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Tour Down Under

10th Tour Down Under - ProT

Australia, January 20-27, 2008

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Stage 3 - Thursday, January 24: Unley - Victor Harbor , 139km

Davis takes victory for UniSA - Australia

By Paul Verkuylen & Greg Johnson in Victor Harbor

Allan Davis (UniSA-Australia) takes an easy win.
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An unstoppable Allan Davis took the third stage of the Tour Down Under into Victor Harbor in a sprint finish that saw an emotional Davis dedicate his win to the UNiSA team. After a break away group of three riders once again dominated the stage, the sprinters teams took control of the race to reel them back in a calculated display of power, before Davis took the final surge to the line from new leader Mark Renshaw (Credit Agricole).

"The boys did a great job in the last couple of kilometers and I would just like to dedicate this victory to UniSA," Davis said shortly after the finish. After finishing his 2007 season with Discovery Channel Davis has yet to sign for a new team. An offer from the wildcard team of UniSA allowed him to start his tenth tour this year, the only rider to do have ridden every edition.

The final kilometer of today's stage included a series of tight corners before finishing in a stiff breeze, that had riders seeking shelter on the left of the road as they rounded the last slight right hand bend making the sprint perfect for the stronger sprinters as the shortest line to finish was also directly into the wind.

"I was in a good position coming into the finish through the S bend," Davis explained. "I probably started my sprint a bit earlier than I would have liked to but Philip Gilbert had a really good gap and I had to go about 350 out."

Phillip Gilbert (Francaise Des Jeux) attacked early in the final two kilometer surging clear as the bunch rounded the technical S bend, just 600 meters from the finish. Sensing the stage was getting away from him, Davis began his sprint to overtake the Belgian and take the victory on the line from Renshaw by a bike length.

With overnight leader, Graeme Brown (Rabobank) no where to be seen on the line, and with the six bonus seconds he received for his second place, Renshaw once again finds himself in the overall leaders jersey.

Mark Renshaw (Credit Agricole) loving
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"Its nice to have the jersey back on my shoulders," he said.

"It was a bit unfortunate what happened yesterday but it gave my guys a bit of a rest in today's stage as it was Rabobank's job to ride on the front, so it gave them a bit of a break before tomorrow," Renshaw said referring to the mix up with the overall leaders jersey yesterday.

"Them [the team] having a rest is not such a bad thing, it could be just the thing that wins me or Simon [Gerrans] the jersey.

"It's just so tight with just a few seconds between everyone; it really looks like it will come down to the wire," he concluded.

After some attacking early in the stage, things settled down as the race followed the same formula as the past two stages, with three riders escaping and gaining a maximum of 5'40" before the peloton began winding up the pace with 40 kilometers remaining to reel them with just three kilometers to the line.

The attack from Belgian Gilbert ensued, but Davis was too strong in the final punch to the line as he held off Renshaw and Hayman for the win.

How it unfolded

Riders await the start to stage three; A 139 kilometre trip
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Stage 3 of the Tour Down Under set about with a promising start as the peloton ignited attacks up the Southern Expressway, signalling its ferocious intent. A group of three riders - Jerome Pineau (Bouygues Telecom), Simon Clarke (UniSA-Australian National Team) and Frantisek Rabon (Team High Road) - went off the front as soon as the peloton crossed the official start line from the neutral zone.

The trio were caught some five kilometres down the road, but the reunion of the peloton ignited a flurry of breakaway attempts. At first it was Stage 1's day long breakaway rider Ritchie Porte (UniSA-Australian National Team) that led a group 200 metres up the road which included Allan Johansen (Team CSC), Bernhard Eisel (Team High Road), Kjell Carlstrom (Liquigas) and Yann Huguet (Cofidis).

When the group was brought back at kilometre nine it took no time at all before Philippe Gilbert (Francaise Des Jeux) and Nicolas Portal (Cassie D'Epargne) went off the front. Liquigas and Team CSC clearly weren't happy with the pair's position and move their respective riders toward the front to chase down the escapees.

A cluster of riders went off the front in order to neutralize the duo's attempts and by kilometre 14 the peloton was back where it started as a single group. The union wouldn't last long however, with an attack by Wesley Sulzberger (UniSA-Australian National Team) being followed by Mickael Delage (Francaise des Jeux) and Kjell Carlstrom (Liquigas).

