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Clasica San Sebastian - CDM
Spain, August 9, 2003
Results Live report World Cup standings
Bettini, back to Basque!
Italian champion takes second win in one week, assumes World Cup lead
By Chris Henry
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What to say about Quick.Step-Davitamon's Paolo Bettini? One week after an aggressive race in Hamburg, where after several attacks he still had the force to outsprint four dangerous breakaway companions, the Italian national champion did it again Sunday, making all the right moves and finishing off with a powerful sprint to take the win in San Sebastian ahead of Ivan Basso (Fassa Bortolo). In claiming the Clasica San Sebastian, Bettini also assumed the overall lead in the World Cup. Previous leader Peter Van Petegem failed to gain any points on a parcours that did not suit his talents, but dropped only to second in the series standings ahead of Michael Boogerd.
"I'm quite satisfied with my race, and the work done by the team," Bettini commented after his win. "I think I've done a lot to deserve this victory, and I can look ahead to the next races with a certain amount of serenity. Next Sunday at Zurich I would like to finish this amazing month of August with another great performance to take advantage of my good form."
Bettini once again used brains and brawn to take his third World Cup win of the season. He helped create the final selection and weed out the pretenders on the Cat. 1 climb of the Jaizkibel, kept the pace high in the ten man break that moved clear after the summit, and when the break's cohesiveness began to disappear on the outskirts of San Sebastian, Bettini was not afraid to attack with 15km left to race, sensing a 'now or never' moment.
Only Basso was able to mark the decisive attack at the right moment, although he clearly lacked the power of Bettini, content to sit on Bettini's wheel, seldom having the strength to pull through for more than a few seconds. Bettini wasn't phased, however, and clearly trusted his own abilities to both lead the attack and still put in a fast finish.
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The Clasica San Sebastian was this year an Italian affair, with Danilo Di Luca (Saeco), Francesco Casagrande (Lampre), and Andrea Noe (Alessio) rounding out the top five. Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner), second last week in Hamburg, finished seventh behind the best Basque of the day, Gorka Gerrikagoitia (Euskaltel-Euskadi).
Casagrande also raced aggressively and was clearly in form, and he too was quick to show his frustration when the wind began to go out of the break's sails with less than 20km to race. As riders fetched bottles from the team cars and began to watch each other, Casagrande motioned to the others to keep working, knowing the chase was on behind. A former winner of the race, Casagrande would no doubt be frustrated to see Bettini profit from the break's loss of organisation, and despite a strong chase with Di Luca and Noe, he could neither reel in Bettini, nor stand much of a chance to beat Di Luca in a sprint for the final step on the podium.
How it unfolded
Virtually from the start, the attacks began. A small group was able to move clear after 11km of racing, featuring Jose Vicente Garcia Acosta (iBanesto.com), Jorg Jaksche (ONCE-Eroski), Leif Hoste (Lotto-Domo), and Nicolas Portal (Ag2r). The quartet quickly gained a substantial advantage, which reached a maximum of 15'30 by the foot of the third climb of the day, the Alto De Azkarate. By the summit of the following Cat. 2 climb, the Alto De Udana, it was clear the quartet would have to work awfully hard to keep the peloton at bay.
After toiling in the heat all day along with his three breakaway companions, Garcia Acosta decided to take his chances on his own, and attacked the lead group with just under 60km to race on the small climb of the Alto De Gaintxurizketa. His move worked, at least as far as dropping the other three riders was concerned. The peloton by this point was within five minutes of the break, and as Garcia Acosta headed to the foot of the typically decisive Jaizkibel, the favourites were getting ready for the big battle to come.
The Saeco and Cofidis teams took the responsibility of chasing. Saeco in particular had several cards to play with Astarloa, Celestino, and Di Luca, while David Millar was Cofidis' leader for the race and riding strongly near the front to stay in position. Rabobank soon joined in the chase as well, thinking primarily of Michael Boogerd, who before the race began sat in striking distance of the World Cup lead.
Jaksche, Hoste, and Portal were absorbed by the fast-moving peloton just before the foot of the Jaizkibel, as Garcia Acosta tried to hold onto his dwindling advantage just two minutes ahead. As Quick.Step's Paolo Bettini and Richard Virenque forced the pace, Garcia Acosta was swept up by the shattering peloton, and the real race was set to begin.
Bettini, through a combination of attacks and steady pace-setting, managed to whittle the field down to the core favourites, and by the summit of the Jaizkibel just 10 riders were together, including Ivan Basso (Fassa Bortolo), Michael Rasmussen and Michael Boogerd (Rabobank), Danilo Di Luca (Saeco), Gorka Gerrikagoitia (Euskaltel-Euskadi), Luis Perez (Cofidis), Francesco Casagrande (Lampre), Andrea Noe (Alessio), and Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner). With one poorly negotiated turn, Boogerd lost contact with this group, leaving nine men to work out their chances before San Sebastian.
