Chainel finally gets his win

France's Steve Chainel (BBOX Bouygues Telecom) was the surprise winner of the opening stage of the Three Days of De Panne on Tuesday, beating several bigger names in a seven-rider sprint in Oudenaarde.

“It's a real surprise to win. There were some fast sprinters up there like Paolini and Gasparotto but I've got a good jump and today it worked," said Chainel.

“It's a dream to win in Belgium because I love riding cyclo-cross here. I hope things carry on like this 'til Sunday because I hope to do well in the Tour of Flanders too. I'm not a time trial specialist but I treated this stage more like a one-day classic. I'll try and defend the lead.”

Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil) hit out early in the sprint but then Chainel blew past him and nobody was able to get a near him.

Millar finished seventh on the stage. With the first chase group finishing 45 seconds behind and with the bunch at over two minutes, Millar has set up a great chance for overall victory.

12 climbs and twisting, narrow lanes

The 169 riders on the KBC-Driedaagse De Panne - Koksijde start list rolled out of Middlekerke under dark skies and rain but the weather brightened up as the race progressed and headed to the Belgian coast.

With 12 climbs and lots of twisting, narrow lanes on the way, the first stage was a mini Tour of Flanders and the riders rode aggressively as they fought to get in the break they knew could perhaps stay away and so shape the final overall standings of the three-day race.

Several early breaks went off the front of the bunch but they were never allowed to get away and the first serious move only formed after 100km. 10 riders were in it and quickly got a two-minute gap but Liquigas, Quick Step and Acqua & Sapone dragged the peloton after them.

The 10 became seven over the Berendries, 40km from the finish and then Liquigas sprinter Daniel Bennati led the chasers up the steep cobbled Valkenberg, taking a select few other riders. 13 riders formed at the front. Adam Hansen (HTC-Columbia) was there but lost contact after touching a wheel and crashing.

The Kruisberg, 16km from the finish and then Korte Keer split the front group into two as the strongest climbers emerged. Frederic Amorison (Landbouwkrediet) had opened a small gap before it and so stayed up there with Millar, Paolini, Westra, Gasparotto, Chainel and Daniele Oss (Liquigas) getting across to him over the top. The others tried to chase and get back on with the help of some motorbike slipstreams but the seven worked together to make sure they would fight out for the stage win.

Paolini and Gasparotto must have thought they were going to win but then Chainel burst through to surprise them. Chainel won two stages of the Tour de la Manche and the Circuit de Lorraine in 2008 but his win in De Panne, confirmed he is more than just a cyclo-cross rider.

Thanks to time bonuses, he leads Paolini by four seconds, with Gasparotto third overall, at six seconds. Chainel will wear the race leader’s jersey during Wednesday’s 214km second stage from Zottegem to Sint Idesbald.

