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Tour of Britain - 2.1

Great Britain, August 30-September 4, 2005

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Stage 6 - September 4: London-London, 64km

Stage and overall for Quick.Step

By Shane Stokes in London

Luca Paolini (Quick Step)
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Belgian rider Nick Nuyens safely retained his race lead on the concluding stage of the Tour of Britain today, finishing 9th in the bunch sprint with decided the Westminster criterium in London. Quick Step team-mate Luca Paolini made it a doubly-successful day for the Belgian team, taking his second victory of the race and with it the green points jersey.

Last year's final stage winner Enrico Degano (Barloworld Valsir) was second in the mass gallop, with Great Britain's Roger Hammond and Ciarán Power (Navigators Insurance) next across the line.

Paolini was very satisfied at what has been an excellent team performance in the 2.1 ranked event. "It has been a good race for Quick Step because I have won two stages and Nick [Nuyens] has won two stages. Nick and I are going very well at the moment, we ride well together and I hope that these victories can help us to win more in the next few weeks."

"The team rode really well in the lead up to the sprint. They were on the front for the whole of the last lap, doing more than 60 kilometres an hour. So there wasn't any confusion behind. I was third going into the last corner and jumped about 200 metres to go. I think I won it pretty well.

Many people were predicting a tussle with the highly promising British sprinter Mark Cavendish, who outsprinted Paolini for third place in Blackpool. However the 20 year old crashed in the closing stages after he ran into the back wheel of another rider.

"One of the Barloworld riders did his turn on the front. He was dropping back and wasn't looking where he was going," he said. "He slowed right down before a corner and took out my front wheel."

Paolini said the victory was important for him and the team. "We wanted to win the stage here in London as it is an important finish and, with four stages and two jerseys, I think that Quick Step have had a great Tour of Britain."

Although there were bonus up for grabs during the stage, Nuyen's main rival Michael Blaudzun (Team CSC) was unable to take back any time today, ending the six day event eight seconds behind. Javier Cherro Molina (Comunidad Valenciana) was third ahead of Phil Zajicek (Navigators Insurance) and last year's KOM winner, Ben Day (MrBookmaker.com).

Paolini and Nuyen's consistency was reflecting in the fact that they finished first and second in the points classification. Wales national team rider Julian Winn took the mountains jersey while T-Mobile captured the team award. They had success in the intermediate sprints competition, too, with Eric Baumann placing second in the first bonus sprint and winning the second, thus cementing his hold on the jersey.

Nuyens was the man of the day, however, leading the race from start to finish and confirming his status as one of Belgium's most promising young talents. He's made his name as the winner of one day races such as Paris-Brussels and Het Volk, but showed this week that he's also pretty adept at multi-day events. "This is my second big stage race win after the Electro Tour in Holland last year, and I am really happy," he said. "Taking a stage and also winning the time trial is great, too."

Nuyens had a lead of eight seconds over Michael Blaudzun heading into the race but said beforehand that he was faster in a sprint, giving him the edge if it came down to a scrap for bonus seconds. However he was taking nothing for granted before the stage. "There is always danger, such as a crash. If you are in one, it sucks. But provided I stayed out of trouble, I only had to watch out for Blaudzun. On this occasion he didn't really try to get some seconds."

"You always have to watch out on the last few laps coming to the finish and be careful. There were some pretty dangerous moments, like the run-up to the sprints - some guys just take some risks, so I needed to watch out. The team were really good, they went a bit faster when it became too dangerous so that was great."

Quick Step rode impressively in the latter half of the stage, assuming control of the bunch. They got a hand out early on by the Barloworld team, who were chasing the stage victory. "Before the stage we were speaking about trying to control the race but it is impossible, because it is a really small circuit and everyone is going really fast," continued Nuyens. "There were a lot of attacks so it is really difficult. But we were lucky because we got some help from Team Barloworld, who were trying to line up the sprint for Degano, who won last year. I think we were going so fast that nobody could go away. They tried a lot but they were brought back immediately. So it was a good race for us."

How it unfolded

A huge crowd turned out to watch the final stage of the Tour of Britain, held on a flat, fast circuit in sunny central London. The criterium course took the riders past landmarks such as Big Ben, Nelson's Column/Trafalgar Square and Downing Street, ensuring a good mix of cycling fans and inquisitive tourists and generating a great atmosphere for the conclusion of the event.

