Tour de France: Stage 9

South African champion Daryl Impey stormed to his debut Tour de France victory in style on stage nine into Brioude.

Tour de France: Stage 9

On Bastille Day, the 34-year-old Daryl Impey made it into the decisive break of the day and proved to be the strongest in the 15-man move, eventually taking the victory in a two-up sprint. The win means that Impey has been involved in each of the team’s four victories at the Tour de France.

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Back in the peloton, team leader Adam Yates rolled home safely in the bunch along with his Mitchelton-SCOTT teammates, but the day belonged to Impey who claimed his first stage win in his seventh Tour.

Early Fight

As expected, there was a battle to get into the breakaway as soon as the flag dropped with Mitchelton-SCOTT amongst the early attacks as European champion Matteo Trentin and Australian time trial champion Luke Durbridge got into various failed attempts.

In the end it was road captain Impey who made it into the decisive attack as 14-riders edged clear of the field. Seemingly happy with the make-up of the move, the peloton sat up and spread across the road, with the break of the day established. The group eventually grew to 15 as Marc Soler (Movistar Team) bridged across on the opening climb of the day.

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The escapees worked well together and stretched their advantage out to over 10-minutes with the peloton content to let the group contest the stage win with no danger to the general classification. But with Impey in the group, along with other fast finishers, the rest of the escapees were keen to shed the South African before the finale.

With this in mind, riders began to attack over the penultimate climb of the day, but the initial move was quickly shutdown. It wasn’t long before the next attacks came as Lukas Pöstlberger (BORA – Hansgrohe) jumped away on an uncategorised ramp and with the rest of the break faltering in organising a chase, the Austrian was able to open up a gap of 45-seconds.

The pace in the chasing group proved to be too much for several riders in the break and group was halved as Pöstlberger was reeled back in on final climb. A counter move went immediately as Tiesj Benoot (Lotto Soudal) and Nicolas Roche (Team Sunweb) attacked clear, leaving Impey in a small chase group behind. But as the summit approached Impey sensed the leading duo were edging away and the Tour Down Under champion attacked across to the pair.

The leading trio had a sizeable gap on the remains of the breakaway but knowing Impey was a danger in a sprint finish, Benoot attacked. However, the move could only drop Roche as Impey hauled himself onto the Belgians wheel and the duo raced clear of the dropped Team Sunweb rider. With just five kilometres to go it was clear the fight for the win was between Impey and Benoot, with the latter opening up the sprint as the line approached. However, the experienced Impey used his superior turn of speed to come around his rival and take a historic Tour de France stage win.

Dary Impey: “That is pretty much for me, from the Tour de France perspective, something that was really missing and this is my seventh time riding the Tour de France. I’ve been in quite a few breakaways and to finally nail it today, it’s just a dream come true, I really don’t have any words.”

“It was a stage I kind of marked for a breakaway, yesterday was a bit unfortunate as the break went straight away and today we were pretty active, Luke and Matteo were active at the start. I just kind of found the lucky move, I didn’t have to do too much to get in there, then we all just worked really well together and I kind of just believed in myself and played it quite smart there at the end I think.”

“I haven’t actually been that emotional at the finish for a long time, so it’s fantastic to win at this level, the Tour de France. I think the last stage victory for South Africa was Robbie Hunter in 2007, so it’s been a long time between drinks and to win on Bastille Day that’s fantastic, that’s a magic memory.”

“This is a dream come true, this is something I really wanted to do and you know it’s so difficult at this level, so when all the stars line up like they did today, I can’t be any prouder, it’s fantastic and I know South Africa will be cheering on and thanks to my family as well, they’ve supported me the whole way through this.”

Geraint Thomas: “Obviously we had to be aware of [Bardet’s attack]. He’s quite far down on GC but Bennett and Richie Porte were there. All three of them you don’t want to give them any time back if you don’t have to. The boys just controlled it really well and closed it pretty quickly. Other than that it was a pretty stress-free day and quite a nice ride in the end.

“You kind of have those [big GC stages] in mind, but at the same time you want to just concentrate on the here and now and not get too distracted. In the back of your mind you still have to be fuelling well and focusing for the big days to come. One more day and we get a nice little rest day.

