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Tour of California - 2.HC
USA, February 14-22, 2009
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Stage 6 - February 20: Solvang (ITT), 24 km/15 mi
Levi proven unbeatable in the Solvang Time Trial
Zabriskie gave him a run for his money
By Kirsten Robbins in Solvang, California
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Astana's Levi Leipheimer has delivered on expectations in Solvang, outclassing a quality field in the 24km time trial to cement his place on the podium in Escondido on Sunday. The defending champion took the Tour of California's major race against the clock for the third consecutive year besting his previous course record by seven seconds.
Leipheimer's winning time of 30:39 was fast enough to secure victory over US National Time Trial Champion, David Zabriskie (Garmin-Slipstream) by eight seconds. Gustav Larsson (Saxo Bank) proved his pedigree by finishing 17 seconds behind Leipheimer with a time of 30:57 for third place.
"It gets more special every time," said Leipheimer about his triple time trial treat. "This is more special, because to win by only eight seconds... that's nothing. I consider Dave [Zabriskie] one of the best time trialists in the world and in the history of American cycling. "Not to blow hot air against him, but I really respect him because he has been a three-time national champion and one of the best. For him to show up here and be in great shape and be so tight to me makes this a special victory. Also Michael [Rogers] is a three-time world champion. It has been a big honour for me to win this with riders like that here. It really was a great race."
The notorious Solvang time trial served to beef up Leipheimer's golden lead by 10 seconds, and as predicted, it effectively reshuffled the standings of overall contenders under Leipheimer. He now leads by 36 seconds ahead of Zabriskie and 46 seconds ahead of third placed Michael Rogers (Columbia-Highroad).
"There are still two tough stages and anything can happen after today," said Leipheimer. "People have less and less to lose so they are more willing to throw caution to the wind and come at us with everything they have. The competition is super high, and you won't find a better peloton right now. We have to take it kilometre-by-kilometre and hope for the best."
There was a flurry of emotion at the finish line when Zabriskie clocked the fastest time of the day, with only one rider left on course – Levi. Zabriskie is the only American rider to have won a stage in all three Grand Tours, and has proven to be back on form after another life-threatening accident – in last year's Giro d'Italia. He recovered from a broken vertebrae to win the US national time trial title followed by a bronze medal in the world time trial championships.
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"Last year I felt like crap after that long rainy day; today was good pain, where you really enjoy it," said Zabriskie, who elaborated on what needs to happen for him to make up his 36-second deficit in the overall. "It would take a lot of screwing up on their [Astana's] part. With the strength that they have, the depth of their team and Johan – they know what they're doing. It would have to be a huge screw-up."
The time trial was once again held on the well-known out-and-back course through the Santa Ynez Valley. Though short by many standards, the steep climb up Ballard Canyon, combined with a technical descent, separated the times. The quaint Danish town Solvang hosts some of the ProTour teams annually for training camps, so riders vying for the overall have previewed the course multiple times and analysed every kilometre.
"I think we all know the course; we know the facts, the lefts and rights, ups and downs... but that's not really about knowing it," said Leipheimer, who gave tips on how to prepare for a time trial. "It's more about the sensations and dealing with high expectations. It's about having the confidence and the history of having won it twice before. It's about having dealt with the pressure and using it to continue the streak – that was my big advantage."
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If there was one rider who Levi had to worry about it was his own teammate Lance Armstrong. There is only one way that Armstrong knows how to race and that is all-out. However, his 14th place was indicative of the time he has spent on the front of the peloton, working for Leipheimer during the previous five stages.
"He's a great teammate, and I think he is focused on working to help me win the race," said Leipheimer. "[if he is called to work for Lance] I would be proud to help him win an eighth Tour de France or a first Giro d'Italia. You have to appreciate how hard a team has to work. For example, two years ago in this race my team really had to work hard, and they suffered a lot. If I am able to help a teammate win a race, I share in the victory and I am happy to."
