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70th Tour de Suisse - PT

Switzerland, June 10-18, 2006

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Stage 7 - June 16: St. Moritz - Ascona, 233 km

Oscar's way, Oscar's day

Leaderboard at status quo

By Anthony Tan and Jeff Jones, with additional reporting from Shane Stokes in Ascona

Oscar Freire (Rabobank)
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Oscar Freire (Rabobank) pulled off an impressive solo win in the seventh stage of the Tour de Suisse, with a cheeky attack in the closing kilometres to drop his four breakaway companions and hold off the peloton by just 3 seconds. The sprinters had to settle for second place, with Daniele Bennati (Lampre-Fondital) edging out Erik Zabel (Milram) for the honours. The overall classification remained unchanged, with Koldo Gil (Saunier Duval) still in the lead.

Freire was one of four survivors of an early break, the others being Salvatore Commesso (Lampre-Fondital), Michael Rogers (T-Mobile) and Matthew White (Discovery Channel). With a hard charging peloton chasing them all the way into Ascona, there wasn't much room for tactics. But Oscarito surprised everyone by jumping over a median strip with 5 km to go to take the shortest way around a roundabout...and he was gone.

When asked afterwards whether his move was a little risky, Freire replied, "Yes, but the road itself was very dangerous. There were many turns and roundabouts, and because of the rain it made it more difficult. The jump wasn’t too hard but the dangerous thing was that I had to avoid the car that was passing. After that, I was happy that I did the finish like that.

"This is not my first victory of the year but my fifth. It is always hard to come back after a difficult year. I feel I am in very good shape now and I feel ready for the Tour de France. This is obviously an important victory for me."

Koldo Gil (Saunier Duval)
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As the best sprinter there, Freire was the marked man in the break, but he still managed to pull it off. "Everybody tried to play their cards. Nobody wanted to reach the finish with me, but when anyone attacked I always tried to close them down. The fact that I was always there probably helped me win the stage."

Race leader Koldo Gil said he will try to take more time out of his rivals in tomorrow's tough mountain stage: "Tomorrow will be the last chance to take time from Jaksche and Ullrich and so increase my lead before the time trial. I like the stage, it looks difficult and seems to be a stage that could suit me. It all depends on how I recover tonight. But today I felt really good so I am not worried too much about tomorrow."

How it unfolded

Beginning 1,775 metres above sea level at the famous ski resort of St. Moritz, the 145 remaining riders left the Plazza dal Rosatsch Ascona and immediately began the climb to the crest of the catégorie 2 Julierpass.

Before the summit, mountains leader Michael Albasini (Liquigas) attacked to gain maximum points. But as he was brought back, a series of attacks followed on the long descent, though none successful.

Just shy of the 50 kilometre mark (187km to go), 20 riders tried their luck, with all but two - Oscar Freire (Rabobank) and White (Discovery Channel) - reeled back into the main field. Around five kilometres later, a group of six - David Herrero (Euskaltel-Euskadi), Martin Elmiger (Phonak), Michael Rogers (T-Mobile Team), Salvatore Commesso (Lampre-Fondital), Beat Zberg (Gerolsteiner) and Matthieu Sprick (Bouygues Telecom) - bridged to Freire and White to form the day's break.

15 kilometres later, the octet enjoyed a 3'42 lead over the peloton, and with 120 kilometres remaining, they attained their maximum advantage of nine minutes. Herrero, the best-placed on GC in the break, 6'51 behind race leader Koldo Gil (Saunier Duval-Prodir) at the start of the day, had also become the maillot jaune virtuel by a little over two minutes.

Continuing to ride as one on the catégorie 1 Lukmanierpass, by the crest of the 1,740 metre-high ascent, the eight riders still had a lead of six minutes plus 90 kilometres from the finish. Equally, the peloton worked together to contain their gap to the breakaway, with Herrero's maillot jaune virtuel no longer.

30 kilometres out from the finish in Ascona, the octet were just three-and-a-half minutes in front, but it was still likely one of the eight would be taking home stage honours today. Likely, but not a certainty...

... With the cat-and-mouse starting perhaps a tad too early, the rhythm of the break was broken, and inside 15 kilometres to go, their advantage was now under a minute.

12 kilometres from home, Commesso (Lampre-Fondital) and Rogers (T-Mobile Team) escaped, quickly distancing themselves. But another two weren't ready to give in, and five clicks later, Freire (Rabobank) and White (Discovery Channel) bridged to make what appeared to be the winning quartet.

That hurt
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Five kilometres from Ascona, Freire displayed some superb skills to bunny-hop a median strip with apparent ease and leapfrog to the other side of the road, catching his three companions by total surprise, who could only turn their heads in amazement, looking like a trio of stunned mullets.

Freire's timing could not have been more perfect.

As the peloton hunted down and caught the rest of the break, the three-time world champion held off the bunch by the barest of margins. Three seconds was the margin between fortune and misfortune, with Oscarito poking his tongue out in relief and a smile from eye to eye as he crossed the line.

When Tom Boonen knew the stage was gone, the rainbow-striped Quick.Stepper turned off his afterburners, while Daniele Bennati (Lampre-Fondital) outsprinted Erik Zabel (Milram) for second and third respectively, and leaving the GC leaderboard at status quo.

Photography

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Results

1 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                    5.38.49 (41.385 km/h)
2 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                   0.03
3 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                                
4 Sebastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole                                     
5 Markus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                             
6 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                                      
7 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                        
8 Allan Davis (Aus) Würth                                                     
9 Alexei Markov (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                          
10 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                   
11 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R Prevoyance                                       
12 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  
13 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Credit Agricole                                  
14 Gregory Rast (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                                  
15 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                                       
16 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Würth                                            
17 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                           0.06
18 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             0.07
19 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                        
20 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                      
21 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                            
22 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                                        
23 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile Team                                            
24 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                        
25 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                   
26 Mikhaylo Khalilov (Ukr) Team L.P.R.                                        
27 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                          
28 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Würth                                                   
29 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                                
30 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                               
31 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                         
32 Andreas Kloden (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                         
33 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                                
34 Pierre Drancourt (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                0.11
35 Koldo Gil Perez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                 
36 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                             
37 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                     
38 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC                                           
39 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                   
40 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    
41 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                                
42 Matthew White (Aus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                     
43 Julian Dean (NZl) Credit Agricole                                          
44 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                     0.15
45 Juan Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                                        
46 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Würth                                           0.24
47 Constantino Zaballa Gutierrez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears         
48 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas                                         0.26
49 Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           
50 Thomas Lovkvist (Swe) Française des Jeux                                   
51 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                          
52 Jose Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               
53 Jose Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            
54 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       
55 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                   0.30
56 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                    
57 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                             
58 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Würth                                               
59 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                                
60 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas                                            
61 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                                 
62 Simone Cadamuro (Ita) Team Milram                                          
63 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                              
64 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Würth                                       
65 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas                                            
66 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                      
67 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 
68 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                                
69 Volodymyr Bileka (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  
70 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Lampre-Fondital                                        
71 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                       
72 Axel Merckx (Bel) Phonak Hearing Systems                                   
73 Bjorn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram                                           
74 Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                  
75 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                      
76 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC                                              
77 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Credit Agricole                                     
78 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                     
79 Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                    
80 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Credit Agricole                               0.36
81 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                                            
82 Erki Putsep (Est) AG2R Prevoyance                                          
83 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                               0.39
84 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                                 
85 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                      
86 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                       0.43
87 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         0.56
88 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  1.02
89 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                               1.10
90 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                                    
91 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas                                            1.12
92 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                                           1.14
93 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Team Milram                                          
94 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Team Milram                                    1.18
95 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Davitamon-Lotto                                     1.37
96 David Navas Chica (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                                2.43
97 Inigo Chaurreau (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                                      
98 Alberto Fernandez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                               
99 Trent Lowe (Aus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                        
100 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                   
101 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                 
102 David Etxebarria Alkorta (Spa) Würth                                      
103 Steve Morabito (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                               
104 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                         
105 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                     
106 Sebastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                   
107 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            
108 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                   
109 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Credit Agricole                                  
110 Vincent Jerome (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 2.50
111 Fabien Patanchon (Fra) Française des Jeux                             3.07
112 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française des Jeux                               3.08
113 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram                                            
114 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram                                    3.10
115 Simon Gerrans (Aus) AG2R Prevoyance                                       
116 William Bonnet (Fra) Credit Agricole                                  3.13
117 Hubert Schwab (Swi) Quick Step-Innergetic                             3.15
118 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                        
119 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                         3.16
120 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                   
121 Marco Fertonani (Ita) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                      
122 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         3.21
123 Iker Flores Galarza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           3.29
124 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                   5.39
125 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital                                        
126 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC                                      6.05
127 Jose A Redondo Ramos (Spa) Würth                                     11.39
128 Javier Meijas Leal (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                             
129 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                          
DNF Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                 
DNF Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                       
DNF Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                                 
DNF Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                          
DNF Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                       
DNF Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram                                              
DNF Dario David Cioni (Ita) Liquigas                                          
DNF Stefano Zanini (Ita) Liquigas                                             
DNF Christophe Kern (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    
DNF Daniele Contrini (Ita) Team L.P.R.                                        
DNF Giairo Ermeti (Ita) Team L.P.R.                                           
DNF Giuseppe Muraglia (Ita) Team L.P.R.                                       
DNS Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                          
DNS Roger Beuchat (Swi) Team L.P.R.                                           
DNS Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team L.P.R.                                       
DNS Michele Maccanti (Ita) Team L.P.R.                                        
 
Points
 
1 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                         15 pts
2 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                     12
3 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                              10
4 Sebastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole                                    9
5 Markus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                            8
6 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                                     7
7 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                       6
8 Allan Davis (Aus) Würth                                                    5
9 Alexei Markov (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                         4
10 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                      3
11 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R Prevoyance                                      2
12 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 1
 
Mountains
 
GPM Le Gruyere AOC - Cat. 2
1 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                                            8 pts
2 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             6
3 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                       4
4 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                   2
5 Trent Lowe (Aus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                        1
 
GPM Le Gruyere AOC - Cat. 1
1 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                               12 pts
2 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                          8
3 Matthew White (Aus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                     6
4 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                   4
5 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                         2
 
GPM Le Gruyere AOC - Cat. 4
1 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                                3 pts
2 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                         2
3 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                              1
 
Sprints
 
Winterthur Sprint km 208.7
1 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                              6 pts
2 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                         3
3 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                                1
 
Winterthur Sprint, km 227.6
1 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                         6 pts
2 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                   3
3 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                          1
 
Teams
 
1 Wurth Team                                                          16.56.40
2 AG2R Prevoyance                                                         0.04
3 Credit Agricole                                                             
4 Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                                        0.08
5 T-Mobile Team                                                               
6 Phonak Hearing Systems                                                      
7 Rabobank                                                                0.09
8 Team CSC                                                                0.11
9 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                      0.12
10 Davitamon-Lotto                                                        0.19
11 Lampre - Fondital                                                      0.27
12 Quick Step - Innergetic                                                    
13 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                                 0.35
14 Bouygues Telecom                                                       0.39
15 Gerolsteiner                                                           0.40
16 Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                                         0.44
17 Team Milram                                                            0.50
18 Liquigas                                                               1.13
19 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                    1.16
20 Francaise Des Jeux                                                     6.28
 
General classification after stage 7
 
1 Koldo Gil Perez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                          33.22.21
2 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Würth                                                0.30
3 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                         0.50
4 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Würth                                         2.03
5 Jose Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         2.15
6 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                            2.22
7 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                2.36
8 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Würth                                            2.45
9 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     3.30
10 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Credit Agricole                              3.42
11 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         3.46
12 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                            4.08
13 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                  4.11
14 Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team       4.15
15 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile Team                                        5.03
16 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                                    5.21
17 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                         5.28
18 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                      5.37
19 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                     6.32
20 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                      
21 Thomas Lovkvist (Swe) Française des Jeux                               6.58
22 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                          7.17
23 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         7.36
24 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas                                        7.44
25 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                9.28
26 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Würth                                  11.02
27 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                       
28 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                 12.16
29 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                13.18
30 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                              14.47
31 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                            15.00
32 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            17.07
33 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas                                       17.37
34 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Würth                                               
35 Simon Gerrans (Aus) AG2R Prevoyance                                   17.54
36 Bjorn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram                                      18.34
37 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                              20.07
38 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                           20.33
39 Alberto Fernandez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                          21.28
40 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC                                         22.36
41 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                  22.45
42 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                                       22.47
43 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                         23.03
44 Marco Fertonani (Ita) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                  23.57
45 Jose Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          24.35
46 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         25.21
47 Constantino Zaballa Gutierrez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears    25.35
48 Trent Lowe (Aus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                   26.42
49 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                     26.44
50 Gregory Rast (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                             27.29
51 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC                                      27.31
52 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               27.58
53 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                29.12
54 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                 29.58
55 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Lampre-Fondital                                   30.33
56 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Team Milram                                     30.55
57 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                      32.10
58 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Credit Agricole                              32.37
59 Pierre Drancourt (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               32.54
60 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Team Milram                                   34.38
61 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                           35.18
62 Iker Flores Galarza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           35.34
63 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                               35.46
64 Axel Merckx (Bel) Phonak Hearing Systems                              36.51
65 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                    38.21
66 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Credit Agricole                              39.39
67 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                          39.43
68 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                           39.50
69 David Etxebarria Alkorta (Spa) Würth                                  40.54
70 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                 42.46
71 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                               43.33
72 Andreas Kloden (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                    44.43
73 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                                          44.47
74 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                 45.02
75 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                     45.08
76 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone              45.45
77 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                     46.25
78 Hubert Schwab (Swi) Quick Step-Innergetic                             47.02
79 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            47.14
80 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R Prevoyance                                  47.24
81 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                  47.49
82 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital                                    51.52
83 Allan Davis (Aus) Würth                                               52.29
84 Volodymyr Bileka (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             52.36
85 Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               55.01
86 Steve Morabito (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                           55.28
87 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                   55.39
88 Inigo Chaurreau (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                                 57.54
89 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas                                        58.56
90 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                    59.43
91 Sebastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole                               59.49
92 Juan Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                                 1.00.06
93 William Bonnet (Fra) Credit Agricole                                1.01.09
94 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram                                      1.01.12
95 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                              1.02.23
96 Mikhaylo Khalilov (Ukr) Team L.P.R.                                 1.02.31
97 Markus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                     1.02.59
98 Matthew White (Aus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              1.04.34
99 Javier Meijas Leal (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       1.05.56
100 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          1.08.05
101 Alexei Markov (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                 1.08.43
102 Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                 
103 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                        1.09.17
104 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                       1.09.31
105 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          1.09.33
106 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram                                 1.10.27
107 Julian Dean (NZl) Credit Agricole                                  1.10.50
108 Erki Putsep (Est) AG2R Prevoyance                                  1.11.15
109 Vincent Jerome (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              1.12.00
110 Jose A Redondo Ramos (Spa) Würth                                   1.12.36
111 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                         1.12.56
112 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     1.13.01
113 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                   1.13.47
114 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC                                   1.14.51
115 David Navas Chica (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                            1.15.06
116 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                1.15.33
117 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                            1.15.39
118 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Davitamon-Lotto                                 1.16.52
119 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                               1.17.58
120 Sebastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                   
121 Simone Cadamuro (Ita) Team Milram                                  1.18.59
122 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                           1.19.08
123 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas                                        1.19.57
124 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                     
125 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française des Jeux                            1.21.31
126 Fabien Patanchon (Fra) Française des Jeux                          1.21.36
127 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                               1.22.09
128 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                            1.25.00
129 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Credit Agricole                             1.27.42
 
