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2005 Tour of Georgia, Stage 6

Tour of Georgia, USA

Stage 6, Blairsville - Alpharetta 201.5 km

24 April

Fraser Stage, Danielson Overall

Main
Jittery Joe's-Kalahari Report
Photos
The Tim Johnson Phone Tap

Preview: Mostly a flat circuit of 4 laps. Look for a big gun to fire here on the last day in Alpharetta.

Danielson Final GC Tour of Georgia, photo: Tour of Georgia

Today the riders faced their last stage on a tough Tour of Georgia. It was a stage for the sprint-guns, 4 circuits at the end of a mostly flat stage, from Blairsville to Alpharetta. The first difficult part of the day was stepping out of the team vans into the cold air, on the start line it was 40°F / 6°C.

Still the fans lined the roads to see the teams roll buy in the cold air. Teams were protecting their leader's jerseys today, but the sprint jersey was still up for grabs. Also, Andrea Tafi (Prodir - Saunier Duval) was riding his last race today and wanted to go out in style.

Tafi and Armstrong, photo: Tour of Georgia

Tafi gave it a go at 100K into the race. He was quickly acknowledged as a strong rider and 3 others joined him, Danny Pate (Jelly Belly/PoolGel), Sven Krauss (Gerolsteiner) and Dominique Perras (Kodak Gallery/Sierra Nevada). They gained a gap that hovered around 3 minutes as they cruised in high-gear on the Georgia roads.

Tafi gave it his all, he could be seen on the front just hammering his heart out for one last victory. But the bunch was cruel. LPR and Health Net were at the front to bring about Tafi's demise. The crowds were out in huge numbers in Alpharetta, inspiring a retiring Tafi. But with 10K to go it was over for Tafi and his amici, Tafi's mind was shifting to his "pensione".

Fraser Henderson Health Net, photo: Tour of Georgia

LPR was driving hard for Napolitano, a proven winner, and Health Net for Fraser. The two teams had the pack strung out in a thin line through Alpharetta. Health Net's strong team work paid off, they got 1st and 2nd with Gord Fraser and Greg Henderson.

Safely tucked into the pack, with a big smile on his face, was Tom Danielson. Danielson scored overall honors in the 2005 Dodge Tour of Georgia. A big win for Danielson and his Discovery Team, giving confidence to an upcoming Giro d'Italia battle. Thank you for following the Tour of Georgia action on BiciRace.com.

Results 4'59":
1 Gordon Fraser (Can) Health Net pb Maxxis
2 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Health Net pb Maxxis
3 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
4 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team L.P.R.
5 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Credit Agricole
6 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner
7 Christian Müller (Ger) Team CSC
8 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Prodir - Saunier Duval
9 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Navigators Insurance
10 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC
11 Portal Sébastien (Fra) Credit Agricole
12 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Insurance
13 Jackson Stewart (USA) Kodak Gallery - Sierra Nevada
14 Brice Jones (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel
15 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC
16 Svein Tuft (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team
17 Andrew Pinfold (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team
18 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner
19 Sascha Urweider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
20 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC

GC:
1 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel 26.53.44
2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner 0.04
3 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems 0.09
4 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC 1.10
5 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel 1.41
6 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC 3.04
7 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Prodir - Saunier Duval 3.11
8 Nathan O'Neill (Aus) Navigators Insurance 3.14
9 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC 3.51
10 José Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel 3.58
11 Trent Lowe (Aus) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari 4.12
12 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC 4.19
13 Saul Raisin (USA) Credit Agricole 4.43
14 Justin England (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis 6.45
15 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC 6.54
16 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Prodir - Saunier Duval 6.59
17 Brian Vandborg (Den) Team CSC 8.19
18 Danny Pate (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel 8.59
19 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel 11.01
20 Scott Moninger (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis 11.58
21 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Discovery Channel 13.06
22 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Prodir - Saunier Duval 14.09
23 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Team L.P.R. 14.27
24 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner 14.37
25 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel 16.40
26 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Team L.P.R. 18.46
27 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Navigators Insurance 19.58
28 Dominique Perras (Can) Kodak Gallery - Sierra Nevada 20.10
29 Michele Maccanti (Ita) Team L.P.R. 20.50
30 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Prodir - Saunier Duval 20.53
31 Geoff Kabush (Can) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari 21.53
32 Chris Wherry (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis 22.50
33 Michael Lange (USA) Team TIAA - CREF 23.20
34 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Prodir - Saunier Duval 26.13
35 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole 27.44
36 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner 29.27
37 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance 29.36
38 Tomasz Nose (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems 31.38
39 Portal Sébastien (Fra) Credit Agricole 32.15
40 Matthew Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel 32.45
41 Daniele Masolino (Ita) Team L.P.R. 32.47
42 Jacob Erker (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 34.17
43 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home 35.09
44 Elia Aggiano (Ita) Team L.P.R. 38.02
45 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 38.32
46 Michael Rich (Ger) Gerolsteiner 40.11
47 Brice Jones (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel 40.28
48 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner 40.42
49 Timothy Johnson (USA) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari 40.53
50 Jackson Stewart (USA) Kodak Gallery - Sierra Nevada 42.32
51 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Team L.P.R. 43.55
52 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC 45.34
53 Nick Waite (USA) USA National Team 45.47
54 Craig Lewis (USA) Team TIAA - CREF 46.46
55 Christian Müller (Ger) Team CSC 47.01
56 Andrea Tafi (Ita) Prodir - Saunier Duval 47.21
57 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 49.14
58 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Navigators Insurance 49.30
59 Timothy Duggan (USA) Team TIAA - CREF 49.48
60 Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel 50.15
61 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Credit Agricole 50.29
62 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Health Net pb Maxxis 50.35
63 John Devine (USA) USA National Team 50.52
64 Caleb Manion (Aus) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel 50.53
65 Sascha Urweider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 51.51
66 Cory Lange (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 52.31
67 Cesar Augusto Grajales (Col) Navigators Insurance 53.58
68 John Lieswyn (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis 54.45
69 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner 55.34
70 Svein Tuft (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 1.01.17
71 Gordon Fraser (Can) Health Net pb Maxxis 1.02.32
72 Aaron Olson (USA) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home 1.03.16
73 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole 1.03.52
74 Alessandro Maserati (Ita) Team L.P.R. 1.04.48
75 Mike Sayers (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis 1.04.53
76 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Insurance 1.04.54
77 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team L.P.R. 1.05.31
78 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 1.07.12
79 Andy Guptill (USA) USA National Team 1.08.15
80 Andrew Pinfold (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 1.08.21
81 Jonathan Page (USA) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home 1.19.49