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8th Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under - 2.HC
Australia, January 17-22, 2006
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Stage 5 - Sunday, January 22: Adelaide City Council Circuit, 81km
Alby gets another as Gerrans takes overall
Gerrans wins overall title after super team effort
By Les Clarke in Adelaide
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After taking his first Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under stage just four days ago, Liberty Seguros' Allan Davis has won his second stage of this year's event in Adelaide this afternoon after out sprinting Robbie McEwen (Davitamon-Lotto). Going into the day with the aim of holding onto teammate Luis Leon Sanchez's lead, Davis laid low in the peloton as an early break rode away for most of the race, only to be caught in the final laps before a bunch gallop concluded this year's Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under.
"I did everything I could yesterday for Luis to bridge a gap and basically rode to the finish; I thought about today's stage all the way home yesterday and I'm pretty happy with that," said Davis after the finish. "I stayed on Robbie's wheel the last few laps and I got a good run into the sprint for a change," he added. And it was a masterful sprint from Davis, who held off the likes of McEwen, Hushovd, Renshaw and Kirsipuu to finish the race with a very popular win.
And as Davis celebrated with Team Davis [a crew of close family and friends] in the stands, it was Gerrans who took time to soak up the amazing atmosphere of being the first man to win the event after leading from the opening day. "I'm just absolutely rapt. I've had the lead from the first day until today - that's just an incredible feeling!" said Gerrans as he wheeled in after the finish. "My Ag2R-Prevoyance teammates have just ridden an amazing race," he continued, before adding, "they've backed me since the first day, they've protected me on every stage and there's no way I could've done it without them."
How it unfolded
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Starting the day in sultry conditions, 85 riders signed on for the last stage of this year's Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under, and after yesterday's scorcher several riders were suffering the effects of the intense heat. Speaking to Cyclingnews before the start, UniSA's experienced campaigners Sean Sullivan and Matt Hayman said they were confident of maintaining their lead in the team's classification, a goal the composite squad set themselves after some attacking riding in the opening stages of the tour.
And it was UniSA that made the early running, with four men in the break that formed during the opening lap - Hayman, Sullivan, Chris Jongewaard and Paul Crake were joined by Carlos Barredo, Jose Rojas (both Liberty Seguros), Matt Rex (United Water) and Hilton Clarke (Navigators) freed themselves from the peloton before Liquigas' Luca Paolini joined the party on the next lap. The break made their move early, but only two laps later three riders had made their way ahead of the break, with Laszlo Bodrogi (Credit Agricole) sneaking up unannounced to join forces with Sullivan and Paolini and becoming the three riders out front.
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Hayman was doing his best to bridge the gap to the leading trio, while behind him Barredo, Rex, Crake and Clarke worked amongst each other to make up the gap to the leaders. Joining Hayman, Barredo was able to reach the three leaders with the UniSA's classics specialist to make the leading trio a quintet. They were able to establish a 36-second lead in a short time, and at the start of lap 6 they had extended their lead to 42 seconds. Back in the peloton, Ag2R were once again controlling proceedings in an effort to deliver their man to the line without losing any time, something they were confident of doing at the start of today's stage.
By the end of lap 7, the break had increased their lead to 45 seconds, with Navigators' Sergey Lagutin dropping out of the race after suffering the effects of yesterday's incredible heat. Ag2R continued to control the peloton, not working too hard in the intense wind and heat as a thickening blanket of smoke appeared over the course due to a bushfire on the outskirts of Adelaide. This made conditions even tougher for the riders, and it became increasingly unlikely that the break wouldn't succeed in staying away from the peloton - but they kept trying, nevertheless.
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At the first intermediate sprint, Sean Sullivan took the points, followed by teammate Matt Hayman and Liquigas' Luca Paolini. The pace then dropped as the break's lead hit 33 seconds during lap 9 and the first KOM on lap 10. Cresting Montefire Hill first on lap 10 was Paolini, followed by Hayman and Bodrogi, the five escapees fighting amongst themselves for the mountains points on offer. Davitamon-Lotto's Cadel Evans was experiencing mechanical problems during lap 11, with the break increasing their lead to 49 seconds - but that was all they were allowed to take, as their lead decreased gradually from this point on.
At the second intermediate sprint during lap 12, Paolini added to his tally of sprint points as he crossed the line ahead of Hayman and Bodrogi, the break still able to share the spoils with the peloton 35 seconds behind them. Behind the peloton Josh Wilson withdrew with only a handful of kilometres left to run as Sullivan was dropped from the lead group - the peloton's chase was on, and it was taking its toll. Next to leave the break was Lazslo Bodrogi, the heat and wind proving too much for the Hungarian national road champion.
