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10th Tour Down Under - ProT
Australia, January 20-27, 2008
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Stage 6 - Sunday, January 27: Adelaide East End Circuit, 88 km
'Gorilla' Greipel gets the stage - and the overall
By Greg Johnson and Paul Verkuylen with assistance from Gerard Knapp
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Germany's Andre Greipel (Team High Road) has capped off a stellar week by claiming the final Tour Down Under stage and as a result cementing his general classification win. The 25 year-old entered this afternoon's 88 kilometre finale with a narrow seven second lead over Alan Davis (UniSA-Australian National Team), but managed to prevent the Queenslander from claiming enough of the 16 seconds on offer to take victory.
"My sport director told me before the race, 'you don't have to think about the jersey, just try to do your own sprint and win'," said Greipel. "I'm really proud of it, my team is proud of me, everyone trusted me, I'm happy to be in Australia for the first time and win my first ProTour race."
"I'm really proud of it and I had the best support in this race," he added. "My team-mates were talking to me all the time and I had the best support throughout."
Greipel's reign Down Under commenced last Sunday evening, when the German was the surprise victor at the pre-tour Down Under Classic criterium. Greipel sounded a warning shot on the Glenelg circuit that was worthy of noting by the 133 rider field, with the youngster storming to his first ProTour stage win on Wednesday, before adding another three to his palmares - including today's final stage.
Greipel admitted to the assembled media that even after his victory in last weekend's Down Under Classic, the possibility of winning the season-opening ProTour race never entered his mind.
"Never," he said bluntly. "Yeah, I feel like I'm in heaven, I can't find any words."
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In addition to his mass of stage victories and the overall classification win, Greipel now leads the ProTour for the first time. The German rider has earned 62 ProTour points during the course of the week, while Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Caisse D'Epargne) sits in second place with just 30 points.
"I go back to Germany and after we have a training camp in California where we decide what will be the next race," said Greipel of what he will do now. "Normally it's Paris-Nice, and that's my aim."
Despite being delighted over his final day success, Greipel was disappointed with the UniSA-Australian National Team's actions, claiming that one of its riders blocked him in the day's crucial first sprint. However the event's chief commissaries told Cyclingnews after the race that he was perfectly happy with the first sprint and that no action could or would be taken.
"I was disappointed about the team member of Alan Davis, it was not fair," said Greipel. "We said before the race we wanted to have a fair race and that first sprint was not fair. After we decided to do our own lead-outs and this was the best chance to win the Tour Down Under.
"He did a lead out for Allan and he saw me on the back wheel and I wanted to sprint over to the finish line," explained Greipel. "He saw me and rolled before my bike and yeah, it was not fair."
Greipel outsprinted compatriot Jan Robert Forster (Gerolsteiner) for the victory, while Australia's Graeme Brown (Rabobank) continued his week of near-misses by taking the final podium spot.
How it unfolded
The field was greeted by 26 degree temperatures and a moderate breeze in otherwise perfect racing conditions on Sunday afternoon in Adelaide. It was frantic from the gun and while riders tried, none could get away.
They had to complete 16 laps of the 5.5 kilometre city circuit to make up the 88 km stage around the streets of Adelaide. After the first five laps, Allan Davis (UniSA - Australia) took out the first intermediate sprint, from Greg Henderson (High Road) and Stuart O'Grady (Team CSC) who was being very active up front with his team-mates.
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Davis' win in the first sprint took him to within just four seconds of Greipel's leader's jersey after he was caught up in the sprint, unable to come around Karl Menzies (UniSA-Australian National Team) who had given team-mate Davis his lead out for the sprint. Despite Greipel's disappointment with Menzies' actions, the event's chief commissaries told Cyclingnews after the race that he was perfectly happy with the first sprint and that no action could or would be taken.
With just seven laps remaining on the board, Team CSC were once again very active on the front, coming into the second intermediate sprint. This time it was Greipel who took out the sprint from Davis and Michael Albasini (Liquigas), giving the German a near-impossible to beat five second lead over Davis in the general classification.
