Kirchen times move to perfection
Valjavec remains in yellow
Kim Kirchen attacked out of the peloton at the last minute, catching Roman Kreuziger (Liquigas) with only 175 metres to go, and went on to give Team Columbia-Highroad its fifth win in seven stages at the Tour de Suisse. Kreuziger took second, with third going six seconds later to Peter Velits of Team Milram.
"I'm not here to train for results, I'm here for results," Kirchen said. "It's also a great boost to my morale after what happened to me earlier in the season. Kreuziger attacked with three kilometres to go, but I waited to see what would happen and then went for it with less than a kilometre to the finish. My form's in really good shape now, in time for the Tour de France."
Team Columbia-Highroad directeur sportif Rolf Aldag is optimistic about Kirchen's Tour de France opportunities. "In Kim's case, he had a difficult spring, but he's shown here he's definitely coming up for July. Not being so strong in the Ardennes Classics could be an advantage in the Tour, too where he's sometimes suffered in the third week. This time round, by coming into form a bit later, he should be able to have a better second half of the race. And with that powerful sprint of his on mountain-top finishes, there are definitely some stages where we expect him to shine."
Tadej Valjavec (AG2R La Mondiale) remains in the overall lead nine seconds in front of Fabian Cancellara (Team Saxo Bank) and 14 seconds ahead of Olivier Zaugg (Liquigas).
The race was dominated by a four-man escape group for much of the stage, but the peloton caught them on the final climb. From there, Astana and Team Saxo Bank worked hard to keep the field together, but things didn't work in their favour. Many attacked but none were allowed to get away.
The first mountain classification points came at km 196.4, with the peloton going over it together. Immediately thereafter was an intermediate sprint, followed by yet another classified climb at km 202.7.
Right after that, with 3 kilometres to go, Kreuziger attacked, followed by earlier stage five winner Michael Albasini of Team Columbia-Highroad. Kreuziger was able to shake off the Swiss rider and with a lead of 17 seconds, looked like the winner.
Team Columbia-Highroad wasn't about to give up its dreams of yet another stage win, however. Maxime Monfort was the next to go, and when he was caught, Kirchen took off. Kirchen caught and passed last year's overall winner to take the stage win.
One hundred and fifty two riders were at the start this morning. Missing were Thomas Voeckler (Bbox Bouygues Telecom) and Koldo Fernandez of Euskaltel-Euskadi. Greg Van Avermaet (Silence-Lotto) and Juan Jose Oroz (Euskaltel-Euskadi) were the first to try their luck, about 20 kilometres into the stage, but were quickly caught. Pavel Brutt (Team Katusha) and Jean Eudes Demaret of Cofidis were the next to go, and were equally unsuccessful.
A bit later, the trio of Jose Joaquin Rojas (Caisse d'Epargne), Marcus Burghardt (Team Columbia-Highroad) and Gerald Ciolek of Team Milram got away. Damien Gaudin of Bbox Bouygues Telecom went in pursuit and after a long struggle caught up with them. They were able to build up a lead of over six minutes by km 130.
That was about as far as the peloton was willing to let them go, seeing too much danger from the escapees. The field turned up the speed, and cut the lead by a minute within only a few kilometres.
The rain came down and the lead came down as well. The quartet fought hard to maintain their advantage, but the other teams were determined to have a stage win - not that it did them any good.
