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1st Tour of Ireland - 2.1
Ireland, August 22-26, 2007
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Stage 1 - August 22: Kilkenny - Cork, 174km
Vandenbergh wins from big break
By Shane Stokes in Cork
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Belgian rider Stijn Vandenbergh (Unibet.com) took his first professional victory on the streets of Cork today, attacking out of a ten man breakaway group with four kilometres to go to the finish line.
The 23 year old surged clear on the false flat after the second ascent of the gruelling St. Patrick's Hill, racing down the descent and ultimately hitting the line 14 seconds clear of American rider Aaron Olson (T-Mobile). Wesley Sulzberger (SouthAustralia.com AIS), Gabriel Rasch (Team Maxbo-Bianchi), Pieter Jacobs (Unibet.com) and Roger Beuchat (Team LPR) were next home, with three others also in this group.
Glenn Bak (Murphy and Gunn/Newlyn Group/M. Donnelly Sean Kelly) lost contact on the false flat and came in 32 seconds down.
The other riders in the race all finished over thirteen minutes back and have lost any chance of taking the final overall victory.
The break had gone clear approximately seventy kilometres after the start in Kilkenny and with most of the major teams represented, the peloton was content to ease back. Amongst those who lost time were CSC captains Frank and Andy Schleck, Baden Cooke (Unibet.com), Bernhard Eisel (T-Mobile) plus many other ProTour and Pro Continental riders.
The fourteen Irish riders in the field also missed out and with the main bunch shutting down, will have to limit their ambitions to chasing stage wins.
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Nicolas Roche (Ireland national team) was even more unlucky, being forced to withdraw during the stage due to a bad saddle sore. Unbeknownst to many, he had been suffering in recent days with the infected hair follicle and was in considerable pain while sitting on the bike.
Bak's team-mate Paídi O'Brien was best of the Irish in 20th place.
The 2.1 ranked Tour of Ireland continues tomorrow with what is regarded by some as potentially the hardest day. Starting in Clonakilty, the 166 kilometre race will pass through the Beara Peninsula, taking in the Healy Pass and Moll's Gap plus other smaller climbs en route to the finish in Killarney.
Photography
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Images by John Pierce/Photosport International
- A worker watches from the top of West Gate Clonmel as the peloton passes through.
- Great Britain's Chris Newton (Recycling.co.uk) finished 64th in the main bunch on the opening stage.
- Irish rider David McCann (Colavita - Sutter Home) came home in 25th place.
- Ukrainian Valeriy Kobzarenko (Navigators Insurance) finished in seventh place, 15 seconds behind the winner.
- American Aaron Olson (T-Mobile Team) took second place on the opening stage.
- The leading group arrived at the climb with a massive margin over the main bunch.
- Belgian Stijn Vandenberg (Unibet.com) pushed hard and came out on top on the first stage.
- Riders faced an interesting challenge when the commissaires' BMW stalled on the challenging climb.
- Mark Cassidy (Murphy & Gunn - Newlyn - M. Donnelly - Sean Kelly) and Austrian rider Bernhard Eisel (T-Mobile Team) drive a large group up the climb.
- The main peloton arrives as thousands of spectators look on at the tough Stage 1 climb.
- The break is in sight of the field
- The peloton crosses the River Suir in Sean Kelly's hometown of Carrick
- Stijn Vandenbergh (Unibet) gets his first pro win in Ireland
- The peloton on the Vee climb
- Sean Kelly is a national hero
Images by Stephen McMahon
- With temperatures set to soar these Colavita Sutter Home Cycling riders were glad to find some shade prior to the start of Stage 1.
- A stimulating muscle rub or maybe some extra sun cream for this Team Maxbo-Bianchi rider.
- Andy and Frank Schleck (Team CSC) were very generous with their time, giving interviews and signing autographs, prior to the start of Stage 1.
- Paídi O’Brien (Murphy & Gunn/Sean Kelly Team) and Nicolas Roche (Irish National Team) in conversation at the start of Stage 1.
- Thumbs up from this young fan for the start of the Tour of Ireland in Kilkenny.
- The next Andy and Frank Schleck? These brothers were enjoying the experience of watching their heroes roll out of Kilkenny City on Stage 1.
- Mark Cassidy (Murphy & Gunn/Newlyn Group/M. Donnelly/Sean Kelly Team) looking keen and focussed early on Stage 1.
