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95th Tour de France - GT

France, July 5-27, 2008

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Stage 18 - Thursday, July 24: Bourg d'Oisans - Saint Étienne, 196.5km

Burghardt chalks up another Columbia win

By Laura Weislo and Bjorn Haake with reporting from Hedwig Kröner and Daniel Benson in Saint Étienne

Marcus Burghardt (Columbia) had too much power
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Marcus Burghardt took home another Tour stage win for Team Columbia on the 196.5-kilometre trip away from the Alps from Bourg d'Oisans to Saint Étienne. Burghardt bested his breakaway companion, Carlos Barredo (Quick Step) in a hotly contested sprint. The Quick Step rider, desperate to salvage his team's lackluster Tour, attacked repeatedly in the final kilometres, but just could not shake the big German. Romain Feillu led home a second group which had chased the two leaders throughout the stage.

"It's a huge success for me and for our team," Burghardt said. His team already had four stage wins in this Tour thanks to sprinter Mark Cavendish, while Quick Step has had no luck at all. "I really wanted to win this stage. Even before the Tour, I had targeted this and tomorrow's stage as perfect opportunities for a break, and it worked out!"

Barredo put in several attacks, and then sat on Burghardt in the final kilometres to try and gain an advantage. "In the finale, Barredo said he wouldn't lead anymore because he doesn't have the better legs in the sprint," Burghardt explained. "I was very concentrated, because Barredo always tried to get into second position and wanted to attack when I stopped focusing. Like when I tried to zip up my jersey."

The win was Burghardt's first Tour stage in his second appearance in the event, and he was motivated from the start to have a go. "I really wanted to be in the break today," he said. "I worked a lot in the beginning of the Tour. I wanted to do something for the team."

Barredo bangs his handlebars in frustration
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In the finish, the German was stuck on the front as Barredo tried to gain an advantage, but Burghardt had a secret weapon - a background on the track. "I tried to close one side in the sprint," he explained. "Fortunately, I had a good track school, which may have been the key to my success here today."

Romain Feillu, who wore the yellow jersey for one day after stage three, was hoping to get across to the leaders and try to win the stage, but just could not make the juncture. He had to be content with a third place finish on the day. "[Third] is great, but I wanted to win," he explained. The Frenchman was with Burghardt as he was trying to bridge to Barredo early in the stage, but then a little obstacle got in his way: the category three Col de Parmenie. "Over the hill I was all out and I couldn't follow Burghardt."

Feillu then fell back to the chasing group with Mikel Astarloza (Euskaltel-Euskadi) and Christophe Le Mevel (Crédit Agricole). "I was able to hang on to the other two. In the sprint I am the fastest [smiles]." Overall, Feillu, who suffered from toxoplasmosis over the winter and had a slow start to the year, was happy with his Tour. "I have had a great Tour in all. Now I want to arrive in Paris, then I am happy. I do hope for the sprint on the Champs. Cavendish isn't there anymore," Feillu said.

Christophe Le Mevel (Crédit Agricole)
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Le Mevel explained why his group failed to make up time on the two leaders. "Mikel and I believed in the move from the beginning. But eventually we had to realise it was over. The two up front were really strong. Romain [Feillu] didn't pull much," he said, but realised that nobody had much strength left. "It is the third week. Everybody wants to win, but sometimes it doesn't work out. C'est comme ça in the Tour..."

Mikel Astarloza (Euskaltel) gained some minutes on GC thanks to his breakaway, but his initial goal when setting out in the chase was to win the stage. "In the end, we didn't win the stage, nor did I get much time on the bunch [3'04 minutes -ed.]," he said in the finish. "We went out too late. They had three minutes advantage, and afterwards it was impossible to bridge up.

"We were three, but only two of us were working. I don't know if Feillu was just weak or maybe he was saving himself for a sprint, but sprinting for third place... Le Mevel and I tried everything, but it didn't work out." Astarloza now sits in 15th position on GC. "The most important thing would be to finish in the top ten, anything that comes afterwards is not really important. I will try everything in the last time trial. Tomorrow, I'll just take it easy to save some forces."

