Repeating his victory of one day earlier, John Degenkolb tightened his grip on the green jersey when he sped to his second stage win of this year’s Vuelta a España on Wednesday.

The Giant-Shimano rider shrugged off the slightly uphill gradient to the line in Ronda, sweeping past former world champion Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing Team) and hurtling over the line. French stage two winner Nacer Bouhanni tried to pass Degenkolb on the inside, choosing to go on the right instead of to the left, and found himself hemmed between the German and the barriers.

He protested after the stage but the commissaires ruled that Degenkolb had not done anything wrong and let the result stand. Belkin’s Moreno Hofland was third, with Trek Factory Racing’s Jasper Stuyven fourth and Belkin’s Paul Martens fifth. Gilbert had to make do with seventh place and will rue jumping as early as he did.

Overnight leader Michael Matthews wasn’t to the fore in the sprint, crossing the line in 11th place, but he tightened his grip on the red jersey. He is now 13 seconds clear of Nairo Quintana, who – along with all those from thirteen seconds back – was caught on the wrong side of a five second split. Quintana’s Movistar team-mate Alejandro Valverde remains third but is now 20 seconds back.

Degenkolb said that his team made an important difference, both in helping GC rider Warren Barguil after he was stranded, and then in the finale. “The guys worked hard today when it split to bring Warren back up to the front and also Tobias pulled all day. Then was in the front split to keep us out of the wind until the climb.

“At the end we made the best out of the situation with just three of us. Warren put us in position but after Koen launched I had to improvise after nearly missing a corner. I lost the wheel and had to close the gap but luckily I was strong enough to still sprint.”

The stage featured a long distance break by Tony Martin (Omega Pharma Quick Step) and Lotto-Belisol’s Pim Ligthart. Martin had a mechanical issue and dropped out of the move, but Ligthart persisted until he was eventually reeled in inside the final 30 kilometres.

His chances of staying clear were ruined when the peloton behind split under the pressure of the Tinkoff Saxo team. Most of the general classification favourites made it into the first group, but Dan Martin had a tough chase to get across.

His Garmin-Sharp team-mate Ryder Hesjedal wasn’t able to do the same and ended up losing three minutes 19 seconds; a third rider from the team, Andrew Talansky, was three minutes 51 seconds back, thus handing outright team leadership to Martin.

Others to miss out on the split included Adam Yates (Orica GreenEdge), Julian Arredondo (Trek Factory Racing), Jose Serpa (Lampre-Merida), Gerald Ciolek (MTN Qhubeka), Peter Sagan (Cannondale) and Cameron Meyer (Orica GreenEdge).

The race heads for the mountains Thursday with the first real summit finish of the race. Degenkolb said that the pressure is off, but that he and others want to help Barguil’s own campaign. The Frenchman took two stages last year and is keen to see how he can do this time round.

“The atmosphere is very relaxed now and it’s good, not just for mine, but also the team’s confidence.

“I’m looking forward now to helping Warren tomorrow and getting him in the best position for what will be a steep, hard finish. It will be role reversal, me getting bottles and ice for the guys.”

How it played out:

The fifth stage of this year’s Vuelta began in Priego de Cordoba and extended 180 kilometres to Ronda. The profile was lumpy, including a hill inside the first 20 kilometres, but there was just one categorised climb on the course. This was the third category Puerto El Saltillo, which peaked 15.2 kilometres from the finish.

The parcours also included two intermediate sprints, the first at Encinas Reales (km. 55) and the second at Campillos (km. 121.5).

It looked like a stage for a likely big sprint, but that didn’t deter two riders from clipping away in the opening kilometres. World time trial champion Tony Martin (Omega Pharma Quick Step) is already known as having the engine to win Grand Tour stages, as he showed in this year’s Tour de France, and he was also joined by Lotto-Belisol’s Pim Ligthart.

The latter was Dutch road race champion in 2011 and this year won the mountains classification in Paris-Nice.

Working well together, they quickly built a lead of over three minutes but the gap was down to a minute and a half after 40 kilometres. Martin and Ligthart responded by ramping up their pace and ramped their gap up to two and a half minutes shortly before Ligthart took the first intermediate sprint.

