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Tour de Georgia - 2.1

USA, April 19-24, 2005

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Stage 5 - April 23: Gainesville to Brasstown Bald Mountain, 182.4km

Danielson climbs to lead in Georgia atop Brasstown Bald

New Discovery takes signature stage in convincing fashion

By Mark Zalewski with Eddie Monnier, somewhere above Georgia

Tom Danielson (Discovery Channel)
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Tom Danielson (Discovery Channel) is on everyone's mind this year, especially after Lance Armstrong announced his retirement, as the hope for the future of the Discovery Channel team and even US cycling. That is a lot of pressure for a twenty-seven year old, especially riding in support of a six-time Tour de France winner. But Danielson put any worry about his ability to handle it to rest when he took control of the 2005 Tour de Georgia, beating American Levi Leipheimer in a two-up sprint to the top of the highest point in Georgia. Even better was the fact that last year's race winner was helping Danielson to the win. "On the second to last climb, we sent a few guys up the road," said Danielson. "And then Lance... he hit and it was incredible, was incredible! Only a couple guys could follow. I just sat back there thinking there's no way I'm going to lose this race now. I was going to do whatever it took to get the stage win. I just gave it everything I had, and it was enough."

Danielson then rode away with Gerolsteiner's Levi Leipheimer while Armstrong remained with race leader Floyd Landis. The steep climb up Brasstown Bald, covered with fans with temperatures teetering just above freezing, knew from his boss that the final kilometer is the place to attack. "I didn't expect [Levi] to be as strong as he was, but he was very, very good," explained Danielson. "There was a headwind on first part of the climb -- but it wasn't that steep until the very end. Lance said the last K felt like you were standing still. I was willing to risk, you know, pulling into the last K, and, try to win the stage and try to win the overall. In the last K the only thing going through my mind was my vision of seeing Lance pulling on the second-to-last climb. I was going to try everything and go down swinging!"

Lance Armstrong (Discovery)
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Armstrong gave a good description of what Danielson was hearing in his earpiece from Discovery Channel directeur sportif Johan Bruyneel for the final kilometer. "He told Tom, I was listening and it was great spectating, it was unbelievable, front row seat; he just said, 'Look, he's on your wheel. You're gonna drop him.' He just kept telling, 'Tom, you're gonna drop him. You're gonna drop him!'"

"As a rider, you're pulling, you look back and this guy's still there, but then you've got your director saying, 'Don't worry, you're gonna drop him.' That kind of confidence coming from your boss and your director, is very, very beneficial. And sure enough, [Danielson] let him come back, take a pull and then took a run at him. Game over."

One of the stage's most aggressive riders, CSC's Christian Vande Velde, attacked off the final descent and seemed to play the part of a spoiler for a dramatic finish. "I've been hearing horror stories since they went up it last year," Vande Velde admitted. "I was a bit scared, truthfully, thinking about what I got myself into when I was off the front, if I was going to make it up." His lead ballooned to over 1'30" on the rollers leading up to Brasstown, but like last year, the solo attacker came back when the road kicked up. "It's a nasty climb. And I knew that Tom was going to fly up it for sure. It was nice to have a little cushion at the bottom."

Christian Van deVelde (CSC)
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With his strong effort at the end, Danielson comes away with a slim four second lead on Leipheimer and nine seconds on Landis. But the new leader doesn't seem overly worried about defending the jersey on tomorrow's final stage. ""Sure, tomorrow will be a little stressful. But I'm on the best team in the world and I'm very motivated and the team is very motivated, and we have the smartest people behind us, so we'll have to see."

Regardless of what happens at the end of this year's Tour de Georgia, one thing is certain: Tom Danielson is ready to handle what ever is thrown at him. And that will include this year's Giro d' Italia. "I'm really excited for the Giro, but I've never done it before. I'm very motivated for it, but the leader for it is Paolo Savoldelli. He's won it before. I've got good form to help him do a good race."

As for Lance Armstrong, his second ride up Brasstown Bald didn't go as well as last year. "It was much harder than I remember from last year. You get a climb like [Hogpen Gap] just prior to Brasstown, and it really softens things up. Guys aren't so fresh. It truly makes the stage a world class stage in terms of difficulty."

