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Tour de Georgia - 2.HC

USA, April 21-27, 2008

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Stage 5 - April 25: Suwanee - Dahlonega, 133.4mi/214.7km

Bissell flies flag for domestic teams in Georgia

Slipstream takes overall lead, Henderson remains in sprint jersey

By Mark Zalewski, North American Editor in Dahlonega, Georgia with additional reporting from Kirsten Robbins

Richard England (Bissell)
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The sixth Tour de Georgia came into slightly more focus Friday with the first of two mountain stages. While the three category three climbs would in no way decide who would win the overall, it did show who would not – as the yellow jersey on the road passed from sprinter Greg Henderson (High Road) to Slipstream-Chipotle's climber Trent Lowe, with the rest of the GC contenders within a few seconds. But the day belonged to the domestic Bissell team, with King in the long break and sprinter Richard England across the line first in the end.

"In reality I think the decisive point was making it over the second KOM with 40km to go. I felt a little shabby at the start but I told my team I had good legs and when I made it over the second KOM, I knew the short steep climbs would really suit me, similar to my training roads back in Melbourne.

England said that he had been itching all week to get a good crack at a sprint, and that today was the day. "I told my team last night that if I was in the bunch in the finish that I needed to go over the last climb in the first dozen. Even if it came back together toward the finish, the first group had an advantage because they didn't have to chase back up to get organized. My team did a good job when it got wet and slick they stayed at the front. I still had six team-mates around me. Jeremy and Ben took me into the last corner before the climb, in first position. I don't think anyone expected how steep the climb was!"

England out-sprinted the likes of Rory Sutherland (Health Net-Maxxis) and George Hincapie (High Road) for the win. "I was a little too far back coming into the finish and that last kilometer went by so quick that there was no time to think it was just do," said Sutherland. "Richard got a jump on me and he's a better sprinter than me anyway so I'd rather have a fellow Australian beat me and a domestic team win another stage."

Brad McGee (Team CSC) was
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"It was a good stage for me and the team really wanted for me to give it a try," said Hincapie. "But I just didn’t realize how close the finish was from the last corner and I made a big mistake coming out of it in third because it was all down hill. I thought it was a little down hill and then mainly uphill and that coming out in third would have been perfect for that. But, when we came around the corner it was right there."

Earlier in the day, England's teammate Teddy King was slaving away in the day's long break, taking two second places on the KOMs to go with his second place on day two. The effort earned King the KOM jersey, capping off a perfect day for the team. "It's definitely big, California and Georgia are the two biggest races of the year and like every other team we aim to try and do something at these races," said director sportif Glen Mitchell. "We were a little bit frustrated with yesterday's stage, [with Zirbel] having a mechanical. We know the level we are at and we know we are capable of doing something big. With the frustration yesterday the guys were really fired up to get someone in the early move or get the KOM."

Most of the big names made the lead group, including Trent Lowe (Slipstream-Chipotle-H30), who takes over the leader's jersey from High Road's Greg Henderson. "It was a relentless day, I don't think it was easy for anyone, whether you were on the wheel or pulling!" Lowe told Cyclingnews. "Everyone was suffering. Just before the break went the peloton would go up a rise that would normally not be an issue for it and it was just wearing on us. There was never a time where you could get a rest. Even at the end with the little smack which mixed it up a bit."

Things get more scenic as we head
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Henderson said he was feeling good on the day, making it over the first KOM with good legs and looking good to keep the yellow jersey. But on the start of the second KOM the lights went out for the Kiwi. "I was feeling great and then all of a sudden! On the second KOM, I don't know what happened... it was low sugars or something. Then once I got hold of the gels and Coke I was fine. It was amazing how quickly it turned from good to bad! I haven't had that for a while, ya know? I started asking team-mates for sugar but it was too late by then."

Still Hendy said he is feeling confident for Sunday's circuit race, which is sure to end in a field sprint.

But before that day comes, Hendy and the rest of the field will need to make to the top of Georgia, also known as Brasstown Bald mountain. That is sure to decide the overall winner of the race. Slipstream-Chipotle has the race lead, and four potential winners in Lowe, former winner Tom Danielson, last year's second place Christian Vande Velde and, according to director sportif Jonathan Vaughters, maybe even mustache-clad Dave Zabriskie.

