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T-Mobile International - 1.3
San Francisco, USA, September 12, 2004
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Redemption for Dionne and Webcor
Tim Maloney-European Editor / San Francisco, CA.
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Although the highly anticipated presence of Lance Armstrong didn't happen at this year's edition of the T-Mobile International as the six-time Tour De France champion was forced out from tendonitis in his knee, the fourth running of the tough race across the hilly streets of San Francisco was once again an unqualified success. Huge crowds estimated at a half-million saw a dramatic chase like a scene from Bullitt unfold as two teams, USPS-Berry Floor and Webcor Builders chased down the race's solo leader in a dramatic nail-biter that left the outcome up in the air until just 4km to go.
With 40km to go in this year's T-Mobile International in San Francisco, CA., it looked like Health Net's Jason McCartney was running away with the race as he entered the five final laps of 8km that included the short and steep ascent of Taylor Street. As the 2004 Olympian entered the final five laps, the flying Iowan was over four minutes ahead of a fractured chase, but McCartney had been out front in a break all day and was starting to slow on the tough bumpy streets of San Francisco. After a strong chase in the final by last year's T-Mobile International champion Chris Horner and USPS-Berry Floor, led by George Hincapie and Chechu Rubiera, it was finally Horner's teammate and 2002 T-Mobile champ Charles Dionne that made a brilliant counterattack on the final lap to catch and pass the fading McCartney and ride to a dramatic solo win. Dionne, from St. Redempteur, Quebec won two years ago in a sprint but this time, the tough guy from north of the border left nothing to chance.
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After the race, Dionne told Cyclingnews, "With five laps to go, the gap [to McCartney] was still big but we managed to close the gap. I felt great and when I saw [McCartney] up the road, I knew it was the right time to go. Chris [Horner] encouraged me and told me I could win and I was happy to take his advice. I'm really happy to be able to bring this win to Webcor today; it's the second year in a row. This morning when I got up, I told myself 'you are Charles Dionne and you are going to win the T-Mobile today'... so I'm really happy." Last year's winner, Dionne's teammate Chris Horner, was instrumental in setting up the win for his fellow Webcor man. After the exultant Webcor team embraced in celebration post race, the always quotable Chris Horner told Cyclingnews, "I could see that Charles was fantastic on the Taylor Street climb and I told him 'you gotta do it', so then I got on the front with Ekimov for two laps to pull McCartney back, then with Rubiera. On the last lap, we could see McCartney right there and so I just punched it." Once Horner closed the gap on the fading Health Net rider, Dionne made a textbook counterattack and no one could follow him the last time up Taylor Street hill.
Runner-up today was local guy and USPRO champ Fred Rodriguez (Aqua Sapone-Caffe Mokambo) who extricated himself on the last lap in pursuit of the flying Dionne, but Fast Freddy just wasn't fast enough today. Perhaps if Rodriguez hadn't crashed hard with 55km to go at Broadway and Embarcadero, breaking a wheel and scraping his left leg, the outcome would have been different today. "I crashed on that turn coming into the Embarcadero as we came around with one big lap to go (after 125km) and broke my rear wheel," said Rodriguez. "I had to chase hard to get back and after that, I hurt my leg and couldn't even feel it on the climb." But Rodriguez had a nice consolation prize today; his second place points were enough to clinch the title as ProCyclingTour champion for 2004. "I'm very happy to be PCT champion and now I'm going back to Italy to get ready for the World Championships."
Fred finished 8 seconds ahead of his best friend George Hincapie of USPS-Berry Floor, who took the group sprint from 8 riders for third ahead of Jelly Belly-Aramark's talented Aussie Ben Brooks. Hincapie told Cyclingnews, "Chechu [Rubiera] and I were the protected riders today but in the finale, Chechu ended up working for me. I'm not super-fresh now, but I wanted to win today... it's been a long year but I just didn't have it in me today." Riding his last race in USPS-Berry Floor colors, Hincapie reflected on his time as one of the Posties with the most. "This is my last race for the season and I've got a break now. I'm looking forward to it! It's been a great time with the US Postal Service as our sponsor; it's going to be sad to see them go. They've given me so much throughout the last eight years and I really couldn't have asked for a better sponsor. I was just sorry I couldn't win for them today." Hincapie will be looking forward to November, when he and his companion Melanie are expecting a baby girl.
