Sir Bradley Wiggins, como estaba previsto, se adjudicó la general final del Tour of Britain (Vuelta a Gran Bretaña), que concluyó con la octava etapa sopbre 88 kilómetros y en un circuito urbano en pleno centro de Londres.
El campeón británico Mark Cavendish no quiso desaprovechar tamaña ocasión y se apuntó su tercera victoria al sprint lanzado por el italiano Alessandro Petacchi, por delante de Bennett y Viviani, con Enrique Sanz en la novena plaza.
David López, cuarto, y Sergio Pardilla, sexto, terminaron entre los diez primeros de la clasificación general.
El otro protagonista español fue Ángel Madrazo que subió al podio como ganador de los sprints y la montaña. Matemático ganador de la clasificación de la Montaña, el cántabro salía con cinco puntos de ventaja al ruedo de Whitehall -pasando por la orilla del Támesis, Westminster o el Big Ben-, para defender su liderato en los Sprints Intermedios ante Pete Williams (IGS), con quince en juego En el segundo de los tres sprints, el británico empujó con su mano al cántabro para reducir a un solo punto una ventaja que era de dos en el primer embalaje, y que quedó en nada tras el tercero y último. Sin embargo, el Jurado Técnico actuó de oficio ante la discutible maniobra y Madrazo recogió su maillot verde en el podio londinense.
CLASIFICACIÓN 8ª ETAPA
1 | Mark CAVENDISH | GBR | OPQ | 28 | 1:47:23 | ||
2 | Sam BENNETT | IRL | SKT | 23 | +0 | ||
3 | Elia VIVIANI | ITA | CAN | 24 | +0 | ||
4 | Matteo PELUCCHI | ITA | IAM | 24 | +0 | ||
5 | Chris OPIE | GBR | UKY | 26 | +0 | ||
6 | Evaldas SISKEVICIUS | LTU | SOJ | 25 | +0 | ||
7 | Sacha MODOLO | ITA | BAR | 26 | +0 | ||
8 | Alessandro PETACCHI | ITA | OPQ | 39 | +0 | ||
9 | Enrique SANZ | ESP | MOV | 24 | +0 | ||
10 | Blaz JARC | SLO | TNE | 25 | +0 | ||
11 | Marcin BIALOBLOCKI | POL | UKY | 30 | +0 | ||
12 | Alessandro BAZZANA | ITA | UHC | 29 | +0 | ||
13 | Martin ELMIGER | SUI | IAM | 35 | +0 | ||
14 | Michael James NORTHEY | NZL | NGR | 26 | +0 | ||
15 | Owain DOULL | GBR | GBR | 20 | +0 | ||
16 | Jacob RATHE | USA | GRS | 22 | +0 | ||
17 | Dean DOWNING | GBR | MGT | 38 | +0 | ||
18 | Ian STANNARD | GBR | SKY | 26 | +0 | ||
19 | Alexandre BLAIN | FRA | RAL | 32 | +0 | ||
20 | Jack BAUER | NZL | GRS | 28 | +0 | ||
21 | Andrew TENNANT | GBR | MGT | 26 | +0 | ||
22 | Mathew HAYMAN | AUS | SKY | 35 | +0 | ||
23 | Bradley WIGGINS | GBR | SKY | 33 | +0 | ||
24 | Cesare BENEDETTI | ITA | TNE | 26 | +0 | ||
25 | Simon YATES | GBR | GBR | 21 | +0 | ||
26 | Alexander WETTERHALL | SWE | TNE | 27 | +0 | ||
27 | Sergio PARDILLA BELLON | ESP | MTN | 29 | +0 | ||
28 | Alex PETERS | GBR | MGT | 19 | +0 | ||
29 | Marco CANOLA | ITA | BAR | 25 | +0 | ||
30 | Shem RODGER | NZL | NGR | 25 | +0 | ||