- Unibet.com riders were at the head of affairs from the off. Here Stijn Vandenbergh and Troels Vinther eye up the road ahead.
- Racing began in earnest on the road to Carrick-on-Suir, with many of the teams keen to make an impression.
- After 40 kilometres Matti Breschel (Team CSC) took the first sprint of the day at Carrick-on-Suir from Glenn Bak and Paídi O’Brien (Murphy & Gunn/Newlyn Group/M. Donnelly/Sean Kelly Team).
- Rider 81 Nicholas Roche (Irish National Team) was active in the early part of Stage 1 but was unfortunately forced to retire from the race before the halfway mark having suffered in recent days with a saddle sore.
- Craig Lewis (Team Slipstream) leads the decisive break on the picturesque second category climb of 'The Vee' which separates County Tipperary and County Waterford.
- Looking composed and focussed, Stijn Vandenbergh (Unibet.com) leads the break.
- Giving every effort in hot and humid conditions, Glenn Bak (Murphy & Gunn/Newlyn Group/M. Donnelly/Sean Kelly Team) sets a steady tempo on the lower slopes of the 'The Vee'.
- Some riders use a compact chainset for challenging climbs, some use a Robin Subaru EHO35 4-stroke motor to drive their back wheel. This contraption was spotted at the top of 'The Vee' climb.
- With nine of the teams represented in the ten man break, the peleton were in no hurry to chase and had time to appreciate some of the scenery as they passed through the historical city of Lismore in County Waterford.
- The break continue to work well together and have opened a significant gap of over six minutes with forty kilometres remaining. Here, Valeriy Kobzarenko (Navigators Insurance) pushes the pace.
- Swedish rider Marcus Ljungqvist (Team CSC) in action on Stage 1 of the Tour of Ireland 2007.
- Wesley Sulzberger (SouthAustralia.com-AIS) and Gabriel Rasch (Team Maxbo-Bianchi) leading the breakaway on the Midleton Road into Cork City.
- Aaron Olson (T-Mobile Team) and Glenn Bak (Murphy & Gunn/Newlyn Group/M. Donnelly/Sean Kelly Team) force the pace as the breakaway approaches the outskirts of Cork City.
- Turning into a strong headwind with fifteen kilometres to go made life difficult for the leading group. Roger Beuchat (Team LPR) grits his teeth at the front of the breakaway.
- The people of Cork City turned out in great numbers and gave the riders every encouragement as they rolled into the city.
- Before crossing the river Lee and reaching the finish line on the South Mall, the riders had two short laps to complete in Cork City. They would have to cross the intimidating climb of St. Patrick's Hill on both occasions.
- All bets are off and it is every man for himself on the brutally steep St. Patrick's Hill.
- Belgian rider Stijn Vandenbergh (Unibet.com) attacked his breakaway companions after the second ascent of St. Patrick's Hill and soloed to his first professional victory on Stage 1 of the Tour of Ireland 2007.
- To the victor belong the spoils: Stijn Vandenbergh (Unibet.com) receives his crystal trophy, champagne and the first yellow jersey of the Tour of Ireland 2007.
- Winner of Stage 1 and Race Leader Stijn Vandenbergh (Unibet.com) celebrates.
- With leader of the Points Classification wearing yellow, American rider Aaron Olson (T-Mobile Team) will start Stage 2 in the Green Points jersey. Not a bad colour to be in when racing in Ireland.
- Wesley Sulzberger (SouthAustralia.com-AIS) receives the white jersey of Best Placed Under-25 rider on behalf of Stijn Vandenbergh (Unibet.com). Sulzberger rode very well on Stage 1 and will no doubt be keen to take the lead in this category.
- At the last time check that they received, the breakaway had a lead of 12 minutes 18 seconds. By the time the main field crossed the finish line this had gone out to 13 minutes 32 seconds.
Images by Aidan Collins
- ProTour rider's legs. We can buy the shorts, the jersey, even the bikes, but unfortunately no mail order company can deliver a pair of these.
