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42nd Tour de Bretagne Cycliste - Trophée des Granitiers - 2.2

France, April 25-May 1, 2008

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Stage 5 - April 29: Lannion - Lannion, 145.7 km

Poilvet finally becomes a winner

By Jean-François Quénet in Lannion

Benoît Poilvet (Bretagne Armor Lux) raises his arm
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After eight seasons with Crédit Agricole and participations in the Tour de France, the Tour of Italy and the Tour of Spain, Benoît Poilvet finally found the way to win a bike race under the colors of Continental team Bretagne-Armor Lux. He did it on home soil and took the lead over from Julien Antomarchi (VC La Pomme) after an impressive 18-kilometer solo breakaway.

"I forgot how good it is to win a race," he said with a large smile on his muddy face. Last time he won, it was also in the north part of Brittany in Moncontour back in 1999. "Until last year I was in the ProTour but I was racing anonymously in the ProTour," Poilvet admitted. "I wasn't a champion. I wasn't going good enough. I also lacked a bit of luck sometimes. I remember once in a stage of the Tour de l'Ain I almost made it by attacking with one kilometer to go. The guys in the bunch watched each other but not for long enough..."

At the age of 32, back in the team where he was an amateur when it was called Jean Floc'h-Mantes, he reckoned, "I'm stronger than ever. I was over-trained. In my team now I'm told to take it easy when I do too much."

Poilvet was as happy as a beginner at winning races, even this late in his career. "The leader jersey of the Tour de Bretagne is really a beautiful one," he noticed. "When I call it a career, I'll be able to say that I've won a pro race."

He's even in a good position to win the overall classification with two days to go. The end of the race includes a 23km time trial and a tricky finale on a hilly cobblestone section in Dinan. Poilvet has a 1'28" lead over Dutch rouleur Thomas Berkhout (Rabobank), who was unlucky with a flat tyre as he was in pursuit of Poilvet, and 1'30 over New Zealand time trial champion Logan Hutchings (Beveren) who is a pure specialist of the individual effort.

But after two wins by foreigners, Dries Devenyns from Belgium and Lars Boom from Holland, the Tour de Bretagne might have a Breton winner again on May 1st.

How it unfolded

Coen Vermeltfoort (Rabobank Continental) continues
Photo ©: Fabrice Lambert
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After many unsuccessful but very tiring skirmishes, Rolf Hofbauer (Ista) and Stéphane Rossetto (CC Nogent-sur-Oise) broke clear at km 55. They reached a maximum lead of 2 minutes at km 70 and the bunch kept them under pressure. Race leader Julien Antomarchi (VC La Pomme) and race favorite Thomas Berkhout (Rabobank) took part in a counter-attack but it was a whole bunch together again after 120 kilometers of racing.

Just before reaching the final circuit with 25 km to go, Antoine Dalibard (Bretagne-Armor Lux) and Raphaël Lesage (CC Nogent-sur-Oise) attacked. Joachim Bohler (Joker-Bianchi) also escaped from the bunch. Benoît Poilvet (Bretagne-Armor Lux) followed him and bridged the gap by himself.

In the grueling climb of the circuit, Poilvet also dropped Dalibard and Lesage off with 18km to go. His team-mates Stéphane Bonsergent and David Le Lay controlled the Dutchmen who tried to catch him: Berkhout and the two strong men from Van Vliet, Bram Schmitz and Johnny Hoogerland.

Poilvet kept 1'20 difference over the bunch from which Alexander Kristoff (Joker-Bianchi) proved himself to be the fastest in the absence of double stage winner and wearer of the green jersey Coen Vermeltfoort (Rabobank) who had given his wheel to Berkhout earlier on.

