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Tour de Georgia - 2.HC
USA, April 18-23, 2006
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Stage 1 - April 18: Augusta, GA - Macon, GA, 207.4km
Michaelsen calls in favour for sprint win in Georgia
By Mark Zalewski, North American Editor with Kirsten Robbins in Macon, Georgia
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Lars Michaelsen (CSC) called in a marker today from back in 1999 when he was on a composite team with Mark McCormack at the Tour of Denmark. "I saw the course map this morning and had no idea of how [the finish] was," Michaelsen said. "But during the race today I was talking to [Mark] McCormack -- he and I go a long way back. In 1999 we did the Tour of Denmark on a mixed team together. He pulled out a stage win then, and I helped him out then explaining the circuit, and now it's pay back time! He said [the finish] had a good hill in it with cobblestones and that it was fast so to stay in the front, so that's what I did! Michaelsen utilized the reconnaissance knowledge to the fullest by positioning himself perfectly in the final two turns, setting himself up for the first stage win of the 2006 Tour de Georgia.
Today's win is welcomed for the thirty-seven year-old, confirming his abilities against the younger riders in the field. "It's very rewarding to get confirmation you are still able to compete with the young guys," Michaelsen said. "I used to be a good sprinter in my young days, and every once in a while I pull one out of my hat."
One of those 'younger' guys was Fred Rodriguez (Davitamon-Lotto) who continued his many-year run of bad mechanical luck when riding in the States. Entering the city of Macon, Rodriguez flatted. "I got a flat coming in to the circuit and when I got the change I realized the wheel was broken -- the gears were skipping on the wheel," Rodriguez explained. "At that point the pace was so high that I dropped my own guys getting back in. I knew I had to make it in before we hit the hill and that cost me a little energy. I thought maybe then I would work for Henk but once I got the front I got re-motivated. It looked all good coming into the last corner. I was on Henk's wheel and we got cut off. Next thing you know I went from third wheel to tenth. I asked Henk to keep going but it cost him too much and couldn't get going again. Then I waited until about 150 meters and then passed everybody except for Lars."
That cut-off was riders trying to take advantage of the extra-wide turn to push their cornering -- resulting in riders not being able to hold their lines. One of the casualties was Toyota-United's Ivan Dominguez along with a handful of other riders -- but all were ok in the end.
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Always looking on the bright side, Rodriguez is content in the fact that his legs are finally coming around after a rough spring campaign. "The good thing is my legs are coming back, so I am happy about that. I love racing at home and doing well at home."
With the first win of the race, Michaelsen pulls on the race leader's jersey and sprint leader's jersey -- something that Michaelsen doesn't expect to defend beyond tomorrow. "Tomorrow's stage everyone will be motivated to get a win. It will be the last call for the sprinters until Sunday." After tomorrow, it will be up to teammate David Zabriskie to bear the CSC flag. "If he's good in the time trial and able to beat Floyd in the time trial we will take it from there."
Taking the best young rider jersey is Suanier Duval-Prodir's Peter Mazur -- though probably not for long. "We will not work to keep the best young rider jersey. It was just a lucky thing. I was sweeping for Ventoso and Palegrini. I need more time for racing with these guys. I had some trouble staying onto Palagrini’s wheel because he moves very fast in the group. I am happy with the jersey because it is my first jersey with Suanier Duval-Prodir.
How it unfolded
Unlike last year's first stage, the riders were motivated to ride faster by a slight tail wind. Attacks came fast and frequent but the higher speeds prevented from anything more than a few seconds from getting away.
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Finally, after a few hours, a small break rolled off the front with a field tired of chasing everything down. In the group is Aaron Olson (Prodir-Saunier Duval), Dan Bowman (TIAA CREF), Neil Shirley (Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity) and Jackson Stewart (Kodakgallery.com - Sierra Nevada). "I was sitting last wheel for the first two hours, just being careful with my hand," said Olson. I went back to get some bottles and took them to the front and just followed one move and that's the one that stayed away. Then my day became hard!"
The quartet rolled a quick pace, led by Olson on the downhills. "I was trying to keep it fast on the downhills. It was working pretty good and they gave us quite a bit of time."
"We were working really well together," said Shirley. "As soon as we established the break it seemed like the other teams were content with it and we gained a maximum of 11 minutes. Olson took control and was very steady for the entire break. Everyone was taking equal pulls the whole way."
The break managed to get up to over eleven minutes on the field, and even held a good lead coming into the last forty kilometers. It seemed that the field had a difficult time deciding who should do the work to bring the break back. "It was a bit of tactics of who was going to work," Rodriguez explained. "We put two guys on there with United, but then they took their guys off so we took our guys off. Finally we were all negotiating, 'Are you going to put somebody on? Not if you don't put somebody on!' It went back and forth until Discovery put their effort on."
