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90th Giro d'Italia - GT

Italy, May 12-June 3, 2007

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Stage 11 - Wednesday, May 23: Serravalle Scrivia - Pinerolo, 198 km

Petacchi triples - Peloton slides in

Maglia Rosa Noè finishes day on his backside

By Gregor Brown

Alessandro Petacchi (Milram)
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Alessandro Petacchi, showing some of the sparkling form that propelled him to a record nine Giro d'Italia wins in 2004, used his unbeatable turn of speed to take his third Giro win on stage 11. Petacchi prevailed in a messy dash to the line in Pinerolo that saw a huge pileup behind the first ten riders, besting Italian Gabriele Balducci (Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo) and Robbie McEwen (Predictor-Lotto) after 198 kilometres in the saddle.

"I think today was dangerous but my companions did well," noted Petacchi after his 22nd Giro stage victory. "Maybe they went from too far out. I lost a little bit of speed [through the final bend] but I was able to make a great remount."

Just before the finish line, the wet pavement caused Nikolai Trusov's (Tinkoff Credit Systems) to lose control from a top ten position, and his crash caused a domino-like effect that resulted in maglia rosa Andrea Noè (Liquigas) sliding across the line on his backside. World Champion Paolo Bettini was also among the crash victims, but he and Noè were for the most part unharmed. Noè held onto the race lead, keeping his 1'08" advantage over Marzio Bruseghin (Lampre-Fondital).

The day was characterised by a long solo breakaway by Mickaël Buffaz (Cofidis), who nearly cracked under the strain of his efforts and stopped in tears at the halfway point in the stage, but soldiered on until 11 kilometres to go before being caught. With the sprinters focusing on the finale, specifically a dangerous U-turn to the right at 3800 metres to go, the peloton negotiated the tricky bend safely before yet another last-minute attack from the Tinkoff team. It was once again Mikhail Ignatiev, the Russian Olympic Champion, who was pulled back by Petacchi's diminished train of four right under three kilometres remaining.

As the metres ticked down, the fight for Petacchi's wheel was in full fury, with McEwen and Danilo Napolitano (Lampre-Fondital) fighting for position while Crédit Agricole's Bodrogi launched Julian Dean off the front. All the while, Petacchi kept his cool, first behind Lorenzetto and then Lancaster while the New Zealand champion rocketed up the road with 600 metres remaining. "I was afraid with the water and I did not want another crash with my knee," Petacchi confessed, "Lancaster went at 600 metres and did a great job. I was happy with his work because I was really scared over the wet pavement."

Bettini and Trusov
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With Dean reeled in, Napolitano and McEwen continued to fight for Petacchi's wheel in the final left-hand bend at 250m, but when Petacchi fired up his cylinders, he displayed his dominant form that seemed to elude him since he broke his kneecap in last year's Giro, and easily kept McEwen at bay. Acqua & Sapone's Balducci ended up third behind the Italian and Australian.

"Balducci did well to come up. I have known him for many years." Regarding the emerging rivals, Petacchi added, "In a sprint like this, on a slight decent [a 37m elevation drop in the last 3.7km - ed.], it is easy for the others to re-enter, like Balducci."

Thor Hushovd and stage nine winner Danilo Napolitano came across safely in fourth and fifth, but as Nikolai Trusov (Tinkoff Credit Systems) tried to play his cards in the sprint, he lost traction on the wet pavement and slid out, taking down World Champion Paolo Bettini (Quickstep-Innergetic) with him. The crash ricocheted through the peloton as riders tried to brake to avoid the carnage, with Benoît Joachim (Astana) and Alexandre Pichot (Bouygues Telecom) hitting the deck next.

Alessandro Petacchi (Milram)
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Andrea Noè's pink race leader's jersey and matching shorts couldn't protect him from the force of gravity, and the maglia rosa arrived in a most ungraceful fashion as Noè skidded over the line on his backside. "I arrived, sliding across the line," he recalled. "Unfortunately the sprinters braked on the line but it remains a mystery why," said the 38 year-old.

"Tomorrow we will see. It will be a hard day for [Danilo] Di Luca but also for everyone else," finished Noè.

Having taken nine Giro wins in 2004, six in 2005, and then crashing out before winning any in 2006, Petacchi is uncertain whether he will contend for more wins in this year's Giro or cut his risks. "I still am not sure if I will go on from here. I want to do a good Tour [de France], so I don't know. I will enjoy this victory now and then tonight I will talk to [DS Gianluigi] Stanga. I will think about it."

