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Deutschland Tour - ProT

Germany, August 1-9, 2006

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Stage 3 - August 4: Witzenhausen - Schweinfurt, 203 km

19 year-old German takes copycat victory

Gussev retains lead on countback

By Anthony Tan

19 year-old Gerald Ciolek (Team Wiesenhof Akud)
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Just as he did at the German national championships two years ago, 19 year-old sprint sensation Gerald Ciolek once again upstaged his bigger-named rivals in a fiercely-contested bunch gallop, coming home triumphant on the third stage of the Tour of Germany.

Entering the finishing straight in the town of Schweinfurt, located in the heart of central Germany, all eyes were on Lampre-Fondital's Danilo Napolitano and Milram man Erik Zabel. The pressure was on both to notch a win, which may have caused the Italian to go too early - but just when the latter appeared poised for victory, Wiesenhof Akud's Gerald Ciolek blasted out of the bunch with head bobbing and pedals stomping, powering past Zabel and T-Mobile's André Greipel, who finished third.

As a result of Zabel's four second places on the day, which included three intermediate sprints out on the road, the race almost saw a change of lead, but not quite. Discovery Channel's Vladimir Gusev is now on equal time with the evergreen German, while the rest of yesterday's top ten slipped down a notch.

Rounding out the top five were a pair of young Australians, Luke Roberts (Team CSC) and Mark Renshaw (Credit Agricole). Together with Ciolek and stage one victor Assan Bazayev from Kazakhstan, the Deutschland Tour has shown there's a wealth of new sprinting talent ready to emerge.

Today's mostly-flat stage from Witzenhausen to Schweinfurt featured a day-long breakaway by Saunier Duval-Prodir's Marco Pinotti, who escaped shortly before the 40 kilometre mark. The Italian soon built a sizeable lead of nine-minutes plus, but the length of the stage and up-and-down parcours eventually put paid to his chances, and it was peloton groupé with 20 kilometres to go, leading to the inevitable bunch sprint.

Tomorrow's fourth stage from Heidenheim to Bad Tölz doesn't pose any major obstacles, and is tipped to be another one for the fast-men. Provided Team CSC's Jens Voigt doesn't have anything to say about it, of course.

How it unfolded

Another sprinter's stage was on the cards, as the 169 riders left in this year's Tour of Germany prepared themselves for a 202 kilometre journey south, from Witzenhausen to Schweinfurt.

It didn't take too long before the first attack of the day went, but none stuck until just before a quarter to one. After 35 kilometres, Saunier Duval-Prodir's Marco Pinotti leapt out of the field, and with no reaction taking place, the last year's Italian TT champ already gained a little over two minutes' lead by the first sprint in Treffurt (km 47,8).

142nd on GC at the start of the day and almost nine and a half minutes down on race leader Vladimir Gusev, the Russian's Discovery Channel team was content to leave Pinotti out in the open. And as the kilometres ticked by, Pinotti was happy to be there, with the Italian reclaiming virtually all of his 9'23 deficit to Gusev by the first mountain prime at Elsenach after 80 kilometres.

By the second and final intermediate sprint in Wasungen (km 116,1), the Italian was still looking good, although the natural momentum of the bunch had contained his lead to roughly six minutes. However, it was the upcoming climb of the Henneberg that would provide the most accurate indication on Pinotti's chances. At that point, marking 141,5 kilometres covered, Saunier Duval man was clearly tiring, with the peloton just three minutes in arrears.

A wry smile to the camera was enough of a sign that Pinotti knew his time out front was numbered. Approaching the 25 kilometres to go mark, Swiss rider Pascal Hungerbühler from Team Vorarlberg went straight past him, with a series of counterattacks following behind. None were successful, though, leading to a complete regrouping and the expected bunch gallop in Schweinfurt.

A chaotic sprint finish
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Before the finish, a few more tried their luck, but Lampre-Fondital weren't letting anything go, hoping to set things up for their man Danilo Napolitano. In the final kilometres, the pink and blue clad team didn't have things all their way, with no team in control as the peloton zoomed under the kilometre to go kite.

