Notching up his third Grand Tour stage win this year, Fabio Aru added to his stage victory in the Giro d’Italia and on stage 11 of the Vuelta a España when he raced to success on Thursday’s 18th stage.

The young Italian attacked with just under four kilometres to go on the climb to Monte Castrove en Meis, overhauling the Frenchman Jerome Coppel. He was then joined by Chris Froome (Sky), while behind race leader Alberto Contador (Tinkoff Saxo) marked Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) and Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha), trying to get the duo to chase Froome.

Rodriguez put in a surge with just over a kilometre to go, bringing the group close to Aru (Astana) and Froome, but more marking saw the gap widen and at the line the leading two finished well clear. Froome concentrated on going for time for the general classification, giving Aru a relatively straightforward task in winning the sprint.

Froome took the time bonus for second place, while 13 seconds later Valverde outsprinted Rodriguez and Contador to nab the smaller bonus for third.

It was too little too late, though, with Froome’s time gain moving him to second overall, one minute 19 seconds behind Contador. Valverde is now one minute 32 off the red jersey, with Rodriguez two minutes 29 seconds back and looking increasingly doubtful for the podium.

In fact, Aru has moved to within 46 seconds of his fourth place and will aim to overhaul the Spaniard in the three stages to come.

The day saw the customary long-range break, but this was reeled in prior to the final climb. It ensured that the general classification contenders would fight for the stage win; Aru proved best of those, while the battle for the order of the final podium remains open.

“I tried my luck in the steepest part of the climb, as my DS Martino told me,” the Italian said. “I also had identified the steepest part one lap before. Froome came across. He rode hard. That helped me stay away and win.

“I’m full of emotions. It’s incredible to win two stages with such an exceptional lineup but I have to remain focused till the very end. Later this season I’ll also ride the Tour of Lombardy. I try to make an impact on every race I take part in.”

How it played out:

Following Wednesday’s sprint finish, the 18th stage of the Vuelta a España would put the ball back in the court of the climbers, with the second category summit finish certain to open gaps and to reward either the GC contenders or, possibly, the strongest from a break.

The 157 kilometre stage ran from A Estrada to Monte Castrove en Meis and, was flat to lumpy for much of the first two thirds. After the intermediate sprint at Sanxenxo (km. 98.6), the riders would scale the second category Alto Monte Castrove (km. 133.1) for the first time then, after another intermediate sprint at San Xoan de Poio (km. 147.8), they would tackle the same climb again for the finish.

The start of the race saw four riders opt not to start; the withdrawal of Robert Gesink had been announced on Wednesday evening, and the Belkin rider’s non-participation was followed by those of Fabian Cancellara (Trek Factory Racing), Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) and Cameron Meyer (Orica GreenEdge).

Nine riders clipped away almost immediately after the drop of the flag. These were Valerio Conti (Lampre-Merida), Martijn Keizer, Manuel Quinziato, Nathan Haas (Garmin-Sharp), Sebastien Hinault (IAM Cycling), Jay Thomson (MTN Qhubeka), Pieter Serry (Omega Pharma-QuickStep), Esteban Chaves (Orica GreenEdge) and Jesse Sergent (Trek Factory Racing).

They had a 25 second lead over the Lotto-Belisol-led peloton after ten kilometres of racing. The Belgian team’s Adam Hansen tried to jump across along with Eduard Vorganov (Katusha) and Jose Serpa (Lampre-Merida), but they were closed down by the bunch. The peloton then neutralised the break after 21 kilometres of racing.

Soon afterwards Giant-Shimano’s Koen de Kort retired from the race, his continued participation made impossible by an infected saddle sore.

After approximately 35 kilometres Johan Le Bon (FDJ.fr) attacked and built a lead of eight seconds. He was soon reeled in by Movistar, but went again with Amets Txurruka (Caja Rural) and Jacques Van Rensburg (MTN Qhubeka). They were then joined by a cluster of others, namely former world champion Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing Team), Romain Hardy (Cofidis), Guillaume Levarlet (Cofidis), Kanstantsin Siutsou (Sky), Dan Craven (Europcar), Alberto Losada (Katusha), Eduard Vorganov (Katusha), Jonathan Castroviejo (Movistar) and Simon Clarke (Orica-GreenEdge).

The group had a ten second lead at 43 kilometers, increased this to 20 seconds by kilometre 50, but was recaptured five kilometres later.

Le Bon was determined and attacked once again at kilometre 62. He was joined by Hubert Dupont (Ag2r La Monadiale) and KOM leader Luis Leon Sanchez (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) and, together, they had built a four minute lead at kilometre 70.

Alejandro Valverde’s Movistar team wanted to bring things back so the Spaniard could chase the bonus seconds at the finish. It chased and reduced the break’s lead to one minute 50 seconds by kilometre 85.