Of the GC hopefuls who were affected by the maxi-caduta ('big crash'), Yaroslav Popovych (Discovery Channel), third overall in 2003, seemed to be in bad shape at the finish line, leading to doubts as to whether he will start stage 12 to Briançon. Two-time Giro d'Italia champion Paolo Savoldelli also went down, but was unhurt, while Euskaltel-Euskadi's Aitor Hernandez finished the stage, but was later confirmed with a fractured collarbone, and will not take the start on stage 12.

How it unfolded

38 year-old Andrea Noè (Liquigas)
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Today's stage from Serravalle Scrivia to Pinerolo started at 12:02 when 171 riders rolled out. Flèche Wallonne Champion Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) did not take to the start line.

Through small Italian cities, like Novi Ligure and Ovada, the riders stayed 'gruppo compatto' (meaning the peloton was all together). After the first hour of racing the pace was at 30 kilometres per hour, a completely different story than yesterday's stage, where the pace was an amazing 51.2 km/h.

Shortly after this first hour there was an attack by Frenchman Lilian Jegou (Française Des Jeux) and Belgian Pierre Drancourt (Bouygues Telecom). The former took the sprint at the line in Cremolino (kilometre 37.8).

This duo was absorbed by the peloton and, by kilometre 38, there were to more riders off the front, Frenchmen Carl Naibo (Ag2r Prévoyance) and Mickaël Buffaz (Cofidis). Two kilometres later, Naibo had faded gone and his compatriot had taken 50". This time gap turned into 1'48" by kilometre 45.

In Acqui Terme, kilometre 50.8, the lone rider had 3'55", and by Bubbio, kilometre 68.3, he had 5'10". The riders continued at a gentlemen's pace; the average was 32.5 km/h after two hours of racing.

After three hours of racing, in Borgomale (kilometre 94), the gap reached 8'14" but then the 28 year-old had a moment of crisis. At 15:15 the Frenchman, born in Geneva, stopped on the side of the road. While the cameramen did their jobs, taking photos, he was crying in the arms of his directeur. He only took back on his bike after some encouraging words by his directeur sportif.

This stop dropped the gap down to 3'16" at kilometre 101. But due to the Gruppo Maglia Rosa putting on the brakes and having a relaxed day, the gap to Buffaz had shot up to 7'05" at 75 kilometres to the finish (kilometre 123). Buffaz was seen waving to the camera and, now, enjoying the day and not really 'trying' to build his gap. He must have been thinking that the day would belong to the sprinters' teams of Milram, Predictor and Crédit Agricole.

Andy Schleck (Team CSC) rides
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In Bra, where it was 34°C at 69.5 kilometres to go, Buffaz's gap had gone higher than the pre-crisis time of 8'14", to 9'15". This started to fall as Danilo Napolitano's Lampre men moved to the front. By 60 kilometres to go Milram added its men and the gap was falling further, to 6'15".

With fifty kilometres remaining Buffaz was clinging onto a gap of 5'55". It was looking bad for the Cofidis man; Milram, Lampre and Predictor were adding coals to the chase-fire while clouds and winds were making the going tough.

Buffaz took the Garibaldi sprint in Saluzzo (-38.1 km) and the peloton passed, led by Nicolas Crosbie (Bouygues Telecom) and then Simone Masciarelli (Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo), 4'15" later. The race started to fall at the same moment. By 30 kilometres to go, with rain hitting heavily in Pinerolo, the gap had fallen to 2'42".

Tinkoff was moving some of its men to the front to prepare for a counter-attack. By 20 kilometres to got Buffaz was barely holding on to a one minute gap. Petacchi was tightening his toe-straps and ordering his Milram milk men to the front, like Mirco Lorenzetto. But there was also Hushovd's Crédit Agricole men moving to the front.

Paolo Bettini (Quickstep-Innergetic)
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The gap had dramatically tumbled to 24" only five kilometres later. The sprinters teams were gearing up and ready to fire over the wet roads. Slightly up the road Buffaz was waving goodbye to the TV viewers. His dramatic day ended at kilometre 187 and the 'gruppo compatto' had 11 kilometres remaining for counter-attacks.

One had the sense that Oleg Tinkov's Tinkoff boys would fire as they had been amassing at the front over the final few kilometres. They were joined by Acqua e Sapone, who were setting up for Balducci. The water and soap team slowly led through the U-turn that Mikhail Ignatiev used as his launch pad.

A relatively quite Tinkoff day became animated but it did not last long. Milram, washing out Acqua, caught the 22 year-old Russian after the road curved right onto Via Giustetto. Off of this road, slighting turning onto the Stradale di Fenestrelle, Milram led for the eventual Petacchi win.