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With Discovery on the front, the time began to fall and more teams chipped in their efforts. As the time gap shrank, Olson became antsy and tried to attack the break. Shirley covered the first two attempts but then about five kilometers later, on a small rise, Olson attacked again and kept a gap. "Myself and [Bowman]were not having a good day,"Admitted Stewart. "We were definitely the weaker two in the break. Olson was on fire today and was clearly looking great."
With less than fifteen kilometers to go, Olson held a twenty-second lead on the chasers and a minute on the field but was nearing his limit. "By about ten or twelve kilometers to go I felt like throwing up!" But all was not lost on his efforts, as the attacking at the end earned him the most aggressive rider jersey -- giving his team two jersey's tomorrow.
As the race entered the circuits, the three chasers were swallowed be the field, and Olson lasted until almost seeing the finish line with three laps to go. From there, the field kept the gas on, preventing any counter-attacks from succeeding. CSC's Allan Johansen broke away, grimacing his face while he built a fifty meter lead. "He did a nice job," Michaelsen said. "We were told to be a little aggressive. Doing that attack made the other teams work and I was just sitting on."
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Luckily for teams like Davitamon-Lotto, chasing down these attacks did not require much work. "The pace was so high we didn't have to cover much -- the guys came back by themselves," said Rodriguez.
As the laps ticked off, the field stayed together led by teams like Discovery Channel, Quick Step-Innergetic and Health Net-Maxxis. Unfortunately, sprinter Gord Fraser was suffering under the same bad karma as Fred Rodriguez, flatting on the circuits and suffering a slow wheel change. "I was feeling good and the guys were riding so well," said Fraser. "I am not saying that I would have won but I would have tried. My focus is on stage six now because I can do really well there. Also to help my teammates over the next few days." From then on the focus shifted to new rider Karl Menzies, who managed a fourth place on the day.
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The field was shifting positions every second on the final lap, and the downhill portion of the last two kilometers became the battleground. "The last kilometer is a lottery," said Michaelsen. "You need experience because if you are too much in the front it is no good so you need to find the right spot at the right time. I was focusing on coming to the last corner in the first five and I took the second-to-last corner in fourth position and then I just fought my way to stay up there. Then when we took the last corner they were too early -- and when they all died I was ready to go."
Stage 2 - Fayetteville - Rome, 197.5km
Tomorrow the Tour de Georgia field tackles a relatively-flat stage with rolling hills (See stage map & profile), but the entry into the city of Rome could cause a split in the field, with three circuits involving a climb up the short but steep Clock Tower Hill.
Last year, Andrea Tafi put in a brave solo attack in his final US race, but was caught entering the circuits by a fast charging peloton, led by the entire Discovery Channel team, with Lance Armstrong in tow.
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In fact, Armstrong was the surprise winner of the stage into Rome in the 2004 edition (stage 3), something he described as a "almost a freak experience" (not winning a race, but beating the sprinters at their own game).
Tafi was swallowed by the Discovery train, and in turn, the paler-shade-of-blue-train - Gerolsteiner - set up their sprinter, Peter Wrolich, who stole the show and took the win.
The finish is likely to be a bunch kick of 'sprinters-who-can-climb', or an opportunist rider with the explosive power to tackle the climb may be able to hold off what will be a hard-charging bunch, assuming the somewhat-inevitable breakaway group is caught.
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Photography
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- James Brown - the "Godfather of soul" welcomed the riders to Macon this morning.
- Floyd Landis (Phonak) does a quick interview before the race.
- The boys wait for the start.
- Riders line up for stage 1.
- School kids had a special seat to watch the race leave Macon this morning.
- More school kids lined the road once the race got out of the city.
- Victor Rapinski (Colovita) tried early on to get away.
- Riders make their way past the scenic courthouse in Sparta, GA.
- Kodak/Sierra Nevada leads the first break of the day up the road.
- Dan Bowmen (TIAA-CREF) & Neil Sherley (Jittery Joes) keep the pace high in the break.
- Aaron Olson (Saunier Duval) rode strongly today to take the most aggressive rider jersey.
- CSC and Discovery string it out.
- Toyota-United and Davitamon Lotto come to the front.
- Aron Olson (Saunier Duval) fights to stay away on the finsihing circuit.
- The bunch comes through under the canopy of some Spanish moss.
- Lars Mickalson (CSC) takes the win.
- Lars Mickalson (CSC) and the spoils of his win.
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- Music legend James Brown here with cycling announcer, Dave Towle, stopped by to show his support for racing in GA.
