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66th Paris-Nice - HC

France, March 9-16, 2008

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Stage 4 - March 13: Montélimar - Mont Ventoux, 176km

Silence! Cadel does the talking

Runner-up Robert Gesink takes an option on final win

By Jean-François Quénet in Vaison-la-Romaine

Cadel Evans beat Dutchman Robert Gesink on the Ventoux
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Cadel Evans, one of the favorites for the 2008 Tour de France, won the first big race of the year for the climbers as the claimed the Mont Ventoux at the station of Mont Serein located five kilometers before the top of the "giant of Provence". This confirms the good form already shown by the Australian when he won the mountain stage of the Ruta del Sol, his first race of the year in February.

"It's good to win but my goal was to put Popovych in the best possible position in the overall standings," Evans said. "My job is done." However, the lead of the race went to young Dutchman Robert Gesink who did most of the work uphill and created a 32 second gap over Davide Rebellin, who made it clear prior to Paris-Nice that the Mont Ventoux was too hard for him. The Italian did well to limit the damage, and actually passed Popovych in the final kilometre. Evans is confident his team-mate can finish well in the overall, and warned, "Popovych still has a chance of doing a very, very good Paris-Nice."

Gesink, the winner of the queen stage of the Tour of California had already shown his climbing abilities this year and wanted another stage win, but couldn't quite pull it off. He was rewarded with the leader's jersey, however. "This is what I was hoping for and my team worked a lot to get it," Gesink explained. "I felt really good today. The long climbs suit me because that's where I can keep the pace hard. When Popovych dropped off, I just went flat out till the finish. Evans didn't let me win the stage. That's cycling. I understand. I hope to come back here and win the stage up to the Mont Ventoux in some race one day. For now, I'm really happy to have this jersey. I have a very strong team and I hope to keep the lead in the next few days."

The main disappointment came from runner-up Luis-Leon Sanchez who looked in perfect position before the final battle, but showed some limits uphill in those special circumstances. So did the race leader Sylvain Chavanel.

Chavanel found the Ventoux
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The Frenchman held the yellow jersey for just one day. He had announced ambitious intentions of winning Paris-Nice overall, but he blew with seven kilometers to go. He didn't look too devastated at the end. "I'm mostly disappointed for my team-mates who have worked a lot for me," Chavanel commented. "The Mont Ventoux is difficult. We're only in March and I don't have my form of the Tour de France yet. The guys in front of me are the ones who can win in Nice. I haven't said my last word. I'll be noticed in this race again."

Gesink, 22, clearly has a promising career ahead of him. Already a stage winner at the Tour of California this year, he showed how strong he can be at the Pro Tour level last season when he came 2nd in the Tour of Poland, 5th in the Tour of Germany, 9th in the Flèche Wallonne and 15th in the Tour of Lombardy. He is a real climber who should enjoy the Tanneron on Saturday and the col d'Èze, and is now the hot favorite for the final win in Nice.

How it unfolded

At km 11, four men went away: Jens Voigt (CSC), Niki Tersptra (Milram), Aleksandr Kuchinsky (Liquigas) and Bernhard Eisel (High Road). There was no reaction at the head of the peloton where the Cofidis team of race leader Sylvain Chavanel took the responsibility for setting the pace.

Gesink in yellow, surely not for the last time
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At km 81, the maximum lead was reached for the four escapees of 7'15. Rabobank came to the front of the bunch to help Cofidis in the chase, making no doubt about the ambitions of Robert Gesink on the Mont Ventoux.

At the bottom of the Mont Ventoux, Voigt went solo in the front. The Gerolsteiner team-mates of Davide Rebellin were the most active in making the race hard behind the aggressive German veteran. Quick Step also looked to have big potential as a team around Juan Manuel Garate.

Chavanel got dropped 7km before the top of the climb, and his team-mate Maxime Monfort waited for him. Approaching the 5km to go mark, Gesink surged in the front of the chasing group. The strongest climbers of the day appeared on his wheel: Cadel Evans, Yaroslav Popovych, Davide Rebellin and Fränk Schleck. They caught Voigt within 4km to go.

