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40th Tirreno-Adriatico - PT

Italy, March 9-15, 2005

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Stage 5 - Sunday, March 13: Saltara - Saltara, 170.4 km

Knaven smart solo win

Tomorrow, Freire vs. Petacchi continues

By Tim Maloney, European Editor

Servais Knaven (Quick.Step)
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With a perfectly timed move, savvy Servais Knaven (Quick.Step) got away from a five man breakaway group that been out front most of the day on Tirreno-Adriatico's Stage 5 circuit race in Saltara, and soloed to victory on a course his Quick.Step teammate Paolo Bettini won the Italian pro championship two years ago. Race leader Oscar Freire and his arch-rival Alessandro Petacchi were left behind in the gruppo on a soggy, wet day in the Marche region where no one save the five breakaway riders wanted to take any initiative. In the end, it was Knaven's enterprising attack that made the difference today in Tirreno-Adriatico, no doubt inspiring an ever-improving Bettini to take the bunch sprint today in Saltara for 6th place.

How it unfolded

At 11:25 this morning, 173 riders started the Race of the Two Seas. Instead of the beautiful springlike weather of the last few days, it was cloudy with some light rain on Sunday. A five man break went away after only 25km, with Andrea Peron (CSC) going on the attack first, then joined by Pinotti (Saunier Duval-Prodir), Knaven (Quick.Step), LeMevel (Credit Agricole) and Padrnos (Discovery Channel). At the first of two intermediate sprints in Lucrezia in 66.3km, the escapees had a lead of 3'00 and after 71km, the quintet had a maximum lead of 4'03. The chase from the peloton wasn't that strong, as none of the escapees were any threat on GC.

Marco Pinotti (Saunier Duval)
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With 1.5 laps and 21km to race, the peloton was 2'00 behind the break, while LeMevel was dropped on the descent and had to chase hard to get back on. With a little more than one 14km lap to go, the French rider came back to the break, just at the same moment that Pinotti attacked solo. With one lap to go in Saltara, Pinotti had a 0'06 lead on the four chasers, with a counter move led by Juan Fuentes (Lampre-Cafitta) at 1'58, while the gruppo was all together a few seconds back. Although Padrnos and Peron were chasing hard, Pinotti's perfectly timed move looked hopeful...for a while.

Servais Knaven (Quick.Step)
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Among the olive trees at the final GPM in Cartoceto, Pinotti had 0'10 on the chasers, when Knaven suddenly shot like a bullet out of the break, bridged across to Pinotti and then dropped the Italian like a stone. With 10km to go, Knaven had 0'10 on the break with Padrnos and Peron the most active in the chase, with the gruppo at 1'30. With the wet roads, there were plenty of crashes in the gruppo, while Knaven was still holding off the chasers.

Once back in the town of Saltara, Knaven was in perfect pursuit mode and was gaining time on the break. A former TT champ in Holland, almost all of Knaven's career wins have come on strong solo moves and today's ride was nothing different. With 4km to go, Knaven had 0'20 and his four chasers now realized he would make it home free, while the peloton had given up the ghost and sat up in the last 10km. Knaven won Stage 5, while Peron beat Padrnos 0'17 behind, with LeMevel and Pinotti trailing, then Bettini winning the group sprint from Hushovd 1'33 behind.

Oscar Freire (Rabobank)
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Stage 6 - Monday, March 14: Civitanova Marche-Civitanova Marche, 164km

This same course was used in 1998 at Tirreno-Adriatico, when Erik Zabel won the stage. The large circuit heads north along the Adriatic coastline for 15km to Porto Recanati, then heads west into the hilly hinterland of the Marche region for 125km until it comes back to the coast road south of Civianova Marche with another 15km to the finish.

