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44th Tirreno-Adriatico - HIS

Italy, March 11-17, 2009

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Stage 3 - March 13: Fucecchio - Santa Croce sull'Arno, 166km

Farrar takes world's best in Tirreno-Adriatico sprint finish

By Gregor Brown

American Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Slipstream) takes world's best in Tirreno-Adriatico sprint finish
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Tyler Farrar won the third stage of Italy's Tirreno-Adriatico Friday in a sprint finish over the world's best sprinters. The American of Garmin-Slipstream over-powered Mark Cavendish (Columbia-Highroad), Enrico Rossi (Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce) and Robbie McEwen (Katusha) at the end of a 166-kilometre stage from Fucecchio to Santa Croce sull'Arno.

"Cavendish is the best sprinter in the world; everyone wants to beat him," said Farrar. "My condition is good and I have a very strong team here. Dean and the others did a huge amount of work for me. ... It's my most important win to date."

Farrar had the confidence gained racing with top-level teams, like Garmin and Cofidis, for the past several years, not to mention several important wins: a Tour du Poitou stage (2008), GP Correios de Portugal stage (2007) and Tour de l'Avenir stages (2005 & 2004).

"I had a chance to battle these guys in the Tour of California. Today is huge relief, now I would like to go for the Classics in Belgium," said Farrar.

His confidence will be that much higher for Belgium, where he lives, thanks to beating not only Cavendish and McEwen, but also Tom Boonen (Quick Step), Thor Hushovd (Cervélo TestTeam), Alessandro Petacchi (LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini) and Daniele Bennati (Liquigas).

"I went at 300 metres," said Petacchi, who had Cavendish and then Farrar on his wheel. "I think Cavendish suffered from the speed and maybe I paid a little bit from yesterday's effort.

"I though Cavendish was going to get it, but then this Farrar worked around him."

Garmin escape and finale

Today was the last chance for the sprinters until the race's final stage; the next three stages are tough: two mountain stages and one time trial. However, three riders went clear early in the 166-kilometres stage from Fucecchio, Andrea Tafi's hometown, to Santa Croce sull'Arno.

Farrar's teammate William Frischkorn, Yuriy Krivtsov (AG2R La Mondiale) and Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil) gained a maximum of 5:30 on the peloton. Julien El Farès' Cofidis team cut the gap down to about half by kilometre 115.

The trio had 2:27 over the chase with 42.6 kilometres left to race, or two circuits of Santa Croce sull'Arno. Westra, Frischkorn and Krivtsov, respectively, went over the Poggio Adorno climb with 1:48 ahead of Ermanno Capelli (Fuji-Servetto), slightly off the front of the gruppo. The Italian was in the escape yesterday and took the mountains jersey today.

With one circuit to race, 21.3km, the three men had 1:19 over the chase led by Lampre. Acqua & Sapone and AG2R helped with the pace to bring the gap down to near 30 seconds at 17 kilometres to race. At the same time, sprinter Danilo Napolitano (Katusha) flatted and had to mount a chase back.

Tyler Farrar (Garmin - Slipstream) throws his bike
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The three escapees' day was finished with 9.5 kilometres left to race. The sprinters' teams positioned for the sprint with five kilometres of dead-flat roads to the finish line.

Columbia, for Cavendish, and Cervélo, for Hushovd, looked the strongest in the run-in to the finish. Farrar had Garmin teammates Michael Friedman and Julian Dean muscle him up with the top guns.

Norwegian Hushovd shouted and yelled to get his Cervélo men to drive the pace at a ferocious rate. They did a wonderful job and took over from the two Quick Step men for the start of the final kilometre.

Behind Hushovd was Boonen, Petacchi, Cavendish and eventual, surprise winner Farrar. Petacchi shot to the left to start his sprint at 300 metres. He faded as Cavendish and then Farrar came round on the left, respectively. The American nipped the Brit on the line. Italy's Rossi, slightly back, claimed third.

"I am doing well here in Tirreno," said Rossi to Rai. "I was stuck a little behind today, but I worked up well and I am happy with my place."

Montelupone on the horizon

Team Cofidis' Julien El Farès keeps the race leader's blue jersey ahead of Petacchi on the eve of Montelupone. The Frenchman took the lead thanks to his win in stage one on Wednesday.

