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Tour of California - 2.HC

USA, February 18-25, 2007

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Stage 4 - February 22: Seaside to San Luis Obispo, 213.4km

Two world champs go one-two in SLO

Leipheimer holds onto three second lead into time trial

By Mark Zalewski in San Luis Obispo with additional reporting from Kirsten Robbins and Laura Weislo

It's Bettini at the line
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The fast and furious run-in to SLO was reminiscent of last year's stage, with a breakaway getting caught and the sprinters' teams setting up the lead out. But unlike last year when Toyota-United organised the chase, no one team hit the front, leaving the catch until late in the game. This produced some late disorganisation for the final sprint, an up-and-down affair with a hard and still wet ninety-degree turn at 150 metres. Into the turn it was Rabobank slamming on the brakes which allowed the surge to fly past, including world champion Paolo Bettini (Quick Step-Innergetic) who hammered up the inclined finish to his first win on American soil.

"It is a very beautiful win," he said rolling to a stop after the finish. "I am very happy - the first time in the USA and California... very beautiful. It was very difficult but that is normal. The end of a stage it is normally dangerous. It was my goal to come here and win a stage. Even when I am not in the best fitness I still like to win races. Yesterday I found I had good legs on the climb and I am taking it day by day."

Coming in a close second was another world champion, U23 champion Gerald Ciolek (T-Mobile) who finished just ahead of last year's stage four winner Juan Jose Haedo. "It was nice to see Bettini the world champion and Ciolek the U23 world champion race against each other," said T-Mobile's Bob Stapleton. "Ciolek is one of the best talents in the sport at just twenty years old."

Haedo was disappointed with his placing. However, the ten points he earned for third place were enough to put him into the sprint jersey, two points ahead of stage one winner Graeme Brown (Rabobank). "They knew but you can't lay off in the sprint," said a Rabobank director sportif about the water in the final turn. "Brown got in trouble behind and couldn't hold the wheel. It's not so easy to win in the sprint - Brown won the first but then it was Haedo and now Bettini. It was a long stage today, but beautiful. The guys really suffered."

Levi Leipheimer
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The rest of the field remained intact into the finish, with race leader Levi Leipheimer smartly staying near the front until the final three kilometers. "I was just trying to stay to the front and not get time gapped," he said. But in the final kilometers, Jens Voigt took a surprising flyer off the front, threatening the slim three second lead Leipheimer has over him. "Jens was part of the lead out for J.J.," said Leipheimer. "He was just being a good teammate and trying to do his job for J.J. But I definitely needed to make sure I finished in the same group as him."

Along with the sprint jersey, the mountains jersey changed hands, thanks to a strong ride by Christophe Laurent (Credit Agricole) in today's break. But Laurent had a bit of a challenge with Slipstream-Chipotle rider Lucas Euser looking to defend teammate Thomas Peterson's second place position. "We were going back and forth if we should sprint or not," said Euser, who took second to Laurent on the first climb but beat him on the second. "I messed up on that last one though."

Laurent said he was not sure if he was going to have to sprint for the points, due to the language barrier with the younger American rider. "There was a battle between myself and Lucas today for the KOM. We had a little bit of a communication problem because of the language barrier. When the first KOM came I asked Lucas if he was going for it. But with the language it did not come across well. With one kilometre to go he attacked and that is the point I knew he was going to go for it. I want to win the KOM jersey here and so he is now my competitor for that but that is normal to have this kind of competition inside the race."

George Hincapie
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After the KOMs were finished the break set to the task of surviving to the finish. However, Hilton Clarke (Navigators Insurance) said he and the others had disagreements on the best strategy. "Once we got out there we just kept it easy, because we knew that if we went too hard early we would just blow at the end," he said. "We let Discovery hold us at three minutes. As soon as we got over the last KOM it was flat and we kept a good speed."

"When we got our maximum lead of four minutes with fifty kilometres to go, I just laid the ears back and went as hard as I could. The other guys said it was too early but I wasn't concerned about the finish as much as just getting to the finish. I'm a bit disappointed in the other guys trying to save it... let's get to the finish first!"

