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Tour of Britain - 2.3
Great Britain, September 1-5, 2004
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Stage 1 - September 1: Manchester - Manchester, 207km
Zanini on top
By Shane Stokes in Manchester
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Quick.Step-Davitamon rider Stefano Zanini won today's opening stage of the Tour of Britain, taking the victory in Manchester in a bunch sprint of 78 riders. The 35 year old Italian hit the line ahead of Kevin Van Impe (Lotto-Domo), Alejandro Alberto Borrajo (Ceramiche Panaria) and Julian Dean (Credit Agricole), with double Tour de France stage winner Tom Boonen (Quick.Step Davitamon) finishing fifth and British champion Roger Hammond (Mr Bookmaker.com) sixth and best of the home contingent.
Confusion reigned inside the last kilometre when, with 500 metres to go, several riders misinterpreted the marshals' directions and almost went the wrong way. They corrected their course but some of their momentum was lost. Boonen was one of those affected but, having felt strong inside the closing kilometres, he should figure again this week.
The day's action centred around a long breakaway of three riders, Duncan Urquhart (Scotland), Rodney Green (Barloworld) and Robert Partridge (Wales). These went clear from the drop of the flag and built a considerable lead, with the three becoming two after Partridge was dropped from the break on the crowd-thronged, first category climb of Nick of Pendle. Green and Urquhart pressed on and built a maximum lead of eighteen minutes before the bunch began to react. Urquhart then lost his place at the front on the final climb of Belmont, 34 kilometres from the finish, with Green finally being reeled in by the bunch twelve kilometres later.
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A flurry of attacks followed including short-lived efforts by GB's Tom Southam plus another by Irishman Ciarán Power (Navigators Insurance) and Barloworld's Stefan Adamsson.
Zanini was one of several riders who then got a small gap on the main field towards the end of the undulating 128.72 mile stage. While these were reeled in just before the line in Manchester, his prominent place at the front of the bunch paid off in terms of positioning for the final sprint. The Italian veteran duly took the stage and the first yellow jersey of the race.
Despite his worries about transferring from short track events to tough road races, triple Olympic medallist Bradley Wiggins (Crédit Agricole) finished in the main bunch today. He and the rest of the field were cheered along by large crowds, showing that the British public are supporting the race, although one big worry was the heavy traffic which was encountered in several locations along the way. The riders got through without incident, but several voiced their concerns after the stage, saying that the rolling road closures employed are not sufficient in such built-up areas and in such a big event.
How it unfolded
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Ninety-four riders lined out at the race start today at the Manchester Velodrome, with good crowds and blue skies enlivening the mood. The race was neutralised to the outskirts where, after the drop of the flag, Duncan Urquhart (Scotland), Rodney Green (Barloworld) and Robert Partridge (Wales) scurried clear. After just five miles they were two minutes and 40 seconds clear of a lethargic main field and their lead continued to grow as they raced towards the first big climb of the day, Ramsbottom Rake.
The climb was not particularly long but certainly was steep, sending the riders into their smallest gear as they toiled up the crowd-lined slopes.
Despite the encouragement of the enthusiastic spectators, Partridge lost contact on the climb but was able to close back up after the top. Urquhart, on the other hand, was using both brawn and brains to scale the category one ascent, handing in both his water bottles to the Mavic neutralised vehicle at the start of the climb and then retrieving them at the top. The weight saving of two pounds may be negligible on many ascents but surely counted for something - even if it was just psychological - on the leg-busting slopes.
Reunited after Urquhart took the prime, the three leaders sped onwards and continued to build their advantage. Partridge was in trouble once again on the Nick of Pendle climb (45.5 kilometres) this time losing contact for good.
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Cheered on by the fans, who had turned out in impressive numbers, Urquhart took the maximum points once again at the top and then resumed his co-operation with his breakaway companion to extend their lead to a staggering eighteen minutes by the time they got to the bonus sprint in Inskip. Green was first across the line here, a position he would repeat in the next two sprints at Blackpool (119 kilometres) and Preston (149.2 km). However the biggest story at this point was not the tussles between Green and Urquhart, nor even the chase behind, but the major traffic problems that saw the race cars between break and bunch caught up in civilian traffic and threatened the safety of the riders themselves.