Things got underway at 3pm, following a number of support races for elites, juniors, women, and Paralympic riders. Once the flag was dropped on the main contest, there was a constant stream of attacks, fuelled in equal measure by the crowd's support and a total of six intermediate sprints.

An early surge by riders from the Bridgestone Anchor and Driving Force Logistic teams was joined by a small number of other competitors, following which the small break built a lead of four seconds. Roger Hammond (Great Britain), Paul Healion (Team DFL) and Dean Downing were amongst those present, but despite some hard riding, the Barloworld Valsir bunch hauled them back soon afterwards. Ireland's David McCann and Bridgestone Anchor's Koji Fukushima were next to try but they too were recaptured.

The first bonus sprint of the day went to Kevin Van Impe (Chocolade Jacques) ahead of T-Mobile's Eric Baumann, who was in the process of cementing his grip on the sprints jersey. His team-mate Bastiaan Giling won the first TFL prime. British rider Roger Hammond ensured a huge cheer when he attacked, staying away for two laps, with Ireland's Paul Griffin next to try after his recapture. He too was hauled back.

Baumann then proved quickest at the second bonus sprint, while TFL Prime 2 fell to Yanto Barker (Driving Force Logistics). Fukushima went away once more and then, once back in the fold, Healion raced clear. He built a maximum lead of five seconds before being reeled in. Fellow Irishman McCann then counterattacked, riding hard with Evan Oliphant (Scotland) and Martin Ford (DFL) and staying away until after the third bonus sprint, taken by Oliphant. Team Barloworld's British rider Tom Southam won the final TFL prime.

Things were all together with eight laps remaining. A Quick Step-Barloworld combine was in action to ensure a bunch sprint and, sure enough, this is the way things turned out. The riders thundered up the finishing straight in an all-out burst for the line, Paolini galloping in ahead of Degano, Hammond, Power and CSC's Lars Michelsen. Great Britain's Mark Cavendish had been aiming for a strong finish but limped home off the back following a crash, while Bert de Waele (Landbouwkrediet Colnago) was also delayed, dropping from 6th to 12th overall. Ben Day moved down too, dropping a place to fifth behind Navigators' Phil Zajicek.

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Results

1 Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                1.30.54
2 Enrico Degano (Ita) Barloworld-Valsir                          
3 Roger Hammond (GBr) Great Britain                              
4 Ciarán Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance                        
5 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC                                 
6 Siro Camponogara (Ita) Navigators Insurance                    
7 Takehiro Mizutani (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                     
8 Paul Healion (Irl) DFL Driving Force Logistics                 
9 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                        
10 Russel Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                
11 Eric Baumann (Ger) T-Mobile                                   
12 Javier Cherro Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana               
13 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Ireland                                 
14 Yanto Barker (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics                
15 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                     
16 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Navigators Insurance                      
17 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Barloworld-Valsir                         
18 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                               
19 Matthew Gilmore (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim             
20 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                
21 Iljo Keisse (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim                 
22 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago             
23 Kieran Page (GBr) Great Britain                               
24 Robert Hayles (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                 
25 Phillip Dixon (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics               
26 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick Step-Innergetic                    
27 Julian Winn (GBr) Wales                                       
28 Peter Mazur (Pol) Navigators Insurance                        
29 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                              
30 Wesley Van der Linden (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim       
31 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) T-Mobile                                
32 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim              
33 Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim          
34 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance                       
35 Thomas Bruun Eriksen (Den) Team CSC                           
36 Alex Coutts (GBr) Scotland                                0.07
37 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                    
38 Ben Day (Aus) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                        
39 David McCann (Irl) Ireland                                    
40 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                       
41 Tom Southam (GBr) Barloworld-Valsir                           
42 David George (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir                          
43 Chris Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                 
44 Frederik Willems (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim        0.11
45 Evan Oliphant (GBr) Scotland                              0.13
46 Antonio Olmo Menacho (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana               
47 Steven Roach (GBr) Wales                                  0.14
48 Ben Hallam (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics                  
49 Tom White (GBr) Great Britain                             0.17
50 Tom Vannoppen (Bel) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                  
51 Paul Griffin (Irl) Ireland                                0.19
52 Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                          
53 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile                             0.22
54 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago             
55 Steffen Wesemann (Ger) T-Mobile                               
56 Thomas Evans (Irl) Ireland                                    
57 Paul Manning (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                  
58 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                   
59 Ryan Cox (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir                              
60 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                0.26
61 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Great Britain                        0.30
62 Matthew Brammeier (GBr) Wales                                 
63 Edward Clancy (GBr) Great Britain                             
64 Robert Partridge (GBr) Wales                                  
65 Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) T-Mobile                         0.35
66 Juan Gomis Lopez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                   
67 Jamie Norfolk (GBr) Wales                                 0.37
68 Bram Schmitz (Ned) T-Mobile                               0.42
69 Martin Ford (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics                 
70 Ryan Connor (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics                 
71 Chris Newton (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                  
72 Gary Hand (GBr) Scotland                                      
73 Jose Luis Martinez Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana         
74 Jonathon Clarke (Aus) Navigators Insurance                    
75 Paudi O'Brien (Irl) Ireland                                   
76 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic              0.45
77 Duncan Urquhart (GBr) Scotland                            0.48
78 Bert de Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago               1.14
79 Tony Bracke (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago                 1.34
80 James McCallum (GBr) Scotland                             2.03
81 Dale Appleby (GBr) Wales                                  2.38
82 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Great Britain                        2.47
83 Dean Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed              2.58
84 Thierry De Groote (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago           3.32
85 Robin Sharman (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed             4.10
86 David Munoz Banon (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana              4.14
DNF Frederic Gabriel (Fra) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech              
DNF Alfred Green (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir                         
 
