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Tour of Britain - 2.1

Great Britain, August 30-September 4, 2005

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Stage 3 - September 1: Leeds - Sheffield, 160km

More success for Quick.Step

By Shane Stokes in Sheffield

Luca Paolini (Quickstep) wins
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Today's third stage of the Tour of Britain proved to be another successful one for the Quick.Step team. Luca Paolini beat T-Mobile's Bram Schmitz and eight other breakaway companions to take the win, while Nick Nuyens fended off all attempts by Michael Blaudzun (Team CSC) plus his other rivals to retain his race lead.

The stage from Leeds to Sheffield was the hardest of this year's race, with the category two climbs of Cow and Calf, and Oxenhope being followed by the first cat Holme Moss and Snake Pass. Paolini was part of a 13-man move which went clear inside the first 10 kilometres and stayed clear for the day, while behind world time trial champion Michael Rogers and the rest of the Quick.Step team neutralised all attacks on the yellow jersey of Nick Nuyens.

Paolini, Schmitz, Jose Luis Martinez Jimenez (Comunidad Valenciana) and Barloworld-Valsir's Ryan Cox went clear on the final, unclassified climb but there was a regrouping before the finish, with the Italian and German fighting it out for the win between them. British road race champion Russell Downing (Recycling.co.uk) took third ahead of Tony Bracke (Landbouwkrediet Colnago), Cox and new KOM leader Julian Winn (Wales), while Nuyens, Blaudzun and five others came in 3 minutes and 39 seconds down.

Roger Aiken was tenth across the line, but he and Ireland manager Morgan Fox were later disqualified from the race after judges said that the rider had held onto the team car.

Eric Baumann (T-Mobile)
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"This is a great day for Quick.Step," said a happy Paolini at the post-race press conference. "Last year we had stage wins with Boonen and Zanini and this year we have had my stage win, Nick's stage win, the yellow jersey and the green. It is going very well for the team."

"The first objective was to keep the jersey, but then once I got into the breakaway it was good for us because no-one was a danger in the classification after Eric Baumann [T-Mobile] dropped back. I knew I had a good chance because I can climb and I can sprint. So we took a double today - we kept the jersey and we won the stage."

How it unfolded

A total of 92 riders lined out for the day's start in Leeds, in cloudy but mild conditions. Steffen Wesemann (T-Mobile) attacked in the first kilometre of the race and got a gap of several hundred metres. A group set off in pursuit but were caught by the main bunch, as was Wesemann after about six kilometres of freedom.

Russell Downing (recycling.co.uk) and Julian Winn (Wales)
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Almost immediately, a 13-man group broke away and swiftly opened up some time on the peloton. Present were Luca Paolini, Ivan Santaromita (Quick.Step), Eric Baumann, Bram Schmitz (T-Mobile), Russell Downing, Dean Downing (Recycling.co.uk), Wesley Van der Linden (Chocolade Jacques), Geraint Thomas (Great Britain), Jose Luis Martinez Jimenez (Comunidad Valenciana), Ryan Cox (Barloworld Valsir), Tony Bracke (Landbouwkrediet Colnago), Roger Aiken (Ireland) and Julian Winn (Wales). These had a gap of 1 minute and 41 seconds after 15 kilometres, and this continued to grow.

Baumann was best placed overall in 20th, 1 minute and 18 seconds behind race leader Nick Nuyens (Quick.Step). He took the bonus sprint at Otley (19.5 km) and with it, regained his lead in the sprints classification. Russell Downing was second with Van der Linden third. Several kilometres later they hit the start of the Cow and Calf climb (31.9 km), a steep and crowd-thronged second category ascent. Winn took the points ahead of Tour de Langkawi champion Ryan Cox at the top, with the peloton passing the same point 1 minute and 29 seconds later.