- The Irish national team at the start of stage 1
- The Schleck Brothers (Andy and Frank - Team CSC) doing a pre-race interview
- Rob Patridge (recycling team) at Kilkenny Castle before the start
- Cycling legend Sean Kelly at the start line before the race
- The peloton ascending at ninemilehouse on stage 1
- Eventual stage winner Stijn Vanenbergh leads the pack up the ascent of "The Vee" Cat 2 Climb
- Boy Van Poppel (Rabobank) on the ascent of "The Vee" category 2 climb with the rest of the peloton
- The peloton on the ascent of "The Vee" category 2 climb, Stage 1
- The ten-man breakaway on its first ascent of St. Patrick's Hill, Cork (Category 1 climb)
- Timothy Duggan (Team Slipstream) and Glen Bak (Murphy & Gunn) at the tail of the ten man breakaway on their first ascent of St. Patrick's Hill
- The first ascent of St. Patrick's Hill, Cork (Category 1 climb)
- Stijn Vandenbergh wins Stage 1 in Cork 14 seconds clear of second place
- Glen Bak (Murphy & Gunn) comes in 10th, last in the breakaway on stage 1
- Stage 1 winner and yellow jersey Stijn Vandenbergh sprays champagne on the podium
- Stage winner and yellow jersey Stijn Vandenbergh after the finish of Stage 1 in cork.
Results
1 Stijn Vandenberg (Bel) Unibet.com 4.02.03 (43.13 km/h) 2 Aaron Olson (USA) T-Mobile Team 0.14 3 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS 0.15 4 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi 5 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Unibet.com 6 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Team L.P.R. 7 Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 8 Craig Lewis (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 9 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC 10 Glenn Bak (Den) Murphy & Gunn - Newlyn - M. Donnelly - Sean Kelly 0.32 11 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Unibet.com 13.15 12 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC 13 Alessandro Maserati (Ita) Team L.P.R. 13.32 14 Charles Dionne (Can) Colavita - Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 15 Matteo Priamo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare 16 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC 17 Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Rabobank Continental 18 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Unibet.com 19 Sven Nys (Bel) Rabobank Continental 20 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) Murphy & Gunn - Newlyn - M. Donnelly - Sean Kelly 21 Kristian House (GBr) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 22 Andy Guptill (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 23 Martijn Keizer (Ned) Rabobank Continental 24 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Rabobank Continental 25 David McCann (Irl) Colavita - Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 26 Toms Veelers (Ned) Rabobank Continental 27 Thomas Berkhout (Ned) Rabobank Continental 28 Baden Cooke (Aus) Unibet.com 29 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC 30 Samuele Marzoli (Ita) Team L.P.R. 31 Borut Bozic (Slo) Team L.P.R. 32 Michael Ford (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS 33 Sergey Lagutin (Rus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 34 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed 35 Nazareno Rossi (Swi) Team L.P.R. 36 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC 37 Marcel Beima (Ned) T-Mobile Team 38 Daniel Vaillancourt (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 39 Simon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS 40 Svein Vold (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi 41 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) T-Mobile Team 42 Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi 43 Mike Friedman (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 44 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) T-Mobile Team 45 Lasse Bochmann (Den) Team CSC 46 Daniel Fleeman (GBr) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed 47 Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Continental 48 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS 49 Richard Wilkinson (GBr) Plowman Craven - Evans Cycles Racing 50 Moises Aldape Chaves (Mex) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare 51 Roberto Traficante (Ita) Team L.P.R. 52 Mark Cassidy (Irl) Murphy & Gunn - Newlyn - M. Donnelly - Sean Kelly 53 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC 54 Patrick McCarty (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 55 Rob Partridge (GBr) Recycling.co.uk 56 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi 57 Ian Stannard (GBr) T-Mobile Team 58 Anthony Colby (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 59 Ben Day (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 60 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) T-Mobile Team 61 Joachim Bohler (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi 62 Danny Pate (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 63 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 64 Chris Newton (GBr) Recycling.co.uk 65 Glen Chadwick (NZl) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 66 Simon Richardson (GBr) Plowman Craven - Evans Cycles Racing 67 Marco Marcato (Ita) Team L.P.R. 68 Stian Sommerseth (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi 69 Troels Vinther (Den) Unibet.com 70 Stephen Gallagher (Irl) Murphy & Gunn - Newlyn - M. Donnelly - Sean Kelly 71 