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Stage 8 Results: Valverde wins 2nd Dauphine as Clement takes finale

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Stage results: | (GC standings)
  • 1. Stef Clement (NED) Rabobank, 146km in 3:30:17 (41.658 km/h)
  • 2. Timothy Duggan (USA) Garmin-Slipstream, s.t.
  • 3. Sébastien Joly (FRA) Française Des Jeux, at 0:02
  • 4. Adam Hansen (AUS) Team Columbia-High Road, at 1:31
  • 5. Aliaksandr Kuschynski (BLR) Liquigas, s.t.
  • 6. Igor Anton (ESP) Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 1:33
  • 7. David MoncoutiÉ (FRA) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, at 1:56
  • 8. Daniele Righi (ITA) Lampre-N.G.C, s.t.
  • 9. Hubert Dupont (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale, at 1:58
  • 10. Maarten Wynants (BEL) Quick Step, at 2:05
  • 11. Stéphane AugÉ (FRA) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, s.t.
  • 12. Anthony Geslin (FRA) Française Des Jeux, s.t.
  • 13. Vicenzo Nibali (ITA) Liquigas, s.t.
  • 14. Frantisek Rabon (CZE) Team Columbia-High Road, s.t.
  • 15. Vladimir Efimkin (RUS) AG2R La Mondiale, s.t.
  • 16. Thomas Frei (SUI) Bmc Racing Team, s.t.
  • 17. Martin Velits (SVK) Team Milram, s.t.
  • 18. Jurgen Van Goolen (BEL) Team Saxo Bank, s.t.
  • 19. Brent Bookwalter (USA) Bmc Racing Team, s.t.
  • 20. Marco Marzano (ITA) Lampre-N.G.C, s.t.
  • 21. Grischa Niermann (GER) Rabobank, s.t.
  • 22. Oscar Pereiro (ESP) Caisse D'epargne, s.t.
  • 23. Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse D'epargne, s.t.
  • 24. Jeróme Coppel (FRA) Française Des Jeux, s.t.
  • 25. Inaki Isasi (ESP) Euskaltel-Euskadi, s.t.
  • 26. Robert Gesink (NED) Rabobank, s.t.
  • 27. Evgeni Petrov (RUS) Team Katusha, s.t.
  • 28. Egoi Martinez (ESP) Euskaltel-Euskadi, s.t.
  • 29. Haimar Zubeldia (ESP) Astana, s.t.
  • 30. Cadel Evans (AUS) Silence-Lotto, s.t.
  • 31. Mathias Frank (SUI) Bmc Racing Team, s.t.
  • 32. Pierre Rolland (FRA) Bbox Bouygues Telecom, s.t.
  • 33. Matthew Lloyd (AUS) Silence-Lotto, s.t.
  • 34. Alexandre Botcharov (RUS) Team Katusha, s.t.
  • 35. Jacob Fuglsang (DEN) Team Saxo Bank, s.t.
  • 36. José Gutierrez (ESP) Caisse D'epargne, s.t.
  • 37. Mikel Astarloza (ESP) Euskaltel-Euskadi, s.t.
  • 38. Christophe Le Mével (FRA) Française Des Jeux, s.t.
  • 39. Stephane Goubert (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale, s.t.
  • 40. Pierrick FÉdrigo (FRA) Bbox Bouygues Telecom, s.t.
  • 41. Xabier Zandio (ESP) Caisse D'epargne, s.t.
  • 42. Sylvester Szmyd (POL) Liquigas, s.t.
  • 43. Laurent LefÈvre (FRA) Bbox Bouygues Telecom, s.t.
  • 44. Cyril Gautier (FRA) Bbox Bouygues Telecom, s.t.
  • 45. Jesus Hernandez (ESP) Astana, s.t.
  • 46. José-Luis Arrieta (ESP) AG2R La Mondiale, s.t.
  • 47. Alberto Contador (ESP) Astana, s.t.
  • 48. Amael Moinard (FRA) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, s.t.
  • 49. David Millar (GBR) Garmin-Slipstream, s.t.
  • 50. Alexsandr Dyachenko (KAZ) Astana, s.t.
  • 51. Christian Knees (GER) Team Milram, at 3:57
  • 52. Daniel Martin (IRL) Garmin-Slipstream, s.t.
  • 53. Marco Velo (ITA) Quick Step, s.t.
