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44th Tirreno-Adriatico - HIS

Italy, March 11-17, 2009

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Stage 1 - March 11: Cecina - Capannori, 147km

El Farès succeeds from escape for Tirreno-Adriatico win

By Gregor Brown

Julien El Farès (Cofidis), 23, wins over Vladimir Duma (Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce) in stage one of the Tirreno-Adriatico
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Julien El Farès of Cofidis won the first stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico Wednesday in Capannori, Italy. The Frenchman out-sprinted his breakaway companion Ukrainian Vladimir Duma (Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce) at the end of the 147-kilometre day, finishing just seconds ahead of the main group led by Daniele Bennati (Liquigas).

"It was an incredible day and I am very happy for this win. You have to attack if you want to win," said El Farès.

El Farès, whose grandfather originates from Algeria, scored the only other win of his professional career while riding as a trainee for Cofidis in 2006, when he won stage one of the Tour des Pyrénées over Yann Huguet and wore the leader's jersey for one day.

El Farès duplicated that feat on a much larger stage in Tirreno-Adriatico, and will wear the overall leader's blue jersey in tomorrow's 177-kilometre stage from Volterra to Marina di Carrara.

Team Liquigas looked to have the race in control for its sprinter Bennati on the climb of Valgiano. El Farès held 1:57 on the bunch at the top with Duma slightly off the pace, and with 16 kilometres to race it looked as though the sprinters would have their day. But the pair up front came back together and worked to hold 1:10 with five kilometres to go.

"I went to the front in the finale, and the other sprinters' teams tired to help. Today was my chance and it was a shame to throw it away," said Bennati to Rai. "I am upset to that I could not win given the great guys – Basso, Nibali and Pellizotti – who were all pulling for me."

El Farès and Duma rule the day

The race started in Toscana for the first time in its 44-year history, in Cecina, near the home of two-time World Champion Paolo Bettini. The teams faced sunny conditions with a slight wind. Amongst the 25 teams was Fuji-Servetto, which the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) gave the team permission to race only yesterday despite the race organiser's wishes.

Tom Boonen (Quick Step)
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El Farès controlled the day with Duma. The duo went free early in the race, near kilometre 32. They built a maximum advantage of 11 minutes on the run north towards Pisa. By 60 kilometres from the finish, in the province of Lucca, their gap was down to nine minutes over the Columbia-Highroad-led peloton.

Belgium's Quick Step took over with less than 40 kilometres remaining for sprinter Tom Boonen. The 2005 World Champion was on the hunt for his first win since Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne. By the start of the Capannori finishing circuit with 26 kilometres to go, the peloton (with Cervélo TestTeam and Liquigas leading) had the duo at 3:56.

Duma lost ground on the four-kilometre long climb of Valgiano, starting at 20 kilometres to go. El Farès pushed on with two minutes in hand over the main group. The two crossed the top ahead the group led by Liquigas' Vincenzo Nibali

Cavendish suffered from a mechanical problem at the base of the climb. He lost ground and had to mount a chase to regain contact with the main group.

El Farès, whose grandfather originates from Algeria, awarded for the stage
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El Farès and Duma re-joined forces after the descent on the run towards Capannori. They held 1:10 with five kilometres to go and looked secure of a stage win despite a feverish chase from behind.

"The group waited too long to catch us," said El Farès. "In the sprint I played with the nerves of Duma, he was worried about me."

Duma led his companion, 14 years younger, under the red triangle of one kilometre to go. He continued to do so through a series of curves. El Farès started the sprint at 200 metres. Duma moved to his rival's wheel and then tried to come around on the left side, but he did not have the legs.

Bennati led Alessandro Petacchi (LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini) and Tom Boonen (Quick Step) over the finish line. He missed out on a win near his hometown of Arezzo. Tomorrow the race travels close Petacchi's home, but Cavendish also knows the roads well because he trains in nearby Quarrata.