GC men take a breather

Fränk Schleck and Carlos Sastre (CSC-Saxo Bank)
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The day saw a détente between the men battling for the overall classification. Carlos Sastre finished in the group with all of his rivals to hold the yellow jersey for another day. "It was a pretty nice day, it was a fast start but as soon as the break went away we were able to put the team on the front and ride a steady tempo - it was a nice day," Sastre said.

The day could have been used by the other GC hopefuls to try and gain some time. Sastre and his team-mate Fränk Schleck both could use a bit more time on Cadel Evans and Denis Menchov going into the time trial. Schleck said today wasn't an ideal time to try anything, but he hasn't discounted the idea. "We'll see how things go tomorrow but there was no use in me attacking today. It was very difficult but we had great teamwork today and that's what's important."

The race for the jersey of best young rider, on the other hand, did see some action. On the final climb, Roman Kreuziger followed the attack of Samuel Dumoulin (Cofidis), forcing Andy Schleck to give up pacing the yellow jersey and go with the move. Dumoulin was disappointed that the white jersey followed what was just a 'bit of fun'. "[The attack] was for best local rider. I saw Cyril [Dessel], another local rider. We wanted to have a little bit of fun. I didn't think Kreuziger and Andy Schleck would follow us. That sort of messed up our plan. But we are just trying to enjoy the race. And I think the fans found it sympa and enjoyed our attacking," Dumoulin said.

Schleck was caught off guard when Kreuziger went with the move. "When Roman attacked I wasn't on his wheel. I had to get out of the peloton. Chapeau, that was a good move," Schleck said. He didn't need to wait for instructions from his team director to know when to follow. "I am professional enough that I can look after myself," he said.

The CSC-Saxo Bank team had to work
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The younger Schleck has had a strong Tour with the exception of his single bad day in the Pyrenees, and even his brother Fränk said he would win the Tour one day. Andy prefers to stay more down to earth. "I hope to return stronger next year and will give it 100%. Before I think about the overall, I am thinking about a stage win. I was ready yesterday," he said.

Despite not being able to fight for the stage win on Alpe d'Huez, Schleck the younger is pleased to have had the experience of racing for the team. "Now, I have more kilometres and more experience. People kept telling me to stay calm, which is what I am doing now."

There was some disturbing news during the stage that the Schlecks' father had been detained by customs police, who searched the car and detained him for several hours. Andy Schleck wasn't too concerned. "Customs is just doing its job. It doesn't bother me at all."

The day's biggest casualty was Damiano Cunego, who crashed early in the stage and spent the day riding to make the finish within the time limit with three team-mates.

How it unfolded

Damiano Cunego crashed 30 minutes into the stage
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150 riders rolled from Bourg d'Oisans under sunny skies at 12:28 for the drop of the flag, and as has been the case for the entire Tour, the attacks began immediately. Marcus Burghardt (Columbia), Filippo Pozzato (Liquigas), Sebastian Lang (Gerolsteiner), Freddy Bichot (Agritubel), Björn Schröder (Team Milram), Stéphane Augé (Cofidis) and Maxime Monfort (Cofidis) made up the first solid breakaway which gained nearly a minute advantage, but the field was still chasing at breakneck speeds.

The high pace made for a dangerous time in the peloton. Alexandre Botcharov (Crédit Agricole), Philippe Gilbert (Française des Jeux) and Damiano Cunego (Lampre) crashed on a straight piece of road. Cunego took the longest to get rolling again as he received medical attention for a bloodied chin.

After 43 kilometres, Bichot took the sprint in Grenoble, ahead of Schröder and Augé. Shortly thereafter, the group was caught by the peloton. The first hour of the race was done in the incredible speed of 55.7 km/h - the fastest hour of the Tour. At kilometre 63, Carlos Barredo (Quick Step) was able to escape the bunch, despite the high speeds. The pace had put Cunego ten minutes behind, despite the assistance of four team-mates.