How it unfolded

Floyd Landis (Phonak)
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Riders were greeted with another cloudy and cool start this morning. But instead of rain in the forecast, mother nature had 20 m.p.h. winds all the way to Brasstown Bald, and 45 m.p.h. winds with near-freezing temperatures on top of the mountain. Snow was even beginning to fall, but that didn't deter many faithful cycling fans from arriving early for the best seats in the house.

The course profile was a rolling run through a nasty headwind to the only Maxxis sprint line in Clarkesville. And as usual, it was Health Net controlling the pace the entire way, as their sprinter Greg Henderson held the sprint leader's jersey. Hend-ee, as his teammates call him, took the sprint ahead of Rene Haselbacher (Gerolsteiner) and Vassili Davidenko (Navigators). With that lead furthered, Health Net could relax a bit while the GC teams took over the pace making.

Immediately following the sprint, a flurry of counters tried to get away from the group. Tim Johnson, a former pro with the Saunier Duval-Prodir squad and now riding for the 'local' team of Jittery Joe's-Kalahari, managed a gap. Timmy Duggan (TIAA CREF) and Cory Lange (Symmetrics) followed, but the field reacted immediately, reeling in the trio. Following that, Aaron Olsen (Colavita-Sutter Home) launched an attack, trying to salvage a less-than-ideal tour for the team.

Olsen was able to manage a significant gap of the field, which resulted in Jason McCartney (Discovery Channel) taking the call of his team to mark this attack. McCartney caught and passed Olsen, who was able to grab on to the Iowa native's wheel. The two rode a bit until Gerolsteiner took it's turn at keeping the field together, reeling in the pair.

The peloton rolls
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This attacking continued with the usual suspects, until Tim Johnson was able to finally get away. He brought David Robinson (TIAA-CREF), Cyril Lemoine (Credit Agricole) and Cory Lange (Symmetrics) with him. With Johnson being the only possible threat to GC, the Phonak-led peloton let the gap go. On that cue, Jason McCartney popped his head around again and flew off the front on another incline leading to the first KOM of the day.

Last year's Dalton to Dahlonega winner quickly bridged the gap to leading trio. Discovery knew that his presence would force Phonak to chase, and chase they did. But McCartney and Johnson drove the break, keep the pace high and increasing their lead. This caused Lemoine to drop off the pack. And not much later, Lange became the next casualty.

Through the feed zone near the base of the first KOM, the break held a gap of 1'20". This meant that the peloton would be doing a grab-and-go for lunch. The break continued it's pace and shed the third and final young member in David Robinson while Johnson and McCartney increased their lead to 2'40".

At this point Phonak continued to set the pace, but also found a rather odd friend amongst their ranks. Health Net's Gord Fraser, clad in his Canadian champion's jersey was riding second wheel, and even helped with the pacemaking. Over the top it was McCartney and Johnson, followed by KOM leader Jose Luis Rubiera (Discovery Channel) back in the peloton.

Jason McCartney (Discovery)
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On the descent the gap fluctuated, but along the flat section leading to the next climb the gap increased again. Climbing up the category two Unicoi Gap, Discovery Channel's veteran racer Viatcheslav Ekimov attacked the field, trying to lead out his KOM leader Rubiera. The Spaniard took the cue and rode up the Ekimov's wheel, and then took the third place points at the head of the peloton, behind the fading Johnson and McCartney.

At this point the peloton had shed a lot of the slower riders, and as the caravan crested the climb, many were weaving their way through the cars trying to regain contact with the field. About 500 meters past the KOM line, USA U-23 National Team rider Edward King crashed into the back of another team vehicle, going over the handlebars and hard onto the pavement. Initial reports over race radio indicated a head trauma, which meant that race doctors on the scene immediately took every precaution possible. King was flown off the mountain via medivac helicopter and is in stable condition with no serious injuries.

As the two leaders made their way up the category one Hogpen Gap, McCartney moved away from Johnson. He increased his lead to twenty-three seconds while the peloton picked away at the gap to Johnson. Then Lance made a move, and what remained of the field consequently blew apart. Following Armstrong was a group that included teammate Danielson, Gerolsteiner's Leipheimer, CSC's Christian Vande Velde, Marco Pinotti (Saunier Duval-Prodir), Saul Raisin (Credit Agricole) and race leader Floyd Landis (Phonak) among others. Slower to react was CSC's Bobby Julich, who tried to bridge up to the race leader's group.