Perhaps Jason McCartney was listening to David Bowie sing "we could be heros, just for one day" on his iPod before the T-Mobile International today, as his heroic ride today came just 4km short of the biggest win of his career today in San Francisco. It's been a big year in 2004 for the likeable Iowan; after a breakthrough stage win in the Tour De Georgia, McCartney won the Olympic Trials in June and earned a trip to Athens for the Men's Road Race. Today as McCartney sat waiting to get his $10,000 check for winning the Subaru KOM prize, the tired Health Net-Maxxis rider explained, "I was sorry that it just didn't work out today... my teammates worked really well for me and when I attacked, if Doug [Ollenrenshaw] could have been a little stronger, it would have helped, I knew I needed as much time as I could get going into the final lap. I started to feel the wind pick up [along the Embarcadero] in the finale and that hurt me too, trying to fight it. I knew they were going a lot faster than me behind and it was tough to hang on. I was looking back part way up Taylor Street on the final climb and could see [Dionne] coming and I said 'oh here we go'. He went by me so fast. But I am happy I was able to win the KOM prize... it's been an unbelievable year for me; it's been great on [Health Net] this year; Gord [Fraser] and the other guys just get you so motivated."
Riding one of his final races in Rabobank colors, Santa Rosa resident Levi Leipheimer enjoyed racing in front of his home town crowd today. Leipheimer told Cyclingnews, "I felt good today, and I figured that McCartney was strong and thought for sure he would win... I wanted to make a little show so I attacked solo with 40km to go and hoped that they wouldn't get organized behind, but they did. Now I head back to Italy for Coppa Sabbatini, Giro dell'Emilia and Trofeo Beghelli and then my season is over. I'm looking forward to heading to Gerolsteiner next season. I still have to sit down and figure out my program with the team management, but maybe the Tour De France and Vuelta next year."
How it unfolded
With San Francisco's heat wave over, the morning dawned cool and overcast as Lance Armstrong fired the starter's gun for the T-Mobile International, Presented By BMC Software. After three initial laps of a 2.1km circuit lap on The Embarcadero, the parcours headed across the streets of San Francisco for nine laps of a 14.2km loop including Fillmore Street and Taylor Street climbs, then after 134.5km, the peloton tackled five laps of a hard 8km loop with the Taylor Street climb to total 174.5 km.
Beppe Palumbo (Aqua Sapone-Caffe Mokambo) made an early solo move on the first of and had a 20-second gap on the field. He was absorbed, but on the second big lap, the main escape of the day got away, with seven riders out front, including Danny Pate and Jason McCartney (Health Net-Maxxis), John Kelly and James Mattis (Webcor), Pavel Padrnos (USPS-Berry Floor), and Valerio Agnoli (Domina Vacanze). On the next big lap, a three more Health Net-Maxxis riders bridged across (John Lieswyn, Mike Sayers, Mike Jones), along with Dani Schnider (Phonak), Jeff Louder (Navigators Insurance), Doug Ollerenshaw (Jelly Belly-Aramark) and Massimo Ianetti (Domina Vacanze).
The gap between the tempoing break and tempoing peloton was never more than two minutes and never under one minute but as the penultimate large lap began, USPS-Berry Floor's Ekimov began to chase on the front. The gap began to drop and McCartney made his move on Chestnut Street on the final lap and only Ollerenshaw could follow. The Jelly Belly man had been climbing very well, winning most of the KOMs but when McCartney surged again a few kilometers later, Ollerenshaw was dropped on the final ascent of Fillmore. As McCartney crossed the finish line on the Embarcadero as the final five 8km circuits started, he had a minute and 15 seconds on Ollerenshaw and Four and a half minutes over the peloton. USPS-Berry Floor cranked up the chase pace behind as McCartney slowly began to fade.
