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Tour de Georgia - 2.1
USA, April 19-24, 2005
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Stage 2 - April 20: Fayetteville - Rome, 197.5 km
Stage two heats up in Georgia
Wrolich takes fast sprint after catching another long solo break
By Mark Zalewski with Eddie Monnier in Rome, Georgia
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After yesterday's extremely slow pace, Andrea Tafi (Saunier Duval-Prodir) decided to take matters into his own hand in today's second rolling stage from Fayetteville to Rome. After 80km of racing, the veteran Italian racing in his last year shot out of the peloton and onto a solo ride to the city named after his home country's capital. "For me, it is a really important to win one [more] stage for my career," said Tafi. And the field felt content to let him try, until the teams of the sprinters remembered that this is the last flat stage until the end and began to chase. Tafi was caught entering the circuits by a fast charging peloton led by the entire Discovery Channel team, with last year's Rome finish winner Lance Armstrong in tow.
All three circuits were controlled by Discovery and the team did their best to lead out The Boss, but in the end the train was hijacked by Gerolsteiner's Peter Wrolich who came through the bunch to take the downhill finish. "It's all about positioning in the end, and we were good, but some guys came around us," said Armstrong. "I tried my luck, but last year was almost a freak experience, winning a sprint like that. It's not as if I am disappointed to be third, but that's a tough little circuit!"
Nonetheless, Armstrong still sits comfortably in fifth place on general classification entering tomorrow's key time trial. "I feel fairly good. It's tough to say, we haven't had any difficult days yet and tomorrow's the first big test. I'll have a better idea tomorrow."
Today's stage winner Peter Wrolich gave a blow-by-blow on how me came around Lance and Co. "We came up the last hill and Lance was alone," Wrolich explained. "It was difficult for him to control the situation. I had Levi with me. I just followed Lance. Levi attacked with 350 meters to go and it was a good chance for me because if Lance wanted to win, he had to close the gap. He jumped after Levi -- it was an easier situation to jump from the wheel of Lance and win."
The Gerolsteiner rider was impressed with the finishing circuit today as well. "You can compare [the course] to all the hills in the Netherlands. A lap like that is real racing, it was something for the crowd....They can see the race for a half an hour....And that should also be the way it is Europe... I liked it."
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Andrea Tafi didn't come away with nothing however. For holding on to the lead through the first time up Clock Tower Hill, he gains the first KOM jersey of this year's race. However, he is here for something more and gave a hint at what is to come. "For me it was a fantastic day, but maybe I will try on the last day. For me, it is a really important to win one [more] stage for my career."
Robbie Hunter (Phonak) retains his overall lead even though he had a tough time weeding through slower riders on the final circuit. "On the last climb I was right in front, and there were two guys who sat up -- and it's such a small straight climb that you can lose like fifteen positions," explained the South African sprinter. "It was pretty fast and position is everything. But the problem is I don't think everyone in the group has got the legs to give it gas off after 200km, so you get guys sitting up and just getting in the way on a circuit like this." Hunter will be able to take it easy and recover tomorrow during the time trial, but not too easy since he'll be sporting the yellow jersey.
Health Net's Greg Henderson takes over the sprint leader's jersey after his team rode strongly for the two Maxxis sprints today. "We had it pretty covered, with three pretty quick guys out there to cover it," explained Henderson. "I just had to make sure we got the lead-out organized -- we went full panic mode, to make sure we had the front of the race -- then launch me with 200 to go."
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But the plans almost didn't go off as planned, for either sprint. "The lead-out got a little messed up when Mike Sayers dropped his chain or something. Then the sprint ended up being uphill, which was a bit harder than it needed to be! (laughs) Just 18km into the race!"
The second Maxxis sprint was almost a problem for the former world track champion. "I looked down at my arm -- thought I had won it comfortably, sat up and then I looked again and realized I had to get out of my seat and go again, because they were coming at me! I nearly messed that one up -- had to throw it on the line. It was like I was on the track again!"
The kiwi sprinter comes to Georgia from the recent track worlds in California, which takes some retooling after turning left for so long. "I was going to have a go at the finish, but I just didn't have the legs. I'm straight off the track -- it's my first road race, so 200 km days..."
