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2nd Eneco Tour of Benelux - PT

Netherlands & Belgium, August 16-23, 2006

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Stage 3 - August 19: Beek (Ned) - Westmalle (Bel), 185.0 km

Rainbow warrior strikes in Westmalle

By Anthony Tan

As easy win coming up
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Charging down the barriers on the right-hand side, today's sprint in Westemalle was all to easy for rainbow warrior Tom Boonen. The boy-wonder from Quick.Step-Innergetic was in fact trying to set up a win for his team-mate Steven De Jongh, but Boonen was so strong, De Jongh lost his wheel, giving the world champion his second stage victory in the Eneco Tour.

"It was my intention to lead [Steven] De Jongh or [Wouter] Weylandt, but that plan failed," said Boonen. "With De Jongh on my wheel, I lead out reasonably hard, but he couldn't follow. For this reason, I had to continue myself, because I saw [Max] Van Heeswijk dangerously close to me."

Second-placed Van Heeswijk had four of his Discovery Channel team-mates leading him under the kilometre kite, but against the might of Tom Boonen, the Dutchman had to settle for second. Third was Australian Baden Cooke, the Unibet.com rider improving on his fourth place of yesterday, though still some way off his best.

Tom Boonen (Quick Step-Innergetic)
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Consequently, Boonen extended his lead on GC over yesterday's stage winner Manuel Quinziato from Liquigas and Gerolsteiner's Stefan Schumacher. However, with tomorrow's 16 kilometre time trial in Landgraaf, it may be a different story by the day's end - Quinziato, Schumacher or fourth-placed George Hincapie are all likely beneficiaries.

"Now I stay one day longer in the leader's jersey, but I am certain I will be without it after Sunday's time trial," conceded Boonen. "After the race is over, it's possible I will go [to the world championships] and try to defend my rainbow jersey."

How it unfolded

The early break.
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Just for something different (not!), the third road stage of the Eneco Tour was flat as a tack. Starting in the south Limburg town of Beek, not too far away from yesterday's finish in Sittard-Geeleen, the peloton would head west over to Belgium in the direction of Antwerp, before finishing in Westmalle, 185 kilometres later.

It was a surprise to see one of the three non-starters today being defending champion Bobby Julich (Team CSC), along with David Vitoria (Phonak Hearing Systems) and Arnaud Labbe (Bouygues Telecom) - we'll try and find out more about that soon. Consequently, the peloton was now 169 riders strong.

The end is near
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It took less than one kilometre after the official start for Euskaltel-Euskadi's Gorka Gonzalez to attack, the move countered by the ever-aggressive Rik Reinerink (Skil-Shimano). Two kilometres later, Bert Roesems (Davitamon-Lotto) decided he too wanted a piece of the action, and a few kilometres after that, it was Unibet.com Erwin Thijs' turn, with all four becoming as one after 20 kilometres' racing, their lead a handy 4'50.

With Roesems the best-placed rider at the start of the day, 1'24 behind overnight leader Tom Boonen (Quick.Step-Innergetic), he quickly assumed the virtual race lead. However, the quartet's advantage continued to hover around the four-minute mark, and later three minutes with 110 kilometres still remaining.

The peloton groupé
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At 56km to go, the trio's gap was inside the two-minute mark, and as they approached the locals roads of Oostmalle with 30 kilometres left to race, it was under a minute. 15 kilometres later, it was arrivederci for the quartet, and the Eneco Tour was set for a big bunch gallop. Davitamon-Lotto's Jan Kuyckx had a dig just after the recapture, but the Belgian's time in front didn't last long, as the Milram and Quick.Step troops were now at the head of affairs, pushing the pace high.

Five Discovery Channel men led the bunch under the kilometre kite, but with Boonen third wheel 500 metres from the line, victory became a no-brainer for the boy from Balen - who was in fact trying to lead out his team-mate Steven De Jongh, but ended up winning himself, despite a late charge from Max Van Heeswijk.

