30th Tour Méditerranéen - 2.3

France, February 12-16, 2003

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Stage 5 - February 15: La Garde - Berre l'Etang, 114 km

Who needs Cipo when you've got Bennati?

Daniele Bennati
Photo: © Sirotti

As if to show the Tour Med organisers that there is more to Domina Vacanze-Elitron than Mario Cipollini, the squad's youngest rider Daniele Bennati has taken the fifth stage from La Garde to Berre l'Etang in a bunch sprint. The 22 year old beat yesterday's stage winner Baden Cooke (FDJeux.com) and Norwegian Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole) by a clear margin. The race lead stayed with Quick Step's Paolo Bettini, who finished sixth today in his always consistent manner.

Bennati turned pro with Cipollini's team last year, and won stages in the Tour of Austria and the Regio Tour. Today's victory was set up by the best lead out team in the world, who showed the organisers that they deserved to be in this race after having been excluded then reinstated when Cipollini decided not to race.

"I am very happy with this victory," said Bennati afterwards. "My teammates worked really well. In the final kilometres, at the front of the peloton, there were the trains of Lotto-Domo and Fassa Bortolo. Alberto Ongarato launched me into the sprint, I took the wheel of Zanotti [Fassa Bortolo] and went from 250m out. I was afraid of the wind, but at that moment I thought I could win."

I owe it all to...
Photo: © Sirotti

Bettini's grip on the yellow leader's jersey looks to be secure, but tomorrow's 42 km team time trial could still change things, with less than a minute separating the top four riders. Bettini's closest rival is Ag2r's Laurent Brochard, who is at 10 seconds. Then there is Sylvain Chavanel (Brioches La Boulangere) at 22 seconds, and Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole) at 33. Also Rabobank, with Bram de Groot in 7th at 1'23 has an outside chance of taking back the jersey.

"The team time trial tomorrow will decide the final classification," said Bettini. "We will start with a lot of concentration, immediately trying to find a good rhythm with my teammates. In my opinion the most important moment of this team time trial will be the final part with the climb of La Gineste and the following descent."

Photography

Images by Fotoreporter Sirotti

The Three Quick Step Musketeers: Frank Vandenbroucke, race leader Paolo Bettini and Richard Virenque, before the start of stage 5 of the Tour of Med
Domina Vacanze's Daniele Bennati wins the fifth stage off the Tour of Med ahead of Baden Cooke (L) and Thor Hushovd (R)
Daniele Bennati (Domina Vacanze) raises his arms after crossing the line to win the fifth stage
Daniele Bennati (Domina Vacanze) shortly after his success
Daniele Bennati (Domina Vacanze) accepts the applause of the crowd on the podium
Daniele Bennati (Domina Vacanze) smiles with his victory bouquet
Daniele Bennati (Domina Vacanze) probably wouldn't have won the stage had this guy been here
Daniele Bennati (Domina Vacanze) celebrates with the Domina Vacanze team staff

