Home

Recently on Cyclingnews.com


Bayern Rundfahrt
Photo ©: Schaaf

40th Tirreno-Adriatico - PT

Italy, March 9-15, 2005

Main Page    Results    Stage Details     Next Stage

Stage 1 - Wednesday, March 9: Civitavecchia - Civitavecchia, 160 km

Petacchi back on song

Who's da man?!?
Photo ©: Sirotti
Click for larger image

Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) is once again in the winner's circle after triumphing in the first stage of Tirreno-Adriatico in a bunch sprint. Petacchi stormed home in Civitavecchia ahead of Austrian Bernhard Eisel (Francaise des Jeux) and Australian Robbie McEwen (Davitamon-Lotto), after his team controlled the stage to perfection once again.

"It was my first important race of the year, as it is part of the ProTour, and I managed to win," said Petacchi post-stage. "During the race, my teammates rode intelligently, alternating in front to control, but at the same time saving some energy for the final kilometres. The finishing circuit was technical and the team saw it was very important to stay in front and not take any risks. We managed the sprint like we always do, only this time I had to make some of my rivals, who wanted the wheels of my teammates in front of me, 'understand'.

"I will take things day by day without thinking of the final victory in this Tirreno that seems more suited to those who are stronger on the climbs. But I will wear the leader's jersey and defend it as much as possible."

How it unfolded

The three man break
Photo ©: Sirotti
Click for larger image

184 riders left from Civitavecchia shortly before midday, riding at an easy pace of 30.8 km/h in the first two hours. The only action during that time was the intermediate sprint at Santa Marinella (km 55.9), which saw Robert Forster and Danilo Hondo (Gerolsteiner) take the first two placings, ahead of Daniele Bennati (Lampre-Cafitta) and Stuart O'Grady (Cofidis).

The first serious attack came at km 66 when Zampieri (Phonak), Kolobnev (Rabobank) and Pinotti (Lampre) accelerated, but Fassa Bortolo quickly shut it down. The counter-attack with Karsten Kroon (Rabobank), Jose Luis Carrasco (Illes Balears) and Giampaolo Caruso (Liberty Seguros) had better luck, and reached the first mountain sprint at Tolfa (km 84.7) with a 51 second advantage over the Andrea Tafi led peloton. Kroon took the points at the summit ahead of Carrasco and Caruso, giving the Dutchman the mountains jersey for the day.

Mario Cipollini (Liquigas-Bianchi)
Photo ©: Sirotti
Click for larger image

The gap to the break slowly grew to a maximum of 4'18 after 98 km, with the average speed still only 33.4 km/h at that point. The peloton woke up in time for the first passage of the finish line in Civitavecchia and Liquigas-Bianchi rode tempo on the front, 3'45 behind the break. They were joined by Fassa Bortolo and Gerolsteiner, and it was clear that the stage would end in a bunch sprint.

At the second passage of the line (km 127), the gap had fallen to 1'58, and by km 143, on the climb of Sassicari, Kroon and co. had been caught by Luca Ascani (Naturino). The climb put several riders in difficulty, notably Mario Cipollini, who started the descent 45 seconds behind the peloton. Ascani breathed new life into the break, which held a slender 20 second lead the next time it crossed the line. The Fassa, FDJ and Cofidis-led peloton had things under control, while Cipollini's group was struggling to make contact, another 15 seconds back. It eventually did, but Cipo had no gas for the final sprint.

With 6 km to go, the four leaders were caught. Although Marco Pinotti tried a suicide attack with 4 km to go, it was all Fassa, all the time as Petacchi's train clicked into top gear and led out Ale-Jet for another win in front of Eisel, McEwen, Freire and Guidi.

