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61st Paris-Nice - 2.HC
France, March 9-16, 2003
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Prologue - March 9: Issy-les-Moulineaux, 4.8 km
Nico Mattan "Ultra" good to win Paris-Nice prologue
By Tim Maloney, European editor
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On a bright, windy day in front of modest crowds gathered in the Paris suburbs, the 2003 edition of the "Race To The Sun" kicked off with a solid win by Nico Mattan (Cofidis). Mattan is well known for his vocal fan club, Nico's "Ultras", a bunch of rowdy young dudes from Kortrijk, Belgium. And after Mattan's win today in the Paris-Nice Prologue, his Ultras can certainly celebrate this important win for the 31 year old classics specialist.
4th in last year's P-N prologue and winner in 2001, Mattan came prepared. "I've really been training for this prologue," explained Mattan. "Last week, I did a lot of intense training on my time trial bike behind the derny." Mattan's hard work paid off, as his winning time was almost 50 km/h, just ahead of a surprisingly fit Tyler Hamilton.
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Riding his first race of the 2003 season for CSC, Hamilton told Cyclingnews reporter Chris Henry after his ride that "I've been training hard. I've had six and a half months out of racing, so I've had to train hard. Overall I feel pretty good...but training is training, and racing is racing."
His training showed in today's 4.8km test. The Man From Marblehead may not have the smoothest style in the peloton, but his raw power and skill against the watch were evident today, making him one of the favourites for GC victory next Sunday in Nice.
Almost pulling a major upset was Mattan's Cofidis teammate Phillipe Gaumont, who ended up in 3rd. The rangy, just-turned-30 Gaumont has been all but invisible since he broke his leg badly in a crash on the cobbles in the Arenberg Forest during Paris-Roubaix, but his short distance TT skills evidently remain intact.
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Clad in his Australian National Champions strip, Stuart O'Grady (Credit Agricole) had an excellent ride today for 4th, just ahead of a pair of Fassa Bortolo riders, 22 year old time trial phenom Fabian Cancellara and 2000 Paris-Nice winner Dario Frigo, fresh from his victory in Spain at Vuelta Valenciana. "I wasn't feeling great today", said Frigo after his 6th place finish, 6" behind Mattan. "I didn't take any risks and anyway, 6th place is pretty good. We're just at the beginning of the race."
Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole) also had a decent ride for 11th today, in a time of 5'55. "The hill was quite hard, especially on the top part because it was into a headwind," the Norwegian told Cyclingnews. "So you couldn't go too hard on the bottom, you had to keep some energy for the top. I just did my best, and 11th is not too bad."
Last year's Paris-Nice winner Alexander Vinokourov was 10th, 8" behind the Cofidis winner. With just the prologue behind them, the GC battle looks interesting at this year's tough edition of Paris-Nice. Hamilton, Frigo and Vinokourov look to be the likely protagonists, with Laurent Brochard (AG2r) and upcoming French riders like Sandy Casar (FDJ.Com) and Sylvain Chavanel (Le Boulangère) looking to make their mark.
Tomorrow, the 158 riders in Paris-Nice transfer south to start Monday's 191km Stage 1 from Auxerre to Paray-le-Monial. It's a flat parcours south through Burgundy and with 2 intermediate time bonus sprints and the final sprint bonus, look for Fassa Bortolo man Alessandro Petacchi, 33rd in today's prologue and just 14" out of the leader's jersey to try and wrest the leadership from Mattan on Monday.