Geoff Kabush (Jittery Joes)
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Eventually the peloton caught the Jittery Joe's-Kalahari rider who was visably spent. McCartney held on for a little while longer, but had to be tired after a long day on the front the stage before. Over the top of Unicoi Gap it was Armstrong taking the KOM, followed by Leipheimer and Danielson, and the rest of the group following about fifteen seconds behind. The group of fifteen came together on the descent, but at the bottom of Hogpen Gap it was CSC's Christian Vande Velde flying off of the final group. "I bridged the gap to Lance and then [Bobby] wasn't there anymore," said Vande Velde. "I don't know, he had a lot of mechanicals today." By fifteen km to the finish, the American held a minute advantage on the select group of chasers who were not willing to let someone spoil the show.

But Vande Velde was flying over the small rollers on the way to the ascent of Brasstown Bald -- getting up out of the saddle to keep the pace high. And it worked, with his lead increasing to 1'32". But the chase behind was well organized, with Health Net's Justin England, off a strong ride in yesterday's stage, helping to drive the pace at the front of the group with Saunier Duval-Prodir's Marco Pinotti.

Nearing the turnoff leading to Brasstown Bald, Vande Velde's lead had shrunk to just over a minute. Then Armstrong attacked again, and the group of fifteen became even more selective, with Nathan O'Neill (Navigators Insurance) and David Zabriskie (CSC) losing contact.

Tom Danielson (Discovery)
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Armstrong's teammate Jose Azevedo then moved to the front and began pacing his boss up to the climb, while Landis, Danielson and Leipheimer waited for the next attack. It came, but this time from Danielson with Leipheimer covering the move, leaving Armstrong and Landis together behind. Vande Velde was just up the road from the pair, but was obviously hurting. They caught and passed the fading CSC rider, as did Landis and Armstrong. Luckily, two of his CSC teammates, Julich and Schleck, were following behind and were able to bring him along.

Passing two kilometers, the leading pair had fifteen seconds on Armstrong and Landis, with Landis having to do all the work while Armstrong sat on having his teammate up the road. But as the two increased their lead over Landis, it became clear that one of the two could take over the race lead -- with Leipheimer sitting ahead of Danielson on the GC, all Levi needed to do was sit on to take the leader's jersey.

Climbing up the final two kilometers of the mountain through the throngs of excited people, the two rode side-by-side, marking each other. This continued through the flat section at one kilometer, where the road really kicks up to it's full potential. This is where Danielson's power came through, as the Discovery Channel rider managed to ride away from his shadow.

Lance Armstrong (Discovery)
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Meanwhile down the road, Landis towed Armstrong up the climb trying to limit his losses. Luckily he didn't have to worry about time bonuses, but it wasn't clear if the riders where aware of that. Up the steep section to the right-had switchback, Danielson increased his lead. Rounding the turn it was evident that Leipheimer was beaten, and Danielson came across the line fifteen seconds ahead. Now the question was would Danielson make enough time on Landis.

Coming up the final climb, Armstrong jumped the fading race leader and came across the line pointing to the race clock, certain that his teammate would be the new race leader. "The only reason I sprinted [away from Landis] is because I wasn't sure if there were time bonuses or not," explained Armstrong. "Obviously, I couldn't talk to Johan because he was busy yelling in Tom's ear... I though perhaps it was going to be 10-, 6- and 4-seconds and it was going to be close. You never know what happens, so you have to sprint in the odd chance there is a time bonus..."

At the end of the day
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Regardless, the effort by Danielson guaranteed he would be wearing yellow for the final stage. However, his lead is only four seconds, which means that tomorrow's final stage from Blairsville to Alpharetta will be as exciting as today's!

