# 2014 Tour of Britain

The 2014 Friends Life Tour of Britain was an eight-stage men's professional road cycling race. It was the eleventh running of the 2004 incarnation of the Tour of Britain and the 75th British tour in total. The race started on 7 September in Liverpool, finishing on 14 September in London. The race was part of the 2014 UCI Europe Tour, and was categorised by the UCI as a 2.HC race, for the first time.

## Teams

The twenty teams invited to participate in the Tour of Britain were:
| UCI ProTeams Belkin Pro Cycling BMC Racing Team Garmin–Sharp Movistar Team Omega Pharma–Quick-Step Giant–Shimano Tinkoff–Saxo Team Sky | UCI Professional Continental Teams Bardiani–CSF IAM Cycling MTN–Qhubeka NetApp–Endura Team Novo Nordisk | UCI Continental Teams An Post–Chain Reaction Madison Genesis NFTO Velosure–Giordana Rapha Condor–JLT Team Raleigh | National Teams Great Britain |

## Stages

There were 8 stages in the 2014 race. Notable stages were Stage 3, which featured a summit finish, and Stage 5, a hilly stage to Exeter.
List of stages :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 7 September | Liverpool – Liverpool | 104.8 km (65 mi) | Flat stage | Marcel Kittel (GER) |
| 2 | 8 September | Knowsley – Llandudno | 200.8 km (125 mi) | Flat stage | Mark Renshaw (AUS) |
| 3 | 9 September | Newtown – The Tumble | 179.9 km (112 mi) | Medium-mountain stage | Edoardo Zardini (ITA) |
| 4 | 10 September | Worcester – Bristol | 184.6 km (115 mi) | Hilly stage | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) |
| 5 | 11 September | Exmouth – Exeter | 177.3 km (110 mi) | Hilly stage | Matthias Brändle (AUT) |
| 6 | 12 September | Bath – Hemel Hempstead | 205.6 km (128 mi) | Flat stage | Matthias Brändle (AUT) |
| 7 | 13 September | Camberley – Brighton | 225.1 km (140 mi) | Hilly stage | Julien Vermote (BEL) |
| 8a | 14 September | London – London | 8.8 km (5 mi) | Individual time trial | Bradley Wiggins (GBR) |
| 8b | 14 September | London – London | 88.8 km (55 mi) | Flat stage | Marcel Kittel (GER) |

### Stage 1

7 September 2014 — Liverpool to Liverpool, 104.8 kilometres (65.1 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Giant–Shimano | 2h 16' 35" |
| 2 | Nicola Ruffoni (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 0" |
| 3 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 4 | Tyler Farrar (USA) | Garmin–Sharp | + 0" |
| 5 | Ben Swift (GBR) | Team Sky | + 0" |
| 6 | Barry Markus (NED) | Belkin Pro Cycling | + 0" |
| 7 | Daniel McLay (GBR) | Great Britain | + 0" |
| 8 | Heinrich Haussler (AUS) | IAM Cycling | + 0" |
| 9 | Nikolay Trusov (RUS) | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 0" |
| 10 | Enrique Sanz (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 0" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Giant–Shimano | 2h 16' 25" |
| 2 | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 1" |
| 3 | Nicola Ruffoni (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 4" |
| 4 | Jon Mould (GBR) | NFTO | + 4" |
| 5 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 6" |
| 6 | Richard Handley (GBR) | Rapha Condor–JLT | + 7" |
| 7 | Tyler Farrar (USA) | Garmin–Sharp | + 10" |
| 8 | Ben Swift (GBR) | Team Sky | + 10" |
| 9 | Barry Markus (NED) | Belkin Pro Cycling | + 10" |
| 10 | Daniel McLay (GBR) | Great Britain | + 10" |

