34th Volta ao Algarve - 2.1

Portugal, February 20-24, 2008

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Stage 1 - February 20: Albufeira - Faro, 164.4 km

Förster takes control in Algarve

By Gregor Brown

Robert Förster (Gerolsteiner)
Photo ©: João Dias

Gerolsteiner-sprinter Robert Förster has taken control of the 34th Volta ao Algarve by winning the opening stage, 164.4 kilometres from Albufeira to Faro. The 30 year-old German, stage winner in last year's Giro d'Italia, overpowered Lithuanian Tomas Vaitkus (Astana) and German Erik Zabel (Team Milram) to the line to take victory.

"I am very happy that it worked out," said Förster after the finish. He started his season with the Australian Tour Down Under and continued in Mallorca, but the Portuguese stage is his first win of 2008. "It takes the pressure off, and gives a morale and self-confidence boost."

He is impressed with his season so far, "I started the season better than in the past. I knew I was on form, and now the others know it."

The German team of Förster closed down an early escape with around 30 kilometres remaining to the finish line in Faro. "The team worked super for me." Around 15 riders were distanced before the finish, with a group of eight at over 15 minutes down, including Frank Vandenbroucke (Mitsubishi-Jartazi).

Thanks to winning stage one, Förster also takes the overall lead and will wear the leader's jersey tomorrow. Gerolsteiner will seek to defend the lead tomorrow, when the five-day race continues with a 189.5-kilometre run to Lagos.

Photography

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Images by João Dias/www.cycloweb.freealoja.com

Silvian Chavanel (Cofidis) awaits the start.
Cândido Barbosa (Benfica) with his new team jersey.
Cândido Barbosa (Benfica) with the national road champion jersey.
Javier Benitez (Benfica) before signing up.
Rui Costa (Benfica) is ready to roll.
Team High Road is presented all in white.
Hugo Sabido (Team Barloworld) awaits the start.
Marin Garrido (Palmeiras Resort Tavira) in Albufeira.
Claudio Paulinho (C.C. Loulé) is looking forward to the Portuguese race.
Mathieu Heijboer (Cofidis) at the start in Albufeira.
Manuel Cardoso (Liberty Seguros) is ready to race.
The Dutch Rabobank team signing up at the start.
Felix Cardenas (Team Barloworld)
Rene Hasselbacher (Astana)
The Cycle Colstrop Team, formerly the Unibet.com ProTour outfit.
Stefan Schumacher (Gerolsteiner) is looking forward to the race.
Astana's Andreas Klöden is ready to race.
André Cardoso (Fercase Rota Dos Móveis)
The new colours of Boavista, sponsoured by Madeinox - Luis Pinheiro.
Neo David Vaz (Fercase Rota dos Móveis)
António Amorim (Barbot-Siper)
Time to rock'n'roll: The start of 34th Tour of the Algarve in Albufeira.
The colours of the Volta ao Algarve 2008.
The breakaway of the day by Joaquim Gregório (C.C. Loulé), Paul Sneeboer (Palmeiras Resort Tavira), Bruno Barbosa (Fercase-Rota dos Móveis), António Amorim (Barbot-Siper), Matheus Pronk (Cycle Collstrop) and António Cosme (Madeinox-Boavista) at the beginning of Alto do Malhão KOM.
The peloton at the beguining of Alto do Malhão KOM.
The peloton starts making its way up the Alto do Malhão KOM.
Eric Zabel (Team Milram) rides in the peloton.
The peloton shows its strength climbing in Alto do Malhão.
The breakaway was reduced to four riders.
Amorim (Barbot-Siper) and Barbosa (Fercase Rota dos Móveis) a few seconds behind the lead break.
Team staff await the riders in the feed zone.
Riders get a bite to eat during the 164.4 km stage.
It's lunch time for the peloton.
It was a rough day riding in the cold, wet peloton.
Joaquim Sampaio and Sérgio Sousa (Madeinox Boavista) ride in the peloton.
The convoy makes its way towards the finish line in Faro.
The sprint was on from 200 metres out.
With 25 metres remaining Robert Förster (Gerolsteiner) knew the victory was his.
The German rider started celebrations early, a long way before the line.
Robert Förster (Gerolsteiner) cruises home in first place.
Germany's Robert Förster (Gerolsteiner) leads the event after Stage 1.
Robert Föster (Gerolsteiner) on the podium after an easy sprint victory.
António Cosme (Madeinox Boavista) collects his jersey on the podium...
...before collecting another one.
Robert Föster (Gerolsteiner) was all smiles after his win.
...especially after collecting the leader's jersey.