Le Bon took the intermediate sprint at Sanxenxo (km. 98.6), where Sanchez was second and Dupont third. The break was still one minute 40 seconds clear here but its advantage dropped to one minute ten seconds with 35 kilometres to go.

Heading towards the start of the first ascent of the Monte Castrove, Hansen attacked out of the bunch and tried to get across to the break. He got to within half a minute but was hauled back on the climb. The peloton kept up its pace and got to within 20 seconds of the break, prompting Leon Sanchez to drive the pace upwards in order to try to stay away.

Behind, Guillaume Levarlet (Cofidis) attacked and was followed by Alberto Losada (Astana). The two closed to within 15 seconds of the leaders; Andrey Zeits (Astana) was in turn just behind them. Sanchez then accelerated clear to take the prime, while Dupont held on for second and Losada got up for third.

Sanchez then went backwards to the bunch, while Dupont and Losada teamed up to try to stay ahead but were hauled back just inside 20 kilometres to go.

GC riders scrap it out:

The peloton continued to chase hard, driven by Sky, and from this bunch Froome jumped out to chase the bonus seconds at the sprint at San Xoan de Poio (km. 147.8). However he misjudged where the line was and was passed by Valverde’s team-mate Gorka Izagirre, who was trying to stop Froome getting maximum points. Another Movistar rider, Jonathan Castroviejo, was third.

The riders continued on to the final climb and there, with 7.5 kilometres to go, birthday celebrant Christophe Le Mevel (Cofidis) attacked. Several hundred metres later he was almost joined by Sergio Paulinho (Tinkoff Saxo) and Dmitry Kozontchuk (Katusha), but these slipped back when he pushed forward again.

Things came back together with six kilometres to go. Warren Barguil (Giant Shimano) attacked and got a gap, while behind the other riders looked at each other.

The Frenchman was chased by Giampaolo Caruso (Katusha), then Contador, Valverde (Movistar), Rodriguez (Katusha) and Chris Froome (Sky) bridged across, followed by a solid group.

Barguil was persistent and went again; he was joined by Jerome Coppel (Cofidis), but the gaps didn’t really open up. Sergio Pardilla (MTN Qhubeka) got across with a couple of others, then Coppel pushed ahead alone with 4.7 kilometres remaining.

A lull in pace enabled him to open a solid lead; he did what he could to build a buffer, knowing that the pace was certain to flare up again in the battle for the red jersey.

However he was quickly overhauled when Fabio Aru (Astana) attacked with approximately 3.8 kilometres to go. The Katusha team chased behind, seeking to control things for Rodriguez. He attacked with 2.8 kilometres remaining and was followed by Vlaverde, Contador and Froome.

Froome then made his own move very soon afterwards, while Contador sat on Valverde’s wheel and tried to make him chase.

Froome got up to Aru with 2.2 kilometres left; he went through and dragged open the gap to 11 seconds, while behind Contador looked to be content to stay with the other two Spaniards.

The race leader then decided to take things up and surged, with Valverde coming through and keeping the pace going pace. Rodriguez sat on, then jumped hard. He didn’t open up a gap, but the injection of speed brought the trio to within a couple of seconds of Froome and Aru.

The gap opened up again, however, and the leaders went under the kilometre to go kite. Froome led Aru into the final 200 metres, then the Italian jumped and came through for victory. Valverde came through for third, beating Rodriguez and Contador in the sprint, but they were 13 seconds behind the first two.

Once those gaps plus the time bonuses were calculated, Froome was up into second, one minute 19 seconds behind Contador. Valverde dropped to third, and is now 13 seconds behind the Briton with three stages to go.

Vuelta a España

Stage 18

: A Estrada > Monte Castrove en Meis

Thursday 11th September (2014)

