Marcel Kittel (ARG) wins the uphill sprint battle to take Stage 2 of 2013 Paris-Nice. Elia Viviani (CAN) was able to hold off Leigh Howard (OGE) to take the second place and yellow jersey in the process.
Race Report
The 200.5 kms long Stage 2 of 2013 Paris-Nice started from Vimory to finish at Cerilly. Once again at the gun, three riders Gatis Smukulis (KAT), Kris Boeckmans (VCD) and Mads Christensen (TST), broke clear. The first intermediate sprint in Les Choux was won by Boeckmans who immediately fell back to the peloton.
Vacansoleil team director Hilaire Van der Schueren explained that Boeckmans gave up on the breakaway there’s a lot of wind and the break wasn’t big enough to sustain. Also, the team thought it was better for Boeckmans to save strength for the finish. At 43 kms, the break was then reeled in by the peloton.
At 64 km, a pack of strong riders comprising double Paris-Nice stage winner Thomas De Gendt and Romain Feillu (both Vacansoleil). They were joined by Mikel Astarloza (EUS) and Maxime Bouet (ALM).
After the 124 km mark, rains started to fall on the peloton and soon the riders had to face a hailstorm. As a result, a clutch riders hit the deck which also included the race leader Nacer Bohanni (FDJ). The French national champion had to quit the race on a stretcher, just after 24 hours of his brilliant win in Nemours.
Argos-Shimano stepped up to the plate in the main peloton and drove the chase fiercely. With 44 km to go, the group was compact again. There was a strong block of headwind and Tom Boonen (OPQ) took charge at the head to drive his teammate Chavanel to the intermediate sprint. But Elia Viviani (CAN) took out the 3 seconds bonus on offer ahead of Omega Pharma-QuickStep rider.
During the last kilometers, all teams were jostling for position to keep their leaders at the front. Boonen put in an impressive shift to keep the green jersey holder safe. In the last slightly uphill section, the peloton was all over the road. But Marcel Kittel (ARG) some how managed to find his way through the chaos to take the win. Viviani was able to hold off Leigh Howard (OGE) to win sufficient bonus points which landed him in the yellow jersey. He now leads the general classification ahead of Chavanel +7s and Gaudin (EUR) +8s.
Tomorrow’s stage 3 is 170.5 km long from Châtel-Guyon to Brioude.

Race Results
Paris - Nice (2013) - Stage 2
| Position | Name | Nationality | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KITTEL, Marcel | GER | ARG | 5:42:18 |
| 2 | VIVIANI, Elia | ITA | Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0 |
| 3 | HOWARD, Leigh | AUS | ORICA-GREENEDGE | |
| 4 | BOZIC, Borut | SLO | ASTANA | |
| 5 | DUMOULIN, Samuel | FRA | AG2R LA MONDIALE | |
| 6 | MEERSMAN, Gianni | BEL | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | |
| 7 | FEILLU, Romain | FRA | VACANSOLEIL-DCM | |
| 8 | DEBUSSCHERE, Jens | BEL | LOTTO BELISOL | |
| 9 | ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin | ESP | MOVISTAR | |
| 10 | GALLOPIN, Tony | FRA | Radioshack Leopard | |
| 11 | RAST, Grégory | SUI | Radioshack Leopard | |
| 12 | PETACCHI, Alessandro | ITA | LAMPRE - ISD | |
| 13 | TURGOT, Sébastien | FRA | TEAM EUROPCAR | |