Marcus Burghardt (Columbia) and Romain Feillu (Agritubel) attacked to join Barredo, and gained a quick minute over the peloton. As the leader crested the top of the first climb, the category three col de Parmenie (km 78), he was just 10 seconds ahead Burghardt, who had dropped Feillu on the climb. The German managed to catch Barredo on the descent, and the pair would ride together for the remainder of the stage.

Although the peloton had fallen behind the leaders by several minutes, the attacks continued unabated. Mikel Astarloza (Euskaltel-Euskadi) and Christophe Le Mevel (Crédit Agricole) went clear on the climb, and were chasing two minutes behind Feillu by the top, and 3'40 behind Burghardt and Barredo.

The peloton set a steady pace on the climb, keeping a five minute gap to the leaders, while Cunego was struggling almost a quarter of an hour behind.

With a long, gradual descent following the feed zone, the gaps stabilized between the four groups on the road: The two leaders were holding steady 4'15 ahead of the three chasers, 10 minutes ahead of the peloton and 22 minutes ahead of Cunego. Barredo led Burghardt into Chavanay, which marked the start of the next difficulty, the category two Croix de Montvieux.

Barredo led the duo over the top of the climb, while Astarloza led the chasing group ahead of Le Mevel and Feillu. The bunch followed 10'09 later with Team CSC-Saxo Bank letting Stuart O'Grady set the tempo. Cyril Dessel passed him in a rather pointless move to catch the last mountain points. Barredo and Burghardt were momentarily separated through a roundabout, but hit the final intermediate sprint in Saint-Chamond together. Burghardt preceded Barredo, and 4'39 later, Astarloza led Feillu and Le Mevel over the line.

Approaching the category four Côte de Sorbiers, the two leaders began eyeing each other nervously. With less than a kilometre to the top, Barredo opened up the attacks, but Burghardt quickly marked him. Barredo tried once again just before the top. He managed to cross the KOM line first, but couldn't shake the German. The third time he tried was when Burghardt was zipping up his jersey, leaving Burghardt slightly angry.

With less than eight kilometres left in the stage, it was Burghardt who tried to get away, but that was equally unsuccessful. The duo continued to carefully mark each other, chat a little bit amongst themselves and ask their directeurs sportifs for advice. Le Mevel preceded Feillu and Astarloza over the top of the Côte de Sorbiers, 4'50 after the leaders. Astarloza then attacked out of the break, but was brought back immediately. Burghardt and Barredo settled things in the front. Kreuziger attacked out of the peloton in the fight for the white jersey, but Andy Schleck was attentive and followed the move to take 10th on the stage just a handful of seconds ahead of Oscar Freire.

Twenty minutes after the first rider had crossed the line, a battered and defeated Damiano Cunego crossed the line with his four team-mates, happy just to make the time limit.

