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42nd Tirreno-Adriatico - ProTour

Italy, March 14-20, 2007

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Stage 3 - March 16: Marsciano - Macerata, 213 km

Riccò takes tough Tirreno stage

By Gregor Brown

Ricco launches
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Riccardo Riccò (Saunier Duval-Prodir) continued his rise in the international cycling world by wining one of Tirreno-Adriatico's toughest stages, 213 kilometres from Marsciano to Macerata, in front of Alexander Vinokourov (Astana).

The 23 year-old Italian from Modena took victory with a slight two second gap over the Kazakh, who won the group sprint over German teammate Andreas Klöden. Russian Alexandr Arekeev (Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo), who won the stage yesterday, retains the leader's red and yellow jersey.

Crashes in the finale involved two Italian stars; World Champion Paolo Bettini (Quickstep-Innergetic) was forced to put his foot down, while Ivan Basso (Discovery Channel) was worse off. He remounted and continued to the finish at his own pace.

After the stage he was taken to the hospital where x-rays were performed on his left wrist. No break was shown on the examination, but it is unknown whether Basso will take the start for stage four.

"I remained on my feet," said Paolo Bettini of the crash to tuttobiciweb.com. "I hope nothing is broken. You see in the start of this season it is like this."

How it unfolded

Dimitri Champion (Bouygues Telecom)
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The riders faced a 213 kilometre march from Marsciano to Macerata on stage three, with several challenging climbs, including the Passo del Cornello (813m in height) at km 77.7 before arriving on the closing circuits, which consisted of four climbs up to Macerata. The climb was no easy feat, and stretched 2600m, averaging 7.2% gradient, with a maximum of 12%. By the fourth and final ascent leading to the finish, the effort to get up the hill would split the peloton into many pieces.

Three riders did not take the start after suffering injuries in stage two crashes; Iván Gutiérrez (Caisse d'Epargne), Moisés Aldape Chavez (Ceramica Panaria-Navigare) and Geoffroy Lequatre (Cofidis).

Starting from the first kilometre, there were a series of attacks and counter-attacks that led to Frenchman Dimitri Champion (Bouygues Telecom) getting away solo. The 23 year-old, first year pro, set off at 41 kilometres into the stage and by kilometre 52 he had 6'32".

The peloton were content to let him push towards Macerata alone, knowing that the finish of the stage would be a brutal affair, and by kilometre 70 Champion's lead had rocketed up to 13 minutes, which he held over the Passo del Cornello. Salvatore Commesso (Tinkoff Credit Systems), Fortunato Baliani (Ceramica Panaria-Navigare) and Daniele Contrini (Tinkoff Credit Systems) crossed 12'45" later, with the peloton still at 13'.

Back in the group Alexandr Arekeev's Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo team started to take control of affairs to protect its leader's jersey. At the intermediate sprint in Castelraimondo (km 105.2) the gap was 13'40 but this was brought down to a controllable 2'03" by the second intermediate sprint in Macerata (189.8km), at the third pass of the finishing circuits.

Ricco keeps a slender lead
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The nervousness in the group on the closing circuits produced another bad crash. Michele Scarponi (Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo), Maximiliano Richeze (Ceramica Panaria-Navigare), Sébastien Minard (Cofidis), Yannick Talabardon (Crédit Agricole, taken away in an ambulance), Guido Trentin (Saunier Duval-Prodir) and Tyler Hamilton (Tinkoff Credit Systems) were all causalities of a fall near kilometre 175.

Ahead of the wreck, the peloton was in full chase mode, and the day-long 164 kilometre escape by Frenchman Champion was reeled in at 19 kilometres to go as the teams prepared for a grand finale. Astana did a huge amount of work, but the first attack for the win went to Scarponi, who had quickly rejoined the front after the crash.

Scarponi, anxious to prove himself in his home region of Le Marche, launched at the base of the final assent. Riccardo Riccò quickly bridged up to Scarponi and the winning move was formed. The Italian duo had ten seconds with one kilometre to go, and then it was Riccò's time to put in the fatal blow to Scarponi. Riccò blasted away solo for the win, while Scarponi faded fast, and was caught by the chasers. Second place went to 2006 Vuelta a España winner, Alexander Vinokourov, while third went to his teammate Andreas Klöden.

