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11th Tour Down Under - ProT

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, January 18-25, 2009

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Stage 4 - January 23: Burnside Village - Angaston, 143 km

Davis doubles up to retain lead

Bonus seconds crucial leading into showdown

By Les Clarke in Adelaide, Australia

Allan Davis (Quick Step)
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Allan Davis' Adelaide odyssey continued today with another powerful sprinting display to win stage four of the Tour Down Under in Angaston. Wearing the leader's ochre jersey after a torturous day in the saddle yesterday, Davis could count on his Quick Step teammates to reel in the day's breakaway and set up the Queenslander for his second victory of this year's edition.

"I'm back in the winners' circle, although I didn't feel that good today," said Davis after beating Rabobank's Graeme Brown to the line, reversing yesterday's finishing positions in Victor Harbor. "I had very stiff legs after the crash yesterday – to be honest I thought it was going to be the breakaway [that took the win] today but we got it at the finish, and I'm very lucky to come away with the win," he explained.

The day's action was again dictated by a significant breakaway, which battled hard to stay away from the second kilometre – at which point it started – to the finish. With three riders present in the early move, including UniSA-Australia's Travis Meyer, they were able to maintain an advantage over the peloton until the KOM point after 103km.

Travis Meyer (Uni-SA) and
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Alexander Efimkin, Andoni Lafuente and Meyer took flight from a bunch seeking some respite from yesterday's battering shortly after the end of the neutral section, and after 19km had established a healthy 4:30 lead on the way to a maximum 9:30 advantage. Consequently, it looked as though the break could stay away, as Meyer explained.

"I had a bit of false hope when the break was out by such a long way. I thought they might let the break go for the win today," said the young West Australian. "I have no intentions on the points jersey; none of our riders are really a long way up there on the standings either, so the Euskaltel guy asked if he could take the points and our team loses nothing from giving them the points, and I gain nothing from grabbing points."

It wasn't to be a day of glory for the trio however, as Lafuente dropped off the pace on the climb, the leading duo was caught during the final 20 kilometres and a bunch kick ensued. Davis took advantage of the excellent leadout from Rabobank for Brown, and he came around his countryman with 20 metres remaining for another convincing win.

"Once again my team was unbelievable – this week's it's been great," said Davis. "Whatever happens from now will be a bonus. I think the ochre jersey might help. With a kilometre to go I was pretty buggered and Rabobank was pretty well lined up in front of Brownie's wheel; he did an awesome sprint and I pretty much opened up like he did yesterday... I got a good run to the line. Well done Brownie, and I'm just happy to get the win today."

How it unfolded

Lance Armstrong (Astana)
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The peloton set off from Burnside Village shortly after 11am, with another excellent turnout from Adelaide's public and those visiting the South Australian capital. Missing was defending champion André Greipel, who abandoned the race after dislocating his shoulder in a crash yesterday. Mark Renshaw told Cyclingnews before the start that he would be the go-to man for the stage after winning here last year.

It would be safe to say that the day was going to end in another bunch sprint, although it would have to wait until a three-man break contested all the day's sprint and KOM points. Alexander Efimkin (Ag2R-La Mondiale), Andoni Lafuente (Euskaltel-Euskadi) and Travis Meyer (UniSA-Australia) managed to build up an advantage quickly, and before long it was in excess of six minutes.

The trio managed to put more time into the peloton, and with another challenging KOM looming in Menglers Hill, it was bound to be a mere formality once the bunch – motivated by Team Katusha's work on the front – ate the three escapees' lead.

Katusha worked for everyone today.
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That's exactly what happened, as the final 20 kilometres saw several attacks come from within the peloton, which spelled the end of the day's break and the start of the dash to the line for the sprinters' teams.

Front and centre of these was Rabobank, which was taking its man Brown to the line, and he praised his teammates' efforts after another day of toil in the punishing Australian sun. "People don't see what they do but they were riding in the wind for me all day, getting bidons and stuff," said Brown. "Throughout the course of the race they're great, and at the finish they were sensational. I'm a little bi disappointed for the team, actually, that I couldn't win for them."