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With the break whittled down to Barredo, Hayman and Paolini, the peloton smelled blood like a shark on an Aussie beach as the lead fell to 31 seconds before they took out the top three KOM spots on offer during lap 15. Paolini took the 16 points, followed by Barredo and Hayman. Further back in the race Ag2R's Samuel Dumoulin tried his best to wrest the KOM jersey from Cadel Evans with a fourth place at the same KOM point; his efforts were in vain as Evans took fifth at the same point to secure the jersey in this year's tour.
Coming into the last two laps it was game over for the break, as the pace of the peloton lifted and sprinters such as McEwen, Davis, Renshaw and Hushovd made their way to the front of the field, waiting for their opportunity to pounce in the closing stages. Aaron Kemps (Liberty Seguros) and Ben Brooks (Navigators) tried their luck during lap 17, but they were quickly swallowed up by the freight train that was the peloton. Going into the final lap McEwen had been brought to the front by his Davitamon-Lotto teammates, the winner of Tuesday's Jacob's Creek Down Under Classic sitting in third wheel coming through the start-finish area.
It was then time to light up the race, with Jaan Kirsipuu and Gene Bates joining Renshaw and Hushovd on McEwen's wheel coming into the final straight. McEwen was looking good for the win, pumping the legs and twisting his bike in an effort to stay ahead of Davis, who had become the main challenger as they headed into the final 200 metres of the race. It was McEwen, Davis, McEwen, Davis until Bundaberg's favourite son, Allan Davis, took the win with a perfectly-timed throw across the line, winning by a rim's width from McEwen.
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After appearing to get boxed in during the final metres of the race, Davis said of the closing stages, "As soon as I saw I had a bit of room there, I knew I had a chance." Speaking of his team's performance in the tour, Davis said, "We're really rapt. We went into the race forgetting about last year and trying to do the best this year - Marino Lejerreta has done an awesome job this last two years; he doesn't put any pressure on us."
But the day belonged to Simon Gerrans, the Victorian becoming the first man to lead the Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under from start to finish. He said after securing the win, "No one's done it before, so I'm pretty rapt. Full credit to my team - they defended the jersey perfectly every day, and I really can't thank them enough." The win wasn't without some tense moments, with Gerrans admitting he was a little nervous at times. "When I had my team put so much faith in me, and right from the start I would've been really disappointed not to have won just for those guys, so the pressure was definitely on." After a year that included third in a Tour de France stage Gerrans was delighted to win at home, saying, "It's fantastic to win at home. I don't get the chance to race at home, and to do it and win, it...fantastic."
Photography
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Images by Mark Gunter/www.pbase.com/gunterphotograph
- Simon Gerrans (Ag2r) looking good in ochre
- Luis Leon Sanchez (Liberty Seguros) likes Adelaide
- Russell Van Hout (Uni SA) has had a great tour
- The riders start stage 05
- The peloton rounds the top corner
- The early breakaway
- Davitamon Lotto did their share on the front
- Matt Hayman (Uni SA) leads the break
- The peloton whisk past the spectators
- Ag2r looks after Gerrans like a king
- Simon Gerrans (Ag2r) in the bunch
- Carlos Barredo (Liberty Seguros) leads the break which only had three in it
- Simon Gerrans (Ag2r) surrounded by team mates
- With three laps to go Matt Hayman (Uni SA) had been dropped from the break
- Cadel Evans (Davitamon Lotto) near the front coming up to the KOM
- Davitamon Lotto out the front with one to go
- The finish was a close one
- Allan Davis (Liberty Seguros) took the win though
- Allan Davis (Liberty Seguros) on the podium
- Luca Paolini (Liquigas) took the most aggressive rider
- William Walker (United Water) was the young rider of the tour
- Uni SA was the team of the tour
- After today's effort, Allan Davis (Liberty Seguros) was the sprint champ
- Cadel Evans (Davitamon Lotto) won the KOM
- Luis Leon Sanchez (Liberty Seguros) was happy with second
- Simon Gerrans (Ag2r) takes in the applause
- Simon Gerrans (Ag2r) Champion for 2006
- Simon Gerrans (Ag2r) lets loose
- See you next year guys
Images by Shane Goss/www.licoricegallery.com
- Look mum, no hands!
