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44th Tirreno-Adriatico - HIS

Italy, March 11-17, 2009

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Stage 4 - March 14: Foligno - Montelupone, 171km

Mister Montelupone: Rodríguez rules steep stage again

By Gregor Brown

Spaniard Joaquím Rodríguez (Caisse d'Epargne), 29, wins Tirreno-Adriatico's Montelupone at the end of stage four
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Joaquím Rodríguez ruled the 21 percent gradients of Tirreno-Adriatico's Montelupone stage in Romitelli for a second consectuive year. The Caisse d'Epargne rider peaked the 1.75km climb ahead of Davide Rebellin (Diquigiovanni-Androni) and Thomas Lövkvist (Columbia-Highroad) at the end of the 171km stage.

Rodríguez succeeded Julien El Farès (Cofidis) at the head of the race overall, and leads by six seconds thanks to the win. The Frenchman, who had held the leader's blue jersey since day one, is now second.

"This type of climb is just perfect for me," said Rodríguez. "I felt great today and I knew I had the legs to win. It's great to win, but tomorrow I know it's almost impossible for me to keep the jersey."

Columbia and Diquigiovanni led the race in the final two kilometres, but Rodríguez exploited their efforts. The Spaniard fired himself, missile-like, on the left-hand side of the road with 600 metres of climbing left to gap Rebellin and Lövkvist and put himself in a perfect position to claim stage honours.

Julien El Farès (Cofidis) rode well, but lost his overall leader's jersey
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Rodríguez extended the advantage over his two rivals throughout the two sections of 21-percent gradient to secure his victory.

"I looked back at the last corner and I knew I had enough margin to win," said Rodríguez.

Danilo Di Luca (LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini), Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo) and Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Slipstream) claimed third through sixth.

"He was so much stronger than the rest of us," said Di Luca. The man who finished second last year and has conquered Flèche Wallonne's Mur de Huy in the past, said, "There is not comparison to Flèche's Huy; this one is a lot harder."

Ivan Basso (Liquigas) finished with the front group of close to 25 riders, helping teammate Vincenzo Nibali during the stage.

"It was very hard; I tried to go at my pace, but no way. It is not a climb, it is a wall," said Basso.

The march to Montelupone

Davide Rebellin benifited from a strong Diquigiovanni-Androni team
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The march to Montelupone's wall started in Foligno. After three sprint stages, the day was a day for climbers due to two ascents of the Montelupone climb. It came at the end of the stage in Romitelli with 13.9 kilometres to race and the mountaintop finish.

An escape of five men went clear on the Passo di Cornelli. Giuseppe Palumbo (Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo), Johann Tschopp (Bbox Bouygues Telecom), Giampaolo Cheula (Barloworld), Jérôme Coppel (Française des Jeux) and Marcin Sapa (Lampre-NGC), who featured in stage three's escape, gained a maximum of 4:30 minutes on the day.

With 40 kilometres to go (11km to the base of the first ascent of Montelupone), the five had 3:10 on the group being led by Caisse d'Epargne for last year's stage winner Rodríguez. Di Luca's LPR team took over near the base of the Montelupone, with the gap now at one minute.

The escape now numbered four; Sapa lost contact as soon as the road pointed upwards.

Danilo Di Luca (LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini) orders his men to the front, including Petacchi.
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A crash at 25 kilometres split the group, but not the pace heading on to Montelupone's slopes. Matti Breschel (Saxo Bank) and Riccardo Chiarini (LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini) and Lloyd Mondory (AG2R La Mondiale) were involved, with the French rider appearing to suffer the most serious injuries.

Petacchi led the bunch with 20km remaining to catch the final escapees and position his teammate Di Luca for the first of two Montelupone punches. Diquigiovanni took over with Michele Scarponi and Gilberto Simoni leading for Rebellin, while dual Giro d'Italia winner Simoni led Di Luca and Garzelli over the top to start the final 13.9 kilometres.

Filippo Pozzato (Katusha) anticipated the final climb with an attack at seven kilometres to go. Daniele Pietropolli (LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini) and rising star Greg Van Avermaet (Silence-Lotto) chased and joined the Italian but the Simoni-led peloton caught them four kilometres later.

Hincapie led the 25-man group, including favourites Andy Schleck (Saxo Bank), Michele Scarponi (Diquigiovanni-Androni), Garzelli, Basso, Nibali, Andreas Klöden (Astana) and Fabian Wegmann (Milram) to the base of the Montelupone, with two kilometres remaining, for Columbia teammate Lövkvist. He continued to sacrifice himself through the final 1000 metres of climbing, including a section of 18 percent, to set up the young Swede.

