2010 Tirreno-Adriatico

No TT on a hilly course this year.
Start list is filled with sprinters and classics riders, who'll use the race to build up form before MSR and to measure strength against each other.
There are also some GT prospects, but I'm not sure that this course fits them. Something more hilly with ITT would be perfect for them.
I would pay attention on Rogers, Bruseghin, Vinokourov, Gerdemann, Nibali... Every one of them has certain ambitions in this race, I think.

taking bmc with evans as the winner. nice support group of riders he's bringing to the race. dark horse choice with saxo, but can't decide if i'd take fabu or schleck. no time trial has me leaning towards schleck, but with the exception of stage five canc should be able to get himself over these climbs in good shape.
evans, cancellara, a. schleck

Lovkvist to prove a point with Team Sky.

Vinokourov will be up there as will Gesink.

It's not typical situation for a bunch sprint on the first stage... Maybe someone jumps and tries his luck.
Ballan, Hushovd, Boonen, Davis, Burghardt, Farrar, Bennati Freire, Pozzato... Should fancy their chances on finish like this.
Cavendish won't be chasing them if he'd have to. He came to get some racing kilometers. That's what he said.

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Stage 1 Results

Full Results
1 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram 3:36:15
2 Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
3 Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank
4 Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone
5 Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Francaise Des Jeux
6 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
7 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Transitions
8 Marco Bandiera (Ita) Team Katusha
9 Simon Clarke (Aus) ISD - Neri
10 Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
11 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team
12 Baden Cooke (Aus) Team Saxo Bank
13 Fabio Taborre (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
14 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team
15 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
16 Manuel Belletti (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox
17 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
18 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana
19 Sacha Modolo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox
20 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team
21 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
22 Nikolai Trusov (Rus) Team Katusha
23 Federico Canuti (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox
24 Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini
25 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo

General classification after stage 1
1 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram 3:36:05
2 Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0:00:04
3 Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank 0:00:06
4 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram 0:00:08
5 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:00:09
6 Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone 0:00:10
7 Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Francaise Des Jeux
8 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
9 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Transitions
10 Marco Bandiera (Ita) Team Katusha
11 Simon Clarke (Aus) ISD - Neri
12 Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
13 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team
14 Baden Cooke (Aus) Team Saxo Bank
15 Fabio Taborre (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
16 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team
17 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
18 Manuel Belletti (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox
19 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
20 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana
21 Sacha Modolo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox
22 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
23 Nikolai Trusov (Rus) Team Katusha
24 Federico Canuti (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox
25 Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini

not looking very good for my podium choices.

slovakguy said:

not looking very good for my podium choices.

Gerdemann is going to be hard to beat this year 😉

What a bizar finish, sky had caught the break by the last corner but sat up 😕 perhaps some pay back?

steve said:

What a bizar finish, sky had caught the break by the last corner but sat up 😕 perhaps some pay back?

i missed the live play earlier but just caught the reply of the race, picking up from just after the crash which i did not see. i like those wet conditions and i really like that four man break, keeping the sprinters at bay. great race, overall. learned a few things as to why Shack was not even invited to this one, they are going for the Tour of Cali which is in sync with another Italian race at the same time of ToC so the organizers of this race which own both Italian races did not invite them, 'snubbing them out' as the announcers put it but they ended up in P-N anywho, right?

looking forwards to stage two tomorrow! thanks for the results though, Steve.

Today's profile should provoke some attacks. But I think that sprinters' teams will have enough road to chase escapees down. Bunch sprint, with usual suspects and Cavendish testing himself, is more than likely in my opinion.
Farrar looked best of sprinters yesterday, Hushovd was good too. Everyone else pretty much equal.

Andrija said:

Today's profile should provoke some attacks. But I think that sprinters' teams will have enough road to chase escapees down. Bunch sprint, with usual suspects and Cavendish testing himself, is more than likely in my opinion.
Farrar looked best of sprinters yesterday, Hushovd was good too. Everyone else pretty much equal.

Nice sprint finish win for Boonen.
Looks like he is rediscovering his form.
(just caught the highlights a moment ago).

i could've sworn i heard the announcer say 'Boden' instead of Boonen but either way, good sprint finish. UV Sports showed the stage from only after the the climb, about three quarters of the way through but i didn't watch it on the net, only the telly.