“We’ve got a good atmosphere in the team and we’re all riding well together. We’re in a decent position and we’ve had a good start. We’ll try and maintain that now and enjoy a bit of downtime on Tuesday.”

Giulio Ciccone: “It’s a pretty quiet day for us. It was all good because we had Jasper Stuyven at the front. It’s been a bit of a mess in the last climb but Richie [Porte] showed he has a great condition, so it keeps our confidence high. [I’ve lost the yellow but] the white jersey is also a dream for all young riders and I’m wearing it now. I’m super happy with what I’ve done so far. I’ll fight as long as I can for my position, then I’ll put myself at the service of the team.”

Tiesj Benoot: “We knew this was the good breakaway because we were 15 men, we were strong and none of us was well-placed on the GC. It was a race within the race between us. It was a good situation for me. I just had to keep myself on the first group and play my chances in the climbs. Unfortunately I didn’t drop the fastest guy, Daryl Impey. He was just too good for me. I feel both happiness, for having been up there, and disappointment, for having missed the chance of victory. Happy to find my good legs back after a few difficult days for me. Disappointed of having been so close. But I’m in good shape and the Tour is still long, so I hope to have more chances in the coming days.”

Tim Wellens: “It was hard for my team-mate Tiesj Benoot to win against a better sprinter than him but he took his chance. If he got the combativity prize, it means he was the strongest of the front group. I also wanted to make the breakaway today but I missed the right one. It’s nice to retain the polka dot jersey. Tomorrow I’ll do my part of work for Caleb Ewan and after the rest day, I’ll resume my quest for the KOM points.”

Julian Alaphilippe: “The support of the public has been amazing today again. I hear my name from getting out of the bus in the morning to going back to the hotel in the evening. I wanted to thank everyone on the road side. I’ll remember all the people cheering for me, it was incredible. It was nice to be in yellow especially today but every day in yellow is special, that’s why I fight to keep it. I thank my team for the work and the tempo. It wasn’t exactly a défilé but a nice stage on a difficult terrain. Dries [Devenyns] positioned me before the last climb. I’m very happy for Impey, he’s a great guy. Tomorrow it’s an opportunity for Elia [Viviani] and the rest day is an opportunity for everybody to enjoy the Tour differently.”

Jan Tratnik (3rd) “I’m super happy today and this is probably my biggest result of my career – Jan smiles on the team bus – and I have to admit that I was also excited going to the finish line. I’m on my first Tour and I knew very well that I wouldn’t have many chances but I wanted to try and it went well“.

“When I saw the gap was around 10 minutes from the peloton it was clear that the break was coming to the finish and I realized the last climb would be decisive. I made my pace but unfortunately I dropped from the three leaders with only 500m from the top. Then I wait for the group behind hoping to catch Impey and Benoot but they resisted to the finish line ”.

Nicolas Roche: “My plan was to give everything on that last climb and see how I was going afterwards,” explained Roche at the end of the stage. “I knew that if the bigger horsepower guys were with me by the top then I would have lost anyway. The problem was when we went through that town they tried to put a bit of pressure on and when Benoot went I didn’t have the explosiveness in my legs to close the gap.

I stayed a few seconds behind, trying to fight back on but then I realised the group behind was coming fast. I waited for them and tried to recover but I had nothing left for the sprint in the end. I had my shot today and unfortunately I didn’t get the top result I wanted but sixth place isn’t too bad.”

Marc Soler (7th): “It was a tough, tough finish. At the bus meeting this morning it was already planned I had to go into the breakaway. In the end, it caught me a bit off balance, because I had been into several other moves but the breakaway went shortly after the last one, and had to make a huge effort to enter the group into the first climb. I was a bit ‘dead’ after that, and I paid it at the last climb. There were some strong winds during the stage, it was also a nervous breakaway with many attacks before Saint Just, and all of that mattered in the end. Still, I’m really happy with this result. Of course I’d have liked to be closer to victory, yet this result, after all the efforts today, leaves me satisfied.”

Mikel Landa: “Yesterday’s stage was one when I really felt the leg pain from the Giro, it was such a tough one. Things were quite more calm today. The Pyrenees? Still too far away. Let’s get over Monday’s stage first, rest up a bit on Tuesday and then tackle what will surely be an interesting second week. Now it’s time to measure our efforts better, since we’re approaching the second half of the race. We must think about where we should attack – you can’t go always on the attack just because you like to keep that style. You’ve got to keep benefit above enjoyment at some point”.

