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33rd KBC-Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde - 2.HC
Belgium, March 31-April 2, 2009
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Stage 3b - April 2: De Panne - Koksijde - De Panne (ITT), 14.75km
Wiggins takes stage, Willems wins confusing overall
By Bjorn Haake in De Panne
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Bradley Wiggins (Garmin-Slipstream) won the final stage of the Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde, a 14.75-kilometre time trial, in the coastal town of De Panne with the comfortable margin of 20 seconds over Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil). Last year's Ronde winner Stijn Devolder (Quick Step) finished in third.
It was Frederik Willems (Liquigas), however, who raised his arms in a victory salute after crossing the line. The Belgian held off the challenge of defending champion Joost Posthuma (Rabobank) to win the overall in a confusing scenario.
"I was told that Posthuma's time was adjusted by a dozen seconds and I knew going into the last kilometre that I had won it," an overjoyed Willems said. He was greeted by his wife immediately after rolling out from his effort.
Posthuma was initially 51 seconds behind Willems on general classification, but his time was later changed by the jury to a gap of 1:03 following stage 3a. Wiggins' time was 18:01.72 for an average speed of 49.121 km/h. Willems rode the time trial in 19:20, while Posthuma crossed the line in 18:35. Posthuma gained 45 seconds, which still wouldn't have been enough to make up even the 51-second gap.
For Willems there was only the bitter taste of Pozzato not racing. "That was a pity," Willems said, but he understood that Pozzato was concentrating on Sunday's Ronde van Vlaanderen.
Wiggins had to come back from the hotel to receive the winner's prize, with the race going well for him. "It was windy but it went OK. I am very pleased with the result," he told Cyclingnews. Wiggins said the course was really good for him. "There were quite a few corners and windy parts, with tailwind and headwind sections, so you really had to judge your effort."
Wiggins said he went into the race with his winning mode on. "I was second in Paris-Nice, second in the Critérium International, so I knew I had good form. This one was even better for me, a good distance and flat."
High stakes for Willems
The scenario was clear for Willems. He had a gap of 29 seconds over Filippo Pozzato (Katusha), who didn't start the time trial. His main opponent was going to be Joost Posthuma (Rabobank), who was in seventh, 51 seconds back. Posthuma turned the race around last year by around half a minute and he gained more on Willems this time. But that was only good enough for second place overall, time adjustments or not. Posthuma's teammate Tom Leezer finished third overall.
Cavendish, who won the morning stage, took out the points classification easily by 12 points over Willems.
Dieter Capelle (Palmans-Cras) received the climber's jersey in a roundabout way. Michele Merlo (Barloworld) abandoned the morning's stage and Pozzato didn't start in the afternoon, moving him from third to first.
The intermediate sprints classification went to Polish rider Marcin Sapa (Lampre-NGC), who accumulated most of his points in the break in stage 2.
Liquigas won the teams classification ahead of Silence-Lotto.
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- Bradley Wiggins (Garmin-Slipstream) took the win on the final time trial.
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- Bradley Wiggins (Garmin - Slipstream) holds the bounty of his winning time trial ride.
- Bradley Wiggins salutes the crowd from atop the podium in De Panne.
- Frederik Willems (Liquigas) brings his child onto the podium.
- Race winner Frederik Willems (Liquigas) shares his Driedaagse De Panne victory with his child.
- Stijn Devolder (Quick Step) talks to the press.
Images by Stijn Vercaemer /www.cyclingview.be
- Local hero Andy Cappelle (Palmans) was the first starter in the time trial.
- Slovakian rider Simon Spilak (Lampre) isn't a time trial specialist, he finished in 94th place today.
- Canadian time trial champion Svein Tuft (Garmin - Slipstream) finished in the top 10 today in seventh place.
- Johan Coenen (Topsport Vlaanderen).
- Borut Bozic (Vacansoleil) rode a good time trial today and finished in sixth place on general classification.
- Former German champion Sebastian Lang is now riding for the Silence - Lotto squad.
- The time trial wasn't long enough for world time trial champion Bert Grabsch (Columbia - Highroad) and he finished in fifth place.