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Results

1 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia                         4.30.21 (43.61 km/h)
2 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step                          
3 Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel                                   3.33
4 Christophe Le Mével (Fra) Crédit Agricole                           
5 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi             3.35
6 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone         6.39
7 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                 
8 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                      
9 Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                    
10 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                            
11 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                              6.50
12 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                       
13 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                 
14 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone             
15 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas                                     
16 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld                                     
17 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quick Step                                   
18 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre                                     
19 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                           
20 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     
21 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence - Lotto                            
22 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto                                  
23 Adam Hansen (Aus) Team Columbia                                    
24 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               
25 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram                                    
26 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole                              
27 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone           
28 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank                                 
29 Julian Dean (NZl) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                     
30 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale                              
31 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30           
32 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia                                    
33 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                      
34 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                       
35 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                        
36 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                           
37 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                    
38 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                  
39 Murilo Fischer (Bra) Liquigas                                      
40 Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Columbia                            
41 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                              
42 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                   
43 Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank                                        
44 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                               
45 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone             
46 Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone              
47 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                       
48 David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                    
49 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                        
50 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                  
51 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                                  
52 Iñaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                       
53 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                     
54 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                               
55 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale                              
56 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale                            
57 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                            
58 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                   
59 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                              
60 David Le Lay (Fra) Agritubel                                       
61 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               
62 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                                
63 Eduardo Gonzalo Ramirez (Spa) Agritubel                            
64 Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                  
65 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               
66 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   
67 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                 
68 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                     
69 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Quick Step                                    
70 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                       
71 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone              
72 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre                                      
73 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Silence - Lotto                            
74 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Silence - Lotto                            
75 William Frischkorn (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30              
76 Aleksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas                                 
77 Arnaud Gérard (Fra) Française des Jeux                             
78 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Crédit Agricole                             
79 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram                                       
80 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia                                
81 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre                                       
82 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                          
83 George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia                                
84 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Barloworld                                 
85 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram                                     
86 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    
87 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                 
88 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                               
89 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Agritubel                                  
90 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  
91 Trent Lowe (Aus) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                      
92 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram                                     
93 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                          
94 Gorka Verdugo Markotegi (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi              7.07
95 Florent Brard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone              
96 José Iván Gutierrez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                         
97 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                          
98 Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            
99 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                          
100 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                          
101 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Crédit Agricole                               
102 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step                                   
103 Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux                         
104 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step                               
105 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                   
106 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                               
107 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                             
108 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre                                          
109 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                     
110 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                     
111 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Française des Jeux                       
112 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                
113 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas                                   
114 Christopher Froome (Ken) Barloworld                               
115 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step                              
116 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Team Milram                                 
117 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram                                  
118 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Columbia                                
119 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank                                    
120 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                 
121 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                               
122 Juan José Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                   
123 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                         
124 David López García (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                         
125 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Columbia                                 
126 Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            
127 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale                 
128 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            
129 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence - Lotto                          
130 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel                                   
131 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone           
132 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                      
133 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Silence - Lotto                         7.17
134 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                  7.44
135 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             8.08
136 Gianpaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld                                 
137 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                        8.11
138 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quick Step                                   
139 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             8.14
140 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30           8.30
141 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram                                   
142 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Silence - Lotto                           8.37
143 Danny Pate (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                     
144 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel                                     
145 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                        
146 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre                                 20.12
147 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre                                        
148 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre                                        
149 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre                                    
150 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre                                       
 
Sprints
 
Grenoble - 43.0 km
1 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel                                      6 pts
2 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram                                   4
3 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone              2
 
Saint-Chamond - 181.5 km
1 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia                               6 pts
2 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step                         4
3 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                2
 
Saint-Etienne - 196.5 km
1 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia                              25 pts
2 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step                        22
3 Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel                                     20
4 Christophe Le Mével (Fra) Crédit Agricole                         18
5 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi               16
6 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone           15
7 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                               14
8 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                    13
9 Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                  12
10 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                          11
11 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                10
12 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                      9
13 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                8
14 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone            7
15 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas                                    6
16 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld                                    5
17 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quick Step                                  4
18 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre                                    3
19 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                          2
20 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    1
 
Mountains
 
Col de Parmenie (Cat. 3), 78.0 km
1 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step                         4 pts
2 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia                               3
3 Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel                                      2
4 Christophe Le Mével (Fra) Crédit Agricole                          1
 
Croix de Montvieux (Cat. 2), 163.0 km
1 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step                        10 pts
2 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia                               9
3 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                8
4 Christophe Le Mével (Fra) Crédit Agricole                          7
5 Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel                                      6
6 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                5
 
Côte de Sorbiers (Cat. 4), 188.0 km
1 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step                         3 pts
2 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia                               2
3 Christophe Le Mével (Fra) Crédit Agricole                          1
 
Young riders
 
1 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia                         4.30.21
2 Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel                                   3.33
3 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                  6.39
4 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                             
5 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  6.50
6 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                
7 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank                                  
8 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone              
9 Eduardo Gonzalo Ramirez (Spa) Agritubel                             
10 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                     
11 Arnaud Gérard (Fra) Française des Jeux                             
12 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia                                
13 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Barloworld                                 
14 Trent Lowe (Aus) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                      
15 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram                                     
16 Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux                      7.07
17 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre                                           
18 Christopher Froome (Ken) Barloworld                                
19 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                                
20 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Columbia                                  
21 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                       
22 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30            8.30
23 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram                                    
 
