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Tour of Britain - 2.1

Great Britain, August 30-September 4, 2005

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Stage 4 - September 2: Buxton - Nottingham, 195km

Rushin' Ivanov gallops home

By Shane Stokes in Nottingham

Serguei Ivanov (T-Mobile)
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T-Mobile rider Serguei Ivanov sprinted to his second win of the season on stage four of the Tour of Britain today, following up his win in the Russian road race championships at the end of June. The 30 year old proved quicker than Scotland rider Evan Oliphant, Kazuo Inoue (Bridgestone Anchor) and Paul Manning (Recycling.co.uk) inside the final 200 metres of the stage, the four having gone clear of the peloton less than five kilometres after the start in Buxton.

Oliphant and Manning both normally ride for the Recycling.co.uk team and, recognising that the 2001 Tour de France stage winner was the strongest in the break, decided to attack the Russian on the run in to the finish. Both tried to get clear but he was equal to the task, closing down each attack and then taking the sprint with ease.

Race leader Nick Nuyens came in as part of the main bunch 10 minutes and 6 seconds later, retaining his seven second advantage over CSC's Michael Blaudzun going into tomorrow's 4 kilometre time trial. Nuyens' team-mate Luca Paolini outsprinted the highly promising 20 year old fastman Mark Cavendish (Great Britain) to win the bunch gallop, and in doing so strengthened his lead in the points classification.

Welshman Julian Winn had an easy day as regards holding onto the King of the Mountains jersey, sewing up the competition when the four breakaway riders mopped up all the points on today's three third-category climbs.

Serguei Ivanov (T-Mobile) leads Evan Oliphant (Scotland) in the break
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Stage winner Ivanov used his experience to control the other riders. "It was a good sprint because I was looking out for the two English riders, I knew to watch them. They had started attacking 20 kilometres before the finish, after the last mountain sprint. I knew they would be together for the sprint. I noticed that they must normally have been on the same team about 60 kilometres after the start, as they had the same bikes, same clothing. It made things harder for the final.

"I tried to control the group, along with the Japanese rider. We started changing over very fast, each rider hitting the front every three or four seconds. That helped me to keep an eye on them."

When asked when he realised they could stay away, Ivanov said that he knew it early on. "I knew we had a really good chance a few kilometres after the start. I saw the parcours before the race, noticing that it was slightly downhill. I knew if we got clear, we could down it very fast. There were some attacks and then we went at just the right moment, when the bunch was easing back. We got the gap then.

"Everyone worked well during the stage. No-one was sitting back, relaxing, taking it easy. Everyone was working. The Japanese rider was also strong, we didn't wait for him or anything. He rode well, never missing a turn.

"I felt that I could win today after the first attack from our group. When the first move went with 20 kilometres to go, I was able to get it back. Then the second and third one. It was not easy, but I could bring them back. So I knew that I was strong enough."

Ivanov then described the final run-in to the finish and how things went. "There was a bend about eight or nine hundred meters before the line. It wasn’t really dangerous for the break but maybe in the bunch it might have been. Our speed is not so high, especially as everyone was looking at each other to see what they were planning to do.

The peloton
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"I saw that the rider from Recycling and the Scottish rider wanted to work together. He [Manning] started to lead it out two kilometres from the finish, working alone from then. I knew then I only had to look out for the other rider. He was behind me, so I was always turning my head to see where he was. Any time when he was standing out of his saddle, I was ready to jump onto his wheel. Then, 200 metres before the finish I started my sprint. It was fine from there."

Yellow jersey Nick Nuyens said that QuickStep had a tough day controlling things. "We were not really getting any help from the other teams. Our guys were pulling all the time," he said. "About 50 kilometres from the finish I went to Blaudzun and asked for him to put one of his guys up with our riders, just to maintain the tempo. The whole stage was quite fast. Then in the last 15 kilometres, a Spanish guy came to help us.

"It was quite hard to control the race. Michael [Rogers] was not pulling on the flat because yesterday he did all the mountains at the front. And Paolini was up front all day yesterday, so he was a bit tired.

Nuyens heads into tomorrow's race against the clock with a seven second buffer, but knows that a strong performance is crucial. "The time trial will be very important. We have to make some decisions before it. The circuit is very technical, so maybe it is better go with a normal bike. I don't know. We will see tomorrow. I will try my best but if Michael [Rogers] wins, that is okay too. And if I keep the jersey it is even better! The main goal is to win the jersey. If we can win the stage, it is even better for the team.

