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Tour of Britain - 2.1

Great Britain, August 30-September 4, 2005

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Stage 2 - August 31: Carlisle - Blackpool, 160km

Hammond makes up for yesterday, Nuyens holds on

By Shane Stokes in Blackpool

Oh yeah! Hammond's happy
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Home favourite Roger Hammond made up for his disappointment in missing the break yesterday when he won today's second stage of the Tour of Britain in Blackpool. The Great Britain rider sprinted home ahead of breakaway companion Robin Sharman (Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed), with another GB rider, 20 year old Mark Cavendish, showing great speed in taking the bunch sprint for third.

Overnight race leader Nick Nuyens (QuickStep) was held up behind a crash in the run-in to the finish, crossing the line several seconds down. The race judges awarded the yellow jersey to yesterday's runner-up Micheal Blaudzun (Team CSC), only for the Belgian to successfully appeal on the grounds that the mishap had occurred inside the final three kilometres. Nuyens was therefore awarded the same finishing time as the bunch and will hold yellow going into tomorrow's mountain stage to Sheffield.

Today's stage was marked by a long distance breakaway by three riders - Hammond, Sharman and Kevin Van Impe (Chocolade Jacques), the nephew of six time Tour de France KOM winner Lucien. These went clear inside the first 20 kilometres of racing and built up a maximum lead of 10 minutes and 40 seconds, before the inevitable charge by the peloton brought the gap right back down. With ten kilometres to go they had just over one minute on the bunch, and when Van Impe punctured five kilometres from the line it seemed certain that they would be caught. However, Hammond felt that the Belgian had been soft pedalling and once he was removed from the equation, both he and Sharman were able to fully apply themselves to the task at hand. It proved to be enough for them to fight it out for the stage win.

The Quickstep boys lead the peloton
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"I am really happy to get this stage, because I was so angry about missing the move yesterday," said Hammond, soaked through after a heavy rain started falling 25 kilometres from the line. "I didn't think it was going to happen today because there was such a long flat headwind section towards the finish, so I thought it would be too hard.

"I just wanted to prove to myself that the form is there. Yesterday was just a frustrating day, and a frustrating night - it is not a very nice feeling lying in bed last night knowing that the race is over on the first day. It is nice to make amends for it straight away - I thought it was going to be tomorrow but it worked out all right.

"I was worried that we weren't going to make it when the time gaps were falling towards the end. I think we had a little bit of luck when the rain started falling, because the wind dropped then. I think if it hadn't been raining it would have been a bit of a problem. It was also a bit lucky that Kevin punctured as well, as he seemed to be soft-tapping a little bit. I saw him in the Classics and he was really strong there, so I didn't want to have too much of a risk with that guy. He punctured and so then I was able to give it full gas, because Rob was just hanging on anyway. He had ridden his heart out all day so I kind of feel a bit sorry for him, but one of us had to win."

Nick Nuyens (Quickstep) in yellow
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Nick Nuyens was happy to keep yellow, although he was annoyed with how he was treated at the end of the stage. "It was really dangerous in the last few kilometres with the rain and all the turns," he said. "There was a crash on the corner but the rules say that when that happens in the last three kilometres, the whole peloton gets the same time. The judges said that there was a big time gap and awarded the jersey to Blaudzun, but I was sure that I kept it, as the gap was only a second. When I went to the podium area, the judges told me to go away. I didn't like the way they treated me and myself and my directeur sportif argued that I had kept the jersey. Unfortunately they awarded it to Blaudzun, and then changed their minds.

"The most important thing is that I kept the jersey, because the team worked really hard for me during the stage. But I didn't like how they handled the whole thing."

An impressive Sharman took King of the Mountains primes at Shap Fells and Blease Hill, taking over the leader's jersey in that classification, while Hammond's sprint primes at Shap, Kendal and Hornby were enough to move him ahead of overnight leader Eric Baumann (T-Mobile) in that ranking. Jeremy Hunt's sixth place today combined with his third yesterday were enough to put him into the points leader's jersey.