Photography

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Results

1 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux                        3.26.30 (42.33 km/h)
2 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Joker Bianchi                            1.20
3 Bram Schmitz (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                               
4 Stéphane Bonsergent (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux                          
5 Stijn Nierynck (Bel) Wielergroep Beveren 2000 - Quick Step            
6 Franck Charrier (Fra) C.C. Nogent Sur Oise                            
7 Dennis Vanendert (Bel) Wielergroep Beveren 2000 - Quick Step          
8 Maarten De Jonge (Ned) Wielergroep Beveren 2000 - Quick Step          
9 Thomas Berkhout (Ned) Rabobank Continental                            
10 Quincy Vens (Bel) Davitamon Lotto Jong Vlaanderen                    
11 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                         
12 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                             
13 Yann Guyot (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                                
14 Gert Dockx (Bel) Wielergroep Beveren 2000 - Quick Step               
15 Jean-Marc Bideau (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole                       
16 Fabrice Jandesboz (Fra) Vende U                                      
17 Olivier Grammaire (Fra) S.C.O. Dijon                                 
18 Tony Huet (Fra) Super Sport 35 ACNC                                  
19 Nico Keinath (Ger) Team Ista                                         
20 Frederik Wilman (Nor) Joker Bianchi                                  
21 Sergey Firsanov (Rus) Rietumu Bank-Riga                              
22 Julien Gay (Fra) Vende U                                             
23 Logan Hutchings (NZl) Wielergroep Beveren 2000 - Quick Step          
24 David Le Lay (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux                                
25 Alex Rasmussen (Den) Denmark National Team                       1.34
26 Renaud Pioline (Fra) V.C La Pomme Marseille                      1.37
27 Justas Volungevicius (Ltu) Rietumu Bank-Riga                         
28 Julien Antomarchi (Fra) V.C La Pomme Marseille                       
29 Fabio Donesana (Ita) De Naedi - Bergamasca                           
30 Duret Sébastien (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux                             
31 Bastien Delrot (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole                         
32 Tristan Le Yondre (Fra) Super Sport 35 ACNC                          
33 Anthony Vignes (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique                        
34 Mathieu Halleguen (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                         
35 Laurent Le Gac (Fra) Brest Iroise Cyclisme                           
36 Yoann Lucas (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique                           
37 Christoph Meschenmoser (Ger) Team Ista                               
38 Steven Tronet (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole                          
39 Landström Johan (Swe) Van Hemert Groep - de Jonge Renner             
40 Jocelyn Bar (Fra) C.C. Nogent Sur Oise                               
41 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                            
42 Robert Partridge (GBr) Rapha-Condor - Recycling.co.uk                
43 Tony Hurel (Fra) Vende U                                             
44 Stian Sommerseth (Nor) Joker Bianchi                                 
45 Romain Hardy (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                              
46 Florian Guillou (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole                        
47 David Han (Fra) S.C.O. Dijon                                         
48 Baugnies Jérôme (Bel) Davitamon Lotto Jong Vlaanderen                
49 Chris Newton (GBr) Rapha-Condor - Recycling.co.uk                    
50 Ludovic Capelle (Bel) Rietumu Bank-Riga                              
51 Sven Vandousselac (Bel) Davitamon Lotto Jong Vlaanderen          2.03
52 Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Continental                     2.04
53 Piotr Zielinski (Pol) Bretagne Armor Lux                             
54 Joachim Bohler (Nor) Joker Bianchi                                   
55 Marcel Beima (Ned) Rabobank Continental                              
56 Gaël Malacarne (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                            
57 Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) V.C La Pomme Marseille                     
58 Gert Joeaar (Est) Vende U                                            
59 Vincent Rouxel (Fra) Brest Iroise Cyclisme                           
60 Michael Morkov (Den) Denmark National Team                       2.08
61 Antoine Dalibard (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux                            
