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10th Tour Down Under - ProT
Australia, January 20-27, 2008
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Stage 5 - Saturday, January 26: Willunga - Willunga, 147 km
Unstoppable Greipel does it again
By Paul Verkuylen & Greg Johnson in Adelaide
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German Andre Griepel upset the hopes of the Australians to win on their national day as he took his third stage of the Tour Down Under, once again outsprinting Allan Davis (UniSA). The stage which is well know for the tough climb over Willunga hill, wasn't enough to make a difference, showing that the ProTour peloton has brought this race to another level. Griepel's win also moved him into the overall, with Mark Renshaw (Credit Agricole) losing contact with the 30 strong lead group just before the top of the climb and losing more than 30 seconds over the last 15 kilometers.
"This morning I thought if I am not in the front group, that would be ok, but I felt good on top of the climb and we were able to chase back the front group, for me, I don't know why I feel really good here," Greipel said.
Team-mate Adam Hansen put in a huge effort to bring back every small move that went off the front of the 30 strong group in the dying kilometers of the tough stage to set Greipel up for the sprint.
"That was awesome," Greipel explained. "He chased every rider and did a fantastic job, I think that I can be really proud of team High Road.
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"I look forward to tomorrow, I think it will be a fantastic final stage in Adelaide."
With just the 88 kilometer final stage around the centre of Adelaide remaining, it is looking likely that the German will take the overall lead and the first ProTour leaders jersey of the 2008 season.
"Last year I would have told you that would be impossible, now I am the leader of the Tour Down Under, this is fantastic."
The stage took riders around the Willunga circuit, first a 40km loop past the seas side town of Aldinga Beach before unleashing the riders on the final climb up Willunga was popular amongst locals who were celebrating their national day.
A group of five riders including, Greg Henderson (Team High Road), Carlo Westphal (Gerolsteiner), Aitor Galdos Alonso (Euskaltel - Euskadi), Julien Mazet (Astana) and Renaud Dion (Ag2R-La Mondiale), made their way off the front of the nervous peloton shortly after the start. With the temperature hovering around the 40 degrees mark, the main field was content to let the group go as they concentrated on keeping themselves well hydrated and fresh for the climb.
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In the 15 kilometers that preceded the tough climb, the group was quickly brought back as Caisse D'Epargne were setting the pace on the front in an attempt to propel their leader Luis Leon Sanchez off the front as they hit the climb.
Attacks came thick and fast on the lower slopes of the climb, however, great team work by the High Road team meant that the leaders at the top of the climb only had a slight advantage over the chasing group of thirty riders. With around 20 kilometers still remaining, most of which was either flat or down hill, it was inevitable that the larger group would claw it way back to the leaders.
Just 30 seconds behind this large group was the group containing overall leader, Renshaw, which was chasing hard to try and close the gap to the leaders. But with Adam Hansen either driving the pace or bringing back any attacks, Renshaws group was unable to peg back any time as Griepel took his second stage win in a row, his third for this year's TDU, and fourth since he arrived in Adelaide, as he also took out the Tour Down Under Classic, held in Glenelg last Sunday.
How it unfolded
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The Tour Down Under's penultimate stage was expected to commence with attacks from the gun, as just seven second separated the top three riders on general classification. That expectation wasn't completely met, as the peloton spent the opening kilometre settling into a rhythm before the attacks kicked in to rapid fire.
The peloton charged out of the start town Willunga, setting a hot pace of 70 kilometres an hour as it passed by thousands of assembled fans. A trio or riders soon moved off the front, with Jerome Pineau (Bouygues Telecom), Thomas Fothen (Gerolsteiner) and Volker Ordowski (Gerolsteiner) moved 200 metres ahead of the otherwise intact peloton.
The trio wouldn't last long as more riders moved ahead forming a break of some 20 riders. Euskaltel-Euskadi's Andoni Lafuente attacked the group as it headed towards the beach, but he and the other riders off the front were consumed by a forward surge from the peloton.
Lloyd Mandory (Ag2r-La Mondiale) then launched an attack and was quickly joined by Benoit Joachim (Astana), Sebastien Portal (Cofidis) and Andoni Lafuente (Euskaltel-Euskadi) before the quartet were again caught. As the race drew near to the spectacular costal section of the course, Greg Henderson (Team High Road), Carlo Westphal (Gerolsteiner) and Aitor Galdos Alonso (Euskaltel-Euskadi) went 200 metres clear of the main bunch.
