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33rd KBC-Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde - 2.HC

Belgium, March 31-April 2, 2009

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Stage 2 - April 1: Zottegem - Oostduinkerke, 219km

Wind can't blow Cavendish off course

By Bjorn Haake in Oostduinkerke

Mark Cavendish (Columbia-Highroad)
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High winds in the coastal city of Oostduinkerke couldn't prevent Columbia-Highroad's Mark Cavendish notching up another win in season 2009 as he took out the first bunch sprint of this year's Drieedaagse De Panne. With blustery conditions, plus seasoned sprinters Robbie McEwen and Francesco Chicchi to contend with, Cavendish did what he does best - finish in front of everyone else.

It could have been very different, however. "At one point, I nearly said, 'I won't do this [sprint]', as it was really, really dangerous," said Cavendish after his latest victory.

The mercurial Brit believed the problem lay in having too many riders in the mix. "I think when it split at the Kemmelberg, we had a nice, small group with the strongest riders. But when we sat up at the run-in to the finish, everything came back together and everybody thought they had a chance," he explained.

Despite his concerns, Cavendish quickly dispelled any second thoughts of going for the stage victory. "It's my job, you know. It's also my responsibility to the team, and obviously it is good for the sponsor." There was no ill feeling towards those who thought they could contest the finale - it actually drew a small confession from the 23-year-old. "It's their right. I would have done the same when I was younger; well, I still do sometimes..."

Break blowing in the wind

The day's main break contained Marcin Sapa (Lampre-NGC), Klaas Lodewyck (Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator) and Andy Cappelle (Palmans Cras). Lampre's Polish rider was exhausted at the finish but managed to briefly explain, "It was a good break, but we always had a headwind, so it was just too difficult today."

Capelle also cited the wind as the day's biggest hurdle. "Some of the roads were endlessly long and in the end, the peloton got organised and with the wind it was not comfortable. All three of us were really strong, but hey, that's racing." He added, "When it [the gap] went up to seven minutes, I still felt strong and not tired at all. The chance was there."

Capelle still snuck on the podium as the most combative rider for the stage. "It's good for the sponsor. Of course, I would have liked to get a bit more out of it, but that's all we could do," he said.

Michele Merlo (Barloworld) defended his mountains jersey, and with no categorised climbs remaining, he's assured of wearing it at the finish in De Panne. "Today was really hard, I still felt yesterday's efforts in my legs. I still have to survive tomorrow, we'll see," said Merlo.

The first break attempt came with less than four kilometeres covered in an attempt to foil the sprinters. The move included Capelle and Australian Mitchell Docker (Skil-Shimano), who bridged across into the move. An attentive peloton kept the leash short and the pace high, according to the predictions of Paul Voss (Milram): "I don't think it will start as fast as yesterday - we covered 50km in the first hour." Today it was "only" 48km after 60 minutes of racing.

On the Tiegemberg, a promising move formed with five riders, but only Sapa, Lodewyck and Cappelle maintained the advantage after cresting the top. They quickly led by over two minutes and increased it to their maximum lead of almost 10 minutes, which they kept through the feed zone, 111km before the finish.

The Kemmelberg was notable as that is when Tom Boonen (Quick Step) jumped. He was followed closely by Cavendish, and the break's advantage gradually started to shrink. It was 5:44 with three laps, or 40km, remaining.

But then Columbia-Highroad, assisted by Landbouwkrediet-Colnago, hit the front and the gap rapidly decreased, and with nine kilometres left, the break was absorbed to set up a sprinters' duel.

Final Day

Tomorrow's final day is a split day, with a 112-km flat stage suited to today's winner Cavendish. The 120 best riders in the GC after this first stage will dispute the 15-km time trial in the afternoon, which will likely be only a fight of two riders: Frederik Willems (Liquigas) and Filippo Pozzato (Katusha). The third placed rider Greg Van Avermaet (Silence-Lotto) is over a minute back although he has gained the sprinter's jersey.

