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59th Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré - PT
France, June 10-17, 2007
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Prologue - June 10: Grenoble - Grenoble, 4.2km
London calling: Wiggins on track for Tour prologue
By Jean-François Quénet in Grenoble
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With a one second advantage over defending champion Levi Leipheimer, who seems to be on form for claiming his second Dauphiné in a row, Bradley Wiggins has collected the first big win on the road in his six-year long career. The Englishman has mostly put his mark as a valuable favourite for the prologue of the Tour de France in the town where he grew up. London's calling him seriously now!
"It was a very different course from the prologue in London," he said. "This one was for pure specialists like George Hincapie." It was held right in the centre of the capital of the Alps, pretty much where the first edition of the Critérium took shape 60 years ago for the real first year of cycling revival after World War II.
Because of elections in France for the Parliament one month after the election of Nicolas Sarkozy as the the President of the Republic, the organization of the Dauphiné had to observe a ten minutes break after each group of nineteen riders; that was the agreement with the local authorities to give people the possibility to cross the streets and go and cast their ballot. It made the event last almost four hours.
The weather conditions for the prologue of the Dauphiné in Grenoble were different for the 149 starters. Rain appeared for some of the first riders, like Dutch champion Stef Clement or Ukrainian pursuiter Volodymyr Dyudya, who scored the first best times. There was no more rain when George Hincapie took over the lead in the third-to-last group and the asphalt was totally dry when the big names rode.
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Andrey Kashechkin beat the American and looked like a possible winner until Wiggins rode two seconds faster. "On the first section of the 4.2km course, there was a false flat and my room-mate Geoffroy Lequatre told me there was a lot of head wind. But just before I started, Rik Verbrugghe, who went just before me, told me it was totally different now." There was no more wind indeed.
Wiggins was four seconds behind his other teammate Sylvain Chavanel at the half way point. His return on the back side of the hot dog-shaped parcours was absolutely brilliant. "I am in a super good condition, maybe the best of my life," he reckoned. "I've really done an excellent race. Last year I also did the prologue flat out and I came in 20th or something. It was the same at the Tour de France, I only finished 16th."
The Englishman arrives in fine form just in time. "I'm in my 6th year as a pro and I only got my third win on the road," he realistically commented. "When I turned pro with Française des Jeux, everyone knew I had the potential for doing things like this, as Bradley McGee was doing. Now I believe this win gives me the status of a favourite for the prologue of the Tour de France, which I wasn't before. I can make the top 5 in London. There will be David Millar, David Zabriskie, George Hincapie and Fabian Cancellara as well."
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Wiggins has preceded three of them in Grenoble. "I won the time trial at the Four Days of Dunkirk as well but you can only beat the guys who are there," he said. It means his win at the Dauphiné has a very high standard. And the duel between Wiggins and Millar has started for good. 'Wiggo' isn't surprised about Millar not making the top 10. "I knew he wouldn't be super but he's building up again after his crash at the Tour de Romandie and he'll be at his top for the Tour prologue in London, there's no doubt about that."
Now it's pretty sure that Wiggins will make the Cofidis team for the Tour, which hasn't been announced yet. He'd be happy to see his teammates defend his yellow jersey till the long time trial on Wednesday but he will not ask them for that and he'll understand if the management chooses another tactic. "Sylvain Chavanel is up for something on GC," he warned.
Stage one from Grenoble to Roanne is set to be the first – and maybe only – battle of the sprinters with an expected duel between Tom Boonen and Thor Hushovd. The Belgian showed his class by finishing 7th of the prologue while the Norwegian was "a little bit disappointed" with his 16th place. "I rode fast on the second half only", Hushovd commented. "I really hope for a bunch sprint tomorrow", he added as he's chasing his first win of the year and deeply wants it before the start of the Tour de France, where he knows that the prologue will not suit him as much as the one he won last year in Strasbourg.
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- Bradley Wiggins (Cofidis) said he's possibly in the best form of his life after winning the Dauphiné Libéré prologue.
Images by AFP Photo
- Christophe Edaleine (Crédit Agricole) had to battle a monsoon during his ride.
- Sylvain Chavanel (Cofidis) faced wet conditions but still managed 12th.
