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JCTDU

8th Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under - 2.HC

Australia, January 17-22, 2006

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Stage 1 - Wednesday, January 18: Mawson Lakes - Angaston, 148km

Fortune favours the brave

Gerrans magnificent as race turns on its head

By Anthony Tan in Angaston

Simon Gerrans (Ag2r)
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What looked like an unassuming 148 kilometres in the saddle turned out to be anything but that, as the four strongest riders in this year's Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under joined forces and turned the race on its head.

As defending champion Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Liberty Seguros - Wurth), Simon Gerrans (AG2R - Prevoyance), Robbie McEwen (Davitamon-Lotto) and William Walker (United Water - Australia U23) broke clear of a 20-strong group 50 kilometres from the finish, it soon became clear the quartet had laid down an open misere, confidently showing their cards in front of anyone who wanted to play.

A few did, but their hands were weak; the peloton's 'white flag' evidenced by a massive winning margin of nearly 24 minutes by the day's end - a complete surrender by the main field.

In contrast, 25 year-old Gerrans was at his opportunistic best. Fearlessly attacking his breakaway group with five kilometres remaining and bravely - boldly - holding onto his slender lead to Angaston, his two second winning margin coupled with another nine seconds' worth of bonuses elevating baby-faced 'Gerro' to the top of the podium as stage winner and race leader, flanked by Sanchez, seven seconds in arrears, and McEwen, a further 11 seconds behind the 2005 race champion.

"It's the longest five k's I've ever ridden!" smiled Gerrans, dripping with perspiration and spent from his efforts.

Simon Gerrans (Ag2r)
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"I was disappointed with how I went at the national championships, so to come up how I did today, I'm just over the moon. It's just fantastic to have a win so early on in the year; I had a fantastic year last year and there's a bit of pressure [on me] going into this year, so I'm rapt to start off with a win."

As one of the pre-race favourites, the talented youngster from Goughs Bay in Victoria, was asked if his team had decided to surprise by going on the offensive so early in the peace. "Not at all," he replied.

"I was thinking of having an easy day today and then [when the break went with him in it] to try and keep the lead group in front. As it turns out, the opportunity arose to try and win the stage, so I took it."

Resembling the famous Tour de France stage to Pontarlier in 2001 but with just four stages remaining, this year's event appears all but over for everyone bar four, even with Gene Bates (Uni SA - Australia) and Samuel Dumoulin (AG2R - Prevoyance) 1'39 off the overall lead.

Still, anything can happen - just as it did today - but with three out of four squad ProTour teams and this race having a history of being won by seconds or parts thereof, it'd be a gamble to bet otherwise.

"It's going to be tough to defend the overall lead for the rest of the week," said Gerrans, "but I've got a really strong team here. AG2R Prevoyance are a great group of riders, and I'm sure they'll support me all the way. This tour's always won on a matter of seconds, so to get the time bonuses [out on the road] and the win at the end, it's a big advantage."

How it unfolded

William Walker (United Water)
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Under cloudy though humid skies, the opening stage of the JCTDU got off to a typically rapid start. After the 94-strong peloton - minus a fluey Nic Sanderson (Davitamon Lotto) and Patrice Halgand (Credit Agricole), who broke his collarbone last Friday - left the newish looking 'burb of Mawson Lakes, it took just five kilometres for Australian U23 TT champ Shaun Higgerson and Robert McLachlan (UniSA - Australia) to fly off the front.

15 k's into the race, the pair built a handy 1'25 lead, however, being the first day nerves and all, the peloton weren't keen to let them go, leading to a series of counter-attacks that saw a lead group of 23 riders form after 32 kilometres. In the move were: Aaron Kemps and Ivan Santos (Liberty Seguros), Simon Gerrans and Samuel Dumoulin (Ag2r - Prevoyance), Robbie McEwen and Cadel Evans (Davitamon Lotto), Giovanni Visconti and Elia Rigotto (Milram), Eros Capecchi (Liquigas), Alexandre Pichot (Bouygues Telecom), Glenn d'Hollander (Chocolade Jacques), Ben Brooks and Sergey Lagutin (Navigators Insurance), Simon Clarke, James Meadley and Shaun Higgerson (South Australia.com - AIS), Gene Bates, Rob McLachlan, Sean Sullivan, Chris Jongewaard and Russell Van Hout (UniSA), and Ben Day and Matthew Hayman (United Water).

Following the KOM sprint at Gawler, Sunday's Under 23 winner in Mount Torrens, William Walker (United Water - Australia U23), and Liquigas-Bianchi's Daniele Colli bridged successfully to create a front group of 25. It was mostly a cross-headwind all the way to Angaston, though, making life tough for those out front.

