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56th Tour de Romandie - 2.HC

Switzerland, April 30-May 5, 2002

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Stage 3 - May 3: Pringy - La Gruyère-Sierre, 180.3 km

Acqua all the way as Lombardi claims second sodden win

Frigo increases lead over rivals

By Jeff Jones
Giovanni Lombardi
Photo: © AFP
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For the third day in a row, the riders in the 56th Tour de Romandie were faced with four and a half hours of solid rain on the stage between Pringy and La Gruyère-Sierre. For the second time in three days, it was the appropriately named Acqua e Sapone team that claimed the stage honours, with Giovanni Lombardi winning another bunch sprint. The 32 year old Italian who is the team's top sprinter in the absence of Mario Cipollini, was too fast for Saulius Ruskys (Gerolsteiner) and Robert Hunter (Mapei) in the final dash, while race leader Dario Frigo finished 10th and put an extra 5 second buffer on his nearest rivals in the general classification.

It is unfortunate that the conditions in this year's tour have dampened the enthusiasm of the crowds en route, with only small groups clustered under umbrellas to be seen as the race passed by. In addition to the crowds, the spectacular Swiss scenery and the excellent roads are also important aspects of this race, which is ranked the same as the Tour de Suisse, although not quite as prestigious.

Today's water logged battle started when Rabobank's Matthé Pronk and Kelme's Roberto Lozano attacked the peloton after 55 kilometres. The pair were both over four minutes down on GC, and there was no urgency to chase. After 30 kilometres in the lead, they reached their maximum advantage of 5'15 over the peloton, which was being controlled by Frigo's Tacconi Sport team, clad in blue raincoats.

Two riders abandoned at this point, Belgian Marc Streel (Collstrop), who was second in the sprints and mountains classification, and Dane Lars Michaelsen (Team Coast). In front, Pronk and Lozano were taking equal turns, but with a diminishing lead as the peloton gradually picked up the pace.

A crucial point came at 35 km to go with a category 3 climb just after the town of Susten. The steepest part of this short but tough climb was 20%, and the front pair saw their lead drop from around 3 minutes to 1'40 over the top.

After the twisty, slippery descent back to Sierre, the riders had to do a 28 kilometre finishing lap before the final sprint in Sierre. The chase eased up momentarily, with the peloton being more concerned about staying upright rather than catching the break. However, once they reached the flat the 'zebra train' of Acqua e Sapone picked up the pace and caught Pronk and Lozano with 10 km to go.

From then on it was all stripes, with five A&S riders at the front, with Lombardi sitting right behind them, with his eyes set on winning the stage. A few sharp corners towards the end (and the 55 km/h pace of the leadout) caused a split in the bunch, with only 11 riders making it to the front group for the sprint. Lombardi had dangerous Lithuanian Saulius Ruskys on his wheel as he started the sprint from a long way out. But Ruskys had no answer to Lombardi's power, and stayed in second wheel all the way to the line. Hunter got up for third as Frigo came in with the tail of the group to get 10th. Both Alexandre Moos (Phonak) and Rik Verbrugghe (Lotto) were in the second group, meaning that they lost five more seconds to the flying Frigo.

Things will most likely change significantly tomorrow, with the Queen Stage of the Tour de Romandie. Stage 4 from Sierre to Leysin is 144 kilometres, and incorporates three category 1 climbs: Col des Planches (1411m), Villars-sur-Ollon (1255m) and the finish in Leysin (1318m). Frigo looks very strong at the moment, and is favoured to retain his leader's jersey. However, the battle will be hard, as usual.