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Results

1 Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis                                            3.34.03  (40.644 km/h)
2 Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                             
3 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas                                              0.12
4 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                               
5 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                                     
6 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Milram                                                     
7 Enrico Rossi (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                              
8 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis                                                    
9 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana                                                      
10 Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo Bank                                                 
11 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                 
12 George Hincapie (USA) Columbia-Highroad                                        
13 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Katusha                                                  
14 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Katusha                                                    
15 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Columbia-Highroad                                        
16 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld                                          
17 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                            
18 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                             
19 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Slipstream                                         
20 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas                                                      
21 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Milram                                                   
22 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                                 
23 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Cervélo TestTeam                                           
24 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                   
25 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                                    
26 Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Columbia-Highroad                                    
27 Andy Schleck (Lux) Saxo Bank                                                   
28 Peter Velits (Svk) Milram                                                      
29 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli          
30 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                           
31 Massimiliano Gentili (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                     
32 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                         
33 Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                          
34 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                              
35 Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Fuji-Servetto                                         
36 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step                                                
37 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                               
38 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                         
39 Joaquím Rodríguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                       
40 Iñigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                        
41 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                                   
42 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                              
43 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Silence-Lotto                                              
44 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli         
45 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                            
46 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli          
47 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas                                              0.33
48 Loyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                        1.16
49 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Katusha                                                    
50 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Milram                                                     
51 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                    
52 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                             
53 Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                
54 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                          
55 Yoann Offredo (Fra) Française des Jeux                                         
56 Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                   
57 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                 
58 Maurizio Biondo (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                          
59 Didac Ortega (Spa) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                
60 Francesco Failli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                            
61 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                              
62 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale                                          
63 Luis Angel Maté (Spa) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli          
64 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Française des Jeux                                       
65 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Katusha                                                 
66 Ilker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Fuji-Servetto                                       
67 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                     
68 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale                                          
69 Sergey Klimov (Rus) Katusha                                                    
70 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam                                            
71 Gabriele Bosisio (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                 
72 Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step                                                    
73 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam                                            
74 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas                                                  
75 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step                                                
76 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana                                                   
77 Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne                                         
78 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Saxo Bank                                                 
79 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                            
80 Diego Caccia (Ita) Barloworld                                                  
81 Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Française des Jeux                                         
82 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil                                               
83 Iban Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   
84 Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank                                                    
85 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Fuji-Servetto                                 
86 Josu Agirre Aseginolaza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                
87 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld                                              
88 Michael Albasini (Swi) Columbia-Highroad                                       
89 Marcin Sapa (Pol) Lampre-NGC                                               1.57
90 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                                 
91 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Columbia-Highroad                                   
92 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank                                                  
93 Baden Cooke (Aus) Vacansoleil                                                  
94 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                                 
95 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                                           
96 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana                                                      
97 Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                               
98 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step                                                
99 Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin-Slipstream                                             
100 Chris Sutton (Aus) Garmin-Slipstream                                          
101 William Frischkorn (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                                    
102 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                            
103 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                               
104 Andreas Klier (Ger) Cervélo TestTeam                                          
105 Rene Mandri (Est) AG2R La Mondiale                                            
106 Sergey Renev (Kaz) Astana                                                     
107 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Columbia-Highroad                                        
108 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                                           
109 Koldo Fernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                       
110 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                               
111 Jean Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis                                              
112 Iván Gutiérrez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                         
113 Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervélo TestTeam                                       
114 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des Jeux                                    
115 Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin-Slipstream                                           
116 Ángel Madrazo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                          
117 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam                                          
118 Kasper Klostergård (Den) Saxo Bank                                            
119 Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil                                                 
120 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis                                           
121 Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des Jeux                                         
122 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                               
123 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil                                              
124 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha                                                     
125 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Milram                                              
126 Leonardo Giordani (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                       
127 Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                          
128 Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis                                                
129 Marco Corti (Ita) Barloworld                                                  
130 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Katusha                                                  
131 Riccardo Chiarini (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                               
132 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana                                                 
133 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Silence-Lotto                                          
134 Giairo Ermeti (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                   
135 Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli       
136 Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                    
137 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                      
138 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R La Mondiale                                     4.41
139 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale                                     4.43
140 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Saxo Bank                                             
141 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Columbia-Highroad                                          
142 Steve Cummings (GBr) Barloworld                                               
143 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Silence-Lotto                                            
144 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Saxo Bank                                             
145 Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) AG2R La Mondiale                                     
146 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                           
147 Maryan Hary (Fra) Cofidis                                                     
148 Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil                                               
149 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                                  
150 Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                           
151 Björn Schröder (Ger) Milram                                                   
152 Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil                                                 
153 Allan Davis (Aus) Quick Step                                                  
154 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Barloworld                                               
155 Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis                                                    
156 Rui Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne                                              
157 Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana                                                   
158 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Milram                                                    
159 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Barloworld                                             
160 Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam                                          
161 Manuel Belletti (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli         
162 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                                    
163 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française des Jeux                                       
164 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld                                                
165 Gregory Rast (Swi) Astana                                                     
166 Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step                                              
167 Aitor Galdos (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                          
168 Mikhaylo Khalilov (Ukr) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                       
169 Davide Vigano (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                             
170 Mattia Gavazzi (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli          
171 Pablo Urtasun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                         
172 Rony Martias (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                      
173 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil                                             
174 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Vacansoleil                                            7.14
175 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervélo TestTeam                                        
176 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                                   
177 Servais Knaven (Ned) Milram                                                   
178 Saïd Haddou (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                       
179 Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                   
180 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Katusha                                               
181 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                            
182 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Saxo Bank                                             
183 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Columbia-Highroad                                        
184 Michael Friedman (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                                      
185 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                             
186 Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                         
187 Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                                
188 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli    
189 Frank Hoj (Den) Saxo Bank                                                     
190 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step                                               
191 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank                                                
192 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                            
193 Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                               
194 Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Française des Jeux                                   
195 Andoni Lafuente (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                       
196 Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank                                                     
197 Martyn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin-Slipstream                                       
198 Daniele Nardello (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                          
199 Jesus Del Nero Montes (Spa) Fuji-Servetto                                     
200 Alexandre Blain (Fra) Cofidis                                                 
 