How it unfolded

93 riders set out from the impressive Carlisle Castle for the start of the second stage of the Tour of Britain, a 162.3 kilometre race to Blackpool. Weather conditions were warm and hazy, with temperatures around the 20 degree Celsius mark.

Six riders went clear from the drop of the flag, Bram Schmitz (T-Mobile), Chris Newton (Recycling.co.uk), Iljo Keisse (Chocolades Jacques), Jonathon Clarke (Navigators Insurance), Duncan Urquhart (Scotland) and David Munoz Banon (Comunidad Valenciana) worked well on the draggy roads, opened up a 15 second lead over the peloton. A chasing group of eight riders went clear in pursuit, but were caught. Geraint Thomas (Great Britain) then tried to get across but he too was hauled back by the QuickStep-led peloton, as was Munoz's team-mate Juan Gomis Lopez.

The break gets away
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Next to try were the Fukushima brothers Koji and Shinichi (Bridgestone Anchor) and Edward Clancy (Great Britain). The Anglo-Japanese trio managed to bridge the gap, making it nine up front after 11 kilometres of racing. However the peloton was also closing, bringing the nine escapers back one kilometre later.

A succession of attacks followed. Top British rider Roger Hammond (Discovery Channel) was trying to make up for a disappointing day yesterday and got away with Rob Sharman (Recycling.co.uk) and Kevin van Impe (Chocolades Jacques).

Van Impe's teammate Matthew Gilmore crashed at the head of the peloton but remounted and chased. The gap continued to grow and after Penrith, the three leaders were 54 seconds clear. The bunch stalled soon afterwards and the gap soared to well over three minutes. This then doubled by the time they hit the first sprint at Shap (39.5 km), which went to Hammond ahead of Sharman and Van Impe.

Shortly after the gallop, the riders raced onto the slopes of the second category Shap Fells (48.9 km). Sharman was first to the crowd-thronged summit, followed by Van Impe and Hammond. The gap over the main bunch was continuing to grow.

Roger Hammond (Discovery Channel) wins
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Hammond led Sharman and Van Impe over the prime line at Kendal (63.7 km), following which the riders began to climb up to the summit of the second category climb of Blease Hill. Sharman was once again first past the KOH prime, taking the jersey in the process, with Van Impe and Hammond next. The peloton was by this point a full 9 minutes and 50 seconds back with 76 of the day's 162 kilometres covered. This gap subsequently rose to ten minutes and 40 seconds, at which point the peloton decided that it was time to pick up the pace. The QuickStep, Barloworld-Valsir and MrBookmaker - Sports Tech teams started working together, causing the gap to drop below the ten minute mark by the time Hammond beat Van Impe and Sharman for the Hornby sprint (96.5 km).

From that point on it was mainly flat roads all the way to Blackpool and with the chase being bolstered by the input of the T-Mobile squad, the bunch continued to make inroads. With 40 kilometres remaining the gap was down to 4 minutes and 30 seconds.

This dropped another minute by the 25 kilometres to go banner, at which point the grey skies now turned to heavy rain. With 20 kilometres to go, Hammond, Sharman and Van Impe were just 2 minutes 40 seconds up and their chances were looking bleak; then, ten kilometres from the finish, they had just one minute and seven seconds. When Van Impe punctured with five kilometres remaining their fate seemed to be sealed, but as Hammond said afterwards, he and Sharman actually went quicker as they felt that Van Impe had been saving himself for the finale rather than doing his share of the work. They safely negotiated their way through the final slippery corners in Blackpool and fought it out for the stage win, with Hammond taking it by five seconds from Sharman. Cavendish led home the main bunch a further five seconds later, making it a one-two-three for British riders.