3.2km before the top, Gesink accelerated. Only Evans was able to follow him. Popovych was 30 seconds behind at the 2km to go mark. Gesink passed first at the KOM and Evans out-sprinted him on the finish line.

Gesink becomes the new leader of Paris-Nice with a 32 seconds advantage over Rebellin.

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Results

1 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto                         4.32.56 (38,691 km/h)
2 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                   
3 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Ag2r-La Mondiale                   0.33
4 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                             
5 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                               0.34
6 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence-Lotto                      0.38
7 Juan Manuel Gárate (Spa) Quick Step                        1.03
8 Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre                                      
9 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Crédit Agricole                       1.30
10 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step                           1.33
11 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis                             1.35
12 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Agritubel                         1.40
13 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                       1.43
14 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre                               1.45
15 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                 1.47
16 Clément Lhotellerie (Fra) Skil-Shimano                        
17 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Quick Step                        2.11
18 Eduardo Gonzalo (Spa) Agritubel                           2.18
19 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Crédit Agricole                            
20 Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                      
21 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            
22 Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         
23 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                            2.25
24 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence-Lotto                         2.52
25 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole                         
26 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                           
27 Iouri Trofimov (Rus) Bouygues Telecom                     3.35
28 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis                              3.42
29 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis                                
30 Hubert Dupont (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale                      3.50
31 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française des Jeux                     
32 Juan José Cobo (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott                  4.09
33 Morris Possoni (Ita) High Road                                
34 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank                                
35 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                   
36 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                     
37 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       
38 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Crédit Agricole                 4.27
39 José Alberto Benítez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott            4.53
40 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre                              5.19
41 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas                               
42 Trent Lowe (Aus) Slipstream Chipotle - H30                    
43 Yann Huguet (Fra) Cofidis                                 5.22
44 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                       5.42
45 Aurélien Passeron (Fra) Saunier Duval-Scott               5.46
46 Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank                               6.16
47 Lucas Euser (USA) Slipstream Chipotle - H30                   
48 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                      7.13
49 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale                       
50 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Française des Jeux                      
51 David López García (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                 7.44
52 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                          7.53
53 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) High Road                                
54 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                     8.00
55 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                           8.19
56 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                               
57 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Slipstream Chipotle - H30            
58 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                      8.31
59 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Slipstream Chipotle - H30     8.48
60 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale                       8.58
61 Craig Lewis (USA) High Road                                   
62 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   
63 Alberto Losada (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                     9.44
64 Jurgen Van den Broeck (Bel) Silence-Lotto                10.12
65 Aleksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas                           
66 Danny Pate (USA) Slipstream Chipotle - H30               11.17
67 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                               
68 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Agritubel                        12.05
69 Josep Jufré (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott                         
70 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel                                 
71 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Agritubel                             
72 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                         
73 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                   
74 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Ag2r-La Mondiale                      
75 Lilian Jégou (Fra) Française des Jeux                         
76 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Rabobank                            
77 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Française des Jeux                   
78 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                       
79 Carlo Westphal (Ger) Gerolsteiner                        12.32
80 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                          
81 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                         
82 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner                             
83 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Team Milram                     13.25
84 Kevin Ista (Bel) Agritubel                               13.50
85 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram                          14.51
86 Aitor Hernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  15.09
87 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step                          18.28
88 Servais Knaven (Ned) High Road                                
89 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick Step                           
90 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram                                
91 Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                
92 Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil-Shimano                           
93 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Crédit Agricole                           
94 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Agritubel                              
95 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         
96 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team CSC                              
97 Lander Aperribai (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      
98 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale                        
99 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel                               
100 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram                               
101 Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence-Lotto                              
102 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                               
103 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Liquigas                          21.05
104 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Liquigas                                
105 Vicente Reynes (Spa) High Road                               
106 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) High Road                          21.07
107 Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil-Shimano                             
108 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre                               
109 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Lampre                                   
110 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                    
111 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale                   
112 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                            
113 Thierry Huppond (Fra) Skil-Shimano                           
114 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Silence-Lotto                        
115 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quick Step                              
116 André Greipel (Ger) High Road                                
117 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre                               
118 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Quick Step                              
119 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas                               
120 Andreas Klier (Ger) High Road                                
121 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner                           
122 Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Rabobank                               
123 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                 
124 Tyler Farrar (USA) Slipstream Chipotle - H30                 
125 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                           
126 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre                                     
127 Jason McCartney (USA) Team CSC                               
128 Manuele Mori (Ita) Saunier Duval-Scott                       
129 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step                              
130 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             
131 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                   
132 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence-Lotto                       
133 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis                               
134 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                       
135 David Millar (GBr) Slipstream Chipotle - H30                 
136 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre                                
137 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                      
138 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis                                
139 Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis                                  
140 Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis                               
141 Thomas Peterson (USA) Slipstream Chipotle - H30              
142 Bradley McGee (Aus) Team CSC                                 
143 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                        
144 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram                             
145 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                         
146 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                                 
147 Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott               23.03
148 Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Milram                             
149 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Liquigas  
DNS Philip Deignan (Irl) Ag2r-La Mondiale                                           
 
