Tour de l'Ain 2009: Stage 3b Results

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Rein Taaramae in the best young rider's jersey. (Image credit: Isabelle Duchesne)

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Greg Van Avermaet (Silence Lotto) (Image credit: Isabelle Duchesne)

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Greg Van Avermaet (Silence-Lotto) in the points jersey. (Image credit: Isabelle Duchesne)

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Chris Horner heads to the podium after taking the overall lead. (Image credit: Isabelle Duchesne)

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Chris Horner leads the Tour de l'Ain by 19 seconds. (Image credit: Isabelle Duchesne)

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American Chris Horner (Astana) in yellow after the TT. (Image credit: Isabelle Duchesne)

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Vinokourov on the podium after winning the TT in the Tour de l'Ain. (Image credit: Isabelle Duchesne)

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One humongous bear for Vinokourov. (Image credit: Isabelle Duchesne)

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A clearly happy Alexander Vinokourov after winning the TT. (Image credit: Isabelle Duchesne)

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Alexander Vinokourov back on the podium after a two-year absence. (Image credit: Isabelle Duchesne)

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Rein Taaramae (Cofidis) is best young rider. (Image credit: Isabelle Duchesne)

Alexander Vinokourov scored his first race win since returning from a two-year doping ban on Tuesday at the Tour de l'Ain. Riding for the Kazakh national team, Vinokourov won the 8.8km time trial in St. Genis-Pouilly over Dutch rider Michiel Elijzen (Silence-Lotto).

Vinokourov returned to competition for the first time this week after serving the ban for blood doping at the 2007 Tour de France. The rider had been unable to come to an agreement with his former team, Astana, with whom he still has a contract, and was racing for his national team.

The time trial was the second of two half stages on Tuesday. In the morning's mountainous 103km stage finishing atop Mont Jura, Vinokourov finished well off the pace of the leading group, losing 3:45.

American Chris Horner, who finished second on the morning's stage, assumed the race lead following the afternoon time trial. He finished third in the test, 13 seconds behind Vinokourov.

The morning's leader Ludovic Turpin (AG2R) lost 24 seconds to Horner, who now leads the Frenchman by 19 seconds.

Horner is now poised to take his first European stage race victory.

The afternoon time trial was only 8.8 kilometres in length - too short to gain large amounts of time, but Horner was happy to finish with a 19 second lead over Turpin.

"I was hoping to get at least 15 seconds so I could have a buffer against anyone getting the 10 second time bonus on the last stage, so I can't ask for too much more."

