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Tour of Georgia, USA

Stage 2, Fayetteville - Rome 197.5 km

20 April

Tafi Tries, Wrolich Wins

Main
Jittery Joe's-Kalahari Report
Photos
The Tim Johnson Phone Tap, Tapped in Rome

Preview: A rolling course that should see a small group at the end. Expect to see a sprint from a select group of riders.

Another warm start to the Tour of Georgia. The riders rolled out of Fayetteville with thier sites set on Rome. It was to be a long day with 197K to cover. There were thousands of fans out in Georgia, especially in Rome. The fans in Rome wanted to see an Italian campionissimo win. Andrea Tafi (Prodir - Saunier Duval) did his best and went on a move with 125K to go! Tafi quickly got into his rhythm on the hot Georgia roads and gained time quickly, partially aided by a tail-wind. His move was one of force, that grew to 6 minutes.

A pro like Tafi has seen the joys of cycling and the pains of cycling. His move was a classic move that sometimes works, but often fails in the closing kilometers. Tafi has made his name with such brave moves as the one fans witnessed today.

Tafi's move was brought down by the hills and the teams of Phonak, Discovery ("Disco") and Health Net. Andrea was back into the fold, as the peloton ramped it up on the out-skirts of Rome. Disco-Discovery were there cranking it up for super-star Lance Armstrong. Health Net were giving it a go, but could not reckon with the Euro-forces.

It was hard-man Peter Wrolich of Gerolsteiner (former winner of Rund um Köln, 2002) who got the goods over Quinziato and Armstrong. Wrolich took the sprint at the right moment, in a stage known for a tricky finish. Armstrong won this "sprinters" stage last year.

Results 4'46"
1 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner
2 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Prodir - Saunier Duval
3 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel
4 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Team L.P.R.
5 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC
6 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner
7 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel
8 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Prodir - Saunier Duval
9 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home
10 Glen Mitchell (NZl) Kodak Gallery - Sierra Nevada
11 Geoff Kabush (Can) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari
12 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Credit Agricole
13 Elia Aggiano (Ita) Team L.P.R.
14 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Navigators Insurance
15 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
16 Mark Walters (Can) Navigators Insurance
17 Danny Pate (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel
18 Alessandro Maserati (Ita) Team L.P.R.
19 José Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel
20 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems
21 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel
22 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Prodir - Saunier Duval
23 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Discovery Channel
24 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Team L.P.R.
25 Cesar Augusto Grajales (Col) Navigators Insurance
26 Saul Raisin (USA) Credit Agricole
27 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak Hearing Systems
28 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Prodir - Saunier Duval
29 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole
30 Jeff Louder (USA) Navigators Insurance
31 Nathan O'Neill (Aus) Navigators Insurance
32 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC
33 John Lieswyn (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis
34 Jackson Stewart (USA) Kodak Gallery - Sierra Nevada
35 Dominique Perras (Can) Kodak Gallery - Sierra Nevada
36 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Kodak Gallery - Sierra Nevada
37 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC
38 Trent Lowe (Aus) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari
39 Portal Sébastien (Fra) Credit Agricole
40 Michele Maccanti (Ita) Team L.P.R.
41 Jose Enrique Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems
42 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Team L.P.R.
43 Craig Lewis (USA) Team TIAA - CREF
44 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC
45 Gordon Fraser (Can) Health Net pb Maxxis
46 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner
47 Chris Wherry (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis
48 William Frischkorn (USA) Team TIAA - CREF
49 Timothy Johnson (USA) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari
50 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC
51 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team
52 Brian Vandborg (Den) Team CSC
53 Dan Bowman (USA) Team TIAA - CREF
54 John Devine (USA) USA National Team
55 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner
56 Jacob Erker (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team
57 Cory Lange (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team
58 Mike Sayers (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis
59 Jonathan Sundt (USA) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari
60 Scott Moninger (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis
61 Michael Rich (Ger) Gerolsteiner
62 Matthew Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel
63 Caleb Manion (Aus) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel
64 Edward King (USA) USA National Team
65 Brice Jones (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel
66 Andy Guptill (USA) USA National Team
67 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole
68 Nick Waite (USA) USA National Team
69 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Navigators Insurance
70 Svein Tuft (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team
71 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance
72 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel
73 Todd Herriot (USA) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home
74 Derek Wilkerson (USA) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home
75 Tomasz Nose (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems
76 Gustavo Artacho (Arg) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home
77 Antonio Cruz (USA) Discovery Channel
78 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC
79 Justin England (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis
80 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team L.P.R.
81 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home
82 Christian Meier (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 0.28
83 Chad Hartley (USA) Team TIAA - CREF 0.32
84 Russell Hamby (USA) Kodak Gallery - Sierra Nevada
85 Kirk Albers (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel
86 Hayden Godfrey NZ' Kodak Gallery - Sierra Nevada
87 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Kodak Gallery - Sierra Nevada
88 Timothy Duggan (USA) Team TIAA - CREF
89 Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel
90 Michael Lange (USA) Team TIAA - CREF
91 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Health Net pb Maxxis
92 Kevin Bouchard-Hall (USA) USA National Team
93 Benjamin Brooks (Aus) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel
94 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel 0.44
95 Marsh Cooper (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team
96 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Insurance 0.50
97 John Murphy (USA) USA National Team 0.55
98 Sascha Urweider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 1.23
99 Andrea Tafi (Ita) Prodir - Saunier Duval 1.41
100 Aaron Olson (USA) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home
101 Will Routley (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 2.06
102 Michael Wolf (USA) USA National Team 2.13
103 Daniele Masolino (Ita) Team L.P.R.
104 Christian Müller (Ger) Team CSC
105 Kilian Patour (Fra) Credit Agricole
106 Rafael Casero Moreno (Spa) Prodir - Saunier Duval
107 Andrew Pinfold (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team
108 Evan Elken (USA) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari
109 Bruno Langlois (Can) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari
110 Craig Wilcox (USA) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari
111 Mark McCormack (USA) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home 2.36
112 Steven Cozza (USA) USA National Team 3.02
113 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Prodir - Saunier Duval 3.32
114 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner 3.52
115 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
116 Mariano Friedick (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel 4.10
117 David Robinson (USA) Team TIAA - CREF 4.56
118 Ian Macgregor (USA) Team TIAA - CREF
119 Jonathan Page (USA) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home
120 Ivan Dominguez (Cub) Health Net pb Maxxis
DNF Christian Foster (USA) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari

GC:
1 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak Hearing Systems
2 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner
3 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Prodir - Saunier Duval 0.04
4 Benjamin Brooks (Aus) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel
5 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel 0.06
6 Michele Maccanti (Ita) Team L.P.R.
7 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team L.P.R. 0.08
8 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 0.09
9 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Team L.P.R.
10 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC 0.10
11 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Prodir - Saunier Duval
12 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner
13 Geoff Kabush (Can) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari
14 Glen Mitchell (NZl) Kodak Gallery - Sierra Nevada
15 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Navigators Insurance
16 Elia Aggiano (Ita) Team L.P.R.
17 Mark Walters (Can) Navigators Insurance
18 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel
19 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems
20 José Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel