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Saturday, April 11: 6th and Final Stage, Aia 18.3 km individual time trial

Final overall winner Joaquin Rodriguez

Stage 6 profile |

The Race: Take a look below the results for the stage profile. This was no flat out-and-back, huge-gear grind against the clock. The final ascent to the finish was serious. In fact, most of the riders chose not to ride their time-trial bikes up the final kilometers, choosing instead to change to lightweight climbing bikes before riding up to the finish.

Going into this time trial, both Joaquin Rodriguez and race leader Sergio Henao were tied in time for first place.

This was Rodriguez's day, he beat Henao by thirteen seconds, giving the Katusha rider the final overall lead.

Complete Results:

18.3 km raced at an average speed of 38.169 km/hr

1	DUMOULIN Tom	Giant-Alpecin	28min 46sec
2	RODRIGUEZ Joaquin	Katusha	@ 4sec
3	IZAGUIRRE Jon	Movistar	0:00:05
4	HENAO Sergio	Sky	0:00:17
5	INTXAUSTI Benat	Movistar	0:00:21
6	FELLINE Fabio	Trek	0:00:23
7	QUINTANA Nairo Alexander	Movistar	0:00:30
8	FARIA Rui Alberto	Lampre-Merida	0:00:34
9	TAARAMAE Rein	Astana	0:00:36
10	KWIATKOWSKI Michal	Etixx-Quick Step	0:00:37
11	MARTIN Tony	Etixx-Quick Step	0:00:42
12	YATES Simon	Orica-GreenEdge	0:00:43
13	SCARPONI Michele	Astana	0:00:48
14	PERAUD Jean Christophe	Ag2r	s.t.
15	IZAGUIRRE Gorka	Movistar	0:00:51
16	LOPEZ David	Sky	0:00:52
17	JUNGELS Bob	Trek	0:00:54
18	DENNIS Rohan	BMC	0:00:59
19	SANCHEZ Samuel	BMC	s.t.
20	PINOT Thibaut	FDJ	@ 1min 1sec
21	ZAKARIN Ilnur	Katusha	s.t.
22	VAN GARDEREN Tejay	BMC	0:01:03
23	MONFORT Maxime	Lotto-Soudal	0:01:08
24	SANCHEZ Luis Leon	Astana	0:01:11
25	VUILLERMOZ Alexis	Ag2r	0:01:16
26	TALANSKY Andrew	Cannondale-Garmin	0:01:18
27	SPILAK Simon	Katusha	0:01:19
28	FORMOLO Davide	Cannondale-Garmin	0:01:24
29	IMPEY Daryl	Orica-GreenEdge	0:01:26
30	GILBERT Philippe	BMC	0:01:42
31	LANDA MEANA Mikel	Astana	0:01:44
32	POLANC Jan	Lampre-Merida	0:01:46
33	CHAVES Johan Esteban	Orica-GreenEdge	0:01:46
34	ULISSI Diego	Lampre-Merida	0:01:48
35	HARDY Romain	Cofidis	0:01:52
36	ARMEE Sander	Lotto-Soudal	0:01:54
37	NIEVE Mikel	Sky	0:01:56
38	TXURRUKA Amets	Caja Rural	0:01:58
39	SLAGTER Tom Jelte	Cannondale-Garmin	0:02:00
40	DE LA CRUZ David	Etixx-Quick Step	0:02:01
41	BAGOT Yohan	Cofidis	0:02:05
42	ZUBELDIA Haimar	Trek	0:02:06
43	ATAPUMA Jhon Darwin	BMC	0:02:07
44	NOCENTINI Rinaldo	Ag2r	0:02:09
45	SIUTSOU Kanstantsin	Sky	0:02:10
46	FRAILE Omar	Caja Rural	0:02:12
47	DUPONT Hubert	Ag2r	0:02:16
48	MOLARD Rudy	Cofidis	0:02:18
49	MAJKA Rafal	Tinkoff-Saxo	0:02:19
50	DANIELSON Tom	Cannondale-Garmin	0:02:20
51	DE CLERCQ Bart	Lotto-Soudal	0:02:27
52	ROY Jérémy	FDJ	0:02:29
53	SIMON Julien	Cofidis	0:02:34
54	PLAZA Ruben	Lampre-Merida	0:02:35
55	ALBASINI Michael	Orica-GreenEdge	s.t.
56	BELKOV Maxim	Katusha	0:02:37
57	SERPA Jose Rodolfo	Lampre-Merida	0:02:39
58	CONTI Valerio	Lampre-Merida	0:02:40
59	KIRYIENKA Vasil	Sky	0:02:41
60	ZANDIO E Xabier	Sky	0:02:45
61	BOOKWALTER Brent	BMC	s.t.
62	TURGIS Anthony	Cofidis	0:02:46
63	VERVAEKE Louis	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
64	VANOTTI Alessandro	Astana	0:02:47
65	FARIA Mario Jorge	Lampre-Merida	s.t.
66	SØRENSEN Chris Anker	Tinkoff-Saxo	0:02:52
67	MORENO Daniel	Katusha	0:02:53
68	ROSSETTO Stéphane	Cofidis	0:02:57
69	BETANCUR Carlos Alberto	Ag2r	0:02:59
70	POLJANSKI Pawel	Tinkoff-Saxo	0:03:04
71	BROWN Nathan	Cannondale-Garmin	0:03:05
72	DIDIER Laurent	Trek	0:03:14
73	PETROV Evgeni	Tinkoff-Saxo	0:03:21
74	GOLAS Michal	Etixx-Quick Step	0:03:24
75	ROOSEN Timo	LottoNL-Jumbo	0:03:25
76	SCHLECK Frank	Trek	0:03:26
77	BENNETT George	LottoNL-Jumbo	0:03:33
78	MOHORIC Matej	Cannondale-Garmin	0:03:36
79	ELISSONDE Kenny	FDJ	0:03:39
80	KOZHATAYEV Bakhtiyar	Astana	0:03:42
81	AGNOLI Valerio	Astana	0:03:44
82	DE WEERT Kevin	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
83	WEENING Pieter	Orica-GreenEdge	0:03:49
84	BILBAO Pello	Caja Rural	0:03:54
85	FUMEAUX Jonathan	IAM Cycling	0:03:56
86	ARROYO DURAN David	Caja Rural	0:03:57
87	WARBASSE Larry	IAM Cycling	0:04:01
88	FERRARI Fabricio	Caja Rural	0:04:01
89	BÉRARD Julien	Ag2r	0:04:02
90	BELTRAN Eduard Alexander	Tinkoff-Saxo	0:04:03
91	CARTHY Hugh	Caja Rural	s.t.
92	CARDOSO Andre Fernando	Cannondale-Garmin	0:04:09
93	VAKOC Petr	Etixx-Quick Step	0:04:13
94	CHEREL Mickaël	Ag2r	0:04:14
95	VERMOTE Julien	Etixx-Quick Step	0:04:18
96	REICHENBACH Sébastien	IAM Cycling	0:04:22
97	CHEVRIER Clement	IAM Cycling	0:04:25
98	ARREDONDO Julian	Trek	0:04:28
99	MOLINA Antonio	Caja Rural	s.t.
100	VAN DER LIJKE Nick	LottoNL-Jumbo	0:04:34
101	BONO Matteo	Lampre-Merida	0:04:35
102	PIRES Bruno	Tinkoff-Saxo	0:04:45
103	ROSSKOPF Joey	BMC	0:04:56
104	CRADDOCK Lawson	Giant-Alpecin	0:05:08
105	KOLOBNEV Alexandr	Katusha	0:05:36
106	MOUREY Francis	FDJ	0:06:58

Complete Final GC after Stage 6:

844.8 km raced at an average speed of 38.704 km/hr

• Final GC Leader: Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha)
• Points Classification winner: Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha)
• Mountains: Omar Fraile (Caja Rural)
• Sprint : Louis Vervaeke (Lotto-Soudal)
• Team: Katusha

1	RODRIGUEZ Joaquin	Katusha	21hr 49min 38sec
2	HENAO Sergio	Sky	@ 13sec
3	IZAGUIRRE Jon	Movistar	0:00:29
4	QUINTANA Nairo Alexander	Movistar	0:00:38
5	YATES Simon	Orica-GreenEdge	0:00:46
6	SCARPONI Michele	Astana	@ 1min 6sec
7	FARIA Rui Alberto	Lampre-Merida	0:01:14
8	KWIATKOWSKI Michal	Etixx-Quick Step	0:01:15
9	ZAKARIN Ilnur	Katusha	0:01:25
10	PINOT Thibaut	FDJ	0:01:33
11	VAN GARDEREN Tejay	BMC	0:01:35
12	SPILAK Simon	Katusha	0:01:37
13	SANCHEZ Samuel	BMC	0:01:55
14	VUILLERMOZ Alexis	Ag2r	0:02:40
15	MAJKA Rafal	Tinkoff-Saxo	0:03:11
16	PERAUD Jean Christophe	Ag2r	0:03:16
17	LOPEZ David	Sky	0:04:07
18	SANCHEZ Luis Leon	Astana	0:04:29
19	ATAPUMA Jhon Darwin	BMC	0:04:29
20	MORENO Daniel	Katusha	0:04:48
21	CHAVES Johan Esteban	Orica-GreenEdge	0:05:51
22	LANDA Mikel	Astana	0:05:52
23	POLANC Jan	Lampre-Merida	0:06:23
24	FORMOLO Davide	Cannondale-Garmin	0:07:43
25	GILBERT Philippe	BMC	0:07:47
26	MOLARD Rudy	Cofidis	0:08:02
27	SLAGTER Tom Jelte	Cannondale-Garmin	0:09:10
28	VAKOC Petr	Etixx-Quick Step	0:11:36
29	DUMOULIN Tom	Giant-Alpecin	0:12:10
30	INTXAUSTI Benat	Movistar	0:12:56
31	JUNGELS Bob	Trek	0:13:06
32	MARTIN Tony	Etixx-Quick Step	0:13:12
33	DANIELSON Tom	Cannondale-Garmin	0:14:06
34	DE CLERCQ Bart	Lotto-Soudal	0:14:15
35	POLJANSKI Pawel	Tinkoff-Saxo	0:14:17
36	DUPONT Hubert	Ag2r	0:14:26
37	HARDY Romain	Cofidis	0:17:38
38	ZUBELDIA Haimar	Trek	0:17:40
39	FELLINE Fabio	Trek	0:19:02
40	SØRENSEN Chris Anker	Tinkoff-Saxo	0:19:18
41	KIRYIENKA Vasil	Sky	0:19:27
42	DENNIS Rohan	BMC	0:19:38
43	MONFORT Maxime	Lotto-Soudal	0:19:49
44	BAGOT Yohan	Cofidis	0:19:57
45	NIEVE Mikel	Sky	0:20:59
46	SIUTSOU Kanstantsin	Sky	0:21:56
47	TAARAMAE Rein	Astana	0:22:00
48	SERPA Jose Rodolfo	Lampre-Merida	0:22:07
49	TALANSKY Andrew	Cannondale-Garmin	0:23:36
50	CHEREL Mickaël	Ag2r	0:24:32
51	CARDOSO Andre Fernando	Cannondale-Garmin	0:28:40
52	IMPEY Daryl	Orica-GreenEdge	0:29:14
53	SIMON Julien	Cofidis	0:31:05
54	ARMEE Sander	Lotto-Soudal	0:33:52
55	ALBASINI Michael	Orica-GreenEdge	0:34:57
56	BILBAO Pello	Caja Rural	0:35:11
57	SCHLECK Frank	Trek	0:35:16
58	BENNETT George	LottoNL-Jumbo	0:35:49
59	TXURRUKA Amets	Caja Rural	0:36:00
60	WEENING Pieter	Orica-GreenEdge	0:38:37
61	ROSSETTO Stéphane	Cofidis	0:39:12
62	IZAGUIRRE Gorka	Movistar	0:39:45
63	GOLAS Michal	Etixx-Quick Step	0:39:50
64	ULISSI Diego	Lampre-Merida	0:39:57
65	ARROYO David	Caja Rural	0:40:42
66	FUMEAUX Jonathan	IAM Cycling	0:40:52
67	DE LA CRUZ David	Etixx-Quick Step	0:42:52
68	VERVAEKE Louis	Lotto-Soudal	0:44:25
69	ARREDONDO Julian	Trek	0:44:44
70	CHEVRIER Clement	IAM Cycling	0:45:14
71	PIRES Bruno	Tinkoff-Saxo	0:46:14
72	PLAZA Ruben	Lampre-Merida	0:46:46
73	ELISSONDE Kenny	FDJ	0:47:15
74	AGNOLI Valerio	Astana	0:47:58
75	CRADDOCK Lawson	Giant-Alpecin	0:49:22
76	WARBASSE Larry	IAM Cycling	0:49:44
77	BROWN Nathan	Cannondale-Garmin	0:50:37
78	CONTI Valerio	Lampre-Merida	0:50:53
79	REICHENBACH Sébastien	IAM Cycling	0:51:05
80	KOLOBNEV Alexandr	Katusha	0:51:26
81	BOOKWALTER Brent	BMC	0:51:30
82	FERRARI Fabricio	Caja Rural	0:52:40
83	MOUREY Francis	FDJ	0:53:12
84	VAN DER LIJKE Nick	LottoNL-Jumbo	0:53:17
85	CARTHY Hugh	Caja Rural	0:55:23
86	NOCENTINI Rinaldo	Ag2r	0:55:52
87	MOHORIC Matej	Cannondale-Garmin	0:56:13
88	VERMOTE Julien	Etixx-Quick Step	0:56:24
89	TURGIS Anthony	Cofidis	0:56:25
90	ZANDIO Xabier	Sky	0:57:16
91	MOLINA Antonio	Caja Rural	0:57:27
92	FRAILE Omar	Caja Rural	0:57:47
93	DIDIER Laurent	Trek	0:57:52
94	BONO Matteo	Lampre-Merida	0:58:27
95	ROY Jérémy	FDJ	0:58:40
96	BELTRAN Eduard Alexander	Tinkoff-Saxo	0:59:23
97	KOZHATAYEV Bakhtiyar	Astana	@ 1hr 0min 3sec
98	BETANCUR Carlos Alberto	Ag2r	1:01:01
99	BÉRARD Julien	Ag2r	1:01:20
100	DE WEERT Kevin	LottoNL-Jumbo	1:02:38
101	FARIA Mario Jorge	Lampre-Merida	1:04:04
102	PETROV Evgeni	Tinkoff-Saxo	1:04:24
103	BELKOV Maxim	Katusha	1:04:32
104	VANOTTI Alessandro	Astana	1:05:39
105	ROSSKOPF Joey	BMC	1:05:56
106	ROOSEN Timo	LottoNL-Jumbo	1:09:10

