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44th Tirreno-Adriatico - HIS

Italy, March 11-17, 2009

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Stage 6 - March 16: Civitanova Marche - Camerino, 235km

Scarponi takes Tirreno's Camerino stage and overall lead

By Gregor Brown

Michele Scarponi (Diquigiovanni-Androni) claims stage six and the overall Tirreno-Adriatico classification lead
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Michele Scarponi took Tirreno-Adriatico stage six and captured the overall race leader's jersey Monday. The Italian of Diquigiovanni finished the 235-kilometre stage from Civitanova Marche to Camerino ahead of Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo) and Ivan Basso (Liquigas).

Scarponi now leads the general classification over Garzelli and overnight race leader Andreas Klöden (Astana). The German, 2007 race winner, lost 1:18 on the mountain stage.

"An incredible win," said Scarponi, who lives in Le Marche's Jesi. "Basso was going so strong and it was difficult. I had to hold on and it worked."

Danilo Di Luca (LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini) finished in fourth at 1:09 behind the winning trio. He led home the shattered group of Andreas Klöden (Astana).

Tirreno's tough one

Tirreno's toughest day consisted of two categorised climbs – Cingoli (km 74) and Sasso Tetto (192) – and many unclassified ascents. An escape of four – Egoi Martínez (Euskaltel-Euskadi), Matteo Carrara (Vacansoleil), Paolo Longo Borghini (Barloworld) and Martyn Maaskant (Garmin-Slipstream) – went soon after the departure in Civitanova Marche.

Italy's Ivan Basso (Liquigas) heads a group
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Martínez, winner of last year's País Vasco mountains classification, went over the 598-metre Cingoli first. The escape carried on with an average speed just over 35. At the base of Sasso Tetto only Martínez and Carrara remained to confront the 14.65-kilometres climb after almost five hours of racing.

The Liquigas- and LPR-led group started the climb 7:05 later. Danilo Di Luca (LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini) attacked with more than eight kilometres to climb. His move brought on the acceleration of Michele Scarponi (Diquigiovanni-Androni), who was racing on home roads. He caught and passed Di Luca in pursuit of the Martínez group five minutes up the road.

The gruppo blew apart with Basso, Nibali and Garzelli at the head. They drove up the slopes where fresh snow fell last night. The trio picked up Scarponi then early escapees Maaskant and Longo Borghini.

Klöden, in the race leader's blue top, lost around a minute two kilometres later; he followed in a group of seven that included Simoni and Pellizotti.

Martínez then Carrera led over the 1455-metre Sasso Tetto climb 2:16 ahead of the Scarponi group led by Nibali. Klöden's group followed at 1:16.

The Scarponi group caught Carrera on the descent – Martínez was the only rider left of the original escape. In San Lorenzo al Lago, at the base with 27 kilometres to race, Martínez held 2:35 and 3:50 over the Scarponi and Klöden groups, respectively.

Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo) drives
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The Klöden group consisted of David Arroyo (Caisse d'Epargne), Arnaud Coyot (Caisse d'Epargne), Vasil Kiryienka (Caisse d'Epargne), Joaquím Rodríguez (Caisse d'Epargne), Maxim Iglinsky (Astana), Tadej Valjavec (AG2R La Mondiale), Simoni, Davide Rebellin (Diquigiovanni-Androni), Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Slipstream), Pellizotti, Di Luca, Daniele Pietropolli (LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini), Thomas Lövkvist (Columbia-Highroad) and Kanstantsin Siutsou (Columbia-Highroad).

Nibali attacked from the Scarponi group on the decent of Cicconi, around 15 kilometres remaining. The Italian went in pursuit of Martínez and the race's overall victory. Teammate Basso stopped contributing to the pacemaking behind.

Scarponi led the chase over the next five kilometres to catch Nibali and then Martínez at the base of Colle Santa Barbara, 9.6 kilometres remaining. Nibali was unable to keep pace in the new group of four - Scarponi, Basso, Garzelli and Martínez. They held 2:18 on Klöden's group.

Basso lifted the pace at the speed on the four kilometres up to Camerino to vie for the stage win. He dropped Martínez, but Garzelli and Scarponi held on to the Liquigas rider. Scarponi came to the front after the final 12% punch at 150 metres remaining. Garzelli followed and Basso drifted slightly off for third in the stage.