| 14 | SOUPE, Geoffrey | FRA | FDJ-BIG MAT | |
| 15 | BOECKMANS, Kris | BEL | VACANSOLEIL-DCM | |
| 16 | CHAVANEL, Sylvain | FRA | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | |
| 17 | HUTAROVICH, Yauheni | BLR | AG2R LA MONDIALE | |
| 18 | IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon | ESP | EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI | |
| 19 | KRISTOFF, Alexander | NOR | KATUSHA | |
| 20 | TALANSKY, Andrew | USA | Garmin-Sharp | |
| 21 | BRESCHEL, Matti | DEN | Saxo Tinkoff | |
| 22 | GRIVKO, Andriy | UKR | ASTANA | |
| 23 | JEANNESSON, Arnold | FRA | FDJ-BIG MAT | |
| 24 | ULISSI, Diego | ITA | LAMPRE - ISD | |
| 25 | ROCHE, Nicolas | IRL | Saxo Tinkoff | |
| 26 | GASPAROTTO, Enrico | ITA | ASTANA | |
| 27 | PORTE, Richie | AUS | SKY PROCYCLING | |
| 28 | NERZ, Dominik | GER | BMC RACING | |
| 29 | VAN GARDEREN, Tejay | USA | BMC RACING | |
| 30 | MONFORT, Maxime | BEL | Radioshack Leopard | |
| 31 | KLÖDEN, Andreas | GER | Radioshack Leopard | |
| 32 | LOPEZ GARCIA, David | ESP | SKY PROCYCLING | |
| 33 | PEREZ MORENO, Ruben | ESP | EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI | |
| 34 | RENSHAW, Mark | AUS | Blanco | |
| 35 | GESINK, Robert | NED | Blanco | |
| 36 | DE CLERCQ, Bart | BEL | LOTTO BELISOL | |
| 37 | DE WEERT, Kevin | BEL | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | |
| 38 | GILBERT, Philippe | BEL | BMC RACING | |
| 39 | SMUKULIS, Gatis | LAT | KATUSHA | |
| 40 | FUGLSANG, Jakob | DEN | ASTANA | |
| 41 | KRUIJSWIJK, Steven | NED | Blanco | |
| 42 | VELITS, Peter | SVK | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | |
| 43 | LEUKEMANS, Björn | BEL | VACANSOLEIL-DCM | |
| 44 | HAUSSLER, Heinrich | AUS | IAM Cycling | |
| 45 | DENIFL, Stefan | AUT | IAM Cycling | |
| 46 | LÖVKVIST, Thomas | CZE | IAM Cycling | |
| 47 | EL FARES, Julien | FRA | SAUR - SOJASUN | |
| 48 | BEPPU, Fumiyuki | JPN | ORICA-GREENEDGE | |
| 49 | ZANDIO ECHAIDE, Xabier | ESP | SKY PROCYCLING | |
| 50 | COPPEL, Jerome | FRA | COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE | |
| 51 | KELDERMAN, Wilco | NED | Blanco | |
| 52 | RATTO, Daniele | ITA | Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 53 | WESTRA, Lieuwe | NED | VACANSOLEIL-DCM | |
| 54 | SCARPONI, Michele | ITA | LAMPRE - ISD | |
| 55 | FLORENCIO CABRE, Xavier | ESP | KATUSHA | |
| 56 | SIMON, Julien | FRA | SAUR - SOJASUN | |
| 57 | VANDENBERGH, Stijn | BEL | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | |
| 58 | BONNAFOND, Guillaume | FRA | AG2R LA MONDIALE | |
| 59 | ZINGLE, Romain | BEL | COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE | |
| 60 | BOUET, Maxime | FRA | AG2R LA MONDIALE | |
| 61 | TALABARDON, Yannick | FRA | SAUR - SOJASUN | |
| 62 | MALACARNE, Davide | ITA | TEAM EUROPCAR | |
| 63 | NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel | ESP | EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI | |
| 64 | ELMIGER, Martin | SUI | IAM Cycling | |
| 65 | NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel | ESP | COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE | |
| 66 | HOWES, Alex | USA | Garmin-Sharp | |
| 67 | HERRADA LOPEZ, Jesus | ESP | MOVISTAR | |