62 Ryan Bonser (GBr) Rapha-Condor - Recycling.co.uk                     
63 Yannick Ricordel (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique                  2.16
64 Lars Vierbergen (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                       2.20
65 Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Continental                                 
66 Kenny Terweduwe (Bel) Davitamon Lotto Jong Vlaanderen            2.33
67 Ben Van Der Kooi (Ned) Van Hemert Groep - de Jonge Renner        3.16
68 Maurice Vrijmoed (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                      3.29
69 Jonathan Manach (Fra) Brest Iroise Cyclisme                      3.33
70 Kristian House (GBr) Rapha-Condor - Recycling.co.uk              3.35
71 Aivaras Baranauskas (Ltu) Roubaix Lille Metropole                4.07
72 Jetse Bol (Ned) Rabobank Continental                             4.27
73 Bert De Backer (Bel) Wielergroep Beveren 2000 - Quick Step           
74 Raphaël Lesage (Fra) C.C. Nogent Sur Oise                            
75 Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                    6.03
76 Grégory Joseph (Bel) Davitamon Lotto Jong Vlaanderen             6.26
77 Olivier Nari (Fra) S.C.O. Dijon                                      
78 Aurélien Thilloy (Fra) C.C. Nogent Sur Oise                      6.51
79 Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) C.C. Nogent Sur Oise                         
80 Cherruault Kévin (Fra) Vende U                                       
81 Cyrille Noel (Fra) Super Sport 35 ACNC                               
82 Kevin Lalouette (Fra) C.C. Nogent Sur Oise                           
83 Enrico Peruffo (Ita) De Naedi - Bergamasca                           
84 Mathieu Jeannes (Fra) Brest Iroise Cyclisme                      7.06
85 David Chopin (Fra) Super Sport 35 ACNC                           8.24
86 Tim Klotz (Ger) Team Ista                                        8.42
87 Nikolai Schwarz (Ger) Team Ista                                      
88 Thijs Van Amerongen (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                       
89 Jens Erik Madsen (Den) Denmark National Team                     9.11
90 Markku Ainsalu (Est) Rietumu Bank-Riga                               
91 Adam Bonser (GBr) Rapha-Condor - Recycling.co.uk                     
92 Florian Allaizeau (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique                     
93 Nicolas Baldo (Fra) Super Sport 35 ACNC                              
94 Jean-Philippe Maheau (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique                  
95 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                            
96 Yasuharu Nakajima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                           
97 Gaetan Guernion (Fra) Brest Iroise Cyclisme                          
98 Casper Jorgensen (Den) Denmark National Team                         
99 Daniel Kreutzfeldt (Den) Denmark National Team                       
100 Julien Gonnet (Fra) Super Sport 35 ACNC                             
101 Matthias Brandle (Aut) Team Ista                                    
102 Niek Basten (Ned) Van Hemert Groep - de Jonge Renner                
103 Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                          
104 Steven De Neef (Bel) Davitamon Lotto Jong Vlaanderen            9.16
105 Bjorn Hoeben (Ned) Van Hemert Groep - de Jonge Renner           9.20
106 Sierk Jan De Haan (Ned) Van Hemert Groep - de Jonge Renner          
107 Giorgio Brambilla (Ita) De Naedi - Bergamasca                   9.53
108 David Tanner (Aus) V.C La Pomme Marseille                      10.41
109 Jonathan Balbuena (Fra) V.C La Pomme Marseille                 10.43
110 Gatis Smukulis (Lat) V.C La Pomme Marseille                    10.50
111 Erik Jan Kooiman (Ned) Van Hemert Groep - de Jonge Renner      14.20
112 Loïc Muhlemann (Swi) S.C.O. Dijon                              15.00
113 Rolf Hofbauer (Ger) Team Ista                                       
114 Kazuya Okazaki (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                        20.06
115 Michael Faerk Christensen (Den) Denmark National Team               
116 Benoît Geoffroy (Fra) S.C.O. Dijon                                  
117 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                             
118 Arturs Ansons (Lat) Rietumu Bank-Riga                               
119 Mart Ojavee (Est) Rietumu Bank-Riga                                 
120 Denis Robin (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole                           
121 Tyler Butterfield (Ber) Vende U                                     
DNF Timothée Lefrancois (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique                  
DNF Michele Gaia (Ita) De Naedi - Bergamasca                            
Dd Tom Diggle (GBr) Rapha-Condor - Recycling.co.uk                      
DNS Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank Continental                            
 
