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89th Giro d'Italia - GT

Italy, May 6-28, 2006

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Stage 4 - Tuesday, May 9: Wanze - Hotton, 193 km

McEwen takes the Milram train

By Anthony Tan & Les Clarke in Hotton, with additional reporting from Tim Maloney

Robbie McEwen (Davitamon-Lotto)
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Launching his sprint with 250 metres to go and sailing straight past Alberto Loddo, Axel Maximiliano Richeze and Olaf Pollack with apparent ease, Queenslander Robbie McEwen didn't even notice Paolo Bettini's late finishing burst until his second victory salute, where he flexed his might and muscles for all the world to see.

"I let all the others start their sprint; I just watched what everyone was doing, which direction they were going and I opened my sprint along the left. I never really went on the wheel of somebody - I just did my own thing in the sprint and passed everybody without too many problems," McEwen said.

"For me, my sprint almost begins three kilometres from the finish," he continued. "I told my two team-mates who were piloting me - [Nick] Gates and [Henk] Vogels - just to wait until three kilometres and then to put me in the wheel of the Milram train, so that's exactly what happened. They took me until 15 or 14 hundred metres from the finish and sent me off behind Lorenzetto who was the last man of Milram; I just stayed on the wheel and stayed calm untl the last 200 metres.

Robbie McEwen (Davitamon-Lotto)
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"It wasn't a surprise to see Milram set up the way they did, I knew they were going to. They did no work on the front all day - they still have some fast guys, like Rigotto and Lorenzetto, who finished behind me last week in Romandie. It's obvious they're still going to try; okay, they've lost Petacchi, but they still want to try and win. They've got a strong train, and I rode my sprint according to them," he said.

"They were working for their guy but indirectly working for me," McEwen said.

"They saved all their guys to ride the last four or five kilometres and the sprint. I used half of my guys to chase the breakaway in co-operation with Gerolsteiner, so we did a lot of work during the day basically for everybody in the bunch, so it's okay another team does some work for me in the sprint. But you still have to get that position and win the sprint," he said.

After his stage victory at the Tour de Romandie a week and a half ago, McEwen told Cyclingnews: "I just need that extra bit of conditioning to go to the Giro with." Well Robbie, whatever you did between then and now, you've obviously found it.

"This victory I could say is for a number of people: for Christophe Brandt from our team, who didn't start today because he broke his arm yesterday. I also said it's for Petacchi because he couldn't ride after he injured his knee, and also for my son because it's his birthday tomorrow."

Many have said this year's Giro d'Italia was not a Giro for sprinters, but so far, with two wins in three days, McEwen has made it so. And with another pancake flat stage this coming Friday, it could very well be vittoria number 11 for the 33 year-old. Unless Bettini manages to surprise him with his trademark hop.

Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step)
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"I'm not a pure sprinter but it was a good finish for me today, a fast finish," said Bettini. "When I started my sprint I hit someone, I think [Alberto] Loddo and it slowed me down a bit... but anyway, McEwen is difficult to beat!" he conceded.

With the entire field bar three all finishing on the same time today, there was little to no movement on the classifica generale. Yesterday's stage winner Stefan Schumacher (Gerolsteiner) continues to lead the 89th Giro, looking like a million bucks donned in the maglia rosa, while defending champion Paolo Savoldelli (Discovery Channel), Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner), José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears) and José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Discovery Channel) round out the top five, separated by 31 seconds.

Stefan Schumacher (Gerolsteiner)
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What will tomorrow bring?

Well, for the 195 riders left in the 89th Giro, tomorrow brings the first day of rest. After a late-evening air-transfer from Liège to Parma tonight, a sleep-in will be in first on the menu, before the standard two-hour pedal, massage and evening meal.

Buon viaggio, plotone!

How it unfolded

Lance Armstrong
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Before the start of Stage 4, seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong stopped by the Discovery Team bus to hang with his homeys, and told the assembled media that "Savoldelli will win the Giro d'Italia."

196 riders left Wanze today at 12:03, with Alessandro Petacchi (Team Milram) and Christophe Brandt (Davitamon-Lotto) non-starters, due to a fractured left kneecap (Petacchi) and cracked elbow (Brandt). With the return of nice weather to the Giro, the remaining riders were ready to rock-on from the get-go. From the start in Wanze on the north bank of the Meuse River, Stage 4 headed south through Huy and immediately climbed the Cote d'Ahin. This initial ascent was bound to provoke attacks and 6km after passing the summit near Marcin, five riders escaped the clutches of the gruppo.

