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Tour of California - 2.1

USA, February 19-26, 2006

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Stage 5 - February 24: San Luis Obispo to Santa Barbara, 169.5km

Hincapie answers Haedo's double

Landis retains overall despite Leipheimer's best efforts

by Mark Zalewski, North American Editor in Santa Barbara

George Hincapie (Discovery Channel)
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If there was any point at which Floyd Landis' (Phonak) overall lead in the Tour of California would be in jeopardy, it would be the fifth stage's rolling parcours and three significant climbs, including the category one San Marco Pass. But Landis successfully defended his leader's jersey on the tough climb, even with a strong effort by Gerolsteiner's Levi Leipheimer near the top. With the main group all together Discovery Channel put their team on the front, and delivered George Hincapie to his second stage win of the race.

"The team did a great job there at the end, Paolo and Michael into the last kilometer," said Hincapie. "Until about three hundred meters to go, which was a long way for me... but I was able to hang on and finish it off with a win. With a team like this working for you it is a lot of pressure to finish it off. The last hundred and fifty [meters] I was counting and it was good nobody was able to come around."

George is a little surprised that he has already notched two wins so early in the season, especially sprint finishes when he has been focusing more on climbing and time trials. "I didn't expect to get two wins so early," Hincapie admitted. "Last season helped my confidence a lot and I believe in myself a lot more than I have in the past, and it is really starting to show. I was a sprinter at one point and I try to work on them once or twice a week, just to not let that totally go away. In situations like this if I can make it over climbs why not have a little... it's easy to do ten second sprints at home and as you saw today it helped a lot -- to keep those fast-twitch muscles going. With all of the training for the climbs and time trials it's easy to let that slide away."

Leipheimer keeps the pressure on
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Leipheimer may not have come away with a stage win or any closer to Landis' lead, but he did gain enough points on the only KOM climb to wear the climbers jersey tomorrow. "There are not many opportunities left for me in the race, and today was a first category climb," said Leipheimer. "I've been feeling good and I am not just going to sit there -- I am going to make the race and give it everything I got. I knew the climb and I knew the downhill and knew the chances were not very good. I wasn't thinking at all about the jersey -- this was something that if the points were there I would snatch them up. I had no idea where Bernhard was and I was surprised he could not follow. I just wanted to get across to the breakaway where my teammate was. I had my team just throttle it at the bottom like it was a field sprint, and I just kept going."

Leipheimer made a bold move, attacking solo out of the field halfway up the climb with a teammate sitting on in the break. "At one point it looked like a good situation because I went up to the break and I had a teammate there -- unfortunately I caught them a little too quickly. There were only two of us on the downhill and the Saunier Duval guy wasn't very committed. It was impossible for us to stay away. But it made the race and I came out of it with the [KOM] jersey, so it's not such a bad thing."

Floyd Landis (Phonak)
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Back in the field, Landis did not panic. "We didn't mind that somebody like Levi or a CSC or anybody within the first few guys as long as it wasn't multiple guys working together," Landis explained. "I would rather keep my team with me rather than follow. If I had done that I could count on some attacking as soon as I caught him and then I would be on my own. The best thing was to let Levi have his time and make him pay for it."

In the final kilometer of the climb Landis lost his final teammates, and Hincapie and Discovery drove the pace over the top. "When Levi went it seemed like the situation was still under control," said Hincapie. "Phonak had two guys doing tempo. But near the top Floyd was alone and it seemed like guys were hurting more. I was feeling good so I gave it a shot to see if I could get away. But the descent was not very tricky and I had five or six guys in the group. The best situation was for us to hang back. I had good legs so I just wanted to give it a little try, and it ended up working out anyway."

At this point, Landis was forced to react with Hincapie a threat at only forty-five seconds down on the overall. "I reacted because any time dangerous guys are reacting in front of you, you have to react just to make a point, if nothing else," Landis said. "It was a long way to the finish, and with one kilometer to go [on the climb] I knew they weren't going far. George sprinted and I just assumed he would not have done that, but it got us to the top faster!"

