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Tour of Britain - 2.3

Great Britain, September 1-5, 2004

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Stage 2 - September 2: Leeds - Sheffield, 172km

Stage and yellow for Ardila as first big shakeup takes place

By Shane Stokes in Sheffield

Mauricio Ardila (Chocolade Jacques)
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Mauricio Ardila of the Chocolade Jacques team was the winner of today's second stage of the Tour of Britain, the diminutive Colombian jumping away from a select group of seven riders inside the final 500 metres of the hilly 172.3 kilometre race. He reached the line in Sheffield one second clear of Nick Nuyens (Quick.Step-Davitamon), former Giro d'Italia winner Paolo Savoldelli (T-Mobile) and Eric Leblacher (Credit Agricole), with US Postal's José Luis Rubiera and Team CSC's Nicki Sřrensen also finishing in the same time.

Twenty three other riders crossed the line within ten seconds of Ardila's time, amongst them local favourite Roger Hammond (MrBookmaker.com), Team CSC's Michele Bartoli and Andrea Peron, Rolf Aldag (T-Mobile) and USPS's José Azevedo and Pavel Padrnos. Overnight leader Stefano Zanini was part of the 46-rider main bunch which lost considerable time on the first category climbs of Holme Moss and Snake Pass, this group coming home over thirteen minutes back. The yellow jersey thus passed onto the slender shoulders of Ardila in advance of tomorrow's third stage.

Following a flurry of unsuccessful attacks after the drop of the flag in Leeds, Australian rider Ben Day slipped clear inside the first ten kilometres and set about building a good lead. He was later joined by Erik Leblacher (Credit Agricole) and Chris Baldwin (Navigators Insurance), the trio opening up a maximum lead of seventeen minutes. Strong chasing by the main field reduced this advantage to eight and a half minutes before the start of the first category climb of Holme Moss. Aggressive riding by Azevedo, Padrnos, Rubiera, Bartoli, Savoldelli, British riders Charlie Wegelius and Tom Southam (Great Britain) and the 20 year old Irish amateur Philip Deignan (Grant Thornton Team Ireland) plus several others split the main field and reduced the break's lead to five and a half minutes.

Yellow jersey wearer Mauricio Ardila (Chocolade Jacques)
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Concerned by their continuing loss of time, Leblacher struck for home on the final climb of Snake Pass but was overhauled by Rubiera, Savoldelli, Day and Baldwin on the descent. Ardila, Nuyens and Sřrensen joined up soon afterwards and this octet raced on to dispute the finish, crossing the line with a small lead over the next group. Day lost contact inside the final few kilometres but took the King of the Mountains prize for his efforts, while Alejandro Alberto Borrajo (Ceramiche Panaria) nabbed the points jersey.

Olympic hero Bradley Wiggins' concerns about returning to road racing after months of track preparation proved well founded, the Credit Agricole rider finishing in a small group over twenty minutes down.

How it unfolded

MrBookmaker.com's Ben Day
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Ninety-two riders turned out at the stage depart in Leeds, with Olympic bronze medallist Axel Merckx the only name missing from the start sheet. The Belgian was reported to have felt poorly before the stage.

The bright weather seemed to spur the riders into action once the flag was dropped, with repeated attacks in the opening few minutes. Nothing stuck until about ten kilometres into the race when Ben Day (MrBookmaker.com) chose the perfect moment to kick clear, gaining time rapidly as the bunch stalled.

Day was 1 minutes and 15 seconds clear after the sprint in Otley (19.9 km), and the Australian extended his lead by a further two minutes and 15 seconds by the time he reached the bottom of the category two Cow and Calf climb, 30.7 kilometres after the start.

At the summit six riders went clear of the bunch but only two managed to stay clear. Erik Leblacher (Credit Agricole) and Chris Baldwin (Navigators Insurance) calmly set about reducing their two-minute deficit to Day and, by the time they reached the start of the category two Oxenhope climb, they had taken back 30 seconds. The bunch was at eight minutes. Leblacher and Baldwin finally made the junction as welcome reinforcements at the aptly-named town of Friendly, 76 kilometres into the day's stage and with the combined efforts of the three riders, the lead soared to its maximum of 17 minutes.

Big, enthusiastic crowds
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With less than 80 kilometres left to be covered, the break looked to have a strong chance. However by the time they hit the first category climb of Holme Moss the gap had plummeted to eight and a half minutes and, with Team CSC driving the pace, it was certain that this advantage would be further eroded by the top.

