Bike Race Results, 2003

Results of important international bike races for 2007. Results are in date order, most recent first. Giro, Tour, and Vuelta results are on their own pages.

Saturday, October 25: Firenze - Pistoia (1.3) 33 km Time Trial. This is the race that really closes the Italian season.

1. Andrea Peron (CSC) 40min 6sec

2. Filippo Simeoni (Domina Vacanze) @ 53sec

3. Dario Cioni (Fassa Bortolo) @ 1min 5sec

4. Serhiy Honchar (Di Nardi) @ 1min 9sec

5. Stefano Zanini (Saeco) @ 2min 35sec

Giro di Lombardia, Saturday, October 18. World Cup Round 10, 249 km.

Podium history of the Giro di Lombardia

Paolo Bettini abandoned with about 30 km to go. He does end up being the final winner of the World Cup (See below).

1. Michele Bartoli (Fassa Bortolo) 6hr 29min 41sec

2. Angelo Lopeboselli (Cofidis) s.t.

3. Dario Frigo (Fassa Bortolo) @ 1min 31sec

4. Beat Zberg (Rabobank) @ 1min 47sec

5. Miguel Martin Perdiguero (Domina Vacanze) s.t.

6. Cedric Vasseur (Cofidis) s.t.

7. Serhiy Honchar (Di Nardi) s.t.

8. Patrick Sinkewitz (Quick Step) s.t.

9. Guido Trentin (Cofidis) s.t.

10. Michael Boogerd (Rabobank) s.t.

Thursday, October 16: Giro del Piemonte (1.1), 189 km

1. Alessandro Bertolini (Alessio) 4hr 35min 29sec

2. Thomas Liese (Bianchi) @ 1sec

3. Angelo Lopeboselli (Cofidis) @ 49sec

4. Julian Dean (CSC) @ 1min 41sec

5. Matteo Tosatto (Fassa Bortolo) s.t.

Wednesday, October 15: Milano - Torino (1.1), 199 km.

1. Mirko Celestino (Saeco) 4hr 56min 52sec

2. Davide Rebellin Gerolsteiner) s.t.

3. Miguel Martin Perdiguero (Domina Vacanze) s.t.

4. Pablo Lastras (Ibanesto) s.t.

5. Gerrit Glomser (Saeco) s.t.

World Championships, Hamilton, Canada, October 7 - October 12.

Podium History of the Elite (Professional) Men's Road Championship

Here are the events we will cover:

Sunday, October 12: Elite Men's 260.4 km Road Race.

1. Igor Astarloa (Spain) 6hr 30min 19sec

2. Alejandro Valverde (Spain) @ 5sec

3. Peter Van Petegem (Belgium) s.t.

4. Paolo Bettini (Italy) s.t.

5. Michael Boogerd (Holland) @ 6sec

6. Bo Hamburger (Denmark) s.t.

7. Michael Barry (Canada) s.t.

8. Luca Paolini (Italy) @ 12sec

9. Oscar Freire (Spain) s.t.

10. Janek Tombak (Estonia) s.t.

11. Erik Zabel (Germany) s.t.

18. Fred Rodriguez (USA) s.t.

37. George Hincapie (USA) s.t.

Saturday, October 11:

Junior Men's 124 km Road Race.

1. Kai Rus (Holland) 3hr 1min 30sec

2. Anders Lund (Denmark) @ 14sec

3. Lukaz Fus (Czech Republic) s.t.

4. Jose Rojas (Spain) s.t.

5. Johan Lindgren (Sweden) s.t.

Elite Women's 124 km Road Race.

Canada's Genevieve Jeanson was not allowed to ride, her hematocrit was over the women's limit of 47%.

1. Susanne Ljungskog (Sweden) 3hr 16min 6sec

2. Mirjam Melchers (Holland) s.t.

3. Nicole Cooke (Great Britain) s.t.

4. Edita Pucinskaite (Lithuania) s.t.

5. Olga Zabelinskaia (Russia) s.t.

Friday, October 10:

Junior Womens 74.4 km Road Race

1. Loes Markerink (Holland) 2hr 5min 39sec

2. Irina Tolmacheva (Russia) s.t.

3. Sabine Fischer (Germany) s.t.

4. Bianca Knoepfle (Germany) s.t.

5. Candice Sullivan (Australia) s.t.

Men's U23 173.6 km Road Race.

1. Sergey Lagutin (Uzbekistan) 4hr 14min 5sec

2. Johan Van Summeren (Belgium) s.t.

3. Thomas Dekker (Holland) s.t.

4. Jens Renders (Belgium) s.t.

5. Matej Mugerli (Slovenia) s.t.

Thursday, October 9: Elite Men's 41.4 Individual Time Trial

1. David Millar (Great Britain) 51min 17sec

2. Michael Rogers (Australia) @ 1min 25sec

3. Uwe Peschel (Germany) @ 1min 26sec

4. Michael Rich (Germany) @ 1min 35sec

5. Isidro Nozal (Spain) @ 1min 39sec

6. Dario Frigo (Italy) @ 1min 51sec

7. Viatcheslav Ekimov (Russia) @ 1min 58sec

8. Marc Wauters (Belgium) @ 2min 7sec

9. Michael Hrazdira (Czech Republic) @ 2min 13sec

10. Bert Roesems (Belgium) @ 2min 16sec

13. Levi Leipheimer (USA) @ 2min 36sec

14. Bobby Julich (USA) @ 2min 43sec

Paris - Tours, World cup Round 9, Sunday, October 5. 257 km.

Complete Podium History of Paris-Tours

Results. Paolo Bettini, who took a flyer at the end of the race but was gobbled up before the sprint, now has the World Cup sewn up.

1. Erik Zabel (Telekom) 5hr 24min 55sec

2. Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) s.t.

3. Stuart O'Grady (Credit Agricole) s.t.

4. Baden Cooke (FDJ) s.t.

5. Franck Renier (Brioches La Boulangere) s.t.

6. Julian Dean (CSC) s.t.

7. Stefano Zanini (Saeco) s.t.

8. Luca Paolini (Quick Step) s.t.

9. Fred Rodriguez (Vini Caldirola) s.t.

10. Peter Van Petegem (Lotto) s.t.

Thursday, October 2: Paris - Bourges (1.2) 196 km.

1. Jens Voigt (Credit Agricole) 4hr 24min 33sec

2. Florent Brard (Marlux) s.t.

3. Nicolas Fritsch (FDJ) s.t.

4. Geert Verhayen (Marlux) @ 46sec

5. Sylvain Chavanel (Brioches la Boulengere) s.t.

Giro della Provincia di Lucca (2.3) September 30 - October 3

Friday, October 3: 4th and Final Stage, Massarosa - Lido Di Camaiore, 196 km.

1. Romans Vainsteins (Vini Caldirola) 3hr 33min 19sec

2. Ivan Fanelli (Amore & Vita) s.t.

3. Frank Schleck (CSC) s.t.

4. Stefano Zanini Saeco) s.t.

5. Luis Laverde (Formaggi Pinzolo) s.t.

Final GC after Stage 4:

1. Oscar Freire (Rabobank) 13hr 32min 13sec

2. Pietro Caucchioli (Alessio) @ 8sec

3. Jose Gutierrez (Ibanesto) @ 14sec

4. Michele Bartoli (Fassa Bortolo) s.t.

5. Frank Schleck (CSC) @ 18sec

Thursday, October 2: Stage 3, Pescia - Capannori, 200 km.

1. Pietro Caucchioli (Alessio) 4hr 59min 43sec

2. Gerrit Glomser (Saeco) @ 4sec

3. Michele Bartoli (Fassa Bortolo) s.t.

4. Jose Ivan Gutierrez (Ibanesto) s.t.

5. Serhiy Honchar (Di Nardi) s.t.

GC after Stage 3:

1. Oscar Freire (Rabobank) 13hr 58min 58sec

2. Pietro Caucchioli (Alessio) @ 8sec

3. Jose Ivan Gutierrez (Ibanesto) @ 14sec

GC courtesy cycling4all.com

Wednesday, October 1: Stage 2, Altopascio - Altopascio, 180 km.

1. Oscar Freire (Rabobank) 4hr 43min 44sec

2. Stefano Zanini (Saeco) s.t.

3. Michele Bartoli (Fassa Bortolo) s.t.

4. Ivan Fanelli (Amore & Vita) s.t.

5. Jose Ivan Gutierrez (Ibanesto) s.t.

GC after Stage 2:

1. Oscar Freire (Rabobank) 8hr 59min 8sec

2. Jose Ivan Gutierrez (Ibanesto) @ 14sec

3. Guiliano Figueras (Panaria) @ 18sec

4. Michele Bartoli (Fassa Bortolo) s.t.

5. Francesco Casagrande (Lampre) @ 22sec

Tuesday, October 3: Stage 1, Lucca - Castelvecchio Pascoli, 162 km.

1. Oscar Freire (Rabobank) 4hr 15min 44sec

2. Jose Ivan Gutierrez (Ibanesto) s.t.

3. Giuliano Figueras (Panaria) s.t.

4. Francesco Casagrande Lampre) @ 2sec

5. Ivan Fanelli (Amore & Vita) s.t

Sunday, Septemeber 14: T-Mobile International - formerly known as the San Francisco Grand Prix (1.3), 173 km.

1. Chris Horner (Saturn) 4hr 24min 33sec

2. Mark McCormack (Saturn) @ 49sec

3. Viatcheslav Ekimov (US Postal) @ 1min 2sec

4. Danilo Hondo (Telekom) @ 1min 4sec

5. Uros Murn s.t.

Sunday, September 14: GP Fourmies (1.1), 200 km.

1. Baden Cooke (FDJ) 4hr 36min 23sec

2. Daniele Nardello (Telekom) s.t.

3. Fabian Wegmann (Gerolsteiner) s.t.

4. Robbie McEwen (Lotto) @ 3sec

5. Frank Hoj (Fakta) s.t.

Saturday, September 13: Paris - Brussels (1.2), 222 km.

1. Kim Kirchen (Fassa Bortolo) 5hr 21min 50sec

2. Laszlo Bodrogi (Quick Step) @ 1sec

3. Maryan Hary (Brioches La Boulangere) @ 4sec

4. Franck Renier (Brioches La Boulangere) @ 9sec

Sunday, September 7: Giro di Romagna (1.2) 196 km.

1. Fabio Sacchi (Saeco) 5hr 50sec

2. Eddy Serri (Mercatone Uno) @ 10sec

3. Eddy Ratti (Lampre) @ 12sec

4. Daniele Contrini (Gerolsteiner) @ 50sec

5. Roger Beuchat (Phonak) s.t.

Saturday, September 6: Coppa Placci (1.1) 200 km.

1. Danilo Di Luca (Saeco) 4hr 58min 32sec

2. Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) s.t.

3. Oscar Camenzind (Phonak) s.t.

4. Beat Zberg (Rabobank) s.t.

5. Francesco Casagrande (Lampre) s.t.

International Hessen Rundfahrt (2.3). September 3 - September 7

Sunday, September 7: 5th and final stage, Wetzlar - Wiesbaden, 170 km.

1. Daniele Nardello (telekom) 4hr 23min 6sec

2. Franck Renier (Brioches La Boulangere) s.t.

3. Serge Baguet (Lotto) s.t.

4. Sven Teutenberg (Bianchi) @ 3min 1sec

5. Rene Haselbacher (Gerolsteiner) @ 5min 16sec

Final GC after Stage 5:

1. Cedric Vasseur (Cofidis) 22hr 35min 16sec

2. Maryan Hary (Brioches La Boulangere) @ 3sec

3. Axel Merckx (Lotto) @ 7sec

4. Sylvain Chavanel (Brioches La Boulagere) @ 37sec

5. Frederic Gabriel (MBK-Oktos) @ 39sec

Saturday, September 6: Stage 4, Battenberg - Wetzlar, 156 km.

1. Sven Teutenberg (Bianchi) 4hr 4min 47sec

2. Eric Baumann (Wiesenhof) s.t.

3. Anthony Geslin (Brioches La Boulangere) s.t.

4. Tristan Hoffmann (CSC) s.t.

5. Wolfram Wiese (Comnet Senges) s.t.

GC after Stage 4:

1. Cedric Vasseur (Cofidis) 18hr 6min 54sec

2. Maryan Hary (Brioches La Boulangere) @ 3sec

3. Axel Merckx (Lotto) @ 7sec

4. Sylvain Chavanel (Brioches La Boulagere) @ 37sec

5. Frederic Gabriel (MBK-Oktos) @ 39sec

Friday, September 5: Stage 3, Gelnhausen - Allendorf, 208 km.

1. Kai Hundertmark (Telekom) 5hr 1min 56sec

2. Thomas Ziegler (Wiesenhof) @ 10sec

3. Ronny Scholz (Gerolsteiner) @ 12sec

4. Markus Ganser (Comnet Senges) @ 9min 4sec

5. Benny De Schrooder (Palmans) @ 14min 3sec

GC after stage 3:

1. Cedric Vasseur (Cofidis) 14hr 1min 30sec

2. Maryan Hary (Brioches La Boulangere) @ 3sec

3. Axel Merckx (Lotto) @ 7sec

4. Sylvain Chavanel (Brioches La Boulagere) @ 37sec

5. Frederic Gabriel (MBK-Oktos) @ 39sec

Thursday, September 4: Stage 2, Darmstadt - Gelnhausen, 188 km.

1. Lars Michaelsen (CSC) 4hr 28min 14sec

2. Daniele Nardello (Telekom) s.t.

3. Udo Bolts (Gerolsteiner) s.t.

4. Jaroslav Zarebski (CCC-Polsat) s.t.

5. Serge Baguet (Lotto) s.t.

GC after stage 2:

1. Cedric Vasseur (Cofidis) 8hr 44min 35sec

2. Maryan Hary (Brioches La Boulangere) @ 6sec

3. Axel Merckx (Lotto) @ 7sec

4. Frederic Gabriel (MBK-Oktos) @ 39sec

5. Sylvain Chavanel (Brioches La Boulagere) s.t.

Wednesday, September 3: Stage 1, Frankfurt - Griesheim, 177 km.

1. Cedric Vasseur (Cofidis) 4hr 8min 15sec

2. Maryan Hary (Brioches La Boulangere) s.t.

3. Axel Merckx (Lotto) s.t.

4. Frederic Gabriel (MBK-Oktos) @ 26sec

5. Sylvain Chavanel (Brioches La Boulagere) s.t.

The pack (from 21st place) rolled in at 28min 31sec

Sunday, August 21: GP Eddy Merckx (1.2). 25.9 Two Man Time Trial. Because a fire broke out during the race in a department store near the race course, the race was shortened from 45 km to 25.9 km. A few teams had to restart.

1. Gerolsteiner: Michael Rich/ Uwe Peschel 30min 38sec

2. Quick Step: Michael Rich/ Laszlo Bodrogi @ 7sec

3. Lotto: Peter Van Petegem/ Leif Hoste @ 14sec

4. Credit Agricole: Jens Voigt/ Christophe Moreau @ 22sec

5. FDJ: Bradley McGee/ Baden Cooke @ 28sec

Saturday, August 30: Giro Del Friuli (1.3) 197 km. 153 racers started, 31 finished.

1. Joseba Albizo (Mercatone Uno) 5hr 3min 5sec

2. Leonardo Scarselli (Colombia-Selle Italia) s.t.

3. Sergio Barbero (Lampre) @ 5sec

4. Luca Mazzanti (Panaria) @ 5sec

5. Gianni Faresin (Gerolsteiner) s.t.

Thursday, August 28: Trofeo Melinda (1.2) 194 km.

1. Francesco Casagrande (Lampre) 5hr 2min

2. Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) s.t.

3. Danilo Di Luca (Saeco) s.t.

4. Serhiy Honchar (De Nardi) s.t.

5. Mirko Celestino Saeco) s.t.

Tour du Poitou Charentes et de la Vienne (2.3) August 26 - August 29.

Friday, August 29 (2nd stage this day): 5th and Final Stage, Monts Sur Guesnes - Buxerolles, 106 km.

