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10th Tour Down Under - ProT

Australia, January 20-27, 2008

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Stage 6 - Sunday, January 27: Adelaide East End Circuit, 88 km

'Gorilla' Greipel gets the stage - and the overall

By Greg Johnson and Paul Verkuylen with assistance from Gerard Knapp

Andre Greipel (Team High Road) wins his fourth stage of the Tour
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Germany's Andre Greipel (Team High Road) has capped off a stellar week by claiming the final Tour Down Under stage and as a result cementing his general classification win. The 25 year-old entered this afternoon's 88 kilometre finale with a narrow seven second lead over Alan Davis (UniSA-Australian National Team), but managed to prevent the Queenslander from claiming enough of the 16 seconds on offer to take victory.

"My sport director told me before the race, 'you don't have to think about the jersey, just try to do your own sprint and win'," said Greipel. "I'm really proud of it, my team is proud of me, everyone trusted me, I'm happy to be in Australia for the first time and win my first ProTour race."

"I'm really proud of it and I had the best support in this race," he added. "My team-mates were talking to me all the time and I had the best support throughout."

Greipel's reign Down Under commenced last Sunday evening, when the German was the surprise victor at the pre-tour Down Under Classic criterium. Greipel sounded a warning shot on the Glenelg circuit that was worthy of noting by the 133 rider field, with the youngster storming to his first ProTour stage win on Wednesday, before adding another three to his palmares - including today's final stage.

Greipel admitted to the assembled media that even after his victory in last weekend's Down Under Classic, the possibility of winning the season-opening ProTour race never entered his mind.

"Never," he said bluntly. "Yeah, I feel like I'm in heaven, I can't find any words."

Simon Clarke leads the Australia-UNISA train
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In addition to his mass of stage victories and the overall classification win, Greipel now leads the ProTour for the first time. The German rider has earned 62 ProTour points during the course of the week, while Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Caisse D'Epargne) sits in second place with just 30 points.

"I go back to Germany and after we have a training camp in California where we decide what will be the next race," said Greipel of what he will do now. "Normally it's Paris-Nice, and that's my aim."

Despite being delighted over his final day success, Greipel was disappointed with the UniSA-Australian National Team's actions, claiming that one of its riders blocked him in the day's crucial first sprint. However the event's chief commissaries told Cyclingnews after the race that he was perfectly happy with the first sprint and that no action could or would be taken.

"I was disappointed about the team member of Alan Davis, it was not fair," said Greipel. "We said before the race we wanted to have a fair race and that first sprint was not fair. After we decided to do our own lead-outs and this was the best chance to win the Tour Down Under.

"He did a lead out for Allan and he saw me on the back wheel and I wanted to sprint over to the finish line," explained Greipel. "He saw me and rolled before my bike and yeah, it was not fair."

Greipel outsprinted compatriot Jan Robert Forster (Gerolsteiner) for the victory, while Australia's Graeme Brown (Rabobank) continued his week of near-misses by taking the final podium spot.

How it unfolded

The field was greeted by 26 degree temperatures and a moderate breeze in otherwise perfect racing conditions on Sunday afternoon in Adelaide. It was frantic from the gun and while riders tried, none could get away.

They had to complete 16 laps of the 5.5 kilometre city circuit to make up the 88 km stage around the streets of Adelaide. After the first five laps, Allan Davis (UniSA - Australia) took out the first intermediate sprint, from Greg Henderson (High Road) and Stuart O'Grady (Team CSC) who was being very active up front with his team-mates.

Andre Greipel (Team High Road) edges out Gerolsteiner's Jan Robert Forster
Photo ©: Shane Goss
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Davis' win in the first sprint took him to within just four seconds of Greipel's leader's jersey after he was caught up in the sprint, unable to come around Karl Menzies (UniSA-Australian National Team) who had given team-mate Davis his lead out for the sprint. Despite Greipel's disappointment with Menzies' actions, the event's chief commissaries told Cyclingnews after the race that he was perfectly happy with the first sprint and that no action could or would be taken.

