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Eneco Tour of Benelux - ProT

Netherlands & Belgium, August 3-10, 2005

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Stage 5 - August 8: Verviers (Bel) - Hasselt (Bel), 194 km

Second victory for Van Heeswijk

By Jeff Jones

Max van Heeswijk (Discovery Channel)
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Dutchman Max van Heeswijk (Discovery Channel) has won his second Eneco Tour stage, sprinting to victory ahead of Alberto Ongarato (Fassa Bortolo) and Stefan van Dijk (MrBookmaker.com) in Hasselt. The stage was marked by two breakaway trios, which were all caught by the sprinters' teams with 5 km to go. There were no changes to the general classification, and Rik Verbrugghe (Quick.Step) kept his 6 second lead over Allan Davis (Liberty Seguros).

"I came into the finishing circuits in Hasselt feeling good," said Van Heeswijk. "My teammate Roger Hammond started the sprint and then I suddenly saw Tom Steels fly by. I jumped on his wheel and could easily get past him. I'm in good form, and hope that the form improves until the World Championship. I have already won once on that parcours, so that's good."

Race leader Rik Verbrugghe enjoyed a relatively calm stage, and was never in danger of losing the jersey. His closest threat Allan Davis could only finish sixth in the final sprint, well out of the time bonuses. And the two breakaway groups were no danger either. "The leaders were too far down in the classification to threaten me," said Verbrugghe. "Furthermore, the sprinters teams started to work in the finale and I could ride along in the peloton.

"On Tuesday it will be necessary to stay alert once again, and then the individual time trial follows in The Netherlands. There I'm mostly afraid of guys like Erik Dekker and Bobby Julich."

How it unfolded

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After yesterday's shenanigans in the Ardennes, it was hoped that there would be no 'incidents' today between Verviers and Hasselt. The stage started shortly before midday without Davide Rebellin and Sven Montgomery (both Gerolsteiner), who were both feeling sick and were advised not to race.

The climbing started right away with the Côte de Jehanster after 4 km, and first to the top was Discovery's Jason McCartney, who beat mountains leader Christian Vandevelde (CSC) for the points. McCartney only trailed his compatriot by a few points coming into the stage, and was obviously going to give it his best shot to take the jersey today. Over the top of the climb, Hammond (Discovery), Yus (Bouygues) and Andrle (Liberty) went on the attack, and were chased by Steegmans (Davitamon), Scheirlinckx (Cofidis), Verdugo (Euskaltel) and Haselbacher (Gerolsteiner). But after 20 km, it was all back together.

On the Côte de Berinzenne, the second climb of the day after 24 km, the peloton fragmented with Staf Scheirlinckx (Cofidis) taking the points at the top ahead of Julich (CSC) and McCartney. After 32 km, the bunch hit the third climb, the Côte du Mont de Brumes, with Sergio Paulinho (Liberty Seguros) going over the top first, followed by Gorka Gonzalez (Euskaltel) and Steegmans (Davitamon), then McCartney and Vandevelde at a minute. The peloton was two minutes behind the leader and this marked the start of the day's main breakaway.

Paulinho eventually got Steegmans and Gonzalez for company, while Vandevelde, McCartney and Dmitry Muravyev (CA) chased them at three minutes, staying clear of the Quick.Step controlled peloton. On the Côte d'Hallembaye, the last climb of the day at 60 km to go, Paulinho was first to the top ahead of Gonzalez and Steegmans. Behind them, McCartney beat Vandevelde to take what he thought was enough points to put him into the lead in the mountains classification. But although the Discovery rider did get the jersey on the podium after the stage, the jury later realised that it had made an error, and hadn't counted Vandevelde's fourth place on the Côte de Berinzenne. Thus, the CSC rider finished up with the jersey by the start of Stage 6. The two Americans sat up after that, leaving Muravyev with the impossible task of closing a four minute gap to the three leaders. The peloton was now at 6'30, but Quick.Step wasn't too concerned about chasing the breakaways, as none were really a threat to the GC.