With just under five laps to go a group of five riders opened up a 13 second lead. It included Koen De Kort (Astana), Caisse D'Epargne's Nicolas Portal and Luis Leon Sanchez, as well as Wim Vansevenant (Silence - Lotto) and Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre). Working well together this group maintained their advantage for three laps before Team CSC and UniSA-Australian National Team, looking to get O'Grady and Davis respectively into a position to win the stage, reeled them back in.
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During the final two laps, all of the sprinters were seen moving to the front, including Silence-Lotto's Robbie McEwen who looked to be setting himself up to go for the win after a relatively quiet week. With so much fire power out front, it looked to be anyone's stage as the descended on the finish line spread across the road.
Showing the class that has brought him five wins this season already, Greipel took the stage and the overall of the 10th Tour Down Under in a thrilling finale. Robert Forster (Geronsteiner) was second and Graeme Brown third.
Photography
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- Simon Clarke leads the Australia-UNISA train around the streets of Adelaide on the final stage of the Tour
- The Tours three placegetters corner in Adelaide (L-R): Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Caisse D'Epargne, 3rd), Andre Greipel (Team High Road, 1st), and Alan Davis (Australia-UNISA, 2nd)
- The Tour rolls through on the back of the course in Adelaide
- The CSC train leads the peloton through during the 88 kilometre final stage criterium
- Graeme Brown (L) of the Rabobank team held the Tour lead for one day before handing it back to Mark Renshaw
- A photo opportunity as the Tour leader, Andre Greipel (Team High Road) swings by
- A small bunch tried to split the race up in the middle part of the stage
- Matt Wilson (Australia-UNISA) drives the peloton out of the home straight in Adelaide
- Andre Greipel (Team High Road) edges out Gerolsteiner's Jan Robert Forster to win the final stage and the Tour
- Andre Greipel (Team High Road) wins his fourth stage of the Tour and the first ever Pro-Tour outside of Europe
- Stuart O'Grady (CSC) was awarded the best placed South Australian rider of the Tour
- Miguel Indurain congratulates Tour winner Andre Greipel (Team High Road) on the podium in Adelaide
- Alan Davis (Australia-UNISA) just failed to win the Tour but was awarded the most aggressive rider's jersey on the stage
- Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Caisse D'Epargne) took out the Share the Road best rider under 25 of the Tour
- Germany's Andre Greipel (Team High Road) the 2008 Tour Down Under winner with his trophy
- Tour commentator and podium presenter Jimmy Jaques was showered with champers by riders on the podium
- Andre Greipel (Team High Road) is presented with the year's first Pro-Tour leader's jersey in Adelaide
Images by Mark Gunter/www.pbase.com/gunterphotograph
- The tour hosts were back again and did a great job as usual.
- Andre Greipel (Team High Road) was looking focused at the start.
- Andre Greipel (Team High Road) in action during the stage.
- Andre Greipel (Team High Road) reacts after Allan Davis (Australia-UniSA) won the first sprint.
- Matt Wilson (Australi-UniSA) out front working for Allan Davis.
- The peloton spread out during the fast paced race.
- Benoit Joachim (Astana) went for a flyer.
- CSC joined forces to control the race for a while.
- Andre Greipel (Team High Road) and Allan Davis (Australia-UniSA) stayed close all race.
- Andre Greipel (Team High Road) takes a corner at speed.
- Australia-UniSA out front trying to reel in the break.
- The five man break.
- The peloton racing in the East End.
- the final sprint for the tour begins.
- Andre Greipel (Team High Road) lunges for the line...
- And celebrates.
- Andre Greipel (Team High Road) prepares for the podium.
- Andre Greipel (Team High Road) was pounced on by the media.
- Allan Davis (Australia-UniSA) won the most aggressive today.
- Jose Rojas (Caisse D'Epargne) took out the young riders jersey.
- Andre Greipel (Team High Road) in the Sprinters jersey.
