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43rd Tirreno-Adriatico - HC

Italy, March 12-18, 2008

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Stage 1 - March 12: Civitavecchia - Civitavecchia, 160 km

Freire fires a warning shot with stage win

By Bjorn Haake

Oscar Freire (Rabobank) realises he has won against Petacchi
Photo ©: Roberto Bettini
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In a nail-biting finish Oscar Freire (Rabobank) narrowly beat Italian favourite Alessandro Petacchi (Team Milram). The Spaniard finished off a long sprint and, while fading at the end, held off Petacchi. The winner of the same stage last year, Robbie McEwen, tried the same tactic as in 2007, taking off early and trying to gap the peloton in the twisting finale. However, the Australian was not allowed too much leeway this time and eventually finished eighth.

Freire had said before the start that he wasn't sure about his condition yet, but "if I am there in the end, I will also go for it." The Spaniard has given the best answer on the development of his form ahead of Milano-Sanremo.

Petacchi declared after the race, "We knew it would be difficult to manage this finale and the nervousness in the group was high in the last kilometres. I was at risk of going down about one kilometre from the finish, and Zabel only managed to position himself in front of me at the very end. McEwen did another great showing, getting out of the last turn with a few metres on Zabel, Freire and me. Oscar managed to start the sprint a few seconds before me, because I was still in the turn, while he had already straightened his bike. There were only 180m left and catching Freire is not easy,"

The long escape of the day was carried out by Russian Mikhail Ignatiev (Tinkoff Credit Systems) and Ukrainian Yuriy Krivtsov (Ag2r-La Mondiale), who rode ahead of the peloton for more than 110 kilometres. But their effort fell short, and they were brought back just four kilometres from the line.

How it unfolded

The riders set out under sunny skies and temperatures of around 15 degrees Celsius shortly before noon from Civitavecchia.

The tiger jump of Petacchi was not enough to get past Freire
Photo ©: Roberto Bettini
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Ignatiev was the first to succeed with a breakaway attempt at kilometre 38. He was joined by Krivtsov eight kilometres later. The duo pedaled ahead of the peloton, splitting the sprint in Santa Marinella at kilometre 55.9 (Ignatiev before Krivtsov) and the first GPM in Tolfa, at 495m of altitude and 84.7 kilometres into the race (Krivtsov before Ignatiev).

Their advantage grew to a maximum of 7'45" at kilometre 108. Then the gap consistently got smaller under the impact of the many sprinters' teams available to foil a solo or duo win. With less than 25 kilometres to go the two up front had less than three minutes. Ignatiev tried a couple of times to shake his riding partner and continue solo, knowing his time trialing abilities. However, the Ukrainian Krivtsov had good legs, too, and was able to counter every time. Eventually they continued trading turns again at the front.

But the gap came down rapidly now, and when the two went through the finish area for the first time with another three laps or 12 kilometres to go, the advantage was under the one-minute mark.

In the twisting roads of Civitavecchia, there was a brief split in the peloton with less than ten kilometres to race, putting only about 30 riders at the front. But by the time the bell for the last lap was rung, the peloton was together both at the front and at the end. The Eastern European escape duo had been caught right on the line with four kilometres to go, while the large group left behind, containing Paolo Bettini all the way at the very end, had also made the junction again, leaving it open for a bunch sprint. The sprinters were getting ready, ending the day with remarkable skill to manoeuvre around the tight course without crashing.