Back in the peloton, Discovery Channel had another day of setting the pace. "We are just trying to keep the lead," said American champion George Hincapie who was seen riding in front of Leipheimer for much of the day. Hincapie won in San Jose last year but had to sacrifice that chance yesterday to help protect the overall lead of his teammate. "Of course I wanted to go for a stage win, but I think my best shot was yesterday with the climb so close to the finish - but I had to do a lot of work before that so I didn't arrive fresh. Our main priority is to win the overall, so it doesn't look like there are many chances for me left!"

Riding protected today, Leipheimer was able to enjoy the lovely scenery along some of the most beautiful stretches of coastline in the world. "Today was the most postcard looking stage of the tour and it is pretty amazing and beautiful," said Leipheimer. "We were on the front today but we were just cruising. In the morning it looked grim but we only had one shower and it was cold but short."

However, tomorrow will be all business for the race leader, while the rest of the team will have a well-deserved rest day. "I am confident about tomorrow," he said. "I feel good and I feel like I am the best rider in the race. I have been training hard all winter and it is no secret that I'd love to win this race."

How it unfolded

The riders were greeted to a vicious winter storm as they arrived at the start in Seaside. Heavy rains pounded the team cars as the racers hunkered down inside. But miraculously, just fifteen minutes before the start, the rain let up, and by the time the race reached the zero kilometre mark, blue sky was peaking out from between the clouds.

Northern California's spectacular coast line.
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The first few kilometres were a flurry of attacks, with Ben Jacques-Maynes (Priority Health) drawing first blood along with Jonathan Garcia (BMC) and Viktor Rapinski (Navigators Insurance). The Discovery Channel team, not wanting a repeat of stage three when they let too many riders up the road, controlled the front of the peloton as the counter-attacks flew. It wasn't until 30km into the stage that a break of four, Aaron Olson (T-mobile), Kirk O'Bee (Health Net), Alejandro Acton (Colavita), and Christophe Laurent (Credit Agricole) was allowed more than a few seconds gap.

With three mountain sprints on the line, Slipstream's Lucas Euser (Team Slipstream) followed Hilton Clarke (Navigators) and Sean Sullivan (Toyota United Pro) across to the break to protect Tom Peterson's climber's jersey. "That was brutal today - the biggest day I have ever done on a bike," said Euser. "It was aggressive from the start and our who team was aggressive. I was attacking and Frischkorn was up there." But while he was able to take the second sprint off the Frenchman, Euser only managed second on the first and third sprints, and the jersey passed to Credit Agricole.

The intermediate sprints passed by virtually uncontested, as there were no time bonuses for sprints on stage four. And while the breakaway was allowed to stretch out to 4'30, it was clear that they would be caught by the sprinters' teams at some point along the way.

The Discovery Channel team was forced to do all of the work on this long, 213km stage, and it wasn't until 40km before the finish that the Liquigas and Rabobank teams started pitching in. The new energy to the chase quickly brought the gap back down to less than two minutes, but then stabilised around 1'20, as the peloton timed its catch.

Colavita/Sutter Home rider Alejandro Acton
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With 10km to go, Hilton Clarke began attacking the break, and was followed by Acton. Unfortunately, Euser had to stop for a mechanical. "That was the most inopportune time to get a flat," exclaimed the young American. "I had a slow leak on the front and when it hit the rim I changed it. It was hell getting back on, but when I got back I told them to keep working, because I knew the roads."

The run-in to the finish was a change from last year, where a small crash slowed down the final three kilometres. But the change was not because of this. "We made the change to help relieve the pressure that builds up on [highway] one," said race director Jim Birrell. "We wanted to get the race onto the side roads earlier and to highlight more of the local scenery."

The lack of cooperation spelled the end of the breakaway. At the 5km mark, the peloton, now led by CSC, overhauled the escapees and set their sights on the sprint finish in San Luis Obispo.

Bettini discusses
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Jens Voigt took the lead, pulling so hard that he opened up a gap, but the points leader realised his mistake and allowed his team to come back up before stringing the bunch out again. As the race entered the streets of San Luis Obispo, the Quick Step and T-Mobile teams moved their sprinters to the fore.