"I heard some criticism after the time trial yesterday," said Basso. "I am very relaxed and Tirreno-Adriatico is going very well for me, I think I proved that today."

Sanremo minus four days

The final stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico tomorrow will be one for the sprinters. The 169-kilometre run around San Benedetto del Tronto should not affect the overall, but be a final test for the Milano-Sanremo, four days later.

Photography

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Results

1 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli          6.36.12 (35.436 km/h)
2 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                0.01
3 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas                                                          0.03
4 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                       1.09
5 Joaquím Rodríguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                           1.11
6 Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis                                                      1.15
7 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli                  
8 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Katusha                                                            
9 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Columbia-Highroad                                                
10 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                     
11 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Slipstream                                            1.18
12 Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Columbia-Highroad                                           
13 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                                           
14 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas                                                     1.21
15 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Milram                                                          
16 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale                                                 
17 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                                          
18 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                        1.29
19 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil                                                  1.31
20 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                                  1.32
21 Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                                 
22 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli                 
23 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                                   
24 Rene Mandri (Est) AG2R La Mondiale                                                    
25 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                                 1.39
26 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                            1.43
27 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                                    1.58
28 George Hincapie (USA) Columbia-Highroad                                           2.10
29 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis                                                      2.23
30 Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne                                            2.54
31 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil                                                  3.14
32 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Milram                                                  4.55
33 Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana                                                           
34 Peter Velits (Svk) Milram                                                         6.58
35 Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des Jeux                                             8.37
36 Iñigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                               
37 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana                                                            
38 Martyn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin-Slipstream                                           9.28
39 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                        
40 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld                                                 
41 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam                                             14.48
42 Iban Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                     15.34
43 Marco Corti (Ita) Barloworld                                                     18.06
44 Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil                                                       
45 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                                       
46 Ilker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Fuji-Servetto                                              
47 Didac Ortega (Spa) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                       
48 Sergey Klimov (Rus) Katusha                                                           
49 Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin-Slipstream                                                   
50 Diego Caccia (Ita) Barloworld                                                         
51 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française des Jeux                                               
52 Michael Albasini (Swi) Columbia-Highroad                                              
53 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Silence-Lotto                                                  
54 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld                                                18.14
55 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                                18.27
56 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                                   18.33
57 Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis                                                   18.47
58 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Katusha                                                    19.05
59 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Barloworld                                                     
60 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step                                                       
61 Andreas Klier (Ger) Cervélo TestTeam                                                  
62 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                           
63 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des Jeux                                            
64 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha                                                             
65 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana                                                         
66 Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank                                                           
67 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervélo TestTeam                                                
68 Chris Sutton (Aus) Garmin-Slipstream                                                  
69 Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                            
70 Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                  
71 Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin-Slipstream                                                    
72 Kasper Klostergård (Den) Saxo Bank                                               23.55
73 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R La Mondiale                                                 
74 Allan Davis (Aus) Quick Step                                                          
75 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Cervélo TestTeam                                                  
76 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Columbia-Highroad                                          
77 Francesco Failli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                   
78 Frank Hoj (Den) Saxo Bank                                                             
79 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas                                                        
80 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale                                                 
81 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                                       
82 Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                                       
83 Aitor Galdos (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                                  
84 Iván Gutiérrez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                            26.46
85 Ángel Madrazo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                                  
86 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                                                   
87 Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                 30.54
88 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                   
89 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                                        
90 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                                    
91 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Katusha                                                          
92 Yoann Offredo (Fra) Française des Jeux                                                
93 Servais Knaven (Ned) Milram                                                           
94 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Silence-Lotto                                                    
95 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Columbia-Highroad                                                  
96 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                                     
97 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Columbia-Highroad                                                
98 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                              
99 Saïd Haddou (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                               
100 Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                      
101 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana                                                            
102 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Katusha                                                      
103 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Katusha                                                       
104 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                                         
105 Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam                                                 
106 William Frischkorn (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                                           
107 Sergey Renev (Kaz) Astana                                                            
108 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                   
109 Loyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                                  
110 Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Fuji-Servetto                                               
111 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                                  
112 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Silence-Lotto                                                    
113 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil                                                    
114 Marcin Sapa (Pol) Lampre-NGC                                                         
115 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam                                                  
116 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                    
117 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas                                                        
118 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Fuji-Servetto                                       
119 Daniele Nardello (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                                 
120 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Vacansoleil                                                       
121 Baden Cooke (Aus) Vacansoleil                                                        
122 Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step                                                          
123 Björn Schröder (Ger) Milram                                                          
124 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Milram                                                           
125 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank                                                       
126 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Saxo Bank                                                    
127 Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank                                                            
128 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli           
129 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                                   
130 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Columbia-Highroad                                               
131 Jean Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis                                                     
132 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                                          
133 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step                                                      
134 Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step                                                     
135 Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Française des Jeux                                          
136 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step                                                      
137 Michael Friedman (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                                             
138 Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                                  
139 Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                                  
140 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                                
141 Luis Angel Maté (Spa) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli                
142 Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Française des Jeux                                               
143 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Milram                                                           
144 Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervélo TestTeam                                              
145 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step                                                      
146 Gregory Rast (Swi) Astana                                                            
147 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld                                                       
148 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                                                 
149 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank                                                        
150 Rui Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne                                                     
151 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                       
152 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Saxo Bank                                                       
153 Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo Bank                                                       
154 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                                           
155 Koldo Fernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                              
156 Pablo Urtasun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                                
157 Giairo Ermeti (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                          
158 Gabriele Bosisio (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                       
159 Riccardo Chiarini (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                      
160 Davide Vigano (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                                    
161 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Katusha                                                     34.16
162 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis                                             34.35
163 Rony Martias (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                        35.43
164 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale                                           35.46
165 Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil                                                   35.57
166 Josu Agirre Aseginolaza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                 36.02
167 Andoni Lafuente (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                         36.43
DNS Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Saxo Bank                                                    
DNS Andy Schleck (Lux) Saxo Bank                                                         
DNS Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                                 
DNS Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                                
DNS Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                               
DNF Maryan Hary (Fra) Cofidis                                                            
DNF Steve Cummings (GBr) Barloworld                                                      
DNF Massimiliano Gentili (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                           
DNF Mikhaylo Khalilov (Ukr) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                              
DNF Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                                       
DNF Gianni Meersman (Bel) Française des Jeux                                             
DNF Mattia Gavazzi (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli                 
DNF Maurizio Biondo (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                                
DNF Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli              
DNF Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                         
DNF Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Saxo Bank                                                    
DNF Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                          
DNF Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Milram                                                          
DNF Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                                          
DNF Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil                                                        

