Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol) has measured his performance to perfection, winning the fourth stage of the Santos Tour Down Under in Tanunda, with a crash involving the Blanco and Orica GreenEdge trains marring the final kilometre.
Lampre - Merida's Roberto Ferrari was second in the sprint with Saxo - Tinkoff's Jonathan Cantwell scooting around the outside for third.
The overall lead of Geraint Thomas was not threatened heading into Saturday's queen stage with two ascents of Old Willunga Hill.
Greipel's stage victory was his 13th at the event, and it moves him ahead of the record set by Robbie McEwen.
"There was a bit of crosswind in the end and with the headwind the last two kilometres was pretty messy and the team did a good job to keep me in the front," the German said following the win. "With the headwind it wasn't easy but we waited as long as possible and I think we did the perfect lead out again."
Remarkably, the Lotto train was a man down with Marcel Sieberg missing having dropped his chain with 600 metres to go. Still, it was Greipel’s trusted last man Greg Henderson waving his fist in the air when his teammate crossed the finish line by a good bike length.
There were two crashes within the final 10 kilometres of the stage, with the first resulting in two Euskaltel Euskadi riders, Juan Jose Lobato and Jon Aberasturi picking themselves up off the ground, but it was the second incident inside the last kilometre that was most concerning. Orica GreenEdge riders Matt Goss, Daryl Impey and Jens Mouris all crashed on the left-hand side of the road, together with Adam Phelan, Zak Dempster (UniSA-Australia) and a Blanco’s Graeme Brown who appeared to somersault over his handlebars - which in turn brought down the riders around him. Vehicles were parked along the side of the road where the riders made impact with the ground, with no barriers installed. Orica GreenEdge reported that their riders involved in the crash all managed to finish the race.
The stage was dominated by a 118km breakaway by Philippe Gilbert (BMC) and UniSA-Australia's Damien Howson. The pair moved away from the bunch soon after the neutral zone ended and were only caught with eight kilometres left to race.
How it unfolded:
The very opening kilometres of the stage saw World Champion Philippe Gilbert (BMC) and Damien Howson (UniSA-Australia) move away from the front of the bunch.
Nathan Haas (Garmin Sharp) was an early casualty of the stage, reducing the team to just five men after Rohan Dennis failed to start the race having fallen victim to a viral infection earlier in the week. Haas later stated on Twitter that he had been struggling all week with a bug and was having difficulty breathing.
For the most part, the lead pair’s advantage over the peloton hovered around the 2:45 mark with the stage always one for the sprinters and therefore, teams were unwilling to let the gap go out too far.
The first and only KOM of the day at Humbug Scrub came after 30.2 kilometres with the 20-year-old Australian rider first across the line ahead of Gilbert. With the peloton’s chance shortly after came the earnest battle for the time bonuses with the Blanco pairing of Jack Bobridge and Graeme Brown ensuring that Sky could not lead out ochre jersey Geraint Thomas for an extra few seconds buffer at the end of the day.
Gilbert and Howson’s gap only exceeded the three minute-mark after 50km of racing, peaking at 3:10 before beginning a steady stead decline.
With two intermediate sprints kicking off the final 50km of the 126.5km stage it was the likes of Sky, Lotto Belisol and Argos Shimano driving the pace for the peloton.
The first sprint at the 80.6km mark saw Gilbert comfortably cross the line ahead of Howson but once again, the real action was in the peloton which followed. Sky had their leadout train wound up but hot on the wheel of Geraint Thomas was none other than Brown for Blanco, the sprint veteran snatching the last of the points.
The second sprint was less than 10km further down the road and the culminating pace resulted in the breakaway’s advantage being cut to just 35 seconds. Desperate to hang on just a little while longer, Gilbert lifted the pace with his companion to 80km/h stretching their lead to back over the minute. The Belgian again took maximum points at the next sprint, and it was a case of déjà vu with Brown ensuring any bonuses were out of reach for Thomas and Sky.
The break was gradually reeled in over the next 30kms and with eight kilometres left to race, the bunch was once again back together.
Gilbert was pleased with his efforts of the stage considering he was rendered out of contention for the overall after just two days of racing due to the pile-up on Corkscrew.
"I'm not in the game anymore, so for me it's training now," he explained. "It was a nice possibility to do some efforts today. It's important for me to go deep sometimes so I can get better condition."
Gilbert was also impressed with his young companion.
"He was good - always pulling and always motivated."
Posturing among the lead out trains began soon after with riders battling the windy conditions and getting organised across the road.
Key lead-out man for Greipel, Henderson described the sprint finish.
