Stage 2 Tour of Britain

Sunday 13 September, Darlington to Newcastle Gateshead 153.3kms/95.3miles

Sole Survivor Reus Takes Victory in Gateshead

Rabobank's Kai Reus won the gruelling second stage of the 2009 Tour of Britain, crossing the line alone after a long stint away from the peloton with Thomas De Gendt and AG2R's Tanel Kangert. The stage saw attacks more or less from the off, before the key move stuck on the KOM climb at Langley. From then on in it was a will-they-won't-they cliffhanger, with Reus the sole survivor on the coastal run-in to Gateshead. De Gendt looked in with a shout for stage victory after mopping up in the points and KOM stakes, but lost Reus' wheel at 15km to go. In the end, TT specialist Reus dug deep and did enough to stave off the attentions of a baying peloton.

The sprint for second place won by Kristoff from triple stage winner in 2008, Edvald Boasson Hagen

Stage Result (Top Ten - full results below)

1 Reus,Kai NED Rabobank 3h38'32"
2 Kristoff,Alexander NOR Joker Bianchi 3h38'41" @09"
3 Boasson Hagen,Edvald NOR Team Columbia-HTC 3h38'41" @ s/t
4 Reimer,Martin GER Cervelo Test Team 3h38'41" @ s/t
5 Napolitano,Danilo ITA Team Katusha 3h38'41" @ s/t
6 Merlo,Michel ITA Barloworld 3h38'41" @ s/t
7 Elliott,Malcolm GBR Candi-TV-Marshalls Pasta 3h38'41" @ s/t
8 De Negri,Pierpaolo ITA ISD-Neri 3h38'41" @ s/t
9 Sutton,Chris AUS Garmin-Slipstream 3h38'41" @ s/t
10 Vanspeybrouck,Pieter BEL Topsport Vlaanderen 3h38'41" @ s/t

How the stage unfolded

The race got underway just after 10:30 and the pace was high from the off, with lots of riders trying to jump away in the opening throes of the stage, notably local hero Chris Newton, along with Freddie Bichot (Agritubel) and Nicholas Roche (AG2R). However, their attack was shortlived and was reeled in after two miles.

A few minutes later, another group of 6 riders got away with Roche once more involved. But again, they couldn't break the elastic and were swallowed up. Roche had obviously eaten his three Shredded Wheat and attacked again, but the peloton clearly saw the Irish champ as a danger man and quickly upped the ante, reeling the rampant Irishman and his cohort back in.

Team Barloworld led the peloton into Durham, chasing down Agritubel's Lequarte, who had escaped earlier, catching him on the first KOM climb at Aykley Heads, which was taken by Rapha Condor's Tom Southam.

Tanel Kangert (AG2R), who'd been involved in an earlier move was once more attacking with Thomas De Gendt (Topsport Vlaanderen) and Kai Reus (Rabobank) for company. Kangert took maximum points on the KOM climb at Langley, followed by Reus and De Gendt, who stretched their advantage to 2 minutes. Even without the 20-20 of hindsight, it was clear that we had a stage-defining move on our hands.

Simon Richardson is on the attack less than a kilometre into the race. It kicked off one of the most enthralling hours of racing as there was attack after attack after attack and the British riders were right in the mix.

De Gendt took top points at the day's first intermediate sprint at Harelaw and the trio kept on motoring, extending their lead to around 5 minutes as they approached the day's final KOM, the 3rd Category climb of High Barns. De Gendt was hell bent on adding to his jersey collection, taking the final KOM points ahead of Reus and Kangert, the gap stretching to almost 6 minutes.

As the race looped around the north of Newcastle, Barloworld got organised and sent Mauricio Soler and Chris Froome to the head of the field to try and reel in the triumvirate out front. Meanwhile, up the road, the second sprint of the day was taken by Reus, not content with the talented young De Gendt taking all the spoils. However, the chase was on in earnest, and as the race flashed through the crowds in sunny Morpeth, the gap was down to 3 minutes, with Garmin working hard, perhaps trying to set up Sutton for a second stage win in Newcastle Gateshead.

