Well, that was entertaining -- lots of guys in play over the last hour of the race, from big names to workers, but in the end Quick Step got a rare post-springtime win when Carlos Barredo -- on the attack for most of the last 12km -- chased down Roman Kreuziger and powered home in the sprint. Top ten:
- Carlos Barredo, Quick Step
- Roman Kreuziger, Liquigas, s.t.
- Mickael Delage, Silence-Lotto, at 0.07
- Peter Velits, Milram, s.t.
- Ryder Hesjedal, Garmin, s.t.
- Filippo Pozzato, Katusha, s.t.
- Christophe Riblon, AG2R, s.t.
- Serguei Ivanov, Katusha, s.t.
- Ruben Perez, Euskaltel, s.t.
- Marco Pinotti, Columbia, s.t.
Txirla says: Did I call that or what? OK, time to dig for sea worms...