With just seven laps remaining on the board, Team CSC were once again very active on the front, coming into the second intermediate sprint. This time it was Greipel who took out the sprint from Davis and Michael Albasini (Liquigas), giving the German a near-impossible to beat five second lead over Davis in the general classification.

With just under five laps to go a group of five riders opened up a 13 second lead. It included Koen De Kort (Astana), Caisse D'Epargne's Nicolas Portal and Luis Leon Sanchez, as well as Wim Vansevenant (Silence - Lotto) and Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre). Working well together this group maintained their advantage for three laps before Team CSC and UniSA-Australian National Team, looking to get O'Grady and Davis respectively into a position to win the stage, reeled them back in.

Andre Greipel (Team High Road)
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During the final two laps, all of the sprinters were seen moving to the front, including Silence-Lotto's Robbie McEwen who looked to be setting himself up to go for the win after a relatively quiet week. With so much fire power out front, it looked to be anyone's stage as the descended on the finish line spread across the road.

Showing the class that has brought him five wins this season already, Greipel took the stage and the overall of the 10th Tour Down Under in a thrilling finale. Robert Forster (Geronsteiner) was second and Graeme Brown third.

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Results

1 Andre Greipel (Ger) Team High Road                        1.51.13 (47.474 km/h)
2 Jan Robert Forster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                            
3 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                                      
4 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne                    
5 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Silence-Lotto                                
6 Aurelien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                            
7 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre                                    
8 Allan Davis (Aus) Unisa - Australia                              
9 Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) Liquigas                            
10 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step                                  
11 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole                              
12 Mickael Delage (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                         
13 Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Team Csc                                   
14 Martin Muller (Ger) Team Milram                                 
15 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Francaise Des Jeux                       
16 Heinrich Friederich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                 
17 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas                                   
18 Pablo Lastras Garci (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne                      
19 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Ag2R-La Mondiale                           
20 Sebastien Portal (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone          
21 William Walker (Aus) Rabobank                                   
22 Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott            
23 Iker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott                   
24 Jean-Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone        
25 Timothy Gudsell (NZl) Francaise Des Jeux                        
26 Erki Putsep (Est) Bouygues Telecom                              
27 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                
28 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale                            
29 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                   
30 Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott                  
31 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step                             
32 Christophe Kern (Fra) Credit Agricole                           
33 Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                 
34 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Silence-Lotto                               
35 Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott                       
36 Mickael Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone            
37 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                                 
38 Ivan Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                  
39 Ivan Santaromita Villa (Ita) Liquigas                           
40 Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana                                     
41 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi             
42 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Liquigas                                  
43 Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) Quick Step                             
44 Jerome Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            
45 Jon Bru Pascal (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                        
46 Nicolas Hartmann (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone          
47 Yann Huguet (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone               
48 Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step                                    
49 Jeremy Roy (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                             
50 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana                                        
51 Andoni Lafuente (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                       
52 Javier Aramendia Lorenti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi              
53 Theo Elltink (Ned) Rabobank                                     
54 Renaud Dion (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale                              
55 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team High Road                           
56 Jose Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana                            
57 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                        
58 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                        
59 Greg Henderson (NZl) Team High Road                             
60 Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne                     
61 Scott Davis (Aus) Team High Road                                
62 Richie Porte (Aus) Unisa - Australia                            
63 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2R-La Mondiale                           
64 Yoann Offredo (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                          
65 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Credit Agricole                               
66 Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Team Csc                       
67 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre                                  
68 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                      
69 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne                    
70 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse D'Epargne                           
71 Adam Hansen (Aus) Team High Road                                
72 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Credit Agricole                             
73 Jose Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne             
74 Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukr) Quick Step                              
75 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse D'Epargne                           
76 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team Csc                                   
77 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                
78 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram                              
79 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Lampre                                   
80 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Liquigas                              
81 Rene Haselbacher (Aut) Astana                                   
82 Koen De Kort (Ned) Astana                                       
83 Alessandro Proni (Ita) Quick Step                               
84 Benoit Joachim (Lux) Astana                                     
85 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                            
86 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Credit Agricole                            
87 Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank                                       
88 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre                                  
89 Jesus Del Nero Montes (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott                 
90 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence-Lotto                              
91 Christian Murro (Ita) Lampre                                    
92 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team High Road                            
93 Laurent Mangel (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale                           
94 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence-Lotto                               
95 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Team Csc                              
96 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale                          
97 Nick Gates (Aus) Silence-Lotto                                  
98 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              
99 Luke Roberts (Aus) Unisa - Australia                            
100 Julien Mazet (Fra) Astana                                      
101 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Unisa - Australia                         
102 Karl Menzies (Aus) Unisa - Australia                           
103 Ruben Lobato Elvira (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott                  
104 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Team Milram                           
105 Amael Moinard (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone            
106 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole                      
107 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Lampre                                     
108 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team Csc                                 
109 Kurt Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team Csc                               
110 Thomas Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               
111 Dennis Haueisen (Ger) Team Milram                              
112 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                        
113 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Silence-Lotto                        0.15
114 Allan Johansen (Den) Team Csc                                  
115 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone          
116 Carlo Westphal (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              
117 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team High Road                        0.21
118 Stephane Poulhies (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale                   0.29
119 Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Lampre                                2.00
120 Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi              3.35
121 Simon Clarke (Aus) Unisa - Australia                       6.12
122 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Unisa - Australia                      
DNF Brett Lancaster (Aus) Team Milram                              
DNF Tom Stubbe (Bel) Francaise Des Jeux                            
DNF Denis Flahaut (Fra) Saunier Duval-Scott                        
DNS Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                   
 
