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34th Volta ao Algarve - 2.1

Portugal, February 20-24, 2008

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Stage 3 - February 22: Vila Rel S. Antonio - Loule, 207.7 km

Förster makes it two and stays in yellow

By Bjorn Haake

The final sprint in Loulé is taken
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German Robert Förster has won his second stage and retained the leader's jersey. The peloton managed to catch the last escapee just 600 metres from the finish. In the sprint, Förster was once again unstoppable and won in front of Belgian Jurgen Roelandts and Frenchman Lilian Jégou.

"With this win I said 'Thank you' to my team-mates, who once again supported me superbly. Because this was really difficult today. The rain, the route. And the guys made the pace all day long to catch the breakaway," Förster declared after his second win. His directeur sportif, Reimund Dietzen, said that "it was made to measure. A super performance by everyone."

The attacks started at kilometre 1. Eventually, a five-man group formed, containing Joaquim Gregorio (C. Ciclismo Loulé), Krassimir Vasilev (Palmeiras Resort-Tavira), Gianni Meersman (Française des Jeux), Antonio Cosme Fraile (Madeinox Boavista) and Antonio Amorim (Barbot-Siper). Their maximum advantage reached 17 minutes, before the peloton started to get to work.

Cosme won the first intermediate sprint in Alcoutim ahead of Meersman. At the second metas volantes, it was reversed, with Meersman ahead of Cosme. At the first mountain pass it was Cosme again ahead of Meersman, but both were preceded by Bulgarian Vasilev. Vasilev also took the three remaining KOM's as well, each time ahead of Meersman.

The Peloton on the first KOM after Alcoutim.
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But eventually the break disintegrated. They started attacking each other when the lead had come down and eventually only Vasilev remained. He was riding very strongly, and still had a lead of 1'25, seven kilometres from the finish. But the fast-approaching peloton, led by the cyan-blue Gerolsteiner team, gobbled up the brave Bulgarian, just 600 metres from the line.

"Then it was my turn, and I was able to deliver," Förster, who was in a very good mood, said. The sprinter admitted that "the first victory was a bit more important. It is the first ... and then you it is working. That gives confidence." Nonetheless, he also admitted that "The second success is confirmation – especially when you win in the yellow jersey, like I did."

The race continues on Saturday with an individual time trial. With the slim lead of only ten seconds, the German expects to lose the yellow jersey, as he is not a specialist in that discipline. Should he lose the jersey, "hopefully to a team-mate," but assured that "he will give everything. That is the duty of the yellow jersey.

