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95th Tour de France - GT

France, July 5-27, 2008

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Stage 4 - Tuesday, July 8: Cholet - Cholet (ITT), 29.5km

Schumacher's stage victory garners yellow

Evans hits fellow classification contenders hard

By Gregor Brown, Brecht Decaluwé and Shane Stokes in Cholet

German Stefan Schumacher (Gerolsteiner) on his way to a stage victory
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Germany's Stefan Schumacher bettered the cream of the time trialing crop to capture the 29.5-kilometre Tour de France stage around Cholet and move into the race leader's maillot jaune. The 26 year-old Gerolsteiner rider recorded a time of 35'44" that stood against the hammering of Luxemburger Kim Kirchen – second at 35'54" – and Briton's David Millar – third at 36'02".

"It's extraordinary to be on the podium in this jersey," noted the same rider who captured the pink leader's jersey of the Giro d'Italia in 2006 by winning stage three. "Because this is the Tour de France and everybody dreams of wearing this jersey. Also, the moment on the podium, you see it 1,000 times on television and then you're there yourself, it's impossible to imagine."

Team Silence-Lotto's Cadel Evans delivered a blow in the windy Loire countryside side to his fellow general classification rivals. He finished third place, 27 second back on Schumacher, but more important was the distance he put on competitors like Denis Menchov (Rabobank), Christian Vande Velde (Garmin Chipotle - H30), Stijn Devolder (Quick Step), Damiano Cunego (Lampre), Andy Schleck (CSC-Saxo Bank) and Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne). He put seven seconds into Menchov, around a minute into Cunego and Schleck, and 1'07" on Valverde.

"It is a good start but it is a long, long way to Paris," said Evans in a media scrum. "In my mind this is the first appointment for the GC favourites. So far so good. Super Besse will be the next big showing for the GC riders."

Cadel Evans (Silence Lotto) is in his aerobars
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Despite the 21-second displacement in the overall, Evans now leads his nearest serious contender, Russia's Menchov, by 51 seconds. Devolder is 57 seconds back from the second place finisher in last year's Tour de France. Cunego, Valverde and Andy Schleck are all at about one minute, and Carlos Sastre is at 1'22" while Fränk Schleck is at 1'47".

The gaps will stay equal in tomorrow's sprinters' stage, but we should see Evans playing defence on the Tour de France's first mountaintop finish of Super Besse. The final climb – rising nearly 500 metres to 1,289 metres – will allow a perfect opportunity for Kirchen to take the maillot jaune from Schumacher.

France's star, Romain Feillu of Team Agritubel, was quickly forgotten today as Schumacher and Evans took control. The overnight race leader is not noted for his crono skills and suffered a loss of 4'59".

"It was fantastic with all those people supporting me," said the charismatic Frenchman. "It was very special to wear everything in yellow: my shoes, short, shirt, helmet..."

Frenchman Romain Feillu (Agritubel)
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Feillu surely was a little shy of his best as he admitted to only sleeping three hours the night before his run.

American Dan Pate (Garmin Chipotle - H30), 2001 Espiors World Champion, was an early leader and time setter for team-mate Millar. "I rode as well as I could today and I was happy with it. We will see how much better the other guys are."

Voigt was next to make a strong showing, with a time of 36'19". "Today, [Bjarne Riis] said that I could go for it. We are also keeping an eye on the team GC."

The time of Voigt was followed by the day's heavy hitters. Kirchen was a threat to the stage win and the maillot jaune, and in the end did well by adding 12 points to his maillot vert lead. "I'm in very good form," said Kirchen, resting on the Avenue Anatole Manceau finishing straight. "I've been trying to win stages every day and today as well, but although I didn't win I'm happy with my time trial anyway."

David Millar powers along
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The Columbia rider's time just pipped that of David Millar (Garmin Chipotle - H30), who had been targeting this stage since the final time trial of the Giro d'Italia. "I just enjoyed it so much, being back to my best," Millar revealed. "It was fun. It's not a disappointment. I went one hundred percent, I could really push myself. I am happy. Second isn't bad, the person who beat me was better."