Points
 
Finish Arch, Rundle Road - Lap 5 - 27.5 km
 
1 Allan Davis (Aus) Unisa - Australia                             6 pts
2 Greg Henderson (NZl) Team High Road                             4
3 Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Team Csc                                   2
 
Finish Arch, Rundle Road - Lap 10 - 55 km
 
1 Andre Greipel (Ger) Team High Road                              6 pts
2 Allan Davis (Aus) Unisa - Australia                             4
3 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                                 2
 
Finish Arch, Rundle Road - Lap 16 - 88 km
 
1 Andre Greipel (Ger) Team High Road                              8 pts
2 Jan Robert Forster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                           6
3 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                                     4
 
Teams
 
1 Gerolsteiner                                              5.33.39
2 Francaise Des Jeux                                               
3 Bouygues Telecom                                                 
4 Liquigas                                                         
5 Silence-Lotto                                                    
6 Saunier Duval-Scott                                              
7 Rabobank                                                         
8 Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                                 
9 Caisse D'epargne                                                 
10 Quick Step                                                      
11 Ag2R-La Mondiale                                                
12 Credit Agricole                                                 
13 Team High Road                                                  
14 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                             
15 Astana                                                          
16 Lampre                                                          
17 Team CSC                                                        
18 Unisa - Australia                                               
19 Team Milram                                                     
 
