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94th Tour de France - ProT
France, July 7-29, 2007
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Stage Rest day - Monday, July 16: Tignes
Everything yet to race for in open Tour
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Nine days of racing completed, twelve to go. As the riders take a breather on the first rest day of the 2007 Tour, Cyclingnews' Shane Stokes takes a look at what has happened thus far.
The suspense builds. After over a week of competition, the 2007 Tour de France is very much a wide-open affair. There have been three race leaders since the Tour start in London last Saturday week, but a clear picture has yet to emerge as to who will be the definitive contenders for the final yellow jersey of the race.
For now, Michael Rasmussen (Rabobank) is firmly wrapped up in the maillot jaune, following a trademark long-distance attack across the Alps which also netted him the stage win plus the lead in the King of the Mountains classification. However, by his own admission, the Dane is no time triallist and so he will need to get considerably more time in the remaining uphill stages if he is to stand a chance of winning the Tour overall.
Pre-race favourites Alexandre Vinokourov and Andreas Klöden have had a rough start to their GC aspirations, due to both being badly injured in crashes last Thursday. Vinokourov suffered deep cuts to both knees plus other smaller injuries, while Klöden fractured his tailbone. They lost time to some of the other GC contenders on stage eight but are hoping to feel stronger after Monday's rest day.
Spanish dark horse Iban Mayo surprised many by finishing second on stage eight and is currently second overall in the general classification. He won on Alpe d'Huez in 2003 but has done nothing in the Tour since then; however, if he keeps riding like he did on Sunday, he is in the hunt for the final victory. So too Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne), Christophe Moreau (Ag2r Prévoyance), Frank Schleck (Team CSC), Cadel Evans (Predictor – Lotto) and Andrey Kashechkin (Astana), all of whom were the strongest of those who sought to limit the gains of Rasmussen and Mayo on Sunday.
Less prominent were Denis Menchov (Rabobank), Carlos Sastre (CSC), Levi Leipheimer (Discovery Channel) and Oscar Pereiro (Caisse d'Epargne). These, like Vinokourov and Klöden, will hope to be back to full sharpness when the racing recommences with a tough 159.5 kilometre stage to Briançon on Tuesday.
Talented young T-Mobile rider Linus Gerdemann will start the day second overall, having dropped out of yellow on Sunday's stage. He and Kim Kirchen are likely to share team leadership following the unfortunate crash-provoked withdrawal of Michael Rogers. It's probably a couple of years too early to consider Gerdemann a contender for Tour honours, but he's certainly got a decent chance of holding onto the white jersey as best young rider.
Like their compatriot Rogers, Australians Robbie McEwen and Stuart O'Grady both ended their Tour campaigns on Sunday. The hunt for the green jersey has now been whittled down to a handful of riders and even though Tom Boonen currently has the edge on Erik Zabel – both in terms of points and his finishing speed - the German is a better climber and could pick up useful points on the tougher stages.
Of course, Rasmussen will aim to do precisely that in the KOM competition. He's 40 points clear of Sylvain Chavanel (Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone) and 52 up on Gerdemann; there is a long way to go to Paris but few would bet against him at this point.
Prologue - Saturday, July 7: London ITT, 7.9 km
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George Hincapie (Discovery Channel) had hoped to make up for last year's second place by taking yellow but instead had to be content with third on the stage, 23 seconds back. World pursuit champ Bradley Wiggins (Cofidis) was best of the home riders in fourth, while David Millar (Saunier Duval – Prodir) showed he was some way off top form with 13th place. He was disappointed not to have done better, but was elated by the massive crowds which turned out to watch the Grand Départ.
Klöden's ride put him best of the GC contenders. His Astana team-mates Alexandre Vinokourov and Andrey Kashechkin performed solidly, placing seventh and 16th, and the overall strength of their challenge saw them net the team prize for the day.
Other overall challengers such as Cadel Evans (Predictor-Lotto), Michael Rogers (T-Mobile), Oscar Pereiro (Caisse d'Epargne), Linus Gerdemann (T-Mobile), Levi Leipheimer (Discovery Channel), Denis Menchov (Rabobank) and Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) all finished very close together, with just four seconds separating them at the end of the high-speed test. Klöden was therefore the early winner in this battle for a psychological edge, taking 23 seconds out of Evans and slightly more out of the others.
