Denis Menchov (Katusha) wygrał piekielnie trudny, 20 etap Vuelta a Espana z metą na Bola del Mundo. Zwycięzcą całego wyścigu został Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank). Ponownie bardzo ładnie pojechali Polacy!
Przedostatni i decydujący odcinek ostatniego z tegorocznych tourów wiódł z pola golfowego La Faisanera do Bola del Mundo, łączny dystans do pokonania to 170 kilometrów.
Po 30 kilometrach na zawodników czekała wspinaczka pod premię górską 1. kategorii Puerto de Navafría. Po zjazdach i chwili pagórkowatego terenu, przyszedł czas na Puerto de Canencia (premia 2. kategorii), a następne podjazd pod Puerto de la Morcuera oraz Puerto de Cotos (oba 1. kategorii). Na koniec pozostało wzniesienie Bola del Mundo, oznaczone kategorią specjalną. Średnie nachylenie na 11,4 km wyniosło 8,6 %! Góra z każdym kolejnym kilometrem stawiała kolarzom większe wyzwania, do tego stopnia, że na ostatnim kilometrze znalazł się odcinek 23 procentowy.
Niedługo po starcie na czele uformowała się 20-osobowa ucieczka w składzie: Gert Steegmans (Omega Pharma-Quickstep), Zdenek Stybar (Omega Pharma-Quickstep), Kevin De Weert (Omega Pharma-Quickstep), Klaas Lodewyck (BMC Racing Team), Maxime Bouet (AG2R La Mondiale), Simon Geschke (Argos-Shimano), Richie Porte (Sky Procycling), Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Movistar), Matteo Montaguti (AG2R La Mondiale), Leonardo Fabio Duque (Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne), David De La Fuente Rasilla (Caja Rural), Denis Menchov (Katusha), Fredrik Carl Wilhelm Kessiakoff (Astana), Tiago Machado (Radioshack-Nissan), Kevin Seeldraeyers (Astana), Simon Clarke (Orica – GreenEdge), Thomas Peterson (Garmin – Sharp), Denys Kostyuk (Lampre – ISD), Eros Capecchi (Liquigas-Cannondale), Daniel Navarro Garcia (Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank), od grupy śmiałków niedługo potem odpadł Jose Vicente Toribio Alcolea (Andalucia), ich maksymalna przewaga na 34 km wyniosła 5 minut 18 sekund.
Na pierwszą z premii górskich dzisiejszego dnia Puerto de Navafría (40 km) najszybciej wspiął się Simon Clarke. Peleton tracił wówczas 3:58. Na kolejnej premii, tym razem drugiej kategorii Puerto de Canencia (72 km) ponownie najszybszy był Clarke, a przewaga prowadzącej grupy urosła do 8 minut.
Taka sytuacja miała miejsce na kolejnych kilometrach, przewaga czołówki utrzymywała się na poziomie pięciu, siedmiu minut.
Gdy rozpoczęła się finałowa wspinaczka pod Bola del Mundo (długość 11,4 km; średnio 8,6%; max. 23% – kategoria specjalna) prowadząca grupa miała pięć minut „w przodzie”.
U podnóża góry odskoczyło trzech śmiałków: Denis Menchov, Richie Porte i Kevin De Weert. W peletonie tempo nadawali „nasi”: Tomasz Marczyński (Vacansoleil-DCM) i Rafał Majka (Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank).
Na 7 kilometrów przed metą zaatakował Tomek, do którego dojechał Bart de Clercq, Pieter Weening i Igor Anton.
Z tyłu z grupki liderów odjechał Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha), szybko za nim skoczył Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank – Tinkoff) jednak nie utrzymał koła „Purito”, podobnie jak Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)
O losach etapu zdecydował atak Menchova, który 300 metrów przed metą zostawił z tyłu Porte i to on pierwszy wtoczył się na Bola del Mundo.
Rodriguez nadrobił kilkadziesiąt sekund zarówno nad Contadorem, jak i Valverde, ale ostatecznie stanie na najniższym stopniu podium.
Dzięki wspaniałej jeździe Tomek Marczyński przesunął się na 13 pozycję w „generalce” , a Przemysław Niemiec na 15. Gratulujemy, tym bardziej że wynik Tomka jest najlepszym w historii startów Polaków we Vuelcie.