Photography

For a thumbnail gallery of these images, click here

Images by Fotoreporter Sirotti

Results

1 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                      4.25.35 (36.15 km/h)
2 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française Des Jeux                             
3 Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                 
4 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                   
5 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Phonak Hearing Systems                         
6 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                  
7 Paride Grillo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                       
8 Giosuè Bonomi (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                  
9 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                      
10 Simone Cadamuro (Ita) Domina Vacanze                               
11 Andris Nauduzs (Lat) Naturino-Sapore di Mare                       
12 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    
13 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Quick.Step                                    
14 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     
15 Crescenzo D'Amore (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil                 
16 Sergio Marinangeli (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare                   
17 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                               
18 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  
19 Manuele Mori (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            
20 Marcus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                    
21 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           
22 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            
23 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone              
24 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         
25 Ludovic Auger (Fra) Française Des Jeux                             
26 Josu Silloniz Aresti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       
27 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Domina Vacanze                              
28 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Française Des Jeux                              
29 Christopher Horner (USA) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      
30 Grégory Rast (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                          
31 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                              
32 Emanuele Sella (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                     
33 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            
34 Juan Manuel Fuentes Angullo (Spa) Lampre-Caffita                   
35 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC                                     
36 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Davitamon-Lotto                              
37 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              
38 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             
39 Andreas Klier (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                  
40 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  
41 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick.Step                                       
42 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Credit Agricole                              
43 Bo Hamburger (Den) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil                      
44 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                        
45 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Rabobank                                        
46 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        
47 Tom Steels (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                   
48 Unai Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne           
49 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Rabobank                                   
50 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick.Step                                
51 Kyrylo Pospyeyev (Ukr) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil                  
52 Serguei Gonchar (Ukr) Domina Vacanze                               
53 Julian Dean (NZl) Credit Agricole                                  
54 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems                          
55 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Domina Vacanze                          
56 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil                  
57 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone        
58 Mario Cipollini (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                             
59 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                      
60 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                   
61 Marco Milesi (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                
62 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          
63 Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil                   
64 Gabriele Colombo (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare                     
65 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Credit Agricole                            
66 Serge Baguet (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                 
67 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             
68 Steffen Wesemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                               
69 Andrea Tafi (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                             
70 Cristian Gasperoni (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare                   
71 Roberto Petito (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                 
72 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      
73 Luca Ascani (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare                          
74 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                               
75 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank                                       
76 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            
77 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros Team                        
78 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     
79 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                    
80 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                
81 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                
82 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                
83 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                              
84 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                   
85 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole                          
86 Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Team CSC                                  
87 Jan Hruska (Cze) Liberty Seguros Team                              
88 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Domina Vacanze                                 
89 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            
90 Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank                                  
91 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         
92 Jose Luis Carrasco Gamiz (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne      
93 Volodymyr Bileka (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          
94 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Quick.Step                                   
95 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     
96 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                  
97 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick.Step                                    
98 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne    
99 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Liberty Seguros Team                     
100 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                   
101 Sergio Miguel M. Paulinho (Por) Liberty Seguros Team              
102 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Credit Agricole                           
103 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                          
104 Nicolas Inaudi (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone             
105 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                           
106 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile Team                              
107 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                
108 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                              
109 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole                           
110 Baden Cooke (Aus) Française Des Jeux                              
111 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Française Des Jeux                         
112 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux                              
113 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone             
114 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                           
115 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                
116 Maryan Hary (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                
117 Leif Hoste (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               
118 Matthew White (Aus) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone              
119 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                                       
120 Sergio Barbero (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare                      
121 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick.Step                                    
122 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC                                         
123 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                       
124 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                       
125 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Française Des Jeux                           
126 Mikel Pradera Rodriguez (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne      
127 Bradley Mcgee (Aus) Française Des Jeux                            
128 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 
129 Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare                 
130 Peter Van Petegem (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                           
131 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Quick.Step                                  
132 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                    
133 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Credit Agricole                          
134 Michele Gobbi (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                
135 Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil                 
136 Inigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi               
137 Jure Golcer (Slo) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil                      
138 Iker Leonet Iza (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne              
139 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           
140 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            
141 Daniel Atienza Urendez (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone     
142 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quick.Step                                   
143 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                       
144 Roger Hammond (GBr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            
145 Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                
146 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    
147 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros Team                       
148 Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne         
149 Luis Felipe Laverde Jimenez (Col) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare       
150 Imanol Erviti (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                
151 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC                                  
152 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC                                     
153 Ivan Ravaioli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                          
154 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas-Bianchi                              
155 Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      
156 René Andrle (Cze) Liberty Seguros Team                            
157 Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) Lampre-Caffita                            
158 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne           
159 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone           
160 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                          0.29
161 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                           2.15
162 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                            
163 Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare                     
164 Devis Miorin (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                               
165 Iker Flores Galarza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   3.19
166 Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro (Spa) Liberty Seguros Team           4.04
167 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas-Bianchi                       4.59
168 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              9.15
169 Samuele Marzoli (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                          9.34
170 Ivan Quaranta (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                
171 Jans Koerts (Ned) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                
172 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                       
173 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              
174 Antonio Bucciero (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil                 
175 Jakob Piil (Den) Team CSC                                         
176 Frank Hoj (Den) Gerolsteiner                                      
177 Daniel Schnider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                      
178 Andrus Aug (Est) Fassa Bortolo                                    
179 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                             
180 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Liberty Seguros Team              
181 Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare               
182 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare              14.51
183 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                         
DNF Graeme Brown (Aus) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                      
 