1 | Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia - Highroad | 4:56:41 |
2 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas | 0:00:02 |
3 | Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram | 0:00:07 |
4 | Olivier Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Eros Capecchi (Ita) Fuji-Servetto | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Rui Alberto Faria (Por) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Tony Martin (Ger) Team Columbia - Highroad | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Thomas Dekker (Ned) Silence-Lotto | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team Columbia - Highroad | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Slipstream | 0:00:13 |
18 | Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin - Slipstream | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française Des Jeux | 0:00:20 |
25 | George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia - Highroad | 0:00:30 |
26 | Michael Albasini (Swi) Team Columbia - Highroad | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank | 0:00:41 |
28 | John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:44 |
29 | Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. | 0:00:48 |
30 | Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:00:50 |
32 | Iker Camano (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | 0:00:52 |
33 | Robert Kiserlovsky (Cro) Fuji-Servetto | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Inigo Cuesta (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam | 0:00:57 |
35 | Christian Vandevelde (USA) Garmin - Slipstream | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française Des Jeux | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Yoann Offredo (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 0:00:59 |
40 | Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Ivan Velasco (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Arnaud Gérard (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 0:01:04 |
43 | Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram | 0:01:10 |
44 | Ivan Santaromita (Swi) Liquigas | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:01:25 |
46 | Daniel Moreno (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Dmitry Kozontchouk (Rus) Rabobank | 0:01:27 |
48 | José Angel Gómez (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam | 0:01:36 |
49 | Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Team Katusha | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:01:45 |
52 | Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Team Katusha | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervélo TestTeam | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Marcel Wyss (Swi) Cervélo TestTeam | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence-Lotto | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Française Des Jeux | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia - Highroad | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Andrey Amador Bikkazakova (CRc) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Roman Kireyev (Kaz) Astana | 0:02:03 |
71 | Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - Slipstream | 0:02:27 |
72 | Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quick Step | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Michael Schär (Swi) Astana | 0:02:30 |
74 | Nick Nuyens (Bel) Rabobank | 0:02:50 |
75 | Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-Lotto | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Vincent Jerome (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom | 0:03:16 |
77 | Aitor Galdos (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:05:11 |
78 | Javier Aramendia Lorente (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervélo TestTeam | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Andreas Klier (Ger) Cervélo TestTeam | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | David Loosli (Swi) Lampre - N.G.C. | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Alexander Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Nikita Eskov (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Branislau Samoilau (Bul) Quick Step | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Davide Vigano (Ita) Fuji-Servetto | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:05:14 |
88 | Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Kurt Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team Saxo Bank | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Gregory Rast (Swi) Astana | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Cameron Meyer (Aus) Garmin - Slipstream | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas | 0:05:18 |
96 | Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Peter Wrolich (Aut) Team Milram | 0:05:43 |
98 | Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec | 0:06:27 |
100 | Ronny Scholz (Ger) Team Milram | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Silvère Ackermann (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec | 0:06:30 |
103 | Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. | 0:07:39 |
104 | Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Serguei Klimov (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Damien Gaudin (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Columbia - Highroad | 0:14:23 |
110 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia - Highroad | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Claudio Corioni (Ita) Liquigas | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Hubert Schwab (Swi) Quick Step | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Josef Benetseder (Aut) Vorarlberg - Corratec | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Sébastian Siedler (Ger) Vorarlberg - Corratec | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Dimitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | René Weissinger (Ger) Vorarlberg - Corratec | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
121 | Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
122 | Florent Brard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
124 | Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Silence-Lotto | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
125 | Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence-Lotto | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
126 | Huub Duyn (Ned) Garmin - Slipstream | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
127 | Francis De Greef (Bel) Silence-Lotto | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
128 | Steve Chainel (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
129 | Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
130 | Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Française Des Jeux | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
131 | Jean Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
132 | Chris Sutton (Aus) Garmin - Slipstream | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
133 | Maryan Hary (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
134 | William Frischkorn (USA) Garmin - Slipstream | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
135 | Said Haddou (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
136 | Andres Sergio De Lis (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
137 | Mickael Delage (Fra) Silence-Lotto | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
138 | Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Silence-Lotto | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
139 | Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
140 | Juan Jose Cobo (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
141 | Jose Alberto Benitez (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
142 | Dominique Cornu (Bel) Quick Step | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
143 | Mathieu Sprick (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
144 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
