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Tour of Missouri - 2.1
USA, September 11-16, 2007
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Stage 4 - September 14: Lebanon - Columbia, 214 km
Pagliarini puts ProTour sprint to use
Wind, hills and distance combine for tough stage
By Mark Zalewski, North American Editor with Kirsten Robbins in Columbia, Mizzou
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Following the second stage shenanigans and yesterday's general classification important Time Trial, the racing for stage wins continued on a long drag north to the university town of Columbia. College students lined the finish streets to take a break from... um, studying and were treated to a high-speed, action-packed field sprint. Coming out on top in the final 50 metres was the Brazilian speedster Luciano Pagliarini (Saunier Duval-Prodir), showing that more than footballers come from that country. Charging in close behind was stage one winner Ivan Dominguez (Toyota-United), whose third place gave him enough points to tie Pagliarini for the points jersey.
"I predicted that I was going to win today!" a confident Pagliarini said. "I saw the course and I knew it was perfect for me. I believe so much in my condition right now and I knew I could sprint well." But it was not looking the best for him in the final 500 metres. "In the last corner I was very, very far back," said Pagliarini. "It was not easy but I saw a little hole on the right and I knew that was the right moment. It took so long for me to arrive to the finish line, but I was very fresh coming from so far back."
The Symmetrics team continues to have a good race with a rider in the top 10 and now two second place finishes with Andrew Pinfold just missing on the line today. "Zach was feeling good today but it was just so hectic that when he went it was a little too early," said Pinfold, regarding the team's Stage 1 sprinter. "Paglarini came from way back and I found his wheel. The first stage Dominguez went from far back so in my head I thought 'Jeez, if I could just get on his wheel I could be on the podium!' So when I saw Paglarini go I got on his wheel, came up along side of him - but he thought that was a little much so he [hooked] me a little bit."
Pinfold added that performing well at this race is important for a team like his that is looking to move up next year. "I think we have shown that when you are on the podium you have a chance to win. There are two stages left and I think that it's an opportunity to be on the podium again and show that our team belongs here racing. Our team owners are working really hard to increase our budget and get us to the bigger races."
Former race leader Dominguez made the best of the bad luck situation his team is experiencing this week. "It is very sad that we have had bad luck here losing two guys in the beginning stages but we have to keep riding - today the guys rode really well," said Dominguez.
"We had a rider in the break and that made it easy for us in the peloton because we didn't have to chase in the wind all day," he added. "Coming to the end I was behind Wherry - in the last kilometre he got me in good position and he asked me where I wanted him to jump. I told him to go when he saw the 600 metres to go sign and he jumped and I was on his wheel. The field spread across the road and my only option was to take the right side. I was coming fast from 20th place and I think I hit one of the spectators and lost my momentum so when I got the guys out front it was too late."
Race leader George Hincapie (Discovery Channel) had a routine stage in the saddle today, with his team keeping the break to under five minutes until the final 40 kilometres when the sprinters' teams took over the chase. "It took a long time for the break away to finally go," he said. "Then it was about 90 kilometres so it was a lot of work for those guys, especially because it was tough today in the wind and the rolling terrain. My team kept everything under control and then the sprinters teams took over at the end."
Hincapie sounded quietly confident in his hopes of defending his lead over the final two stages when considering both the parcours and his supporting cast. "The distances of the course are long and the rolling terrain typically suits me pretty well - real leg burners," he said. "It is the kind of stuff that I train on. It looked like some of the guys were getting tired today. The team is doing great and everyone is working really well. I mean, I have the Tour de France champion bringing me water bottles so that's not really a normal thing! It is a great honour to lead these guys and I will do anything I can to keep the jersey."
How it unfolded
After days of sunshine and perfect temperatures, the riders showed up to the start line in Lebanon, Missouri with mostly cloudy skies, 60 degree temperatures and a block headwind coming from the direction of the finish - 214km away. Needless to say it was going to be a long day in the saddle for everyone.
