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60th Tour de Romandie - PT

Switzerland, April 25-30, 2006

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Stage 2 - April 27: Porrentruy-Porrentruy , 171.2km

Lest we forget: Horner fantastic in the Jurassic!

By Anthony Tan in Porrentruy

Chris Horner (Davitamon-Lotto)
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Until June 16 last year, many Europeans had forgotten the name of Chris Horner. It had been five years since he competed full-time in Europe, last with Française des Jeux, but on that summer's day in Switzerland, the American made them remember with a superb mountain-top victory at the Tour de Suisse. Another year on in the heart of the Jura mountains, the now 34 year-old has done it again, taking advantage of having the numbers, speed and suppleness for his second succès en Suisse.

And while he had every intention of winning the stage, Horner said no had no intention of taking the race lead: "No, absolutely not - it just came with it, so I'll take it," he giggled to Cyclingnews.

"I was a little bad today," Horner recalled. "I had some moments where I wasn't so sure of the legs, but we hit the climb and I was to able to follow the pace on the climb; the Illes Balears rider Joaquim Rodriguez was very strong on the climb but very steady. Afterwards on the descent, Savoldelli was... whooaaah - now I understand where [he gets his nickname] - it was the first time I'd seen it, and I thought for sure he was going to crash a couple of times he went into some of the corners so fast.

"But he managed to stay up and split the group in three or four different places; at one time, I had to chase the whole time down the descent to get back on. Luckily, I had Cadel Evans in the front; he didn't take a pull and he slowed it down till I got there, and then we started playing some tactics after that.

Asked on the discussions between Evans and himself, Horner replied with a laugh: "We didn't need to discuss with Valverde there. It's pretty clear: you come out of the last corner with Valverde, you're going to lose.

"He's such a well-rounded rider but more than anything, his sprint is incredible. You've got to know your job, and when you see Valverde in the group with you, you know you can't win so you have to attack - you let it come to a sprint, there's no chance of winning.

Chris Horner (Davitamon-Lotto)
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"Hopefully the yellow jersey gives a little extra incentive, but I definitely... I'm certainly there with the top, I don't doubt that at all; tomorrow's going to be a mountain-top finish instead of a descent and there's so much tactics involved there. I'm certainly up there with the top climbers in the race, but we have to see tomorrow exactly if I can climb with the very best, or just some of the best."

Two days ago, it felt like Davitamon-Lotto had the weight of the world on their shoulders. Now with two victories in as many days and won with apparent ease, it appears as if they're lying on the couch! But Horner said today wasn't easy at all, and in fact suffered a great deal more than last Sunday where he finished eighth in La Doyenne.

"In Liège-Bastogne-Liège, I wasn't suffering, I felt fantastic, and today I was at the limit most of the time and never felt comfortable all day. So I think I was better at Liège, and the problem that I think I'm having is maybe the days in between Liège - that was only my second race of that distance - so I think I needed a few more days of recovery.

"Maybe now with three days between Liège, the legs will be a little better tomorrow. Either way, I hold the jersey, I don't hold the jersey... it's not a huge priority. But once you have the win, they can't take that away from ya!"

Paolo Savoldelli (Discovery Channel)
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One not so content with today's proceedings was overnight leader Paolo Savoldelli, whose famed descending skills almost won him the stage. The defending Giro champion has continually played himself down since taking the opening lead in Geneva - but it was clear from his sullen face on the podium he didn't want to lose it. However, with two very difficult stages to follow before the final time trial in Lausanne, Savoldelli has plenty of opportunities to salvage his loss of today.

Said Horner of Savoldelli: "I can give you my opinion: I think he's incredibly strong and stands probably the best chance of winning this race overall. You have Valverde who's so fast and can pick up time bonuses in the few stages coming up, but Savoldelli can time trial, he's on his way to the Giro, so naturally I would think his form is coming up, not going down."

Stage 3 - April 28: Bienne-Leysin

The only point-to-point stage of this year's Tour de Romandie, tomorrow's stage begins in Biel in the far west. It's a relatively flat ride southeast to Leysin until 15 kilometres from the finish - but that's where things change, the day ending atop the 1,318 metre-high Category 1 ascent of Le Sépey. Here, we're sure to see fireworks galore, the first significant reordering on general classification and a clear idea of just who will be standing on that final podium in Lausanne.

How it unfolded

Young fans
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Arm warmers were the order of the day at the 13:15 start in Porrentruy's Hôtel-de-Ville; it wasn't raining, but it was un peu froid, and the weather report from Météo Suisse suggested un peu pluie was on the way. Furthermore, apart from two Category 1 mountains, no less than eight railway crossings were to be crossed over the 171,2 kilometre-long parcours, so we were all hoping for a safe journey for the 158 riders left in the race; Crédit Agricole's Alexandre Botcharov was today's only non-starter.