"Today was one where you couldn't hit the front too early because of the head-crosswind," he said. "Everyone wanted the right-hand side, so it was just waiting, waiting. I was yelling at the boys 'wait, wait' and when we picked the right time to go, we just had a beautiful run up the inside. We had to bump handlebars there a little bit in the final kilometre, but we had our line picked and we stuck to our line.
"Then Yogi took off and when I took off, I got him inside 200m. You can just tell with the speed he comes past, that's why I know he's won - because he's going 2-3km an hour faster than anyone on his wheel. And he's not going to slow down."
Results
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol
3:02:52
2
Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida
3
Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Saxo-Tinkoff
4
Andrew Fenn (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step
5
Barry Markus (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM
6
Marcel Kittel (Ger) Argos-Shimano
7
Mark Renshaw (Aus) Blanco
8
Kenny Van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM
9
Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ
10
Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) BMC
11
Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
12
Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana
13
Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step
14
Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin Sharp
15
Steele Von Hoff (Aus) Garmin Sharp
16
Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Procycling
17
Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Procycling
18
Greg Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol
19
Gorka Izagirre (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi
20
Jack Bauer (NZl) Garmin Sharp
21
Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step
22
Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Blanco
23
Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar
24
Tiago Machado (Por) Radioshack Leopard
25
Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol
26
Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) AG2R La Mondiale
27
Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step
28
Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol
29
Anthony Giacoppo (Aus) UNI SA - Australia
30
Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
31
Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ
32
Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM
33
Ion Izagirre (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi
34
Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi
35
Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana
36
Stefano Agostini (Ita) Cannondale
37
Koen De Kort (Ned) Argos-Shimano
38
Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida
39
Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Astana
40
Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Procycling
41
Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling
42
Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale
43
Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step
44
Manuele Boaro (Ita) Saxo-Tinkoff
45
Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi
46
Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Vacansoleil-DCM
47
Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol
48
Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Movistar
49
Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC
50
Adam Phelan (Aus) UNI SA - Australia
51
William Clarke (Aus) Argos-Shimano
52
Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Saxo-Tinkoff
53
Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Saxo-Tinkoff
54
Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar
55
Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ
56
Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ
57
Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling
58
Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Blanco
59
Gédiminas Bagdonas (Ltu) AG2R La Mondiale
60
Laurent Didier (Lux) Radioshack Leopard
61
Jens Voigt (Ger) Radioshack Leopard
62
George Bennett (NZl) Radioshack Leopard
63
Jesse Sergent (NZl) Radioshack Leopard
64
Ben Hermans (Bel) Radioshack Leopard
65
William Bonnet (Fra) FDJ
66
Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC
67
Bert Grabsch (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step
68
Davide Appollonio (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale
69
Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale
70
Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC
71
Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana
72
Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM
73
Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana
74
Simone Ponzi (Ita) Astana
75
Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Orica GreenEdge
76
Brian Vandborg (Den) Cannondale
77
Jay Mccarthy (Aus) Saxo-Tinkoff
78
Elia Favilli (Ita) Lampre-Merida
79
David Tanner (Aus) Blanco
80
Jordan Kerby (Aus) UNI SA - Australia
81
Albert Timmer (Ned) Argos-Shimano
82
Laurent Mangel (Fra) FDJ
83
José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar
84
Calvin Watson (Aus) UNI SA - Australia
85
Julian Kern (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale
86
Andrey Amador (Crc) Movistar
87
José Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) Movistar
88
Willem Wauters (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM
89
Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM
90
Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Saxo-Tinkoff
91
Luke Rowe (GBr) Sky Procycling
92
Federico Canuti (Ita) Cannondale
93
Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step
94
Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
0:01:42
95
Eros Capecchi (Ita) Movistar
96
Lachlan Morton (Aus) Garmin Sharp
97
Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC
98
Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC
99
Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC
100
Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Blanco
101
Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi
102
Cameron Wurf (Aus) Cannondale
103
Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Belisol
0:02:03
104
Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Lotto Belisol
105
Thierry Hupond (Fra) Argos-Shimano
106
Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica GreenEdge
107
Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling
0:02:03
108