With marshals working frantically to get on terms with the problem, serious incident was avoided but the chase certainly lost some of its momentum. However with Urquhart tiring and declining to assist Green in the pace-setting, it was clear that the leading duo's chances - and advantage - was dwindling rapidly. At Riley Green (160 km) the gap was down to five and a half minutes. Just before the start of the final climb of Belmont a further three minutes had been trimmed off their lead. Urquhart then lost contact, leaving Green alone in front. Despite his biggest efforts, he was reeled in with 22 kilometres remaining.
A flurry of attacks followed such as those by GB's Tom Southam and the pairing of Ciarán Power (Navigators Insurance) and Barloworld's Stefan Adamsson, but nothing would really stick. Perhaps the most dangerous effort came inside the final few kilometres when Zanini got clear as part of a small group. While the break was reeled in before the line, the Italian's consequent good position helped him avoid the confusion inside the final kilometre and burst out of the bunch to land an excellent stage win.
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Tom Boonen was tipped to be the fastest sprinter in the race on the back of what has been an excellent year for the young Belgian. After finishing fifth on the stage, he explained what went wrong for him. "I didn't even get onto Zanini's wheel. Stefano went with the breakaway the last three kilometres. We caught them at 7-800 metres to go, and then there was big chaos with the deviation. Some guys went right, some guys went left. A guy jumped in front of my bike, I touched him with my shoulder, I came on the left again. Stefano, meanwhile, was sitting in third wheel and managed to finish off the sprint well."
Boonen was one of several riders who voiced their concern with the traffic on the race route. "There were a lot of problems. It wasn't very suitable to race today. Five or six times the situation was very dangerous, and could have been a lot worse - I think we were very lucky today. The organisers have to change something for sure because otherwise there are going to be some big crashes in the next few days. In other countries it's possible to run races safely, so why not here? If it is like this in the next few days, I don't know what's going to happen..."
Event director Tony Doyle explained what had gone wrong. "When a break gets a gap of 18 minutes, that puts any race under pressure, whether that's here, France, Belgium, wherever. All the commissaires, all the marshals, all the police are under a huge amount of strain," he said. "There are other factors which contributed too - a lot of people are still on holiday and a lot of schools have still not gone back. With today's great weather everyone was itching to come out and see the Tour of Britain.
"I think the fact that this is the first Tour of Britain in five years means that some of the marshals and some of the police who have worked on the event before are going to be a little bit rusty. And for some of the new police, it will be the first major event they've worked on in cycling. So that all added to the pressures."
Having explained the factors that led to the problem, Doyle was quick to promise that the situation would improve. "We were aware of what happened out there, so rest assured that we're going have meetings with the police and the officials, and do everything in our power to improve the situation.
"No one is more concerned or more aware that the riders' safety is of paramount importance than myself. I'm wearing the hat of the riders, not that of an organiser - I've got the riders' interests at heart."
The 2004 Tour of Britain continues tomorrow with a 172.3 kilometre stage from Leeds to Sheffield. Stefano Zanini will set out aiming to hold onto the race leader's yellow jersey but with the gruelling first category climbs of Holme Moss and Snake Pass coming towards the end of the race, the fast-finishing veteran may have a tough task ahead.
Photography
Images by John Pierce/PhotoSport International
- Stefano Zanini (Quick.Step) wins the first stage in Manchester ahead of Kevin Van Impe (R) and Alejandro Alberto Borrajo (L)
- Setting it up for a bunch sprint
- The bunch spread out on the Nick O'Pendle climb
- Rolf Aldag (T-Mobile) in action during the first stage
- Andreas Kloden (T-Mobile) rides during stage 1 of the Tour of Britain
- The peloton tackles the Ramsbottom Rake KOM
Images by Larry Hickmott/British Cycling
- Roger Hammond (Mr Bookmaker) signs an autograph
- Tom Boonen (Quick.Step-Davitamon) interviewed at the start
- Axel Merckx (Lotto-Domo) interviewed at the start
- Zanini and Savoldelli chat at the start
