Castroviejo grabs Vuelta a España lead as Movistar takes TTT

General classification contenders Nairo Quintana and Alejandro Valverde got their Vuelta a España campaigns off to a superb start on day one of the Vuelta a España, with their Movistar squad smashing the others in the team time trial and grabbing the early lead.

At the end of a technical 12.6 kilometre race in Jerez de la Frontera, Jonathan Castroviejo led the team home, finishing ahead of Alejandro Valverde to secure himself a stint in the red jersey of race leader.

The Cannondale team of Peter Sagan had led for much of the test but was dramatically bumped down to second by Movistar, the final team to start.

The Italian squad was six seconds back, while Orica GreenEdge was fractions of a second behind in third. Trek Factory racing, Omega Pharma Quick Step and Giant Shimano completed the top six placings, with their deficits ranging from nine to 16 seconds.

“We didn’t start with any fear….certainly not a time trial such as this,” said Castroviejo, a 27 year old Basque rider who was Spanish national time trial champion last year. “We checked out this course and I think we can be happy with our performance, especially on this opening day of the race.”

He finished ahead of Valverde, denying his team-mate an early tenure in the jersey. Castroviejo was asked if it the finishing order had been arranged beforehand by the team, but he said this wasn’t the case. “It wasn’t a decided plan, that is just the way it happened,” he said, moments before the podium presentation and being presented with the coveted red jersey.

General classification contenders Robert Gesink (Belkin), Alberto Contador (Tinkoff Saxo), Cadel Evans and Samuel Sanchez (BMC Racing Team) saw their squads taken places seventh through to tenth, giving up between 19 and 21 seconds. Chris Froome’s Team Sky had a modest ride, finishing 27 seconds back in eleventh place, while Grand Tour debutants MTN Qhubeka beat several WorldTour teams with a solid twelfth place.

The teams of Fabio Aru (Astana), Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha), Dan Martin and Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Sharp) and Thibaut Pinot (FDJ.fr) all dropped at least half a minute to Movistar, with Europcar finishing last of the 22 teams, one minute and three seconds in arrears.

It’s only day one, but the gaps are already opening up.

Castroviejo said it was crucial for general classification contenders to gain time wherever they can. Team-mates Valverde and Quintana can be happy with the early lead they have over the others, something he suggested was down to hunger as much as anything else.

“It can all come down to any day,” said Castroviejo, referring to decisive differences in the race. “It is a question of motivation, and of course we are highly motivated now.”

The Vuelta a España continues Sunday with a 174.4 kilometre race from Algeciras to San Fernando. A bunch sprint is predicted, raising the possibility that the race lead could stay on his shoulders.

How it played out:

MTN Qhubeka made history when it began the team time trial, with its Vuelta start marking both its Grand Tour debut and also the first time an African team had ridden one of the sport’s three week events. Another team with strong South African links had done so before, but Barloworld was registered in Britain and Italy during its time on the pro circuit.

Despite a lack of experience at this level MTN Qhubeka had a strong ride, covering the 12.6 kilometre distance in a time of 14 minutes 42 seconds.

This proved quicker than the next two teams, Cofidis and Europcar, but the fourth team to start was faster. Giant Shimano covered the course 13 seconds quicker, positing a time which would eventually net the team sixth overall.

Ag2r La Mondiale, Caja Rural-Seguros RGA and IAM Cycling came and went, with the French team best of the trio but still 17 seconds off the Giant Shimano benchmark. However Orica-GreenEdge, the eight team to start, was on a mission and blasted home ten seconds quicker.

However its celebrations were very short-lived; four minutes later Cannondale Pro Cycling raced home and just edged in front, taking the lead by milliseconds.

FDJ.fr and Lampre-Merida came and went, neither getting close, then the BMC Racing Team raced in for a provisional fourth. It was 15 seconds off the leaders, but the Trek Factory Racing team was much closer, crossing the line just three seconds back and sitting second overall.

The American team was led in by Fabian Cancellara, he and the others shrugging off the effects of the training ride crash which brought all nine riders down.

Belkin and Garmin-Sharp followed, with the former dropping 13 seconds for a provisional fifth and the latter only 11th, a full 35 seconds back.