| 68 | LE MEVEL, Christophe | FRA | COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE | |
| 69 | LONGO BORGHINI, Paolo | ITA | Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 70 | VANENDERT, Dennis | BEL | LOTTO BELISOL | |
| 71 | QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo Alexander | COL | MOVISTAR | |
| 72 | BARGUIL, Warren | FRA | ARG | |
| 73 | SÖRENSEN, Nicki | DEN | Saxo Tinkoff | |
| 74 | OSS, Daniel | ITA | BMC RACING | |
| 75 | MENCHOV, Denis | RUS | KATUSHA | |
| 76 | HIVERT, Jonathan | FRA | SAUR - SOJASUN | |
| 77 | PERAUD, Jean-Christophe | FRA | AG2R LA MONDIALE | |
| 78 | BILLE, Gaetan | BEL | LOTTO BELISOL | |
| 79 | BAUER, Jack | NZL | Garmin-Sharp | |
| 80 | VUILLERMOZ, Alexis | FRA | SAUR - SOJASUN | |
| 81 | KISERLOVSKI, Robert | CRO | Radioshack Leopard | |
| 82 | PLAZA MOLINA, Ruben | ESP | MOVISTAR | |
| 83 | ZEITS, Andrey | KAZ | ASTANA | |
| 84 | PINEAU, Jérôme | FRA | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | |
| 85 | SISKEVICIUS, Evaldas | LTU | SAUR - SOJASUN | |
| 86 | VORGANOV, Eduard | RUS | KATUSHA | |
| 87 | VOECKLER, Thomas | FRA | TEAM EUROPCAR | |
| 88 | SPILAK, Simon | SLO | KATUSHA | |
| 89 | DE GREEF, Francis | BEL | LOTTO BELISOL | |
| 90 | KEIZER, Martijn | NED | VACANSOLEIL-DCM | |
| 91 | LOSADA ALGUACIL, Alberto | ESP | KATUSHA | |
| 92 | BASSO, Ivan | ITA | Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 93 | LEMARCHAND, Romain | FRA | COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE | |
| 94 | SIUTSOU, Kanstantsin | BLR | SKY PROCYCLING | |
| 95 | GUTIERREZ PALACIOS, José Ivan | ESP | MOVISTAR | |
| 96 | BANDIERA, Marco | ITA | IAM Cycling | |
| 97 | MORENO BAZAN, Javier | ESP | MOVISTAR | |
| 98 | SANTAROMITA, Ivan | ITA | BMC RACING | |
| 99 | DE GENDT, Thomas | BEL | VACANSOLEIL-DCM | |
| 100 | IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka | ESP | EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI | |
| 101 | HINAULT, Sébastien | FRA | IAM Cycling | |
| 102 | KING, Edward | USA | Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 103 | JÉRÔME, Vincent | FRA | TEAM EUROPCAR | |
| 104 | SICARD, Romain | FRA | EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI | |
| 105 | DIDIER, Laurent | LUX | Radioshack Leopard | |
| 106 | IRIZAR ARANBURU, Markel | ESP | Radioshack Leopard | |
| 107 | TAARAMAE, Rein | EST | COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE | |
| 108 | LINDEMAN, Bertjan | NED | VACANSOLEIL-DCM | |
| 109 | KIRYIENKA, Vasili | BLR | SKY PROCYCLING | |
| 110 | ERVITI OLLO, Imanol | ESP | MOVISTAR | |
| 111 | SILIN, Egor | RUS | ASTANA | |
| 112 | GARCIA ECHEGUIBEL, Egoitz | ESP | COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE | |
| 113 | CLEMENT, Stef | NED | Blanco | |
| 114 | MORI, Manuele | ITA | LAMPRE - ISD | |
| 115 | LARSSON, Gustav | SWE | IAM Cycling | |
| 116 | TIERNAN-LOCK, Jonathan | GBR | SKY PROCYCLING | |
| 117 | DE MARCHI, Alessandro | ITA | Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 118 | VEUCHELEN, Frederik | BEL | VACANSOLEIL-DCM | |
| 119 | BOSWELL, Ian | USA | SKY PROCYCLING | |
| 120 | CATTANEO, Mattia | ITA | LAMPRE - ISD | |
| 121 | IGLINSKIY, Maxim | KAZ | ASTANA | |
| 122 | DURASEK, Kristijan | CRO | LAMPRE - ISD | |
