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1st Tour of Ireland - 2.1

Ireland, August 22-26, 2007

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Stage 5 - August 26: Athlone - Dublin, 147.7km

Marcato wins stage; Vandenbergh takes overall

Irelands's O'Loughlin finishes third

By Shane Stokes

Marco Marcato (LPR)
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Team LPR rider Marco Marcato took the first victory of his 2007 season in today's final stage of the Fáilte Ireland-baced Tour of Ireland. He crossed the line first on what was a very unusual day of racing.

Thomas Berkhout (Rabobank) was second while Irish road race champion David O'Loughlin posted the best home performance of the week in finishing a strong, but disappointed, third. However the result plus his good effort in the closing kilometres of yesterday's fourth stage show that he is able to compete with the top ProTour and Professional Continental team riders at the race.

Overnight race leader Stijn Vandenbergh came home in ninth place, finishing alongside his main rivals and thus scooping the first stage race success of his professional career. The Belgian won Wednesday's first stage in Cork and he and his Unibet.com team successfully fended off all attacks by closest rivals Marcus Ljungqvist (CSC) and Aaron Olson (T-Mobile).

Today's big aggressors Marcato, Berkhout, and O'Loughlin broke clear of the peloton after 62 kilometres of racing and worked well together to build a maximum lead of five and a half minutes. The main bunch then started to work to reduce the gap but appeared to miscalculate, hitting the finishing circuit over two and a half minutes back.

Although 24 kilometres remained at this point and it was mathematically possible for the peloton to overcome that time deficit, the short 2.4 kilometre laps on the finishing circuit instead saw the break lap the bunch and thus guarantee that victory would go to one of the three.

 
Three breakaway riders
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The main field was instructed to remain behind the break and the trio fought it out for victory between them. Berkhout attacked on the final lap and Marcato gambled that O'Loughlin would ride to bring back the Dutchman.

Racing on home soil, the Irish road race champion had the most to lose and was therefore forced to chase. Marcato capitalised on this by waiting, then coming off his wheel to close the final metres to Berkhout before attacking and hurtling up the finishing straight to take the win.

Vandenbergh ended the five-day, 2.1 ranked event 20 seconds clear of Ljungqvist and 21 ahead of Olson. David McCann (Colavita Sutter Home) was best Irishman in 22nd overall.

How it unfolded

In mild conditions, 89 riders lined up for the start of the final day of the Tour of Ireland. This 147.7 kilometre race was almost completely flat, with the main flashpoints being bonus sprints at Kinnegad (56.4 km), Lucan (104 km) and on the third passage of the finish line in Dublin (130.9 km).

The route would take them into the heart of Ireland's capital city. Heading through the Phoenix Park and down the Grand Canal, the riders would then slug it out over ten laps of a 2.4 kilometre finishing circuit, which included Merrion Square and finished outside Government Buildings.

There was an aggressive start to the stage, with 13 riders going clear very early on. They were caught after five kilometres. The attacking continued and with 14 kilometres covered, ten riders clipped away, pursued by three others. The initial ten were Michael Blaudzun (CSC), Jeremy Hunt (Unibet.com), Francesco Tomei (Ceramica Panaria Navigare), Kristian House (Navigators Insurance), Timothy Duggan (Slipstream Chipotle), Alessandro Maserati (Team LPR), Gene Bates (SouthAustralia.com/AIS), Martijn Maaskant (Rabobank), Evan Oliphant (Team DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed) and David McCann (Colavita Sutter Home).

David O'Loughlin
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They were then joined by Marcel Beima (T-Mobile), Daniele Colli (Ceramica Panaria Navigare) and Boy Van Poppel (Rabobank). At 22 kilometres, the gap was 1 minute and 25 seconds.

Bates punctured and this reduced the lead group to twelve. He was picked up by the bunch, led by the Murphy and Gunn/Newlyn Group/M. Donnelly Sean Kelly team. Their efforts saw the gap falling to 45" with 30 kilometres covered.

Those in the break started attacking each other and with approximately 34 kilometres done, House and UCI Europe Tour leader Maaskant went clear. However six kilometres later there was a regrouping of the break. With the bunch closing in Duggan, Van Poppel, Oliphant, Hunt and House then tried but after 42 kilometres of racing it was all together.

