1. Mark CAVENDISH, Sky, in 4:54:12
2. Matthew Harley GOSS, Orica-GreenEdge, at 0
3. Peter SAGAN, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 0
4. Luis Leon SANCHEZ GIL, Rabobank, at 0
5. Nicolas ROCHE, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 0
Mark Cavendish wins stage 18 by an impressive margin. Photo: Graham Watson | <a href="http://www.grahamwatson.com">www.grahamwatson.com</a>
Published July 20, 2012 10:27AM
Stage results
1. Mark CAVENDISH, Sky, in 4:54:12
2. Matthew Harley GOSS, Orica-GreenEdge, at 0
3. Peter SAGAN, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 0
4. Luis Leon SANCHEZ GIL, Rabobank, at 0
5. Nicolas ROCHE, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 0
6. Tyler FARRAR, Garmin-Sharp, at 0
7. Borut BOZIC, Astana, at 0
8. Sébastien HINAULT, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 0
9. Daryl IMPEY, Orica-GreenEdge, at 0
10. Samuel DUMOULIN, Cofidis, at 0
11. André GREIPEL, Lotto-Belisol, at 0
12. Juan José HAEDO, Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank, at 0
13. Edvald BOASSON HAGEN, Sky, at 0
14. Andreas KLÖDEN, RadioShack-Nissan, at 0
15. Koen DE KORT, Argos-Shimano, at :4
16. Luca PAOLINI, Katusha, at :4
17. Julien SIMON, Saur-Sojasun, at :4
18. Lars Ytting BAK, Lotto-Belisol, at :4
19. Bradley WIGGINS, Sky, at :4
20. Marco MARCATO, Vacansoleil-DCM, at :4
21. Jurgen ROELANDTS, Lotto-Belisol, at :4
22. Christopher FROOME, Sky, at :4
23. Adam HANSEN, Lotto-Belisol, at :4
24. Maxime MONFORT, RadioShack-Nissan, at :4
25. Ruben PEREZ MORENO, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at :4
26. Jurgen VAN DEN BROECK, Lotto-Belisol, at :4
27. Vincenzo NIBALI, Liquigas-Cannondale, at :4
28. Alexandr VINOKUROV, Astana, at :4
29. Danilo HONDO, Lampre-ISD, at :4
30. Christopher HORNER, RadioShack-Nissan, at :4
31. Nicki SÖRENSEN, Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank, at :4
32. Baden COOKE, Orica-GreenEdge, at :4
33. Haimar ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, RadioShack-Nissan, at :4
34. Janez BRAJKOVIC, Astana, at :4
35. Cadel EVANS, BMC Racing, at :4
36. Eduard VORGANOV, Katusha, at :4
37. Michael SCHÄR, BMC Racing, at :4
38. Egoi MARTINEZ DE ESTEBAN, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at :4
39. Christian VANDEVELDE, Garmin-Sharp, at :4
40. Tejay VAN GARDEREN, BMC Racing, at :4
41. Pierre ROLLAND, Europcar, at :4
42. Dominik NERZ, Liquigas-Cannondale, at :4
43. Thibaut PINOT, FDJ-BigMat, at :4
44. Marcel SIEBERG, Lotto-Belisol, at :4
45. Rui Alberto FARIA DA COSTA, Movistar, at :12
46. Vladimir KARPETS, Movistar, at :12
47. Cyril GAUTIER, Europcar, at :12
48. Maxim IGLINSKY, Astana, at :12
49. Johnny HOOGERLAND, Vacansoleil-DCM, at :16
50. George HINCAPIE, BMC Racing, at :16
51. Michele SCARPONI, Lampre-ISD, at :16
52. Juan Jose COBO ACEBO, Movistar, at :16
53. Dries DEVENYNS, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at :16
54. Chris Anker SÖRENSEN, Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank, at :16
55. Fredrik Carl Wilhelm KESSIAKOFF, Astana, at :16
56. Denis MENCHOV, Katusha, at :16
57. Dmitriy FOFONOV, Astana, at :16
58. Jean-Christophe PERAUD, Ag2r La Mondiale, at :16
59. Sandy CASAR, FDJ-BigMat, at :16
60. Andriy GRIVKO, Astana, at :16
61. Daniel MARTIN, Garmin-Sharp, at :16
62. Pierrick FEDRIGO, FDJ-BigMat, at :16