Photography

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Results

1 Roger Hammond (GBr) Great Britain                       3.58.48
2 Robin Sharman (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed              0.05
3 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Great Britain                         0.10
4 Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                       
5 Eric Baumann (Ger) T-Mobile                                    
6 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                     
7 Javier Cherro Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                
8 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC                                 
9 Takehiro Mizutani (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                     
10 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago             
11 Siro Camponogara (Ita) Navigators Insurance                   
12 Iljo Keisse (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim                 
13 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                               
14 Tom Southam (GBr) Barloworld-Valsir                           
15 Phillip Dixon (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics               
16 Frederik Willems (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim            
17 Enrico Degano (Ita) Barloworld-Valsir                         
18 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                   
19 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance                       
20 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                       
21 Yanto Barker (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics                
22 Peter Mazur (Pol) Navigators Insurance                        
23 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick Step-Innergetic                    
24 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                     
25 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                
26 Dean Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                  
27 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Great Britain                            
28 Junya Sano (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                           
29 Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim          
30 Chris Newton (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                  
31 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago             
32 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                    
33 Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                          
34 Bert de Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago                   
35 Thomas Bruun Eriksen (Den) Team CSC                           
36 Paul Griffin (Irl) Ireland                                    
37 Julian Winn (GBr) Wales                                       
38 Ben Day (Aus) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                        
39 Matthew Brammeier (GBr) Wales                                 
40 David George (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir                          
41 Antonio Olmo Menacho (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana               
42 David Munoz Banon (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                  
43 Juan Gomis Lopez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                   
44 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) T-Mobile                                
45 Frederic Gabriel (Fra) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech               
46 Alex Coutts (GBr) Scotland                                    
47 Chris Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                 
48 Kieran Page (GBr) Great Britain                               
49 Gary Hand (GBr) Scotland                                      
50 Russel Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                
51 Roger Aiken (Irl) Ireland                                     
52 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Barloworld-Valsir                         
53 Ben Hallam (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics                  
54 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                              
55 Tom White (GBr) Great Britain                                 
56 Steven Roach (GBr) Wales                                      
57 Duncan Urquhart (GBr) Scotland                                
58 Alfred Green (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir                          
59 Paudi O'Brien (Irl) Ireland                                   
60 Edward Clancy (GBr) Great Britain                             
61 Jonathon Clarke (Aus) Navigators Insurance                    
62 Steffen Wesemann (Ger) T-Mobile                               
63 Paul Manning (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                  
64 Martin Ford (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics                 
65 Thomas Evans (Irl) Ireland                                    
66 Jamie Norfolk (GBr) Wales                                     
67 Thierry De Groote (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago               
68 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile                                 
69 Paul Healion (Irl) DFL Driving Force Logistics                
70 Tom Vannoppen (Bel) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                  
71 Tony Bracke (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago                     
72 Wesley Van der Linden (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim       
73 Ciarán Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance                       
74 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                       
75 Dale Appleby (GBr) Wales                                      
76 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Ireland                                 
77 David McCann (Irl) Ireland                                    
78 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                  
79 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                    
80 Ryan Connor (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics                 
81 Bram Schmitz (Ned) T-Mobile                                   
82 Matthew Gilmore (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim             
83 Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) T-Mobile                             
84 Robert Partridge (GBr) Wales                                  
85 Ryan Cox (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir                              
86 Robert Hayles (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                 
87 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim          3.22
88 Evan Oliphant (GBr) Scotland                              0.10
89 Jean Claude Lebeau (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago              
90 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Navigators Insurance                      
91 Jose Luis Martinez Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana     6.10
92 James McCallum (GBr) Scotland                             6.18
DNF Manuel Lloret Zaragozi (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana            
 
Points
 
1 Roger Hammond (GBr) Great Britain                            15 pts
2 Robin Sharman (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                14
3 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Great Britain                           13
4 Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                     12
5 Eric Baumann (Ger) T-Mobile                                  11
6 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                   10
7 Javier Cherro Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana               9
8 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC                                8
9 Takehiro Mizutani (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                    7
10 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago            6
11 Siro Camponogara (Ita) Navigators Insurance                  5
12 Iljo Keisse (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim                4
13 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                              3
14 Tom Southam (GBr) Barloworld-Valsir                          2
15 Phillip Dixon (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics              1
 
Sprints
 
Shap
 
1 Roger Hammond (GBr) Great Britain                             5 pts
2 Robin Sharman (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                 3
3 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim              2
4 Eric Baumann (Ger) T-Mobile                                   1
 
