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89th Giro d'Italia - GT

Italy, May 6-28, 2006

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Stage 3 - Monday, May 8: Perwez - Namur, 202 km

Schumacher comes of age

Disaster for Petacchi as he breaks kneecap

By Anthony Tan & Les Clarke in Namur, with additional reporting from Tim Maloney

Stefan Schumacher (Gerolsteiner)
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As speedy on two wheels as his namesake on four, Gerolsteiner's young gun Stefan Schumacher came of age atop the Citadel of Namur and made a mockery of his more fancied rivals. On a wet, windswept and cobbled ascent, the 24 year-old bridged to the lone figure of José Luis Rubiera inside the final kilometre, then with 350 metres to go, attacked and immediately distanced himself from the Discovery Channel rider to earn the best win of his career and become the new maglia rosa.

"I wasn't only following my instinct," explained Schumacher, "I knew the climb was good for me at two kilometres [long] on the pavé. I knew I could do a good result. Everybody knew Paolo Bettini was the man for today - Quick.Step was riding [on the front] all day, which was their tactic - so when he attacked two kilometres from the finish, I followed him and that was the key.

"I had a really, really, really good day - I wanted to go to Rubiera and then I was alone... I went to Rubiera and 400 metres from the finish I started the sprint because I was afraid of the others coming from the back. I knew when I won the stage that I had the jersey, so I said to myself that the best tactic was to do the race like a one-day race; I just tried to win the stage," he said.

It was a gloomy day in the Ardennes with rainshowers throughout the entire stage, but for the true Classics rider, it's exactly how they wanted it. Although nowhere near as tough, the Citadel finale was reminiscent La Flèche Wallonne's infamous Mur de Huy, and as expected, it created a natural selection as only the strongest finished up front.

"I think for any rider it's a big feeling to wear the pink jersey and win a stage of the Giro," Schumacher said. "The last year was heavy; it wasn't easy for me because I wasn't guilty at all and it was a strange situation. But now it's over and I've had a good season - and now it's a great day for me."

Stefan Schumacher (Gerolsteiner)
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The names of Davide Rebellin, Paolo Bettini and Philippe Gilbert were considered favourites before the stage, and while they may not have won, their respective third, fourth and fifth placings showed they deserved their status. Today was also an interesting test for those vying high on general classification, where José Ivan Gutierrez (Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears) and defending champion Paolo Savoldelli (Discovery Channel) finished three seconds in front of the next pack of six, and seven seconds ahead of a larger group of 50. No big upsets, but interesting nonetheless.

Said Savoldelli: "It was a good stage for me despite the rain... we didn't want to crash or lose time and I even gained some time at the finish. So it went well."

"It was a hard stage today with the rain," said Rebellin. "We rode great and my team-mate Schumacher made just the right move and deserved to win today."

Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step)
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"I wanted to win today and even checked out the finish before," Bettini said, looking more than a little despondent. "It's too bad since my teammates worked hard all day on the front in the rain and the wind. When Rubiera went, I hesitated a second and then it was too late because I was blocked by a scooter from the race organisation and that's when Schumacher went."

One rider who definitely hasn't had Lady Luck by his side is Alessandro Petacchi, whose woes were compounded today after a rider crashed into him. "When a Euskaltel rider crashed about four or five riders ahead of me, I braked hard but stayed up until Cioni slid into me and hooked my handlebars," Petacchi explained. "I fell over on my left side and hit my knee hard. It hurt a lot at first, but felt better at the end of the stage. I'll go back to the hotel and have it checked out... I hope it's okay."

Unfortunately for Petacchi, it wasn't okay. Further examinations at a hospital post-stage revealed that he had broken his kneecap. Petacchi will return to Italy tomorrow, where he will get surgery. It is not known yet whether he will recover in time for the Tour de France.

Alessandro Petacchi (Milram)
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With the win comes a change of shoulders for that lovely pink tunic, and Savoldelli's team was most likely happy to let it go for a day or two. But whoever wears the maglia rosa after tomorrow's fourth and final stage in Belgium may have trouble holding onto it, for what lies ahead in Italy is an 38 kilometre team time trial on Stage 5. With such a hard final week, the strength of one's team is likely to be a determining factor, and what better way to judge a team's worth than seeing all nine riders racing as one.