145 | Matthew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
146 | Hilton Clarke (Aus) Fuji-Servetto | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
147 | Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
148 | José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
149 | Pascal Hungerbühler (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marlon Alirio Perez (Col) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. | Row 151 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 152 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Thomas Voeckler (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom | Row 153 - Cell 2 |
1 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 6 | pts |
2 | Damien Gaudin (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
1 | Tony Martin (Ger) Team Columbia - Highroad | 6 | pts |
2 | Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia - Highroad | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
1 | Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia - Highroad | 25 | pts |
2 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas | 20 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram | 16 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Olivier Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas | 13 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Eros Capecchi (Ita) Fuji-Servetto | 11 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank | 10 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Rui Alberto Faria (Por) Caisse d'Epargne | 9 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha | 8 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Tony Martin (Ger) Team Columbia - Highroad | 7 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 6 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. | 5 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Thomas Dekker (Ned) Silence-Lotto | 4 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
1 | Kurt Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team Saxo Bank | 5 | pts |
2 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
1 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas | 8 | pts |
2 | John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 6 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank | 4 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team Columbia - Highroad | 2 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. | 1 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
1 | Team Columbia - Highroad | 14:50:17 |
2 | Team Saxo Bank | 0:00:07 |
3 | Liquigas | 0:00:54 |
4 | Garmin - Slipstream | 0:01:09 |
5 | Française des jeux | 0:01:16 |
6 | Fuji-Servetto | 0:01:37 |
7 | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | 0:01:48 |
8 | Team Milram | 0:02:00 |
9 | Caisse d'Epargne | 0:02:15 |
10 | Quick Step | 0:02:32 |
1 | Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale | 28:07:15 |
2 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank | 0:00:09 |
3 | Olivier Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas | 0:00:14 |
4 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas | 0:00:31 |
5 | Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana | 0:00:45 |
6 | Tony Martin (Ger) Team Columbia - Highroad | 0:00:51 |
7 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team Columbia - Highroad | 0:00:55 |
8 | Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank | 0:00:56 |
9 | Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:01:01 |
10 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. | 0:01:02 |
11 | Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia - Highroad | 0:01:07 |
12 | Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 0:01:08 |
13 | Michael Albasini (Swi) Team Columbia - Highroad | 0:01:28 |
14 | Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank | 0:01:41 |
15 | Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 0:01:56 |
16 | Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram | 0:01:58 |
17 | Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 0:02:13 |
18 | George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia - Highroad | 0:02:15 |
19 | Robert Kiserlovsky (Cro) Fuji-Servetto | 0:02:24 |
20 | Rui Alberto Faria (Por) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:02:49 |
21 | Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Thomas Dekker (Ned) Silence-Lotto | 0:02:58 |
23 | Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Slipstream | 0:03:02 |
25 | Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française Des Jeux | 0:03:08 |
26 | Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin - Slipstream | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank | 0:03:09 |
28 | John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:03:13 |
29 | Eros Capecchi (Ita) Fuji-Servetto | 0:03:22 |
30 | Daniel Moreno (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:03:32 |
31 | Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step | 0:03:35 |
32 | Iker Camano (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | 0:03:41 |
33 | Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram | 0:03:42 |
34 | Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana | 0:03:52 |
35 | Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 0:03:54 |
36 | Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas | 0:04:14 |
37 | Ivan Velasco (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:04:34 |
38 | José Angel Gómez (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam | 0:04:35 |
39 | Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. | 0:04:45 |
40 | Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam | 0:05:25 |
41 | Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Team Katusha | 0:05:57 |
42 | Michael Schär (Swi) Astana | 0:06:08 |
43 | Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank | 0:06:19 |
44 | Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec | 0:06:27 |
45 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:06:37 |
46 | Ivan Santaromita (Swi) Liquigas | 0:06:48 |
47 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia - Highroad | 0:07:29 |
48 | Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Team Katusha | 0:07:33 |
49 | Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram | 0:08:03 |
50 | Cameron Meyer (Aus) Garmin - Slipstream | 0:08:35 |
51 | Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 0:08:47 |
52 | Vincent Jerome (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom | 0:09:13 |
53 | Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana | 0:09:40 |
54 | Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step | 0:10:15 |
55 | Andrey Amador Bikkazakova (CRc) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:11:33 |
56 | Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:11:48 |
57 | Alexander Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:11:52 |
58 | Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:11:58 |
59 | Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 0:13:00 |
60 | Branislau Samoilau (Bul) Quick Step | 0:13:46 |
61 | Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:13:54 |
62 | Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha | 0:15:11 |
63 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram | 0:15:32 |
64 | Inigo Cuesta (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam | 0:16:23 |
65 | Javier Aramendia Lorente (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:16:34 |
66 | Juan Jose Cobo (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | 0:16:44 |
67 | Marcel Wyss (Swi) Cervélo TestTeam | 0:16:52 |
68 | David Loosli (Swi) Lampre - N.G.C. | 0:17:37 |
69 | Roman Kireyev (Kaz) Astana | 0:19:12 |
70 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram | 0:19:48 |
71 | Dmitry Kozontchouk (Rus) Rabobank | 0:19:49 |
72 | Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:20:23 |
73 | Yoann Offredo (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 0:20:27 |
74 | Peter Wrolich (Aut) Team Milram | 0:20:40 |