Further back, Nacer Bouhanni took third out of the bunch, adding to his points total.

The peloton was led by the Frenchman’s FDJ team and was intent on keeping a tight rein on the break. With 70 kilometres covered it brought the gap down again near one and a half minutes, and it remained around this point for quite some time.

Ligthart and Martin didn’t get dissuaded and managed to swing the pendulum the other way once more, adding a minute to their advantage. However their cooperation was dashed when the world champion had a mechanical problem, being delayed and then picked up by the bunch.

The lone leader pressed on and took maximum points at the next intermediate sprint, that of Campillos (km. 121.5). Behind, there was a surprise surge by Chris Froome and his Sky team-mate Christian Knees, with the duo picking up second and third and the time bonuses there, then returning to the bunch.

Hammer goes down:

The clock continued to tick and with 45 kilometres remaining Ligthart had just over a minute. Once again he rallied, adding 40 seconds to that total, but his chances of staying clear plummeted when Tinkoff Saxo put the hammer down 40 kilometres from the line and split the bunch.

Movistar also drove the pace, then Sky started to contribute. Ligthart was soon reeled in, while the second half of the bunch chased furiously to try to get back to the first part of the split. The Garmin-Sharp team was one of those most badly affected, although Dan Martin was able to bridge across the gap once they hit the third category climb of Puerto El Saltillo.

His team-mates Ryder Hesjedal and Andrew Talansky weren’t so fortunate and the group they were in started losing further time.

Mountains leader Luis Mas Bonet wanted to add to his points and pushed forward with his Caja Rural Seguros RGA team-mate Amets Txurruka near the summit. MTN Qhubeka’s Sergio Pardilla was feeling good and put in a dig, dropping Bonet; Txurruka responded by nabbing first at the line. Pardilla was second and Mas Bonet took the points for third.

Just 15.2 kilometres remained at that point and the sprinters’ teams floored it. They kept the speed high, preventing attacks, and then heading into the final two kilometres the BMC Racing Team drove the pace.

The American team was hoping to set up Philippe Gilbert, but he was prompted to jump too early in response to Giant-Shimano’s Koen de Kort. The latter was setting up Tuesday’s winner John Degenkolb, who swept through and blasted home for another stage win. Bouhanni lodged a protest, arguing that the German encroached on his space along by the barriers, but the judges ruled that this claim was invalid and the result stood.

Race leader Matthews wasn’t able to sprint for the win but picked up 11th place. More importantly, he was on the right side of a small split in the bunch and added five seconds to his advantage over Movistar duo Nairo Quintana and Alejandro Valverde.

Vuelta a España

Stage 5

: Priego de Córdoba > Ronda

Wednesday 27th August (2014)