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Renaud Dion (Ag2r-La Mondiale) and Julien Mazet (Astana) gave chase, eventually crossing to expand the break away to five. As the latter two riders joined on to the original three, it was clear the peloton was happy with the day's break and allowed it to start drawing out a larger time gap.
The five-man break quickly expanded its time gap of 45 seconds out to 2.10 minutes by kilometre 27. Over the following 20 kilometres of the 147 kilometre stage the gap blew out to 4.10 minutes, where the time gap stabalised.
The team of general classification leader Mark Renshaw, Credit Agricole, took control of the peloton the leading five contested the first beach-side sprint at kilometre 58, which saw Westphal take full points from Dion and Galdos Alonso.
The 4.10 minute time gap held still through to kilometre 60, when it began to drop down to 3.35 minutes. While it looked as if the peloton was set for an early chase down of the leaders, the gap soon drifted back out to 4.45 minutes.\
A crash in the peloton left several riders battered and bruised, with Bouygues Telecom's Nicolas Crosbie sustaining the worst injury - suffering a broken collarbone. It was a disappointing end to the ProTour race for Crosbie who had been prominent in the daily breakaway efforts.
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As the peloton re-grouped following the crash it began to reel in the leaders, clearly timing its pursuit to coincide with the day's event's grueling Willunga climb. The gap dropped to 3.40 minutes by kilometre 96 before plummeting to 1.50 minutes over the following four kilometers.
As the peloton closed in, the lead group of five again contested the final beach-front sprint - which ended with the same placings as the first.
The peloton continued to hone-in on the lead group until the pair re-united just two kilometres outside of the Willunga start/finish, also the base of the day's race-shaping climb. At the peloton caught the escapees, with their day's work clearly done, Henderson and Galdos Alonso slipped out the rear of the peloton.
With the climb approaching and its rider Andre Greipel in prime position to take the general classification lead into tomorrow's criterium finish, Team High Road attacked the peloton. The bunch began to fracture as it climbed the short, steep Willunga hill.
Cofidis rider David Moncoutie was the first to climb 'the hill', a 400 metre ascent in less than five kilometres. The Frenchman was followed across the top by former Tour Down Under winner Luis Leon Sanchez (Caisse D'Epargne) and Belgian Philippe Gilbert (Francaise des Jeux).
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As expected the Willunga climb shattered the peloton, with a group of around 40 riders gathering out front on the descent while another group of around half the size was behind, with the remainder of the field minutes down.
Knowing its general classification hopes were strong, with Renshaw in the second group, Team High Road's Australian Time Trial champion Adam Hansen time trialed the lead group with Greipel over the entire remaining 15 kilometres, ensuring Renshaw lost the maximum amount of time. The increased speed saw some five riders fall off the back and hang between the two groups.
With the penultimate stage entering the massive finishing straight, Team High Road put the finishing touches on its day-long plan; setting Greipel up for the perfect sprint home. The German rider crossed the finish line a bike length clear of general classification rival Allan Davis (UniSA - Australia) and Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Saunier Duval-Scott) to win his third ProTour stage this week.
Some 41 riders finished in the lead group, with another five spread between it and the second group containing would-be overall contenders Renshaw and Graeme Brown (Rabobank), some 56 seconds back. A third major group came in 2.27 minutes down, led by Laszlo Bodrogi (Credit Agricole), before the final group of 30 riders crossed the line 11.48 minutes down.
Greipel's victory, and the 10 second time bonus that comes with it, puts the German into a seven second lead over Davis heading into tomorrow's 50 kilometre finale. Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Caisse D'Epargne) holds third place on general classification some 20 seconds behind.
Photography
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- Mark Renshaw (Credit Agricole) signs on. Will he hold on to his Ochre jersey.
- The peloton ride along the foreshore of Aldinga beach.
- A nice day at the beach, or a bike race.
- Credit Agricole look controlled in the early stages of the stage.
- A few riders got tangled up on the third lap.
- Igor Astarloa (Milram) gets a hand getting up after the crash.
- Caisse D'Epargne on the front as they head towards the sea for the third time.
- The peloton stretch out.
- The peloton pass some vineyards near McLaren Vale.
- Philippe Gilbert (Francaise Des Jeux) heads up in front on the early part of the climb.
- Mark Renshaw (Credit Agricole) struggled on the climb.
