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Tour of California - 2.1
USA, February 19-26, 2006
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Stage 4 - February 23: Monterey to San Luis Obispo, 210.7km
Haedo does the Double Up in San Luis Obispo
Landis retains lead in field sprint finish
By Mark Zalewski, North American Editor in San Luis Obispo
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The longest stage of the 2006 Tour of California had many breaks as the race snaked along the Pacific coast -- but in the end a field sprint ensued. And for the second time Juan Jose Haedo (Toyota-United) outfoxed some of best sprinters in the world in what he called the fastest sprint of his career. "The last three kilometers were probably the fastest three kilometers of my life!" Haedo told Cyclingnews after the stage. "I was in my eleven and I couldn't go any faster! I think we were going over 70 kph!"
The stage finish was unlike the first stage that Haedo won, a direct and narrow finish into downtown San Luis Obispo, unlike the three circuits of Santa Rosa. Complicating the finish was a tight S-curve three kilometers from the finish, and a narrow, ninety-degree turn just 200 meters from the finish. However, that turn was farther from the line that Davitamon-Lotto's sprinter Freddie Rodriguez was told. "I was told that the last corner was pretty tough and a short sprint to the finish," said Rodriguez. "It wasn't, it was actually a pretty good drag. So I came out of the corner and I knew I should have gone, but I hesitated and waited -- but Haedo came from a few meters behind and did a sling-shot and I never got up to speed. I got back on his wheel but it was too late. I was feeling great today -- not suffering at all. I just miscalculated the corner, and that cost me the race. I should have stayed on the wheel of the T-Mobile guy, let him take the corner, and then come around him. Second wheel won on this course."
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The T-Mobile guy was Andre Korff, who finished third. He was trying to look after his sprinter Olaf Pollack, but ended up on his own with Pollack boxed out of the front. "Normally we work for Olaf Pollack but he didn't have the good position so I tried by myself. I was third wheel in the last turn but Haedo came inside." Korff and his teammates had their hands full today, looking after KOM leader Bernhard Kohl. Kohl took second place over the first climb behind second place Levi Leipheimer (Gerolsteiner) and then sat in as his the breakaway took the rest of the points. Teammate Andre Greipel won the final KOM to help protect his teammate's five point lead over Leipheimer. "Bernhard has a lot of points and normally he wants to get a lot of points for the KOM jersey, but it is difficult now," said Korff.
Haedo particularly benefitted from Rodriguez's poor intelligence with better counter-intelligence. "Last night we had a team meeting and we saw everything in the finish, to see what the best position would be in the finish," Haedo explained. "It worked pretty good. I came up in the corner. Before the corner I was fourth, but a couple of people braked in the last corner and I took and inside lane [in the turn.] I ended up on Fred Rodriguez's wheel and when I saw the 200 meters I knew I had to go now. I didn't wait too long because I knew the others were good."
How it unfolded
The 210 kilometer stage began in Monterey with race leader Floyd Landis (Phonak) all smiles. But that smile did not last long as those three KOM climbs loomed over the riders. "I'm happy that the long one is finished," Landis admitted. "It's difficult to control the race where it is windy along the coast -- it's easier along the flats or on the longer climbs. I have an excellent team -- they spent the whole day riding in the wind."
The early breaks did not contain any dangerous riders, but then Chris Horner (Davitamon-Lotto) decided to make things interesting and joined in the fun. This sent Phonak to work. "Chris Horner went across, and it was not good for us to have him in the breakaway," Landis said. "The break was doomed after he went in."
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The stage's most aggressive rider, Lars Bak (CSC), voted on by Cyclingnews and a few other select people in the race, was present in five of the break attempts today. "It was the plan to go for a stage win, but it's not that easy with Horner in the group," Bak said. "What can you do, I tried -- if you don't try you will never win. I looked on the map and could see it was a long stage, it would be a good day to go for it. And it fits me with the small climbs."