Diquigiovanni took over with one kilometre to go as Simoni and Scarponi briefly controlled for teammate Rebellin before Rodríguez fired the winning shot.

Lövkvist positioned for overall

The race will continue tomorrow with a 30-kilometre time trial that follows the parcours of last year's TT albeit in reverse. Riders will start in Loreto, climb the Colle dell'Infinito and end with the climb up to Macerata.

Lövkvist appears to be the danger man in fourth overall behind Rebellin. The Swede can time trial and climb, which makes him a perfect candidate to win the overall title on Tuesday.

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Results

1 Joaquím Rodríguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                      4.08.35 (41.273 km/h)
2 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli            0.06
3 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Columbia-Highroad                                          0.10
4 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                     0.14
5 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                              0.21
6 Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis                                                        
7 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Slipstream                                               
8 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                                          
9 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli               
10 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                                      
11 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                               0.32
12 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas                                                           
13 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                              
14 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                                      0.40
15 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale                                           0.42
16 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Milram                                                         
17 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil                                                0.45
18 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Milram                                                        
19 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step                                                 0.50
20 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                              
21 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                                   
22 Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Columbia-Highroad                                         
23 Iñigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                         0.58
24 Andy Schleck (Lux) Saxo Bank                                                    1.02
25 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana                                                      1.05
26 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step                                                 1.08
27 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Katusha                                                   1.14
28 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam                                             1.16
29 Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana                                                     1.21
30 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                           1.26
31 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli           1.34
32 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                                    1.36
33 Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Fuji-Servetto                                          1.38
34 George Hincapie (USA) Columbia-Highroad                                             
35 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                             2.05
36 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil                                                2.21
37 Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Française des Jeux                                          2.31
38 Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step                                                2.32
39 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam                                                
40 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                     2.43
41 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française des Jeux                                         2.46
42 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld                                           2.50
43 Francesco Failli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                             2.59
44 Didac Ortega (Spa) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                     
45 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step                                                 3.06
46 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                                  
47 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                                4.08
48 Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin-Slipstream                                              5.04
49 Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin-Slipstream                                                 
50 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                  5.53
51 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale                                               
52 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Katusha                                                         
53 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Milram                                                    
54 Sergey Klimov (Rus) Katusha                                                         
55 Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                               
56 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Katusha                                                        
57 Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne                                              
58 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des Jeux                                      5.57
59 Rene Mandri (Est) AG2R La Mondiale                                              5.59
60 Enrico Rossi (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                                  
61 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas                                                   6.08
62 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                                      
63 Maurizio Biondo (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                           6.11
64 Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli         6.17
65 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld                                               6.22
66 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis                                                    6.25
67 Andreas Klier (Ger) Cervélo TestTeam                                            6.27
68 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                      6.47
69 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                             7.14
70 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                               9.50
71 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                              10.17
72 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas                                                 10.23
73 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Barloworld                                              10.56
74 Allan Davis (Aus) Quick Step                                                        
75 Martyn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin-Slipstream                                             
76 Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step                                                         
77 Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                     
78 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Columbia-Highroad                                        
79 Diego Caccia (Ita) Barloworld                                                       
80 Massimiliano Gentili (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                          
81 Gregory Rast (Swi) Astana                                                           
82 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana                                                           
83 Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                          
84 Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                
85 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Columbia-Highroad                                                
86 Baden Cooke (Aus) Vacansoleil                                                       
87 Ilker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Fuji-Servetto                                            
88 Yoann Offredo (Fra) Française des Jeux                                              
89 Peter Velits (Svk) Milram                                                           
90 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                                     
91 Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam                                                
92 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                            
93 Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                   11.07
94 Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis                                                 11.08
95 Iban Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                        
96 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas                                                  11.10
97 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step                                                     
98 Rui Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne                                                    
99 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil                                                   
100 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Française des Jeux                                           
101 Gabriele Bosisio (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                     
102 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank                                                     
103 Michael Friedman (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                                           
104 Ángel Madrazo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                          11.20
105 Mikhaylo Khalilov (Ukr) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                       11.21
106 Marco Corti (Ita) Barloworld                                                       
107 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                             11.29
108 Leonardo Giordani (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                            
109 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                                11.33
110 Giairo Ermeti (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                   11.44
111 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                     
112 Marcin Sapa (Pol) Lampre-NGC                                                  11.48
113 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Columbia-Highroad                                        12.31
114 Aitor Galdos (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                               
115 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Fuji-Servetto                                     
116 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                               
117 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R La Mondiale                                              
118 Servais Knaven (Ned) Milram                                                        
119 Michael Albasini (Swi) Columbia-Highroad                                           
120 Iván Gutiérrez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                              
121 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Barloworld                                                    
122 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Columbia-Highroad                                             
123 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Katusha                                                     
124 Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                   
125 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha                                                          
126 Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank                                                        
127 Daniele Nardello (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                               
128 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Milram                                                         
129 Luis Angel Maté (Spa) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli              
130 Sergey Renev (Kaz) Astana                                                          
131 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Silence-Lotto                                                 
132 Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                                    
133 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Milram                                                         
134 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                                
135 Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil                                                 12.43
136 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank                                                      
137 Chris Sutton (Aus) Garmin-Slipstream                                               
138 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                                 
139 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Saxo Bank                                                     
140 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                                                
141 Davide Vigano (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                                  
142 Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Française des Jeux                                        
143 Rony Martias (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                      12.57
144 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Katusha                                               13.04
145 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli         
146 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale                                         13.15
147 Jean Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis                                              16.16
148 Steve Cummings (GBr) Barloworld                                                    
149 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Saxo Bank                                                  
150 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                                        
151 Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil                                                    
152 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervélo TestTeam                                             
153 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld                                                     
154 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                                    
155 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Saxo Bank                                                  
156 Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervélo TestTeam                                            
157 Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                                
158 Koldo Fernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                            
159 Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank                                                     16.26
160 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Cervélo TestTeam                                               
161 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana                                                      
162 Josu Agirre Aseginolaza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                    
163 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                 
164 Björn Schröder (Ger) Milram                                                        
165 Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil                                                      
166 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                                       
167 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                                               
168 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Silence-Lotto                                               
169 Maryan Hary (Fra) Cofidis                                                          
170 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Silence-Lotto                                                  
171 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Saxo Bank                                                  
172 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Vacansoleil                                                     
173 William Frischkorn (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                                         
174 Kasper Klostergård (Den) Saxo Bank                                                 
175 Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                                
176 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis                                                
177 Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo Bank                                                     
178 Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                                     
179 Pablo Urtasun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                              
180 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                                        
181 Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                        
182 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                                 
183 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Katusha                                                        
184 Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des Jeux                                         16.43
185 Riccardo Chiarini (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                               16.52
186 Mattia Gavazzi (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli          17.00
187 Frank Hoj (Den) Saxo Bank                                                     17.02
188 Saïd Haddou (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                       17.08
189 Loyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                           17.10
190 Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                         17.13
191 Andoni Lafuente (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                       17.22
DNF Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) AG2R La Mondiale                                          
DNF Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                                    
DNF Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                                 
DNS Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam                                                
DNS Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis                                                         
 