63. Alejandro VALVERDE BELMONTE, Movistar, at :16
64. Philippe GILBERT, BMC Racing, at :16
65. Marcus BURGHARDT, BMC Racing, at :16
66. Ruben PLAZA MOLINA, Movistar, at :16
67. Sébastien MINARD, Ag2r La Mondiale, at :16
68. Sergio Miguel MOREIRA PAULINHO, Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank, at :16
69. Yury TROFIMOV, Katusha, at :16
70. Anders LUND, Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank, at :16
71. Romain ZINGLE, Cofidis, at :16
72. Jerome COPPEL, Saur-Sojasun, at :16
73. Giampaolo CARUSO, Katusha, at :16
74. Steven KRUIJSWIJK, Rabobank, at :16
75. Guillaume LEVARLET, Saur-Sojasun, at :16
76. Matthieu SPRICK, Argos-Shimano, at :33
77. Marco MARZANO, Lampre-ISD, at :33
78. Amaël MOINARD, BMC Racing, at :33
79. Michael ROGERS, Sky, at :41
80. Ivan BASSO, Liquigas-Cannondale, at :41
81. Maxime BOUET, Ag2r La Mondiale, at :43
82. Cyril LEMOINE, Saur-Sojasun, at :47
83. Jean Marc MARINO, Saur-Sojasun, at 1:04
84. Davide MALACARNE, Europcar, at 1:11
85. Simon GERRANS, Orica-GreenEdge, at 1:17
86. Vasil KIRYIENKA, Movistar, at 1:29
87. Sylvester SZMYD, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 1:31
88. Daniel OSS, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 1:52
89. Kristijan KOREN, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 1:54
90. Rafael VALLS FERRI, Vacansoleil-DCM, at 2:07
91. Nicolas EDET, Cofidis, at 2:07
92. Francis DE GREEF, Lotto-Belisol, at 2:07
93. Juan HORRACH RIPPOLL, Katusha, at 2:07
94. Aliaksandr KUCHYNSKI, Katusha, at 2:07
95. David ZABRISKIE, Garmin-Sharp, at 2:07
96. Mikael CHEREL, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 2:07
97. Matthieu LADAGNOUS, FDJ-BigMat, at 2:07
98. Jorge AZANZA SOTO, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 2:07
99. Pieter WEENING, Orica-GreenEdge, at 2:07
100. Thomas VOECKLER, Europcar, at 2:11
101. Jérémy ROY, FDJ-BigMat, at 2:25
102. Stuart O’GRADY, Orica-GreenEdge, at 2:25
103. Johan VAN SUMMEREN, Garmin-Sharp, at 3:05
104. Luis Angel MATE MARDONES, Cofidis, at 3:05
105. Greg HENDERSON, Lotto-Belisol, at 3:05
106. Jan GHYSELINCK, Cofidis, at 3:05
107. Nick NUYENS, Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank, at 3:57
108. Jonathan CANTWELL, Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank, at 3:57
109. Rein TAARAMAE, Cofidis, at 3:57
110. Fabrice JEANDESBOZ, Saur-Sojasun, at 4:10
111. Martin VELITS, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 4:42
112. Peter VELITS, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 4:42
113. Jens VOIGT, RadioShack-Nissan, at 4:42
114. Roy CURVERS, Argos-Shimano, at 4:42
115. Yukiya ARASHIRO, Europcar, at 4:42
116. Yohann GENE, Europcar, at 4:42
117. Patrick GRETSCH, Argos-Shimano, at 4:42
118. Simone STORTONI, Lampre-ISD, at 4:42
119. Manuel QUINZIATO, BMC Racing, at 4:42
120. Cédric PINEAU, FDJ-BigMat, at 4:42
121. Yann HUGUET, Argos-Shimano, at 4:42
122. Laurens TEN DAM, Rabobank, at 4:42
123. Kris BOECKMANS, Vacansoleil-DCM, at 4:42
124. Albert TIMMER, Argos-Shimano, at 4:42
125. Karsten KROON, Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank, at 4:42
126. Christophe RIBLON, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 4:42
127. Yaroslav POPOVYCH, RadioShack-Nissan, at 5:00
128. Christian KNEES, Sky, at 5:55
129. Kevin DE WEERT, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 7:50
