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KBC Driedaagse van De Panne-Koksijde - 2.HC

Belgium, March 28-30, 2006

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Stage 3 - March 30: De Panne - De Panne, 119 km

De Jongh shows Quick.Step's strength without Boonen

By Gabriella Ekström

Steven de Jongh (Quick.Step)
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Steven De Jongh of Quickstep took a cunning victory in Stage 3 when he broke away from a brave group of 20 or so riders, together with team mate Sebastian Rosseler and Italian Claudio Corioni (Lampre-Fondital). With solid help from Rosseler, De Jongh could stay behind Corioni for the last kilometres, and jumped hard with a few hundred metres to go. Corioni put up some resistance, but was all over the road in his attempt, before he finally tried to pass De Jongh on the right hand side. De Jongh moved slightly to the right during his sprint, but Corioni looked beaten already.

After the line, De Jongh agreed his win had meant a great relief to him: "Yes, sure. In Dwars door Vlaanderen, I was very good, but after Saturday's E3 Prijs I could barely sit down, I was coughing from the mucus. On Sunday I did nothing. I started a course of antibiotics and felt better. With Tom Boonen not starting today, we had a free role. We immediately showed that Quick.Step can win without him."

Race leader Bernhard Eisel kept his white leader's jersey despite a scare in the last kilometre where he toppled over Napolitano who had fallen on the last corner. "It was just Napolitano, his back wheel slipped away or if it was his front wheel, I don't know," said the Austrian. "I had no chance of avoiding it, and I couldn't go through either. It's not bad though, I'll have a small hematoma where I landed. We crash every year in that spot. I wasn't really surprised," he shrugged.

"We went around the corner, but not really fast, it was just for fourth place, so we said we shouldn't risk our lives. I was there for the sprint, but there was nothing to do. There was no seconds left to take, it was just for the points jersey.

A Lampre rider leads Bernhard Eisel
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"It was a really tough stage. My team had to work from the beginning on and suddenly we went in the crosswinds. I have to say thanks to Nico Mattan, who warned me that I should ride at the front."

On his chances against the former Belgian time trial champion Leif Hoste this afternoon, Eisel was modest. Was he beaten already? "No, I will try. For sure I will go full gas. It's the first time I'm in this position in my life. My team manager Marc Madiot will be behind me, screaming at me for sure. I think Leif is also in good shape. I saw him flying in the time trial in Tirreno. For me it's a good distance, 11.5 km, and I'll start last, so for sure I'll finish last too. I can't get caught by anybody. That's nice.

How it unfolded

Among the non-starters for this morning's 119 km stage around De Panne were Tom Boonen (Quickstep), Luca Paolini (Liquigas) and Baden Cooke (Unibet). A short stage is no guarantee for an easy stage, and a crash after only six kilometres effectively took out Max Van Heeswijk (Discovery Channel), Bram De Groot (Rabobank), Stefano Zanini (Liquigas) and Ronny Poelvoorde (Flanders).

After 25 kilometres of mostly tailwind racing, a group of three riders got away. Sjef De Wilde (Landbouwkrediet), David Loosli (Lampre) and Marlon Perez (Tenax) worked well together until the three climbs of Monteberg, Rodeberg and Vidaigneberg, where De Wilde could no longer follow, and the two remaining riders voted to leave him.

George Hincapie (Discovery Channel)
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Loosli and Perez rode on with three and a half minutes advantage over a peloton that initially had not been chasing. Things were to change when the riders reached the halfway turning point and headed back towards De Panne, now facing a severe side wind. The riders who were in it for the GC or the stage grouped up at the front, and after only seconds, the splits were a fact.

To sit in the first echelon was no laughing matter, but it was twice as hard for the unlucky riders who didn't make it. Some who did make it were Andreas Klier (T-mobile), and Danilo Napolitano, with almost all his teammates who put on an impressive Lampre show, most of the Quick.Step riders, Leif Hoste together with George Hincapie and Stijn Devolder (Discovery Channel) and race leader Bernhard Eisel (Française des Jeux).

Behind them the peloton split up in several echelons and those left behind would not see the front group again until lunch time. Eisel's group rode strongly together with no other purpose than to stay alive in the harsh wind, and by doing so they quickly caught the two leading riders. For a while it looked like the last 35 kilometres would be an all together story, but things stirred up as some riders in the front group started to move the echelon further and further out to the right side of the road, hence depriving most members of their windshield.

