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Tour de Georgia - 2.HC
USA, April 16-22, 2007
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Stage 4 - April 19: Chickamauga - Lookout Mountain (ITT), 30.4 km
Discovery wins twice with Leipheimer and Brajkovic
By Mark Zalewski, North American Editor with Kirsten Robbins in Rock City, Georgia
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After yesterday's debacle of a stage, the race against the clock turned into two separate races - akin to creating a side pot of betting in poker. The usual time trial and overall favourites were not the last riders to start, instead beginning and finishing mid-way through the start times. At the end were the six riders from yesterday's breakaway - not likely to battle for a time trial win, but certainly able to grab the leader's jersey away from David Canada Gracia (Saunier Duval - Prodir). Halfway through the finish the crowd got a look at what would have been the race, with Levi Leipheimer (Discovery Channel) besting American time trial champion David Zabriskie (CSC) by 41 seconds. But 20 minutes later it was Discovery Channel teammate Janez Brajkovic setting the eleventh best time and beating Canada Gracia by more than two minutes to take the overall lead.
"It would have been nice to be racing for the overall today but when you know you can win, even if it just for the stage, it is motivating," said Leipheimer. "I felt like I had a good chance in the time trial because I had been feeling well in the first few stages. After my time trial victories in the Tour of California I knew I had to give it everything."
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"Time trialing is all about your motivation and morale," he said. "When I saw my minute man in the first ten kilometers that was very motivating; and then when I saw my two minute man, which was Tom Danielson, that was motivating because he is such a strong rider." Leipheimer crested the main climb of the day with the fastest time, which gave him carte blanche to burn more matches. "I heard that I had the fastest intermediate time so I felt like I could go faster in the second part of the course," he added. "It was like a snowball effect. When you hear the splits are big you can push yourself so much hard and mentally it is easier."
While most of the 30 kilometer course was the same as last year's time trial, the final three kilometers were new, with numerous tight turns and short but steep pitches. "It was difficult for me around seven kilometers to go," said Leipheimer. "I kept punching it over all the rollers thinking it was the last one but they just kept coming. Finally, in the last few kilometers, there was a downhill and I was able to breath a little. I think I won because I rode it the right way."
Coming in second place was American time trial champion Zabriskie. After the race the Utah native was his usual talkative self. "I'm just peachy," he said. However, when asked what he was riding today, he perked up, "I had a 42-54 in the front and a 26-11 in the back. Yeah, I used all of it."
The other race
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"I think that this was expected by many people here today," said the new race leader Brajkovic. "Being in the breakaway yesterday and gaining so much time over the group [it] was clear that it was my responsibility to get the jersey - and we got it today. Hopefully we will keep it tomorrow but it is an amazing feeling."
When asked if he or Danielson, the team's pre-race leader, would save anything today in order to work for Brajkovic tomorrow, stage winner Leipheimer said directly, "We wanted to win this stage and I feel confident that I will recover enough for tomorrow." In terms of team strategy for tomorrow, the squad's director Johan Bruyneel said: "I think tomorrow will be a strange race. There are a lot of people who are very far behind so there might be a breakaway that never comes back. It depends on what happens, but we will be racing basically against six or seven guys."
Bruyneel added that the entire team will be working for the overall, even Leipheimer and Danielson. "This is an important race for us, so it will be everyone working. We don't save anything - we'll save after the race!"
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Canada Gracia did not have his best day on the time trial bike, losing minutes to Brajkovic and falling to fifth place overall. "It was very hard for me and there was a lot of climbing," he told Cyclingnews. But he said that the fact that there are only ten other riders even within single digit minutes of the lead will make tomorrow's stage rather straightforward for him and his teammate Rubens Bertogliati, who sits in third place overall. "Janez finished a couple of minutes ahead of me today so this means that tomorrow I will be working hard on the climb. It is an easy strategy now because tomorrow is the most important stage of the Tour de Georgia so this gives me the opportunity to attack. [Bertogliati and I] will be able to attack a lot because we now have no leaders [on our team.]"