- The leading group on the climb, in front of a huge crowd.
- William Walker (Rabobank) leads the main group as the road flattend out.
- Luis Sanchez (Caisse D'Epargne) went for it with 15km to go.
- With 10km to go UniSA-Australian National Team went to the front, for hopefull Allan Davis.
- Andre Greipel (Team High Road) took his third win for the tour, and moved into the leader's jersey.
- Andre Greipel (Team High Road) feels the heat, after a long hard day.
- Stuart O'Grady (Team CSC) after the stage heads to his team van.
- Andre Greipel (Team High Road) is enjoying Australia.
- Philippe Gilbert (Francaise Des Jeux) raises the Aussie flag on Australia Day.
- Andre Greipel (Team High Road) on the podium with Miguel Indurian.
- Andre Greipel (Team High Road) has had a great tour, and is sure to win overall after tomorrow.
Images by Shane Goss/www.licoricegallery.com
- A member of Team High Road celebrates team-mate's Andre Greipel's win into Willunga.
- Mark Renshaw (Credit Agricole) shows his disappointment at losing the Tour lead after stage five in Willunga.
- A Gerolsteiner rider takes a well earned drink after the 147 kilometre stage which included the climb up Willunga Hill in 35 degree heat.
- Andre Greipel (Team High Road) is wrapt in his third stage victory of the Tour.
- You mean to tell me I could win the first ever Pro-Tour held outside of Europe?
- Germany's Andre Greipel (Team High Road) is in blistering form in the Tour Down Under.
- Gerolsteiner's Carlo Westphal from Germany was awarded the Hindmarsh Most Aggressive rider of the stage jersey.
- Andre Greipel (Team High Road) will be looking to finish the Tour off with another possible stage victory on the sixth and final stage in Adelaide.
- The Tour's fastest legs (left) and possibly the nicest (right).
- Team High Road manager, Alan Peiper, had his charges making all the right moves on stage five.
- Jan Robert Forster (L) of the Gerolsteiner team was eleventh overall going into the penultimate stage.
- Stuart O'Grady (Team CSC) returns to the team-car after signing on in Willunga.
- Carlo Westphal (Gerolsteiner) cools down in the leading group some five minutes ahead of the peloton.
- What a great name for a vineyard: Sorry, I couldn't resist.
- The leaders make their way along the roads around Willunga with a five minute plus gap on the peloton.
- The peloton in search of the leaders on the roads around McLaren Vale wineries.
- A Brilliant Blend King of the Mountains leader, Philippe Gilbert (Francaise Des Jeux), gets a hand with his jersey on the podium.
- Luke Roberts (Australia UNISA) approaches the sign-on board in Willunga; Roberts was in 62nd place, twenty-four seconds off the Tour leader.
- Brett Lancaster (Milram)(left) with Tour leader Mark Renshaw (Credit Agricole) prior to stage five in Willunga.
- Boy you Aussies will use anything to cover up from the sun: Temperatures reached 35 degrees on stage five and the crowd was estimated at 85,000 for Australia Day.
- The peloton begin their ride along Aldinga Beach for the first time on stage five.
- The peloton string out on the roads beside vineyards in the McLaren Vale region of South Australia.
- South Australia is famous for it's wine and the Tour takes the vineyards in on stage five around Willunga.
- A five-man leading group head along Aldinga Beach beside the tempting waters of South Australia.
- Aitor Galdos Alonso (Euskaltel Euskadi) corners in the lead group at Aldinga Beach.
- The chasing peloton on a small rise at Aldinga Beach slowly bridged the gap to the leaders.
- Aitor Galdos Alonso (Euskaltel Euskadi) offers Gerolsteiner's Carlo Westphal a cool drink in the leading group.
- The peloton descend on the roads around Willunga .
- Oh! I can't believe this, there is a panda bear chasing me up the climb: Frenchman David Moncoutie (Cofidis Le-Credit Par Telephone) was the first over the climb up Willunga Hill despite the chasing bear.
- Philippe Gilbert (Francaise Des Jeux) gaps for air on the climb up Willunga Hill just seconds behind Moncoutie.
- Andre Greipel (Team High Road) takes out his third stage win of the Tour into Willunga and onto the GC as the new Tour leader.
