2014 Vuelta a España
69th Edition: August 23 - September 14, 2014
Stage 4 results
Tuesday, Aug 26: Mairena del Alcor - Córdoba, 164.7 km
Stage 4 live updates | Stage 4 map and profile |
Race leader Michael Matthews at the start of today's stage. Photo ©Sirotti
The Race: Another hot, dry day in southern Spain. Temperatures hit 40C (+100F).
A soon as the riders had finished the neutralized section and the flag had dropped, a four-man break jumped away from the pack: Javier Aramendia (Caja Rural), Gert Joeaar (Cofidis), Sébastien Turgot (Ag2r) and Jimmy Engoulvent (Europcar).
Protecting their race leader Michael Matthews, Orica-GreenEdge put several riders at the front of the pack. Over the first of the day's two categorized climbs Jimmy Engoulvent (joined by Amets Txurruka who had bridged from the peloton) led by a few seconds. Back in the pack the heat and the climb was starting to wreak havoc with many of the riders.
The second climb, the Alto del Catorce por Ciento, a second-category ascent, sent about two-thirds of the peloton out the back door, including several big-time sprinters like Peter Sagan and Nacer Bouhanni. But, John Degenkolb and Michael Matthews did survive. All of the breakaway riders were caught.
Alejandro Valverde was part of of a four-man move that went clear on the descent, but the pack was well aware of the danger and chased with vigor, catching the last of the break with nine kilometers to go.
That left abut sixty riders to contest the sprint. John Degenkolb timed his move perfectly, coming from several riders back to win the stage by a couple of bike lengths.
Race leader Michael Matthews was third today, preserving his overall lead.
Complete Stage 4 Results:
Winner's average speed: 40.681 km/hr
| 1 | John Degenkolb | Team Giant - Shimano | 4hr 2min 55sec |
| 2 | Vicente Reynes | IAM Cycling | |
| 3 | Michael Matthews | Orica GreenEdge | |
| 4 | Damiano Caruso | Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 5 | Daniel Martin | Garmin Sharp | |
| 6 | Alexandr Kolobnev | Team Katusha | |
| 7 | Lloyd Mondory | AG2R La Mondiale | |
| 8 | Valerio Conti | Lampre Merida | |
| 9 | Bob Jungels | Trek Factory Racing | |
| 10 | Fabio Aru | Astana Pro Team | |
| 11 | Pieter Serry | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | |
| 12 | Elia Favilli | Lampre Merida | |
| 13 | Christophe Le Mevel | Cofidis Solutions Crédits | |
| 14 | Sergio Pardilla | MTN - Qhubeka | |
| 15 | José Herrada | Movistar Team | |
| 16 | George Bennett | Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 17 | Warren Barguil | Team Giant - Shimano | |
| 18 | Esteban Chaves | Orica GreenEdge | |
| 19 | Alberto Contador | Tinkoff - Saxo | |
| 20 | Alejandro Valverde | Movistar Team | |
| 21 | Eduard Vorganov | Team Katusha | |
| 22 | Oliver Zaugg | Tinkoff - Saxo | |
| 23 | Daniel Moreno | Team Katusha | |
| 24 | Christopher Froome | Team SKY | |
| 25 | Angel Mate Luis | Cofidis Solutions Crédits | |
| 26 | Kenny Elissonde | FDJ.fr | |
| 27 | Wilco Kelderman | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | |
| 28 | Wouter Poels | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | |
| 29 | Paolo Tiralongo | Astana Pro Team | |
| 30 | Nairo Alexander Quintana | Movistar Team | |
| 31 | Andre Fernando Cardoso | Garmin Sharp | |
| 32 | Maxime Monfort | Lotto Belisol | |
| 33 | Rigoberto Uran | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | |
| 34 | Przemyslaw Niemiec | Lampre Merida | |
| 35 | Andrey Amador | Movistar Team | |
| 36 | Cadel Evans | BMC Racing Team | |
| 37 | Mikel Nieve | Team SKY | |
| 38 | Laurens Ten Dam | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | |
| 39 | Samuel Sánchez | BMC Racing Team | |
| 40 | Robert Gesink | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | |
| 41 | Steve Morabito | BMC Racing Team | |
| 42 | Joaquin Rodriguez | Team Katusha | |
| 43 | Peio Bilbao | Caja Rural Seguros RGA | |
| 44 | Winner Anacona | Lampre Merida | |
| 45 | Haimar Zubeldia | Trek Factory Racing | |