- The winner of stage 2 and 3a Mark Cavendish (Columbia - Highroad) turns on the speed for his last three kilometres of his time trial.
- Kevin Van Impe (Quick-Step) finished in place 12th place today after finishing 11th in the Paris-Nice time trial.
- A Fuji - Servetto rider gives all he's got.
- Leif Hoste (Silence - Lotto) didn't ride a great time trial today but he will be good in the Tour of Flanders next Sunday.
- The flying Dutchman Joost Posthuma (Rabobank) was the winner of the time trial last year.
- Frederik Willems (Liquigas) is the winner of this year's edition of KBC-Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde.
Images by Tom De Meyer/www.tomdemeyer.be
- Canadian national TT champ Svein Tuft had a good day, finishing in seventh.
- Marcin Sapa (Lampre).
- Stijn Devolder had a commanding performance and finished in third.
- Bradley Wiggins (Garmin-Slipstream) on his way to winning the stage.
- Kevin Van Impe (Quick Step) rode well to finish 12th.
- Columbia-Highroad's Mark Cavendish took an impressive top 20 result.
- Enrico Franzoi (Lampre) didn't set the world on fire, finishing 35th.
- Phillipe Gilbert took 25th.
- Leif Hoste (Silence-Lotto) showed he's on the mend with a solid ride.
- Liquigas' Manuel Quinziato.
- Joost Posthuma (Rabobank) displayed some great form to finish fourth.
- Maartijn Maaskant (Gramin-Slipstream) is tuning up for the Northern Classics.
- Frederik Willems (Liquigas) en route to overall victory.
Images by Tim Van Wichelen /www.cyclingview.be
- Svein Tuft, ready to go and get a top 10.
- Stijn Devolder showed his hand today on the way to third.
- Garmin-Slipstream's Bradley Wiggins was satisfied with his result.
- Bradley Wiggins (Garmin-Slipstream) got that elusive TT win.
- Manuel Quinziato gave it all he had to take 28th.
- Joost Posthuma (Rabobank) is in ominous form.
- Borut Bozic (Vacansoleil) on his way to 32nd.
- Frederik Willems (Liquigas) took the overall victory.
Results
1 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Garmin - Slipstream 18.01 (49.121 km/h) 2 Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0.20 3 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step 0.32 4 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank 0.34 5 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team Columbia - Highroad 0.36 6 Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank 0.38 7 Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin - Slipstream 0.41 8 Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0.48 9 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha 0.50 10 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Silence-Lotto 11 Steven Cozza (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 0.54 12 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step 13 Kristof Goddaert (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator 0.57 14 David Boucher (Fra) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago 0.58 15 Maciek Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas 16 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank 1.02 17 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia - Highroad 1.06 18 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank 1.07 19 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank 1.08 20 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana 21 Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas 22 Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank 1.09 23 Nicolay Trussov (Rus) Team Katusha 24 Grega Bole (Slo) Amica Chips - Knauf 1.11 25 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Silence-Lotto 1.13 26 Federico Canuti (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare 1.14 27 Bart Van Heule (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator 1.15 28 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas 29 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Team Columbia - Highroad 1.17 30 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas 1.18 31 Alan Marangoni (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare 1.24 32 Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 33 Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-Lotto 1.26 34 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - Slipstream 1.27 35 Enrico Franzoï (Ita) Liquigas 1.28 36 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad 1.31 37 Andy Cappelle (Bel) Palmans Cras 38 Marco Frapporti (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare 1.33 39 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram 40 Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence-Lotto 1.34 41 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld 1.35 42 Grégory Rast (Swi) Astana 1.36 43 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Silence-Lotto 1.38 44 Paul Voss (Ger) Team Milram 45 Marco Finetto (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare 1.39 46 Steve Chainel (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom 1.41 47 Josep Jufre (Spa) Fuji-Servetto 1.43 48 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Silence-Lotto 1.46 49 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step 50 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. 