RadioShack Leopard rider Jens Voigt boosted his fan following with a stirring solo victory on day five of the Tour of California, breaking clear just over five kilometres from the finish of the stage to Avila Beach.
Swiftly gaining a gap and then increasing his advantage as the chasers dithered, the charismatic German rider powered home six seconds ahead of next riders, Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Sharp), Thor Hushovd (BMC Racing Team), Peter Sagan (Cannondale Pro Cycling) and ten others.
In doing so, he picked up his first victory since a stage win in the USA Pro Cycling Challenge last August, and showed that he’s still a very strong, driven rider at 41 years of age.
The stage saw several riders lose out when they were caught napping by echelons sparked off by Voigt and his RadioShack Leopard team with 55 kilometres to go. Those who finished in the peloton included overall leader Janier Alexis Acevedo Colle (Jamis - Hagens Berman) and third-placed Philip Deignan (UnitedHealthcare), and despite hard chasing by their teams, they would reach the line one minute seven seconds back.
This time loss dropped Acevedo to third, 50 seconds back, while Deignan is a further two places and 27 seconds down.
Both had hoped to carry their previous positions into tomorrow’s time trial, but will instead be scrabbling to try to recoup the lost ground.
Apart from Voigt, van Garderen was the day’s big winner. “It certainly wasn’t BMC’s plan, it was RadioShack’s plan,” he said, speaking about the echelons and the splitting of the bunch. “For a long time it seemed like a headwind and nothing was possible, but all of a sudden the wind changed. It was a split second decision and we got lucky.”
However although he is now 42 seconds ahead of Michael Rogers (Team Saxo Tinkoff) and a further eight seconds ahead of Acevedo, he refuses to take anything for granted. “It is certainly not over. With the TT and Diablo to come, everything is still tight,” he said.
Van Garderen said that the reason the break was able to gain time was down to the solid collaboration that was taking place. “It was kind of like everyone was chipping in,” he said, referring to the others in the move. “Some of the sprinters were sitting onto save their energy for the stage finish. Everyone else was working.”
He said it was important that he and the other overall contenders didn’t try to play things too smart. “If one GC stops working, the others stop too and it comes back,” he said. “But all the GC guys did a good job there and kept pulling through.
Van Garderen was visibly excited on the podium, moving one step closer to what would be the first big GC win of his career. He’s just 24 years of age and is continuing to progress as a rider; in contrast, Voigt is nearing the end of his career, but he too is fighting for victories. What’s more, he has the enthusiasm of a far younger competitor.
“The road turned, there was more sidewind and we launched an attack and we go,” he said, speaking of RadioShack Leopard’s aggression in forcing the break. “We managed to have Matthew Busche with us so he moved up in the GC, and I felt like that I was a little bit stronger than the other guys in the break. But as I was less fast in the sprint, the only chance for me to win is to come here alone.”
Resolving to attack, what was important was to pick the right moment. He did that perfectly. “We turned around this corner at five kilometres to go, it was a little sticky uphill. I said, ‘now or never, now or never. Everyone’s hurting and I got to go now.’ I went all in, and it worked one time again.”
Yesterday’s stage winner Farrar was next best of the rest, but his second place gave him further confirmation that he appears to be back to top sprinting form. He’s now just one point off Sagan in the sprints classification, and has a new goal to target between now and the race’s conclusion on Sunday.
As for Acevedo and Deignan, their big goal is to get back in the top three, but both will know this evening that missing the move has made their chances more complicated. Still, both are clearly climbing very well and will aim for solid performances in tomorrow’s time trial and then Saturday’s mountain stage.
How it played out:
The riders faced a 185.7 kilometre race from Santa Barbara to Avila Beach, run off under cooler weather than the scorching conditions of the first few days. The stage would be an undulating rather than a particularly mountainous one, but included the steep climb of San Marco Pass (km 25) plus three intermediate sprints.
Early on King of the Mountains leader Carter Jones (Bissell Pro Cycling) jumped away seeing to bolster his lead and was joined by 2012 Giro d’Italia stage winner and podium finisher Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil DCM) and Kai Chun Feng (Champion System).