Photography

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Results

1 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                           4.10.01 (38.397 km/h)
2 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                              
3 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                      
4 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                                       
5 Baden Cooke (Aus) Barloworld                                                       
6 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des Jeux                                        
7 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team High Road                                                 
8 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Silence - Lotto                                                
9 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC                                                      
10 Tiziano dall'Antonia (Ita) CSF Group Navigare                                     
11 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                      
12 Murilo Fischer (Bra) Liquigas                                                     
13 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas                                                  
14 Christopher Sutton (Aus) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30                     
15 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                               
16 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                              
17 Danilo Hondo (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli                
18 Alexander Serov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                      
19 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas                                                     
20 Claudio Cucinotta (Ita) LPR Brakes                                                
21 Matteo Priamo (Ita) CSF Group Navigare                                            
22 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                  
23 Marco Bandiera (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                            
24 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                                
25 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                               
26 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quickstep                                                   
27 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                     
28 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                        
29 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team High Road                                                  
30 Roger Hammond (GBr) Team High Road                                                
31 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2r - La Mondiale                                           
32 George Hincapie (USA) Team High Road                                              
33 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2r - La Mondiale                                            
34 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank                                               
35 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                  
36 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                         
37 Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                       
38 Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre - Fondital                          
39 Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott                                           
40 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep                                                        
41 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2r - La Mondiale                                              
42 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld                                             
43 Ariel Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) CSF Group Navigare                                
44 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quickstep                                                    
45 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC                                                     
46 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Barloworld                                                
47 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas                                                    
48 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                         
49 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                                     
50 Igor Astarloa Ascasibar (Spa) Team Milram                                         
51 Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                     
52 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas                                                   
53 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                               
54 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) LPR Brakes                                              
55 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                 
56 Riccardo Chiarini (Ita) LPR Brakes                                                
57 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes                                                   
58 Tristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                          
59 Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                                  
60 Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli          
61 Emanuele Sella (Ita) CSF Group Navigare                                           
62 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott                                        
63 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30                         
64 Christian Murro (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                           
65 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team High Road                                              
66 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2r - La Mondiale                                           
67 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                          
68 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                            
69 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                          
70 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                    
71 Fortunato Baliani (Ita) CSF Group Navigare                                        
72 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                                   
73 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Française des Jeux                                        
74 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                     
75 Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli    
76 Giairo Ermeti (Ita) LPR Brakes                                                    
77 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                                  
78 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                   
79 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                                           
80 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team High Road                                                 
81 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2r - La Mondiale                                         
82 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2r - La Mondiale                                           
83 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                
84 René Mandri (Est) AG2r - La Mondiale                                              
85 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                              
86 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                        
87 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team High Road                                              
88 Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                   
89 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française des Jeux                                          
90 Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Team CSC                                                
91 Filippo Savini (Ita) CSF Group Navigare                                           
92 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) LPR Brakes                                                 
93 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli        
94 Daniele Nardello (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli           
95 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                     
96 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval - Scott                                    
97 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                         
98 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                 
99 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quickstep                                                      
100 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                                  
101 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Quickstep                                                
102 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram                                                     
103 Paolo Bailetti (Ita) LPR Brakes                                                  
104 Carlo Scognamiglio (Ita) Barloworld                                              
105 Niklas Axelsson (Swe) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli            
106 Timothy Duggan (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30                        
107 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                               
108 Marco Corti (Ita) Barloworld                                                     
109 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC                                                 
110 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld                                                
111 Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott                                      
112 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                                      
113 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott                                        
114 David Zabriskie (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30                       
115 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                      
116 Inigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                            
117 Mauro Facci (Ita) Quickstep                                                      
118 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                                 
119 Jure Golcer (Slo) LPR Brakes                                                     
120 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                             
121 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                         
122 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Française des Jeux                                        
123 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Française des Jeux                                         
124 Luis Felipe Laverde Jimenez (Col) CSF Group Navigare                             
125 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Barloworld                                                
126 Tom Stubbe (Bel) Française des Jeux                                              
127 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas                                                    
128 Félix Rafael Cardenas Ravalo (Col) Barloworld                                    
129 Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank                                                      
130 Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quickstep                                                  
131 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                                                 
132 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                            
133 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                    
134 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott                                     
135 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quickstep                                                    
136 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram                                           0.28
137 Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca (Bra) Saunier Duval - Scott                5.47
138 Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                       5.50
139 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                     5.51
140 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Rabobank                                                      
141 Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Française des Jeux                                      
142 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2r - La Mondiale                                          
143 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Saunier Duval - Scott                                  
144 Francisco Javier Aramendia (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                             
145 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC                                                    
146 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Silence - Lotto                                         
147 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team High Road                                              
148 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                            
149 Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli          
150 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC                                                   
151 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram                                                  
152 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                                       
153 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram                                               
154 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30                      
155 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                                          
156 Francesco Tomei (Ita) CSF Group Navigare                                         
157 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                                   
158 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                           
159 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                        
160 Raffaele Illiano (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli           
161 William Frischkorn (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30                    
162 Julian Dean (NZl) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30                           
163 Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                              
164 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                
165 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30                 10.06
166 Antton Luengo Celaya (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                   
167 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                       
168 Frank Hoj (Den) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                                
 