- 2005 race winner Tom Danielson is here to try for two in a row.
- Political lobbying for the presidential election is alive and well in GA.
- This fan came all the way from New Jersey to cheer on his favorite riders.
- The race started with three opening parade circuits…
- Team TIAA-CREF looks ready to start the race.
- The first stage of the race is mostly flat, with three Maxxis Sprint lines along the way.
- TIAA-CREF’s Tom Peterson hopes to win the Best Young Rider jersey, as he did in California.
- The day's only real break - featuring Aaron Olson, Jackson Stewart, Dan Bowman and Andy Bajadali, couldn’t hold off the charging peloton. TdG0021_41806: And everyone was back together again for the finishing circuits.
- Discovery’s Jason McCartney takes a turn up front.
- TIAA-CREF’s Craig Lewis is hoping to make his mark on the race this year as well.
- In the end, it was CSC’s Lars Michaelson who claimed the stage win.
- And to the victor…
- … go the spoils.
Results
1 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC 4.45.46
2 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto
3 Caleb Manion (Aus) Jelly Belly
4 Karl Menzies (Aus) Health Net p/b Maxxis
5 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Insurance
6 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada
7 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Toyota-United Pro
8 Henk Vogels (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto
9 Peter Mazur (Pol) Prodir-Saunier Duval
10 Cesar Augusto Grajales (Col) Navigators Insurance
11 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel
12 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems
13 Thomas Peterson (USA) Team TIAA-CREF
14 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak Hearing Systems
15 Andrew Bajadali (USA) Jelly Belly
16 Jesse Anthony (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada
17 Kirk Albers (USA) Jelly Belly
18 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Discovery Channel
19 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
20 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel
21 William Frischkorn (USA) Team TIAA-CREF
22 Dominique Perras (Can) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada
23 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Toyota-United Pro
24 Frank Pipp (USA) Targetraining
25 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Prodir-Saunier Duval
26 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel
27 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC
28 Nathan O'Neill (Aus) Health Net p/b Maxxis
29 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
30 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel
31 Lucas Euser (USA) Team TIAA-CREF
32 Danny Pate (USA) Team TIAA-CREF
33 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
34 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel
35 Ignacio Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems
36 Justin England (USA) Toyota-United Pro
37 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel
38 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic
39 Matthew Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly
40 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Navigators Insurance
41 Michael Dietrich (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada
42 Craig Lewis (USA) Team TIAA-CREF
43 Brian Vandborg (Den) Team CSC
44 Inigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC
45 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance
46 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto
47 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic
48 Alberto Fernandez De La Puebla Ramos (Spa) Prodir-Saunier Duval
49 Burke Swindlehurst (USA) Navigators Insurance
50 Peter Hatton (Aus) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity
51 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic
52 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic
53 Brice Jones (USA) Jelly Belly
54 Todd Herriott (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines
55 Brian Jensen (Den) Jelly Belly
56 Michael Lange (USA) Team TIAA-CREF
57 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC
58 Martin Pedersen (Den) Team CSC
59 Jeffry Louder (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis
60 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines
61 Todd Wells (USA) Targetraining
62 Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic
63 Evan Elken (USA) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity
64 Florian Stalder (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
65 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic
66 Mark McCormack (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines
67 José Enrique Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 0.21
68 Trent Wilson (Aus) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity
69 Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Toyota-United Pro 0.28
70 Nic Ingels (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
71 Philip Wong (USA) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity
72 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Navigators Insurance
73 Benjamin Brooks (Aus) Navigators Insurance
74 Kyle Wamsley (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines
75 Anthony Colby (USA) Targetraining
76 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Toyota-United Pro
77 Doug Ollerenshaw (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis
78 Oleg Grishkine (Rus) Navigators Insurance
79 Alex Candelario (USA) Jelly Belly
80 Dustin Macburnie (Can) Targetraining
81 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic
82 Dan Schmatz (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada
83 Trent Lowe (Aus) Discovery Channel
84 Tyler Wren (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines 0.42
85 Scott Zwizanski (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada
86 Gustavo Artacho (Arg) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines 0.53
87 Tim Johnson (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis
88 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
89 Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca (Bra) Prodir-Saunier Duval
90 Michael Sayers (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis 1.31
91 Viktor Rapinski (Blr) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines
92 Mariano Friedick (USA) Toyota-United Pro 1.56
93 Ivan Dominguez (Cub) Toyota-United Pro
94 Alejandro Acton (Arg) Targetraining 4.11
95 Ian Macgregor (USA) Team TIAA-CREF
96 Antonio Cruz (USA) Toyota-United Pro 4.27
97 Ryan Blickem (USA) Targetraining 4.38
98 Wesley Hartman (USA) Targetraining
99 Luis Oliveira Fernandez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 4.43
100 Austin King (USA) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity 4.50
101 Peter Lopinto (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada
102 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic
103 Craig Wilcox (USA) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity
104 Nick Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly
105 Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Prodir-Saunier Duval
106 Neil Shirley (USA) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity
107 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Prodir-Saunier Duval
108 Kirk O'Bee (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis 5.00
109 Dan Bowman (USA) Team TIAA-CREF 6.09
110 Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Team CSC
111 Aaron Olson (USA) Prodir-Saunier Duval
112 Gordon Fraser (Can) Health Net p/b Maxxis
113 Daniel Greenfield (USA) Targetraining
114 Jakob Piil (Den) Team CSC 8.00
115 Jeffery Hopkins (Aus) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity
116 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 8.29
117 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 9.17
118 Jackson Stewart (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada 13.15
DNF Jonathan Page (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines
Sprints
1
1 Alejandro Acton (Arg) Targetraining 5 pts
2 Matthew Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly 3
3 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC 1
2
1 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Toyota-United Pro 5 pts
2 Alejandro Acton (Arg) Targetraining 3
3 Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Prodir-Saunier Duval 1
3
1 Jackson Stewart (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada 5 pts
2 Dan Bowman (USA) Team TIAA-CREF 3
3 Neil Shirley (USA) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity 1
Points
1 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC 15 pts
2 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto 12
3 Caleb Manion (Aus) Jelly Belly 10
4 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Toyota-United Pro 9
5 Alejandro Acton (Arg) Targetraining 8
6 Karl Menzies (Aus) Health Net p/b Maxxis 7
7 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Insurance 6
8 Jackson Stewart (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada 5
9 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada 5
10 Dan Bowman (USA) Team TIAA-CREF 3
11 Matthew Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly 3
12 Henk Vogels (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 3
13 Peter Mazur (Pol) Prodir-Saunier Duval 2
14 Neil Shirley (USA) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity 1
15 Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Prodir-Saunier Duval 1
16 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC 1
17 Cesar Augusto Grajales (Col) Navigators Insurance 1
Teams
1 Jelly Belly Cycling Team 14.17.18
2 Davitamon-Lotto
3 KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada Pro
4 Phonak Hearing Systems
5 Discovery ChannelCycling Team
6 Navigators Insurance Cycling Team
7 Team TIAA-CREF
8 Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team
9 Team CSC
10 Prodir-Saunier Duval
11 Health Net p/b Maxxis
12 Quick Step-Innergetic
13 Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines
14 Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity
15 Targetraining Cycling Team 0.28
General classification after stage 1
1 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC 4.45.36
2 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto 0.04
3 Caleb Manion (Aus) Jelly Belly 0.06
4 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Toyota-United Pro 0.07
5 Matthew Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly 0.08
6 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC 0.09
7 Karl Menzies (Aus) Health Net p/b Maxxis 0.10
8 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Insurance
9 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada
10 Henk Vogels (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto
11 Peter Mazur (Pol) Prodir-Saunier Duval
12 Cesar Augusto Grajales (Col) Navigators Insurance
13 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel
14 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems
15 Thomas Peterson (USA) Team TIAA-CREF
16 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak Hearing Systems
17 Andrew Bajadali (USA) Jelly Belly
18 Jesse Anthony (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada
19 Kirk Albers (USA) Jelly Belly
20 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Discovery Channel
21 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
22 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel
23 William Frischkorn (USA) Team TIAA-CREF
24 Dominique Perras (Can) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada
25 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Toyota-United Pro
26 Frank Pipp (USA) Targetraining
27 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Prodir-Saunier Duval
28 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel
29 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC
30 Nathan O'Neill (Aus) Health Net p/b Maxxis
31 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
32 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel
33 Lucas Euser (USA) Team TIAA-CREF
34 Danny Pate (USA) Team TIAA-CREF
35 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
36 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel
37 Ignacio Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems
38 Justin England (USA) Toyota-United Pro
39 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel
40 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic
41 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Navigators Insurance
42 Michael Dietrich (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada
43 Craig Lewis (USA) Team TIAA-CREF
44 Brian Vandborg (Den) Team CSC
45 Inigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC
46 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance
47 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto
48 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic
49 Alberto Fernandez De La Puebla Ramos (Spa) Prodir-Saunier Duval
50 Burke Swindlehurst (USA) Navigators Insurance
51 Peter Hatton (Aus) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity
52 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic
53 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic
54 Brice Jones (USA) Jelly Belly
55 Todd Herriott (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines
56 Brian Jensen (Den) Jelly Belly
57 Michael Lange (USA) Team TIAA-CREF
58 Martin Pedersen (Den) Team CSC
59 Jeffry Louder (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis
60 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines
61 Todd Wells (USA) Targetraining
62 Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic
63 Evan Elken (USA) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity
64 Florian Stalder (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
65 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic
66 Mark McCormack (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines
67 Trent Wilson (Aus) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity
68 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
69 Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca (Bra) Prodir-Saunier Duval
70 Ivan Dominguez (Cub) Toyota-United Pro
71 José Enrique Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 0.31
72 Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Toyota-United Pro 0.38
73 Nic Ingels (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
74 Philip Wong (USA) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity
75 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Navigators Insurance
76 Benjamin Brooks (Aus) Navigators Insurance
77 Kyle Wamsley (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines
78 Anthony Colby (USA) Targetraining
79 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Toyota-United Pro
80 Doug Ollerenshaw (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis
81 Oleg Grishkine (Rus) Navigators Insurance
82 Alex Candelario (USA) Jelly Belly
83 Dustin Macburnie (Can) Targetraining
84 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic
85 Dan Schmatz (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada
86 Trent Lowe (Aus) Discovery Channel
87 Tyler Wren (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines 0.52
88 Scott Zwizanski (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada
89 Gustavo Artacho (Arg) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines 1.03
90 Tim Johnson (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis
91 Michael Sayers (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis 1.41
92 Viktor Rapinski (Blr) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines
93 Mariano Friedick (USA) Toyota-United Pro 2.06
94 Alejandro Acton (Arg) Targetraining 4.16
95 Ian Macgregor (USA) Team TIAA-CREF 4.21
96 Antonio Cruz (USA) Toyota-United Pro 4.37
97 Ryan Blickem (USA) Targetraining 4.48
98 Wesley Hartman (USA) Targetraining
99 Luis Oliveira Fernandez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 4.53
100 Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Prodir-Saunier Duval 4.59
101 Neil Shirley (USA) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity
102 Austin King (USA) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity 5.00
103 Peter Lopinto (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada
104 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic
105 Craig Wilcox (USA) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity
106 Nick Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly
107 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Prodir-Saunier Duval
108 Kirk O'Bee (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis 5.10
109 Dan Bowman (USA) Team TIAA-CREF 6.17
110 Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Team CSC 6.19
111 Aaron Olson (USA) Prodir-Saunier Duval
112 Gordon Fraser (Can) Health Net p/b Maxxis
113 Daniel Greenfield (USA) Targetraining
114 Jakob Piil (Den) Team CSC 8.10
115 Jeffery Hopkins (Aus) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity
116 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 8.39
117 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 9.27
118 Jackson Stewart (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada 13.22
Best young rider classification
1 Peter Mazur (Pol) Prodir-Saunier Duval 4.45.46
2 Thomas Peterson (USA) Team TIAA-CREF
3 Jesse Anthony (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada
4 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
5 Lucas Euser (USA) Team TIAA-CREF
6 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel
7 Craig Lewis (USA) Team TIAA-CREF
8 Alberto Fernandez De La Puebla Ramos (Spa) Prodir-Saunier Duval
9 Peter Hatton (Aus) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity
10 Michael Lange (USA) Team TIAA-CREF
11 Martin Pedersen (Den) Team CSC
12 Florian Stalder (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
13 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
14 Nic Ingels (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 0.28
15 Dustin Macburnie (Can) Targetraining
16 Trent Lowe (Aus) Discovery Channel
17 Ian Macgregor (USA) Team TIAA-CREF 4.11
18 Wesley Hartman (USA) Targetraining 4.38
19 Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Prodir-Saunier Duval 4.49
20 Craig Wilcox (USA) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity 4.50
21 Nick Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly
22 Dan Bowman (USA) Team TIAA-CREF 6.07
23 Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Team CSC 6.09
24 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 9.17
Team classification
1 Jelly Belly Cycling Team 14.17.18
2 Davitamon-Lotto
3 KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada Pro
4 Phonak Hearing Systems
5 Discovery ChannelCycling Team
6 Navigators Insurance Cycling Team
7 Team TIAA-CREF
8 Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team
9 Team CSC
10 Prodir-Saunier Duval
11 Health Net p/b Maxxis
12 Quick Step-Innergetic
13 Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines
14 Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity
15 Targetraining Cycling Team 0.28