While Spanish outfit Euskaltel-Euskadi took to driving the peloton's efforts, the trio's escape put to bed any hope of a larger break going down the road and staying away for the stage's duration. Similar to the previous two stages, the escape group's lead ballooned rapidly from 1.10 minutes at the 27th kilometre, out to 5.45 minutes just 10 kilometres later.

A helicopter provides television footage
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As Rabobank took control of the peloton and the race headed inland from the coast, Delage claimed the King of the Mountains points from Carlstrom and Sulzberger. Once up in the mountains the lead group's margin continued to surge, increasing to 6.30 minutes - a similar gap to which the peloton allowed Tuesday's escape group to hold.

The leading trio crossed the day's first sprint in the same order as the King of the Mountains, before descending Mount Compass as an impressive 85 km/h, before tackling the second sprint in the same order yet again.

Behind the leaders the peloton had finally ramped up its efforts to bring the leaders back, with the margin falling to 5.30 minutes by kilometre 90. As the peloton entered the final 40 kilometres disaster struck for Stage 1 winner Mark Renshaw (Credit Agricole) as he suffered a puncture. The French squad held back three of its riders to time trial its general classification contender back into the running, just in time for the run into Victor Harbour's finish line.

The bunch continued to reel in the leaders, brining the margin back to 4.20 minutes with 20 kilometres remaining. The pace however started to prove too hot for the peloton, with the group fracturing into two distinct sections.

The break with 15kilometres
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The margin had dropped to 40 seconds inside the final 10 kilometres. As the peloton reached the five kilometres remaining marker the escape group's time out front had all but come to an end, with just 200 metres separating the two.

With the racing entering its final stages, Australian national champion Matt Lloyd (Silence-Lotto) was dealt a cruel blow - suffering a puncture like compatriot Renshaw.

As Lloyd sought to salvage his race, the leading trio were brought back by the front half of the peloton. The reunion in the final three kilometres saw Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Caisse D'Epargne)launch a counter attack that would be followed by Pineau, Alessandro Proni (Quick Step) and Stuart O'Grady (Team CSC).

The riders would re-unite one final time before Gilbert shattered the remnants of the lead group with an early bid for glory. The Belgian's push out front forced the sprinters hands, leaving the riders with a kilometre-long sprint for home.

As Gilbert's margin of only a few meters reduced in to nothing, it was Australia's Allan Davis (UniSA-Australian National Team) that crossed the line a clear winner. Davis' victory topped an all-Australian podium in the nation's first ProTour race, with Mark Renshaw (Credit Agricole) taking second place from Mathew Hayman (Rabobank) in third.

Jersey Winners

Tour Down Under Leader's Jersey - Mark Renshaw (Credit Agricole) 
SA Lotteries Sprint Jersey - Mark Renshaw (Credit Agricole) 
A Brilliant Blend King of the Mountains Jersey -Belgian Philippe Gilbert (Francaise des Jeux) 
Share the Road Young Rider's Jersey - Jose Rojas (ESP - Caisse d'Epargne)
Hindmarsh Most Aggressive Rider's Jersey - Mickhael Delage (Francaise des Jeux)
Bartercard Winning Team Jersey - Team High Road

Photography

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Images by Shane Goss/www.licoricegallery.com