Grischa Niermann (Rabobank)
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The front quintet was composed of Sandy Casar (Francaise de Jeux), Grischa Nierman (Rabonbank), Patrick "Beautiful" Calcagni (Liquigas-Bianchi), long, lean Jurgen Van de Walle (Quick.Step) and 35 year-old Alessandro Bertolini (Selle Italia). This break had the right combination of non-contenders and quickly gained time on the main group; by the tiny village of Tinlot at km 26, the escape had gained 3'30 and the tailwind had cranked up the pace, with 42.9km covered in the first hour.

After 50km, the break was five minutes in front and continued to make time on the peloton. The Giro percorso was now on the same tough, hilly roads as Liège-Bastogne-Liège. At the Cat. 3 GPM at Trois-points / Cote de Wanne after 83km, it was Casar who took the points, while the fast pace through the hilly terrain continued with the average speed 40.80 km/h.

Sven Krauss (Gerolsteiner)
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Next up was the difficult climb to the GPM of La Haute Levée and the quintet had a gap of 6'20, while first rider over Casar saw him into the maglia verde of best climber. As the break dropped off the backside of the steep climb, they entered the auto racing circuit at Spa-Francorchamps, where Casar took the 110 Gazzetta intermediate sprint ahead of Calcagni and Van de Walle.

Across the terrain where the Battle of the Bulge was fought 62 years ago, the break's lead reached a maximum at 6'55, while maglia rosa Schumacher's Gerolsteiner squad and Davitamon-Lotto decided to increase the chase pace behind. Suffering from bad allergies since the beginning of the race, Bertagnolli (Cofidis) abandoned in the feed zone at Malmedy, with 195 riders now left in the 98th Giro d'Italia.

Now heading east through Vielsam with 55km to go, the break's lead had dropped to four minutes. The quintet was working well together, but the sprinters' teams back in the gruppo wanted it to come down to a sprint and kept the pressure on; with 45km to go across the rolling farmlands near the Luxembourg border, the gap was now 3' and falling fast, as the headwind made the situation out front more difficult for the break.

Cheering on the Giro
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At 30km to go, the break was hanging out in front, as the giant form of Davitamon-Lotto's Bert Roesems was on the front and 15km later, the jig was almost up as the break's lead was down to 20 seconds in Bornal. As the gruppo approached, Niermann tried to get away but it was too late as T-Mobile had hit the front for their sprinter Olaf Pollack and it was now gruppo compatto after 174km out front.

On the run-in to the stage finish in the quaint country village of Hotton, the sprinters' teams began to look for elbow room, most notably Team Milram. With the absence of Ale-Jet Petacchi, the Milram milkmen were looking to launch second-string sprinter Mirko Lorenzetto, while Quick.Step was ready to launch Bettini. With 5.5km to go, Jensy Voigt (CSC) made a gutsy solo move and hung out in front, but with the sprinters' squads powering away on the long, straight road, his escape only lasted 1.5km.

Post-stage grin
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Belgian champ Serge Baguet (Davitamon-Lotto) hit the front hard with 3km to go as the long, gentle descent into Hotton commenced. Milram was still up there, as was Henk Vogels of Davitamon-Lotto with Robbie McEwen right on his wheel. Rabobank's Graeme Brown was there, and Korff led out the swervy Pollack with 250 metres to go. But nothing could stop the Vogels-McEwen duo as he gave a perfect leadout. The speedy Queenslander rode to his 10th career stage win in the Giro d'Italia, and thanks to his points bonus, took over the maglia ciclamino of best sprinter from Bettini.

Thursday, May 11 - Stage 5: Piacenza-Cremona Team Time Trial, 38 km

The first Giro TTT since 1989 will be a billiard table fast, flat trip east the Po River valley, with a tailwind likely. Watch for a CSC-Discovery Channel battle on these dead-flat roads south of Milano, while the climbers' teams could lose minutes to such powerhouse squads.

