Motorcycles
Australian motorcyclist Andy Caldecott died in an accident during ninth stage. Tenth stage was not timed as a mark of respect for Caldecott. Spanish rider Marc Coma on KTM won the motorcycle category, second was French rider Cyril Despres and third Italian rider Giovanni Sala (both on KTM).
| Stage result | General classification | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Gap | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Gap |
| 1 | 1 | Cyril Despres | KTM | 56:20 | 1 | Cyril Despres | KTM | 56:20 | ||
| 2 | Ruben Faria | KTM | 58:14 | 0:04 | 2 | Ruben Faria | KTM | 58:14 | 0:04 | |
| 3 | Marc Coma | KTM | 58:17 | 0:07 | 3 | Marc Coma | KTM | 58:17 | 0:07 | |
| 2 | 1 | Ruben Faria1 | KTM | 1:37:07 | 1 | Isidre Esteve Pujol | KTM | 2:37:24 | ||
| 2 | Isidre Esteve Pujol | KTM | 1:38:14 | 1:07 | 2 | Marc Coma | KTM | 2:37:32 | 0:08 | |
| 3 | David Casteu | KTM | 1:38:35 | 1:28 | 3 | Hélder Rodrigues | Yamaha | 2:38:32 | 0:43 | |
| 3 | 1 | Andy Caldecott | KTM | 3:21:11 | 1 | Cyril Despres | KTM | 6:03:12 | ||
| 2 | Andy Grider | KTM | 3:24:15 | 3:04 | 2 | Marc Coma | KTM | 6:04:28 | 1:16 | |
| 3 | Cyril Despres | KTM | 3:24:17 | 3:06 | 3 | Jose Manuel Pellicer | KTM | 6:04:52 | 1:39 | |
| 4 | 1 | Isidre Esteve Pujol | KTM | 4:13:01 | 1 | Marc Coma | KTM | 10:17:57 | ||
| 2 | Marc Coma | KTM | 4:13:29 | 0:28 | 2 | Isidre Esteve Pujol | KTM | 10:22:48 | 4:51 | |
| 3 | Carlo de Gavardo | KTM | 4:18:16 | 5:15 | 3 | Cyril Despres | KTM | 10:23:03 | 5:06 | |
| 5 | 1 | Cyril Despres | KTM | 3:47:40 | 1 | Marc Coma | KTM | 14:09:18 | ||
| 2 | Marc Coma | KTM | 3:51:21 | 3:41 | 2 | Cyril Despres | KTM | 14:10:43 | 1:25 | |
| 3 | Isidre Esteve Pujol | KTM | 3:52:58 | 5:18 | 3 | Isidre Esteve Pujol | KTM | 14:15:46 | 6:28 | |
| 6 | 1 | Carlo de Gavardo | KTM | 4:00:32 | 1 | Marc Coma | KTM | 18:15:45 | ||
| 2 | Giovanni Sala | KTM | 4:03:55 | 3:23 | 2 | Cyril Despres | KTM | 18:19:28 | 3:43 | |
| 3 | Isidre Esteve Pujol | KTM | 4:01:24 | 3:52 | 3 | Isidre Esteve Pujol | KTM | 18:20:10 | 4:25 | |
| 7 | 1 | Carlo de Gavardo | KTM | 6:28:11 | 1 | Marc Coma | KTM | 24:45:23 | ||
| 2 | Marc Coma | KTM | 6:29:38 | 1:27 | 2 | Carlo de Gavardo | KTM | 24:49:53 | 4:30 | |
| 3 | Giovanni Sala | KTM | 6:30:11 | 2:00 | 3 | Isidre Esteve Pujol | KTM | 24:52:50 | 7:27 | |
| 8 | 1 | David Casteu | KTM | 5:55:55 | 1 | Marc Coma | KTM | 30:49:20 | ||
| 2 | Chris Blais | KTM | 5:55:08 | 2:13 | 2 | Isidre Esteve Pujol | KTM | 30:55:43 | 6:23 | |
| 3 | Cyril Despres | KTM | 5:58:12 | 2:17 | 3 | Carlo de Gavardo | KTM | 31:01:09 | 11:49 | |
| 9 | 1 | Cyril Despres | KTM | 7:55:48 | 1 | Marc Coma | KTM | 38:49:15 | ||
| 2 | Marc Coma | KTM | 7:59:55 | 4:07 | 2 | Cyril Despres | KTM | 39:12:02 | 22:47 | |
| 3 | Hélder Rodrigues | Yamaha | 8:02:48 | 7:00 | 3 | Giovanni Sala | KTM | 39:42:19 | 53:04 | |
| 10 | Stage cancelled due to death of Andy Caldecott | |||||||||
| 11 | 1 | Alain Duclos | KTM | 3:16:40 | 1 | Marc Coma | KTM | 42:07:22 | ||
| 2 | Marc Coma | KTM | 3:18:07 | 1:27 | 2 | Cyril Despres | KTM | 42:41:46 | 34:24 | |
| 3 | Jonah Street | KTM | 3:23:19 | 6:39 | 3 | Giovanni Sala | KTM | 43:14:23 | 1:07:01 | |
| 12 | 1 | Cyril Despres | KTM | 4:52:14 | 1 | Marc Coma | KTM | 47:01:21 | ||
| 2 | Marc Coma | KTM | 4:53:49 | 1:45 | 2 | Cyril Despres | KTM | 47:34:00 | 32:39 | |
| 3 | Chris Blais | KTM | 4:54:43 | 2:29 | 3 | Giovanni Sala | KTM | 48:46:36 | 1:45:15 | |
| 13 | 1 | Giovanni Sala | KTM | 5:03:49 | 1 | Marc Coma | KTM | 52:09:45 | ||
| 2 | Cyril Despres | KTM | 5:07:01 | 3:12 | 2 | Cyril Despres | KTM | 52:41:01 | 31:16 | |
| 3 | Alain Duclos | KTM | 5:07:21 | 3:32 | 3 | Giovanni Sala | KTM | 53:50:25 | 1:40:40 | |
| 14 | 1 | David Frétigné | Yamaha | 3:16:59 | 1 | Marc Coma | KTM | 55:27:17 | ||
| 2 | Marc Coma | KTM | 3:17:32 | 0:33 | 2 | Cyril Despres | KTM | 56:40:46 | 1:13:29 | |
| 3 | Gerard Farres Guell | Yamaha | 3:33:58 | 16:59 | 3 | Giovanni Sala | KTM | 57:57:05 | 2:29:48 | |
| 15 | Stage not timed | |||||||||
Notes:
- ^1 — Ruben Faria was awarded a 12-minute penalty for failing to complete the opening stage (including liaison) within the time limit, denying him the lead of the overall classification.
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