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Tour of Belgium - 2.1
Belgium, May 24-28, 2006
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Stage 2 - May 25: Oostende-Knokke Heist, 180.5 km
No mistakes for Tom
By Gabriella Ekström
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Tom Boonen exacted revenge for yesterday's missed sprint when he took advantage of a school book leadout performed by his team mates and won the stage to Knokke-Heist. This was Boonen's third win in Knokke in as many attempts.
"Yeah, it's three out of three. Nice," Boonen said after the stage. "I came to the front early in the sprint, and there was also a lot of headwind. But it was slightly uphill and a power sprint is perfect for me and I did the job well. My family is here, so if I didn't win, I would have got a beating," he added jokingly.
Skil-Shimano's Maarten Tjallingii remains the race leader, and will start tomorrow morning's time trial in the black leader's jersey. There he will have to chase a strong-looking Boonen who said of the time trial; "I'll go full gas, and whatever happens, happens. I hope that I can surprise myself, but I feel that I am a bit in the dark."
How it unfolded
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Just like yesterday, the speed was high from the gun, and many riders were eager to try their luck with attacks. The first serious attempt was made by Kristof de Zutter (Bodysol) and shortly after he was brought back, Glenn D'Hollander (Chocolade Jacques), Niki Terpstra (Ubbink) and Alessandro Maserati (LPR) managed to get 14 seconds before being swallowed up. Unibet.com were responsible for the high pace early in the race, and the peloton travelled towards Knokke at around 49km/h initially.
The first break to get a decent gap consisted of Laurens Ten Dam (Unibet.Com), Steven Caethoven (Chocolade Jacques), Sven Renders (Landbouwkrediet), Jurgen Lindhoud (Ubbink), Marlon Alirio Perez Arango (Team Tenax) and Ward Bogaert (Yawadoo), who escaped with 120 kilometres to go. Shortly after establishing the break, Bogaert suffered a puncture and was unable to get back to the five riders in front. The best placed rider in the break was Jurgen Lindhoud at 14'25", but despite this, they were not given space to roam freely by the peloton. The five-man group gained a maximum of 5'25", but that was as much as they would get, and a peloton driven by Skil-Shimano, Profel-Ziegler, QuickStep, Davitamon and Jartazi started to reel them in.
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Perez Arango took advantage of being in the break, and collected the highest score of points in both the first and the second sprints along the course. In all, Perez Arango and Laurens Ten Dam were the stronger and more active riders in the break, and with 42 kilometres to go, the Colombian attacked from the break and only Ten Dam could follow. The gap to the peloton at this point was 2'30".
Coming up to the last intermediate sprint of the day, Perez Arango was eager to take top points, and despite the fact that Ten Dam made his intentions very clear and offered Perez Arango the points in exchange for continued co-operation, the Colombian jumped ahead to secure the points, much to Ten Dam's annoyance. Nevertheless, the escapades of the day earned Perez Arango the red sprinter's jersey.
The rider in red during today's stage, Rosseler, was less lucky, and it's probably a good thing that blood doesn't show on red fabric. With 64 kilometres to go he crashed, and with ten kilometres to go, just after the two front riders had been caught by the peloton, Rosseler was yet again caught in a nasty accident where a Panaria rider - Paride Grillo - hit a parked car head on. Rosseler, who figured in the pre-race talks as Boonen's favourite for the overall, hit the ground and looked to lose valuable time as he slowly rose. Amazingly, the QuickStep rider, who was fifth on the GC before today's stage (31 seconds behind Tjallingii), managed to get back to the rear of the peloton with five kilometres to go.
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The peloton that was now all together was being driven by Discovery Channel ahead of a full Quickstep team, minus Rosseler. They were not to repeat yesterday's mistake where they ran out of riders in the last ten kilometres. The head-butting for positions behind Boonen was fierce, with Van Heeswijk and Boonen among others struggling for a good spot ahead of the sprint.
Boonen started the sprint with clear strength, and could only be challenged by a strong Max Van Heeswijk who got his speed up too late. Davitamon's Gert Steegmans, fourth on GC, defended himself very well in the big sprint and took bonus seconds as the third rider over the line.