Images by Greg Johnson/Cyclingnews
- Kiwi rider Timothy Gudsell signs on before the start of stage 5
- UniSA rider Luke Roberts is interviewed before the start in Willunga
- Current race leader, Mark Renshaw (Credit Agricole) faces a tough day out to protect the ochre leader's jersey
- A pensive Graeme Brown (Rabobank) considers what's to come in today's important stage
- Team High Road manager Alan Peiper discusses tactics with key rider Adam Hansen prior to the start of stage 5
- The peloton is led by Credit Agricole
- The bunch hard at work
Images by Rachel Burke/www.maximumattack.biz
- You'd smell too if you had all this fur on such a hot day!
- With a Panda giving chase, David Moncoutie (Cofidis) took out the King of the Mountain at Willunga Hill.
- The Pandas are coming, and they could use a lift....anyone?
- Not usually one to shun the limelight, the Willunga Hill Devil tried to blend into the crowd.
- Spectators try their luck at conquering the KOM.
- Just along for the ride? I think not, this little future champ put in a mighty effort to make it to the KOM at the top of Old Willunga Hill.
- The Aussie flag was not only useful for showing national pride...
- Bram De Groot (Rabobank) gets some running repairs on his bike.
- A mid-race breakaway including riders from Gerolsteiner, Euskaltel - Euskadi, Astana, Team High Road and Ag2r La Mondiale.
- Credit Agricole out front at Snapper Point, Aldinga.
- The peloton enters Willunga to finish lap 1.
- An early breakaway on lap 1.
- Clearly they've done this before - spectators looking very comfortable.
- What's Australia Day without a good ole aussie barbie?
- Flying the flag on Australia Day.
- Mark Renshaw (Credit Agricole) looked relaxed before the start of the 5th stage.
- One of the Lampre team shares a joke on the start line.
- Aussie favourite Allan Davis (Australia - UniSA) chats to Kurt-Asle Arvesen (CSC).
- The riders prepare on the start line as the Australian National Anthem is performed.
- Koen De Kort (Astana) gets some pre-race attention.
- Michael Albasini (Liquigas) performs some pre-race checks on his bike.
- Many race fans showed their national colours as they packed the circuit to watch Stage 5.
- Laszlo Bodrogi (Credit Agricole) gives his thoughts on the race ahead.
- Looking strong throughout the event, Andre Greipel (Team High Road) chats before the race starts.
- Young Aussie Will Walker (Rabobank).
- Aussie Simon Clarke (Australia - Uni SA) signs on for Stage 5.
- Dressed in finery, even a little princess came out to cheer the riders on.
- A spectacular 10th birthday creation, made by local Willunga resident Brian Kowald.
- Race Director Mike Turtur gives two of the Gerolsteiner riders a run down on Stage 5.
- A local beauty crew had 'hat hair' covered.
- 2007 Tour Down Under victor Martin Elmiger and team mates chill out before Stage 5.
- Mine's the black carry on case...
- Jan Boven (Rabobank) puts his feet up before the race start.
- Hand made wine holders, a perfect accompaniment to a few bottles of the local drop.
- Lots of fresh produce was on offer at the Willunga Market.
- These creations have to be the winners of the Willunga hat competition!
- The rest of the field including Stuart O'Grady, were left to wonder 'what if'.
- Unbeatable on Stage 5, Andre Greipel (Team High Road) takes out victory and the overall lead in the 2008 Tour Down Under.
- A fight to the line.
- The crowd can't wait to see who's out in front for the sprint to the finish.
- An accessory for every occasion!
- Philippe Gilbert (Francaise des Jeux) attacks to take out 3rd place in the KOM.
- A family day out.
- Not playing favourites, Aldinga residents cheer on the riders.
- Aussie supporters have a birds eye view of the action.
- Celebrating a 10 year tradition, the party just keeps getting bigger and better!
- Milram rider Enrico Poitschke warms up before the stage start.
- Riders pose for an all Italian group photo.
- Hometown favourite Stuart O'Grady.
- Tour de France legend Miguel Indurain pleased fans by signing autographs.
- New overall leader Andre Greipel (Team High Road).
- Mountains leader Philippe Gilbert (Francaise Des Jeux).
- Andre Greipel (Team High Road) is presented with the trophy for winning Stage 5 of the Tour Down Under in Willunga.
- A joey relaxes under the shade of a tree in today's hot conditions.