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Full Results
1Steve Chainel (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom4:34:28
2Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua e SaponeRow 1 - Cell 2
3Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) AstanaRow 2 - Cell 2
4Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas - DoimoRow 3 - Cell 2
5Frédéric Amorison (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 4 - Cell 2
6Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 5 - Cell 2
7David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Transitions0:00:03
8Niko Eeckhout (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team0:00:45
9Johan Coenen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 8 - Cell 2
10Marco Bandiera (Ita) Team KatushaRow 9 - Cell 2
11Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 10 - Cell 2
12Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis le crédit en ligneRow 11 - Cell 2
13Andry Grivko (Ukr) AstanaRow 12 - Cell 2
14Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre - Farnese Vini0:00:49
15Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas - Doimo0:00:51
16Laurent Beuret (Swi) Carmiooro - NGC0:00:55
17Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 16 - Cell 2
18Tiziano Dall'antonia (Ita) Liquigas - DoimoRow 17 - Cell 2
19Nicolay Trussov (Rus) Team Katusha0:02:09
20Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre - Farnese ViniRow 19 - Cell 2
21Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 20 - Cell 2
22Koen Barbe (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 21 - Cell 2
23Gert Dockx (Bel) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 22 - Cell 2
24Alexandre Pichot (Fra) BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 23 - Cell 2
25Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 24 - Cell 2
26Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - TransitionsRow 25 - Cell 2
27Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas - DoimoRow 26 - Cell 2
28Allan Davis (Aus) AstanaRow 27 - Cell 2
29William Bonnet (Fra) BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 28 - Cell 2
30Stefan Van Dijck (Ned) Verandas Willems0:02:15
31Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre - Farnese ViniRow 30 - Cell 2
32Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Cofidis le crédit en ligneRow 31 - Cell 2
33Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 32 - Cell 2
34Matthe Pronk (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 33 - Cell 2
35Andy Cappelle (Bel) Verandas WillemsRow 34 - Cell 2
36Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 35 - Cell 2
37Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas - DoimoRow 36 - Cell 2
38Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Team KatushaRow 37 - Cell 2
39Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick StepRow 38 - Cell 2
40Mickael Delage (Fra) Omega Pharma - LottoRow 39 - Cell 2
41David Deroo (Fra) Skil - ShimanoRow 40 - Cell 2
42Sébastien Turgot (Fra) BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 41 - Cell 2
43Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) LandbouwkredietRow 42 - Cell 2
44Mirco Selvaggi (Ita) AstanaRow 43 - Cell 2
45Dalto Mauro Da (Ita) Lampre - Farnese ViniRow 44 - Cell 2
46Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Carmiooro - NGCRow 45 - Cell 2
47Pablo Urtasun (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 46 - Cell 2
48David Boucher (Fra) LandbouwkredietRow 47 - Cell 2
49Pieter Ghyllebert (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly TeamRow 48 - Cell 2
50Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 49 - Cell 2
51Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 50 - Cell 2
52Adam Hansen (Aus) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 51 - Cell 2
53Hayden Roulston (NZl) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 52 - Cell 2
54Sacha Modolo (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 53 - Cell 2
55Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quick StepRow 54 - Cell 2
56Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil - ShimanoRow 55 - Cell 2
57Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick StepRow 56 - Cell 2
58Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 57 - Cell 2
59Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas - DoimoRow 58 - Cell 2
60Grégory Habeaux (Bel) Verandas Willems0:02:21
61Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:10:49
62Gendt Thomas De (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 61 - Cell 2
63Javier Aramendia (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 62 - Cell 2
64Adam Blythe (GBr) Omega Pharma - Lotto0:13:06
65Manuel Belletti (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 64 - Cell 2
66Kevin Neirynck (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 65 - Cell 2
67René Weissinger (Ger) Vorarlberg - CorractecRow 66 - Cell 2
68Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - TransitionsRow 67 - Cell 2
69Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Liquigas - DoimoRow 68 - Cell 2
70Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Lampre - Farnese ViniRow 69 - Cell 2
71Piergiorgio Camussa (Ita) Vorarlberg - CorractecRow 70 - Cell 2
72Robert Wagner (Ger) Skil - ShimanoRow 71 - Cell 2
73Marco Velo (Ita) Quick StepRow 72 - Cell 2
74Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua e SaponeRow 73 - Cell 2
75Dario Andriotto (Ita) Acqua e SaponeRow 74 - Cell 2
76Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 75 - Cell 2
77Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick StepRow 76 - Cell 2
78Damien Gaudin (Fra) BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 77 - Cell 2
79Dieter Capelle (Bel) Verandas Willems0:21:35
80Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Quick StepRow 79 - Cell 2
81Leif Hoste (Bel) Omega Pharma - LottoRow 80 - Cell 2
82Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil - ShimanoRow 81 - Cell 2
83Mark Mcnally (GBr) An Post - Sean Kelly TeamRow 82 - Cell 2
84Mark Cassidy (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly TeamRow 83 - Cell 2
85Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha0:24:41
86Lazlo Bodrogi (Fra) Team Katusha0:24:45
87Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin - TransitionsRow 86 - Cell 2
88Enrico Peruffo (Ita) Carmiooro - NGCRow 87 - Cell 2
89Alfredo Balloni (Ita) Lampre - Farnese ViniRow 88 - Cell 2
90James Van Landschoot (Bel) Verandas WillemsRow 89 - Cell 2
91Alessandro Fantini (Ita) Acqua e SaponeRow 90 - Cell 2
92Kenny De Haes (Bel) Omega Pharma - LottoRow 91 - Cell 2
93Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing TeamRow 92 - Cell 2
94Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 93 - Cell 2
95Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma - LottoRow 94 - Cell 2
96Gerben Löwik (Ned) Omega Pharma - LottoRow 95 - Cell 2
97Ricardo Van Der Velde (Ned) Garmin - TransitionsRow 96 - Cell 2
98Bobbie Traksel (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 97 - Cell 2
99Maxim De Busschere (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly TeamRow 98 - Cell 2
100Conor McConvey (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly TeamRow 99 - Cell 2
101Job Vissers (Ned) Skil - ShimanoRow 100 - Cell 2
102Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas - DoimoRow 101 - Cell 2
103Cheng Ji (Chn) Skil - ShimanoRow 102 - Cell 2
104Danny Pate (USA) Garmin - TransitionsRow 103 - Cell 2
105Sven Van Den Houtte (Bel) Verandas WillemsRow 104 - Cell 2
106Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick StepRow 105 - Cell 2
107Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 106 - Cell 2
108Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Team KatushaRow 107 - Cell 2
109Piet Rooijakkers (Ned) Skil - ShimanoRow 108 - Cell 2
110Vitaliy Buts (Ukr) Lampre - Farnese ViniRow 109 - Cell 2
111Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team KatushaRow 110 - Cell 2
112Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) AstanaRow 111 - Cell 2
113Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 112 - Cell 2
114Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma - LottoRow 113 - Cell 2
115Romain Sicard (Fra) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 114 - Cell 2
116Dominique Cornu (Bel) Skil - ShimanoRow 115 - Cell 2
117Gorka Izagirre (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 116 - Cell 2
118Marco Frapporti (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 117 - Cell 2
119Marcello Pavarin (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 118 - Cell 2
120Philipp Ludescher (Aut) Vorarlberg - CorractecRow 119 - Cell 2
121Federico Canuti (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 120 - Cell 2
122Bart Dockx (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 121 - Cell 2
123Kenny Lisabeth (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly TeamRow 122 - Cell 2
124Stijn Minne (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly TeamRow 123 - Cell 2
125Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 124 - Cell 2
126Reinier Honig (Ned) Acqua e SaponeRow 125 - Cell 2
127Wilde Sjef De (Bel) Verandas WillemsRow 126 - Cell 2
128Sven Renders (Bel) Verandas WillemsRow 127 - Cell 2
129Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 128 - Cell 2
130Marcin Sapa (Pol) Lampre - Farnese ViniRow 129 - Cell 2
131Alessandro Raisoni (Ita) Carmiooro - NGCRow 130 - Cell 2
132Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua e SaponeRow 131 - Cell 2
133Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 132 - Cell 2
134Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing TeamRow 133 - Cell 2
135Paolo Francesco Di (Ita) Acqua e SaponeRow 134 - Cell 2
136Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega Pharma - LottoRow 135 - Cell 2
137Valeriy Dmitriyev (Kaz) AstanaRow 136 - Cell 2
138Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) AstanaRow 137 - Cell 2
139Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 138 - Cell 2
140Tristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis le crédit en ligneRow 139 - Cell 2
141Guillaume Blot (Fra) Cofidis le crédit en ligneRow 140 - Cell 2
142Andrea Piechele (Ita) Carmiooro - NGCRow 141 - Cell 2
143Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 142 - Cell 2
144Eric Berthou (Fra) Carmiooro - NGCRow 143 - Cell 2
145Sébastian Baldauf (Ger) Vorarlberg - CorractecRow 144 - Cell 2
146Aitor Galdos (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 145 - Cell 2
147Josef Benetseder (Aut) Vorarlberg - CorractecRow 146 - Cell 2
148Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 147 - Cell 2
149Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin - TransitionsRow 148 - Cell 2
150Kevin Ista (Bel) Cofidis le crédit en ligneRow 149 - Cell 2
151Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis le crédit en ligneRow 150 - Cell 2
152Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 151 - Cell 2