1. Karsten Kroon (Rabobank) 2 hr 28min 42sec

2. Stephane Berges (Ag2R) @ 1sec

3. Janek Tombak (Cofidis) @ 1min 10sec

4. Phillipe Gilbert (FDJ)s.t.

5. Lenaic Olivier (MBK-Oktos) s.t.

Final GC after Stage 5:

1. Jens Voigt (Credit Agricole) 15hr 10min 55sec

2. Sylvain Chavanel (Brioches LA Boulangere) @ 16sec

3. Jorgen Bo Petersen (Fakta) @ 34sec

4. Laurent Brochard (Ag2R) @ 44sec

5. Bradley Wiggins (FDJ) @ 46sec

Friday, August 29: Stage 4, Monts-Sur-Guesnes 20 km Individual Time Trial.

1. Jens Voigt (Credit Agricole) 25min 6sec

2. Sylvain Chavanel (Brioches La Boulangere) @ 17sec

3. Tomas Vaitkus (Landbouwkrediet) @ 23sec

4. Levi Leipheimer (Rabobank) @ 29sec

5. Jorgen Bo Petersen (Fakta) @ 35sec

GC after Stage 4:

1. Jens Voigt (Credit Agricole) 12hr 41min 3sec

2. Sylvain Chavnel (Brioches La Boulangere) @ 16sec

3. Jorgen Bo Petersen (Fakta) @ 34sec

4. Laurent Brochard (Ag2R) @ 44sec

5. Bradley Wiggens (FDJ) @ 46sec

Thursday, August 28: Stage 3, Bressuire - Loudon, 178 km. Corrected results. Earlier postings had Mitlushenko leading in GC after Stage 3.

1. Jaan Kirsipuu (Ag2R) 3hr 48min 25sec

2. Alberto Ongarato (Domina Vacanze) s.t.

3. Jean-Patrick Nazon (Jean Delatour) s.t.

4. Sergio Marinangeli (Domina Vacanze) s.t.

5. Yuri Mitlushenko (Landboukrediet) s.t.

GC after stage 3:

1. Alberto Ongarato (Domina Vacanze) 12hr 15min 45sec

2. Yuri Mitlushenko (Landbouwkrediet) s.t.

3. Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole) @ 4sec

4. Franck Renier (Brioches La Boulangere) @ 7sec

5. Andris Nadusz (CCC-Polsat) s.t.

Wednesday, August 27: Stage 2, Ruffec - Bressuire, 160 km.

1. Robert Sassone (Cofidis) 4hr 14min 23sec

2. Bogdan Bondariew (CCC Polsat) s.t.

3. Sebastien Chavanel (Brioches La Boulngere) @ 1min 8sec

4. Christophe Edaleine (Jean Delatour) s.t.

5. Anthony Morin (Credit Agricole) s.t.

GC after Stage 2:

1. Yuri Mitlushenko (Landbouwkrediet) 8hr 27min 22sec

2. Alberto Ongarato (Domina Vacanze) @4 sec

3. Franck Renier (Brioches La Boulangere) @ 5sec

4. Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole) s.t.

5. Andris Nauduzs (CCC-Polsat) @ 6sec

Tuesday, August 26: Stage 1, Pons - La Couronne, 180 km.

1. Yuri Mitlushenko (Landbouwkrediet) 4hr 6min 55sec

2. Alberto Onarato (Domina Vacanze) s.t.

3. Andris Nauduzs (CCC-Polsat) s.t.

4. Martin Elmiger (Phonak) s.t.

5. Roger Beuchat (Phonak) s.t.

GC after Stage 1:

1. Yuri Mitlushenko (Landbouwkrediet) 4hr 6min 45sec

2. Alberto Ongarato (Domina Vacanze) @4 sec

3. Franck Renier (Brioches La Boulangere) @ 5sec

4. Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole) s.t.

5. Andris Nauduzs (CCC-Polsat) @ 6sec

Sunday, August 24: GP Ouest France Plouay (HC), 198 km.

1. Andy Flickinger (Ag2R) 4hr 34min 22sec

2. Anthony Geslin (Brioches La Boulangere) s.t.

3. Nicolas Jalabert (CSC) s.t.

4. Christophe Mengin (FDJ) s.t.

5. Kurt-Asle Arvesen (fakta) s.t.

Saturday, August 23: Giro Del Veneto (1.1) 199 km.

1. Cristian Moreni (Alessio) 4hr 56min 56sec

2. Michele Bartoli (Fassa Bortolo) s.t.

3. Danilo Di Luca (Saeco) st.t

4. Oscar Camenzind (Phonak) s.t.

5. Massimiliano Gentili (Domina Vacanze) s.t.

Tour de Limousin (2.3) August 19 - August 22, France

Friday, August 22: Stage 4 (Final Stage), Brive la Gaillarde - Limoges, 176.8 km. Leader Rous abandoned after crashing.

1. Bernhard Eisel (FDJ) 4hr 23min 17sec

2. Julen Fernandez Bijandi (Euskaltel) @ 2sec

3. Evgeni Petrov (Ibanesto) @ 10sec

4. Angelo Copeboselli (Cofidis) @ 52sec

5. Freddy Bichot (Barloworld) @ 53sec

Final GC after Stage 4:

1. Massimilliano Lelli (Cofidis) 17hr 28min 30sec

2. Laurent Lefevre (Jean Delatour) @ 2sec

3. Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole) @ 47sec

4. Dmitry Fofonov (Cofidis) s.t.

5. Mederic Clain (Cofidis) s.t.

Thursday, August 21: Stage 3, Aubusson - Vassiviere en Limousin, 172 km.

1. Nicolas Vogondy (FDJ) 4hr 15min 42sec

2. Cedric Coutouly (Equipe de France)) s.t.

3. Frederic Bessy (Cofidis) s.t.

4. Freddy Bichot (Barloworld) @ 2sec

5. Sebastien Hinault (Credit Agricole) @ 23sec

GC after Stage 3:

1. Didier Rous (Brioches la Boulangere) 13hr 2sec

2. Massimilliano Lelli (Cofidis) @ 43sec

3. Laurent Lefevre (Jean Delatour) @ 45sec

4. Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole) @ 1min 30sec

5. Dmitry Fofonov (Cofidis) s.t.

Wednesday, August 20: Stage 2, St. Junien - Gueret, 189 km.

1. Cedric Vasseur (Cofidis) 4hr 47min 56sec

2. Stuart O'Grady (Credit Agricole) @ 49sec

3. Christophe Mengin (FDJ) s.t.

4. Mikel Artetxe (Euskaltel) s.t.

GC after Stage 2:

1. Didier Rous (Brioches la Boulangere) 8hr 38min 59sec

2. Massimilliano Lelli (Cofidis) @ 43sec

3. Laurent Lefevre (Jean Delatour) @ 45sec

4. Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole) @ 1min 30sec

5. Dmitry Fofonov (Cofidis) s.t.

Tuesday, August 19: Stage 1, Limoges - St. Junien, 157 km.

1. Didier Rous (Brioches La Boulangere) 3hr 54min 44sec

2. Massimillinao Lelli (Cofidis) @ 43sec

3. Laurent Lefevre (Jean Delatour) @ 47sec

4. Andy Flickinger (Ag2R) @ 1min 30sec

5. Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole) s.t.

The pack came in @ 17min 43sec

Ronde Van Nederland (2.1), August 19 - August 23

Saturday, August 23, 6th and Final stage, Sittard- Landgraaf, 214 km.

1. Bradley McGee (FDJ) 5hr 19min 20sec

2. Oscar Friere (Rabobank) s.t.

3. Xavier Florencio (ONCE) s.t.

4. Serhiy Honchar (Di Nardi) s.t.

5. Michael Boogerd (Rabobank) s.t.

Final GVC after Stage 6;

1. Viatcheslav Ekimov (US Postal) 20hr 41min 48sec

2. Bradley McGee (FDJ) @ 25sec

3. Serhiy Honchar (Di Nardi) @ 34sec

4. Fabian Cancellara (Fassa Bortolo) @ 37sec

5. Xavier Florencio (ONCE) @ 44sec

Friday, August 22: Stage 5, Sittard - Geleem, 191.6 km.

1. Rik Reinerink 4hr 33min 10sec

2. Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) @ 11sec

3. Erik Zabel (Telekom) s.t.

4. Tom Boonen (Quick Step) s.t.

5. Yuri Mitlushenko (Landbouwkrediet) s.t.

GC after Stage 5:

1. Viatcheslav Ekimov (US Postal) 15hr 22min 30sec

2. Victor Hugo Pena (US Postal) @ 8sec

3. Fabian Cancellara (Fassa Bortolo) @ 9sec

4. Marc Wauters (Rabobank) @ 19sec

5. Serhiy Honchar (Di Nardi) @ 34sec

Thursday, August 21: 2 stages.

Stage 4: Denekamp 23 km Individual Time Trial

1. Viatcheslav Ekimov (US Postal) 27min 25sec

2. Victor Hugo Pena (US Postal) @ 8sec

3. Fabian Cancellara (Fassa Bortolo) @ 9sec

4. Marc Wauters (Rabobank) @ 19sec

5. Laszlo Bodrogi (Quick Step) @ 30sec

GC after Stage 4:

1. Viatcheslav Ekimov (US Postal) 10hr 49min 9sec

2. Victor Hugo Pena (US Postal) @ 8sec

3. Fabian Cancellara (Fassa Bortolo) @ 9sec

4. Marc Wauters (Rabobank) @ 19sec

5. Serhiy Honchar (Di Nardi) @ 34sec

Stage 3: Coevorden - Denekamp, 86 km.

1. Erik Zabel (Telekom) 1hr 52min 2sec

2. Robbie McEwen (Lotto) s.t.

3. Bradley McGee (FDJ) s.t.

4. Tom Boonen (quick Step) s.t.

5. Fabrizio Guidi (Bianchi) s.t.

Wednesday, August 20: Stage 2, Apeldoom - Nijkerk, 190 km.

1. Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) 4hr 20min 1sec

2. Erik Zabel (Telekom) s.t.

3. Marco Zanotti (Fassa Bortolo) s.t.

4. Robbie McEwen (Lotto) s.t.

5. Andrej Hauptmann (Vini Caldirola) s.t.

GC after Stage 2:

1. Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) 8hr 29min 22sec

2. Erik Zabel (Telekom) @ 8sec

3. Bert Hiemstra (Bankgiroloterij) @ 15sec

4. Robbie McEwen (Lotto) @ 16sec

5. Ludo Dierckxsens (Landbouwkrediet) @ 17sec

Tuesday, August 19: Stage 1, Middleburg - Rotterdam, 185 km.

1. Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) 4hr 9min 41sec

2. Erik Zabel (Telekom) s.t.

3. Robbie McEwen (Lotto) s.t.

4. Aart Vanhouten (Lotto) s.t.

5. Andrus Aug s.t.

Trittico Lombardo (Lombard Race Trilogy), August 19 - August 21.

Thursday, August 21: Coppa Bernocchi (1.3) 199 km.

Photo-finish. Giunti raised both his hands Cipo-style in a victory salute, but Barbero threw his bike across the line and got the win.

1. Sergio Barbero (Lampre) 4hr 49min 41sec

2. Massimo Giunti (Domina Vacanze) s.t.

3. Sergei Matveyev (Panaria) s.t.

4. Ruslan Ivanov (Alessio) s.t.

5. Sergei Adyeyev (Landbouwkrediet) s.t.

Wednesday, August 20: Coppa Agostini (1.2) 199 km.

1. Francesco Casagrande (Lampre) 4hr 56min 22sec. La Gazzetta dello Sport says that this is Casagrande's 50th career victory.

2. Cristian Moreni (Alessio) @ 1min 27sec

3. Oscar MAson (Vini Caldirola) s.t.

4. Massimo Giunti (Domina Vacanze) s.t.

5. Marcel Strauss (Gerolsteiner) s.t.

Tuesday, August 19: Tre Valli Varesine (1.1) 193.2 km

1. Danilo Di Luca (Saeco) 4hr 53min

2. Andrea Ferrigato (Alessio) s.t.

3. Marcus Zberg (Gerolsteiner) s.t.

4. Oscar Camenzind (Phonak) s.t.

5. Luca Mazzanti (Panaria) s.t.

Sunday, August 17: US Pro Criterium Championships, Chicago.

1. Kevin Monahan (7UP) 2hr 16min 3sec

2. Chris Horner (Saturn) s.t.

3. Mark McCormack (Saturn) s.t.

4. Antonio Cruz (US Postal) s.t.

5. Jonas Carney (Prime Alliance) s.t.

Championship of Zurich (Meisterschaft von Zurich), World Cup Round 8. Sunday, August 17. 236.6 km.

Like all world Cup races, the Zurich Championship has attracted a superb field. Bettini is going for 3 World Cup races in a row. Scheduled to ride: Bettini, Ullrich, Hamilton, Frigo, Sastre, Bartoli, Basso, Virenque, Ekimov, Hincapie, Astarloa, Di Lucca, Celestino, Evans, Vinokourov, Julich, Dufaux, Boogerd, Freire, Casagrande, Rebellin, Garzelli, Mazzoleni, Rodriguez, Zulle, Camenzind, Van Petegem, Merckx, Brochard, Moreau, Popovych.

Podium History of Championship of Zurich

It was basically all-together with the last 40 km lap to go. The selection occured on the Pfannenstiel climb when Ullrich put the hammer down. He didn't have the suds to make it stick. But after that the attacks and counter-attacks came. When one break was absobed with 8 km to go, Nardello took off, taking advantage of the disorganization of the chase. Ullrich left the leaders with a couple of kilometers to go. Bettinin got another 50 World Cup points to give him 350. Boogerd sneaked past Van Petegem to gain second place at 204. Van Petegem remains at 203, now in 3rd place.

Results:

1. Daniele Nardello (Telekom) 5hr 55min 30sec

2. Jan Ullrich (Bianchi) @ 8sec

3. Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) @ 15sec

4. Michael Boogerd (Rabobank) s.t.

5. Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) s.t.

6. Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Ibanesto) s.t.

7. Oscar Camenzind (Phonak) s.t.

8. David Moncoutie (Cofidis) s.t.

9. Michele Scarponi (Domina Vacanze) s.t.

10. Cristian Moreni (Alessio) s.t.

Post Danmark Rundt (2.2) August 12 - August 16.

Final General Classification:

1. Sebastian Lang (Gerolsteiner) 19hr 48min

2. Jurgen Van Goolen (Quick Step) 2 2sec

3. Laurent Brochard (Ag2R) @ 19sec

4. Bart Voskamp (Bankgiroloterij) @ 23sec

5. Mark Scanlon (Ag2R) @ 29sec

Tour de l'Ain (2.3). August 12- August 15. Final GC:

1. Axel Merckx (Lotto) 14hr 4min 16sec

2. Samuel Dumoulin (Jean Delatour) @ 53sec

3. Jerome Pineau (Brioches La Boulangere) @ 1min 3sec

4. Ludovic Turpin (Ag2R) @ 1min 5sec

5. Richard Virenque (Quick Step) @ 2min 1sec

Vuelta a Burgos (2.1), August 11 - August 15

Friday, August 15: 5th and Final stage, Aranda - Burgos, 150 km.

1. Gorka Gonzalez (Euskaltel) 3hr 8min 58sec

2. Juan Fuentes (Saeco) @ 2sec

3. Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano (ONCE) s.t.

4. Dave Bruylandts (Marlus) s.t.

5. Miguel Martin Perdiguero @ 48sec

Final GC after Stage 5:

1. Pablo Lastras Garcia (Ibanesto) 15hr 35min 49sec

2. Oscar Pereiro (Phonak) @ 10sec

3. Carlos Garcia Quesada (Kelme) @ 1min 32sec

4. Giampaolo Chelua (Vini Caldirola) @ 1min 48sec

5. Iker Flores (Euskaltel) @ 2min 35sec

Thursday, August 14: Stage 4, Medina de Pomar 14.4 Individual Time trial.

1. David Millar (Cofidis) 16min 24sec

2. Aitor Gonzalez (Fassa Bortolo) @ 12sec

3. Bert Grabsch (Phonak) @ 19sec

4. Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano (ONCE) @ 21sec

5. Angel Casero (Bianchi) @ 23sec

GC after Stage 4 (from cycling4all.com):

1. Pablo Lastra Garcia (Ibanesto) 12hr 25min 32sec

2. Oscar Pereiro (Phonak) @ 10sec

3. Carlos Garcia Quesada (Kelme) @ 1min 32sec

4. Giampaolo Cheula (Vini Caldirola) @ 1min 48sec

5. Iker Flores (Euskaltel) @ 2min 35sec

Wednesday, August 13: Stage 3, Huerta de Rey - Lagunas de Neila, 162 km.