The early break included
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But the 25 were fighting for their rights, and the half-minute gap held all the way to km 63.3, the first intermediate sprint at the home of the race's title sponsor Jacob's Creek hardly contested but won by Aussie road champ Russell Van Hout. And as often happens, the obstinacy of the break cracked the peloton's nerve; just a few kilometres down the road, the break's advantage blew out to a minute and a half.

When race radio announced United Water's Sam Lee became the race's first withdrawal of the day, it was also revealed two champion riders had made the junction after roughly 55 clicks - defending JCTDU champion Luis Leon Sanchez Gil and Tour de France green jersey winner Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole) - forming a powerhouse unit 27 riders strong. Wim Vansevenant and Sebastien Chavanel then made it 29 - the gap a very dangerous 5'15 at km 81.

Explained McEwen: "We had about a minute and suddenly we were brought back to around 15 seconds with the bunch right behind us - but Hushovd came across with Sanchez on his wheel. As soon as they got there, the Credit Agricoles stopped chasing in the bunch - so did Liberty - and we went out to a minute 20 again, and that was pretty much it. As soon as it was the right combination in front, it was all over."

The break
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With the JCTDU turned on its head, the pace up front was not surprisingly doing some damage. Soon afterwards, the front group split into two; first there were 14, later 20: Luis Leon Sanchez, Ivan Santos (Liberty Seguros), Simon Gerrans, Samuel Dumoulin (Ag2r - Prevoyance), Robbie McEwen (Davitamon Lotto), Giovanni Visconti (Milram), Eros Capecchi, Daniele Colli (Liquigas), Sebastien Chavanel (Bouygues Telecom), Glenn d'Hollander (Chocolade Jacques), Ben Brooks, Sergey Lagutin (Navigators Insurance), Simon Clarke, Shaun Higgerson (South Australia.com - AIS), Gene Bates, Sean Sullivan, Chris Jongewaard, Russell Van Hout (Uni SA - Australia), William Walker, Mitch Docker (United Water - Australia U/23).

As the race approached the finishing circuit in Angaston (km 99.8), the previous paring down looked like making things a little more stable. But right at this time, the winning move was created: a lethal quartet comprised of defending champ Sanchez Gil (Liberty Seguros - Wurth), Gerrans (AG2R - Prevoyance), McEwen (Davitamon-Lotto) and Walker (United Water - Australia U23), breaking clear at the highest point of the day.

15 kilometres later (km 115), they had made half a minute on a chase group of seven, the peloton now sliding at a snail's pace, 9'10 behind. Said seven-time Tour de France veteran Neil Stephens, driving media vehicle numero uno with Cyclingnews on board: "I think there's three race winners here; Robbie's riding well, but he's yet to prove himself [in general classification] at a major stage race" - something which McEwen himself admitted post-race.

"You saw those two guys - Gerro got away and Sanchez got away from me up the hill up to the finish - they're probably the two strongest climbers in the bunch," he said. "I know what's coming later in the week when we get to Willunga, and I know what Sanchez did there last year with his team and blew it to pieces, so that's why I've stayed conservative about my chances as far as overall goes."

The chasers
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At 20 clicks to go, the lead of the fantastic four had steadily increased to just under a minute over the chasing septet - and to quote Rugby League personality Paul 'Fatty' Vautin, the peloton were (cue: use high-pitched voice) gooooooone at 20 minutes and counting.

It was on the final finishing circuit where Gerrans took his chance. With just five kilometres remaining, a hard, perfectly-timed attack near the crest of a false flat proved the ideal launch-pad, the slight hesitation just - only just - enough. But a millimetre or a mile, the day was Gerro's and the lead to boot. Moments earlier, with Walker dropped, Sanchez attacked McEwen on a sharp rise to distance himself by 11 seconds, and is now seven seconds from the lead.

"Robbie was cracking up a little bit after he got away in that group of four, so I thought I'd take advantage of that and attacked with five kilometres to go," explained Gerrans about his motives.

Simon Gerrans (Ag2r)
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"There was always the threat of catching me - it was block headwind all the way and I felt I was going absolutely nowhere... I was looking around, just holding them, and it looks like they almost got me in the finish there!" he smiled as if it was luck, but as the saying goes, fortune favours the brave.

Asked if was ostensibly a two-team race, Gerrans refused to discount McEwen. Notably, the Queenslander's been in a winning position more than once at the Tour Down Under, but each time, downplayed his chances: "Oh, I just know what my strengths and my weaknesses are and I'm just not a climber.

