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Le Tour de France 2013 – Stage 13: Tours > Saint-Amand-Montrond, 173km. Saxo Bank Ambush

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Saxo Bank Ambush

Cav and Contador, how can you not respect them? We missed the mad action today and the anticipated Saxo Bank Ambush; we were driving from the stage start to the digs and thought we had nothing better to do than find a bar to watch proceedings.

However, we forgot that we’re deep in La France profonde; rural, quiet, sleepy, hot and totally devoid of spots to catch Le Tour.

We tried one café and bar after another but none had a TV on the menu – it’s obviously not football territory.

We heard on the car radio that Cav had won after Belkin and Quicktep had split the peloton in the cross wind then Saxo launched a late ambush – when we got to the digs the team emails started to appear and we were able to join the dots.

Froome’s face on the podium said it all.

And so did Cav’s – he made the splits, battled in the echelons and then out foxed Sagan: 10/10 from VeloVeritas for Cav.

As Dave says; ‘how can you not admire him?

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It’s impossible not to respect Cav, his racing instinct, grinta and palmares demand it. Photo©Reuters/Eric Gaillard

Having worked the finish yesterday, we decided to work the start in Tours for stage 13 – all was calm, no one really expected that it would be a day of drama.

The first bus in the line up was Vacansoleil with interviews in full flow – including a ‘grungy’ Thomas De Gendt chatting to a fag wielding journo.

Thomas De Gendt talks to the journo whilst trying to keep his distance from the smoke. Photo©Martin Williamson

Euskaltel was next stop, we’ve built up a good bond with their number one mechanic Tomás Amezaga and he’s always keen to show us the ‘trick’ bits.

Team leader Igor Anton is riding the new Orca with new forks and super neat mechanical/electronic cable routing; new colour scheme and new forks.

Tomás Amezaga explains to Martin the new features on Igor’s updated Orbea Orca. Photo©Ed Hood

Tomás told us that they never use carbon handlebars because you can’t tell if they’ve survived a crash without cracking – just too much of a chance to take.

And all front forks must retain those daft tabs which stop the quick release doing their job; the UCi check regularly – don’t ask me why.

Tomas tells us that all the team forks now need to have the anti-muppet tabs. Photo©Ed Hood

Down at QuickStep, Chava’s Specialized looks the biz – it was a birthday present from the US bike company, sprayed to match his Dodge muscle car.

Chava’s Specialized’s paint job was a birthday present to him from the bike sponsor, coloured to match his Dodge muscle car! Photo©Ed Hood

Ed Pickering had a word with us on our travels; he’s the man who wrote the book about the Obree/Boardman duel – a nice guy.

Ed Pickering stops for a natter. Photo©Ed Hood

Meanwhile, over at the FdJ bus Thibaut Pinot was trying to explain to a journo how he’d gone from stage winner, top 10 finisher and French podium challenger to a ‘fairdy gowp’ on the descents.

Thibaut Pinot isn’t having the great time he did last year. Photo©Martin Williamson

And at Saxo, Alberto’s handlebar tape should have alerted us to what was about to come – tape can’t be that white for nothing . . .

Bert’s brand new spanking white tape – but it’s the same with every bike every morning at this team at the Tour. Photo©Martin Williamson

Katusha’s Dima Konychev still looks as cool as ever – I love the story about him being caught in the brothel by the police with young riders from one of his Italian teams and avoiding the sack by explaining it was a ‘team bonding exercise.’

Dima Konyshev is quite a character. Photo©Martin Williamson

Whether you like Sagan’s ‘Hulk’ paint job on his Cannondale or not you have to accept that the US bike company have their marketing spot on.

No bikes tucked away to stop them getting sticky finger marks for Cannondale; Sagan’s bike on a stand out front for all to see – we like that.