- Philippe Gilbert (FDJ) won the KOM jersey.
- FDJ took out the Teams prize.
- Andre Greipel (Team High Road) celebrates in the Ochre jersey.
- Andre Greipel (Team High Road) in the years first Pro Tour jersey.
- Time to celebrate.
Images by Cyclingnews
- Graeme Brown (Rabobank) relaxes before the start of the final stage.
- The riders are lined up for what should be a very exciting race.
- Pre-race sign-on or collecting phone-numbers? You decide.
Images by Rachel Burke/www.maximumattack.biz
- Allan Davis (UniSA) gets some pre-race support from fellow Aussie Robbie McEwen (Silence - Lotto).
- One of the Saunier Duval support crew goes for a spin.
- Looking focused - riders from Caisse d'Epargne before the race.
- A Caisse d'Epargne rider reads up on Stage 6.
- A minor, but very important, pre-race adjustment.
- The East End of the Adelaide CBD was filled with colour.
- The field sets off on the final, and deciding stage of the 2008 Tour Down Under.
- The UniSA team were a force to be reckoned with today.
- Setting the pace, the UniSA team were on a mission.
- A one-man breakaway by Benoit Joachim (Astana) was quickly gathered up by the peloton.
- Team CSC riders take a turn of pace, while overall Tour leader Andre Greipel (Team High Road) sits back conserving energy.
- A race fan keeping her guide to the race 'under her hat'.
- 2005 TDU winner Luis Leon Sanchez looked strong during a breakaway.
- Allan Davis (UniSA) with fellow Aussie Stuart O'Grady (CSC) on his wheel.
- Andre Greipel (Team High Road) sitting in the peloton.
- A close finish on Stage 6 sees Andre Greipel take out victory.
- Andre Greipel (Team High Road) celebrates as he crosses the line to take out overall victory in the 2008 Tour Down Under.
- Team High Road celebrate their victory.
- A junior Team High Road fan's dream comes true when Andre Greipel throws his flowers to her.
- A tour to remember - Andre Greipel (Team High Road) dominated the 2008 Tour Down Under.
- Riders make their way onto Rundle Street.
- Allan Davis (UniSA) recovers with some much needed water, as Andre Greipel (Team High Road) is interviewed about his victory.
Results
1 Andre Greipel (Ger) Team High Road 1.51.13 (47.474 km/h) 2 Jan Robert Forster (Ger) Gerolsteiner 3 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank 4 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne 5 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Silence-Lotto 6 Aurelien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom 7 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre 8 Allan Davis (Aus) Unisa - Australia 9 Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) Liquigas 10 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step 11 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole 12 Mickael Delage (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 13 Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Team Csc 14 Martin Muller (Ger) Team Milram 15 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Francaise Des Jeux 16 Heinrich Friederich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner 17 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas 18 Pablo Lastras Garci (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne 19 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Ag2R-La Mondiale 20 Sebastien Portal (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone 21 William Walker (Aus) Rabobank 22 Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 23 Iker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 24 Jean-Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone 25 Timothy Gudsell (NZl) Francaise Des Jeux 26 Erki Putsep (Est) Bouygues Telecom 27 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner 28 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale 29 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom 30 Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 31 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step 32 Christophe Kern (Fra) Credit Agricole 33 Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence-Lotto 34 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Silence-Lotto 35 Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 36 Mickael Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone 37 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas 38 Ivan Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 39 Ivan Santaromita Villa (Ita) Liquigas 40 Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana 41 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 42 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Liquigas 43 Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) Quick Step 44 Jerome Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 45 Jon Bru Pascal (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 46 Nicolas Hartmann (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone 47 Yann Huguet (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone 48 Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step 49 Jeremy Roy (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 50 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana 51 Andoni Lafuente (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 52 Javier Aramendia Lorenti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 53 Theo Elltink (Ned) Rabobank 54 Renaud Dion (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale 55 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team High Road 56 Jose Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana 57 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 58 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank 59 Greg Henderson (NZl) Team High Road 60 Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne 61 Scott Davis (Aus) Team High Road 62 Richie Porte (Aus) Unisa - Australia 63 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2R-La Mondiale 64 Yoann Offredo (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 65 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Credit Agricole 66 Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Team Csc 67 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre 68 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 69 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne 70 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse D'Epargne 71 Adam Hansen (Aus) Team High Road 72 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Credit Agricole 73 Jose Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne 74 Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukr) Quick Step 75 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse D'Epargne 76 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team Csc 77 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner 78 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram 79 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Lampre 80 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Liquigas 81 Rene Haselbacher (Aut) Astana 82 Koen De Kort (Ned) Astana 83 Alessandro Proni (Ita) Quick Step 84 Benoit Joachim (Lux) Astana 85 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole 86 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Credit Agricole 87 Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank 88 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre 89 Jesus Del Nero Montes (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 90 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence-Lotto 91 Christian Murro (Ita) Lampre 92 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team High Road 93 Laurent Mangel (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale 94 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence-Lotto 95 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Team Csc 96 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale 97 Nick Gates (Aus) Silence-Lotto 98 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner 99 Luke Roberts (Aus) Unisa - Australia 100 Julien Mazet (Fra) Astana 101 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Unisa - Australia 102 Karl Menzies (Aus) Unisa - Australia 103 Ruben Lobato Elvira (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 104 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Team Milram 105 Amael Moinard (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone 106 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole 107 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Lampre 108 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team Csc 109 Kurt Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team Csc 110 Thomas Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner 111 Dennis Haueisen (Ger) Team Milram 112 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 113 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Silence-Lotto 0.15 114 Allan Johansen (Den) Team Csc 115 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone 116 Carlo Westphal (Ger) Gerolsteiner 117 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team High Road 0.21 118 Stephane Poulhies (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale 0.29 119 Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Lampre 2.00 120 Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 3.35 121 Simon Clarke (Aus) Unisa - Australia 6.12 122 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Unisa - Australia DNF Brett Lancaster (Aus) Team Milram DNF Tom Stubbe (Bel) Francaise Des Jeux DNF Denis Flahaut (Fra) Saunier Duval-Scott DNS Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank Points Finish Arch, Rundle Road - Lap 5 - 27.5 km 1 Allan Davis (Aus) Unisa - Australia 6 pts 2 Greg Henderson (NZl) Team High Road 4 3 Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Team Csc 2 Finish Arch, Rundle Road - Lap 10 - 55 km 1 Andre Greipel (Ger) Team High Road 6 pts 2 Allan Davis (Aus) Unisa - Australia 4 3 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas 2 Finish Arch, Rundle Road - Lap 16 - 88 km 1 Andre Greipel (Ger) Team High Road 8 pts 2 Jan Robert Forster (Ger) Gerolsteiner 6 3 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank 4 Teams 1 Gerolsteiner 5.33.39 2 Francaise Des Jeux 3 Bouygues Telecom 4 Liquigas 5 Silence-Lotto 6 Saunier Duval-Scott 7 Rabobank 8 Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 9 Caisse D'epargne 10 Quick Step 11 Ag2R-La Mondiale 12 Credit Agricole 13 Team High Road 14 Euskaltel - Euskadi 15 Astana 16 Lampre 17 Team CSC 18 Unisa - Australia 19 Team Milram Final general classification 1 Andre Greipel (Ger) Team High Road 18.46.18 2 Allan Davis (Aus) Unisa - Australia 0.15 3 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne 0.33 4 Mickael Delage (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 0.37 5 Mickael Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone 6 Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 0.39 7 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Liquigas 8 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne 0.41 9 Richie Porte (Aus) Unisa - Australia 0.41 10 Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Team Csc 0.42 11 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Francaise Des Jeux 12 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas 13 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Ag2R-La Mondiale 0.43 14 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre 15 Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) Liquigas 16 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Silence-Lotto 17 William Walker (Aus) Rabobank 18 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom 19 Ivan Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 20 Jerome Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 21 Jeremy Roy (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 22 Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 23 Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 24 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Credit Agricole 25 Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence-Lotto 26 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 