Full Results
1	Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Kazakhstan	0:09:50
2	Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Silence-Lotto	0:00:10
3	Christopher Horner (USA) Astana	0:00:13
4	Maxime Bouet (Fra) Agritubel	0:00:21
5	Sergej Fuchs (Ger) Rabobank Continental	0:00:22
6	Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel	0:00:26
7	Yohan Mombaerts (Fra) Auber 93
8	Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step	0:00:27
9	Jerome Coppel (Fra) Française Des Jeux	0:00:28
10	Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	0:00:29
11	Laurent Lefevre (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom
12	Tony Gallopin (Fra) Auber 93	0:00:30
13	Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team
14	Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Quick Step
15	David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	0:00:31
16	Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	0:00:32
17	Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	0:00:35
18	Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team	0:00:36
19	Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana
20	Julien Simon (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun	0:00:38
21	Rémi Cusin (Fra) Agritubel	0:00:39
22	Maxime Mederel (Fra) Auber 93
23	Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step	0:00:42
24	Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence-Lotto
25	Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
26	Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quick Step	0:00:43
27	Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux
28	Arthur Vichot (Fra) France	0:00:44
29	Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
30	Robert Wagner (Ger) Skil-Shimano	0:00:46
31	Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana	0:00:47
32	Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Rabobank Continental
33	Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Agritubel
34	Cyril Bessy (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun
35	Julien El Fares (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
36	Dimitriv Fofonov (Kaz) Kazakhstan	0:00:48
37	Mitchell Docker (Aus) Skil-Shimano	0:00:49
38	Vincent Jerome (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom	0:00:51
39	Thibault Pinot (Fra) France
40	Sébastien Duret (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller	0:00:52
41	Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne
42	Jean-Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
43	Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Auber 93
44	Tony Hurel (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom
45	Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
46	Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	0:00:53
47	Wilson Marentes (Col) Colombia Es Pasion Coldeportes	0:00:54
48	Vincent Dauga (Fra) Française Des Jeux
49	Fabien Taillefer (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole	0:00:55
50	Blaise Sonnery (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	0:00:56
51	Alexandre Geniez (Fra) France	0:00:57
52	Lilian Jegou (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller
53	Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Rabobank Continental
54	José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Astana	0:00:58
55	Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne
56	Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Silence-Lotto
57	Pierre Rolland (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom
58	John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	0:00:59
59	Theo Eltink (Ned) Skil-Shimano
60	Johann Tschopp (Swi) BBox Bouygues Telecom
61	Florian Stalder (Swi) BMC Racing Team
62	Jimmy Casper (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun	0:01:00
63	Christophe Laurent (Fra) Agritubel
64	Cyril Gautier (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom	0:01:01
65	Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne	0:01:02
66	Alex Cano Ardila (Col) Colombia Es Pasion Coldeportes
67	Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Continental	0:01:03
68	Alexandr Nepomnyachshiy (Kaz) Kazakhstan	0:01:04
69	Noan Lelarge (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller	0:01:05
70	Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun
71	Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) France	0:01:06
72	Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence-Lotto
73	Valeriy Dmitriyev (Kaz) Astana
74	Thomas Rabou (Ned) Rabobank Continental	0:01:08
75	Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun
76	Ablay Shugaipov (Kaz) Kazakhstan
77	Niels Brouzes (Fra) Auber 93	0:01:09
78	Mats Boeve (Ned) Rabobank Continental	0:01:10
79	Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne
80	Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil-Shimano	0:01:11
81	Nicolas Hartmann (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller
82	Yann Pivois (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller	0:01:12
83	Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	0:01:13
84	Aurelien Duval (Fra) Francaise des Jeux	0:01:16
85	Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Silence-Lotto
86	Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team	0:01:17
87	Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Française Des Jeux
88	Julien Mazet (Fra) Auber 93	0:01:19
89	Florian Guillou (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole
90	Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Silence-Lotto	0:01:20
91	Faber Ardila (Col) Colombia Es Pasion Coldeportes	0:01:21
92	Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step
93	Jesus Hernandez (Spa) Astana	0:01:22
94	Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française Des Jeux	0:01:27
95	Bastien Delrot (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole	0:01:28
96	Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel
97	Robinson Chalapud (Col) Colombia Es Pasion Coldeportes	0:01:29
98	Cedric Coutouly (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun	0:01:30
99	Yoann Bagot (Fra) France	0:01:38
100	Mickael Larpe (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole	0:01:39
101	Yevgeniv Sladkov (Kaz) Kazakhstan
102	Jean-Marie Bideau (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller	0:01:44
103	Romain Hardy (Fra) France
104	Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Kazakhstan	0:01:55
105	Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil-Shimano	0:02:12

Points
1	Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Kazakhstan	15	pts
2	Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Silence-Lotto	12
3	Christopher Horner (USA) Astana	10
4	Maxime Bouet (Fra) Agritubel	8
5	Sergej Fuchs (Ger) Rabobank Continental	6
6	Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel	5
7	Yohan Mombaerts (Fra) Auber 93	4
8	Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step	3
9	Jerome Coppel (Fra) Française Des Jeux	2
10	Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	1

Teams
1	Agritubel	30:56:00
2	Cofidis Le Crédit En Ligne	0:07:00
3	Auber 93	0:11:00
4	Astana
5	Quick Step	0:14:00
6	Silence-Lotto	0:25:00
7	Equipe Du Kazakhstan	0:27:00
8	BMC Racing Team	0:40:00
9	Francaise Des Jeux
10	Rabobank	0:41:00
11	AG2R La Mondiale	0:44:00
12	Bbox Bouygues Telecom	0:47:00
13	Besson Chaussures - Sojasun	1:00:00
14	Equipe De France	1:07:00
15	Caisse d'EEpargne	1:09:00
16	Skil - Shimano
17	Bretagne Schuller	1:29:00
18	Colombia Es Pasion Coldeportes	1:51:00
19	Roubaix Lille Métropole	2:17:00