Sagan’s bike is out front and centre, to encourage photos. It works. Photo©Martin Williamson

Whilst the crowds milled around the Argos, QuickStep and Sky buses, the Cofidis bus was like the Marie Celeste; no one’s really bothered about teams that don’t win anything.

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There’s no crowd at the Cofidis setup, in fact there’s noone around. Photo©Martin Williamson

Sojasun get away with it because they go with every break – and they have Brice Feillu’s cheekbones, of course.

We’re just about getting used to the back brake on the new Shack Treks being under the bracket and do like the new baby blue livery – we just hope Vik doesn’t find out…

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The baby blue RadioShack Treks are lovely, full of trick touches. Photo©Martin Williamson

And the immaculate Movistar bus reminds you that we’re in a new era of communications with the team Website, Facebook page, Twitter handle and even on-line shop all displayed – a far cry from 60 words in the Daily Telegraph on a Monday morning which I grew up with.

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When we first started covering the Tour ‘New Media’ was lower class – now, it’s essential, and has many more readers than the ‘old media’. Photo©Martin Williamson

And the team Pinarellos are exquisite; but let’s do something with those batteries guys – all that talk of ‘aero’ then you zip tie a half brick under the down tube ?

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The Movistar Pinarellos are lovely, but there are certain aspects that look like after-thoughts. Photo©Martin Williamson

And exclusively, we can reveal that Eric Vanderaerden has shed his mullet – this news will have ruined John Stollery’s day but the truth must be told.

He looks much better for it.

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Eric Vanderaerden has had a haircut. Photo©Martin Williamson

And on the subject of Barnett Fare, what’s going on over at Argos with Kittel and Degenkolb both sporting extravagant coiffeur?

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Kittel’s hair is, erm, a cut above the norm…. Photo©Martin Williamson

But the fact is that when you’re winning you can pretty much get away with anything.

Kittel reminds us of Ivan Drago in the Rocky movie; ‘I crush Cavendeesh !

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Rudi Kemna is a top bloke, sat and shared his views on Cav and Veelers’ coming together. Like us, he sees it differently from the race jury. Photo©Ed Hood

And good to chat to Rudi Kemna, whose ‘voluntary doping suspension’ makes us laugh – we’re reminded of ‘Apocalypse Now’ where Willard says; ‘charging someone with murder in this place is like dishing out speeding tickets at the Indy 500.’

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Martin mentioned to Ned Boulting that the comic aero-pieces on ITV4 with Boardman were his favourite – not sure if that was the right thing to say to an author / presenter. Photo©Ed Hood

Ned Boulting was scurrying around trying to set up an interview – but we soon interrupted that; ‘Ned, surely you’ve got time for a picture with VeloVeritas ?

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Charly Wegelius is delighted to hear we’ve got his book – he’s less bothered that we’ve not read it yet. Photo©Martin Williamson

Charly Wegelius who’s now DS at Garmin always has time for us; he’s much more relaxed that he ever was as a rider – sales of the new book – ‘Domestique‘ – are going well and when Martin and I said we’d both bought copies we became even closer to the man who’s fluent in English, Finnish and Italian.

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Arthur Vichot obliges the fans. Photo©Martin Williamson

Arthur Vichot was busy signing autographs at F des J and looking very cool in his French Elite Road Race Champion’s jersey – there’s something nice about it not carrying advertising, or maybe I’m just an old fool ?

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Jerome Pineau is very approachable and friendly. Photo©Martin Williamson

As roll out approached, Brice Feillu posed, Jerome Pineau signed some last minute autographs and Tommy Voeckler gave one of his best ‘house wives’ favourite’ smiles.

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Brice Feillu. Photo©Martin Williamson
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Tommy Voekler, relaxed as he passes on his way to the start. Photo©Martin Williamson

All pretty much unprepared for the nastiness those North Europeans were cooking up for later in the day.

For us there was a beer by the Loire then 189 miles to drive – but that’s what being on Le Tour is like and we love it.

