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Vincenzo Nibali is targeting a stage win and Thursday's climbing TT has taken on increased importance with foul weather looming in the mountains. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.comVICENZA, Italy (VN) — More than 3,000 kilometers of racing at the 2013 Giro d’Italia could come down to little more than 20km of mountain pavement during Thursday’s climbing time trial. With winter-like weather threatening to neutralize parts of two dramatic climbing stages still on tap across the Dolomites, the 20.6km race against the clock from Mori to Polsa will take on added importance in the race for the pink jersey. “Tomorrow is a very important stage,” overall leader Vincenzo Nibali said. “It’s a decisive day in the balance of this Giro.” Nibali (Astana) will be looking to widen his lead to Cadel Evans (BMC Racing), still lurking in second, at 1:26. A strong ride by Nibali could eliminate most of his rivals and push the Italian over the top going into the final three days of racing in this Giro. “I usually do pretty well in climbing time trials,” Nibali said. “It’s an important gap to Cadel, but you can never let down your guard with him. Two minutes would be a better lead. Cadel has always been there at the front. He is pedaling well.” On paper, Thursday’s route certainly favors Nibali. The Italian will also have the advantage of starting last and will know the time differences to his direct rivals. The stage begins in on the track in Mori and remains flat for about one kilometer. From there, it kicks up at a steady grade of about six percent for six kilometers. A more moderate middle section provides a short breather, with a shallow descent through the town of Brentonico at 11km. The hardest part of the climb begins at 14km, with a final average grade of more than seven percent in the final 7km. The total elevation gain is 1,018 meters, with an average grade of 5.7 percent and ramps as steep as 10 percent. Nibali is still without a stage victory, but he said the most important challenge now is to defend and widen his grip on the maglia rosa. “I will only try to win one stage, whether it’s tomorrow or Friday or Saturday,” he said. “To defend a jersey like this is already a win. If I can, I will try to win a stage. The most important goal is to win the Giro.” Evans is the top threat for pink Evans remains Nibali’s most direct threat. The climbing time trial is one of four stages that the Australian had the chance to preview when he made the late decision to start the Giro. As Evans said in a rest-day press conference Monday, he will go out swinging. With the threat of route changes affecting the decisive climbing stages later this week, Evans admitted that tomorrow’s TT is even more important. “I look at it as three really important days for selection,” Evans said in a team release. “Obviously if you take out two of those, then a minute-and-a-half to take back in 20 kilometers is pretty difficult. The time trial was always going to be one of those [decisive stages] and it’s not a very long one. “But even if you have one percent more in the legs or a little bit better recovery, or you’ve had a little less effort in the two weeks leading into it, you can really make a difference. It’s pretty much up all uphill.” Rigoberto Urán (Sky), third at 2:46, said the climbing time trial would be a decisive moment in the 96th Giro. With Nibali and Evans better time trialists, the Colombian will be fighting to defend his podium position against threats from behind. “We’ve gotten this far, now we shall see. It’s a hard stage, and it’s very important for everyone,” Urán told VeloNews. “We can only help for better weather in the mountains. Everyone’s suffering with the cold. For sure, it’s going to be difficult.” For Nibali, tomorrow’