Photography

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Images by Luc Claessen/www.ctm-images.com

Images by AFP Photo

Results

1 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                            4.05.56 (45,134 km/h)
2 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Discovery Channel                                 
3 Baden Cooke (Aus) Unibet.com                                             
4 Simone Cadamuro (Ita) Team Milram                                        
5 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     
6 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears        
7 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                              
8 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Phonak Hearing Systems                              
9 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                          
10 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC                                          
11 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                             
12 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Rabobank                                             
13 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Team Milram                                      
14 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                       
15 Julian Dean (NZl) Credit Agricole                                       
16 Erki Pütsep (Est) AG2R Prevoyance                                       
17 Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                 
18 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Credit Agricole                                  
19 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                                
20 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                                    
21 Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca (Bra) Saunier Duval-Prodir            
22 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Liquigas                                        
23 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                      
24 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                     
25 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                           
26 Aurelien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                             
27 Kenny Van Hummel (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                     
28 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                                        
29 Koen De Kort (Ned) Astana Team                                          
30 José Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Astana Team                                
31 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                          
32 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel                                 
33 Manuele Mori (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                 
34 Phillippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                              
35 Olaf Pollack (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                        
36 William Bonnet (Fra) Credit Agricole                                    
37 Matthe Pronk (Ned) Unibet.com                                           
38 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Rabobank                                             
39 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                 
40 Benat Albizuri Aransolo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         
41 Marco Righetto (Ita) Liquigas                                           
42 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                                            
43 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                     
44 Piotr Mazur (Pol) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                  
45 Joseba Albizu Lizaso (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            
46 Andoni Aranaga Azkune (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           
47 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                            
48 Steven Caethoven (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen            
49 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                   
50 Maarten Wijnants (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen            
51 Vicente Reynes (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                     
52 Yohann Gene (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                      
53 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                       
54 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                             
55 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Française des Jeux                              
56 Ludovic Auger (Fra) Française des Jeux                                  
57 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Credit Agricole                               
58 Frank Høj (Den) Gerolsteiner                                            
59 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                            
60 Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                  
61 Steffen Wesemann (Swi) T-Mobile Team                                    
62 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                  
63 Volodymyr Bileka (Ukr) Discovery Channel                                
64 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Lampre-Fondital                                   
65 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile Team                                         
66 Paul Martens (Ger) Skil-Shimano                                         
67 Javier Meijas Leal (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           
68 Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram                                           
69 Gregory Rast (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                               
70 Didier Rous (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                      
71 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 
72 Sébastien Portal (Fra) Credit Agricole                                  
73 Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen          
74 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC                                           
75 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                                
76 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R Prevoyance                                    
77 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                             
78 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                         
79 Sergei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile Team                                       
80 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  
81 Avitor Perrez Arrieta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears              
82 Maxime Montfort (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                  
83 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone             
84 Mark Scanlon (Irl) AG2R Prevoyance                                      
85 Christoph Meschenmoser (Ger) Skil-Shimano                               
86 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Unibet.com                                  
87 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                        
88 Piet Rooyakkers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                      
89 Frederik Willems (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen            
90 Serge Baguet (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                                
91 Kurt Hovelijnck (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen             
92 Johan Coenen (Bel) Unibet.com                                           
93 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française des Jeux                                
94 Antonio Colom Mas (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                  
95 Markus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                         
96 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                       
97 Sebastiaan Langeveld (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                 
98 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Française des Jeux                                 
99 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Credit Agricole                                
100 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel                              
101 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team CSC                                        0.15
102 Michael Schär (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                             
103 Imanol Erviti (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                     
104 Alan Pérez Lezáun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              
105 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Credit Agricole                              
106 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Credit Agricole                                    
107 Eladio Sanchez Prado (Spa) Astana Team                                 
108 Mikel Pradera Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears           
109 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     
110 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel                             
111 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Phonak Hearing Systems                           
112 Thomas Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                       
113 Axel Merckx (Bel) Phonak Hearing Systems                               
114 Bert Roesems (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                     
115 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram                                        
116 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                                        
117 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Davitamon-Lotto                                     
118 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               
119 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital                                     
120 Sebastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              
121 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                   
122 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                                
123 Alberto Curtolo (Ita) Liquigas                                         
124 Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                   
125 Bas Giling (Ned) T-Mobile Team                                         
126 Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Team Milram                                   
127 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                           
128 Eric Baumann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       
129 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                            
130 Mathieu Heyboer (Ned) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                 
131 Carlo Scognamiglio (Ita) Team Milram                                   
132 Carlos Abellan Ossenbach (Spa) Astana Team                             
133 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                   
134 Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana Team                                       
135 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                             
136 Glenn D'Hollander (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen          
137 Laurent Mangel (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                   
138 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              
139 Unai Uribarri (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                  
140 Leif Hoste (Bel) Discovery Channel                                     
141 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Unibet.com                                     0.24
142 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Unibet.com                                       0.25
143 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                             
144 Alexei Markov (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                     
145 Koen Barbe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen             0.57
146 Aaron Olson (USA) Saunier Duval-Prodir                             1.14
147 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Unibet.com                                           
148 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         1.42
149 Anthony Ravard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  
150 Matthew White (Aus) Discovery Channel                              1.47
151 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                   
152 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                             
153 Gorka Gonzalez Larranaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   1.50
154 David Kopp (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                          
155 Carlos Zarate (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           2.00
156 Niko Eeckhout (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen              
157 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 
158 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                    
159 Iker Flores Galarza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            
160 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas                                        
161 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas                                      4.12
162 Alberto Fernandez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       5.19
163 Dennis Haueisen (Ger) Team Milram                                  5.56
164 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel                                
165 Ivàn Santos Martinez (Spa) Astana Team                                 
166 Rik Reinerink (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                       
DNF Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                   
DNS Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                            
DNS David Vitoria (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                             
DNS Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    
 