Stage 6 profile:

Stage 6 profile

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Friday, April 10: Stage 5, Eibar - Aia, 155.50 km

Stage 5 profile |

Rated Ascents:

• Km 17.3: Alto de Kalbario (Cat 3)
• Km 31.7: Alto de Irziar (Cat 3)
• Km 50.0: Alto de Garate (Cat 2)
• Km 79.7: Alto de Urraki (Cat 1)
• Km 101.2: Alto de Alkiza (Cat 2)
• Km 137.2: Alto de Aia (Cat 2)
• Km 151.3: Alto de Aiai (Cat 2)
• Km 155.4: Aia (Cat 2)

Mikel Landa wins stage 5

The Race: This was a tough day in the mountains. Early in the stage about thirty riders separated themselves from the main peloton and at one point they had a gap of about four minutes.

But, the relentless climbing wore the leaders down and with about thirty kilometers to go their lead was down to two minutes. Philippe Gilbert tried to bridge up to the leaders, but couldn't close the gap.

In the closing kilometers the break dissolved, but a small group (Mikel Landa, Rein Taaramae, Tony Gallopin, Tim Wellens and Tom Danielson) got clear with about fifteen kilometers remaining.

From this break, on the final ascent Tim Wellens tried to get away, but he was overtaken by Mikel Landa, who won the stage.

Overall leader Sergio Henao finished about a minute after Landa, good enough to keep his GC lead.

Complete Results:

1	LANDA, Mikel	Astana	4hhr 6min 1sec
2	WELLENS, Tim	Lotto-Soudal	@ 3sec
3	DANIELSON, Tom	Cannondale-Garmin	+ 00′ 16″
4	TAARAMAE, Rein	Astana	+ 00′ 28″
5	GALLOPIN, Tony	Lotto-Soudal	+ 00′ 38″
6	YATES, Simon	Orica-GreenEdge	+ 00′ 53″
7	HENAO, Sergio Luis	Sky	+ 00′ 56″
8	RODRIGUEZ, Joaquim	Katusha	s.t.
9	SLAGTER, Tom Jelte	Cannondale-Garmin	@ 1min 5sec
10	VUILLERMOZ, Alexis	Ag2r	+ 01′ 06″
11	KWIATKOWSKI, Michal	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 01′ 08″
12	SPILAK, Simon	Katusha	s.t.
13	QUINTANA, Nairo	Movistar	s.t.
14	SCARPONI, Michele	Astana	+ 01′ 11″
15	ZAKARIN, Ilnur	Katusha	+ 01′ 14″
16	IZAGIRRE, Ion	Movistar	s.t.
17	PINOT, Thibaut	FDJ	s.t.
18	COSTA, Rui	Lampre-Merida	s.t.
19	VAN GARDEREN, Tejay	BMC	+ 01′ 22″
20	MAJKA, Rafal	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
21	SANCHEZ, Samuel	BMC	+ 01′ 26″
22	ATAPUMA, Darwin	BMC	+ 01′ 37″
23	HARDY, Romain	Cofidis	+ 01′ 44″
24	LOPEZ, David	Sky	+ 01′ 51″
25	MORENO, Daniel	Katusha	+ 01′ 58″
26	PERAUD, Jean-Christophe	Ag2r	+ 02′ 07″
27	MOLLEMA, Bauke	Trek	+ 02′ 11″
28	POLANC, Jan	Lampre-Merida	+ 02′ 18″
29	TXURRUKA, Amets	Caja Rural	+ 02′ 24″
30	BILBAO, Pello	Caja Rural	+ 02′ 29″
31	CHEREL, Mikael	Ag2r	+ 02′ 34″
32	BAGOT, Yoann	Cofidis	s.t.
33	MONFORT, Maxime	Lotto-Soudal	+ 02′ 38″
34	ANTON, Igor	Movistar	+ 02′ 43″
35	SERPA, Jose	Lampre-Merida	+ 02′ 50″
36	FORMOLO, Davide	Cannondale-Garmin	+ 02′ 56″
37	WEENING, Pieter	Orica-GreenEdge	+ 02′ 59″
38	SANCHEZ, Luis Leon	Astana	s.t.
39	CHAVES, Esteban	Orica-GreenEdge	s.t.
40	GILBERT, Philippe	BMC	+ 03′ 05″
41	SIMON, Julien	Cofidis	s.t.
42	MOLARD, Rudy	Cofidis	+ 03′ 12″
43	VISCONTI, Giovanni	Movistar	+ 03′ 37″
44	BENNETT, George	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 03′ 41″
45	DUPONT, Hubert	Ag2r	+ 03′ 43″
46	ARMéE, Sander	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
47	NIEVE, Mikel	Sky	+ 03′ 55″
48	ZUBELDIA, Haimar	Trek	+ 04′ 01″
49	VAKOC, Petr	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
50	ARROYO, David	Caja Rural	s.t.
51	JUNGELS, Bob	Trek	s.t.
52	DE CLERCQ, Bart	Lotto-Soudal	+ 04′ 26″
53	POLJANSKI, Pawel	Tinkoff-Saxo	+ 04′ 27″
54	FUMEAUX, Jonathan	IAM Cycling	+ 04′ 37″
55	CARDOSO, André	Cannondale-Garmin	s.t.
56	TALANSKY, Andrew	Cannondale-Garmin	s.t.
57	MARTIN, Tony	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
58	DUMOULIN, Tom	TGA	s.t.
59	ULISSI, Diego	Lampre-Merida	+ 04′ 41″
60	SORENSEN, Chris Anker	Tinkoff-Saxo	+ 04′ 53″
61	CONTI, Valerio	Lampre-Merida	+ 05′ 01″
62	CHEVRIER, Clement	IAM Cycling Cycling	+ 05′ 34″
63	FELLINE, Fabio	Trek	+ 05′ 51″
64	ARREDONDO, Julian David	Trek	+ 05′ 54″
65	ROSSETTO, Stephane	Cofidis	+ 06′ 01″
66	ALBASINI, Michael	Orica-GreenEdge	+ 06′ 14″
67	PIRES, Bruno	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
68	IMPEY, Daryl	Orica-GreenEdge	+ 07′ 41″
69	BETANCUR, Carlos Alberto	Ag2r	s.t.
70	VAN DER LIJKE, Nick	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 07′ 55″
71	BROWN, Nathan	Cannondale-Garmin	+ 08′ 00″
72	DIDIER, Laurent	Trek	+ 08′ 12″
73	REICHENBACH, Sebastien	IAM Cycling	+ 08′ 46″
74	SIUTSOU, Kanstantsin	Sky	+ 08′ 53″
75	BONO, Matteo	Lampre-Merida	+ 08′ 53″
76	VERVAEKE, Louis	Lotto-Soudal	+ 08′ 57″
77	DENNIS, Rohan	BMC	+ 09′ 10″
78	MATTHEWS, Michael	Orica-GreenEdge	+ 09′ 21″
79	KIRYIENKA, Vasil	Sky	+ 09′ 37″
80	MOHORIC, Matej	Cannondale-Garmin	+ 10′ 04″
81	SCHLECK, Frank	Trek	+ 10′ 28″
82	HERRADA, Jose	Movistar	s.t.
83	BOOKWALTER, Brent	BMC	s.t.
84	LAGUTIN, Sergey	Katusha	s.t.
85	INTXAUSTI, Beñat	Movistar	s.t.
86	WARBASSE, Lawerence	IAM Cycling	s.t.
87	GOLAS, Michal	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 10′ 32″
88	PETROV, Evgeny	Tinkoff-Saxo	+ 10′ 40″
89	CRADDOCK, Lawson	TGA	+ 10′ 51″
90	FAIRLY, Caleb	TGA	+ 10′ 51″
91	KOZHATAYEV, Bakhtiyar	Astana	+ 10′ 53″
92	VERMOTE, Julien	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 11′ 16″
93	DE WEERT, Kevin	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
94	COSTA, Mario	Lampre-Merida	+ 11′ 20″
95	FERRARI, Fabricio	Caja Rural	s.t.
96	FRAILE, Omar	Caja Rural	+ 11′ 26″
97	NOCENTINI, Rinaldo	Ag2r	+ 11′ 30″
98	CARTHY, Hugh	Caja Rural	+ 11′ 30″
99	MONTAGUTI, Matteo	Ag2r	s.t.
100	ELISSONDE, Kenny	FDJ	s.t.
101	VANENDERT, Jelle	Lotto-Soudal	+ 11′ 39″
102	GERRANS, Simon	Orica-GreenEdge	s.t.
103	BERARD, Julien	Ag2r	s.t.
104	TURGIS, Anthony	Cofidis	s.t.
105	KOLOBNEV, Alexandr	Katusha	+ 11′ 47″
106	BELTRAN, Edward	Tinkoff-Saxo	+ 11′ 58″
107	PLAZA, Ruben	Lampre-Merida	+ 12′ 08″
108	MOUREY, Francis	FDJ	+ 12′ 14″
109	ROY, Jeremy	FDJ	s.t.
110	BELKOV, Maxim	Katusha	+ 12′ 18″
111	ZANDIO, Xabier	Sky	+ 12′ 20″
112	DE LA CRUZ, David	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 12′ 28″
113	CASTROVIEJO, Jonathan	Movistar	+ 12′ 47″
114	IZAGIRRE, Gorka	Movistar	s.t.
115	AGNOLI, Valerio	Astana	+ 13′ 29″
116	MOLINA, Antonio	Caja Rural	+ 14′ 03″
117	FRöHLINGER, Johannes	TGA	+ 14′ 13″
118	VANOTTI, Alessandro	Astana	+ 15′ 39″
119	ROOSEN, Timo	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 18′ 28″
120	ROSSKOPF, Joey	BMC	s.t.