Classification: 2.UWT

Category: Int. Men

Distance: 157km


Stage Result

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

General Classification

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

Mountains Classification

1. es
SANCHEZ Luis Leon
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
58
2. es
VALVERDE Alejandro
Movistar Team
30
3. es
CONTADOR Alberto
Tinkoff-Saxo
24
4. pl
NIEMIEC Przemyslaw
Lampre-Merida
20
5. es
MAS BONET Lluís Guillermo
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
20
6.
ANACONA Winner
Lampre-Merida
18
7. it
DE MARCHI Alessandro
Cannondale
18
8. gb
FROOME Christopher
Team Sky
18
9. ca
HESJEDAL Ryder
Garmin Sharp
16
10. it
ARU Fabio
Astana Pro Team
15
11. fr
COUSIN Jérôme
Team Europcar
13
12. es
RODRíGUEZ Joaquim
Team Katusha
13
13. es
BILBAO Pello
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
11
14. it
CUNEGO Damiano
Lampre-Merida
11
15. ch
ZAUGG Oliver
Tinkoff-Saxo
8
16. au
DENNIS Rohan
BMC Racing Team
8
17. es
MORENO Javier
Movistar Team
7
18. es
TXURRUKA Amets
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
7
19. ch
WYSS Danilo
BMC Racing Team
7
20. kz
LUTSENKO Alexey
Astana Pro Team
6
21. fr
MARTINEZ Yannick
Team Europcar
6
22. fr
DUPONT Hubert
AG2R La Mondiale
5
23. nl
LIGTHART Pim
Lotto Belisol
5
24. be
DE CLERCQ Bart
Lotto Belisol
4
25. fr
LE BON Johan
FDJ.fr
4
26. nl
POELS Wout
Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
4
27. es
ERVITI Imanol
Movistar Team
4
28. it
MALORI Adriano
Movistar Team
4
29. by
KIRYIENKA Vasil
Team Sky
3
30. au
HAAS Nathan
Garmin Sharp
3
31. za
JANSE VAN RENSBURG Jacques
MTN - Qhubeka
3
32. be
VANDEWALLE Kristof
Trek Factory Racing
3
33. gb
YATES Adam
Orica GreenEDGE
3
34. es
PARDILLA BELLóN Sergio
MTN - Qhubeka
2
35. ru
KOLOBNEV Alexandr
Team Katusha
2
36. it
FAVILLI Elia
Lampre-Merida
2
37. it
SBARAGLI Kristian
MTN - Qhubeka
2
38. za
THOMSON Jay Robert
MTN - Qhubeka
2
39. fr
ENGOULVENT Jimmy
Team Europcar
2
40. es
SáNCHEZ Samuel
BMC Racing Team
1
41. fr
SICARD Romain
Team Europcar
1
42. es
LOSADA Alberto
Team Katusha
1
43. za
MEINTJES Louis
MTN - Qhubeka
1
44. it
CATALDO Dario
Team Sky
1
45. nl
CLEMENT Stef
Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
1
46. es
ARAMENDIA Javier
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
1
47. au
HANSEN Adam
Lotto Belisol
1
48. lu
JUNGELS Bob
Trek Factory Racing
1
49. it
CONTI Valerio
Lampre-Merida
1