- Jaan Kirsipuu (Credit Agricole) in the thick of it on the final day
- Luca Paolini (Liquigas) tries some party tricks on a corner on the final day of the Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under
- Matt Hayman (UNI-SA Australia) corners in the leading break
- Johan Van Summeren (Davitamon Lotto) leans into a bend at the end of the home straight in Adelaide
- The peloton make their way down King William street in the centre of Adelaide for the final day of the Tour
- Simon Gerrans (AG2R Prevoyance) talks to media after winning the Tour
- David Tanner (United Water) prior to the final day of the Tour in Adelaide
- The team from Bouygues Telecom find shelter under a tree before the final day's racing in stifling heat again in Adelaide
- Robbie McEwen (Davitamon Lotto) relaxes before the final stage and will try and get in a few rounds of golf after the Tour is completed at his Australian home on the Gold Coast
- Jose Luis Arrieta from Spain (22) and the boys from AG2R Prevoyance have performed strongly to take leader Simon Gerrans to the line in the Tour
- Russell Van Hout (UNI-SA Australia) in his SA Lotteries sprint points jersey has the road ahead of him on the final day
- The crowd were getting into the action of the Tour on the final day
Images by Rachel Burke/www.maximumattack.biz
- This fan had a great vantage point and was all set for the start of Stage 5 of the 2006 Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under.
- Carlos Barredo and Luis Leon Sanchez (Liberty Seguros) discuss tactics prior to the race start.
- Russell Van Hout looked decidedly relaxed before the race.
- A Liquigas rider deep in thought, or praying for cooler weather?
- Preparing to face the harsh conditions.
- Aussies lead the field out - Will Walker (United Water), Russell Van Hout (UniSA), Robbie McEwen (Davitamon-Lotto), Mark Renshaw (Credit Agricole) and Simon Gerrans (AG2R - Prevoyance).
- A couple of Davitamon-Lotto riders mix it up with the AG2R - Prevoyance team.
- St Peter's Cathedral in North Adelaide made a lovely backdrop.
- The AG2R - Prevoyance team stuck together for the entire race, protecting Simon Gerrans.
- Braving the heat and flying the flag, supporters of Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole).
- Carlos Barredo (Liberty Seguros) was in fantastic form during every stage this year.
- Riders still had enough in the tank for a sprint to the finish on the last stage of the 2006 Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under.
- Down to the wire - it really was a photo finish!
- Allan Davis receives a well deserved pat on the back from a Liberty Seguros team mate.
- Final relief from scorching temperatures for Dimitri De Fauw (Chocolade Jacques) after the finish.
- Rubbing the sweat from his eyes, Russell Van Hout (UniSA).
- Overall 2006 Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under champion Simon Gerrans (Aus) AG2R Prevoyance.
- Stage 5 winner, Allan Davis takes time out from post-race interviews to re-hydrate.
- Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole) had many local fans, and kindly thanked them by donating his autographed race number to a young spectator.
- Inaugural recipient of the Amy Gillett Trophy, Jenny MacPherson.
- Local UniSA rider Gene Bates.
- Young gun Will Walker again took out the Share the Road U23 rider jersey in Stage 5.
- Stage 5 winner, Allan Davis (Liberty Seguros-Würth) displays his trophy.
- King of the Mountain, Cadel Evans.
- Victors of the 2006 Tour Down Under, the UniSA team.
- Donning the leader's ochre jersey once again.
- Let the champagne flow!
- Luca Paolini (Liquigas-Bianchi) mastered the champagne spray to reach the crowds of spectators at the presentation podium.
- Sharing a drink with the crowd.
- Chaotic celebrations on the podium!
- Simon Gerrans with an impressive magnum of Jacob's Creek champagne.
- KOM champion, Cadel Evans (Davitamon-Lotto) enjoys some of the major sponsors product.
- Simon Gerrans cools off with some celebratory champers!
