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Tour de Georgia - 2.HC

USA, April 18-23, 2006

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Stage 1 - April 18: Augusta, GA - Macon, GA, 207.4km

Michaelsen calls in favour for sprint win in Georgia

By Mark Zalewski, North American Editor with Kirsten Robbins in Macon, Georgia

Lars Michaelsen (CSC)
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Lars Michaelsen (CSC) called in a marker today from back in 1999 when he was on a composite team with Mark McCormack at the Tour of Denmark. "I saw the course map this morning and had no idea of how [the finish] was," Michaelsen said. "But during the race today I was talking to [Mark] McCormack -- he and I go a long way back. In 1999 we did the Tour of Denmark on a mixed team together. He pulled out a stage win then, and I helped him out then explaining the circuit, and now it's pay back time! He said [the finish] had a good hill in it with cobblestones and that it was fast so to stay in the front, so that's what I did! Michaelsen utilized the reconnaissance knowledge to the fullest by positioning himself perfectly in the final two turns, setting himself up for the first stage win of the 2006 Tour de Georgia.

Today's win is welcomed for the thirty-seven year-old, confirming his abilities against the younger riders in the field. "It's very rewarding to get confirmation you are still able to compete with the young guys," Michaelsen said. "I used to be a good sprinter in my young days, and every once in a while I pull one out of my hat."

One of those 'younger' guys was Fred Rodriguez (Davitamon-Lotto) who continued his many-year run of bad mechanical luck when riding in the States. Entering the city of Macon, Rodriguez flatted. "I got a flat coming in to the circuit and when I got the change I realized the wheel was broken -- the gears were skipping on the wheel," Rodriguez explained. "At that point the pace was so high that I dropped my own guys getting back in. I knew I had to make it in before we hit the hill and that cost me a little energy. I thought maybe then I would work for Henk but once I got the front I got re-motivated. It looked all good coming into the last corner. I was on Henk's wheel and we got cut off. Next thing you know I went from third wheel to tenth. I asked Henk to keep going but it cost him too much and couldn't get going again. Then I waited until about 150 meters and then passed everybody except for Lars."

That cut-off was riders trying to take advantage of the extra-wide turn to push their cornering -- resulting in riders not being able to hold their lines. One of the casualties was Toyota-United's Ivan Dominguez along with a handful of other riders -- but all were ok in the end.

Dan Bowmen (TIAA-CREF) & Neil Sherley (Jittery Joes)
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Always looking on the bright side, Rodriguez is content in the fact that his legs are finally coming around after a rough spring campaign. "The good thing is my legs are coming back, so I am happy about that. I love racing at home and doing well at home."

With the first win of the race, Michaelsen pulls on the race leader's jersey and sprint leader's jersey -- something that Michaelsen doesn't expect to defend beyond tomorrow. "Tomorrow's stage everyone will be motivated to get a win. It will be the last call for the sprinters until Sunday." After tomorrow, it will be up to teammate David Zabriskie to bear the CSC flag. "If he's good in the time trial and able to beat Floyd in the time trial we will take it from there."

Taking the best young rider jersey is Suanier Duval-Prodir's Peter Mazur -- though probably not for long. "We will not work to keep the best young rider jersey. It was just a lucky thing. I was sweeping for Ventoso and Palegrini. I need more time for racing with these guys. I had some trouble staying onto Palagrini’s wheel because he moves very fast in the group. I am happy with the jersey because it is my first jersey with Suanier Duval-Prodir.

How it unfolded

Unlike last year's first stage, the riders were motivated to ride faster by a slight tail wind. Attacks came fast and frequent but the higher speeds prevented from anything more than a few seconds from getting away.

Aaron Olson (Saunier Duval)
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Finally, after a few hours, a small break rolled off the front with a field tired of chasing everything down. In the group is Aaron Olson (Prodir-Saunier Duval), Dan Bowman (TIAA CREF), Neil Shirley (Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity) and Jackson Stewart (Kodakgallery.com - Sierra Nevada). "I was sitting last wheel for the first two hours, just being careful with my hand," said Olson. I went back to get some bottles and took them to the front and just followed one move and that's the one that stayed away. Then my day became hard!"

The quartet rolled a quick pace, led by Olson on the downhills. "I was trying to keep it fast on the downhills. It was working pretty good and they gave us quite a bit of time."

"We were working really well together," said Shirley. "As soon as we established the break it seemed like the other teams were content with it and we gained a maximum of 11 minutes. Olson took control and was very steady for the entire break. Everyone was taking equal pulls the whole way."

