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95th Tour de France - GT
France, July 5-27, 2008
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Stage 20 - Saturday, July 26: Cérilly - Saint Amand Montrond (ITT), 53km
Sastre flies in yellow, Schumacher fastest again
Spaniard credits "my mind, my team, my form"
By Laura Weislo & Bjorn Haake with reporting from Gregor Brown & John Trevorrow in Saint Amand Montrond
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Spaniard Carlos Sastre held up under the pressure that the 53 kilometre time trial would win or lose the Tour de France, and held off the challenge of Cadel Evans to hold his yellow jersey by 1'05". The CSC-Saxo Bank rider put in one of the best time trial performances of his career, even catching team-mate Fränk Schleck, who started three minutes ahead, within the final five kilometres.
Evans, on the other hand, never gained the kind of time he would need to make up the 1'34" deficit to Sastre. While he inched ahead at each time check, it was clear that he wasn't having a great day and would not be winning the Tour. In fact, Evans struggled at the first time check to hold the pace of Bernhard Kohl (Gerolsteiner), and was four seconds behind the Austrian, but was able to pull out the single second he needed to move up into second overall by the finish.
Kohl, in the polka dot jersey of best climber, rode a solid time trial to hold onto the final podium placing heading into the parade into Paris. The Gerolsteiner rider finished in ninth, and kept a 40 second lead over Rabobank's Denis Menchov in the general classification.
Sastre had the upper hand coming into the time trial with the yellow jersey already in his grasp, and he arrived there with the help of the Tour's strongest team. Of course, the 'race of truth' separates a man from his team and is a true test of will - of mind over pain - and Sastre may have taken lessons from his team-mate Jens Voigt in telling his legs to just shut up and do what he says.
"When I started today I wanted to do a good time trial but if I was able to defend my yellow jersey today it was because of three factors: my mind, my team, my form," the Spaniard explained.
"I suffered a lot in this time trial because it was essential that I rode a bloc [flat out]," said Sastre. "I went a little bit slower in the final five kilometers." But over that mainly downhill distance, Sastre knew his jersey was secure. "Ultimately, I am grateful because I knew that I was going to keep the yellow jersey. It was very difficult to retain it but still I managed to do it. Now I'm happy because I have a guarantee that it will all end well tomorrow."
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With team manager Bjarne Riis removing pressure from his rider by declaring that no matter what happened, the team's Tour was a success, Sastre was able to sleep well and start the day relaxed. "I was calm. I slept for hours," Sastre said. "It was the chance of my life. My wife and kids are here. Now I want to spend some time with my family, as I missed them. It is a dream come true and I want to share it with them."
After nearly three weeks of racing, Sastre was able to benefit from having a strong team which allowed him to use less energy throughout the race. "Winning the Tour de France is a dream come true. Above all, it's a special day for the whole CSC-Saxo Bank team. It was impossible to do this without them. It is extremely motivating to know that all the riders were ready to be at my service."
"I've prepared better than ever for this race. I arrived at the Tour in the best shape of my career and what has happened is really a dream for every professional," said Sastre."I felt better and better as the race went on," the Spaniard said of his Tour. "Also, I recover well. The team really sacrificed itself. The Schleck brothers sacrificed their own chances."
Riis agreed that Sastre was fresher than the other GC challengers in the final week. "It is well known that Carlos goes better in the third week. He may not do as much as others the rest of the year. But I saw him going well here. He showed that he was the strongest in the mountains," said Riis. Many of the CSC riders on with the team are at the end of their contracts, including Sastre. "I hope he will stay with the team. I will do everything to keep him," said Riis.
Evans 'not devastated'
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Evans said he was not devastated after missing out on a Tour victory for the second consecutive year, but he was disappointed. "I felt I rode a good time trial. I started well and got a time check from my car after six kilometres and I was similar to Cancellara. For me that is a good start... I tried my best but didn't quite deliver in the end.
"I need some time to have a little look and analysis of the time checks. But, you know, first I've got to be happy that I finished the race. I'm still a bit sore and aching in places. After that crash I was lucky to be able to finish the stage."
The Australian expressed his disappointment that his team, once more, was not there at his side when he needed them. "I would have liked some more support in the high mountains. At least one team member to ride with me and help at the tough end of a climbing stage," he said. "I would also have expected a bit more help from some other key riders when the pressure was on in the big climbs."
He was able to take some positives away from this year's race as he looked forward to the Olympic Games next month. "When I look back, I have to be happy with my Tour. To get the yellow jersey and defend it against the best, well I have to be pleased with that."
Evan's team manager Marc Sergeant looked to the future for another chance for his team to take a Tour victory. "The team thought it would be a tight battle. I think he didn't have the legs today. It was win or lose today," Sergeant said.
The Silence-Lotto team has received criticism for not being strong enough to support its Tour contender. Evans was isolated against the attacks of Team CSC-Saxo Bank, despite the hiring of Yaroslav Popovych to be his mountain domestique, but Sergeant hoped to change that if Evans returns with the team next season. "We will try to strengthen the team for next year. Popovych was supposed to be there, but he didn't go as well as we had hoped."
Successful Tour for Gerolsteiner
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The surprise performances of the day came from German Stefan Schumacher and Christian Vande Velde. Schumacher took home his second stage win against the clock of this year's Tour after the stage four test in Cholet. The Gerolsteiner rider beat world time trial champion Fabian Cancellara by 21 seconds. Vande Velde was the best of the GC contenders, coming fourth behind Team Columbia's Kim Kirchen.
