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88th Giro d'Italia - PT

Italy, May 7-29, 2005

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Stage 19 - May 28: Savigliano - Sestriere (Le Valli Olimpiche), 190 km

Courage under fire: Savoldelli saves the day

Rujano: "Better than I could have ever dreamed"

By Anthony Tan

Rujano does it!
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Totally isolated and left behind by the lead group with 40 kilometres to go, it seemed Paolo Savoldelli's time in the maglia rosa was facing certain death. However, a combination of guts, courage and cramping saw the race eventually swing back in his favour, and barring disaster, 'Il Falco' will fly into Milano tomorrow afternoon to claim overall victory in the 88th Giro d'Italia.

"I don't feel like one of the great champions of the Giro, because the old champions used to attack on the climbs and make a big difference to the show. I'm more of a regular rider, and I have to calculate a lot, because I know what my limits are," said a pragmatic Savoldelli to Cyclingnews.

"I was afraid at the beginning of the climb [Finestre], because the pace was going so fast. I didn't think I was going to make it. I went at my own pace. I was very careful to eat and drink enough on the climb, the most important thing was not to have a crisis. Now I'm going to the Tour de France to help Lance Armstrong.

Savoldelli
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"I've got through the Giro without any problems. The only bad day was when I crashed in the first week and lost 43 seconds. I knew it was possible to lose the jersey today. I wouldn't have been upset to lose the tour to a rider that was prepared to attack and risk everything. After cycling? Well I won't be a team manager. I've got a construction business."

Today's penultimate stage of the Giro lived up to all expectations plus more, the never-before used climb of the Colle delle Finestre with its 9.2 kilometre-long section of unpaved road murder for the riders but a treat for the spectators, who witnessed one of the greatest offensives ever seen in the history of the race.

Gilberto Simoni (Lampre-Caffita), Josè Rujano (Selle Italia-Colombia) and Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas-Bianchi) gave it their all in their attempt to knock Il Falco Savoldelli from his perch, but in the end, the incredible effort took its toll on all but one, as mountain man Rujano rode away to a much-deserved stage victory in Sestrière.

"It was so fast on the Finestre," Said Rujano to Cyclingnews: "It was too hard to attack, so we decided to wait for the final climb. It's been a great Giro. To finish with the King of the Mountains, winning a stage, it's better than I could have ever dreamed."

Gilberto Simoni (Lampre-Cafitta)
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At the top of the Finestre, 33 year-old Simoni must have surely thought victory was his as he climbed his way into the maglia rosa virtuale. But one thing he did not foresee was both he and Di Luca becoming the victim of cramps on the final ascent to Sestrière, which ultimately cost him the race.

"When I saw Savoldelli couldn’t sustain the rhythm I accelerated," said Simoni after the finish. "I was looking for Rujano help but only Di Luca and I have worked well together. Danilo has done a really great job." But on the last descent, "Danilo had cramps and I was not so well either. It was destiny, after my two wins at the Giro (2001-2003) and my three third places (1999-2000-2004) to take the second place this year. Maybe I could have saved energy on the climb…but I was fighting for the Giro d’Italia!"

As a result, the top five at the start of today's stage - Savoldelli, Simoni, Rujano, Di Luca and Garate - all held their positions on the classifica generale, and tomorrow's procession to Milano will be without stress for all bar the sprinters.

How it unfolded

The much-awaited stage to Sestrière began in glorious sunshine, and with over 70 kilometres of climbing on a 190 kilometre-long parcours, the 154-strong peloton rolled out a little earlier than usual, leaving Savigliano at twenty past eleven Saturday morning.

Savoldelli
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It took less than 20 minutes for the early - and inevitably ill-fated - break of the day to be established. While previous days have seen larger groups gradually wear down into smaller ones, today it was a tiny TV-hungry trio comprised of Ruslan Ivanov (Domina Vacanze), Mark Renshaw (Francaise des Jeux) and Grischa Niermann (Rabobank), the latter initiating the move.

With Germany's Niermann the best-placed - if one could call it that - in 58th position on the classifica generale, almost a hour and forty minutes behind the maglia rosa of Paolo Savoldelli (Discovery), it was no surprise to see their lead balloon. By km 14, they were already seven-plus minutes ahead, reaching 12'22 at km 25 and a whopping 17 minutes by the base of the first of two ascents up Sestrieres, at the town of Villar Perosa (km 55.4).

Back in the peloton, most of the contenders and their teams knew the real racing wasn't going to happen until they were inside the final 50 kilometres, which included the climbs of the Colle della Finestre and the second ascent of Sestrière, where the day would eventually end, 2,035 metres above sea-level.

Crowds
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Discovery Channel's assistant DS Sean Yates gave a likely forecast on the day in a team statement after the previous stage: "The way it's [the race] panning out, Basso will try and win again tomorrow so they [CSC] will do a hard tempo on the climbs, and then it should be every man for himself in the last 30 kilometres."

The climb to Sestrière isn't steep, but it is long (try 45.7 kilometres long!), and around 10k into it, Aussie Mark Renshaw found himself having to let go; the 22 year-old former track pursuit and junior sprint world champion probably happy just to get a head-start, before finding a nice gruppetto to get through the rest of the day.

Meanwhile, further up front, Ivanov (Domina Vacanze) and Niermann (Rabobank) soldiered on, and by the GPM at km 101.1, the pair had lost less than four minutes of their 17'12 advantage when the climb first began, cresting the summit with a comfy lead of 14'35.