With 24km and three laps to race, McCartney had 2:23 on Domina Vacanze's 19 year old stagiaire Valerio Agnoli who was chasing solo out of the remains of the breakaway, with Levi Leipheimer at 3:30 and the peloton at four minutes. With only two laps to go, McCartney was still out front but the peloton was lead by the runaway blue train of USPS. Agnoli had been absorbed and the gap was just three minutes and falling fast. Horner teamed up with Eki and Chechu to crank the pace up and when Dionne saw McCartney just up the road at the base of the final ascent of Taylor Street hill, he bid adieu to the rest of the T-Mobile International peloton and Jason McCartney and rode to a superb solo win on the streets of San Francisco.
Photography
Images by Jonathan Devich/www.epicimages.us
- Pals Fred Rodriguez (Acqua & Sapone, L) and George Hincapie (US Postal/Berry Floor) on the start line.
- Beppe Palumbo (Aqua Sapone-Caffe Mokambo) makes an attempt at an early break.
- Levi Leipheimer (Rabobank) makes his way up Taylor Street.
- Andrea Tafi (Alessio-Bianchi) feels the strain of the Filmore Street climb.
- The men's field crests the top of Filmore Street.
- Damon Kluck (US Postal/Berry Floor) leads the peloton.
- Webcor comes to the front late in the race.
- Chris Horner (Webcor) decides it's time to bring back the break.
- Lance Armstrong and friends cheer for the group on the top of Filmore.
- Jason McCartney (Health Net/Maxxis) looked like he was going to get the win...
- ... before Charles Dionne (Webcor) surprised everyone with his second T-Mobile International win.
- Huge crowds were out for the awards ceremony.
- The podium - (L to R) Fred Rodriguez (2nd), Charles Dionne (1st) and George Hincapie (3rd).
Images by Garrett Lau/http://www.pbase.com/garrettlau/cycling
- George Hincapie (US Postal/Berry Floor) sizes up Charles Dionne (Webcor) before the race.
- Fred Rodriguez (Acqua & Sapone) and George Hincapie (US Postal/Berry Floor) line up together at the start.
- Lance Armstrong is interviewed at the start.
- George Hincapie (US Postal/Berry Floor) at the post-race interview.
- Charles Dionne (Webcor) at the post-race interview.
- Fred Rodriguez (Acqua & Sapone) at the post-race interview.
Images by Tim Gasperak/bigempty.com
- Fred Rodriguez (Aqua & Sapone) shows off his stars & stripes jersey to the hometown crowd in San Francisco.
- Lance Armstrong was spotted amongst the raucous Fillmore Street crowd, although he opted not to race due to tendonitis in his knee.
- At 19 years old, Valerio Agnoli (Domina Vacanze) showed impressive form in his first pro race, often cresting Fillmore Street ahead of the peloton without showing the effort.
- US Postal Service/Berry Floor made a valiant, last-ditch effort to pull in the breakaway, only to see Webcor Builders capitalize. Here Slava Ekimov (C) and Jose Rubiera (R) work together up the Fillmore Street climb.
- Viatcheslav Ekimov (US Postal Service/Berry Floor) has been competitive in San Francisco each year he has raced, and this year was no exception as he leads the peloton up Fillmore Street.
- George Hincapie (US Postal Service/Berry Floor) finished third on the day, looking cool and in control, as usual.
- Alex Zulle (Phonak Hearing Systems) was a crowd favorite in San Francisco, but he never appeared to be much of a factor in the race.