One of the main team's responsible for bringing the breaks back in the end was Toyota-United, along with CSC and Health Net-Maxxis. "With 40 kilometers to go, Frankie and Harm got on the radio and told the guys to start chasing," Haedo explained. "We were the first to start chasing and then the other teams started helping." The final two riders of the break, Glen Chadwick (Navigators) and Vladimir Gusev (Discovery Channel) tried in vain to restablish the break, and even gained more than two minutes back on the field. But eventually, the sprinters had their way and the field was whole for the final fifteen kilometers. "From there we kept a couple of guys at the front. We attached to the plan. I wasn't feeling that great but I wanted to stay with the plan."
Into the finish, CSC was present at the front protecting their GC riders. "We had been told that the last three kilometers would be a bit dangerous, so we made sure that David [Zabriskie] and Bobby [Julich] would stay in the front and not lose time. Then we tried to do the sprint for O'Grady, but everybody wanted to be in the front -- a little fast and nervous."
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Bak also thinks that the race might have a few more challenges up its sleeve. "Tomorrow is one climb at the end -- it will be too hard for me. I think after that climb Landis might be isolated and alone, and if Christian, Dave or Bobby have good climbing legs then they might have a change to win. I think there is still a possibility for a win. People are really suffering -- Phonak really had a hard day."
Landis also is not taking anything for granted as the race moves closer to Los Angeles. "I expect the same thing again, plenty of attacks," Landis said. "The GC is still seconds apart, and there will be attacks until the last day. We have to be flexible and at some point we will hopefully get some help from another team. As for the category one climb in tomorrow's stage, the 7.5km San Marco Pass, Landis said, "I don't know it. It doesn't appear to be hard enough or long enough like the climb two days ago. There will be some kind of selection, but the goal is to watch the dangerous guys and there are only a few of those. We may take some chances letting some other people go.
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But the man of the day was Juan Jose Haedo, who said he is hearing good things in the peloton from the riders. "I'm getting a lot if compliments from the European guys, telling me I am going a good job." And the more he does here, the better the chance he will be racing against them much more often.
Photography
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- Is that Erik Zabel? Young fans get an autograph from a T-Mobile rider
- Floyd Landis (Phonak) gets some early encouragement.
- Floyd Landis (Phonak) greets the crowd on Cannery Row.
- The peloton gets to the start line.
- That's not Gerolsteiner or Discovery! The blue and white of TIAA-CREF and Navigators gets to the front of the neutral start.
- Fabian Wegmann (Gerolsteiner) and Michael Rogers (T-Mobile) get ready for a long day.
- JJ Haedo (Toyota-United Pro) nicks Freddy Rodriguez (Davitamon-Lotto) at the line of his second stage win.
- JJ, are you the fastest? "You can call me that, but I won't."
- Rodriguez, Haedo and Korff (T-Mobile) take the podium.
- Haedo to Rodriguez - "I'm going to ask the Specialized angel if she would join me in a bottle of wine." "Yep, you should both fit in that one."
- Tom Peterson cracks a rare smile as he dons the Best Young Rider jersey.
- JJ Haedo secures his sponsor's logo as Marla Streb looks on.
- Floyd Landis takes in the cheers of the San Luis Obispo crowd.
- The jerseys - JJ Haedo (points), Floyd Landis (GC), Bernhard Kohl (KOM),Tom Peterson (young rider) and Lars Bak (most aggressive) with UCI President Pat McQuaid.
Images by Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us
- Jaun Jose Haedo (Toyota – United Pro) takes the win over Freddie Rodriguez (Davitamon/Lotto).
- 3 riders try to get off the front.
- Rugged coastline created the dramatic backdrop for todays stage.
- The famous Bixby Bridge along Route 1.
- Loooking down the road at the final sprint.
- J.J. Haedo (Toyota-United Pro) celebrates his win.
- J.J. Haedo (Toyota-United Pro) after another stage win.
Images by Mark Johnson/www.ironstring.com
- It was a bit brisk at the start on the Montery Bay, but things heated up quick.
