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Tour of California - 2.HC
USA, February 14-22, 2009
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Stage 7 - February 21: Santa Clarita - Pasadena, 143 km/88.9 mi
AG2R fights for limelight in the Rose Bowl
By Kirsten Robbins in Pasadena, California
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Rinaldo Nocentini put a little sun into AG2R La Mondiale's Tour of California with a win in Pasadena following what was a hectic day full of attacking riding. The Italian outsprinted what was left of the days' break, having survived everything thrown at him by the elite selection in the finale.
Noncentini's AG2R La Mondiale team hasn't been featured during the week, and against the likes of Fränk Schleck, George Hincapie and Pieter Weening - all of whom have won Tour de France stages - it looked like that might continue for both Noncentini and his teammate in the break, Martin Elmiger.
The French team's new recruit only Italian proved to have the fastest legs on the finishing circuits, and used them to outkick the remnants of the break - Cervélo's Hayden Rouslton and Rabobank's Weening.
"This is our first victory of the year so I'm very pleased about it," said Nocentini. "I think this might be my most important victory. We had two riders in the front group and I'm really happy with how we played our tactics."
"Today was impressive, and overall it has been a hard tour," he continued. "Today was a beautiful route but it was a difficult climb. The mountains are very hard for me. For me this race has been a little difficult, with crashes and the bad weather. I stuck through it and today I'm very happy with the stage win."
Nocentini and his teammate Martin Elmiger cleverly timed attacks against their mid-race breakaway companions on the final five finishing circuits. The other eight riders included with Fränk Schleck (Team Saxo Bank), Markus Zberg (BMC Racing Team), George Hincapie (Team Columbia - Highroad), Hayden Roulston (Cervélo TestTeam), Chris Baldwin (Rock Racing), Pieter Weening (Rabobank), Addy Engels (Quick Step), Martin Elmiger (AG2R La Mondiale), Christian Vande Velde (Garmin - Slipstream). AG2R was the only team with more than one rider in the break, and it worked its numbers to its advantage.
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All eyes were on the winner of this stage last year, George Hincapie, but he was a marked man - not allowed to escape and forced to chase the attacks of the others. As the experienced American grew tired of covering attacks from Zberg, Elmiger and Weening, the dangerous Schleck escaped over a crucial two kilometre climb located just after the start-finish line. His manoeuvere lasted one full lap, long enough to split the break in half.
"Every day I've been feeling better and better," said Schleck. "In the end we all saw that it was going to be a very tactical race. With the two American's Hincapie and Vandevelde in the break, everyone was trying to get away from them. But, the two really knew that they had to take care of me. It was pure tactics today."
The bunch regrouped for one last hurrah, however, but then on the final lap, Nocentini, Roulston and Weening got away from the rest of the break, and they managed to hold their slight lead until the end despite some last-minute cat and mouse action.
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Team Astana reduced the break's margin to a manageable two minutes by the finish, and consequently there was no change to head of the overall classification. Levi Leipheimer stays in the golden jersey, 36 seconds ahead of David Zabriskie (Garmin-Slipstream) and 45 seconds ahead of Michael Rogers (Columbia-Highroad).
At only 143 kilometres, the penultimate stage was the shortest jaunt of this year's Tour of California. What it lacked in length was made up for in difficulty because teams sitting further back took a shot at flowing into an early break along the foothills of the snow-capped San Gabriel Mountains. The speed of the peloton quickened with every attack but no break got loose until the day's only KOM located on the Millcreek Summit.
"It was a hard stage in the beginning; there were a lot of attacks from riders dangerous to the GC," explained Leipheimer. "We always had to chase them down, and it took a while before there was a breakaway on which we could agree."
The decisive 10-man escape formed at the base of the day's lengthy ascent, with the summit rising to 4,900 feet. Hincapie and Schleck were the highest-ranked riders in the overall, but sitting 6:30 back from Leipheimer, neither posed a threat to the race lead until the break grew to its maximum of 4:30.