General classification after stage 5
 
1 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux                       18.14.06
2 Bram Schmitz (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                           1.13
3 Nico Keinath (Ger) Team Ista                                      1.19
4 Julien Antomarchi (Fra) V.C La Pomme Marseille                    1.24
5 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                              
6 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                      1.26
7 Franck Charrier (Fra) C.C. Nogent Sur Oise                        1.28
8 Thomas Berkhout (Ned) Rabobank Continental                            
9 Gert Dockx (Bel) Wielergroep Beveren 2000 - Quick Step            1.30
10 Yann Guyot (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                                
11 Jean-Marc Bideau (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole                       
12 Olivier Grammaire (Fra) S.C.O. Dijon                                 
13 Logan Hutchings (NZl) Wielergroep Beveren 2000 - Quick Step          
14 Steven Tronet (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole                      1.41
15 Bastien Delrot (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole                     1.44
16 Duret Sébastien (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux                         1.45
17 Yoann Lucas (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique                       1.47
18 Justas Volungevicius (Ltu) Rietumu Bank-Riga                         
19 Christoph Meschenmoser (Ger) Team Ista                               
20 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                            
21 Laurent Le Gac (Fra) Brest Iroise Cyclisme                           
22 Mathieu Halleguen (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                         
23 Florian Guillou (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole                        
24 Stian Sommerseth (Nor) Joker Bianchi                                 
25 Piotr Zielinski (Pol) Bretagne Armor Lux                         2.07
26 Fabrice Jandesboz (Fra) Vende U                                      
27 Sven Vandousselac (Bel) Davitamon Lotto Jong Vlaanderen          2.13
28 Marcel Beima (Ned) Rabobank Continental                          2.14
29 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                        9.15
30 Jean-Philippe Maheau (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique              9.21
31 David Tanner (Aus) V.C La Pomme Marseille                       10.48
32 Erik Jan Kooiman (Ned) Van Hemert Groep - de Jonge Renner       22.52
33 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Joker Bianchi                          27.19
34 Stéphane Bonsergent (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux                    27.30
35 Julien Gay (Fra) Vende U                                             
36 Maarten De Jonge (Ned) Wielergroep Beveren 2000 - Quick Step    27.31
37 Stijn Nierynck (Bel) Wielergroep Beveren 2000 - Quick Step           
38 Quincy Vens (Bel) Davitamon Lotto Jong Vlaanderen                    
39 Dennis Vanendert (Bel) Wielergroep Beveren 2000 - Quick Step         
40 David Le Lay (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux                                
41 Frederik Wilman (Nor) Joker Bianchi                                  
42 Sergey Firsanov (Rus) Rietumu Bank-Riga                              
43 Jocelyn Bar (Fra) C.C. Nogent Sur Oise                          27.35
44 Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Continental                    27.45
45 Tristan Le Yondre (Fra) Super Sport 35 ACNC                     27.47
46 Renaud Pioline (Fra) V.C La Pomme Marseille                     27.48
47 Romain Hardy (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                              
48 David Han (Fra) S.C.O. Dijon                                         
49 Robert Partridge (GBr) Rapha-Condor - Recycling.co.uk                
50 Anthony Vignes (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique                        
51 Ludovic Capelle (Bel) Rietumu Bank-Riga                              
52 Landström Johan (Swe) Van Hemert Groep - de Jonge Renner             
53 Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Continental                            28.14
54 Antoine Dalibard (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux                            
55 Joachim Bohler (Nor) Joker Bianchi                              28.15
56 Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) V.C La Pomme Marseille                     
57 Gaël Malacarne (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                            
58 Michael Morkov (Den) Denmark National Team                      28.19