GC after Stage 5:

1	HENAO, Sergio Luis	Sky	21hr 20min 48sec
2	RODRIGUEZ, Joaquim	Katusha	s.t.
3	YATES, Simon	Orica-GreenEdge	@ 7sec
4	QUINTANA, Nairo	Movistar	+ 00′ 12″
5	SCARPONI, Michele	Astana	+ 00′ 22″
6	SPILAK, Simon	Katusha	s.t.
7	ZAKARIN, Ilnur	Katusha	+ 00′ 28″
8	IZAGIRRE, Ion	Movistar	s.t.
9	VAN GARDEREN, Tejay	BMC	+ 00′ 36″
10	PINOT, Thibaut	FDJ	s.t.
11	KWIATKOWSKI, Michal	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 00′ 42″
12	COSTA, Rui	Lampre-Merida	+ 00′ 44″
13	MAJKA, Rafal	Tinkoff-Saxo	+ 00′ 56″
14	SANCHEZ, Samuel	BMC	@ 1min 0sec
15	MOLLEMA, Bauke	Trek	+ 01′ 25″
16	VUILLERMOZ, Alexis	Ag2r	+ 01′ 28″
17	MORENO, Daniel	Katusha	+ 01′ 59″
18	ATAPUMA, Darwin	BMC	+ 02′ 26″
19	PERAUD, Jean-Christophe	Ag2r	+ 02′ 32″
20	LOPEZ, David	Sky	+ 03′ 19″
21	SANCHEZ, Luis Leon	Astana	+ 03′ 22″
22	CHAVES, Esteban	Orica-GreenEdge	+ 04′ 09″
23	LANDA, Mikel	Astana	+ 04′ 12″
24	POLANC, Jan	Lampre-Merida	+ 04′ 41″
25	MOLARD, Rudy	Cofidis	+ 05′ 48″
26	GILBERT, Philippe	BMC	+ 06′ 09″
27	FORMOLO, Davide	Cannondale-Garmin	+ 06′ 23″
28	SLAGTER, Tom Jelte	Cannondale-Garmin	+ 07′ 14″
29	VAKOC, Petr	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 07′ 27″
30	GALLOPIN, Tony	Lotto-Soudal	+ 09′ 07″
31	POLJANSKI, Pawel	Tinkoff-Saxo	+ 11′ 17″
32	DANIELSON, Tom	Cannondale-Garmin	+ 11′ 50″
33	DE CLERCQ, Bart	Lotto-Soudal	+ 11′ 52″
34	DUMOULIN, Tom	TGA	+ 12′ 14″
35	DUPONT, Hubert	Ag2r	+ 12′ 14″
36	JUNGELS, Bob	Trek	+ 12′ 16″
37	MARTIN, Tony	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 12′ 34″
38	WELLENS, Tim	Lotto-Soudal	+ 12′ 38″
39	INTXAUSTI, Beñat	Movistar	+ 12′ 39″
40	ZUBELDIA, Haimar	Trek	+ 15′ 38″
41	HARDY, Romain	Cofidis	+ 15′ 50″
42	SORENSEN, Chris Anker	Tinkoff-Saxo	+ 16′ 30″
43	VANENDERT, Jelle	Lotto-Soudal	+ 16′ 45″
44	KIRYIENKA, Vasil	Sky	+ 16′ 50″
45	BAGOT, Yoann	Cofidis	+ 17′ 56″
46	FELLINE, Fabio	Trek	+ 18′ 43″
47	DENNIS, Rohan	BMC	+ 18′ 43″
48	MONFORT, Maxime	Lotto-Soudal	+ 18′ 45″
49	NIEVE, Mikel	Sky	+ 19′ 07″
50	SERPA, Jose	Lampre-Merida	+ 19′ 32″
51	SIUTSOU, Kanstantsin	Sky	+ 19′ 50″
52	CHEREL, Mikael	Ag2r	+ 20′ 22″
53	TAARAMAE, Rein	Astana	+ 21′ 28″
54	TALANSKY, Andrew	Cannondale-Garmin	+ 22′ 22″
55	CARDOSO, André	Cannondale-Garmin	+ 24′ 35″
56	IMPEY, Daryl	Orica-GreenEdge	+ 27′ 52″
57	SIMON, Julien	Cofidis	+ 28′ 35″
58	BILBAO, Pello	Caja Rural	+ 31′ 21″
59	VISCONTI, Giovanni	Movistar	+ 31′ 41″
60	SCHLECK, Frank	Trek	+ 31′ 54″
61	ARMéE, Sander	Lotto-Soudal	+ 32′ 02″
62	BENNETT, George	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 32′ 20″
63	ALBASINI, Michael	Orica-GreenEdge	+ 32′ 26″
64	LAGUTIN, Sergey	Katusha	+ 33′ 35″
65	TXURRUKA, Amets	Caja Rural	+ 34′ 06″
66	WEENING, Pieter	Orica-GreenEdge	+ 34′ 52″
67	ROSSETTO, Stephane	Cofidis	+ 36′ 19″
68	GOLAS, Michal	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 36′ 30″
69	ARROYO, David	Caja Rural	+ 36′ 49″
70	FUMEAUX, Jonathan	IAM Cycling	+ 37′ 00″
71	ULISSI, Diego	Lampre-Merida	+ 38′ 13″
72	CASTROVIEJO, Jonathan	Movistar	+ 38′ 13″
73	IZAGIRRE, Gorka	Movistar	+ 38′ 58″
74	HERRADA, Jose	Movistar	+ 39′ 26″
75	ARREDONDO, Julian David	Trek	+ 40′ 20″
76	MATTHEWS, Michael	Orica-GreenEdge	+ 40′ 37″
77	CHEVRIER, Clement	IAM Cycling	+ 40′ 53″
78	DE LA CRUZ, David	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 40′ 55″
79	PIRES, Bruno	Tinkoff-Saxo	+ 41′ 33″
80	VERVAEKE, Louis	Lotto-Soudal	+ 41′ 43″
81	GERRANS, Simon	Orica-GreenEdge	+ 43′ 18″
82	ELISSONDE, Kenny	FDJ	+ 43′ 40″
83	PLAZA, Ruben	Lampre-Merida	+ 44′ 15″
84	AGNOLI, Valerio	Astana	+ 44′ 18″
85	CRADDOCK, Lawson	TGA	+ 44′ 18″
86	WARBASSE, Lawerence	IAM Cycling	+ 45′ 47″
87	KOLOBNEV, Alexandr	Katusha	+ 45′ 54″
88	ANTON, Igor	Movistar	+ 45′ 59″
89	MOUREY, Francis	FDJ	+ 46′ 18″
90	REICHENBACH, Sebastien	IAM Cycling	+ 46′ 47″
91	BROWN, Nathan	Cannondale-Garmin	+ 47′ 36″
92	CONTI, Valerio	Lampre-Merida	+ 48′ 17″
93	FERRARI, Fabricio	Caja Rural	+ 48′ 43″
94	VAN DER LIJKE, Nick	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 48′ 47″
95	BOOKWALTER, Brent	BMC	+ 48′ 49″
96	CARTHY, Hugh	Caja Rural	+ 51′ 24″
97	VERMOTE, Julien	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 52′ 10″
98	MOHORIC, Matej	Cannondale-Garmin	+ 52′ 41″
99	MOLINA, Antonio	Caja Rural	+ 53′ 03″
100	TURGIS, Anthony	Cofidis	+ 53′ 43″
101	NOCENTINI, Rinaldo	Ag2r	+ 53′ 47″
102	BONO, Matteo	Lampre-Merida	+ 53′ 56″
103	MONTAGUTI, Matteo	Ag2r	+ 54′ 31″
104	ZANDIO, Xabier	Sky	+ 54′ 35″
105	DIDIER, Laurent	Trek	+ 54′ 42″
106	BELTRAN, Edward	Tinkoff-Saxo	+ 55′ 24″
107	FRAILE, Omar	Caja Rural	+ 55′ 39″
108	ROY, Jeremy	FDJ	+ 56′ 15″
109	KOZHATAYEV, Bakhtiyar	Astana	+ 56′ 25″
110	BERARD, Julien	Ag2r	+ 57′ 22″
111	FRöHLINGER, Johannes	TGA	+ 58′ 02″
112	BETANCUR, Carlos Alberto	Ag2r	+ 58′ 06″
113	DE WEERT, Kevin	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 58′ 58″
114	ROSSKOPF, Joey	BMC	@ 1hr 1min 4sec
115	PETROV, Evgeny	Tinkoff-Saxo	+ 01h 01′ 07″
116	COSTA, Mario	Lampre-Merida	+ 01h 01′ 21″
117	BELKOV, Maxim	Katusha	+ 01h 01′ 59″
118	VANOTTI, Alessandro	Astana	+ 01h 02′ 56″
119	FAIRLY, Caleb	TGA	+ 01h 05′ 35″
120	ROOSEN, Timo	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 01h 05′ 49″

Stage 5 profile:

Stage 5 profile

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Thursday, April 9: Stage 4, Zumarraga - Arrate (Eibar), 162.20 km

Stage 4 profile |

Rated Ascents:

• Km 36.7: Alto de Asentzio (Cat 2)
• Km 64.8: Alto Karabieta (Cat 2)
• Km 98: Alto de Ixua (Cat 1)
• Km 118.4: Alto Gontzagaigana (Cat 3)
• Km 130.5: Alto de Santa Eufemia (Cat 3)
• Km 142.6: Pinares (Cat 2)
• Km 160: Alto de Usartza (Cat 1)

Joaquim Rodriguez handily wins the fourth stage.

The Race: L'Equipe summed up the stage with its headline: Rodriguez Encore en Tête [very roughly, Rodriguez Still Leads]

After the final climb, the first category Alto de Uzartza which was just 2.2 kilometers from the line, it was downhill to the sprint. As the leading group of twelve zoomed to the finish, Katusha's Joaquim Rodriguez jumped first, 200 meters from the line. He held it to win the stage, his second in succession this edition of the Tour of the Basque Country.

Sergio Henao of Sky remains the GC leader.

Complete Results:

1	RODRIGUEZ, Joaquim	Katusha	4hr 5min 10sec
2	MOLLEMA, Bauke	Trek	s.t.
3	YATES, Simon	Orica-GreenEdge	s.t.
4	IZAGIRRE, Ion	Movistar	s.t.
5	HENAO, Sergio Luis	Sky	s.t.
6	SCARPONI, Michele	Astana	s.t.
7	QUINTANA, Nairo	Movistar	s.t.
8	ZAKARIN, Ilnur	Katusha	s.t.
9	COSTA, Rui	Lampre-Merida	s.t.
10	PINOT, Thibaut	FDJ	s.t.
11	VAN GARDEREN, Tejay	BMC	s.t.
12	SPILAK, Simon	Katusha	s.t.
13	KWIATKOWSKI, Michal	Etixx-Quick Step	@ 23sec
14	SANCHEZ, Samuel	BMC	s.t.
15	PERAUD, Jean-Christophe	Ag2r	s.t.
16	MAJKA, Rafal	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
17	MORENO, Daniel	Katusha	+ 00′ 47″
18	POLANC, Jan	Lampre-Merida	s.t.
19	SANCHEZ, Luis Leon	Astana	s.t.
20	ATAPUMA, Darwin	BMC	s.t.
21	VUILLERMOZ, Alexis	Ag2r	+@ 1min 8″sec
22	SLAGTER, Tom Jelte	Cannondale-Garmin	+ 01′ 22″
23	VANENDERT, Jelle	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
24	LOPEZ, David	Sky	+ 01′ 56″
25	CHAVES, Esteban	Orica-GreenEdge	+ 01′ 56″
26	FORMOLO, Davide	Cannondale-Garmin	+ 02′ 27″
27	INTXAUSTI, Beñat	Movistar	s.t.
28	MOLARD, Rudy	Cofidis	+ 02′ 34″
29	GILBERT, Philippe	BMC	+ 03′ 42″
30	DE CLERCQ, Bart	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
31	VAKOC, Petr	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
32	FELLINE, Fabio	Trek	s.t.
33	HARDY, Romain	Cofidis	s.t.
34	DUPONT, Hubert	Ag2r	s.t.
35	TALANSKY, Andrew	Cannondale-Garmin	+ 04′ 19″
36	LANDA, Mikel	Astana	+ 04′ 58″
37	WEENING, Pieter	Orica-GreenEdge	+ 06′ 17″
38	BAGOT, Yoann	Cofidis	+ 06′ 19″
39	POLJANSKI, Pawel	Tinkoff-Saxo	+ 06′ 28″
40	DENNIS, Rohan	BMC	+ 06′ 54″
41	KIRYIENKA, Vasil	Sky	+ 07′ 29″
42	ALBASINI, Michael	Orica-GreenEdge	+ 07′ 53″
43	JUNGELS, Bob	Trek	s.t.
44	DANIELSON, Tom	Cannondale-Garmin	s.t.
45	GERRANS, Simon	Orica-GreenEdge	s.t.
46	SORENSEN, Chris Anker	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
47	IMPEY, Daryl	Orica-GreenEdge	s.t.
48	ZUBELDIA, Haimar	Trek	s.t.
49	MARTIN, Tony	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
50	GOLAS, Michal	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
51	GALLOPIN, Tony	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
52	CASTROVIEJO, Jonathan	Movistar	s.t.
53	DUMOULIN, Tom	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
54	WELLENS, Tim	Lotto-Soudal	+ 09′ 03″
55	MONFORT, Maxime	Lotto-Soudal	+ 09′ 14″
56	VERVAEKE, Louis	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
57	SCHLECK, Frank	Trek	s.t.
58	SERPA, Jose	Lampre-Merida	s.t.
59	CHEREL, Mikael	Ag2r	+ 10′ 55″
60	CARDOSO, André	Cannondale-Garmin	s.t.
61	SIUTSOU, Kanstantsin	Sky	s.t.
62	LAGUTIN, Sergey	Katusha	s.t.
63	DE LA CRUZ, David	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 11′ 14″
64	NIEVE, Mikel	Sky	+ 12′ 19″
65	IZAGIRRE, Gorka	Movistar	+ 12′ 22″
66	VISCONTI, Giovanni	Movistar	s.t.
67	ACEVEDO, Janier	Cannondale-Garmin	s.t.
68	ZAUGG, Olivier	Tinkoff-Saxo	+ 15′ 31″
69	HERRADA, Jose	Movistar	+ 18′ 34″
70	PLAZA, Ruben	Lampre-Merida	s.t.
71	ARROYO, David	Caja Rural	+ 19′ 15″
72	FERRARI, Fabricio	Caja Rural	s.t.
73	BILBAO, Pello	Caja Rural	s.t.
74	ANTON, Igor	Movistar	s.t.
75	WESTRA, Lieuwe	Astana	s.t.
76	BOOKWALTER, Brent	BMC	s.t.
77	MONTAGUTI, Matteo	Ag2r	s.t.
78	NOCENTINI, Rinaldo	Ag2r	s.t.
79	VANOTTI, Alessandro	Astana	s.t.
80	MOLINA, Antonio	Caja Rural	+ 20′ 52″
81	COSTA, Mario	Lampre-Merida	s.t.
82	FRAILE, Omar	Caja Rural	s.t.
83	BETANCUR, Carlos Alberto	Ag2r	s.t.
84	ULISSI, Diego	Lampre-Merida	s.t.
85	BONO, Matteo	Lampre-Merida	s.t.
86	MATTHEWS, Michael	Orica-GreenEdge	s.t.
87	KOLOBNEV, Alexandr	Katusha	s.t.
88	AGNOLI, Valerio	Astana	+ 21′ 46″
89	CONTI, Valerio	Lampre-Merida	s.t.
90	MEERSMAN, Gianni	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
91	MOHORIC, Matej	Cannondale-Garmin	s.t.
92	VERMOTE, Julien	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
93	ROSSETTO, Stephane	Cofidis	s.t.
94	CHEVRIER, Clement	IAM Cycling	s.t.
95	FRöHLINGER, Johannes	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
96	REICHENBACH, Sebastien	IAM Cycling	s.t.
97	ELISSONDE, Kenny	FDJ	s.t.
98	ARMéE, Sander	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
99	TXURRUKA, Amets	Caja Rural	s.t.
100	WARBASSE, Lawerence	IAM Cycling	s.t.
101	TURGIS, Anthony	Cofidis	s.t.
102	ARREDONDO, Julian David	Trek	s.t.
103	PIRES, Bruno	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
104	FAIRLY, Caleb	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
105	FUMEAUX, Jonathan	IAM Cycling	s.t.
106	ZANDIO, Xabier	Sky	s.t.
107	DE WEERT, Kevin	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
108	PETROV, Evgeny	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
109	VAN DER LIJKE, Nick	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
110	ROSSKOPF, Joey	BMC	s.t.
111	CRADDOCK, Lawson	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
112	KOZHATAYEV, Bakhtiyar	Astana	s.t.
113	BROWN, Nathan	Cannondale-Garmin	s.t.
114	ROY, Jeremy	FDJ	s.t.
115	DIDIER, Laurent	Trek	s.t.
116	BERARD, Julien	Ag2r	s.t.
117	LINDEMAN, Bertjan	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
118	BELKOV, Maxim	Katusha	s.t.
119	ROOSEN, Timo	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
120	MOUREY, Francis	FDJ	s.t.
121	BELTRAN, Edward	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
122	CARTHY, Hugh	Caja Rural	s.t.
123	TAARAMAE, Rein	Astana	s.t.
124	SIMON, Julien	Cofidis	s.t.
125	PATE, Danny	Sky	s.t.
126	BENNETT, George	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
127	VERONA, Carlos	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.