Kendal
 
1 Roger Hammond (GBr) Great Britain                             5 pts
2 Robin Sharman (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                 3
3 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim              2
4 Eric Baumann (Ger) T-Mobile                                   1
 
Hornby
 
1 Roger Hammond (GBr) Great Britain                             5 pts
2 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim              3
3 Robin Sharman (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                 2
4 Eric Baumann (Ger) T-Mobile                                   1
 
Mountains 
 
Shap Fells - Cat. 2
 
1 Robin Sharman (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                 6 pts
2 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim              5
3 Roger Hammond (GBr) Great Britain                             4
4 Ben Day (Aus) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                        3
5 Antonio Olmo Menacho (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana               2
6 Ciarán Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance                       1
 
Blease Hill - Cat. 2
 
1 Robin Sharman (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                 6 pts
2 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim              5
3 Roger Hammond (GBr) Great Britain                             4
4 Ben Day (Aus) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                        3
5 Antonio Olmo Menacho (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana               2
6 Paul Griffin (Irl) Ireland                                    1
 
Best British Rider 
 
1 Roger Hammond (GBr) Great Britain                       3.58.48
 
Teams
 
1 Great Britain                                          11.56.44
2 Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                                  0.05
3 Quick Step-Innergetic                                      0.10
4 Bridgestone Anchor                                             
5 Navigators Insurance                                           
6 Team CSC                                                       
7 Chocolade Jacques-T Interim                                    
8 Barloworld-Valsir                                              
9 Landbouwkrediet                                                
10 Mr Bookmaker-Sportstech                                       
11 DFL Driving Force Logistics                                   
12 Comunidad Valenciana                                          
13 T-Mobile                                                      
14 Wales                                                         
15 Ireland                                                       
16 Scotland                                                      
 
General classification after stage 2
 
1 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                 8.23.18
2 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                            0.07
3 Javier Cherro Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana            0.10
4 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                 0.11
5 Yanto Barker (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics             0.16
6 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick Step-Innergetic                     
7 Bert de Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago                    
8 Tom Southam (GBr) Barloworld-Valsir                        0.17
9 Peter Mazur (Pol) Navigators Insurance                         
10 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                    
11 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) T-Mobile                                
12 Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim      0.18
13 David George (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir                          
14 Chris Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                 
15 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance                   0.19
16 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago             
17 Ben Day (Aus) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                        
18 Juan Gomis Lopez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana               0.20
19 Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) T-Mobile                             
20 Eric Baumann (Ger) T-Mobile                               1.18
21 Takehiro Mizutani (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                1.22
22 Iljo Keisse (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim                 
23 Antonio Olmo Menacho (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana           1.25
24 Alex Coutts (GBr) Scotland                                    
25 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                1.26
26 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Navigators Insurance                      
27 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic            1.29
28 Thomas Bruun Eriksen (Den) Team CSC                       2.20
29 Alfred Green (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir                          
30 Siro Camponogara (Ita) Navigators Insurance               2.21
31 Ciarán Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance                       
32 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Barloworld-Valsir                     2.25
33 Kieran Page (GBr) Great Britain                           4.04
34 Roger Hammond (GBr) Great Britain                        22.11
35 Robin Sharman (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed            22.24
36 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Great Britain                       22.36
37 Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                 22.40
38 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago             
39 Enrico Degano (Ita) Barloworld-Valsir                         
40 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC                                
41 Phillip Dixon (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics               
42 Dean Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                  
43 Chris Newton (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                  
44 Gary Hand (GBr) Scotland                                      
45 Junya Sano (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                           
46 David Munoz Banon (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                  
47 Frederic Gabriel (Fra) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech               
48 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Great Britain                            
49 Frederik Willems (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim            
50 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                              
51 Russel Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                
52 Thierry De Groote (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago               
53 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                   
54 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                     
55 Julian Winn (GBr) Wales                                       
56 Paul Griffin (Irl) Ireland                                    
57 Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                          
58 Tom Vannoppen (Bel) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                  
59 Steffen Wesemann (Ger) T-Mobile                               
60 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                  
61 Wesley Van der Linden (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim       
62 Matthew Brammeier (GBr) Wales                                 
63 Evan Oliphant (GBr) Scotland                                  
64 Steven Roach (GBr) Wales                                      
65 Tom White (GBr) Great Britain                                 
66 Jamie Norfolk (GBr) Wales                                     
67 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile                                 
68 Paudi O'Brien (Irl) Ireland                                   
69 Paul Manning (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                  
70 Roger Aiken (Irl) Ireland                                     
71 Ben Hallam (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics                  
72 Matthew Gilmore (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim             
73 Paul Healion (Irl) DFL Driving Force Logistics                
74 Bram Schmitz (Ned) T-Mobile                                   
75 Duncan Urquhart (GBr) Scotland                                
76 Jean Claude Lebeau (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago              
77 David McCann (Irl) Ireland                                    
78 Jonathon Clarke (Aus) Navigators Insurance                    
79 Ryan Cox (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir                              
80 Edward Clancy (GBr) Great Britain                             
81 Martin Ford (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics                 
82 Thomas Evans (Irl) Ireland                                    
83 Ryan Connor (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics                 
84 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Ireland                                 
85 Dale Appleby (GBr) Wales                                      
86 Robert Partridge (GBr) Wales                                  
87 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                       
88 Robert Hayles (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed            22.50
89 Tony Bracke (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago                24.44
90 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim         25.48
91 Jose Luis Martinez Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana    28.40
92 James McCallum (GBr) Scotland                            28.48
 
