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69th Tour de Suisse - PT

Switzerland, June 11-19, 2005

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Stage 3 - June 13: Abtwil/Säntispark - St. Anton a.A., 154 km

McGee gets close to yellow with stage win

By Gabriella Ekström

Bradley McGee (Francaise des Jeux)
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T-Mobile's Jan Ullrich barely hung on to the leader's jersey in today's third stage into Austria, after having served Francaise des Jeux' Bradley McGee the stage win and ten bonus seconds on a silver plate. Thanks to his win, McGee now trails Ullrich by only two seconds, but neither seems particularly keen to actually have the jersey.

McGee was very happy with his stage win, crediting his teammates: "My teammates stayed with me for the whole day and continually gave me the right clothing and the right food. They set me up at the foot of the finishing climb and therefore I was very motivated to finish it off for them.

"The fact that I'm still two seconds behind Ullrich is a little present for my teammates. Now they don't have to defend the jersey. T-Mobile can keep doing that."

Ullrich and his team rode a strong race, even if he was a little isolated on the finishing climb with only Giuseppe Guerini left to help him. "Indeed I wouldn't have found it bad if McGee had taken the yellow," said Ullrich, who finished 12th. "Now the team still has to defend it; we feel obliged to. But it's going well, I'm satisfied."

How it unfolded

Jan Ullrich (T-Mobile)
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157 riders left Abtwil at 13.30 this afternoon, with Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step, stomach problems) and Guennadi Mikhailov (Discovery Channel) the non-starters. The weather was rainy but seemed to improve as the riders rode on. Since yesterday's time trial in Weinfelden had opened up rather large time differences in the general classification, a lot of riders were interested in early attacks, but none were let away for very long.

Robbie McEwen (Davitamon-Lotto), David Loosli (Lampre-Caffita) and Cédric Hervé (Crédit Agricole) all made attempts to get away, Loosli even twice, but none of them lasted long. Ronny Scholz (Gerolsteiner) and Jurgen van den Broeck (Discovery Channel) were next in line, but only lasted for a few kilometres before they were caught. Fabian Wegmann (Gerolsteiner) and Alessandro Bertolini (Domina Vacanze) were the next to try after 13 km, and lasted 25 km in front before they came back.

At the front of the peloton, T-mobile were surprisingly assisted by the Phonak team, perhaps because of the declaration made by Ullrich, saying that he did not intend to keep the jersey at any cost. There was no need for Phonak to worry though, as T-mobile made their intentions obvious as the race moved closer to the Austrian border. The whole magenta coloured team lined up at the front and made life hard for those intending to break away.

Jörg Ludewig (Domina Vacanze), Staf Scheirlinckx (Cofidis), Thomas Voeckler (Bouygues) and Antonio Colom (Illes Balears) tried to escape after 47 kilometres, but were brought back within minutes. T-mobile controlled the peloton all the way over the Swiss/Austrian border, and onto the lower slopes of the Arlbergpass. Before the intermediate sprint in Bludenz with 42 kilometres to go, Michael Albasini (Liquigas), Aurelien Clerc (Phonak) and his team mate Gregory Rast took off, and after Clerc had won the sprint, a few more riders seized the opportunity and formed a little break.

Along with Rast, Clerc and Albasini, points leader Bernhard Eisel (FDJ), Daniele Colli, Matej Mugerli (Liquigas), Robbie McEwen (Davitamon-Lotto), and Marcus Zberg (Gerolsteiner) sat in the break, but T-mobile seemed determined not to let anyone go, and their actions very much contradicted with Ullrich's opinions before the stage.

The first attack uphill came from Linus Gerdemann (CSC) with 24 kilometres to go, and his actions attracted Discovery Channel's Jurgen Van Den Broeck who followed. This initiated a series of attacks, with Charly Wegelius (Liquigas), Thomas Voeckler (Bouygues) and David Lopez (Euskaltel) being the first riders to follow.

