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Tour of California - 2.HC
USA, February 18-25, 2007
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Stage 2 - February 20: Santa Rosa to Sacramento, 187.2km
CSC delivers Haedo to third career Cali win
Discovery protects Leipheimer's jersey
By Mark Zalewski in Sacramento, with additional reporting from Kirsten Robbins
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"Yesterday I couldn't sprint because I had to brake 200 meters to the line and lost all my momentum," Haedo told Cyclingnews about yesterday's sprint finish. "Today we were trying to make the final stretch with out any problems. Thanks to my teammates and Stuey, they did a great job today. It is totally different having them as a lead out. When I say go, they go – at 60 kilometres per hour!"
Haedo said he was a watched man, having taken out two sprints in last year's race. "Everyone was fighting me in the sprint and it got a little bit messy but it cleaned up after the last corner because it was more of a straightaway. I had Stuey in front of me and he went in the right moment and from there to the line it was just like drag racing. I told him at 350 meters to go -- I felt like that was a good moment."
On the laps before the finish a strong effort was made by teams like Navigators Insurance, T-Mobile and Quick Step-Inergetic. With one to go it was Predictor-Lotto's Chris Horner leading his teammate Freddie Rodriguez on the front, but the two alone could not match the numbers of the other teams. "I was on a good wheel [Horner] and thought I had to play it a little conservative -- following Hushovd fighting for Bettini's wheel. Right before the sprint I thought I was still sitting in good position, but then Rabobank came back on the right side and actually hit me, so I had to lock it up, and lost four positions." The rest of the Predictor-Lotto team was back in the pack, not used to racing in a criterium-style finish.
"I don't think my team knows how to race up front -- the don't understand this criterium style of racing, that it is actually easier on them to stay up front. Every time I rode anywhere not in the top twenty it was so much harder. Up front you can just float on wheels instead of locking it up in every turn. Of course you have to be stronger but it is a lot easier. Tomorrow is a straight in run so we should have a better shot there."
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Before the catch, Slipstream-Chipotle's Danny Pate made his usual time trial attack, hoping for some favourable conditions from the cycling gods. But it was not to be. "I was hoping for some lucky things that didn't happen -- like a break in the wind, but it didn't happen," said Pate. "There was no wind break out there. Sometimes on a technical course one of two guys can do it as fast as a whole team. But none of that played into my hands today."
Leipheimer was happy to have a much less exciting day in the leader's jersey today, which was due in large part to his team patrolling the front of the peloton. "I’ve never been a part of a team that is as strong as Discovery Channel and the race dictated our pace," he said. "Trinity Grade was actually a tough climb, and the race split up a little bit -- there were some riders who were dropped for a while. Once we got through the twisty turny part before the valley there was a really strong cross tail wind which is the worst kind because it can ignite the race."
The NorCal resident knows that tomorrow's stage, which culminates with the climb up Sierra Road, will be much harder to control than today. "I am taking it day by day because there are a lot of strong riders out there just waiting in the wings... tomorrow is a decisive stage." But the decisive stage is Thursday's time trial. "Tomorrow is not the end all result of the whole race but we are expecting attacks from kilometer zero. Last year I felt like I didn’t have the team power to help after the climb so I attacked hoping to bring with me as little number of riders as possible, but they came back to Floyd and me."
How it unfolded
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After a lengthy neutral section the racing started quick, with two opportunistic continental riders, Omer Kem (Priority Health) and David McCann (Colavita-Sutter Home), attacking in the first kilometer. Colavita-Sutter Home director sportif told Cyclingnews that he is using the Chicago style of voting for his race instructions, telling his riders to attack early and often.
The two riders were aided in their early break effort by Credit Agricole's Christophe Laurent and the three riders rode to the first KOM climb of the day, expanding their lead to more than five minutes. On the climb, it was Laurent setting the pace and eventually riding away from the other two, taking maximum points. On the second climb, Laurent attacked again, putting himself into second place in the KOM competition and giving him the most aggressive riders jersey.
Back in the peloton it was all Discovery Channel with riders such as Tony Cruz and Allan Davis setting the pace while Leipheimer sat comfortably as the sixth wheel. Throughout the stage the gap fluctuated, with the Discovery-controlled field sometimes hitting the gas and other times smartly laying off. "They knew when to be strong or speed up and also when to calm down," Leipheimer said of his team.