Classification: 2.UWT

Category: Int. Men

Distance: 180km


Stage Result

1. de
DEGENKOLB John
Team Giant-Shimano
04:41:47
2. fr
BOUHANNI Nacer
FDJ.fr
-
3. nl
HOFLAND Moreno
Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
-
4. be
STUYVEN Jasper
Trek Factory Racing
-
5. de
MARTENS Paul
Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
-
6. fr
MONDORY Lloyd
AG2R La Mondiale
-
7. be
GILBERT Philippe
BMC Racing Team
-
8. es
REYNES MIMO Vicente
IAM Cycling
-
9. it
SBARAGLI Kristian
MTN - Qhubeka
-
10. it
FERRARI Roberto
Lampre-Merida
-
11. au
MATTHEWS Michael
Orica GreenEDGE
-
12. be
DEBUSSCHERE Jens
Lotto Belisol
-
13. by
HUTAROVICH Yauheni
AG2R La Mondiale
-
14. fr
HARDY Romain
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
0:05
15. gb
FROOME Christopher
Team Sky
-
16. gb
KENNAUGH Peter
Team Sky
-
17. it
CARUSO Damiano
Cannondale
-
18. es
VALVERDE Alejandro
Movistar Team
-
19. au
EVANS Cadel
BMC Racing Team
-
20. pt
CARDOSO André
Garmin Sharp
-
21. be
MAES Nikolas
Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
-
22. nl
KELDERMAN Wilco
Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
-
23. ar
RICHEZE Ariel Maximiliano
Lampre-Merida
-
24. es
SáNCHEZ Samuel
BMC Racing Team
-
25. be
MONFORT Maxime
Lotto Belisol
-
26. nl
DE KORT Koen
Team Giant-Shimano
-
27. nl
GESINK Robert
Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
-
28.
QUINTANA Nairo
Movistar Team
-
29.
URAN Rigoberto
Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
-
30. es
PARDILLA BELLON Sergio
MTN - Qhubeka
-
31. fr
BARGUIL Warren
Team Giant-Shimano
-
32. es
NIEVE Mikel
Team Sky
-
33. ru
KOLOBNEV Alexandr
Team Katusha
-
34. es
ARROYO DURAN David
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
-
35. es
CONTADOR Alberto
Tinkoff-Saxo
-
36.
CHAVES RUBIO Johan Esteban
Orica GreenEDGE
-
37. fr
COPPEL Jérome
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
-
38. it
ARU Fabio
Astana Pro Team
-
39. ee
KANGERT Tanel
Astana Pro Team
-
40. ie
MARTIN Daniel
Garmin Sharp
-
41. ch
MORABITO Steve
BMC Racing Team
-
42. es
TXURRUKA Amets
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
-
43. nl
POELS Wout
Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
-
44. es
MORENO Daniel
Team Katusha
-
45. es
RODRíGUEZ Joaquim
Team Katusha
-
46. es
IZAGIRRE Gorka
Movistar Team
-
47. nl
TEN DAM Laurens
Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
-
48. cr
AMADOR Andrey
Movistar Team
-
49. fr
LE BON Johan
FDJ.fr
-
50. es
NAVARRO GARCIA Daniel
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
-
51. es
LANDA Mikel
Astana Pro Team
-
52. be
BOONEN Tom
Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
-
53.
ANACONA GOMEZ Winner
Lampre-Merida
-
54. fr
BOUET Maxime
AG2R La Mondiale
-
55. es
ZUBELDIA AGIRRE Haimar
Trek Factory Racing
-
56. be
SERRY Pieter
Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
-
57. de
NERZ Dominik
BMC Racing Team
-
58. fr
SICARD Romain
Team Europcar
-
59. es
SANCHEZ Luis Leon
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
-
60. ru
VORGANOV Eduard
Team Katusha
-
61. it
BRAMBILLA Gianluca
Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
-
62. ch
WYSS Danilo
BMC Racing Team
-
63. pt
PAULINHO Sérgio
Tinkoff-Saxo
-
64. it
TIRALONGO Paolo
Astana Pro Team
-
65. es
HERNáNDEZ Jesús
Tinkoff-Saxo
-
66. it
CARUSO Giampaolo
Team Katusha
-
67. pl
NIEMIEC Przemyslaw
Lampre-Merida
-
68. es
MAS BONET Lluís Guillermo
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
-
69. it
CONTI Valerio
Lampre-Merida
-
70. ch
ZAUGG Oliver
Tinkoff-Saxo
-
71. es
ARAMENDIA Javier
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
0:16
72. ie
DEIGNAN Philip
Team Sky
0:19
73. be
VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen
Lotto Belisol
0:21
74. dk
SøRENSEN Chris Anker
Tinkoff-Saxo
-
75. es
VERONA Carlos
Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
-
76. by
SIUTSOU Kanstantsin
Team Sky
-
77. it
BENNATI Daniele
Tinkoff-Saxo
-
78. it
FAVILLI Elia
Lampre-Merida
0:31
79. es
LOSADA Alberto
Team Katusha
-
80. fr
PINEAU Cédric
FDJ.fr
-
81. nl
LIGTHART Pim
Lotto Belisol
0:35
82. it
QUINZIATO Manuel
BMC Racing Team
0:49
83. by
KIRYIENKA Vasil
Team Sky
1:16
84. ru
TROFIMOV Yuri
Team Katusha
-
85. it
DE MARCHI Alessandro
Cannondale
1:33
86. ru
ROVNY Ivan
Tinkoff-Saxo
1:35
87. es
CASTROVIEJO Jonathan
Movistar Team
1:45
88. au
DENNIS Rohan
BMC Racing Team
2:14
89. fr
LE MéVEL Christophe
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
3:19
90. ca
HESJEDAL Ryder
Garmin Sharp
-
91. es
MATE MARDONES Luis Angel
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
-
92. nz
BENNETT George
Cannondale
-
93. nl
KEIZER Martijn
Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
3:30
94. au
HANSEN Adam
Lotto Belisol
-
95. nz
HENDERSON Gregory
Lotto Belisol
-
96. es
HERRADA José
Movistar Team
3:42
97. es
ERVITI Imanol
Movistar Team
-
98. kz
LUTSENKO Alexey
Astana Pro Team
3:45
99. de
KNEES Christian
Team Sky
3:49
100. fr
ELISSONDE Kenny
FDJ.fr
3:51
101. us
TALANSKY Andrew
Garmin Sharp
-
102. ua
POPOVYCH Yaroslav
Trek Factory Racing
3:53
103. fr
HINAULT Sébastien
IAM Cycling
11:27
104. er
TEKLEHAIMANOT Daniel
MTN - Qhubeka
-
105. kz
ZEITS Andrey
Astana Pro Team
-
106. se
LUDVIGSSON Tobias
Team Giant-Shimano
-
107. er
KUDUS Merhawi
MTN - Qhubeka
-
108. nl
SINKELDAM Ramon
Team Giant-Shimano
-
109. ch
AREGGER Marcel
IAM Cycling
-
110. fr
TURGOT Sébastien
AG2R La Mondiale
-
111. it
GUARDINI Andrea
Astana Pro Team
-
112. fr
COUSIN Jérôme
Team Europcar
-
113. na
CRAVEN Dan
Team Europcar
-
114. be
ZINGLE Romain
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
-
115. us
HAGA Chad
Team Giant-Shimano
-
116. ca
BOIVIN Guillaume
Cannondale
-
117. it
LONGO BORGHINI Paolo
Cannondale
-
118. it
CUNEGO Damiano
Lampre-Merida
-
119.
FISCHER Murilo Antonio
FDJ.fr
-
120. pl
BODNAR Maciej
Cannondale
-
121. it
TOSATTO Matteo
Tinkoff-Saxo
-
122. nl
TJALLINGII Maarten
Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
-
123. it
MALORI Adriano
Movistar Team
-
124. au
CLARKE Simon
Orica GreenEDGE
-
125. gb
ROWE Luke
Team Sky
-
126. za
JANSE VAN RENSBURG Jacques
MTN - Qhubeka
-
127. ru
CHERNETCKII Sergei
Team Katusha
-
128. ru
KOZONTCHUK Dmitry
Team Katusha
-
129. ch
CANCELLARA Fabian