From the gun riders were trying to attack off the front to get to the finish a little bit faster, but everyone wanted to come along for the rider and nobody was able to get a significant gap. The only King og the Mountain climb of the stage came early at just 47km and Health Net-Maxxis wanted to keep things together for its man Jeff Louder, who came into the stage leading the category.
"Looking at it on the map you could see it was down in a valley... I don't know," said Louder. "It seems like this is a more uphill sprinter climbing trophy! I'm not fooling myself - I wouldn't call this a mountain jersey I am wearing. But it's the terrain here and we are racing it. I've got good legs and good guys helping me out."
The unofficial most aggressive rider on the day easily went to Ryder Hesjedal (Health Net-Maxxis), who attacked off the front and stayed solo 30 seconds ahead for several kilometres - then bridged up to the main break of the day. "Ah, it felt longer than that!" he said regarding his solo effort. "Then I wacked across to the break after it was established, you can't ride more aggressive than that."
Both he and his KOM leading team-mate were in the break, which formed 79 kilometres into the stage. Louder showed he really is an uphill sprinter when he won the first intermediate sprint in the state's capital Jefferson City, taking home the $1,500 prime that came with it.
The rest of the day the break only managed to gain around four minutes on the field, with the rolling hills and wind keeping things relatively together. Discovery Channel assumed its position on the front, towing the leader's jersey on fourth wheel. As the kilometres ticked off the gap held steady. With the finish coming closer the teams with sprinters took over the chase, led by teams such as Kodak Gallery-Sierra Nevada with its sprinter Dominique Rollin. The Quebecor sits third on the overall and third in the points classification - though the overall is much more important to him and his team.
"I'd love to have [the sprint jersey] but the main focus is to get back on the podium for the final GC," he said. "By doing those sprints I can maybe grab second. So I'll be out there tomorrow and Sunday to make it up there!"
Speaking of sprinting, the chasing by teams such as Kodak and Slipstream, working for sprinter and Missouri native Brad Huff, closed down the gap within the final five kilometres. That set up a field sprint on the long drag into town, with a narrow 90 degree turn at 400 metres making life interesting.
The high speed kept the field in a single file line through the final turn, but then spreading across the road immediately after. Out of the scrum came Pagliarini charging up the side and taking the win.
Tomorrow final point-to-point stage departs the capital Jefferson City at 11:00 a.m. CST with Cyclingnews on hand to keep you updated kilometre by kilometre.
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- Luciano Pagliarini (Saunier-Duval Prodir) takes the win.
- Riders get the kids fired up at today’s start.
- The bunch rolls out from the start in Lebanon.
- The group gets things strung out right from the start.
- Things get a little bunched up.
- Discovery Channel starts to come to the front.
- The attacks start to happen.
- Levi Leipheimer (Discovery Channel) enjoys a Coke as team-mate George Hincapie and Nathan O'Neill (Healthnet-Maxxis) cruise along.
- Tecos was aggressive right from the gun.
- The break starts to make some time on the field.
- The bunch gets strung out trying to control the attacks.
- Ryder Hesjedal (Healthnet-Maxxis) and Hector Rangel (Tecos) break form the field to bridge up to the break.
- Rolling through the scenic Missouri countryside.
- Discovery Channel comes to the front again to control the pace.
- The break continues.
- Getting things working smoothly in the break.
- Tim Duggan (Slipstream-Chipotle) picks up the pace on the front.
- Attacking one of the many little climbs today.
- Jeff Louder (Healthnet-Maxxis) team-mate Ryder Hesjedal and Cameron Jennings (DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed) going hard on the front.
- Alberto Contador (Discovery Channel) provides team-mate George Hincapie with a break from the wind.
- George Hincapie (Discovery Channel)
- Discovery sits on the front to keep the break in check.
- Discovery comes to the front as the race leaves Jefferson City.
- Ryder Hesjedal (Healthnet-Maxxis) tried hard to keep the break out there.
- Darren Lill (Navigators Insurance) sitting on the front of the break.
- Cameron Jennings (DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed) pushes the pace.
- Svein Tuft (Symmetrics) worked hard to bring back the break.
- George Hincapie (Discovery Channel) checks his computer.