Behind Millar in third was Evans and time trial World Champion Fabian Cancellara (CSC-Saxo Bank). The 27 year-old Swiss had a disappointing run. The expectation was heavy, and he was tipped to be the rider taking the stage and the yellow, not Schumacher.

Menchov was the second best of the classification riders on the day, finishing sixth. "The [winning] time is not so important because I felt good," Menchov said. He looked ahead to Thursday's stage to Super Besse, "It is important, the first contact with the mountains is always important."

Voigt, Christian Vande Velde (Garmin Chipotle - H30), George Hincapie (Columbia) and Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) rounded out the top ten. "This has been the focus for us since the route was released," confessed American Vande Velde, who now sits 16 seconds behind Evans. "If I have some good legs on the mountaintop finishes I could be within the hunt. ... I am happy with how I rode today."

Fabian Cancellara (CSC-Saxo Bank) rode powerful as ever
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Stijn Devolder has been sick and was struck with back luck along the parcours. "I had to change bikes. I am happy, especially considering I had to change bikes," the Belgian said following his ride.

Italy's Damiano Cunego was pleased with his ride. "It was a decent time today," he said. "It is only the fourth day and I don't have all the energy to spend, as the days go on I will be able to use more of my forces. ... Tonight, I will have a good look at the classification and see what the combinations are."

"That's okay," when Andy Schleck saw his time of 37'13". "Three seconds to Cunego? I can make that up in the climbs I hope."

Tour de France top favourite Valverde suffered a setback. The rider who dominated the Dauphiné Libéré time trail lost ground to many of his rivals, but was not too concerned. "I am satisfied with my time," declared Valverde. "For me the most important [point] was not to lose time compared with the other favourites for the general classification and I achieved what I wanted to."

How it unfolded

Kim Kirchen (Columbia Team)
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The first rider off was Wim Vansevenant (Silence - Lotto) who is again competing for the lanterne rouge of last place in this year's Tour. He would end up with a time of 41'02, which wasn't quite good enough for last place. But the Belgian kept his "lead" over Matthieu Sprick (Bouygues Telecom) by more than two minutes.

Mauricio Soler (Barloworld) also took the start and, despite his crash injuries, was slightly faster than Vansevenant.

Rubens Bertogliati (Saunier Duval-Scott) went off the ramp the ramp at 11:10 and he was the one to set the tempo and the intermediate times. At km 11 he had a 14'30, at km 19.5 a 25'52 and he finished with a 37'30. The Spaniard was in the hot seat. But soon trouble was brewing, as Garmin's Danny Pate was two seconds faster than Bertogliati at the second check. And the American would eventually unseat the Saunier Duval rider ­ by over half a minute!

Pate was in the hot seat for quite some time. Then, it was Jens Voigt's turn to stomp on those pedals and get the lead. He dominated each check (14'09, 25'05) and ended the day with a 36'19.

Even Denis Menchov (Rabobank), one of the pre-race favourites for the overall, couldn't touch the German in the first two checks. However, the Russian turned around and managed to squeeze past the CSC rider by a single second.

Riccardo Riccò (Saunier Duval-Scott) during his ride.
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Riccardo Riccò (Saunier Duval-Scott) looked like he was trying, but, in his own words, he is not here for the overall. He ended the day in 115th with a 39'20. Vincenzo Nibali took off at 15:20 and had a very good ride. While he couldn't touch Menchov, he only lost 14 seconds to the Russian by the stage's end.

Sebastian Lang (Gerolsteiner) also had a decent ride, with a 37'13. He would end up in the vicinity of riders like Andy Schleck (CSC-Saxo Bank) and Damiano Cunego (Lampre). The latter had a good day and posted a 37'10.

A few riders before Cunego, it was the turn young Swede Thomas Lövkvist (Columbia), who was having a good day. He had 14'23 at the first check, 25'27 at the second and finished with a 36'32. This turned out to be good enough to take over the young rider classification.

But all eyes were on Fabian Cancellara (CSC-Saxo Bank). The Swiss was expected to win the stage, but the first check showed that it would be a difficult task - he was ranked two seconds behind Voigt. At the second check, Cancellara had drifted a further five seconds back. But by the finish the Swiss turned it around and was ahead of Menchov and Voigt ­ but just by one and two seconds respectively.