Sprints
 
Sprint #1
1 Bert Roesems (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                      8 pts
2 Gorka Gonzalez Larranaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        5
3 Rik Reinerink (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                        3
 
Sprint #2
1 Bert Roesems (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                      8 pts
2 Gorka Gonzalez Larranaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        5
3 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Unibet.com                                            3
 
Sprint #3
1 Bert Roesems (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                      8 pts
2 Rik Reinerink (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                        5
3 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Unibet.com                                            3
 
Points
 
1 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                                 30 pts
2 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Discovery Channel                               25
3 Baden Cooke (Aus) Unibet.com                                           22
4 Simone Cadamuro (Ita) Team Milram                                      19
5 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   17
6 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears      15
7 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                            13
8 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Phonak Hearing Systems                            12
9 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                        11
10 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC                                        10
 
Young rider
 
1 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              4.05.56
2 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                              
3 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Team Milram                                       
4 Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                  
5 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Liquigas                                         
6 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                            
7 Kenny Van Hummel (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                      
8 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                                         
9 Koen De Kort (Ned) Astana Team                                           
10 José Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Astana Team                                
11 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                          
12 Phillippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                              
13 William Bonnet (Fra) Credit Agricole                                    
14 Benat Albizuri Aransolo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         
15 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                     
16 Piotr Mazur (Pol) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                  
17 Steven Caethoven (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen            
18 Maarten Wijnants (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen            
19 Vicente Reynes (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                     
20 Yohann Gene (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                      
21 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                            
22 Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                  
23 Paul Martens (Ger) Skil-Shimano                                         
24 Javier Meijas Leal (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           
25 Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram                                           
26 Sébastien Portal (Fra) Credit Agricole                                  
27 Maxime Montfort (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                  
28 Christoph Meschenmoser (Ger) Skil-Shimano                               
29 Kurt Hovelijnck (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen             
30 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française des Jeux                                
31 Sebastiaan Langeveld (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                 
32 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Credit Agricole                                
33 Michael Schär (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                          0.15
34 Imanol Erviti (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                      
35 Alan Pérez Lezáun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               
36 Eladio Sanchez Prado (Spa) Astana Team                                  
37 Thomas Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        
38 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                
39 Sebastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               
40 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                    
41 Alberto Curtolo (Ita) Liquigas                                          
42 Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                    
43 Bas Giling (Ned) T-Mobile Team                                          
44 Mathieu Heyboer (Ned) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                  
45 Carlo Scognamiglio (Ita) Team Milram                                    
46 Carlos Abellan Ossenbach (Spa) Astana Team                              
47 Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana Team                                        
48 Laurent Mangel (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                    
49 Unai Uribarri (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   
50 Koen Barbe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen              0.57
51 Anthony Ravard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               1.42
52 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                          1.47
53 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas                                       4.12
54 Alberto Fernandez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        5.19
55 Ivàn Santos Martinez (Spa) Astana Team                              5.56
 
