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7th Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under - 2.HC
Australia, January 18-23, 2005
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Stage 6 - January 23: Adelaide City Council Circuit, 81 km
McEwen confirms in grand finale
Sanchez shines in winner's jersey
By Gabriella Ekström in Adelaide
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By winning the Jacob's Creek Tour Down under at only 21 years of age, Spain's Luis Sanchez (Liberty Seguros) has shown that he is the early bird of this season and also possibly a great name for the future. Today's final stage in Adelaide was held over 18 laps of a 4.5 km circuit, crossing the river Torrens twice each lap, and with no major difficulties provided along the course, it was no big surprise that Davitamon-Lotto's Robbie McEwen managed to snatch the victory once again.
After the finish line, Robbie explained his tactics. "I didn't make the mistake I did last year of getting caught on the left hand barriers with the wind coming slightly from the right. I just moved myself out into the open and just wound it up from there.
"I felt someone coming just beside me, but he was a bit too late. My teammates are so dedicated to getting me to the finish. I just can't thank them enough. They always do a super job and it just motivates me to want to win the races for them."
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McEwen also praised the large and colourful crowd, that turned out in force to watch the final stage on the picturesque circuit. "I think it is great to see so many people come out to watch us going around on our bikes. They're not just coming out to have a look but they're so enthusiastic. They're yelling the riders names, even the foreign guys, cheering for everyone and it's just such a great atmosphere and I'm just happy to get another win because there's nothing like that feeling of crossing the line."
How it unfolded
As predicted, the race was nervous from the start as riders were looking to get into a break, but it got more relaxed as Jurgen Van Goolen (Quick.Step), Jan Kuyckx (Davitamon-Lotto), Jonathan Clarke (United Water), and Corey Sweet (UniSA) managed to get away. The four man breakaway was caught with 12 laps to go as the Navigators went to the front as they had been declaring they would before the stage.
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Robbie McEwen explored the uphill finishing straight as he secured his sprinter's jersey by winning the first intermediate sprint ahead of Aaron Kemps and Javier Ramirez (Liberty Seguros), and 2003 JCTDU winner Mikel Astarloza was quick to counter as the speed was raised. Local UniSA rider Russell Van Hout joined him in the break, but they were both brought back as the riders approached the first KOM sprint at Montefiore hill. The leader of the climber's classification, Gene Bates of UniSA was on equal points with Navigator's David O'Loughlin and needed to be ahead over the summit if he was to be presented the final jersey on the podium later. Although Navigators did a good job leading up the climb, Bates was right in place and won the sprint in impressive style.
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David Betts (United Water) and Steve Cunningham (UniSA) attacked shortly after the climb, and for a while it looked as if their attack could hold all the way to the finish. While out there, Betts took the second intermediate sprint, ahead of Cunningham and Ciaran Power of Navigators. That did little harm to McEwen who had the sprinter's jersey secured even before he started today. Unfortunately for both of the riders in the break, Cunningham punctured and David Betts wasn't able to fend off the strong peloton alone.
Heading up the Montefiore for the second sprint, the peloton was all back together again, and Bates was probably relieved when he secured the climber's jersey by winning also the second sprint up the hill. "I definitely thought I had a chance of winning the jersey," Bates said after the stage. "I was gonna give it a go. O'Loughlin hasn't been that fast during this race, but today his team gave him really strong support. Mine has done the same thing though, they have really supported me in the pursuit of this jersey."
O'Loughlin, who eventually finished second in the climbers classification, 12 points down on Bates, accentuated Bates words. "I just happened to end up in such a good position for the climbers jersey. I was in the first break, and then the second, and there I was. I figured I could give it a go today, as we had nothing else to ride for in the team, but I was aware that Bates would be very fast today."
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From this point on, the peloton was under the strict control of first Davitamon and later FDJeux.com. The French team looked as if they were finally setting up the sprint for Baden Cooke, but as the riders approached the line, controlling McEwen just wasn't an option. Over the line, McEwen fought off Panaria's Paride Grillo and Liberty Seguros' Allan Davis, the latter noticeably disappointed.