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Stage 9
1 Daryl Impey Mitchelton – Scott –
2 Tiesj Benoot Lotto Soudal –
3 Jan Tratnik Bahrain – Merida @ 0.10″
4 Oliver Naesen Ag2r La Mondiale @ 0.10″
5 Jasper Stuyven Trek – Segafredo @ 0.10″
6 Nicolas Roche Team Sunweb @ 0.14″
7 Marc Soler Movistar Team @ 0.21″
8 Ivan Garcia Cortina Bahrain – Merida @ 1′ 50″
9 Simon Clarke Ef Education First @ 1′ 50″
10 Anthony Delaplace Team Arkea – Samsic @ 2′ 42″
11 Jesus Herrada Cofidis, Solutions Credits @ 2′ 42″
12 Romain Sicard Total Direct Energie @ 2′ 46″
13 Lukas Pöstlberger Bora – Hansgrohe @ 5′ 26″
14 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team Dimension Data @ 7′ 24″
15 Tony Martin Team Jumbo – Visma @ 7′ 24″
16 Odd Christian Eiking Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team @ 16′ 25″
17 Mathias Frank Ag2r La Mondiale @ 16′ 25″
18 Julien Bernard Trek – Segafredo @ 16′ 25″
19 Bauke Mollema Trek – Segafredo @ 16′ 25″
20 Rudy Molard Groupama – Fdj @ 16′ 25″
21 Nils Politt Team Katusha Alpecin @ 16′ 25″
22 Xandro Meurisse Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team @ 16′ 25″
23 Maxime Bouet Team Arkea – Samsic @ 16′ 25″
24 Emanuel Buchmann Bora – Hansgrohe @ 16′ 25″
25 David Gaudu Groupama – Fdj @ 16′ 25″
26 Gregor Mühlberger Bora – Hansgrohe @ 16′ 25″
27 Richie Porte Trek – Segafredo @ 16′ 25″
28 Greg Van Avermaet Ccc Team @ 16′ 25″
29 Amael Moinard Team Arkea – Samsic @ 16′ 25″
30 Giulio Ciccone Trek – Segafredo @ 16′ 25″
31 Michal Kwiatkowski Team Ineos @ 16′ 25″
32 Geraint Thomas Team Ineos @ 16′ 25″
33 Wout Poels Team Ineos @ 16′ 25″
34 Guillaume Martin Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team @ 16′ 25″
35 Julian Alaphilippe Deceuninck – Quick – Step @ 16′ 25″
36 Thibaut Pinot Groupama – Fdj @ 16′ 25″
37 Adam Yates Mitchelton – Scott @ 16′ 25″
38 Simon Yates Mitchelton – Scott @ 16′ 25″
39 Sébastien Reichenbach Groupama – Fdj @ 16′ 25″
40 Jack Haig Mitchelton – Scott @ 16′ 25″
41 Tony Gallopin Ag2r La Mondiale @ 16′ 25″
42 Gianni Moscon Team Ineos @ 16′ 25″
43 Warren Barguil Team Arkea – Samsic @ 16′ 25″
44 Mikael Cherel Ag2r La Mondiale @ 16′ 25″
45 Patrick Konrad Bora – Hansgrohe @ 16′ 25″
46 Rigoberto Uran Ef Education First @ 16′ 25″
47 Michael Woods Ef Education First @ 16′ 25″
48 Egan Bernal Team Ineos @ 16′ 25″
49 Ilnur Zakarin Team Katusha Alpecin @ 16′ 25″
50 Gorka Izaguirre Insausti Astana Pro Team @ 16′ 25″
51 Jonathan Castroviejo Team Ineos @ 16′ 25″
52 Roman Kreuziger Team Dimension Data @ 16′ 25″
53 Nairo Quintana Movistar Team @ 16′ 25″
54 Tanel Kangert Ef Education First @ 16′ 25″
55 Dylan Teuns Bahrain – Merida @ 16′ 25″
56 Rein Taaramäe Total Direct Energie @ 16′ 25″
57 Mike Teunissen Team Jumbo – Visma @ 16′ 25″
58 Steven Kruijswijk Team Jumbo – Visma @ 16′ 25″