Most aggressive rider
 
1 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia                                
 
Teams
 
1 Team Columbia                                               13.44.43
2 Quick Step                                                          
3 Credit Agricole                                                 3.33
4 Agritubel                                                           
5 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                             3.35
6 Cofidis Credit Par Telephone                                    6.39
7 Silence - Lotto                                                     
8 AG2R-La Mondiale                                                    
9 Liquigas                                                            
10 Team CSC Saxo Bank                                                 
11 Rabobank                                                       6.50
12 Gerolsteiner                                                       
13 Team Milram                                                        
14 Garmin Chipotle                                                    
15 Lampre                                                             
16 Caisse d'Epargne                                                   
17 Bouygues Telecom                                               7.07
18 Barloworld                                                         
19 Francaise des Jeux                                                 
 
General classification after stage 18
 
1 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank             79.16.14
2 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                        1.24
3 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                1.33
4 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto                               1.34
5 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                    2.39
6 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30        4.41
7 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne              5.35
8 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi               5.52
9 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale                           8.10
10 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale                        8.24
11 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia                                8.35
12 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                       10.04
13 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                12.02
14 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                          17.08
15 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi           20.07
16 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                     22.59
17 Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone         23.01
18 Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Columbia                       24.29
19 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                25.39
20 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre                                   25.48
21 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole                         25.49
22 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                       28.05
23 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank                                29.27
24 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone        34.48
25 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence - Lotto                       35.07
26 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                          40.08
27 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre                                  42.32
28 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                           42.33
29 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                     43.40
30 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                             43.48
31 Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence - Lotto                             43.54
32 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre                                 44.34
33 Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                       49.26
34 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              58.44
35 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Quick Step                             1.02.29
36 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                              1.03.18
37 George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia                         1.08.28
38 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                        1.09.40
39 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                       1.11.31
40 Eduardo Gonzalo Ramirez (Spa) Agritubel                     1.14.51
41 Christophe Le Mével (Fra) Crédit Agricole                   1.15.37
42 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                1.21.08
43 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone     1.23.14
44 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram                                1.23.49
45 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi            1.23.58
46 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                 1.24.15
47 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia                         1.25.32
48 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Barloworld                          1.30.13
49 Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux                   1.31.27
50 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi          1.32.31
51 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                 1.33.01
52 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30           1.33.10
53 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre                                1.33.24
54 David López García (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                   1.33.25
55 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                    1.37.24
56 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel                             1.38.29
57 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                       1.38.54
58 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone      1.39.26
59 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                        1.43.55
60 José Iván Gutierrez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                  1.45.07
61 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                1.46.27
62 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram                              1.47.21
63 Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank                                 1.47.36
64 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                               1.50.35
65 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                1.53.50
66 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                       1.54.18
67 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas                              1.54.48
68 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone    1.54.52
69 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                1.57.14
70 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Silence - Lotto                     1.59.07
71 David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30             2.00.16
72 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                           2.00.57
73 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale           2.02.32
74 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale                       2.03.33
75 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                               2.04.31
76 Gorka Verdugo Markotegi (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi           2.05.08
77 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Française des Jeux                 2.06.03
78 Trent Lowe (Aus) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30               2.07.07
79 Murilo Fischer (Bra) Liquigas                               2.08.37
80 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                           2.09.38
81 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Crédit Agricole                         2.10.07
82 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Crédit Agricole                          2.11.13
83 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step                        2.11.26
84 David Le Lay (Fra) Agritubel                                2.13.01
85 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre                                  2.14.34
86 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                  2.17.23
87 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Agritubel                           2.18.24
88 Christopher Froome (Ken) Barloworld                         2.18.49
89 Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                      2.21.08
90 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence - Lotto                    2.22.45
91 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                           2.23.43
92 Gianpaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld                           2.25.14
93 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             2.28.58
94 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step                  2.29.05
95 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                      2.29.18
96 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre                              2.29.30
97 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                         2.29.54
98 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                2.30.12
99 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step                             2.32.03
100 Danny Pate (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30              2.35.59
101 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                         2.39.02
102 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step                        2.39.15
103 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram                           2.45.34
104 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom              2.49.38
105 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                       2.52.12
106 Juan José Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi            2.52.13
107 Iñaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi               2.52.23
108 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram                            2.52.24
109 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Columbia                          2.53.53
110 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld                             2.59.16
111 Julian Dean (NZl) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30             3.01.11
112 Adam Hansen (Aus) Team Columbia                            3.01.41
113 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quick Step                            3.01.48
114 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                  3.03.08
115 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas                            3.04.59
116 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                  3.06.08
117 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone    3.07.53
118 Aleksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas                         3.08.32
119 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre                                   3.09.12
120 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                        3.10.03
121 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                          3.11.15
122 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                  3.11.48
123 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia                       3.11.58
124 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel                              3.12.17
125 Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel                              3.12.45
126 Florent Brard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone      3.13.18
127 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram                            3.14.13
128 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre                                 3.17.09
129 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                               
130 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Silence - Lotto                               
131 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quick Step                           3.17.42
132 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram                             3.17.48
133 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                       3.18.11
134 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                            3.21.34
135 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank                         3.22.07
136 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Silence - Lotto                    3.22.11
137 Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence - Lotto                           3.22.27
138 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30        3.24.21
139 William Frischkorn (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30      3.24.44
140 Arnaud Gérard (Fra) Française des Jeux                     3.25.03
141 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Team Milram                          3.26.07
142 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Crédit Agricole                     3.27.00
143 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre                             3.29.26
144 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne          3.31.21
145 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone      3.31.33
146 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             3.31.45
147 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                   3.33.38
148 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Columbia                         3.33.39
149 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                     3.39.40
150 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Silence - Lotto                      3.45.48
 