The overall classification should change tomorrow when the riders travel to the regions of Umbria and then Le Marche. The Montelupone climb comes twice in the final 14 kilometres, with the second ascent being the finish. It has sections of 21% gradient, similar to the Mur de Huy of Flèche Wallonne.

Photography

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Results

1 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                                          3.53.48  (42.6 km/h)
2 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Columbia-Highroad                                               
3 Enrico Rossi (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                                   
4 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                                          
5 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Katusha                                                          
6 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Saxo Bank                                                       
7 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld                                                       
8 Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                      
9 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam                                                  
10 Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil                                                       
11 Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Française des Jeux                                         
12 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                                      
13 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                   
14 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Milram                                                          
15 Koldo Fernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                             
16 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Silence-Lotto                                                  
17 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                                                 
18 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale                                               
19 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank                                                       
20 Rony Martias (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                            
21 Davide Vigano (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                                   
22 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis                                                        
23 Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil                                                       
24 Baden Cooke (Aus) Vacansoleil                                                       
25 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Katusha                                                     
26 Yoann Offredo (Fra) Française des Jeux                                              
27 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                                  
28 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale                                               
29 Chris Sutton (Aus) Garmin-Slipstream                                                
30 Mattia Gavazzi (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli                
31 George Hincapie (USA) Columbia-Highroad                                             
32 Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin-Slipstream                                                 
33 Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervélo TestTeam                                             
34 Michael Friedman (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                                            
35 Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli             
36 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana                                                          
37 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Milram                                                         
38 Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana                                                         
39 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Milram                                                          
40 Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo Bank                                                      
41 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld                                               
42 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                                      
43 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                                      
44 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Katusha                                                       
45 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                                
46 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha                                                           
47 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                                         
48 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                      
49 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                   
50 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Columbia-Highroad                                             
51 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Columbia-Highroad                                                
52 Kasper Klostergård (Den) Saxo Bank                                                  
53 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam                                                 
54 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Cervélo TestTeam                                                
55 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des Jeux                                          
56 Gabriele Bosisio (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                      
57 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                                     
58 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                              
59 Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                               
60 Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam                                                
61 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil                                                    
62 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Katusha                                                         
63 Loyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                                 
64 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Slipstream                                              
65 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step                                                     
66 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana                                                           
67 Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                
68 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Barloworld                                                     
69 Sergey Klimov (Rus) Katusha                                                         
70 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Milram                                                        
71 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                        
72 Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Columbia-Highroad                                         
73 Leonardo Giordani (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                             
74 Iván Gutiérrez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                               
75 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                               
76 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Barloworld                                                   
77 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française des Jeux                                             
78 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas                                                       
79 Saïd Haddou (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                             
80 Marcin Sapa (Pol) Lampre-NGC                                                        
81 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                                   
82 Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis                                                       
83 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas                                                      
84 Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des Jeux                                               
85 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervélo TestTeam                                              
86 Servais Knaven (Ned) Milram                                                         
87 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                                   
88 Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Fuji-Servetto                                              
89 Riccardo Chiarini (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                     
90 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli               
91 Andreas Klier (Ger) Cervélo TestTeam                                                
92 Andy Schleck (Lux) Saxo Bank                                                        
93 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                 
94 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli              
95 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                                     
96 Peter Velits (Svk) Milram                                                           
97 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Milram                                                    
98 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                                        
99 Rene Mandri (Est) AG2R La Mondiale                                                  
100 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                                 
101 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                                       
102 Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                   
103 Martyn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin-Slipstream                                            
104 Rui Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne                                                   
105 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas                                                          
106 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Saxo Bank                                                  
107 Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin-Slipstream                                                 
108 Björn Schröder (Ger) Milram                                                        
109 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                             
110 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil                                                   
111 Didac Ortega (Spa) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                    
112 Gregory Rast (Swi) Astana                                                          
113 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step                                                    
114 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                                
115 Iban Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                       
116 Ilker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Fuji-Servetto                                           
117 Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                         
118 Joaquím Rodríguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                           
119 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank                                                     
120 Iñigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                            
121 Michael Albasini (Swi) Columbia-Highroad                                           
122 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Française des Jeux                                           
123 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis                                                
124 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                                   
125 Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Française des Jeux                                             
126 Giairo Ermeti (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                        
127 Daniele Nardello (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                               
128 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Silence-Lotto                                                  
129 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas                                                      
130 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                                  
131 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Fuji-Servetto                                     
132 Massimiliano Gentili (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                         
133 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil                                                  
134 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                             0.19
135 Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step                                                        
136 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                 0.21
137 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Columbia-Highroad                                   0.23
138 Frank Hoj (Den) Saxo Bank                                                      0.28
139 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam                                               
140 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Vacansoleil                                                 0.37
141 Pablo Urtasun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                              
142 Allan Davis (Aus) Quick Step                                                   0.38
143 Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                                     
144 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                            0.51
145 Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank                                                        
146 Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank                                                          
147 Aitor Galdos (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                               
148 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step                                                    
149 Diego Caccia (Ita) Barloworld                                                  1.02
150 Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne                                             
151 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld                                                  
152 Luis Angel Maté (Spa) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli          1.08
153 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                
154 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Saxo Bank                                                  
155 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                           
156 Francesco Failli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                
157 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                                 
158 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Katusha                                                       
159 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                        
160 Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                                    
161 Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) AG2R La Mondiale                                          
162 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step                                                    
163 Mikhaylo Khalilov (Ukr) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                            
164 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Katusha                                                     
165 Josu Agirre Aseginolaza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                    
166 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                         
167 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli              
168 Steve Cummings (GBr) Barloworld                                                    
169 Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step                                                   
170 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                                         
171 Maurizio Biondo (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                          1.54
172 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R La Mondiale                                              
173 Andoni Lafuente (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                            
174 Marco Corti (Ita) Barloworld                                                       
175 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale                                              
176 Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                              
177 Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                                
178 Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                        
179 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                 
180 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Silence-Lotto                                               
181 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Columbia-Highroad                                             
182 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                                    
183 Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                                
184 Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                       
185 William Frischkorn (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                                         
186 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana                                                  3.16
187 Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil                                                3.27
188 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli         
189 Sergey Renev (Kaz) Astana                                                          
190 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                                    6.48
191 Jean Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis                                               7.01
192 Maryan Hary (Fra) Cofidis                                                          
193 Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis                                                         
194 Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis                                                     
195 Ángel Madrazo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                               
196 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Saxo Bank                                              7.25
DNF Manuel Belletti (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli              
 