Results
1 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 1.49.47 (44.3 km/h) 2 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 3 Simone Cadamuro (Ita) Team Milram 4 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole 5 Steven Caethoven (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim 6 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 7 Matthew Goss (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling 8 Simon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling 9 Marco Righetto (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 10 Dennis Haueisen (Ger) Team Milram 11 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 12 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Credit Agricole 13 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 14 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 15 David Tanner (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23 16 Chris Jongewaard (Aus) UniSA-Australia 17 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Ag2r Prevoyance 18 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance 19 Jens Renders (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim 20 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 21 Sebastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 22 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2r Prevoyance 23 Elia Rigotto (Ita) Team Milram 24 William Walker (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23 25 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 0.04 26 Dimitri De Fauw (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim 27 James Meadley (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling 0.07 28 Koen De Kort (Ned) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 29 Mathieu Claude (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 30 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Credit Agricole 31 Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim 32 Glenn d'Hollander (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim 33 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole 34 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 35 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 36 Pierre Drancourt (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 37 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 38 Eladio Sanchez Prado (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 39 Ben Day (Aus) UniSA-Australia 40 Shaun Higgerson (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling 41 Vincent Jerome (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 42 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance 43 Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa) Ag2r Prevoyance 44 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2r Prevoyance 45 Mitchell Docker (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23 46 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram 47 Frederik Willems (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim 48 Wesley Van Der Linden (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim 49 Russell Van Hout (Aus) UniSA-Australia 50 Gene Bates (Aus) UniSA-Australia 51 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 52 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Team Milram 0.16 53 Carlo Scognamiglio (Ita) Team Milram 54 Benjamin Brooks (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 0.19 55 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole 0.25 56 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 0.29 57 Michele Gobbi (Ita) Team Milram 0.31 58 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23 0.34 59 Glen Chadwick (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 60 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 61 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 62 Paul Crake (Aus) UniSA-Australia 63 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas-Bianchi 0.44 64 Julian Dean (NZl) Credit Agricole 0.46 65 Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 66 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 0.49 67 Daniel Becke (Ger) Team Milram 68 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 0.54 69 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance 70 Robert McLachlan (Aus) UniSA-Australia 0.58 71 Jonathon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling 1.08 72 Mathew Hayman (Aus) UniSA-Australia 1.28 73 Matthew Rex (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23 74 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 1.30 75 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 1.44 76 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance 2.05 77 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole 3.10 78 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 3.54 DNF Sean Sullivan (Aus) UniSA-Australia DNF Joshua Wilson (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23 DNF Hilton Clarke (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team DNF Henk Vogels (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto DNF Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team DNF Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team DNF Daniel McConnell (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling Points 1 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 8 pts 2 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 6 3 Simone Cadamuro (Ita) Team Milram 4 Mountains Montefiore Hill - Lap 10 - 42.5 Km 1 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 16 pts 2 Mathew Hayman (Aus) UniSA-Australia 12 3 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole 8 4 Sean Sullivan (Aus) UniSA-Australia 6 5 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 4 Montefiore Hill - Lap 15 - 65.0 Km 1 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 16 pts 2 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 12 3 Mathew Hayman (Aus) UniSA-Australia 8 4 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance 6 5 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 4 Sprints Finish Arch, King William Rd - Lap 8 - 36 km 1 Sean Sullivan (Aus) UniSA-Australia 6 pts 2 Mathew Hayman (Aus) UniSA-Australia 4 3 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 2 Finish Arch, King William Rd - Lap 12 - 54 km 1 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 6 pts 2 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 4 3 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole 2 Most aggressive rider 1 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi Teams 1 Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team 5.29.21 2 Team Milram 3 Bouygues Telecom 4 Ag2R-Prevoyance 5 Chocolade Jacques-T Interim 0.04 6 South Australia.com-AIS Cycling 0.07 7 Crédit Agricole 8 United Water-Australia U/23 9 Liquigas-Bianchi 0.11 10 UniSA-Australia 0.14 11 Davitamon Lotto 0.36 12 Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 1.00 Final General classification 1 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2r Prevoyance 16.36.54 2 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 0.07 3 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 0.14 4 William Walker (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23 0.46 5 Gene Bates (Aus) UniSA-Australia 1.48 6 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance 2.42 7 Russell Van Hout (Aus) UniSA-Australia 3.00 8 Simon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling 3.19 9 Chris Jongewaard (Aus) UniSA-Australia 10 Glenn d'Hollander (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim 3.31 11 Sebastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 4.35 12 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 4.53 13 Shaun Higgerson (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling 5.07 14 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 6.29 15 Benjamin Brooks (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 