Images by Greg Johnson/Cyclingnews

Images by Jean-François Quénet

Results

1 Allan Davis (Aus) Unisa - Australia                       3.13.48
2 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole                               
3 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                     
4 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step                                   
5 Andre Greipel (Ger) Team High Road                               
6 Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Team Csc                                    
7 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                
8 Aurelien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                            
9 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Ag2R-La Mondiale                            
10 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Francaise Des Jeux                       
11 Elia Rigotto (Ita) Team Milram                                  
12 Jan Robert Forster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                           
13 Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott            
14 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne                   
15 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Team Csc                              
16 Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) Liquigas                           
17 Erki Putsep (Est) Bouygues Telecom                              
18 Adam Hansen (Aus) Team High Road                                
19 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                                     
20 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                                 
21 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre                                  
22 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre                                   
23 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team High Road                             
24 Heinrich Friederich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                 
25 Carlo Westphal (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               
26 Timothy Gudsell (NZl) Francaise Des Jeux                        
27 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Credit Agricole                             
28 Jose Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne             
29 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                
30 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana                                        
31 Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott                       
32 Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step                                    
33 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Credit Agricole                               
34 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team Csc                                  
35 Thomas Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                
36 Mickael Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone            
37 Iker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott                   
38 Igor Astarloa Ascasibar (Spa) Team Milram                       
39 Jeremy Roy (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                             
40 Christian Murro (Ita) Lampre                                    
41 Ivan Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                  
42 Alessandro Proni (Ita) Quick Step                               
43 Jerome Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            
44 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                   
45 William Walker (Aus) Rabobank                                   
46 Simon Clarke (Aus) Unisa - Australia                            
47 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne                    
48 Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                 
49 Yoann Offredo (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                          
50 Ivan Santaromita Villa (Ita) Liquigas                           
51 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas                                   
52 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              
53 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Lampre                                   
54 Denis Flahaut (Fra) Saunier Duval-Scott                         
55 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Unisa - Australia                          
56 Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott                  
57 Sebastien Portal (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone          
58 Renaud Dion (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale                              
59 Mickael Delage (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                         
60 Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank                                       
61 Christophe Kern (Fra) Credit Agricole                           
62 Jose Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana                            
63 Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukr) Quick Step                              
64 Luke Roberts (Aus) Unisa - Australia                            
65 Koen De Kort (Ned) Astana                                       
66 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team Csc                                   
67 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale                            
68 Jesus Del Nero Montes (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott                 
69 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Lampre                                      
70 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Liquigas                                  
71 Jon Bru Pascal (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                        
72 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                      
73 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                        
74 Laurent Mangel (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale                           
75 Dennis Haueisen (Ger) Team Milram                               
76 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse D'Epargne                           
77 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step                             
78 Amael Moinard (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone             
79 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Silence-Lotto                             
80 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse D'Epargne                           
81 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi             
82 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                        
83 Richie Porte (Aus) Unisa - Australia                            
84 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                
85 Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) Quick Step                             
86 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre                                  
87 Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Team Csc                       
88 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Team Milram                               
89 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Team Milram                            
90 Scott Davis (Aus) Team High Road                                
91 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Liquigas                              
92 Kurt Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team Csc                                
93 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Unisa - Australia                       
94 Karl Menzies (Aus) Unisa - Australia                            
95 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team High Road                       0.47
96 Nick Gates (Aus) Silence-Lotto                              1.06
97 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence-Lotto                               
98 Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne                 2.15
99 Pablo Lastras Garci (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne                      
100 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2R-La Mondiale                      4.04
101 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale                         
102 Nicolas Crosbie (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                         
103 Javier Aramendia Lorenti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi             
104 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence-Lotto                             
105 Ruben Lobato Elvira (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott                  
106 Tom Stubbe (Bel) Francaise Des Jeux                            
107 Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                  
108 Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Lampre                                    
109 Benoit Joachim (Lux) Astana                                    
110 Andoni Lafuente (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      
111 Julien Mazet (Fra) Astana                                      
112 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Silence-Lotto                              
113 Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana                                    
114 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone          
115 Yann Huguet (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone              
116 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram                             
117 Martin Muller (Ger) Team Milram                                
118 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team High Road                           
119 Greg Henderson (NZl) Team High Road                            
120 Allan Johansen (Den) Team Csc                                  
121 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                   
122 Theo Elltink (Ned) Rabobank                                    
123 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                        
124 Stephane Poulhies (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale                       
125 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                           
126 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Credit Agricole                           
127 Nicolas Hartmann (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone         
128 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole                      
129 Rene Haselbacher (Aut) Astana                                  
130 Jean-Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone       
131 Evgeny Sokolov (Rus) Bouygues Telecom                     15.58
 
Sprints
 
1 - Victor Harbor Road, Mt Compass - 66.7 km
1 Mickael Delage (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                         6 pts
2 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Liquigas                                  4
3 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Unisa - Australia                       2
 
2 - Cadell St, Goolwa - 92.0 km
1 Mickael Delage (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                         6 pts
2 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Liquigas                                  4
3 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Unisa - Australia                       2
 
Finish Arch - Esplanade, Victor Harbor - 139.0 km
1 Allan Davis (Aus) Unisa - Australia                             8 pts
2 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole                              6
3 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                    4
 
