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Tour of California - 2.HC
USA, February 17-24, 2008
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Stage 2 - February 19: Santa Rosa - Sacramento, 116 mi / 187.2km
Boonen makes easy work of wet California sprint
Farrar's attention to seconds puts him into lead
Mark Zalewski, North American Editor with Kirsten Robbins in Sacramento
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While usually known for pleasant weather, California looked a little more like Belgium during the Spring Classics during today's second stage. Temperatures around seven degrees Celsius and steady rain made for uncomfortable racing. Still, die-hard cycling fans lined the roads at the key spots to watch some of the top riders in the world compete. At the finish around the state capital the crowds were almost as big as last year, as they watched an impressive field sprint win from the man himself, Tom Boonen (Quick Step).
"It was pretty hectic because of the weather," Boonen said. "I wanted to wait and see so I got out front with Paolo, but Cipo let the guy from High Road, Mark Cavendish go, I'm not sure why. With 200 metres to go Cavendish had 30 metres in front of me and I saw he opened up and started sprinting. So I started my sprint there and I was able to catch him at the finish line, just in time."
High Road had three riders on the front heading into the final kilometre, with Gerald Ciolek sitting behind Cavendish. As Cavendish began his sprint Ciolek sat-up, slowing the rest of the field. But it was just too far from the line, and the swarm caught the Manxman inside the final 50 metres, with Boonen weaving around two riders with ease.
"Cavendish was gone out front and a couple of guys touched each other -- I don't know how or why but Cipollini left a hole," said Boonen. "As soon as everything opened up and I could start sprinting. Cavendish was all alone 30 metres in front of me. He looked back and started sprinting and I had to go then. I reached his wheel and then passed him in the last 10 metres."
"The sprint today was one of my best sprints ever," Boonen continued. "I didn't believe in it when I started because Cavendish is one of the fast riders and the gap was pretty immense - but I got my speed up and in the last 400 metres I think were one of my best 400 metres, so I'm very pleased with it."
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The big winner today was Slipstream-Chipotle and its rider Tyler Farrar, who took advantage of the time bonuses available to pass former race leader Fabian Cancellara (Team CSC) by one second on general classification.
"Basically today played out exactly how we hoped it would," said Farrar. "We looked at the GC and the time bonuses and they way the race broke down. It was raining in the race and we didn't know what the situation was going to be. If the break away would eat up the bonuses or if we could have a crack at them. Luckily enough, by the time the bonuses came around there was only one rider up the road and we were able to give it a go. The team was amazing today. The guys delivered me perfectly to every bonus sprint, which made my life easier."
"I think tomorrow is going to be a very hard day," Farrar continued. "There are some big mountains on the plate but I think we have a few riders who can do pretty well tomorrow. We have some guys who are on fire in terms of their form and my hope is that I'll be handing this jersey over to one of my team-mates at the end of this stage."
Slipstream director sportif Jonathan Vaughters said today's riding was out of opportunity and not part of a larger plan. "We did it to do it," he said. "We were so close that if we didn't close the deal it would be like getting to third base with a girl in high school! We were finishing unfinished business from yesterday."
As for his team's performance so far in this year's tour, compared to the previous two, he said. "You can see the guys from last year, three of the eight, are going perfectly well and have risen to the level. Now we have a sprinter that can close the deal. I'm sure Tyler will lose the race lead tomorrow, but later in the week I think he'll be contesting the sprint."
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Following Boonen in the field sprint today were Heinrich Hausler (Gerolsteiner) and former world champion Mario Cipollini (Rock Racing). Hausler finished second on Stage 1, and his consistent performance today gave him the points jersey lead by one point over Juan Jose Haedo (CSC). The German rider, who was born in Australia, said the chaos of the sprint was only made easier because of the long straight finish.