Seven climbs today – more ambushes? Don’t be surprised.

A demain.


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Results - Le Tour de France 2013 – Stage 13: Tours > Saint-Amand-Montrond

Stage Result

1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 3:40:08
2 Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale Pro Cycling
3 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
4 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team
5 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
6 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
7 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
8 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
9 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:00:06
10 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:00:09
11 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:00:11
12 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:00:17
13 Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:00:19
14 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:00:53
15 André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol 0:01:09
16 Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
17 William Bonnet (Fra) FDJ.fr
18 Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Sojasun
19 Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Sharp
20 John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano
21 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team
22 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
23 Andy Schleck (Lux) RadioShack Leopard
24 Koen De Kort (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano
25 Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team
26 Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling
27 Matteo Trentin (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
28 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge
29 Maxime Monfort (Bel) RadioShack Leopard
30 Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin-Sharp
31 Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
32 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha
33 Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team
34 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha
35 Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
36 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team
37 Jack Bauer (NZl) Garmin-Sharp
38 Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
39 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
40 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
41 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team
42 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Katusha
43 Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ.fr
44 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol
45 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team
46 Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ.fr
47 Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
48 Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team
49 Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team
50 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
51 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol
52 Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
53 Maarten Wynants (Bel) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
54 Lars Boom (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
55 Andreas Klöden (Ger) RadioShack Leopard
56 Bram Tankink (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
57 Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin-Sharp
58 Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:01:37
59 Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling 0:01:54
60 Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha 0:02:14
61 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha 0:02:15
62 Thomas Leezer (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 0:02:34
63 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Procycling 0:02:39
64 Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 0:02:43
65 Frederik Willems (Bel) Lotto Belisol 0:03:32
66 Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Sky Procycling 0:04:30
67 Tom Veelers (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano 0:05:29
68 Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Belisol
69 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team 0:09:54
70 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team
71 Laurent Didier (Lux) RadioShack Leopard
72 Maxime Mederel (Fra) Sojasun
73 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) RadioShack Leopard
74 David Veilleux (Can) Team Europcar
75 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) FDJ.fr
76 Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida
77 Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Katusha
78 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge
79 Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica-GreenEdge
80 Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
81 Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
82 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) RadioShack Leopard
83 Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Movistar Team
84 Boy van Poppel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
85 Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol
86 Kristijan Koren (Slo) Cannondale Pro Cycling
87 Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
88 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano
89 Jens Voigt (Ger) RadioShack Leopard
90 Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
91 Julien Simon (Fra) Sojasun
92 Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) Sojasun
93 Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano
94 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Sojasun
95 Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol
96 Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano
97 Davide Malacarne (Ita) Team Europcar
98 Svein Tuft (Can) Orica-GreenEdge
99 Richie Porte (Aus) Sky Procycling
100 Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team
101 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team
102 Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
103 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
104 Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
105 Julien El Fares (Fra) Sojasun
106 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar
107 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
108 Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Sharp
109 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Sky Procycling
110 Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
111 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
112 Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge
113 Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
114 Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Lampre-Merida
115 Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
116 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar
117 Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar
118 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro Team
119 Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
120 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:10:05
121 Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:10:07
122 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
123 Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
124 Marcel Kittel (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano
125 Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida
126 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge
127 Danny van Poppel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:10:11
128 Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
129 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Katusha
130 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ.fr
131 David Millar (GBr) Garmin-Sharp
132 Yury Trofimov (Rus) Katusha
133 Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Merida
134 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
135 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
136 Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
137 Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida
138 Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
139 Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano
140 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
141 Moreno Moser (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
142 Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ.fr
143 Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Sojasun
144 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
145 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha
146 Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
147 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
148 Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) FDJ.fr 0:10:19
149 Michael Albasini (Swi) Orica-GreenEdge
150 Yohann Gene (Fra) Team Europcar
151 Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Sojasun
152 Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team Europcar
153 Kévin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar 0:10:23
154 Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Sky Procycling
155 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:11:47
156 Cameron Meyer (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 0:13:36
157 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida
158 Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar Team
159 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
160 Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
161 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
162 Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
163 Romain Sicard (Fra) Euskaltel-Euskadi
164 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
165 Simon Clarke (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge
166 Greg Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol
167 Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ.fr
168 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar
169 Jerome Coppel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
170 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Movistar Team
171 Egoitz Garcia Echeguibel (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
172 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Sharp
173 Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
174 Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack Leopard
175 Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano
176 Brian Vandborg (Den) Cannondale Pro Cycling
177 Brice Feillu (Fra) Sojasun
178 Jan Bakelants (Bel) RadioShack Leopard
179 Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team
180 Elia Favilli (Ita) Lampre-Merida
181 Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Movistar Team
DNF Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling

General Classification after Stage 13

1 Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling 51:00:30
2 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 0:02:28
3 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:02:45
4 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:02:48
5 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 0:03:01
6 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team 0:04:39
7 Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:04:44
8 Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team 0:05:18
9 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:05:39
10 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha 0:05:48
11 Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Sharp 0:05:52
12 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:06:54
13 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:07:28
14 Andy Schleck (Lux) RadioShack Leopard 0:08:32
15 Maxime Monfort (Bel) RadioShack Leopard 0:10:16
16 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team 0:12:10
17 Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin-Sharp 0:13:11
18 Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Movistar Team 0:14:22
19 Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:14:50
20 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:14:57
21 Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:16:49
22 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Katusha 0:18:36
23 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:19:43
24 Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:19:59
25 Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:20:35
26 Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Lampre-Merida 0:21:01
27 Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:21:54
28 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar 0:25:33
29 Davide Malacarne (Ita) Team Europcar 0:26:42
30 Richie Porte (Aus) Sky Procycling 0:30:04
31 Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 0:30:17
32 Jan Bakelants (Bel) RadioShack Leopard 0:31:29
33 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:32:14
34 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha 0:32:48
35 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:33:15
36 Maxime Mederel (Fra) Sojasun 0:33:40
37 Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida 0:33:43
38 Andreas Klöden (Ger) RadioShack Leopard 0:34:13
39 Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ.fr 0:36:05
40 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:36:43
41 Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:37:40
42 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:37:48
43 Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:38:08
44 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida 0:38:36
45 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) RadioShack Leopard 0:38:42
46 Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar Team 0:40:49
47 Bram Tankink (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 0:41:24
48 Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar 0:43:47
49 Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ.fr 0:44:25
50 Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica-GreenEdge 0:44:38
51 Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team 0:44:49
52 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ.fr 0:45:29
53 Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team 0:47:09
54 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Sharp 0:48:49
55 Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) Sojasun 0:48:56
56 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 0:52:32
57 Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:52:58
58 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:53:32
59 Laurent Didier (Lux) RadioShack Leopard 0:54:51
60 Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano 0:54:57
61 Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 0:55:45
62 Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:56:30
63 Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack Leopard 0:58:13
64 Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Sharp 0:58:56
65 Jens Voigt (Ger) RadioShack Leopard 0:59:28
66 Yury Trofimov (Rus) Katusha 0:59:52
67 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team 1:00:16
68 Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ.fr 1:01:32
69 Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 1:01:45
70 Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Merida 1:03:02
71 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team 1:03:16
72 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro Team 1:03:24
73 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 1:03:41
74 Julien El Fares (Fra) Sojasun 1:03:51
75 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Katusha 1:03:56
76 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 1:04:16
77 Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 1:06:01
78 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 1:07:37
79 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) FDJ.fr 1:07:44
80 Michael Albasini (Swi) Orica-GreenEdge 1:07:50
81 Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Belisol 1:07:51
82 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 1:08:02
83 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team 1:08:12
84 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar 1:08:16
85 Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team 1:12:08
86 Kristijan Koren (Slo) Cannondale Pro Cycling 1:13:18
87 Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Sky Procycling 1:13:54
88 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team 1:14:44
89 Simon Clarke (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 1:15:24
90 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 1:15:36
91 Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Movistar Team 1:16:01
92 Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 1:17:04
93 Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1:17:09
94 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha 1:17:53
95 Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 1:19:16