The big question mark is whether Brown will be able to get over Old Willunga Hill twice during tomorrow's fifth stage. Some say he can't, while the sprinter is putting his faith in the Rabobank squad. "I think that even if I couldn't get over the top in the front they'll be there to get or thereabouts to get me back on. I'm pretty confident in the team and its ability," he said.

While Brown was disappointed, Davis was quietly ecstatic. "This is the great thing about this race; everyone's got an opportunity and if they want it they've just got to take with it with both hands," said Davis after doing just that. "I've obviously got a good opportunity to win tomorrow and win the tour. I'm just happy to be in the jersey for these three days, and to get two wins is just unbelievable for the team. No matter what happens now, we're happy."

Davis has definitely cemented his place as a favourite for the title, although considering events of the past few seasons, he's just happy to be racing, with winning the obvious upside. "It's unbelievable; over the last couple of days, not just for me but for all the Aussies here, the crowd is unbelievable and just spurs us on. They're not used to seeing Aussies in a race, especially with a group full of Europeans. It really gives us that little bit extra, and it's a bit overwhelming."

Photography

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Results

1 Allan Davis (Aus) Quick Step                        3.29.35
2 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                                
3 José Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne              
4 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank                        
5 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team Columbia - High Road               
6 Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank                                  
7 Davide Viganò (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                          
8 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française Des Jeux                   
9 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Team Katusha                           
10 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                  
11 Mickaël Chérel (Fra) Française Des Jeux                   
12 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas                          
13 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C                   
14 Yoann Offredo (Fra) Française Des Jeux                    
15 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française Des Jeux                
16 Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin-Slipstream                       
17 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne              
18 Matthew Wilson (Aus) UniSA                                
19 George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia - High Road           
20 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale                     
21 Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram                        
22 Javier Megías Leal (Spa) Fuji-Servetto                    
23 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française Des Jeux                       
24 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia - High Road            
25 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                     
26 Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale                      
27 Iñaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi              
28 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                 
29 Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis                              
30 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Team Columbia - High Road         
31 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank                           
32 Aleksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas                        
33 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi          
34 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                  
35 Simon Clarke (Aus) UniSA                                  
36 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Slipstream                    
37 Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne               
38 Jesus Hernandez (Spa) Astana                              
39 Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step                           
40 Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                     
41 Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                
42 Trent Lowe (Aus) Garmin-Slipstream                        
43 Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Team Saxo Bank           
44 Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis                             
45 William Walker (Aus) Fuji-Servetto                        
46 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                         
47 Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana                              
48 Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank                          
49 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence - Lotto                       
50 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                              
51 Christian Meier (Can) Garmin-Slipstream                   
52 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom              
53 Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence - Lotto                         
54 Luca Barla (Ita) Team Milram                          0.12
55 Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) AG2R La Mondiale                 
56 Mathieu Claude (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom            0.20
57 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas                           
58 Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom          0.26
59 Glenn d'Hollander (Bel) Silence - Lotto                   
60 Jack Bobridge (Aus) UniSA                             0.33
61 Frank Hoj (Den) Team Saxo Bank                            
62 René Mandri (Est) AG2R La Mondiale                        
63 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis                             
64 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank                   0.37
65 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale               0.47
66 Gianni Da Ros (Ita) Liquigas                              
67 Rony Martias (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                  
68 Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quick Step                         
69 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram                           
70 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale                  
71 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Liquigas                            
72 Kurt Hovelijnck (Bel) Quick Step                          
73 Jacopo Guanieri (Ita) Liquigas                            
74 Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas                              
75 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom               
76 Josu Agirre Aseginolaza (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi         
77 Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana                               
78 Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana                               
79 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana                                
80 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Cofidis                              
81 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step                           
82 Chris Sutton (Aus) Garmin-Slipstream                      
83 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Silence - Lotto                     
84 Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank                           1.11
85 Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank                                 
86 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Team Milram                            
87 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Fuji-Servetto                         
88 Vitaliy Buts (Ukr) Lampre - N.G.C                     1.20
89 Travis Meyer (Aus) UniSA                              1.22
90 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana                      
91 Matthew Goss (Aus) Team Saxo Bank                         
92 Cameron Meyer (Aus) Garmin-Slipstream                     
93 Andrea Grendene (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C                      
94 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C                          
95 Timmy Duggan (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                      
96 Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Team Katusha                      
97 Hubert Schwab (Swi) Quick Step                            
98 Kenny De Haes (Bel) Team Katusha                          
99 Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom               
100 Adam Hansen (Aus) Team Columbia - High Road              
101 Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis                              
102 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step                      2.12
103 Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Team Katusha                    2.20
104 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Team Katusha                        
105 Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Team Katusha                  
106 Tom Stubbe (Bel) Silence - Lotto                     2.24
107 Florent Brard (Fra) Cofidis                          5.41
108 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank                             
109 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre - N.G.C                        
110 Volodymyr Zagorodniy (Ukr) Lampre - N.G.C                
111 Aaron Kemps (Aus) UniSA                              8.43
112 Willem Stroetinga (Ned) Team Milram                      
113 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence - Lotto                     
114 Scott Davis (Aus) UniSA                                  
115 Sergio De Lis (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                  
116 Aitor Hernandez Gutierrez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi      
117 Pablo Urtasun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                  
118 Andoni Lafuente (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                
119 Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Milram                         
120 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Team Katusha                        
121 Guillaume Blot (Fra) Cofidis                             
122 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Columbia - High Road           
123 Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C                      
124 Ivan Dominquez (Cub) Fuji-Servetto                       
 
