Tejay van Garderen of the BMC Racing Team won Friday’s individual time trial at the Amgen Tour of California to increase his lead with two days of the race to go.

Race Report

Van Garderen stomped up the final climb to beat Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil-DCM Procycling Team) by 23 seconds and third-place finisher Rohan Dennis by 28 seconds in the 31.6-kilometer race against the clock. In the overall standings, van Garderen is 1:47 ahead of Michael Rogers (Team Saxo-Tinkoff) and 2:57 ahead of third-placed Cameron Meyer (Orica-GreenEDGE).

The penultimate stage of 147.1-km finishes on Mt. Diablo.

2013 Amgen Tour of California - Stage 6 Profile>

Information from Team BMC Racing website used in the race report.

Race Results

Tour of California (2013) - Stage 6 (ITT)

San Jose to San Jose (32km)
17 May 2013
Stage 8  |  Stage 7  |  Stage 6 (ITT)  |  Stage 5  |  Stage 4  |  Stage 3  |  Stage 2  |  Stage 1


Stage
Position Name Nationality Team Time
1 VAN GARDEREN, Tejay USA BMC RACING 48:52
2 WESTRA, Lieuwe NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM 23
3 DENNIS, Rohan AUS Garmin-Sharp 28
4 ROGERS, Michael AUS Saxo Tinkoff +1:05
5 PINOTTI, Marco ITA BMC RACING +1:08
6 MEYER, Cameron AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE +1:28
7 JUNGELS, Bob LUX Radioshack Leopard +1:29
8 KONIG, Leopold CZE TEAM NETAPP - ENDURA +1:43
9 FRANK, Mathias SUI BMC RACING +1:46
10 CHAVANEL, Sylvain FRA OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP +1:48
11 KOREN, Kristijan SLO Cannondale Pro Cycling +2:06
12 DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David ESP TEAM NETAPP - ENDURA +2:09
13 DE GENDT, Thomas BEL VACANSOLEIL-DCM +2:17
14 FLECHA, Juan Antonio ESP VACANSOLEIL-DCM +2:23
15 BUSCHE, Matthew USA Radioshack Leopard +2:29
16 MANCEBO PEREZ, Francisco ESP KENDA - 5-HOUR ENERGY +2:33
17 MEYER, Travis AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE +2:39
18 ACEVEDO COLLE, Javier Alexis COL JAMIS - SUTTER HOME +2:41
19 CRADDOCK, Lawson USA BONTRAGER LIVESTRONG TEAM +2:42
20 HAGA, Chad USA TEAM OPTUM PRESENTED BY KELLY BENEDIT STRATEGIES +2:59
21 ZWIZANSKI, Scott USA TEAM OPTUM PRESENTED BY KELLY BENEDIT STRATEGIES +3:08
22 DE MAAR, Marc AHO UNITEDHEALTHCARE +3:10
23 ENGLISH, Nathaniel USA KENDA - 5-HOUR ENERGY +3:31
24 DEIGNAN, Philip IRL UNITEDHEALTHCARE +3:35
25 SWEETING, Robert USA KENDA - 5-HOUR ENERGY +3:41
26 BROWN, Nathan USA BONTRAGER LIVESTRONG TEAM
27 HUZARSKI, Bartosz POL TEAM NETAPP - ENDURA +3:42
28 MATTHEWS, Michael AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE +3:44
29 VENNELL, Jeremy NZL BISSELL CYCLING +3:47
30 SCHLECK, Andy LUX Radioshack Leopard +3:53
31 VAN KEIRSBULCK, Guillaume BEL OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP +3:55
32 ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar ESP Radioshack Leopard +3:58
33 ORAM, James NZL BONTRAGER LIVESTRONG TEAM +3:59
34 IRIZAR ARANBURU, Markel ESP Radioshack Leopard +4:00
35 VANDBORG, Brian DNK Cannondale Pro Cycling +4:11
36 SAGAN, Peter SVK Cannondale Pro Cycling +4:14
37 SCHÄR, Michael SUI BMC RACING +4:16
38 BOOKWALTER, Brent USA BMC RACING +4:17
39 MCCARTNEY, Jason USA BISSELL CYCLING +4:19
40 TORCKLER, Michael NZL BISSELL CYCLING
41 DIDIER, Laurent LUX Radioshack Leopard
42 VERONA QUINTANILLA, Carlos ESP OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP +4:24
43 TOSATTO, Matteo ITA Saxo Tinkoff +4:30
44 MOINARD, Amaël FRA BMC RACING +4:31
45 MORKOV, Michael DEN Saxo Tinkoff +4:42
46 PIMENTA COSTA MENDES, José Joao POR TEAM NETAPP - ENDURA +4:47
