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Tour of Belgium - 2.1

Belgium, May 30-June 3, 2007

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Stage 4 - June 2: Herzele - Aywaille, 199.7 km

Gesink gears away on La Redoute

First pro victory for birthday boy Gesink

By Brecht Decaluwé

Robert Gesink (Rabobank)
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The queen stage in the Tour of Belgium proved to be the prey of the next Dutch hot prospect, Robert Gesink. Two days ago the Dutchman turned 21 years-old and today the neo-professional grabbed his first pro victory. In a stage that resembles Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Gesink attacked with only seven kilometres to go on La Redoute and soloed to the finish line in Aywailles. "When I rode away on La Redoute I thought it still might be too far, but the team car informed me that I was riding away from the pursuers, unbelievable," Gesink said.

The blonde youngster continues to progress after a successful year at the Rabobank continental team in 2006, with wins in the Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda and the Circuito Montañés and a second place in the Tour de l'Avenir. In 2007 Gesink joined the Rabobank Pro Tour team, and after the Flèche Wallonne, his first ProTour race, Gesink reacted, "Good heavens, they are riding fast on this level!" But it was Gesink who surprised many with his strong ninth place on the Mur de Huy.

Gesink hopes to keep up the good work throughout 2007. "Hopefully I can show myself as well during the Dauphiné Libéré because that's what it's all about in my debut year, showing myself," Gesink said.

Behind Gesink the GC contenders couldn't get rid of leader Vladimir Gusev. The young Russian never came into trouble and looks to be set to win the Tour of Belgium with only one stage left. "My team was very good, I want to thank everybody for that. The overall victory looks to be set because I have a strong team," a confident Gusev said to Sporza.

"It wasn't an easy stage today with many attacks right from the start. The team and especially Danielson supported me supremely in the finale. Tomorrow there will be many attacks again but the team and me will be there again," Gusev finished. Tomorrow's stage brings the peloton from Aywaille to Putte, the course is less selective so a bunch sprint with local hero Tom Boonen is possible.

How it unfolded

Robert Gesink (Rabobank)
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Right from the start in Herzele the race was alive and kicking in the toughest stage over 200km to Aywaille. About five attacks were neutralized early on, and it was only after 75 km that the first successful breakaway group of eleven riders was formed. From that group Gert Steegmans, Tom Stubbe, Jörg Jaksche and Kai Reus survived until the Côte de Fraiture where they were caught by the reduced peloton.

After the Fraiture climb, a group with Pieter Mertens, Nick Nuyens, Ruggero Marzoli and eventual winner Robert Gesink snuck away, but they were brought back soon after. A little scare occurred for leader Gusev when the GC's number three Rick Flens and Mattheus Pronk attacked with twenty two kilometres to go, but they were caught just before the La Redoute.

On the last climb of the day, Gesink tried again, and his second attack proved to be more successful. Jelle Vanendert reacted, as did Leif Hoste, Maarten Tjallingii and overall leader Vladimir Gusev but they couldn't get back on the young Dutchman. At the back of the shattered peloton, Sébastien Rosseler was dropped and his hopes for the overall classification scuttled as the number two on the overall classification, suffering from a cold, lost 38" on Gusev.

Gesink established a lead of twenty seconds and at the finish line he kept thirteen seconds on the Gusev group. Leif Hoste sprinted to second place ahead of Bert De Waele, Vanendert, last year's winner Tjallingii, Kiryienka and Gusev. Tom Danielson worked hard for Gusev in the finale and didn't bother to sprint along, finishing eighth.

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Results

1 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                               4.30.59 (44.21 km/h)
2 Leif Hoste (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                            0.13
3 Bert De Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner                                
4 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - Topsport Vlaanderen                     
5 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Skil - Shimano                                           
6 Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit System                                       
7 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                           
8 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                        0.17
9 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                        0.44
10 Sven Nevens (Bel) Jartazi Promo Fashion                                          
11 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                        
12 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Predictor - Lotto                                             
13 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                              
14 Kevin Ista (Bel) Pôle Continental Wallon Bergasol - Euro Millions                
15 Markus Eichler (Ger) Unibet.com                                                  
16 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                         
17 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                        
18 Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                        0.51
19 Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Tinkoff Credit System                                      
20 Davy Commeyne (Bel) Palmans Collstrop                                            
21 Matthé Pronk (Ned) Unibet.com                                                    
22 Bert Roesems (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                             
23 Johan Coenen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - Topsport Vlaanderen                       
24 Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank                                                        
25 Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Unibet.com                                               
26 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                                  
27 Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Skil - Shimano                                          
28 Nikolas Maes (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - Topsport Vlaanderen                       
29 Steffen Weigold (Ger) Tinkoff Credit System                                  0.59
30 Bobbie Traksel (Ned) Palmans Collstrop                                       3.05
31 Glenn d'Hollander (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - Topsport Vlaanderen              3.59
32 Matti Helminen (Fin) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed                               
33 David Boucher (Fra) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner                               
34 Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Unibet.com                                                   
35 Michael Friedman (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                   4.26
36 Laurent Fontaine (Bel) Pôle Continental Wallon Bergasol - Euro Millions          
37 Sven Vanthourenhout (Bel) Sunweb Pro Job                                         
38 Kristof De Zutter (Bel) Davitamon - Win for Life - Jong Vlaanderen               
39 Thomas Brochard (Bel) Pôle Continental Wallon Bergasol - Euro Millions           
40 Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner                           
41 Frédéric Gabriel (Fra) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner                            
42 Peter Stetina (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                          
43 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                          
44 Tyler Butterfield (Ber) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                  4.31
45 Allan Davis (Aus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                             
46 Vytautas Kaupas (Ltu) Jartazi Promo Fashion                                  5.17
47 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Skil - Shimano                                        10.25
48 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                                  
49 Kristof Goddaert (Bel) Davitamon - Win for Life - Jong Vlaanderen                
50 Gregory Joseph (Bel) Davitamon - Win for Life - Jong Vlaanderen                  
51 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner                                  
52 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic                                     
53 Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Pôle Continental Wallon Bergasol - Euro Millions          
54 Frederik Penne (Bel) Palmans Collstrop                                           
55 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                                     
56 Jarno Van Mingeroet (Bel) Jartazi Promo Fashion                                  
57 Evert Verbist (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - Topsport Vlaanderen                      
58 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                           
59 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                                          
60 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                                                      
61 Maarten Neyens (Bel) Davitamon - Win for Life - Jong Vlaanderen                  
62 Tyler Farrar (USA) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                             
63 Fuyu Li (Chn) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                 
64 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                          
65 Jehudi Schoonacker (Bel) Sunweb Pro Job                                          
66 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                         
67 Hamish Robert Haynes (GBr) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed                         
68 Robby Meul (Bel) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed                                   
69 Ilya Chernetsky (Rus) Tinkoff Credit System                                      
70 Alexander Serov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit System                                      
71 Benjamin Johnson (Aus) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                       
72 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed                           
73 Craig Lewis (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                            
74 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Unibet.com                                                   
75 David Willemsens (Bel) Sunweb Pro Job                                            
76 Kilian Patour (Fra) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                          
77 Niels Albert (Bel) Palmans Collstrop                                             
78 William Frishkorn (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                      
79 Antonio Cruz (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                            
80 Blake Caldwell (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                         
81 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                                                 
82 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                                         
83 Filip Meirhaeghe (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner                            
84 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                                     
85 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                          
86 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                                     
87 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                                      
88 Janek Tombak (Est) Jartazi Promo Fashion                                         
89 Geert Omloop (Bel) Jartazi Promo Fashion                                         
90 Alexander Khatuntsev (Rus) Unibet.com                                            
91 Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                     14.47
92 Kai Reus (Ned) Rabobank                                                          
93 Gert Vanderaerden (Bel) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed                            
94 Jan Verstraeten (Bel) Sunweb Pro Job                                             
95 Maxim Debusschere (Bel) Sunweb Pro Job                                           
96 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                          
97 Christopher Sutton (Aus) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                       
98 Kenny Van Hummel (Ned) Skil - Shimano                                            
99 Tom Steels (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                               
100 Nico Mattan (Bel) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed                                 
101 Iljo Keisse (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - Topsport Vlaanderen                       
102 Nico Eeckhout (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - Topsport Vlaanderen                     
103 Tom Stubbe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - Topsport Vlaanderen                        
104 Jérémy Burton (Bel) Pôle Continental Wallon Bergasol - Euro Millions            
105 Marc Streel (Bel) Palmans Collstrop                                             
106 Jurgen Van Loocke (Bel) Palmans Collstrop                                       
107 Nico Sijmens (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner                               
108 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                                     
109 Frédéric Amorison (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner                          
110 Denis Flahaut (Fra) Jartazi Promo Fashion                                       
111 Mathieu Criquielion (Bel) Jartazi Promo Fashion                                 
112 Sven Van Den Houte (Bel) Davitamon - Win for Life - Jong Vlaanderen             
113 Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Davitamon - Win for Life - Jong Vlaanderen               
114 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) Tinkoff Credit System                                        
115 Fabio Polazzi (Bel) Pôle Continental Wallon Bergasol - Euro Millions            
116 Michael Polazzi (Bel) Pôle Continental Wallon Bergasol - Euro Millions          
117 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Unibet.com                                                    
118 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Unibet.com                                                    
119 Kenny Geluykens (Bel) Sunweb Pro Job                                            
120 Steven De Neef (Bel) Davitamon - Win for Life - Jong Vlaanderen            15.17
 