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi 72 Paul Griffin (Irl) Irish National Team 73 Brian Keneally (Irl) Irish National Team 74 Ryan Bonser (GBr) Recycling.co.uk 75 Francesco Tomei (Ita) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare 76 Tyler Wren (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 77 Adam Bonser (GBr) Recycling.co.uk 78 Evan Oliphant (GBr) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed 79 Philip Deignan (Irl) Irish National Team 80 Tom Diggle (GBr) Recycling.co.uk 81 Hamish Haynes (GBr) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed 82 James Millard (GBr) Plowman Craven - Evans Cycles Racing 83 Tony Gibb (GBr) Plowman Craven - Evans Cycles Racing 84 Isaac Speirs (Irl) Murphy & Gunn - Newlyn - M. Donnelly - Sean Kelly 85 Timothy Duggan (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 86 Johnnie Walker (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS 87 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed 88 Daniele Colli (Ita) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare 89 Gene Bates (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS 90 Derek Burke (Irl) Irish National Team 14.07 91 Simon Holt (GBr) Recycling.co.uk 14.16 92 Dermot Nally (Irl) Irish National Team 14.49 93 Gert Vanderaerden (Bel) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed 94 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare 15.02 95 Filippo Savini (Ita) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare 96 Ian MacGregor (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 97 Martyn Irvine (Irl) Irish National Team 98 Adam Bergman (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 99 Morgan Fox (Irl) Murphy & Gunn - Newlyn - M. Donnelly - Sean Kelly 100 Gordon McCauley (NZl) Plowman Craven - Evans Cycles Racing 15.03 101 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Unibet.com 102 Graham Briggs (GBr) Recycling.co.uk 15.16 103 Rieno Stofferis (Bel) Murphy & Gunn - Newlyn - M. Donnelly - Sean Kelly 15.34 104 Simon Gaywood (GBr) Plowman Craven - Evans Cycles Racing 15.43 105 Sven De Weerdt (Bel) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed Sprints Sprint 1: Carrick on Suir 1 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC 5 pts 2 Glenn Bak (Den) Murphy & Gunn - Newlyn - M. Donnelly - Sean Kelly 3 3 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) Murphy & Gunn - Newlyn - M. Donnelly - Sean Kelly 2 4 Timothy Duggan (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 1 Sprint 2: Clonmel 1 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Unibet.com 5 pts 2 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Rabobank Continental 3 3 Borut Bozic (Slo) Team L.P.R. 2 4 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Unibet.com 1 Sprint 3: Lismore 1 Stijn Vandenberg (Bel) Unibet.com 5 pts 2 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC 3 3 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Team L.P.R. 2 4 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS 1 Mountains KOM 1: Cat 2 - The Vee 1 Glenn Bak (Den) Murphy & Gunn - Newlyn - M. Donnelly - Sean Kelly 10 pts 2 Stijn Vandenberg (Bel) Unibet.com 7 3 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Team L.P.R. 4 4 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Unibet.com 2 5 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS 1 KOM 2: Cat 1 - St Patrick's Hill #1 1 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC 15 pts 2 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS 12 3 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi 10 4 Glenn Bak (Den) Murphy & Gunn - Newlyn - M. Donnelly - Sean Kelly 8 5 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Team L.P.R. 6 6 Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 4 7 Craig Lewis (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 2 8 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Unibet.com 1 KOM 3: Cat 1 - St Patrick's Hill #2 1 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Team L.P.R. 15 pts 2 Craig Lewis (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 12 3 Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 10 4 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC 8 5 Aaron Olson (USA) T-Mobile Team 6 6 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi 4 7 Stijn Vandenberg (Bel) Unibet.com 2 8 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Unibet.com 1 Team 1 Unibet.com 12.19.39 2 Team CSC 13.32 3 T-Mobile Team 13.48 4 Team LPR 13.49 5 Navigators Insurance Cycling 6 South Australia AIS 7 Team Maxbo-Bianchi 8 Team Slipstream 9 Murphy & Gunn 14.06 10 Rabobank 27.06 11 Colavita Sutter Home Cycling 12 Ceramica Panaria Navigare 13 DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed 14 Recycling 15 Plowman Craven Evans Cycles 16 Irish National Team General Classification 1 Stijn Vandenberg (Bel) Unibet.com 4.01.50 2 Aaron Olson (USA) T-Mobile Team 0.21 3 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS 0.24 4 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC 0.26 5 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Team L.P.R. 0.27 6 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi 0.28 7 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Unibet.com 8 Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 9 Craig Lewis (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 10 Glenn Bak (Den) Murphy & Gunn - Newlyn - M. Donnelly - Sean Kelly 0.43 11 