  • 54. Jürgen Van de walle (BEL) Quick Step, s.t.
  • 55. Bingen Fernandez (ESP) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, s.t.
  • 56. Sébastien Minard (FRA) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, s.t.
  • 57. Koos Moerenhout (NED) Rabobank, s.t.
  • 58. Paul Voss (GER) Team Milram, s.t.
  • 59. Bram Tankink (NED) Rabobank, s.t.
  • 60. Fabian Wegmann (GER) Team Milram, s.t.
  • 61. David De la Fuente (ESP) Fuji-Servetto, s.t.
  • 62. Craig Lewis (USA) Team Columbia-High Road, s.t.
  • 63. Alexandr Kolobnev (RUS) Team Saxo Bank, s.t.
  • 64. Frederik Willems (BEL) Liquigas, s.t.
  • 65. Florian Stalder (SUI) Bmc Racing Team, s.t.
  • 66. Lasse Bochmann (DEN) Team Saxo Bank, s.t.
  • 67. Jurgen Van den Broeck (BEL) Silence-Lotto, s.t.
  • 68. Cyril Dessel (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale, s.t.
  • 69. Jérôme Pineau (FRA) Quick Step, s.t.
  • 70. Alberto Fernandez (ESP) Fuji-Servetto, s.t.
  • 71. Yukiya Arashiro (JPN) Bbox Bouygues Telecom, s.t.
  • 72. Inigo Landaluze (ESP) Euskaltel-Euskadi, s.t.
  • 73. William Bonnet (FRA) Bbox Bouygues Telecom, s.t.
  • 74. Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA) AG2R La Mondiale, s.t.
  • 75. Beñat Intxausti (ESP) Fuji-Servetto, s.t.
  • 76. Joost Posthuma (NED) Rabobank, s.t.
  • 77. Juan Manuel Garate (ESP) Rabobank, s.t.
  • 78. Nicolas Roche (IRL) AG2R La Mondiale, s.t.
  • 79. Ivan Rovny (RUS) Team Katusha, s.t.
  • 80. Remi Pauriol (FRA) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, s.t.
  • 81. Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP) Rabobank, s.t.
  • 82. Nicki Sörensen (DEN) Team Saxo Bank, at 6:39
  • 83. Markus Zberg (SUI) Bmc Racing Team, s.t.
  • 84. Karsten Kroon (NED) Team Saxo Bank, s.t.
  • 85. Yuri Trofimov (RUS) Bbox Bouygues Telecom, s.t.
  • 86. Josep Jufre (ESP) Fuji-Servetto, s.t.
  • 87. Stijn Vandenbergh (BEL) Team Katusha, s.t.
  • 88. Benjamin Noval (ESP) Astana, s.t.
  • 89. Volodymyr Zagorodny (UKR) Lampre-N.G.C, s.t.
  • 90. Sergio Paulinho (POR) Astana, s.t.
  • 91. Nicolay Trussov (RUS) Team Katusha, s.t.
  • 92. Julien El Fares (FRA) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, s.t.
  • 93. Benoit Vaugrenard (FRA) Française Des Jeux, s.t.
  • 94. Rémy Di Grégorio (FRA) Française Des Jeux, s.t.
  • 95. Gorka Verdugo (ESP) Euskaltel-Euskadi, s.t.
  • 96. Ludovic Turpin (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale, s.t.
  • 97. Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin-Slipstream, s.t.
  • 98. Leal Megias (FUJ) in 3:36:56
  • 99. Rigoberto Uran (COL) Caisse D'epargne, s.t.
  • 100. Bert Grabsch (GER) Team Columbia-High Road, at 9:37
  • 101. Christian Kux (GER) Team Milram, s.t.
  • 102. Marco Bandiera (ITA) Lampre-N.G.C, s.t.
  • 103. Cameron Wurf (AUS) Fuji-Servetto, s.t.
  • 104. Alexandre Moos (SUI) Bmc Racing Team, s.t.
  • 105. Luis Pasamontes (ESP) Caisse D'epargne, s.t.
  • 106. Sébastien Chavanel (FRA) Française Des Jeux, s.t.
  • 107. Christian Meier (CAN) Garmin-Slipstream in 12:06
  • 108. Ian Mckissick (USA) Bmc Racing Team, s.t.
  • 109. Dominik Roels (GER) Team Milram, s.t.
