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Date range:
February 10-14 2010

February 14, Stage 5: La Ciotat - Toulon (Mt. Faron) 126km

Masciarelli magnificent at Mont Faron

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Published:
February 14, 15:15,
Updated:
February 15, 21:09

Valverde seizes overall with second on final stage

Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne), the overall winner of the 2010 Tour Mediterranean.

Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne), the overall winner of the 2010 Tour Mediterranean.

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Mont Faron lived up to its legendary early-season status as Francesco Masciarelli (Acqua e Sapone) rode to victory atop its famed summit on the fifth and final stage of the 2010 Tour Méditerranéen. The Italian was followed across the line by Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) and Rinaldo Nocentini (AG2r-La Mondiale).

For Valverde, his second place result was enough to secure overall victory as he wiped out his pre-stage 10 second deficit to Finland's Jussi Veikkanen (Française Des Jeux).

Masciarelli set up his victory as he attacked the peloton as part of a group three kilometres from the finish. After catching and subsequently passing the remnants of an earlier breakaway the Italian then set off in lone pursuit of the finish line with his cartoon Tasmanian devil scarf draped around his neck.

For Masciarelli, who has ridden for Aqua a Sapone since the start of his professional career in 2005, the victory was only the fourth added to his palmares and his first since the 2008 Giro del Lazio.

Weather picks up where it left off on stage four, Di Gregorio determined

With the weather apparently playing ball at the start in La Ciotat, three riders grabbed their lottery tickets and took their leave from the peloton. Mathieu Perget (Caisse d'Epargne), Remy Di Gregorio (Française Des Jeux) and Thierry Hupond (Skil-Shimano) forming part of the first escape of the day.

But the wild weather experienced by the peloton continued and perhaps heeding the omen, the trio were brought back to the group in time for organisers to reduced the course length due to a small snow storm. Fortunately for the fans and riders the disruption was short-lived and the journey towards Toulon could resume in earnest.

Di Gregorio once again went on the attack, this time with Brice Feillu (Vacansoleil). The two Frenchmen worked hard to establish an advantage and despite the later presence of another ten companions, the break was once again cancelled by the determined peloton.

Clearly unhappy to accept his fate, Di Gregorio took off for a third time along with teammate Mikael Cherel, Ludovic Turpin (AG2R La Mondiale), Leonardo Duque (Cofidis), Paul Martens (Rabobank) and Dimtriy Fofonov (Astana). This time, the break stuck. It moved out to an advantage of almost three minutes as the final summit loomed.

With a number of riders locked in the battle for the final overall, the break's advantage was sucked rapidly away as they hit the foot of the Faron with less than a minute of their earlier gains.

Turpin, Di Gregorio and Fofonov proved to be the strongest in the lead group as they dispatched their companions. But, as their advantage ticked closer to single digits a group including Remi Pauriol (Cofidis), Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) and Francesco Masciarelli (Acqua e Sapone) emerged from the bunch behind.

As Vinokorov and Pauriol joined forces with Turpin, Di Gregorio and Fofonov, it was Masciarelli who took the initiative as he built his own advantage. While the others were consumed close to the line Masciarelli held firm to take the summit finish.