Trek Factory Racing
-
130. lu
JUNGELS Bob
Trek Factory Racing
-
131. za
THOMSON Jay Robert
MTN - Qhubeka
13:32
132. kz
FOMINYKH Daniil
Astana Pro Team
-
133. de
ARNDT Nikias
Team Giant-Shimano
-
134. be
VANSUMMEREN Johan
Garmin Sharp
-
135. de
WAGNER Robert
Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
-
136. de
MARTIN Tony
Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
-
137. de
FROHLINGER Johannes
Team Giant-Shimano
-
138. ee
JõEääR Gert
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
-
139. nl
CLEMENT Stef
Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
-
140. dk
VALGREN ANDERSEN Michael
Tinkoff-Saxo
-
141. fr
DUPONT Hubert
AG2R La Mondiale
-
142. de
GRETSCH Patrick
AG2R La Mondiale
-
143. be
DE CLERCQ Bart
Lotto Belisol
-
144. de
KLEMME Dominic
IAM Cycling
-
145. es
MORENO Javier
Movistar Team
-
146. fr
PINOT Thibaut
FDJ.fr
-
147. fr
SOUPE Geoffrey
FDJ.fr
-
148. it
LASCA Francesco
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
-
149. us
WARBASSE Larry
BMC Racing Team
-
150. it
GUARNIERI Jacopo
Astana Pro Team
-
151. nz
SERGENT Jesse
Trek Factory Racing
-
152. nz
BEWLEY Sam
Orica GreenEDGE
-
153. ch
FUMEAUX Jonathan
IAM Cycling
-
154. er
BERHANE Natnael
Team Europcar
-
155. fr
BAGOT Yoann
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
-
156. gb
YATES Adam
Orica GreenEDGE
-
157. us
BROWN Nathan
Garmin Sharp
-
158. it
PELUCCHI Matteo
IAM Cycling
-
159.
ARREDONDO MORENO Julián David
Trek Factory Racing
-
160.
BETANCUR Carlos
AG2R La Mondiale
-
161.
SERPA PEREZ Jose Rodolfo
Lampre-Merida
-
162. lv
SARAMOTINS Aleksejs
IAM Cycling
-
163. es
FERNáNDEZ DE LARREA Koldo
Garmin Sharp
-
164. fr
NAULEAU Bryan
Team Europcar
-
165. au
LANCASTER Brett
Orica GreenEDGE
-
166. it
FELLINE Fabio
Trek Factory Racing
-
167. sk
VELITS Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
-
168. it
SANTAROMITA Ivan
Orica GreenEDGE
-
169. es
PIEDRA PEREZ Antonio
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
-
170. it
POZZATO Filippo
Lampre-Merida
-
171. fr
LEVARLET Guillaume
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
-
172. fr
ROUX Anthony
FDJ.fr
-
173. de
CIOLEK Gerald
MTN - Qhubeka
-
174. fr
MANGEL Laurent
FDJ.fr
-
175. fr
GAUDIN Damien
AG2R La Mondiale
-
176. it
NOCENTINI Rinaldo
AG2R La Mondiale
-
177. it
CATALDO Dario
Team Sky
-
178. be
ARMéE Sander
Lotto Belisol
-
179. be
VANDEWALLE Kristof
Trek Factory Racing
-
180. za
MEINTJES Louis
MTN - Qhubeka
-
181. ch
TSCHOPP Johann
IAM Cycling
-
182. no
BREEN Vegard
Lotto Belisol
-
183. fr
MEDEREL Maxime
Team Europcar
-
184. fr
ENGOULVENT Jimmy
Team Europcar
-
185. sk
SAGAN Peter
Cannondale
-
186. it
GATTO Oscar
Cannondale
-
187. at
KRIZEK Matthias
Cannondale
-
188. ch
LANG Pirmin
IAM Cycling
-
189. au
HAAS Nathan
Garmin Sharp
-
190. fr
MARTINEZ Yannick
Team Europcar
-
191. za
VENTER Jaco
MTN - Qhubeka
-
192. fr
JEROME Vincent
Team Europcar
-
193. au
DOCKER Mitchell
Orica GreenEDGE
13:43
194. pl
DOMAGALSKI Karol
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
-
195. au
MEYER Cameron
Orica GreenEDGE
-
196. gb
MILLAR David
Garmin Sharp
13:51