General classification after stage 4
 
1 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                   12.50.22
2 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Skil - Shimano                                       0.39
3 Leif Hoste (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                            0.40
4 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                               0.53
5 Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank                                                     1.13
6 Bert Roesems (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                          1.14
7 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                      1.25
8 Bert De Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner                            1.32
9 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                     1.34
10 Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Skil - Shimano                                      2.16
11 Kevin Ista (Bel) Pôle Continental Wallon Bergasol - Euro Millions            2.20
11 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Predictor - Lotto                                         2.28
12 Nikolas Maes (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - Topsport Vlaanderen                   2.47
13 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                          3.14
14 Markus Eichler (Ger) Unibet.com                                              3.20
15 Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Unibet.com                                           3.34
16 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                       4.24
17 Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Unibet.com                                               5.20
18 Sven Nevens (Bel) Jartazi Promo Fashion                                      5.27
19 Glenn d'Hollander (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - Topsport Vlaanderen              6.30
20 Matti Helminen (Fin) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed                           6.31
21 David Boucher (Fra) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner                           6.49
22 Vytautas Kaupas (Ltu) Jartazi Promo Fashion                                  8.34
23 Tyler Farrar (USA) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                        11.11
24 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                    11.26
25 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic                                11.49
26 Geert Omloop (Bel) Jartazi Promo Fashion                                    11.55
27 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                     11.56
28 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                                12.00
29 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                                12.09
30 Bobbie Traksel (Ned) Palmans Collstrop                                      12.20
31 Janek Tombak (Est) Jartazi Promo Fashion                                    12.38
32 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                     12.47
33 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                                                 12.57
34 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                                     13.21
35 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Skil - Shimano                                        13.54
36 Fuyu Li (Chn) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                            14.07
37 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                      14.30
38 Jehudi Schoonacker (Bel) Sunweb Pro Job                                     14.33
39 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                                 14.49
40 Robby Meul (Bel) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed                              15.07
41 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                                    15.37
42 Nico Eeckhout (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - Topsport Vlaanderen                 15.58
43 Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit System                                 16.11
44 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                                16.15
45 Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                       16.18
46 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                             16.19
47 Johan Coenen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - Topsport Vlaanderen                  16.54
48 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                   16.59
49 Frédéric Amorison (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner                      17.00
50 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Unibet.com                                                17.04
51 Steffen Weigold (Ger) Tinkoff Credit System                                 17.39
52 Davy Commeyne (Bel) Palmans Collstrop                                       17.41
53 Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Tinkoff Credit System                                 17.58
54 Tom Stubbe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - Topsport Vlaanderen                    18.25
55 Tom Steels (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                          18.27
56 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                     18.41
57 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                                 18.42
58 Christopher Sutton (Aus) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                  18.44
