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Sunday, May 11: Stage 1, Sacramento - Sacramento, 193.1 km (120 miles)

The Race: The day's early break was caught with more than 60 kilometers remaining. From there, Team Sky tried to use the winds to split the peloton. It worked, for a while.

With a little more than 20 kilometers remaining the pack was together with attacking riders trying their luck. But no dice. This was to be decided by a sprint. A sprint, in fact by two of the best living practitioners of the art.

Mark Cavendish and John Degenkolb finished so close together that it took several minutes for the judges to decide the photo showed Cavendish barely winning.

By virtue of the winner's time bonus Cavendish leads the race by four seconds over Degenkolb. Cavendish will have to defend his lead tomorrow in the stage 2 20.1 km individual time trial.

Complete Results:

Winner's average speed: 40.755 km/hr

1	Mark Cavendish	Omega Pharma-QuickStep	4hr 44min 17sec
2	John Degenkolb	Team Giant-Shimano
3	Moreno Hofland	Belkin Pro Cycling Team
4	Peter Sagan	Cannondale
5	Danny Van Poppel	Trek Factory Racing
6	Guillaume Boivin	Cannondale
7	Eric Young	Team Optum
8	Matthew Harley Goss	Orica GreenEDGE
9	Taylor Phinney	BMC Racing Team
10	John Murphy	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
11	Nicolai Brochner	Bissell Development Team
12	Tanner Putt	Bissell Development Team
13	Ken Hanson	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
14	Ryan Eastman	Bissell Development Team
15	Jasper Stuyven	Trek Factory Racing
16	Martijn Verschoor	Team Novo Nordisk
17	Zakkari Dempster	Team NetApp-Endura
18	Juan Jose Haedo	Jamis - Hagens Berman
19	Thor Hushovd	BMC Racing Team
20	Daan Olivier	Team Giant-Shimano
21	Chad Haga	Team Giant-Shimano
22	George Bennett	Cannondale
23	Niki Terpstra	Omega Pharma-QuickStep
24	Lawson Craddock	Team Giant-Shimano
25	Tiago Machado	Team NetApp-Endura
26	Markel Irizar	Trek Factory Racing
27	Laurens Ten Dam	Belkin Pro Cycling Team
28	Carter Jones	Team Optum
29	Tom Boonen	Omega Pharma-QuickStep
30	Bradley Wiggins	Team Sky
31	Fabio Sabatini	Cannondale
32	Adam Yates	Orica GreenEDGE
33	Eloy Teruel Rovira	Jamis - Hagens Berman
34	Jens Keukeleire	Orica GreenEDGE
35	Koen De Kort	Team Giant-Shimano
36	Mathew Hayman	Orica GreenEDGE
37	Peter Stetina	BMC Racing Team
38	Christopher Jones	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
39	Kristijan Koren	Cannondale
40	Johan Esteban Chaves Rubio	Orica GreenEDGE
41	Michael Schär	BMC Racing Team
42	Caleb Fairly	Garmin-Sharp
43	Mark Renshaw	Omega Pharma-QuickStep
44	Edward King	Cannondale
45	Lawrence Warbasse	BMC Racing Team
46	Martin Kohler	BMC Racing Team
47	Iker Camano Ortuzar	Team NetApp-Endura
48	Javier Megias Leal	Team Novo Nordisk
49	Fred Rodriguez	Jelly Belly P/B Maxxis
50	Andrea Peron	Team Novo Nordisk
51	Tao Geoghegan Hart	Bissell Development Team
52	Amael Moinard	BMC Racing Team
53	Clément Chevrier	Bissell Development Team
54	Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg	Team Giant-Shimano
55	Ryan Anderson	Team Optum