Sitting in second place overall, and finishing just behind Brajkovic at 12 seconds, was CSC's Christian Vandevelde. The top American in the race was content with his time trial effort today, and is happy with to be within striking distance of the yellow jersey. "I'm happy with my ride - it was anything goes after the breakaway yesterday. But that was hard, it will take a lot out of us for tomorrow!" In regards to what his team is planning for tomorrow, he said: "Everyone is asking what we are going to do. I think this is a cool race in that the strongest man always wins. I've been up Brasstown before and it's epic - you either have it or you don't. I'm going to do my best and I'm sure Janez is going to do his best. If I can beat him up it I will be a happy person for sure."
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Vandevelde said his father John, himself a former Olympic cyclist, will likely be riding along in the team car for tomorrow's stage - but only if he stays on his best behaviour. "Dad is coming down and I am sure he will [ride in the team car]. He better be quiet - I'll put a gag on him!"
Austrialian time trial champion Nathan O'Neill (Health Net), back racing after injuries, showed that his recovery is coming along with a third place finish. "I really wanted to have a good ride today," he said. "I knew that when the GC went south for all of the top guys in most of the race that I would throw all of my efforts into the race today and see what happened." Of course, the local boy had done a little pre-race scouting which worked to his advantage. "I was up here a month ago previewing the course. I rode the stage from Rome to Chattanooga and I rode the time trial course on the 13th of March when I had the terrible car accident on [interstate] 75."
Former American champion Chris Baldwin had less good fortune today, even though he looked to be on form with the second fastest intermediate time. However, after his brush with misfortune at the national championships last year, the twisty and technical course consisting of numerous sharp turns did give some riders pause. But Baldwin said that was not the difference today. "I'm okay at it, that was just bad luck - a one time thing. You feel like you are losing time in the corners, on the brakes, but when you lose by two minutes you realize it isn't won or lost in the corners. Sometimes you are going fast and sometimes you are not - the sensations are all the same! When I was third here before it felt effortless and I felt good again today."
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- Brian Vandborg (Discovery) gives it his all.
- Chris Baldwin (Toyota-United) coming by about three and half minutes back.
- Jonathan Garcia (BMC) heads past.
- Karl Menzies (Healthnet) a little out of his element in the TT.
- David Millar (Saunier Duval-Prodir) had a good ride today for sixth place.
- Making a pass.
- Nathan O'Neill (Healthnet) comes by for third place.
- David Zabriskie (CSC) flies by finishing 41 seconds behind Leipheimer.
- Tom Danielson (Discovery) also had a good ride finishing in fourth.
- Fred Rodriguez (Predictor-Lotto) goes for a drink from his Camelbak.
- Tyler Wren (Colovita-Sutter Home) works his way up to the KOM.
- Tim Johnson (Healthnet) wearing the most aggressive rider jersey.
- Christian Vandevelde (CSC) will be one to watch on the climbs tomorrow.
- David Canada (Saunier Duval-Prodir), race leader, comes past.
- Davide Frattini (Colovita-Sutter Home) making good time up the hill.
- Ben Jacques-Maynes (Priority Health) rounded out the top 20 on today's difficult TT.
- Ruggero Marzoli (Tinkoff Credit Systems) looking happy to be racing in Georgia.
- Tyler Hamilton (Tinkoff Credit Systems) fighting hard on the climb.
- Rory Sutherland (Healthnet) giving it his all.
- Levi Leipheimer (Discovery) makes a pass near the KOM.
- Levi Leipheimer (Discovery) coming on strong.
- Ivan Stevic (Toyota-United) brings up the sprinters.
- Getting a little encouragement along the way.
- Scott Nydam (BMC) heading to the top.
- Jeff Louder (Healthnet) fighting to hold onto the KOM jersey.
- Janez Brajkovic (Discovery) on time for the top spot.
