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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

JJ Haedo (CSC)
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The second stage of the Tour of California raced into the state's capitol today, with the 'governator', Arnold Schwarzenegger, ready to receive the riders. After stage one was held together by massive headwinds and culminated in a crash-tastic finale, today's stage was much more business-as-usual -- with a three rider break taking out the KOMs and sprints before a safe field sprint. Coming down the final 500 meters, CSC teammates Stuey O'Grady and Jens Voigt delivered their new sprinter 'Jota' Haedo to the line, taking the sprint by a gap big enough to fit Schwarzenegger's entourage inside.

"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."

Levi Leipheimer (Discovery)
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Earlier in the day a three rider break took most of the attention away from any would-be threats to overall leader Levi Leipheimer (Discovery Channel). Omer Kem (Priority Health) and David McCann (Colavita-Sutter Home) attacked just after the commissaire dropped the flag, with Christophe Laurent (Credit Agricole) adding some much needed ProTour legs. The trio pushed the lead to five minutes over the two climbs, but were within reach by the time the Sacramento skyline was in sight. "It was windy, but it was a good day to be in the break," said Kem. "We worked well together. They gave us a good leash and we tried to be fast on the descents. Luckily I have been in the area since December so I knew the descents. When Laurent rode away from us on the KOM I knew that we could catch him on the descent.

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

Ivan Basso (Discovery)
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Another sunny California day greeted the riders, with only CSC's David Zabriskie not making the start. Zabriskie crashed out of the race yesterday, but luckily did not sustain any serious injuries. Nick Gates (Predictor-Lotto) wasn't sure if he'd make it through the stage, but the steady pace set by Discovery allowed him to ride through his injuries from the stage one crash.

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.

The official finish photo
Photo ©: Fred Patton
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Pate quickly made up the ground on the wilting Laurent and McCann and reinvigorated the two to increase the gap to 45 seconds. But the two riders were not much help and Pate had to go solo, getting into time trial position and pushing the gap to more than a minute. But Discovery kept Pate within reach with the help of the sprinter's teams, and Pate was caught as the bunch neared downtown Sacramento.

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."

Photography

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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                  

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