Photography

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Results

1 Riccardo Riccò (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir               5.41.22
2 Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana                          0.02
3 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                    
4 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo            
5 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                  
6 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner                              
7 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas                                 
8 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                   
9 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile                                     
10 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel                       
11 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                     
12 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                
13 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis                               
14 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Ag2r Prévoyance                       
15 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank                                   
16 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Astana                                 
17 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                           
18 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                    
19 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel                     
20 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo           
21 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                          
22 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             
23 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                          
24 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile                                
25 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance                        
26 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Tinkoff Credit Systems                  
27 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                   0.09
28 Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems                  
29 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Liquigas                          0.15
30 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Lampre-Fondital                         
31 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC                             0.18
32 Marco Fertonani (Ita) Caisse d'Epargne                        
33 Dario Cioni (Ita) Predictor-Lotto                             
34 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quickstep-Innergetic                     
35 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                
36 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance                          
37 Ángel Gómez Gómez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir              0.27
38 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Ag2r Prévoyance                          
39 Jon Bru (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           0.29
40 Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo          0.36
41 Erik Zabel (Ger) Milram                                       
42 Marco Velo (Ita) Milram                                       
43 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                      
44 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole                             
45 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Milram                              
46 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Predictor-Lotto                          
47 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quickstep-Innergetic                       
48 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                         
49 Koldo Fernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       
50 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Liquigas                         
51 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Milram                                     
52 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Crédit Agricole                      
53 Christian Knees (Ger) Milram                                  
54 Rene Mandri (Est) Ag2r Prévoyance                             
55 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis                                     
56 Marco Pinotti (Ita) T-Mobile                                  
57 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Cofidis                                 
58 Alexandr Arekeev (Rus) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo           
59 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC                                 
60 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                             
61 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       
62 Allan Davis (Aus) Discovery Channel                           
63 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Milram                                  
64 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                        0.52
65 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Française Des Jeux                    
66 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                         
67 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Crédit Agricole                      1.00
68 Lars Bak (Den) Team CSC                                       
69 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Predictor-Lotto                      1.05
70 Aketza Peña (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       1.12
71 Francesco Failli (Ita) Liquigas                           1.15
72 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems           1.23
73 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                 
74 Renaud Dion (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance                         1.25
75 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) T-Mobile                           1.47
76 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Française Des Jeux                     
77 David Kopp (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             1.49
78 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quickstep-Innergetic                  2.10
79 Imanol Erviti (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                          
80 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Milram                            
81 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) T-Mobile                                  
82 Beñat Albizuri (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        
83 Antton Luengo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         
84 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                    
85 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                               
86 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Astana                             2.21
87 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Predictor-Lotto                     2.29
88 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                        
89 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir             2.46
90 Leif Hoste (Bel) Predictor-Lotto                          2.55
91 Tiziano Dall'Antonia (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare      3.17
92 Matteo Priamo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                 
93 Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare             
94 René Haselbacher (Aut) Astana                             3.34
95 Gregory Rast (Swi) Astana                                     
96 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic                 3.52
97 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Quickstep-Innergetic                  
98 Roberto Petito (Ita) Liquigas                                 
99 Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic                    
100 Peter Van Petegem (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic                 
101 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                      
102 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir              4.34
103 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Astana                              6.54
104 Raúl Alarcón (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      
105 Alexei Markov (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                         
106 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel                       
107 Ivan Basso (Ita) Discovery Channel                           
108 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole                         
109 Servais Knaven (Ned) T-Mobile                                
110 Simone Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo        
111 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                         
112 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                     8.13
113 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux                    
114 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                      
115 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Predictor-Lotto                          
116 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Predictor-Lotto                        
117 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                      
118 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Predictor-Lotto                         
119 Koen De Kort (Ned) Astana                                    
120 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) T-Mobile                                
121 Ivan Mayoz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           
122 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Milram                                
123 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                             
124 Aitor Hernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      
125 Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Cofidis                                
126 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Saunier Duval-Prodir               
127 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas                               
128 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Cofidis                                 
129 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                          
130 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC                               
131 Guido Trentin (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                     
132 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare          
133 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel                        
134 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis                               
135 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC                             
136 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française Des Jeux                      
137 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC                                
138 Mathieu Heijboer (Ned) Cofidis                               
139 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                     
140 Serge Baguet (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic                      
141 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                            
142 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                      
143 Eric Berthou (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                          
144 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel                      
145 Brian Vandborg (Den) Discovery Channel                       
146 Fabien Patanchon (Fra) Française Des Jeux                9.52
147 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Ag2r Prévoyance                         
148 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française Des Jeux                  
149 Luciano Pagliarini (Bra) Saunier Duval-Prodir                
150 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                      
151 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               
152 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                            
153 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Tinkoff Credit Systems             13.18
154 Paride Grillo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                
155 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC                             
156 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Française Des Jeux                       
157 Loyd Mondory (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance                           
158 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                 
159 Erki Pütsep (Est) Bouygues Telecom                           
160 Andreas Klier (Ger) T-Mobile                                 
161 Gabriele Balducci (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo    15.19
162 Giuseppe Muraglia (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo         
163 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo           
DNS Moisés Aldape Chavez (Mex) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare         
DNS Iván Gutiérrez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                        
DNS Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis                              
DNF Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                     
 