47 MEERSMAN, Gianni BEL OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
48 DE WEERT, Kevin BEL OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP +4:49
49 RATHE, Jacob USA Garmin-Sharp +4:52
50 EUSER, Lucas USA UNITEDHEALTHCARE +4:57
51 GAZVODA, Gregor SLO CHAMPION SYSTEM +5:06
52 SULZBERGER, Wesley AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE +5:07
53 DUCHESNE, Antoine CAN BONTRAGER LIVESTRONG TEAM +5:15
54 JONES, Carter USA BISSELL CYCLING +5:19
55 ROMERO AMARAN, Luis CUB JAMIS - SUTTER HOME +5:25
56 ANTHONY, Jesse USA TEAM OPTUM PRESENTED BY KELLY BENEDIT STRATEGIES +5:26
57 VAN POPPEL, Boy NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM +5:31
58 VAN SUMMEREN, Johan BEL Garmin-Sharp
59 PUTT, Tanner USA BONTRAGER LIVESTRONG TEAM +5:38
60 ROTH, Ryan CAN CHAMPION SYSTEM
61 JACQUES-MAYNES, Ben USA JAMIS - SUTTER HOME +5:40
62 ZAUGG, Oliver SUI Saxo Tinkoff +5:41
63 STEMPER, James USA KENDA - 5-HOUR ENERGY +5:43
64 JONES, Christopher USA UNITEDHEALTHCARE +5:51
65 MANNION, Gavin USA BONTRAGER LIVESTRONG TEAM +6:01
66 FAIRLY, Caleb USA Garmin-Sharp +6:04
67 MURPHY, John USA UNITEDHEALTHCARE +6:08
68 WREN, Tyler USA JAMIS - SUTTER HOME +6:17
69 VOSS, Paul GER TEAM NETAPP - ENDURA +6:19
70 MILNE, Shawn USA KENDA - 5-HOUR ENERGY +6:21
71 COOPER, Marsh CAN TEAM OPTUM PRESENTED BY KELLY BENEDIT STRATEGIES +6:34
72 KING, Edward USA Cannondale Pro Cycling +6:35
73 KREDER, Wesley NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM +6:37
74 MCCARTHY, Jay AUS Saxo Tinkoff
75 MORTON, Lachlan David AUS Garmin-Sharp +6:49
76 HUSHOVD, Thor NOR BMC RACING +6:52
77 STUYVEN, Jasper BEL BONTRAGER LIVESTRONG TEAM +6:53
78 BEYER, Chad USA CHAMPION SYSTEM +6:56
79 DRISCOLL, James USA JAMIS - SUTTER HOME +7:04
80 VOIGT, Jens GER Radioshack Leopard +7:06
81 BRAMMEIER, Matt IRL CHAMPION SYSTEM +7:07
82 KEOUGH, Jacobe USA UNITEDHEALTHCARE +7:09
83 MC CARTY, Jonathan Patrick USA BISSELL CYCLING +7:12
84 ILESIC, Aldo Ino SLO UNITEDHEALTHCARE +7:20
85 BOIVIN, Guillaume CAN Cannondale Pro Cycling
86 BALDWIN, Christopher USA BISSELL CYCLING +7:23
87 CANDELARIO, Alexander USA TEAM OPTUM PRESENTED BY KELLY BENEDIT STRATEGIES +7:25
88 FARRAR, Tyler USA Garmin-Sharp +7:37
89 DEMPSTER, Zakkari AUS TEAM NETAPP - ENDURA +7:39
90 BUTLER, Chris USA CHAMPION SYSTEM +7:40
91 BOECKMANS, Kris BEL VACANSOLEIL-DCM +7:44
92 PIPP, Frank Kevin USA BISSELL CYCLING +7:45
93 SCHORN, Daniel AUT TEAM NETAPP - ENDURA
94 BODNAR, Maciej POL Cannondale Pro Cycling +7:58
95 JENKINS, Max USA KENDA - 5-HOUR ENERGY +8:00
96 HOWES, Alex USA Garmin-Sharp +8:02
97 HAEDO, Lucas Sebastian ARG Cannondale Pro Cycling +8:06
98 COOKE, Baden AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE +8:13
99 TRAKSEL, Bobbie NED CHAMPION SYSTEM +8:20
100 HANSON, Ken USA TEAM OPTUM PRESENTED BY KELLY BENEDIT STRATEGIES +8:36
101 LINDEMAN, Bertjan NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM +8:40
102 WU, Kin San HKG CHAMPION SYSTEM +8:43
103 LOUDER, Jeffry USA UNITEDHEALTHCARE +8:44
104 WILLIAMS, David USA KENDA - 5-HOUR ENERGY +8:47
105 MILLER, Carson USA JAMIS - SUTTER HOME +8:50
106 JÖRGENSEN, Jonas Aaen DEN Saxo Tinkoff +9:07
107 SOLADAY, Thomas USA TEAM OPTUM PRESENTED BY KELLY BENEDIT STRATEGIES +9:20
108 DOCKER, Mitchell AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE +9:28
109 EASTMAN, Ryan USA BONTRAGER LIVESTRONG TEAM +9:37
110 DUGGAN, Timothy USA Saxo Tinkoff +9:56
111 BENEDETTI, Cesare ITA TEAM NETAPP - ENDURA +11:30
112 FENG, Chun Kai TPE CHAMPION SYSTEM DNF
113 ZABRISKIE, David USA Garmin-Sharp DNF