With big hitters like Garmin and Barloworld stringing out the peloton in full-on chase mode, the gap plummeted to 1m 30 as the riders reached Bedlington. The timegap continued to drop, but De Gendt clearly didn't want to just roll over and accept the inevitable and wound up the pace once more. However, the injection of pace proved too much for Kangert, who sat up and was quickly consumed by the chasing group.

Incredibly, De Gendt and Reus managed to increase the gap once more to around 2 minutes. Perhaps the peloton had slackened off as Gendt had upped his game? The race hit the coast and headed toward the wonderfully named Sluice and the final sprint of the day, which was taken by De Gendt, further cementing his grip on the Sprint and KOM jerseys. At 20km to go, the gap hovered at 2 minutes.

Then at around 15km to go, De Gendt lost Reus' wheel navigating a roundabout. De Gendt tried to respond to but had little left in the tank and slipped back, perhaps consoled by the knowledge that he had two jerseys in the bag as reward for his day's effort. The young Flandrian was quickly caught by the peloton and rudely spat out the back, while his partner in crime Reus churned away up front on his own.

At 4km to go, Reus was being reeled in at an alarming rate of knots, setting the stage for a thriller on the streets of Gateshead. However, Reus had enough left in the tank to keep away and claimed a richly deserved victory.

Kai Reus who was involved in an accident two years ago and despite being in a coma, has recovered and showed great guts and talent to win on his own today after a long break.

Post Race Reactions

Kai Reus: “It was really hard. I had been with the three guys after 40ks from the start and then we rode. At 30ks from the finish, we had a minute and a half and we knew the peloton was coming, then the gap went up to two minutes and then I was riding for the win. I lost Thomas deGendt 15k from the finish and rode the rest on my own. Yes, there was wind but the finish line was not flat. The last 10k were really hard for me and maybe for peloton also. It was a tailwind.”

When some one said you must have gone really fast to hold off the bunch, Kai had everyone laughing when he said “yes, I am destroyed, so thank you but I am totally f#@?d now.”

“This is my victory in two years since …” at which point tears were starting to flow with Kai as he remembered the bad times two years when he almost lost his life. He was laughing along with the rest of us though when asked would he defend the yellow jersey if he wasn’t too f…. “We shall see. I think stages six and seven are really hard. I felt good today but now my legs are sore.” Kai then explained that being a time trial specialist, helped him in his lone effort to win today.”

Thomas De Gendt: He started by saying he too, like Kai, was a bit, well, tired to put it nicely after being on the attack for two days. “”I think I am going to stay in the peloton tomorrow! My legs are now very tired. The team leader  said I had to stay still today but I saw some one attack so I thought one time I jump with him and they let us go. It was not intended  but it turned out well.”

Leader of two classifications, De Gendt, with jerseys for Mountains and Sprints.

“Maybe I can keep the KOM jersey two or three days longer, or maybe until the end. I am going to try. Yesterday, I got a good massage and sleep early so I had enough time to recover. I was surprised they let us go because the team of the King of the mountains, Vacansoleil, they would not let me ride so it was big surprise but maybe they too were also tired.”

“The race was hardest on the first mountain because there were seven guys in front and Columbia tried to close the gap and it was very hard but may be that is our luck that everybody was tired afterwards and they us go easier. I wanted to go to the finish with Kai also but I lost three metres on a corner and I couldn’t close so it was story finished.”

Russell Downing: Asked to compare the race to Ireland, which he won, he says “it was quick yesterday, really quick. The stages are shorter so you can relax and really wind it up for the last hour and half where as Ireland was constantly quick for the 200k in most stages. Having an extra in the team there lets teams control things better whereas like the sprint on stage 1, it was a bit of a free for all. If it’s going to be like that every day, it's going to be good fun! The run in today was pretty tricky but at least it was drier.”

Rapha Condor's Day on Stage 2

The Rapha Condor team started the stage brightly but ultimately the day brought frustration for the team overall as a number of riders lost a handful of seconds on the twisty run in to the finish at Newcastle Gateshead. Kristian House was the best placed rider in the team rolling in on the coat tails of the sprinters and he is now the teams leading rider on GC.  Click here to read the report

EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS

British Cycling is the only media with a photographer on a motorbike covering the whole race. Here are the exclusive photos of the first stage. Our thanks to NEG (Wales) pilot Graham Harper for his help in getting these photos. See a high res slide show by clicking here...