However, the descent to the Intergiro at Susa (km 145.6), also marking the start of the Colle delle Finestre, was roughly the same length as the climb, and the natural momentum of 150-odd riders didn't do the duo's chances any favours - not that it really mattered, considering the 18.5 kilometre monster that lay ahead. As the pair began the climb, Ivanov's companion said arrivederci, but the 31 year-old Moldovian seemed unperturbed, and continued on his own, content to ride at his own pace.

One of Simoni's helpers
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It wasn't long afterwards that the fiercest parts of the Finestre greeted the bunch, its maximum 14 percent gradient coming after less than 1.5 kilometres, and it was here where the fireworks began. Selle Italia-Colombia's strategy in sending Rafael Illiano to the front caught many by surprise, including that of maglia rosa Paolo Savoldelli (Discovery Channel), and straight away, a select group of no more than 12 riders formed.

Notable others in the mix included: Illiano's team-mates Josè Rujano and Ivan Parra (Selle Italia-Colombia), Gilberto Simoni and Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Caffita), Daniel Atienza (Cofidis), Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas-Bianchi), Wim Van Huffel (Davitamon-Lotto), Juan Manuel Garate and Joaquin Rodriguez (Saunier Duval-Prodir), Serguei Gonchar (Domina Vacanze), Vladimir Karpets (Illes Balears); notable others out of the mix were: Savoldelli (Discovery Channel), Ivan Basso (Team CSC) and Pietro Caucchioli (Credit Agricole).

Averaging 9.2 percent, the Finestre's relentless gradient created a further selection less than a kilometre later. As Illiano rolled off, his job done for the day, Kid Cunego was next to drop off the back, and when a few others did likewise, the group was down to eight. By the halfway point of the climb, Savoldelli was two minutes down and completely isolated bar two riders - Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Davitamon-Lotto) and Mirko Celestino (Domina Vacanze) - who could do little to help him, nor stop the inexorable pace ahead.

Vai Paolo!
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But Il Falco wasn't the only one struggling. Up front, Parra (Selle Italia-Colombia), Atienza (Cofidis), Van Huffel (Davitamon-Lotto), Garate (Saunier Duval-Prodir), Gonchar (Domina Vacanze), and Karpets (Illes Balears) all fell by the wayside at various points on the climb, leaving just three - a rampant Rujano (Selle Italia-Colombia), a seething Simoni (Lampre-Caffita), and a determined Di Luca (Liquigas-Bianchi).

As the front three hit the final 7.9 kilometres of gravel "strada bianca", it was, quite amazingly, Dani Di Luca doing much of the pace-setting, and when Simoni realised he was in the maglia rosa virtuale, he also was happy to contribute. Surprisingly, Ivanov (Domina Vacanze), the last member of the early break, was only caught by this group with just over a kilometre before the GPM, but the man from Moldovia could only watch and admire as the three flew by.

Crossing the 2,178 metre-high summit of the Finestre with a 2'23 advantage over the gruppo maglia rosa, Savoldelli was still in with a chance, and very smartly, had not killed himself on the climb. Il Falco's famed descending skills also saw him pick up quite a few friends on the descent, including Gonchar (Domina Vacanze), Van Huffel (Davitamon-Lotto) and Tadej Valjavec (Phonak), who would no doubt help him later on.

Ardila
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Under normal circumstances, Rujano's downhill dramas would have seen him dropped, but Simoni and Di Luca were keen to have him hang around - at least for the time being. But suddenly, sadly, with 15 kilometres to go, Di Luca fell victim to cramps, unable to pedal without grimacing, and watched Simoni and Rujano ride into the distance...

The flattish ascent to Sestrière, averaging just 5.1 percent over 9.8 kilometres, did nothing for Simoni and Rujano's chances, however, and with the loss of Di Luca, coupled with a strengthened gruppo maglia rosa - now six strong - Savoldelli's chances were looking better all the time. At four kilometres to go, Simoni also starting cramping, spurring an acceleration from Rujano. Metres later, the Venezuelan was on his own, riding away to a certain stage win; behind, Di Luca was having a battle with himself, doing everything possible to keep the wheels turning.

Strewth!
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As Rujano crossed the line, fists clenched in victory, the battle for the maglia rosa was being waged behind him. Two-time Giro champ Simoni recovered well to finish 28 seconds back, Di Luca a further minute behind, but Savoldelli was receiving plenty of help from Garate and Van Huffel in particular, who both appeared to be riding with Discovery jerseys for the rest of the day.

After 190 kilometres, the gruppo maglia rosa crossed the line just shy of two-minutes from Rujano, thus preserving Savoldelli's race lead, and ultimately, overall victory. A truly epic day.

Stage 20 - May 29: Albese con Cassano - Milano, 119 km

With the podium decided, it's all over but the shouting as the final stage of the 88th Giro heads from Albese Con Cassano near Lake Como and back to Milano for the final 10 finishing circuits in the centre of Milano, where sprinters - or what's left of them - will rule the day.