Photography

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Results

1 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel                      5.06.15
2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                            0.14
3 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel                       0.59
4 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                     1.09
5 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                   1.42
6 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Prodir - Saunier Duval                    1.55
7 Trent Lowe (Aus) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari                     2.10
8 Saul Raisin (USA) Credit Agricole                                 
9 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                               2.33
10 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                      
11 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                          2.44
12 José Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel                         3.05
13 Justin England (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis                    3.27
14 Nathan O'Neill (Aus) Navigators Insurance                    3.31
15 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC                               3.45
16 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Prodir - Saunier Duval                 4.18
17 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             7.05
18 Brian Vandborg (Den) Team CSC                                7.40
19 Danny Pate (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                      7.47
20 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               7.57
21 Scott Moninger (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis                    8.06
22 Michael Lange (USA) Team TIAA - CREF                         8.21
23 Dominique Perras (Can) Kodak Gallery - Sierra Nevada         9.33
24 Michele Maccanti (Ita) Team L.P.R.                          10.39
25 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel                  10.48
26 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Team L.P.R.                          11.03
27 Elia Aggiano (Ita) Team L.P.R.                              11.17
28 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Prodir - Saunier Duval            11.31
29 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Discovery Channel             11.37
30 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Team L.P.R.                        11.43
31 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Prodir - Saunier Duval           12.07
32 Geoff Kabush (Can) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari                 12.29
33 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel                     12.54
34 Tomasz Nose (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                    13.08
35 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Navigators Insurance              13.30
36 Chris Wherry (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis                     13.55
37 Portal Sébastien (Fra) Credit Agricole                      14.29
38 Jacob Erker (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                   15.18
39 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole                        16.25
40 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                 16.29
41 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                            16.37
42 Daniele Masolino (Ita) Team L.P.R.                          16.53
43 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Prodir - Saunier Duval               17.10
44 Timothy Johnson (USA) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari              17.20
45 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Team L.P.R.                              17.37
46 Jackson Stewart (USA) Kodak Gallery - Sierra Nevada         17.49
47 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC                                   
48 Nick Waite (USA) USA National Team                          18.05
49 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                 18.20
50 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home      19.02
51 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance                     19.40
52 Matthew Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                   20.58
53 Andrea Tafi (Ita) Prodir - Saunier Duval                    22.02
54 Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                  22.24
55 Brice Jones (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                    22.29
56 Aaron Olsen (USA) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home          22.54
57 Craig Lewis (USA) Team TIAA - CREF                          23.21
58 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                         25.52
59 Michael Rich (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  
60 Andy Guptill (USA) USA National Team                             
61 Cesar Augusto Grajales (Col) Navigators Insurance                
62 Sascha Urweider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                     
63 John Devine (USA) USA National Team                              
64 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Credit Agricole                          
65 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Insurance                     
66 Jonathan Page (USA) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home        26.08
67 Timothy Duggan (USA) Team TIAA - CREF                            
68 Cory Lange (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                         
69 Andrew Pinfold (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                     
70 Svein Tuft (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                         
71 Caleb Manion (Aus) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                        
72 Alessandro Maserati (Ita) Team L.P.R.                            
73 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Navigators Insurance                      
74 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole                         26.18
75 John Lieswyn (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis                     26.22
76 Gordon Fraser (Can) Health Net pb Maxxis                    26.25
77 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Health Net pb Maxxis                     
78 Derek Wilkerson (USA) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home           
79 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team L.P.R.                         26.34
80 Mike Sayers (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis                           
81 Christian Müller (Ger) Team CSC                             27.28
82 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak Hearing Systems                  29.00
83 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                 29.50
DNF Antonio Cruz (USA) Discovery Channel                            
DNF Jeff Louder (USA) Navigators Insurance                          
DNF Mark McCormack (USA) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home           
DNF Juan José Haedo (Arg) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home          
DNF Todd Herriot (USA) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home             
DNF Gustavo Artacho (Arg) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home          
DNF Jonathan Sundt (USA) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari                   
DNF Bruno Langlois (Can) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari                   
DNF Craig Wilcox (USA) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari                     
DNF Hayden Godfrey NZ' Kodak Gallery - Sierra Nevada                
DNF Glen Mitchell (NZl) Kodak Gallery - Sierra Nevada               
DNF Scott Zwizanski (USA) Kodak Gallery - Sierra Nevada             
DNF Kirk Albers (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                        
DNF Benjamin Brooks (Aus) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                    
DNF Ian Macgregor (USA) Team TIAA - CREF                            
DNF David Robinson (USA) Team TIAA - CREF                           
DNF Will Routley (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                      
DNF Christian Meier (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                   
DNF Marsh Cooper (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                      
DNF Steven Cozza (USA) USA National Team                            
DNF Edward King (USA) USA National Team                             
DNF Michael Wolf (USA) USA National Team                            
 
Mountains
 
KOM 1
 
1 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel                          6 pts
2 Timothy Johnson (USA) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari                   5
3 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Discovery Channel                  4
4 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak Hearing Systems                       3
5 Sascha Urweider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                     1
 
