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60th Tour de Romandie - PT
Switzerland, April 25-30, 2006
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Stage 2 - April 27: Porrentruy-Porrentruy , 171.2km
Lest we forget: Horner fantastic in the Jurassic!
By Anthony Tan in Porrentruy
Chris Horner (Davitamon-Lotto)
Until June 16 last year, many Europeans had forgotten the name of Chris Horner. It had been five years since he competed full-time in Europe, last with Fran�aise des Jeux, but on that summer's day in Switzerland, the American made them remember with a superb mountain-top victory at the Tour de Suisse. Another year on in the heart of the Jura mountains, the now 34 year-old has done it again, taking advantage of having the numbers, speed and suppleness for his second succ�s en Suisse.
And while he had every intention of winning the stage, Horner said no had no intention of taking the race lead: "No, absolutely not - it just came with it, so I'll take it," he giggled to Cyclingnews.
"I was a little bad today," Horner recalled. "I had some moments where I wasn't so sure of the legs, but we hit the climb and I was to able to follow the pace on the climb; the Illes Balears rider Joaquim Rodriguez was very strong on the climb but very steady. Afterwards on the descent, Savoldelli was... whooaaah - now I understand where [he gets his nickname] - it was the first time I'd seen it, and I thought for sure he was going to crash a couple of times he went into some of the corners so fast.
"But he managed to stay up and split the group in three or four different places; at one time, I had to chase the whole time down the descent to get back on. Luckily, I had Cadel Evans in the front; he didn't take a pull and he slowed it down till I got there, and then we started playing some tactics after that.
Asked on the discussions between Evans and himself, Horner replied with a laugh: "We didn't need to discuss with Valverde there. It's pretty clear: you come out of the last corner with Valverde, you're going to lose.
"He's such a well-rounded rider but more than anything, his sprint is incredible. You've got to know your job, and when you see Valverde in the group with you, you know you can't win so you have to attack - you let it come to a sprint, there's no chance of winning.
"Hopefully the yellow jersey gives a little extra incentive, but I definitely... I'm certainly there with the top, I don't doubt that at all; tomorrow's going to be a mountain-top finish instead of a descent and there's so much tactics involved there. I'm certainly up there with the top climbers in the race, but we have to see tomorrow exactly if I can climb with the very best, or just some of the best."
Two days ago, it felt like Davitamon-Lotto had the weight of the world on their shoulders. Now with two victories in as many days and won with apparent ease, it appears as if they're lying on the couch! But Horner said today wasn't easy at all, and in fact suffered a great deal more than last Sunday where he finished eighth in La Doyenne.
"In Li�ge-Bastogne-Li�ge, I wasn't suffering, I felt fantastic, and today I was at the limit most of the time and never felt comfortable all day. So I think I was better at Li�ge, and the problem that I think I'm having is maybe the days in between Li�ge - that was only my second race of that distance - so I think I needed a few more days of recovery.
"Maybe now with three days between Li�ge, the legs will be a little better tomorrow. Either way, I hold the jersey, I don't hold the jersey... it's not a huge priority. But once you have the win, they can't take that away from ya!"
Paolo Savoldelli (Discovery Channel)
One not so content with today's proceedings was overnight leader Paolo Savoldelli, whose famed descending skills almost won him the stage. The defending Giro champion has continually played himself down since taking the opening lead in Geneva - but it was clear from his sullen face on the podium he didn't want to lose it. However, with two very difficult stages to follow before the final time trial in Lausanne, Savoldelli has plenty of opportunities to salvage his loss of today.
Said Horner of Savoldelli: "I can give you my opinion: I think he's incredibly strong and stands probably the best chance of winning this race overall. You have Valverde who's so fast and can pick up time bonuses in the few stages coming up, but Savoldelli can time trial, he's on his way to the Giro, so naturally I would think his form is coming up, not going down."
Stage 3 - April 28: Bienne-Leysin
The only point-to-point stage of this year's Tour de Romandie, tomorrow's stage begins in Biel in the far west. It's a relatively flat ride southeast to Leysin until 15 kilometres from the finish - but that's where things change, the day ending atop the 1,318 metre-high Category 1 ascent of Le S�pey. Here, we're sure to see fireworks galore, the first significant reordering on general classification and a clear idea of just who will be standing on that final podium in Lausanne.