Teams
 
1 Quick-Step - Innergetic                                          12.17.48
2 Team Milram                                                              
3 Liquigas                                                                 
4 Crédit Agricole                                                          
5 Rabobank                                                                 
6 Gerolsteiner                                                             
7 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                       
8 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                                   
9 Skil-Shimano                                                             
10 Phonak Hearing Systems                                                  
11 Ag2R Prévoyance                                                         
12 Davitamon - Lotto                                                       
13 Unibet.com                                                              
14 Team CSC                                                                
15 Lampre - Fondital                                                       
16 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                     
17 Caisse d´Epargne - Illes Balears                                        
18 Française des Jeux                                                      
19 T-Mobile Team                                                           
20 Chocolade Jacques - Topsport Vlaanderen                                 
21 Bouygues Telecom                                                        
22 Cofidis, le crédit par téléphone                                        
23 Astana-Wurth Team                                                   0.15
 
General classification after Stage 3
 
1 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                           13.12.20
2 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                      0.11
3 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 0.13
4 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel                              0.17
5 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears    0.18
6 Alexei Markov (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                   0.21
7 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                        0.26
8 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                       0.28
9 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                  
10 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Liquigas                                    0.29
11 Olaf Pollack (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                    0.30
12 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                                        0.33
13 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                            
14 Phillippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                              
15 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Phonak Hearing Systems                         0.35
16 Simone Cadamuro (Ita) Team Milram                                       
17 Baden Cooke (Aus) Unibet.com                                            
18 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Unibet.com                              0.37
19 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                      
20 Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                 
21 Aurelien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                             
22 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Discovery Channel                            0.38
23 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                             
24 Steffen Wesemann (Swi) T-Mobile Team                                0.39
25 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                             
26 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC                                          
27 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                              
28 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Skil-Shimano                               0.40
29 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                            0.42
30 Manuele Mori (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                             0.43
31 Didier Rous (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  0.44
32 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel                           0.45
33 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Credit Agricole                                 0.47
34 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                         0.49
35 Volodymyr Bileka (Ukr) Discovery Channel                                
36 José Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Astana Team                            0.50
37 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Rabobank                                             
38 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Française des Jeux                          0.51
39 Leif Hoste (Bel) Discovery Channel                                      
40 Christoph Meschenmoser (Ger) Skil-Shimano                           0.58
41 Maarten Wijnants (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen        1.02
42 Marco Righetto (Ita) Liquigas                                       1.08
43 Alan Pérez Lezáun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           1.14
44 Markus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                     1.16
45 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   1.17
46 Laurent Mangel (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                1.18
47 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Unibet.com                                            
48 Julian Dean (NZl) Credit Agricole                                   1.19
49 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                                    1.24
50 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas                                         
51 Paul Martens (Ger) Skil-Shimano                                     1.26
52 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Française des Jeux                                 
53 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone              1.27
54 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Credit Agricole                              1.29
55 Javier Meijas Leal (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           
56 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                 1.30
57 William Bonnet (Fra) Credit Agricole                                    
58 Johan Coenen (Bel) Unibet.com                                           
59 Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca (Bra) Saunier Duval-Prodir        1.31
60 Piotr Mazur (Pol) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                  
61 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile Team                                     1.32
62 David Kopp (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                           
63 Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram                                       1.33
64 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                             
65 Piet Rooyakkers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                      
66 Frank Høj (Den) Gerolsteiner                                        1.34
67 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Lampre-Fondital                                   
68 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                                 
69 Antonio Colom Mas (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears              1.35
70 Koen De Kort (Ned) Astana Team                                          
71 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                         
72 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Team Milram                                  1.36
73 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Rabobank                                             