Points

1 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli               12 pts
2 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                  10
3 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas                                                             8
4 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld                                                 8
5 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                          7
6 Joaquím Rodríguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                              6
7 Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis                                                         5
8 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil                                                      5
9 Ángel Madrazo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                                  5
10 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli                4
11 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Katusha                                                          3
12 Martyn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin-Slipstream                                              3
13 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Columbia-Highroad                                              2
14 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                    1
15 Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                                1

Mountains

Mountain 1 - Cingoli, 74.1km
1 Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                                 5 pts
2 Martyn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin-Slipstream                                               3
3 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil                                                      2
4 Ángel Madrazo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                                  1

Mountain 2 - Sasso Tetto, 192.4km
1 Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                                 5 pts
2 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil                                                      3
3 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                                        2
4 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas                                                             1

General classification after stage 6

1 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli         23.27.36
2 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                0.25
3 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                                        1.07
4 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Columbia-Highroad                                            1.10
5 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas                                                          1.13
6 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli              2.06
7 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Milram                                                       2.32
8 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Slipstream                                             2.33
9 Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Columbia-Highroad                                        2.41
10 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                                    2.54
11 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                                      3.05
12 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                            3.06
13 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                 3.10
14 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                      3.17
15 Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis                                                     3.21
16 Joaquím Rodríguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                              
17 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                                 3.37
18 George Hincapie (USA) Columbia-Highroad                                           4.35
19 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil                                                  4.53
20 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                               5.42
21 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli             6.18
22 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale                                             6.36
23 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                                  7.16
24 Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                             9.47
25 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil                                                 10.38
26 Iñigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                          11.09
27 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Katusha                                                      11.33
28 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana                                                       11.38
29 Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne                                           11.39
30 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis                                                     11.49
31 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas                                                    11.52
32 Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana                                                      14.08
33 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                       14.16
34 Rene Mandri (Est) AG2R La Mondiale                                               14.30
35 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Milram                                                 14.56
36 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld                                            15.18
37 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                   17.16
38 Peter Velits (Svk) Milram                                                        19.02
39 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Katusha                                                    21.07
40 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step                                                  24.31
41 Didac Ortega (Spa) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                  24.46
42 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam                                             25.03
43 Sergey Klimov (Rus) Katusha                                                      27.06
44 Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des Jeux                                            28.27
45 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française des Jeux                                          28.33
46 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                      29.19
47 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                                   29.32
48 Andreas Klier (Ger) Cervélo TestTeam                                             29.36
49 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld                                                30.20
50 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des Jeux                                       30.34
51 Ilker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Fuji-Servetto                                         32.18
52 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                                  32.20
53 Iban Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                     32.33
54 Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Fuji-Servetto                                           33.04
55 Diego Caccia (Ita) Barloworld                                                    33.07
56 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale                                                 
57 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step                                                  33.24
58 Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin-Slipstream                                               34.23
59 Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Française des Jeux                                           34.57
60 Michael Albasini (Swi) Columbia-Highroad                                         35.01
61 Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank                                                      35.02
62 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                            35.23
63 Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin-Slipstream                                              35.34
64 Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                       35.47
65 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam                                              36.43
66 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                               36.51
67 Martyn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin-Slipstream                                          37.10
68 Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                             37.11
69 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Columbia-Highroad                                     37.19
70 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas                                                   37.20
71 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha                                                        37.53
72 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                                       38.32
73 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step                                                  38.49
