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76th Critérium International - 2.HC

France, March 31-April 1, 2007

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Stage 3 - April 1: Charleville-Mézières - Charleville-Mézières, 8.3 km

Sensational Lövkvist!

Voigt makes it three

By Jean-François Quénet in Charleville-Mézières

Jens Voigt (Team CSC)
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Swedish road race champion Thomas Lövkvist (Française des Jeux) has moved one step forward in the hierarchy of cycling by winning the individual time trial in the Critérium International while Jens Voigt, 7th, has secured his third overall win in the French two-day event.

"It's always a goal for me to win here," Voigt said. "This race suits my capacities. I like the tension and the pressure of such a short event. During the time trial, I wasn't very fresh anymore. When I looked at the course with Fränk Schleck, I told him that fortunately I'd start with 48 seconds lead, and not 10."

Voigt's teammate Bobby Julich holds the record on the course of Charleville-Mézières with 10'05 and Julich held the best time again with 10'11 when he crossed the line until Lövkvist beat him by 10 seconds. "He was riding incredibly fast," said Française des Jeux directeur sportif Marc Madiot. "We had the intermediate times of Sandy Casar and we couldn't believe what Thomas was doing."

Thomas Lövkvist (Française des Jeux)
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The Swedish prodigy didn't believe it himself. "I was very surprised with my result," he explained. "I came with the goal of making a top10 but I didn't think I could win."

Lövkvist might have lost some self confidence in recent past. He'll turn 23 this coming Wednesday but has always had the promise of a champion. As a junior, he was the European champion for mountain biking. Aged 19, he won the Circuit des Ardennes, exactly in the same area as the Criterium International in 2003. It was only the second race he started as a member of the TT3 (continental team) Bianchi Scandinavia under the guidance of Tommy Prim and he claimed the individual time trial and the overall classification.

The week after turning 20, he won the Circuit de la Sarthe at the beginning of his career with Française des Jeux. After that, he has probably missed a few steps in his career plan and jumped too quickly to the ambition of shining at the Tour de France where he's been the youngest rider for the past two editions.

Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana)
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"This win comes at a perfect time for me," he said. "Now I'd like to win races like Paris-Nice or the Tour de Suisse. My next goal will be the Tour of the Basque country."

The Swede has put Française des Jeux back on the right track again. "Before the time trial I received a big help from my teammates Brad McGee and Ian McLeod," he said. With Sébastien Joly in the final top 10 as well as Lövkvist, second to Voigt and best young rider, the team of the French lottery is very satisfied with their Critérium International. "These results and the popularity of cycling I've noticed here, but also Paris-Nice and Cholet-Pays de Loire have given me the morale again after all the dark days we've lived before," Madiot said.

All the world class riders lined up in the Critérium International have justified their status. Damiano Cunego, very active for two days but only 16th in the time trial, has realised where he still has to improve before the Giro d'Italia. Alexandre Vinokourov was the only star a little bit off the back on the hill stage but he was reassured by finishing sixth in the ITT. "I didn't push myself this morning because of a flu," he explained. "The time trial was a test but not a crucial test since it was only 8.3km long. I'm happy with my condition."