"Around the last corner I was pretty far back so I was pretty lucky that the last part was straight and that it was such a long distance to the finish," said Hausler. "It was so hectic, there were riders going everywhere and pushing and shoving because of the rain. I was lucky that I got a gap in the last 300 metres and just came through."
Even though Boonen has a big following worldwide, Cipollini has his own share of the cheers. The 41 year-old showed today that he can keep up with guys nearly half his age, and even best most of them. "For me it was a very difficult sprint and I couldn't express my max power so it was challenging from that point of view," said the 'Lion King'. "I didn't even know my position at one point so I had to use my experience a little bit."
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"It wasn't me who opened a gap in the sprint to Cavendish," he added. "At that point I didn't feel like I should stay in the front or I would lead out the sprint to everyone else. So I sat up on my bike a little bit and let some of the other guys pass me a little bit."
The only choice for the most aggressive rider on the day was BMC's Scott Nydam, keeping the honour with the team for the second day in a row. "I guess the goals today were to feed off of what we accomplished yesterday," said Nydam. "We have three strong riders who are in good position for the GC. I woke up in the morning and I felt good."
Nydam said his familiarity with the area gave him an advantage when attacking. "I know the climate and I've ridden these road dozens of times this winter so I knew what to expect for the first fifty kilometres. As soon as we hung a right onto Bennett Valley Road I went through the corner first, got a bit of a gap and just kept going."
BMC's Jackson Stewart defended his lead in the King of the Mountains competition with two third places, leading the field over the climbs. With two most aggressive and two KOM stage leads, BMC is certainly earning its entry into the race.
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Regarding the weather stage winner Boonen said he actually prefers April in Belgium to today's weather in North California. "Actually the Belgium weather is better, at least it's a warm rain!" he said. "The weather always affects the race. There are always some crazy guys who try to pass on the descent. There is always something to worry about and it's stressful."
"Especially when there is a bunch sprint like today it is more difficult to stay safe and stay up right to do the sprint," continued the Tour of Qatar winner. "I don't like the rain, not at all, its not that I'm not good at it but I don't like it. I like to win but I don't like to win in the rain."
But regardless of the weather, one look at tomorrow's stage profile told Boonen everything he needed to know. "If the weather is the same tomorrow then that is not so good. But I can tell you that it won't matter for me because I'm going to be dropped. I will put my rain coat on and go to the descent and stay warm to the finish line."
How it unfolded
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The riders assembled back in yesterday's finish town of Santa Rosa for the start, but under completely different weather conditions. Cold and rain greeted the race entourage, with most riders hunkering down inside their team busses with the heat on until the last possible minute.
As the race rolled out in the neutral section it was a steady diet of clothing being passed from team cars to riders. Finally, Scott Nydam (BMC) got the action moving with an attack in the first five kilometres. Slipstream's Steven Cozza thought about joining Nydam but then returned to the field, possibly thinking it better to support team-mate Tyler Farrar who was sitting just two seconds off the overall lead.
Nydam began his solo ride while behind Johnny Sundt (Kelly Benefits Strategies-Medifast) decided to try and bridge up. For the next 20 km the two grew their leads, but separately as Sundt was never able to fully bridge the gap.
Up to the first KOM, the tough Trinity Grade climb, Nydam held a six minute advantage on the field and three minutes on Sundt in no-man's land. As the field climbed the steep and twisty KOM a female fan on the side of the road held a sign saying "Marry me Cipo!" while wearing a wedding veil.
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Up to the second KOM, Nydam's lead began to shrink as Sundt realized he was never going to make it across. Sundt held on long enough to take the second place points and then waited for the field.
On the flats it was the field slowly deciding when to reel Nydam back in. But for Slipstream, all attention was on the time bonuses available at the two intermediate sprints heading towards Sacramento. Farrar was able to take third in the first sprint, putting him only one second behind Cancellara, and then second for the final intermediate, giving him two seconds and the race lead.