Points
 
Rasteau - km 108.5
1 Aleksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas                           3 pts
2 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) High Road                                2
3 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                     1
 
Bedoin - km 147.5
1 Aleksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas                           3 pts
2 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) High Road                                2
3 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                     1
 
Station Du Mont Serein - Mont Ventoux - km 176.0
1 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto                              25 pts
2 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                 22
3 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Ag2r-La Mondiale                     20
4 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                           18
5 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                 16
6 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence-Lotto                        15
7 Juan Manuel Gárate (Spa) Quick Step                          14
8 Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre                                    13
9 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Crédit Agricole                         12
10 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step                             11
11 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis                               10
12 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Agritubel                            9
13 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                          8
14 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre                                  7
15 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                    6
16 Clément Lhotellerie (Fra) Skil-Shimano                       5
17 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Quick Step                           4
18 Eduardo Gonzalo (Spa) Agritubel                              3
19 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Crédit Agricole                           2
20 Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                     1
 
Mountains
 
Côte de Puy-Saint-Martin - km 24.0
1 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) High Road                                4 pts
2 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                     2
3 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram                               1
 
Côte de Bourdeaux - km 49.5
1 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                     4 pts
2 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) High Road                                2
3 Aleksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas                           1
 
Côte de Serre de Turc - km 62.5
1 Aleksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas                           4 pts
2 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) High Road                                2
3 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                     1
 
Col de la Madeleine - km 154.5
1 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) High Road                                4 pts
2 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                     2
3 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram                               1
 
Le Mont-Serein (Beaumont-du-Ventoux)- km 175.0
1 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                 10 pts
2 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto                               8
3 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence-Lotto                         6
4 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Ag2r-La Mondiale                      4
5 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                            3
6 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                  2
7 Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre                                     1
 
Young rider
 
1 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                            4.32.56
2 Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre                                  1.03
3 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Crédit Agricole                       1.30
4 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                        1.43
5 Clément Lhotellerie (Fra) Skil-Shimano                     1.47
6 Eduardo Gonzalo (Spa) Agritubel                            2.18
7 Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                       
8 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             
9 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                             2.25
10 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence-Lotto                         2.52
11 Iouri Trofimov (Rus) Bouygues Telecom                     3.35
12 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis                              3.42
13 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française des Jeux                 3.50
14 Morris Possoni (Ita) High Road                            4.09
15 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas                           5.19
16 Trent Lowe (Aus) Slipstream Chipotle - H30                    
17 Yann Huguet (Fra) Cofidis                                 5.22
18 Aurélien Passeron (Fra) Saunier Duval-Scott               5.46
19 Lucas Euser (USA) Slipstream Chipotle - H30               6.16
20 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Française des Jeux                  7.13
21 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                     8.00
22 Craig Lewis (USA) High Road                               8.58
23 Jurgen Van den Broeck (Bel) Silence-Lotto                10.12
24 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                          11.17
25 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                              12.05
26 Carlo Westphal (Ger) Gerolsteiner                        12.32
27 Kevin Ista (Bel) Agritubel                               13.50
28 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram                          14.51
29 Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                           18.28
30 Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil-Shimano                           
31 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram                                
32 Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil-Shimano                         21.07
33 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre                                
34 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                             
35 Thierry Huppond (Fra) Skil-Shimano                            
36 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner                            
37 Tyler Farrar (USA) Slipstream Chipotle - H30                  
38 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre                                      
39 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              
40 Thomas Peterson (USA) Slipstream Chipotle - H30               
41 Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott                23.03
 