153Yohann Gené (Fra) BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 152 - Cell 2
154Mathieu Claude (Fra) BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 153 - Cell 2
155Saïd Haddou (Fra) BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 154 - Cell 2
156John Murphy (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 155 - Cell 2
DNFLis Andres Sergio De (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 156 - Cell 2
DNFAlexander Gufler (Ita) Vorarlberg - CorractecRow 157 - Cell 2
DNFRené Haselbacher (Aut) Vorarlberg - CorractecRow 158 - Cell 2
DNFGeert Steurs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 159 - Cell 2
DNFJulien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis le crédit en ligneRow 160 - Cell 2
DNFFabio Terrenzio (Ita) Carmiooro - NGCRow 161 - Cell 2
DNFSimon Zahner (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 162 - Cell 2
DNFSergueï Ivanov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 163 - Cell 2
DNFAssan Bazayev (Kaz) AstanaRow 164 - Cell 2
DNFKevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick StepRow 165 - Cell 2
DNFLeigh Howard (Aus) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 166 - Cell 2
DNFDominik Hrinkow (Aut) Vorarlberg - CorractecRow 167 - Cell 2
DNFDiego Alejandro Tamayo Martinez (Col) Carmiooro - NGCRow 168 - Cell 2
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Sprint 1
1Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team3pts
2Adam Hansen (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Tristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis le crédit en ligne1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2
1Gendt Thomas De (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator3pts
2Leif Hoste (Bel) Omega Pharma - Lotto2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil - Shimano1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 3
1Gendt Thomas De (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator3pts
2Tiziano Dall'antonia (Ita) Liquigas - Doimo2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Lampre - Farnese Vini1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Points
1Steve Chainel (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom20pts
2Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua e Sapone18Row 1 - Cell 3
3Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana16Row 2 - Cell 3
4Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas - Doimo14Row 3 - Cell 3
5Frédéric Amorison (Bel) Landbouwkrediet12Row 4 - Cell 3
6Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team10Row 5 - Cell 3
7David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Transitions9Row 6 - Cell 3
8Niko Eeckhout (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team8Row 7 - Cell 3
9Johan Coenen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator7Row 8 - Cell 3
10Marco Bandiera (Ita) Team Katusha6Row 9 - Cell 3
11Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet5Row 10 - Cell 3
12Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis le crédit en ligne4Row 11 - Cell 3
13Andry Grivko (Ukr) Astana3Row 12 - Cell 3
14Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre - Farnese Vini2Row 13 - Cell 3
15Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas - Doimo1Row 14 - Cell 3
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KOM 1 - Edelare
1Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil - Shimano5pts
2Leif Hoste (Bel) Omega Pharma - Lotto3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Lampre - Farnese Vini1Row 2 - Cell 3
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KOM 2 - Leberg
1Steve Chainel (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom5pts
2Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil - Shimano3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Andry Grivko (Ukr) Astana1Row 2 - Cell 3
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KOM 3 - Berendries
1Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil - Shimano5pts
2Steve Chainel (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Andry Grivko (Ukr) Astana1Row 2 - Cell 3
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KOM 4 - Valkenberg
1Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil - Shimano5pts
2Steve Chainel (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Andry Grivko (Ukr) Astana1Row 2 - Cell 3
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KOM 5 - Kruisberg
1Steve Chainel (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom5pts
2Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil - Shimano3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet1Row 2 - Cell 3
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KOM 6 - Kortekeer
1Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil - Shimano5pts
2Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Andry Grivko (Ukr) Astana1Row 2 - Cell 3
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KOM 7 - Edelare
1Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil - Shimano5pts
2Steve Chainel (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Andry Grivko (Ukr) Astana1Row 2 - Cell 3
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KOM 8 - Leberg
1Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil - Shimano5pts
2Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Steve Chainel (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom1Row 2 - Cell 3
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KOM 9 - Berendries
1Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet5pts