"I didn't win," Allan told Cyclingnews after the stage. "I really wanted to win today. I felt I deserved a win all week. I should have hit out a bit earlier. I thought I got to the line with a bit too much left. They jumped past me and then I had to go past them. He's a hard man to beat, Robbie, so I tried my best and that's all I could do. I am pleased with mine and my team's overall performance though, but I need to win a race. That's what I need to do. I'm sick of running second or third. Maybe I can get a win in Paris-Nice, in one of the bigger races."
The fast Paride Grillo benefited from a leadout of sorts from his Panaria team, but his teammate Graeme Brown admitted to Cyclingnews that there was some confusion as to whom they were actually working for. "It was sort of a bit up in the air...we're not master tacticians. It was a bit chaotic," said Brown. Grillo was second, while Ruben Bongiorno was fourth and Brown ninth. But it's questionable as to whether anyone could have beaten McEwen today, even if things had gone according to plan for the orange outfit.
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Yellow jersey Luis Sanchez finished safely in the peloton, but admitted after the race that he had been nervous during the stage. "Since the stage was held on an urban circuit, you can always expect it to be very fast, so I was really nervous during the stage that something should happen ." Sanchez told the media crowded around him that this was indeed his biggest win so far, and that it meant a lot both to him, and to the team, since it is important to them to get a win under the belt as soon as possible in the season. "It has worked out really well for me during the race. I knew I was in for a good ride, but I didn't actually expect I'd go this well. Today my team had it under control every metre of the race."
On the comparison to Spanish great Miguel Indurain, Sanchez laughed out loud. "I wish I had half of his qualities, and I dream about a career half as good as his," Sanchez said, before admitting that it was now back to reality in Europe where he will work for his team leaders in the big races.
Photography
For a thumbnail gallery of these images, click here
Images by Mark Gunter/Cyclingnews.com
- Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Liberty Seguros) signs a yellow jersey
- Stuart O'Grady (Cofidis) doing some TV work
- Robbie McEwen (Davitomon-Lotto)
- Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Liberty Seguros) does some last minute mechanical work
- The peloton rounds the first bend
- Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Liberty Seguros) in his yellow jersey
- The early breakaway lead by Jurgen Van Goolen (Quick Step)
- The peloton in the Adelaide CBD
- The peloton in the city of churches
- David Betts (United Water) and Steve Cunningham (Uni SA) tried a breakaway in the second half of the race
- The peloton on the Australian version of the Champ Elysées
- Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Liberty Seguros) in the bunch
- Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Liberty Seguros) rounds turn one
- Some of the media await the finish
- The sprint for the finish was spread across the road
- Congratulations all round as Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Liberty Seguros) looks for other teammates
- Stuart O'Grady (Cofidis) always the hometown favourite
- Robbie McEwen (Davitomon-Lotto) the winner of today's stage
- Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Liberty Seguros) happy to be in Australia
- David Betts (United Water) was the most Aggressive rider today
- Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Liberty Seguros) in the Young Riders jersey
- Robbie McEwen (Davitomon-Lotto) was the most consistent sprinter of the tour
- Gene Bates (Uni SA) worked hard for the KOM title
- Liberty Seguros won the team award
- Stuart O'Grady (Cofidis) was third overall
- Allan Davis (Liberty Seguros) was second overall
- Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Liberty Seguros) was this year's overall winner
- Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Liberty Seguros) on the podium
- Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Liberty Seguros) gets a winning kiss
- Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Liberty Seguros) lets champagne fly
- Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Liberty Seguros) and David Betts (United Water) have a bit of fun
- The jersey winners
- Liberty Seguros do victory lap on the River Torrens
- Allan Davis (Liberty Seguros) nearly went for a quick swim
- Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Liberty Seguros) and his legs
Results