The elite group consolidated its position on the descent of the Jaizkibel, and Boogerd eventually rejoined the leaders, but a certain amount of diligence would be necessary to keep the peloton from rejoining in the last 30km to San Sebastian. As riders took a last opportunity to grab bottles from their team cars and talk strategy, Bettini knew the moment had come to take his chances, as the chase groups behind were too close to allow for any leeway up front. On the final climb, the Alto De Gurutze, Bettini surged ahead, and only Basso could reach his back wheel.
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The move was perfect, and although Basso had nothing to offer Bettini over the last 10km, the two managed to hold off Casagrande's desperate chase, coming home 20" clear of the first chase group. Bettini pulled almost the whole distance, lead out the sprint, and Basso simply had no answer. With another 100 World Cup points in the bag, Bettini now leads Van Petegem by 97 points, and Boogerd by 136. Next week's race in Zurich, round eight of the ten race World Cup, could offer Bettini yet another chance to prove his dominance and extend his series lead. Fortunes change quickly in the World Cup, however, and the Italian's lead is anything but secure.
"The World Cup is not yet won, and before taking a break and preparing for the World Championships in Hamilton, I'd like to gain some more ground on my closest rivals," Bettini noted.
Photography
Images by Fotoreporter Sirotti
- The decisive break of the day, featuring (from left) Bettini, Di Luca, Basso, and Casagrande, among others
- Paolo Bettini (Quick-Step) leads Ivan Basso in the winning move
- Ivan Basso (Fassa Bortolo) took a few pulls, but it was Bettini who did the lion's share
- Paolo Bettini triumphs once again, leaving Basso in the shadows
- Paolo Bettini becomes the first rider to win three World Cup races in one season
- Chapeau, Paolo! Bettini dons the traditional winner's hat
- The podium (l to r): Ivan Basso (2nd), Paolo Bettini (winner), Danilo Di Luca (3rd)
- With three wins so far this year, Bettini is back in the World Cup leader's jersey
Images by AFP/Rafa Rivas
- Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step-Davitamon) easily outsprints Ivan Basso (Fassa Bortolo) to the line. To his delight, Bettini not only won the race, but took over the lead in the World Cup from Peter Van Petegem (Lotto-Domo).
- Il Grillo uncorked - Popular Paolo lets fly with the champagne as he celebrates his second WC victory in as many weeks and his third for the year.
Results - 227 km
1 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon 5.44.42 (39.51 km/h) 2 Ivan Basso (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 3 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Team Saeco 0.20 4 Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Lampre 5 Andrea Noe' (Ita) Alessio 0.23 6 Gorka Gerrikagoitia Arrien (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.33 7 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 8 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank 0.34 9 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank 0.37 10 Paolo Valoti (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron 1.53 11 Igor Astarloa (Spa) Team Saeco 1.54 12 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-SO.DI 13 Richard Virenque (Fra) Quick.Step-Davitamon 14 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Team Saeco 15 George Hincapie (USA) US Postal presented by Berry Floor 16 Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon 17 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Domina Vacanze-Elitron 18 Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank 19 Marco Serpellini (Ita) Lampre 20 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 21 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick.Step-Davitamon 22 Isidro Nozal Vega (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski 23 David De La Fuente (Spa) Vini Caldirola-SO.DI 24 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto-Domo 25 Unai Etxebarria Arana (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 26 Axel Merckx (Bel) Lotto-Domo 27 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Ag2r-Prevoyance 28 Francisco José Lara Ruiz (Spa) Team Bianchi 29 Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 30 Antonio Colom Mas (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada 31 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) iBanesto.com 32 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Lotto-Domo 33 David Latasa Lasa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 34 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Ag2r-Prevoyance 35 Mikel Artetxe Gezuraga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 36 Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis-Le Crédit par Téléphone 37 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner 38 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis-Le Crédit par Téléphone 39 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Alessio 40 Angel Luis Casero Moreno (Spa) Team Bianchi 41 Ruben Lobato Elvira (Spa) Domina Vacanze-Elitron 42 José Azevedo (Por) O.N.C.E.-Eroski 43 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon 44 Daniele Nardello (Ita) Team Telekom 45 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron 46 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) iBanesto.com 47 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Team Bianchi 48 Santiago Blanco Gil (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada 49 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Alessio 6.50 50 Christian Wegmann 51 Yan Tournier (Fra) Credit Agricole 52 Lennie Kristensen (Den) Team CSC 53 Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada 54 Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Alessio 55 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Team CSC 56 Gerhard Trampusch (Aut) Gerolsteiner 57 Joaquin Lopez Torrella (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria 58 Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre 59 Inigo Chaurreau Bernardez (Spa) Ag2r-Prevoyance 60 Mikel Pradera Rodriguez (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski 61 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Domina Vacanze-Elitron 62 Davide Frattini (Ita) Alessio 63 Juan Dominguez 64 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Alessio 65 Marco Milesi (Ita) Vini Caldirola-SO.DI 66 Manuel Calvente Gorbas (Spa) Team CSC 67 Oscar Sevilla Ribera (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 68 Jorge Ferrio Luque (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria 69 Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron 70 Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team CSC 71 Iker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 72 Mario Aerts (Bel) Team Telekom 73 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo 74 