Sylvain Chavanel (OPQ) set the alarm bells for his classics rivals by winning 220km long Stage 6 in a bunch kick. Richie Porte (SKY) safely kept the yellow jersey going into the all important ITT over Col d’Eze.
Chavanel leads the points classification and Johann Tschopp (IAM) sealed the polka dots jersey.
Race Report
Sylvain Chavanel (OPQ) displayed unheralded sprinting power to beat world champion Philippe Gilbert (BMC) on the line and claim his third stage victory in Paris-Nice on Saturday. Already winner in Cannes (2008 ) and Vichy (2009), the Frenchman caught the Belgian favorite off his guard to give France its third victory in this edition. Spanish sprinter Jose Joaquin Rojas was third.
Richie Porte, safely assisted by his Sky team-mates, retained the overall lead with a 32 seconds gap over Andrew Talansky (GRS) while Chavanel shot to third, 41 seconds adrift. Porte is now 9.6 kms away from becoming the first Australian to win the Race to the Sun on a climb he know like the palm of his hand.
The start was given to 163 riders. Francis de Greef (LTB) and Alexis Vuillermoz (SOJ) did not start. Egor Silin (AST) attacked in the first climb of the day, Cote du Bois de Rousset (km 6.5) and was quickly joined by fellow-Russian Eduard Vorganov (KAT). The two were later joined by seven, then nine riders, forming a group of eleven escapees, who were Simon Clarke (OGE) Egor Silin (AST), Gatis Smukulis (KAT), Eduard Vorganov (KAT), Brent Bookwalter (BMC), Arnold Jeannesson (FDJ), Julien El Fares (SOJ), Borut Bozic (AST), Jerome Pineau (OPQ), Romain Bardet (ALM) and polka-dot jersey holder Johann Tschopp (IAM). While Andreas Klier (BMC) called it quits, the gap regularly increased to settle at around three minutes.
Tschopp did not miss his chance to collect some points along the way on Cote des Tuilieres (Km 87.5). At the feeding zone (Km 91), several riders decided it was time to end their Paris-Nice — Robert Gesink (BLA), Thomas De Gendt (VCD), winner in Nice a year ago and Yoann Offredo (FDJ) returned to their hotels. In the first category Cote de Cabris, Smukulis and El Fares were dropped by his breakaway companions. Tschopp added ten points to his tally in the 1st category Cote de Cabris. In the following Col du Ferrier, Bookwalter, Pineau and Bozic also lost ground while Tschopp secured a polka-dot jersey he could now take all the way up Col d’Eze.
In the descent of Col du Ferrier, only six men were left in the lading group: Tschopp, Jeannesson, Silin, Clarke, Bardet and Vorganov. But their lead quickly melted as BMC and Team Sky riders sped frantically in the descent towards Tourrettes-sur-Loup. Silin was dropped first and the break ended at kilometre 181. The second sprint in Tourrettes-sur-Loup saw Sylvain Chavanel and Peter Velits (both OPQ) try to move with Andriy Grivko (AST), but they were quickly reined in by Team Sky. Vasili Kiryienka and David Lopez Garcia took control of the bunch, Richie Porte on their heels, for most of the finale, with Andrew Talansky and Lieuwe Westra close by.
In the finale, Philippe Gilbert looked ideally placed to grab the laurels when he was perfectly led out by his BMC team-mates but he probably launched the sprint too far and was outpowered on the line by Chavanel.
Tomorrow’s Stage 7 sees the individual time trial up Col d’Eze.