General classification after stage 3
 
1 Alexandr Arekeev (Rus) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo    15.07.50
2 Riccardo Riccò (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                  0.21
3 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank                                0.27
4 Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana                              
5 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                0.29
6 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas                             0.33
7 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner                              
8 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                     
9 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo            
10 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                          
11 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel                       
12 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile                                
13 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                     
14 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile                                    
15 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Ag2r Prévoyance                       
16 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             
17 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo           
18 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                  
19 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis                               
20 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                          
21 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                
22 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Astana                                 
23 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                           
24 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Tinkoff Credit Systems                  
25 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                 
26 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance                        
27 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel                     
28 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                   0.40
29 Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems                  
30 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Lampre-Fondital                     0.46
31 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC                             0.49
32 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                
33 Dario Cioni (Ita) Predictor-Lotto                             
34 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance                          
35 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quickstep-Innergetic                     
36 Marco Fertonani (Ita) Caisse d'Epargne                        
37 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Ag2r Prévoyance                      0.58
38 Ángel Gómez Gómez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                  
39 Jon Bru (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           1.00
40 Erik Zabel (Ger) Milram                                   1.07
41 Allan Davis (Aus) Discovery Channel                           
42 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                      
43 Koldo Fernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       
44 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       
45 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quickstep-Innergetic                       
46 Marco Velo (Ita) Milram                                       
47 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC                                 
48 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Milram                                  
49 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Milram                                     
50 Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo              
51 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Milram                              
52 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Crédit Agricole                      
53 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Cofidis                                 
54 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole                             
55 Rene Mandri (Est) Ag2r Prévoyance                             
56 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Predictor-Lotto                          
57 Christian Knees (Ger) Milram                                  
58 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis                                     
59 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                         
60 Marco Pinotti (Ita) T-Mobile                                  
61 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                             
62 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Liquigas                         
63 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems             1.17
64 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                        1.19
65 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                     1.23
66 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Française Des Jeux                    
67 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Crédit Agricole                      1.31
68 Lars Bak (Den) Team CSC                                       
69 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Predictor-Lotto                      1.36
70 Aketza Peña (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       1.43
71 Francesco Failli (Ita) Liquigas                           1.46
72 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems           1.54
73 Renaud Dion (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance                         1.56
74 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Française Des Jeux                 2.18
75 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) T-Mobile                               
76 David Kopp (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             2.20
77 Beñat Albizuri (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    2.38
78 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quickstep-Innergetic                  2.40
79 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                           2.41
80 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                    
81 Antton Luengo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         
82 Imanol Erviti (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                          
83 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Astana                             2.52
84 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                    3.00
85 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Predictor-Lotto                         
86 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir             3.17
87 Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare         3.23
88 Leif Hoste (Bel) Predictor-Lotto                          3.26
89 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Liquigas                          3.31
90 Matteo Priamo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare             3.46
91 Tiziano Dall'Antonia (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare      3.48
92 René Haselbacher (Aut) Astana                             4.05
93 Gregory Rast (Swi) Astana                                     
94 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) T-Mobile                              4.14
95 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                   4.17
96 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic                 4.23
97 Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic                    
98 Peter Van Petegem (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic                  
99 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir               5.05
100 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Quickstep-Innergetic             6.58
101 Alexei Markov (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                     7.25
102 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel                       
103 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Astana                                  
104 Servais Knaven (Ned) T-Mobile                                
105 Simone Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo        
106 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole                         
107 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                         
108 Ivan Basso (Ita) Discovery Channel                           
109 Roberto Petito (Ita) Liquigas                            8.20
110 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Predictor-Lotto                      8.34
111 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) T-Mobile                            8.44
112 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                         
113 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare          
114 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                      
115 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                      
116 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis                               
117 Koen De Kort (Ned) Astana                                    
118 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                             
119 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française Des Jeux                      
120 Aitor Hernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      
121 Mathieu Heijboer (Ned) Cofidis                               
122 Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Cofidis                                
123 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC                             
124 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux                    
125 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                          
126 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Predictor-Lotto                        
127 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel                        
128 Brian Vandborg (Den) Discovery Channel                       
129 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Saunier Duval-Prodir               
130 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Cofidis                                 
131 Guido Trentin (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                     
132 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel                      
133 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                            
134 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                           9.50
135 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Milram                      10.02
136 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française Des Jeux             10.23
137 Luciano Pagliarini (Bra) Saunier Duval-Prodir                
138 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                      
139 Fabien Patanchon (Fra) Française Des Jeux                    
140 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC                          12.41
141 Serge Baguet (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic                      
142 Loyd Mondory (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance                      13.49
143 Andreas Klier (Ger) T-Mobile                                 
144 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Ag2r Prévoyance                    14.23
145 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                       14.37
146 Raúl Alarcón (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                 14.46
147 Gabriele Balducci (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo    15.50
148 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo           
149 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas                          16.05
150 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                     
151 Ivan Mayoz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      16.32
152 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Milram                           17.38
153 Paride Grillo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare           17.41
154 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Predictor-Lotto                    20.19
155 Eric Berthou (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                          
156 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                            21.10
157 Erki Pütsep (Est) Bouygues Telecom                      21.35
158 Giuseppe Muraglia (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo    23.14
159 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC                           23.15
160 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                 33.49
161 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC                        36.07
162 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Tinkoff Credit Systems             38.54
163 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Française Des Jeux                  52.08
 
