World Champ comes good in Poland

World Champion Alessandro Ballan claimed his first victory in the rainbow banded jersey in a torrential downpour in the Tour of Poland's fifth stage. The Lampre rider broke free from a reduced peloton on the day's last climb, taking with him five riders who helped the group to gain 15 seconds on the chasing peloton, and then handily out-sprinted them to claim victory.

"I knew my form was good after the Tour de France and I said my aim was to win in Poland," said Ballan. "I did it, thanks to my teammates. Tomorrow we'll try to control the race in order to maintain the leadership."

"The victory is the result of a perfect job by the whole team," said sport director Fabrizio Bontempi. "Ballan could wait for the proper moment to attack and then he was superb in the sprint: I told him to control Reda because he didn't expend energy in the breakaway since his teammate Davis was in the bunch, but today Alessandro was too strong."

The 163km journey from Strzyżów to Krynica-Zdrój featured eight classified climbs, but contrary to the classifications of category 1 and 2, the hills were relatively short and did not favour the pure climbers enough to truly break up the peloton.

After the first intermediate sprint, which was won by Quick Step's Allan Davis, the day's breakaway went clear. Six men made up the move: Matthew Goss (Team Saxo Bank), Andrey Zeits (Astana), Pavel Brutt (Team Katusha), Christopher Sutton (Garmin - Slipstream), Sébastien Turgot (BBox Bouygues Telecom), Ian Stannard (ISD).

Brutt became virtual leader of the mountains classification after taking the first two climbs, but the effort cost the breakaway.  Goss, Sutton and Zeits came unhitched and the break soon lost steam and wa caught. 

The peloton, reduced by the hilly closing circuit, was further reduced by the efforts of the Lampre and Liquigas teams, but it was the World Champion himself who put the stick to the bunch as the race headed up the final climb.

Ballan, who will leave Lampre at the end of the season and has yet to secure another contract, was clearly a man on a mission. He powered up and over the steep, 13.6% grade matched only by five other riders: Daniel Moreno (Caisse d'Epargne), Pieter Weening (Rabobank), Francesco Reda (Quick Step), Marek Rutkiewicz (Team Poland Bank BGZ) and Sylvester Szmyd (Liquigas).

The six men opened up a sizeable gap as the heavens opened up and rain pounded down as the group came into the final kilometre. Rutkiewicz was the first to go on the attack, but was chased down by his compatriot Szmyd. Weening opened up the sprint as the finish line drew near, but Ballan dug deep to pull out his championship form and won the stage convincingly.

Moreno slipped past Weening to claim second place, while Reda hung on for fourth. 

With the gap and the time bonus for the stage win, Ballan moved into the overall race lead by four seconds over his breakaway companion Moreno and six seconds over Weening. The remaining three riders occupy the next spots on GC at ten seconds, while previous leader Jurgen Roelandts is just one more second behind Ballan in seventh.