While the crowds at the start and finish cities have been about as large as last year, the fans along the race route have been better than ever. Armstrong also felt great about the support the fans have been showing to him and the other riders. "It was fantastic from the start to the finish, we had a lot of people out there, especially a lot of schools. Every school we passed -- I think everyone was out -- the entire staff, all the kids and all the teachers. They made posters, banners, noisemakers and everything. It was great to see."
How it unfolded
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Huge crowds lined the downhill drag out of Fayetteville, Georgia screaming and waving the now typical, "Marry me, Lance" signage. The peloton began as it did yesterday, slow. But thanks to an early sprint at just 18km out on the race course, the riders were quicker to get things going. Health Net was again at the front as their sponsor Maxxis is once again sponsoring the sprints. And having three strongmen on their team leaves them little room for excuse with the moneymen.
Greg Henderson (Health Net p/b Maxxis) took maximum points even with a mechanical problem with his lead-out man Mike Sayers. Gord Fraser took second place and the best young rider on the road Mauro Santambrogio (Team L.P.R.) third. After this, the peloton had 128km until the next sprint.
Thirteen riders used this as a springboard to try a counter-attack, and gained about ten seconds on the field before being brought back. Similar breaks suffered similar fated over the next several kilometers. American crit specialist Jonny Sundt (Jittery Joe's/Kalahari) tried to shake things up a few times today, but to little success.
A bigger group of eight got away, including two Discovery riders in McCartney and Rubiera, Tafi (Saunier Duval-Prodir), Michael Rich and Matthias Russ (Gerolsteiner) among others. This seemed to have the right combination of riders and they worked well together, growing a gap to thirty seconds. But the undulating hills took their toll on the riders and the gap quickly disappeared. American Christian Vande Velde (CSC) tried a quick counter, but the savvy peloton was not fooled.
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The pack was together through the mid-race feed zone and seemed content when Andrea Tafi unleashed another solo effort similar to yesterday. "[Tafi] doesn't like it when we go slow, he was trying to liven things up a little bit," explained Armstrong. "He has been a big champion in our sport. I remember what he has done in the last fifteen years."
The former winner of Paris-Roubaix (and many other races!) used a long decent to build a gap of nearly a minute, before settling in for a long time trial. And the field let him have his merry way about the course while they enjoyed their feed zone lunch.
Tafi's lead ballooned to nearly five minutes through the second Maxxis sprint. But as the field approached the sprint the tempo quickened, resulting in a reduction in Tafi's lead. The time began to fall off even quicker as Phonak assumed position at the front with three riders.
With the time gap under four minutes, Colavita-Sutter Home's Aaron Olsen launched off the front of the peloton as they crested the last significant climb. Using the long downhill, he gained twenty seconds on the field. A few riders attempted to bridge to Olson, but none were successful and he rode to a middle-ground between Tafi and the peloton.
Tafi entered the Rome with a resurgent five minute lead on the field, making the race organization nervous about confusion on the finishing circuits. However, Discover Channel moved to the front and dropped the hammer, bringing the pack into Rome flying. The quick pace might have even contributed to their team car blowing a rear tire on the way into town.
Tafi's lead shrunk to two minutes as he neared the only KOM on Clock Tower Hill. Luckily he held on to a minute buffer while cresting the hill, claiming the first KOM jersey. Aaron Olsen was not so lucky and fell back into the field.
Into the finishing circuit it was all Discovery Channel all the time. And it was only a matter of time before they caught and passed Andrea Tafi.
It seemed that Discovery Channel wanted to make another statement here with a sprint win, with Johann Bruyneel conferring with Lance before the stage. "It was a downhill sprint, so the more gearing you have, the better," explained Armstrong. "Last year I didn't have enough... I didn't have a 54. Actually, it was Johann's idea!"
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A few riders tried to get off the front, but with the strong Discovery Channel train chugging at full-speed, nobody was getting away. Jason McCartney led his team around the course, with Armstrong in tow at the rear. But over the hill the final time, the lead-out was incomplete as Gerolsteiner crashed the party, with Peter Wrolich using American Levi Leipheimer as a lead-out.
Tomorrow's stage three time trial will follow the exact same course as last year, with a testing climb and descent near the end of the course.