Schumacher amazed even himself by taking his second stage win, and said that he began to feel better as the Tour went along, and was surprised at how good he felt after three weeks of racing. "In the final, after such a long time trial, you find yourself being cross-eyed from the effort. I didn't know anything about my time when I hit the finish line so I had to ask, 'Which place?' And I heard first and as I'd already beaten the time of [Fabian] Cancellara I knew I had a good chance to win," said Schumacher.
"I am happy with myself. I had a good rhythm today and when we saw the circuit I knew it would be perfect for me - it was nearly the same type of circuit as Cholet.
"I never even thought I was going to win. It wasn't even in my mind. I only tried to find my rhythm and give it 100 percent," he added, revealing that he did most of the race without any feedback from his team. "After 25 kilometres my radio was no longer working – I don't know what happened, perhaps I hit the wrong button but I didn't hear anything – but I had the time at the second check and I still wasn't sure if it was enough to win the stage."
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Like most of the riders, Schumacher was focused on the gradual climb which ended with five kilometres to go as the critical point on the course. "I was sure that the last climb on the course would decide the winner. I was feeling heavy after 45 kilometres, and to arrive at the last climb which is more than one kilometre long like that was hard but I had the power to go over the top," he said. "In the last 10 kilometres I had a good ride and that was very important for me.
The two stage wins and Bernhard Kohl's polka dot jersey made for an unexpectedly successful Tour de France, and even Schumacher was incredulous at how it turned out for the team. "I don't think anybody outside of the team thought that we could do a Tour like this so it's unreal. I've been talking a lot with Bernhard [Kohl] and we're always saying, 'Hey, this isn't just any bike race. It's the Tour!' And I cannot believe what we've done. He said that he'd be happy with fifth and now he's third and the King of the Mountains... so it's been an incredible adventure."
Team manager Hans-Michael Holczer was equally amazed. "I did not think it was possible. I thought, 'ok, this is the price he has to pay for his really aggressive riding in the last three stages,' but in the end, in the last 12 kilometres he found an unbelievable rhythm."
Schleck in white again
In the race for the best young rider, Andy Schleck provided another good result for Team CSC-Saxo Bank by holding off a strong challenge from Liquigas' Roman Kreuziger. Schleck lost 36 seconds to the Czech rider, but had enough time thanks to his ride on L'Alpe d'Huez to take home the white jersey.
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The Luxembourger, who last year took second in the Giro d'Italia and the best young rider classification, has been tipped as a future winner of the Tour. But after having a terrible day on stage ten, he fell out of contention and into the service of his team. But Schleck doesn't regret sacrificing his chances to work for brother Fränk and Sastre. "I was here to learn. I didn't think I would be going that well in the Alps," he said.
The emotions which have built up during the Tour came to a head at the end of the time trial, and Schleck admitted he was so happy at the finish that he "almost cried for Carlos".
As for his future prospects, the younger Schleck has vowed to return to try to win the Tour. "I am honoured that a great champion like Laurent Jalabert thinks I can win the Tour. I may have the means to do it, but it requires a lot of work."
"I simply bonked at Hautacam. I am only 23 years old, I don't have the experience. But maybe everything happens for a reason..."
Schleck will get to test out the view from the podium when he steps up with the rest of CSC-Saxo Bank to receive the prize for best team. "It is pretty big. I am going to be standing on the Champs Élysées, on the podium, it is pretty big," said Schleck. "It is fantastic that Sastre will also take the yellow jersey."
How it unfolded
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There was some worry about the overnight rains, but the weather cleared in the morning and the sun came out for the favourites, and the roads were dry. The first rider to set off was Bernhard Eisel (Columbia). Eisel scored an important 'victory' over Wim Vansevenant (Silence-Lotto) in the Lanterne rouge competition by losing 15 minutes yesterday.
Eisel set off at 11:18. He ended 9'21 down on the winner, while the experienced Wim Vansevenant (Silence-Lotto) started after Eisel and had all the time checks. He finished the day almost 11 minutes down and dropped back to last, set to clinch the title of last placed rider for the third time.
Danny Pate started what would be a strong day for the Garmin-Chipotle team, setting a 1h06'44. Ryder Hesjedal would edge him out of 13th place on the day, putting the team second on the stage.
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Exactly one hour after Pate, Fabian Cancellara (CSC-Saxo Bank) took the start. He quickly showed off his ambitions, being the first one to average more than 50km/h at the first check (km 18). Cancellara rode home with the best time, 1h04'12. His average had dropped below 50km/h by the end thanks to a gradual rise in the final 20 kilometres, but he was over two minutes faster than previous best time Sebastian Lang (Gerolsteiner).
David Millar (Garmin Chipotle - H30) was a good minute adrift of the world champion at 1h05'27, but his time would stand up for fifth on the day.
Stage 19 winner and French time trial champion Sylvain Chavanel (Cofidis) rode a strong first leg, but faded to 19th overall in the difficult second half of the course. George Hincapie (Columbia) put in a solid effort despite being bandaged up from a crash in the previous days, and slotted into the top ten with a 1h06'19.
Stefan Schumacher (Gerolsteiner) set off at 15:19 to try for his second stage win of the Tour. Despite using up quite a bit of energy on breakaway attempts in the Alps and on Friday's stage, he equalled Cancellara's time on the first check. The German faded back to 12 seconds behind the Swiss rider on the second check, but then clawed his way back into the race. At kilometre 47.5, Schumacher was again ahead of Cancellara by 14 seconds, and then came home with a new best time of 1h03'50 – 21 seconds faster than Cancellara.