| 46 | Tanel Kangert | Astana Pro Team | |
| 47 | Ryder Hesjedal | Garmin Sharp | |
| 48 | Daniel Navarro | Cofidis Solutions Crédits | |
| 49 | David Arroyo | Caja Rural Seguros RGA | |
| 50 | Jesús Hernández | Tinkoff - Saxo | |
| 51 | Lawrence Warbasse | BMC Racing Team | |
| 52 | Andrew Talansky | Garmin Sharp | |
| 53 | Giampaolo Caruso | Team Katusha | |
| 54 | Gorka Izagirre | Movistar Team | |
| 55 | Mikel Landa | Astana Pro Team | |
| 56 | Jonathan Castroviejo | Movistar Team | |
| 57 | Rohan Dennis | BMC Racing Team | |
| 58 | Sergio Miguel Paulinho | Tinkoff - Saxo | |
| 59 | Chris Anker Sörensen | Tinkoff - Saxo | |
| 60 | Tony Martin | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | @ 10 seconds |
| 61 | Adam Hansen | Lotto Belisol | + 18'' |
| 62 | Javier Moreno | Movistar Team | + 25'' |
| 63 | Maxime Mederel | Team Europcar | + 26'' |
| 64 | Manuel Quinziato | BMC Racing Team | + 32'' |
| 65 | Lawson Craddock | Team Giant - Shimano | + 45'' |
| 66 | Chad Haga | Team Giant - Shimano | + 53'' |
| 67 | Adam Yates | Orica GreenEdge | + 1' 01'' |
| 68 | Ivan Santaromita | Orica GreenEdge | + 1' 47'' |
| 69 | Simon Clarke | Orica GreenEdge | |
| 70 | Paul Martens | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 3' 42'' |
| 71 | Koen De Kort | Team Giant - Shimano | |
| 72 | Kristian Sbaragli | MTN - Qhubeka | |
| 73 | Francesco Lasca | Caja Rural Seguros RGA | |
| 74 | Maxime Bouet | AG2R La Mondiale | |
| 75 | Alberto Losada | Team Katusha | |
| 76 | Romain Sicard | Team Europcar | |
| 77 | Ivan Rovny | Tinkoff - Saxo | |
| 78 | Filippo Pozzato | Lampre Merida | |
| 79 | Paolo Longo Borghini | Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 80 | Daniel Teklehaimanot | MTN - Qhubeka | |
| 81 | Romain Hardy | Cofidis Solutions Crédits | |
| 82 | Nikias Arndt | Team Giant - Shimano | + 4' 53'' |
| 83 | Hubert Dupont | AG2R La Mondiale | + 6' 15'' |
| 84 | Matthias Krizek | Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 85 | Jacques Van Rensburg | MTN - Qhubeka | |
| 86 | Dominik Nerz | BMC Racing Team | |
| 87 | Danilo Wyss | BMC Racing Team | |
| 88 | Koldo Fernández | Garmin Sharp | |
| 89 | Tobias Ludvigsson | Team Giant - Shimano | |
| 90 | Guillaume Levarlet | Cofidis Solutions Crédits | |
| 91 | Nacer Bouhanni | FDJ.fr | + 8' 31'' |
| 92 | Philip Deignan | Team SKY | |
| 93 | Tom Boonen | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | |
| 94 | Amets Txurruka | Caja Rural Seguros RGA | |
| 95 | Alexey Lutsenko | Astana Pro Team | |
| 96 | Carlos Verona | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | |
| 97 | Yohan Bagot | Cofidis Solutions Crédits | |
| 98 | Jerome Coppel | Cofidis Solutions Crédits | |
| 99 | Jurgen Van Den Broeck | Lotto Belisol | |
| 100 | Johannes Fröhlinger | Team Giant - Shimano | + 10' 47'' |
| 101 | Nathan Brown | Garmin Sharp | |
| 102 | Andrey Zeits | Astana Pro Team | |
| 103 | Bart De Clercq | Lotto Belisol | |
| 104 | Romain Zingle | Cofidis Solutions Crédits | |
| 105 | Luis Mas Bonet | Caja Rural Seguros RGA | |
| 106 | Kanstantsin Siutsou | Team SKY | |
| 107 | León Sánchez Luis | Caja Rural Seguros RGA | |
| 108 | Antonio Piedra | Caja Rural Seguros RGA | |
| 109 | Johan Le Bon | FDJ.fr | |
| 110 | Gregory Henderson | Lotto Belisol | |
| 111 | Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin | MTN - Qhubeka | |
| 112 | Julian David Arredondo | Trek Factory Racing | |
| 113 | Dmitry Kozontchuk | Team Katusha | |
| 114 | Yury Trofimov | Team Katusha | |
| 115 | Peter Kennaugh | Team SKY | |
| 116 | Kristof Vandewalle | Trek Factory Racing | + 13' 40'' |
| 117 | Geoffrey Soupe | FDJ.fr | |
| 118 | Vasil Kiryienka | Team SKY | |
| 119 | Ramon Sinkeldam | Team Giant - Shimano | + 13' 44'' |
| 120 | Patrick Gretsch | AG2R La Mondiale | |
| 121 | Francisco Javier Aramendia | Caja Rural Seguros RGA | |
| 122 | Marcel Aregger | IAM Cycling | |
| 123 | Stef Clement | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | |
| 124 | Karol Domagalski | Caja Rural Seguros RGA | |