"I can't even predict at all how long I will keep the maglia rosa as I've never done a three week race before," said the still shocked though exuberant Schumacher. "Today both Rebellin and I were keen to do well in the final and our team-mate [Andrea] Moletta did a great job for us. So I'm just really happy with today's result."

How it unfolded

Paolo Savoldelli (Discovery Channel)
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Monday's stage was a twisting, nervous affair starting in Perwez, a city in Brabant Province noted for it's extensive wind farms that concluded with a tough 2.5km cobblestone ascent to the famous Citadelle de Namur, a crenellated fortress overlooking the Meuse River. It was a windy and partly overcast midday when 198 riders headed northwest for 18km into a headwind to Wavre.

Then the percorso headed south into the Meuse River valley towards the first GPM at Evrehailles after 101km. Stage 3 was following the traces of the Flèche Wallonne, through the Intergiro 110 at Andenne after 132.5km, then due east along the Meuse River to the second GPM Cote d'Ahin, a 4km ascent. But instead of taking the steep ascent up the Mur de Huy as in La Flèche, the percorso crossed to the north bank of the Meuse and looped back to Namur for the finish.

198 riders left Perwez at 12.16 and the average speed for the first two hours was 38.7km/h. While on the outskirts of Perwez, maglia rosa Savoldelli had a puncture and his entire team waited and easily escorted him back to the gruppo. Just as on Stage 1, Mexican rider Aldape (Panaria) was active in the first phases and on the streets of Wavre, a group of three joined the Panaria rider to make a front quartet; Moinard (Cofidis), Irizar (Euskaltel) and Illiano (Selle Italia) extricated themselves from the gruppo, which was no longer tutto compatto.

This was the right combination for the break to work and within 10km, the front quartet had gained almost three minutes. At first, Discovery Channel was riding the tempo on the front of the gruppo, but eventually Quick.Step hit the front with Scarselli and Bramati keeping the break close in favour of their team captain Bettini, who was looking for a win atop the climb to the Citadelle di Namur. The gap had stabilized at about four minutes but with big Brama humping on the front, the gap was down to 3'45 approaching Sosoye after 85km.

Jan Ullrich (T-Mobile)
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As a weather front rolled across Belgium west from the English Channel, rain began to fall and temps drop for yet another typical day of lousy weather. At the first GPM at Evrehailles after 101km, it was Irizar who took the climbing points ahead of Aldape, with big Brama and Scarselli of Quick.Step riding tempo on the front of the gruppo 3'45 behind.

At the Intergiro 110 in Andenne, it was Irizar gaining the points with the peloton 3'15 behind. On a slippery roundabout entering Huy, the Basque rider crashed but the rest of the break waited for him and he rejoined as the second GPM of the Cote d'Ahin began. The front quartet rode steadily until the last kilometre, when the tactics began and they began to lost time. Aldape won the KOM from Moinard and had gained enough points to take the maglia verde from Savoldelli. The lead for the escapees had fallen under two minutes and as they dropped into Huy, the wind blowing up the Meuse River valley.

With 50km to go, Illiano dropped off the pace of the break as the Quick.Step train continued to pound away on the front of the gruppo, 1'05 behind, but on the long descent to Huy, he came back to the front group. Di Luca punctured on the bumpy descent and got back on after a short chase, while Petacchi then crashed with Cioni at 60km/hr on the wet road and then had to make a hard chase back with his entire team for 10km across Huy to get back into the main gruppo . Petacchi was clearly in pain as he gritted his teeth, struggling to hold the wheels of his Milram team-mates.

Slava Ekimov
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With all the drama at the back, the breakaway had gained some time as the peloton and were now 1'45 ahead as they crossed the bridge over the Meuse River and began the gentle climb back towards the finish in Namur 45km ahead along the twisty Burdinneal road. Quick.Step was on the front, keeping the pace strong and steady behind the break while the escapees maintained a lead of 1'30. The rain had tapered off somewhat with 35km to go as the weather front moved further west. Garrido had taken over on the front for Scarselli, as big Brama rode third wheel with Bettini tucked in right behind. Petacchi was hanging on at the back of the gruppo as he continued to hang tough, occasionally touching his painful left knee.

