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92nd Giro d'Italia - GT

Italy, May 9-31, 2009

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Stage 14 - Saturday, May 23: Campi Bisenzio - Bologna (San Luca), 172km

A strong sense of déjà-vu: 10 months on, Gerrans wins big again in Italia

San Luca climb sees Di Luca, Menchov gap Leipheimer

By Anthony Tan in Bologna, Italy

Simon Gerrans (Cervelo Test Team) wins
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Like his compatriot Stuart O'Grady, Cervelo's Simon Gerrans has a knack of sensing a good break. And like O'Grady, Gerrans has a knack of making the right break.

On a stinking hot Saturday afternoon and just 12 kilometres into a difficult, 172km fourteenth stage that presented the riders of the 92nd Giro d'Italia with five categorised climbs -including a nasty hilltop finish to Bologna's San Luca, whose slopes averaged close to nine percent - the dimple-faced Aussie from the southern State of Victoria found himself in a 13-man move.

Actually, it was team orders for him and his teammates. "The [team's] tactic was for Phil Deignan and I to ride in a breakaway in case Carlos [Sastre] came across and needed us in front [in the closing kilometres]," said Gerrans.

Simon Gerrans (Cervelo)
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"I thought I was going to come to the Giro to try and win a stage, but I put my ambitions aside and thought my sole purpose was to ride for Carlos Sastre. It was only maybe in the last 20 kilometres that we knew our break would go all the way to the finish, and Phillip rode for me to win the stage."

Over the following 160 kilometres, the break lost one rider early on to make an even dozen, never gaining more than four-and-a-half minutes on the peloton. And as the day wore on, it only became hotter, into the mid-30s Celsius by the time the race neared its finish, and by consequence, increasingly harder.

But after his brilliant Tour de France stage victory to Prato Nevoso last year, Gerrans had the toughness, the condition, and perhaps most importantly, the experience.

It just so happened that on July 20, 2008, a break formed after 12 kilometres. It also happened that on the 183km fifteenth leg of that Tour, the stage ended with a mountain-top finish - and quite ironically, in Italy. And in the finale, three riders were left to fight for the win. Victory there bestowed the baby-faced Victorian with a new level of confidence and respect.

Could there have been a greater sense of déjà-vu?

The peloton
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"Yeah, it was little bit of déjà-vu," Gerrans said to Cyclingnews, "because I'm back [winning] in Italy. That win at the Tour was also my last win. I was thinking today about how that break was the last break I was in."

As the riders passed under the sandstone arch of Pontecchio Marconi with 2.7km left to race, ISD's Andriy Grivko took flight just before the start of the climb to San Luca, a further 600 metres ahead.

The Ukrainian got the head start he wanted, but with the first 500 metres averaging a lung-busting 13.6%, Barloworld's Christopher Froome took over, setting an even faster tempo as the road became less steep.

Simon Gerrans (Cervelo)
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But in the next half-kilometre, beginning with a short 16% pitch, the road kicked up again to average 12.2%. It must've hurt like hell.

"I hadn't ridden this climb before, but my teammates who have ridden the Giro dell'Emilia told me about it; they said it was like the Mur de Huy [the final climb of the Spring Classic, La Flèche Wallonne]," he said.

It's where Gerrans made his move.

Not so much an attack - but a tempo that his counterpart from Great Britain could not match and on slopes that would have sent mountain goats toppling backwards.

Danilo Di Luca (LPR Brakes)
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As the final 600 metres began to level out (unbeknown to him, Froome and Grivko had effectively blown), Gerrans pushed home his advantage, now a certain winner.

"It was a bit of a surprise that it ramped up two times," Gerrans said afterwards, "so I basically went as hard as I could to distance my breakaways companions. I thought I was riding really slowly because I was really exhausted, but it turned out that everyone was really exhausted."

By the arrivo where he spread his arms out wide in a victory gesture not unlike his win to Prato Nevoso last July, the 29-year-old had time to celebrate his joy and rub it right in to an expectant partisan crowd, finishing in front of Rubens Bertaglioti (Serramenti-Diquigiovanni) and Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre-N.G.C.) in second and third respectively.

"And like the Tour de France," said Gerrans, referring to the uncanny nature of both his Grand Tour wins, "it's a fantastic feeling, to win at the Giro d'Italia, and in my first experience at the Giro."

Small, though perhaps significant changes to GC

Denis Menchov (Rabobank) rides
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Behind Gerrans on the climb of San Luca, a battle of nerves was taking place between the favourites for the final maglia rosa.

2007 Giro champion Danilo Di Luca of LPR was creating most of the nervousness on territory all too familiar for the Ardennes Classics rider-turned-Grand Tour contender; attacking out the saddle, sitting back in the seat, attacking, sitting…

Eventually, only the names of Franco Pellizotti (Liquigas), Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone), race leader Denis Menchov and Sastre (Cervelo) could follow, although at the line, this climbing quintet distanced rivals Ivan Basso (Liquigas) and Levi Leipheimer (Astana) by only three seconds. "Three seconds [ahead of Leipheimer] is not so much. I think it's a good sign for us, but it's too early to say if it's a good thing," Menchov said, who realised the top three on GC changed little after Saturday.