31 | Evan OLIPHANT | GBR | RAL | 31 | +0 | ||
32 | Adam YATES | GBR | GBR | 21 | +0 | ||
33 | Liam HOLOHAN | GBR | MGT | 25 | +0 | ||
34 | Steven LAMPIER | GBR | NGR | 29 | +0 | ||
35 | David LOPEZ GARCIA | ESP | SKY | 32 | +0 | ||
36 | Aaron GATE | NZL | SKT | 23 | +0 | ||
37 | Cristiano SALERNO | ITA | CAN | 28 | +0 | ||
38 | Sébastien REICHENBACH | SUI | IAM | 24 | +0 | ||
39 | Richard HANDLEY | GBR | RCJ | 23 | +0 | ||
40 | Marcel WYSS | SUI | IAM | 27 | +0 | ||
41 | Michael CUMING | GBR | RCJ | 23 | +0 | ||
42 | David LELAY | FRA | SOJ | 34 | +0 | ||
43 | Will STEPHENSON | GBR | RCJ | 19 | +10 | ||
44 | Peter HAWKINS | IRL | IGS | 28 | +10 | ||
45 | Iljo KEISSE | BEL | OPQ | 31 | +10 | ||
46 | Michal GOLAS | POL | OPQ | 29 | +10 | ||
47 | Wouter SYBRANDY | NED | IGS | 28 | +10 | ||
48 | Mathew CRONSHAW | GBR | IGS | 25 | +10 | ||
49 | Mark CHRISTIAN | GBR | RAL | 23 | +10 | ||
50 | George ATKINS | GBR | GBR | 22 | +10 | ||
51 | Alistair SLATER | GBR | GBR | 20 | +10 | ||
52 | Christophe LABORIE | FRA | SOJ | 27 | +10 | ||
53 | Jonathan MOULD | GBR | UKY | 22 | +10 | ||
54 | Robert PARTRIDGE | GBR | UKY | 28 | +10 | ||
55 | Kristian HOUSE | GBR | RCJ | 34 | +10 | ||
56 | Juraj SAGAN | SVK | CAN | 25 | +10 | ||
57 | Scott THWAITES | GBR | TNE | 23 | +10 | ||
58 | Jimmy ENGOULVENT | FRA | SOJ | 34 | +10 | ||
59 | Gerald CIOLEK | GER | MTN | 27 | +10 | ||
60 | Yanto BARKER | GBR | UKY | 33 | +10 | ||
61 | Francesco Manuel BONGIORNO | ITA | BAR | 23 | +10 | ||
62 | Lachlan NORRIS | AUS | RAL | 26 | +10 | ||
63 | Andreas SCHILLINGER | GER | TNE | 30 | +10 | ||
64 | Nicola BOEM | ITA | BAR | 24 | +10 | ||
65 | Daniel MARTIN | IRL | GRS | 27 | +10 | ||
66 | Marc DE MAAR | AHO | UHC | 29 | +10 | ||
67 | Martin VELITS | SVK | OPQ | 28 | +10 | ||
68 | Joshua EDMONDSON | GBR | SKY | 21 | +10 | ||
69 | Mark MCNALLY | GBR | SKT | 24 | +10 | ||
70 | James WILLIAMSON | NZL | NGR | 24 | +10 | ||
71 | Heinrich HAUSSLER | AUS | IAM | 29 | +10 | ||
72 | Erick ROWSELL | GBR | TNE | 23 | +10 | ||
73 | Christopher JONES | USA | UHC | 34 | +10 | ||
74 | Lucas EUSER | USA | UHC | 30 | +10 | ||
75 | Julien VERMOTE | BEL | OPQ | 24 | +10 | ||
76 | Thomas MOSES | GBR | RAL | 21 | +10 | ||
77 | Anthony DELAPLACE | FRA | SOJ | 24 | +26 | ||
78 | Marco COLEDAN | ITA | BAR | 25 | +39 | ||
79 | Alan MARANGONI | ITA | CAN | 29 | +48 | ||
80 | Matthias KRIZEK | AUT | CAN | 25 | +48 | ||
81 | Nicolò MARTINELLO | ITA | CAN | 24 | +48 | ||
82 | Ian WILKINSON | GBR | UKY | 34 | +57 | ||
83 | Nairo Alexander QUINTANA ROJAS | COL | MOV | 23 | +1:03 | ||
84 | Ben GREENWOOD | GBR | IGS | 29 | +1:16 | ||
85 | James MOSS | GBR | IGS | 28 | +1:16 | ||
86 | Sean DOWNEY | IRL | SKT | 23 | +1:29 | ||
87 | Peter WILLIAMS | GBR | IGS | 27 | +1:51 | ||