General classification after stage 1
 
1 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                           4.09.51
2 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                          0.04
3 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                  0.06
4 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                  0.07
5 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2r - La Mondiale                                        0.08
6 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                               0.09
7 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                                   0.10
8 Baden Cooke (Aus) Barloworld                                                       
9 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des Jeux                                        
10 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team High Road                                                
11 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Silence - Lotto                                               
12 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC                                                     
13 Tiziano dall'Antonia (Ita) CSF Group Navigare                                     
14 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                      
15 Murilo Fischer (Bra) Liquigas                                                     
16 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas                                                  
17 Christopher Sutton (Aus) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30                     
18 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                               
19 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                              
20 Danilo Hondo (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli                
21 Alexander Serov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                      
22 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas                                                     
23 Claudio Cucinotta (Ita) LPR Brakes                                                
24 Matteo Priamo (Ita) CSF Group Navigare                                            
25 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                  
26 Marco Bandiera (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                            
27 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                                
28 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                               
29 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quickstep                                                   
30 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                     
31 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                        
32 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team High Road                                                  
33 Roger Hammond (GBr) Team High Road                                                
34 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2r - La Mondiale                                           
35 George Hincapie (USA) Team High Road                                              
36 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2r - La Mondiale                                            
37 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank                                               
38 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                         
39 Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                       
40 Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre - Fondital                          
41 Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott                                           
42 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep                                                        
43 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2r - La Mondiale                                              
44 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld                                             
45 Ariel Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) CSF Group Navigare                                
46 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quickstep                                                    
47 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC                                                     
48 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Barloworld                                                
49 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas                                                    
50 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                         
51 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                                     
52 Igor Astarloa Ascasibar (Spa) Team Milram                                         
53 Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                     
54 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas                                                   
55 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                               
56 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) LPR Brakes                                              
57 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                 
58 Riccardo Chiarini (Ita) LPR Brakes                                                
59 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes                                                   
60 Tristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                          
61 Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                                  
62 Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli          
63 Emanuele Sella (Ita) CSF Group Navigare                                           
64 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott                                        
65 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30                         
66 Christian Murro (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                           
67 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team High Road                                              
68 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                          
69 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                            
70 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                          
71 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                    
72 Fortunato Baliani (Ita) CSF Group Navigare                                        
73 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                                   
74 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Française des Jeux                                        
75 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                     
76 Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli    
77 Giairo Ermeti (Ita) LPR Brakes                                                    
78 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                                  
79 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                   
80 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                                           
81 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team High Road                                                 
82 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2r - La Mondiale                                         
83 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2r - La Mondiale                                           
84 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                
85 René Mandri (Est) AG2r - La Mondiale                                              
86 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                              
87 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                        
88 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team High Road                                              
89 Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                   
90 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française des Jeux                                          
91 Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Team CSC                                                
92 Filippo Savini (Ita) CSF Group Navigare                                           
93 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) LPR Brakes                                                 
94 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli        
95 Daniele Nardello (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli           
96 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval - Scott                                    
97 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                         
98 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                 
99 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quickstep                                                      
100 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                                  
101 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Quickstep                                                
102 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram                                                     
103 Paolo Bailetti (Ita) LPR Brakes                                                  
104 Carlo Scognamiglio (Ita) Barloworld                                              
105 Niklas Axelsson (Swe) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli            
106 Timothy Duggan (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30                        
107 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                               
108 Marco Corti (Ita) Barloworld                                                     
109 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC                                                 
110 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld                                                
111 Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott                                      
112 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                                      
113 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott                                        
114 David Zabriskie (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30                       
115 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                      
116 Inigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                            
117 Mauro Facci (Ita) Quickstep                                                      
118 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                                 
119 Jure Golcer (Slo) LPR Brakes                                                     
120 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                             
121 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                         
122 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Française des Jeux                                        
123 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Française des Jeux                                         
124 Luis Felipe Laverde Jimenez (Col) CSF Group Navigare                             
125 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Barloworld                                                
126 Tom Stubbe (Bel) Française des Jeux                                              
127 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas                                                    
128 Félix Rafael Cardenas Ravalo (Col) Barloworld                                    
129 Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank                                                      
130 Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quickstep                                                  
131 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                                                 
132 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                            
133 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                    
134 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott                                     
135 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quickstep                                                    
136 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram                                           0.38
137 Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca (Bra) Saunier Duval - Scott                5.57
138 Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                       6.00
139 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                     6.01
140 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Rabobank                                                      
141 Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Française des Jeux                                      
142 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2r - La Mondiale                                          
143 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Saunier Duval - Scott                                  
144 Francisco Javier Aramendia (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                             
145 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC                                                    
146 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Silence - Lotto                                         
147 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team High Road                                              
148 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                            
149 Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli          
150 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC                                                   
151 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram                                                  
152 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                                       
153 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram                                               
154 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30                      
155 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                                          
156 Francesco Tomei (Ita) CSF Group Navigare                                         
157 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                                   
158 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                           
159 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                        
160 Raffaele Illiano (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli           
161 William Frischkorn (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30                    
162 Julian Dean (NZl) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30                           
163 Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                              
164 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                
165 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30                 10.16
166 Antton Luengo Celaya (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                   
167 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                       
168 Frank Hoj (Den) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                                
 
