30th Tour Méditerranéen - 2.3

France, February 12-16, 2003

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Stage 1 - February 12: Arma Di Taggia - Arma Di Taggia, 106.6 km

De Groot successful in first stage

Bram de Groot
Photo: © Sirotti

Dutchman Bram De Groot (Rabobank) has claimed the first stage of the Tour Méditerranéen in Arma di Taggia, having attacked the leading breakaway with 1 km to go. De Groot finished with a two second advantage over Quick Step's Paolo Bettini, with Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole) taking third.

The first stage was run over 106.6 km, starting and finishing in the Italian town of Arma Di Taggia. The stage featured San Remo's famous Poggio climb after just 12 km of racing, but the more important climb was that of San Bartolomeo (630m), coming after 69 km. It was here that the decisive breakaway came as the pace was driven hard on the lower slopes.

De Groot wins
Photo: © Sirotti

Over the top of the climb, eight men had escaped and were not seen again by the chasing peloton. De Groot, Bettini and Hushovd were joined by Laurent Brochard and Christophe Oriol (Ag2r), Mirko Celestino (Saeco), Sylvain Chavanel and Thomas Voeckler (Brioches La Boulangère). The eight riders worked hard to maintain their lead over the peloton, which reached 1'25 by the finish.

Taking advantage of the fact that everyone was watching Paolo Bettini, Bram de Groot launched his attack with 1 km to go of the stage, holding off Bettini and the others to take his first ever pro win after four years in the ranks. In doing so he also took the race leader's yellow jersey, and will have to defend it in tomorrow's tough second stage from Menton to Le Cannet.

Photography

Images by Fotoreporter Sirotti

Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) leads Mirko Celestino (Saeco) in the breakaway during the first stage of the Tour of Med
Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) making life tough for his breakaway companions during stage 1
Bram de Groot (Rabobank) wins the first stage of the Tour of Med after breaking away with 1 km to go
Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) in the points jersey after stage 1
Bram de Groot (Rabobank) waves the trophy above his head after winning the first stage and taking the leader's jersey

Images by Emmanuel Isnard

Stefan Adamsson (Swe) Team Coast
Niki Aebersold (Swi) Team Coast
Ludovic Auger (Fra) Bigmat.Auber 93
Lauri Aus (Est) Ag2r Prevoyance
Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step - Davitamon
Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Cofidis, Le Crédit Par Téléphone
Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC
Giosuè Bonomi (Ita) Saeco
Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank
Sébastien Joly (Fra) and Gilles Bouvard (Fra) from Jean Delatour
Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step - Davitamon
Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo
Mirko Celestino (Ita) Saeco
Médéric Clain (Fra) Cofidis, Le Crédit Par Téléphone
Baden Cooke (Aus) FDJeux.Com
Antonio Cruz (USA) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floors
Cyril Dessel (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems
Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Jean Delatour
Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Saeco
Felix M. Garcia Casas (Spa) Bigmat.Auber 93
Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Lotto - Domo
Graziano Gasparre (Ita) De Nardi - Colpack
Philippe Gilbert (Bel) FDJeux.Com
Leonardo Giordani (Ita) De Nardi - Colpack
Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Jean Delatour
Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems
Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Coast
Sébastien Hinault (Fra) & Stéphane Auge (Fra) of Credit Agricole
Serhiy Honchar (Ukr) De Nardi - Colpack
Jeremy Hunt (GBr) MBK - Oktos
Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Team CSC
Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Jean Delatour
Loïc Lamouller (Fra) Bigmat.Auber 93
Nicolas Liboreau (Fra) Bigmat.Auber 93
Marc Madiot, FDJeux.Com Team Manager
Ludovic Martin (Fra) Jean Delatour
Miguel Martinez (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems
Robbie McEwen (Aus) Lotto - Domo
Christophe Mengin (Fra) FDJeux.Com
Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC
Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Lotto - Domo
David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Crédit Par Téléphone
Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Domina Vacanze Elitron
Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) De Nardi - Colpack
Pavel Padrnos (Cze) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floors
Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC
Roberto Petito (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
Phonak Hearing Systems gearing up
Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
Kyrylo Pospyeyev (Ukr) Domina Vacanze Elitron
Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) FDJeux.Com
Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick Step - Davitamon
Didier Rous (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Saeco
Cyril Saugrain (Fra) Bigmat.Auber 93
Mark Scanlon (Irl) Ag2r Prevoyance
Daniel Schnider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Bigmat.Auber 93
Massimo Strazzer (Ita) Phonak Hearing Systems
Jay Sweet (Aus) MBK - Oktos
Andrea Tafi (Ita) Team CSC
Sébastien Talabardon (Fra) Bigmat.Auber 93
Bobbie Traksel (Ned) Rabobank
Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floors
Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) Team CSC
Richard Virenque (Fra) Quick Step - Davitamon
Richard Virenque speaks to Raymond Poulidor
Jens Voigt (Ger) Credit Agricole
Matthew White (Aus) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floors
Marco Zanotti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank

Results

1 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                        2.37.20 (40.653 km/h)
2 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon               0.01
3 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole
4 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance
5 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Saeco
6 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
7 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
8 Christophe Oriol (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance
9 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Domina Vacanze Elitron           1.25
10 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Jean Delatour
11 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC
12 Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon
13 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon
14 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo
15 Leonardo Zanotti (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack
16 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
17 Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank
18 Jens Voigt (Ger) Credit Agricole
19 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance
20 Anthony Morin (Fra) Credit Agricole
21 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) FDJeux.com
22 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Saeco
23 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Quick Step-Davitamon
24 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
25 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank
26 Miguel Martinez (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems
27 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance
28 Ludovic Martin (Fra) Jean Delatour
29 Loïc Lamouller (Fra) Bigmat.Auber 93
30 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal Service
31 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Lotto-Domo
32 Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) Cofidis
33 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
34 Christophe Mengin (Fra) FDJeux.com
35 Richard Virenque (Fra) Quick Step-Davitamon
36 Benoît Joachim (Lux) US Postal Service
37 Christophe Kern (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
38 Jörg Ludewig (Ger) Saeco
39 Felix M. Garcia Casas (Spa) Bigmat.Auber 93
40 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Jean Delatour
41 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon
42 Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems
43 Roberto Petito (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
44 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
45 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJeux.com
46 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank
47 Médéric Clain (Fra) Cofidis
48 Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
49 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis
50 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick Step-Davitamon
51 Steffen Kjaergaard (Nor) US Postal Service
52 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole
53 Marc Lotz (Ned) Rabobank
54 Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) Team CSC
55 Serguei Gontchar (Ukr) De Nardi-Colpack
56 Graziano Gasparre (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack
57 Benoît Salmon (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems
58 Didier Rous (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
59 Cédric Fragniere (Swi) Credit Agricole
60 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank
61 Cyril Saugrain (Fra) Bigmat.Auber 93
62 Gilles Bouvard (Fra) Jean Delatour
63 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Domina Vacanze Elitron
64 Frédéric Gabriel (Fra) MBK-Oktos
65 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) MBK-Oktos
66 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC
67 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis
68 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) FDJeux.com
69 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems
70 Alex Zuelle (Swi) Team Coast
71 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Ag2r Prevoyance
72 Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
73 Lennie Kristensen (Den) Team CSC
74 Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) FDJeux.com
75 Kyrylo Pospyeyev (Ukr) Domina Vacanze Elitron
76 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Domina Vacanze Elitron
77 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis
78 Andreï Kivilev (Kaz) Cofidis
79 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
80 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Jean Delatour
81 Eddy Seigneur (Fra) Jean Delatour
82 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Team CSC
83 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Jean Delatour
84 Matteo Carrara (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack                 1.54
85 Bobbie Traksel (Ned) Rabobank                         5.19
86 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Coast
87 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole
88 Daniel Schnider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
89 Thomas Liese (Ger) Team Coast
90 Andrea Tafi (Ita) Team CSC
91 Martin Derganc (Slo) Domina Vacanze Elitron
92 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Jean Delatour
93 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) US Postal Service
94 Antonio Cruz (USA) US Postal Service
95 Christophe Detilloux (Bel) Lotto-Domo
96 Lauri Aus (Est) Ag2r Prevoyance
97 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo
98 Stéphane Auge (Fra) Credit Agricole
99 Carlos Dacruz (Fra) FDJeux.com
100 Franck Pencole (Fra) MBK-Oktos
101 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) US Postal Service
102 Mark Scanlon (Irl) Ag2r Prevoyance
103 Baden Cooke (Aus) FDJeux.com
104 Leonardo Giordani (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack
105 Francensco Secchiari (Ita) Domina Vacanze Elitron
106 Sébastien Talabardon (Fra) Bigmat.Auber 93
107 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Lotto-Domo
108 Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Cofidis
109 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack
110 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Fassa Bortolo
111 Eddy Lembo (Fra) MBK-Oktos
112 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
113 Guido Trenti (USA) Fassa Bortolo
114 Gabriele Colombo (Ita) Domina Vacanze Elitron
115 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) FDJeux.com
116 Matthew White (Aus) US Postal Service
117 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) MBK-Oktos
118 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Saeco
119 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Rabobank                          8.35
120 Guillaume Auger (Fra) Bigmat.Auber 93
121 Thierry Loder (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance
122 Giosuè Bonomi (Ita) Saeco
123 Ludovic Auger (Fra) Bigmat.Auber 93
124 Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) De Nardi-Colpack
125 Jimmi Madsen (Den) Team CSC
126 Nicola Loda (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
127 Ief Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto-Domo
128 Dario Pieri (Ita) Saeco
129 Stefan Adamsson (Swe) Team Coast                    10.17
130 Nicolas Liboreau (Fra) Bigmat.Auber 93              13.06
131 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Credit Agricole
132 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Quick Step-Davitamon
133 Jo Planckaert (Bel) Cofidis
134 Jay Sweet (Aus) MBK-Oktos
135 Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Lotto-Domo
136 Christoph Von Kleinsorgen (Ger) Team Coast
137 Stefan Van Dijck (Ned) Lotto-Domo
138 Ivan Quaranta (Ita) Saeco
139 Devis Miorin (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack
140 Nick Gates (Aus) Lotto-Domo
141 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco
142 Steffen Radochla (Ger) Team Coast
143 André Korff (Ger) Team Coast
144 Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Bigmat.Auber 93
145 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Team Coast
146 Massimo Strazzer (Ita) Phonak Hearing Systems
147 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Lotto-Domo
DNF Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC
DNF Stéphane Barthe (Fra) MBK-Oktos
DNF Christophe Rinero (Fra) MBK-Oktos
 
