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42nd Tirreno-Adriatico - ProTour

Italy, March 14-20, 2007

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Stage 6 - March 19: San Benedetto del Tronto - San Giacomo Monti della Laga, 164 km

King Bono of San Giacomo

Klöden swipes overall from Schumacher

By Gregor Brown

Matteo Bono
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Italian Matteo Bono blasted himself in to the heights of the professional ranks by striking in Tirreno-Adriatico's sixth stage to San Giacomo for his first professional win. The 23 year-old neo-pro of Lampre-Fondital crested the finish line, 1105 metres above sea level, in front of two other youngsters Enrico Gasparotto (24, Liquigas) and Giovanni Visconti (24, Quickstep-Innergetic).

The rider from Brescia made the right decision when he joined an early break-away of ten at 16 kilometres into the stage. 144 kilometres later, at four kilometres to go, he threw down the hammer to drop his remaining escapees; winning by 32 seconds.

And surely Bono's captain, Damiano Cunego, was watching at home in Verona on television. The 2004 Giro d'Italia winner returns to competition March 31 in the Critérium International, and should have been impressed with the victory of his teammate, who will be called upon in May for support in the Giro.

"I paid attention to enter into the break," said 2005 Italian Champion Gasparotto to La Gazzetta dello Sport after finishing second for the day. "It was the only possibility for me to make my move in this Tirreno. I have great condition, and I am sorry I could not win. I feel at the top of my form now and I believe I am a good racer. This year and in the future, I hope to win some important races.

"I think people had their doubts in me, above all the media. They talked very little of me last year, here in Tirreno and also in America. In the Tour of California time trial I had a normal bike but went really strong [34th in the prologue - ed.]. If I had a time trial bike I would have been in the top ten, for sure."

While the youngsters fought for stage glory, behind was the struggle for the overall red and yellow leader's jersey. Overnight leader German Stefan Schumacher (Gerolsteiner) was unsuccessful in defending his three second margin, falling victim to Astana's strength. German Andreas Klöden worked with teammate Alexander Vinokourov and moved into the overall lead, which he should carry through the tomorrow's final stage, a flat 177 kilometres to San Benedetto del Tronto.

Erik Zabel of Milram did not start today's penultimate stage. The German sprinter complained of a sore throat and did not want to risk his form in view of Saturday's Milano-Sanremo, a race he as won four times.

How it unfolded

The light blue train
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Today was a day of tactics for the GC riders. The peloton faced 164 kilometres from San Benedetto to San Giacomo. The climbing started at 102 kilometres into the day, up to Imposte (1073m, 37km to go). However, the real kicker was the finish; the sharp run from Cesano, up past San Vito (684m), to San Giacomo (1105m, averaging 6% gradient and a maximum of 15%).

The weather held this year but it was the first cloudy day of the Tour. Last year the organisers were forced to shorten the stage, won by Leonardo Bertagnolli (now with Liquigas), due to bad conditions.

At 11.09, 152 riders rolled out, minus Zabel, Frenchman Dimitri Champion (Bouygues Telecom), Spaniard José Luis Rubiera (Discovery Channel) and American Fred Rodriguez (Predictor-Lotto). Attacks and counter attacks occupied the first 30 minutes.

The day's winning move was started at 16 kilometres after San Benedetto, and by kilometre 38 it had formed into 10 riders with 1'55" over the Gerolsteiner-led peloton. Bono was joined by Gasparotto, Visconti, Oscar Freire (Rabobank), Stéphane Goubert (Ag2r Prévoyance), Christian Knees (Milram), Daniele Contrini (Tinkoff Credit Systems) and Marco Pinotti (T-Mobile); plus late-comers Lars Bak (Team CSC) and Contrini's teammate Vasil Kiryienka.

Abandons were numerous today due to the parcours' upward trajectory and crashes. Jon Bru (Euskaltel-Euskadi) and Michiel Elijzen (Cofidis) abandoned early in the first hour and Leif Hoste (Predictor-Lotto) left at kilometre 75 due to a crash beforehand. Finally, Tyler Hamilton (Tinkoff Credit Systems), who is under the weather and had crashed early in the stage, abandoned at kilometre 108.