Wyniki 20 etapu:
| 1 | Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha Team | 4:48:48 | |
| 2 | Richie Porte (Aus) Sky Procycling | 0:00:17 | |
| 3 | Kevin De Weert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 0:00:42 | |
| 4 | Fredrik Carl Wilhelm Kessiakoff (Swe) Astana Pro Team | 0:01:16 | |
| 5 | Romain Sicard (Fra) Euskaltel – Euskadi | 0:01:39 | |
| 6 | Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:02:30 | |
| 7 | Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:02:39 | |
| 8 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Argos-Shimano | 0:03:14 | |
| 9 | Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team | 0:03:31 | |
| 10 | Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:03:56 | |
| 11 | Tiago Machado (Por) Radioshack-Nissan | 0:04:08 | |
| 12 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank | 0:04:15 | |
| 13 | Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Katusha Team | ||
| 14 | Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi | 0:04:24 | |
| 15 | Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin – Sharp | 0:04:34 | |
| 16 | David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Caja Rural | 0:04:37 | |
| 17 | Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin – Sharp | 0:04:38 | |
| 18 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 19 | Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:04:43 | |
| 20 | Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi | ||
| 21 | Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:04:47 | |
| 22 | Denys Kostyuk (Ukr) Lampre – ISD | 0:04:54 | |
| 23 | Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:04:58 | |
| 24 | Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Garmin – Sharp | 0:05:09 | |
| 25 | Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:05:15 | |
| 26 | Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 27 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:05:35 | |
| 28 | Simon Clarke (Aus) Orica – GreenEdge | ||
| 29 | Rafal Majka (Pol) Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank | 0:05:50 | |
| 30 | Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre – ISD | ||
| 31 | Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | ||
| 32 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Radioshack-Nissan | ||
| 33 | Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Sky Procycling | 0:06:07 | |
| 34 | Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:06:21 | |
| 35 | Rémi Pauriol (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | ||
| 36 | Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling | 0:06:34 | |
| 37 | Pieter Weening (Ned) Orica – GreenEdge | 0:06:39 | |
| 38 | Andre Fernando S. Martins Cardoso (Por) Caja Rural | ||
| 39 | Winner Anacona Gomez (Col) Lampre – ISD | 0:06:42 | |
| 40 | Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank | 0:06:50 | |
| 41 | Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 0:07:19 | |
| 42 | Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 0:07:31 | |
| 43 | Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:07:35 | |
| 44 | Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:07:52 | |
| 45 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre – ISD | 0:07:58 | |
| 46 | Jan Bakelants (Bel) Radioshack-Nissan | 0:08:12 | |
| 47 | Ivan Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi | 0:08:22 | |
| 48 | Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team | 0:08:32 | |
| 49 | Cayetano José Sarmiento Tunarrosa (Col) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 50 | Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 51 | Antonio Piedra Perez (Spa) Caja Rural | 0:09:09 | |
| 52 | Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi | 0:09:20 | |
| 53 | Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:09:23 | |
| 54 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Argos-Shimano | 0:09:47 | |
| 55 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi | 0:09:55 | |
| 56 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 0:10:03 | |
| 57 | Leonardo Fabio Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 0:10:12 | |
| 58 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 0:10:31 | |
| 59 | Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:10:34 | |
| 60 | Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 0:10:50 | |
| 61 | Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 0:10:53 | |
| 62 | Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:10:59 | |
| 63 | Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 0:11:16 | |
| 64 | Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:11:48 | |
| 65 | Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 0:11:50 | |
| 66 | Sergio Carrasco Garcia (Spa) Andalucia | 0:12:02 | |
| 67 | Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | ||
| 68 | Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Katusha Team | 0:12:22 | |
| 69 | Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Orica – GreenEdge | 0:12:48 | |
| 70 | Marcos Garcia (Spa) Caja Rural | 0:12:52 | |
| 71 | Egoitz Garcia Echeguibel (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | ||
| 72 | Hernani Broco (Por) Caja Rural | ||