74 Sebastiaan Langeveld (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                 
75 Yohann Gene (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  1.37
76 Serge Baguet (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                                
77 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                        
78 Sergei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile Team                                   1.38
79 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  
80 Maxime Montfort (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                  
81 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone         1.40
82 Vicente Reynes (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                     
83 Bert Roesems (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                      
84 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                                
85 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                 1.41
86 Erki Pütsep (Est) AG2R Prevoyance                                       
87 Mark Scanlon (Irl) AG2R Prevoyance                                      
88 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                     
89 Gregory Rast (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                           1.42
90 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC                                           
91 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                        1.43
92 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Phonak Hearing Systems                        1.44
93 Kenny Van Hummel (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                     
94 Matthe Pronk (Ned) Unibet.com                                           
95 Axel Merckx (Bel) Phonak Hearing Systems                                
96 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel                              
97 Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen      1.45
98 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                       
99 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R Prevoyance                                    
100 Frederik Willems (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen       1.46
101 Imanol Erviti (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                 1.47
102 Benat Albizuri Aransolo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    1.48
103 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                        1.49
104 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Credit Agricole                              
105 Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana Team                                   1.50
106 Ludovic Auger (Fra) Française des Jeux                             1.51
107 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Davitamon-Lotto                                     
108 Iker Flores Galarza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        1.52
109 Eladio Sanchez Prado (Spa) Astana Team                             1.53
110 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital                                     
111 Kurt Hovelijnck (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen            
112 Steven Caethoven (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen           
113 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française des Jeux                                
114 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française des Jeux                           1.54
115 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                                        
116 Michael Schär (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                         1.55
117 Avitor Perrez Arrieta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears             
118 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                   
119 Mathieu Heyboer (Ned) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone             1.56
120 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 1.57
121 Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                   
122 Thomas Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                       
123 Bas Giling (Ned) T-Mobile Team                                     1.58
124 Carlo Scognamiglio (Ita) Team Milram                                   
125 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram                                    1.59
126 Glenn D'Hollander (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen          
127 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Unibet.com                                     2.02
128 Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Team Milram                               2.03
129 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                             
130 Eric Baumann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                   2.05
131 Joseba Albizu Lizaso (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       2.07
132 Mikel Pradera Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears       2.09
133 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile Team                               2.16
134 Alberto Curtolo (Ita) Liquigas                                     2.17
135 Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone             4.43
136 Andoni Aranaga Azkune (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      4.45
137 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                  5.08
138 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                          5.10
139 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team CSC                                        5.12
140 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Credit Agricole                          5.13
141 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Credit Agricole                               
142 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                       5.16
143 Sebastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                          5.17
144 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                               5.18
145 Sébastien Portal (Fra) Credit Agricole                             5.22
146 Carlos Abellan Ossenbach (Spa) Astana Team                         5.27
147 Unai Uribarri (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              5.29
148 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas                                      5.51
149 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                           5.52
150 Aaron Olson (USA) Saunier Duval-Prodir                             6.13
151 Koen Barbe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen                 
152 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Unibet.com                                       6.28
153 Gorka Gonzalez Larranaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   6.36
154 Matthew White (Aus) Discovery Channel                              6.56
155 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         6.57
156 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                               7.01
157 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             7.21
158 Rik Reinerink (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                   7.31
159 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                         8.12
160 Niko Eeckhout (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen         10.01
161 Alberto Fernandez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      10.35
162 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel                           10.46
163 Dennis Haueisen (Ger) Team Milram                                 11.16
164 Anthony Ravard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             14.45
165 Carlos Zarate (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                          15.20
166 Ivàn Santos Martinez (Spa) Astana Team                            20.44
 
