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.”
Highlights
Photos
- Ramunas Navardauskas in the maglia rosa with Taylor Phinney in the maglia bianca (Navardauskas is leading both classifications and Phinney started the stage in 2nd place for the Young Rider classification). Phinney lost 12 minutes today after getting caught up in a crash with 35km remaining. When he got back up, he was almost knocked straight back down again by the RadioShack-Nissan team car!
- I’m not sure what those are but they look fantastic!
- Italian Macarena?
- Mark Renshaw and Tom Leezer (Team Rabobank) on their to a sprint finish Fano
- Geraint Thomas leads out in the final 500 metres and drops Cavendish off to began his sprint at 150 metres
- Mark Cavendish moments away from his 9th Giro stage win of his career, and his 32nd Grand Tour victory. Is Gossy wearing Svein Tuft’s knicks?
- Cavendish shows that he’s back after his stage 3 crash and wins by a bike-length. Gossy in 2nd, Daniele Bennati in 3rd.
- Mark Cavendish celebrates his win with his girlfriend Peta Todd and his baby daughter Delilah Grace (born on Tuesday, April 3)
- Ramunas Navardauskas finishing the day in pink
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
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 161 | FARRAR, Tyler | USA | GARMIN-BARRACUDA | +9:19 |
| 162 | VERMOTE, Julien | BEL | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | +9:48 |
| 163 | BAUER, Jack | NZL | GARMIN-BARRACUDA | +9:54 |
| 164 | IGNATIEV, Mikhail | RUS | KATUSHA | +10:06 |
| 165 | KUSCHYNSKI, Aliaksandr | BLR | KATUSHA | +10:12 |
| 166 | FRANK, Mathias | SUI | BMC RACING | +10:18 |
| 167 | SEUBERT, Timon | GER | TEAM NETAPP | +10:33 |
| 168 | BULGAC, Brian | NED | LOTTO BELISOL | +10:46 |
| 169 | DE NEGRI, Pier Paolo | ITA | FARNESE VINI | +10:54 |
| 170 | HERMANS, Ben | BEL | RADIOSHACK-NISSAN | +11:05 |
| 171 | LEEZER, Thomas | NED | RABOBANK | +11:45 |
| 172 | HUSHOVD, Thor | NOR | BMC RACING | |
| 173 | PERGET, Mathieu | FRA | AG2R LA MONDIALE | +11:50 |
| 174 | PHINNEY, Taylor | USA | BMC RACING | +12:10 |
| 175 | ROSSELER, Sébastien | BEL | GARMIN-BARRACUDA | +12:22 |
| 176 | SCHILLINGER, Andreas | GER | TEAM NETAPP | +12:29 |
| 177 | COLEDAN, Marco | ITA | COLNAGO - CSF INOX | +12:43 |
| 178 | FERRARI, Roberto | ITA | ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | +12:59 |
| 179 | HAEDO, Juan José | ARG | SAXO BANK | +13:24 |
| 180 | BALLONI, Alfredo | ITA | FARNESE VINI | +13:33 |
| 181 | SALERNO, Cristiano | ITA | LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE | +14:00 |
| 182 | LOCATELLI, Stefano | ITA | COLNAGO - CSF INOX | +14:31 |
| 183 | RASMUSSEN, Alex | DEN | GARMIN-BARRACUDA | +15:54 |
| 184 | VAN WINDEN, Dennis | NED | RABOBANK | +16:11 |
| 185 | MEERSMAN, Gianni | BEL | LOTTO BELISOL | |
| 186 | CHRISTENSEN, Mads | DEN | SAXO BANK | |
| 187 | BOBRIDGE, Jack | AUS | ORICA-GREENEDGE | +16:17 |
| 188 | SAEZ, Adrian | ESP | EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI | +16:50 |
| 189 | HUNT, Jeremy | GBR | SKY PROCYCLING | +16:58 |
| 190 | GUARDINI, Andrea | ITA | FARNESE VINI | +17:01 |
| 191 | KAISEN, Olivier | BEL | LOTTO BELISOL | +17:43 |
| 192 | CAZAUX, Pierre | FRA | EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI | +18:34 |
| 193 | BONNET, William | FRA | FDJ-BIG MAT | +19:08 |
| 194 | TXURRUKA, Amets | ESP | EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI | +19:36 |
| 195 | FEILLU, Romain | FRA | VACANSOLEIL-DCM | +19:57 |
| 196 | KEIZER, Martijn | NED | VACANSOLEIL-DCM | +20:16 |
| 197 | BOS, Theo | NED | RABOBANK | +23:32 |
| 198 | MINGUEZ AYALA, Miguel | ESP | EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI | +24:39 |