| 73 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:13:44 | |
| 74 | Adrian Palomares Villaplana (Spa) Andalucia | 0:14:10 | |
| 75 | Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank | 0:15:18 | |
| 76 | Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | 0:15:23 | |
| 77 | Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling | ||
| 78 | Maciej Paterski (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:15:26 | |
| 79 | Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank | 0:15:30 | |
| 80 | Ben Swift (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:15:56 | |
| 81 | Julian Dean (NZl) Orica – GreenEdge | 0:16:00 | |
| 82 | Dario Cataldo (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 0:16:04 | |
| 83 | Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Katusha Team | 0:16:53 | |
| 84 | Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Radioshack-Nissan | 0:17:00 | |
| 85 | Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Katusha Team | 0:17:08 | |
| 86 | Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Astana Pro Team | 0:17:31 | |
| 87 | Grégory Rast (Swi) Radioshack-Nissan | 0:17:36 | |
| 88 | Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:17:39 | |
| 89 | Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Procycling | 0:17:41 | |
| 90 | Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre – ISD | 0:18:00 | |
| 91 | Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) Lampre – ISD | 0:18:16 | |
| 92 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | 0:18:21 | |
| 93 | Daniel Teklehaymanot (Eri) Orica – GreenEdge | 0:18:29 | |
| 94 | Frederik Willems (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | 0:18:37 | |
| 95 | Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing Team | 0:18:57 | |
| 96 | Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:19:00 | |
| 97 | Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Lotto Belisol Team | 0:19:09 | |
| 98 | Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi | ||
| 99 | Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:19:19 | |
| 100 | Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 101 | Gianni Meersman (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | 0:19:31 | |
| 102 | Laurent Didier (Lux) Radioshack-Nissan | 0:19:52 | |
| 103 | Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin – Sharp | 0:19:59 | |
| 104 | Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team | 0:20:11 | |
| 105 | Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi | 0:20:13 | |
| 106 | Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | ||
| 107 | Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 0:20:16 | |
| 108 | Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol Team | ||
| 109 | Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi | ||
| 110 | Bruno Pires (Por) Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank | 0:20:22 | |
| 111 | Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 0:20:24 | |
| 112 | Javier Ramirez Abeja (Spa) Andalucia | ||
| 113 | Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | ||
| 114 | Florent Barle (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | ||
| 115 | Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Katusha Team | 0:20:56 | |
| 116 | Tiziano Dall’antonia (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:21:12 | |
| 117 | Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 118 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 119 | Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:21:19 | |
| 120 | Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 0:21:44 | |
| 121 | Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha Team | 0:21:49 | |
| 122 | Nicki Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank | 0:22:12 | |
| 123 | Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha Team | 0:22:37 | |
| 124 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:25:33 | |
| 125 | Koen De Kort (Ned) Argos-Shimano | 0:26:35 | |
| 126 | Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Argos-Shimano | ||
| 127 | Thierry Hupond (Fra) Argos-Shimano | 0:27:01 | |
| 128 | Stephen Cummings (GBr) BMC Racing Team | 0:27:11 | |
| 129 | John Degenkolb (Ger) Argos-Shimano | 0:28:11 | |
| 130 | Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Argos-Shimano | 0:28:23 | |
| 131 | Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 0:28:27 | |
| 132 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Radioshack-Nissan | 0:28:33 | |
| 133 | Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin – Sharp | 0:28:52 | |
| 134 | Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ-Big Mat | 0:28:54 | |
| 135 | David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 0:28:57 | |
| 136 | Gabriel Rasch (Nor) FDJ-Big Mat | 0:29:22 | |
| 137 | Danny Pate (USA) Sky Procycling | ||
| 138 | Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 0:29:26 | |
| 139 | Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:29:29 | |
| 140 | Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 141 | Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank | ||
| 142 | Javier Francisco Aramendia Lorente (Spa) Caja Rural | ||
| 143 | Danail Andonov Petrov (Bul) Caja Rural | ||