These quickly opened a minute’s gap and while Marsh Cooper (Optum Pro Cycling) tried to get across, he was unable to do so. He was hauled back by the bunch, while the leading trio increased their lead to eight and a half minutes by the time Jones crested the San Marco Pass ahead of Feng and De Gendt.
That was the high point of their lead, after which their advantage dropped to three and a half minutes by the first intermediate sprint in Orcutt (km 113). De Gendt was first to the line there, while Kai Feng was the prime winner at the second such gallop, 19 kilometres later.
In between those two points, the riders hit a section of strong sidewinds and this caused the gap to plummet under one and a half minutes by the line. The RadioShack Leopard team had put the hammer down and finally broke the elastic with approximately 55 kilometres remaining, forcing a very dangerous move to go clear.
It caught the three leaders with just under fifty kilometres left, and while De Gendt and Chun Feng tucked into the break, Jones continued to drift back to the peloton.
Those present in the seventeen man move included van Garderen, who knew he could be riding into the leader’s gold jersey due to Acevedo’s absence, plus his team-mates Thor Hushovd and Michael Schar.
Also in the break were Farrar (Garmin Sharp), Voigt and Irizar Arranburu (RadioShack Leopard), Orica GreenEdge’s Baden Cooke, Mitchell Docker, Michael Matthews and Cameron Meyer, De Gendt and Chun Feng, Team Saxo Tinkoff’s trio of Michael Rogers, Jonas Jorgensen and Jay McCarthy, Peter Sagan (Cannondale) and Alex Candelario (Optum)
That group quickly gained 50 seconds over the main field. Hushovd won the bonus sprint at Arroyo Grande, edging out Rogers and van Garderen, while behind the peloton was dithering in getting organised.
With 25 kilometres left, the gap between the two groups was 45 seconds. Farrar was forced to change a wheel after he experienced a flat tyre, but managed to get back up to the others.
Behind, Deignan’s UnitedHealthcare team and 5 Hour Energy/Kenda were riding hard at the head of the peloton to try to reduce the gap, but were unable to make any real impression. With ten kilometres to go the leaders were still 55 seconds ahead, and when Jens Voigt attacked hard on a drag 5.2 kilometres from the finish, the certainty of a response meant that the break’s recapture was looking very unlikely.
Sure enough, his acceleration put him a minute and five seconds ahead, shaking things up and guaranteeing a very interesting finale.
The group behind him showed little organisation and Voigt used this procrastination to further build his lead. Baden Cooke (Orica GreenEdge) sensed danger and jumped clear in pursuit, making his effort with 2.8 kilometres left.
He was joined by two others, De Gendt and Jona Jurgensen (Team Saxo Tinkoff), who went past him and tried to get back to Voigt. Behind, Sagan led the others up to and past them, but it was too little, too late. Voigt headed under the kilometre to go banner with a lead of several seconds and kept driving all the way to the line.
The German crossed the finish to huge cheers. Behind, Hushovd beat Farrar and Sagan for second. Van Garderen finished safely in this group, while the yellow jersey bunch rolled in over a minute back. This ensured the BMC Racing Team rider lost his race lead, dropping to third, and Philip Deignan (United Healthcare) slipped from third to fifth.