88 | Luke GRIVELL-MELLOR | GBR | RCJ | 20 | +1:51 | ||
89 | Nicolas VEREECKEN | BEL | SKT | 23 | +1:51 | ||
90 | Thomas SCULLY | NZL | RAL | 23 | +1:51 | ||
91 | Jim SONGEZO | RSA | MTN | 23 | +1:51 | ||
92 | Shane ARCHBOLD | NZL | SKT | 24 | +1:51 | ||
93 | Stefano PIRAZZI | ITA | BAR | 26 | +1:51 | ||
94 | Jonathan DIBBEN | GBR | GBR | 19 | +3:37 | ||
95 | Bernhard EISEL | AUT | SKY | 32 | +3:37 | ||
96 | Angel MADRAZO RUIZ | ESP | MOV | 25 | +5:24 | ||
97 | Alex DOWSETT | GBR | MOV | 25 | +5:27 |
GENERAL FINAL
1 | Bradley WIGGINS | GBR | SKY | 33 | 29:45:22 | ||
2 | Martin ELMIGER | SUI | IAM | 35 | +26 | ||
3 | Simon YATES | GBR | GBR | 21 | +1:03 | ||
4 | David LOPEZ | ESP | SKY | 32 | +1:08 | ||
5 | Jack BAUER | NZL | GRS | 28 | +1:14 | ||
6 | Sergio PARDILLA | ESP | MTN | 29 | +1:16 | ||
7 | Ian STANNARD | GBR | SKY | 26 | +1:34 | ||
8 | Sébastien REICHENBACH | SUI | IAM | 24 | +1:42 | ||
9 | Michal GOLAS | POL | OPQ | 29 | +1:46 | ||
10 | Marcel WYSS | SUI | IAM | 27 | +1:57 | ||
11 | Evaldas SISKEVICIUS | LTU | SOJ | 25 | +2:19 | ||
12 | Francesco Manuel BONGIORNO | ITA | BAR | 23 | +2:29 | ||
13 | Daniel MARTIN | IRL | GRS | 27 | +2:55 | ||
14 | Nairo Alexander QUINTANA ROJAS | COL | MOV | 23 | +2:59 | ||
15 | Cesare BENEDETTI | ITA | TNE | 26 | +3:07 | ||
16 | Richard HANDLEY | GBR | RCJ | 23 | +3:09 | ||
17 | Steven LAMPIER | GBR | NGR | 29 | +3:30 | ||
18 | Marcin BIALOBLOCKI | POL | UKY | 30 | +3:34 | ||
19 | David LELAY | FRA | SOJ | 34 | +3:44 | ||
20 | Alexander WETTERHALL | SWE | TNE | 27 | +4:15 | ||
21 | Liam HOLOHAN | GBR | MGT | 25 | +4:28 | ||
22 | Christopher JONES | USA | UHC | 34 | +5:47 | ||
23 | Heinrich HAUSSLER | AUS | IAM | 29 | +5:50 | ||
24 | Julien VERMOTE | BEL | OPQ | 24 | +6:08 | ||
25 | Cristiano SALERNO | ITA | CAN | 28 | +7:29 | ||
26 | Alessandro BAZZANA | ITA | UHC | 29 | +7:43 | ||
27 | Mark MCNALLY | GBR | SKT | 24 | +8:01 | ||
28 | Scott THWAITES | GBR | TNE | 23 | +8:15 | ||
29 | Wouter SYBRANDY | NED | IGS | 28 | +8:34 | ||
30 | Shem RODGER | NZL | NGR | 25 | +10:41 | ||
31 | Martin VELITS | SVK | OPQ | 28 | +10:51 | ||
32 | Alistair SLATER | GBR | GBR | 20 | +10:56 | ||
33 | Robert PARTRIDGE | GBR | UKY | 28 | +11:27 | ||
34 | Mark CAVENDISH | GBR | OPQ | 28 | +11:47 | ||
35 | Gerald CIOLEK | GER | MTN | 27 | +12:07 | ||
36 | Marc DE MAAR | AHO | UHC | 29 | +12:37 | ||
37 | Michael James NORTHEY | NZL | NGR | 26 | +13:43 | ||
38 | Yanto BARKER | GBR | UKY | 33 | +13:46 | ||
39 | Lucas EUSER | USA | UHC | 30 | +14:10 | ||
40 | Evan OLIPHANT | GBR | RAL | 31 | +14:19 | ||
41 | Thomas MOSES | GBR | RAL | 21 | +14:34 | ||
42 | Sacha MODOLO | ITA | BAR | 26 | +14:55 | ||
43 | Sam BENNETT | IRL | SKT | 23 | +15:38 | ||
44 | Stefano PIRAZZI | ITA | BAR | 26 | +16:17 | ||