Points classification
 
1 Simone Cadamuro (Ita) Team Milram                                      69 pts
2 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                                 60
3 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Discovery Channel                               42
4 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                        41
5 Baden Cooke (Aus) Unibet.com                                           41
6 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   37
7 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Phonak Hearing Systems                            35
8 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                            35
9 Rik Reinerink (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                       32
10 Bert Roesems (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                    24
11 Aurelien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                           22
12 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               22
13 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Liquigas                                      22
14 Julian Dean (NZl) Credit Agricole                                     19
15 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Unibet.com                                        17
16 Paul Martens (Ger) Skil-Shimano                                       16
17 Alexei Markov (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                    15
18 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears     15
19 Olaf Pollack (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                      13
20 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                                      13
21 Gorka Gonzalez Larranaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      10
22 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC                                        10
23 Manuele Mori (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                               10
24 Carlos Zarate (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                               8
25 Carlos Abellan Ossenbach (Spa) Astana Team                             8
26 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Unibet.com                                           6
27 Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram                                          5
28 Phillippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                             5
29 Matthe Pronk (Ned) Unibet.com                                          5
30 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                                           3
31 Koen Barbe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen                 3
32 David Kopp (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                          3
 
Young riders classification
 
1 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             13.12.33
2 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                        0.13
3 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                       0.15
4 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Liquigas                                     0.16
5 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                         0.20
6 Phillippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                               
7 Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                              0.24
8 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                          0.36
9 José Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Astana Team                             0.37
10 Christoph Meschenmoser (Ger) Skil-Shimano                           0.45
11 Maarten Wijnants (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen        0.49
12 Alan Pérez Lezáun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           1.01
13 Laurent Mangel (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                1.05
14 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                                    1.11
15 Paul Martens (Ger) Skil-Shimano                                     1.13
16 Javier Meijas Leal (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       1.16
17 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                 1.17
18 William Bonnet (Fra) Credit Agricole                                    
19 Piotr Mazur (Pol) Saunier Duval-Prodir                              1.18
20 Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram                                       1.20
21 Koen De Kort (Ned) Astana Team                                      1.22
22 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Team Milram                                  1.23
23 Sebastiaan Langeveld (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                 
24 Yohann Gene (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  1.24
25 Maxime Montfort (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone              1.25
26 Vicente Reynes (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                 1.27
27 Kenny Van Hummel (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                 1.31
28 Imanol Erviti (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                  1.34
29 Benat Albizuri Aransolo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     1.35
30 Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana Team                                    1.37
31 Eladio Sanchez Prado (Spa) Astana Team                              1.40
32 Kurt Hovelijnck (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen             
33 Steven Caethoven (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen            
34 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française des Jeux                            1.41
35 Michael Schär (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                          1.42
36 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                    
37 Mathieu Heyboer (Ned) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone              1.43
38 Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                1.44
39 Thomas Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        
40 Bas Giling (Ned) T-Mobile Team                                      1.45
41 Carlo Scognamiglio (Ita) Team Milram                                    
42 Alberto Curtolo (Ita) Liquigas                                      2.04
43 Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone              4.30
44 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Credit Agricole                            5.00
45 Sebastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           5.04
46 Sébastien Portal (Fra) Credit Agricole                              5.09
47 Carlos Abellan Ossenbach (Spa) Astana Team                          5.14
48 Unai Uribarri (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               5.16
49 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas                                       5.38
50 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                            5.39
51 Koen Barbe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen              6.00
52 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                          7.59
53 Alberto Fernandez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       10.22
54 Anthony Ravard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              14.32
55 Ivàn Santos Martinez (Spa) Astana Team                             20.31
 
Teams classification
 
1 Quick-Step - Innergetic                                          39.38.15
2 Liquigas                                                             0.05
3 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                   0.07
4 Rabobank                                                             0.22
5 Unibet.com                                                           0.32
6 Skil-Shimano                                                         0.43
7 Gerolsteiner                                                         0.47
8 Caisse d´Epargne - Illes Balears                                     0.56
9 Team CSC                                                             1.17
10 Phonak Hearing Systems                                              1.23
11 T-Mobile Team                                                       1.26
12 Française des Jeux                                                  1.28
13 Crédit Agricole                                                     2.05
14 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                              2.17
15 Team Milram                                                         2.22
16 Lampre - Fondital                                                   2.25
17 Davitamon - Lotto                                                   2.32
18 Bouygues Telecom                                                        
19 Ag2R Prévoyance                                                     2.39
20 Chocolade Jacques - Topsport Vlaanderen                             2.57
21 Astana-Wurth Team                                                   2.59
22 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                 3.14
23 Cofidis, le crédit par téléphone                                    3.30

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