Shortly after 16:00 Christian Vande Velde and Stefan Schumacher took off in a two-minute span. Vande Velde had a good ride, but his 14'13 on the first check was blasted by Schumacher, who was the first rider under 14 minutes, with a 13'54.

Schumacher waves to the crowd
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After George Hincapie (Columbia) got underway, he clocked in at the first check with a 14'08. Vande Velde and Schumacher continued their drag race, with a 24'42 to 25'12 advantage for the German. Hincapie was four seconds slower than his compatriot.

Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) and David Millar (Garmin Chipotle - H30) were the next to rush out of the start house. Evans with a 14'16 couldn't quite match Millar's speed, who was nine seconds faster. The gap between the two remained virtually the same, with Millar the second rider under 25 minutes (24'57).

Everybody was on the road when Romain Feillu (Agritubel) set of at 16:56 in his yellow jersey. Valverde constantly lost time and couldn't quite repeat his stunning Dauphiné performance. Kirchen, on the other hand, looked pretty good in his green outfit. He had a 14'05 at the first check and was the only one somewhat within challenging distance of Schumacher.

Vande Velde had finished with a 36'21, but Schumacher kept his unbelievable pace, averaging almost 50km/h and scored a 35'44.

Hincapie hit the line with a 36'26, while Evans clocked a 36'12. Millar seemed to be catching up with Schumacher at the second check, but lost time on the return to town and eventually finished just outside the 36-minute mark ­ 36'03. Kirchen rode home one second faster. It turned out to be the podium was made, with Schumacher winning closely ahead of Kirchen and Millar.

Schumacher said "I didn't believe it until the end. It was darn close. I constantly calculated if it would be enough and was really nervous. I dreamt of the stage win and yellow. Both is a reality now. Unbelievable."

The riders who were in the break yesterday and mingled at the top of the overall were off last, but they could not challenge the leader and Feillu could not even dream to defend his yellow jersey. He had 1'46 on the contenders, but ended the day in 169th, almost five minutes down.

Stage 5 - Wednesday, July 9: Cholet - Châteauroux, 232km

This is the longest stage of this year's Tour. However, with no classified climbs it will be far from the toughest as it heads eastwards towards the centre of France. Once again, the flat straight roads give every advantage to the sprinters' teams in the last chance before the terrain gets decidedly hillier tomorrow. Aspiring breakaway specialists may have other ideas though, and those who took it a bit easy in the time trial yesterday might fancy a tilt at this one.

This is the third Tour de France to feature the town of Cholet, and the second stage of this year's race as it hosted both the start and finish of yesterday's time trial. Châteauroux has only hosted the Tour de France once before – in 1998 – when Mario Cipollini finally managed to open his account that year after a first week of crashes and bad luck.

The route is slightly different – and a few kilometres longer – but the stage start and finish are the same as those ten years ago. Apart from the Château Raoul, that gives the city its name, Châteauroux's big claim to fame is that it was the birthplace of French acting legend Gérard Depardieu.