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Results

1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia - Highroad          5.07.39 (42.711 km/h)
2 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Team Katusha                              
3 Francesco Chichi (Ita) Liquigas                               
4 Simone Cadamuro (Ita) Amica Chips - Knauf                     
5 Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil-Shimano                    
6 Chris Sutton (Aus) Garmin - Slipstream                        
7 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step                              
8 Sébastien Turgot (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom                  
9 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence-Lotto                         
10 Francesco Rivera (Ita) Amica Chips - Knauf                   
11 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad                  
12 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                                  
13 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                          
14 Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team             
15 Robert Förster (Ger) Team Milram                             
16 Marco Finetto (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare                     
17 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - Slipstream                   
18 Kristof Goddaert (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator        
19 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank                                
20 Steve Chainel (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom                    
21 David Boucher (Fra) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago                
22 Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Team Milram                             
23 Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank                                    
24 Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec                 
25 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld                        
26 Nicolay Trussov (Rus) Team Katusha                           
27 Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator          
28 Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                               
29 René Haselbacher (Aut) Vorarlberg - Corratec                 
30 Mauro Abel Richeze (Arg) CSF Group - Navigare                
31 Geert Steurs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator            
32 Oleg Chuzhda (Ukr) Contentpolis-Ampo                         
33 Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team               
34 Baden Cooke (Aus) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team               
35 Hans Dekkers (Ned) Garmin - Slipstream                       
36 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                
37 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana                                   
38 Mikel Gaztanaga (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo                      
39 Steven Cozza (USA) Garmin - Slipstream                       
40 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas                              
41 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                      
42 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team              
43 Marco Frapporti (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare                   
44 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team Columbia - Highroad                  
45 Artur Gajek (Ger) Team Milram                                
46 Bolat Raimbekov (Kaz) Astana                                 
47 William Frischkorn (USA) Garmin - Slipstream                 
48 Matija Kvasina (Cro) Amica Chips - Knauf                     
49 Dominik Roels (Ger) Team Milram                              
50 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                              
51 Grégory Rast (Swi) Astana                                    
52 Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas                                    
53 Grega Bole (Slo) Amica Chips - Knauf                         
54 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Team Columbia - Highroad             
55 Michal Golas (Pol) Amica Chips - Knauf                       
56 Geert Omloop (Bel) Palmans Cras                              
57 Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago            
58 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Silence-Lotto                         
59 Michael Friedman (USA) Garmin - Slipstream                   
60 Mickael Delage (Fra) Silence-Lotto                           
61 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha                           
62 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team           
63 Maciek Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas                                 
64 Vicente Reynes (Spa) Team Columbia - Highroad                
65 Tiziano Dall'antonia (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare              
66 Bart Van Heule (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator          
67 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team              
68 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator        
69 Enrico Franzoï (Ita) Liquigas                                
70 Daniele Nardello (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                         
71 Bert De Backer (Bel) Skil-Shimano                            
72 Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin - Slipstream                         
73 Marcello Pavarin (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare                  
74 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Garmin - Slipstream                    
75 Dieter Capelle (Bel) Palmans Cras                            
76 Daniel Musiol (Ger) Vorarlberg - Corratec                    
77 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step                              
78 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha                          
79 Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step                              0.12
80 Saïd Haddou (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom                  0.16
81 Rony Martias (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom                     
82 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step                          0.30
83 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram                          0.33
84 Sergueï Ivanov (Rus) Team Katusha                            
85 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom                     
86 Mathieu Claude (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom                   
87 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                         
88 Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-Lotto                         
89 Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator    
90 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Silence-Lotto                        