Results

1 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo    4.26.02 (40.66 km/h)
2 Saulius Ruskys (Ltu) Gerolsteiner
3 Robert Hunter (Rsa) Mapei-Quick Step
4 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank
5 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
6 Andrea Noe (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
7 Nicola Loda (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
8 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
9 Cristian Gasperoni (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo
10 Dario Frigo (Ita) Tacconi Sport-Emmegi
11 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Team Coast
12 Mikel Artetxe Gezuraga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi            0.05
13 José Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
14 Santiago Perez Fernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
15 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
16 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Team Telekom
17 Kyrylo Pospyeyev (Ukr) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo
18 Cadel Evans (Aus) Mapei-Quick Step
19 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto-Adecco
20 Guido Trenti (USA) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo
21 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco-Longoni Sport
22 Alex Zuelle (Swi) Team Coast
23 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC Tiscali
24 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Lotto-Adecco
25 Rolf Huser (Swi) Team Coast
26 Josu Silloniz Aresti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
27 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) Team Telekom
28 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
29 Denis Zanette (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
30 Gorka Gonzales (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
31 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin
32 Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Team Coast
33 Wladimir Belli (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
34 Haimar Zubeldia Aguirre (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
35 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
36 Domenico Romano (Ita) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
37 Eddy Ratti (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
38 Francisco Cerezo Perales (Spa) Team CSC Tiscali
39 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Coast
40 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
41 Volodymyr Bileka (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
42 Kurt Van De Wouwer (Bel) Lotto-Adecco
43 Serhiy Honchar (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo
44 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
45 Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Cofidis
46 Yuri Mitlushenko (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
47 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
48 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
49 Milan Kadlec (Cze) Lampre-Daikin
50 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Tacconi Sport-Emmegi
51 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner
52 Guido Trentin (Ita) Cofidis
53 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Team Telekom
54 Daniel Atienza Urendez (Spa) Cofidis
55 Ief Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto-Adecco
56 Daniel Schnider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
57 Ivan Basso (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
58 Martin Derganc (Slo) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo
59 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Tacconi Sport-Emmegi
60 Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis
61 Arrizabalaga Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
62 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
63 Cédric Fragniere (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
64 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step
65 Stefan Rütimann (Swi) Tacconi Sport-Emmegi
66 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC Tiscali
67 Gabriele Colombo (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo
68 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
69 Marcel Strauss (Swi) Gerolsteiner
70 Oscar Cavagnis (Ita) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
71 Iñigo Cuesta Lopez (Spa) Cofidis                          0.19
72 Massimo Codol (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                         0.25
73 Angelo Lopeboselli (Ita) Cofidis
74 Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Lampre-Daikin
75 Alberto Lopez De Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
76 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Tacconi Sport-Emmegi
77 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Lampre-Daikin
78 Benoît Salmon (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems
79 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank
80 Simone Bertoletti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                     0.34
81 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Tacconi Sport-Emmegi
82 Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) Gerolsteiner
83 Frank Hoj (Den) Team Coast
84 Kevin Livingston (USA) Team Telekom
85 Christian Charriere (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
86 Mauro Gianetti (Swi) Team Coast
87 Danny Jonasson (Den) Team CSC Tiscali
88 Joaquim Lopez Torrella (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
89 Marco Serpellini (Ita) Lampre-Daikin
90 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis
91 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Saeco-Longoni Sport
92 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank
93 Kurt Van Lancker (Bel) Lotto-Adecco
94 Matthé Pronk (Ned) Rabobank
95 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis
96 Glenn D'hollander (Bel) Lotto-Adecco
97 Raphael Jeune (Fra) Team CSC Tiscali
98 Marcelino Garcia Alonso (Spa) Team CSC Tiscali
99 Igor Pugaci (Mda) Saeco-Longoni Sport
100 Pietro Zucconi (Swi) Tacconi Sport-Emmegi
101 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank
102 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Saeco-Longoni Sport
103 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Lampre-Daikin
104 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Mapei-Quick Step
105 Addy Engels (Ned) Rabobank
106 Tom Stremersch (Bel) Lotto-Adecco
107 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Team Telekom
108 Oscar Mason (Ita) Saeco-Longoni Sport
109 Robert Bartko (Ger) Team Telekom
110 Cristian Pepoli (Ita) Saeco-Longoni Sport
111 Ronald Mutsaars (Ned) Rabobank
112 Massimo Strazzer (Ita) Phonak Hearing Systems
113 Sanstos Gonzalez Capilla (Spa) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo
114 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
115 Zoran Klemencic (Slo) Tacconi Sport-Emmegi               0.52
116 Biagio Conte (Ita) Saeco-Longoni Sport                   0.57
117 Roberto Lozano Montero (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca          1.09
DNF Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team Coast
DNF Marc Streel (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
DNS Luca Paolini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
 