Mountains
 
Climb 1
1 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale                  16 pts
2 Travis Meyer (Aus) UniSA                                 12
3 Andoni Lafuente (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                 8
4 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Slipstream                    6
5 Tom Stubbe (Bel) Silence - Lotto                          4
 
Sprints
 
Sprint 1
1 Andoni Lafuente (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                 6 pts
2 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale                   4
3 Travis Meyer (Aus) UniSA                                  2
 
Sprint 2
1 Andoni Lafuente (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                 6 pts
2 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale                   4
3 Travis Meyer (Aus) UniSA                                  2
 
Final sprint
1 Allan Davis (Aus) Quick Step                              8 pts
2 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                               6
3 José Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne             4
 
Teams
 
1 Française des Jeux                                 10.28.45
2 Caisse d'Epargne                                           
3 Team Columbia - High Road                                  
4 AG2R La Mondiale                                           
5 Rabobank                                                   
6 Fuji - Servetto                                            
7 Team Saxo Bank                                             
8 Garmin - Slipstream                                        
9 Team Milram                                            0.12
10 Liquigas                                              0.20
11 Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                     
12 Silence - Lotto                                       0.26
13 Uni SA                                                0.33
14 Cofidis                                                   
15 Quick Step                                            0.47
16 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                       
17 Astana                                                    
18 Lampre - N.G.C                                        2.42
19 Team Katusha                                          2.44
 
