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KBC Driedaagse van De Panne-Koksijde - 2.HC

Belgium, April 3-5, 2007

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Stage 4 - April 5: De Panne - Koksijde - De Panne, 11 km

Devolder dominates day while Ballan claims overall

By Brecht Decaluwé in De Panne

Stijn Devolder (Discovery Channel)
Photo ©: Luc Claessen
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Only eleven riders had crossed the finish line in the ultimate 11km time trial of the 3-Days of De Panne – Koksijde when Stijn Devolder (Discovery Channel) set the fastest time for the day. It was only three o'clock when Devolder set his time, but he was more than a minute faster than anyone else; two hours later, the time trial was over and Devolder was still number one. He finished with an eight second margin on David Millar (Saunier Duval-Prodir).

"De Panne is a training ride for our team but in the TT I gave all I had," Devolder said. "Beating guys like Millar and Hoste makes me very happy. It's clear that I'm ready for the Ronde, it'll be something else than what we've seen during the last three weeks. I'll try to finish as close as possible," Devolder said.

Besides the battle for stage victory there were more important things at stake for the GC riders. Italian Luca Paolini (Liquigas) entered the time trial with 10 seconds on compatriot Alessandro Ballan (Lampre); Paolini almost crashed at the start and didn't push on, so Ballan claimed the overall victory keeping a six second margin on Joost Posthuma (Rabobank).

"I did all out," said Ballan after the time trial. "I did not expect to go so strong as I am not a specialist but I was able to play my cards. There were some strong adversaries, like Joost Posthuma." Asked about what this win means, the man from Castelfranco Veneto was clear. "This is good for my morale, after a season that started with a crash. This is the proof that I am at the top. I am almost 100% and I am very happy with my condition."

With this win, Ballan goes into Sunday's Tour of Flanders as a clear favorite, something he doesn't mind. "I was up there in the past, sixth and seventh," Ballan said. "I just hope to be strong against someone like Boonen." Regarding the finale of the Ronde van Vlaanderen, Ballan wasn't worried too much. "I have not seen the finale of the Ronde yet this year, but I hope to have a look at some key muren tomorrow with the team. The course is different but it will be like the last year's, hard."

How it unfolded

Alessandro Ballan (Lampre-Fondital)
Photo ©: Luc Claessen
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Only 120 riders were allowed to start in the final time trial. Rumours reached us saying that some riders deliberately finished outside the top 120. Twelve riders did not take the start. Peter Van Petegem (Quickstep), Baden Cooke (Unibet), and Matthew White (Discovery Channel) were among them.

Devolder set the fastest time early in the afternoon crossing the finish line after 13'25". It took ages before anyone came close to the Belgian's time, but even former time trial world champion David Millar still needed eight more seconds to have overtaken Devolder. His teammate Raivis Belohvosciks came close,too. The Latvian muscleman stormed towards a provisional third place at 19" while Olaf Pollack (Wiesenhof) was in fourth at 22".

David Millar (Saunier Duval)
Photo ©: Luc Claessen
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When the GC favourites got underway, the top ten changed quite a bit, but the lead duo's times were untouchable. Tomas Vaitkus (Discovery Channel), Sébastien Rosseler (Quickstep), and Vladimir Gusev (Discovery Channel) came near the Belgian's time at the intermediate point. Gusev was only three seconds slower. Predictor's "long shanks" Bert Roesems, who had the overall win in mind. The Belgian was fourth at the intermediate point, but lost time on the second part of the course. Roesems was 23 seconds down on Devolder but was the current overall leader.

Dutch specialist Posthuma rode a more determined race finishing in the same time as Belohvosciks, taking over the GC lead from Roesems. Sergiy Matveyev (Panaria) was unable to hold on to his podium spot as Ballan was certain to ride faster than the Uzbekistani rider.

Ballan took a relatively calm start before hammering to the finish line. The man from Castelfranco Veneto finished tenth but he kept six second surplus on Posthuma. Meanwhile, Luca Paolini gathered three bonus seconds during the morning stage, but the Italian missed his start completely. His gears somehow blocked him and he almost crashed off the starting podium. Halfway through the time trial, the Italian stopped pushing; he knew his GC victory was gone.