Photography

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Results

1 Jose' Rujano Guillen (Ven) Selle Italia-Colombia                5.49.30 (32.618 km/h)
2 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                               0.26
3 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                              1.37
4 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      1.53
5 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                               1.55
6 Serguei Gonchar (Ukr) Domina Vacanze                                   
7 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel-Pro Cycling Team              
8 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                            
9 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Davitamon-Lotto                 2.38
10 Emanuele Sella (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                    5.07
11 Ivan Parra (Col) Selle Italia-Colombia                            5.14
12 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                  
13 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  6.01
14 Daniel Atienza Urendez (Spa) Cofidis-Le Credit Par Telephone          
15 Unai Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Illes Balears                           6.40
16 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears                                  
17 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Credit Agricole                               
18 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                   7.51
19 Wladimir Belli (Ita) Domina Vacanze                               8.01
20 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Domina Vacanze                                9.02
21 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   9.51
22 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                         10.29
23 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Rabobank                                      
24 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                    
25 Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Illes Balears                              
26 Francisco J Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre-Caffita                      
27 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                           
28 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                           
29 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas-Bianchi                               
30 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Liquigas-Bianchi                       10.44
31 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team                12.01
32 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                   
33 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                              12.33
34 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Credit Agricole                           13.56
35 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           14.09
36 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Credit Agricole                         14.20
37 Cedric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis-Le Credit Par Telephone             15.21
38 Christian Werner (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                  
39 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         15.42
40 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                          
41 Daniel Schnider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                          
42 Rene' Andrle (Cze) Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team                         
43 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Credit Agricole                            15.55
44 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                            
45 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                          16.22
46 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     17.40
47 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        
48 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                  21.38
49 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                          
50 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC                                             
51 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                         
52 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre-Caffita                                  
53 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                       
54 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team                   
55 Luis Felipe Laverde Jimenez (Col) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare           
56 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole                             
57 Andrea Noe' (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                    
58 Guido Trentin (Ita) Cofidis-Le Credit Par Telephone                   
59 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Credit Agricole                              
60 Carlos Dacruz (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                                
61 Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            
62 Cyrille Monnerais (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                            
63 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                               
64 Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          
65 Benoit Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel-Pro Cycling Team          27.54
66 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                29.08
67 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Quick.Step                                 29.11
68 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      
69 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel-Pro Cycling Team                
70 Bram Schmitz (Ned) T-Mobile Team                                      
71 Javier Ramirez Abeja (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team                 
72 Jan Hruska (Cze) Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team                           
73 Angel Gomez Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                          
74 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                  
75 Ruben Lobato Elvira (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        
76 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                           
77 Julio Alberto Perez Cuapio (Mex) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare            
78 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Lampre-Caffita                                  
79 Raffaele Illiano (Ita) Selle Italia-Colombia                     29.33
80 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Lampre-Caffita                               36.24
81 Marius Sabaliauskas (Ltu) Lampre-Caffita                              
82 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Rabobank                                      39.27
83 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                      
84 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick.Step                                        
85 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                        
86 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo                                  
87 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Credit Agricole                                 
88 Sandy Casar (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                                  
89 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                           
90 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  
91 Lilian Jegou (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                                 
92 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                               
93 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                        
94 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                  
95 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                
96 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                    
97 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                     
98 Marco Milesi (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                   
99 Antonio Cruz (USA) Discovery Channel-Pro Cycling Team                 
100 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel-Pro Cycling Team               
101 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                
102 Mads Christensen (Den) Quick.Step                                    
103 Massimo Codol (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                    
104 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC                                     
105 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cofidis-Le Credit Par Telephone               
106 Ignacio Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems              
107 Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) Selle Italia-Colombia                       
108 Manuele Mori (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                              
109 Volodymyr Bileka (Ukr) Discovery Channel-Pro Cycling Team            
110 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                                  
111 Paride Grillo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                        
112 Jose Luis Carrasco Gamiz (Spa) Illes Balears                         
113 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis-Le Credit Par Telephone                
114 Antonio Tauler Lull (Spa) Illes Balears                              
115 Bjoern Leukemans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                               
116 Jan Schaffrath (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                   
117 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               
118 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                      
119 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Francaise Des Jeux                              
120 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                    
121 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  
122 Russel Van Hout (Aus) Selle Italia-Colombia                          
123 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick.Step                                      
124 Henk Vogels (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                    
125 Frank Hoj (Den) Gerolsteiner                                         
126 Gregory Rast (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                            
127 Robert Forster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    
128 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                       
129 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel-Pro Cycling Team             
130 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                
131 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                              
132 Philippe Schnyder (Swi) Selle Italia-Colombia                        
133 Brian Vandborg (Den) Team CSC                                        
134 Unai Etxebarria Arana (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        
135 Jose' Antonio Garrido Lima (Spa) Quick.Step                          
136 Eric Baumann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     
137 Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Team CSC                                    
138 Andre' Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     
139 Mathieu Claude (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                
140 Marcel Strauss (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                    
141 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Francaise Des Jeux                                
142 Sascha Urweider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                         
143 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Quick.Step                                      
144 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Rabobank                                       
145 Uros Murn (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                               
146 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick.Step                                         
147 Matthew White (Aus) Cofidis-Le Credit Par Telephone                  
148 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                 
149 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Quick.Step                                     
150 Trent Wilson (Aus) Selle Italia-Colombia                             
151 Isaac Galvez Lopez (Spa) Illes Balears                               
152 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC                                       
153 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team                    
DNF  Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                  
 