Photography

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Results

1 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                4.38.51 (41.527 km/h)
2 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                                 
3 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni                 
4 Axel Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                  
5 Olaf Pollack (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                          
6 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Team Milram                                        
7 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                                 
8 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) AG2R Prevoyance                                       
9 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   
10 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                
11 William Bonnet (Fra) Credit Agricole                                     
12 Henk Vogels (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                        
13 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                    
14 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                                              
15 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Lampre-Fondital                                    
16 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     
17 Robert Forster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        
18 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Française des Jeux                                   
19 Grégory Rast (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                                
20 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                    
21 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                        
22 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                              
23 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank                              
24 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  
25 Jose Cayetano Julia Cegarra (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears         
26 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Phonak Hearing Systems                              
27 Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Davitamon-Lotto                                    
28 Sergiy Matveyev (Ukr) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                          
29 Cyrille Monnerais (Fra) Française des Jeux                               
30 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                         
31 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                        
32 Jose Luis Carrasco Gamiz (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears            
33 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Rabobank                                         
34 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                    
35 Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni           
36 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                              
37 Mikel Pradera Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears             
38 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R Prevoyance                                     
39 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Credit Agricole                                
40 Francisco J. Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre-Fondital                       
41 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                      
42 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                                
43 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears        
44 Koen De Kort (Ned) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                            
45 José E. Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                  
46 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               
47 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram                                       
48 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                     
49 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                                      
50 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Credit Agricole                                 
51 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              
52 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Lampre-Fondital                                      
53 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                       
54 Mark Scanlon (Irl) AG2R Prevoyance                                       
55 Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                   
56 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                       
57 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Team Milram                                     
58 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Team Milram                                  
59 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas                                            
60 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   
61 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step-Innergetic                           
62 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                
63 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                   
64 Luis Felipe Laverde Jimenez (Col) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare              
65 Unai Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                     
66 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                        
67 Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears             
68 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                        
69 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                 
70 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Credit Agricole                                    
71 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Credit Agricole                                 
72 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                             
73 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC                                         
74 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC                                                
75 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Liquigas                                       
76 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                         
77 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                        
78 Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             
79 Manuele Mori (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                  
80 Bert Roesems (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                       
81 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                   
82 Benoit Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole                                     
83 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                    
84 Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team         
85 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française des Jeux                                   
86 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                                  
87 Marcos A. Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team             
88 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                            
89 Javier Ramirez Abeja (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                    
90 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                               
91 Joerg Ludewig (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                        
92 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                              
93 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                               
94 Angel Gomez Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                             
95 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                     
96 Ivan Mayoz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                       
97 Axel Merckx (Bel) Phonak Hearing Systems                                 
98 Benat Albizuri Aransolo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          
99 Wladimir Belli (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni               
100 Yohann Gene (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                      
101 Victor Hugo Pena Grisales (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                  
102 Andrea Noe' (Ita) Liquigas                                              
103 Inigo Chaurreau Bernardez (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                         
104 Serge Baguet (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                                
105 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Liquigas                                          
106 Jose Serpa (Col) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni                  
107 Serguei Gonchar (Ukr) T-Mobile Team                                     
108 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                         
109 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                         
110 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                             
111 Emanuele Sella (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                          
112 Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              
113 Elia Rigotto (Ita) Team Milram                                          
114 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                         
115 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Liquigas                                        
116 Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare             
117 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 
118 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                         
119 Iker Flores Galarza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             
120 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                                       
121 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 
122 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française des Jeux                                
123 Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears               
124 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                  
125 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  
126 Santo Anza' (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni                 
127 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                           
128 Guido Trentin (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                
129 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                   
130 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre-Fondital                                   
131 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                    
132 Imanol Erviti (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                      
133 Marco Fertonani (Ita) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                    
134 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Lampre-Fondital                                    
135 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                              
136 Moises Aldape Chavez (Mex) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                    
137 José Rujano Guillen (Ven) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni         
138 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                         
139 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                         
140 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni        
141 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team        
142 Sergio Barbero (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni              
143 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                          
144 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) T-Mobile Team                                     
145 Matthew White (Aus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  
146 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Credit Agricole                                      
147 Ivan Ramiro Parra Pinto (Col) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone          
148 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                       
149 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                            
150 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Credit Agricole                               
151 José Antonio Garrido Lima (Spa) Quick Step-Innergetic                   
152 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          
153 Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                          
154 Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                       
155 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Credit Agricole                                   
156 Benoit Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 
157 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                             
158 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                     
159 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                     
160 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                                             
161 Anton Luengo Celaya (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             
162 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                      
163 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                         
164 Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Française des Jeux                            
165 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                
166 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                        
167 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas                                         
168 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas                                         
169 Amael Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                    
170 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                   
171 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                 
172 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        
173 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                          
174 Raffaele Illiano (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni            
175 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                             
176 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                
177 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Liquigas                                   
178 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                    
179 Inigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC                             
180 Jonathan Patrick Mc Carty (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                  
181 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  
182 Ruben Lobato Elvira (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                          
183 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC                                     
184 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                         
185 Peter Mazur (Pol) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                  
186 Julio Alberto Perez Cuapio (Mex) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare              
187 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Team Milram                                    
188 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                        
189 Aaron Olson (USA) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                  
190 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               
191 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                  
192 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     
193 Carl Naibo (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                    4.37
194 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone              7.19
195 Andoni Aranaga Azkune (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           
DNF  Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone            
DNS  Christophe Brandt (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                
DNS  Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                  
 
