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Tour of California - 2.1
USA, February 19-26, 2006
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Prologue - February 19: San Francisco ITT, 3.1km
Leipheimer Leads American Sweep of Prologue
by Mark Zalewski, North American Editor in San Francisco
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American Levi Leipheimer (Gerolsteiner) will wear the first ever race leader jersey for the Tour of California into his hometown of Santa Rosa tomorrow, thanks to a strong ride in the short but tough prologue. "I've been dreaming about the possibility of winning the prologue here, wearing the first ever Tour of California leader's jersey in my home town, and I had a [good] feeling that with the steep climb up Coit Tower which is my strength," Leipheimer said. "It's really a dream come true for me, because I had been dreaming about it all winter. I've trained very hard. Words can't describe how special this is for me, especially tomorrow, coming into my hometown wearing the leader's jersey, it's really fantastic!"
Leipheimer led a contingent of five Americans on top of the podium today - all of whom who will likely be found on top of leader boards in July. Only five seconds behind Leipheimer is CSC's Bobby Julich, who surprised himself with such a strong early season ride. "I didn't really know my limits so I never got out of the saddle, and tried not to hurt myself too bad," Julich admitted. "I was totally surprised that I crossed the line and I had the best time. Then it held up almost to the end, but Levi kind of pumped all of us. I'm happy, gosh, first race of the year." But CSC Director Scott Sunderland was not as surprised by Julich's performance. "He's been good in training the last days, and motivation makes up for a lot."
Bobby was even more impressed with the attention the top riders are paying to this race - evidence that they value this race, even in its inaugural year. "This is February, it's not the Tour de France, but everyone is talking about reconning stages. I'm pretty amazed how the serious guys are taking this race. It's great for the future of the race. I wasn't quite planning on this competitiveness in February - most of the guys on the leader board today and thinking about July."
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One second slower than Bobby was Discovery Channel's George Hincapie, who was most thankful just to be finished with such a violent effort. "I'm glad to have that over with. For three kilometers, an effort like that - you can't really train for it. It hurts a lot... extremely brutal." Hincapie chose to ride a road bike with aero bars because of the steep climb, as did his teammate Tom Danielson. "I ran a regular road bike - we did a little wind tunnel testing and both have similar drag coefficients," Danielson explained.
Floyd Landis (Phonak) also had a good ride, coming in less than a second behind Hincapie. "I felt pretty good today - something longer would be better."
In terms of teams, CSC and Discovery are well represented, with CSC taking three of the top six and Discovery posting five in the top eleven. This could be an advantage in that they have multiple riders who can contend for the overall. However, Gerolsteiner's pre-race plans are in step, according to Leipheimer, who is confident about his supporting cast. "With CSC and Discovery, they have more than one rider who can win the whole race. With us, the guys know how motivated I am and they come here to support me. They've been here for a week training with me, so they are ready."
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Looking at the domestic teams, Health Net-Maxxis' Hayden Roulston sits in the best position at eighth. However, his teammate Nathan O'Neill looked set to be the first rider under the five minute barrier, until a mishap 150 meters from the finished resulted in the Australian time trial champion crashing into the barriers. "I was really ripping it up the climb," said O'Neill. "About 200 meters from the finish I shifted the front chain ring, and I'm pretty certain the chain came off. I stood up and went straight over the handlebars."
Even with that, O'Neill still finished in the top 25, only seventeen seconds off the lead. Team director Jeff Corbet was understandably upset with the day. "It's a big disappointment. We had a little bad luck today with Nathan and a technical issue. It's a lot of early season things. Everyone is scrambling to get TT bikes ready and tested. For Georgia, these bike would have had lots of races on them."
O'Neill is still motivated, after x-rays showed no broken bones. "Things can change a lot in the next few days."
In the best young rider competition, American Zak Grabowski (Colavita-Sutter Home) used the expertise of his captain Mark McCormack to ascend the tough climb. "McCormack said to keep it in the big ring - 53-21. When a guy like Mark gives you some advice, you listen to it. He gave me hints like staying wide on the corners and not the inside - using the flat section to get some speed up."