1 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon - Lotto 1.45.29 (46.1 km/h) 2 Paride Grillo (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria - Navigare 3 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros Team 4 Guillermo Ruben Bongiorno (Arg) Ceramiche Panaria - Navigare 5 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis - Le Credit Par Telephone 6 Erki Putsep (Est) Ag2R - Prevoyance 7 Baden Cooke (Aus) Francaise Des Jeux 8 Giosuè Bonomi (Ita) Lampre - Caffita 9 Graeme Brown (Aus) Ceramiche Panaria - Navigare 10 Sebastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole 11 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Crédit Agricole 12 Mickael Delage (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 13 David McPartland (Aus) United Water 14 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2R - Prevoyance 15 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2R - Prevoyance 16 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2R - Prevoyance 17 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto 18 Siro Camponogara (Ita) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 19 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Cofidis - Le Credit Par Telephone 20 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Ceramiche Panaria - Navigare 21 Robert McLachlan (Aus) United Water 22 Javier Ramirez Abeja (Spa) Liberty Seguros Team 23 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quickstep 24 Juan Manuel Fuentes Angullo (Spa) Lampre - Caffita 25 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros Team 26 Dimitri De Fauw (Bel) Quickstep 27 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Francaise Des Jeux 28 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon - Lotto 29 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Quickstep 30 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2R - Prevoyance 31 David McKenzie (Aus) United Water 32 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - Caffita 33 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole 34 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quickstep 35 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Liberty Seguros Team 36 Benoit Poilvet (Fra) Crédit Agricole 37 Christopher Sutton (Aus) United Water 38 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quickstep 39 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon - Lotto 40 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quickstep 41 Matthew Rex (Aus) Uni SA 42 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Crédit Agricole 43 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Liberty Seguros Team 44 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto 45 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Liberty Seguros Team 46 Gene Bates (Aus) Uni SA 47 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole 48 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis - Le Credit Par Telephone 49 Peter Farazijn (Bel) Cofidis - Le Credit Par Telephone 50 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre - Caffita 51 Matthew White (Aus) Cofidis - Le Credit Par Telephone 52 Inigo Chaurreau Bernardez (Spa) Ag2R - Prevoyance 53 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Ag2R - Prevoyance 54 Mirko Allegrini (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria - Navigare 0.09 55 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Lampre - Caffita 0.11 56 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Francaise Des Jeux 0.12 57 Ashley Humbert (Aus) United Water 58 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 59 Chris Jongewaard (Aus) Uni SA 60 Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria - Navigare 61 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre - Caffita 62 James Hannam (Aus) Uni SA 63 Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Liberty Seguros Team 64 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto 65 Sebastien Joly (Fra) Crédit Agricole 66 Isidro Nozal Vega (Spa) Liberty Seguros Team 0.20 67 Ian McLeod (RSA) Francaise Des Jeux 0.30 68 Ciaran Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 0.32 69 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 70 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 71 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Crédit Agricole 72 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 73 Corey Sweet (Aus) Uni SA 74 Adrian Laidler (Aus) Uni SA 75 David Betts (Aus) United Water 0.38 76 Jonathan Clarke (Aus) United Water 77 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto 78 Nathan O'Neill (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 0.42 79 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 0.44 80 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quickstep 0.50 81 Samuele Marzoli (Ita) Lampre - Caffita 0.52 82 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis - Le Credit Par Telephone 0.58 83 Cyrille Monnerais (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 1.01 84 Frederic Finot (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 85 Stephen Cunningham (Aus) Uni SA 2.42 86 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Uni SA 6.12 DNF Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis - Le Credit Par Telephone DNF Jans Koerts (Ned) Cofidis - Le Credit Par Telephone Points 1 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon - Lotto 8 pts 2 Paride Grillo (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria - Navigare 6 3 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros Team 4 Sprints Finish Arch, King William Rd - Lap 8 - 36 km 1 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon - Lotto 6 pts 2 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Liberty Seguros Team 4 3 Javier