At 55 km to go, the sprinters teams of Domina Vacanze, Liquigas and MrBookmaker.com started to work, and the gap quickly dropped to 5'30 with 40 km to go. The leaders, driven along mainly by Steegmans, were also battling a headwind and rain, and started to lose time more quickly. When they hit the local laps in Hasselt with 20 km to go, the peloton was just 2 minutes behind. With 8 km to go, it was down to 25 seconds and Paulinho tried to go it alone. But the Portuguese rider was unable to repeat the feat of his teammate Allan Davis a couple of days ago, and was swallowed with 5 km to go.

A bunch sprint was now inevitable, and it was former race leader Max van Heeswijk who jumped clear to take the win ahead of Ongarato and Van Dijk.

Tomorrow's sixth stage is another one for the sprinters, measuring 196 km between the Belgian towns of Sint-Truiden and Hoogstraten, very close to the Dutch border.

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Results

1 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Discovery Channel ProCycling Team         4.41.06 (41.408 km/h)
2 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                    
3 Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Mr. Bookmaker-Sportstech                          
4 Tom Steels (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                        
5 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                    
6 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                            
7 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Davitamon-Lotto                                   
8 Andreas Klier (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       
9 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                 
10 Unai Yus Kerejeta (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                               
11 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank                                         
12 Lilian Jegou (Fra) Francaise des Jeux                                  
13 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                   
14 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                             
15 Simone Cadamuro (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                   
16 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                         
17 Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            
18 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse D'epargne      
19 Leif Hoste (Bel) Discovery Channel ProCycling Team                     
20 Rik Reinerink (Ned) Shimano-Memory Corp                                
21 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             
22 Nico Eeckhout (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - T Interim                      
23 Christophe Detilloux (Bel) Francaise des Jeux                          
24 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) T-Mobile Team                                    
25 Steven Caethoven (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - T Interim                   
26 Ludovic Auger (Fra) Francaise des Jeux                                 
27 Julian Dean (NZl) Credit Agricole                                      
28 Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse D'epargne              
29 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                             
30 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        
31 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                            
32 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Discovery Channel ProCycling Team          
33 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       
34 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                      
35 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                     
36 Nicola Loda (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                     
37 Koen De Kort (Ned) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                          
38 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team             
39 Roger Hammond (GBr) Discovery Channel ProCycling Team                  
40 Johan Coenen (Bel) Mr. Bookmaker-Sportstech                            
41 Mikel Pradera Rodriguez (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse D'epargne           
42 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone           
43 Frderic Guesdon (Fra) Francaise des Jeux                               
44 Bert Roesems (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                     
45 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone               
46 Serge Baguet (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                     
47 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile Team                                     
48 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                           
49 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                        
50 Sascha Urweider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                           
51 Marco Righetto (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                  
52 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                    
53 Rudie Kemna (Ned) Shimano-Memory Corp                                  
54 Viktor Rapinsky (Blr) Phonak Hearing Systems                           
55 Jose Luis Carrasco Gamiz (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse D'epargne          
56 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                 
57 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                        
58 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                                
59 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - T Interim                     
60 Peter Farazijn (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                  
61 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel ProCycling Team                
62 David Boucher (Fra) Mr. Bookmaker-Sportstech                           
63 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                           
64 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Credit Agricole                              
65 Christian Werner (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                   
66 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole                                   
67 Jan Hruska (Cze) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                            
68 Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse D'epargne               
69 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         
70 Aketza Pena Iza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                
71 Imanol Erviti (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse D'epargne                     
72 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                          
73 Matthé Pronk (Ned) Mr. Bookmaker-Sportstech                            
74 Maarten Wynants (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - T Interim                    
75 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                         
76 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   
77 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole                                   
78 Andrej Hauptman (Slo) Fassa Bortolo                                    
79 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                             
80 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Davitamon-Lotto                                  
81 René Andrle (Cze) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                           
82 Julien Smink (Ned) Shimano-Memory Corp                                 
83 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                           
84 Ian Mcleod (RSA) Francaise des Jeux                                    
85 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                            
86 Isidro Nozal Vega (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                     
87 Gianluca Sironi (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                 
88 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir                          
89 Marco Bos (Ned) Shimano-Memory Corp                                    
90 Nicholas Roche (Irl) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                  
91 Frank Hoj (Den) Gerolsteiner                                           
92 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                
93 Peter Van Petegem (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                
94 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas-Bianchi                                   
95 Marco Serpellini (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                    
96 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                    
97 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                                       
98 Alain Van Katwijk (Ned) Shimano-Memory Corp                            
99 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                   
100 Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team              
101 Gorka Gonzalez Larranaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      
102 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                 
103 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                                           
104 Geert Omloop (Bel) Mr. Bookmaker-Sportstech                           
105 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                     
106 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team CSC                                        
107 Luca Solari (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                      
108 Ruggero Borghi (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                   
109 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        
110 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel ProCycling Team                
111 Arkaitz Duran Aroca (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        
112 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                      
113 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Francaise des Jeux                            
114 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                  
115 Christophe Kern (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                
116 Anton Luengo Celaya (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           
117 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                                   
118 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Mr. Bookmaker-Sportstech                            
119 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Domina Vacanze                                    
120 Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Mr. Bookmaker-Sportstech                          
121 Victor Hugo Pena Grisales (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                
122 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            
123 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                        0.23
124 Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - T Interim                
125 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - T Interim                    
126 Yohann Gene (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    
127 Benoit Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel ProCycling Team                
128 Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse D'epargne             
129 Frderik Willems (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - T Interim               0.29
130 Steven Kleynen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - T Interim                    
131 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             
132 Dimitri De Fauw (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                           
133 Enrico Grigoli (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                   
134 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                               
135 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                          0.36
136 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas-Bianchi                           0.50
137 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                      4.12
138 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                              
139 Jason Mccartney (USA) Discovery Channel ProCycling Team           5.30
140 Nicolas Inaudi (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                 
141 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Credit Agricole                           12.22
DNF Eric Baumann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                      
DNF Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Credit Agricole                                   
DNF Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Francaise des Jeux                              
DNF Anthony Ravard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 
DNF Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                              
DNF Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           
DNF Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                           
DNF Uros Murn (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                                
DNF Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp                             
DNF Masahiro Shinagawa (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp                          
DNS Bram Schmitz (Ned) T-Mobile Team                                      
DNS Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                    
 