- The Colavita-Sutter Home boys sign in while Tom Danielson does a pre race interview.
- Monterey color at the sign in.
- Saul Raisin's (Credit Agricole) hip glasses suggest he knows the field is getting closer to Los Angeles.
- Juan Jose Haedo (Toyota United Pro) at the start and feeling at home while being interviewed in his native tongue by Univision, a Spanish-speaking television network.
- Floyd Landis (Phonak) at the start .
- UCI head man Pat McQuaid came out to Monterey for the fourth stage of the Tour of California.
- Mike Creed (TIAA CREF) has been aggressive
- The boys line up on Cannery Row.
- San Luis Obispo fans came out in droves.
- The dust was flying for the sprint finish in downtown San Luis Obispo.
- Juan Jose Haedo (Toyota United Pro) locked down his second Tour of California win in a wildly exciting finish in San Luis Obispo.
- Stage 4 winners - Juan Jose Haedo (Toyota United Pro), Freddy Rodriguez (Davitimon Lotto) and Andre Korff (T-Mobile) on the winner's stage in San Luis Obispo.
- Juan Jose Haedo (Toyota United Pro) gets a big bottle of wine for his efforts while Andre Korff (T-Mobile) looks on.
Images by Mark Zalewski/Cyclingnews.com
- The field rolls along through the hills of California.
- There were a few nasty gravel sections due to rock slides.
- The breakaway was rolling well until Chris Horner (Davitamon-Lotto) arrived.
- Phonak sits on the front of the field, monitoring the break.
- The break enjoys a rare flat section of road.
- Each rider took turns driving the break -- unable to enjoy the beautiful scenery.
Images by Mitch Friedman/www.mitchophoto.com
- A moment of silence for fallen CHP officer.
- Start of Stage 4 on Cannery Row, Monterey.
- Preben Van Hecke leads Davitamon-Lotto Team off the line.
- The pack does a lap through Cannery Row in Monterey.
- Maxxis freestyle show in downtown San Luis Obispo.
- Maxxis freestyle - totally crossed up.
- World Bicycle Relief, helping the underprivileged throughout the world.
Images by Doug Herrick/www.mitchophoto.com
- The riders leave Monterey.
- The pack from the back.
- Juan Jose Haedo (Toyota-United) takes the stage victory over Fred Rodriguez (Davitamon-Lotto).
- Fred Rodriguez (Davitamon-Lotto) gives that bottle of Pinot a wishful look - is it the panorama of San Luis Obispo on the label, or what's inside?
Results
1 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Toyota-United Pro 4.41.02 2 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto 3 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team 4 Gordon Fraser (Can) Health Net p/b Maxxis 5 Alex Candelario (USA) Jelly Belly 6 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner 7 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel 8 Jackson Stewart (USA) Kodakgallery.Com-Sierra Nevada 9 Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Davitamon-Lotto 10 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Health Net p/b Maxxis 11 Sébastien Portal (Fra) Credit Agricole 12 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC 13 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Kodakgallery.Com-Sierra Nevada 14 Fausto Esparza (Mex) KB Home Mexican National Team 15 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC 16 Charles Dionne (Can) Saunier Duval-Prodir 17 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Insurance 18 Kirk Albers (USA) Jelly Belly 19 Mark McCormack (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines 20 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems 21 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Navigators Insurance 22 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 23 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Navigators Insurance 24 Viktor Rapinski (Blr) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines 25 Danny Pate (USA) Team TIAA-CREF 26 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 27 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC 28 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel 29 Mark Walters (Can) Navigators Insurance 30 Nick Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly 31 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel 32 Frank Hoj (Den) Gerolsteiner 33 Thomas Peterson (USA) Team TIAA-CREF 34 Michael Friedman (USA) Team TIAA-CREF 35 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel 36 Kilian Patour (Fra) Credit Agricole 37 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC 38 Brice Jones (USA) Jelly Belly 39 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner 40 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto 41 Michael Jones (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis 42 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile Team 43 Antonio Cruz (USA) Toyota-United Pro 44 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Credit Agricole 45 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance 46 Nathan O'Neill (Aus) Health Net p/b Maxxis 47 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC 48 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 49 Olaf Pollack (Ger) T-Mobile Team 50 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole 51 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel 52 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel 53 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team 54 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 55 Saul Raisin (USA) Credit Agricole 