Postgirot Open - Tour of Sweden - 2.3Sweden, June 14 - 18, 2000Main Page Results Previous stageStage 5 - June 18: Eskilstuna - Stockholm, 143 kmAndersson in his biggest triumphBy Gabriella Ekström, cyclingews.com correspondent I didn't see much of the race, but more than I would have done from the press bus. I went with Ceramica Panaria Gaerne, and Roberto Reverberi who is a very nice and very bold man. We spent the final 142 kilometers of Tour of Sweden, teaching him how to swear in Swedish. He was so pleased with his new skills that he immideately drew level with the peloton to try the words on Niclas Axelsson, who just laughed. Another joke that was commonly used is to take the race radio and scream "Mapei, Mapei!! Crash!!" and see how the fifteenth car in the caravan totally stress out. Personally I expected some attacks during the stage as the yellow jersey was leading with less than a minute, but it never really happened. Credit Agricole's Magnus Bäckstedt tried to go away early in the stage, but not even the big Swede could stay away on the windy roads of Sweden. Rabobank who had the second placed Dekker among them only tried once too, with Coen Boerman, but just as Bäckstedt he was brought back by the Swedish National team, who grew with their task. It is understandable though that the big teams are grateful for a couple of days of relaxation, while the riders in the national team, on home ground might be riding the race of their lives, and therefore they are trying harder. In Europe the big teams are always watched, and they are always expected to chase back whenever there's a break, so a couple of them rode a peaceful race, watching the Swedish nature and the blonde girls, hoping that the stage would come together to a bunch sprint. The only intermediate sprint of the day was located in Södertälje, 50 kilometers south of Stockholm. Roberto Lochowski from Agro Adler made an effort over the uphill sprint and won it ahead of Marcus Ljungquist from Team Fakta. That increased Lochowski's lead in the total sprint classification even more, and only an accident could stop him now. The peloton entered Stockholm a couple of minutes after two. The police made a great job to protect the riders safety and to close the traffic off, something that isn't easily done in Stockholm. The weather was better than it had been during the rest of the week, and for a change, there was no umbrellas waiting for the riders in Kungsträdgården. The finishing time was taken as the riders passed the finishing line for the first time, in order to avoid any major overall changes because of a nasty crash on the tricky circuit. Especially one section with a lot of roadwork and dusty pavé on top, was a scare. No falls were reported during the lap, and Andersson who had already won the general classification, felt so good that he wanted to show off in front of the spectators, maybe even winning the stage. It is never wrong to stay close to the front. A sharp corner 200 metres from the finish, made it a bit hard for the teams to keep their guys together. Daniele Galli from Amica Chips intended to lead Kurt Asle Arvesen through the last corner, but came out of it with such a big gap that he decided to go for it. Jaan Kirsipuu, McEwen and Hondo were all up front, trying to snatch the victory, but the fact that Galli gave everything with no intention of saving his energy when going through the corner, helped him get a gap that was worth a try. After that, he just rode on pure inspiration. Danilo Hondo finished fourth, just like in Eskilstuna when he accidently thought he won. This time his sprint helped him getting the red jersey back from Dekker at the very last second. The jersey winners were awarded flowers, mobile phones, horns to blow in and of course a kiss or two from a blonde girl with flowers in her hair. (No, it wasn't me!) None of the riders were brave enough to sing a song like De Jongh and Blijlevens did on the podium in Stockholm two years ago, but those of us who went to the banquet afterwards actually saw race winner Andersson dance on a stage together with his favourite band.
Andersson defies the oddsBy Tomas Nilsson, cyclingnews.com correspondent Michael Andersson shouldn't be racing. Last year he was second in the World Championships ITT after six weeks without a race since his team had closed down. Now he wins the Tour of Sweden after a spring where there were two months without racing since his team, de Nardi in third division, had difficulties getting invitations. For the Tour of Sweden a national team was composed, mostly by experienced amateurs and some domestiques from the continent. Nevertheless he received full support on the final stages and was able to win the Tour of Sweden, his third win in this race. The last stage didn't have any major drama. Magnus Bäckstedt (Credid Agricole) tried an early attack, Coen Boerman (Rabobank) bridged up but the two were caught well before the finish in Stockholm. The Swedish national team was helped mostly by Team Postgirot (the national U23 squad), Ag2R working for Kirsipuu and Collstrop. The finish in central Stockholm was however won by Daniele Galli (Amica Chips).