91 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank                                 
92 Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence-Lotto                               
93 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                  
94 Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank                                    
95 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Silence-Lotto                           
96 Michael Schär (Swi) Astana                                   
97 Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                          
98 Koen Barbe (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago               1.40
99 Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator          
100 Kevin Neirynckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago         1.40
101 Luca Barla (Ita) Team Milram                            1.47
102 Paul Voss (Ger) Team Milram                                 
103 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Silence-Lotto                            
104 Jürgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step                    3.17
105 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step                             
106 Josep Jufre (Spa) Fuji-Servetto                             
107 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Columbia - Highroad           3.19
108 Guennadi Mikhaïlov (Rus) Team Katusha                       
109 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Vorarlberg - Corratec                  
110 Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Team Katusha                        
111 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank                              
112 Martial Ricci Poggi (Fra) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago         
113 Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team              
114 Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Liquigas                             
115 Gert Dockx (Bel) Team Columbia - Highroad               5.37
116 Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago            
117 Alan Marangoni (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare                   
118 Diego Caccia (Ita) Barloworld                               
119 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step                             
120 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Barloworld                           
121 Stijn Hoornaert (Bel) Palmans Cras                          
122 Petr Bencik (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author                    
123 Matthias Friedemann (Ger) PSK Whirlpool - Author            
124 André Schulze (Ger) PSK Whirlpool - Author                  
125 Marco Bandiera (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                        
126 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                      
127 Johan Coenen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator           
128 Marcin Sapa (Pol) Lampre - N.G.C.                           
129 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Columbia - Highroad               
130 Denis Flahaut (Fra) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago               
131 Vojtech Dlouhy (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author                 
132 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram                             
133 Andy Cappelle (Bel) Palmans Cras                            
134 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                     5.48
135 Filip Meirhaeghe (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago        7.31
136 David Deroo (Fra) Skil-Shimano                              
137 Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre - N.G.C.                          
138 Ruben Reig (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo                          
139 Mitchell Docker (Aus) Skil-Shimano                          
140 Frantisek Kloucek, Jr. (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author     7.35
141 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                 
142 Rafael Serrano (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo                      
143 Federico Canuti (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare                  
144 Sjef De Wilde (Bel) Palmans Cras                            
145 Daryl Impey (RSA) Barloworld                                
146 Philipp Ludescher (Aut) Vorarlberg - Corratec               
147 Michele Merlo (Ita) Barloworld                              
148 Sergio Dominguez (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo                    
149 Mirco Selvaggi (Ita) Amica Chips - Knauf                    
150 Giuseppe De Maria (Ita) Amica Chips - Knauf                 
151 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas                              
152 Bobbie Traksel (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team           
153 Kenny Van Der Schueren (Bel) Palmans Cras                   
154 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Fuji-Servetto                       7.43
155 Stephen Cummings (GBr) Barloworld                           
156 Berik Anuarbekovich Kupeshov (Kaz) Astana               7.47
157 Boris Shpilevsky (Rus) Fuji-Servetto                   14.02
158 Paolo Tomaselli (Ita) Amica Chips - Knauf                   
159 Silvère Ackermann (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec               
160 Filippo Savini (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare                   
161 Petr Kubias (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author                    
162 Bjorn Coomans (Bel) Palmans Cras                            
163 Dimitri Muravyev (Kaz) Astana                               
164 Jean Zen (Fra) Palmans Cras                                 
DNF Valeriy Dmitriyev (Kaz) Astana                              
DNF Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Team Katusha                        
DNF Vincent Jerome (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom                  
DNF Julien Belgy (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom                    
DNF Angel Gomez (Spa) Fuji-Servetto                             
DNF Iker Camano (Spa) Fuji-Servetto                             
DNF Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld                              
DNF Claudio Casas Gallego (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo               
DNF Francisco Pacheco Torres (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo            
DNF Pedro Jose Vera Alcaraz (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo             
DNF Cheng Ji (Chn) Skil-Shimano                                 
DNF Long Jin (Chn) Skil-Shimano                                 
DNF Feng Han (Chn) Skil-Shimano                                 
DNF Matic Strgar (Slo) Vorarlberg - Corratec                    
DNF Pavel Zitta (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author                    
DNF Antonin Linda (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author                  
 