Jan Ullrich (T-Mobile)
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The peloton came back together for the last sprint, won by Albasini in front of Clerc, who felt that he had been treated unjustly by Albasini, who sensibly took the shortest route to the line, even though it involved cutting a few corners tightly and not allowing Clerc any room to pass. Straight after the sprint, the attackers were off again, this time with never-tiring David Loosli, David de la Fuente (Saunier Duval), Alejandro Valverde (Illes Baleares), Iker Flores (Euskaltel) and Patrik Sinkewitz (Quick.Step) all heading up the road in turns. Valverde and Sinkewitz seemed to be the stronger riders as they powered away from the others, but in the dark secrecy of one of numerous tunnels, Euskaltel's Aitor Gonzalez countered and passed them.

Gonzalez was chased, first by Sven Montgomery (Gerolsteiner) and then by a 23 man group led by Guerini and Ullrich (T-mobile), followed by Bradley McGee (FDJeux), George Totschnig and Beat Zberg (Gerolsteiner), Alexander Moos, Tadej Valjavec and Daniel Schnider (Phonak), Frank Schleck (CSC), Patrik Sinkewitz and Michael Rogers (Quick.Step), Cadel Evans (Davitamon-Lotto), Fabian Jeker, Leonardo Piepoli and Chris Horner (Saunier Duval), Dario Frigo, Kim Kirchen and Vincenzo Nibali (Fassa Bortolo), Koldo Gil (Liberty Seguros), Iban Mayo (Euskaltel), Daniel Atienza (Cofidis), Mirko Celestino (Domina Vacanze) and Francesco Bellotti (Credit Agricole).

Tadej Valjavec jumped across to Gonzalez with 12 kilometres to go, four to the top of the climb. When the two riders up front merged to a duo, the peloton was closing in fast since a few riders started to raise the speed at the front. Daniel Schnider was the next Phonak rider to jump away as Phonak riders do, and he was followed by Koldo Gil, fresh from the Giro and hungry for more stages. Gil stayed clear over the summit, and hit the wet descent of the Arlbergpass like a kamikaze pilot. Good skills helped Gil stay away down the mountain, but the peloton was chasing very close. With one kilometre to go, the chasing group only had a tiny gap to close but who should do it?

Bradley McGee (Francaise des Jeux)
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Ullrich, hungry for the stage win, eventually closed the gap, only to realize that a lot of riders behind him were also hungry for the stage. They overshot him from all directions, and too late, Ullrich seemed to understand that the stage and the bonus would go to Bradley McGee, a much bigger threat to Ullrich on the GC than Koldo Gil. Ullrich saw the riders spread out and tried to get out of the group that had him boxed in, worried that a time gap would open up.

Meanwhile, Sinkewitz had started the sprint with Totschnig on his wheel, but never matched the speed of McGee, who came round the slower riders in the middle of the road. Mirko Celestino followed McGee to take second, while Ullrich missed out on all bonus seconds. Michael Rogers held on to defend his third position in the GC, while Dario Frigo climbed to fourth, 1.12 behind Ullrich.