An unsual array of riders to lead the Tour of Britain away on stage 2.

Bradley Wiggins leads the field away at the start and obviously happy with the conversation with one of the Rabobank riders.

Still in Darlington and one of the ladies doesn't want to peel off and retire, prefering to carry on riding with the kings of the road.

Two riders from the African continent, Dan Craven and Chris Froome catching up before racing starts.

SImon Richardson is not attacking in the neutralised zone.. honest! He did plenty of it later on though

An ISD rider makes an attempt for freedom

Nicolas Roche in the first of many attempts to get himself into the right combination.

Chris Newton was also part of this breakaway attempt.

And Rob Hayles wanted a part of it too and gives chase.

Another move goes with both Rapha and CandiTV represented

Another move -- as soon as one failed, another was launched. It really was a manic morning in the North East

Nicolas Roche in another move.

Ben Swift on the attack

Rapha on both sides of the road doing their best to be in a move.

And a Rapha rider, Simon Richardson, jumps on the move when it goes.

Another break fails and another is launched.

Andy Tennant and Graham Briggs are but two riders recognised in this break for freedom.

An Agritubel rider tries his luck

Steve Cummings and Geraint Thomas lead a promising move away with Andy Tennant also part of it.

Tom Southam leads the break up the climb to the top of the KOM climb

The break was caught and this was the state of the peloton... one long line, single file, riders chewing the handlebard tape to hold the wheel in front. A quite wonderful sight!

Simon Richardson suffering in the line as a gap in front opens up

Yet another attack!

The two leaders who are about to be joined by a third rider...

Eventual winner Kai Reusattacks to chase the leaders and behind they sit up and that was the race over for the peloton as Reus held them off all the way to the line.

De Gendt powers along up a KOM climb

Wiggins on the front of the peloton

Rob Hayles reaches for the Sky, musette that is, for some energy with Wiggins just behind

The Vacansoleil pro cycling team on the front trying to bring it together to try and keep Mortensen's KOM jersey.

Smaller crowds today but as ever, everyone likes a hill to stand on top of and the KOM sprints saw lots of people out.

Rob Hayles driving the bunch along before his crash. Word from his manager is that he's being worked on and hopes are he'll be sore but okay for tomorrow.

How the break looked when we left the race with 40 miles to go

Points leader Merlo of Barloworld.

Kai Reus comes onto the podium and punches the air after a fabulous victory.