- Janez Brajkovic (Discovery) heading in for first place.
Images by Trish Albert/www.southeasterncycling.com
- Levi Leipheimer (Discovery) gets ready to unleash the bubbly.
- An unusual podium shot: Nathan O'Neill (Healthnet), Levi Leipheimer (Discovery), and David Zabriskie (CSC).
- The Tour de Georgia jersey winners.
- US TT Champion David Zabriskie (CSC) gives it his all.
- Levi Leipheimer (Discovery) won the stage.
- Christophe Brandt (Predictor-Lotto).
- George Hincapie (Discovery Channel).
- Former U23 world TT champion Danny Pate (Slipstream) grimaces.
- Aussie TT Champion Nathan O'Neill (Health Net) stands on the climb.
- David Millar (Saunier Duval) looks around the bend.
- Phil Zajicek (Navigators) during the time trial
- The devil didn't make it to Georgia.
- A Tinkoff rider climbs the mountain.
Images by John Pierce/PhotoSport International
- David Millar (Saunier Duval - Prodir)
- Danny Pate (Team Slipstream) came in 1.55 minutes behind stage winner Leipheimer.
- Nathan O'neill (Health Net) gave his all knowing he's no longer in contention for the general classification.
- Tyler Hamilton (Tinkoff)
- American David Zabriskie (Team CSC) finished 41 seconds behind Leipheimer.
- Discovery Channel had four riders in the top 10, including Thomas Danielson.
- Slovenia's Janez Brajkovic (Discovery Channel)
- Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
- After finishing 12th today, Team CSC's Vandevelde will have his former Olympian father in the team car tomorrow.
- After finishing second yesterday, David Canada Gracia (Saunier Duval - Prodir) came home in 39th position on today's stage.
- Denmark's Martin Pedersen (Team CSC) rolls away.
- Chris Wherry (Toyota-United) takes off from the Maxxis start ramp.
- Briton David Millar (Saunier Duval - Prodir) apexes a turn.
- Nathan O'neill (Health Net) had a sneak peek at the ITT stage last month.
- An exhausted Tyler Hamilton (Tinkoff) during the individual time trial.
- American George Hincapie (Discovery Channel).
- Second placed David Zabriskie (Team CSC).
- Leipheimer may be out of contention on general classification, but he was convincing in victory on stage 4.
Images by Michael David Murphy/www.michaeldavidmurphy.com
- General classification leader Janez Brajkovic (Discovery Channel).
- The legs of American Time Trial Champion David Zabriskie (Team CSC), hard at work.
- Rubens Bertogliati (Saunier Duval - Prodir) holds third place on GC.
- Australia's Nathan O'neill (Health Net) finished third on the time trial stage.
- Thomas Danielson (Discovery Channel) had a strong ride to fourth position.
- American Jeffry Louder (Health Net) is 2.20 minutes behind race leader Brajkovic.
- Belgian Dominique Cornu (Predictor-Lotto) took fifth place on the 30.4 kilometre time trial.
- Tyler Hamilton (Tinkoff) on his return to racing at home in America.
- David Millar (Saunier Duval - Prodir) was the highest finishing British rider on today's stage.
- America's Lucas Euser (Team Slipstream) holds ninth place on general classification.