Race Results
Paris - Nice (2013) - Stage 6
| Position | Name | Nationality | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHAVANEL, Sylvain | FRA | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | 5:14:23 |
| 2 | GILBERT, Philippe | BEL | BMC RACING | 0 |
| 3 | ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin | ESP | MOVISTAR | |
| 4 | DUMOULIN, Samuel | FRA | AG2R LA MONDIALE | |
| 5 | GALLOPIN, Tony | FRA | Radioshack Leopard | |
| 6 | SIMON, Julien | FRA | SAUR - SOJASUN | |
| 7 | BOZIC, Borut | SLO | ASTANA | |
| 8 | HAUSSLER, Heinrich | AUS | IAM Cycling | |
| 9 | HIVERT, Jonathan | FRA | SAUR - SOJASUN | |
| 10 | LOSADA ALGUACIL, Alberto | ESP | KATUSHA | |
| 11 | SÖRENSEN, Nicki | DEN | Saxo Tinkoff | |
| 12 | BARGUIL, Warren | FRA | ARG | |
| 13 | RATTO, Daniele | ITA | Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 14 | MATE MARDONES, Luis Angel | ESP | COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE | |
| 15 | RAST, Grégory | SUI | Radioshack Leopard | |
| 16 | DE MARCHI, Alessandro | ITA | Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 17 | VELITS, Peter | SVK | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | |
| 18 | FLORENCIO CABRE, Xavier | ESP | KATUSHA | |
| 19 | ALBASINI, Michael | SUI | ORICA-GREENEDGE | |
| 20 | MALACARNE, Davide | ITA | TEAM EUROPCAR | |
| 21 | PORTE, Richie | AUS | SKY PROCYCLING | |
| 22 | TALANSKY, Andrew | USA | Garmin-Sharp | |
| 23 | DENIFL, Stefan | AUT | IAM Cycling | |
| 24 | FRANK, Mathias | SUI | BMC RACING | |
| 25 | GRIVKO, Andriy | UKR | ASTANA | |
| 26 | PERAUD, Jean-Christophe | FRA | AG2R LA MONDIALE | |
| 27 | ROCHE, Nicolas | IRL | Saxo Tinkoff | |
| 28 | VORGANOV, Eduard | RUS | KATUSHA | |
| 29 | VAN GARDEREN, Tejay | USA | BMC RACING | |
| 30 | SANTAROMITA, Ivan | ITA | BMC RACING | |
| 31 | JEANNESSON, Arnold | FRA | FDJ-BIG MAT | |
| 32 | WESTRA, Lieuwe | NED | VACANSOLEIL-DCM | |
| 33 | LE MEVEL, Christophe | FRA | COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE | |
| 34 | ULISSI, Diego | ITA | LAMPRE - ISD | |
| 35 | LOPEZ GARCIA, David | ESP | SKY PROCYCLING | |
| 36 | KRUIJSWIJK, Steven | NED | Blanco | |
| 37 | PINEAU, Jérôme | FRA | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | |
| 38 | KLÖDEN, Andreas | GER | Radioshack Leopard | |
| 39 | IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon | ESP | EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI | |
| 40 | NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel | ESP | COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE | |
| 41 | BOUET, Maxime | FRA | AG2R LA MONDIALE | |
| 42 | MONFORT, Maxime | BEL | Radioshack Leopard | |
| 43 | IGLINSKIY, Maxim | KAZ | ASTANA | |
| 44 | SPILAK, Simon | SLO | KATUSHA | |
| 45 | ASTARLOZA CHAURREAU, Mikel | ESP | EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI | |
| 46 | PLAZA MOLINA, Ruben | ESP | MOVISTAR | |
| 47 | MENCHOV, Denis | RUS | KATUSHA | |
| 48 | VOECKLER, Thomas | FRA | TEAM EUROPCAR | |
| 49 | KISERLOVSKI, Robert | CRO | Radioshack Leopard | |
| 50 | IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka | ESP | EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI | |
| 51 | NERZ, Dominik | GER | BMC RACING | |
| 52 | PETROV, Evgeny | RUS | Saxo Tinkoff | |
| 53 | QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo Alexander | COL | MOVISTAR | |