Points Classification

1. de
DEGENKOLB John
Team Giant-Shimano
149
2. es
VALVERDE Alejandro
Movistar Team
130
3. es
CONTADOR Alberto
Tinkoff-Saxo
120
4. gb
FROOME Christopher
Team Sky
117
5. es
RODRíGUEZ Joaquim
Team Katusha
103
6. au
MATTHEWS Michael
Orica GreenEDGE
93
7. it
ARU Fabio
Astana Pro Team
91
8. ie
MARTIN Daniel
Garmin Sharp
80
9. be
STUYVEN Jasper
Trek Factory Racing
56
10. ca
HESJEDAL Ryder
Garmin Sharp
55
11. es
NAVARRO Daniel
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
53
12. it
CARUSO Damiano
Cannondale
49
13. es
SáNCHEZ Samuel
BMC Racing Team
48
14. it
FERRARI Roberto
Lampre-Merida
44
15. es
MORENO Daniel
Team Katusha
44
16. it
DE MARCHI Alessandro
Cannondale
43
17. nl
KELDERMAN Wilco
Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
35
18. es
REYNES MIMO Vicente
IAM Cycling
34
19. pl
NIEMIEC Przemyslaw
Lampre-Merida
29
20.
ANACONA Winner
Lampre-Merida
28
21. ru
KOLOBNEV Alexandr
Team Katusha
28
22. fr
BARGUIL Warren
Team Giant-Shimano
28
23. be
GILBERT Philippe
BMC Racing Team
26
24. kz
LUTSENKO Alexey
Astana Pro Team
25
25. de
MARTENS Paul
Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
24
26. it
CUNEGO Damiano
Lampre-Merida
21
27. nl
LIGTHART Pim
Lotto Belisol
20
28. fr
MARTINEZ Yannick
Team Europcar
20
29. it
GUARNIERI Jacopo
Astana Pro Team
20
30. lu
JUNGELS Bob
Trek Factory Racing
20
31. ch
ZAUGG Oliver
Tinkoff-Saxo
20
32. au
EVANS Cadel
BMC Racing Team
20
33. by
HUTAROVICH Yauheni
AG2R La Mondiale
18
34. fr
DUPONT Hubert
AG2R La Mondiale
18
35. nz
HENDERSON Gregory
Lotto Belisol
16
36. es
ERVITI Imanol
Movistar Team
16
37. it
SBARAGLI Kristian
MTN - Qhubeka
16
38. fr
COPPEL Jérome
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
16
39. es
BILBAO Pello
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
16
40. ch
WYSS Danilo
BMC Racing Team
15
41. it
FAVILLI Elia
Lampre-Merida
14
42. it
CONTI Valerio
Lampre-Merida
14
43. es
MORENO Javier
Movistar Team
14
44. es
MAS BONET Lluís Guillermo
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
13
45. it
LASCA Francesco
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
12
46. es
PARDILLA BELLóN Sergio
MTN - Qhubeka
12
47. za
MEINTJES Louis
MTN - Qhubeka
12
48. by
KIRYIENKA Vasil
Team Sky
11
49. fr
SICARD Romain
Team Europcar
11
50. es
ARROYO DURáN David
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
11
51. be
DE CLERCQ Bart
Lotto Belisol
11
52. fr
SOUPE Geoffrey
FDJ.fr
11
53. de
WAGNER Robert
Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
10
54. es
FERNáNDEZ DE LARREA Koldo
Garmin Sharp
10
55. es
NIEVE Mikel
Team Sky
10
56. be
SERRY Pieter
Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
10
57. za
JANSE VAN RENSBURG Jacques
MTN - Qhubeka
9
58.
CHAVES RUBIO Johan Esteban
Orica GreenEDGE
9
59. at
KRIZEK Matthias
Cannondale
8
60. au
HANSEN Adam
Lotto Belisol
8
61. au
DENNIS Rohan
BMC Racing Team
7
62. nl
POELS Wout
Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
7
63. ca
BOIVIN Guillaume
Cannondale
7
64. nz
SERGENT Jesse
Trek Factory Racing
7
65. es
VERONA Carlos
Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
7
66. nl
SINKELDAM Ramon
Team Giant-Shimano
6
67. it
FELLINE Fabio
Trek Factory Racing
6
68. it
CARUSO Giampaolo
Team Katusha
6
69. es
ARAMENDIA Javier
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
6
70. fr
LE BON Johan
FDJ.fr
5
71. de
CIOLEK Gerald
MTN - Qhubeka
5
72. fr
COUSIN Jérôme
Team Europcar
5
73. fr
TURGOT Sébastien
AG2R La Mondiale
4
74. de
ARNDT Nikias
Team Giant-Shimano
4
75. es
IZAGIRRE Gorka
Movistar Team
4
76. es
TXURRUKA Amets
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
4
77. er
TEKLEHAIMANOT Daniel
MTN - Qhubeka
4
78. nl
CLEMENT Stef
Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
4
79. fr
HARDY Romain
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
4
80. fr
HINAULT Sébastien
IAM Cycling
4
81. be
DEBUSSCHERE Jens
Lotto Belisol
4
82. ar
RICHEZE Ariel Maximiliano
Lampre-Merida
3
83. fr
ENGOULVENT Jimmy
Team Europcar
3
84. dk
VALGREN ANDERSEN Michael
Tinkoff-Saxo
3
85. it
BENNATI Daniele
Tinkoff-Saxo
3
86. fr
LE MéVEL Christophe
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
3
87. nl
TEN DAM Laurens
Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
3
88. fr
GAUDIN Damien
AG2R La Mondiale
2
89. it
LONGO BORGHINI Paolo
Cannondale
2
90. ee
JõEääR Gert
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
2
91. be
ZINGLE Romain
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
2
92. za
THOMSON Jay Robert
MTN - Qhubeka
2
93. es
MATé MARDONES Luis Ángel
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
2
94. es
SANCHEZ Luis Leon
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
2
95. es
CASTROVIEJO Jonathan
Movistar Team
1
96. es
HERRADA José
Movistar Team
1
97. it
MALORI Adriano
Movistar Team
1
98. be
VANDEWALLE Kristof
Trek Factory Racing
1
99. ru
VORGANOV Eduard
Team Katusha
1
100. pt
PAULINHO Sérgio
Tinkoff-Saxo
1

Teams Classification

1.
Team Katusha
214:54:51
2.
Movistar Team
26:32
3.
Tinkoff-Saxo
32:55
4.
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
34:05
5.
Team Sky
53:45
6.
Astana Pro Team
54:08
7.
BMC Racing Team
1:01:25
8.
Garmin Sharp
1:03:27
9.
Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
1:29:32
10.
Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
1:52:59
11.
Lampre-Merida
2:00:16
12.
Lotto Belisol
2:17:23
13.
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
2:24:30
14.
MTN - Qhubeka
2:31:03
15.
Team Europcar
2:42:51
16.
Team Giant-Shimano
3:02:49
17.
Cannondale
3:22:13
18.
Orica GreenEDGE
4:15:02
19.
Trek Factory Racing
4:29:02
20.
AG2R La Mondiale
5:00:11
21.
FDJ.fr
5:28:17
22.
IAM Cycling
7:25:07