Arm warmers were the order of the day at the 13:15 start in Porrentruy's H�tel-de-Ville; it wasn't raining, but it was un peu froid, and the weather report from M�t�o Suisse suggested un peu pluie was on the way. Furthermore, apart from two Category 1 mountains, no less than eight railway crossings were to be crossed over the 171,2 kilometre-long parcours, so we were all hoping for a safe journey for the 158 riders left in the race; Cr�dit Agricole's Alexandre Botcharov was today's only non-starter.
Like yesterday's stage, Stage 2 consisted of three large loops, this time held in the Canton of Jura. The principal challenges included the climb to Bourrignon after 56.2 kilometres, with the second the Col de la Croix, it's GPM located just 13.5 kilometres from the finish.
However, unlike yesterday's stage, it was a nervous start with plenty of attacking; the first escape happening after 12 kilometres with Juan Manuel Garate (Quick.Step), Bart Dockx (Davitamon-Lotto), Joaquin Rodriguez Olivier (Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears), Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro (Liberty Seguros-W�rth) and Staf Scheirlinckx (Cofidis) represented. The names showed promise but the cohesion didn't, and it was peloton group� by km 15. Already yesterday's lone escapee Dimitri Konyshev (LPR) was in difficulty, and it was going to be a long, long day for the Russian.
Roger Beuchat (LPR)
After 20 kilometres, Konyshev's Swiss team-mate Roger Beuchat and compatriot David Loosli were feeling a little more lively, their move prompting Aitor Perez Arrieta (Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears) and Christophe Moreau (Cr�dit Agricole) to chase. However for the latter two, it was too late, and after double the distance, the Swiss pairing had amassed a two-and-a-half minute advantage. Nevertheless, Moreau continued his chase although Arrieta returned to the peloton.
It was an inspiring breakaway by the two locals with Beuchat a citizen of Jura and the Bernese Loosli. Not much was happening in the peloton behind them, apart from Fran�aise des Jeux's Bradley McGee taking third place in the first bonus sprint in D�l�mont (km 44,1) and moving within a second of the maillot jaune virtuel.
Smartly, Beuchat and Loosli rode tempo up the first climb to Bourrignon and by the first passage of Porrentruy, the peloton was over 10 minutes behind; the obstinate Moreau pressed on 6'22 in arrears, venting his frustration through his pedals after missing the move.
A closed railway crossing just before the century mark � la Paris-Roubaix saw the lead pair wait for almost one and a half minutes with no neutralisation of the peloton by race officials. Consequently, Moreau closed the gap to five minutes with the peloton now nine minutes down.
Christophe Moreau (AG2R)
Through the second passage of Porrentruy (km 129, 42,2km to go), Moreau had just about given up but the bunch certainly hadn't, who were five minutes behind and closing. 20 kilometres later, a tired Beuchat and Loosli made it onto the final climb that must have resembled an oversized hurt bag, which turned out to be the case for more than a few members of the peloton as it split into three on the Col de la Croix's lower slopes.
Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears's Joaquin Rodriguez Olivier put in a killer move that narrowed the front group further, with no more than 15 riders going first over its crest. Naturally, 'Il Falco' Savoldelli dropped down the descent like a stone, opening up a lead that split the group yet again: after some manic chasing, only the names of Alexandre Moos (Phonak), Cadel Evans and Chris Horner (both Davitamon-Lotto), Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears), Andrey Kashechkin (Liberty Seguros-W�rth) and Dario Cioni (Liquigas) got back on.
Then six kilometres from the finish, Evans put in a big attack before being caught, and with Davitamon holding the numbers, it was cleverly countered by his teammate Horner less than a kilometre later. After his top-ten finish in Li�ge-Bastogne-Li�ge, the American was a man on form with the confidence to match...
... and with his hands on the hoods - his favoured riding position - elbows well bent and head down, bum up, Horner hammered to the finish, only looking back on the final left-hand corner before throwing his arms up in delight for his second success in Switzerland.
Images by Fotoreporter Sirotti
Chris Horner (Davitamon-Lotto) wins stage 2
Paolo Savoldelli (Discovery) in the peloton
Jan Ullrich has plenty of fans
Young fans watch stage 2
Jan Ullrich follows the peloton
Paolo Savoldelli (Discovery Channel) refuels on the cobbles
Roger Beuchat (LPR) away in the rain
Christophe Moreau (AG2R) cornering in the wet
This is what you call tight racing
Chris Horner (Davitamon-Lotto) scores his first win for Davitamon
Chris Horner (Davitamon-Lotto) wins the second stage
Chris Horner (Davitamon-Lotto) salutes from the podium
Chris Horner (Davitamon-Lotto) dons the yellow jersey
Chris Horner (Davitamon-Lotto) is the new leader
Images by Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews.com
An expectant crowd in Porrentruy lined the uphill finish, while the photographers on the left take their positions.