- Sébastien Joly (Française des Jeux) blasts off on his prologue ride.
- Joly had a good ride to round out the top 10.
- Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) heading to a fifth place finish.
- Alexander Vinokourov (Astana) was a little off the pace in 21st.
- French hope Thomas Voeckler (Bouygues Telecom) had a solid ride for 15th.
- Andrey Kashechkin (Astana) flashes through a turn on his way to third.
- Rain made conditions difficult for the early starters.
- Jérôme Pineau (Bouygues Telecom)
- Enrico Franzoi (Lampre-Fondital)
- Bobby Julich (Team CSC) rounds a turn on the hot-dog shaped circuit.
- Belgian Rik Verbrugghe (Cofidis) looking to earn a place in the Cofidis Tour de France team.
- Sandy Casar (Française des Jeux)
- Cyril Dessel (Ag2r Prévoyance) was one of the riders faced with slick road conditions.
- George Hincapie (Discovery Channel) set the best time before being knocked back to fourth.
- Hincapie sucks down the air during his prologue ride.
- Sandy Casar (Française des Jeux) going full gas.
- David Millar (Saunier Duval) couldn't match compatriot Wiggins and finished 11th.
- Oscar Pereiro (Caisse d'Epargne) starts his ride.
- Bradley Wiggins (Cofidis) went all out today and it paid off with a fine victory.
- Bradley Wiggins (Cofidis) flew around the streets of Grenoble to take the biggest road win of his career.
- Levi Leipheimer (Discovery) finished second to Wiggins but looks a good bet to defend his Dauphiné title.
- US time trial champion David Zabriskie (Team CSC).
- Stage winner Bradley Wiggins knows his form is right where it needs to be.
- Wiggins doesn't plan on defending the yellow jersey through the mountains.
Images by John Pierce/Photosport International
- Bradley Wiggins grimaces during the prologue
- Wiggins looked very strong throughout
- The sun was out when Wiggins rode
- Wiggins warming up
Results
1 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Cofidis 4.50.42 (52.138 km/h) 2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel 0.01.45 3 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana 0.01.88 4 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel 0.02.12 5 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0.02.90 6 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC 0.03.52 7 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic 0.03.84 8 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis 0.04.87 9 Egoi Martínez (Spa) Discovery Channel 0.05.20 10 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française Des Jeux 0.06.19 11 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval-Prodir 0.06.24 12 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis 0.06.31 13 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom 0.06.69 14 Volodymyr Dyudya (Ukr) Milram 0.06.91 15 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 0.07.20 16 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole 0.07.23 17 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Milram 0.07.38 18 Alberto Contador (Spa) Discovery Channel 0.08.45 19 Bert Grabsch (Ger) T-Mobile 0.08.69 20 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.08.91 21 Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana 0.08.93 22 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 0.09.30 23 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance 0.09.32 24 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux 0.09.76 25 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Saunier Duval-Prodir 0.09.82 26 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic 0.10.15 27 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0.10.21 28 Dmitry Grabovskiy (Ukr) Quickstep-Innergetic 0.10.49 29 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor-Lotto 0.11.15 30 Dominique Cornu (Bel) Predictor-Lotto 0.11.16 31 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC 0.11.49 32 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française Des Jeux 0.12.06 33 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Discovery Channel 0.12.72 34 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner 0.12.73 35 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole 0.12.90 36 Josep Jufré (Spa) Predictor-Lotto 0.13.16 37 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC 0.13.33 38 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Discovery Channel 0.13.62 39 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas 0.13.89 40 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.14.96 41 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner 0.15.37 42 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis 0.15.40 43 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 0.15.51 44 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Astana 0.15.58 45 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Milram 0.15.77 46 José Antonio Redondo (Spa) Astana 0.15.86 47 Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0.15.91 48 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne 0.15.97 49 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis 0.16.11 50 Francisco Pérez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0.16.31 51 Antonio Colom (Spa) Astana 0.16.40 52 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Quickstep-Innergetic 0.16.43 53 Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française Des Jeux 0.16.80 54 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas 0.16.85 55 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 0.16.88 56 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel 0.16.99 57 Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana 0.17.03 58 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas 0.17.26 59 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.17.30 60 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Cofidis 0.17.69 61 Matej Jurco (Svk) Milram 0.17.82 62 Volodimir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC 0.17.88 63 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Saunier Duval-Prodir 0.17.90 64 Servais Knaven (Ned) T-Mobile 0.17.91 65 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux 0.18.03 66 Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana 0.18.24 67 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic 0.18.27 68 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 0.18.35 69 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC 0.18.39 70 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0.18.42 71 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Crédit Agricole 0.18.69 72 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Predictor-Lotto 0.18.80 73 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Ag2r Prévoyance 0.18.82 74 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 0.18.92 75 Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.18.95 75 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom 77 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 0.18.97 78 Iker Camaño (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 0.18.99 79 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Crédit Agricole 0.19.39 80 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis 0.19.69 81 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner 0.19.99 82 Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 0.20.11 83 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Crédit Agricole 0.20.43 84 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Lampre-Fondital 0.20.66 85 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole 0.20.88 86 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile 0.21.00 87 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française Des Jeux 0.21.04 88 Iñigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.21.23 89 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel 0.22.05 90 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC 0.22.25 91 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française Des Jeux 0.22.33 92 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance 0.22.45 92 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile 94 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner 0.22.63 95 Roberto Petito (Ita) Liquigas 0.22.69 96 José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0.22.84 97 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Milram 0.23.00 98 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas 0.23.04 99 Florent Brard (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne 0.23.32 100 Mickaël Delage (Fra) Française Des Jeux 0.23.64 101 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Milram 0.23.73 102 Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 0.23.74 103 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank 0.23.81 104 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 0.24.04 105 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Crédit Agricole 0.24.08 106 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 0.24.18 107 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner 0.24.29 108 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank 0.24.56 109 Unai Uribarri (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.24.81 110 Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.25.34 111 Carlo Scognamiglio (Ita) Milram 0.25.44 112 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC 0.25.68 113 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre-Fondital 0.25.73 114 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance 0.25.74 115 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas 0.26.43 116 Julien Loubet (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance 0.26.78 117 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Predictor-Lotto 0.26.81 118 Aleksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas 0.26.99 119 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis 0.27.43 120 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quickstep-Innergetic 0.27.53 121 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Saunier Duval-Prodir 0.27.54 122 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Predictor-Lotto 0.27.94 123 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 0.28.04 124 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank 0.28.18 125 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance 0.28.22 126 Manuel Beltrán (Spa) Liquigas 0.29.31 127 Guennadi Mikhailov (Rus) Astana 0.29.53 127 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC 129 Ángel Gómez Gómez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 0.29.76 130 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Crédit Agricole 0.30.02 131 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance 0.30.37 132 Guido TrentiN (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 0.31.95 133 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank 0.32.38 134 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile 0.32.40 135 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) T-Mobile 0.32.67 136 Jaime Castañeda (Col) Lampre-Fondital 0.32.77 137 Igor Astarloa (Spa) Milram 0.33.43 138 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic 0.33.48 139 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic 0.34.14 140 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank 0.34.94 141 Jorge Azanza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.35.01 142 Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 0.35.84 143 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Predictor-Lotto 0.36.27 144 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile 0.36.48 145 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 0.36.54 146 Blaise Sonnery (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance 0.37.03 147 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Predictor-Lotto 0.39.48 148 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner 0.42.48 149 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 0.44.35 General classification after prologue 1 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Cofidis 4.50 2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel 0.01 3 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana 0.02 4 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel 5 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0.03 6 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC 7 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic 0.04 8 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis 0.05 9 Egoi Martínez (Spa) Discovery Channel 10 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française Des Jeux 0.06 11 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval-Prodir 12 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis 13 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom 0.07 14 Volodymyr Dyudya (Ukr) Milram 15 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 16 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole 17 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Milram 18 Alberto Contador (Spa) Discovery Channel 0.08 19 Bert Grabsch (Ger) T-Mobile 0.09 20 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 21 Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana 22 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 23 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance 24 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux 0.10 25 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Saunier Duval-Prodir 26 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic 27 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 28 Dmitry Grabovskiy (Ukr) Quickstep-Innergetic 29 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor-Lotto 0.11 30 Dominique Cornu (Bel) Predictor-Lotto 31 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC 32 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française Des Jeux 0.12 33 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Discovery Channel 0.13 34 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner 35 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole 36 Josep Jufré (Spa) Predictor-Lotto 37 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC 38 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Discovery Channel 0.14 39 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas 40 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.15 41 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner 42 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis 43 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 44 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Astana 0.16 45 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Milram 46 José Antonio Redondo (Spa) Astana 47 Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 48 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne 49 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis 50 Francisco Pérez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 51 Antonio Colom (Spa) Astana 52 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Quickstep-Innergetic 53 Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française Des Jeux 0.17 54 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas 55 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 56 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel 57 Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana 58 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas 59 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 60 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Cofidis 0.18 61 Matej Jurco (Svk) Milram 62 