Points
 
1 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo      25 pts
2 Saulius Ruskys (Ltu) Gerolsteiner                         20
3 Robert Hunter (Rsa) Mapei-Quick Step                      16
4 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                              13
5 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems               11
6 Andrea Noe (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                         10
7 Nicola Loda (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                            9
8 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago            8
9 Cristian Gasperoni (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo      7
10 Dario Frigo (Ita) Tacconi Sport-Emmegi                    6
11 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Team Coast                           5
12 Mikel Artetxe Gezuraga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi            4
13 José Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca          3
14 Santiago Perez Fernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca         2
15 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems               1
 
Mountains
 
Epinassey, 76.6 km - Cat. 3
 
1 Roberto Lozano Montero (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca            5 pts
2 Matthé Pronk (Ned) Rabobank                                3
3 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Tacconi Sport-Emmegi                  2
4 Stefan Rütimann (Swi) Tacconi Sport-Emmegi                 1
 
Leuk Stadt, 144.3 km - Cat. 3
 
1 Roberto Lozano Montero (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca            5 pts
2 Matthé Pronk (Ned) Rabobank                                3
3 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Tacconi Sport-Emmegi                  2
4 Dario Frigo (Ita) Tacconi Sport-Emmegi                     1
 
Sprints
 
Montreux, 42.8 km
 
1 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                6 pts
2 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                        3
3 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Tacconi Sport-Emmegi                  1
 
Sierre, 130.6 km
 
1 Matthé Pronk (Ned) Rabobank                                6 pts
2 Roberto Lozano Montero (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca            3
3 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                1
 
Teams
 
1 Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo                           13.18.01
2 Mapei-Quick Step                                           0.06
3 Gerolsteiner                                               0.09
4 Phonak Hearing Systems                                     0.11
5 Tacconi Sport-Emmegi                                       0.14
6 Fassa Bortolo                                              0.15
6 Team Coast
6 Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
9 Team Telekom                                               0.20
9 Lotto-Adecco
9 Cofidis
9 Kelme-Costa Blanca
9 Team CSC Tiscali
9 Euskaltel-Euskadi
15 Lampre-Daikin                                             0.38
16 Rabobank                                                  1.01
17 Saeco-Longoni Sport                                       1.18
 