  • 110. Svein Tuft (CAN) Garmin-Slipstream, s.t.
  • 111. Morris Possoni (ITA) Team Columbia-High Road, s.t.
  • 112. Imanol Erviti (ESP) Caisse D'epargne, s.t.
  • 113. Lars Bak (DEN) Team Saxo Bank, s.t.
  • 114. Franck Hoj (DEN) Team Saxo Bank, s.t.
  • 115. Kevin De Weert (BEL) Quick Step, s.t.
  • 116. Stijn Devolder (BEL) Quick Step, s.t.
  • 117. Mathieu Ladagnous (FRA) Française Des Jeux, s.t.
  • 118. Sergey Renev (KAZ) Astana, s.t.
  • 119. Jeffry Louder (USA) Bmc Racing Team, s.t.
  • 120. Alexander Serov (RUS) Team Katusha, s.t.
  • 121. Mikel Nieve (ESP) Euskaltel-Euskadi, s.t.
  • 122. Alan Perez (ESP) Euskaltel-Euskadi, s.t.
  • 123. Simon Spilak (SLO) Lampre-N.G.C, s.t.
  • 124. Antonio Fischer (BRA) Liquigas, s.t.
  • 125. Jelle Vanendert (BEL) Silence-Lotto, s.t.
  • 126. Maciek Bodnar (POL) Liquigas, s.t.
  • 127. Roy Sentjens (NED) Silence-Lotto, s.t.
  • 128. Christophe Kern (FRA) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, s.t.
  • 129. Alexandre Pichot (FRA) Bbox Bouygues Telecom, s.t.
  • 130. Mauro Santambrogio (ITA) Lampre-N.G.C., at 13:31
  • 131. Tomas Vaitkus (LTU) Astana in 13:34
  • 132. Fabrice Piemontesi (ITA) Fuji-Servetto, s.t.
  • 133. Lazlo Bodrogi (FRA) Team Katusha, s.t.
  • 134. Angelo Furlan (ITA) Lampre-N.G.C, s.t.
  • 135. Gert Steegmans (BEL) Team Katusha, at 13:36
Final GC standings | ( Stage results)
  • 1. Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse d’Epargne, 1030km in 26:33:15 (38.789km/h)
  • 2. Cadel Evans (AUS) Silence-Lotto, at 0:16
  • 3. Alberto Contador (ESP) Astana, at 1:18
  • 4. Robert Gesink (NED) Rabobank, at 2:41
  • 5. Mikel Astarloza (ESP) Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 3:40
  • 6. Jacob Fuglsang (DEN) Team Saxo Bank, at 4:08
  • 7. Vicenzo Nibali (ITA) Liquigas, at 4:21
  • 8. Haimar Zubeldia (ESP) Astana, at 5:05
  • 9. David Millar (GBR) Garmin-Slipstream, at 5:28
  • 10. Christophe Le Mével (FRA) Française Des Jeux, at 6:19
  • 11. David MoncoutiÉ (FRA) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, at 6:58
  • 12. Sylvester Szmyd (POL) Liquigas, at 6:59
  • 13. Stef Clement (NED) Rabobank, at 7:35
  • 14. Vladimir Efimkin (RUS) AG2R La Mondiale, at 8:12
  • 15. José-Luis Arrieta (ESP) AG2R La Mondiale, at 8:43
  • 16. Thomas Frei (SUI) BMC Racing Team, at 10:41
  • 17. Pierre Rolland (FRA) Bbox Bouygues Telecom, at 10:52
  • 18. Igor Anton (ESP) Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 12:09
  • 19. Christian Knees (GER) Team Milram, at 13:44
  • 20. Stephane Goubert (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale, at 14:46
  • 21. Alexandre Botcharov (RUS) Team Katusha, at 15:14
  • 22. Evgeni Petrov (RUS) Team Katusha, at 15:39
  • 23. Jesus Hernandez (ESP) Astana, at 15:41
  • 24. Craig Lewis (USA) Team Columbia-High Road, at 16:18
  • 25. Adam Hansen (AUS) Team Columbia-High Road, at 16:53
  • 26. Florian Stalder (SUI) BMC Racing Team, at 18:00
  • 27. Marco Marzano (ITA) Lampre-N.G.C, at 18:10
  • 28. Amael Moinard (FRA) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, at 19:14
  • 29. Jurgen Van den Broeck (BEL) Silence-Lotto, at 19:33
  • 30. Mathias Frank (SUI) BMC Racing Team, at :
  • 31. Grischa Niermann (GER) Rabobank, at 19:37