2Steve Chainel (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Andry Grivko (Ukr) Astana1Row 2 - Cell 3
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KOM 10 - Valkenberg
1Steve Chainel (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom5pts
2Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Andry Grivko (Ukr) Astana1Row 2 - Cell 3
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KOM 11 - Kruisberg
1Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet5pts
2Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas - Doimo3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana1Row 2 - Cell 3
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KOM 12 - Kortekeer
1Frédéric Amorison (Bel) Landbouwkrediet5pts
2Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana3Row 1 - Cell 3
3David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Transitions1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Teams
1Liquigas-Doimo13:45:10
2Landbouwkrediet0:01:08
3AstanaRow 2 - Cell 2
4Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:02:32
5Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team0:02:44
6Team Katusha0:03:23
7Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 6 - Cell 2
8Lampre-Farnese Vini0:03:27
9Team HTC - Columbia0:03:33
10Quick Step0:04:59
11Verandas Willems0:05:05
12Garmin - Transitions0:13:32
13Skil - Shimano0:15:50
14An Post - Sean Kelly0:22:49
15Acqua & Sapone0:24:26
16Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne0:25:59
17CarmioOro NGC0:26:09
18Omega Pharma-Lotto0:35:10
19BMC Racing Team0:35:57
20Euskaltel - Euskadi0:36:03
21Colnago - CSF Inox0:38:20
22Vorarlberg - Corratec0:49:11
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General classification after stage 1
1Steve Chainel (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom4:34:18
2Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua e Sapone0:00:04
3Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana0:00:06
4Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team0:00:07
5Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas - Doimo0:00:10
6Frédéric Amorison (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 5 - Cell 2
7David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Transitions0:00:13
8Niko Eeckhout (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team0:00:55
9Johan Coenen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 8 - Cell 2
10Marco Bandiera (Ita) Team KatushaRow 9 - Cell 2
11Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 10 - Cell 2
12Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis le crédit en ligneRow 11 - Cell 2
13Andry Grivko (Ukr) AstanaRow 12 - Cell 2
14Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre - Farnese Vini0:00:59
15Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas - Doimo0:01:01
16Tiziano Dall'antonia (Ita) Liquigas - Doimo0:01:03
17Laurent Beuret (Swi) Carmiooro - NGC0:01:05
18Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 17 - Cell 2
19Nicolay Trussov (Rus) Team Katusha0:02:19
20Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre - Farnese ViniRow 19 - Cell 2
21Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 20 - Cell 2
22Koen Barbe (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 21 - Cell 2
23Gert Dockx (Bel) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 22 - Cell 2
24Alexandre Pichot (Fra) BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 23 - Cell 2
25Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 24 - Cell 2
26Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - TransitionsRow 25 - Cell 2
27Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas - DoimoRow 26 - Cell 2
28Allan Davis (Aus) AstanaRow 27 - Cell 2
29William Bonnet (Fra) BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 28 - Cell 2
30Adam Hansen (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia0:02:23
31Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil - Shimano0:02:24
32Stefan Van Dijck (Ned) Verandas Willems0:02:25
33Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre - Farnese ViniRow 32 - Cell 2
34Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Cofidis le crédit en ligneRow 33 - Cell 2
35Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 34 - Cell 2
36Matthe Pronk (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 35 - Cell 2
37Andy Cappelle (Bel) Verandas WillemsRow 36 - Cell 2
38Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 37 - Cell 2
39Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas - DoimoRow 38 - Cell 2
40Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Team KatushaRow 39 - Cell 2
41Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick StepRow 40 - Cell 2
42Mickael Delage (Fra) Omega Pharma - LottoRow 41 - Cell 2
43David Deroo (Fra) Skil - ShimanoRow 42 - Cell 2
44Sébastien Turgot (Fra) BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 43 - Cell 2
45Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) LandbouwkredietRow 44 - Cell 2
46Mirco Selvaggi (Ita) AstanaRow 45 - Cell 2
47Dalto Mauro Da (Ita) Lampre - Farnese ViniRow 46 - Cell 2
48Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Carmiooro - NGCRow 47 - Cell 2
49Pablo Urtasun (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 48 - Cell 2
50David Boucher (Fra) LandbouwkredietRow 49 - Cell 2
51Pieter Ghyllebert (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly TeamRow 50 - Cell 2
52Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 51 - Cell 2
53Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 52 - Cell 2