| 123 | MAES, Nikolas | BEL | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | |
| 124 | BAK, Lars Ytting | DEN | LOTTO BELISOL | |
| 125 | TROFIMOV, Yury | RUS | KATUSHA | |
| 126 | PATE, Danny | USA | SKY PROCYCLING | |
| 127 | PETROV, Evgeny | RUS | Saxo Tinkoff | |
| 128 | TSCHOPP, Johann | SUI | IAM Cycling | |
| 129 | DUPONT, Hubert | FRA | AG2R LA MONDIALE | |
| 130 | CHRISTENSEN, Mads | DEN | Saxo Tinkoff | |
| 131 | BARDET, Romain | FRA | AG2R LA MONDIALE | |
| 132 | MINARD, Sébastien | FRA | AG2R LA MONDIALE | |
| 133 | ASTARLOZA CHAURREAU, Mikel | ESP | EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI | |
| 134 | TJALLINGII, Maarten | NED | Blanco | |
| 135 | BELLEMAKERS, Dirk | NED | LOTTO BELISOL | |
| 136 | ALBASINI, Michael | SUI | ORICA-GREENEDGE | |
| 137 | MATE MARDONES, Luis Angel | ESP | COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE | |
| 138 | LUND, Anders | DEN | Saxo Tinkoff | |
| 139 | PALINI, Andrea | ITA | LAMPRE - ISD | |
| 140 | FRANK, Mathias | SUI | BMC RACING | |
| 141 | VAN SUMMEREN, Johan | BEL | Garmin-Sharp | |
| 142 | MOINARD, Amaël | FRA | BMC RACING | |
| 143 | GAUDIN, Damien | FRA | TEAM EUROPCAR | |
| 144 | PAURIOL, Rémi | FRA | SAUR - SOJASUN | |
| 145 | GENIEZ, Alexandre | FRA | FDJ-BIG MAT | |
| 146 | TANNER, David | AUS | Blanco | |
| 147 | GERRANS, Simon | AUS | ORICA-GREENEDGE | |
| 148 | KLIER, Andreas | GER | Garmin-Sharp | |
| 149 | FAVILLI, Elia | ITA | LAMPRE - ISD | |
| 150 | KEUKELEIRE, Jens | BEL | ORICA-GREENEDGE | |
| 151 | OFFREDO, Yoann | FRA | FDJ-BIG MAT | |
| 152 | CURVERS, Roy | NED | ARG | 39 |
| 153 | VEELERS, Tom | NED | ARG | |
| 154 | VERDUGO MARCOTEGUI, Gorka | ESP | EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI | |
| 155 | TULIK, Angelo | FRA | TEAM EUROPCAR | |
| 156 | DA DALTO, Mauro | ITA | Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 157 | COUSIN, Jérôme | FRA | TEAM EUROPCAR | |
| 158 | ROY, Jérémy | FRA | FDJ-BIG MAT | |
| 159 | BONNET, William | FRA | FDJ-BIG MAT | 46 |
| 160 | WEGMANN, Fabian | GER | Garmin-Sharp | |
| 161 | HAEDO, Lucas Sebastian | ARG | Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 162 | VOIGT, Jens | GER | Radioshack Leopard | 50 |
| 163 | WILLEMS, Frederik | BEL | LOTTO BELISOL | |
| 164 | CLARKE, Simon | AUS | ORICA-GREENEDGE | 51 |
| 165 | COOKE, Baden | AUS | ORICA-GREENEDGE | 53 |
| 166 | DE BACKER, Bert | BEL | ARG | 59 |
| 167 | STAMSNIJDER, Tom | NED | ARG | |
| 168 | MATTHEWS, Michael | AUS | ORICA-GREENEDGE | +1:01 |
| 169 | BOONEN, Tom | BEL | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | |
| 170 | SUTHERLAND, Rory | AUS | Saxo Tinkoff | |
| 171 | BOOKWALTER, Brent | USA | BMC RACING | |
| 172 | MILLAR, David | GBR | Garmin-Sharp | |
| 173 | MORKOV, Michael | DEN | Saxo Tinkoff | |
| 174 | LEMOINE, Cyril | FRA | SAUR - SOJASUN | |
| 175 | HUPOND, Thierry | FRA | ARG | +2:09 |
| 176 | HUGUET, Yann | FRA | ARG | |
| 177 | FLENS, Rick | NED | Blanco | +8:02 |
| 178 | BOUHANNI, Nacer | FRA | FDJ-BIG MAT | DNF |
| 179 | RATHE, Jacob | USA | Garmin-Sharp | DNF |
| 180 | PICHOT, Alexandre | FRA | TEAM EUROPCAR | DNF |
| 181 | SEELDRAEYERS, Kevin | BEL | ASTANA | DNF |