Like yesterday's stage, Stage 2 consisted of three large loops, this time held in the Canton of Jura. The principal challenges included the climb to Bourrignon after 56.2 kilometres, with the second the Col de la Croix, it's GPM located just 13.5 kilometres from the finish.

However, unlike yesterday's stage, it was a nervous start with plenty of attacking; the first escape happening after 12 kilometres with Juan Manuel Garate (Quick.Step), Bart Dockx (Davitamon-Lotto), Joaquin Rodriguez Olivier (Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears), Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro (Liberty Seguros-Würth) and Staf Scheirlinckx (Cofidis) represented. The names showed promise but the cohesion didn't, and it was peloton groupé by km 15. Already yesterday's lone escapee Dimitri Konyshev (LPR) was in difficulty, and it was going to be a long, long day for the Russian.

Roger Beuchat (LPR)
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After 20 kilometres, Konyshev's Swiss team-mate Roger Beuchat and compatriot David Loosli were feeling a little more lively, their move prompting Aitor Perez Arrieta (Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears) and Christophe Moreau (Crédit Agricole) to chase. However for the latter two, it was too late, and after double the distance, the Swiss pairing had amassed a two-and-a-half minute advantage. Nevertheless, Moreau continued his chase although Arrieta returned to the peloton.

It was an inspiring breakaway by the two locals with Beuchat a citizen of Jura and the Bernese Loosli. Not much was happening in the peloton behind them, apart from Française des Jeux's Bradley McGee taking third place in the first bonus sprint in Délémont (km 44,1) and moving within a second of the maillot jaune virtuel.

Smartly, Beuchat and Loosli rode tempo up the first climb to Bourrignon and by the first passage of Porrentruy, the peloton was over 10 minutes behind; the obstinate Moreau pressed on 6'22 in arrears, venting his frustration through his pedals after missing the move.

A closed railway crossing just before the century mark à la Paris-Roubaix saw the lead pair wait for almost one and a half minutes with no neutralisation of the peloton by race officials. Consequently, Moreau closed the gap to five minutes with the peloton now nine minutes down.

Christophe Moreau (AG2R)
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Through the second passage of Porrentruy (km 129, 42,2km to go), Moreau had just about given up but the bunch certainly hadn't, who were five minutes behind and closing. 20 kilometres later, a tired Beuchat and Loosli made it onto the final climb that must have resembled an oversized hurt bag, which turned out to be the case for more than a few members of the peloton as it split into three on the Col de la Croix's lower slopes.

Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears's Joaquin Rodriguez Olivier put in a killer move that narrowed the front group further, with no more than 15 riders going first over its crest. Naturally, 'Il Falco' Savoldelli dropped down the descent like a stone, opening up a lead that split the group yet again: after some manic chasing, only the names of Alexandre Moos (Phonak), Cadel Evans and Chris Horner (both Davitamon-Lotto), Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears), Andrey Kashechkin (Liberty Seguros-Würth) and Dario Cioni (Liquigas) got back on.

Then six kilometres from the finish, Evans put in a big attack before being caught, and with Davitamon holding the numbers, it was cleverly countered by his teammate Horner less than a kilometre later. After his top-ten finish in Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the American was a man on form with the confidence to match...

... and with his hands on the hoods - his favoured riding position - elbows well bent and head down, bum up, Horner hammered to the finish, only looking back on the final left-hand corner before throwing his arms up in delight for his second success in Switzerland.