Photography
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- Maarten Tjallingii (Skil-Shimano) with commentator Michel Wuyts
- Hoste and Devolder signing in
- Maarten Tjallingii (Skil-Shimano) at the start
- There's the king: Tom Boonen
- Australian champion Will Walker (Rabobank)
- The peloton leaves Oostende
- The early break
- Nico Mattan (Davitamon) corners
- The chasing group
- Niko Eeckhout (Chocolade Jacques) the European Continental Tour leader
- Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) in the peloton
- Quick.Step lead the pursuit
- The leaders on the Belgian coast
- The Skil-Shimano team leading the bunch
- Tony Bracke
- Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) makes no mistake
- Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) celebrates his win in Knokke
- Francesco Planckaert (Jartazi) suffers while finishing
- The Boonen show goes on
- C'mon crowd let's hear it!
- Let's spoil some champagne
- Race leader Maarten Tjallingii (Skil-Shimano)
Images by Brecht Decaluwé/Cyclingnews.com
- Some riders in the early break
- The sprint in Knokke
- Tom Boonen freewheeling to victory
- Boonen celebrating his victory
- Francesco Planckaert is building on his good shape
- Australian champion
- Boonen is having a joke with some friends in the crowd
- No champagne, but Primus beer for the winner in Belgium
- Miss Belgium Beauty Céline Du Caju looks impressed by Tommeke
- The grandparents of Tom Boonen are celebrating along with Tom
- Maarten Tjalingii will still be wearing his leader's jersey tomorrow
- Marlon Alirio Perez Arango struggling with the beer
- Tom Boonen is enjoying the assistance of a tour miss
- This Tom Boonen-fan was happy to receive his gifts
Results
1 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic 4.01.41 2 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 3 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 4 Baden Cooke (Aus) Unibet.com 5 Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Bodysol- Win for Life-Jong Vlaanderen 6 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quickstep-Innergetic 7 Nico Eeckhout (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen 8 Roger Hammond (GBr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 9 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Skil-Shimano 10 Michael Blanchy (Bel) Jartazi-7Mobile 11 Jurgen Van Loocke (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 12 Sven Nys (Bel) Rabobank (Continental) 13 Eduard Bogaert (Bel) Yawadoo-Colba-ABM 14 Jens Renders (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen 15 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Davitamon-Lotto 16 Frédéric Amorison (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 17 Yuri Mitlushenko (Ukr) Team L.P.R. 18 Kevin Neirynck (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 19 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Bodysol- Win for Life-Jong Vlaanderen 20 Robert Slippens (Ned) Ubbink-Syntec Cycling Team 21 Tiziano Dall'antonia (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare 22 David Boucher (Fra) Unibet.com 23 Gert Vanderaerden (Bel) Yawadoo-Colba-ABM 24 Thomas Ongena (Bel) Profel Ziegler Continental Team 25 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic 26 Nico Verhoeven (Bel) Profel Ziegler Continental Team 27 Christoph Meschenmoser (Ger) Skil-Shimano 28 Sven Vanthourenhout (Bel) Rabobank (Continental) 29 Paul Van Schalen (Ned) Ubbink-Syntec Cycling Team 30 Kai Reus (Ned) Rabobank (Continental) 31 Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team LPR 32 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quickstep-Innergetic 33 Matthé Pronk (Ned) Unibet.com 34 Frederik Willems (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen 35 Kristof De Zutter (Bel) Bodysol- Win for Life-Jong Vlaanderen 36 Sven Van Den Houtte (Bel) Bodysol- Win for Life-Jong Vlaanderen 37 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Unibet.com 38 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Unibet.com 39 Dimitri De Fauw (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen 40 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 41 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quickstep-Innergetic 42 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 43 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Jartazi-7Mobile 44 Leif Hoste (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 45 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 46 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic 47 Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil-Shimano 48 Mirko Allegrini (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare 49 Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare 50 Mikhaylo Khalilov (Ukr) Team LPR 51 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank (Continental) 52 Jean-Paul Simon (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 53 Nico Mattan (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 54 Marc Streel (Bel) Pôle Continental Wallon Davitamon-Euro Millions 55 Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 56 Frederik Penne (Bel) Yawadoo-Colba-ABM 57 Guennadi Mikhailov (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 58 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 59 Honorio Machado Perez (Ven) Team Tenax Salmilano 60 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 61 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 62 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Unibet.com 63 Glenn Poleunis (Bel) Bodysol- Win for Life-Jong Vlaanderen 64 Paul Martens (Ger) Skil-Shimano 65 Steven De Neef (Bel) Bodysol- Win for Life-Jong Vlaanderen 66 Maarten Wijnants (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen 67 Glenn D'Hollander (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen 68 Maarten Neyens (Bel) Bodysol- Win for Life-Jong Vlaanderen 69 Alessandro Maserati (Ita) Team LPR 70 Jorgen Vercammen (Ned) Profel Ziegler Continental Team 71 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank (Continental) 72 Francesco Planckaert (Bel) Jartazi-7Mobile 73 David McPartland (Aus) Team Tenax Salmilano 74 Richard Groenendaal (Ned) Rabobank (Continental) 75 Elio Aggiano (Ita) Team LPR 76 Marvin Van Der Pluijm (Ned) Ubbink-Syntec Cycling Team 77 Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen 78 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 79 Kenny Van Braeckel (Bel) Profel Ziegler Continental Team 80 Matti Helminen (Fin) Profel Ziegler Continental Team 81 Peter Van Petegem (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 82 Dominique Cornu (Bel) Bodysol- Win for Life-Jong Vlaanderen 83 Steven Cozza (USA) Yawadoo-Colba-ABM 84 Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank (Continental) 85 Jarno Van Mingeroet (Bel) Jartazi-7Mobile 86 Claudio Cucinotta (Ita) Team Tenax Salmilano 87 Matteo Priamo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare 88 Nico Sijmens (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 89 Andrea Pagoto (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare 90 Folkert De Haan (Ned) Ubbink-Syntec Cycling Team 91 Marlon Alirio Perez Arango (Col) Team Tenax Salmilano 92 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic 93 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic 0.27 94 Fang Xu (Chn) Skil-Shimano 0.39 95 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Skil-Shimano 96 Geert Omloop (Bel) Unibet.com 97 Samuele Marzoli (Ita) Team LPR 98 Danny Stam (Ned) Ubbink-Syntec Cycling Team 99 Koen Das (Bel) Yawadoo-Colba-ABM 100 Benjamin Gourgue (Bel) Pôle Continental Wallon Davitamon-Euro Millions 0.47 101 Alessandro Bertuola (Ita) Team Tenax Salmilano 102 Sébastien Delfosse (Bel) Pôle Continental Wallon Davitamon-Euro Millions 103 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 0.58 104 Gianni Riemslagh (Bel) Yawadoo-Colba-ABM 105 Peter Ronsse (Bel) Jartazi-7Mobile 106 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Ubbink-Syntec Cycling Team 107 Steven Caethoven (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen 108 William Walker (Aus) Rabobank (Continental) 109 Jonathan Godefroid (Bel) Pôle Continental Wallon Davitamon-Euro Millions 1.12 110 Guillermo Ruben Bongiorno (Arg) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare 1.31 111 François Roossens (Bel) Pôle Continental Wallon Davitamon-Euro Millions 2.41 112 Steven De Champs (Bel) Profel Ziegler Continental Team 2.43 113 Igor Abakoumov (Bel) Jartazi-7Mobile 5.43 114 Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Jartazi-7Mobile 115 Piet Rooijakkers (Ned) Skil-Shimano 6.42 116 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Unibet.com 117 Tony Bracke (Bel) Yawadoo-Colba-ABM 118 Peter Schep (Ned) Ubbink-Syntec Cycling Team 119 Jurgen Lindhout (Ned) Ubbink-Syntec Cycling Team 7.57 120 Sven Renders (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 8.00 121 Frank Van Kuik (Ned) Yawadoo-Colba-ABM 8.04 122 Christian Murro (Ita) Team Tenax Salmilano 8.12 123 Robby Meul (Bel) Jartazi-7Mobile 8.55 124 Michael Simms (Aus) Profel Ziegler Continental Team 10.17 125 Jin Long (Chn) Skil-Shimano 13.55 DNF Paride Grillo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare DNF Roberto Traficante (Ita) Team LPR DNS Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Team Tenax Salmilano General GC after stage 2 1 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Skil-Shimano 8.09.24 2 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic 0.17 3 