After the KOM climbs were out of the way, the rest of the stage was pancake flat, with two intermediate sprints before the finish. Discovery Channel smartly let the gap remain until the second sprint, in order to protect Alby Davis' points jersey lead. Inside the final twenty-five kilometers the field had brought the break to within sight, which had lost Kem ten kilometers before. All seemed set for a catch when Danny Pate (Slipstream-Chipotle) jumped across in one of his signature moves.
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The finishing circuits were shorter than yesterday's, with a lot of turns, but using wider roads. At first there was little organization, and the peloton filled the entire streets, setting up some dangerous turns. But eventually teams such as T-Mobile and Quick Step started pushing the pace. This helped thin-out the front.
On the first of three laps, Navigators Insurance put five riders on the front, led by Sergey Lagutin. The team lasted more than a lap trying to set-up Hilton Clarke. But it was one lap too early with Quick Step, CSC and T-Mobile overtaking the train. Again disorganization seemed to put the peloton in danger in the tight circuits. Then Chris Horner hit the front with teammate Freddie Rodriguez in tow. Horner piloted around the course, keeping his American teammate close behind. But again, it was not to be.
Around the final turns, CSC moved up bringing their new aquisition, 'Jota' Haedo, to the front. "We were talking a lot before the sprint," said Haedo. "I was following Stuey [O'Grady] and just telling him where to go." Around the final turn it was Thor Hushovd and O'Grady launching Haedo to the line from 350 meters for the easy win.
"It feels good to win against the other sprinters here," said Haedo. "I came here knowing that I have a strong team and great training for fifteen days. When you are thinking that you are on the best team in the world you have to have some confidence and that they believe in you is enough to know that you can do it."
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- JJ Haedo takes stage two
- Christophe Laurent(Credit Agricole) came up the first climb of the day in the lead and captured the most aggressive rider prize.
- David McCann (Colovita/Sutter Home) comes up and helps form the break.
- Ivan Basso (Discovery) leads the bunch on the first KOM climb.
- Robert Gesink (Rabobank) riding mid pack early on the climb.
- Bobby Julich (CSC) on the climb
- Henk Vogels (Toyota United) suffering a bit today.
- Emile Abraham (Priority Health) attacks his way to the top.
- Riders make their way into the finishing circuit.
- Big crowds lined the final straight.
- JJ Haedo (CSC) easily takes away the win today.
- JJ Haedo (CSC) happy on the podium.
- Levi Leipheimer (Discovery) will keep the yellow jersey heading into San Jose.
- Huge crowds showed up for the podium presentation in front of the state capitol building.
Images by Fred Patton/www.phoenix-sports.com
- The official finish photo shows Haedo well ahead of Paolini
Images by Mitch Clinton/www.clintonphoto.com
- Most aggressive rider of the day, Christophe Laurent (Credit Agricole).
- David McCann (Colavita/Sutter home) on the first climb.
- The field struggles up the first climb.
- A lot of familiar faces at the front as the field enters the finishing circuit.
- Jens Voigt (CSC)
- Brian Sheedy (Priority Healthnet)
- JJ Haedo (Team CSC) was in good position at the start of the last lap.
- JJ Haedo (Team CSC) shows who is number one after wining stage 2.
- The stage 2 podium (l-r): Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole), JJ Jaedo (Team CSC) and Luca Paolini (Liquigas).
- Levi Leipheimer (Discovery Channel) retained the overall lead.
- The Governator Arnold Schwarzenegger congratulates the jersey wearers in Sacramento.
Images by John Pierce/Photosport International
- The peloton on the finishing circuits in California's state capital.
- Leipheimer had plenty of fans on the course today.
- Huge crowds lined the finishing circuits in Sacramento.
- JJ Haedo (Team CSC) interviewed after the race.
- Levi Leipheimer (Discovery Channel) salutes from the podium.
- Haedo grabbed his third career win in the Tour of California.
- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger came out to support the race.
- Bravo chaps... Arnie gives the various leaders a round of applause.
Images by Mark Stemmy
- Christophe Laurent (Credit Agricole) flying up the first climb of the day on Trinity Road.
- Omer Kem (Priority Health) losing contact with Laurent on Trinity.
- Omer Kem suffering.
- David McCann (Colavita-Sutter Home) one of the three members of the early break, falling into his own rhythm on the climb.
- Team Discovery Channel leads the peloton up the Trinity Grade.