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Results

1 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                         4.16.22 (40.068 km/h)
2 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                       0.05
3 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                             
4 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears    0.08
5 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               
6 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                       
7 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                      
8 Miguel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                   
9 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team               
10 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Liquigas                                       
11 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre-Fondital                                  
12 Andrea Noe (Ita) Liquigas                                              
13 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears          
14 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Team Milram                               0.13
15 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone              1.26
16 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                     
17 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir                          
18 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                      
19 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Liquigas                                     
20 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                          
21 Oscar Sevilla Ribera (Spa) T-Mobile Team                               
22 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                      
23 Francisco Mancebo Perez (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                          
24 Jose Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                  
25 Iker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            
26 David Etxebarria Alkorta (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team              
27 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                
28 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         
29 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                2.00
30 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                                      
31 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 
32 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                                   
33 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                    2.02
34 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Team Milram                                   
35 Victor Pena Grisales (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                      
36 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 
37 Jos Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                             
38 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             
39 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              
40 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                   
41 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Team Milram                                      
42 Constantino Zaballa Gutierrez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears     
43 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                            
44 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                            
45 Cedric Vasseur (Fra) Quick Step-Innergetic                             
46 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                               
47 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                 
48 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 
49 Mauricio Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank                                    
50 Carlos Jose Ochoa (Ven) Team L.P.R.                                    
51 Remy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française des Jeux                              
52 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                            
53 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                  
54 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                           
55 Joseba Albizu Lizaso (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           
56 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                          
57 Frederic Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                  
58 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                     
59 Serguei Gonchar (Ukr) T-Mobile Team                                    
60 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        
61 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Lampre-Fondital                                   
62 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                        
63 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step-Innergetic                         
64 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                                
65 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                   
66 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                      
67 Joseba Beloki (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                         
68 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Credit Agricole                                  
69 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone            
70 Jurge Van Den Broeck (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          
71 Leif Hoste (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                    
72 Jukka Vastaranta (Fin) Rabobank                                    3.18
73 Hubert Schwab (Swi) Quick Step-Innergetic                              
74 Markus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                        
75 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Team Milram                                 3.32
76 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      5.12
77 Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team L.P.R.                                6.11
78 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Team L.P.R.                                        
79 Niels Scheuneman (Ned) Rabobank                                        
80 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Credit Agricole                                 
81 Jeremy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                                    
82 Guennadi Mikhailov (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            
83 Jose A Redondo Ramos (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team              7.19
84 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram                                 7.20
85 Cyrille Monnerais (Fra) Française des Jeux                         7.22
86 Isidro Nozal Vega (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                 8.34
87 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital                                     
88 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                       
89 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           
90 Benoit Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            9.47
91 Jose Angel Garrido Lima (Spa) Quick Step-Innergetic                    
92 Aketza Pena Iza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                
93 Uros Murn (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                                 
94 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Liquigas                                       
95 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                    10.01
96 Herve Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone           
97 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                  
98 Alessandr Cortinovis (Ita) Team Milram                                 
99 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                   
100 Marius Sabaliauskas (Ltu) Lampre-Fondital                             
101 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                   
102 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                    
103 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Credit Agricole                             
104 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems                             
105 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                               
106 Antonio Colom Mas (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                
107 Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears              
108 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                 
109 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                 
110 Florent Brard (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                    
111 Jorg Ludewig (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                      
112 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       
113 Jose A Benitez Roman (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       
114 Bert Roesems (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                    
115 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone              
116 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                           
117 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                   
118 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                                       
119 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        
120 Guido Trentin (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                              
121 Pierre Drancourt (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               
122 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   
123 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                          
124 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir                               
125 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                     
126 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                    
127 Daniele De Paoli (Ita) Team L.P.R.                                    
128 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Liquigas                                        
129 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Liquigas                                         
130 Amael Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                  
131 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                  
132 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC                                      
133 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                       
134 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Phonak Hearing Systems                           
135 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole                                  
136 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                             
137 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                       
138 Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Team CSC                                     
139 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               
140 Jonathan Patrick McCarty (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                 
141 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                
142 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                                   
143 Yohann Gene (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    
144 Sebastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             
145 Vincent Jerome (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 
146 Yuri Metlushenko (Ukr) Team L.P.R.                                    
147 Ian Mcleod (RSA) Française des Jeux                                   
148 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                               
149 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                              
150 Roger Hammond (GBr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                
151 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                         
152 Bradley Mcgee (Aus) Française des Jeux                                
153 Ivan Ram Parra Pinto (Col) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone           
154 Giuseppe Muraglia (Ita) Team L.P.R.                              10.18
155 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       13.55
156 Dmitri Konyshev (Rus) Team L.P.R.                                     
DNF Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     
DNF Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Credit Agricole                               
DNS Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Credit Agricole                             
 
Points
 
1 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                              25 pts
2 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                         20
3 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                           16
4 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears      13
5 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             11
6 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                     10
7 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                     9
8 Miguel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                  8
9 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team              7
10 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Liquigas                                      6
11 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre-Fondital                                 5
12 Andrea Noe (Ita) Liquigas                                             4
13 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears         3
14 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Team Milram                                  2
15 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                 1
 
Mountains
 
Climb - Cat. 1
 
1 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Team L.P.R.                                       12 pts
2 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital                                     8
3 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                6
4 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                            4
5 Benoit Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                2
 
Climb - Cat. 1
 
1 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Team L.P.R.                                        8 pts
2 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital                                     6
3 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                            4
4 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                            2
5 Florent Brard (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                     1
 
Climb - Cat. 1
 
1 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team             12 pts
2 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears       8
3 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                            6
4 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                          4
5 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              2
 