The break managed to get up to over eleven minutes on the field, and even held a good lead coming into the last forty kilometers. It seemed that the field had a difficult time deciding who should do the work to bring the break back. "It was a bit of tactics of who was going to work," Rodriguez explained. "We put two guys on there with United, but then they took their guys off so we took our guys off. Finally we were all negotiating, 'Are you going to put somebody on? Not if you don't put somebody on!' It went back and forth until Discovery put their effort on."

The day's only real break
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With Discovery on the front, the time began to fall and more teams chipped in their efforts. As the time gap shrank, Olson became antsy and tried to attack the break. Shirley covered the first two attempts but then about five kilometers later, on a small rise, Olson attacked again and kept a gap. "Myself and [Bowman]were not having a good day,"Admitted Stewart. "We were definitely the weaker two in the break. Olson was on fire today and was clearly looking great."

With less than fifteen kilometers to go, Olson held a twenty-second lead on the chasers and a minute on the field but was nearing his limit. "By about ten or twelve kilometers to go I felt like throwing up!" But all was not lost on his efforts, as the attacking at the end earned him the most aggressive rider jersey -- giving his team two jersey's tomorrow.

As the race entered the circuits, the three chasers were swallowed be the field, and Olson lasted until almost seeing the finish line with three laps to go. From there, the field kept the gas on, preventing any counter-attacks from succeeding. CSC's Allan Johansen broke away, grimacing his face while he built a fifty meter lead. "He did a nice job," Michaelsen said. "We were told to be a little aggressive. Doing that attack made the other teams work and I was just sitting on."

And to the victor…
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Luckily for teams like Davitamon-Lotto, chasing down these attacks did not require much work. "The pace was so high we didn't have to cover much -- the guys came back by themselves," said Rodriguez.

As the laps ticked off, the field stayed together led by teams like Discovery Channel, Quick Step-Innergetic and Health Net-Maxxis. Unfortunately, sprinter Gord Fraser was suffering under the same bad karma as Fred Rodriguez, flatting on the circuits and suffering a slow wheel change. "I was feeling good and the guys were riding so well," said Fraser. "I am not saying that I would have won but I would have tried. My focus is on stage six now because I can do really well there. Also to help my teammates over the next few days." From then on the focus shifted to new rider Karl Menzies, who managed a fourth place on the day.

… go the spoils.
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The field was shifting positions every second on the final lap, and the downhill portion of the last two kilometers became the battleground. "The last kilometer is a lottery," said Michaelsen. "You need experience because if you are too much in the front it is no good so you need to find the right spot at the right time. I was focusing on coming to the last corner in the first five and I took the second-to-last corner in fourth position and then I just fought my way to stay up there. Then when we took the last corner they were too early -- and when they all died I was ready to go."

Stage 2 - Fayetteville - Rome, 197.5km

Tomorrow the Tour de Georgia field tackles a relatively-flat stage with rolling hills (See stage map & profile), but the entry into the city of Rome could cause a split in the field, with three circuits involving a climb up the short but steep Clock Tower Hill.

Last year, Andrea Tafi put in a brave solo attack in his final US race, but was caught entering the circuits by a fast charging peloton, led by the entire Discovery Channel team, with Lance Armstrong in tow.

When in Rome ... LA takes a sprint in '04
Photo ©: Bob Badalucco

In fact, Armstrong was the surprise winner of the stage into Rome in the 2004 edition (stage 3), something he described as a "almost a freak experience" (not winning a race, but beating the sprinters at their own game).

Tafi was swallowed by the Discovery train, and in turn, the paler-shade-of-blue-train - Gerolsteiner - set up their sprinter, Peter Wrolich, who stole the show and took the win.

The finish is likely to be a bunch kick of 'sprinters-who-can-climb', or an opportunist rider with the explosive power to tackle the climb may be able to hold off what will be a hard-charging bunch, assuming the somewhat-inevitable breakaway group is caught.

Make sure you follow all the action, live on Cyclingnews, from 13:30 local time (EDT), 10:30 PDT (USA West) 19:30 CEST (Europe), 03:30 AEST (Australia East).

