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Tour of California - 2.HC

USA, February 17-24, 2008

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Stage 7 - February 24: Santa Clarita - Pasadena, 93 mi / 150 km

Hincapie redeems High Road

Leipheimer does the deuce in California

By Mark Zalewski, North American Editor with Kirsten Robbins in Pasadena, California

George Hincapie (High Road) takes a stage win
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After yesterday's penalty of Mark Cavendish cost the High Road team a stage win, the team was more motivated than ever to get a win in its new home of California. But with only one stage left, it was do-or-die on the tough run over the San Gabriel mountains into the finish at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. But team captain George Hincapie was not to be denied, catching solo attacker Tom Zirbel (Bissell Pro Cycling) with three others and then out-sprinting them for the win.

"As soon as we came onto the circuit, it was really hard," said Hincapie. "A lot of people were attacking and it seemed like most of the others put the responsibility on me to chase everything down. I decided at that point that even if I wasn't fresh at the end, I was going to try to keep it together no matter what. Pieper was on the radio telling me that it was my responsibility and I knew that Rory [Sutherland] and Jason [Mccartney] were the strongest guys. I figured if I kept them in check and kept my eye on Tom Zirbel's gap than I had a chance.

"The last 30 kilometres were really difficult and it just happened to work out for me," Hincapie continued. "Today was cold, not as cold as Thursday. But as soon as we got onto the circuits it was really aggressive and we warmed up really quick."

Director sportif Rolf Aldag said that the mood within the team after yesterday's issues, one of redemption, was led by Cavendish. "Cavendish had the feeling that nothing could go wrong today," said Aldag. "I think that went around the team really quickly was that we would show them we can win."

An early break tries
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Second place on the line in the sprint Rory Sutherland (Health Net-Maxxis) with an impressive ride considering he was in yesterday's long break. "I think I'm smart enough to know that racing against George to the finish, that I'm not really going to be winning," he said. "But I did the best I could do and I picked the best places on the circuit that I thought suited me best. I tried to pass the responsibility on to the other guys."

Astana's Levi Leipheimer rode into Pasadena on the back of his team's train, which had assembled at the front of the peloton to keep him safe as the skies opened up.

"This race was more special," said Leipheimer. "The theme of this race was the caliber of the peloton and the amount of stars we had in the race. That is what really makes the race so great. Its people like Cipollini, Millar, Vande Velde, Cancellara, Bettini, Boonen, Friere...the list goes on. We had all the stars in the race and for me to win it is unbelievable.

"I told Fabian after the Time Trial was so great for me and my team Astana is because the competition is so great - you're only as good as your competitors," he added. "I think the peloton really made this race a special edition."

Leipheimer had a lot of thank yous for his team-mates as well, particularly because of this year's weather conditions. "They did an amazing amount of work and they were upfront in the most miserable, horrific conditions for miles and miles and hours and hours," he said. "That's a job that no one every really wants to do but they did it and they did it well. They proved that they are strong and we proved that Astana is one the best teams in the world."

George Hincapie (High Road)
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The Bissell team's Zirbel made the most aggressive move on the day, counter-attacking the day's long breakaway while entering the finishing circuits and keeping the remnants at bay for more than four entire laps of 7.2km each. "I saw an opportunity with the break - everyone was looking at each other and I took advantage," a understandably tired Zirbel managed to tell Cyclingnews after the stage. "I was kinda hoping someone would go with me! But once I had the gap I just went into Time Trial mode. I thought it would last for two laps, so I just figured the end of my race was in two laps. Then I got another lap! And so I just started taking it one lap at a time."

Zirbel's second pair of four laps were much tougher than the first two, and it showed. "The last two laps were pathetic," Zirbel laughed. "I had nothing left, especially on the risers. I was just praying for someone to catch me, actually.

