| leader | | VANDE VELDE Christian | | TSL | | 26'32" | | 18 | |
| 1. | | Garmin - Chipotle presented by H3O | | 26'32" | | 17 | |
| VANDE VELDE Christian, ZABRISKIE David, HESJEDAL Ryder, DEAN Julian, BÄCKSTEDT Magnus | |
| 2. | | Team CSC - Saxo Bank | | 06" | | 10 | |
| BLAUDZUN Michael, SØRENSEN Nicki, MCGEE Bradley, O'GRADY Stuart, MCCARTNEY Jason, SØRENSEN Chris Anker, LARSSON Gustav Erik, VOIGT Jens | |
| 3. | | Team Columbia | | 07" | | 6 | |
| PINOTTI Marco, POSSONI Morris, WIGGINS Bradley, MARTIN Tony, SIUTSOU Kanstantsin, CAVENDISH Mark | |
| 4. | | Liquigas | | 09" | | 3 | |
| PELLIZOTTI Franco, NIBALI Vincenzo, BENNATI Daniele, CATALDO Dario, WEGELIUS Charles, VANOTTI Alessandro | |
| 5. | | Barloworld | | 14" | | 2 | |
| GASPAROTTO Enrico, CARDENAS RAVELO Felix Rafael, CUMMINGS Stephen, BELLOTTI Francesco, SOLER HERNANDEZ Juan Mauricio | |
| 6. | | LPR Brakes - Ballan | | 28" | | 1 | |
| DI LUCA Danilo, PIETROPOLLI Daniele, SAVOLDELLI Paolo, BOSISIO Gabriele, BAILETTI Paolo | |
| 7. | | Astana | | 29" | | 1 | |
| IGLINSKIY Maxim, BAZAYEV Assan, LEIPHEIMER Levi, COLOM MAS Antonio, KLÖDEN Andreas, CONTADOR VELASCO Alberto, GUSEV Vladimir, MORABITO Steve, MIZOUROV Andrey | |
| 8. | | Tinkoff Credit Systems | | 33" | | 0 | |
| PETROV Evgeny, BRUTT Pavel, IGNATIEV Mikhail, MAZZANTI Luca, KLIMOV Sergey, KIRYIENKA Vasil | |
| 9. | | Quick Step | | 42" | | 0 | |
| BETTINI Paolo, EFIMKIN Aleksandr, TONTI Andrea, GARATE CEPA Juan Manuel, FACCI Mauro, VISCONTI Giovanni, SEELDRAEYERS Kevin | |
| 10. | | Lampre | | 45" | | 0 | |
| BRUSEGHIN Marzio, LORENZETTO Mirco, SANTAMBROGIO Mauro, SZMYD Sylwester, GAVAZZI Francesco, SPILAK Simon, BALDATO Fabio | |
| 11. | | Team Milram | | 45" | | 0 | |
| ZABEL Erik, VELO Marco, ONGARATO Alberto, ASTARLOA ASCASIBAR Igor, JURCO Matej, EICHLER Markus, SABATINI Fabio, GHISALBERTI Sergio | |
| 12. | | Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli | | 51" | | 0 | |
| SIMONI Gilberto, HONDO Danilo, SERPA PEREZ Jose Rodolfo, NARDELLO Daniele, BERTOLINI Alessandro, IVANOV Ruslan, MISSAGLIA Gabriele | |
| 13. | | Gerolsteiner | | 54" | | 0 | |
| REBELLIN Davide, MOLETTA Andrea, FRÖHLINGER Johannes, KRAUSS Sven, FOTHEN Thomas, RUSS Matthias | |
| 14. | | Caisse d'Epargne | | 54" | | 0 | |
| RODRIGUEZ OLIVER Joaquim, RUJANO GUILLEN Jose Humberto, LASTRAS GARCIA Pablo, PEREZ SANCHEZ Francisco, PASAMONTES RODRIGUEZ Luis, PEREZ ARANGO Marlon Alirio, KARPETS Vladimir, HORRACH RIPOLL Joan | |
| 15. | | Scott - American Beef | | 01'02" | | 0 | |
| CAÑADA GRACIA David, RICCO Riccardo, BELOHVOSCIKS Raivis, CAPECCHI Eros, CAMAÑO ORTUZAR Iker, PIEPOLI Leonardo | |
| 16. | | Rabobank | | 01'04" | | 0 | |
| MENCHOV Denis, ARDILA CANO Mauricio Alberto, LÖWIK Gerben, ELTINK Theo, KOZONTCHUK Dmitry, DE GROOT Bram, MARTENS Paul | |
| 17. | | Ag2r La Mondiale | | 01'05" | | 0 | |
| NOCENTINI Rinaldo, ROUSSEAU Nicolas, MANDRI René, MANGEL Laurent, SONNERY Blaise, DEIGNAN Philip, KRIVTSOV Yuriy, USAU Aliaksandr, VALJAVEC Tadej | |
| 18. | | Cofidis, le Crédit Par Téléphone | | 01'05" | | 0 | |
| DE WEERT Kevin, HUGUET Yann, BUFFAZ Mickaël, FERNANDEZ BUSTINZA Bingen, VERBRUGGHE Rik, MONIER Damien, NUYENS Nick, HARTMANN Nicolas | |
| 19. | | CSF Group - Navigare | | 01'15" | | 0 | |
| SELLA Emanuele, DALL'ANTONIA Tiziano, LAVERDE JIMENEZ Luis Felipe, BALIANI Fortunato, POZZOVIVO Domenico | |