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Photography

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Results

1 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC                                4.45.46
2 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                                 
3 Caleb Manion (Aus) Jelly Belly                                       
4 Karl Menzies (Aus) Health Net p/b Maxxis                             
5 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Insurance                         
6 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada              
7 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Toyota-United Pro                              
8 Henk Vogels (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                    
9 Peter Mazur (Pol) Prodir-Saunier Duval                               
10 Cesar Augusto Grajales (Col) Navigators Insurance                   
11 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel                           
12 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                           
13 Thomas Peterson (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                                
14 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak Hearing Systems                          
15 Andrew Bajadali (USA) Jelly Belly                                   
16 Jesse Anthony (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada                  
17 Kirk Albers (USA) Jelly Belly                                       
18 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Discovery Channel                    
19 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                         
20 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel                            
21 William Frischkorn (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                             
22 Dominique Perras (Can) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada               
23 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Toyota-United Pro                         
24 Frank Pipp (USA) Targetraining                                      
25 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Prodir-Saunier Duval                            
26 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel                              
27 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC                                      
28 Nathan O'Neill (Aus) Health Net p/b Maxxis                          
29 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                    
30 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel                             
31 Lucas Euser (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                                    
32 Danny Pate (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                                     
33 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                         
34 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel                             
35 Ignacio Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems             
36 Justin England (USA) Toyota-United Pro                              
37 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel                          
38 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                        
39 Matthew Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly                                      
40 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Navigators Insurance                        
41 Michael Dietrich (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada               
42 Craig Lewis (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                                    
43 Brian Vandborg (Den) Team CSC                                       
44 Inigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC                         
45 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance                             
46 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                    
47 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                      
48 Alberto Fernandez De La Puebla Ramos (Spa) Prodir-Saunier Duval     
49 Burke Swindlehurst (USA) Navigators Insurance                       
50 Peter Hatton (Aus) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity                       
51 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                     
52 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                          
53 Brice Jones (USA) Jelly Belly                                       
54 Todd Herriott (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines            
55 Brian Jensen (Den) Jelly Belly                                      
56 Michael Lange (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                                  
57 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC                                       
58 Martin Pedersen (Den) Team CSC                                      
59 Jeffry Louder (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis                           
60 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines          
61 Todd Wells (USA) Targetraining                                      
62 Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                      
63 Evan Elken (USA) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity                         
64 Florian Stalder (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                        
65 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                          
66 Mark McCormack (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines           
67 José Enrique Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems    0.21
68 Trent Wilson (Aus) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity                       
69 Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Toyota-United Pro                        0.28
70 Nic Ingels (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                    
71 Philip Wong (USA) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity                        
72 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Navigators Insurance                           
73 Benjamin Brooks (Aus) Navigators Insurance                          
74 Kyle Wamsley (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines             
75 Anthony Colby (USA) Targetraining                                   
76 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Toyota-United Pro                               
77 Doug Ollerenshaw (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis                        
78 Oleg Grishkine (Rus) Navigators Insurance                           
79 Alex Candelario (USA) Jelly Belly                                   
80 Dustin Macburnie (Can) Targetraining                                
81 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                          
82 Dan Schmatz (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada                    
83 Trent Lowe (Aus) Discovery Channel                                  
84 Tyler Wren (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines           0.42
85 Scott Zwizanski (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada                
86 Gustavo Artacho (Arg) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines      0.53
87 Tim Johnson (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis                             
88 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                              
89 Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca (Bra) Prodir-Saunier Duval        
90 Michael Sayers (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis                      1.31
91 Viktor Rapinski (Blr) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines          
92 Mariano Friedick (USA) Toyota-United Pro                        1.56
93 Ivan Dominguez (Cub) Toyota-United Pro                              
94 Alejandro Acton (Arg) Targetraining                             4.11
95 Ian Macgregor (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                                  
96 Antonio Cruz (USA) Toyota-United Pro                            4.27
97 Ryan Blickem (USA) Targetraining                                4.38
98 Wesley Hartman (USA) Targetraining                                  
99 Luis Oliveira Fernandez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems            4.43
100 Austin King (USA) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity                   4.50
101 Peter Lopinto (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada                 
102 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                      
103 Craig Wilcox (USA) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity                      
104 Nick Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly                                     
105 Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Prodir-Saunier Duval                       
106 Neil Shirley (USA) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity                      
107 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Prodir-Saunier Duval                       
108 Kirk O'Bee (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis                         5.00
109 Dan Bowman (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                                6.09
110 Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Team CSC                          
111 Aaron Olson (USA) Prodir-Saunier Duval                             
112 Gordon Fraser (Can) Health Net p/b Maxxis                          
113 Daniel Greenfield (USA) Targetraining                              
114 Jakob Piil (Den) Team CSC                                      8.00
115 Jeffery Hopkins (Aus) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity                   
116 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                           8.29
117 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                           9.17
118 Jackson Stewart (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada          13.15
DNF Jonathan Page (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines           
                                                                       