Astana sticks together
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"I knew it was a perfect climb for [Di Luca], and he would ride for time at a minimum. But for me, it's important he didn't have a chance to take any bonus seconds [for finishing in the top three].

"I think the most important stages are to Monte Petrano [Stage 16] and Blockhaus [Stage 17]," said Menchov, "so that's where we'll see who has the condition to win [overall]. I think tomorrow [Stage 15] will be a little bit harder, but tactically, I think it will be more or less the same."

The most significant change in GC placing came when Ivan Basso (Liquigas) jumped ahead of Michael Rogers (Columbia-Highroad) into sixth by two seconds.

A biggish break

Giovanni Visconti (ISD - Neri) and the other breakaway riders
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Conditions in Florence's Campi Bisenzio felt almost identical to the day before, but the major point of differentiation came in the percorso Giro organisers had laid down for Saturday's 14th stage. Five categorised climbs - a hat-trick of Cat. 2s and one Cat. 3, before a 2.1km long hilltop finish to Bologna's San Luca - made this medium mountain stage interesting.

It was no surprise to see Columbia-High Road's triple stage winner Mark Cavendish exit stage left, but his lead-out man Mark Renshaw (who Cavendish praised yesterday as the "world's best"), Steve Chainel (Bbox Bouygues Telecom), Cameron Meyer (Garmin-Slipstream), and Filippo Pozzato (Katusha) were also no-shows for the 172km journey northeast to Bologna.

The peloton ascends
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Twelve kilometers into proceedings, a 13-strong group got away, and like the stage that preceded it, the break established a medium-sized lead around the four and a half minute mark after 70km - perhaps considered to be a controllable advantage by the Rabobank-led peloton. In the move were: Guillame Bonnafond (AG2r), Giampaolo Cheula and Christopher Froome (Barloworld), Vasili Kiryienka (Caisse d'Epargne), Philip Deignan and Simon Gerrans (Cervelo), Giovanni Visconti and Andriy Grivko (ISD), Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre), Francesco Reda (Quick Step), Rubens Bertaglioti (Diquigiovanni), Evgeny Petrov (Katusha), Martin Müller (Milram) and Eduard Vorganov (Xacobeo).

Over the first pair of Cat. 2 climbs, Milram's Müller was dropped somewhere along the way, making an even dozen out front, his absence not affecting the break's chances, that, with 62km remaining, still had four minutes flat between them and the peloton.

The penultimate categorised climb of Mongardino signalled exactly 23km remaining. Holding a 1:44 advantage at this point, one had to give at least a few of those blokes a chance - so long as they still had the legs. And after 160km away coupled with a 2.1km hilltop finish in San Luca, the victor would need all the legs he had left.