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"My teammates were riding on the front all day and then we were told the gap was more than four minutes so I told the guys that they had to speed up," said Leipheimer, who was comfortable allowing the break to have a three-minute advantage. "But then I was like ‘woah, woah slow down that's too fast.' I wanted them to leave a little left in the tank for tomorrow."
The event's KOM leader Francisco Mancebo (Rock Racing), who also took the stage 1 victory, crashed along the 24-kilometre fast plunge to the Rose Bowl finishing circuits. The Spaniard hit a rock on the side of a rough patch of pavement. According to a team press release he was taken to the Huntington Memorial Hospital where he is believed to have suffered a concussion plus a broken hand and elbow. Jason McCartney (Saxo Bank) followed Mancebo in the KOM competition and assumed the jersey lead.
As the break away blasted down to the finishing circuits, Vandevelde flatted a rear tyre. After what may have been the fastest wheel change in the history of bike racing, he was back in the front group before anyone realised he was missing. "I knew it was going to be aggressive from the get-go, and our team wanted to get someone in the breakaway," said the Illinois native, who contributed to the race tactics.
"Our team was aggressive trying to get in there because we knew it would eventually snap," he continued. "But it was super hard - it took 35-40 miles before the breakaway was established, and that was not fun. But once we got away it was a really strong group and we knew it was going to stay away."
Vandevelde noted the thousands upon thousands of fans cheering for the successful break away during the final laps. "The fans were unbelievable down there," he continued. "Frank Schleck came up to me and showed me he had goosebumps all over - it was a neat feeling to race through a throng of fans like any Grand Tour stage."
The ultimate stage of the Tour of California will showcase a point-to-point road race from Rancho-Bernardo to Escondido. There are four climbs en route including the most difficult climb up the slope of Palamar Mountain, a 19-kilometre ascent to the top. Astana will have their hands full containing the plethora of climbers that follow him close behind in the overall. One thing is for sure, upon the finish line a 2008 Tour of California winner will emerge.
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- Rinaldo Nocentini (AG2R La Mondiale) and Pieter Weening (Rabobank) approach the sprint with Hayden Roulston (Cervélo TestTeam) on the right.
- Fans gather for the race.
- George Hincapie (Columbia-Highroad) leads Rinaldo Nocentini (AG2R La Mondiale).
- The escape group.
- Riders started trying to get up the road first thing.
- Svein Tuft (Garmin-Slipstream) leads an attack.
- Trent Lowe (Garmin-Slipstream) attacked as soon as the last group got reeled in.
- Riders get strung out over a bridge along the route.
- The scenery changed again today to rocky and arid.
- Fränk Schleck (Saxo Bank) leads the attack that eventually stuck.
- The rolling foothills before climbing up and over into Pasadena.
- Fränk Schleck (Saxo Bank) was dominant on the climbs today.
- Their were no problems getting through the tunnels this year.
- Astana kept at it on the front all day.
- Chris Baldwin (Rock Racing) driving the break.
- Lance Armstrong (Astana) stayed close to the yellow jersey.
- Astana leads the bunch up through the crowds on the KOM.
- Andy Schleck (Saxo Bank) grabs a newspaper from a fan for the long descent.
- Fans were at the ready with the newspapers for riders on the way down.
- Hayden Roulston (Cervélo TestTeam) hung in there today for second place.
- The field starts to take up chasing after the break establishes its lead.
- Tim Johnson (OUCH) moves towards the front to contribute to the chase.
- It was still chilly higher up on the mountains where a little snow was left.
- The speeds slowed back down once the race got off the descent.
- The field comes on to its first lap.
- Crowds were thick today on the circuit.
- The famous Rose Bowl was again the backdrop for this years exciting stage.
- Levi Leipheimer (Astana) stayed out of trouble again today to retain the yellow jersey.
