Hier, à Sacramento, c’est le Britannique Mark Cavendish qui a remporté la 1ère étape du Tour de Californie. Au terme des 198 km, il devance John Degenkolb (Giant Shimano) et Moreno Hofland (Belkin Pro Cycling).
La première échappée importante est à mettre au compte de 6 coureurs avec Tom Leezer (Belkin), Isaac Bolivar (UnitedHealthcare), Charles Planet (Novo Nordisk), Will Routley (Optum), Matt Cooke (Jamis – Hagens Berman) et Tao Geoghegan Hart (Bissell) . Ils vont compter jusqu’à 4 min d’avance mais le peloton ne laissera pas les fuyards et ils seront repris à 54 km de l’arrivée.
Mais d’autres coureurs tenteront des attaques à l’image de Tom Boonen, Bradley Wiggins et Taylor Phinney mais meme punition et ils seront repris à 22km du finish par un peloton mené par les Cannondale ou les Garmin Sharp.
On se dirige alors vers un sprint massif et c’est Cavendish qui l’emporte devant Degenkolb pourtant bien emmené par ses co-équipiers.
Il endosse par la même occasion le maillot de leader devant John Degenkolb, Moreno Hofland et l’étonnant Tao Geoghegan Hart 18 ans seulement.
Classement de la 1ère étape
| 1 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team | 4:44:17 | |
| 2 | John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano | ||
| 3 | Moreno Hofland (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 4 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale | ||
| 5 | Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory Racing | ||
| 6 | Guillaume Boivin (Can) Cannondale | ||
| 7 | Eric Young (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | ||
| 8 | Matthew Goss (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | ||
| 9 | Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 10 | John Murphy (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 11 | Nicolai Brochner (Den) Bissell Development Team | ||
| 12 | Tanner Putt (USA) Bissell Development Team | ||
| 13 | Marc De Maar (Ned) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 14 | Ryan Eastman (USA) Bissell Development Team | ||
| 15 | Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek Factory Racing | ||
| 16 | Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk | ||
| 17 | Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Team NetApp-Endura | ||
| 18 | Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Jamis – Hagens Berman | ||
| 19 | Thor Hushovd (Nor) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 20 | Daan Olivier (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano |
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| 21 | Chad Haga (USA) Team Giant-Shimano | ||
| 22 | George Bennett (NZl) Cannondale | ||
| 23 | Niki Terpstra (Ned) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team | ||
| 24 | Lawson Craddock (USA) Team Giant-Shimano | ||
| 25 | Tiago Machado (Por) Team NetApp-Endura | ||
| 26 | Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Trek Factory Racing | ||
| 27 | Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 28 | Carter Jones (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | ||
| 29 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team | ||
| 30 | Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Team Sky | ||
| 31 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Cannondale | ||
| 32 | Adam Yates (GBr) Orica GreenEdge | ||
| 33 | Eloy Teruel Rovira (Spa) Jamis – Hagens Berman | ||
| 34 | Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica GreenEdge | ||
| 35 | Koen De Kort (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano | ||
| 36 | Mathew Hayman (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | ||
| 37 | Peter Stetina (USA) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 38 | Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 39 | Kristijan Koren (Slo) Cannondale | ||
| 40 | Johan Esteban Chaves Rubio (Col) Orica GreenEdge | ||
| 41 | Michael Schar (Swi) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 42 | Caleb Fairly (USA) Garmin Sharp | ||
| 43 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team | ||
| 44 | Ted King (USA) Cannondale | ||
| 45 | Lawrence Warbasse (USA) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 46 | Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 47 | Leopold König (Cze) Team NetApp-Endura | ||
| 48 | Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Team Novo Nordisk | ||
| 49 | Fred Rodriguez (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | ||
| 50 | Andrea Peron (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk | ||
| 51 | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Bissell Development Team | ||