Once on the climb, a large number of riders went out the back, including British Olympic hero Bradley Wiggins. Before the race he had expressed his concerns that not having done a road race since June would tell during the Tour of Britain; sure enough, this proved to be the case. In terms of climbing, track banking bears no comparison to a tough first category ascent.

Navigators riders Kirk O'Bee and Ciaran Power were also missing from the front of the race, both crashing just before Holme Moss. They regained the bunch but with many of the big guns starting to fire, both missed the crucial selection which went clear towards the top.

Day led Leblacher and Baldwin over the summit, some five and a half minutes clear of the chasers. Present in this second group were riders of the calibre of José Azevedo, Pavel Padrnos, José Luis Rubiera (all US Postal), Michele Bartoli (Team CSC), Paolo Savoldelli (T-Mobile) Charly Wegelius (Great Britain) plus several others. Also strong enough to tag along were Wegelius' team-mate Tom Southam (Great Britain) and the 20 year old Irish amateur Philip Deignan (Grant Thornton Team Ireland), a good climber who took two third places on mountain stages of the Baby Giro this year.

Leblacher struck for home on the final climb of Snake Pass, realising that he would have to seize the moment with the gap now down to three minutes. Behind, Rubiera went clear of the chase group and was soon joined by Savoldelli while, at the same time, British hope Roger Hammond was slipping temporarily backwards.

Paolo Savoldelli (T-Mobile)
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Leblacher crested the summit 1 minute and 42 seconds ahead of Day and Baldwin and a further 21 seconds clear of Rubiera and Savoldelli. A group containing Bartoli and several others were another 37 seconds behind and doing what they could to close the gap to those up front.

Rubiera and Savoldelli caught Day and Baldwin on the descent, making it four in pursuit of Leblacher. Behind, the chasing group split under the pressure of the pursuit with Nick Nuyens (Quick.Step-Davitamon), Nicki Sřrensen (Team CSC) and Mauricio Ardila (Chocolade Jacques) jumping across to join Savoldelli, Rubiera, Day and Baldwin. This septet then caught the leader with 25 kilometres remaining, making it eight up front.

Five kilometres later the eight leaders had 52 seconds on a chase group of 22 riders, who were closing in slowly. However they were not able to get back on terms before the line, where Ardila nipped away to land the stage win and take over in yellow. Nuyens and Savoldelli were second and third, with Hammond, Bartoli, Rolf Aldag (T-Mobile), Padrnos, Wegelius, Azevedo, Southam and Deignan amongst the 22 riders who finished just ten seconds behind the stage winner.

Third year pro Mauricio Ardila was, as expected, very satisfied with his win and yellow jersey. "I was coming in with the group towards the finish. With about 500 metres to go there was a bit of a stall. I thought I'd take my chance to jump away rather than wait for the sprint, so I did that and it worked out.'

Stage winner Ardila
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"The climbs were not hard today. In Colombia I live at 1,700 metres and the shortest climbs are ten kilometres long, so today was not bad. I was very surprised with the crowds lining the climbs as I hadn't heard much about the race and didn't think it would be as big as it is.

"I want to hold onto yellow if at all possible. I have a strong team but the only downside is that we have a small squad here so it will be hard to control the race. But the guys all have good morale so we will give it a shot.'

Ben Day had a long day in the saddle, but while he slipped back to the second group in the closing stages, he took over the lead of the King of the Mountains classification. It was a good day for the Australian. "The roads were quite tough out there. I knew there were four categorised climbs today. The two English guys on my team, Roger Hammond and Jeremy Hunt, warned me that the climbs were tough but I think it was all the drags in-between the climbs which were the hardest. The only let-up was in the last ten kilometres when there was a descent down to Sheffield but the rest of the day was just a slog, always having to work hard.

"I had no plan to go for a long one - that is just bike racing, really. The opportunity presented itself, a break had just been brought back so I thought I would have a go. I got a gap but never thought I would be away on my own. After a while I just thought I would get into a rhythm and concentrate on the mountains jersey first and see about the stage win afterwards. I got the jersey so I am happy with that. I dropped off the group with fifteen kilometres to go - I just couldn't hang on, but to lead the King of the Mountains is good."

20 year old Philip Deignan was also happy with his stage, the amateur finishing 20th and confirming his talent as a strong climber. "I stayed in the bunch early on and tried to save the legs for the last 80 kilometres. I attacked on Holme Moss and went over the top near the front. Then we raced down the descent and over Snake Pass. I felt fairly good going over the top of that. There were eight of us in my group but it kind of stalled a bit on the way down so a group came up to us from behind.