Kim Kirchen
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Now heading northbound, through the intermediate sprint in Torricella Sicura and the starting point of television coverage, the escape of ten had built an advantage of 4'55". Behind the hard-working group that was eager to make Tirreno's second successful escape, the peloton was now being lead by Astana. The Switzerland-based team was signalling its intentions to put Klöden or Vinokourov into the race lead by day's end; Gerolsteiner must have been feeling the pressure, especially given the GC loss of the team in Paris-Nice the day before.

On the slopes of Imposte 'Pino,' Marco Pinotti, was looking shattered. The rider from Bergamo sat up and was quickly overtaken by the peloton (later to abandon). At the same time, his former team, Saunier Duval, to moved to the front and start to help the chase. Its man, Riccardo Riccò, fancied his chances for the stage. By the summit the gap was 5'10 bit this was cut down to 3'35" by the base of San Giacomo in Cesano (464m).

Smelling the possibilities of danger from behind, Visconti threw down the first attack. His good form highlighted the weakness in Contrini, Knees and Bak, who were immediately out the back door. Though San Vito, with 6.3 kilometres remaining, three-time World Champion Freire was distanced and Gusev swallowed by the peloton. Shortly after, with only Gasparotto, Visconti and Kiryienka for company, Bono broke free towards his first professional win.

Behind it was a battle for the general classification, driven by Schumacher, winner of yesterday's timed test. Riccò lived up to his words from yesterday and launched his missile but seemed irrelevant to the classification battle that was ensuing. ("I had thought the climb would have been tougher," Riccò quipped post-stage to La Gazzetta dello Sport.)

Michele Scarponi (Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo) joined Riccò while Astana revved up its engine; firing Vino up the road to control the situation and play super-domestique to 'Hilde' (Klöden). The two Italians were softened as Klöden and an in-form Kim Kirchen (T-Mobile) bridged up.

Kirchen passed Scarponi and gained a valuable six seconds on the German, and sits three seconds back on the overall, followed by teammate Vino at 12". Though tomorrow is a flat, sprinters' affair, there are time bonuses on offer both during the stage (3", 2" and 1") at intermediate sprints and on the finish line in San Benedetto (10", 6" and 4").