Stage 12 - Thursday, May 24: Scalenghe - Briançon (Francia), 163 km

The first major mountains of the 90th Giro d'Italia loom to the west of Torino in the Alps on the Italian/French border. The antipasto is the heavy duty Colle dell'Agnello, a 21.3-kilometre beast that rises to 2744 metres after 102 kilometres of racing. At the summit, the road plunges into France and at the famous road junction in Chateau-Queyras, turns right up the southern face of the evocative Col d'Izoard.

This legendary Tour de France ascent covers 14.2 kilometres at an average of 7.1% and the last few kilometres traverse the picturesque section called the Casse Deserte. Once over the 2360-metre summit, it's a steep descent to finish in Briançon. Look for the Giro strong-men to emerge on Stage 12.

Photography

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Results

1 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                5.46.59 (34.237 km/h)
2 Gabriele Balducci (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                      
3 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                       
4 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                          
5 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                   
6 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Crédit Agricole                                         
7 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                   
8 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2r Prévoyance                                        
9 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                           
10 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Liquigas                                           
11 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                        
12 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                      
13 Nikolai Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit System                                 
14 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                                 
15 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Team Milram                                          
16 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Astana                                                
17 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    
18 Aitor Hernandez Gutierrez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                        
19 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Astana                                              
20 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone              
21 Luis Felipe Laverde Jimenez (Col) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare              
22 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                        
23 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                    
24 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Crédit Agricole                                        
25 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                       
26 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole                                          
27 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Predictor - Lotto                                  
28 Ricardo Serrano Gonzalez (Spa) Tinkoff Credit System                       
29 Dionisio Galparsoro Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                     
30 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                
31 Mario Aerts (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                        
32 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                                          
33 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Crédit Agricole                                   
34 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 
35 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                      
36 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Liquigas                                         
37 Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                         
38 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                             
39 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Saunier Duval - Prodir                           
40 Andrea Noe' (Ita) Liquigas                                                 
41 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    
42 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                               
43 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           
44 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                           
45 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Team Milram                                         
46 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                             
47 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Astana                                                
48 Thomas Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                           
49 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit System                                  
50 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Rabobank                                            
51 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                   
52 Iban Mayo Diez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                
53 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                           
54 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                    
55 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                  
56 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                     
57 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                   
58 Emanuele Sella (Ita) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                           
59 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole                                       
60 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                     
61 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                      
62 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                       
63 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                            
64 Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre - Fondital                   
65 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2r Prévoyance                                       
66 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française des Jeux                                   
67 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                           
68 Aketza Pena Iza (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                  
69 Lilian Jégou (Fra) Française des Jeux                                      
70 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                          
71 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                     
72 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas                                              
73 Andrea Pagoto (Ita) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                            
74 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank                                
75 Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                 
76 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Astana                                              
77 Andrey Mizourov (Kaz) Astana                                               
78 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                       
79 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2r Prévoyance                                    
80 Ivan Ramiro Parra Pinto (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone            
81 Iban Velasco (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                     
82 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit System                                    
83 Volodymyr Bileka (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  
84 William Walker (Aus) Rabobank                                              
85 Hubert Schwab (Swi) Quickstep - Innergetic                                 
86 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                     
87 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                                
88 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                        
89 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Lampre - Fondital                                    
90 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           
91 Nick Gates (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                         
92 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                      
93 Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Astana                                                  
94 Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                
95 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Team Milram                                    
96 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Crédit Agricole                                    
97 Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                    
98 Dmitry Kozontchouk (Rus) Rabobank                                          
99 Andrei Kunitski (Blr) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                       
100 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                          
101 Tristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                  
102 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                      
103 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            
104 Arnaud Gérard (Fra) Française des Jeux                                    
105 Alexandr Arekeev (Rus) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                     
106 Manuele Mori (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                 
107 Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Predictor - Lotto                                   
108 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                     
109 Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone         
110 Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana                                               
111 Mauro Facci (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                                  
112 Marco Pinotti (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                         
113 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                     
114 Matthew White (Aus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                    
115 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                
116 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana                                             
117 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                    
118 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                            
119 Ivan Rovny (Rus) Tinkoff Credit System                                    
120 Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                     
121 Laurent Mangel (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                      
122 Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                    
123 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre - Fondital                                   
124 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française des Jeux                                   
125 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Tinkoff Credit System                            
126 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                               
127 Simone Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                   
128 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 
129 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team CSC                                          
130 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC                                            
131 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                          
132 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) T-Mobile Team                                       
133 Carl Naibo (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                          
134 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                             
135 Steven Cummings (GBr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  
136 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC                                          
137 Axel Merckx (Bel) T-Mobile Team                                           
138 Aaron Olson (USA) T-Mobile Team                                           
139 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                           
140 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit System                              
141 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                           
142 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Tinkoff Credit System                              
143 Julio Alberto Perez Cuapio (Mex) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare              
144 Nicolas Crosbie (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    
145 Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                       
146 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval - Prodir                           
147 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                            
148 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                             
149 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Liquigas                                     
150 Mathieu Heijboer (Ned) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                  
151 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas                                           
152 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                                          
153 Tim Klinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                            
154 Eric Berthou (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                                       
155 Pierre Drancourt (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   
156 Fabien Patanchon (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 
157 Anton Luengo Celaya (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                             
158 Addy Engels (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic                                  
159 Brian Vandborg (Den) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                   
160 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Predictor - Lotto                                    
161 Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                  
162 Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                           
163 Elio Aggiano (Ita) Tinkoff Credit System                              0.54
164 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                                 0.56
165 Joseba Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      0.57
166 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram
167 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                          
168 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                        1.50
169 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC                                         1.55
170 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana                                            4.07
171 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                       
DNS Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                            
 