Phonak sets the tempo
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One factor that played well into Discovery Channel's hand was their intimate knowledge of the area, having had their training camp in nearby Solvang for the past few years. "We knew all the roads and we knew that last climb really well. As you could see we had six guys there in the final group, which is more than any other team."

One team that was absent from the goings-on in the end was CSC, which Leipheimer speculates is taking a conservative stance to protect their high GC positions. "I'm not very impressed with their tactics," Leipheimer said. "They are not very aggressive -- they haven't won a stage yet. They have second and third on the GC which is nice, but they haven't won anything. I didn't see Dave or Bobby attacking. If Discovery had sent Danielson with me or if CSC had sent Bobby that would have been ideal. I don't think when it comes to the climbs they are a little afraid -- they want to conserve their spot on GC."

But CSC's Bobby Julich told Cyclingnews that his team had planned on a move at the climb, but decided against it when they saw the level of difficulty was not what they expected. "[The plan] was blown out of the water when we saw the climb wasn't so hard and that there was a headwind. When you are second or third, you can try to make moves but at the same time something may go wrong in that situation. We made the main decision in the time trial because it would be very hard to gain time especially without time bonuses at the finish anymore. There wasn't much talk because we had Jens up the road and we wanted to play that card for a stage win, because he was riding super-strong today. I think Discovery had the same thing in their mind which is why we weren't as aggressive."

Jens Voigt (CSC)
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Julich was not worried about Leipheimer's move. "There wasn't any need to. When he got the gap I was ten wheels back, and when I didn't see Floyd react, the one who would need to react, he didn't panic and kept his teammates around him -- there was very little to gain and a lot to lose. We just all stuck together and we knew that with forty guys behind him that it would be difficult for him to gain any more time or even stay off for the stage win. The climb wasn't so hard and there was a headwind so it made it easy to stay on wheels. It was all of the GC guys marking each other. It was business as usual." Looking back on the week that has transpired, Julich did say that he wish he had known the first year of this race was going to be as big as it has."If I had known this race would be as big as it is maybe I would have trained more specifically for it!"

Hincapie says his team is content to have two stage wins and is realistic about any chances for a change in the overall. "There aren't many climbs left. Obviously, Floyd hasn't been in any trouble. Right now we are just happy with two stage wins. The final two stages are more for the real sprinters but we will still be out there racing -- we can't give Floyd an easy ride to Redondo Beach, that wouldn't be any fun!"

With only one more stage of any significant climbing, and Sunday's circuit race in Redondo beach almost guaranteed to end in a field sprint, Landis' lead looks rather safe and the stages left up to the sprinters. But when Hincapie was asked if Discovery Channel has what Hincapie calls 'real' sprinters, Landis chimed in, "The guy won two stages, leave him alone!"

Photography

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Results

1 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel                       3.52.02
2 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    
3 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                             
4 Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Davitamon-Lotto                                
5 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            
6 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    
7 Hayden Roulston (NZl) Health Net p/b Maxxis                          
8 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Navigators Insurance                            
9 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                      
10 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Kodakgallery.Com-Sierra Nevada             
11 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Navigators Insurance                        
12 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems         
13 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                                 
14 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                         
15 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Toyota-United Pro                         
16 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Credit Agricole                               
17 José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir               
18 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                           
19 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                         
20 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC                                      
21 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                   
22 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance                             
23 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel                            
24 Glen Alan Chadwick (Aus) Navigators Insurance                       
25 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                           
26 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                   
27 Nathan O'Neill (Aus) Health Net p/b Maxxis                          
28 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                                  
29 Saul Raisin (USA) Credit Agricole                                   
30 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel                             
31 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Credit Agricole                                  
32 Koldo Gil Perez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                          
33 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel                             
34 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel                               
35 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel                      0.10
36 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel                        0.20
37 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                            1.13
38 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole                                
39 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            
40 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                      
41 Scott Moninger (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis                          
42 Olaf Pollack (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                    
43 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     
44 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 
45 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel                              
46 Thomas Peterson (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                                
47 Danny Pate (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                                     
48 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                                        
49 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC                                       
50 Antonio Cruz (USA) Toyota-United Pro                                
51 Justin England (USA) Toyota-United Pro                              
52 Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Toyota-United Pro                            
53 Arquimides Lam (Mex) KB Home Mexican National Team                  
54 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                  
55 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                         
56 Brian Jensen (USA) Jelly Belly                                  3.25
57 Viktor Rapinski (Blr) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines          
58 Sébastien Portal (Fra) Credit Agricole                              
59 Gordon Fraser (Can) Health Net p/b Maxxis                           
60 Lucas Euser (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                                6.10
61 Timothy Johnson (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis                         
62 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines          
63 Kilian Patour (Fra) Credit Agricole                                 
64 Dominique Perras (Can) Kodakgallery.Com-Sierra Nevada               
65 Michael Creed (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                                  
66 Andrew Bajadali (USA) Jelly Belly                                   
67 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                    
68 Jesus Zarate (Mex) KB Home Mexican National Team                    
69 Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Credit Agricole                              
70 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                       
71 Charles Dionne (Can) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       6.24
72 Mariano Friedick (USA) Toyota-United Pro                            
73 Mark Walters (Can) Navigators Insurance                             
74 Alex Candelario (USA) Jelly Belly                                   
75 Nick Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly                                      
76 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                   
77 Michael Jones (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis                      10.48
78 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Kodakgallery.Com-Sierra Nevada                
79 José-Manuel Garcia (Mex) Toyota-United Pro                          
80 Fausto Esparza (Mex) KB Home Mexican National Team                  
81 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC                                    
82 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                         
83 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Toyota-United Pro                             
84 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Insurance                        
85 Aaron Olsen (USA) Saunier Duval-Prodir                              
86 Brice Jones (USA) Jelly Belly                                       
87 Tyler Wren (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines               
88 Michael Friedman (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                               
89 Taylor Tolleson (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                                
90 Mike Sayers (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis                             
91 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Health Net p/b Maxxis                       
92 Craig Lewis (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                                    
93 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                          
94 Benjamin Brooks (Aus) Navigators Insurance                          
95 Caleb Manion (Aus) Jelly Belly                                      
96 Kyle Wamsley (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines             
97 Frank Hoj (Den) Gerolsteiner                                        
98 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC                                      
99 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                              
100 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak Hearing Systems                         
101 Jonathan Patrick Mc Carty (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems             
102 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Navigators Insurance                        
103 Kirk Albers (USA) Jelly Belly                                      
104 Jackson Stewart (USA) Kodakgallery.Com-Sierra Nevada               
105 David Kopp (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                      
106 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                
107 Mark McCormack (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines     13.02
DNF Bastiaan Giling (Ned) T-Mobile Team                                
DNF Frantisek Rabon (Cze) T-Mobile Team                                
DNF Martin Gilbert (Can) Kodakgallery.Com-Sierra Nevada                
DNF Matthew Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly                                     
DNS Pieter Mertens (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                               
 
Sprints
 
1
 
1 Olaf Pollack (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                    5 pts
2 Gordon Fraser (Can) Health Net p/b Maxxis                           3
3 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                           1
 
2
 
1 Benjamin Brooks (Aus) Navigators Insurance                          5 pts
2 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                 3
3 Dominique Perras (Can) Kodakgallery.Com-Sierra Nevada               1
 
Mountains
 
1
 
1 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                                 10 pts
2 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           9
3 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                           7
4 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   6
5 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel                          5
6 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel                            4
7 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                         2
 
Teams
 
1 Davitamon-Lotto                                              11.36.06
2 Gerolsteiner                                                         
3 Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                                    
4 Team CSC                                                             
5 Phonak Hearing Systems                                               
6 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                   
7 Prodir-Saunier Duval                                                 
8 Credit Agricole                                                      
9 T-Mobile Team                                                    1.13
10 Health Net Presented by Maxxis                                      
11 Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team                                  2.26
12 Team TIAA-Cref                                                  8.36
13 Jelly Belly Cycling Team                                       15.59
14 Kodak Gallery.com/Sierra Nevada Pro Cycling                    16.58
15 KB Home Mexican National Team                                  18.11
16 Colavita Olive Oil/Sutter Home Wines Pro Cycling Team          20.23
 