The main bunch begins to leave
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"I lasted longer than I thought I would and then I just kept thinking about stage four, when Rollin took it to the line and sprinters' teams screw it up sometimes," he added. "It was an eternity - I heard 15 and 10 [seconds] - Glenn just kept telling me to keep on it. I was just like, 'keep on top - keep on top'. But the finish line didn't come soon enough."

Zirbel was caught by Hincapie and Sutherland, and immediately dropped - mostly because he had such tunnel vision he never saw the catch coming. "I didn't know they were that close and I let a gap open up, but I was able to get back on. Once they attacked [in the end] I had no acceleration," he said.

Sadly for Zirbel, the race organizers do not award a most aggressive rider award on the final day, choosing instead to honor a most aggressive for the week. That award, voted on by the assembled press corps, went to the entire BMC team for its defense of Scott Nydam's KOM jersey and presence in the breaks early in the week.

Sprint leader Dominique Rollin (Toyota-United) was able to place high enough in the final sprint, just behind Juan Jose Haedo (CSC), to finish with a two-point buffer in the category. This, combined with the BMC team's KOM and most aggressive wins, puts the domestic teams in far better light in relation to the ProTour teams, especially compared to the first two years of the race.

How it unfolded

Janez Brajkovic (Astana) leads
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The tumultuous California weather continued at the start of the final stage of the Tour of California. At one point, race organizers did not even know if the race would be able to cross the San Gabriel mountains at Millcreek Summit as originally planned due to the severe weather. At the start it was a combination of rain, sun, clouds and a mix of it all as the riders rolled out. But reports on the climb said the roads were clear enough to race.

Right at the zero kilometre mark, after the neutral section, Rock Racing's Doug Ollerenshaw showed that the team was itching for a result. This got the field motivated and counter attacks ensued. While Ollerenshaw did not make the eventual break, his team-mate Michael Creed did. Also in the break were: George Hincapie (High Road), Jason McCartney (Team CSC), Yannick Talabardon (Credit Agricole), Oliver Zaugg (Gerolsteiner), Dimitri Champion (Bouygues Telecom), Danny Pate (Slipstream Chipotle p/b H30), Taylor Tolleson (BMC Racing Team), Rory Sutherland (Health Net p/b Maxxis) and Tom Zirbel (Bissell).

Chaos ensues as riders hit the deck
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This break combination pleased Astana, who was happy to patrol the front and keep the gap within reason. After the first sprint and heading up towards the only KOM of the day, the category three Millcreek Summit.

Later on, with the gap more than three minutes, a dangerous bridging move threatened Astana. Victor Hugo Pena (Rock Racing), Robert Gesink (Rabobank) and Thomas Peterson (Slipstream-Chipotle) shot off the front, and were later joined by Peterson's team-mate David Zabriskie. Astana quickly stepped on the gas and eliminated the danger.

The break begins to feel each other
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Up front, Rock Racing's Creed decided to step on the gas too, doing anything he could to fly the team's flag after a slow start on the week - both for the team and for himself. "I was pretty mad at myself that I didn't make the break yesterday, so I made sure of it today," he said. "I'm still a little disappointed because I spent so much time at the back earlier in the week with the flu."

Creed was eventually reeled back in over the top of the KOM, but not before he took the maximum points. Down the other side the fog worsened, making visibility very limited around the tight turns.

The peloton crested the KOM still around three minutes and change down on the break, but without any alarm bells sounding. It was much more important to get down the descent safely. This was not the case for Rock Racing's Freddie Rodriguez, who crashed in one of the two tunnels on the descent. A few riders were quite unhappy with this situation, including Rodriquez, who had a few choice words for the race jury. But with the assurance that there were no more tunnels, the racing continued.

Levi Leipheimer (Astana) with wife Odessa
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All the riders made it down the 30-plus kilometres of descent safely, despite the increasingly heavy rains. Into the Pasadena neighborhoods, everyone began to watch the time splits as the gap came down but was still above two minutes. Nearing the circuits the break began to look around at each other. Jason McCartney (CSC) jumped from the break to take out the sprint points to help his team-mate Haedo. This started the attacks, but it was Zirbel's attack that got away.

