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41st Tirreno-Adriatico - ProT
Italy, March 8-14, 2006
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Stage 4 - March 11: Paglieta Civitanova Marche, 219 km
The Viking strikes!
Hushovd wins, Freire leads
By Tim Maloney, European Editor
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Showing an incredible burst of Nordic power, Credit Agricole's Thor Hushovd jumped from the gruppo in the last 150 meters in Civitanova Marche, went around the outside into a strong headwind and put his front wheel across the finish line 20cm ahead of a stunned Alessandro Petacchi to win Stage 4 of Tirreno-Adriatico.
The big Viking rode a great sprint to win, but the Team Milram play in the last kilometre showed that the Erik Zabel leadout train for Ale-Jet still has some fine-tuning before next Saturday's big appointment at Milano-Sanremo.
"The finish was flat with head wind, which is something I like," said Hushovd on his website, thor-hushovd.com. "When Milram led it out, I was far behind. One rider from Acqua e Sapone rode up and I took his wheel. When Alessandro Petacchi went for his sprint, I passed him. I was on the left hand side of the road and he was on the right. I beat him out by half a wheel. It wasn't easy but it went OK. I'm really happy to beat Petacchi now, it's a first time for me in a bunch sprint for the win. It's not a step in my career but it shows I'm one of the best sprinters at the right time, just one week before Milan-San Remo. And if I beat Petacchi, I can beat Boonen as well."
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A seemingly confused Petacchi explained after the stage in Civitanova Marche, "It was tough in the finale with a strong headwind in the last kilometre. We were riding pretty slowly and I probably made a made a mistake when I told Erik to go and ended up going too soon. It's too bad because the team worked really well today. But I feel great and that's important with Sanremo coming up next Saturday. I feel stronger than last year and to start with number one is a big responsibility for me."
Oscar Freire (Rabobank) kept his race lead today with a smart third place in Civitanova Marche, but with tomorrow's Stage 5 TT in Servigliano and its rolling profile, the race lead will likely change from non-tester Freire. Look out for his Rabobank teammate Thomas Dekker, just 0'14 behind the Spaniard, or an in-form Jörg Jaksche (Liberty Seguros), Levi Leipheimer (Gerolsteiner), 0'23 behind Freire, or Discovery Channel's dynamic duo Tommy Danielson at 0'23 or George Hincapie at 0'29.
How it unfolded
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On another day of bad weather in Abruzzo, 188 riders took the start in Paglieta at 11:10. Non starters were Tonti (Acqua & Sapone) Mori (Saunier Duval-Prodir) and Ongarato (Team Milram).
After 17km, Flickinger, Mengin, Haselbacher, Aggiano and Klier attacked and 2km later, they were joined by counterattackers Barry, Perez Moreno, Commesso and Rojas Gil. While these riders were going off the front, four riders hit the deck in the group, including Bodrogi, Christensen, De Groot and Simeoni (Naturino). The Naturino rider had to abandon and was brought to Lanciano hospital for further checks. Up front the nine leaders had gained some ground in the fast, hectic start but after 40km, Barry and Klier sat up under team orders and there were now seven away. In the first hour of the race, 47.6 km were covered! After 66km, the lead was just 1'34 as the Team Milram led gruppo wasn't letting the break get far. And then there were six when Perez Moreno sat up.
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At the intermediate sprint in Grottammare after 120.2km, Flickinger took the points ahead of Haselbacher and Commesso while the gruppo was 210 behind. After three hours of racing, the average speed was 43.1km/h. Forty kilometres later, the gap was down to 123 and a group of counterattackers led by Astarloa, Zaballa, Garzelli and Gutierrez Cataluna tried to get away, but the move was soon brought back. On the climb to Rapagnano, Aggiano, Haselbacher and Flickinger were dropped, while with 50km to race, Mengin, Commesso and Rojas Gil were up front with the gruppo at 0'54.