Points
 
1 Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                     15 pts
2 Enrico Degano (Ita) Barloworld-Valsir                        14
3 Roger Hammond (GBr) Great Britain                            13
4 Ciarán Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance                      12
5 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC                               11
6 Siro Camponogara (Ita) Navigators Insurance                  10
7 Takehiro Mizutani (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                    9
8 Paul Healion (Irl) DFL Driving Force Logistics                8
9 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                       7
10 Russel Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed               6
11 Eric Baumann (Ger) T-Mobile                                  5
12 Javier Cherro Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana              4
13 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Ireland                                3
14 Yanto Barker (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics               2
15 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                    1
 
Sprints
 
Sprint 1
 
1 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim              5 pts
2 Eric Baumann (Ger) T-Mobile                                   3
3 Javier Cherro Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana               2
4 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC                                1
 
Sprint 2
 
1 Eric Baumann (Ger) T-Mobile                                   5 pts
2 David Munoz Banon (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                  3
3 Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim          2
4 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago             1
 
Sprint 3
 
1 Evan Oliphant (GBr) Scotland                                  5 pts
2 Martin Ford (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics                 3
3 David McCann (Irl) Ireland                                    2
4 Ryan Cox (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir                              1
 
TFL Prime 1
 
1 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) T-Mobile                                 
2 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                   
3 Ryan Cox (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir                               
 
TFL Prime 2
 
1 Yanto Barker (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics                 
2 Paul Healion (Irl) DFL Driving Force Logistics                 
3 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                    
 
TFL Prime 3
 
1 Tom Southam (GBr) Barloworld-Valsir                            
2 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                   
3 Thomas Bruun Eriksen (Den) Team CSC                            
 
Teams
 
1 Navigators Insurance                                    4.32.42
2 Quick Step-Innergetic                                          
3 DFL Driving Force Logistics                                    
4 Team CSC                                                       
5 Chocolade Jacques-T Interim                                    
6 Barloworld-Valsir                                          0.07
7 Bridgestone Anchor                                             
8 Great Britain                                              0.17
9 Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                                  0.22
10 T-Mobile                                                      
11 Ireland                                                   0.26
12 Mr Bookmaker-Sportstech                                   0.31
13 Wales                                                     0.44
14 Comunidad Valenciana                                      0.48
15 Scotland                                                  1.02
16 Landbouwkrediet                                           1.36
 