Strung out heading off of the KOM.
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"You never know with Zabriskie, he could win tomorrow," Vaughters told Cyclingnews. Maybe he's hiding something under the mustache! Christian is going well too, so it's those four guys. But if I were to pick someone to put a tad more focus on it's Trent."

Trent Lowe rode well here in 2004 with the Jittery Joe's squad, which helped get him noticed by then-Postal director Johan Bruyneel. So it would be fitting for him to return to win it, though he has no delusions of grandeur. "It would be awesome but tomorrow is hard day – that is what it is all going to come down to, whoever has the legs!"

Today's stage was not quite as difficult as it had been in previous years – and a lot of big names finished in the field sprint, including Oscar Sevilla (Rock Racing), Levi Leipheimer (Astana) and Bobby Julich (CSC) – so anything is still possible tomorrow.

How it unfolded

The four in the break worked
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The start of the fifth stage, in Suwanee, saw action even in the neutral section. A race photo motorcycle collided with two pedestrians who had stepped out into the roadway. The driver, photographer and both pedestrians were taken to hospital and treated for minor injuries. With that out of the way, it was on for the first actual climbing stage of the race.

Again the peloton moved at a brisk pace, which kept any breaks from gaining more than 10-15 seconds. This has been the theme every day as nobody wants another repeat of last year's 29 minute breakaway. But about 65 km into the stage, a group of four domestic team riders got together, giving the rest of the peloton a happy carrot to follow. Cameron Evans (Symmetrics), Edward King (Bissell), Tim Johnson (HealthNet-Maxxis) and Valery Kobzarenko (Team Type 1) built a 40 second lead pretty quickly, and as soon as the numbers were checked by the major team's directors, it was up over two minutes in no time.

The four worked quite well together, taking rather even pulls that lasted 20-30 seconds each. It was not until the first KOM that any separation occurred when Kobzarenko went for the points. But on the descent it was back to business as usual for the quad, putting a maximum of seven minutes on the field.

Greg Henderson (High Road) comes
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Astana started the pace-making, with a little help from Slipstream-Chipotle and High Road. This kept the break within reach as the kilometers ticked off to the next KOM, 75km away.

By the time the break reached the second KOM, the gap was trimmed to under three minutes. But the four still looked rather fresh, staying seated on the climb and not rocking their shoulders. So it was no surprise that the gap went up to four minutes again on the way towards Dahlonega.

This must have set off the alarm bells in the field as inside 10km from the finish the gap was back down to under two minutes. The last five kilometers of the stage was a roller coaster, both in terms of terrain and drama. The last KOM sat just two kilometres from the finish, and it was steep little tease with pitches up to 15 percent. As the break turned onto the final road of the KOM, the field had them in sight. At this point, Johnson made the move that would earn him the most aggressive rider award on the day.

Andre Greipel (High Road) checks the clock
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He was aided by both a mechanical pause by King and a little information from his former team director-turned assistant race technical director, Jeff Corbett. "It was a good time to go because King had a problem with his chain and every one was looking at him and I just decided to go at that point and see what would happen. My old director Jeff Corbett told me that if I got over the last climb ahead than there might be a chance I would stay away. I had no idea how far back the field was so I just had to give it everything to see what would happen."

"It was a violent attack," he added. "When you are on a climb and you see that many fans clustered together, you know it is going to hurt really badly if it's a climb or your probably going to crash if it's a descent. When I turned that corner I tried to hang on as best I could but I dumped every last bit of energy I had into that last attack."

But the lactic acid won the battle and the fast-moving field, setting up the sprinters for the final kilometer, swallowed him whole.

From there it was a nasty descent with tight, off-camber turns that nearly sent some of the motorcycles off route. But the riders had no problem, and rode into Dahlonega with no problem. Richard King led the charge up the final turn at 150 meters, knowing that the downhill after would launch him up to the line for the win.

Tomorrow's penultimate stage will easily decide who will wear the leader's jersey into Atlanta. And you will find out who it is first by following Cyclingnews' up-to-the-kilometer live coverage, starting at 11:00 A.M. EDT.