Climbs
 
Climb 1
1 Jason Mccartney (USA) Discovery Channel ProCycling Team               10 pts
2 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                                    7
3 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel ProCycling Team                 5
4 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            3
5 Aketza Pena Iza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                1
 
Climb 2
1 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone              10 pts
2 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                            7
3 Jason Mccartney (USA) Discovery Channel ProCycling Team                5
4 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                                    3
5 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Discovery Channel ProCycling Team          1
 
Climb 3
1 Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team              10 pts
2 Gorka Gonzalez Larranaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       7
3 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                   5
4 Jason Mccartney (USA) Discovery Channel ProCycling Team                3
5 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                                    1
 
Climb 4
1 Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team              10 pts
2 Gorka Gonzalez Larranaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       7
3 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                   5
4 Jason Mccartney (USA) Discovery Channel ProCycling Team                3
5 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                                    1
 
Sprints
 
Sprint 1
1 Gorka Gonzalez Larranaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       8 pts
2 Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team               5
3 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                   3
 
Sprint 2
1 Gorka Gonzalez Larranaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       8 pts
2 Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team               5
3 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                   3
 
Sprint 3
1 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                   8 pts
2 Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team               5
3 Gorka Gonzalez Larranaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       3
 
Teams
 
1 T-Mobile Team                                                   14.03.18
2 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                      
3 Davitamon-Lotto                                                         
4 Francaise des Jeux                                                      
5 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                                       
6 Rabobank                                                                
7 Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                                              
8 Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                                          
9 Liquigas-Bianchi                                                        
10 Mr. Bookmaker-Sportstech                                               
11 Chocolade Jacques - T Interim                                          
12 Saunier Duval-Prodir                                                   
13 Team CSC                                                               
14 Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                                       
15 Lampre-Caffita                                                         
16 Shimano- Memery Corp                                                   
17 Domina Vacanze                                                         
18 Credit Agricole                                                        
19 Quick Step-Innergetic                                                  
20 Gerolsteiner                                                           
21 Fassa Bortolo                                                          
22 Bouygues Telecom                                                       
23 Phonak Hearing Systems                                                 
 
General classification after stage 5
 
1 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                      24.25.34
2 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                        0.06
3 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                     0.14
4 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                          0.15
5 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team          0.16
6 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Discovery Channel ProCycling Team       0.18
7 Andreas Klier (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                   0.20
8 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                        0.25
9 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile Team                                  0.36
10 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - T Interim                     
11 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                   
12 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                            
13 Leif Hoste (Bel) Discovery Channel ProCycling Team                 0.40
14 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone           0.49
15 Serge Baguet (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                 0.54
16 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                            1.26
17 Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse D'epargne          1.34
18 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                     2.06
19 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel ProCycling Team            2.43
20 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse D'epargne      
21 Jan Hruska (Cze) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                        2.44
22 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   2.50
23 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                      2.56
24 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                             2.57
25 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                  3.03
26 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                    3.04
27 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole                               3.05
28 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         3.47
29 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                        3.59
30 Johan Coenen (Bel) Mr. Bookmaker-Sportstech                        4.08
31 Frderic Guesdon (Fra) Francaise des Jeux                           4.28
32 Unai Yus Kerejeta (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                           4.38
33 Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team           6.00
34 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     7.07
35 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                                7.27
36 René Andrle (Cze) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                       7.59
37 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Davitamon-Lotto                              8.29
38 Gorka Gonzalez Larranaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   9.01
39 Roger Hammond (GBr) Discovery Channel ProCycling Team              9.06
40 Luca Solari (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                   9.07
41 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                                        9.08
42 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                               9.13
43 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                       9.20
44 Christian Werner (Ger) T-Mobile Team                               9.26
45 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Domina Vacanze                                 9.42
46 Frderik Willems (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - T Interim               10.20
47 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir                     10.36