| 54 | DE WEERT, Kevin | BEL | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | |
| 55 | DUPONT, Hubert | FRA | AG2R LA MONDIALE | |
| 56 | KIRYIENKA, Vasili | BLR | SKY PROCYCLING | |
| 57 | PAURIOL, Rémi | FRA | SAUR - SOJASUN | |
| 58 | TSCHOPP, Johann | SUI | IAM Cycling | |
| 59 | Löfkvist, Thomas | SWE | IAM Cycling | |
| 60 | MOINARD, Amaël | FRA | BMC RACING | |
| 61 | OSS, Daniel | ITA | BMC RACING | 9 |
| 62 | BARDET, Romain | FRA | AG2R LA MONDIALE | 26 |
| 63 | CLARKE, Simon | AUS | ORICA-GREENEDGE | 29 |
| 64 | DE CLERCQ, Bart | BEL | LOTTO BELISOL | 0 |
| 65 | VANDENBERGH, Stijn | BEL | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | +8:40 |
| 66 | SMUKULIS, Gatis | LAT | KATUSHA | |
| 67 | BAK, Lars Ytting | DEN | LOTTO BELISOL | |
| 68 | CHRISTENSEN, Mads | DEN | Saxo Tinkoff | |
| 69 | HUPOND, Thierry | FRA | ARG | |
| 70 | SIUTSOU, Kanstantsin | BLR | SKY PROCYCLING | |
| 71 | DURASEK, Kristijan | CRO | LAMPRE - ISD | |
| 72 | MORI, Manuele | ITA | LAMPRE - ISD | |
| 73 | CATTANEO, Mattia | ITA | LAMPRE - ISD | |
| 74 | MINARD, Sébastien | FRA | AG2R LA MONDIALE | |
| 75 | ELMIGER, Martin | SUI | IAM Cycling | |
| 76 | BASSO, Ivan | ITA | Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 77 | GASPAROTTO, Enrico | ITA | ASTANA | |
| 78 | LONGO BORGHINI, Paolo | ITA | Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 79 | TROFIMOV, Yury | RUS | KATUSHA | |
| 80 | SILIN, Egor | RUS | ASTANA | |
| 81 | LARSSON, Gustav | SWE | IAM Cycling | |
| 82 | SCARPONI, Michele | ITA | LAMPRE - ISD | |
| 83 | KRISTOFF, Alexander | NOR | KATUSHA | |
| 84 | PEREZ MORENO, Ruben | ESP | EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI | |
| 85 | IRIZAR ARANBURU, Markel | ESP | Radioshack Leopard | |
| 86 | WILLEMS, Frederik | BEL | LOTTO BELISOL | |
| 87 | LINDEMAN, Bertjan | NED | VACANSOLEIL-DCM | |
| 88 | VEUCHELEN, Frederik | BEL | VACANSOLEIL-DCM | |
| 89 | VOIGT, Jens | GER | Radioshack Leopard | |
| 90 | NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel | ESP | EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI | |
| 91 | MORENO BAZAN, Javier | ESP | MOVISTAR | |
| 92 | COPPEL, Jerome | FRA | COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE | |
| 93 | TALABARDON, Yannick | FRA | SAUR - SOJASUN | |
| 94 | LUND, Anders | DEN | Saxo Tinkoff | |
| 95 | SUTHERLAND, Rory | AUS | Saxo Tinkoff | |
| 96 | EL FARES, Julien | FRA | SAUR - SOJASUN | |
| 97 | BOOKWALTER, Brent | USA | BMC RACING | |
| 98 | MATTHEWS, Michael | AUS | ORICA-GREENEDGE | +17:42 |
| 99 | VIVIANI, Elia | ITA | Cannondale Pro Cycling | +21:34 |
| 100 | DA DALTO, Mauro | ITA | Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 101 | DE BACKER, Bert | BEL | ARG | |
| 102 | ERVITI OLLO, Imanol | ESP | MOVISTAR | |
| 103 | PETACCHI, Alessandro | ITA | LAMPRE - ISD | |
| 104 | HOWARD, Leigh | AUS | ORICA-GREENEDGE | |
| 105 | TANNER, David | AUS | Blanco | |
| 106 | COOKE, Baden | AUS | ORICA-GREENEDGE | |
| 107 | SOUPE, Geoffrey | FRA | FDJ-BIG MAT | |
| 108 | FEILLU, Romain | FRA | VACANSOLEIL-DCM | |
| 109 | SICARD, Romain | FRA | EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI | |
| 110 | STAMSNIJDER, Tom | NED | ARG | |
| 111 | WEGMANN, Fabian | GER | Garmin-Sharp | |
| 112 | BEPPU, Fumiyuki | JPN | ORICA-GREENEDGE | |
| 113 | BAUER, Jack | NZL | Garmin-Sharp | |