General Classification

1. au
MATTHEWS Michael
Orica GreenEDGE
18:12:31
2.
QUINTANA Nairo
Movistar Team
0:13
3. es
VALVERDE Alejandro
Movistar Team
0:20
4.
URAN Rigoberto
Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
0:24
5. it
CARUSO Damiano
Cannondale
0:26
6.
CHAVES RUBIO Johan Esteban
Orica GreenEDGE
-
7. es
ZUBELDIA AGIRRE Haimar
Trek Factory Racing
0:29
8. nl
KELDERMAN Wilco
Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
0:32
9. es
CONTADOR Alberto
Tinkoff-Saxo
-
10. nl
GESINK Robert
Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
-
11. es
SáNCHEZ Samuel
BMC Racing Team
0:34
12. au
EVANS Cadel
BMC Racing Team
-
13. gb
FROOME Christopher
Team Sky
0:38
14. fr
BARGUIL Warren
Team Giant-Shimano
0:39
15. fr
MONDORY Lloyd
AG2R La Mondiale
0:41
16. pl
NIEMIEC Przemyslaw
Lampre-Merida
0:45
17. es
RODRíGUEZ Joaquim
Team Katusha
0:47
18. es
NIEVE Mikel
Team Sky
-
19. ie
MARTIN Daniel
Garmin Sharp
0:48
20. es
PARDILLA BELLON Sergio
MTN - Qhubeka
0:49
21. it
ARU Fabio
Astana Pro Team
0:50
22. ee
KANGERT Tanel
Astana Pro Team
-
23. es
LANDA Mikel
Astana Pro Team
-
24. ch
ZAUGG Oliver
Tinkoff-Saxo
-
25. es
MORENO Daniel
Team Katusha
0:51
26. be
SERRY Pieter
Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
0:54
27. de
DEGENKOLB John
Team Giant-Shimano
1:01
28. es
ARROYO DURAN David
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
-
29. pt
CARDOSO André
Garmin Sharp
-
30. cr
AMADOR Andrey
Movistar Team
-
31. ch
MORABITO Steve
BMC Racing Team
1:04
32.
ANACONA GOMEZ Winner
Lampre-Merida
1:08
33. es
NAVARRO GARCIA Daniel
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
1:11
34. be
MONFORT Maxime
Lotto Belisol
1:13
35. es
REYNES MIMO Vicente
IAM Cycling
1:15
36. nl
POELS Wout
Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
1:27
37. ru
KOLOBNEV Alexandr
Team Katusha
1:39
38. nl
TEN DAM Laurens
Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
1:51
39. it
TIRALONGO Paolo
Astana Pro Team
2:08
40. it
FAVILLI Elia
Lampre-Merida
2:22
41. it
CARUSO Giampaolo
Team Katusha
2:37
42. pt
PAULINHO Sérgio
Tinkoff-Saxo
2:50
43. dk
SøRENSEN Chris Anker
Tinkoff-Saxo
3:28
44. nz
BENNETT George
Cannondale
3:43
45. ru
VORGANOV Eduard
Team Katusha
3:44
46. ca
HESJEDAL Ryder
Garmin Sharp
4:15
47. fr
LE MéVEL Christophe
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
4:25
48. es
IZAGIRRE Gorka
Movistar Team
-
49. it
CONTI Valerio
Lampre-Merida
4:32
50. it
QUINZIATO Manuel
BMC Racing Team
4:46
51. us
TALANSKY Andrew
Garmin Sharp
4:47
52. fr
BOUET Maxime
AG2R La Mondiale
4:55
53. it
SBARAGLI Kristian
MTN - Qhubeka
5:00
54. fr
SICARD Romain
Team Europcar
5:05
55. de
MARTENS Paul
Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
5:10
56. es
MATE MARDONES Luis Angel
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
5:16
57. fr
ELISSONDE Kenny
FDJ.fr
5:27
58. nl
DE KORT Koen
Team Giant-Shimano
5:40
59. es
HERNáNDEZ Jesús
Tinkoff-Saxo
5:50
60. es
HERRADA José
Movistar Team
6:11
61. de
NERZ Dominik
BMC Racing Team
7:06
62. au
DENNIS Rohan
BMC Racing Team
7:55
63. au
HANSEN Adam
Lotto Belisol
8:12
64. fr
HARDY Romain
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
8:21
65. es
LOSADA Alberto
Team Katusha
8:33
66. fr
BOUHANNI Nacer
FDJ.fr
9:07
67. ru
ROVNY Ivan
Tinkoff-Saxo
9:21
68. be
VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen
Lotto Belisol
9:37
69. es
TXURRUKA Amets
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
10:17
70. ch
WYSS Danilo
BMC Racing Team
10:24
71. ie
DEIGNAN Philip
Team Sky
11:03
72. be
BOONEN Tom
Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
11:13
73. es
VERONA Carlos
Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
11:29
74. gb
KENNAUGH Peter
Team Sky
11:34
75. es
SANCHEZ Luis Leon
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
11:55
76. lu
JUNGELS Bob
Trek Factory Racing
12:47
77. fr
COPPEL Jérome
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
13:12
78. kz
LUTSENKO Alexey
Astana Pro Team
13:42
79. es
MAS BONET Lluís Guillermo
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
13:59
80. it
BRAMBILLA Gianluca
Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
14:15
81. be
GILBERT Philippe
BMC Racing Team
14:42
82. be
STUYVEN Jasper
Trek Factory Racing
14:49
83. us
HAGA Chad
Team Giant-Shimano
14:51
84. be
DEBUSSCHERE Jens
Lotto Belisol
15:43
85. it
DE MARCHI Alessandro
Cannondale
16:01
86. by
SIUTSOU Kanstantsin
Team Sky
16:19
87. ru
TROFIMOV Yuri
Team Katusha
16:48
88. es
CASTROVIEJO Jonathan
Movistar Team
16:50
89. nl
LIGTHART Pim
Lotto Belisol
17:16
90. de
MARTIN Tony
Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
17:36
91. it
SANTAROMITA Ivan
Orica GreenEDGE
17:51
92. au
CLARKE Simon
Orica GreenEDGE
18:03
93. er
TEKLEHAIMANOT Daniel
MTN - Qhubeka
18:04
94. gb
YATES Adam
Orica GreenEDGE
18:18
95. it
LONGO BORGHINI Paolo
Cannondale
18:22
96. it
POZZATO Filippo
Lampre-Merida
18:28
97. us
WARBASSE Larry
BMC Racing Team
18:31
98. by
HUTAROVICH Yauheni
AG2R La Mondiale
18:39
99. fr
MEDEREL Maxime
Team Europcar
18:46
100. nz
HENDERSON Gregory
Lotto Belisol
18:52
101. it
BENNATI Daniele
Tinkoff-Saxo
18:53
102. es
MORENO Javier
Movistar Team
19:14
103. es
ERVITI Imanol
Movistar Team
19:27
104. fr
PINEAU Cédric
FDJ.fr
20:26
105. se
LUDVIGSSON Tobias
Team Giant-Shimano
20:50
106. be
MAES Nikolas
Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
20:57
107. es
FERNáNDEZ DE LARREA Koldo
Garmin Sharp
20:58
108. fr
DUPONT Hubert
AG2R La Mondiale
-
109. za
JANSE VAN RENSBURG Jacques
MTN - Qhubeka
21:48
110. ar
RICHEZE Ariel Maximiliano
Lampre-Merida
21:54
111. nl
HOFLAND Moreno
Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
21:56
112. it
FERRARI Roberto
Lampre-Merida
22:04
113. at
KRIZEK Matthias
Cannondale
22:11
114. ua
POPOVYCH Yaroslav
Trek Factory Racing
22:45
115. nl
KEIZER Martijn
Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
22:48
116. it
LASCA Francesco
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
22:51
117. be
ZINGLE Romain
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
24:11
118. de
KNEES Christian
Team Sky
24:13
119. er
KUDUS Merhawi
MTN - Qhubeka
24:29
120. de
ARNDT Nikias
Team Giant-Shimano
24:37
121. fr
LEVARLET Guillaume
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
24:40
122.
ARREDONDO MORENO Julián David
Trek Factory Racing
24:43
123. be
DE CLERCQ Bart
Lotto Belisol
25:53
124. kz
ZEITS Andrey
Astana Pro Team
25:59
125. fr
BAGOT Yoann
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
26:39
126. ru
KOZONTCHUK Dmitry
Team Katusha
27:22
127. pl
BODNAR Maciej
Cannondale
27:43