59 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                                18.50
60 Kenny Van Hummel (Ned) Skil - Shimano                                       19.13
61 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                     19.29
62 Allan Davis (Aus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                        19.50
63 Michael Friedman (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                  19.51
64 Matthé Pronk (Ned) Unibet.com                                               19.58
65 Kristof De Zutter (Bel) Davitamon - Win for Life - Jong Vlaanderen          20.51
66 Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner                      21.34
67 Sven Vanthourenhout (Bel) Sunweb Pro Job                                    22.00
68 Laurent Fontaine (Bel) Pôle Continental Wallon Bergasol - Euro Millions          
69 Frédéric Gabriel (Fra) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner                       22.04
70 Denis Flahaut (Fra) Jartazi Promo Fashion                                   22.09
71 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - Topsport Vlaanderen               22.29
72 Peter Stetina (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                     22.43
73 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                      23.07
74 Tyler Butterfield (Ber) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                 24.07
75 Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Davitamon - Win for Life - Jong Vlaanderen           24.59
76 Alexander Serov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit System                                 25.03
77 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner                             25.16
78 Kristof Goddaert (Bel) Davitamon - Win for Life - Jong Vlaanderen           25.36
79 Maarten Neyens (Bel) Davitamon - Win for Life - Jong Vlaanderen             25.51
80 William Frishkorn (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                 26.02
81 Filip Meirhaeghe (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner                       26.19
82 Gregory Joseph (Bel) Davitamon - Win for Life - Jong Vlaanderen             26.28
83 Sven Van Den Houte (Bel) Davitamon - Win for Life - Jong Vlaanderen         26.30
84 Maxim Debusschere (Bel) Sunweb Pro Job                                      26.37
85 Kilian Patour (Fra) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                     26.40
86 Antonio Cruz (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                       27.11
87 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed                      27.12
88 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Unibet.com                                              27.17
89 Michael Polazzi (Bel) Pôle Continental Wallon Bergasol - Euro Millions      27.19
90 Thomas Brochard (Bel) Pôle Continental Wallon Bergasol - Euro Millions      27.22
91 Hamish Robert Haynes (GBr) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed                    27.31
92 Frederik Penne (Bel) Palmans Collstrop                                      27.34
93 Jarno Van Mingeroet (Bel) Jartazi Promo Fashion                             28.07
94 Evert Verbist (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - Topsport Vlaanderen                 28.29
95 Blake Caldwell (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                    28.43
96 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                                            29.00
97 Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                     29.27
98 Alexander Khatuntsev (Rus) Unibet.com                                            
99 Niels Albert (Bel) Palmans Collstrop                                        29.53
100 Nico Sijmens (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner                          29.55
101 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) Tinkoff Credit System                                   30.44
102 Kai Reus (Ned) Rabobank                                                    31.11
103 Gert Vanderaerden (Bel) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed                      31.15
104 Fabio Polazzi (Bel) Pôle Continental Wallon Bergasol - Euro Millions       31.19
105 Craig Lewis (USA) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                      31.21
106 Jan Verstraeten (Bel) Sunweb Pro Job                                       31.25
107 Marc Streel (Bel) Palmans Collstrop                                        31.42
108 Benjamin Johnson (Aus) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle                 31.59
109 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Unibet.com                                               32.02
110 Ilya Chernetsky (Rus) Tinkoff Credit System                                32.20
111 Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Pôle Continental Wallon Bergasol - Euro Millions    33.17
112 David Willemsens (Bel) Sunweb Pro Job                                      33.24
113 Nico Mattan (Bel) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed                            34.06
114 Mathieu Criquielion (Bel) Jartazi Promo Fashion                            34.23
115 Iljo Keisse (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - Topsport Vlaanderen                  36.06
116 Jérémy Burton (Bel) Pôle Continental Wallon Bergasol - Euro Millions       36.27
117 Steven De Neef (Bel) Davitamon - Win for Life - Jong Vlaanderen            36.49
118 Kenny Geluykens (Bel) Sunweb Pro Job                                       37.21
119 Jurgen Van Loocke (Bel) Palmans Collstrop                                  37.43
 