Points
 
1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia - Highroad               20 pts
2 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Team Katusha                            18
3 Francesco Chichi (Ita) Liquigas                             16
4 Simone Cadamuro (Ita) Amica Chips - Knauf                   14
5 Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil-Shimano                  12
6 Chris Sutton (Aus) Garmin - Slipstream                      10
7 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step                             9
8 Sébastien Turgot (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom                 8
9 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence-Lotto                        7
10 Francesco Rivera (Ita) Amica Chips - Knauf                  6
11 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad                 5
12 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                                 4
13 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                         3
14 Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team            2
15 Robert Förster (Ger) Team Milram                            1
 
Sprints
 
1, km 137
1 Marcin Sapa (Pol) Lampre - N.G.C.                            3 pts
2 Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator          2
3 Andy Cappelle (Bel) Palmans Cras                             1
 
2, km 179                                                        
1 Marcin Sapa (Pol) Lampre - N.G.C.                            3 pts
2 Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator          2
3 Andy Cappelle (Bel) Palmans Cras                             1
 
3, km 192                                                        
1 Marcin Sapa (Pol) Lampre - N.G.C.                            3 pts
2 Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator          2
3 Andy Cappelle (Bel) Palmans Cras                             1
 
Bergs
 
Kanarieberg - km 22
1 Dieter Capelle (Bel) Palmans Cras                            5 pts
2 Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Team Katusha                         3
3 Enrico Franzoï (Ita) Liquigas                                1
 
Tiegemberg - km 40
1 Andy Cappelle (Bel) Palmans Cras                             5 pts
2 Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator          3
3 Marcin Sapa (Pol) Lampre - N.G.C.                            1
 
Montberg - km 120
1 Andy Cappelle (Bel) Palmans Cras                             5 pts
2 Marcin Sapa (Pol) Lampre - N.G.C.                            3
3 Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator          1
 
Kemmelberg - km 123
1 Andy Cappelle (Bel) Palmans Cras                             5 pts
2 Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator          3
3 Marcin Sapa (Pol) Lampre - N.G.C.                            1
 
Teams
 
1 Rabobank                                              15.22.57
2 Team Columbia - Highroad                                      
3 Garmin - Slipstream                                           
4 Amica Chips - Knauf                                           
5 Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator                                
6 Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team                                  
7 Team Milram                                                   
8 Team Katusha                                                  
9 CSF Group - Navigare                                          
10 Liquigas                                                     
11 Skil - Shimano                                               
12 Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                        
13 Silence - Lotto                                              
14 Team Vorarlberg -Corratec                                    
15 Astana                                                       
16 Lampre-N.G.C.                                                
17 Quick Step                                                   
18 Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                                  1.40
19 Fuji-Servetto                                            3.17
 
