Team Sky used the old one two to fine effect today, with Chris Froome and overnight race leader Riche Porte netting first and second overall in the Critérium International via the tactic.
After his Sky team-mates set the pace on the climb, Froome attacked just over five kilometres from the summit of the Col de l'Ospedale and quickly opened a good lead. Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing Team), who had started the day third overall, tried to chase but was unable to close the gap.
He had been seen as the biggest challenger to Porte but was caught on the back foot by Froome’s attack, and also by a later counter by Porte which saw him drop the American, catch and pass riders who were between Froome and the chasing group, and then go on to net second on the stage.
“The stage panned out more or less how we expected. The plan was to control the race throughout the day. It was a huge job and we really put pressure on the other teams,” a delighted Froome said afterwards.
“Richie and I didn’t have to make any big efforts until right at the end there. The team did that work for us and all we had to do was finish it off.”
Having two riders so well positioned overall meant that the Sky could play one off the other if necessary, forcing the other riders to cover both. That’s how things worked out, with those marking race leader Porte having to decide whether or not to try to follow Froome.
As it worked out, he was too strong for anyone – bar perhaps Porte – to stay with him, but in attacking when he did, he set up the platform for his team-mate to later jump clear and nab second.
“I didn’t really intend to attack on the climb, but when the gap widened between myself and Richie, I felt I could go on, so I went for it,” he said.
“It was that quick thinking between us which brought about the victory and we couldn’t ask for any more than a one-two on the stage and GC.”
Paris-Nice winner Porte crossed the line 27 seconds behind his team-mate, and eighteen ahead of Bauke Mollema (Blanco Pro Cycling Team), Jean Christophe Peraud (AG2R La Mondiale) and van Garderen. He was embraced after the line by Froome, who took the overall by 32 seconds.
Van Garderen rounded out the podium with third overall, 54 seconds back, while Mollema and Peraud were a further six seconds adrift.
Froome’s success is the second major stage race win of his career, coming after his triumph in February in the Tour of Oman. He is one of Team Sky’s leaders for the Tour de France, while Porte is showing that he may also deserve support there.
When Froome attacked it brought back memories of his surges at the Tour de France which put Bradley Wiggins under pressure, and which led to some tense exchanges. However any thoughts that Porte might be irked by Froome’s surge today were played down by the Australian, who saw the outcome as a triumph for the team.
“Tactically we were spot on today. The team were absolutely incredible and it’s just a shame you don’t get to see all the work guys like Joe [Dombrowski], Jon [Tiernan-Locke], Xabi [Zandio], Kosta [Siutsou] and Vasil [Kiryienka] do to get us to that point where Froomey and I can attack at the end,” he said.
“Froomey set a hard tempo after Kiryienka’s mammoth turn and I thought I’d let a small gap go to see what happened, and that was the last we saw of Froomey, he was gone (laughs).
“It wasn’t planned but it worked out perfectly. We ride together every day so we know each other so well, and when he went nobody reacted so he had to continue. As I said yesterday, the only important thing was that Team Sky won today. It’s always special to get a one-two on the podium, especially given the strength of the field we had here, and we’re super happy.”
Team directeur sportif Nicolas Portal had a different take on things, suggesting the plan was always for Froome to attack.
“Froomey had to make his move a little earlier than expected but he was always going to go at some point, and if he’d have been chased down Richie would have counter-attacked,” he said. “Richie gave him a little nod when the gap had been made and then Froomey when full gas to the end.
“This is a perfect result for them because they are best friends and it will be a great memory for them to look back on in the future.”
How it played out:
The riders faced a tough 179 kilometre stage, with six categorised climbs lying in wait. One of the oldest riders in the pro bunch, Jens Voigt, showed he was undeterred when he was among the first to attack. He went clear after twelve kilometres of racing but was hauled back three kilometres later. A more successful move happened twenty kilometres after the drop of the flag, when Florian Vachon (Bretangne Seche) surged ahead.
He was accompanied by five others, namely Jérémy Roy (FDJ), Edwig Cammaerts (Cofidis), Paul Poux (Sojasun), Yann Huguet (Argos Shimano) and José Goncalves (La Pomme Marseille). Laurent Didier (RadioShack Leopard) later joined up.
The seven riders built a maximum lead of four minutes 35 seconds by kilometre 40, after which Sky put the hammer down and started to reduce the advantage.
