Le peloton roule maintenant avec 4'55'' de retard sur Cummings, Hincapie (BMC), Popovych, Voigt (RNT), Voeckler, Arashiro (EUC), Azanza, Izaguirre, Martinez (EUS), Hondo, Marzano, Stortoni (LAM), D.Martin (GRS), Bouet, Minard (ALM), Taaramae, Dumoulin (COF), Feillu, Levarlet, Marino (SAU), Hoogerland, Vals Ferri (VCD), Caruso, Trofimov, Vorganov (KAT), Casar, Fédrigo, Ladagnous (FDJ), Kruijswijsk, Ten Dam (RAB), Costa, Karpets, Kiryienka (MOV), Paulinho, C.Sorensen (STB), Kessiakoff, Vinokourov (AST) et Sprick (ARG).