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Results

1 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                       4.25.07 (36,663 km/h)
2 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Liquigas                           0.32
3 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Quickstep-Innergetic               0.41
4 Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems               0.45
5 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance                     0.51
6 Riccardo Riccò (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                  1.32
7 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile                                 1.37
8 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo        1.39
9 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                1.43
10 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel                   1.49
11 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                     
12 Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana                             
13 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                      1.55
14 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                            2.00
15 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                   
16 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                            2.03
17 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                    
18 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                           
19 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                      2.08
20 Marco Fertonani (Ita) Caisse d'Epargne                    2.16
21 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare             2.21
22 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC                             2.22
23 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank                                   
24 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Predictor-Lotto                          
25 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Tinkoff Credit Systems              2.30
26 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis                           2.37
27 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                   2.44
28 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance                          
29 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quickstep-Innergetic                     
30 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel                        
31 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Lampre-Fondital                     2.52
32 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo       2.53
33 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile                            2.56
34 Christian Knees (Ger) Milram                              3.01
35 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Astana                             3.14
36 Dario Cioni (Ita) Predictor-Lotto                         3.16
37 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Milram                                 3.17
38 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Crédit Agricole                      
39 Marco Velo (Ita) Milram                                       
40 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Ag2r Prévoyance                          
41 Antton Luengo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     3.27
42 Rene Mandri (Est) Ag2r Prévoyance                         3.48
43 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Milram                              3.50
44 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quickstep-Innergetic                      
45 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             
46 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC                             4.06
47 Ángel Gómez Gómez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir              4.10
48 Imanol Erviti (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                          
49 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                        4.41
50 Brian Vandborg (Den) Discovery Channel                        
51 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole                             
52 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) T-Mobile                           4.59
53 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux                     
54 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir             5.51
55 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Cofidis                             5.59
56 Allan Davis (Aus) Discovery Channel                           
57 Beñat Albizuri (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        
58 Renaud Dion (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance                         6.04
59 Roberto Petito (Ita) Liquigas                             6.09
60 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic                 6.11
61 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Milram                              
62 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Milram                            
63 Ivan Mayoz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        6.37
64 Simone Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo     7.33
65 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Crédit Agricole                      8.03
66 Lars Bak (Den) Team CSC                                   8.26
67 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems           9.30
68 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Astana                                 
69 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems            10.37
70 Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo         10.40
71 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Française Des Jeux                    
72 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Française Des Jeux                     
73 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas                                
74 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                               
75 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC                              
76 Francesco Failli (Ita) Liquigas                               
77 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas                                
78 Guido Trentin (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      
79 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                        
80 Aitor Hernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       
81 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                       
82 Alexandr Arekeev (Rus) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo           
83 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Astana                                   
84 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                         
85 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                          
86 René Haselbacher (Aut) Astana                                 
87 David Kopp (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 
88 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole                          
89 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner                             
90 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                    
91 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                  
92 Paride Grillo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare            12.25
93 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Liquigas                    14.02
94 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                       
95 Servais Knaven (Ned) T-Mobile                                 
96 Loyd Mondory (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance                            
97 Luciano Pagliarini (Bra) Saunier Duval-Prodir                 
98 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Predictor-Lotto                         
99 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Saunier Duval-Prodir                
100 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                         
101 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                      
102 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                          
103 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                      
104 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC                                
105 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC                             
106 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo           
107 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                        
108 Koen De Kort (Ned) Astana                                    
109 Gregory Rast (Swi) Astana                                    
110 Mathieu Heijboer (Ned) Cofidis                               
111 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis                                    
112 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      
113 Eric Berthou (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                          
114 Andreas Klier (Ger) T-Mobile                                 
115 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Ag2r Prévoyance                    14.16
116 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Ag2r Prévoyance                      
117 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                            16.21
118 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                     
119 Fabien Patanchon (Fra) Française Des Jeux                    
120 Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare            
121 Aketza Peña (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          
122 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) T-Mobile                                
123 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française Des Jeux                      
124 Gabriele Balducci (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo         
125 Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic                   
126 Peter Van Petegem (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic                 
127 Serge Baguet (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic                      
128 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) T-Mobile                                 
129 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Predictor-Lotto                        
130 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Predictor-Lotto                         
131 Koldo Fernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      
132 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Predictor-Lotto                          
133 Matteo Priamo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                
134 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare          
135 Giuseppe Muraglia (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo         
136 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française Des Jeux                  
137 Alexei Markov (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                         
138 Raúl Alarcón (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                 17.56
139 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quickstep-Innergetic                 18.40
140 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                        19.26
141 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               
142 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel                 21.41
143 Erki Pütsep (Est) Bouygues Telecom                      23.20
DNF Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Cofidis                                
DNF Jon Bru (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              
DNF Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC                               
DNF Tiziano Dall'Antonia (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare         
DNF Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Française Des Jeux                       
DNF Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                            
DNF Leif Hoste (Bel) Predictor-Lotto                             
DNF Marco Pinotti (Ita) T-Mobile                                 
DNF Tyler Hamilton (USA) Tinkoff Credit Systems                  
DNS Fred Rodriguez (USA) Predictor-Lotto                         
DNS Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                      
DNS Erik Zabel (Ger) Milram                                      
DNS Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis                               
DNS Kevin De Weert (Bel) Cofidis                                 
DNS José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel   
        