[ame=[MEDIA=youtube]0AGewpCQzaM[/MEDIA]]YouTube - Tirreno Adriatico - Stage 2[/ame]

Stage 2 Results - top 25

1 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step 4:14:13
2 Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank
3 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
4 Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Team Katusha
5 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
6 Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
7 Sacha Modolo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox
8 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese Vini
9 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
10 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana
11 Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank
12 Allan Davis (Aus) Astana
13 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Transitions
14 Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini
15 Nikolai Trusov (Rus) Team Katusha
16 Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) Garmin - Transitions
17 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram
18 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana
19 Michael Albasini (Swi) Team HTC - Columbia
20 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini
21 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
22 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team
23 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team
24 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini
25 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto

General classification - stage 2

1 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram 7:50:18
2 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step
3 Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0:00:04
4 Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank
5 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
6 Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank 0:00:06
7 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
8 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram 0:00:08
9 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:00:09
10 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0:00:10
11 Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
12 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Transitions
13 Sacha Modolo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox
14 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
15 Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone
16 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana
17 Nikolai Trusov (Rus) Team Katusha
18 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team
19 Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini
20 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
21 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team
22 Simon Clarke (Aus) ISD - Neri
23 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana
24 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
25 Markus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram
26 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana
27 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini
28 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions
29 Michael Albasini (Swi) Team HTC - Columbia
30 Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervelo Test Team
31 Rene Mandri (Est) AG2R La Mondiale
32 Fabio Taborre (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
33 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
34 Federico Canuti (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox
35 Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Francaise Des Jeux
36 Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling Team
37 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step
38 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
39 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini
40 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia
41 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana
42 Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini
43 Allan Davis (Aus) Astana
44 Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) Garmin - Transitions
45 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Professional Cycling Team
46 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone
47 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team
48 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
49 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
50 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese Vini
51 Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
52 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini
53 Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing Team
54 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank
55 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Katusha
56 Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling Team
57 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini
58 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha
59 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Androni Giocattoli
60 Jan Bakelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
61 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank
62 Thomas Frei (Swi) BMC Racing Team
63 Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
64 Michael Barry (Can) Sky Professional Cycling Team
65 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team
66 Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux
67 Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Androni Giocattoli
68 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux
69 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
70 Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne
71 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale
72 Francesco Failli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone
73 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team HTC - Columbia
74 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram
75 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
76 Marco Frapporti (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox
77 Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step
78 Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne
79 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervelo Test Team
80 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Rabobank
81 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank
82 Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua & Sapone
83 Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team
84 Simone Stortoni (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox
85 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
86 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Team Katusha
87 Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
88 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step
89 Francesco Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone
90 Andreas Klier (Ger) Cervelo Test Team
91 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
92 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervelo Test Team
93 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox
94 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini
95 Yoann Offredo (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux
96 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Cervelo Test Team
97 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto
98 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) ISD - Neri
99 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank
100 Benoit Vaugrenard (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux
101 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) ISD - Neri
102 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Acqua & Sapone
103 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0:00:39
104 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 0:01:03
105 Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukr) ISD - Neri 0:01:08
106 Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Team Katusha 0:01:11
107 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling Team
108 Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua & Sapone
109 Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step
110 Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Astana
111 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step
112 Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) ISD - Neri
113 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Caisse d'Epargne 0:01:26
114 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank 0:01:42
115 Alan Marangoni (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 0:01:44
116 Peter Velits (Svk) Team HTC - Columbia 0:02:34
117 Marco Bandiera (Ita) Team Katusha 0:02:35
118 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto
119 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank
120 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux
121 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale
122 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne
123 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
124 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
125 Pablo Urtasun Perez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
126 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 0:02:51
127 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana 0:03:15
128 Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step 0:03:36
129 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank
130 Valeriy Dmitriyev (Kaz) Astana
131 Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team
132 Frank Hoj (Den) Team Saxo Bank
133 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step 0:04:45
134 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Team Katusha 0:05:07
135 George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:05:09
136 Carlo Scognamiglio (Ita) ISD - Neri
137 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
138 Cameron Wurf (Aus) Androni Giocattoli
139 Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne
140 Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
141 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank
142 Domenik Klemme (Ger) Team Saxo Bank 0:05:35
143 Manuel Belletti (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 0:06:56
144 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha 0:07:30
145 Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo Test Team 0:07:34
146 Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Omega Pharma-Lotto
147 Anthony Roux (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux
148 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Garmin - Transitions
149 Andrea Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone 0:07:54
150 Martin Reimer (Ger) Cervelo Test Team 0:08:24
151 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram 0:08:47
152 Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
153 Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin - Transitions 0:08:50
154 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 0:09:40
155 Baden Cooke (Aus) Team Saxo Bank 0:09:44
156 Aitor Hernandez Gutierrez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
157 Oscar Gatto (Ita) ISD - Neri
158 Leif Hoste (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 0:09:48
159 Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:10:45
160 Servais Knaven (Ned) Team Milram
161 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Team Milram
162 Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin - Transitions 0:11:00
163 Gatis Smukulis (Lat) AG2R La Mondiale 0:11:52
164 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - Transitions
165 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team HTC - Columbia 0:13:46
166 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin - Transitions
167 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
168 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC - Columbia 0:14:43
169 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - Columbia
170 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team
171 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia
172 Diego Caccia (Ita) ISD - Neri 0:17:25
173 Mattia Gavazzi (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 0:19:13
174 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram 0:24:38