General Classification after Stage 4
 
1 Allan Davis (Aus) Quick Step                       14.16.36
2 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                            0.04
3 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank                    0.15
4 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale                  0.24
5 José Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne          0.26
6 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia - High Road         0.28
7 Matthew Wilson (Aus) UniSA                             0.29
8 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C                0.30
9 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française Des Jeux                   
10 Mickaël Chérel (Fra) Française Des Jeux                   
11 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Slipstream                    
12 George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia - High Road           
13 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                              
14 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française Des Jeux                
15 Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale                  0.34
16 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne              
17 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                         
18 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                     
19 Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                
20 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence - Lotto                       
21 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi      0.37
22 William Walker (Aus) Fuji-Servetto                    0.38
23 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale              0.39
24 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française Des Jeux                       
25 Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Team Saxo Bank           
26 Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank                          
27 Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram                        
28 Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne               
29 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                 
30 Christian Meier (Can) Garmin-Slipstream                   
31 Javier Megías Leal (Spa) Fuji-Servetto                    
32 Aleksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas                        
33 Simon Clarke (Aus) UniSA                                  
34 Trent Lowe (Aus) Garmin-Slipstream                        
35 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                  
36 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank                           
37 Jesus Hernandez (Spa) Astana                              
38 Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana                              
39 Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step                       1.15
40 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom          1.19
41 Glenn d'Hollander (Bel) Silence - Lotto               1.25
42 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale              1.26
43 Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana                               
44 Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom          1.31
45 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis                         2.19
46 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step                       2.29
47 Adam Hansen (Aus) Team Columbia - High Road           3.30
48 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas                       5.25
49 Matthew Goss (Aus) Team Saxo Bank                     7.35
50 Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                 7.56
51 Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank                             8.06
52 Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank                            12.37
53 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step                      12.46
54 Tom Stubbe (Bel) Silence - Lotto                     13.01
55 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C                     13.19
56 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Team Columbia - High Road    16.37
57 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre - N.G.C                    17.38
58 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank                         17.53
59 Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis                         22.19
60 Iñaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi         22.23
61 Yoann Offredo (Fra) Française Des Jeux               22.28
62 Davide Viganò (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                         
63 Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis                             
64 Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence - Lotto                         
65 Luca Barla (Ita) Team Milram                         22.40
66 Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) AG2R La Mondiale                 
67 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Team Katusha                     22.41
68 René Mandri (Est) AG2R La Mondiale                   23.01
69 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale              23.11
70 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Cofidis                         23.15
71 Rony Martias (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                  
72 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram                           
73 Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas                              
74 Josu Agirre Aseginolaza (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi         
75 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank                  23.37
76 Jack Bobridge (Aus) UniSA                                 
77 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Fuji-Servetto                    23.39
78 Hubert Schwab (Swi) Quick Step                       23.50
79 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana                      
80 Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom               
81 Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quick Step                    23.57
82 Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank                          24.05
83 Travis Meyer (Aus) UniSA                             24.11
84 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Team Milram                       24.13
85 Kurt Hovelijnck (Bel) Quick Step                     24.16
86 Cameron Meyer (Aus) Garmin-Slipstream                24.22
87 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Team Katusha                    24.48
88 Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Team Katusha              25.42
89 Frank Hoj (Den) Team Saxo Bank                       26.17
90 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom          26.34
91 Vitaliy Buts (Ukr) Lampre - N.G.C                    27.21
92 Timmy Duggan (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                 27.23
93 Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Team Katusha                      
94 Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis                               
95 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Liquigas                       27.58
96 Gianni Da Ros (Ita) Liquigas                         28.01
97 Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana                               
98 Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Team Katusha                    28.21
99 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana                           29.12
100 Jacopo Guanieri (Ita) Liquigas                      30.02
101 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team Columbia - High Road        30.23
102 Andrea Grendene (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C                30.38
103 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence - Lotto                31.05
104 Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C                 31.11
105 Aitor Hernandez Gutierrez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi      
106 Volodymyr Zagorodniy (Ukr) Lampre - N.G.C           31.42
107 Chris Sutton (Aus) Garmin-Slipstream                34.43
108 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Silence - Lotto                    
109 Scott Davis (Aus) UniSA                             34.44
110 Aaron Kemps (Aus) UniSA                             36.53
111 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Team Katusha                   37.08
112 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas                    40.19
113 Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin-Slipstream                      
114 Kenny De Haes (Bel) Team Katusha                    41.41
115 Willem Stroetinga (Ned) Team Milram                 42.39
116 Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Milram                         
117 Guillaume Blot (Fra) Cofidis                        45.31
118 Florent Brard (Fra) Cofidis                         46.00
119 Mathieu Claude (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom          48.06
120 Andoni Lafuente (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi           48.52
121 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Columbia - High Road      49.02
122 Sergio De Lis (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                  
123 Pablo Urtasun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                  
124 Ivan Dominquez (Cub) Fuji-Servetto                1.09.54
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Andoni Lafuente (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                46 pts
2 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi         38
3 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence - Lotto                     24
4 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale                  16
5 Cameron Meyer (Aus) Garmin-Slipstream                    16
6 Aitor Hernandez Gutierrez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi      14
7 Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram                       12
8 Glenn d'Hollander (Bel) Silence - Lotto                  12
9 Travis Meyer (Aus) UniSA                                 12
10 Guillaume Blot (Fra) Cofidis                            12
11 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank                      8
12 William Walker (Aus) Fuji-Servetto                       8
13 Simon Clarke (Aus) UniSA                                 8
14 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis                            8
15 Aaron Kemps (Aus) UniSA                                  8
16 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Slipstream                   6
17 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                    6
18 Jack Bobridge (Aus) UniSA                                6
19 George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia - High Road          4
20 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française Des Jeux                      4
21 Tom Stubbe (Bel) Silence - Lotto                         4
22 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Columbia - High Road           4
 