- Master of the Mountains winner Doug Ollerenshaw (Jelly Belly) looked extremely strong, leading the breakaway up Fillmore Street nearly six times. Neo-pro Valerio Agnoli (Domina Vacanze, far R) and Jason McCartney (Health Net/Maxxis) were never far behind.
- New York City Championship contender Ivan Dominguez (Colavita/Bolla) looked strong most of the day, but ultimately didn't have enough to overcome the punishing climbs.
- John Kelly (Webcor Builders) rode in the early break with team-mate James Mattis
- Alessandro Donati (Aqua & Sapone) rounds the turn at the top of Fillmore Street.
- Fred Rodriguez (Aqua & Sapone) successfully returned to the peloton after a disasterous double-wheel and bike change. He finished second on the day in an impassioned comeback.
- The remainder of the men's field weaves its way up Fillmore Street for the last time.
- The strain of the endless number of trips up Fillmore Street shows on the face of Chad Hartley (Jittery Joe's, #122) as Roman Kilun (McGuire Pro Racing, #172) follows behind.
- Jason McCartney (Health Net/Maxxis) makes his move and buries Doug Ollerenshaw (Jelly Belly, L) on Fillmore Street. McCartney built a lead of 4'30 over the main peloton, only to lose it via a crushing chase by US Postal/Berry Floor in the final miles.
- Jason McCartney (Health Net/Maxxis) looked determined and strong in the final miles, only to be caught by an opportunistic Charles Dionne (Webcor Builders).
- Master of the Mountains winner Doug Ollerenshaw (Jelly Belly) succumbs to an attack by Jason McCartney (Health Net/Maxxis), showing the strain of his earlier efforts.
Images by Glenn James/www.glennjamesphotography.com
- The men's race gets under way.
- The riders descend Union Street just after climbing Taylor.
- This Sierra Nevada rider wonders if he is being followed.
- The Velo Bella women cheer on the men on Taylor Street.
- With Alcatraz as their background the men climb Taylor Street.
- A young spectator rings his bell for the racers on Taylor Street.
- Jason McCartney (Health Net) shows some intensity while climbing Taylor Street.
Images by Frank Chan/www.pbase.com/frankomania/cycling
- George Hincapie (US Postal/Berry Floor) at the race start.
- And they're off!
- Riders head into Little Italy early on in the race.
- Rounding the Taylor St. climb, the peloton ups the pace.
- The peloton reach the top of Fillmore.
- The dreaded climb of Fillmore St.
- Riders slowly make their way up the climb...
- ... with some resorting to walking.
- Taylor St. isn't easy, either.
- As riders enter the smaller loop, the peloton picks up speed going down Stockton.
- Ted Huang (Webcor) briefly examines his wounds on the penultimate loop.
- An esctatic Charles Dionne (Webcor) crosses the line triumphant.
- Enjoying the moment.
- Yeah, baby!
Images by Bruce Gardner
- Jason McCartney (Health Net) drops Jelly Belly's Doug Ollerenshaw with five ascents of Taylor and 40km remaining.
- Big Georgie Hincapie (US Postal) leads the pack up Taylor.
- Alesio's Andrea Tafi (Alessio-Bianchi) showed all he was here to race, but spat the dummy with a few laps remaining.
- Valerio Agnoli (Domina Vacanze) and Daniel Schnider (Phonak) impressed all day long, in the major break of the day and still finishing well.
- The winning move - With 6km remaining Charles Dionne escapes on the final climb up Taylor and what is left of the field.
Images by Bob Wilson/www.wilsonphotography.com
- Bob, meet George; George, meet Bob.
- .. Oh, and not forgetting "Fast" Freddy Rodriguez
- The pre-race National Anthem
- Lance Armstrong signs autographs
- Getting a copy of "Images of a Champion" signed
- San Francisco's Mayor Gavin Newsom; the missing Baldwin brother?
