2005 German Champion, Gerald Ciolek, hammering ahead of Erik Zabel to take Deutschland Tour stage three, scored a big win for his non-ProTour Wiesenhof-Akud squadra. T-Mobile must be feeling justified; earlier this week they signed the 19 year-old sprinter for the 2007 season. The peloton finished together and the GC battle stayed the same: Disco's Vladimir Gusev leads by a fraction of a second over Zabel.
Dai Pino! Our good friend, Marco Pinotti of Saunier Duval-Prodir, went out on the hunt for a stage win today. Il Bergamasco went solo, and the peloton let him quickly build an eight minute lead. Pino wisely dosed his efforts to try to go the distance: 203.3 kilometers to the finish in Schweinfurt.
With -85K the gap had been brought back down to a manageable 5'30" thanks to the work of Milram for Erik Zabel. The German sprinter started the day 12 seconds away from the leader's yellow jersey, and was eager to gain the bonus seconds on offer at the intermediate sprints. Zabel collected the six seconds bonus on each one of the day's three intermediate sprints, and looked ready to pounce on Gusev's leader's jersey by the stage finish.
Pinotti cleared the second and final categorized climb of the day, the Cat. 3 Henneberg at -62K, still in the lead but with only 5'05". Il Bergamasco, recent winner of the Individual Pursuit Italian national championship, kept pouring the coals on the fire, heading for Schweinfurt. The temperatures were around 20°C, while Pino was forced to ride through a huge downpour before the skies cleared and returned to sunshine.
The gap continued to go downwards, and Pino's day was ended at -27K. Laszlo Bodrogi (Crédit Agricole) and Sébastien Rosseler (Quick-Step) jumped from the peloton, passed Pino and momentarily led the race. Rosseler did a short solo dig but the charge of Milram and Lampre-Fondital were too much and we soon had a gruppo compatto.
Lampre-Fondital took the main responsibilities in the final 15K. Napolitano had apparently passed his fever and wanted to turn his stage 1 second place into a victory. The blue and pink train was screaming into Schweinfurt. Il Treno Milram tried to edge in for Zabel but Lampre was having none of it; Petrov, Bruseghin, Loosli and Carrara were firing their pistons to ensure a Napolitano win.
The sprint went south for our Siciliano sprinter. Boxed out, he only managed ninth place behind young-gun Ciolek. The dash to the line was anticipated by Bernucci of T-Mobile; attacking at -1500m, the il Toscano quickly faded. Zabel launched with -500m but Ciolek swooped past with about 100 meters to the line.
A passing of the German sprint guard? Zabel, now at 36 years-old, ruled the sprint roost for so many years but with the win by Ciolek, 17 years younger, we could see a new German sprint king. Expect to see a lot more of this gun when he is in the colors of T-Mobile for 2007.
Zabel, with his all day second place sprinting efforts, could only manage to move within a fraction of a second from Disco Gusev, ending the day just shy of the leader's yellow jersey. Tomorrow, before the following two mountains days, Zabel could have another chance; the peloton will face 203K kilometers from Heidenheim to Bad Tölz.