Final General classification
 
1 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                19.04.32
2 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                            0.08
3 Javier Cherro Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana            0.22
4 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance                    0.33
5 Ben Day (Aus) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                     0.35
6 Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim       0.39
7 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick Step-Innergetic                 1.09
8 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago          1.20
9 Yanto Barker (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics             1.24
10 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                1.28
11 Chris Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                             1.35
12 Bert de Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago               1.48
13 Peter Mazur (Pol) Navigators Insurance                    2.09
14 Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) T-Mobile                         2.16
15 David George (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir                      2.28
16 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) T-Mobile                            2.54
17 Alex Coutts (GBr) Scotland                                3.08
18 Tom Southam (GBr) Barloworld-Valsir                       3.20
19 Juan Gomis Lopez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana               3.33
20 Eric Baumann (Ger) T-Mobile                               3.45
21 Antonio Olmo Menacho (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana           4.01
22 Iljo Keisse (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim             4.04
23 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic            4.12
24 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                5.06
25 Ciarán Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance                   5.20
26 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Barloworld-Valsir                     5.22
27 Kieran Page (GBr) Great Britain                           6.46
28 Takehiro Mizutani (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor               11.19
29 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Navigators Insurance                 11.53
30 Siro Camponogara (Ita) Navigators Insurance              12.18
31 Thomas Bruun Eriksen (Den) Team CSC                      12.26
32 Paul Manning (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed             14.34
33 Evan Oliphant (GBr) Scotland                             15.20
34 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile                            15.24
35 Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                     15.52
36 Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                 18.52
37 Julian Winn (GBr) Wales                                  19.24
38 Russel Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed           19.28
39 Bram Schmitz (Ned) T-Mobile                              20.12
40 Ryan Cox (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir                         20.21
41 Wesley Van der Linden (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim       
42 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Great Britain                       21.29
43 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                         22.45
44 Dean Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed             23.02
45 Tony Bracke (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago                23.20
46 David McCann (Irl) Ireland                               24.12
47 Roger Hammond (GBr) Great Britain                        24.14
48 Steffen Wesemann (Ger) T-Mobile                          24.32
49 Frederik Willems (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim       25.03
50 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC                           25.32
51 Phillip Dixon (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics          25.51
52 Edward Clancy (GBr) Great Britain                        25.55
53 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago        26.00
54 Chris Newton (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed             26.03
55 Paul Griffin (Irl) Ireland                               26.09
56 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor              26.10
57 Thomas Evans (Irl) Ireland                               26.19
58 Ryan Connor (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics            26.20
59 Robert Partridge (GBr) Wales                             26.34
60 Jose Luis Martinez Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana    26.45
61 Martin Ford (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics            26.54
62 Jonathon Clarke (Aus) Navigators Insurance               26.57
63 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic             27.03
64 Robert Hayles (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed            27.50
65 Matthew Gilmore (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim        28.11
66 Tom White (GBr) Great Britain                            28.15
67 David Munoz Banon (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana             28.18
68 Dale Appleby (GBr) Wales                                 28.25
69 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim         29.12
70 Robin Sharman (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed            29.52
71 Tom Vannoppen (Bel) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech             30.06
72 Matthew Brammeier (GBr) Wales                            30.14
73 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                  32.42
74 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                32.45
75 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Ireland                            32.55
76 Ben Hallam (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics             33.05
77 Steven Roach (GBr) Wales                                 33.22
78 Paul Healion (Irl) DFL Driving Force Logistics           33.34
79 Paudi O'Brien (Irl) Ireland                              33.36
80 Jamie Norfolk (GBr) Wales                                33.44
81 Gary Hand (GBr) Scotland                                 33.53
82 Enrico Degano (Ita) Barloworld-Valsir                    34.02
83 Duncan Urquhart (GBr) Scotland                           34.07
84 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Great Britain                       35.06
85 Thierry De Groote (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago          36.35
86 James McCallum (GBr) Scotland                            41.24
 