- Rinaldo Nocentini (AG2R La Mondiale) takes the win in Pasadena.
- Jason McCartney (Saxo Bank) took over the climbers jersey after todays stage.
- Levi Leipheimer (Astana) gets presented with another yellow jersey by actress Ginnifer Goodwin.
Images by Mitch Clinton/www.clintonphoto.com
- Tom Boonen talks to the photographers
- Lance Armstrong (Astana) was once again the centre of attention.
- Cavendish, Leipheimer and Hamilton roll out for the start.
- Team Astana packed the front in the feed zone.
- Astana controlled proceedings to ensure the break didn't get too much time.
- Rinaldo Nocentini is whisked away after winning the stage.
Images by Roberto Bettini/www.bettiniphoto.net
- Rinaldo Nocentini (AG2R La Mondiale) and Pieter Weening (Rabobank)
- Rinaldo Nocentini (AG2R La Mondiale) on the podium.
- Rinaldo Nocentini (AG2R La Mondiale) tops the podium with Pieter Weening (Rabobank) and Hayden Roulston (Cervélo TestTeam), l & r.
- Rinaldo Nocentini (AG2R La Mondiale) wins Tour of California stage seven.
- Italy's Rinaldo Nocentini (AG2R La Mondiale) wins Tour of California stage seven.
- Large crowds watch stage seven.
- Riders finish Tour of California stage seven.
- Many fans turned out for the Tour of California stage.
- Levi Leipheimer (Astana), c, with Jason McCartney (Saxo Bank), Robert Gesink (Rabobank), Mark Cavendish (Columbia-Highroad) and Christian Vande Velde (Garmin).
- Italy's Rinaldo Nocentini (AG2R La Mondiale) tops the podium with Pieter Weening (Rabobank) and Hayden Roulston (Cervélo TestTeam), l & r.
- Rinaldo Nocentini (AG2R La Mondiale) after his first win of the season.
- Rinaldo Nocentini (AG2R La Mondiale) finishes
- Rinaldo Nocentini (AG2R La Mondiale).
Images by Mark Johnson/www.ironstring.com
- Rinaldo Nocentini (AG2R La Mondiale) takes the win in Pasadena after a cat-and-mouse final kilometre.
- The route took riders into the mountains north of Los Angeles today.
- Legendary Dutch cycling photographer Cor Vos has covered 33 Tours de France - here he is with assistant Michael Romo in Santa Clarita.
- Cycling's best-named pro, Marco Velo (Quick Step) gets ready to ride.
- Bob Roll goes with the Dr. Evil look in Santa Clarita.
- How often do you wake up to find Tom Boonen (Quick Step) waiting for the Walk sign to flash before crossing a suburban intersection in Southern California?
- Armstrong (Astana), Hincapie (Columbia High-Road) and Cavendish (Columbia High Road) at the start of the 89 mile stage.
- Is that reindeer or Speedplay tracks on the red carpet sign-in path?
- Levi Leipheimer (Astana) and Tyler Hamilton (Rock Racing) have a bro shake on their way to the battlefield.
- Astana protects its man while circling the Rose Bowl.
- Massive crowds again greet the Tour of California in Pasadena.
- Svein Tuft (Garmin) took a spill today.
- A star-studded escape... Fränk Schleck (Saxo Bank), George Hincapie (Columbia-Highroad) and Hayden Roulston (Cervélo TestTeam) came into Pasadena with the break, but let Nocentini ride away for the win.
- Levi Leipheimer (Astana) keeps his leader's jersey ahead of tomorrow's 13-mile showdown up Palomar Mountain in San Diego.
Images by Matthew Moses/www.moses-images.com
- The break starts the first of the five circuits.
- Levi Leipheimer's Astana team controlled the main peloton until the end.
- Fränk Schleck (Saxo Bank) trying to separate himself from George Hincapie (Columbia-Highroad) and the rest of his breakaway members.