### Stage 2

8 September 2014 — Knowsley to Llandudno, 200.8 kilometres (124.8 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mark Renshaw (AUS) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 4h 38' 54" |
| 2 | Ben Swift (GBR) | Team Sky | + 0" |
| 3 | Sam Bennett (IRL) | NetApp–Endura | + 0" |
| 4 | Tyler Farrar (USA) | Garmin–Sharp | + 0" |
| 5 | Rick Zabel (GER) | BMC Racing Team | + 0" |
| 6 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 7 | Jérôme Pineau (FRA) | IAM Cycling | + 0" |
| 8 | Niki Terpstra (NED) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 9 | Nicola Ruffoni (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 0" |
| 10 | Heinrich Haussler (AUS) | IAM Cycling | + 0" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mark Renshaw (AUS) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 6h 55' 19" |
| 2 | Ben Swift (GBR) | Team Sky | + 4" |
| 3 | Nicola Ruffoni (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 4" |
| 4 | Sam Bennett (IRL) | NetApp–Endura | + 6" |
| 5 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 6" |
| 6 | Alex Dowsett (GBR) | Movistar Team | + 7" |
| 7 | Richard Handley (GBR) | Rapha Condor–JLT | + 7" |
| 8 | Tyler Farrar (USA) | Garmin–Sharp | + 10" |
| 9 | Heinrich Haussler (AUS) | IAM Cycling | + 10" |
| 10 | Rick Zabel (GER) | BMC Racing Team | + 10" |

### Stage 3

9 September 2014 — Newtown to The Tumble, 179.9 kilometres (111.8 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Edoardo Zardini (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | 4h 35' 02" |
| 2 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 9" |
| 3 | Nicolas Roche (IRL) | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 11" |
| 4 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 11" |
| 5 | Bradley Wiggins (GBR) | Team Sky | + 14" |
| 6 | Giovanni Visconti (ITA) | Movistar Team | + 14" |
| 7 | David López (ESP) | Team Sky | + 14" |
| 8 | Sébastien Reichenbach (SUI) | IAM Cycling | + 16" |
| 9 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 16" |
| 10 | Leopold König (CZE) | NetApp–Endura | + 16" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Edoardo Zardini (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | 11h 30' 21" |
| 2 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 13" |
| 3 | Nicolas Roche (IRL) | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 17" |
| 4 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 21" |
| 5 | Bradley Wiggins (GBR) | Team Sky | + 24" |
| 6 | David López (ESP) | Team Sky | + 24" |
| 7 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 26" |
| 8 | Leopold König (CZE) | NetApp–Endura | + 26" |
| 9 | Sébastien Reichenbach (SUI) | IAM Cycling | + 26" |
| 10 | Giovanni Visconti (ITA) | Movistar Team | + 37" |

### Stage 4

10 September 2014 — Worcester to Bristol, 184.6 kilometres (114.7 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 4h 19' 09" |
| 2 | Albert Timmer (NED) | Giant–Shimano | + 0" |
| 3 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 0" |
| 4 | Jack Bauer (NZL) | Garmin–Sharp | + 0" |
| 5 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 0" |
| 6 | Nicolas Roche (IRL) | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 0" |
| 7 | Ben Swift (GBR) | Team Sky | + 6" |
| 8 | Rick Zabel (GER) | BMC Racing Team | + 6" |
| 9 | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 6" |
| 10 | Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) | IAM Cycling | + 6" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 15h 49' 33" |
| 2 | Edoardo Zardini (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 3" |
| 3 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 14" |
| 4 | Nicolas Roche (IRL) | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 14" |
| 5 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 23" |
| 6 | Bradley Wiggins (GBR) | Team Sky | + 27" |
| 7 | David López (ESP) | Team Sky | + 27" |
| 8 | Leopold König (CZE) | NetApp–Endura | + 29" |
| 9 | Sébastien Reichenbach (SUI) | IAM Cycling | + 29" |
| 10 | Giovanni Visconti (ITA) | Movistar Team | + 40" |