130. Levi LEIPHEIMER, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 7:50
131. Jérôme PINEAU, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 7:50
132. Jelle VANENDERT, Lotto-Belisol, at 7:50
133. Julien FOUCHARD, Cofidis, at 7:50
134. Michael ALBASINI, Orica-GreenEdge, at 7:50
135. Richie PORTE, Sky, at 7:50
136. Federico CANUTI, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 7:50
137. Andrey KASHECHKIN, Astana, at 7:50
138. Bert GRABSCH, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 7:50
139. Bram TANKINK, Rabobank, at 7:50
140. Stephen CUMMINGS, BMC Racing, at 7:50
141. Bernhard EISEL, Sky, at 8:54
142. David MILLAR, Garmin-Sharp, at 8:54
143. Biel KADRI, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 8:54
144. Alessandro VANOTTI, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 8:54
145. Jimmy ENGOULVENT, Saur-Sojasun, at 8:54
146. Arthur VICHOT, FDJ-BigMat, at 8:54
147. Anthony ROUX, FDJ-BigMat, at 8:54
148. Brice FEILLU, Saur-Sojasun, at 8:54
149. Michael MORKOV, Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank, at 8:54
150. Pablo URTASUN PEREZ, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 8:54
151. Gorka IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 11:55
152. Christophe KERN, Europcar, at 11:55
153. Sebastian LANGEVELD, Orica-GreenEdge, at 12:32
General classification
1. Bradley WIGGINS, Sky, in 83:22:18
2. Christopher FROOME, Sky, at 2:05
3. Vincenzo NIBALI, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 2:41
4. Jurgen VAN DEN BROECK, Lotto-Belisol, at 5:53
5. Tejay VAN GARDEREN, BMC Racing, at 8:30
6. Cadel EVANS, BMC Racing, at 9:57
7. Haimar ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, RadioShack-Nissan, at 10:11
8. Pierre ROLLAND, Europcar, at 10:17
9. Janez BRAJKOVIC, Astana, at 11:00
10. Thibaut PINOT, FDJ-BigMat, at 11:46
11. Nicolas ROCHE, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 12:54
12. Andreas KLÖDEN, RadioShack-Nissan, at 14:05
13. Christopher HORNER, RadioShack-Nissan, at 14:22
14. Chris Anker SÖRENSEN, Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank, at 18:46
15. Denis MENCHOV, Katusha, at 22:54
16. Maxime MONFORT, RadioShack-Nissan, at 24:24
17. Egoi MARTINEZ DE ESTEBAN, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 25:32
18. Rui Alberto FARIA DA COSTA, Movistar, at 29:51
19. Eduard VORGANOV, Katusha, at 33:07
20. Alejandro VALVERDE BELMONTE, Movistar, at 33:50
21. Jerome COPPEL, Saur-Sojasun, at 36:11
22. Sandy CASAR, FDJ-BigMat, at 41:59
23. Michael ROGERS, Sky, at 48:57
24. Michele SCARPONI, Lampre-ISD, at 52:48
25. Ivan BASSO, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 54:29
26. Thomas VOECKLER, Europcar, at 55:08
27. Jelle VANENDERT, Lotto-Belisol, at 57:38
28. Laurens TEN DAM, Rabobank, at 59:38
29. Juan Jose COBO ACEBO, Movistar, at 1:02:17
30. Peter VELITS, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 1:03:08
31. Levi LEIPHEIMER, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 1:06:48
32. Alexandr VINOKUROV, Astana, at 1:08:24
33. Steven KRUIJSWIJK, Rabobank, at 1:09:20
34. Richie PORTE, Sky, at 1:18:24
35. Daniel MARTIN, Garmin-Sharp, at 1:20:42
36. Giampaolo CARUSO, Katusha, at 1:21:47
37. Gorka IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 1:22:58
38. Rein TAARAMAE, Cofidis, at 1:24:46
39. George HINCAPIE, BMC Racing, at 1:25:41
