Sunday’s EuroFile: Basso takes Criterium International; Friere repeats at Brabantse Pijl
by Andrew Hood
- March 26, 2006
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Ivan Basso (CSC) grabbed his first victories of the 2006 season with an impressive display in this weekend’s Criterium International, winning Sunday’s morning road race and sewing up the overall title with a strong afternoon time trial.
Only Alberto Martinez (Agritubel) could best Basso in the 8.3km time trial to conclude the three-stage, two-day test under cloudy skies in northern France.
For Basso, one of the favorites for July’s Tour de France, the victory is a positive shot of morale going into larger goals coming this season.
“I know that I’m in good shape and it’s very important for my preparation before the Giro and the Tour,” Basso told reporters. “But I believe that I’m not quite ready enough to win the Giro. But it’s important to have won today.”
The win also marked the third straight year Team CSC has won Criterium International. In 2004, Jens Voigt took bragging honors while last year Bobby Julich snagged the title on the heels of winning at Paris-Nice.
Overnight leader Erik Dekker (Rabobank), a winner of a three-up sprint in Saturday’s stage, couldn’t quite answer when Basso and Alexandre Botcharov (Credit Agricole) jumped away in the morning 101km road race.
Juan Carlos Dominguez (Unibet.com) reeled in the leading pair on the final kilometer of the summit finish, but Basso showed his superior strength to win the stage and take the leader’s jersey. Dekker came through 15 seconds in arrears.
In the afternoon time trial, Andrey Kashechkin (Liberty Seguros) set an early time only to be bested by Martinez. The diminutive Spanish rider – a winner of Criterium International in 2002 – was fast enough to hold off Basso by less than two seconds.
Dekker, the only rider within shot of Basso going into the race against the clock, couldn’t match the pace set by the Italian and settled for second overall at 27 seconds back. Ukraine hope Andriy Grivko (Milram) finished third at 1:08 back.Results – Stage 2
1. Ivan Basso (I), CSC
2. Alexandre Botcharov (Rus), Credit Agricole, 00:00
3. Carlos Juan Carlos (Sp), UNI, 00:00
4. Erik Dekker (Nl), Rabobank, 00:15
5. Alexandre Moos (Swi), Phonak, 01:02
6. Pineau Jérôme (F), Bouygues Telecom, 01:02
7. Frank Schleck (Lux), CSC, 01:02
8. Gutierrez José Ivan (Sp), Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears, 01:02
9. Pieter Weening (Nl), Rabobank, 01:02
10. Joly Sébastien (F), Francaise des Jeux, 01:02
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Overall, after Stage 2
1. Ivan Basso (I), CSC
2. Erik Dekker (Nl), Rabobank, 00:11
3. Andriy Grivko (Ukr), Milram, 01:06
4. Igor Astarloa (Sp), BAR, 01:08
5. Constantino Zaballa (Sp), Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears, 01:14
6. Gutierrez José Ivan (Sp), Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears, 01:18
7. Pieter Weening (Nl), Rabobank, 01:18
8. Ronny Scholz (G), Gerolsteiner, 01:18
9. Carlos Juan Carlos (Sp), UNI, 01:39
10. Alexandre Botcharov (Rus), Credit Agricole, 01:39
FullResultsResults – Stage 3
1. Martinez José Alberto (Sp), Agritubel
2. Ivan Basso (I), CSC, 00:01
3. Andriy Grivko (Ukr), Milram, 00:04
4. Gutierrez José Ivan (Sp), Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears, 00:06
5. Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz), Liberty Seguros, 00:09
6. Jens Voigt (G), CSC, 00:10
7. Frank Schleck (Lux), CSC, 00:13
8. Alberto Contador (Sp), Liberty Seguros, 00:14
9. Ronny Scholz (G), Gerolsteiner, 00:15
10. Pineau Jérôme (F), Bouygues Telecom, 00:16
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Final Overall
1. Ivan Basso (I), CSC
2. Erik Dekker (Nl), Rabobank, 00:27
3. Andriy Grivko (Ukr), Milram, 01:08
4. Gutierrez José Ivan (Sp), Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears, 01:22
5. Ronny Scholz (G), Gerolsteiner, 01:31
6. Igor Astarloa (Sp), BAR, 01:32
7. Constantino Zaballa (Sp), Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears, 01:53
8. Pieter Weening (Nl), Rabobank, 01:58
9. Carlos Juan Carlos (Sp), UNI, 02:04
10. Alexandre Botcharov (Rus), Credit Agricole, 02:19
FullResults
Freire repeats, but no Flanders
Oscar Freire (Rabobank) took an impressive victory in Sunday’s Brabantse Pijl for the second year in a row, but he’ll skip next week’s Tour of Flanders.
