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Tour of Britain - 2.3

Great Britain, September 1-5, 2004

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Stage 3 - September 3: Bakewell - Nottingham, 192km

Boonen wins in Nottingham

By Shane Stokes in Nottingham

Tom Boonen (Quick.Step-Davitamon)
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Quick.Step-Davitamon rider Tom Boonen showed the sprinting form which won him two stages of the Tour de France when he triumphed on stage three of the Tour of Britain today. The 23 year old Belgian thundered across the line in Nottingham this afternoon ahead of Paride Grillo (Ceramiche Panaria), Julian Dean (Credit Agricole) and British duo Roger Hammond and Jeremy Hunt (both MrBookmaker.com). A total of eighteen riders finished in the same time, with most of the rest of field five seconds back due to a gap which opened in the bunch inside the final kilometre.

"It was tough, I was boxed in with 250 metres to go so it was hard to get to the front but I made it," said Boonen. "I've enjoyed England, it is a nice country. The racing itself has been very good but hard to control with a team of just six riders. While it hasn't been easy we have already had two stage wins and a second place on Thursday so we can't complain.

"I didn't expect it to be like this but there are a lot of people along the roads and at the finish lines. It makes it nice to race here."

Race leader Mauricio Ardila (Chocolade Jacques) finished in this second group and while he retains the yellow jersey, Frenchman Eric Leblacher (Credit Agricole) moves up to the same time overall. Nick Nuyens (Quick.Step-Davitamon) and Paolo Savoldelli (T-Mobile) are next in the general classification with Hammond best of the home riders in eleventh place.

Today's mainly flat 192.1 kilometre stage was marked by a long distance breakaway which started when four riders - Benjamin Noval (US Postal Service), Philip Deignan (Grant Thornton Team Ireland), Andrei Kashechkin (Credit Agricole) and Victor Rapinski (Navigators Insurance) - went clear at the 14 kilometre mark.

Kashechkin experienced mechanical problems in Ashbourne, 27 kilometres into the stage, and sat up from the group which was holding a 1 minute and 12 second lead over the main bunch. Although this reduced the break to three riders, the leaders continued to build their advantage and by the 70 kilometre point they were 13 minutes clear.

Young Irish amateur Philip Deignan
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Starting the day, Deignan was best placed overall in twentieth place, ten seconds off the race lead of Mauricio Ardila and, with Noval back in 64th overall and Rapinski 85th, the young Irish amateur was clear leader on the road. However his prominent position in the general classification meant that the two other riders put pressure on him to sit up out of the break in order to further their chances. After taking second place in the first bonus sprint, the frustrated Irishman did so and went back to the bunch.

Deignan explained, "Once we were clear the two others asked me what I was doing in the break, saying that my presence there would lead the bunch to chase. They told me they wanted me to go back to the bunch; I said I would do so after the bonus sprint. It was pretty frustrating, but I have moved up a little and hopefully I can get into the top ten before the race ends on Sunday."

With Deignan gone the two leaders pressed onwards but as the stage progressed, the main field began to close the gap right down. Noval attacked on the final KOM of Upper Broughton with some 18 kilometres left to cover, quickly distancing Rapinski. However he was hauled back inside the final five kilometres, with Boonen racing through to take the stage victory in the ensuing bunch sprint.

How it unfolded

Much as was the case yesterday, the opening few kilometres saw repeated attacks from the riders. After four kilometres, a group of fifteen went clear but the combined efforts of the Panaria and Wales team hauled it back.

On the first climb of the day at Wirksworth, King of the Mountains leader Ben Day (MrBookmaker.com) created a split in the bunch of about 20 riders when he drove the pace towards the summit. Day was passed by South African champion Ryan Cox before the prime line but finished second to add three more points to his total. Yellow jersey Ardila was keeping close tabs on the riders and ended up taking third at the top.

Following a regrouping in the main field, Noval of USPS attacked after approximately 14 kilometres. He was quickly joined by Deignan, Kashechkin and Rapinski and the four riders built a solid lead.

After Kashechkin's mechanical in Ashbourne cost him his place in the group, the other three riders persisted and succeeded in opening a bigger lead. However their co-operation did not last terribly long; Deignan was in 20th place overall, ten seconds off yellow. while the other two riders were over thirteen minutes down, and so they told him they wanted him to return to the bunch.

After Noval took the special prime of 700 euros at Duffield and Rapinski beat Deignan at Derby, the young Irish rider sat up and went back to the bunch. He was clearly frustrated at this state of play, but had the small consolation of taking two seconds in the bonus sprint, which would move him from 20th to 15th overall at the end of the day.