Several others clipped off then, including Karsten Kroon (CSC), Pieter Jacobs (Unibet.com), Ben Day (Navigators Insurance), Nazereno Rossi (Team LPR) and Maaskant. Moises Aldape Chavez (Ceramica Panaria Navigare) got across and this group were 23 seconds ahead of the field with 45 kilometres covered. However three clicks later it was all back together.

Thomas Berkhout (Rabobank)
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Ben Day attacked again, then this move was followed by a subsequent attempt by Rossi (Team LPR) and Joachim Bohler (Maxbo Bianchi). They, too, were hauled back.

The riders sprinted it out for bonus seconds in Kinnegad, 56.4 kilometres after the start. Matti Breschel (CSC) took the points ahead of Norwegian road race champion Alexander Kristoff (Maxbo Bianchi), Bernhard Eisel (T-Mobile) and Edvald Boasson Hagen (Maxbo Bianchi). Breschel had started the day one point behind Boasson Hagen

Next to try were Irish national road race champion David O'Loughlin (Navigators Insurance), Marco Marcato (Team LPR) and Thomas Berkhout (Rabobank). They clipped away after 62 kilometres of racing and, seven clicks later, had 46 seconds. This lead then surged in the next three kilometres, jumping up to one minute and 36 seconds as the peloton stalled.

The gap ballooned soon after, increasing to five and a half minutes with some 84 kilometres raced. Pushed on by a slight tailwind, the trio were doing fifty to sixty kilometres per hour at times. Behind, the peloton started riding again and ramped up its own speed.

CSC and T-Mobile were leading the chase and with 50 kilometres to go the gap was four minutes 50 seconds. Given the old rule of thumb that a committed bunch can bring back one minute every ten kilometres, it was certainly possible at that point for the break to be caught. However over the next 15 kilometres, the gap only dropped a further 35 seconds and, as time passed, it became clear that the break had a growing chance of staying clear.

 
This handy trophy also serves as a drinking vessel
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Having passed through the Phoenix Park and travelled down the Grand Canal, the leaders raced onto the 2.4 kilometre finishing circuit based around Merrion Square. The time difference between break and bunch was well over two and a half minutes here; the significance of that was that once the bunch hit the circuit, the three leaders could see them in their sights. They upped their tempo and managed to catch the tail end of the peloton, meaning that victory was certain to go to one of the three.

With the bunch instructed to stop racing, O'Loughlin, Marcato and Berkhout moved through the field and back out off the front. They no longer had to worry about the other riders in the race but there was very much a big battle in store amongst the three. The cooperation continued until the final lap and then the tactics kicked in; Berkhout attacked on the second last corner, O'Loughlin chased hard to try to bring him back and then Marcato jumped off the Irishman's back wheel, came past Berkhout and thundered up the finishing straight to take a fine win.

Jean Paul Van Poppel's aptly named son Boy took the gallop for fourth, with points winner Matti Breschel making sure of his green jersey in placing fifth. Stijn Vandenbergh came across the line in ninth, arms aloft, taking the first stage race of his professional career and bringing the 2007 Tour of Ireland to a close.