Teams
 
1 Silence-Lotto                                          13.42.18
2 Team CSC                                                   0.34
3 Quick Step                                                 1.17
4 Crédit Agricole                                            3.10
5 Lampre                                                     4.37
6 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                          5.15
7 Cofidis                                                    5.29
8 Rabobank                                                   6.55
9 Ag2r-La Mondiale                                           8.06
10 Caisse d'Epargne                                          9.24
11 Saunier Duval-Scott                                      11.18
12 Agritubel                                                12.33
13 Liquigas                                                      
14 Bouygues Telecom                                         13.00
15 Gerolsteiner                                             13.15
16 Française des Jeux                                       16.04
17 Slipstream Chipotle - H30                                16.24
18 High Road                                                17.30
19 Skil-Shimano                                             35.13
20 Team Milram                                              36.03
 
General classification after stage 4
 
1 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                           17.10.12
2 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                         0.32
3 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Ag2r-La Mondiale                   0.35
4 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence-Lotto                      0.42
5 Juan Manuel Gárate (Spa) Quick Step                        1.06
6 Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                   2.06
7 Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      2.11
8 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Quick Step                         2.30
9 Clément Lhotellerie (Fra) Skil-Shimano                     3.25
10 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis                            3.27
11 Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre                                 3.32
12 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step                           4.07
13 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        4.48
14 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Crédit Agricole                      6.02
15 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis                              6.11
16 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto                           6.40
17 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Agritubel                         8.12
18 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre                               8.18
19 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                            8.57
20 Eduardo Gonzalo (Spa) Agritubel                           9.08
21 Trent Lowe (Aus) Slipstream Chipotle - H30                9.27
22 Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank                               9.29
23 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                      9.54
24 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank                           11.46
25 Yann Huguet (Fra) Cofidis                                11.50
26 Iouri Trofimov (Rus) Bouygues Telecom                    12.51
27 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                          13.45
28 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                13.46
29 Aleksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas                      14.25
30 Juan José Cobo (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott                 15.18
31 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Agritubel                        18.34
32 Alberto Losada (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                    18.59
33 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                              20.01
34 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                             21.14
35 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Crédit Agricole                      21.23
36 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Ag2r-La Mondiale                 21.43
37 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                             22.29
38 Jurgen Van den Broeck (Bel) Silence-Lotto                22.55
39 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas                           23.16
40 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Crédit Agricole                23.17
41 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                23.57
42 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  24.22
43 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Agritubel                         24.58
44 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole                    25.04
45 Vicente Reynes (Spa) High Road                           25.41
46 Josep Jufré (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott                    26.15
47 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Slipstream Chipotle - H30    27.46
48 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                      27.56
49 David Millar (GBr) Slipstream Chipotle - H30             28.13
50 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                              28.16
51 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Rabobank                       28.20
52 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                          28.28
53 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Liquigas                            28.42
54 Lilian Jégou (Fra) Française des Jeux                    28.48
55 Hubert Dupont (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale                     28.49
56 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) High Road                           28.51
57 Craig Lewis (USA) High Road                              29.40
58 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence-Lotto                        29.51
59 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                    30.58
60 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                    30.59
61 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi              31.01
62 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                31.45
63 Morris Possoni (Ita) High Road                           31.59
64 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre                             32.43
65 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                          32.46
66 David López García (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                33.25
67 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram                          33.35