Napolitano hit out too early with 250 metres to go, so too did young Australian sprinter Mark Renshaw from Credit Agricole - but no-one expected to see Wiesenhof Akud's Gerald Ciolek hold off the likes of Erik Zabel and André Greipel in the last dash for cash. Yet that's exactly what he did.

Photography

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Results

1 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                         4.56.22 (41.16 km/h)
2 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                           
3 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                      
4 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team CSC                                            
5 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole                                     
6 Alexei Markov (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                     
7 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    
8 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Rabobank                                            
9 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                
10 Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     
11 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                    
12 Sven Teutenberg (Ger) Team Vorarlberg                                 
13 Werner Riebenbauer (Aut) Team Vorarlberg                              
14 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone          
15 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  
16 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                 
17 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana Team                                       
18 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                             
19 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                   
20 Tyler Farrar (USA) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                   
21 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) AG2R Prevoyance                                   
22 Steffen Radochla (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                            
23 David Vitoria (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                            
24 Florian Stalder (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                          
25 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               
26 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                      
27 Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Davitamon-Lotto                                 
28 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             
29 Ludovic Auger (Fra) Française des Jeux                                
30 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               
31 Iban Iriondo Uranga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           
32 Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears             
33 Peter Mazur (Pol) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                
34 Volodymyr Bileka (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             
35 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R Prevoyance                                  
36 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Rabobank                                           
37 Manuele Mori (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                               
38 Luciano Pagliarini Mendonca (Bra) Saunier Duval-Prodir                
39 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  
40 Christophe Detilloux (Bel) Française des Jeux                         
41 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                 
42 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                                   
43 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                                           
44 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                    
45 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                        
46 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile Team                                       
47 Gerhard Trampusch (Aut) Team Wiesenhof Akud                           
48 Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears              
49 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        
50 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     
51 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                       
52 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R Prevoyance                                  
53 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Team                                   
54 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                
55 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Lampre-Fondital                                   
56 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                               
57 Hubert Schwab (Swi) Quick Step-Innergetic                             
58 Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears              
59 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                    
60 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            
61 Pascal Hungerbühler (Swi) Team Vorarlberg                             
62 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                             
63 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                           
64 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                   
65 Mark Scanlon (Irl) AG2R Prevoyance                                    
66 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                
67 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                              
68 Harald Morscher (Aut) Team Vorarlberg                                 
69 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                                  
70 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                            
71 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Astana Team                                    
72 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                                     
73 Guido Trentin (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                              
74 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                  
75 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                     
76 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Française des Jeux                             
77 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Credit Agricole                                 
78 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                              
79 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Team Milram                                   
80 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital                                    
81 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole                                  
82 Andrea Noe (Ita) Liquigas                                             
83 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                           
84 Markus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                       
85 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                    
86 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                         
87 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole                                  
88 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Française des Jeux                               
89 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                  
90 Francesco Failli (Ita) Liquigas                                       
91 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                            
92 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram                                      
93 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Credit Agricole                              
94 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Team Vorarlberg                                  
95 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                                   
96 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Liquigas                                      
97 Marco Fertonani (Ita) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                  
98 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                  
99 Lubor Tesar (Cze) Team Wiesenhof Akud                                 
100 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone             
101 Tim Klinger (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                                
102 Patrick Riedesser (Aut) Team Vorarlberg                              
103 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                  
104 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana Team                               
105 Joseba Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       
106 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Astana Team                              
107 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                                   
108 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone              
109 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Credit Agricole                             
110 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Lampre-Fondital                                
111 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                 
112 Luis Fernandez Oliveira (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                 
113 Ian Mcleod (RSA) Française des Jeux                                  
114 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Credit Agricole                                
115 Inigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC                          
116 Mikel Pradera Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears         
117 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Liquigas                                       
118 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française des Jeux                             
119 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                          
120 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                         
121 Daniel Becke (Ger) Team Milram                                       
122 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                            
123 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                       
124 Anton Luengo Celaya (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          
125 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                      
126 Christian Müller (Ger) Team CSC                                      
127 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram                                       
128 Andreas Matzbacher (Aut) Team Vorarlberg                             
129 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Française des Jeux                              
130 Jonathan Patrick Mc Carty (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems               
131 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                     
132 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                             
133 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone          
134 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               
135 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               
136 Christoph Girschweiler (Swi) Team Vorarlberg                         
137 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                          
138 Robert Retschke (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                            
139 Joseba Albizu Lizaso (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         
140 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                  
141 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                          
142 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                     
143 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                         
144 Iker Flores Galarza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          
145 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas                                      
146 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            
147 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                      
148 Trent Lowe (Aus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  
149 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                         
150 Marco Milesi (Ita) Liquigas                                          
151 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                     
152 Kai Reus (Ned) Rabobank                                              
153 Erki Pütsep (Est) AG2R Prevoyance                                    
154 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              
155 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                 
156 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                
157 Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Astana Team                     
158 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone              
159 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram                                   
160 Nicolas Inaudi (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                
161 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                 
162 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone             
163 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears        
164 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Astana Team                          
165 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        
166 José Antonio Redondo Ramos (Spa) Astana Team                         
167 Christophe Kern (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               
168 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Liquigas                                        
169 Jason Mccartney (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             
170 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            
171 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                             10.40
DNF Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Phonak Hearing Systems                          
 