The week ahead
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Leipheimer is probably the best rider to take the lead, as he knows this area the best. Besides the all important time trial on stage three, Leipheimer says that stage two will be important, which includes a tough climb close to the finish. "Sierra Road is very difficult," Leipheimer said. "I think the word is out now, they have all ridden it and have seen that it is steep. I was the first one to ride it, and I said, 'Don't tell anybody!' It's thirty kilometers from the finish, and it's a little bit tricky. I don't think you can do it alone - a small group can make it to the finish, and then it's who can time trial in that group."
Even though Levi is looking towards the Tour as his major goal, he is enthusiastic about racing in his home state - and is not worried about peaking at this point in the season. "It's February and July is a long way away. I can afford to take a rest after this, and then start training again. I'm not worried at all about being too strong in February. I would love to win the overall, but there are a lot of strong riders here. CSC has their Tour de France team here."
Photography
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- Nathan O'Neill (Health Net) fights his way to the top after having a crash into the barriers.
- Janez Brajkovic (Discovery) leads the way early on.
- Thomas Peterson (TIAA-CREF) focuses on the top.
- Jens Voigt (CSC) rode conservatively today to 78th place.
- Tom Danielson (Discovery) almost made it into the top 10 today coming in 12" back.
- Tom Danielson (Discovery) passes Olivier Kaisen (Davitamon-Lotto) right at the line.
- Michael Barry (Discovery) gives it his all on the last climb.
- Chris Horner (Davitamon-Lotto) had a decent ride at 21" back.
- Floyd Landis (Phonak) came in fast but still finished 4th.
- Levi Leipheimer (Gerolsteiner) had a great ride today.
- Justin England (Toyota-United Pro) gets cheered by the crowd.
- Frank Hoj (Gerolsteiner) hammers into the finish.
- Greg Henderson (Health Net) stays aero into the finish.
- Freddie Rodriguez (Davitamon-Lotto) digs deep.
- Mike Creed (TIAA-CREF) fights his way up the last climb.
- Gord Fraser (Health Net) had a good first ride of the season coming in only 16" back.
- Paolo Savoldelli (Discovery) rounds out the top 10.
- David Zabriskie (CSC) came in 9" back even after dropping his chain.
- George Hincapie (Discovery) finished off the top 3.
- Mick Rogers (T-Mobile) World TT Champion.
- Bobby Julich (CSC) gets congratulated by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenager.
- Levi Leipheimer (Gerolsteiner) takes the first leader's jersey.
Images by Russ and Nancy Wright/www.abbiorca.com
- Freddy Rodriguez
- Bobby Julich
- Ben Jacques-Maynes
- Dave Zabriskie
- Winner Levi Leipheimer
- A United Pro rider having trouble with his bike
- Bobby Julich
- George Hincapie
- Saul Raisin
- Winner Levi Leipheimer
Images by Mark Zalewski/Cyclingnews.com
- Sebastian Lang (Gerolsteiner) on the road early in the event
- Scott Moninger (Health Net pb Maxxis) posted a good early time
- Fabian Cancellara (CSC) had the fastest time posted for the majority of the day
- Jens Voigt (CSC) starting out
- Tom Danielson (Discovery) decided to run on a regular road bike for the prologue
- Aaron Olsen (Prodir-Saunier Duval) starts his first race on US soil with his new team.
- Stuart O'Grady (CSC) decides to go with a full TT kit
- Viktor Rapinski (Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines Cycling Team) starts his first race back in America
- Christian Vandevelde (Team CSC) was another CSC rider in the top 25
- Michael Creed (TIAA Cref) tries to match his last performance in San Francisco
- Robert Hunter (Phonak) posted a very good to time place 13th
- Chris Horner (Davitamon Lotto) on the starting block
- Paolo Salvodelli (Discovery) now sits tenth on GC after the prologue
- Mads Kaggestad (Credit Agricole) concentrates on his start
- Zach Grabowski (Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines Cycling Team) took home the "best young rider" jersey
- David Kopp (Gerolsteiner) just off the blocks
- Charles Dionne (Prodir-Saunier Duval) is a frequent winner in San Francisco
- Frantisek Rabon (T-Mobile Team) was one of the last starters
- Ben Jacques-Maynes (Kodakgallery.Com-Sierra Nevada Pro Cycling) posts the fastest time for his team
- Floyd Landis (Phonak Hearing Systems) posts a good time to put him in fourth place
- National TT Champion Chris Baldwin (Toyota-United Pro) placed 23rd in the stage
- Alex Candelario (Jelly Belly) sporting the mountain man look
- Hayden Roulston (Health Net pb Maxxis) shows his form coming from the southern hemisphere to place 8th
- David Zabriskie (Team CSC) rounds out the top five
- Cadel Evans (Davitamon-Lotto) comes in for 12th place
- George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team sped home to take third place by six seconds
- Danny Pate (Team TIAA-CREF) was one of the last to start today
- Todd Herriot (Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines Cycling Team) finished mid field
- Levi Leipheimer (Gerolsteiner) powers off the start line for a winning ride
- Gilberto Simoni (Saunier Duval-Prodir) was the penultimate starter
- Michael Rogers (T-Mobile Team) in the rainbow stripes of TT World Champion
- Michael Rogers (T-Mobile Team) finishes in 32nd place
Images by Mitch Friedman/www.mitchophoto.com
- Mike Friedman gets ready to ride
- Jackson Stewart readies him self to be the first rider out on the course
- Jackson Stewart out on the road for the Tour of Calif
- Ekimov goes down the road
- Track rider Mike Friedman learns fast and is on the road as well as going to track worlds
- Tony Cruz shows his new team colors
- Chris Horner in his new team colors
- Michael Rogers in new team colors as well as the world champs jersey
- A very young Devil
- And a representative of the other side.