Stage 1 – Sunday, July 8: London - Canterbury, 203 km
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The day's supporting roles were played by Thor Hushovd (Crédit Agricole) and Tom Boonen (Quickstep-Innergetic), second and third into Canterbury, and by home favourite David Millar (Saunier Duval – Prodir). Inspired by a Chris Boardman lone attack he saw from the side of the road when the Tour last visited Britain in 1994, the Scot went clear 40 kilometres after the start and spent much of the day ahead of the bunch. His reward was the polka dot jersey of best climber.
Fabian Cancellara had a stress-free day thanks to his CSC team and held on to the race lead.
Stage 2 – Monday, July 9: Dunkirk - Gent, 167 km
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Former stage winner Filippo Pozzato (Liquiqas) showed his good form with a third-place finish. Robbie McEwen finished sixth and said after the stage that he was suffering the after-effects of his crash one day earlier.
He was lucky to miss out on another big pileup inside the final two kilometres of the stage. A large number of riders came down, including race leader Cancellara, Hushovd, Hincapie and Francisco Ventoso (Saunier Duval). Other riders were caught behind the fallers and watched the finish in the big screens, aware that UCI rules meant that they would be given the same time as the winner.
Mark Cavendish was one of those who ended up on the tarmac. The T-Mobile tour debutant was having a baptism of fire, crashing on Sunday and thus missing out on his chance of going for a home win, and then hitting the deck hard in Gent.
Stage 3 – Tuesday, July 10: Waregem - Compiègne, 236 km
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The yellow and green jerseys remained on the shoulders of Cancellara and Boonen, while the polka-dot maillot migrated to the shoulders of Stéphane Augé (Cofidis). He had started the day level on points with Millar, but slipped away in a break and added to his haul.
Cavendish had a better showing, placing ninth and finishing as best young rider on the stage.
Stage 4 – Wednesday, July 11: Villers-Cotterêts - Joigny, 190 km
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As has been the case in each of the bunch finishes, no one team had been strong enough to set up a real sprinter's train at the end of the stage. However Hushovd benefited from a strong leadout by Crédit Agricole team-mate Julian Dean to blast home, just holding off a fast-finishing Hunter.
Freire's third place suggested that the Spaniard was getting over a reoccurrence of the saddle sore injury which blighted his 2005 season. There was no change to the jersey classifications in the race, with Cancellara, Boonen and Augé continuing to hold the yellow, green and polka-dot jerseys.
Stage 5 – Thursday, July 12: Chablis - Autun, 184 km
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The talented 25 year-old Italian came out best in a frenzied 74 man sprint to the line, beating Freire, Daniele Bennati (Lampre-Fondital), Kim Kirchen (T-Mobile) and the new points leader Zabel.
Fabian Cancellara (CSC) finished twelfth and retained his race lead for yet another day.
The biggest news from the hilly stage was the crashes of Astana leaders Andreas Klöden and Alexandre Vinokourov. Klöden fractured his coccyx but was able to finish in the main bunch; Vinokourov hit the deck a little later in the stage and suffered bad cuts to both knees. Six riders from his team dropped back to help him but despite a frantic chase, he finished in a group 1'20" back and dropped to 81st overall.
Both he and Klöden went to hospital for treatment. Vino received a number of stitches to both knees, finally leaving there around midnight, but confirmed that he would start the following morning.
Stage 6 – Friday, July 13: Semur-en-Auxois - Bourg-en-Bresse, 200 km
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Boonen's victory plus the points picked up in two intermediate sprints saw him move back into the lead of that classification, ending the day 11 points clear of Zabel. Race leader Cancellara finished in the same time as the sprinters and preserved his comfortable 33 second lead over Klöden. However, with the mountains due to start on stage 7, he knew that it was his last podium appearance in yellow.
The day was marked by a marathon 190 kilometre solo attack by British rider Bradley Wiggins. He built a maximum lead of over 17 minutes but was hauled back with just seven kilometres to go.
Stage 7 – Saturday, July 14: Bourg-en-Bresse - Le-Grand-Bornand, 197 km
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Last year's most aggressive Tour rider David de la Fuente (Saunier Duval – Prodir) was third. A 35 man group containing all the pre-race favourites finished 3'38" back. The time gaps meant that Gerdemann ended the day with a solid grip of the yellow and white jerseys, and with the stage victory plus the day's most aggressive rider award also to his credit.