Points
 
Intermediate sprint
1 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld                                                   5 pts
2 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                          3
3 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                 2
4 Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Française des Jeux                                              1
 
Finish
1 Joaquím Rodríguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                           12 pts
2 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli              10
3 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Columbia-Highroad                                             8
4 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                        7
5 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                 6
6 Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis                                                       5
7 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Slipstream                                              4
8 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                                         3
9 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli              2
10 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                                     1
 
Mountains
 
Passo del Cornell, km 30.2
1 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld                                                   5 pts
2 Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Française des Jeux                                              3
3 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                          2
4 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                 1
 
Montelupone, km 157.1
1 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli               5 pts
2 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli              3
3 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                        2
4 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                 1
 
General classification after stage 4
 
1 Joaquím Rodríguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                     16.09.10
2 Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis                                                    0.06
3 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli            0.10
4 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Columbia-Highroad                                          0.16
5 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                     0.24
6 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                                   0.31
7 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Slipstream                                               
8 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                  
9 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                                          
10 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli              
11 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                               0.42
12 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas                                                           
13 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                              
14 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Milram                                                     0.52
15 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Milram                                                    0.55
16 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step                                                 1.00
17 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                                   
18 Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Columbia-Highroad                                         
19 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                              
20 Iñigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                         1.08
21 Andy Schleck (Lux) Saxo Bank                                                    1.12
22 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana                                                      1.15
23 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Katusha                                                   1.24
24 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                                    1.46
25 George Hincapie (USA) Columbia-Highroad                                         1.48
26 Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Fuji-Servetto                                              
27 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil                                                1.59
28 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                             2.15
29 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam                                             2.30
30 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                           2.40
31 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step                                                 2.42
32 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli           2.52
33 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld                                           3.00
34 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                              3.16
35 Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Française des Jeux                                          3.45
36 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale                                           3.50
37 Didac Ortega (Spa) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                 4.13
38 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil                                                4.16
39 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                                4.18
40 Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana                                                     6.02
41 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                  6.03
42 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Katusha                                                         
43 Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                               
44 Enrico Rossi (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                              6.04
45 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                                      6.29
46 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis                                                    6.35
47 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas                                                   6.39
48 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam                                            7.03
49 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale                                           7.07
50 Sergey Klimov (Rus) Katusha                                                         
51 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                     7.13
52 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française des Jeux                                         7.27
53 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Milram                                                7.48
54 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des Jeux                                      7.52
55 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                                  8.03
56 Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne                                          8.09
57 Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli         8.12
58 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step                                                 8.17
59 Andreas Klier (Ger) Cervélo TestTeam                                            8.22
60 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld                                               8.35
61 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                      9.07
62 Maurizio Biondo (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                           9.19
63 Rene Mandri (Est) AG2R La Mondiale                                             10.02
64 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                              10.17
65 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas                                                 10.23
66 Peter Velits (Svk) Milram                                                      11.06
67 Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                12.10
68 Yoann Offredo (Fra) Française des Jeux                                              
69 Ilker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Fuji-Servetto                                            
70 Francesco Failli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                 
71 Iban Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   12.22
72 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas                                                  12.24
73 Gabriele Bosisio (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                      
74 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                           12.41
75 Baden Cooke (Aus) Vacansoleil                                                  12.51
76 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana                                                           
77 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                                     
78 Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                          
79 Diego Caccia (Ita) Barloworld                                                  13.12
80 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Columbia-Highroad                                   13.14
81 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Milram                                                     13.45
82 Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin-Slipstream                                            13.48
83 Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin-Slipstream                                                  
84 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Saxo Bank                                                 13.57
85 Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                   14.15
86 Iván Gutiérrez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                          14.26
87 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Française des Jeux                                       14.32