Tour of California (2.HC)
Stage 5, Santa Barbara to Avila Beach:
1, Jens Voigt (RadioShack Leopard) 186 kilometres in 4 hours 41 mins 16 secs
2, Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Sharp) at 6 secs
3, Thor Hushovd (BMC Racing Team)
4, Peter Sagan (Cannondale Pro Cycling)
5, Michael Matthews (Orica-GreenEdge)
6, Jay McCarthy (Team Saxo-Tinkoff)
7, Alexander Candelario (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)
8, Michael Rogers (Team Saxo-Tinkoff)
9, Markel Irizar Aranburu (RadioShack Leopard)
10, Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing Team)
11, Cameron Meyer (Orica-GreenEdge)
12, Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team)
13, Jonas Aaen Jørgensen (Team Saxo-Tinkoff)
14, Matthew Busche (RadioShack Leopard)
15, Michael Schär (BMC Racing Team) at 14 secs
16, Baden Cooke (Orica-GreenEdge)
17, Jacobe Keough (UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team) at 1 min 4 secs
18, Chun Kai Feng (Champion System Pro Cycling Team)
19, Francisco Mancebo Perez (5 Hour Energy p/b Kenda) at 1 min 7 secs
20, Kris Boeckmans (Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team)
21, Chad Haga (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)
22, Mathias Frank (BMC Racing Team)
23, Jasper Stuyven (Bontrager Cycling Team)
24, Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick Step)
25, Laurent Didier (RadioShack Leopard)
26, Philip Deignan (UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team)
27, Brian Vandborg (Cannondale Pro Cycling)
28, Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team)
29, Janier Alexis Acevedo Colle (Jamis - Hagens Berman)
30, Chad Beyer (Champion System Pro Cycling Team)
31, Ken Hanson (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)
32, Oliver Zaugg (Team Saxo-Tinkoff)
33, Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Cannondale Pro Cycling)
34, Nathaniel English (5 Hour Energy p/b Kenda)
35, Luis Romero Amaran (Jamis-Hagens Berman)
36, Guillaume Boivin (Cannondale Pro Cycling)
37, Paul Voss (Team NetApp-Endura)
38, Antoine Duchesne (Bontrager Cycling Team)
39, David De La Cruz Melgarejo (Team NetApp - Endura)
40, Lawson Craddock (Bontrager Cycling Team)
41, Edward King (Cannondale Pro Cycling)
42, John Murphy (UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team)
43, Wesley Kreder (Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team)
44, Marc De Maar (UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team)
45, Bob Jungels (RadioShack Leopard)
46, Bobbie Traksel (Champion System Pro Cycling Team)
47, Leopold König (Team NetApp - Endura)
48, Boy van Poppel (Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team)
49, Marco Pinotti (BMC Racing Team)
50, Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (RadioShack Leopard)
51, Andy Schleck (RadioShack Leopard)
52, Amaël Moinard (BMC Racing Team)
53, Gianni Meersman (Omega Pharma-Quick Step)
54, Jacob Rathe (Garmin-Sharp)
55, Matteo Tosatto (Team Saxo-Tinkoff)
56, Michael Morkov (Team Saxo-Tinkoff)
57, Alex Howes (Garmin-Sharp)
58, Caleb Fairly (Garmin-Sharp)
59, Lucas Euser (UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team)
60, Juan Antonio Flecha (Vancansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team)
61, Ryan Eastman (Bontrager Cycling Team)
62, Brent Bookwalter (BMC Racing Team)
63, Kevin De Weert (Omega Pharma-Quick Step)
64, Wesley Sulzberger (Orica-GreenEdge)
65, Kristijan Koren (Cannondale Pro Cycling)
66, Rohan Dennis (Garmin-Sharp)
67, Bertjan Lindeman (Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team)
68, Tanner Putt (Bontrager Cycling Team)
69, David Williams (5 Hour Energy p/b Kenda)
70, Maciej Bodnar (Cannondale Pro Cycling)
71, José Joao Pimenta Costa Mendes (Team NetApp - Endura)
72, Bartosz Huzarski (Team NetApp-Endura)
73, Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Omega Pharma-Quick Step)
74, Gavin Mannion (Bontrager Cycling Team)
75, Robert Sweeting (5 Hour Energy p/b Kenda)
76, Jeremy Vennell (Bissell Pro Cycling)
77, Ryan Roth (Champion System Pro Cycling Team)
78, Nathan Brown (Bontrager Cycling Team)
79, Daniel Schorn (Team NetApp-Endura)
80, Chun Kai Feng (Champion System Pro Cycling Team) at 1 min 48 secs
81, Mitchell Docker (Orica-GreenEdge) at 1 min 56 secs
82, Travis Meyer (Orica-GreenEdge)
83, Zakkari Dempster (Team NetApp-Endura)
84, Ben Jacques-Maynes (Jamis-Hagens Berman) at 2 mins 6 secs
85, Christopher Jones (UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team) at 2 mins 8 secs
86, Aldo Ino Ilesic (UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team) at 2 mins 42 secs
87, Shawn Milne (5 Hour Energy p/b Kenda) at 15 mins 16 secs
88, Frank Kevin Pipp (Bissell Pro Cycling)
89, James Stemper (5 Hour Energy p/b Kenda)
90, Thomas Soladay (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)
91, Max Jenkins (5 Hour Energy p/b Kenda)
92, Carter Jones (Bissell Pro Cycling)
93, James Oram (Bontrager Cycling Team)
94, Tyler Wren (Jamis-Hagens Berman)
95, Michael Torckler (Bissell Pro Cycling)
96, Jonathan Patrick McCarty (Bissell Pro Cycling)
97, Scott Zwizanski (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)
98, Marsh Cooper (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies)
99, Gregor Gazvoda (Champion System Pro Cycling Team)
100, Cesare Benedetti (Team NetApp-Endura)
101, James Driscoll (Jamis-Hagens Berman)
102, David Zabriskie (Garmin-Sharp)
103, Jeffry Louder (UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team)
104, Kin San Wu (Champion System Pro Cycling Team)
105, Christopher Baldwin (Bissell Pro Cycling)
DNF Jonathan Cantwell (Team Saxo-Tinkoff)
King of the Mountains:
Category two at San Marcos Pass (km 25.2):
1, Carter Jones (Bissell Pro Cycling) 8 pts
2, Chun Kai Feng (Champion System Pro Cycling Team) 7
3, Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team) 6
4, Francisco Mancebo Perez (5 Hour Energy p/b Kenda) 5
5, Michael Torckler (Bissell Pro Cycling) 3
Intermediate sprints:
Orcutt, km 114.1:
1, Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team) 5 pts
2, Carter Jones (Bissell Pro Cycling) 3
3, Chun Kai Feng (Champion System Pro Cycling Team) 1
Guadalupe, km 132.1:
1, Chun Kai Feng (Champion System Pro Cycling Team) 5 pts
2, Carter Jones (Bissell Pro Cycling) 3
3, Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team) 1
Orroyo Grande, km 153.1:
1, Thor Hushovd (BMC Racing Team) 5 pts
2, Michael Rogers (Team Saxo-Tinkoff) 3
3, Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing Team) 1
Young rider:
1, Jay McCarthy (Team Saxo-Tinkoff) 4 hours 41 mins 22 secs
2, Jasper Stuyven (Bontrager Cycling Team) at 1 min 1 secs
3, Antoine Duchesne (Bontrager Cycling Team)
4, Lawson Craddock (Bontrager Cycling Team)
5, Bob Jungels (RadioShack Leopard)
6, Jacob Rathe (Garmin-Sharp)
7, Ryan Eastman (Bontrager Cycling Team)
8, Tanner Putt (Bontrager Cycling Team)
9, Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Omega Pharma-Quick Step)
10, Gavin Mannion (Bontrager Cycling Team)
11, Nathan Brown (Bontrager Cycling Team) all same time
Team (stage):
1, Radioshack Leopard 14 hours 4 mins
2, Team Saxo -Tinkoff, at 6 secs
3, BMC Racing Team, at 14 secs
4, Orica GreenEDGE
5, Team Optum By Kelly Benefit Strategies, at 2 mins 8 secs
6, Vacansoleil - DCM Procycling Team
7, Cannondale
8, Garmin-Sharp
9, Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling Team, at 3 mins 6 secs
10, Champion System Pro Cycling Team
11, Bontrager Cycling Team, at 3 mins 9 secs
12 5 Hour Energy
13, Team NetApp-Endura
14, Omega Pharma-QuickStep
15, Jamis - Hagens Berman, at 4 mins 8 secs
16, Bissell Pro Cycling, at 31 mins 27 secs
General classification after Stage 5:
1, Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing Team) 21 hours 55 mins 32 secs
2, Michael Rogers (Team Saxo-Tinkoff) at 42 secs
3, Janier Alexis Acevedo Colle (Jamis - Hagens Berman) at 50 secs
4, Matthew Busche (RadioShack Leopard) at 1 min 4 secs
5, Philip Deignan (UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team) at 1 min 17 secs
6, Cameron Meyer (Orica-GreenEdge) at 1 min 29 secs
7, Mathias Frank (BMC Racing Team) at 1 min 35 secs
8, Francisco Mancebo Perez (5 Hour Energy p/b Kenda) at 1 min 53 secs
9, Chad Haga (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) at 2 mins 3 secs
10, Lawson Craddock (Bontrager Cycling Team) at 2 mins 22 secs
11, Marc De Maar (UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team) at 2 mins 46 secs
12, Lucas Euser (UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team) at 3 mins 17 secs
13, Nathaniel English (5 Hour Energy p/b Kenda) at 3 mins 26 secs
14, Leopold König (Team NetApp - Endura) at 4 mins 32 secs
15, Laurent Didier (RadioShack Leopard) at 4 mins 52 secs
16, Edward King (Cannondale Pro Cycling) at 5 mins 7 secs
17, David De La Cruz Melgarejo (Team NetApp - Endura) at 5 mins 23 secs
18, Brian Vandborg (Cannondale Pro Cycling) at 5 mins 57 secs
19, Tanner Putt (Bontrager Cycling Team) at 6 mins 38 secs
20, Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (RadioShack Leopard) at 6 mins 56 secs
21, Chad Beyer (Champion System Pro Cycling Team) at 7 mins 22 secs
22, Bartosz Huzarski (Team NetApp-Endura) at 8 mins 37 secs
23, Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team) at 10 mins 9 secs
24, Andy Schleck (RadioShack Leopard) at 10 mins 11 secs
25, Michael Schär (BMC Racing Team) at 11 mins 20 secs
26, Alexander Candelario (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) at 11 mins 25 secs
27, Brent Bookwalter (BMC Racing Team) at 11 mins 44 secs
28, Jeremy Vennell (Bissell Pro Cycling) at 13 mins 17 secs
29, Jacob Rathe (Garmin-Sharp) at 13 mins 18 secs
30, Gavin Mannion (Bontrager Cycling Team) at 13 mins 34 secs
31, Juan Antonio Flecha (Vancansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team) at 13 mins 40 secs
32, Amaël Moinard (BMC Racing Team) at 13 mins 46 secs
33, Jens Voigt (RadioShack Leopard) at 14 mins 37 secs
34, Mitchell Docker (Orica-GreenEdge) at 14 mins 56 secs
35, Paul Voss (Team NetApp-Endura) at 16 mins 6 secs
36, Gianni Meersman (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) at 16 mins 14 secs
37, Luis Romero Amaran (Jamis-Hagens Berman) at 16 mins 34 secs
38, Jasper Stuyven (Bontrager Cycling Team) at 17 mins 26 secs
39, Max Jenkins (5 Hour Energy p/b Kenda)
40, Ryan Roth (Champion System Pro Cycling Team) at 18 mins 0 secs
41, Christopher Baldwin (Bissell Pro Cycling) at 18 mins 14 secs
42, Baden Cooke (Orica-GreenEdge) at 18 mins 57 secs
43, Peter Sagan (Cannondale Pro Cycling) at 19 mins 23 secs
44, Nathan Brown (Bontrager Cycling Team) at 20 mins 0 secs
45, Oliver Zaugg (Team Saxo-Tinkoff) at 20 mins 11 secs
46, José Joao Pimenta Costa Mendes (Team NetApp - Endura) at 20 mins 18 secs
47, Lachlan David Morton (Garmin-Sharp) at 21 mins 39 secs
48, Markel Irizar Aranburu (RadioShack Leopard) at 21 mins 45 secs
49, Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Sharp) at 22 mins 8 secs
50, Michael Torckler (Bissell Pro Cycling) at 22 mins 12 secs
51, Chris Butler (Champion System Pro Cycling Team) at 22 mins 25 secs
52, Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) at 22 mins 44 secs
53, Wesley Sulzberger (Orica-GreenEdge) at 22 mins 48 secs
54, Jay McCarthy (Team Saxo-Tinkoff) at 22 mins 51 secs
55, Caleb Fairly (Garmin-Sharp) at 23 mins 26 secs
56, Michael Morkov (Team Saxo-Tinkoff) at 23 mins 29 secs
57, Bob Jungels (RadioShack Leopard) at 23 mins 45 secs
58, Carter Jones (Bissell Pro Cycling) at 25 mins 6 secs