Photography

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Results

1 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                 35.44 (49.534 km/h)
2 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia                                                       0.18
3 David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                                           
4 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto                                                     0.27
5 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                          0.33
6 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                                          0.34
7 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                                 0.35
8 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                              0.37
9 George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia                                                   0.41
10 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                                       0.47
11 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia                                                      
12 José Iván Gutierrez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                           0.50
13 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                             1.08
14 Danny Pate (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                                        1.10
15 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step                                                      1.18
16 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                               1.24
17 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre                                                          1.26
18 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                             1.28
19 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                    1.29
20 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                                  
21 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                    1.31
22 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                                                  1.34
23 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                       
24 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram                                                      1.38
25 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre                                                        1.41
26 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                             1.42
27 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                      
28 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                      1.43
29 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre                                                       1.45
30 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval - Scott                                       1.46
31 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                                     1.47
32 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step                                           1.48
33 Christopher Froome (Ken) Barloworld                                                  1.49
34 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                                       1.51
35 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                                                    1.53
36 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                                  1.54
37 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas                                                           
38 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld                                                       1.55
39 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Agritubel                                                        
40 Jesús Del Nero (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott                                           1.58
41 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step                                                  2.04
42 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                                        2.06
43 Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                              2.08
44 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                              2.12
45 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale                                                    
46 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                             2.14
47 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale                                                  
48 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel                                                      2.17
49 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Française des Jeux                                          2.18
50 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                                  2.20
51 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                                          2.26
52 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                                 2.30
53 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                             
54 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                      2.31
55 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                                    2.33
56 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                                    2.34
57 Félix Rafael Cárdenas (Col) Barloworld                                               2.36
58 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Quick Step                                                          
59 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                                           
60 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                                 2.38
61 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole                                                    
62 Aleksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas                                                   2.43
63 Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                                     2.46
64 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                                     
65 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step                                                 2.49
66 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Crédit Agricole                                                  2.50
67 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                                                    
68 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                               2.53
69 Aurélien Passeron (Fra) Saunier Duval - Scott                                        2.54
70 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                    2.55
71 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                              2.56
72 Gorka Verdugo Markotegi (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                    2.57
73 Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                                    
74 Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Liquigas                                                   
75 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                               2.58
76 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                              
77 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram                                                         3.01
78 Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Columbia                                              3.03
79 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                        
80 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram                                                       3.04
81 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale                                                3.05
82 Moises Dueñas Nevado (Spa) Barloworld                                                    
83 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                     3.06
84 Iouri Trofimov (Rus) Bouygues Telecom                                                3.07
85 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                                 
86 Murilo Fischer (Bra) Liquigas                                                        3.08
87 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                                      3.10
88 Florent Brard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                                    
89 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                                               
90 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram                                                     3.11
91 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                                            3.12
92 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank                                                       3.13
93 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                                
94 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram                                                      3.14
95 Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step                                                         3.15
96 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Team Milram                                                        
97 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                                   
98 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                 3.17
99 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                                         3.19
100 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                    3.22
101 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                                    
102 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                                      
103 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence - Lotto                                             3.23
104 Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                              3.24
105 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quick Step                                                     3.26
106 Adam Hansen (Aus) Team Columbia                                                     3.28
106 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale                                       
108 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                               3.30
109 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre                                                          3.31
110 Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                                   3.32
111 Trent Lowe (Aus) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                                       3.34
112 Julian Dean (NZl) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                                          
113 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                  3.35
114 Juan José Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                     3.36
115 Riccardo Riccò (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott                                              
116 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                                      
117 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre                                                        3.38
118 Gianpaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld                                                   3.39
119 Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank                                                         3.42
120 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre                                                            
121 Eduardo Gonzalo Ramirez (Spa) Agritubel                                             3.43
122 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step                                                         
123 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott                                    3.45
124 Iñaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                            
125 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quick Step                                                    3.46
126 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank                                                  3.48
127 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                          
128 David Le Lay (Fra) Agritubel                                                        3.49
129 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                                                 3.50
130 Arnaud Gérard (Fra) Française des Jeux                                                  
131 Christophe Le Mével (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                           3.51
132 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Agritubel                                                        
133 Lilian Jégou (Fra) Française des Jeux                                               3.52
134 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                           3.54
135 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                
136 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram                                                          
137 Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux                                               
138 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                                     
139 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                           3.57
140 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                                       4.00
141 William Frischkorn (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                               4.01
142 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Silence - Lotto                                                 
143 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia                                                  4.05
144 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Barloworld                                                  4.06
145 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                        4.08
146 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                              4.11
147 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Crédit Agricole                                                  4.15
148 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Columbia                                                  4.17
149 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Columbia                                                   4.19
150 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre                                                          4.21
151 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                        4.24
152 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                                           4.29
153 David López García (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                           4.32
154 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld                                                   
155 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                   4.33
156 Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott                                         4.35
157 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Agritubel                                                   4.36
158 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des Jeux                                             
159 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                                                     
160 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas                                                     4.38
161 Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld                                                     4.39
162 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia                                                4.40
163 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Agritubel                                                        4.42
164 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                             4.44
165 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre                                                      4.49
166 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Silence - Lotto                                                 4.50
167 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre                                                            4.55
168 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                             4.59
169 Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel                                                           
170 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                                                   
171 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                                  5.00
172 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas                                                    5.16
173 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                               5.17
174 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott                              5.34
175 Baden Cooke (Aus) Barloworld                                                        5.42
176 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                                       6.19
177 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott                                        6.44
178 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel                                                       7.10
 