While that team wasn’t expecting to win the test due to the GC-centric nature of the selection, it was further back than Hesjedal and co-leader Dan Martin would have hoped for. Ditto for Lotto-Belisol, who came in for a provisional ninth, 24 seconds off the Cannondale pace.

Final push sees lead change:

That left six teams left to finish, including the one tipped by many for stage success, Omega Pharma-QuickStep. The Belgian team started its effort while, minutes later, Astana came in for ninth, with Fabio Aru and the other riders conceding 24 seconds to Cannondale and bumping Lotto-Belisol down one slot.

Out on the course, Froome’s Sky team were just eleventh at the intermediate check, putting pressure on it to ramp up the pace in the second half. Omega Pharma-QuickStep was faring better but was still seven seconds slower than the fastest pace, taking a provisional fourth at that point.

Joaquim Rodriguez’s Katusha team was down to five riders when it finished, and had to make do with a modest 12th, 32 seconds behind.

Seconds later the final team in the race, Movistar, started its own Vuelta campaign, with Alejandro Valverde and Nairo Quintana urging the other riders to their best possible time.

Froome pushed hard coming towards the line, then Vasil Kirienka brought Sky home for eighth, 21 seconds off the best pace.

Omega Pharma-QuickStep was the next team home and pushed hard towards the line, but had to be satisfied with fourth, five seconds adrift. This time was quick enough to hold off Tinkoff Saxo, who finished with seven riders and slotted in sixth, 13 seconds behind.

That left just one team out on the course, Nairo Quintana’s Movistar squad. It was riding directly into the setting sun, causing a strong glare for the riders, but that distraction didn’t slow them down at all. The Spanish team rode extremely well and sped down the finishing straight for the best time, beating Cannondale by a clear six seconds.

The effort put Castroviejo into the first red jersey of the race. More importantly, it enabled Valverde and Quintana to gain an early advantage over the other general classification rivals. A lot of racing lies ahead, but it’s first blood to the home squad.

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Vuelta a España

Stage 1 (TTT)

: Jerez De La Frontera > Jerez De La Frontera

Saturday 23rd August (2014)

