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63rd Paris-Nice - ProTour

France, March 6-13, 2005

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Stage 7 - Sunday, March 13: Nice - Nice, 135km

Valverde starts exporting at 25, Julich starts winning at 34

By Jean-François Quénet in Nice

An ecstatic Bobby Julich on the podium
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There were hard climbs in the last stage of Paris-Nice, but no suspense for the final win. CSC was too strong to eventually lose Bobby Julich's leader's jersey, but the final stage winner Alejandro Valverde became the runner-up on GC.

Only 15 riders - obviously the best of the race including 20 year old Swede Thomas Lövkvist - lined up to sprint for the stage victory in Nice. It was cruel, but there was no option but to prevent the super-courageous Alberto Contador from winning. The Liberty Seguros young gun was away since the beginning of the stage, initially in a group of seven riders with Charly Wegelius (Liquigas), Oscar Pereiro (Phonak), Vladimir Gustov (Fassa Bortolo), Egoi Martinez (Euskaltel), Rik Verbrugghe (Quick Step) and king of the mountain David Moncoutié (Cofidis). Contador survived on the last climb, the famous Col d'Èze that used to be the uphill time trial of Paris-Nice. He was still away at the bottom of the descent with Alexandre Vinokourov (who won this stage one year ago), but Erik Dekker made a strong effort to come across in the final kilometre.

Alejandro Valverde (Illes Balears)
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"300 metres to go, it was still a long way from the line," Alejandro Valverde said afterwards. "But when Jens Voigt followed Dekker, I had to follow him, that's how we came back on Vino's wheel. Constantino Zaballa attacked, I countered him, which is not what made me happy, because I stole the second place overall from him, and he's a very good friend since we were teammates at Kelme."

This winning sprint is Valverde's first success outside Spain, but for sure not the last one. Now that he rides for Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne, he'll be able to discover the best races all over Europe. His schedule this year includes Milan-San Remo, GP Indurain, Tour of Pays Basque, Amstel Gold Race, Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège before a break and a lead up to the Tour de France through the Tour of Catalunya.

"There was no way that I could win Paris-Nice, although I came here with a pretty good form," he continued. I was a bit scared to take part in such a big race but I'm satisfied at the end. A stage win is more than a consolation price for the missed GC. If I lost Paris-Nice, it was on the road to Montélimar when I wasn't in the breakaway."

Alexandre Vinokourov (T-Mobile)
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Julich was there and that's where he took the lead, inside his proper team. He rode very well up Mont Faron (10th) and got perfect support from CSC after that. "I was happy to see my teammates work the same way for me as I did for Vino and Jörg," Julich said. With Telekom, he helped the Kazakh win Paris-Nice. Last year he came third in this race while he was backing Jaksche. "I've made a lot of sacrifices. I was right there but obviously not clicking. I don't want to be selfish but I deserve a little luck."

After so many years chasing a big win, Julich finally got one. It's never too late. Bjarne Riis was right to learn from his former mentor Giancarlo Ferretti at Ariostea that a true talent is never finished. Some riders may look like "has beens" sometimes, but it can the wrong impression if they find the right environment to complete their career. "As soon as I joined CSC, I understood that was the team I was looking for since the beginning of my career," concluded Bobby Julich.