Results
1 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 44.51 2 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC 0.41 3 Nathan O'neill (Aus) Health Net presented by Maxxis 1.18 4 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 1.31 5 Dominique Cornu (Bel) Predictor-Lotto 1.41 6 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval - Prodir 1.47 7 Danny Pate (USA) Team Slipstream 1.55 8 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 2.15 9 Brian Vandborg (Den) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 2.20 10 Ben Day (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 2.28 11 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 2.37 12 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC 2.49 13 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Health Net presented by Maxxis 2.52 14 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Health Net presented by Maxxis 2.54 15 Timothy Duggan (USA) Team Slipstream 3.03 16 Anthony Colby (USA) Colavita/Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 3.04 17 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 3.11 18 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Team CSC 3.13 19 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC 3.29 20 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team presented by Bissell 3.31 21 Hubert Schwab (Swi) Quick Step - Innergetic 3.36 22 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team 3.39 23 Glen Alan Chadwick (NZl) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 24 Jason Donald (USA) Team Slipstream 3.48 25 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir 3.50 26 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval - Prodir 3.59 27 Justin England (USA) Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team 4.05 28 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC 4.08 29 Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Slipstream 4.10 30 Craig Lewis (USA) Team Slipstream 31 Cesar Augusto Grajales (Col) Jittery Joe's Pro Cycling Team 32 Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC Racing Team 4.14 33 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 4.15 34 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 4.20 35 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 4.36 36 Jeffry Louder (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis 4.57 37 David Mccann (Irl) Colavita/Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 4.58 38 Timothy Johnson (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis 39 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir 5.02 40 Ivan Stevic (SCG) Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team 5.03 41 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Tinkoff Credit Systems 5.07 42 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Predictor-Lotto 5.13 43 Chris Wherry (USA) Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team 5.16 44 Neil Shirley (USA) Jittery Joe's Pro Cycling Team 5.17 45 Adam Bergman (USA) Colavita/Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 5.37 46 Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing Team 5.40 47 Ivan Dominguez (Cub) Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team 5.42 48 Edward King (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team presented by Bissell 49 Trent Wilson (Aus) Jittery Joe's Pro Cycling Team 5.43 50 Guido Trentin (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir 5.55 51 Karl Menzies (Aus) Health Net presented by Maxxis 52 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems 5.57 53 Cameron Wurf (Aus) Priority Health Cycling Team presented by Bissell 5.58 54 Jonathan Patrick McCarty (USA) Team Slipstream 5.59 55 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quick Step - Innergetic 6.04 56 Richard England (Aus) Priority Health Cycling Team presented by Bissell 6.08 57 Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic 6.09 58 Burke Swindlehurst (USA) Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team 6.17 59 Benjamin Brooks (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 6.18 60 Caleb Manion (Aus) Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team 6.24 61 Ian Mckissick (USA) BMC Racing Team 62 Nick Reistad (USA) USA National Development Team 6.35 63 Henk Vogels (Aus) Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team 6.39 64 Elio Aggiano (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems 6.40 65 Doug Ollerenshaw (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis 6.43 66 Scott Nydam (USA) BMC Racing Team 6.44 67 John Devine (USA) USA National Development Team 6.45 68 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Saunier Duval - Prodir 6.46 69 Jonathan Garcia (USA) BMC Racing Team 70 Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) Quick Step - Innergetic 71 Charles Dionne (Can) Colavita/Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 6.55 72 Alessandro Proni (Ita) Quick Step - Innergetic 6.57 73 Michael Lange (USA) Team Slipstream 6.59 74 Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic 7.00 75 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 7.02 76 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Predictor-Lotto 7.13 77 Geert Steurs (Bel) Predictor-Lotto 7.14 78 Austin King (USA) Jittery Joe's Pro Cycling Team 7.15 79 Matt Shriver (USA) Jittery