The jersey wearers
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"My main goal coming here was to take a stage. I wanted to win again. After I took the first stage I thought that there was a good chance to keep the jersey for a while. Now I want to win the general classification and also the time trial, if it is possible. But it is not that easy, we will see."

How it unfolded

Today’s stage was run off in fine weather and in front of massive crowds, enhancing the motivation of the riders. Shortly after the drop of the flag, Serguei Ivanov (T-Mobile), Paul Manning (Recycling.co.uk), Evan Oliphant (Scotland) and Kazuo Inoue (Bridgestone Anchor) attacked and were 30 seconds clear after 6 kilometres. The bunch didn't respond to the move and their advantage jumped up to 1 minute and 12 seconds by kilometre ten, and then to two and a half minutes 5 kilometres later.

Manning was the best placed overall in 50th, 24'17 behind Nuyens, and this made it likely that the bunch would give them some slack.

Behind, both the Downing brothers experienced troubles inside the first 25 kilometres. National road race champion Russell crashed and suffered abrasions to his left arm and leg, taking 12 kilometres to get back to the bunch, while Dean experienced handlebar problems and needed mechanical assistance. Meanwhile the break kept plugging ahead and had a lead of 4'22 by the top of the category 3 Cromford climb (30.6 km), where Manning led Inoue, Ivanov and Oliphant over the summit. In doing so, the four mopped up some of the points that Ryan Cox (Barloworld Valsir) needed to take back from mountains leader Julian Winn.

Manning was also first over the line at the special prime in Duffield (50.9 km). At this point the quartet had 5'43 and the daylight between bunch and break continued to grow, jumping to 8'37 some 20 kilometres later. Back in the bunch, MrBookmaker.com rider Jeremy Hunt had a fall and was taken to hospital with facial injuries. The Englishman had started the stage second to Paolini in the points classification and 14th overall.

Eric Baumann (T-Mobile)
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Oliphant won the sprint at Loughborough (114.8 km) ahead of Inoue, Manning and Ivanov. He was also first at the sprint at Leicester (133.2 km), beating Ivanov, Inoue and Manning to the line. Shortly afterwards, the gap was clocked at 13'49 and, with less than 70 kilometres remaining at that point, it became certain that the winner would come from this group. This gap then went out even further, going up to its maximum of 14'19 with 36 kilometres to go.

Oliphant beat Inoue, Ivanov and Manning to take the category 3 climb prime at Ab Kettleby (160.8 km). Manning was then first to the top of the category 3 climb of Upper Broughton (166.9 km), ahead of Ivanov, Oliphant and Inoue.

The fun and games started after that final KOM, with Oliphant attacking and gapping the other three riders. He was brought back shortly afterward. A kilometre later, Manning jumped but was closed down by Ivanov. The four resumed what was now an uneasy truce, but both tried again before the finish, to no avail.

Manning led things out inside the final kilometre but while Oliphant did what he could to take the victory, Ivanov was too quick. He blasted home to take his second victory of 2005, with Oliphant, Inoue and Manning finishing in that order. Paolini brought the bunch home just over 10 minutes later, cementing his grip on the points jersey, while Nuyens rolled over the line in eighth. He will start tomorrow's four kilometre time trial with a seven second advantage over Blaudzun, moving a step closer towards winning this year's Tour of Britain.

ToB podium girls
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Photography