Photography

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Images by Aidan Collins

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Images by Stephen McMahon

Images by John Pierce/Photosport International

Results

1 Marco Marcato (Ita) Team L.P.R.                                           3.04.20 (48.076 km/h)
2 Thomas Berkhout (Ned) Rabobank Continental                                       
3 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                     0.08
4 Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Rabobank Continental                                    2.30
5 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC                                                    
6 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) T-Mobile Team                                              
7 Joachim Bohler (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi                                          
8 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Unibet.com                                                     
9 Stijn Vandenberg (Bel) Unibet.com                                                
10 Michael Ford (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                                    
11 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi                                   
12 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) Murphy & Gunn - Newlyn - M. Donnelly - Sean Kelly           
13 Samuele Marzoli (Ita) Team L.P.R.                                               
14 Tony Gibb (GBr) Plowman Craven - Evans Cycles Racing                            
15 Martijn Keizer (Ned) Rabobank Continental                                       
16 Baden Cooke (Aus) Unibet.com                                                    
17 Borut Bozic (Slo) Team L.P.R.                                                   
18 Charles Dionne (Can) Colavita - Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light          
19 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC                                                
20 Martyn Irvine (Irl) Irish National Team                                         
21 Toms Veelers (Ned) Rabobank Continental                                         
22 Evan Oliphant (GBr) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed                               
23 Nazareno Rossi (Swi) Team L.P.R.                                                
24 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Unibet.com                                                  
25 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                               
26 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                                                    
27 Andy Guptill (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light            
28 Alessandro Maserati (Ita) Team L.P.R.                                           
29 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi                                     
30 Rob Partridge (GBr) Recycling.co.uk                                             
31 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Team L.P.R.                                                 
32 Roberto Traficante (Ita) Team L.P.R.                                            
33 Kristian House (GBr) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                          
34 Svein Vold (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi                                             
35 Marcel Beima (Ned) T-Mobile Team                                                
36 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed                                
37 Paul Griffin (Irl) Irish National Team                                          
38 Glenn Bak (Den) Murphy & Gunn - Newlyn - M. Donnelly - Sean Kelly               
39 Chris Newton (GBr) Recycling.co.uk                                              
40 Aaron Olson (USA) T-Mobile Team                                                 
41 Mark Cassidy (Irl) Murphy & Gunn - Newlyn - M. Donnelly - Sean Kelly            
42 Ian Stannard (GBr) T-Mobile Team                                                
43 Adam Bonser (GBr) Recycling.co.uk                                               
44 Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi                                   
45 Derek Burke (Irl) Irish National Team                                           
46 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Rabobank Continental                                     
47 Francesco Tomei (Ita) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                               
48 Stephen Gallagher (Irl) Murphy & Gunn - Newlyn - M. Donnelly - Sean Kelly       
49 Moises Aldape Chaves (Mex) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                          
50 Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                      
51 Simon Richardson (GBr) Plowman Craven - Evans Cycles Racing                     
52 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                           
53 David McCann (Irl) Colavita - Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light            
54 Ben Day (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                                 
55 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                                 
56 Ryan Bonser (GBr) Recycling.co.uk                                               
57 Matteo Priamo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                                 
58 Mike Friedman (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                         
59 Simon Holt (GBr) Recycling.co.uk                                                
60 Craig Lewis (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                           
61 Simon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                                    
62 Daniele Colli (Ita) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                                 
63 Isaac Speirs (Irl) Murphy & Gunn - Newlyn - M. Donnelly - Sean Kelly            
64 Brian Keneally (Irl) Irish National Team                                        
65 Danny Pate (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                            
66 Daniel Fleeman (GBr) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed                              
67 Johnnie Walker (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                                  
68 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                                    
69 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                                     
70 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                                
71 Stian Sommerseth (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi                                       
72 Gene Bates (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                                      
73 Troels Vinther (Den) Unibet.com                                                 
74 Daniel Vaillancourt (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light     
75 Tom Diggle (GBr) Recycling.co.uk                                                
76 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                              
77 Filippo Savini (Ita) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                                
78 Hamish Haynes (GBr) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed                               
79 Sven Nys (Bel) Rabobank Continental                                             
80 Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Continental                                    
81 Timothy Duggan (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                        
82 Patrick McCarty (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                       
83 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed                              
84 Gordon McCauley (NZl) Plowman Craven - Evans Cycles Racing                      
85 James Millard (GBr) Plowman Craven - Evans Cycles Racing                        
86 Glen Chadwick (NZl) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                       4.50
87 Rieno Stofferis (Bel) Murphy & Gunn - Newlyn - M. Donnelly - Sean Kelly         
DNF Sven De Weerdt (Bel) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed                             
DNF Simon Gaywood (GBr) Plowman Craven - Evans Cycles Racing                       
DNS Adam Bergman (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light   

Sprints
 
Sprint 1: Kinnegad
1 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC                                                   5 pts
2 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi                                     3
3 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                              2
4 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi                                   1
 
Sprint 2: Lucan
1 Thomas Berkhout (Ned) Rabobank Continental                                      5 pts
2 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                        3
3 Marco Marcato (Ita) Team L.P.R.                                                 2
4 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi                                   1
 
Sprint 3: Finish line third passage
1 Thomas Berkhout (Ned) Rabobank Continental                                      5 pts
2 Marco Marcato (Ita) Team L.P.R.                                                 3
3 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                        2
4 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC                                                   1

Team

1 Rabobank                                                                  9.18.00
2 Team LPR                                                                         
3 Navigators Insurance Cycling                                                 0.08
4 Unibet.com                                                                   2.30
5 Team Maxbo-Bianchi                                                               
6 Team CSC                                                                         
7 T-Mobile Team                                                                    
8 Murphy & Gunn                                                                    
9 South Australia AIS                                                              
10 Colavita Sutter Home Cycling                                                    
11 Irish National Team                                                             
12 Recycling                                                                       
13 DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed                                                       
14 Ceramica Panaria Navigare                                                       
15 Plowman Craven Evans Cycles                                                     
16 Team Slipstream         