- Symmetrics comes to the front coming into Columbia.
- Jeff Louder (Healthnet-Maxxis) and Darren Lill (Navigators Insurance) had enough of being off the front.
- Luciano Pagliarini (Saunier Duval-Prodir) gets the win over Andrew Pinfold (Symmetrics) and Ivan Dominguez (Toyota-United).
- Luciano Pagliarini (Saunier Duval-Prodir) was all smiles after the win.
- Luciano Pagliarini (Saunier Duval-Prodir) sporting the Brazilian flag for his spot on the podium.
- George Hincapie (Discovery Channel) with hands high
- Big crowds at the jersey podium in downtown Columbia, Missouri.
Images by PhotoSport International
- Tour de France winner Alberto Contador (Discover Channel) is happy to ride for his team-mates.
- George Hincapie has been winning the hearts of everyone in America.
- The Discovery Channel team lead the pace in the main bunch.
- Fans flock to the Tour of Missouri by the thousands.
- The peloton keeps on rolling, rolling, rolling.
- Discovery Channel leads the main bunch as it rolls over a bridge in Missouri.
- George Hincapie (Discovery Channel) looks likely to take his team's final victory on American soil.
Images by Kurt Jambretz/www.actionimages.cc
- Eric Wohlberg (Symmetrics) prepares for the start of today’s race.
- Team Sparkasse riders greet the fans at the starting line.
- George Hincapie (Discovery Channel) stops by the medics on his way to sign in.
- Alberto Contador (Discovery Channel) as he is introduced at the start.
- Levi Leipheimer (Discovery Channel).
- A Tecos rider attacked early in the race, but was reabsorbed quickly.
- The peloton rolls along on a very flat section as they left Lebanon.
- Health Net leads a small group of the front of the field in the early going.
- Jacob Rosenbarger (BMC Pro Cycling) enjoys the cooler temperatures for today’s stage.
- Ryder Hesjedal (Health Net-Maxxis) put in a nice solo breakaway attempt early in the race.
- Tony Cruz (Discovery Channel) leads his team-mates through as they went to the front to control the tempo.
- The break was now 12 riders and they would gain as much as a four minute advantage over the field.
- The Build a Bear Best Young Rider Jersey winner, Steven Cozza (Team Slipstream/Chipotle) was in the break.
- Ryder Hesjedal (Health Net-Maxxis) and a Tecos rider off the front early.
- Team Discovery controlled the pace from the front while team-mate George Hincapie (yellow jersey) sat about sixth wheel.
- The 12 man break worked together perfectly going up to four minutes clear of the field.
- The terrain for most of today’s stage seemed to be a never ending series of rolling hills.
- The peloton experienced cross winds for much of the day and elected to ride a double pace line.
- Late in the race the field became motivated to catch the break and strung out single file.
- Jeff Louder (Health Net-Maxxis), and Darren Lill (Navigators Insurance)
- The pair who attacked from the break, the break, and the main field all came together with 15 kilometres to go.
- Darren Lill (Navigators Insurance) looks over his shoulder to see that the break had been absorbed by the peloton.
- Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca (Saunier Duval-Prodir) takes the sprint on the line in a photo finish.
- Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca (Saunier Duval-Prodir) celebrates his victory.
- Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca (Saunier Duval-Prodir) was thrilled with his performance today.
- Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca (Saunier Duval-Prodir) provided his own backdrop (the Brazilian Flag) for the podium photos.
- Podium (L-R): Andrew Pinfold (Symmetrics), Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca (Saunier Duval-Prodir), and Ivan Dominguez (Toyota-United).
- George Hincapie (Discovery Channel) remains in the race leader's yellow jersey after Stage 4.