Joe's Pro Cycling Team 80 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems 7.21 81 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Predictor-Lotto 82 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita/Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 7.24 83 Tommy Nankervis (Aus) Jittery Joe's Pro Cycling Team 7.26 84 Eric Keim (USA) USA National Development Team 7.27 85 Scott Moninger (USA) BMC Racing Team 7.30 86 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team presented by Bissell 7.32 87 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Predictor-Lotto 7.37 88 Ivan Santaromita (Swi) Quick Step - Innergetic 7.41 89 Lucas Euser (USA) Team Slipstream 7.44 90 Tyler Wren (USA) Colavita/Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 7.47 91 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team CSC 8.01 92 Kirk O'bee (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis 8.07 93 Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems 8.10 94 Evan Elken (USA) Jittery Joe's Pro Cycling Team 8.12 95 Garrett Peltonen (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team presented by Bissell 96 Brian Dziewa (USA) USA National Development Team 8.40 97 Cody Stevenson (Aus) Jittery Joe's Pro Cycling Team 8.43 98 Peter Hatton (Aus) Colavita/Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 8.50 99 Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step - Innergetic 8.52 100 Sheldon Deeny (USA) USA National Development Team 8.57 101 Anders Lund (Den) Team CSC 8.59 102 Jacob Rosenbarger (USA) BMC Racing Team 9.04 103 Omer Kem (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team presented by Bissell 9.05 104 Nick Gates (Aus) Predictor-Lotto 9.06 105 Martin Pedersen (Den) Team CSC 9.13 106 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Predictor-Lotto 9.16 107 Steffen Weigold (Ger) Tinkoff Credit Systems 9.35 108 Gustavo Artacho (Arg) Colavita/Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 9.59 109 Emile Abraham (Tri) Priority Health Cycling Team presented by Bissell 10.03 110 Chad Beyer (USA) USA National Development Team 10.30 111 Eric Riggs (USA) USA National Development Team 10.37 112 Caleb Fairly (USA) USA National Development Team 10.59 Arriving after time cut 113 Viktor Rapinski (Blr) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 15.26 DNS Ciaran Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team Best Young Rider 1 Dominique Cornu (Bel) Predictor-Lotto 46.32 2 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 0.56 3 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Team CSC 1.32 4 Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Slipstream 2.29 5 Craig Lewis (USA) Team Slipstream 6 Edward King (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team presented by Bissell 4.01 7 Cameron Wurf (Aus) Priority Health Cycling Team presented by Bissell 4.17 8 Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic 4.28 9 Nick Reistad (USA) USA National Development Team 4.54 10 John Devine (USA) USA National Development Team 5.04 11 Michael Lange (USA) Team Slipstream 5.18 12 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 5.21 13 Tommy Nankervis (Aus) Jittery Joe's Pro Cycling Team 5.45 14 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Predictor-Lotto 5.56 15 Ivan Santaromita (Swi) Quick Step - Innergetic 6.00 16 Lucas Euser (USA) Team Slipstream 6.03 17 Peter Hatton (Aus) Colavita/Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 7.09 18 Sheldon Deeny (USA) USA National Development Team 7.16 19 Anders Lund (Den) Team CSC 7.18 20 Martin Pedersen (Den) Team CSC 7.32 21 Chad Beyer (USA) USA National Development Team 8.49 22 Eric Riggs (USA) USA National Development Team 8.56 General Classification after stage four 1 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 14.21.52 2 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC 0.12 3 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval - Prodir 1.22 4 Jeffry Louder (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis 2.20 5 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir 2.22 6 Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic 3.32 7 Scott Nydam (USA) BMC Racing Team 4.27 8 Timothy Johnson (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis 5.09 9 Lucas Euser (USA) Team Slipstream 7.26 10 Ivan Santaromita (Swi) Quick Step - Innergetic 8.58 11 Tyler Wren (USA) Colavita/Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 9.04 12 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 10.53 13 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 26.26 14 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC 27.07 15 Nathan O'neill (Aus) Health Net presented by Maxxis 27.47 16 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 27.57 17 Dominique Cornu (Bel) Predictor-Lotto 28.10 18 Ben Day (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 28.13 19 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval - Prodir 28.16 20 Danny Pate (USA) Team Slipstream 28.24 21 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 28.41 22 Brian Vandborg (Den) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 29.09 23 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Health Net presented by Maxxis 29.18 24 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Health Net presented by Maxxis 29.20 