Points
 
1 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                                               12 pts
2 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Columbia-Highroad                                             10
3 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R La Mondiale                                              10
4 Enrico Rossi (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                                  8
5 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                                         7
6 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Katusha                                                         6
7 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Saxo Bank                                                      5
8 William Frischkorn (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                                          5
9 Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil                                                     5
10 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld                                                     4
11 Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                    3
12 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam                                                2
13 Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil                                                      1
14 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis                                                1
15 Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis                                                         1
 
Mountains
 
Poggio Adorno - km 128.7
1 Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil                                                     5 pts
2 William Frischkorn (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                                          3
3 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R La Mondiale                                               2
4 Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                                 1
 
General classification after stage 3
 
1 Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis                                                12.00.20
2 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                0.15
3 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas                                                       
4 Enrico Rossi (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                               0.20
5 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis                                                     0.25
6 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana                                                           
7 Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo Bank                                                       
8 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                                   
9 George Hincapie (USA) Columbia-Highroad                                              
10 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                      
11 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Katusha                                                       
12 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Milram                                                         
13 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld                                               
14 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                                      
15 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Cervélo TestTeam                                                
16 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Slipstream                                              
17 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Katusha                                                         
18 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                                
19 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Columbia-Highroad                                             
20 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                   
21 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step                                                     
22 Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                               
23 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Milram                                                        
24 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                 
25 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                                         
26 Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Columbia-Highroad                                         
27 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                                   
28 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli               
29 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                        
30 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                              
31 Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Fuji-Servetto                                              
32 Peter Velits (Svk) Milram                                                           
33 Andy Schleck (Lux) Saxo Bank                                                        
34 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas                                                           
35 Iñigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                             
36 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                              
37 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                                        
38 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli              
39 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                                    
40 Joaquím Rodríguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                            
41 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                                 
42 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas                                                   0.46
43 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Katusha                                                     1.29
44 Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                     
45 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Saxo Bank                                                      
46 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Milram                                                          
47 Yoann Offredo (Fra) Française des Jeux                                              
48 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale                                               
49 Loyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                                 
50 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam                                                 
51 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                               
52 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas                                                       
53 Gabriele Bosisio (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                      
54 Didac Ortega (Spa) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                     
55 Sergey Klimov (Rus) Katusha                                                         
56 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil                                                    
57 Ilker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Fuji-Servetto                                            
58 Iban Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                        
59 Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Française des Jeux                                              
60 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli           1.33
61 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step                                                 1.49
62 Koldo Fernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                         2.06
63 Baden Cooke (Aus) Vacansoleil                                                   2.10
64 Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervélo TestTeam                                             
65 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                                      
66 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana                                                           
67 Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli             
68 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des Jeux                                          
69 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil                                                    
70 Andreas Klier (Ger) Cervélo TestTeam                                                
71 Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des Jeux                                               
72 Iván Gutiérrez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                               
73 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Milram                                                    
74 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                                     
75 Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                          
76 Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank                                                     2.20
77 Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne                                          2.31
78 Diego Caccia (Ita) Barloworld                                                       
79 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld                                                   
80 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Columbia-Highroad                                    2.33
81 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Silence-Lotto                                                   
82 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                      2.37
83 Maurizio Biondo (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                           3.23
84 Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                        
85 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale                                               
86 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Française des Jeux                                        3.37
87 Michael Albasini (Swi) Columbia-Highroad                                            
88 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                                            4.08
89 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                                             4.18