Photography

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Results

1 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quick.Step                                    4.22.42
2 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                           0.17
3 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                    
4 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole                             0.21
5 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                              0.23
6 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick.Step                                        1.33
7 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                        
8 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                   
9 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                         
10 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                    
11 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Phonak Hearing Systems                              
12 Josu Silloniz Aresti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             
13 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick.Step                                             
14 Kyrylo Pospyeyev (Ukr) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil                        
15 Andreas Klier (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                        
16 Sergio Marinangeli (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare                         
17 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                         
18 Serguei Gonchar (Ukr) Domina Vacanze                                     
19 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 
20 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Credit Agricole                                    
21 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  
22 Marcus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                          
23 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone              
24 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                     
25 Steffen Wesemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     
26 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                     
27 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Liberty Seguros Team                           
28 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                          
29 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                            
30 Inigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      
31 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               
32 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                          
33 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               
34 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  
35 Grégory Rast (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                                
36 Jan Hruska (Cze) Liberty Seguros Team                                    
37 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                           
38 Emanuele Sella (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                           
39 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        
40 Manuele Mori (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                  
41 Luca Ascani (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare                                
42 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                              
43 Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                
44 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Domina Vacanze                                       
45 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                           
46 Baden Cooke (Aus) Française Des Jeux                                     
47 Bo Hamburger (Den) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil                            
48 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros Team                              
49 Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil                         
50 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems                                
51 Volodymyr Bileka (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                
52 Iker Flores Galarza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              
53 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Credit Agricole                                  
54 Ludovic Auger (Fra) Française Des Jeux                                   
55 Unai Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                 
56 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    
57 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           
58 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                           
59 Leif Hoste (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                      
60 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Quick.Step                                          
61 Matthew White (Aus) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                     
62 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas-Bianchi                                     
63 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Rabobank                                         
64 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                      
65 Maryan Hary (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                       
66 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil                        
67 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank                                             
68 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                    
69 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                       
70 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Rabobank                                              
71 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                         
72 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick.Step                                          
73 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Quick.Step                                         
74 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Credit Agricole                                 
75 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                        
76 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                           
77 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            
78 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  
79 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick.Step                                      
80 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                              
81 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           
82 Roberto Petito (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                       
83 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                      
84 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                       
85 Daniel Atienza Urendez (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone            
86 Giosuè Bonomi (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                       
87 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   
88 Sergio Miguel M. Paulinho (Por) Liberty Seguros Team                     
89 Marco Milesi (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                      
90 Jure Golcer (Slo) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil                             
91 Juan Manuel Fuentes Angullo (Spa) Lampre-Caffita                     1.58
92 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                              2.09
93 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                              
94 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              2.13
95 Roger Hammond (GBr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               2.17
96 Antonio Bucciero (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil                    2.50
97 Iker Leonet Iza (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                 2.53
98 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        
99 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                  
100 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                             2.56
101 Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Team CSC                                       
102 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                               3.20
103 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole                                 
104 Peter Van Petegem (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                 
105 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française Des Jeux                                 
106 Andrea Tafi (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                  
107 Andrus Aug (Est) Fassa Bortolo                                          
108 Bradley Mcgee (Aus) Française Des Jeux                                  
109 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC                                        
110 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC                                           3.26
111 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                         
112 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Quick.Step                                        
113 Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank                                       
114 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                    
115 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                    
116 Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                      
117 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros Team                         3.31
118 Mikel Pradera Rodriguez (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne        3.33
119 Sergio Barbero (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare                            
120 Cristian Gasperoni (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare                    3.36
121 Michele Gobbi (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                  3.39
122 Paride Grillo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                       3.55
123 Mario Cipollini (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                              3.57
124 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                         6.53
125 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Française Des Jeux                                   
126 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Française Des Jeux                                 
127 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Davitamon-Lotto                                   
128 Daniel Schnider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                            
129 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Française Des Jeux                               
130 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    
131 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               
132 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                       
133 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC                                          
134 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne         
135 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                   
136 Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare                       
137 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                  
138 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                   
139 Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare                           
140 Simone Cadamuro (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                    
141 Frank Hoj (Den) Gerolsteiner                                            
142 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                   
143 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas-Bianchi                                 
144 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                     
145 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC                                           
146 Ivan Ravaioli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                
147 Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                     
148 Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) Lampre-Caffita                                  
149 Julian Dean (NZl) Credit Agricole                                       
150 Devis Miorin (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                     
151 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux                                7.13
152 Gabriele Colombo (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare                      8.59
153 Imanol Erviti (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                  9.01
154 Samuele Marzoli (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                9.04
155 Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       10.53
156 Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                     
157 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                     
158 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Domina Vacanze                               
159 Crescenzo D'Amore (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil                      
160 Luis Felipe Laverde Jimenez (Col) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare             
161 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Liberty Seguros Team                    
162 Jose Luis Carrasco Gamiz (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne           
163 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                                             
164 René Andrle (Cze) Liberty Seguros Team                                  
165 Tom Steels (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                        
166 Nicolas Inaudi (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                   
167 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                 
168 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        
169 Ivan Quaranta (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                      
170 Jans Koerts (Ned) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                 12.29
171 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                          13.58
172 Andris Nauduzs (Lat) Naturino-Sapore di Mare                       13.59
DNF Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Credit Agricole                                 
DNS Serge Baguet (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                      
DNS Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  
 