Photography

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Results

1 Richard England (Aus) Bissell Pro Cycling                   5.15.15 (40.862 km/h)
2 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Health Net p/b Maxxis                        
3 George Hincapie (USA) Team High Road                               
4 Andrew Pinfold (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                       
5 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Rock Racing                                    
6 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                       
7 Moises Aldape Chavez (Mex) Team Type 1                             
8 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                        
9 Trent Lowe (Aus) Slipstream Chipotle p/b H30                       
10 Trent Wilson (Aus) Jittery Joe's Pro Cycling Team                 
11 David Zabriskie (USA) Slipstream Chipotle p/b H30                 
12 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Slipstream Chipotle p/b H30           
13 Christian Meier (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                     
14 Chris Horner (USA) Astana                                         
15 Ińigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC                       
16 Kanstantin Siutsou (Blr) Team High Road                           
17 Antonio Colom Mas (Spa) Astana                                    
18 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1                               
19 Scott Nydam (USA) BMC Racing Team                                 
20 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                   
21 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team        
22 Edward King (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling                             
23 André Greipel (Ger) Team High Road                            0.17
24 Thomas Danielson (USA) Slipstream Chipotle p/b H30                
25 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  
26 Santiago Botero Echeverry (Col) Rock Racing                       
27 Jason McCartney (USA) Team CSC                                    
28 Francois Parisien (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                   
29 Victor Hugo Pena (Col) Rock Racing                                
30 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                
31 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana                              
32 Jacob Erker (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                         
33 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 
34 Bradley McGee (Aus) Team CSC                                      
35 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Bissell Pro Cycling                          
36 Svein Tuft (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                          
37 Anders Lund (Den) Team CSC                                        
38 Christopher Jones (USA) Team Type 1                               
39 Tim Johnson (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis                       0.24
40 Darren Lill (RSA) BMC Racing Team                                 
41 Glen Chadwick (Aus) Team Type 1                                   
42 Danny Pate (USA) Slipstream Chipotle p/b H30                  0.37
43 Dominique Rollin (Can) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team           
44 Taylor Tolleson (USA) BMC Racing Team                             
45 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling                      
46 Doug Ollerenshaw (USA) Rock Racing                                
47 Jonathan Garcia (USA) BMC Racing Team                             
48 Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing Team                             
49 Michael Lange (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                      
50 Justin England (USA) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team         0.42
51 Ivan Stevic (Srb) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team            0.46
52 Jared Barrilleaux (USA) Jittery Joe's Pro Cycling Team        0.58
53 Nicholas Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                   
54 Neil Shirley (USA) Jittery Joe's Pro Cycling Team                 
55 Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1                                  
56 Matt Cooke (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis                            
57 Ian MacGregor (USA) Team Type 1                                   
58 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                
59 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                       
60 Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Jittery Joe's Pro Cycling Team            
61 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    
62 Matthew Shriver (USA) Jittery Joe's Pro Cycling Team              
63 Tom Zirbel (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling                              
64 Aaron Olson (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling                             
65 Jai Crawford (Aus) GE Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team          1.21
66 Leon Van Bon (Ned) GE Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team          1.32
67 Cameron Evans (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                       
68 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Rock Racing                                  
69 Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Astana                                   2.28
70 Evan Elken (USA) Jittery Joe's Pro Cycling Team                   
71 Garrett Peltonen (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling                        
72 Fuyu Li (Chn) GE Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                   
73 Frank Pipp (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis                            
74 Mike Sayers (USA) BMC Racing Team                                 
75 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                    
76 Michael Creed (USA) Rock Racing                                   
77 Matthew Crane (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis                         
78 Andrew Randell (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                  2.36
79 Rhys Pollock (Aus) GE Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team          2.41
80 Nicholas Sanderson (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                 
81 Kari Menzies (Aus) Health Net p/b Maxxis                      3.03
82 Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                  
83 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling                     3.39
84 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team High Road                             4.12
85 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team High Road                              
86 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1                                  
87 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team              
88 Ryan Sullivan (Aus) Jittery Joe's Pro Cycling Team                
89 Thomas Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  
90 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 
91 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team CSC                                    
92 Yilin Liu (Chn) GE Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team             5.17
93 Craig Lewis (USA) Team High Road                              7.18
94 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Team High Road                       15.12
95 Roman Kireyev (Kaz) Astana                                        
96 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana                                          
97 Tyler Farrar (USA) Slipstream Chipotle p/b H30                    
98 Aaron Tuckerman (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                    
99 Lucas Euser (USA) Slipstream Chipotle p/b H30                     
100 Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                     
101 Matt Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                    20.34
102 Ivan Dominguez (Cub) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team            
103 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Rock Racing                            29.43
104 Corey Collier (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis                   30.08
105 Bryce Mead (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                   36.00
106 Kayle Leogrande (USA) Rock Racing                           37.49
107 Cody Stevenson (Aus) Jittery Joe's Pro Cycling Team              
108 David Galvin (USA) BMC Racing Team                               
109 Yan Dong Xing (Chn) GE Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team            
110 Loh Sea Keong (Mas) GE Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team            
DNS Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team                                
DNF Serguei Koudentsov (Rus) GE Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team       
DNF Kirk O'Bee (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis                           
DNF Ben Day (Aus) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team                   
DNF Henk Vogels (Aus) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team               
DNF Emile Abraham (Tri) Team Type 1                                  
 