The man from Colorado, nicknamed Thor by his team-mates, held on to a gap for four whole laps around the 7.2 km circuit. But it was not to be for him today, as a strong chase by Hincapie, Sutherland and McCartney kept him within reach.

On the final lap it was those four plus Creed hanging onto a small advantage over the peloton. In the final kilometre it was McCartney again going first, like he did entering the circuits. But the man known more for his climbing abilities was caught and passed by Hincapie with Sutherland trailing close behind.

Photography

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Results

1 George Hincapie (USA) High Road                              3.50.57 (38,969 km/h)
2 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Health Net presented by Maxxis
3 Jason Mccartney (USA) Team CSC
4 Michael Creed (USA) Rock Racing
5 Tom Zirbel (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling
6 Mark Cavendish (GBr) High Road                                  0.12
7 Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team CSC
8 Dominique Rollin (Can) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team
9 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step
10 Mario Cipollini (Ita) Rock Racing
11 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team
12 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
13 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank
14 Frank K Pipp (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis
15 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step
16 Freddie Rodriguez (USA) Rock Racing
17 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana
18 Jeff Louder (USA) BMC Racing Team
19 Nicholas Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team
20 Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
21 Benjamin Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling
22 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana
23 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) High Road
24 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30
25 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole
26 Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Team CSC
27 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC
28 Jurgen Vandewalle (Bel) Quick Step
29 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step
30 David Millar (GBr) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30
31 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner
32 Victor Hugo Pena Grisales (Col) Rock Racing
33 Julien Simon (Fra) Credit Agricole
34 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Team CSC
35 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) High Road
36 Christopher Horner (USA) Astana
37 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC
38 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner
39 Steven Cozza (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30
40 Doug Ollerenshaw (USA) Rock Racing
41 Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC Racing Team
42 Michael Lange (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team
43 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank
44 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Saunier Duval-Scott
45 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank
46 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott
47 Sergey Ivanov (Rus) Astana
48 Thomas Peterson (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30
49 Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Credit Agricole
50 Iker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott
51 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank
52 Angel Gomez Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott
53 Jonathan Mumford (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast
54 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step
55 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Scott
56 Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
57 David Zabriskie (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30
58 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank
59 Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Scott
60 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC
61 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling
62 Garrett Peltonen (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling
63 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC
64 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quick Step
65 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank
66 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step
67 Aaron Olson (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling
68 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
69 Taylor Tolleson (USA) BMC Racing Team                          1.00
70 Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Astana
71 Justin Spinelli (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast
72 Scott Nydam (USA) BMC Racing Team
73 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana                           2.16
74 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana
75 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Credit Agricole                       2.17
76 Danny Pate (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30          3.03
77 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                       10.03
DNS Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca (Bra) Saunier Duval-Scott
DNS Bradley Wiggins (GBr) High Road
DNS Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank
DNS Markus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner
DNS Dan Bowman (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast
DNS Alexander Candelario (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast
DNS Nicholas Waite (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast
DNS Timothy Johnson (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis
DNS John Murphy (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis
DNS Hendricus Vogels (Aus) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team
DNS Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team
DNS Edward King (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling
DNS Nicholas Sanderson (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team
DNS Aaron Barry Tuckerman (NZl) Jelly Belly Cycling Team
 
Sprints
 
Sprint 1 
1 Michael Creed (USA) Rock Racing                                    5 pts
2 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Credit Agricole                           3
3 Danny Pate (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30              1
 
Sprint 2 
1 Tom Zirbel (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling                               5 pts
2 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Credit Agricole                           3
3 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                    1
 
Finish 
1 George Hincapie (USA) High Road                                   15 pts
2 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Health Net presented by Maxxis              12
3 Jason Mccartney (USA) Team CSC                                    10
4 Michael Creed (USA) Rock Racing                                    7
5 Tom Zirbel (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling                               6
6 Mark Cavendish (GBr) High Road                                     5
7 Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team CSC                                     4
8 Dominique Rollin (Can) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team            3
9 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                        2
10 Mario Cipollini (Ita) Rock Racing                                 1
 