59 Jakob Fuglsang Astana Pro Team @ 16′ 25″
60 Daniel Martin Uae Team Emirates @ 16′ 25″
61 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team @ 16′ 25″
62 Enric Mas Deceuninck – Quick – Step @ 16′ 25″
63 Alexey Lutsenko Astana Pro Team @ 16′ 25″
64 Laurens De Plus Team Jumbo – Visma @ 16′ 25″
65 George Bennett Team Jumbo – Visma @ 16′ 25″
66 Romain Bardet Ag2r La Mondiale @ 16′ 25″
67 Benoit Cosnefroy Ag2r La Mondiale @ 16′ 25″
68 Sergio Luis Henao Montoya Uae Team Emirates @ 16′ 25″
69 Wilco Kelderman Team Sunweb @ 16′ 25″
70 Andrey Amador Movistar Team @ 16′ 25″
71 Alexis Vuillermoz Ag2r La Mondiale @ 16′ 25″
72 Fabio Aru Uae Team Emirates @ 16′ 25″
73 Mikel Landa Meana Movistar Team @ 16′ 25″
74 Anthony Roux Groupama – Fdj @ 17′ 52″
75 Michael Schär Ccc Team @ 17′ 52″
76 Frederik Backaert Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team @ 17′ 52″
77 Matthieu Ladagnous Groupama – Fdj @ 19′ 03″
78 Thomas De Gendt Lotto Soudal @ 19′ 03″
79 Hugo Houle Astana Pro Team @ 19′ 03″
80 Tim Wellens Lotto Soudal @ 19′ 03″
81 Magnus Cort Nielsen Astana Pro Team @ 19′ 03″
82 Anthony Perez Cofidis, Solutions Credits @ 19′ 03″
83 Koen De Kort Trek – Segafredo @ 19′ 03″
84 Natnael Berhane Cofidis, Solutions Credits @ 19′ 03″
85 José Gonçalves Team Katusha Alpecin @ 19′ 03″
86 Andrea Pasqualon Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team @ 19′ 03″
87 Jasper De Buyst Lotto Soudal @ 19′ 03″
88 Kevin Van Melsen Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team @ 19′ 03″
89 Elie Gesbert Team Arkea – Samsic @ 19′ 03″
90 Florian Vachon Team Arkea – Samsic @ 19′ 03″
91 Lars Bak Ytting Team Dimension Data @ 19′ 03″
92 Kasper Asgreen Deceuninck – Quick – Step @ 19′ 03″
93 Mads Würtz Team Katusha Alpecin @ 19′ 03″
94 Michael Hepburn Mitchelton – Scott @ 19′ 03″
95 William Bonnet Groupama – Fdj @ 19′ 03″
96 Stefan Küng Groupama – Fdj @ 19′ 03″
97 Alexis Gougeard Ag2r La Mondiale @ 19′ 03″
98 Serge Pauwels Ccc Team @ 19′ 03″
99 Wout Van Aert Team Jumbo – Visma @ 19′ 03″
100 Rui Costa Uae Team Emirates @ 19′ 03″
101 Sonny Colbrelli Bahrain – Merida @ 19′ 03″
102 Damiano Caruso Bahrain – Merida @ 19′ 03″
103 Julien Simon Cofidis, Solutions Credits @ 19′ 03″
104 Paul Ourselin Total Direct Energie @ 19′ 03″
105 Fabien Grellier Total Direct Energie @ 19′ 03″
106 Omar Fraile Matarranz Astana Pro Team @ 19′ 03″
107 Kevin Ledanois Team Arkea – Samsic @ 19′ 03″
108 Lilian Calmejane Total Direct Energie @ 19′ 03″
109 Dries Devenyns Deceuninck – Quick – Step @ 19′ 03″
110 Joseph Rosskopf Ccc Team @ 19′ 03″
111 Toms Skujins Trek – Segafredo @ 19′ 03″
112 Anthony Turgis Total Direct Energie @ 19′ 03″
113 Pello Bilbao Lopez De Armentia Astana Pro Team @ 19′ 03″
114 Luis León Sanchez Astana Pro Team @ 19′ 03″
115 Vincenzo Nibali Bahrain – Merida @ 19′ 03″