Points
 
1 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                     25 pts
2 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                               20
3 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni               16
4 Axel Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                14
5 Olaf Pollack (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                        12
6 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Team Milram                                      10
7 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                                9
8 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) AG2R Prevoyance                                      8
9 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                     8
10 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                 7
11 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               6
12 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas                                         6
13 William Bonnet (Fra) Credit Agricole                                    5
14 Henk Vogels (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                       4
15 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                         4
16 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                   3
17 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                         3
18 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                                             2
19 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni        2
20 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Lampre-Fondital                                   1
21 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        1
 
Mountains
 
Cote De Wanne - km 83,7
 
1 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                     3 pts
2 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                          2
3 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni         1
 
La Haute Levee - km 94,2
 
1 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                     3 pts
2 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni         2
3 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                          1
 
110 Gazzetta
 
1 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                     5 pts
2 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas                                          4
3 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                          3
4 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                          2
5 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni         1
6 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                          
 
Combination
 
1 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               53 pts
2 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                    29
3 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    28
4 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française des Jeux                                  28
5 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                      21
6 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                               20
7 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 20
8 José E. Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                 18
9 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas                                           18
10 Moises Aldape Chavez (Mex) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                   18
11 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         18
12 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team       16
13 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                    15
14 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears      14
15 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                        14
16 Amael Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                   13
17 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    12
18 Benat Albizuri Aransolo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        12
19 Olaf Pollack (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       11
20 Serguei Gonchar (Ukr) T-Mobile Team                                    10
21 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni              10
22 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni       10
23 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas                                        10
24 Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears            9
25 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                               9
26 Raffaele Illiano (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni            8
27 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                         6
28 Axel Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                6
29 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                      5
30 Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni          5
31 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  4
32 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                               3
33 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) AG2R Prevoyance                                     3
34 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                  1
 
Most combative
 
1 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                     9 pts
2 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                      6
3 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                                5
4 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni                4
5 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                          4
6 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas                                          4
7 Axel Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                 3
8 Olaf Pollack (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                         2
9 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni         2
10 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                         2
11 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Team Milram                                      1
 
Azzurri d'Italia
 
1 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                      4 pts
2 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                                2
3 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni                1
 
Trofeo Fast Team
 
1 Davitamon-Lotto                                                   13.56.33
2 Francaise Des Jeux                                                        
3 Phonak Hearing Systems                                                    
4 Rabobank                                                                  
5 Bouygues Telecom                                                          
6 Ag2R Prevoyance                                                           
7 Gerolsteiner                                                              
8 Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                                            
9 Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                                                 
10 Credit Agricole                                                          
11 Cofidis                                                                  
12 Lampre-Fondital                                                          
13 Team Milram                                                              
14 Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                                               
15 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                                        
16 Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni                                    
17 Quickstep-Innergetic                                                     
18 T-Mobile Team                                                            
19 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                       
20 Team CSC                                                                 
21 Liquigas                                                                 
22 Saunier Duval-Prodir                                                     
 
Trofeo Super Team
 
1 Davitamon-Lotto                                                         29 pts
2 Quickstep-Innergetic                                                    19
3 Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni                                   18
4 Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                                               17
5 Francaise Des Jeux                                                      17
6 T-Mobile Team                                                           16
7 Team Milram                                                             15
8 Ag2R Prevoyance                                                         13
9 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                                       12
10 Bouygues Telecom                                                       11
11 Credit Agricole                                                        10
12 Cofidis                                                                 9
13 Gerolsteiner                                                            9
14 Rabobank                                                                7
15 Lampre-Fondital                                                         6
16 Phonak Hearing Systems                                                  2
17 Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                                               
18 Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                                           
19 Team CSC                                                                 
20 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                       
21 Liquigas                                                                 
22 Saunier Duval-Prodir                                                     
 