Points
 
1 Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis                                                 17 pts
2 Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                           13
3 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas                                                 8
4 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                              7
5 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                                    6
6 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Milram                                                    5
7 Enrico Rossi (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                             4
8 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis                                                   3
9 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana                                                     2
10 Servais Knaven (Ned) Milram                                                   2
11 Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo Bank                                                1
12 Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervélo TestTeam                                       1
 
Mountains
 
Valgiano - km 130.8
1 Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis                                                  5 pts
2 Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                            3
3 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                                 2
4 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Columbia-Highroad                                           1
 
General classification after stage 1
 
1 Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis                                            3.33.50
2 Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                         0.05
3 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas                                              0.21
4 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                           0.25
5 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                                     
6 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Milram                                                     
7 Enrico Rossi (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                              
8 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis                                                    
9 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana                                                      
10 Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo Bank                                                 
11 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                 
12 George Hincapie (USA) Columbia-Highroad                                        
13 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Katusha                                                  
14 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Katusha                                                    
15 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Columbia-Highroad                                        
16 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld                                          
17 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                            
18 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                             
19 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Slipstream                                         
20 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas                                                      
21 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Milram                                                   
22 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                                 
23 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Cervélo TestTeam                                           
24 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                   
25 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                                    
26 Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Columbia-Highroad                                    
27 Andy Schleck (Lux) Saxo Bank                                                   
28 Peter Velits (Svk) Milram                                                      
29 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli          
30 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                           
31 Massimiliano Gentili (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                     
32 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                         
33 Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                          
34 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                              
35 Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Fuji-Servetto                                         
36 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step                                                
37 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                               
38 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                         
39 Joaquím Rodríguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                       
40 Iñigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                        
41 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                                   
42 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                              
43 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Silence-Lotto                                              
44 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli         
45 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                            
46 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli          
47 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas                                              0.46
48 Loyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                        1.29
49 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Katusha                                                    
50 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Milram                                                     
51 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                    
52 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                             
53 Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                
54 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                          
55 Yoann Offredo (Fra) Française des Jeux                                         
56 Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                   
57 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                 
58 Maurizio Biondo (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                          
59 Didac Ortega (Spa) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                
60 Francesco Failli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                            
61 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                              
62 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale                                          
63 Luis Angel Maté (Spa) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli          
64 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Française des Jeux                                       
65 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Katusha                                                 
66 Ilker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Fuji-Servetto                                       
67 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                     
68 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale                                          
69 Sergey Klimov (Rus) Katusha                                                    
70 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam                                            
71 Gabriele Bosisio (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                 
72 Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step                                                    
73 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam                                            
74 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas                                                  
75 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step                                                
76 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana                                                   
77 Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne                                         
78 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Saxo Bank                                                 
79 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                            
80 Diego Caccia (Ita) Barloworld                                                  
81 Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Française des Jeux                                         
82 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil                                               
83 Iban Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   
84 Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank                                                    
85 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Fuji-Servetto                                 
86 Josu Agirre Aseginolaza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                
87 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld                                              
88 Michael Albasini (Swi) Columbia-Highroad                                       
89 Marcin Sapa (Pol) Lampre-NGC                                               2.10
90 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                                 
91 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Columbia-Highroad                                   
92 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank                                                  
93 Baden Cooke (Aus) Vacansoleil                                                  
94 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                                 
95 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                                           
96 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana                                                      
97 Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                               
98 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step                                                
99 Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin-Slipstream                                             
100 Chris Sutton (Aus) Garmin-Slipstream                                          
101 William Frischkorn (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                                    
102 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                            
103 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                               
104 Andreas Klier (Ger) Cervélo TestTeam                                          
105 Rene Mandri (Est) AG2R La Mondiale                                            
106 Sergey Renev (Kaz) Astana                                                     
107 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Columbia-Highroad                                        
108 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                                           
109 Koldo Fernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                       
110 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                               
111 Jean Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis                                              
112 Iván Gutiérrez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                         
113 Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervélo TestTeam                                       
114 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des Jeux                                    
115 Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin-Slipstream                                           
116 Ángel Madrazo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                          
117 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam                                          
118 Kasper Klostergård (Den) Saxo Bank                                            
119 Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil                                                 
120 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis                                           
121 Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des Jeux                                         
122 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                               
123 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil                                              
124 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha                                                     
125 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Milram                                              
126 Leonardo Giordani (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                       
127 Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                          
128 Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis                                                
129 Marco Corti (Ita) Barloworld                                                  
130 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Katusha                                                  
131 Riccardo Chiarini (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                               
132 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana                                                 
133 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Silence-Lotto                                          
134 Giairo Ermeti (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                   
135 Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli       
136 Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                    
137 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                      
138 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R La Mondiale                                     4.54
139 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale                                     4.56
140 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Saxo Bank                                             
141 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Columbia-Highroad                                          
142 Steve Cummings (GBr) Barloworld                                               
143 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Silence-Lotto                                            
144 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Saxo Bank                                             
145 Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) AG2R La Mondiale                                     
146 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                           
147 Maryan Hary (Fra) Cofidis                                                     
148 Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil                                               
149 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                                  
150 Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                           
151 Björn Schröder (Ger) Milram                                                   
152 Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil                                                 
153 Allan Davis (Aus) Quick Step                                                  
154 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Barloworld                                               
155 Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis                                                    
156 Rui Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne                                              
157 Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana                                                   
158 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Milram                                                    
159 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Barloworld                                             
160 Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam                                          
161 Manuel Belletti (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli         
162 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                                    
163 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française des Jeux                                       
164 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld                                                
165 Gregory Rast (Swi) Astana                                                     
166 Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step                                              
167 Aitor Galdos (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                          
168 Mikhaylo Khalilov (Ukr) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                       
169 Davide Vigano (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                             
170 Mattia Gavazzi (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli          
171 Pablo Urtasun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                         
172 Rony Martias (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                      
173 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil                                             
174 Servais Knaven (Ned) Milram                                               7.26
175 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Vacansoleil                                            7.27
176 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervélo TestTeam                                        
177 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                                   
178 Saïd Haddou (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                       
179 Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                   
180 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Katusha                                               
181 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                            
182 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Saxo Bank                                             
183 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Columbia-Highroad                                        
184 Michael Friedman (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                                      
185 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                             
186 Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                         
187 Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                                
188 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli    
189 Frank Hoj (Den) Saxo Bank                                                     
190 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step                                               
191 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank                                                
192 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                            
193 Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                               
194 Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Française des Jeux                                   
195 Andoni Lafuente (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                       
196 Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank                                                     
197 Martyn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin-Slipstream                                       
198 Daniele Nardello (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                          
199 Jesus Del Nero Montes (Spa) Fuji-Servetto                                     
200 Alexandre Blain (Fra) Cofidis                                                 
 