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC 13.25 12 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Unibet.com 13.28 13 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Unibet.com 13.42 14 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Rabobank Continental 13.43 15 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) Murphy & Gunn - Newlyn - M. Donnelly - Sean Kelly 13.44 16 Borut Bozic (Slo) Team L.P.R. 17 Alessandro Maserati (Ita) Team L.P.R. 13.45 18 Charles Dionne (Can) Colavita - Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 19 Matteo Priamo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare 20 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC 21 Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Rabobank Continental 22 Sven Nys (Bel) Rabobank Continental 23 Kristian House (GBr) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 24 Andy Guptill (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 25 Martijn Keizer (Ned) Rabobank Continental 26 David McCann (Irl) Colavita - Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 27 Toms Veelers (Ned) Rabobank Continental 28 Thomas Berkhout (Ned) Rabobank Continental 29 Baden Cooke (Aus) Unibet.com 30 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC 31 Samuele Marzoli (Ita) Team L.P.R. 32 Michael Ford (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS 33 Sergey Lagutin (Rus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 34 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed 35 Nazareno Rossi (Swi) Team L.P.R. 36 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC 37 Marcel Beima (Ned) T-Mobile Team 38 Daniel Vaillancourt (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 39 Simon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS 40 Svein Vold (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi 41 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) T-Mobile Team 42 Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi 43 Mike Friedman (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 44 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) T-Mobile Team 45 Lasse Bochmann (Den) Team CSC 46 Daniel Fleeman (GBr) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed 47 Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Continental 48 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS 49 Richard Wilkinson (GBr) Plowman Craven - Evans Cycles Racing 50 Moises Aldape Chaves (Mex) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare 51 Roberto Traficante (Ita) Team L.P.R. 52 Mark Cassidy (Irl) Murphy & Gunn - Newlyn - M. Donnelly - Sean Kelly 53 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC 54 Patrick McCarty (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 55 Rob Partridge (GBr) Recycling.co.uk 56 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi 57 Ian Stannard (GBr) T-Mobile Team 58 Anthony Colby (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 59 Ben Day (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 60 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) T-Mobile Team 61 Joachim Bohler (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi 62 Danny Pate (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 63 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 64 Chris Newton (GBr) Recycling.co.uk 65 Glen Chadwick (NZl) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 66 Simon Richardson (GBr) Plowman Craven - Evans Cycles Racing 67 Marco Marcato (Ita) Team L.P.R. 68 Stian Sommerseth (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi 69 Troels Vinther (Den) Unibet.com 70 Stephen Gallagher (Irl) Murphy & Gunn - Newlyn - M. Donnelly - Sean Kelly 71 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi 72 Paul Griffin (Irl) Irish National Team 73 Brian Keneally (Irl) Irish National Team 74 Ryan Bonser (GBr) Recycling.co.uk 75 Francesco Tomei (Ita) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare 76 Tyler Wren (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 77 Adam Bonser (GBr) Recycling.co.uk 78 Evan Oliphant (GBr) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed 79 Philip Deignan (Irl) Irish National Team 80 Tom Diggle (GBr) Recycling.co.uk 81 Hamish Haynes (GBr) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed 82 James Millard (GBr) Plowman Craven - Evans Cycles Racing 83 Tony Gibb (GBr) Plowman Craven - Evans Cycles Racing 84 Isaac Speirs (Irl) Murphy & Gunn - Newlyn - M. Donnelly - Sean Kelly 85 Timothy Duggan (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 86 Johnnie Walker (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS 87 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed 88 Daniele Colli (Ita) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare 89 Gene Bates (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS 90 Derek Burke (Irl) Irish National Team 14.20 91 Simon Holt (GBr) Recycling.co.uk 14.29 92 Dermot Nally (Irl) Irish National Team 15.02 93 Gert Vanderaerden (Bel) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed 94 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare 15.15 95 Filippo Savini (Ita) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare 96 Ian MacGregor (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 97 Martyn Irvine (Irl) Irish National Team 98 Adam Bergman (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 99 Morgan Fox (Irl) Murphy & Gunn - Newlyn - M. Donnelly - Sean Kelly 100 Gordon McCauley (NZl) Plowman Craven - Evans