### Stage 5

11 September 2014 — Exmouth to Exeter, 177.3 kilometres (110.2 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Matthias Brändle (AUT) | IAM Cycling | 4h 32' 03" |
| 2 | Shane Archbold (NZL) | An Post–Chain Reaction | + 8" |
| 3 | Maarten Wynants (BEL) | Belkin Pro Cycling | + 8" |
| 4 | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 14" |
| 5 | Ben Swift (GBR) | Team Sky | + 14" |
| 6 | Rick Zabel (GER) | BMC Racing Team | + 14" |
| 7 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 14" |
| 8 | Kevyn Ista (BEL) | IAM Cycling | + 14" |
| 9 | Nicolas Roche (IRL) | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 14" |
| 10 | Jack Bauer (NZL) | Garmin–Sharp | + 14" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 20h 21' 50" |
| 2 | Edoardo Zardini (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 3" |
| 3 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 14" |
| 4 | Nicolas Roche (IRL) | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 14" |
| 5 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 23" |
| 6 | Bradley Wiggins (GBR) | Team Sky | + 27" |
| 7 | David López (ESP) | Team Sky | + 27" |
| 8 | Leopold König (CZE) | NetApp–Endura | + 29" |
| 9 | Sébastien Reichenbach (SUI) | IAM Cycling | + 29" |
| 10 | Giovanni Visconti (ITA) | Movistar Team | + 40" |

### Stage 6

12 September 2014 — Bath to Hemel Hempstead, 205.6 kilometres (127.8 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Matthias Brändle (AUT) | IAM Cycling | 4h 44' 49" |
| 2 | Alex Dowsett (GBR) | Movistar Team | + 1" |
| 3 | Tom Stewart (GBR) | Madison Genesis | + 1" |
| 4 | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 1' 51" |
| 5 | Nicola Ruffoni (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 1' 51" |
| 6 | Ben Swift (GBR) | Team Sky | + 1' 51" |
| 7 | Martin Kohler (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | + 1' 51" |
| 8 | Heinrich Haussler (AUS) | IAM Cycling | + 1' 51" |
| 9 | Rick Zabel (GER) | BMC Racing Team | + 1' 51" |
| 10 | Tom Veelers (NED) | Giant–Shimano | + 1' 51" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alex Dowsett (GBR) | Movistar Team | 25h 07' 53" |
| 2 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 34" |
| 3 | Edoardo Zardini (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 40" |
| 4 | Nicolas Roche (IRL) | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 50" |
| 5 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 51" |
| 6 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 1' 00" |
| 7 | Bradley Wiggins (GBR) | Team Sky | + 1' 02" |
| 8 | David López (ESP) | Team Sky | + 1' 04" |
| 9 | Leopold König (CZE) | NetApp–Endura | + 1' 06" |
| 10 | Sébastien Reichenbach (SUI) | IAM Cycling | + 1' 06" |

### Stage 7

13 September 2014 — Camberley to Brighton, 225.1 kilometres (139.9 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Julien Vermote (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 5h 12' 34" |
| 2 | Ignatas Konovalovas (LTU) | MTN–Qhubeka | + 23" |
| 3 | Dylan van Baarle (NED) | Garmin–Sharp | + 23" |
| 4 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 1' 20" |
| 5 | Lars Petter Nordhaug (NOR) | Belkin Pro Cycling | + 1' 20" |
| 6 | Kevyn Ista (BEL) | IAM Cycling | + 1' 20" |
| 7 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 1' 20" |
| 8 | Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) | IAM Cycling | + 1' 20" |
| 9 | Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 1' 20" |
| 10 | Edoardo Zardini (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 1' 20" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Dylan van Baarle (NED) | Garmin–Sharp | 30h 22' 02" |
| 2 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 19" |
| 3 | Edoardo Zardini (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 25" |
| 4 | Nicolas Roche (IRL) | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 35" |
| 5 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 36" |
| 6 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 45" |
| 7 | Bradley Wiggins (GBR) | Team Sky | + 47" |
| 8 | David López (ESP) | Team Sky | + 49" |
| 9 | Sébastien Reichenbach (SUI) | IAM Cycling | + 51" |
| 10 | Alex Dowsett (GBR) | Movistar Team | + 59" |