Results: 4:56'22", 41.16 K/h
1 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Wiesenhof-Akud
2 Erik Zabel (Ger) Milram
3 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile
4 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team CSC
5 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Crédit Agricole
6 Alexei Markov (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
7 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
8 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Rabobank
9 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital
10 Koldo Fernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
11 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
12 Sven Teutenberg (Ger) Vorarlberg
13 Werner Riebenbauer (Aut) Vorarlberg
14 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis
15 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
16 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
17 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astaná
18 Davide Viganň (Ita) Quick-Step
19 Loyd Mondory (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance
20 Tyler Farrar (USA) Cofidis
21 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Ag2R Prévoyance
22 Steffen Radochla (Ger) Wiesenhof-Akud
23 David Vitoria (Swi) Phonak
24 Florian Stalder (Swi) Phonak
25 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel
26 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto
27 Josep Jufré (Spa) Davitamon-Lotto
28 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
29 Ludovic Auger (Fra) Française Des Jeux
30 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel
31 Iban Iriondo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
32 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
33 Piotr Mazur (Pol) Saunier Duval-Prodir
34 Volodymyr Bileka (Ukr) Discovery Channel
35 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Ag2R Prévoyance
36 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Rabobank
37 Manuele Mori (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir
38 Luciano Pagliarini (Bra) Saunier Duval-Prodir
39 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner
40 Christophe Detilloux (Bel) Française Des Jeux
41 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
42 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française Des Jeux
43 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank
44 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner
45 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick-Step
46 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile
47 Gerhard Trampusch (Aut) Wiesenhof-Akud
48 Aitor Pérez Arrieta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
49 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
50 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner
51 Jurgen Van de Walle (Bel) Quick-Step
52 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2R Prévoyance
53 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astaná
54 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel
55 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Lampre-Fondital
56 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick-Step
57 Hubert Schwab (Swi) Quick-Step
58 Vicente Reynes (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
59 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) T-Mobile
60 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel
61 Pascal Hungerbühler (Swi) Vorarlberg
62 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC
63 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC
64 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile
65 Mark Scanlon (Irl) Ag2R Prévoyance
66 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre-Fondital
67 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance
68 Harald Morscher (Aut) Vorarlberg
69 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole
70 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Quick-Step
71 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Astaná
72 Christian Knees (Ger) Milram
73 Guido Trentin (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir
74 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) T-Mobile
75 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner
76 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Française Des Jeux
77 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole
78 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Wiesenhof-Akud
79 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Milram
80 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital
81 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Crédit Agricole
82 Andrea Noč (Ita) Liquigas
83 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Phonak
84 Marcus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner
85 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner
86 Nicki Sřrensen (Den) Team CSC
87 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Crédit Agricole
88 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Française Des Jeux
89 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre-Fondital
90 Francesco Failli (Ita) Liquigas
91 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick-Step
92 Björn Schröder (Ger) Milram
93 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Crédit Agricole
94 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Vorarlberg
95 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom
96 Dario Cioni (Ita) Liquigas
97 Marco Fertonani (Ita) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
98 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) T-Mobile
99 Lubor Tesar (Cze) Wiesenhof-Akud
100 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis
101 Tim Klinger (Ger) Wiesenhof-Akud
102 Patrick Riedesser (Aut) Vorarlberg
103 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile
104 Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astaná
105 Joseba Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
106 Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Astaná
107 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner
108 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis
109 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Crédit Agricole
110 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Lampre-Fondital
111 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
112 Luis Fernández (Spa) Phonak
113 Ian McLeod (RSA) Française Des Jeux
114 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Crédit Agricole
115 Ińigo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC
116 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
117 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Liquigas
118 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française Des Jeux
119 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC
120 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank
121 Daniel Becke (Ger) Milram
122 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Wiesenhof-Akud
123 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Milram
124 Anton Luengo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
125 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank
126 Christian Müller (Ger) Team CSC
127 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Milram
128 Andreas Matzbacher (Aut) Vorarlberg