| 125 | Maarten Tjallingii | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | |
| 126 | Martijn Keizer | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | |
| 127 | Andrea Guardini | Astana Pro Team | |
| 128 | Sébastien Hinault | IAM Cycling | |
| 129 | Johan Van Summeren | Garmin Sharp | |
| 130 | Bryan Nauleau | Team Europcar | |
| 131 | Jesse Sergent | Trek Factory Racing | |
| 132 | Cameron Meyer | Orica GreenEdge | |
| 133 | David Millar | Garmin Sharp | |
| 134 | Yannick Martinez | Team Europcar | |
| 135 | Nathan Haas | Garmin Sharp | |
| 136 | Yaroslav Popovych | Trek Factory Racing | |
| 137 | Maciej Bodnar | Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 138 | Peter Sagan | Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 139 | Jose Rodolfo Serpa | Lampre Merida | |
| 140 | Damiano Cunego | Lampre Merida | |
| 141 | Guillaume Boivin | Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 142 | Vegard Breen | Lotto Belisol | |
| 143 | Cédric Pineau | FDJ.fr | |
| 144 | Oscar Gatto | Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 145 | Imanol Erviti | Movistar Team | |
| 146 | Sergei Chernetski | Team Katusha | |
| 147 | Gianluca Brambilla | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | |
| 148 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | |
| 149 | Jasper Stuyven | Trek Factory Racing | |
| 150 | Fabian Cancellara | Trek Factory Racing | |
| 151 | Jerome Cousin | Team Europcar | |
| 152 | Alessandro De Marchi | Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 153 | Jens Debusschere | Lotto Belisol | |
| 154 | Johann Tschopp | IAM Cycling | |
| 155 | Pim Ligthart | Lotto Belisol | |
| 156 | Damien Gaudin | AG2R La Mondiale | |
| 157 | Christian Knees | Team SKY | |
| 158 | Daniele Bennati | Tinkoff - Saxo | |
| 159 | Yauheni Hutarovich | AG2R La Mondiale | + 16' 55'' |
| 160 | Matteo Tosatto | Tinkoff - Saxo | |
| 161 | Michael Valgren Andersen | Tinkoff - Saxo | |
| 162 | Dan Craven | Team Europcar | |
| 163 | Daniil Fominykh | Astana Pro Team | |
| 164 | Sam Bewley | Orica GreenEdge | |
| 165 | Pirmin Lang | IAM Cycling | |
| 166 | Natnael Berhane | Team Europcar | |
| 167 | Roberto Ferrari | Lampre Merida | |
| 168 | Dominic Klemme | IAM Cycling | |
| 169 | Moreno Hofland | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | |
| 170 | Martin Velits | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | |
| 171 | Thibaut Pinot | FDJ.fr | |
| 172 | Sébastien Turgot | AG2R La Mondiale | |
| 173 | Laurent Mangel | FDJ.fr | |
| 174 | Robert Wagner | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | |
| 175 | Jay Robert Thomson | MTN - Qhubeka | |
| 176 | Sander Armee | Lotto Belisol | |
| 177 | Fabio Felline | Trek Factory Racing | |
| 178 | Brett Lancaster | Orica GreenEdge | |
| 179 | Jacopo Guarnieri | Astana Pro Team | |
| 180 | Nikolas Maes | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | |
| 181 | Vincent Jerome | Team Europcar | |
| 182 | Jonathan Fumeaux | IAM Cycling | |
| 183 | Maximiliano Ariel Richeze | Lampre Merida | |
| 184 | Louis Meintjes | MTN - Qhubeka | |
| 185 | Jimmy Engoulvent | Team Europcar | |
| 186 | Gert Joeaar | Cofidis Solutions Crédits | |
| 187 | Dario Cataldo | Team SKY | |
| 188 | Gerald Ciolek | MTN - Qhubeka | |
| 189 | Carlos Alberto Betancur | AG2R La Mondiale | |
| 190 | Rinaldo Nocentini | AG2R La Mondiale | |
| 191 | Adriano Malori | Movistar Team | |
| 192 | Luke Rowe | Team SKY | |
| 193 | Matteo Pelucchi | IAM Cycling | |
| 194 | Aleksejs Saramotins | IAM Cycling | |
| 195 | Murilo Fischer | FDJ.fr | |
| 196 | Mitchell Docker | Orica GreenEdge | |
| 197 | Jaco Venter | MTN - Qhubeka | |
| 198 | Anthony Roux | FDJ.fr | + 17' 37'' |
GC after Stage 4:
| 1 | Michael Matthews | Orica GreenEdge | 13hr 30min 44sec |
| 2 | Nairo Alexander Quintana | Movistar Team | @ 8 seconds |
| 3 | Alejandro Valverde | Movistar Team | + 15'' |
| 4 | Rigoberto Uran | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | + 19'' |
| 5 | Damiano Caruso | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 21'' |