With 30km to go, the break was still leading by 1'30, but it looked like Quick.Step was just letting the escapees hang out front. Suddenly Petacchi and two teammates stopped with 27km to go outside Burdinne and race doctor Tredieci stopped to check Petacchi's bruised left knee. After a quick application of ice, Petacchi took off again, but continued to ride next to the race doctors car to get his knee examined. Five kilometres later, the gap was down to 1'05, while the peloton was just cruising along at 35km/h. Petacchi, who had put on his rain jacket, and his three team-mates were already one minute behind the gruppo and were certain to lose more time as the break was absorbed and the pace cranked up.

Chechu Rubiera (Discovery)
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Just after they passed over the A15 Motorway, the break was caught after 160km of freedom and it was once again gruppo compatto with 20km to go. The rain and pace had picked up again as Namur approached, but no team in particular was taking the initiative on the front. As the 10km to mark approached, CSC was on the front led by Gustov to keep Basso out of any trouble. Brad McGee (Francaise de Jeux) was up there too, as he was looking to have his chance of taking the maglia rosa if possible. Down, down through Namur under the pouring rain the gruppo was flying as CSC and now Gerolsteiner were up front. Schumacher was lurking near the front as there was a crash by a Euskaltel rider that brought down T-Mobile's Kessler and split the gruppo in half. CSC was riding hard on the front for Basso, but right up front with 3km to go was Paolo Bettini, Cunego and Rebellin.

As the suspense mounted, Selle Italia's Loddo got a gap at the beginning of the ascent to the Citadelle with 2km to go, but Chechu Rubiera (Discovery Channel) made a great counter with 1700m to go. Suddenly a light blue Gerolsteiner jersey blasted off the front of the chase group to bridge up to Rubiera with 1300m to go. It was Stefan Schumacher, who went right to the front and was never bested. Rubiera was a superb second, while Schumacher's Gerolsteiner teammate Rebellin was third. With his 20 second time bonus, Schumacher took over the maglia rosa by 13 seconds over Savoldelli, with Rebellin third overall. A grim faced, hurting Petacchi came in with his teammates 14'36 behind the winner and headed straight to his team car without any comment.

Stage 4 - Tuesday, May 9: Wanze-Hotton, 182 km

A hilly stage south of Liege with two climbs from the Ardennes classics, Cote de Wanne and Stavelot-La Haute Levèè in the first half, but things could come back together in the rolling last half for Robbie McEwen to take his second stage win at the 2006 Giro.

Photography

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  • Garden gnomes are dear to the hearts of Cyclingnews staff, and were in abundance at today's start in Perwez.

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Results

1 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               5.14.41 (39.086 km/h)