Points
 
1 Jose' Rujano Guillen (Ven) Selle Italia-Colombia                     25 pts
2 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                 20
3 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                16
4 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        14
5 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                 12
6 Serguei Gonchar (Ukr) Domina Vacanze                                 10
7 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel-Pro Cycling Team             9
8 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                           8
9 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                       8
10 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Davitamon-Lotto                   7
11 Emanuele Sella (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                       6
12 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Domina Vacanze                                   6
13 Ivan Parra (Col) Selle Italia-Colombia                               5
14 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                 4
15 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Quick.Step                                      4
16 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     3
17 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                       3
18 Daniel Atienza Urendez (Spa) Cofidis-Le Credit Par Telephone         2
19 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick.Step                                       2
20 Unai Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Illes Balears                              1
21 Bram Schmitz (Ned) T-Mobile Team                                     1
22 Robert Forster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   -5
23 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Liquigas-Bianchi                          -5
24 Marco Milesi (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                 -5
25 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                          -5
26 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Rabobank                                      -5
27 Henk Vogels (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                  -10
28 Lilian Jegou (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                              -15
 
Mountains
 
Sestriere (Le Valli Olimpiche) - km 190
 
1 Jose' Rujano Guillen (Ven) Selle Italia-Colombia                     15 pts
2 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                 10
3 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                 6
4 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         4
5 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                  2
 
Intergiro
 
1 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                 3.54.54
2 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Domina Vacanze                                     
3 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Quick.Step                                        
4 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                         
5 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick.Step                                         
6 Bram Schmitz (Ned) T-Mobile Team                                       
7 Frank Hoj (Den) Gerolsteiner                                           
8 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick.Step                                        
9 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Quick.Step                                       
10 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick.Step                                          
 
Most combative
 
1 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                       8 pts
2 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Domina Vacanze                                    8
3 Jose' Rujano Guillen (Ven) Selle Italia-Colombia                      6
4 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                  5
5 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                 4
6 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         3
7 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Quick.Step                                       3
8 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                  2
9 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        2
10 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Francaise Des Jeux                                2
11 Serguei Gonchar (Ukr) Domina Vacanze                                 1
12 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                    1
13 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick.Step                                       1
 
Azzurri d'Italia
 
1 Jose' Rujano Guillen (Ven) Selle Italia-Colombia                      4 pts
2 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                  2
3 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                 1
 
Trofeo Fuga Piaggio
 
1 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Domina Vacanze                                  165 pts
2 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                     151
3 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Francaise Des Jeux                                75
4 Jose' Rujano Guillen (Ven) Selle Italia-Colombia                     30
5 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                 26
6 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                15
 
Trofeo Fast Team
 
1 Domina Vacanze                                                 17.47.28
2 Liquigas-Bianchi                                                   3.37
3 Phonak Hearing System                                              3.55
4 Lampre-Caffita                                                     4.30
5 Illes Balears-Caisse D'epargne                                     4.51
6 Saunier Duval-Prodir                                              10.38
7 Rabobank                                                          15.04
8 Selle Italia-Colombia                                             15.49
9 Credit Agricole                                                   15.58
10 Cofidis-Le Credit Par Telephone                                  24.02
11 Davitamon-Lotto                                                  25.02
12 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                                26.13
13 Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                                        29.25
14 Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team                                       30.23
15 Bouygues Telecom                                                 33.11
16 Gerolsteiner                                                     36.59
17 Discovery Channel-Pro Cycling Team                               40.02
18 Team CSC                                                         45.56
19 T-Mobile Team                                                    54.45
20 Française Des Jeux                                             1.03.45
21 Fassa Bortolo                                                  1.05.10
22 Quick.Step-Innergetic                                          1.29.07
 
Trofeo Super Team
 
1 Selle Italia-Colombia                                                30 pts
2 Davitamon-Lotto                                                      28
3 Lampre-Caffita                                                       19
4 Liquigas-Bianchi                                                     18
5 Domina Vacanze                                                       18
6 Saunier Duval-Prodir                                                 17
7 Discovery Channel-Pro Cycling Team                                   14
8 Phonak Hearing System                                                13
9 Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                                            11
10 Illes Balears-Caisse D'epargne                                      11
11 Fassa Bortolo                                                        9
12 Gerolsteiner                                                         8
13 Cofidis-Le Credit Par Telephone                                      7
14 Credit Agricole                                                      4
15 Rabobank                                                             3
16 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                                     
17 Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team                                            
18 Bouygues Telecom                                                      
19 T-Mobile Team                                                         
20 Team CSC                                                              
21 Française Des Jeux                                                    
22 Quick.Step-Innergetic                                                 
 