On the day's second intermediate sprint in Monte S. Pietrangeli with 44km to go, Toto Commesso preceded Rojas Gil, Mengin, and big Andy Flickinger, who had come back to the break. Haselbacher and Aggiano were chasing at 0'20 and the gruppo was at 108, but Flickinger was dropped again and there were now two groups of three riders up front. Rabobank had joined Milram in the chase and with 39km to go, the two trios were separated by 0'20 with the gruppo less than one minute behind. 10km later, everyone had been caught with the exception of a determined Commesso, who took Rojas Gil with him.
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On the GPM with 24km to go in S. Elpidio a Mare, Rojas Gil held on to grab the points ahead of attackers Tino Zaballa, J.A., Flecha and the gruppo that was lined out on the steep drag up from the seafront. With gruppo compatto and 20km to go, riders tried attack after attack; Balducci, Ascani, Moletta and Rebellin and Flecha. With 10km to go, Rabobank and Milram had it all together again and on seafront finish on Lungomare Piermanni in Civitanova Marche, it was Petacchi who got nervous and went too early. Massive Viking Thor Hushovd came around the long way into the wind and with his incredible power, just got by Ale-Jet to win by 20cm, with Freire in third, who kept his race lead.
Photography
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- The Milram express in motion as the peloton make their way to the finish in Civitanova Marche.
- Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole) edges out Alessandro Petacchi (Milram) and Oscar Freire (Rabobank) to win the fourth stage in Civitanova Marche.
- Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole) gets the victory salute happening as Petacchi looks on in despair.
- What's Tom Danielson (Discovery Channel) doing?
- The Belgies gather around at the start in Paglieta.
- Michael Barry (Discovery Channel) rides beside his team car.
- All mapped out.
- Claudio Corioni (Lampre-Fondital) at the start in Paglieta.
- Brazilians Murilo Fischer (Naturino-Sapore Di Mare) and Luciano A Pagliarini (Saunier Duval-Prodir).
- Open wide for Juan Antonio Flecha (Rabobank)!
- Stefano Garzelli (Liquigas-Bianchi) receives some assistance taking his jacket off.
- Stefano Garzelli (Liquigas-Bianchi) looking cheerful.
- Looking up to Stefano Garzelli (Liquigas-Bianchi).
- Stefano Garzelli (Liquigas-Bianchi) tucked away.
- Christoph Le Mevel (Credit Agricole) with that pervasive French stare.
- Looking down on Luca Paolini (Liquigas-Bianchi).
- Luca Paolini (Liquigas-Bianchi) wouldn't mind his levers up a little higher.
- Alessandro Petacchi (Milram) makes some last-minute adjustments.
- Riccardo Ricco (Saunier Duval-Prodir) in a world of his own.
- Paolo Savoldelli (Discovery Channel) not looking so boyish these days.
- The peloton ride through the rain.
- A seven-man breakaway.
- Warning - this photo could cause serious side-effects.
- A contento Guido Trentin (Saunier Duval-Prodir).
- Stefano Zanini (Liquigas-Bianchi) mucking around for the camera.
Images by Fotoreporter Sirotti
- Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole) edges out Alessandro Petacchi (Milram) and Oscar Freire (Rabobank) to win the fourth stage in Civitanova Marche.
- Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole) raises his arms in triumph.
- Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole) on the podium.
- Oscar Freire (Rabobank) should be enjoying himself!
- Oscar Freire (Rabobank) in fine company.
- There wasn't much in it...
- Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole) knows he's won. Petacchi also knows...
- I AM the God of Thunder!
- Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole) with a winning smile.
- Oscar Freire (Rabobank) with that smile.
- Caduta!
- The crash victim turns out to be Filippo Simeoni (Naturino-Sapore Di Mare).
- Filippo Simeoni (Naturino-Sapore Di Mare) is braced before being transported to hospital.
- Filippo Simeoni (Naturino-Sapore Di Mare) receives some help.
- Filippo Simeoni (Naturino-Sapore Di Mare) is checked out.
- Filippo Simeoni (Naturino-Sapore Di Mare) is lifted into the ambulance.