Rosseler
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The Quick.Step riders decided they would have none of it, and went to the front and did what seemed impossible, they attacked. Thanks to a solid performance in strength, they dropped the whole Discovery Channel team including Leif Hoste, and only Bernhard Eisel and three Lampre riders were able to follow. Unfortunately for the new front group, Napolitano was not one of the Lampre riders with them, and therefore his team mates wouldn't participate in the work with Quick.Step. Discovery Channel eventually brought them back, but the minutes in between were nervous as Hoste saw the white jersey on Eisel's shoulders ride away.

Approaching De Panne and the first passage of the line, the Quick.Step riders once again launched an attack, and Steven de Jongh got away with Rosseler and Claudio Corioni (Lampre). The two teammates didn't offer the Italian any chance, and being an appropriate group, they were allowed a 30 second gap by the peloton. De Jongh led out the sprint with a few hundred metres to go, and was never really threatened by Corioni.

Winner Steven de Jongh
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Just under the red one kilometre flag, Danilo Napolitano, who was fourth on the GC after Paolini didn't start, lost his wheel on the slippery cobbles and brought down a teammate and Eisel. They were both given the time of the group they were riding with, and Eisel will start the afternoon's 11.5 kilometre time trial with a four second advantage over Leif Hoste.

Photography

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Results

1 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                   2.48.23 (42.403 km/h)
2 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                
3 Sebastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                       
4 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                      0.27
5 Leif Hoste (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  
6 Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                   
7 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             
8 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                       
9 Luis Leos Sanchez Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team               
10 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             
11 Koen De Kort (Ned) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                       
12 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                          
13 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                 
14 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française des Jeux                             
15 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                              
16 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                
17 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                
18 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                             
19 Michael Blanchy (Bel) Jartazi-7Mobile                           2.18
20 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Jartazi-7Mobile                              
21 Alirio Perez Arango (Col) Team Tenax Salmilano                      
22 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              
23 Marco Milesi (Ita) Liquigas                                         
24 Giosue Bonomi (Ita) Barloworld                                      
25 Bert Roesems (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                  
26 Jarno Van Mingeroet (Bel) Jartazi-7Mobile                           
27 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital                                  
28 Niko Eeckhout (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen           
29 Henk Vogels (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                   
30 Matthew White (Aus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              
31 Frederic Guesdon (Fra) Française des Jeux                           
32 Sven Renders (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                      9.00
33 Robby Meul (Bel) Jartazi-7Mobile                                    
34 Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Unibet.com                           19.18
35 Pierre Drancourt (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             
36 Denis Flahaut (Fra) Flanders                                        
37 Andy Cappelle (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                         
38 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                                         
38 Werner Van Zandbeek (Ned) Flanders                                  
40 Werner Van Zimmeren (Ned) Flanders                                  
41 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Phonak Hearing Systems                         
42 Christo Girschweider (Swi) Team Vorarlberg                          
43 Florian Stalder (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                        
44 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Phonak Hearing Systems                         
45 Uros Murn (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                              
46 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                                
47 Marco Serpellini (Ita) Unibet.com                                   
48 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                            
49 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                  
50 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                                         
51 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) T-Mobile Team                                 
52 Dimitri De Fauw (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen         
53 Artur Gajek (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                               
54 Werner Riebenbauer (Aut) Team Vorarlberg                            
55 Harald Morscher (Aut) Team Vorarlberg                               
56 Gregory Rast (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                           
57 Marco Righetto (Ita) Liquigas                                       
58 Christian Lener (Aut) Team Vorarlberg                               
59 Felix Odebrecht (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                           
60 Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Française des Jeux                        
61 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                 
62 Robert Retschke (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                           
63 Bram Schmitz (Ned) T-Mobile Team                                    
64 Roberto Traficante (Ita) Team L.P.R.                                
65 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                
66 Roger Hammond (GBr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              
67 Dario Pieri (Ita) Team L.P.R.                                       
68 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Team Vorarlberg                                
69 Pascal Hungerbuhler (Swi) Team Vorarlberg                           
70 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team         
71 Igor Abakoumov (Bel) Jartazi-7Mobile                                
72 Marcin Lewandowski (Pol) Intel-Action                               
73 Lukasz Bodnar (Pol) Intel-Action                                    
74 Diego Caccia (Ita) Barloworld                                       
75 Enrico Degano (Ita) Barloworld                                      
76 Christophe Detilloux (Bel) Française des Jeux                       
77 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Française des Jeux                              
78 Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team L.P.R.                                 
79 Michele Maccanti (Ita) Team L.P.R.                                  
80 Giairo Ermeti (Ita) Team L.P.R.                                     
81 Lubor Tesar (Cze) Team Wiesenhof Akud                               
82 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                             
83 Tom Southam (GBr) Barloworld                                        
84 Marcin Osinski (Pol) Intel-Action                                   
85 Frederic Finot (Fra) Française des Jeux                             
86 Ludovic Auger (Fra) Française des Jeux                              
87 Christian Murro (Ita) Team Tenax Salmilano                          
88 Claudio Cucinotta (Ita) Team Tenax Salmilano                        
89 Ivan Santos (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                        
90 Carlos Abellan (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                     
91 Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen      
92 Jens Renders (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen            
93 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                         
94 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                          
95 Roberto Petito (Ita) Team Tenax Salmilano                           
96 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                        19.33
97 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Team Tenax Salmilano                            
98 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              
99 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 
100 Vincent Jerome (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              
101 Angel Castresana Del Val (Spa) Unibet.com                          
102 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Unibet.com                                   
103 Anthony Ravard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              
104 Daniele Colli (Ita) Liquigas                                       
105 Frederik Willems (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen       
106 Yohann Gene (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 
107 Tom Steels (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                   
108 Nico Mattan (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                  
109 Igor Astarloa (Spa) Barloworld                                     
110 Peter Ronsse (Bel) Jartazi-7Mobile                                 
111 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Unibet.com                                    
112 David McPartland (Aus) Team Tenax Salmilano                        
113 Sebastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                          
114 Cyrille Monnerais (Fra) Française des Jeux                         
115 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile Team                                 
116 Mikhaylo Khalilov (Ukr) Team L.P.R.                                
117 Jurgen Van Loocke (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                    
118 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Unibet.com                                       
119 Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                     
120 Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Jartazi-7Mobile                            
121 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Unibet.com                                       
122 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                  
DNF Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          
DNF Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                                    
DNF Stefano Zanini (Ita) Liquigas                                      
DNF Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                       
DNF Aurelien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                        
DNF Peter Van Petegem (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                            
DNF Andreas Klier (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                  
DNF Carlo Westphal (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                           
DNF Mariusz Witecki (Pol) Intel-Action                                 
DNF Mattia Gavazzi (Ita) Team L.P.R.                                   
DNF Koen Barbe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen             
DNF Mathieu Criquielion (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                  
DNF Sjef De Wilde (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                        
DNF Stijn Dedecker (Bel) Flanders                                      
DNF Ronny Poelvoorde (Bel) Flanders                                    
DNS Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                             
DNS Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas                                        
DNS Steffen Wesemann (Swi) T-Mobile Team                               
DNS Baden Cooke (Aus) Unibet.com                                       
DNS Hugo Sabido (Por) Barloworld                                       
 