General classification after stage 19
 
1 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel-Pro Cycling Team      88.01.43
2 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                               0.28
3 Jose' Rujano Guillen (Ven) Selle Italia-Colombia                   0.45
4 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                              2.42
5 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      3.11
6 Serguei Gonchar (Ukr) Domina Vacanze                               4.22
7 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears                              11.15
8 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Credit Agricole                           11.38
9 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                              11.40
10 Emanuele Sella (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                   12.33
11 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                             13.49
12 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 14.42
13 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                         15.26
14 Daniel Atienza Urendez (Spa) Cofidis-Le Credit Par Telephone     15.52
15 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                      19.22
16 Unai Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Illes Balears                          20.46
17 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  21.55
18 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                              24.05
19 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team                24.29
20 Ivan Parra (Col) Selle Italia-Colombia                           25.37
21 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Rabobank                                 34.50
22 Francisco J Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre-Caffita                 38.17
23 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Credit Agricole                            44.55
24 Wladimir Belli (Ita) Domina Vacanze                              46.19
25 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile Team                             50.49
26 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole                        52.40
27 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Davitamon-Lotto               56.02
28 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC                                        57.05
29 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                     1.01.02
30 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                    1.03.32
31 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Liquigas-Bianchi                     1.05.04
32 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                       
33 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                        1.05.59
34 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Domina Vacanze                           1.10.14
35 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                         1.10.42
36 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Credit Agricole                       1.12.25
37 Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Illes Balears                       1.14.24
38 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick.Step                                 1.18.08
39 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                  1.19.47
40 Guido Trentin (Ita) Cofidis-Le Credit Par Telephone            1.21.06
41 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                    1.21.41
42 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                   1.23.44
43 Ruben Lobato Elvira (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                 1.24.06
44 Luis Felipe Laverde Jimenez (Col) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare    1.28.51
45 Andrea Noe' (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                             1.29.11
46 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas-Bianchi                        1.30.13
47 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team              1.33.08
48 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       1.35.46
49 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                 1.42.00
50 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Lampre-Caffita                             1.43.33
51 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                1.44.57
52 Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   1.47.24
53 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Quick.Step                               1.49.31
54 Cedric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis-Le Credit Par Telephone           1.50.10
55 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                              1.52.27
56 Jan Schaffrath (Ger) T-Mobile Team                             1.57.49
57 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team            2.04.12
58 Christian Werner (Ger) T-Mobile Team                           2.05.22
59 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Gerolsteiner                             2.05.27
60 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel-Pro Cycling Team         2.10.40
61 Jan Hruska (Cze) Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team                    2.11.16
62 Rene' Andrle (Cze) Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team                  2.11.59
63 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre-Caffita                           2.14.29
64 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                 2.14.37
65 Javier Ramirez Abeja (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team          2.15.08
66 Marius Sabaliauskas (Ltu) Lampre-Caffita                       2.15.19
67 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Lampre-Caffita                           2.18.42
68 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi               2.21.21
69 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick.Step                                   2.24.32
70 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Domina Vacanze                             2.24.49
71 Cyrille Monnerais (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                     2.26.08
72 Carlos Dacruz (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                         2.26.30
73 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                2.27.24
74 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                        2.29.35
75 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                   2.30.20
76 Daniel Schnider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                   2.30.31
77 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                    2.31.24
78 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Credit Agricole                       2.33.28
79 Angel Gomez Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                   2.37.52
80 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir            2.39.51
81 Sandy Casar (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                           2.44.09
82 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                        2.48.13
83 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   2.49.50
84 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Quick.Step                               2.51.29
85 Manuele Mori (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        2.53.27
86 Raffaele Illiano (Ita) Selle Italia-Colombia                   2.53.38
87 Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Team CSC                              2.57.00
88 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC                               2.57.09
89 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis-Le Credit Par Telephone          2.57.21
90 Jose Luis Carrasco Gamiz (Spa) Illes Balears                   2.58.31
91 Volodymyr Bileka (Ukr) Discovery Channel-Pro Cycling Team      3.00.13
92 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Credit Agricole                         3.01.43
93 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo                           3.01.50
94 Uros Murn (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                         3.05.22
95 Julio Alberto Perez Cuapio (Mex) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare     3.05.35
96 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                               3.06.25
97 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                         3.06.26
98 Lilian Jegou (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                          3.08.38
99 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                           3.09.25
100 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                       3.09.50
101 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel-Pro Cycling Team        3.11.01
102 Marcel Strauss (Swi) Gerolsteiner                             3.12.35
103 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                3.13.24
104 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC                                       
105 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                        3.15.06
106 Bjoern Leukemans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                        3.15.34
107 Benoit Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel-Pro Cycling Team       3.15.50
108 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Rabobank                                3.16.00
109 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Domina Vacanze                         3.16.02
110 Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                    3.17.22
111 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Quick.Step                               3.18.43
112 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare               3.19.06
113 Andre' Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                              3.19.35
114 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                           3.20.46
115 Bram Schmitz (Ned) T-Mobile Team                              3.21.05
116 Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) Selle Italia-Colombia                3.22.50
117 Matthew White (Aus) Cofidis-Le Credit Par Telephone           3.22.58
118 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner                             3.23.21
119 Massimo Codol (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                             3.27.30
120 Gregory Rast (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                     3.29.50
121 Jose' Antonio Garrido Lima (Spa) Quick.Step                   3.29.54
122 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                            3.30.54
123 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Credit Agricole                         3.31.44
124 Marco Milesi (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                           3.33.23
125 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cofidis-Le Credit Par Telephone        3.34.09
126 Antonio Tauler Lull (Spa) Illes Balears                              
127 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick.Step                               3.34.42
128 Eric Baumann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                              3.35.39
129 Antonio Cruz (USA) Discovery Channel-Pro Cycling Team         3.36.36
130 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                             3.36.40
131 Isaac Galvez Lopez (Spa) Illes Balears                        3.38.04
132 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                3.39.28
133 Ignacio Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems       3.41.04
134 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                          3.41.15
135 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Rabobank                                   3.41.54
136 Henk Vogels (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                             3.42.24
137 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel-Pro Cycling Team      3.42.58
138 Robert Forster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             3.43.09
139 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           3.44.22
140 Sascha Urweider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                  3.44.35
141 Brian Vandborg (Den) Team CSC                                 3.44.52
142 Mads Christensen (Den) Quick.Step                             3.46.06
143 Paride Grillo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                 3.48.26
144 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Francaise Des Jeux                         3.49.32
145 Unai Etxebarria Arana (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                 3.50.01
146 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Francaise Des Jeux                       3.50.51
147 Mathieu Claude (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                         3.53.13
148 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                         3.57.20
149 Philippe Schnyder (Swi) Selle Italia-Colombia                 3.57.37
150 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                   3.59.09
151 Trent Wilson (Aus) Selle Italia-Colombia                      4.02.55
152 Frank Hoj (Den) Gerolsteiner                                  4.04.03
153 Russel Van Hout (Aus) Selle Italia-Colombia                   4.25.47
 
