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66th Skoda Tour de Luxembourg - 2.HC

Luxembourg, May 31-June 4, 2006

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Stage 2 - June 2: Schifflange-Differdange, 183,2 km

Martens takes the stage

By Susan Westemeyer

Paul Martens from Team Skil-Shimano took the sprint in a four-man group to win the second stage of the Tour de Luxembourg Friday. He finished with the same time as Marco Serpellini (Unibet.com) and Christian Vande Velde (CSC).

Serpellini took over the leader's jersey from T-Mobile's Kim Kirchen, who fell to fifth place overall after finishing 44 seconds behind the leading group. Vande Velde is second, 3 seconds down, and Tomasz Brozyna of the Polish team Intel-Action is third, with 5 seconds.

Saturday's stage from Wiltz to Diekirch over 175,1 km features many climbs.

Results

1 Paul Martens (Ger) Skil - Shimano                                  4.26.05
2 Marco Serpellini (Ita) Unibet.com                                         
3 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC                                      
4 Tomasz Brozyna (Pol) Intel-Action                                         
5 Steffen Radochla (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                            0.27
6 Lazlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                                       
7 Hakan Nilsson (Swe) Continental Cycling Team Differdange                  
8 Dariusz Rudnicki (Pol) Intel-Action                                   0.44
9 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                                  
10 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole                                      
11 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  
12 Frederik Johansson (Swe) Continental Cycling Team Differdange            
13 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                             
14 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Rabobank                                              
15 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile Team                                          
16 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Unibet.com                                         
17 Sébastien Portal (Fra) Credit Agricole                                   
18 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC                                         
19 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Credit Agricole                                   
20 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas                                          
21 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Unibet.com                                         
22 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Liquigas                                           
23 Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) Intel-Action                                      
24 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                            
25 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   
26 Johan Coenen (Bel) Unibet.com                                            
27 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas                                             
28 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                                             
29 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC                                            
30 Piet Rooijakkers (Ned) Skil - Shimano                                    
31 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  
32 Sven Renders (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                               
33 Baden Cooke (Aus) Unibet.com                                             
34 Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Elk Haus-Simplon                                  
35 Niels Scheuneman (Ned) Rabobank                                          
36 Bert De Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                              
37 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                           
38 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                              
39 Jakob Piil (Den) Team CSC                                                
40 Sebastian Skiba (Pol) Intel-Action                                       
41 Camille Bouqet (Fra) Unibet.com                                          
42 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Rabobank                                       
43 Nico Sijmens (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                               
44 Steve Cummings (GBr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                             
45 Gerben Lowik (Ned) Rabobank                                          1.33
46 Constantino Fernandez (Spa) Continental Cycling Team Differdange         
47 Olaf Pollack (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                         
48 Frank Dressler (Ger) Continental Cycling Team Differdange                
49 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Skil - Shimano                                 
50 Wolfgang Murer (Aut) Elk Haus-Simplon                                    
51 Jan Barta (Cze) Elk Haus-Simplon                                         
52 Stefan Rucker (Aut) Elk Haus-Simplon                                     
53 Eddy Forner (Ita) Continental Cycling Team Differdange                   
54 Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                           
55 Julian Dean (NZl) Credit Agricole                                    3.58
56 Anthony Ravard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    
57 Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil - Shimano                                5.20
58 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Skil - Shimano                                     
59 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                                 
60 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                             
61 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile Team                                       
62 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                     
63 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                                              
64 Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Credit Agricole                                   
65 Christian Müller (Ger) Team CSC                                      8.00
66 Andy Cappelle (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                              
67 Gregor Willwohl (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                                
68 Bogdan Bondariew (Ukr) Intel-Action                                  9.55
69 Marcin Osinski (Pol) Intel-Action                                        
70 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Credit Agricole                                      
71 Sebastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                
72 Krzysztof Kuzniak (Pol) Intel-Action                                     
73 René Weissinger (Ger) Skil - Shimano                                     
74 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                                  
75 Nico Schinker (Lux) Continental Cycling Team Differdange            10.11
76 Nick Clesen (Lux) Continental Cycling Team Differdange                   
77 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Unibet.com                                      11.04
78 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas                                          
79 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                                          
80 Kilian Patour (Fra) Credit Agricole                                      
81 Artur Gajek (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                                    
82 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Unibet.com                                             
83 Corey Sweet (Aus) Team Wiesenhof Akud                                    
84 Christoph Meschenmoser (Ger) Skil - Shimano                         11.24
 