As a member of the T-Mobile team, Gerdemann is subject to perhaps the toughest anti-doping programme in sport. One day prior to his win he underwent blood volume testing designed to detect transfusions and this fact plus the strong anti-doping message he stressed after the stage was a positive sign for the sport.
The stage was also marked by the non-participation of triple world champ Oscar Freire, who finally pulled out of the Tour due to a lingering saddle sore problem. He had begun the day fifth overall and was third in the points classification.
Stage 8 – Sunday, July 15: Le-Grand-Bornand - Tignes, 165 km
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Rasmussen finished 2 minutes and 47 seconds ahead of a resurgent Iban Mayo (Saunier Duval – Prodir), who is returning to his top form after three years in Tour wilderness. Fellow Spaniard Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) was 25 seconds further back in third, coming home one second ahead of home favourite Christophe Moreau (Ag2r Prévoyance), Frank Schleck (Team CSC), Cadel Evans (Predictor – Lotto) and Andrey Kashechkin (Astana).
Overnight race leader Linus Gerdemann finished 20th, 5'05" behind Rasmussen, and dropped to second overall. He is 1'56" ahead of Mayo and remains in the white jersey as best young rider.
Several top names suffered on the 165 kilometre stage. Gerdemann's T-Mobile team-mate Michael Rogers was race leader on the road but crashed out of the break on the dangerous descent of the Cornet de Roselend. He dislocated his shoulder and withdrew, as did other crash victims such as Stuart O'Grady (CSC) and Ivan Parra (Cofidis). Sprinters Robbie McEwen and Mark Cavendish also left the race, the former finishing outside the time limit and the latter withdrawing during the stage.
As for GC contenders Denis Menchov (Rabobank), Carlos Sastre (CSC), Levi Leipheimer (Discovery Channel), Oscar Pereiro (Caisse d'Epargne), Andreas Klöden and Alexandre Vinokourov, these all finished between 3'35" and 4'29" behind Rasmussen. They are by no means out of the race, but will have to raise their game in the stages ahead if they are to have a chance of final victory.
Current Standings
General classification after stage 8
1 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank 39.37.42
2 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team 0.43
3 Iban Mayo Diez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir 2.39
4 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 2.51
5 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana 2.52
6 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto 2.53
7 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 3.06
8 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 3.10
9 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC 3.14
10 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 3.19
11 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC 3.35
12 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana 3.46
13 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 3.53
14 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 3.54
15 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 4.00
16 Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Liquigas 4.19
17 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic 4.22
18 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 4.51
19 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile Team 5.02
20 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Lampre - Fondital 5.03
21 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 5.14
22 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana 5.23
23 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne 6.09
24 Kanstantin Siutsou (Blr) Barloworld 6.18
25 Chris Horner (USA) Predictor - Lotto 6.29
26 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank 6.38
27 Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld 7.31
28 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 7.32
29 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole 8.33
30 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir 8.51
31 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 9.23
32 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner 9.52
33 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 10.50
34 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 12.43
35 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic 13.06
36 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 13.21
37 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC 15.08
38 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 15.24
39 Christophe Le Mével (Fra) Crédit Agricole 16.11
40 Inigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 16.19
41 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram 17.42
42 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 18.52
43 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic 19.04
44 Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre - Fondital 19.57
45 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 20.19
46 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 21.14
47 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
48 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole 22.08
49 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 22.51
50 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) T-Mobile Team 23.40
51 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner 24.23
52 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Quickstep - Innergetic 24.59
53 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Predictor - Lotto 26.26
54 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 27.24
55 Mario Aerts (Bel) Predictor - Lotto 27.43
56 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 28.05
57 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana 28.31
58 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2r Prévoyance 29.08
59 Juan Miguel Mercado Martin (Spa) Agritubel 29.31
60 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas 29.58
61 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC 30.04
62 John Gadret (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 30.39
63 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Astana 30.48
64 Antonio Colom Mas (Spa) Astana 30.51
65 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 31.30
66 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 32.18
67 Axel Merckx (Bel) T-Mobile Team 33.31
68 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram 34.52
69 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française des Jeux 35.39
70 Simon Gerrans (Aus) AG2r Prévoyance 35.51
71 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank 36.10
72 Iñigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC 36.27
73 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir 37.30
74 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole 37.54
75 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner 37.57
76 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 38.16
77 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner 38.20
78 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance 38.45
79 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC 39.01
80 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom 39.08
81 Iker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir 40.09
82 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 40.12
83 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Astana 40.20
84 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux 40.49
85 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 41.03
86 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux 41.44
87 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 41.52
88 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval - Prodir 41.58
89 Moises Duenas Nevado (Spa) Agritubel 42.18
90 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre - Fondital 42.28
91 Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 43.04
92 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre - Fondital 46.05
93 Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir 46.13
94 Grégory Rast (Swi) Astana 46.49
95 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 47.00
96 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Saunier Duval - Prodir 47.28