48 Peter Van Petegem (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                           10.51
49 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Davitamon-Lotto                             13.10
50 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel ProCycling Team            13.29
51 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Credit Agricole                         13.30
52 Isidro Nozal Vega (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                14.03
53 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas-Bianchi                           14.24
54 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank                                    15.18
55 Mikel Pradera Rodriguez (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse D'epargne      15.53
56 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    17.17
57 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           17.31
58 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                        17.55
59 Sascha Urweider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                      18.33
60 Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse D'epargne          19.11
61 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                  19.55
62 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                
63 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Credit Agricole                            21.59
64 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    22.33
65 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - T Interim                22.54
66 Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       23.32
67 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                   23.35
68 Koen De Kort (Ned) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                     23.48
69 Matthé Pronk (Ned) Mr. Bookmaker-Sportstech                       24.03
70 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        24.04
71 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                              24.14
72 Nicholas Roche (Irl) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone             25.24
73 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                 26.11
74 Lilian Jegou (Fra) Francaise des Jeux                             26.16
75 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                              26.37
76 David Boucher (Fra) Mr. Bookmaker-Sportstech                      27.40
77 Bert Roesems (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                28.16
78 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              28.27
79 Aketza Pena Iza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           28.28
80 Marco Serpellini (Ita) Gerolsteiner                               28.36
81 Imanol Erviti (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse D'epargne                28.38
82 Maarten Wynants (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - T Interim               28.47
83 Ian Mcleod (RSA) Francaise des Jeux                               29.05
84 Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - T Interim            29.21
85 Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse D'epargne              
86 Gianluca Sironi (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                            29.54
87 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                          30.03
88 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                      31.03
89 Nicola Loda (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                31.30
90 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) T-Mobile Team                               32.19
91 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Discovery Channel ProCycling Team          32.21
92 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                           32.54
93 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                        33.08
94 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                               33.29
95 Peter Farazijn (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone             33.49
96 Julien Smink (Ned) Shimano-Memory Corp                            34.06
97 Ludovic Auger (Fra) Francaise des Jeux                            34.14
98 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole                              34.50
99 Victor Hugo Pena Grisales (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems            35.12
100 Jason Mccartney (USA) Discovery Channel ProCycling Team          36.56
101 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                              37.03
102 Simone Cadamuro (Ita) Domina Vacanze                             37.11
103 Geert Omloop (Bel) Mr. Bookmaker-Sportstech                      37.31
104 Christophe Kern (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           37.35
105 Christophe Detilloux (Bel) Francaise des Jeux                    37.43
106 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone     37.53
107 Tom Steels (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                 38.10
108 Andrej Hauptman (Slo) Fassa Bortolo                              38.38
109 Frank Hoj (Den) Gerolsteiner                                     39.00
110 Benoit Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel ProCycling Team           40.41
111 Arkaitz Duran Aroca (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                   40.44
112 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team CSC                                   41.01
113 Anton Luengo Celaya (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      41.04
114 Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Mr. Bookmaker-Sportstech                   41.05
115 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                             41.08
116 Viktor Rapinsky (Blr) Phonak Hearing Systems                     41.25
117 Rudie Kemna (Ned) Shimano-Memory Corp                            41.31
118 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Mr. Bookmaker-Sportstech                       41.34
119 Steven Caethoven (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - T Interim             41.57
120 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                         42.00
121 Marco Righetto (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                            42.03
122 Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Mr. Bookmaker-Sportstech                     42.04
123 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas-Bianchi                             42.27
124 Dimitri De Fauw (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                      42.37
125 Jose Luis Carrasco Gamiz (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse D'epargne    43.15
126 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                                 43.24
127 Julian Dean (NZl) Credit Agricole                                43.44
128 Yohann Gene (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               45.51
129 Rik Reinerink (Ned) Shimano-Memory Corp                          49.00
130 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                     49.12
131 Marco Bos (Ned) Shimano-Memory Corp                              49.25
132 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                        49.56
133 Alain Van Katwijk (Ned) Shimano-Memory Corp                      51.00
134 Ruggero Borghi (Ita) Domina Vacanze                              51.08
135 Steven Kleynen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - T Interim               51.56
136 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                            52.35
137 Nico Eeckhout (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - T Interim                53.18
138 Nicolas Inaudi (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone            54.51
139 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Domina Vacanze                               54.59
140 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Francaise des Jeux                       55.00
141 Enrico Grigoli (Ita) Domina Vacanze                              59.05
 