Points

1 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                     25 pts
2 Gabriele Balducci (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                    20
3 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                     16
4 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                        14
5 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                 12
6 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Crédit Agricole                                       10
7 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                  9
8 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2r Prévoyance                                       8
9 Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                     8
10 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                         7
11 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Liquigas                                          6
12 Nicolas Crosbie (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    6
13 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                       5
14 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                     4
15 Simone Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                   4
16 Nikolai Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit System                                3
17 Pierre Drancourt (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   3
18 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                                2
19 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                     2
20 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Team Milram                                         1
21 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                    1
 
TV Garibaldi

1 Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                     5 pts
2 Nicolas Crosbie (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                     4
3 Simone Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                    3
4 Pierre Drancourt (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    2
5 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                      1
6 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                      
 
Most Combative

1 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                      6 pts
2 Gabriele Balducci (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                     5
3 Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                     5
4 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                      4
5 Nicolas Crosbie (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                     4
6 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                         3
7 Simone Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                    3
8 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                  2
9 Pierre Drancourt (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    2
10 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Crédit Agricole                                       1
11 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                     1
 
Azurri D'Italia

1 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                      4 pts
2 Gabriele Balducci (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                     2
3 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                      1
 
Fuga Gilera

1 Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                   147 pts
 
Trofeo Fast Team

1 Credit Agricole                                                             
2 Team Milram                                                                 
3 AG2r Prevoyance                                                             
4 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                         
5 Predictor - Lotto                                                           
6 Acqua & Sapone - Caffe' Mokambo                                             
7 Astana                                                                      
8 Bouygues Telecom                                                            
9 Liquigas                                                                    
10 Tinkoff Credit Systems                                                     
11 Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                                                
12 Gerolsteiner                                                               
13 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                                     
14 Lampre - Fondital                                                          
15 Rabobank                                                                   
16 Discovery Channel Pro C.T.                                                 
17 Cofidis, Le Credit P. Telephone                                            
18 Quick Step - Innergetic                                                    
19 Caisse D'Epargne                                                           
20 Francaise Des Jeux                                                         
21 T-Mobile Team                                                              
22 Team CSC                                                                   
 
Trofeo Super Team

1 Credit Agricole                                                             
2 Team Milram                                                                 
3 Acqua & Sapone - Caffe' Mokambo                                             
4 Predictor - Lotto                                                           
5 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                         
6 Lampre - Fondital                                                           
7 AG2r Prevoyance                                                             
8 Gerolsteiner                                                                
9 Liquigas                                                                    
10 Rabobank                                                                   
11 Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                                                
12 Tinkoff Credit Systems                                                     
13 Quick Step - Innergetic                                                    
14 Astana                                                                     
15 Bouygues Telecom                                                           
16 Cofidis, Le Credit P. Telephone                                            
17 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                                     
18 Discovery Channel Pro C.T.                                                 
19 Caisse D'Epargne                                                           
20 T-Mobile Team                                                              
21 Francaise Des Jeux                                                         
22 Team CSC                                                                   
 