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Results

1 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile                             4.24.17
2 Evan Oliphant (GBr) Scotland                                     
3 Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                             
4 Paul Manning (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                     
5 Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                    10.06
6 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Great Britain                               
7 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                        
8 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                          
9 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC                                   
10 Javier Cherro Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                 
11 Eric Baumann (Ger) T-Mobile                                     
12 Tom Vannoppen (Bel) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                    
13 Paul Healion (Irl) DFL Driving Force Logistics                  
14 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago               
15 Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim            
16 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Barloworld-Valsir                           
17 Yanto Barker (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics                  
18 Bert de Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago                     
19 Siro Camponogara (Ita) Navigators Insurance                     
20 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                      
21 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Ireland                                   
22 Peter Mazur (Pol) Navigators Insurance                          
23 Phillip Dixon (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics                 
24 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) T-Mobile                                  
25 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                 
26 Robert Hayles (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                   
27 Iljo Keisse (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim                   
28 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance                         
29 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago               
30 Ben Day (Aus) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                          
31 Ciarán Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance                         
32 Julian Winn (GBr) Wales                                         
33 Kieran Page (GBr) Great Britain                                 
34 Tom Southam (GBr) Barloworld-Valsir                             
35 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick Step-Innergetic                      
36 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                  
37 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                         
38 Chris Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                   
39 Dale Appleby (GBr) Wales                                        
40 Tom White (GBr) Great Britain                              10.11
41 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                
42 Matthew Gilmore (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim               
43 Takehiro Mizutani (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                      
44 Matthew Brammeier (GBr) Wales                                   
45 Robin Sharman (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                   
46 Frederic Gabriel (Fra) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                 
47 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                     
48 Edward Clancy (GBr) Great Britain                               
49 Chris Newton (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                    
50 Frederik Willems (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim              
51 Roger Hammond (GBr) Great Britain                               
52 Alex Coutts (GBr) Scotland                                      
53 Juan Gomis Lopez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                     
54 Russel Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                  
55 Paul Griffin (Irl) Ireland                                      
56 Ben Hallam (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics                    
57 Paudi O'Brien (Irl) Ireland                                     
58 David George (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir                            
59 Ryan Connor (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics              10.16
60 Alfred Green (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir                            
61 Thomas Evans (Irl) Ireland                                      
62 David Munoz Banon (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                    
63 Steven Roach (GBr) Wales                                   10.19
64 Jamie Norfolk (GBr) Wales                                       
65 Antonio Olmo Menacho (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                 
66 Steffen Wesemann (Ger) T-Mobile                                 
67 Martin Ford (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics                   
68 Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) T-Mobile                          10.23
69 Thierry De Groote (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago            10.24
70 Jose Luis Martinez Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana           
71 Dean Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                    
72 Robert Partridge (GBr) Wales                                    
73 Gary Hand (GBr) Scotland                                        
74 Tony Bracke (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago                  10.27
75 Thomas Bruun Eriksen (Den) Team CSC                        10.31
76 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Navigators Insurance                        
77 James McCallum (GBr) Scotland                                   
78 Jonathon Clarke (Aus) Navigators Insurance                      
79 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                    
80 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                      
81 Enrico Degano (Ita) Barloworld-Valsir                           
82 Ryan Cox (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir                                
83 Duncan Urquhart (GBr) Scotland                                  
84 Bram Schmitz (Ned) T-Mobile                                     
85 David McCann (Irl) Ireland                                      
86 Wesley Van der Linden (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim    10.42
87 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim                
88 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Great Britain                         10.46
DNF Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                     
DNF Jean Claude Lebeau (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago               
DNF Junya Sano (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                            
 
Points
 
1 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile                                  15 pts
2 Evan Oliphant (GBr) Scotland                                   14
3 Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                           13
4 Paul Manning (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                   12
5 Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                       11
6 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Great Britain                             10
7 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                       9
8 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                         8
9 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC                                  7
10 Javier Cherro Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                6
11 Eric Baumann (Ger) T-Mobile                                    5
12 Tom Vannoppen (Bel) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                   4
13 Paul Healion (Irl) DFL Driving Force Logistics                 3
14 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago              2
15 Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim           1
 
Mountains
 
Climb - Cat 3, Cromford
 
1 Evan Oliphant (GBr) Scotland                                    4 pts
2 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile                                   3
3 Paul Manning (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                    2
4 Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                            1
 
Climb - Cat 3, Ab Kettleby
 
1 Evan Oliphant (GBr) Scotland                                    4 pts
2 Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                            3
3 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile                                   2
4 Paul Manning (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                    1
 
Climb - Cat 3, Upper Broughton
 
1 Paul Manning (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                    4 pts
2 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile                                   3
3 Evan Oliphant (GBr) Scotland                                    2
4 Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                            1
 
Sprints
 
Prime, Duffield
 
1 Paul Manning (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                     
 
Sprint - Derby
 
1 Evan Oliphant (GBr) Scotland                                    5 pts
2 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile                                   3
3 Paul Manning (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                    2
4 Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                            1
 
Sprint - Loughborough
 
1 Evan Oliphant (GBr) Scotland                                    5 pts
2 Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                            3
3 Paul Manning (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                    2
4 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile                                   1
 
Sprint - Leicester
 
1 Evan Oliphant (GBr) Scotland                                    5 pts
2 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile                                   3
3 Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                            2
4 Paul Manning (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                    1
 