1. Dave Bruylandts (Marlux) 4hr 6min 15sec

2. Gorka Gonzalez (Euskaltel) @ 1min 6sec

3. Joaquin Rodriguez (ONCE) @ 1min 46sec

4. David Navas Chica @ 1min 57sec

5. Pedro Diaz Lobato @ 2min 40sec

GC after Stage 3:

1. Pablo Lastras Garcia (Ibanesto) 12hr 8min 20sec

2. Oscar Pereiro (Phonak) @ 22sec

3. Carlos garcia Quesada (Kelme) @ 54sec

4. Giampaolo Cheula (Vini Caldirola) @ 1min 9sec

5. Daniel Atienza (Cofidis) @ 1min 35sec

Tuesday, August 12: stage 2, Briviesca - El Altotero, 169 km. Corrected results.

1. Jose Vicente Garcia (Ibanesto) 3hr 58min 14sec

2. Dave Bruylandts (Marlux) @ 14sec

3. Joaquim Rodriguez (ONCE) @ 26sec

4. Santiago Blanco @ 1min 16sec

5. Gorka Gonzalez (Euskaltel) @ 1min 34sec

GC after Stage 2:

1. Pablo Lastras Garcia (Ibanesto) 7hr 57min 9sec

2. Oscar Pereiro (Phonak) s.t.

3. Giampaolo Cheula (Vini Caldirola) @ 12sec

4. Carlos Garcia Quesada (Kelme) @ 25sec

Monday, August 11: Stage 1, Burgos - Miranda de Ebro, 175 km. An 11-man break came in 24min 50sec ahead of the field.

1. Carlos Garcia Quesada (Kelme) 3hr 56min 40sec

2. Daniele Nardello (Telekom) @ 4sec

3. Mikel Predera (ONCE) s.t.

4. Pablo Lastras Garcia (Ibanesto) s.t.

5. Giampaolo Cheula (Vini Caldirola) s.t.

2 Giorni Marchigiana (1.3). 2 races:

Wednesday, August 13: Trofeo Fred Mengoni, 183 km.

1. Alessio Galetti (Saeco) 4hr 43min

2. Bo Hamburger (Formaggi Pinzolo) @ 1min 42sec

3. Fortunato Baliani (Formaggi Pinzolo) @ 2min 46sec

Tuesday, August 12: Trofeo Citta Di Castelfiordo, 195 km.

1. Michele Gobbi (Colpack) 4hr 53min

2. Antonio Bucero (Saeco)@ 2sec

3. Eddy Serri (Mercatone Uno)s.t.

Regio-Tour (2.3), August 6 - August 10. Germany with a short trip into France.

Final General Classification:

1. Vlodymir Gustov (Fassa Bortolo) 19hr 42min 33sec

2. Ronny Scholz (Gerolsteiner) @ 2sec

3. Christian Moreni (Alessio) @ 3sec

4. Eladio Jimenez (Ibanesto) @ 17sec

5. Jose Ivan Gutierrez (Ibanesto) @ 24sec

Clasica San Sebastian, World Cup Round 7. Saturday, August 9. 227 kilometers

Podium History of Clasica San Sebastian

Scheduled to ride: Bettini and van Petegem will meet again with a 3-point spread between them in the World Cup series. No Spaniard has won this, the only Spanish World Cup race, since Indurain in 1990. Also in the hunt, Mancebo, Millar, Bartoli, Rebellin, Freire, Boogerd, Ekimov, Hincapie, Dufaux, Sevilla, Casagrande, Zulle, Camenzind, Astarloa, Di Luca, Celestino, Garzelli, Rodriguez, Mazzoleni, Vinokourov, Julich, Brochard, Moreau, Mayo, Zubeldia, Virenque and Pecharroman. Should be a good race.

The Race: 10 riders went clear over the big climb, the Jaizkibel. Later, Bettini attacked again and took Basso with him. Basso could barely contribute to helping a fantastically in-form Bettini as he motored to his 3rd World Cup win this season. Bettini now has 300 World Cup points to Van Petegem's 203.

Provisional Results:

1. Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) 5hr 44min 42sec

2. Ivan Basso (Fassa Bortolo) s.t.

3. Danilo Di Luca (Saeco) @ 20sec

4. Francesco Casagrande (Lampre) s.t.

5. Andrea Noe (Alessio) @ 23sec

6. Gorka Gerrikagoitia (Euskaltel) @ 33sec

7. Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) @ 34sec.

8. Michael Boogerd (Rabobank) @ 37sec

9. Paolo Valoti (Domina Vacanze) @ 1min 33sec

11. Igor Astarloa (Saeco) @ 1min 54sec

12. Stefano Gazelli (Vini Caldirola) s.t.

15. George Hincapie (US Postal) s.t.

85. Peter Van Petegem (Lotto) @ 6min 50sec

125. Alexandre Vinkourov (Telekom) @ 12min 5sec

Wednesday, August 6: GP Camaiore (1.2), Italy. 193 km.

1. Marco Serpellini (Lampre) 4hr 37min 31sec

2. Danilo Di Luca (Saeco) @ 3sec

3. Luca Mazzanti (Panaria) @ 4sec

4. Gianluca Tonetti (Tenax) @ 5sec

5. Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) @ 22sec

HEW Cyclassic, World Cup Round 6. Sunday, August 3

Podium History of HEW Cyclassic

Scheduled to ride: This is a fantastic field. Ullrich will have stunning form from the Tour. Ullrich, Museeuw, Bettini, Rebellin, Astarloa, Di Luca, Celestino, Bartoli, Petacchi, Zabel, Baldato, Boogerd, Casagrande, Vainsteins, Hincapie, Planckaert, McGee, Cooke, Tafi, Dean, Van Petegem, Van Bon, Lombardi, Brochard, Camenzind, O'Grady, Voigt, Hushovd.

Results: On the final time up the Waseberg climb, Astarloa took off with Ullrich chasing and bringing Rebellin, Bettini and Celestino. Zabel won the field sprint. Peter Van Petegem still leads the World Cup, but he's ahead of Bettini by only 3 points.

1. Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) 5hr 58min 20sec

2. Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) s.t.

3. Jan Ullrich (Bianchi) s.t.

4. Igor Astarloa (Saeco) s.t.

5. Mirko Celestino (Saeco) s.t.

6. Erik Zabel (Telekom) @ 3sec

7. Fabio Baldato (Alessio) s.t.

8. Giovanni Lombardi (Domina Vacanze) s.t.

9. Stefano Zanini (Saeco) s.t.

10. Andrea Ferrigato (Alessio) s.t.

23. Peter Van Petegem (Lotto) s.t

Sunday, August 3: New York City Cycling Championships, 60 miles.

1. Marty Nothstein (Navigators) 2hr 5min 42sec

2. Viktor Rapinski (Saturn) s.t.

3. David Clinger (TIAA-Cref) s.t.

4. Chirs Horner (Saturn) s.t.

5. Antonio Cruz (US Postal) s.t.

Saturday, August 2: Karlsruhe Versicherungs GP (1.2) 2-Man Time Trial, 72.6 km.

1. Gerolsteiner: Sebastian Lang/ Michael Rich, 1hr 24min 14sec

2. Gerolsteiner: Georg Totschnig/ Torsten Schmidt @ 1min 13sec

3. Telekom: Alexandre Vinokourov/ Bobby Julich @ 1min 57sec

4. Credit Agricole: Christophe Moreau/ Jens Voigt @ 2min 27sec

5. Lampre: Manuel Quinziato/ Rubens Bertogliati @ 2min 59sec

6. U.S. Postal: Lance Armstrong/ Viatchislav Ekimov @ 3min 12sec

10. Euskaltel: Iban Mayo/ Haimar Zubeldia @ 4min 16sec

Tour de la Region Wallone (2.3) Belgium. July 28 - August 1

Friday, August 1: 5th and Final Stage, Amays - Chaudfontaine, 146.6 km.

1. Julian Dean (CSC) 3hr 29min

2. Michele Bartoli (Fassa Bortolo) s.t.

3. Marco Zanotti (Fassa Bortolo) s.t.

4. Jo Planckaert (Cofidis) s.t.

5. Jimmy Engoulvent (Brioches La Boulangere) s.t.

Final GC after 5th Stage:

1. Julian Dean (CSC) 21hr 23min 26sec

2. Michele Bartoli (Fassa Bortolo) s.t.

3. Yaroslav Popovych (LAndbouwkrediet) @ 12sec

4. Kim Kirchen (Fassa Bortolo) @ 14sec

5. Jurgen Van Goolen (Quick step) @ 18sec

Thursday, July 31: Stage 4, Houffalize - Aubel, 189 km.

1. Julian Dean (CSC) 4hr 23min 1sec

2. Emmanuel Magnien (Brioches La Boulangere) s.t.

3. David Kopp (Telekom) s.t.

4. Jo Planckaert (Cofidis) s.t.

5. Phillipe Gilbert (FDJ) s.t.

6. Michele Bartoli (Fassa Bortolo) s.t.

GC after Stage 4

1. Michele Bartoli (Fassa Bortolo) 17hr 54min 29sec

2. Julian Dean (CSC) @ 4sec

3. Yaroslav Popovych (Landbouwkrediet) @ 6sec

4. Kim Kirchen (Fassa Bortolo) @ 8sec

5. Jurgen Van Goolen (Quick Step) @ 12sec

Wednesday, July 30: Stage 3, Namur - Bouillon, 208.8 km.

1. Michele Bartoli (Fassa Bortolo) 5hr 11min 10sec

2. Yaroslav Popovych (Landbouwkrediet) s.t.

3. Kim Kirchen (Fassa Bortolo) s.t.

4. Peter Farazijn (Cofidis) s.t.

5. Jurgen Van Goolen (Quick Step) s.t.

GC after Stage 3:

1. Michele Bartoli (Fassa Bortolo) 13hr 31min 29sec

2. Yaroslav Popovych (Landbouwkrediet) @ 4sec

3. Kim Kirchen (Fassa Bortolo) @ 6sec

4. Jurgen Van Goolen (Quick Step) @ 10sec

5. Peter Farazijn (Cofidis)) s.t.

Tuesday, July 29: Stage 2, Waterloo - Nivelles, 169 km.

1. Stephane Berges (Ag2R) 4hr 17min 2sec

2. Marco Zanotti (Fassa Bortolo) @ 2min 35sec

3. Guennadi Mikhailov (US Postal) s.t.

4. Stefan Van Dijk (Lotto) s.t.

5. Jo Planckaert (Cofidis) s.t.

GC after Stage 2:

1. Stephane Berges (Ag2R) 8hr 17min 37sec

2. Nico Eeckhout (Lotto) @ 2min 16sec

3. Thierry De Groot (Palmans) @ 2min 22sec

4. Wim Van Huffel (Vlaanderen) @ 2min 26sec

5. Marco Zanotti (Fassa Bortolo) @ 2min 45sec

Monday, July 28: Stage 1 Flobecq - Charleroi, 160 km.

1. Nico Eeckhout (Lotto) 3hr 39min 51sec

2. Thierry De Groot (Palmans) s.t.

3. Wim Van Huffel (Vlaanderen) s.t.

Route du Sud (France) (2.3) June 21 - June 24

Final GC:

1. Michael Rogers (Quick Step) 13hr 38min 2sec

2. Pietro Caucchioli (Alessio) @ 1min 3sec

3. Nicolas Vogondy (FDJ) @ 1min 46sec

4. David Moncoutie (Cofidis) @ 2min 4sec

5. Alexandre Botcharov (Ag2R) @ 4min 48sec

Tour of Switzerland (Tour de Suisse) (HC), June 16 - June 25

Scheduled to ride: Zulle, Tonkov, Bettini, Celestino, Vinokourov, Julich, Casgrande, Bettini, McEwen, Frigo, McGee, Caspar, Ullrich, O'Grady.

Complete Podium History of Tour of Switzerland

Wednesday, June 25: 9th and Final Stage, Stafa - Aarau, 152 km. Should be a sprinter's finale with no change in GC.

1. Baden Cooke (FDJ) 3hr 25min 41sec

2. Alexandre Moos (Phonak) s.t.

3. Julian Dean (CSC) s.t.

4. Sven Teutenberg (Bianchi) s.t.

5. Alexandre Vinkouyrov (Telekom) s.t.

6. Marcus Zberg (Gerolsteiner) s.t.

Final GC after Stage 9: Francesco Casagrande, sitting in 2nd place did not start the final stage because of an infection.

1. Alexandre Vinokourov (Telekom) 36hr 38min 58sec

2. Giuseppe Guerini (Telekom) @ 1min 14sec

3. Oscar Pereiro (Phonak) @ 1min 28sec

4. Kim Kirchen (Fassa Bortolo) @ 1min 46sec

5. Tadej Valjavec (Fassa Bortolo) @ 1min 55sec

6. Alexandre Moos (Phonak) @ 2min 10sec

7. Jan Ullrich (Bianchi) @ 2min 27sec

8. Sven Montgomery (Fassa Bortolo) @ 2min 29sec

9. Ondrej Sosenka (CCC Polsat) @ 4min 14sec

10. Tomasz Brozyna (CCC Polsat) @ 6min 17sec

Tuesday, June 24: Gossau 32.5 Individual Time Trial. Casagrande could not hold on to his lead against the superior time-tiral abilities of Alexandre Vinokourov.

1. Bradley McGee (FDJ) 42min 20sec

2. Uwe Peschel (Gerolsteiner) @ 23sec

3. Jan Ullrich (Bianchi) @ 50sec

4. Oscar Pereiro (Phonak) @ 1min 7sec

5. Alexandre Vinokourov (Telekom) @ 1min 12sec

6. Tobias Steinhauser (Bianchi) @ 1min 28sec

7. Bobby Julich (Telekom) @ 1min 29sec

15. Francesco Casagrande (Lampre) @ 2min 4sec

GC after Stage 8:

1. Alexandre Vinokourov (Telekom) 33hr 13min 17sec

2. Francesco Casagrande (Lampre) @ 15sec

3. Giuseppe Guerini (Telekom) @ 1min 12sec

4. Oscar Pereiro (Phonak) @ 1min 26sec

5. Kim Kirchen (Fassa Bortolo) @ 1min 44sec

6. Tadej Valjavec (Fassa Bortolo) @ 1min 53sec

7. Alexandre Moos (Phonak) @ 2min 10sec

8. Jan Ullrich (Bianchi) @ 2min 25sec

9. Sven montgomery (Fassa Bortolo) @ 2min 27sec

10, Ondrej Sosenka (CCC Polsat) @ 3min 38sec

Monday, June 23: stage 7, Savognin - Oberstaufen (Germany), 231 km. This is the longest stage of the Tour. The profile of the final 1/3 of the race is a tough sawtooth, but a change in GC is unlikely.

Results.

1. Serguei Yakovlev (Telekom) 5hr 53min 3sec

2. Marcus Zberg (Gerolsteiner) @ 1min 2sec

3. Martin Derganc (Domina Vacanze) s.t.

4. Daniel Schnider (Phonak) s.t.

5. Eric Leblacher (Credit Agricole) @ 1min 23sec

6. Bobby Julich (Telekom) @ 2min 16sec

7. Stuart O'Grady (Credit Agricole) s.t.

8. Oscar Camenzind (Phonak) s.t.

GC after Stage 7:

1. Francesco Casagrande (Lampre) 32hr 29min 7sec

2. Alexandre Vinokourov (Telekom) @ 37sec

3. Alexandre Moos (Phonak) @ 1min 25sec

4. Giuseppe Guerini (Telekom) @ 1min 27sec

5. Kim Kirchen (Fassa Bortolo) @ 1min 30sec

6. Tadej Valjavec (Fassa Bortolo) @ 1min 31sec

7. Sven Montgomery (Fassa Bortolo) @ 1min 56sec

8. Oscar Pereiro (Phonak) @ 2min 9sec

9. Jan Ullrich (Bianchi) @ 3min 24sec

10. Ondrej Sosenka (CCC Polsat) @ 3min 58sec

Sunday, June 22: Stage 6, Silvaplana -Silvaplana, 135 km. 3 tough climbs this stage. This is the last stage for the pure climbers.