Points
 
1 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                              25 pts
2 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                         20
3 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                    16
4 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team CSC                                          13
5 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole                                   11
6 Alexei Markov (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                   10
7 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   9
8 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Rabobank                                           8
9 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               7
10 Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    6
11 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                   5
12 Sven Teutenberg (Ger) Team Vorarlberg                                4
13 Werner Riebenbauer (Aut) Team Vorarlberg                             3
14 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone         2
15 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 1
 
Mountains
 
Eisenach - Cat. 3, km 80
 
1 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                              3 pts
2 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  2
3 Francesco Failli (Ita) Liquigas                                       1
 
Wasungen - Cat. 3, km 116.1 
 
1 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                              3 pts
2 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  2
3 Francesco Failli (Ita) Liquigas                                       1
 
Sprints
 
Treffurt, km 47,8
 
1 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                              6 pts
2 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                          4
3 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Team Milram                                   2
 
Wasungen, km 116,1
 
1 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                              6 pts
2 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                          4
3 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Team Milram                                   2
 
Bad Neustadt, km 164,3
 
1 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                              6 pts
2 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                          4
3 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Team Milram                                   2
 
U23
 
1 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                         4.56.22
2 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                      
3 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole                                     
4 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                
5 Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      
6 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                     
7 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana Team                                        
8 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                              
9 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                    
10 Tyler Farrar (USA) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                   
11 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) AG2R Prevoyance                                   
12 David Vitoria (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                            
13 Florian Stalder (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                          
14 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             
15 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               
16 Iban Iriondo Uranga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           
17 Peter Mazur (Pol) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                
18 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  
19 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                 
20 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                                   
21 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                        
22 Hubert Schwab (Swi) Quick Step-Innergetic                             
23 Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears              
24 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                           
25 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                   
26 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                                     
27 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                              
28 Francesco Failli (Ita) Liquigas                                       
29 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                            
30 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Credit Agricole                              
31 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                                   
32 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone              
33 Tim Klinger (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                                 
34 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Astana Team                               
35 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone               
36 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française des Jeux                              
37 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                          
38 Anton Luengo Celaya (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           
39 Christian Müller (Ger) Team CSC                                       
40 Andreas Matzbacher (Aut) Team Vorarlberg                              
41 Jonathan Patrick Mc Carty (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                
42 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                
43 Christoph Girschweiler (Swi) Team Vorarlberg                          
44 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                           
45 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                      
46 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             
47 Trent Lowe (Aus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                   
48 Kai Reus (Ned) Rabobank                                               
49 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                 
50 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Astana Team                           
51 José Antonio Redondo Ramos (Spa) Astana Team                          
52 Christophe Kern (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                
 