Results
1 Andre Greipel (Ger) Team High Road 3.26.46 2 Allan Davis (Aus) Unisa - Australia 3 Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 4 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Francaise Des Jeux 5 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas 6 Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Team Csc 7 Mickael Delage (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 8 William Walker (Aus) Rabobank 9 Jerome Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 10 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne 11 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Ag2R-La Mondiale 12 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom 13 Mickael Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone 14 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Silence-Lotto 15 Ivan Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 16 Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 17 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre 18 Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) Liquigas 19 Jon Bru Pascal (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 20 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Credit Agricole 21 Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 22 Jeremy Roy (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 23 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 24 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Liquigas 25 Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana 26 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence-Lotto 27 Amael Moinard (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone 28 Nicolas Hartmann (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone 29 Jose Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana 30 Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) Quick Step 31 Martin Muller (Ger) Team Milram 32 Richie Porte (Aus) Unisa - Australia 33 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse D'Epargne 34 Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence-Lotto 35 Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step 36 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne 37 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone 38 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Liquigas 39 Simon Clarke (Aus) Unisa - Australia 40 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale 41 Ivan Santaromita Villa (Ita) Liquigas 42 Luke Roberts (Aus) Unisa - Australia 0.21 43 Iker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 0.23 44 Adam Hansen (Aus) Team High Road 0.33 45 Renaud Dion (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale 0.56 46 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank 47 Laurent Mangel (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale 48 Rene Haselbacher (Aut) Astana 49 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole 50 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2R-La Mondiale 51 Kurt Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team Csc 52 Scott Davis (Aus) Team High Road 53 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 54 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner 55 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Unisa - Australia 56 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team Csc 57 Koen De Kort (Ned) Astana 58 Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Team Csc 59 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step 60 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team High Road 61 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team Csc 62 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Team Milram 1.05 63 Theo Elltink (Ned) Rabobank 1.09 64 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Credit Agricole 1.13 65 Alessandro Proni (Ita) Quick Step 1.18 66 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step 1.23 67 Yann Huguet (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone 1.29 68 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner 1.46 69 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole 2.27 70 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana 71 Christian Murro (Ita) Lampre 72 Yoann Offredo (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 73 Heinrich Friederich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner 74 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram 75 Benoit Joachim (Lux) Astana 76 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Credit Agricole 77 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas 78 Allan Johansen (Den) Team Csc 79 Thomas Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner 80 Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukr) Quick Step 81 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence-Lotto 82 Andoni Lafuente (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 83 Jose Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne 84 Pablo Lastras Garci (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne 85 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre 86 Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne 87 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse D'Epargne 88 Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Lampre 89 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner 90 Jean-Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone 91 Sebastien Portal (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone 92 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole 3.15 93 Aurelien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom 8.47 94 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team High Road 11.48 95 Dennis Haueisen (Ger) Team Milram 96 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 97 Javier Aramendia Lorenti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 98 Nick Gates (Aus) Silence-Lotto 99 Erki Putsep (Est) Bouygues Telecom 100 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Silence-Lotto 101 Timothy Gudsell (NZl) Francaise Des Jeux 102 Tom Stubbe (Bel) Francaise Des Jeux 103 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale 104 Greg Henderson (NZl) Team High Road 105 Karl Menzies (Aus) Unisa - Australia 106 Julien Mazet (Fra) Astana 107 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Unisa - Australia 108 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Team Csc 109 Jan Robert Forster (Ger) Gerolsteiner 110 Jesus Del Nero Montes (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 111 Ruben Lobato Elvira (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 112 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Silence-Lotto 113 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre 114 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team High Road 115 Stephane Poulhies (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale 116 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Lampre 117 Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank 118 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank 119 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 120 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank 121 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Lampre 122 Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 123 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Team Milram 124 Carlo Westphal (Ger) Gerolsteiner 125 Christophe Kern (Fra) Credit Agricole 126 Denis Flahaut (Fra) Saunier Duval-Scott DNF Igor Astarloa Ascasibar (Spa) Team Milram DNF Nicolas Crosbie (Fra) Bouygues Telecom DNS Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank Points The Esplanade, Snapper Point (near Butterworth Road) - 58.8 km 1 Carlo Westphal (Ger) Gerolsteiner 6 pts 2 Renaud Dion (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale 4 3 Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 2 The Esplanade, Snapper Point (near Butterworth Road) - 100.7 km 1 Carlo Westphal (Ger) Gerolsteiner 6 pts 2 Renaud Dion (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale 4 3 Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 2 Finish Arch - Main Road, Willunga at Kell Street - 147.0 km 1 Andre Greipel (Ger) Team High Road 8 pts 2 Allan Davis (Aus) Unisa - Australia 6 3 Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 4 Mountains Old Willunga Hill Road - Willunga - 127.4 km (14:14 Hours) 1 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone 16 pts 2 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne 12 3 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Francaise Des Jeux 8 4 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse D'Epargne 6 5 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence-Lotto 4 Teams 1 Francaise Des Jeux 10.20.18 2 Saunier Duval-Scott 3 Liquigas 4 Euskaltel - Euskadi 5 Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 6 Unisa - Australia 7 Silence-Lotto 8 Caisse D'epargne 9 Ag2R-La Mondiale 0.56 10 Astana 11 Quick Step 12 Team High Road 1.29 13 Team C S C 1.52 14 Rabobank 2.05 15 Credit Agricole 2.09 16 Team Milram 3.32 17 Lampre 4.54 18 Gerolsteiner 5.09 19 Bouygues Telecom 8.47 General classification after stage 5 1 Andre Greipel (Ger) Team High Road 16.55.18 2 Allan Davis (Aus) Unisa - Australia 0.07 3 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne 0.20 4 Mickael Delage (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 0.24 5 Mickael Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone 6 Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 0.26 7 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Liquigas 8 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne 0.28 9 Richie Porte (Aus) Unisa - Australia 10 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Francaise Des Jeux 0.29 11 Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Team Csc 0.30 12 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Ag2R-La Mondiale 13 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre 14 Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) Liquigas 15 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Silence-Lotto 16 William Walker (Aus) Rabobank 17 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas 18 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom 19 Ivan Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 20 Jeremy Roy (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 21 Jerome Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 22 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Credit Agricole 23 Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 24 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence-Lotto 25 Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 26 Simon Clarke (Aus) Unisa - Australia 27 Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence-Lotto 28 Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step 29 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 30 Jon Bru Pascal (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 31 Ivan Santaromita Villa (Ita) Liquigas 32 Jose Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana 33 Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) Quick Step 34 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Liquigas 35 Amael Moinard (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone 36 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse D'Epargne 37 Luke Roberts (Aus) Unisa - Australia 0.51 38 Iker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 0.53 39 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole 1.02 40 Adam Hansen (Aus) Team High Road 1.03 41 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank 1.16 42 Renaud Dion (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale 1.22 43 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step 1.26 44 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner 45 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team Csc 46 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 47 Koen De Kort (Ned) Astana 48 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team Csc 49 Scott Davis (Aus) Team High Road 50 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Unisa - Australia 51 Laurent Mangel (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale 52 Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Team Csc 53 Kurt Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team Csc 54 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Team Milram 1.35 55 Alessandro Proni (Ita) Quick Step 1.48 56 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step 2.13 57 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner 2.16 58 Yoann Offredo (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 2.52 59 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana 2.57 60 Heinrich Friederich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner 61 Jose Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne 62 Thomas Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner 63 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre 64 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Credit Agricole 65 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse D'Epargne 66 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas 67 Sebastien Portal (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone 68 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner 69 Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukr) Quick Step 70 Christian Murro (Ita) Lampre 3.34 71 Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana 4.34 72 Nicolas Hartmann (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone 73 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone 74 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale 5.00 75 Pablo Lastras Garci (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne 5.12 76 Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne 77 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2R-La Mondiale 5.30 78 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team High Road 79 Martin Muller (Ger) Team Milram 5.35 80 Yann Huguet (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone 6.03 81 Rene Haselbacher (Aut) Astana 6.33 82 Jean-Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone 7.01 83 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram 84 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence-Lotto 85 Allan Johansen (Den) Team Csc 86 Benoit Joachim (Lux) Astana 87 Andoni Lafuente (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 88 