GC after Stage 4:

1	HENAO, Sergio Luis	Sky	17hr 13min 51sec
2	RODRIGUEZ, Joaquim	Katusha	s.t.
3	QUINTANA, Nairo	Movistar	s.t.
4	SCARPONI, Michele	Astana	@ 7sec
5	MOLLEMA, Bauke	Trek	+ 00′ 10″
6	ZAKARIN, Ilnur	Katusha	s.t.
7	VAN GARDEREN, Tejay	BMC	s.t.
8	IZAGIRRE, Ion	Movistar	s.t.
9	YATES, Simon	Orica-GreenEdge	s.t.
10	SPILAK, Simon	Katusha	s.t.
11	PINOT, Thibaut	FDJ	+ 00′ 18″
12	COSTA, Rui	Lampre-Merida	+ 00′ 26″
13	KWIATKOWSKI, Michal	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 00′ 30″
14	SANCHEZ, Samuel	BMC	s.t.
15	MAJKA, Rafal	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
16	MORENO, Daniel	Katusha	+ 00′ 57″
17	VUILLERMOZ, Alexis	Ag2r	@ 1min 18sec
18	SANCHEZ, Luis Leon	Astana	+ 01′ 19″
19	PERAUD, Jean-Christophe	Ag2r	+ 01′ 21″
20	ATAPUMA, Darwin	BMC	+ 01′ 45″
21	CHAVES, Esteban	Orica-GreenEdge	+ 02′ 06″
22	LOPEZ, David	Sky	+ 02′ 24″
23	INTXAUSTI, Beñat	Movistar	+ 03′ 07″
24	POLANC, Jan	Lampre-Merida	+ 03′ 19″
25	MOLARD, Rudy	Cofidis	+ 03′ 32″
26	GILBERT, Philippe	BMC	+ 04′ 00″
27	VAKOC, Petr	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 04′ 22″
28	FORMOLO, Davide	Cannondale-Garmin	+ 04′ 23″
29	LANDA, Mikel	Astana	+ 05′ 08″
30	VANENDERT, Jelle	Lotto-Soudal	+ 06′ 02″
31	SLAGTER, Tom Jelte	Cannondale-Garmin	+ 07′ 05″
32	POLJANSKI, Pawel	Tinkoff-Saxo	+ 07′ 46″
33	KIRYIENKA, Vasil	Sky	+ 08′ 09″
34	DE CLERCQ, Bart	Lotto-Soudal	+ 08′ 22″
35	DUMOULIN, Tom	Giant-Alpecin	+ 08′ 33″
36	MARTIN, Tony	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
37	JUNGELS, Bob	Trek	+ 09′ 11″
38	GALLOPIN, Tony	Lotto-Soudal	+ 09′ 25″
39	DUPONT, Hubert	Ag2r	+ 09′ 27″
40	DENNIS, Rohan	BMC	+ 10′ 29″
41	SIUTSOU, Kanstantsin	Sky	+ 11′ 53″
42	DANIELSON, Tom	Cannondale-Garmin	+ 12′ 30″
43	SORENSEN, Chris Anker	Tinkoff-Saxo	+ 12′ 33″
44	ZUBELDIA, Haimar	Trek	s.t.
45	WELLENS, Tim	Lotto-Soudal	+ 13′ 31″
46	FELLINE, Fabio	Trek	+ 13′ 48″
47	HARDY, Romain	Cofidis	+ 15′ 02″
48	NIEVE, Mikel	Sky	+ 16′ 08″
49	BAGOT, Yoann	Cofidis	+ 16′ 18″
50	MONFORT, Maxime	Lotto-Soudal	+ 17′ 03″
51	ACEVEDO, Janier	Cannondale-Garmin	+ 17′ 07″
52	SERPA, Jose	Lampre-Merida	+ 17′ 38″
53	TALANSKY, Andrew	Cannondale-Garmin	+ 18′ 41″
54	CHEREL, Mikael	Ag2r	+ 18′ 44″
55	CARDOSO, André	Cannondale-Garmin	+ 20′ 54″
56	IMPEY, Daryl	Orica-GreenEdge	+ 21′ 01″
57	TAARAMAE, Rein	Astana	+ 21′ 56″
58	SCHLECK, Frank	Trek	+ 22′ 22″
59	WESTRA, Lieuwe	Astana	+ 23′ 02″
60	LAGUTIN, Sergey	Katusha	+ 24′ 03″
61	ZAUGG, Olivier	Tinkoff-Saxo	+ 25′ 30″
62	CASTROVIEJO, Jonathan	Movistar	+ 26′ 22″
63	SIMON, Julien	Cofidis	+ 26′ 26″
64	GOLAS, Michal	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 26′ 54″
65	IZAGIRRE, Gorka	Movistar	+ 27′ 07″
66	ALBASINI, Michael	Orica-GreenEdge	+ 27′ 08″
67	VISCONTI, Giovanni	Movistar	+ 29′ 00″
68	ARMéE, Sander	Lotto-Soudal	+ 29′ 15″
69	DE LA CRUZ, David	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 29′ 23″
70	BENNETT, George	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 29′ 35″
71	BILBAO, Pello	Caja Rural	+ 29′ 48″
72	HERRADA, Jose	Movistar	+ 29′ 54″
73	ROSSETTO, Stephane	Cofidis	+ 31′ 14″
74	AGNOLI, Valerio	Astana	+ 31′ 45″
75	MATTHEWS, Michael	Orica-GreenEdge	+ 32′ 12″
76	GERRANS, Simon	Orica-GreenEdge	+ 32′ 35″
77	TXURRUKA, Amets	Caja Rural	+ 32′ 38″
78	WEENING, Pieter	Orica-GreenEdge	+ 32′ 49″
79	PLAZA, Ruben	Lampre-Merida	+ 33′ 03″
80	ELISSONDE, Kenny	FDJ	+ 33′ 06″
81	FUMEAUX, Jonathan	IAM Cycling	+ 33′ 19″
82	VERVAEKE, Louis	Lotto-Soudal	+ 33′ 42″
83	ARROYO, David	Caja Rural	+ 33′ 44″
84	CRADDOCK, Lawson	Giant-Alpecin	+ 34′ 23″
85	ULISSI, Diego	Lampre-Merida	+ 34′ 28″
86	MOUREY, Francis	FDJ	+ 35′ 00″
87	KOLOBNEV, Alexandr	Katusha	+ 35′ 03″
88	ARREDONDO, Julian David	Trek	+ 35′ 22″
89	PIRES, Bruno	Tinkoff-Saxo	+ 36′ 15″
90	WARBASSE, Lawerence	IAM Cycling	s.t.
91	CHEVRIER, Clement	IAM Cycling	s.t.
92	FERRARI, Fabricio	Caja Rural	+ 38′ 19″
93	REICHENBACH, Sebastien	IAM Cycling	+ 38′ 57″
94	BOOKWALTER, Brent	BMC	+ 39′ 17″
95	MOLINA, Antonio	Caja Rural	+ 39′ 56″
96	BROWN, Nathan	Cannondale-Garmin	+ 40′ 32″
97	VERONA, Carlos	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 40′ 39″
98	CARTHY, Hugh	Caja Rural	+ 40′ 50″
99	VAN DER LIJKE, Nick	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 41′ 48″
100	VERMOTE, Julien	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 41′ 50″
101	TURGIS, Anthony	Cofidis	+ 43′ 00″
102	MEERSMAN, Gianni	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 43′ 11″
103	ZANDIO, Xabier	Sky	+ 43′ 11″
104	NOCENTINI, Rinaldo	Ag2r	+ 43′ 13″
105	ROSSKOPF, Joey	BMC	+ 43′ 22″
106	MOHORIC, Matej	Cannondale-Garmin	+ 43′ 33″
107	MONTAGUTI, Matteo	Ag2r	+ 43′ 57″
108	CONTI, Valerio	Lampre-Merida	+ 44′ 12″
109	ANTON, Igor	Movistar	+ 44′ 12″
110	BELTRAN, Edward	Tinkoff-Saxo	+ 44′ 22″
111	FRöHLINGER, Johannes	Giant-Alpecin	+ 44′ 45″
112	ROY, Jeremy	FDJ	+ 44′ 57″
113	FRAILE, Omar	Caja Rural	+ 45′ 09″
114	BONO, Matteo	Lampre-Merida	+ 45′ 59″
115	KOZHATAYEV, Bakhtiyar	Astana	+ 46′ 28″
116	BERARD, Julien	Ag2r	+ 46′ 39″
117	DIDIER, Laurent	Trek	+ 47′ 26″
118	VANOTTI, Alessandro	Astana	+ 48′ 13″
119	ROOSEN, Timo	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 48′ 17″
120	DE WEERT, Kevin	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 48′ 38″
121	BELKOV, Maxim	Katusha	+ 50′ 37″
122	COSTA, Mario	Lampre-Merida	+ 50′ 57″
123	LINDEMAN, Bertjan	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
124	BETANCUR, Carlos Alberto	Ag2r	+ 51′ 15″
125	PETROV, Evgeny	Tinkoff-Saxo	+ 51′ 23″
126	FAIRLY, Caleb	Giant-Alpecin	+ 55′ 40″
127	PATE, Danny	Sky	+ 59′ 34″

Stage 4 profile:

Stage 4 profile

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Wednesday, April 8: Stage 3, Vitoria Gasteiz - Zumarraga, 170.70 km

Stage 3 profile |

Rated Ascents:

• Km 16.0: Alto de Azazeta (Cat 2)
• Km 38.0: Alto de Iturrieta (Cat 1)
• Km 62.3: Alto de Urbasa (Cat 1)
• Km 107.7 Alto de Urkillaga (Cat 2)
• Km 130.9: Alto de Gabiria
• Km 139.9: Alto de Antigua (Cat 2)
• Km 152.7: Alto de Atagoiti
• Km 167.7: Alto de Antigua (Cat 2)

Joaquim Rodriguez wins stage 3

The Race: As the reader can see from the list of ranked climbs directly above the picture, this was a quite hilly stage.

The day's break of four intrepid riders was able to suck up most of the climbers points, but as they started the final climb, a second time up the second-category Alto de Antiqua, they were absorbed by the chasers.