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Results

1 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne      3.28.29
2 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                            
3 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo                                     
4 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          
5 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile Team                            
6 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                           
7 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth                        
8 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                  
9 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                        
10 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                     
11 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                       
12 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                  
13 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française Des Jeux                           
14 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Liberty Seguros-Würth                           
15 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                        
16 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            
17 Jose Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        
18 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team         
19 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        
20 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                         
21 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step                                1.48
22 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                  
23 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                            
24 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Credit Agricole                            
25 Victor Hugo Pena (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                      
26 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step                                    
27 Stephane Goubert (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                             
28 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                        
29 Didier Rous (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 
30 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros-Würth                     
31 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             
32 Patxi Xabier Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre-Caffita                  
33 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick Step                                      
34 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Ag2r Prevoyance                              
35 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          
36 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone            
37 Dario Frigo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                    
38 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Domina Vacanze                               
39 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone             
40 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone            
41 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             
42 José Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              
43 Aitor Osa (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                     
44 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Lampre-Caffita                                 
45 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       
46 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                          
47 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone             
48 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           2.02
49 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Credit Agricole                      3.11
50 Unai Yus (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                                1.48
51 Javier Ramirez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth                     4.57
52 Vicente Reynes (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne            6.08
53 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Domina Vacanze                         
54 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                            
55 Marco Serpellini (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                
56 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                      
57 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française Des Jeux                         
58 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                            
59 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                               
60 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                      
61 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo                               
62 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              
63 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Credit Agricole                              
64 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas-Bianchi                            
65 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas-Bianchi                         9.46
66 Dario Cioni (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                 
67 Guido Trenti (USA) Quick Step                                      
68 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                       
69 Mauro Facci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                    
70 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                               
71 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                     
72 Luis Sanchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth                           
73 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Credit Agricole                        10.37
74 Aketza Pena (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                
75 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                 12.26
76 Benoit Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole                               
77 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team                                  
78 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                           
79 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Française Des Jeux                             
80 Viatceslav Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team         
81 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                 
82 Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              
83 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                        
84 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                    
85 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Domina Vacanze                               
86 Inigo Chaurreau (Spa) Ag2r Prevoyance                         18.11
87 Matej Jurco (Svk) Domina Vacanze                                   
88 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone              
89 Jorg Ludewig (Ger) Domina Vacanze                                  
90 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                       19.47
91 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo                              
92 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank                                22.45
93 Koen De Kort (Ned) Liberty Seguros-Würth                           
94 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Rabobank                                        
DNF Luis Perez-Rodriguez (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone       
DNF Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone               
DNF Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                 
DNF Marc Lotz (Ned) Quick Step                                        
DNF Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step                                   
DNF Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                       
DNF Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                     
DNF Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) T-Mobile Team                              
DNF Bram Schmitz (Ned) T-Mobile Team                                  
DNF Olaf Pollack (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                  
DNF André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                   
DNF Serguei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile Team                                
DNF Andy Flickinger (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                             
DNF Cyril Dessel (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                                
DNF Luciano Pagliarini (Bra) Liquigas-Bianchi                         
DNF Nicola Loda (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                
DNF Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas-Bianchi                           
DNF Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) Domina Vacanze                            
DNF Angelo Furlan (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                
DNF David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Caffita                                 
DNF Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                            
DNF Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                              
DNF Fabien Sanchez (Fra) Française Des Jeux                           
DNF Ian Mcleod (RSA) Française Des Jeux                               
DNF Frédéric Finot (Fra) Française Des Jeux                           
DNF Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française Des Jeux                         
DNF Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            
DNF Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            
DNF Alberto Lopez Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      
DNF Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            
DNF Iker Camano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               
DNF Igor Anton (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                
DNF Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      
DNF Fabian Jeker (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           
DNF Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        
DNF Inigo Cuesta (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           
DNF Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                              
DNF Nico Mattan (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                 
DNF David Navas (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                  
DNF Daniel Becke (Ger) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                 
DNF David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC                                    
DNF Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                      
DNF Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Team CSC                                     
DNF Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                  
DNF Thomas Ziegler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 
DNF Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                 
DNF Aaron Kemps (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth                           
DSQ Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                              
 
Points
 
1 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne           25 pts
2 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                          22
3 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo                                   20
4 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team        18
5 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile Team                          16
6 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                         15
7 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth                      14
8 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                13
9 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                      12
10 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                   11
11 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                     10
12 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                 9
13 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française Des Jeux                          8
14 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Liberty Seguros-Würth                          7
15 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                       6
16 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           5
17 Jose Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       4
18 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team        3
19 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       2
20 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                        1
 
Mountains
 
Côte de Duranus - Cat. 2, 25.50 km
1 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone             7 pts
2 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                     5
3 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              3
4 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth                       2
5 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step                                    1
 
Col de la Porte - Cat. 1, 52.00 km
1 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone            10 pts
2 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                     8
3 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              6
4 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo                               4
5 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step                                    3
6 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth                       2
7 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas-Bianchi                            1
 
La Turbie - Cat. 1, 89.50 km
1 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone            10 pts
2 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step                                    8
3 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                     6
4 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              4
5 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas-Bianchi                            3
6 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth                       2
7 Aitor Osa (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                     1
 
Col d'Eze - Cat. 1, 119.00 km
1 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth                      10 pts
2 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                           8
3 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Liberty Seguros-Würth                           6
4 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                          4
5 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                  3
6 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                        2
7 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne            1
 
Sprints
 
Levens, 15.50 km
1 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth                       3 pts
2 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone             2
3 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                     1
 