Sprints
 
Bonus PMU - km 44.1
 
1 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital                                     6 pts
2 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Team L.P.R.                                        3
3 Bradley Mcgee (Aus) Française des Jeux                                 1
 
Bonus PMU - km 138.8
 
1 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital                                     6 pts
2 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Team L.P.R.                                        3
3 Florent Brard (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                     1
 
Teams
 
1 Liberty Seguros - Wurth Team                                    12.49.27
2 Liquigas                                                            1.21
3 Caisse D'epargne-Illes Balears                                          
4 Davitamon - Lotto                                                   1.49
5 Phonak Hearing Systems                                              1.54
6 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                  3.51
7 Team Milram                                                         3.54
8 T-Mobile Team                                                       3.57
9 Ag2R Prevoyance                                                     4.33
10 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                    
11 Team CSC                                                           5.09
12 Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone                                        
13 Bouygues Telecom                                                   5.41
14 Quick Step - Innergetic                                            5.45
15 Gerolsteiner                                                           
16 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                             7.43
17 Credit Agricole                                                    9.52
18 Francaise Des Jeux                                                 9.54
19 Lampre-Fondital                                                   10.23
20 Rabobank                                                          11.10
21 Team L.P.R.                                                       14.03
 
General classification after stage 2
 
1 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                         8.31.11
2 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           0.07
3 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears        
4 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                         0.09
5 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                       0.11
6 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Liquigas                                    0.17
7 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                       
8 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team           0.19
9 Miguel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems               0.26
10 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                 0.30
11 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Team Milram                               0.33
12 Andrea Noe (Ita) Liquigas                                          0.34
13 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre-Fondital                                  
14 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears      0.46
15 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     1.34
16 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone              1.35
17 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                 1.36
18 Jose Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir              1.37
19 Francisco Mancebo Perez (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                          
20 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir                          
21 Iker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        1.38
22 Oscar Sevilla Ribera (Spa) T-Mobile Team                           1.40
23 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                      1.44
24 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Liquigas                                     
25 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                  1.46
26 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                  1.49
27 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears            1.51
28 David Etxebarria Alkorta (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team          2.02
29 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                               2.05
30 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears             2.08
31 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Lampre-Fondital                               2.10
32 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                            
33 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                    2.12
34 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step-Innergetic                         
35 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                          
36 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                               
37 Jurge Van Den Broeck (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          
38 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             2.14
39 Mauricio Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank                                    
40 Jos Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                         2.15
41 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    2.16
42 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Team Milram                                   
43 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    
44 Victor Pena Grisales (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                  2.18
45 Frederic Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone              2.19
46 Cedric Vasseur (Fra) Quick Step-Innergetic                             
47 Constantino Zaballa Gutierrez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears     
48 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                        2.21
49 Leif Hoste (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                    
50 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 
51 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                          2.22
52 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                                      
53 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                        
54 Serguei Gonchar (Ukr) T-Mobile Team                                    
55 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                       2.23
56 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                 2.26
57 Joseba Beloki (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                     2.27
58 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone        2.30
59 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                   
60 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                            
61 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         2.31
62 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                  
63 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                            2.32
64 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                               2.33
65 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                      
66 Carlos Jose Ochoa (Ven) Team L.P.R.                                    
67 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Française des Jeux                             2.34
68 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Credit Agricole                              2.37
69 Joseba Albizu Lizaso (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       2.38
70 Remy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française des Jeux                          2.42
71 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Team Milram                                  2.52
72 Hubert Schwab (Swi) Quick Step-Innergetic                          3.34
73 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Team Milram                                 3.43
74 Jukka Vastaranta (Fin) Rabobank                                    3.44
75 Markus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                    3.50
76 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      5.51
77 Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team L.P.R.                                6.19
78 Jeremy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                                6.23
79 Guennadi Mikhailov (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team        6.26
80 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Credit Agricole                             6.33
81 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Team L.P.R.                                    6.34
82 Niels Scheuneman (Ned) Rabobank                                    6.55
83 Cyrille Monnerais (Fra) Française des Jeux                         7.43
84 Jose A Redondo Ramos (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team              7.51
85 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram                                 7.59
86 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital                                 8.38
87 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       9.00
88 Isidro Nozal Vega (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                 9.09
89 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                   9.25
90 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Liquigas                                   9.59
91 Bradley Mcgee (Aus) Française des Jeux                            10.01
92 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                               10.02
93 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                             10.07
94 Aketza Pena Iza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                
95 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                      10.09
96 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 
97 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                                   10.13
98 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                               10.15
99 Uros Murn (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                            10.16
100 Yohann Gene (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               10.17
101 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir                               
102 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                               
103 Alessandr Cortinovis (Ita) Team Milram                                
104 Benoit Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          10.18
105 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                            10.19
106 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone         10.20
107 Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears         10.21
108 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                              10.23
109 Yuri Metlushenko (Ukr) Team L.P.R.                                    
110 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Liquigas                                         
111 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                    
112 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                               10.24
113 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                         
114 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                              
115 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                   10.25
116 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          10.26
117 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       
118 Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Team CSC                                     
119 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   10.27
120 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                       
121 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                      10.28
122 Herve Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone          
123 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                     
124 Jonathan Patrick McCarty (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems            10.29
125 Ivan Ram Parra Pinto (Col) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone           
126 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                             
127 Marius Sabaliauskas (Ltu) Lampre-Fondital                        10.30
128 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone            10.31
129 Florent Brard (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                    
130 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Credit Agricole                             
131 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   
132 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole                                  
133 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                             10.32
134 Jose A Benitez Roman (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                  10.33
135 Vincent Jerome (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 
136 Antonio Colom Mas (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears           10.34
137 Giuseppe Muraglia (Ita) Team L.P.R.                                   
138 Sebastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             
139 Ian Mcleod (RSA) Française des Jeux                              10.36
140 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Phonak Hearing Systems                           
141 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                          10.38
142 Roger Hammond (GBr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           10.39
143 Bert Roesems (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                    
144 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Liquigas                                        
145 Jorg Ludewig (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                 10.40
146 Daniele De Paoli (Ita) Team L.P.R.                                    
147 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                  10.42
148 Amael Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                  
149 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems                        10.43
150 Guido Trentin (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         10.46
151 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                  
152 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC                                 10.52
153 Jose Angel Garrido Lima (Spa) Quick Step-Innergetic              13.01
154 Pierre Drancourt (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                          13.03
155 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       14.54
156 Dmitri Konyshev (Rus) Team L.P.R.                                18.53
 