| 6 | Esteban Chaves | Orica GreenEdge | |
| 7 | George Bennett | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 24'' |
| 8 | Haimar Zubeldia | Trek Factory Racing | |
| 9 | Alberto Contador | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 27'' |
| 10 | Wilco Kelderman | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | |
| 11 | Robert Gesink | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | |
| 12 | Samuel Sánchez | BMC Racing Team | + 29'' |
| 13 | Cadel Evans | BMC Racing Team | |
| 14 | Warren Barguil | Team Giant - Shimano | + 34'' |
| 15 | Christopher Froome | Team SKY | + 35'' |
| 16 | Przemyslaw Niemiec | Lampre Merida | + 40'' |
| 17 | Lloyd Mondory | AG2R La Mondiale | + 41'' |
| 18 | Joaquin Rodriguez | Team Katusha | + 42'' |
| 19 | Mikel Nieve | Team SKY | |
| 20 | Daniel Martin | Garmin Sharp | + 43'' |
| 21 | Sergio Pardilla | MTN - Qhubeka | + 44'' |
| 22 | Fabio Aru | Astana Pro Team | + 45'' |
| 23 | Tanel Kangert | Astana Pro Team | |
| 24 | Mikel Landa | Astana Pro Team | |
| 25 | Oliver Zaugg | Tinkoff - Saxo | |
| 26 | Daniel Moreno | Team Katusha | + 46'' |
| 27 | Pieter Serry | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | + 49'' |
| 28 | David Arroyo | Caja Rural Seguros RGA | + 56'' |
| 29 | Andre Fernando Cardoso | Garmin Sharp | |
| 30 | Andrew Talansky | Garmin Sharp | |
| 31 | Andrey Amador | Movistar Team | |
| 32 | Ryder Hesjedal | Garmin Sharp | |
| 33 | Steve Morabito | BMC Racing Team | + 59'' |
| 34 | Winner Anacona | Lampre Merida | + 1' 03'' |
| 35 | Christophe Le Mevel | Cofidis Solutions Crédits | + 1' 06'' |
| 36 | Daniel Navarro | Cofidis Solutions Crédits | |
| 37 | Maxime Monfort | Lotto Belisol | + 1' 08'' |
| 38 | John Degenkolb | Team Giant - Shimano | + 1' 11'' |
| 39 | Vicente Reynes | IAM Cycling | + 1' 15'' |
| 40 | Bob Jungels | Trek Factory Racing | + 1' 20'' |
| 41 | Wouter Poels | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | + 1' 22'' |
| 42 | Alexandr Kolobnev | Team Katusha | + 1' 34'' |
| 43 | Kenny Elissonde | FDJ.fr | + 1' 36'' |
| 44 | Laurens Ten Dam | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 1' 46'' |
| 45 | Elia Favilli | Lampre Merida | + 1' 51'' |
| 46 | Angel Mate Luis | Cofidis Solutions Crédits | + 1' 57'' |
| 47 | Paolo Tiralongo | Astana Pro Team | + 2' 03'' |
| 48 | Peio Bilbao | Caja Rural Seguros RGA | + 2' 16'' |
| 49 | José Herrada | Movistar Team | + 2' 29'' |
| 50 | Giampaolo Caruso | Team Katusha | + 2' 32'' |
| 51 | Sergio Miguel Paulinho | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 2' 45'' |
| 52 | Lawson Craddock | Team Giant - Shimano | + 3' 00'' |
| 53 | Chris Anker Sörensen | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 3' 07'' |
| 54 | Chad Haga | Team Giant - Shimano | + 3' 24'' |
| 55 | Eduard Vorganov | Team Katusha | + 3' 39'' |
| 56 | Manuel Quinziato | BMC Racing Team | + 3' 57'' |
| 57 | Tony Martin | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | + 4' 06'' |
| 58 | Ivan Santaromita | Orica GreenEdge | + 4' 19'' |
| 59 | Gorka Izagirre | Movistar Team | + 4' 20'' |
| 60 | Valerio Conti | Lampre Merida | + 4' 27'' |
| 61 | Adam Hansen | Lotto Belisol | + 4' 42'' |
| 62 | Adam Yates | Orica GreenEdge | + 4' 46'' |
| 63 | Maxime Bouet | AG2R La Mondiale | + 4' 50'' |
| 64 | Filippo Pozzato | Lampre Merida | + 4' 56'' |
| 65 | Lawrence Warbasse | BMC Racing Team | + 4' 59'' |
| 66 | Romain Sicard | Team Europcar | + 5' 00'' |
| 67 | Kristian Sbaragli | MTN - Qhubeka | |
| 68 | Paul Martens | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 5' 10'' |
| 69 | Maxime Mederel | Team Europcar | + 5' 14'' |
| 70 | Koen De Kort | Team Giant - Shimano | + 5' 35'' |
| 71 | Rohan Dennis | BMC Racing Team | + 5' 41'' |
| 72 | Javier Moreno | Movistar Team | + 5' 42'' |
| 73 | Jesús Hernández | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 5' 45'' |
| 74 | Simon Clarke | Orica GreenEdge | + 6' 36'' |
| 75 | Daniel Teklehaimanot | MTN - Qhubeka | + 6' 37'' |