Noval and Rapinski pressed on, the Spaniard taking first at the prime at Loughborough (120.9 kilometres) and then the Belarussian doing likewise at Leicester (139.6 kilometres). By that stage their lead was 6 minutes and 16 seconds and this continued to fall as the chase increased behind. Noval led Rapinski over the category three climb at Ab Kettleby, where their advantage was just 2 minutes and 7 seconds. The US Postal rider then made a solo bid for the stage win when he attacked on the final climb of Upper Broughton, opening up a fifteen second advantage by the top and racing on towards Nottingham. His efforts came to naught, however, with the bunch swooping with two kilometres remaining and arriving en masse to the line, where Boonen thundered in ahead of Grillo, Dean, Hammond and Hunt. Leblacher crossed the line in eighteenth place but with a small advantage over the next riders; this was enough to negate his five second deficit to race leader Mauricio Ardila and move him up to equal time overall.

Dean's third place on the stage saw him overhaul Alejandro Alberto Borrajo in the points classification, while Ben Day (MrBookmaker.com) continues as mountains leader. South African champion Ryan Cox (Barloworld) finished one place ahead of him on each of the day's three climbs and so has moved to within nine points of his rival. However just twelve points are up for grabs on tomorrow's penultimate stage, making it likely that Day will hold out.

The Tour of Britain continues with a 160.9 kilometre stage from the Newport Velodrome to Celtic Manor, an undulating three lap circuit which is expected to splinter the main field. With just Sunday's criterium in London to follow, the big guns will do what they can to overhaul Ardila tomorrow, ensuring that his Chocolade Jacques team have a very tough day in the saddle. Thirty riders are within 44 seconds of the Colombian, amongst them British champion Roger Hammond who took the 2003 and 2004 titles on a course based around this same circuit. He is just fifteen seconds down and will be highly motivated heading into tomorrow's race.

Photography

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Results

1 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon                       4.30.55 (42.54 km/h)
2 Paride Grillo (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria                              
3 Julian Dean (NZl) Credit Agricole                                  
4 Roger Hammond (GBr) Mr Bookmaker.com                               
5 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Mr Bookmaker.com                                 
6 Kirk Obee (USA) Navigators Insurance                               
7 Alejandro Alberto Borrajo (Arg) Ceramiche Panaria                  
8 Ciarán Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance                            
9 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Relax - Bodysol                          
10 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                   
11 Fernandez Moreno (Spa) Relax - Bodysol                            
12 Maksym Rudenko (Ukr) Chocolade Jacques                            
13 Yanto Barker (GBr) Wales                                          
14 Tim Cassidy (Irl) Ireland                                         
15 Russel Downing (GBr) Great Britain                                
16 Enrico Degano (Ita) Barloworld                                    
17 Michele Bartoli (Ita) Team CSC                                    
18 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Credit Agricole                              
19 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Mr Bookmaker.com                            0.05
20 Kristof Trouve (Bel) Mr Bookmaker.com                             
21 Kieran Page (GBr) Great Britain                                   
22 Hector Guerra Garcia (Spa) Relax - Bodysol                        
23 Tommy Evans (Irl) Ireland                                         
24 Julio Lopez De La Torre (Spa) Relax - Bodysol                     
25 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                  
26 Mario De Clercq (Bel) Mr Bookmaker.com                            
27 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon                            
28 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Chocolade Jacques                           
29 Ben Day (Aus) Mr Bookmaker.com                                    
30 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Navigators Insurance                    
31 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques                            
32 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) T-Mobile                                   
33 Evan Oliphant (GBr) Scotland                                      
34 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Credit Agricole                           
35 Tristan Hoffman (Ned) Team CSC                                    
36 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) Ireland                                       
37 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Great Britain                              
38 Julian Winn (GBr) Wales                                           
39 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                       
40 Nico Mattan (Bel) Relax - Bodysol                                 
41 Ryan Cox (RSA) Barloworld                                         
42 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                     
43 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Chocolade Jacques                       
44 Tom Southam (GBr) Great Britain                                   
45 Wim de Vocht (Bel) Relax - Bodysol                                
46 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor                     
47 Stefan Adamsson (Swe) Barloworld                                  
48 Gary Hand (GBr) Scotland                                          
49 José Azevedo (Por) US Postal-Berry Floor                          
50 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Ireland                                    
51 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) US Postal-Berry Floor                         
52 Philip Deignan (Irl) Ireland                                      
53 David McCann (Irl) Ireland                                        
54 Paolo Lanfranchi (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria                          
55 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) US Postal-Berry Floor                 
56 Jamie Norfolk (GBr) Wales                                         
57 Nick Gates (Aus) Lotto-Domo                                       
58 John Gadret (Fra) Chocolade Jacques                               
59 Chris Newton (GBr) Great Britain                                  
60 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile                                         
61 Jeremy Maartens (RSA) Barloworld                                  
62 Mario Aerts (Bel) T-Mobile                                        
63 David Smith (GBr) Scotland                                        
64 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Quick Step-Davitamon                            
65 Alex Coutts (GBr) Scotland                                        
66 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Lotto-Domo                                  
67 Jeff Louder (USA) Navigators Insurance                            
68 Jeremy Yates (NZl) Credit Agricole                                
69 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon                         
70 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile                                        
71 Jason McIntyre (GBr) Scotland                                     
72 Rodney Green (RSA) Barloworld                                     
73 Viktor Rapinski (Blr) Navigators Insurance                        
74 Michael Creed (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor                         
75 Robert Partridge (GBr) Wales                                      
76 Paul Manning (GBr) Great Britain                                  
77 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon                         
78 Andoni Aranaga (Spa) Chocolade Jacques                            
79 Gareth Jones (GBr) Wales                                          
80 Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile                                 0.21
81 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Ceramiche Panaria                       0.38
82 Duncan Urquhart (GBr) Scotland                                0.40
83 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Credit Agricole                         0.46
84 Frédéric Amorison (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon                  1.16
85 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Credit Agricole                              
86 Benjamin Noval (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor                    1.22
DNF Filippo Perfetto (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria                         
DNF Sean Sullivan (Aus) Barloworld                                   
DNF Serge Baguet (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                    
 