Full Results
1 Francesco Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo 3:17:40  
2 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0:00:08  
3 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale    
4 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank    
5 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:00:11  
6 Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana    
7 Julien El Fares (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 0:00:22  
8 Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Skil-Shimano 0:00:28  
9 Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 0:00:30  
10 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana    
11 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo 0:00:35  
12 Florian Guillou (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller 0:00:36  
13 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale    
14 Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin - Transitions 0:00:43  
15 Clément Lhotellerie (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole 0:00:51  
16 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 0:00:57  
17 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 0:01:02  
18 Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale 0:01:07  
19 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 0:01:08  
20 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux 0:01:22  
21 Julien Mazet (Fra) BigMat Auber 93 0:01:30  
22 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française Des Jeux    
23 Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil-Shimano    
24 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française Des Jeux    
25 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale    
26 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 0:01:32  
27 Francesco Failli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo 0:01:41  
28 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:01:45  
29 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Astana 0:01:57  
30 Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 0:02:08  
31 Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Saur-Sojasun    
32 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale    
33 Mickael Larpe (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole 0:02:14  
34 Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin - Transitions 0:02:27  
35 Cédric Pineau (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole    
36 Mikael Cherel (Fra) Française Des Jeux 0:02:39  
37 Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Miche - Silver Cross - Selle Italia 0:02:42  
38 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française Des Jeux 0:02:45  
39 William Bonnet (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 0:03:23  
40 Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin - Transitions 0:03:45  
41 Renaud Dion (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole 0:03:54  
42 Dimitri Champion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:04:08  
43 Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:04:30  
44 Eduardo Gonzalo Ramirez (Spa) Bretagne - Schuller 0:04:39  
45 Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank 0:04:42  
46 Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank    
47 Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo    
48 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo    
49 Johan Mombaerts (Fra) BigMat Auber 93    
50 Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team    
51 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne    
52 Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo    
53 Lilian Jegou (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller 0:06:04  
54 Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil-Shimano 0:06:49  
55 Leonardo Fabio Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 0:07:36  
56 Jérémie Galland (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 0:07:37  
57 Cyril Bessy (Fra) Saur-Sojasun    
58 Edwin Carvajal Jaramillo (Col) Miche - Silver Cross - Selle Italia 0:08:37  
59 Anthony Roux (Fra) Française Des Jeux 0:12:05  
60 Trent Lowe (Aus) Garmin - Transitions 0:17:48  
61 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank 0:20:24  
62 Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Française Des Jeux    
63 Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank    
64 Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin - Transitions    
65 Evan Oliphant (GBr) Endura Racing    
66 Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom    
67 Han Feng (Chn) Skil-Shimano    
68 Stéphane Bonsergent (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller    
69 Yohann Gene (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 0:20:28  
70 Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil-Shimano    
71 Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Rabobank 0:20:30  
72 Ian Wilkinson (GBr) Endura Racing 0:20:31  
DNF Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne    
DNF Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne    
DNF José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne    
DNF Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne    
DNF David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne    
DNF Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne    
DNF Anthony Ravard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale    
DNF Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom    
DNF Steve Chainel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom    
DNF Damien Gaudin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom    
DNF Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne    
DNF Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne    
DNF Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne    
DNF Allan Davis (Aus) Astana    
DNF Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana    
DNF Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana    
DNF Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Astana    
DNF Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Astana    
DNF Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Française Des Jeux    
DNF Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank    
DNF Timothy Duggan (USA) Garmin - Transitions    
DNF Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin - Transitions    
DNF Dario Andriotto (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo    
DNF Paolo Ciavatta (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo    
DNF Ross Creber (GBr) Endura Racing    
DNF Robert Partridge (GBr) Endura Racing    
DNF Gary Hand (GBr) Endura Racing    
DNF Alexandre Blain (Fra) Endura Racing    
DNF Noan Lelarge (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller    
DNF Gael Malacarne (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller    
DNF Laurent Pichon (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller    
DNF Jean-Luc Delpech (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller    
DNF Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil-Shimano    
DNF Koen De Kort (Ned) Skil-Shimano    
DNF Dominique Cornu (Bel) Skil-Shimano    
DNF Pasquale Muto (Ita) Miche - Silver Cross - Selle Italia    
DNF Roberto Cesaro (Ita) Miche - Silver Cross - Selle Italia    
DNF Simone Campagnaro (Ita) Miche - Silver Cross - Selle Italia    
DNF Luigi Gitto (Ita) Miche - Silver Cross - Selle Italia    
DNF Matthieu Boulo (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole    
DNF Steven Tronet (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole    
DNF Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team    
DNF Brice Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team    
DNF Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team    
DNF Martin Mortensen (Den) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team    
DNF Sébastien Joly (Fra) Saur-Sojasun    
DNF Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Saur-Sojasun    
DNF Niels Brouzes (Fra) BigMat Auber 93    
DNF Fabien Bacquet (Fra) BigMat Auber 93    
DNF Nadir Haddou (Fra) BigMat Auber 93    
DNF Romain Lemarchand (Fra) BigMat Auber 93    
DNF Jonathan Thire (Fra) BigMat Auber 93    
Mountain 1 - Col de Ceyreste (Cat 2)
1 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom 5 pts
2 Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Miche 3  
3 Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 2  
4 Eduardo Gonzalo (Spa) Bretagne - Schuller 1  
Mountain 2 - Col de l'Espegoulier (Cat 1)
1 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Française Des Jeux 10 pts
2 Brice Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 7  
3 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne 5  
4 Mikael Cherel (Fra) Française Des Jeux 3  
Mountain 3 - Col du Corps de Garde (Cat 2)
1 Rémy Di Gregoria (Fra) Française Des Jeux 5 pts
2 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Astana 3  
3 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 2  
4 Mikael Cherel (Fra) Française Des Jeux 1  
Mountain 4 - Mont Faron (Cat 1)
1 Francesco Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone 10 pts
2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 7  
3 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 5  
4 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 3  
Final General classification
1 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 14:55:17  
2 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:02  
3 Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana 0:00:05  
4 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:00:09  
5 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana 0:00:35  
6 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 0:01:13  
7 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française Des Jeux 0:01:18  
8 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 0:02:11  
9 Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 0:02:13  
10 Julien El Fares (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 0:02:18  
11 Florian Guillou (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller 0:02:39  