General classification after stage 5
 
1 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                 24.20.24
2 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                               0.23
3 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                           
4 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               0.26
5 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Phonak Hearing Systems                           0.28
6 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Liberty Seguros Team                        0.30
7 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Credit Agricole                                 0.33
8 Marcus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                           
9 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               0.34
10 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             0.36
11 Kyrylo Pospyeyev (Ukr) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil                        
12 Serguei Gonchar (Ukr) Domina Vacanze                                     
13 Andreas Klier (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                        
14 Emanuele Sella (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                           
15 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone              
16 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                            
17 Steffen Wesemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     
18 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                         
19 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                     
20 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               
21 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros Team                              
22 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                          
23 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                           
24 Manuele Mori (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                              0.52
25 Inigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      
26 Sergio Marinangeli (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare                     0.53
27 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                0.55
28 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick.Step                                         1.28
29 Jan Hruska (Cze) Liberty Seguros Team                                1.37
30 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                   3.40
31 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       3.42
32 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil                        
33 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                           
34 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                          3.54
35 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Domina Vacanze                                   3.58
36 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               4.05
37 Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne            4.10
38 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           4.18
39 Volodymyr Bileka (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            4.24
40 Unai Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne             4.37
41 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems                            4.42
42 Josu Silloniz Aresti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         5.12
43 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                      
44 Jure Golcer (Slo) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil                         5.13
45 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                5.14
46 Roberto Petito (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                   5.20
47 Juan Manuel Fuentes Angullo (Spa) Lampre-Caffita                     5.30
48 Peter Van Petegem (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                              6.00
49 Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Team CSC                                    6.37
50 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank                                         6.50
51 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Credit Agricole                                  
52 Bo Hamburger (Den) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil                        6.53
53 Paride Grillo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                        7.05
54 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        7.10
55 Matthew White (Aus) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                 7.25
56 Luca Ascani (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare                            7.28
57 Ludovic Auger (Fra) Française Des Jeux                                   
58 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                       7.30
59 Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil                     7.40
60 Sergio Miguel M. Paulinho (Por) Liberty Seguros Team                 7.42
61 Leif Hoste (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  7.53
62 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros Team                          8.10
63 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   8.24
64 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                 8.34
65 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               8.41
66 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Rabobank                                     8.42
67 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                   8.48
68 Grégory Rast (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                            8.54
69 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick.Step                                      
70 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                9.02
71 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole                            9.36
72 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Quick.Step                                     9.45
73 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Credit Agricole                             9.47
74 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quick.Step                                      9.49
75 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         10.17
76 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC                                           10.22
77 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                         10.53
78 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   11.30
79 Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                 11.32
80 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                   11.51
81 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française Des Jeux                             12.04
82 Cristian Gasperoni (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare                    12.24
83 Sergio Barbero (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare                        12.29
84 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas-Bianchi                                13.05
85 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                    13.09
86 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   13.11
87 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                               13.21
88 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Française Des Jeux                           13.32
89 Roger Hammond (GBr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              14.37
90 Giosuè Bonomi (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                  15.33
91 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Quick.Step                                     15.46
92 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Rabobank                                              
93 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux                                15.57
94 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick.Step                                      16.04
95 Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                  16.05
96 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                         16.23
97 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone               17.01
98 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick.Step                                     17.37
99 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      17.46
100 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            17.50
101 Iker Flores Galarza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        18.05
102 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Quick.Step                                   18.16
103 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole                            19.08
104 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                            19.09
105 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            20.05
106 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Davitamon-Lotto                              20.19
107 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                20.40
108 Baden Cooke (Aus) Française Des Jeux                               20.44
109 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne    23.34
110 Marco Milesi (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                23.44
111 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Domina Vacanze                          24.31
112 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  24.37
113 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              24.47
114 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                
115 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            25.33
116 Daniel Atienza Urendez (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone      25.37
117 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                    26.19
118 Andrea Tafi (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                             26.34
119 Iker Leonet Iza (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne               27.23
120 Michele Gobbi (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                 27.49
121 Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) Lampre-Caffita                                  
122 Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank                                  28.10
123 Maryan Hary (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 30.24
124 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                               30.31
125 Nicolas Inaudi (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone              32.51
126 Bradley Mcgee (Aus) Française Des Jeux                             32.56
127 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          33.51
128 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                            34.11
129 Mario Cipollini (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                             34.50
130 Julian Dean (NZl) Credit Agricole                                  37.20
131 Jose Luis Carrasco Gamiz (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne      37.21
132 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                    
133 Antonio Bucciero (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil                  37.29
134 Mikel Pradera Rodriguez (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne       37.49
135 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     37.57
136 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC                                     38.38
137 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                40.01
138 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC                                   40.49
139 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Française Des Jeux                              41.09
140 Luis Felipe Laverde Jimenez (Col) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare             
141 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                 
142 Crescenzo D'Amore (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil                 41.39
143 Simone Cadamuro (Ita) Domina Vacanze                               42.27
144 Imanol Erviti (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                      
145 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                                        42.34
146 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   43.08
147 Devis Miorin (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                43.39
148 Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare                  44.22
149 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Française Des Jeux                                 
150 Ivan Ravaioli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           46.03
151 Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare                      46.37
152 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                        47.49
153 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                48.06
154 Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       48.22
155 Andris Nauduzs (Lat) Naturino-Sapore di Mare                       48.28
156 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Liberty Seguros Team               48.51
157 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC                                      49.54
158 Gabriele Colombo (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare                     52.00
159 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                             52.30
160 Frank Hoj (Den) Gerolsteiner                                       52.46
161 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                              53.44
162 Tom Steels (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                   53.54
163 René Andrle (Cze) Liberty Seguros Team                                  
164 Daniel Schnider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                       53.56
165 Andrus Aug (Est) Fassa Bortolo                                     55.55
166 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               59.28
167 Samuele Marzoli (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                             1.01.39
168 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas-Bianchi                          1.02.26
169 Ivan Quaranta (Ita) Domina Vacanze                               1.03.28
170 Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                     
171 Jans Koerts (Ned) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone               1.09.54
172 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                        1.23.37
 
