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28th Clásica San Sebastián - ProT
Spain, August 2, 2008
Main Page Results Live report ProTour standings
Valverde all set for Olympics
By Bjorn Haake
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Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) has won the 28th Clásica San Sebastián with a furious sprint down the Donostia Boulevard to easily hold off Alexandr Kolobnev (Team CSC-Saxo Bank) and Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) in an 11-rider sprint. Rebellin tried several times to escape in the finale, but the winner of 1997 could not shake Valverde, and neither could world champion Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) who made an impressive move over the final climb of Alto De Arkal but eventually finished fourth.
Valverde's Caisse d'Epargne team had the numbers in its favour with Joaquin Rodriguez and Vladimir Karpets pulling hard for their captain in the finale. Valverde will now travel to the Olympic Games with renewed confidence after his hopes of challenging for Tour de France victory went up in smoke.
During a brief interview at the finish line a fresh looking Valverde said he was relieved to have won Spain's biggest one-day classic. "It was very important for me. Last year I finished third and now I really wanted to win."
Things didn't look so good early on when the Spaniard was separated from his team-mates, but half the Caisse d'Epargne team dropped back to pace Valverde up to the lead group. "I felt guilty when I wasn't featuring in the big group despite having six team-mates there," he said.
The changed course with its new final climb of Alto De Arkal impressed Valverde, and his attack there together with Bettini, Rebellin, Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) and David Moncoutié (Cofidis) was the decisive one. "It's a tougher finale now with the new climb. I thought we were gone with the five of us but eventually it came down to a sprint. I knew it would be hard against Bettini and Sanchez but I managed to win it."
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Despite seeing his man come up short, Gerolsteiner's directeur sportif Reimund Dietzen was full of praise for Rebellin. "That was a super performance from Davide, who really raced exceptionally. Davide tried consistently to get away, but he was closely watched. When the rivals attacked, Davide went with them. That was awesome."
Rebellin himself was happy with the result. "I have seen that my form for the coming events is good," the Gerolsteiner captain said.
Damiano Cunego (Lampre) lost his ProTour lead after finishing almost ten minutes down. The Italian abandoned the Tour de France after a heavy crash and was still feeling the effects today. "I had headaches," said Cunego, who promptly withdrew from the Italian Olympic team after the race.
David De La Fuente (Scott-American Beef) did what he does best and collected an impressive 31 points over the six climbs, taking out the mountains classification for the day. He won the first four climbs, the Orio, the Garate, the Azkarate and the Udana. Many of those who had gathered points in the early part of the race didn't actually finish. However, De La Fuente fought on to 16th place, 1'33 down on the winner.
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After only 70 kilometres a group of 46 riders broke away. What was left of the peloton was soon discouraged and abandoned in its entirety! The next selection came on the category one Alto de Jaizkibel where Kolobnev was the first to attack. Others followed and the jumping took its toll until a decimated group of less than 30 approached the final climb of the day, the Alto De Arkal.
Bettini made an impressive jump near the top while several favourites, including Alberto Contador, were dropped and a group of 12 formed. On the descent Bettini tried once more and he was joined by Rebellin, Sánchez, Moncoutié and Valverde, but the quintet was brought back on the flat run-in to San Sebastián.
Several quick attacks followed, often involving Rebellin. First the Italian joined Moncoutié, then went again with Yaroslav Popovych (Silence-Lotto). But Caisse d'Epargne had the numbers and quickly reeled in the attackers. A group of 11 (Caisse's Joaquin Rodriguez had dropped back after pulling hard for Valverde) arrived at the sprint together and Valverde was clearly the strongest.
Photography
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Images by Roberto Bettini/www.bettiniphoto.net
- Matteo Tosatto (Quick Step) leads team-mate Paolo Bettini early in the race.
- Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) leads the five-man selection after the Alto De Arkal.
- Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) takes the sprint ahead of Kolobnev and Rebellin.
- The podium with Alexandr Kolobnev (CSC Saxo Bank, 2nd), Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne, 1st) and Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner, 3rd).
- Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) was satisfied with his third place.
Images by Régis Garnier/www.velofotopro.com
- Europe ProTour leader Damiano Cunego is back in action after his Tour crash (his chin still spots a souvenir)
- World Champ Paolo Bettini uses San Sebastián to test his Olympic fitness.