Today's stage winner Chris Horner (Davitamon-Lotto) salutes the crowd.
It was hard to wipe the smile off Chris Horner's face at quarter to six this evening.
"I think I could get used to this... "
"And I certainly can get used to this!"
A popular new sprint leader, David Loosli (Lampre-Fondital), who took the lead in the classification after his long breakaway with Roger Beuchat.
"Yeah, I did orright, didn't I?!"
Overnight leader Paolo Savoldelli's solemn face said it all. But we dig those fishnet stockings!
This was the extent of Paolo Savoldelli's emotions on the podium after loosing the lead today.
Paolo Savoldelli (Discovery Channel) thinks about the days ahead.
The eyes tell the story - it's not over till it's over, thinks Paolo Savoldelli.
Jura local Roger Beuchat (LPR) the most popular figure on the podium this evening.
Chris Horner (Davitamon-Lotto) tells it like it was at the post-race press conference.
That winning grin!
1 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                         4.16.22 (40.068 km/h)
2 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Liberty Seguros-W�rth Team                       0.05
3 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
4 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears    0.08
5 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
6 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto
7 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Liberty Seguros-W�rth Team
8 Miguel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems
9 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Liberty Seguros-W�rth Team
10 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Liquigas
11 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre-Fondital
12 Andrea Noe (Ita) Liquigas
13 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
14 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Team Milram                               0.13
15 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone              1.26
16 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) T-Mobile Team
17 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir
18 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance
19 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Liquigas
20 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC
21 Oscar Sevilla Ribera (Spa) T-Mobile Team
22 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team
23 Francisco Mancebo Perez (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance
24 Jose Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir
27 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
28 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
29 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                2.00
30 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram
31 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
32 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole
33 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                    2.02
34 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Team Milram
35 Victor Pena Grisales (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems
36 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
37 Jos Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance
38 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
39 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
40 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
41 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Team Milram
42 Constantino Zaballa Gutierrez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
43 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
45 Cedric Vasseur (Fra) Quick Step-Innergetic
46 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
47 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
48 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Fran�aise des Jeux
49 Mauricio Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank
50 Carlos Jose Ochoa (Ven) Team L.P.R.
51 Remy Di Gregorio (Fra) Fran�aise des Jeux
52 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC
53 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance
54 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic
55 Joseba Albizu Lizaso (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
56 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner
57 Frederic Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone
59 Serguei Gonchar (Ukr) T-Mobile Team
60 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner
61 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Lampre-Fondital
62 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile Team
63 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step-Innergetic
64 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic
65 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance
66 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros-W�rth Team
67 Joseba Beloki (Spa) Liberty Seguros-W�rth Team
68 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Credit Agricole
69 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone
70 Jurge Van Den Broeck (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
71 Leif Hoste (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
72 Jukka Vastaranta (Fin) Rabobank                                    3.18
73 Hubert Schwab (Swi) Quick Step-Innergetic
75 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Team Milram                                 3.32
76 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      5.12
77 Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team L.P.R.                                6.11
78 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Team L.P.R.
79 Niels Scheuneman (Ned) Rabobank
80 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Credit Agricole
81 Jeremy Roy (Fra) Fran�aise des Jeux
82 Guennadi Mikhailov (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
83 Jose A Redondo Ramos (Spa) Liberty Seguros-W�rth Team              7.19
84 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram                                 7.20
85 Cyrille Monnerais (Fra) Fran�aise des Jeux                         7.22
86 Isidro Nozal Vega (Spa) Liberty Seguros-W�rth Team                 8.34
87 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital
88 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
89 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
90 Benoit Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            9.47
91 Jose Angel Garrido Lima (Spa) Quick Step-Innergetic
92 Aketza Pena Iza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
93 Uros Murn (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems
94 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Liquigas
95 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                    10.01