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Fassa Bortolo 75 Massimo Giunti (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron 76 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC 77 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Team Telekom 78 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis-Le Crédit par Téléphone 79 Iban Mayo Diez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 80 Gianni Faresin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 81 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal presented by Berry Floor 82 Oscar Mason (Ita) Vini Caldirola-SO.DI 83 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank 84 Raphael Schweda (Ger) Team Bianchi 85 Serge Baguet (Bel) Lotto-Domo 86 Peter Van Petegem (Bel) Lotto-Domo 87 Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Vini Caldirola-SO.DI 88 Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Team CSC 89 Iker Flores Galarza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 90 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Credit Agricole 12.05 91 Michael Barry (Can) US Postal presented by Berry Floor 92 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Credit Agricole 93 Benoît Joachim (Lux) US Postal presented by Berry Floor 94 Carlos Torrent Tarres (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria 95 José Antonio Garrido (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria 96 Daniel Atienza Urendez (Spa) Cofidis-Le Crédit par Téléphone 97 José Alberto Martinez Trinidad (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 98 Angel Castresana Del Val (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski 99 Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Cofidis-Le Crédit par Téléphone 100 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Team Telekom 101 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 102 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 103 Rafael Casero Moreno (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria 104 José Antonio Pecharroman Fabian (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria 105 Francisco Javier Cerezo Perales (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué 106 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 107 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon 108 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 109 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole 110 Thorsten Rund (Ger) Team Bianchi 111 José Luis Martinez (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria 112 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank 113 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Lotto-Domo 114 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon 115 Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski 116 Marcos Antonio Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski 117 Nacor Burgos Rojo (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada 118 Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) iBanesto.com 119 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC 120 Jan Hruska (Cze) O.N.C.E.-Eroski 121 Santos Gonzalez Capilla (Spa) Domina Vacanze-Elitron 122 Domingo José Sanchez Segado (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria 123 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon 124 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 125 Felix M. Garcia Casas (Spa) Team Bianchi 126 Juan Miguel Mercado Martin (Spa) iBanesto.com 127 Bobby Julich (USA) Team Telekom 128 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Team Telekom 129 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Vini Caldirola-SO.DI 130 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) iBanesto.com 131 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Gerolsteiner 132 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) iBanesto.com 133 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) Team Telekom 134 Eddy Ratti (Ita) Lampre 135 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 136 Christophe Oriol (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 137 Jose Mastre Rodriguez (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada 138 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 139 Adolfo Garcia Quesada (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 140 Raffaele Ferrara (Ita) Alessio 141 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Credit Agricole 16.46 142 Gonzalo Bayarri Esteve (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 24.56 143 Stéphane Berges (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 25.51 Mountains Alto De Gurutze - Cat. 3 1 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon 3 pts 2 Ivan Basso (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 2 3 Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Lampre 1 Alto De Jaizkibel - Cat. 1 1 Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Lampre 10 pts 2 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank 8 3 Ivan Basso (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 6 4 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Team Saeco 4 5 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 2 6 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon 1 Alto De Udana - Cat. 2 1 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 6 pts 2 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) iBanesto.com 4 3 Leif Hoste (Bel) Lotto-Domo 2 Alto De Azkarate - Cat. 2 1 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 6 pts 2 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) iBanesto.com 4 3 Leif Hoste (Bel) Lotto-Domo 2 Alto De Garate - Cat. 2 1 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 6 pts 2 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) iBanesto.com 4 3 Leif Hoste (Bel) Lotto-Domo 2 Alto De Orio - Zudugarai - Cat. 3 1 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) iBanesto.com 3 pts 2 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) O.N.C.E.-Eroski 2 3 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 1 Mountains classification 1 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 19 pts 2 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) iBanesto.com 15 3 Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Lampre 11 4 Ivan Basso (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 8 5 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank 8 6 Leif Hoste (Bel) Lotto-Domo 6 7 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) O.N.C.E.