General classification after stage 4
 
1 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              14.52.55
2 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             0.13
3 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                    0.23
4 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears     0.29
5 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team      0.31
6 Serguei Gonchar (Ukr) T-Mobile Team                                       
7 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française des Jeux                                    
8 Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears          0.32
9 José E. Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems               0.33
10 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                            0.35
11 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                   0.37
12 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                   
13 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                            0.38
14 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas                                        0.39
15 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               0.40
16 Olaf Pollack (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     0.41
17 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC                                            0.43
18 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                 0.45
19 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Liquigas                                     0.46
20 Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears            0.49
21 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Credit Agricole                             0.51
22 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                            0.52
23 Francisco J. Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre-Fondital                       
24 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) AG2R Prevoyance                                  0.55
25 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Lampre-Fondital                                    
26 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step-Innergetic                       0.56
27 Imanol Erviti (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                       
28 Victor Hugo Pena Grisales (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems               0.58
29 Andrea Noe' (Ita) Liquigas                                           0.59
30 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française des Jeux                                 
31 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Lampre-Fondital                                  1.00
32 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                        1.01
33 Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         1.02
34 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                    
35 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                         
36 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                               
37 Axel Merckx (Bel) Phonak Hearing Systems                             1.04
38 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                          1.05
39 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   1.06
40 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                    1.07
41 Angel Gomez Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         1.08
42 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Credit Agricole                                
43 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank                              
44 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                    1.10
45 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                       1.11
46 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                          
47 Serge Baguet (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                             1.12
48 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                        
49 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Credit Agricole                                1.14
50 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Liquigas                                   1.15
51 Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Davitamon-Lotto                                    
52 Unai Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                     
53 Matthew White (Aus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               1.17
54 Manuele Mori (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                              1.18
55 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre-Fondital                                1.21
56 Wladimir Belli (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni               
57 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                                    1.22
58 Grégory Rast (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                                
59 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                1.28
60 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                        
61 Mikel Pradera Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears         1.29
62 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                             
63 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                1.30
64 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                   
65 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                      1.32
66 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                                  
67 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                          
68 Ivan Mayoz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                       
69 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                        1.33
70 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                          1.35
71 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                      
72 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                    
73 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Credit Agricole                             1.36
74 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Team Milram                                     
75 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                    1.37
76 Guido Trentin (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                 
77 Bert Roesems (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                   1.38
78 Emanuele Sella (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                           
79 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 1.39
80 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                          
81 Ivan Ramiro Parra Pinto (Col) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone           
82 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                 
83 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                           1.41
84 José Rujano Guillen (Ven) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni          
85 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                           
86 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Credit Agricole                                   1.43
87 Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Française des Jeux                             
88 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                      1.44
89 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                     
90 Jose Luis Carrasco Gamiz (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears        1.45
91 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             1.46
92 Luis Felipe Laverde Jimenez (Col) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare              
93 Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                   
94 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Lampre-Fondital                                 1.48
95 Benoit Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole                                     
96 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                 
97 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                                          1.49
98 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                      1.51
99 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                  1.52
100 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team         1.56
101 Jonathan Patrick Mc Carty (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                  
102 Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare         1.57
103 Joerg Ludewig (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       
104 Cyrille Monnerais (Fra) Française des Jeux                          1.58
105 Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team    1.59
106 Inigo Chaurreau Bernardez (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                     2.00
107 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        
108 Jose Cayetano Julia Cegarra (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears    2.02
109 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                   
110 Jose Serpa (Col) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni              2.03
111 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                        
112 Javier Ramirez Abeja (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team               2.04
113 Marcos A. Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team            
114 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             2.05
115 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Team Milram                                 
116 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               2.06
117 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R Prevoyance                                    
118 Marco Fertonani (Ita) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                2.08
119 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Française des Jeux                                  
120 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 2.11
121 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) T-Mobile Team                                 2.12
122 William Bonnet (Fra) Credit Agricole                                2.13
123 Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                          2.19
124 Mark Scanlon (Irl) AG2R Prevoyance                                  2.21
125 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française des Jeux                             2.26
126 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Team Milram                                2.28
127 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           2.29
128 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni           2.33
129 Sergiy Matveyev (Ukr) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                     2.34
130 Anton Luengo Celaya (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         2.37
131 Santo Anza' (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni                 
132 Henk Vogels (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                   2.38
133 Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                       
134 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                         
135 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              2.39
136 Robert Forster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   2.42
137 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                             
138 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                         2.51
139 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                        2.54
140 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                   2.55
141 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                    2.58
142 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                  
143 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             2.59
144 Ruben Lobato Elvira (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      3.00
145 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni        
146 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 3.01
147 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                             3.10
148 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Rabobank                                    3.13
149 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC                                 3.16
150 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     3.19
151 Inigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC                         3.28
152 Benoit Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 
153 Julio Alberto Perez Cuapio (Mex) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare          3.33
154 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas                                     3.34
155 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          3.35
156 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         3.46
157 Koen De Kort (Ned) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                       3.51
158 Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni      4.28
159 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                                         4.38
160 Iker Flores Galarza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         4.41
161 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC                                    4.42
162 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone             4.52
163 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              5.01
164 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                              5.08
165 Aaron Olson (USA) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                  
166 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas                                     5.18
167 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                                 5.23
168 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                5.24
169 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                             
170 Peter Mazur (Pol) Saunier Duval-Prodir                              5.25
171 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Credit Agricole                               5.26
172 Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                      5.30
173 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Credit Agricole                           5.36
174 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           5.37
175 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Liquigas                               5.50
176 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                          5.53
177 Axel Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare            5.54
178 Moises Aldape Chavez (Mex) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                5.58
179 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                 6.03
180 José Antonio Garrido Lima (Spa) Quick Step-Innergetic               6.20
181 Sergio Barbero (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni              
182 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Phonak Hearing Systems                         6.24
183 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Liquigas                                      6.30
184 Yohann Gene (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  6.31
185 Benat Albizuri Aransolo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     7.48
186 Raffaele Illiano (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni        8.05
187 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      8.36
188 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                    8.47
189 Amael Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                8.57
190 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone              9.15
191 Andoni Aranaga Azkune (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      12.06
192 Elia Rigotto (Ita) Team Milram                                     15.44
193 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram                                 15.58
194 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Team Milram                                 16.23
195 Carl Naibo (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                   17.52
 