40. Fredrik Carl Wilhelm KESSIAKOFF, Astana, at 1:28:45
41. Rafael VALLS FERRI, Vacansoleil-DCM, at 1:29:17
42. Philippe GILBERT, BMC Racing, at 1:32:42
43. Peter SAGAN, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 1:33:12
44. Andriy GRIVKO, Astana, at 1:34:04
45. Jean-Christophe PERAUD, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 1:34:06
46. Amaël MOINARD, BMC Racing, at 1:34:42
47. Pierrick FEDRIGO, FDJ-BigMat, at 1:34:48
48. Michael SCHÄR, BMC Racing, at 1:37:48
49. Dominik NERZ, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 1:37:58
50. Yury TROFIMOV, Katusha, at 1:39:56
51. Sergio Miguel MOREIRA PAULINHO, Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank, at 1:40:13
52. Fabrice JEANDESBOZ, Saur-Sojasun, at 1:43:06
53. Edvald BOASSON HAGEN, Sky, at 1:44:46
54. Vladimir KARPETS, Movistar, at 1:46:26
55. Jens VOIGT, RadioShack-Nissan, at 1:46:52
56. Maxime BOUET, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 1:47:58
57. Johnny HOOGERLAND, Vacansoleil-DCM, at 1:49:02
58. Marcus BURGHARDT, BMC Racing, at 1:49:52
59. Davide MALACARNE, Europcar, at 1:49:56
60. Mikael CHEREL, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 1:50:42
61. Cyril GAUTIER, Europcar, at 1:51:16
62. Christian VANDEVELDE, Garmin-Sharp, at 1:55:00
63. Sébastien MINARD, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 1:55:42
64. Dmitriy FOFONOV, Astana, at 1:56:38
65. Marco MARCATO, Vacansoleil-DCM, at 2:01:54
66. Luis Leon SANCHEZ GIL, Rabobank, at 2:03:18
67. Simone STORTONI, Lampre-ISD, at 2:03:59
68. Jérémy ROY, FDJ-BigMat, at 2:06:37
69. Kevin DE WEERT, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 2:08:16
70. Dries DEVENYNS, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 2:08:25
71. Sylvester SZMYD, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 2:08:47
72. Pieter WEENING, Orica-GreenEdge, at 2:09:29
73. Guillaume LEVARLET, Saur-Sojasun, at 2:09:43
74. Jorge AZANZA SOTO, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 2:11:01
75. Christophe RIBLON, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 2:11:02
76. Marco MARZANO, Lampre-ISD, at 2:13:26
77. Yaroslav POPOVYCH, RadioShack-Nissan, at 2:16:32
78. Andrey KASHECHKIN, Astana, at 2:17:11
79. Simon GERRANS, Orica-GreenEdge, at 2:18:22
80. Adam HANSEN, Lotto-Belisol, at 2:19:17
81. Vasil KIRYIENKA, Movistar, at 2:19:21
82. Christian KNEES, Sky, at 2:20:07
83. Christophe KERN, Europcar, at 2:22:01
84. Yukiya ARASHIRO, Europcar, at 2:23:07
85. Matthieu LADAGNOUS, FDJ-BigMat, at 2:25:47
86. Ruben PEREZ MORENO, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 2:29:52
87. Danilo HONDO, Lampre-ISD, at 2:31:12
88. Biel KADRI, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 2:31:40
89. Martin VELITS, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 2:31:49
90. Romain ZINGLE, Cofidis, at 2:32:07
91. Brice FEILLU, Saur-Sojasun, at 2:32:12
92. Arthur VICHOT, FDJ-BigMat, at 2:35:47
93. Michael MORKOV, Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank, at 2:36:28
94. Julien SIMON, Saur-Sojasun, at 2:37:21
95. Stephen CUMMINGS, BMC Racing, at 2:38:37
96. Stuart O’GRADY, Orica-GreenEdge, at 2:40:11
97. Lars Ytting BAK, Lotto-Belisol, at 2:43:25
98. Kristijan KOREN, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 2:44:54
99. Nicki SÖRENSEN, Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank, at 2:45:34