KOM 2
 
1 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel                          8 pts
2 Timothy Johnson (USA) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari                   7
3 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Discovery Channel                  6
4 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Prodir - Saunier Duval                 5
5 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                  3
 
KOM 3
 
1 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel                         10 pts
2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                               9
3 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel                            7
4 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                        6
5 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Prodir - Saunier Duval                       5
6 Saul Raisin (USA) Credit Agricole                                4
7 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                  2
 
KOM 4
 
1 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel                           12 pts
2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                              10
3 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel                          8
4 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                        7
5 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                      6
6 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Prodir - Saunier Duval                       5
7 Trent Lowe (Aus) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari                        4
8 Saul Raisin (USA) Credit Agricole                                3
9 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                  2
10 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC                                  1
 
Sprints
 
1 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Health Net pb Maxxis                     5 pts
2 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                              3
3 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Insurance                     1
 
Teams
 
1 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                        15.22.49
2 Team CSC                                                      2.44
3 Gerolsteiner                                                 11.12
4 Prodir - Saunier Duval                                       13.40
5 Health Net Presented by Maxxis                               21.24
6 Jittery Joe's - Kalahari Pro Cycling Team                    27.55
7 Phonak Hearing Systems                                       28.33
8 Team L.P.R.                                                  28.55
9 Credit Agricole                                              29.00
10 Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                           32.37
11 Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                                      47.05
12 Team TIAA - CREF                                            53.46
13 Symmetrics Cycling Team                                     53.51
14 Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home Pro Cycling Team         1.04.00
15 USA National Team                                         1.05.45
 
General classification after stage 5
 
1 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel                     21.54.44
2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                            0.04
3 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                     0.09
4 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                   1.10
5 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel                       1.41
6 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC                                3.04
7 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Prodir - Saunier Duval                    3.11
8 Nathan O'Neill (Aus) Navigators Insurance                     3.14
9 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                               3.51
10 José Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel                         3.58
11 Trent Lowe (Aus) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari                    4.12
12 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                          4.19
13 Saul Raisin (USA) Credit Agricole                            4.43
14 Justin England (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis                    6.45
15 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                  6.54
16 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Prodir - Saunier Duval                 6.59
17 Brian Vandborg (Den) Team CSC                                8.19
18 Danny Pate (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                      8.59
19 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel                  11.01
20 Scott Moninger (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis                   11.58
21 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Discovery Channel             13.06
22 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Prodir - Saunier Duval            14.09
23 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Team L.P.R.                          14.27
24 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              14.37
25 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Team L.P.R.                        15.33
26 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel                     16.40
27 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Navigators Insurance              19.58
28 Dominique Perras (Can) Kodak Gallery - Sierra Nevada        20.10
29 Michele Maccanti (Ita) Team L.P.R.                          20.50
30 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Prodir - Saunier Duval           20.53
31 Geoff Kabush (Can) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari                 21.53
32 Chris Wherry (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis                     22.50
33 Michael Lange (USA) Team TIAA - CREF                        23.20
34 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Prodir - Saunier Duval               26.13
35 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole                        27.44
36 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                            29.27
37 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance                     29.36
38 Tomasz Nose (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                    31.38
39 Portal Sébastien (Fra) Credit Agricole                      32.15
40 Matthew Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                   32.24
41 Daniele Masolino (Ita) Team L.P.R.                          32.47
42 Jacob Erker (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                   34.17
43 Elia Aggiano (Ita) Team L.P.R.                              34.49
44 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home      35.09
45 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                 38.32
46 Michael Rich (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             40.11
47 Brice Jones (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                    40.28
48 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                            40.42
49 Timothy Johnson (USA) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari              40.53
50 Jackson Stewart (USA) Kodak Gallery - Sierra Nevada         42.32
51 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Team L.P.R.                              43.06
52 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC                              45.34
53 Nick Waite (USA) USA National Team                          45.47
54 Craig Lewis (USA) Team TIAA - CREF                          46.46
55 Christian Müller (Ger) Team CSC                             47.01
56 Andrea Tafi (Ita) Prodir - Saunier Duval                    47.21
57 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                 49.14
58 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Navigators Insurance                 49.30
59 Timothy Duggan (USA) Team TIAA - CREF                       49.48
60 Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                  50.15
61 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Credit Agricole                     50.29
62 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Health Net pb Maxxis                50.35
63 John Devine (USA) USA National Team                         50.52
64 Caleb Manion (Aus) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                   50.53
65 Cory Lange (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                    51.42
66 Sascha Urweider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                51.51
67 Cesar Augusto Grajales (Col) Navigators Insurance           53.58
68 John Lieswyn (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis                     54.45
69 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak Hearing Systems                  55.10
70 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                         55.34
71 Svein Tuft (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                  1.01.17
72 Gordon Fraser (Can) Health Net pb Maxxis                  1.02.32
73 Aaron Olsen (USA) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home        1.03.16
74 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole                       1.03.52
75 Alessandro Maserati (Ita) Team L.P.R.                     1.04.48
76 Mike Sayers (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis                    1.04.53
77 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Insurance              1.04.54
78 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team L.P.R.                       1.05.31
79 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems               1.07.12
80 Andy Guptill (USA) USA National Team                      1.08.15
81 Andrew Pinfold (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team              1.08.21
82 Derek Wilkerson (USA) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home    1.11.11
83 Jonathan Page (USA) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home      1.16.36
 