| Position | Name | Nationality | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIVIANI, Elia | ITA | Cannondale Pro Cycling | 10:33:11 |
| 2 | CHAVANEL, Sylvain | FRA | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | 7 |
| 3 | GAUDIN, Damien | FRA | TEAM EUROPCAR | 8 |
| 4 | WESTRA, Lieuwe | NED | VACANSOLEIL-DCM | 9 |
| 5 | PETACCHI, Alessandro | ITA | LAMPRE - ISD | 10 |
| 6 | KELDERMAN, Wilco | NED | Blanco | |
| 7 | SOUPE, Geoffrey | FRA | FDJ-BIG MAT | |
| 8 | VELITS, Peter | SVK | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | 11 |
| 9 | GALLOPIN, Tony | FRA | Radioshack Leopard | |
| 10 | BOZIC, Borut | SLO | ASTANA | |
| 11 | TURGOT, Sébastien | FRA | TEAM EUROPCAR | 12 |
| 12 | SMUKULIS, Gatis | LAT | KATUSHA | 13 |
| 13 | GRIVKO, Andriy | UKR | ASTANA | |
| 14 | HERRADA LOPEZ, Jesus | ESP | MOVISTAR | |
| 15 | MAES, Nikolas | BEL | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | |
| 16 | LEMOINE, Cyril | FRA | SAUR - SOJASUN | |
| 17 | LINDEMAN, Bertjan | NED | VACANSOLEIL-DCM | 14 |
| 18 | GESINK, Robert | NED | Blanco | |
| 19 | TJALLINGII, Maarten | NED | Blanco | 15 |
| 20 | DE GENDT, Thomas | BEL | VACANSOLEIL-DCM | |
| 21 | HOWARD, Leigh | AUS | ORICA-GREENEDGE | |
| 22 | BOECKMANS, Kris | BEL | VACANSOLEIL-DCM | |
| 23 | HIVERT, Jonathan | FRA | SAUR - SOJASUN | |
| 24 | ALBASINI, Michael | SUI | ORICA-GREENEDGE | 16 |
| 25 | PLAZA MOLINA, Ruben | ESP | MOVISTAR | |
| 26 | RAST, Grégory | SUI | Radioshack Leopard | |
| 27 | PINEAU, Jérôme | FRA | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | |
| 28 | ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin | ESP | MOVISTAR | |
| 29 | SÖRENSEN, Nicki | DEN | Saxo Tinkoff | |
| 30 | GILBERT, Philippe | BEL | BMC RACING | |
| 31 | PERAUD, Jean-Christophe | FRA | AG2R LA MONDIALE | |
| 32 | FLORENCIO CABRE, Xavier | ESP | KATUSHA | |
| 33 | RENSHAW, Mark | AUS | Blanco | |
| 34 | PORTE, Richie | AUS | SKY PROCYCLING | 17 |
| 35 | KEUKELEIRE, Jens | BEL | ORICA-GREENEDGE | |
| 36 | GUTIERREZ PALACIOS, José Ivan | ESP | MOVISTAR | |
| 37 | GERRANS, Simon | AUS | ORICA-GREENEDGE | |
| 38 | PEREZ MORENO, Ruben | ESP | EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI | |
| 39 | HAUSSLER, Heinrich | AUS | IAM Cycling | |
| 40 | OFFREDO, Yoann | FRA | FDJ-BIG MAT | |
| 41 | DEBUSSCHERE, Jens | BEL | LOTTO BELISOL | |
| 42 | VUILLERMOZ, Alexis | FRA | SAUR - SOJASUN | 18 |
| 43 | DE CLERCQ, Bart | BEL | LOTTO BELISOL | |
| 44 | GASPAROTTO, Enrico | ITA | ASTANA | |
| 45 | RATTO, Daniele | ITA | Cannondale Pro Cycling | 19 |
| 46 | VAN GARDEREN, Tejay | USA | BMC RACING | |
| 47 | DUMOULIN, Samuel | FRA | AG2R LA MONDIALE | |
| 48 | IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka | ESP | EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI | |
| 49 | ZANDIO ECHAIDE, Xabier | ESP | SKY PROCYCLING | |
| 50 | HUTAROVICH, Yauheni | BLR | AG2R LA MONDIALE | |
| 51 | KISERLOVSKI, Robert | CRO | Radioshack Leopard | |
| 52 | MALACARNE, Davide | ITA | TEAM EUROPCAR | |
| 53 | LOSADA ALGUACIL, Alberto | ESP | KATUSHA | |
| 54 | LOPEZ GARCIA, David | ESP | SKY PROCYCLING | |
| 55 | DE MARCHI, Alessandro | ITA | Cannondale Pro Cycling | 20 |
| 56 | TALANSKY, Andrew | USA | Garmin-Sharp | |
| 57 | ROCHE, Nicolas | IRL | Saxo Tinkoff | |