59 Baugnies Jérôme (Bel) Davitamon Lotto Jong Vlaanderen           28.27
60 Yannick Ricordel (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique                      
61 Lars Vierbergen (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                      28.31
62 Vincent Rouxel (Fra) Brest Iroise Cyclisme                      28.33
63 Kenny Terweduwe (Bel) Davitamon Lotto Jong Vlaanderen           28.44
64 Tim Klotz (Ger) Team Ista                                       29.17
65 Ben Van Der Kooi (Ned) Van Hemert Groep - de Jonge Renner       29.27
66 Maurice Vrijmoed (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                     29.38
67 Jonathan Manach (Fra) Brest Iroise Cyclisme                     29.44
68 Kristian House (GBr) Rapha-Condor - Recycling.co.uk             29.46
69 Aivaras Baranauskas (Ltu) Roubaix Lille Metropole               30.18
70 Bert De Backer (Bel) Wielergroep Beveren 2000 - Quick Step      30.38
71 Raphaël Lesage (Fra) C.C. Nogent Sur Oise                            
72 Jetse Bol (Ned) Rabobank Continental                            31.11
73 Tony Hurel (Fra) Vende U                                        31.58
74 Ryan Bonser (GBr) Rapha-Condor - Recycling.co.uk                32.03
75 Grégory Joseph (Bel) Davitamon Lotto Jong Vlaanderen            32.37
76 Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) C.C. Nogent Sur Oise                    32.58
77 Aurélien Thilloy (Fra) C.C. Nogent Sur Oise                     33.02
78 Cyrille Noel (Fra) Super Sport 35 ACNC                               
79 Enrico Peruffo (Ita) De Naedi - Bergamasca                           
80 Cherruault Kévin (Fra) Vende U                                  33.08
81 Mathieu Jeannes (Fra) Brest Iroise Cyclisme                     33.17
82 Gert Joeaar (Est) Vende U                                       33.49
83 Olivier Nari (Fra) S.C.O. Dijon                                 34.01
84 Thijs Van Amerongen (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                  34.53
85 Nikolai Schwarz (Ger) Team Ista                                      
86 Matthias Brandle (Aut) Team Ista                                35.11
87 Markku Ainsalu (Est) Rietumu Bank-Riga                          35.22
88 Nicolas Baldo (Fra) Super Sport 35 ACNC                              
89 Fabio Donesana (Ita) De Naedi - Bergamasca                      35.23
90 Sierk Jan De Haan (Ned) Van Hemert Groep - de Jonge Renner      35.29
91 Giorgio Brambilla (Ita) De Naedi - Bergamasca                   35.59
92 Gaetan Guernion (Fra) Brest Iroise Cyclisme                     36.06
93 Adam Bonser (GBr) Rapha-Condor - Recycling.co.uk                36.46
94 Jens Erik Madsen (Den) Denmark National Team                         
95 Jonathan Balbuena (Fra) V.C La Pomme Marseille                  36.54
96 Gatis Smukulis (Lat) V.C La Pomme Marseille                     36.58
97 Alex Rasmussen (Den) Denmark National Team                      37.40
98 Yasuharu Nakajima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                      38.34
99 Rolf Hofbauer (Ger) Team Ista                                   41.05
100 Loïc Muhlemann (Swi) S.C.O. Dijon                              41.11
101 Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                  41.22
102 Niek Basten (Ned) Van Hemert Groep - de Jonge Renner           42.10
103 Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                     42.33
104 David Chopin (Fra) Super Sport 35 ACNC                         45.09
105 Kazuya Okazaki (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                        46.17
106 Mart Ojavee (Est) Rietumu Bank-Riga                                 
107 Denis Robin (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole                           
108 Casper Jorgensen (Den) Denmark National Team                   50.03
109 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                        53.05
110 Tony Huet (Fra) Super Sport 35 ACNC                            53.10
111 Chris Newton (GBr) Rapha-Condor - Recycling.co.uk              53.27
112 Kevin Lalouette (Fra) C.C. Nogent Sur Oise                     57.17
113 Julien Gonnet (Fra) Super Sport 35 ACNC                        59.37
114 Florian Allaizeau (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique             1.01.01
115 Bjorn Hoeben (Ned) Van Hemert Groep - de Jonge Renner        1.01.10
116 Steven De Neef (Bel) Davitamon Lotto Jong Vlaanderen         1.03.26
117 Benoît Geoffroy (Fra) S.C.O. Dijon                           1.10.30
118 Arturs Ansons (Lat) Rietumu Bank-Riga                        1.10.32
119 Tyler Butterfield (Ber) Vende U                              1.13.56
120 Daniel Kreutzfeldt (Den) Denmark National Team               1.20.52
121 Michael Faerk Christensen (Den) Denmark National Team        1.31.47
 