"I was always in the front on the climbs, I wasn't in any difficulty. That's good, considering some of the riders who were up there. Azevedo, Bartoli, guys like that were there so it is good for the morale. I wasn't sure how I would get on at that level as I haven't raced against guys like that before, but yesterday I felt pretty comfortable so I knew the legs were good. The climbs were longer and steeper today so I knew they would suit me better.

"The rest of the week is pretty flat but I will try something along the way. I have good enough legs so I might as well give it a shot. But it is a good sign for the World's - the course there should suit me.'

Deignan has had a good season, winning the under 23 world cup Ronde de l'Isard d'Aričge stage race in France towards the end of May, finishing eighth in the under 23 Liege Bastogne Liege and taking two third places on mountain stages of the Baby Giro. He is currently fifth in the under 23 world ranking. He will be lining out alongside Mark Scanlon in the Ag2R Prevoyance team next year and is looking forward to the move.

Philip Deignan (Grant Thornton Team Ireland)
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"I think the style of pro races suits me better," he said. "Amateur racing has a lot of jumping around but I think the steady riding of the pros in the mountains suits me well. All my results have been in bigger races as a result.

"I am not sure if Ag2R will be in the ProTour but I wasn't going to turn down their offer earlier this year. It is nice to have something - I think I ride better when I know I have a contract, it takes the pressure off me. I have no regrets whatsoever about signing the contract, even if I did get other offers this week. Ag2R is ideal with Mark Scanlon there. The two of us will probably stay in Marseille and train together. Either there or Chambery, but Marseille is probably the more likely."

The Tour of Britain continues tomorrow with a mainly flat 192 kilometre stage from Bakewell to Nottingham.

Photography

Images by John Pierce/PhotoSport International

Images by Shane Stokes/Cyclingnews.com

Results

1 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Chocolade Jacques            4.26.26 (38.8 km/h)
2 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon                0.01
3 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) T-Mobile                           
4 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Credit Agricole                      
5 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor             
6 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                             
7 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Navigators Insurance        0.03
8 Alejandro Alberto Borrajo (Arg) Ceramiche Panaria     0.10
9 Julian Dean (NZl) Credit Agricole                         
10 Fernandez Moreno (Spa) Relax - Bodysol                   
11 Roger Hammond (GBr) Mr Bookmaker.com                     
12 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile                                
13 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Lotto-Domo                          
14 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Mr Bookmaker.com                       
15 Michele Bartoli (Ita) Team CSC                           
16 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                              
17 John Gadret (Fra) Chocolade Jacques                      
18 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Chocolade Jacques              
19 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) US Postal-Berry Floor        
20 Philip Deignan (Irl) Ireland                             
21 Ryan Cox (RSA) Barloworld                                
22 Hector Guerra Garcia (Spa) Relax - Bodysol               
23 Tom Southam (GBr) Great Britain                          
24 Ben Day (Aus) Mr Bookmaker.com                           
25 José Azevedo (Por) US Postal-Berry Floor                 
26 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) US Postal-Berry Floor                
27 Jeremy Maartens (RSA) Barloworld                         
28 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Great Britain                     
29 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Credit Agricole                  
30 Paolo Lanfranchi (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria             0.34
31 Russel Downing (GBr) Great Britain                   9.03
32 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Relax - Bodysol           13.30
33 Kristof Trouve (Bel) Mr Bookmaker.com                    
34 Paride Grillo (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria                    
35 Evan Oliphant (GBr) Scotland                             
36 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile                               
37 Viktor Rapinski (Blr) Navigators Insurance               
38 Mario Aerts (Bel) T-Mobile                               
39 Kieran Page (GBr) Great Britain                          
40 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                         
41 Tim Cassidy (Irl) Ireland                                
42 Andoni Aranaga (Spa) Chocolade Jacques                   
43 Stefan Adamsson (Swe) Barloworld                         
44 Julian Winn (GBr) Wales                                  
45 Mario De Clercq (Bel) Mr Bookmaker.com                   
46 Wim de Vocht (Bel) Relax - Bodysol                       
47 Yanto Barker (GBr) Wales                                 
48 Filippo Perfetto (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria                 
49 Jeff Louder (USA) Navigators Insurance                   
50 Jamie Norfolk (GBr) Wales                                
51 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Ireland                           
52 David Smith (GBr) Scotland                               
53 David McCann (Irl) Ireland                               
54 Ciarán Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance                  
55 Benjamin Noval (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor               
56 Jeremy Yates (NZl) Credit Agricole                       
57 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Barloworld                           
58 Chris Newton (GBr) Great Britain                         
59 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Lotto-Domo                         
60 Paul Manning (GBr) Great Britain                         
61 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Quick Step-Davitamon                   
62 Michael Creed (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor                
63 Tristan Hoffman (Ned) Team CSC                           
64 Maksym Rudenko (Ukr) Chocolade Jacques                   
65 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques                   
66 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Credit Agricole                     
67 Nico Mattan (Bel) Relax - Bodysol                        
68 Alex Coutts (GBr) Scotland                               
69 Frédéric Amorison (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon             
70 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Ceramiche Panaria                  
71 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Mr Bookmaker.com                       
72 Nick Gates (Aus) Lotto-Domo                              
73 Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile                            
74 Serge Baguet (Bel) Lotto-Domo                            
75 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon                    
76 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon                
77 Julio Lopez De La Torre (Spa) Relax - Bodysol            
78 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon                
79 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) Ireland                         20.23
80 Enrico Degano (Ita) Barloworld                      20.25
81 Rodney Green (RSA) Barloworld                            
82 Jason McIntyre (GBr) Scotland                            
83 Kirk Obee (USA) Navigators Insurance                     
84 Gareth Jones (GBr) Wales                                 
85 Gary Hand (GBr) Scotland                                 
86 Robert Partridge (GBr) Wales                             
87 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Credit Agricole                    
88 Tommy Evans (Irl) Ireland                                
89 Duncan Urquhart (GBr) Scotland                           
DNF Anthony Malarczyk (GBr) Wales                           
DNF Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                         
DNF Graeme Brown (Aus) Ceramiche Panaria                    
DNS Axel Merckx (Bel) Lotto-Domo                            
 