| 58 | VOECKLER, Thomas | FRA | TEAM EUROPCAR | |
| 59 | SIMON, Julien | FRA | SAUR - SOJASUN | |
| 60 | FUGLSANG, Jakob | DEN | ASTANA | |
| 61 | KLÖDEN, Andreas | GER | Radioshack Leopard | |
| 62 | PATE, Danny | USA | SKY PROCYCLING | |
| 63 | SPILAK, Simon | SLO | KATUSHA | |
| 64 | QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo Alexander | COL | MOVISTAR | |
| 65 | JEANNESSON, Arnold | FRA | FDJ-BIG MAT | 21 |
| 66 | SISKEVICIUS, Evaldas | LTU | SAUR - SOJASUN | |
| 67 | COPPEL, Jerome | FRA | COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE | |
| 68 | ULISSI, Diego | ITA | LAMPRE - ISD | |
| 69 | VANDENBERGH, Stijn | BEL | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | |
| 70 | HINAULT, Sébastien | FRA | IAM Cycling | |
| 71 | SCARPONI, Michele | ITA | LAMPRE - ISD | |
| 72 | KRUIJSWIJK, Steven | NED | Blanco | |
| 73 | BASSO, Ivan | ITA | Cannondale Pro Cycling | 22 |
| 74 | OSS, Daniel | ITA | BMC RACING | |
| 75 | LÖVKVIST, Thomas | CZE | IAM Cycling | |
| 76 | IRIZAR ARANBURU, Markel | ESP | Radioshack Leopard | |
| 77 | IGLINSKIY, Maxim | KAZ | ASTANA | |
| 78 | KIRYIENKA, Vasili | BLR | SKY PROCYCLING | |
| 79 | TALABARDON, Yannick | FRA | SAUR - SOJASUN | |
| 80 | FEILLU, Romain | FRA | VACANSOLEIL-DCM | 23 |
| 81 | JÉRÔME, Vincent | FRA | TEAM EUROPCAR | |
| 82 | MENCHOV, Denis | RUS | KATUSHA | |
| 83 | BEPPU, Fumiyuki | JPN | ORICA-GREENEDGE | |
| 84 | MORI, Manuele | ITA | LAMPRE - ISD | |
| 85 | GARCIA ECHEGUIBEL, Egoitz | ESP | COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE | |
| 86 | SILIN, Egor | RUS | ASTANA | 24 |
| 87 | NERZ, Dominik | GER | BMC RACING | |
| 88 | DE GREEF, Francis | BEL | LOTTO BELISOL | |
| 89 | IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon | ESP | EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI | |
| 90 | DE WEERT, Kevin | BEL | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | |
| 91 | LONGO BORGHINI, Paolo | ITA | Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 92 | VANENDERT, Dennis | BEL | LOTTO BELISOL | 25 |
| 93 | DENIFL, Stefan | AUT | IAM Cycling | |
| 94 | BANDIERA, Marco | ITA | IAM Cycling | 26 |
| 95 | CATTANEO, Mattia | ITA | LAMPRE - ISD | |
| 96 | VORGANOV, Eduard | RUS | KATUSHA | |
| 97 | LEMARCHAND, Romain | FRA | COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE | |
| 98 | SIUTSOU, Kanstantsin | BLR | SKY PROCYCLING | 27 |
| 99 | ZEITS, Andrey | KAZ | ASTANA | 28 |
| 100 | PETROV, Evgeny | RUS | Saxo Tinkoff | 29 |
| 101 | KING, Edward | USA | Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 102 | SANTAROMITA, Ivan | ITA | BMC RACING | |
| 103 | BAK, Lars Ytting | DEN | LOTTO BELISOL | |
| 104 | NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel | ESP | COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE | |
| 105 | LEUKEMANS, Björn | BEL | VACANSOLEIL-DCM | 30 |
| 106 | DIDIER, Laurent | LUX | Radioshack Leopard | |
| 107 | DURASEK, Kristijan | CRO | LAMPRE - ISD | |
| 108 | NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel | ESP | EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI | 32 |
| 109 | FAVILLI, Elia | ITA | LAMPRE - ISD | 34 |
| 110 | MONFORT, Maxime | BEL | Radioshack Leopard | 50 |