90 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha                                                           
91 Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                
92 Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                    
93 Rene Mandri (Est) AG2R La Mondiale                                                  
94 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                     4.45
95 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Katusha                                                      
96 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam                                            4.46
97 Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana                                                     4.56
98 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française des Jeux                                             
99 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Barloworld                                                   
100 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step                                                5.26
101 Allan Davis (Aus) Quick Step                                                   5.34
102 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                                     6.04
103 William Frischkorn (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                                     6.09
104 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Columbia-Highroad                                         6.12
105 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale                                          7.04
106 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Columbia-Highroad                                               
107 Davide Vigano (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                                  
108 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Barloworld                                                    
109 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil                                                  
110 Massimiliano Gentili (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                     7.14
111 Pablo Urtasun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                          7.41
112 Marcin Sapa (Pol) Lampre-NGC                                                   8.02
113 Mikhaylo Khalilov (Ukr) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                        8.12
114 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                             8.18
115 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                                  
116 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Fuji-Servetto                                     
117 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                 8.39
118 Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                            8.48
119 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank                                                  8.59
120 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                                     
121 Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil                                                      
122 Chris Sutton (Aus) Garmin-Slipstream                                               
123 Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin-Slipstream                                                
124 Kasper Klostergård (Den) Saxo Bank                                                 
125 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                                    
126 Leonardo Giordani (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                            
127 Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin-Slipstream                                                 
128 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis                                                
129 Ángel Madrazo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                           9.11
130 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                             9.18
131 Francesco Failli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                            9.26
132 Luis Angel Maté (Spa) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli              
133 Josu Agirre Aseginolaza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                    
134 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Columbia-Highroad                                         9.29
135 Servais Knaven (Ned) Milram                                                    9.34
136 Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Française des Jeux                                    9.35
137 Michael Friedman (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                                           
138 Saïd Haddou (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                            
139 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                                    9.56
140 Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) AG2R La Mondiale                                      9.58
141 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                      10.07
142 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Katusha                                                       
143 Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil                                               10.28
144 Gregory Rast (Swi) Astana                                                     10.50
145 Marco Corti (Ita) Barloworld                                                  10.53
146 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                                    
147 Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step                                                   11.19
148 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana                                                 11.20
149 Sergey Renev (Kaz) Astana                                                     11.31
150 Riccardo Chiarini (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                               11.37
151 Giairo Ermeti (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                        
152 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Silence-Lotto                                            11.45
153 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld                                                     
154 Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil                                                      
155 Rony Martias (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                           
156 Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam                                               
157 Mattia Gavazzi (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli               
158 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Saxo Bank                                                  
159 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                                       
160 Björn Schröder (Ger) Milram                                                        
161 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                           12.04
162 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                           12.36
163 Aitor Galdos (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                               
164 Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                           12.41
165 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Saxo Bank                                             12.53
166 Steve Cummings (GBr) Barloworld                                                    
167 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Katusha                                               13.21
168 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R La Mondiale                                         13.31
169 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam                                           13.35
170 Martyn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin-Slipstream                                       14.16
171 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank                                                     
172 Daniele Nardello (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                               
173 Frank Hoj (Den) Saxo Bank                                                     14.44
174 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Vacansoleil                                                14.53
175 Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank                                                     15.07
176 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                            15.24
177 Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                                    
178 Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step                                              15.35
179 Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis                                                16.00
180 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Silence-Lotto                                          16.10
181 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Milram                                                    17.02
182 Rui Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne                                                   
183 Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                                17.36
184 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step                                               17.49
185 Jean Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis                                              18.42
186 Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                         18.48
187 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                 
188 Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                   18.52
189 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervélo TestTeam                                        19.33
190 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                                  
191 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli    20.25
192 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                                   21.04
193 Andoni Lafuente (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                       21.27
194 Maryan Hary (Fra) Cofidis                                                     24.03
195 Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis                                                         
196 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Saxo Bank                                             26.58
 