6.42 16 Elia Rigotto (Ita) Team Milram 10.36 17 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Team Milram 10.40 18 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 10.53 19 Mitchell Docker (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23 11.02 20 James Meadley (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling 12.28 21 Paul Crake (Aus) UniSA-Australia 14.29 22 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 15.55 23 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 17.24 24 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 17.33 25 Jens Renders (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim 18.44 26 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Credit Agricole 18.57 27 Vincent Jerome (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 18.59 28 Glen Chadwick (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 22.06 29 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 22.16 30 Simone Cadamuro (Ita) Team Milram 22.24 31 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 22.42 32 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 22.44 33 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole 34 David Tanner (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23 35 Frederik Willems (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim 23.10 36 Robert McLachlan (Aus) UniSA-Australia 23.42 37 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 24.13 38 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 24.14 39 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 24.47 40 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 24.48 41 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole 24.56 42 Carlo Scognamiglio (Ita) Team Milram 25.04 43 Pierre Drancourt (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 25.23 44 Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa) Ag2r Prevoyance 25.33 45 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 26.10 46 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole 26.52 47 Eladio Sanchez Prado (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 27.57 48 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance 28.20 49 Daniel Becke (Ger) Team Milram 29.01 50 Matthew Goss (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling 29.13 51 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram 29.21 52 Marco Righetto (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 30.00 53 Steven Caethoven (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim 54 Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim 30.07 55 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 30.08 56 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 30.37 57 Mathew Hayman (Aus) UniSA-Australia 31.21 58 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23 31.26 59 Ben Day (Aus) UniSA-Australia 32.53 60 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole 33.10 61 Jonathon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling 33.23 62 Dennis Haueisen (Ger) Team Milram 34.24 63 Dimitri De Fauw (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim 34.28 64 Mathieu Claude (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 34.31 65 Wesley Van Der Linden (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim 66 Michele Gobbi (Ita) Team Milram 34.48 67 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 34.54 68 Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 35.10 69 Julian Dean (NZl) Credit Agricole 70 Koen De Kort (Ned) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 35.39 71 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance 35.50 72 Matthew Rex (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23 35.52 73 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas-Bianchi 35.53 74 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Credit Agricole 35.56 75 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 36.08 76 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Ag2r Prevoyance 38.22 77 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2r Prevoyance 42.44 78 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance 44.42 Points classification 1 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 20 pts 2 Russell Van Hout (Aus) UniSA-Australia 18 3 Daniel Becke (Ger) Team Milram 18 4 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2r Prevoyance 14 5 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 12 7 Paul Crake (Aus) UniSA-Australia 12 8 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 10 9 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 10 10 Glen Chadwick (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 8 11 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 8 12 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Credit Agricole 8 14 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 6 15 Gene Bates (Aus) UniSA-Australia 6 16 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 6 17 Mathew Hayman (Aus) UniSA-Australia 6 19 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 4 20 Simone Cadamuro (Ita) Team Milram 4 21 Eladio Sanchez Prado (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 4 22 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 4 23 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole 2 24 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole 2 25 Matthew Goss (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling 2 26 Jonathon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling 2 Mountains classification 1 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 40 pts 2 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance 38 3 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 32 4 Mathew Hayman (Aus) UniSA-Australia 26 5 Russell Van Hout (Aus) UniSA-Australia 20 6 Gene Bates (Aus) UniSA-Australia 20 7 Paul Crake (Aus) UniSA-Australia 16 8 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 16 9 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Credit Agricole 12 11 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole 8 13 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Team Milram 6 14 Robert McLachlan (Aus) UniSA-Australia 6 15 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 6 17 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 4 18 Jonathon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling 4 U23 classification 1 William Walker (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23 16.37.40 2 Simon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling 2.33 3 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 4.07 4 Shaun Higgerson (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling 4.21 5 Mitchell Docker (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23 10.16 6 James Meadley (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling 11.42 7 Vincent Jerome (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 18.13 8 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 21.30 9 David Tanner (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23 21.58 10 Eladio Sanchez Prado (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 27.11 11 Matthew Goss (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling 28.27 12 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram 28.35 13 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23 30.40 14 Jonathon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling 32.37 15 Matthew Rex (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23 35.06 Teams classification 1 UniSA-Australia 49.40.44 2 Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team 7.26 3 South Australia.com-AIS Cycling 23.27 4 Davitamon Lotto 23.40 5 Team Milram 35.31 6 Ag2R-Prevoyance 36.38 7 Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 36.49 8 Bouygues Telecom 37.45 9 United Water-Australia U/23 40.06 10 Liquigas-Bianchi 46.23 11 Chocolade Jacques-T Interim 49.11 12 Crédit Agricole 1.08.37