| 144 | Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:29:35 | |
| 145 | Allan Davis (Aus) Orica – GreenEdge | 0:29:45 | |
| 146 | Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin – Sharp | 0:29:47 | |
| 147 | Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 148 | Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:29:53 | |
| 149 | Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 150 | Bertjan Lindeman (Ned) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | 0:29:56 | |
| 151 | Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por) Caja Rural | 0:30:01 | |
| 152 | Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Garmin – Sharp | 0:30:05 | |
| 153 | Gustavo Cesar Veloso (Spa) Andalucia | 0:30:08 | |
| 154 | Wouter Mol (Ned) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | 0:30:09 | |
| 155 | Mitchell Docker (Aus) Orica – GreenEdge | 0:30:17 | |
| 156 | Jose Vicente Toribio Alcolea (Spa) Andalucia | 0:30:27 | |
| 157 | Matti Breschel (Den) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:30:36 | |
| 158 | Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank | 0:30:43 | |
| 159 | Egor Silin (Rus) Astana Pro Team | ||
| 160 | Travis Meyer (Aus) Orica – GreenEdge | ||
| 161 | Davide Vigano (Ita) Lampre – ISD | 0:30:53 | |
| 162 | Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre – ISD | 0:30:59 | |
| 163 | Thomas Dekker (Ned) Garmin – Sharp | 0:31:03 | |
| 164 | Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Caja Rural | 0:31:21 | |
| 165 | Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 0:31:29 | |
| 166 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:31:30 | |
| 167 | Javier Chacon (Spa) Andalucia | 0:31:32 | |
| 168 | William Bonnet (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 0:31:38 | |
| 169 | Arnaud Courteille (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 0:31:57 | |
| 170 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:32:12 | |
| 171 | Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Spa) Andalucia | 0:32:39 | |
| 172 | Niki Terpstra (Ned) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 0:32:44 | |
| 173 | Cheng Ji (Chn) Argos-Shimano | 0:33:32 | |
| 174 | Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | 0:34:31 | |
| 175 | Raymond Kreder (Ned) Garmin – Sharp | 0:34:37 | |
| DNF | Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | ||
| DNF | Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quickstep |
Klasyfikacja generalna po 20 etapie:
| 1 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank | 82:14:52 | |
| 2 | Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:01:16 | |
| 3 | Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team | 0:01:37 | |
| 4 | Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:10:16 | |
| 5 | Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Katusha Team | 0:11:29 | |
| 6 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:12:23 | |
| 7 | Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin – Sharp | 0:13:28 | |
| 8 | Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:13:41 | |
| 9 | Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi | 0:14:01 | |
| 10 | Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:16:13 | |
| 11 | Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi | 0:16:22 | |
| 12 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:17:50 | |
| 13 | Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | 0:19:14 | |
| 14 | Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Sky Procycling | 0:19:59 | |
| 15 | Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre – ISD | 0:20:48 | |
| 16 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Radioshack-Nissan | 0:20:50 | |
| 17 | Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | 0:20:56 | |
| 18 | Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:22:30 | |
| 19 | Winner Anacona Gomez (Col) Lampre – ISD | 0:23:38 | |
| 20 | Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:26:30 | |
| 21 | Andre Fernando S. Martins Cardoso (Por) Caja Rural | 0:31:51 | |
| 22 | Jan Bakelants (Bel) Radioshack-Nissan | 0:32:45 | |
| 23 | Rémi Pauriol (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 0:40:48 | |
| 24 | Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 0:46:26 | |
| 25 | Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:46:54 | |
| 26 | Ivan Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi | 0:48:42 | |
| 27 | Marcos Garcia (Spa) Caja Rural | 0:49:29 | |
| 28 | Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:51:44 | |
| 29 | Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling | 0:54:08 | |
| 30 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi | 0:55:01 | |
| 31 | Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Garmin – Sharp | 0:59:10 | |
| 32 | Rafal Majka (Pol) Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank | 1:05:42 | |
| 33 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre – ISD | 1:06:30 | |
| 34 | Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 1:08:15 | |
| 35 | Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 1:15:37 | |
| 36 | Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team | 1:15:53 | |