Teams
 
1 Bouygues Telecom                                               14.49.06
2 Davitamon-Lotto                                                        
3 Team Wiesenhof Akud                                                    
4 AG2R Prevoyance                                                        
5 Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                                         
6 Team Vorarlberg                                                        
7 Rabobank                                                               
8 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                     
9 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                                      
10 T-Mobile Team                                                         
11 Saunier Duval-Prodir                                                  
12 Française des Jeux                                                    
13 Quick Step-Innergetic                                                 
14 Team CSC                                                              
15 Lampre-Fondital                                                       
16 Phonak Hearing Systems                                                
17 Gerolsteiner                                                          
18 Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                                      
19 Astana Team                                                           
20 Credit Agricole                                                       
21 Team Milram                                                           
22 Liquigas                                                              
 
General classification after stage 3
 
1 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team        14.08.39
2 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                           
3 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                0.01
4 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                 0.07
5 Inigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC                        0.10
6 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                          0.11
7 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana Team                                 
8 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                            0.13
9 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Lampre-Fondital                                0.14
10 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana Team                                   0.17
11 Gerhard Trampusch (Aut) Team Wiesenhof Akud                           
12 Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears             
13 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) T-Mobile Team                              0.21
14 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                    
15 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Rabobank                                           
16 Manuele Mori (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           0.22
17 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile Team                                   0.25
18 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                            0.28
19 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                0.29
20 Francesco Failli (Ita) Liquigas                                   0.34
21 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                       0.35
22 Andrea Noe (Ita) Liquigas                                         0.36
23 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                   0.41
24 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                                0.42
25 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears             0.45
26 Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Davitamon-Lotto                                 
27 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                       0.47
28 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Lampre-Fondital                                 
29 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       0.49
30 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                              0.50
31 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     
32 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                 0.53
33 Marco Fertonani (Ita) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears              0.54
34 Alexei Markov (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                0.57
35 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                        
36 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            1.00
37 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Liquigas                                      
38 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                      1.03
39 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           1.05
40 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Team                               1.06
41 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                                 1.08
42 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Astana Team                       1.09
43 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Astana Team                                1.10
44 Hubert Schwab (Swi) Quick Step-Innergetic                         1.12
45 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                              1.13
46 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone       1.14
47 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Team Milram                                   
48 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Astana Team                               
49 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            1.15
50 Guido Trentin (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                              
51 Joseba Albizu Lizaso (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      1.16
52 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        
53 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                        1.17
54 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française des Jeux                              
55 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone               
56 Kai Reus (Ned) Rabobank                                           1.19
57 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                         
58 Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears              
59 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital                                    
60 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                   1.20
61 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas                                       
62 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                           
63 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                      
64 Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears          1.21
65 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                  
66 Luis Fernandez Oliveira (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems              1.22
67 Jonathan Patrick Mc Carty (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                
68 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Rabobank                                       1.23
69 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                 
70 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram                                      
71 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                       1.26
72 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Team Vorarlberg                              1.27
73 Robert Retschke (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                             
74 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole                                  
75 Joseba Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    1.28
