| 31 | David Moncoutié | a 4'48" | Francia | Cofidis, le Crédit en Ligne |
| 32 | Christopher Froome | a 4'58" | Kenya | Sky ProCycling |
| 33 | Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho | a 5'10" | Portogallo | Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank |
| 34 | Rigoberto Urán Urán | a 5'19" | Colombia | Sky ProCycling |
| 35 | Serge Pauwels | a 5'19" | Belgio | Omega Pharma - Quick Step |
| 36 | Javier Moreno Bazán | a 5'19" | Spagna | Movistar Team |
| 37 | Andre Fernando Santos Martins Cardoso | a 5'28" | Portogallo | Caja Rural |
| 38 | Bauke Mollema | a 5'28" | Olanda | Rabobank Cycling Team |
| 39 | Marcos García Fernández | a 5'32" | Spagna | Caja Rural |
| 40 | Iván Velasco Murillo | a 5'43" | Spagna | Euskaltel - Euskadi |
| 41 | Alessandro Ballan | a 6'01" | Italia | BMC Racing Team |
| 42 | Leonardo Fabio Duque | a 7'14" | Colombia | Cofidis, le Crédit en Ligne |
| 43 | Kevin De Weert | a 7'55" | Belgio | Omega Pharma - Quick Step |
| 44 | Bruno Manuel Silva Pires | a 7'55" | Portogallo | Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank |
| 45 | Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau | a 9'21" | Spagna | Euskaltel - Euskadi |
| 46 | Marco Marzano | a 9'21" | Italia | Lampre - ISD |
| 47 | Rafal Majka | a 12'31" | Polonia | Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank |
| 48 | Ben Swift | a 18'29" | Gran Bretagna | Sky ProCycling |
| 49 | Danny Pate | a 18'29" | Usa | Sky ProCycling |
| 50 | Alberto Losada Alguacil | a 20'22" | Spagna | Katusha Team |
| 51 | Yukihiro Doi | a 20'51" | Giappone | Team Argos - Shimano |
| 52 | Stef Clement | a 20'51" | Olanda | Rabobank Cycling Team |
| 53 | Kristof Vandewalle | a 20'51" | Belgio | Omega Pharma - Quick Step |
| 54 | Dario Cataldo | a 20'51" | Italia | Omega Pharma - Quick Step |
| 55 | Martijn Keizer | a 20'51" | Olanda | Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team |
| 56 | Fredrik Carl Wilhelm Kessiakoff | a 20'51" | Svezia | Astana Pro Team |
| 57 | Bertjan Lindeman | a 20'51" | Olanda | Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team |
| 58 | Wesley Sulzberger | a 20'51" | Australia | Orica - GreenEDGE |
| 59 | Cayetano José Sarmiento Tunarrosa | a 20'51" | Colombia | Liquigas - Cannondale |
| 60 | Koldo Fernández de Larrea | a 20'51" | Spagna | Garmin - Sharp |