- One of the messengers sprints for the finish
- Some of the crowd awaiting the Men's race
- And off for the start of the Men's T-Mobile International
- A large field starts, but many won't finish
- All those worried faces
- Looking down and the pained riders
- Jelly Belly puts a rider out front
- OUCH! The top of the hill didn't mean the pain stopped
- A short rest after a hard climb
- An excited crowd enjoying the days racing
- Flying up the hill, or a trick with the camera?
- Hey! I can see my house from up here
- Giddy-up! Powering up Filmore
- Ivan Dominguez looked strong early on
- An on-the-fly adjustment
- Hammering through the corner
- The top of climb one; plenty more where that came from
- The pain is showing even after the first lap
- Now that's a better way to get to the top
- Fred Rodriguez hits the line as the first American to cross the line
- The sprint for third
- Charles Dionne thanks the crowd
- Charles the Builder; Yes We Can!
- George Hincapie settles for a well placed third
- Fred Rodriguez in his National stripes
- Yes! I did it! Charles Dionne on the podium
- Three happy riders; , Dionne and Hincapie
- I wonder how much softdrink I can fit in there?
- Webcor start celebrating
- Some of the Course Marshals have some fun
- The winners tower above Dionne's cheque
- Post-race promotional photographs
Images by Russ & Nancy Wright/AbbiOrca.com
- The riders race up Fillmore St
- Ben Haldeman looked strong early on, but didn't finish the race
- Another lap, another climb up Fillmore St
- Lance Armstrong learns some sign-language
- Wow. Sign-language is harder than I though
- Lance reverts to using a microphone
- Viatcheslav Ekimov leads USPS up the hill
- Ekimov makes it look easy
- Chris Horner in among the peloton
- An Ofoto rider sweats it out
- Now that is a look of determination
- Once you have fixed it, can you give me a lift to the top?
- Pavel Padmos (USPS) and Ben Jacques-Maynes (Sierra Nevada)
- Doug Ollerenshaw makes a break
- George Hincapie keeps the pressure on
- Andrea Tafi uses the "tongue out the right side" method of racing
- A mirror? Or Big Brother?
- George Hincapie yakes control
- Doug Ollerenshaw rises above the bunch
- A comfortable looking Fred Rodriguez
- The marshals mess about waiting for the peloton to return
- Charles Dionne paces himself perfectly
- Fred Rodriguez keeps an eye on Dionne
- Alex Zulle is hurting
- Jackson Stewart starts thinking of not finishing
- Trent Klasna smiles for the camera
- Jason McCartney leads the second bunch to the finish
- Evan Elken is ready to stop
Results - 186 km
1 Charles Dionne (Can) Webcor Cycling Team 4.24.32 2 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Acqua & Sapone / Rabobank 0.08 3 George Hincapie (USA) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor 0.16 4 Ben Brooks (Aus) Jelly Belly - Aramark 5 Kirk O'bee (USA) Navigators Insurance 6 Massimilano Mori (Ita) Domina Vacanze 7 Uros Murn (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems 8 Massimo Giunti (Ita) Domina Vacanze 9 Caleb Manion (Aus) Jelly Belly - Aramark 10 Johan Tschopp (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 11 Chris Horner (USA) Webcor Cycling Team 12 Jason Mccartney (USA) Health Net - Maxxis 0.20 13 Chris Baldwin (USA) Navigators Insurance 0.23 14 Jose Rubiera (Spa) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor 0.59 15 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Sierra Nevada Cycling 2.01 16 Marco Fertonani (Ita) Phonak Hearing Systems 17 Daniel