Results
1 Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca (Bra) Saunier Duval - Prodir 5.07.52 (41.706 km/h) 2 Andrew Pinfold (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 3 Ivan Dominguez (Cub) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team 4 Charles Dionne (Can) Colavita - Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 5 Sebastian Frey (Ger) Team Sparkasse 6 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 7 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita - Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 8 Dominique Rollin (Can) Kodakgallery.com - Sierra Nevada 9 Kari Menzies (Aus) Health Net p/b Maxxis 10 Mike Sayers (USA) BMC Professional Cycling Team 11 Danilo Wyss (Swi) Saunier Duval - Prodir 12 Zach Bell (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 13 Fausto Esparza (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara 14 Brad Huff (USA) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle 15 James Meadley (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 16 Sheldon Deeny (USA) US National Development Team 17 Jake Rytlewski (USA) US National Development Team 18 Ian McKissick (USA) BMC Professional Cycling Team 19 Rhys Pollock (Aus) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed 20 Jeremy Vennel (NZl) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed 21 Frank Pipp (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis 22 Juan Pablo Magallanes Aranda (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara 23 Antonio Cruz (USA) Discovery Channel 24 Matt Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 25 Adam Bergman (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 26 Michael Friedman (USA) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle 27 Chris Wherry (USA) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team 28 John Devine (USA) Discovery Channel 29 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel 30 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Health Net p/b Maxxis 31 Andrew Guptill (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 32 Timo Honstein (Ger) Team Sparkasse 33 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 34 Stefan Parinussa (Ger) Team Sparkasse 35 Guy East (USA) US National Development Team 36 Mark Walters (Can) Kodakgallery.com - Sierra Nevada 37 Christoph Schweizer (Ger) Team Sparkasse 38 Jonathan Garcia (USA) BMC Professional Cycling Team 39 Francisco Matamoros (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara 40 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel 41 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir 42 Hector Rangel (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara 43 William Frishkorn (USA) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle 44 Matti Helminen (Fin) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed 45 David Vitoria (Swi) BMC Professional Cycling Team 46 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel 47 Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 48 Andrew Randell (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 49 Glen Chadwick (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 50 Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 51 Patrick McCarty (USA) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle 52 Christian Lademann (Ger) Team Sparkasse 53 Bernardo Colex Tepoz (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara 54 Darren Lill (RSA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 55 Robby Meul (Bel) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed 56 Max Jenkins (USA) US National Development Team 57 Andy Bajadali (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 58 Kane Oakley (Aus) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed 59 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Discovery Channel 60 Chris Monteleone (USA) US National Development Team 61 Nicholas Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 62 Scott Moninger (USA) BMC Professional Cycling Team 63 Steven Cozza (USA) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle 64 Will Routley (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 65 Tim Johnson (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis 66 Anthony Colby (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 67 Nathan O’Neill (AUS) Health Net p/b Maxxis 68 John Fredy Parra (Col) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara 69 Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Professional Cycling Team 70 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Discovery Channel 71 Cameron Evans (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 72 Cody O’Reilly (USA) Kodakgallery.com - Sierra Nevada 73 Matthew Crane (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis 74 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval - Prodir 75 Sven De Weerdt (Bel) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed 76 Jacob Rosenbarger (USA) BMC Professional Cycling Team 77 Gregorio Ladino (Col) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara 78 Timothy Duggan (USA) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle 79 Guido Trentin (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir 80 Cameron Jennings (Aus) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed 81 Peter Lopinto (USA) Kodakgallery.com - Sierra Nevada 82 Gert Vanderaerden (Bel) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed 83 Ben Bradshaw (USA) US National Development Team 84 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 85 