- Hayden Roulston (Cervélo TestTeam) out of the saddle trying to out-sprint Rinaldo Nocentini (AG2R La Mondiale).
Images by Emory Ball/www.emoryball.com
- Armstrong's spare bike, like his main ride, has a different paint scheme than the rest of Astana Treks.
- The star of Texas on the seat post of Armstrong's spare bike.
- The crowd was thick around the Astana camper as it has been all week.
- The crowd spilled into the surrounding parking deck in an effort to see Levi and Lance.
- The start area was a sea of yellow.
- You can tell it's a big bike race 'cause Mavic is present.
- The bike that no one wants to ride but everyone is glad it's there when they need it.
- Huge crowds where waiting for someone at the sign in.
- Tom Boonen was happy and relaxed at the sign in.
- Jens Voigt signs in for a day at work.
- George Hincapie, the winner of last year's stage into Pasadena, signs in.
- Best Young Rider Gesink steps up.
- Fast Freddy gets a bit of mic time.
- Mancebo was all smiles at the sign in. What could go wrong today?
- Fast man Cavendish was hoping for another bunch finish.
- 2008 Tour De France winner Carlos Sastre looked happy to be in California today.
- Andy Schleck of Saxo Bank.
- Fränk Schleck perhaps plotting on how to make his mark on the day.
- Sastre takes some time to sign autographs.
- Sastre with the penetrating stare.
- US champion Tyler Hamilton was popular with the fans.
- Hamilton gets some mic time.
- Floyd Landis arrives and is mobbed.
- David Zabriskie keeps 'em laughing.
- Christian Vande Velde would go on to be one of the day's animators.
- Armstrong arrives and has a few words for the crowd.
- Dave Z signing autographs.
- Armstromg signs in for work.
- Armstrong signs autograph after autograph for the fans.
- Levi looked relaxed and ready.
- All smiles at the start.
- Gesink perhaps is thinking of tommorow and the big climb.
- Levi seems to have the 2009 Tour of California well in hand.
- The photo motos are ready to roll.
- And they are off.
- It's pretty relaxed at the beginning.
- Zberg (BMC) rolls out.
- Thor was all smiles with one stage in the bag. Anything else is a bonus.
- At the finish fans can watch the race on the big screen when it's not right in front of them.
- The break rolls into town.
- Schleck (Saxo Bank) and Baldwin (Rock Racing) in the closing laps.
- Astana had their motors at the front including Armstrong.
- Hincapie (Columbia) marks the eventual winner Nocentini (Ag2r).
- The break split up and reformed several times. Stage winner Nocentini (Ag2R) has a bit of a sit down.
- Astana worked on the front all day.
- Levi rolls in another day done and one step closer to the overall win.
- Stage 7 winner Rinaldo Nocentini (Ag2r) catches his breath after a hard day's racing.
Images by Wil Matthews
- George Hincapie (Team Columbia - Highroad) , winner of this stage in 2008, wasn't allowed to escape this year.
- Team Astana leads the peloton through the feed zone with Levi Leipheimer safely tucked out of sight.
- Fränk Schleck springs away from the break maintaining a small lead for nearly a lap before being captured.
- With the Rose Bowl in the background Team Astana controls the chase and keeps their leader safe.
- Martin Elmiger (AG2R) proceeds to break some legs on the second to last circuit in order to set up his teammate and eventual winner Rinaldo Nocentini.
- With the yellow jersey tucked safely in the middle Team Astana controls the peloton in stage seven action at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena.
- Rinaldo Nocentini is jubilant upon winning stage seven at the Amgen Tour of California in Pasadena.
- Levi Leipheimer crosses the line safe and sound.
- Tom Boonen and teammates relax at the start of stage seven in Santa Clarita, CA.
- Carlos Sastre at the start of stage seven in Santa Clarita, CA.