Despite the spate of good form which also included a comeback stage-win at Tirreno-Adriatico earlier this month, Freire doesn’t want to risk aggravating his rising form on the punishing cobbles and distance at Flanders.
Rabobank manager Erik Breukink said Freire’s inherent fear of riding on cobblestones, sections of which feature at Flanders and Paris-Roubaix a week later, has effectively ruled him out.
“Oscar isn’t too comfortable on the cobblestones. I would say he is even scared of them,” said Breukink. “There’s no point in sending him out to a race as difficult as the Tour of Flanders.”
Freire missed the second half of last season, including the 2005 world championships in Madrid, trying to recover from surgery to remove a cyst on his seat bone and he’s cautious about going too deep too soon.
Instead, Freire will take aim at the Vuelta a Pais Vasco in early April on more familiar roads in Spain’s Basque Country.
His impressive win Sunday on the 190km circuit course, however, reveals the three-time world champion is on the rise.
“This win is very important for my morale,” Freire told reporters. “I am in good shape, but it’s the work of my teammates that made this win possible.”
With less than 10km to go, Nick Nuyens (Quick Step) and Kasten Kroon (CSC) jumped away from a breakaway when Rabobank’s Juan Antonio Flecha helped tow Freire up to the lead group.
From there, Freire was able to turn on the turbos to win in 4 hours, 20 minutes and 51 seconds.
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Results
Results – Stage 2
1. Ivan Basso (I), CSC
2. Alexandre Botcharov (Rus), Credit Agricole, 00:00
3. Carlos Juan Carlos (Sp), UNI, 00:00
4. Erik Dekker (Nl), Rabobank, 00:15
5. Alexandre Moos (Swi), Phonak, 01:02
6. Pineau Jérôme (F), Bouygues Telecom, 01:02
7. Frank Schleck (Lux), CSC, 01:02
8. Gutierrez José Ivan (Sp), Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears, 01:02
9. Pieter Weening (Nl), Rabobank, 01:02
10. Joly Sébastien (F), Francaise des Jeux, 01:02
11. Igor Astarloa (Sp), BAR, 01:02
12. Ronny Scholz (G), Gerolsteiner, 01:02
13. Andriy Grivko (Ukr), Milram, 01:02
14. Martinez José Alberto (Sp), Agritubel, 01:02
15. Mikel Astarloza (Sp), Ag2r Prevoyance, 01:02
16. Constantino Zaballa (Sp), Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears, 01:02
17. Igor Anton (Sp), Euskaltel-Euskadi, 01:02
18. Giampaolo Caruso (I), Liberty Seguros, 01:02
19. Bernard Kohl (G), T-Mobile, 01:02
20. Koos Moerenhout (Nl), Phonak, 01:02
21. Manuel Calvente (Sp), Agritubel, 01:02
22. Kim Kirchen (Lux), T-Mobile, 01:11
23. Alberto Contador (Sp), Liberty Seguros, 01:14
24. Moises Duenas Nevado (Sp), Agritubel, 01:17
25. Hugo Sabido (P), BAR, 02:59
26. Hubert Dupont (F), Ag2r Prevoyance, 04:01
27. Christophe Laurent (F), Agritubel, 04:01