"It's a long week and I put in a big effort today - I had huge trouble with cramps - so I'll just see how I come up tomorrow," he said.

Photography

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Images by Mark Gunter/www.pbase.com/gunterphotograph

Images by Shane Goss/www.licoricegallery.com

Results

1 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2r Prevoyance                      3.38.33 (40.6 km/h)
2 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team      0.02
3 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                         0.11
4 William Walker (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23            0.37
5 Gene Bates (Aus) UniSA-Australia                            1.39
6 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance
7 Chris Jongewaard (Aus) UniSA-Australia                      3.10
8 Simon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling
9 Sebastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                   3.32
10 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Team Milram                        4.09
11 Glenn d'Hollander (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim        4.31
12 Russell Van Hout (Aus) UniSA-Australia                     4.40
13 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi
14 Shaun Higgerson (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling      4.51
15 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team     5.15
16 Sean Sullivan (Aus) UniSA-Australia
17 Benjamin Brooks (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team    6.14
18 Daniele Colli (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi
19 Ivan Santos Martinez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team      9.16
20 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team              12.05
21 James Meadley (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling
22 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto
23 Robert McLachlan (Aus) UniSA-Australia
24 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
25 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
26 David Tanner (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23
27 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole
28 Elia Rigotto (Ita) Team Milram
29 Mitchell Docker (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23
30 Steven Caethoven (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim        23.45
31 Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim
32 Michele Gobbi (Ita) Team Milram
33 Marco Righetto (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi
34 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team
35 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team
36 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi
37 Nicola Loda (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi
38 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole
39 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
40 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2r Prevoyance
41 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi
42 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi
43 Daniel Becke (Ger) Team Milram
44 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
45 Pierre Drancourt (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
46 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
47 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
48 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team
49 Eladio Sanchez Prado (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team
50 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance
51 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance
52 Carlo Scognamiglio (Ita) Team Milram
53 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole
54 Julian Dean (NZl) Credit Agricole
55 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram
56 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23
57 Simone Cadamuro (Ita) Team Milram
58 Dennis Haueisen (Ger) Team Milram
59 Jens Renders (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim
60 Joshua Wilson (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23
61 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas-Bianchi
62 Matthew Rex (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23
63 Peter Dawson (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling
64 Koen De Kort (Ned) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team
65 Paul Crake (Aus) UniSA-Australia
66 Henk Vogels (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto
67 Jonathon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling
68 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto
69 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole
70 Matthew Goss (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling
71 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling
72 Mathew Hayman (Aus) UniSA-Australia 
73 Frederik Willems (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim
74 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Credit Agricole
75 Mathieu Claude (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
76 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team
77 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team
78 Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa) Ag2r Prevoyance
79 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team
80 Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
81 Vincent Jerome (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
82 Ben Day (Aus) UniSA-Australia
83 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Credit Agricole
84 Daniel McConnell (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling
85 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim
86 Dimitri De Fauw (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim
87 Wesley Van Der Linden (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim
88 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team
89 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team
90 Glen Chadwick (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team
91 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Ag2r Prevoyance
92 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance
DNF Richard Moffatt (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23
DNF Samuel Lee (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23
DNS Nicolas Sanderson (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto
 
Points
 
1 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2r Prevoyance                            8 pts
2 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team         6
3 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                            4
 
Mountains
 
Calton Rd near Dieckmann Dr, Gawler East - 41.7 km
 
1 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                         16 pts
2 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                             12
3 Gene Bates (Aus) UniSA-Australia                               8
4 Robert McLachlan (Aus) UniSA-Australia                         6
5 Russell Van Hout (Aus) UniSA-Australia                         4
 
Sprints
 
Barossa Valley Highway, Jacobs Creek - 63.3 km
 
1 Russell Van Hout (Aus) UniSA-Australia                         6 pts
2 Gene Bates (Aus) UniSA-Australia                               4
3 Daniele Colli (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                           2
 
Murray Street, Nuriootpa near Anglican Church - 92.7 km
 
1 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2r Prevoyance                            6 pts
2 Daniele Colli (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                           4
3 Gene Bates (Aus) UniSA-Australia                               2
 
Teams
 
1 UniSA-Australia                                         11.05.08
2 South Australia.com-AIS Cycling                            10.37
3 Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team                                 11.54
4 Davitamon Lotto                                            14.52
5 United Water-Australia U/23                                15.18
6 Ag2R-Prevoyance                                            15.55
7 Liquigas-Bianchi                                           25.10
8 Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                          25.45
9 Bouygues Telecom                                           29.53
10 Team Milram                                               30.30
11 Chocolade Jacques-T Interim                               42.32
12 Crédit Agricole                                           50.06
 