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Results
1Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.3:48:23
2Daniel Moreno (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 1 - Cell 2
3Pieter Weening (Ned) RabobankRow 2 - Cell 2
4Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick StepRow 3 - Cell 2
5Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) Team Poland Bank BGZRow 4 - Cell 2
6Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) LiquigasRow 5 - Cell 2
7Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team0:00:15
8Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.Row 7 - Cell 2
9Mauricio Ardila (Col) RabobankRow 8 - Cell 2
10Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin - SlipstreamRow 9 - Cell 2
11Denys Kostyuk (Ukr) ISDRow 10 - Cell 2
12Bram Tankink (Ned) RabobankRow 11 - Cell 2
13Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-LottoRow 12 - Cell 2
14Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Columbia - HTCRow 13 - Cell 2
15Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team Saxo BankRow 14 - Cell 2
16Oliver Zaugg (Swi) LiquigasRow 15 - Cell 2
17Jesus Del Nero (Spa) Fuji-ServettoRow 16 - Cell 2
18David Loosli (Swi) Lampre - N.G.C.Row 17 - Cell 2
19Aitor Galdos (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 18 - Cell 2
20Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) ISDRow 19 - Cell 2
21Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 20 - Cell 2
22Andriy Grivko (Ukr) ISDRow 21 - Cell 2
23Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick StepRow 22 - Cell 2
24Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 23 - Cell 2
25Jacek Morajko (Pol) Team Poland Bank BGZRow 24 - Cell 2
26Nick Nuyens (Bel) RabobankRow 25 - Cell 2
27Andrei Amador Bipkazacova (CRc) Caisse d'EpargneRow 26 - Cell 2
28Christian Meier (Can) Garmin - SlipstreamRow 27 - Cell 2
29David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 28 - Cell 2
30Roman Kireyev (Kaz) AstanaRow 29 - Cell 2
31Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 30 - Cell 2
32Anthony Charteau (Fra) Caisse d'EpargneRow 31 - Cell 2
33Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) AstanaRow 32 - Cell 2
34Alberto Losada (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 33 - Cell 2
35Majiej Paterski (Pol) Team Poland Bank BGZRow 34 - Cell 2
36Andre Steensen (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 35 - Cell 2
37Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La MondialeRow 36 - Cell 2
38Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 37 - Cell 2
39Michael Schär (Swi) AstanaRow 38 - Cell 2
40Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) RabobankRow 39 - Cell 2
41Michael Albasini (Swi) Team Columbia - HTCRow 40 - Cell 2
42Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne0:00:25
43Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas0:00:27
44Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick StepRow 43 - Cell 2
45Aitor Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:00:30
46Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank0:01:09
47Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) AG2R La MondialeRow 46 - Cell 2
48Assan Bazayev (Kaz) AstanaRow 47 - Cell 2
49Nikita Eskov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 48 - Cell 2
50Matthias Russ (Ger) Team MilramRow 49 - Cell 2
51Javier Aramendia (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:01:15
52Jason McCartney (USA) Team Saxo BankRow 51 - Cell 2
53Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team Saxo BankRow 52 - Cell 2
54Guennadi Mikhailov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 53 - Cell 2
55Craig Lewis (USA) Team Columbia - HTC0:01:18
56Alexandre Usov (Blr) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:01:25
57Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Française Des Jeux0:01:29
58Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 57 - Cell 2
59Francis De Greef (Bel) Silence-LottoRow 58 - Cell 2
60Cameron Wurf (Aus) Fuji-Servetto0:01:41
61Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukr) ISD0:01:43
62Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) AstanaRow 61 - Cell 2
63Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas0:04:24
64Ivan Santaromita (Ita) LiquigasRow 63 - Cell 2
65Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin - SlipstreamRow 64 - Cell 2
66Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia - HTCRow 65 - Cell 2
67Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 66 - Cell 2
68Alexsandre Diachenko (Kaz) Astana0:05:19
69Sergey Renev (Kaz) AstanaRow 68 - Cell 2
70Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.Row 69 - Cell 2
71Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.Row 70 - Cell 2
72Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team0:06:34
73Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom0:07:16
74Hervé Duclos Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 73 - Cell 2
75Andres Sergio De Lis (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 74 - Cell 2
76Michael Friedman (USA) Garmin - SlipstreamRow 75 - Cell 2
77Romain Villa (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 76 - Cell 2
78Marco Velo (Ita) Quick StepRow 77 - Cell 2
79André Greipel (Ger) Team Columbia - HTCRow 78 - Cell 2
80Mateusz Taciak (Pol) Team Poland Bank BGZRow 79 - Cell 2
81Daniel Oss (Ita) LiquigasRow 80 - Cell 2
82Gatis Smukulis (Lat) AG2R La MondialeRow 81 - Cell 2
83Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Team KatushaRow 82 - Cell 2
84Steve Chainel (Fra) BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 83 - Cell 2
85Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 84 - Cell 2
86Arnaud Labbe (Fra) BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 85 - Cell 2
87Serguei Klimov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 86 - Cell 2
88Steven Cozza (USA) Garmin - SlipstreamRow 87 - Cell 2
89Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) ISD0:07:20
90Angel Madrazo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:07:27
91Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Columbia - HTC0:11:41
92Christian Kux (Ger) Team MilramRow 91 - Cell 2
93Sébastien Turgot (Fra) BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 92 - Cell 2
94Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas0:11:45
95Marcin Sapa (Pol) Lampre - N.G.C.Row 94 - Cell 2
96Domenik Klemme (Ger) Team Saxo BankRow 95 - Cell 2
97Christophe Brandt (Bel) Silence-LottoRow 96 - Cell 2
98Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team KatushaRow 97 - Cell 2
99Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) LiquigasRow 98 - Cell 2
100Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Fuji-ServettoRow 99 - Cell 2
101Ian Stannard (GBr) ISDRow 100 - Cell 2
102Alexandre Blain (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:16:29
103Kilian Patour (Fra) Garmin - SlipstreamRow 102 - Cell 2
104Aurélien Clerc (Swi) AG2R La MondialeRow 103 - Cell 2
105Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.Row 104 - Cell 2
106Igor Abakoumov (Bel) ISDRow 105 - Cell 2
107Björn Schröder (Ger) Team MilramRow 106 - Cell 2
108Christopher Sutton (Aus) Garmin - SlipstreamRow 107 - Cell 2
109Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Fuji-ServettoRow 108 - Cell 2
110Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R La MondialeRow 109 - Cell 2
111Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Silence-LottoRow 110 - Cell 2
112Matthew Goss (Aus) Team Saxo BankRow 111 - Cell 2
113Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team KatushaRow 112 - Cell 2
114Timothy Gudsell (NZl) Française Des JeuxRow 113 - Cell 2
115Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick StepRow 114 - Cell 2
116Roy Sentjens (Bel) Silence-LottoRow 115 - Cell 2
117Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence-LottoRow 116 - Cell 2
118Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo BankRow 117 - Cell 2
119Guillaume Blot (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 118 - Cell 2
120Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 119 - Cell 2
121Mathieu Claude (Fra) BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 120 - Cell 2
122Tanel Kangert (Est) AG2R La MondialeRow 121 - Cell 2
123Florent Brard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 122 - Cell 2
124Dominik Roels (Ger) Team MilramRow 123 - Cell 2
125Andrey Zeits (Kaz) AstanaRow 124 - Cell 2
126Blazej Janiaczyk (Pol) Team Poland Bank BGZRow 125 - Cell 2
127Dariusz Rudnicki (Pol) Team Poland Bank BGZRow 126 - Cell 2
128Matthé Pronk (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 127 - Cell 2
129Martin Müller (Ger) Team MilramRow 128 - Cell 2
130Bartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) Team Poland Bank BGZRow 129 - Cell 2
131Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 130 - Cell 2
132Allan Davis (Aus) Quick StepRow 131 - Cell 2
133Wim De Vocht (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 132 - Cell 2
134Sébastien Portal (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 133 - Cell 2
135Josu Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 134 - Cell 2
136Adam Hansen (Aus) Team Columbia - HTCRow 135 - Cell 2
137Ronny Scholz (Ger) Team MilramRow 136 - Cell 2
138Bart Dockx (Bel) Silence-LottoRow 137 - Cell 2
139Robert Forster (Ger) Team MilramRow 138 - Cell 2
140Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française Des JeuxRow 139 - Cell 2
141Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Française Des JeuxRow 140 - Cell 2
