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin ESP KATUSHA
58 VISCONTI, Giovanni ITA MOVISTAR
59 VELITS, Martin SVK OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
60 HERMANS, Ben BEL RADIOSHACK-NISSAN
61 CUNEGO, Damiano ITA LAMPRE - ISD
62 RUJANO GUILLEN, José VEN ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI
63 AGNOLI, Valerio ITA LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE
64 BASSO, Ivan ITA LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE
65 RIGHI, Daniele ITA LAMPRE - ISD
66 SEELDRAEYERS, Kevin BEL ASTANA
67 SERGENT, Jesse NZL RADIOSHACK-NISSAN
68 SCHLECK, Frank LUX RADIOSHACK-NISSAN
69 MONTAGUTI, Matteo ITA AG2R LA MONDIALE
70 HESJEDAL, Ryder CAN GARMIN-BARRACUDA
71 OROZ UGALDE, Juan Jose ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI
72 NIERMANN, Grischa GER RABOBANK
73 HOLLENSTEIN, Reto SUI TEAM NETAPP
74 ROHREGGER, Thomas AUT RADIOSHACK-NISSAN
75 GASPAROTTO, Enrico ITA ASTANA
76 PIRAZZI, Stefano ITA COLNAGO - CSF INOX
77 OCHOA, Carlos José VEN ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI
78 GASTAUER, Ben LUX AG2R LA MONDIALE
79 TOSATTO, Matteo ITA SAXO BANK
80 PIETROPOLLI, Daniele ITA LAMPRE - ISD
81 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI
82 GOLAS, Michal POL OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
83 CHICCHI, Francesco ITA OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
84 BARTA, Jan CZE TEAM NETAPP
85 COLBRELLI, Sonny ITA COLNAGO - CSF INOX
86 MALORI, Adriano ITA LAMPRE - ISD
87 ZEITS, Andrey KAZ ASTANA
88 BODNAR, Maciej POL LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE
89 MARCZYNSKI, Tomasz POL VACANSOLEIL-DCM
90 BRUTT, Pavel RUS KATUSHA
91 DUPONT, Hubert FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE
92 BAK, Lars Ytting DEN LOTTO BELISOL
93 TIRALONGO, Paolo ITA ASTANA
94 CARRARA, Matteo ITA VACANSOLEIL-DCM
95 POZZATO, Filippo ITA FARNESE VINI
96 CAPECCHI, Eros ITA LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE
97 LONGO BORGHINI, Paolo ITA LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE
98 SANTAMBROGIO, Mauro ITA BMC RACING
99 GARATE, Juan Manuel ESP RABOBANK
100 VAITKUS, Tomas LTU ORICA-GREENEDGE
101 CLEMENT, Stef NED RABOBANK
102 SLAGTER, Tom Jelte NED RABOBANK
103 ZAUGG, Oliver SUI RADIOSHACK-NISSAN
104 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal POL OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
105 CASAR, Sandy FRA FDJ-BIG MAT
106 URAN, Rigobero COL SKY PROCYCLING
107 LARSSON, Gustav SWE VACANSOLEIL-DCM
108 FAILLI, Francesco ITA FARNESE VINI
109 PINOTTI, Marco ITA BMC RACING
110 BANDIERA, Marco ITA OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
111 STETINA, Peter USA GARMIN-BARRACUDA
112 BROWN, Graeme AUS RABOBANK
113 VELASCO MURILLO, Ivan ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI
114 ULISSI, Diego ITA LAMPRE - ISD
115 MAZZANTI, Luca ITA FARNESE VINI
116 BOARO, Manuele ITA SAXO BANK
117 SANTAROMITA, Ivan ITA BMC RACING
118 DE CLERCQ, Bart BEL LOTTO BELISOL
119 SABATINI, Fabio ITA LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE
120 HENAO, Sergio COL SKY PROCYCLING
121 PONZI, Simone ITA ASTANA
122 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca ITA COLNAGO - CSF INOX
123 DENIFL, Stefan AUT VACANSOLEIL-DCM
124 RODRIGUEZ, Jackson VEN ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI
125 SCHORN, Daniel AUT TEAM NETAPP
126 VANDEVELDE, Christian USA GARMIN-BARRACUDA
127 POZZOVIVO, Domenico ITA COLNAGO - CSF INOX
128 SAMOILAU, Branislau BLR MOVISTAR
129 SERPA PEREZ, Jose Rodolfo COL ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI
130 VEIKKANEN, Jussi FIN FDJ-BIG MAT
131 ROLLIN, Dominique CAN FDJ-BIG MAT
132 BERARD, Julien FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE
133 HAEDO, Lucas Sebastian ARG SAXO BANK
134 STANNARD, Ian GBR SKY PROCYCLING
135 SZMYD, Sylvester POL LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE
136 CABEDO, Victor ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI
137 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI
138 IMPEY, Daryl RSA ORICA-GREENEDGE
139 INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Benat ESP MOVISTAR
140 TSCHOPP, Johann SUI BMC RACING
141 GADRET, John FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE
142 PETROV, Evgeny RUS ASTANA
143 MEIER, Christian CAN ORICA-GREENEDGE
144 VICIOSO ARCOS, Angel ESP KATUSHA
145 HANSEN, Adam AUS LOTTO BELISOL
146 AMADOR BAKKAZAKOVA, Andrey CRC MOVISTAR
147 BATTAGLIN, Enrico ITA COLNAGO - CSF INOX
148 SPEZIALETTI, Alessandro ITA LAMPRE - ISD
149 KEUKELEIRE, Jens BEL ORICA-GREENEDGE
150 LOSADA ALGUACIL, Alberto ESP KATUSHA
151 FLECHA, Juan Antonio ESP SKY PROCYCLING
152 PAGANI, Angelo ITA COLNAGO - CSF INOX
153 MOUREY, Francis FRA FDJ-BIG MAT
154 RASCH, Gabriel NOR FDJ-BIG MAT
155 NIEMIEC, Przemyslaw POL LAMPRE - ISD
156 VANENDERT, Dennis BEL LOTTO BELISOL
157 BONO, Matteo ITA LAMPRE - ISD
158 TUFT, Svein CAN ORICA-GREENEDGE
159 DYACHENKO, Alexsandr KAZ ASTANA 42
160 EISEL, Bernhard AUT SKY PROCYCLING +1:36
161 LEEZER, Thomas NED RABOBANK +2:02
162 VAN WINDEN, Dennis NED RABOBANK
163 DE MARCHI, Alessandro ITA ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI +2:11
164 SALERNO, Cristiano ITA LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE +9:14
165 FERRARI, Roberto ITA ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI
166 FARRAR, Tyler USA GARMIN-BARRACUDA
167 HUSHOVD, Thor NOR BMC RACING
168 HUNT, Jeremy GBR SKY PROCYCLING
169 BOBRIDGE, Jack AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE
170 BULGAC, Brian NED LOTTO BELISOL
171 KEIZER, Martijn NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM
172 COLEDAN, Marco ITA COLNAGO - CSF INOX
173 VERMOTE, Julien BEL OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
174 MEERSMAN, Gianni BEL LOTTO BELISOL
175 BAUER, Jack NZL GARMIN-BARRACUDA
176 KAISEN, Olivier BEL LOTTO BELISOL
177 KUSCHYNSKI, Aliaksandr BLR KATUSHA
178 PERGET, Mathieu FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE
179 FRANK, Mathias SUI BMC RACING
180 GUARDINI, Andrea ITA FARNESE VINI
181 IGNATIEV, Mikhail RUS KATUSHA