74 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Barloworld                                                38.53
75 Francesco Failli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                              39.33
76 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Cervélo TestTeam                                             42.27
77 Allan Davis (Aus) Quick Step                                                     42.49
78 Iván Gutiérrez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                            43.06
79 Gabriele Bosisio (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                   43.44
80 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                43.58
81 Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil                                                  45.00
82 Marco Corti (Ita) Barloworld                                                     45.15
83 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas                                                    46.07
84 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana                                                        46.13
85 Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                  46.27
86 Chris Sutton (Aus) Garmin-Slipstream                                             46.28
87 Yoann Offredo (Fra) Française des Jeux                                           46.57
88 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Saxo Bank                                                   47.12
89 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                                              47.35
90 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Katusha                                                   47.45
91 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Columbia-Highroad                                             48.57
92 Baden Cooke (Aus) Vacansoleil                                                    49.13
93 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Milram                                                       49.15
94 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Silence-Lotto                                                50.02
95 Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step                                                 50.05
96 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                                50.11
97 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Katusha                                                     50.22
98 Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis                                                   50.36
99 Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo Bank                                                   50.37
100 Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                50.42
101 Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervélo TestTeam                                         50.53
102 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R La Mondiale                                           51.13
103 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana                                                   51.24
104 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                             52.23
105 Ángel Madrazo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                            52.31
106 Koldo Fernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                         52.38
107 Loyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                             52.42
108 Marcin Sapa (Pol) Lampre-NGC                                                    52.52
109 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Silence-Lotto                                            53.12
110 Kasper Klostergård (Den) Saxo Bank                                              53.31
111 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Columbia-Highroad                                          53.40
112 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                               53.42
113 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil                                               54.01
114 Servais Knaven (Ned) Milram                                                     54.08
115 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                                 54.48
116 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                        55.00
117 Aitor Galdos (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                            55.21
118 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                       
119 Michael Friedman (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                                        55.22
120 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                                  55.25
121 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Columbia-Highroad                                          55.33
122 Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                                 55.36
123 Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step                                                     55.53
124 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank                                                   56.03
125 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Fuji-Servetto                                  56.04
126 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Silence-Lotto                                                   
127 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervélo TestTeam                                          56.15
128 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                                            56.17
129 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Katusha                                                     56.22
130 Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam                                            57.12
131 Sergey Renev (Kaz) Astana                                                       57.18
132 Giairo Ermeti (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                     57.23
133 Pablo Urtasun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                           58.09
134 Luis Angel Maté (Spa) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli           58.13
135 Gregory Rast (Swi) Astana                                                            
136 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank                                                  58.29
137 Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Française des Jeux                                     58.30
138 William Frischkorn (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                                      58.45
139 Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                             58.59
140 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                                     59.30
141 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                           1.00.06
142 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale                                         1.01.03
143 Frank Hoj (Den) Saxo Bank                                                     1.01.14
144 Davide Vigano (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                             1.01.33
145 Daniele Nardello (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                          1.01.39
146 Riccardo Chiarini (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                               1.01.46
147 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Katusha                                               1.01.54
148 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld                                                1.02.15
149 Saïd Haddou (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                       1.02.31
150 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Saxo Bank                                             1.03.05
151 Björn Schröder (Ger) Milram                                                   1.03.13
152 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                                  1.03.39
153 Rui Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne                                              1.03.53
154 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step                                               1.03.57
155 Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank                                                     1.04.24
156 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis                                           1.04.30
157 Josu Agirre Aseginolaza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               1.04.34
158 Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                           1.05.22
159 Rony Martias (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                      1.05.27
160 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                            1.05.33
161 Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil                                                 1.06.12
162 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Milram                                                    1.06.17
163 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Vacansoleil                                                1.06.36
164 Jean Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis                                              1.09.17
165 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                            1.09.18
166 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli    1.10.08
167 Andoni Lafuente (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                       1.19.50