Nice (1st passage), 107.00 km
1 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth                       3 pts
2 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                     2
3 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas-Bianchi                            1
 
Best young rider
 
1 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne      3.28.29
2 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          
3 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth                        
4 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                        
5 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                        
6 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française Des Jeux                            
7 Jose Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         
8 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Credit Agricole                         1.48
9 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step                                     
10 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Domina Vacanze                               
11 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           2.02
12 Vicente Reynes (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne            6.08
13 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française Des Jeux                         
14 Mauro Facci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                9.46
15 Luis Sanchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth                           
16 Aketza Pena (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           10.37
17 Matej Jurco (Svk) Domina Vacanze                              18.11
18 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo                         19.47
19 Koen De Kort (Ned) Liberty Seguros-Würth                      22.45
20 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Rabobank                                        
 
Teams
 
1 Team CSC                                                    10.25.27
2 Discovery Channel Team                                              
3 Saunier Duval-Prodir                                                
4 Liberty Seguros-Würth                                           1.48
5 Davitamon-Lotto                                                 3.36
6 Quick.Step                                                      5.24
7 Phonak Hearing Systems                                              
8 Bouygues Telecom                                                    
9 Cofidis Credit Par Telephone                                        
10 Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                                 7.56
11 Fassa Bortolo                                                      
12 Ag2R Prevoyance                                                9.44
13 Lampre-Caffita                                                     
14 Rabobank                                                       9.46
15 Credit Agricole                                               11.07
16 Gerolsteiner                                                  12.16
17 Domina Vacanze                                                14.04
18 Liquigas-Bianchi                                              15.54
19 Francaise Des Jeux                                            18.34
20 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                             29.11
 
Final general classification
 
1 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                 22.32.13
2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne         0.10
3 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                  0.19
4 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                       0.44
5 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Liberty Seguros-Würth                        0.45
6 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                        0.49
7 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                    0.58
8 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                   
9 Jose Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                     1.20
10 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                             1.21
11 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                     1.25
12 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française Des Jeux                       1.36
13 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo                                1.44
14 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team     2.08
15 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth                   2.18
16 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile Team                       2.22
17 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team        2.28
18 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                         3.16
19 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros-Würth                 3.55
20 Patxi Xabier Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre-Caffita              3.57
21 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                              4.04
22 Stephane Goubert (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                         4.08
23 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Lampre-Caffita                             4.39
24 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick Step                                  4.49
25 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Credit Agricole                        4.58
26 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                        4.59
27 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team     5.06
28 José Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          5.14
29 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                    5.33
30 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                   5.34
31 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                   5.41
32 Aitor Osa (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                 6.13
33 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Domina Vacanze                           6.20
34 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Credit Agricole                      6.27
35 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone        6.43
36 Dario Frigo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                    
37 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team      6.46
38 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team         7.12
39 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone         7.21
40 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Ag2r Prevoyance                          8.43
41 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                    9.05
42 Javier Ramirez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth                     9.29
43 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          9.41
44 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone       10.44
45 Vicente Reynes (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne           12.01
46 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                     12.02
47 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone        12.10
48 Dario Cioni (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                            12.51
49 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                          13.16
50 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step                               13.35
51 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                          13.43
52 Didier Rous (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            13.53
53 Unai Yus (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                               15.35
54 Luis Sanchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth                      16.26
55 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                          16.55
56 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step                               17.04
57 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo                          17.23
58 Marco Serpellini (Ita) Gerolsteiner                           18.30
59 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                 18.41
60 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Domina Vacanze                          19.12
61 Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         19.30
62 Victor Hugo Pena (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                 19.59
63 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                       20.59
64 Guido Trenti (USA) Quick Step                                 21.50
65 Jorg Ludewig (Ger) Domina Vacanze                             21.54
66 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                 22.51
67 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                               23.10
68 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Domina Vacanze                    24.11
69 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo                         24.21
70 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                26.06
71 Viatceslav Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team    26.17
72 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                       26.43
73 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                      27.08
74 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Credit Agricole                        27.42
75 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas-Bianchi                        27.54
76 Mauro Facci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                               30.15
77 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française Des Jeux                    30.45
78 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone         30.56
79 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                   32.04
80 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team                             33.03
81 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                  33.11
82 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas-Bianchi                       36.53
83 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Rabobank                                   37.11
84 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank                                     
85 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Française Des Jeux                        39.46
86 Benoit Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole                          39.49
87 Aketza Pena (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           41.55
88 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                       42.19
89 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                 43.34
90 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Credit Agricole                         47.43
91 Koen De Kort (Ned) Liberty Seguros-Würth                      57.15
92 Inigo Chaurreau (Spa) Ag2r Prevoyance                         57.43
93 Matej Jurco (Svk) Domina Vacanze                              58.07
94 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                          1.04.11
 