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Results

1 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française Des Jeux                         3.46.51 (40.785 km/h)
2 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                  
3 Patrick Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick Step                                    
4 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                    
5 Daniel Schnider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                          
6 Koldo Gil Perez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                      
7 Iban Mayo Diez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                
8 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                           
9 Fabian Jeker (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir                               
10 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                        
11 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                  
12 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                      
13 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne              
14 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                         
15 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Credit Agricole                             
16 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                          
17 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick Step                                      
18 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                          
19 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo                                      
20 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                 
21 Dario Frigo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                  0.04
22 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                    
23 Chris Horner (USA) Saunier Duval-Prodir                              
24 Daniel Atienza (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone            0.06
25 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas-Bianchi                          0.10
26 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                   
27 Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               
28 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          0.25
29 Jonath Gonzalez Rios (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne        0.29
30 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                        1.22
31 Serguei Gonchar (Ukr) Domina Vacanze                                 
32 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                      
33 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                  
34 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                      1.32
35 Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne           1.40
36 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                1.43
37 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Caffita                                    
38 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole                            
39 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Team CSC                                        
40 Unai Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne             
41 Jesus Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                     
42 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              1.47
43 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne               2.05
44 Marco Fertonani (Ita) Domina Vacanze                             2.19
45 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                          2.43
46 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           2.49
47 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                     
48 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               
49 Patxi Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre-Caffita                           
50 Jorg Ludewig (Ger) Domina Vacanze                                2.55
51 Saul Raisin (USA) Credit Agricole                                    
52 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         3.02
53 Cedric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                
54 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Credit Agricole                             
55 Joseba Albizu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                
56 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                          
57 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                                 
58 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir                    3.06
59 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                   
60 Benoit Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              
61 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           3.59
62 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                      
63 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Rabobank                                     
64 Cedric Herve (Fra) Credit Agricole                               5.31
65 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                                 5.42
66 Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank                                    
67 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone             
68 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC                                        
69 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas-Bianchi                                 
70 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                             
71 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Liquigas-Bianchi                               
72 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française Des Jeux                             
73 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone          
74 Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) T-Mobile Team                               
75 Javier Ramirez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                      
76 Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Fassa Bortolo                              
77 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Quick Step                                     
78 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                 
79 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                 
80 Marius Sabaliauskas (Ltu) Lampre-Caffita                             
81 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                    
82 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                    
83 Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                               
84 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                     
85 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                             
86 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                      
87 Joseba Beloki (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                       
88 David Etxebarria (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                    
89 Joan Horrach (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                    
90 Jurge Van Den Broeck (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team    6.46
91 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                      6.57
92 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                              7.58
93 Sbastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole                               
94 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo                                
95 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Domina Vacanze                            
96 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                    
97 Baden Cooke (Aus) Française Des Jeux                                 
98 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team CSC                                       
99 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                              
100 Peter Farazijn (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone               
101 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                  
102 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                
103 Sascha Urweider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                        
104 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     
105 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                 
106 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                              8.06
107 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                               
108 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Française Des Jeux                              
109 Frederic Guesdon (Fra) Française Des Jeux                           
110 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       
111 Frederic Mainguenaud (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                     8.20
112 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    
113 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step                                 8.28
114 Anton Luengo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                
115 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone             9.35
116 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                 11.46
117 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                  
118 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                
119 Luciano Pagliarini (Bra) Liquigas-Bianchi                           
120 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française Des Jeux                             
121 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                         
122 Antonio Colom Mas (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne              
123 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                    
124 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quick Step                                     
125 Marcus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                     
126 Aurelien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                         
127 Gregory Rast (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                           
128 Leif Hoste (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 
129 Guido Trenti (USA) Quick Step                                       
130 Roger Hammond (GBr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              
131 Nicolas Inaudi (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone               
132 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                
133 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas-Bianchi                             
134 Nico Mattan (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                   
135 Steffen Wesemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                
136 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Française Des Jeux                              
137 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                    
138 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                        
139 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Credit Agricole                             
140 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                         
141 Andrej Hauptman (Slo) Fassa Bortolo                                 
142 Daniele Colli (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                
143 Paolo Valoti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                   
144 Ludovic Auger (Fra) Française Des Jeux                              
145 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                                
146 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile Team                                  
147 Unai Yus Kerejeta (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                            
148 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          
149 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank                                        
150 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           
151 Rene Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                 
152 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            
153 Christophe Kern (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              
154 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              
155 David Navas Chica (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne              
156 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Lampre-Caffita                            13.35
DNF Andreas Matzbacher (Aut) Lampre-Caffita                             
DNS Guennadi Mikhailov (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team         
DNS Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step                                      
 
Points
 
1 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française Des Jeux                              15 pts
2 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                12
3 Patrick Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick Step                                  10
4 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                   9
5 Daniel Schnider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                         8
6 Koldo Gil Perez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                     7
7 Iban Mayo Diez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               6
8 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                          5
9 Fabian Jeker (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir                              4
10 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                       3
11 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                 2
12 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     1
 
Mountains
 
Arlbergpass - Cat. 2, 146.5 km
1 Koldo Gil Perez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                     8 pts
2 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo                                      6
3 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                          4
4 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française Des Jeux                               2
5 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                         1
 
Sprints
 
Bludenz, 111.9 km
1 Aurelien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                          6 pts
2 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas-Bianchi                              3
3 Gregory Rast (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                            1
 
Klosterle a.Anton, 135.7 km
1 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas-Bianchi                              6 pts
2 Aurelien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                          3
3 Gregory Rast (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                            1
 