Points classification
 
1 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                   23 pts
2 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                              17
3 Javier Cherro Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana              16
4 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                      15
5 Roger Hammond (GBr) Great Britain                            15
6 Robin Sharman (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                14
7 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Great Britain                           13
8 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick Step-Innergetic                   12
9 Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                     12
10 Bert de Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago                 11
11 Eric Baumann (Ger) T-Mobile                                 11
12 Yanto Barker (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics              10
13 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                   9
14 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) T-Mobile                               8
15 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC                               8
16 Takehiro Mizutani (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                   7
17 Peter Mazur (Pol) Navigators Insurance                       6
18 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago            6
19 Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim         5
20 Siro Camponogara (Ita) Navigators Insurance                  5
21 Chris Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                4
22 Iljo Keisse (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim                4
23 David George (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir                         3
24 Tom Southam (GBr) Barloworld-Valsir                          2
25 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance                      2
26 Ben Day (Aus) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                       1
27 Phillip Dixon (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics              1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Robin Sharman (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                12 pts
2 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim             10
3 Ben Day (Aus) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                        8
4 Roger Hammond (GBr) Great Britain                             8
5 Antonio Olmo Menacho (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana               7
6 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                       4
7 Bert de Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago                   4
8 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                               3
9 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                    2
10 Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) T-Mobile                            1
11 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Navigators Insurance                     1
12 Ciarán Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance                      1
13 Paul Griffin (Irl) Ireland                                   1
 
Sprints classification
 
1 Roger Hammond (GBr) Great Britain                            15 pts
2 Eric Baumann (Ger) T-Mobile                                  13
3 Javier Cherro Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana              11
4 Robin Sharman (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                 8
5 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim              7
6 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                       5
7 Tom Southam (GBr) Barloworld-Valsir                           3
8 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                               3
9 Iljo Keisse (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim                 1
 
Team classification
 
1 Mr Bookmaker-Sportstech                                25.10.45
2 Quick Step-Innergetic                                      1.03
3 T-Mobile                                                   1.10
4 Navigators Insurance                                       1.11
5 Comunidad Valenciana                                           
6 Team CSC                                                   2.01
7 Barloworld-Valsir                                          2.06
8 Landbouwkrediet                                           22.24
9 Chocolade Jacques-T Interim                               23.29
10 DFL Driving Force Logistics                              44.45
11 Bridgestone Anchor                                       45.51
12 Scotland                                                 45.54
13 Great Britain                                            48.23
14 Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                              1.07.04
15 Wales                                                  1.07.09
16 Ireland                                                       

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