Results

1 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             4.17.30 (38,353 km/h)
2 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Astana                                       0.01
3 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram
4 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step
5 Martin Garrido (Arg) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira
6 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step
7 Klaas Lodewjck (Bel) Rabobank Continental
8 Baden Cooke (Aus) Barloworld
9 Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Silence-Lotto
10 Bruno Neves (Por) LA MSS
11 Javier Benitez (Spa) Benfica
12 Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Continental
13 Vicente Reynes (Spa) High Road
14 Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-Lotto
15 Lilian Jegou (Fra) Francaise des Jeux
16 Manuel A. Cardoso (Por) Liberty Seguros
17 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Francaise des Jeux
18 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Silence-Lotto
19 Kenny De Haes (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
20 Tom Criel (Bel) Cycle Collstrop
21 Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
22 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) LA MSS
23 Samuel Caldeira (Por) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira
24 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank Continental
25 Alejandro Marque (Spa) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira
26 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana
27 Benny De Schrooder (Bel) AAn Post - M. D - G. T - Sean Kelly
28 Vytautas Kaupas (Ltu) Mitsubishi-Jartazi
29 Christian Pfannberger (Aut) Barloworld
30 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Quick Step
31 Rui A. Costa (Por) Benfica
32 Michael Kreder (Ned) Rabobank Continental
33 Daryl Impey (RSA) Barloworld
34 Helder Oliveira (Por) Barbot-Siper
35 Hector Guerra (Spa) Liberty Seguros
36 Michal Golas (Pol) Cycle Collstrop
37 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Fercase/Rota Dos Moveis
38 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step
39 Pedro Lopes (Por) Benfica
40 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) High Road
41 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone
42 David Blanco (Spa) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira
43 Pedro Romero (Spa) LA MSS
44 Ricardo Van Der Velde (Ned) Rabobank Continental
45 Nelson H. Rocha (Por) Madeinox Boavista
46 Luis Oliveira (Spa) Barbot-Siper
47 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram
48 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Rabobank Continental
49 Roger Hammond (GBr) High Road
50 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone
51 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) Cycle Collstrop
52 Francisco Pacheco (Spa) Barbot-Siper
53 Stefan Vandyck (Ned) Mitsubishi-Jartazi
54 Mathieu Heijboer (Ned) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone
55 Nuno Marta (Por) C. Ciclismo Loulé
56 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner
57 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram
58 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram
59 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram
60 Pedro Cardoso (Por) LA MSS
61 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Silence-Lotto
62 Thomas Berkhout (Ned) Rabobank Continental
63 Kurt Hovelyncr (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
64 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Silence-Lotto
65 Hugo Sabido (Por) Barloworld
66 César Quiterio (Por) Liberty Seguros
67 Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Milram
68 Claudio Faria (Por) LA MSS
69 Martin Mares (Cze) PSK Whirlpool-Author
70 José Azevedo (Por) Benfica
71 Neyens Maarten (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
72 Grégory Rast (Swi) Astana
73 Kenny Van Schueren (Bel) Cycle Collstrop
74 Andre Cardoso (Por) Fercase/Rota Dos Moveis
75 Sergio Sousa (Por) Madeinox Boavista
76 Jakub Danacik (Cze) PSK Whirlpool-Author
77 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) High Road
78 Michael Schär (Swi) Astana
79 Paul Sneeboer (Ned) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira
80 Gregory Habeaux (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi
81 Antonio Amorin (Por) Barbot-Siper
82 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Fercase/Rota Dos Moveis
83 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Francaise des Jeux
84 Ruben Plaza (Spa) Benfica
85 Pedro M. Soeiro M. (Por) C. Ciclismo Loulé
86 Tiago Machado (Por) Madeinox Boavista
87 Luis Pinheiro (Por) Madeinox Boavista
88 Candido Barbosa (Por) Benfica
89 Celestino Pinho (Por) Barbot-Siper
90 Claudio F. Apolo (Por) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira
91 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone
92 Bruno Barbosa (Por) Fercase/Rota Dos Moveis
93 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone
94 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Francaise des Jeux
95 Rui Sousa (Por) Liberty Seguros
96 Carlos M. Pinho (Por) Barbot-Siper
97 David Vaz (Por) Fercase/Rota Dos Moveis
98 Marcel Beima (Ned) Rabobank Continental
99 Joaquim Sampaio (Por) Madeinox Boavista
100 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone
101 Viktor Folkesson (Swe) AAn Post - M. D - G. T - Sean Kelly
102 René Haselbacher (Aut) Astana
103 Hernani Broco (Por) Liberty Seguros
104 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) AAn Post - M. D - G. T - Sean Kelly
105 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Gerolsteiner
106 Virgilio Dos Santos (Por) Fercase/Rota Dos Moveis
107 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Astana
108 Mickael Delage (Fra) Francaise des Jeux
109 Isidro Nozal (Spa) Liberty Seguros
110 Alfonso Azevedo (Por) LA MSS
111 Daniel Fleeman (Ger) AAn Post - M. D - G. T - Sean Kelly
112 Krassimir Vasilev (Bul) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira
113 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner
114 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick Step
115 Bert Roesems (Bel) Silence-Lotto
116 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Cycle Collstrop
117 Antonio Cosme (Spa) Madeinox Boavista
118 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Francaise des Jeux
119 Stephen Gallagher (Irl) AAn Post - M. D - G. T - Sean Kelly
120 Andreas Klier (Ger) High Road
121 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner
122 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Astana
123 Mathieu Criquielion (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi
124 Tomas Buchacek (Cze) PSK Whirlpool-Author
125 Artur Gajek (Ger) Team Milram
126 Joäo Cabreira (Por) LA MSS
127 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Francaise des Jeux
128 Angel Vicioso (Spa) LA MSS
129 Bert Grabsch (Ger) High Road
130 Glenn D'hollander (Bel) Silence-Lotto
131 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner
132 Pablo Urtasun (Spa) Liberty Seguros
133 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
134 Diego Caccia (Ita) Barloworld
135 Mario J. Da Costa (Por) Benfica
136 Hugo M. Vitor (Por) C. Ciclismo Loulé
137 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana
138 Christopher Froome (GBr) Barloworld
139 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner
140 Alexander Oliveira (Por) C. Ciclismo Loulé
141 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone
142 Celio Sousa (Por) Madeinox Boavista
143 Alessandro Proni (Ita) Quick Step
144 Bruno Castanheira (Por) Benfica
145 Koldo Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros
146 Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step
147 Frank Hoj (Den) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone
148 Jarno Van Mingeroet (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi
149 Edgar Anäo (Por) Fercase/Rota Dos Moveis
150 Petr Bencik (Cze) PSK Whirlpool-Author
151 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld
152 Claudio Pauliho (Por) C. Ciclismo Loulé
153 Bruno A. Pinto (Por) Barbot-Siper
154 Sergey Kolesnikov (Rus) Cycle Collstrop
155 Stanislav Kozubek (Cze) PSK Whirlpool-Author
156 Servais Knaven (Ned) High Road
157 Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
158 Nelson Vitorino (Por) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira
159 Tom Stubbe (Bel) Francaise des Jeux
160 René Andrle (Cze) PSK Whirlpool-Author
161 Félix Cardenas (Col) Barloworld
162 Christian Kux (Ger) Team Milram
163 Jose M. Cuesta (Spa) Fercase/Rota Dos Moveis
164 Sergey Rudaskov (Ned) Cycle Collstrop
165 Matheus Pronk (Ned) Cycle Collstrop                            1.00
166 Radek Becka (Cze) PSK Whirlpool-Author                         2.27
167 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step
168 Joaquin Gregorio (Por) C. Ciclismo Loulé                       3.44
169 Arlindo Fernandes (Por) C. Ciclismo Loulé
170 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Silence-Lotto                               3.49
171 Christian Müller (Ger) AAn Post - M. D - G. T - Sean Kelly    15.31
172 Kenny Lisabeth (Bel) AAn Post - M. D - G. T - Sean Kelly      17.45
173 Bruno Lima (Por) Madeinox Boavista
174 Niko Eeckhout (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
175 Geert Omloop (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi
176 Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi
177 Frank Van Kuik (Ned) AAn Post - M. D - G. T - Sean Kelly
178 Evert Verbist (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
 