General classification after stage 3b
1	Christopher Horner (USA) Astana	9:25:57
2	Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	0:00:19
3	David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	0:00:20
4	Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	0:00:22
5	Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence-Lotto	0:00:32
6	Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team	0:00:36
7	Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Agritubel	0:00:48
8	Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	0:00:50
9	Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne	0:00:58
10	Maxime Bouet (Fra) Agritubel	0:01:09
11	Nicolas Hartmann (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller	0:01:32
12	Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux	0:01:35
13	Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	0:01:37
14	Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	0:01:46
15	John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	0:01:53
16	Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	0:02:30
17	Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quick Step	0:02:47
18	Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana	0:02:54
19	Johann Tschopp (Swi) BBox Bouygues Telecom	0:03:04
20	Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Française Des Jeux	0:03:24
21	Alexandre Geniez (Fra) France	0:03:28
22	Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Kazakhstan	0:03:29
23	Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel	0:03:33
24	Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel	0:03:55
25	Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step	0:03:56
26	Jerome Coppel (Fra) Française Des Jeux	0:03:58
27	Laurent Lefevre (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom
28	Maxime Mederel (Fra) Auber 93	0:04:09
29	Sergej Fuchs (Ger) Rabobank Continental	0:04:15
30	Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Rabobank Continental	0:04:16
31	Julien El Fares (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	0:04:17
32	Sébastien Duret (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller	0:04:21
33	Fabien Taillefer (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole	0:04:24
34	Blaise Sonnery (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	0:04:25
35	José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Astana	0:04:27
36	Florian Stalder (Swi) BMC Racing Team	0:04:29
37	Cyril Gautier (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom	0:04:30
38	Alex Cano Ardila (Col) Colombia Es Pasion Coldeportes	0:04:32
39	Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Continental	0:04:33
40	Alexandr Nepomnyachshiy (Kaz) Kazakhstan
41	Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) France	0:04:36
42	Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun	0:04:37
43	Niels Brouzes (Fra) Auber 93	0:04:39
44	Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne	0:04:40
45	Pierre Rolland (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom
46	Yann Pivois (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller	0:04:42
47	Aurelien Duval (Fra) Francaise des Jeux	0:04:45
48	Florian Guillou (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole	0:04:49
49	Jesus Hernandez (Spa) Astana	0:04:51
50	Robinson Chalapud (Col) Colombia Es Pasion Coldeportes	0:04:58
51	Mickael Larpe (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole	0:05:08
52	Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française Des Jeux	0:07:09
53	Rémi Cusin (Fra) Agritubel	0:07:31
54	Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step	0:07:43
55	Yohan Mombaerts (Fra) Auber 93	0:08:02
56	Tony Gallopin (Fra) Auber 93	0:08:05
57	Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Quick Step	0:08:06
58	Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne	0:08:10
59	Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana	0:08:12
60	Julien Simon (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun	0:08:14
61	Arthur Vichot (Fra) France	0:08:20
62	Dimitriv Fofonov (Kaz) Kazakhstan	0:08:24
63	Vincent Jerome (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom	0:08:27
64	Theo Eltink (Ned) Skil-Shimano	0:08:34
65	Bastien Delrot (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole	0:09:04
66	Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil-Shimano	0:09:08
67	Vincent Dauga (Fra) Française Des Jeux	0:09:13
68	Thomas Rabou (Ned) Rabobank Continental	0:09:26
69	Jean-Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	0:10:25
70	Thibault Pinot (Fra) France	0:10:53
71	Romain Hardy (Fra) France	0:10:55
72	Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Auber 93	0:12:04
73	Wilson Marentes (Col) Colombia Es Pasion Coldeportes	0:12:06
74	Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Silence-Lotto	0:12:10
75	Christophe Laurent (Fra) Agritubel	0:13:06
76	Lilian Jegou (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller	0:15:35
77	Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Rabobank Continental
78	Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne	0:15:39
79	Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun	0:15:42
80	Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team	0:15:54
81	Noan Lelarge (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller	0:16:19
82	Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Silence-Lotto
83	Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	0:16:23
84	Valeriy Dmitriyev (Kaz) Astana	0:16:37
85	Yevgeniv Sladkov (Kaz) Kazakhstan	0:16:40
86	Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team	0:17:05
87	Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step	0:17:43
88	Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil-Shimano	0:17:46
89	Cyril Bessy (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun	0:17:49
90	Mitchell Docker (Aus) Skil-Shimano	0:17:50
91	Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Silence-Lotto	0:18:18
92	Julien Mazet (Fra) Auber 93	0:18:20
93	Cedric Coutouly (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun	0:18:31
94	Jean-Marie Bideau (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller	0:18:45
95	Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Silence-Lotto	0:18:49
96	Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne	0:19:31
97	Jimmy Casper (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun	0:19:36
98	Ablay Shugaipov (Kaz) Kazakhstan	0:19:59
99	Tony Hurel (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom	0:20:36
100	Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Kazakhstan	0:20:45
101	Yoann Bagot (Fra) France	0:21:39
102	Robert Wagner (Ger) Skil-Shimano	0:22:01
103	Mats Boeve (Ned) Rabobank Continental	0:22:24
104	Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence-Lotto	0:25:31
105	Faber Ardila (Col) Colombia Es Pasion Coldeportes	0:30:34