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Results

1 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              5.27.41 (38,031 km/h)
2 Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-Lotto
3 Lilian Jegou (Fra) Francaise des Jeux
4 Bruno Neves (Por) LA MSS
5 Manuel A. Cardoso (Por) Liberty Seguros
6 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step
7 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Francaise des Jeux
8 Hector Guerra (Spa) Liberty Seguros
9 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram
10 Michael Kreder (Ned) Rabobank Continental
11 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Astana
12 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana
13 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) LA MSS
14 Michal Golas (Pol) Cycle Collstrop
15 Martin Garrido (Arg) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira
16 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram
17 Bert Grabsch (Ger) High Road
18 Tom Criel (Bel) Cycle Collstrop
19 Helder Oliveira (Por) Barbot-Siper
20 Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Silence-Lotto
21 Alejandro Marque (Spa) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira
22 Pedro Lopes (Por) Benfica
23 Samuel Caldeira (Por) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira
24 Pedro M. Soeiro M. (Por) C. Ciclismo Loulé
25 Ruben Plaza (Spa) Benfica
26 Celestino Pinho (Por) Barbot-Siper
27 David Blanco (Spa) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira
28 Thomas Berkhout (Ned) Rabobank Continental
29 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram
30 Mickael Delage (Fra) Francaise des Jeux
31 Klaas Lodewjck (Bel) Rabobank Continental
32 Nelson H. Rocha (Por) Madeinox Boavista
33 Christian Pfannberger (Aut) Barloworld
34 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone
35 Kurt Hovelyncr (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
36 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Francaise des Jeux
37 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone
38 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) AAn Post - M. D - G. T - Sean Kelly
39 Pedro Romero (Spa) LA MSS
40 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step
41 Roger Hammond (GBr) High Road
42 Jarno Van Mingeroet (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi
43 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner
44 Ricardo Van Der Velde (Ned) Rabobank Continental
45 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Fercase/Rota Dos Moveis
46 Luis Oliveira (Spa) Barbot-Siper
47 Hugo Sabido (Por) Barloworld
48 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner
49 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Quick Step
50 Claudio Faria (Por) LA MSS
51 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Silence-Lotto
52 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank Continental
53 Neyens Maarten (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
54 Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Continental
55 Gregory Habeaux (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi
56 Isidro Nozal (Spa) Liberty Seguros
57 Kenny Van Schueren (Bel) Cycle Collstrop
58 Petr Bencik (Cze) PSK Whirlpool-Author
59 Alfonso Azevedo (Por) LA MSS
60 Pedro Cardoso (Por) LA MSS
61 Rui Sousa (Por) Liberty Seguros
62 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) Cycle Collstrop
63 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Rabobank Continental
64 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone
65 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone
66 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Gerolsteiner
67 Andre Cardoso (Por) Fercase/Rota Dos Moveis
68 Martin Mares (Cze) PSK Whirlpool-Author
69 Tiago Machado (Por) Madeinox Boavista
70 Christian Kux (Ger) Team Milram
71 Hernani Broco (Por) Liberty Seguros
72 Javier Benitez (Spa) Benfica
73 Sergey Kolesnikov (Rus) Cycle Collstrop
74 Paul Sneeboer (Ned) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira
75 Rui A. Costa (Por) Benfica
76 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Francaise des Jeux
77 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner
78 Sergey Rudaskov (Ned) Cycle Collstrop
79 José Azevedo (Por) Benfica
80 Baden Cooke (Aus) Barloworld
81 Joaquim Sampaio (Por) Madeinox Boavista
82 Candido Barbosa (Por) Benfica
83 Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
84 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Cycle Collstrop
85 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) High Road
86 Alessandro Proni (Ita) Quick Step
87 Andreas Klier (Ger) High Road
88 Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step
89 Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Milram
90 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone
91 Joäo Cabreira (Por) LA MSS
92 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone
93 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Silence-Lotto
94 Daniel Fleeman (Ger) AAn Post - M. D - G. T - Sean Kelly
95 Grégory Rast (Swi) Astana
96 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner
97 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Astana
98 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick Step
99 Michael Schär (Swi) Astana
100 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Fercase/Rota Dos Moveis
101 Bruno Castanheira (Por) Benfica
102 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld
103 Koldo Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                 0.48
104 Angel Vicioso (Spa) LA MSS                                      0.56
105 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Francaise des Jeux                        1.03
106 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) High Road
107 Pablo Urtasun (Spa) Liberty Seguros                             2.18
108 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Francaise des Jeux                      2.34
109 Krassimir Vasilev (Bul) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira                 3.13
110 Matheus Pronk (Ned) Cycle Collstrop                             4.25
111 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Astana                                     7.33
112 Jakub Danacik (Cze) PSK Whirlpool-Author
113 Virgilio Dos Santos (Por) Fercase/Rota Dos Moveis
114 Alexander Oliveira (Por) C. Ciclismo Loulé                     14.34
115 Bruno A. Pinto (Por) Barbot-Siper
116 Félix Cardenas (Col) Barloworld
117 Diego Caccia (Ita) Barloworld
118 Tom Stubbe (Bel) Francaise des Jeux
119 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana
120 Claudio F. Apolo (Por) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira
121 Carlos M. Pinho (Por) Barbot-Siper
122 Sergio Sousa (Por) Madeinox Boavista
123 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram
124 Celio Sousa (Por) Madeinox Boavista
125 Stanislav Kozubek (Cze) PSK Whirlpool-Author
126 Stephen Gallagher (Irl) AAn Post - M. D - G. T - Sean Kelly
127 Geert Omloop (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi
128 David Vaz (Por) Fercase/Rota Dos Moveis                        18.55
129 Hugo M. Vitor (Por) C. Ciclismo Loulé
130 Claudio Pauliho (Por) C. Ciclismo Loulé
131 Tomas Buchacek (Cze) PSK Whirlpool-Author
132 Artur Gajek (Ger) Team Milram
133 Christopher Froome (GBr) Barloworld
134 Stefan Vandyck (Ned) Mitsubishi-Jartazi
135 Mathieu Heijboer (Ned) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone
136 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                     20.51
137 Kenny Lisabeth (Bel) AAn Post - M. D - G. T - Sean Kelly       20.53
138 Christian Müller (Ger) AAn Post - M. D - G. T - Sean Kelly
139 Servais Knaven (Ned) High Road
140 Evert Verbist (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
141 Daryl Impey (RSA) Barloworld
142 Mario J. Da Costa (Por) Benfica
143 Luis Pinheiro (Por) Madeinox Boavista
144 Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi
145 René Haselbacher (Aut) Astana
146 Nuno Marta (Por) C. Ciclismo Loulé
147 Vytautas Kaupas (Ltu) Mitsubishi-Jartazi
148 Antonio Amorin (Por) Barbot-Siper
149 Bruno Lima (Por) Madeinox Boavista
150 Niko Eeckhout (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
151 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram
152 Marcel Beima (Ned) Rabobank Continental
153 Arlindo Fernandes (Por) C. Ciclismo Loulé
154 Bruno Barbosa (Por) Fercase/Rota Dos Moveis
155 Francisco Pacheco (Spa) Barbot-Siper
156 Edgar Anäo (Por) Fercase/Rota Dos Moveis
157 Joaquin Gregorio (Por) C. Ciclismo Loulé
158 Radek Becka (Cze) PSK Whirlpool-Author
159 René Andrle (Cze) PSK Whirlpool-Author
160 Jose M. Cuesta (Spa) Fercase/Rota Dos Moveis
161 Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
162 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step
163 Frank Hoj (Den) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone
164 Benny De Schrooder (Bel) AAn Post - M. D - G. T - Sean Kelly
165 Viktor Folkesson (Swe) AAn Post - M. D - G. T - Sean Kelly
166 Mathieu Criquielion (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi
167 Antonio Cosme (Spa) Madeinox Boavista
168 Kenny De Haes (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
169 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner
 