Ramirez Abeja (Spa) Liberty Seguros Team 2 Finish Arch, King William Rd - Lap 12 - 54 km 1 David Betts (Aus) United Water 6 pts 2 Stephen Cunningham (Aus) Uni SA 4 3 Ciaran Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 2 Mountains Montefiore Hill - Lap 10 - 42.5 Km 1 Gene Bates (Aus) Uni SA 16 pts 2 Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Liberty Seguros Team 12 3 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 8 4 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Liberty Seguros Team 6 5 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2R - Prevoyance 4 Montefiore Hill - Lap 15 - 65.0 km 1 Gene Bates (Aus) Uni SA 16 pts 2 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 12 3 Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria - Navigare 8 4 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto 6 5 Mickael Delage (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 4 Teams 1 Ceramiche Panaria - Navigare 5.16.27 2 Ag2R - Prevoyance 3 Davitamon - Lotto 4 Francaise Des Jeux 5 Liberty Seguros Team 6 Crédit Agricole 7 Lampre - Caffita 8 United Water 9 Cofidis - Le Credit Par Telephone 10 Quickstep 11 Uni SA 0.12 12 Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 0.44 Final general classification 1 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros Team 16.45.44 (42.9 km/h) 2 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros Team 0.33 3 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis - Le Credit Par Telephone 0.47 4 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto 0.48 5 Javier Ramirez Abeja (Spa) Liberty Seguros Team 0.50 6 David McPartland (Aus) United Water 0.53 7 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2R - Prevoyance 1.04 8 Paride Grillo (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria - Navigare 1.10 9 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Francaise Des Jeux 1.18 10 Robert McLachlan (Aus) United Water 11 Gene Bates (Aus) Uni SA 1.21 12 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre - Caffita 1.25 13 Benoit Poilvet (Fra) Crédit Agricole 1.37 14 Juan Manuel Fuentes Angullo (Spa) Lampre - Caffita 1.43 15 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Liberty Seguros Team 2.07 16 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Francaise Des Jeux 2.18 17 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole 2.23 18 Erki Putsep (Est) Ag2R - Prevoyance 2.25 19 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto 2.28 20 Ashley Humbert (Aus) United Water 2.37 21 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 5.07 22 Chris Jongewaard (Aus) Uni SA 7.35 23 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Crédit Agricole 20.23 24 Matthew White (Aus) Cofidis - Le Credit Par Telephone 29.16 25 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2R - Prevoyance 30.19 26 Sebastien Joly (Fra) Crédit Agricole 30.21 27 Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria - Navigare 30.26 28 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Liberty Seguros Team 32.00 29 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon - Lotto 32.48 30 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2R - Prevoyance 33.03 31 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto 32 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Liberty Seguros Team 33.06 33 Mickael Delage (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 33.46 34 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quickstep 33.51 35 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quickstep 36 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quickstep 34.07 37 Ian McLeod (RSA) Francaise Des Jeux 34.21 38 David Betts (Aus) United Water 34.22 39 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 34.35 40 Isidro Nozal Vega (Spa) Liberty Seguros Team 35.05 41 Adrian Laidler (Aus) Uni SA 35.17 42 Sebastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole 35.51 43 Frederic Finot (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 36.10 44 Stephen Cunningham (Aus) Uni SA 38.43 45 Giosuè Bonomi (Ita) Lampre - Caffita 38.49 46 Baden Cooke (Aus) Francaise Des Jeux 47 Christopher Sutton (Aus) United Water 48 Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Liberty Seguros Team 39.01 49 Jonathan Clarke (Aus) United Water 39.27 50 Siro Camponogara (Ita) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 39.43 51 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - Caffita 52 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2R - Prevoyance 53 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Quickstep 54 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Ceramiche Panaria - Navigare 40.04 55 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Uni SA 40.09 56 Corey Sweet (Aus) Uni SA 40.15 57 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 58 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis - Le Credit Par Telephone 40.28 59 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon - Lotto 40.30 60 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon - Lotto 44.44 61 James Hannam (Aus) Uni SA 44.56 62 Graeme Brown (Aus) Ceramiche Panaria - Navigare 45.37 63 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 46.08 