-Eroski 5 8 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon 4 9 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Team Saeco 4 10 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 2 Metas Volantes Zarautz 1 Leif Hoste (Bel) Lotto-Domo 3 pts 2 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) iBanesto.com 2 3 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 1 Azpeitia 1 Leif Hoste (Bel) Lotto-Domo 3 pts 2 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) iBanesto.com 2 3 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 1 Tolosa 1 Leif Hoste (Bel) Lotto-Domo 3 pts 2 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) iBanesto.com 2 3 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 1 Lezo 1 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) iBanesto.com 3 pts 2 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 2 3 Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank 1 Oiartzun 1 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon 3 pts 2 Ivan Basso (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 2 3 Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Lampre 1 Metas volantes classification 1 Leif Hoste (Bel) Lotto-Domo 9 pts 2 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) iBanesto.com 9 3 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon 3 4 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 3 5 Ivan Basso (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 2 6 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 2 7 Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank 1 8 Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Lampre 1 Longest breakaway 1 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) iBanesto.com 130 pts First Basque rider 1 Gorka Gerrikagoitia Arrien (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
World Cup standings after round 7
Unofficial 1 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon 300 pts 2 Peter Van Petegem (Bel) Lotto-Domo 203 3 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank 164 4 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 151 5 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Team Saeco 138 6 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Team Saeco 124 7 Dario Pieri (Ita) Team Saeco 117 8 Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Lampre 108 9 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Team Telekom 100 10 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Telekom 86 11 Ivan Basso (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 86 12 Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon 85 13 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Alessio 83 14 Stuart O'grady (Aus) Credit Agricole 74 15 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal presented by Berry Floor 74 16 Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon 73 17 Igor Astarloa (Spa) Team Saeco 71 18 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron 68 19 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Fassa Bortolo 64 20 Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Bianchi 50 21 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) FDJeux.com 46 22 Andrea Noe' (Ita) Alessio 46 23 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Team Telekom 44 24 Nico Mattan (Bel) Cofidis-Le Crédit par Téléphone 43 25 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank 40 26 Mario Cipollini (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron 40 27 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank 40 28 Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Vini Caldirola-SO.DI 40 29 Andrea Tafi (Ita) Team CSC 36 30 Gorka Gerrikagoitia Arrien (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 32 31 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal presented by Berry Floor 30 32 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) FDJeux.com 30 33 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon 28 34 Javier Pascual Llorente (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 28 35 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Vini Caldirola-SO.DI 27 36 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Team Saeco 26 37 Daniele Nardello (Ita) Team Telekom 24 38 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron 24 39 Michele Bartoli (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 24 40 Marco Serpellini (Ita) Lampre 22 41 Guido Trenti (USA) Fassa Bortolo 21 42 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski 21 43 Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team Telekom 20 44 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Vini Caldirola-SO.DI 20 45 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank 20 46 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Team Saeco 17 47 Paolo Valoti (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron 16 48 Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Alessio 16 49 Dave Bruylandts (Bel) Marlux-Wincor Nixdorf 16 50 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick.Step-Davitamon 16 51 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Alessio 15 52 Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank 15 53 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 15 54 Carlos Dacruz (Fra) FDJeux.com 14 55 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-SO.DI 14 56 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 14 57 Richard Virenque (Fra) Quick.Step-Davitamon 13 58 Damien Nazon (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère 13 59 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Team Saeco 13 60 Markus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner 13 61 Gianni Faresin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 12 62 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank 12 63 Baden Cooke (Aus) FDJeux.com 12 64 George Hincapie (USA) US Postal presented by Berry Floor 11 65 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 10 66 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 10 67 Matthew Wilson (Aus) FDJeux.com 10 68 Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) iBanesto.com 9 69 Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Lampre 9 70 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Domina Vacanze-Elitron 9 71 Roger Hammond (GBr) Palmans-Collstrop 9 72 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo 9 73 Marc Lotz (Ned) Rabobank 8 74 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner 8 75 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Marlux-Wincor Nixdorf 7 76 Julian Dean (NZl) Team CSC 7 77 Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Alessio 6 78 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 6 79 Tristan Hoffman (Ned) Team CSC 5 80 Stefan Kupfernagel (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems 5 81 Fabien De Waele (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop 4 82 Isidro Nozal Vega (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski 4 83 Franck Renier (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère 4 84 Enrico Cassani (Ita) Alessio 3 85 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) US Postal presented by Berry Floor 3 86 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon 3 87 David De La Fuente (Spa) Vini Caldirola-SO.DI 3 88 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto-Domo 2 89 Gabriele Balducci (Ita) Vini Caldirola-SO.DI 2 90 Michael Skelde (Den) Team fakta 2