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team 86 Jesus Zarate Estrada (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara 87 Danny Pate (USA) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle 88 Svein Tuft (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 89 Huub Duyn (Ned) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle 90 Ben Raby (USA) Kodakgallery.com - Sierra Nevada 0.26 91 Daniel Vaillancourt (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 92 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 0.47 93 Joshua Thornton (USA) Kodakgallery.com - Sierra Nevada 94 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Health Net p/b Maxxis 95 Fuyu Li (Chn) Discovery Channel 96 Tyler Wren (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 1.31 97 Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team 1.36 98 Jacob Erker (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 1.46 99 Justin England (USA) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team 1.56 100 Stefan Löffler (Ger) Team Sparkasse 101 Jesse Anthony (USA) Kodakgallery.com - Sierra Nevada 2.21 102 Jeff Louder (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis 103 Brian Dziewa (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 5.51 104 Kyle Wamsley (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 105 Philipp Mamos (Ger) Team Sparkasse 5.52 106 Dan Timmerman (USA) Kodakgallery.com - Sierra Nevada DNF Raul Alarcon (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir DNF Jose Manuel Garcia (Mex) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team DNF Luca Damiani (Ita) Colavita - Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light DNF Chad Beyer (USA) US National Development Team DNF Daniel Holloway (USA) US National Development Team DNS Ben Day (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team Intermediate sprints Sprint 1 1 Jeff Louder (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis 5 pts 2 Steven Cozza (USA) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle 3 3 Hector Rangel (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara 1 Sprint 2 1 Darren Lill (RSA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 5 pts 2 Cameron Jennings (Aus) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed 3 3 Steven Cozza (USA) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle 1 Mountains Climb 1 1 Jeff Louder (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis 6 pts 2 Darren Lill (RSA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 5 3 Kari Menzies (Aus) Health Net p/b Maxxis 4 4 Bernardo Colex Tepoz (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara 3 5 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Health Net p/b Maxxis 1 Best young rider 1 Sebastian Frey (Ger) Team Sparkasse 5.07.52 2 Danilo Wyss (Swi) Saunier Duval - Prodir 3 James Meadley (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 4 Sheldon Deeny (USA) US National Development Team 5 John Devine (USA) Discovery Channel 6 Guy East (USA) US National Development Team 7 Christoph Schweizer (Ger) Team Sparkasse 8 David Vitoria (Swi) BMC Professional Cycling Team 9 Max Jenkins (USA) US National Development Team 10 Chris Monteleone (USA) US National Development Team 11 Steven Cozza (USA) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle 12 Cameron Evans (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 13 Cody O’Reilly (USA) Kodakgallery.com - Sierra Nevada 14 Matthew Crane (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis 15 Ben Bradshaw (USA) US National Development Team 16 Huub Duyn (Ned) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle 17 Jesse Anthony (USA) Kodakgallery.com - Sierra Nevada 2.21 Teams 1 Colavita/Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 15.23.36 2 Prodir-Saunier Duval 3 Health Net Presented By Maxxis 4 Symmetrics Cycling Team 5 BMC Racing Team 6 USA Cycling National Development Team 7 Team Sparkasse 8 Tecos de la Universidad Autonama de Guadalajara 9 Discovery Channel Professional Cycling 10 Team Slipstream Powered By Chipotle 11 DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed 12 Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 13 Jelly Belly Cycling Team 14 Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team 15 KodakGallery Pro Cycling p/b Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. General Classification after Stage 4 1 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel 13.30.26 2 William Frishkorn (USA) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle 1.40 3 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir 2.22 4 Dominique Rollin (Can) Kodakgallery.com - Sierra Nevada 2.23 5 Michael Friedman (USA) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle 2.48 6 Frank Pipp (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis 2.57 7 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 3.04 8 Andrew Randell (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 3.48 9 Stefan Parinussa (Ger) Team Sparkasse 4.20 10 Matt Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 6.21 11 Andrew Guptill (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 6.25 12 Jonathan Garcia (USA) BMC Professional Cycling Team 6.34 13 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel 12.23 14 Nathan O’Neill (AUS) Health Net p/b Maxxis 12.39 15 Danny Pate (USA) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle 14.27 16 Timothy Duggan (USA) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle 14.54 17 Darren Lill (RSA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 