General classification after stage 1
 
1 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                        2.37.10
2 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon               0.05
3 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                     0.07
4 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                 0.11
5 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Saeco
6 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
7 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
8 Christophe Oriol (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance
9 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Domina Vacanze Elitron           1.35
10 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Jean Delatour
11 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC
12 Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon
13 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon
14 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo
15 Leonardo Zanotti (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack
16 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
17 Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank
18 Jens Voigt (Ger) Credit Agricole
19 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance
20 Anthony Morin (Fra) Credit Agricole
21 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) FDJeux.com
22 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Saeco
23 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Quick Step-Davitamon
24 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
25 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank
26 Miguel Martinez (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems
27 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance
28 Ludovic Martin (Fra) Jean Delatour
29 Loïc Lamouller (Fra) Bigmat.Auber 93
30 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal Service
31 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Lotto-Domo
32 Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) Cofidis
33 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
34 Christophe Mengin (Fra) FDJeux.com
35 Richard Virenque (Fra) Quick Step-Davitamon
36 Benoît Joachim (Lux) US Postal Service
37 Christophe Kern (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
38 Jörg Ludewig (Ger) Saeco
39 Felix M. Garcia Casas (Spa) Bigmat.Auber 93
40 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Jean Delatour
41 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon
42 Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems
43 Roberto Petito (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
44 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
45 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJeux.com
46 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank
47 Médéric Clain (Fra) Cofidis
48 Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
49 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis
50 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick Step-Davitamon
51 Steffen Kjaergaard (Nor) US Postal Service
52 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole
53 Marc Lotz (Ned) Rabobank
54 Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) Team CSC
55 Serguei Gontchar (Ukr) De Nardi-Colpack
56 Graziano Gasparre (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack
57 Benoît Salmon (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems
58 Didier Rous (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
59 Cédric Fragniere (Swi) Credit Agricole
60 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank
61 Cyril Saugrain (Fra) Bigmat.Auber 93
62 Gilles Bouvard (Fra) Jean Delatour
63 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Domina Vacanze Elitron
64 Frédéric Gabriel (Fra) MBK-Oktos
65 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) MBK-Oktos
66 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC
67 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis
68 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) FDJeux.com
69 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems
70 Alex Zuelle (Swi) Team Coast
71 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Ag2r Prevoyance
72 Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
73 Lennie Kristensen (Den) Team CSC
74 Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) FDJeux.com
75 Kyrylo Pospyeyev (Ukr) Domina Vacanze Elitron
76 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Domina Vacanze Elitron
77 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis
78 Andreï Kivilev (Kaz) Cofidis
79 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
80 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Jean Delatour
81 Eddy Seigneur (Fra) Jean Delatour
82 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Team CSC
83 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Jean Delatour
84 Matteo Carrara (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack                 2.04
85 Bobbie Traksel (Ned) Rabobank                         5.29
86 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Coast
87 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole
88 Daniel Schnider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
89 Thomas Liese (Ger) Team Coast
90 Andrea Tafi (Ita) Team CSC
91 Martin Derganc (Slo) Domina Vacanze Elitron
92 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Jean Delatour