Points classification
 
1 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                         116 pts
2 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Discovery Channel ProCycling Team              65
3 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                  54
4 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                  50
5 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                            46
6 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                            41
7 Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Mr. Bookmaker-Sportstech                        39
8 Leif Hoste (Bel) Discovery Channel ProCycling Team                    33
9 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile Team                                    30
10 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                               30
11 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                 30
12 Simone Cadamuro (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                 30
13 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank                                       28
14 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                 25
15 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Davitamon-Lotto                                24
16 Rudie Kemna (Ned) Shimano-Memory Corp                                24
17 Andreas Klier (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                    22
18 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                             22
19 Gorka Gonzalez Larranaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     19
20 Tom Steels (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                     19
21 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Discovery Channel ProCycling Team        17
22 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - T Interim                   17
23 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       17
24 Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team             15
25 Peter Van Petegem (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                              15
26 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Mr. Bookmaker-Sportstech                           15
27 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                      13
28 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                  13
29 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     12
30 Johan Coenen (Bel) Mr. Bookmaker-Sportstech                          12
31 Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse D'epargne            11
32 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                                  11
33 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              11
34 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                     11
35 Unai Yus Kerejeta (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                             10
36 Jason Mccartney (USA) Discovery Channel ProCycling Team               5
37 Frderic Guesdon (Fra) Francaise des Jeux                              3
38 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - T Interim                    3
39 Rik Reinerink (Ned) Shimano-Memory Corp                               3
 