Points
 
1 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                        25 pts
2 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Astana                               20
3 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                             16
4 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step                         13
5 Martin Garrido (Arg) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira             10
6 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step                            8
7 Klaas Lodewjck (Bel) Rabobank Continental                 6
8 Baden Cooke (Aus) Barloworld                              4
9 Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Silence-Lotto                         2
10 Bruno Neves (Por) LA MSS                                 1
 
Mountains 
 
Coelho, cat2 - km 44.70
1 Antonio Cosme (Spa) Madeinox Boavista                     9 pts
2 Joaquin Gregorio (Por) C. Ciclismo Loulé                  7
3 Bruno Barbosa (Por) Fercase/Rota Dos Moveis               5
4 Paul Sneeboer (Ned) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira               3
5 Antonio Amorin (Por) Barbot-Siper                         1
 
 
Picota, cat3 - km 133.20
1 Antonio Cosme (Spa) Madeinox Boavista                     5 pts
2 Joaquin Gregorio (Por) C. Ciclismo Loulé                  3
3 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) LA MSS                          1
  
Intermediate Sprints 
 
Credito Agricola-S B Mess - km 22.0
1 Antonio Amorin (Por) Barbot-Siper                         3 pts
2 Antonio Cosme (Spa) Madeinox Boavista                     2
3 Bruno Barbosa (Por) Fercase/Rota Dos Moveis               1
  
Ameixal - km 81.2
1 Antonio Cosme (Spa) Madeinox Boavista                     3 pts
2 Paul Sneeboer (Ned) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira               2
3 Antonio Amorin (Por) Barbot-Siper                         1
 
Teams
 
1 Gerolsteiner                                       12.52.32
2 Quick Step                                             0.01
3 Silence-Lotto
4 Rabobank Continental Continental
5 Palmeiras Resort - Tavira
6 Barloworld
7 LA MSS
8 Benfica
9 Astana
10 Team High Road
11 Topsport Vlaanderen
12 Team Milram
13 Cycle Collstrop
14 Française Des Jeux
15 Liberty Seguros
16 Barbot - Siper
17 Cofidis, le Credit Par Telephone
18 Mitsubishi-Jartazi
19 Fercase - Rota Dos Móveis
20 Madeinox Boavista
21 An Post-M. Donnelly-Grant Thornton-Sean Kelly Team
22 Centro Cilismo de Loulé
23 PSK Whirlpool - Author
 