- Erik Zabel (Milram) looking serious.
- Peter Van Petegem (Davitamon-Lotto) checks his vision.
- Alessandro Petacchi (Milram) adjusts his sleeves.
- The peloton on their way to Civitanova Marche.
- Through a sleepy Italian town they go.
- Alessandro Petacchi (Milram) fine-tuning his form before M-SR.
- Paolo Savoldelli (Discovery Channel) looking like he's seen better days.
- George Hincapie (Discovery Channel) will soon be tackling the roads of Roubaix.
- There's Ivan Basso (CSC) in the peloton! G'day cobber!
- Liquigas-Bianchi team-mates Luca Paolini and Stefano Garzelli.
- Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas-Bianchi) all rugged up.
- Thomas Dekker (Rabobank) eyes Ricardo Ricco (Saunier Duval-Prodir), with Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas-Bianchi) on his wheel.
- Is that Alessandro Petacchi (Milram) telling us he's not gay?
- Ivan Basso (CSC) already looking very lean.
- Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) looking forlorn.
Results
1 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole 5.21.13 (40.906 km/h) 2 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram 3 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank 4 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic 5 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 6 Mikhaylo Khalilov (Ukr) Team L.P.R. 7 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) T-Mobile Team 8 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare 9 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 10 Gregory Rast (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 11 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone 12 Michele Maccanti (Ita) Team L.P.R. 13 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 14 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile Team 15 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas 16 David Kopp (Ger) Gerolsteiner 17 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux 18 Cyrille Monnerais (Fra) Française des Jeux 19 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 20 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 21 Hugo Sabido (Por) Barloworld 22 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems 23 Ignacio Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 24 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare 25 Luca Ascani (Ita) Naturino-Sapore Di Mare 26 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic 27 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic 28 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 29 Christoph Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole 30 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole 31 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 32 Paride Grillo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare 33 Sebastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole 34 Massimili Gentili (Ita) Naturino-Sapore Di Mare 35 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner 36 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram 37 Andreas Klier (Ger) T-Mobile Team 38 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 39 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 40 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas 41 Bram Schmitz (Ned) T-Mobile Team 42 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 43 Kurt Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC 44 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 45 Frederic Guesdon (Fra) Française des Jeux 46 Joseba Albizu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 47 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC 48 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 49 Leif Hoste (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 50 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone 51 Imanol Erviti (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 52 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 53 Iker Leonet Iza (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 54 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Acqua Sapone 55 David Lopez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 56 Juan Anto Flecha Gianonni (Spa) Rabobank 57 Alexander Arekeev (Rus) Acqua Sapone 58 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas 59 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone 60 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 61 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 62 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 63 Massimo Iannetti (Ita) Team L.P.R. 64 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner 65 Serge Baguet (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic 66 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank 67 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 68 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Phonak Hearing Systems 69 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team 70 Steffen Wesemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team 71 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir 72 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team 73 Victor Hugo Pena Grisales (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems 74 Igor Astarloa (Spa) Barloworld 75 Guido Trentin (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 76 Javier Ramirez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 77 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC 78 Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 79 Isidro Nozal Vega (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 80 Pedro Arreitunandia (Spa) Barloworld 81 Alessandr Cortinovis (Ita) Team Milram 82 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 83 Christian Gasperoni (Ita) Naturino-Sapore Di Mare 84 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 85 Andreas Kloden (Ger) T-Mobile Team 86 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Team Milram 87 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram 0.17 88 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 89 Giuseppe Muraglia (Ita) Team L.P.R. 1.00 90 Gene Bates (Aus) Team L.P.R. 91 Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare 92 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas 1.26 93 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R Prevoyance 1.59 94 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 95 Peter Van Petegem (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 96 Mauricio Soler (Col) Acqua Sapone 97 Matteo Priamo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare 98 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic 99 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 100 Benat Albizuri (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 101 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 102 Sergio