| 52 | Amael Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 53 | Clement Chevrier (Fra) Bissell Development Team | ||
| 54 | Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Team Giant-Shimano | ||
| 55 | Ryan Anderson (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | ||
| 56 | Scott Zwizanski (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | ||
| 57 | Luis Romero Amaran (Cub) Jamis – Hagens Berman | ||
| 58 | David De La Cruz Melgarejo (Spa) Team NetApp-Endura | ||
| 59 | Lars Boom (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 60 | Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Trek Factory Racing | ||
| 61 | Matthew Busche (USA) Trek Factory Racing | ||
| 62 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team | ||
| 63 | Kirk Carlsen (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | ||
| 64 | Lucas Euser (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 65 | Serghei Tvetcov (Mda) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | ||
| 66 | Tom Zirbel (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | ||
| 67 | Jesse Sergent (NZl) Trek Factory Racing | ||
| 68 | Danny Summerhill (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 69 | Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin Sharp | ||
| 70 | Ben King (USA) Garmin Sharp | ||
| 71 | Gregory Obando Brenes (CRc) Jamis – Hagens Berman | ||
| 72 | Ian Boswell (USA) Team Sky | ||
| 73 | Ruben Zepuntke (Ger) Bissell Development Team | ||
| 74 | Janier Acevedo Colle (Col) Garmin Sharp | ||
| 75 | Scott Thwaites (GBr) Team NetApp-Endura | ||
| 76 | Nathan Earle (Aus) Team Sky | ||
| 77 | Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Jamis – Hagens Berman | ||
| 78 | Bradley Huff (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | ||
| 79 | James Oram (NZl) Bissell Development Team | ||
| 80 | Danny Pate (USA) Team Sky | ||
| 81 | Phillip Gaimon (USA) Garmin Sharp | ||
| 82 | Alexander Candelario (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | ||
| 83 | Joshua Edmondson (GBr) Team Sky | ||
| 84 | Daniel Alexander Jaramillo Diez (Col) Jamis – Hagens Berman | ||
| 85 | Lachlan Morton (Aus) Garmin Sharp | ||
| 86 | Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team NetApp-Endura | ||
| 87 | Joe Dombrowski (USA) Team Sky | ||
| 88 | Nicolas Lefrancois (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk | ||
| 89 | Nick Van Der Lijke (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 90 | Maarten Wynants (Bel) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 91 | Jens Voigt (Ger) Trek Factory Racing | ||
| 92 | Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano | ||
| 93 | Damien Howson (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | ||
| 94 | Rohan Dennis (Aus) Garmin Sharp | ||
| 95 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:19 | |
| 96 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:22 | |
| 97 | Paul Voss (Ger) Team NetApp-Endura | ||
| 98 | Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:00:35 | |
| 99 | Gregory Daniel (USA) Bissell Development Team | 0:00:38 | |
| 100 | Christopher Williams (Aus) Team Novo Nordisk | ||
| 101 | Jack Bobridge (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 102 | Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team | ||
| 103 | Kiel Reijnen (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 104 | Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Cannondale | 0:00:41 | |
| 105 | Charles Planet (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk | 0:00:54 | |
| 106 | Isaac Bolivar Hernandez (Col) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 107 | Matteo Trentin (Ita) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:00:58 | |
| 108 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team | ||
| 109 | Luke Rowe (GBr) Team Sky | ||
| 110 | Christian Knees (Ger) Team Sky | ||
| 111 | Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | 0:01:11 | |
| 112 | Simon Yates (GBr) Orica GreenEdge | 0:01:18 | |
| 113 | Luis Davila (Mex) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | 0:02:40 | |
| 114 | David Lozano Riba (Spa) Team Novo Nordisk | 0:02:42 | |
| 115 | Joonas Henttala (Fin) Team Novo Nordisk | ||
| 116 | Robbie Squire (USA) Jamis – Hagens Berman | 0:02:45 | |
| 117 | Matt Cooke (USA) Jamis – Hagens Berman | ||
| 118 | Jose Joao Pimenta Costa Mendes (Por) Team NetApp-Endura | 0:02:47 | |
| 119 | Cameron Wurf (Aus) Cannondale | ||
| 120 | Jens Mouris (Ned) Orica GreenEdge | ||
| 121 | Calvin Watson (Aus) Trek Factory Racing | 0:02:52 | |
| 122 | Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | ||
| 123 | Will Routley (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | ||