  • 32. Daniel Martin (IRL) Garmin-Slipstream, at 20:34
  • 33. Hubert Dupont (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale, at :
  • 34. Rémy Di Grégorio (FRA) Française Des Jeux, at 22:49
  • 35. Yuri Trofimov (RUS) Bbox Bouygues Telecom, at 23:36
  • 36. Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP) Rabobank, at 23:43
  • 37. Jurgen Van Goolen (BEL) Team Saxo Bank, at 24:34
  • 38. Jeróme Coppel (FRA) Française Des Jeux, at 25:33
  • 39. Timothy Duggan (USA) Garmin-Slipstream, at 26:09
  • 40. Laurent Lefèvre (FRA) Bbox Bouygues Telecom, at 26:59
  • 41. Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA) Bbox Bouygues Telecom, at 27:46
  • 42. Mikel Nieve (ESP) Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 28:04
  • 43. Jürgen Van de Walle (BEL) Quick Step, at 28:49
  • 44. Matthew Lloyd (AUS) Silence-Lotto, at 30:08
  • 45. Cyril Dessel (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale, at 31:33
  • 46. Sébastien Joly (FRA) Française Des Jeux, at 31:36
  • 47. Egoi Martinez (ESP) Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 31:44
  • 48. Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin-Slipstream, at 32:09
  • 49. Inigo Landaluze (ESP) Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 32:40
  • 50. Lasse Bochmann (DEN) Team Saxo Bank, at 33:07
  • 51. David De la Fuente (ESP) Fuji-Servetto, at 34:05
  • 52. Jérôme Pineau (FRA) Quick Step, at 34:06
  • 53. Lars Bak (DEN) Team Saxo Bank, at 35:09
  • 54. Rigoberto Uran (COL) Caisse d’Epargne, at 36:54
  • 55. Juan Manuel Garate (ESP) Rabobank, at 37:30
  • 56. Julien El Fares (FRA) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, at 38:23
  • 57. Joost Posthuma (NED) Rabobank, at 40:49
  • 58. Nicki Sörensen (DEN) Team Saxo Bank, at 41:05
  • 59. Martin Velits (SVK) Team Milram, at 41:07
  • 60. Christian Meier (CAN) Garmin-Slipstream, at 41:10
  • 61. Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA) AG2R La Mondiale, at 41:54
  • 62. Sergio Paulinho (POR) Astana, at 41:56
  • 63. Frederik Willems (BEL) Liquigas, at 42:25
  • 64. Koos Moerenhout (NED) Rabobank, at 43:26
  • 65. Ludovic Turpin (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale, at 43:33
  • 66. Remi Pauriol (FRA) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, at 44:08
  • 67. Kevin De Weert (BEL) Quick Step, at 44:24
  • 68. Xabier Zandio (ESP) Caisse d’Epargne, at 44:56
  • 69. José Gutierrez (ESP) Caisse d’Epargne, at 45:10
  • 70. Fabian Wegmann (GER) Team Milram, at 46:16
  • 71. Benjamin Noval (ESP) Astana, at 46:47
  • 72. Gorka Verdugo (ESP) Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 47:10
  • 73. Alexsandr Dyachenko (KAZ) Astana, at 49:48
  • 74. Stijn Vandenbergh (BEL) Team Katusha, at 49:59
  • 75. Josep Jufre (ESP) Fuji-Servetto, at 50:03
  • 76. William Bonnet (FRA) Bbox Bouygues Telecom, at 50:24
  • 77. Simon Spilak (SLO) Lampre-N.G.C, at 51:48
  • 78. Sergey Renev (KAZ) Astana, at 52:38
  • 79. Daniele Righi (ITA) Lampre-N.G.C, at 53:00
  • 80. Luis Pasamontes (ESP) Caisse d’Epargne, at 53:29
  • 81. Nicolas Roche (IRL) AG2R La Mondiale, at 54:12
  • 82. Christophe Kern (FRA) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, at 54:32