Points classification
 
1 Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Continental                        77 pts
2 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Joker Bianchi                              61
3 Bram Schmitz (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                             58
4 Stéphane Bonsergent (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux                        40
5 Stijn Nierynck (Bel) Wielergroep Beveren 2000 - Quick Step          35
6 Giorgio Brambilla (Ita) De Naedi - Bergamasca                       32
7 Nico Keinath (Ger) Team Ista                                        31
8 Jocelyn Bar (Fra) C.C. Nogent Sur Oise                              30
9 Steven Tronet (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole                         29
10 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                          28
11 David Tanner (Aus) V.C La Pomme Marseille                          27
12 Franck Charrier (Fra) C.C. Nogent Sur Oise                         27
13 Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Continental                               26
14 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux                            25
15 Julien Antomarchi (Fra) V.C La Pomme Marseille                     25
16 Piotr Zielinski (Pol) Bretagne Armor Lux                           23
17 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                       22
18 Matthias Brandle (Aut) Team Ista                                   20
19 Alex Rasmussen (Den) Denmark National Team                         20
20 Maarten De Jonge (Ned) Wielergroep Beveren 2000 - Quick Step       18
21 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                           15
22 Antoine Dalibard (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux                          14
23 Aurélien Thilloy (Fra) C.C. Nogent Sur Oise                        14
24 Rolf Hofbauer (Ger) Team Ista                                      13
25 Sven Vandousselac (Bel) Davitamon Lotto Jong Vlaanderen            13
26 Dennis Vanendert (Bel) Wielergroep Beveren 2000 - Quick Step       12
27 Thomas Berkhout (Ned) Rabobank Continental                         10
28 Gert Dockx (Bel) Wielergroep Beveren 2000 - Quick Step             10
29 Yann Guyot (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                               8
30 Cyrille Noel (Fra) Super Sport 35 ACNC                              8
31 Cherruault Kévin (Fra) Vende U                                      7
32 Raphaël Lesage (Fra) C.C. Nogent Sur Oise                           7
33 Benoît Geoffroy (Fra) S.C.O. Dijon                                  7
34 Quincy Vens (Bel) Davitamon Lotto Jong Vlaanderen                   6
35 Renaud Pioline (Fra) V.C La Pomme Marseille                         6
36 Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) C.C. Nogent Sur Oise                        6
37 Bastien Delrot (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole                        5
38 Gatis Smukulis (Lat) V.C La Pomme Marseille                         5
39 Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                          5
40 Justas Volungevicius (Ltu) Rietumu Bank-Riga                        4
41 Joachim Bohler (Nor) Joker Bianchi                                  4
42 Julien Gonnet (Fra) Super Sport 35 ACNC                             4
43 Olivier Grammaire (Fra) S.C.O. Dijon                                3
44 Duret Sébastien (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux                            3
45 Fabrice Jandesboz (Fra) Vende U                                     3
46 Kenny Terweduwe (Bel) Davitamon Lotto Jong Vlaanderen               3
47 Maurice Vrijmoed (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                         3
48 Fabio Donesana (Ita) De Naedi - Bergamasca                          3
49 Sierk Jan De Haan (Ned) Van Hemert Groep - de Jonge Renner          3
50 Christoph Meschenmoser (Ger) Team Ista                              2
51 Mathieu Halleguen (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                        2
52 Julien Gay (Fra) Vende U                                            2
53 Tristan Le Yondre (Fra) Super Sport 35 ACNC                         2
54 David Han (Fra) S.C.O. Dijon                                        2
55 Tim Klotz (Ger) Team Ista                                           2
56 Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                       2
57 Jean-Marc Bideau (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole                      1
58 Marcel Beima (Ned) Rabobank Continental                             1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                        86 pts
2 Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                          44
3 Christoph Meschenmoser (Ger) Team Ista                              35
4 Maurice Vrijmoed (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                         34
5 David Le Lay (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux                               22
6 Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) C.C. Nogent Sur Oise                        21
7 Duret Sébastien (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux                            19
8 Tim Klotz (Ger) Team Ista                                           19
9 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux                             16
10 Raphaël Lesage (Fra) C.C. Nogent Sur Oise                          16
11 Antoine Dalibard (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux                          16
12 Justas Volungevicius (Ltu) Rietumu Bank-Riga                       14
13 Fabrice Jandesboz (Fra) Vende U                                    13
14 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                           12
15 Julien Antomarchi (Fra) V.C La Pomme Marseille                     10
16 Bram Schmitz (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                             9
17 Yann Guyot (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                               9
18 David Tanner (Aus) V.C La Pomme Marseille                           9
19 Sierk Jan De Haan (Ned) Van Hemert Groep - de Jonge Renner          8
20 Rolf Hofbauer (Ger) Team Ista                                       8
21 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                           6
22 Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Continental                        5
23 Gert Dockx (Bel) Wielergroep Beveren 2000 - Quick Step              4
24 Jean-Marc Bideau (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole                      4
25 Logan Hutchings (NZl) Wielergroep Beveren 2000 - Quick Step         4
26 Frederik Wilman (Nor) Joker Bianchi                                 4
27 Joachim Bohler (Nor) Joker Bianchi                                  4
28 Thomas Berkhout (Ned) Rabobank Continental                          2
29 Yoann Lucas (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique                          2
30 Jocelyn Bar (Fra) C.C. Nogent Sur Oise                              2
31 Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                       2
32 Nico Keinath (Ger) Team Ista                                        1
33 Marcel Beima (Ned) Rabobank Continental                             1
34 Romain Hardy (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                             1
35 Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Continental                                1
36 Lars Vierbergen (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                          1
37 Niek Basten (Ned) Van Hemert Groep - de Jonge Renner                1
 