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1. Alex RASMUSSEN, Garmin-Sharp, in 4:34:05 2. Ben SWIFT, Sky, at :00 3. Juan Jose LOBATO DEL VALLE, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at :00 4. Gerald CIOLEK, MTN-Qhubeka, at :00 5. Davide CIMOLAI, Lampre-Merida, at :00 6. Nikias ARNDT, Argos-Shimano, at :00 7. Andreas SCHILLINGER, NetApp-Endura, at :00 8. Geraint THOMAS, Sky, at :00 9. Manuele MORI, Lampre-Merida, at :00 10. Johannes WEBER, Heizomat, at :00 11. Maxime BOUET, Ag2r La Mondiale, at :00 12. Raymond KREDER, Garmin-Sharp, at :00 13. Arnaud DEMARE, FDJ, at :00 14. David TANNER, Blanco, at :00 15. Adriano MALORI, Lampre-Merida, at :00 16. Jack BAUER, Garmin-Sharp, at :00 17. Heinrich HAUSSLER, IAM Cycling, at :00 18. Simon CLARKE, Orica-GreenEdge, at :00 19. Daryl IMPEY, Orica-GreenEdge, at :00 20. Fabian WEGMANN, Garmin-Sharp, at :00 21. Yauheni HUTAROVICH, Ag2r La Mondiale, at :00 22. Romain BARDET, Ag2r La Mondiale, at :00 23. Cyril GAUTIER, Europcar, at :00 24. Warren BARGUIL, Argos-Shimano, at :00 25. Theo REINHARDT, Rad-Net Rose, at :00 26. Aidis KRUOPIS, Orica-GreenEdge, at :00 27. Yoann OFFREDO, FDJ, at :00 28. Damiano CUNEGO, Lampre-Merida, at :00 29. Michel KREDER, Garmin-Sharp, at :00 30. Bram TANKINK, Blanco, at :00 31. Michael SCHWARZMANN, NetApp-Endura, at :00 32. Robert WAGNER, Blanco, at :00 33. Diego ULISSI, Lampre-Merida, at :00 34. Andreas STAUFF, MTN-Qhubeka, at :00 35. Roger KLUGE, NetApp-Endura, at :00 36. Nikodemus HOLLER, Thüringer Energie, at :00 37. Johannes FRÖHLINGER, Argos-Shimano, at :00 38. Grischa JANORSCHKE, Nutrixxion Abus, at :00 39. Silvio HERKLOTZ, Stölting, at :00 40. Martin ELMIGER, IAM Cycling, at :00 41. Ruben PEREZ MORENO, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at :00 42. John GADRET, Ag2r La Mondiale, at :00 43. Christopher SUTTON, Sky, at :00 44. Sam BEWLEY, Orica-GreenEdge, at :00 45. Jérémy ROY, FDJ, at :00 46. Stefan DENIFL, IAM Cycling, at :00 47. Ignatas KONOVALOVAS, MTN-Qhubeka, at :00 48. Jan-Niklas DROSTE, Heizomat, at :00 49. Marcel WYSS, IAM Cycling, at :00 50. Sebastian LANGEVELD, Orica-GreenEdge, at :00 51. Jasha SÜTTERLIN, Thüringer Energie, at :00 52. Mikel NIEVE ITURALDE, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at :00 53. Sergio PARDILLA BELLON, MTN-Qhubeka, at :00 54. Russell DOWNING, NetApp-Endura, at :00 55. Jan BARTA, NetApp-Endura, at :00 56. Christophe RIBLON, Ag2r La Mondiale, at :00 57. Laurent MANGEL, FDJ, at :00 58. Alexander WETTERHALL, NetApp-Endura, at :00 59. Mikael CHEREL, Ag2r La Mondiale, at :00 60. Maximilian WERDA, Stölting, at :16 61. Georg PREIDLER, Argos-Shimano, at :16 62. Florian SCHEIT, Rad-Net Rose, at :16 63. Martin REIMER, MTN-Qhubeka, at :16 64. Jan DIETEREN, Stölting, at :16 65. Jure KOCJAN, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at :16 66. Matteo BONO, Lampre-Merida, at :16 67. Thomas KOEP, Stölting, at :16 68. Thomas LÖVKVIST, IAM Cycling, at :18 69. Sebastian Körber, Nutrixxion Abus, at :19 70. Yohann GENE, Europcar, at :19 71. Dominic KLEMME, IAM Cycling, at :22 72. Martijn VERSCHOOR, Novo Nordisk, at :22 73. Patrick SCHELLING, IAM Cycling, at :22 74. Fabian SCHORMAIR, Heizomat, at :22 75. Jan BROCKHOFF, Thüringer Energie, at :22 76. Peter