Results
1 Daniele Galli (Ita) Amica Chips 3.03.50
2 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Ag2r Prevoyance
3 Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Farm Frites
4 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Deutsche Telekom
5 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Amica Chips
6 Luca Cei (Ita) Panaria Ceramica-Gaerne
7 Nikolaj Bo Larsen (Den) Memorycard-Jack&Jones
8 Leif Hoste (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step
9 Stefan Adamsson (Swe) Team Crescent
10 Karel Vereecke (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
11 Sven Nijs (Bel) Rabobank
12 Enrico Degano (Ita) Panaria Ceramica-Gaerne
13 Bart Wellens (Bel) MGI Fietsen
14 Gisle Viköyr (Nor) Norway
15 Luca Paolini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
16 Stuart O´Grady (Aus) Crédit Agricole
17 Eddy Lembo (Fra) Jean Delatour
18 Glenn Magnusson (Swe) Farm Frites
19 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole
20 Geert Omloop (Bel) Collstrop
21 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
22 Jans Koerts (Ned) Farm Frites
23 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team Fakta
24 Jan Hordijk (Ned) MGI Fietsen
25 Magnus Albertsson (Swe) Team Mälarenergi
26 Roy Sönsterud (Nor) Norway
27 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank
28 Tom Van Noppen (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
29 Jacob Moe Rasmussen (Den) Memorycard-Jack&Jones
30 Jurgen Guns (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
31 Tomas Grönqvist (Swe) Sweden
32 Tobias Lergård (Swe) Team Crescent
33 Kristoffer Ingeby (Swe) Team Mälarenergi
34 Fabio Malberti (Ita) Amica Chips
35 Lauri Aus (Est) Ag2r Prevoyance
36 Ronny Lauke (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg
37 Stig Kristiansen (Nor) Norway
38 Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Panaria Ceramica-Gaerne
39 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Jean Delatour
40 Michael Andersson (Swe) Sweden
41 Jonas Rydberg (Swe) Team Crescent
42 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
43 Michel Lafis (Swe) Farm Frites
44 John Nilsson (Swe) Team Mälarenergi
45 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank
46 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Norway
47 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Team Crescent
48 Niklas Axelsson (Swe) Panaria Ceramica-Gaerne
49 Enrico Nikolai (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg
50 Roberto Lochowski (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg
51 Stéphane Barthe (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance
52 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank
53 Francisque Teyssier (Fra) Jean Delatour
54 Mattias Carlsson (Swe) Team Mälarenergi
55 Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Fakta
56 Magnus Bäckstedt (Swe) Crédit Agricole
57 Marcel Gono (Aus) Crédit Agricole
58 Nathan O´Neill (Aus) Panaria Ceramica-Gaerne
59 Thomas Heidrich (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg
60 Oscar Stenström (Fin) Team Mälarenergi
61 Anthony Langella (Fra) Crédit Agricole
62 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Jean Delatour
63 Eddy Seigneur (Fra) Jean Delatour
64 Petter Renäng (Swe) Team Crescent
65 Frode Flesjå (Nor) Norway
66 Marc Streel (Bel) Collstrop
67 Andrea Noé (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
68 Martin Rittsel (Swe) Memorycard-Jack&Jones
69 Alain Van Katwijk (Ned) MGI Fietsen
70 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Memorycard-Jack&Jones
71 Tony Bracke (Bel) Collstrop
72 Alain Turicchia (Ita) Amica Chips
73 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Deutsche Telekom
74 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Mapei-Quick Step
75 Morten Sonne (Den) Team Fakta
76 Henrik Oldin (Swe) Sweden
77 Jukka Heinikainen (Fin) Team Mälarenergi
78 Hans De Meester (Bel) Collstrop
79 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
80 Andrej Mizurov (Kaz) Deutsche Telekom
81 Erik Wendel (Swe) Team Postgirot
82 Martin Axelsson (Swe) Team Postgirot
83 Daniel Van Elven (Ned) MGI Fietsen
84 Eric De Clercq (Bel) Collstrop
85 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Deutsche Telekom
86 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Deutsche Telekom
87 Richard Groenendaal (Ned) Rabobank
88 Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Amica Chips