Photography
Images by Chris Henry/Cyclingnews
- The ONCE boys warm up before the prologue
- Stuart O'Grady (l) and Thor Hushovd have a chat from the bus with Telekom's Bobby Julich
- Merckx senior, junior, and bike share a moment before the race
- Robbie McEwen (Lotto-Domo) warms up on the turbo trainer
- US Postal's Guennadi Mikhailov rolls up to the start house
- Andy Flickinger (Ag2R) powers up the opening false flat
- Benoit Joachim (USPS) feels the pain
- Udo Bolts (Gerolsteiner) doesn't seem to mind the 1.2km climb
- Tom Boonen (Quick-Step) takes the inside line through the Carrfour de Weiden
- Laurent Brochard (Ag2R) gets it going on the climb
- Saeco's Mirko Celestino on a standard road machine
- French hope Sylvain Chavanel gets some tv time
- David Bernabeu (Milaneza-MSS) leads the charge for the Portuguese team
- Patrice Halgand (Jean Delatour) leans into a corner
- Lotto-Domo's Glenn d'Hollander searches for more speed in the opening kilometre
- Philippe Gaumont (Cofidis) receives encouragement from his director
- Rene Haselbacher (Gerolsteiner) punctures at the worst possible moment: the start of the climb
- Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole) rode to a solid 11th place
- Jose Alberto Martinez (Euskaltel) tackles the second half of the climb
- Bobby Julich (Telekom) takes a tight line through the turn
- Phonak's Miguel Martinez grins and bears it
- Jorgen Bo Petersen (fakta) represents for Denmark
- Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) maintained contact with the leaders, 9" behind the winner
- Australian champion Stuart O'Grady continues to show good form, taking fourth
- Frank Vandenbroucke is on his way back to top form
- Richard Virenque, heading the right way
- ONCE's Mikel Pradera rode well to finish seventh
- Claus Michael Moller (Milaneza) dives into the turn
- Tyler Hamilton (CSC) flew to a second place in his first race of the season
- Dario Frigo (Fassa Bortolo) is among the top GC contenders
- Nico Mattan (Cofidis) predicted he'd win the stage, and he did
- Bjarne Riis congratulates Tyler Hamilton on his second place
Images by Michel Nourtier
- Kelme-Costa Blanca put in a good run, but it wasn't good enough
- Team tags before the race
- One of the Seaco riders checks his time
- Cedric Vasseur heads off
Images by Peter Geyer
- Sean Kelly won Paris-Nice an amazing seven consecutive years, 1982-1988
- 1996 Tour winner and current CSC team manager Bjarne Riis is all smiles before the prologue
- Tyler Hamilton (CSC) is all business before his first race of the season
- Axel Merckx (Lotto-Domo) adjusts his helmet before heading to the start ramp
- Daniel Baal, former president of the FFC (the French cycling federation), is now deputy director of the Tour de France whose organizers also run Paris-Nice
- Bernard Thevenet, two-time Tour de France champion (1975, 1977) covers the Tour and other races for French television
- Aussies Robbie McEwen (Lotto-Domo) and Matthew White (USPS) share a light moment before the race
- Stuart O'Grady (Credit Agricole) approaches the start ramp during warm-ups
- Joaquim Rodriguez (ONCE) at the top of the climb. He later went on to win stage 6.