1. Oscar Pereiro (Phonak) 3hr 39min 40sec

2. Jan Ullrich (Bianchi) @ 1min 14sec

3. Kim Kirchen (Fassa Bortolo) @ 1min 17sec

4. Alexandre Moos (Phonak) s.t.

5. Alexandre Vinokourov (Telekom) s.t.

6. Ondrej Sosenka (CCC-Polsat) s.t.

7. Francesco Casagrande (Lampre) s.t.

8. Giuseppe Guerini (Telekom) s.t.

9. Sven Montgomery (Fassa Bortolo) s.t.

10. Tadej Valjevec (Fassa Bortolo) s.t.

GC after Stage 6:

1. Francesco Casagrande (Lampre) 26hr 31min 57sec

2. Alexandre Vinokourov (Telekom) @ 37sec

3. Alexandre Moos (Phonak) @ 1min 25sec

4. Giuseppe Guerini (Telekom) @ 1min 27sec

5. Tadej Valjevec (Fassa Bortolo) s.t.

6. Kim Kirchen (Fassa Bortolo) @ 1min 30sec

7. Sven Montgomery (Fassa Bortolo) @ 1min 52sec

8. Oscar Pereiro (Phonak) @ 2min 5sec

9. Jan Ullrich (Bianchi) @ 3min 24sec

10. Ondrej Sosenka (CCC Polsat) @ 3min 45sec

Saturday, June 21: Stage 5 of 9, Ascona - La Punt, 177.8 km. There was a final, tough climb, the Abula, which shattered the field. After the Abula, it's only a short descent to the finish.

1. Francesco Casagrande (Lampre) 5hr 9min 34sec

2. Alexandre Vinokourov (Telekom) @ 39sec

3. Alexandre Moos (Phonak) @ 47sec

4. Giuseppe Guerini (Telekom) s.t.

5. Tadej Vlajevec (Fassa Bortolo) @ 49sec

7. Kim Kirchen (Fassa Bortolo) @ 1min 10sec

12. Jan Ullrich (Bianchi) @ 2min 52sec

17. Alex Zulle (Phonak) @ 3min 14sec

47. Bradley McGee (FDJ) @ 12min 1sec

GC after Stage 5:

1. Francesco Casagrande (Lampre) 22hr 51min

2. Alexandre Vinokourov (Telekom) @ 37sec

3. Alexandre Moos (Phonak) @ 1min 25sec

4. Giuseppe Guerini (Telekom) @ 1min 27sec

5. Tadej Valjevec (Fassa Bortolo) s.t.

6. Kim Kirchen (Fassa Bortolo) @ 1min 34sec

10. Jan Ullrich (Bianchi) @ 3min 33sec

13. Alex Zulle (Phonak) @ 3min 50sec

32. Bradley McGee (FDJ) @ 12min 21sec

Friday, June 20: Stage 4, Visp - Losone, 168 km. This stage has the 2,478 meter Nufenpass in the middle, with the rest of the stage a long downhil for a probable regroupment.

The finish of the stage had an unusual ending. Sandy Casar and Filippo Simeoni were caught at the entrance to Losone. Kim Kirchen launched a solo attack from the front of the peloton, but was too confident of his victory and stopped sprinting too early. Sandy Casar caught him and threw his bike past Kirchen at the line.

1. Sandy Casar (FDJ) 4hr 5min 1sec

2. Kim Kirchen (Fassa Bortolo) s.t.

3. Stuart O'Grady (Credit Agricole) s.t.

4. Robby McEwen (Lotto) s.t.

5. Julian Dean (CSC) s.t.

GC after stage 4:

1. Alexandre Vinokourov (Telekom) 17hr 41min 30sec

2. Francesco Casagrande (Lampre) @ 6sec

3. Bradly McGee (DJ) @ 16sec

4. Kim kirchen (Fassa Bortolo) @ 20sec

5. Alex Zulle (Phonak) @ 32sec

Thursday, June 19: Stage 3 of 9, Nyon - Saas Fee, 217 km. Tough hill-top finish.

1. Francesco Casagrande (Lampre) 5hr 10min 38sec

2. Kim Kirchen (Fassa Bortolo) @ 13sec

3. Alexandre Vinokourov (Telekom) @ 18sec

4. Sven Montgomery (Fassa Bortolo) s.t.

5. Tadej Valjavec (Fassa Bortolo) s.t.

6. Bradly McGee (FDJ) @ 25sec

11. Alex Zulle (Phonak) s.t.

15. Jan Ullrich (Bianchi) @ 29sec

GC after Stage 3:

1. Alexandre Vinkourov (Telekom) 13hr 36min 29sec

2. Francesco Casagrande (Lampre) @ 6sec

3. Bradley McGee (FDJ) @ 16sec

4. Kim Kirchen (Fassa Bortolo) @ 26sec

5. Alex Zulle (Phonak) @ 32sec

10. Jan Ullrich (Bianchi) @ 37sec

Wednesday, June 18: Stage 2, Murten - Nyon, 175 km.

1. Robbie McEwen (Lotto) 4hr 3min 10sec

2. Julian Dean (CSC) s.t.

3. Stuart O'Grady (Credit Agricole) s.t.

4. Robert Forster (Gerolsteiner) s.t.

5. Baden Cooke (FDJ) s.t.

GC after stage 2:

1. Alexandre Vinokourov (Telekom) 8hr 25min 39sec

2. Bradley McGee (FDJ) @ 4sec

3. Oscar Pereiro (Phonak) @ 10sec

4. Fabian Cancellera (Fassa Bortolo) @ 12sec

5. Stuart O'Grady (Credit Agricole) @ 16sec

Tuesday, June 17: Stage 1, Egerkingen - Le Locle, 163 km.

1. Alexandre Vinokourov (Telekom) 4hr 13sec 43sec

2. Sergei Ivanov (Fassa Bortolo) s.t.

3. Miguel Angel Perdiguero (Domina Vacaze) @ 2sec

4. Dario Frigo (Fassa Bortolo) s.t.

5. Salvatore Commesso (Saeco) s.t.

6. Francesco Casagrande (Lampre) s.t.

8. Bradley McGee (FDJ) s.t.

15. Jan Ullrich (Bianchi) @ 8sec

19. Alex Zulle (Phonak) @ 15sec

GC after Stage 1:

1. Alexandre Vinokourov (Telekom) 4hr 22min 29sec

2. Bradley McGee (FDJ) @ 4sec

3. Oscar Pereiro (Phonak) @ 10sec

4. Fabian Cancellara (Fassa Bortolo) @ 12sec

5. Sergei Ivanov (Fassa Bortolo) @ 16sec

6. Dario Frigo (Fassa Bortolo) @ 18sec

7. Alex Zulle (Phonak) @ 19sec

8. Jan Ullrich (Bianchi) @ 20sec

Monday, June 16: Prologue, Egerkingen Individual 6.5 km Time trial. From the Tour's web site: "Not an easy prologue with a lot of curves in the first 3 kilometres, and then a route for the strong rouleurs. The favourites should be Fabian Cancellara, Uwe Peschel and Alex Zülle"

Provisional Results:

1: Fabian Cancellara (Fassa Bortolo) 8min 46.28sec (avg. 47.908 km/h)
2: Oscar Pereiro (Phonak) @ 1.72sec
3: Bradley McGee (FDJ) @ 2.08sec
4: Alex Zülle (Phonak) at 4.56sec
5: Juan Carlos Dominguez (Phonak) at 5.35sec

13: Jan Ullrich (Bianchi) @ 12sec

Tour of Catalonia (Volta a Catalunya) (HC), June 16 - June 22

Scheduled to ride: Hincappie, Heras, Basso, Bartoli, Llorente, Zabel, Garzelli, Piepoli, Fleche, Freire, Pecharroman.

Complete podium history of Tour of Catalonia

Sunday, June 22: 7th and Final Stage, San Joan Despi - Barcelona, 128 km.

1. Angel Vicioso (ONCE) 3min 8sec

2. George Hincappi (US Postal) s.t.

3. Matthias Kessler (Telekom) s.t.

4. Ellis Rastelli (Gerolsteiner) s.t.

5. David de la Fuente (Vini Caldirola) s.t.

Final GC after Stage 7:

1.Jose Pecharroman (Paternina) 22hr 15min 13sec

2. Roberto Heras (US Postal) @ 43sec

3. Koldo Gil (ONCE) @ 3min 46sec

4. Rafael Casero (Paternina) @ 4min 2sec

5. Ivan Basso (Fassa Bortolo) @ 4min 29sec

6. Benjamin Noval (Relax) @ 4min 36sec

7. Guido Trentin (Cofidis) @ 4min 39sec

8. Santiago Blanco (Relax) @ 5min 28sec

9. Daniel Atienza (Cofidis) @ 5min 45sec

10. Evgeni Petrov (Ibanesto) @ 5min 55sec

Saturday, June 21: Stage 6, Molins de Rei - Vall Vidrera 13.1 km Individual Time Trial. The 1st 7 kilometers are tough with a lot of 5% - 6% gradient.

1. Jose Pecharroman (Paternina) 21min 49sec

2. Roberto Heras (US Postal) @ 52sec

3. Santiago Botero (Telekom) @ 58sec

4. Angel Vicioso (ONCE) @ 1min 4sec

5. Rafael Casero (Paternina) @ 1min 16sec

6. Evgeni Petrov (Ibanesto) @ 1min 17sec

68. George Hincappie (US Postal) @ 3min 25sec

GC after Stage 6:

1. Jose Pecharroman (Paternina) 19hr 7min 13sec

2. Roberto Heras (US Postal) @ 43sec

3. Koldo Gil (ONCE) @ 3min 46sec

4. Rafael Casero (Paternina) @ 4min 2sec

5. Ivan Basso (Fassa Bortolo) @ 4min 29sec

6. Benjamin Noval (Relax) @ 4min 36sec

Friday, June 20: Stage 5, Livia - Manresa, 166.3 km.

1. Oscar Freire (Rabobank) 3hr 46min 37sec

2. Angel Vicioso (ONCE) s.t.

3. Rene Haselbacher (Gerolsteiner) s.t.

4. Roberto Lozano (Kelme) s.t.

5. Inaki Isasi (Euskaltel) s.t.

8. George Hincappie (US Postal) s.t.

GC after Stage 5:

1. Roberto Heras (US Postal) 18hr 45min 9sec

2. Jose Pecharroman (Paternina) @ 9sec

3. Santiago Blanco (Relax) @ 1min 58sec

4. Koldo Gil (ONCE) @ 2min 10sec

5. Benjamin Noval (Relax) @ 2min 27sec

6. Ivan Basso (Fassa Bortolo) @ 2min 44sec

Thursday, June 19: Stage 4 of 7, Andorra - Llivia, 157.4 km. Tough hill-top finish.

1. Jesus Maria Manzano (Kelme) 4hr 17min 55sec

2. Rene Haselbacher (Gerolsteiner) @ 12sec

3. Matthias Kessler (Telekom) s.t.

4. Inaki Isasi (Euskaltel) s.t.

5. Davbid de la Fuente (Vini Caldirola) s.t.

6. George Hincappie (US Postal) s.t.

GC after Stage 4:

1. Roberto Heras (US Postal) 14hr 58min 38sec

2. Jose Pecharroman (Paternina) @ 9sec

3. Santiago Blanco (Relax) @ 1min 58sec

4. Koldo Gil (ONCE) @ 2min 10sec

5. Benjamin Noval (Relax) @ 2min 27sec

Wednesday, June 18: Stage 3, La Pobla de Mafumet - Andorra, 216 .6 km.

1. Aitor Kintana (Labarca) 5hr 50min 48sec

2. Michael Rasmussen (Rabobank) @ 2min

3. Jose Pecharramon (Paternina) @ 2min 9sec

4. Roberto Heras (US Postal) @ 2min 42sec

5. Santaigo Blanco (Relax) @ 4min 3sec

GC after Stage 3:

1. Roberto Heras (US Postal) 10hr 40min 31sec

2. Jose Pecharroman (Paternina) @ 9sec

3. Santiago Blanco (Relax) @ 1min 58sec

4. Koldo Gil (ONCE) @ 2min 10sec

5. Benjamin Noval (Relax) @ 2min 27sec

Tuesday, June 17: Stage 2, Mora d'Ebre - El Morell, 183.6 km.

1. Bram de Groot (Rabobank) 4hr 21min 25sec

2. Angel Vicioso (ONCE) @ 1sec

3. George Hincappie (US Postal) s.t.

4. Matthias Kessler (Telekom) s.t.

5. Paolo Bossono Vini Caldirola) s.t.

7. Stefano Garzelli (Vini Caldirola) s.t.

GC after Stage 2:

1. Angel Vicioso (ONCE) 4hr 46min 52sec

2. George Hincappie (US Postal) @ 5sec

3. Xavier Florencio (ONCE) @ 6sec

4. Koldo Gil (ONCE) s.t.

5. Rene Andrle (ONCE) s.t.

Monday, June 16: Stage 1, Salou - Vilaseca Team Time Trial, 26.7 km.

1. ONCE 25min 32sec Xavier Florencio leads.

2. US Postal @ 3sec

3. Rabobank @ 13sec

4. Fassa Bortolo @ 25sec

5. Ibanesto @ 26sec

Tour of Austria (2.3), June 9 - June 15.

Final GC:

1. Gerrit Glomser (Saeco) 27hr 17min 33sec

2. Jure Golcer (Volksbank) @ 42sec

3. Hans Peter Obwaller (Austria) @ 1min 8sec

Sunday, June 15: GP Kanton Aargau - Gippingen (1.1), 196 km.

1. Martin Elminger (Phonak) 5hr 18sec

2. Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) s.t.

3. Sergei Ivanov (Fassa Bortolo) s.t.

4. Michael Skelde (Fakta) s.t.

5. Steffen Wesemann (Telekom) s.t.

6. Jan Ullrich (Bianchi) s.t.

Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (HC) June 8 - June 15.

Complete podium history of the Dauphiné Libéré.

A lot of the big dogs will be there, doing their final tune-up for the Tour de France. This will certainly be Lance Armstrong's (who won it last year) last race before the Tour. This will be an interesting meeting between Tyler Hamilton and Armstrong, who seemed to be on a very close level of strength at Liege-Bastogne-Liege. Among those scheduled to ride: Armstrong, Ekimov, Hincappie, Hamilton, Dufaux, Virenque, Moncoutie, Millar, Dekker, Leipheimer, Boogerd, Brochard and Moreau.

Sunday, June 15: 7th and Final Stage, Briancon - Grenoble, 174 km.

1. Cedric Vasseur (Cofidis) 4hr 22min 2sec

2. Christophe Edaleine (Jean Delatour) @ 2min

3. Iban Mayo (Euskaltel) @ 2min 9sec

4. Christophe Moreau (Credit Agricole) s.t.

5. Juan Miguel Mercado (Ibanesto) s.t.

6. Lance Armstrong (US Postal) s.t.

7. David Millar (Cofidis) @ 2min 39sec

8. Remmert Wielinga (Rabobank) @ 2min 56sec

9. Cyril Dessel (Phonak) @ 3min 26sec

10. Massimiliano Lelli (Cofidis) s.t.

Final GC after Stage 7:

1. Lance Armstrong (US Postal) 29hr 31min 53sec

2. Iban Mayo (Euskaltel) @ 1min 12sec

3. David Millar (Cofidis) @ 2min 47sec

4. Francisco Macebo (Ibanesto) @ 4min 35sec

5. Christophe Moreau (Credit Agricole) @ 4min 59sec

6. Inigo Chaurreau (Ag2R) @ 5min 53sec

7. Juan Miguel Mercado (Ibanesto) @ 6min 3sec

8. Levi Leipheimer (rabobank) @ 6min 25sec

9. Cyril Dessel (Phonak) @ 7min 18sec

10. Alberto Lopez de Munain (Euskaltel) @ 8min 7sec

Saturday, June 14: Stage 6, Challes les Eaux - Briancon, 153 km. This stage included the Telegraf and Galibier climbs.