Points
 
1 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon                            15 pts
2 Paride Grillo (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria                            14
3 Julian Dean (NZl) Credit Agricole                                13
4 Roger Hammond (GBr) Mr Bookmaker.com                             12
5 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Mr Bookmaker.com                               11
6 Kirk Obee (USA) Navigators Insurance                             10
7 Alejandro Alberto Borrajo (Arg) Ceramiche Panaria                 9
8 Ciarán Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance                           8
9 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Relax - Bodysol                         7
10 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                  6
11 Fernandez Moreno (Spa) Relax - Bodysol                           5
12 Maksym Rudenko (Ukr) Chocolade Jacques                           4
13 Yanto Barker (GBr) Wales                                         3
14 Tim Cassidy (Irl) Ireland                                        2
15 Russel Downing (GBr) Great Britain                               1
 
Mountains
 
KOM Cat 3 at Wirksworth                                              
 
1 Ryan Cox (RSA) Barloworld                                         4 pts
2 Ben Day (Aus) Mr Bookmaker.com                                    3
3 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Chocolade Jacques                           2
4 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) US Postal-Berry Floor                         1
 
KOM Cat 3 at Ab Kettleby                                             
 
1 Benjamin Noval (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor                        4 pts
2 Viktor Rapinski (Blr) Navigators Insurance                        3
3 Ryan Cox (RSA) Barloworld                                         2
4 Ben Day (Aus) Mr Bookmaker.com                                    1
 
KOM Cat 3 at Upper Broughton                                         
 
1 Benjamin Noval (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor                        4 pts
2 Viktor Rapinski (Blr) Navigators Insurance                        3
3 Ryan Cox (RSA) Barloworld                                         2
4 Ben Day (Aus) Mr Bookmaker.com                                    1
 
Sprints
 
Prime at Duffield
 
1 Benjamin Noval (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor                         
 
Sprint at Derby
 
1 Viktor Rapinski (Blr) Navigators Insurance                        5 pts
2 Philip Deignan (Irl) Ireland                                      3
3 Benjamin Noval (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor                        2
4 Rodney Green (RSA) Barloworld                                     1
 
Sprint at Loughborough
 
1 Benjamin Noval (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor                        5 pts
2 Viktor Rapinski (Blr) Navigators Insurance                        3
3 Julian Dean (NZl) Credit Agricole                                 2
4 Jeremy Maartens (RSA) Barloworld                                  1
 
Sprint at Leicester
 
1 Viktor Rapinski (Blr) Navigators Insurance                        5 pts
2 Benjamin Noval (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor                        3
3 Julian Dean (NZl) Credit Agricole                                 2
4 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon                            1
 