- Robbie McEwen (Lotto-Domo) has his eyes on a bigger prize, the centennial Tour green jersey
- Mario Aerts (Telekom) pushes to the top of the climb
- Andy Flickinger (AG2R) on the final stretch before the descent
- Danilo Hondo (Telekom) lost a minute and a half
- Alexis Rodriguez (Kelme) takes the turn at the top
- Kurt Van de Wouwer (Quick Step-Davitamon) can almost see the start of the descent
- Torsten Hiekmann (Telekom) flew to a very respectable 24th place in the prologue
- Josu Silloniz (Euskaltel-Euskadi) didn't appear to be suffering at the top
- Mikel Zarrabeitia (ONCE) limited his losses in the prologue and wound up second overall in Nice, just 11 seconds ahead of Rebellin
- Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) won stage 2, wore yellow, and finished on the podium in third place
- Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) won stage 1
- David Bernabeu (Milaneza) won the final stage in Nice and finished in 6th place
- Tom Boonen (Quick Step-Davitamon) starts a new season on a new team
- Stuart O'Grady (Credit Agricole), wearing the Australian national champion jersey, rode to a solid 4th place in the prologue
- Miguel Martinez (Phonak) feels it at the top of the climb
- The French have great expectations for Sylvain Chavanel who finished Paris-Nice in 5th place and took the best young rider jersey
- Another top young French prospect, Sandy Casar (FDJeux.com) finished a strong 8th in the prologue
- Bobby Julich (Telekom) may get some chances to show himself this season
- Patrice Halgand, a 2002 Tour stage winner, leads the Jean Delatour team
- Tyler Hamilton (CSC) starts a new season with a strong second place finish in the prologue and the KoM jersey in Nice
- Axel Merckx (Lotto-Domo) was one of many who dropped out during stage 6
- Jens Voigt (Credit Agricole) attacks the top of the climb and dreams of another stage victory in the Tour
- Dario Frigo (Fassa Bortolo) finished 6th in the prologue, won stage 4 to take the yellow jersey, then dropped out before stage 5 due to stomach problems
- Nico Mattan (Cofidis) powered to a win in the prologue
- Gilberto Simoni (Saeco), taking the turn at the top of the climb, rode a solid Paris-Nice...but has bigger ambitions
- Defending champion Alexandre Vinokourov (Telekom) rode a solid prologue on Sunday, then lost his best friend, Andrei Kivilev, on Wednesday, before grabbing overall victory in an emotional 2003 Paris-Nice
- Richard Virenque (Quick Step-Davitamon) loves the crowd and they love him, giving him what surely was the biggest applause of the day
- Kurt-Asle Arvesen led the Fakta team at Paris-Nice, was in the decisive break in the final stage (finishing 5th) and finished in 12th place overall
- Laurent Brochard led the AG2R team at Paris-Nice and won the points/green jersey
- Benoit Joachim finished Paris-Nice in 53rd place, the best placing for the USPS team
- Andrei Kivilev (Cofidis) at the top of the climb in the prologue, just 3 days before his tragic death after a bad crash in stage 2
Images by Fotoreporter Sirotti
- Laurent Brochard (Ag2r) hoping for a good time
- Sylvain Chavanel (Brioches la Boulangere) - don't mess with me!
- Miguel Martinez (Phonak), complete with go-fast rainbow stripes
- Baden Cooke (FDJeux.com) totally focused
- Dario Frigo (Fassa Bortolo) looks at the road ahead
- Nico Mattan (Cofidis) ready to start
- Stuart O'Grady (Credit Agricole) in the house
- Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) in the starting house. Use the force!
- Gilberto Simoni (Saeco) espouses strange helmets
- Frank Vandenbroucke (Quick Step) was a little nervous before his ride
- Alexandre Vinokourov (Telekom) was last to start, being the defending champ
- Richard Virenque (Quick Step) concentrates at the start
- Mario Aerts (Telekom) - those vertical stripes really suit your frame!
- Saeco's Igor Astarloa didn't hit his nose on a door - it's a strip to help breathing
- Tom Boonen (Quick Step) did not have an outstanding ride, but his aims are different this week
- Laurent Brochard (Ag2r) in action during the prologue
- Oscar Camenzind (Phonak) managed a competent 12th
- Fabian Cancellara (Fassa Bortolo) was the best young rider with a 5th placing
- Baden Cooke (FDJeux.com) on his way to 15th place in the prologue
- Dario Frigo (Fassa Bortolo) hurting on the first climb
- Tyler Hamilton (CSC) showed his form with a fine second place
- Bobby Julich (Telekom) finished a respectable 27th
- Nico Mattan (Cofidis) leaves for 5'47" of pain
- Robbie McEwen (Lotto-Domo) didn't bother with an aero bike, and evidently only one glove.