Points classification
1	Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence-Lotto	37	pts
2	Christopher Horner (USA) Astana	31
3	Rémi Cusin (Fra) Agritubel	30
4	Maxime Bouet (Fra) Agritubel	28
5	Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	26
6	Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	25
7	Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne	25
8	Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team	21
9	Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil-Shimano	19
40	Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Kazakhstan	18
11	Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quick Step	18
12	Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	17
13	Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step	17
14	David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	16
15	Robert Wagner (Ger) Skil-Shimano	14
16	Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team	12
17	Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Silence-Lotto	12
18	Jerome Coppel (Fra) Française Des Jeux	11
19	Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne	10
20	Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne	10
21	Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux	9
22	John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	9
23	Jean-Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	9
24	Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Agritubel	8
25	Sébastien Duret (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller	8
26	Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	7
27	Nicolas Hartmann (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller	7
28	Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Rabobank Continental	7
29	Sergej Fuchs (Ger) Rabobank Continental	6
30	Steven Tronet (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole	6
31	Cyril Gautier (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom	6
22	Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Kazakhstan	5
33	Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel	5
34	Yohan Mombaerts (Fra) Auber 93	4
35	Jimmy Casper (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun	4
36	Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	3
37	Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team	3
38	Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Française Des Jeux	2
39	Lilian Jegou (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller	2
22	Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Kazakhstan	1
41	Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	1
42	Mickael Larpe (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole	1

Young rider classification
1	Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	9:26:19
2	Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quick Step	0:02:25
3	Alexandre Geniez (Fra) France	0:03:06
4	Sergej Fuchs (Ger) Rabobank Continental	0:03:53
5	Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Rabobank Continental	0:03:54
6	Fabien Taillefer (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole	0:04:02
7	Cyril Gautier (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom	0:04:08
8	Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Continental	0:04:11
9	Alexandr Nepomnyachshiy (Kaz) Kazakhstan
10	Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) France	0:04:14
11	Aurelien Duval (Fra) Francaise des Jeux	0:04:23
12	Tony Gallopin (Fra) Auber 93	0:07:43
13	Arthur Vichot (Fra) France	0:07:58
14	Vincent Dauga (Fra) Française Des Jeux	0:08:51
15	Thibault Pinot (Fra) France	0:10:31
16	Romain Hardy (Fra) France	0:10:33
17	Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Auber 93	0:11:42
18	Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Rabobank Continental	0:15:13
19	Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	0:16:01
20	Ablay Shugaipov (Kaz) Kazakhstan	0:19:37
21	Tony Hurel (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom	0:20:14
22	Yoann Bagot (Fra) France	0:21:17
23	Mats Boeve (Ned) Rabobank Continental	0:22:02

Teams classification
1	Cofidis Le Crédit En Ligne	28:18:48
2	Agritubel	0:02:48
3	AG2R La Mondiale	0:02:49
4	Astana	0:06:06
5	Francaise Des Jeux	0:07:37
6	Bretagne Schuller	0:09:17
7	Bbox Bouygues Telecom	0:10:18
8	Rabobank	0:11:37
9	Quick Step	0:12:37
10	Caisse d'Epargne	0:12:42
11	Roubaix Lille Métropole	0:13:13
12	Equipe De France	0:14:47
13	Auber 93	0:15:13
14	Equipe Du Kazakhstan	0:15:29
15	BMC Racing Team	0:19:15
16	Colombia Es Pasion Coldeportes	0:20:30
17	Silence-Lotto	0:27:01
18	Besson Chaussures - Sojasun	0:27:10
19	Skil - Shimano	0:32:48

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