2 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team      0.02
3 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                    0.06
4 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                                 
5 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                                 
6 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                                 
7 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                         
8 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears         
9 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 
10 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                     0.09
11 Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears             
12 Francisco J. Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre-Fondital                       
13 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                   
14 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Liquigas                                         
15 Serguei Gonchar (Ukr) T-Mobile Team                                      
16 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                 0.13
17 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas                                            
18 Andrea Noe' (Ita) Liquigas                                               
19 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                       
20 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC                                                
21 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Lampre-Fondital                                    
22 Olaf Pollack (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                         
23 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank                              
24 Manuele Mori (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                  
25 Grégory Rast (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                                
26 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                    
27 Imanol Erviti (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                       
28 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                  
29 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) AG2R Prevoyance                                      
30 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                    
31 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                              
32 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                        
33 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step-Innergetic                           
34 Ivan Mayoz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                       
35 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                          
36 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Lampre-Fondital                                      
37 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                            
38 Angel Gomez Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                             
39 Unai Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                     
40 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                              
41 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Credit Agricole                                 
42 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                                        
43 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                          
44 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                       
45 Mikel Pradera Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears             
46 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                   
47 Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             
48 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                        
49 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                                  
50 Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Davitamon-Lotto                                    
51 Wladimir Belli (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni               
52 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française des Jeux                                   
53 José E. Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                  
54 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Credit Agricole                                 
55 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Credit Agricole                                    
56 Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                
57 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Liquigas                                       
58 Axel Merckx (Bel) Phonak Hearing Systems                                 
59 Victor Hugo Pena Grisales (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                   
60 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                           
61 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Credit Agricole                                
62 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française des Jeux                                 
63 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           0.29
64 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  
65 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Team Milram                                     
66 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Team Milram                                  
67 Guido Trentin (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                 
68 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                    
69 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                        
70 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                          
71 Matthew White (Aus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                   
72 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                               
73 Serge Baguet (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                                 
74 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                            
75 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre-Fondital                                    
76 Emanuele Sella (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                       0.39
77 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                     
78 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                   
79 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                     0.43
80 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Française des Jeux                               0.46
81 Jose Luis Carrasco Gamiz (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears            
82 Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                   
83 Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team         
84 Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare          0.48
85 Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Française des Jeux                             
86 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                          
87 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                        
88 Jose Serpa (Col) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni                   
89 Javier Ramirez Abeja (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                    
90 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                       0.52
91 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                0.55
92 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                         
93 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Lampre-Fondital                                     
94 Joerg Ludewig (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                        
95 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                    
96 Luis Felipe Laverde Jimenez (Col) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare              
97 William Bonnet (Fra) Credit Agricole                                     
98 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                 
99 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                    
100 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R Prevoyance                                    
101 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                  
102 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Credit Agricole                                      
103 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                  
104 Bert Roesems (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                      
105 Ivan Ramiro Parra Pinto (Col) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone          
106 Jonathan Patrick Mc Carty (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                  
107 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                         
108 Inigo Chaurreau Bernardez (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                         
109 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                     
110 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                            
111 Marco Fertonani (Ita) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                    
112 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                
113 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni               
114 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                         
115 Cyrille Monnerais (Fra) Française des Jeux                              
116 Marcos A. Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team            
117 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Team Milram                                    
118 Benoit Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole                                    
119 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                         
120 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                             
121 Jose Cayetano Julia Cegarra (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears        
122 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             
123 José Rujano Guillen (Ven) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni         
124 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                     
125 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                    
126 Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              
127 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) T-Mobile Team                                     
128 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            1.08
129 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                 
130 Benoit Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 
131 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Rabobank                                    1.12
132 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni        
133 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                     
134 Mark Scanlon (Irl) AG2R Prevoyance                                      
135 Santo Anza' (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni             1.15
136 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                        
137 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     
138 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                                             
139 Anton Luengo Celaya (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             
140 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 
141 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 
142 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              1.18
143 Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                       
144 Sergiy Matveyev (Ukr) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                         
145 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                       
146 Robert Forster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                       
147 Henk Vogels (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                       
148 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                        1.26
149 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                              1.38
150 Ruben Lobato Elvira (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      1.40
151 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           1.44
152 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                         2.00
153 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas                                     2.31
154 Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni          
155 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                             
156 Julio Alberto Perez Cuapio (Mex) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare              
157 Koen De Kort (Ned) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                           
158 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                         
159 Benat Albizuri Aransolo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     2.40
160 Andoni Aranaga Azkune (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       2.42
161 Iker Flores Galarza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             
162 Inigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC                             
163 Aaron Olson (USA) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                  
164 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC                                     
165 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              
166 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                 
167 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                                             
168 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC                                        
169 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Phonak Hearing Systems                         4.22
170 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Liquigas                                          
171 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone             
172 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Credit Agricole                               
173 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Credit Agricole                                   
174 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                     
175 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Liquigas                                   
176 Sergio Barbero (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni              
177 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                                     
178 Yohann Gene (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                      
179 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas                                         
180 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                             
181 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                        
182 Axel Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                
183 Peter Mazur (Pol) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                  
184 Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                          
185 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  
186 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                              
187 José Antonio Garrido Lima (Spa) Quick Step-Innergetic                   
188 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               
189 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                    
190 Moises Aldape Chavez (Mex) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                    
191 Raffaele Illiano (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni        6.38
192 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      7.19
193 Amael Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                    
194 Carl Naibo (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                    8.00
195 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                              14.38
196 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Team Milram                                      
197 Elia Rigotto (Ita) Team Milram                                          
198 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram                                      
 