Team Saxo Bank proved to be back in the game after its opening stage winner Fabian Cancellara pulled out of stage one with a fever. They placed three riders in the top 10, beginning with Larsson's third, then Jens Voigt's fifth and Jason McCartney's eighth place. "I'm very happy with my time trial," said Larsson who noted that the Tour of California is preparation for his Tour de France campaign this year.
"I was very motivated to do good today – even though I'm a little further down on the GC," the Swede added. "I rode well here last year and I knew the course pretty well, so I just wanted to give everything today. My form is coming on very well and with our training and this race under my belt, I should be on the right track for some more good results in the coming races."
Tom Zirbel held the fastest time of the day towards the end of a long list of time trial specialists. He placed seventh in the day's event, proving that he has clearly arrived in professional racing amongst the world's fastest. "The conservative goal was to have me and Ben [Jacques-Maynes] in the top 10," said Zirbel. "If I were to get on a podium that would be by far my greatest achievement on the bike.
He noted that, "The wind was different compared to the past two years. I had a tailwind out and headwind back. Usually the back section is so fast, so it changed it a little bit. I had to dole out the effort a little more evenly this year because I was going to have to pedal so much on the second half."
Photography
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Images by Mitch Clinton/www.clintonphoto.com
- Riders and team cars check out the course.
- Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Slipstream)
- Mark Cavendish (Columbia-Highroad)
- Mat Crane (Jelly Belly)
- Floyd Landis (OUCH)
- George Hincapie (Columbia-Highroad)
- José Luis Rubiera (Astana)
- Chris Horner (Astana)
- David Zabriskie (Garmin-Slipstream)
- Lance Armstrong (Astana)
- Michael Rogers (Columbia-Highroad)
- Levi Leipheimer (Astana)
Images by
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- Levi Leipheimer again proved the strongest during the Solvang time trial, taking the stage by seven seconds.
- Michael Rogers (Columbia-Highroad) rode solidly to finish in fourth place.
- Dave Zabriskie (Garmin-Slipstream) was second in Solvang, just seven seconds off Leipheimer's winning time.
- Adam Hanson (Columbia-Highroad) listens to some tunes during his warmup.
- Fans were thick at the start to cheer the riders.
- Rabobank helmets lined up for the day.
- Francisco Chicchi (Liquigas) waits for his turn on the start ramp.
- Bikes get measured and documented by the UCI before approved.
- Aaron Olson (Colavita) focused before his start.
- Michael Barry (Columbia-Highroad) looking pretty relaxed before the start.
- A UCI official checks the weight on a bike to make sure it's not underweight.
- Sebastian Haedo (Colavita) gets some encouragement from chalk on the road.
- Launching down the start chute.
- Tyler Hamilton (Rock Racing) leaves the start house.
- Tim Johnson (OUCH) gets cheered by fans along the route.
- Svein Tuft (Garmin-Slipstream) didn't have time to even look at the road.
- Pieter Weening (Rabobank) coming past on one of the climbs.
- Floyd Landis (OUCH) in fine postiion.
- Tom Zirbel (Bissell) put in a good ride today to finish seventh for the day.
- Tom Zirbel (Bissell) attacks one of the little rollers.
- Gustav Erik Larsson (Saxo Bank) cheered on by a fan after getting his picture taken.
- Christian Vande Velde (Garmin-Slipstream) showing good form on the way to the finish.
- Ben Jacques-Maynes (Bissell) was another on form US rider today finishing only 55 seconds back.
- George Hincapie (Columbia-Highroad) will be hoping to duplicate his stage win from last year tomorrow in Pasadena.
- Francisco Mancebo (Rock Racing) held on to the red climbers jersey for another day today.
- Tom Danielson (Garmin-Slipstream)
- Robert Gesink (Rabobank) in the white jersey of the best young rider.
- Thomas Lövkvist (Columbia-Highroad) rounded out the top 10 today at 51 seconds back.
- José Luis Rubiera (Astana) will be back on the front of the bunch again tomorrow working for the team.
- Lance Armstrong (Astana) is not quite back to his old TT form and came in at 14th place.