Points classification
 
1 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                  19 pts
2 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas                                                     18
3 Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis                                                      17
4 Enrico Rossi (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                                 17
5 Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                                13
6 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                                        13
7 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                                               12
8 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R La Mondiale                                              10
9 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Columbia-Highroad                                             10
10 Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                    9
11 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Saxo Bank                                                     9
12 Koldo Fernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                            8
13 Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervélo TestTeam                                            8
14 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Katusha                                                        6
15 Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                                5
16 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Milram                                                        5
17 William Frischkorn (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                                         5
18 Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil                                                    5
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                                 6 pts
2 Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis                                                       5
3 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli               5
4 Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil                                                     5
5 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                 3
6 William Frischkorn (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                                          3
7 Marcin Sapa (Pol) Lampre-NGC                                                        3
8 Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                                 3
9 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                      2
10 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                                     2
11 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli             2
12 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R La Mondiale                                              2
13 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                             1
14 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Columbia-Highroad                                               1
15 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Katusha                                                       1
 
Young rider classification
 
1 Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis                                                12.00.20
2 Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo Bank                                                   0.25
3 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                                       
4 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Columbia-Highroad                                              
5 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                                    
6 Peter Velits (Svk) Milram                                                            
7 Andy Schleck (Lux) Saxo Bank                                                         
8 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                                         
9 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas                                                    0.46
10 Yoann Offredo (Fra) Française des Jeux                                          1.29
11 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                               
12 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas                                                       
13 Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Française des Jeux                                              
14 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana                                                       2.10
15 Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli             
16 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des Jeux                                          
17 Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des Jeux                                               
18 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Milram                                                    
19 Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                          
20 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Columbia-Highroad                                    2.33
21 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Silence-Lotto                                                   
22 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Française des Jeux                                        3.37
23 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                                            4.08
24 Rene Mandri (Est) AG2R La Mondiale                                              4.18
25 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Katusha                                                  4.45
26 Davide Vigano (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                               7.04
27 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Barloworld                                                     
28 Chris Sutton (Aus) Garmin-Slipstream                                            8.59
29 Ángel Madrazo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                            9.11
30 Luis Angel Maté (Spa) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli           9.26
31 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Columbia-Highroad                                          9.29
32 Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) AG2R La Mondiale                                       9.58
33 Marco Corti (Ita) Barloworld                                                   10.53
34 Sergey Renev (Kaz) Astana                                                      11.31
35 Riccardo Chiarini (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                11.37
36 Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                            12.41
37 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank                                                 14.16
38 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Milram                                                     17.02
39 Rui Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne                                                    
40 Jean Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis                                               18.42
41 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                                    21.04
42 Andoni Lafuente (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                        21.27

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