Surging forward after running second for much of the steep final kilometres, Ryder Hesjedal caught and dropped the previous leader Olivier Zaugg (Tinkoff Saxo) to win stage 14 of the Vuelta a España. The Canadian Garmin-Sharp rider had been part of a 23 man break which went clear approximately 40 kilometres into the stage, and made the selection which pushed forward from that to duke it out in the final climb.

Hesjedal was heavier than Zaugg and thus at a disadvantage on the steep slopes near the top of the La Camponera Valle de Sabero climb. However the roads flattened out inside the final kilometre and he was able to use this section to drive forward and snatch victory. He hit the line ten seconds clear of the disappointed Swiss rider, with Movistar’s Imanol Erviti a further 20 seconds back in third and Alexandr Kolobnev (Katusha) netting fourth.

Louis Meintjes took a strong result for South Africa and the MTN Qhubeka team with fifth place.

Hesjedal’s win was his first of the 2014 season, and came several days after he crashed in a breakaway on stage seven and lost his chance of fighting for the victory then.

“That was 190 hard kilometres,” he said, referring to his time off the front. “A really tough day but my legs were good. I had a chance to enter the break. I went on my own in the final and it worked out. Breaks like that sometimes get complicated but I had a good rhythm in the end.

“It was pretty straight forward. Giant-Shimano won the first bonus sprint. They started to control and I just stayed quiet. I put myself in the break soon after that. It was a good group. The guys were committed. We had enough of an advantage in the end. I finished it off.

“I accelerated to see where the other guys were at. Zaugg responded right away but he also had an easy ride today. With his team leading the race, he didn’t have to do any work all day. I was able to get him at the end.”

Zaugg rued what might have been. “I feel so tired and a bit disappointed. On the one hand I am disappointed but on the other, it wasn’t a bad day after all,” he said. “It was a perfect situation in the breakaway, I didn’t have to work, I was feeling good and I could go for a stage win.

“The last two kilometers were so steep, I needed one smaller gear. It was very hard and 150 meters from the finish, Hesjedal came really fast up behind me. It was impossible to respond and I just kept my rhythm.”

The final climb also served as a battleground for the general classification contenders. The rider in second overall, Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) was the big aggressor and blew the group apart when he surged several kilometres out. He put Chris Froome (Sky) and others into difficulty, but was caught and later dropped by race leader Alberto Contador (Tinkoff Saxo), Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) and Fabio Aru (Astana).

Froome looked to be struggling but rallied and got back up to those ahead. He then pushed on to reach the line first of the chasers behind the break, netting tenth, two minutes and 36 seconds behind Hesjedal. Rodriguez was a second behind him, while Contador conceded seven seconds and Aru nine.

Valverde rolled in 29 seconds down on Froome and saw his overall deficit to Contador increase by 22 seconds.

The revised general classification saw Contador end the day 42 seconds ahead of Valverde. Froome improves from fourth to third, one minute 13 seconds back, while Rodriguez improves one place to fourth overall. Rigoberto Uran (Omega Pharma Quick Step), who finished back in 18th place, slipped from third to fifth overall.

Froome will be encouraged by his showing and will try to keep pushing forward in the next two day’s summit finishes. As for Contador, he still has a considerable buffer but will hope to prevent the British rider gaining momentum and morale before the rest day on Tuesday.

How it played out:

The fourteenth stage of the Vuelta a España was one of three consecutive days with major summit finishes. The final first category climb to La Camponera Valle de Sabero was just 8.3 kilometres long but what it lacked in length it made up for steepness. Averaging 7.5% and climbing to 1,600 metres, it included sections of up to 19.5 percent, thus resulting in riders using some extremely low gear ratios.

Race leader Alberto Contador (Tinkoff Saxo), for example, decided to use gearing of 38×30.

Before that, the first half of the stage 200.8 kilometre stage from Santander was on flat to lumpy roads. The first point of note was the intermediate sprint at Cabezon de la Sal (km 35.7), then after 77.5 kilometres the riders would crest the second category Collada de la Hoz.

The first category Puerto de San Glorio followed and topped out at 130.9 kilomeres and 1,585 metres in altitude; the riders then would drop down gradually and through the day’s second intermediate sprint at Riaño (km. 159.6) before that final climb.