88 Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank                                                    14.36
89 Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                           14.59
90 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Barloworld                                              15.37
91 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Katusha                                                   15.45
92 Michael Albasini (Swi) Columbia-Highroad                                       15.53
93 Allan Davis (Aus) Quick Step                                                   16.15
94 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha                                                      16.34
95 Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                    
96 Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo Bank                                                 16.36
97 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Cervélo TestTeam                                                
98 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                                            16.46
99 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Katusha                                                 17.01
100 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Katusha                                                   17.40
101 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Columbia-Highroad                                          17.45
102 Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step                                              17.52
103 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                             17.53
104 Massimiliano Gentili (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                    17.55
105 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil                                             17.59
106 Koldo Fernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                       18.07
107 Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervélo TestTeam                                       18.11
108 Loyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                           18.24
109 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Columbia-Highroad                                        18.28
110 Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des Jeux                                         18.38
111 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Silence-Lotto                                             18.44
112 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                           19.02
113 Mikhaylo Khalilov (Ukr) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                       19.18
114 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Barloworld                                               19.20
115 Davide Vigano (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                             19.32
116 Marcin Sapa (Pol) Lampre-NGC                                                  19.35
117 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale                                         20.04
118 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                20.08
119 Leonardo Giordani (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                       20.13
120 Ángel Madrazo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                          20.16
121 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                                20.17
122 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                                          20.19
123 Michael Friedman (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                                      20.30
124 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Fuji-Servetto                                20.34
125 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                            20.46
126 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                      20.48
127 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank                                                 21.27
128 Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil                                                      
129 Chris Sutton (Aus) Garmin-Slipstream                                               
130 Gregory Rast (Swi) Astana                                                     21.31
131 Luis Angel Maté (Spa) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli         21.42
132 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Columbia-Highroad                                        21.45
133 Servais Knaven (Ned) Milram                                                   21.50
134 Marco Corti (Ita) Barloworld                                                  21.59
135 Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step                                                   22.00
136 Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Française des Jeux                                   22.03
137 William Frischkorn (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                                    22.20
138 Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam                                          22.26
139 Giairo Ermeti (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                   23.06
140 Sergey Renev (Kaz) Astana                                                     23.47
141 Pablo Urtasun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                         23.52
142 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Silence-Lotto                                            24.01
143 Rony Martias (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                      24.27
144 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                           24.52
145 Aitor Galdos (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                               
146 Martyn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin-Slipstream                                       24.57
147 Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                           24.59
148 Kasper Klostergård (Den) Saxo Bank                                            25.10
149 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis                                                
150 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank                                                25.11
151 Josu Agirre Aseginolaza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               25.37
152 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R La Mondiale                                         25.47
153 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                                   25.57
154 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Katusha                                               26.10
155 Saïd Haddou (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                       26.28
156 Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil                                               26.29
157 Daniele Nardello (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                          26.32
158 Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis                                                26.53
159 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                               26.54
160 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana                                                 27.31
161 Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                               27.40
162 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld                                                27.46
163 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Saxo Bank                                                  
164 Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil                                                 27.56
165 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                                       
166 Björn Schröder (Ger) Milram                                                        
167 Rui Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne                                              27.57
168 Riccardo Chiarini (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                               28.14
169 Mattia Gavazzi (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli          28.30
170 Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                           28.42
171 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step                                               28.44
172 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Saxo Bank                                             28.54
173 Steve Cummings (GBr) Barloworld                                                    
174 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Milram                                                    29.18
175 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                             30.47
176 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Vacansoleil                                                31.04
177 Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank                                                     31.18
178 Frank Hoj (Den) Saxo Bank                                                     31.31
179 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                            31.35
180 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Silence-Lotto                                          32.21
181 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli    33.14
182 Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                                33.47
183 Jean Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis                                              34.43
184 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                            34.59
185 Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                   35.03
186 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervélo TestTeam                                        35.34
187 Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                         35.46
188 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                                   37.15
189 Andoni Lafuente (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                       38.34
190 Maryan Hary (Fra) Cofidis                                                     40.14
191 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Saxo Bank                                             43.09
 