General Classification after stage 5
 
1 Stijn Vandenberg (Bel) Unibet.com                                        21.20.21
2 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC                                             0.20
3 Aaron Olson (USA) T-Mobile Team                                              0.21
4 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                            0.24
5 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Unibet.com                                               0.27
6 Craig Lewis (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                        0.28
7 Glenn Bak (Den) Murphy & Gunn - Newlyn - M. Donnelly - Sean Kelly            0.43
8 Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                   2.37
9 Thomas Berkhout (Ned) Rabobank Continental                                  11.03
10 Marco Marcato (Ita) Team L.P.R.                                            12.30
11 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC                                              13.12
12 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi                              13.20
13 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                         13.28
14 Borut Bozic (Slo) Team L.P.R.                                              13.34
15 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed                           13.43
16 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Rabobank Continental                                     
17 Moises Aldape Chaves (Mex) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                          
18 Kristian House (GBr) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                     13.45
19 Alessandro Maserati (Ita) Team L.P.R.                                           
20 Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi                                   
21 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) T-Mobile Team                                             
22 David McCann (Irl) Colavita - Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light            
23 Chris Newton (GBr) Recycling.co.uk                                              
24 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                                               13.57
25 Roberto Traficante (Ita) Team L.P.R.                                       14.00
26 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                                 
27 Danny Pate (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                       14.11
28 Matteo Priamo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                            14.23
29 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                   14.31
30 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                                14.38
31 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                               15.00
32 Gordon McCauley (NZl) Plowman Craven - Evans Cycles Racing                 15.10
33 Michael Ford (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                               15.54
34 Martijn Keizer (Ned) Rabobank Continental                                       
35 Paul Griffin (Irl) Irish National Team                                          
36 Ryan Bonser (GBr) Recycling.co.uk                                               
37 Adam Bonser (GBr) Recycling.co.uk                                               
38 Mark Cassidy (Irl) Murphy & Gunn - Newlyn - M. Donnelly - Sean Kelly            
39 Timothy Duggan (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                        
40 Hamish Haynes (GBr) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed                               
41 Brian Keneally (Irl) Irish National Team                                   16.13
42 Daniel Fleeman (GBr) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed                         26.48
43 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed                              
44 Francesco Tomei (Ita) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                          27.08
45 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Team L.P.R.                                            28.04
46 Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Continental                               39.46
47 Patrick McCarty (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                  39.50
48 Charles Dionne (Can) Colavita - Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light     39.51
49 Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Rabobank Continental                                       
50 Baden Cooke (Aus) Unibet.com                                                    
51 Andy Guptill (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light            
52 Toms Veelers (Ned) Rabobank Continental                                         
53 Joachim Bohler (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi                                         
54 Mike Friedman (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                         
55 Sven Nys (Bel) Rabobank Continental                                             
56 Gene Bates (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                                      
57 Simon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                                    
58 Daniele Colli (Ita) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                                 
59 Stian Sommerseth (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi                                       
60 Rob Partridge (GBr) Recycling.co.uk                                        40.32
61 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                      41.13
62 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi                                41.58
63 Ben Day (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                                 
64 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) Murphy & Gunn - Newlyn - M. Donnelly - Sean Kelly      41.59
65 Nazareno Rossi (Swi) Team L.P.R.                                           42.00
66 Evan Oliphant (GBr) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed                               
67 Svein Vold (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi                                             
68 Daniel Vaillancourt (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light     
69 Johnnie Walker (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                                  
70 Simon Richardson (GBr) Plowman Craven - Evans Cycles Racing                     
71 Stephen Gallagher (Irl) Murphy & Gunn - Newlyn - M. Donnelly - Sean Kelly       
72 Isaac Speirs (Irl) Murphy & Gunn - Newlyn - M. Donnelly - Sean Kelly            
73 Tom Diggle (GBr) Recycling.co.uk                                                
74 Ian Stannard (GBr) T-Mobile Team                                           42.20
75 James Millard (GBr) Plowman Craven - Evans Cycles Racing                        
76 Samuele Marzoli (Ita) Team L.P.R.                                          42.22
77 Derek Burke (Irl) Irish National Team                                      42.35
78 Simon Holt (GBr) Recycling.co.uk                                           42.44
79 Martyn Irvine (Irl) Irish National Team                                    44.02
80 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                           44.54
81 Glen Chadwick (NZl) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                      45.02
82 Rieno Stofferis (Bel) Murphy & Gunn - Newlyn - M. Donnelly - Sean Kelly    46.22
83 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Unibet.com                                               46.36
84 Troels Vinther (Den) Unibet.com                                            51.08
85 Tony Gibb (GBr) Plowman Craven - Evans Cycles Racing                       52.52
86 Marcel Beima (Ned) T-Mobile Team                                           52.54
87 Filippo Savini (Ita) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                           54.24
 