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The battle for the white jersey of best young rider provided some entertainment as the fans awaited the arrival of the yellow jersey contenders. Roman Kreuziger was seeking to put 1'58" into Andy Schleck, and while the Luxembourger started out well, Kreuziger really put the hammer down. At check two, he was 1'03 faster and looked to trouble Schleck. In the end, however, Schleck recovered and saved the day with a 1h07'52, only 39 seconds behind Kreuziger.
Denis Menchov (Rabobank) kicked off battle of the GC contenders, and put in a storming first time check. The Russian was third fastest over the 18 kilometre mark, just 22 seconds slower than Cancellara and Schumacher. Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) was threatened at that check by Bernhard Kohl (Gerolsteiner), who was four seconds faster. Meanwhile, Fränk Schleck (CSC-Saxo Bank) could only manage a 22'57, and his podium dream slipped away rapidly.
All eyes were on yellow jersey of Carlos Sastre (CSC-Saxo Bank), who put in a courageous ride. He had lost only eight seconds to Evans after 18 kilometres, and with a 1'34 lead over the Australian on the general classification, his hopes of winning the Tour began to rise.
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Menchov wasn't able to keep up his momentum over the middle section, and faded to sixth at the second check with a 43'46. Kim Kirchen (Columbia) made up lost ground and posted a 43'35. Christian Vande Velde (Garmin Chipotle - H30) was only one second slower at this point.
The race for the podium was still tight at the second check. While Kohl hung tough, coming by in 44'11, Evans had only made up three seconds, which left him only two seconds ahead of the Austrian in GC. It became clear that Sastre was on a brilliant ride, and the Spaniard came in just 23 seconds slower than Evans after 36 kilometres. Fränk Schleck was out of the picture (46'27).
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With the third check just 5.5 kilometres from the finish, the winner of the day and the Tour would be revealed well before the line. Denis Menchov was the sixth and last rider to break the one-hour barrier (59'50). Kirchen posted a 59'08, Vande Velde a 59'18 - none of them coming within a minute of Schumacher.
Evans was the next, across the line and would see his dreams of yellow vanishing as he ceded three seconds to his Spanish rival. On the bright side, he had managed to pull 15 seconds ahead of Kohl, so at least a spot on the podium was still in sight.
Sastre took the tight turns in the final kilometres carefully, and was able to take a moment to celebrate his achievement with a sign of the cross and a modest pump of the fist at the line, just 29 seconds slower than Evans.
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- Fabian Cancellara (CSS-Saxo Bank) was out to show why he's the world time trial champion.
- British TT champion David Millar (Garmin-Chipotle) posted a strong time but couldn't pull off the win he was hoping for.
- Sylvain Chavanel (Cofidis) in the colours of French time trial champion.
- Stefan Schumacher (Gerolsteiner) took his second time trial victory of this Tour.
- Luxembourg time trial champion Kim Kirchen (Columbia) sprints for the line.
- Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) gave everything today but it was not enough to win.
- Denis Menchov (Rabobank) moved up to fourth but couldn't break onto the podium.
- Carlos Sastre (CSC-Saxo Bank) rolls away from the start.
- The Spaniard rode a fantastic time trial on a course that many predicted would not suit him.
- Carlos Sastre (CSC-Saxo Bank) rode the time trial of his life to secure victory at the 2008 Tour de France.
- Stage winner Stefan Schumacher congratulates Carlos Sastre during the podium ceremony.
- Carlos Sastre can now relax and enjoy the final stage to Paris tomorrow.
Images by Roberto Bettini/www.bettiniphoto.net
- Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) powers along during the TT.
- Fränk Schleck (CSC-Saxo Bank) showed his relative weakness in the time trial by finishing 54th.
- Christian Vande Velde (Garmin-Chipotle) rode a great TT but could only move up one place overall.
- Denis Menchov (Rabobank) ended the stage in sixth and moved up to fourth in the GC.
- Stefan Schumacher (Gerolsteiner) blitzes round the TT course.
- Denis Menchov (Rabobank) rolls into the finish.
- Schumacher definitely had the race face on today.
- Barloworld's Chris Froome is on track to finish his first Tour de France.
- Sprinter Robert Hunter (Barloworld) was saving his legs for tomorrow.
- Fabian Cancellera (CSC-Saxo Bank) went all out to win the stage but came up short.
- Roman Kreuziger (Liquigas) couldn't overhaul Andy Schleck for the best young rider jersey.
- Bernhard Kohl (Gerolsteiner) surprised with a ninth place finish and moved into third overall.
- Carlos Sastre (CSC-Saxo Bank) sweeps through a corner.
- Carlos Sastre (CSC-Saxo Bank) looked smooth and focused.
- Carlos Sastre (CSC-Saxo Bank) knows he has the Tour wrapped up.
- Sastre crossed the line totally spent, but kept hold of yellow.
- Sastre gave a brief wave as he crossed the line.
- A disappointed Cadel Evans ponders the outcome of today's time trial.
- Evans gets a hug from his wife Chiara.