  • 83. Javier Megias (ESP) Fuji-Servetto, at 55:44
  • 84. Bram Tankink (NED) Rabobank, at 55:53
  • 85. Morris Possoni (ITA) Team Columbia-High Road, at 56:00
  • 86. Alexandr Kolobnev (RUS) Team Saxo Bank, at 59:17
  • 87. Aliaksandr Kuschynski (BLR) Liquigas, at 1:00:26
  • 88. Oscar Pereiro (ESP) Caisse d’Epargne, at 1:00:37
  • 89. Tomas Vaitkus (LTU) Astana, at 1:01:28
  • 90. Alexandre Moos (SUI) BMC Racing Team, at 1:02:25
  • 91. Mathieu Ladagnous (FRA) Française Des Jeux, at 1:02:45
  • 92. Cameron Wurf (AUS) Fuji-Servetto, at 1:03:04
  • 93. Bingen Fernandez (ESP) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, at 1:03:57
  • 94. Markus Zberg (SUI) BMC Racing Team, at 1:04:52
  • 95. Yukiya Arashiro (JPN) Bbox Bouygues Telecom, at 1:05:10
  • 96. Benoit Vaugrenard (FRA) Française Des Jeux, at 1:05:54
  • 97. Alexandre Pichot (FRA) Bbox Bouygues Telecom, at 1:05:56
  • 98. Jeffry Louder (USA) BMC Racing Team, at 1:06:10
  • 99. Sébastien Minard (FRA) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, at 1:06:55
  • 100. Anthony Geslin (FRA) Française Des Jeux, at 1:08:22
  • 101. Gert Steegmans (BEL) Team Katusha, at 1:08:36
  • 102. Beñat Intxausti (ESP) Fuji-Servetto, at 1:08:51
  • 103. Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team, at 1:09:37
  • 104. Bert Grabsch (GER) Team Columbia-High Road, at 1:11:01
  • 105. Alan Perez (ESP) Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 1:11:08
  • 106. Cyril Gautier (FRA) Bbox Bouygues Telecom, at 1:11:17
  • 107. Marco Velo (ITA) Quick Step, at 1:11:58
  • 108. Stijn Devolder (BEL) Quick Step, at 1:12:07
  • 109. Karsten Kroon (NED) Team Saxo Bank, at 1:12:27
  • 110. Inaki Isasi (ESP) Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 1:12:31
  • 111. Stéphane Augé (FRA) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, at 1:12:41
  • 112. Ian Mckissick (USA) BMC Racing Team, at 1:13:42
  • 113. Svein Tuft (CAN) Garmin-Slipstream, at 1:15:42
  • 114. Frantisek Rabon (CZE) Team Columbia-High Road, at 1:17:21
  • 115. Alberto Fernandez (ESP) Fuji-Servetto, at 1:17:27
  • 116. Fabrice Piemontesi (ITA) Fuji-Servetto, at 1:17:49
  • 117. Mauro Santambrogio (ITA) Lampre-N.G.C, at 1:17:52
  • 118. Imanol Erviti (ESP) Caisse d’Epargne, at 1:20:31
  • 119. Antonio Fischer (BRA) Liquigas, at 1:21:19
  • 120. Nicolay Trussov (RUS) Team Katusha, at 1:21:51
  • 121. Jelle Vanendert (BEL) Silence-Lotto, at 1:22:48
  • 122. Ivan Rovny (RUS) Team Katusha, at 1:23:55
  • 123. Marco Bandiera (ITA) Lampre-N.G.C, at 1:24:05
  • 124. Volodymyr Zagorodny (UKR) Lampre-N.G.C, at 1:24:30
  • 125. Paul Voss (GER) Team Milram, at 1:24:43
  • 126. Franck Hoj (DEN) Team Saxo Bank, at 1:25:24
  • 127. Maarten Wynants (BEL) Quick Step, at 1:25:59
  • 128. Dominik Roels (GER) Team Milram, at 1:27:11
  • 129. Maciek Bodnar (POL) Liquigas, at 1:29:03
  • 130. Lazlo Bodrogi (FRA) Team Katusha, at 1:29:13
  • 131. Roy Sentjens (NED) Silence-Lotto, at 1:36:33
  • 132. Christian Kux (GER) Team Milram, at 1:41:34
  • 133. Sébastien Chavanel (FRA) Française Des Jeux, at 1:41:53
  • 134. Alexander Serov (RUS) Team Katusha, at 1:43:26
  • 135. Angelo Furlan (ITA) Lampre-N.G.C, at 1:46:08
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