Photography

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Results

1 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Cervelo Test Team                                        4.16.48 (40.186 km/h)
2 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli        0.12
3 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                                         0.18
4 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Team Katusha                                                0.24
5 Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervelo Test Team                                          0.27
6 Christopher Froome (GBr) Barloworld                                             0.36
7 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne                                         0.41
8 Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step                                                 1.01
9 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) ISD                                                         1.04
10 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                                   
11 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini                                     
12 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                              
13 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                                       
14 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervelo Test Team                                              
15 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                                             
16 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas                                                      1.07
17 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                                       
18 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli             
19 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                            1.10
20 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad                                      
21 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale                                          1.16
22 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                           1.19
23 Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                     1.21
24 Francesco Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                         
25 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                                           1.29
26 Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Fuji-Servetto                                         1.30
27 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                                              
28 Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) ISD                                                         
29 Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Columbia - Highroad                                 
30 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia                                              
31 Jose Serpa (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli                   
32 Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step                                             1.37
33 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia - Highroad                                     
34 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom                                        
35 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli     1.43
36 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli              
37 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli            
38 David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Slipstream                                             
39 Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram                                             1.46
40 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Team Katusha                                               1.48
41 Francis De Greef (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                               
42 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana                                                   1.53
43 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Astana                                                     
44 Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana                                                   1.58
45 Dario David Cioni (Ita) ISD                                                    2.02
46 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team Saxo Bank                                               
47 Marcos Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                                
48 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team Columbia - Highroad                                       
49 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                                                
50 Iban Mayoz (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                                   
51 Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukr) ISD                                                        
52 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step                                                     
53 Carlos José Ochoa (Ven) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli            
54 Blaise Sonnery (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                          2.39
55 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team Saxo Bank                                             
56 Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin - Slipstream                                     2.44
57 Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana                                                    2.51
58 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervelo Test Team                                       2.57
59 Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld                                                    
60 Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                                       3.02
61 Iker Camano (Spa) Fuji-Servetto                                                3.09
62 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                                 
63 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                              
64 Gonzalo Rabunal (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                          3.19
65 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom                                        
66 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana                                                          
67 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank                                                    
68 Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step                                                       
69 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Barloworld                                                
70 Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                                 
71 Delio Ferandez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                               
72 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                                              
73 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale                                           
74 Ted King (USA) Cervelo Test Team                                                   
75 Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo Test Team                                        
76 Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                                                 
77 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas                                                 3.30
78 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                                        3.58
79 Francesco Failli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                              
80 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Team Katusha                                                    
81 Félix Cardenas (Col) Barloworld                                                4.01
82 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli     4.18
83 Jason McCartney (USA) Team Saxo Bank                                           4.24
84 Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana                                                        
85 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Liquigas                                                 
86 Francesco De Bonis (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli           
87 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas                                                     
88 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Liquigas                                                     
89 Morris Possoni (Ita) Team Columbia - Highroad                                      
90 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step                                                    
91 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas                                                  4.39
92 Andrea Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                        4.48
93 Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                             
94 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld                                              
95 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Cervelo Test Team                                          5.14
96 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                               
97 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                          
98 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                                            
99 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Rabobank                                                     
100 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step                                               5.32
101 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step                                                  5.49
102 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                               6.03
103 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank                                                6.33
104 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld                                             6.38
105 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini                        7.05
106 Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                          7.07
107 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervelo Test Team                                               
108 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervelo Test Team                                              
109 Jure Golcer (Slo) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini                                       
110 Gabriele Bosisio (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini                                  
111 Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Rabobank                                              7.21
112 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) ISD                                                   7.24
113 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R La Mondiale                                         9.43
114 Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia                                      11.09
115 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team Katusha                                                    
116 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                                              
117 Michael Barry (Can) Team Columbia - Highroad                                      
118 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Astana                                                    
119 Luca Barla (Ita) Team Milram                                                      
120 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Barloworld                                                
121 Gustavo Cesar Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                        
122 Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quick Step                                                 
123 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                         11.38
124 Diego Caccia (Ita) Barloworld                                                     
125 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                            12.04
126 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank                                            12.24
127 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                          
128 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                                
129 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld                                               16.52
130 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram                                                   
131 Jean-Charles Senac (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                         
132 Matthew Goss (Aus) Team Saxo Bank                                                 
133 Guillaume le Floch (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom                                    
134 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram                                                  
135 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Team Katusha                                                 
136 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                             
137 Alexander Serov (Rus) Team Katusha                                                
138 Angel Gomez (Spa) Fuji-Servetto                                                   
139 Alberto Fernandez (Spa) Fuji-Servetto                                             
140 Hector Gonzalez (Spa) Fuji-Servetto                                               
141 Allan Davis (Aus) Quick Step                                                      
142 Riccardo Chiarini (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini                                 
143 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini                               
144 Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                            
145 Giairo Ermeti (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini                                     
146 Julien Belgy (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom                                          
147 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Silence-Lotto                                              
148 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini                               
149 Thomas Fothen (Ger) Team Milram                                                   
150 Robert Forster (Ger) Team Milram                                                  
151 Matteo Montaguti (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini                                  
152 Markus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram                                                   
153 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Garmin - Slipstream                                         
154 Ben Swift (GBr) Team Katusha                                                      
155 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                                      
156 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank                                              
157 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank                                                    
158 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Silence-Lotto                                               
159 Bart Dockx (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                                    
160 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                                 
161 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                                                 
162 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Columbia - Highroad                               
163 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Slipstream                                            
164 David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Slipstream                                         
165 Oscar Gatto (Ita) ISD                                                             
166 Kasper Klostergaard (Den) Team Saxo Bank                                          
167 Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin - Slipstream                                             
168 Danny Pate (USA) Garmin - Slipstream                                              
169 Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank                                                  
170 Johann Tschopp (Swi) BBox Bouygues Telecom                                        
171 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha                                          17.45
172 Evgeny Sokolov (Rus) BBox Bouygues Telecom                                   18.06
173 Ian Stannard (GBr) ISD                                                            
174 Yohann Gene (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom                                      19.32
175 Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) ISD                                                      
176 Davide Vigano (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                                 
177 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Fuji-Servetto                                               
178 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank                                                      
179 Saïd Haddou (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom                                           
180 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                            25.44
DNS  Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia - Highroad                                    
DNS  Steve Chainel (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom                                        
DNS  Cameron Meyer (Aus) Garmin - Slipstream                                          
DNS  Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad                                      
DNS  Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha                                               
DNF  Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                              