Mountains
 
1 Michael Creed (USA) Rock Racing                                    6 pts
2 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Credit Agricole                           5
3 Taylor Tolleson (USA) BMC Racing Team                              4
4 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                    3
5 Jason Mccartney (USA) Team CSC                                     1
 
Young rider
 
1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) High Road                               3.51.09
2 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team
3 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) High Road
4 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step
5 Julien Simon (Fra) Credit Agricole
6 Steven Cozza (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30
7 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank
8 Thomas Peterson (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30
9 Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Credit Agricole
10 Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Scott
11 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank
12 Taylor Tolleson (USA) BMC Racing Team                          0.48
 
Teams
 
1 High Road                                                   11.33.15
2 Rock Racing
3 Team CSC
4 Bissell Pro Cycling
5 Quick Step                                                      0.12
6 BMC Racing Team
7 Astana
8 Bouygues Telecom
9 Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30
10 Rabobank
11 Crédit Agricole
12 Saunier Duval-Scott
 
Final general classification
 
1 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                   29.24.32
2 David Millar (GBr) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30            0.49
3 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30   1.08
4 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC                                   1.18
5 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Team CSC                                      1.19
6 David Zabriskie (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30         1.36
7 Christopher Horner (USA) Astana                                    2.07
8 Jurgen Vandewalle (Bel) Quick Step                                 2.11
9 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                       2.18
10 Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC Racing Team                              2.27
11 Thomas Peterson (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30        2.58
12 Victor Hugo Pena Grisales (Col) Rock Racing                       3.17
13 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                  3.34
14 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step                               3.40
15 Iker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott                     5.06
16 Benjamin Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling                 5.48
17 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step                                   6.49
18 George Hincapie (USA) High Road                                   7.08
19 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank                       7.48
20 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                 8.08
21 Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Credit Agricole                         8.50
22 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                   9.23
23 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott                    10.05
24 Jeff Louder (USA) BMC Racing Team                                10.46
25 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                        11.11
26 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                      11.49
27 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana                                     12.02
28 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Scott
29 Jason Mccartney (USA) Team CSC                                   15.31
30 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                                     15.41
31 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole                        15.47
32 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Credit Agricole                         17.00
33 Aaron Olson (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling                            18.45
34 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Health Net presented by Maxxis             19.14
35 Michael Lange (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                     19.22
36 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) High Road                                  20.05
37 Doug Ollerenshaw (USA) Rock Racing                               20.16
38 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana                             20.25
39 Angel Gomez Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott                      20.46
40 Tom Zirbel (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling                             22.22
41 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step                                   24.14
42 Dominique Rollin (Can) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team          26.10
43 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) High Road                                    26.57
44 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                              28.34
45 Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team CSC                                   28.47
46 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank                                     29.08
47 Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Astana                                      29.17
48 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                     32.06
49 Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Team CSC                                    32.10
50 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                      32.11
51 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana                                         32.44
52 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step                                  32.52
53 Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                          33.28
54 Julien Simon (Fra) Credit Agricole                               33.30
55 Mark Cavendish (GBr) High Road                                   33.37
56 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                          34.22
57 Danny Pate (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30            34.41
58 Mario Cipollini (Ita) Rock Racing                                35.05
59 Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                          35.23
60 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Saunier Duval-Scott                    35.53
61 Garrett Peltonen (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling                       36.14
62 Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Scott                        38.06
63 Sergey Ivanov (Rus) Astana                                       38.17
64 Pipp K Frank (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis                38.26
65 Steven Cozza (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30          38.52
66 Nicholas Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team
67 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quick Step                                    39.45
68 Taylor Tolleson (USA) BMC Racing Team                            39.59
69 Freddie Rodriguez (USA) Rock Racing                              40.06
70 Justin Spinelli (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast        40.07
71 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           41.04
72 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                          41.34
73 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling                        41.58
74 Jonathan Mumford (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast       42.27
75 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team                                44.08
76 Scott Nydam (USA) BMC Racing Team                                46.42
77 Michael Creed (USA) Rock Racing                                  52.12
 