Schnider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 18 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor 19 Jorg Ludewig (Ger) Saeco / Alessio - Bianchi 20 Dominique Perras (Can) Ofoto Cycling Team 21 Aaron Olson (USA) Colavita Olive Oil presented by Bolla Wine 22 Francesco Failli (Ita) Domina Vacanze 23 Jacob Erker (Can) Team Seasilver 24 Cameron Hughes (Aus) Subway-Express 2.16 25 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Acqua & Sapone / Rabobank 2.23 26 Tim Larkin (USA) Ofoto Cycling Team 4.17 27 Alberto Rodriguez OLIVER (Spa) Suanier Duval - Prodir 28 David Dela Fuente (Spa) Suanier Duval - Prodir 29 Brian Sheedy (USA) Team Seasilver 30 Chris Wherry (USA) Health Net - Maxxis 5.08 31 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Sierra Nevada Cycling 5.13 32 Andrew Randell (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee 6.00 33 Arquimedes Lam (Mex) Canel's UB Racing 7.01 34 Doug Ollerenshaw (USA) Jelly Belly - Aramark 8.40 35 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Domina Vacanze 8.52 36 Josh Hall (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee 9.31 DNF Niki Abersold (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems DNF Kirk Albers (USA) Jelly Belly - Aramark DNF Gustavo Artacho (Arg) Colavita Olive Oil presented by Bolla Wine DNF Viktor Ayala (Mex) Canel's UB Racing DNF Jose Azevedo (Por) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor DNF Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Saeco / Alessio - Bianchi DNF Andrew Bajadali (USA) Ofoto Cycling Team DNF Jason Bausch (USA) Ofoto Cycling Team DNF Colin Beardsley (USA) McGuire Pro Cycling DNF Karl Bordine (USA) Team Monex DNF Antonio Bucciero (Ita) Saeco / Alessio - Bianchi DNF Siro Camponogara (Ita) Navigators Insurance DNF Alex Candelario (USA) Jelly Belly - Aramark DNF Jonas Carney (USA) Jelly Belly - Aramark DNF Patrick Carro (USA) Team Monex DNF Steven Cate (USA) Sharper Image - Mathis Brothers Furniture DNF Juanjo Cobo Acebo (Spa) Suanier Duval - Prodir DNF Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco / Alessio - Bianchi DNF Todd Cornelius (USA) Subway-Express DNF Michael Creed (USA) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor DNF Alessandro D'andrea (Ita) Acqua & Sapone / Rabobank DNF Jamiel Danesh (USA) McGuire Pro Cycling DNF Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Insurance DNF Drew Deters (USA) Team Seasilver DNF Ivan Dominguez (Cub) Colavita Olive Oil presented by Bolla Wine DNF Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua & Sapone / Rabobank DNF Matthew Dubberly (USA) Sierra Nevada Cycling DNF Patrick Dunaway (USA) McGuire Pro Cycling DNF Evan Elken (USA) Jittery Joe's DNF Justin England (USA) Webcor Cycling Team DNF Glenn Fant (USA) Team Monex DNF Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Acqua & Sapone / Rabobank DNF Christian Foster (USA) Subway-Express DNF Mariano Friedick (USA) Jelly Belly - Aramark DNF Will Frischkorn (USA) Colavita Olive Oil presented by Bolla Wine DNF Jose Manuel Garcia (Mex) Canel's UB Racing DNF Josh Goodwin (USA) Team Monex DNF Cesar Grajales (Col) Jittery Joe's DNF Kyle Gritters (USA) Team Monex DNF Ben Haldeman (USA) Webcor Cycling Team DNF Russell Hamby (USA) Sierra Nevada Cycling DNF Jeff Hansen (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee DNF Matthew Hansen (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee DNF Chad Hartley (USA) Jittery Joe's DNF Todd Herriott (USA) Colavita Olive Oil presented by Bolla Wine DNF Ted Huang (USA) Webcor Cycling Team