General classification after stage 5
 
1 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                    16.29.40
2 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC                                   0.29
3 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                      0.34
4 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel                          0.45
5 Nathan O'Neill (Aus) Health Net p/b Maxxis                       1.08
6 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                               1.10
7 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                1.29
8 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel                         1.49
9 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                              1.55
10 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel                         1.58
11 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Credit Agricole                           2.14
12 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team                               2.15
13 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                        2.17
14 Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Davitamon-Lotto                           2.20
15 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance                         2.32
16 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Credit Agricole                              2.52
17 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel                           2.56
18 Saul Raisin (USA) Credit Agricole                               3.11
19 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                     3.22
20 José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir               
21 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       4.10
22 Hayden Roulston (NZl) Health Net p/b Maxxis                     4.31
23 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel                      5.30
24 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Toyota-United Pro                     6.13
25 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Kodakgallery.Com-Sierra Nevada         6.20
26 Glen Alan Chadwick (Aus) Navigators Insurance                   6.32
27 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Navigators Insurance                    6.49
28 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel                        6.52
29 Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Toyota-United Pro                        7.03
30 Danny Pate (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                                 7.34
31 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel                         7.36
32 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel                          7.39
33 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                                    7.43
34 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             7.52
35 Koldo Gil Perez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      8.02
36 Scott Moninger (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis                      8.56
37 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole                            9.11
38 Antonio Cruz (USA) Toyota-United Pro                            9.13
39 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        9.23
40 Thomas Peterson (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                            9.35
41 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                    10.17
42 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                11.09
43 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                      11.56
44 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              12.07
45 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Navigators Insurance                      12.26
46 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC                                  12.29
47 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                  12.48
48 Brian Jensen (USA) Jelly Belly                                 13.01
49 Michael Creed (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                             13.30
50 Arquimides Lam (Mex) KB Home Mexican National Team             14.15
51 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems    14.16
52 Lucas Euser (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                               15.47
53 Dominique Perras (Can) Kodakgallery.Com-Sierra Nevada          16.35
54 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                               16.38
55 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                     16.50
56 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     
57 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                              17.22
58 Sébastien Portal (Fra) Credit Agricole                         17.50
59 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile Team                             18.04
60 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                           18.21
61 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak Hearing Systems                     18.45
62 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines     18.47
63 Olaf Pollack (Ger) T-Mobile Team                               18.57
64 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                    19.08
65 Jonathan Patrick Mc Carty (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems         19.10
66 Kilian Patour (Fra) Credit Agricole                            19.25
67 Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Credit Agricole                         19.58
68 Taylor Tolleson (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                           20.17
69 Craig Lewis (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                               20.21
70 Justin England (USA) Toyota-United Pro                         20.24
71 Mark Walters (Can) Navigators Insurance                        20.30
72 Andrew Bajadali (USA) Jelly Belly                              20.46
73 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Navigators Insurance                    20.57
74 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 21.19
75 Viktor Rapinski (Blr) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines     21.20
76 Gordon Fraser (Can) Health Net p/b Maxxis                      21.36
77 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC                               21.56
78 Michael Jones (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis                      22.02
79 Caleb Manion (Aus) Jelly Belly                                 22.43
80 Timothy Johnson (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis                    24.31
81 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Kodakgallery.Com-Sierra Nevada           24.38
82 Mariano Friedick (USA) Toyota-United Pro                       24.41
83 David Kopp (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  24.50
84 Frank Hoj (Den) Gerolsteiner                                   25.01
85 Fausto Esparza (Mex) KB Home Mexican National Team             25.18
86 Kyle Wamsley (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines        25.42
87 Nick Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly                                 25.59
88 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                            26.10
89 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              26.13
90 Benjamin Brooks (Aus) Navigators Insurance                     26.39
91 Alex Candelario (USA) Jelly Belly                              27.01
92 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                         27.04
93 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC                                 27.40
94 Michael Friedman (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                          27.52
95 Charles Dionne (Can) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      28.16
96 José-Manuel Garcia (Mex) Toyota-United Pro                     28.22
97 Aaron Olsen (USA) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         28.55
98 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Health Net p/b Maxxis                  29.25
99 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Insurance                   29.31
100 Jesus Zarate (Mex) KB Home Mexican National Team              30.05
101 Mike Sayers (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis                       30.52
102 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Toyota-United Pro                       31.04
103 Jackson Stewart (USA) Kodakgallery.Com-Sierra Nevada          31.05
104 Kirk Albers (USA) Jelly Belly                                 31.15
105 Brice Jones (USA) Jelly Belly                                 31.24
106 Mark McCormack (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines     32.05
107 Tyler Wren (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines         40.45
 