Stage Result

1 Reus,Kai NED Rabobank 3h38'32"
2 Kristoff,Alexander NOR Joker Bianchi 3h38'41" @09"
3 Boasson Hagen,Edvald NOR Team Columbia-HTC 3h38'41" @ s/t
4 Reimer,Martin GER Cervelo Test Team 3h38'41" @ s/t
5 Napolitano,Danilo ITA Team Katusha 3h38'41" @ s/t
6 Merlo,Michel ITA Barloworld 3h38'41" @ s/t
7 Elliott,Malcolm GBR Candi-TV-Marshalls Pasta 3h38'41" @ s/t
8 De Negri,Pierpaolo ITA ISD-Neri 3h38'41" @ s/t
9 Sutton,Chris AUS Garmin-Slipstream 3h38'41" @ s/t
10 Vanspeybrouck,Pieter BEL Topsport Vlaanderen 3h38'41" @ s/t
11 Appollonio,Davide ITA Cervelo Test Team 3h38'41" @ s/t
12 Downing,Russell GBR Candi-TV-Marshalls Pasta 3h38'41" @ s/t
13 Wilkinson,Ian GBR Team Halfords 3h38'41" @ s/t
14 Honig,Reinier NED Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 3h38'41" @ s/t
15 Fernandez,Koldo ESP Euskatel Euskadi 3h38'41" @ s/t
16 Brown,Graeme AUS Rabobank 3h38'41" @ s/t
17 House,Kristian GBR Rapha Condor 3h38'41" @ s/t
18 Canuti,Federico ITA CSF Navigare 3h38'41" @ s/t
19 Marangoni,Alan ITA CSF Navigare 3h38'41" @ s/t
20 Aramendia,Javier ESP Euskatel Euskadi 3h38'41" @ s/t
21 Briggs,Graham GBR Candi-TV-Marshalls Pasta 3h38'41" @ s/t
22 Williams,Peter GBR Candi-TV-Marshalls Pasta 3h38'41" @ s/t
23 Stannard,Ian GBR ISD-Neri 3h38'41" @ s/t
24 Ruygh,Rob NED Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 3h38'41" @ s/t
25 Clarke,Simon AUS ISD-Neri 3h38'41" @ s/t
26 Dion,Renaud FRA Ag2r La Mondiale 3h38'41" @ s/t
27 Lloyd,Daniel GBR Cervelo Test Team 3h38'41" @ s/t
28 Lequatre,Geoffroy FRA Agritubel 3h38'41" @ s/t
29 Holt,Simon GBR Candi-TV-Marshalls Pasta 3h38'41" @ s/t
30 Stamsnijder,Tom NED Rabobank 3h38'41" @ s/t
31 Peterson,Tom USA Garmin-Slipstream 3h38'41" @ s/t
32 Kirchen,Kim LUX Team Columbia-HTC 3h38'41" @ s/t
33 Mondory,Lloyd FRA Ag2r La Mondiale 3h38'41" @ s/t
34 Martin,Tony GER Team Columbia-HTC 3h38'41" @ s/t
35 Thomas,Geraint GBR Barloworld 3h38'41" @ s/t
36 Pozzato,Filippo ITA Team Katusha 3h38'41" @ s/t
37 Van Groen,Arnoud NED Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 3h38'41" @ s/t
38 Hayles,Robert GBR Team Halfords 3h38'41" @ s/t
39 Pauwels,Serge BEL Cervelo Test Team 3h38'41" @ s/t
40 Nordhaug,Lars Petter NOR Joker Bianchi 3h38'52" @20"
41 Tennant,Andrew GBR Team Halfords 3h38'52" @ s/t
42 Duyn,Huub NED Garmin-Slipstream 3h38'52" @ s/t
43 Niermann,Grischa GER Rabobank 3h38'52" @ s/t
44 Petrov,Evgueni RUS Team Katusha 3h38'52" @ s/t
45 McNally,Mark GBR Team Halfords 3h38'52" @ s/t
46 Southam,Tom GBR Rapha Condor 3h38'52" @ s/t
47 Velasco,Ivan ESP Euskatel Euskadi 3h38'52" @ s/t
48 Sampson,James GBR Candi-TV-Marshalls Pasta 3h38'52" @ s/t
49 Laurent,Christophe FRA Agritubel 3h38'52" @ s/t