89 Lennie Kristensen (Den) Team Fakta
90 Andreas Klier (Ger) Farm Frites
91 Krister Sjödahl (Swe) Team Crescent
92 Martin Johansson (Swe) Collstrop
93 Servais Knaven (Ned) Farm Frites
94 Dennis Hey (Ned) MGI Fietsen
95 Jakob Piil (Den) Memorycard-Jack&Jones
96 Danny Jonasson (Den) Team Fakta
97 Oliver Penney (Swi) MGI Fietsen
98 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Norway
99 Coen Boerman (Ned) Rabobank
100 Andreas Kappes (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg
101 Jonas Olsson (Swe) Sweden
102 Johan Svensson (Swe) Team Postgirot
103 Jérôme Neuville (Fra) Crédit Agricole
104 Klas Johansson (Swe) Sweden
105 Emil Arnell (Swe) Team Postgirot
106 Klas Johansson (Swe) Team Postgirot
107 Magnus Ljungblad (Swe) Sweden
108 Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
109 Arturas Kasputis (Ltu) Ag2r Prevoyance
110 Innar Mandoja (Est) Ag2r Prevoyance
111 Gilles Maignan (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance
Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Amica Chips DNS
Points:
1 Daniele Galli (Ita) Amica Chips 25
2 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Ag2r Prevoyance 20
3 Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Farm Frites 16
4 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Deutsche Telekom 14
5 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Amica Chips 12
6 Luca Cei (Ita) Panaria Ceramica-Gaerne 10
7 Nikolaj Bo Larsen (Den) Memorycard-Jack&Jones 9
8 Leif Hoste (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step 8
9 Stefan Adamsson (Swe) Team Crescent 7
10 Karel Vereecke (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 6
11 Sven Nijs (Bel) Rabobank 5
12 Enrico Degano (Ita) Panaria Ceramica-Gaerne 4
13 Bart Wellens (Bel) MGI Fietsen 3
14 Gisle Viköyr (Nor) Norway 2
15 Luca Paolini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 1
Sprint in Södertälje
1 Roberto Lochowski (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg 5
2 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team Fakta 3
3 Daniele Galli (Ita) Amica Chips 2
4 Magnus Ljungblad (Swe) Sweden 1
Teams:
1 Amica Chips - Tacconi Sport 9.11.30
2 Farm Frites
3 Ceramica Panaria - Gaerne
4 Vlaanderen 2002 - Eddy Merckx
5 Mapei - Quick Step
6 Norway
7 Team Crescent
8 Rabobank
9 AG2R Prevoyance
10 Credit Agricole
11 Team Mälarenergi
12 MemoryCard - Jack&Jones
13 MGI Holland
14 Jean Delatour
15 Agro-Adler - Brandenburg
16 Sweden
17 Team Fakta
18 Team Deutsche Telekom
19 Collstrop - De Federale Verzekeringen
20 Team Postgirot
Final general classification:
1 Michael Andersson (Swe) Sweden
2 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 0.43
3 Fabio Malberti (Ita) Amica Chips 1.32
4 Martin Rittsel (Swe) Memorycard-Jack&Jones 1.36
5 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Memorycard-Jack&Jones 1.44
6 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Amica Chips 1.48
7 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Jean Delatour 1.54
8 Marcel Gono (Aus) Crédit Agricole 2.00
9 Andrea Noé (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 2.08
10 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team Fakta 2.09
11 Stuart O´Grady (Aus) Crédit Agricole 2.19
12 Niklas Axelsson (Swe) Panaria Ceramica-Gaerne 2.21
13 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Deutsche Telekom 2.27
14 Marc Streel (Bel) Collstrop
15 Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Fakta 2.39
16 Jakob Piil (Den) Memorycard-Jack&Jones 2.42
17 Leif Hoste (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step 2.47
18 Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Panaria Ceramica-Gaerne 2.48
19 Andreas Kappes (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg 2.50
20 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 2.51
21 Andreas Klier (Ger) Farm Frites 2.56
22 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 3.08
23 Stig Kristiansen (Nor) Norway 3.09
24 Michel Lafis (Swe) Farm Frites 3.23
25 Danny Jonasson (Den) Team Fakta 3.29
26 Alain Turicchia (Ita) Amica Chips 3.32
27 Andrej Mizurov (Kaz) Deutsche Telekom 3.45
28 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Team Crescent 3.46
29 Ronny Lauke (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg 3.56
30 Morten Sonne (Den) Team Fakta 4.46
31 Francisque Teyssier (Fra) Jean Delatour
32 Sven Nijs (Bel) Rabobank 4.56