Points
 
1 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Chocolade Jacques                 15 pts
2 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon                  14
3 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) T-Mobile                         13
4 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Credit Agricole                    12
5 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor           11
6 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                           10
7 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Navigators Insurance           9
8 Alejandro Alberto Borrajo (Arg) Ceramiche Panaria        8
9 Julian Dean (NZl) Credit Agricole                        7
10 Fernandez Moreno (Spa) Relax - Bodysol                  6
11 Roger Hammond (GBr) Mr Bookmaker.com                    5
12 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile                               4
13 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Lotto-Domo                         3
14 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Mr Bookmaker.com                      2
15 Michele Bartoli (Ita) Team CSC                          1
 
Climbs
 
KOM Cat 2 at Cow & Calf
 
1 Ben Day (Aus) Mr Bookmaker.com                           6 pts
2 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Chocolade Jacques                  5
3 Ryan Cox (RSA) Barloworld                                4
4 Tom Southam (GBr) Great Britain                          3
5 Jeremy Maartens (RSA) Barloworld                         2
6 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Quick Step-Davitamon                   1
 
KOM Cat 2 at Oxenhope
 
1 Ben Day (Aus) Mr Bookmaker.com                           6 pts
2 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Credit Agricole                     5
3 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Navigators Insurance           4
4 Ryan Cox (RSA) Barloworld                                3
5 Jeremy Maartens (RSA) Barloworld                         2
6 Tom Southam (GBr) Great Britain                          1
 
KOM Category 1 at Holme Moss
 
1 Ben Day (Aus) Mr Bookmaker.com                          10 pts
2 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Credit Agricole                     8
3 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Navigators Insurance           6
4 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Chocolade Jacques                  5
5 Ryan Cox (RSA) Barloworld                                4
6 Fernandez Moreno (Spa) Relax - Bodysol                   3
7 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile                                2
8 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor            1
 
KOM Category 1 at Snake Pass
 
1 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Credit Agricole                    10 pts
2 Ben Day (Aus) Mr Bookmaker.com                           8
3 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Navigators Insurance           6
4 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor            5
5 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) T-Mobile                          4
6 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Chocolade Jacques                  3
7 Ryan Cox (RSA) Barloworld                                2
8 Paolo Lanfranchi (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria                 1
 
Sprints
 
Sprint at Otley
 
1 Ben Day (Aus) Mr Bookmaker.com                           5 pts
2 Rodney Green (RSA) Barloworld                            3
3 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Barloworld                           2
4 Jeremy Maartens (RSA) Barloworld                         1
 