59, Ben Jacques-Maynes (Jamis-Hagens Berman)
60, David Zabriskie (Garmin-Sharp) at 25 mins 13 secs
61, Michael Matthews (Orica-GreenEdge) at 25 mins 19 secs
62, Alex Howes (Garmin-Sharp) at 25 mins 27 secs
63, Boy van Poppel (Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team) at 25 mins 58 secs
64, Antoine Duchesne (Bontrager Cycling Team) at 26 mins 24 secs
65, Ken Hanson (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) at 26 mins 30 secs
66, Marco Pinotti (BMC Racing Team) at 26 mins 44 secs
67, Rohan Dennis (Garmin-Sharp) at 26 mins 45 secs
68, Kevin De Weert (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) at 27 mins 13 secs
69, James Stemper (5 Hour Energy p/b Kenda) at 27 mins 22 secs
70, Jonas Aaen Jørgensen (Team Saxo-Tinkoff) at 27 mins 59 secs
71, Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) at 28 mins 49 secs
72, Chun Kai Feng (Champion System Pro Cycling Team) at 29 mins 6 secs
73, Chun Kai Feng (Champion System Pro Cycling Team) at 29 mins 8 secs
74, Daniel Schorn (Team NetApp-Endura) at 29 mins 23 secs
75, Kristijan Koren (Cannondale Pro Cycling) at 29 mins 43 secs
76, Ryan Eastman (Bontrager Cycling Team) at 29 mins 46 secs
77, Jeffry Louder (UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team) at 30 mins 19 secs
78, Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team) at 30 mins 30 secs
79, Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Cannondale Pro Cycling) at 30 mins 50 secs
80, Jonathan Patrick McCarty (Bissell Pro Cycling) at 32 mins 24 secs
81, Matteo Tosatto (Team Saxo-Tinkoff) at 32 mins 30 secs
82, Maciej Bodnar (Cannondale Pro Cycling) at 33 mins 18 secs
83, David Williams (5 Hour Energy p/b Kenda) at 33 mins 20 secs
84, Robert Sweeting (5 Hour Energy p/b Kenda) at 33 mins 39 secs
85, Christopher Jones (UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team) at 33 mins 59 secs
86, Bertjan Lindeman (Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team) at 34 mins 4 secs
87, Travis Meyer (Orica-GreenEdge) at 35 mins 12 secs
88, Zakkari Dempster (Team NetApp-Endura) at 38 mins 8 secs
89, Guillaume Boivin (Cannondale Pro Cycling) at 39 mins 12 secs
90, Thor Hushovd (BMC Racing Team) at 39 mins 45 secs
91, Timothy Duggan (Team Saxo-Tinkoff) at 39 mins 49 secs
92, Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) at 40 mins 41 secs
93, Jesse Anthony (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) at 41 mins 27 secs
94, Tyler Wren (Jamis-Hagens Berman) at 42 mins 0 secs
95, Shawn Milne (5 Hour Energy p/b Kenda) at 42 mins 34 secs
96, Jacobe Keough (UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team) at 42 mins 42 secs
97, John Murphy (UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team) at 42 mins 45 secs
98, Cesare Benedetti (Team NetApp-Endura) at 43 mins 55 secs
99, Frank Kevin Pipp (Bissell Pro Cycling) at 44 mins 2 secs
100, Kin San Wu (Champion System Pro Cycling Team) at 45 mins 41 secs
101, Thomas Soladay (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) at 46 mins 22 secs
102, Aldo Ino Ilesic (UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team) at 46 mins 56 secs
103, Scott Zwizanski (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) at 47 mins 18 secs
104, Marsh Cooper (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) at 50 mins 3 secs
105, Gregor Gazvoda (Champion System Pro Cycling Team) at 55 mins 16 secs
106, James Oram (Bontrager Cycling Team) at 55 mins 35 secs
107, James Driscoll (Jamis-Hagens Berman) at 56 mins 4 secs
108, Kris Boeckmans (Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team) at 56 mins 47 secs
109, Jason McCartney (Bissell Pro Cycling) at 58 mins 48 secs
110, Wesley Kreder (Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team) at 1:0 mins 24 secs
111, Bobbie Traksel (Champion System Pro Cycling Team) at 1:0 mins 48 secs