Teams
 
1 Mr Bookmaker.com                                           13.32.50
2 Relax - Bodysol                                                    
3 Navigators                                                         
4 Credit Agricole                                                    
5 Ceramiche Panaria                                                  
6 Chocolade Jacques                                              0.05
7 Ireland                                                            
8 Great Britain                                                      
9 Team CSC                                                           
10 Quick Step-Davitamon                                              
11 Barloworld                                                        
12 Wales                                                             
13 Lotto-Domo                                                        
14 Scotland                                                      0.10
15 US Postal-Berry Floor                                             
16 T-Mobile                                                          
 
General classification after stage 3    
 
1 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Chocolade Jacques                    13.58.39
2 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Credit Agricole                               
3 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon                         0.05
4 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) T-Mobile                                0.07
5 Julian Dean (NZl) Credit Agricole                              0.09
6 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                    
7 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Navigators Insurance                     
8 Alejandro Alberto Borrajo (Arg) Ceramiche Panaria              0.11
9 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor                      
10 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                     
11 Roger Hammond (GBr) Mr Bookmaker.com                          0.15
12 Fernandez Moreno (Spa) Relax - Bodysol                            
13 Ben Day (Aus) Mr Bookmaker.com                                    
14 Michele Bartoli (Ita) Team CSC                                    
15 Philip Deignan (Irl) Ireland                                  0.18
16 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                   0.19
17 Hector Guerra Garcia (Spa) Relax - Bodysol                    0.20
18 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Mr Bookmaker.com                                
19 Ryan Cox (RSA) Barloworld                                         
20 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Chocolade Jacques                       
21 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Credit Agricole                           
22 Tom Southam (GBr) Great Britain                                   
23 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Great Britain                              
24 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) US Postal-Berry Floor                 
25 Jeremy Maartens (RSA) Barloworld                                  
26 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) US Postal-Berry Floor                         
27 José Azevedo (Por) US Postal-Berry Floor                          
28 John Gadret (Fra) Chocolade Jacques                               
29 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile                                         
30 Paolo Lanfranchi (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria                      0.44
31 Russel Downing (GBr) Great Britain                            9.08
32 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon                        13.25
33 Paride Grillo (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria                        13.29
34 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon                    13.30
35 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Relax - Bodysol                    13.34
36 Yanto Barker (GBr) Wales                                     13.35
37 Ciarán Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance                           
38 Tim Cassidy (Irl) Ireland                                         
39 Maksym Rudenko (Ukr) Chocolade Jacques                            
40 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Mr Bookmaker.com                                
41 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                             13.40
42 Kieran Page (GBr) Great Britain                                   
43 Kristof Trouve (Bel) Mr Bookmaker.com                             
44 Stefan Adamsson (Swe) Barloworld                                  
45 Evan Oliphant (GBr) Scotland                                      
46 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile                                        
47 Wim de Vocht (Bel) Relax - Bodysol                                
48 Jeff Louder (USA) Navigators Insurance                            
49 Nico Mattan (Bel) Relax - Bodysol                                 
50 David McCann (Irl) Ireland                                        
51 Tristan Hoffman (Ned) Team CSC                                    
52 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques                            
53 Mario Aerts (Bel) T-Mobile                                        
54 Nick Gates (Aus) Lotto-Domo                                       
55 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Quick Step-Davitamon                            
56 Julio Lopez De La Torre (Spa) Relax - Bodysol                     
57 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Ireland                                    
58 Andoni Aranaga (Spa) Chocolade Jacques                            
59 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Lotto-Domo                                  
60 Chris Newton (GBr) Great Britain                                  
61 Paul Manning (GBr) Great Britain                                  
62 Michael Creed (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor                         
63 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon                         
64 Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile                                13.56
65 Jeremy Yates (NZl) Credit Agricole                           13.59
66 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Ceramiche Panaria                      14.13
67 Mario De Clercq (Bel) Mr Bookmaker.com                       14.14
68 Benjamin Noval (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor                   14.51
69 Frédéric Amorison (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon                      
70 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Credit Agricole                              
71 Jamie Norfolk (GBr) Wales                                    19.54
72 Kirk Obee (USA) Navigators Insurance                         20.30
73 Enrico Degano (Ita) Barloworld                                    
74 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) Ireland                                  20.33
75 Jason McIntyre (GBr) Scotland                                20.35
76 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Credit Agricole                        21.16
77 Julian Winn (GBr) Wales                                      23.34
78 Alex Coutts (GBr) Scotland                                        
79 Rodney Green (RSA) Barloworld                                23.37
80 Gary Hand (GBr) Scotland                                     25.53
81 Tommy Evans (Irl) Ireland                                    26.35
82 Viktor Rapinski (Blr) Navigators Insurance                   26.36
83 David Smith (GBr) Scotland                                   28.11
84 Robert Partridge (GBr) Wales                                 33.38
85 Gareth Jones (GBr) Wales                                     35.06
86 Duncan Urquhart (GBr) Scotland                               43.34
 