56 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner 57 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC 58 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 59 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner 60 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 61 Arquimides Lam (Mex) KB Home Mexican National Team 62 Koldo Gil Perez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 63 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Credit Agricole 64 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team 65 Jonathan Patrick Mc Carty (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems 66 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 67 Justin England (USA) Toyota-United Pro 68 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC 69 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Toyota-United Pro 70 Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Toyota-United Pro 71 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel 72 Caleb Manion (Aus) Jelly Belly 73 Scott Moninger (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis 74 Brian Jensen (USA) Jelly Belly 75 Aaron Olsen (USA) Saunier Duval-Prodir 76 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 77 José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 78 Hayden Roulston (NZl) Health Net p/b Maxxis 79 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Kodakgallery.Com-Sierra Nevada 80 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile Team 81 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 82 Dominique Perras (Can) Kodakgallery.Com-Sierra Nevada 83 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems 84 Mike Sayers (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis 85 Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Credit Agricole 0.21 86 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel 87 Mariano Friedick (USA) Toyota-United Pro 0.21 88 Benjamin Brooks (Aus) Navigators Insurance 89 Kyle Wamsley (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines 90 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines 91 Glen Alan Chadwick (Aus) Navigators Insurance 92 Jesus Zarate (Mex) KB Home Mexican National Team 93 Michael Creed (USA) Team TIAA-CREF 94 Craig Lewis (USA) Team TIAA-CREF 95 Timothy Johnson (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis 96 David Kopp (Ger) Gerolsteiner 97 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 98 José-Manuel Garcia (Mex) Toyota-United Pro 99 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 100 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 101 Lucas Euser (USA) Team TIAA-CREF 102 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC 0.38 103 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Navigators Insurance 0.57 104 Taylor Tolleson (USA) Team TIAA-CREF 105 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak Hearing Systems 1.02 106 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 1.12 107 Andrew Bajadali (USA) Jelly Belly 108 Tyler Wren (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines 15.46 109 Gustavo Artacho (Arg) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines 16.47 HD Bastiaan Giling (Ned) T-Mobile Team 29.38 HD Frantisek Rabon (Cze) T-Mobile Team HD Martin Gilbert (Can) Kodakgallery.Com-Sierra Nevada 42.36 HD Matthew Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly DNF Domingo Gonzalez (Mex) KB Home Mexican National Team DNF Zachary Grabowski (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines DNF Todd Herriot (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines DNF Charles Bradley Huff (USA) Team TIAA-CREF DNF David Robinson (USA) Kodakgallery.Com-Sierra Nevada DNF Michael Dietrich (USA) Kodakgallery.Com-Sierra Nevada DNF Peter Lopinto (USA) Kodakgallery.Com-Sierra Nevada Mountains 1 1 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner 4 pts 2 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team 3 3 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel 2 4 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 1 2 1 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 4 pts 2 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto 3 3 Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Credit Agricole 2 4 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel 1 3 1 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team 6 pts 2 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 5 3 Glen Alan Chadwick (Aus) Navigators Insurance 4 4 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto 3 5 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel 1 Sprints 1 1 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) T-Mobile Team 5 pts 2 José-Manuel Garcia (Mex) Toyota-United Pro 3 3 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel 1 2 1 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team 5 pts 2 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC 3 3 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto 1 Teams 1 Davitamon-Lotto 14.03.06 2 Jelly Belly Cycling Team 3 Team CSC 4 Health Net Presented by Maxxis 5 Gerolsteiner 6 Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 7 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 8 Credit Agricole 9 Team TIAA-Cref 10 T-Mobile Team 11 Kodak Gallery.com/Sierra Nevada Pro Cycling 12 Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team 13 Phonak Hearing Systems 14 