56	Scott Zwizanski	Team Optum
57	Luis Romero Amaran	Jamis - Hagens Berman
58	David De La Cruz Melgarejo	Team NetApp-Endura
59	Lars Boom	Belkin Pro Cycling Team
60	Haimar Zubeldia Agirre	Trek Factory Racing
61	Matthew Busche	Trek Factory Racing
62	Carlos Verona Quintanilla	Omega Pharma-QuickStep
63	Kirk Carlsen	Jelly Belly P/B Maxxis
64	Lucas Euser	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
65	Serghei Tvetcov	Jelly Belly P/B Maxxis
66	Tom Zirbel	Team Optum
67	Jesse Sergent	Trek Factory Racing
68	Daniel Summerhill	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
69	Tom Danielson	Garmin-Sharp
70	Benjamin King	Garmin-Sharp
71	Gregory Brenes	Jamis - Hagens Berman
72	Ian Boswell	Team Sky
73	Ruben Zepuntke	Bissell Development Team
74	Janier Alexis Acevedo Calle	Garmin-Sharp
75	Scott Thwaites	Team NetApp-Endura
76	Nathan Earle	Team Sky
77	Ben Jacques-Maynes	Jamis - Hagens Berman
78	Charles Bradley Huff	Team Optum
79	James Oram	Bissell Development Team
80	Danny Pate	Team Sky
81	Phil Gaimon	Garmin-Sharp
82	Alex Candelario	Team Optum
83	Joshua Edmondson	Team Sky
84	Daniel Jaramillo Díez	Jamis - Hagens Berman
85	Nathan Brown	Garmin-Sharp
86	Andreas Schillinger	Team NetApp-Endura
87	Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski	Team Sky
88	Nicolas Lefrançois	Team Novo Nordisk
89	Nicky Van Der Lijke	Belkin Pro Cycling Team
90	Maarten Wynants	Belkin Pro Cycling Team
91	Jens Voigt	Trek Factory Racing
92	Thomas Damuseau	Team Giant-Shimano
93	Damien Howson	Orica GreenEDGE
94	Rohan Dennis	Garmin-Sharp
95	Dennis Van Winden	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	@ 19 seconds
96	Greg Van Avermaet	BMC Racing Team	0:00:22
97	Paul Voss	Team NetApp-Endura	0:00:22
98	Roy Curvers	Team Giant-Shimano	0:00:35
99	Gregory Daniel	Bissell Development Team	0:00:38
100	Kevin De Masmaeker	Team Novo Nordisk
101	Jack Bobridge	Belkin Pro Cycling Team
102	Martin Velits	Omega Pharma-QuickStep
103	Kiel Reijnen	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
104	Maciej Bodnar	Cannondale	0:00:41
105	Charles Planet	Team Novo Nordisk	0:00:54
106	Isaac Bolivar Hernandez	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
107	Matteo Trentin	Omega Pharma-QuickStep	0:00:58
108	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck	Omega Pharma-QuickStep
109	Luke Rowe	Team Sky
110	Christian Knees	Team Sky
111	Jonathan Clarke	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling	0:01:11
112	Leigh Howard	Orica GreenEDGE	0:01:18
113	Luis Enrique Davila	Jelly Belly P/B Maxxis	0:02:40
114	David Lozano Riba	Team Novo Nordisk	0:02:42
115	Joonas Henttala	Team Novo Nordisk
116	Robert Víctor Squire	Jamis - Hagens Berman	0:02:45
117	Matt Cooke	Jamis - Hagens Berman
118	José Joao Pimenta Costa	Team NetApp-Endura	0:02:47
119	Cameron Wurf	Cannondale
120	Jens Mouris	Orica GreenEDGE
121	Calvin Watson	Trek Factory Racing	0:02:52
122	Matthew Lloyd	Jelly Belly P/B Maxxis
123	William Routley	Team Optum
124	Thomas Leezer	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	0:03:40
125	Jacob Rathe	Jelly Belly P/B Maxxis	0:04:37