Coming into the finish, on the second of three finishing circuits, CSC's top sprinter and yesterday's stage winner Juan Jose Haedo flatted - and showing the team's willingness to relenquish the race lead, Cancellara stopped and gave Haedo his rear wheel. Haedo still managed to finish fifth in the sprint despite having to chase during the final lap.
Tomorrow's third stage is what everyone has been talking about and looking forward to, with a tough hors category climb up Mt. Hamilton to the Lick Observatory, as well as the now well-known Sierra Road climb, close to the finish in San Jose. Stay with Cyclingnews for the detailed up-to-the-minute live coverage starting at 10:00 a.m. PST.
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- Mario Cipollini (Rock Racing) takes to the line.
- The group heads out on a cold rainy morning.
- Ummm...the sign says it all for this fan.
- The roads gets steep as the the bunch hits the Trinity Road climb.
- The group stayed together on the big climb of the day.
- Close quarters in the bunch.
- Riders stayed bundled up for most of the day.
- Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) and a team-mate have a chat at the front.
- The vineyard covered hills near Santa Rosa.
- Johnny Sundt (Kelly Benefits) spent the day riding solo.
- Heading through some of the dense countryside.
- Stuart O'Grady (Team CSC) comes to the front to get the group motivated.
- Scott Nydam (Team BMC) spent the cold and rainy day solo off the front.
- Moss and rocks along the course today.
- Mario Cipollini (Rock Racing) has a mid-race snack.
- Fred Rodriguez (Rock Racing) and George Hincapie (High Road) have a chat.
- More trees along the course.
- One of the unique bridges along the course today.
- California or a winter Belgian countryside?
- A splash of colour lines the road as the group climbs along.
- David Millar (Slipstream) stayed focused heading into the last lap.
- The field enters Sacramento over the famous tower bridge.
- Scott Nydam (BMC) still out front alone after hours in the saddle.
- Tom Boonen (Quick Step) with the finish line in sight.
- Tyler Farrar (Slipstream) takes over the lead after Stage 2.
- Tom Boonen (Quick Step) takes his first American win.
Images by Mark Johnson/www.ironstring.com
- The armada arrives at the top of Napa's Trinity grade.
- Levi Leipheimer (Astana) knows these hills well.
- The blonde fan in the yellow jacket is a local who is also married to a certain Tour of California winner from 2007 (Levi Leipheimer, for those who didn't already know).
- This Napa Valley road commentary can be interpreted several ways.
- Thomas Peterson (Slipstream) shows the strain of the category 2 Trinity Grade.
- A Rabobank rider suffers through a wet day on the bike.
- It's Tom Boonen (Quick Step) with ease.
- Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) starts the party after watching team-mate Tom Boonen win the stage in Sacramento.
- If you are a sprinter, this is not a back you want to see in front of you with 100 metres to go.
- California's Governor Arnold Swartzeneger with Jackson Stewart.
- Slipstream-Chipotle's 23 year-old race leader Tyler Farrar.
Images by Mitch Clinton/www.clintonphoto.com
- Charlie Brown & Snoopy of Team High Road?
- Cipo was all smiles at the start.
- Mounted police watch over the finishing circuit.
- As the pack entered the circuit two of the Team Kelly riders had wheel problems.
- This rider had a long wait and wanted to be sure the team car did not miss him.
- Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) focused.
- Mario Cipollini (Rock Racing) was third behind Tom Boonen (Quick Step) and Heinrich Haussler (Gerolsteiner).
- Tom Boonen (Quick Step) wins.
Images by John Pierce/Photosport International
- Tom Boonen (Quick Step) takes the Tour of California stage 2.
Images by Kurt Jambretz /www.actionimages.cc
- This young cycling fan was out in downtown Winters California to cheer on the riders.
- Scott Nydam (BMC Racing) took a long solo ride off the front today, building an eleven minute lead at one point.
- The first intermediate sprint was in Winters, a small group of riders off the front in search of Scott Nydam battled for the remaining places.