Points classification
 
1 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                229 pts
2 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                               180
3 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                     176
4 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia                                  145
5 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone           144
6 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne               123
7 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld                                   115
8 Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel                                    114
9 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Silence - Lotto                              105
10 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto                                93
11 Julian Dean (NZl) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                   83
12 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                         80
13 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas                                   79
14 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quick Step                                  78
15 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale                            77
16 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone          74
17 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             74
18 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             72
19 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                  68
20 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                68
21 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                          62
22 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre                                   62
23 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                61
24 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Columbia                                60
25 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale                          55
26 Iñaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                     54
27 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30         51
28 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                     51
29 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                              49
30 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                     46
31 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                   46
32 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             45
33 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                    44
34 William Frischkorn (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30            42
35 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                 38
36 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi              36
37 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone         34
38 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30              34
39 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole                            33
40 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                        32
41 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Agritubel                                31
42 David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                  30
43 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step                       29
44 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quick Step                                 28
45 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                     27
46 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                       27
47 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Quick Step                                  27
48 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Crédit Agricole                              26
49 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia                             26
50 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale                            24
51 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                24
52 George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia                              23
53 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                     20
54 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel                                  20
55 Florent Brard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone            20
56 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence - Lotto                          20
57 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                   20
58 Christophe Le Mével (Fra) Crédit Agricole                        20
59 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale                19
60 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel                                    18
61 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                     18
62 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                             17
63 Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                          17
64 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step                                  17
65 Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           16
66 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                        16
67 Danny Pate (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                    16
68 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                        15
69 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram                                     15
70 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre                                      14
71 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                                14
72 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi               13
73 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Barloworld                               13
74 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                   12
75 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone           12
76 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                12
77 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           12
78 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                              12
79 Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                 12
80 Aleksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas                               10
81 Arnaud Gérard (Fra) Française des Jeux                           10
82 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                         10
83 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                      10
84 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                         10
85 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                            10
86 Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone             9
87 Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Columbia                           9
88 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram                                    8
89 Christopher Froome (Ken) Barloworld                               8
90 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram                                   7
91 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                           7
92 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    7
93 Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux                         6
94 José Iván Gutierrez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                        6
95 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia                               6
96 Eduardo Gonzalo Ramirez (Spa) Agritubel                           5
97 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank                                5
98 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                             4
99 Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank                                       4
100 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram                                 4
101 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                             4
102 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone            3
103 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone          2
104 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                      2
105 David Le Lay (Fra) Agritubel                                     2
106 Juan José Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                  2
107 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                              2
108 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Columbia                               2
109 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Team Milram                                1
110 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank                                  -5
111 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre                                    -5
112 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Silence - Lotto                         -5
113 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                   -5
114 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                 -5
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                 125 pts
2 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                   80
3 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                          80
4 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            65
5 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Barloworld                                61
6 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 60
7 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                58
8 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              54
9 Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux                         52
10 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi               50
11 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Crédit Agricole                              50
12 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence - Lotto                          49
13 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                              49
14 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                     48
15 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                          47
16 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto                                46
17 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                46
18 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale                          44
19 Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Columbia                          42
20 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale                40
21 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram                                   37
22 Danny Pate (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                    37
23 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                             36
24 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30         34
25 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                        33
26 Christophe Le Mével (Fra) Crédit Agricole                        33
27 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                     31
28 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                   30
29 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone         27
30 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                     24
31 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step                       22
32 Aleksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas                               22
33 Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone            20
34 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone           20
35 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi              20
36 George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia                              20
37 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                              19
38 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                            18
39 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia                                  18
40 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale                            16
41 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                             16
42 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                     16
43 Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                          15
44 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 14
45 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre                                   14
46 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia                             14
47 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                   13
48 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole                            13
49 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                         12
50 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                            12
51 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel                                    12
52 Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           11
53 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                     10
54 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                       10
55 Florent Brard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone             9
56 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram                                  9
57 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone           9
58 José Iván Gutierrez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                        8
59 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone            8
60 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas                                    8
61 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                 8
62 Christopher Froome (Ken) Barloworld                               8
63 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 8
64 Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel                                     8
65 Gorka Verdugo Markotegi (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                 6
66 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step                               6
67 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram                                   6
68 David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                   5
69 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Quick Step                                   5
70 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                         4
71 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone           4
72 Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank                                       3
73 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              2
74 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Française des Jeux                       2
75 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   2
76 Arnaud Gérard (Fra) Française des Jeux                            2
77 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                          2
78 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram                                      1
79 David Le Lay (Fra) Agritubel                                      1
80 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Agritubel                                 1
 