Final general classification
 
1 Andre Greipel (Ger) Team High Road                       18.46.18
2 Allan Davis (Aus) Unisa - Australia                          0.15
3 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne                0.33
4 Mickael Delage (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                      0.37
5 Mickael Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone             
6 Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott         0.39
7 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Liquigas                                   
8 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne                 0.41
9 Richie Porte (Aus) Unisa - Australia                         0.41
10 Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Team Csc                               0.42
11 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Francaise Des Jeux                       
12 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                                 
13 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Ag2R-La Mondiale                       0.43
14 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre                                   
15 Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) Liquigas                           
16 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Silence-Lotto                               
17 William Walker (Aus) Rabobank                                   
18 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                   
19 Ivan Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                  
20 Jerome Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            
21 Jeremy Roy (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                             
22 Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott                       
23 Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott                  
24 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Credit Agricole                             
25 Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                 
26 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi             
27 Jon Bru Pascal (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                        
28 Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step                                    
29 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence-Lotto                               
30 Ivan Santaromita Villa (Ita) Liquigas                           
31 Jose Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana                            
32 Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) Quick Step                             
33 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Liquigas                              
34 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse D'Epargne                           
35 Amael Moinard (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone             
36 Luke Roberts (Aus) Unisa - Australia                        1.04
37 Iker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott               1.06
38 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole                          1.15
39 Adam Hansen (Aus) Team High Road                            1.16
40 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                                 1.25
41 Renaud Dion (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale                          1.35
42 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step                              1.39
43 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                
44 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                        
45 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team Csc                                  
46 Scott Davis (Aus) Team High Road                                
47 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team Csc                                   
48 Koen De Kort (Ned) Astana                                       
49 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Unisa - Australia                          
50 Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Team Csc                       
51 Laurent Mangel (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale                           
52 Kurt Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team Csc                                
53 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Team Milram                        1.48
54 Alessandro Proni (Ita) Quick Step                           2.01
55 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step                         2.26
56 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                            2.29
57 Yoann Offredo (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                      3.05
58 Heinrich Friederich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner             3.10
59 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana                                        
60 Jose Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne             
61 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas                                   
62 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre                                  
63 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Credit Agricole                               
64 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse D'Epargne                           
65 Sebastien Portal (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone          
66 Thomas Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                
67 Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukr) Quick Step                              
68 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              
69 Christian Murro (Ita) Lampre                                3.47
70 Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana                                 4.47
71 Nicolas Hartmann (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone          
72 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone       5.02
73 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale                      5.13
74 Pablo Lastras Garci (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne                  5.25
75 Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne                     
76 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2R-La Mondiale                       5.43
77 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team High Road                            
78 Martin Muller (Ger) Team Milram                             5.48
79 Yann Huguet (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone           6.16
80 Rene Haselbacher (Aut) Astana                               6.46
81 Simon Clarke (Aus) Unisa - Australia                        6.55
82 Jean-Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone    7.14
83 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram                              
84 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence-Lotto                              
85 Andoni Lafuente (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                       
86 Benoit Joachim (Lux) Astana                                     
87 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                            
88 Allan Johansen (Den) Team Csc                               7.29
89 Theo Elltink (Ned) Rabobank                                 7.44
90 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Credit Agricole                        7.56
91 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole                   8.28
92 Aurelien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                       9.29
93 Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Lampre                                11.08
94 Jan Robert Forster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                      12.22
95 Erki Putsep (Est) Bouygues Telecom                         12.31
96 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale                            
97 Timothy Gudsell (NZl) Francaise Des Jeux                        
98 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Team Csc                              
99 Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank                                       
100 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                     
101 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Lampre                                     
102 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Lampre                                  
103 Christophe Kern (Fra) Credit Agricole                          
104 Jesus Del Nero Montes (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott                
105 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre                                 
106 Carlo Westphal (Ger) Gerolsteiner                         12.40
107 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Silence-Lotto                       12.46
108 Dennis Haueisen (Ger) Team Milram                         14.05
109 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                  14.19
110 Nick Gates (Aus) Silence-Lotto                            15.36
111 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team High Road                     15.43
112 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team High Road                       16.18
113 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Silence-Lotto                         16.35
114 Javier Aramendia Lorenti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi             
115 Ruben Lobato Elvira (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott                  
116 Greg Henderson (NZl) Team High Road                       16.52
117 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                   16.57
118 Julien Mazet (Fra) Astana                                 17.01
119 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Unisa - Australia                 18.41
120 Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi             20.08
121 Stephane Poulhies (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale                  20.11
122 Karl Menzies (Aus) Unisa - Australia                      21.11
DNF Denis Flahaut (Fra) Saunier Duval-Scott                        
DNF Brett Lancaster (Aus) Team Milram                              
DNF Tom Stubbe (Bel) Francaise Des Jeux                            
DNS Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                   
 