Classification: 2.UWT

Category: Int. Men

Distance: 12.6km

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Stage Result

1.		Movistar Team	00:14:13
1.		MORENO Javier	00:14:13
1.		VALVERDE Alejandro	00:14:13
1.		AMADOR Andrey	00:14:13
1.		CASTROVIEJO Jonathan	00:14:13
1.		ERVITI Imanol	00:14:13
1.		HERRADA José	00:14:19
1.		IZAGIRRE Gorka	00:14:13
1.		MALORI Adriano	00:14:17
1.		QUINTANA Nairo	00:14:13
2.		Cannondale	00:14:19
2.		LONGO BORGHINI Paolo	00:15:03
2.		KRIZEK Matthias	00:14:51
2.		DE MARCHI Alessandro	00:14:19
2.		CARUSO Damiano	-
2.		BOIVIN Guillaume	00:14:44
2.		BODNAR Maciej	00:14:19
2.		BENNETT George	00:14:22
2.		SAGAN Peter	00:14:19
2.		GATTO Oscar	-
3.		Orica GreenEDGE	-
3.		YATES Adam	-
3.		BEWLEY Sam	00:15:30
3.		CHAVES RUBIO Johan Esteban	00:14:19
3.		CLARKE Simon	-
3.		MATTHEWS Michael	-
3.		DOCKER Mitchell	00:14:34
3.		LANCASTER Brett	00:14:58
3.		MEYER Cameron	00:15:01
3.		SANTAROMITA Ivan	00:14:19
4.		Trek Factory Racing	00:14:22
4.		STUYVEN Jasper	-
4.		SERGENT Jesse	-
4.		POPOVYCH Yaroslav	00:15:18
4.		JUNGELS Bob	00:14:22
4.		FELLINE Fabio	-
4.		ARREDONDO MORENO Julián David	-
4.		CANCELLARA Fabian	-
4.		VANDEWALLE Kristof	00:15:12
4.		ZUBELDIA AGIRRE Haimar	00:14:22
5.		Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	00:14:24
5.		BRAMBILLA Gianluca	-
5.		BOONEN Tom	-
5.		VELITS Martin	00:14:39
5.		MAES Nikolas	00:14:25
5.		MARTIN Tony	00:14:24
5.		POELS Wout	-
5.		SERRY Pieter	-
5.		URAN Rigoberto	-
5.		VERONA Carlos	-
6.		Team Giant-Shimano	00:14:29
6.		BARGUIL Warren	-
6.		ARNDT Nikias	00:15:48
6.		CRADDOCK Lawson	00:14:29
6.		DE KORT Koen	-
6.		DEGENKOLB John	-
6.		FROHLINGER Johannes	00:14:56
6.		HAGA Chad	00:14:29
6.		LUDVIGSSON Tobias	-
6.		SINKELDAM Ramon	00:14:56
7.		Tinkoff-Saxo	00:14:32
7.		VALGREN ANDERSEN Michael	-
7.		ZAUGG Oliver	-
7.		SøRENSEN Chris Anker	-
7.		TOSATTO Matteo	00:14:42
7.		ROVNY Ivan	00:14:32
7.		PAULINHO Sérgio	-
7.		HERNáNDEZ Jesús	00:16:13
7.		CONTADOR Alberto	00:14:32
7.		BENNATI Daniele	-
8.		Belkin-Pro Cycling Team	-
8.		TJALLINGII Maarten	-
8.		WAGNER Robert	00:16:29
8.		KELDERMAN Wilco	00:14:32
8.		CLEMENT Stef	-
8.		TEN DAM Laurens	00:15:39
8.		GESINK Robert	00:14:32
8.		HOFLAND Moreno	00:16:02
8.		MARTENS Paul	00:14:32
8.		KEIZER Martijn	00:16:02
9.		BMC Racing Team	00:14:34
9.		GILBERT Philippe	-
9.		SáNCHEZ Samuel	-
9.		DENNIS Rohan	-
9.		EVANS Cadel	-
9.		MORABITO Steve	-
9.		NERZ Dominik	-
9.		QUINZIATO Manuel	-
9.		WARBASSE Larry	00:15:05
9.		WYSS Danilo	00:14:34
10.		Lampre-Merida	00:14:38
10.		ANACONA GOMEZ Winner	-
10.		CONTI Valerio	-
10.		FAVILLI Elia	-
10.		NIEMIEC Przemyslaw	-
10.		POZZATO Filippo	-
10.		RICHEZE Ariel Maximiliano	-
10.		SERPA PEREZ Jose Rodolfo	-
10.		CUNEGO Damiano	00:15:34
10.		FERRARI Roberto	00:15:41
11.		Team Sky	00:14:40
11.		ROWE Luke	-
11.		CATALDO Dario	-