Points
 
1 Paul Martens (Ger) Skil - Shimano                                       20 pts
2 Marco Serpellini (Ita) Unibet.com                                       16
3 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC                                    13
4 Tomasz Brozyna (Pol) Intel-Action                                       11
5 Steffen Radochla (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                               9
6 Lazlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                                      7
7 Hakan Nilsson (Swe) Continental Cycling Team Differdange                 5
8 Dariusz Rudnicki (Pol) Intel-Action                                      3
9 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                                 2
10 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole                                     1
 
Mountains
 
Climb 1 - km 121.4
 
1 Paul Martens (Ger) Skil - Shimano                                        5 pts
2 Tomasz Brozyna (Pol) Intel-Action                                        3
3 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC                                     2
4 Steffen Radochla (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                               1
Climb 2 - km 153.0
 
1 Paul Martens (Ger) Skil - Shimano                                        5 pts
2 Tomasz Brozyna (Pol) Intel-Action                                        3
3 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC                                     2
4 Steffen Radochla (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                               1
 
Sprints
 
Rush, km 159.2
 
1 Hakan Nilsson (Swe) Continental Cycling Team Differdange                  
2 Lazlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                                       
3 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC                                      
 
Rush, km 168.6
 
1 Hakan Nilsson (Swe) Continental Cycling Team Differdange                  
2 Steffen Radochla (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                                
3 Lazlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                                       
 
Teams
 
1 Team CSC                                                          13.19.43
2 Intel - Action                    
3 Unibet.Com                        
4 Credit Agricole                                                       0.27
5 Bouyges Telecom                                                       0.44
6 Liquigas                                                         
7 Rabobank                                                         
8 Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                                          
9 Skil - Shimano                                                        0.49
10 CCI Differdange                                                      1.16
11 Elk Haus - Simplon                                                   2.22
12 T-Mobile Team                                                        6.09
13 Team Wiesenhof - Akud                                                7.43
 
General classification after stage 2
 
1 Marco Serpellini (Ita) Unibet.com                                  8.53.01
2 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC                                  0.03
3 Tomasz Brozyna (Pol) Intel-Action                                     0.05
4 Paul Martens (Ger) Skil - Shimano                                     0.13
5 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile Team                                       0.17
6 Steffen Radochla (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                            0.29
7 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Rabobank                                    0.31
8 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC                                         0.32
9 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                0.33
10 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                         0.37
11 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC                                     0.41
12 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Unibet.com                                     0.42
13 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                                             
14 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole                                  0.45
15 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                           
16 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Credit Agricole                                   
17 Bert De Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                          0.46
18 Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Elk Haus-Simplon                              0.49
19 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  
20 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Unibet.com                                         
21 Sven Renders (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                           0.50
22 Johan Coenen (Bel) Unibet.com                                            
23 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                        0.51
24 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                          0.52
25 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Rabobank                                              
26 Piet Rooijakkers (Ned) Skil - Shimano                                0.53
27 Jakob Piil (Den) Team CSC                                            0.54
28 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas                                         0.55
29 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas                                          
30 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Liquigas                                       0.56
31 Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) Intel-Action                                  0.57
32 Frederik Johansson (Swe) Continental Cycling Team Differdange        1.07
33 Sebastian Skiba (Pol) Intel-Action                                   1.14
34 Stefan Rucker (Aut) Elk Haus-Simplon                                 1.34
35 Lazlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                                  1.51
36 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Skil - Shimano                             1.53
37 Steve Cummings (GBr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                         2.17
38 Niels Scheuneman (Ned) Rabobank                                      2.21
39 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              2.24
40 Nico Sijmens (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                           2.25
41 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                         5.22
42 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                 5.34
43 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                                          6.07
44 Hakan Nilsson (Swe) Continental Cycling Team Differdange             6.19
45 Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil - Shimano                                7.10
46 Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Credit Agricole                               7.12
47 Baden Cooke (Aus) Unibet.com                                         7.24
48 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                             7.26
49 Dariusz Rudnicki (Pol) Intel-Action                                  7.30
50 Sébastien Portal (Fra) Credit Agricole                               7.39
51 Camille Bouqet (Fra) Unibet.com                                      7.58
52 Olaf Pollack (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     8.10
53 Jan Barta (Cze) Elk Haus-Simplon                                     8.23
54 Gerben Lowik (Ned) Rabobank                                          8.31
55 Frank Dressler (Ger) Continental Cycling Team Differdange            8.36
56 Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                       8.50
57 Andy Cappelle (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                          9.39
58 Julian Dean (NZl) Credit Agricole                                   10.49
59 Anthony Ravard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               10.55
60 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                                     11.19
61 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile Team                                  11.57
62 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Skil - Shimano                                12.06
63 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                            12.31
64 Eddy Forner (Ita) Continental Cycling Team Differdange              12.54
65 Wolfgang Murer (Aut) Elk Haus-Simplon                               12.58
66 Constantino Fernandez (Spa) Continental Cycling Team Differdange    13.04
67 Sebastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           14.02
68 Christian Müller (Ger) Team CSC                                     14.55
69 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Credit Agricole                                 16.39
70 René Weissinger (Ger) Skil - Shimano                                16.42
71 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                             16.50
72 Bogdan Bondariew (Ukr) Intel-Action                                 16.52
73 Marcin Osinski (Pol) Intel-Action                                   16.55
74 Krzysztof Kuzniak (Pol) Intel-Action                                16.57
75 Nico Schinker (Lux) Continental Cycling Team Differdange            17.19
76 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Unibet.com                                        17.40
77 Corey Sweet (Aus) Team Wiesenhof Akud                               17.42
78 Artur Gajek (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                               17.54
79 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas                                     18.03
80 Kilian Patour (Fra) Credit Agricole                                 18.09
81 Christoph Meschenmoser (Ger) Skil - Shimano                         18.21
82 Gregor Willwohl (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                           19.25
83 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Unibet.com                                      22.45
84 Nick Clesen (Lux) Continental Cycling Team Differdange              33.39
 