Results
1 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner 1.03.50 (49.817 km/h) 2 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 0.21 3 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia 1.01 4 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 1.05 5 David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 1.37 6 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 1.55 7 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto 2.05 8 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner 2.19 9 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner 2.21 10 George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia 2.28 11 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia 2.29 12 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 2.34 13 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 2.36 14 Danny Pate (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 2.54 15 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 2.58 16 Christopher Froome (Ken) Barloworld 3.00 17 Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 3.04 18 Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Columbia 3.07 19 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 3.10 20 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank 3.13 21 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 3.14 22 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre 3.19 23 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas 3.21 24 Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 3.27 25 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step 3.31 26 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 3.34 27 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale 3.36 28 Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence - Lotto 3.50 29 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence - Lotto 3.58 30 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 4.02 31 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step 4.05 32 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Team Milram 4.10 33 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale 4.12 34 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 35 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 4.13 36 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 4.25 37 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 4.27 38 Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 4.32 39 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux 4.35 40 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Française des Jeux 4.37 41 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre 4.45 42 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom 4.49 43 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux 44 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner 4.54 45 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step 4.58 46 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank 5.01 47 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram 5.02 48 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole 5.16 49 Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank 5.22 50 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas 5.28 51 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 5.32 52 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram 5.33 53 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale 5.36 54 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 5.38 55 Gorka Verdugo Markotegi (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 5.39 56 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram 5.41 57 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 5.43 58 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 5.47 59 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole 5.51 60 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 5.52 61 Adam Hansen (Aus) Team Columbia 62 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre 5.57 63 José Iván Gutierrez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 6.01 64 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 6.03 65 David Le Lay (Fra) Agritubel 6.06 66 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank 67 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 6.07 68 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram 6.09 69 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 6.19 70 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel 6.27 71 Gianpaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld 6.29 72 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 6.31 73 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne 6.32 74 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 75 Juan José Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 6.33 76 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram 6.36 77 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Crédit Agricole 6.42 78 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 6.43 79 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence - Lotto 80 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom 6.47 81 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole 6.53 82 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 83 Florent Brard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 7.01 84 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 7.09 85 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas 7.13 86 Murilo Fischer (Bra) Liquigas 7.14 87 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 7.17 88 Arnaud Gérard (Fra) Française des Jeux 7.21 89 Christophe Le Mével (Fra) Crédit Agricole 90 Aleksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas 7.24 91 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale 7.25 92 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Agritubel 7.28 93 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Columbia 7.29 94 Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux 95 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld 7.34 96 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank 7.37 97 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner 7.38 98 Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence - Lotto 99 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner 7.44 100 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 7.46 101 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 7.47 102 Eduardo Gonzalo Ramirez (Spa) Agritubel 7.49 103 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 7.51 104 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Crédit Agricole 7.54 105 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux 8.00 106 Iñaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 8.02 107 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram 8.03 108 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank 8.05 109 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Barloworld 8.08 110 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 111 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux 8.10 112 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas 8.12 113 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Silence - Lotto 8.15 114 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram 8.19 115 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram 8.20 116 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre 8.26 117 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre 118 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne 8.31 119 David López García (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 8.36 120 William Frischkorn (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 8.37 121 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step 8.38 122 Trent Lowe (Aus) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 8.58 123 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole 9.06 124 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner 9.12 125 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quick Step 9.14 126 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel 9.17 127 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 9.21 128 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Columbia 129 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quick Step 9.23 130 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 9.25 131 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Silence - Lotto 9.30 132 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Quick Step 133 Julian Dean (NZl) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 9.34 134 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre 9.38 135 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia 9.58 136 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 137 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner 10.04 138 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre 10.20 139 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas 10.39 140 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom 10.52 141 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre 10.54 142 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Silence - Lotto 10.56 143 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Crédit Agricole 11.04 144 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 11.12 145 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 11.19 Points Saint-Amand-Montrond - 53.0 km 1 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner 15 pts 2 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 12 3 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia 10 4 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 8 5 David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 6 6 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 5 7 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto 4 8 