Marinangeli (Ita) Naturino-Sapore Di Mare 103 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 104 Henk Vogels (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 105 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 106 Mark Scanlon (Irl) AG2R Prevoyance 107 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 108 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 109 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française des Jeux 110 Ludovic Auger (Fra) Française des Jeux 111 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Barloworld 112 Sascha Urweider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 2.29 113 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 2.40 114 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 115 Uros Murn (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems 116 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone 117 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Française des Jeux 118 Laurent Mangel (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance 119 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir 120 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 121 Mirko Allegrini (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare 122 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank 123 Viatchesl Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 124 Murilo Fischer (Bra) Naturino-Sapore Di Mare 125 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance 126 Jose Joaqin Rojas Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 127 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld 128 Ruben Perez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 129 Paul Crake (Aus) Naturino-Sapore Di Mare 130 Frank Hoj (Den) Gerolsteiner 131 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC 132 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC 4.52 133 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 134 Bjorn Leukemans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 135 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Naturino-Sapore Di Mare 136 Simon Gerrans (Aus) AG2R Prevoyance 137 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone 138 Amael Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone 139 Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 140 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic 6.13 141 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 142 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux 143 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole 144 Luciano A Pagliarini (Bra) Saunier Duval-Prodir 145 Alessandr Spezialetti (Ita) Liquigas 146 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Liquigas 147 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank 148 Christoph Mengin (Fra) Française des Jeux 149 Gabriele Balducci (Ita) Acqua Sapone 150 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 151 Andrus Aug (Est) Acqua Sapone 7.30 152 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua Sapone 153 Inigo Chaurreau (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance 154 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone 155 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank 156 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank 157 Frederic Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone 158 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 159 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 160 Mauro Facci (Ita) Barloworld 161 Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 162 Enrico Degano (Ita) Barloworld 163 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram 164 David Herrero (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 165 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 166 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC 167 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram 168 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 169 Samuele Marzoli (Ita) Team L.P.R. 170 Mads Christensen (Den) Barloworld 171 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Credit Agricole 172 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic 173 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance 174 Elio Aggiano (Ita) Team L.P.R. 175 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Team L.P.R. 176 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R Prevoyance 10.26 177 Sergiy Matveyev (Ukr) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare 178 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Credit Agricole 179 Simone Masciareli (Ita) Acqua Sapone 10.28 180 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 181 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner 182 Ren Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner 183 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 11.38 184 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas 12.14 DNS Andrea Tonti (Ita) Acqua Sapone DNS Manuele Mori (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir DNS Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram DNF Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Naturino-Sapore Di Mare DNF Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom DNF Leon Van Bon (Ned) Davitamon-Lotto DNF Marco Milesi (Ita) Liquigas General classification after stage 4 1 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank 18.00.35 2 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 0.14 3 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare 4 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 5 Massimili Gentili (Ita) Naturino-Sapore Di Mare 6 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Acqua Sapone 7 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone 8 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 9 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank 10 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 11 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram 0.17 12 Ignacio Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 0.21 13 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas 0.23 14 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 15 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC 16 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) T-Mobile Team 17 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 18 Kurt Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC 19 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 20 David Lopez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 21 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner 22 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 23 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 24 Pedro Arreitunandia (Spa) Barloworld 25 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 26 