General Classification
Position Name Nationality Team Time
1 VAN GARDEREN, Tejay USA BMC RACING 22:44:24
2 ROGERS, Michael AUS Saxo Tinkoff +1:47
3 MEYER, Cameron AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE +2:57
4 FRANK, Mathias SUI BMC RACING +3:21
5 ACEVEDO COLLE, Javier Alexis COL JAMIS - SUTTER HOME +3:31
6 BUSCHE, Matthew USA Radioshack Leopard +3:33
7 MANCEBO PEREZ, Francisco ESP KENDA - 5-HOUR ENERGY +4:26
8 DEIGNAN, Philip IRL UNITEDHEALTHCARE +4:52
9 HAGA, Chad USA TEAM OPTUM PRESENTED BY KELLY BENEDIT STRATEGIES +5:02
10 CRADDOCK, Lawson USA BONTRAGER LIVESTRONG TEAM +5:04
11 DE MAAR, Marc AHO UNITEDHEALTHCARE +5:56
12 KONIG, Leopold CZE TEAM NETAPP - ENDURA +6:15
13 ENGLISH, Nathaniel USA KENDA - 5-HOUR ENERGY +6:57
14 DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David ESP TEAM NETAPP - ENDURA +7:32
15 EUSER, Lucas USA UNITEDHEALTHCARE +8:14
16 DIDIER, Laurent LUX Radioshack Leopard +9:11
17 VANDBORG, Brian DNK Cannondale Pro Cycling +10:08
18 WESTRA, Lieuwe NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM +10:32
19 ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar ESP Radioshack Leopard +10:54
20 KING, Edward USA Cannondale Pro Cycling +11:42
21 PUTT, Tanner USA BONTRAGER LIVESTRONG TEAM +12:16
22 HUZARSKI, Bartosz POL TEAM NETAPP - ENDURA +12:19
23 SCHLECK, Andy LUX Radioshack Leopard +14:04
24 BEYER, Chad USA CHAMPION SYSTEM +14:18
25 SCHÄR, Michael SUI BMC RACING +15:36
26 BOOKWALTER, Brent USA BMC RACING +16:01
27 FLECHA, Juan Antonio ESP VACANSOLEIL-DCM +16:03
28 VENNELL, Jeremy NZL BISSELL CYCLING +17:04
29 RATHE, Jacob USA Garmin-Sharp +18:10
30 MOINARD, Amaël FRA BMC RACING +18:17
31 CANDELARIO, Alexander USA TEAM OPTUM PRESENTED BY KELLY BENEDIT STRATEGIES +18:50
32 MANNION, Gavin USA BONTRAGER LIVESTRONG TEAM +19:35
33 MEERSMAN, Gianni BEL OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP +21:01
34 VOIGT, Jens GER Radioshack Leopard +21:43
35 ROMERO AMARAN, Luis CUB JAMIS - SUTTER HOME +21:59
36 VOSS, Paul GER TEAM NETAPP - ENDURA +22:25
37 SAGAN, Peter SVK Cannondale Pro Cycling +23:37
38 ROTH, Ryan CAN CHAMPION SYSTEM +23:38
39 BROWN, Nathan USA BONTRAGER LIVESTRONG TEAM +23:41
40 STUYVEN, Jasper BEL BONTRAGER LIVESTRONG TEAM +24:19
41 DOCKER, Mitchell AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE +24:24
42 CHAVANEL, Sylvain FRA OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP +24:32
43 PIMENTA COSTA MENDES, José Joao POR TEAM NETAPP - ENDURA +25:05
44 JUNGELS, Bob LUX Radioshack Leopard +25:14
45 JENKINS, Max USA KENDA - 5-HOUR ENERGY +25:26
46 BALDWIN, Christopher USA BISSELL CYCLING +25:37
47 IRIZAR ARANBURU, Markel ESP Radioshack Leopard +25:45
48 ZAUGG, Oliver SUI Saxo Tinkoff +25:52
49 TORCKLER, Michael NZL BISSELL CYCLING +26:31
50 COOKE, Baden AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE +27:10
51 DENNIS, Rohan AUS Garmin-Sharp +27:13
52 PINOTTI, Marco ITA BMC RACING +27:52
53 SULZBERGER, Wesley AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE +27:55
54 MORKOV, Michael DEN Saxo Tinkoff +28:11
55 MORTON, Lachlan David AUS Garmin-Sharp +28:28