Michael Rogers (Quickstep)
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This lead continued to fall, dropping to 1 minute and 15 seconds, but once the GC threat Baumann dropped back to the main field with Santaromita it began to rise again. Passing through the town of Keighley, the eleven man leading group had an advantage of 4 minutes and 16 seconds over the peloton, and this climbed to 5 minutes and 49 seconds by the start of the second category Oxenhope ascent. By the time they hit the feed zone (83.4 km), they had added just over a minute to this buffer, and by Huddersfield (90 km) it was up to a healthy 7 minutes and 55 seconds.

Dean Downing and Aiken were dropped on the early part of the difficult Holme Moss climb, with the other nine riders pressing on. Winn jumped away about a third of the way up in search of King of the Mountains points and opened up a strong lead. The peloton were at this point 9 minutes and 35 seconds behind.

Winn was caught by six others on the climb, namely Cox, Schmitz, Paolini, Russell Downing, Van der Linden and Martinez Jiminez. Thomas and Bracke were also in trouble.

Heading up to the Cow and Calf
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Once the peloton hit the climb, there were several big attacks. British rider Tom Southam (Barloworld), eighth overall, and last year's King of the Mountains winner Ben Day (MrBookmaker.com) went clear. They were joined by David Munoz Banon (Comunidad Valenciana), but the Quick.Step-led peloton brought them back. Nuyens was sitting comfortably in third position.

Heading over the top, the gap between the seven leaders and the bunch was 9 minutes and 20 seconds. Winn took maximum points, ahead of Cox, Martinez Jimenez and Paolini. Aiken was adrift of the break but the Irish cyclo-cross champion rode well and got back on. So too Dean Downing, Thomas and Bracke, the three riding together to get back in touch. However they were under pressure again shortly afterwards once on the Snake Pass climb, dropping off the back of the splintering front group.

Winn, Cox, Paolini, Schmitz, Martinez Jiminez and Van der Linden were first past the summit, while the bunch hit the base of Snake Pass some10 minutes and 29 seconds behind. It was clear that the day's winner would come from the front group. Antonio Olmo Menacho (Comunidad Valenciana) set off in an attempt to close an insurmountable gap, getting away from the peloton and opening up a good lead.

Up front, there was a regrouping on the descent, with Aiken getting back on to the other seven riders. Dean Downing, Thomas and Bracke were further behind but they too got across, joining with the rest of the break along the valley floor and resuming their input into the pacemaking. With 25 kilometres to go, the gap was 7 minutes and 45 seconds back to the peloton, with Olmo Menacho still stranded in no-man's land.

Nick Nuyens (Quickstep) on the podium
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Thomas got dropped inside the last 20 kilometres, the final unclassified - but difficult - climb taking it's toll on the 19 year old rider. Further behind, the Quick.Step and CSC-led peloton reeled in Olmo Menacho, after which Ben Day had another go. He was caught. Once onto the climb, a group of heavy-hitters went clear of the peloton, with yellow jersey Nick Nuyens, second-placed Michael Blaudzun and CSC team-mate Kurt Asle Arvesen, Frederik Veuchelen (Chocolade Jacques), Ben Day (MrBookmaker.com), Phil Zajicek (Navigators Insurance), Javier Cherro Molina (Comunidad Valenciana) and Bert de Waele (Landbouwkrediet Colnago) all present.

Meanwhile up front, aggressive riding by Martinez Jiminez and Schmitz caused a four man split, with Paolini and Cox quick to respond to the move. Winn and Russell Downing were chasing, while Dean Downing, Bracke, Van der Linden and Aiken were all shelled. The latter got back in touch with the other three, and these then made their way gradually back up to the leaders. However, another surge on the run-in to the end in Sheffield saw Paolini go clear and hold off Schmitz for the win. Russell Downing, Bracke, Cox and Winn finished two seconds back, with Martinez Jimenez, Dean Downing, Van der Linden and Aiken further adrift but all taking places in the top ten. The latter was subsequently disqualified for pacing, elevating eleventh-placed Thomas in the day's standings. Cherro Molina led in the Nuyens-Blaudzun group 3 minutes and 39 seconds after Paolini's victory.

Photography

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Results

1 Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                  4.27.24
2 Bram Schmitz (Ned) T-Mobile                                      
3 Russel Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed               0.02
4 Tony Bracke (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago                        
5 Ryan Cox (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir                                 
6 Julian Winn (GBr) Wales                                          
7 Jose Luis Martinez Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana        0.08
8 Dean Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                 0.10
9 Wesley Van der Linden (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim      0.11
10 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Great Britain                          1.05
11 Javier Cherro Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana             3.39
12 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                         
13 Ben Day (Aus) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                          
14 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                
15 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                 
16 Bert de Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago                     
17 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance                         
18 Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim        3.43
19 David McCann (Irl) Ireland                                  4.26
20 Yanto Barker (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics                  
21 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                  4.27
22 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago               
23 David Munoz Banon (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                    
24 Alex Coutts (GBr) Scotland                                      
25 Chris Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                   
26 Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) T-Mobile                               
27 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick Step-Innergetic                      
28 Steffen Wesemann (Ger) T-Mobile                             4.31
29 Peter Mazur (Pol) Navigators Insurance                      5.16
30 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                      
31 Roger Hammond (GBr) Great Britain                               
32 David George (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir                            
33 Frederik Willems (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim              
34 Juan Gomis Lopez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                     
35 Paul Manning (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                    
36 Antonio Olmo Menacho (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                 
37 Frederic Gabriel (Fra) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                 
38 Edward Clancy (GBr) Great Britain                           6.00
39 Iljo Keisse (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim                   
40 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago               
41 Jean Claude Lebeau (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago            6.01
42 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic              6.03
43 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) T-Mobile                                  
44 Kieran Page (GBr) Great Britain                                 
45 Robert Partridge (GBr) Wales                                    
46 Dale Appleby (GBr) Wales                                        
47 Evan Oliphant (GBr) Scotland                                    
48 Eric Baumann (Ger) T-Mobile                                     
49 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC                                  
50 Junya Sano (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                             
51 Phillip Dixon (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics                 
52 Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                            
53 Ciarán Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance                         
54 Jonathon Clarke (Aus) Navigators Insurance                      
55 Chris Newton (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                    
56 Ryan Connor (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics                   
57 Thomas Evans (Irl) Ireland                                      
58 Paul Griffin (Irl) Ireland                                      
59 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                     
60 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile                                   
61 Alfred Green (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir                            
62 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Barloworld-Valsir                       6.10
63 Tom Southam (GBr) Barloworld-Valsir                             
64 Martin Ford (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics                   
65 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                    
66 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                      
67 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim                
68 Robin Sharman (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed               6.12
69 Matthew Gilmore (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim           8.24
70 Robert Hayles (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                   
71 Tom White (GBr) Great Britain                                   
72 Tom Vannoppen (Bel) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech               10.01
73 Matthew Brammeier (GBr) Wales                                   
74 Siro Camponogara (Ita) Navigators Insurance                12.59
75 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Ireland                                   
76 Paul Healion (Irl) DFL Driving Force Logistics                  
77 Steven Roach (GBr) Wales                                        
78 Paudi O'Brien (Irl) Ireland                                     
79 Thierry De Groote (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago                 
80 Mark Cavindish (GBr) Great Britain                              
81 Thomas Bruun Eriksen (Den) Team CSC                             
82 Jamie Norfolk (GBr) Wales                                       
83 Enrico Degano (Ita) Barloworld-Valsir                           
84 Takehiro Mizutani (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                      
85 James McCallum (GBr) Scotland                                   
86 Gary Hand (GBr) Scotland                                        
87 Duncan Urquhart (GBr) Scotland                                  
88 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Navigators Insurance                        
89 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                       
90 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                         
91 Ben Hallam (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics               13.19
DSQ Roger Aiken (Irl) Ireland                                      
 