Points classification
 
1 Julian Dean (NZl) Credit Agricole                                32 pts
2 Alejandro Alberto Borrajo (Arg) Ceramiche Panaria                30
3 Roger Hammond (GBr) Mr Bookmaker.com                             27
4 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon                            26
5 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                  23
6 Paride Grillo (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria                            21
7 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Chocolade Jacques                          15
8 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon                        15
9 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon                           14
10 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) T-Mobile                                 13
11 Maksym Rudenko (Ukr) Chocolade Jacques                          13
12 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Credit Agricole                            12
13 Fernandez Moreno (Spa) Relax - Bodysol                          12
14 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor                   11
15 Yanto Barker (GBr) Wales                                        11
16 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Mr Bookmaker.com                              11
17 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                   10
18 Ciarán Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance                         10
19 Kirk Obee (USA) Navigators Insurance                            10
20 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Navigators Insurance                   9
21 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Relax - Bodysol                        7
22 Ben Day (Aus) Mr Bookmaker.com                                   6
23 Russel Downing (GBr) Great Britain                               6
24 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile                                        4
25 Stefan Adamsson (Swe) Barloworld                                 3
26 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Mr Bookmaker.com                               2
27 Tim Cassidy (Irl) Ireland                                        2
28 Michele Bartoli (Ita) Team CSC                                   1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Ben Day (Aus) Mr Bookmaker.com                                   35 pts
2 Ryan Cox (RSA) Barloworld                                        26
3 Duncan Urquhart (GBr) Scotland                                   23
4 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Credit Agricole                             23
5 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Chocolade Jacques                          22
6 Rodney Green (RSA) Barloworld                                    20
7 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Navigators Insurance                   16
8 Tom Southam (GBr) Great Britain                                  14
9 Robert Partridge (GBr) Wales                                     12
10 Benjamin Noval (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor                       8
11 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor                    7
12 Jeremy Maartens (RSA) Barloworld                                 6
13 Viktor Rapinski (Blr) Navigators Insurance                       6
14 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) T-Mobile                                  4
15 Fernandez Moreno (Spa) Relax - Bodysol                           4
16 David Smith (GBr) Scotland                                       3
17 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) US Postal-Berry Floor                2
18 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile                                        2
19 Julian Winn (GBr) Wales                                          2
20 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) US Postal-Berry Floor                        1
21 Paolo Lanfranchi (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria                         1
22 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Quick Step-Davitamon                           1
 
Sprints classification
 
1 Rodney Green (RSA) Barloworld                                    19 pts
2 Viktor Rapinski (Blr) Navigators Insurance                       13
3 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Credit Agricole                             10
4 Benjamin Noval (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor                       10
5 Ben Day (Aus) Mr Bookmaker.com                                    9
6 Duncan Urquhart (GBr) Scotland                                    9
7 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Navigators Insurance                    6
8 Julian Dean (NZl) Credit Agricole                                 4
9 Philip Deignan (Irl) Ireland                                      3
10 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                      3
11 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Relax - Bodysol                        2
12 Robert Partridge (GBr) Wales                                     2
13 Jeremy Maartens (RSA) Barloworld                                 2
14 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon                           1
15 Roger Hammond (GBr) Mr Bookmaker.com                             1
16 Mario Aerts (Bel) T-Mobile                                       1
17 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon                        1
18 Frédéric Amorison (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon                     1
 
Team classification
 
1 Credit Agricole                                            41.56.38
2 Chocolade Jacques                                              0.04
3 Team CSC                                                       0.05
4 Mr Bookmaker.com                                               0.09
5 US Postal-Berry Floor                                          0.10
6 Great Britain                                                  9.07
7 Relax - Bodysol                                               13.29
8 T-Mobile                                                      13.30
9 Barloworld                                                    13.34
10 Ceramiche Panaria                                            13.53
11 Navigators                                                   26.42
12 Quick Step-Davitamon                                         26.45
13 Ireland                                                      26.54
14 Lotto-Domo                                                        
15 Scotland                                                     45.37
16 Wales                                                        56.22

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