| 111 | KLIER, Andreas | GER | Garmin-Sharp | 57 |
| 112 | BONNET, William | FRA | FDJ-BIG MAT | +1:00 |
| 113 | DA DALTO, Mauro | ITA | Cannondale Pro Cycling | +1:01 |
| 114 | COUSIN, Jérôme | FRA | TEAM EUROPCAR | +1:02 |
| 115 | VEELERS, Tom | NED | ARG | |
| 116 | HAEDO, Lucas Sebastian | ARG | Cannondale Pro Cycling | +1:08 |
| 117 | COOKE, Baden | AUS | ORICA-GREENEDGE | +1:10 |
| 118 | WILLEMS, Frederik | BEL | LOTTO BELISOL | |
| 119 | CLARKE, Simon | AUS | ORICA-GREENEDGE | +1:14 |
| 120 | WEGMANN, Fabian | GER | Garmin-Sharp | +1:16 |
| 121 | MATTHEWS, Michael | AUS | ORICA-GREENEDGE | |
| 122 | DE BACKER, Bert | BEL | ARG | +1:22 |
| 123 | KITTEL, Marcel | GER | ARG | +2:00 |
| 124 | MEERSMAN, Gianni | BEL | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | +2:07 |
| 125 | KEIZER, Martijn | NED | VACANSOLEIL-DCM | +2:09 |
| 126 | CHRISTENSEN, Mads | DEN | Saxo Tinkoff | +2:10 |
| 127 | ERVITI OLLO, Imanol | ESP | MOVISTAR | |
| 128 | GENIEZ, Alexandre | FRA | FDJ-BIG MAT | +2:11 |
| 129 | BRESCHEL, Matti | DEN | Saxo Tinkoff | +2:12 |
| 130 | BOUET, Maxime | FRA | AG2R LA MONDIALE | |
| 131 | LARSSON, Gustav | SWE | IAM Cycling | |
| 132 | PAURIOL, Rémi | FRA | SAUR - SOJASUN | |
| 133 | TANNER, David | AUS | Blanco | +2:13 |
| 134 | TAARAMAE, Rein | EST | COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE | +2:14 |
| 135 | VEUCHELEN, Frederik | BEL | VACANSOLEIL-DCM | |
| 136 | BILLE, Gaetan | BEL | LOTTO BELISOL | |
| 137 | SUTHERLAND, Rory | AUS | Saxo Tinkoff | |
| 138 | TROFIMOV, Yury | RUS | KATUSHA | +2:16 |
| 139 | EL FARES, Julien | FRA | SAUR - SOJASUN | |
| 140 | MORENO BAZAN, Javier | ESP | MOVISTAR | |
| 141 | BARDET, Romain | FRA | AG2R LA MONDIALE | +2:17 |
| 142 | ASTARLOZA CHAURREAU, Mikel | ESP | EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI | |
| 143 | BONNAFOND, Guillaume | FRA | AG2R LA MONDIALE | |
| 144 | TSCHOPP, Johann | SUI | IAM Cycling | +2:18 |
| 145 | BELLEMAKERS, Dirk | NED | LOTTO BELISOL | |
| 146 | MOINARD, Amaël | FRA | BMC RACING | |
| 147 | BOSWELL, Ian | USA | SKY PROCYCLING | |
| 148 | LE MEVEL, Christophe | FRA | COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE | |
| 149 | TIERNAN-LOCK, Jonathan | GBR | SKY PROCYCLING | +2:20 |
| 150 | ELMIGER, Martin | SUI | IAM Cycling | +2:21 |
| 151 | VAN SUMMEREN, Johan | BEL | Garmin-Sharp | |
| 152 | MATE MARDONES, Luis Angel | ESP | COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE | |
| 153 | DUPONT, Hubert | FRA | AG2R LA MONDIALE | +2:22 |
| 154 | LUND, Anders | DEN | Saxo Tinkoff | |
| 155 | BARGUIL, Warren | FRA | ARG | +2:23 |
| 156 | FRANK, Mathias | SUI | BMC RACING | |
| 157 | CLEMENT, Stef | NED | Blanco | +2:42 |
| 158 | ZINGLE, Romain | BEL | COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE | |
| 159 | MINARD, Sébastien | FRA | AG2R LA MONDIALE | +2:45 |
| 160 | ROY, Jérémy | FRA | FDJ-BIG MAT | +2:48 |
| 161 | VERDUGO MARCOTEGUI, Gorka | ESP | EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI | +2:54 |
| 162 | CURVERS, Roy | NED | ARG | +2:59 |
| 163 | VOIGT, Jens | GER | Radioshack Leopard | +3:06 |
| 164 | BOONEN, Tom | BEL | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | +3:09 |