116 Fabio Felline Trek – Segafredo @ 19′ 03″
117 Alberto Bettiol Ef Education First @ 19′ 03″
118 Jens Debusschere Team Katusha Alpecin @ 19′ 03″
119 André Greipel Team Arkea – Samsic @ 19′ 03″
120 Nelson Oliveira Movistar Team @ 19′ 03″
121 Imanol Erviti Movistar Team @ 19′ 03″
122 Pierre Luc Perichon Cofidis, Solutions Credits @ 19′ 03″
123 Stéphane Rossetto Cofidis, Solutions Credits @ 19′ 03″
124 Rohan Dennis Bahrain – Merida @ 19′ 03″
125 Søren Kragh Andersen Team Sunweb @ 19′ 03″
126 Daniel Oss Bora – Hansgrohe @ 19′ 03″
127 Lukasz Wisniowski Ccc Team @ 19′ 03″
128 Sebastian Langeveld Ef Education First @ 19′ 03″
129 Dylan Van Baarle Team Ineos @ 19′ 03″
130 Matteo Trentin Mitchelton – Scott @ 19′ 03″
131 Alex Dowsett Team Katusha Alpecin @ 19′ 03″
132 Vegard Stake Laengen Uae Team Emirates @ 19′ 03″
133 Elia Viviani Deceuninck – Quick – Step @ 19′ 03″
134 Maximilian Schachmann Bora – Hansgrohe @ 19′ 03″
135 Aime De Gendt Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team @ 19′ 03″
136 Jens Keukeleire Lotto Soudal @ 19′ 03″
137 Nikias Arndt Team Sunweb @ 21′ 22″
138 Lennard Kämna Team Sunweb @ 21′ 22″
139 Jasper Philipsen Uae Team Emirates @ 21′ 22″
140 Sven Erik Bystrøm Uae Team Emirates @ 21′ 22″
141 Yoann Offredo Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team @ 21′ 22″
142 Alexander Kristoff Uae Team Emirates @ 21′ 22″
143 Dylan Groenewegen Team Jumbo – Visma @ 21′ 22″
144 Amund Jansen Team Jumbo – Visma @ 21′ 22″
145 Luke Durbridge Mitchelton – Scott @ 21′ 22″
146 Tom Scully Ef Education First @ 21′ 22″
147 Giacomo Nizzolo Team Dimension Data @ 21′ 22″
148 Christopher Juul Jensen Mitchelton – Scott @ 21′ 22″
149 Michael Valgren Team Dimension Data @ 21′ 22″
150 Benjamin King Team Dimension Data @ 21′ 22″
151 Michael Matthews Team Sunweb @ 21′ 22″
152 Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg Team Dimension Data @ 21′ 22″
153 Chad Haga Team Sunweb @ 21′ 22″
154 Simon Geschke Ccc Team @ 21′ 22″
155 Stephen Cummings Team Dimension Data @ 21′ 22″
156 Luke Rowe Team Ineos @ 21′ 22″
157 Michael Mørkøv Deceuninck – Quick – Step @ 21′ 22″
158 Yves Lampaert Deceuninck – Quick – Step @ 21′ 22″
159 Niccolò Bonifazio Total Direct Energie @ 21′ 22″
160 Carlos Verona Quintanilla Movistar Team @ 21′ 22″
161 Marcus Burghardt Bora – Hansgrohe @ 21′ 22″
162 Matej Mohoric Bahrain – Merida @ 21′ 22″
163 Rick Zabel Team Katusha Alpecin @ 21′ 22″
164 Marco Haller Team Katusha Alpecin @ 21′ 22″
165 Cees Bol Team Sunweb @ 21′ 22″
166 Niki Terpstra Total Direct Energie @ 21′ 22″
167 Maximiliano Richeze Deceuninck – Quick – Step @ 21′ 22″
168 Maxime Monfort Lotto Soudal @ 21′ 22″
169 Roger Kluge Lotto Soudal @ 21′ 22″
170 Caleb Ewan Lotto Soudal @ 21′ 22″
171 Peter Sagan Bora – Hansgrohe @ 21′ 22″