14.59 18 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Health Net p/b Maxxis 15.18 19 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Discovery Channel 15.20 20 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval - Prodir 15.30 21 Glen Chadwick (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 15.56 22 Scott Moninger (USA) BMC Professional Cycling Team 15.59 23 Steven Cozza (USA) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle 16.08 24 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 16.15 25 Svein Tuft (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 16.29 26 Chris Wherry (USA) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team 16.35 27 Huub Duyn (Ned) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle 16.40 28 Anthony Colby (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 16.48 29 James Meadley (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 16.49 30 Patrick McCarty (USA) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle 16.51 31 Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 16.54 32 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team 17.03 33 Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 17.05 34 Zach Bell (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 17.08 35 Andy Bajadali (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 17.14 36 Bernardo Colex Tepoz (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara 17.18 37 Matthew Crane (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis 17.19 38 Jeremy Vennel (NZl) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed 17.25 39 Matti Helminen (Fin) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed 17.31 40 Will Routley (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 17.38 41 John Devine (USA) Discovery Channel 17.40 42 Antonio Cruz (USA) Discovery Channel 17.42 43 Jacob Rosenbarger (USA) BMC Professional Cycling Team 17.45 44 David Vitoria (Swi) BMC Professional Cycling Team 17.48 45 Jake Rytlewski (USA) US National Development Team 17.52 46 Gregorio Ladino (Col) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara 47 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 17.59 48 Mark Walters (Can) Kodakgallery.com - Sierra Nevada 18.01 49 Kari Menzies (Aus) Health Net p/b Maxxis 18.07 50 Fausto Esparza (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara 18.13 51 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Discovery Channel 52 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Health Net p/b Maxxis 53 Christian Lademann (Ger) Team Sparkasse 54 Gert Vanderaerden (Bel) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed 18.18 55 Brad Huff (USA) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle 18.28 56 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 18.33 57 Adam Bergman (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 18.38 58 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel 18.41 59 Joshua Thornton (USA) Kodakgallery.com - Sierra Nevada 18.42 60 Andrew Pinfold (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 18.46 61 Timo Honstein (Ger) Team Sparkasse 62 Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Professional Cycling Team 18.57 63 Hector Rangel (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara 18.58 64 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita - Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 19.06 65 Daniel Vaillancourt (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 19.07 66 Guy East (USA) US National Development Team 19.11 67 Cameron Evans (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 19.25 68 Guido Trentin (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir 19.26 69 Francisco Matamoros (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara 19.28 70 Ivan Dominguez (Cub) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team 19.33 71 Juan Pablo Magallanes Aranda (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara 19.41 72 Ben Raby (USA) Kodakgallery.com - Sierra Nevada 19.42 73 Charles Dionne (Can) Colavita - Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 19.50 74 Mike Sayers (USA) BMC Professional Cycling Team 19.58 75 Jesus Zarate Estrada (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara 20.03 76 Christoph Schweizer (Ger) Team Sparkasse 20.06 77 Max Jenkins (USA) US National Development Team 20.14 78 John Fredy Parra (Col) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara 20.15 79 Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team 20.19 80 Sven De Weerdt (Bel) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed 20.38 81 Jeff Louder (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis 20.42 82 Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca (Bra) Saunier Duval - Prodir 83 Nicholas Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 20.50 84 Peter Lopinto (USA) Kodakgallery.com - Sierra Nevada 20.51 85 Ben Bradshaw (USA) US National Development Team 20.53 86 Tim Johnson (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis 20.54 87 Chris Monteleone (USA) US National Development Team 20.56 88 Danilo Wyss (Swi) Saunier Duval - Prodir 21.00 89 Sheldon Deeny (USA) US National Development Team 21.06 90 Ian McKissick (USA) BMC Professional Cycling Team 21.07 91 Rhys Pollock (Aus) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed 21.25 92 Cody O’Reilly (USA) Kodakgallery.com - Sierra Nevada 22.10 93 Fuyu Li (Chn) Discovery Channel 22.35 94 Robby Meul (Bel) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed 22.36 95 Jesse Anthony (USA) Kodakgallery.com - Sierra Nevada 