| 114 | MAES, Nikolas | BEL | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | |
| 115 | BOONEN, Tom | BEL | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | |
| 116 | BANDIERA, Marco | ITA | IAM Cycling | |
| 117 | MORKOV, Michael | DEN | Saxo Tinkoff | |
| 118 | BELLEMAKERS, Dirk | NED | LOTTO BELISOL | |
| 119 | BRESCHEL, Matti | DEN | Saxo Tinkoff | |
| 120 | FLENS, Rick | NED | Blanco | |
| 121 | KEIZER, Martijn | NED | VACANSOLEIL-DCM | |
| 122 | TJALLINGII, Maarten | NED | Blanco | |
| 123 | DIDIER, Laurent | LUX | Radioshack Leopard | |
| 124 | LEMARCHAND, Romain | FRA | COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE | |
| 125 | KEUKELEIRE, Jens | BEL | ORICA-GREENEDGE | |
| 126 | ZINGLE, Romain | BEL | COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE | |
| 127 | PATE, Danny | USA | SKY PROCYCLING | |
| 128 | HOWES, Alex | USA | Garmin-Sharp | |
| 129 | MILLAR, David | GBR | Garmin-Sharp | |
| 130 | CURVERS, Roy | NED | ARG | |
| 131 | VEELERS, Tom | NED | ARG | |
| 132 | KITTEL, Marcel | GER | ARG | |
| 133 | SISKEVICIUS, Evaldas | LTU | SAUR - SOJASUN | |
| 134 | VANENDERT, Dennis | BEL | LOTTO BELISOL | |
| 135 | TAARAMAE, Rein | EST | COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE | |
| 136 | DEBUSSCHERE, Jens | BEL | LOTTO BELISOL | |
| 137 | BONNAFOND, Guillaume | FRA | AG2R LA MONDIALE | |
| 138 | HUTAROVICH, Yauheni | BLR | AG2R LA MONDIALE | |
| 139 | GAUDIN, Damien | FRA | TEAM EUROPCAR | |
| 140 | TURGOT, Sébastien | FRA | TEAM EUROPCAR | |
| 141 | JÉRÔME, Vincent | FRA | TEAM EUROPCAR | |
| 142 | LEUKEMANS, Björn | BEL | VACANSOLEIL-DCM | |
| 143 | LEMOINE, Cyril | FRA | SAUR - SOJASUN | |
| 144 | ROY, Jérémy | FRA | FDJ-BIG MAT | |
| 145 | VAN SUMMEREN, Johan | BEL | Garmin-Sharp | |
| 146 | KING, Edward | USA | Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 147 | HAEDO, Lucas Sebastian | ARG | Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 148 | COUSIN, Jérôme | FRA | TEAM EUROPCAR | |
| 149 | BONNET, William | FRA | FDJ-BIG MAT | |
| 150 | HERRADA LOPEZ, Jesus | ESP | MOVISTAR | |
| 151 | HUGUET, Yann | FRA | ARG | +21:58 |
| 152 | BOSWELL, Ian | USA | SKY PROCYCLING | DNF |
| 153 | ZANDIO ECHAIDE, Xabier | ESP | SKY PROCYCLING | DNF |
| 154 | BOECKMANS, Kris | BEL | VACANSOLEIL-DCM | DNF |
| 155 | DE GENDT, Thomas | BEL | VACANSOLEIL-DCM | DNF |
| 156 | GESINK, Robert | NED | Blanco | DNF |
| 157 | KELDERMAN, Wilco | NED | Blanco | DNF |
| 158 | RENSHAW, Mark | AUS | Blanco | DNF |
| 159 | VERDUGO MARCOTEGUI, Gorka | ESP | EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI | DNF |
| 160 | PALINI, Andrea | ITA | LAMPRE - ISD | DNF |
| 161 | OFFREDO, Yoann | FRA | FDJ-BIG MAT | DNF |
| 162 | KLIER, Andreas | GER | Garmin-Sharp | DNF |
| 163 | ZEITS, Andrey | KAZ | ASTANA | DNF |
| 164 | DE GREEF, Francis | BEL | LOTTO BELISOL | DNF |
| 165 | VUILLERMOZ, Alexis | FRA | SAUR - SOJASUN | DNF |
| Position | Name | Nationality | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PORTE, Richie | AUS | SKY PROCYCLING | 29:40:31 |
| 2 | TALANSKY, Andrew | USA | Garmin-Sharp | 32 |
| 3 | CHAVANEL, Sylvain | FRA | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | 42 |
| 4 | WESTRA, Lieuwe | NED | VACANSOLEIL-DCM | |
| 5 | PERAUD, Jean-Christophe | FRA | AG2R LA MONDIALE | 49 |
| 6 | VAN GARDEREN, Tejay | USA | BMC RACING | 52 |