- Reid Mumford (Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast) pedals along in the light rain wondering if his teammate up the road could bridge up to the leader.
- Karl Menzies (HealthNet) up close and personal.
- The peloton enjoyed some great scenery during today's stage.
- Hilton Clarke (Toyota-United) with his brother Jonathon Clarke (Toyota-United) in tow head out through the wine region of California.
- With a small group of leaders off the front Slipstream/Chipotle answered the call and took up the chase.
- There was a minor crash in a wet corner this afternoon that produced a badge of honour for this Rock Racing rider.
- The Big Hair fans were back out on the climb today cheering on the riders.
- A Saunier Duval rider climbs an overpass on the way toward Sacramento.
- Perhaps the the peloton thought that they were on a winery tour early on as the pace was quite leisurely.
- The peloton heads outthrough the Napa valley wine region.
- Rory Sutherland (HealthNet) comes back to his team car to discuss things with director Mike Tamayo.
- The sprint was a thing of beauty on the slick streets as Tom Boonen (Quick Step) beats everyone to the line.
- Tom Boonen (Quick Step) celebrates across the line as he wins a close one.
- Another view of Tom Boonen (Quick Step) enjoying his sprint victory.
- California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was on hand to assist with the awards presentations.
- Tom Boonen (Quick Step) accepts his award for a brilliant stage win.
- The Stage 2 podium (left to right) Heinrich Haussler (Gerolsteiner), Tom Boonen (Quick Step), and Mario Cipollini (Rock Racing).
- Scott Nydam (BMC Racing) earned the most aggressive rider award for his spectacular effort on the day.
- Mark Cavendish (Team High Road) earns the best young rider jersey.
- Tyler Farrar (Slipstream/Chipotle)... All smiles as the governor presents him with the yellow jersey.
- Tyler Farrar (Slipstream/Chipotle) in his shiny new yellow jersey has a word with the announcer.
- All the jersey winners on stage to salute the crowd.
- The peloton carefully descends on a rain soaked course.
- There were several scenic areas of the wine country that would have been beautiful had it not been for the rain and fog.
- Team CSC decided that the break had been out there long enough and took up the chase.
Results
1 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step 5.09.35 (36.125 km/h) 2 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner 3 Mario Cipollini (Ita) Rock Racing 4 Mark Cavendish (GBr) High Road 5 Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team CSC 6 Tyler Farrar (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30 7 Dominique Rollin (Can) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team 8 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team 9 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) High Road 10 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank 11 Alexander Candelario (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast 12 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana 13 Matthew Crane (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis 14 Richard England (Aus) Bissell Pro Cycling 15 Garrett Peltonen (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 16 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank 17 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner 18 Christopher Horner (USA) Astana 19 Darren Lill (RSA) BMC Racing Team 20 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC 21 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 22 John Murphy (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis 23 Frank Pipp (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis 24 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole 25 Nicholas Sanderson (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 26 Antonio Cruz (USA) BMC Racing Team 27 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Team CSC 28 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Astana 29 Freddie Rodriguez (USA) Rock Racing 30 Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukr) Quick Step 31 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30 32 George Hincapie (USA) High Road 33 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner 34 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step 35 Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC Racing Team 36 David Millar (GBr) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30 37 Jeff Louder (USA) BMC Racing Team 38 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC 39 Kim Kirchen (Lux) High Road 40 Taylor Tolleson (USA) BMC Racing Team 41 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) High Road 42 Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Scott 43 Benjamin Day (Aus) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team 44 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank 45 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 46 Hendricus Vogels (Aus) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team 47 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Scott 48 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step 49 Jason Mccartney (USA) Team CSC 50 Iker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 51 Karl Menzies (Aus) Health Net presented by Maxxis 52 Thomas Danielson (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30 53 Vincent Jerome (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 54 Doug Ollerenshaw (USA) Rock Racing 55 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 56 Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca (Bra) Saunier Duval-Scott 57 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner 58 Edward King (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 59 Michael Lange (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 60 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step 61 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana 62 Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 63 Dan Bowman (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast 64 Roman Kilun (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis 65 Jurgen Vandewalle (Bel) Quick Step 66 Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing Team 67 Philip Zajicek (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis 68 Sergey Ivanov (Rus) Astana 69 Victor Hugo Pena Grisales (Col) Rock Racing 70 David Zabriskie (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30 