Photography
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- David O'Laughlin (Navigators) leads the group.
- The bunch gets strung out chasing an early break.
- Lance Armstrong (Discovery) puts the hammer down.
- Andrea Tafi (Saunier Duval-Prodir) stayed away for nearly 60 miles today.
- Viatchislav Ekimov (Discovery) leads the bunch on the final climb.
- Andrea Tafi (Saunier Duval-Prodir) is about to get caught by the group after a long hard day.
- Fans await the bunch as it makes its way to the KOM.
- Mariano Friedick (Jelly Belly-Pool Gel) makes it up the final climb.
- Mark McCormack (Colovita Olive Oil-Sutter Home) leads Denmark's national champion Michael Blaudzun (CSC).
- The peloton climbs today's KOM hill in Rome.jpg
- Lance Armstrong (Discovery) powers along. Armstrong's third place finish puts him ina strong position for tomorrow's time trial.
- The sprint for the line.
- Peter Wrolich (Gerolsteiner) takes the win.
- It's a Tafi sandwich!
Images by Alicia Frese/www.freseframephotography.com
- The folks in Peachtree City turned out in huge numbers
- HealthNet leads the way through Peachtree City
- Andrea Tafi made a blistering effort for the stage. He snagged the KOM, but was caught in the final circuits.
- The Clock Tower Hill was beginning to take its "toll" on everyone.
- For a few moments , it looked as if we would haved a repeat of last years stage.
- Peter Wrolich (Gerolsteiner) takes the stage!
Images by Bill Parsons/www.sceniccityvelo.com/
- Lance Armstrong (Discovery Channel) leads out the sprint
- Levi Leipheimer (Gerolsteiner, right) comes up to try and assist Peter Wrolich (behind Armstrong)
- Leipheimer gets on the front and puts the hammer down
- Leipheimer powers the finale
- Behind Armstrong, Wrolich waits for his moment
- Lance Armstrong (Discovery Channel) gets a kiss from the podium girls
Images by Mark Zalewski/Cyclingnews
- Mavic's neutral service bikes are the new Scott frames.
- Not a bad-looking neutral service bike, eh?
- Campagnolo drivetrains on the Mavic bikes.
- The new Cosmic Carbones get a prominent place on the roof rack. Riders can keep dreaming of getting one as a spare.
- An inside look at the HealthNet/Maxxis team RV, a new and much-welcomed edition for Gord Fraser and company.
- Cappuccino, anyone?
Results
1 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner 4.46.29 2 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Prodir - Saunier Duval 3 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel 4 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Team L.P.R. 5 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC 6 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner 7 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel 8 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Prodir - Saunier Duval 9 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home 10 Glen Mitchell (NZl) Kodak Gallery - Sierra Nevada 11 Geoff Kabush (Can) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari 12 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Credit Agricole 13 Elia Aggiano (Ita) Team L.P.R. 14 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Navigators Insurance 15 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 16 Mark Walters (Can) Navigators Insurance 17 Danny Pate (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel 18 Alessandro Maserati (Ita) Team L.P.R. 19 José Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel 20 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems 21 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel 22 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Prodir - Saunier Duval 23 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Discovery Channel 24 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Team L.P.R. 25 Cesar Augusto Grajales (Col) Navigators Insurance 26 Saul Raisin (USA) Credit Agricole 27 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak Hearing Systems 28 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Prodir - Saunier Duval 29 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole 30 Jeff Louder (USA) Navigators Insurance 31 Nathan O'Neill (Aus) Navigators Insurance 32 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC 33 John Lieswyn (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis 34 Jackson Stewart (USA) Kodak Gallery - Sierra Nevada 35 Dominique Perras (Can) Kodak Gallery - Sierra Nevada 36 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Kodak Gallery - Sierra Nevada 37 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC 38 Trent Lowe (Aus) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari 39 Portal Sébastien (Fra) Credit Agricole 40 Michele Maccanti (Ita) Team L.P.R. 41 Jose Enrique Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 42 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Team L.P.R. 43 Craig Lewis (USA) Team TIAA - CREF 44 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC 45 Gordon Fraser (Can) Health Net pb Maxxis 46 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner 47 Chris Wherry (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis 48 William Frischkorn (USA) Team TIAA - CREF 49 Timothy Johnson (USA) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari 50 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC 51 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 52 Brian Vandborg (Den) Team CSC 53 Dan Bowman (USA) Team TIAA - CREF 54 John Devine (USA) USA National Team 55 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner 56 Jacob Erker (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 57 Cory Lange (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 58 Mike Sayers (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis 59 Jonathan Sundt (USA) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari 60 Scott Moninger (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis 61 Michael Rich (Ger) Gerolsteiner 62 Matthew Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel 63 Caleb Manion (Aus) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel 64 Edward King (USA) USA National Team 65 Brice Jones (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel 66 Andy Guptill (USA) USA National Team 67 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole 68 Nick Waite (USA) USA National Team 69 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Navigators Insurance 70 Svein Tuft (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 71 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance 72 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel 73 Todd Herriot (USA) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home 74 Derek Wilkerson (USA) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home 75 Tomasz Nose (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems 76 Gustavo Artacho (Arg) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home 77 Antonio Cruz (USA) Discovery Channel 78 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC 79 Justin England (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis 80 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team L.P.R. 81 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home 82 Christian Meier (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 0.28 83 Chad Hartley (USA) Team TIAA - CREF 0.32 84 Russell Hamby (USA) Kodak Gallery - Sierra Nevada 85 Kirk Albers (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel 86 Hayden Godfrey NZ' Kodak Gallery - Sierra Nevada 87 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Kodak Gallery - Sierra Nevada 88 Timothy Duggan (USA) Team TIAA - CREF 89 Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel 90 Michael Lange (USA) Team TIAA - CREF 91 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Health Net pb Maxxis 92 Kevin Bouchard-Hall (USA) USA National Team 93 Benjamin Brooks (Aus) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel 94 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel 0.44 95 Marsh Cooper (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 96 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Insurance 0.50 97 John Murphy (USA) USA National Team 0.55 98 Sascha Urweider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 1.23 99 Andrea Tafi (Ita) Prodir - Saunier Duval 1.41 100 Aaron Olsen (USA) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home 101 Will Routley (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 2.06 102 Michael Wolf (USA) USA National Team 2.13 103 Daniele Masolino (Ita) Team L.P.R. 104 Christian Müller (Ger) Team CSC 105 Kilian Patour (Fra) Credit Agricole 106 Rafael Casero Moreno (Spa) Prodir - Saunier Duval 107 Andrew Pinfold (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 108 Evan Elken (USA) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari 109 Bruno Langlois (Can) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari 110 Craig Wilcox (USA) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari 111 Mark McCormack (USA) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home 2.36 112 Steven Cozza (USA) USA National Team 3.02 113 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Prodir - Saunier Duval 3.32 114 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner 3.52 115 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 116 Mariano Friedick (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel 4.10 117 David Robinson (USA) Team TIAA - CREF 4.56 118 Ian Macgregor (USA) Team TIAA - CREF 119 Jonathan Page (USA) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home 120 Ivan Dominguez (Cub) Health Net pb Maxxis DNF Christian Foster (USA) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari General classification after stage 2 1 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak Hearing Systems 10.34.11 2 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner 3 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Prodir - Saunier Duval 0.04 4 Benjamin Brooks (Aus) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel 5 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel 0.06 6 Michele Maccanti (Ita) Team L.P.R. 7 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team L.P.R. 0.08 8 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 0.09 9 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Team L.P.R. 10 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC 0.10 11 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Prodir - Saunier Duval 12 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner 13 Geoff Kabush (Can) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari 14 Glen Mitchell (NZl) Kodak Gallery - Sierra Nevada 15 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Navigators Insurance 16 Elia Aggiano (Ita) Team L.P.R. 17 Mark Walters (Can) Navigators Insurance 18 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel 19 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems 20 José Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel 21 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel 22 Alessandro Maserati (Ita) Team L.P.R. 23 Saul Raisin (USA) Credit Agricole 24 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Prodir - Saunier Duval 25 Cesar Augusto Grajales (Col) Navigators Insurance 26 Danny Pate (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel 27 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Credit Agricole 28 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC 29 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Discovery Channel 30 Nathan O'Neill (Aus) Navigators