Photography

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Results

1 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel                            13.25.7 (49,193 km/h)
2 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            0.07.9
3 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel                             0.09.9
4 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic                      0.16.5
5 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Saunier Duval-Prodir                     0.18.7
6 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                      0.19.0
7 Olaf Pollack (Ger) Wiesenhof-Felt                                  0.21.5
8 Bert Roesems (Bel) Predictor-Lotto                                 0.23.0
9 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Discovery Channel                              0.24.0
10 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                           0.26.2
11 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Milram                                      0.31.5
12 Sergiy Matveyev (Ukr) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                   0.32.1
13 Steve Cummings (GBr) Discovery Channel                            0.38.8
14 Nikolai Trussov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                      0.42.7
15 Leif Hoste (Bel) Predictor-Lotto                                  0.43.4
16 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                             0.45.7
17 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               0.46.0
18 Jesús Del Nero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         0.47.3
19 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic                         0.49.2
20 Tiziano Dall'Antonia (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare              0.50.0
21 Servais Knaven (Ned) T-Mobile                                     0.50.2
22 Volodymyr Bileka (Ukr) Discovery Channel                          0.50.3
23 Andy Cappelle (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner                  0.50.8
24 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana                                           
25 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                              0.51.6
26 Matteo Priamo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                     0.52.0
27 David Boucher (Fra) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner                  0.52.6
28 Bas Giling (Ned) Wiesenhof-Felt                                   0.53.0
29 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quickstep-Innergetic                        0.54.1
30 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Astana                                       0.55.0
31 Michael Schär (Swi) Astana                                        0.57.1
32 Nico Mattan (Bel) DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed                       0.57.6
33 Martin Velits (Svk) Wiesenhof-Felt                                0.57.9
34 Aleksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas                               0.58.4
35 Peter Velits (Svk) Wiesenhof-Felt                                 0.59.4
36 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic                         0.59.5
37 Markus Eichler (Ger) Unibet.com                                   1.00.9
38 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Navigators Insurance                         1.02.6
39 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               1.04.6
40 Koen De Kort (Ned) Astana                                         1.05.0
41 Blazej Janiaczyk (Pol) Intel-Action                               1.06.3
42 Volodymyr Dyudya (Ukr) Milram                                     1.09.2
43 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Unibet.com                                     1.09.5
44 Filippo Savini (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                          
45 Gregory Rast (Swi) Astana                                         1.09.7
46 Vytautas Kaupas (Ltu) Jartazi Promo Fashion                       1.10.2
47 Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffč Mokambo              1.12.4
48 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas                                   1.14.8
49 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare               1.15.7
50 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Predictor-Lotto                                1.16.0
51 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas                                     1.16.4
52 Steffen Weigold (Ger) Tinkoff Credit Systems                      1.16.7
53 Geert Omloop (Bel) Jartazi Promo Fashion                          1.16.9
54 Roger Hammond (GBr) T-Mobile                                      1.17.5
55 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic                     1.17.9
56 Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             1.18.1
57 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Milram                                       1.19.5
58 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) T-Mobile                                     1.20.9
59 Kristian House (GBr) Navigators Insurance                         1.21.4
60 Martin Müller (Swi) Milram                                        1.21.5
61 Bart Dockx (Bel) Predictor-Lotto                                  1.23.1
62 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed                      1.28.2
63 Yohann Gčne (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                1.28.8
64 Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen    1.29.3
65 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Milram                                         1.29.5
66 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Unibet.com                                     1.29.7
67 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                   1.29.8
68 Mathieu Claude (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             1.30.7
69 Aurélien Passeron (Fra) Acqua & Sapone-Caffč Mokambo              1.31.4
70 Steven Caethoven (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen      1.32.3
71 Christian Murro (Ita) Tenax-Menikini                              1.33.1
72 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner                     1.33.5
73 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic                        1.33.6
74 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                      1.35.5
75 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                          1.38.5
76 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Predictor-Lotto                                1.39.5
77 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Rabobank                                1.40.8
78 Frédéric Gabriel (Fra) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner               1.41.1
79 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas                                       1.41.4
80 Ludovic Auger (Fra) Française Des Jeux                            1.42.7
81 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               1.43.6
82 Sjef De Wilde (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner                  1.43.8
83 Igor Abakoumov (Bel) Astana                                       1.46.5
84 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Unibet.com                                      1.48.3
85 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                                       1.48.4
86 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner            1.51.3
87 Janek Tombak (Est) Jartazi Promo Fashion                          1.53.0
88 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Unibet.com                                  1.54.7
89 Antonio Bucciero (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                  1.55.4
90 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed                1.58.6
91 Tom Steels (Bel) Predictor-Lotto                                  2.00.3
92 Johan Coenen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen          2.03.8
93 Troels Ronning Vinther (Den) Unibet.com                           2.06.1
94 Nick Ingels (Bel) Predictor-Lotto                                 2.06.8
95 Christophe Detilloux (Bel) Française Des Jeux                     2.09.4
96 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Française Des Jeux                         2.14.0
97 Mathieu Criquielion (Bel) Jartazi Promo Fashion                   2.14.3
98 Ciaran Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance                           2.15.3
99 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               2.20.8
100 Robby Meul (Bel) DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed                       2.23.2
101 Evert Verbist (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen        2.25.9
102 Sven Nevens (Bel) Jartazi Promo Fashion                          2.27.2
103 Stefan Van Dijck (Ned) Wiesenhof-Felt                            2.27.3
104 Steffen Radochla (Ger) Wiesenhof-Felt                            2.29.5
105 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Française Des Jeux                       2.31.9
106 Claudio Cucinotta (Ita) Tenax-Menikini                           2.35.1
107 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                           2.45.3
108 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Unibet.com                                  2.58.8
TC Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen              
DNS Peter Van Petegem (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic                           
DNS Manuele Mori (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                
DNS Ángel Gómez Gómez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           
DNS Luciano Pagliarini (Bra) Saunier Duval-Prodir                          
DNS Antonio Cruz (USA) Discovery Channel                                   
DNS Matthew White (Aus) Discovery Channel                                  
DNS Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Milram                                            
DNS Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Milram                                         
DNS Gerben Löwik (Ned) Rabobank                                            
DNS Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Astana                                            
DNS Baden Cooke (Aus) Unibet.com                                           
DNS Frédéric Amorison (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner                   