Overall
1 Julian Alaphilippe Deceuninck – Quick – Step –
2 Giulio Ciccone Trek – Segafredo @ 0.23″
3 Thibaut Pinot Groupama – Fdj @ 0.53″
4 George Bennett Team Jumbo – Visma @ 1′ 10″
5 Geraint Thomas Team Ineos @ 1′ 12″
6 Egan Bernal Team Ineos @ 1′ 16″
7 Steven Kruijswijk Team Jumbo – Visma @ 1′ 27″
8 Rigoberto Uran Ef Education First @ 1′ 38″
9 Jakob Fuglsang Astana Pro Team @ 1′ 42″
10 Emanuel Buchmann Bora – Hansgrohe @ 1′ 45″
11 Enric Mas Deceuninck – Quick – Step @ 1′ 46″
12 Adam Yates Mitchelton – Scott @ 1′ 47″
13 Xandro Meurisse Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team @ 2′ 02″
14 Nairo Quintana Movistar Team @ 2′ 04″
15 Mikel Landa Meana Movistar Team @ 2′ 06″
16 Daniel Martin Uae Team Emirates @ 2′ 09″
17 David Gaudu Groupama – Fdj @ 2′ 15″
18 Richie Porte Trek – Segafredo @ 2′ 19″
19 Bauke Mollema Trek – Segafredo @ 2′ 45″
20 Patrick Konrad Bora – Hansgrohe @ 2′ 46″
21 Alexey Lutsenko Astana Pro Team @ 2′ 54″
22 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team @ 3′ 18″
23 Romain Bardet Ag2r La Mondiale @ 3′ 20″
24 Warren Barguil Team Arkea – Samsic @ 3′ 26″
25 Roman Kreuziger Team Dimension Data @ 3′ 28″
26 Fabio Aru Uae Team Emirates @ 3′ 48″
27 Guillaume Martin Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team @ 3′ 50″
28 Nicolas Roche Team Sunweb @ 7′ 01″
29 Marc Soler Movistar Team @ 8′ 21″
30 Vincenzo Nibali Bahrain – Merida @ 8′ 56″
31 Sébastien Reichenbach Groupama – Fdj @ 10′ 12″
32 Jesus Herrada Cofidis, Solutions Credits @ 10′ 20″
33 Rudy Molard Groupama – Fdj @ 11′ 07″
34 Rein Taaramäe Total Direct Energie @ 13′ 27″
35 Alexis Vuillermoz Ag2r La Mondiale @ 13′ 38″
36 Greg Van Avermaet Ccc Team @ 14′ 25″
37 Jack Haig Mitchelton – Scott @ 15′ 23″
38 Michael Woods Ef Education First @ 15′ 32″
39 Jasper Stuyven Trek – Segafredo @ 18′ 05″
40 Julien Bernard Trek – Segafredo @ 18′ 11″
41 Sergio Luis Henao Montoya Uae Team Emirates @ 19′ 08″
42 Daryl Impey Mitchelton – Scott @ 20′ 50″
43 Matteo Trentin Mitchelton – Scott @ 22′ 38″
44 Mikael Cherel Ag2r La Mondiale @ 23′ 06″
45 Maximilian Schachmann Bora – Hansgrohe @ 23′ 10″
46 Michal Kwiatkowski Team Ineos @ 23′ 46″
47 Laurens De Plus Team Jumbo – Visma @ 24′ 00″
48 Michael Matthews Team Sunweb @ 24′ 22″
49 Peter Sagan Bora – Hansgrohe @ 25′ 04″
50 Mathias Frank Ag2r La Mondiale @ 25′ 10″
51 Rui Costa Uae Team Emirates @ 26′ 08″
52 Gregor Mühlberger Bora – Hansgrohe @ 26′ 21″
53 Wilco Kelderman Team Sunweb @ 26′ 40″
54 Tiesj Benoot Lotto Soudal @ 26′ 49″
55 Dylan Teuns Bahrain – Merida @ 27′ 01″
56 Gorka Izaguirre Insausti Astana Pro Team @ 28′ 32″
57 Tanel Kangert Ef Education First @ 29′ 07″
58 Andrey Amador Movistar Team @ 31′ 32″
59 Simon Clarke Ef Education First @ 31′ 47″
60 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team Dimension Data @ 32′ 08″
61 Thomas De Gendt Lotto Soudal @ 32′ 37″