28. Marco Osella (I), AGC, 04:37
29. Jorge Garcia Marin (Sp), REG, 05:42
30. Volker Ordowski (G), Gerolsteiner, 05:42
31. Thomas Ziegler (G), T-Mobile, 05:42
32. Theo Eltink (Nl), Rabobank, 05:42
33. Alexander Efimkin (Rus), BAR, 05:42
34. Joaquin Jose Joaquin (Sp), Liberty Seguros, 05:42
35. Martinez Jimenez José Luis (Sp), ECV, 05:42
36. Mario De Sarraga (Sp), REG, 05:42
37. Manuel Lloret (Sp), ECV, 05:42
38. David Munoz (Sp), ECV, 05:42
39. Ramiro Ivan Ramiro (Col), Cofidis, 05:42
40. Rik Verbrugghe (B), Cofidis, 05:42
41. Vicente Ballester (Sp), ECV, 05:42
42. Pauriol Rémi (F), Credit Agricole, 05:42
43. Thomas Voeckler (F), Bouygues Telecom, 05:42
44. Nicolas Portal (F), Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears, 05:42
45. Denis Menchov (Rus), Rabobank, 05:42
46. Nicolas Jalabert (F), Phonak, 05:42
47. Lövkvist Thomas (Swe), Francaise des Jeux, 05:42
48. Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz), Liberty Seguros, 05:42
49. Steve Zampieri (Swi), Phonak, 05:42
50. Axel Merckx (B), Phonak, 05:50
51. Christophe Le Mevel (F), Credit Agricole, 06:32
52. Jens Voigt (G), CSC, 09:10
53. Mickael Rasmussen (Dk), Rabobank, 09:10
54. Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr), Ag2r Prevoyance, 09:10
55. Christophe Moreau (F), Ag2r Prevoyance, 09:10
56. Di Gregorio Rémy (F), Francaise des Jeux, 09:10
57. Aitor Hernandez (Sp), Euskaltel-Euskadi, 09:10
58. Vaugrenard Benoít (F), Francaise des Jeux, 09:10
59. David Lopez Garcia (Sp), Euskaltel-Euskadi, 09:10
60. Yoann Le Boulanger (F), Bouygues Telecom, 09:10
61. Terciado Sacedo Francisco José (Sp), REG, 09:10
62. Xabier Zandio (Sp), Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears, 09:10
63. Schröder Björn (G), Milram, 09:10
64. Eddy Mazzoleni (I), T-Mobile, 09:10
Did Not Finish
Linus Gerdemann (G), T-Mobile
Jorg Jaksche (G), Liberty Seguros
Enrico Poitschke (G), Milram
Daniel Musiol (G), Milram
Iban Mayoz (Sp), Euskaltel-Euskadi
Markel Irizar (Sp), Euskaltel-Euskadi
Iban Iriondo (Sp), Euskaltel-Euskadi
Arnaud Labbe (F), Bouygues Telecom
Mads Christensen (Dk), BAR
Pierrick Fedrigo (F), Bouygues Telecom
Olivier Bonnaire (F), Bouygues Telecom
Giovanni Bernaudeau (F), Bouygues Telecom
Alberto Ongarato (I), Milram
Matthieu Ladagnous (F), Francaise des Jeux
Christophe Agnolutto (F), Agritubel
Gabriel Frédéric (F), UNI
Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr), AGC
Maurizio Bellin (I), AGC
Antonio Olmo Menacho (Sp), ECV
David Blanco (Sp), ECV
David Bernabeu (Sp), ECV
Sven Renders (B), Landbouwkrediet – Colnago
Vicente Peiro Marqueno (Sp), ECV
Olivier Lenaïc (F), Agritubel
Berges Stéphane (F), Agritubel
Diego Caccia (I), BAR
Francisco Mancebo (Sp), Ag2r Prevoyance
Bobby Julich (USA), CSC
Brian Vandborg (Dk), CSC
Vladimir Ermkin (Rus), Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