### Stage 8a

14 September 2014 — London to London, 8.8 kilometres (5.5 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Bradley Wiggins (GBR) | Team Sky | 9' 50" |
| 2 | Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) | IAM Cycling | + 8" |
| 3 | Steve Cummings (GBR) | BMC Racing Team | + 9" |
| 4 | Jan Bárta (CZE) | NetApp–Endura | + 14" |
| 5 | Matthias Brändle (AUT) | IAM Cycling | + 15" |
| 6 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 16" |
| 7 | Ryan Mullen (IRL) | An Post–Chain Reaction | + 20" |
| 8 | Alex Dowsett (GBR) | Movistar Team | + 20" |
| 9 | Christopher Juul-Jensen (DEN) | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 24" |
| 10 | Martin Kohler (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | + 25" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Dylan van Baarle (NED) | Garmin–Sharp | 30h 32' 17" |
| 2 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 10" |
| 3 | Bradley Wiggins (GBR) | Team Sky | + 22" |
| 4 | Edoardo Zardini (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 37" |
| 5 | Nicolas Roche (IRL) | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 42" |
| 6 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 46" |
| 7 | Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) | IAM Cycling | + 50" |
| 8 | Alex Dowsett (GBR) | Movistar Team | + 54" |
| 9 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 1' 10" |
| 10 | David López (ESP) | Team Sky | + 1' 11" |

### Stage 8b

14 September 2014 — London to London, 88.8 kilometres (55.2 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Giant–Shimano | 1h 50' 33" |
| 2 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 3 | Nicola Ruffoni (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 0" |
| 4 | Enrique Sanz (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 0" |
| 5 | Rick Zabel (GER) | BMC Racing Team | + 0" |
| 6 | Ian Wilkinson (GBR) | Team Raleigh | + 0" |
| 7 | Daniel McLay (GBR) | Great Britain | + 0" |
| 8 | Nikolay Trusov (RUS) | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 0" |
| 9 | Adam Blythe (GBR) | NFTO | + 0" |
| 10 | Shane Archbold (NZL) | An Post–Chain Reaction | + 0" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Dylan van Baarle (NED) | Garmin–Sharp | 32h 22' 50" |
| 2 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 10" |
| 3 | Bradley Wiggins (GBR) | Team Sky | + 22" |
| 4 | Edoardo Zardini (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 37" |
| 5 | Nicolas Roche (IRL) | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 42" |
| 6 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 46" |
| 7 | Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) | IAM Cycling | + 50" |
| 8 | Alex Dowsett (GBR) | Movistar Team | + 54" |
| 9 | Jan Bárta (CZE) | NetApp–Endura | + 1' 09" |
| 10 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 1' 10" |

## Classification leadership

| Stage | Winner | General classification | Sprint Classification | Mountains Classification | Points Classification | Team Classification |
| 1 | Marcel Kittel | Marcel Kittel | Sonny Colbrelli | Mark McNally | Marcel Kittel | Belkin Pro Cycling |
| 2 | Mark Renshaw | Mark Renshaw | Sonny Colbrelli | Mark McNally | Ben Swift | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step |
| 3 | Edoardo Zardini | Edoardo Zardini | Sonny Colbrelli | Mark McNally | Ben Swift | IAM Cycling |
| 4 | Michał Kwiatkowski | Michał Kwiatkowski | Sebastian Lander | Mark McNally | Michał Kwiatkowski | Tinkoff–Saxo |
| 5 | Matthias Brändle | Michał Kwiatkowski | Sebastian Lander | Mark McNally | Michał Kwiatkowski | IAM Cycling |
| 6 | Matthias Brändle | Alex Dowsett | Sebastian Lander | Mark McNally | Ben Swift | IAM Cycling |
| 7 | Julien Vermote | Dylan van Baarle | Sebastian Lander | Mark McNally | Michał Kwiatkowski | IAM Cycling |
| 8a | Bradley Wiggins | Dylan van Baarle | Sebastian Lander | Mark McNally | Michał Kwiatkowski | IAM Cycling |
| 8b | Marcel Kittel | Dylan van Baarle | Sebastian Lander | Mark McNally | Michał Kwiatkowski | IAM Cycling |
| Final | Final | Dylan van Baarle | Sebastian Lander | Mark McNally | Michał Kwiatkowski | IAM Cycling |