After fifteen kilometres of racing 19 riders had a gap on the peloton, but this move was deemed too dangerous and was reeled in. King of the Mountains jersey wearer Lluis Más Bonet (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) had been part of the move and was hoping to add to his total, but was frustrated when it was hauled back.

Prior to the first intermediate sprint at Cabezon de la Sal (km 35.7), Lampre-Merida’s Jose Serpa jumped clear but was quickly recaptured. The Giant Shimano team drove the pace toward the prime and there its rider John Degenkolb won the sprint and added to his points jersey lead.

Michael Matthews (Orica GreenEdge) was second while Degenkolb’s team-mate Ramon Sinkeldam was third.

Soon afterwards a 23 man breakaway slipped clear and knuckled down to open up a decent lead.

The riders present included Serpa and his Lampre-Merida team-mate Przemyslaw Niemiec, Robert Wagner (Belkin), Luis León Sánchez and David Arroyo (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA), Guillaume Levarlet (Cofidis), Romain Sicard and Yannick Martinez (Europcar), Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Sharp), Johannes Fröhlinger (Giant-Shimano), Alexandr Kolobnev (Katusha), Bart De Clercq and Adam Hansen (Lotto-Belisol), Imanol Erviti (Movistar), Louis Meintjes, Jacques Van Rensburg and Jaco Venter (MTN Qhubeka), Tom Boonen and Carlos Verona (Omega Pharma-QuickStep), Luke Rowe (Sky), Sergio Miguel Paulinho and Oliver Zaugg (Tinkoff Saxo) and Fabio Felline (Trek Factory Racing).

By kilometre 51 the group was almost two minutes in front. With Niemiec the best placed overall at 21st, over 11 minutes behind Contador, there was no threat. The gap continued to rise as a result and after Sanchez beat Van Rensburg and Hansen atop the second category Collada de la Hoz (km 77.5), they had five and a half minutes.

This was still over five minutes at kilometre 100, some ten kilometres before they started the first category Puerto de San Glorio.

Sanchez and Arroyo were feeling good and attacked on the early slopes. They were joined by Van Rensburg, but he didn’t last long before slipping back.

He was absorbed by a chase group of eleven others, namely Levarlet, Sicard, Hesjedal, Kolobnev, De Clerq, Hansen, Erviti, Meintjes, Verono, Paulinho and Zaugg. Martinez managed to bridge across. Back in the bunch, Peter Sagan (Cannondale) called it a day and packed the race, deciding to focus fully on his preparation for the world championships.

Sanchez and Arroyo pushed onwards. The gap over the peloton was up to 7 minutes 20 seconds but after Rigoberto Uran asked his Omega Pharma-QuickStep team-mates to ride, they cut this down to five and a half minutes with two kilometres to go before the summit.

The leading duo were caught by the chasing group just before the prime line, but Sanchez had enough left to take the top KOM points ahead of Martinez and De Clerq.

Paulinho then dropped back from the chase group and waited for the peloton, while Levarlet had also gone backwards. With 60 kilometres remaining the gap was four minutes 20 seconds, although this climbed to five and a half minutes over the next 20 kilometres. There Kolobnev beat Arroyo and De Clerq to take the second intermediate sprint at Riaño (km. 159.6).

The gap continued to grow, increasing to six and a half minutes after the peloton realised that the break would not be caught.

Final battle unfolds:

Martinez was the first of the break to play his hand, attacking with 17 kilometres remaining. He was caught but continued driving the pace on the early slopes of the final climb.

Hansen then came through and did a lot of driving for De Clercq. With 2.5 kilometres remaining the gradient tilted upwards and Meintjes upped the pace. Sicard, Hesjedal, De Clerq, Kolobnev, Erviti and Zaugg went with him, reducing the list of stage contenders to just seven.

With two kilometres left Hesjedal attacked hard. He was caught and passed by former Il Lombardia winner Zaugg, while Kolobnev and Erviti were close behind Hesjedal. Back in the bunch, the Sky team were driving the pace to try to set things up for Chris Froome.

Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) was determined to try to take time out of Contador but the Tinkoff Saxo rider quickly got up to him after his surge. Also present in the reduced group were Joaquim Rodriguez and his Katusha team-mate Daniel Moreno, with the latter briefly taking the lead before Valverde turned the screw again.