Sprint at Huddersfield
 
1 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Credit Agricole                     5 pts
2 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Navigators Insurance           3
3 Ben Day (Aus) Mr Bookmaker.com                           2
4 Frédéric Amorison (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon             1
 
Sprint at Glossop
 
1 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Credit Agricole                     5 pts
2 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Navigators Insurance           3
3 Ben Day (Aus) Mr Bookmaker.com                           2
4 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                              1
 
Teams
 
1 Chocolade Jacques                                 13.19.38
2 Team CSC                                              0.01
3 Credit Agricole                                           
4 US Postal-Berry Floor                                     
5 Mr Bookmaker.com                                      0.10
6 Great Britain                                         9.03
7 T-Mobile                                             13.21
8 Relax - Bodysol                                      13.30
9 Barloworld                                                
10 Ceramiche Panaria                                   13.54
11 Quick Step-Davitamon                                26.41
12 Navigators Insurance                                26.43
13 Ireland                                             26.50
14 Lotto-Domo                                               
15 Wales                                               40.10
16 Scotland                                                 
 
General classification after stage 2
 
1 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Chocolade Jacques            9.27.39
2 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon                0.05
3 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Credit Agricole                      
4 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) T-Mobile                       0.07
5 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Navigators Insurance        0.09
6 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor         0.11
7 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                             
8 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Lotto-Domo                       0.14
9 Ben Day (Aus) Mr Bookmaker.com                        0.15
10 Alejandro Alberto Borrajo (Arg) Ceramiche Panaria    0.16
11 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                          0.19
12 Julian Dean (NZl) Credit Agricole                    0.20
13 Roger Hammond (GBr) Mr Bookmaker.com                     
14 Fernandez Moreno (Spa) Relax - Bodysol                   
15 Hector Guerra Garcia (Spa) Relax - Bodysol               
16 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Chocolade Jacques              
17 Ryan Cox (RSA) Barloworld                                
18 Michele Bartoli (Ita) Team CSC                           
19 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Mr Bookmaker.com                       
20 Philip Deignan (Irl) Ireland                             
21 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Credit Agricole                  
22 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) US Postal-Berry Floor        
23 Jeremy Maartens (RSA) Barloworld                         
24 Tom Southam (GBr) Great Britain                          
25 John Gadret (Fra) Chocolade Jacques                      
26 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) US Postal-Berry Floor                
27 José Azevedo (Por) US Postal-Berry Floor                 
28 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Great Britain                     
29 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile                                
30 Paolo Lanfranchi (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria             0.44
31 Russel Downing (GBr) Great Britain                   9.13
32 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon           13.30
33 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Relax - Bodysol           13.39
34 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Barloworld                           
35 Paride Grillo (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria               13.40
36 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile                               
37 Yanto Barker (GBr) Wales                                 
38 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                         
39 Stefan Adamsson (Swe) Barloworld                         
40 Filippo Perfetto (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria                 
41 Kieran Page (GBr) Great Britain                          
42 Tim Cassidy (Irl) Ireland                                
43 Jeff Louder (USA) Navigators Insurance                   
44 Ciarán Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance                  
45 Maksym Rudenko (Ukr) Chocolade Jacques                   
46 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon                    
47 Kristof Trouve (Bel) Mr Bookmaker.com                    
48 Evan Oliphant (GBr) Scotland                             
49 Wim de Vocht (Bel) Relax - Bodysol                       
50 David McCann (Irl) Ireland                               
51 Nico Mattan (Bel) Relax - Bodysol                        
52 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Mr Bookmaker.com                       
53 Andoni Aranaga (Spa) Chocolade Jacques                   
54 Mario Aerts (Bel) T-Mobile                               
55 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Quick Step-Davitamon                   
56 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Ceramiche Panaria                  
57 Tristan Hoffman (Ned) Team CSC                           
58 Nick Gates (Aus) Lotto-Domo                              
59 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Lotto-Domo                         
60 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques                   
61 Serge Baguet (Bel) Lotto-Domo                            
62 Paul Manning (GBr) Great Britain                         
63 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Ireland                           
64 Benjamin Noval (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor               
65 Michael Creed (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor                
66 Chris Newton (GBr) Great Britain                         
67 Frédéric Amorison (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon             
68 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Credit Agricole                     
69 Julio Lopez De La Torre (Spa) Relax - Bodysol            
70 Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile                            
71 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon                
72 Jeremy Yates (NZl) Credit Agricole                  13.59
73 Mario De Clercq (Bel) Mr Bookmaker.com              14.14
74 Jamie Norfolk (GBr) Wales                           19.54
75 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) Ireland                         20.33
76 Kirk Obee (USA) Navigators Insurance                20.35
77 Enrico Degano (Ita) Barloworld                           
78 Jason McIntyre (GBr) Scotland                            
79 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Credit Agricole                    
80 Julian Winn (GBr) Wales                             23.34
81 Alex Coutts (GBr) Scotland                               
82 Rodney Green (RSA) Barloworld                       23.37
83 Gary Hand (GBr) Scotland                            25.53
84 Tommy Evans (Irl) Ireland                           26.35
85 Viktor Rapinski (Blr) Navigators Insurance          26.44
86 David Smith (GBr) Scotland                          28.11
87 Robert Partridge (GBr) Wales                        33.38
88 Gareth Jones (GBr) Wales                            35.06
89 Duncan Urquhart (GBr) Scotland                      42.59
 