Points
 
1 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                    15 pts
2 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia                                                         12
3 David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                                         10
4 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto                                                        8
5 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                             6
6 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                                             5
7 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                                    4
8 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                                 3
9 George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia                                                      2
10 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                                          1

Young rider
 
1 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                                       36.31
2 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia                                                       
3 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                                0.37
4 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                               0.42
5 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram                                                       0.51
6 Christopher Froome (Ken) Barloworld                                                   1.02
7 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                                        1.04
8 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                          1.43
9 Aurélien Passeron (Fra) Saunier Duval - Scott                                         2.07
10 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram                                                       2.17
11 Iouri Trofimov (Rus) Bouygues Telecom                                                2.20
12 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                 2.30
13 Trent Lowe (Aus) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                                        2.47
14 Riccardo Riccò (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott                                           2.49
15 Eduardo Gonzalo Ramirez (Spa) Agritubel                                              2.56
16 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank                                                   3.01
17 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                           
18 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                                                  3.03
19 Arnaud Gérard (Fra) Française des Jeux                                                   
20 Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux                                            3.07
21 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                                      
22 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia                                                   3.18
23 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Barloworld                                                   3.19
24 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Columbia                                                    3.32
25 Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld                                                      3.52
26 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia                                                 3.53
27 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre                                                             4.08
28 Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel                                                        4.12
 
Teams
 
1 Team Columbia                                                                      1.48.58
2 Garmin Chipotle                                                                       0.19
3 Team CSC Saxo Bank                                                                    0.51
4 Gerolsteiner                                                                          1.30
5 Caisse d'Epargne                                                                      2.06
6 Liquigas                                                                              2.46
7 Cofidis Credit Par Telephone                                                          2.58
8 Lampre                                                                                3.06
9 Rabobank                                                                              3.20
10 Quick Step                                                                           3.24
11 AG2R-La Mondiale                                                                     4.22
12 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                                  4.24
13 Bouygues Telecom                                                                     4.34
14 Barloworld                                                                               
15 Silence - Lotto                                                                          
16 Team Milram                                                                          4.46
17 Saunier Duval - Scott                                                                4.52
18 Agritubel                                                                            6.09
19 Credit Agricole                                                                      6.12
20 Francaise des Jeux                                                                   6.28
 