68 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                          
69 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                      34.04
70 Danny Pate (USA) Slipstream Chipotle - H30               34.22
71 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas                          34.30
72 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step                          34.38
73 José Alberto Benítez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott           35.11
74 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Crédit Agricole                       35.29
75 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Slipstream Chipotle - H30       36.31
76 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale                  36.34
77 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                       36.45
78 Aurélien Passeron (Fra) Saunier Duval-Scott              36.49
79 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram                           37.12
80 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                      38.00
81 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick Step                      38.35
82 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                         38.38
83 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner                        39.04
84 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                     39.05
85 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quick Step                          39.18
86 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre                            40.02
87 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis                           40.05
88 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Lampre                               40.06
89 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner                       40.18
90 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Française des Jeux                 40.46
91 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    41.22
92 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux               41.49
93 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence-Lotto                   41.51
94 Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                           41.58
95 Servais Knaven (Ned) High Road                           42.46
96 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) High Road                           43.02
97 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Agritubel                        44.06
98 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team CSC                         44.22
99 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Liquigas                           44.23
100 Carlo Westphal (Ger) Gerolsteiner                       44.28
101 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Quick Step                         44.38
102 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Française des Jeux             44.55
103 Bradley McGee (Aus) Team CSC                            45.17
104 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                            45.18
105 Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence-Lotto                         45.23
106 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Silence-Lotto                   46.16
107 Manuele Mori (Ita) Saunier Duval-Scott                  46.26
108 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre                          46.50
109 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française des Jeux               47.26
110 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Liquigas                     47.34
111 Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil-Shimano                     47.47
112 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre                                47.54
113 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Team Milram                    48.11
114 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                    48.22
115 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                  49.12
116 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step                         49.17
117 Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil-Shimano                        49.21
118 Andreas Klier (Ger) High Road                           49.25
119 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                   49.29
120 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre                          49.46
121 Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis                          50.20
122 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale                     50.22
123 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis                           50.26
124 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                   50.52
125 Lander Aperribai (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                52.01
126 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                 52.31
127 Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott                    
128 Lucas Euser (USA) Slipstream Chipotle - H30             52.39
129 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                        52.40
130 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                 53.09
131 Tyler Farrar (USA) Slipstream Chipotle - H30            53.16
132 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram                          53.32
133 Thierry Huppond (Fra) Skil-Shimano                      54.16
134 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale                  54.20
135 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel                         54.27
136 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis                           56.31
137 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                          57.23
138 André Greipel (Ger) High Road                           58.55
139 Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis                             59.45
140 Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Rabobank                        1.02.13
141 Jason McCartney (USA) Team CSC                               
142 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel                         1.03.08
143 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram                      1.03.23
144 Aitor Hernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi               1.04.22
145 Thomas Peterson (USA) Slipstream Chipotle - H30       1.07.21
146 Kevin Ista (Bel) Agritubel                                   
147 Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Milram                      1.07.44
148 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                     1.09.41
149 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale            1.10.02
 