27 Jon Bru Pascal (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 28 Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step 29 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence-Lotto 30 Ivan Santaromita Villa (Ita) Liquigas 31 Jose Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana 32 Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) Quick Step 33 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Liquigas 34 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse D'Epargne 35 Amael Moinard (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone 36 Luke Roberts (Aus) Unisa - Australia 1.04 37 Iker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 1.06 38 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole 1.15 39 Adam Hansen (Aus) Team High Road 1.16 40 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank 1.25 41 Renaud Dion (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale 1.35 42 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step 1.39 43 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner 44 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 45 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team Csc 46 Scott Davis (Aus) Team High Road 47 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team Csc 48 Koen De Kort (Ned) Astana 49 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Unisa - Australia 50 Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Team Csc 51 Laurent Mangel (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale 52 Kurt Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team Csc 53 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Team Milram 1.48 54 Alessandro Proni (Ita) Quick Step 2.01 55 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step 2.26 56 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner 2.29 57 Yoann Offredo (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 3.05 58 Heinrich Friederich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner 3.10 59 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana 60 Jose Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne 61 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas 62 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre 63 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Credit Agricole 64 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse D'Epargne 65 Sebastien Portal (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone 66 Thomas Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner 67 Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukr) Quick Step 68 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner 69 Christian Murro (Ita) Lampre 3.47 70 Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana 4.47 71 Nicolas Hartmann (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone 72 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone 5.02 73 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale 5.13 74 Pablo Lastras Garci (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne 5.25 75 Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne 76 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2R-La Mondiale 5.43 77 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team High Road 78 Martin Muller (Ger) Team Milram 5.48 79 Yann Huguet (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone 6.16 80 Rene Haselbacher (Aut) Astana 6.46 81 Simon Clarke (Aus) Unisa - Australia 6.55 82 Jean-Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone 7.14 83 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram 84 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence-Lotto 85 Andoni Lafuente (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 86 Benoit Joachim (Lux) Astana 87 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole 88 Allan Johansen (Den) Team Csc 7.29 89 Theo Elltink (Ned) Rabobank 7.44 90 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Credit Agricole 7.56 91 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole 8.28 92 Aurelien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom 9.29 93 Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Lampre 11.08 94 Jan Robert Forster (Ger) Gerolsteiner 12.22 95 Erki Putsep (Est) Bouygues Telecom 12.31 96 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale 97 Timothy Gudsell (NZl) Francaise Des Jeux 98 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Team Csc 99 Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank 100 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 101 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Lampre 102 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Lampre 103 Christophe Kern (Fra) Credit Agricole 104 Jesus Del Nero Montes (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 105 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre 106 Carlo Westphal (Ger) Gerolsteiner 12.40 107 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Silence-Lotto 12.46 108 Dennis Haueisen (Ger) Team Milram 14.05 109 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank 14.19 110 Nick Gates (Aus) Silence-Lotto 15.36 111 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team High Road 15.43 112 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team High Road 16.18 113 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Silence-Lotto 16.35 114 Javier Aramendia Lorenti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 115 Ruben Lobato Elvira (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 116 Greg Henderson (NZl) Team High Road 16.52 117 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 16.57 118 Julien Mazet (Fra) Astana 17.01 119 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Unisa - Australia 18.41 120 Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 20.08 121 Stephane Poulhies (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale 20.11 122 Karl Menzies (Aus) Unisa - Australia 21.11 DNF Denis Flahaut (Fra) Saunier Duval-Scott DNF Brett Lancaster (Aus) Team Milram DNF Tom Stubbe (Bel) Francaise Des Jeux