Sprint classification
 
1 Allan Davis (Aus) Quick Step                             22 pts
2 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                              20
3 Andoni Lafuente (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                20
4 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank                      18
5 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence - Lotto                     12
6 Aaron Kemps (Aus) UniSA                                  12
7 Matthew Wilson (Aus) UniSA                               10
8 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale                   8
9 Guillaume Blot (Fra) Cofidis                              8
10 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale                    4
11 José Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne            4
12 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia - High Road           4
13 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi         4
14 Travis Meyer (Aus) UniSA                                 4
15 William Walker (Aus) Fuji-Servetto                       2
 
Under 25 classification
 
1 José Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne      14.17.02
2 Mickaël Chérel (Fra) Française Des Jeux                0.04
3 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française Des Jeux                 
4 William Walker (Aus) Fuji-Servetto                     0.12
5 Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank                       0.13
6 Christian Meier (Can) Garmin-Slipstream                    
7 Simon Clarke (Aus) UniSA                                   
8 Matthew Goss (Aus) Team Saxo Bank                      7.09
9 Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank                              7.40
10 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank                         17.27
11 Yoann Offredo (Fra) Française Des Jeux               22.02
12 Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis                             
13 Luca Barla (Ita) Team Milram                         22.14
14 Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) AG2R La Mondiale                 
15 Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas                         22.49
16 Jack Bobridge (Aus) UniSA                            23.11
17 Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quick Step                    23.31
18 Travis Meyer (Aus) UniSA                             23.45
19 Cameron Meyer (Aus) Garmin-Slipstream                23.56
20 Vitaliy Buts (Ukr) Lampre - N.G.C                    26.55
21 Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis                          26.57
22 Gianni Da Ros (Ita) Liquigas                         27.35
23 Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Team Katusha                    27.55
24 Jacopo Guanieri (Ita) Liquigas                       29.36
25 Andrea Grendene (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C                 30.12
26 Willem Stroetinga (Ned) Team Milram                  42.13
27 Guillaume Blot (Fra) Cofidis                         45.05
28 Andoni Lafuente (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi            48.26
29 Sergio De Lis (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi              48.36
 
Teams classification
 
1 Française des Jeux                                 42.51.18
2 Team Columbia - High Road                                  
3 Caisse d'Epargne                                       0.08
4 AG2R La Mondiale                                       0.11
5 Team Saxo Bank                                         0.16
6 Garmin - Slipstream                                    0.18
7 Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                  0.42
8 Astana                                                 1.14
9 Quick Step                                             1.53
10 Rabobank                                              7.13
11 Silence - Lotto                                      10.23
12 Lampre - N.G.C                                       15.33
13 Fuji - Servetto                                      22.16
14 Team Milram                                          22.23
15 Uni SA                                               22.35
16 Liquigas                                             27.02
17 Cofidis                                              44.29
18 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                  44.47
19 Team Katusha                                       1.09.45

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