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole 89 Theo Elltink (Ned) Rabobank 7.31 90 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Credit Agricole 7.43 91 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole 8.15 92 Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Lampre 8.55 93 Aurelien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom 9.16 94 Carlo Westphal (Ger) Gerolsteiner 12.12 95 Jan Robert Forster (Ger) Gerolsteiner 12.15 96 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Unisa - Australia 12.16 97 Denis Flahaut (Fra) Saunier Duval-Scott 12.18 98 Erki Putsep (Est) Bouygues Telecom 99 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale 100 Timothy Gudsell (NZl) Francaise Des Jeux 101 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Team Csc 102 Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank 103 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Lampre 104 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 105 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Silence-Lotto 106 Jesus Del Nero Montes (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 107 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Lampre 108 Christophe Kern (Fra) Credit Agricole 109 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre 110 Dennis Haueisen (Ger) Team Milram 13.52 111 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank 14.06 112 Nick Gates (Aus) Silence-Lotto 15.23 113 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team High Road 15.30 114 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team High Road 15.44 115 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Team Milram 15.45 116 Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 16.20 117 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Silence-Lotto 16.22 118 Javier Aramendia Lorenti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 119 Ruben Lobato Elvira (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 120 Greg Henderson (NZl) Team High Road 16.41 121 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 16.44 122 Julien Mazet (Fra) Astana 16.48 123 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank 18.07 124 Tom Stubbe (Bel) Francaise Des Jeux 18.21 125 Stephane Poulhies (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale 19.29 126 Karl Menzies (Aus) Unisa - Australia 20.58 DNF Igor Astarloa Ascasibar (Spa) Team Milram DNF Nicolas Crosbie (Fra) Bouygues Telecom DNS Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank Points 1 Andre Greipel (Ger) Team High Road 24 pts 2 Allan Davis (Aus) Unisa - Australia 24 3 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole 24 4 Mickael Delage (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 12 5 Mickael Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone 12 6 Carlo Westphal (Ger) Gerolsteiner 12 7 Yoann Offredo (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 10 8 Nicolas Crosbie (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 10 9 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne 10 10 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank 10 11 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Liquigas 8 12 Renaud Dion (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale 8 13 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 8 14 Jan Robert Forster (Ger) Gerolsteiner 6 15 Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 4 16 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne 4 17 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Unisa - Australia 4 18 Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 4 19 Stephane Poulhies (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale 4 20 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank 4 21 Richie Porte (Aus) Unisa - Australia 4 22 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Francaise Des Jeux 2 23 Aurelien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom 2 Mountains 1 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Francaise Des Jeux 38 pts 2 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone 22 3 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse D'Epargne 18 4 Mickael Delage (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 16 5 Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 16 6 Stephane Poulhies (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale 16 7 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Liquigas 12 8 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne 12 9 Jon Bru Pascal (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 12 10 Yoann Offredo (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 12 11 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team High Road 12 12 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team Csc 8 13 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Unisa - Australia 8 14 Nicolas Crosbie (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 8 15 Simon Clarke (Aus) Unisa - Australia 6 16 Jean-Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone 6 17 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence-Lotto 4 18 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 4 Under 25 1 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne 16.55.38 2 Mickael Delage (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 0.04 3 Richie Porte (Aus) Unisa - Australia 0.08 4 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Silence-Lotto 0.10 5 William Walker (Aus) Rabobank 6 Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 7 Simon Clarke (Aus) Unisa - Australia 8 Ivan Santaromita Villa (Ita) Liquigas 9 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse D'Epargne 10 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step 1.06 11 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step 1.53 12 Yoann Offredo (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 2.32 13 Heinrich Friederich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner 2.37 14 Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukr) Quick Step 15 Nicolas Hartmann (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone 4.14 16 Yann Huguet (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone 5.43 17 Jean-Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone 6.41 18 Andoni Lafuente (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 19 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Credit Agricole 7.23 20 Carlo Westphal (Ger) Gerolsteiner 11.52 21 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Unisa - Australia 11.56 22 Timothy Gudsell (NZl) Francaise Des Jeux 11.58 23 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Team Csc 24 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre 25 Javier Aramendia Lorenti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 16.02 26 Stephane Poulhies (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale 19.09 Teams 1 Francaise Des Jeux 10.20.18 2 Saunier Duval-Scott 3 Liquigas 4 Euskaltel - Euskadi 5 Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 6 Unisa - Australia 7 Silence-Lotto 8 Caisse D'epargne 9 Ag2R-La Mondiale 0.56 10 Astana 11 Quick Step 12 Team High Road 1.29 13 Team C S C 1.52 14 Rabobank 2.05 15 Credit Agricole 2.09 16 Team Milram 3.32 17 Lampre 4.54 18 Gerolsteiner 5.09 19 Bouygues Telecom 8.47