182 BALLONI, Alfredo ITA FARNESE VINI
183 DE NEGRI, Pier Paolo ITA FARNESE VINI
184 HAEDO, Juan José ARG SAXO BANK
185 SEUBERT, Timon GER TEAM NETAPP
186 SCHILLINGER, Andreas GER TEAM NETAPP
187 LOCATELLI, Stefano ITA COLNAGO - CSF INOX +9:19
188 CHRISTENSEN, Mads DEN SAXO BANK +11:18
189 PHINNEY, Taylor USA BMC RACING +12:02
190 BOS, Theo NED RABOBANK
191 TXURRUKA, Amets ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI
192 CAZAUX, Pierre FRA EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI
193 FEILLU, Romain FRA VACANSOLEIL-DCM
194 MINGUEZ AYALA, Miguel ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI
195 BONNET, William FRA FDJ-BIG MAT
196 ROSSELER, Sébastien BEL GARMIN-BARRACUDA
197 RASMUSSEN, Alex DEN GARMIN-BARRACUDA
198 SAEZ, Adrian ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI

General Classification
Position Name Nationality Team Time
1 NAVARDAUSKAS, Ramunas LTU GARMIN-BARRACUDA 14:45:13
2 HUNTER, Robert RSA GARMIN-BARRACUDA 5
3 HESJEDAL, Ryder CAN GARMIN-BARRACUDA 11
4 GOSS, Matthew Harley AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE 13
5 CAVENDISH, Mark GBR SKY PROCYCLING 14
6 THOMAS, Geraint GBR SKY PROCYCLING 16
7 BOARO, Manuele ITA SAXO BANK 19
8 VANDEVELDE, Christian USA GARMIN-BARRACUDA 26
9 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin ESP KATUSHA 30
10 KRISTOFF, Alexander NOR KATUSHA
11 LANCASTER, Brett AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE
12 STETINA, Peter USA GARMIN-BARRACUDA 31
13 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel ESP KATUSHA 33
14 GASPAROTTO, Enrico ITA ASTANA
15 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal POL OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP 35
16 SERGENT, Jesse NZL RADIOSHACK-NISSAN 36
17 OLIVEIRA, Nelson POR RADIOSHACK-NISSAN 37
18 CATALDO, Dario ITA OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
19 NIZZOLO, Giacomo ITA RADIOSHACK-NISSAN
20 PINOTTI, Marco ITA BMC RACING
21 BODNAR, Maciej POL LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE
22 VICIOSO ARCOS, Angel ESP KATUSHA 38
23 KREUZIGER, Roman CZE ASTANA 40
24 KANGERT, Tanel EST ASTANA
25 ROBERTS, Luke AUS SAXO BANK 41
26 SABATINI, Fabio ITA LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE 42
27 SMUKULIS, Gatis LAT KATUSHA 45
28 BENNATI, Daniele ITA RADIOSHACK-NISSAN 46
29 BASSO, Ivan ITA LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE 47
30 BRUTT, Pavel RUS KATUSHA
31 VELITS, Martin SVK OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
32 MALORI, Adriano ITA LAMPRE - ISD 49
33 FLECHA, Juan Antonio ESP SKY PROCYCLING
34 IMPEY, Daryl RSA ORICA-GREENEDGE 50
35 CARUSO, Damiano ITA LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE
36 TIRALONGO, Paolo ITA ASTANA 51
37 BAKELANTS, Jan BEL RADIOSHACK-NISSAN
38 BALLAN, Alessandro ITA BMC RACING 52
39 ROHREGGER, Thomas AUT RADIOSHACK-NISSAN 53
40 VISCONTI, Giovanni ITA MOVISTAR 55
41 AGNOLI, Valerio ITA LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE 56
42 INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Benat ESP MOVISTAR