General classification after stage 2
 
1 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha                     9.44.30
2 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas                           0.04
3 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence-Lotto                     1.03
4 Marco Finetto (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare                  1.05
5 Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team                
6 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - Slipstream                1.07
7 Steve Chainel (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom                     
8 Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank                                     
9 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana                                    
10 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                
11 Grega Bole (Slo) Amica Chips - Knauf                         
12 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                              
13 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Team Columbia - Highroad             
14 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Silence-Lotto                         
15 Tiziano Dall'antonia (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare              
16 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator        
17 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team              
18 Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence-Lotto                               
19 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Silence-Lotto                             
20 Paul Voss (Ger) Team Milram                              2.53
21 Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team         3.15
22 Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                          
23 Dieter Capelle (Bel) Palmans Cras                        4.52
24 Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                           4.54
25 Artur Gajek (Ger) Team Milram                                
26 Enrico Franzoï (Ita) Liquigas                                
27 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Silence-Lotto                        
28 Kevin Neirynckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago          6.33
29 Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago        7.18
30 Vicente Reynes (Spa) Team Columbia - Highroad                
31 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step                              
32 Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator    
33 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                  
34 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas                           8.42
35 Marco Bandiera (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                    12.55
36 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia - Highroad           13.11
37 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Team Katusha                        13.18
38 Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator          
39 Francesco Chichi (Ita) Liquigas                         13.20
40 Chris Sutton (Aus) Garmin - Slipstream                  13.24
41 Kristof Goddaert (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator        
42 Francesco Rivera (Ita) Amica Chips - Knauf                   
43 David Boucher (Fra) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago                
44 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank                                
45 Oleg Chuzhda (Ukr) Contentpolis-Ampo                         
46 Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec                 
47 Simone Cadamuro (Ita) Amica Chips - Knauf                    
48 Nicolay Trussov (Rus) Team Katusha                           
49 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team Columbia - Highroad                  
50 Dominik Roels (Ger) Team Milram                              
51 Michael Friedman (USA) Garmin - Slipstream                   
52 Robert Förster (Ger) Team Milram                             
53 Steven Cozza (USA) Garmin - Slipstream                       
54 Geert Steurs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator            
55 Bart Van Heule (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator          
56 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld                        
57 Bert De Backer (Bel) Skil-Shimano                            
58 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad                  
59 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step                             
60 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha                          
61 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Garmin - Slipstream                    
62 Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil-Shimano                   
63 Sébastien Turgot (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom                 
64 William Frischkorn (USA) Garmin - Slipstream                 
65 Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin - Slipstream                         
66 Mauro Abel Richeze (Arg) CSF Group - Navigare                
67 Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank                                    
68 Mickael Delage (Fra) Silence-Lotto                           
69 Geert Omloop (Bel) Palmans Cras                              
70 Mikel Gaztanaga (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo                      
71 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                          
72 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank                                 
73 Hans Dekkers (Ned) Garmin - Slipstream                       
74 Mathieu Claude (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom                   
75 Matija Kvasina (Cro) Amica Chips - Knauf                     
76 Marco Frapporti (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare                   
77 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Silence-Lotto                           
78 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                                  
79 Baden Cooke (Aus) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team               
80 Daniel Musiol (Ger) Vorarlberg - Corratec                    
81 René Haselbacher (Aut) Vorarlberg - Corratec                 
82 Michael Schär (Swi) Astana                                   
83 Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Team Milram                             
84 Bolat Raimbekov (Kaz) Astana                                 
85 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                      
86 Maciek Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas                                 
87 Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas                                    
88 Michal Golas (Pol) Amica Chips - Knauf                       
89 Marcello Pavarin (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare                  
90 Grégory Rast (Swi) Astana                                    
91 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                         
92 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team              
93 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team           
94 Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team               
95 Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-Lotto                         
96 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom                     
97 Daniele Nardello (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                         
98 Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Liquigas                              
99 Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step                             13.36
100 Rony Martias (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom               13.40
101 Saïd Haddou (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom                     
102 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step                        13.54
103 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram                        13.57
104 Sergueï Ivanov (Rus) Team Katusha                           
105 Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator    14.22
106 Koen Barbe (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago             15.04
107 Luca Barla (Ita) Team Milram                           15.11
108 Josep Jufre (Spa) Fuji-Servetto                        16.41
109 Jürgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step                        
110 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step                             
111 Martial Ricci Poggi (Fra) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago    16.43
112 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Columbia - Highroad               
113 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank                              
114 Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Team Katusha                        
115 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Vorarlberg - Corratec                  
116 Guennadi Mikhaïlov (Rus) Team Katusha                       
117 Marcin Sapa (Pol) Lampre - N.G.C.                      18.52
118 Andy Cappelle (Bel) Palmans Cras                       18.58
119 André Schulze (Ger) PSK Whirlpool - Author             19.00
120 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step                        19.01
121 Alan Marangoni (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare                   
122 Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago            
123 Johan Coenen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator           
124 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Barloworld                           
125 Diego Caccia (Ita) Barloworld                               
126 Gert Dockx (Bel) Team Columbia - Highroad                   
127 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Columbia - Highroad               
128 Petr Bencik (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author                    
129 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                      
130 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram                             
131 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                    19.12
132 Filip Meirhaeghe (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago       20.55
133 David Deroo (Fra) Skil-Shimano                              
134 Ruben Reig (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo                          
135 Mitchell Docker (Aus) Skil-Shimano                          
136 Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre - N.G.C.                          
137 Stijn Hoornaert (Bel) Palmans Cras                          
138 Frantisek Kloucek, Jr. (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author    20.59
139 Rafael Serrano (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo                      
140 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                 
141 Philipp Ludescher (Aut) Vorarlberg - Corratec               
142 Sergio Dominguez (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo                    
143 Kenny Van Der Schueren (Bel) Palmans Cras                   
144 Michele Merlo (Ita) Barloworld                              
145 Mirco Selvaggi (Ita) Amica Chips - Knauf                    
146 Daryl Impey (RSA) Barloworld                                
147 Federico Canuti (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare                  
148 Giuseppe De Maria (Ita) Amica Chips - Knauf                 
149 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Fuji-Servetto                      21.07
150 Stephen Cummings (GBr) Barloworld                           
151 Berik Anuarbekovich Kupeshov (Kaz) Astana              21.11
152 Sjef De Wilde (Bel) Palmans Cras                       22.53
153 Matthias Friedemann (Ger) PSK Whirlpool - Author       24.28
154 Vojtech Dlouhy (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author                 
155 Bobbie Traksel (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team      26.26
156 Bjorn Coomans (Bel) Palmans Cras                       27.26
157 Paolo Tomaselli (Ita) Amica Chips - Knauf                   
158 Boris Shpilevsky (Rus) Fuji-Servetto                        
159 Dimitri Muravyev (Kaz) Astana                               
160 Filippo Savini (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare                   
161 Denis Flahaut (Fra) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago          28.37
162 Petr Kubias (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author               37.02
163 Silvère Ackermann (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec               
164 Jean Zen (Fra) Palmans Cras                                 
 