Sprints
 
Otley
1 Eric Baumann (Ger) T-Mobile                                     5 pts
2 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Great Britain                              3
3 Russel Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                  2
4 Wesley Van der Linden (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim         1
 
Huddersfield
1 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Great Britain                              5 pts
2 Jose Luis Martinez Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana           3
3 Dean Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                    2
4 Ryan Cox (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir                                1
 
Mill Edge
1 Jose Luis Martinez Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana           5 pts
2 Bram Schmitz (Ned) T-Mobile                                     3
3 Wesley Van der Linden (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim         2
4 Russel Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                  1
 
Mountains
 
Cow and Calf, Cat 2
1 Julian Winn (GBr) Wales                                         6 pts
2 Ryan Cox (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir                                5
3 Russel Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                  4
4 Wesley Van der Linden (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim         3
5 Dean Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                    2
6 Jose Luis Martinez Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana           1
 
Oxenhope, Cat 2
1 Julian Winn (GBr) Wales                                         6 pts
2 Ryan Cox (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir                                5
3 Jose Luis Martinez Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana           4
4 Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                        3
5 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Great Britain                              2
6 Wesley Van der Linden (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim         1
 
Holme Moss, Cat 1
1 Julian Winn (GBr) Wales                                        10 pts
2 Ryan Cox (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir                                8
3 Jose Luis Martinez Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana           6
4 Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                        5
5 Bram Schmitz (Ned) T-Mobile                                     4
6 Wesley Van der Linden (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim         3
7 Russel Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                  2
8 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Great Britain                              1
 
Snake Pass, Cat 1
1 Julian Winn (GBr) Wales                                        10 pts
2 Ryan Cox (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir                                8
3 Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                        6
4 Bram Schmitz (Ned) T-Mobile                                     5
5 Jose Luis Martinez Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana           4
6 Wesley Van der Linden (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim         3
7 Russel Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                  2
8 Tony Bracke (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago                       1
 
Best British rider
 
1 Russel Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed            4.27.26
2 Julian Winn (GBr) Wales                                          
3 Dean Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                 0.08
4 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Great Britain                           1.03
5 Yanto Barker (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics               4.24
6 Alex Coutts (GBr) Scotland                                   4.25
7 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                   5.14
8 Roger Hammond (GBr) Great Britain                                
9 Paul Manning (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                     
10 Edward Clancy (GBr) Great Britain                           5.58
11 Kieran Page (GBr) Great Britain                             6.01
12 Robert Partridge (GBr) Wales                                    
13 Dale Appleby (GBr) Wales                                        
14 Evan Oliphant (GBr) Scotland                                    
15 Phillip Dixon (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics                 
16 Chris Newton (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                    
17 Ryan Connor (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics                   
18 Tom Southam (GBr) Barloworld-Valsir                         6.08
19 Martin Ford (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics                   
20 Robin Sharman (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed               6.10
21 Robert Hayles (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed               8.22
22 Tom White (GBr) Great Britain                                   
23 Matthew Brammeier (GBr) Wales                               9.59
24 Steven Roach (GBr) Wales                                   12.57
25 Mark Cavindish (GBr) Great Britain                              
26 Jamie Norfolk (GBr) Wales                                       
27 James McCallum (GBr) Scotland                                   
28 Gary Hand (GBr) Scotland                                        
29 Duncan Urquhart (GBr) Scotland                                  
30 Ben Hallam (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics               13.17
 
Teams
 
1 Recycling.co.uk                                          13.27.40
2 Quick Step-Inne                                          13.30.18
3 Landbouwkrediet                                          13.30.20
4 Comunidad Valen                                          13.30.26
5 T-Mobile                                                 13.31.10
6 Chocolade Jacqu                                          13.31.22
7 Barloworld-Vals                                          13.33.33
8 Team CSC                                                 13.33.57
9 Wales                                                    13.34.20
10 Great Britain                                           13.34.33
11 Mr Bookmaker-Sp                                         13.35.34
12 Navigators Insu                                         13.37.10
13 DFL Driving For                                         13.38.44
14 Ireland                                                         
15 Bridgestone Anc                                         13.40.21
16 Scotland                                                13.45.41
 