The finale was a race to the last turn, which had been rumoured to be wet and slippery. Ciolek led through the turn and world champion Paolo Bettini was second. "Gerald is a very strong sprinter," said Bettini. "My team director told me in the finish to watch for him because he is very fast and I knew I had to be at the last corner first. He took the last corner first and had a meter lead on me in the sprint. It was very hard for me to close that gap and the sprint was close by only a few centimeters. I was fortunate to have the power to come back to him today. He is very young and very fast and with experience he is going to be a very big rider."

Tomorrow's 23.4km time trial will likely decide the race winner, with Leipheimer holding a three second advantage over Jens Voigt. Thirty-six other riders are within a minute of the leader, including former time trial world champion Michael Rogers (T-Mobile) at nineteen seconds, as well as Bobby Julich (CSC) and former U.S. time trial champion Chris Baldwin (Toyota-United) at twenty-four.

Follow all of the split times and race action on Cyclingnews' live coverage as the Hindenburg V2 floats "Sideways" over Solvang.

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Results

1 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step                                      5.05.47
2 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) T-mobile                                               
3 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team CSC                                             
4 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                         
5 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                                                
6 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC                                              
7 Henk Vogels (Aus) Toyota United Pro                                        
8 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                          
9 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                               
10 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Predictor-Lotto                                      
11 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas                                               
12 Alexander Candelario (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                       
13 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Liquigas                                          
14 Russell Downing (GBr) Health Net Presented By Maxxis                      
15 Viktar Rapinski (Blr) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                   
16 Brice Jones (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                                
17 Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC                                                 
18 Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Predictor-Lotto                                     
19 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                    
20 Dimitri Fofonov (Kaz) Credit Agricole                                     
21 Kyle Gritters (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis                        
22 Veleriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                
23 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank                               
24 Antonio Cruz (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                     
25 Nicolas Gates (Aus) Predictor-Lotto                                       
26 Jakob Piil (Den) T-mobile                                                 
27 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  
28 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Health Net Presented By Maxxis                       
29 Steven Cozza (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                    
30 Benjamin Jacques-Maynes (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team                
31 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick Step                                             
32 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                           
33 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                         
34 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                                 
35 Adam Hansen (Aus) T-mobile                                                
36 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  
37 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Health Net Presented By Maxxis                      
38 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                                
39 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole                                      
40 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-mobile                                             
41 Justin England (USA) Toyota United Pro                                    
42 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  
43 Brian Vandborg (Den) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                   
44 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                               
45 Ben Day (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                           
46 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Quick Step                                           
47 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 
48 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-mobile                                                
49 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                              
50 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step                                      
51 Nicolar Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                            
52 Taylor Tolleson (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                 
53 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                              
54 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        
55 Mario Aerts (Bel) Predictor-Lotto                                         
56 Danny Pate (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                      
57 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Predictor-Lotto                                       
58 Greg Henderson (NZl) T-mobile                                             
59 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                          
60 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                                       
61 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                            
62 Lucas Euser (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                     
63 William Frischkorn (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle              
64 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Credit Agricole                                  
65 Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step                                              
66 Jason Donald (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                    
67 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                          
68 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                          
69 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Toyota United Pro                               
70 Anthony Colby (USA) Colavita Sutter Home                                  
71 Bart Dockx (Bel) Predictor-Lotto                                          
72 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                                              
73 David Vitoria (Swi) BMC                                                   
74 Grischa Jan Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                       
75 Christopher Horner (USA) Predictor-Lotto                                  
76 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole                                       
77 Darren Lill (RSA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                       
78 Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                 
79 Glen Alan Chadwick (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                
80 Timothy Johnson (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis                      
81 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                     
82 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas                                             
83 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                           
84 Jonathan Patrick McCarty (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle        
85 Ivan Basso (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                       
86 Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC                                                  
87 Philip Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                    
88 Christophe Kern (Fra) Credit Agricole                                     
89 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas                                            
90 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step                                           
91 Karl Menzies (Aus) Health Net Presented By Maxxis                         
92 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Quick Step                                        
93 Michael Barry (Can) T-mobile                                              
94 Shawn Milne (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis                      0.29
95 Charles Dionne (Can) Colavita Sutter Home                             0.47
96 Alejandro Acton (Arg) Colavita Sutter Home                                
97 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole                                   
98 Peter Hatton (Aus) Colavita Sutter Home                               1.27
99 Michael Sayers (USA) BMC                                                  
100 Ian McKissick (USA) BMC                                                  
101 Garrett Peltonen (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team                      
102 Caleb Fairly (USA) USA National team                                     
103 Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Credit Agricole                               1.33
104 Nic Ingels (Bel) Predictor-Lotto                                         
105 Kirk O'Bee (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis                          
106 Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                         1.57
107 Andrew Bajadali (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                           
108 Scott Nydam (USA) BMC                                                2.08
109 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC                                         
110 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                         
111 Aaron Olson (USA) T-mobile                                               
112 Brent Bookwalter (USA) USA National team                                 
113 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Toyota United Pro                                    
114 Ken Hanson (USA) BMC                                                 2.15
115 Brian Dziewa (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                          2.29
116 Brian Sheedy (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team                          
117 Edward King (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team                           
118 Bryce Mead (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                                
119 Chris Wherry (USA) Toyota United Pro                                 3.14
120 Ivan Dominguez (Cub) Toyota United Pro                                   
121 Tyler Wren (USA) Colavita Sutter Home                                    
122 Caleb Manion (USA) Toyota United Pro                                     
123 Tom Zirbel (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team                            
124 Charly Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas                                           
125 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita Sutter Home                               
126 Michael Jones (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                         4.01
127 Jonathan Garcia (USA) BMC                                            8.02
DNF Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                                       
DNF John Devine (USA) USA National team                                                              
DNF Tejay Van Garderen (USA) USA National team                               
DNS Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Toyota United Pro                                                          
 
Mountains
 
KOM 1
1 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Credit Agricole                            
2 Lucas Euser (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle               
3 Alejandro Acton (Arg) Colavita Sutter Home                          
4 Aaron Olsen (USA) T-mobile                                          
 
KOM 2
1 Lucas Euser (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle               
2 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Credit Agricole                            
3 Alejandro Acton (Arg) Colavita Sutter Home                          
4 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team               
 
KOM 3
1 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Credit Agricole                            
2 Lucas Euser (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle               
3 Alejandro Acton (Arg) Colavita Sutter Home                          
4 Kirk O'Bee (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis                     
5 Aaron Olsen (USA) T-mobile                                          
 
Sprints
 
Sprint 1
1 Alejandro Acton (Arg) Colavita Sutter Home                          
2 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Credit Agricole                            
3 Kirk O'Bee (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis                     
 
Sprint 2
1 Alejandro Acton (Arg) Colavita Sutter Home                          
2 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Credit Agricole                            
3 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team     

Teams
 
1 Rabobank                                                           15.17.21
2 Team CSC                                                                   
3 Predictor-Lotto                                                            
4 Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                                          
5 T-Mobile Team                                                              
6 Credit Agricole                                                            
7 Health Net Presented by Maxxis                                             
8 Gerolsteiner                                                               
9 Quick Step-Innergetic                                                      
10 Jelly Belly Cycling Team                                                  
11 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                        
12 Liquigas                                                                  
13 Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team                                            
14 Team Slipstream                                                           
15 BMC Racing Team                                                           
16 Colavita/Sutter Home Presented by Cooking Light                       1.34
17 Priority Health Cycling Team                                          3.56
 