Points
 
1 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                        10 pts
2 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               9
3 Sebastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                      8
4 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                         7
5 Leif Hoste (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 6
6 Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                  5
7 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            4
8 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                      3
9 Luis Leos Sanchez Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team              2
10 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            1
 
Climbs
 
Monteberg
 
1 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital                                  5 pts
2 Alirio Perez Arango (Col) Team Tenax Salmilano                      3
3 Sjef De Wilde (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                         1
 
Rodeberg
 
1 Alirio Perez Arango (Col) Team Tenax Salmilano                      5 pts
2 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital                                  3
3 Sjef De Wilde (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                         1
 
Vidaigneberg
 
1 Alirio Perez Arango (Col) Team Tenax Salmilano                      5 pts
2 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital                                  3
3 Sjef De Wilde (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                         1
 
Sprints
 
De Panne
 
1 Sebastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                      3 pts
2 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                         2
3 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               1
 
Teams
 
1 Quick Step-Innergetic                                         8.25.38
2 Lampre-Fondital                                                  0.25
3 Discovery Channel                                                0.52
4 Liberty Seguros-Wurth                                                
5 Jartazi-7Mobile                                                  6.25
6 Francaise Des Jeux                                              21.34
7 Davitamon-Lotto                                                 23.25
8 Choc Jacques-Topsport                                           40.25
9 Barloworld                                                           
10 Team Tenax Salmilano                                                
11 Liquigas                                                       40.40
12 Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                                        47.22
13 Flanders-Villapark                                             57.25
14 Phonak Hearing Systems                                              
15 Rabobank                                                            
16 Team Vorarlberg                                                     
17 Team Wiesenhof Akud                                                 
18 T-Mobile Team                                                       
19 Team L.P.R.                                                         
20 Intel-Action                                                        
21 Unibet.com                                                     57.40
22 Bouygues Telecom                                               57.55
 