General classification after stage 1
 
1 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2r Prevoyance                      3.38.24
2 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team      0.07
3 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                         0.18
4 William Walker (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23            0.46
5 Gene Bates (Aus) UniSA-Australia                            1.45
6 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                       1.48
7 Chris Jongewaard (Aus) UniSA-Australia                      3.19
8 Simon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling
9 Sebastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                   3.41
10 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Team Milram                        4.18
11 Glenn d'Hollander (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim        4.40
12 Russell Van Hout (Aus) UniSA-Australia                     4.46
13 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                       4.49
14 Shaun Higgerson (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling      5.00
15 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team     5.24
16 Sean Sullivan (Aus) UniSA-Australia
17 Daniele Colli (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                       6.20
18 Benjamin Brooks (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team    6.23
19 Ivan Santos Martinez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team      9.25
20 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team              12.14
21 James Meadley (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling
22 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto
23 Robert McLachlan (Aus) UniSA-Australia
24 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
25 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
26 David Tanner (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23
27 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole
28 Elia Rigotto (Ita) Team Milram
29 Mitchell Docker (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23
30 Steven Caethoven (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim        23.54
31 Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim
32 Michele Gobbi (Ita) Team Milram
33 Marco Righetto (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi
34 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team
35 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team
36 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi
37 Nicola Loda (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi
38 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole
39 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
40 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2r Prevoyance
41 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi
42 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi
43 Daniel Becke (Ger) Team Milram
44 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
45 Pierre Drancourt (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
46 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
47 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
48 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team
49 Eladio Sanchez Prado (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team
50 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance
51 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance
52 Carlo Scognamiglio (Ita) Team Milram
53 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole
54 Julian Dean (NZl) Credit Agricole
55 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram
56 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23
57 Simone Cadamuro (Ita) Team Milram
58 Dennis Haueisen (Ger) Team Milram
59 Jens Renders (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim
60 Joshua Wilson (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23
61 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas-Bianchi
62 Matthew Rex (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23
63 Peter Dawson (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling
64 Koen De Kort (Ned) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team
65 Paul Crake (Aus) UniSA-Australia
66 Henk Vogels (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto
67 Jonathon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling
68 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto
69 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole
70 Matthew Goss (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling
71 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling
72 Mathew Hayman (Aus) UniSA-Australia 
73 Frederik Willems (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim
74 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Credit Agricole
75 Mathieu Claude (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
76 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team
77 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team
78 Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa) Ag2r Prevoyance
79 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team
80 Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
81 Vincent Jerome (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
82 Ben Day (Aus) UniSA-Australia
83 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Credit Agricole
84 Daniel McConnell (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling
85 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim
86 Dimitri De Fauw (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim
87 Wesley Van Der Linden (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim
88 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team
89 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team
90 Glen Chadwick (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team
91 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Ag2r Prevoyance
92 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance
 
Points classification
 
1 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2r Prevoyance                           14 pts
2 Russell Van Hout (Aus) UniSA-Australia                         6
3 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team         6
4 Gene Bates (Aus) UniSA-Australia                               6
5 Daniele Colli (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                           6
6 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                            4
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                         16 pts
2 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                             12
3 Gene Bates (Aus) UniSA-Australia                               8
4 Robert McLachlan (Aus) UniSA-Australia                         6
5 Russell Van Hout (Aus) UniSA-Australia                         4
 
U23 classification
 
1 William Walker (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23         3.39.10
2 Simon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling          2.33
3 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                        4.03
4 Shaun Higgerson (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling       4.14
5 James Meadley (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling        11.28
6 David Tanner (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23
7 Mitchell Docker (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23
8 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team    23.08
9 Eladio Sanchez Prado (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team
10 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram
11 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23
12 Joshua Wilson (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23
13 Matthew Rex (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23
14 Jonathon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling
15 Matthew Goss (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling
16 Vincent Jerome (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
17 Daniel McConnell (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling

Most aggressive rider classification 

1 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team

Teams classification
 
1 UniSA-Australia                                         11.05.08
2 South Australia.com-AIS Cycling                            10.37
3 Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team                                 11.54
4 Davitamon Lotto                                            14.52
5 United Water-Australia U/23                                15.18
6 Ag2R-Prevoyance                                            15.55
7 Liquigas-Bianchi                                           25.10
8 Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                          25.45
9 Bouygues Telecom                                           29.53
10 Team Milram                                               30.30
11 Chocolade Jacques-T Interim                               42.32
12 Crédit Agricole                                           50.06


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