Points classification
 
1 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick.Step                                      151 pts
2 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                               136
3 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                             129
4 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel-Pro Cycling Team           124
5 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC                                           114
6 Jose' Rujano Guillen (Ven) Selle Italia-Colombia                     89
7 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                 81
8 Ivan Parra (Col) Selle Italia-Colombia                               80
9 Isaac Galvez Lopez (Spa) Illes Balears                               76
10 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                      72
11 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       70
12 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                64
13 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                 63
14 Serguei Gonchar (Ukr) Domina Vacanze                                58
15 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                         57
16 Paride Grillo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                       55
17 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC                                      50
18 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                      50
19 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Quick.Step                                     48
20 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                48
21 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                            46
22 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears                                45
23 Robert Forster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   45
24 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                44
25 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                       40
26 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                         38
27 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Davitamon-Lotto                  37
28 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole                           36
29 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                             35
30 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    34
31 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Credit Agricole                             26
32 Emanuele Sella (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                      25
33 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                             24
34 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Credit Agricole                               24
35 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team                   23
36 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Quick.Step                                    23
37 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Domina Vacanze                               22
38 Bram Schmitz (Ned) T-Mobile Team                                    22
39 Volodymyr Bileka (Ukr) Discovery Channel-Pro Cycling Team           21
40 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                19
41 Wladimir Belli (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                 18
42 Daniel Atienza Urendez (Spa) Cofidis-Le Credit Par Telephone        18
43 Unai Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Illes Balears                             18
44 Bjoern Leukemans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                              17
45 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team                   16
46 Uros Murn (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                              15
47 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Quick.Step                                    14
48 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis-Le Credit Par Telephone               14
49 Philippe Schnyder (Swi) Selle Italia-Colombia                       12
50 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                        12
51 Manuele Mori (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                             12
52 Angel Gomez Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        11
53 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                        11
54 Sandy Casar (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                                11
55 Henk Vogels (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                   11
56 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team                 10
57 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick.Step                                        10
58 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                 9
59 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                             8
60 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                      8
61 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                               8
62 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                       8
63 Jan Hruska (Cze) Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team                          7
64 Ruben Lobato Elvira (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       6
65 Cedric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis-Le Credit Par Telephone                 6
66 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Domina Vacanze                                   6
67 Andre' Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     6
68 Mads Christensen (Den) Quick.Step                                    6
69 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Rabobank                                          5
70 Carlos Dacruz (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                               5
71 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Credit Agricole                             5
72 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                    4
73 Benoit Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel-Pro Cycling Team              3
74 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      3
75 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Rabobank                                     3
76 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                           3
77 Andrea Noe' (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                   3
78 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                     3
79 Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) Selle Italia-Colombia                       3
80 Eric Baumann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     3
81 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Francaise Des Jeux                                3
82 Javier Ramirez Abeja (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team                2
83 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  2
84 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               1
85 Rene' Andrle (Cze) Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team                        1
86 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                      1
87 Marcel Strauss (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                    1
88 Matthew White (Aus) Cofidis-Le Credit Par Telephone                  1
89 Ignacio Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems              1
90 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Liquigas-Bianchi                          -1
91 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Lampre-Caffita                                  -1
92 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Rabobank                                      -3
93 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cofidis-Le Credit Par Telephone              -3
94 Lilian Jegou (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                               -4
95 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas-Bianchi                             -5
96 Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        -5
97 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                  -5
98 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Lampre-Caffita                                -5
99 Cyrille Monnerais (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                          -5
100 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            -5
101 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       -5
102 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Credit Agricole                             -5
103 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             -5
104 Gregory Rast (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                          -5
105 Marco Milesi (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                -5
106 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               -5
107 Mathieu Claude (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              -5
108 Russel Van Hout (Aus) Selle Italia-Colombia                        -7
109 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                       -10
110 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Francaise Des Jeux                           -10
111 Trent Wilson (Aus) Selle Italia-Colombia                          -10
112 Frank Hoj (Den) Gerolsteiner                                      -13
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Jose' Rujano Guillen (Ven) Selle Italia-Colombia                    143 pts
2 Ivan Parra (Col) Selle Italia-Colombia                               57
3 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                 45
4 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC                                            41
5 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                29
6 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Credit Agricole                                27
7 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        27
8 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel-Pro Cycling Team            17
9 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Domina Vacanze                                   15
10 Daniel Atienza Urendez (Spa) Cofidis-Le Credit Par Telephone        14
11 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                         14
12 Raffaele Illiano (Ita) Selle Italia-Colombia                        13
13 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                10
14 Unai Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Illes Balears                              8
15 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Credit Agricole                             7
16 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                             6
17 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                      6
18 Angel Gomez Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         6
19 Benoit Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel-Pro Cycling Team              5
20 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                   5
21 Mads Christensen (Den) Quick.Step                                    5
22 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Rabobank                                       5
23 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Credit Agricole                              4
24 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                  4
25 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                          4
26 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                       4
27 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Francaise Des Jeux                                4
28 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                              3
29 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                    3
30 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                           2
31 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                         2
32 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team                    2
33 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                    2
34 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                  2
35 Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) Selle Italia-Colombia                       2
36 Matthew White (Aus) Cofidis-Le Credit Par Telephone                  2
37 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole                            1
38 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Liquigas-Bianchi                           1
39 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick.Step                                       1
40 Andrea Noe' (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                   1
41 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre-Caffita                                 1
42 Marius Sabaliauskas (Ltu) Lampre-Caffita                             1
43 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                      1
44 Sandy Casar (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                                 1
45 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Credit Agricole                               1
46 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC                                       1
47 Bram Schmitz (Ned) T-Mobile Team                                     1
48 Eric Baumann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     1
 