- KOM jersey wearer Francisco Mancebo reaches across Levi Leipheimer to shake hands with sprint leader Mark Cavendish at the start of stage seven in Santa Clarita. Mancebo would later leave the race after a crash.
- The day's winners (l-r) Pieter Weeing (Rabobank), Rinaldo Nocentini (AG2R) and Hayden Roulston (Cervélo TestTeam)
- Hayden Roulston looks for a way out to a shower, food and a well-deserved nap.
Results
1 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 3.24.43 2 Hayden Roulston (NZl) Cervélo TestTeam 3 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 4 Markus Zberg (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0.07 5 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale 6 Chris Baldwin (USA) Rock Racing 7 George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia - Highroad 8 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 9 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 10 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step 11 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam 2.19 12 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank 13 Nick Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 14 Kiel Reijnen (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 15 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank 16 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Astana 17 Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervélo TestTeam 18 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 19 David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 20 Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 21 Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team 22 Steven Cozza (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 23 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Bissell Pro Cycling 24 Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas 25 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank 26 Glen Chadwick (NZl) Rock Racing 27 Timothy Johnson (USA) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 28 Freddy Rodriguez (USA) Rock Racing 29 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 30 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 31 Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Rock Racing 32 Jurgen van de Walle (Bel) Quick Step 33 Christopher Horner (USA) Astana 34 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia - Highroad 35 Michael Barry (Can) Team Columbia - Highroad 36 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step 37 Ben Day (Aus) Fly V Australia 38 Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank 39 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank 40 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia - Highroad 41 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 42 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step 43 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step 44 Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana 45 Jeffry Louder (USA) BMC Racing Team 46 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad 47 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana 48 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Rock Racing 49 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 50 Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 51 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas 52 Frank Pipp (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 53 Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas 54 Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1 55 Karl Menzies (Aus) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 56 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas 57 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Rabobank 58 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 59 Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 60 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1 61 Bradley White (USA) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 62 Weert Kevin De (Bel) Quick Step 63 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank 64 Cameron Evans (Can) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 65 Adam Hansen (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad 66 Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC Racing Team 67 Floyd Landis (USA) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 68 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank 69 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervélo TestTeam 70 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step 71 Rory Sutherland (Aus) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 72 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas 73 Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step 74 Jonathan Patrick McCarty (USA) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 75 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank 76 Jason Mccartney (USA) Team Saxo Bank 77 Ińigo Cuesta (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam 78 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 79 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Cervélo TestTeam 80 Christopher Jones (USA) Team Type 1 81 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Astana 82 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam 83 Grégory Rast (Swi) Astana 3.44 84 Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana 85 Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 16.06 86 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Rock Racing 87 Ian McKissick (USA) BMC Racing Team 88 Andy Guptill (USA) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 89 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 90 Tyler Wren (USA) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 91 Aaron Olson (USA) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 92 Robert Gunn (USA) Fly V Australia 93 Matthew Crane (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 94 Will Routley (Can) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 95 Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin - Slipstream 8.09 96 Tom Zirbel (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 97 Trent Lowe (Aus) Garmin - Slipstream 8.10 DNF Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad DNF Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas DNF Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Liquigas DNF Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale DNF Thomas Frei (Swi) BMC Racing Team DNF Peter Latham (NZl) Bissell Pro Cycling DNF Luis Romero Amaran (Cub) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light DNF Phillip Gaimon (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team DNF Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Rock Racing Sprints Acton 1 