General Classification after stage 6

1 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                            23.52.44
2 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile                                 0.03
3 Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana                          0.12
4 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                       0.22
5 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel                    0.30
6 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                  0.33
7 Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems               0.54
8 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                 0.58
9 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo        0.59
10 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                            1.11
11 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                      1.23
12 Riccardo Riccò (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                 1.32
13 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis                           1.49
14 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile                            1.56
15 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC                             2.01
16 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Tinkoff Credit Systems              2.04
17 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                       2.13
18 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                            2.14
19 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo       2.22
20 Marco Fertonani (Ita) Caisse d'Epargne                    2.55
21 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Liquigas                          3.13
22 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance                    3.15
23 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare             3.19
24 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Lampre-Fondital                     3.24
25 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank                               4.05
26 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                   4.08
27 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                         4.17
28 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Crédit Agricole                  4.36
29 Dario Cioni (Ita) Predictor-Lotto                         4.45
30 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Predictor-Lotto                      4.50
31 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance                      5.00
32 Marco Velo (Ita) Milram                                   5.06
33 Christian Knees (Ger) Milram                              5.19
34 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Milram                                 5.21
35 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                         5.53
36 Rene Mandri (Est) Ag2r Prévoyance                         6.43
37 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Milram                              6.44
38 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC                             6.52
39 Imanol Erviti (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                      7.11
40 Ángel Gómez Gómez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir              7.35
41 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Milram                          8.01
42 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole                         8.07
43 Antton Luengo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     8.09
44 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                        8.59
45 Allan Davis (Aus) Discovery Channel                       9.07
46 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel                    9.11
47 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                              9.33
48 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Cofidis                             9.39
49 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Astana                            10.21
50 Renaud Dion (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance                             
51 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Astana                            10.30
52 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Ag2r Prévoyance                     10.47
53 Lars Bak (Den) Team CSC                                  10.49
54 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas                           10.51
55 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Crédit Agricole                     11.16
56 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) T-Mobile                          11.22
57 Beñat Albizuri (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   12.19
58 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner                        12.41
59 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir            12.42
60 Alexandr Arekeev (Rus) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo      13.25
61 Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo         13.32
62 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quickstep-Innergetic                13.52
63 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                    14.07
64 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                          14.31
65 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Ag2r Prévoyance                  14.48
66 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Française Des Jeux               14.55
67 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems          14.56
68 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                   14.58
69 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems            14.59
70 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Liquigas                    15.05
71 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir              15.48
72 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                    15.53
73 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic                16.04
74 Brian Vandborg (Den) Discovery Channel                   16.19
75 Francesco Failli (Ita) Liquigas                          16.33
76 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                               16.35
77 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Française Des Jeux                16.40
78 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis                                     
79 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux                17.01
80 David Kopp (Ger) Gerolsteiner                            17.35
81 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  17.54
82 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Quickstep-Innergetic             17.55
83 Roberto Petito (Ita) Liquigas                            18.16
84 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Milram                       18.35
85 Koldo Fernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  19.54
86 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole                     20.37
87 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quickstep-Innergetic                  20.48
88 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Astana                              21.04
89 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quickstep-Innergetic                 21.06
90 Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic               22.19
91 Aketza Peña (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      22.51
92 Simone Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo    22.54
93 Gregory Rast (Swi) Astana                                22.58
94 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                  23.05
95 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                     23.10
96 Peter Van Petegem (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic             23.11
97 Servais Knaven (Ned) T-Mobile                            23.26
98 Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare        23.58
99 Matteo Priamo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare            24.12
100 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Predictor-Lotto                   24.29
101 Aitor Hernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                 24.53
102 Guido Trentin (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                25.16
103 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                    25.19
104 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) T-Mobile                            25.58
105 Mathieu Heijboer (Ned) Cofidis                          26.14
106 Ivan Mayoz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      26.23
107 Koen De Kort (Ned) Astana                               26.47
108 Alexei Markov (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                    27.01
109 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                     27.52
110 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française Des Jeux                 28.07
111 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Predictor-Lotto                   28.08
112 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Saunier Duval-Prodir          28.33
113 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                 29.07
114 René Haselbacher (Aut) Astana                           29.08
115 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC                        29.23
116 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Predictor-Lotto                     29.57
117 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) T-Mobile                           30.51
118 Serge Baguet (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic                 31.06
119 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas                          31.28
120 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                      
121 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare     31.52
122 Fabien Patanchon (Fra) Française Des Jeux               32.34
123 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française Des Jeux             32.39
124 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel                 33.16
125 Loyd Mondory (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance                      33.30
126 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                          33.48
127 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Ag2r Prévoyance                    33.54
128 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                        34.00
129 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo      34.24
130 Andreas Klier (Ger) T-Mobile                            34.51
131 Luciano Pagliarini (Bra) Saunier Duval-Prodir           35.36
132 Paride Grillo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare           35.52
133 Eric Berthou (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                     36.51
134 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                     
135 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Predictor-Lotto                    39.57
136 Gabriele Balducci (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo    40.24
137 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                            42.01
138 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC                           43.30
139 Giuseppe Muraglia (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo    46.11
140 Raúl Alarcón (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                 48.59
141 Erki Pütsep (Est) Bouygues Telecom                      50.23
142 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                 53.39
143 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC                        57.33
 