- Levi Leipheimer on his way to taking the Prologue
- Arnold Schwarzenegger - the Governor of California and race leader Levi Leipheimer
Images by Frank Chan/flickr.com/photos/frenquency/
- Jens Voigt and Stuart O´Grady warm up at the CSC team bus
- Dave Zabriskie gives an interview
- Dave Zabriskie concentrates on his warmup
- Stuart O´Grady works up a sweat and concentrates
- Jens Voigt´s popularity reaches all the way from Berlin to San Francisco
- A Discovery rider speeds along the Embarcadero
- Mike Creed - new team, same grittiness
- Bobby Julich finishes well, holding onto the best time until Levi unseats him near the very end
- Chris Horner in his new colors
- Giro winner Savoldelli flies up the climb for a top 10 finish
- Floyd Landis has a good ride, placing 4th
- Dave Zabriskie provides another strong finish for CSC
- Cadel Evans dashes through the last 50m to the finish
- Big George does a Jordan impersonation on his way to placing 3rd.
- Saul Raisin looks to impress at the Tour of California
- Levi Leipheimer blasts through the last section to place a good 4 seconds ahead of everybody
- Levi Leipheimer basks in the applause at the quick post-race interview.
Images by
Beth Seliga/
- Who knew Specialized was making Angels now?
- Bobby Julich (CSC) looks focused on the task at hand. Julich finished less than 5 seconds behind Leipheimer.
- Former U-23 World TT Champ Danny Pate (TIAA-CREF) fights his way up the hill.
- Dave Zabriskie (CSC) proved again he doesn't mind time trials with hills in them.
- Bike races attract fans in all sizes, shapes, and breeds!
- Phonak's team leader Floyd Landis showed he has some spring form with a 4th place on the day.
- Freddie Rodriguez (Davitamon-Lotto) throws down for his local fans.
- Mike Friedman (TIAA-CREF) obliges a fan with an autograph before the start.
- George Hincapie (Discovery Channel) made the podium with a strong 3rd place.
- George Hincapie (Discovery Channel) makes the final push for the line.
- Russian time trial champ Vladimir Gusev (Discovery Channel) powers up the finishing climb.
- Levi Leipheimer (Gerolsteiner) didn't disasppoint in his local race, claiming the stage and leader's jersey.
- Levi Leipheimer (Gerolsteiner) is clearly happy to don the first ever leader's jersey.
- Taylor Tolleson (TIAA-CREF) shows the strain of effort on his face.