General classification after stage 1
 
1 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             4.17.20
2 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Astana                                       0.05
3 Antonio Cosme (Spa) Madeinox Boavista                            0.06
4 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                     0.07
5 Antonio Amorin (Por) Barbot-Siper
6 Paul Sneeboer (Ned) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira                      0.09
7 Bruno Barbosa (Por) Fercase/Rota Dos Moveis                      0.10
8 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step                                 0.11
9 Martin Garrido (Arg) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira
10 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step
11 Klaas Lodewjck (Bel) Rabobank Continental
12 Baden Cooke (Aus) Barloworld
13 Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Silence-Lotto
14 Bruno Neves (Por) LA MSS
15 Javier Benitez (Spa) Benfica
16 Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Continental
17 Vicente Reynes (Spa) High Road
18 Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-Lotto
19 Lilian Jegou (Fra) Francaise des Jeux
20 Manuel A. Cardoso (Por) Liberty Seguros
21 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Francaise des Jeux
22 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Silence-Lotto
23 Kenny De Haes (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
24 Tom Criel (Bel) Cycle Collstrop
25 Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
26 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) LA MSS
27 Samuel Caldeira (Por) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira
28 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank Continental
29 Alejandro Marque (Spa) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira
30 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana
31 Benny De Schrooder (Bel) AAn Post - M. D - G. T - Sean Kelly
32 Vytautas Kaupas (Ltu) Mitsubishi-Jartazi
33 Christian Pfannberger (Aut) Barloworld
34 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Quick Step
35 Rui A. Costa (Por) Benfica
36 Michael Kreder (Ned) Rabobank Continental
37 Daryl Impey (RSA) Barloworld
38 Helder Oliveira (Por) Barbot-Siper
39 Hector Guerra (Spa) Liberty Seguros
40 Michal Golas (Pol) Cycle Collstrop
41 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Fercase/Rota Dos Moveis
42 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step
43 Pedro Lopes (Por) Benfica
44 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) High Road
45 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone
46 David Blanco (Spa) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira
47 Pedro Romero (Spa) LA MSS
48 Ricardo Van Der Velde (Ned) Rabobank Continental
49 Nelson H. Rocha (Por) Madeinox Boavista
50 Luis Oliveira (Spa) Barbot-Siper
51 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram
52 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Rabobank Continental
53 Roger Hammond (GBr) High Road
54 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone
55 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) Cycle Collstrop
56 Francisco Pacheco (Spa) Barbot-Siper
57 Stefan Vandyck (Ned) Mitsubishi-Jartazi
58 Mathieu Heijboer (Ned) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone
59 Nuno Marta (Por) C. Ciclismo Loulé
60 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner
61 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram
62 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram
63 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram
64 Pedro Cardoso (Por) LA MSS
65 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Silence-Lotto
66 Thomas Berkhout (Ned) Rabobank Continental
67 Kurt Hovelyncr (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
68 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Silence-Lotto
69 Hugo Sabido (Por) Barloworld
70 César Quiterio (Por) Liberty Seguros
71 Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Milram
72 Claudio Faria (Por) LA MSS
73 Martin Mares (Cze) PSK Whirlpool-Author
74 José Azevedo (Por) Benfica
75 Neyens Maarten (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
76 Grégory Rast (Swi) Astana
77 Kenny Van Schueren (Bel) Cycle Collstrop
78 Andre Cardoso (Por) Fercase/Rota Dos Moveis
79 Sergio Sousa (Por) Madeinox Boavista
80 Jakub Danacik (Cze) PSK Whirlpool-Author
81 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) High Road
82 Michael Schär (Swi) Astana
83 Gregory Habeaux (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi
84 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Fercase/Rota Dos Moveis
85 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Francaise des Jeux
86 Ruben Plaza (Spa) Benfica
87 Pedro M. Soeiro M. (Por) C. Ciclismo Loulé
88 Tiago Machado (Por) Madeinox Boavista