93 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) US Postal Service
94 Antonio Cruz (USA) US Postal Service
95 Christophe Detilloux (Bel) Lotto-Domo
96 Lauri Aus (Est) Ag2r Prevoyance
97 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo
98 Stéphane Auge (Fra) Credit Agricole
99 Carlos Dacruz (Fra) FDJeux.com
100 Franck Pencole (Fra) MBK-Oktos
101 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) US Postal Service
102 Mark Scanlon (Irl) Ag2r Prevoyance
103 Baden Cooke (Aus) FDJeux.com
104 Leonardo Giordani (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack
105 Francensco Secchiari (Ita) Domina Vacanze Elitron
106 Sébastien Talabardon (Fra) Bigmat.Auber 93
107 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Lotto-Domo
108 Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Cofidis
109 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack
110 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Fassa Bortolo
111 Eddy Lembo (Fra) MBK-Oktos
112 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
113 Guido Trenti (USA) Fassa Bortolo
114 Gabriele Colombo (Ita) Domina Vacanze Elitron
115 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) FDJeux.com
116 Matthew White (Aus) US Postal Service
117 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) MBK-Oktos
118 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Saeco
119 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Rabobank                          8.45
120 Guillaume Auger (Fra) Bigmat.Auber 93
121 Thierry Loder (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance
122 Giosuè Bonomi (Ita) Saeco
123 Ludovic Auger (Fra) Bigmat.Auber 93
124 Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) De Nardi-Colpack
125 Jimmi Madsen (Den) Team CSC
126 Nicola Loda (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
127 Ief Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto-Domo
128 Dario Pieri (Ita) Saeco
129 Stefan Adamsson (Swe) Team Coast                    10.27
130 Nicolas Liboreau (Fra) Bigmat.Auber 93              13.16
131 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Credit Agricole
132 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Quick Step-Davitamon
133 Jo Planckaert (Bel) Cofidis
134 Jay Sweet (Aus) MBK-Oktos
135 Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Lotto-Domo
136 Christoph Von Kleinsorgen (Ger) Team Coast
137 Stefan Van Dijck (Ned) Lotto-Domo
138 Ivan Quaranta (Ita) Saeco
139 Devis Miorin (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack
140 Nick Gates (Aus) Lotto-Domo
141 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco
142 Steffen Radochla (Ger) Team Coast
143 André Korff (Ger) Team Coast
144 Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Bigmat.Auber 93
145 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Team Coast
146 Massimo Strazzer (Ita) Phonak Hearing Systems
147 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Lotto-Domo
 
Points classification
 
1 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Miguel Martinez (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems            12  pts
2 Christophe Oriol (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                  10
3 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) FDJeux.com                        7
4 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere            3
5 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Domina Vacanze Elitron            3
6 Benoît Salmon (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems               1
 
Young rider classification
 
1 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere       2.37.21
2 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
3 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Domina Vacanze Elitron           1.24
4 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Jean Delatour
5 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon
6 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
7 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) FDJeux.com
8 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Quick Step-Davitamon
9 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
10 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance
11 Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) Cofidis
12 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
13 Christophe Kern (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
14 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
15 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJeux.com
16 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick Step-Davitamon
17 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Domina Vacanze Elitron
18 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Jean Delatour
19 Matteo Carrara (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack                 1.53
20 Bobbie Traksel (Ned) Rabobank                         5.18
21 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Jean Delatour
22 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo
23 Mark Scanlon (Irl) Ag2r Prevoyance
24 Eddy Lembo (Fra) MBK-Oktos
25 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Rabobank                           8.34
26 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Quick Step-Davitamon            13.05
27 Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Lotto-Domo
28 Christoph Von Kleinsorgen (Ger) Team Coast