- Alberto Contador is so happy to be back racing.
- Carlos Sastre also will check his pre-Olympic form.
- Contador gets ready to race
- Sastre would love to win in Spain.
- Sastre greets the fans.
- Bettini and Davide Rebellin share a pre-race smile but will want to take out the win for their respective teams.
- The Spanish team gets ready for Beijing with Carlos Sastre (Team CSC), Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi), Alberto Contador (Astana) and Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne). Missing is Oscar Freire (Rabobank), who is not racing due to illness.
Images by Isabelle Duchesne/www.photoscycling.com
- Valverde and Kolobnev go head-to-head in the final sprint.
- Valverde knows he has the race won.
- The Spaniard celebrates a morale boosting victory.
- Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) will travel to Beijing full of confidence and with a strong Spanish team to support him.
- Joaquin Rodriguez (Caisse d'Epargne) rolls in 12th after working hard for Valverde.
- David Arroyo (Caisse d'Epargne) finished 15th, 1'13 down on Valverde.
- David De La Fuente (Scott-American Beef) comes in 16th.
- Russian Vladimir Karpets was part of a super strong Caisse d'Epargne team.
- Alejandro Valverde added another big one-day race to his palmares.
- Valverde was awarded the typical Basque headwear for the podium ceremony.
- No matter how many races you win, this part is never a chore...
- And neither is this.
- Alexandr Kolobnev (CSC-Saxo Bank) was delighted to make the podium.
- Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) has been here before, winning the race in 1997 and coming third in 2004.
- Rebellin accepts a rather unusual trophy.
- The podium (l-r): Alexandr Kolobnev (CSC-Saxo Bank), Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) and Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner).
- Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) is the new ProTour leader.
- Davide Rebellin is still getting to grips with this champagne lark.
- The podium girls somehow managed to avoid getting soaked.
- But the riders certainly don't...
- David De La Fuente (Scott-American Beef) crossed four of the six climbs in first place to secure the mountains competition.
- De La Fuente sports the team's new jersey after previous title sponsor Saunier Duval withdrew following the Tour de France.
- Gorazd Stangelj (Liquigas) took the sprints competition.
- Haimar Zubeldia (Euskaltel Euskadi) was the best placed Basque rider.
Images by Fotoreporter Sirotti
- Italy's Damiano Cunego (Lampre)
- Damiano Cunego (Lampre) returns to racing after the Tour de France.
- Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner)
- Denis Menchov (Rabobank)
- Damiano Cunego (Lampre)
- World Champ Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) led by team-mates.
- Alexandr Kolobnev (CSC-Saxo Bank) has a go.
- The peloton climbs the Alto de Jaizkibel.
- Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) on the Alto de Jaizkibel.
- View from Alto de Jaizkibel.
- Quick Step rides
- Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) on his own.
- Italy's Paolo Bettini (Quick Step)
- Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) checks out Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner).
- Bettini looks to Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner).
- Paolo Bettini (Quick Step)
- Italy's Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) determined.
- Paolo Bettini (Quick Step)
- Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) and Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner)
- Bettini leads Rebellin
- Luxembourg's Andy Schleck (CSC-Saxo Bank)
- Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) wins
- Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) finishes
- Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) congratulated
- Team Saunier Duval on stage
- Damiano Cunego (Lampre) looking rough after his Tour de France crash.
- The view at the back.
- A Saunier Duval rider has a go.
- The group along the shores.
- The peloton rides early in the race.
- Thomas Voeckler (Bouygues Telecom)
- Damiano Cunego (Lampre) descends
- Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner)
- Flying downhill
- Spain's Alberto Contador (Astana)
- Giro d'Italia champion Alberto Contador (Astana)
- Alberto Contador (Astana) leads Damiano Cunego (Lampre)
- Damiano Cunego (Lampre)
- Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne)
- Alberto Contador (Astana) readies for the Olympics.
- The peloton thins out.
- World Champion Paolo Bettini (Quick Step)
- Paolo Bettini (Quick Step)
- Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) rides along.
- The new Saunier Duval-American Beef kit
- Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) talks with Paolo Bettini (Quick Step).
- Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) and Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) used Clásica San Sebastián as an Olympic warm-up event.