DNS Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank Points 1 Andre Greipel (Ger) Team High Road 38 pts 2 Allan Davis (Aus) Unisa - Australia 34 3 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole 24 4 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank 14 5 Mickael Delage (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 12 6 Mickael Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone 12 7 Carlo Westphal (Ger) Gerolsteiner 12 8 Jan Robert Forster (Ger) Gerolsteiner 12 9 Yoann Offredo (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 10 10 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne 10 11 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Liquigas 8 12 Renaud Dion (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale 8 13 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 8 14 Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 4 15 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne 4 16 Greg Henderson (NZl) Team High Road 4 17 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Unisa - Australia 4 18 Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 4 19 Stephane Poulhies (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale 4 20 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank 4 21 Richie Porte (Aus) Unisa - Australia 4 22 Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Team Csc 2 23 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Francaise Des Jeux 2 24 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas 2 25 Aurelien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom 2 Mountains 1 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Francaise Des Jeux 38 pts 2 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone 22 3 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse D'Epargne 18 4 Mickael Delage (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 16 5 Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 16 6 Stephane Poulhies (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale 16 7 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Liquigas 12 8 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne 12 9 Jon Bru Pascal (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 12 10 Yoann Offredo (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 12 11 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team High Road 12 12 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team Csc 8 13 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Unisa - Australia 8 14 Simon Clarke (Aus) Unisa - Australia 6 15 Jean-Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone 6 16 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence-Lotto 4 17 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 4 Under 25 1 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne 18.46.51 2 Mickael Delage (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 0.04 3 Richie Porte (Aus) Unisa - Australia 0.08 4 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Silence-Lotto 0.10 5 William Walker (Aus) Rabobank 6 Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 7 Ivan Santaromita Villa (Ita) Liquigas 8 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse D'Epargne 9 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step 1.06 10 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step 1.53 11 Yoann Offredo (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 2.32 12 Heinrich Friederich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner 2.37 13 Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukr) Quick Step 14 Nicolas Hartmann (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone 4.14 15 Yann Huguet (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone 5.43 16 Simon Clarke (Aus) Unisa - Australia 6.22 17 Jean-Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone 6.41 18 Andoni Lafuente (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 19 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Credit Agricole 7.23 20 Timothy Gudsell (NZl) Francaise Des Jeux 11.58 21 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Team Csc 22 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre 23 Carlo Westphal (Ger) Gerolsteiner 12.07 24 Javier Aramendia Lorenti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 16.02 25 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Unisa - Australia 18.08 26 Stephane Poulhies (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale 19.38 Teams 1 Francaise Des Jeux 56.21.03 2 Saunier Duval-Scott 3 Caisse D'epargne 4 Liquigas 5 Euskaltel - Euskadi 6 Silence-Lotto 7 Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 8 Unisa - Australia 9 Ag2R-La Mondiale 0.56 10 Astana 11 Quick Step 12 Team High Road 1.29 13 Team CSC 1.52 14 Rabobank 2.05 15 Credit Agricole 2.09 16 Team Milram 3.32 17 Lampre 4.54 18 Gerolsteiner 5.09 19 Bouygues Telecom 8.47 ProTour rankings Individual ranking 1 André Greipel (Ger) High Road 62 pts 2 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 38 3 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux 30 4 Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 25 5 Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 21 6 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas 15 7 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 10 8 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole 7 9 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank 4 10 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC 2 11 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner 2 12 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank 1 Team ranking 1 Française des Jeux 20 pts 2 Saunier Duval-Scott 19 3 Caisse d'Epargne 18 4 Liquigas 17 5 Euskaltel - Euskadi 16 6 Silence-Lotto 15 7 Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 14 9 Ag2R-La Mondiale 12 10 Astana 11 11 Quick Step 10 12 High Road 9 13 Team CSC 8 14 Rabobank 7 15 Credit Agricole 6 16 Team Milram 5 17 Lampre 4 18 Gerolsteiner 3 19 Bouygues Telecom 2 Nation ranking 1 Spain 69 pts 2 Germany 64 3 France 55 4 Finland 15 5 Australia 14