- Michael Rogers (Columbia-Highroad) rode well for 4th place at 22 seconds back.
- Levi Leipheimer (Astana) grits it out with 1K still to go.
- David Zabriskie (Garmin-Slipstream) brought up the baby Zabriskie today to start getting used to podiums.
Images by Emory Ball/www.emoryball.com
- Dave Zabriskie again proved that he's an ace against the clock.
- The ever-popular Lance Armstrong finished 14th in Solvang.
- Michael Rogers (Columbia-Highroad) indicated he's in great form.
- Levi Leipheimer (Astana) made it three wins in the Tour of California's race against the clock
- The Astana tent was the centre of attention after the stage.
- One of the Rock Racing machines gets a build before take-off.
- The BMC fleet is ready for the crew to conquer.
- Tom Danielson (l) speaks with his team boss Jon Vaughters.
- Dave Zabriskie's speed machine was ready for action.
- Mark Cavendish poses for photos before the time trial.
- Michael Barry (Columbia-Highroad) looks focused and finished one place above Cavendish.
- Mark Cavendish ain't a TT man but managed 46th place today.
- Rabobank's Pieter Weening didn't set the world on fire today.
- Tom Zirbel (Bissell) gives it full gas on his way to seventh.
- Enrique Gutierrez (Rock Racing) finished in 29th.
- Fränk Schleck (Saxo Bank) sits in 19th overall after today's effort.
- Francisco Mancebo (Rock Racing) rode in the jersey of mountains classification leader.
- Jens Voigt in typical pose complete with gritted teeth and fearless eyes.
- Oscar Sevilla feels the strain of being back with the big boys in a time trial.
- Rabobank's Robert Gesink finished the day in 13th.
- Dave Zabriskie pushed Leipheimer hard with a great effort in Solvang.
- And plenty of sentiments were with Dave Zabriskie as he battled for the overall lead.
- All eyes were on Armstrong as he rode to 14th place.
- Lance Armstrong (Astana) was a heavily-watched man as he rode his first full length pro TT since coming back.
- Levi Leipheimer (Astana) was looking mean and focused, and it showed in his time.
- Columbia-Highroad's Thomas Lovkvist shows the effort as he puts in a solid time.
- Yes, that looks like a smile on the face of Astana's Chris Horner.
Images by Marcel LeBlanc/www.clintonphoto.com
Images by Mark Johnson/www.ironstring.com
- Peter Lathan (Bissell) heads up the Ballard Canyon climb.
- Ben Day is one of two Fly V Australia riders racing today.
- Nick Reistad (Jelly Belly) was 2:52 off Leipheimer's winning time today.
- Rabobank's Stef Clement had a terrific ride to finish 9th.
- Pedro Horrillo (Rabobank).
- Rory Sutherland (Ouch p/b Maxxis) placed 22nd.
- Tom Boonen (Quick Step) finished in 71st position
- George Hincapie (Columbia-Highroad) gives it his all on his way to 6th in Solvang.
- Crowd favourite Jens Voigt (Saxo Bank) pulled off a scorching fifth place.
- Dave Zabriskie (Garmin-Slipstream) finished eight seconds off Levi Leipheimer's winning time.
- Michael Rogers (Columbia-Highroad) turned in a fourth place time today.
- Matt Wilson (Team Type 1) is riding with three remaining teammates on Team Type 1.
Images by Wil Matthews
- Jeff Louder (BMC Racing) crests the first hill of the Solvang TT at the Amgen Tour of California.
- Mark Cavendish (Team Columbia - Highroad) wearing the sprinter's green skinsuit, powers through the early portion of the Solvang TT course at the Amgen Tour of California.
- Gustav Larsson (Team Saxo Bank) throws his bike across the line at the Amgen Tour of California, earning a third place on the day.
- US Time Trial Champion Dave Zabriskie powers across the line at the Amgen Tour of California time trial, netting a second place for the stage.
- Michael Rogers (Team Columbia - Highroad) , Australian national time trial champion, sails across the finish for third place.