Isaac Galvez (Sp), Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
Eric Berthou (F), Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
Grischa Niermann (G), Rabobank
Ivan Santos (Sp), Liberty Seguros
Vladimir Karpets (Rus), Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
Christopher Sutton (Aus), Cofidis
Carlos Sastre (Sp), CSC
Bas Giling (Nl), T-Mobile
Andrea Peron (I), CSC
Frantisek Rabon (Cz), T-Mobile
Filip Meirhaeghe (B), Landbouwkrediet – Colnago
Jonas Ljungblad (Swe), UNI
Jose Almagro (Sp), REG
Nicola Scattolin (I), AGC
Torsten Hiekmann (G), Gerolsteiner
David Moncoutie (F), Cofidis
Förster Robert (G), Gerolsteiner
Bessy Frédéric (F), Cofidis
Miguel Juan Miguel (Sp), Agritubel
Sjef De Wilde (B), Landbouwkrediet – Colnago
Gregory Habeaux (B), Landbouwkrediet – Colnago
Lebeau Jean-Claude (B), Landbouwkrediet – Colnago
Cristian Bonfanti (I), AGC
Luca Solari (I), AGC
Rene Haselbacher (A), Gerolsteiner
Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus), Rabobank
Carlos Garcia Quesada (Sp), UNI
Camille Bouquet (F), UNI
Eladio Sanchez (Sp), Liberty Seguros
Kevin Neyrinck (B), Landbouwkrediet – Colnago
Nacor Burgos (Sp), REG
Bingen Fernandez (Sp), Cofidis
Benat Albizuri (Sp), Euskaltel-Euskadi
Floyd Landis (USA), Phonak
Clerc Aurélien (Swi), Phonak
Pierre Drancourt (F), Bouygues Telecom
David Vitoria (Swi), Phonak
Sylvain Chavanel (F), Cofidis
Tom Southam (GB), BAR
Jorg Ludewig (G), T-Mobile
Bonomi Giosuè (I), BAR
Nazon Jean-Patrick (F), Ag2r Prevoyance
Laurent Mangel (F), Ag2r Prevoyance
Gorka Gonzalez (Sp), Euskaltel-Euskadi
Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz), Credit Agricole
Patrice Halgand (F), Credit Agricole
Roy Jérémy (F), Francaise des Jeux
Bradley Mc Gee (Aus), Francaise des Jeux
Moinard Amaël (F), Cofidis
Sandy Casar (F), Francaise des Jeux
Enrico Degano (I), BAR
Matej Jurco (SVK), Milram
Dennis Haueisen (G), Milram
Michele Gobbi (I), Milram
Mark Renshaw (Aus), Credit Agricole
Saul Raisin (USA), Credit Agricole
Benoit Poilvet (F), Credit Agricole
Sylvain Calzati (F), Ag2r Prevoyance
Overall, after Stage 2
1. Ivan Basso (I), CSC
2. Erik Dekker (Nl), Rabobank, 00:11
3. Andriy Grivko (Ukr), Milram, 01:06
4. Igor Astarloa (Sp), BAR, 01:08
5. Constantino Zaballa (Sp), Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears, 01:14
6. Gutierrez José Ivan (Sp), Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears, 01:18
7. Pieter Weening (Nl), Rabobank, 01:18
8. Ronny Scholz (G), Gerolsteiner, 01:18
9. Carlos Juan Carlos (Sp), UNI, 01:39
10. Alexandre Botcharov (Rus), Credit Agricole, 01:39
11. Frank Schleck (Lux), CSC, 02:22
12. Koos Moerenhout (Nl), Phonak, 02:22
13. Joly Sébastien (F), Francaise des Jeux, 02:41
14. Pineau Jérôme (F), Bouygues Telecom, 02:41