Points classification
 
1 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                     50 pts
2 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                               50
3 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    45
4 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               40
5 Olaf Pollack (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                        32
6 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni               25
7 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                               24
8 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                      23
9 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française des Jeux                                  23
10 Axel Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare               21
11 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team       20
12 José E. Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                20
13 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) AG2R Prevoyance                                    18
14 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears      17
15 Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears           15
16 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                  15
17 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                15
18 Serguei Gonchar (Ukr) T-Mobile Team                                    13
19 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                              12
20 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas                                          12
21 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                     10
22 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Team Milram                                     10
23 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                       9
24 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                    8
25 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 8
26 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          8
27 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                                             8
28 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  7
29 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                        6
30 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas                                         6
31 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               6
32 Benat Albizuri Aransolo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         6
33 Raffaele Illiano (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni            6
34 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                  5
35 William Bonnet (Fra) Credit Agricole                                    5
36 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Liquigas                                        4
37 Francisco J. Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre-Fondital                      4
38 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Credit Agricole                               4
39 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                         4
40 Henk Vogels (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                       4
41 Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni          4
42 Moises Aldape Chavez (Mex) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                    4
43 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC                                               3
44 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                         3
45 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                     3
46 Amael Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                    3
47 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                    2
48 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Team Milram                                    2
49 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni        2
50 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                              2
51 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Lampre-Fondital                                   1
52 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        1
53 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                        1
54 Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                          1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                     6 pts
2 Moises Aldape Chavez (Mex) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                     5
3 Amael Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                     5
4 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                3
5 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                      3
6 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni         3
7 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française des Jeux                                   2
8 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                          2
9 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                                  2
10 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          2
11 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas                                           1
12 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                         1
13 Benat Albizuri Aransolo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         1
 