- Axel Merckx (Lotto-Domo) starts his effort
- Claus Moller (Milaneza-MSS) leaves the starting gate
- David Moncoutie (Cofidis) hopes for good things later this week
- Daniele Nardello (Telekom) had a steady ride to finish 93rd
- Stuart O'Grady (Credit Agricole) on his way to 4th place in the prologue
- Fassa Bortolo's Alessandro Petacchi rides during the prologue of Paris-Nice
- Ivan Quaranta (Saeco) during the prologue
- Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) launches himself up the climb
- Gilberto Simoni (Saeco) gets going at the start
- Frank Vandenbroucke (Quick Step) feels the effort of the prologue
- Alexandre Vinokourov (Telekom) powers away
- Richard Virenque (Quick Step) gets himself through the prologue
- Nico Mattan (Cofidis) - the first yellow jersey wearer in Paris-Nice
- Nico Mattan (Cofidis) salutes the crowd from the podium
- Nico Mattan (Cofidis) pulls on his yellow jersey
- Nico Mattan (Cofidis) in yellow shows the flowers and the lion
- Nico Mattan (Cofidis) in yellow, complete with Credit Lyonnais stuffed lion
Images by AFP
- Philippe Gaumont (Cofidis) on his way to third place
- Tyler Hamilton (CSC) during the 4.8-kilometre prologue of the Paris-Nice
- Nico Mattan (Cofidis) celebrates on the podium after winning the 4.8-kilometre prologue of the Paris-Nice
- Nico Mattan on his way to first place
Image by Jerome Camilleri
- Cyclingnews' Chris Henry catches Jorg Jaksche in action
Team bikes from the prologue
Images by Chris Henry/Cyclingnews
- Team CSC's new Cervelo time trial machine
- Phonak's time trial bike for Oscar Camenzind
- One of Gilberto Simoni's Cannondale TT bikes
- Gorka Gonzalez's Euskaltel-Euskadi Orbea
- Milaneza-MSS also rides Orbea
- Thor Hushovd's Credit Agricole Look carbon TT frame
- Kelme's new Look KG486 set up for TT use
- Kelme had the greatest variety of frames; this is the new Look KX Light road frame
- Cofidis switched to Decathlon frames for 2003
- Fassa Bortolo's Pinarello, with rear brake mounted near the chain stays
- Gerolsteiner's new Wilier time trial bikes
- A non-standard Gerolsteiner TT bike; Udo Bolts rode a white version of this carbon frame
Results
1 Nico Mattan (Bel) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone 5.47 (49.79 km/h) 2 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Team CSC 0.02 3 Philippe Gaumont (Fra) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone 0.05 4 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Credit Agricole 5 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo 6 Dario Frigo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 0.06 7 Mikel Pradera (Spa) ONCE-Eroski 8 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJeux.com 0.07 9 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance 10 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Team Telekom 0.08 11 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole 12 Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 0.09 13 Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 14 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 15 Baden Cooke (Aus) FDJeux.com 16 David Bernabeu (Spa) Milaneza-MSS 0.10 17 Franck Vandenbroucke (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon 18 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo 0.11 19 Claus Michael Moller (Den) Milaneza-MSS 20 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 0.12 21 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) FDJeux.com 22 Igor Astarloa (Spa) Saeco-Longoni Sport 23 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) ONCE-Eroski 24 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Team Telekom 25 Jens Voigt (Ger) Credit Agricole 26 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Jean Delatour 0.13 27 Bobby Julich (USA) Team Telekom 28 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team fakta 29 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Team CSC 0.14 30 Didier Rous (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 31 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 32 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 33 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 34 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone 0.15 35 Eddy Seigneur (Fra) Jean Delatour 36 Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa) ONCE-Eroski 37 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone 38 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC 39 Isaac Galvez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 40 Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone 41 David Canada (Spa) Quick Step-Davitamon 0.16 42 Franck Bouyer (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 43 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 44 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner 45 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) US Postal presented by Berry Floor 46 Volodomir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo 47 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 0.17 48 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Jean Delatour 49 Benoit Salmon (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems 50 Christophe Oriol (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance 51 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) US Postal presented by Berry Floor 0.18 52 Ivan Parra (Col) Kelme-Costa Blanca 53 Angel Castresana (Spa) ONCE-Eroski 54 Pedro Cardoso (Por) Milaneza-MSS 0.19 55 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 56 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Ag2R Prevoyance 57 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 58 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 59 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Jean Delatour 0.20 60 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Eroski 61 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saeco-Longoni Sport 62 Cédric Fragniere (Swi) Credit Agricole 63 Fabian Jeker (Swi) Milaneza-MSS 64 Rui Miguel Sousa Barbosa (Por) Milaneza-MSS 65 Andrei Kivilev (Kaz) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone 66 David Latasa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 0.21 67 Franck Renier (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 68 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner 0.22 69 Jos Alberto Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 70 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Phonak Hearing Systems 71 Mickael Pichon (Fra) FDJeux.com 72 Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) FDJeux.com 73 Thomas Eriksen (Den) Team CSC 0.23 74 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Ag2R Prevoyance 75 Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems 76 Frank Høj (Den) Team fakta 77 Marius Sabaliauskas (Ltu) Saeco-Longoni Sport 78 Kurt Van De Wouwer (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon 79 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Lotto-Domo 0.24 80 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Jean Delatour 81 Marcos Serrano (Spa) ONCE-Eroski 82 Christophe Mengin (Fra) FDJeux.com 0.25 83 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon 84 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance 85 Koldo Gil Perez (Spa) ONCE-Eroski 86 René Jørgensen (Den) Team fakta 87 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Saeco-Longoni Sport 0.26 88 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) FDJeux.com 89 Miguel Martinez (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems 90 David Arroyo (Spa) ONCE-Eroski 91 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance 92 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Lotto-Domo 93 Daniele Nardello (Ita) Team Telekom 93 Ludovic Martin (Fra) Jean Delatour 95 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone 0.27 96 Guido Trenti (USA) Fassa Bortolo 97 Santiago Perez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 98 Rui Lavarhinas (Por) Milaneza-MSS 99 Alexis Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 100 Richard Virenque (Fra) Quick Step-Davitamon 101 Werner Riebenbauer (Aut) Team fakta 102 Médéric Clain (Fra) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone 103 Christopher Jenner (NZl) Credit Agricole 0.28 104 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 105 Udo Bölts (Ger) Gerolsteiner 0.29 106 Jordi Riera (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 107 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 108 Inigo Chaurreau (Spa) Ag2R Prevoyance 108 Mario Aerts (Bel) Team Telekom 110 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC 111 Axel Merckx (Bel) Lotto-Domo 112 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner 113 Benoit Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole 0.30 114 Anthony Morin (Fra) Credit Agricole 115 Tristan Hoffman (Ned) Team CSC 116 Julian Winn (GBr) Team fakta 117 Stephane Goubert (Fra) Jean Delatour 118 Paulo Barroso (Por) Milaneza-MSS 119 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Lotto-Domo 120 Benoit Joachim (Lux) US Postal presented by Berry Floor 0.31 121 Lennie Kristensen (Den) Team CSC 122 Matthew White (Aus) US Postal presented by Berry Floor 123 Christian Werner (Ger) Team Telekom 124 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Gerolsteiner 0.32 125 Ruben Diaz De Cerio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 126 Jorg Ludewig (Ger) Saeco-Longoni Sport 127 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Quick Step-Davitamon 0.33 128 Josu Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 129 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Lotto-Domo 130 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Team Telekom 131 Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Lotto-Domo 132 Lizuarte Martins (Por) Milaneza-MSS 133 Alessio Galletti (Ita) Saeco-Longoni Sport 134 Antonio Cruz (USA) US Postal presented by Berry Floor 0.34 135 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance 136 Jørgen Bo Petersen (Den) Team fakta 137 Glenn D'hollander (Bel) Lotto-Domo 138 Alberto Lopez De Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.35 139 Damon Kluck (USA) US Postal presented by Berry Floor 139 Julian