KENNAUGH, Sky, at :22 77. Max MERK, Heizomat, at :22 78. Pierre ROLLAND, Europcar, at :22 79. Alexander KRIEGER, Rad-Net Rose, at :22 80. David LELAY, Sojasun, at :22 81. William BONNET, FDJ, at :25 82. Ian STANNARD, Sky, at :34 83. Joseph Lloyd DOMBROWSKI, Sky, at :34 84. Lucas LIß, Rad-Net Rose, at :34 85. Moritz SCHAFFNER, Thüringer Energie, at :34 86. Davide MALACARNE, Europcar, at :36 87. Jonas AHLSTRAND, Argos-Shimano, at :36 88. Cyril LEMOINE, Sojasun, at :36 89. Simon GESCHKE, Argos-Shimano, at :36 90. Jerome COUSIN, Europcar, at :36 91. Bjorn THURAU, Europcar, at :36 92. Simon GERRANS, Orica-GreenEdge, at :36 93. Javier MEGIAS LEAL, Novo Nordisk, at :41 94. Alexander SCHMITT, Nutrixxion Abus, at :41 95. Tobias DOHLUS, Nutrixxion Abus, at :41 96. Benjamin SYDLIK, Nutrixxion Abus, at :41 97. Yannick TALABARDON, Sojasun, at :41 98. Jon ABERASTURI IZAGA, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at :43 99. Cédric PINEAU, FDJ, at :5

Giovani Visconti claimed Movistar’s third consecutive after launching a successful solo attack in the last 20km on Stage 17 of 2013 Giro d’Italia. The Italian had made his move towards the summit of the final ascent and bypassed Miguel Rubiano (Androni) and Danilo Di Luca (Vini Fantini) before time trialling home for his second victory of the race. Ramunas Navardauskas (Garmin-Sharp) finished second ahead of Luka Mezgec (Argos-Shimano). Navardauskas actually raised his hands in celebration, unaware that Visconti had claimed victory 19 seconds before. There was no significant change in the general classification, with Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) preserving his 1min 26sec advantage over BMC’s Cadel Evans, with Uran 1:20 further adrift. Race Report The 214km trek from Caravaggio to Vicenza had taken place under clement conditions and a four-man breakaway containing Rubiano, Luke Durbridge (Orica-GreenEdge), Gert Dockx (Lotto-Belisol) and Maxim Belkov (Katusha) moved clear early on and built a lead of over five minutes. After a leisurely and incident-free first half of the stage, the peloton stepped up its chase inside the last 50km and had reduced the gap to just over a minute by the time Belkov dropped out of the lead group with 30km to go. Durbridge and Dockx followed suit as they commenced the punchy climb to Crosara, but Rubiano ploughed on and was soon joined by Danilo Di Luca (Vini Fantini) and the voracious Visconi, who had both attacked from the peloton on the lower slopes. Di Luca fell away before Visconti injected fresh pace to shed Rubiano just short of the summit. Visconti descended with a 33-second lead over a reduced peloton of around 30 riders, but when the road levelled out, that fell to 22 seconds and it appeared his valiant effort would be in vain. However, rather than work together to haul Visconti back, several riders in the bunch began making solo bids for glory and the gap consequently held. Visconti had a scare when he almost overran a corner 2.5km out, but he quickly regrouped and pressed on for another hard-fought success. The racing continues tomorrow with Stage 18, a 20.6 km long uphill individual time trial. Information from Team Sky website used in the race report. Race Results Giro d'Italia (2013) - Stage 17 Caravaggio to Vicenza (214km) 22 May 2013 Stage 17 | Stage 16 | Stage 15 | Stage 14 | Stage 13 | Stage 12 | Stage 11 | Stage 10 | Stage 9 | Stage 8 (ITT) | Stage 7 | Stage 6 | Stage 5 | Stage 4 | Stage 3 | Stage 2 (TTT) | Stage 1 Stage Position Name Nationality Team Time 1 VISCONTI, Giovanni