Points
 
Arrivee - km 11
1 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel                               10 pts
2 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval-Prodir                               9
3 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel                                8
4 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic                         7
5 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        6
6 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                         5
7 Olaf Pollack (Ger) Wiesenhof-Felt                                     4
8 Bert Roesems (Bel) Predictor-Lotto                                    3
9 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Discovery Channel                                 2
10 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                              1
 
Teams
 
1 Discovery Channel                                                      
2 Saunier Duval-Prodir                                               0.41
3 Quickstep-Innergetic                                               1.26
4 Lampre-Fondital                                                    1.30
5 Wiesenhof-Felt                                                     1.39
6 Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                                          1.40
7 Predictor-Lotto                                                    1.49
8 Astana                                                             2.09
9 Milram                                                             2.27
10 Bouygues Telecom                                                  2.35
11 Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner                                      2.44
12 T-Mobile                                                          2.55
13 Tinkoff Credit Systems                                            2.56
14 Liquigas                                                          2.57
15 Rabobank                                                          3.00
16 Unibet.com                                                        3.07
17 Jartazi Promo Fashion                                             3.46
18 DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed                                         3.51
19 Navigators Insurance                                              4.06
20 Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen                             4.33
21 Française Des Jeux                                                5.33
 
 
Final general classification
 
1 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                        12.48.07 (42,892 km/h)
2 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                      0.06
3 Bert Roesems (Bel) Predictor-Lotto                                 0.11
4 Sergiy Matveyev (Ukr) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                    0.17
5 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel                             0.38
6 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic                      0.45
7 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic                          0.49
8 Markus Eichler (Ger) Unibet.com                                    0.54
9 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                              0.55
10 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas                                       1.06
11 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic                             
12 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Discovery Channel                             1.17
13 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Unibet.com                                     1.33
14 Gregory Rast (Swi) Astana                                             
15 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Predictor-Lotto                                1.39
16 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           2.17
17 Janek Tombak (Est) Jartazi Promo Fashion                          2.21
18 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Saunier Duval-Prodir                    2.28
19 Olaf Pollack (Ger) Wiesenhof-Felt                                 2.31
20 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Milram                                      2.41
21 Steve Cummings (GBr) Discovery Channel                            2.48
22 Jesús Del Nero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         2.52
23 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               2.55
24 David Boucher (Fra) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner                  2.57
25 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quickstep-Innergetic                        2.58
26 Volodymyr Bileka (Ukr) Discovery Channel                          2.59
27 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                              3.00
28 Andy Cappelle (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner                      
29 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana                                         
30 Michael Schär (Swi) Astana                                        3.06
31 Nico Mattan (Bel) DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed                       3.07
32 Koen De Kort (Ned) Astana                                         3.09
33 Blazej Janiaczyk (Pol) Intel-Action                               3.11
34 Tiziano Dall'Antonia (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare              3.14
35 Matteo Priamo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                     3.16
36 Leif Hoste (Bel) Predictor-Lotto                                  3.18
37 Volodymyr Dyudya (Ukr) Milram                                         
38 Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffč Mokambo              3.22
39 Roger Hammond (GBr) T-Mobile                                          