Points classification
 
1 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank                                                      12 pts
2 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                            10
3 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                     8
4 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                                      7
5 Baden Cooke (Aus) Barloworld                                                      6
6 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                     5
7 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des Jeux                                       5
8 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team High Road                                                4
9 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2r - La Mondiale                                           3
10 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Silence - Lotto                                              3
11 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                 2
12 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC                                                    2
13 Tiziano dall'Antonia (Ita) CSF Group Navigare                                    1
14 Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                           1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2r - La Mondiale                                           5 pts
2 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                     3
3 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram                                                2
4 Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre - Fondital                          1
 
Young rider classification
 
1 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                               4.09.57
2 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                  0.01
3 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team High Road                                             0.04
4 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC                                                      
5 Tiziano dall'Antonia (Ita) CSF Group Navigare                                      
6 Christopher Sutton (Aus) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30                      
7 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                               
8 Marco Bandiera (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                             
9 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank                                                
10 Ariel Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) CSF Group Navigare                                
11 Riccardo Chiarini (Ita) LPR Brakes                                                
12 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott                                        
13 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                    
14 René Mandri (Est) AG2r - La Mondiale                                              
15 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                              
16 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team High Road                                              
17 Filippo Savini (Ita) CSF Group Navigare                                           
18 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                         
19 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Quickstep                                                 
20 Carlo Scognamiglio (Ita) Barloworld                                               
21 Marco Corti (Ita) Barloworld                                                      
22 Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott                                       
23 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                                       
24 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott                                         
25 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Française des Jeux                                          
26 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas                                                     
27 Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank                                                       
28 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                                                  
29 Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Française des Jeux                                   5.55
30 Francisco Javier Aramendia (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                              
31 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team High Road                                               
32 Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli           
33 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30                       
34 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                                           
35 Francesco Tomei (Ita) CSF Group Navigare                                          
36 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                                    

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