Teams
 
1 T-Mobile                                                 13.33.03
2 Bridgestone Anchor                                               
3 Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                                    0.05
4 Scotland                                                     0.23
5 Quick Step-Innergetic                                       10.06
6 DFL Driving Force Logistics                                      
7 Landbouwkrediet                                                  
8 Mr Bookmaker-Sportstech                                          
9 Navigators Insurance                                             
10 Team CSC                                                        
11 Great Britain                                              10.11
12 Chocolade Jacques-T Interim                                     
13 Barloworld-Valsir                                               
14 Wales                                                           
15 Ireland                                                    10.16
16 Comunidad Valenciana                                       10.21
 
General classification after stage 4
 
1 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                  17.28.44
2 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                              0.07
3 Javier Cherro Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana              0.10
4 Bert de Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago                  0.16
5 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance                      0.19
6 Ben Day (Aus) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                           
7 Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim         0.22
8 Yanto Barker (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics               1.03
9 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick Step-Innergetic                   1.04
10 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                  1.05
11 Chris Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                               1.06
12 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago           1.07
13 Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) T-Mobile                           1.25
14 Peter Mazur (Pol) Navigators Insurance                      1.54
15 David George (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir                        2.00
16 Juan Gomis Lopez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                 2.02
17 Alex Coutts (GBr) Scotland                                  2.18
18 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) T-Mobile                              2.41
19 Tom Southam (GBr) Barloworld-Valsir                         2.48
20 Antonio Olmo Menacho (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana             3.15
21 Eric Baumann (Ger) T-Mobile                                 3.39
22 Iljo Keisse (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim               3.43
23 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic              3.53
24 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                  4.22
25 Ciarán Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance                     4.45
26 Alfred Green (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir                        4.54
27 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Barloworld-Valsir                       4.56
28 Kieran Page (GBr) Great Britain                             6.28
29 Takehiro Mizutani (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                 10.47
30 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Navigators Insurance                   11.11
31 Siro Camponogara (Ita) Navigators Insurance                11.41
32 Thomas Bruun Eriksen (Den) Team CSC                        12.05
33 Paul Manning (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed               14.09
34 Evan Oliphant (GBr) Scotland                               14.43
35 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile                              14.44
36 Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                       14.51
37 Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                   18.51
38 Julian Winn (GBr) Wales                                    19.03
39 Russel Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                  
40 Bram Schmitz (Ned) T-Mobile                                19.18
41 Dean Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed               19.28
42 Ryan Cox (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir                                
43 Wesley Van der Linden (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim    19.47
44 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Great Britain                         20.41
45 Tony Bracke (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago                  21.28
46 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                           22.45
47 David Munoz Banon (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana               23.38
48 Steffen Wesemann (Ger) T-Mobile                            23.45
49 David McCann (Irl) Ireland                                 23.52
50 Roger Hammond (GBr) Great Britain                          23.53
51 Frederic Gabriel (Fra) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech            24.22
52 Frederik Willems (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim              
53 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago          25.01
54 Robin Sharman (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed              25.02
55 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC                             25.04
56 Phillip Dixon (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics                 
57 Dale Appleby (GBr) Wales                                        
58 Edward Clancy (GBr) Great Britain                          25.06
59 Chris Newton (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed               25.09
60 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                     
61 Paul Griffin (Irl) Ireland                                      
62 Ryan Connor (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics              25.14
63 Thomas Evans (Irl) Ireland                                      
64 Jose Luis Martinez Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana      25.22
65 Robert Partridge (GBr) Wales                                    
66 Martin Ford (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics              25.24
67 Jonathon Clarke (Aus) Navigators Insurance                 25.29
68 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic               25.36
69 Tom White (GBr) Great Britain                              27.30
70 Matthew Gilmore (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim               
71 Robert Hayles (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed              27.35
72 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim           28.55
73 Tom Vannoppen (Bel) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech               29.02
74 Matthew Brammeier (GBr) Wales                              29.07
75 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Great Britain                         31.56
76 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                  32.00
77 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Ireland                                   
78 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                         
79 Paudi O'Brien (Irl) Ireland                                32.05
80 Steven Roach (GBr) Wales                                   32.13
81 Jamie Norfolk (GBr) Wales                                       
82 Gary Hand (GBr) Scotland                                   32.18
83 Thierry De Groote (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago                 
84 Ben Hallam (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics               32.25
85 Duncan Urquhart (GBr) Scotland                                  
86 Paul Healion (Irl) DFL Driving Force Logistics             33.00
87 Enrico Degano (Ita) Barloworld-Valsir                      33.25
88 James McCallum (GBr) Scotland                              38.33
 