Points classification
 
1 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                20 pts
2 Alexandr Arekeev (Rus) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo          17
3 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               15
4 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                           13
5 Riccardo Riccò (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                    12
6 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Predictor-Lotto                          12
7 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) T-Mobile                                12
8 Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare            11
9 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                      10
10 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank                                 10
11 Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana                           10
12 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC                                9
13 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                  8
14 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo          7
15 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                6
16 Beñat Albizuri (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       5
17 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner                            5
18 Erik Zabel (Ger) Milram                                      5
19 David Kopp (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                5
20 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                      5
21 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas                               4
22 Allan Davis (Aus) Discovery Channel                          4
23 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                 3
24 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Liquigas                             3
25 Matteo Priamo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                3
26 Gabriele Balducci (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo         3
27 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel                      2
28 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile                                   2
29 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quickstep-Innergetic                     2
30 Loyd Mondory (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance                           2
31 Giuseppe Muraglia (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo         2
32 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems              1
33 Ivan Mayoz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems               8 pts
2 Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare             7
3 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                       5
4 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                 4
5 Beñat Albizuri (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        3
6 Alexandr Arekeev (Rus) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo           2
7 Giuseppe Muraglia (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo          2
8 Matteo Priamo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                 1
9 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                1
 
Teams classification
 
1 Gerolsteiner                                           45.24.44
2 Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                               0.05
3 Tinkoff Credit Systems                                     0.07
4 Astana                                                     0.25
5 Rabobank                                                       
6 Ag2r Prévoyance                                            0.41
7 Caisse d'Epargne                                               
8 Liquigas                                                   0.54
9 Discovery Channel                                          0.59
10 T-Mobile                                                      
11 Team CSC                                                  1.15
12 Cofidis                                                   1.33
13 Bouygues Telecom                                          1.56
14 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                         2.00
15 Milram                                                    2.07
16 Predictor-Lotto                                           2.18
17 Crédit Agricole                                           2.23
18 Quickstep-Innergetic                                      3.23
19 Saunier Duval-Prodir                                      3.32
20 Lampre-Fondital                                           3.39
21 Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                                 6.32
22 Française Des Jeux                                       11.11

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