Points classification
 
1 Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis                                                 17 pts
2 Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                           13
3 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas                                                 8
4 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                              7
5 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                                    6
6 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Milram                                                    5
7 Enrico Rossi (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                             4
8 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis                                                   3
9 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana                                                     2
10 Servais Knaven (Ned) Milram                                                   2
11 Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo Bank                                                1
12 Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervélo TestTeam                                       1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis                                                  5 pts
2 Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                            3
3 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                                 2
4 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Columbia-Highroad                                           1
 
Young rider classification
 
1 Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis                                            3.33.50
2 Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo Bank                                              0.25
3 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Columbia-Highroad                                         
4 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                                  
5 Andy Schleck (Lux) Saxo Bank                                                    
6 Peter Velits (Svk) Milram                                                       
7 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                                    
8 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                               
9 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Silence-Lotto                                               
10 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas                                              0.46
11 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                      1.29
12 Yoann Offredo (Fra) Française des Jeux                                         
13 Luis Angel Maté (Spa) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli          
14 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Française des Jeux                                       
15 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Katusha                                                 
16 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas                                                  
17 Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Française des Jeux                                         
18 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Columbia-Highroad                               2.10
19 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                                           
20 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana                                                      
21 Chris Sutton (Aus) Garmin-Slipstream                                           
22 Rene Mandri (Est) AG2R La Mondiale                                             
23 Sergey Renev (Kaz) Astana                                                      
24 Jean Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis                                               
25 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des Jeux                                     
26 Ángel Madrazo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                           
27 Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des Jeux                                          
28 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Milram                                               
29 Marco Corti (Ita) Barloworld                                                   
30 Riccardo Chiarini (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                
31 Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli        
32 Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                     
33 Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) AG2R La Mondiale                                  4.56
34 Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                            
35 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Barloworld                                                
36 Rui Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne                                               
37 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Milram                                                     
38 Manuel Belletti (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli          
39 Davide Vigano (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                              
40 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                                7.27
41 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Columbia-Highroad                                         
42 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank                                                 
43 Andoni Lafuente (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                        

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