Sprint classification
 
1 Matthias Brandle (Aut) Team Ista                                    20 pts
2 Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Continental                        17
3 Bram Schmitz (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                             13
4 Rolf Hofbauer (Ger) Team Ista                                       11
5 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                            11
6 Cherruault Kévin (Fra) Vende U                                       7
7 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                         7
8 Piotr Zielinski (Pol) Bretagne Armor Lux                             7
9 Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) C.C. Nogent Sur Oise                         6
10 Bastien Delrot (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole                        5
11 David Tanner (Aus) V.C La Pomme Marseille                           5
12 Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                          5
13 Gatis Smukulis (Lat) V.C La Pomme Marseille                         5
14 Franck Charrier (Fra) C.C. Nogent Sur Oise                          3
15 Thomas Berkhout (Ned) Rabobank Continental                          3
16 Duret Sébastien (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux                            3
17 Maurice Vrijmoed (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                         3
18 Sierk Jan De Haan (Ned) Van Hemert Groep - de Jonge Renner          3
19 Fabio Donesana (Ita) De Naedi - Bergamasca                          3
20 Benoît Geoffroy (Fra) S.C.O. Dijon                                  3
21 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                           3
22 Fabrice Jandesboz (Fra) Vende U                                     3
23 Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                       2
24 Julien Gay (Fra) Vende U                                            2
25 Tim Klotz (Ger) Team Ista                                           2
26 Tristan Le Yondre (Fra) Super Sport 35 ACNC                         2
27 Stéphane Bonsergent (Fra) Bretagne Armor Lux                        2
28 Giorgio Brambilla (Ita) De Naedi - Bergamasca                       2
29 Christoph Meschenmoser (Ger) Team Ista                              1
30 Nico Keinath (Ger) Team Ista                                        1
31 Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Continental                                1
32 Mathieu Halleguen (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                        1
33 Marcel Beima (Ned) Rabobank Continental                             1
34 Alex Rasmussen (Den) Denmark National Team                          1
 