25 Anthony Colby (USA) Colavita/Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 29.33 26 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 29.40 27 Timothy Duggan (USA) Team Slipstream 29.52 28 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC 29.58 29 Hubert Schwab (Swi) Quick Step - Innergetic 30.05 30 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team 30.08 31 Jason Donald (USA) Team Slipstream 30.14 32 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir 30.19 33 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Team CSC 30.24 34 Justin England (USA) Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team 30.34 35 Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Slipstream 30.39 36 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team presented by Bissell 37 Craig Lewis (USA) Team Slipstream 38 Cesar Augusto Grajales (Col) Jittery Joe's Pro Cycling Team 39 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 30.41 40 Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC Racing Team 30.43 41 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 31.05 42 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 31.09 43 Ivan Stevic (SCG) Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team 31.17 44 David Mccann (Irl) Colavita/Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 31.27 45 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Tinkoff Credit Systems 31.36 46 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Predictor-Lotto 31.42 47 Neil Shirley (USA) Jittery Joe's Pro Cycling Team 31.46 48 Edward King (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team presented by Bissell 32.11 49 Trent Wilson (Aus) Jittery Joe's Pro Cycling Team 32.12 50 Doug Ollerenshaw (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis 32.19 51 Guido Trentin (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir 32.24 52 Karl Menzies (Aus) Health Net presented by Maxxis 53 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems 32.26 54 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems 32.28 55 Jonathan Patrick McCarty (USA) Team Slipstream 56 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quick Step - Innergetic 32.32 57 Benjamin Brooks (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 32.47 58 Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing Team 32.51 59 Ian Mckissick (USA) BMC Racing Team 32.53 60 Ivan Dominguez (Cub) Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team 33.00 61 John Devine (USA) USA National Development Team 33.14 62 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Saunier Duval - Prodir 33.15 63 Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) Quick Step - Innergetic 64 Glen Alan Chadwick (NZl) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 33.17 65 Charles Dionne (Can) Colavita/Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 33.21 66 Alessandro Proni (Ita) Quick Step - Innergetic 33.23 67 Henk Vogels (Aus) Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team 33.28 68 Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic 33.29 69 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Predictor-Lotto 33.35 70 Jonathan Garcia (USA) BMC Racing Team 71 Caleb Manion (Aus) Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team 33.40 72 Geert Steurs (Bel) Predictor-Lotto 33.43 73 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Predictor-Lotto 33.50 74 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC 33.52 75 Tommy Nankervis (Aus) Jittery Joe's Pro Cycling Team 33.55 76 Scott Moninger (USA) BMC Racing Team 33.59 77 Michael Lange (USA) Team Slipstream 34.07 78 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team CSC 34.21 79 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Predictor-Lotto 34.35 80 Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems 34.39 81 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita/Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 34.42 82 Chris Wherry (USA) Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team 35.10 83 Peter Hatton (Aus) Colavita/Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 35.19 84 Kirk O'bee (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis 35.25 85 Sheldon Deeny (USA) USA National Development Team 35.26 86 Eric Keim (USA) USA National Development Team 35.34 87 Jacob Rosenbarger (USA) BMC Racing Team 36.02 88 Burke Swindlehurst (USA) Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team 36.11 89 Nick Gates (Aus) Predictor-Lotto 36.17 90 Cody Stevenson (Aus) Jittery Joe's Pro Cycling Team 36.21 91 Emile Abraham (Tri) Priority Health Cycling Team presented by Bissell 36.30 92 Adam Bergman (USA) Colavita/Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 36.34 93 Gustavo Artacho (Arg) Colavita/Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 36.48 94 Cameron Wurf (Aus) Priority Health Cycling Team presented by Bissell 37.29 95 Matt Shriver (USA) Jittery Joe's Pro Cycling Team 37.53 96 Chad Beyer (USA) USA National Development Team 38.10 97 Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step - Innergetic 38.36 98 Anders Lund (Den) Team CSC 38.53 99 Martin Pedersen (Den) Team CSC 39.07 100 Elio Aggiano (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems 39.10 101 Evan Elken (USA) Jittery Joe's Pro Cycling Team 39.12 102 Steffen Weigold (Ger) Tinkoff