General classification after stage 3
 
1 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française des Jeux                      13.02.42
2 Leif Hoste (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              0.04
3 Luis Leos Sanchez Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team           0.35
4 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                      0.40
5 Sebastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                   0.45
6 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                          0.59
7 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                            1.04
8 Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team               1.15
9 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                 
10 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            
11 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                          1.29
12 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team         1.38
13 Koen De Kort (Ned) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                       
14 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                
15 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                      
16 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                          
17 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                     2.16
18 Niko Eeckhout (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen       3.02
19 Michael Blanchy (Bel) Jartazi-7Mobile                           3.06
20 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Jartazi-7Mobile                              
21 Bert Roesems (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                  
22 Frederic Guesdon (Fra) Française des Jeux                           
23 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          3.15
24 Henk Vogels (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                               3.20
25 Marco Milesi (Ita) Liquigas                                     3.29
26 Alirio Perez Arango (Col) Team Tenax Salmilano                      
27 Jarno Van Mingeroet (Bel) Jartazi-7Mobile                       8.53
28 Sven Renders (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                     10.07
29 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                            13.33
30 Robby Meul (Bel) Jartazi-7Mobile                               14.24
31 Matthew White (Aus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team         15.24
32 Giosue Bonomi (Ita) Barloworld                                 19.17
33 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital                             19.22
34 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                    19.56
35 Roberto Petito (Ita) Team Tenax Salmilano                      20.02
36 Igor Abakoumov (Bel) Jartazi-7Mobile                           20.06
37 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                             
38 Christophe Detilloux (Bel) Française des Jeux                       
39 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                
40 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Phonak Hearing Systems                    20.12
41 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Team Vorarlberg                                
42 Gregory Rast (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                           
43 Uros Murn (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                              
44 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                     20.20
45 Mikhaylo Khalilov (Ukr) Team L.P.R.                            20.21
46 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                   
47 Angel Castresana Del Val (Spa) Unibet.com                           
48 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                             
48 David McPartland (Aus) Team Tenax Salmilano                         
50 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Team Tenax Salmilano                            
51 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) T-Mobile Team                            20.29
52 Michele Maccanti (Ita) Team L.P.R.                                  
53 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                  
54 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Française des Jeux                              
55 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                            
56 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                 
57 Jens Renders (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen            
58 Ludovic Auger (Fra) Française des Jeux                              
59 Carlos Abellan (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                     
60 Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen      
61 Christian Murro (Ita) Team Tenax Salmilano                          
62 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                         20.32
63 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Unibet.com                               20.44
64 Nico Mattan (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                   
65 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Unibet.com                                        
66 Frederik Willems (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen        
67 Giairo Ermeti (Ita) Team L.P.R.                                21.07
68 Dimitri De Fauw (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen    24.37
69 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                           25.47
70 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 
71 Vincent Jerome (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               
72 Tom Steels (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                               26.02
73 Jurgen Van Loocke (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                     
74 Andy Cappelle (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                    26.32
75 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Unibet.com                                26.49
76 Enrico Degano (Ita) Barloworld                                 27.53
77 Sebastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                      31.23
78 Bram Schmitz (Ned) T-Mobile Team                               31.41
79 Roger Hammond (GBr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team         31.45
80 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team    32.24
81 Yohann Gene (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  
82 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                                    36.17
83 Ivan Santos (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                        
84 Tom Southam (GBr) Barloworld                                        
85 Daniele Colli (Ita) Liquigas                                   36.32
86 Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Jartazi-7Mobile                             
87 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile Team                                  
88 Igor Astarloa (Spa) Barloworld                                      
89 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                                    37.34
90 Dario Pieri (Ita) Team L.P.R.                                  37.52
91 Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Unibet.com                           37.57
92 Frederic Finot (Fra) Française des Jeux                             
93 Marcin Lewandowski (Pol) Intel-Action                          38.35
94 Peter Ronsse (Bel) Jartazi-7Mobile                             38.50
95 Robert Retschke (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                      40.42
96 Pascal Hungerbuhler (Swi) Team Vorarlberg                           
97 Artur Gajek (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                          41.44
98 Marco Serpellini (Ita) Unibet.com                                   
99 Diego Caccia (Ita) Barloworld                                       
100 Florian Stalder (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                  51.32
101 Christo Girschweider (Swi) Team Vorarlberg                         
102 Werner Riebenbauer (Aut) Team Vorarlberg                           
103 Roberto Traficante (Ita) Team L.P.R.                               
104 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Phonak Hearing Systems                   53.25
105 Werner Van Zimmeren (Ned) Flanders                            53.45
106 Werner Van Zandbeek (Ned) Flanders                                 
107 Pierre Drancourt (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            
108 Marco Righetto (Ita) Liquigas                                      
109 Felix Odebrecht (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                          
110 Harald Morscher (Aut) Team Vorarlberg                              
111 Lubor Tesar (Cze) Team Wiesenhof Akud                              
112 Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Française des Jeux                       
113 Christian Lener (Aut) Team Vorarlberg                              
114 Lukasz Bodnar (Pol) Intel-Action                                   
115 Denis Flahaut (Fra) Flanders                                       
116 Marcin Osinski (Pol) Intel-Action                                  
117 Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team L.P.R.                                
118 Claudio Cucinotta (Ita) Team Tenax Salmilano                       
119 Anthony Ravard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                         54.00
120 Cyrille Monnerais (Fra) Française des Jeux                         
121 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Unibet.com                                       
122 Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                     
 