Sprints
 
1
1 Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                      5 pts
2 Tom Zirbel (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling                              3
3 Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Astana                                       1
 
Finish
1 Richard England (Aus) Bissell Pro Cycling                        15 pts
2 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Health Net p/b Maxxis                      12
3 George Hincapie (USA) Team High Road                             10
4 Andrew Pinfold (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                      7
5 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Rock Racing                                   6
6 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                      5
7 Moises Aldape Chavez (Mex) Team Type 1                            4
8 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                       3
9 Trent Lowe (Aus) Slipstream Chipotle p/b H30                      2
10 Trent Wilson (Aus) Jittery Joe's Pro Cycling Team                1
 
Mountains
 
Burnt Mountain (Cat. 3)
1 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1                               6 pts
2 Edward King (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling                             5
3 Cameron Evans (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                       4
4 Tim Johnson (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis                           3
5 Lucas Euser (USA) Slipstream Chipotle p/b H30                     1
 
Woody Gap (Cat. 3)
1 Cameron Evans (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                       6 pts
2 Edward King (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling                             5
3 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1                               4
4 Tim Johnson (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis                           3
5 Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Astana                                       1
 
Crown Mountain (Cat. 3)
1 Moises Aldape Chavez (Mex) Team Type 1                            6 pts
2 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                       5
3 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                      4
4 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Rock Racing                                   3
5 George Hincapie (USA) Team High Road                              1
 
Teams
 
1 Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30                       15.45.45
2 Astana                                                             
3 Team CSC                                                           
4 Team High Road                                                 0.17
5 Symmetrics Cycling Team                                            
6 Bissell Pro Cycling                                                
7 Team Type 1                                                        
8 Rock Racing                                                    0.34
9 Gerolsteiner                                                   0.51
10 BMC Racing Team                                               1.01
11 Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team                              1.19
12 Health Net presented by Maxxis                                1.22
13 The Jittery Joe's Pro Cycling Team                            1.56
14 Jelly Belly Cycling Team                                      4.16
15 GE Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                             5.21
 