Mountains classification
 
1 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Discovery Channel                 46 pts
2 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  30
3 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Prodir - Saunier Duval                      23
4 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                     23
5 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel                           19
6 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                              19
7 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel                         18
8 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel                         14
9 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                       13
10 Timothy Johnson (USA) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari                 13
11 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                12
12 Saul Raisin (USA) Credit Agricole                               7
13 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                     6
14 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                6
15 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Prodir - Saunier Duval                5
16 Trent Lowe (Aus) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari                       4
17 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Prodir - Saunier Duval                    4
18 Andrea Tafi (Ita) Prodir - Saunier Duval                        4
19 José Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel                            3
20 Elia Aggiano (Ita) Team L.P.R.                                  3
21 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak Hearing Systems                      3
22 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel                      2
23 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC                                  1
24 Sascha Urweider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                    1
25 Christian Müller (Ger) Team CSC                                 1
26 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC                                  1
 
Sprint classification
 
1 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Health Net pb Maxxis                    28 pts
2 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel                         24
3 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                     21
4 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel                           19
5 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                              17
6 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Prodir - Saunier Duval                      16
7 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak Hearing Systems                      16
8 Brian Vandborg (Den) Team CSC                                   15
9 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                15
10 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel                     12
11 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Prodir - Saunier Duval                  12
12 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                      10
13 Michele Maccanti (Ita) Team L.P.R.                             10
14 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team L.P.R.                             9
15 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Prodir - Saunier Duval                8
16 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  7
17 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel                         7
18 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Team L.P.R.                                  7
19 Gordon Fraser (Can) Health Net pb Maxxis                        6
20 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Team L.P.R.                            6
21 Andrea Tafi (Ita) Prodir - Saunier Duval                        5
22 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                             4
23 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                     4
24 Trent Lowe (Aus) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari                       4
25 Caleb Manion (Aus) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                       4
26 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                     3
27 Saul Raisin (USA) Credit Agricole                               3
28 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                 2
29 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Insurance                    1
30 Brice Jones (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                        1
31 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Team L.P.R.                              1
 
Teams classification
 
1 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                        65.49.15
2 Team CSC                                                      1.11
3 Prodir - Saunier Duval                                       18.38
4 Gerolsteiner                                                 26.09
5 Health Net Presented by Maxxis                               34.27
6 Team L.P.R.                                                  45.14
7 Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                            45.44
8 Credit Agricole                                              59.15
9 Jittery Joe's - Kalahari Pro Cycling Team                  1.01.47
10 Phonak Hearing Systems                                    1.04.29
11 Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                                    1.14.39
12 Team TIAA - CREF                                          1.49.01
13 Symmetrics Cycling Team                                   1.53.34
14 Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home Pro Cycling Team         2.22.49
15 USA National Team                                         2.32.18
 
Best young rider
 
1 Trent Lowe (Aus) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari                 21.58.56
2 Saul Raisin (USA) Credit Agricole                             0.31
3 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                   2.42
4 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               10.25
5 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Team L.P.R.                         11.21
6 Michael Lange (USA) Team TIAA - CREF                         19.08
7 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             25.15
8 Nick Waite (USA) USA National Team                           41.35
9 Craig Lewis (USA) Team TIAA - CREF                           42.34
10 Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                  46.03
11 John Devine (USA) USA National Team                         46.40
12 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole                         59.40
13 Andy Guptill (USA) USA National Team                      1.04.03

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