97 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom 47.34
98 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux
99 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel 48.08
100 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas 48.10
101 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank 48.20
102 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram 49.33
103 Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 50.29
104 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas 50.43
105 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Predictor - Lotto 51.06
106 Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 51.08
107 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC 51.38
108 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre - Fondital 52.53
109 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Barloworld 53.02
110 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 53.29
111 Murilo Fischer (Bra) Liquigas 53.30
112 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne 53.36
113 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 55.51
114 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas 56.26
115 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Agritubel 56.27
116 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital 56.47
117 Lilian Jégou (Fra) Française des Jeux
118 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 56.48
119 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir 57.34
120 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom 57.48
121 Benoît Salmon (Fra) Agritubel
122 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas 57.58
123 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel 58.06
124 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic 58.32
125 Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Astana 59.29
126 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) T-Mobile Team 59.35
127 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic 59.52
128 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux 1.00.00
129 Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux 1.00.06
130 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 1.00.25
131 Félix Rafael Cardenas Ravalo (Col) Barloworld 1.00.49
132 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole 1.01.13
133 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner 1.01.40
134 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole 1.01.46
135 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram 1.01.50
136 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld 1.02.06
137 Bert Grabsch (Ger) T-Mobile Team 1.02.15
138 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - Fondital 1.02.27
139 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram 1.02.28
140 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic 1.02.56
141 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld 1.03.22
142 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 1.03.30
143 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital 1.03.36
144 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Milram 1.03.42
145 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Team Milram 1.03.56
146 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner 1.04.12
147 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) T-Mobile Team 1.05.21
148 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic 1.05.30
149 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 1.05.40
150 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 1.06.14
151 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
152 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 1.06.41
153 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des Jeux 1.06.56
154 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner 1.07.13
155 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Predictor - Lotto 1.07.18
156 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas 1.07.30
157 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld 1.07.32
158 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 1.09.14
159 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic 1.09.17
160 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Barloworld 1.09.22
161 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner 1.09.25
162 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 1.10.16
163 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole 1.10.25
164 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram 1.10.59
165 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank 1.11.25
166 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole 1.11.35
167 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 1.13.19
168 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Crédit Agricole 1.13.37
169 Leif Hoste (Bel) Predictor - Lotto 1.13.46
170 Aleksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas 1.14.14
171 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC 1.14.40
172 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Predictor - Lotto 1.17.14
Points classification
1 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic 147 pts
2 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram 134
3 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld 103
4 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole 101
5 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Predictor - Lotto 97
6 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des Jeux 94
7 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner 78
8 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic 68
9 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre - Fondital 67
10 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC 63
11 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas 53
12 Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir 47
13 Murilo Fischer (Bra) Liquigas 47
14 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) T-Mobile Team 47
15 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre - Fondital 42
16 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) T-Mobile Team 40
17 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux 39
18 Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux 39
19 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 38
20 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel 37
21 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner 34
22 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank 32
23 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team 30
24 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 29
25 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole 27
26 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 25
27 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC 24
28 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana 24
29 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 21
30 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile Team 21
31 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner 21
32 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner 21
33 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank 20
34 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto 20
35 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 20
36 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 20
37 Inigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 20
38 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom 20
39 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic 20
40 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 19
41 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2r Prévoyance 19
42 Cédric Hervé (Fra) Agritubel 18
43 Aleksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas 17
44 Iban Mayo Diez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir 17
45 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel 16
46 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir 15
47 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 15
48 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole 15
49 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana 14
50 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 14
51 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic 14