General classification after stage 4
 
1 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           17.52.12
2 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                              0.03
3 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Health Net Presented By Maxxis                   0.15
4 Christopher Horner (USA) Predictor-Lotto                               0.16
5 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank                            0.17
6 Ben Day (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                        0.18
7 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Health Net Presented By Maxxis                    0.19
8 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-mobile                                              
9 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                 0.20
10 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC                                             
11 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                      0.23
12 Veleriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                
13 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                           0.24
14 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Toyota United Pro                               
15 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-mobile                                            0.25
16 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                                   0.27
17 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Liquigas                                          
18 Danny Pate (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                  0.28
19 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Predictor-Lotto                                   0.29
20 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  
21 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole                                      
22 Justin England (USA) Toyota United Pro                                0.30
23 Anthony Colby (USA) Colavita Sutter Home                                  
24 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     0.31
25 Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Predictor-Lotto                                 0.34
26 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                              
27 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick Step                                         0.36
28 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Quick Step                                           
29 Jakob Piil (Den) T-mobile                                                 
30 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                              
31 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                            0.38
32 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                       0.39
33 Dimitri Fofonov (Kaz) Credit Agricole                                 0.43
34 Glen Alan Chadwick (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team            0.44
35 Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle             0.49
36 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                      0.51
37 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step                                        0.52
38 Benjamin Jacques-Maynes (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team            3.14
39 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                     
40 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              3.15
41 Adam Hansen (Aus) T-mobile                                                
42 Timothy Johnson (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis                  3.21
43 Ivan Basso (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                   3.23
44 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                                          3.26
45 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Predictor-Lotto                                  3.27
46 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step                                  3.28
47 Jonathan Patrick McCarty (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle    3.31
48 Christophe Kern (Fra) Credit Agricole                                 3.32
49 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Credit Agricole                              3.33
50 Russell Downing (GBr) Health Net Presented By Maxxis                  3.34
51 David Vitoria (Swi) BMC                                                   
52 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas                                           3.35
53 Lucas Euser (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                 3.36
54 Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step                                          3.37
55 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole                                   3.39
56 Viktar Rapinski (Blr) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                   
57 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Quick Step                                    3.40
58 Michael Barry (Can) T-mobile                                              
59 Darren Lill (RSA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                   3.42
60 Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC                                                 
61 Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC                                              3.43
62 Jason Donald (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                3.50
63 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        3.52
64 Mario Aerts (Bel) Predictor-Lotto                                     4.04
65 William Frischkorn (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle          4.11
66 Ian McKissick (USA) BMC                                               4.52
67 Kirk O'Bee (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis                       5.05
68 Peter Hatton (Aus) Colavita Sutter Home                               5.07
69 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC                                      5.23
70 Andrew Bajadali (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                        5.39
71 Aaron Olson (USA) T-mobile                                            6.18
72 Steven Cozza (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                7.55
73 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            10.11
74 Karl Menzies (Aus) Health Net Presented By Maxxis                    10.14
75 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                      10.18
76 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                   10.19
77 Greg Henderson (NZl) T-mobile                                        10.20
78 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas                                        10.24
79 Kyle Gritters (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis                   10.33
80 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas                                       10.36
81 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) T-mobile                                         10.38
82 Shawn Milne (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis                     10.50
83 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole                              11.19
84 Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Credit Agricole                               11.54
85 Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                         12.35
86 Brent Bookwalter (USA) USA National team                             12.46
87 Edward King (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team                       13.00
88 Chris Wherry (USA) Toyota United Pro                                 13.30
89 Charly Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas                                       13.38
90 Taylor Tolleson (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle            15.10
91 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team CSC                                       15.13
92 Brian Vandborg (Den) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              15.14
93 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                                          15.20
94 Philip Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                    
95 Grischa Jan Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                  15.22
96 Bart Dockx (Bel) Predictor-Lotto                                     15.23
97 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step                                      15.25
98 Antonio Cruz (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                15.29
99 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                         15.35
100 Nicolar Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                      15.36
101 Nicolas Gates (Aus) Predictor-Lotto                                 15.38
102 Alexander Candelario (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                 15.40
103 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                       
104 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                    15.51
105 Nic Ingels (Bel) Predictor-Lotto                                    17.06
106 Tom Zirbel (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team                       17.08
107 Scott Nydam (USA) BMC                                               17.43
108 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                    17.51
109 Tyler Wren (USA) Colavita Sutter Home                               18.38
110 Ivan Dominguez (Cub) Toyota United Pro                              18.53
111 Caleb Manion (USA) Toyota United Pro                                18.54
112 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   19.01
113 Brice Jones (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                               
114 Jonathan Garcia (USA) BMC                                           19.09
115 Henk Vogels (Aus) Toyota United Pro                                 19.25
116 Charles Dionne (Can) Colavita Sutter Home                           20.05
117 Michael Sayers (USA) BMC                                            20.53
118 Caleb Fairly (USA) USA National team                                20.56
119 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Toyota United Pro                               21.11
120 Brian Sheedy (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team                     21.41
121 Alejandro Acton (Arg) Colavita Sutter Home                          22.11
122 Garrett Peltonen (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team                 22.55
123 Michael Jones (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                        23.11
124 Brian Dziewa (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                         23.36
125 Ken Hanson (USA) BMC                                                24.10
126 Bryce Mead (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                           24.22
127 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita Sutter Home                          24.41
 