Intergiro classification
 
1 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Quick.Step                                52.59.09
2 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     0.18
3 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick.Step                                     0.21
4 Bram Schmitz (Ned) T-Mobile Team                                   1.46
5 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC                                          2.01
6 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel-Pro Cycling Team          2.11
7 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC                                     2.22
8 Philippe Schnyder (Swi) Selle Italia-Colombia                      2.30
9 Angel Gomez Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       2.34
10 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team               2.36
11 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears                              2.37
12 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Rabobank                                       2.39
13 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Domina Vacanze                             2.46
14 Serguei Gonchar (Ukr) Domina Vacanze                              2.47
15 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                   2.48
16 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                               
17 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                              
18 Ivan Parra (Col) Selle Italia-Colombia                                
19 Benoit Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel-Pro Cycling Team               
20 Wladimir Belli (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                   
 
Most combative classification
 
1 Jose' Rujano Guillen (Ven) Selle Italia-Colombia                     70 pts
2 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick.Step                                       49
3 Ivan Parra (Col) Selle Italia-Colombia                               41
4 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC                                            41
5 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                              33
6 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Quick.Step                                      32
7 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                       29
8 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                27
9 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel-Pro Cycling Team            21
10 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       19
11 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                18
12 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC                                      16
13 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Credit Agricole                               16
14 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                            13
15 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                 13
16 Isaac Galvez Lopez (Spa) Illes Balears                              13
17 Bram Schmitz (Ned) T-Mobile Team                                    12
18 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                             11
19 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                         11
20 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                      11
21 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Domina Vacanze                                  11
22 Angel Gomez Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        10
23 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears                                10
24 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                10
25 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                10
26 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                      8
27 Benoit Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel-Pro Cycling Team              8
28 Philippe Schnyder (Swi) Selle Italia-Colombia                        8
29 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                 8
30 Daniel Atienza Urendez (Spa) Cofidis-Le Credit Par Telephone         7
31 Unai Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Illes Balears                              7
32 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                              7
33 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team                  7
34 Raffaele Illiano (Ita) Selle Italia-Colombia                         7
35 Robert Forster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    7
36 Paride Grillo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                        7
37 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole                            6
38 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                        6
39 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Rabobank                                          6
40 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Davitamon-Lotto                   6
41 Mads Christensen (Den) Quick.Step                                    6
42 Wladimir Belli (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                  5
43 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                             5
44 Russel Van Hout (Aus) Selle Italia-Colombia                          5
45 Serguei Gonchar (Ukr) Domina Vacanze                                 5
46 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Credit Agricole                              5
47 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team                    5
48 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                5
49 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                          5
50 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Liquigas-Bianchi                           4
51 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Credit Agricole                             4
52 Ruben Lobato Elvira (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       4
53 Cedric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis-Le Credit Par Telephone                 4
54 Volodymyr Bileka (Ukr) Discovery Channel-Pro Cycling Team            4
55 Marcel Strauss (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                    4
56 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Rabobank                                       4
57 Matthew White (Aus) Cofidis-Le Credit Par Telephone                  4
58 Ignacio Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems              4
59 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                         3
60 Andrea Noe' (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                   3
61 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis-Le Credit Par Telephone                3
62 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                               3
63 Bjoern Leukemans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                               3
64 Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) Selle Italia-Colombia                       3
65 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                   3
66 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                           2
67 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                          2
68 Manuele Mori (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                              2
69 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                       2
70 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                    2
71 Eric Baumann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     2
72 Henk Vogels (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                    2
73 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Francaise Des Jeux                                2
74 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Rabobank                                     1
75 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                 1
76 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Lampre-Caffita                                   1
77 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                    1
78 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick.Step                                         1
79 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                  1
80 Sandy Casar (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                                 1
81 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Quick.Step                                     1
82 Lilian Jegou (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                                1
83 Frank Hoj (Den) Gerolsteiner                                         1
 
Azzurri d'Italia classification
 
1 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                              15 pts
2 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC                                            12
3 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                10
4 Ivan Parra (Col) Selle Italia-Colombia                                8
5 Jose' Rujano Guillen (Ven) Selle Italia-Colombia                      8
6 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick.Step                                        7
7 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel-Pro Cycling Team             5
8 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC                                        5
9 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole                             4
10 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                        4
11 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                 4
12 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                  4
13 Isaac Galvez Lopez (Spa) Illes Balears                               3
14 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        2
15 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears                                 2
16 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                 2
17 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                             2
18 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                          2
19 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                              2
20 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       2
21 Paride Grillo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                        2
22 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                              1
23 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Davitamon-Lotto                   1
24 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team                    1
25 Volodymyr Bileka (Ukr) Discovery Channel-Pro Cycling Team            1
26 Robert Forster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    1
27 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                          1
 