Points classification

1 Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis                                                        27 pts
2 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli               21
3 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                  20
4 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                    19
5 Joaquím Rodríguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                             18
6 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Columbia-Highroad                                              18
7 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas                                                       18
8 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                                          15
9 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli                14
10 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                        14
11 Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                                 13
12 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                                         13
13 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                                                12
14 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R La Mondiale                                               10
15 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step                                                     10
16 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Columbia-Highroad                                              10
17 Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                      9
18 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Saxo Bank                                                       9
19 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld                                                8
20 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas                                                            8
21 Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervélo TestTeam                                              8

Mountain classification

1 Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                                10 pts
2 Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                                   6
3 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli                 5
4 Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis                                                         5
5 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli                 5
6 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld                                                     5
7 Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil                                                       5
8 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli                5
9 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil                                                      5
10 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                  4
11 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                                       4
12 Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Française des Jeux                                               3
13 Martyn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin-Slipstream                                              3
14 Marcin Sapa (Pol) Lampre-NGC                                                         3
15 William Frischkorn (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                                           3
16 Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                                  3
17 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                         2
18 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                           2
19 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                       2
20 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R La Mondiale                                                2
21 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas                                                            1
22 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Columbia-Highroad                                                 1
23 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Katusha                                                         1
24 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                  1
25 Ángel Madrazo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                                 1

Best young rider classification

1 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Columbia-Highroad                                        23.28.46
2 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                                     1.44
3 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                                       1.55
4 Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis                                                      2.11
5 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                                  2.27
6 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas                                                     10.42
7 Rene Mandri (Est) AG2R La Mondiale                                                13.20
8 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Milram                                                  13.46
9 Peter Velits (Svk) Milram                                                         17.52
10 Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des Jeux                                            27.17
11 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des Jeux                                       29.24
12 Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Française des Jeux                                           33.47
13 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                            34.13
14 Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                       34.37
15 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Columbia-Highroad                                     36.09
16 Marco Corti (Ita) Barloworld                                                     44.05
17 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas                                                    44.57
18 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana                                                        45.03
19 Chris Sutton (Aus) Garmin-Slipstream                                             45.18
20 Yoann Offredo (Fra) Française des Jeux                                           45.47
21 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Katusha                                                   46.35
22 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Silence-Lotto                                                48.52
23 Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo Bank                                                   49.27
24 Ángel Madrazo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                             51.21
25 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Columbia-Highroad                                           54.23
26 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                                             55.07
27 Sergey Renev (Kaz) Astana                                                        56.08
28 Luis Angel Maté (Spa) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli            57.03
29 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank                                                   57.19
30 Davide Vigano (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                              1.00.23
31 Riccardo Chiarini (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                1.00.36
32 Rui Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne                                               1.02.43
33 Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                            1.04.12
34 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Milram                                                     1.05.07
35 Jean Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis                                               1.08.07
36 Andoni Lafuente (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                        1.18.40

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