142Nicolas Rousseau (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 141 - Cell 2
143William Frischkorn (USA) Garmin - SlipstreamRow 142 - Cell 2
144Yohann Gene (Fra) BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 143 - Cell 2
145Thomas Fothen (Ger) Team MilramRow 144 - Cell 2
146Biel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 145 - Cell 2
147Anthony Roux (Fra) Française Des JeuxRow 146 - Cell 2
148Rick Flens (Ned) RabobankRow 147 - Cell 2
149Graeme Brown (Aus) RabobankRow 148 - Cell 2
150Hilton Clarke (Aus) Fuji-ServettoRow 149 - Cell 2
151Alexander Serov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 150 - Cell 2
152Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des JeuxRow 151 - Cell 2
153Dominique Cornu (Bel) Quick StepRow 152 - Cell 2
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Points
1Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.20pts
2Daniel Moreno (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne19Row 1 - Cell 3
3Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank18Row 2 - Cell 3
4Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step17Row 3 - Cell 3
5Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) Team Poland Bank BGZ16Row 4 - Cell 3
6Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas15Row 5 - Cell 3
7Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team14Row 6 - Cell 3
8Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.13Row 7 - Cell 3
9Mauricio Ardila (Col) Rabobank12Row 8 - Cell 3
10Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin - Slipstream11Row 9 - Cell 3
11Denys Kostyuk (Ukr) ISD10Row 10 - Cell 3
12Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank9Row 11 - Cell 3
13Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-Lotto8Row 12 - Cell 3
14Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Columbia - HTC7Row 13 - Cell 3
15Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team Saxo Bank6Row 14 - Cell 3
16Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas5Row 15 - Cell 3
17Jesus Del Nero (Spa) Fuji-Servetto4Row 16 - Cell 3
18David Loosli (Swi) Lampre - N.G.C.3Row 17 - Cell 3
19Aitor Galdos (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi2Row 18 - Cell 3
20Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) ISD1Row 19 - Cell 3
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Sprint 1 - Biecz, km. 52.3
1Allan Davis (Aus) Quick Step3pts
2Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-Lotto2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2 - Grybów, km. 83,5
1Sébastien Turgot (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom3pts
2Matthew Goss (Aus) Team Saxo Bank2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Christopher Sutton (Aus) Garmin - Slipstream1Row 2 - Cell 3
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KOM 1 - (Cat. 1) km. 113,5
1Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team Katusha10pts
2Ian Stannard (GBr) ISD7Row 1 - Cell 3
3Matthew Goss (Aus) Team Saxo Bank5Row 2 - Cell 3
4Sébastien Turgot (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom3Row 3 - Cell 3
5Christopher Sutton (Aus) Garmin - Slipstream2Row 4 - Cell 3
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KOM 2 - (Cat. 2) km. 120,6
1Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team Katusha5pts
2Ian Stannard (GBr) ISD3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Sébastien Turgot (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Christopher Sutton (Aus) Garmin - Slipstream1Row 3 - Cell 3
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KOM 3 - (Cat. 1) km. 126,6
1Ian Stannard (GBr) ISD10pts
2Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team Katusha7Row 1 - Cell 3
3Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.5Row 2 - Cell 3
4Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.3Row 3 - Cell 3
5Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia - HTC2Row 4 - Cell 3
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KOM 4 - (Cat. 2) km. 133,6
1Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.5pts
2Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia - HTC2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.1Row 3 - Cell 3
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KOM 5 - (Cat. 1) km. 139,6
1Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas10pts
2Roman Kireyev (Kaz) Astana7Row 1 - Cell 3
3David Loosli (Swi) Lampre - N.G.C.5Row 2 - Cell 3
4Nick Nuyens (Bel) Rabobank3Row 3 - Cell 3
5Daniel Moreno (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne2Row 4 - Cell 3
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KOM 6 - (Cat. 2) km. 147,7
1Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas5pts
2Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Daniel Moreno (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne1Row 3 - Cell 3
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KOM 7 - (Cat. 1) km. 152,7
1Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.10pts
2Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Liquigas7Row 1 - Cell 3
3Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas5Row 2 - Cell 3
4Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) Team Poland Bank BGZ3Row 3 - Cell 3
5Daniel Moreno (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne2Row 4 - Cell 3
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KOM 8 - (Cat. 2) km. 159.8
1Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) Team Poland Bank BGZ10pts
2Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas7Row 1 - Cell 3
3Alberto Losada (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne5Row 2 - Cell 3
4Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.3Row 3 - Cell 3
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Teams
1Rabobank11:25:39
2Lampre - N.G.CRow 1 - Cell 2
3Caisse d'EpargneRow 2 - Cell 2
4PolandRow 3 - Cell 2
5Liquigas0:00:12
6Quick StepRow 5 - Cell 2
7ISD0:00:15
8Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9AstanaRow 8 - Cell 2
10Team Saxo Bank0:01:15
11Team Columbia - High Road0:01:18
12Euskaltel - Euskadi0:01:30
13Garmin - Slipstream0:04:24
14AG2R La Mondiale0:08:10
15Team Katusha0:09:10
16Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:12:35
17Silence - Lotto0:12:59
18Fuji-Servetto0:13:11
19BBox Bouygues Telecom0:21:18
20Team Milram0:28:49
21Française Des Jeux0:33:57
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General classification after stage 5
1Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.21:47:00
2Daniel Moreno (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:00:04
3Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank0:00:06
4Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step0:00:10
5Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) Team Poland Bank BGZRow 4 - Cell 2
6Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) LiquigasRow 5 - Cell 2
7Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-Lotto0:00:11
8Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Columbia - HTC0:00:15
9David Loosli (Swi) Lampre - N.G.C.0:00:16
10Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.0:00:20
11Aitor Galdos (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:00:25
12Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 11 - Cell 2
13Majiej Paterski (Pol) Team Poland Bank BGZRow 12 - Cell 2
14Andriy Grivko (Ukr) ISDRow 13 - Cell 2
15Denys Kostyuk (Ukr) ISDRow 14 - Cell 2
16Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 15 - Cell 2
17Christian Meier (Can) Garmin - SlipstreamRow 16 - Cell 2
18Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick StepRow 17 - Cell 2
19Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 18 - Cell 2
20Jesus Del Nero (Spa) Fuji-ServettoRow 19 - Cell 2
21Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La MondialeRow 20 - Cell 2
22Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 21 - Cell 2
23Bram Tankink (Ned) RabobankRow 22 - Cell 2
24Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) AstanaRow 23 - Cell 2
25Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team Saxo BankRow 24 - Cell 2
26Andrei Amador Bipkazacova (CRc) Caisse d'EpargneRow 25 - Cell 2
27Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) ISDRow 26 - Cell 2
28Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin - SlipstreamRow 27 - Cell 2
29Mauricio Ardila (Col) RabobankRow 28 - Cell 2
30Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 29 - Cell 2
31Anthony Charteau (Fra) Caisse d'EpargneRow 30 - Cell 2
32Oliver Zaugg (Swi) LiquigasRow 31 - Cell 2
33Nick Nuyens (Bel) RabobankRow 32 - Cell 2
34Jacek Morajko (Pol) Team Poland Bank BGZRow 33 - Cell 2
35Roman Kireyev (Kaz) AstanaRow 34 - Cell 2
36Alberto Losada (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 35 - Cell 2
37Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) RabobankRow 36 - Cell 2
38David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 37 - Cell 2
39Michael Schär (Swi) AstanaRow 38 - Cell 2
40Michael Albasini (Swi) Team Columbia - HTCRow 39 - Cell 2
41Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne0:00:35
42Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas0:00:37
43Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana0:01:19
44Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) RabobankRow 43 - Cell 2
45Nikita Eskov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 44 - Cell 2
46Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) AG2R La MondialeRow 45 - Cell 2
47Aitor Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:01:20