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner 3 9 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner 2 10 George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia 1 Young riders 1 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia 1.06.19 2 Christopher Froome (Ken) Barloworld 0.31 3 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas 0.52 4 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 1.05 5 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 1.33 6 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 1.44 7 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram 2.33 8 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas 2.59 9 Arnaud Gérard (Fra) Française des Jeux 4.52 10 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Columbia 5.00 11 Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux 12 Eduardo Gonzalo Ramirez (Spa) Agritubel 5.20 13 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux 5.31 14 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank 5.36 15 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Barloworld 5.39 16 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram 5.50 17 Trent Lowe (Aus) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 6.29 18 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner 6.43 19 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 6.52 20 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre 7.09 21 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia 7.29 22 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner 7.35 Teams 1 Gerolsteiner 3.16.10 2 Garmin Chipotle 0.38 3 Team CSC Saxo Bank 1.13 4 Team Columbia 1.18 5 Cofidis Credit Par Telephone 5.08 6 Silence - Lotto 5.13 7 Rabobank 5.29 8 AG2R-La Mondiale 7.35 9 Quick Step 7.54 10 Bouygues Telecom 8.08 11 Francaise des Jeux 9.21 12 Lampre 13 Euskaltel - Euskadi 9.56 14 Caisse d'Epargne 9.59 15 Team Milram 10.05 16 Liquigas 11.22 17 Barloworld 12.23 18 Credit Agricole 13.09 19 Agritubel 15.21 General classification after stage 20 1 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 84.01.00 2 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto 1.05 3 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner 1.20 4 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 2.00 5 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 3.12 6 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 4.28 7 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 6.32 8 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia 7.02 9 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 7.26 10 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale 9.12 11 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale 10.02 12 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 11.32 13 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas 12.49 14 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux 19.23 15 Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 23.31 16 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 23.40 17 Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Columbia 25.02 18 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole 27.18 19 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole 28.31 20 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas 28.33 21 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 31.50 22 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank 32.59 23 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 35.48 24 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence - Lotto 36.31 25 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner 37.34 26 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre 44.43 27 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre 45.19 28 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 46.31 29 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram 47.50 30 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 48.23 31 Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence - Lotto 48.58 32 Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 50.19 33 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner 1.01.04 34 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank 1.05.45 35 George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia 1.08.22 36 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Quick Step 1.09.25 37 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 1.11.55 38 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 1.12.58 39 Eduardo Gonzalo Ramirez (Spa) Agritubel 1.20.06 40 Christophe Le Mével (Fra) Crédit Agricole 1.20.24 41 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia 1.25.27 42 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 1.26.12 43 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram 1.26.54 44 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram 1.26.56 45 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 1.27.07 46 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 1.29.49 47 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 1.33.12 48 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Barloworld 1.36.21 49 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre 1.36.47 50 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 1.36.50 51 David López García (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 1.39.27 52 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 1.41.59 53 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 1.44.38 54 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom 1.47.12 55 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1.47.24 56 José Iván Gutierrez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 1.48.34 57 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 1.49.40 58 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram 1.49.49 59 Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux 1.49.54 60 Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank 1.50.24 61 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 1.54.15 62 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 1.55.39 63 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 1.55.52 64 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel 1.55.54 65 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 1.57.23 66 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne 1.58.16 67 David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 1.59.19 68 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas 1.59.27 69 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank 2.05.10 70 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank 2.06.00 71 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale 2.06.35 72 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale 2.07.23 73 Gorka Verdugo Markotegi (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 2.08.13 74 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Française des Jeux 2.08.40 75 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner 2.09.23 76 Murilo Fischer (Bra) Liquigas 2.13.17 77 Trent Lowe (Aus) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 2.13.31 78 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step 2.13.50 79 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Crédit Agricole 2.14.15 80 David Le Lay (Fra) Agritubel 2.16.33 81 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Crédit Agricole 82 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux 2.19.24 83 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Silence - Lotto 2.19.35 84 Christopher Froome (Ken) Barloworld 2.21.10 85 Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 2.23.06 86 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Agritubel 2.23.18 87 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence - Lotto 2.26.54 88 Gianpaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld 2.29.43 89 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step 2.30.36 90 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom 2.32.09 91 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre 2.33.58 92 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner 2.34.02 93 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 2.34.09 94 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre 2.35.22 95 Danny Pate (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 2.36.19 96 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 2.38.03 97 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step 2.38.07 98 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step 2.40.12 99 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole 2.45.34 100 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram 2.48.33 101 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom 2.53.51 102 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole 2.55.29 103 Juan José Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 2.56.12 104 Iñaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 2.57.51 105 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram 2.58.21 106 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Columbia 2.58.48 107 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld 3.04.16 108 Adam Hansen (Aus) Team Columbia 3.04.59 109 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 3.07.46 110 Julian Dean (NZl) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 3.08.11 111 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quick Step 3.08.37 112 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux 3.08.44 113 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas 3.13.28 114 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 3.14.44 115 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne 3.16.00 116 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre 3.16.16 117 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner 3.16.25 118 