ITA MOVISTAR 5:15:34 2 NAVARDAUSKAS, Ramunas LTU Garmin-Sharp 19 3 MEZGEC, Luka SLO ARG 4 POZZATO, Filippo ITA LAMPRE - ISD 5 HONDO, Danilo GER Radioshack Leopard 6 PUCCIO, Salvatore ITA SKY PROCYCLING 7 MODOLO, Sacha ITA BARDIANI VALVOLE - CSF INOX 8 FELLINE, Fabio ITA ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI 9 VENTOSO ALBERDI, Francisco José ESP MOVISTAR 10 EVANS, Cadel AUS BMC RACING 11 SANTAMBROGIO, Mauro ITA FARNESE VINI 12 MAJKA, Rafal POL Saxo Tinkoff 13 TROFIMOV, Yury RUS KATUSHA 14 MOUREY, Francis FRA FDJ-BIG MAT 15 BOARO, Manuele ITA Saxo Tinkoff 16 LE BON, Johan FRA FDJ-BIG MAT 17 AGNOLI, Valerio ITA ASTANA 18 SANTAROMITA, Ivan ITA BMC RACING 19 NIBALI, Vincenzo ITA ASTANA 20 CATALDO, Dario ITA SKY PROCYCLING 21 URAN URAN, Rigoberto COL SKY PROCYCLING 22 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI

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1. André GREIPEL, Lotto-Belisol, in 4:34:53 2. Tom BOONEN, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at :00 3. Ramon SINKELDAM, Argos-Shimano, at :00 4. Danny VAN POPPEL, Vacansoleil-DCM, at :00 5. Michael VAN STAEYEN, Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise, at :00 6. Yukiya ARASHIRO, Europcar, at :00 7. Tom VAN ASBROECK, Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise, at :00 8. Niki TERPSTRA, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at :00 9. Maxime VANTOMME, Crelan-Euphony, at :00 10. Adrien PETIT, Cofidis, at :00 11. David VAN DER POEL, BKCP-Powerplus, at :00 12. Sven VANDOUSSELAERE, Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise, at :00 13. Philippe GILBERT, BMC Racing, at :00 14. Danilo NAPOLITANO, Accent Jobs-Wanty, at :00 15. Alexey TSATEVITCH, Katusha, at :00 16. Simone PONZI, Astana, at :00 17. Lars BOOM, Blanco, at :00 18. Nikolas MAES, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at :00 19. Sébastien CHAVANEL, Europcar, at :00 20. Reinardt JANSE VAN RENSBURG, Argos-Shimano, at :00 21. Marcel MEISEN, BKCP-Powerplus, at :00 22. Tony MARTIN, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at :00 23. Greg HENDERSON, Lotto-Belisol, at :00 24. Luis Leon SANCHEZ GIL, Blanco, at :00 25. Antoine DEMOITIE, Wallonie-Bruxelles, at :00 26. Sep VANMARCKE, Blanco, at :00 27. Artur ERSHOV, RusVelo, at :00 28. Moreno HOFLAND, Blanco, at :00 29. Greg VAN AVERMAET, BMC Racing, at :00 30. Tom VEELERS, Argos-Shimano, at :00 31. Stéphane POULHIES, Cofidis, at :00 32. Ben HERMANS, RadioShack-Leopard, at :00 33. Sebastian LANDER, BMC Racing, at :00 34. Maxime MONFORT, RadioShack-Leopard, at :00 35. Alexander PORSEV, Katusha, at :00 36. Manuel QUINZIATO, BMC Racing, at :00 37. Viktor MANAKOV, RusVelo, at :00 38. Steven DOMS, To Win-Josan, at :00 39. Pieter JACOBS, Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise, at :00 40. Tom MEEUSEN, Telenet-Fidea, at :00 41. Corne VAN KESSEL, Telenet-Fidea, at :00 42. Gijs VAN HOECKE, Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise, at :00 43. Jurgen ROELANDTS, Lotto-Belisol, at :00 44. Stefan VAN DIJK, Accent Jobs-Wanty, at :00 45. Romain ZINGLE, Cofidis, at :00 46. Andrea GUARDINI, Astana, at :00 47. Justin VAN HOECKE, Wallonie-Bruxelles, at :00 48. Benjamin VERRAES, Accent Jobs-Wanty, at :00 49. Egidijus JUODVALKIS, Crelan-Euphony, at :00 50. Francesco GAVAZZI, Astana, at :00 51. Marcus BURGHARDT, BMC Racing, at :00 52. Artem OVECHKIN, RusVelo, at :00 53. Björn LEUKEMANS, Vacansoleil-DCM, at :00 54. Dominik NERZ, BMC Racing, at :00 55. Mikhail IGNATYEV, Katusha, at :00 56. Tom DUMOULIN, Argos-Shimano, at :00 57. Christophe PREMONT, Crelan-Euphony, at :00 58. Florent BARLE, Cofidis, at :00 59. Roman MAIKIN, RusVelo, at :00 60. James VANLANDSCHOOT, Accent Jobs-Wanty, at :00 61. Steven CAETHOVEN, Accent Jobs-Wanty, at :00 62. Aaron GATE, An Post-Chainreaction, at :00 63. Laurent EVRARD, Wallonie-Bruxelles, at :00 64. Xavier FLORENCIO CABRE, Katusha, at :00 65. Arthur VAN OVERBERGHE, Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise, at :00 66. Edwig CAMMAERTS, Cofidis, at :00 67. Sébastien DELFOSSE, Crelan-Euphony, at :00 68. Grégory RAST, RadioShack-Leopard, at :00 69. Kris BOECKMANS, Vacansoleil-DCM, at :00 70. Dieter VANTHOURENHOUT, BKCP-Powerplus, at :00 71. Sergey LAGUTIN, Vacansoleil-DCM, at :00 72. Yves LAMPAERT, Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise, at :00 73. Leonid KRASNOV, RusVelo, at :00 74. Jean-Pierre DRUCKER, Accent Jobs-Wanty, at :00 75. David VEILLEUX, Europcar, at :00 76. Bart WELLENS, Telenet-Fidea, at :00 77. Nikita NOVIKOV, Vacansoleil-DCM, at :00 78. Olivier CHEVALIER, Wallonie-Bruxelles, at :00 79. Kristof VANDEWALLE, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at :00 80. Mirko SELVAGGI, Vacansoleil-DCM, at :00 81. Laurens DE VREESE, Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise, at :00 82. Johnny HOOGERLAND, Vacansoleil-DCM, at :00 83. Martin KOHLER, BMC Racing, at :00 84. Jurgen VAN GOOLEN, Accent Jobs-Wanty, at :00 85. Boris DRON, Wallonie-Bruxelles, at :00 86. Frantisek RABON, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at :00 87. Thomas ROHREGGER, RadioShack-Leopard, at :00 88. Roy CURVERS, Argos-Shimano, at :00 89. Martin VELITS, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at :00 90. Alexander SEROV, RusVelo, at :00 91. Steven VAN VOOREN, An

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A hit and run driver who killed a couple riding a tandem in Bristol in January has been jailed for more than 10 years and handed a lifetime driving ban. Nicholas Lovell, 38, of West Street, Oldland Common, admitted two counts of causing death by dangerous driving at Bristol Crown Court last month after killing Ross Simon, 34, and his wife Clare, 30 in Hanham, Bristol. He fled the scene and will now serve a prison sentence of 10 years and six months. Lovell’s partner, Louise Cox, 35, also of Oldham Common, was sentenced to a year in prison after admitting to perverting the course of justice by providing police with false details about who was driving the Citroen Picasso at the time of the crash.

1. Giovanni VISCONTI, Movistar, in 5:15:34 2. Ramunas NAVARDAUSKAS, Garmin-Sharp, at :19 3. Luka MEZGEC, Argos-Shimano, at :19 4. Filippo POZZATO, Lampre-Merida, at :19 5. Danilo HONDO, RadioShack-Leopard, at :19 6. Salvatore PUCCIO, Sky, at :19 7. Sacha MODOLO, Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox, at :19 8. Fabio FELLINE, Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela, at :19 9. Francisco José VENTOSO ALBERDI, Movistar, at :19 10. Cadel EVANS, BMC Racing, at :19 11. Mauro SANTAMBROGIO, Vini Fantini-Selle Italia, at :19 12. Rafal MAJKA, Saxo-Tinkoff, at :19 13. Yury TROFIMOV, Katusha, at :19 14. Francis MOUREY, FDJ, at :19 15. Manuele BOARO, Saxo-Tinkoff, at :19 16. Johan LE BON, FDJ, at :19 17. Valerio AGNOLI, Astana, at :19 18. Ivan SANTAROMITA, BMC Racing, at :19 19. Vincenzo NIBALI, Astana, at :19 20. Dario CATALDO, Sky, at :19 21. Rigoberto URAN URAN, Sky, at :19 22. Samuel SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at :19 23. Benat INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Movistar, at :19 24. Tanel KANGERT, Astana, at :19 25. Robert GESINK, Blanco, at :19 26. Przemyslaw NIEMIEC, Lampre-Merida, at :19 27. Michele SCARPONI, Lampre-Merida, at :19 28. Kanstantsin SIUTSOU, Sky, at :19 29. Wilco KELDERMAN, Blanco, at :19 30. Robert KISERLOVSKI, RadioShack-Leopard, at :19 31. Evgeny PETROV, Saxo-Tinkoff, at :19 32. Franco PELLIZOTTI, Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela, at :19 33. Jorge AZANZA SOTO, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at :19 34. Miguel Angel RUBIANO CHAVEZ, Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela, at :19 35. Domenico POZZOVIVO, Ag2r La Mondiale, at :19 36. Steve MORABITO, BMC Racing, at :19 37. Steven KRUIJSWIJK, Blanco, at :19 38. Fabio ARU, Astana, at :19 39. José HERRADA LOPEZ, Movistar, at :19 40. Danilo DI LUCA, Vini Fantini-Selle Italia, at :19 41. Nicola BOEM, Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox, at :50 42. Marco CANOLA, Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox, at 1:11 43. Giacomo NIZZOLO, RadioShack-Leopard, at 1:11 44. Adam HANSEN, Lotto-Belisol, at 1:11 45. Darwin ATAPUMA HURTADO, Colombia, at 1:11 46. Sergio Luis HENAO MONTOYA, Sky, at 1:11 47. Marco MARCATO, Vacansoleil-DCM, at 1:19 48. Edwin Alcibiades AVILA VANEGAS, Colombia, at 1:37 49. Mark CAVENDISH, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 1:37 50. Serge PAUWELS, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 1:37 51. Koen DE KORT, Argos-Shimano, at 1:37 52. Fabio SABATINI, Cannondale, at 1:37 53. Gianluca BRAMBILLA, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 1:37 54. Patrick GRETSCH, Argos-Shimano, at 1:37 55. Stef CLEMENT, Blanco, at 1:37 56. Thomas DAMUSEAU, Argos-Shimano, at 1:37 57. Juan Manuel GARATE, Blanco, at 1:37 58. Leonardo Fabio DUQUE, Colombia, at 1:37 59. Francis DE GREEF, Lotto-Belisol, at 1:37 60. Pablo LASTRAS GARCIA, Movistar, at 1:37 61. Luca PAOLINI, Katusha, at 1:37 62. Grega BOLE, Vacansoleil-DCM, at 1:37 63. Brett LANCASTER, Orica-GreenEdge, at 1:37 64. Paul MARTENS, Blanco, at 1:37 65. Sonny COLBRELLI, Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox, at 1:37 66. Tiziano DALL’ANTONIA, Cannondale, at 1:37 67. Michal GOLAS, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 1:37 68. Giairo ERMETI, Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela, at 1:37 69. Emanuele SELLA, Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela, at 1:37 70. Danilo WYSS, BMC Racing, at 1:37 71. Oscar GATTO, Vini Fantini-Selle Italia, at 1:37 72. Pavel BRUTT, Katusha, at 1:37 73. Lars Ytting BAK, Lotto-Belisol, at 1:37 74. Frederik WILLEMS, Lotto-Belisol, at 1:37 75. Egoi MARTINEZ DE ESTEBAN, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 1:37 76. Hubert DUPONT, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 1:37 77. Petr IGNATENKO, Katusha, at 1:37 78. Stefano GARZELLI, Vini Fantini-Selle Italia, at 1:37 79. Daniele PIETROPOLLI, Lampre-Merida, at 1:37 80. Damiano CARUSO, Cannondale, at 1:37 81. Paolo TIRALONGO, Astana, at 1:37 82. Robert VRECER, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 1:37 83. Thomas DEKKER, Garmin-Sharp, at 1:37 84. Vladimir KARPETS, Movistar, at 1:37 85. Jackson RODRIGUEZ, Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela, at 1:37 86. Xabier ZANDIO ECHAIDE, Sky, at 1:37 87. Simone STORTONI, Lampre-Merida, at 1:46 88. Jose Rodolfo SERPA PEREZ, Lampre-Merida, at 1:46 89. Ben GASTAUER, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 1:46 90. Pieter WEENING, Orica-GreenEdge, at 1