112, Johan Vansummeren (Garmin-Sharp) at 1:0 mins 59 secs
113, Carson Miller (Jamis-Hagens Berman) at 1:5 mins 43 secs
Sprints:
1, Peter Sagan (Cannondale Pro Cycling) 38 pts
2, Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Sharp) 37
3, Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team) 25
4, Thor Hushovd (BMC Racing Team) 24
5, Gianni Meersman (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) 24
6, Michael Matthews (Orica-GreenEdge) 23
7, Jens Voigt (RadioShack Leopard) 15
8, Francisco Mancebo Perez (5 Hour Energy p/b Kenda) 12
9, Alexander Candelario (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) 12
10, Ken Hanson (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) 12
11, Carter Jones (Bissell Pro Cycling) 11
12, James Stemper (5 Hour Energy p/b Kenda) 8
13, Chad Beyer (Champion System Pro Cycling Team) 8
14, Jasper Stuyven (Bontrager Cycling Team) 7
15, Kris Boeckmans (Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team) 7
16, Christopher Baldwin (Bissell Pro Cycling) 6
17, Chun Kai Feng (Champion System Pro Cycling Team) 6
18, Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team) 6
19, Jonathan Patrick McCarty (Bissell Pro Cycling) 6
20, Scott Zwizanski (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) 6
Mountains:
1, Carter Jones (Bissell Pro Cycling) 33 pts
2, Marsh Cooper (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) 18
3, James Stemper (5 Hour Energy p/b Kenda) 17
4, Chad Beyer (Champion System Pro Cycling Team) 12
5, Christopher Baldwin (Bissell Pro Cycling) 12
6, Lucas Euser (UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team) 12
7, Janier Alexis Acevedo Colle (Jamis - Hagens Berman) 10
8, Ben Jacques-Maynes (Jamis-Hagens Berman) 10
9, Andy Schleck (RadioShack Leopard) 10
10, Zakkari Dempster (Team NetApp-Endura) 10
11, Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing Team) 9
12, Jonathan Patrick McCarty (Bissell Pro Cycling) 9
13, Tyler Wren (Jamis-Hagens Berman) 9
14, Philip Deignan (UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team) 7
15, Francisco Mancebo Perez (5 Hour Energy p/b Kenda) 7
16, Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) 7
17, Chun Kai Feng (Champion System Pro Cycling Team) 7
18, Nathan Brown (Bontrager Cycling Team) 6
19, Mathias Frank (BMC Racing Team) 6
20, Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team) 6
21, Frank Kevin Pipp (Bissell Pro Cycling) 6
22, Scott Zwizanski (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) 6
23, Michael Rogers (Team Saxo-Tinkoff) 5
24, Gavin Mannion (Bontrager Cycling Team) 5
25, Chad Haga (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) 4
26, Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team) 4
27, Matthew Busche (RadioShack Leopard) 3
28, Michael Torckler (Bissell Pro Cycling) 3
29, Laurent Didier (RadioShack Leopard) 2
30, Michael Schär (BMC Racing Team) 1
Young rider:
1, Lawson Craddock (Bontrager Cycling Team) 21 hours 57 mins 54 secs
2, Tanner Putt (Bontrager Cycling Team) at 4 mins 16 secs
3, Jacob Rathe (Garmin-Sharp) at 10 mins 56 secs
Teams (overall):
1, Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling Team, 65 hours 53 mins 53 secs
2 5 Hour Energy, at 1 min 25 secs
3, BMC Racing Team, at 1 min 31 secs
4, Radioshack Leopard, at 3 mins 27 secs
5, Team NetApp-Endura, at 11 mins 15 secs
6, Bontrager Cycling Team, at 14 mins 11 secs
7, Garmin-Sharp, at 18 mins 42 secs
8, Champion System Pro Cycling Team, at 21 mins 15 secs
9, Cannondale, at 23 mins 24 secs
10, Orica GreenEDGE, at 23 mins 55 secs
11, Team Optum By Kelly Benefit Strategies, at 28 mins 4 secs
12, Team Saxo -Tinkoff, at 31 mins 47 secs
13, Jamis - Hagens Berman, at 35 mins 13 secs
14, Bissell Pro Cycling, at 36 mins 53 secs
15, Vacansoleil - DCM Procycling Team, at 38 mins 43 secs
16, Omega Pharma-QuickStep, at 41 mins 33 secs