48Jason McCartney (USA) Team Saxo Bank0:01:24
49Guennadi Mikhailov (Rus) Team Katusha0:01:25
50Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team Saxo BankRow 49 - Cell 2
51Alexandre Usov (Blr) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:01:35
52Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:01:39
53Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Française Des JeuxRow 52 - Cell 2
54Francis De Greef (Bel) Silence-LottoRow 53 - Cell 2
55Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Astana0:01:51
56Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukr) ISD0:01:53
57Javier Aramendia (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:02:02
58Matthias Russ (Ger) Team MilramRow 57 - Cell 2
59Cameron Wurf (Aus) Fuji-Servetto0:02:51
60Craig Lewis (USA) Team Columbia - HTC0:03:34
61Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas0:04:34
62Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin - SlipstreamRow 61 - Cell 2
63Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 62 - Cell 2
64Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step0:05:12
65Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.0:05:29
66Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.Row 65 - Cell 2
67Sergey Renev (Kaz) AstanaRow 66 - Cell 2
68Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team0:06:34
69André Greipel (Ger) Team Columbia - HTC0:07:16
70Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Team Katusha0:07:20
71Hervé Duclos Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:07:26
72Steve Chainel (Fra) BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 71 - Cell 2
73Gatis Smukulis (Lat) AG2R La MondialeRow 72 - Cell 2
74Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 73 - Cell 2
75Michael Friedman (USA) Garmin - SlipstreamRow 74 - Cell 2
76Arnaud Labbe (Fra) BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 75 - Cell 2
77Marco Velo (Ita) Quick StepRow 76 - Cell 2
78Serguei Klimov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 77 - Cell 2
79Mateusz Taciak (Pol) Team Poland Bank BGZRow 78 - Cell 2
80Daniel Oss (Ita) LiquigasRow 79 - Cell 2
81Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) ISD0:07:30
82Angel Madrazo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:07:37
83Andres Sergio De Lis (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:08:02
84Andre Steensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:08:54
85Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team0:09:00
86Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia - HTC0:09:17
87Ivan Santaromita (Ita) LiquigasRow 86 - Cell 2
88Alexsandre Diachenko (Kaz) Astana0:10:12
89Steven Cozza (USA) Garmin - Slipstream0:11:14
90Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Liquigas0:11:45
91Sébastien Turgot (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom0:11:48
92Christian Kux (Ger) Team Milram0:11:51
93Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Columbia - HTCRow 92 - Cell 2
94Domenik Klemme (Ger) Team Saxo Bank0:11:55
95Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Fuji-ServettoRow 94 - Cell 2
96Christophe Brandt (Bel) Silence-LottoRow 95 - Cell 2
97Maciej Bodnar (Pol) LiquigasRow 96 - Cell 2
98Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team KatushaRow 97 - Cell 2
99Marcin Sapa (Pol) Lampre - N.G.C.Row 98 - Cell 2
100Romain Villa (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:12:09
101Ian Stannard (GBr) ISD0:15:03
102Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.0:16:29
103Allan Davis (Aus) Quick Step0:16:30
104Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram0:16:32
105Bartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) Team Poland Bank BGZ0:16:33
106Blazej Janiaczyk (Pol) Team Poland Bank BGZRow 105 - Cell 2
107Dominik Roels (Ger) Team Milram0:16:34
108Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence-LottoRow 107 - Cell 2
109Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team Katusha0:16:35
110Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo BankRow 109 - Cell 2
111Anthony Roux (Fra) Française Des Jeux0:16:36
112Matthew Goss (Aus) Team Saxo Bank0:16:37
113Christopher Sutton (Aus) Garmin - Slipstream0:16:38
114Nicolas Rousseau (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 113 - Cell 2
115Wim De Vocht (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 114 - Cell 2
116Igor Abakoumov (Bel) ISD0:16:39
117Graeme Brown (Aus) RabobankRow 116 - Cell 2
118Robert Forster (Ger) Team MilramRow 117 - Cell 2
119Dariusz Rudnicki (Pol) Team Poland Bank BGZRow 118 - Cell 2
120Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick StepRow 119 - Cell 2
121Sébastien Portal (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 120 - Cell 2
122Aurélien Clerc (Swi) AG2R La MondialeRow 121 - Cell 2