| 7 | VELITS, Peter | SVK | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | 53 |
| 8 | SPILAK, Simon | SLO | KATUSHA | |
| 9 | ULISSI, Diego | ITA | LAMPRE - ISD | 54 |
| 10 | GRIVKO, Andriy | UKR | ASTANA | +1:06 |
| 11 | KLÖDEN, Andreas | GER | Radioshack Leopard | |
| 12 | LOSADA ALGUACIL, Alberto | ESP | KATUSHA | +1:08 |
| 13 | ROCHE, Nicolas | IRL | Saxo Tinkoff | +1:09 |
| 14 | NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel | ESP | COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE | +1:18 |
| 15 | IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka | ESP | EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI | +1:34 |
| 16 | DE CLERCQ, Bart | BEL | LOTTO BELISOL | +1:35 |
| 17 | MENCHOV, Denis | RUS | KATUSHA | +1:41 |
| 18 | JEANNESSON, Arnold | FRA | FDJ-BIG MAT | +1:49 |
| 19 | KISERLOVSKI, Robert | CRO | Radioshack Leopard | +2:12 |
| 20 | MALACARNE, Davide | ITA | TEAM EUROPCAR | +2:51 |
| 21 | QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo Alexander | COL | MOVISTAR | +2:53 |
| 22 | HIVERT, Jonathan | FRA | SAUR - SOJASUN | +3:01 |
| 23 | LOPEZ GARCIA, David | ESP | SKY PROCYCLING | +3:18 |
| 24 | VORGANOV, Eduard | RUS | KATUSHA | +3:26 |
| 25 | BOUET, Maxime | FRA | AG2R LA MONDIALE | +3:40 |
| 26 | MONFORT, Maxime | BEL | Radioshack Leopard | +3:41 |
| 27 | BARDET, Romain | FRA | AG2R LA MONDIALE | +4:03 |
| 28 | SÖRENSEN, Nicki | DEN | Saxo Tinkoff | +4:44 |
| 29 | DENIFL, Stefan | AUT | IAM Cycling | +7:09 |
| 30 | SANTAROMITA, Ivan | ITA | BMC RACING | +8:33 |
| 31 | LE MEVEL, Christophe | FRA | COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE | +8:57 |
| 32 | GILBERT, Philippe | BEL | BMC RACING | +9:20 |
| 33 | SCARPONI, Michele | ITA | LAMPRE - ISD | +9:34 |
| 34 | FRANK, Mathias | SUI | BMC RACING | +9:50 |
| 35 | GASPAROTTO, Enrico | ITA | ASTANA | +10:15 |
| 36 | PINEAU, Jérôme | FRA | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | +10:46 |
| 37 | MOINARD, Amaël | FRA | BMC RACING | +12:27 |
| 38 | NERZ, Dominik | GER | BMC RACING | |
| 39 | DUPONT, Hubert | FRA | AG2R LA MONDIALE | +12:45 |
| 40 | SILIN, Egor | RUS | ASTANA | +12:49 |
| 41 | GALLOPIN, Tony | FRA | Radioshack Leopard | +14:47 |
| 42 | IGLINSKIY, Maxim | KAZ | ASTANA | +15:02 |
| 43 | Löfkvist, Thomas | SWE | IAM Cycling | +15:08 |
| 44 | FLORENCIO CABRE, Xavier | ESP | KATUSHA | +15:17 |
| 45 | MATE MARDONES, Luis Angel | ESP | COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE | +15:21 |
| 46 | DE WEERT, Kevin | BEL | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | +16:08 |
| 47 | RATTO, Daniele | ITA | Cannondale Pro Cycling | +16:21 |
| 48 | BASSO, Ivan | ITA | Cannondale Pro Cycling | +16:58 |
| 49 | ASTARLOZA CHAURREAU, Mikel | ESP | EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI | +17:11 |
| 50 | ALBASINI, Michael | SUI | ORICA-GREENEDGE | +18:14 |
| 51 | VOECKLER, Thomas | FRA | TEAM EUROPCAR | +18:23 |
| 52 | PETROV, Evgeny | RUS | Saxo Tinkoff | +19:52 |
| 53 | DE MARCHI, Alessandro | ITA | Cannondale Pro Cycling | +20:28 |
| 54 | TROFIMOV, Yury | RUS | KATUSHA | +21:26 |
| 55 | HAUSSLER, Heinrich | AUS | IAM Cycling | +22:23 |
| 56 | IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon | ESP | EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI | +22:30 |
| 57 | ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin | ESP | MOVISTAR | +22:32 |