40 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas                                     3.26
41 Geert Omloop (Bel) Jartazi Promo Fashion                              
42 Bas Giling (Ned) Wiesenhof-Felt                                   3.27
43 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Navigators Insurance                         3.30
44 Peter Velits (Svk) Wiesenhof-Felt                                 3.34
45 Steven Caethoven (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen      3.37
46 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed                          
47 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic                        3.38
48 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                   3.39
49 Mathieu Claude (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             3.40
50 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                      3.45
51 Bart Dockx (Bel) Predictor-Lotto                                  3.47
52 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Predictor-Lotto                                3.49
53 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Rabobank                                3.50
54 Filippo Savini (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                    3.54
55 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner            3.55
56 Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             4.02
57 Yohann Gčne (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                4.03
58 Antonio Bucciero (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                  4.05
59 Christian Murro (Ita) Tenax-Menikini                              4.07
60 Christophe Detilloux (Bel) Française Des Jeux                     4.19
61 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Française Des Jeux                         4.23
62 Stefan Van Dijck (Ned) Wiesenhof-Felt                             4.32
63 Martin Velits (Svk) Wiesenhof-Felt                                6.04
64 Nikolai Trussov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                      6.33
65 Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen    6.36
66 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Astana                                       6.45
67 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               6.50
68 Aurélien Passeron (Fra) Acqua & Sapone-Caffč Mokambo              7.01
69 Steffen Weigold (Ger) Tinkoff Credit Systems                      7.02
70 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic                     7.08
71 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Milram                                       7.10
72 Kristian House (GBr) Navigators Insurance                         7.12
73 Aleksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas                               7.14
74 Ludovic Auger (Fra) Française Des Jeux                            7.33
75 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas                                   7.38
76 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Milram                                         7.45
77 Igor Abakoumov (Bel) Astana                                       8.02
78 Mathieu Criquielion (Bel) Jartazi Promo Fashion                   8.05
79 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Unibet.com                                     8.10
80 Servais Knaven (Ned) T-Mobile                                     9.37
81 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed               10.46
82 Johan Coenen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen         10.54
83 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                              10.56
84 Martin Müller (Swi) Milram                                       11.07
85 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Unibet.com                                 11.13
86 Robby Meul (Bel) DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed                       11.16
87 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                           11.33
88 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Unibet.com                                  11.45
89 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel                           14.28
90 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              15.05
91 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare              15.16
92 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) T-Mobile                                    15.21
93 Vytautas Kaupas (Ltu) Jartazi Promo Fashion                      15.40
94 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                                      15.43
95 Sjef De Wilde (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner                 16.04
96 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                         16.09
97 Frédéric Gabriel (Fra) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner              16.11
98 Troels Ronning Vinther (Den) Unibet.com                               
99 Ciaran Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance                          16.15
100 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Unibet.com                                    16.27
101 Steffen Radochla (Ger) Wiesenhof-Felt                           16.30
102 Evert Verbist (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen       16.31
103 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Française Des Jeux                      16.37
104 Tom Steels (Bel) Predictor-Lotto                                16.41
105 Nick Ingels (Bel) Predictor-Lotto                               16.47
106 Sven Nevens (Bel) Jartazi Promo Fashion                         16.57
107 Claudio Cucinotta (Ita) Tenax-Menikini                          17.15
108 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner                   28.08
 