DNF John Hygelund (USA) Sierra Nevada Cycling DNF Massimo Iannetti (Ita) Domina Vacanze DNF Alejandro Ibarra (Mex) Canel's UB Racing DNF Tim Johnson (USA) Suanier Duval - Prodir DNF Mike Jones (USA) Health Net - Maxxis DNF Michael Kehrberg (USA) Subway-Express DNF John Kelly (USA) Webcor Cycling Team DNF Nick Kiernan (USA) Sharper Image - Mathis Brothers Furniture DNF Roman Kilun (USA) McGuire Pro Cycling DNF Trent Klasna (USA) Sierra Nevada Cycling DNF Damon Kluck (USA) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor DNF Peter Knudsen (USA) Team Seasilver DNF Michael Lange (USA) Sharper Image - Mathis Brothers Furniture DNF Jesse Lawler (USA) Jittery Joe's DNF Ernesto Lechuga (Mex) Jelly Belly - Aramark DNF John Lieswyn (USA) Health Net - Maxxis DNF Adam Livingston (USA) Team Seasilver DNF Ruben Lobato Elvira (Spa) Suanier Duval - Prodir DNF Jason Lokkesmoe (USA) Health Net - Maxxis DNF Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Domina Vacanze DNF Peter Lopinto (USA) Ofoto Cycling Team DNF Jeff Louder (USA) Navigators Insurance DNF James Mattis (USA) Webcor Cycling Team DNF David Mccook (USA) McGuire Pro Cycling DNF Mark Mccormack (USA) Colavita Olive Oil presented by Bolla Wine DNF Remi Mcmanus (USA) Subway-Express DNF Rigoberto Mesa (Mex) Canel's UB Racing DNF Buck Miller (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee DNF Nathan Miller (USA) McGuire Pro Cycling DNF Glen Mitchell (NZl) Sierra Nevada Cycling DNF Scott Moninger (USA) Health Net - Maxxis DNF Benjamin Noval (Spa) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor DNF Nathan O'neill (Aus) Colavita Olive Oil presented by Bolla Wine DNF Pavel Padrnos (Cze) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor DNF Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua & Sapone / Rabobank DNF Danny Pate (USA) Health Net - Maxxis DNF Larry Perera (USA) Sharper Image - Mathis Brothers Furniture DNF Ciaran Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance DNF Daniel Ramsey (USA) Team Seasilver DNF David Richter (USA) Subway-Express DNF Jake Rosenbarger (USA) Jittery Joe's DNF Mike Sayers (USA) Health Net - Maxxis DNF Neil Shirley (USA) Team Seasilver DNF Aaron Smathers (USA) Sharper Image - Mathis Brothers Furniture DNF Stig Somme (Nor) Jet Fuel Coffee DNF Jackson Stewart (USA) Ofoto Cycling Team DNF Emmanuel Suarez (Mex) Canel's UB Racing DNF Jonny Sundt (USA) Jittery Joe's DNF Matthew Svatek (USA) Sharper Image - Mathis Brothers Furniture DNF Burke Swindlehurst (USA) Navigators Insurance DNF Andrea Tafi (Ita) Saeco / Alessio - Bianchi DNF Mike Taylor (USA) McGuire Pro Cycling DNF Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Webcor Cycling Team DNF Devon Vigus (USA) McGuire Pro Cycling DNF Jason Waddell (USA) Sharper Image - Mathis Brothers Furniture DNF Chris Walker (USA) Team Monex DNF Zachary Walker (USA) Ofoto Cycling Team DNF Mark Walters (Can) Navigators Insurance DNF Scottie Weiss (USA) Subway-Express DNF David Wenger (USA) Sharper Image - Mathis Brothers Furniture DNF Troy White (USA) Sierra Nevada Cycling DNF Jeremiah Wiscovitch (USA) Team Seasilver DNF Greg Wolf (USA) Jittery Joe's DNF Tyler Wren (USA) Colavita Olive Oil presented by Bolla Wine DNF Robbie Yost (USA) Subway-Express DNF Alex Zulle (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems DNF Scott Zwizanski (USA) Ofoto Cycling Team Final Pro Tour standings 1 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Acqua & Sapone / Rabobank 202 pts 2 Francisco Jos Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Suanier