Credit Systems 39.19 103 Austin King (USA) Jittery Joe's Pro Cycling Team 39.42 104 Eric Riggs (USA) USA National Development Team 39.52 105 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team presented by Bissell 40.29 106 Richard England (Aus) Priority Health Cycling Team presented by Bissell 40.49 107 Nick Reistad (USA) USA National Development Team 41.22 108 Brian Dziewa (USA) USA National Development Team 41.43 109 Omer Kem (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team presented by Bissell 44.32 110 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Predictor-Lotto 46.23 111 Caleb Fairly (USA) USA National Development Team 46.26 112 Garrett Peltonen (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team presented by Bissell 46.33 Sprint classification 1 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems 23 pts 2 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 15 3 Ivan Stevic (SCG) Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team 15 4 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team CSC 14 5 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir 14 6 Viktor Rapinski (Blr) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 13 7 Doug Ollerenshaw (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis 13 8 Ben Day (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 11 9 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 11 10 Glen Alan Chadwick (NZl) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 10 11 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 10 12 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Predictor-Lotto 10 13 Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic 9 14 Timothy Johnson (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis 7 15 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC 7 16 Alessandro Proni (Ita) Quick Step - Innergetic 7 17 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Health Net presented by Maxxis 7 18 Ivan Dominguez (Cub) Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team 6 19 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 5 20 Karl Menzies (Aus) Health Net presented by Maxxis 5 21 Jeffry Louder (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis 5 22 Austin King (USA) Jittery Joe's Pro Cycling Team 4 23 Garrett Peltonen (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team presented by Bissell 4 24 Charles Dionne (Can) Colavita/Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 4 25 Scott Nydam (USA) BMC Racing Team 4 26 Emile Abraham (Tri) Priority Health Cycling Team presented by Bissell 3 27 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval - Prodir 3 28 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Health Net presented by Maxxis 3 29 Ciaran Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 3 30 Ivan Santaromita (Swi) Quick Step - Innergetic 1 31 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quick Step - Innergetic 1 32 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 1 33 Lucas Euser (USA) Team Slipstream 1 Mountains classification 1 Jeffry Louder (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis 12 pts 2 Lucas Euser (USA) Team Slipstream 9 3 Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic 8 4 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval - Prodir 7 5 Timothy Johnson (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis 6 6 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 6 7 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC 4 8 Scott Nydam (USA) BMC Racing Team 4 9 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team presented by Bissell 4 10 Nathan O'neill (Aus) Health Net presented by Maxxis 3 11 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Health Net presented by Maxxis 2 12 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir 1 13 Ivan Santaromita (Swi) Quick Step - Innergetic 1 14 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 1 Best Young Rider Classification 1 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 14.21.52 2 Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic 3.32 3 Lucas Euser (USA) Team Slipstream 7.26 4 Ivan Santaromita (Swi) Quick Step - Innergetic 8.58 5 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 10.53 6 Dominique Cornu (Bel) Predictor-Lotto 28.10 7 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Team CSC 30.24 8 Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Slipstream 30.39 9 Craig Lewis (USA) Team Slipstream 10 Edward King (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team presented by Bissell 32.11 11 John Devine (USA) USA National Development Team 33.14 12 Tommy Nankervis (Aus) Jittery Joe's Pro Cycling Team 33.55 13 Michael Lange (USA) Team Slipstream 34.07 14 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Predictor-Lotto 34.35 15 Peter Hatton (Aus) Colavita/Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 35.19 16 Sheldon Deeny (USA) USA National Development Team 35.26 17 Cameron Wurf (Aus) Priority Health Cycling Team presented by Bissell 37.29 18 Chad Beyer (USA) USA National Development Team 38.10 19 Anders Lund (Den) Team CSC 38.53 20 Martin Pedersen (Den) Team CSC 39.07 21 Eric Riggs (USA) USA National Development Team 39.52 22 Nick Reistad (USA) USA National Development Team 41.22 23 Caleb Fairly (USA) USA National Development Team 46.26