Points
 
1 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    25 pts
2 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team        20
3 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                      16
4 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                               14
5 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                               12
6 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                               10
7 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                        9
8 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears        8
9 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           8
10 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               7
11 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                        6
12 Raffaele Illiano (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni            6
13 Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears            5
14 Francisco J. Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre-Fondital                      4
15 Moises Aldape Chavez (Mex) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                    4
16 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  3
17 Amael Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                    3
18 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Liquigas                                        2
19 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                              2
20 Serguei Gonchar (Ukr) T-Mobile Team                                     1
21 Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                          1
 
Mountains
 
Evrehailles - km 101,5
 
1 Amael Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                     3 pts
2 Moises Aldape Chavez (Mex) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                     2
3 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           1
 
Hin - km 145,5
 
1 Moises Aldape Chavez (Mex) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                     3 pts
2 Amael Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                     2
3 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           1
 
110 Gazzetta
 
1 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           5 pts
2 Raffaele Illiano (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni             4
3 Moises Aldape Chavez (Mex) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                     3
4 Amael Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                     2
5 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                               1
6 Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                            
 
Combination
 
1 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               56 pts
2 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française des Jeux                                  36
3 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    30
4 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                      24
5 José E. Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                 24
6 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas                                           23
7 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 23
8 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          23
9 Moises Aldape Chavez (Mex) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                    22
10 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team       20
11 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears      18
12 Benat Albizuri Aransolo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        18
13 Amael Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                   18
14 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    17
15 Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears           13
16 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                              13
17 Serguei Gonchar (Ukr) T-Mobile Team                                    12
18 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                    12
19 Raffaele Illiano (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni           11
20 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                      9
21 Olaf Pollack (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                        8
22 Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni          8
23 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  5
24 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                               5
25 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                               4
26 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                   3
27 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                  2
28 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Team Milram                                    2
29 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                              1
 
Most combative
 
1 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     6 pts
2 Moises Aldape Chavez (Mex) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                     6
3 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team         5
4 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           5
5 Amael Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                     5
6 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                       4
7 Raffaele Illiano (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni             4
8 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                                3
9 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                                2
10 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                               1
11 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                              1
 
Azzurri d'Italia
 
1 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     4 pts
2 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team         2
3 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                       1

Trofeo Fuga Piaggio
 
1 Moises Aldape Chavez (Mex) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                   165 pts
2 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         165
3 Amael Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                   165
4 Raffaele Illiano (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni           161
 
Trofeo Fast Team
 
1 Gerolsteiner                                                      15.44.15
2 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                    0.05
3 Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                                        0.16
4 Liquigas                                                              0.19
5 Team CSC                                                              0.20
6 Quickstep-Innergetic                                                      
7 Francaise Des Jeux                                                        
8 Lampre-Fondital                                                       0.23
9 T-Mobile Team                                                             
10 Rabobank                                                             0.27
11 Phonak Hearing Systems                                                   
12 Credit Agricole                                                          
13 Saunier Duval-Prodir                                                 0.43
14 Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                                               
15 Davitamon-Lotto                                                      0.53
16 Team Milram                                                          0.59
17 Ag2R Prevoyance                                                      1.09
18 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                                    1.22
19 Cofidis                                                              1.25
20 Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                                            1.44
21 Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni                                    
22 Bouygues Telecom                                                     2.07
 
Trofeo Super Team
 
1 Gerolsteiner                                                            52 pts
2 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                      39
3 Liquigas                                                                25
4 Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                                          23
5 Quickstep-Innergetic                                                    17
6 Francaise Des Jeux                                                      16
7 Team CSC                                                                16
8 Lampre-Fondital                                                         14
9 T-Mobile Team                                                            8
10 Rabobank                                                                 
11 Saunier Duval-Prodir                                                     
12 Phonak Hearing Systems                                                   
13 Davitamon-Lotto                                                          
14 Ag2R Prevoyance                                                          
15 Cofidis                                                                  
16 Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                                               
17 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                                        
18 Credit Agricole                                                          
19 Team Milram                                                              
20 Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni                                    
21 Bouygues Telecom                                                         
22 Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                                                
 