General classification after stage 11

1 Andrea Noe' (Ita) Liquigas                                          51.53.08
2 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                1.08
3 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                               1.15
4 Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre - Fondital                1.38
5 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit System                               1.48
6 Emanuele Sella (Ita) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                        2.04
7 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Astana                                           2.06
8 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas                                           2.58
9 Marco Pinotti (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                       3.11
10 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team       3.22
11 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                       4.03
12 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                            4.04
13 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                 4.29
14 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                          4.32
15 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Astana                                          4.40
16 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                            5.06
17 Mario Aerts (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                    5.20
18 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                           5.24
19 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             5.27
20 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Predictor - Lotto                              5.44
21 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Astana                                            5.51
22 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2r Prévoyance                                6.07
23 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                  6.24
24 Iban Mayo Diez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                            6.52
25 William Walker (Aus) Rabobank                                          6.57
26 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                         7.09
27 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                        7.13
28 Hubert Schwab (Swi) Quickstep - Innergetic                             7.45
29 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                7.51
30 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                 7.57
31 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                   8.03
32 Andrey Mizourov (Kaz) Astana                                           8.10
33 Ivan Ramiro Parra Pinto (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone        8.16
34 Luis Felipe Laverde Jimenez (Col) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare          9.21
35 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               9.50
36 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                      10.02
37 Dionisio Galparsoro Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                10.08
38 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                10.43
39 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française des Jeux                              10.46
40 Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                 11.04
41 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Crédit Agricole                              11.35
42 Julio Alberto Perez Cuapio (Mex) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare          12.04
43 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Crédit Agricole                               12.11
44 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC                                        12.23
45 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               12.51
46 Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            13.02
47 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre - Fondital                               13.03
48 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             13.27
49 Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                           13.28
50 Aketza Pena Iza (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                             13.34
51 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                            13.35
52 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française des Jeux                               13.37
53 Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                    13.44
54 Alexandr Arekeev (Rus) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                 13.47
55 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana                                         13.59
56 Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo               14.33
57 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                 14.44
58 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                        14.55
59 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas                                       14.59
60 Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone     15.22
61 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                   16.16
62 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank                           16.31
63 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                 17.40
64 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                       18.09
65 Carl Naibo (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                      18.28
66 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                                     18.35
67 Mauro Facci (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                              18.53
68 Volodymyr Bileka (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             18.57
69 Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                   20.09
70 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Liquigas                                    21.34
71 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                        21.39
72 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2r Prévoyance                                  22.02
73 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                22.52
74 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                         23.04
75 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                      24.33
76 Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana                                           25.18
77 Aitor Hernandez Gutierrez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                   25.43
78 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      25.44
79 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team CSC                                      26.27
80 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) T-Mobile Team                                   26.28
81 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit System                               26.44
82 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                       26.51
83 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole                                  27.04
84 Axel Merckx (Bel) T-Mobile Team                                       28.06
85 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                      30.29
86 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Liquigas                                 30.30
87 Lilian Jégou (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 30.39
88 Iban Velasco (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                31.15
89 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                 31.43
90 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            32.19
91 Andrei Kunitski (Blr) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                  33.21
92 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                               35.54
93 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Tinkoff Credit System                        36.12
94 Nicolas Crosbie (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                36.13
95 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                36.29
96 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                  37.09
97 Addy Engels (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic                              37.11
98 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Tinkoff Credit System                          37.25
99 Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                       37.29
100 Andrea Pagoto (Ita) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                      38.36
101 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                40.00
102 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2r Prévoyance                                 40.54
103 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Lampre - Fondital                              40.55
104 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval - Prodir                      41.09
105 Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Predictor - Lotto                              41.22
106 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                          42.01
107 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Team Milram                                   42.06
108 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                                42.29
109 Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                             42.52
110 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Liquigas                                     43.09
111 Ricardo Serrano Gonzalez (Spa) Tinkoff Credit System                 43.37
112 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana                                           44.16
113 Eric Berthou (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                                       
114 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone        44.19
115 Manuele Mori (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                            44.36
116 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                     44.45
117 Steven Cummings (GBr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             45.44
118 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 47.01
119 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole                                    47.27
120 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                47.37
121 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                    48.15
122 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Astana                                          48.23
123 Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Astana                                            49.13
124 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Team Milram                              49.24
125 Matthew White (Aus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               49.28
126 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Team Milram                                    49.41
127 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC                                        50.43
128 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Crédit Agricole                                  51.00
129 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC                                     51.05
130 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                  51.49
131 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                  52.46
132 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                       53.05
133 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    53.33
134 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                53.39
135 Dmitry Kozontchouk (Rus) Rabobank                                    53.41
136 Thomas Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     53.58
137 Joseba Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                     54.13
138 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Saunier Duval - Prodir                     55.06
139 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                 55.48
140 Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone               58.33
141 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                     58.34
142 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                   59.47
143 Arnaud Gérard (Fra) Française des Jeux                             1.00.49
144 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram                                    1.02.35
145 Laurent Mangel (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                               1.03.02
146 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            1.03.38
147 Mathieu Heijboer (Ned) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone           1.04.07
148 Simone Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo            1.04.42
149 Nikolai Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit System                         1.05.48
150 Ivan Rovny (Rus) Tinkoff Credit System                             1.06.16
151 Tristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone           1.06.45
152 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit System                       1.06.48
153 Pierre Drancourt (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            1.09.09
154 Fabien Patanchon (Fra) Française des Jeux                          1.09.10
155 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                          1.09.22
156 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Crédit Agricole                                1.10.54
157 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Predictor - Lotto                             1.12.51
158 Brian Vandborg (Den) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            1.13.08
159 Tim Klinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     1.14.23
160 Elio Aggiano (Ita) Tinkoff Credit System                           1.17.59
161 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                          1.18.33
162 Nick Gates (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                 1.20.31
163 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                              1.23.13
164 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Rabobank                                    1.24.12
165 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                1.27.08
166 Gabriele Balducci (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo             1.28.27
167 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                     1.30.57
168 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     1.31.49
169 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                                   1.35.49
170 Aaron Olson (USA) T-Mobile Team                                    1.36.40
171 Anton Luengo Celaya (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      1.42.07
 