As that final slope steepened, first Sergio Henao went clear, to be joined shortly thereafter by Joaquim Rodriguez and Nairo Quintana. The trio drove their break home with Rodriguez being the faster of the three.

Second-place Sergio Henao can take solace in that his second place made him the overall race leader.

Complete Results:

170.70 km raced at an average speed of 36.55 km/hr

1	RODRIGUEZ, Joaquim	Katusha	4hr 39sec 2sec
2	HENAO, Sergio Luis	Sky	s.t.
3	QUINTANA, Nairo	Movistar	s.t.
4	KWIATKOWSKI, Michal	Etixx-Quick Step	@ 7sec
5	MAJKA, Rafal	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
6	SCARPONI, Michele	Astana	s.t.
7	SANCHEZ, Samuel	BMC	s.t.
8	YATES, Simon	Orica-GreenEdge	+ 00′ 10″
9	SPILAK, Simon	Katusha	s.t.
10	VAN GARDEREN, Tejay	BMC	s.t.
11	ZAKARIN, Ilnur	Katusha	s.t.
12	IZAGIRRE, Ion	Movistar	s.t.
13	VUILLERMOZ, Alexis	Ag2r	s.t.
14	TAARAMAE, Rein	Astana	s.t.
15	MOLLEMA, Bauke	Trek	s.t.
16	CHAVES, Esteban	Orica-GreenEdge	s.t.
17	LANDA, Mikel	Astana	s.t.
18	MORENO, Daniel	Katusha	s.t.
19	GILBERT, Philippe	BMC	+ 00′ 18″
20	PINOT, Thibaut	FDJ	s.t.
21	COSTA, Rui	Lampre-Merida	+ 00′ 26″
22	LOPEZ, David	Sky	+ 00′ 28″
23	SANCHEZ, Luis Leon	Astana	+ 00′ 32″
24	NIEVE, Mikel	Sky	+ 00′ 40″
25	KIRYIENKA, Vasil	Sky	s.t.
26	INTXAUSTI, Beñat	Movistar	s.t.
27	MARTIN, Tony	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
28	DUMOULIN, Tom	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
29	VAKOC, Petr	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
30	ATAPUMA, Darwin	BMC	+ 00′ 58″
31	PERAUD, Jean-Christophe	Ag2r	s.t.
32	POLANC, Jan	Lampre-Merida	s.t.
33	MOLARD, Rudy	Cofidis	s.t.
34	SIUTSOU, Kanstantsin	Sky	s.t.
35	JUNGELS, Bob	Trek	@ 1min 18sec
36	POLJANSKI, Pawel	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
37	GALLOPIN, Tony	Lotto-Soudal	+ 01′ 32″
38	FORMOLO, Davide	Cannondale-Garmin	+ 01′ 56″
39	DENNIS, Rohan	BMC	+ 03′ 35″
40	WESTRA, Lieuwe	Astana	+ 03′ 47″
41	VICIOSO, Angel	Katusha	+ 04′ 11″
42	WELLENS, Tim	Lotto-Soudal	+ 04′ 28″
43	SLAGTER, Tom Jelte	Cannondale-Garmin	+ 04′ 37″
44	DANIELSON, Tom	Cannondale-Garmin	s.t.
45	VANENDERT, Jelle	Lotto-Soudal	+ 04′ 40″
46	SORENSEN, Chris Anker	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
47	CHEREL, Mikael	Ag2r	s.t.
48	DE CLERCQ, Bart	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
49	MONFORT, Maxime	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
50	SIMON, Julien	Cofidis	s.t.
51	ZUBELDIA, Haimar	Trek	s.t.
52	BENNETT, George	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
53	IZAGIRRE, Gorka	Movistar	s.t.
54	ACEVEDO, Janier	Cannondale-Garmin	+ 04′ 45″
55	SERPA, Jose	Lampre-Merida	+ 04′ 47″
56	TXURRUKA, Amets	Caja Rural	+ 05′ 14″
57	DUPONT, Hubert	Ag2r	+ 05′ 45″
58	ARMéE, Sander	Lotto-Soudal	+ 05′ 55″
59	CASTROVIEJO, Jonathan	Movistar	+ 07′ 02″
60	ALBASINI, Michael	Orica-GreenEdge	+ 07′ 36″
61	FRAILE, Omar	Caja Rural	+ 08′ 15″
62	KOLOBNEV, Alexandr	Katusha	+ 09′ 28″
63	MOUREY, Francis	FDJ	s.t.
64	ROSSETTO, Stephane	Cofidis	s.t.
65	CRADDOCK, Lawson	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
66	ULISSI, Diego	Lampre-Merida	+ 09′ 59″
67	VERMOTE, Julien	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
68	CARDOSO, André	Cannondale-Garmin	s.t.
69	VISCONTI, Giovanni	Movistar	s.t.
70	SCHLECK, Frank	Trek	s.t.
71	AGNOLI, Valerio	Astana	s.t.
72	KISERLOVSKI, Robert	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
73	REICHENBACH, Sebastien	IAM Cycling	s.t.
74	FUMEAUX, Jonathan	IAM Cycling	s.t.
75	GOLAS, Michal	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
76	COPPEL, Jerome	IAM Cycling	s.t.
77	LAGUTIN, Sergey	Katusha	s.t.
78	ZAUGG, Olivier	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
79	IMPEY, Daryl	Orica-GreenEdge	s.t.
80	BAGOT, Yoann	Cofidis	s.t.
81	ARREDONDO, Julian David	Trek	s.t.
82	FELLINE, Fabio	Trek	+ 10′ 06″
83	DE LA CRUZ, David	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 10′ 11″
84	BELKOV, Maxim	Katusha	+ 10′ 28″
85	WEENING, Pieter	Orica-GreenEdge	+ 10′ 30″
86	BILBAO, Pello	Caja Rural	+ 10′ 33″
87	NOCENTINI, Rinaldo	Ag2r	+ 10′ 36″
88	BONO, Matteo	Lampre-Merida	+ 10′ 55″
89	DE WEERT, Kevin	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 11′ 09″
90	TURGIS, Anthony	Cofidis	+ 11′ 09″
91	VERVAEKE, Louis	Lotto-Soudal	+ 11′ 20″
92	MOLINA, Antonio	Caja Rural	s.t.
93	HERRADA, Jose	Movistar	s.t.
94	WARBASSE, Lawerence	IAM Cycling	s.t.
95	MATTHEWS, Michael	Orica-GreenEdge	s.t.
96	ELISSONDE, Kenny	FDJ	s.t.
97	PIRES, Bruno	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
98	ROY, Jeremy	FDJ	s.t.
99	FERRARI, Fabricio	Caja Rural	s.t.
100	PLAZA, Ruben	Lampre-Merida	s.t.
101	BOOKWALTER, Brent	BMC	s.t.
102	ARROYO, David	Caja Rural	s.t.
103	ZANDIO, Xabier	Sky	s.t.
104	MONTAGUTI, Matteo	Ag2r	s.t.
105	ROSSKOPF, Joey	BMC	s.t.
106	GERRANS, Simon	Orica-GreenEdge	s.t.
107	VAN DER LIJKE, Nick	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
108	HUPOND, Thierry	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
109	JONES, Carter	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
110	DIDIER, Laurent	Trek	s.t.
111	TANNER, David	IAM Cycling	s.t.
112	CARTHY, Hugh	Caja Rural	s.t.
113	FAIRLY, Caleb	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
114	CHEVRIER, Clement	IAM Cycling	s.t.
115	SCHELLING, Patrick	IAM Cycling	s.t.
116	MEERSMAN, Gianni	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
117	KOZHATAYEV, Bakhtiyar	Astana	s.t.
118	HARDY, Romain	Cofidis	s.t.
119	REZA, Kevin	FDJ	s.t.
120	FRöHLINGER, Johannes	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
121	MOHORIC, Matej	Cannondale-Garmin	+ 11′ 42″
122	VANOTTI, Alessandro	Astana	+ 11′ 58″
123	CONTI, Valerio	Lampre-Merida	+ 12′ 11″
124	VERONA, Carlos	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 12′ 27″
125	TALANSKY, Andrew	Cannondale-Garmin	+ 14′ 22″
126	COSTA, Mario	Lampre-Merida	s.t.
127	BERARD, Julien	Ag2r	+ 14′ 52″
128	ANTON, Igor	Movistar	s.t.
129	BETANCUR, Carlos Alberto	Ag2r	s.t.
130	LUDVIGSSON, Fredrik	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
131	KEIZER, Martijn	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
132	LINDEMAN, Bertjan	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
133	ROOSEN, Timo	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
134	BELTRAN, Edward	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
135	PATE, Danny	Sky	+ 15′ 14″
136	JI, Cheng	Giant-Alpecin	+ 15′ 24″
137	PETROV, Evgeny	Tinkoff-Saxo	+ 15′ 25″
138	BROWN, Nathan	Cannondale-Garmin	+ 15′ 37″

GC after Stage 3:

1	HENAO, Sergio Luis	Sky	13hr 8min 41sec
2	RODRIGUEZ, Joaquim	Katusha	s.t.
3	QUINTANA, Nairo	Movistar	s.t.
4	KWIATKOWSKI, Michal	Etixx-Quick Step	@ 7sec
5	SANCHEZ, Samuel	BMC	s.t.
6	MAJKA, Rafal	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
7	SCARPONI, Michele	Astana	s.t.
8	MORENO, Daniel	Katusha	+ 00′ 10″
9	VUILLERMOZ, Alexis	Ag2r	s.t.
10	VAN GARDEREN, Tejay	BMC	s.t.
11	ZAKARIN, Ilnur	Katusha	s.t.
12	MOLLEMA, Bauke	Trek	s.t.
13	IZAGIRRE, Ion	Movistar	s.t.
14	TAARAMAE, Rein	Astana	s.t.
15	CHAVES, Esteban	Orica-GreenEdge	s.t.
16	YATES, Simon	Orica-GreenEdge	s.t.
17	SPILAK, Simon	Katusha	s.t.
18	LANDA, Mikel	Astana	s.t.
19	GILBERT, Philippe	BMC	+ 00′ 18″
20	PINOT, Thibaut	FDJ	s.t.
21	COSTA, Rui	Lampre-Merida	+ 00′ 26″
22	LOPEZ, David	Sky	+ 00′ 28″
23	SANCHEZ, Luis Leon	Astana	+ 00′ 32″
24	VAKOC, Petr	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 00′ 40″
25	DUMOULIN, Tom	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
26	KIRYIENKA, Vasil	Sky	s.t.
27	INTXAUSTI, Beñat	Movistar	s.t.
28	PERAUD, Jean-Christophe	Ag2r	+ 00′ 58″
29	MOLARD, Rudy	Cofidis	s.t.
30	SIUTSOU, Kanstantsin	Sky	s.t.
31	ATAPUMA, Darwin	BMC	s.t.
32	MARTIN, Tony	Etixx-Quick Step	@ 1min 0sec
33	POLJANSKI, Pawel	Tinkoff-Saxo	+ 01′ 18″
34	JUNGELS, Bob	Trek	s.t.
35	GALLOPIN, Tony	Lotto-Soudal	+ 01′ 32″
36	FORMOLO, Davide	Cannondale-Garmin	+ 01′ 56″
37	POLANC, Jan	Lampre-Merida	+ 02′ 32″
38	DENNIS, Rohan	BMC	+ 03′ 35″
39	WESTRA, Lieuwe	Astana	+ 03′ 47″
40	NIEVE, Mikel	Sky	+ 03′ 49″
41	WELLENS, Tim	Lotto-Soudal	+ 04′ 28″
42	DANIELSON, Tom	Cannondale-Garmin	+ 04′ 37″
43	SIMON, Julien	Cofidis	+ 04′ 40″
44	VANENDERT, Jelle	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
45	SORENSEN, Chris Anker	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
46	DE CLERCQ, Bart	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
47	ZUBELDIA, Haimar	Trek	s.t.
48	ACEVEDO, Janier	Cannondale-Garmin	+ 04′ 45″
49	SLAGTER, Tom Jelte	Cannondale-Garmin	+ 05′ 43″
50	DUPONT, Hubert	Ag2r	+ 05′ 45″
51	VICIOSO, Angel	Katusha	+ 07′ 20″
52	ARMéE, Sander	Lotto-Soudal	+ 07′ 29″
53	MONFORT, Maxime	Lotto-Soudal	+ 07′ 49″
54	CHEREL, Mikael	Ag2r	s.t.
55	BENNETT, George	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
56	SERPA, Jose	Lampre-Merida	+ 08′ 24″
57	ROSSETTO, Stephane	Cofidis	+ 09′ 28″
58	AGNOLI, Valerio	Astana	+ 09′ 59″
59	CARDOSO, André	Cannondale-Garmin	s.t.
60	ZAUGG, Olivier	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
61	BAGOT, Yoann	Cofidis	s.t.
62	FELLINE, Fabio	Trek	+ 10′ 06″
63	BILBAO, Pello	Caja Rural	+ 10′ 33″
64	TXURRUKA, Amets	Caja Rural	+ 10′ 52″
65	MATTHEWS, Michael	Orica-GreenEdge	+ 11′ 20″
66	REZA, Kevin	FDJ	+ 11′ 20″
67	HARDY, Romain	Cofidis	s.t.
68	ELISSONDE, Kenny	FDJ	s.t.
69	HERRADA, Jose	Movistar	s.t.
70	FUMEAUX, Jonathan	IAM Cycling	+ 11′ 33″
71	CRADDOCK, Lawson	Giant-Alpecin	+ 12′ 37″
72	IMPEY, Daryl	Orica-GreenEdge	+ 13′ 08″
73	LAGUTIN, Sergey	Katusha	+ 13′ 08″
74	SCHLECK, Frank	Trek	s.t.
75	COPPEL, Jerome	IAM Cycling	s.t.
76	KISERLOVSKI, Robert	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
77	MOUREY, Francis	FDJ	+ 13′ 14″
78	ARREDONDO, Julian David	Trek	+ 13′ 36″
79	ULISSI, Diego	Lampre-Merida	s.t.
80	KOLOBNEV, Alexandr	Katusha	+ 14′ 11″
81	TALANSKY, Andrew	Cannondale-Garmin	+ 14′ 22″
82	PIRES, Bruno	Tinkoff-Saxo	+ 14′ 29″
83	WARBASSE, Lawerence	IAM Cycling	s.t.
84	PLAZA, Ruben	Lampre-Merida	s.t.
85	CHEVRIER, Clement	IAM Cycling	s.t.
86	ARROYO, David	Caja Rural	s.t.
87	IZAGIRRE, Gorka	Movistar	+ 14′ 45″
88	VISCONTI, Giovanni	Movistar	+ 16′ 38″
89	SCHELLING, Patrick	IAM Cycling	+ 17′ 09″
90	REICHENBACH, Sebastien	IAM Cycling	+ 17′ 11″
91	DE LA CRUZ, David	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 18′ 09″
92	CASTROVIEJO, Jonathan	Movistar	+ 18′ 29″
93	BROWN, Nathan	Cannondale-Garmin	+ 18′ 46″
94	VERONA, Carlos	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 18′ 53″
95	GOLAS, Michal	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 19′ 01″
96	TANNER, David	IAM Cycling	+ 19′ 04″
97	FERRARI, Fabricio	Caja Rural	s.t.
98	MOLINA, Antonio	Caja Rural	s.t.
99	CARTHY, Hugh	Caja Rural	s.t.
100	ALBASINI, Michael	Orica-GreenEdge	+ 19′ 15″
101	VAN DER LIJKE, Nick	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 20′ 02″
102	BOOKWALTER, Brent	BMC	s.t.
103	VERMOTE, Julien	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 20′ 04″
104	TURGIS, Anthony	Cofidis	+ 21′ 14″
105	MEERSMAN, Gianni	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 21′ 25″
106	JONES, Carter	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
107	ZANDIO, Xabier	Sky	+ 21′ 25″
108	ROSSKOPF, Joey	BMC	+ 21′ 36″
109	MOHORIC, Matej	Cannondale-Garmin	+ 21′ 47″
110	CONTI, Valerio	Lampre-Merida	+ 22′ 16″
111	BELTRAN, Edward	Tinkoff-Saxo	+ 22′ 36″
112	FRöHLINGER, Johannes	Giant-Alpecin	+ 22′ 59″
113	ROY, Jeremy	FDJ	+ 23′ 11″
114	KEIZER, Martijn	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 23′ 39″
115	NOCENTINI, Rinaldo	Ag2r	+ 23′ 58″
116	FRAILE, Omar	Caja Rural	+ 24′ 17″
117	VERVAEKE, Louis	Lotto-Soudal	+ 24′ 28″
118	MONTAGUTI, Matteo	Ag2r	+ 24′ 42″
119	GERRANS, Simon	Orica-GreenEdge	s.t.
120	KOZHATAYEV, Bakhtiyar	Astana	s.t.
121	BERARD, Julien	Ag2r	+ 24′ 53″
122	ANTON, Igor	Movistar	+ 24′ 57″
123	BONO, Matteo	Lampre-Merida	+ 25′ 07″
124	DIDIER, Laurent	Trek	+ 25′ 40″
125	ROOSEN, Timo	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 26′ 31″
126	WEENING, Pieter	Orica-GreenEdge	+ 26′ 32″
127	DE WEERT, Kevin	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 26′ 52″
128	BELKOV, Maxim	Katusha	+ 28′ 51″
129	VANOTTI, Alessandro	Astana	+ 28′ 58″
130	LINDEMAN, Bertjan	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 29′ 11″
131	PETROV, Evgeny	Tinkoff-Saxo	+ 29′ 37″
132	HUPOND, Thierry	Giant-Alpecin	+ 29′ 53″
133	COSTA, Mario	Lampre-Merida	+ 30′ 05″
134	BETANCUR, Carlos Alberto	Ag2r	+ 30′ 23″
135	FAIRLY, Caleb	Giant-Alpecin	+ 33′ 54″
136	LUDVIGSSON, Fredrik	Giant-Alpecin	+ 36′ 03″
137	PATE, Danny	Sky	+ 37′ 48″
138	JI, Cheng	Giant-Alpecin	+ 37′ 58″

Stage 3 profile:

Stage 3 profile

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Tuesday, April 7: Stage 2, Bilbao - Vitoria Gasteiz, 175.40 km

Rated Ascents:

• km 49.0: Alto de Orduña (Cat 1)
• Km 75.0: Alto de Salinas de Añana (Cat 3)
• Km 113.4: Alto de San Martin de Zar (Cat 3)
• Km 130.4: Alto de Zaldiarna (Cat 3)
• Km 146.1: Alto de Vitoria (Cat 3)
• Km 166.4 Alto de Zaldiaran (Cat 3)

Stage 2 profile |

Trek rider Fabio Felline wins stage 2. Michelena photo

The Race: The stage start was delayed by a five-minute rider protest over the dangerous finish in stage 1 that caused several riders to go down hard and sent BMC rider Peter Stetina to the hospital.

The day's break went early on and with twenty kilometers to go, the break, down to three fugitives (Louis Vervaecke, Sebastien Reichenbach and Amets Txurruka) still had a fifteen-second gap. Surprisingly, they weren't caught until the descent following the final climb.

As the teams got their sprint trains going, Trek rider Fabio Felline took off and held his lead to the line.

Yesterday's stage winner Michael Matthews remains the Overall leader.

Complete Results:

175.40 km raced at an average speed of 38.615 km/hr

1	FELLINE, Fabio	Trek	4hr 32min 32sec
2	MATTHEWS, Michael	Orica-GreenEdge	s.t.
3	GALLOPIN, Tony	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
4	KWIATKOWSKI, Michal	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
5	GILBERT, Philippe	BMC	s.t.
6	REZA, Kevin	FDJ	s.t.
7	SIMON, Julien	Cofidis	s.t.
8	BILBAO, Pello	Caja Rural	s.t.
9	AGNOLI, Valerio	Astana	s.t.
10	MEERSMAN, Gianni	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
11	MORENO, Daniel	Katusha	s.t.
12	TANNER, David	IAM Cycling	s.t.
13	VAKOC, Petr	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
14	MARTIN, Tony	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
15	IMPEY, Daryl	Orica-GreenEdge	s.t.
16	VUILLERMOZ, Alexis	Ag2R	s.t.
17	HARDY, Romain	Cofidis	s.t.
18	ACEVEDO, Janier	Cannondale-Garmin	s.t.
19	MOLARD, Rudy	Cofidis	s.t.
20	SANCHEZ, Samuel	BMC	s.t.
21	SANCHEZ, Luis Leon	Astana	s.t.
22	DUMOULIN, Tom	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
23	MOHORIC, Matej	Cannondale-Garmin	s.t.
24	CRADDOCK, Lawson	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
25	MOLLEMA, Bauke	Trek	s.t.
26	COSTA, Rui	Lampre-Merida	s.t.
27	POLANC, Jan	Lampre-Merida	s.t.
28	TAARAMAE, Rein	Astana	s.t.
29	VAN GARDEREN, Tejay	BMC	s.t.
30	KIRYIENKA, Vasil	Sky	s.t.
31	PERAUD, Jean-Christophe	Ag2R	s.t.
32	ATAPUMA, Darwin	BMC	s.t.
33	DENNIS, Rohan	BMC	s.t.
34	MAJKA, Rafal	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
35	MONFORT, Maxime	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
36	IZAGIRRE, Gorka	Movistar	s.t.
37	VAN DER LIJKE, Nick	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
38	PIRES, Bruno	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
39	LAGUTIN, Sergey	Katusha	s.t.
40	FORMOLO, Davide	Cannondale-Garmin	s.t.
41	VANENDERT, Jelle	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
42	QUINTANA, Nairo	Movistar	s.t.
43	SIUTSOU, Kanstantsin	Sky	s.t.
44	TURGIS, Anthony	Cofidis	s.t.
45	JUNGELS, Bob	Trek	s.t.
46	IZAGIRRE, Ion	Movistar	s.t.
47	POLJANSKI, Pawel	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
48	ZAKARIN, Ilnur	Katusha	s.t.
49	CHAVES, Esteban	Orica-GreenEdge	s.t.
50	HENAO, Sergio Luis	Sky	s.t.
51	ZAUGG, Olivier	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
52	CARDOSO, André	Cannondale-Garmin	s.t.
53	INTXAUSTI, Beñat	Movistar	s.t.
54	SCARPONI, Michele	Astana	s.t.
55	TALANSKY, Andrew	Cannondale-Garmin	s.t.
56	RODRIGUEZ, Joaquim	Katusha	s.t.
57	LANDA, Mikel	Astana	s.t.
58	FERRARI, Fabricio	Caja Rural	s.t.
59	WESTRA, Lieuwe	Astana	s.t.
60	SORENSEN, Chris Anker	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
61	YATES, Simon	Orica-GreenEdge	s.t.
62	PINOT, Thibaut	FDJ	s.t.
63	BAGOT, Yoann	Cofidis	s.t.
64	FUMEAUX, Jonathan	IAM Cycling	s.t.
65	COPPEL, Jerome	IAM Cycling	s.t.
66	PLAZA, Ruben	Lampre-Merida	s.t.
67	DE CLERCQ, Bart	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
68	ZUBELDIA, Haimar	Trek	s.t.
69	WARBASSE, Lawerence	IAM Cycling	s.t.
70	LOPEZ, David	Sky	s.t.
71	NIEVE, Mikel	Sky	s.t.
72	WELLENS, Tim	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
73	DANIELSON, Tom	Cannondale-Garmin	s.t.
74	SPILAK, Simon	Katusha	s.t.
75	SCHELLING, Patrick	IAM Cycling	s.t.
76	CHEREL, Mikael	Ag2R	s.t.
77	CONTI, Valerio	Lampre-Merida	s.t.
78	BENNETT, George	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
79	JONES, Carter	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
80	DUPONT, Hubert	Ag2R	s.t.
81	ARROYO, David	Caja Rural	s.t.
82	SCHLECK, Frank	Trek	s.t.
83	CARTHY, Hugh	Caja Rural	s.t.
84	ROSSETTO, Stephane	Cofidis	s.t.
85	CHEVRIER, Clement	IAM Cycling	s.t.
86	VICIOSO, Angel	Katusha	s.t.
87	BOOKWALTER, Brent	BMC	s.t.
88	BROWN, Nathan	Cannondale-Garmin	s.t.
89	MOLINA, Antonio	Caja Rural	s.t.
90	ELISSONDE, Kenny	FDJ	s.t.
91	KISERLOVSKI, Robert	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
92	VERMOTE, Julien	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
93	BELTRAN, Edward	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
94	HERRADA, Jose	Movistar	s.t.
95	ANTON, Igor	Movistar	s.t.
96	ARMéE, Sander	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
97	ZANDIO, Xabier	Sky	s.t.
98	GOLAS, Michal	Etixx-Quick Step	@ 20sec
99	SERPA, Jose	Lampre-Merida	+ 00 28″
100	ULISSI, Diego	Lampre-Merida	s.t.
101	ARREDONDO, Julian David	Trek	s.t.
102	DE LA CRUZ, David	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
103	MOUREY, Francis	FDJ	+ 00′37″
104	VERONA, Carlos	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
105	SLAGTER, Tom Jelte	Cannondale-Garmin	@ 1min 6″sec
106	KOLOBNEV, Alexandr	Katusha	+ 01′34″
107	ROOSEN, Timo	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
108	FRöHLINGER, Johannes	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
109	ROSSKOPF, Joey	BMC	s.t.
110	ALBASINI, Michael	Orica-GreenEdge	s.t.
111	BERARD, Julien	Ag2R	+ 02′17″
112	VISCONTI, Giovanni	Movistar	+ 03 30″
113	PETROV, Evgeny	Tinkoff-Saxo	+ 04′07″
114	ROY, Jeremy	FDJ	s.t.
115	BONO, Matteo	Lampre-Merida	s.t.
116	NOCENTINI, Rinaldo	Ag2R	s.t.
117	MONTAGUTI, Matteo	Ag2R	s.t.
118	TXURRUKA, Amets	Caja Rural	s.t.
119	COSTA, Mario	Lampre-Merida	s.t.
120	KEIZER, Martijn	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
121	GERRANS, Simon	Orica-GreenEdge	s.t.
122	DE WEERT, Kevin	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
123	WATSON, Calvin	Trek	s.t.
124	DIDIER, Laurent	Trek	s.t.
125	KOZHATAYEV, Bakhtiyar	Astana	s.t.
126	VEIKKANEN, Jussi	FDJ	s.t.
127	REICHENBACH, Sebastien	IAM Cycling	s.t.
128	VERVAEKE, Louis	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
129	LINDEMAN, Bertjan	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 06′35″
130	FRAILE, Omar	Caja Rural	+ 08′18″
131	BELKOV, Maxim	Katusha	s.t.
132	HUPOND, Thierry	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
133	CASTROVIEJO, Jonathan	Movistar	s.t.
134	VANOTTI, Alessandro	Astana	s.t.
135	WEENING, Pieter	Orica-GreenEdge	s.t.
136	BETANCUR, Carlos Alberto	Ag2R	+ 12′22″
137	PATE, Danny	Sky	+ 12' 29″
138	LUDVIGSSON, Fredrik	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
139	JI, Cheng	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
140	FAIRLY, Caleb	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.