51 William Frischkorn (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 1.47 52 Johan Coenen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator 1.48 53 Michal Golas (Pol) Amica Chips - Knauf 1.51 54 Luca Barla (Ita) Team Milram 1.52 55 Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step 56 Filip Meirhaeghe (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago 1.54 57 Koen Barbe (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago 1.57 58 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 1.58 59 Sébastien Turgot (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom 1.59 60 Marcello Pavarin (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare 2.00 61 Gert Dockx (Bel) Team Columbia - Highroad 2.02 62 Kevin Neirynckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago 2.03 63 Dominik Roels (Ger) Team Milram 2.06 64 Diego Caccia (Ita) Barloworld 2.07 65 Baden Cooke (Aus) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 2.08 66 Berik Anuarbekovich Kupeshov (Kaz) Astana 67 Oleg Chuzhda (Ukr) Contentpolis-Ampo 2.09 68 Chris Sutton (Aus) Garmin - Slipstream 69 André Schulze (Ger) PSK Whirlpool - Author 2.10 70 Artur Gajek (Ger) Team Milram 71 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator 2.12 72 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step 2.17 73 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Vorarlberg - Corratec 2.18 74 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank 75 Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator 2.19 76 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom 77 Geert Steurs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator 2.21 78 Mauro Abel Richeze (Arg) CSF Group - Navigare 2.24 79 Hans Dekkers (Ned) Garmin - Slipstream 2.25 80 Geert Omloop (Bel) Palmans Cras 2.26 81 Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Fuji-Servetto 2.28 82 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Barloworld 83 Vicente Reynes (Spa) Team Columbia - Highroad 2.30 84 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. 85 Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil-Shimano 2.32 86 Marcin Sapa (Pol) Lampre - N.G.C. 2.35 87 Saïd Haddou (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom 2.36 88 Daryl Impey (RSA) Barloworld 89 Rony Martias (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom 90 Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil-Shimano 2.37 91 Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator 2.42 92 Daniel Musiol (Ger) Vorarlberg - Corratec 2.44 93 Sjef De Wilde (Bel) Palmans Cras 2.45 94 Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre - N.G.C. 2.47 95 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. 2.56 96 Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec 2.58 97 Bert De Backer (Bel) Skil-Shimano 98 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step 3.06 99 Mathieu Claude (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom 3.10 100 Mikel Gaztanaga (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo 3.11 101 Robert Förster (Ger) Team Milram 3.15 102 Francesco Chichi (Ita) Liquigas 3.23 103 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas 3.26 104 Enrico Franzoï (Ita) Liquigas 3.29 105 Marco Bandiera (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. 3.39 106 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. 3.53 107 Simone Cadamuro (Ita) Amica Chips - Knauf HD Stephen Cummings (GBr) Barloworld 6.24 DNS Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. DNS Mickael Delage (Fra) Silence-Lotto DNS Dimitri Muravyev (Kaz) Astana DNS Michael Schär (Swi) Astana DNS Bolat Raimbekov (Kaz) Astana DNS Jürgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step DNS Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha DNS Robbie McEwen (Aus) Team Katusha DNS Sergueï Ivanov (Rus) Team Katusha DNS Guennadi Mikhaïlov (Rus) Team Katusha DNS Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Columbia - Highroad DNS Daniele Nardello (Ita) Fuji-Servetto DNS Boris Shpilevsky (Rus) Fuji-Servetto DNS Michael Friedman (USA) Garmin - Slipstream DNS Francesco Chichi (Ita) Liquigas DNS Denis Flahaut (Fra) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago DNS Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago DNS Bobbie Traksel (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team DNS Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team DNS Gerben Löwik (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team DNS Sergio Dominguez (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo DNS Rafael Serrano (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo DNS Paolo Tomaselli (Ita) Amica Chips - Knauf DNS Matija Kvasina (Cro) Amica Chips - Knauf DNS David Deroo (Fra) Skil-Shimano DNS Petr Bencik (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author DNS Vojtech Dlouhy (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author DNS Frantisek Kloucek, Jr. (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author DNS Petr Kubias (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author DNS Bjorn Coomans (Bel) Palmans Cras DNS Stijn Hoornaert (Bel) Palmans Cras DNS Kenny Van Der Schueren (Bel) Palmans Cras DNS Jean Zen (Fra) Palmans Cras Points 1 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Garmin - Slipstream 10 pts 2 Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 9 3 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step 8 4 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank 7 5 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team Columbia - Highroad 6 6 Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank 5 7 Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin - Slipstream 4 8 Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 3 9 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha 2 