Didier won the intermediate sprint at Monicia D'Aullene (km 48), eight and a half kilometres before Roy took top points on the day’s first climb, the Côte de Roccapina. The latter did likewise on the Côte d’Orasi, 67 kilometres in, where the break’s advantage was down to just over two and a half minutes.
Didier was again quickest at the sprint at Sartene (km 77), after which the Europcar riders began aiding Sky in the chase behind. The break pushed on regardless, with Roy nabbing top points at the Cote de Viggianello (km 93.5), but the riders out front were facing certain recapture. At kilometre 105 Europcar trio Thomas Voeckler, Cyril Gautier and Kevin Reza surged clear when the break was just twenty seconds ahead, and were joined by Matthias Frank (BMC Racing Team), Francis Mourey (FDJ) and Andy Schleck (RadioShack Leopard).
Voeckler and Gautier ramped up the pace on the climb of the Col de Sainte-Lucie-de-Tallano (km 116), with the former then joined by Mourey and Frank in a three man move. Mourey led over the summit, with Scheck, Roy and Vachon 25 seconds back and the main bunch 50 seconds down.
Mourey also took top points on the Col de Bacinu (km 135), while Voeckler nabbed the sprint at Porto Vecchio, 159 kilometres after the start and just before the start of the climb. The break was then caught, setting things up for a big battle for the stage and the overall classification.
Porte’s Sky team took the reins on the climb and their pace caused several riders to lose contact, including last year’s winner Cadel Evans (BMC Racing Team). The group continued to be whittled down and inside the final eight kilometres, Johan Tschopp (IAM Cycling) surged in a bid to nab the stage. He didn’t get far, then Froome made his bid, riding off the front of the bunch.
Jean-Christophe Péraud (Ag2r La Mondiale) gave chase but couldn't get up to the Sky rider. Van Garderen tried to chase but he too fell short; Porte bided his time, then rocketed clear with two kilometres remaining and drilled it to the top of the climb.
He his the line thirty seconds behind his team-mate and fifteen clear of the next chasers, Bauke Mollema (Blanco Pro Cycling Team), Peraud and van Garderen.
According to Peraud, the outcome will give the Sky duo a huge confidence boost, given the calibre of the riders that they rode away from. “They’ve proved they’re at a different level to the likes of Schleck, Evans and Talansky at the moment and that’s got to bode well as they continue to improve for the summer.”
Critérium International, France (2.1)
Stage 3: Porto-Vecchio - Col de l’Ospedale:
1, Christopher Froome (Sky Procycling) 176 kilometres in 4 hours 43 mins 38 secs
2, Richie Porte (Sky Procycling) at 30 secs
3, Bauke Mollema (Blanco Pro Cycling Team) at 45 secs
4, Jean-Christophe Peraud (AG2R La Mondiale)
5, Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing Team)
6, Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) at 53 secs
7, Johann Tschopp (IAM Cycling) at 57 secs
8, John Gadret (AG2R La Mondiale) at 1 min 7 secs
9, Pierrick Fedrigo (FDJ) at 1 min 8 secs
10, Maxime Bouet (AG2R La Mondiale)
11, Davide Malacarne (Team Europcar) at 1 min 32 secs
12, Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale)
13, Andreas Klöden (RadioShack Leopard) at 1 min mins 49 secs
14, Jerome Coppel (Cofidis, Solutions Credits) at 2 mins 14 secs
15, Michael Rogers (Team Saxo-Tinkoff)