15. Giampaolo Caruso (I), Liberty Seguros, 02:41
16. Martinez José Alberto (Sp), Agritubel, 02:41
17. Alexandre Moos (Swi), Phonak, 02:41
18. Mikel Astarloza (Sp), Ag2r Prevoyance, 02:41
19. Bernard Kohl (G), T-Mobile, 02:41
20. Moises Duenas Nevado (Sp), Agritubel, 02:56
21. Hugo Sabido (P), BAR, 04:38
22. Christophe Laurent (F), Agritubel, 05:40
23. Hubert Dupont (F), Ag2r Prevoyance, 05:40
24. Marco Osella (I), AGC, 06:16
25. Theo Eltink (Nl), Rabobank, 07:21
26. Mario De Sarraga (Sp), REG, 07:21
27. Joaquin Jose Joaquin (Sp), Liberty Seguros, 07:21
28. Jorge Garcia Marin (Sp), REG, 07:21
29. Lövkvist Thomas (Swe), Francaise des Jeux, 07:21
30. Alexander Efimkin (Rus), BAR, 07:21
31. Thomas Ziegler (G), T-Mobile, 07:21
32. Nicolas Portal (F), Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears, 07:21
33. Volker Ordowski (G), Gerolsteiner, 07:21
34. Manuel Lloret (Sp), ECV, 07:21
35. Vicente Ballester (Sp), ECV, 07:21
36. Thomas Voeckler (F), Bouygues Telecom, 07:21
37. Nicolas Jalabert (F), Phonak, 07:21
38. Rik Verbrugghe (B), Cofidis, 07:21
39. Axel Merckx (B), Phonak, 07:29
40. Christophe Le Mevel (F), Credit Agricole, 08:09
41. David Lopez Garcia (Sp), Euskaltel-Euskadi, 10:29
42. Jens Voigt (G), CSC, 10:43
43. Schröder Björn (G), Milram, 10:48
44. Christophe Moreau (F), Ag2r Prevoyance, 10:49
45. Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr), Ag2r Prevoyance, 10:49
46. Aitor Hernandez (Sp), Euskaltel-Euskadi, 10:49
47. Mickael Rasmussen (Dk), Rabobank, 10:49
48. Xabier Zandio (Sp), Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears, 10:49
49. Martinez Jimenez José Luis (Sp), ECV, 11:56
50. David Munoz (Sp), ECV, 11:56
51. Manuel Calvente (Sp), Agritubel, 14:58
52. Igor Anton (Sp), Euskaltel-Euskadi, 14:58
53. Kim Kirchen (Lux), T-Mobile, 15:07
54. Alberto Contador (Sp), Liberty Seguros, 15:10
55. Ramiro Ivan Ramiro (Col), Cofidis, 19:38
56. Pauriol Rémi (F), Credit Agricole, 19:38
57. Steve Zampieri (Swi), Phonak, 19:38
58. Denis Menchov (Rus), Rabobank, 19:38
59. Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz), Liberty Seguros, 19:38
60. Eddy Mazzoleni (I), T-Mobile, 23:06
61. Di Gregorio Rémy (F), Francaise des Jeux, 23:06
62. Yoann Le Boulanger (F), Bouygues Telecom, 23:06
63. Vaugrenard Benoít (F), Francaise des Jeux, 23:06
64. Terciado Sacedo Francisco José (Sp), REG, 23:06
Results – Stage 3
1. Martinez José Alberto (Sp), Agritubel
2. Ivan Basso (I), CSC, 00:01
3. Andriy Grivko (Ukr), Milram, 00:04
4. Gutierrez José Ivan (Sp), Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears, 00:06
5. Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz), Liberty Seguros, 00:09
6. Jens Voigt (G), CSC, 00:10
7. Frank Schleck (Lux), CSC, 00:13
8. Alberto Contador (Sp), Liberty Seguros, 00:14
9. Ronny Scholz (G), Gerolsteiner, 00:15