General classification after stage 3
 
1 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              10.14.04
2 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             0.13
3 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                    0.23
4 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears     0.29
5 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team      0.31
6 Serguei Gonchar (Ukr) T-Mobile Team                                       
7 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française des Jeux                                    
8 Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears          0.32
9 José E. Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems               0.33
10 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                   0.37
11 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                   
12 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                            0.38
13 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas                                        0.39
14 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               0.40
15 Olaf Pollack (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     0.41
16 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC                                            0.43
17 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                 0.45
18 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Liquigas                                     0.46
19 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                            0.47
20 Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears            0.49
21 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                  
22 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Credit Agricole                             0.51
23 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                            0.52
24 Francisco J. Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre-Fondital                       
25 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) AG2R Prevoyance                                  0.55
26 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Lampre-Fondital                                    
27 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step-Innergetic                       0.56
28 Imanol Erviti (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                       
29 Victor Hugo Pena Grisales (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems               0.58
30 Andrea Noe' (Ita) Liquigas                                           0.59
31 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française des Jeux                                 
32 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Lampre-Fondital                                  1.00
33 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                        1.01
34 Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         1.02
35 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                    
36 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                         
37 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                               
38 Axel Merckx (Bel) Phonak Hearing Systems                             1.04
39 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                          1.05
40 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   1.06
41 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                    1.07
42 Angel Gomez Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         1.08
43 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Credit Agricole                                
44 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank                              
45 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                    1.10
46 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                       1.11
47 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                          
48 Serge Baguet (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                             1.12
49 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                        
50 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Credit Agricole                                1.14
51 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Liquigas                                   1.15
52 Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Davitamon-Lotto                                    
53 Unai Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                     
54 Matthew White (Aus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               1.17
55 Manuele Mori (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                              1.18
56 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre-Fondital                                1.21
57 Wladimir Belli (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni               
58 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                                    1.22
59 Grégory Rast (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                                
60 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                1.28
61 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                        
62 Mikel Pradera Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears         1.29
63 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                             
64 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                1.30
65 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                   
66 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                              1.32
67 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                          
68 Ivan Mayoz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                       
69 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                        1.33
70 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                      1.34
71 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                          1.35
72 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                    
73 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Credit Agricole                             1.36
74 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Team Milram                                     
75 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                    1.37
76 Guido Trentin (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                 
77 Bert Roesems (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                   1.38
78 Emanuele Sella (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                           
79 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                      1.39
80 Ivan Ramiro Parra Pinto (Col) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone           
81 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                 
82 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                           1.41
83 José Rujano Guillen (Ven) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni          
84 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                           
85 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Credit Agricole                                   1.43
86 Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Française des Jeux                             
87 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                      1.44
88 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                     
89 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 1.45
90 Jose Luis Carrasco Gamiz (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears            
91 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             1.46
92 Luis Felipe Laverde Jimenez (Col) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare              
93 Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                   
94 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Lampre-Fondital                                 1.48
95 Benoit Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole                                     
96 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                 
97 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                                          1.49
98 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                      1.51
99 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                  1.52
100 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                 1.55
101 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team         1.56
102 Jonathan Patrick Mc Carty (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                  
103 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                  
104 Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare         1.57
105 Joerg Ludewig (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       
106 Cyrille Monnerais (Fra) Française des Jeux                          1.58
107 Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team    1.59
108 Inigo Chaurreau Bernardez (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                     2.00
109 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        
110 Jose Cayetano Julia Cegarra (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears    2.02
111 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                   
112 Jose Serpa (Col) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni              2.03
113 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                        
114 Javier Ramirez Abeja (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team               2.04
115 Marcos A. Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team            
116 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             2.05
117 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Team Milram                                 
118 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               2.06
119 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R Prevoyance                                    
120 Marco Fertonani (Ita) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                2.08
121 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Française des Jeux                                  
122 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 2.11
123 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) T-Mobile Team                                 2.12
124 William Bonnet (Fra) Credit Agricole                                2.13
125 Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                          2.19
126 Mark Scanlon (Irl) AG2R Prevoyance                                  2.21
127 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française des Jeux                             2.26
128 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Team Milram                                2.28
129 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           2.29
130 Sergiy Matveyev (Ukr) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                     2.34
131 Anton Luengo Celaya (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         2.37
132 Santo Anza' (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni                 
133 Henk Vogels (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                   2.38
134 Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                       
135 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                         
136 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              2.39
137 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni           2.41
138 Robert Forster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   2.42
139 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                             
140 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                         2.51
141 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                        2.54
142 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                   2.55
143 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                    2.58
144 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                  
145 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             2.59
146 Ruben Lobato Elvira (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      3.00
147 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni        
148 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 3.01
149 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                             3.10
150 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Rabobank                                    3.13
151 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC                                 3.16
152 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     3.19
153 Inigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC                         3.28
154 Benoit Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 
155 Julio Alberto Perez Cuapio (Mex) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare          3.33
156 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          3.35
157 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas                                     3.38
158 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         3.46
159 Koen De Kort (Ned) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                       3.51
160 Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni      4.28
161 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                                         4.38
162 Iker Flores Galarza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         4.41
163 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC                                    4.42
164 Andoni Aranaga Azkune (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       4.47
165 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone             4.52
166 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              5.01
167 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                              5.08
168 Aaron Olson (USA) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                  
169 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas                                     5.18
170 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                                 5.23
171 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                5.24
172 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                             
173 Peter Mazur (Pol) Saunier Duval-Prodir                              5.25
174 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Credit Agricole                               5.26
175 Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                      5.30
176 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Credit Agricole                           5.36
177 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           5.37
178 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Liquigas                               5.50
179 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                          5.53
180 Axel Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare            5.54
181 Moises Aldape Chavez (Mex) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                5.58
182 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                 6.03
183 José Antonio Garrido Lima (Spa) Quick Step-Innergetic               6.20
184 Sergio Barbero (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni              
185 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Phonak Hearing Systems                         6.24
186 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Liquigas                                      6.30
187 Yohann Gene (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  6.31
188 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone         7.00
189 Benat Albizuri Aransolo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     7.48
190 Raffaele Illiano (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni        8.05
191 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      8.36
192 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                    8.47
193 Amael Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                8.57
194 Carl Naibo (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                   13.15
195 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                              15.20
196 Elia Rigotto (Ita) Team Milram                                     15.44
197 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram                                 15.58
198 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Team Milram                                 16.23
 