96 Herve Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone
97 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone
98 Alessandr Cortinovis (Ita) Team Milram
99 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre-Fondital
100 Marius Sabaliauskas (Ltu) Lampre-Fondital
101 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank
102 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance
103 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Credit Agricole
104 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems
105 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance
106 Antonio Colom Mas (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
107 Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
108 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital
109 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Fondital
110 Florent Brard (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
111 Jorg Ludewig (Ger) T-Mobile Team
112 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team
113 Jose A Benitez Roman (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir
114 Bert Roesems (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
115 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone
116 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic
117 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto
118 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas
119 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
120 Guido Trentin (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir
121 Pierre Drancourt (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
122 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner
123 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank
124 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir
125 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
126 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Gerolsteiner
127 Daniele De Paoli (Ita) Team L.P.R.
128 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Liquigas
129 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Liquigas
130 Amael Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone
131 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) T-Mobile Team
132 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC
133 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas
134 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Phonak Hearing Systems
135 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole
136 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic
137 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC
138 Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Team CSC
139 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
140 Jonathan Patrick McCarty (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems
141 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
142 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC
143 Yohann Gene (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
144 Sebastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
145 Vincent Jerome (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
146 Yuri Metlushenko (Ukr) Team L.P.R.
147 Ian Mcleod (RSA) Fran�aise des Jeux
148 Mickael Delage (Fra) Fran�aise des Jeux
149 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank
150 Roger Hammond (GBr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
151 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank
152 Bradley Mcgee (Aus) Fran�aise des Jeux
153 Ivan Ram Parra Pinto (Col) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone
154 Giuseppe Muraglia (Ita) Team L.P.R.                              10.18
155 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       13.55
156 Dmitri Konyshev (Rus) Team L.P.R.
DNF Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner
DNF Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Credit Agricole
DNS Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Credit Agricole
1 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                              25 pts
2 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Liberty Seguros-W�rth Team                         20
3 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                           16
4 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears      13
5 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             11
6 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                     10
7 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Liberty Seguros-W�rth Team                     9
8 Miguel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                  8
9 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Liberty Seguros-W�rth Team              7
10 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Liquigas                                      6
11 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre-Fondital                                 5
12 Andrea Noe (Ita) Liquigas                                             4
13 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears         3
14 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Team Milram                                  2
15 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                 1
Climb - Cat. 1
1 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Team L.P.R.                                       12 pts
2 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital                                     8
3 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                6
4 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                            4
5 Benoit Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                2
1 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Team L.P.R.                                        8 pts
3 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                            4
5 Florent Brard (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                     1
1 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Liberty Seguros-W�rth Team             12 pts
2 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears       8
4 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Liberty Seguros-W�rth Team                          4
5 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              2
Bonus PMU - km 44.1
1 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital                                     6 pts
2 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Team L.P.R.                                        3
3 Bradley Mcgee (Aus) Fran�aise des Jeux                                 1
Bonus PMU - km 138.8
1 Liberty Seguros - Wurth Team                                    12.49.27
2 Liquigas                                                            1.21
3 Caisse D'epargne-Illes Balears
4 Davitamon - Lotto                                                   1.49
5 Phonak Hearing Systems                                              1.54
6 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                  3.51
7 Team Milram                                                         3.54
8 T-Mobile Team                                                       3.57
9 Ag2R Prevoyance                                                     4.33
11 Team CSC                                                           5.09
12 Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone
13 Bouygues Telecom                                                   5.41
14 Quick Step - Innergetic                                            5.45
15 Gerolsteiner
16 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                             7.43
17 Credit Agricole                                                    9.52
18 Francaise Des Jeux                                                 9.54
19 Lampre-Fondital                                                   10.23
20 Rabobank                                                          11.10
21 Team L.P.R.                                                       14.03
General classification after stage 2
1 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                         8.31.11
2 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           0.07
3 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
4 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                         0.09
6 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Liquigas                                    0.17
8 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Liberty Seguros-W�rth Team           0.19
9 Miguel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems               0.26
10 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Liberty Seguros-W�rth Team                 0.30
12 Andrea Noe (Ita) Liquigas                                          0.34
14 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears      0.46
15 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     1.34
17 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                 1.36
18 Jose Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir              1.37
21 Iker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        1.38
22 Oscar Sevilla Ribera (Spa) T-Mobile Team                           1.40
23 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                      1.44
25 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                  1.46
26 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                  1.49
27 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears            1.51
28 David Etxebarria Alkorta (Spa) Liberty Seguros-W�rth Team          2.02
29 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                               2.05