16, Amaël Moinard (BMC Racing Team) at 2 mins 46 secs
17, Marcel Wyss (IAM Cycling) at 2 mins 50 secs
18, Bob Jungels (RadioShack Leopard) at 3 mins 15 secs
19, Maxime Monfort (RadioShack Leopard) at 3 mins 22 secs
20, Jonathan Hivert (Sojasun) at 4 mins 7 secs
21, Antoine Lavieu (La Pomme Marseille) at 4 mins 27 secs
22, Rémi Pauriol (Sojasun)
23, Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Team Saxo-Tinkoff) at 4 mins 59 secs
24, Thomas Voeckler (Team Europcar) at 5 mins 7 secs
25, Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Team Saxo-Tinkoff) at 5 mins 45 secs
26, Rein Taaramae (Cofidis, Solutions Credits) at 6 mins 6 secs
27, Jarlinson Pantano (Colombia) at 6 mins 23 secs
28, Vasil Kiryienka (Sky Procycling) at 6 mins 34 secs
29, Benjamin King (RadioShack Leopard)
30, Brent Bookwalter (BMC Racing Team)
31, Clément Koretzky (Bretagne-Seche Environnement)
32, John Darwin Atapuma Hurtado Col) Colombia) at 6 mins 43 secs
33, Jonathan Fumeaux (IAM Cycling) at 7 mins 8 secs
34, Anthony Roux (FDJ) at 9 mins 33 secs
35, Guillaume Levarlet (Cofidis, Solutions Credits)
36, Ben Hermans (RadioShack Leopard)
37, Fabien Schmidt (Sojasun)
38, Tobias Ludvigsson (Team Argos-Shimano)
39, Julien El Fares (Sojasun)
40, Wilco Kelderman (Blanco Pro Cycling Team)
41, Mathias Frank (BMC Racing Team)
42, Manuele Boaro (Team Saxo-Tinkoff) at 11 mins 7 secs
43, Sébastien Reichenbach (IAM Cycling) at 11 mins 11 secs
44, Grégoire Tarride (La Pomme Marseille) at 12 mins 8 secs
45, Francis Mourey (FDJ) at 13 mins 12 secs
46, Cyril Gautier (Team Europcar) at 13 mins 30 secs
47, Kanstantsin Siutsou (Sky Procycling)
48, Jérémy Roy (FDJ) at 14 mins 6 secs
49, Cadel Evans (BMC Racing Team) at 14 mins 56 secs
50, Rory Sutherland (Team Saxo-Tinkoff)
51, Simon Geschke (Team Argos-Shimano)
52, Michael Rodriguez Galindo (Colombia) at 17 mins 8 secs
53, Bram Tankink (Blanco Pro Cycling Team)
54, Arnaud Gerard (Bretagne-Seche Environnement) at 18 mins 28 secs
55, Yannick Talabardon (Sojasun) at 19 mins 11 secs
56, Andy Schleck (RadioShack Leopard) at 21 mins 57 secs
57, Ben Gastauer (AG2R La Mondiale)
58, Anthony Delaplace (Sojasun)
59, Christophe Riblon (AG2R La Mondiale)
60, Wilson Alexander Marentes Torres (Colombia) at 22 mins 20 secs
Did not start:
Fabian Wegmann (Garmin-Sharp)
Did not finish:
Alexandr Pliuschin (IAM Cycling)
Alexandre Geniez (FDJ)
Angelo Tulik (Team Europcar)
Armindo Fonseca (Bretagne-Seche Environnement)
Axel Domont (AG2R La Mondiale)
Caleb Fairly (Garmin-Sharp)
Dominik Nerz (BMC Racing Team)
Florian Guillou (Bretagne-Seche Environnement)
Geoffroy Lequatre (Bretagne-Seche Environnement)
Giovanni Bernaudeau (Team Europcar)
Graeme Brown (Blanco Pro Cycling Team)
Jay McCarthy (Team Saxo-Tinkoff)
Jérémy Bescond (Cofidis, Solutions Credits)
Ji Cheng (Team Argos-Shimano)
Jimmy Engoulvent (Sojasun)
Jonathan Cantwell (Team Saxo-Tinkoff)
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke (Sky Procycling)
Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski (Sky Procycling)
Juan Manuel Garate (Blanco Pro Cycling Team)
Julian Kern (AG2R La Mondiale)
Julien Antomarchi (La Pomme Marseille)
Julio Alexis Camacho Bernal (Colombia)
Jussi Veikkanen (FDJ)
Justin Jules (La Pomme Marseille)
Kévin Reza (Team Europcar)
Matthias Brandle (IAM Cycling)
Matthieu Sprick (Team Argos-Shimano)
Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ)