Points classification
 
1 Alejandro Alberto Borrajo (Arg) Ceramiche Panaria       21 pts
2 Julian Dean (NZl) Credit Agricole                       19
3 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Lotto-Domo                         17
4 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Chocolade Jacques                 15
5 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon               15
6 Roger Hammond (GBr) Mr Bookmaker.com                    15
7 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon                  14
8 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) T-Mobile                         13
9 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Credit Agricole                    12
10 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor          11
11 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon                  11
12 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                          10
13 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Navigators Insurance          9
14 Maksym Rudenko (Ukr) Chocolade Jacques                  9
15 Yanto Barker (GBr) Wales                                8
16 Fernandez Moreno (Spa) Relax - Bodysol                  7
17 Paride Grillo (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria                   7
18 Ben Day (Aus) Mr Bookmaker.com                          6
19 Russel Downing (GBr) Great Britain                      5
20 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile                               4
21 Filippo Perfetto (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria                4
22 Stefan Adamsson (Swe) Barloworld                        3
23 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Mr Bookmaker.com                      2
24 Ciarán Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance                 2
25 Michele Bartoli (Ita) Team CSC                          1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Ben Day (Aus) Mr Bookmaker.com                          30 pts
2 Duncan Urquhart (GBr) Scotland                          23
3 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Credit Agricole                    23
4 Rodney Green (RSA) Barloworld                           20
5 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Chocolade Jacques                 20
6 Ryan Cox (RSA) Barloworld                               18
7 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Navigators Insurance          16
8 Tom Southam (GBr) Great Britain                         14
9 Robert Partridge (GBr) Wales                            12
10 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor           7
11 Jeremy Maartens (RSA) Barloworld                        6
12 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) T-Mobile                         4
13 Fernandez Moreno (Spa) Relax - Bodysol                  4
14 David Smith (GBr) Scotland                              3
15 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) US Postal-Berry Floor       2
16 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile                               2
17 Julian Winn (GBr) Wales                                 2
18 Paolo Lanfranchi (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria                1
19 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Quick Step-Davitamon                  1
 
Sprints classification
 
1 Rodney Green (RSA) Barloworld                           18 pts
2 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Credit Agricole                    10
3 Ben Day (Aus) Mr Bookmaker.com                           9
4 Duncan Urquhart (GBr) Scotland                           9
5 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Navigators Insurance           6
6 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                              3
7 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Relax - Bodysol                2
8 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Barloworld                           2
9 Robert Partridge (GBr) Wales                             2
10 Roger Hammond (GBr) Mr Bookmaker.com                    1
11 Jeremy Maartens (RSA) Barloworld                        1
12 Mario Aerts (Bel) T-Mobile                              1
13 Frédéric Amorison (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon            1
14 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon               1
 
Teams classification
 
1 Chocolade Jacques                                 28.23.47
2 Team CSC                                              0.01
3 Credit Agricole                                           
4 US Postal-Berry Floor                                     
5 Mr Bookmaker.com                                      0.10
6 Great Britain                                         9.03
7 T-Mobile                                             13.21
8 Relax - Bodysol                                      13.30
9 Barloworld                                                
10 Ceramiche Panaria                                   13.54
11 Quick Step-Davitamon                                26.41
12 Navigators Insurance                                26.43
13 Lotto-Domo                                          26.50
14 Ireland                                                  
15 Scotland                                            45.28
16 Wales                                               56.18

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