11.		FROOME Christopher	-
11.		DEIGNAN Philip	-
11.		KENNAUGH Peter	-
11.		KIRYIENKA Vasil	-
11.		KNEES Christian	-
11.		NIEVE Mikel	-
11.		SIUTSOU Kanstantsin	-
12.		MTN - Qhubeka	00:14:42
12.		TEKLEHAIMANOT Daniel	-
12.		THOMSON Jay Robert	-
12.		VENTER Jaco	-
12.		JANSE VAN RENSBURG Jacques	-
12.		SBARAGLI Kristian	-
12.		KUDUS Merhawi	-
12.		CIOLEK Gerald	-
12.		PARDILLA BELLON Sergio	-
12.		MEINTJES Louis	-
13.		Astana Pro Team	00:14:44
13.		KANGERT Tanel	-
13.		ARU Fabio	-
13.		FOMINYKH Daniil	-
13.		GUARDINI Andrea	-
13.		GUARNIERI Jacopo	-
13.		LANDA Mikel	-
13.		TIRALONGO Paolo	-
13.		ZEITS Andrey	-
13.		LUTSENKO Alexey	-
14.		Lotto Belisol	-
14.		BREEN Vegard	-
14.		ARMéE Sander	-
14.		DE CLERCQ Bart	-
14.		DEBUSSCHERE Jens	-
14.		LIGTHART Pim	-
14.		HANSEN Adam	-
14.		HENDERSON Gregory	-
14.		MONFORT Maxime	-
14.		VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen	-
15.		AG2R La Mondiale	00:14:46
15.		TURGOT Sébastien	-
15.		GRETSCH Patrick	-
15.		GAUDIN Damien	-
15.		BOUET Maxime	-
15.		BETANCUR Carlos	-
15.		DUPONT Hubert	-
15.		NOCENTINI Rinaldo	-
15.		HUTAROVICH Yauheni	-
15.		MONDORY Lloyd	-
16.		Team Katusha	00:14:51
16.		RODRíGUEZ Joaquim	-
16.		CARUSO Giampaolo	-
16.		KOZONTCHUK Dmitry	-
16.		CHERNETCKII Sergei	-
16.		KOLOBNEV Alexandr	-
16.		LOSADA Alberto	-
16.		MORENO Daniel	-
16.		TROFIMOV Yuri	-
16.		VORGANOV Eduard	-
17.		IAM Cycling	00:14:53
17.		AREGGER Marcel	-
17.		FUMEAUX Jonathan	-
17.		HINAULT Sébastien	-
17.		TSCHOPP Johann	-
17.		KLEMME Dominic	-
17.		LANG Pirmin	-
17.		PELUCCHI Matteo	-
17.		REYNES MIMO Vicente	-
17.		SARAMOTINS Aleksejs	-
18.		Garmin Sharp	00:14:54
18.		VANSUMMEREN Johan	-
18.		MARTIN Daniel	-
18.		TALANSKY Andrew	-
18.		FERNáNDEZ DE LARREA Koldo	-
18.		HAAS Nathan	-
18.		BROWN Nathan	-
18.		CARDOSO André	-
18.		MILLAR David	-
18.		HESJEDAL Ryder	-
19.		FDJ.fr	00:14:58
19.		BOUHANNI Nacer	-
19.		ELISSONDE Kenny	-
19.		FISCHER Murilo Antonio	-
19.		MANGEL Laurent	-
19.		PINEAU Cédric	-
19.		LE BON Johan	-
19.		PINOT Thibaut	-
19.		SOUPE Geoffrey	-
19.		ROUX Anthony	-
20.		Caja Rural - Seguros RGA	00:15:01
20.		TXURRUKA Amets	-
20.		PIEDRA PEREZ Antonio	-
20.		MAS BONET Lluís Guillermo	-
20.		LASCA Francesco	-
20.		ARROYO DURAN David	-
20.		ARAMENDIA Javier	-
20.		BILBAO Pello	-
20.		SANCHEZ Luis Leon	-
20.		DOMAGALSKI Karol	-
21.		Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	00:15:04
21.		LEVARLET Guillaume	-
21.		NAVARRO GARCIA Daniel	-
21.		COPPEL Jérome	-
21.		HARDY Romain	-
21.		JõEääR Gert	-
21.		LE MéVEL Christophe	-
21.		MATE MARDONES Luis Angel	-
21.		BAGOT Yoann	-
21.		ZINGLE Romain	-
22.		Team Europcar	00:15:16
22.		MEDEREL Maxime	-
22.		JEROME Vincent	-
22.		ENGOULVENT Jimmy	-
22.		CRAVEN Dan	-
22.		MARTINEZ Yannick	-
22.		NAULEAU Bryan	-
22.		COUSIN Jérôme	-
22.		BERHANE Natnael	-
22.		SICARD Romain	-