Nathan Haas (Garmin-Sharp)
Patrick Schelling (IAM Cycling)
Paul Poux (Sojasun)
Pierre Rolland (Team Europcar)
Pierre-Luc Perichon (Bretagne-Seche Environnement)
Raymond Kreder (Garmin-Sharp)
Robert Hunter (Garmin-Sharp)
Rohan Dennis (Garmin-Sharp)
Steele Von Hoff (Garmin-Sharp)
Theo Bos (Blanco Pro Cycling Team)
Thierry Hupond (Team Argos-Shimano)
Thomas Rostollan (La Pomme Marseille)
Warren Barguil (Team Argos-Shimano)
Xabier Zandio Echaide (Sky Procycling)
Yann Huguet (Team Argos-Shimano)
Yannick Martinez (La Pomme Marseille)
Yoann Paillot (La Pomme Marseille)
Yukiya Arashiro (Team Europcar)
Eliminated:
Cyril Bessy (Cofidis, Solutions Credits)
Dalivier Ospina Navarro (Colombia)
Eduardo Sepulveda (Bretagne-Seche Environnement)
Edwig Cammaerts (Cofidis, Solutions Credits)
Florian Vachon (Bretagne-Seche Environnement)
Jeffry Johan Romero Corredor (Colombia)
Jens Voigt (RadioShack Leopard)
Johannes Fröhlinger (Team Argos-Shimano)
José Goncalves (La Pomme Marseille)
Laurent Didier (RadioShack Leopard)
Marco Corti (Colombia)
Rémy Cusin (IAM Cycling)
Romain Hardy (Cofidis, Solutions Credits)
Sebastian Lander (BMC Racing Team)
Intermediate sprints:
Sprint 1 - Monicia D'Aullene (km 48):
1, Laurent Didier (RadioShack Leopard) 3 pts
2, Edwig Cammaerts (Cofidis, Solutions Credits) 2
3, Florian Vachon (Bretagne-Seche Environnement) 1
Sprint 2 – Sartene (km 77):
1, Laurent Didier (RadioShack Leopard) 3 pts
2, Yann Huguet (Team Argos-Shimano) 2
3, Florian Vachon (Bretagne-Seche Environnement) 1
Sprint 3 - Porto-Vecchio (km 159):
1, Thomas Voeckler (Team Europcar) 3 pts
2, Francis Mourey (FDJ) 2
3, Mathias Frank (BMC Racing Team) 1
King of the Mountains:
Côte de Roccapina (km 56.5):
1, Jérémy Roy (FDJ) 6 pts
2, Yann Huguet (Team Argos-Shimano) 4
3, José Goncalves (La Pomme Marseille) 2
Côte d'Orasi (km 67):
1, Jérémy Roy (FDJ) 6 pts
2, Yann Huguet (Team Argos-Shimano) 4
3, Florian Vachon (Bretagne-Seche Environnement) 2
Côte de Viggianello (km 93.5):
1, Jérémy Roy (FDJ) 6 pts
2, José Goncalves (La Pomme Marseille) 4
3, Florian Vachon (Bretagne-Seche Environnement) 2
Col de Sainte-Lucie-de-Tallano (km 116):
1, Francis Mourey (FDJ) 6 pts
2, Mathias Frank (BMC Racing Team) 4
3, Thomas Voeckler (Team Europcar) 2
Col de Bacinu (km 135):
1, Francis Mourey (FDJ) 6 pts
2, Thomas Voeckler (Team Europcar) 4
3, Mathias Frank (BMC Racing Team) 2
Col de l'Ospedale (km 176):
1, Christopher Froome (Sky Procycling) 6 pts
2, Richie Porte (Sky Procycling) 4
3, Bauke Mollema (Blanco Pro Cycling Team) 2
Young riders:
1, Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing Team) 4 hours 44 mins 23 secs
2, Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) at 8 secs
3, Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) at 47 secs
4, Bob Jungels (RadioShack Leopard) at 2 mins 30 secs
5, Antoine Lavieu (La Pomme Marseille) at 3 mins 42 secs
6, Jarlinson Pantano (Colombia) at 5 mins 38 secs
7, Benjamin King (RadioShack Leopard) at 5 mins 49 secs
8, Clément Koretzky (Bretagne-Seche Environnement)
9, John Darwin Atapuma Hurtado Col) Colombia) at 5 mins 58 secs
10, Jonathan Fumeaux (IAM Cycling) at 6 mins 23 secs
11, Fabien Schmidt (Sojasun) at 8 mins 48 secs
12, Tobias Ludvigsson (Team Argos-Shimano)
13, Wilco Kelderman (Blanco Pro Cycling Team)
14, Sébastien Reichenbach (IAM Cycling) at 10 mins 26 secs
15, Grégoire Tarride (La Pomme Marseille) at 11 mins 23 secs