General classification after stage 5
 
1 Trent Lowe (Aus) Slipstream Chipotle p/b H30               16.33.29
2 David Zabriskie (USA) Slipstream Chipotle p/b H30                  
3 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Slipstream Chipotle p/b H30            
4 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                   0.04
5 Chris Horner (USA) Astana                                          
6 Antonio Colom Mas (Spa) Astana                                     
7 George Hincapie (USA) Team High Road                           0.06
8 Kanstantin Siutsou (Blr) Team High Road                            
9 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                    0.13
10 Ińigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC                       
11 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                   
12 André Greipel (Ger) Team High Road                            0.17
13 Thomas Danielson (USA) Slipstream Chipotle p/b H30                
14 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana                          0.21
15 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team    0.28
16 Jason McCartney (USA) Team CSC                                0.30
17 Bradley McGee (Aus) Team CSC                                      
18 Scott Nydam (USA) BMC Racing Team                             0.31
19 Richard England (Aus) Bissell Pro Cycling                     0.42
20 Edward King (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling                             
21 Moises Aldape Chavez (Mex) Team Type 1                        0.49
22 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner                            0.50
23 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 
24 Christian Meier (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                     
25 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Rock Racing                               0.53
26 Andrew Pinfold (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                      
27 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1                           0.56
28 Darren Lill (RSA) BMC Racing Team                                 
29 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Bissell Pro Cycling                      0.59
30 Danny Pate (USA) Slipstream Chipotle p/b H30                      
31 Dominique Rollin (Can) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team       1.01
32 Tim Johnson (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis                       1.05
33 Ivan Stevic (Srb) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team            1.06
34 Taylor Tolleson (USA) BMC Racing Team                         1.09
35 Jonathan Garcia (USA) BMC Racing Team                             
36 Victor Hugo Pena (Col) Rock Racing                            1.10
37 Francois Parisien (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                   
38 Jacob Erker (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                         
39 Svein Tuft (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                          
40 Christopher Jones (USA) Team Type 1                           1.13
41 Trent Wilson (Aus) Jittery Joe's Pro Cycling Team             1.21
42 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Gerolsteiner                            1.31
43 Matt Cooke (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis                        1.39
44 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Health Net p/b Maxxis                   1.41
45 Michael Lange (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                  1.48
46 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling                      
47 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                   1.51
48 Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1                              1.54
49 Ian MacGregor (USA) Team Type 1                                   
50 Glen Chadwick (Aus) Team Type 1                               1.59
51 Nicholas Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team               2.09
52 Aaron Olson (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling                             
53 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              2.15
54 Matthew Shriver (USA) Jittery Joe's Pro Cycling Team          2.19
55 Cameron Evans (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                   2.25
56 Jai Crawford (Aus) GE Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team          2.44
57 Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Jittery Joe's Pro Cycling Team            
58 Jared Barrilleaux (USA) Jittery Joe's Pro Cycling Team        2.58
59 Tom Zirbel (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling                          3.01
60 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Rock Racing                              3.02
61 Neil Shirley (USA) Jittery Joe's Pro Cycling Team             3.07
62 Garrett Peltonen (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling                    3.10
63 Michael Creed (USA) Rock Racing                               3.21
64 Andrew Randell (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                  3.29
65 Santiago Botero Echeverry (Col) Rock Racing                   3.31
66 Nicholas Sanderson (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team             3.44
67 Kari Menzies (Aus) Health Net p/b Maxxis                          
68 Doug Ollerenshaw (USA) Rock Racing                            3.51
69 Matthew Crane (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis                     4.09
70 Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Astana                                   4.12
71 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                4.33
72 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                4.56
73 Fuyu Li (Chn) GE Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team               5.23
74 Anders Lund (Den) Team CSC                                    6.07
75 Leon Van Bon (Ned) GE Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team          6.09
76 Ryan Sullivan (Aus) Jittery Joe's Pro Cycling Team            6.12
77 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team High Road                          6.22
78 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team          6.32
79 Mike Sayers (USA) BMC Racing Team                             6.36
80 Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing Team                         7.15
81 Craig Lewis (USA) Team High Road                              7.24
82 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team CSC                                7.40
83 Yilin Liu (Chn) GE Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team             7.50
84 Evan Elken (USA) Jittery Joe's Pro Cycling Team               7.57
85 Frank Pipp (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis                        8.01
86 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team High Road                             8.07
87 Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team              8.09
88 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1                              8.35
89 Thomas Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              8.48
90 Rhys Pollock (Aus) GE Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team          9.01
91 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             9.16
92 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling                    13.05
93 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Team High Road                       14.57
94 Justin England (USA) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team        15.07
95 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana                                     15.16
96 Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                 16.29
97 Tyler Farrar (USA) Slipstream Chipotle p/b H30               16.55
98 Roman Kireyev (Kaz) Astana                                   17.17
99 Aaron Tuckerman (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team               17.48
100 Lucas Euser (USA) Slipstream Chipotle p/b H30               20.21
101 Ivan Dominguez (Cub) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team       22.31
102 Matt Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                    25.08
103 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Rock Racing                            30.36
104 Corey Collier (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis                   37.30
105 Yan Dong Xing (Chn) GE Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team       42.55
106 Kayle Leogrande (USA) Rock Racing                           44.06
107 David Galvin (USA) BMC Racing Team                          44.27
108 Loh Sea Keong (Mas) GE Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team       45.52
109 Cody Stevenson (Aus) Jittery Joe's Pro Cycling Team         46.49
110 Bryce Mead (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                   51.31
 