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Results

1 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française Des Jeux               10.01
2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne               0.03
3 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis                          0.09
4 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                 
5 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                             0.10
6 Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana                       0.11
7 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                               0.14
8 Francisco Pérez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                  0.17
9 Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                    
10 Peter Velits (Svk) Wiesenhof-Felt                      0.22
11 Danny Pate (USA) Slipstream-Chipotle                   0.23
12 Isidro Nozal (Spa) Karpin-Galicia                          
13 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis                           0.24
14 José Alberto Martínez (Spa) Agritubel                  0.26
15 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                    0.27
16 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                   0.28
17 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française Des Jeux                0.30
18 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole                      
19 Hugo Sabido (Por) Barloworld                               
20 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                   0.31
21 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                0.32
22 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                 0.33
23 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                        0.35
23 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux                       
25 David Herrero (Spa) Karpin-Galicia                     0.36
26 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2r Prévoyance                       
27 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Crédit Agricole                         
28 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française Des Jeux                 
29 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  0.37
30 Paul Martens (Ger) Skil-Shimano                        0.38
30 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel                            
32 Steffen Radochla (Ger) Wiesenhof-Felt                      
33 Matteo Priamo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare          0.39
34 Sergiy Matveyev (Ukr) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare            
35 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Karpin-Galicia                   0.40
36 Maryan Hary (Fra) Cofidis                              0.41
37 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                           0.42
38 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance                 0.43
39 Andrey Mizourov (Kaz) Astana                               
40 Filippo Savini (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare             
41 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Cofidis                           0.44
42 Olaf Pollack (Ger) Wiesenhof-Felt                          
43 Piet Rooijakkers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                    0.45
44 Lars Bak (Den) Team CSC                                    
45 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole              0.46
46 Steven Cozza (USA) Slipstream-Chipotle                 0.47
47 Huub Duyn (Ned) Slipstream-Chipotle                        
48 Iban Mayoz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     0.48
49 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Crédit Agricole              0.49
50 Marcus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                            
51 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital                         
52 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                      
53 Félix Rafael Cárdenas (Col) Barloworld                     
54 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                       0.51
55 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française Des Jeux                     
56 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld                         0.52
57 Hubert Dupont (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance                        
58 Pierre Drancourt (Bel) Bouygues Telecom                0.54
59 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                      
60 Daniel Musiol (Ger) Wiesenhof-Felt                         
61 Johannes Frohlinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner                 0.55
62 Jorge Azanza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   0.56
63 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française Des Jeux                    0.57
64 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis                               
65 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                
66 Rene Mandri (Est) Ag2r Prévoyance                      0.59
67 Roberto Traficante (Ita) Team LPR                          
68 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Astana                              
69 Thomas Frei (Sui) Astana                                   
70 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                        1.01
71 John Gadret (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance                          
72 Iban Iriondo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       
73 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Cofidis                               
74 Marco Marcato (Ita) Team LPR                           1.02
75 Antonio Bucciero (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare           
76 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                       
77 Ivan Parra (Col) Cofidis                               1.03
78 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance                      
79 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                  1.04
80 Anders Lund (Den) Team CSC                                 
81 Julien Mazet (Fra) Astana                                  
82 Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel                          1.05
83 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2r Prévoyance                        
84 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                      1.08
85 Robert Retschke (Ger) Wiesenhof-Felt                   1.09
86 Luca Solari (Ita) Team LPR                                 
87 Frédéric Gabriel (Fra) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner    1.10
88 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                    1.11
89 Mikel Gaztañaga Echeverria (Spa) Agritubel                 
90 James Perry (RSA) Barloworld                               
91 Chris Sutton (Aus) Cofidis                             1.12
92 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Crédit Agricole                    
93 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld                          
94 Carlos Castaño (Spa) Karpin-Galicia                    1.13
95 Vicente Reynes (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                      
96 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel                          1.14
97 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Lampre-Fondital                  1.15
98 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Crédit Agricole                    1.16
99 Clément L'Hottelerie (Fra) Skil-Shimano                    
100 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                1.17
101 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld                 1.18
102 Ignacio Gutierrez (Spa) Team LPR                      1.19
103 Cédric Coutouly (Fra) Agritubel                       1.21
104 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance                 1.22
105 Ian McLeod (RSA) Française Des Jeux                       
106 Joseba Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi               1.24
107 Roger Beuchat (Sui) Team LPR                          1.28
108 Ian MacGregor (USA) Slipstream-Chipotle               1.51
109 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                      1.53
 
Young rider
 
1 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française Des Jeux               10.01
2 Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                0.17
3 Peter Velits (Svk) Wiesenhof-Felt                       0.22
4 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis                            0.24
5 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                     0.27
6 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Crédit Agricole                      0.36
7 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française Des Jeux                  
8 Paul Martens (Ger) Skil-Shimano                         0.38
9 Steffen Radochla (Ger) Wiesenhof-Felt                       
10 Matteo Priamo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare          0.39
11 Filippo Savini (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare         0.43
12 Steven Cozza (USA) Slipstream-Chipotle                 0.47
13 Huub Duyn (Ned) Slipstream-Chipotle                        
14 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                       0.51
15 Pierre Drancourt (Bel) Bouygues Telecom                0.54
16 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                      
17 Daniel Musiol (Ger) Wiesenhof-Felt                         
18 Johannes Frohlinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner                 0.55
19 Jorge Azanza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   0.56
20 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française Des Jeux                    0.57
21 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                
22 Rene Mandri (Est) Ag2r Prévoyance                      0.59
23 Roberto Traficante (Ita) Team LPR                          
24 Thomas Frei (Sui) Astana                                   
25 Iban Iriondo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   1.01
26 Marco Marcato (Ita) Team LPR                           1.02
27 Antonio Bucciero (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare           
28 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                  1.04
29 Anders Lund (Den) Team CSC                                 
30 Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel                          1.05
31 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                      1.08
32 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                    1.11
33 Chris Sutton (Aus) Cofidis                             1.12
34 Clément L'Hottelerie (Fra) Skil-Shimano                1.16
35 Ian MacGregor (USA) Slipstream-Chipotle                1.51
 