16, Michael Rodriguez Galindo (Colombia) at 16 mins 23 secs
17, Anthony Delaplace (Sojasun) at 21 mins 12 secs
Teams:
1, Ag2R La Mondiale, 14 hours 13 mins 54 secs
2, Sky Procycling, at 4 mins 4 secs
3, RadioShack Leopard, at 5 mins 26 secs
4, BMC Racing Team, at 7 mins 5 secs
5, IAM Cycling, at 7 mins 55 secs
6, Team Saxo-Tinkoff, at 9 mins 58 secs
7, Cofidis, Solutions Credits, at 14 mins 53 secs
8, Sojasun, at 15 mins 7 secs
9, Team Europcar, at 17 mins 9 secs
10, FDJ, at 20 mins 53 secs
11, Blanco Pro Cycling Team, at 24 mins 26 secs
12, Colombia, at 27 mins 14 secs
Final overall classification:
1, Christopher Froome (Sky Procycling) 6 hours 55 mins 23 secs
2, Richie Porte (Sky Procycling) at 32 secs
3, Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing Team) at 54 secs
4, Bauke Mollema (Blanco Pro Cycling Team) at 1 min
5, Jean-Christophe Peraud (AG2R La Mondiale)
6, Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) at 1 min 8 secs
7, Maxime Bouet (AG2R La Mondiale) at 1 min 33 secs
8, Pierrick Fedrigo (FDJ) at 1 min 37 secs
9, Johann Tschopp (IAM Cycling) at 1 min 43 secs
10, John Gadret (AG2R La Mondiale) at 2 mins 5 secs
11, Andreas Klöden (RadioShack Leopard) at 2 mins 6 secs
12, Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) at 2 mins 18 secs
13, Davide Malacarne (Team Europcar) at 2 mins 21 secs
14, Jerome Coppel (Cofidis, Solutions Credits) at 2 mins 33 secs
15, Michael Rogers (Team Saxo-Tinkoff) at 2 mins 43 secs
16, Amaël Moinard (BMC Racing Team) at 3 mins 19 secs
17, Bob Jungels (RadioShack Leopard) at 3 mins 30 secs
18, Marcel Wyss (IAM Cycling) at 3 mins 31 secs
19, Maxime Monfort (RadioShack Leopard) at 3 mins 51 secs
20, Jonathan Hivert (Sojasun) at 4 mins 35 secs
21, Rémi Pauriol (Sojasun) at 4 mins 58 secs
22, Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Team Saxo-Tinkoff) at 5 mins 28 secs
23, Antoine Lavieu (La Pomme Marseille) at 5 mins 40 secs
24, Thomas Voeckler (Team Europcar)
25, Rein Taaramae (Cofidis, Solutions Credits) at 6 mins 40 secs
26, Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Team Saxo-Tinkoff) at 6 mins 54 secs
27, Vasil Kiryienka (Sky Procycling) at 6 mins 56 secs
28, Benjamin King (RadioShack Leopard) at 7 mins 4 secs
29, Brent Bookwalter (BMC Racing Team) at 7 mins 9 secs
30, Jarlinson Pantano (Colombia) at 7 mins 12 secs
31, Clément Koretzky (Bretagne-Seche Environnement) at 7 mins 23 secs
32, Jonathan Fumeaux (IAM Cycling) at 8 mins 7 secs
33, John Darwin Atapuma Hurtado Col) Colombia) at 8 mins 35 secs
34, Wilco Kelderman (Blanco Pro Cycling Team) at 9 mins 55 secs
35, Tobias Ludvigsson (Team Argos-Shimano) at 9 mins 56 secs
36, Anthony Roux (FDJ) at 10 mins 2 secs
37, Ben Hermans (RadioShack Leopard) at 10 mins 4 secs
38, Mathias Frank (BMC Racing Team) at 10 mins 12 secs
39, Fabien Schmidt (Sojasun) at 10 mins 15 secs
40, Julien El Fares (Sojasun) at 10 mins 20 secs
41, Guillaume Levarlet (Cofidis, Solutions Credits) at 10 mins 35 secs
42, Manuele Boaro (Team Saxo-Tinkoff) at 11 mins 16 secs
43, Sébastien Reichenbach (IAM Cycling) at 12 mins 6 secs
44, Grégoire Tarride (La Pomme Marseille) at 12 mins 50 secs
45, Kanstantsin Siutsou (Sky Procycling) at 14 mins 9 secs
46, Cyril Gautier (Team Europcar) at 14 mins 20 secs
47, Francis Mourey (FDJ) at 14 mins 26 secs
48, Jérémy Roy (FDJ) at 14 mins 36 secs
49, Simon Geschke (Team Argos-Shimano) at 15 mins 26 secs