Prodir-Saunier Duval 15 Colavita Olive Oil/Sutter Home Wines Pro Cycling Team 0.21 16 KB Home Mexican National Team General classification after stage 4 1 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems 12.37.38 2 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC 0.29 3 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC 0.34 4 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel 0.45 5 Nathan O'Neill (Aus) Health Net p/b Maxxis 1.08 6 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner 1.10 7 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 1.29 8 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel 1.49 9 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC 1.55 10 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel 1.58 11 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Credit Agricole 2.14 12 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team 2.15 13 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto 2.17 14 Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Davitamon-Lotto 2.20 15 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance 2.32 16 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Credit Agricole 2.52 17 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel 2.56 18 Saul Raisin (USA) Credit Agricole 3.11 19 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 3.22 20 José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 21 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 4.10 22 Hayden Roulston (NZl) Health Net p/b Maxxis 4.31 23 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel 5.20 24 Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Toyota-United Pro 5.50 25 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 6.02 26 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Toyota-United Pro 6.13 27 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Kodakgallery.Com-Sierra Nevada 6.20 28 Danny Pate (USA) Team TIAA-CREF 6.21 29 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel 6.26 30 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC 6.30 31 Glen Alan Chadwick (Aus) Navigators Insurance 6.32 32 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel 33 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 6.37 34 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems 6.38 35 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 6.39 36 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Navigators Insurance 6.49 37 Michael Creed (USA) Team TIAA-CREF 7.20 38 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel 7.36 39 Scott Moninger (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis 7.43 40 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak Hearing Systems 7.57 41 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole 7.58 42 Antonio Cruz (USA) Toyota-United Pro 8.00 43 Koldo Gil Perez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 8.02 44 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 8.10 45 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 8.20 46 Jonathan Patrick Mc Carty (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems 8.22 47 Thomas Peterson (USA) Team TIAA-CREF 48 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 9.04 49 Taylor Tolleson (USA) Team TIAA-CREF 9.29 50 Craig Lewis (USA) Team TIAA-CREF 9.33 51 Brian Jensen (USA) Jelly Belly 9.36 52 Lucas Euser (USA) Team TIAA-CREF 9.37 53 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Navigators Insurance 10.09 54 Dominique Perras (Can) Kodakgallery.Com-Sierra Nevada 10.25 55 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 10.28 56 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team 10.58 57 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC 11.08 58 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile Team 11.09 59 Michael Jones (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis 11.14 60 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC 11.16 61 Caleb Manion (Aus) Jelly Belly 11.55 62 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC 11.56 63 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner 12.07 64 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Navigators Insurance 12.26 65 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines 12.37 66 Arquimides Lam (Mex) KB Home Mexican National Team 13.02 67 Kilian Patour (Fra) Credit Agricole 13.15 68 Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Credit Agricole 13.48 69 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Kodakgallery.Com-Sierra Nevada 13.50 70 David Kopp (Ger) Gerolsteiner 14.02 71 Mark Walters (Can) Navigators Insurance 14.06 72 Frank Hoj (Den) Gerolsteiner 14.13 73 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 14.16 74 Sébastien Portal (Fra) Credit Agricole 14.25 75 Fausto Esparza (Mex) KB Home Mexican National Team 14.30 76 Andrew Bajadali (USA) Jelly Belly 14.36 77 Kyle Wamsley (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines 14.54 78 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner 15.22 79 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team 15.37 80 Benjamin Brooks (Aus) Navigators Insurance 15.51 81 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 16.16 82 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile Team 16.51 83 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC 16.52 84 Michael Friedman (USA) Team TIAA-CREF 17.04 85 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto 17.08 86 José-Manuel Garcia (Mex) Toyota-United Pro 17.34 87 Olaf Pollack (Ger) T-Mobile Team 17.44 88 Viktor Rapinski (Blr) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines 17.55 89 Aaron Olsen (USA) Saunier Duval-Prodir 18.07 90 Gordon Fraser (Can) Health Net p/b Maxxis 18.11 91 Mariano Friedick (USA) Toyota-United Pro 18.17 92 Timothy Johnson (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis 18.21 93 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Health Net p/b Maxxis 18.37 94 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Insurance 18.43 95 Mark McCormack (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines 19.03 96 Justin England (USA) Toyota-United Pro 19.11 97 Nick Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly 19.35 98 Mike Sayers (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis 20.04 99 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner 20.06 100 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Toyota-United Pro 20.16 101 Jackson Stewart (USA) Kodakgallery.Com-Sierra Nevada 20.17 102 Kirk Albers (USA) Jelly Belly 20.27 103 Brice Jones (USA) Jelly Belly 20.36 104 Alex Candelario (USA) Jelly Belly 20.37 105 Charles Dionne (Can) Saunier Duval-Prodir 21.52 106 Jesus Zarate (Mex) KB Home Mexican National Team 23.55 107 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 26.13 108 Tyler Wren (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines 29.57 109 Gustavo Artacho (Arg) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines 46.01 Mountains classification 1 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team 20 pts 2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner 15 3 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 9 4 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems 7 5 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC 6 6 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team 6 7 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto 6 8 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 5 9 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel 5 10 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 4 11 Glen Alan Chadwick (Aus) Navigators Insurance 4 12 Michael Creed (USA) Team TIAA-CREF 4 13 Martin Gilbert (Can) Kodakgallery.Com-Sierra Nevada 3 14 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel 2 15 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole 2 16 Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Credit Agricole 2 17 Thomas Peterson (USA) Team TIAA-CREF 1 18 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 1 Sprint classification 1 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Toyota-United Pro 30 pts 2 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel 25 3 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto 13 4 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto 13 5 Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Davitamon-Lotto 12 6 Olaf Pollack (Ger) T-Mobile Team 12 7 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC 10 8 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team 10 9 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner 9 10 Jackson Stewart (USA) Kodakgallery.Com-Sierra Nevada 8 11 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC 7 12 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner 7 13 Gordon Fraser (Can) Health Net p/b Maxxis 7 14 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Kodakgallery.Com-Sierra Nevada 6 15 Michael Creed (USA) Team TIAA-CREF 6 16 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole 6 17 Alex Candelario (USA) Jelly Belly 6 18 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team 5 19 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) T-Mobile Team 5 20 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 5 21 Viktor Rapinski (Blr) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines 5 22 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems 4 23 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC 3 24 José-Manuel Garcia (Mex) Toyota-United Pro 3 25 Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Credit Agricole 3 26 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 3 27 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 3 28 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC 2 29 Antonio Cruz (USA) Toyota-United Pro 2 30 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel 1 31 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Credit Agricole 1 32 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Health Net p/b Maxxis 1 Best young rider 1 Thomas Peterson (USA) Team TIAA-CREF 12.46.00 2 Taylor Tolleson (USA) Team TIAA-CREF 1.07 3 Craig Lewis (USA) Team TIAA-CREF 1.11 Team classification 1 Team CSC 37.55.04 2 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 1.40 3 Davitamon-Lotto 3.58 4 Phonak Hearing Systems 5.59 5 Credit Agricole 6.07 6 Prodir-Saunier Duval 7.35 7 Health Net Presented by Maxxis 10.21 8 Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 12.41 9 T-Mobile Team 16.38 10 Team TIAA-Cref 17.02 11 Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team 17.31 12 Gerolsteiner 17.34 13 Kodak Gallery.com/Sierra Nevada Pro Cycling 26.18 14 Colavita Olive Oil/Sutter Home Wines Pro Cycling Team 27.40 15 Jelly Belly Cycling Team 32.18 16 KB Home Mexican National Team 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