- The Disco boys lead the way through the California hills, as locals let their favorites be know on the road itself.
- George Hincapie (Discovery Channel) keeps a watchful eye on the KOM leader, Thomas Peterson (Team Slipstream).
- Michael Barry (T-Mobile) rides near the front on the climb.
- Sergey Lagutin (Navigators Insurance) looks comfortable out of the saddle.
- Jens Voigt (CSC) drags his ample frame up the climb.
- Christophe Kern (Credit Agricole) makes his way up Trinity.
- World Champion Paolo Bettini (QuickStep-Innergetic) trying to cool off on the climb after a cold morning start to the stage.
- Ivan Dominguez (Toyota United Pro) follows his own tempo up the climb.
- Frederik Willems (Liquigas) survives the climb, which was a bit of short, sharp, shock treatment for the beginning of the stage.
- Scott Zwizanski (Priority Health) doesn't look comfortable.
- The Governator (or is it) makes an appearance in the broom wagon.
- California's finest on horseback keep the peace at the state capital.
- T-Mobile and CSC are present near the front as the peloton rolls into Sacramento.
- At the start of the 2nd lap of the finishing circuit the Navigators squad forces the pace.
- The Navigators fly through downtown Sacramento.
- Henk Vogels (Toyota United) tries to squeeze past the T-Mobile leadout train.
- The HealthNet squad struggle to get on terms.
- HealthNet tries to get organized.
Results
1 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team CSC 4.40.39 2 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas 3 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole 4 Allan Davis (Aus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 5 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) T-mobile 6 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank 7 Greg Henderson (NZl) T-mobile 8 Ivan Dominguez (Cub) Toyota United Pro 9 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 10 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step 11 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Predictor-Lotto 12 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner 13 Alejandro Acton (Arg) Colavita Sutter Home 14 Russell Downing (GBr) Health Net Presented By Maxxis 15 Alexander Candelario (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 16 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank 17 Shawn Milne (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis 18 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 19 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC 20 Kirk O'Bee (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis 21 Charles Dionne (Can) Colavita Sutter Home 22 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole 23 John Devine (USA) USA National team 24 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC 25 Emile Abraham (Tri) Priority Health Cycling Team 26 Ken Hanson (USA) BMC 27 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 28 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank 29 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-mobile 30 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick Step 31 Benjamin Jacques-Maynes (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team 32 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step 33 Steven Cozza (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 34 Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC 35 Henk Vogels (Aus) Toyota United Pro 36 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner 37 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole 38 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole 39 Veleriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 40 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas 41 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner 42 Bart Dockx (Bel) Predictor-Lotto 43 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita Sutter Home 44 Jonathan Garcia (USA) BMC 45 Michael Barry (Can) T-mobile 46 Christopher Horner (USA) Predictor-Lotto 47 Adam Hansen (Aus) T-mobile 48 Kyle Gritters (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis 49 Antonio Cruz (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 50 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank 51 Garrett Peltonen (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team 52 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 53 David Vitoria (Swi) BMC 54 Lucas Euser (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 55 Timothy Johnson (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis 56 Christophe Kern (Fra) Credit Agricole 57 Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC 58 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 59 Brian Vandborg (Den) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 60 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC 61 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC 62 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-mobile 63 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Quick Step 64 Viktar Rapinski (Blr) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 65 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC 66 Jakob Piil (Den) T-mobile 67 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Quick Step 68 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner 69 Ian McKissick (USA) BMC 70 Grischa Jan Niermann (Ger) Rabobank 71 Taylor Tolleson (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 72 Ben Day (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 73 William Frischkorn (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 74 Chris Wherry (USA) Toyota United Pro 75 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas 76 Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Predictor-Lotto 77 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 78 Brent Bookwalter (USA) USA National team 79 Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 80 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Predictor-Lotto 81 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas 82 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Health Net Presented By Maxxis 83 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner 84 Mario Aerts (Bel) Predictor-Lotto 85 Andrew Bajadali (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 86 Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step 87 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank 88 Dimitri Fofonov (Kaz) Credit Agricole 89 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 90 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas 91 Brice Jones (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 92 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Toyota United Pro 93 Nicolar Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 94 Karl Menzies (Aus) Health Net Presented By Maxxis 95 