Points classification
 
1 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    45 pts
2 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               40
3 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                               30
4 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                     25
5 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                      23
6 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française des Jeux                                  23
7 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team        20
8 José E. Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                 20
9 Olaf Pollack (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                        20
10 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears      17
11 Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears           15
12 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                              15
13 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                  14
14 Serguei Gonchar (Ukr) T-Mobile Team                                    13
15 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                              12
16 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas                                          12
17 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                  12
18 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                     10
19 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) AG2R Prevoyance                                    10
20 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                       9
21 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni               9
22 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 8
23 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          8
24 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                 8
25 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  7
26 Axel Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                7
27 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                        6
28 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                                             6
29 Benat Albizuri Aransolo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         6
30 Raffaele Illiano (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni            6
31 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                  5
32 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Liquigas                                        4
33 Francisco J. Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre-Fondital                      4
34 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Credit Agricole                               4
35 Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni          4
36 Moises Aldape Chavez (Mex) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                    4
37 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC                                               3
38 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                     3
39 Amael Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                    3
40 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                    2
41 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Team Milram                                    2
42 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                              2
43 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                        1
44 Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                          1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Moises Aldape Chavez (Mex) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                     5 pts
2 Amael Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                     5
3 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                3
4 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                      3
5 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française des Jeux                                   2
6 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           2
7 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                                  2
8 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas                                            1
9 Benat Albizuri Aransolo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          1
 
110 Gazzetta classification
 
1 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                5 pts
2 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                                  5
3 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           5
4 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas                                            4
5 Raffaele Illiano (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni             4
 Benat Albizuri Aransolo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            
7 José E. Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                  3 pts
8 Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni           3
9 Moises Aldape Chavez (Mex) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                     3
10 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française des Jeux                                  2
11 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                     2
12 Amael Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                    2
13 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                      1
14 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Team Milram                                    1
15 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                              1
 
Combination classification
 
1 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              176 pts
2 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française des Jeux                                 139
3 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas                                          102
4 José E. Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                 99
5 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    77
6 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                      54
7 Serguei Gonchar (Ukr) T-Mobile Team                                     52
8 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 49
9 Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears            46
10 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                     44
11 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears      44
12 Benat Albizuri Aransolo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        40
13 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    39
14 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                    26
15 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         23
16 Olaf Pollack (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       22
17 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                              22
18 Moises Aldape Chavez (Mex) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                   22
19 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team       20
20 Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni         18
21 Amael Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                   18
22 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                 17
23 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 16
24 Raffaele Illiano (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni           11
25 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                  11
26 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                              10
27 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC                                               8
28 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Team Milram                                    8
29 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                   5
30 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                               4
31 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                    2
32 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) AG2R Prevoyance                                     2
33 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                              1
 