54Hayden Roulston (NZl) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 53 - Cell 2
55Sacha Modolo (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 54 - Cell 2
56Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quick StepRow 55 - Cell 2
57Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick StepRow 56 - Cell 2
58Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 57 - Cell 2
59Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas - DoimoRow 58 - Cell 2
60Grégory Habeaux (Bel) Verandas Willems0:02:31
61Gendt Thomas De (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator0:10:53
62Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:10:59
63Javier Aramendia (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 62 - Cell 2
64Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Lampre - Farnese Vini0:13:15
65Adam Blythe (GBr) Omega Pharma - Lotto0:13:16
66Manuel Belletti (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 65 - Cell 2
67Kevin Neirynck (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 66 - Cell 2
68René Weissinger (Ger) Vorarlberg - CorractecRow 67 - Cell 2
69Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - TransitionsRow 68 - Cell 2
70Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Liquigas - DoimoRow 69 - Cell 2
71Piergiorgio Camussa (Ita) Vorarlberg - CorractecRow 70 - Cell 2
72Robert Wagner (Ger) Skil - ShimanoRow 71 - Cell 2
73Marco Velo (Ita) Quick StepRow 72 - Cell 2
74Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua e SaponeRow 73 - Cell 2
75Dario Andriotto (Ita) Acqua e SaponeRow 74 - Cell 2
76Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 75 - Cell 2
77Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick StepRow 76 - Cell 2
78Damien Gaudin (Fra) BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 77 - Cell 2
79Leif Hoste (Bel) Omega Pharma - Lotto0:21:43
80Dieter Capelle (Bel) Verandas Willems0:21:45
81Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Quick StepRow 80 - Cell 2
82Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil - ShimanoRow 81 - Cell 2
83Mark Mcnally (GBr) An Post - Sean Kelly TeamRow 82 - Cell 2
84Mark Cassidy (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly TeamRow 83 - Cell 2
85Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha0:24:51
86Tristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis le crédit en ligne0:24:54
87Lazlo Bodrogi (Fra) Team Katusha0:24:55
88Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin - TransitionsRow 87 - Cell 2
89Enrico Peruffo (Ita) Carmiooro - NGCRow 88 - Cell 2
90James Van Landschoot (Bel) Verandas WillemsRow 89 - Cell 2
91Alessandro Fantini (Ita) Acqua e SaponeRow 90 - Cell 2
92Kenny De Haes (Bel) Omega Pharma - LottoRow 91 - Cell 2
93Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing TeamRow 92 - Cell 2
94Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 93 - Cell 2
95Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma - LottoRow 94 - Cell 2
96Gerben Löwik (Ned) Omega Pharma - LottoRow 95 - Cell 2
97Ricardo Van Der Velde (Ned) Garmin - TransitionsRow 96 - Cell 2
98Bobbie Traksel (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 97 - Cell 2
99Maxim De Busschere (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly TeamRow 98 - Cell 2
100Conor McConvey (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly TeamRow 99 - Cell 2
101Job Vissers (Ned) Skil - ShimanoRow 100 - Cell 2
102Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas - DoimoRow 101 - Cell 2
103Cheng Ji (Chn) Skil - ShimanoRow 102 - Cell 2
104Danny Pate (USA) Garmin - TransitionsRow 103 - Cell 2
105Sven Van Den Houtte (Bel) Verandas WillemsRow 104 - Cell 2
106Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick StepRow 105 - Cell 2
107Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 106 - Cell 2
108Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Team KatushaRow 107 - Cell 2
109Piet Rooijakkers (Ned) Skil - ShimanoRow 108 - Cell 2
110Vitaliy Buts (Ukr) Lampre - Farnese ViniRow 109 - Cell 2
111Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team KatushaRow 110 - Cell 2
112Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) AstanaRow 111 - Cell 2
113Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 112 - Cell 2
114Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma - LottoRow 113 - Cell 2
115Romain Sicard (Fra) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 114 - Cell 2
116Dominique Cornu (Bel) Skil - ShimanoRow 115 - Cell 2
117Gorka Izagirre (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 116 - Cell 2
118Marco Frapporti (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 117 - Cell 2
119Marcello Pavarin (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 118 - Cell 2
120Philipp Ludescher (Aut) Vorarlberg - CorractecRow 119 - Cell 2
121Federico Canuti (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 120 - Cell 2
122Bart Dockx (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 121 - Cell 2
123Kenny Lisabeth (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly TeamRow 122 - Cell 2
124Stijn Minne (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly TeamRow 123 - Cell 2
125Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 124 - Cell 2
126Reinier Honig (Ned) Acqua e SaponeRow 125 - Cell 2
127Wilde Sjef De (Bel) Verandas WillemsRow 126 - Cell 2
128Sven Renders (Bel) Verandas WillemsRow 127 - Cell 2
129Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 128 - Cell 2
130Marcin Sapa (Pol) Lampre - Farnese ViniRow 129 - Cell 2