50 Newton,Chris GBR Rapha Condor 3h38'52" @ s/t
51 Fleeman,Dan GBR Cervelo Test Team 3h38'52" @ s/t
52 Vandewalle,Kristof BEL Topsport Vlaanderen 3h38'52" @ s/t
53 Karpets,Vladimir RUS Team Katusha 3h38'52" @ s/t
54 Monfort,Maxime BEL Team Columbia-HTC 3h38'52" @ s/t
55 Cummings,Steven GBR Barloworld 3h38'52" @ s/t
56 Mertens,Tim BEL Topsport Vlaanderen 3h38'52" @ s/t
57 Vanheule,Bart BEL Topsport Vlaanderen 3h38'52" @ s/t
58 Lovkvist,Thomas SWE Team Columbia-HTC 3h38'52" @ s/t
59 Dockx,Gert BEL Team Columbia-HTC 3h38'52" @ s/t
60 Richardson,Simon GBR Rapha Condor 3h38'52" @ s/t
61 Sconamiglio,Carlo ITA Barloworld 3h38'52" @ s/t
62 Vold,Svein Erik NOR Joker Bianchi 3h38'52" @ s/t
63 Dessel,Cyril FRA Ag2r La Mondiale 3h38'52" @ s/t
64 Craven,Dan NAM Rapha Condor 3h38'52" @ s/t
65 Sortveit,Sondre G NOR Joker Bianchi 3h38'52" @ s/t
66 Vogondy,Nicolas FRA Agritubel 3h38'52" @ s/t
67 Huzarsky,Bartozs POL ISD-Neri 3h38'52" @ s/t
68 Ten Dam,Laurens NED Rabobank 3h38'52" @ s/t
69 Sonnery,Blaise FRA Ag2r La Mondiale 3h38'52" @ s/t
70 Ricci Bitti,Davide ITA ISD-Neri 3h38'52" @ s/t
71 Pozzovivo,Domenico ITA CSF Navigare 3h38'52" @ s/t
72 Soler,Mauricio COL Barloworld 3h38'52" @ s/t
73 De Lis,Sergio ESP Euskatel Euskadi 3h38'52" @ s/t
74 Galdos,Aitor ESP Euskatel Euskadi 3h38'52" @ s/t
75 Berges,Emilien FRA Agritubel 3h38'52" @ s/t
76 Golas,Michael POL Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 3h38'52" @ s/t
77 Wilmann,Frederik NOR Joker Bianchi 3h38'52" @ s/t
78 Remme,Stian NOR Joker Bianchi 3h38'52" @ s/t
79 Roche,Nicolas IRL Ag2r La Mondiale 3h38'52" @ s/t
80 Colo,Alessandro ITA ISD-Neri 3h38'52" @ s/t
81 Mortensen,Martin DEN Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 3h38'52" @ s/t
82 Bibby,Ian GBR Team Halfords 3h38'52" @ s/t
83 Bichot,Freddy FRA Agritubel 3h38'52" @ s/t
84 Berkhout,Thomas NED Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 3h38'52" @ s/t
85 Finetto,Mauro ITA CSF Navigare 3h38'52" @ s/t
86 Froome,Christopher GBR Barloworld 3h38'52" @ s/t
87 Clancy,Edward GBR Team Halfords 3h38'52" @ s/t
88 Criel,Tom BEL Topsport Vlaanderen 3h38'52" @ s/t
89 Swift,Ben GBR Team Katusha 3h38'52" @ s/t
90 Wiggins,Bradley GBR Garmin-Slipstream 3h38'52" @ s/t
91 Savini,Filippo ITA CSF Navigare 3h39'21" @49"
92 Feillu,Brice FRA Agritubel 3h38'52" @20"
93 Kangert,Tanel EST Ag2r La Mondiale 3h39'36" @01'04"
94 Zen,Enrico ITA CSF Navigare 3h40'02" @01'30"
95 Agirre,Josu ESP Euskatel Euskadi 3h40'02" @ s/t
96 De Gendt,Thomas BEL Topsport Vlaanderen 3h40'42" @02'10"
97 Lapthorne,Darren AUS Rapha Condor 3h42'12" @03'40"
98 Lowe,Trent AUS Garmin-Slipstream 3h44'43" @06'11"
99 Pujol Munoz,Oscar ESP Cervelo Test Team 3h44'43" @ s/t