75 | Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank | 0:20:50 |
76 | Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:21:23 |
77 | Dominique Cornu (Bel) Quick Step | 0:22:09 |
78 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence-Lotto | 0:22:17 |
79 | Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. | 0:22:49 |
80 | Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:23:15 |
81 | Kurt Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team Saxo Bank | 0:23:45 |
82 | Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom | 0:24:32 |
83 | Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 0:24:44 |
84 | Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence-Lotto | 0:24:57 |
85 | Ronny Scholz (Ger) Team Milram | 0:25:28 |
86 | Francis De Greef (Bel) Silence-Lotto | 0:26:25 |
87 | Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec | 0:26:35 |
88 | Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 0:26:51 |
89 | Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:27:51 |
90 | Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervélo TestTeam | 0:30:13 |
91 | Nikita Eskov (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:30:49 |
92 | Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:31:23 |
93 | Dimitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana | 0:32:00 |
94 | Pascal Hungerbühler (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec | 0:32:39 |
95 | Davide Vigano (Ita) Fuji-Servetto | 0:33:25 |
96 | Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 0:33:28 |
97 | Hubert Schwab (Swi) Quick Step | 0:33:52 |
98 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Columbia - Highroad | 0:34:55 |
99 | Huub Duyn (Ned) Garmin - Slipstream | 0:35:02 |
100 | Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank | 0:35:20 |
101 | Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 0:35:30 |
102 | Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. | 0:35:38 |
103 | Maryan Hary (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 0:35:58 |
104 | Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:36:09 |
105 | Christian Vandevelde (USA) Garmin - Slipstream | 0:36:30 |
106 | Gregory Rast (Swi) Astana | 0:36:45 |
107 | Nick Nuyens (Bel) Rabobank | 0:38:26 |
108 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas | 0:38:36 |
109 | Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam | 0:38:46 |
110 | Silvère Ackermann (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec | 0:39:11 |
111 | Mickael Delage (Fra) Silence-Lotto | 0:39:33 |
112 | Andreas Klier (Ger) Cervélo TestTeam | 0:41:11 |
113 | Aitor Galdos (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:42:32 |
114 | Said Haddou (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom | 0:47:52 |
115 | Steve Chainel (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom | 0:48:02 |
116 | Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Française Des Jeux | 0:48:08 |
117 | Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:48:12 |
118 | Arnaud Gérard (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 0:48:54 |
119 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia - Highroad | 0:48:55 |
120 | Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram | 0:50:31 |
121 | Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-Lotto | 0:50:56 |
122 | Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervélo TestTeam | 0:52:03 |
123 | William Frischkorn (USA) Garmin - Slipstream | 0:52:12 |
124 | Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank | 0:53:07 |
125 | Jean Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 0:53:38 |
126 | Serguei Klimov (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:55:29 |
127 | Damien Gaudin (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom | 0:55:43 |
128 | Chris Sutton (Aus) Garmin - Slipstream | 0:57:23 |
129 | Mathieu Sprick (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom | 0:57:47 |
130 | Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Silence-Lotto | 0:58:17 |
131 | Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. | 0:58:18 |
132 | Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quick Step | 0:59:11 |
133 | Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - Slipstream | 0:59:14 |
134 | René Weissinger (Ger) Vorarlberg - Corratec | 1:01:41 |
135 | Matthew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank | 1:01:48 |
136 | Florent Brard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 1:01:56 |
137 | Claudio Corioni (Ita) Liquigas | 1:02:43 |
138 | Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas | 1:02:48 |
139 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas | 1:03:05 |
140 | Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Silence-Lotto | 1:03:24 |
141 | Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank | 1:04:24 |
142 | José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 1:08:07 |
143 | Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step | 1:11:16 |
144 | Sébastian Siedler (Ger) Vorarlberg - Corratec | 1:11:23 |
145 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank | 1:11:55 |
146 | Andres Sergio De Lis (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 1:12:05 |
147 | Jose Alberto Benitez (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | 1:12:35 |
148 | Hilton Clarke (Aus) Fuji-Servetto | 1:12:53 |
149 | Josef Benetseder (Aut) Vorarlberg - Corratec | 1:14:49 |
1 | Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. | 21 | pts |
2 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank | 15 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank | 12 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia - Highroad | 10 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram | 9 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Tony Martin (Ger) Team Columbia - Highroad | 6 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec | 6 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 6 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Josef Benetseder (Aut) Vorarlberg - Corratec | 6 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 4 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
1 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia - Highroad | 50 | pts |
2 | Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank | 50 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank | 45 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas | 39 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 35 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia - Highroad | 34 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Olivier Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas | 33 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram | 29 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam | 29 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 26 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
1 | Tony Martin (Ger) Team Columbia - Highroad | 60 | pts |
2 | Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana | 26 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Silvère Ackermann (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec | 21 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 19 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Pascal Hungerbühler (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec | 17 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 12 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 11 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec | 10 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram | 10 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas | 8 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
1 | Team Saxo Bank | 84:22:00 |
2 | Team Columbia - Highroad | 0:02:07 |
3 | Liquigas | 0:04:25 |
4 | Fuji-Servetto | 0:07:25 |
5 | Astana | 0:08:08 |
6 | Team Milram | 0:08:24 |
7 | Française des jeux | 0:08:59 |
8 | Garmin - Slipstream | 0:09:37 |
9 | Caisse d'Epargne | 0:10:10 |
10 | Team Katusha | 0:12:22 |
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