General classification after stage 4
 
1 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                              14.04.41
2 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia                                                       0.12
3 David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                                           
4 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto                                                     0.21
5 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                          0.33
6 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                              0.37
7 George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia                                                   0.41
8 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia                                                   0.47
9 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                                        0.58
10 José Iván Gutierrez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                           1.01
11 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                                         1.12
12 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                                1.13
13 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step                                                      1.18
14 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                             1.22
15 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                               1.24
16 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre                                                          1.26
17 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                   1.27
18 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                              1.29
19 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                    1.31
20 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                    1.40
21 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre                                                        1.41
22 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                  1.42
23 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                      1.43
24 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                                     1.47
25 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas                                                       1.48
26 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step                                               
27 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                                                    1.53
28 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                             2.08
29 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                             2.10
30 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale                                                2.12
31 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale                                              2.25
32 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                                    2.27
33 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                                       2.29
34 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Quick Step                                                      2.30
35 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                                 2.32
36 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld                                                       2.47
37 Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Liquigas                                               2.57
38 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Crédit Agricole                                                  3.01
39 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale                                                3.05
40 Iouri Trofimov (Rus) Bouygues Telecom                                                3.07
41 Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel                                                            
42 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                               3.09
43 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld                                                3.15
44 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                                         3.19
45 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                     3.22
46 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                                  3.30
47 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram                                                         3.31
48 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence - Lotto                                              3.34
49 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                   3.35
50 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre                                                       3.36
51 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                                       
52 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                                 3.38
53 Murilo Fischer (Bra) Liquigas                                                            
54 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                                            3.44
55 Gorka Verdugo Markotegi (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                    3.46
56 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                                           3.48
57 William Frischkorn (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                                3.51
58 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                     3.55
59 Riccardo Riccò (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott                                           4.08
60 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                        
61 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank                                                       4.15
62 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                                          
63 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quick Step                                                      4.16
64 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott                                     4.17
65 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram                                                      4.19
66 Julian Dean (NZl) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                                           
67 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step                                                  4.34
68 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quick Step                                                     4.36
69 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Barloworld                                                   4.38
70 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram                                                      4.40
71 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                               4.46
72 Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank                                                          4.48
73 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step                                                          
74 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                                      
75 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                            4.51
76 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                                        4.56
77 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                 5.02
78 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                                            5.07
79 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                         5.13
80 Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                                     5.17
81 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Agritubel                                                    5.19
82 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale                                    5.21
83 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                         5.22
84 Danny Pate (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                                        5.23
85 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Agritubel                                                         
86 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                                    5.26
87 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                                           
88 Juan José Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                      5.29
89 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Columbia                                                    5.32
90 Iñaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                         5.38
91 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Silence - Lotto                                                  5.40
92 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Agritubel                                                    5.41
93 Baden Cooke (Aus) Barloworld                                                         5.42
94 Lilian Jégou (Fra) Française des Jeux                                                5.45
95 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                                          5.50
96 Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott                                          5.55
97 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                    5.58
98 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia                                                       
99 Adam Hansen (Aus) Team Columbia                                                      5.59
100 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Crédit Agricole                                                  6.00
101 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole                                               6.02
102 Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                                   6.03
103 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                             6.04
104 Aurélien Passeron (Fra) Saunier Duval - Scott                                       6.05
105 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank                                                  6.16
106 Moises Dueñas Nevado (Spa) Barloworld                                               6.21
107 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                     6.23
108 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step                                                6.24
109 Trent Lowe (Aus) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                                       6.26
110 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                                                 6.27
111 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des Jeux                                         6.29
112 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas                                                     6.31
113 Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step                                                        6.34
114 Jesús Del Nero (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott                                          6.43
115 Eduardo Gonzalo Ramirez (Spa) Agritubel                                             6.46
116 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Agritubel                                                        6.50
117 Florent Brard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                               6.56
118 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                             6.57
119 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel                                                     7.02
120 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                             7.04
121 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                                               7.13
122 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                            7.18
123 Félix Rafael Cárdenas (Col) Barloworld                                              7.29
124 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                                7.31
125 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                             7.33
126 Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Columbia                                             7.35
127 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre                                                          7.36
128 Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                               7.42
129 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                         7.43
130 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram                                                      7.49
131 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram                                                      7.51
132 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre                                                            7.59
133 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel                                                           
134 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Team Milram                                                   8.00
135 Arnaud Gérard (Fra) Française des Jeux                                              8.17
136 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                                8.23
137 David Le Lay (Fra) Agritubel                                                        8.34
138 Christophe Le Mével (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                           8.36
139 Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux                                           8.39
140 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Columbia                                                  8.40
141 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Silence - Lotto                                             8.46
142 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                        8.47
143 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre                                                      8.52
144 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                                 8.53
145 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                   8.56
146 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                                       9.01
147 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                              9.21
148 Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                             9.23
149 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia                                                9.25
150 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Française des Jeux                                         9.33
151 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                                               9.40
152 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                      9.44
153 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                                  9.49
154 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                           10.18
155 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                           10.22
156 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                                                     
157 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre                                                       10.37
158 Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                             10.39
159 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre                                                         10.46
160 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre                                                       10.59
161 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas                                                   11.00
162 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                                                11.05
163 Christopher Froome (Ken) Barloworld                                                11.08
164 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram                                                   11.23
165 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott                             11.25
166 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                                      11.26
167 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                                 12.07
168 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval - Scott                                     12.38
169 Aleksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas                                                 12.54
170 Gianpaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld                                                  12.58
171 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                          13.31
172 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                              13.41
173 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott                                       13.59
174 David López García (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                          14.09
175 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                          15.06
176 Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld                                                    17.46
177 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                             17.55
178 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                              20.05
 