| 37 | Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Katusha Team | 1:19:08 | |
| 38 | Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 1:19:16 | |
| 39 | Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Astana Pro Team | 1:23:04 | |
| 40 | Tiago Machado (Por) Radioshack-Nissan | 1:23:38 | |
| 41 | Kevin De Weert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 1:23:39 | |
| 42 | Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team | 1:27:15 | |
| 43 | Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank | 1:32:30 | |
| 44 | Romain Sicard (Fra) Euskaltel – Euskadi | 1:33:05 | |
| 45 | Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | 1:33:44 | |
| 46 | Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 1:34:03 | |
| 47 | Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 1:37:43 | |
| 48 | Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi | 1:38:22 | |
| 49 | Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 1:39:07 | |
| 50 | Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi | 1:39:53 | |
| 51 | Dario Cataldo (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 1:44:15 | |
| 52 | Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 1:44:21 | |
| 53 | Hernani Broco (Por) Caja Rural | 1:46:16 | |
| 54 | Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha Team | 1:46:22 | |
| 55 | Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank | 1:48:44 | |
| 56 | Denys Kostyuk (Ukr) Lampre – ISD | 1:49:25 | |
| 57 | Gianni Meersman (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | 1:49:34 | |
| 58 | Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing Team | 1:52:10 | |
| 59 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 1:53:25 | |
| 60 | Cayetano José Sarmiento Tunarrosa (Col) Liquigas-Cannondale | 1:54:07 | |
| 61 | Fredrik Carl Wilhelm Kessiakoff (Swe) Astana Pro Team | 1:55:21 | |
| 62 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | 1:55:47 | |
| 63 | Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team | 1:56:51 | |
| 64 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 1:57:21 | |
| 65 | David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Caja Rural | 2:00:10 | |
| 66 | Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Movistar Team | 2:00:59 | |
| 67 | Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Movistar Team | 2:01:42 | |
| 68 | Richie Porte (Aus) Sky Procycling | 2:02:07 | |
| 69 | Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi | 2:02:47 | |
| 70 | Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank | 2:03:13 | |
| 71 | Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre – ISD | 2:06:12 | |
| 72 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Argos-Shimano | 2:06:21 | |
| 73 | Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 2:06:49 | |
| 74 | Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team | 2:08:50 | |
| 75 | Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi | 2:10:05 | |
| 76 | Simon Clarke (Aus) Orica – GreenEdge | 2:10:28 | |
| 77 | Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 2:12:01 | |
| 78 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team | 2:13:48 | |
| 79 | Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin – Sharp | 2:14:56 | |
| 80 | Leonardo Fabio Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 2:19:04 | |
| 81 | Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale | 2:19:20 | |
| 82 | Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Lotto Belisol Team | 2:20:23 | |
| 83 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Argos-Shimano | 2:22:31 | |
| 84 | Antonio Piedra Perez (Spa) Caja Rural | 2:24:55 | |
| 85 | Laurent Didier (Lux) Radioshack-Nissan | 2:26:35 | |
| 86 | Koen De Kort (Ned) Argos-Shimano | 2:26:59 | |
| 87 | Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 2:27:40 | |
| 88 | Pieter Weening (Ned) Orica – GreenEdge | 2:27:56 | |
| 89 | Maciej Paterski (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale | 2:28:40 | |
| 90 | Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Argos-Shimano | 2:31:20 | |
| 91 | Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 2:32:24 | |
| 92 | Grégory Rast (Swi) Radioshack-Nissan | 2:34:27 | |
| 93 | Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Radioshack-Nissan | 2:35:04 | |
| 94 | Sergio Carrasco Garcia (Spa) Andalucia | 2:36:58 | |
| 95 | Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Katusha Team | 2:37:56 | |
| 96 | Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin – Sharp | 2:39:18 | |
| 97 | Bruno Pires (Por) Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank | 2:39:37 | |
| 98 | Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Procycling | 2:42:28 | |
| 99 | Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team | 2:42:43 | |
| 100 | Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 2:44:02 | |
| 101 | Egoitz Garcia Echeguibel (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 2:44:13 | |
| 102 | Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | 2:45:46 | |
| 103 | Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team | 2:47:54 | |
| 104 | Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 2:48:06 | |
| 105 | Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Katusha Team | 2:49:28 | |