Images by David Wood/David Wood
- George Hincapie (Discovery Channel) puts in the big ones near the end of his ride
- Saul Raisin (Credit Agricole) finshed the 3.1km in 41st position
- Stage winner Levi Leipheimer had a great ride today
- Gilberto Simoni (Saunier Duval) is one of the big names riding the Tour of California
Images by Michael David Murphy/www.whileseated.org
- Viatcheslav Ekimov (Discovery Channel) finished lower down the order today
Images by Seng Chen
- Viatcheslav Ekimov (Discovery Channel) begins his run
- Jens Voigt (CSC) puts in an effort just after the start
- Fred Rodriguez (Davitamon-Lotto) was fast today, but not fast enough for the win
- Fabian Wegmann (Gerolsteiner) was back after his San Fran GP win last year
- Martin Gilbert (Kodakgallery.com) gives it some up the hill
- Robert Hunter (Phonak) looks like he's in a world of pain
- Gord Fraser (Health Net) doesn't give much away
- Bobby Julich (CSC) looks comfortable before the hill
- A relaxed Bobby Julich (CSC) about to hit the hill
- Paolo Salvodelli (Discovery Channel) doing it tough
- Paolo Salvodelli (Discovery Channel) heads up the hill
- Floyd Landis (Phonak) was in control
- Floyd Landis (Phonak) looks strong and must be one of the overall favourites
- David Zabriskie (CSC) was fast as usual
- David Zabriskie (CSC) gets the air in
- The tongue makes you go faster according to George Hincapie (Discovery Channel)
- George Hncapie (Discovery Channel) looked in good shape
- Danny Pate (TIAA-CREF) concentrates hard
- Todd Herriot (Colavita-Sutter Home) grimaces with the effort
- Levi Leipheimer (Gerolsteiner) was on the rivet heading up the hill
- Levi Leipheimer (Gerolsteiner) gives it his all
- Gilberto Simoni (Saunier-Duval) was well down the rankings
- Michael Rogers (T-Mobile) gets out of the saddle
- Michael Rogers (T-Mobile) looking good in world champ stripes
- Simoni makes an incognito exit from the top of Coit Tower.
- The Specialized angel gets caught on earthly tenting.
Images by Rob O'Dea/www.BaldZebra.com
- Bobby Julich scouts the course before the action starts.
- Jackson Stewart (Kodakgallery.com-Sierra Nevada) gets things started.
- Eki's face says it all... this is a tough course!
- Josep Jufre Pou (Davitamon-Lotto) makes his way up the hill.
- Tom Danielson rides strong for Discovery.
- Kodakgallery.com-Sierra Nevada sport hot new Merckx bikes in '06
- Floyd's teammates set some strong early times.
- Scott Zwizanski makes it look easy.
- Ivan Dominguez (Toyota-United Pro) finds himself going the wrong way to fix a dropped chain.
- Fast Freddie Rodriguez earns his title.
- Mike Creed (TIAA-CREF) fresh off his fall domination of these same hills.
- How can a man in pink look so fierce?
- Bobby Julich looks strong heading onto Lombard St.
- A picture of concentration.
- Chris Horner (Davitamon-Lotto) sports his new colours.
- Credit Agricole made a strong showing in San Fran.
- Local racer Ben Jacques-Maynes puts his stamp on the prologue.
- Floyd Landis (Phonak) clearly in strong form early
- Berkeley's own Dave Zabriskie made it look easy
- Cadel Evans riding well with two healthy collarbones
- Big George Hincapie hauls himself up Stockton Street.
- Levi Leipheimer (Gerolsteiner) on his way to an impressive win - heading home Monday wearing gold.
- A rare yellow-bellied Simoni spotted flying south in the hills of San Francisco.
- Michael Rogers showing his stripes in San Francisco
- The best eyes in cycling photography - Rob O'Dea and Graham Watson
Images by Mike Jacoubowsky
- Dominique Perras looks at his watch to check his time as there was no visible clock at the finish. This was a point of frustration to many riders as they crossed the line.
- Tom Danielson passing his minuteman Olivier Kaisen, just before the line.
- Levi Leipheimer pumps his fist as he crosses the line with a commanding lead.
- George Hincapie congratulates Leipheimer on his win.
- No, you haven't died and gone to heaven...