Points classification
 
1 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                         94 pts
2 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                        70
3 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne           68
4 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                    67
5 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team        55
6 Vicente Reynes (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne               53
7 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth                      51
8 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo                             50
9 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                       48
10 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                         46
11 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo                                  44
12 Guido Trenti (USA) Quick Step                                    42
13 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Liberty Seguros-Würth                         33
14 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                31
15 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone          28
16 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                               27
17 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile Team                         27
18 Jorg Ludewig (Ger) Domina Vacanze                                25
19 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone           25
20 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone           24
21 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                     22
22 Jose Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      22
23 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                     22
24 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                    21
25 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                          20
26 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank                                   18
27 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      16
28 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française Des Jeux                         15
29 Dario Cioni (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                               15
30 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                   15
31 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             14
32 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                             13
33 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Domina Vacanze                             11
34 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                     9
35 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           9
36 Viatceslav Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team        9
37 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            8
38 Luis Sanchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth                          7
39 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Domina Vacanze                              5
40 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                          5
41 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team        4
42 Marco Serpellini (Ita) Gerolsteiner                               3
43 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros-Würth                    3
44 Didier Rous (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                3
45 Stephane Goubert (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                            2
46 Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             1
47 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                   1
48 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                      1
49 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas-Bianchi                           1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone            58 pts
2 Jorg Ludewig (Ger) Domina Vacanze                                 28
3 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                    19
4 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth                      18
5 Marco Serpellini (Ita) Gerolsteiner                               16
6 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             13
7 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                     12
8 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros-Würth                    12
9 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step                                   12
10 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                         11
11 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                11
12 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone             8
13 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                       7
14 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                         7
15 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Liberty Seguros-Würth                          6
16 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                      5
17 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo                                   4
18 Jose Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       4
19 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo                              4
20 Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             4
21 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas-Bianchi                           4
22 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne           4
23 Mauro Facci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                   3
24 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                        2
25 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                 2
26 Stephane Goubert (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                            2
27 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                              2
28 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Credit Agricole                            2
29 Aitor Osa (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                    2
30 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Credit Agricole                           1
31 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       1
32 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                     1
33 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Française Des Jeux                            1
 
Best young rider classification
 
1 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne     22.32.23
2 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                    0.48
3 Jose Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                     1.10
4 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française Des Jeux                        1.26
5 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth                    2.08
6 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Credit Agricole                         4.48
7 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team      4.56
8 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                    5.31
9 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Domina Vacanze                            6.10
10 Vicente Reynes (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne           11.51
11 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step                               13.25
12 Luis Sanchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth                      16.16
13 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                          16.45
14 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo                         24.11
15 Mauro Facci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                               30.05
16 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française Des Jeux                    30.35
17 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Rabobank                                   37.01
18 Aketza Pena (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           41.45
19 Koen De Kort (Ned) Liberty Seguros-Würth                      57.05
20 Matej Jurco (Svk) Domina Vacanze                              57.57
 
Teams classification
 
1 Team CSC                                                    67.38.08
2 Saunier Duval-Prodir                                            0.17
3 Liberty Seguros-Würth                                           1.50
4 Discovery Channel Team                                          4.09
5 Davitamon-Lotto                                                 7.07
6 Fassa Bortolo                                                  10.46
7 Rabobank                                                       12.08
8 Cofidis Credit Par Telephone                                   12.12
9 Bouygues Telecom                                               13.30
10 Ag2R Prevoyance                                               16.02
11 Phonak Hearing Systems                                        16.17
12 Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                                17.09
13 Lampre-Caffita                                                17.42
14 Credit Agricole                                               20.22
15 Liquigas-Bianchi                                              23.47
16 Quick.Step                                                    25.18
17 Domina Vacanze                                                26.51
18 Gerolsteiner                                                  30.53
19 Francaise Des Jeux                                            36.05
20 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                             38.14

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