Points

1 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Cervelo Test Team                                             25 pts
2 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli          21
3 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                                           18
4 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne                                           17
5 Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervelo Test Team                                            16
6 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Team Katusha                                                  14
7 Christopher Froome (GBr) Barloworld                                               10
8 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) ISD                                                           10
9 Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step                                                    8
10 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                                  6
11 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia                                             6
12 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini                                    5
13 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                             4
14 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                                      3
15 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervelo Test Team                                             2
16 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                                            1
17 Ian Stannard (GBr) ISD                                                           -1

Mountains

Mountain 1

1 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) ISD                                                            5 pts
2 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) ISD                                                        3
3 Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                         1

Mountain 2

1 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) ISD                                                            5 pts
2 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) ISD                                                        3
3 Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                         1

Mountain 3

1 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) ISD                                                            5 pts
2 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) ISD                                                        3
3 Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervelo Test Team                                             1

Mountain 4

1 Christopher Froome (GBr) Barloworld                                                3 pts
2 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli           2
3 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Team Katusha                                                   1

Mountain 5

1 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Cervelo Test Team                                             15 pts
2 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli          10
3 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                                            6
4 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Team Katusha                                                   4
5 Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervelo Test Team                                             2

T.V.

1 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne                                            5 pts
2 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia                                              4
3 Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervelo Test Team                                             3
4 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) ISD                                                            2
5 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                                            1
6 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli            

Most combative

1 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) ISD                                                           11 pts
2 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Cervelo Test Team                                              6
3 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli           6
4 Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervelo Test Team                                             6
5 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) ISD                                                        6
6 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                                            5
7 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne                                            5
8 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia                                              4
9 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Team Katusha                                                   3
10 Christopher Froome (GBr) Barloworld                                               3
11 Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                        2

Azzurri d'Italia

1 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Cervelo Test Team                                              4 pts
2 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli           2
3 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                                            1

Trofeo Fuga Cervelo

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Trofeo Fast Team

1 Cervelo Test Team                                                           12.51.55
2 S.Diquigiovanni - Androni Gioc.                                                 1.18
3 Lampre - NGC                                                                    1.20
4 Team Columbia - High Road                                                       2.46
5 ISD-Neri                                                                        3.05
6 Quickstep                                                                       3.09
7 Caisse d'Epargne                                                                3.22
8 Astana                                                                              
9 AG2r La Mondiale                                                                3.45
10 Xacobeo Galicia                                                                4.03
11 Liquigas-Doimo                                                                 4.10
12 Acqua & Sapone - Caffe' Mokambo                                                4.13
13 Team Katusha                                                                   4.39
14 Silence - Lotto                                                                4.45
15 Barloworld                                                                     5.21
16 Team Saxo Bank                                                                 6.29
17 Rabobank                                                                      11.20
18 LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini                                                     13.45
19 Garmin - Slipstream                                                           19.48
20 Fuji - Servetto                                                               20.00
21 Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                                         20.17
22 Team Milram                                                                   28.16

Trofeo Super Team

1 Cervelo Test Team                                                                 43 pts
2 Lampre - NGC                                                                      24
3 S.Diquigiovanni - Androni Gioc.                                                   22
4 Team Katusha                                                                      17
5 Caisse d'Epargne                                                                  16
6 Liquigas-Doimo                                                                    16
7 Barloworld                                                                        15
8 Quickstep                                                                         13
9 ISD-Neri                                                                          12
10 LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini                                                        10
11 Acqua & Sapone - Caffe' Mokambo                                                   9
12 Rabobank                                                                          8
13 Astana                                                                            4
14 Team Columbia - High Road                                                         1
15 AG2r La Mondiale                                                                   
16 Silence - Lotto                                                                    
17 Fuji - Servetto                                                                    
18 Xacobeo Galicia                                                                    
19 Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                                              
20 Garmin - Slipstream                                                                
21 Team Milram                                                                        
22 Team Saxo Bank                                                                     