76 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              1.29
77 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) T-Mobile Team                              1.31
78 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole                                  
79 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                               1.32
80 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Credit Agricole                             1.33
81 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                               1.35
82 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Credit Agricole                              
83 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Credit Agricole                          1.38
84 Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Astana Team                  1.39
85 Harald Morscher (Aut) Team Vorarlberg                             1.43
86 Daniel Becke (Ger) Team Milram                                    1.45
87 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Credit Agricole                             1.46
88 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Française des Jeux                         1.47
89 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Française des Jeux                           2.12
90 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R Prevoyance                              2.23
91 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                         2.25
92 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                              2.26
93 Sven Teutenberg (Ger) Team Vorarlberg                             2.27
94 Florian Stalder (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                      2.30
95 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone          2.31
96 Christian Müller (Ger) Team CSC                                       
97 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                               2.32
98 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            
99 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team CSC                                           
100 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole                               2.35
101 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R Prevoyance                             2.36
102 Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                2.37
103 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                             
104 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        2.38
105 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                   2.39
106 Peter Mazur (Pol) Saunier Duval-Prodir                               
107 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                     2.41
108 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram                                   2.49
109 Steffen Radochla (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                       2.52
110 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                     2.54
111 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                            2.58
112 Nicolas Inaudi (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone            3.00
113 Ian Mcleod (RSA) Française des Jeux                              3.02
114 José Antonio Redondo Ramos (Spa) Astana Team                     3.04
115 Iker Flores Galarza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      3.05
116 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Française des Jeux                          3.06
117 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone         
118 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                              3.07
119 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                 
120 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                       3.12
121 Pascal Hungerbühler (Swi) Team Vorarlberg                        3.25
122 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                        3.27
123 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                            
124 Mikel Pradera Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears     3.43
125 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                              3.57
126 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram                               4.23
127 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone          5.21
128 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                          5.23
129 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears    5.35
130 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                5.41
131 Tim Klinger (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                            5.58
132 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                         6.00
133 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                               6.01
134 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                         6.06
135 Volodymyr Bileka (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team        6.08
136 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                 6.16
137 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             6.21
138 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Liquigas                                   6.27
139 Mark Scanlon (Irl) AG2R Prevoyance                               7.16
140 Anton Luengo Celaya (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      8.35
141 Patrick Riedesser (Aut) Team Vorarlberg                          9.42
142 Markus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                 10.00
143 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) AG2R Prevoyance                             10.31
144 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Liquigas                                   10.32
145 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 10.41
146 Trent Lowe (Aus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             10.44
147 Tyler Farrar (USA) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone             10.50
148 Luciano Pagliarini Mendonca (Bra) Saunier Duval-Prodir          11.00
149 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                                     11.11
150 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                         11.12
151 Iban Iriondo Uranga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     11.26
152 Werner Riebenbauer (Aut) Team Vorarlberg                        11.27
153 Christophe Detilloux (Bel) Française des Jeux                   11.36
154 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone        11.46
155 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                12.31
156 Ludovic Auger (Fra) Française des Jeux                          12.39
157 Marco Milesi (Ita) Liquigas                                     12.40
158 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                       12.41
159 Christophe Kern (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                          12.43
160 David Vitoria (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                      12.47
161 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                12.48
162 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                          13.21
163 Andreas Matzbacher (Aut) Team Vorarlberg                        13.43
164 Christoph Girschweiler (Swi) Team Vorarlberg                    15.35
165 Lubor Tesar (Cze) Team Wiesenhof Akud                           15.41
166 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             17.19
167 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              
168 Erki Pütsep (Est) AG2R Prevoyance                               19.48
169 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        19.55
170 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir                   21.57
171 Jason Mccartney (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team        22.02
 