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 0.23 4 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 0.26 5 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic 0.31 6 Baden Cooke (Aus) Unibet.com 0.33 7 Nico Eeckhout (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen 8 Jurgen Van Loocke (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 9 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Davitamon-Lotto 10 Frédéric Amorison (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 11 Kai Reus (Ned) Rabobank (Continental) 12 Mikhaylo Khalilov (Ukr) Team LPR 13 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quickstep-Innergetic 0.36 14 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Unibet.com 15 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Unibet.com 0.38 16 Christoph Meschenmoser (Ger) Skil-Shimano 0.50 17 Sven Nys (Bel) Rabobank (Continental) 0.52 18 Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil-Shimano 1.14 19 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quickstep-Innergetic 1.15 20 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic 1.16 21 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank (Continental) 22 Francesco Planckaert (Bel) Jartazi-7Mobile 23 Roger Hammond (GBr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 14.25 24 Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Bodysol- Win for Life-Jong Vlaanderen 25 David Boucher (Fra) Unibet.com 26 Thomas Ongena (Bel) Profel Ziegler Continental Team 27 Kevin Neirynck (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 28 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Bodysol- Win for Life-Jong Vlaanderen 29 Sven Vanthourenhout (Bel) Rabobank (Continental) 30 Sven Van Den Houtte (Bel) Bodysol- Win for Life-Jong Vlaanderen 31 Yuri Mitlushenko (Ukr) Team L.P.R. 32 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 33 Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team LPR 34 Dimitri De Fauw (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen 35 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 36 Marc Streel (Bel) Pôle Continental Wallon Davitamon-Euro Millions 37 Jens Renders (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen 38 Eduard Bogaert (Bel) Yawadoo-Colba-ABM 39 Gert Vanderaerden (Bel) Yawadoo-Colba-ABM 40 Jean-Paul Simon (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 41 Steven De Neef (Bel) Bodysol- Win for Life-Jong Vlaanderen 42 Tiziano Dall'antonia (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare 43 Kenny Van Braeckel (Bel) Profel Ziegler Continental Team 44 Honorio Machado Perez (Ven) Team Tenax Salmilano 45 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 46 Matthé Pronk (Ned) Unibet.com 47 Steven Cozza (USA) Yawadoo-Colba-ABM 48 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quickstep-Innergetic 49 Guennadi Mikhailov (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 50 Alessandro Maserati (Ita) Team LPR 51 Nico Mattan (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 52 Jorgen Vercammen (Ned) Profel Ziegler Continental Team 53 Paul Martens (Ger) Skil-Shimano 54 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank (Continental) 55 Folkert De Haan (Ned) Ubbink-Syntec Cycling Team 56 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 57 Jarno Van Mingeroet (Bel) Jartazi-7Mobile 58 Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 59 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 60 Dominique Cornu (Bel) Bodysol- Win for Life-Jong Vlaanderen 61 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 62 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 63 Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen 64 Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank (Continental) 65 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic 66 Elio Aggiano (Ita) Team LPR 67 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic 14.52 68 Geert Omloop (Bel) Unibet.com 15.04 69 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Skil-Shimano 70 Danny Stam (Ned) Ubbink-Syntec Cycling Team 71 Benjamin Gourgue (Bel) Pôle Continental Wallon Davitamon-Euro Millions 15.12 72 Sébastien Delfosse (Bel) Pôle Continental Wallon Davitamon-Euro Millions 15.23 73 William Walker (Aus) Rabobank (Continental) 74 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Ubbink-Syntec Cycling Team 75 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 76 Peter Ronsse (Bel) Jartazi-7Mobile 77 Paul Van Schalen (Ned) Ubbink-Syntec Cycling Team 16.29 78 François Roossens (Bel) Pôle Continental Wallon Davitamon-Euro Millions 17.06 79 Steven De Champs (Bel) Profel Ziegler Continental Team 17.08 80 Igor Abakoumov (Bel) Jartazi-7Mobile 20.08 81 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Unibet.com 21.03 82 