| 76 | Paolo Longo Borghini | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 6' 55'' |
| 77 | Dominik Nerz | BMC Racing Team | + 7' 01'' |
| 78 | Koldo Fernández | Garmin Sharp | + 7' 26'' |
| 79 | Hubert Dupont | AG2R La Mondiale | |
| 80 | Ivan Rovny | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 7' 46'' |
| 81 | Alberto Losada | Team Katusha | + 8' 02'' |
| 82 | Romain Hardy | Cofidis Solutions Crédits | + 8' 16'' |
| 83 | Matthias Krizek | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 8' 39'' |
| 84 | Nacer Bouhanni | FDJ.fr | + 9' 14'' |
| 85 | Jurgen Van Den Broeck | Lotto Belisol | + 9' 16'' |
| 86 | Francesco Lasca | Caja Rural Seguros RGA | + 9' 19'' |
| 87 | Tobias Ludvigsson | Team Giant - Shimano | + 9' 23'' |
| 88 | Alexey Lutsenko | Astana Pro Team | + 9' 57'' |
| 89 | Amets Txurruka | Caja Rural Seguros RGA | + 10' 12'' |
| 90 | Danilo Wyss | BMC Racing Team | + 10' 19'' |
| 91 | Jacques Van Rensburg | MTN - Qhubeka | + 10' 21'' |
| 92 | Philip Deignan | Team SKY | + 10' 44'' |
| 93 | Nikias Arndt | Team Giant - Shimano | + 11' 05'' |
| 94 | Tom Boonen | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | + 11' 08'' |
| 95 | Carlos Verona | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | |
| 96 | Guillaume Levarlet | Cofidis Solutions Crédits | |
| 97 | Julian David Arredondo | Trek Factory Racing | + 11' 11'' |
| 98 | Peter Kennaugh | Team SKY | + 11' 29'' |
| 99 | Luis León Sánchez | Caja Rural Seguros RGA | + 11' 50'' |
| 100 | Bart De Clercq | Lotto Belisol | + 12' 21'' |
| 101 | Romain Zingle | Cofidis Solutions Crédits | + 12' 44'' |
| 102 | Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin | MTN - Qhubeka | + 13' 02'' |
| 103 | Jerome Coppel | Cofidis Solutions Crédits | + 13' 07'' |
| 104 | Yohan Bagot | Cofidis Solutions Crédits | |
| 105 | Luis Mas Bonet | Caja Rural Seguros RGA | + 13' 54'' |
| 106 | Gianluca Brambilla | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | + 14' 10'' |
| 107 | Alessandro De Marchi | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 14' 28'' |
| 108 | Andrey Zeits | Astana Pro Team | + 14' 32'' |
| 109 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | + 14' 42'' |
| 110 | Jasper Stuyven | Trek Factory Racing | + 14' 49'' |
| 111 | Oscar Gatto | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 14' 56'' |
| 112 | Yannick Martinez | Team Europcar | + 15' 02'' |
| 113 | Jonathan Castroviejo | Movistar Team | + 15' 05'' |
| 114 | Gregory Henderson | Lotto Belisol | + 15' 22'' |
| 115 | Johannes Fröhlinger | Team Giant - Shimano | + 15' 30'' |
| 116 | Yury Trofimov | Team Katusha | + 15' 32'' |
| 117 | Antonio Piedra | Caja Rural Seguros RGA | + 15' 42'' |
| 118 | Jens Debusschere | Lotto Belisol | + 15' 43'' |
| 119 | Imanol Erviti | Movistar Team | + 15' 45'' |
| 120 | Dmitry Kozontchuk | Team Katusha | + 15' 55'' |
| 121 | Kanstantsin Siutsou | Team SKY | + 15' 58'' |
| 122 | Geoffrey Soupe | FDJ.fr | + 16' 02'' |
| 123 | Maciej Bodnar | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 16' 16'' |
| 124 | Nathan Brown | Garmin Sharp | + 16' 26'' |
| 125 | Jose Rodolfo Serpa | Lampre Merida | + 16' 35'' |
| 126 | Pim Ligthart | Lotto Belisol | + 16' 47'' |
| 127 | Damien Gaudin | AG2R La Mondiale | + 16' 52'' |
| 128 | Peter Sagan | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 17' 35'' |
| 129 | Fabian Cancellara | Trek Factory Racing | + 17' 38'' |
| 130 | Guillaume Boivin | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 17' 44'' |
| 131 | Vegard Breen | Lotto Belisol | + 17' 50'' |
| 132 | Sergei Chernetski | Team Katusha | + 17' 55'' |
| 133 | Johann Tschopp | IAM Cycling | + 18' 09'' |
| 134 | Patrick Gretsch | AG2R La Mondiale | + 18' 12'' |
| 135 | Sébastien Hinault | IAM Cycling | + 18' 17'' |
| 136 | Karol Domagalski | Caja Rural Seguros RGA | |
| 137 | Daniele Bennati | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 18' 32'' |
| 138 | Marcel Aregger | IAM Cycling | + 18' 37'' |
| 139 | Yauheni Hutarovich | AG2R La Mondiale | + 18' 39'' |