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Cervélo TestTeam 5 pts 2 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 3 3 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad 1 Circuit lap 1 1 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale 5 pts 2 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step 3 3 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 1 Stage finish 1 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 15 pts 2 Hayden Roulston (NZl) Cervélo TestTeam 12 3 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 10 4 Markus Zberg (Swi) BMC Racing Team 7 5 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale 6 6 Chris Baldwin (USA) Rock Racing 5 7 George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia - Highroad 4 8 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 3 9 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 2 10 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step 1 Mountains Millcreek summit 1 Chris Baldwin (USA) Rock Racing 6 pts 2 Hayden Roulston (NZl) Cervélo TestTeam 5 3 George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia - Highroad 4 4 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 3 5 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 1 Teams 1 AG2R La Mondiale 10.16.35 2 Cervelo Test Team 2.12 3 Rabobank 4 Garmin-Slipstream 2.19 5 Rock Racing 6 BMC Racing Team 7 Team Columbia-High Road 8 Quick Step 9 Team Saxo Bank 10 Astana 4.31 11 Bissell Pro Cycling 12 Liquigas 13 Ouch Presented By Maxxis 14 Team Type 1 15 Jelly Belly Cycling Team 18.18 16 Colavita/Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 32.05 General classification after stage 7 1 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 27.39.02 2 David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 0.36 3 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad 0.45 4 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank 1.10 5 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia - Highroad 1.29 6 Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana 1.46 7 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 1.54 8 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana 1.59 9 Christopher Horner (USA) Astana 2.13 10 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas 2.21 11 Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 2.24 12 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Astana 2.48 13 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step 2.57 14 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Rock Racing 3.37 15 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 4.09 16 Jurgen van de Walle (Bel) Quick Step 4.15 17 George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia - Highroad 4.23 18 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 5.01 19 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank 5.44 20 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank 6.08 21 Hayden Roulston (NZl) Cervélo TestTeam 6.20 22 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank 6.25 23 Ińigo Cuesta (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam 6.56 24 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 25 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step 7.18 26 Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Rock Racing 7.55 27 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 28 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Astana 8.16 29 Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 8.52 30 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale 9.17 31 Weert Kevin De (Bel) Quick Step 9.56 32 Floyd Landis (USA) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 10.26 33 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 10.47 34 Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervélo TestTeam 11.14 35 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Bissell Pro Cycling 12.22 36 Frank Pipp (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 12.25 37 Steven Cozza (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 13.04 38 Tom Zirbel (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 13.22 39 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank 15.55 40 Jason Mccartney (USA) Team Saxo Bank 16.17 41 Glen Chadwick (NZl) Rock Racing 18.44 42 Cameron Evans (Can) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 19.04 43 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 19.12 44 Jonathan Patrick McCarty (USA) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 19.22 45 Rory Sutherland (Aus) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 20.11 46 Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC Racing Team 20.31 47 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 21.52 48 Ian McKissick (USA) BMC Racing Team 22.19 49 Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin - Slipstream 22.26 50 Markus Zberg (Swi) BMC Racing Team 22.56 51 Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1 23.46 52 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step 24.14 53 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam 24.37 54 Timothy Johnson (USA) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 26.05 55 Grégory Rast (Swi) Astana 26.21 56 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step 26.48 57 Will Routley (Can) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 27.12 58 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Rabobank 27.53 59 Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 27.54 60 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1 28.20 61 Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana 28.52 62 Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team 28.54 63 Christopher Jones (USA) Team Type 1 29.03 64 Bradley White (USA) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 29.17 65 Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas 29.32 66 Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank 30.41 67 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Cervélo TestTeam 31.21 68 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia - Highroad 31.58 69 Chris Baldwin (USA) Rock Racing 32.14 70 Michael Barry (Can) Team Columbia - Highroad 32.29 71 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervélo TestTeam 32.46 72 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank 32.53 73 Nick Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 33.01 74 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 33.14 75 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank 33.17 76 Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step 77 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 33.44 78 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 33.46 79 Matthew Crane (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 34.39 80 