Teams
 
1 Caisse D’Epargne                                       30.40
2 Astana                                                  0.26
3 Francaise Des Jeux                                      0.28
4 Team CSC                                                0.29
5 Cofidis Credit Par Telephone                            0.37
6 Bouygues Telecom                                        0.53
7 Karpin Galicia                                          1.02
8 Team Wiesenhof Felt                                     1.07
9 Credit Agricole                                         1.15
10 Team Slipstream                                        1.20
11 Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                            1.24
12 Agritubel                                              1.32
13 Ag2R Prevoyance                                        1.34
14 Lampre-Fondital                                            
15 Barloworld                                                 
16 Gerolsteiner                                           1.38
17 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                    1.44
18 Skil-Shimano                                           2.02
19 Team L.P.R.                                            2.33
 
Final General Classification
 
1 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                            6.54.57
2 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française Des Jeux                0.34
3 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne               0.37
4 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis                          0.43
5 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                 
6 José Alberto Martínez (Spa) Agritubel                   1.00
7 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                    1.02
8 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française Des Jeux                 1.04
9 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                 1.06
10 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                           1.16
11 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole              1.20
12 Francisco Pérez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                 1.28
13 Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                   
14 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                 1.51
15 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                            2.03
16 Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana                      2.04
17 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis                           2.13
18 Peter Velits (Svk) Wiesenhof-Felt                      2.15
19 Isidro Nozal (Spa) Karpin-Galicia                      2.16
20 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole                  2.23
21 Hugo Sabido (Por) Barloworld                               
22 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Crédit Agricole                     2.29
23 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  2.30
24 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Karpin-Galicia                   2.33
25 Félix Rafael Cárdenas (Col) Barloworld                 2.34
26 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance                 2.36
27 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital                     2.42
28 Hubert Dupont (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance                    2.45
29 Jorge Azanza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   2.49
30 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                   2.51
31 Marco Marcato (Ita) Team LPR                           2.55
32 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                  2.57
33 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Lampre-Fondital                  3.08
34 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance                  3.15
35 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel                        3.42
36 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis                           4.01
37 John Gadret (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance                      4.05
38 Luca Solari (Ita) Team LPR                             4.13
39 Danny Pate (USA) Slipstream-Chipotle                   4.36
40 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                 4.46
41 David Herrero (Spa) Karpin-Galicia                     4.49
42 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2r Prévoyance                       
43 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française Des Jeux                 
44 Paul Martens (Ger) Skil-Shimano                        4.51
45 Steffen Radochla (Ger) Wiesenhof-Felt                      
46 Matteo Priamo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare          4.52
47 Sergiy Matveyev (Ukr) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare            
48 Andrey Mizourov (Kaz) Astana                           4.56
49 Filippo Savini (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare             
50 Marcus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                        5.02
51 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française Des Jeux                 5.04
52 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                  5.07
53 Rene Mandri (Est) Ag2r Prévoyance                      5.12
54 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Astana                              
55 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                        5.14
56 Iban Iriondo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       
57 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Cofidis                               
58 Antonio Bucciero (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare       5.15
59 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance                  5.16
60 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2r Prévoyance                    5.18
61 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                      5.21
62 Frédéric Gabriel (Fra) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner    5.23
63 Carlos Castaño (Spa) Karpin-Galicia                    5.26
64 Roberto Traficante (Ita) Team LPR                          
65 Ignacio Gutierrez (Spa) Team LPR                       5.32
66 Joseba Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                5.37
67 Roger Beuchat (Sui) Team LPR                           5.41
68 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                    5.44
69 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                        5.59
70 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux                       
71 Piet Rooijakkers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                    6.02
72 Iban Mayoz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     6.05
73 Maryan Hary (Fra) Cofidis                                  
74 Daniel Musiol (Ger) Wiesenhof-Felt                     6.11
75 Huub Duyn (Ned) Slipstream-Chipotle                        
76 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                  6.13
77 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                       6.15
78 Johannes Frohlinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner                 6.19
79 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française Des Jeux                    6.21
80 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                
81 Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel                          6.23
82 Mikel Gaztañaga Echeverria (Spa) Agritubel             6.24
83 Anders Lund (Den) Team CSC                             6.28
84 Chris Sutton (Aus) Cofidis                             6.29
85 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel                          6.31
86 Clément L'Hottelerie (Fra) Skil-Shimano                6.33
87 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Crédit Agricole                6.36
88 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld                          
89 Cédric Coutouly (Fra) Agritubel                        6.45
90 Ian McLeod (RSA) Française Des Jeux                    6.54
91 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                       7.10
92 Ivan Parra (Col) Cofidis                               7.16
93 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Crédit Agricole              7.17
94 Pierre Drancourt (Bel) Bouygues Telecom                7.22
95 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                   7.30
96 Julien Mazet (Fra) Astana                              7.32
97 Robert Retschke (Ger) Wiesenhof-Felt                   7.37
98 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld                  7.46
99 Thomas Frei (Sui) Astana                               7.53
100 Olaf Pollack (Ger) Wiesenhof-Felt                         
101 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld                        8.11
102 Ian MacGregor (USA) Slipstream-Chipotle               8.19
103 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Crédit Agricole                   8.29
104 Vicente Reynes (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                 8.32
105 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Cofidis                          9.14
106 Steven Cozza (USA) Slipstream-Chipotle                9.43
107 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                  10.28
108 Lars Bak (Den) Team CSC                              11.12
109 James Perry (RSA) Barloworld                         11.18
 