Further down the slopes, Froome had been dropped and looked like he could lose time.

Fabio Aru (Astana) got back up to the Valverde/Contador/Rodriguez/Caruso group, but the others who had been dropped were clawing their way back.

Contador saw this and was next to surge. He jumped hard, getting a gap on the others and distancing Valverde. Rodriguez clawed his way back up to him and began pushing the pace, while Aru was able to bridge.

Out front, Zaugg went under the kilometre to go banner. Hesjedal was several seconds back but kept fighting on, believing that he might yet have a chance.

Unexpectedly, Froome got up to the Contador group and started driving the speed.

With 200 metres to go Hesjedal got up to Zaugg and immediately attacked, getting a decisive gap and racing in for victory. Zaugg cracked and trailed in nine seconds back, while further down the hill Froome attacked hard but was chased down by Contador and the others.

He kept going, through, and opened a lead on the group. Rodriguez took up the chase with Contador on his wheel, but the latter cracked slightly. Froome took a second out of the Katusha rider and seven out of the race leader.

The gains were slight, but a psychological point had been scored. The Briton will believe that it’s still possible to win the race. Contador, meanwhile, will perhaps regret pushing hard when he did, and will try to respond on Sunday’s next summit finish.

Vuelta a España

Stage 14

: Santander > La Camperona

Saturday 6th September (2014)