10. Pineau Jérôme (F), Bouygues Telecom, 00:16
11. Mikel Astarloza (Sp), Ag2r Prevoyance, 00:17
12. Erik Dekker (Nl), Rabobank, 00:18
13. Hugo Sabido (P), BAR, 00:20
14. Denis Menchov (Rus), Rabobank, 00:21
15. Thomas Ziegler (G), T-Mobile, 00:22
16. Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr), Ag2r Prevoyance, 00:23
17. Rik Verbrugghe (B), Cofidis, 00:24
18. Nicolas Portal (F), Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears, 00:25
19. Nicolas Jalabert (F), Phonak, 00:25
20. Manuel Lloret (Sp), ECV, 00:25
21. Igor Astarloa (Sp), BAR, 00:25
22. Lövkvist Thomas (Swe), Francaise des Jeux, 00:25
23. Joly Sébastien (F), Francaise des Jeux, 00:25
24. Carlos Juan Carlos (Sp), UNI, 00:26
25. Vaugrenard Benoít (F), Francaise des Jeux, 00:26
26. Schröder Björn (G), Milram, 00:27
27. Mario De Sarraga (Sp), REG, 00:28
28. Christophe Moreau (F), Ag2r Prevoyance, 00:28
29. Jorge Garcia Marin (Sp), REG, 00:29
30. Koos Moerenhout (Nl), Phonak, 00:30
31. Joaquin Jose Joaquin (Sp), Liberty Seguros, 00:33
32. Alexandre Moos (Swi), Phonak, 00:39
33. Constantino Zaballa (Sp), Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears, 00:40
34. Aitor Hernandez (Sp), Euskaltel-Euskadi, 00:41
35. Thomas Voeckler (F), Bouygues Telecom, 00:41
36. Moises Duenas Nevado (Sp), Agritubel, 00:41
37. Alexandre Botcharov (Rus), Credit Agricole, 00:41
38. Pieter Weening (Nl), Rabobank, 00:42
39. Martinez Jimenez José Luis (Sp), ECV, 00:42
40. Yoann Le Boulanger (F), Bouygues Telecom, 00:42
41. Bernard Kohl (G), T-Mobile, 00:43
42. Marco Osella (I), AGC, 00:45
43. Theo Eltink (Nl), Rabobank, 00:45
44. Pauriol Rémi (F), Credit Agricole, 00:45
45. Hubert Dupont (F), Ag2r Prevoyance, 00:47
46. Igor Anton (Sp), Euskaltel-Euskadi, 00:47
47. Kim Kirchen (Lux), T-Mobile, 00:47
48. David Munoz (Sp), ECV, 00:47
49. Xabier Zandio (Sp), Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears, 00:48
50. Christophe Laurent (F), Agritubel, 00:49
51. Terciado Sacedo Francisco José (Sp), REG, 00:50
52. David Lopez Garcia (Sp), Euskaltel-Euskadi, 00:51
53. Steve Zampieri (Swi), Phonak, 00:53
54. Ramiro Ivan Ramiro (Col), Cofidis, 01:00
55. Alexander Efimkin (Rus), BAR, 01:03
56. Di Gregorio Rémy (F), Francaise des Jeux, 01:05
57. Vicente Ballester (Sp), ECV, 01:05
58. Volker Ordowski (G), Gerolsteiner, 01:12
59. Giampaolo Caruso (I), Liberty Seguros, 01:13
60. Christophe Le Mevel (F), Credit Agricole, 01:26
61. Eddy Mazzoleni (I), T-Mobile, 01:30
62. Manuel Calvente (Sp), Agritubel, 01:38
63. Mickael Rasmussen (Dk), Rabobank, 01:43
Did Not Finish
Axel Merckx (B), Phonak
Final Overall
1. Ivan Basso (I), CSC
2. Erik Dekker (Nl), Rabobank, 00:27
3. Andriy Grivko (Ukr), Milram, 01:08
4. Gutierrez José Ivan (Sp), Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears, 01:22