GC after stage 1:

1	Mark Cavendish	Omega Pharma-QuickStep	4hr 44min 07sec
2	John Degenkolb	Team Giant-Shimano	@ 4 seconds
3	Moreno Hofland	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	0:00:06
4	Tao Geoghegan Hart	Bissell Development Team
5	Peter Sagan	Cannondale	0:00:10
6	Danny Van Poppel	Trek Factory Racing
7	Guillaume Boivin	Cannondale
8	Eric Young	Team Optum
9	Matthew Harley Goss	Orica GreenEDGE
10	Taylor Phinney	BMC Racing Team
11	John Murphy	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
12	Nicolai Brochner	Bissell Development Team
13	Tanner Putt	Bissell Development Team
14	Ken Hanson	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
15	Ryan Eastman	Bissell Development Team
16	Jasper Stuyven	Trek Factory Racing
17	Martijn Verschoor	Team Novo Nordisk
18	Zakkari Dempster	Team NetApp-Endura
19	Juan Jose Haedo	Jamis - Hagens Berman
20	Thor Hushovd	BMC Racing Team
21	Daan Olivier	Team Giant-Shimano
22	Chad Haga	Team Giant-Shimano
23	George Bennett	Cannondale
24	Niki Terpstra	Omega Pharma-QuickStep
25	Lawson Craddock	Team Giant-Shimano
26	Tiago Machado	Team NetApp-Endura
27	Markel Irizar	Trek Factory Racing
28	Laurens Ten Dam	Belkin Pro Cycling Team
29	Carter Jones	Team Optum
30	Tom Boonen	Omega Pharma-QuickStep
31	Bradley Wiggins	Team Sky
32	Fabio Sabatini	Cannondale
33	Adam Yates	Orica GreenEDGE
34	Eloy Teruel Rovira	Jamis - Hagens Berman
35	Jens Keukeleire	Orica GreenEDGE
36	Koen De Kort	Team Giant-Shimano
37	Mathew Hayman	Orica GreenEDGE
38	Peter Stetina	BMC Racing Team
39	Christopher Jones	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
40	Kristijan Koren	Cannondale
41	Johan Esteban Chaves Rubio	Orica GreenEDGE
42	Michael Schär	BMC Racing Team
43	Caleb Fairly	Garmin-Sharp
44	Mark Renshaw	Omega Pharma-QuickStep
45	Edward King	Cannondale
46	Lawrence Warbasse	BMC Racing Team
47	Martin Kohler	BMC Racing Team
48	Iker Camano Ortuzar	Team NetApp-Endura
49	Javier Megias Leal	Team Novo Nordisk
50	Fred Rodriguez	Jelly Belly P/B Maxxis
51	Andrea Peron	Team Novo Nordisk
52	Amael Moinard	BMC Racing Team
53	Clément Chevrier	Bissell Development Team
54	Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg	Team Giant-Shimano
55	Ryan Anderson	Team Optum
56	Scott Zwizanski	Team Optum
57	Luis Romero Amaran	Jamis - Hagens Berman
58	David De La Cruz Melgarejo	Team NetApp-Endura
59	Lars Boom	Belkin Pro Cycling Team
60	Haimar Zubeldia Agirre	Trek Factory Racing
61	Matthew Busche	Trek Factory Racing
62	Carlos Verona Quintanilla	Omega Pharma-QuickStep
63	Kirk Carlsen	Jelly Belly P/B Maxxis
64	Lucas Euser	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
65	Serghei Tvetcov	Jelly Belly P/B Maxxis
66	Tom Zirbel	Team Optum
67	Jesse Sergent	Trek Factory Racing
68	Daniel Summerhill	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
69	Tom Danielson	Garmin-Sharp
70	Benjamin King	Garmin-Sharp
71	Gregory Brenes	Jamis - Hagens Berman
72	Ian Boswell	Team Sky
73	Ruben Zepuntke	Bissell Development Team
74	Janier Alexis Acevedo Calle	Garmin-Sharp
75	Scott Thwaites	Team NetApp-Endura
76	Nathan Earle	Team Sky
77	Ben Jacques-Maynes	Jamis - Hagens Berman
78	Charles Bradley Huff	Team Optum
79	James Oram	Bissell Development Team
80	Danny Pate	Team Sky
81	Phil Gaimon	Garmin-Sharp
82	Alex Candelario	Team Optum
83	Joshua Edmondson	Team Sky
84	Daniel Jaramillo Díez	Jamis - Hagens Berman
85	Nathan Brown	Garmin-Sharp
86	Andreas Schillinger	Team NetApp-Endura
87	Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski	Team Sky
88	Nicolas Lefrançois	Team Novo Nordisk
89	Nicky Van Der Lijke	Belkin Pro Cycling Team
90	Maarten Wynants	Belkin Pro Cycling Team
91	Jens Voigt	Trek Factory Racing
92	Thomas Damuseau	Team Giant-Shimano
93	Damien Howson	Orica GreenEDGE
94	Rohan Dennis	Garmin-Sharp
95	Dennis Van Winden	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	0:00:29
96	Greg Van Avermaet	BMC Racing Team	0:00:32
97	Paul Voss	Team NetApp-Endura
98	Roy Curvers	Team Giant-Shimano	0:00:45
99	Gregory Daniel	Bissell Development Team
100	Kiel Reijnen	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling	0:00:46
101	Kevin De Masmaeker	Team Novo Nordisk	0:00:48
102	Jack Bobridge	Belkin Pro Cycling Team
103	Martin Velits	Omega Pharma-QuickStep
104	Maciej Bodnar	Cannondale	0:00:51
105	Isaac Bolivar Hernandez	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling	0:01:03
106	Charles Planet	Team Novo Nordisk	0:01:04
107	Matteo Trentin	Omega Pharma-QuickStep	0:01:08
108	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck	Omega Pharma-QuickStep
109	Luke Rowe	Team Sky
110	Christian Knees	Team Sky
111	Jonathan Clarke	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling	0:01:21
112	Leigh Howard	Orica GreenEDGE	0:01:28
113	Luis Enrique Davila	Jelly Belly P/B Maxxis	0:02:50
114	David Lozano Riba	Team Novo Nordisk	0:02:52
115	Joonas Henttala	Team Novo Nordisk
116	Robert Víctor Squire	Jamis - Hagens Berman	0:02:55
117	Matt Cooke	Jamis - Hagens Berman
118	José Joao Pimenta Costa	Team NetApp-Endura	0:02:57
119	Cameron Wurf	Cannondale
120	Jens Mouris	Orica GreenEDGE
121	William Routley	Team Optum	0:03:01
122	Calvin Watson	Trek Factory Racing	0:03:02
123	Matthew Lloyd	Jelly Belly P/B Maxxis
124	Thomas Leezer	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	0:03:44
125	Jacob Rathe	Jelly Belly P/B Maxxis	0:04:46

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