Results

1 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Domina Vacanze Elitron       2.51.25 (39.903 km/h)
2 Baden Cooke (Aus) FDJeux.com
3 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole
4 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
5 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Saeco
6 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon
7 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank
8 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Rabobank
9 Christophe Detilloux (Bel) Lotto-Domo
10 Bobbie Traksel (Ned) Rabobank
11 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
12 Guido Trenti (USA) Fassa Bortolo
13 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance
14 Roberto Petito (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
15 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance
16 Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Lotto-Domo                       0.05
17 Eddy Lembo (Fra) MBK-Oktos
18 Jens Voigt (Ger) Credit Agricole
19 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank
20 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
21 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
22 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Ag2r Prevoyance
23 Steffen Radochla (Ger) Team Coast
24 Antonio Cruz (USA) US Postal Service
25 Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Bigmat.Auber 93
26 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Jean Delatour
27 Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
28 Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems
29 Mark Scanlon (Irl) Ag2r Prevoyance
30 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
31 Nicolas Liboreau (Fra) Bigmat.Auber 93
32 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Saeco
33 Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
34 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC
35 Miguel Martinez (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems
36 Dario Pieri (Ita) Saeco
37 Didier Rous (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
38 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
39 Graziano Gasparre (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack
40 Stefan Adamsson (Swe) Team Coast
41 Christophe Mengin (Fra) FDJeux.com
42 Marc Lotz (Ned) Rabobank
43 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) FDJeux.com
44 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
45 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole
46 Franck Pencole (Fra) MBK-Oktos
47 Lauri Aus (Est) Ag2r Prevoyance
48 Richard Virenque (Fra) Quick Step-Davitamon
49 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole
50 Christoph Von Kleinsorgen (Ger) Team Coast
51 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Jean Delatour
52 Andreï Kivilev (Kaz) Cofidis
53 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Domina Vacanze Elitron
54 Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) Team CSC
55 Jimmi Madsen (Den) Team CSC
56 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Quick Step-Davitamon
57 Stefan Van Dijck (Ned) Lotto-Domo
58 Anthony Morin (Fra) Credit Agricole
59 Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                            0.23
60 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Jean Delatour
61 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Jean Delatour
62 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank
63 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJeux.com
64 Daniel Schnider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
65 Cédric Fragniere (Swi) Credit Agricole
66 Nicola Loda (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
67 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Team CSC
68 Felix M. Garcia Casas (Spa) Bigmat.Auber 93
69 Serguei Gontchar (Ukr) De Nardi-Colpack
70 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems
71 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Domina Vacanze Elitron
72 Ludovic Auger (Fra) Bigmat.Auber 93
73 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick Step-Davitamon
74 Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) De Nardi-Colpack
75 Guillaume Auger (Fra) Bigmat.Auber 93
76 Sébastien Talabardon (Fra) Bigmat.Auber 93
77 Thierry Loder (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance
78 Carlos Dacruz (Fra) FDJeux.com
79 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo                0.34
80 Andrea Tafi (Ita) Team CSC
81 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis
82 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Saeco
83 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Fassa Bortolo
84 Jörg Ludewig (Ger) Saeco
85 Thomas Liese (Ger) Team Coast
86 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack
87 Leonardo Zanotti (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack
88 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal Service
89 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) US Postal Service
90 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon
91 Matteo Carrara (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack
92 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) US Postal Service
93 Jay Sweet (Aus) MBK-Oktos
94 Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon
95 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank
96 Stéphane Auge (Fra) Credit Agricole
97 Frédéric Gabriel (Fra) MBK-Oktos
98 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon
99 Benoît Joachim (Lux) US Postal Service
100 Alex Zuelle (Swi) Team Coast
101 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) MBK-Oktos
102 Christophe Kern (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
103 Benoît Salmon (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems
104 Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) FDJeux.com
105 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
106 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo
107 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis
108 Kyrylo Pospyeyev (Ukr) Domina Vacanze Elitron
109 Matthew White (Aus) US Postal Service
110 Steffen Kjaergaard (Nor) US Postal Service
111 Martin Derganc (Slo) Domina Vacanze Elitron
112 Lennie Kristensen (Den) Team CSC
113 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC
114 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) FDJeux.com
115 Eddy Seigneur (Fra) Jean Delatour
116 Gilles Bouvard (Fra) Jean Delatour
117 Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) Cofidis
118 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis
119 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) MBK-Oktos
120 Leonardo Giordani (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack            1.00
121 Devis Miorin (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack
122 Gabriele Colombo (Ita) Domina Vacanze Elitron       1.12
123 Médéric Clain (Fra) Cofidis                         1.33
124 Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Cofidis
125 Francensco Secchiari (Ita) Domina Vacanze Elitro
126 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco                      1.50
127 Ludovic Martin (Fra) Jean Delatour
128 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Jean Delatour             1.57
129 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Lotto-Domo
130 Ief Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto-Domo
131 Cyril Saugrain (Fra) Bigmat.Auber 93
132 Christophe Oriol (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance
133 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Lotto-Domo
134 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) FDJeux.com                    2.27
135 Loïc Lamouller (Fra) Bigmat.Auber 93
136 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                5.02
DNF Robbie McEwen (Aus) Lotto-Domo
 