71 Tom Zirbel (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 72 Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Credit Agricole 73 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 74 Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team 75 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 76 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana 77 Angel Gomez Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 78 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole 79 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Saunier Duval-Scott 80 Julien Simon (Fra) Credit Agricole 81 Justin Spinelli (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast 82 Thomas Peterson (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30 83 Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank 84 Benjamin Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 85 Danny Pate (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30 86 Michael Creed (USA) Rock Racing 87 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC 88 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step 89 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC 90 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank 91 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 92 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 93 Burke Swindlehurst (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 94 Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 95 Timothy Johnson (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis 96 Andrew Bajadali (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast 97 Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Credit Agricole 98 Steven Cozza (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30 99 Aaron Barry Tuckerman (NZl) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 100 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Credit Agricole 101 Julien Belgy (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 102 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) High Road 103 Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Astana 104 Markus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner 105 Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 106 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 107 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC 108 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team 109 Aaron Olson (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 110 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Saunier Duval-Scott 111 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Health Net presented by Maxxis 112 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Credit Agricole 113 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank 114 Mathias Frank (Swi) Gerolsteiner 0.24 115 Scott Tietzel (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 0.27 116 Jonathan Mumford (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast 117 Jonathan Clarke (Aus) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team 118 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quick Step 119 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 120 Ivan Dominguez (Cub) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team 0.34 121 Caleb Manion (Aus) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team 122 Bryce Mead (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 0.38 123 Nicholas Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 124 Nicholas Waite (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast 1.40 125 Scott Nydam (USA) BMC Racing Team 2.45 126 Kevin Lacombe (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast 127 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner 2.54 128 Adam Hansen (Aus) High Road 3.38 129 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) High Road 130 Jonathan Sundt (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast 7.20 131 Matthew Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 7.30 DNS Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole Sprints 1 1 Scott Nydam (USA) BMC Racing Team 5 pts 2 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) High Road 3 3 Tyler Farrar (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30 1 2 1 Scott Nydam (USA) BMC Racing Team 5 pts 2 Tyler Farrar (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30 3 3 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) High Road 1 Finish 1 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step 15 pts 2 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner 12 3 Mario Cipollini (Ita) Rock Racing 10 4 Mark Cavendish (GBr) High Road 7 5 Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team CSC 6 6 Tyler Farrar (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30 5 7 Dominique Rollin (Can) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team 4 8 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team 3 9 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) High Road 2 10 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank 1 Mountains Trinity Grade (Cat. 2) 1 Scott Nydam (USA) BMC Racing Team 8 pts 2 Jonathan Sundt (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast 7 3 Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing Team 6 4 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC 5 5 Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC Racing Team 3 Highway 128 (Cat. 4) 1 Scott Nydam (USA) BMC Racing Team 4 pts 2 Jonathan Sundt (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast 3 3 Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing Team 2 4 Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC Racing Team 1 Young rider 1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) High Road 5.09.35 2 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team 3 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) High Road 4 Matthew Crane (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis 5 Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukr) Quick Step 6 Taylor Tolleson (USA) BMC Racing Team 7 Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Scott 8 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 9 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step 10 Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Credit Agricole 11 Julien Simon (Fra) Credit Agricole 12 Thomas Peterson (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30 13 