1. Juan Miguel Mercado (Ibanesto) 3hr 58min 47sec

2. Iban Mayo (Euskaltel) @ 26sec

3. Mikel Astarloza (Ag2R) 29sec

4. Lance Armstrong (US Postal) s.t.

5. Francisco Mancebo (Ibanesto) s.t.

6. Christophe Moreau (Credi Agricole) @ 34sec

7. Patrice Halgand (Jean Delatour) s.t.

8. Levi Leipheimer (Rabobank) s.t.

9. Nicolas Vogondy (FDJ) s.t.

10. David Millar (Cofidis) s.t.

GC after Stage 6:

1. Lance Armstrong (US Postal) 25hr 7min 42sec

2. Iban Mayo (Euskaltel) @ 1min 12sec

3. David Millar (Cofidis) @ 2min 17sec

4. Francisco Macebo (Ibanesto) @ 3min 18sec

5. Inigo Chaurreau (Ag2R) @ 4min 36sec

6. Christophe Moreau (Credit Agricole) @ 4min 59sec

7. Levi Leipheimer (rabobank) @ 5min 8sec

8. Alberto Lopez de Munain (Euskaltel) @ 5min 45sec

9. Cyril Dessel (Phonak) @ 6min 1sec

10. Juan Miguel Mercado (Ibanesto) @ 6min 3sec

76. Tyler Hamilton (CSC) @ 52min 16sec

Friday, June 13: Stage 5, Morzine - Chambery, 192 km.

1. Laurent Lefevre (Jean Delatour)

2. Pierrick Fedrigo (Credit Agricole) s.t.

3. Denis Menchov (Ibanesto) s.t.

4. Maryan Hary (Brioches La Boulangere) s.t.

5. Nicolas Portal (Ag2R) s.t.

6. Andrey Kashekin (Quick step) s.t.

7. David Millar (Cofidis) @ 56sec

8. Lance Armstrong (US Postal) s.t.

9. Iban Mayo (Euskaltel) s.t.

10. Andrea Peron (CSC) @ 59sec

11. Christophe Moreau (Credit Agricole) @ 1min 38sec

13. Levi Leipheimer (Rabobank) s.t.

83. Tyler Hamilton (CSC) @ 11min 34sec

GC after Stage 5:

1. Lance Armstrong (US Postal) 21hr 8min 26sec

2. Iban Mayo (Euskaltel) @ 1min 15sec

3. David Millar (Cofidis) @ 2min 12sec

4. Francisco Mancebo (Ibanesto) @ 3min 18sec

5. Inigo Chaurreau (Ag2R) @ 4min 19sec

6. Christophe Moreau (Credit Agricole) @ 4min 54sec

7. Levi Leipheimer (Rabobank) @ 5min 3sec

Thursday, June 12: Stage 4, Vienne - Morzine, 237 km.

1. Iban Mayo (Euskaltel) 6hr 26min 44sec

2. Lance Armstrong (US Postal) s.t.

3. Francisco Mancebo (Inbanesto) s.t.

4. Christophe Moreau (Credit Agricole) @ 37sec

5. Richard Virenque (Quick Step) @ 1min 11sec

19. David Millar (Cofidis) s.t.

21. Levi Leipheimer (Rabobank) @ 1min 32sec

71. Tyler Hamilton (CSC) @ 20 min 48sec

GC after Stage 4:

1. Lance Armstrong (US Postal) 16hr 28min 8sec

2. Iban Mayo (Euskaltel) @ 1min 15sec

3. David Millar (Cofidis) @ 2min 12sec

4. Francisco Mancebo (Ibanesto) @ 2min 36sec

5. Inigo Chaurreau (Ag2R) @ 3min 37sec

Wednesday, June 11: Stage 3, St. Paul en Jarez - St. Heand 33.4 km Individual Time Trial. I don't think there are any more rational doubts about Armstrong's Tour form.

1. Lance Armstrong (US Postal) 49min 32sec

2. David Millar (Cofodis) @ 1min 7sec

3. Iban Mayo (Euskaltel) @ 1min 26sec

4. Inigo Chaurreau (Ag2R) @ 1min 59sec

5. Didier Rous (Brioches La Boulangere) @ 2min 9sec

7. Levi Leipheimer (Rabobank) @ 2min 45sec

8. Carlos Sastre (CSC) @ 2min 57sec

14. Christophe Moreau (Credit Agricole) @ 3min 27sec

44. Tyler Hamilton (CSC) @ 4min 51sec

GC after Stage 3:

1. Lance Armstrong (US Postal) 10hr 1min 24sec

2. David Millar (Cofidis) @ 1min 1sec

3. Iban Mayo (Euskaltel) @ 1min 15sec

4. Inigo Chaurreau (Ag2R) @ 2min 26sec

5. Didier Rous (Brioches La Boulangere) @ 2min 34sec

7. Levi Leipheimer (Rabobank) @ 2min 49sec

Tuesday, June 10: Stage 2, Bollene - Vienne, 195 km.

1. Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole) 4hr 23min 42sec

2. Alexandre Usov (Phonak) s.t.

3. Baden Cooke (FDJ) s.t.

4. Tom Boonen (Quick Step) s.t.

5. Plamen Stoianov (BigMat) s.t.

GC after Stage 2:

1. Iban Mayo (Euskaltel) 9hr 11min 41sec

2. David Millar (Cofidis) @ 5sec

3. Bradley McGee (FDJ) @ 10sec

4. Lance Armstrong (US Postal) @ 11sec

5. Alberto Lopez de Munain (Euskaltel) @ 14sec

Monday, June 9: Stage 1, Meaudre - Vaison la Romine, 198 km.

1. Plamen Stoianov (Bigmat) 4hr 39min 15sec

2. Bradley McGee (FDJ) s.t.

3. Wlater Beneteau (Brioches La Boulangere) s.t.

4. Alexi Sivakov (Bigmat) s,t,

5. Iban Mayo (Euskaltel) s.t.

26. Lance Armstrong (US Postal) s.t.

43. Tyler Hamilton (CSC) s.t.

GC after Stage 1:

1. Iban Mayo (Euskaltel) 4hr 47min 59sec

2. David Millar (Cofidis) @ 5sec

3. Bradley McGee (FDJ) @ 10sec

4. Lance Armstrong (US Postal) @ 11sec

5. Alberto Lopez de Munain (Euskaltel) @ 14sec

7. Levi Leipheimer (Rabobank) @ 15sec

35. Tyler Hamilton (CSC) @ 46sec

Sunday, June 8: Prologue Individual Time Trial, 5.1 km.

1. Iban Mayo (Euskaltel) 8min 44sec

2. David Millar (Cofidis) @ 5sec

3. Lance Armstrong (US Postal) @ 10sec

4. Alberto Lopez de Munain (Euskaltel) @ 14sec

5. Francisco Macebo (Ibanesto) @ 14sec

6. Levi Leipheimer (Rabobank) @ 15sec

9. Christophe Moreau (Credit Agricole) @ 18sec

36. Tyler Hamilton (CSC) @ 45sec

47. Michael Boogerd (Rabobank) @ 52sec

77. Floyd Landis (US Postal) @ 1min 6sec

Sunday, June 8: Wachovia USPRO Championships, Philadelphia, PA. 156 miles/250 km.

As the first American across the line, Mark McCormack is the new US Champion.

1. Stefano Zanini (Saeco) 5hr 56min 21sec

2. Uros Murn (Formaggi Pinzolo) s.t.

3. Julian Dean (CSC) s.t.

4. Mark McCormack (Saturn) s.t.

5. Max Van Heeswijk (US Postal) s.t.

6. Massimiliano Mori (Formaggi Pinzolo) s.t.

7. Kevin Monahan (7UP) s.t.

8. Henk Vogels (Navigators) s.t.

Saturday, June 7: Classique des Alpes (1.1) 174 km. Aix les Bains - Chambery.

1. Francisco Mancebo (Ibanesto) 4hr 54min 49sec

2. Benoit Salmon (Phonak) @ 1min 17sec

3. David Millar (Cofidis) @ 1min 41sec

4. Patrice Halgand (Jean Delatour) @ 1min 53sec

5. Laurent Dufaux (Alessio) s.t.

Tour of Germany (Deutschland Rundfahrt) (2.2), June 3 - June 8

Monday, June 8: 7th and Final Stage, Bad Durkheim - Saarbrucken, 173.2 km.

1. Olaf Pollack (Gerolsteiner) 3hr 59min 17sec

2. Erik Zabel (Telekom) s.t.

3. Stuart O'Grady (Credit Agricole) s.t.

4. Stefan van Dijk (Lotto) s.t.

Final GC after Stage 7:

1. Michael Rogers (Quick Step) 28hr 49min 58sec

2. Jose Azavedo (ONCE) @ 1min 19sec

3. Alexandre Vinokourov (Telekom) @ 1min 53sec

4. Jorg Jaksche (ONCE) @ 1min 54sec

5. Jan Ullrich (Bianchi) @ 2min 1sec

Sunday, June 7: Maulbronn - Bretten Individual Time Trial, 40.7 km. Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano crashed and had to abandon. A broken collarbone is feared.

1. Michael Rogers (Quick Step) 51min 36sec

2. Jan Ullrich (Bianchi) @ 1min 10sec

3. Alexandre Vinokourov (Telekom) @ 1min 13sec

4. Micharl Rich (Gerolsteiner) @ 1min 25sec

5. Uwe Peschel (Gerolsteiner) @ 1min 26sec

GC after stage 6:

1. Michael Rogers (Quick Step) 24hr 50min 41sec

2. Jose Azevedo (ONCE) @ 1min 19sec

3. Alexandre Vinokourov (Telekom) @ 1min 52sec

4. Jorg Jaksche (ONCE) @ 1min 54sec

5. Jan Ullrich (Bianchi) @ 2min 1sec

Saturday, June 7: Ravensburg - Feldberg, 191 km.

1. Jose Azevedo (ONCE) 4hr 49min 49sec

2. Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano (ONCE) s.t.

3. Isidro Nozal Vega (ONCE) @ 24sec

4. Jorg Jascke (ONCE) @ 25sec

GC after Stage 5:

1. Jose Azevedo (ONCE) 23hr 58min 23sec

2. Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano (ONCE) @ 4sec

3. Isidro Nozal Vega (ONCE) @ 25sec

4. Jorg Jascke (ONCE) @ 35sec

5. Michael Rogers (Quick Step) @ 1min 32sec

Friday, June 6: Stage 4, Ansbach - Bad Wurzbach, 222 km.

1. Ivan Quaranta (Saeco) 4hr 52min 54sec

2. Stefan Van Dijck (Lotto) s.t.

3. Jaan Kirsipuu (Ag2R) s.t.

4. Olaf Pollack (Gerolsteiner) s.t.

5. Erik Zabel (Telekom) s.t.

GC after Stage 4:

1. Gregory Rast (Bankgiroloterij) 19hr 06min 44sec

2. Gerben Lowik (Phonak) @ 11sec

3. Erik Zabel (Telekom) @ 1min 45sec

4. Gerrit Glomser (Saeco) @ 1min 56sec

Thursday, June 5: Stage 3, Coburg - Ausbach, 191.7 km.

1. Leon Van Bon (Lotto) 4hr 40 min 11sec

2. Christophe Agnolutto (Ag2R) s.t.

3. Remco van den Ven (Bankgiroloterij) s.t.

4. Erik Zabel (Telekom) s.t.

5. Jaan Kirsipuu (Ag2R) s.t.

GC after Stage 3:

1. Gregory Rast (Phonak) 14hr 13min 50sec

2. Gerben Lowik (Bankgiroloterij) @ 11sec

3. Erik Zabel (Telekom) @ 1min 45sec

4. Stuart O'Grady (Credit agricole) @ 1min 56sec

Wednesday, June 4: Stage 2, Altenburg - Kronach, 183km

1. Gerben Lowik (Bankgiroloterij) 4hr 49min 40min

2. Gregory Rast (Phonak) @ 1sec

3. Fabian Wegmann (Gerolsteiner) @ 2min 20sec

4. Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Fakta) s.t.

GC after stage 2:

1. Gregory Rast (Bankgiroloterij) 9hr 33min 23sec

2. Gerben Lowik (Phonak) @ 24sec

3. Erik Zabel (Telekom) @ 2min 1sec

4. Stuart O'Grady (Credit Agricole) @ 2min 9sec

Tuesday, June 3: Stage 1, Dresden - Altenburg, 184.1 km.

1. Erik Zabel (Telekom) 4hr 43min 34sec

2. Stuart O'Grady Credit Agricole) s.t.

3. Gerrit Glomser (Saeco) s.t.

4. Enrico Poitschke (Wiesenhof) s.t.

23. Jan Ullrich (Bianchi) s.t.

Euskalt Bizikleta - Bicicleta Vasca (2.1) June 4 - June 8

Sunday, June 8: 5th and Final Stage, ETB (Iuretta) - Arrate (Eibar), 147.9 km.

1. Joseba Beloki (ONCE) 4hr 6min 48sec

2. Haimar Zubaldia (Euskaltel) s.t.

3. Francesco Casagrande (Lampre) s.t.

4. Jose Pecharroman (Paternina) @ 4sec

5. Roberto Laiseka (Euskaltel) @ 25sec

Final GC after Stage 5:

1. Jose Pecharroman (Paternina) 19hr 6min 56sec

2. Joseba Beloki (ONCE) @ 1min 1sec

3. Freancesco Casagrande (Lampre) @ 1min 22sec

4. Haimar Zubaldia (Euskaltel) @ 1min 23sec

5. Roberto Laiseka (Euskaltel) @ 2min 31sec

Saturday, June 7: Stage 4B, Deba 16.5 Individual Time Trial.

1. Jose Pecharroman (Paternina) 23min 9sec

2. Joseba Beloki (ONCE) @ 17sec

3. Haimar Zubaldia (Euskaltel) @ 20sec

4. Jon Odriozola (Ibanesto) @ 29sec

5. Francesco Casagrande (Lampre) @ 44sec

GC after Stage 4B:

1. Jose Pecharroman (Paternina) 15hr 0min 3sec

2. Joseba Beloki (ONCE) @ 1min 5sec

3. Francesco Casagrande (Lampre) @ 1min 26sec

4. Haimar Zubaldia (Euskaltel) @ 1min 27sec

5. Roberto Laiseka (Euskaltel) @ 2min 10sec

Saturday, June 7: Stage 4A, Murgia - Deba Itzia, 87.4 km.

1. Francesco Casagrande (Lampre) 1hr 53min 44sec

2. David Etxebarria (Euskaltel) @ 2sec

3. Leonardo Piepoli (Ibanesto) s.t.

4. Haimar Zubaldia (Euskaltel) s.t.

5. Jose Pecharroman (Paternina) s.t

GC: Pecharroman remains the leader. Stage 4B, Individual Time Trial this afternoon.

Friday, June 6: Stage 3, Aizarnazabal - Santuario Virgen de Oro, 187.6 km.

1. Jose Pecharroman (Paternina) 4hr 47min 24sec

2. Miguel Martin Perdiguero (Domina Vacanze) @ 8sec

3. Francescao Casagrande (Lampre) s.t.

4. Joseba Beloki (ONCE) s.t.

GC after Stage 3:

1. Jose Antonio Pecharroman (Paternina) 12hr 43min 8sec

2. Francesco Casagrande (Lampre) @ 44sec

3. Joseba Beloki (ONCE) s.t.

4. Jose Martin Perdiguero (Domina Vacanze) @ 1min 5sec

Thursday, June 5: stage 2, Ispaster - Aizarnazabal, 167.3 km.

1. Jose Pecharroman (Paternina) 4hr 15min 44sec

2. David de la Fuente (Vini Caldirola-Sidermec) @ 57sec

3. Francesco Casagrande (Lampre) s.t.

GC after Stage 2:

1. Jose Pecharroman (Paternina) 7hr 55min 44sec

2. David de la Fuente (Vini Caldirola-Sidermec) @ 36sec

3. Francesco Casagrande (Lampre) s.t.

4. Joseba Beloki (ONCE) s.t.

Wednesday, June 4: Stage 1, Eibar - Ispastar (146.5 km)

1. David Etxebarria (Euskaltel) 3hr 39min 39sec

2. David de la Fuente (Vini Caldirola) s.t.

3. Francescao Casagrande (Lampre) s.t.

4. Francisco Villa (Lampre) s.t.

Tuesday, June 3: Wachovia International, Lancaster, PA (USA). 91 miles/149 km.