General Classification after Stage 2

1 Reus,Kai NED Rabobank 7h46'14"
2 Sutton,Chris AUS Garmin-Slipstream 7h46'30"
3 Kristoff,Alexander NOR Joker Bianchi 7h46'33"
4 Merlo,Michel ITA Barloworld 7h46'34"
5 Boasson Hagen,Edvald NOR Team Columbia-HTC 7h46'35"
6 Downing,Russell GBR Candi-TV-Marshalls Pasta 7h46'39"
7 Reimer,Martin GER Cervelo Test Team 7h46'40"
8 Vanspeybrouck,Pieter BEL Topsport Vlaanderen 7h46'40"
9 Elliott,Malcolm GBR Candi-TV-Marshalls Pasta 7h46'40"
10 Honig,Reinier NED Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 7h46'40"
11 Napolitano,Danilo ITA Team Katusha 7h46'40"
12 Wilkinson,Ian GBR Team Halfords 7h46'40"
13 Fernandez,Koldo ESP Euskatel Euskadi 7h46'40"
14 Appollonio,Davide ITA Cervelo Test Team 7h46'40"
15 Brown,Graeme AUS Rabobank 7h46'40"
16 De Negri,Pierpaolo ITA ISD-Neri 7h46'40"
17 Marangoni,Alan ITA CSF Navigare 7h46'40"
18 Stannard,Ian GBR ISD-Neri 7h46'40"
19 Lloyd,Daniel GBR Cervelo Test Team 7h46'40"
20 Mondory,Lloyd FRA Ag2r La Mondiale 7h46'40"
21 House,Kristian GBR Rapha Condor 7h46'40"
22 Clarke,Simon AUS ISD-Neri 7h46'40"
23 Williams,Peter GBR Candi-TV-Marshalls Pasta 7h46'40"
24 Dion,Renaud FRA Ag2r La Mondiale 7h46'40"
25 Ruygh,Rob NED Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 7h46'40"
26 Kirchen,Kim LUX Team Columbia-HTC 7h46'40"
27 Aramendia,Javier ESP Euskatel Euskadi 7h46'40"
28 Pauwels,Serge BEL Cervelo Test Team 7h46'40"
29 Lequatre,Geoffroy FRA Agritubel 7h46'40"
30 Van Groen,Arnoud NED Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 7h46'40"
31 Canuti,Federico ITA CSF Navigare 7h46'40"
32 Peterson,Tom USA Garmin-Slipstream 7h46'40"
33 Thomas,Geraint GBR Barloworld 7h46'40"
34 Briggs,Graham GBR Candi-TV-Marshalls Pasta 7h46'40"
35 Pozzato,Filippo ITA Team Katusha 7h46'40"
36 Holt,Simon GBR Candi-TV-Marshalls Pasta 7h46'40"
37 Stamsnijder,Tom NED Rabobank 7h46'40"
38 Martin,Tony GER Team Columbia-HTC 7h46'40"
39 Mortensen,Martin DEN Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 7h46'45"
40 Swift,Ben GBR Team Katusha 7h46'47"
41 Mertens,Tim BEL Topsport Vlaanderen 7h46'51"
42 Niermann,Grischa GER Rabobank 7h46'51"
43 Tennant,Andrew GBR Team Halfords 7h46'51"
44 Laurent,Christophe FRA Agritubel 7h46'51"
45 Velasco,Ivan ESP Euskatel Euskadi 7h46'51"
46 Nordhaug,Lars Petter NOR Joker Bianchi 7h46'51"
47 Southam,Tom GBR Rapha Condor 7h46'51"
48 Golas,Michael POL Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 7h46'51"
49 Huzarsky,Bartozs POL ISD-Neri 7h46'51"
50 Duyn,Huub NED Garmin-Slipstream 7h46'51"
51 Richardson,Simon GBR Rapha Condor 7h46'51"
52 McNally,Mark GBR Team Halfords 7h46'51"
53 Berkhout,Thomas NED Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 7h46'51"
54 Roche,Nicolas IRL Ag2r La Mondiale 7h46'51"
55 Bichot,Freddy FRA Agritubel 7h46'51"
56 Sconamiglio,Carlo ITA Barloworld 7h46'51"
57 Karpets,Vladimir RUS Team Katusha 7h46'51"
58 Vandewalle,Kristof BEL Topsport Vlaanderen 7h46'51"
59 Sortveit,Sondre G NOR Joker Bianchi 7h46'51"
60 Newton,Chris GBR Rapha Condor 7h46'51"
61 Cummings,Steven GBR Barloworld 7h46'51"
62 Lovkvist,Thomas SWE Team Columbia-HTC 7h46'51"
63 Feillu,Brice FRA Agritubel 7h46'51"
64 Monfort,Maxime BEL Team Columbia-HTC 7h46'51"
65 Ten Dam,Laurens NED Rabobank 7h46'51"
66 Sonnery,Blaise FRA Ag2r La Mondiale 7h46'51"
67 Fleeman,Dan GBR Cervelo Test Team 7h46'51"
68 Remme,Stian NOR Joker Bianchi 7h46'51"
69 Froome,Christopher GBR Barloworld 7h46'51"
70 Criel,Tom BEL Topsport Vlaanderen 7h46'51"
71 Vanheule,Bart BEL Topsport Vlaanderen 7h46'51"
72 Galdos,Aitor ESP Euskatel Euskadi 7h46'51"
73 Sampson,James GBR Candi-TV-Marshalls Pasta 7h46'51"
74 Dockx,Gert BEL Team Columbia-HTC 7h46'51"
75 Petrov,Evgueni RUS Team Katusha 7h46'51"
76 Ricci Bitti,Davide ITA ISD-Neri 7h46'51"
77 Dessel,Cyril FRA Ag2r La Mondiale 7h46'51"
78 Vogondy,Nicolas FRA Agritubel 7h46'51"
79 Pozzovivo,Domenico ITA CSF Navigare 7h46'51"
80 Berges,Emilien FRA Agritubel 7h46'51"
81 Finetto,Mauro ITA CSF Navigare 7h46'51"
82 Soler,Mauricio COL Barloworld 7h46'51"
83 Craven,Dan NAM Rapha Condor 7h46'51"
84 Clancy,Edward GBR Team Halfords 7h46'51"
85 De Lis,Sergio ESP Euskatel Euskadi 7h46'51"
86 Wilmann,Frederik NOR Joker Bianchi 7h46'51"
87 Colo,Alessandro ITA ISD-Neri 7h46'51"
88 Wiggins,Bradley GBR Garmin-Slipstream 7h46'51"
89 Savini,Filippo ITA CSF Navigare 7h47'20"
90 Kangert,Tanel EST Ag2r La Mondiale 7h47'33"
91 Zen,Enrico ITA CSF Navigare 7h48'01"
92 Agirre,Josu ESP Euskatel Euskadi 7h48'01"
93 De Gendt,Thomas BEL Topsport Vlaanderen 7h50'54"
94 Pujol Munoz,Oscar ESP Cervelo Test Team 7h52'42"
95 Bibby,Ian GBR Team Halfords 8h01'52"
96 Hayles,Robert GBR Team Halfords 8h02'02"
97 Vold,Svein Erik NOR Joker Bianchi 8h02'13"
98 Lapthorne,Darren AUS Rapha Condor 8h05'09"
99 Lowe,Trent AUS Garmin-Slipstream 8h08'03"