33 Glenn Magnusson (Swe) Farm Frites 5.20
34 Oliver Penney (Swi) MGI Fietsen 5.21
35 Arturas Kasputis (Ltu) Ag2r Prevoyance 5.28
36 Magnus Bäckstedt (Swe) Crédit Agricole 5.47
37 Anthony Langella (Fra) Crédit Agricole 5.53
38 Lennie Kristensen (Den) Team Fakta 5.57
39 Richard Groenendaal (Ned) Rabobank 6.03
40 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole 6.09
41 Eddy Seigneur (Fra) Jean Delatour 6.41
42 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Mapei-Quick Step 6.56
43 Nikolaj Bo Larsen (Den) Memorycard-Jack&Jones 7.55
44 Kristoffer Ingeby (Swe) Team Mälarenergi 8.12
45 Stefan Adamsson (Swe) Team Crescent 8.18
46 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Deutsche Telekom 8.25
47 Tobias Lergård (Swe) Team Crescent 8.28
48 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Deutsche Telekom 8.32
49 Petter Renäng (Swe) Team Crescent 8.36
50 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 9.13
51 Jacob Moe Rasmussen (Den) Memorycard-Jack&Jones 9.14
52 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Jean Delatour 9.19
53 Servais Knaven (Ned) Farm Frites 9.30
54 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Norway 9.41
55 Eddy Lembo (Fra) Jean Delatour 10.21
56 Martin Johansson (Swe) Collstrop 10.35
57 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Norway 10.42
58 Bart Wellens (Bel) MGI Fietsen 10.51
59 Roy Sönsterud (Nor) Norway 10.55
60 Enrico Nikolai (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg 11.04
61 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Deutsche Telekom 11.06
62 Stéphane Barthe (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance 11.10
63 Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 11.48
64 Tony Bracke (Bel) Collstrop 12.27
65 Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Amica Chips 13.25
66 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Ag2r Prevoyance 13.36
67 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank 14.04
68 Luca Paolini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 14.18
69 Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Farm Frites 14.21
70 Jonas Rydberg (Swe) Team Crescent 15.09
71 Lauri Aus (Est) Ag2r Prevoyance 15.23
72 Krister Sjödahl (Swe) Team Crescent 15.27
73 Eric De Clercq (Bel) Collstrop 15.38
74 Karel Vereecke (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 15.43
75 Hans De Meester (Bel) Collstrop 15.44
76 Alain Van Katwijk (Ned) MGI Fietsen 15.47
77 Magnus Albertsson (Swe) Team Mälarenergi 15.48
78 Jurgen Guns (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 15.53
79 Geert Omloop (Bel) Collstrop 16.12
80 Oscar Stenström (Fin) Team Mälarenergi 16.36
81 Mattias Carlsson (Swe) Team Mälarenergi 16.48
82 Frode Flesjå (Nor) Norway 17.10
83 Roberto Lochowski (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg 18.20
84 Jonas Olsson (Swe) Sweden 19.21
85 Gilles Maignan (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance 19.32
86 John Nilsson (Swe) Team Mälarenergi 19.40
87 Gisle Viköyr (Nor) Norway 19.43
88 Jukka Heinikainen (Fin) Team Mälarenergi 19.44
89 Dennis Hey (Ned) MGI Fietsen 19.45
90 Martin Axelsson (Swe) Team Postgirot 19.46
91 Jans Koerts (Ned) Farm Frites 19.55
92 Tomas Grönqvist (Swe) Sweden 20.00
93 Tom Van Noppen (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 20.01
94 Coen Boerman (Ned) Rabobank 20.23
95 Johan Svensson (Swe) Team Postgirot 21.06
96 Daniel Van Elven (Ned) MGI Fietsen 22.32
97 Henrik Oldin (Swe) Sweden 25.14
98 Nathan O´Neill (Aus) Panaria Ceramica-Gaerne 26.10
99 Magnus Ljungblad (Swe) Sweden 26.21
100 Klas Johansson (Swe) Sweden 26.28
101 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank 26.37
102 Luca Cei (Ita) Panaria Ceramica-Gaerne 26.41
103 Innar Mandoja (Est) Ag2r Prevoyance 26.46
104 Thomas Heidrich (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg 26.59
105 Enrico Degano (Ita) Panaria Ceramica-Gaerne 27.13
106 Klas Johansson (Swe) Team Postgirot 27.29
107 Erik Wendel (Swe) Team Postgirot 30.34
108 Daniele Galli (Ita) Amica Chips 30.47
109 Emil Arnell (Swe) Team Postgirot 31.25
110 Jan Hordijk (Ned) MGI Fietsen 34.27
111 Jérôme Neuville (Fra) Crédit Agricole 34.53
U23 classification:
1 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Team Crescent
2 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole
3 Kristoffer Ingeby (Swe) Team Mälarenergi
Final teams classification:
1 Mapei - Quick Step 47.51.15
2 MemoryCard - Jack&Jones 0.56
3 Amica Chips - Tacconi Sport 1.18
4 Credit Agricole 1.25
5 Team Fakta 2.46
6 Rabobank 4.49
7 Farm Frites 5.01
8 Jean Delatour 7.57
9 Team Deutsche Telekom 9.14
10 Agro-Adler - Brandenburg 11.10
11 Vlaanderen 2002 - Eddy Merckx 13.07
12 Team Crescent 13.46
13 Norway 17.33
14 Ceramica Panaria - Gaerne 17.37
15 Collstrop - De Federale Verzekeringen 17.40
16 AG2R Prevoyance 22.46
17 MGI Fietsen 25.38
18 Team Mälarenergi 32.48
19 Sweden 33.36
20 Team Postgirot 1.01.08
Final points classification:
1 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Deutsche Telekom 53 pts
2 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 49
3 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Amica Chips 49
4 Michael Andersson (Swe) Sweden 45
5 Martin Rittsel (Swe) Memorycard-Jack&Jones 29
6 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole 29
7 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Ag2r Prevoyance 28
8 Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Farm Frites 28
9 Nathan O´Neill (Aus) Panaria Ceramica-Gaerne 25
10 Daniele Galli (Ita) Amica Chips 25
11 Leif Hoste (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step 24
12 Andrea Noé (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 23
13 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Jean Delatour 23
14 Magnus Bäckstedt (Swe) Crédit Agricole 22
15 Sven Nijs (Bel) Rabobank 22
16 Niklas Axelsson (Swe) Panaria Ceramica-Gaerne 20
17 Stuart O´Grady (Aus) Crédit Agricole 18
18 Fabio Malberti (Ita) Amica Chips 16
19 Stig Kristiansen (Nor) Norway 16
20 Andreas Klier (Ger) Farm Frites 16
21 Alain Turicchia (Ita) Amica Chips 12
22 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Mapei-Quick Step 10
23 Jakob Piil (Den) Memorycard-Jack&Jones 10
24 Luca Cei (Ita) Panaria Ceramica-Gaerne 10
25 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 9
26 Tobias Lergård (Swe) Team Crescent 9
27 Nikolaj Bo Larsen (Den) Memorycard-Jack&Jones 9
28 Andreas Kappes (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg 9
29 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Memorycard-Jack&Jones 8
30 Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Amica Chips 8
31 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Deutsche Telekom 8
32 Stefan Adamsson (Swe) Team Crescent 7
33 Lennie Kristensen (Den) Team Fakta 7
34 Gilles Maignan (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance 7
35 Arturas Kasputis (Ltu) Ag2r Prevoyance 6
36 Jurgen Guns (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 6
37 Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Fakta 6
38 Karel Vereecke (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 6
39 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team Fakta 6
40 Lauri Aus (Est) Ag2r Prevoyance 5
41 Petter Renäng (Swe) Team Crescent 5
42 Morten Sonne (Den) Team Fakta 4
43 Marc Streel (Bel) Collstrop 4
44 Enrico Degano (Ita) Panaria Ceramica-Gaerne 4
45 Marcel Gono (Aus) Crédit Agricole 3
46 Bart Wellens (Bel) MGI Fietsen 3
47 Kristoffer Ingeby (Swe) Team Mälarenergi 2
48 Gisle Viköyr (Nor) Norway 2
49 Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Panaria Ceramica-Gaerne 2
50 Magnus Albertsson (Swe) Team Mälarenergi 2
51 Oliver Penney (Swi) MGI Fietsen 2
52 Michel Lafis (Swe) Farm Frites 1
53 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank 1
54 Stéphane Barthe (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance 1
55 Luca Paolini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 1
Final sprints classification:
1 Roberto Lochowski (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg 21 pts
2 Luca Cei (Ita) Panaria Ceramica-Gaerne 9
3 Klas Johansson (Swe) Sweden 6
4 Tomas Grönqvist (Swe) Sweden 5
5 Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Farm Frites 4
6 Stefan Adamsson (Swe) Team Crescent 3
7 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team Fakta 3
8 Tony Bracke (Bel) Collstrop 3
9 Magnus Ljungblad (Swe) Sweden 3
10 Daniele Galli (Ita) Amica Chips 2
11 Thomas Heidrich (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg 2
12 Jonas Olsson (Swe) Sweden 2
13 Enrico Degano (Ita) Panaria Ceramica-Gaerne 1
14 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank 1
15 Andreas Kappes (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg 1
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