Points classification
 
1 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                37 pts
2 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas                                          33
3 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                                          24
4 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                              19
5 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Discovery Channel                                18
6 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                        17
7 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic                            16
8 Sergiy Matveyev (Ukr) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                      14
9 Stefan Van Dijck (Ned) Wiesenhof-Felt                                13
10 Bert Roesems (Bel) Predictor-Lotto                                  12
11 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic                           11
12 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel                              11
13 Olaf Pollack (Ger) Wiesenhof-Felt                                   11
14 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel                              10
15 Markus Eichler (Ger) Unibet.com                                     10
16 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval-Prodir                              9
17 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) T-Mobile                                        8
18 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic                        7
19 Janek Tombak (Est) Jartazi Promo Fashion                             7
20 Koen De Kort (Ned) Astana                                            7
21 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Unibet.com                                        6
22 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       6
23 Steffen Radochla (Ger) Wiesenhof-Felt                                6
24 Blazej Janiaczyk (Pol) Intel-Action                                  5
25 Tom Steels (Bel) Predictor-Lotto                                     5
26 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Predictor-Lotto                                   4
27 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic                           3
28 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner               1
 
Sprints classification
 
1 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Navigators Insurance                             7 pts
2 Sergiy Matveyev (Ukr) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                       3
3 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas                                           3
4 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner                         3
5 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               2
6 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas                                       2
7 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel                                2
8 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                         1
9 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                  1
10 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Unibet.com                                      1
11 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Unibet.com                                         1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner                        45 pts
2 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                              20
3 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                        10
4 Christian Murro (Ita) Tenax-Menikini                                  9
5 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel                                9
6 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Française Des Jeux                            6
7 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                5
8 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas                                           4
9 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic                             4
10 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                 4
11 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Unibet.com                                        3
12 Andy Cappelle (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner                     3
13 Steffen Weigold (Ger) Tinkoff Credit Systems                         3
14 Aleksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas                                  3
15 Frédéric Gabriel (Fra) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner                  3
16 Sergiy Matveyev (Ukr) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                      1
17 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic                            1
18 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quickstep-Innergetic                           1
19 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner               1
20 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Milram                                            1
21 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                  1
22 Sven Nevens (Bel) Jartazi Promo Fashion                              1
 
Teams classification
 
1 Quickstep-Innergetic                                           38.26.55
2 Discovery Channel                                                  1.34
3 Lampre-Fondital                                                    1.44
4 Predictor-Lotto                                                    2.09
5 Astana                                                             3.04
6 Liquigas                                                           3.11
7 Unibet.com                                                         3.27
8 Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                                          3.41
9 Saunier Duval-Prodir                                               4.53
10 Rabobank                                                          4.56
11 Wiesenhof-Felt                                                    5.56
12 Milram                                                            6.44
13 Bouygues Telecom                                                  6.57
14 Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner                                      7.01
15 Jartazi Promo Fashion                                            10.13
16 DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed                                        11.59
17 Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen                            12.31
18 Française Des Jeux                                               13.41
19 Tinkoff Credit Systems                                           14.40
20 T-Mobile                                                         22.49
21 Navigators Insurance                                             24.30