Points classification
 
1 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence-Lotto                       23 pts
2 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha                          20
3 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia - Highroad               20
4 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas                             18
5 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Team Katusha                            18
6 Francesco Chichi (Ita) Liquigas                             16
7 Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team              14
8 Simone Cadamuro (Ita) Amica Chips - Knauf                   14
9 Grega Bole (Slo) Amica Chips - Knauf                        12
10 Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil-Shimano                 12
11 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - Slipstream                 10
12 Chris Sutton (Aus) Garmin - Slipstream                     10
13 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana                                  9
14 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step                            9
15 Sébastien Turgot (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom                8
16 Marco Finetto (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare                    7
17 Steve Chainel (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom                   6
18 Francesco Rivera (Ita) Amica Chips - Knauf                  6
19 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                             5
20 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad                 5
21 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                               4
22 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                                 4
23 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Team Columbia - Highroad            3
24 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                         3
25 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator       2
26 Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team            2
27 Paul Voss (Ger) Team Milram                                 1
28 Robert Förster (Ger) Team Milram                            1
 
Sprint classification
 
1 Marcin Sapa (Pol) Lampre - N.G.C.                            9 pts
2 Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator          6
3 Enrico Franzoï (Ita) Liquigas                                3
4 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia - Highroad                3
5 Andy Cappelle (Bel) Palmans Cras                             3
6 Marco Finetto (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare                     2
7 Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team               2
8 Dieter Capelle (Bel) Palmans Cras                            2
9 Paul Voss (Ger) Team Milram                                  1
10 Kevin Neirynckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago             1
11 André Schulze (Ger) PSK Whirlpool - Author                  1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Michele Merlo (Ita) Barloworld                              26 pts
2 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha                          23
3 Dieter Capelle (Bel) Palmans Cras                           18
4 Andy Cappelle (Bel) Palmans Cras                            15
5 Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                              13
6 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas                             11
7 Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                          7
8 Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator          7
9 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                              6
10 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Silence-Lotto                            5
11 Marcin Sapa (Pol) Lampre - N.G.C.                           5
12 Marco Finetto (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare                    4
13 Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team            3
14 Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Team Katusha                        3
15 Kevin Neirynckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago             2
16 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence-Lotto                       1
17 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - Slipstream                  1
18 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator       1
19 Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence-Lotto                              1
20 Enrico Franzoï (Ita) Liquigas                               1
 
Teams classification
 
1 Liquigas                                              29.15.54
2 Silence - Lotto                                           0.57
3 Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team                              3.05
4 Rabobank                                                 13.14
5 Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                         
6 CSF Group - Navigare                                          
7 Team Milram                                              17.01
8 Team Columbia - High Road                                19.25
9 Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator                                
10 Team Katusha                                            24.34
11 Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                                 24.52
12 Garmin - Slipstream                                     25.31
13 Amica Chips - Knauf                                          
14 Astana                                                       
15 Quick Step                                              25.36
16 Skil - Shimano                                          29.18
17 Fuji-Servetto                                           30.56
18 Lampre-N.G.C.                                           31.42
19 Palmans Cras                                            34.55
20 Team Vorarlberg -Corratec                               37.48
21 Contentpolis Ampo                                       45.19
22 Barloworld                                              49.02
23 PSK Whirlpool - Author                                  54.39