89 Luis Pinheiro (Por) Madeinox Boavista
90 Candido Barbosa (Por) Benfica
91 Celestino Pinho (Por) Barbot-Siper
92 Claudio F. Apolo (Por) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira
93 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone
94 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone
95 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Francaise des Jeux
96 Rui Sousa (Por) Liberty Seguros
97 Carlos M. Pinho (Por) Barbot-Siper
98 David Vaz (Por) Fercase/Rota Dos Moveis
99 Marcel Beima (Ned) Rabobank Continental
100 Joaquim Sampaio (Por) Madeinox Boavista
101 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone
102 Viktor Folkesson (Swe) AAn Post - M. D - G. T - Sean Kelly
103 René Haselbacher (Aut) Astana
104 Hernani Broco (Por) Liberty Seguros
105 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) AAn Post - M. D - G. T - Sean Kelly
106 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Gerolsteiner
107 Virgilio Dos Santos (Por) Fercase/Rota Dos Moveis
108 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Astana
109 Mickael Delage (Fra) Francaise des Jeux
110 Isidro Nozal (Spa) Liberty Seguros
111 Alfonso Azevedo (Por) LA MSS
112 Daniel Fleeman (Ger) AAn Post - M. D - G. T - Sean Kelly
113 Krassimir Vasilev (Bul) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira
114 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner
115 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick Step
116 Bert Roesems (Bel) Silence-Lotto
117 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Cycle Collstrop
118 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Francaise des Jeux
119 Stephen Gallagher (Irl) AAn Post - M. D - G. T - Sean Kelly
120 Andreas Klier (Ger) High Road
121 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner
122 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Astana
123 Mathieu Criquielion (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi
124 Tomas Buchacek (Cze) PSK Whirlpool-Author
125 Artur Gajek (Ger) Team Milram
126 Joäo Cabreira (Por) LA MSS
127 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Francaise des Jeux
128 Angel Vicioso (Spa) LA MSS
129 Bert Grabsch (Ger) High Road
130 Glenn D'hollander (Bel) Silence-Lotto
131 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner
132 Pablo Urtasun (Spa) Liberty Seguros
133 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
134 Diego Caccia (Ita) Barloworld
135 Mario J. Da Costa (Por) Benfica
136 Hugo M. Vitor (Por) C. Ciclismo Loulé
137 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana
138 Christopher Froome (GBr) Barloworld
139 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner
140 Alexander Oliveira (Por) C. Ciclismo Loulé
141 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone
142 Celio Sousa (Por) Madeinox Boavista
143 Alessandro Proni (Ita) Quick Step
144 Bruno Castanheira (Por) Benfica
145 Koldo Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros
146 Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step
147 Frank Hoj (Den) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone
148 Jarno Van Mingeroet (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi
149 Edgar Anäo (Por) Fercase/Rota Dos Moveis
150 Petr Bencik (Cze) PSK Whirlpool-Author
151 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld
152 Claudio Pauliho (Por) C. Ciclismo Loulé
153 Bruno A. Pinto (Por) Barbot-Siper
154 Sergey Kolesnikov (Rus) Cycle Collstrop
155 Servais Knaven (Ned) High Road
156 Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
157 Nelson Vitorino (Por) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira
158 Tom Stubbe (Bel) Francaise des Jeux
159 René Andrle (Cze) PSK Whirlpool-Author
160 Félix Cardenas (Col) Barloworld
161 Christian Kux (Ger) Team Milram
162 Jose M. Cuesta (Spa) Fercase/Rota Dos Moveis
163 Sergey Rudaskov (Ned) Cycle Collstrop
164 Stanislav Kozubek (Cze) PSK Whirlpool-Author                   0.31
165 Matheus Pronk (Ned) Cycle Collstrop                            1.10
166 Radek Becka (Cze) PSK Whirlpool-Author                         2.37
167 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step
168 Joaquin Gregorio (Por) C. Ciclismo Loulé                       3.54
169 Arlindo Fernandes (Por) C. Ciclismo Loulé
170 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Silence-Lotto                               4.19
171 Christian Müller (Ger) AAn Post - M. D - G. T - Sean Kelly    15.41
172 Kenny Lisabeth (Bel) AAn Post - M. D - G. T - Sean Kelly      17.55
173 Bruno Lima (Por) Madeinox Boavista
174 Niko Eeckhout (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
175 Geert Omloop (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi
176 Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi
177 Frank Van Kuik (Ned) AAn Post - M. D - G. T - Sean Kelly
178 Evert Verbist (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
 