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 3.17.01 119 Florent Brard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 3.17.45 120 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia 3.20.35 121 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux 3.21.22 122 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Silence - Lotto 3.22.50 123 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram 3.23.17 124 Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence - Lotto 3.23.43 125 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quick Step 3.24.22 126 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner 3.25.41 127 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre 3.25.56 128 Aleksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas 3.26.54 129 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank 3.27.38 130 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Team Milram 3.27.43 131 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas 3.27.53 132 Arnaud Gérard (Fra) Française des Jeux 3.29.50 133 William Frischkorn (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 3.30.47 134 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 3.31.08 135 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel 3.32.32 136 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram 3.33.30 137 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Crédit Agricole 3.35.30 138 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 3.35.31 139 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 3.35.42 140 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre 3.37.12 141 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 3.39.26 142 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 3.48.18 143 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner 3.51.55 144 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Columbia 3.53.58 145 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Silence - Lotto 3.54.51 Points classification 1 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank 244 pts 2 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram 202 3 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole 198 4 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 164 5 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia 155 6 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 125 7 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld 115 8 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Silence - Lotto 105 9 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto 101 10 Julian Dean (NZl) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 99 11 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas 98 12 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner 89 13 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Columbia 86 14 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner 85 15 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 80 16 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 79 17 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quick Step 78 18 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale 77 19 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 74 20 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre 73 21 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 72 22 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 68 23 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner 67 24 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 62 25 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 61 26 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 59 27 Iñaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 59 28 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale 55 29 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 54 30 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 51 31 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 49 32 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas 46 33 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 46 34 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Agritubel 45 35 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom 44 36 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux 42 37 William Frischkorn (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 42 38 David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 42 39 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner 40 40 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner 37 41 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 36 42 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole 33 43 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux 32 44 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 30 45 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step 29 46 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quick Step 28 47 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 27 48 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux 27 49 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence - Lotto 27 50 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Quick Step 27 51 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Crédit Agricole 26 52 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia 26 53 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step 26 54 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale 24 55 George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia 24 56 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 23 57 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel 20 58 Florent Brard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 20 59 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank 20 60 Christophe Le Mével (Fra) Crédit Agricole 20 61 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne 20 62 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale 19 63 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel 18 64 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux 17 65 Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 17 66 Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 16 67 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole 16 68 Danny Pate (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 16 69 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 15 70 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 15 71 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram 15 72 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram 14 73 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 13 74 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Barloworld 13 75 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas 12 76 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 12 77 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 12 78 Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence - Lotto 12 79 Aleksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas 10 80 Arnaud Gérard (Fra) Française des Jeux 10 81 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 10 82 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne 10 83 Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 9 84 Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Columbia 9 85 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram 8 86 Christopher Froome (Ken) Barloworld 8 87 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram 7 88 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 7 89 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner 7 90 José Iván Gutierrez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 6 91 Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux 6 92 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia 6 93 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank 6 94 Eduardo Gonzalo Ramirez (Spa) Agritubel 5 95 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 4 96 Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank 4 97 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram 4 98 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole 4 99 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 3 100 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 2 101 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 2 102 David Le Lay (Fra) Agritubel 2 103 Gianpaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld 2 104 Juan José Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 2 105 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Columbia 2 106 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Team Milram 1 107 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank -5 108 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre -5 109 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank -5 110 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Silence - Lotto -5 111 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas -5 Mountains classification 1 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner 125 pts 2 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 80 3 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 80 4 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 65 5 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner 61 6 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Barloworld 61 7 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner 60 8 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 58 9 Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux 52 10 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 51 11 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Crédit Agricole 50 12 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence - Lotto 49 13 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 49 14 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 48 15 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 