General Classification

1.		CASTROVIEJO Jonathan Movistar Team	00:14:13
2.		VALVERDE Alejandro Movistar Team	-
3.		AMADOR Andrey Movistar Team	-
4.		ERVITI Imanol Movistar Team	-
5.		MORENO Javier Movistar Team	-
6.		QUINTANA Nairo Movistar Team	-
7.		IZAGIRRE Gorka Movistar Team	-
8.		MALORI Adriano Movistar Team	0:04
9.		HERRADA José Movistar Team	0:06
10.		CARUSO Damiano Cannondale	-
11.		SAGAN Peter Cannondale	-
12.		DE MARCHI Alessandro Cannondale	-
13.		BODNAR Maciej Cannondale	-
14.		GATTO Oscar Cannondale	-
15.		MATTHEWS Michael Orica GreenEDGE	-
16.		CLARKE Simon Orica GreenEDGE	-
17.		YATES Adam Orica GreenEDGE	-
18.		SANTAROMITA Ivan Orica GreenEDGE	-
19.		CHAVES RUBIO Johan Esteban Orica GreenEDGE	-
20.		CANCELLARA Fabian Trek Factory Racing	0:09
21.		ZUBELDIA AGIRRE Haimar Trek Factory Racing	-
22.		FELLINE Fabio Trek Factory Racing	-
23.		JUNGELS Bob Trek Factory Racing	-
24.		SERGENT Jesse Trek Factory Racing	-
25.		ARREDONDO MORENO Julián David Trek Factory Racing	-
26.		STUYVEN Jasper Trek Factory Racing	-
27.		BENNETT George Cannondale	-
28.		BRAMBILLA Gianluca Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	0:11
29.		SERRY Pieter Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	-
30.		URAN Rigoberto Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	-
31.		BOONEN Tom Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	-
32.		MARTIN Tony Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	-
33.		POELS Wout Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	-
34.		VERONA Carlos Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	-
35.		MAES Nikolas Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	0:12
36.		HAGA Chad Team Giant-Shimano	0:16
37.		DEGENKOLB John Team Giant-Shimano	-
38.		LUDVIGSSON Tobias Team Giant-Shimano	-
39.		DE KORT Koen Team Giant-Shimano	-
40.		CRADDOCK Lawson Team Giant-Shimano	-
41.		BARGUIL Warren Team Giant-Shimano	0:19
42.		BENNATI Daniele Tinkoff-Saxo	-
43.		VALGREN ANDERSEN Michael Tinkoff-Saxo	-
44.		SøRENSEN Chris Anker Tinkoff-Saxo	-
45.		CONTADOR Alberto Tinkoff-Saxo	-
46.		ROVNY Ivan Tinkoff-Saxo	-
47.		ZAUGG Oliver Tinkoff-Saxo	-
48.		PAULINHO Sérgio Tinkoff-Saxo	-
49.		GESINK Robert Belkin-Pro Cycling Team	-
50.		KELDERMAN Wilco Belkin-Pro Cycling Team	-
51.		MARTENS Paul Belkin-Pro Cycling Team	-
52.		CLEMENT Stef Belkin-Pro Cycling Team	-
53.		TJALLINGII Maarten Belkin-Pro Cycling Team	-
54.		DOCKER Mitchell Orica GreenEDGE	0:21
55.		WYSS Danilo BMC Racing Team	-
56.		GILBERT Philippe BMC Racing Team	-
57.		SáNCHEZ Samuel BMC Racing Team	-
58.		EVANS Cadel BMC Racing Team	-
59.		QUINZIATO Manuel BMC Racing Team	-
60.		DENNIS Rohan BMC Racing Team	-
61.		NERZ Dominik BMC Racing Team	-
62.		MORABITO Steve BMC Racing Team	-
63.		ANACONA GOMEZ Winner Lampre-Merida	0:25
64.		POZZATO Filippo Lampre-Merida	-
65.		FAVILLI Elia Lampre-Merida	-
66.		CONTI Valerio Lampre-Merida	-
67.		NIEMIEC Przemyslaw Lampre-Merida	-
68.		SERPA PEREZ Jose Rodolfo Lampre-Merida	-
69.		RICHEZE Ariel Maximiliano Lampre-Merida	-