10 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Silence-Lotto 1 Teams 1 Garmin - Slipstream 55.38 2 Rabobank 0.39 3 Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0.57 4 Team Columbia - Highroad 1.24 5 Quick Step 1.37 6 Liquigas 1.46 7 Silence - Lotto 1.54 8 Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator 2.25 9 CSF Group - Navigare 2.36 10 Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 3.14 11 Astana 3.17 12 Team Milram 3.28 13 Bbox Bouygues Telecom 4.24 14 Barloworld 4.35 15 Palmans Cras 5.07 16 Lampre-N.G.C. 5.16 17 Amica Chips - Knauf 5.20 18 Vorarlberg - Corratec 6.25 19 Skil - Shimano 6.32 Final General classification 1 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas 12.34.57 2 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank 0.19 3 Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank 0.54 4 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas 1.00 5 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Team Columbia - Highroad 1.02 6 Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 1.03 7 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - Slipstream 1.12 8 Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence-Lotto 1.19 9 Steve Chainel (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom 1.22 10 Marco Finetto (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare 11 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Silence-Lotto 1.23 12 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana 1.38 13 Grega Bole (Slo) Amica Chips - Knauf 1.41 14 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 1.43 15 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Silence-Lotto 16 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator 1.57 17 Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 2.58 18 Paul Voss (Ger) Team Milram 3.09 19 Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Fuji-Servetto 4.21 20 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Silence-Lotto 5.18 21 Artur Gajek (Ger) Team Milram 5.42 22 Enrico Franzoï (Ita) Liquigas 5.45 23 Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil-Shimano 6.49 24 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step 6.50 25 Dieter Capelle (Bel) Palmans Cras 7.35 26 Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator 8.34 27 Vicente Reynes (Spa) Team Columbia - Highroad 9.11 28 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team Columbia - Highroad 12.38 29 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia - Highroad 12.45 30 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Silence-Lotto 12.52 31 Kristof Goddaert (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator 12.55 32 Maciek Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas 13.00 33 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank 13.09 34 Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas 13.10 35 Nicolay Trussov (Rus) Team Katusha 13.11 36 Bart Van Heule (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator 13.17 37 Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank 13.25 38 Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-Lotto 13.28 39 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad 13.29 40 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld 13.33 41 Marco Frapporti (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare 13.35 42 Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 43 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha 13.37 44 Steven Cozza (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 13.41 45 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. 13.44 46 David Boucher (Fra) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago 13.45 47 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank 13.49 48 William Frischkorn (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 49 Sébastien Turgot (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom 14.01 50 Baden Cooke (Aus) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 14.06 51 Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step 52 Chris Sutton (Aus) Garmin - Slipstream 14.11 53 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank 14.20 54 Geert Steurs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator 14.23 55 Mauro Abel Richeze (Arg) CSF Group - Navigare 14.26 56 Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil-Shimano 14.35 57 Michal Golas (Pol) Amica Chips - Knauf 14.38 58 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Garmin - Slipstream 14.44 59 Daniel Musiol (Ger) Vorarlberg - Corratec 14.46 60 Marcello Pavarin (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare 14.47 61 Dominik Roels (Ger) Team Milram 14.53 62 Saïd Haddou (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom 14.54 63 Rony Martias (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom 64 Grégory Rast (Swi) Astana 14.55 65 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step 15.03 66 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step 15.04 67 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom 15.06 68 Mathieu Claude (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom 15.12 69 Hans Dekkers (Ned) Garmin - Slipstream 70 Robert Förster (Ger) Team Milram 15.13 71 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram 15.25 72 René Haselbacher (Aut) Vorarlberg - Corratec 15.28 73 Oleg Chuzhda (Ukr) Contentpolis-Ampo 74 Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec 15.45 75 Bert De Backer (Bel) Skil-Shimano 76 Geert Omloop (Bel) Palmans Cras 77 Simone Cadamuro (Ita) Amica Chips - Knauf 15.55 78 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. 