Points Classification after Stage 2

1 Merlo,M BAR 24
2 Sutton,C GRM 22
3 Reimer,M CTT 21
4 Kristoff,A TMB 18
5 Vanspeybrouck,P TSV 17
6 Downing,R CTV 16
7 Reus,K RAB 15
8 Elliott,M CTV 14
9 Boasson Hagen,E THR 13
10 Swift,B KAT 13
11 Honig,R VAC 12
12 Napolitano,D KAT 11
13 Wilkinson,I HAF 10
14 De Negri,P ISD 8
15 Mondory,L ALM 8
16 Mertens,T TSV 6
17 Appollonio,D CTT 5
18 Fernandez,K EUS 4
19 Lloyd,D CTT 2
20 Stannard,I ISD 1

King of the Mountains Classification after Stage 2

1 De Gendt,T TSV 21
2 Mortensen,M VAC 17
3 Southam,T RCR 13
4 Reus,K RAB 5
5 Kangert,T ALM 5
6 Lovkvist,T THR 4
7 Thomas,G BAR 3
8 Briggs,G CTV 3
9 Cummings,S BAR 2
10 Froome,C BAR 2
11 Wiggins,B GRM 2
12 Pauwels,S CTT 1
13 Vandewalle,K TSV 1
14 Dessel,C ALM 1
15 Bibby,I HAF 1

Sprint Classification after Stage 2

1 De Gendt,T TSV 28
2 Reus,K RAB 11
3 Mortensen,M VAC 9
4 Kangert,T ALM 4
5 Kristoff,A TMB 4
6 Boasson Hagen,E THR 2
7 Downing,R CTV 2
8 Lowe,T GRM 2
9 Reimer,M CTT 1
10 Duyn,H GRM 1
11 Soler,M BAR 1
12 Savini,F CDF 1