50, Rory Sutherland (Team Saxo-Tinkoff) at 15 mins 28 secs
51, Cadel Evans (BMC Racing Team) at 15 mins 49 secs
52, Michael Rodriguez Galindo (Colombia) at 18 mins 4 secs
53, Bram Tankink (Blanco Pro Cycling Team) at 18 mins 26 secs
54, Arnaud Gerard (Bretagne-Seche Environnement) at 18 mins 59 secs
55, Yannick Talabardon (Sojasun) at 20 mins 16 secs
56, Anthony Delaplace (Sojasun) at 22 mins 48 secs
57, Andy Schleck (RadioShack Leopard) at 22 mins 49 secs
58, Ben Gastauer (AG2R La Mondiale) at 23 mins 14 secs
59, Christophe Riblon (AG2R La Mondiale) at 23 mins 17 secs
60, Wilson Alexander Marentes Torres (Colombia) at 23 mins 27 secs
Points:
1, Richie Porte (Sky Procycling) 27 pts
2, Christopher Froome (Sky Procycling) 23
3, Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing Team) 17
4, Jean-Christophe Peraud (AG2R La Mondiale) 14
5, Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) 13
6, Bauke Mollema (Blanco Pro Cycling Team) 12
7, Manuele Boaro (Team Saxo-Tinkoff) 12
8, Clément Koretzky (Bretagne-Seche Environnement) 8
9, Simon Geschke (Team Argos-Shimano) 7
10, Jonathan Hivert (Sojasun) 6
11, Johann Tschopp (IAM Cycling) 5
12, Bob Jungels (RadioShack Leopard) 5
13, John Gadret (AG2R La Mondiale) 4
14, Andreas Klöden (RadioShack Leopard) 4
15, Thomas Voeckler (Team Europcar) 3
16, Pierrick Fedrigo (FDJ) 3
17, Jerome Coppel (Cofidis, Solutions Credits) 3
18, Fabien Schmidt (Sojasun) 3
19, Maxime Bouet (AG2R La Mondiale) 2
20, Francis Mourey (FDJ) 2
21, Mathias Frank (BMC Racing Team) 1
22, Jérémy Roy (FDJ) 1
Mountains:
1, Jérémy Roy (FDJ) 22 pts
2, Francis Mourey (FDJ) 12
3, Christopher Froome (Sky Procycling) 6
4, Arnaud Gerard (Bretagne-Seche Environnement) 6
5, Thomas Voeckler (Team Europcar) 6
6, Mathias Frank (BMC Racing Team) 6
7, Richie Porte (Sky Procycling) 4
8, Bauke Mollema (Blanco Pro Cycling Team) 2
Young rider classification:
1, Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing Team) at 6 hours 56 mins 17 secs
2, Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) at 14 secs
3, Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) at 1 min 24 secs
4, Bob Jungels (RadioShack Leopard) at 2 mins 36 secs
5, Antoine Lavieu (La Pomme Marseille) at 4 mins 46 secs
6, Benjamin King (RadioShack Leopard) at 6 mins 10 secs
7, Jarlinson Pantano (Colombia) at 6 mins 18 secs
8, Clément Koretzky (Bretagne-Seche Environnement) at 6 mins 29 secs
9, Jonathan Fumeaux (IAM Cycling) at 7 mins 13 secs
10, John Darwin Atapuma Hurtado Col) Colombia) at 7 mins 41 secs
11, Wilco Kelderman (Blanco Pro Cycling Team) at 9 mins 1 secs
12, Tobias Ludvigsson (Team Argos-Shimano) at 9 mins 2 secs
13, Fabien Schmidt (Sojasun) at 9 mins 21 secs
14, Sébastien Reichenbach (IAM Cycling) at 11 mins 12 secs
15, Grégoire Tarride (La Pomme Marseille) at 11 mins 56 secs
16, Michael Rodriguez Galindo (Colombia) at 17 mins 10 secs
17, Anthony Delaplace (Sojasun) at 21 mins 54 secs
Teams classification:
1, Ag2R La Mondiale, 20 hours 50 mins 32 secs
2, Sky Procycling, at 3 mins 21 secs
3, RadioShack Leopard, at 5 mins 4 secs
4, BMC Racing Team, at 6 mins 59 secs
5, IAM Cycling, at 8 mins 27 secs
6, Team Saxo-Tinkoff, at 9 mins 42 secs
7, Cofidis, Solutions Credits, at 15 mins 12 secs
8, Sojasun, at 15 mins 25 secs
9, Team Europcar, at 18 mins
10, FDJ, at 20 mins 59 secs
11, Blanco Pro Cycling Team, at 24 mins 28 secs
12, Colombia, at 28 mins 38 secs