Points classification
 
1 Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis                                                      22 pts
2 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                  19
3 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas                                                     18
4 Enrico Rossi (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                                 17
5 Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                                13
6 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                                        13
7 Joaquím Rodríguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                           12
8 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                                               12
9 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R La Mondiale                                              10
10 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli             10
11 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Columbia-Highroad                                            10
12 Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                    9
13 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Saxo Bank                                                     9
14 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Columbia-Highroad                                            8
15 Koldo Fernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                            8
16 Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervélo TestTeam                                            8
17 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                       7
18 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                6
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                                 6 pts
2 Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis                                                       5
3 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli               5
4 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli               5
5 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld                                                   5
6 Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil                                                     5
7 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli              5
8 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                 4
9 Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Française des Jeux                                              3
10 Marcin Sapa (Pol) Lampre-NGC                                                       3
11 William Frischkorn (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                                         3
12 Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                                3
13 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                       2
14 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                                     2
15 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                     2
16 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                         2
17 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R La Mondiale                                              2
18 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                             1
19 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Katusha                                                       1
20 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Columbia-Highroad                                               1
21 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                1
 
Young rider classification
 
1 Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis                                                16.09.16
2 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Columbia-Highroad                                          0.10
3 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                                   0.25
4 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                                0.54
5 Andy Schleck (Lux) Saxo Bank                                                     1.06
6 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                                     1.40
7 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                            2.34
8 Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Française des Jeux                                           3.39
9 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas                                                    6.33
10 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Milram                                                7.42
11 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des Jeux                                      7.46
12 Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli         8.06
13 Rene Mandri (Est) AG2R La Mondiale                                              9.56
14 Peter Velits (Svk) Milram                                                      11.00
15 Yoann Offredo (Fra) Française des Jeux                                         12.04
16 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas                                                  12.18
17 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana                                                      12.45
18 Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom                                          
19 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Columbia-Highroad                                   13.08
20 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Française des Jeux                                       14.26
21 Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo Bank                                                 16.30
22 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Katusha                                                 16.55
23 Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des Jeux                                          18.32
24 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Silence-Lotto                                              18.38
25 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Barloworld                                                19.14
26 Davide Vigano (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                              19.26
27 Ángel Madrazo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                           20.10
28 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                                           20.13
29 Chris Sutton (Aus) Garmin-Slipstream                                           21.21
30 Luis Angel Maté (Spa) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli          21.36
31 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Columbia-Highroad                                         21.39
32 Marco Corti (Ita) Barloworld                                                   21.53
33 Sergey Renev (Kaz) Astana                                                      23.41
34 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank                                                 25.05
35 Rui Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne                                               27.51
36 Riccardo Chiarini (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                28.08
37 Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                            28.36
38 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Milram                                                     29.12
39 Jean Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis                                               34.37
40 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                                    37.09
41 Andoni Lafuente (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                        38.28

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