Points classification
 
1 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Team High Road                           38 pts
2 Tyler Farrar (USA) Slipstream Chipotle p/b H30                   30
3 Ivan Dominguez (Cub) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team            25
4 Richard England (Aus) Bissell Pro Cycling                        25
5 Andrew Pinfold (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                     18
6 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team CSC                                   15
7 Nicholas Sanderson (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                15
8 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                15
9 Moises Aldape Chavez (Mex) Team Type 1                           15
10 André Greipel (Ger) Team High Road                              13
11 Frank Pipp (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis                          13
12 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Health Net p/b Maxxis                     12
13 George Hincapie (USA) Team High Road                            10
14 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Rock Racing                                 9
15 Antonio Colom Mas (Spa) Astana                                   7
16 Ivan Stevic (Srb) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team               7
17 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Rock Racing                                  6
18 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                     5
19 Bradley McGee (Aus) Team CSC                                     5
20 Christian Meier (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                    5
21 Justin England (USA) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team            5
22 Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                     5
23 Dominique Rollin (Can) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team          4
24 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                      3
25 Tom Zirbel (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling                             3
26 Rhys Pollock (Aus) GE Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team             3
27 Bryce Mead (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                        3
28 Trent Lowe (Aus) Slipstream Chipotle p/b H30                     2
29 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana                                         2
30 Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Jittery Joe's Pro Cycling Team           2
31 Kari Menzies (Aus) Health Net p/b Maxxis                         1
32 Trent Wilson (Aus) Jittery Joe's Pro Cycling Team                1
33 Scott Nydam (USA) BMC Racing Team                                1
34 Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Astana                                      1
35 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling                        1
36 Loh Sea Keong (Mas) GE Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team            1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Edward King (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling                            13 pts
2 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1                              10
3 Cameron Evans (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                      10
4 Moises Aldape Chavez (Mex) Team Type 1                            6
5 Tim Johnson (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis                           6
6 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                       5
7 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                      4
8 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Rock Racing                                   4
9 Frank Pipp (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis                            4
10 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Health Net p/b Maxxis                      2
11 George Hincapie (USA) Team High Road                             1
12 Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Astana                                      1
13 Lucas Euser (USA) Slipstream Chipotle p/b H30                    1
 
Young rider classification
 
1 Trent Lowe (Aus) Slipstream Chipotle p/b H30               16.33.29
2 Christian Meier (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                  0.50
3 Taylor Tolleson (USA) BMC Racing Team                          1.09
4 Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1                               1.54
5 Cameron Evans (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                    2.25
6 Jared Barrilleaux (USA) Jittery Joe's Pro Cycling Team         2.58
7 Nicholas Sanderson (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team              3.44
8 Matthew Crane (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis                      4.09
9 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                 4.33
10 Anders Lund (Den) Team CSC                                    6.07
11 Ryan Sullivan (Aus) Jittery Joe's Pro Cycling Team            6.12
12 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team High Road                          6.22
13 Craig Lewis (USA) Team High Road                              7.24
14 Yilin Liu (Chn) GE Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team             7.50
15 Tyler Farrar (USA) Slipstream Chipotle p/b H30               16.55
16 Roman Kireyev (Kaz) Astana                                   17.17
17 Yan Dong Xing (Chn) GE Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team        42.55
18 Loh Sea Keong (Mas) GE Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team        45.52
 
Teams classification
 
1 Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30                       49.40.27
2 Astana                                                         0.12
3 Team High Road                                                 0.35
4 Team CSC                                                       0.39
5 Bissell Pro Cycling                                            2.23
6 Gerolsteiner                                                   2.30
7 Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team                               2.31
8 BMC Racing Team                                                2.37
9 Symmetrics Cycling Team                                        2.56
10 Team Type 1                                                   3.05
11 Rock Racing                                                   3.13
12 Health Net presented by Maxxis                                3.25
13 The Jittery Joe's Pro Cycling Team                            5.59
14 Jelly Belly Cycling Team                                      7.49
15 GE Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                            10.40

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