General classification after stage 14

1 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                                58.33.53
2 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini                                  0.34
3 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                                    0.43
4 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                                2.00
5 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervelo Test Team                                           2.52
6 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas                                                       3.03
7 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad                                   3.05
8 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli           5.17
9 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                                          5.26
10 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                            6.01
11 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia - Highroad                                 6.26
12 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale                                          6.54
13 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                          7.15
14 Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana                                                   7.28
15 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Astana                                                 8.00
16 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli         8.08
17 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                                           8.43
18 Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Fuji-Servetto                                         9.01
19 Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Columbia - Highroad                             9.24
20 Jose Serpa (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli               9.52
21 Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step                                            11.08
22 Francesco Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                    11.46
23 Dario David Cioni (Ita) ISD                                                   11.50
24 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli       11.54
25 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana                                                  12.58
26 Christopher Froome (GBr) Barloworld                                           13.37
27 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank                                                13.52
28 Gabriele Bosisio (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini                              14.03
29 Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld                                               14.32
30 Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram                                            15.01
31 Francis De Greef (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                          15.51
32 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team Saxo Bank                                          19.11
33 Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana                                                   21.23
34 Carlos José Ochoa (Ven) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli       22.59
35 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervelo Test Team                                      23.31
36 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli    23.32
37 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia                                         23.53
38 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) ISD                                                       23.58
39 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Team Katusha                                              26.26
40 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana                                                     30.04
41 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Cervelo Test Team                                         31.35
42 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas                                                32.36
43 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Team Katusha                                              34.45
44 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Garmin - Slipstream                                     35.13
45 Félix Cardenas (Col) Barloworld                                               35.16
46 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team Columbia - Highroad                                  35.34
47 Iker Camano (Spa) Fuji-Servetto                                               38.16
48 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Rabobank                                                39.35
49 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                                         40.04
50 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Astana                                                42.19
51 Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukr) ISD                                                   43.53
52 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                          44.59
53 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank                                               45.09
54 Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                            45.24
55 Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervelo Test Team                                        46.12
56 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                                           47.05
57 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale                                      47.52
58 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step                                                48.35
59 Blaise Sonnery (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                         48.40
60 Iban Mayoz (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                              49.08
61 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli      49.38
62 Jure Golcer (Slo) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini                                   50.52
63 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne                                       52.10
64 Marcos Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                           52.14
65 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) ISD                                                   55.24
66 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Cervelo Test Team                                         57.00
67 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Barloworld                                           58.13
68 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                         58.19
69 Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                                      59.56
70 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                                     1.00.43
71 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Liquigas                                          1.01.37
72 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Columbia - Highroad                         1.02.20
73 Francesco De Bonis (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli    1.02.34
74 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                                     1.04.09
75 Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                  1.06.15
76 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Barloworld                                          1.09.05
77 Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Rabobank                                            1.10.38
78 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini                         1.11.08
79 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas                                               1.11.40
80 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas                                              1.14.37
81 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom                                 1.14.50
82 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom                                 1.15.00
83 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Team Katusha                                             1.15.34
84 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Silence-Lotto                                        1.16.33
85 Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin - Slipstream                                  1.17.59
86 Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                                          1.18.48
87 Jason McCartney (USA) Team Saxo Bank                                        1.19.35
88 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini                      1.20.14
89 Morris Possoni (Ita) Team Columbia - Highroad                               1.20.15
90 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step                                             1.20.20
91 Markus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram                                             1.22.16
92 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Liquigas                                              1.23.54
93 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld                                           1.24.12
94 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                   1.24.32
95 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                                       1.28.04
96 Angel Gomez (Spa) Fuji-Servetto                                             1.28.14
97 Francesco Failli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                       1.29.15
98 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                        1.30.17
99 David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Slipstream                                      1.31.45
100 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step                                            1.32.58
101 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team Saxo Bank                                     1.33.01
102 Johann Tschopp (Swi) BBox Bouygues Telecom                                 1.33.43
103 Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) ISD                                                 1.34.01
104 Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo Test Team                                1.34.54
105 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank                                          1.36.14
106 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                            1.37.24
107 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli        
108 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld                                      1.40.21
109 Alexander Serov (Rus) Team Katusha                                         1.40.23
110 Ted King (USA) Cervelo Test Team                                           1.41.58
111 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                          1.42.08
112 Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                       1.42.47
113 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini                        1.43.04
114 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team Katusha                                             1.43.53
115 Hector Gonzalez (Spa) Fuji-Servetto                                        1.44.04
116 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                         1.44.15
117 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step                                               1.44.26
118 Andrea Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                    1.46.01
119 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Silence-Lotto                                        1.46.36
120 Ben Swift (GBr) Team Katusha                                               1.46.38
121 Allan Davis (Aus) Quick Step                                               1.48.11
122 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervelo Test Team                                       1.50.26
123 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Fuji-Servetto                                        1.50.41
124 Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana                                                1.51.08
125 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                          1.51.49
126 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                                          1.52.00
127 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                                    1.52.23
128 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                          1.53.08
129 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                                       1.54.42
130 Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quick Step                                          1.55.05
131 Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step                                               1.59.24
132 Matthew Goss (Aus) Team Saxo Bank                                          1.59.49
133 Gonzalo Rabunal (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                      2.00.14
134 Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                     2.01.25
135 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R La Mondiale                                      2.02.55
136 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank                                             2.04.09
137 Thomas Fothen (Ger) Team Milram                                            2.04.47
138 Giairo Ermeti (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini                              2.06.10
139 Diego Caccia (Ita) Barloworld                                              2.08.49
140 Matteo Montaguti (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini                           2.08.58
141 Luca Barla (Ita) Team Milram                                               2.11.59
142 Michael Barry (Can) Team Columbia - Highroad                               2.12.28
143 Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step                                            2.13.21
144 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Slipstream                                     2.13.39
145 Delio Ferandez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                       2.14.03
146 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld                                             2.15.34
147 Gustavo Cesar Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                 2.15.51
148 Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin - Slipstream                                      2.16.22
149 Oscar Gatto (Ita) ISD                                                      2.16.33
150 Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                     2.16.36
151 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                   2.18.39
152 Kasper Klostergaard (Den) Team Saxo Bank                                   2.18.44
153 Danny Pate (USA) Garmin - Slipstream                                       2.20.00
154 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank                                       2.20.03
155 Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank                                           2.21.33
156 Riccardo Chiarini (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini                          2.21.37
157 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Team Katusha                                          2.21.56
158 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                               2.22.06
159 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervelo Test Team                                        2.22.34
160 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram                                           2.22.37
161 Guillaume le Floch (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom                             2.22.42
162 Robert Forster (Ger) Team Milram                                           2.22.55
163 Ian Stannard (GBr) ISD                                                     2.23.21
164 Davide Vigano (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                          2.23.24
165 Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) ISD                                               2.23.49
166 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                       2.24.26
167 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                         2.26.12
168 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                      2.26.20
169 Yohann Gene (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom                                    2.26.23
170 David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Slipstream                                  2.26.33
171 Jean-Charles Senac (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                  2.28.10
172 Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia                                    2.30.41
173 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank                                               2.32.09
174 Saïd Haddou (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom                                    2.32.50
175 Julien Belgy (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom                                   2.33.08
176 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram                                            2.34.54
177 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha                                        2.36.12
178 Bart Dockx (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                             2.37.12
179 Alberto Fernandez (Spa) Fuji-Servetto                                      2.40.35
180 Evgeny Sokolov (Rus) BBox Bouygues Telecom                                 2.50.14