| 106 | David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 2:51:20 | |
| 107 | Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha Team | 2:51:45 | |
| 108 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 2:53:57 | |
| 109 | Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank | 2:54:01 | |
| 110 | Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 2:54:35 | |
| 111 | Adrian Palomares Villaplana (Spa) Andalucia | 2:55:39 | |
| 112 | Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling | 2:55:45 | |
| 113 | Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 2:56:09 | |
| 114 | Gustavo Cesar Veloso (Spa) Andalucia | 2:56:52 | |
| 115 | Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin – Sharp | 2:57:56 | |
| 116 | Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 2:58:17 | |
| 117 | Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Katusha Team | 2:58:30 | |
| 118 | Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 2:59:25 | |
| 119 | Gabriel Rasch (Nor) FDJ-Big Mat | 3:00:05 | |
| 120 | Javier Ramirez Abeja (Spa) Andalucia | 3:00:39 | |
| 121 | Thierry Hupond (Fra) Argos-Shimano | 3:01:07 | |
| 122 | Ben Swift (GBr) Sky Procycling | 3:01:13 | |
| 123 | Egor Silin (Rus) Astana Pro Team | 3:01:18 | |
| 124 | Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) Lampre – ISD | 3:02:54 | |
| 125 | Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol Team | 3:03:02 | |
| 126 | Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | 3:06:54 | |
| 127 | Niki Terpstra (Ned) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 3:07:10 | |
| 128 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 3:08:02 | |
| 129 | Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 3:08:40 | |
| 130 | Florent Barle (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 3:09:16 | |
| 131 | Jose Vicente Toribio Alcolea (Spa) Andalucia | 3:09:57 | |
| 132 | Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Argos-Shimano | 3:10:05 | |
| 133 | Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Movistar Team | 3:10:07 | |
| 134 | John Degenkolb (Ger) Argos-Shimano | 3:10:18 | |
| 135 | Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 3:10:57 | |
| 136 | Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Garmin – Sharp | 3:11:05 | |
| 137 | Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank | 3:11:39 | |
| 138 | Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 3:12:06 | |
| 139 | Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale | 3:12:07 | |
| 140 | Tiziano Dall’antonia (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 3:13:17 | |
| 141 | Bertjan Lindeman (Ned) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | 3:17:05 | |
| 142 | Davide Vigano (Ita) Lampre – ISD | 3:17:29 | |
| 143 | Frederik Willems (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | 3:17:35 | |
| 144 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Radioshack-Nissan | 3:18:04 | |
| 145 | Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Movistar Team | 3:18:23 | |
| 146 | Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Orica – GreenEdge | 3:18:31 | |
| 147 | Daniel Teklehaymanot (Eri) Orica – GreenEdge | 3:18:46 | |
| 148 | Danny Pate (USA) Sky Procycling | 3:18:48 | |
| 149 | Thomas Dekker (Ned) Garmin – Sharp | 3:19:45 | |
| 150 | Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin – Sharp | 3:21:03 | |
| 151 | Wouter Mol (Ned) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | 3:21:34 | |
| 152 | William Bonnet (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 3:22:45 | |
| 153 | Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ-Big Mat | 3:23:10 | |
| 154 | Arnaud Courteille (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 3:24:07 | |
| 155 | Nicki Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank | 3:24:24 | |
| 156 | Stephen Cummings (GBr) BMC Racing Team | 3:26:46 | |
| 157 | Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 3:27:35 | |
| 158 | Julian Dean (NZl) Orica – GreenEdge | 3:28:08 | |
| 159 | Matti Breschel (Den) Rabobank Cycling Team | 3:34:30 | |
| 160 | Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por) Caja Rural | 3:38:31 | |
| 161 | Javier Chacon (Spa) Andalucia | 3:39:04 | |
| 162 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 3:39:57 | |
| 163 | Travis Meyer (Aus) Orica – GreenEdge | 3:44:37 | |
| 164 | Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre – ISD | 3:46:11 | |
| 165 | Mitchell Docker (Aus) Orica – GreenEdge | 3:47:25 | |
| 166 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 167 | Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 3:48:25 | |
| 168 | Allan Davis (Aus) Orica – GreenEdge | 3:51:06 | |
| 169 | Danail Andonov Petrov (Bul) Caja Rural | ||
| 170 | Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha Team | 3:55:07 | |
| 171 | Javier Francisco Aramendia Lorente (Spa) Caja Rural | 3:55:45 | |
| 172 | Raymond Kreder (Ned) Garmin – Sharp | 3:58:16 | |
| 173 | Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Caja Rural | 4:05:32 | |
| 174 | Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Spa) Andalucia | 4:19:17 | |
| 175 | Cheng Ji (Chn) Argos-Shimano | 4:31:28 |