Sprints classification
 
1 Dominique Rollin (Can) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team           44 pts
2 Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team CSC                                    42
3 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) High Road                                     32
4 George Hincapie (USA) High Road                                   28
5 Mark Cavendish (GBr) High Road                                    24
6 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Health Net presented by Maxxis              20
7 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                       17
8 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                      15
9 Mario Cipollini (Ita) Rock Racing                                 13
10 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                     12
11 Michael Creed (USA) Rock Racing                                  12
12 Tom Zirbel (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling                             11
13 Scott Nydam (USA) BMC Racing Team                                11
14 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step                                   10
15 Jurgen Vandewalle (Bel) Quick Step                               10
16 Iker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott                    10
17 Jason Mccartney (USA) Team CSC                                   10
18 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step                               7
19 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                 7
20 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step                                   6
21 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana                              6
22 Freddie Rodriguez (USA) Rock Racing                               6
23 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team                                 6
24 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           6
25 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Credit Agricole                          6
26 Thomas Peterson (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30        5
27 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott                     5
28 Christopher Horner (USA) Astana                                   4
29 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank                       3
30 Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC Racing Team                              2
31 Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           2
32 David Millar (GBr) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30           1
33 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                               1
34 Victor Hugo Pena Grisales (Col) Rock Racing                       1
35 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                      1
36 Steven Cozza (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30           1
37 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                   1
38 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole                         1
39 Danny Pate (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30             1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Scott Nydam (USA) BMC Racing Team                                 26 pts
2 Jurgen Vandewalle (Bel) Quick Step                                19
3 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                      17
4 Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC Racing Team                              15
5 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                      12
6 Steven Cozza (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30           12
7 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank                       12
8 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana                              12
9 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole                         11
10 Christopher Horner (USA) Astana                                  11
11 Iker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott                    11
12 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                         9
13 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Health Net presented by Maxxis              8
14 David Zabriskie (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30        7
15 Michael Creed (USA) Rock Racing                                   6
16 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team                                 6
17 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           6
18 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step                               5
19 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Credit Agricole                          5
20 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Team CSC                                     4
21 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott                     4
22 Taylor Tolleson (USA) BMC Racing Team                             4
23 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                   3
24 George Hincapie (USA) High Road                                   2
25 Jeff Louder (USA) BMC Racing Team                                 2
26 Thomas Peterson (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30        2
27 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                                      2
28 Jason Mccartney (USA) Team CSC                                    1
29 Dominique Rollin (Can) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team           1
30 David Millar (GBr) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30           1
 
Young rider classification
 
1 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                   29.26.50
2 Thomas Peterson (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30         0.40
3 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step                                1.22
4 Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Credit Agricole                          6.32
5 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) High Road                                     24.39
6 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank                                      26.50
7 Julien Simon (Fra) Credit Agricole                                31.12
8 Mark Cavendish (GBr) High Road                                    31.19
9 Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Scott                         35.48
10 Steven Cozza (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30          36.34
11 Taylor Tolleson (USA) BMC Racing Team                            37.41
12 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team                                41.50
 
Teams classification
 
1 Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30                           88.17.05
2 Astana                                                             0.16
3 Team CSC                                                           8.44
4 Quick Step                                                         8.47
5 Rabobank                                                          10.02
6 BMC Racing Team                                                   19.11
7 Saunier Duval-Scott                                               22.59
8 Team High Road                                                    23.24
9 Credit Agricole                                                   24.28
10 Bissell Pro Cycling                                              36.40
11 Rock Racing                                                      47.56
12 Bouygues Telecom                                               1.03.48

 

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