 Points
 
1 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                         25 pts
2 Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-Lotto                      20
3 Lilian Jegou (Fra) Francaise des Jeux                     16
4 Bruno Neves (Por) LA MSS                                  13
5 Manuel A. Cardoso (Por) Liberty Seguros                   10
6 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step                             8
7 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Francaise des Jeux                     6
8 Hector Guerra (Spa) Liberty Seguros                        4
9 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                               2
10 Michael Kreder (Ned) Rabobank Continental                 1
 
Mountains
 
GPM 1, cat 3 - km 47.6
1 Krassimir Vasilev (Bul) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira            5 pts
2 Antonio Cosme (Spa) Madeinox Boavista                      3
3 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Francaise des Jeux                   1 
 
GPM 2 (Portela Do Barranco), cat 3 - km141.50
1 Krassimir Vasilev (Bul) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira            5 pts
2 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Francaise des Jeux                   3
3 Antonio Cosme (Spa) Madeinox Boavista                      1 
 
GPM 3, cat 3 - km 149.50
1 Krassimir Vasilev (Bul) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira            5 pts
2 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Francaise des Jeux                   3
3 Antonio Cosme (Spa) Madeinox Boavista                      1 
 
GPM 4, cat 3 - km 158.30
1 Krassimir Vasilev (Bul) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira            5 pts
2 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Francaise des Jeux                   3
3 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone       1
 
Metas volantes/ intermediate sprints
 
Alcoutim - km 44.90
1 Antonio Cosme (Spa) Madeinox Boavista                      3 pts
2 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Francaise des Jeux                   2
3 Antonio Amorin (Por) Barbot-Siper                          1
  
Martin Longo - km 83.00
1 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Francaise des Jeux                   3 pts
2 Krassimir Vasilev (Bul) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira            2
3 Antonio Cosme (Spa) Madeinox Boavista                      1
 