Cycles Racing 15.16 101 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Unibet.com 102 Graham Briggs (GBr) Recycling.co.uk 15.29 103 Rieno Stofferis (Bel) Murphy & Gunn - Newlyn - M. Donnelly - Sean Kelly 15.47 104 Simon Gaywood (GBr) Plowman Craven - Evans Cycles Racing 15.56 105 Sven De Weerdt (Bel) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed Sprint Classification 1 Stijn Vandenberg (Bel) Unibet.com 20 pts 2 Aaron Olson (USA) T-Mobile Team 14 3 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS 14 4 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Team L.P.R. 12 5 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi 12 6 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Unibet.com 12 7 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC 10 8 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC 9 9 Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 9 10 Glenn Bak (Den) Murphy & Gunn - Newlyn - M. Donnelly - Sean Kelly 9 11 Craig Lewis (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 8 12 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Unibet.com 5 13 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Unibet.com 5 14 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Rabobank Continental 3 15 Alessandro Maserati (Ita) Team L.P.R. 3 16 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) Murphy & Gunn - Newlyn - M. Donnelly - Sean Kelly 2 17 Borut Bozic (Slo) Team L.P.R. 2 18 Charles Dionne (Can) Colavita - Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 2 19 Matteo Priamo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare 1 20 Timothy Duggan (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 1 Mountains classification 1 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Team L.P.R. 25 pts 2 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC 23 3 Glenn Bak (Den) Murphy & Gunn - Newlyn - M. Donnelly - Sean Kelly 18 4 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi 14 5 Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 14 6 Craig Lewis (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 14 7 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS 13 8 Stijn Vandenberg (Bel) Unibet.com 9 9 Aaron Olson (USA) T-Mobile Team 6 10 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Unibet.com 4 Under 25 Classification 1 Stijn Vandenberg (Bel) Unibet.com 4.01.50 2 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS 0.24 3 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Unibet.com 0.28 4 Craig Lewis (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 5 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC 13.25 6 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Rabobank Continental 13.43 7 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) Murphy & Gunn - Newlyn - M. Donnelly - Sean Kelly 13.44 8 Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Rabobank Continental 13.45 9 Andy Guptill (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 10 Martijn Keizer (Ned) Rabobank Continental 11 Toms Veelers (Ned) Rabobank Continental 12 Thomas Berkhout (Ned) Rabobank Continental 13 Samuele Marzoli (Ita) Team L.P.R. 14 Michael Ford (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS 15 Nazareno Rossi (Swi) Team L.P.R. 16 Marcel Beima (Ned) T-Mobile Team 17 Simon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS 18 Svein Vold (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi 19 Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi 20 Lasse Bochmann (Den) Team CSC 21 Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Continental 22 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS 23 Roberto Traficante (Ita) Team L.P.R. 24 Mark Cassidy (Irl) Murphy & Gunn - Newlyn - M. Donnelly - Sean Kelly 25 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC 26 Rob Partridge (GBr) Recycling.co.uk 27 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi 28 Ian Stannard (GBr) T-Mobile Team 29 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) T-Mobile Team 30 Simon Richardson (GBr) Plowman Craven - Evans Cycles Racing 31 Marco Marcato (Ita) Team L.P.R. 32 Stian Sommerseth (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi 33 Troels Vinther (Den) Unibet.com 34 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi 35 Ryan Bonser (GBr) Recycling.co.uk 36 Francesco Tomei (Ita) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare 37 Adam Bonser (GBr) Recycling.co.uk 38 Philip Deignan (Irl) Irish National Team 39 Tom Diggle (GBr) Recycling.co.uk 40 Isaac Speirs (Irl) Murphy & Gunn - Newlyn - M. Donnelly - Sean Kelly 41 Johnnie Walker (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS 42 Derek Burke (Irl) Irish National Team 14.20 43 Simon Holt (GBr) Recycling.co.uk 14.29 44 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare 15.15 45 Filippo Savini (Ita) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare 46 Ian MacGregor (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 47 Martyn Irvine (Irl) Irish National Team 48 Graham Briggs (GBr) Recycling.co.uk 15.29 Team Classification 1 Unibet.com 12.19.39 2 Team CSC 13.32 3 T-Mobile Team 13.48 4 Team LPR 13.49 5 Navigators Insurance Cycling 6 South Australia AIS 7 Team Maxbo-Bianchi 8 Team Slipstream 9 Murphy & Gunn 14.06 10 Rabobank 27.06 11 Colavita Sutter Home Cycling 12 Ceramica Panaria Navigare 13 DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed 14 Recycling 15 Plowman Craven Evans Cycles 16 Irish National Team Back to top