Points classification
 
1 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia                                                         81 pts
2 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                                      64
3 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                                       55
4 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                      49
5 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                                            46
6 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                                 43
7 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld                                                          40
8 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                                    39
9 William Frischkorn (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                                   38
10 Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel                                                          36
11 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld                                                  34
12 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto                                                      33
13 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                                              32
14 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Silence - Lotto                                                    31
15 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                                 27
16 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott                                       27
17 David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                                        26
18 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Columbia                                                      26
19 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale                                                  25
20 Riccardo Riccò (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott                                             22
21 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                   21
22 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                                    21
23 Iouri Trofimov (Rus) Bouygues Telecom                                                  20
24 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                               19
25 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Quick Step                                                        19
26 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                               18
27 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Agritubel                                                      18
28 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas                                                         18
29 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Agritubel                                                           18
30 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                      17
31 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                      17
32 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                           16
33 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                               16
34 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                                16
35 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia                                                     16
36 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale                                                15
37 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                    13
38 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                        12
39 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                                 12
40 Iñaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                           12
41 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                               11
42 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas                                                       10
43 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale                                                   8
44 Lilian Jégou (Fra) Française des Jeux                                                   8
45 George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia                                                     7
46 Julian Dean (NZl) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                                          7
47 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                            6
48 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole                                                   6
49 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                                            5
50 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre                                                             5
51 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quick Step                                                         5
52 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                                   4
53 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Barloworld                                                      4
54 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des Jeux                                             4
55 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                                   4
56 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                       3
57 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step                                              3
58 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                                          2
59 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                                                       2
60 David Le Lay (Fra) Agritubel                                                            2
61 Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Liquigas                                                  1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                                  19 pts
2 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                                11
3 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram                                                         9
4 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott                                   4
5 Lilian Jégou (Fra) Française des Jeux                                                    3
6 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Agritubel                                                        3
7 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Agritubel                                                        1
8 David Le Lay (Fra) Agritubel                                                             1
9 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                                1
 
Young rider classification
 
1 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia                                               14.05.28
2 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                                        0.11
3 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                                0.37
4 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                               0.42
5 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                                        1.42
6 Iouri Trofimov (Rus) Bouygues Telecom                                                 2.20
7 Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel                                                             
8 Riccardo Riccò (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott                                            3.21
9 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Barloworld                                                    3.51
10 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram                                                      3.53
11 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                                  4.01
12 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                 4.15
13 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                         4.35
14 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Columbia                                                    4.45
15 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia                                                   5.11
16 Aurélien Passeron (Fra) Saunier Duval - Scott                                        5.18
17 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank                                                   5.29
18 Trent Lowe (Aus) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                                        5.39
19 Eduardo Gonzalo Ramirez (Spa) Agritubel                                              5.59
20 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram                                                       7.02
21 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre                                                             7.12
22 Arnaud Gérard (Fra) Française des Jeux                                               7.30
23 Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux                                            7.52
24 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia                                                 8.38
25 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                       8.57
26 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                                                 10.18
27 Christopher Froome (Ken) Barloworld                                                 10.21
28 Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld                                                     16.59
 
Teams classification
 
1 Garmin Chipotle                                                                   42.13.59
2 Team Columbia                                                                         1.44
3 Team CSC Saxo Bank                                                                    2.35
4 Cofidis Credit Par Telephone                                                          3.20
5 Gerolsteiner                                                                          3.31
6 Caisse d'Epargne                                                                      3.43
7 Liquigas                                                                              4.30
8 Quick Step                                                                            5.08
9 Barloworld                                                                            5.31
10 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                                  6.14
11 AG2R-La Mondiale                                                                     6.23
12 Rabobank                                                                             6.39
13 Lampre                                                                               6.47
14 Team Milram                                                                          7.06
15 Agritubel                                                                            7.07
16 Silence - Lotto                                                                      7.19
17 Bouygues Telecom                                                                     8.03
18 Credit Agricole                                                                      8.13
19 Saunier Duval - Scott                                                                8.43
20 Francaise des Jeux                                                                   9.17

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