Andy Schleck (Lux) Radioshack Leopard
109
Damien Howson (Aus) UNI SA - Australia
0:02:07
110
Juraj Sagan (Svk) Cannondale
111
Jack Bobridge (Aus) Blanco
0:02:19
112
Jens Mouris (Ned) Orica GreenEdge
113
Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Merida
114
Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Lampre-Merida
115
Simone Stortoni (Ita) Lampre-Merida
116
Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Merida
117
Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin Sharp
118
Simon Clarke (Aus) Orica GreenEdge
119
Matthew Goss (Aus) Orica GreenEdge
120
Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) UNI SA - Australia
121
Jon Aberasturi (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi
122
Graeme Brown (Aus) Blanco
123
Luke Durbridge (Aus) Orica GreenEdge
124
Zakkari Dempster (Aus) UNI SA - Australia
125
Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana
126
Juan Jose Lobato (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi
127
Yann Huguet (Fra) Argos-Shimano
128
Jonas Ahlstrand (Swe) Argos-Shimano
0:05:37
129
Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica GreenEdge
DNF
Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin Sharp
Jayco Sprints Results - Finish
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol
15
pts
2
Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida
14
3
Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Saxo-Tinkoff
13
4
Andrew Fenn (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step
12
5
Barry Markus (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM
11
6
Marcel Kittel (Ger) Argos-Shimano
10
7
Mark Renshaw (Aus) Blanco
9
8
Kenny Van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM
8
9
Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ
7
10
Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) BMC
6
Mt Pleasant at 80.6km
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC
5
pts
2
Damien Howson (Aus) UNI SA - Australia
3
3
Graeme Brown (Aus) Blanco
2
Springton at 89.3km
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC
5
pts
2
Damien Howson (Aus) UNI SA - Australia
3
3
Graeme Brown (Aus) Blanco
2
Skoda King of the Mountains - Humbug Scrub (Cat 2 at 30.2km)
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Damien Howson (Aus) UNI SA - Australia
10
pts
2
Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC
6
3
Jack Bobridge (Aus) Blanco
4
4
Graeme Brown (Aus) Blanco
2
Hindmarsh Team Stage
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Omega Pharma-Quick-Step
9:08:36
2
Lotto Belisol
3
Vacansoleil-DCM
4
Garmin Sharp
5
AG2R La Mondiale
6
Sky Procycling
7
Astana
8
Euskaltel Euskadi
9
Blanco
10
Argos-Shimano
11
FDJ
12
Saxo-Tinkoff
13
Lampre-Merida
14
BMC
15
Movistar
16
Radioshack Leopard
17
Cannondale
18
UNI SA - Australia
19
Orica GreenEdge
General classification after Stage 4
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Procycling
12:59:09
2
Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Blanco
0:00:05
3
Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Movistar
0:00:06
4
Ben Hermans (Bel) Radioshack Leopard
0:00:08
5
Gorka Izagirre (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi
0:00:15
6
Ion Izagirre (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi
7
Jack Bauer (NZl) Garmin Sharp
8
Tiago Machado (Por) Radioshack Leopard
9
Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol
10
George Bennett (NZl) Radioshack Leopard
11
Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Merida
12
Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ
13
Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Blanco
14
Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ
0:00:23
15
Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar
0:00:31
16
Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
0:00:32
17
Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Vacansoleil-DCM
18
Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana
19
Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step
20
Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Saxo-Tinkoff
21
Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC
0:00:35
22
Lachlan Morton (Aus) Garmin Sharp
0:01:02
23
Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Saxo-Tinkoff
0:01:25
24
Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step
0:01:32
25
Adam Phelan (Aus) UNI SA - Australia
26
Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale
0:01:50
27
Zakkari Dempster (Aus) UNI SA - Australia
0:01:59
28
Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
0:02:08
29
Greg Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol
0:02:41
30
Simone Ponzi (Ita) Astana
0:02:46
31
Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin Sharp
0:02:47
32
Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC
33
Koen De Kort (Ned) Argos-Shimano
0:02:52
34
Elia Favilli (Ita) Lampre-Merida
0:02:57
35
Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM
0:03:11
36
Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) AG2R La Mondiale
0:03:16
37
Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica GreenEdge
0:03:26
38
Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling
0:03:27
39
Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar
0:03:32
40
David Tanner (Aus) Blanco
0:03:37
41
Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ
0:03:40
42
Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Procycling
0:03:55
43
Steele Von Hoff (Aus) Garmin Sharp
0:04:23
44
Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) UNI SA - Australia
0:04:28
45
Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ
0:04:31
46
Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step
0:04:41
47
Yann Huguet (Fra) Argos-Shimano
0:04:45
48
Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step
0:04:52
49
Bert Grabsch (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step
0:05:42
50
Stefano Agostini (Ita) Cannondale
0:05:51
51
Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi
52
Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana
53
Andrey Amador (Crc) Movistar
54
Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol
0:06:22
55
André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol
0:06:38
56
Matthew Goss (Aus) Orica GreenEdge
0:06:44
57
Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Merida
0:07:12
58
Federico Canuti (Ita) Cannondale
0:07:18
59
Jens Voigt (Ger) Radioshack Leopard
60
Simon Clarke (Aus) Orica GreenEdge
0:07:20
61
Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC
0:07:31
62
William Bonnet (Fra) FDJ