Classification: 2.UWT

Category: Int. Men

Distance: 200.8km


Stage Result

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

General Classification

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

Mountains Classification

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

Points Classification

1. de
DEGENKOLB John
Team Giant-Shimano
116
2. es
VALVERDE Alejandro
Movistar Team
80
3. au
MATTHEWS Michael
Orica GreenEDGE
73
4. es
CONTADOR Alberto
Tinkoff-Saxo
69
5. gb
FROOME Christopher
Team Sky
65
6. es
RODRíGUEZ Joaquim
Team Katusha
61
7. ie
MARTIN Daniel
Garmin Sharp
58
8. ca
HESJEDAL Ryder
Garmin Sharp
49
9. it
ARU Fabio
Astana Pro Team
44
10. be
STUYVEN Jasper
Trek Factory Racing
42
11. fr
MONDORY Lloyd
AG2R La Mondiale
41
12. es
NAVARRO Daniel
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
40
13.
URAN Rigoberto
Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
39
14. be
BOONEN Tom
Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
35
15. it
CARUSO Damiano
Cannondale
33
16. nl
KELDERMAN Wilco
Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
32
17. es
MORENO Daniel
Team Katusha
32
18. it
FERRARI Roberto
Lampre-Merida
32
19.
ANACONA Winner
Lampre-Merida
28
20. ru
KOLOBNEV Alexandr
Team Katusha
28
21. es
SáNCHEZ Samuel
BMC Racing Team
28
22. es
REYNES MIMO Vicente
IAM Cycling
28
23. it
DE MARCHI Alessandro
Cannondale
27
24. nl
GESINK Robert
Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
27
25. kz
LUTSENKO Alexey
Astana Pro Team
25
26. ch
CANCELLARA Fabian
Trek Factory Racing
25
27. de
MARTENS Paul
Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
24
28. de
MARTIN Tony
Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
22
29. be
GILBERT Philippe
BMC Racing Team
21
30. nl
LIGTHART Pim
Lotto Belisol
20
31. ch
ZAUGG Oliver
Tinkoff-Saxo
20
32. au
EVANS Cadel
BMC Racing Team
20
33. fr
MARTINEZ Yannick
Team Europcar
19
34. by
HUTAROVICH Yauheni
AG2R La Mondiale
18
35. lu
JUNGELS Bob
Trek Factory Racing
17
36. fr
DUPONT Hubert
AG2R La Mondiale
17
37. it
CUNEGO Damiano
Lampre-Merida
17
38. es
ERVITI Imanol
Movistar Team
16
39. it
SBARAGLI Kristian
MTN - Qhubeka
16
40. nz
HENDERSON Gregory
Lotto Belisol
16
41. it
GUARNIERI Jacopo
Astana Pro Team
16
42. it
CONTI Valerio
Lampre-Merida
14
43. fr
COPPEL Jérome
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
14
44. it
BRAMBILLA Gianluca
Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
14
45. es
MORENO Javier
Movistar Team
14
46. es
MAS BONET Lluís Guillermo
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
13
47. es
BILBAO Pello
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
13
48. it
FAVILLI Elia
Lampre-Merida
12
49. za
MEINTJES Louis
MTN - Qhubeka
12
50. it
LASCA Francesco
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
12
51. fr
SICARD Romain
Team Europcar
11
52. es
ARROYO DURáN David
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
11
53. be
DE CLERCQ Bart
Lotto Belisol
11
54. by
KIRYIENKA Vasil
Team Sky
11
55. be
SERRY Pieter
Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
10
56. it
GATTO Oscar
Cannondale
10
57. de
WAGNER Robert
Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
10
58. za
JANSE VAN RENSBURG Jacques
MTN - Qhubeka
9
59. fr
BARGUIL Warren
Team Giant-Shimano
9
60.
CHAVES RUBIO Johan Esteban
Orica GreenEDGE
9
61. at
KRIZEK Matthias
Cannondale
8
62. au
HANSEN Adam
Lotto Belisol
8
63. es
NIEVE Mikel
Team Sky
7
64. es
PARDILLA BELLóN Sergio
MTN - Qhubeka
7
65. ch
WYSS Danilo
BMC Racing Team
7
66. es
VERONA Carlos
Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
7
67. nz
SERGENT Jesse
Trek Factory Racing
7
68. ca
BOIVIN Guillaume
Cannondale
7
69. it
FELLINE Fabio
Trek Factory Racing
6
70. nl
SINKELDAM Ramon
Team Giant-Shimano
6
71. it
PELUCCHI Matteo
IAM Cycling
6
72. fr
COUSIN Jérôme
Team Europcar
5
73. es
ARAMENDIA Javier
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
5
74. de
CIOLEK Gerald
MTN - Qhubeka
5
75. es
TXURRUKA Amets
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
4
76. nl
CLEMENT Stef
Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
4
77. de
ARNDT Nikias
Team Giant-Shimano
4
78. fr
TURGOT Sébastien
AG2R La Mondiale
4
79. fr
HARDY Romain
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
4
80. be
DEBUSSCHERE Jens
Lotto Belisol
4
81. fr
HINAULT Sébastien
IAM Cycling
4
82. fr
LE MéVEL Christophe
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
3
83. nl
TEN DAM Laurens
Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
3
84. it
BENNATI Daniele
Tinkoff-Saxo
3
85. dk
VALGREN ANDERSEN Michael
Tinkoff-Saxo
3
86. ar
RICHEZE Ariel Maximiliano
Lampre-Merida
3
87. fr
ENGOULVENT Jimmy
Team Europcar
3
88. be
ZINGLE Romain
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
2
89. it
LONGO BORGHINI Paolo
Cannondale
2
90. fr
SOUPE Geoffrey
FDJ.fr
2
91. fr
GAUDIN Damien
AG2R La Mondiale
2
92. ee
JõEääR Gert
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
2
93. za
THOMSON Jay Robert
MTN - Qhubeka
2
94. es
HERRADA José
Movistar Team
1
95. ru
VORGANOV Eduard
Team Katusha
1
96. pt
PAULINHO Sérgio
Tinkoff-Saxo
1
97. ru
ROVNY Ivan
Tinkoff-Saxo
1
98. fr
LE BON Johan
FDJ.fr
1
99. de
KNEES Christian
Team Sky
1

Teams Classification

1.
Movistar Team
162:44:53
2.
Team Katusha
1:08
3.
Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
9:02
4.
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
14:40
5.
Tinkoff-Saxo
16:49
6.
Astana Pro Team
17:13
7.
Garmin Sharp
20:03
8.
Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
20:29
9.
BMC Racing Team
21:15
10.
Team Sky
28:50
11.
Lampre-Merida
37:29
12.
Lotto Belisol
41:14
13.
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
53:13
14.
MTN - Qhubeka
1:00:06
15.
Team Giant-Shimano
1:10:01
16.
Team Europcar
1:28:19
17.
Trek Factory Racing
1:37:14
18.
Orica GreenEDGE
1:49:11
19.
Cannondale
1:55:09
20.
AG2R La Mondiale
2:03:55
21.
FDJ.fr
2:32:07
22.
IAM Cycling
3:53:49