Points classification

1 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini                                   112 pts
2 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini                               96
3 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                                      79
4 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Columbia - Highroad                               78
5 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Slipstream                                            73
6 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                             69
7 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                                  69
8 Allan Davis (Aus) Quick Step                                                      68
9 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                                      50
10 Davide Vigano (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                                47
11 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                                          46
12 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad                                    45
13 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld                                                   37
14 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas                                                        36
15 Ben Swift (GBr) Team Katusha                                                     35
16 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli           31
17 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervelo Test Team                                            29
18 Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld                                                  28
19 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                              26
20 Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Columbia - Highroad                               25
21 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Cervelo Test Team                                            25
22 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne                                          25
23 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia - Highroad                                   25
24 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) ISD                                                          24
25 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                                             23
26 Oscar Gatto (Ita) ISD                                                            23
27 Robert Forster (Ger) Team Milram                                                 22
28 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli         21
29 Matthew Goss (Aus) Team Saxo Bank                                                21
30 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) ISD                                                      20
31 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step                                                   20
32 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                             20
33 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                         20
34 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli            18
35 Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) ISD                                                     16
36 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                                           16
37 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli          16
38 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia                                            16
39 Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervelo Test Team                                           16
40 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana                                                     14
41 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Team Katusha                                                 14
42 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team Katusha                                                   14
43 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank                                             13
44 Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step                                                     12
45 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli       12
46 Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia                                          11
47 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale                                            11
48 Jose Serpa (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli                 11
49 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                            10
50 Christopher Froome (GBr) Barloworld                                              10
51 Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step                                                  10
52 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha                                              10
53 Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram                                                9
54 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Garmin - Slipstream                                         9
55 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram                                                  9
56 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom                                       8
57 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Astana                                                    8
58 Gabriele Bosisio (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini                                  8
59 Alexander Serov (Rus) Team Katusha                                                8
60 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank                                                   7
61 Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                                                7
62 Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank                                                  7
63 Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana                                                      6
64 Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Fuji-Servetto                                            6
65 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Barloworld                                               6
66 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini                               6
67 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step                                                   6
68 Kasper Klostergaard (Den) Team Saxo Bank                                          6
69 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld                                             5
70 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                                           4
71 Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                        4
72 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                         4
73 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R La Mondiale                                             4
74 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Team Katusha                                                 4
75 Francesco De Bonis (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli          3
76 Hector Gonzalez (Spa) Fuji-Servetto                                               3
77 Carlos José Ochoa (Ven) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli           2
78 Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukr) ISD                                                       2
79 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                                 2
80 Thomas Fothen (Ger) Team Milram                                                   2
81 Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                            2
82 Francesco Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                        1
83 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Rabobank                                                    1
84 Johann Tschopp (Swi) BBox Bouygues Telecom                                        1
85 Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) ISD                                                        1
86 Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                              1
87 Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quick Step                                                 1
88 Matteo Montaguti (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini                                  1
89 Michael Barry (Can) Team Columbia - Highroad                                      1
90 Riccardo Chiarini (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini                                 1