Sprint classification

1 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC                                                  60 pts
2 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi                                  51
3 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                             43
4 Borut Bozic (Slo) Team L.P.R.                                                  41
5 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                              34
 
Mountains classification

1 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Team L.P.R.                                                67 pts
2 Gordon McCauley (NZl) Plowman Craven - Evans Cycles Racing                     38
3 Danny Pate (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                           36
4 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC                                               23
5 Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                     20
              
Best young rider classification

1 Stijn Vandenberg (Bel) Unibet.com                                      21.20.21
2 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                          0.24
3 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Unibet.com                                             0.27
4 Craig Lewis (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                      0.28
5 Thomas Berkhout (Ned) Rabobank Continental                                11.03
6 Marco Marcato (Ita) Team L.P.R.                                           12.30
7 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC                                             13.12
8 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi                             13.20
9 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Rabobank Continental                               13.43
10 Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi                            13.45
11 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) T-Mobile Team                                           
12 Roberto Traficante (Ita) Team L.P.R.                                     14.00
13 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                              14.38
14 Michael Ford (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                             15.54
15 Martijn Keizer (Ned) Rabobank Continental                                     
16 Ryan Bonser (GBr) Recycling.co.uk                                             
17 Adam Bonser (GBr) Recycling.co.uk                                             
18 Mark Cassidy (Irl) Murphy & Gunn - Newlyn - M. Donnelly - Sean Kelly          
19 Francesco Tomei (Ita) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                        27.08
20 Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Continental                             39.46
21 Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Rabobank Continental                                39.51
22 Andy Guptill (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light          
23 Toms Veelers (Ned) Rabobank Continental                                       
24 Simon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                                  
25 Stian Sommerseth (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi                                     
26 Rob Partridge (GBr) Recycling.co.uk                                      40.32
27 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                    41.13
28 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi                              41.58
29 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) Murphy & Gunn - Newlyn - M. Donnelly - Sean Kelly    41.59
30 Nazareno Rossi (Swi) Team L.P.R.                                         42.00
31 Svein Vold (Nor) Team Maxbo Bianchi                                           
32 Johnnie Walker (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                                
33 Simon Richardson (GBr) Plowman Craven - Evans Cycles Racing                   
34 Isaac Speirs (Irl) Murphy & Gunn - Newlyn - M. Donnelly - Sean Kelly          
35 Tom Diggle (GBr) Recycling.co.uk                                              
36 Ian Stannard (GBr) T-Mobile Team                                         42.20
37 Samuele Marzoli (Ita) Team L.P.R.                                        42.22
38 Derek Burke (Irl) Irish National Team                                    42.35
39 Simon Holt (GBr) Recycling.co.uk                                         42.44
40 Martyn Irvine (Irl) Irish National Team                                  44.02
41 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                         44.54
42 Troels Vinther (Den) Unibet.com                                          51.08
43 Marcel Beima (Ned) T-Mobile Team                                         52.54
44 Filippo Savini (Ita) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare                         54.24
 
Team classification

1 Unibet.com                                                             64.15.12
2 Team LPR                                                                  11.19
3 Team CSC                                                                  13.44
4 T-Mobile Team                                                             13.48
5 Team Maxbo-Bianchi                                                        13.49
6 Team Slipstream                                                                
7 Navigators Insurance Cycling                                              15.45
8 Rabobank                                                                  24.36
9 Ceramica Panaria Navigare                                                 27.26
10 Recycling                                                                30.03
11 DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed                                                31.24
12 Irish National Team                                                      33.53
13 South Australia AIS                                                      39.55
14 Murphy & Gunn                                                            44.30
15 Colavita Sutter Home Cycling                                           1.19.18
16 Plowman Craven Evans Cycles                                            1.23.36

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