Young rider classification
 
1 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                     79.26.18
2 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                  1.58
3 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                 15.35
4 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone         24.44
5 Eduardo Gonzalo Ramirez (Spa) Agritubel                      1.04.47
6 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia                          1.15.28
7 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Barloworld                           1.20.09
8 Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux                    1.21.23
9 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram                               1.37.17
10 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                1.43.46
11 Trent Lowe (Aus) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30               1.57.03
12 Christopher Froome (Ken) Barloworld                         2.08.45
13 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Columbia                           2.43.49
14 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre                                    2.59.08
15 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia                        3.01.54
16 Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel                               3.02.41
17 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram                             3.04.09
18 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                         3.07.05
19 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                        3.08.07
20 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank                          3.12.03
21 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30         3.14.17
22 Arnaud Gérard (Fra) Française des Jeux                      3.14.59
23 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              3.21.41
 
Teams classification
 
1 Team CSC Saxo Bank                                         237.42.06
2 AG2R-La Mondiale                                                9.27
3 Rabobank                                                     1.01.17
4 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                          1.07.57
5 Caisse d'Epargne                                             1.11.56
6 Silence - Lotto                                              1.13.29
7 Lampre                                                       1.18.16
8 Team Columbia                                                1.23.09
9 Credit Agricole                                              1.25.27
10 Gerolsteiner                                                1.29.14
11 Cofidis Credit Par Telephone                                1.49.07
12 Liquigas                                                    2.03.33
13 Bouygues Telecom                                            2.11.58
14 Garmin Chipotle                                             2.31.47
15 Francaise des Jeux                                          2.34.19
16 Team Milram                                                 3.05.00
17 Barloworld                                                  3.20.58
18 Quick Step                                                  3.37.57
19 Agritubel                                                   4.01.56

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