56 MATTHEWS, Michael AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE +29:03
57 MCCARTHY, Jay AUS Saxo Tinkoff +29:28
58 FAIRLY, Caleb USA Garmin-Sharp +29:30
59 FARRAR, Tyler USA Garmin-Sharp +29:45
60 BUTLER, Chris USA CHAMPION SYSTEM +30:05
61 JONES, Carter USA BISSELL CYCLING +30:25
62 JACQUES-MAYNES, Ben USA JAMIS - SUTTER HOME +30:46
63 VAN POPPEL, Boy NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM +31:29
64 DUCHESNE, Antoine CAN BONTRAGER LIVESTRONG TEAM +31:39
65 KOREN, Kristijan SLO Cannondale Pro Cycling +31:49
66 DE WEERT, Kevin BEL OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP +32:02
67 VAN KEIRSBULCK, Guillaume BEL OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP +32:44
68 DE GENDT, Thomas BEL VACANSOLEIL-DCM +32:47
69 STEMPER, James USA KENDA - 5-HOUR ENERGY +33:05
70 HOWES, Alex USA Garmin-Sharp +33:29
71 HANSON, Ken USA TEAM OPTUM PRESENTED BY KELLY BENEDIT STRATEGIES +35:06
72 BRAMMEIER, Matt IRL CHAMPION SYSTEM +36:15
73 TOSATTO, Matteo ITA Saxo Tinkoff +37:00
74 JÖRGENSEN, Jonas Aaen DEN Saxo Tinkoff +37:06
75 SCHORN, Daniel AUT TEAM NETAPP - ENDURA +37:08
76 SWEETING, Robert USA KENDA - 5-HOUR ENERGY +37:20
77 MEYER, Travis AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE +37:51
78 HAEDO, Lucas Sebastian ARG Cannondale Pro Cycling +38:56
79 LOUDER, Jeffry USA UNITEDHEALTHCARE +39:03
80 EASTMAN, Ryan USA BONTRAGER LIVESTRONG TEAM +39:23
81 MC CARTY, Jonathan Patrick USA BISSELL CYCLING +39:36
82 JONES, Christopher USA UNITEDHEALTHCARE +39:50
83 BODNAR, Maciej POL Cannondale Pro Cycling +41:16
84 WILLIAMS, David USA KENDA - 5-HOUR ENERGY +42:07
85 LINDEMAN, Bertjan NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM +42:50
86 VERONA QUINTANILLA, Carlos ESP OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP +45:05
87 DEMPSTER, Zakkari AUS TEAM NETAPP - ENDURA +45:47
88 BOIVIN, Guillaume CAN Cannondale Pro Cycling +46:32
89 HUSHOVD, Thor NOR BMC RACING +46:37
90 ANTHONY, Jesse USA TEAM OPTUM PRESENTED BY KELLY BENEDIT STRATEGIES +46:53
91 WREN, Tyler USA JAMIS - SUTTER HOME +48:17
92 MURPHY, John USA UNITEDHEALTHCARE +48:53
93 MILNE, Shawn USA KENDA - 5-HOUR ENERGY +48:55
94 DUGGAN, Timothy USA Saxo Tinkoff +49:45
95 KEOUGH, Jacobe USA UNITEDHEALTHCARE +49:51
96 ZWIZANSKI, Scott USA TEAM OPTUM PRESENTED BY KELLY BENEDIT STRATEGIES +50:26
97 PIPP, Frank Kevin USA BISSELL CYCLING +51:47
98 ILESIC, Aldo Ino SLO UNITEDHEALTHCARE +54:16
99 WU, Kin San HKG CHAMPION SYSTEM +54:24
100 BENEDETTI, Cesare ITA TEAM NETAPP - ENDURA +55:25
101 SOLADAY, Thomas USA TEAM OPTUM PRESENTED BY KELLY BENEDIT STRATEGIES +55:42
102 COOPER, Marsh CAN TEAM OPTUM PRESENTED BY KELLY BENEDIT STRATEGIES +56:37
103 ORAM, James NZL BONTRAGER LIVESTRONG TEAM +59:34
104 GAZVODA, Gregor SLO CHAMPION SYSTEM +1:00:22
105 MCCARTNEY, Jason USA BISSELL CYCLING +1:03:07
106 DRISCOLL, James USA JAMIS - SUTTER HOME +1:03:08
107 BOECKMANS, Kris BEL VACANSOLEIL-DCM +1:04:31
108 VAN SUMMEREN, Johan BEL Garmin-Sharp +1:06:30
109 KREDER, Wesley NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM +1:07:01
110 TRAKSEL, Bobbie NED CHAMPION SYSTEM +1:09:08
111 MILLER, Carson USA JAMIS - SUTTER HOME +1:14:33