23.20 96 Dan Timmerman (USA) Kodakgallery.com - Sierra Nevada 97 Tyler Wren (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 23.59 98 Kane Oakley (Aus) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed 24.22 99 Sebastian Frey (Ger) Team Sparkasse 24.49 100 Kyle Wamsley (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 24.52 101 Jacob Erker (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 25.04 102 Philipp Mamos (Ger) Team Sparkasse 25.17 103 Stefan Löffler (Ger) Team Sparkasse 26.10 104 Cameron Jennings (Aus) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed 27.02 105 Brian Dziewa (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 29.56 106 Justin England (USA) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team 30.29 Sprint classification 1 Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca (Bra) Saunier Duval - Prodir 25 pts 2 Ivan Dominguez (Cub) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team 25 3 Dominique Rollin (Can) Kodakgallery.com - Sierra Nevada 21 4 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel 20 5 Andrew Pinfold (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 12 6 Zach Bell (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 12 7 Frank Pipp (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis 12 8 Charles Dionne (Can) Colavita - Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 11 9 Kyle Wamsley (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 10 10 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 9 11 Stefan Parinussa (Ger) Team Sparkasse 8 12 Danilo Wyss (Swi) Saunier Duval - Prodir 7 13 Michael Friedman (USA) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle 7 14 Sebastian Frey (Ger) Team Sparkasse 6 15 David Vitoria (Swi) BMC Professional Cycling Team 6 16 Darren Lill (RSA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 5 17 Jeff Louder (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis 5 18 James Meadley (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 5 19 Brad Huff (USA) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle 5 20 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 5 21 Steven Cozza (USA) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle 4 22 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir 4 23 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita - Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 4 24 Cameron Jennings (Aus) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed 3 25 Philipp Mamos (Ger) Team Sparkasse 3 26 Juan Pablo Magallanes Aranda (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara 3 27 Andrew Guptill (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 3 28 Andrew Randell (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 2 29 Kari Menzies (Aus) Health Net p/b Maxxis 2 30 Hector Rangel (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara 1 31 William Frishkorn (USA) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle 1 32 Mike Sayers (USA) BMC Professional Cycling Team 1 Mountains classification 1 Jeff Louder (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis 16 pts 2 Darren Lill (RSA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 10 3 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel 6 4 Nathan O’Neill (AUS) Health Net p/b Maxxis 5 5 Kari Menzies (Aus) Health Net p/b Maxxis 4 6 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval - Prodir 4 7 Bernardo Colex Tepoz (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara 3 8 Svein Tuft (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 3 9 Jesse Anthony (USA) Kodakgallery.com - Sierra Nevada 3 10 David Vitoria (Swi) BMC Professional Cycling Team 1 11 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Health Net p/b Maxxis 1 Best young rider classification 1 Steven Cozza (USA) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle 13.46.34 2 Huub Duyn (Ned) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle 0.32 3 James Meadley (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 0.41 4 Matthew Crane (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis 1.11 5 John Devine (USA) Discovery Channel 1.32 6 David Vitoria (Swi) BMC Professional Cycling Team 1.40 7 Guy East (USA) US National Development Team 3.03 8 Cameron Evans (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 3.17 9 Christoph Schweizer (Ger) Team Sparkasse 3.58 10 Max Jenkins (USA) US National Development Team 4.06 11 Ben Bradshaw (USA) US National Development Team 4.45 12 Chris Monteleone (USA) US National Development Team 4.48 13 Danilo Wyss (Swi) Saunier Duval - Prodir 4.52 14 Sheldon Deeny (USA) US National Development Team 4.58 15 Cody O’Reilly (USA) Kodakgallery.com - Sierra Nevada 6.02 16 Jesse Anthony (USA) Kodakgallery.com - Sierra Nevada 7.12 17 Sebastian Frey (Ger) Team Sparkasse 8.41 Teams classification 1 Team Slipstream Powered By Chipotle 40.48.02 2 Discovery Channel Professional Cycling 11.12 3 Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 13.52 4 Health Net Presented By Maxxis 14.15 5 Symmetrics Cycling Team 20.20 6 Prodir-Saunier Duval 20.34 7 Jelly Belly Cycling Team 20.49 8 BMC Racing Team 21.10 9 KodakGallery Pro Cycling p/b Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. 21.11 10 Colavita/Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 23.06 11 Team Sparkasse 24.37 12 DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed 32.15 13 Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team 33.58 14 Tecos de la Universidad Autonama de Guadalajara 36.39 15 USA Cycling National Development Team 39.36