Points classification

1 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                    135 pts
2 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                     92
3 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                                76
4 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                         64
5 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                        64
6 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                     59
7 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                 57
8 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2r Prévoyance                                      56
9 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas                                             49
10 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana                                               37
11 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                              32
12 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                              30
13 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                         29
14 Luis Felipe Laverde Jimenez (Col) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare            28
15 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                            27
16 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                   25
17 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                    24
18 Marco Pinotti (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                        24
19 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Liquigas                                         22
20 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                22
21 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit System                                20
22 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                    20
23 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 20
24 Gabriele Balducci (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                   20
25 Emanuele Sella (Ita) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                         18
26 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                         18
27 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Tinkoff Credit System                             18
28 Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                   16
29 Hubert Schwab (Swi) Quickstep - Innergetic                               16
30 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                             15
31 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                15
32 Nicolas Crosbie (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   14
33 Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                      13
34 Simone Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                  13
35 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                 12
36 Dionisio Galparsoro Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                   12
37 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2r Prévoyance                                     12
38 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone            12
39 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                      12
40 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit System                             12
41 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                   11
42 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                         10
43 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Astana                                            10
44 Volodymyr Bileka (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                10
45 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Liquigas                                    10
46 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Crédit Agricole                                      10
47 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                           9
48 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                     9
49 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Astana                                             8
50 Ivan Ramiro Parra Pinto (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone           8
51 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                            8
52 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2r Prévoyance                                   8
53 William Walker (Aus) Rabobank                                             8
54 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   8
55 Andrea Noe' (Ita) Liquigas                                                7
56 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                7
57 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit System                                   7
58 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                      7
59 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                       7
60 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC                                            6
61 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            6
62 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval - Prodir                           6
63 Pierre Drancourt (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   6
64 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Rabobank                                           6
65 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                            6
66 Julio Alberto Perez Cuapio (Mex) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare              5
67 Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                5
68 Alexandr Arekeev (Rus) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                     5
69 Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre - Fondital                  4
70 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Predictor - Lotto                                 4
71 Aitor Hernandez Gutierrez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                       4
72 Andrei Kunitski (Blr) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                      4
73 Nikolai Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit System                                4
74 Elio Aggiano (Ita) Tinkoff Credit System                                  3
75 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre - Fondital                                   3
76 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                             3
77 Fabien Patanchon (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 3
78 Mario Aerts (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                       2
79 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française des Jeux                                   2
80 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                       2
81 Mauro Facci (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                                  2
82 Ricardo Serrano Gonzalez (Spa) Tinkoff Credit System                      2
83 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          1
84 Iban Mayo Diez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                               1
85 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                   1
86 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank                               1
87 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                                         1
88 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Team Milram                                         1
89 MULLER Martin                                                             1
90 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC                                         -5
91 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                    -6
92 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              -10
 
Mountains Classification

1 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas                                             25 pts
2 Luis Felipe Laverde Jimenez (Col) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare             23
3 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                             15
4 Emanuele Sella (Ita) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                          14
5 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                               12
6 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                               10
7 Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                        8
8 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit System                                    8
9 Marco Pinotti (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                          8
10 Hubert Schwab (Swi) Quickstep - Innergetic                                8
11 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                    6
12 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                              4
13 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval - Prodir                           3
14 Ivan Ramiro Parra Pinto (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone           3
15 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  3
16 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                    3
17 Mauro Facci (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                                  3
18 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                     3
19 Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre - Fondital                  2
20 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                     2
21 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Crédit Agricole                                   2
22 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                          2
23 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                      2
24 Fabien Patanchon (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 2
25 William Walker (Aus) Rabobank                                             1
26 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            1
27 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2r Prévoyance                                      1
28 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                    1
29 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Tinkoff Credit System                              1
30 Eric Berthou (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                                       1
 