129 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Française Des Jeux
130 Patrick McCarty (USA) Phonak
131 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
132 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank
133 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Cofidis
134 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Lampre-Fondital
135 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
136 Christoph Girschweiler (Swi) Vorarlberg
137 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir
138 Robert Retschke (Ger) Wiesenhof-Akud
139 Joseba Albizu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
140 Hubert Dupont (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance
141 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Phonak
142 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
143 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank
144 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
145 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas
146 Alan Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
147 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner
148 Trent Lowe (Aus) Discovery Channel
149 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Quick-Step
150 Marco Milesi (Ita) Liquigas
151 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas
152 Kai Reus (Ned) Rabobank
153 Erki Pütsep (Est) Ag2R Prévoyance
154 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel
155 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile
156 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital
157 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Astaná
158 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cofidis
159 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Milram
160 Nicolas Inaudi (Fra) Cofidis
161 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
162 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis
163 Joaquím Rodríguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
164 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Astaná
165 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir
166 José Antonio Redondo (Spa) Astaná
167 Christophe Kern (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
168 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Liquigas
169 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel
170 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
DNF Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Phonak
DNF Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir
Points
1 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Wiesenhof-Akud 25
2 Erik Zabel (Ger) Milram 20
3 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile 16
4 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team CSC 13
5 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Crédit Agricole 11
6 Alexei Markov (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 10
7 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 9
8 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Rabobank 8
9 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 7
10 Koldo Fernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 6
11 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 5
12 Sven Teutenberg (Ger) Vorarlberg 4
13 Werner Riebenbauer (Aut) Vorarlberg 3
14 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis 2
15 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 1
Mountains
Eisenach - Cat. 3, K 80
1 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 3
2 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner 2
3 Francesco Failli (Ita) Liquigas 1
Wasungen - Cat. 3, K 116.1
1 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 3
2 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner 2
3 Francesco Failli (Ita) Liquigas 1
Sprints
Treffurt, K 47,8
1 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 6
2 Erik Zabel (Ger) Milram 4
3 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Milram 2
Wasungen, K 116,1
1 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 6
2 Erik Zabel (Ger) Milram 4
3 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Milram 2
Bad Neustadt, K 164,3
1 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 6
2 Erik Zabel (Ger) Milram 4
3 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Milram 2
GC:
1 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel 14:08'39"
2 Erik Zabel (Ger) Milram
3 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile 0.01
4 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 0.07
5 Ińigo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC 0.10
6 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC 0.11
7 Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astaná
8 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick-Step 0.13
9 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Lampre-Fondital 0.14
10 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astaná 0.17
11 Gerhard Trampusch (Aut) Wiesenhof-Akud
12 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
13 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) T-Mobile 0.21
14 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) T-Mobile
15 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Rabobank
16 Manuele Mori (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 0.22
17 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile 0.25
18 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 0.28
19 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner 0.29
20 Francesco Failli (Ita) Liquigas 0.34
21 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC 0.35
22 Andrea Noč (Ita) Liquigas 0.36
23 Jurgen Van de Walle (Bel) Quick-Step 0.41
24 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner 0.42
25 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 0.45
26 Josep Jufré (Spa) Davitamon-Lotto
27 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Phonak 0.47
28 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Lampre-Fondital
29 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 0.49
30 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole 0.50
31 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner
32 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner 0.53
33 Marco Fertonani (Ita) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 0.54
34 Alexei Markov (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 0.57
35 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick-Step
36 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel 1.00
37 Dario Cioni (Ita) Liquigas
38 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 1.03
39 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel 1.05
40 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astaná 1.06
41 Christian Knees (Ger) Milram 1.08
42 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Astaná 1.09
43 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Astaná 1.10
44 Hubert Schwab (Swi) Quick-Step 1.12
45 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile 1.13
46 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Cofidis 1.14
47 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Milram
48 Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Astaná
49 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 1.15
50 Guido Trentin (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir
51 Joseba Albizu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.16
52 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
53 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick-Step 1.17
54 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française Des Jeux
55 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis
56 Kai Reus (Ned) Rabobank 1.19
57 Nicki Sřrensen (Den) Team CSC
58 Aitor Pérez Arrieta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
59 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital
60 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank 1.20
61 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas
62 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC
63 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas
64 Vicente Reynes (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 1.21
65 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
66 Luis Fernández (Spa) Phonak 1.22
67 Patrick McCarty (USA) Phonak
68 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Rabobank 1.23
69 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital
70 Björn Schröder (Ger) Milram
71 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Phonak 1.26
72 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Vorarlberg 1.27
73 Robert Retschke (Ger) Wiesenhof-Akud
74 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Crédit Agricole
75 Joseba Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.28
76 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner 1.29
77 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) T-Mobile 1.31
78 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Crédit Agricole
79 Hubert Dupont (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance 1.32
80 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Crédit Agricole 1.33
81 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile 1.35
82 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Crédit Agricole
83 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Crédit Agricole 1.38
84 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Astaná 1.39
85 Harald Morscher (Aut) Vorarlberg 1.43
86 Daniel Becke (Ger) Milram 1.45
87 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole 1.46
88 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Française Des Jeux 1.47
89 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Française Des Jeux 2.12
90 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Ag2R Prévoyance 2.23
91 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Wiesenhof-Akud 2.25
92 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 2.26
93 Sven Teutenberg (Ger) Vorarlberg 2.27
94 Florian Stalder (Swi) Phonak 2.30
95 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis 2.31
96 Christian Müller (Ger) Team CSC
97 Loyd Mondory (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance 2.32
98 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel
99 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team CSC
100 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Crédit Agricole 2.35
101 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2R Prévoyance 2.36
102 Koldo Fernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2.37
103 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank
104 Alan Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2.38
105 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Milram 2.39
106 Piotr Mazur (Pol) Saunier Duval-Prodir
107 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Quick-Step 2.41
108 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Milram 2.49
109 Steffen Radochla (Ger) Wiesenhof-Akud 2.52
110 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank 2.54
111 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 2.58
112 Nicolas Inaudi (Fra) Cofidis 3.00
113 Ian McLeod (RSA) Française Des Jeux 3.02
114 José Antonio Redondo (Spa) Astaná 3.04
115 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 3.05
116 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Française Des Jeux 3.06
117 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis
118 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom 3.07
119 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre-Fondital
120 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Quick-Step 3.12
121 Pascal Hungerbühler (Swi) Vorarlberg 3.25
122 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 3.27
123 Davide Viganň (Ita) Quick-Step
124 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 3.43
125 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française Des Jeux 3.57
126 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Milram 4.23
127 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cofidis 5.21
128 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Wiesenhof-Akud 5.23
129 Joaquím Rodríguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 5.35
130 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile 5.41
131 Tim Klinger (Ger) Wiesenhof-Akud 5.58
132 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Wiesenhof-Akud 6.00
133 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 6.01
134 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance 6.06
135 Volodymyr Bileka (Ukr) Discovery Channel 6.08
136 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 6.16
137 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 6.21
138 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Liquigas 6.27
139 Mark Scanlon (Irl) Ag2R Prévoyance 7.16
140 Anton Luengo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 8.35
141 Patrick Riedesser (Aut) Vorarlberg 9.42
142 Marcus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner 10.00
143 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Ag2R Prévoyance 10.31
144 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Liquigas 10.32
145 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner 10.41
146 Trent Lowe (Aus) Discovery Channel 10.44
147 Tyler Farrar (USA) Cofidis 10.50
148 Luciano Pagliarini (Bra) Saunier Duval-Prodir 11.00
149 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank 11.11
150 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 11.12
151 Iban Iriondo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 11.26
152 Werner Riebenbauer (Aut) Vorarlberg 11.27
153 Christophe Detilloux (Bel) Française Des Jeux 11.36
154 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis 11.46
155 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 12.31
156 Ludovic Auger (Fra) Française Des Jeux 12.39
157 Marco Milesi (Ita) Liquigas 12.40
158 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 12.41
159 Christophe Kern (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 12.43
160 David Vitoria (Swi) Phonak 12.47
161 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 12.48
162 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 13.21
163 Andreas Matzbacher (Aut) Vorarlberg 13.43
164 Christoph Girschweiler (Swi) Vorarlberg 15.35
165 Lubor Tesar (Cze) Wiesenhof-Akud 15.41
166 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 17.19
167 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel
168 Erki Pütsep (Est) Ag2R Prévoyance 19.48
169 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 19.55
170 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir 21.57
171 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel 22.02