100. Francis DE GREEF, Lotto-Belisol, at 2:45:44
101. Samuel DUMOULIN, Cofidis, at 2:45:53
102. Jurgen ROELANDTS, Lotto-Belisol, at 2:47:02
103. Koen DE KORT, Argos-Shimano, at 2:47:51
104. David MILLAR, Garmin-Sharp, at 2:48:33
105. Federico CANUTI, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 2:49:09
106. David ZABRISKIE, Garmin-Sharp, at 2:49:26
107. Daryl IMPEY, Orica-GreenEdge, at 2:49:41
108. Jérôme PINEAU, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 2:49:56
109. Ruben PLAZA MOLINA, Movistar, at 2:50:11
110. Michael ALBASINI, Orica-GreenEdge, at 2:50:48
111. Luca PAOLINI, Katusha, at 2:51:05
112. Daniel OSS, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 2:51:37
113. Manuel QUINZIATO, BMC Racing, at 2:52:03
114. Alessandro VANOTTI, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 2:54:05
115. Baden COOKE, Orica-GreenEdge, at 2:54:19
116. Matthieu SPRICK, Argos-Shimano, at 2:54:20
117. Kris BOECKMANS, Vacansoleil-DCM, at 2:57:31
118. Maxim IGLINSKY, Astana, at 2:57:37
119. Juan HORRACH RIPPOLL, Katusha, at 2:58:04
120. Matthew Harley GOSS, Orica-GreenEdge, at 2:58:07
121. Nick NUYENS, Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank, at 2:58:48
122. Sébastien HINAULT, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 3:00:00
123. André GREIPEL, Lotto-Belisol, at 3:00:07
124. Greg HENDERSON, Lotto-Belisol, at 3:06:14
125. Jean Marc MARINO, Saur-Sojasun, at 3:06:46
126. Nicolas EDET, Cofidis, at 3:07:43
127. Anders LUND, Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank, at 3:08:11
128. Luis Angel MATE MARDONES, Cofidis, at 3:08:57
129. Bert GRABSCH, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 3:09:23
130. Marcel SIEBERG, Lotto-Belisol, at 3:11:36
131. Borut BOZIC, Astana, at 3:11:41
132. Anthony ROUX, FDJ-BigMat, at 3:11:49
133. Cédric PINEAU, FDJ-BigMat, at 3:12:11
134. Pablo URTASUN PEREZ, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 3:13:24
135. Roy CURVERS, Argos-Shimano, at 3:14:44
136. Jonathan CANTWELL, Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank, at 3:16:07
137. Karsten KROON, Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank, at 3:16:58
138. Cyril LEMOINE, Saur-Sojasun, at 3:17:31
139. Juan José HAEDO, Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank, at 3:18:35
140. Yohann GENE, Europcar, at 3:18:41
141. Yann HUGUET, Argos-Shimano, at 3:20:02
142. Mark CAVENDISH, Sky, at 3:21:47
143. Bram TANKINK, Rabobank, at 3:24:05
144. Patrick GRETSCH, Argos-Shimano, at 3:24:46
145. Bernhard EISEL, Sky, at 3:30:36
146. Aliaksandr KUCHYNSKI, Katusha, at 3:33:21
147. Albert TIMMER, Argos-Shimano, at 3:33:44
148. Johan VAN SUMMEREN, Garmin-Sharp, at 3:34:50
149. Julien FOUCHARD, Cofidis, at 3:36:14
150. Sebastian LANGEVELD, Orica-GreenEdge, at 3:39:25
151. Tyler FARRAR, Garmin-Sharp, at 3:43:58
152. Jan GHYSELINCK, Cofidis, at 3:48:24
153. Jimmy ENGOULVENT, Saur-Sojasun, at 3:49:09
Points classification
1. Peter SAGAN, Liquigas-Cannondale: 386 points
2. André GREIPEL, Lotto-Belisol: 264 points
3. Matthew Harley GOSS, Orica-GreenEdge: 238 points
4. Mark CAVENDISH, Sky: 175 points
5. Edvald BOASSON HAGEN, Sky: 146 points
6. Bradley WIGGINS, Sky: 124 points
7. Christopher FROOME, Sky: 108 points
8. Cadel EVANS, BMC Racing: 100 points
9. Daryl IMPEY, Orica-GreenEdge: 98 points
10. Sébastien HINAULT, Ag2r La Mondiale: 93 points