Mountains
 
1 Mickael Delage (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                        16 pts
2 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Liquigas                                 12
3 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Unisa - Australia                       8
4 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Francaise Des Jeux                       6
5 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team High Road                           4
 
Teams
 
1 Team High Road                                            9.41.24
2 Team CSC                                                         
3 Gerolsteiner                                                     
4 Credit Agricole                                                  
5 Rabobank                                                         
6 Bouygues Telecom                                                 
7 Francaise Des Jeux                                               
8 Quick Step                                                       
9 Saunier Duval-Scott                                              
10 Lampre                                                          
11 Liquigas                                                        
12 Caisse D'epargne                                                
13 UniSA - Australia                                               
14 Team Milram                                                     
15 Silence-Lotto                                                   
16 Ag2r-La Mondiale                                                
17 Astana                                                          
18 Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                                
19 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                             
 
General Classification after Stage 3
 
1 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole                       10.14.00
2 Allan Davis (Aus) Unisa - Australia                          0.02
3 Andre Greipel (Ger) Team High Road                           0.06
4 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                                      
5 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne                0.10
6 Mickael Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone             
7 Mickael Delage (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                          
8 Yoann Offredo (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                       0.11
9 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                 0.12
10 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Liquigas                                  
11 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Unisa - Australia                   0.14
12 Richie Porte (Aus) Unisa - Australia                            
13 Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Team Csc                               0.16
14 Aurelien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                           
15 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Ag2R-La Mondiale                           
16 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Francaise Des Jeux                       
17 Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott            
18 Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) Liquigas                           
19 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step                                  
20 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Silence-Lotto                               
21 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre                                   
22 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                   
23 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana                                        
24 Denis Flahaut (Fra) Saunier Duval-Scott                         
25 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                                 
26 Heinrich Friederich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                 
27 Jose Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne             
28 Jeremy Roy (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                             
29 Erki Putsep (Est) Bouygues Telecom                              
30 Jerome Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            
31 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne                    
32 William Walker (Aus) Rabobank                                   
33 Adam Hansen (Aus) Team High Road                                
34 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team Csc                                  
35 Ivan Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                  
36 Carlo Westphal (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               
37 Igor Astarloa Ascasibar (Spa) Team Milram                       
38 Alessandro Proni (Ita) Quick Step                               
39 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale                            
40 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                
41 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Credit Agricole                             
42 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                        
43 Jan Robert Forster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                           
44 Renaud Dion (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale                              
45 Jon Bru Pascal (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                        
46 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence-Lotto                               
47 Timothy Gudsell (NZl) Francaise Des Jeux                        
48 Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott                  
49 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre                                  
50 Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott                       
51 Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step                                    
52 Koen De Kort (Ned) Astana                                       
53 Simon Clarke (Aus) Unisa - Australia                            
54 Ivan Santaromita Villa (Ita) Liquigas                           
55 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team Csc                                   
56 Iker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott                   
57 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Unisa - Australia                          
58 Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                 
59 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi             
60 Scott Davis (Aus) Team High Road                                
61 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Lampre                                      
62 Thomas Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                
63 Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank                                       
64 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Credit Agricole                               
65 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Team Csc                              
66 Luke Roberts (Aus) Unisa - Australia                            
67 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse D'Epargne                           
68 Jose Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana                            
69 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Silence-Lotto                             
70 Jesus Del Nero Montes (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott                 
71 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              
72 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                
73 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas                                   
74 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                      
75 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Lampre                                   
76 Christophe Kern (Fra) Credit Agricole                           
77 Laurent Mangel (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale                           
78 Sebastien Portal (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone          
79 Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) Quick Step                             
80 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                        
81 Amael Moinard (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone             
82 Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukr) Quick Step                              
83 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse D'Epargne                           
84 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre                                  
85 Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Team Csc                       
86 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Liquigas                              
87 Kurt Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team Csc                                
88 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Team Milram                            
89 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step                         0.36
90 Elia Rigotto (Ita) Team Milram                              0.40
91 Christian Murro (Ita) Lampre                                0.53
92 Dennis Haueisen (Ger) Team Milram                           1.50
93 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team High Road                       2.07
94 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Team Milram                           2.15
95 Pablo Lastras Garci (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne                  2.31
96 Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne                     
97 Nick Gates (Aus) Silence-Lotto                              3.21
98 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team High Road                         3.42
99 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                     4.16
100 Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi              4.20
101 Rene Haselbacher (Aut) Astana                                  
102 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Silence-Lotto                              
103 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram                             
104 Jean-Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone       
105 Javier Aramendia Lorenti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi             
106 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2R-La Mondiale                          
107 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole                      
108 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence-Lotto                             
109 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale                         
110 Nicolas Hartmann (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone         
111 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team High Road                           
112 Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana                                    
113 Yann Huguet (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone              
114 Theo Elltink (Ned) Rabobank                                    
115 Allan Johansen (Den) Team Csc                                  
116 Andoni Lafuente (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      
117 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                   
118 Benoit Joachim (Lux) Astana                                    
119 Ruben Lobato Elvira (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott                  
120 Julien Mazet (Fra) Astana                                      
121 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                           
122 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone          
123 Greg Henderson (NZl) Team High Road                        4.39
124 Martin Muller (Ger) Team Milram                            5.21
125 Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Lampre                                6.14
126 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Credit Agricole                       6.16
127 Tom Stubbe (Bel) Francaise Des Jeux                        6.19
128 Stephane Poulhies (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale                   7.01
129 Karl Menzies (Aus) Unisa - Australia                       8.56
130 Nicolas Crosbie (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                    12.00
131 Evgeny Sokolov (Rus) Bouygues Telecom                     27.07
 