| 140 | Yaroslav Popovych | Trek Factory Racing | + 18' 52'' |
| 141 | Andrea Guardini | Astana Pro Team | + 18' 57'' |
| 142 | Sébastien Turgot | AG2R La Mondiale | + 19' 11'' |
| 143 | Nathan Haas | Garmin Sharp | + 19' 16'' |
| 144 | Martijn Keizer | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 19' 18'' |
| 145 | Johan Van Summeren | Garmin Sharp | + 19' 20'' |
| 146 | Damiano Cunego | Lampre Merida | + 19' 25'' |
| 147 | Anthony Roux | FDJ.fr | + 19' 37'' |
| 148 | Kristof Vandewalle | Trek Factory Racing | + 19' 41'' |
| 149 | Dan Craven | Team Europcar | + 19' 44'' |
| 150 | Cédric Pineau | FDJ.fr | + 19' 55'' |
| 151 | David Millar | Garmin Sharp | + 20' 07'' |
| 152 | Ramon Sinkeldam | Team Giant - Shimano | + 20' 13'' |
| 153 | Christian Knees | Team SKY | + 20' 25'' |
| 154 | Jerome Cousin | Team Europcar | + 20' 33'' |
| 155 | Cameron Meyer | Orica GreenEdge | + 20' 35'' |
| 156 | Fabio Felline | Trek Factory Racing | + 20' 47'' |
| 157 | Nikolas Maes | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | + 20' 52'' |
| 158 | Martin Velits | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | + 20' 53'' |
| 159 | Aleksejs Saramotins | IAM Cycling | + 20' 56'' |
| 160 | Gerald Ciolek | MTN - Qhubeka | + 21' 09'' |
| 161 | Murilo Fischer | FDJ.fr | + 21' 25'' |
| 162 | Maximiliano Ariel Richeze | Lampre Merida | + 21' 49'' |
| 163 | Gert Joeaar | Cofidis Solutions Crédits | + 21' 50'' |
| 164 | Dario Cataldo | Team SKY | + 21' 51'' |
| 165 | Moreno Hofland | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 22' 00'' |
| 166 | Roberto Ferrari | Lampre Merida | + 22' 04'' |
| 167 | Michael Valgren Andersen | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 22' 07'' |
| 168 | Mitchell Docker | Orica GreenEdge | + 22' 20'' |
| 169 | Daniil Fominykh | Astana Pro Team | + 22' 27'' |
| 170 | Louis Meintjes | MTN - Qhubeka | + 22' 47'' |
| 171 | Rinaldo Nocentini | AG2R La Mondiale | + 22' 48'' |
| 172 | Jaco Venter | MTN - Qhubeka | + 22' 50'' |
| 173 | Matteo Tosatto | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 22' 56'' |
| 174 | Brett Lancaster | Orica GreenEdge | + 22' 57'' |
| 175 | Pirmin Lang | IAM Cycling | + 23' 59'' |
| 176 | Vincent Jerome | Team Europcar | + 24' 08'' |
| 177 | Thibaut Pinot | FDJ.fr | + 24' 15'' |
| 178 | Laurent Mangel | FDJ.fr | + 24' 27'' |
| 179 | Johan Le Bon | FDJ.fr | + 28' 15'' |
| 180 | Jesse Sergent | Trek Factory Racing | + 30' 36'' |
| 181 | Maarten Tjallingii | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 31' 54'' |
| 182 | Adriano Malori | Movistar Team | + 32' 48'' |
| 183 | Francisco Javier Aramendia | Caja Rural Seguros RGA | + 33' 39'' |
| 184 | Sander Armee | Lotto Belisol | + 33' 40'' |
| 185 | Jacopo Guarnieri | Astana Pro Team | + 34' 08'' |
| 186 | Natnael Berhane | Team Europcar | + 34' 41'' |
| 187 | Jonathan Fumeaux | IAM Cycling | + 34' 46'' |
| 188 | Jay Robert Thomson | MTN - Qhubeka | + 35' 01'' |
| 189 | Bryan Nauleau | Team Europcar | + 35' 36'' |
| 190 | Sam Bewley | Orica GreenEdge | + 35' 59'' |
| 191 | Stef Clement | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 36' 12'' |
| 192 | Dominic Klemme | IAM Cycling | + 36' 36'' |
| 193 | Vasil Kiryienka | Team SKY | + 36' 45'' |
| 194 | Robert Wagner | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 36' 55'' |
| 195 | Jimmy Engoulvent | Team Europcar | + 38' 22'' |
| 196 | Carlos Alberto Betancur | AG2R La Mondiale | + 39' 10'' |
| 197 | Luke Rowe | Team SKY | + 41' 13'' |
| 198 | Matteo Pelucchi | IAM Cycling | + 45' 08'' |
Points Classification:
| 1 | Michael Matthews | Orica GreenEdge | 45 points |
| 2 | John Degenkolb | Team Giant - Shimano | 45 |
| 3 | Nacer Bouhanni | FDJ.fr | 33 |
| 4 | Daniel Martin | Garmin Sharp | 32 |
| 5 | Lloyd Mondory | AG2R La Mondiale | 21 |
| 6 | Vicente Reynes | IAM Cycling | 20 |
| 7 | Joaquin Rodriguez | Team Katusha | 16 |
| 8 | Roberto Ferrari | Lampre Merida | 16 |
| 9 | Valerio Conti | Lampre Merida | 14 |
| 10 | Damiano Caruso | Cannondale Pro Cycling | 14 |