Most combative classification
 
1 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               11 pts
2 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     9
3 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française des Jeux                                   7
4 José E. Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                  7
5 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                                7
6 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                      6
7 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                                  6
8 Moises Aldape Chavez (Mex) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                     6
9 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           5
10 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team        5
11 Olaf Pollack (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                        5
12 Amael Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                    5
13 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                      4
14 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas                                           4
15 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                     4
16 Benat Albizuri Aransolo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         4
17 Raffaele Illiano (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni            4
18 Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni          3
19 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                   3
20 Serguei Gonchar (Ukr) T-Mobile Team                                     2
21 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                               2
22 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                   2
23 Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears            1
24 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                      1
25 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                               1
26 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) AG2R Prevoyance                                     1
27 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Team Milram                                    1
28 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                              1
 
Azzurri d'Italia classification
 
1 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                4 pts
2 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     4
3 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                      4
4 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team         2
5 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française des Jeux                                   2
6 Olaf Pollack (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                         2
7 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                       1
8 José E. Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                  1
9 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                                1
 
Trofeo Fuga Piaggio classification
 
1 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         165 pts
2 Moises Aldape Chavez (Mex) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                   165
3 Amael Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                   165
4 Raffaele Illiano (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni           161
5 Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni         146
6 Benat Albizuri Aransolo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        146
7 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                                140
8 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    140

Teams classification
 
1 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                30.43.42
2 Gerolsteiner                                                          0.15
3 Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                                        0.20
4 T-Mobile Team                                                         0.31
5 Team CSC                                                              0.38
6 Lampre-Fondital                                                       0.46
7 Liquigas                                                              0.50
8 Francaise Des Jeux                                                    0.52
9 Quickstep-Innergetic                                                  1.02
10 Phonak Hearing Systems                                               1.05
11 Credit Agricole                                                      1.28
12 Rabobank                                                             1.36
13 Saunier Duval-Prodir                                                 1.37
14 Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                                           1.52
15 Davitamon-Lotto                                                      1.56
16 Team Milram                                                          2.08
17 Cofidis                                                              2.15
18 Ag2R Prevoyance                                                      2.29
19 Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                                            3.01
20 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                                    3.05
21 Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni                                3.10
22 Bouygues Telecom                                                         
 
Trofeo Fast Team classification
 
1 Gerolsteiner                                                            91 pts
2 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                      73
3 T-Mobile Team                                                           56
4 Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                                          52
5 Liquigas                                                                47
6 Francaise Des Jeux                                                      43
7 Quickstep-Innergetic                                                    37
8 Lampre-Fondital                                                         36
9 Team CSC                                                                34
10 Davitamon-Lotto                                                        21
11 Phonak Hearing Systems                                                 20
12 Cofidis                                                                20
13 Team Milram                                                            17
14 Ag2R Prevoyance                                                        15
15 Rabobank                                                               15
16 Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni                                  14
17 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                                      13
18 Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                                              12
19 Credit Agricole                                                         9
20 Saunier Duval-Prodir                                                    5
21 Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                                               
22 Bouygues Telecom                                                        

Fair Play classification
 
1 Gerolsteiner                                                             0 pts
2 Francaise Des Jeux                                                        
3 Phonak Hearing Systems                                                    
4 Team CSC                                                                  
5 Liquigas                                                                  
6 Lampre-Fondital                                                           
7 Quickstep-Innergetic                                                      
8 Davitamon-Lotto                                                           
9 Credit Agricole                                                           
10 Saunier Duval-Prodir                                                     
11 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                                        
12 Rabobank                                                                 
13 Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni                                    
14 Team Milram                                                              
15 Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                                                
16 Bouygues Telecom                                                         
17 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                      5
18 T-Mobile Team                                                           5
19 Ag2R Prevoyance                                                         5
20 Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                                              5
21 Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                                         15
22 Cofidis                                                                25


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