Teams
 
1 Phonak Hearing Systems                                        11.20.33
2 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                            0.04
3 Fassa Bortolo                                                         
4 Gerolsteiner                                                      0.10
5 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                               0.35
6 Illes Balears-Casse d'Epargne                                     2.09
7 Team CSC                                                          2.44
8 LIBERTY SEGUROS WURTH TEAM                                        3.05
9 Domina Vacanze                                                    3.41
10 Credit Agricole                                                  4.38
11 Quick Step - Innergetic                                          5.42
12 T-Mobile Team                                                        
13 Lampre - Caffita                                                 7.38
14 Cofidis                                                          8.50
15 Bouygues Telecom                                                 9.31
16 Liquigas-Bianchi                                                11.34
17 Discovery Channel                                               12.41
18 Francaise Des Jeux                                              13.40
19 Rabobank                                                             
20 Davitamon-Lotto                                                 13.44
 
General classification after stage 3
 
1 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                8.31.10
2 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française Des Jeux                            0.02
3 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick Step                                   0.18
4 Dario Frigo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                   1.12
5 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                     1.14
6 Fabian Jeker (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           1.25
7 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                1.31
8 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                      1.41
9 Patrick Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick Step                                1.47
10 Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           1.52
11 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                      1.53
12 Koldo Gil Perez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                 1.56
13 Serguei Gonchar (Ukr) Domina Vacanze                             2.02
14 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                    
15 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo                                  2.08
16 Daniel Schnider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                     2.17
17 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                        2.20
18 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne          2.21
19 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Team CSC                                    2.29
20 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                      2.37
21 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas-Bianchi                          2.47
22 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Credit Agricole                         2.48
23 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Gerolsteiner                               2.51
24 Iban Mayo Diez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           2.54
25 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                  3.04
26 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                 
27 Chris Horner (USA) Saunier Duval-Prodir                          3.09
28 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                              3.17
29 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Domina Vacanze                             3.18
30 Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne           3.58
31 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    
32 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team              4.03
33 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                      4.04
34 Daniel Atienza (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone            4.13
35 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          4.19
36 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                             4.22
37 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         4.34
38 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                      4.36
39 Marco Fertonani (Ita) Domina Vacanze                             4.49
40 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne               4.52
41 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Caffita                                4.54
42 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           4.57
43 Jonath Gonzalez Rios (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne        5.05
44 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole                            
45 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir                    5.14
46 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                          5.23
47 Benoit Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              
48 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      5.53
49 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           6.00
50 Patxi Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre-Caffita                       6.04
51 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              6.07
52 Unai Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne         6.15
53 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                 6.32
54 Cedric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone            6.42
55 Jorg Ludewig (Ger) Domina Vacanze                                6.43
56 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                               6.53
57 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           7.00
58 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Credit Agricole                         7.09
59 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                  7.26
60 Jesus Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                 7.38
61 Joseba Albizu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            7.39
62 Saul Raisin (USA) Credit Agricole                                7.41
63 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                             7.53
64 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Rabobank                                 7.56
65 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                  8.05
66 Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) T-Mobile Team                           8.23
67 Joseba Beloki (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                   8.35
68 Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Fassa Bortolo                          8.36
69 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo                            8.37
70 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Liquigas-Bianchi                           8.40
71 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Quick Step                                 8.41
72 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                8.42
73 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                         8.43
74 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                             9.01
75 Marius Sabaliauskas (Ltu) Lampre-Caffita                         9.38
76 Jurge Van Den Broeck (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team    9.44
77 Javier Ramirez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                  9.46
78 Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank                                9.48
79 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team CSC                                   9.49
80 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                         9.50
81 David Etxebarria (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                9.55
82 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC                                    9.56
83 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                9.59
84 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 10.01
85 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas-Bianchi                            10.02
86 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone     10.10
87 Cedric Herve (Fra) Credit Agricole                              10.11
88 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                                10.21
89 Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                               
90 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone        10.25
91 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française Des Jeux                        10.35
92 Joan Horrach (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne               11.00
93 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                11.08
94 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                  
95 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                           11.36
96 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                             11.44
97 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                              11.51
98 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                              12.22
99 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                               12.28
100 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Domina Vacanze                      12.29
101 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                        12.42
102 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                    12.51
103 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           13.06
104 Sbastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole                              
105 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                  13.15
106 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone            13.22
107 Sascha Urweider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                   13.23
108 Frederic Mainguenaud (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                    13.27
109 Frederic Guesdon (Fra) Française Des Jeux                      13.39
110 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                    13.51
111 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Française Des Jeux                         13.53
112 Baden Cooke (Aus) Française Des Jeux                           13.55
113 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                               13.56
114 Peter Farazijn (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone          14.02
115 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile Team                             14.33
116 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                           14.39
117 Anton Luengo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           14.43
118 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                    14.50
119 Steffen Wesemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                           14.54
120 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step                                15.05
121 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française Des Jeux                        15.12
122 Daniele Colli (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                           15.21
123 Nico Mattan (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                              15.22
124 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Credit Agricole                        15.34
125 Rene Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                            15.36
126 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir               15.38
127 Roger Hammond (GBr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team         15.39
128 Marcus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                15.47
129 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                         15.49
130 Andrej Hauptman (Slo) Fassa Bortolo                            16.09
131 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas-Bianchi                        16.16
132 Aurelien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                    16.18
133 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quick Step                                16.22
134 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team       16.29
135 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                   16.37
136 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                           16.40
137 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team      16.41
138 Antonio Colom Mas (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne         16.53
139 Nicolas Inaudi (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone          16.58
140 Guido Trenti (USA) Quick Step                                  17.01
141 Ludovic Auger (Fra) Française Des Jeux                         17.14
142 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Domina Vacanze                             17.19
143 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                 17.27
144 Gregory Rast (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                      17.36
145 Luciano Pagliarini (Bra) Liquigas-Bianchi                           
146 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                               17.40
147 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank                                   17.44
148 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                
149 Unai Yus Kerejeta (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                       17.46
150 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Française Des Jeux                         20.03
151 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Lampre-Caffita                            20.24
152 Paolo Valoti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                              21.26
153 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     21.51
154 Christophe Kern (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                         25.49
155 Leif Hoste (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            26.47
156 David Navas Chica (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne         26.59
 