General classification after stage 3
 
1 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                  12.54.21
2 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                              0.07
3 Javier Cherro Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana              0.10
4 Bert de Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago                  0.16
5 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance                      0.19
6 Ben Day (Aus) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                           
7 Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim         0.22
8 Yanto Barker (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics               1.03
9 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick Step-Innergetic                   1.04
10 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                  1.05
11 Chris Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                               1.06
12 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago           1.07
13 Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) T-Mobile                           1.08
14 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                  1.48
15 Peter Mazur (Pol) Navigators Insurance                      1.54
16 David George (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir                        1.55
17 Juan Gomis Lopez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                 1.57
18 Alex Coutts (GBr) Scotland                                  2.13
19 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) T-Mobile                              2.41
20 Tom Southam (GBr) Barloworld-Valsir                         2.48
21 Antonio Olmo Menacho (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana             3.02
22 Eric Baumann (Ger) T-Mobile                                 3.39
23 Iljo Keisse (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim               3.43
24 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic              3.53
25 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                  3.57
26 Alfred Green (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir                        4.44
27 Ciarán Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance                     4.45
28 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Barloworld-Valsir                       4.56
29 Kieran Page (GBr) Great Britain                             6.28
30 Takehiro Mizutani (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                 10.42
31 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Navigators Insurance                   10.46
32 Thomas Bruun Eriksen (Den) Team CSC                        11.40
33 Siro Camponogara (Ita) Navigators Insurance                11.41
34 Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                   18.51
35 Bram Schmitz (Ned) T-Mobile                                18.53
36 Russel Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed             18.58
37 Julian Winn (GBr) Wales                                    19.03
38 Ryan Cox (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir                                
39 Dean Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed               19.10
40 Wesley Van der Linden (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim    19.11
41 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Great Britain                         20.01
42 Tony Bracke (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago                  21.07
43 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                           22.40
44 David McCann (Irl) Ireland                                 23.27
45 David Munoz Banon (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana               23.28
46 Steffen Wesemann (Ger) T-Mobile                            23.32
47 Roger Hammond (GBr) Great Britain                          23.48
48 Frederik Willems (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim         24.17
49 Frederic Gabriel (Fra) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                 
50 Paul Manning (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                    
51 Robin Sharman (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed              24.57
52 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago          25.01
53 Edward Clancy (GBr) Great Britain                               
54 Jean Claude Lebeau (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago           25.02
55 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC                             25.04
56 Phillip Dixon (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics                 
57 Junya Sano (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                             
58 Chris Newton (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                    
59 Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                            
60 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                     
61 Evan Oliphant (GBr) Scotland                                    
62 Paul Griffin (Irl) Ireland                                      
63 Jose Luis Martinez Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana           
64 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile                                   
65 Jonathon Clarke (Aus) Navigators Insurance                      
66 Robert Partridge (GBr) Wales                                    
67 Dale Appleby (GBr) Wales                                        
68 Ryan Connor (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics                   
69 Thomas Evans (Irl) Ireland                                      
70 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic               25.11
71 Martin Ford (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics                   
72 Matthew Gilmore (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim          27.25
73 Tom White (GBr) Great Britain                                   
74 Robert Hayles (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed              27.35
75 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim           28.19
76 Tom Vannoppen (Bel) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech               29.02
77 Matthew Brammeier (GBr) Wales                                   
78 Mark Cavindish (GBr) Great Britain                         31.56
79 Gary Hand (GBr) Scotland                                   32.00
80 Thierry De Groote (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago                 
81 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                       
82 Steven Roach (GBr) Wales                                        
83 Paudi O'Brien (Irl) Ireland                                     
84 Jamie Norfolk (GBr) Wales                                       
85 Duncan Urquhart (GBr) Scotland                                  
86 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Ireland                                   
87 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                         
88 Ben Hallam (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics               32.20
89 Enrico Degano (Ita) Barloworld-Valsir                      33.00
90 Paul Healion (Irl) DFL Driving Force Logistics                  
91 James McCallum (GBr) Scotland                              38.08
 