Points classification
 
1 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile Team                                         36 pts
2 Lazlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                                     23
3 Paul Martens (Ger) Skil - Shimano                                       20
4 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC                                           20
5 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Rabobank                                      18
6 Marco Serpellini (Ita) Unibet.com                                       16
7 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC                                    13
8 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  13
9 Tomasz Brozyna (Pol) Intel-Action                                       11
10 Steffen Radochla (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                             11
11 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas                                           11
12 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                                         9
13 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Unibet.com                                            9
14 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC                                        7
15 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                            5
16 Steve Cummings (GBr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                            5
17 Hakan Nilsson (Swe) Continental Cycling Team Differdange                5
18 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                                             3
19 Dariusz Rudnicki (Pol) Intel-Action                                     3
20 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile Team                                      3
21 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                                            2
22 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                                2
23 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole                                     1
24 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 1
25 Olaf Pollack (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                        1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Paul Martens (Ger) Skil - Shimano                                       10 pts
2 Niels Scheuneman (Ned) Rabobank                                         10
3 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                              8
4 Tomasz Brozyna (Pol) Intel-Action                                        6
5 Andy Cappelle (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                              6
6 Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Elk Haus-Simplon                                  5
7 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC                                     4
8 Steffen Radochla (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                               2
9 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                             2
10 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                          1
11 Eddy Forner (Ita) Continental Cycling Team Differdange                  1
 
U23 classification
 
1 Paul Martens (Ger) Skil - Shimano                                  8.53.14
2 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                0.20
3 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole                                   0.32
4 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                            
5 Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Elk Haus-Simplon                               0.36
6 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   
7 Sven Renders (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                            0.37
8 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                         0.38
9 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                           0.39
10 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas                                         0.42
11 Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) Intel-Action                                  0.44
12 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Skil - Shimano                             1.40
13 Steve Cummings (GBr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                         2.04
14 Niels Scheuneman (Ned) Rabobank                                      2.08
15 Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil - Shimano                                6.57
16 Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Credit Agricole                               6.59
17 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                             7.13
18 Dariusz Rudnicki (Pol) Intel-Action                                  7.17
19 Sébastien Portal (Fra) Credit Agricole                               7.26
20 Jan Barta (Cze) Elk Haus-Simplon                                     8.10
21 Anthony Ravard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               10.42
22 Sebastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           13.49
23 Christian Müller (Ger) Team CSC                                     14.42
24 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                             16.37
25 Marcin Osinski (Pol) Intel-Action                                   16.42
26 Krzysztof Kuzniak (Pol) Intel-Action                                16.44
27 Nico Schinker (Lux) Continental Cycling Team Differdange            17.06
28 Artur Gajek (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                               17.41
29 Kilian Patour (Fra) Credit Agricole                                 17.56
30 Christoph Meschenmoser (Ger) Skil - Shimano                         18.08
31 Nick Clesen (Lux) Continental Cycling Team Differdange              33.26
 
Teams classification
 
1 Team CSC                                                          26.40.10
2 Unibet.Com                                                            0.16
3 Intel - Action                                                        0.45
4 Rabobank                                                              1.02
5 Liquigas                                                              1.12
6 Skil - Shimano                                                        1.27
7 Credit Agricole                                                       2.17
8 Bouyges Telecom                                                       2.42
9 Landbouwkrediet - Colnago                                             2.44
10 Elk Haus - Simplon                                                   9.21
11 T-Mobile Team                                                       12.43
12 CCI Differdange                                                     14.48
13 Team Wiesenhof - Akud                                               21.27