62 Wout Poels Team Ineos @ 32′ 41″
63 Jonathan Castroviejo Team Ineos @ 32′ 44″
64 Jan Tratnik Bahrain – Merida @ 33′ 13″
65 Pello Bilbao Lopez De Armentia Astana Pro Team @ 33′ 28″
66 Wout Van Aert Team Jumbo – Visma @ 34′ 21″
67 Simon Geschke Ccc Team @ 35′ 08″
68 Alberto Bettiol Ef Education First @ 35′ 30″
69 Nils Politt Team Katusha Alpecin @ 36′ 20″
70 Lennard Kämna Team Sunweb @ 36′ 33″
71 Luis León Sanchez Astana Pro Team @ 36′ 49″
72 Fabio Felline Trek – Segafredo @ 37′ 37″
73 Ilnur Zakarin Team Katusha Alpecin @ 37′ 52″
74 Romain Sicard Total Direct Energie @ 38′ 38″
75 Sonny Colbrelli Bahrain – Merida @ 39′ 06″
76 Søren Kragh Andersen Team Sunweb @ 39′ 22″
77 Maxime Bouet Team Arkea – Samsic @ 39′ 24″
78 Michael Valgren Team Dimension Data @ 43′ 27″
79 Oliver Naesen Ag2r La Mondiale @ 45′ 31″
80 Omar Fraile Matarranz Astana Pro Team @ 46′ 48″
81 Gianni Moscon Team Ineos @ 47′ 43″
82 Joseph Rosskopf Ccc Team @ 47′ 51″
83 Tim Wellens Lotto Soudal @ 51′ 57″
84 Pierre Luc Perichon Cofidis, Solutions Credits @ 52′ 47″
85 Elie Gesbert Team Arkea – Samsic @ 52′ 51″
86 Dylan Van Baarle Team Ineos @ 55′ 02″
87 Simon Yates Mitchelton – Scott @ 55′ 14″
88 Rohan Dennis Bahrain – Merida @ 55′ 24″
89 Anthony Delaplace Team Arkea – Samsic @ 56′ 21″
90 Natnael Berhane Cofidis, Solutions Credits @ 57′ 13″
91 Matej Mohoric Bahrain – Merida @ 57′ 20″
92 Ivan Garcia Cortina Bahrain – Merida @ 57′ 24″
93 Andrea Pasqualon Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team @ 57′ 37″
94 Toms Skujins Trek – Segafredo @ 57′ 53″
95 Nelson Oliveira Movistar Team @ 58′ 13″
96 Mads Würtz Team Katusha Alpecin @ 58′ 50″
97 Jens Keukeleire Lotto Soudal @ 59′ 00″
98 Dries Devenyns Deceuninck – Quick – Step @ 59′ 21″
99 Julien Simon Cofidis, Solutions Credits @ 59′ 29″
100 Damiano Caruso Bahrain – Merida @ 59′ 33″
101 Luke Durbridge Mitchelton – Scott @ 1h 00′ 03″
102 Serge Pauwels Ccc Team @ 1h 00′ 26″
103 Anthony Roux Groupama – Fdj @ 1h 00′ 32″
104 Benjamin King Team Dimension Data @ 1h 01′ 32″
105 Stefan Küng Groupama – Fdj @ 1h 02′ 04″
106 Amael Moinard Team Arkea – Samsic @ 1h 03′ 30″
107 Jasper De Buyst Lotto Soudal @ 1h 03′ 47″
108 Hugo Houle Astana Pro Team @ 1h 04′ 26″
109 Tony Gallopin Ag2r La Mondiale @ 1h 04′ 26″
110 Paul Ourselin Total Direct Energie @ 1h 05′ 14″
111 Lilian Calmejane Total Direct Energie @ 1h 06′ 34″
112 Michael Schär Ccc Team @ 1h 07′ 24″
113 Lukas Pöstlberger Bora – Hansgrohe @ 1h 07′ 39″
114 Daniel Oss Bora – Hansgrohe @ 1h 08′ 23″
115 Benoit Cosnefroy Ag2r La Mondiale @ 1h 08′ 30″
116 Nikias Arndt Team Sunweb @ 1h 09′ 21″
117 Odd Christian Eiking Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team @ 1h 09′ 51″
118 Kevin Ledanois Team Arkea – Samsic @ 1h 10′ 24″
119 Fabien Grellier Total Direct Energie @ 1h 10′ 39″
120 Mike Teunissen Team Jumbo – Visma @ 1h 10′ 54″