Sprints                                                                
                                                                       
1                                                                      
                                                                       
1 Alejandro Acton (Arg) Targetraining                                 5 pts
2 Matthew Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly                                      3
3 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC                                       1
                                                                       
2                                                                      
                                                                       
1 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Toyota-United Pro                             5 pts
2 Alejandro Acton (Arg) Targetraining                                 3
3 Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Prodir-Saunier Duval                        1
                                                                       
3                                                                      
                                                                       
1 Jackson Stewart (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada                5 pts
2 Dan Bowman (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                                     3
3 Neil Shirley (USA) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity                       1
                                                                       
Points                                                                 
                                                                       
1 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC                                     15 pts
2 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                               12
3 Caleb Manion (Aus) Jelly Belly                                     10
4 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Toyota-United Pro                             9
5 Alejandro Acton (Arg) Targetraining                                 8
6 Karl Menzies (Aus) Health Net p/b Maxxis                            7
7 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Insurance                        6
8 Jackson Stewart (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada                5
9 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada             5
10 Dan Bowman (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                                    3
11 Matthew Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly                                     3
12 Henk Vogels (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                  3
13 Peter Mazur (Pol) Prodir-Saunier Duval                             2
14 Neil Shirley (USA) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity                      1
15 Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Prodir-Saunier Duval                       1
16 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC                                      1
17 Cesar Augusto Grajales (Col) Navigators Insurance                  1
                                                                       
Teams                                                                  
                                                                       
1 Jelly Belly Cycling Team                                     14.17.18
2 Davitamon-Lotto                                                      
3 KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada Pro                                   
4 Phonak Hearing Systems                                               
5 Discovery ChannelCycling Team                                        
6 Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                                    
7 Team TIAA-CREF                                                       
8 Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team                                       
9 Team CSC                                                             
10 Prodir-Saunier Duval                                                
11 Health Net p/b Maxxis                                               
12 Quick Step-Innergetic                                               
13 Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines                                
14 Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity                                          
15 Targetraining Cycling Team                                      0.28
                                                                       