43 JÖRGENSEN, Jonas Aaen DEN SAXO BANK
44 CAPECCHI, Eros ITA LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE 57
45 BRUSEGHIN, Marzio ITA MOVISTAR
46 TOSATTO, Matteo ITA SAXO BANK
47 KEUKELEIRE, Jens BEL ORICA-GREENEDGE
48 GOLAS, Michal POL OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP 58
49 URAN, Rigobero COL SKY PROCYCLING
50 MEIER, Christian CAN ORICA-GREENEDGE
51 BARTA, Jan CZE TEAM NETAPP 59
52 KENNAUGH, Peter GBR SKY PROCYCLING +1:01
53 SAMOILAU, Branislau BLR MOVISTAR
54 PAUWELS, Serge BEL OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP +1:02
55 HERRADA LOPEZ, José ESP MOVISTAR +1:03
56 SEELDRAEYERS, Kevin BEL ASTANA
57 SZMYD, Sylvester POL LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE +1:07
58 MAES, Nikolas BEL OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
59 AMADOR BAKKAZAKOVA, Andrey CRC MOVISTAR
60 PETROV, Evgeny RUS ASTANA
61 BRANDLE, Matthias AUT TEAM NETAPP +1:08
62 SCHLECK, Frank LUX RADIOSHACK-NISSAN +1:09
63 PONZI, Simone ITA ASTANA +1:10
64 CLEMENT, Stef NED RABOBANK +1:11
65 STANNARD, Ian GBR SKY PROCYCLING
66 POZZATO, Filippo ITA FARNESE VINI +1:13
67 ULISSI, Diego ITA LAMPRE - ISD
68 HUZARSKI, Bartosz POL TEAM NETAPP +1:14
69 LARSSON, Gustav SWE VACANSOLEIL-DCM
70 HENAO, Sergio COL SKY PROCYCLING +1:15
71 HOLLENSTEIN, Reto SUI TEAM NETAPP
72 BEPPU, Fumiyuki JPN ORICA-GREENEDGE +1:17
73 GUSTOV, Volodymir UKR SAXO BANK
74 SCHORN, Daniel AUT TEAM NETAPP
75 CUNEGO, Damiano ITA LAMPRE - ISD +1:19
76 WYSS, Danilo SUI BMC RACING +1:20
77 SCARPONI, Michele ITA LAMPRE - ISD +1:22
78 DE GENDT, Thomas BEL VACANSOLEIL-DCM +1:24
79 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio ESP MOVISTAR +1:25
80 HAEDO, Lucas Sebastian ARG SAXO BANK +1:26
81 SANTAMBROGIO, Mauro ITA BMC RACING
82 SOUPE, Geoffrey FRA FDJ-BIG MAT +1:29
83 DIETZIKER, Andreas SUI TEAM NETAPP +1:32
84 DE GREEF, Francis BEL LOTTO BELISOL +1:33
85 TSCHOPP, Johann SUI BMC RACING
86 RABOTTINI, Matteo ITA FARNESE VINI
87 SLAGTER, Tom Jelte NED RABOBANK +1:34
88 NIEMIEC, Przemyslaw POL LAMPRE - ISD +1:35
89 ZAUGG, Oliver SUI RADIOSHACK-NISSAN +1:36
90 NIERMANN, Grischa GER RABOBANK
91 BENEDETTI, Cesare ITA TEAM NETAPP +1:37
92 CASAR, Sandy FRA FDJ-BIG MAT +1:38
93 DE CLERCQ, Bart BEL LOTTO BELISOL +1:40
94 BAK, Lars Ytting DEN LOTTO BELISOL
95 SANTAROMITA, Ivan ITA BMC RACING
96 LASTRAS GARCIA, Pablo ESP MOVISTAR +1:41
97 BILLE, Gaetan BEL LOTTO BELISOL +1:42
98 DELAGE, Mickael FRA FDJ-BIG MAT +1:48
99 GARATE, Juan Manuel ESP RABOBANK +1:49
100 POZZOVIVO, Domenico ITA COLNAGO - CSF INOX
101 LAGUTIN, Sergey UZB VACANSOLEIL-DCM
102 SELVAGGI, Mirko ITA VACANSOLEIL-DCM +1:50
103 MODOLO, Sacha ITA COLNAGO - CSF INOX
104 FAVILLI, Elia ITA FARNESE VINI +1:52
105 MARCZYNSKI, Tomasz POL VACANSOLEIL-DCM
106 VENTOSO ALBERDI, Francisco José ESP MOVISTAR +1:53
107 PAGANI, Angelo ITA COLNAGO - CSF INOX
108 HANSEN, Adam AUS LOTTO BELISOL +1:54
109 MOUREY, Francis FRA FDJ-BIG MAT +1:55
110 FAILLI, Francesco ITA FARNESE VINI +1:56
111 ROLLIN, Dominique CAN FDJ-BIG MAT +1:58