Trofeo Fuga Piaggio classification
 
1 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                      334 pts
2 Ivan Parra (Col) Selle Italia-Colombia                              233
3 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Rabobank                                         225
4 Jose' Rujano Guillen (Ven) Selle Italia-Colombia                    217
5 Raffaele Illiano (Ita) Selle Italia-Colombia                        214
6 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Domina Vacanze                                  194
7 Philippe Schnyder (Swi) Selle Italia-Colombia                       186
8 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            168
9 Cedric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis-Le Credit Par Telephone                168
10 Russel Van Hout (Aus) Selle Italia-Colombia                        166
11 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                    151
12 Daniel Atienza Urendez (Spa) Cofidis-Le Credit Par Telephone       151
13 Unai Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Illes Balears                            151
14 Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) Selle Italia-Colombia                     144
15 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                137
16 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Quick.Step                                    134
17 Bram Schmitz (Ned) T-Mobile Team                                   133
18 Mads Christensen (Den) Quick.Step                                  122
19 Wladimir Belli (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                104
20 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                  99
21 Benoit Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel-Pro Cycling Team             98
22 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                 97
23 Angel Gomez Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        80
24 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Credit Agricole                               80
25 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Rabobank                                      79
26 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Francaise Des Jeux                               75
27 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cofidis-Le Credit Par Telephone              56
28 Eric Baumann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                    54
29 Matthew White (Aus) Cofidis-Le Credit Par Telephone                 49
30 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                  47
31 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis-Le Credit Par Telephone               45
32 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                             43
33 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                        43
34 Sandy Casar (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                                43
35 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC                                           39
36 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                37
37 Sascha Urweider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                        35
38 Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        33
39 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick.Step                                        32
40 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                          28
41 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Lampre-Caffita                                  28
42 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole                           27
43 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                             26
44 Rene' Andrle (Cze) Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team                       26
45 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                   26
46 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel-Pro Cycling Team           21
47 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Liquigas-Bianchi                          21
48 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                               20
49 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                            17
50 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team                   17
51 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                     17
52 Ruben Lobato Elvira (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      17
53 Jan Hruska (Cze) Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team                         16
54 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo                                16
55 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick.Step                                      15
56 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                15
57 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas-Bianchi                             15
58 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Rabobank                                     6
59 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                          6
60 Luis Felipe Laverde Jimenez (Col) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare          6
61 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team                    6
62 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     6
63 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                      6
 
Trofeo Fast Team classification
 
1 Liquigas-Bianchi                                              264.30.07
2 Credit Agricole                                                   24.28
3 Lampre-Caffita                                                    29.21
4 Domina Vacanze                                                    32.27
5 Illes Balears-Caisse D'epargne                                  1.08.29
6 Davitamon-Lotto                                                 1.21.34
7 Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                                       1.24.50
8 Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team                                      1.26.50
9 Saunier Duval-Prodir                                            1.37.32
10 Phonak Hearing System                                          1.49.00
11 Cofidis-Le Credit Par Telephone                                2.04.25
12 Rabobank                                                       2.12.10
13 Selle Italia-Colombia                                          2.30.30
14 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                              2.49.25
15 T-Mobile Team                                                  3.07.23
16 Team CSC                                                       3.37.16
17 Discovery Channel-Pro Cycling Team                             3.59.30
18 Quick.Step-Innergetic                                          4.17.39
19 Gerolsteiner                                                   4.41.43
20 Fassa Bortolo                                                  5.00.35
21 Bouygues Telecom                                               5.26.52
22 Française Des Jeux                                             6.25.14
 
Trofeo Super Team classification
 
1 Davitamon-Lotto                                                     334 pts
2 Liquigas-Bianchi                                                    316
3 Domina Vacanze                                                      294
4 Fassa Bortolo                                                       254
5 Quick.Step-Innergetic                                               214
6 Credit Agricole                                                     213
7 Illes Balears-Caisse D'epargne                                      210
8 Lampre-Caffita                                                      208
9 Discovery Channel-Pro Cycling Team                                  197
10 Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                                          185
11 Gerolsteiner                                                       184
12 Selle Italia-Colombia                                              182
13 Phonak Hearing System                                              176
14 Saunier Duval-Prodir                                               168
15 T-Mobile Team                                                      164
16 Team CSC                                                           159
17 Cofidis-Le Credit Par Telephone                                    134
18 Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team                                         131
19 Française Des Jeux                                                 115
20 Rabobank                                                            69
21 Bouygues Telecom                                                    62
22 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                                   21
 
Fair Play classification

1 Fassa Bortolo                                                        27 pts
2 T-Mobile Team                                                        27
3 Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                                            59
4 Domina Vacanze                                                       70
5 Discovery Channel-Pro Cycling Team                                   76
6 Rabobank                                                             84
7 Cofidis-Le Credit Par Telephone                                      89
8 Credit Agricole                                                     117
9 Liquigas-Bianchi                                                    126
10 Team CSC                                                           128
11 Davitamon-Lotto                                                    155
12 Quick.Step-Innergetic                                              155
13 Saunier Duval-Prodir                                               159
14 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                                  161
15 Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team                                         197
16 Phonak Hearing System                                              212
17 Française Des Jeux                                                 235
18 Gerolsteiner                                                       248
19 Illes Balears-Caisse D'epargne                                     276
20 Bouygues Telecom                                                   282
21 Selle Italia-Colombia                                              323
22 Lampre-Caffita                                                     344

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