Best Young Rider Classification

1 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                         51.57.12
2 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                             1.02
3 William Walker (Aus) Rabobank                                           2.53
4 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                          3.05
5 Hubert Schwab (Swi) Quickstep - Innergetic                              3.41
6 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                    3.59
7 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        5.58
8 Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                   7.00
9 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 8.47
10 Alexandr Arekeev (Rus) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                  9.43
11 Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo               10.29
12 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                 10.40
13 Carl Naibo (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                      14.24
14 Mauro Facci (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                              14.49
15 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                        17.35
16 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                         19.00
17 Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana                                           21.14
18 Aitor Hernandez Gutierrez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                   21.39
19 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) T-Mobile Team                                   22.24
20 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit System                               22.40
21 Andrei Kunitski (Blr) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                  29.17
22 Andrea Pagoto (Ita) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                       34.32
23 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                                 38.25
24 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Liquigas                                      39.05
25 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                 43.33
26 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC                                         46.39
27 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                   47.45
28 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                        49.01
29 Dmitry Kozontchouk (Rus) Rabobank                                     49.37
30 Thomas Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                      49.54
31 Arnaud Gérard (Fra) Française des Jeux                                56.45
32 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               59.34
33 Mathieu Heijboer (Ned) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone            1.00.03
34 Nikolai Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit System                          1.01.44
35 Ivan Rovny (Rus) Tinkoff Credit System                              1.02.12
36 Tristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone            1.02.41
37 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit System                        1.02.44
38 Pierre Drancourt (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             1.05.05
39 Fabien Patanchon (Fra) Française des Jeux                           1.05.06
40 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Crédit Agricole                                 1.06.50
41 Tim Klinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                      1.10.19
42 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                 1.23.04
43 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                      1.26.53
44 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                      1.27.45
45 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                                    1.31.45
 
Most Combative Classification

1 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                     31 pts
2 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                     22
3 Luis Felipe Laverde Jimenez (Col) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare             20
4 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                                17
5 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                 16
6 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                        14
7 Marco Pinotti (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                         12
8 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas                                             11
9 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                         11
10 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                    11
11 Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                   10
12 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit System                                  10
13 Simone Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                  10
14 Nicolas Crosbie (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    9
15 Emanuele Sella (Ita) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                          9
16 Hubert Schwab (Swi) Quickstep - Innergetic                                8
17 Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                       8
18 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit System                              8
19 Ivan Ramiro Parra Pinto (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone           7
20 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                          7
21 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                               7
22 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                               7
23 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                    7
24 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana                                                7
25 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                             6
26 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                          6
27 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  6
28 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Tinkoff Credit System                              6
29 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval - Prodir                           6
30 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                     6
31 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Astana                                             5
32 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                            5
33 Elio Aggiano (Ita) Tinkoff Credit System                                  5
34 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit System                                 5
35 Gabriele Balducci (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                    5
36 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                  4
37 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                    4
38 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            4
39 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2r Prévoyance                                      4
40 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2r Prévoyance                                      4
41 Pierre Drancourt (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   4
42 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                              3
43 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Predictor - Lotto                                 3
44 Mauro Facci (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                                  3
45 Andrei Kunitski (Blr) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                      3
46 Fabien Patanchon (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 3
47 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                     2
48 Dionisio Galparsoro Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                    2
49 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                    2
50 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Crédit Agricole                                   2
51 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                             2
52 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                 2
53 Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre - Fondital                  1
54 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                          1
55 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Astana                                             1
56 Mario Aerts (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                       1
57 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                       1
58 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                     1
59 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                     1
60 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                      1
61 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Crédit Agricole                                       1
 
Azurri d'Italia Classification

1 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                     15 pts
2 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                      7
3 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas                                              6
4 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                          6
5 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                                 5
6 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                              4
7 Luis Felipe Laverde Jimenez (Col) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare              4
8 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                           4
9 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                  4
10 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                        4
11 Marco Pinotti (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                         2
12 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                               2
13 Gabriele Balducci (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                    2
14 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                     1
15 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                               1
16 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                    1
17 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana                                                1
18 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                     1
 