112 PIRAZZI, Stefano ITA COLNAGO - CSF INOX +1:59
113 CARRARA, Matteo ITA VACANSOLEIL-DCM +2:02
114 DEMARE, Arnaud FRA FDJ-BIG MAT +2:09
115 FELLINE, Fabio ITA ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI +2:10
116 COLBRELLI, Sonny ITA COLNAGO - CSF INOX +2:12
117 RIGHI, Daniele ITA LAMPRE - ISD
118 MAZZANTI, Luca ITA FARNESE VINI +2:13
119 LONGO BORGHINI, Paolo ITA LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE +2:17
120 MONTAGUTI, Matteo ITA AG2R LA MONDIALE +2:25
121 SERPA PEREZ, Jose Rodolfo COL ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI +2:30
122 VAITKUS, Tomas LTU ORICA-GREENEDGE +2:33
123 RUJANO GUILLEN, José VEN ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI
124 RUBIANO CHAVEZ, Miguel Angel COL ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI +2:35
125 GAZVODA, Gregor SLO AG2R LA MONDIALE +2:38
126 DUPONT, Hubert FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE +2:39
127 CHICCHI, Francesco ITA OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
128 SELLA, Emanuele ITA ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI +2:40
129 GADRET, John FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE +2:43
130 BELLETTI, Manuel ITA AG2R LA MONDIALE +2:45
131 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca ITA COLNAGO - CSF INOX +2:46
132 TUFT, Svein CAN ORICA-GREENEDGE +2:49
133 BERARD, Julien FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE +2:52
134 BONNAFOND, Guillaume FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE
135 RODRIGUEZ, Jackson VEN ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI +2:58
136 SPEZIALETTI, Alessandro ITA LAMPRE - ISD +3:02
137 OROZ UGALDE, Juan Jose ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI
138 BONO, Matteo ITA LAMPRE - ISD +3:03
139 OCHOA, Carlos José VEN ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI +3:05
140 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI +3:18
141 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI +3:23
142 VEIKKANEN, Jussi FIN FDJ-BIG MAT +3:46
143 VELASCO MURILLO, Ivan ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI +3:48
144 CABEDO, Victor ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI +3:59
145 DYACHENKO, Alexsandr KAZ ASTANA +4:02
146 BROWN, Graeme AUS RABOBANK +4:04
147 GATTO, Oscar ITA FARNESE VINI +4:08
148 GASTAUER, Ben LUX AG2R LA MONDIALE +4:14
149 LUND, Anders DEN SAXO BANK +4:50
150 RENSHAW, Mark AUS RABOBANK +5:00
151 LOSADA ALGUACIL, Alberto ESP KATUSHA +5:09
152 BATTAGLIN, Enrico ITA COLNAGO - CSF INOX +5:13
153 BANDIERA, Marco ITA OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP +5:23
154 VANENDERT, Dennis BEL LOTTO BELISOL +5:59
155 DE MARCHI, Alessandro ITA ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI +6:07
156 DENIFL, Stefan AUT VACANSOLEIL-DCM +6:09
157 EISEL, Bernhard AUT SKY PROCYCLING +6:12
158 PIETROPOLLI, Daniele ITA LAMPRE - ISD +6:27
159 ZEITS, Andrey KAZ ASTANA +7:09
160 RASCH, Gabriel NOR FDJ-BIG MAT +7:24
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