Points
 
1 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                 24 pts
2 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                 20
3 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française Des Jeux                  19
4 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                               18
5 Olaf Pollack (Ger) Wiesenhof-Felt                         15
6 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis                            15
7 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Crédit Agricole                       12
8 Mikel Gaztañaga Echeverria (Spa) Agritubel                10
9 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                               8
10 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                          8
11 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                      7
12 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                               7
13 Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel                             6
14 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                    6
15 Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana                         6
16 Matteo Priamo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare             6
17 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                   5
18 Francisco Pérez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                    4
19 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                     4
20 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                 3
21 Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                  3
22 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld                         3
23 Peter Velits (Svk) Wiesenhof-Felt                         2
24 Vicente Reynes (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                     2
 
Mountains
 
1 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Lampre-Fondital                     26 pts
2 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                 26
3 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française Des Jeux                   11
4 Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel                              4
5 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld                          4
6 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                  2
7 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                2
8 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                1
9 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel                              1
 
Young rider
 
1 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française Des Jeux             6.55.31
2 Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                0.54
3 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis                            1.39
4 Peter Velits (Svk) Wiesenhof-Felt                       1.41
5 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Crédit Agricole                      1.55
6 Jorge Azanza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    2.15
7 Marco Marcato (Ita) Team LPR                            2.21
8 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                   2.23
9 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française Des Jeux              4.15
10 Paul Martens (Ger) Skil-Shimano                        4.17
11 Steffen Radochla (Ger) Wiesenhof-Felt                      
12 Matteo Priamo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare          4.18
13 Filippo Savini (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare         4.22
14 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                  4.33
15 Rene Mandri (Est) Ag2r Prévoyance                      4.38
16 Iban Iriondo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   4.40
17 Antonio Bucciero (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare       4.41
18 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                      4.47
19 Roberto Traficante (Ita) Team LPR                      4.52
20 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                    5.10
21 Daniel Musiol (Ger) Wiesenhof-Felt                     5.37
22 Huub Duyn (Ned) Slipstream-Chipotle                        
23 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                       5.41
24 Johannes Frohlinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner                 5.45
25 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française Des Jeux                    5.47
26 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                
27 Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel                          5.49
28 Anders Lund (Den) Team CSC                             5.54
29 Chris Sutton (Aus) Cofidis                             5.55
30 Clément L'Hottelerie (Fra) Skil-Shimano                5.59
31 Pierre Drancourt (Bel) Bouygues Telecom                6.48
32 Thomas Frei (Sui) Astana                               7.19
33 Ian MacGregor (USA) Slipstream-Chipotle                7.45
34 Steven Cozza (USA) Slipstream-Chipotle                 9.09
35 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                    9.54
 
Teams
 
1 Team CSC                                            20.48.10
2 Caisse D’Epargne                                        0.14
3 Lampre-Fondital                                         1.53
4 Cofidis Credit Par Telephone                            2.11
5 Credit Agricole                                         2.53
6 Bouygues Telecom                                        2.58
7 Francaise Des Jeux                                      3.07
8 Barloworld                                              3.26
9 Astana                                                  4.24
10 Ag2r Prevoyance                                        4.31
11 Agritubel                                              5.30
12 Karpin Galicia                                         6.19
13 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                    7.01
14 Team L.P.R.                                            7.50
15 Team Wiesenhof Felt                                    9.48
16 Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                           11.21
17 Gerolsteiner                                          11.35
18 Team Slipstream                                       12.21
19 Skil-Shimano                                          14.07