47 16 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto 46 17 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 46 18 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale 44 19 Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Columbia 42 20 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale 40 21 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram 37 22 Danny Pate (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 37 23 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux 36 24 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 34 25 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 33 26 Christophe Le Mével (Fra) Crédit Agricole 33 27 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 31 28 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas 30 29 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 27 30 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 24 31 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step 22 32 Aleksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas 22 33 Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 20 34 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 20 35 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 20 36 Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 20 37 George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia 20 38 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux 19 39 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 18 40 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia 18 41 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre 17 42 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale 16 43 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 16 44 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 16 45 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner 14 46 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia 14 47 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas 13 48 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole 13 49 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 12 50 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne 12 51 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel 12 52 Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 11 53 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 10 54 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux 10 55 Florent Brard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 9 56 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram 9 57 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 9 58 José Iván Gutierrez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 8 59 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 8 60 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas 8 61 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank 8 62 Christopher Froome (Ken) Barloworld 8 63 Gorka Verdugo Markotegi (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 6 64 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step 6 65 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram 6 66 David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 5 67 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Quick Step 5 68 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole 4 69 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 4 70 Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank 3 71 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 2 72 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Française des Jeux 2 73 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner 2 74 Arnaud Gérard (Fra) Française des Jeux 2 75 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 2 76 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram 1 77 David Le Lay (Fra) Agritubel 1 78 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Agritubel 1 Young rider classification 1 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 84.12.32 2 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas 1.17 3 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas 17.01 4 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 24.16 5 Eduardo Gonzalo Ramirez (Spa) Agritubel 1.08.34 6 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia 1.13.55 7 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Barloworld 1.24.49 8 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram 1.38.17 9 Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux 1.38.22 10 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 1.44.07 11 Trent Lowe (Aus) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 2.01.59 12 Christopher Froome (Ken) Barloworld 2.09.38 13 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Columbia 2.47.16 14 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre 3.04.44 15 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia 3.09.03 16 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux 3.09.50 17 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner 3.14.09 18 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank 3.16.06 19 Arnaud Gérard (Fra) Française des Jeux 3.18.18 20 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 3.19.36 21 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram 3.21.58 22 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner 3.40.23 Teams classification 1 Team CSC Saxo Bank 251.54.35 2 AG2R-La Mondiale 15.49 3 Rabobank 1.05.33 4 Euskaltel - Euskadi 1.16.40 5 Silence - Lotto 1.17.29 6 Caisse d'Epargne 1.20.42 7 Team Columbia 1.23.14 8 Lampre 1.26.24 9 Gerolsteiner 1.28.01 10 Credit Agricole 1.37.23 11 Cofidis Credit Par Telephone 1.51.49 12 Liquigas 2.13.42 13 Bouygues Telecom 2.18.53 14 Garmin Chipotle 2.31.12 15 Francaise des Jeux 2.41.14 16 Team Milram 3.13.52 17 Barloworld 3.33.16 18 Quick Step 3.44.38 19 Agritubel 4.16.04 Intermediate timing Finish 18km 36km 47.5km 1 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner 1.03.50 0.21.30 (1) 0.42.50 (2) 0.58.12 (1) 2 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 0.22 0.00 (1) -0.12 (1) 0.14 (2) 3 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia 1.01 0.24 (4) 0.45 (3) 0.56 (3) 4 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 1.05 0.28 (5) 0.46 (4) 1.06 (4) 5 David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 1.37 0.43 (9) 0.51 (5) 1.24 (5) 6 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 1.55 0.22 (3) 0.56 (6) 1.38 (6) 7 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto 2.06 0.38 (7) 1.18 (7) 1.52 (7) 8 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner 2.19 0.56 (18) 1.22 (9) 2.00 (8) 9 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner 2.21 0.34 (6) 1.21 (8) 2.07 (9) 10 George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia 2.29 0.51 (14) 1.29 (11) 2.08 (10) 11 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia 0.46 (10) 1.26 (10) 2.17 (12) 12 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 2.35 0.46 (10) 1.41 (14) 2.12 (11) 13 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 2.37 1.12 (28) 1.46 (15) 2.28 (13) 14 Danny Pate (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 2.55 0.47 (12) 1.37 (12) 2.35 (14) 15 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 2.59 1.15 (32) 1.58 (18) 2.35 (14) 16 Christopher Froome (Ken) Barloworld 3.01 0.54 (17) 1.57 (17) 2.40 (16) 17 Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 3.05 0.53 (16) 2.06 (22) 2.44 (17) 18 Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Columbia 3.08 0.58 (19) 1.54 (16) 2.46 (18) 19 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 3.11 0.41 (8) 1.40 (13) 2.47 (19) 20 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank 3.13 1.29 (41) 2.21 (27) 2.53 (20) 21 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 3.15 0.49 (13) 2.00 (20) 2.55 (21) 22 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre 3.20 1.06 (23) 2.00 (20) 3.01 (22) 23 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas 3.22 0.52 (15) 1.59 (19) 3.03 (23) 24 Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 3.27 1.11 (27) 2.16 (24) 3.08 (24) 25 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step 3.32 1.05 (22) 2.20 (26) 3.14 (25) 26 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 3.35 1.07 (24) 2.11 (23) 3.20 (27) 27 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale 3.36 1.07 (24) 2.26 (28) 3.15 (26) 28 Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence - Lotto 3.50 0.58 (19) 2.26 (28) 3.21 (28) 29 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence - Lotto 3.59 1.07 (24) 2.26 (28) 3.39 (30) 30 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 4.02 1.27 (39) 3.02 (44) 3.49 (32) 31 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step 4.06 1.18 (35) 2.41 (32) 3.45 (31) 32 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Team Milram 4.11 1.37 (46) 2.53 (40) 3.57 (35) 33 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale 4.12 1.14 (30) 2.45 (34) 3.49 (32) 34 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 1.29 (41) 2.50 (38) 3.51 (34) 35 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 4.13 1.03 (21) 2.18 (25) 3.32 (29) 36 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 4.25 1.14 (30) 2.48 (35) 4.07 (39) 37 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 4.27 1.20 (36) 2.54 (41) 3.59 (36) 38 Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 4.32 1.51 (52) 3.20 (47) 4.05 (38) 39 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux 4.36 1.28 (40) 2.42 (33) 3.59 (36) 40 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Française des Jeux 4.37 1.21 (37) 2.36 (31) 4.08 (40) 41 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre 4.46 1.55 (54) 3.10 (45) 4.19 (41) 42 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom 4.50 1.37 (46) 3.15 (46) 4.29 (46) 43 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux 1.15 (32) 2.52 (39) 4.23 (43) 44 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner 4.55 1.50 (51) 3.30 (50) 4.30 (47) 45 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step 4.59 1.35 (44) 3.01 (42) 4.23 (43) 46 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank 5.01 1.24 (38) 2.49 (36) 4.21 (42) 47 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram 5.03 1.12 (28) 3.01 (42) 4.28 (45) 48 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole 5.17 1.41 (48) 3.32 (51) 4.48 (48) 49 Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank 5.22 1.46 (49) 3.42 (56) 5.01 (51) 50 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas 5.29 1.59 (61) 3.40 (55) 4.57 (50) 51 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 5.32 1.59 (61) 3.55 (62) 4.51 (49) 52 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram 5.34 2.57 (121) 4.04 (68) 5.14 (57) 53 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale 5.36 1.58 (58) 3.24 (49) 5.01 (51) 54 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 5.38 1.31 (43) 3.37 (54) 5.14 (57) 55 Gorka Verdugo Markotegi (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 5.40 2.18 (89) 4.17 (79) 5.09 (54) 56 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram 5.42 2.07 (73) 3.35 (52) 5.09 (54) 57 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 5.43 2.14 (81) 3.49 (57) 5.17 (58) 58 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 5.47 1.57 (57) 3.50 (58) 5.07 (53) 59 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole 5.52 1.46 (49) 3.36 (53) 5.17 (58) 60 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 5.53 2.03 (66) 3.55 (62) 5.20 (61) 61 Adam Hansen (Aus) Team Columbia 1.35 (44) 3.20 (47) 5.19 (60) 62 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre 5.58 2.46 (112) 3.52 (60) 5.20 (61) 63 José Iván Gutierrez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 6.01 1.16 (34) 2.49 (36) 5.10 (56) 64 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 6.04 2.00 (63) 4.08 (71) 5.41 (67) 65 David Le Lay (Fra) Agritubel 6.06 2.04 (68) 3.56 (64) 5.20 (61) 66 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank 6.07 1.58 (58) 4.09 (72) 5.37 (65) 67 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 1.55 (54) 3.50 (58) 5.39 (66) 68 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram 6.09 2.01 (64) 4.01 (66) 5.34 (64) 69 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 6.20 1.58 (58) 4.13 (74) 5.44 (68) 70 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel 6.28 2.05 (71) 4.15 (77) 5.51 (70) 71 Gianpaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld 6.30 2.20 (93) 4.13 (74) 5.51 (70) 72 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 6.32 2.05 (71) 4.15 (77) 6.00 (76) 73 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne 6.33 2.03 (66) 4.06 (69) 5.53 (72) 74 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1.55 (54) 3.53 (61) 5.53 (72) 75 Juan José Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 6.34 2.11 (79) 4.29 (81) 6.03 (78) 76 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram 6.36 2.04 (68) 4.03 (67) 6.02 (77) 77 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Crédit Agricole 6.42 2.07 (73) 4.12 (73) 5.54 (74) 78 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 6.43 2.04 (68) 4.07 (70) 5.58 (75) 79 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence - Lotto 1.53 (53) 3.56 (64) 5.49 (69) 80 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom 6.48 2.18 (89) 4.38 (88) 6.16 (80) 81 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole 6.53 2.14 (81) 4.41 (89) 6.12 (79) 82 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 6.54 2.09 (77) 4.29 (81) 6.21 (81) 83 Florent Brard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 7.02 2.15 (83) 4.37 (86) 6.25 (83) 84 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 7.10 2.15 (83) 4.43 (90) 6.37 (86) 85 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas 7.13 2.07 (73) 4.35 (85) 6.24 (82) 86 Murilo Fischer (Bra) Liquigas 7.14 2.16 (86) 4.20 (80) 6.25 (83) 87 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 7.17 2.16 (86) 4.51 (95) 6.46 (91) 88 Arnaud Gérard (Fra) Française des Jeux 7.21 2.17 (88) 5.12 (104) 6.46 (91) 89 Christophe Le Mével (Fra) Crédit Agricole 7.22 3.03 (127) 5.25 (112) 6.55 (96) 90 Aleksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas 7.25 2.07 (73) 4.37 (86) 6.39 (88) 91 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale 7.26 2.32 (98) 4.47 (92) 6.37 (86) 92 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Agritubel 7.28 2.34 (100) 4.54 (96) 6.44 (90) 93 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Columbia 7.29 2.10 (78) 4.33 (84) 6.39 (88) 94 Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux 7.30 2.36 (103) 5.00 (101) 6.49 (93) 95 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld 7.34 2.30 (97) 4.29 (81) 6.50 (94) 96 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank 7.38 2.11 (79) 4.14 (76) 6.36 (85) 97 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner 2.37 (105) 4.58 (99) 6.51 (95) 98 Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence - Lotto 7.39 2.43 (109) 5.32 (118) 7.00 (98) 99 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner 7.45 2.19 (92) 4.46 (91) 6.58 (97) 100 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 7.47 2.26 (96) 4.56 (98) 7.01 (99) 101 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 2.51 (114) 5.19 (108) 7.04 (102) 102 Eduardo Gonzalo Ramirez (Spa) Agritubel 7.49 2.38 (106) 4.47 (92) 7.02 (100) 103 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 7.51 2.18 (89) 5.17 (106) 7.03 (101) 104 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Crédit Agricole 7.55 2.35 (101) 5.11 (102) 7.10 (103) 105 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux 8.00 2.43 (109) 5.19 (108) 7.18 (107) 106 Iñaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 8.02 2.52 (115) 5.31 (116) 7.23 (109) 107 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram 8.03 2.36 (103) 5.11 (102) 7.16 (105) 108 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank 8.05 2.33 (99) 5.13 (105) 7.16 (105) 109 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Barloworld 8.08 2.56 (120) 5.19 (108) 7.27 (112) 110 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 8.09 3.04 (129) 5.36 (119) 7.21 (108) 111 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux 8.10 2.53 (118) 5.43 (122) 7.29 (113) 112 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas 8.13 2.15 (83) 4.55 (97) 7.24 (110) 113 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Silence - Lotto 8.15 2.35 (101) 4.58 (99) 7.10 (103) 114 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram 8.19 2.02 (65) 4.47 (92) 7.24 (110) 115 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram 8.20 2.41 (107) 5.20 (111) 7.41 (115) 116 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre 8.26 2.43 (109) 5.42 (120) 7.50 (118) 117 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre 8.27 3.18 (136) 6.15 (132) 7.51 (119) 118 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne 8.31 2.52 (115) 5.26 (113) 7.45 (116) 119 David López García (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 8.36 3.04 (129) 5.55 (125) 7.49 (117) 120 William Frischkorn (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 8.38 2.48 (113) 5.17 (106) 7.40 (114) 121 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step 8.39 2.24 (95) 5.31 (116) 7.53 (120) 122 Trent Lowe (Aus) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 8.58 3.27 (139) 6.12 (131) 8.16 (122) 123 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole 9.07 2.52 (115) 5.42 (120) 8.19 (123) 124 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner 9.12 2.53 (118) 5.45 (123) 8.26 (125) 125 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quick Step 9.15 3.04 (129) 6.07 (129) 8.31 (127) 126 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel 9.17 2.59 (124) 6.22 (134) 8.32 (129) 127 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 9.22 2.41 (107) 5.30 (115) 8.31 (127) 128 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Columbia 3.12 (133) 5.53 (124) 8.24 (124) 129 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quick Step 9.24 2.22 (94) 5.29 (114) 8.15 (121) 130 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 9.25 2.58 (123) 5.59 (128) 8.34 (130) 131 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Silence - Lotto 9.30 3.03 (127) 5.55 (125) 8.30 (126) 132 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Quick Step 9.31 2.57 (121) 5.58 (127) 8.53 (134) 133 Julian Dean (NZl) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 9.34 3.45 (142) 6.30 (138) 8.51 (133) 134 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre 9.39 3.14 (135) 6.28 (137) 8.49 (131) 135 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia 9.59 3.12 (133) 6.31 (139) 9.05 (135) 136 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 3.35 (141) 6.10 (130) 8.50 (132) 137 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner 10.05 3.00 (125) 6.22 (134) 9.09 (136) 138 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre 10.21 3.59 (145) 6.49 (140) 9.27 (137) 139 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas 10.39 3.00 (125) 6.23 (136) 9.27 (137) 140 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom 10.53 3.29 (140) 7.18 (144) 9.50 (139) 141 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre 10.54 3.50 (144) 7.16 (143) 9.51 (140) 142 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Silence - Lotto 10.57 3.49 (143) 7.21 (145) 10.00 (144) 143 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Crédit Agricole 11.05 3.10 (132) 6.49 (140) 9.57 (141) 144 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 11.12 3.22 (138) 6.19 (133) 9.58 (143) 145 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 11.19 3.20 (137) 7.02 (142) 9.57 (141)