Points classification
 
1 Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                     62 pts
2 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                      49
3 Javier Cherro Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana              36
4 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                              31
5 Eric Baumann (Ger) T-Mobile                                  29
6 Roger Hammond (GBr) Great Britain                            28
7 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC                               26
8 Paul Manning (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                 24
9 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick Step-Innergetic                   23
10 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Great Britain                          23
11 Bram Schmitz (Ned) T-Mobile                                 20
12 Russel Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed              19
13 Takehiro Mizutani (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                  16
14 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                            16
15 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile                               15
16 Siro Camponogara (Ita) Navigators Insurance                 15
17 Ben Day (Aus) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                      14
18 Evan Oliphant (GBr) Scotland                                14
19 Robin Sharman (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed               14
20 Enrico Degano (Ita) Barloworld-Valsir                       14
21 Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                        13
22 Yanto Barker (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics              12
23 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) T-Mobile                              12
24 Ciarán Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance                     12
25 Tony Bracke (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago                   12
26 Bert de Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago                 11
27 Ryan Cox (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir                            11
28 Paul Healion (Irl) DFL Driving Force Logistics              11
29 Julian Winn (GBr) Wales                                     10
30 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                   10
31 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                   9
32 Jose Luis Martinez Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana        9
33 Dean Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                 8
34 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago            8
35 Wesley Van der Linden (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim      7
36 Chris Newton (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                 7
37 Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim         6
38 Peter Mazur (Pol) Navigators Insurance                       6
39 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Great Britain                           6
40 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance                      4
41 Chris Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                4
42 Iljo Keisse (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim                4
43 Tom Vannoppen (Bel) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                 4
44 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago            3
45 David George (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir                         3
46 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Ireland                                3
47 Tom Southam (GBr) Barloworld-Valsir                          2
48 David McCann (Irl) Ireland                                   1
49 Phillip Dixon (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics              1
 
Mountains classification
 
 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 Evan Oliphant (GBr) Scotland                                 10
7 Wesley Van der Linden (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim      10
8 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim             10
9 Bram Schmitz (Ned) T-Mobile                                   9
10 Ben Day (Aus) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                       8
11 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile                                8
12 Russel Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed               8
13 Roger Hammond (GBr) Great Britain                            8
14 Paul Manning (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                 7
15 Antonio Olmo Menacho (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana              7
16 Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                         5
17 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                      4
18 Bert de Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago                  4
19 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                              3
20 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Great Britain                           3
21 Dean Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                 2
22 Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) T-Mobile                            1
23 Ciarán Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance                      1
24 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Navigators Insurance                     1
25 Tony Bracke (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago                    1
26 Paul Griffin (Irl) Ireland                                   1
 
Sprints classification
 
1 Eric Baumann (Ger) T-Mobile                                  26 pts
2 Evan Oliphant (GBr) Scotland                                 20
3 Roger Hammond (GBr) Great Britain                            15
4 Javier Cherro Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana              13
5 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim             12
6 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Great Britain                            8
7 Jose Luis Martinez Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana         8
8 Robin Sharman (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                 8
9 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile                                 7
10 Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                         6
11 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                      5
12 Paul Manning (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                 5
13 Tom Southam (GBr) Barloworld-Valsir                          3
14 Bram Schmitz (Ned) T-Mobile                                  3
15 Martin Ford (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics                3
16 David Munoz Banon (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                 3
17 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                              3
18 Russel Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed               3
19 Wesley Van der Linden (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim      3
20 Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim         2
21 Dean Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                 2
22 David McCann (Irl) Ireland                                   2
23 Ryan Cox (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir                             2
24 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago            1
25 Iljo Keisse (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim                1
26 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC                               1
 
Teams classification
 
1 T-Mobile                                               57.04.30
2 Quick Step-Innergetic                                      8.25
3 Comunidad Valenciana                                      10.42
4 Team CSC                                                  13.08
5 Barloworld-Valsir                                         13.51
6 Mr Bookmaker-Sportstech                                   13.58
7 Navigators Insurance                                      16.13
8 Landbouwkrediet                                           31.57
9 Chocolade Jacques-T Interim                               32.43
10 Bridgestone Anchor                                       54.47
11 Great Britain                                          1.01.01
12 DFL Driving Force Logistics                            1.01.28
13 Scotland                                               1.01.40
14 Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                              1.02.23
15 Wales                                                  1.20.46
16 Ireland                                                1.24.55

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