Points Classification
Position Name Nationality Team Points
1 SAGAN, Peter SVK Cannondale Pro Cycling 38
2 FARRAR, Tyler USA Garmin-Sharp 37
3 WESTRA, Lieuwe NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM 25
4 HUSHOVD, Thor NOR BMC RACING 24
5 MEERSMAN, Gianni BEL OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP 24

Mountains Classification
Position Name Nationality Team Points
1 JONES, Carter USA BISSELL CYCLING 33
2 COOPER, Marsh CAN TEAM OPTUM PRESENTED BY KELLY BENEDIT STRATEGIES 18
3 STEMPER, James USA KENDA - 5-HOUR ENERGY 17
4 BEYER, Chad USA CHAMPION SYSTEM 12
5 BALDWIN, Christopher USA BISSELL CYCLING 12

Young Rider Classification
Position Name Nationality Team Time
1 CRADDOCK, Lawson USA BONTRAGER LIVESTRONG TEAM 22:49:28
2 PUTT, Tanner USA BONTRAGER LIVESTRONG TEAM +7:12
3 RATHE, Jacob USA Garmin-Sharp +13:06
4 MANNION, Gavin USA BONTRAGER LIVESTRONG TEAM +14:31
5 BROWN, Nathan USA BONTRAGER LIVESTRONG TEAM +18:37