Piet Rooijakkers (Ned) Skil-Shimano 21.07 83 Marlon Alirio Perez Arango (Col) Team Tenax Salmilano 22.02 84 Michael Blanchy (Bel) Jartazi-7Mobile 22.11 85 Nico Verhoeven (Bel) Profel Ziegler Continental Team 86 Kristof De Zutter (Bel) Bodysol- Win for Life-Jong Vlaanderen 87 Robert Slippens (Ned) Ubbink-Syntec Cycling Team 88 Leif Hoste (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 89 Frederik Willems (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen 90 Glenn Poleunis (Bel) Bodysol- Win for Life-Jong Vlaanderen 91 Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare 92 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Jartazi-7Mobile 93 Glenn D'Hollander (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen 94 Maarten Neyens (Bel) Bodysol- Win for Life-Jong Vlaanderen 95 Mirko Allegrini (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare 96 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Unibet.com 97 Maarten Wijnants (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen 98 David McPartland (Aus) Team Tenax Salmilano 99 Frederik Penne (Bel) Yawadoo-Colba-ABM 100 Matti Helminen (Fin) Profel Ziegler Continental Team 101 Marvin Van Der Pluijm (Ned) Ubbink-Syntec Cycling Team 102 Peter Van Petegem (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 103 Matteo Priamo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare 104 Andrea Pagoto (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare 105 Richard Groenendaal (Ned) Rabobank (Continental) 106 Claudio Cucinotta (Ita) Team Tenax Salmilano 107 Nico Sijmens (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 108 Jurgen Lindhout (Ned) Ubbink-Syntec Cycling Team 22.22 109 Christian Murro (Ita) Team Tenax Salmilano 22.37 110 Fang Xu (Chn) Skil-Shimano 22.50 111 Koen Das (Bel) Yawadoo-Colba-ABM 112 Samuele Marzoli (Ita) Team LPR 113 Alessandro Bertuola (Ita) Team Tenax Salmilano 22.58 114 Steven Caethoven (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen 23.09 115 Gianni Riemslagh (Bel) Yawadoo-Colba-ABM 116 Robby Meul (Bel) Jartazi-7Mobile 23.20 117 Jonathan Godefroid (Bel) Pôle Continental Wallon Davitamon-Euro Millions 23.23 118 Guillermo Ruben Bongiorno (Arg) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare 23.42 119 Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Jartazi-7Mobile 27.20 120 Peter Schep (Ned) Ubbink-Syntec Cycling Team 28.53 121 Tony Bracke (Bel) Yawadoo-Colba-ABM 122 Sven Renders (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 30.07 123 Frank Van Kuik (Ned) Yawadoo-Colba-ABM 30.15 124 Michael Simms (Aus) Profel Ziegler Continental Team 32.28 125 Jin Long (Chn) Skil-Shimano 36.06 Points classification 1 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic 55 pts 2 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Skil-Shimano 52 3 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 47 4 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 41 5 Baden Cooke (Aus) Unibet.com 38 6 Nico Eeckhout (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen 26 7 Marlon Alirio Perez Arango (Col) Team Tenax Salmilano 24 8 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quickstep-Innergetic 20 9 Mikhaylo Khalilov (Ukr) Team LPR 17 10 Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Bodysol- Win for Life-Jong Vlaanderen 17 12 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic 13 13 Sven Renders (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 10 14 Frédéric Amorison (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 10 15 Michael Blanchy (Bel) Jartazi-7Mobile 10 Sprints classification 1 Marlon Alirio Perez Arango (Col) Team Tenax Salmilano 24 pts 2 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic 13 3 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Skil-Shimano 11 4 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Unibet.com 11 5 Sven Renders (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 10 6 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 8 7 Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil-Shimano 6 8 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quickstep-Innergetic 5 9 Christoph Meschenmoser (Ger) Skil-Shimano 5 10 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quickstep-Innergetic 3 Teams classification 1 Quickstep-Innergetic 24.29.59 2 Unibet.com 3 Skil-Shimano 0.35 4 Rabobank Cont 0.54 5 Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 13.44 6 Davitamon-Lotto 7 Discovery Channel 27.36 8 Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen 9 Team LPR 10 Jartazi-7 Mobile 11 Bodysol-Win for Life-Jong Vlaanderen 41.28 12 Yawadoo-Colba-ABM 13 Profel-Ziegler CT 14 Ubbink-Syntec CT 15 Tenax-Salmilano 16 Pôle Continental Wallon Bergasol-Euromillions 43.13 17 Cermamica Panaria-Navigare 49.14