Teams
 
1 Française Des Jeux                                  16.23.03
2 Team Milram
3 LA MSS
4 Palmeiras Resort - Tavira
5 Liberty Seguros
6 Rabobank Continental
7 Silence-Lotto
8 Cycle Collstrop
9 Barbot - Siper
10 Gerolsteiner
11 Quick Step
12 Astana
13 Benfica
14 Cofidis, le Credit Par Telephone
15 Team High Road
16 Barloworld
17 Topsport Vlaanderen
18 Madeinox Boavista
19 Fercase - Rota Dos Móveis
20 PSK Whirlpool - Author                                 7.33
21 Mitsubishi-Jartazi                                    14.37
22 An Post-M. Donnelly-Grant Thornton-Sean Kelly Team
23 Centro Cilismo de Loulé                               33.29
 
General classification after stage 3
 
1 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             14.17.03
2 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Astana                                        0.11
3 Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-Lotto                              0.21
4 Lilian Jegou (Fra) Francaise des Jeux                             0.23
5 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram
6 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram
7 Neyens Maarten (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                          0.24
8 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone
9 Paul Sneeboer (Ned) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira                       0.25
10 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) Cycle Collstrop                            0.26
11 Manuel A. Cardoso (Por) Liberty Seguros                          0.27
12 Martin Garrido (Arg) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira
13 Bruno Neves (Por) LA MSS
14 Klaas Lodewjck (Bel) Rabobank Continental
15 Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Silence-Lotto
16 Michael Kreder (Ned) Rabobank Continental
17 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) LA MSS
18 Samuel Caldeira (Por) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira
19 Alejandro Marque (Spa) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira
20 Tom Criel (Bel) Cycle Collstrop
21 Helder Oliveira (Por) Barbot-Siper
22 Hector Guerra (Spa) Liberty Seguros
23 Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Continental
24 Javier Benitez (Spa) Benfica
25 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana
26 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step
27 Pedro Lopes (Por) Benfica
28 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Francaise des Jeux
29 Roger Hammond (GBr) High Road
30 Nelson H. Rocha (Por) Madeinox Boavista
31 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone
32 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Fercase/Rota Dos Moveis
33 Ricardo Van Der Velde (Ned) Rabobank Continental
34 Pedro Romero (Spa) LA MSS
35 Pedro M. Soeiro M. (Por) C. Ciclismo Loulé
36 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step
37 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Quick Step
38 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram
39 Michal Golas (Pol) Cycle Collstrop
40 Thomas Berkhout (Ned) Rabobank Continental
41 Hugo Sabido (Por) Barloworld
42 Baden Cooke (Aus) Barloworld
43 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) High Road
44 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Francaise des Jeux
45 Kenny Van Schueren (Bel) Cycle Collstrop
46 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone
47 Ruben Plaza (Spa) Benfica
48 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank Continental
49 Kurt Hovelyncr (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
50 David Blanco (Spa) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira
51 Gregory Habeaux (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi
52 Celestino Pinho (Por) Barbot-Siper
53 Pedro Cardoso (Por) LA MSS
54 Luis Oliveira (Spa) Barbot-Siper
55 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) AAn Post - M. D - G. T - Sean Kelly
56 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Silence-Lotto
57 Christian Pfannberger (Aut) Barloworld
58 Bert Grabsch (Ger) High Road
59 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Rabobank Continental
60 Claudio Faria (Por) LA MSS
61 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) High Road
62 Mickael Delage (Fra) Francaise des Jeux
63 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Francaise des Jeux
64 Isidro Nozal (Spa) Liberty Seguros
65 Rui A. Costa (Por) Benfica
66 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner
67 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Cycle Collstrop
68 Tiago Machado (Por) Madeinox Boavista
69 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner
70 Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Milram
71 José Azevedo (Por) Benfica
72 Hernani Broco (Por) Liberty Seguros
73 Grégory Rast (Swi) Astana
74 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone
75 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Silence-Lotto
76 Rui Sousa (Por) Liberty Seguros
77 Martin Mares (Cze) PSK Whirlpool-Author
78 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld
79 Michael Schär (Swi) Astana
80 Andreas Klier (Ger) High Road
81 Alfonso Azevedo (Por) LA MSS
82 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Gerolsteiner
83 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Astana