128. fr
LE BON Johan
FDJ.fr
28:20
129. it
GATTO Oscar
Cannondale
28:28
130. fr
MARTINEZ Yannick
Team Europcar
28:34
131. de
FROHLINGER Johannes
Team Giant-Shimano
29:02
132. ch
CANCELLARA Fabian
Trek Factory Racing
29:05
133. ca
BOIVIN Guillaume
Cannondale
29:11
134. es
PIEDRA PEREZ Antonio
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
29:14
135. ru
CHERNETCKII Sergei
Team Katusha
29:22
136. fr
SOUPE Geoffrey
FDJ.fr
29:34
137. fr
HINAULT Sébastien
IAM Cycling
29:44
138. us
BROWN Nathan
Garmin Sharp
29:58
139. ch
AREGGER Marcel
IAM Cycling
30:04
140.
SERPA PEREZ Jose Rodolfo
Lampre-Merida
30:07
141. it
GUARDINI Andrea
Astana Pro Team
30:24
142. fr
GAUDIN Damien
AG2R La Mondiale
-
143. fr
TURGOT Sébastien
AG2R La Mondiale
30:38
144. it
CUNEGO Damiano
Lampre-Merida
30:52
145. sk
SAGAN Peter
Cannondale
31:07
146. na
CRAVEN Dan
Team Europcar
31:11
147. no
BREEN Vegard
Lotto Belisol
31:22
148. nl
SINKELDAM Ramon
Team Giant-Shimano
31:40
149. ch
TSCHOPP Johann
IAM Cycling
31:41
150. de
GRETSCH Patrick
AG2R La Mondiale
31:44
151. pl
DOMAGALSKI Karol
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
32:00
152. fr
COUSIN Jérôme
Team Europcar
-
153. au
HAAS Nathan
Garmin Sharp
32:48
154. be
VANSUMMEREN Johan
Garmin Sharp
32:52
155.
FISCHER Murilo Antonio
FDJ.fr
-
156. fr
ROUX Anthony
FDJ.fr
33:09
157. be
VANDEWALLE Kristof
Trek Factory Racing
33:13
158. es
ARAMENDIA Javier
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
33:55
159. gb
MILLAR David
Garmin Sharp
33:58
160. au
MEYER Cameron
Orica GreenEDGE
34:18
161. it
FELLINE Fabio
Trek Factory Racing
34:19
162. it
TOSATTO Matteo
Tinkoff-Saxo
34:23
163. sk
VELITS Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
34:25
164. lv
SARAMOTINS Aleksejs
IAM Cycling
34:28
165. de
CIOLEK Gerald
MTN - Qhubeka
34:41
166. ee
JõEääR Gert
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
35:22
167. it
CATALDO Dario
Team Sky
35:23
168. dk
VALGREN ANDERSEN Michael
Tinkoff-Saxo
35:39
169. kz
FOMINYKH Daniil
Astana Pro Team
35:59
170. au
DOCKER Mitchell
Orica GreenEDGE
36:03
171. za
MEINTJES Louis
MTN - Qhubeka
36:19
172. it
NOCENTINI Rinaldo
AG2R La Mondiale
36:20
173. za
VENTER Jaco
MTN - Qhubeka
36:22
174. au
LANCASTER Brett
Orica GreenEDGE
36:29
175. ch
LANG Pirmin
IAM Cycling
37:31
176. fr
JEROME Vincent
Team Europcar
37:40
177. fr
PINOT Thibaut
FDJ.fr
37:47
178. fr
MANGEL Laurent
FDJ.fr
37:59
179. by
KIRYIENKA Vasil
Team Sky
38:01
180. nl
TJALLINGII Maarten
Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
43:21
181. nz
SERGENT Jesse
Trek Factory Racing
44:08
182. it
MALORI Adriano
Movistar Team
44:15
183. be
ARMéE Sander
Lotto Belisol
47:12
184. it
GUARNIERI Jacopo
Astana Pro Team
47:40
185. er
BERHANE Natnael
Team Europcar
48:13
186. ch
FUMEAUX Jonathan
IAM Cycling
48:18
187. za
THOMSON Jay Robert
MTN - Qhubeka
48:33
188. fr
NAULEAU Bryan
Team Europcar
49:08
189. nz
BEWLEY Sam
Orica GreenEDGE
49:31
190. nl
CLEMENT Stef
Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
49:44
191. de
KLEMME Dominic
IAM Cycling
50:08
192. de
WAGNER Robert
Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
50:27
193. fr
ENGOULVENT Jimmy
Team Europcar
51:54
194. gb
ROWE Luke
Team Sky
52:40
195.
BETANCUR Carlos
AG2R La Mondiale
52:42
196. it
PELUCCHI Matteo
IAM Cycling
58:40