Sprints classification
 
1 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel                            40 pts
2 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Toyota-United Pro                            30
3 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                           23
4 Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Davitamon-Lotto                              19
5 Olaf Pollack (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                   17
6 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                               13
7 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                12
8 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  12
9 Gordon Fraser (Can) Health Net p/b Maxxis                          10
10 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC                                     10
11 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                   10
12 Jackson Stewart (USA) Kodakgallery.Com-Sierra Nevada               8
13 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Kodakgallery.Com-Sierra Nevada            7
14 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                        7
15 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                                 7
16 Michael Creed (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                                 6
17 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole                               6
18 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                          6
19 Alex Candelario (USA) Jelly Belly                                  6
20 Benjamin Brooks (Aus) Navigators Insurance                         5
21 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                  5
22 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                  5
23 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  5
24 Viktor Rapinski (Blr) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines         5
25 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                          4
26 Hayden Roulston (NZl) Health Net p/b Maxxis                        4
27 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC                                     3
28 José-Manuel Garcia (Mex) Toyota-United Pro                         3
29 Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Credit Agricole                             3
30 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                        3
31 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         3
32 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Navigators Insurance                          3
33 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC                                     2
34 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                    2
35 Antonio Cruz (USA) Toyota-United Pro                               2
36 Dominique Perras (Can) Kodakgallery.Com-Sierra Nevada              1
37 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                          1
38 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel                             1
39 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Credit Agricole                              1
40 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Health Net p/b Maxxis                      1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                                 25 pts
2 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                  20
3 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                          14
4 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            9
5 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                           7
6 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                           7
7 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   6
8 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC                                      6
9 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                   6
10 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                           6
11 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel                         5
12 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel                           5
13 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                  4
14 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel                           4
15 Glen Alan Chadwick (Aus) Navigators Insurance                      4
16 Michael Creed (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                                 4
17 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                        2
18 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel                             2
19 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole                               2
20 Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Credit Agricole                             2
21 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                        1
22 Thomas Peterson (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                               1
 
Best young rider classification
 
1 Thomas Peterson (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                         16.39.15
2 Taylor Tolleson (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                            10.42
3 Craig Lewis (USA) Team TIAA-CREF                                10.46
 
Teams classification
 
1 Team CSC                                                     49.31.10
2 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                               1.40
3 Davitamon-Lotto                                                  3.58
4 Phonak Hearing Systems                                           5.59
5 Credit Agricole                                                  6.07
6 Prodir-Saunier Duval                                             7.35
7 Health Net Presented by Maxxis                                  11.34
8 Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                               12.41
9 Gerolsteiner                                                    17.34
10 T-Mobile Team                                                  17.51
11 Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team                                 19.57
12 Team TIAA-Cref                                                 25.38
13 Kodak Gallery.com/Sierra Nevada Pro Cycling                    43.16
14 Colavita Olive Oil/Sutter Home Wines Pro Cycling Team          48.03
15 Jelly Belly Cycling Team                                       48.17
16 KB Home Mexican National Team                                1.03.28

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