Points classification
 
1 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                         61 pts
2 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                              39
3 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              30
4 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                    29
5 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                              29
6 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana Team                                      27
7 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                            25
8 Alexei Markov (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                   25
9 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                             22
10 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                 20
11 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                  20
12 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                                19
13 Andreas Matzbacher (Aut) Team Vorarlberg                            16
14 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   16
15 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Team                                 16
16 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Rabobank                                         15
17 Anton Luengo Celaya (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         14
18 Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Davitamon-Lotto                               13
19 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team CSC                                         13
20 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     12
21 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                             12
22 Manuele Mori (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                             12
23 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile Team                                     11
24 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R Prevoyance                                11
25 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole                                  11
26 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                      10
27 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               10
28 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Française des Jeux                             10
29 Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   10
30 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                   9
31 Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears             9
32 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  9
33 Inigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC                          8
34 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 8
35 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) AG2R Prevoyance                                  7
36 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana Team                               6
37 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Lampre-Fondital                                6
38 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Team Milram                                  6
39 Francesco Failli (Ita) Liquigas                                      5
40 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               5
41 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Team Vorarlberg                                 5
42 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                   5
43 Sven Teutenberg (Ger) Team Vorarlberg                                4
44 Luciano Pagliarini Mendonca (Bra) Saunier Duval-Prodir               4
45 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                3
46 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Liquigas                                     3
47 Werner Riebenbauer (Aut) Team Vorarlberg                             3
48 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone         2
49 Gerhard Trampusch (Aut) Team Wiesenhof Akud                          1
50 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                                  1
51 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  9 pts
2 Francesco Failli (Ita) Liquigas                                       7
3 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                    6
4 Marco Fertonani (Ita) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                  6
5 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                              6
6 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                             6
7 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Team                                   5
8 Anton Luengo Celaya (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           3
9 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                    2
10 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                          2
11 Andreas Matzbacher (Aut) Team Vorarlberg                             2
12 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                         1
13 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                          1
 
U23 classification
 
1 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team        14.08.39
2 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                0.01
3 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana Team                                    0.17
4 Francesco Failli (Ita) Liquigas                                    0.34
5 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                        0.35
6 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears              0.45
7 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                        0.47
8 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                     0.57
9 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                       1.03
10 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                                 1.08
11 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Astana Team                       1.09
12 Hubert Schwab (Swi) Quick Step-Innergetic                         1.12
13 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Astana Team                           1.14
14 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            1.15
15 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                        1.17
16 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française des Jeux                              
17 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone               
18 Kai Reus (Ned) Rabobank                                           1.19
19 Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears          1.21
20 Jonathan Patrick Mc Carty (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems            1.22
21 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                             1.23
22 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              1.29
23 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Credit Agricole                          1.35
24 Florian Stalder (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                      2.30
25 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone          2.31
26 Christian Müller (Ger) Team CSC                                       
27 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                               2.32
28 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole                                2.35
29 Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                 2.37
30 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         2.38
31 Peter Mazur (Pol) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            2.39
32 José Antonio Redondo Ramos (Spa) Astana Team                      3.04
33 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                               3.07
34 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                         3.27
35 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                               3.57
36 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                           5.23
37 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                 5.41
38 Tim Klinger (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                             5.58
39 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                          6.00
40 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                6.01
41 Anton Luengo Celaya (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       8.35
42 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) AG2R Prevoyance                              10.31
43 Trent Lowe (Aus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              10.44
44 Tyler Farrar (USA) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone              10.50
45 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                          11.12
46 Iban Iriondo Uranga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      11.26
47 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                        12.41
48 Christophe Kern (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           12.43
49 David Vitoria (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                       12.47
50 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                 12.48
51 Andreas Matzbacher (Aut) Team Vorarlberg                         13.43
52 Christoph Girschweiler (Swi) Team Vorarlberg                     15.35
 
Teams classification
 
1 Gerolsteiner                                                   42.26.38
2 T-Mobile Team                                                          
3 Astana Team                                                        0.08
4 Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                                     0.16
5 Team CSC                                                           0.17
6 Lampre-Fondital                                                    0.32
7 Quick Step-Innergetic                                              0.53
8 Saunier Duval-Prodir                                               1.16
9 Liquigas                                                           1.17
10 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                1.25
11 Team Wiesenhof Akud                                               1.46
12 Team Milram                                                       2.00
13 Rabobank                                                          2.02
14 Phonak Hearing Systems                                            2.12
15 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                                 2.26
16 Française des Jeux                                                2.57
17 Credit Agricole                                                   2.59
18 Team Vorarlberg                                                   3.23
19 Davitamon-Lotto                                                   3.41
20 Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                                  4.21
21 AG2R Prevoyance                                                   5.12
22 Bouygues Telecom                                                  6.12


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