96 Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano 1:19:34
97 Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 1:19:45
98 Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol 1:20:01
99 Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Cannondale Pro Cycling 1:20:15
100 Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 1:20:45
101 Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Sky Procycling 1:21:39
102 David Millar (GBr) Garmin-Sharp 1:21:52
103 John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano 1:24:04
104 Julien Simon (Fra) Sojasun 1:26:13
105 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar 1:26:21
106 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team 1:26:29
107 Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 1:26:38
108 Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1:27:02
109 Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin-Sharp 1:28:08
110 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Sojasun 1:28:50
111 Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Sojasun 1:29:16
112 Elia Favilli (Ita) Lampre-Merida 1:29:17
113 Jerome Coppel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 1:29:39
114 Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Katusha 1:29:59
115 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) RadioShack Leopard 1:30:05
116 Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Sojasun 1:30:39
117 Maarten Wynants (Bel) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 1:31:01
118 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol 1:31:06
119 Moreno Moser (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 1:31:09
120 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 1:32:21
121 Lars Boom (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 1:37:13
122 Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 1:38:43
123 André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol 1:39:15
124 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 1:39:17
125 Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida 1:39:43
126 Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 1:40:13
127 Brice Feillu (Fra) Sojasun 1:40:33
128 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha 1:41:18
129 Matteo Trentin (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 1:42:03
130 Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ.fr 1:42:30
131 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 1:43:00
132 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 1:45:22
133 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol 1:45:23
134 Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 1:45:33
135 David Veilleux (Can) Team Europcar 1:46:19
136 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1:47:18
137 Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) FDJ.fr 1:48:05
138 Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha 1:48:11
139 Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1:48:18
140 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 1:48:54
141 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Movistar Team
142 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano 1:48:59
143 Kévin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar 1:50:08
144 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 1:50:54
145 Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1:51:02
146 Jack Bauer (NZl) Garmin-Sharp 1:51:34
147 Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Sojasun 1:51:46
148 Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano 1:52:15
149 Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling 1:52:27
150 Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 1:52:39
151 Boy van Poppel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 1:52:54
152 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Sky Procycling
153 Danny van Poppel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 1:53:03
154 William Bonnet (Fra) FDJ.fr 1:53:44
155 Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida 1:53:57
156 Egoitz Garcia Echeguibel (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 1:54:45
157 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 1:54:48
158 Romain Sicard (Fra) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1:55:05
159 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1:55:12
160 Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1:55:17
161 Thomas Leezer (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 1:55:47
162 Greg Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol 1:56:45
163 Koen De Kort (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano 1:57:56
164 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Procycling 1:58:04
165 Brian Vandborg (Den) Cannondale Pro Cycling 1:58:12
166 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 1:59:40
167 Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol 2:00:43
168 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 2:02:16
169 Marcel Kittel (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano 2:04:22
170 Frederik Willems (Bel) Lotto Belisol 2:04:36
171 Yohann Gene (Fra) Team Europcar 2:05:25
172 Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano 2:06:34
173 Cameron Meyer (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 2:07:48
174 Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 2:08:05
175 Tom Veelers (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano 2:08:30
176 Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 2:09:52
177 Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 2:12:27
178 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 2:12:34
179 Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team Europcar 2:14:14
180 Svein Tuft (Can) Orica-GreenEdge 2:14:16
181 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 2:18:26
Ed Hood and Martin Williamson
Ed Hood and Martin Williamson
Ed and Martin, our top team! They try to do the local Time Trials, the Grand Tours and the Classics together to get the great stories written, the quality photos taken, the driving done and the wifi wrestled with.

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