0:07:45
63
Mark Renshaw (Aus) Blanco
0:07:55
64
Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Orica GreenEdge
65
Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC
66
Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC
67
Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana
0:08:17
68
Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Procycling
0:08:25
69
Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) BMC
0:08:36
70
José Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) Movistar
0:08:37
71
Laurent Didier (Lux) Radioshack Leopard
0:08:54
72
Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi
0:09:03
73
Jay Mccarthy (Aus) Saxo-Tinkoff
0:09:15
74
Simone Stortoni (Ita) Lampre-Merida
75
Cameron Wurf (Aus) Cannondale
0:09:22
76
Jack Bobridge (Aus) Blanco
0:09:37
77
Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
0:09:38
78
Andrew Fenn (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step
0:10:21
79
Brian Vandborg (Den) Cannondale
0:10:22
80
Calvin Watson (Aus) UNI SA - Australia
0:10:39
81
Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Saxo-Tinkoff
0:10:42
82
Jesse Sergent (NZl) Radioshack Leopard
0:10:54
83
Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida
0:11:01
84
José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar
85
Albert Timmer (Ned) Argos-Shimano
0:11:17
86
Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Belisol
0:11:22
87
Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling
0:11:27
88
Jens Mouris (Ned) Orica GreenEdge
0:11:30
89
Eros Capecchi (Ita) Movistar
0:12:20
90
Willem Wauters (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM
0:12:23
91
Jordan Kerby (Aus) UNI SA - Australia
0:12:34
92
Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step
0:12:36
93
Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana
0:12:40
94
Damien Howson (Aus) UNI SA - Australia
0:12:44
95
Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica GreenEdge
0:12:46
96
Thierry Hupond (Fra) Argos-Shimano
0:13:10
97
Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Saxo-Tinkoff
0:13:49
98
Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin Sharp
0:13:51
99
Anthony Giacoppo (Aus) UNI SA - Australia
0:14:04
100
Juan Jose Lobato (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi
101
Jon Aberasturi (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi
102
Luke Durbridge (Aus) Orica GreenEdge
0:14:25
103
Juraj Sagan (Svk) Cannondale
0:14:34
104
Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol
0:14:36
105
Graeme Brown (Aus) Blanco
0:14:51
106
Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale
0:14:53
107
Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Lampre-Merida
0:15:05
108
Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Blanco
0:15:09
109
Laurent Mangel (Fra) FDJ
0:15:23
110
Davide Appollonio (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale
0:15:46
111
Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana
0:16:53
112
Marcel Kittel (Ger) Argos-Shimano
113
William Clarke (Aus) Argos-Shimano
0:17:55
114
Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling
0:19:58
115
Jonas Ahlstrand (Swe) Argos-Shimano
0:20:02
116
Manuele Boaro (Ita) Saxo-Tinkoff
0:20:30
117
Barry Markus (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM
0:21:06
118
Kenny Van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM
0:22:09
119
Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM
0:22:11
120
Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Lotto Belisol
0:22:50
121
Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida
0:23:11
122
Julian Kern (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale
0:23:24
123
Gédiminas Bagdonas (Ltu) AG2R La Mondiale
0:24:40
124
Luke Rowe (GBr) Sky Procycling
0:24:58
125
Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM
0:26:24
126
Andy Schleck (Lux) Radioshack Leopard
0:26:39
127
Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi
0:27:13
128
Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Astana
0:28:35
129
Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC
0:28:58
Jayco Sprint classification
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol
30
pts
2
Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Procycling
29
3
Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC
28
4
Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Blanco
27
5
Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Merida
27
6
Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Movistar
24
7
Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida
24
8
Simone Ponzi (Ita) Astana
23
9
Mark Renshaw (Aus) Blanco
22
10
Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ
21
11
William Clarke (Aus) Argos-Shimano
20
12
Matthew Goss (Aus) Orica GreenEdge
14
13
Ben Hermans (Bel) Radioshack Leopard
13
14
Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Saxo-Tinkoff
13
15
Andrew Fenn (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step
12
16
Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar
11
17
Steele Von Hoff (Aus) Garmin Sharp
11
18
Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Belisol
11
19
Barry Markus (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM
11
20
Jordan Kerby (Aus) UNI SA - Australia
10
21
Marcel Kittel (Ger) Argos-Shimano
10
22
Jack Bauer (NZl) Garmin Sharp
9
23
Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar
9
24
Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Blanco
8
25
Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling
8
26
Kenny Van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM
8
27
Ion Izagirre (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi
7
28
Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC
7
29
Gorka Izagirre (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi
6
30
George Bennett (NZl) Radioshack Leopard
6
31
Zakkari Dempster (Aus) UNI SA - Australia
6
32
Simon Clarke (Aus) Orica GreenEdge
6
33
Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) BMC
6
34
Damien Howson (Aus) UNI SA - Australia
6
35
Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
5
36
Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica GreenEdge
5
37
Graeme Brown (Aus) Blanco
4
38
Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM
3
39
Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step
3
40
Calvin Watson (Aus) UNI SA - Australia
3
41
Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Saxo-Tinkoff
2
42
Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Blanco
2
Skoda King of the Mountains Overall Classification