Points classification
 
1 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française des Jeux                            38 pts
2 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                            27
3 Leif Hoste (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                26
4 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                        21
5 Niko Eeckhout (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen          20
6 Luis Leos Sanchez Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team             16
7 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud                            14
8 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                        12
9 Mikhaylo Khalilov (Ukr) Team L.P.R.                                12
10 Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                11
11 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                 10
12 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                              9
13 Igor Abakoumov (Bel) Jartazi-7Mobile                               9
14 Sebastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                     8
15 Roberto Petito (Ita) Team Tenax Salmilano                          8
16 Enrico Degano (Ita) Barloworld                                     8
17 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                        7
18 Daniele Colli (Ita) Liquigas                                       6
19 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           5
20 Sebastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                          4
21 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                     3
22 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                                        3
23 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            1
 
Climbs classification
 
1 Leif Hoste (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                22 pts
2 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française des Jeux                            22
3 Jarno Van Mingeroet (Bel) Jartazi-7Mobile                          20
4 Niko Eeckhout (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen          13
5 Alirio Perez Arango (Col) Team Tenax Salmilano                     13
6 Igor Abakoumov (Bel) Jartazi-7Mobile                               13
7 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital                                 11
8 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                          4
9 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             4
10 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               3
11 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                        3
12 Koen De Kort (Ned) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                      1
13 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                     1
14 Frederic Guesdon (Fra) Française des Jeux                          1
15 Uros Murn (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                             1
16 Carlos Abellan (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                    1
17 Bram Schmitz (Ned) T-Mobile Team                                   1
 
Sprints classification
 
1 Angel Castresana Del Val (Spa) Unibet.com                           6 pts
2 Sven Renders (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                          4
3 Sebastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                      3
4 Jarno Van Mingeroet (Bel) Jartazi-7Mobile                           3
5 Leif Hoste (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 3
6 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                         2
7 Andy Cappelle (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                         2
8 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française des Jeux                             1
9 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               1
 
Teams classification
 
1 Quick Step-Innergetic                                        39.10.49
2 Discovery Channel                                                0.13
3 Lampre-Fondital                                                  0.25
4 Liberty Seguros-Wurth                                            0.45
5 Jartazi-7Mobile                                                  6.35
6 Francaise Des Jeux                                              20.46
7 Davitamon-Lotto                                                 23.05
8 Team Tenax Salmilano                                            40.31
9 Choc Jacques-Topsport                                           41.04
10 Liquigas                                                       41.18
11 Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                                        53.36
12 Phonak Hearing Systems                                         57.53
13 Rabobank                                                       57.58
14 Team L.P.R.                                                    58.16
15 Unibet.com                                                     58.19
16 T-Mobile Team                                                  58.21
17 Bouygues Telecom                                             1.03.42
18 Barloworld                                                   1.12.57
19 Team Wiesenhof Akud                                          1.39.49
20 Team Vorarlberg                                              1.49.43
21 Intel-Action                                                 2.23.22
22 Flanders-Villapark                                           2.38.32