Fuga Gilera Classification

1 Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                   365 pts
2 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit System                             314
3 Elio Aggiano (Ita) Tinkoff Credit System                                 304
4 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit System                                  303
5 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                   268
6 Simone Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                  240
7 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval - Prodir                          206
8 Fabien Patanchon (Fra) Française des Jeux                                206
9 Mauro Facci (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                                 174
10 Ivan Ramiro Parra Pinto (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone         173
11 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                          172
12 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                171
13 Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                     170
14 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                          170
15 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                     148
16 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank                             148
17 Marco Pinotti (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                       118
18 Luis Felipe Laverde Jimenez (Col) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare           118
19 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 115
20 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2r Prévoyance                                    109
21 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                        104
22 Andrei Kunitski (Blr) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                     94
23 Nicolas Crosbie (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   94
24 Hubert Schwab (Swi) Quickstep - Innergetic                               92
25 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Tinkoff Credit System                             92
26 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                    92
27 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Predictor - Lotto                                15
29 Julio Alberto Perez Cuapio (Mex) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare              8
 
Trofeo Fast Team Classification

1 Lampre - Fondital                                                           
2 Liquigas                                                                    
3 Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                                                 
4 Astana                                                                      
5 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                                      
6 Predictor - Lotto                                                           
7 Discovery Channel Pro C.T.                                                  
8 Caisse D'Epargne                                                            
9 Cofidis, Le Credit P. Telephone                                             
10 Acqua & Sapone - Caffe' Mokambo                                            
11 Team CSC                                                                   
12 AG2r Prevoyance                                                            
13 Quick Step - Innergetic                                                    
14 Rabobank                                                                   
15 Credit Agricole                                                            
16 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                        
17 T-Mobile Team                                                              
18 Gerolsteiner                                                               
19 Tinkoff Credit Systems                                                     
20 Francaise Des Jeux                                                         
21 Bouygues Telecom                                                           
22 Team Milram                                                                
 
Trofeo Super Team Classification

1 Lampre - Fondital                                                           
2 Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                                                 
3 Liquigas                                                                    
4 Team Milram                                                                 
5 Caisse D'Epargne                                                            
6 AG2r Prevoyance                                                             
7 Quick Step - Innergetic                                                     
8 Credit Agricole                                                             
9 Team CSC                                                                    
10 Predictor - Lotto                                                          
11 Acqua & Sapone - Caffe' Mokambo                                            
12 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                                     
13 Astana                                                                     
14 Gerolsteiner                                                               
15 Tinkoff Credit Systems                                                     
16 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                        
17 Discovery Channel Pro C.T.                                                 
18 Rabobank                                                                   
19 Bouygues Telecom                                                           
20 T-Mobile Team                                                              
21 Cofidis, Le Credit P. Telephone                                            
22 Francaise Des Jeux                                                         
 
TV Garibaldi Classification

1 Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                    10 pts
2 Nicolas Crosbie (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                     9
3 Simone Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                    9
4 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit System                               8
5 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                     7
6 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           6
7 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Astana                                              5
8 Ivan Ramiro Parra Pinto (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone            5
9 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                             5
10 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                     5
11 Elio Aggiano (Ita) Tinkoff Credit System                                  5
12 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit System                                   5
13 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                  4
14 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            4
15 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2r Prévoyance                                      4
16 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Tinkoff Credit System                              4
17 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval - Prodir                           4
18 Pierre Drancourt (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   4
19 Marco Pinotti (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                         3
20 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Predictor - Lotto                                 3
21 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  3
22 Andrei Kunitski (Blr) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                      3
23 Luis Felipe Laverde Jimenez (Col) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare             2
24 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                     2
25 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit System                                 2
26 Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                       2
27 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                             2
28 Fabien Patanchon (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 2
29 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                     1
30 Mario Aerts (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                       1
31 Hubert Schwab (Swi) Quickstep - Innergetic                                1
32 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                       1
33 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                     1
34 Mauro Facci (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                                  1
35 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                     1

Fair Play Classification

1 Liquigas                                                                   0 pts 
2 Caisse D'Epargne                                                            
3 Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                                                 
4 Astana                                                                      
5 Predictor - Lotto                                                           
6 AG2r Prevoyance                                                             
7 Quick Step - Innergetic                                                     
8 Cofidis, Le Credit P. Telephone                                             
9 Francaise Des Jeux                                                          
10 Team Milram                                                                
11 Gerolsteiner                                                              5 
12 Credit Agricole                                                          13
13 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                                   20
14 Tinkoff Credit Systems                                                   25
15 T-Mobile Team                                                            25
16 Acqua & Sapone - Caffe' Mokambo                                          25
17 Bouygues Telecom                                                         25
18 Rabobank                                                                 38
19 Discovery Channel Pro C.T.                                               50
20 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                      95
21 Team CSC                                                                120
22 Lampre - Fondital                                                       180

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