| 11 | Wilco Kelderman | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 14 |
| 12 | Jasper Stuyven | Trek Factory Racing | 14 |
| 13 | Paul Martens | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 12 |
| 14 | Francesco Lasca | Caja Rural Seguros RGA | 12 |
| 15 | Cadel Evans | BMC Racing Team | 10 |
| 16 | Alexandr Kolobnev | Team Katusha | 10 |
| 17 | Oscar Gatto | Cannondale Pro Cycling | 10 |
| 18 | Luis Mas Bonet | Caja Rural Seguros RGA | 9 |
| 19 | Jacques Van Rensburg | MTN - Qhubeka | 9 |
| 20 | Yauheni Hutarovich | AG2R La Mondiale | 9 |
| 21 | Tom Boonen | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | 8 |
| 22 | Daniel Moreno | Team Katusha | 7 |
| 23 | Bob Jungels | Trek Factory Racing | 7 |
| 24 | Moreno Hofland | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 7 |
| 25 | Christopher Froome | Team SKY | 6 |
| 26 | Fabio Aru | Astana Pro Team | 6 |
| 27 | Matteo Pelucchi | IAM Cycling | 6 |
| 28 | Rigoberto Uran | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | 5 |
| 29 | Pieter Serry | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | 5 |
| 30 | Gerald Ciolek | MTN - Qhubeka | 5 |
| 31 | Amets Txurruka | Caja Rural Seguros RGA | 4 |
| 32 | Sébastien Turgot | AG2R La Mondiale | 4 |
| 33 | Samuel Sánchez | BMC Racing Team | 4 |
| 34 | Elia Favilli | Lampre Merida | 4 |
| 35 | Nairo Alexander Quintana | Movistar Team | 3 |
| 36 | Christophe Le Mevel | Cofidis Solutions Crédits | 3 |
| 37 | Jimmy Engoulvent | Team Europcar | 3 |
| 38 | Robert Gesink | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 2 |
| 39 | Sergio Pardilla | MTN - Qhubeka | 2 |
| 40 | Romain Hardy | Cofidis Solutions Crédits | 2 |
| 41 | Danilo Wyss | BMC Racing Team | 2 |
| 42 | Yannick Martinez | Team Europcar | 2 |
| 43 | Gert Joeaar | Cofidis Solutions Crédits | 2 |
| 44 | David Arroyo | Caja Rural Seguros RGA | 1 |
| 45 | José Herrada | Movistar Team | 1 |
| 46 | Geoffrey Soupe | FDJ.fr | 1 |
| 47 | Francisco Javier Aramendia | Caja Rural Seguros RGA | 1 |
Mountains Classification:
| 1 | Luis Mas Bonet | Caja Rural Seguros RGA | 9 points |
| 2 | Jerome Cousin | Team Europcar | 9 |
| 3 | Danilo Wyss | BMC Racing Team | 6 |
| 4 | Winner Anacona | Lampre Merida | 5 |
| 5 | Amets Txurruka | Caja Rural Seguros RGA | 3 |
| 6 | Nathan Haas | Garmin Sharp | 3 |
| 7 | Adam Yates | Orica GreenEdge | 3 |
| 8 | Kristian Sbaragli | MTN - Qhubeka | 2 |
| 9 | Jimmy Engoulvent | Team Europcar | 2 |
| 10 | Valerio Conti | Lampre Merida | 1 |
| 11 | Romain Sicard | Team Europcar | 1 |
| 12 | Francisco Javier Aramendia | Caja Rural Seguros RGA | 1 |
Team Classification:
| 1 | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 40hr 4min 29sec |
| 2 | BMC Racing Team | @ 9 seconds |
| 3 | Team Katusha | + 26'' |
| 4 | Omega Pharma - Quick Step | + 29'' |
| 5 | Astana Pro Team | + 32'' |
| 6 | Movistar Team | + 36'' |
| 7 | Garmin Sharp | + 36'' |
| 8 | Lampre - Merida | + 1' 02'' |
| 9 | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | + 1' 44'' |
| 10 | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 2' 36'' |
| 11 | Orica GreenEdge | + 3' 13'' |
| 12 | Team Giant - Shimano | + 3' 21'' |
| 13 | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 4' 13'' |
| 14 | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | + 5' 06'' |
| 15 | Team SKY | + 8' 53'' |
| 16 | MTN - Qhubeka | + 9' 38'' |
| 17 | Lotto Belisol | + 10' 07'' |
| 18 | AG2R La Mondiale | + 10' 48'' |
| 19 | Trek Factory Racing | + 11' 39'' |
| 20 | Team Europcar | + 20' 28'' |
| 21 | FDJ.fr | + 21' 34'' |
| 22 | IAM Cycling | + 32' 58'' |
Weather at Córdoba at 1PM local time: 34C (93F) and forecast to go to 39C (103F)! some clouds but will clear to full sun. 24% humidity. Wind from the north at 5 km/hr (3 mph)
Km 23, 142 km to go: All 198 riders signed in and started today. During the first kilometer a four-man break went clear: Javier Aramendia (Caja Rural), Gert Joeaar (Cofidis), Sébastien Turgot (Ag2r) and Jimmy Engoulvent (Europcar). The quartet currently leads the peloton by 3min 46sec.