Points classification
 
1 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                     71 pts
2 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                         55
3 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Würth                                           39
4 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                              39
5 Koldo Gil Perez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                37
6 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Würth                                                  33
7 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                                    32
8 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                                   29
9 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                  27
10 Allan Davis (Aus) Würth                                                  27
11 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           24
12 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R Prevoyance                                     24
13 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                      22
14 Sebastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole                                  20
15 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                          17
16 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                   16
17 Steve Morabito (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                              15
18 Mikhaylo Khalilov (Ukr) Team L.P.R.                                      14
19 Alexei Markov (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                       14
20 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                             13
21 Jose Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                          12
22 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               12
23 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                              12
24 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                                           9
25 Simon Gerrans (Aus) AG2R Prevoyance                                       8
26 Bjorn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram                                          8
27 Markus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                           8
28 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                             7
29 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  6
30 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Würth                                              6
31 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile Team                                           6
32 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                      6
33 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française des Jeux                                   6
34 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                             5
35 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                5
36 Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          4
37 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            3
38 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                      3
39 Gregory Rast (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                                 3
40 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                       3
41 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas                                               3
42 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Credit Agricole                                 2
43 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                     2
44 Volodymyr Bileka (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 2
45 Javier Meijas Leal (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                             2
46 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                     1
47 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    1
48 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                                              1
49 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 1
50 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                   1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                                           61 pts
2 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                               23
3 Koldo Gil Perez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                22
4 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                               15
5 Steve Morabito (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                               15
6 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                           15
7 Jose A Redondo Ramos (Spa) Würth                                          14
8 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Credit Agricole                                  14
9 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Würth                                                  13
10 Jose Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                          11
11 Simon Gerrans (Aus) AG2R Prevoyance                                      10
12 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                               8
13 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                8
14 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                         8
15 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                 7
16 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       6
17 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            6
18 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                      6
19 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                  6
20 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                6
21 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas                                            6
22 Matthew White (Aus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                    6
23 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                                   5
24 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Würth                                      4
25 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                        4
26 Marco Fertonani (Ita) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                      3
27 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas                                           2
28 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R Prevoyance                                      2
29 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                             1
30 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                             1
31 Trent Lowe (Aus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                       1
32 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                     1
33 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                              1
 
Sprints classification
 
1 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                                           21 pts
2 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R Prevoyance                                      12
3 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                             10
4 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                        9
5 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                         9
6 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Würth                                                   7
7 Jose A Redondo Ramos (Spa) Würth                                           7
8 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                                    6
9 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                                4
10 Simon Gerrans (Aus) AG2R Prevoyance                                       4
11 Jose Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           3
12 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Credit Agricole                                 3
13 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                  3
14 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                               3
15 Steve Morabito (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                               3
16 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas                                            3
17 Koldo Gil Perez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                1
18 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                                       1
19 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                1
20 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                               1
21 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                      1
22 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                         1
23 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Credit Agricole                                  1
24 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram                                            1
 
Teams classification
 
1 Wurth Team                                                         100.12.28
2 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                                  0.37
3 T-Mobile Team                                                           3.26
4 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Te                                       11.18
5 Caisse D'epargne-Illes Balears                                         13.36
6 Team Csc                                                               15.09
7 Rabobank                                                               15.18
8 Phonak Hearing Systems                                                 21.19
9 Gerolsteiner                                                           31.00
10 Ag2R Prevoyance                                                       31.10
11 Liquigas                                                              32.56
12 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                   40.10
13 Quick Step - Innergetic                                               45.19
14 Lampre - Fondital                                                     46.02
15 Team Milram                                                           52.32
16 Credit Agricole                                                       59.26
17 Davitamon-Lotto                                                     1.06.42
18 Bouygues Telecom                                                    1.08.39
19 Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephon                                     1.14.43
20 Francaise Des Jeux                                                  2.32.01


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