Mountains classification

1 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                             49 pts
2 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) ISD                                                           31
3 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini                                    27
4 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                                      23
5 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) ISD                                                       19
6 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Cervelo Test Team                                             15
7 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli            13
8 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                                  13
9 Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld                                                   13
10 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli         12
11 Carlos José Ochoa (Ven) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli          11
12 Hector Gonzalez (Spa) Fuji-Servetto                                              10
13 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                                      8
14 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne                                           8
15 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Team Katusha                                                  7
16 Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                        7
17 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia - Highroad                                    6
18 Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana                                                      6
19 Dario David Cioni (Ita) ISD                                                       6
20 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                                           6
21 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Barloworld                                               5
22 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas                                                         4
23 Félix Cardenas (Col) Barloworld                                                   4
24 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step                                                    4
25 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram                                                  4
26 Christopher Froome (GBr) Barloworld                                               3
27 Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step                                                      3
28 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Slipstream                                            3
29 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha                                               3
30 Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervelo Test Team                                            3
31 Francesco De Bonis (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli          3
32 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom                                       3
33 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                                 3
34 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli             2
35 Gabriele Bosisio (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini                                  2
36 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Silence-Lotto                                              2
37 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                                   2
38 Oscar Gatto (Ita) ISD                                                             2
39 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia                                             1
40 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank                                                   1
41 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R La Mondiale                                             1
42 Kasper Klostergaard (Den) Team Saxo Bank                                          1
43 Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) ISD                                                      1

Young rider classification

1 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia - Highroad                              58.40.19
2 Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step                                              4.42
3 Francesco Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                      5.20
4 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli         5.28
5 Christopher Froome (GBr) Barloworld                                             7.11
6 Francis De Greef (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                            9.25
7 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana                                                      23.38
8 Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukr) ISD                                                    37.27
9 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step                                                 42.09
10 Blaise Sonnery (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                         42.14
11 Marcos Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                           45.48
12 Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                                      53.30
13 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Columbia - Highroad                           55.54
14 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                                       57.43
15 Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                    59.49
16 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Barloworld                                          1.02.39
17 Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Rabobank                                            1.04.12
18 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas                                               1.05.14
19 Morris Possoni (Ita) Team Columbia - Highroad                               1.13.49
20 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                                       1.21.38
21 Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo Test Team                                 1.28.28
22 Hector Gonzalez (Spa) Fuji-Servetto                                         1.37.38
23 Ben Swift (GBr) Team Katusha                                                1.40.12
24 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                           1.45.23
25 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                           1.46.42
26 Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quick Step                                           1.48.39
27 Matthew Goss (Aus) Team Saxo Bank                                           1.53.23
28 Gonzalo Rabunal (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                       1.53.48
29 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank                                              1.57.43
30 Matteo Montaguti (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini                            2.02.32
31 Luca Barla (Ita) Team Milram                                                2.05.33
32 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Slipstream                                      2.07.13
33 Delio Ferandez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                        2.07.37
34 Oscar Gatto (Ita) ISD                                                       2.10.07
35 Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                      2.10.10
36 Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank                                            2.15.07
37 Riccardo Chiarini (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini                           2.15.11
38 Guillaume le Floch (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom                              2.16.16
39 Ian Stannard (GBr) ISD                                                      2.16.55
40 Davide Vigano (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                           2.16.58
41 Jean-Charles Senac (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                   2.21.44
42 Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia                                     2.24.15
43 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank                                                2.25.43
44 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha                                         2.29.46
45 Alberto Fernandez (Spa) Fuji-Servetto                                       2.34.09
46 Evgeny Sokolov (Rus) BBox Bouygues Telecom                                  2.43.48

T.V. classification

1 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) ISD                                                       15 pts
2 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne                                           10
3 Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) ISD                                                      10
4 Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step                                                       7
5 Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia                                            7
6 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha                                                7
7 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                              6
8 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram                                                   6
9 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini                                5
10 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                             5
11 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom                                       5
12 Davide Vigano (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                                 5
13 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia                                             4
14 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) ISD                                                           4
15 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step                                                    4
16 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Barloworld                                               4
17 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini                               4
18 Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) ISD                                                        4
19 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Slipstream                                            4
20 Kasper Klostergaard (Den) Team Saxo Bank                                          4
21 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Columbia - Highroad                               3
22 Jose Serpa (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli                  3
23 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank                                                   3
24 Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervelo Test Team                                            3
25 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                                           3
26 Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                        3
27 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                         3
28 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R La Mondiale                                             3
29 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Team Katusha                                                 3
30 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli            2
31 Francesco De Bonis (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli          2
32 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team Katusha                                                    2
33 Hector Gonzalez (Spa) Fuji-Servetto                                               2
34 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld                                                    2
35 Carlos José Ochoa (Ven) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli           1
36 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                                 1
37 Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step                                                   1
38 Oscar Gatto (Ita) ISD                                                             1
39 Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                            1