General classification after stage 5
 
1 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon          12.02.29
2 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                0.10
3 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere         0.22
4 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                    0.33
5 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere          1.03
6 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Saeco                           1.15
7 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                          1.23
8 Miguel Martinez (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems          1.33
9 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                        1.37
10 Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                            1.57
11 Jens Voigt (Ger) Credit Agricole                     1.59
12 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                      2.15
13 Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
14 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Saeco                             2.30
15 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Domina Vacanze Elitron        2.31
16 Roberto Petito (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                   2.34
17 Andreï Kivilev (Kaz) Cofidis                         2.35
18 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere           2.39
19 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) FDJeux.com
20 Richard Virenque (Fra) Quick Step-Davitamon
21 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole
22 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJeux.com                         2.49
23 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                  3.07
24 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Ag2r Prevoyance            3.08
25 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis
26 Christophe Mengin (Fra) FDJeux.com                   3.19
27 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Jean Delatour                  3.26
28 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Jean Delatour                   3.29
29 Matteo Carrara (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack                3.37
30 Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere        4.08
31 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Team CSC                      4.14
32 Leonardo Zanotti (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack              4.17
33 Didier Rous (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere             4.18
34 Marc Lotz (Ned) Rabobank
35 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick Step-Davitamon            5.07
36 Cédric Fragniere (Swi) Credit Agricole               5.14
37 Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon       5.18
38 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Quick Step-Davitamon         6.17
39 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon               7.15
40 Alex Zuelle (Swi) Team Coast                         8.00
41 Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems          9.28
42 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                11.43
43 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo               14.20
44 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis                       20.43
45 Felix M. Garcia Casas (Spa) Bigmat.Auber 93         21.15
46 Benoît Salmon (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems          21.42
47 Serguei Gontchar (Ukr) De Nardi-Colpack             21.49
48 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Jean Delatour
49 Frédéric Gabriel (Fra) MBK-Oktos                    22.45
50 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal Service
51 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Jean Delatour                  23.10
52 Gilles Bouvard (Fra) Jean Delatour                  23.39
53 Anthony Morin (Fra) Credit Agricole                 23.48
54 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank                      24.06
55 Ludovic Martin (Fra) Jean Delatour                  24.12
56 Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) Cofidis                      24.17
57 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank
58 Lennie Kristensen (Den) Team CSC
59 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo                     24.18
60 Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) FDJeux.com                   24.58
61 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance               25.33
62 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems           25.56
63 Loïc Lamouller (Fra) Bigmat.Auber 93                26.10
64 Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) Team CSC                       26.20
65 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere         26.23
66 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon           26.34
67 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                         26.52
68 Eddy Seigneur (Fra) Jean Delatour                   26.57
69 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) FDJeux.com                    27.07
70 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere       27.21
71 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Domina Vacanze Elitron        27.28
72 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Lotto-Domo                  27.34
73 Franck Pencole (Fra) MBK-Oktos                      27.37
74 Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Cofidis             27.38
75 Mark Scanlon (Irl) Ag2r Prevoyance                  28.00
76 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) US Postal Service            28.11
77 Graziano Gasparre (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack            28.34
78 Antonio Cruz (USA) US Postal Service                28.36
79 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) US Postal Service               28.49
80 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Fassa Bortolo                  28.55
81 Steffen Kjaergaard (Nor) US Postal Service          29.23
82 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole             29.32
83 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) MBK-Oktos                  29.39
84 Carlos Dacruz (Fra) FDJeux.com                      29.50
85 Kyrylo Pospyeyev (Ukr) Domina Vacanze Elitron       30.03
86 Eddy Lembo (Fra) MBK-Oktos                          30.29
87 Médéric Clain (Fra) Cofidis                         30.30
88 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis                       30.46
89 Benoît Joachim (Lux) US Postal Service              31.16
90 Baden Cooke (Aus) FDJeux.com                        31.23
91 Guido Trenti (USA) Fassa Bortolo                    31.46
92 Andrea Tafi (Ita) Team CSC                          31.58
93 Cyril Saugrain (Fra) Bigmat.Auber 93                32.34
94 Thomas Liese (Ger) Team Coast                       32.43
95 Bobbie Traksel (Ned) Rabobank                       33.05
96 Daniel Schnider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems        33.14
97 Dario Pieri (Ita) Saeco                             33.15
98 Christophe Oriol (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance              33.17
99 Sébastien Talabardon (Fra) Bigmat.Auber 93          33.28
100 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                  34.27
101 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Rabobank                        34.28
102 Martin Derganc (Slo) Domina Vacanze Elitron        34.57
103 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems         35.03
104 Stéphane Auge (Fra) Credit Agricole                35.29
105 Christophe Detilloux (Bel) Lotto-Domo              35.34
106 Thierry Loder (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                35.48
107 Jörg Ludewig (Ger) Saeco                           35.58
108 Guillaume Auger (Fra) Bigmat.Auber 93              36.12
109 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) FDJeux.com                  36.14
110 Jimmi Madsen (Den) Team CSC                        36.15
111 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Jean Delatour            36.25
112 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack            36.46
113 Matthew White (Aus) US Postal Service              36.57
114 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) MBK-Oktos
115 Francensco Secchiari (Ita) Domina Vacanze Elitro   37.04
116 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Lotto-Domo                   37.31
117 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Domina Vacanze Elitron      38.30
118 Nicola Loda (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                    38.34
119 Ludovic Auger (Fra) Bigmat.Auber 93
120 Christophe Kern (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere       39.09
121 Stefan Adamsson (Swe) Team Coast                   39.34
122 Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) De Nardi-Colpack           39.37
123 Gabriele Colombo (Ita) Domina Vacanze Elitron      39.44
124 Christoph Von Kleinsorgen (Ger) Team Coast         40.46
125 Ief Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto-Domo                    41.32
126 Lauri Aus (Est) Ag2r Prevoyance                    41.45
127 Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Bigmat.Auber 93               41.56
128 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Saeco                       42.38
129 Leonardo Giordani (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack           42.40
130 Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Lotto-Domo                     43.53
131 Steffen Radochla (Ger) Team Coast                  45.45
132 Nicolas Liboreau (Fra) Bigmat.Auber 93             50.11
133 Devis Miorin (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack                50.27
134 Jay Sweet (Aus) MBK-Oktos                          50.40
135 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco                     52.20
136 Stefan Van Dijck (Ned) Lotto-Domo                  55.51
 