| 165 | MORKOV, Michael | DEN | Saxo Tinkoff | +3:14 |
| 166 | MILLAR, David | GBR | Garmin-Sharp | |
| 167 | STAMSNIJDER, Tom | NED | ARG | |
| 168 | HUPOND, Thierry | FRA | ARG | +4:25 |
| 169 | BAUER, Jack | NZL | Garmin-Sharp | +8:42 |
| 170 | PALINI, Andrea | ITA | LAMPRE - ISD | +8:43 |
| 171 | SICARD, Romain | FRA | EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI | +8:48 |
| 172 | HOWES, Alex | USA | Garmin-Sharp | +8:52 |
| 173 | TULIK, Angelo | FRA | TEAM EUROPCAR | +9:29 |
| 174 | BOOKWALTER, Brent | USA | BMC RACING | +9:52 |
| 175 | FLENS, Rick | NED | Blanco | +10:12 |
| 176 | HUGUET, Yann | FRA | ARG | +11:05 |
| 177 | KRISTOFF, Alexander | NOR | KATUSHA | +17:29 |
| Position | Name | Nationality | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIVIANI, Elia | ITA | Cannondale Pro Cycling | 55 |
| 2 | BOZIC, Borut | SLO | ASTANA | 43 |
| 3 | BOUHANNI, Nacer | FRA | FDJ-BIG MAT | 25 |
| 3 | CHAVANEL, Sylvain | FRA | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | 38 |
| 4 | HOWARD, Leigh | AUS | ORICA-GREENEDGE | 33 |
| 5 | PETACCHI, Alessandro | ITA | LAMPRE - ISD | 31 |
| 6 | DEBUSSCHERE, Jens | BEL | LOTTO BELISOL | 31 |
| 7 | TURGOT, Sébastien | FRA | TEAM EUROPCAR | 27 |
| 8 | GALLOPIN, Tony | FRA | Radioshack Leopard | 26 |
| 9 | ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin | ESP | MOVISTAR | 26 |
| 10 | GAUDIN, Damien | FRA | TEAM EUROPCAR | 25 |
| 12 | FEILLU, Romain | FRA | VACANSOLEIL-DCM | 25 |
| 13 | SOUPE, Geoffrey | FRA | FDJ-BIG MAT | 23 |
| 14 | WESTRA, Lieuwe | NED | VACANSOLEIL-DCM | 20 |
| 15 | MEERSMAN, Gianni | BEL | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | 19 |
| 16 | KELDERMAN, Wilco | NED | Blanco | 18 |
| 17 | MAES, Nikolas | BEL | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | 18 |
| 18 | HAUSSLER, Heinrich | AUS | IAM Cycling | 16 |
| 20 | VELITS, Peter | SVK | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | 15 |
| 21 | RENSHAW, Mark | AUS | Blanco | 15 |
| 22 | LEMOINE, Cyril | FRA | SAUR - SOJASUN | 12 |
| 23 | GRIVKO, Andriy | UKR | ASTANA | 11 |
| 25 | HUTAROVICH, Yauheni | BLR | AG2R LA MONDIALE | 10 |
| 27 | HERRADA LOPEZ, Jesus | ESP | MOVISTAR | 9 |
| 28 | OSS, Daniel | ITA | BMC RACING | 8 |
| 29 | LINDEMAN, Bertjan | NED | VACANSOLEIL-DCM | 6 |
| 30 | BONNET, William | FRA | FDJ-BIG MAT | 5 |
| 31 | KRISTOFF, Alexander | NOR | KATUSHA | 5 |
| 32 | HINAULT, Sébastien | FRA | IAM Cycling | 4 |
| 33 | TALABARDON, Yannick | FRA | SAUR - SOJASUN | 4 |
| 34 | SMUKULIS, Gatis | LAT | KATUSHA | 3 |
| 35 | PINEAU, Jérôme | FRA | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | 3 |
| 36 | PEREZ MORENO, Ruben | ESP | EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI | 3 |
| 38 | GESINK, Robert | NED | Blanco | 2 |
| 39 | SICARD, Romain | FRA | EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI | 2 |
| 40 | TALANSKY, Andrew | USA | Garmin-Sharp | 1 |
| 41 | CHRISTENSEN, Mads | DEN | Saxo Tinkoff | 1 |
| Position | Name | Nationality | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LINDEMAN, Bertjan | NED | VACANSOLEIL-DCM | 4 |
| 2 | TALABARDON, Yannick | FRA | SAUR - SOJASUN | 2 |
| 3 | SICARD, Romain | FRA | EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI | 1 |