Points
 
1 Andre Greipel (Ger) Team High Road                             38 pts
2 Allan Davis (Aus) Unisa - Australia                            34
3 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole                             24
4 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                                    14
5 Mickael Delage (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                        12
6 Mickael Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone           12
7 Carlo Westphal (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              12
8 Jan Robert Forster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                          12
9 Yoann Offredo (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                         10
10 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne                 10
11 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Liquigas                                 8
12 Renaud Dion (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale                             8
13 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                        8
14 Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott           4
15 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne                   4
16 Greg Henderson (NZl) Team High Road                            4
17 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Unisa - Australia                      4
18 Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                  4
19 Stephane Poulhies (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale                       4
20 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                   4
21 Richie Porte (Aus) Unisa - Australia                           4
22 Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Team Csc                                  2
23 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Francaise Des Jeux                      2
24 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                                2
25 Aurelien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                          2
 
Mountains
 
1 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Francaise Des Jeux                      38 pts
2 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone          22
3 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse D'Epargne                          18
4 Mickael Delage (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                        16
5 Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott                 16
6 Stephane Poulhies (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale                       16
7 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Liquigas                                 12
8 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne                   12
9 Jon Bru Pascal (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                       12
10 Yoann Offredo (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                        12
11 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team High Road                         12
12 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team Csc                                  8
13 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Unisa - Australia                      8
14 Simon Clarke (Aus) Unisa - Australia                           6
15 Jean-Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone       6
16 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence-Lotto                              4
17 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                        4
 
Under 25
 
1 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne            18.46.51
2 Mickael Delage (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                      0.04
3 Richie Porte (Aus) Unisa - Australia                         0.08
4 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Silence-Lotto                            0.10
5 William Walker (Aus) Rabobank                                    
6 Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott                   
7 Ivan Santaromita Villa (Ita) Liquigas                            
8 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse D'Epargne                            
9 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step                               1.06
10 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step                         1.53
11 Yoann Offredo (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                      2.32
12 Heinrich Friederich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner             2.37
13 Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukr) Quick Step                              
14 Nicolas Hartmann (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone      4.14
15 Yann Huguet (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone           5.43
16 Simon Clarke (Aus) Unisa - Australia                        6.22
17 Jean-Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone    6.41
18 Andoni Lafuente (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                       
19 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Credit Agricole                        7.23
20 Timothy Gudsell (NZl) Francaise Des Jeux                   11.58
21 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Team Csc                              
22 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre                                  
23 Carlo Westphal (Ger) Gerolsteiner                          12.07
24 Javier Aramendia Lorenti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi         16.02
25 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Unisa - Australia                  18.08
26 Stephane Poulhies (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale                   19.38
 
Teams
 
1 Francaise Des Jeux                                       56.21.03
2 Saunier Duval-Scott                                              
3 Caisse D'epargne                                                 
4 Liquigas                                                         
5 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                              
6 Silence-Lotto                                                    
7 Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                                 
8 Unisa - Australia                                                
9 Ag2R-La Mondiale                                             0.56
10 Astana                                                          
11 Quick Step                                                      
12 Team High Road                                              1.29
13 Team CSC                                                    1.52
14 Rabobank                                                    2.05
15 Credit Agricole                                             2.09
16 Team Milram                                                 3.32
17 Lampre                                                      4.54
18 Gerolsteiner                                                5.09
19 Bouygues Telecom                                            8.47

ProTour rankings

Individual ranking
 
1 André Greipel (Ger) High Road                            62 pts
2 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne            38
3 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                  30
4 Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone    25
5 Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott     21
6 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas                           15
7 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne             10
8 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole                        7
9 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                               4
10 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC                            2
11 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                        2
12 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                             1
 
Team ranking
 
1 Française des Jeux                                       20 pts
2 Saunier Duval-Scott                                      19
3 Caisse d'Epargne                                         18
4 Liquigas                                                 17
5 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                      16
6 Silence-Lotto                                            15
7 Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                         14
9 Ag2R-La Mondiale                                         12
10 Astana                                                  11
11 Quick Step                                              10
12 High Road                                                9
13 Team CSC                                                 8
14 Rabobank                                                 7
15 Credit Agricole                                          6
16 Team Milram                                              5
17 Lampre                                                   4
18 Gerolsteiner                                             3
19 Bouygues Telecom                                         2
 
Nation ranking
 
1 Spain                                                    69 pts
2 Germany                                                  64
3 France                                                   55
4 Finland                                                  15
5 Australia                                                14

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