121 Jasper Philipsen Uae Team Emirates @ 1h 14′ 43″
122 Florian Vachon Team Arkea – Samsic @ 1h 14′ 45″
123 José Gonçalves Team Katusha Alpecin @ 1h 14′ 56″
124 Christopher Juul Jensen Mitchelton – Scott @ 1h 14′ 56″
125 Imanol Erviti Movistar Team @ 1h 15′ 43″
126 Stéphane Rossetto Cofidis, Solutions Credits @ 1h 15′ 48″
127 Vegard Stake Laengen Uae Team Emirates @ 1h 16′ 12″
128 Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg Team Dimension Data @ 1h 16′ 43″
129 Yves Lampaert Deceuninck – Quick – Step @ 1h 17′ 12″
130 Lukasz Wisniowski Ccc Team @ 1h 18′ 10″
131 Tony Martin Team Jumbo – Visma @ 1h 19′ 19″
132 Maxime Monfort Lotto Soudal @ 1h 19′ 56″
133 Elia Viviani Deceuninck – Quick – Step @ 1h 20′ 12″
134 Anthony Perez Cofidis, Solutions Credits @ 1h 20′ 51″
135 Koen De Kort Trek – Segafredo @ 1h 20′ 56″
136 Caleb Ewan Lotto Soudal @ 1h 21′ 03″
137 Luke Rowe Team Ineos @ 1h 21′ 12″
138 Lars Bak Ytting Team Dimension Data @ 1h 21′ 24″
139 Anthony Turgis Total Direct Energie @ 1h 21′ 34″
140 Matthieu Ladagnous Groupama – Fdj @ 1h 21′ 36″
141 Sven Erik Bystrøm Uae Team Emirates @ 1h 21′ 46″
142 William Bonnet Groupama – Fdj @ 1h 21′ 48″
143 Marcus Burghardt Bora – Hansgrohe @ 1h 22′ 15″
144 Carlos Verona Quintanilla Movistar Team @ 1h 22′ 27″
145 Alexis Gougeard Ag2r La Mondiale @ 1h 22′ 34″
146 Magnus Cort Nielsen Astana Pro Team @ 1h 22′ 56″
147 Rick Zabel Team Katusha Alpecin @ 1h 23′ 09″
148 Sebastian Langeveld Ef Education First @ 1h 23′ 23″
149 Alex Dowsett Team Katusha Alpecin @ 1h 23′ 42″
150 André Greipel Team Arkea – Samsic @ 1h 23′ 51″
151 Aime De Gendt Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team @ 1h 23′ 59″
152 Marco Haller Team Katusha Alpecin @ 1h 24′ 22″
153 Kevin Van Melsen Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team @ 1h 24′ 36″
154 Niki Terpstra Total Direct Energie @ 1h 25′ 03″
155 Michael Hepburn Mitchelton – Scott @ 1h 25′ 59″
156 Niccolò Bonifazio Total Direct Energie @ 1h 26′ 11″
157 Giacomo Nizzolo Team Dimension Data @ 1h 26′ 48″
158 Roger Kluge Lotto Soudal @ 1h 26′ 53″
159 Alexander Kristoff Uae Team Emirates @ 1h 27′ 32″
160 Frederik Backaert Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team @ 1h 28′ 05″
161 Cees Bol Team Sunweb @ 1h 28′ 53″
162 Amund Jansen Team Jumbo – Visma @ 1h 29′ 27″
163 Kasper Asgreen Deceuninck – Quick – Step @ 1h 29′ 28″
164 Dylan Groenewegen Team Jumbo – Visma @ 1h 30′ 02″
165 Michael Mørkøv Deceuninck – Quick – Step @ 1h 30′ 17″
166 Tom Scully Ef Education First @ 1h 30′ 44″
167 Maximiliano Richeze Deceuninck – Quick – Step @ 1h 31′ 02″
168 Stephen Cummings Team Dimension Data @ 1h 31′ 05″
169 Jens Debusschere Team Katusha Alpecin @ 1h 31′ 16″
170 Chad Haga Team Sunweb @ 1h 33′ 28″
171 Yoann Offredo Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team @ 1h 43′ 39″