General classification after stage 3
 
1 Dario Frigo (Ita) Tacconi Sport-Emmegi                 13.09.47
2 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                0.16
3 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto-Adecco                          0.18
4 Cristian Gasperoni (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo      0.19
5 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Tacconi Sport-Emmegi              
6 Andrea Noe (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                          0.24
7 Haimar Zubeldia Aguirre (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi        
8 Serhiy Honchar (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo                         0.26
9 Cadel Evans (Aus) Mapei-Quick Step                         0.29
10 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Lotto-Adecco                      0.31
11 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) Team Telekom                   
12 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                        0.32
13 José Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca      
14 Santiago Perez Fernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca         0.33
15 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca       
16 Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Cofidis                   0.34
17 Domenico Romano (Ita) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago         
18 Guido Trentin (Ita) Cofidis                           
19 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC Tiscali               0.35
20 Kurt Van De Wouwer (Bel) Lotto-Adecco                     0.36
21 Wladimir Belli (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                    
22 Mikel Artetxe Gezuraga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi            0.37
23 Cédric Fragniere (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems             0.38
24 Iñigo Cuesta Lopez (Spa) Cofidis                          0.39
25 Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Team Coast                  0.40
26 Ivan Basso (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                        
27 Daniel Atienza Urendez (Spa) Cofidis                  
28 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                              0.46
29 Massimo Codol (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                         0.48
30 Kyrylo Pospyeyev (Ukr) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo       0.49
31 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago            0.50
32 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                   0.51
33 Rolf Huser (Swi) Team Coast                               0.54
34 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                        
35 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Tacconi Sport-Emmegi               0.56
36 Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Lampre-Daikin                          0.58
37 Josu Silloniz Aresti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi              0.59
38 Francisco Cerezo Perales (Spa) Team CSC Tiscali           1.01
39 Gorka Gonzales (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    1.02
40 Martin Derganc (Slo) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo     
41 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC Tiscali                       1.03
42 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                    
43 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Tacconi Sport-Emmegi                 1.06
44 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo      1.09
45 Benoît Salmon (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                1.21
46 Alex Zuelle (Swi) Team Coast                              1.32
47 Daniel Schnider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems          
48 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago           1.33
49 Marcel Strauss (Swi) Gerolsteiner                         1.35
50 Oscar Cavagnis (Ita) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago              1.36
51 Stefan Rütimann (Swi) Tacconi Sport-Emmegi                1.38
52 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                       1.46
53 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Lampre-Daikin                    1.59
54 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca      2.09
55 Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                          2.28
56 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis                             2.48
57 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                               2.58
58 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Lampre-Daikin                    2.59
59 Alberto Lopez De Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi           3.12
60 Angelo Lopeboselli (Ita) Cofidis                          3.14
61 Christian Charriere (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems          3.18
62 Oscar Mason (Ita) Saeco-Longoni Sport                 
63 Simone Bertoletti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                     3.20
64 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis                                3.24
65 Guido Trenti (USA) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo           3.29
66 Denis Zanette (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                         3.42
67 Saulius Ruskys (Ltu) Gerolsteiner                         3.51
68 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Team Telekom                       3.57
69 Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) Gerolsteiner                     4.00
70 Arrizabalaga Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi               4.09
71 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                   4.15
72 Nicola Loda (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                           4.18
73 Matthé Pronk (Ned) Rabobank                               4.37
74 Gabriele Colombo (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo       4.41
75 Danny Jonasson (Den) Team CSC Tiscali                     4.42
76 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Tacconi Sport-Emmegi                4.50
77 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       4.59
78 Joaquim Lopez Torrella (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca           5.35
79 Igor Pugaci (Mda) Saeco-Longoni Sport                     5.36
80 Kurt Van Lancker (Bel) Lotto-Adecco                       5.45
81 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Team Telekom                        6.18
82 Roberto Lozano Montero (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca           6.22
83 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Team Coast                           6.22
84 Robert Bartko (Ger) Team Telekom                          6.24
85 Frank Hoj (Den) Team Coast                                6.43
86 Marco Serpellini (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                      6.52
87 Robert Hunter (Rsa) Mapei-Quick Step                      7.16
88 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Team Telekom                           7.52
89 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank                            8.10
90 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Saeco-Longoni Sport                    8.13
91 Milan Kadlec (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                          8.28
92 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step                8.30
93 Mauro Gianetti (Swi) Team Coast                           8.54
94 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Saeco-Longoni Sport                  8.59
95 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems               9.00
96 Pietro Zucconi (Swi) Tacconi Sport-Emmegi                 9.01
97 Eddy Ratti (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                         9.17
98 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco-Longoni Sport              9.21
99 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Mapei-Quick Step                     9.42
100 Ronald Mutsaars (Ned) Rabobank                           9.45
101 Volodymyr Bileka (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago           9.52
102 Glenn D'hollander (Bel) Lotto-Adecco                     9.56
103 Marcelino Garcia Alonso (Spa) Team CSC Tiscali          10.03
104 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                        10.11
105 Massimo Strazzer (Ita) Phonak Hearing Systems           10.16
106 Ief Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto-Adecco                       13.33
107 Yuri Mitlushenko (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago          13.41
108 Tom Stremersch (Bel) Lotto-Adecco                       14.01
109 Sanstos Gonzalez Capilla (Spa) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina   14.35
110 Kevin Livingston (USA) Team Telekom                     14.42
111 Addy Engels (Ned) Rabobank                              14.50
112 Raphael Jeune (Fra) Team CSC Tiscali                 
113 Biagio Conte (Ita) Saeco-Longoni Sport                  15.06
114 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Coast                         15.28
115 Cristian Pepoli (Ita) Saeco-Longoni Sport               16.46
116 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems              16.54
117 Zoran Klemencic (Slo) Tacconi Sport-Emmegi              19.41
 