Points classification
 
1 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                       59 pts
2 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                                    49
3 Tyler Farrar (USA) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                            41
4 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                         32
5 Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Unibet.com                                                  30
6 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                                    30
7 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Skil - Shimano                                         25
8 Leif Hoste (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                              25
9 Frédéric Amorison (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner                          25
10 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Unibet.com                                                   25
11 Allan Davis (Aus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                           25
11 Bert De Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner                             22
12 Nico Eeckhout (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - Topsport Vlaanderen                    22
13 Janek Tombak (Est) Jartazi Promo Fashion                                       21
14 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - Topsport Vlaanderen                  19
15 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                                                    17
16 Tom Steels (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                             17
17 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                                16
18 Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit System                                    15
19 Kenny Van Hummel (Ned) Skil - Shimano                                          15
20 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                         12
21 Alexander Serov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit System                                    12
22 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                         11
23 Sven Nevens (Bel) Jartazi Promo Fashion                                        10
24 Geert Omloop (Bel) Jartazi Promo Fashion                                        8
25 Tom Stubbe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - Topsport Vlaanderen                        8
26 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                                     8
27 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                        6
28 Steffen Weigold (Ger) Tinkoff Credit System                                     5
29 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) Tinkoff Credit System                                        5
30 Kai Reus (Ned) Rabobank                                                         5
31 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Predictor - Lotto                                            3
32 Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Unibet.com                                              3
 
Sprint classification
 
1 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                       37 pts
2 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                                 16
3 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                          9
4 Geert Omloop (Bel) Jartazi Promo Fashion                                         8
5 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Skil - Shimano                                          8
6 Janek Tombak (Est) Jartazi Promo Fashion                                         8
7 Tom Stubbe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - Topsport Vlaanderen                         8
8 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                                      8
9 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                         6
10 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) Tinkoff Credit System                                        5
11 Kai Reus (Ned) Rabobank                                                         5
11 Steffen Weigold (Ger) Tinkoff Credit System                                     5
12 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Predictor - Lotto                                            3
13 Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Unibet.com                                              3
 
Skil klimmerstrofee
 
1 Jarno Van Mingeroet (Bel) Jartazi Promo Fashion                                 27 pts
2 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                                    20
3 Iljo Keisse (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - Topsport Vlaanderen                       18
4 Nico Sijmens (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner                               16
5 Kai Reus (Ned) Rabobank                                                         10
6 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - Topsport Vlaanderen                    8
7 Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Tinkoff Credit System                                      7
8 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) Tinkoff Credit System                                         7
9 Steven De Neef (Bel) Davitamon - Win for Life - Jong Vlaanderen                  6
10 Matthé Pronk (Ned) Unibet.com                                                   5
11 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                          4
12 Janek Tombak (Est) Jartazi Promo Fashion                                        4
13 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                          4
14 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                         2
15 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                        2
16 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                             2
17 Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit System                                     1
18 Tom Stubbe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - Topsport Vlaanderen                        1

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