Points classification
 
1 Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                       27 pts
2 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                     23
3 Javier Cherro Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                21
4 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                        19
5 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                18
6 Roger Hammond (GBr) Great Britain                              15
7 Bram Schmitz (Ned) T-Mobile                                    14
8 Robin Sharman (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                  14
9 Russel Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                 13
10 Mark Cavindish (GBr) Great Britain                            13
11 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick Step-Innergetic                    12
12 Tony Bracke (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago                     12
13 Bert de Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago                   11
14 Eric Baumann (Ger) T-Mobile                                   11
15 Ryan Cox (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir                              11
16 Yanto Barker (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics                10
17 Julian Winn (GBr) Wales                                       10
18 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                     9
19 Jose Luis Martinez Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana          9
20 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) T-Mobile                                 8
21 Dean Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                   8
22 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC                                 8
23 Takehiro Mizutani (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                     7
24 Wesley Van der Linden (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim        7
25 Peter Mazur (Pol) Navigators Insurance                         6
26 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Great Britain                             6
27 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago              6
28 Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim           5
29 Siro Camponogara (Ita) Navigators Insurance                    5
30 Ben Day (Aus) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                         4
31 Chris Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                  4
32 Iljo Keisse (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim                  4
33 David George (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir                           3
34 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance                        2
35 Tom Southam (GBr) Barloworld-Valsir                            2
36 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                               2
37 Phillip Dixon (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics                1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Julian Winn (GBr) Wales                                        32 pts
2 Ryan Cox (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir                               26
3 Jose Luis Martinez Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana          15
4 Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                       14
5 Robin Sharman (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                  12
6 Wesley Van der Linden (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim        10
7 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim               10
8 Bram Schmitz (Ned) T-Mobile                                     9
9 Ben Day (Aus) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                          8
10 Russel Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                 8
11 Roger Hammond (GBr) Great Britain                              8
12 Antonio Olmo Menacho (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                7
13 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                        4
14 Bert de Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago                    4
15 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                3
16 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Great Britain                             3
17 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                     2
18 Dean Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                   2
19 Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) T-Mobile                              1
20 Ciarán Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance                        1
21 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Navigators Insurance                       1
22 Tony Bracke (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago                      1
23 Paul Griffin (Irl) Ireland                                     1
 
Sprints classification
 
1 Eric Baumann (Ger) T-Mobile                                    18 pts
2 Roger Hammond (GBr) Great Britain                              15
3 Javier Cherro Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                11
4 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Great Britain                              8
5 Jose Luis Martinez Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana           8
6 Robin Sharman (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                   8
7 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim                7
8 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                         5
9 Tom Southam (GBr) Barloworld-Valsir                             3
10 Bram Schmitz (Ned) T-Mobile                                    3
11 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                3
12 Russel Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                 3
13 Wesley Van der Linden (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim        3
14 Dean Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                   2
15 Iljo Keisse (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim                  1
16 Ryan Cox (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir                               1
 
Team classification
 
1 Quick Ste                                                38.42.06
2 Comunidad                                                    0.16
3 T-Mobile                                                     0.59
4 Mr Bookma                                                    4.13
5 Barloworl                                                    4.18
6 Team CSC                                                     4.37
7 Navigator                                                    7.00
8 Landbouwk                                                   21.23
9 Chocolade                                                   23.30
10 Great Bri                                                  51.35
11 DFL Drivi                                                  52.08
12 Bridgesto                                                  54.51
13 Scotland                                                 1.00.14
14 Recycling                                                1.03.23
15 Wales                                                    1.10.08
16 Ireland                                                  1.14.32

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