Mountains Classification

1 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems              10 pts
2 Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare             8
3 Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems                  6
4 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                 6
5 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                             5
6 Aitor Hernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       5
7 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Liquigas                              3
8 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance                        3
9 Beñat Albizuri (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        3
10 Francesco Failli (Ita) Liquigas                              3
11 Alexandr Arekeev (Rus) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo          2
12 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Quickstep-Innergetic                 2
13 Giuseppe Muraglia (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo         2
14 Christian Knees (Ger) Milram                                 1
15 Matteo Priamo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                1
16 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               1
 
Points Classification

1 Riccardo Riccò (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                    29 pts
2 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                  28
3 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                26
4 Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana                            25
5 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                         24
6 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile                                   19
7 Alexandr Arekeev (Rus) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo          17
8 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               17
9 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel                      15
10 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Liquigas                            13
11 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                          13
12 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                           12
13 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Predictor-Lotto                         12
14 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank                                 12
15 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                12
16 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) T-Mobile                               12
17 Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare           11
18 Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems                10
19 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo         10
20 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC                                9
21 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Quickstep-Innergetic                 9
22 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                   7
23 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                    6
24 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance                       6
25 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                6
26 Beñat Albizuri (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       5
27 Aitor Hernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      5
28 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner                            5
29 David Kopp (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                5
30 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                      5
31 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                               4
32 Allan Davis (Aus) Discovery Channel                          4
33 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas                               4
34 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo          3
35 Francesco Failli (Ita) Liquigas                              3
36 Matteo Priamo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                3
37 Gabriele Balducci (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo         3
38 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile                               2
39 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel                       2
40 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quickstep-Innergetic                     2
41 Loyd Mondory (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance                           2
42 Giuseppe Muraglia (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo         2
43 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems              1
44 Ivan Mayoz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           1
 
Teams Classification

1 Tinkoff Credit Systems                                 71.41.45
2 Astana                                                     1.07
3 Caisse D'Epargne                                           2.58
4 Team CSC                                                   4.34
5 Discovery Channel                                          4.44
6 Liquigas                                                   5.15
7 T-Mobile Team                                              5.29
8 Ag2R Prevoyance                                            8.05
9 Acqua E Sapone- Mokambo                                    9.19
10 Team Milram                                              10.51
11 Quick Step - Innergetic                                  11.16
12 Rabobank                                                 11.23
13 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                   13.20
14 Gerolsteiner                                             13.28
15 Credit Agricole                                          14.53
16 Lampre - Fondital                                        19.48
17 Predictor - Lotto                                        21.18
18 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                      21.59
19 Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone                          24.35
20 Bouygues Telecom                                         27.13
21 Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                              43.01
22 Francaise des Jeux                                       43.43

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