- With the finish line reflected in his glasses, Levi Leiphiemer signals three wins as he comes across the finish line as the winner of stage 6 of the Amgen Tour of California.
- Levi Leiphiemer signals three wins at the Amgen Tour of California wearing the yellow leader's jersey on the awards podium.
Images by John Pierce/Photosport International
- Lance Armstrong (Astana) would finish the day's time trial stage in 14th place.
Results
1 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 30.41 (47.15km/h) 2 David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 0.08 3 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank 0.17 4 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad 0.22 5 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank 0.30 6 George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia - Highroad 0.36 7 Tom Zirbel (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 0.39 8 Jason Mccartney (USA) Team Saxo Bank 0.41 9 Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank 0.43 10 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia - Highroad 0.51 11 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 0.55 12 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 1.09 13 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 1.15 14 Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana 1.16 15 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank 16 Luis Romero Amaran (Cub) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 1.17 17 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Bissell Pro Cycling 1.20 18 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana 1.21 19 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Rock Racing 1.22 20 Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin - Slipstream 1.23 21 Ian McKissick (USA) BMC Racing Team 1.26 22 Rory Sutherland (Aus) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 23 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank 1.36 24 Christopher Horner (USA) Astana 1.39 25 Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 1.42 26 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 27 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 28 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas 1.43 29 Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Rock Racing 1.47 30 Hayden Roulston (NZl) Cervélo TestTeam 1.49 31 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step 1.53 32 Frank Pipp (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 1.58 33 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 2.02 34 Timothy Johnson (USA) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 2.03 35 Jurgen van de Walle (Bel) Quick Step 36 Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC Racing Team 2.05 37 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step 2.06 38 Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervélo TestTeam 2.07 39 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Astana 40 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Astana 2.10 41 Ińigo Cuesta (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam 2.11 42 Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1 2.13 43 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale 2.23 44 Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 2.26 45 Michael Barry (Can) Team Columbia - Highroad 2.27 46 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia - Highroad 2.28 47 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 48 Karl Menzies (Aus) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 2.29 49 Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas 2.35 50 Adam Hansen (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad 2.36 51 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank 2.41 52 Thomas Frei (Swi) BMC Racing Team 2.42 53 Peter Latham (NZl) Bissell Pro Cycling 2.43 54 Floyd Landis (USA) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 55 Markus Zberg (Swi) BMC Racing Team 2.47 56 Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team 57 Matthew Crane (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 2.50 58 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervélo TestTeam 59 Bradley White (USA) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 2.51 60 Nick Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 2.52 61 Weert Kevin De (Bel) Quick Step 2.55 62 Glen Chadwick (NZl) Rock Racing 63 Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 2.56 64 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Cervélo TestTeam 65 Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step 2.57 66 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Rock Racing 2.58 67 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank 68 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Rabobank 69 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step 3.01 70 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 3.03 71 Will Routley (Can) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 3.06 72 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step 3.09 73 Tyler Wren (USA) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 3.13 74 Cameron Evans (Can) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 75 Grégory Rast (Swi) Astana 3.16 76 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 3.17 77 Christopher Jones (USA) Team Type 1 78 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step 3.19 79 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank 3.25 80 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 3.26 81 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1 3.27 82 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam 3.30 83 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam 84 Chris Baldwin (USA) Rock Racing 3.31 85 Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas 3.36 86 Jonathan Patrick McCarty (USA) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 3.38 87 Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 3.39 88 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 3.47 89 Jeffry Louder (USA) BMC Racing Team 3.50 90 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad 3.51 91 Trent Lowe (Aus) Garmin - Slipstream 3.55 92 Steven Cozza (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 3.56 93 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Rock Racing 4.01 94 Robert Gunn (USA) Fly V Australia 4.03 95 Kiel Reijnen (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 4.09 96 Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana 4.16 97 Phillip Gaimon (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 4.28 98 Andy Guptill (USA) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 4.29 99 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas 4.46 100 Aaron Olson (USA) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 4.58 101 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas 5.07 102 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 