limerickman said:

Nice sprint finish win for Boonen.
Looks like he is rediscovering his form.
(just caught the highlights a moment ago).

Smart sprint by Boonen. Used Bennati's train to launch himself.
I must admit that it surprises me a bit when I hear that Boonen won bunch sprint. It looked like he lost his sprinting power and started to concentrate on classic like escapes, jumps and small group sprints.
He mentioned earlier that he had good winter and maintained his form from autumn.

Andrija said:

Smart sprint by Boonen. Used Bennati's train to launch himself.
I must admit that it surprises me a bit when I hear that Boonen won bunch sprint. It looked like he lost his sprinting power and started to concentrate on classic like escapes, jumps and small group sprints.
He mentioned earlier that he had good winter and maintained his form from autumn.

Yes, I thought that he was going the one day classic route but he must has discovered the sprinters legs again.

He was sprinting really well in Qatar earlier in the season.

Good to see him back.

Bennati took the sprint in front of Petacchi, Eisel and Farrar.
Liquigas' day in Pro Peloton. Sagan in France, Bennati in Italy.
Really strong squad, with clear ambitions.

Bennati put down a nice turn of speed - held off Petacchi pretty easily.

Parity amongst the sprinters is good...the fact that anyone can win on any given day makes for good sport...

[ame=[MEDIA=youtube]09iOycPPAZw[/MEDIA]]YouTube - Tirreno-Adriatico 2010 - Stage 3 - Final kilometers[/ame]

Stage 3 Results - top 25

1 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 3:54:09
2 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini
3 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC - Columbia
4 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Transitions
5 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Professional Cycling Team
6 Sacha Modolo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox
7 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana
8 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team
9 Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
10 Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank
11 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha
12 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
13 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
14 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana
15 Fabio Taborre (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
16 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini
17 Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling Team
18 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
19 Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank
20 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Katusha
21 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step
22 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
23 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana
24 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram
25 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale

General classification @ stage 3

1 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 11:44:23
2 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram 0:00:04
3 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step
4 Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0:00:08
5 Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank
6 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini
7 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
8 Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank 0:00:10
9 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:00:13
10 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0:00:14
11 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Transitions
12 Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
13 Sacha Modolo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox
14 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana
15 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team
16 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
17 Nikolai Trusov (Rus) Team Katusha
18 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana
19 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
20 Fabio Taborre (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
21 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini
22 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Professional Cycling Team
23 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions
24 Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini
25 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana
26 Rene Mandri (Est) AG2R La Mondiale
27 Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling Team
28 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
29 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step
30 Federico Canuti (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox
31 Markus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram
32 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
33 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
34 Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling Team
35 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha
36 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Katusha
37 Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
38 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone
39 Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini
40 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
41 Michael Albasini (Swi) Team HTC - Columbia
42 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia
43 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese Vini
44 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Androni Giocattoli
45 Thomas Frei (Swi) BMC Racing Team
46 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank
47 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini
48 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
49 Jan Bakelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
50 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale
51 Michael Barry (Can) Sky Professional Cycling Team
52 Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Androni Giocattoli
53 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux
54 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram
55 Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
56 Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing Team
57 Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne
58 Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step
59 Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team
60 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank
61 Francesco Failli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone
62 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Rabobank
63 Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne
64 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Team Katusha
65 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team HTC - Columbia
66 Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua & Sapone
67 Yoann Offredo (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux
68 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Cervelo Test Team
69 Simone Stortoni (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox
70 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
71 Francesco Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone
72 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
73 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto
74 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox
75 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) ISD - Neri
76 Benoit Vaugrenard (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux
77 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank
78 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0:00:33
79 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Acqua & Sapone 0:00:38
80 Simon Clarke (Aus) ISD - Neri 0:00:56
81 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step 0:01:15
82 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 0:01:31
83 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 0:01:41
84 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0:02:12
85 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:02:26
86 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini
87 Peter Velits (Svk) Team HTC - Columbia 0:02:38
88 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:02:39
89 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 0:02:55
90 Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:03:40
91 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana 0:03:42
92 Allan Davis (Aus) Astana
93 Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) Garmin - Transitions
94 Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux
95 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank
96 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step
97 Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukr) ISD - Neri 0:04:40
98 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:04:43
99 Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step
100 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana 0:05:00
101 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Team Katusha 0:05:11
102 George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:05:13
103 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank
104 Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne 0:06:04
105 Marco Bandiera (Ita) Team Katusha 0:06:07
106 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) ISD - Neri 0:06:54
107 Andreas Klier (Ger) Cervelo Test Team 0:06:58
108 Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step 0:07:08
109 Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Francaise Des Jeux 0:07:57
110 Cameron Wurf (Aus) Androni Giocattoli 0:08:40
111 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank 0:08:41
112 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
113 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team 0:09:29
114 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team
115 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto 0:10:00
116 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team 0:11:59
117 Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervelo Test Team
118 Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone
119 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervelo Test Team
120 Marco Frapporti (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox
121 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervelo Test Team
122 Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
123 Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Team Katusha 0:13:00
124 Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Astana
125 Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua & Sapone
126 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Caisse d'Epargne 0:13:15
127 Alan Marangoni (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 0:13:33
128 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin - Transitions 0:13:50
129 Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:14:17
130 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 0:14:24
131 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank
132 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne
133 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale
134 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
135 Pablo Urtasun Perez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
136 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC - Columbia 0:14:43
137 Valeriy Dmitriyev (Kaz) Astana 0:15:25
138 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank
139 Frank Hoj (Den) Team Saxo Bank
140 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram 0:15:31
141 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - Transitions 0:15:34
142 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 0:15:36
143 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step 0:16:34
144 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 0:16:39
145 Carlo Scognamiglio (Ita) ISD - Neri 0:16:58
146 Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
147 Domenik Klemme (Ger) Team Saxo Bank 0:17:24
148 Manuel Belletti (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 0:18:45
149 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha 0:19:19
150 Anthony Roux (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 0:19:23
151 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Garmin - Transitions
152 Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Omega Pharma-Lotto
153 Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo Test Team
154 Andrea Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone 0:19:43
155 Martin Reimer (Ger) Cervelo Test Team 0:20:13
156 Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Team Saxo Bank 0:20:36
157 Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin - Transitions 0:20:39
158 Baden Cooke (Aus) Team Saxo Bank 0:21:33
159 Oscar Gatto (Ita) ISD - Neri
160 Servais Knaven (Ned) Team Milram 0:22:34
161 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Team Milram
162 Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin - Transitions 0:22:49
163 Gatis Smukulis (Lat) AG2R La Mondiale 0:23:41
164 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team HTC - Columbia 0:25:35
165 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - Columbia 0:26:32
166 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia
167 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team
168 Diego Caccia (Ita) ISD - Neri 0:29:11
169 Mattia Gavazzi (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 0:31:02

Cool! just finished watching stage three and noticed that Liquigas won both the P-N and T-A today. i don't know the name of one of the lead out guys on liquigas but he had his hands in the air for Benatti a few yards back from the line during the sprint. good race!

i gotta say really enjoy the commeraderie amongst all of the riders after the line no matter which team they are on, all patting each other on the back and shaking hands while still rolling. good to see cycling still has some serious class.

thanks for the results, Steve.