| 20. | | Euskaltel - Euskadi | | 01'17" | | 0 | |
| GALDOS ALONSO Aitor, IRIZAR ARANBURU Markel, FERNANDEZ DE LARREA PEREZ Koldo, PEREZ LEZAUN Alan, VELASCO MURILLO Ivan, GALPARSORO MARTINEZ Dionisio | |
| 21. | | Silence - Lotto | | 01'18" | | 0 | |
| MCEWEN Robbie, VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen, LLOYD Matthew, DEVENYNS Dries, CORNU Dominique, VAN HUFFEL Wim | |
| 22. | | Française des Jeux | | 01'26" | | 0 | |
| GUDSELL Timothy, JEGOU Lilian, STUBBE Tom, VEIKKANEN Jussi, LE BOULANGER Yoann, CHEREL Mikael, LEVARLET Guillaume | |
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| - | | NOE Andrea | | LIQ | | 11" | | 0 | |
| - | | MIHOLJEVIC Vladimir | | LIQ | | 11" | | 0 | |
| - | | CARLSTRÖM Kjell | | LIQ | | 11" | | 0 | |
| - | | PFANNBERGER Christian | | BAR | | 17" | | 0 | |
| - | | THOMAS Geraint | | BAR | | 18" | | 0 | |
| - | | MILLAR David | | TSL | | 19" | | 0 | |
| - | | SCOGNAMIGLIO Carlo | | BAR | | 23" | | 0 | |
| - | | CALCAGNI Patrick | | BAR | | 23" | | 0 | |
| - | | SPEZIALETTI Alessandro | | LPR | | 44" | | 0 | |
| - | | CHIARINI Riccardo | | LPR | | 49" | | 0 | |
| - | | SCHWAB Hubert | | QST | | 01'07" | | 0 | |
| - | | LOOSLI David | | LAM | | 01'11" | | 0 | |
| - | | POITSCHKE Enrico | | MRM | | 01'17" | | 0 | |
| - | | ZAMPIERI Steve | | COF | | 01'18" | | 0 | |
| - | | HAYMAN Mathew | | RAB | | 01'19" | | 0 | |
| - | | AGIRRE ASEGINOLAZA Josu | | EUS | | 01'19" | | 0 | |
| - | | OCHOA Carlos Jose | | SDA | | 01'19" | | 0 | |
| - | | STEURS Geert | | SIL | | 01'20" | | 0 | |
| - | | DE GREEF Francis | | SIL | | 01'20" | | 0 | |
| - | | LANDALUZE INTXAURRAGA Iñigo | | EUS | | 01'22" | | 0 | |
| - | | PRIAMO Matteo | | CSF | | 01'36" | | 0 | |
| - | | ROY Jérémy | | FDJ | | 01'43" | | 0 | |
| - | | BOSSONI Paolo | | LAM | | 01'46" | | 0 | |
| - | | MCCARTY Jonathan Patrick | | TSL | | 02'02" | | 0 | |
| - | | PATE Danny | | TSL | | 02'02" | | 0 | |
| - | | ERMETI Giairo | | LPR | | 02'11" | | 0 | |
| - | | APERRIBAY ARANDA Lander | | EUS | | 02'12" | | 0 | |
| - | | GOLCER Jure | | LPR | | 02'14" | | 0 | |
| - | | RABON Frantisek | | THR | | 02'17" | | 0 | |
| - | | HANSEN Adam | | THR | | 02'17" | | 0 | |
| - | | GREIPEL André | | THR | | 02'17" | | 0 | |
| - | | LUND Anders | | CSC | | 02'26" | | 0 | |
| - | | ENGELS Addy | | QST | | 02'31" | | 0 | |
| - | | PERGET Mathieu | | GCE | | 02'50" | | 0 | |
| - | | TRUSOV Nikolay | | TCS | | 03'00" | | 0 | |
| - | | LODDO Alberto | | TCS | | 03'00" | | 0 | |
| - | | PAGLIARINI Luciano Andre Mendonça | | SDV | | 03'07" | | 0 | |
| - | | GATES Nick | | SIL | | 03'13" | | 0 | |
| - | | CAPELLI Ermanno | | SDV | | 03'23" | | 0 | |
| - | | BENITEZ ROMAN Jose Alberto | | SDV | | 03'23" | | 0 | |
| - | | SEROV Aleksandr | | TCS | | 03'46" | | 0 | |
| - | | BROWN Graeme | | RAB | | 03'52" | | 0 | |
| - | | ORDOWSKI Volker | | GST | | 04'07" | | 0 | |
| - | | FÖRSTER Robert | | GST | | 04'07" | | 0 | |
| - | | HUTAROVICH Yauheni | | FDJ | | 04'20" | | 0 | |
| - | | SUTTON Christopher | | TSL | | 04'25" | | 0 | |
| - | | ILLIANO Raffaele | | SDA | | 04'37" | | 0 | |
| - | | GATTO Oscar | | GST | | 05'09" | | 0 | |
| - | | SAVINI Filippo | | CSF | | 05'17" | | 0 | |
| - | | PEREZ CUAPIO Julio Alberto | | CSF | | 05'17" | | 0 | |