70.		VELITS Martin Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	0:26
71.		KIRYIENKA Vasil Team Sky	0:27
72.		FROOME Christopher Team Sky	-
73.		DEIGNAN Philip Team Sky	-
74.		KENNAUGH Peter Team Sky	-
75.		NIEVE Mikel Team Sky	-
76.		TEKLEHAIMANOT Daniel MTN - Qhubeka	0:29
77.		KUDUS Merhawi MTN - Qhubeka	-
78.		PARDILLA BELLON Sergio MTN - Qhubeka	-
79.		JANSE VAN RENSBURG Jacques MTN - Qhubeka	-
80.		CIOLEK Gerald MTN - Qhubeka	-
81.		SBARAGLI Kristian MTN - Qhubeka	-
82.		TOSATTO Matteo Tinkoff-Saxo	-
83.		TIRALONGO Paolo Astana Pro Team	0:30
84.		GUARDINI Andrea Astana Pro Team	-
85.		LUTSENKO Alexey Astana Pro Team	-
86.		ARU Fabio Astana Pro Team	-
87.		GUARNIERI Jacopo Astana Pro Team	-
88.		KANGERT Tanel Astana Pro Team	-
89.		ZEITS Andrey Astana Pro Team	-
90.		FOMINYKH Daniil Astana Pro Team	-
91.		LANDA Mikel Astana Pro Team	-
92.		VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen Lotto Belisol	-
93.		MONFORT Maxime Lotto Belisol	-
94.		HANSEN Adam Lotto Belisol	-
95.		DEBUSSCHERE Jens Lotto Belisol	-
96.		BREEN Vegard Lotto Belisol	-
97.		BOIVIN Guillaume Cannondale	0:31
98.		BOUET Maxime AG2R La Mondiale	0:33
99.		NOCENTINI Rinaldo AG2R La Mondiale	-
100.		MONDORY Lloyd AG2R La Mondiale	-
101.		BETANCUR Carlos AG2R La Mondiale	-
102.		DUPONT Hubert AG2R La Mondiale	-
103.		TURGOT Sébastien AG2R La Mondiale	-
104.		HUTAROVICH Yauheni AG2R La Mondiale	-
105.		GAUDIN Damien AG2R La Mondiale	-
106.		CATALDO Dario Team Sky	-
107.		KOLOBNEV Alexandr Team Katusha	0:38
108.		CHERNETCKII Sergei Team Katusha	-
109.		RODRíGUEZ Joaquim Team Katusha	-
110.		MORENO Daniel Team Katusha	-
111.		TROFIMOV Yuri Team Katusha	-
112.		KRIZEK Matthias Cannondale	-
113.		SARAMOTINS Aleksejs IAM Cycling	0:40
114.		LANG Pirmin IAM Cycling	-
115.		TSCHOPP Johann IAM Cycling	-
116.		AREGGER Marcel IAM Cycling	-
117.		REYNES MIMO Vicente IAM Cycling	-
118.		HESJEDAL Ryder Garmin Sharp	0:41
119.		HAAS Nathan Garmin Sharp	-
120.		FERNáNDEZ DE LARREA Koldo Garmin Sharp	-
121.		MARTIN Daniel Garmin Sharp	-
122.		CARDOSO André Garmin Sharp	-
123.		TALANSKY Andrew Garmin Sharp	-
124.		GRETSCH Patrick AG2R La Mondiale	0:43
125.		FROHLINGER Johannes Team Giant-Shimano	-
126.		SINKELDAM Ramon Team Giant-Shimano	-
127.		LANCASTER Brett Orica GreenEDGE	0:45
128.		FISCHER Murilo Antonio FDJ.fr	-
129.		LE BON Johan FDJ.fr	-
130.		PINEAU Cédric FDJ.fr	-
131.		SOUPE Geoffrey FDJ.fr	-
132.		ROUX Anthony FDJ.fr	-
133.		BOUHANNI Nacer FDJ.fr	-
134.		ELISSONDE Kenny FDJ.fr	-
135.		FUMEAUX Jonathan IAM Cycling	0:46
136.		BROWN Nathan Garmin Sharp	0:48
137.		BILBAO Pello Caja Rural - Seguros RGA	-
138.		SANCHEZ Luis Leon Caja Rural - Seguros RGA	-
139.		TXURRUKA Amets Caja Rural - Seguros RGA	-
140.		PIEDRA PEREZ Antonio Caja Rural - Seguros RGA	-
141.		ARAMENDIA Javier Caja Rural - Seguros RGA	-
142.		ARROYO DURAN David Caja Rural - Seguros RGA	-
143.		MAS BONET Lluís Guillermo Caja Rural - Seguros RGA	-
144.		DOMAGALSKI Karol Caja Rural - Seguros RGA	-
145.		MEYER Cameron Orica GreenEDGE	-
146.		LONGO BORGHINI Paolo Cannondale	0:50