Insurance 31 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Team L.P.R. 32 Dominique Perras (Can) Kodak Gallery - Sierra Nevada 33 Caleb Manion (Aus) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel 34 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Prodir - Saunier Duval 35 Jose Enrique Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 36 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC 37 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC 38 Chris Wherry (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis 39 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC 40 Trent Lowe (Aus) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari 41 William Frischkorn (USA) Team TIAA - CREF 42 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 43 Matthew Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel 44 Timothy Johnson (USA) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari 45 Brian Vandborg (Den) Team CSC 46 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel 47 Tomasz Nose (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems 48 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance 49 Svein Tuft (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 50 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole 51 Brice Jones (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel 0.31 52 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole 0.32 53 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Kodak Gallery - Sierra Nevada 54 Portal Sébastien (Fra) Credit Agricole 55 Craig Lewis (USA) Team TIAA - CREF 56 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner 57 Mike Sayers (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis 58 Edward King (USA) USA National Team 59 Michael Rich (Ger) Gerolsteiner 60 Nick Waite (USA) USA National Team 61 Jonathan Sundt (USA) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari 62 Jacob Erker (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 63 Antonio Cruz (USA) Discovery Channel 64 Gustavo Artacho (Arg) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home 65 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Health Net pb Maxxis 0.33 66 Kirk Albers (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel 0.42 67 Russell Hamby (USA) Kodak Gallery - Sierra Nevada 68 Jeff Louder (USA) Navigators Insurance 0.46 69 Christian Meier (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 1.00 70 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Kodak Gallery - Sierra Nevada 1.04 71 Hayden Godfrey NZ' Kodak Gallery - Sierra Nevada 72 Timothy Duggan (USA) Team TIAA - CREF 73 Jackson Stewart (USA) Kodak Gallery - Sierra Nevada 1.05 74 John Lieswyn (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis 75 Justin England (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis 76 Gordon Fraser (Can) Health Net pb Maxxis 1.09 77 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Team L.P.R. 1.13 78 John Devine (USA) USA National Team 79 Scott Moninger (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis 80 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Navigators Insurance 81 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel 1.16 82 Chad Hartley (USA) Team TIAA - CREF 1.18 83 Andrea Tafi (Ita) Prodir - Saunier Duval 1.48 84 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Insurance 2.03 85 Todd Herriot (USA) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home 2.24 86 Kevin Bouchard-Hall (USA) USA National Team 2.31 87 Sascha Urweider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 2.36 88 Bruno Langlois (Can) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari 2.45 89 Rafael Casero Moreno (Spa) Prodir - Saunier Duval 90 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner 2.46 91 Cory Lange (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 92 John Murphy (USA) USA National Team 2.54 93 Andy Guptill (USA) USA National Team 2.56 94 Michael Lange (USA) Team TIAA - CREF 95 Andrew Pinfold (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 2.59 96 Derek Wilkerson (USA) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home 3.38 97 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Prodir - Saunier Duval 3.42 98 Christian Müller (Ger) Team CSC 3.46 99 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner 4.02 100 Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel 4.10 101 Marsh Cooper (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 4.22 102 Aaron Olsen (USA) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home 4.27 103 Will Routley (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 4.30 104 Dan Bowman (USA) Team TIAA - CREF 4.37 105 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home 4.46 106 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC 107 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home 108 Daniele Masolino (Ita) Team L.P.R. 4.59 109 Craig Wilcox (USA) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari 5.34 110 Ian Macgregor (USA) Team TIAA - CREF 6.09 111 Ivan Dominguez (Cub) Health Net pb Maxxis 112 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 6.38 113 Kilian Patour (Fra) Credit Agricole 6.42 114 Michael Wolf (USA) USA National Team 6.59 115 David Robinson (USA) Team TIAA - CREF 7.20 116 Evan Elken (USA) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari 9.20 117 Steven Cozza (USA) USA National Team 10.09 118 Mark McCormack (USA) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home 10.24 119 Mariano Friedick (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel 11.58 120 Jonathan Page (USA) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home 12.44 Sprint classification 1 Greg Henderson (NZl) Health Net Mountains classification 1 Andrea Tafi (Ita) Saunier Duval/Prodir