Mountain classification
 
1 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Credit Agricole                                 26 pts
2 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step                                     16
3 Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                16
4 Lucas Euser (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                    12
5 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 10
6 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  9
7 Alejandro Acton (Arg) Colavita Sutter Home                                8
8 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                                 7
9 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                              6
10 William Frischkorn (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle             5
11 Christopher Horner (USA) Predictor-Lotto                                 5
12 Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Predictor-Lotto                                    4
13 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                               4
14 Brian Sheedy (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team                          4
15 Adam Hansen (Aus) T-mobile                                               3
16 Kirk O'Bee (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis                          3
17 Jakob Piil (Den) T-mobile                                                2
18 Steven Cozza (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                   2
19 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                          2
20 Aaron Olson (USA) T-mobile                                               2
21 Michael Jones (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                             2
22 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole                                     1
23 Ben Day (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                          1
24 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                    1
25 Ivan Basso (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                      1
 
Points classification
 
1 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team CSC                                           28 pts
2 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                                              26
3 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                       24
4 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step                                           22
5 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                                20
6 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) T-mobile                                             18
7 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Credit Agricole                                 16
8 Greg Henderson (NZl) T-mobile                                            16
9 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC                                            15
10 Alejandro Acton (Arg) Colavita Sutter Home                              14
11 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                12
12 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas                                             12
13 Christopher Horner (USA) Predictor-Lotto                                10
14 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                             7
15 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Predictor-Lotto                                     7
16 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                    6
17 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita Sutter Home                               5
18 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                         4
19 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Liquigas                                         4
20 Henk Vogels (Aus) Toyota United Pro                                      4
21 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                          3
22 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 3
23 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        3
24 Dimitri Fofonov (Kaz) Credit Agricole                                    3
25 Ivan Dominguez (Cub) Toyota United Pro                                   3
26 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                             2
27 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                             2
28 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole                                  2
29 Kirk O'Bee (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis                          1
30 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step                                     1
31 Brian Vandborg (Den) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  1
32 Karl Menzies (Aus) Health Net Presented By Maxxis                        1
33 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                   1
34 David Vitoria (Swi) BMC                                                  1
 
Young rider classification
 
1 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Predictor-Lotto                                17.52.41
2 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                           0.07
3 Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle              0.20
4 David Vitoria (Swi) BMC                                                3.05
5 Lucas Euser (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                  3.07
6 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole                                    3.10
7 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Quick Step                                     3.11
8 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                         3.23
9 Peter Hatton (Aus) Colavita Sutter Home                                4.38
10 Steven Cozza (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                7.26
11 Kyle Gritters (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis                   10.04
12 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) T-mobile                                         10.09
13 Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Credit Agricole                               11.25
14 Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                         12.06
15 Brent Bookwalter (USA) USA National team                             12.17
16 Edward King (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team                       12.31
17 Taylor Tolleson (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle            14.41
18 Nicolar Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                       15.07
19 Nic Ingels (Bel) Predictor-Lotto                                     16.37
20 Caleb Fairly (USA) USA National team                                 20.27
 
Team classification
 
1 Team CSC                                                           53.37.28
2 Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                                      0.03
3 T-Mobile Team                                                          0.08
4 Predictor-Lotto                                                        0.25
5 Rabobank                                                               0.34
6 Quick Step-Innergetic                                                  0.49
7 Gerolsteiner                                                           1.02
8 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                     2.51
9 Health Net Presented by Maxxis                                         3.03
10 Team Slipstream                                                       3.09
11 Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team                                        3.21
12 Liquigas                                                              3.24
13 Credit Agricole                                                       3.38
14 BMC Racing Team                                                       9.49
15 Colavita/Sutter Home Presented by Cooking Light                      20.12
16 Priority Health Cycling Team                                         27.09
17 Jelly Belly Cycling Team                                             28.50
 
Most aggressive rider
 
1 Alejandro Acton (Arg) Colavita Sutter Home                                 

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