Points classification
 
1 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                           69 pts
2 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quick Step                              51
3 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                           48
4 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                 42
5 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                                 37
6 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Ag2r-La Mondiale                     35
7 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                    34
8 Juan Manuel Gárate (Spa) Quick Step                          33
9 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Crédit Agricole                         32
10 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas                              31
11 Clément Lhotellerie (Fra) Skil-Shimano                      31
12 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis                              30
13 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Liquigas                               28
14 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre                               28
15 Aleksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas                         27
16 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step                             26
17 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto                             25
18 Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                    24
19 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence-Lotto                       23
20 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                              22
21 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                        22
22 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       22
23 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) High Road                              20
24 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre                                 20
25 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                        20
26 Bradley McGee (Aus) Team CSC                                20
27 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                             18
28 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                18
29 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                   18
30 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Quick Step                          17
31 Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre                                   17
32 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step                             16
33 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                        16
34 Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       15
35 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Agritubel                           15
36 Danny Pate (USA) Slipstream Chipotle - H30                  15
37 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Liquigas                         14
38 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis                                13
39 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                             13
40 Manuele Mori (Ita) Saunier Duval-Scott                      12
41 Trent Lowe (Aus) Slipstream Chipotle - H30                  11
42 Vicente Reynes (Spa) High Road                              11
43 Alberto Losada (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                       10
44 David Millar (GBr) Slipstream Chipotle - H30                10
45 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis                               10
46 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           9
47 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                          8
48 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) High Road                               7
49 Thierry Huppond (Fra) Skil-Shimano                           6
50 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner                           6
51 Yann Huguet (Fra) Cofidis                                    5
52 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                   5
53 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole                        4
54 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                          4
55 Eduardo Gonzalo (Spa) Agritubel                              3
56 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram                              3
57 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                         3
58 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Crédit Agricole                           2
59 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram                               2
60 Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Milram                             2
61 Craig Lewis (USA) High Road                                  1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Clément Lhotellerie (Fra) Skil-Shimano                       34 pts
2 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas                               19
3 Thierry Huppond (Fra) Skil-Shimano                           15
4 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) High Road                               14
5 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                 11
6 Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott                    11
7 Bradley McGee (Aus) Team CSC                                 11
8 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                     9
9 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto                               8
10 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Rabobank                           7
11 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence-Lotto                        6
12 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis                               6
13 Aleksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas                          5
14 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                           5
15 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  4
16 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Ag2r-La Mondiale                     4
17 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre                                  4
18 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Française des Jeux                  4
19 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           3
20 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                               3
21 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                 2
22 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram                              2
23 Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre                                    1
24 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Agritubel                             1
25 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole                        1
26 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram                               1
27 Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Rabobank                               1
 
Young rider classification
 
1 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                           17.10.12
2 Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                   2.06
3 Clément Lhotellerie (Fra) Skil-Shimano                     3.25
4 Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre                                  3.32
5 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         4.48
6 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Crédit Agricole                       6.02
7 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis                               6.11
8 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                             8.57
9 Eduardo Gonzalo (Spa) Agritubel                            9.08
10 Trent Lowe (Aus) Slipstream Chipotle - H30                9.27
11 Yann Huguet (Fra) Cofidis                                11.50
12 Iouri Trofimov (Rus) Bouygues Telecom                    12.51
13 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                              20.01
14 Jurgen Van den Broeck (Bel) Silence-Lotto                22.55
15 Craig Lewis (USA) High Road                              29.40
16 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence-Lotto                        29.51
17 Morris Possoni (Ita) High Road                           31.59
18 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                          32.46
19 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram                          33.35
20 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                      34.04
21 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas                          34.30
22 Aurélien Passeron (Fra) Saunier Duval-Scott              36.49
23 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram                           37.12
24 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner                       40.18
25 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Française des Jeux                 40.46
26 Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                           41.58
27 Carlo Westphal (Ger) Gerolsteiner                        44.28
28 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre                           46.50
29 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française des Jeux                47.26
30 Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil-Shimano                      47.47
31 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre                                 47.54
32 Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil-Shimano                         49.21
33 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                    49.29
34 Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott                52.31
35 Lucas Euser (USA) Slipstream Chipotle - H30              52.39
36 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                         52.40
37 Tyler Farrar (USA) Slipstream Chipotle - H30             53.16
38 Thierry Huppond (Fra) Skil-Shimano                       54.16
39 Thomas Peterson (USA) Slipstream Chipotle - H30        1.07.21
40 Kevin Ista (Bel) Agritubel                                    
41 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                      1.09.41
 
Teams classification
 
1 Quick Step                                             51.35.09
2 Silence-Lotto                                              7.44
3 Crédit Agricole                                            8.02
4 Cofidis                                                    9.09
5 Rabobank                                                  11.51
6 Liquigas                                                  15.31
7 Agritubel                                                 24.21
8 Lampre                                                    24.56
9 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                         26.19
10 Team CSC                                                 28.56
11 Caisse d'Epargne                                         29.10
12 Bouygues Telecom                                         36.42
13 Ag2r-La Mondiale                                         37.25
14 Slipstream Chipotle - H30                                45.10
15 Gerolsteiner                                             46.58
16 Saunier Duval-Scott                                      52.00
17 Française des Jeux                                       52.38
18 High Road                                              1.00.03
19 Skil-Shimano                                           1.17.30
20 Team Milram                                            1.28.27

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