1. Jakob Piil (CSC) 3hr 23min 42sec

2. Mark McCormack (Saturn) @ 1min 18sec

3. Julian Dean (CSC) s.t.

4. Mathew White (US Postal) s.t.

5. John Lieswyn (7UP) s.t.

Thursday, June 5: Wachovia Cycling Series, Trenton (1.3) 91 miles/147 kilmoters. Formerly 1st Union Classic.

1. Julian Dean (CSC) 2hr 55min 49sec

2. Oleg Grishkine (Navigators) s.t.

3. Viktor Rapinski (Saturn) s.t.

4. Fred Rodriguez (Vini Caldirola-Sidermec) s.t.

5. Lars Michaelsen (CSC) s.t.

Tour of Luxembourg (2.2)

May 29 - June 1, Final GC:

1. Thomas Voeckler (Brioches La Boulangere) 16hr 10min 40sec

2. Piotr Wadecki (Quick Step) @ 30sec

3. David Canada (Quick Step) @ 45sec

Tour of Belgium (2.3)

May 21 - May 25, Final GC:

1. Michael Rogers (Quick-Step) 20hr 42sec

2. Bart Voskamp (Bankgiroloterij) @ 25sec

3. Robert Bartko (Rabobank) @ 30sec

4. Axel Merckx (Lotto) @ 31sec

5. Dave Bruylandts (Marlux) @ 32sec

7. George Hincappie (US Postal) @ 52sec

Vuelta Castilla y Leon (2.3)

May 20 - May 24, Final GC:

1. Francisco Mancebo (Ibanesto) 17hr 22minn17sec

2. Denis Menchov (Ibanesto) s.t.

3. Alex Zulle (Phonak) @ 27sec

4. Alberto Contador (ONCE) @ 42sec

5. David Arroyo (ONCE) s.t.

May 13 - May 17: Vuelta Asturias (2.2)

Saturday, May 17: 5th and final stage, Cangas del Narcea - Oviedo (164.2 km)

1. Angel Edo (Milaneza) 3hr 59min 13sec

2. Alexandre Moos (Phonak) s.t.

3. Pedro Lopes s.t.

Final GC after Stage 5:

1. Fabian Jeker (Milaneza) 20hr 45min 08sec

2. Juan Miguel Mercado (Ibanesto) @ 27sec

3. Hernan Buenahora (Orbatel) @ 46sec

Friday, May 16: Stage 4, Santuario del Acebo, 180 .2 km.

1. Fabian Jeker (Milaneza) 4hr 41min 45sec

2. Juan Miguel Mecardo (Banesto) @ 23sec

3. Hernan Buenahora (Orbatel) @ 35sec

GC aftet Stage 3:

1. Fabian Jeker (Milaneza) 16hr 45min 55sec

2. Juan Miguel Mercado (Ibanesto) @ 27sec

3. Hernan Buenahora (Orbatel) @ 40sec

Thursday, May 15: Stage 3, Gijon - Ailes, 166.7 km.

1 Ricardo Valdés (Paternina) 4hr 33min 44sec
2 Carlos Torrent Tarres (Paternina) @ 1min 26sec
3 Angel Edo Alsina (Milaneza) s.t.

GC after Stage 3:

1. Carlos Torrent Tarres (Paternina) 12 hr 4min 8sec

2. Jose Maestre (Relax) s.t.

3. Angel Edo (Milaneza) @ 2sec

4. Alexandre Moos (Phonak) @ 3sec

Wednesday, May 14: Stage 2, Llanes - Gijon, 153 km.

1. Gian Fagnini (Telekom) 3hr 32min 58sec

2. Carlos Torrent Tarres (Paternina) s.t.

3. Jose Luis Arieta (Ibanesto) s.t.

GC after Stage 2:

1. Jose Maestre (Relax) 7hr 28min 58sec

2. Alexandre Moos (Phonak) @ 3sec

3. Angel Edo (Milaneza) @ 6sec

4. Carlos Torrent Tarres (Paternina) s.t.

Tuesday, May 13: Stage 1, Oviedo - Llanes, 166.3 km.

1. Jose Manuel Maestre (Relax) 3hr 56min 10sec

2. Angel Edo (Milaneza) @ 2sec

3. Walter Beneteau (Brioches LA Boulangere) s.t.

4. Massimiliano Gentili (Domina Vacanze) s.t.

5. Alexandre Moos (Phonak) s.t.

May 10 - May 11: Clasica Internacional Alcobendas (2.3)

Sunday, May 11: 2 Stages.

3rd and final stage, Alcobendas 9.7 km individual time trial:

1. Joseba Beloki (ONCE) 11min 23sec

2. Santiago Botero (Telekom) @ 3sec

3. Juan Carlos Dominguez (Phonak) @ 6sec

Final GC after Stage 3:

1. Joseba Beloki (ONCE) 5hr 1min 33sec

2. Juan Carlos Dominguez (Phonak) @ 6sec

3. Santiago Botero (Telekom) @ 12sec

Stage 2: Collado - Navacerrado, 63 km hill climb.

1. Jose Garrido 1hr 35min 46sec

2. Laonardo Piepoli (IBanesto) s.t.

3. Denis Menchov (Ibanesto) @ 7sec

Saturday, May 10: Stage 1, Alcobendas - Collado Villaba, 148.2 km.

1. Alexander Usov (Phonak) 3hr 14min 4sec

2. Igor Astarloa (Saeco) s.t.

3. Gian Matteo Fagnini (Telekom) s.t.

May 7 - May 11: 4 Days of Dunkirk (2.1)

Complete podium history of 4 Days of Dunkirk

Sunday, May 11: 2 stages.

6th and final stage, Gavelines - Dunkirk, 96.1 km.

1. Jean-Patrick Nazon (Jean Delatour) 2hr 22min 32sec

2. Yuri Mitlushenko (Landbouwkrediet) s.t.

3. Jaan Kirsipuu (Ag2R) s.t.

Final GC after Stage 6:

1. Christophe Moreau (Credit Agricole) 20hr 26min 5sec

2. Didier Rous (Brioches La Boulangere) @ 29sec

3. Laurent Brochard (Ag2R) @ 1min 19sec

4. Patrice Halgand (Jean Delatour) @ 1min 42sec

5. David Zabriskie (US Postal) @ 2min 29sec

Stage 5, Gravelines 20 km individual time trial:

1. Christophe Moreau (Credit agricole) 23min 5sec

2. Robert Bartko (Rabobank) @ 25sec

3. Didier Rous (Brioches La Boulangere) @ 26sec

4. Bart Voskamp (Bankgiroloertij) @ 33sec

5. Laurent Brochard (Ag2R) @ 33sec

Saturday, May 10: Stage 4, Wimereau - Boulogne sur Mer, 179.8 km.

1. Christophe Moreau (Credit Agricole) 4hr 35min 27sec

2. Didier Rous (Brioches La Boulangere) s.t.

3. Patrice Halgand (Jean Dealtour) @ 9sec

4. Laurent Brochard (Ag2R) @ 29sec

5. David Zabriskie (US Postal) @ 1min 29sec

6. Richard Virenque (Quick Step) @ 2min 25sec

GC after Stage 4:

1. Christophe Moreau (Credit Agricole) 18hr 28sec

2. Didier Rous (Brioches La Boulangere) @ 3sec

3. Patrice Halgand (Jean Delatour) @ 17sec

4, Laurent Brochard (Ag2R) @ 41sec

5. David Zabriskie (US Postal) @ 1min 41sec

Friday, May 9: Stage 3, Arras - Arques, 191.4 km.

1. Jaan Kirsipuu (Ag2R) 4hr 30min 39sec

2. Julian Dean (CSC) s.t.

3. Jeremy Hunt (MBK-Oktos) s.t.

4. Stuart O'Grady (Credit agricole) s.t.

5. Baden Cooke (FDJ) s.t.

GC after Stage 3:

1. Frederic Finot (Jean Delatour) 13hr 22min 52sec

2. Stephene Berges (Ag2R) @ 6sec

3. Jaan Kirsipuu (Ag2R) @ 2min 5sec

4. Julian Dean (CSC) @ 2min 15sec

5. James Vanlandschoot (Vlaaderen) @ 2min 18sec

Thursday, May 8: Stage 2, Sin le Noble - Bapaume, 200.9 km. Results from radsport-news.com

1. Lars Michaelsen (CSC) 4hr 36min 55sec

2. Jaan Kirsipuu (Ag2R) s.t.

3. Rudi Kemna (Bankgiroloterij)s.t.

4. Yuri Mitlushenko (Landbouwkrediet) s.t.

5. Stuart O'Grady (Credit Agricole) s.t.

GC after Stage 2:

1. Frederic Finot (Jean Delatour) 8hr 52min 13sec

2. Stephene Berges (Ag2R) @ 6sec

3. Lars Michaelsen (CSC) @ 2min 11sec

4. Jaan Kirsipuu (Ag2R) @ 2min 15sec

5. Rudi Kemna (Bankgiroloterij) @ 2min 17sec

Wednesday, May 7: Stage 1, Dunkirk - Roost Warenden, 189.5 km.

1. Frederic Finot (Jean Delatour) 4hr 35min 34sec

2. Stephane Berges (Ag2R) s.t.

3. Tom Steels (Landbouwkrediet) @ 2min 5sec

4. Yuri Mitlushenko (Landbouwkrediet) s.t.

5. Laurent Brochard (Ag2R) s.t.

GC after Stage 1:

1. Frederic Finot (Jean Delatour) 4hr 35min 18sec

2. Stephane Berges (Ag2R) @ 6sec

3. Tom Steels (Landbouwkrediet) @ 2min 7sec

4. James Vanlandschoot (Vlaanderen) @ 2min 20sec

5. Roy Sentjens (Rabobank) s.t.

Sunday, May 4: Rund um den Flughafen Koln/Bonn (1.3) 199.3 km.

1. Steffen Wesemann (Telekom) 4hr 59min 29sec

2. Geert Omloop (Pallmans) @ 4sec

3. Maarten Den Bakker (Rabobank) s.t.

4. Matthe Pronk (Bankgiroloterij) s.t.

5. Bekim Christiansen (Coast) s.t.

Sunday, May 4: Trophee Des Grimpeurs (1.3), 133.9 km.

1. Didier Rous (Brioches La Boulangère) 3hr 7min 53sec

2. Marlon Perez (Orbitel) @ 1min 35sec

3. Jerome Pineau (Brioches La Boulangère) @ 1min 40sec

Saturday, May 3: GP Industria & Artigianto (1.2), 200 km.

1. Juan Fuentes (Saeco) 4hr 59min 20sec

2. Gabriele Colombo (Domina Vacanze) s.t.

3. Fabio Fontanelli (Mercatone Uno) @ 10sec

4. Luca Mazzanti (Panaria) s.t.

5. Francesco Casgrande (Lampre) s.t.

Tour de Romandie (HC) April 29 - May 4

The Giro will start May 10. This is the final tune-up. The race is 701.7 km long with 7,142 meters of climbing.The race consists of a prologue and 5 stages. The final stage is a 20.4 individual time trial. The first 2 stages are not too tough, but the 3rd has a mountain top finish and the 4th stage has three category 1 climbs and a finish on a cat 2.

16 teams of 8 riders are entered including: Frigo, Hamilton, Belli, Zulle, Moncoutie and Casar.

Tour de Romandie podium history.

Sunday, May 4: 5th and final Stage, Lausanne 20.4 Individual Time Trial. 319 meters of climbing. The final 5 kilometers start at 306 meterss elevation and climb to 608 meters. Word has it that Francisco Perez is not only a good climber, he's pretty good against the clock. Moos, Hamilton and Dufaux will have to do a really good ride if they want to wrest the lead from Perez.

What a ride!!! Tyler takes it all with a blistering time trial win!

1. Tyler Hamilton (CSC) 26min 18.34sec

2. Alex Zulle (Phonak) @ 42sec

3. Laurent Dufaux (Alessio) @ 47sec

4. Aitor Gonzalez (Fassa Bortolo) @ 50sec

5. Fabian Jeker (Milaneza) @ 53sec

14. Francisco Perez (Milaneza) @ 1min 41sec

Final GC after Stage 5:

1. Tyler Hamilton (CSC) 18hr 6min 37sec

2. Laurent Dufaux (Alessio) @ 33sec

3. Francisco Perez (Milaneza) @ 38sec

4. Fabian Jeker (Milaneza) @ 54sec

5. Alexandre Moos (Milaneza) @ 59sec

6. Carlos Sastre (CSC) @ 1min 45sec

7. Yarolslav Popovych (Landbouwkrediet) @ 1min 48sec

8. David Moncoutie (Cofidis) @ 2min 12sec

9. Roberto Leiseka (Euskaltel) @ 2min 23sec

10. Inigo Chaurreau (Ag2R) s.t.

11. Claus Moller (Milaneza) @ 2min 34sec

12. Gerrit Glomser (Saeco) @ 2min 39sec

13. Alberto Martinez (Euskaltel) @ 2min 53sec

14. Inigo Cuesta (Cofidis) @ 3min 27sec

15. Jose Maria del Olmo (Milaneza) @ 3min 35sec

16. Marco Fertonani (Phonak) @ 3min 45sec

17. Alex Zulle (Phonak) @ 4min 3sec

18. Eddy Mazzoleni (Vini Caldirola) @ 4min 19sec

19 Bingen Fernandez (Cofidis) @ 5min

20. Andrea Noe (Alessio) @ 5min 2sec

Saturday, May 3: Stage 4, Monthley - Les Paccots. This is the tough one. There are three Category 1 climbs: at kilometers 31.4, 77.7 and 125.6. The stage finishes at the top of the Category 2 Le Paccots (1,081 m. elevation) for a total of 2,688 meters of climbing.

1. Francisco Perez (Milaneza) 3hr 56min 7sec

2. Eddy Mazzoleni (Sidermec) @ 21sec

3. Fabian Jeker (Milaneza) @ 31sec

4. Alexandre Moos (Phonak) s.t.

5. Tyler Hamilton (CSC) s.t.

6. Laurent Dufaux (Alessio) s.t.

GC after stage 4:

1. Francisco Perez (Milaneza) 17hr 39min 36sec

2. Laurent Dufaux (Alessio) @ 29sec

3. Alexandre moos (Phonak) @ 35sec

4. Tyler Hamilton (CSC) @ 43sec

5. Fabian Jeker (Milaneza) @ 44sec

Friday, May 2: Stage 3, Moudon - Loche les Bains, 171.3 km, 1560 meters of elevation gain. The first 145 kilometers of this stage aren't terribly challenging. But at this point (km 145, 555 meters elevation) the Category 1 climb to the finish begins. The climb ends at 1,411 meters elevation at km 169,8. Then, a couple of downhill kms to the finish. There should be some be some big GC changes today.

Francisco Perez was away alone and went off course just before the finish. He was awarded a co-first place with Dufaux.

1. Laurent Dufaux (Alessio) 4hr 29min 23sec

1. Francisco Perez (Milaneza) s.t.

2. Fabian Jeker (Milaneza) s.t.

3. Alexander Moos (Phonak) s.t.

4. Tyler Hamilton (CSC) @ 2sec

5. Carlos Sastre (CSC) @ 7sec

GC after Stage 3

1. Laurent Dufaux (Alessio) 13hr 43min 27sec

2. Alexander Moos (Phonak) @ 6sec

3. Francisco Perez (Milaneza) @ 14sec

4. Tyler Hamilton (CSC) @ 19sec

5. Fabian Jeker (Milaneza) @ 19sec

6. Carlos Sastre (CSC) @ 26sec

Thursday, May 1: Stage 2, Travers - Lucens, 178.2 km. 1,360 meters of climbing. There are two rated climbs on this stage; a Category 3 at kilometer 43 and a Category 4 at kilometer 152. A sprint finish won't be surprising.

Another long break. Krivstov and Elmiger escaped just 20 kilometers into the race.