General classification after stage 1                  
                                                                       
1 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC                                4.45.36
2 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                             0.04
3 Caleb Manion (Aus) Jelly Belly                                   0.06
4 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Toyota-United Pro                          0.07
5 Matthew Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly                                   0.08
6 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC                                    0.09
7 Karl Menzies (Aus) Health Net p/b Maxxis                         0.10
8 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Insurance                         
9 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada              
10 Henk Vogels (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                   
11 Peter Mazur (Pol) Prodir-Saunier Duval                              
12 Cesar Augusto Grajales (Col) Navigators Insurance                   
13 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel                           
14 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                           
15 Thomas Peterson (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                                
16 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak Hearing Systems                          
17 Andrew Bajadali (USA) Jelly Belly                                   
18 Jesse Anthony (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada                  
19 Kirk Albers (USA) Jelly Belly                                       
20 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Discovery Channel                    
21 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                         
22 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel                            
23 William Frischkorn (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                             
24 Dominique Perras (Can) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada               
25 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Toyota-United Pro                         
26 Frank Pipp (USA) Targetraining                                      
27 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Prodir-Saunier Duval                            
28 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel                              
29 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC                                      
30 Nathan O'Neill (Aus) Health Net p/b Maxxis                          
31 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                    
32 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel                             
33 Lucas Euser (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                                    
34 Danny Pate (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                                     
35 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                         
36 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel                             
37 Ignacio Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems             
38 Justin England (USA) Toyota-United Pro                              
39 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel                          
40 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                        
41 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Navigators Insurance                        
42 Michael Dietrich (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada               
43 Craig Lewis (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                                    
44 Brian Vandborg (Den) Team CSC                                       
45 Inigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC                         
46 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance                             
47 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                    
48 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                      
49 Alberto Fernandez De La Puebla Ramos (Spa) Prodir-Saunier Duval     
50 Burke Swindlehurst (USA) Navigators Insurance                       
51 Peter Hatton (Aus) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity                       
52 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                     
53 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                          
54 Brice Jones (USA) Jelly Belly                                       
55 Todd Herriott (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines            
56 Brian Jensen (Den) Jelly Belly                                      
57 Michael Lange (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                                  
58 Martin Pedersen (Den) Team CSC                                      
59 Jeffry Louder (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis                           
60 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines          
61 Todd Wells (USA) Targetraining                                      
62 Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                      
63 Evan Elken (USA) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity                         
64 Florian Stalder (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                        
65 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                          
66 Mark McCormack (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines           
67 Trent Wilson (Aus) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity                       
68 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                              
69 Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca (Bra) Prodir-Saunier Duval        
70 Ivan Dominguez (Cub) Toyota-United Pro                              
71 José Enrique Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems    0.31
72 Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Toyota-United Pro                        0.38
73 Nic Ingels (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                    
74 Philip Wong (USA) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity                        
75 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Navigators Insurance                           
76 Benjamin Brooks (Aus) Navigators Insurance                          
77 Kyle Wamsley (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines             
78 Anthony Colby (USA) Targetraining                                   
79 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Toyota-United Pro                               
80 Doug Ollerenshaw (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis                        
81 Oleg Grishkine (Rus) Navigators Insurance                           
82 Alex Candelario (USA) Jelly Belly                                   
83 Dustin Macburnie (Can) Targetraining                                
84 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                          
85 Dan Schmatz (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada                    
86 Trent Lowe (Aus) Discovery Channel                                  
87 Tyler Wren (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines           0.52
88 Scott Zwizanski (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada                
89 Gustavo Artacho (Arg) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines      1.03
90 Tim Johnson (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis                             
91 Michael Sayers (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis                      1.41
92 Viktor Rapinski (Blr) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines          
93 Mariano Friedick (USA) Toyota-United Pro                        2.06
94 Alejandro Acton (Arg) Targetraining                             4.16
95 Ian Macgregor (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                              4.21
96 Antonio Cruz (USA) Toyota-United Pro                            4.37
97 Ryan Blickem (USA) Targetraining                                4.48
98 Wesley Hartman (USA) Targetraining                                  
99 Luis Oliveira Fernandez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems            4.53
100 Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Prodir-Saunier Duval                   4.59
101 Neil Shirley (USA) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity                      
102 Austin King (USA) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity                   5.00
103 Peter Lopinto (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada                 
104 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                      
105 Craig Wilcox (USA) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity                      
106 Nick Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly                                     
107 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Prodir-Saunier Duval                       
108 Kirk O'Bee (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis                         5.10
109 Dan Bowman (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                                6.17
110 Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Team CSC                      6.19
111 Aaron Olson (USA) Prodir-Saunier Duval                             
112 Gordon Fraser (Can) Health Net p/b Maxxis                          
113 Daniel Greenfield (USA) Targetraining                              
114 Jakob Piil (Den) Team CSC                                      8.10
115 Jeffery Hopkins (Aus) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity                   
116 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                           8.39
117 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                           9.27
118 Jackson Stewart (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada          13.22
                                                                       
Best young rider classification                                                    
                                                                       
1 Peter Mazur (Pol) Prodir-Saunier Duval                        4.45.46
2 Thomas Peterson (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                                 
3 Jesse Anthony (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada                   
4 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                          
5 Lucas Euser (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                                     
6 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel                              
7 Craig Lewis (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                                     
8 Alberto Fernandez De La Puebla Ramos (Spa) Prodir-Saunier Duval      
9 Peter Hatton (Aus) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity                        
10 Michael Lange (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                                  
11 Martin Pedersen (Den) Team CSC                                      
12 Florian Stalder (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                        
13 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                              
14 Nic Ingels (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                0.28
15 Dustin Macburnie (Can) Targetraining                                
16 Trent Lowe (Aus) Discovery Channel                                  
17 Ian Macgregor (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                              4.11
18 Wesley Hartman (USA) Targetraining                              4.38
19 Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Prodir-Saunier Duval                    4.49
20 Craig Wilcox (USA) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity                   4.50
21 Nick Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly                                      
22 Dan Bowman (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                                 6.07
23 Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Team CSC                       6.09
24 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                            9.17
                                                                       
Team classification                                                    
                                                                       
1 Jelly Belly Cycling Team                                     14.17.18
2 Davitamon-Lotto                                                      
3 KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada Pro                                   
4 Phonak Hearing Systems                                               
5 Discovery ChannelCycling Team                                        
6 Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                                    
7 Team TIAA-CREF                                                       
8 Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team                                       
9 Team CSC                                                             
10 Prodir-Saunier Duval                                                
11 Health Net p/b Maxxis                                               
12 Quick Step-Innergetic                                               
13 Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines                                
14 Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity                                          
15 Targetraining Cycling Team                                      0.28

 

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