123Guillaume Blot (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 122 - Cell 2
124Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Silence-LottoRow 123 - Cell 2
125Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 124 - Cell 2
126Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française Des JeuxRow 125 - Cell 2
127Hilton Clarke (Aus) Fuji-ServettoRow 126 - Cell 2
128Roy Sentjens (Bel) Silence-LottoRow 127 - Cell 2
129Alexandre Blain (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 128 - Cell 2
130Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R La MondialeRow 129 - Cell 2
131Andrey Zeits (Kaz) AstanaRow 130 - Cell 2
132Alexander Serov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 131 - Cell 2
133Yohann Gene (Fra) BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 132 - Cell 2
134Thomas Fothen (Ger) Team MilramRow 133 - Cell 2
135William Frischkorn (USA) Garmin - SlipstreamRow 134 - Cell 2
136Tanel Kangert (Est) AG2R La MondialeRow 135 - Cell 2
137Martin Müller (Ger) Team MilramRow 136 - Cell 2
138Adam Hansen (Aus) Team Columbia - HTCRow 137 - Cell 2
139Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Française Des JeuxRow 138 - Cell 2
140Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 139 - Cell 2
141Florent Brard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 140 - Cell 2
142Josu Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 141 - Cell 2
143Ronny Scholz (Ger) Team MilramRow 142 - Cell 2
144Kilian Patour (Fra) Garmin - Slipstream0:17:24
145Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Fuji-Servetto0:17:27
146Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux0:18:45
147Bart Dockx (Bel) Silence-Lotto0:19:38
148Matthé Pronk (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team0:20:41
149Mathieu Claude (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom0:21:22
150Rick Flens (Ned) RabobankRow 149 - Cell 2
151Biel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 150 - Cell 2
152Dominique Cornu (Bel) Quick Step0:21:35
153Timothy Gudsell (NZl) Française Des Jeux0:22:09
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Points classification
1Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-Lotto77pts
2Igor Abakoumov (Bel) ISD56Row 1 - Cell 3
3Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank55Row 2 - Cell 3
4André Greipel (Ger) Team Columbia - HTC52Row 3 - Cell 3
5Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.45Row 4 - Cell 3
6Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Liquigas43Row 5 - Cell 3
7Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team Katusha43Row 6 - Cell 3
8Aitor Galdos (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi42Row 7 - Cell 3
9Robert Forster (Ger) Team Milram42Row 8 - Cell 3
10Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team35Row 9 - Cell 3
11Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank35Row 10 - Cell 3
12Alexandre Usov (Blr) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne31Row 11 - Cell 3
13Sébastien Turgot (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom28Row 12 - Cell 3
14Steve Chainel (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom28Row 13 - Cell 3
15Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Columbia - HTC27Row 14 - Cell 3
16Allan Davis (Aus) Quick Step27Row 15 - Cell 3
17Majiej Paterski (Pol) Team Poland Bank BGZ25Row 16 - Cell 3
18Hervé Duclos Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne25Row 17 - Cell 3
19Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.20Row 18 - Cell 3
20Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.20Row 19 - Cell 3
21Daniel Moreno (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne19Row 20 - Cell 3
22Christopher Sutton (Aus) Garmin - Slipstream19Row 21 - Cell 3
23Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank18Row 22 - Cell 3
24Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française Des Jeux18Row 23 - Cell 3
25Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step17Row 24 - Cell 3
26Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) Team Poland Bank BGZ16Row 25 - Cell 3
27Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas15Row 26 - Cell 3
28Dariusz Rudnicki (Pol) Team Poland Bank BGZ15Row 27 - Cell 3
29Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team14Row 28 - Cell 3
30Sébastien Portal (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne14Row 29 - Cell 3
31Denys Kostyuk (Ukr) ISD13Row 30 - Cell 3
32Mauricio Ardila (Col) Rabobank12Row 31 - Cell 3
33Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team11Row 32 - Cell 3
34Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin - Slipstream11Row 33 - Cell 3
35Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo Bank11Row 34 - Cell 3
36Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank9Row 35 - Cell 3
37Aurélien Clerc (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale9Row 36 - Cell 3
38Hilton Clarke (Aus) Fuji-Servetto9Row 37 - Cell 3
39Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom7Row 38 - Cell 3
40Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team Saxo Bank6Row 39 - Cell 3
41Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step6Row 40 - Cell 3
42Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas5Row 41 - Cell 3
43Jesus Del Nero (Spa) Fuji-Servetto4Row 42 - Cell 3
44David Loosli (Swi) Lampre - N.G.C.3Row 43 - Cell 3
45Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne3Row 44 - Cell 3
46Andriy Grivko (Ukr) ISD2Row 45 - Cell 3
47Thomas Fothen (Ger) Team Milram2Row 46 - Cell 3
48Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) ISD1Row 47 - Cell 3
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Mountains classification
1Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team Katusha22pts
2Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas20Row 1 - Cell 3
3Ian Stannard (GBr) ISD20Row 2 - Cell 3
4Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.12Row 3 - Cell 3
5Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.11Row 4 - Cell 3
6Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) Team Poland Bank BGZ8Row 5 - Cell 3
7David Loosli (Swi) Lampre - N.G.C.7Row 6 - Cell 3
8Roman Kireyev (Kaz) Astana7Row 7 - Cell 3
9Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Liquigas7Row 8 - Cell 3
10Blazej Janiaczyk (Pol) Team Poland Bank BGZ6Row 9 - Cell 3
11Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.6Row 10 - Cell 3
12Daniel Moreno (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne5Row 11 - Cell 3
13Sébastien Turgot (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom5Row 12 - Cell 3
14Matthew Goss (Aus) Team Saxo Bank5Row 13 - Cell 3
15Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.4Row 14 - Cell 3
16Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia - HTC4Row 15 - Cell 3
17Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas3Row 16 - Cell 3
18Nick Nuyens (Bel) Rabobank3Row 17 - Cell 3
19Christopher Sutton (Aus) Garmin - Slipstream3Row 18 - Cell 3
20Alberto Losada (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne2Row 19 - Cell 3
21Michael Schär (Swi) Astana2Row 20 - Cell 3
22Jason McCartney (USA) Team Saxo Bank1Row 21 - Cell 3
23Sébastien Portal (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne1Row 22 - Cell 3
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Sprint classification
1David Loosli (Swi) Lampre - N.G.C.9pts
2Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram7Row 1 - Cell 3
3Bartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) Team Poland Bank BGZ6Row 2 - Cell 3
4Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Team Katusha6Row 3 - Cell 3
5Blazej Janiaczyk (Pol) Team Poland Bank BGZ6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Steven Cozza (USA) Garmin - Slipstream5Row 5 - Cell 3
7Dominik Roels (Ger) Team Milram5Row 6 - Cell 3
8Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence-Lotto5Row 7 - Cell 3
9Sébastien Turgot (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom3Row 8 - Cell 3
10Allan Davis (Aus) Quick Step3Row 9 - Cell 3
11Anthony Roux (Fra) Française Des Jeux3Row 10 - Cell 3
12Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-Lotto2Row 11 - Cell 3
13Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Astana2Row 12 - Cell 3
14Matthew Goss (Aus) Team Saxo Bank2Row 13 - Cell 3
15Dominique Cornu (Bel) Quick Step2Row 14 - Cell 3
16Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.1Row 15 - Cell 3
17Jason McCartney (USA) Team Saxo Bank1Row 16 - Cell 3
18Andres Sergio De Lis (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi1Row 17 - Cell 3
19Christopher Sutton (Aus) Garmin - Slipstream1Row 18 - Cell 3
20Nicolas Rousseau (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale1Row 19 - Cell 3
21Wim De Vocht (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team1Row 20 - Cell 3
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Teams classification
1Poland65:22:00
2RabobankRow 1 - Cell 2
3Lampre - N.G.CRow 2 - Cell 2
4Caisse d'EpargneRow 3 - Cell 2
5Quick Step0:00:12
6LiquigasRow 5 - Cell 2
7ISD0:00:15
8Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9AstanaRow 8 - Cell 2
10Team Saxo Bank0:01:15
11Team Columbia - High Road0:01:18
12Euskaltel - Euskadi0:01:30
13Garmin - Slipstream0:04:24
14AG2R La Mondiale0:08:10
15Team Katusha0:09:10
16Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:12:35
17Silence - Lotto0:12:59
18Fuji-Servetto0:13:11
19BBox Bouygues Telecom0:21:18
20Team Milram0:28:49
21Française Des Jeux0:33:57

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