84 Sergey Kolesnikov (Rus) Cycle Collstrop
85 Joaquim Sampaio (Por) Madeinox Boavista
86 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner
87 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone
88 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Fercase/Rota Dos Moveis
89 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick Step
90 Christian Kux (Ger) Team Milram
91 Petr Bencik (Cze) PSK Whirlpool-Author
92 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner
93 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone
94 Joäo Cabreira (Por) LA MSS
95 Daniel Fleeman (Ger) AAn Post - M. D - G. T - Sean Kelly
96 Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step
97 Alessandro Proni (Ita) Quick Step
98 Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
99 Sergey Rudaskov (Ned) Cycle Collstrop
100 Andre Cardoso (Por) Fercase/Rota Dos Moveis                     1.13
101 Angel Vicioso (Spa) LA MSS                                      1.23
102 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Francaise des Jeux                        1.25
103 Koldo Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros
104 Jarno Van Mingeroet (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                    2.23
105 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Francaise des Jeux                      3.01
106 Krassimir Vasilev (Bul) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira                 4.06
107 Matheus Pronk (Ned) Cycle Collstrop                             5.51
108 Virgilio Dos Santos (Por) Fercase/Rota Dos Moveis               8.00
109 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Astana
110 Jakub Danacik (Cze) PSK Whirlpool-Author                        8.26
111 Pablo Urtasun (Spa) Liberty Seguros                             9.19
112 Candido Barbosa (Por) Benfica                                  10.06
113 Bruno Castanheira (Por) Benfica
114 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram                             15.01
115 Carlos M. Pinho (Por) Barbot-Siper
116 Sergio Sousa (Por) Madeinox Boavista
117 Claudio F. Apolo (Por) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira
118 Diego Caccia (Ita) Barloworld
119 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana
120 Celio Sousa (Por) Madeinox Boavista
121 Bruno A. Pinto (Por) Barbot-Siper
122 Félix Cardenas (Col) Barloworld
123 Stanislav Kozubek (Cze) PSK Whirlpool-Author                   15.21
124 Alexander Oliveira (Por) C. Ciclismo Loulé                     16.29
125 Stefan Vandyck (Ned) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                        19.22
126 Mathieu Heijboer (Ned) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone
127 Artur Gajek (Ger) Team Milram
128 David Vaz (Por) Fercase/Rota Dos Moveis
129 Hugo M. Vitor (Por) C. Ciclismo Loulé
130 Christopher Froome (GBr) Barloworld
131 Tomas Buchacek (Cze) PSK Whirlpool-Author
132 Tom Stubbe (Bel) Francaise des Jeux                            19.33
133 Antonio Cosme (Spa) Madeinox Boavista                          21.09
134 Bruno Barbosa (Por) Fercase/Rota Dos Moveis                    21.19
135 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step                               21.20
136 Kenny De Haes (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
137 Vytautas Kaupas (Ltu) Mitsubishi-Jartazi
138 Benny De Schrooder (Bel) AAn Post - M. D - G. T - Sean Kelly
139 Nuno Marta (Por) C. Ciclismo Loulé
140 Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
141 Luis Pinheiro (Por) Madeinox Boavista
142 Daryl Impey (RSA) Barloworld
143 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram
144 René Haselbacher (Aut) Astana
145 Marcel Beima (Ned) Rabobank Continental
146 Jose M. Cuesta (Spa) Fercase/Rota Dos Moveis
147 Mario J. Da Costa (Por) Benfica
148 Servais Knaven (Ned) High Road
149 Frank Hoj (Den) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone
150 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                     22.45
151 Claudio Pauliho (Por) C. Ciclismo Loulé                        23.54
152 Edgar Anäo (Por) Fercase/Rota Dos Moveis                       23.59
153 Stephen Gallagher (Irl) AAn Post - M. D - G. T - Sean Kelly    24.38
154 Francisco Pacheco (Spa) Barbot-Siper                           25.48
155 Joaquin Gregorio (Por) C. Ciclismo Loulé                       26.02
156 Antonio Amorin (Por) Barbot-Siper                              30.54
157 Viktor Folkesson (Swe) AAn Post - M. D - G. T - Sean Kelly     30.59
158 Mathieu Criquielion (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi
159 René Andrle (Cze) PSK Whirlpool-Author
160 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner
161 Radek Becka (Cze) PSK Whirlpool-Author                         33.25
162 Arlindo Fernandes (Por) C. Ciclismo Loulé                      34.42
163 Geert Omloop (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                          42.24
164 Christian Müller (Ger) AAn Post - M. D - G. T - Sean Kelly     46.29
165 Kenny Lisabeth (Bel) AAn Post - M. D - G. T - Sean Kelly       48.43
166 Bruno Lima (Por) Madeinox Boavista
167 Evert Verbist (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
168 Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi
169 Niko Eeckhout (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                        56.11
 