Points classification
 
1 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole                             14 pts
2 Allan Davis (Aus) Unisa - Australia                            12
3 Mickael Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone           12
4 Mickael Delage (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                        12
5 Yoann Offredo (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                         10
6 Nicolas Crosbie (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                         10
7 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                                    10
8 Andre Greipel (Ger) Team High Road                              8
9 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Liquigas                                  8
10 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                        8
11 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne                  6
12 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                   4
13 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Unisa - Australia                      4
14 Stephane Poulhies (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale                       4
15 Richie Porte (Aus) Unisa - Australia                           4
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Francaise Des Jeux                      26 pts
2 Mickael Delage (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                        16
3 Stephane Poulhies (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale                       16
4 Yoann Offredo (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                         12
5 Jon Bru Pascal (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                       12
6 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Liquigas                                 12
7 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team High Road                          12
8 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Unisa - Australia                       8
9 Nicolas Crosbie (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                          8
10 Jean-Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone       6
11 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone          6
12 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                        4
 
Under 25 classification
 
1 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne            10.14.10
2 Mickael Delage (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                          
3 Yoann Offredo (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                       0.01
4 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Unisa - Australia                    0.04
5 Richie Porte (Aus) Unisa - Australia                             
6 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step                               0.06
7 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                
8 Heinrich Friederich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                  
9 William Walker (Aus) Rabobank                                    
10 Carlo Westphal (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               
11 Timothy Gudsell (NZl) Francaise Des Jeux                        
12 Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott                  
13 Simon Clarke (Aus) Unisa - Australia                            
14 Ivan Santaromita Villa (Ita) Liquigas                           
15 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Team Csc                              
16 Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukr) Quick Step                              
17 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse D'Epargne                           
18 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre                                  
19 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step                         0.26
20 Jean-Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone    4.10
21 Javier Aramendia Lorenti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi              
22 Nicolas Hartmann (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone          
23 Yann Huguet (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone               
24 Andoni Lafuente (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                       
25 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Credit Agricole                        6.06
26 Stephane Poulhies (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale                    6.51
27 Evgeny Sokolov (Rus) Bouygues Telecom                      26.57
 
Teams classification
 
1 Team High Road                                           30.42.48
2 Astana                                                           
3 Ag2r-La Mondiale                                                 
4 Bouygues Telecom                                                 
5 Rabobank                                                         
6 Team CSC                                                         
7 Gerolsteiner                                                     
8 Saunier Duval-Scott                                              
9 Caisse D'epargne                                                 
10 Francaise Des Jeux                                              
11 Credit Agricole                                                 
12 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                             
13 Quick Step                                                      
14 Liquigas                                                        
15 Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                                
16 Silence-Lotto                                                   
17 Lampre                                                          
18 UniSA - Australia                                               
19 Team Milram                                                     

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