Results
1 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner 4.53.43 2 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC 0.04.76 3 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel 0.05.67 4 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems 0.06.12 5 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC 0.09.37 6 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC 0.09.76 7 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel 0.10.26 8 Hayden Roulston (NZl) Health Net p/b Maxxis 0.10.67 9 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel 0.10.79 10 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel 0.11.40 11 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel 0.11.74 12 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 0.12.13 13 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak Hearing Systems 0.13.63 14 Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Toyota-United Pro 0.13.97 15 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto 0.14.44 16 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Kodakgallery.Com-Sierra Nevada 0.14.76 17 Gordon Fraser (Can) Health Net p/b Maxxis 0.16.03 18 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC 0.16.27 19 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner 0.16.64 20 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Credit Agricole 0.17.13 21 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 0.17.18 22 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC 0.17.33 23 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Toyota-United Pro 0.17.40 24 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 25 Nathan O'Neill (Aus) Health Net p/b Maxxis 0.17.46 26 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel 0.17.80 27 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC 0.17.95 28 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance 0.18.97 29 Frank Hoj (Den) Gerolsteiner 0.19.64 30 David Kopp (Ger) Gerolsteiner 0.19.84 31 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 0.19.85 32 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile Team 0.20.95 33 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto 0.21.06 34 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel 0.21.14 35 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Navigators Insurance 0.21.28 36 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner 0.21.64 37 Koldo Gil Perez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 0.21.90 38 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Credit Agricole 0.22.35 39 Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Davitamon-Lotto 0.22.44 40 Danny Pate (USA) Team TIAA-CREF 0.22.51 41 Saul Raisin (USA) Credit Agricole 0.22.81 42 Michael Jones (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis 0.23.08 43 Zachary Grabowski (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines 0.23.11 44 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole 0.23.28 45 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel 0.23.52 46 Mark Walters (Can) Navigators Insurance 0.23.87 47 Tyler Wren (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines 0.24.17 48 Timothy Johnson (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis 0.24.24 49 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 0.24.68 50 Mark McCormack (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines 0.24.74 51 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 0.24.85 52 Glen Alan Chadwick (Aus) Navigators Insurance 0.24.86 53 Aaron Olsen (USA) Saunier Duval-Prodir 0.25.38 54 Charles Bradley Huff (USA) Team TIAA-CREF 0.25.75 55 Craig Lewis (USA) Team TIAA-CREF 0.26.05 56 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team 0.26.39 57 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 58 Viktor Rapinski (Blr) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines 0.26.63 59 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems 0.26.82 60 Scott Moninger (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis 0.26.86 61 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 0.26.95 62 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Navigators Insurance 0.27.15 63 José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 0.27.25 64 Justin England (USA) Toyota-United Pro 0.27.60 65 Taylor Tolleson (USA) Team TIAA-CREF 0.27.68 66 Todd Herriot (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines 0.28.01 67 Brian Jensen (USA) Jelly Belly 0.28.56 68 Andrew Bajadali (USA) Jelly Belly 0.28.72 69 Jonathan Patrick Mc Carty (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems 0.29.90 70 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team 0.30.44 71 José-Manuel Garcia (Mex) Toyota-United Pro 0.30.63 72 Olaf Pollack (Ger) T-Mobile Team 0.30.64 73 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Health Net p/b Maxxis 0.30.86 74 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) T-Mobile Team 0.31.71 75 Michael Creed (USA) Team TIAA-CREF 0.32.04 76 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 0.32.13 77 Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Credit Agricole 0.32.32 78 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC 0.32.59 79 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Navigators Insurance 0.32.74 80 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 0.32.92 81 Sébastien Portal (Fra) Credit Agricole 0.33.14 82 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Insurance 0.33.18 83 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team 0.33.22 84 Matthew Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly 0.33.87 85 Caleb Manion (Aus) Jelly Belly 0.34.13 86 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines 0.34.54 87 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 0.34.72 88 Michael Friedman (USA) Team TIAA-CREF 0.35.87 89 Michael Dietrich (USA) Kodakgallery.Com-Sierra Nevada 0.36.39 90 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner 0.36.42 91 Antonio Cruz (USA) Toyota-United Pro 0.36.49 92 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 0.36.51 93 Kyle Wamsley (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines 0.36.89 94 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 0.37.46 95 Gustavo Artacho (Arg) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines 0.37.81 96 Dominique