Points classification
 
1 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                       55 pts
2 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                 29
3 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                         23
4 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Phonak Hearing Systems                             22
5 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quick.Step                                         20
6 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 18
7 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  14
8 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                      12
9 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                             12
10 Paride Grillo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                          11
11 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole                              11
12 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Liberty Seguros Team                         10
13 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                10
14 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               10
15 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française Des Jeux                                10
16 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Credit Agricole                                   8
17 Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                     8
18 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                8
19 Marcus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                         7
20 Emanuele Sella (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                          7
21 Manuele Mori (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                 7
22 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                   7
23 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone             6
24 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                   6
25 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                       6
26 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                   5
27 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick.Step                                          5
28 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                   4
29 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick.Step                                            4
30 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil                       4
31 Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil                        4
32 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                       4
33 Giosuè Bonomi (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                      3
34 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                          2
35 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                    2
36 Kyrylo Pospyeyev (Ukr) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil                       1
37 Sergio Marinangeli (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare                        1
38 Simone Cadamuro (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                    1
39 Andris Nauduzs (Lat) Naturino-Sapore di Mare                            1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Jose Luis Carrasco Gamiz (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne           13 pts
2 Sergio Miguel M. Paulinho (Por) Liberty Seguros Team                    11
3 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Rabobank                                         8
4 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                 7
5 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Credit Agricole                                  6
6 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quick.Step                                          6
7 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank                                             5
8 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                   5
9 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                              4
10 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick.Step                                          3
11 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros Team                             2
12 Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne               2
13 Bo Hamburger (Den) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil                           2
14 Bradley Mcgee (Aus) Française Des Jeux                                  2
15 Andrea Tafi (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                  1
 
Teams classification
 
1 Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                                         73.03.00
2 T-Mobile Team                                                             
3 Liberty Seguros Team                                                  0.09
4 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                    2.32
5 Fassa Bortolo                                                         2.45
6 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                                     3.58
7 Gerolsteiner                                                          5.36
8 Rabobank                                                              6.14
9 Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil                                            6.29
10 Domina Vacanze                                                       7.04
11 Phonak Hearing Systems                                               7.24
12 Credit Agricole                                                      7.54
13 Davitamon-Lotto                                                      8.30
14 Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                                     9.15
15 Quick Step                                                          12.03
16 Saunier Duval-Prodir                                                12.48
17 Naturino-Sapore di Mare                                             13.40
18 Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                                      23.35
19 Bouygues Telecom                                                    24.23
20 Française Des Jeux                                                  24.44
21 Team CSC                                                            25.30
22 Lampre-Caffita                                                      25.31
23 Liquigas-Bianchi                                                    28.38

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