Points classification
 
1 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             26 pts
2 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                              25
3 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                   25
4 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears      25
5 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                         20
6 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Team Milram                                    20
7 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                           16
8 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                 16
9 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Liquigas                                      13
10 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                         11
11 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                    10
12 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                10
13 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram                                   10
14 Bradley Mcgee (Aus) Française des Jeux                               10
15 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                    9
16 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                9
17 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                   9
18 Miguel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                 8
19 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                                  8
20 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Française des Jeux                                8
21 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Liquigas                                      7
22 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team             7
23 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Lampre-Fondital                                  7
24 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        6
25 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Phonak Hearing Systems                           6
26 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre-Fondital                                 5
27 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                5
28 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                           5
29 Andrea Noe (Ita) Liquigas                                             4
30 Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team L.P.R.                                   4
31 Yuri Metlushenko (Ukr) Team L.P.R.                                    4
32 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears         3
33 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                           3
34 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            3
35 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Team Milram                                  2
36 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   2
37 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Liquigas                                    1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Team L.P.R.                                       24 pts
2 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital                                    14
3 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team             12
4 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                           11
5 Dmitri Konyshev (Rus) Team L.P.R.                                     10
6 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                           10
7 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears       8
8 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                6
9 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                          4
10 Ivan Ram Parra Pinto (Col) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone           3
11 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             2
12 Benoit Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               2
13 Florent Brard (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                    1
 
Sprints classification
 
1 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital                                    12 pts
2 Dmitri Konyshev (Rus) Team L.P.R.                                     12
3 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Team L.P.R.                                        6
4 Bradley Mcgee (Aus) Française des Jeux                                 4
5 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                            3
6 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                                   1
7 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                           1
8 Florent Brard (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                     1
 
Teams classification
 
1 Liberty Seguros - Wurth Team                                    25.34.39
2 Caisse D'epargne-Illes Balears                                      0.58
3 Liquigas                                                            1.09
4 Davitamon - Lotto                                                   1.33
5 Phonak Hearing Systems                                              1.53
6 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                  3.30
7 Team Milram                                                         3.56
8 T-Mobile Team                                                           
9 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                 4.28
10 Ag2R Prevoyance                                                        
11 Team CSC                                                           5.00
12 Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone                                    5.09
13 Bouygues Telecom                                                   5.34
14 Quick Step - Innergetic                                            5.43
15 Gerolsteiner                                                       5.45
16 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                             7.36
17 Credit Agricole                                                    9.44
18 Francaise Des Jeux                                                 9.45
19 Lampre-Fondital                                                   10.06
20 Rabobank                                                          11.00
21 Team L.P.R.                                                       14.04
 

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