Points classification
 
1 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon               74 pts
2 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                     62
3 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                           47
4 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Domina Vacanze Elitron           46
5 Baden Cooke (Aus) FDJeux.com                           45
6 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                 38
7 Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere          32
8 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Saeco                               28
9 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis                          25
10 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere         24
11 Miguel Martinez (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems          23
12 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                   20
13 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                        18
14 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                       17
15 Graziano Gasparre (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack              16
16 Guido Trenti (USA) Fassa Bortolo                      16
17 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                     14
18 Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                             14
19 Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems          13
20 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere          13
21 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Saeco                           12
22 Jens Voigt (Ger) Credit Agricole                      10
23 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) US Postal Service               9
24 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Rabobank                            8
25 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Team CSC                        8
26 Christophe Oriol (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                 8
27 Christophe Detilloux (Bel) Lotto-Domo                  7
28 Felix M. Garcia Casas (Spa) Bigmat.Auber 93            7
29 Leonardo Zanotti (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack                7
30 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                  7
31 Bobbie Traksel (Ned) Rabobank                          6
32 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Jean Delatour                     6
33 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Domina Vacanze Elitron          5
34 Matteo Carrara (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack                  5
35 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo                        5
36 Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon         4
37 Franck Pencole (Fra) MBK-Oktos                         3
38 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon                 3
39 Roberto Petito (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                     2
40 Benoît Salmon (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems             1
41 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack                1
42 Christophe Mengin (Fra) FDJeux.com                     1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Miguel Martinez (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems           38 pts
2 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) FDJeux.com                      25
3 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis                          10
4 Christophe Oriol (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                 10
5 Médéric Clain (Fra) Cofidis                             7
6 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Jean Delatour                      5
7 Benoît Joachim (Lux) US Postal Service                  5
8 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                         5
9 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                          5
10 Antonio Cruz (USA) US Postal Service                   5
11 Loïc Lamouller (Fra) Bigmat.Auber 93                   4
12 Eddy Seigneur (Fra) Jean Delatour                      4
13 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere             4
14 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere          4
15 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon               3
16 Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere          3
17 Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                              3
18 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole                   3
19 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Domina Vacanze Elitron          3
20 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Lotto-Domo                     2
21 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere           2
22 Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems           2
23 Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems            1
24 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Team CSC                        1
25 Benoît Salmon (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems             1
 
Young rider classification
 
1 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere     12.02.51
2 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere          0.41
3 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Domina Vacanze Elitron         2.09
4 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere            2.17
5 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) FDJeux.com
6 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJeux.com                          2.27
7 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                   2.45
8 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Jean Delatour                    3.07
9 Matteo Carrara (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack                 3.15
10 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick Step-Davitamon            4.45
11 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Quick Step-Davitamon         5.55
12 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon               6.53
13 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                11.21
14 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo               13.58
15 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Jean Delatour                  22.48
16 Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) Cofidis                      23.55
17 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere         26.01
18 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere       26.59
19 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Domina Vacanze Elitron        27.06
20 Mark Scanlon (Irl) Ag2r Prevoyance                  27.38
21 Eddy Lembo (Fra) MBK-Oktos                          30.07
22 Bobbie Traksel (Ned) Rabobank                       32.43
23 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Rabobank                         34.06
24 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Jean Delatour             36.03
25 Christophe Kern (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere        38.47
26 Christoph Von Kleinsorgen (Ger) Team Coast          40.24
27 Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Lotto-Domo                      43.31