Points classification
 
1 Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                       38 pts
2 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                        27
3 Javier Cherro Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                27
4 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Great Britain                             23
5 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                18
6 Eric Baumann (Ger) T-Mobile                                    16
7 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile                                  15
8 Roger Hammond (GBr) Great Britain                              15
9 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC                                 15
10 Evan Oliphant (GBr) Scotland                                  14
11 Bram Schmitz (Ned) T-Mobile                                   14
12 Robin Sharman (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                 14
13 Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                          13
14 Russel Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                13
15 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick Step-Innergetic                    12
16 Paul Manning (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                  12
17 Tony Bracke (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago                     12
18 Bert de Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago                   11
19 Ryan Cox (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir                              11
20 Yanto Barker (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics                10
21 Julian Winn (GBr) Wales                                       10
22 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                     9
23 Jose Luis Martinez Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana          9
24 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                      9
25 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) T-Mobile                                 8
26 Dean Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                   8
27 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago              8
28 Takehiro Mizutani (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                     7
29 Wesley Van der Linden (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim        7
30 Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim           6
31 Peter Mazur (Pol) Navigators Insurance                         6
32 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Great Britain                             6
33 Siro Camponogara (Ita) Navigators Insurance                    5
34 Ben Day (Aus) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                         4
35 Chris Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                  4
36 Iljo Keisse (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim                  4
37 Tom Vannoppen (Bel) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                   4
38 David George (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir                           3
39 Paul Healion (Irl) DFL Driving Force Logistics                 3
40 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance                        2
41 Tom Southam (GBr) Barloworld-Valsir                            2
42 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                               2
43 Phillip Dixon (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics                1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Julian Winn (GBr) Wales                                        32 pts
2 Ryan Cox (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir                               26
3 Jose Luis Martinez Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana          15
4 Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                       14
5 Robin Sharman (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                  12
6 Evan Oliphant (GBr) Scotland                                   10
7 Wesley Van der Linden (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim        10
8 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim               10
9 Bram Schmitz (Ned) T-Mobile                                     9
10 Ben Day (Aus) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech                         8
11 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile                                  8
12 Russel Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                 8
13 Roger Hammond (GBr) Great Britain                              8
14 Paul Manning (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                   7
15 Antonio Olmo Menacho (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                7
16 Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                           5
17 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                        4
18 Bert de Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago                    4
19 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                3
20 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Great Britain                             3
21 Dean Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                   2
22 Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) T-Mobile                              1
23 Ciarán Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance                        1
24 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Navigators Insurance                       1
25 Tony Bracke (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago                      1
26 Paul Griffin (Irl) Ireland                                     1
 
Sprints classification
 
1 Eric Baumann (Ger) T-Mobile                                    18 pts
2 Evan Oliphant (GBr) Scotland                                   15
3 Roger Hammond (GBr) Great Britain                              15
4 Javier Cherro Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                11
5 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Great Britain                              8
6 Jose Luis Martinez Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana           8
7 Robin Sharman (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                   8
8 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile                                   7
9 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim                7
10 Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                           6
11 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                        5
12 Paul Manning (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                   5
13 Tom Southam (GBr) Barloworld-Valsir                            3
14 Bram Schmitz (Ned) T-Mobile                                    3
15 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                3
16 Russel Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                 3
17 Wesley Van der Linden (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim        3
18 Dean Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                   2
19 Iljo Keisse (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim                  1
20 Ryan Cox (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir                               1
 
Teams classification
 
1 T-Mobile                                                 52.16.08
2 Quick Step-Innergetic                                        9.07
3 Comunidad Valenciana                                         9.38
4 Mr Bookmaker-Sportstech                                     13.20
5 Barloworld-Valsir                                           13.30
6 Team CSC                                                    13.44
7 Navigators Insurance                                        16.07
8 Landbouwkrediet                                             30.30
9 Chocolade Jacques-T Interim                                 32.42
10 Bridgestone Anchor                                         53.52
11 Scotland                                                   59.38
12 Great Britain                                            1.00.47
13 DFL Driving Force Logistics                              1.01.15
14 Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed                                1.02.29
15 Wales                                                    1.19.20
16 Ireland                                                  1.23.49

 

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