Points classification
 
1 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                         70 pts
2 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Astana                                45
3 Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-Lotto                      20
4 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                              18
5 Lilian Jegou (Fra) Francaise des Jeux                     16
6 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram                          16
7 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step                            16
8 Bruno Neves (Por) LA MSS                                  14
9 Javier Benitez (Spa) Benfica                              13
10 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step                         13
11 Manuel A. Cardoso (Por) Liberty Seguros                  12
12 Antonio Cosme (Spa) Madeinox Boavista                    11
13 Martin Garrido (Arg) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira             10
14 Kenny De Haes (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                  10
15 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) High Road                            8
16 Klaas Lodewjck (Bel) Rabobank Continental                 7
17 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Francaise des Jeux                    6
18 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Francaise des Jeux                  5
19 Antonio Amorin (Por) Barbot-Siper                         5
20 Hector Guerra (Spa) Liberty Seguros                       4
21 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Francaise des Jeux               4
22 Baden Cooke (Aus) Barloworld                              4
23 Neyens Maarten (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                  3
24 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone      3
25 Paul Sneeboer (Ned) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira               2
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Krassimir Vasilev (Bul) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira           26 pts
2 Antonio Cosme (Spa) Madeinox Boavista                     19
3 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                10
4 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Francaise des Jeux                  10
5 Joaquin Gregorio (Por) C. Ciclismo Loulé                  10
6 Andre Cardoso (Por) Fercase/Rota Dos Moveis                5
7 Bruno Barbosa (Por) Fercase/Rota Dos Moveis                5
8 Neyens Maarten (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                   3
9 Paul Sneeboer (Ned) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira                3
10 Jarno Van Mingeroet (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi              2
11 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone      1
 
Metas volantes/intermediate sprints classification
 
1 Antonio Cosme (Spa) Madeinox Boavista                     11 pts
2 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Francaise des Jeux                   5
3 Antonio Amorin (Por) Barbot-Siper                          5
4 Neyens Maarten (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                   3
5 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone       3
6 Paul Sneeboer (Ned) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira                2
7 Krassimir Vasilev (Bul) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira            2
8 Stephen Gallagher (Irl) An Post - M. D - G. T - Sean Kelly 2
9 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) Cycle Collstrop                      1
10 Andre Cardoso (Por) Fercase/Rota Dos Moveis               1
11 Bruno Barbosa (Por) Fercase/Rota Dos Moveis               1
 
Combination classification
 
1 Neyens Maarten (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                   3 pts
2 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone       3
3 Paul Sneeboer (Ned) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira                3
4 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Francaise des Jeux                   3
5 Krassimir Vasilev (Bul) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira            3
6 Andre Cardoso (Por) Fercase/Rota Dos Moveis                3
7 Antonio Cosme (Spa) Madeinox Boavista                      3
8 Bruno Barbosa (Por) Fercase/Rota Dos Moveis                3
9 Antonio Amorin (Por) Barbot-Siper                          3
10 Stephen Gallagher (Irl) An Post - M. D - G. T - Sean Kelly3
11 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) Cycle Collstrop                     2
 
Teams classification
 
1 Gerolsteiner                                        42.52.00
2 Rabobank Continental                                    0.01
3 Française Des Jeux
4 Palmeiras Resort - Tavira
5 Team Milram
6 Quick Step
7 Silence-Lotto
8 LA MSS
9 Team High Road
10 Liberty Seguros
11 Barloworld
12 Cycle Collstrop
13 Benfica
14 Astana
15 Barbot - Siper
16 Topsport Vlaanderen
17 Cofidis, le Credit Par Telephone
18 Madeinox Boavista
19 Fercase - Rota Dos Móveis
20 PSK Whirlpool - Author                                 7.34
21 Mitsubishi-Jartazi                                    14.38
22 An Post-M. Donnelly-Grant Thornton-Sean Kelly Team
23 Centro Cilismo de Loulé                               33.33