General classification after stage 1
 
1 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                      4.25.25
2 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française Des Jeux                         0.04
3 Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                             0.06
4 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               0.07
5 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 0.08
6 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                            0.09
7 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                               0.10
8 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Phonak Hearing Systems                         
9 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                  
10 Paride Grillo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                      
11 Giosuè Bonomi (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                 
12 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                     
13 Simone Cadamuro (Ita) Domina Vacanze                               
14 Andris Nauduzs (Lat) Naturino-Sapore di Mare                       
15 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Quick.Step                                    
16 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     
17 Crescenzo D'Amore (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil                 
18 Sergio Marinangeli (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare                   
19 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  
20 Manuele Mori (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            
21 Marcus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                    
22 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           
23 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            
24 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone              
25 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         
26 Ludovic Auger (Fra) Française Des Jeux                             
27 Josu Silloniz Aresti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       
28 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Domina Vacanze                              
29 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Française Des Jeux                              
30 Christopher Horner (USA) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      
31 Grégory Rast (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                          
32 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                              
33 Emanuele Sella (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                     
34 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            
35 Juan Manuel Fuentes Angullo (Spa) Lampre-Caffita                   
36 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC                                     
37 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Davitamon-Lotto                              
38 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              
39 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             
40 Andreas Klier (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                  
41 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  
42 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick.Step                                       
43 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Credit Agricole                              
44 Bo Hamburger (Den) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil                      
45 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                        
46 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Rabobank                                        
47 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        
48 Tom Steels (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                   
49 Unai Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne           
50 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Rabobank                                   
51 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick.Step                                
52 Kyrylo Pospyeyev (Ukr) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil                  
53 Serguei Gonchar (Ukr) Domina Vacanze                               
54 Julian Dean (NZl) Credit Agricole                                  
55 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems                          
56 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Domina Vacanze                          
57 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil                  
58 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone        
59 Mario Cipollini (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                             
60 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                      
61 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                   
62 Marco Milesi (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                
63 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          
64 Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil                   
65 Gabriele Colombo (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare                     
66 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Credit Agricole                            
67 Serge Baguet (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                 
68 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             
69 Steffen Wesemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                               
70 Andrea Tafi (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                             
71 Cristian Gasperoni (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare                   
72 Roberto Petito (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                 
73 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      
74 Luca Ascani (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare                          
75 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                               
76 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank                                       
77 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            
78 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros Team                        
79 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     
80 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                    
81 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                
82 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                
83 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                
84 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                              
85 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                   
86 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole                          
87 Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Team CSC                                  
88 Jan Hruska (Cze) Liberty Seguros Team                              
89 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Domina Vacanze                                 
90 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            
91 Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank                                  
92 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         
93 Jose Luis Carrasco Gamiz (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne      
94 Volodymyr Bileka (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          
95 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Quick.Step                                   
96 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     
97 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                  
98 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick.Step                                    
99 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne    
100 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Liberty Seguros Team                    
101 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                   
102 Sergio Miguel M. Paulinho (Por) Liberty Seguros Team              
103 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Credit Agricole                           
104 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                          
105 Nicolas Inaudi (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone             
106 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                           
107 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile Team                              
108 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                
109 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                              
110 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole                           
111 Baden Cooke (Aus) Française Des Jeux                              
112 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Française Des Jeux                         
113 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux                              
114 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone             
115 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                           
116 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                
117 Maryan Hary (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                
118 Leif Hoste (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               
119 Matthew White (Aus) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone              
120 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                                       
121 Sergio Barbero (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare                      
122 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick.Step                                    
123 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC                                         
124 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                       
125 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                       
126 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Française Des Jeux                           
127 Mikel Pradera Rodriguez (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne      
128 Bradley Mcgee (Aus) Française Des Jeux                            
129 Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare                 
130 Peter Van Petegem (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                           
131 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Quick.Step                                  
132 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                    
133 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Credit Agricole                          
134 Michele Gobbi (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                
135 Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil                 
136 Inigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi               
137 Jure Golcer (Slo) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil                      
138 Iker Leonet Iza (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne              
139 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           
140 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            
141 Daniel Atienza Urendez (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone     
142 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quick.Step                                   
143 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                       
144 Roger Hammond (GBr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            
145 Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                
146 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    
147 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros Team                       
148 Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne         
149 Luis Felipe Laverde Jimenez (Col) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare       
150 Imanol Erviti (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                
151 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC                                  
152 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC                                     
153 Ivan Ravaioli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                          
154 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas-Bianchi                              
155 Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      
156 René Andrle (Cze) Liberty Seguros Team                            
157 Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) Lampre-Caffita                            
158 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne           
159 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone           
160 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                          0.39
161 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                           2.25
162 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                            
163 Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare                     
164 Devis Miorin (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                               
165 Iker Flores Galarza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   3.29
166 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              3.55
167 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare               4.01
168 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                         
169 Samuele Marzoli (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                          4.14
170 Ivan Quaranta (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                
171 Jans Koerts (Ned) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                
172 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                       
173 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              
174 Antonio Bucciero (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil                 
175 Jakob Piil (Den) Team CSC                                         
176 Frank Hoj (Den) Gerolsteiner                                      
177 Daniel Schnider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                      
178 Andrus Aug (Est) Fassa Bortolo                                    
179 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                             
180 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Liberty Seguros Team              
181 Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro (Spa) Liberty Seguros Team               
182 Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare               
183 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas-Bianchi                       5.09
 
Points classification
 
1 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                           12 pts
2 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française Des Jeux                           10
3 Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                8
4 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                  7
5 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Phonak Hearing Systems                        6
6 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  5
7 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                 5
8 Paride Grillo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                      4
9 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    3
10 Giosuè Bonomi (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                3
11 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                              2
12 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                    2
13 Simone Cadamuro (Ita) Domina Vacanze                              1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank                                       5 pts
2 Jose Luis Carrasco Gamiz (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne      3
3 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros Team                        2

Back to top