52 Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld 13
53 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 13
54 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval - Prodir 12
55 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Barloworld 11
56 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Milram 10
57 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 10
58 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram 10
59 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas 10
60 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic 9
61 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française des Jeux 9
62 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole 9
63 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Discovery Channel 8
64 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas 8
65 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 7
66 Chris Horner (USA) Predictor - Lotto 7
67 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 7
68 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 6
69 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas 6
70 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC 6
71 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 5
72 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne 5
73 Lilian Jégou (Fra) Française des Jeux 5
74 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Lampre - Fondital 4
75 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 4
76 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana 4
77 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner 4
78 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel 4
79 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram 4
80 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel 3
81 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir 3
82 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 3
83 Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Liquigas 2
84 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram 2
85 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 2
86 Antonio Colom Mas (Spa) Astana 2
87 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 2
88 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 2
89 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic 2
90 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel 1
91 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel 1
92 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux 1
93 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic 1
94 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld 1
95 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Predictor - Lotto 1
96 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Barloworld -3
97 Juan Miguel Mercado Martin (Spa) Agritubel -5
98 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC -5
99 Iker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir -5
100 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone -15
Mountains classification
1 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank 82 pts
2 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 42
3 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team 30
4 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir 30
5 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 27
6 Iban Mayo Diez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir 26
7 Inigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 26
8 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux 23
9 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 22
10 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 20
11 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 20
12 Antonio Colom Mas (Spa) Astana 20
13 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner 19
14 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto 18
15 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner 16
16 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana 16
17 Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld 16
18 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole 15
19 Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 15
20 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole 15
21 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval - Prodir 14
22 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC 14
23 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 13
24 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 13
25 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2r Prévoyance 12
26 Christophe Le Mével (Fra) Crédit Agricole 11
27 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 10
28 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 10
29 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld 10
30 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 9
31 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 7
32 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 6
33 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic 6
34 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 6
35 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 6
36 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram 5
37 Aleksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas 5
38 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel 3
39 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile Team 3
40 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank 3
41 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 2
42 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux 2
43 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram 2
44 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Barloworld 2
45 Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux 2
46 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 1
47 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas 1
48 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Milram 1
Young rider classification
1 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team 39.38.25
2 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Discovery Channel 2.27
3 Kanstantin Siutsou (Blr) Barloworld 5.35
4 Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld 6.48
5 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel 8.40
6 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 12.38
7 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 18.09
8 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner 23.40
9 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française des Jeux 34.56
10 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux 41.01
11 Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir 45.30
12 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 46.17
13 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom 46.51
14 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux
15 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram 48.50
16 Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 49.46
17 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom 57.05
18 Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Astana 58.46
19 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux 59.17
20 Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux 59.23
21 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner 1.00.57
22 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole 1.01.03
23 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital 1.02.53
24 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Milram 1.02.59
25 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) T-Mobile Team 1.04.38
26 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Barloworld 1.08.39
27 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner 1.08.42
Teams classification
1 Rabobank 119.02.30
2 Caisse d'Epargne 1.18
3 Astana 2.37
4 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 4.21
5 Euskaltel-Euskadi 5.08
6 Team CSC 5.09
7 T-Mobile Team 13.54
8 Saunier Duval-Prodir 15.08
9 AG2r Prévoyance 20.47
10 Predictor-Lotto 22.35
11 Quickstep-Innergetic 26.48
12 Crédit Agricole 36.26
13 Gerolsteiner 38.51
14 Lampre-Fondital 47.39
15 Barloworld 48.58
16 Liquigas 49.06
17 Bouygues Telecom 54.40
18 Cofidis-Le Crédit par Téléphone 1.08.06
19 Team Milram 1.33.07
20 Agritubel 1.36.19
21 Française des Jeux 1.43.21