30 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears             2.08
31 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Lampre-Fondital                               2.10
38 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             2.14
40 Jos Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                         2.15
41 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    2.16
43 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
44 Victor Pena Grisales (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                  2.18
45 Frederic Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone              2.19
48 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                        2.21
51 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                          2.22
55 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                       2.23
56 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                 2.26
57 Joseba Beloki (Spa) Liberty Seguros-W�rth Team                     2.27
58 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone        2.30
61 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         2.31
63 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                            2.32
64 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                               2.33
67 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Fran�aise des Jeux                             2.34
68 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Credit Agricole                              2.37
69 Joseba Albizu Lizaso (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       2.38
70 Remy Di Gregorio (Fra) Fran�aise des Jeux                          2.42
71 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Team Milram                                  2.52
72 Hubert Schwab (Swi) Quick Step-Innergetic                          3.34
75 Markus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                    3.50
78 Jeremy Roy (Fra) Fran�aise des Jeux                                6.23
79 Guennadi Mikhailov (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team        6.26
80 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Credit Agricole                             6.33
81 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Team L.P.R.                                    6.34
82 Niels Scheuneman (Ned) Rabobank                                    6.55
86 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital                                 8.38
87 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       9.00
89 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                   9.25
90 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Liquigas                                   9.59
91 Bradley Mcgee (Aus) Fran�aise des Jeux                            10.01
92 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                               10.02
93 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                             10.07
95 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                      10.09
96 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
97 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                                   10.13
98 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                               10.15
99 Uros Murn (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                            10.16
100 Yohann Gene (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               10.17
103 Alessandr Cortinovis (Ita) Team Milram
104 Benoit Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          10.18
105 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                            10.19
106 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone         10.20
107 Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears         10.21
108 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                              10.23
112 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                               10.24
115 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                   10.25
116 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          10.26
119 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   10.27
121 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                      10.28
122 Herve Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone
124 Jonathan Patrick McCarty (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems            10.29
127 Marius Sabaliauskas (Ltu) Lampre-Fondital                        10.30
128 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone            10.31
133 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                             10.32
134 Jose A Benitez Roman (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                  10.33
136 Antonio Colom Mas (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears           10.34
137 Giuseppe Muraglia (Ita) Team L.P.R.
139 Ian Mcleod (RSA) Fran�aise des Jeux                              10.36
141 Mickael Delage (Fra) Fran�aise des Jeux                          10.38
142 Roger Hammond (GBr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           10.39
145 Jorg Ludewig (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                 10.40
147 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                  10.42
149 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems                        10.43
150 Guido Trentin (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         10.46
152 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC                                 10.52
153 Jose Angel Garrido Lima (Spa) Quick Step-Innergetic              13.01
154 Pierre Drancourt (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                          13.03
156 Dmitri Konyshev (Rus) Team L.P.R.                                18.53
1 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             26 pts
2 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                              25
3 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                   25
6 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Team Milram                                    20
8 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                 16
9 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Liquigas                                      13
10 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                         11
11 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                    10
12 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                10
13 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram                                   10
14 Bradley Mcgee (Aus) Fran�aise des Jeux                               10
15 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Liberty Seguros-W�rth Team                    9
16 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                9
17 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                   9
18 Miguel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                 8
19 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                                  8
20 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Fran�aise des Jeux                                8
22 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Liberty Seguros-W�rth Team             7
23 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Lampre-Fondital                                  7
24 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        6
25 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Phonak Hearing Systems                           6
27 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                5
28 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                           5
30 Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team L.P.R.                                   4
31 Yuri Metlushenko (Ukr) Team L.P.R.                                    4
33 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                           3
34 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            3
36 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   2
37 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Liquigas                                    1
2 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital                                    14
3 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Liberty Seguros-W�rth Team             12
4 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                           11
5 Dmitri Konyshev (Rus) Team L.P.R.                                     10
10 Ivan Ram Parra Pinto (Col) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone           3
11 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             2
12 Benoit Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               2
13 Florent Brard (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                    1
Sprints classification
1 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital                                    12 pts
6 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                                   1
7 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                           1
2 Caisse D'epargne-Illes Balears                                      0.58
8 T-Mobile Team
9 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                 4.28
10 Ag2R Prevoyance
12 Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone                                    5.09
15 Gerolsteiner                                                       5.45