131Alessandro Raisoni (Ita) Carmiooro - NGCRow 130 - Cell 2
132Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua e SaponeRow 131 - Cell 2
133Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 132 - Cell 2
134Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing TeamRow 133 - Cell 2
135Paolo Francesco Di (Ita) Acqua e SaponeRow 134 - Cell 2
136Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega Pharma - LottoRow 135 - Cell 2
137Valeriy Dmitriyev (Kaz) AstanaRow 136 - Cell 2
138Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) AstanaRow 137 - Cell 2
139Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 138 - Cell 2
140Guillaume Blot (Fra) Cofidis le crédit en ligneRow 139 - Cell 2
141Andrea Piechele (Ita) Carmiooro - NGCRow 140 - Cell 2
142Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 141 - Cell 2
143Eric Berthou (Fra) Carmiooro - NGCRow 142 - Cell 2
144Sébastian Baldauf (Ger) Vorarlberg - CorractecRow 143 - Cell 2
145Aitor Galdos (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 144 - Cell 2
146Josef Benetseder (Aut) Vorarlberg - CorractecRow 145 - Cell 2
147Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 146 - Cell 2
148Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin - TransitionsRow 147 - Cell 2
149Kevin Ista (Bel) Cofidis le crédit en ligneRow 148 - Cell 2
150Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis le crédit en ligneRow 149 - Cell 2
151Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 150 - Cell 2
152Yohann Gené (Fra) BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 151 - Cell 2
153Mathieu Claude (Fra) BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 152 - Cell 2
154Saïd Haddou (Fra) BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 153 - Cell 2
155John Murphy (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 154 - Cell 2
156Alfredo Balloni (Ita) Lampre - Farnese Vini0:25:05
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Points classification
1Steve Chainel (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom20pts
2Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua e Sapone18Row 1 - Cell 3
3Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana16Row 2 - Cell 3
4Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas - Doimo14Row 3 - Cell 3
5Frédéric Amorison (Bel) Landbouwkrediet12Row 4 - Cell 3
6Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team10Row 5 - Cell 3
7David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Transitions9Row 6 - Cell 3
8Niko Eeckhout (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team8Row 7 - Cell 3
9Johan Coenen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator7Row 8 - Cell 3
10Marco Bandiera (Ita) Team Katusha6Row 9 - Cell 3
11Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet5Row 10 - Cell 3
12Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis le crédit en ligne4Row 11 - Cell 3
13Andry Grivko (Ukr) Astana3Row 12 - Cell 3
14Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre - Farnese Vini2Row 13 - Cell 3
15Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas - Doimo1Row 14 - Cell 3
16Alfredo Balloni (Ita) Lampre - Farnese Vini5Row 15 - Cell 3
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Sprint classification
1Gendt Thomas De (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator6pts
2Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Tiziano Dall'antonia (Ita) Liquigas - Doimo2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Adam Hansen (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia2Row 3 - Cell 3
5Leif Hoste (Bel) Omega Pharma - Lotto2Row 4 - Cell 3
6Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil - Shimano1Row 5 - Cell 3
7Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Lampre - Farnese Vini1Row 6 - Cell 3
8Tristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis le crédit en ligne1Row 7 - Cell 3
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Mountains classification
1Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil - Shimano36pts
2Steve Chainel (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom28Row 1 - Cell 3
3Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet20Row 2 - Cell 3
4Andry Grivko (Ukr) Astana7Row 3 - Cell 3
5Frédéric Amorison (Bel) Landbouwkrediet5Row 4 - Cell 3
6Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana4Row 5 - Cell 3
7Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas - Doimo3Row 6 - Cell 3
8Leif Hoste (Bel) Omega Pharma - Lotto3Row 7 - Cell 3
9David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Transitions1Row 8 - Cell 3
10Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Lampre - Farnese Vini1Row 9 - Cell 3
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Teams classification
1Liquigas-Doimo13:45:10
2Landbouwkrediet0:01:08
3AstanaRow 2 - Cell 2
4Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:02:32
5Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team0:02:44
6Team Katusha0:03:23
7Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 6 - Cell 2
8Lampre-Farnese Vini0:03:27
9Team HTC - Columbia0:03:33
10Quick Step0:04:59
11Verandas Willems0:05:05
12Garmin - Transitions0:13:32
13Skil - Shimano0:15:50
14An Post - Sean Kelly0:22:49
15Acqua & Sapone0:24:26
16Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne0:25:59
17CarmioOro NGC0:26:09
18Omega Pharma-Lotto0:35:10
19BMC Racing Team0:35:57
20Euskaltel - Euskadi0:36:03
21Colnago - CSF Inox0:38:20
22Vorarlberg - Corratec0:49:11

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