- Duncan Urquhart (Scotland) leads Rodney Green (Barloworld) during their escape
- The peloton rides over a steep bridge
- Andrea Peron (CSC) and Davide Bramati (Quick.Step) control the bunch
Results
1 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon 5.01.23 2 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Lotto-Domo 3 Alejandro Alberto Borrajo (Arg) Ceramiche Panaria 4 Julian Dean (NZl) Credit Agricole 5 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon 6 Roger Hammond (GBr) Mr Bookmaker.com 7 Maksym Rudenko (Ukr) Chocolade Jacques 8 Yanto Barker (GBr) Wales 9 Paride Grillo (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria 10 Ben Day (Aus) Mr Bookmaker.com 11 Russel Downing (GBr) Great Britain 12 Filippo Perfetto (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria 13 Stefan Adamsson (Swe) Barloworld 14 Ciarán Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance 15 Fernandez Moreno (Spa) Relax - Bodysol 16 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC 17 Jeff Louder (USA) Navigators Insurance 18 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile 19 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Relax - Bodysol 20 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Chocolade Jacques 21 Tim Cassidy (Irl) Ireland 22 Hector Guerra Garcia (Spa) Relax - Bodysol 23 Kieran Page (GBr) Great Britain 24 Paolo Lanfranchi (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria 25 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Mr Bookmaker.com 26 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon 27 Ryan Cox (RSA) Barloworld 28 Nico Mattan (Bel) Relax - Bodysol 29 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Credit Agricole 30 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Chocolade Jacques 31 Kirk Obee (USA) Navigators Insurance 32 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Ceramiche Panaria 33 David McCann (Irl) Ireland 34 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC 35 Nick Gates (Aus) Lotto-Domo 36 Wim de Vocht (Bel) Relax - Bodysol 37 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Credit Agricole 38 Michele Bartoli (Ita) Team CSC 39 Enrico Degano (Ita) Barloworld 40 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Mr Bookmaker.com 41 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Quick Step-Davitamon 42 Serge Baguet (Bel) Lotto-Domo 43 Tristan Hoffman (Ned) Team CSC 44 Philip Deignan (Irl) Ireland 45 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Barloworld 46 Jeremy Maartens (RSA) Barloworld 47 Evan Oliphant (GBr) Scotland 48 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques 49 Kristof Trouve (Bel) Mr Bookmaker.com 50 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC 51 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor 52 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Lotto-Domo 53 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) US Postal-Berry Floor 54 Tom Southam (GBr) Great Britain 55 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Navigators Insurance 56 Andoni Aranaga (Spa) Chocolade Jacques 57 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) T-Mobile 58 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) US Postal-Berry Floor 59 Paul Manning (GBr) Great Britain 60 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Great Britain 61 Michael Creed (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor 62 Mario Aerts (Bel) T-Mobile 63 José Azevedo (Por) US Postal-Berry Floor 64 John Gadret (Fra) Chocolade Jacques 65 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) Ireland 66 Julio Lopez De La Torre (Spa) Relax - Bodysol 67 Frédéric Amorison (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon 68 Benjamin Noval (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor 69 Axel Merckx (Bel) Lotto-Domo 70 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Ireland 71 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC 72 Jason McIntyre (GBr) Scotland 73 Chris Newton (GBr) Great Britain 74 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Credit Agricole 75 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Credit Agricole 76 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon 77 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile 78 Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile 79 Jeremy Yates (NZl) Credit Agricole 0.19 80 Mario De Clercq (Bel) Mr Bookmaker.com 0.34 81 Rodney Green (RSA) Barloworld 3.13 82 Gary Hand (GBr) Scotland 5.18 83 Tommy Evans (Irl) Ireland 6.00 84 Jamie Norfolk (GBr) Wales 6.14 85 Graeme Brown (Aus) Ceramiche Panaria 8.06 86 Julian Winn (GBr) Wales 9.54 87 Alex Coutts (GBr) Scotland 88 Robert Partridge (GBr) Wales 13.04 89 Anthony Malarczyk (GBr) Wales 90 Viktor Rapinski (Blr) Navigators Insurance 91 David Smith (GBr) Scotland 14.31 92 Gareth Jones (GBr) Wales 93 Duncan Urquhart (GBr) Scotland 22.30 Points 1 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon 15 Pts 2 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Lotto-Domo 14 3 Alejandro Alberto Borrajo (Arg) Ceramiche Panaria 13 4 Julian Dean (NZl) Credit Agricole 12 5 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon 11 6 Roger Hammond (GBr) Mr Bookmaker.com 10 7 Maksym Rudenko (Ukr) Chocolade Jacques 9 8 Yanto Barker (GBr) Wales 8 9 Paride Grillo (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria 7 10 Ben Day (Aus) Mr Bookmaker.com 6 11 Russel Downing (GBr) Great Britain 5 12 Filippo Perfetto (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria 4 13 Stefan Adamsson (Swe) Barloworld 3 14 Ciarán Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance 2 15 Fernandez Moreno (Spa) Relax - Bodysol 1 Mountains Ramsbottom Rake - Cat 1 1 Duncan Urquhart (GBr) Scotland 10 Pts 2 Rodney Green (RSA) Barloworld 8 3 Robert Partridge (GBr) Wales 6 4 Tom Southam (GBr) Great Britain 5 5 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Chocolade Jacques 4 6 David Smith (GBr) Scotland 3 7 Julian Winn (GBr) Wales 2 8 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor 1 Nick of Pendle - Cat 1 1 Duncan Urquhart (GBr) Scotland 10 Pts 2 Rodney Green (RSA) Barloworld 8 3 Robert Partridge (GBr) Wales 6 4 Ryan Cox (RSA) Barloworld 5 5 Tom Southam (GBr) Great Britain 4 6 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Chocolade Jacques 3 7 Jeremy Maartens (RSA) Barloworld 2 8 Fernandez Moreno (Spa) Relax - Bodysol 1 Belmont - Cat 3 1 Rodney Green (RSA) Barloworld 4 Pts 2 Duncan Urquhart (GBr) Scotland 3 3 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) US Postal-Berry Floor 2 4 Tom Southam (GBr) Great Britain 1 Sprints Inskip 1 Rodney Green (RSA) Barloworld 5 Pts 2 Duncan Urquhart (GBr) Scotland 3 3 Robert Partridge (GBr) Wales 2 4 Mario Aerts (Bel) T-Mobile 1 Blackpool 1 Rodney Green (RSA) Barloworld 5 Pts 2 Duncan Urquhart (GBr) Scotland 3 3 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Relax - Bodysol 2 4 Roger Hammond (GBr) Mr Bookmaker.com 1 Preston 1 Rodney Green (RSA) Barloworld 5 Pts 2 Duncan Urquhart (GBr) Scotland 3 3 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC 2 4 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon 1 Teams 1 Ceramiche Panaria 15.04.09 2 Quick Step-Davitamon 3 Mr Bookmaker.com 4 Relax - Bodysol 5 Chocolade Jacques 6 Navigators Insurance 7 Credit Agricole 8 Lotto-Domo 9 Barloworld 10 Great Britain 11 Team CSC 12 Ireland 13 T-Mobile 14 US Postal-Berry Floor 15 Scotland 5.18 16 Wales 16.08 General classification after stage 1 1 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon 5.01.13 2 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Lotto-Domo 0.04 3 Alejandro Alberto Borrajo (Arg) Ceramiche Panaria 0.06 4 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Relax - Bodysol 0.09 5 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC 6 Julian Dean (NZl) Credit Agricole 0.10 7 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon 8 Roger Hammond (GBr) Mr Bookmaker.com 9 Maksym Rudenko (Ukr) Chocolade Jacques 10 Yanto Barker (GBr) Wales 11 Paride Grillo (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria 12 Ben Day (Aus) Mr Bookmaker.com 13 Russel Downing (GBr) Great Britain 14 Filippo Perfetto (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria 15 Stefan Adamsson (Swe) Barloworld 16 Ciarán Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance 17 Fernandez Moreno (Spa) Relax - Bodysol 18 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC 19 Jeff Louder (USA) Navigators Insurance 20 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile 21 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Chocolade Jacques 22 Tim Cassidy (Irl) Ireland 23 Hector Guerra Garcia (Spa) Relax - Bodysol 24 Kieran Page (GBr) Great Britain 25 Paolo Lanfranchi (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria 26 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Mr Bookmaker.com 27 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon 28 Ryan Cox (RSA) Barloworld 29 Nico Mattan (Bel) Relax - Bodysol 30 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Credit Agricole 31 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Chocolade Jacques 32 Kirk Obee (USA) Navigators Insurance 33 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Ceramiche Panaria 34 David McCann (Irl) Ireland 35 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC 36 Nick Gates (Aus) Lotto-Domo 37 Wim de Vocht (Bel) Relax - Bodysol 38 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Credit Agricole 39 Michele Bartoli (Ita) Team