Scott Stewart (USA) USA National team 96 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Credit Agricole 97 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Toyota United Pro 98 Anthony Colby (USA) Colavita Sutter Home 99 Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 100 Danny Pate (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 101 Glen Alan Chadwick (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 102 Gustavo Artacho (Arg) Colavita Sutter Home 103 Charly Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas 104 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Health Net Presented By Maxxis 105 Jason Donald (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 106 Nicolas Gates (Aus) Predictor-Lotto 107 Caleb Manion (USA) Toyota United Pro 108 Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Toyota United Pro 109 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Liquigas 110 Justin England (USA) Toyota United Pro 111 Edward King (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team 112 Aaron Olsen (USA) T-mobile 113 Caleb Fairly (USA) USA National team 114 Scott Nydam (USA) BMC 115 Jonathan Patrick McCarty (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 116 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 117 Nic Ingels (Bel) Predictor-Lotto 118 Peter Hatton (Aus) Colavita Sutter Home 119 Tyler Wren (USA) Colavita Sutter Home 120 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 121 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner 122 Ivan Basso (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 123 Christopher Stockburger (USA) USA National team 124 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step 125 Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Credit Agricole 126 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas 127 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank 128 Tom Zirbel (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team 129 Philip Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 130 Darren Lill (RSA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 131 Michael Jones (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 132 Brian Sheedy (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team 133 Bryce Mead (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 134 Sheldon Deeny (USA) USA National team 135 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC 136 Chad Beyer (USA) USA National team 137 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) USA National team 138 David Mccann (Irl) Colavita Sutter Home 2.40 139 Brian Dziewa (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 3.09 140 Omer Kem (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team 141 Michael Sayers (USA) BMC 3.33 DNF Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) Quick Step DNF Scott Zwizanski (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team Mountains Trinity Grade - cat 2 ((26.7km) 1 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Credit Agricole 8 pts 2 Omer Kem (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team 7 3 David Mccann (Irl) Colavita Sutter Home 6 4 Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 5 5 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step 3 Hwy 128 - cat 4 (84.7km) 1 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Credit Agricole 4 pts 2 David Mccann (Irl) Colavita Sutter Home 3 3 Omer Kem (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team 2 4 William Frischkorn (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 1 Sprints Sprint 1 - Winters (105.8km) 1 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Credit Agricole 5 pts 2 David Mccann (Irl) Colavita Sutter Home 3 3 Omer Kem (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team 1 Sprint 2 - Davis (130.1km) 1 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Credit Agricole 5 pts 2 David Mccann (Irl) Colavita Sutter Home 3 3 Omer Kem (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team 1 Points 1 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank 20 pts 2 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team CSC 18 3 Allan Davis (Aus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 17 4 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole 17 5 Greg Henderson (NZl) T-mobile 16 6 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas 12 7 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Predictor-Lotto 6 8 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) T-mobile 6 9 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC 5 10 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner 4 11 Ivan Dominguez (Cub) Toyota United Pro 3 12 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 2 13 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole 2 14 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step 1 15 David Vitoria (Swi) BMC 1 Final sprint 1 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team CSC 15 pts 2 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas 12 3 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole 10 4 Allan Davis (Aus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 7 5 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) T-mobile 6 6 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank 5 7 Greg Henderson (NZl) T-mobile 4 8 Ivan Dominguez (Cub) Toyota United Pro 3 9 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 2 10 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step 1 Young rider 1 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) T-mobile 4.40.39 2 John Devine (USA) USA National team 3 Steven Cozza (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 4 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner 5 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole 6 Kyle Gritters (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis 7 David Vitoria (Swi) BMC 8 Lucas Euser (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 9 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Quick Step 10 Taylor Tolleson (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 11 Brent Bookwalter (USA) USA National team 12 Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 13 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Predictor-Lotto 14 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 15 Nicolar Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 16 Scott Stewart (USA) USA National team 17 Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 18 Edward King (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team 19 Caleb Fairly (USA) USA National team 20 Nic Ingels (Bel) Predictor-Lotto 21 Peter Hatton (Aus) Colavita Sutter Home 22 Christopher Stockburger (USA) USA National team 23 Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Credit Agricole 24 Sheldon Deeny (USA) USA National