147.		HENDERSON Gregory Lotto Belisol	-
148.		HARDY Romain Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	0:51
149.		COPPEL Jérome Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	-
150.		MATE MARDONES Luis Angel Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	-
151.		ZINGLE Romain Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	-
152.		NAVARRO GARCIA Daniel Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	-
153.		BAGOT Yoann Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	-
154.		LE MéVEL Christophe Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	-
155.		WARBASSE Larry BMC Racing Team	0:52
156.		VENTER Jaco MTN - Qhubeka	0:53
157.		DE CLERCQ Bart Lotto Belisol	0:56
158.		KNEES Christian Team Sky	0:57
159.		VANDEWALLE Kristof Trek Factory Racing	0:59
160.		THOMSON Jay Robert MTN - Qhubeka	1:01
161.		MEINTJES Louis MTN - Qhubeka	-
162.		SICARD Romain Team Europcar	1:03
163.		NAULEAU Bryan Team Europcar	-
164.		MARTINEZ Yannick Team Europcar	-
165.		BERHANE Natnael Team Europcar	-
166.		ENGOULVENT Jimmy Team Europcar	-
167.		CRAVEN Dan Team Europcar	-
168.		COUSIN Jérôme Team Europcar	-
169.		MEDEREL Maxime Team Europcar	-
170.		PELUCCHI Matteo IAM Cycling	-
171.		POPOVYCH Yaroslav Trek Factory Racing	1:05
172.		VANSUMMEREN Johan Garmin Sharp	1:07
173.		MILLAR David Garmin Sharp	-
174.		LOSADA Alberto Team Katusha	-
175.		LEVARLET Guillaume Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	1:08
176.		JõEääR Gert Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	1:12
177.		VORGANOV Eduard Team Katusha	1:13
178.		BEWLEY Sam Orica GreenEDGE	1:17
179.		JEROME Vincent Team Europcar	1:18
180.		SIUTSOU Kanstantsin Team Sky	1:20
181.		ROWE Luke Team Sky	-
182.		CUNEGO Damiano Lampre-Merida	1:21
183.		KOZONTCHUK Dmitry Team Katusha	1:23
184.		TEN DAM Laurens Belkin-Pro Cycling Team	1:26
185.		FERRARI Roberto Lampre-Merida	1:28
186.		LIGTHART Pim Lotto Belisol	1:33
187.		PINOT Thibaut FDJ.fr	1:34
188.		ARNDT Nikias Team Giant-Shimano	1:35
189.		MANGEL Laurent FDJ.fr	1:46
190.		HOFLAND Moreno Belkin-Pro Cycling Team	1:49
191.		KEIZER Martijn Belkin-Pro Cycling Team	-
192.		ARMéE Sander Lotto Belisol	1:58
193.		HERNáNDEZ Jesús Tinkoff-Saxo	2:00
194.		HINAULT Sébastien IAM Cycling	2:07
195.		LASCA Francesco Caja Rural - Seguros RGA	2:10
196.		WAGNER Robert Belkin-Pro Cycling Team	2:16
197.		CARUSO Giampaolo Team Katusha	2:17
198.		KLEMME Dominic IAM Cycling	2:18

Teams Classification

1.		Movistar Team	00:14:13
2.		Cannondale	0:06
3.		Orica GreenEDGE	-
4.		Trek Factory Racing	0:09
5.		Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	0:11
6.		Team Giant-Shimano	0:16
7.		Tinkoff-Saxo	0:19
8.		Belkin-Pro Cycling Team	-
9.		BMC Racing Team	0:21
10.		Lampre-Merida	0:25
11.		Team Sky	0:27
12.		MTN - Qhubeka	0:29
13.		Astana Pro Team	0:30
14.		Lotto Belisol	-
15.		AG2R La Mondiale	0:33
16.		Team Katusha	0:38
17.		IAM Cycling	0:40
18.		Garmin Sharp	0:41
19.		FDJ.fr	0:45
20.		Caja Rural - Seguros RGA	0:48
21.		Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	0:51
22.		Team Europcar	1:03