| 58 | CLARKE, Simon | AUS | ORICA-GREENEDGE | +24:22 |
| 59 | LONGO BORGHINI, Paolo | ITA | Cannondale Pro Cycling | +25:36 |
| 60 | SIMON, Julien | FRA | SAUR - SOJASUN | +25:50 |
| 61 | SIUTSOU, Kanstantsin | BLR | SKY PROCYCLING | +26:03 |
| 62 | TAARAMAE, Rein | EST | COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE | +26:07 |
| 63 | PLAZA MOLINA, Ruben | ESP | MOVISTAR | +26:19 |
| 64 | RAST, Grégory | SUI | Radioshack Leopard | |
| 65 | ELMIGER, Martin | SUI | IAM Cycling | +29:02 |
| 66 | COPPEL, Jerome | FRA | COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE | +29:07 |
| 67 | HUPOND, Thierry | FRA | ARG | +30:01 |
| 68 | LINDEMAN, Bertjan | NED | VACANSOLEIL-DCM | +30:14 |
| 69 | BAK, Lars Ytting | DEN | LOTTO BELISOL | +30:29 |
| 70 | BOZIC, Borut | SLO | ASTANA | +30:37 |
| 71 | TSCHOPP, Johann | SUI | IAM Cycling | +30:54 |
| 72 | EL FARES, Julien | FRA | SAUR - SOJASUN | +31:07 |
| 73 | BARGUIL, Warren | FRA | ARG | +31:25 |
| 74 | KIRYIENKA, Vasili | BLR | SKY PROCYCLING | +32:56 |
| 75 | KRUIJSWIJK, Steven | NED | Blanco | +33:27 |
| 76 | PAURIOL, Rémi | FRA | SAUR - SOJASUN | +33:28 |
| 77 | DUMOULIN, Samuel | FRA | AG2R LA MONDIALE | +34:00 |
| 78 | MORENO BAZAN, Javier | ESP | MOVISTAR | +35:06 |
| 79 | DURASEK, Kristijan | CRO | LAMPRE - ISD | +35:13 |
| 80 | JÉRÔME, Vincent | FRA | TEAM EUROPCAR | +35:15 |
| 81 | VANDENBERGH, Stijn | BEL | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | +35:41 |
| 82 | LARSSON, Gustav | SWE | IAM Cycling | +36:55 |
| 83 | TALABARDON, Yannick | FRA | SAUR - SOJASUN | +37:11 |
| 84 | OSS, Daniel | ITA | BMC RACING | +37:41 |
| 85 | NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel | ESP | EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI | +38:20 |
| 86 | VOIGT, Jens | GER | Radioshack Leopard | +39:14 |
| 87 | MORI, Manuele | ITA | LAMPRE - ISD | +39:16 |
| 88 | CATTANEO, Mattia | ITA | LAMPRE - ISD | +39:19 |
| 89 | SMUKULIS, Gatis | LAT | KATUSHA | +41:14 |
| 90 | WILLEMS, Frederik | BEL | LOTTO BELISOL | +42:22 |
| 91 | SUTHERLAND, Rory | AUS | Saxo Tinkoff | +42:36 |
| 92 | MATTHEWS, Michael | AUS | ORICA-GREENEDGE | +42:55 |
| 93 | KEUKELEIRE, Jens | BEL | ORICA-GREENEDGE | +43:50 |
| 94 | PEREZ MORENO, Ruben | ESP | EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI | +44:31 |
| 95 | HERRADA LOPEZ, Jesus | ESP | MOVISTAR | +45:57 |
| 96 | PETACCHI, Alessandro | ITA | LAMPRE - ISD | +47:47 |
| 97 | VEUCHELEN, Frederik | BEL | VACANSOLEIL-DCM | +48:10 |
| 98 | MINARD, Sébastien | FRA | AG2R LA MONDIALE | +48:39 |
| 99 | BELLEMAKERS, Dirk | NED | LOTTO BELISOL | +49:55 |
| 100 | BOOKWALTER, Brent | USA | BMC RACING | +50:55 |
| 101 | DEBUSSCHERE, Jens | BEL | LOTTO BELISOL | +52:04 |
| 102 | LEMOINE, Cyril | FRA | SAUR - SOJASUN | +52:08 |
| 103 | LUND, Anders | DEN | Saxo Tinkoff | +52:22 |
| 104 | LEUKEMANS, Björn | BEL | VACANSOLEIL-DCM | +52:29 |
| 105 | DE BACKER, Bert | BEL | ARG | +53:09 |
| 106 | IRIZAR ARANBURU, Markel | ESP | Radioshack Leopard | +53:15 |
| 107 | TURGOT, Sébastien | FRA | TEAM EUROPCAR | +53:36 |
| 108 | ERVITI OLLO, Imanol | ESP | MOVISTAR | +53:57 |
| 109 | BEPPU, Fumiyuki | JPN | ORICA-GREENEDGE | +54:49 |
| 110 | VANENDERT, Dennis | BEL | LOTTO BELISOL | +54:51 |
| 111 | MAES, Nikolas | BEL | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | +54:53 |