5.19 103 Ben Day (Aus) Fly V Australia 5.24 104 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas 5.29 105 Freddy Rodriguez (USA) Rock Racing 5.33 106 Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Liquigas 5.49 DNF Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas DNF Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Fly V Australia General classification after stage 6 1 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 24.12.00 2 David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 0.36 3 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad 0.46 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 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Rock Racing 2.15 11 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas 2.21 12 Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 2.24 13 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Astana 2.48 14 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step 2.57 15 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Rock Racing 3.37 16 Jurgen van de Walle (Bel) Quick Step 4.15 17 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank 5.44 18 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank 6.08 19 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 6.22 20 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank 6.25 21 George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia - Highroad 6.35 22 Ińigo Cuesta (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam 6.56 23 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 24 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 7.13 25 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step 7.18 26 Luis Romero Amaran (Cub) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 7.25 27 Tom Zirbel (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 7.32 28 Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Rock Racing 7.55 29 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Astana 8.16 30 Ian McKissick (USA) BMC Racing Team 8.32 31 Hayden Roulston (NZl) Cervélo TestTeam 8.45 32 Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 8.52 33 Thomas Frei (Swi) BMC Racing Team 9.55 34 Weert Kevin De (Bel) Quick Step 9.56 35 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 10.18 36 Floyd Landis (USA) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 10.26 37 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 10.47 38 Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervélo TestTeam 11.14 39 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale 11.32 40 Frank Pipp (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 12.05 41 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Bissell Pro Cycling 12.22 42 Steven Cozza (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 13.04 43 Will Routley (Can) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 13.25 44 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank 15.55 45 Jason Mccartney (USA) Team Saxo Bank 16.17 46 Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin - Slipstream 16.36 47 Glen Chadwick (NZl) Rock Racing 18.44 48 Cameron Evans (Can) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 19.04 49 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 19.12 50 Jonathan Patrick McCarty (USA) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 19.22 51 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 19.27 52 Rory Sutherland (Aus) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 20.11 53 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 20.18 54 Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC Racing Team 20.31 55 Matthew Crane (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 20.52 56 Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1 23.46 57 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step 24.14 58 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 24.21 59 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam 24.37 60 Grégory Rast (Swi) Astana 24.56 61 Markus Zberg (Swi) BMC Racing Team 25.08 62 Tyler Wren (USA) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 25.37 63 Timothy Johnson (USA) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 26.05 64 Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana 27.27 65 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Rabobank 27.53 66 Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 27.54 67 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1 28.20 68 Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team 28.54 69 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step 29.02 70 Christopher Jones (USA) Team Type 1 29.03 71 Bradley White (USA) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 29.17 72 Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas 29.32 73 Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank 30.41 74 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Cervélo TestTeam 31.24 75 Trent Lowe (Aus) Garmin - Slipstream 31.51 76 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia - Highroad 31.58 77 Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 32.17 78 Michael Barry (Can) Team Columbia - Highroad 32.29 79 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervélo TestTeam 32.46 80 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank 32.53 81 Nick Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 33.01 82 Aaron Olson (USA) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 33.05 83 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank 33.17 84 Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step 85 Peter Latham (NZl) Bissell Pro Cycling 33.30 86 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad 33.36 87 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 33.44 88 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 33.48 89 Chris Baldwin (USA) Rock Racing 34.26 90 Phillip Gaimon (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 34.35 91 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step 34.50 92 Kiel Reijnen (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team 35.01 93 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas 35.13 94 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Rock Racing 35.38 95 Ben Day (Aus) Fly V Australia 36.16 96 Robert Gunn (USA) Fly V Australia 36.28 97 Adam Hansen (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad 98 Jeffry Louder (USA) BMC Racing Team 36.42 99 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam 37.09 100 Karl Menzies (Aus) OUCH Presented By Maxxis 37.28 101 Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas 39.09 102 Andy Guptill (USA) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 41.28 103 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas 41.58 104 Freddy Rodriguez (USA) Rock Racing 42.12 105 Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Liquigas 42.44 106 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas 43.51