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank 14 Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Credit Agricole 15 Steven Cozza (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30 16 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Saunier Duval-Scott 17 Mathias Frank (Swi) Gerolsteiner 0.24 18 Kevin Lacombe (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast 2.45 19 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner 2.54 20 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) High Road 3.38 Teams 1 High Road 15.28.45 2 Astana 3 Gerolsteiner 4 Team CSC 5 BMC Racing Team 6 Health Net Presented by Maxxis 7 Quick Step 8 Rabobank 9 Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30 10 Rock Racing 11 Bissell Pro Cycling 12 Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team 13 Saunier Duval-Scott 14 Jelly Belly Cycling Team 15 Kelly Benefit Strategies-Medifast 16 Crédit Agricole 17 Bouygues Telecom General classification after stage 2 1 Tyler Farrar (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30 9.16.54 2 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC 0.01 3 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step 0.04 4 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) High Road 0.05 5 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) High Road 0.07 6 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 7 David Millar (GBr) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30 0.08 8 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Team CSC 0.09 9 David Zabriskie (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30 10 Benjamin Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 0.10 11 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30 0.11 12 George Hincapie (USA) High Road 13 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) High Road 0.12 14 Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team CSC 0.13 15 Christopher Horner (USA) Astana 16 Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukr) Quick Step 0.14 17 Kim Kirchen (Lux) High Road 0.15 18 Dominique Rollin (Can) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team 19 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step 20 Jeff Louder (USA) BMC Racing Team 21 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC 0.16 22 Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Credit Agricole 23 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC 24 Benjamin Day (Aus) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team 0.17 25 Matthew Crane (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis 26 Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC Racing Team 27 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner 28 Edward King (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 29 Danny Pate (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30 30 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana 0.18 31 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Scott 32 Darren Lill (RSA) BMC Racing Team 33 Victor Hugo Pena Grisales (Col) Rock Racing 0.19 34 Freddie Rodriguez (USA) Rock Racing 35 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 0.20 36 Jason Mccartney (USA) Team CSC 37 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Health Net presented by Maxxis 38 Jurgen Vandewalle (Bel) Quick Step 0.21 39 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank 40 Thomas Danielson (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30 41 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 42 Thomas Peterson (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30 43 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 0.22 44 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC 45 Philip Zajicek (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis 46 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 47 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana 48 Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team 49 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 50 Aaron Olson (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 0.23 51 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step 0.24 52 Iker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 53 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Saunier Duval-Scott 54 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank 55 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank 0.25 56 Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 57 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank 0.26 58 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank 59 Justin Spinelli (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast 0.27 60 Vincent Jerome (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 0.28 61 Julien Belgy (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 62 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner 0.29 63 Doug Ollerenshaw (USA) Rock Racing 0.30 64 Burke Swindlehurst (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 65 Michael Lange (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 0.31 66 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Credit Agricole 67 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step 68 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Credit Agricole 69 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner 0.33 70 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole 0.34 71 Markus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner 72 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner 0.35 73 Angel Gomez Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 0.38 74 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step 0.44 75 Jonathan Mumford (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast 4.58 76 Mark Cavendish (GBr) High Road 5.22 77 Steven Cozza (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30 5.27 78 Mario Cipollini (Ita) Rock Racing 5.30 79 Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing Team 80 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC 5.31 81 Tom Zirbel (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 5.32 82 Garrett Peltonen (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 5.33 83 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 5.34 84 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Saunier Duval-Scott 5.36 85 Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 5.38 86 Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank 87 Antonio Cruz (USA) BMC Racing Team 5.39 88 Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 89 Timothy Johnson (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis 5.40 90 Aaron Barry Tuckerman (NZl) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 5.41 91 Nicholas Sanderson (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 92 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team 5.42 93 Richard England (Aus) Bissell Pro Cycling 94 Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Scott 5.43 95 Dan Bowman (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast 96 Taylor Tolleson (USA) BMC Racing Team 97 Julien Simon (Fra) Credit Agricole 5.44 98 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team 5.45 99 Frank Pipp (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis 5.47 100 Alexander Candelario (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast 5.49 101 Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca (Bra) Saunier Duval-Scott 102 Andrew Bajadali (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast 5.51 103 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 5.53 104 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 6.05 105 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quick Step 6.06 106 Jonathan Clarke (Aus) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team 6.09 107 Ivan Dominguez (Cub) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team 6.13 108 Nicholas Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 6.17 109 Mathias Frank (Swi) Gerolsteiner 6.26 110 Scott Nydam (USA) BMC Racing Team 8.15 111 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner 8.42 112 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) High Road 9.03 113 Adam Hansen (Aus) High Road 9.10 114 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Astana 10.06 115 John Murphy (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis 116 Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Astana 10.09 117 Sergey Ivanov (Rus) Astana 10.11 118 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana 10.16 119 Nicholas Waite (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast 11.03 120 Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Credit Agricole 11.27 121 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole 11.28 122 Hendricus Vogels (Aus) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team 11.31 123 Scott Tietzel (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 12.00 124 Bryce Mead (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 12.07 125 Caleb Manion (Aus) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team 12.10 126 Roman Kilun (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis 12.35 127 Karl Menzies (Aus) Health Net presented by Maxxis 12.49 128 Jonathan Sundt (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast 13.05 129 Michael Creed (USA) Rock Racing 13.10 130 Kevin Lacombe (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast 20.22 131 Matthew Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 20.41 Points classification 1 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner 22 pts 2 Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team CSC 21 3 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) High Road 18 4 Tyler Farrar (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30 18 5 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step 15 6 Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing Team 15 7 Mark Cavendish (GBr) High Road 13 8 Mario Cipollini (Ita) Rock Racing 11 9 Dominique Rollin (Can) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team 11 10 Scott Nydam (USA) BMC Racing Team 10 11 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step 6 12 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner 4 13 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 3 14 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team 3 15 Freddie Rodriguez (USA) Rock Racing 2 16 David Millar (GBr) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30 1 17 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank 1 18 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank 1 Mountains classification 1 Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing Team 14 pts 2 Scott Nydam (USA) BMC Racing Team 12 3 Jonathan Sundt (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast 10 4 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC 9 5 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step 5 6 Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC Racing Team 4 7 Christopher Horner (USA) Astana 3 8 Jurgen Vandewalle (Bel) Quick Step 1 Young rider classification 1 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) High Road 9.17.01 2 Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukr) Quick Step 0.07 3 Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Credit Agricole 0.09 4 Matthew Crane (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis 0.10 5 Thomas Peterson (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30 0.14 6 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 0.15 7 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Saunier Duval-Scott 0.17 8 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank 0.18 9 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step 0.24 10 Mark Cavendish (GBr) High Road 5.15 11 Steven Cozza (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30 5.20 12 Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Scott 5.36 13 Taylor Tolleson (USA) BMC Racing Team 14 Julien Simon (Fra) Credit Agricole 5.37 15 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team 5.38 16 Mathias Frank (Swi) Gerolsteiner 6.19 17 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner 8.35 18 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) High Road 8.56 19 Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Credit Agricole 11.20 20 Kevin Lacombe (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast 20.15 Teams classification 1 High Road 27.51.04 2 Team CSC 0.02 3 Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30 4 Astana 0.12 5 Bissell Pro Cycling 0.19 6 Quick Step 0.21 7 Health Net Presented by Maxxis 8 BMC Racing Team 0.28 9 Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team 0.32 10 Rock Racing 0.34 11 Saunier Duval-Scott 0.35 12 Crédit Agricole 0.38 13 Rabobank 0.42 14 Bouygues Telecom 0.43 15 Gerolsteiner 0.55 16 Kelly Benefit Strategies-Medifast 10.18 17 Jelly Belly Cycling Team 11.19