Duval - Prodir 126 3 Gordon Fraser (Can) Health Net - Maxxis 125 4 Charles Dionne (Can) Webcor Cycling Team 100 5 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC 76 6 Ben Brooks (Aus) Jelly Belly - Aramark 75 7 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor 60 7 Antonio Bucciero (Ita) Saeco / Alessio - Bianchi 60 7 Greg Henderson (NZl) Health Net - Maxxis 60 10 Kirk O'Bee (USA) Navigators Insurance 54 10 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Suanier Duval - Prodir 54 12 Jonas Carney (USA) Jelly Belly - Aramark 44 13 Plamen Stoyanov (Bul) Hoop CCC Polstat 42 14 George Hincapie (USA) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor 40 15 Ivan Dominguez (Cub) Colavita Olive Oil p/b Bolla Wine 38 16 Michael Barry (Can) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor 36 16 Antonio Cruz (USA) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor 36 18 Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Colavita Olive Oil p/b Bolla Wine 32 19 Massimilano Mori (Ita) Domina Vacanze 28 20 Chris Horner (USA) Webcor Cycling Team 26 21 Piotr Chmielewski (Pol) Action Ati 24 21 Uros Murn (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems 24 23 Robbie Ventura (USA) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor 22 23 Ciaran Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance 22 25 Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffee Mokambo 20 25 Dennis Kraft (Ger) Action Ati 20 25 Caleb Manion (Aus) Jelly Belly - Aramark 20 25 Massimo Giunti (Ita) Domina Vacanze 20 29 Alex Candelario (USA) Jelly Belly - Aramark 18 29 Gordon McCauley (NZl) Team Monex 18 31 Russell Hamby (USA) Sierra Nevada Cycling 16 31 Johan Tschopp (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 16 33 Guennadi Mikhailov (Rus) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor 14 33 Arkadiusz Wojtas (Pol) Hoop CCC Polstat 14 33 David McCook (USA) McGuire Pro Cycling 14 36 Mark McCormack (USA) Colavita Olive Oil p/b Bolla Wine 12 36 Jakob Piil (Den) Team CSC 12 36 Jason McCartney (USA) Health Net - Maxxis 12 36 Jaroslaw Zarebski (Pol) Hoop CCC Polstat 12 40 Denis Bertolini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffee Mokambo 11 40 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Sierra Nevada Cycling 11 42 Tristan Hoffman (Ned) Team CSC 10 42 Chris Baldwin (USA) Navigators Insurance 10 42 Hayden Godfrey (NZl) Health Net - Maxxis 10 45 Adam Wadecki (Pol) Action Ati 9 45 Jose Rubiera (Spa) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor 9 47 Kazimierz Stafiej (Pol) Action Ati 8 47 Brice Jones (USA) Health Net - Maxxis 8 49 Radoslaw Romanik (Pol) Hoop CCC Polstat 7 49 Marco Fertonani (Ita) Phonak Hearing Systems 7 51 Chris Wherry (USA) Health Net - Maxxis 6 51 Matthew Dubberly (USA) Sierra Nevada Cycling 6 51 Jason Waddell (USA) Sharper Image - Mathis Brothers Furniture 6 51 Daniel Schnider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 6 55 Danny Schmatz (USA) Health Net - Maxxis 5 55 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor 5 57 Buck Miller (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee 4 57 Chad Hartley (USA) Jittery Joe's 4 57 Jorg Ludewig (Ger) Saeco / Alessio - Bianchi 4 60 Jeff Hansen (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee 3 60 Dominique Perras (Can) Ofoto Cycling Team 3 60 Brian Sheedy (USA) Team Seasilver 3 63 Marty Nothstein (USA) Navigators Insurance 2 64 Gustavo Artacho (Arg) Colavita Olive Oil p/b Bolla Wine 1 64 John Lieswyn (USA) Health Net - Maxxis 1