Climbs classification
 
1 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                                   68 pts
2 Jason Mccartney (USA) Discovery Channel ProCycling Team               66
3 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                      32
4 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Davitamon-Lotto                                 27
5 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone              27
6 Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team              21
7 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                           18
8 Gorka Gonzalez Larranaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      14
9 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                          12
10 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                 10
11 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                      10
12 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                  8
13 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse D'epargne     7
14 David Boucher (Fra) Mr. Bookmaker-Sportstech                          6
15 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile Team                                    6
16 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel ProCycling Team                5
17 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Discovery Channel ProCycling Team         3
18 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                            1
19 Leif Hoste (Bel) Discovery Channel ProCycling Team                    1
20 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank                                        1
21 Aketza Pena Iza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               1
22 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas-Bianchi                                  1
 
Young rider classification
 
1 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                    24.25.40
2 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team          0.10
3 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Discovery Channel ProCycling Team       0.12
4 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                        0.19
5 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - T Interim                  0.30
6 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                    
7 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                             1.20
8 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel ProCycling Team             2.37
9 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                       2.50
10 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                    2.58
11 Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team           5.54
12 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                       9.14
13 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    17.11
14 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           17.25
15 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                        17.49
16 Sascha Urweider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                      18.27
17 Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse D'epargne          19.05
18 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                  19.49
19 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - T Interim                22.48
20 Koen De Kort (Ned) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                     23.42
21 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        23.58
22 Nicholas Roche (Irl) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone             25.18
23 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                              26.31
24 David Boucher (Fra) Mr. Bookmaker-Sportstech                      27.34
25 Aketza Pena Iza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           28.22
26 Imanol Erviti (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse D'epargne                28.32
27 Maarten Wynants (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - T Interim               28.41
28 Ian Mcleod (RSA) Francaise des Jeux                               28.59
29 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                          29.57
30 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                      30.57
31 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) T-Mobile Team                               32.13
32 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                               33.23
33 Christophe Kern (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            37.29
34 Arkaitz Duran Aroca (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                    40.38
35 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team CSC                                    40.55
36 Anton Luengo Celaya (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       40.58
37 Viktor Rapinsky (Blr) Phonak Hearing Systems                      41.19
38 Steven Caethoven (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - T Interim              41.51
39 Marco Righetto (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                             41.57
40 Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Mr. Bookmaker-Sportstech                      41.58
41 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas-Bianchi                              42.21
42 Dimitri De Fauw (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                       42.31
43 Jose Luis Carrasco Gamiz (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse D'epargne     43.09
44 Yohann Gene (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                45.45
45 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                         49.50
46 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Francaise des Jeux                        54.54
 
Teams classification
 
1 Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                                      73.17.31
2 T-Mobile Team                                                       0.16
3 Rabobank                                                            1.28
4 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                  2.09
5 Quick Step-Innergetic                                               2.28
6 Team CSC                                                            2.47
7 Saunier Duval-Prodir                                                7.32
8 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                                   8.41
9 Davitamon-Lotto                                                     9.03
10 Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                                    18.42
11 Lampre-Caffita                                                         
12 Gerolsteiner                                                      19.47
13 Credit Agricole                                                   21.28
14 Chocolade Jacques - T Interim                                     22.19
15 Phonak Hearing Systems                                            26.43
16 Mr. Bookmaker-Sportstech                                          48.21
17 Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                                  51.04
18 Domina Vacanze                                                    54.48
19 Francaise des Jeux                                                56.01
20 Liquigas-Bianchi                                                  56.45
21 Fassa Bortolo                                                   1.00.56
22 Bouygues Telecom                                                1.09.17
23 Shimano- Memery Corp                                            1.51.40

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