Points classification
 
1 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française Des Jeux                              38 pts
2 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française Des Jeux                             25
3 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                         20
4 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo                               18
5 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     16
6 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                    16
7 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Team CSC                                       15
8 Patrick Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick Step                                  13
9 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                12
10 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick Step                                    10
11 Baden Cooke (Aus) Française Des Jeux                               10
12 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                  9
13 Serguei Gonchar (Ukr) Domina Vacanze                                8
14 Daniel Schnider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                        8
15 Koldo Gil Perez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                    7
16 Aurelien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                         7
17 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                           6
18 Iban Mayo Diez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              6
19 Rene Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                 6
20 Dario Frigo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                     5
21 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                       5
22 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                         5
23 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                         5
24 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                  5
25 Fabian Jeker (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir                             4
26 David Etxebarria (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                   4
27 Chris Horner (USA) Saunier Duval-Prodir                             3
28 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                 2
29 Daniele Colli (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                2
30 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                                1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Koldo Gil Perez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                     8 pts
2 Gregory Rast (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                            6
3 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo                                      6
4 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                          5
5 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas-Bianchi                              4
6 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française Des Jeux                               2
7 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                         1
8 Antonio Colom Mas (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne               1
 
Sprints classification
 
1 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas-Bianchi                             16 pts
2 Aurelien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                          9
3 Gregory Rast (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                            8
4 Benoit Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              3
5 Daniele Colli (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                 3
6 Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne               1
 
Teams classification
 
1 Fassa Bortolo                                                 25.37.29
2 Gerolsteiner                                                      0.53
3 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                            1.10
4 Team CSC                                                          1.31
5 Phonak Hearing Systems                                            2.48
6 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                               4.00
7 Illes Balears-Casse d'Epargne                                     5.37
8 Quick Step - Innergetic                                           5.56
9 LIBERTY SEGUROS WURTH TEAM                                        6.06
10 Domina Vacanze                                                   6.16
11 T-Mobile Team                                                    7.11
12 Credit Agricole                                                  8.09
13 Lampre - Caffita                                                13.52
14 Bouygues Telecom                                                14.24
15 Discovery Channel                                               14.44
16 Cofidis                                                         15.18
17 Liquigas-Bianchi                                                16.11
18 Davitamon-Lotto                                                 17.24
19 Francaise Des Jeux                                              17.55
20 Rabobank                                                        20.47

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