Km 44, 121 km to go: Orica-GreenEdge has put several riders at the front of the peloton and the break's gap has come down to 2min 25sec. After an hour of racing the average speed has been 41.6 km/hr
Km 69, 96 km to go: It's blisteringly hot and dry. Very early in the stage riders were going back to their team cars for water bottles. During yesterday's hot stage Omega Pharma went through 200 bottles. The break is 2min 48sec ahead of the Orica-GreenEdge led peloton. Even with a category two climb near the finish, Orica-GreenEdge remain confident in Michael Matthews and his ability to repeat yesterday's win, "...yesterday we showed that our team is perfect and we should be able to do it again."
Km 87, 78 km to go: Results for the intermediate sprint at Posadas, 1st Sébastien turgot, 2nd Gert Joeaar, 3rd Jimmy Engoulvent. The Orica-GreenEdge-led peloton has kept the break of four riders within reach. Right now the gap is 2min 25sec.
Km 108, 56 to go: The race is coming to the first of two categorized climbs, the third category Alto de San Jeronimo. The break has just 33 seconds.
54 km to go: Sébastien Turgot (Ag2r) has been dropped by the break on the climb. Now there are three off the front with a gap of just 17 seconds. The peloton is quite strung out on the climb with lots of riders dropped.
Amets Txurruka (Caja Rural) has attacked the peloton and is trying to bridge up to the break.
48 km to go: Txurruka has blown by the breakaways in a hunt for the three KOM points at the top of the San Jeronimo. Jimmy Engoulvent rode back up to Txurruka and now the pair are riding together, off the front.
Results of the San Jeronimo KOM: 1st Amets Txurruka, 2nd Jimmy Engoulvent, 3rd Francisco Aramendia.
46 km to go: It's Txurruka and Engoulvent off the front, 12 seconds in front of the first group of the peloton. The peloton broke up on the climb and descent and is coming back together.
42 km to go: Movistar is at the front of the peloton. It looks like the various chasing groups have caught the pack. Lots of riders are back at the team cars getting bottles. Txurruka and Engoulvent have grown their lead to 40 seconds.
If the third category San Jeronimo broke things up as it did, the coming second-category ascent combined with the terrible heat should cause a lot of riders a lot of distress. Both Peter Sagan and Nacer Bouhanni were distanced on the San Jeronimo.
After three hours of racing the average speed os 39.3 km/hr.
39 km to go: The two leaders are now on the finishing circuit. The pack crossed the line 34 seconds later.
32 km to go: Results of the Cordoba intermediate sprint: 1st Amets Txurruka, 2nd Jimmy Engoulvent, 3rd Luis Mas Bonet.
30 km to go: We're on the second category Alto del Catorce por Ciento. The two leaders have been caught and riders like Fabian Cancellara, Peter Sagan and Yauheni Hutarovich are in trouble. Lots of riders are being shelled. Nacer Bouhanni is dropped. Sky is at the front of the peloton.
29 km to go: Sky is dishing out some hurt and with their increase in the speed, more riders have been dropped. Race leader Matthews is in the peloton, I'd guess about two-thirds back.
Movistar has taken over the duty of leading the pack.
Matthews is drifting towards the back of the pack.
26 km to go: Bam! Winner Anacona and Adam Yates attack. Looks like Alejandro Valverde and Romain Sicard are chasing. The four have come together for the descent.
22 km to go: Alarms are going off in the peloton as Valverde leads the quartet down the hill. Valverde is upset that the lead motorcycle isn't going fast enough. Tinkoff-Saxo is leading the chase in the pack. The Valverde quartet has 22 seconds.
19 km to go: Damiano Caruso is chasing the Valverde break. Cadel Evans had a technical problem but looks to have rejoined the pack. Gap to Valverde group is 18 seconds. Caruso has been caught.
Results for the KOM points at the top of the Alto del Catorce por Ciento: 1st Winner Anacona, 2nd Adam Yates, 3rd Romain Sicard.
11 km to go: Romain Sicard has a flat, but the other three have a lead of 10 seconds. It looks like they will be caught and we'll have a big sprint.
9 km to go: The catch is made. Three Tinkoff-Saxo riders at the front. Maybe 40 riders are in the peloton, the rest have been distanced on the climb and descent. John Degenkolb has survived as has Michael Matthews.
Orica-GreenEdge is at the front, keeping the speed high.
4 km to go: Orica-GreenEdge still leads. No one has tried a flier yet.
2 km to go: Adam Hansen attacks and has a nice gap.
Under the Red Kite: Hansen is caught. The teams have organized their trains.
The Finish: From several riders back John Degenkolb leaps past everyone for a clear win. He put a couple of bike lengths between himself and the pack.
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