110 Gazzetta classification
 
1 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                5 pts
2 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                     5
3 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                                  5
4 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           5
5 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas                                            4
6 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas                                          4
7 Benat Albizuri Aransolo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          4
8 Raffaele Illiano (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni             4
9 José E. Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                  3
10 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                         3
11 Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni          3
12 Moises Aldape Chavez (Mex) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                    3
13 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française des Jeux                                  2
14 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                         2
15 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                     2
16 Amael Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                    2
17 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                      1
18 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Team Milram                                    1
19 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni        1
20 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                              1
 
Combination classification
 
1 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              229 pts
2 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française des Jeux                                 167
3 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas                                          120
4 José E. Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                117
5 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   105
6 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 69
7 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                      65
8 Serguei Gonchar (Ukr) T-Mobile Team                                     62
9 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                      59
10 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears      58
11 Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears           55
12 Benat Albizuri Aransolo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        52
13 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    51
14 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                              42
15 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                    41
16 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         41
17 Moises Aldape Chavez (Mex) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                   40
18 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team       36
19 Olaf Pollack (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       33
20 Amael Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                   31
21 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                   29
22 Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni         23
23 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 20
24 Raffaele Illiano (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni           19
25 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                 18
26 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                        14
27 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                              13
28 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                              13
29 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni              10
30 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni       10
31 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas                                        10
32 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC                                               8
33 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Team Milram                                    8
34 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                         6
35 Axel Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                6
36 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) AG2R Prevoyance                                     5
37 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                   5
38 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                    2
39 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                              1
 
Most combative classification
 
1 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                     12 pts
2 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                               12
3 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               11
4 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     9
5 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                     9
6 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française des Jeux                                   7
7 José E. Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                  7
8 Olaf Pollack (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                         7
9 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                                  6
10 Moises Aldape Chavez (Mex) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                    6
11 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          5
12 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team        5
13 Amael Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                    5
14 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                      4
15 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas                                           4
16 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                         4
17 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni               4
18 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                     4
19 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas                                         4
20 Benat Albizuri Aransolo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         4
21 Raffaele Illiano (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni            4
22 Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni          3
23 Axel Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                3
24 Serguei Gonchar (Ukr) T-Mobile Team                                     2
25 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                               2
26 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                   2
27 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                         2
28 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni        2
29 Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears            1
30 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                      1
31 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                               1
32 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) AG2R Prevoyance                                     1
33 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Team Milram                                    1
34 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                              1
35 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Team Milram                                      1
 
Azzurri d'Italia classification
 
1 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                      8 pts
2 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                4
3 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     4
4 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                                3
5 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team         2
6 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française des Jeux                                   2
7 Olaf Pollack (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                         2
8 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                       1
9 José E. Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                  1
10 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni               1
 
Trofeo Fast Team classification
 
1 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                44.40.15
2 Gerolsteiner                                                          0.15
3 Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                                        0.20
4 T-Mobile Team                                                         0.31
5 Team CSC                                                              0.38
6 Lampre-Fondital                                                       0.46
7 Liquigas                                                              0.50
8 Francaise Des Jeux                                                    0.52
9 Quickstep-Innergetic                                                  1.02
10 Phonak Hearing Systems                                               1.05
11 Credit Agricole                                                      1.28
12 Rabobank                                                             1.36
13 Saunier Duval-Prodir                                                 1.37
14 Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                                           1.52
15 Davitamon-Lotto                                                      1.56
16 Team Milram                                                          2.08
17 Cofidis                                                              2.15
18 Ag2R Prevoyance                                                      2.29
19 Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                                            3.01
20 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                                    3.05
21 Bouygues Telecom                                                     3.10
22 Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni                                    
 
Trofeo Super Team classification
 
1 Gerolsteiner                                                           100 pts
2 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                      73
3 T-Mobile Team                                                           72
4 Francaise Des Jeux                                                      60
5 Quickstep-Innergetic                                                    56
6 Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                                          52
7 Davitamon-Lotto                                                         50
8 Liquigas                                                                47
9 Lampre-Fondital                                                         42
10 Team CSC                                                               34
11 Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni                                  32
12 Team Milram                                                            32
13 Cofidis                                                                29
14 Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                                              29
15 Ag2R Prevoyance                                                        28
16 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                                      25
17 Phonak Hearing Systems                                                 22
18 Rabobank                                                               22
19 Credit Agricole                                                        19
20 Bouygues Telecom                                                       11
21 Saunier Duval-Prodir                                                    5
22 Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                                               

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