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step 34.50 81 Kiel Reijnen (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 35.01 82 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas 35.13 83 Ben Day (Aus) Fly V Australia 36.16 84 Adam Hansen (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad 36.28 85 Jeffry Louder (USA) BMC Racing Team 36.42 86 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam 37.09 87 Karl Menzies (Aus) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 37.28 88 Trent Lowe (Aus) Garmin - Slipstream 37.42 89 Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas 39.09 90 Tyler Wren (USA) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 39.24 91 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas 41.58 92 Freddy Rodriguez (USA) Rock Racing 42.12 93 Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 46.04 94 Aaron Olson (USA) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 46.52 95 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Rock Racing 49.25 96 Robert Gunn (USA) Fly V Australia 50.15 97 Andy Guptill (USA) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 55.15 Sprint classification 1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia - Highroad 36 pts 2 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam 28 3 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step 24 4 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 18 5 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 16 6 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 15 7 Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 15 8 Markus Zberg (Swi) BMC Racing Team 15 9 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale 15 10 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 12 11 Jurgen van de Walle (Bel) Quick Step 12 12 Hayden Roulston (NZl) Cervélo TestTeam 12 13 Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 12 14 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad 11 15 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank 11 16 Freddy Rodriguez (USA) Rock Racing 11 17 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas 10 18 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank 10 19 Christopher Horner (USA) Astana 10 20 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step 9 21 Jason Mccartney (USA) Team Saxo Bank 9 22 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Rock Racing 8 23 Cameron Evans (Can) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 8 24 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana 7 25 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank 7 26 Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana 6 27 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank 6 28 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Cervélo TestTeam 6 29 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Rock Racing 6 30 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Astana 5 31 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervélo TestTeam 5 32 Chris Baldwin (USA) Rock Racing 5 33 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step 5 34 Jeffry Louder (USA) BMC Racing Team 5 35 Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas 5 36 George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia - Highroad 4 37 Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 4 38 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 4 39 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step 4 40 Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1 4 41 Timothy Johnson (USA) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 4 42 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 3 43 Bradley White (USA) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 3 44 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 2 45 David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 1 46 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 1 47 Karl Menzies (Aus) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 1 48 Robert Gunn (USA) Fly V Australia 1 Mountains classification 1 Jason Mccartney (USA) Team Saxo Bank 29 pts 2 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Rock Racing 22 3 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Cervélo TestTeam 17 4 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank 13 5 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 10 6 Timothy Johnson (USA) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 10 7 Steven Cozza (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 8 8 Bradley White (USA) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 8 9 Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas 8 10 Jeffry Louder (USA) BMC Racing Team 8 11 Christopher Horner (USA) Astana 7 12 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Astana 7 13 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step 6 14 Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1 6 15 Chris Baldwin (USA) Rock Racing 6 16 Hayden Roulston (NZl) Cervélo TestTeam 5 17 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 5 18 Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 5 19 George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia - Highroad 4 20 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 3 21 Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana 2 22 Michael Barry (Can) Team Columbia - Highroad 2 23 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia - Highroad 1 24 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas 1 25 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 1 26 Glen Chadwick (NZl) Rock Racing 1 Best young rider classification 1 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 27.40.56 2 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step 1.03 3 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank 3.50 4 Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 6.58 5 Steven Cozza (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 11.10 6 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 17.18 7 Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team 27.00 8 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia - Highroad 30.04 9 Matthew Crane (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 32.45 10 Kiel Reijnen (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 33.07 11 Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas 37.15 Teams classification 1 Astana 83.00.53 2 Garmin-Slipstream 1.49 3 Team Saxo Bank 2.20 4 Team Columbia-High Road 2.46 5 Rabobank 4.45 6 Quick Step 7.18 7 Rock Racing 7.54 8 Cervelo Test Team 18.53 9 AG2R La Mondiale 20.20 10 Bissell Pro Cycling 21.57 11 BMC Racing Team 24.20 12 Ouch Presented By Maxxis 25.19 13 Liquigas 29.26 14 Colavita/Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 1.09.04 15 Jelly Belly Cycling Team 1.09.56 16 Team Type 1 1.11.57