| 124 | Tom Leezer (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 0:03:40 | |
| 125 | Jacob Rathe (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | 0:04:37 |
Classement général provisoire
| 1 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team | 4:44:07 | |
| 2 | John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:00:04 | |
| 3 | Moreno Hofland (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:06 | |
| 4 | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Bissell Development Team | ||
| 5 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale | 0:00:10 | |
| 6 | Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory Racing | ||
| 7 | Guillaume Boivin (Can) Cannondale | ||
| 8 | Eric Young (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | ||
| 9 | Matthew Goss (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | ||
| 10 | Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 11 | John Murphy (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 12 | Nicolai Brochner (Den) Bissell Development Team | ||
| 13 | Tanner Putt (USA) Bissell Development Team | ||
| 14 | Marc De Maar (Ned) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 15 | Ryan Eastman (USA) Bissell Development Team | ||
| 16 | Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek Factory Racing | ||
| 17 | Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk | ||
| 18 | Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Team NetApp-Endura | ||
| 19 | Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Jamis – Hagens Berman | ||
| 20 | Thor Hushovd (Nor) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 21 | Daan Olivier (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano |
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| 22 | Chad Haga (USA) Team Giant-Shimano | ||
| 23 | George Bennett (NZl) Cannondale | ||
| 24 | Niki Terpstra (Ned) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team | ||
| 25 | Lawson Craddock (USA) Team Giant-Shimano | ||
| 26 | Tiago Machado (Por) Team NetApp-Endura | ||
| 27 | Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Trek Factory Racing | ||
| 28 | Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 29 | Carter Jones (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | ||
| 30 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team | ||
| 31 | Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Team Sky | ||
| 32 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Cannondale | ||
| 33 | Adam Yates (GBr) Orica GreenEdge | ||
| 34 | Eloy Teruel Rovira (Spa) Jamis – Hagens Berman | ||
| 35 | Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica GreenEdge | ||
| 36 | Koen De Kort (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano | ||
| 37 | Mathew Hayman (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | ||
| 38 | Peter Stetina (USA) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 39 | Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 40 | Kristijan Koren (Slo) Cannondale | ||
| 41 | Johan Esteban Chaves Rubio (Col) Orica GreenEdge | ||
| 42 | Michael Schar (Swi) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 43 | Caleb Fairly (USA) Garmin Sharp | ||
| 44 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team | ||
| 45 | Ted King (USA) Cannondale | ||
| 46 | Lawrence Warbasse (USA) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 47 | Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 48 | Leopold König (Cze) Team NetApp-Endura | ||
| 49 | Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Team Novo Nordisk | ||
| 50 | Fred Rodriguez (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | ||
| 51 | Andrea Peron (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk | ||
| 52 | Amael Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 53 | Clement Chevrier (Fra) Bissell Development Team | ||
| 54 | Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Team Giant-Shimano | ||
| 55 | Ryan Anderson (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | ||
| 56 | Scott Zwizanski (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | ||
| 57 | Luis Romero Amaran (Cub) Jamis – Hagens Berman | ||
| 58 | David De La Cruz Melgarejo (Spa) Team NetApp-Endura | ||
| 59 | Lars Boom (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 60 | Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Trek Factory Racing | ||
| 61 | Matthew Busche (USA) Trek Factory Racing | ||
| 62 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team | ||
| 63 | Kirk Carlsen (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | ||
| 64 | Lucas Euser (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 65 | Serghei Tvetcov (Mda) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | ||