- Four of the Olympic Spanish team members: Carlos Sastre (CSC-Saxo Bank), Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi), Alberto Contador (Astana) and Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) (l-r).
- New Saunier Duval-American beef team car.
- Saunier Duval in action
- Alberto Contador (Astana)
- Damiano Cunego (Lampre)
- Italy's Damiano Cunego (Lampre)
- Spain's Alberto Contador (Astana)
- On the Alto de Jaizkibel
- Quick Step leads on the Alto de Jaizkibel for Paolo Bettini (Quick Step).
- Riders climb the Alto de Jaizkibel
- José Luis Arrieta (AG2R La Mondiale) heads up Alto de Jaizkibel.
- Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) holds off his rivals
- Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) charges to the line
- Spaniard Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) wins the Clásica San Sebastián.
- Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) wins.
- Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) over Alexandr Kolobnev (CSC-Saxo Bank).
- Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) wins in his home country.
- Spain's Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) wins.
- Podium time for Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne)
- Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) dons the txapela.
- Kisses for Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne)
- Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) flanked by podium girls.
- Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) awarded for a hard day.
- The final touch: Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) adjusts his txapela.
- Second: Alexandr Kolobnev (CSC-Saxo Bank)
- Third: Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner)
- Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) tops the podium with Alexandr Kolobnev (CSC-Saxo Bank) and Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) (l & r)
- New ProTour leader Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne).
- Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) awarded as ProTour leader
- Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) in the ProTour top
- Bubbly time for Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne).
- Spanish Champion Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) at the finish.
- Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) congratulated.
- Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) tops the podium with Alexandr Kolobnev (CSC-Saxo Bank) and Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) (l & r)
- Spaniard Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) on top with Alexandr Kolobnev (CSC-Saxo Bank) and Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) (l & r)
- Winner of Clásica San Sebastián, Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne), with second Alexandr Kolobnev (CSC-Saxo Bank) and third Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) (l & r)
Results
1 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 5.29.11 (43.562 km/h) 2 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team CSC-Saxo Bank 3 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 4 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step 5 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas 6 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 7 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 8 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 9 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0.02 10 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 11 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence - Lotto 0.12 12 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0.17 13 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 0.54 14 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 1.03 15 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 16 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott 1.33 17 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre 18 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC-Saxo Bank 19 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne 1.36 20 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas 21 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quick Step 1.44 22 Michael Barry (Can) Team Columbia 23 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Karpin Galicia 24 Gorka Verdugo Markotegi (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 1.48 25 Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Columbia 26 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana 27 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas 3.31 28 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale 3.44 29 Andrea Noè (Ita) Liquigas 5.17 30 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step 8.35 31 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step 32 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Crédit Agricole 9.23 33 Martin Velits (Svk) Team Milram 34 David Garcia Dapena (Spa) Karpin Galicia 9.34 35 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 36 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre 37 Morris Possoni (Ita) Team Columbia 38 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Liquigas 39 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Lampre 40 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre 41 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Quick Step 42 Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 43 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana 13.12 44 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 15.52 45 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 46 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Team Milram Mountains Alto de Orio, cat 3 1 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott 3 pts 2 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Rabobank 2 3 Gustavo Dominguez Lemos (Spa) Karpin Galicia 1 Alto de Garate, cat 2 1 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott 6 pts 2 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale 4 3 Gorka Verdugo Markotegi (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 2 4 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 1 Alto de Azkarate, cat 2 1 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott 6 pts 2 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 4 3 Andrea Noè (Ita) Liquigas 2 4 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre 1 Alto de Udana, cat 2 1 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott 6 pts 2 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step 4 3 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 2 4 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Lampre 1 Alto de Jaizkibel, cat 1 1 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale 10 pts 2 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quick Step 8 3 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step 6 4 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence - Lotto 4 5 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana 2 6 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 1 Alto de Arkale, cat 2 1 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 3 pts 2 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step 2 3 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 1 4 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 1 Mountains classification 1 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott 31 pts 2 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step 1 3 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quick Step 8 Teams 1 Caisse D'Epargne 28 pts 2 Euskaltel - Euskadi 40 3 Liquigas 52 4 Quick Step 55 5 Team Columbiar 84 6 Lampre 93
ProTour standings