Points classification
 
1 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo         40 pts
2 Saulius Ruskys (Ltu) Gerolsteiner                            28
3 Dario Frigo (Ita) Tacconi Sport-Emmegi                       24
4 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                  21
5 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                 20
6 José Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca             19
7 Andrea Noe (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                            17
8 Robert Hunter (Rsa) Mapei-Quick Step                         16
9 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto-Adecco                            15
10 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                 13
11 Cristian Gasperoni (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo       13
12 Alex Zuelle (Swi) Team Coast                                12
13 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Tacconi Sport-Emmegi                   10
14 Serhiy Honchar (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo                          10
15 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago             10
16 Mikel Artetxe Gezuraga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi               9
17 Nicola Loda (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                              9
18 Oscar Cavagnis (Ita) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                 8
19 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis                                8
20 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                           7
21 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Mapei-Quick Step                        7
22 Haimar Zubeldia Aguirre (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi              6
23 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca              5
24 Iñigo Cuesta Lopez (Spa) Cofidis                             5
25 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Team Coast                              5
26 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago               4
27 Wladimir Belli (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                           3
28 Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                             3
29 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis                                   3
30 Santiago Perez Fernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca            2
31 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC Tiscali                  2
32 Robert Bartko (Ger) Team Telekom                             1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Tacconi Sport-Emmegi                    24 pts
2 Dario Frigo (Ita) Tacconi Sport-Emmegi                       13
3 Roberto Lozano Montero (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca              10
4 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                   6
5 Stefan Rütimann (Swi) Tacconi Sport-Emmegi                    6
6 Matthé Pronk (Ned) Rabobank                                   6
7 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis                                    4
8 Andrea Noe (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                             4
9 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Tacconi Sport-Emmegi                   4
10 Gorka Gonzales (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       3
11 Alex Zuelle (Swi) Team Coast                                 3
12 Haimar Zubeldia Aguirre (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi              1
13 Serhiy Honchar (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo                           1
14 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Lampre-Daikin                       1
15 Eddy Ratti (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                            1
 
Sprints classification
 
1 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                  11 pts
2 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                   9
3 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                           9
4 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Tacconi Sport-Emmegi                     6
5 Matthé Pronk (Ned) Rabobank                                   6
6 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto-Adecco                             3
7 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca          3
8 Roberto Lozano Montero (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca               3
9 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Tacconi Sport-Emmegi                     3
10 Ivan Basso (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                               1
 
Teams classification
 
1 Tacconi Sport-Emmegi                                   39.30.27
2 Cofidis                                                    0.09
3 Phonak Hearing Systems                                     0.13
4 Fassa Bortolo                                              0.15
5 Lotto-Adecco                                             
6 Kelme-Costa Blanca                                         0.22
7 Team Coast                                                 0.23
8 Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo                               0.29
9 Lampre-Daikin                                              0.36
10 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                         0.43
11 Mapei-Quick Step                                          0.57
12 Team CSC Tiscali                                          1.26
13 Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                                   1.39
14 Gerolsteiner                                              3.47
15 Rabobank                                                  5.29
16 Team Telekom                                              8.49
17 Saeco-Longoni Sport                                      10.32

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