| 112 | WEGMANN, Fabian | GER | Garmin-Sharp | +54:55 |
| 113 | DIDIER, Laurent | LUX | Radioshack Leopard | +55:10 |
| 114 | PATE, Danny | USA | SKY PROCYCLING | +55:36 |
| 115 | BANDIERA, Marco | ITA | IAM Cycling | +58:02 |
| 116 | CURVERS, Roy | NED | ARG | +58:15 |
| 117 | BRESCHEL, Matti | DEN | Saxo Tinkoff | +58:19 |
| 118 | BONNAFOND, Guillaume | FRA | AG2R LA MONDIALE | +59:04 |
| 119 | TJALLINGII, Maarten | NED | Blanco | +59:05 |
| 120 | CHRISTENSEN, Mads | DEN | Saxo Tinkoff | +59:07 |
| 121 | LEMARCHAND, Romain | FRA | COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE | +59:16 |
| 122 | COOKE, Baden | AUS | ORICA-GREENEDGE | +59:54 |
| 123 | KEIZER, Martijn | NED | VACANSOLEIL-DCM | +1:00:58 |
| 124 | ZINGLE, Romain | BEL | COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE | +1:01:32 |
| 125 | HOWARD, Leigh | AUS | ORICA-GREENEDGE | +1:01:33 |
| 126 | KRISTOFF, Alexander | NOR | KATUSHA | +1:02:24 |
| 127 | VIVIANI, Elia | ITA | Cannondale Pro Cycling | +1:02:54 |
| 128 | SOUPE, Geoffrey | FRA | FDJ-BIG MAT | +1:03:04 |
| 129 | BONNET, William | FRA | FDJ-BIG MAT | +1:04:12 |
| 130 | MORKOV, Michael | DEN | Saxo Tinkoff | +1:04:43 |
| 131 | HAEDO, Lucas Sebastian | ARG | Cannondale Pro Cycling | +1:04:58 |
| 132 | TANNER, David | AUS | Blanco | +1:05:28 |
| 133 | FEILLU, Romain | FRA | VACANSOLEIL-DCM | +1:06:02 |
| 134 | KITTEL, Marcel | GER | ARG | +1:06:39 |
| 135 | DA DALTO, Mauro | ITA | Cannondale Pro Cycling | +1:06:40 |
| 136 | COUSIN, Jérôme | FRA | TEAM EUROPCAR | +1:06:41 |
| 137 | SICARD, Romain | FRA | EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI | +1:07:30 |
| 138 | ROY, Jérémy | FRA | FDJ-BIG MAT | +1:07:57 |
| 139 | BAUER, Jack | NZL | Garmin-Sharp | +1:09:04 |
| 140 | GAUDIN, Damien | FRA | TEAM EUROPCAR | +1:10:05 |
| 141 | HUTAROVICH, Yauheni | BLR | AG2R LA MONDIALE | +1:10:16 |
| 142 | SISKEVICIUS, Evaldas | LTU | SAUR - SOJASUN | +1:10:18 |
| 143 | KING, Edward | USA | Cannondale Pro Cycling | +1:10:26 |
| 144 | VEELERS, Tom | NED | ARG | +1:10:59 |
| 145 | BOONEN, Tom | BEL | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | +1:13:06 |
| 146 | STAMSNIJDER, Tom | NED | ARG | +1:13:11 |
| 147 | VAN SUMMEREN, Johan | BEL | Garmin-Sharp | +1:14:28 |
| 148 | HOWES, Alex | USA | Garmin-Sharp | +1:14:35 |
| 149 | HUGUET, Yann | FRA | ARG | +1:16:44 |
| 150 | MILLAR, David | GBR | Garmin-Sharp | +1:19:15 |
| 151 | FLENS, Rick | NED | Blanco | +1:20:09 |
| Position | Name | Nationality | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHAVANEL, Sylvain | FRA | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | 76 |
| 2 | TALANSKY, Andrew | USA | Garmin-Sharp | 61 |
| 3 | BOZIC, Borut | SLO | ASTANA | 60 |
| 4 | VIVIANI, Elia | ITA | Cannondale Pro Cycling | 55 |
| 5 | VELITS, Peter | SVK | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | 50 |
| 6 | ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin | ESP | MOVISTAR | 46 |
| 7 | WESTRA, Lieuwe | NED | VACANSOLEIL-DCM | 45 |
| 8 | PORTE, Richie | AUS | SKY PROCYCLING | 43 |
| 9 | GALLOPIN, Tony | FRA | Radioshack Leopard | 42 |
| 10 | ULISSI, Diego | ITA | LAMPRE - ISD | 41 |
| 11 | GRIVKO, Andriy | UKR | ASTANA | 35 |
| 12 | HIVERT, Jonathan | FRA | SAUR - SOJASUN | 35 |
| 13 | DUMOULIN, Samuel | FRA | AG2R LA MONDIALE | 34 |
| 14 | HOWARD, Leigh | AUS | ORICA-GREENEDGE | 33 |