12 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale    
13 Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin - Transitions 0:02:46  
14 Clément Lhotellerie (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole 0:02:54  
15 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 0:03:00  
16 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 0:03:05  
17 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale 0:03:06  
18 William Bonnet (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 0:03:15  
19 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 0:03:28  
20 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:03:33  
21 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française Des Jeux    
22 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:03:41  
23 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Astana 0:04:00  
24 Cédric Pineau (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole 0:04:23  
25 Mikael Cherel (Fra) Française Des Jeux 0:04:42  
26 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française Des Jeux 0:04:48  
27 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo 0:05:00  
28 Francesco Failli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo 0:05:11  
29 Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin - Transitions 0:05:48  
30 Renaud Dion (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole 0:05:50  
31 Francesco Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo 0:06:12  
32 Johan Mombaerts (Fra) BigMat Auber 93 0:06:34  
33 Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:06:38  
34 Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo    
35 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne 0:06:45  
36 Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo    
37 Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 0:06:52  
38 Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil-Shimano 0:07:52  
39 Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin - Transitions 0:08:49  
40 Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil-Shimano 0:08:52  
41 Jérémie Galland (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 0:09:33  
42 Lilian Jegou (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller 0:10:35  
43 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo 0:11:04  
44 Dimitri Champion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:13:33  
45 Leonardo Fabio Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 0:13:51  
46 Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Skil-Shimano 0:14:32  
47 Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank 0:14:36  
48 Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale 0:15:11  
49 Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 0:15:19  
50 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux 0:15:26  
51 Julien Mazet (Fra) BigMat Auber 93 0:15:34  
52 Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank 0:16:10  
53 Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Miche - Silver Cross - Selle Italia 0:16:46  
54 Eduardo Gonzalo Ramirez (Spa) Bretagne - Schuller 0:17:02  
55 Mickael Larpe (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole 0:20:37  
56 Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 0:21:45  
57 Cyril Bessy (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 0:21:48  
58 Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin - Transitions 0:22:20  
59 Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank    
60 Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Française Des Jeux 0:22:26  
61 Yohann Gene (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 0:22:31  
62 Edwin Carvajal Jaramillo (Col) Miche - Silver Cross - Selle Italia 0:24:17  
63 Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:26:32  
64 Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Rabobank 0:26:52  
65 Anthony Roux (Fra) Française Des Jeux 0:29:24  
66 Trent Lowe (Aus) Garmin - Transitions 0:31:05  
67 Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil-Shimano 0:32:34  
68 Stéphane Bonsergent (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller 0:34:21  
69 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank 0:49:22  
70 Ian Wilkinson (GBr) Endura Racing 0:52:25  
71 Evan Oliphant (GBr) Endura Racing 0:56:49  
72 Han Feng (Chn) Skil-Shimano 0:59:54  
Points classification
1 Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Française Des Jeux 51 pts
2 William Bonnet (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom 47  
3 Julien El Fares (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 34  
4 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 30  
5 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française Des Jeux 27  
6 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana 27  
7 Francesco Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone 26  
8 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 22  
9 Leonardo-Fabio Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 21  
10 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 20  
11 Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 17  
12 Johan Mombaerts (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 17  
13 Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin - Transitions 17  
14 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 15  
15 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 12  
16 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom 11  
17 Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua & Sapone 10  
18 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana 9  
19 Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Skil - Shimano 9  
20 Amael Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 8  
21 Jérémie Galland (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 7  
22 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone 6  
23 Florian Guillou (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller 5  
24 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 4  
25 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale 4  
26 Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin - Transitions 3  
27 Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 3  
28 Clément Lhotellerie (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole 2  
29 Renaud Dion (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole 2  
30 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 1  
31 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 1  
32 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1  
33 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française Des Jeux 1  
34 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Astana 1  
35 Cédric Pineau (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole 1  
36 Mikael Cherel (Fra) Française Des Jeux 1  
37 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française Des Jeux 1  
38 Francesco Failli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone 1  
39 Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin - Transitions 1  
40 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne 1  
41 Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua & Sapone 1  
42 Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil - Shimano 1  
43 Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin - Transitions 1  
44 Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil - Shimano 1  
45 Lilian Jegou (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller 1  
46 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Acqua & Sapone 1  
47 Dimitri Champion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1  
48 Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale 1  
49 Rémy Di Gregoria (Fra) Française Des Jeux 1  
50 Julien Mazet (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 1  
51 Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Miche 1  
52 Eduardo Gonzalo (Spa) Bretagne - Schuller 1  
53 Mickael Larpe (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole 1  
54 Sébastien Turgot (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom 1  
55 Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank 1  
56 Yohann Gene (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom 1  
57 Edwin Carvajal Jaramillo (Col) Miche 1  
58 Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 1  
59 Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Rabobank 1  
60 Anthony Roux (Fra) Française Des Jeux 1  
61 Trent Lowe (Aus) Garmin - Transitions 1  
62 Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil - Shimano 1  
63 Stéphane Bonsergent (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller 1  
64 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank 1  
65 Ian Wilkinson (GBr) Endura Racing 1  
Mountains classification
1 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 20 pts
2 Julien El Fares (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 15  
3 Francesco Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone 10  
4 Rémy Di Gregoria (Fra) Française Des Jeux 6  
5 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone 6  
6 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom 5  
7 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 5  
8 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 5  
9 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana 5  
10 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne 5  
11 Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Miche 5  
12 Mikael Cherel (Fra) Française Des Jeux 4  
13 Leonardo-Fabio Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 4  
14 Sébastien Turgot (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom 4  
15 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 3  
16 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Astana 3  
17 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française Des Jeux 2  
18 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 2  
19 Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 2  
20 Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale 1  
21 Eduardo Gonzalo (Spa) Bretagne - Schuller 1  
22 Anthony Roux (Fra) Française Des Jeux 1  

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