64 Ciaran Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 46.09 65 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto 46.16 66 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Cofidis - Le Credit Par Telephone 46.34 67 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole 51.17 68 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Crédit Agricole 69 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Ag2R - Prevoyance 70 Inigo Chaurreau Bernardez (Spa) Ag2R - Prevoyance 71 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis - Le Credit Par Telephone 72 Matthew Rex (Aus) Uni SA 73 Mirko Allegrini (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria - Navigare 51.26 74 David McKenzie (Aus) United Water 52.06 75 Samuele Marzoli (Ita) Lampre - Caffita 52.09 76 Cyrille Monnerais (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 52.18 77 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Lampre - Caffita 52.22 78 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre - Caffita 52.23 79 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 52.43 80 Nathan O'Neill (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 52.48 81 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quickstep 55.01 82 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quickstep 1.01.46 83 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Crédit Agricole 1.02.46 84 Dimitri De Fauw (Bel) Quickstep 1.07.29 85 Guillermo Ruben Bongiorno (Arg) Ceramiche Panaria - Navigare 86 Peter Farazijn (Bel) Cofidis - Le Credit Par Telephone Points classification 1 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon - Lotto 54 pts 2 Paride Grillo (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria - Navigare 32 3 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros Team 32 4 Gene Bates (Aus) Uni SA 16 5 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros Team 14 6 Matthew White (Aus) Cofidis - Le Credit Par Telephone 12 7 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis - Le Credit Par Telephone 12 8 Mickael Delage (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 10 9 David Betts (Aus) United Water 10 10 David McKenzie (Aus) United Water 10 11 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Liberty Seguros Team 8 12 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto 6 13 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Liberty Seguros Team 4 14 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole 4 15 Sebastien Joly (Fra) Crédit Agricole 4 16 Stephen Cunningham (Aus) Uni SA 4 17 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Uni SA 4 18 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 4 19 Javier Ramirez Abeja (Spa) Liberty Seguros Team 2 20 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto 2 21 Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria - Navigare 2 22 Graeme Brown (Aus) Ceramiche Panaria - Navigare 2 23 Ciaran Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 2 24 Matthew Rex (Aus) Uni SA 2 Mountains classification 1 Gene Bates (Aus) Uni SA 52 pts 2 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 40 3 Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria - Navigare 24 4 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Liberty Seguros Team 22 5 Mickael Delage (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 20 6 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2R - Prevoyance 16 7 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto 12 8 Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Liberty Seguros Team 12 9 David McKenzie (Aus) United Water 12 10 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole 10 11 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros Team 8 12 David McPartland (Aus) United Water 8 13 Matthew White (Aus) Cofidis - Le Credit Par Telephone 8 14 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2R - Prevoyance 6 15 Robert McLachlan (Aus) United Water 6 16 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto 6 17 Sebastien Joly (Fra) Crédit Agricole 6 18 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon - Lotto 4 19 Frederic Finot (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 4 U23 classification 1 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros Team 16.45.44 2 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Liberty Seguros Team 2.07 3 Mickael Delage (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 33.46 4 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 34.35 5 Christopher Sutton (Aus) United Water 38.49 6 Jonathan Clarke (Aus) United Water 39.27 7 James Hannam (Aus) Uni SA 44.56 8 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Crédit Agricole 51.17 9 Matthew Rex (Aus) Uni SA 10 Samuele Marzoli (Ita) Lampre - Caffita 52.09 11 Cyrille Monnerais (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 52.18 Teams classification 1 Liberty Seguros Team 50.18.38 2 Crédit Agricole 1.09 3 United Water 3.06 4 Uni SA 4.11 5 Davitamon - Lotto 30.11 6 Ag2R - Prevoyance 31.34 7 Francaise Des Jeux 31.50 8 Cofidis - Le Credit Par Telephone 33.04 9 Lampre - Caffita 40.31 10 Ceramiche Panaria - Navigare 1.09.06 11 Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 1.21.46 12 Quickstep 1.40.23