Perras (Can) Kodakgallery.Com-Sierra Nevada 0.37.95 97 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC 0.38.08 98 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Toyota-United Pro 0.40.42 99 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Kodakgallery.Com-Sierra Nevada 0.40.72 100 Lucas Euser (USA) Team TIAA-CREF 0.41.76 101 Nick Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly 0.43.84 102 Kilian Patour (Fra) Credit Agricole 0.44.52 103 Jackson Stewart (USA) Kodakgallery.Com-Sierra Nevada 0.44.65 104 Fausto Esparza (Mex) KB Home Mexican National Team 0.44.68 105 Mike Sayers (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis 0.44.80 106 Benjamin Brooks (Aus) Navigators Insurance 0.44.95 107 Alex Candelario (USA) Jelly Belly 0.45.00 108 Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 0.45.33 109 Domingo Gonzalez (Mex) KB Home Mexican National Team 0.47.90 110 Thomas Peterson (USA) Team TIAA-CREF 0.50.55 111 Martin Gilbert (Can) Kodakgallery.Com-Sierra Nevada 0.50.82 112 Mariano Friedick (USA) Toyota-United Pro 0.51.09 113 Kirk Albers (USA) Jelly Belly 0.51.37 114 Brice Jones (USA) Jelly Belly 0.52.17 115 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile Team 0.52.46 116 Peter Lopinto (USA) Kodakgallery.Com-Sierra Nevada 0.53.73 117 Antonio Aldape (Mex) KB Home Mexican National Team 0.54.01 118 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) T-Mobile Team 0.54.30 119 David Robinson (USA) Kodakgallery.Com-Sierra Nevada 0.59.14 120 Ivan Dominguez (Cub) Toyota-United Pro 0.59.17 121 Arquimides Lam (Mex) KB Home Mexican National Team 0.59.55 122 Charles Dionne (Can) Saunier Duval-Prodir 1.00.72 123 Manuel Hernandez (Mex) KB Home Mexican National Team 1.04.78 124 Florencio Ramos (Mex) KB Home Mexican National Team 1.09.21 125 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 1.13.05 126 Miguel Mesa (Mex) KB Home Mexican National Team 1.16.53 127 Jesus Zarate (Mex) KB Home Mexican National Team 1.26.57 Mountains 1 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team 4 pts 2 Martin Gilbert (Can) Kodakgallery.Com-Sierra Nevada 3 3 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner 2 4 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel 1 Teams 1 Team CSC 15.03 2 Discovery Channel 0.03 3 Phonak Hearing Systems 0.13 4 Gerolsteiner 5 Health Net p/b Maxxis 0.20 6 Davitamon-Lotto 0.23 7 Prodir-Saunier Duval 0.35 8 Toyota-United 9 Credit Agricole 0.38 10 Navigators Insurance 0.40 11 Colavita Olive Oil/Sutter Home Wines 0.48 12 Team TIAA-Cref 0.50 13 T-Mobile Team 0.53 14 Kodak Gallery.com/Sierra Nevada 1.05 15 Jelly Belly 1.07 16 KB Home Mexican National Team 2.03 General classification after prologue 1 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner 4.53 2 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC 0.05 3 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel 0.06 4 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems 5 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC 0.09 6 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC 0.10 7 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel 8 Hayden Roulston (NZl) Health Net p/b Maxxis 0.11 9 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel 10 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel 11 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel 0.12 12 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 13 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak Hearing Systems 0.14 14 Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Toyota-United Pro 15 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto 16 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Kodakgallery.Com-Sierra Nevada 0.15 17 Gordon Fraser (Can) Health Net p/b Maxxis 0.16 18 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC 19 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner 0.17 20 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Credit Agricole 21 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 22 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC 23 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Toyota-United Pro 24 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 25 Nathan O'Neill (Aus) Health Net p/b Maxxis 26 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel 0.18 27 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC 28 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance 0.19 29 Frank Hoj (Den) Gerolsteiner 0.20 30 David Kopp (Ger) Gerolsteiner 31 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 32 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile Team 0.21 33 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto 34 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel 35 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Navigators Insurance 36 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner 0.22 37 Koldo Gil Perez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 38 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Credit Agricole 39 Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Davitamon-Lotto 40 Danny Pate (USA) Team TIAA-CREF 41 Saul Raisin (USA) Credit Agricole 0.23 42 Michael Jones (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis 43 Zachary Grabowski (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines 44 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole 45 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel 46 Mark Walters (Can) Navigators Insurance 0.24 47 Tyler Wren (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines 48 Timothy Johnson (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis 49 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 0.25 50 Mark McCormack (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines 51 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 52 Glen Alan Chadwick (Aus) Navigators Insurance 53 Aaron Olsen (USA) Saunier Duval-Prodir 54 Charles Bradley Huff (USA) Team TIAA-CREF 0.26 55 Craig Lewis (USA) Team TIAA-CREF 56 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team 57 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 58 Viktor Rapinski (Blr) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines 0.27 59 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak Hearing 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