Volodimir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC 63 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Saunier Duval-Prodir 64 Servais Knaven (Ned) T-Mobile 65 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux 66 Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana 67 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic 68 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 69 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC 70 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 71 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Crédit Agricole 0.19 72 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Predictor-Lotto 73 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Ag2r Prévoyance 74 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 75 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom 76 Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 77 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 78 Iker Camaño (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 79 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Crédit Agricole 80 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis 0.20 81 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner 82 Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 83 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Crédit Agricole 84 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Lampre-Fondital 0.21 85 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole 86 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile 87 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française Des Jeux 88 Iñigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 89 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel 0.22 90 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC 91 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française Des Jeux 92 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile 93 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance 94 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner 0.23 95 Roberto Petito (Ita) Liquigas 96 José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 97 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Milram 98 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas 99 Florent Brard (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne 100 Mickaël Delage (Fra) Française Des Jeux 0.24 101 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Milram 102 Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 103 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank 104 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 105 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Crédit Agricole 106 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 107 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner 108 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank 109 Unai Uribarri (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.25 110 Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 111 Carlo Scognamiglio (Ita) Milram 112 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC 0.26 113 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre-Fondital 114 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance 115 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas 116 Julien Loubet (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance 0.27 117 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Predictor-Lotto 118 Aleksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas 119 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis 120 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quickstep-Innergetic 121 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Saunier Duval-Prodir 122 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Predictor-Lotto 0.28 123 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 124 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank 125 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance 126 Manuel Beltrán (Spa) Liquigas 0.29 127 Guennadi Mikhailov (Rus) Astana 128 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC 129 Ángel Gómez Gómez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 0.30 130 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Crédit Agricole 131 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance 132 Guido TrentiN (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 0.32 133 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank 134 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile 135 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) T-Mobile 0.33 136 Jaime Castañeda (Col) Lampre-Fondital 137 Igor Astarloa (Spa) Milram 138 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic 139 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic 0.34 140 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank 0.35 141 Jorge Azanza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 142 Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 0.36 143 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Predictor-Lotto 144 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile 145 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 146 Blaise Sonnery (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance 0.37 147 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Predictor-Lotto 0.39 148 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner 0.42 149 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 0.44 Points classification 1 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Cofidis 25 pts 2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel 20 3 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana 16 4 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel 13 5 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 11 6 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC 10 7 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic 9 8 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis 8 9 Egoi Martínez (Spa) Discovery Channel 7 10 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française Des Jeux 6 11 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval-Prodir 5 12 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis 4 13 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom 3 14 Volodymyr Dyudya (Ukr) Milram 2 15 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 1 Mountain classification 1 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis 5 pts 2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 3 3 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française Des Jeux 1 Combination classification 1 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Cofidis 65 pts 2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel 55 3 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana 46 4 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel 39 5 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 37 6 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC 30 7 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic 27 8 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis 24 9 Egoi Martínez (Spa) Discovery Channel 21 10 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française Des Jeux 19 11 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis 18 12 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval-Prodir 15 13 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom 11 14 Volodymyr Dyudya (Ukr) Milram 9 15 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 7 16 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole 5 17 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Milram 4 18 Alberto Contador (Spa) Discovery Channel 3 19 Bert Grabsch (Ger) T-Mobile 2 20 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1