GC after Stage 2:

1	MATTHEWS, Michael	Orica-GreenEdge	8hr 29min 39sec
2	KWIATKOWSKI, Michal	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
3	FELLINE, Fabio	Trek	s.t.
4	GALLOPIN, Tony	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
5	REZA, Kevin	FDJ	s.t.
6	SIMON, Julien	Cofidis	s.t.
7	AGNOLI, Valerio	Astana	s.t.
8	BILBAO, Pello	Caja Rural	s.t.
9	MORENO, Daniel	Katusha	s.t.
10	VAKOC, Petr	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
11	VUILLERMOZ, Alexis	Ag2R	s.t.
12	ACEVEDO, Janier	Cannondale-Garmin	s.t.
13	MARTIN, Tony	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
14	GILBERT, Philippe	BMC	s.t.
15	SANCHEZ, Luis Leon	Astana	s.t.
16	SANCHEZ, Samuel	BMC	s.t.
17	DUMOULIN, Tom	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
18	COSTA, Rui	Lampre-Merida	s.t.
19	HARDY, Romain	Cofidis	s.t.
20	MOLLEMA, Bauke	Trek	s.t.
21	VAN GARDEREN, Tejay	BMC	s.t.
22	ZAKARIN, Ilnur	Katusha	s.t.
23	MAJKA, Rafal	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
24	IZAGIRRE, Ion	Movistar	s.t.
25	TAARAMAE, Rein	Astana	s.t.
26	PERAUD, Jean-Christophe	Ag2R	s.t.
27	CHAVES, Esteban	Orica-GreenEdge	s.t.
28	MOLARD, Rudy	Cofidis	s.t.
29	HENAO, Sergio Luis	Sky	s.t.
30	CARDOSO, André	Cannondale-Garmin	s.t.
31	SIUTSOU, Kanstantsin	Sky	s.t.
32	BAGOT, Yoann	Cofidis	s.t.
33	ZAUGG, Olivier	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
34	POLJANSKI, Pawel	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
35	KIRYIENKA, Vasil	Sky	s.t.
36	RODRIGUEZ, Joaquim	Katusha	s.t.
37	YATES, Simon	Orica-GreenEdge	s.t.
38	JUNGELS, Bob	Trek	s.t.
39	ATAPUMA, Darwin	BMC	s.t.
40	DENNIS, Rohan	BMC	s.t.
41	TALANSKY, Andrew	Cannondale-Garmin	s.t.
42	QUINTANA, Nairo	Movistar	s.t.
43	VANENDERT, Jelle	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
44	SORENSEN, Chris Anker	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
45	WELLENS, Tim	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
46	INTXAUSTI, Beñat	Movistar	s.t.
47	WESTRA, Lieuwe	Astana	s.t.
48	FORMOLO, Davide	Cannondale-Garmin	s.t.
49	PINOT, Thibaut	FDJ	s.t.
50	SCARPONI, Michele	Astana	s.t.
51	DE CLERCQ, Bart	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
52	ZUBELDIA, Haimar	Trek	s.t.
53	SPILAK, Simon	Katusha	s.t.
54	LOPEZ, David	Sky	s.t.
55	ROSSETTO, Stephane	Cofidis	s.t.
56	LANDA, Mikel	Astana	s.t.
57	DANIELSON, Tom	Cannondale-Garmin	s.t.
58	DUPONT, Hubert	Ag2R	s.t.
59	ELISSONDE, Kenny	FDJ	s.t.
60	HERRADA, Jose	Movistar	s.t.
61	SLAGTER, Tom Jelte	Cannondale-Garmin	@ 1min 6sec
62	POLANC, Jan	Lampre-Merida	+ 01′ 34″
63	FUMEAUX, Jonathan	IAM Cycling	s.t.
64	ARMéE, Sander	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
65	IMPEY, Daryl	Orica-GreenEdge	+ 03′ 09″
66	CRADDOCK, Lawson	Giant-Alpecin	+ 03′ 09″
67	PIRES, Bruno	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
68	MONFORT, Maxime	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
69	LAGUTIN, Sergey	Katusha	s.t.
70	WARBASSE, Lawerence	IAM Cycling	s.t.
71	COPPEL, Jerome	IAM Cycling	s.t.
72	PLAZA, Ruben	Lampre-Merida	s.t.
73	CHEREL, Mikael	Ag2R	s.t.
74	CHEVRIER, Clement	IAM Cycling	s.t.
75	NIEVE, Mikel	Sky	s.t.
76	SCHLECK, Frank	Trek	s.t.
77	BENNETT, George	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
78	VICIOSO, Angel	Katusha	s.t.
79	ARROYO, David	Caja Rural	s.t.
80	BROWN, Nathan	Cannondale-Garmin	s.t.
81	KISERLOVSKI, Robert	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
82	ARREDONDO, Julian David	Trek	+ 03′ 37″
83	SERPA, Jose	Lampre-Merida	s.t.
84	ULISSI, Diego	Lampre-Merida	s.t.
85	MOUREY, Francis	FDJ	+ 03′ 46″
86	KOLOBNEV, Alexandr	Katusha	+ 04′ 43″
87	TXURRUKA, Amets	Caja Rural	+ 05′ 38″
88	SCHELLING, Patrick	IAM Cycling	+ 05′ 49″
89	VERONA, Carlos	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 06′ 26″
90	VISCONTI, Giovanni	Movistar	+ 06′ 39″
91	REICHENBACH, Sebastien	IAM Cycling	+ 07′ 12″
92	TANNER, David	IAM Cycling	+ 07′ 44″
93	FERRARI, Fabricio	Caja Rural	s.t.
94	CARTHY, Hugh	Caja Rural	s.t.
95	BELTRAN, Edward	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
96	MOLINA, Antonio	Caja Rural	s.t.
97	DE LA CRUZ, David	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 07′ 58″
98	VAN DER LIJKE, Nick	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 08′ 42″
99	BOOKWALTER, Brent	BMC	+ 08′ 42″
100	KEIZER, Martijn	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 08′ 47″
101	GOLAS, Michal	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 09′ 02″
102	BERARD, Julien	Ag2R	+ 10′ 01″
103	MEERSMAN, Gianni	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 10′ 05″
104	MOHORIC, Matej	Cannondale-Garmin	s.t.
105	TURGIS, Anthony	Cofidis	s.t.
106	IZAGIRRE, Gorka	Movistar	s.t.
107	CONTI, Valerio	Lampre-Merida	s.t.
108	VERMOTE, Julien	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
109	JONES, Carter	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
110	ANTON, Igor	Movistar	s.t.
111	ZANDIO, Xabier	Sky	s.t.
112	ROSSKOPF, Joey	BMC	+ 10′ 16″
113	CASTROVIEJO, Jonathan	Movistar	+ 11′ 27″
114	FRöHLINGER, Johannes	Giant-Alpecin	+ 11′ 39″
115	ROOSEN, Timo	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
116	ALBASINI, Michael	Orica-GreenEdge	s.t.
117	ROY, Jeremy	FDJ	+ 11′ 51″
118	VERVAEKE, Louis	Lotto-Soudal	+ 13′ 08″
119	NOCENTINI, Rinaldo	Ag2R	+ 13′ 22″
120	MONTAGUTI, Matteo	Ag2R	+ 13′ 22″
121	GERRANS, Simon	Orica-GreenEdge	s.t.
122	WATSON, Calvin	Trek	s.t.
123	KOZHATAYEV, Bakhtiyar	Astana	s.t.
124	VEIKKANEN, Jussi	FDJ	s.t.
125	PETROV, Evgeny	Tinkoff-Saxo	+ 14′ 12″
126	BONO, Matteo	Lampre-Merida	s.t.
127	LINDEMAN, Bertjan	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 14′ 19″
128	DIDIER, Laurent	Trek	+ 14′ 20″
129	BETANCUR, Carlos Alberto	Ag2R	+ 15′ 31″
130	COSTA, Mario	Lampre-Merida	+ 15′ 43″
131	DE WEERT, Kevin	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
132	WEENING, Pieter	Orica-GreenEdge	+ 16′ 02″
133	FRAILE, Omar	Caja Rural	s.t.
134	VANOTTI, Alessandro	Astana	+ 17′ 00″
135	BELKOV, Maxim	Katusha	+ 18′ 23″
136	HUPOND, Thierry	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
137	LUDVIGSSON, Fredrik	Giant-Alpecin	+ 21′ 11″
138	JI, Cheng	Giant-Alpecin	+ 22′ 34″
139	PATE, Danny	Sky	s.t.
140	FAIRLY, Caleb	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.

Stage 2 profile:

Stage 2 profile

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Monday, April 6: Stage 1, Bilbao - Bilbao, 162.70 km

Rated ascents:

• Km 98.7: Alto de Morga (Cat 3)
• Km 117.1: Alto de Vivero (Cat 2)
• Km 149.3: Alto de Vivero (Cat 2)

Stage 1 profile |

Michael Matthews wins stage one of the Tour of the Basque Country. Photo Michelena

The Race: A three-man break (Omar Fraile, Brian Bulgac and Anthony Turgis) left the pack after the stage was only five kilometers old. They built a lead of eight minutes, but when the trio hit the category two climb, Alto de Vivero, Bulgac and Turgis had to let Fraile go.

Fraile hung off the front for a while, but with 17 kilometers to go, he was caught. There were several break attempts during the speedy descent into the finishing city of Bilbao, but enough riders were togther for a sprint, won by Orica-GreenEdge rider Michael Matthews. Matthews became the GC leader as well.

Tomorrow the riders will face a 175.4 km stage going from Bilbao to Vitoria-Gasteiz.

Complete Results:

162.70 km raced at an average speed of 41.170 km/hr

1	MATTHEWS, Michael	Orica-GreenEdge	3hr 57min 7sec
2	KWIATKOWSKI, Michal	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
3	ZAKARIN, Ilnur	Katusha	s.t.
4	REZA, Kevin	FDJ	s.t.
5	GALLOPIN, Tony	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
6	SIMON, Julien	Cofidis	s.t.
7	FELLINE, Fabio	Trek	s.t.
8	AGNOLI, Valerio	Astana	s.t.
9	VAKOC, Petr	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
10	MORENO, Daniel	Katusha	s.t.
11	ACEVEDO, Janier	Cannondale-Garmin	s.t.
12	BILBAO, Pello	Caja Rural	s.t.
13	VUILLERMOZ, Alexis	Ag2R	s.t.
14	IZAGIRRE, Ion	Movistar	s.t.
15	SANCHEZ, Luis Leon	Astana	s.t.
16	DUMOULIN, Tom	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
17	SANCHEZ, Samuel	BMC	s.t.
18	MARTIN, Tony	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
19	BAGOT, Yoann	Cofidis	s.t.
20	COSTA, Rui	Lampre-Merida	s.t.
21	CHAVES, Esteban	Orica-GreenEdge	s.t.
22	VAN GARDEREN, Tejay	BMC	s.t.
23	CARDOSO, André	Cannondale-Garmin	s.t.
24	MOLLEMA, Bauke	Trek	s.t.
25	HENAO, Sergio Luis	Sky	s.t.
26	MAJKA, Rafal	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
27	YATES, Simon	Orica-GreenEdge	s.t.
28	GILBERT, Philippe	BMC	s.t.
29	WELLENS, Tim	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
30	HARDY, Romain	Cofidis	s.t.
31	RODRIGUEZ, Joaquim	Katusha	s.t.
32	ZAUGG, Olivier	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
33	TAARAMAE, Rein	Astana	s.t.
34	SIUTSOU, Kanstantsin	Sky	s.t.
35	ROSSETTO, Stephane	Cofidis	s.t.
36	SORENSEN, Chris Anker	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
37	TALANSKY, Andrew	Cannondale-Garmin	s.t.
38	PERAUD, Jean-Christophe	Ag2R	s.t.
39	POLJANSKI, Pawel	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
40	DE CLERCQ, Bart	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
41	SPILAK, Simon	Katusha	s.t.
42	ELISSONDE, Kenny	FDJ	s.t.
43	PINOT, Thibaut	FDJ	s.t.
44	JUNGELS, Bob	Trek	s.t.
45	WESTRA, Lieuwe	Astana	s.t.
46	ZUBELDIA, Haimar	Trek	s.t.
47	DUPONT, Hubert	Ag2R	s.t.
48	DANIELSON, Tom	Cannondale-Garmin	s.t.
49	LOPEZ, David	Sky	s.t.
50	INTXAUSTI, Beñat	Movistar	s.t.
51	SLAGTER, Tom Jelte	Cannondale-Garmin	s.t.
52	QUINTANA, Nairo	Movistar	s.t.
53	SCARPONI, Michele	Astana	s.t.
54	VANENDERT, Jelle	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
55	MOLARD, Rudy	Cofidis	s.t.
56	YATES, Adam	Orica-GreenEdge	s.t.
57	KIRYIENKA, Vasil	Sky	s.t.
58	ATAPUMA, Darwin	BMC	s.t.
59	DENNIS, Rohan	BMC	s.t.
60	ARMéE, Sander	Lotto-Soudal	+ 01′ 34″
61	POLANC, Jan	Lampre-Merida	s.t.
62	FUMEAUX, Jonathan	IAM Cycling	s.t.
63	SCHELLING, Patrick	IAM Cycling	s.t.
64	LANDA, Mikel	Astana	+ 00′ 00″
65	FORMOLO, Davide	Cannondale-Garmin	s.t.
66	HERRADA, Jose	Movistar	s.t.
67	CHEVRIER, Clement	IAM Cycling	+ 03′ 09″
68	PANTANO, Jarlinson	IAM Cycling	s.t.
69	WARBASSE, Lawerence	IAM Cycling	s.t.
70	IMPEY, Daryl	Orica-GreenEdge	s.t.
71	KOLOBNEV, Alexandr	Katusha	s.t.
72	SCHLECK, Frank	Trek	s.t.
73	ARREDONDO, Julian David	Trek	s.t.
74	KEIZER, Martijn	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
75	CHEREL, Mikael	Ag2R	s.t.
76	TXURRUKA, Amets	Caja Rural	+ 00′ 00″
77	PIRES, Bruno	Tinkoff-Saxo	+ 03′ 09″
78	BENNETT, George	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
79	CASTROVIEJO, Jonathan	Movistar	s.t.
80	VISCONTI, Giovanni	Movistar	s.t.
81	VICIOSO, Angel	Katusha	s.t.
82	JEANNESSON, Arnold	FDJ	s.t.
83	NIEVE, Mikel	Sky	s.t.
84	MONFORT, Maxime	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
85	PLAZA, Ruben	Lampre-Merida	s.t.
86	COPPEL, Jerome	IAM Cycling	s.t.
87	LAGUTIN, Sergey	Katusha	s.t.
88	MOUREY, Francis	FDJ	s.t.
89	SWIFT, Ben	Sky	s.t.
90	CRADDOCK, Lawson	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
91	KISERLOVSKI, Robert	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
92	BROWN, Nathan	Cannondale-Garmin	s.t.
93	BETANCUR, Carlos Alberto	Ag2R	s.t.
94	ARROYO, David	Caja Rural	s.t.
95	SERPA, Jose	Lampre-Merida	s.t.
96	ULISSI, Diego	Lampre-Merida	s.t.
97	EDET, Nicolas	Cofidis	+ 00′ 00″
98	REICHENBACH, Sebastien	IAM Cycling	+ 05′ 49″
99	VERONA, Carlos	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
100	VERVAEKE, Louis	Lotto-Soudal	+ 07′ 30″
101	DE LA CRUZ, David	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
102	NOCENTINI, Rinaldo	Ag2R	+ 07′ 44″
103	MONTAGUTI, Matteo	Ag2R	s.t.
104	BERARD, Julien	Ag2R	s.t.
105	KOZHATAYEV, Bakhtiyar	Astana	s.t.
106	BELTRAN, Edward	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
107	WATSON, Calvin	Trek	s.t.
108	TANNER, David	IAM Cycling	s.t.
109	GERRANS, Simon	Orica-GreenEdge	s.t.
110	WEENING, Pieter	Orica-GreenEdge	s.t.
111	MOLINA, Antonio	Caja Rural	s.t.
112	CARTHY, Hugh	Caja Rural	s.t.
113	FERRARI, Fabricio	Caja Rural	s.t.
114	VEIKKANEN, Jussi	FDJ	s.t.
115	ROY, Jeremy	FDJ	s.t.
116	LINDEMAN, Bertjan	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
117	FRAILE, Omar	Caja Rural	s.t.
118	LUDVIGSSON, Fredrik	Giant-Alpecin	+ 08′ 42″
119	GOLAS, Michal	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
120	VAN DER LIJKE, Nick	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
121	ROSSKOPF, Joey	BMC	s.t.
122	BOOKWALTER, Brent	BMC	s.t.
123	DIDIER, Laurent	Trek	s.t.
124	VANOTTI, Alessandro	Astana	s.t.
125	BULGAC, Brian	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 10′ 05″
126	VAN DER SANDE, Tosh	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
127	MEERSMAN, Gianni	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
128	VERMOTE, Julien	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
129	COSTA, Mario	Lampre-Merida	s.t.
130	BELKOV, Maxim	Katusha	s.t.
131	CONTI, Valerio	Lampre-Merida	s.t.
132	HUPOND, Thierry	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
133	FRöHLINGER, Johannes	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
134	ANTON, Igor	Movistar	s.t.
135	ROOSEN, Timo	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
136	DE WEERT, Kevin	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
137	JI, Cheng	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
138	TURGIS, Anthony	Cofidis	s.t.
139	MOHORIC, Matej	Cannondale-Garmin	s.t.
140	PETROV, Evgeny	Tinkoff-Saxo	s.t.
141	FAIRLY, Caleb	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
142	PATE, Danny	Sky	s.t.
143	ALBASINI, Michael	Orica-GreenEdge	s.t.
144	BONO, Matteo	Lampre-Merida	s.t.
145	JONES, Carter	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
146	ZANDIO, Xabier	Sky	s.t.
147	IZAGIRRE, Gorka	Movistar	s.t.
148	TEUNISSEN, Mike	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 26′ 00″
149	STETINA, Peter	BMC	+ 00′ 00″
150	PARDILLA, Sergio	Caja Rural	s.t.

GC after Stage 1: same as stage results

Stage 1 profile:

Stage 1 profile

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Start list with backnumbers:

	TINKOFF - SAXO
	Manager: YATES, Sean
1	MAJKA, Rafal
2	BELTRAN, Edward
3	KISERLOVSKI, Robert
4	PETROV, Evgeny
5	PIRES, Bruno
6	POLJANSKI, Pawel
7	SORENSEN, Chris Anker
8	ZAUGG, Olivier
	BMC RACING TEAM
	Manager: LEDANOIS, Yvon
11	VAN GARDEREN, Tejay
12	GILBERT, Philippe
13	SANCHEZ, Samuel
14	ATAPUMA, Darwin
15	BOOKWALTER, Brent
16	DENNIS, Rohan
17	ROSSKOPF, Joey
18	STETINA, Peter
	TEAM SKY
	Manager: ARVESEN, Kurt-Asle
21	NIEVE, Mikel
22	HENAO, Sergio Luis
23	KIRYIENKA, Vasil
24	LOPEZ, David
25	PATE, Danny
26	SIUTSOU, Kanstantsin
27	SWIFT, Ben
28	ZANDIO, Xabier
	MOVISTAR TEAM
	Manager: JAIMERENA, José Luis
31	QUINTANA, Nairo
32	VISCONTI, Giovanni
33	ANTON, Igor
34	CASTROVIEJO, Jonathan
35	HERRADA, Jose
36	INTXAUSTI, Beñat
37	IZAGIRRE, Gorka
38	IZAGIRRE, Ion
	TEAM GIANT - ALPECIN
	Manager: GIBERTEAU, Christian
41	DUMOULIN, Tom
42	CRADDOCK, Lawson
43	FAIRLY, Caleb
44	FRöHLINGER, Johannes
45	JI, Cheng
46	LUDVIGSSON, Fredrik
47	JONES, Carter
48	HUPOND, Thierry
	AG2R LA MONDIALE
	Manager: JANNEL, Didier
51	PERAUD, Jean-Christophe
52	BETANCUR, Carlos Alberto
53	BERARD, Julien
54	DUPONT, Hubert
55	MONTAGUTI, Matteo
56	NOCENTINI, Rinaldo
57	CHEREL, Mikael
58	VUILLERMOZ, Alexis
	ORICA GREENEDGE
	Manager: STEPHENS, Neil
61	ALBASINI, Michael
62	GERRANS, Simon
63	CHAVES, Esteban
64	IMPEY, Daryl
65	MATTHEWS, Michael
66	WEENING, Pieter
67	YATES, Adam
68	YATES, Simon
	IAM CYCLING
	Manager: CARLSTROM, Kjel
71	COPPEL, Jerome
72	CHEVRIER, Clement
73	FUMEAUX, Jonathan
74	PANTANO, Jarlinson
75	SCHELLING, Patrick
76	REICHENBACH, Sebastien
77	TANNER, David
78	WARBASSE, Lawerence
	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO
	Manager: DEKKER, Erik
81	TEUNISSEN, Mike
82	BENNETT, George
83	BULGAC, Brian
84	DE WEERT, Kevin
85	LINDEMAN, Bertjan
86	KEIZER, Martijn
87	ROOSEN, Timo
88	VAN DER LIJKE, Nick
	ASTANA PRO TEAM
	Manager: MARTINELLI, Giuseppe
91	LANDA, Mikel
92	SCARPONI, Michele
93	KOZHATAYEV, Bakhtiyar
94	AGNOLI, Valerio
95	VANOTTI, Alessandro
96	SANCHEZ, Luis Leon
97	TAARAMAE, Rein
98	WESTRA, Lieuwe
	LOTTO SOUDAL
	Manager: AERTS, Mario
101	GALLOPIN, Tony
102	MONFORT, Maxime
103	DE CLERCQ, Bart
104	VERVAEKE, Louis
105	VAN DER SANDE, Tosh
106	ARMéE, Sander
107	VANENDERT, Jelle
108	WELLENS, Tim
	ETIXX - QUICK STEP
	Manager: HOLM, Brian
111	KWIATKOWSKI, Michal
112	MARTIN, Tony
113	VERMOTE, Julien
114	DE LA CRUZ, David
115	GOLAS, Michal
116	MEERSMAN, Gianni
117	VAKOC, Petr
118	VERONA, Carlos
	KATUSHA TEAM
	Manager: AZEVEDO, José
121	RODRIGUEZ, Joaquim
122	SPILAK, Simon
123	MORENO, Daniel
124	KOLOBNEV, Alexandr
125	BELKOV, Maxim
126	LAGUTIN, Sergey
127	VICIOSO, Angel
128	ZAKARIN, Ilnur
	LAMPRE - MERIDA
	Manager: MAUDUIT, Philippe
131	COSTA, Rui
132	BONO, Matteo
133	COSTA, Mario
134	CONTI, Valerio
135	PLAZA, Ruben
136	POLANC, Jan
137	SERPA, Jose
138	ULISSI, Diego
	EQUIPE CYCLISTE FDJ.FR
	Manager: BRICAUD, Thierry
141	PINOT, Thibaut
142	ELISSONDE, Kenny
143	JEANNESSON, Arnold
144	LECUISINIER, Pierre-Henri
145	MOUREY, Francis
146	REZA, Kevin
147	ROY, Jeremy
148	VEIKKANEN, Jussi
	TEAM CANNONDALE - GARMIN
	Manager: FERNANDEZ, Bingen
151	TALANSKY, Andrew
152	SLAGTER, Tom Jelte
153	ACEVEDO, Janier
154	BROWN, Nathan
155	CARDOSO, André
156	DANIELSON, Tom
157	FORMOLO, Davide
158	MOHORIC, Matej
	TREK FACTORY RACING
	Manager: ANDERSEN, Kim
161	MOLLEMA, Bauke
162	SCHLECK, Frank
163	ZUBELDIA, Haimar
164	ARREDONDO, Julian David
165	WATSON, Calvin
166	DIDIER, Laurent
167	FELLINE, Fabio
168	JUNGELS, Bob
	CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA
	Manager: GOIKOETXEA, Eugenio
171	PARDILLA, Sergio
172	ARROYO, David
173	BILBAO, Pello
174	CARTHY, Hugh
175	FERRARI, Fabricio
176	FRAILE, Omar
177	MOLINA, Antonio
178	TXURRUKA, Amets
	COFIDIS SOLUTIONS CRÉDITS
	Manager: ROUS, Didier
182	SIMON, Julien
183	BAGOT, Yoann
184	TURGIS, Anthony
185	EDET, Nicolas
186	HARDY, Romain
187	MOLARD, Rudy
188	ROSSETTO, Stephane