5. Ronny Scholz (G), Gerolsteiner, 01:31
6. Igor Astarloa (Sp), BAR, 01:32
7. Constantino Zaballa (Sp), Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears, 01:53
8. Pieter Weening (Nl), Rabobank, 01:58
9. Carlos Juan Carlos (Sp), UNI, 02:04
10. Alexandre Botcharov (Rus), Credit Agricole, 02:19
11. Frank Schleck (Lux), CSC, 02:34
12. Martinez José Alberto (Sp), Agritubel, 02:39
13. Koos Moerenhout (Nl), Phonak, 02:51
14. Pineau Jérôme (F), Bouygues Telecom, 02:56
15. Mikel Astarloza (Sp), Ag2r Prevoyance, 02:57
16. Joly Sébastien (F), Francaise des Jeux, 03:05
17. Alexandre Moos (Swi), Phonak, 03:18
18. Bernard Kohl (G), T-Mobile, 03:22
19. Moises Duenas Nevado (Sp), Agritubel, 03:36
20. Giampaolo Caruso (I), Liberty Seguros, 03:53
21. Hugo Sabido (P), BAR, 04:57
22. Hubert Dupont (F), Ag2r Prevoyance, 06:26
23. Christophe Laurent (F), Agritubel, 06:28
24. Marco Osella (I), AGC, 06:59
25. Thomas Ziegler (G), T-Mobile, 07:42
26. Rik Verbrugghe (B), Cofidis, 07:44
27. Nicolas Portal (F), Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears, 07:44
28. Nicolas Jalabert (F), Phonak, 07:44
29. Manuel Lloret (Sp), ECV, 07:44
30. Lövkvist Thomas (Swe), Francaise des Jeux, 07:45
31. Mario De Sarraga (Sp), REG, 07:48
32. Jorge Garcia Marin (Sp), REG, 07:49
33. Joaquin Jose Joaquin (Sp), Liberty Seguros, 07:53
34. Thomas Voeckler (F), Bouygues Telecom, 08:00
35. Theo Eltink (Nl), Rabobank, 08:05
36. Alexander Efimkin (Rus), BAR, 08:23
37. Vicente Ballester (Sp), ECV, 08:25
38. Volker Ordowski (G), Gerolsteiner, 08:32
39. Christophe Le Mevel (F), Credit Agricole, 09:34
40. Jens Voigt (G), CSC, 10:52
41. Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr), Ag2r Prevoyance, 11:11
42. Schröder Björn (G), Milram, 11:14
43. Christophe Moreau (F), Ag2r Prevoyance, 11:16
44. David Lopez Garcia (Sp), Euskaltel-Euskadi, 11:19
45. Aitor Hernandez (Sp), Euskaltel-Euskadi, 11:28
46. Xabier Zandio (Sp), Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears, 11:35
47. Mickael Rasmussen (Dk), Rabobank, 12:30
48. Martinez Jimenez José Luis (Sp), ECV, 12:37
49. David Munoz (Sp), ECV, 12:42
50. Alberto Contador (Sp), Liberty Seguros, 15:22
51. Igor Anton (Sp), Euskaltel-Euskadi, 15:44
52. Kim Kirchen (Lux), T-Mobile, 15:53
53. Manuel Calvente (Sp), Agritubel, 16:35
54. Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz), Liberty Seguros, 19:46
55. Denis Menchov (Rus), Rabobank, 19:58
56. Pauriol Rémi (F), Credit Agricole, 20:22
57. Steve Zampieri (Swi), Phonak, 20:30
58. Ramiro Ivan Ramiro (Col), Cofidis, 20:37
59. Vaugrenard Benoít (F), Francaise des Jeux, 23:31
60. Yoann Le Boulanger (F), Bouygues Telecom, 23:47
61. Terciado Sacedo Francisco José (Sp), REG, 23:55
62. Di Gregorio Rémy (F), Francaise des Jeux, 24:10
63. Eddy Mazzoleni (I), T-Mobile, 24:35