Usano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 141 Matthew Wilson (Aus) FDJeux.com 0.36 142 Michael Skelde (Den) Team fakta 143 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon 144 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.38 145 Gorka Gerrikagoitia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 146 Guennadi Mikhailov (Rus) US Postal presented by Berry Fl 0.39 147 Nicola Loda (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 0.41 148 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Lotto-Domo 0.43 149 Stéphane Auge (Fra) Credit Agricole 0.44 150 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Team CSC 151 Steffen Weigold (Ger) Gerolsteiner 0.46 152 Giosuè Bonomi (Ita) Saeco-Longoni Sport 0.48 153 Ivan Quaranta (Ita) Saeco-Longoni Sport 154 Lars Bak (Den) Team fakta 0.53 155 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Quick Step-Davitamon 0.55 156 Rene Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner 1.07 157 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Team Telekom 1.31 158 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) Jean Delatour 1.39 Points 1 Nico Mattan (Bel) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone 25 pts 2 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Team CSC 22 3 Philippe Gaumont (Fra) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone 20 4 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Credit Agricole 18 5 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo 16 6 Dario Frigo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 15 7 Mikel Pradera (Spa) ONCE-Eroski 14 8 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJeux.com 13 9 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance 12 10 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Team Telekom 11 11 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole 10 12 Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 9 13 Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 8 14 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 7 15 Baden Cooke (Aus) FDJeux.com 6 16 David Bernabeu (Spa) Milaneza-MSS 5 17 Franck Vandenbroucke (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon 4 18 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo 3 19 Claus Michael Moller (Den) Milaneza-MSS 2 20 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 1 Young rider 1 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo 5.52 2 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJeux.com 0.02 3 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole 0.03 4 Baden Cooke (Aus) FDJeux.com 0.04 5 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo 0.06 6 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 0.07 7 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) FDJeux.com 8 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Team Telekom 9 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 0.09 10 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 11 Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) Cofidis Credit Par Telephone 0.10 12 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner 0.11 13 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Jean Delatour 0.15 14 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Eroski 15 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner 0.17 16 Thomas Eriksen (Den) Team CSC 0.18 17 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Ag2R Prevoyance 18 Marius Sabaliauskas (Ltu) Saeco-Longoni Sport 19 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Jean Delatour 0.19 20 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon 0.20 21 Koldo Gil Perez (Spa) ONCE-Eroski 22 David Arroyo (Spa) ONCE-Eroski 0.21 23 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance 24 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 0.23 25 Jordi Riera (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 0.24 26 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC 27 Christian Werner (Ger) Team Telekom 0.26 28 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Quick Step-Davitamon 0.28 29 Josu Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 30 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Team Telekom 31 Lizuarte Martins (Por) Milaneza-MSS 32 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance 0.29 33 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.33 34 Steffen Weigold (Ger) Gerolsteiner 0.41 35 Giosuè Bonomi (Ita) Saeco-Longoni Sport 0.43 36 Lars Bak (Den) Team fakta 0.48 37 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Quick Step-Davitamon 0.50 Teams 1 Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 17.41 2 Fassa Bortolo 0.02 3 Crédit Agricole 0.05 4 FDJeux.com 0.08 5 Team CSC 0.11 6 Team Telekom 0.13 7 O.N.C.E.-Eroski 8 Brioches La Boulangère 0.15 9 Milaneza-MSS 0.20 10 Phonak Hearing Systems 0.22 11 AG2r Prévoyance 0.23 12 Jean Delatour 0.25 13 Kelme-Costa Blanca 0.27 14 Gerolsteiner 15 Quickstep-Davitamon 0.29 16 Team Saeco 0.35 17 Team fakta 0.41 18 US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor 0.45 19 Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.50 20 Lotto-Domo 0.59