Individuals 1 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 40 pts 2 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team CSC-Saxo Bank 30 3 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 25 4 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step 20 5 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas 15 6 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 11 7 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 7 8 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 5 9 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 3 10 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 1 Individuals ranking after ten races 1 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 123 pts 2 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre 104 3 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana 96 4 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas 94 5 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto 85 6 André Greipel (Ger) Team Columbia 62 7 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 60 8 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana 58 9 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 54 10 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step 50 11 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 48 12 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank 47 13 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 45 14 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 45 15 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia 42 16 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 41 17 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 41 18 Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne 40 19 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 40 20 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 38 21 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Crédit Agricole 36 22 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank 35 23 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team Columbia 35 24 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC-Saxo Bank 32 25 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team CSC-Saxo Bank 30 26 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom 30 27 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux 30 28 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre 30 29 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 30 30 Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott 30 31 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia 30 32 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 30 33 George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia 30 34 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux 30 35 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 26 36 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step 25 37 Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Astana 25 38 Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 25 39 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step 23 40 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram 22 41 Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott 21 42 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC-Saxo Bank 20 43 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas 20 44 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana 17 45 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas 15 46 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step 15 47 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC-Saxo Bank 15 48 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas 15 49 Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 15 50 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner 13 51 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 12 52 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 12 53 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole 12 54 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto 10 55 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre 10 56 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Silence - Lotto 10 57 Sergei Ivanov (Rus) Astana 9 58 Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana 9 59 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 7 60 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC-Saxo Bank 7 61 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Crédit Agricole 7 62 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas 7 63 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC-Saxo Bank 6 64 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 5 65 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver 5 66 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram 5 67 Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre 5 68 Markus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner 5 69 Iouri Trofimov (Rus) Bouygues Telecom 4 70 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank 4 71 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC-Saxo Bank 3 72 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner 3 73 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 3 74 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas 3 75 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 3 76 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole 3 77 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC-Saxo Bank 3 78 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Columbia 3 79 Francesco De Bonis (Ita) Gerolsteiner 3 80 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia 3 81 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas 3 82 Gorka Verdugo Markotegi (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 2 83 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Quick Step 2 84 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank 2 85 José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott 2 86 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step 2 87 Morris Possoni (Ita) Team Columbia 2 88 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole 2 89 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux 2 90 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale 2 91 José Rujano Guillen (Ven) Caisse d'Epargne 2 92 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner 2 93 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Columbia 2 94 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Crédit Agricole 2 95 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des Jeux 2 96 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 1 97 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 1 98 Roger Hammond (GBr) Team Columbia 1 99 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 1 100 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 1 101 Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Liquigas 1 102 Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 1 103 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner 1 104 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom 1 105 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram 1 106 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC-Saxo Bank 1 107 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank 1 Teams 1 Caisse d'Epargne 20 pts 2 Euskaltel - Euskadi 19 3 Liquigas 18 4 Quick Step 17 5 Team Columbia 16 6 Lampre 15 Teams ranking 1 Caisse d'Epargne 147 pts 2 Astana 145 3 Cofidis, le Credit Par Telephone 126 4 Euskaltel - Euskadi 114 5 Saunier Duval-Scott 109 6 Silence-Lotto 108 7 Liquigas 107 8 Rabobank 105 9 Gerolsteiner 102 10 Française Des Jeux 102 11 Euskaltel - Euskadi 95 12 Quick Step 95 13 Credit Agricole 94 14 AG2R La Mondiale 93 15 Bouygues Telecom 80 16 Cofidis, le Credit Par Telephone 73 17 Lampre 63 18 Team Milram 54 19 Team Columbia 16 Nations 1 Spain 336 pts 2 Italy 237 3 Germany 198 4 Belgium 155 5 France 147 6 Australia 113 7 Czech Republic 94 8 Luxembourg 94 9 Netherlands 90 10 Russia 86 11 USA 71 12 Switzerland 46 13 Colombia 43 14 Sweden 30 15 Norway 27 16 Slovenia 22 17 Finland 15 18 Kazakhstan 12 19 Poland 10 20 Denmark 4 21 Great Britain 4 22 Austria 3 23 Venezuela 2