| 15 | PETACCHI, Alessandro | ITA | LAMPRE - ISD | 31 |
| 16 | DEBUSSCHERE, Jens | BEL | LOTTO BELISOL | 31 |
| 17 | BARDET, Romain | FRA | AG2R LA MONDIALE | 30 |
| 18 | GASPAROTTO, Enrico | ITA | ASTANA | 30 |
| 19 | IGLINSKIY, Maxim | KAZ | ASTANA | 30 |
| 20 | HAUSSLER, Heinrich | AUS | IAM Cycling | 29 |
| 21 | LOSADA ALGUACIL, Alberto | ESP | KATUSHA | 28 |
| 22 | ALBASINI, Michael | SUI | ORICA-GREENEDGE | 27 |
| 23 | VAN GARDEREN, Tejay | USA | BMC RACING | 27 |
| 24 | TURGOT, Sébastien | FRA | TEAM EUROPCAR | 27 |
| 25 | KITTEL, Marcel | GER | ARG | 25 |
| 26 | GAUDIN, Damien | FRA | TEAM EUROPCAR | 25 |
| 27 | FEILLU, Romain | FRA | VACANSOLEIL-DCM | 25 |
| 28 | MALACARNE, Davide | ITA | TEAM EUROPCAR | 23 |
| 29 | SOUPE, Geoffrey | FRA | FDJ-BIG MAT | 23 |
| 30 | MENCHOV, Denis | RUS | KATUSHA | 22 |
| 31 | GILBERT, Philippe | BEL | BMC RACING | 22 |
| 32 | PERAUD, Jean-Christophe | FRA | AG2R LA MONDIALE | 21 |
| 33 | KLÖDEN, Andreas | GER | Radioshack Leopard | 20 |
| 34 | IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka | ESP | EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI | 20 |
| 35 | LOPEZ GARCIA, David | ESP | SKY PROCYCLING | 20 |
| 36 | ROCHE, Nicolas | IRL | Saxo Tinkoff | 19 |
| 37 | MAES, Nikolas | BEL | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | 18 |
| 38 | RAST, Grégory | SUI | Radioshack Leopard | 16 |
| 39 | SIMON, Julien | FRA | SAUR - SOJASUN | 15 |
| 40 | FLORENCIO CABRE, Xavier | ESP | KATUSHA | 14 |
| Position | Name | Nationality | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TSCHOPP, Johann | SUI | IAM Cycling | 64 |
| 2 | HUPOND, Thierry | FRA | ARG | 24 |
| 3 | PORTE, Richie | AUS | SKY PROCYCLING | 17 |
| 4 | VOECKLER, Thomas | FRA | TEAM EUROPCAR | 17 |
| 5 | LEMOINE, Cyril | FRA | SAUR - SOJASUN | 14 |
| 6 | SILIN, Egor | RUS | ASTANA | 13 |
| 7 | JEANNESSON, Arnold | FRA | FDJ-BIG MAT | 11 |
| 8 | CLARKE, Simon | AUS | ORICA-GREENEDGE | 11 |
| 9 | VOIGT, Jens | GER | Radioshack Leopard | 11 |
| 10 | GRIVKO, Andriy | UKR | ASTANA | 9 |
| Position | Name | Nationality | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TALANSKY, Andrew | USA | Garmin-Sharp | 29:41:03 |
| 2 | VAN GARDEREN, Tejay | USA | BMC RACING | 20 |
| 3 | ULISSI, Diego | ITA | LAMPRE - ISD | 22 |
| 4 | QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo Alexander | COL | MOVISTAR | +2:21 |
| 5 | BARDET, Romain | FRA | AG2R LA MONDIALE | +3:31 |
| 6 | NERZ, Dominik | GER | BMC RACING | +11:55 |
| 7 | SILIN, Egor | RUS | ASTANA | +12:17 |
| 8 | GALLOPIN, Tony | FRA | Radioshack Leopard | +14:15 |
| 9 | RATTO, Daniele | ITA | Cannondale Pro Cycling | +15:49 |
| 10 | IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon | ESP | EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI | +21:58 |
| 11 | LINDEMAN, Bertjan | NED | VACANSOLEIL-DCM | +29:42 |
| 12 | BARGUIL, Warren | FRA | ARG | +30:53 |
| 13 | CATTANEO, Mattia | ITA | LAMPRE - ISD | +38:47 |
| 14 | MATTHEWS, Michael | AUS | ORICA-GREENEDGE | +42:23 |
| 15 | KEUKELEIRE, Jens | BEL | ORICA-GREENEDGE | +43:18 |
| 16 | HERRADA LOPEZ, Jesus | ESP | MOVISTAR | +45:25 |
| 17 | DEBUSSCHERE, Jens | BEL | LOTTO BELISOL | +51:32 |
| 18 | VANENDERT, Dennis | BEL | LOTTO BELISOL | +54:19 |
| 19 | KEIZER, Martijn | NED | VACANSOLEIL-DCM | +1:00:26 |
| 20 | HOWARD, Leigh | AUS | ORICA-GREENEDGE | +1:01:01 |