CSC 40 Enrico Degano (Ita) Barloworld 41 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Mr Bookmaker.com 42 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Quick Step-Davitamon 43 Serge Baguet (Bel) Lotto-Domo 44 Tristan Hoffman (Ned) Team CSC 45 Philip Deignan (Irl) Ireland 46 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Barloworld 47 Jeremy Maartens (RSA) Barloworld 48 Evan Oliphant (GBr) Scotland 49 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques 50 Kristof Trouve (Bel) Mr Bookmaker.com 51 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor 52 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Lotto-Domo 53 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) US Postal-Berry Floor 54 Tom Southam (GBr) Great Britain 55 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Navigators Insurance 56 Andoni Aranaga (Spa) Chocolade Jacques 57 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) T-Mobile 58 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) US Postal-Berry Floor 59 Paul Manning (GBr) Great Britain 60 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Great Britain 61 Michael Creed (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor 62 Mario Aerts (Bel) T-Mobile 63 José Azevedo (Por) US Postal-Berry Floor 64 John Gadret (Fra) Chocolade Jacques 65 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) Ireland 66 Julio Lopez De La Torre (Spa) Relax - Bodysol 67 Frédéric Amorison (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon 68 Benjamin Noval (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor 69 Axel Merckx (Bel) Lotto-Domo 70 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Ireland 71 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC 72 Jason McIntyre (GBr) Scotland 73 Chris Newton (GBr) Great Britain 74 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Credit Agricole 75 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Credit Agricole 76 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon 77 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile 78 Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile 79 Jeremy Yates (NZl) Credit Agricole 0.29 80 Mario De Clercq (Bel) Mr Bookmaker.com 0.44 81 Rodney Green (RSA) Barloworld 3.14 82 Gary Hand (GBr) Scotland 5.28 83 Tommy Evans (Irl) Ireland 6.10 84 Jamie Norfolk (GBr) Wales 6.24 85 Graeme Brown (Aus) Ceramiche Panaria 8.16 86 Julian Winn (GBr) Wales 10.04 87 Alex Coutts (GBr) Scotland 88 Robert Partridge (GBr) Wales 13.13 89 Anthony Malarczyk (GBr) Wales 13.14 90 Viktor Rapinski (Blr) Navigators Insurance 91 David Smith (GBr) Scotland 14.41 92 Gareth Jones (GBr) Wales 93 Duncan Urquhart (GBr) Scotland 22.34 Points classification 1 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon 15 Pts 2 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Lotto-Domo 14 3 Alejandro Alberto Borrajo (Arg) Ceramiche Panaria 13 4 Julian Dean (NZl) Credit Agricole 12 5 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon 11 6 Roger Hammond (GBr) Mr Bookmaker.com 10 7 Maksym Rudenko (Ukr) Chocolade Jacques 9 8 Yanto Barker (GBr) Wales 8 9 Paride Grillo (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria 7 10 Ben Day (Aus) Mr Bookmaker.com 6 11 Russel Downing (GBr) Great Britain 5 12 Filippo Perfetto (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria 4 13 Stefan Adamsson (Swe) Barloworld 3 14 Ciarán Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance 2 15 Fernandez Moreno (Spa) Relax - Bodysol 1 Mountains classification 1 Duncan Urquhart (GBr) Scotland 23 Pts 2 Rodney Green (RSA) Barloworld 20 3 Robert Partridge (GBr) Wales 12 4 Tom Southam (GBr) Great Britain 10 5 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Chocolade Jacques 7 6 Ryan Cox (RSA) Barloworld 5 7 David Smith (GBr) Scotland 3 8 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) US Postal-Berry Floor 2 8 Julian Winn (GBr) Wales 2 8 Jeremy Maartens (RSA) Barloworld 2 11 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor 1 11 Fernandez Moreno (Spa) Relax - Bodysol 1 Sprints classification 1 Rodney Green (RSA) Barloworld 15 Pts 2 Duncan Urquhart (GBr) Scotland 9 3 Robert Partridge (GBr) Wales 2 3 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC 2 3 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Relax - Bodysol 2 6 Roger Hammond (GBr) Mr Bookmaker.com 1 6 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon 1 6 Mario Aerts (Bel) T-Mobile 1 Teams classification 1 Ceramiche Panaria 15.04.09 2 Quick Step-Davitamon 3 Mr Bookmaker.com 4 Relax - Bodysol 5 Chocolade Jacques 6 Navigators Insurance 7 Credit Agricole 8 Lotto-Domo 9 Barloworld 10 Great Britain 11 Team CSC 12 Ireland 13 T-Mobile 14 US Postal-Berry Floor 15 Scotland 5.18 16 Wales 16.08