15.56 79 Mikel Gaztanaga (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo 15.58 80 Marco Bandiera (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. 16.29 81 Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator 16.36 82 Koen Barbe (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago 16.56 83 Luca Barla (Ita) Team Milram 16.58 84 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step 17.36 85 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank 17.46 86 Josep Jufre (Spa) Fuji-Servetto 17.47 87 Kevin Neirynckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago 17.48 88 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step 18.11 89 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Vorarlberg - Corratec 18.56 90 Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin - Slipstream 19.27 91 Martial Ricci Poggi (Fra) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago 19.35 92 André Schulze (Ger) PSK Whirlpool - Author 19.42 93 Alan Marangoni (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare 19.48 94 Johan Coenen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator 20.10 95 Diego Caccia (Ita) Barloworld 20.31 96 Gert Dockx (Bel) Team Columbia - Highroad 20.58 97 Marcin Sapa (Pol) Lampre - N.G.C. 21.22 98 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Barloworld 21.24 99 Federico Canuti (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare 22.08 100 Filip Meirhaeghe (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago 22.12 101 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. 22.17 102 Berik Anuarbekovich Kupeshov (Kaz) Astana 23.14 103 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. 23.28 104 Daryl Impey (RSA) Barloworld 23.30 105 Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre - N.G.C. 23.37 106 Sjef De Wilde (Bel) Palmans Cras 25.01 107 Andy Cappelle (Bel) Palmans Cras 26.28 Points classification 1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia - Highroad 30 pts 2 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas 18 3 Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 18 4 Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil-Shimano 15 5 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step 14 6 Simone Cadamuro (Ita) Amica Chips - Knauf 14 7 Grega Bole (Slo) Amica Chips - Knauf 12 8 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank 11 9 Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 11 10 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Garmin - Slipstream 10 11 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - Slipstream 10 12 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. 10 13 Chris Sutton (Aus) Garmin - Slipstream 10 14 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana 9 15 Sébastien Turgot (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom 8 16 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step 8 17 André Schulze (Ger) PSK Whirlpool - Author 8 18 Marco Finetto (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare 7 19 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad 7 20 Robert Förster (Ger) Team Milram 7 21 Steve Chainel (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom 6 22 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team Columbia - Highroad 6 23 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas 5 24 Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank 5 25 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank 4 26 Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin - Slipstream 4 27 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Team Columbia - Highroad 3 28 Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 3 29 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator 2 30 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha 2 31 Paul Voss (Ger) Team Milram 1 32 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Silence-Lotto 1 Mountains classification 1 Dieter Capelle (Bel) Palmans Cras 18 pts 2 Andy Cappelle (Bel) Palmans Cras 15 3 Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil-Shimano 13 4 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas 11 5 Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Fuji-Servetto 7 6 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas 6 7 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Silence-Lotto 5 8 Marcin Sapa (Pol) Lampre - N.G.C. 5 9 Marco Finetto (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare 4 10 Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 3 11 Kevin Neirynckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago 2 12 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - Slipstream 1 13 Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence-Lotto 1 14 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator 1 15 Enrico Franzoï (Ita) Liquigas 1 Teams classification 1 Liquigas 37.46.30 2 Silence - Lotto 1.05 3 Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 2.08 4 Rabobank 12.07 5 CSF Group - Navigare 14.04 6 Bbox Bouygues Telecom 15.48 7 Team Milram 18.39 8 Team Columbia - Highroad 18.55 9 Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator 19.56 10 Garmin - Slipstream 23.45 11 Quick Step 25.23 12 Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 28.35 13 Astana 30.21 14 Amica Chips - Knauf 30.35 15 Skil - Shimano 35.30 16 Lampre-N.G.C. 37.10 17 Palmans Cras 41.03 18 Vorarlberg - Corratec 43.12 19 Barloworld 53.49