Young rider classification
 
1 Nico Keinath (Ger) Team Ista                                  18.15.25
2 Gert Dockx (Bel) Wielergroep Beveren 2000 - Quick Step            0.11
3 Yann Guyot (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                                 
4 Steven Tronet (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole                       0.22
5 Bastien Delrot (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole                      0.25
6 Laurent Le Gac (Fra) Brest Iroise Cyclisme                        0.28
7 Mathieu Halleguen (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                          
8 Sven Vandousselac (Bel) Davitamon Lotto Jong Vlaanderen           0.54
9 Jean-Philippe Maheau (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique               8.02
10 Erik Jan Kooiman (Ned) Van Hemert Groep - de Jonge Renner       21.33
11 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Joker Bianchi                          26.00
12 Julien Gay (Fra) Vende U                                        26.11
13 Quincy Vens (Bel) Davitamon Lotto Jong Vlaanderen               26.12
14 Dennis Vanendert (Bel) Wielergroep Beveren 2000 - Quick Step         
15 Jocelyn Bar (Fra) C.C. Nogent Sur Oise                          26.16
16 Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Continental                    26.26
17 Tristan Le Yondre (Fra) Super Sport 35 ACNC                     26.28
18 Romain Hardy (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                         26.29
19 Anthony Vignes (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique                        
20 Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) V.C La Pomme Marseille                26.56
21 Gaël Malacarne (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                            
22 Baugnies Jérôme (Bel) Davitamon Lotto Jong Vlaanderen           27.08
23 Yannick Ricordel (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique                      
24 Lars Vierbergen (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                      27.12
25 Vincent Rouxel (Fra) Brest Iroise Cyclisme                      27.14
26 Kenny Terweduwe (Bel) Davitamon Lotto Jong Vlaanderen           27.25
27 Tim Klotz (Ger) Team Ista                                       27.58
28 Ben Van Der Kooi (Ned) Van Hemert Groep - de Jonge Renner       28.08
29 Maurice Vrijmoed (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                     28.19
30 Jonathan Manach (Fra) Brest Iroise Cyclisme                     28.25
31 Raphaël Lesage (Fra) C.C. Nogent Sur Oise                       29.19
32 Jetse Bol (Ned) Rabobank Continental                            29.52
33 Tony Hurel (Fra) Vende U                                        30.39
34 Grégory Joseph (Bel) Davitamon Lotto Jong Vlaanderen            31.18
35 Aurélien Thilloy (Fra) C.C. Nogent Sur Oise                     31.43
36 Cherruault Kévin (Fra) Vende U                                  31.49
37 Mathieu Jeannes (Fra) Brest Iroise Cyclisme                     31.58
38 Gert Joeaar (Est) Vende U                                       32.30
39 Thijs Van Amerongen (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                  33.34
40 Nikolai Schwarz (Ger) Team Ista                                      
41 Matthias Brandle (Aut) Team Ista                                33.52
42 Fabio Donesana (Ita) De Naedi - Bergamasca                      34.04
43 Giorgio Brambilla (Ita) De Naedi - Bergamasca                   34.40
44 Adam Bonser (GBr) Rapha-Condor - Recycling.co.uk                35.27
45 Jonathan Balbuena (Fra) V.C La Pomme Marseille                  35.35
46 Gatis Smukulis (Lat) V.C La Pomme Marseille                     35.39
47 Rolf Hofbauer (Ger) Team Ista                                   39.46
48 Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                   40.03
49 Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cotes d'Amor Cyclism                      41.14
50 David Chopin (Fra) Super Sport 35 ACNC                          43.50
51 Tony Huet (Fra) Super Sport 35 ACNC                             51.51
52 Florian Allaizeau (Fra) Team U Nantes Atlantique                59.42
53 Daniel Kreutzfeldt (Den) Denmark National Team                1.19.33
54 Michael Faerk Christensen (Den) Denmark National Team         1.30.28
 
Teams classification
 
1 Bretagne Armor Lux                                            54.45.23
2 Roubaix Lille Metropole                                           1.59
3 Meitan Hompo - GDR                                                9.33
4 Team Ista                                                        12.25
5 Wielergroep Beveren 2000                                         27.26
6 Cotes d'Armor Cyclisme                                           28.00
7 Van Vliet EBH Elshof                                             28.26
8 V.C. La Pomme Marseille                                          28.31
9 Rabobank                                                         28.47
10 U.C. Nantes Atlantique                                          28.56
11 Joker Bianchi                                                   53.44
12 Vendee U                                                             
13 Rietuma Bank - Riga                                             54.01
14 Davitamon Lotto Jong Vlaanderen                                 54.27
15 Brest Iroise Cyclisme 2000                                      56.41
16 C.C. Nogent Sur Oise                                            56.44
17 S.C.O. Dijon                                                    58.50
18 Van Hemert Groep - De Jonge Renner                            1.03.31
19 Rapha - Condor / Recycling.Co.Uk                              1.22.14
20 Super Sport 35                                                1.25.16
21 Denmark                                                       1.39.40
22 U.C. Bergamasca 1902 - De Nardi                               1.40.47