## Standings

Legend :
| Denotes the leader of the General classification | Denotes the leader of the Points classification |
| Denotes the leader of the Mountains classification | Denotes the leader of the Sprints classification |

### General classification

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Dylan van Baarle (NED) | Garmin–Sharp | 32h 22' 50" |
| 2 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 10" |
| 3 | Bradley Wiggins (GBR) | Team Sky | + 22" |
| 4 | Edoardo Zardini (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 37" |
| 5 | Nicolas Roche (IRL) | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 42" |
| 6 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 46" |
| 7 | Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) | IAM Cycling | + 50" |
| 8 | Alex Dowsett (GBR) | Movistar Team | + 54" |
| 9 | Jan Bárta (CZE) | NetApp–Endura | + 1' 09" |
| 10 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 1' 10" |

### Points classification

| | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 70 |
| 2 | Ben Swift (GBR) | Team Sky | 55 |
| 3 | Rick Zabel (GER) | BMC Racing Team | 49 |
| 4 | Nicola Ruffoni (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | 45 |
| 5 | Matthias Brändle (AUT) | IAM Cycling | 41 |
| 6 | Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) | IAM Cycling | 41 |
| 7 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | 34 |
| 8 | Bradley Wiggins (GBR) | Team Sky | 33 |
| 9 | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Giant–Shimano | 30 |
| 10 | Nicolas Roche (IRL) | Tinkoff–Saxo | 30 |

### Mountains classification

| | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Mark McNally (GBR) | An Post–Chain Reaction | 51 |
| 2 | Matthias Brändle (AUT) | IAM Cycling | 30 |
| 3 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 25 |
| 4 | Dylan van Baarle (NED) | Garmin–Sharp | 24 |
| 5 | Julien Vermote (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 23 |
| 6 | Ignatas Konovalovas (LTU) | MTN–Qhubeka | 22 |
| 7 | Tom Stewart (GBR) | Madison Genesis | 20 |
| 8 | Alex Dowsett (GBR) | Movistar Team | 19 |
| 9 | Shane Archbold (NZL) | An Post–Chain Reaction | 19 |
| 10 | Marcin Białobłocki (POL) | Velosure–Giordana | 16 |

### Sprints classification

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sebastian Lander (DEN) | BMC Racing Team | 16 |
| 2 | Alex Dowsett (GBR) | Movistar Team | 14 |
| 3 | Dylan van Baarle (NED) | Garmin–Sharp | 9 |
| 4 | Matthias Brändle (AUT) | IAM Cycling | 9 |
| 5 | Lasse Norman Hansen (DEN) | Garmin–Sharp | 7 |
| 6 | Manuele Boaro (ITA) | Tinkoff–Saxo | 7 |
| 7 | Maarten Wynants (BEL) | Belkin Pro Cycling | 6 |
| 8 | Andreas Stauff (GER) | MTN–Qhubeka | 4 |
| 9 | Ian Bibby (GBR) | Madison Genesis | 4 |
| 10 | Julien Vermote (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 4 |

### Team classification

| | Team | Time |
| 1 | IAM Cycling | 97h 09' 47" |
| 2 | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 2' 27" |
| 3 | Movistar Team | + 3' 25" |
| 4 | Team Sky | + 3' 31" |
| 5 | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 5' 48" |
| 6 | Bardiani–CSF | + 7' 58" |
| 7 | Garmin–Sharp | + 8' 11" |
| 8 | MTN–Qhubeka | + 9' 05" |
| 9 | NetApp–Endura | + 20' 12" |
| 10 | Belkin Pro Cycling | + 21' 03" |