team 25 Chad Beyer (USA) USA National team 26 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) USA National team Teams 1 T-Mobile Team 14.01.57 2 Team CSC 3 Rabobank 4 Health Net Presented by Maxxis 5 Credit Agricole 6 Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 7 Quick Step-Innergetic 8 Colavita/Sutter Home Presented by Cooking Light 9 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 10 Gerolsteiner 11 Predictor-Lotto 12 BMC Racing Team 13 Priority Health Cycling Team 14 Liquigas 15 Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team 16 Team Slipstream 17 Jelly Belly Cycling Team 18 USA National Development Team General classification 1 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 9.02.47 2 Jason Donald (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 0.01 3 Benjamin Jacques-Maynes (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team 0.05 4 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Health Net Presented By Maxxis 5 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 6 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC 0.06 7 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 8 Adam Hansen (Aus) T-mobile 9 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank 0.07 10 Ben Day (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 0.08 11 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Health Net Presented By Maxxis 0.09 12 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-mobile 13 Allan Davis (Aus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 14 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC 0.10 15 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 16 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC 17 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 18 Timothy Johnson (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis 0.12 19 Taylor Tolleson (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 0.13 20 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas 21 Veleriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 22 Karl Menzies (Aus) Health Net Presented By Maxxis 23 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC 0.14 24 Ivan Basso (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 25 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Toyota United Pro 26 Christopher Horner (USA) Predictor-Lotto 27 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-mobile 0.15 28 Chris Wherry (USA) Toyota United Pro 29 Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Toyota United Pro 30 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team CSC 0.16 31 Ian McKissick (USA) BMC 32 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas 0.17 33 Brian Vandborg (Den) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 34 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC 35 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC 36 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Liquigas 37 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole 0.18 38 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Predictor-Lotto 39 Danny Pate (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 40 Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 0.19 41 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Predictor-Lotto 42 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 43 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole 44 Greg Henderson (NZl) T-mobile 45 Shawn Milne (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis 0.20 46 Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Credit Agricole 47 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step 48 Justin England (USA) Toyota United Pro 49 Anthony Colby (USA) Colavita Sutter Home 50 Aaron Olsen (USA) T-mobile 0.21 51 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 52 William Frischkorn (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 0.22 53 Jonathan Patrick McCarty (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 54 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank 0.23 55 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas 56 Kirk O'Bee (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis 57 Philip Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 58 Christophe Kern (Fra) Credit Agricole 59 Charly Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas 60 Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Predictor-Lotto 0.24 61 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank 62 Russell Downing (GBr) Health Net Presented By Maxxis 0.25 63 David Vitoria (Swi) BMC 64 Grischa Jan Niermann (Ger) Rabobank 65 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick Step 0.26 66 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Quick Step 67 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas 68 Bart Dockx (Bel) Predictor-Lotto 69 Jakob Piil (Den) T-mobile 70 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 71 Tyler Wren (USA) Colavita Sutter Home 0.27 72 Lucas Euser (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 73 Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step 0.28 74 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank 75 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step 76 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) USA National team 0.29 77 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Credit Agricole 0.30 78 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole 79 Edward King (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team 80 Viktar Rapinski (Blr) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 81 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas 82 Peter Hatton (Aus) Colavita Sutter Home 0.31 83 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Quick Step 84 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole 85 Michael Barry (Can) T-mobile 86 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner 87 Antonio Cruz (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 0.32 88 Kyle Gritters (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis 89 Darren Lill (RSA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 0.33 90 Dimitri Fofonov (Kaz) Credit Agricole 91 Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC 92 Andrew Bajadali (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 93 Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC 0.34 94 Glen Alan Chadwick (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 95 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas 0.35 96 Nic Ingels (Bel) Predictor-Lotto 0.36 97 Ivan Dominguez (Cub) Toyota United Pro 98 Brent Bookwalter (USA) USA National team 0.37 99 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) T-mobile 100 Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 101 Scott Nydam (USA) BMC 0.38 102 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank 103 Nicolar Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 0.39 104 Nicolas Gates (Aus) Predictor-Lotto 0.41 105 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner 106 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 0.42 107 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step 108 Caleb Manion (USA) Toyota United Pro 0.43 109 Alexander Candelario (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 110 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner 111 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner 112 John Devine (USA) USA National team 0.45 113 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank 0.46 114 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner 0.54 115 Mario Aerts (Bel) Predictor-Lotto 0.55 116 Jonathan Garcia (USA) BMC 1.06 117 David Mccann (Irl) Colavita Sutter Home 3.19 118 Brian Dziewa (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 3.39 119 Tom Zirbel (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team 3.53 120 Alejandro Acton (Arg) Colavita Sutter Home 3.56 121 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita Sutter Home 3.59 122 Garrett Peltonen (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team 4.00 123 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner 4.04 124 Brice Jones (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 125 Steven Cozza (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 4.06 126 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Toyota United Pro 127 Gustavo Artacho (Arg) Colavita Sutter Home 4.09 128 Michael Jones (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 4.13 129 Brian Sheedy (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team 4.15 130 Scott Stewart (USA) USA National team 4.19 131 Christopher Stockburger (USA) USA National team 4.20 132 Charles Dionne (Can) Colavita Sutter Home 4.21 133 Sheldon Deeny (USA) USA National team 4.22 134 Bryce Mead (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 4.25 135 Ken Hanson (USA) BMC 4.27 136 Henk Vogels (Aus) Toyota United Pro 4.28 137 Michael Sayers (USA) BMC 4.29 138 Caleb Fairly (USA) USA National team 4.32 139 Chad Beyer (USA) USA National team 4.42 140 Omer Kem (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team 7.28 141 Emile Abraham (Tri) Priority Health Cycling Team 11.25 Mountains classification 1 Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 16 pts 2 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Credit Agricole 13 3 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step 13 4 Omer Kem (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team 9 5 David Mccann (Irl) Colavita Sutter Home 9 6 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank 4 7 Brian Sheedy (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team 4 8 Adam Hansen (Aus) T-mobile 3 9 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner 2 10 Michael Jones (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 2 11 Ivan Basso (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 1 12 Ben Day (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 1 13 William Frischkorn (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 1 Points classification 1 Allan Davis (Aus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 27 pts 2 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank 20 3 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team CSC 18 4 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole 17 5 Greg Henderson (NZl) T-mobile 16 6 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas 12 7 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Credit Agricole 10 8 David Mccann (Irl) Colavita Sutter Home 6 9 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) T-mobile 6 10 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Predictor-Lotto 6 11 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita Sutter Home 5 12 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 5 13 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC 5 14 Alejandro Acton (Arg) Colavita Sutter Home 4 15 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner 4 16 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 3 17 Ivan Dominguez (Cub) Toyota United Pro 3 18 Omer Kem (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team 2 19 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole 2 20 Brian Vandborg (Den) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 1 21 Karl Menzies (Aus) Health Net Presented By Maxxis 1 22 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step 1 23 David Vitoria (Swi) BMC 1 Young rider classification 1 Taylor Tolleson (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 9.03.00 2 Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 0.06 3 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Predictor-Lotto 4 Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Credit Agricole 0.07 5 David Vitoria (Swi) BMC 0.12 6 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 0.13 7 Lucas Euser (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 0.14 8 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) USA National team 0.16 9 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole 0.17 10 Edward King (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team 11 Peter Hatton (Aus) Colavita Sutter Home 0.18 12 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Quick Step 13 Kyle Gritters (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis 0.19 14 Nic Ingels (Bel) Predictor-Lotto 0.23 15 Brent Bookwalter (USA) USA National team 0.24 16 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) T-mobile 17 Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 18 Nicolar Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 0.26 19 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner 0.30 20 John Devine (USA) USA National team 0.32 21 Steven Cozza (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 3.53 22 Scott Stewart (USA) USA National team 4.06 23 Christopher Stockburger (USA) USA National team 4.07 24 Sheldon Deeny (USA) USA National team 4.09 25 Caleb Fairly (USA) USA National team 4.19 26 Chad Beyer (USA) USA National team 4.29 Team classification 1 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 27.08.39 2 Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 0.07 3 Team CSC 0.08 4 Health Net Presented by Maxxis 5 T-Mobile Team 0.12 6 Team Slipstream 0.14 7 Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team 0.26 8 Liquigas 0.29 9 Predictor-Lotto 0.33 10 Priority Health Cycling Team 0.36 11 Rabobank 0.38 12 Credit Agricole 0.43 13 Quick Step-Innergetic 0.53 14 BMC Racing Team 0.56 15 Colavita/Sutter Home Presented by Cooking Light 16 Gerolsteiner 1.06 17 Jelly Belly Cycling Team 1.17 18 USA National Development Team 1.33 Most aggressive Christophe Laurent (Fra) Credit Agricole