Points classification
 
1 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                        25 pts
2 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Astana                               20
3 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                             16
4 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step                         13
5 Martin Garrido (Arg) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira             10
6 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step                            8
7 Klaas Lodewjck (Bel) Rabobank Continental                 6
8 Antonio Cosme (Spa) Madeinox Boavista                     5
9 Antonio Amorin (Por) Barbot-Siper                         4
10 Baden Cooke (Aus) Barloworld                             4
11 Paul Sneeboer (Ned) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira              2
12 Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Silence-Lotto                        2
13 Bruno Barbosa (Por) Fercase/Rota Dos Moveis              1
14 Bruno Neves (Por) LA MSS                                 1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Antonio Cosme (Spa) Madeinox Boavista                    14 pts
2 Joaquin Gregorio (Por) C. Ciclismo Loulé                 10
3 Bruno Barbosa (Por) Fercase/Rota Dos Moveis               5
4 Paul Sneeboer (Ned) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira               3
5 Antonio Amorin (Por) Barbot-Siper                         1
6 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) LA MSS                          1
 
Intermediate sprints classification
 
1 Antonio Cosme (Spa) Madeinox Boavista                     5 pts
2 Antonio Amorin (Por) Barbot-Siper                         4
3 Paul Sneeboer (Ned) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira               2
4 Bruno Barbosa (Por) Fercase/Rota Dos Moveis               1
 
Combination classification
 
1 Antonio Cosme (Spa) Madeinox Boavista                     5 pts
2 Antonio Amorin (Por) Barbot-Siper                        12
3 Paul Sneeboer (Ned) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira              13
4 Bruno Barbosa (Por) Fercase/Rota Dos Moveis              14
5 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) LA MSS                         32
6 Joaquin Gregorio (Por) C. Ciclismo Loulé                170
7 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                         1
8 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Astana                                2
9 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                              4
10 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step                         8
11 Martin Garrido (Arg) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira             9
 
Teams classification
 
1 Gerolsteiner                                       12.52.32
2 Quick Step                                             0.01
3 Silence-Lotto
4 Rabobank Continental Continental
5 Palmeiras Resort - Tavira
6 Barloworld
7 LA MSS
8 Benfica
9 Astana
10 Team High Road
11 Topsport Vlaanderen
12 Team Milram
13 Cycle Collstrop
14 Française Des Jeux
15 Liberty Seguros
16 Barbot - Siper
17 Cofidis, le Credit Par Telephone
18 Mitsubishi-Jartazi
19 Fercase - Rota Dos Móveis
20 Madeinox Boavista
21 An Post-M. Donnelly-Grant Thornton-Sean Kelly Team
22 Centro Cilismo de Loulé
23 PSK Whirlpool - Author