45 | Will STEPHENSON | GBR | RCJ | 19 | +17:41 | ||
46 | Erick ROWSELL | GBR | TNE | 23 | +17:57 | ||
47 | Kristian HOUSE | GBR | RCJ | 34 | +18:04 | ||
48 | Jacob RATHE | USA | GRS | 22 | +18:39 | ||
49 | Thomas SCULLY | NZL | RAL | 23 | +19:06 | ||
50 | Lachlan NORRIS | AUS | RAL | 26 | +19:15 | ||
51 | Mathew CRONSHAW | GBR | IGS | 25 | +20:13 | ||
52 | Christophe LABORIE | FRA | SOJ | 27 | +20:50 | ||
53 | Owain DOULL | GBR | GBR | 20 | +21:14 | ||
54 | Alessandro PETACCHI | ITA | OPQ | 39 | +21:14 | ||
55 | Marco COLEDAN | ITA | BAR | 25 | +21:29 | ||
56 | Peter WILLIAMS | GBR | IGS | 27 | +21:33 | ||
57 | Ian WILKINSON | GBR | UKY | 34 | +21:35 | ||
58 | Enrique SANZ | ESP | MOV | 24 | +21:51 | ||
59 | Andrew TENNANT | GBR | MGT | 26 | +21:59 | ||
60 | Aaron GATE | NZL | SKT | 23 | +22:55 | ||
61 | Anthony DELAPLACE | FRA | SOJ | 24 | +23:04 | ||
62 | Alexandre BLAIN | FRA | RAL | 32 | +23:09 | ||
63 | Blaz JARC | SLO | TNE | 25 | +23:13 | ||
64 | Elia VIVIANI | ITA | CAN | 24 | +23:16 | ||
65 | Alex DOWSETT | GBR | MOV | 25 | +23:42 | ||
66 | Sean DOWNEY | IRL | SKT | 23 | +25:32 | ||
67 | Nicolas VEREECKEN | BEL | SKT | 23 | +25:42 | ||
68 | Alan MARANGONI | ITA | CAN | 29 | +25:57 | ||
69 | Michael CUMING | GBR | RCJ | 23 | +26:02 | ||
70 | Alex PETERS | GBR | MGT | 19 | +26:31 | ||
71 | Ben GREENWOOD | GBR | IGS | 29 | +26:51 | ||
72 | Mathew HAYMAN | AUS | SKY | 35 | +27:02 | ||
73 | Matthias KRIZEK | AUT | CAN | 25 | +27:24 | ||
74 | Juraj SAGAN | SVK | CAN | 25 | +27:26 | ||
75 | Iljo KEISSE | BEL | OPQ | 31 | +28:04 | ||
76 | Joshua EDMONDSON | GBR | SKY | 21 | +28:09 | ||
77 | Andreas SCHILLINGER | GER | TNE | 30 | +30:03 | ||
78 | Marco CANOLA | ITA | BAR | 25 | +30:40 | ||
79 | Chris OPIE | GBR | UKY | 26 | +31:33 | ||
80 | James WILLIAMSON | NZL | NGR | 24 | +31:38 | ||
81 | Adam YATES | GBR | GBR | 21 | +33:18 | ||
82 | Jonathan DIBBEN | GBR | GBR | 19 | +34:37 | ||
83 | Angel MADRAZO RUIZ | ESP | MOV | 25 | +35:10 | ||
84 | Mark CHRISTIAN | GBR | RAL | 23 | +36:16 | ||
85 | Jimmy ENGOULVENT | FRA | SOJ | 34 | +36:47 | ||
86 | Shane ARCHBOLD | NZL | SKT | 24 | +37:16 | ||
87 | Jim SONGEZO | RSA | MTN | 23 | +37:34 | ||
88 | James MOSS | GBR | IGS | 28 | +37:52 | ||
89 | Matteo PELUCCHI | ITA | IAM | 24 | +38:52 | ||
90 | Nicolò MARTINELLO | ITA | CAN | 24 | +39:36 | ||
91 | Jonathan MOULD | GBR | UKY | 22 | +42:17 | ||
92 | George ATKINS | GBR | GBR | 22 | +47:00 | ||
93 | Luke GRIVELL-MELLOR | GBR | RCJ | 20 | +47:57 | ||
94 | Dean DOWNING | GBR | MGT | 38 | +48:01 | ||
95 | Bernhard EISEL | AUT | SKY | 32 | +52:14 | ||
96 | Peter HAWKINS | IRL | IGS | 28 | +53:25 | ||
97 | Nicola BOEM | ITA | BAR | 24 | +1:00:12 |
Sprints: Ángel MADRAZO (Movistar)
Montaña: Ángel MADRAZO (Movistar)