Most combative classification

1 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                             29 pts
2 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini                               26
3 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini                                    23
4 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) ISD                                                       23
5 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                                      21
6 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Slipstream                                            20
7 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Columbia - Highroad                               19
8 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                                  17
9 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) ISD                                                           17
10 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli           14
11 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne                                          14
12 Allan Davis (Aus) Quick Step                                                     14
13 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                                     11
14 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                                          11
15 Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) ISD                                                     10
16 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld                                                   10
17 Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step                                                      9
18 Davide Vigano (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                                 9
19 Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld                                                   9
20 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step                                                    9
21 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha                                               9
22 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram                                                  8
23 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom                                       7
24 Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia                                           7
25 Carlos José Ochoa (Ven) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli           7
26 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Barloworld                                               7
27 Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                        7
28 Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Columbia - Highroad                                6
29 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Cervelo Test Team                                             6
30 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                             6
31 Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervelo Test Team                                            6
32 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli          6
33 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team Katusha                                                    6
34 Hector Gonzalez (Spa) Fuji-Servetto                                               6
35 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia - Highroad                                    4
36 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia                                             4
37 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Team Katusha                                                  4
38 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank                                                   4
39 Francesco De Bonis (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli          4
40 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini                               4
41 Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) ISD                                                        4
42 Ben Swift (GBr) Team Katusha                                                      4
43 Kasper Klostergaard (Den) Team Saxo Bank                                          4
44 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervelo Test Team                                             3
45 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas                                                         3
46 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad                                     3
47 Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana                                                      3
48 Jose Serpa (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli                  3
49 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana                                                      3
50 Christopher Froome (GBr) Barloworld                                               3
51 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                         3
52 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                                 3
53 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R La Mondiale                                             3
54 Oscar Gatto (Ita) ISD                                                             3
55 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Team Katusha                                                 3
56 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli             2
57 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                               2
58 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                                              2
59 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                              2
60 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli        2
61 Matthew Goss (Aus) Team Saxo Bank                                                 2
62 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                          2
63 Dario David Cioni (Ita) ISD                                                       1
64 Gabriele Bosisio (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini                                  1
65 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                                   1
66 Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step                                                   1
67 Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                            1
68 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank                                              1

Azzurri d'Italia classification

1 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini                                    11 pts
2 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini                               11
3 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                                       9
4 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Columbia - Highroad                                8
5 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli             4
6 Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Columbia - Highroad                                 4
7 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Cervelo Test Team                                              4
8 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Slipstream                                             4
9 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                              3
10 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                                  3
11 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                                      2
12 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli          2
13 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                                           2
14 Allan Davis (Aus) Quick Step                                                      2
15 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld                                                    2
16 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia - Highroad                                    1
17 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team Katusha                                                    1
18 Ben Swift (GBr) Team Katusha                                                      1

Trofeo Fuga Cervelo classification

Not available

Fair play classification

Not available

Trofeo Fast team classification

1 Astana                                                                     175.06.40
2 S.Diquigiovanni - Androni Gioc.                                                 4.44
3 Team Columbia - High Road                                                       7.19
4 Liquigas-Doimo                                                                 22.13
5 Caisse d'Epargne                                                               22.44
6 Cervelo Test Team                                                              24.11
7 Barloworld                                                                     30.11
8 Lampre - NGC                                                                   32.21
9 Rabobank                                                                       39.17
10 Acqua & Sapone - Caffe' Mokambo                                               43.24
11 LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini                                                     44.31
12 ISD-Neri                                                                      48.42
13 AG2R La Mondiale                                                            1.12.17
14 Quickstep                                                                   1.13.53
15 Fuji - Servetto                                                             1.16.20
16 Team Katusha                                                                1.20.55
17 Silence - Lotto                                                             1.21.56
18 Team Saxo Bank                                                              1.32.34
19 Xacobeo Galicia                                                             1.37.58
20 Garmin - Slipstream                                                         2.44.20
21 Team Milram                                                                 2.59.19
22 Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                                       3.23.10

Trofeo Super team classification

1 Team Columbia - High Road                                                        289 pts
2 LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini                                                        221
3 Lampre - NGC                                                                     185
4 S.Diquigiovanni - Androni Gioc.                                                  162
5 Liquigas-Doimo                                                                   157
6 Astana                                                                           155
7 Team Katusha                                                                     144
8 Quickstep                                                                        132
9 Acqua & Sapone - Caffe' Mokambo                                                  110
10 Barloworld                                                                      108
11 Rabobank                                                                        102
12 Cervelo Test Team                                                                99
13 Garmin - Slipstream                                                              92
14 ISD-Neri                                                                         89
15 Caisse d'Epargne                                                                 88
16 Team Milram                                                                      81
17 AG2R La Mondiale                                                                 76
18 Team Saxo Bank                                                                   76
19 Fuji - Servetto                                                                  71
20 Silence - Lotto                                                                  34
21 Xacobeo Galicia                                                                  34
22 Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                                            15
                                      

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