| 66 | Tom Zirbel (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | ||
| 67 | Jesse Sergent (NZl) Trek Factory Racing | ||
| 68 | Danny Summerhill (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 69 | Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin Sharp | ||
| 70 | Ben King (USA) Garmin Sharp | ||
| 71 | Gregory Obando Brenes (CRc) Jamis – Hagens Berman | ||
| 72 | Ian Boswell (USA) Team Sky | ||
| 73 | Ruben Zepuntke (Ger) Bissell Development Team | ||
| 74 | Janier Acevedo Colle (Col) Garmin Sharp | ||
| 75 | Scott Thwaites (GBr) Team NetApp-Endura | ||
| 76 | Nathan Earle (Aus) Team Sky | ||
| 77 | Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Jamis – Hagens Berman | ||
| 78 | Bradley Huff (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | ||
| 79 | James Oram (NZl) Bissell Development Team | ||
| 80 | Danny Pate (USA) Team Sky | ||
| 81 | Phillip Gaimon (USA) Garmin Sharp | ||
| 82 | Alexander Candelario (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | ||
| 83 | Joshua Edmondson (GBr) Team Sky | ||
| 84 | Daniel Alexander Jaramillo Diez (Col) Jamis – Hagens Berman | ||
| 85 | Lachlan Morton (Aus) Garmin Sharp | ||
| 86 | Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team NetApp-Endura | ||
| 87 | Joe Dombrowski (USA) Team Sky | ||
| 88 | Nicolas Lefrancois (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk | ||
| 89 | Nick Van Der Lijke (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 90 | Maarten Wynants (Bel) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 91 | Jens Voigt (Ger) Trek Factory Racing | ||
| 92 | Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano | ||
| 93 | Damien Howson (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | ||
| 94 | Rohan Dennis (Aus) Garmin Sharp | ||
| 95 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:29 | |
| 96 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:32 | |
| 97 | Paul Voss (Ger) Team NetApp-Endura | ||
| 98 | Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:00:45 | |
| 99 | Gregory Daniel (USA) Bissell Development Team | ||
| 100 | Kiel Reijnen (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | 0:00:46 | |
| 101 | Christopher Williams (Aus) Team Novo Nordisk | 0:00:48 | |
| 102 | Jack Bobridge (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 103 | Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team | ||
| 104 | Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Cannondale | 0:00:51 | |
| 105 | Isaac Bolivar Hernandez (Col) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | 0:01:03 | |
| 106 | Charles Planet (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk | 0:01:04 | |
| 107 | Matteo Trentin (Ita) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:01:08 | |
| 108 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team | ||
| 109 | Luke Rowe (GBr) Team Sky | ||
| 110 | Christian Knees (Ger) Team Sky | ||
| 111 | Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | 0:01:21 | |
| 112 | Simon Yates (GBr) Orica GreenEdge | 0:01:28 | |
| 113 | Luis Davila (Mex) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | 0:02:50 | |
| 114 | David Lozano Riba (Spa) Team Novo Nordisk | 0:02:52 | |
| 115 | Joonas Henttala (Fin) Team Novo Nordisk | ||
| 116 | Robbie Squire (USA) Jamis – Hagens Berman | 0:02:55 | |
| 117 | Matt Cooke (USA) Jamis – Hagens Berman | ||
| 118 | Jose Joao Pimenta Costa Mendes (Por) Team NetApp-Endura | 0:02:57 | |
| 119 | Cameron Wurf (Aus) Cannondale | ||
| 120 | Jens Mouris (Ned) Orica GreenEdge | ||
| 121 | Will Routley (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 0:03:01 | |
| 122 | Calvin Watson (Aus) Trek Factory Racing | 0:03:02 | |
| 123 | Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | ||
| 124 | Tom Leezer (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 0:03:44 | |
| 125 | Jacob Rathe (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | 0:04:4 |
Classement meilleur jeune
| 1 | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Bissell Development Team | 4:44:13 | |
| 2 | Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory Racing | 0:00:04 | |
| 3 | Nicolai Brochner (Den) Bissell Development Team | ||
| 4 | Tanner Putt (USA) Bissell Development Team | ||
| 5 | Ryan Eastman (USA) Bissell Development Team | ||
| 6 | Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek Factory Racing | ||
| 7 | Daan Olivier (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano |
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| 8 | Lawson Craddock (USA) Team Giant-Shimano | ||
| 9 | Adam Yates (GBr) Orica GreenEdge | ||
| 10 | Clement Chevrier (Fra) Bissell Development Team |