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 0.29 27 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems 28 Christoph Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole 29 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team 30 Juan Anto Flecha Gianonni (Spa) Rabobank 31 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir 32 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 0.32 33 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.35 34 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 35 Alexander Arekeev (Rus) Acqua Sapone 36 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner 37 Christian Gasperoni (Ita) Naturino-Sapore Di Mare 38 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole 0.36 39 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux 0.42 40 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC 41 Victor Hugo Pena Grisales (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems 42 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Phonak Hearing Systems 43 Hugo Sabido (Por) Barloworld 0.50 44 Andreas Klier (Ger) T-Mobile Team 45 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram 0.54 46 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic 1.04 47 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 1.05 48 Guido Trentin (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 1.22 49 Luca Ascani (Ita) Naturino-Sapore Di Mare 1.24 50 Massimo Iannetti (Ita) Team L.P.R. 1.26 51 Mikhaylo Khalilov (Ukr) Team L.P.R. 1.41 52 Giuseppe Muraglia (Ita) Team L.P.R. 1.42 53 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile Team 2.04 54 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 2.06 55 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 2.13 56 Cyrille Monnerais (Fra) Française des Jeux 2.21 57 Frederic Guesdon (Fra) Française des Jeux 58 Isidro Nozal Vega (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 2.51 59 Imanol Erviti (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 3.01 60 David Kopp (Ger) Gerolsteiner 3.06 61 Mauricio Soler (Col) Acqua Sapone 3.08 62 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R Prevoyance 3.46 63 Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare 3.52 64 Steffen Wesemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team 4.28 65 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic 4.31 66 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team 4.57 67 Ruben Perez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 4.59 68 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Team Milram 5.02 69 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 5.10 70 Murilo Fischer (Bra) Naturino-Sapore Di Mare 5.17 71 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone 5.19 72 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas 5.20 73 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram 5.32 74 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 5.48 75 Gregory Rast (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 5.50 76 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Naturino-Sapore Di Mare 6.20 77 Serge Baguet (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic 6.22 78 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 6.27 79 Paul Crake (Aus) Naturino-Sapore Di Mare 6.36 80 Javier Ramirez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 6.43 81 Leif Hoste (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 7.15 82 Viatchesl Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 7.17 83 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 7.36 84 Igor Astarloa (Spa) Barloworld 7.52 85 Uros Murn (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems 7.58 86 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir 8.02 87 Amael Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone 8.06 88 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas 8.32 89 Ludovic Auger (Fra) Française des Jeux 90 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Barloworld 9.02 91 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance 9.26 92 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 9.54 93 Sebastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole 10.33 94 Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 10.43 95 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone 11.16 96 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank 11.56 97 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Credit Agricole 12.00 98 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 12.02 99 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Credit Agricole 12.24 100 Gene Bates (Aus) Team L.P.R. 12.25 101 Iker Leonet Iza (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 13.17 102 Frederic Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone 13.25 103 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française des Jeux 13.28 104 Bram Schmitz (Ned) T-Mobile Team 13.39 105 Peter Van Petegem (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 13.45 106 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 13.48 107 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank 14.10 108 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 14.19 109 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua Sapone 14.40 110 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole 14.51 111 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 15.04 112 Mark Scanlon (Irl) AG2R Prevoyance 15.09 113 Jose Joaqin Rojas Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 15.28 114 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone 15.50 115 Michele Maccanti (Ita) Team L.P.R. 15.57 116 Joseba Albizu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 16.03 117 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 16.32 118 Henk Vogels (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 16.43 119 Paride Grillo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare 16.45 120 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic 121 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 16.54 122 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Team L.P.R. 16.55 123 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld 17.09 124 Mads Christensen (Den) Barloworld 17.49 125 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC 18.30 126 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare 19.04 127 Christoph Mengin (Fra) Française des Jeux 19.08 128 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 19.29 129 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 19.37 130 Bjorn Leukemans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 19.44 131 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC 20.05 132 Inigo Chaurreau (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance 20.07 133 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 20.18 134 Frank Hoj (Den) Gerolsteiner 135 Mauro Facci (Ita) Barloworld 20.25 136 Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 20.30 137 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic 20.52 138 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 20.57 139 Luciano A Pagliarini (Bra) Saunier Duval-Prodir 140 David Herrero (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 21.08 141 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Liquigas 142 Andreas Kloden (Ger) T-Mobile Team 21.57 143 Alessandr Cortinovis (Ita) Team Milram 21.59 144 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 22.14 145 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 22.42 146 Mirko Allegrini (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare 22.45 147 Benat Albizuri (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 22.52 148 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC 23.02 149 Elio Aggiano (Ita) Team L.P.R. 23.10 150 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic 23.23 151 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram 23.35 152 Alessandr Spezialetti (Ita) Liquigas 24.06 153 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 24.28 154 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 24.37 155 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 25.37 156 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas 25.53 157 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank 25.56 158 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux 26.41 159 Sergio Marinangeli (Ita) Naturino-Sapore Di Mare 27.44 160 Gabriele Balducci (Ita) Acqua Sapone 28.13 161 Andrus Aug (Est) Acqua Sapone 28.23 162 Sascha Urweider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 28.24 163 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Française des Jeux 29.28 164 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 29.29 165 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram 166 Simon Gerrans (Aus) AG2R Prevoyance 29.38 167 Laurent Mangel (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance 30.23 168 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone 30.47 169 Simone Masciareli (Ita) Acqua Sapone 31.49 170 Matteo Priamo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare 31.56 171 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole 32.35 172 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance 32.56 173 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank 33.23 174 Sergiy Matveyev (Ukr) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare 34.24 175 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone 35.26 176 Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 36.21 177 Enrico Degano (Ita) Barloworld 37.30 178 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner 39.19 179 Ren Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner 40.22 180 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic 40.49 181 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 41.22 182 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas 45.33 183 Samuele Marzoli (Ita) Team L.P.R. 46.58 184 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R Prevoyance 53.37 Points classification 1 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole 26 pts 2 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank 25 3 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram 20 4 Mikhaylo Khalilov (Ukr) Team L.P.R. 20 5 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 19 6 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram 15 7 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 12 8 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Acqua Sapone 12 9 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 10 10 Igor Astarloa (Spa) Barloworld 10 11 Ruben Perez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 8 12 Jose Joaqin Rojas Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 8 13 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 7 14 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic 7 15 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 6 16 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone 6 17 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare 6 18 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 6 19 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 5 20 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas 5 21 Matteo Priamo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare 5 22 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) T-Mobile Team 4 23 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Team L.P.R. 4 24 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld 4 25 Luca Ascani (Ita) Naturino-Sapore Di Mare 3 26 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare 3 27 Christoph Mengin (Fra) Française des Jeux 3 28 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas 3 29 Ren Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner 3 30 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 2 31 Massimili Gentili (Ita) Naturino-Sapore Di Mare 1 32 Christoph Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole 1 33 Gregory Rast (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 1 34 Paul Crake (Aus) Naturino-Sapore Di Mare 1 35 Mauro Facci (Ita) Barloworld 1 Mountains classification 1 Jose Joaqin Rojas Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 11 pts 2 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Team L.P.R. 8 3 Matteo Priamo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare 7 4 Ignacio Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 5 5 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld 5 6 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 3 7 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner 3 8 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 2 9 Mauricio Soler (Col) Acqua Sapone 2 10 Ruben Perez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2 11 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team 1 12 Juan Anto Flecha Gianonni (Spa) Rabobank 1 13 Luca Ascani (Ita) Naturino-Sapore Di Mare 1 14 Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 1 15 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone 1 Teams classification 1 Rabobank 54.02.27 2 Gerolsteiner 0.18 3 Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team 4 Discovery Channel 0.33 5 Naturino-Sapore Di Mare 0.36 6 Team CSC 0.46 7 Phonak Hearing Systems 0.50 8 T-Mobile Team 1.00 9 Credit Agricole 2.11 10 Team L.P.R. 2.14 11 Euskaltel-Euskadi 2.17 12 Saunier Duval-Prodir 2.18 13 Acqua e Sapone 3.15 14 Cofidis 4.11 15 Barloworld 4.14 16 Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 4.21 17 Team Milram 4.25 18 Francaise Des Jeux 4.42 19 Quick Step-Innergetic 5.14 20 Lampre-Fondital 7.13 21 Liquigas 12.07 22 Bouygues Telecom 14.59 23 Ceramica Panaria-Navigare 18.40 24 Ag2R Prevoyance 19.05 25 Davitamon-Lotto 22.38