1. Yuriy Krivstov (Jean Delatour) 4hr 19min 36sec

2. Martin Elmiger (Phonak) s.t.

3. Angelo Furlan (Alessio) won the field sprint @ 1min23 sec

GC after Stage 2:

1. Simone Bertoletti (Lampre) 9hr 13min 11sec

2. Fabian Cancellera (Fassa Bortolo) @ 1min 1sec

3. Alexander Moos (Phonak) @ 1min 3sec

4. Laurent dufaux (Alessio) @ 1min 4sec

5. Oscar Pereiro (Phonak) @ 1min 5sec

Wednesday, April 30: Stage 1, Geneva - Fleurier, 181.9 km, 1,185 meters of climbing. There are 2 Category Two climbs followed by a Category Three about 6 kms from the finish.

After a 160 km solo break in the rain, Bertoletti wins the stage.

1. Simone Bertoletti (Lampre) 4hr 47min 42sec

2. Gerrit Glomser (Saeco) s.t.

3. Eddy Mazzoleni (Sidermec) s.t.

4. Wladimir Belli (Lampre) s.t.

GC after Stage 2:

1. Simone Bertoletti (Lampre) 4hr 52min 13sec

2. Fabian Cancellera (Fassa Bortolo) @ 1min 1sec

3. Alexander Moos (Phonak) @ 1min 3sec

4. Laurent dufaux (Alessio) @ 1min 4sec

5. Oscar Pereiro (Phonak) @ 1min 5sec

7. Tyler Hamilton (CSC) @ 1min 6sec

8. Alex Zulle (Phonka) @ 1min 8sec

Tuesday, April 29: Geneva 3.4 km prologue individual time trial. Technical but flat. It starts at 385 meters elevation, climbs to 400 at km 1, then slowly falls to 300 meters.

Provisional results:

1. Fabian Cancellera (Fassa Bortolo) 4min 24sec

2. Alexandre Moos (Phonak) @ 2sec

3. Laurent Dufaux (Alessio) @ 3sec

7. Tyler Hamilton (CSC) @ 7sec

8. Alex Zulle (Phonak) @ 7sec

42. Dario Frigo (Fassa Bortolo) @ 15sec.

Thursday, May 1: Giro del Appennino (1.2)

1. Gilberto Simoni (Saeco) 4hr 54min 48sec

2. Marius Sabaliauskus (Saeco) s.t.

3. Pavel Tonkov (CCC Polsat) @ 1min 37sec

Thursday, May 1: Rund um den Henninger Turm (1.1) 208.3 km. Frankfurt, Germany.

1. Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) 5hr 19min 17sec

2. Erik Zabel (Telekom) @ 2sec

3. Igor Astarloa (Saeco) s.t.

4. Oscar Freire (Rabobank) s.t.

Liege-Bastogne-Liege, Sunday, April 27: World Cup Round Five. 285.5 km. The last of the Spring Classics. Lance Armstrong is touted as the favorite for this tough race. He has made it plain that he wants to win it. Everyone from Eddy Merckx to Telekom's Matthias Kessler say Lance is the man to beat. Saeco's Di Luca and Lampre's Casagrande are in terrific form right now. Rebellin, although badly injured and taped up, will give it a go as well. Michael Boogerd should be a real contender. It should be a great race. Here, thanks to La Gazzetta Dello Sport, are the 10 climbs:

1. Km 81: Cote Saint-Roch, 1.5 km @ 7.4%
2. Km 153.8: Cote de Wanne, 2.8 km @ 4.9%
3. Km 170: Cote de Stockeu, 2.5 km @ 9.6%
4. Km 175: Cote de Wanneranval, 1.4 km @ 10.7%
5. Km 194: Cote du Rosier, 4 km @ 5.9%
6. Km 206: Cote de la Vecquee, 3.2 km @ 7.8%
7. Km 223: Cote de la Redoute, 2.3 km @ 7%
8. Km 229: Cote de Sprimont, 1.5 km @ 3.3%
9. Km 244: Cote du Sart-Tilman, 3.7 km @ 5.9%
10. Km 253: Cote de Saint-Nicolas, 0.9 km @ 6.7%

Podium history of Liege-Bastogne-Liege

Axel Merckx, then Lance Armstong tried to get away in the closing kilometers, but were reeled in by the pack. On the St. Nicolas, Scarponi, then Boogerd attacked, with Hamilton and others closing on him. Hamilton then attacked and made it stick, coming in alone.

1. Tyler Hamilton (CSC) 6hr 28min 50sec

2. Iban Mayo (Euskaltel) @ 12sec

3. Michael Boogerd (Rabobank) @ 14sec

4. Michele Scarpone (Domina Vacanze) @ 21sec

5. Francesco Casagrande (Lampre) @ 29sec

6. Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel) s.t.

7. Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Ibanesto) s.t.

8. Danilo Di Luca (Saeco) s.t.

9. Eddy Mazzoleni (Sidermec) s.t.

10. Ivan Basso (Fassa Bortolo) s.t.

20. Lance Armstrong (US Postal) @ 50sec

Thursday, April 24: Veenendaal - Veenendaal (1.2), Holland. 200 km.

1. Leon Van Bon (Lotto) 4hr 34min 14sec
2. Marc Wauters (Rabobank) s.t.
3. Robbie McEwen (Lotto) @ 12sec
4. Bram Schmitz (Bankgiroloterij) s.t.

Giro del Trentino (2.2), April 24 - April 27

This is a very important pre-Giro tune-up. Simoni and Garzelli are here. Frigo did not start. The Trentino region is a hilly area of Northeast Italy, just north of Lake Garda with Trent on the Adige River at the center. It is just south the the super-tough Dolomites.

Previous Trentino winners

Sunday, April 27: 4th and Final Stage, Caldonazzo - Arco, 156.4 km.

1. Michele Gobbi (De Nardi) 4hr 2min 14sec

2. Rinaldo Nocentini (Formaggi Pinzolo) s.t.

3. Serhiy Honchar (De Nardi) s.t.

Final GC after the 4th stage:

1. Gilberto Simoni (Saeco) 17hr 52min 43sec

2. Stefano Garzelli (Sidermec) @ 9sec

3. Tadej Valjevec (Fassa Bortolo) @ 24sec

4. Leonardo Bertagnolli (Saeco) @ 1min 18sec

5. Graziano Gasparre (Di Nardi) @ 1min 50sec

Saturday, April 26: Stage 3, Fondo - Levico Terme, 165.4 km. Not an easy stage, but nowhere near the tough climbing of the last two stages

1. Elia Aggiano (Formaggi Pinzolo) 4hr 8min 31sec
2. Mauro Facci (Fassa Bortolo) s.t.
3. Nicola Loda (Fassa Bortolo) s.t.

4. Mariano Piccoli (Lampre) s.t.

5. Stefano Garzelli (Sidermec) @ 8sec.

GC after Stage 3:

1. Gilberto Simoni (Saeco) 13hr 48min 42sec

2. Stefano Garzelli (Sidermec) @ 9sec

3. Tadej Valjevec (Fassa Bortolo) @ 24sec

4. Leonardo Bertagnolli (Saeco) @ 1min 18sec

5. Graziano Gasparre (Di Nardi) @ 1min 50sec

Friday, April 25: Stage 2, Moena - Ronzone, 166.5 km. Another really tough day with 3 hard climbs plus a hill-top finish. The elevation of final kilometer of the stage varies from 12% to 15%.

1. Gilberto Simoni (Saeco) 4hr 42min 19sec

2. Stefano Garzelli (Sidermec) @ 9sec

3. Tadej Valjavec (Fassa Bortolo) @ 16sec

4. Leonardo Bertagnolli (Saeco) @ 47sec

GC after stage 2

1. Gilberto Simoni (Saeco) 9hr 40min 3sec

2. Stefano Garzelli (Sidermec) @ 9sec

3. Tadej Valjevec (Fassa Bortolo) @ 24sec

4. Leonardo Bertagnolli (Saeco) @ 1min 18sec

5. Graziano Gasparre (Di Nardi) @ 1min 50sec

Thursday, April 24: Stage 1, Arco - Moena, 170.5 km. This stage is tough, almost completely uphill with just a couple of short descents. It starts at 90 meters elevation and finishes at 1184. There are two tough climbs with a tough passage though the Passo Primadiccio (km 148), with parts over 12%. We'll see who's climbing well.

1. Stefano Garzelli (Sidermec) 4hr 58min

2. Gilberto Simoni (Saeco) s.t.

3. Tadej Valjavec (Fassa Bortolo) s.t.

4. Marius Sabaliuskas (Saeco) s.t.

5. Graziano Gasparre (ONCE) @ 15sec

Tour of Georgia (2.3) April 22 - April 27

Sunday, April 27: 5th and Final Stage, Atlanta Circuit Race, 88 miles.

1. David Clinger (Prime Alliance) 3hr 3min 40sec (28.81mph)
2. Fred Rodriguez, (Sidermec) s.t.
3. Moreno Di Biase (Formaggi Pinzolo) s.t.
4. Miguel Meza (Schroeder Iron) s.t.
5. Henk Vogels (Navigators) s.t.
6. Scott Guyton (Flanders Iteamnova) s.t.

Final GC after Stage 5:

1. Chris Horner (Saturn) 23hr 1min 36sec
2. Fred Rodriguez (Sidermec) @ 7sec
3. Nathan O'Neill (Saturn) @ 13sec
4. Michael Barry (U.S. Postal) @ 22sec
5. David Zabriskie (U.S. Postal) 25sec

Saturday, April 26: Stage 4, Dalton - Gainesville, 199 km
Race leader Henk Vogels missed the US Postal/Saturn driven break and came in 41st, down 12min 27sec.

1. Fred Rodriguez (Sidermec) 4hr 49min 22sec
2. Chris Horner (Saturn) s.t.
3. Alan Iacuone (Flanders Iteamnova) s.t.
4. Roland Green (U.S. Postal) s.t.
5. Michael Barry (U.S. Postal) s.t.

GC after Stage 4:

1. Chris Horner (Saturn) 19hr 57min 57sec
2. Nathan O'Neill (Saturn) @ 12sec
3. Roland Green (U.S. Postal) @ 18sec
4. Fred Rodriguez (Sidermec) @ 18sec
5. Michael Barry (U.S. Postal) @ 21sec

Friday, April 25: Stage 3, Pine Mountain/Callaway - Rome, 138 miles.

1. Fred Rodriguez (Sidermec) 5hr 27min 40sec

2. David Clinger (Prime Alliance) s.t.

3. Antonio Cruz (US Postal) s.t.

4. Uros Murn (Formaggi Pinzolo) s.t.

5. Chris Horner (Saturn) s.t.

GC after Stage 3:

1. Henk Vogels (Navigators) 15hr 8min 35sec

2. Chris Horner (Saturn) @ 6sec

3. Nathan O'Neill (Saturn) @ 7sec

4. John Lieswyn (7up) @ 14sec

5. David Clinger (Prime Alliance) @ 15sec

Thursday, April 24: Stage 2, Macon - Columbus

1. Moreno Di Biase (Formaggi Pinzolo) 4hr 7min 45sec

2. Fred Rodriguez (Sidermec) s.t.

3. Henk Vogels (Navigators) s.t.

4. Charles Dionne (Saturn) s.t.

GC after Stage 2:

1. Henk Vogels (Navigators) 9hr 40min 57sec

2. Chris Horner (Saturn) @ 4sec

3. Nathan O'Neill (Saturn) @ 5sec

4. John Lieswyn (7up) @ 12sec

Wednesday, April 23: Stage 1, Augusta - Macon, 136 miles.

1. Henk Vogels (Navigators) 5hr 28min 20sec

2. Miguel Meza (Schroeder Iron) s.t.

3. Uros Murn (Formaggi Pinzolo) s.t.

4. Fred Rodriguez (Sidermec) s.t.

GC after Stage 1:

1. Henk Vogels (Navigators) 5hr 33min 16sec

2. Nathan O'Neill (Saturn) @ 1sec

3. Chris Horner (Saturn) @ 3sec

4. John Lieswyn (7Up) @ 8sec

5. Eric Wohlberg (Saturn) @ 10sec

Tuesday, April 22: Prologue, Savannah 4.2 Km individual Time Trial.

1. Nathan O'Neill (Saturn) 4min 58sec

2. Chris Horner (Saturn) @ 4sec

3. Greg Henderson (7UP) s.t.

4. John Lieswyn (7UP) @ 6sec

La Fleche Wallonne (HC), Wednesday, April 23, 199.5 km. The current route, Spa to Huy, goes up the Mur de Huy 3 times, including a finish on the 1.4 km hill. The Huy climb averages more than 10%, but has a section that's about 19%. Van Petegem and Armstrong are not taking part, prefering to rest up for the Liege-Bastogne-Liege World Cup race on Sunday.

A long break of 14 went with over 100 km to go. A credible chase was never formed. The two winning Spaniards took off from that break. Nicole Cooke won the Women's Fleche.

Official Results:

1. Igor Astorloa (Saeco) 4hr 38min 17sec

2. Aitor Osa (Ibanesto) @ 16sec

3. Alexander Shefer (Saeco) @ 56sec

4. Unai Etxebarria (Euskaltel) @ 1min

5. Alexander Kolobnev (Domina Vacanze) @ 1min 6sec

6. Oscar Mason (Sidermec) @ 1min 8sec

7. Cristian Moreni (Alessio) @ 1min 13sec

8. Angel Castresana Del Val (ONCE) @ 1min 15sec

9. Christophe moreau (Credit Agricole) @ 1min 19sec

10. Eddy Mazzoleni (Sidermec) s.t.

Quick-Step and Fassa got shut out. Di Luca, Boogerd, Hamilton, Vandenbroucke and Ullrich finished with a field that was strung out for almost 3 1/2 minutes. Another group of 37 containing Casagrande, Aerts, De Groot and Paolini staggered in over 11 minutes after race winner Astarloa crossed the line.

Previous winners and complete podium history of Fleche Wallonne.

Tuesday, April 22: Paris - Camembert (1.2) 200 km.

1. Laurent Brochard (Ag2R) 4hr 35min 29sec

2. Carlos Torrent Tarres (Paternina) @ 38sec

3. Nicholas Vogondy (FDJ) @ 43sec

4. Sandy Casar (FDJ) s.t.

Monday, April 21: Rund um Koln (1.2), 202.3 km.

1. Jan Ullrich (Coast) 4hr 35min 42sec. Solo win after 50 km break.

2. Danilo Hondo (Telekom) @ 1min 52sec

3. Peter Wrolich (Gerolsteiner) s.t

Amstel Gold Race, Sunday, April 20. World Cup Round 4, 250.7 km. This will be a leg breaker with a hilltop finish on the Cauberg after a day that totals 31 climbs. This will be a important form test for Lance Armstrong as the Tour de France gets closer. Armstrong has managed 2nd twice in Holland's only Classic.

Can Van Petegem lever his superb form into 3 Classic wins in a row? Rabobank's Michael Boogerd and Oscar Friere as well as Saeco's Di Luca and Celestino will be there to try to deny him that pleasure. Other potential contenders include Erik Zabel (with teamates Cadel Evans and Daniele Nardello), Francesco Casagrande and Davide Rebellin. Erik Dekker will be there. He says it's to support his Rabobank team because he says his form isn't quite up to snuff. You know, just riding with the guys.

The record for wins in the race is Jan Raas who won it 5 times between 1977 and 1982, earning him the nickname "Amstel Gold Raas".

Complete podium history of the Amstel Gold Race

Results:

1. Alexandre Vinokourov (Telekom). 6hr 1min 3sec. He escaped from a group of 10, including Boogerd and Armstrong with about 5 km to go. They hesitated and Vino was gone.

2. Michael Boogerd (Rabobank) @ 4sec

3. Danilo Di Luca (Saeco) s.t.

4. Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) s.t.

5. Matthias Kessler (Telekom) s.t.

6. Francesco Casagrande (Lampre) @ 6sec

7. Michele Scarponi (Domina Vacanze) s.t.

8. Lance Armstrong (US Postal) @ 8sec

9. Angel Vicioso (ONCE) @ 12sec

10. Igor Astarloa (Saeco) @ 20sec

11. Sergei Ivanov (Fassa Bortolo) @ 31sec

Vuelta a Aragon (2.3), April 16 - April 20

Pantani, Ullrich, Brochard and Simoni should all be there at the start.

Sunday, April 20: 5th and Final Stage, Muela - Saragossa, 149 km.

1. Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) 3hr 42min 54sec

2. David Fernandez (Relax) s.t.

3. Jan Svorada (Lampre) s.t.

Final GC after Stage 5:

1. Leonardo Piepoli (Ibanesto) 20hr 2min 3sec

2. Gilberto Simoni (Saeco) @ 24sec

3. Manuel Baltran (Coast) @ 26sec

Saturday, April 19: Stage 4, Muela - Borja, 168.5 km. Not too challenging. A couple of Category 3 climbs in the middle.

1. Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) 3hr 52min 25sec

2. Angel Edo (Milaneza) s.t.

3. Fabiano Fontanelli (Mercatone Uno) s.t.

GC after stage 4:

1. Leonardo Piepoli (Ibanesto) 16hr 19min 4sec

2. Gilberto Simoni (Saeco) @ 24sec

3. Manuel Baltran (Coast) @ 26sec

Friday, April 18: Stage 3, Illueca - Illueca, 157 km. There is a 2nd cat (kilometer 21) and a 1st category climb (kilometer 104) . The finish is uphill and looks like it has a bit of a sting.

1. Alejandro Valverde (Kelme) 4hr 8min 43sec

2. Angel Edo (Milanexa) s.t.

3. Michael Albasini (Phonak) s.t.

4. Marco Pantani (Mercatone Uno) s.t.

41. Jan Ullrich (Coast) @ 16sec

GC after Stage 3:

1. Leonardo Piepoli (Ibanesto) 12hr 26min 39sec

2. Gilberto Simoni (Saeco) @ 24sec

3. Manuel Baltran (Coast) @ 26sec

Thursday, April 17: Stage 2, Benasque - Sabinanigo, 185 km.

1. Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) 4hr 17min 20sec

2. Angel Edo (Milaneza) s.t.

3. Fabio Fontanelli (Mercatone Uno) s.t.

GC after Stage 2:

1. Leonardo Piepoli (Ibanesto) 8hr 17min 56sec

2. Gilberto Simoni (Saeco) @ 24sec

3. Manuel Beltran (Coast) @ 26sec

Results from todociclismo.com

Wednesday, April 16: Stage 1, Huesca - Cerler, 152 km.

1. Leonardo Piepoli (Ibanesto) 4hr 40min 6sec

2. Gilberto Simoni (Saeco) @ 20sec

3. Manuel Beltran (Coast) s.t.

39. Jan Ullrich (Coast) @ 1min 24sec

53. Marco Pantani (Mercatone Uno) @ 1min 57sec

Wednesday, April 16: Grote Scheldprijs - Vlaanderen (1.1)

1. Ludovic Capelle (Landbouwkrediet) 4hr 40min

2. Jaan Kirsipuu (Ag2R) s.t.

3. Steffen Radochla (Coast) s.t.

4. Servais Knaven (Quick Step) s.t.

5. Erik Zabel (Telekom) a 1sec

Sunday, April 13: Paris Roubaix, World Cup Round Three. 260 km, 26 sections of pave toaling 49.1 km. For American readers, here's the OLN scheduled telecast, copied from their website: Sunday, April 13, 4-6pm ET.

The weather: Dry and sunny with a tailwind.

Van Petegem, Pieri amd Ekimov got away with a slim lead at about 14 km to go. Van Petegem is the first Tour of Flanders/ Paris-Roubaix double winner since the great Roger De Vlaeminck did it in 1977

1. Peter Van Petegem (Lotto) 6hr 11min 35sec

2. Dario Pieri (Saeco) s.t.

3. Viatcheslav Ekimov (US Postal) s.t.

4. Marc Wauters (Rabobank) @ 15sec

5. Andrea Tafi (CSC) @ 36sec

6. Romans Vainsteins (Sidermec) s.t.

7. Servais Knaven (Quick Step) s.t.

8. Rolf Aldag (Telekom) s.t.

9. Daniele Nardello (Telekom) s.t.

10. Sergei Ivanov (Fassa Bortolo) @ 1min 8sec

11. Mirko Celestino (Saeco) s.t.

12. Fabio Sacchi (Saeco) @ 2min 19sec

13. Salvatore Commesso (Saeco) s.t.

14. Bernhard Eisel (FDJ) s.t.

15. Dario Pieri (Saeco) s.t.

16. Michele Bartoli (Fassa Bortolo) s.t.

17. Marco Serpellini (Lampre) s.t.

18. Romans Vainsteins (Vini Caldirola) @ 2min 31sec

19. Raivis Belovosciks (Marlux) @ 3min 3sec

20. Stefano Zanini (Saeco) @ 3min 10sec

Thursday, April 10: GP Pino Cerami (1.3), Belgium, 184.4 km. Corrected results.

1. Bart Voskamp (Bankgiroloterij) 4hr 26min 21sec

2. Stefano Casagranda (Alessio) @ 3min 34sec

3. Gabriele Balducci (Sidermec) @ 3min 44sec

4. Cedric Vasseur (Cofidis) s.t.

5. Erik Zable (Telekom) s.t.

Wednesday, April 9: Gent - Wevelghem (HC), 204 km. Both Bettini and Dierckxsens crashed early in the race, both have badly injured shoulders. The winning break containing about 12 riders went at about 30 kilometers to go.

1. Andreas Klier (Telekom) 4hr 29min

2. Henk Vogels (Navigators)s.t.

3. Tom Boonen (Quick Step) s.t.

4. Alberto Ongarato (Domina Vancaze) @ 9sec

5. Servais Knaven (Quick step) @ 18sec

6. Raivis Belovosciks (Marlux) @ 43sec

7. Johan Museeuw (Quick Step) @ 1min 7sec

April 8 - April 11: Circuit de la Sarthe (2.3)

Friday, April 11: 4th and Final Stage, Angers - Le Mans, 191.3 km.

1. Allan Davis (ONCE) 4hr 33min 59sec

2. Laurent Brochard (Ag2R) s.t.

3. Michael Rogers (Quick Step) @ 20sec

Final GC after Stage 4:

1. Carlos Da Cruz (FDJ) 16hr 35min 51sec

2. Alexei Sivakov (Big Mat) @ 56sec

3. Laurent Brochard (Ag2R) @ 4min 46sec

4. Michael Rogers (Quick Step) @ 5min 11sec

5. Sylvain Chavanel (Boulangere) @ 5min 45sec

20. Jan Ullrich (Coast) @ 6min 21sec

Thursday, April 10: 2 Stages

Stage 3B: Angers 8.8 km Individual Time Trial.

1. Sylvain Chavanel (Boulangere) 10min 22sec

2. Michael Rich (Gerolsteiner) @ 3sec

3. Laurent Brochard (Ag2R) @ 5sec

GC after Stage 3B

1. Carlos Da Cruz (FDJ) 12hr 56sec

2. Alexei Sivikov (BigMat) @ 28sec

3. Sylvain Chavanal (Boulangere) @ 5min 45sec

22. Jan Ullrich (Coast) @ 6min 21sec

Stage 3A: St. Gereon - Angers, 93.3 km.

1. Yuriy Krivtsov (Jean Delatour) 2hr 8min 18sec

2. Alexandre Kolobnov (Domina Vacanze) @ 1sec

3. Jean-Patrick Nazon (Jean Delatour) @ 5sec

Wednesday, April 9: Stage 2, Fontenay le Comte - Pont Chateau, 195 km. Lance Armstrong abandoned, probably because of stomach touble.

1. Massimo Strazzer (Phonak) 4hr 31min 52sec

2. Jimmy Casper (FDJ) s.t.

3. Aurelian Clerc (Quick Step) s.t.

GC after Stage 2:

1. Carlos Da Cruz (FDJ) 9hr 41min 51sec

2. Alexei Sviakov (BigMat) @ 2sec

3. Massimo Strazzer (Phonak) @ 5min 52sec

Tuesday, April 8: Stage 1, Nantes - Fontenay le Comte, 188.4 km.

1. Carlos da Cruz (FDJ) 5hr 10min 13sec

2. Alexei Sivikov s.t.

3. Massimo Strazzer (Phonak) @ 5min 52sec

22. Jan Ullrich (Coast) s.t.

26. Lance Armstrong (US Postal) s.t.

April 7 - April 11: Vuelta al Pais Vasco (HC)

The Grand Tour contenders are tuning up. Scheduled to start are most of the Big Dogs: Pantani, Evans, Leipheimer, Hamilton, Vinokourov, Simoni, Frigo, Boogerd, Beloki, Etxabarria. Armstrong and Ullrich will probably meet in the French Circuit de la Sarthe starting Tuesday. Whew, it's getting warm here.

Friday, April 11, Final day: Two stages.

Stage 5B: Final Stage, Fuenterrabia 13 km Individual Time Trial.

1. Iban Mayo (Euskaltel) 19min 55sec

2. Angel Vicioso (ONCE) @ 12sec

3. Tyler Hamilton (CSC) s.t.

Final GC after Stage 5B:

1. Iban Mayo (Euskaltel) 18hr 29min 53sec

2. Tyler Hamilton (CSC) @12sec

3. Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel) @ 23sec

4. Dario Frigo (Fassa Bortolo) @ 1min 7sec

5. Alejandro Valverde (Kelme) @ 1min 15sec

49. Marco Pantani (Mercatone Uno) @ 15min 36sec

58. Alex Zulle (Phonak) @ 21min 5sec

Stage 5A: Santesteban - Fuenterrabia, 91 km.

1. Iban Mayo (Euskaltel) 2hr 19min 36sec

2. Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel) s.t.

3. Tyler Hamilton (CSC) s.t.

4. Dario Frigo (Fassa Bortolo) @ 22sec

Thursday, April 10: Stage 4, Vitoria - Santesteban, 171 km.

1. Marco Pinotti (Lampre)

2. Alejandro Valverde (Kelme) @ 3sec

3. Anfel Vicioso (ONCE)

GC after Stage 4:

1. Alejandro Valverde (Kelme)

2. Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) s.t.

3. Angel Vicioso (ONCE)

Wednesday, April 9: Stage 3, Plencia - Vitoria, 191 km.

1. Alejandro Valverde (Kelme) 4hr 50min 15sec

2. Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) s.t.

3. Fabian Wegmann (Gerolsteiner) s.t.

GC after Stage 3:

1. Alejandro Valverde (Kelme)

2. Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) s.t.

3. Igor Astarloa (Saeco) s.t.

Tuesday, April 8: Stage 2, Legazpia - Plencia, 158 km.

1. Angel Vicioso (ONCE) 4hr 1min 45sec

2. Igor Astarloa (Saeco) s.t.

3. Alejandro Valverde (Kelme) s.t.

89. Marco Pantani (Mercatone Uno) s.t.

GC after Stage 2:

1. Angel Vicioso (ONCE) 7hr 21min 51sec

2. Igor Astarloa (Saeco) s.t.

3. Alejandro Valverde (Kelme) s.t.

Monday, April 7: Stage 1, Legazpia - Legazpia, 129 km. Hilly, 5 rated climbs.

1. Iban Mayo (Euskaltel) 3hr 20min 6sec

2. Angel Vicioso (ONCE) s.t.

3. Tyler Hamilton (CSC) s.t.

Etxebarria, Rebellin, Casagrande, Vinokourov, Belli, Frigo, Zulle all in at the same time.

36. Cadel Even (Telekom) @ 15sec

37. Levi Leipheimer (Rabobank) s.t.

Thanks to dailypeloton.com for this day's results.

Sunday, April 6: Tour of Flanders (Ronde van Vlaanderen) World Cup Round Two, 255 km, 19 hills. American readers, According to their website, here's the OLN schedule for seeing Flanders: Thursday, April 10 at 7:00pm and 2:00am ET. Be sure to check your local listings.

Peter Van Petegem and Frank Vandenbroucke escaped with 17 km to go and worked together until the sprint. Phonak's Oscar Camenzind crashed badly enough to be sent to the hospital.

1. Peter Van Petegem (Lotto) 6hr 29min 57sec

2. Frank Vandenbroucke (Quick Step) @ 2sec

3. Stuart O'Grady (Credit Agricole) wins the field sprint @ 19sec

4. Fabio Baldato (Alessio) s.t.

5. Nico Mattan (Cofidis) s.t.

6. Frederic Guesdon (FDJ) s.t.

7. Sergui Ivanov (Fassa BOrtolo) s.t.

8. Viatcheslav Ekimov (US Postal) s.t.

9. Michael Boogerd (Rabobank) s.t.

10. Dave Bruylandts (Marlux) s.t.

Saturday, April 5: GP Miguel Indurain (1.2), 186 km.

1. Matthias Kessler (Telekom) 5hr 2min 5sec

2. Angel Vicioso (ONCE) s.t.

3. David Etxeberria (Euskaltel) s.t.

4. Alexandre Moos (Phonak) s.t.

5. Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) s.t.

April 1 - April 3: 3 Days of De Panne - Koksijde (1.2)

Thursday, April 3: Stage 3b (final stage), De Panne 13.7 Individual Time Trial.

1. Raivis Belovosciks (Marlux) 16min 49sec

2. Olaf Pollack (Gerolsteiner)m @ 14sec

3. Fabian Cancellera (Fassa Bortolo @ 16sec

4. Viatcheslav Ekimov (US Postal) @ 17sec

Final GC after Stage 3b:

1. Raivis Belovoscicks (Marlux)

2. Gianluca Botolami (Sidermec) @ 1sec

3. Peter Van Petegem (Lotto) @ 13sec

4. Olaf Pollack (Gerolsteiner) @ 14sec

5. Viatcheslav Ekimov (US Postal) @ 17sec

Thursday, April 3: Stage 3a, De Panne - De Panne, 110 km.

1. Steven De Jongh (Rabobank) 2hr 32min

2. Jo Planckaert (Cofidis) s.t.

3. Fabio Baldato (Alessio) @ 1sec.

Gianluca Bortolami retains his lead with a 13.7 km individual time trial going on this afternnon. I counted over 50 abandons in the windy weather (including Boonen and Vandenbroucke). The race was marred by a crash that took out Bart Voskamp who was sitting in 2nd place @ 1sec and had a good chance to take over the lead in this afternoon's time trial.

Wednesday, April 2: Stage 2, Zottegem - Koksijde, 228 km. Cycling4all reported that the weather was terrible and that a sort of riders' strike to protest unsafe occured. After some time, the race jury decided on the following results, corrected from an earlier posting.

1. Fabio Baldato (Alessio) 6hr 18min 57sec

2. Gerben Lowik (Bankgiroloterij) s.t.

3. Jimmy Casper (FDJ) s.t.

Provisional GC after stage 2:

1. Gianluca Bortolami (Sidermec)

2. Bert Voskamp (Bankgiroloterij) @ 1sec

3. Fabio baldato (Alessio) @ 35

4. Gerben Lowik (Bankgiroloterij) @ 40sec

Tuesday, April 1: Stage 1, Middelkerke - Zottegem, 196 km.

1. Ginaluca Bortolami (Sidermec) 4hr 37min 53sec

2. Bart Voskamp (Bankgiroloterij) s.t.

3. Christophe Mengin (FDJ) @ 20sec

4. Peter Van Petegem (Lotto) s.t.

Sunday, March 30: Brabantse Pijl (1.2) Belgium, -198 km.

1. Michael Boogerd (Rabobank) 4hr 31min 54sec

2. Oscar Freire (Rabobank) @ 14sec

3. Luca Paolini (Quick Step) s.t.

The pack came in at 2min 9sec

March 29 - March 30: Criterium International, (2.1) France

Sunday, March 30: Stage 3 (Final stage), Charleville-Mezieres 8,5 Individual Time Trial.

1. Jens Voigt (Credit Agricole) 10min 15sec

2. Andreas Kloden (Telekom) @ 4sec

3. Laurent Brochard (Ag2R) @ 5sec

Final GC after 3rd Stage:

1. Laurent Brochard (Ag2R) 7hr 9min 40sec

2. Jens Voigt (Credit Agricole) @ 22sec

3. David Moncoutie (Cofidis) @ 23sec

4. Andreas Kloden (Telekom) 2 24sec

5. Sylvain Chavanel (Brioches Boulangere) @ 28sec

Sunday, March 30: Stage 2, Les Mazures - Montherme, 98.5 km.

1. Laurent Brochard (Ag2R) 2hr 28min 34sec

2. Francsico Perez (Milaneza) @ 10sec

3. David Moncoutie (Cofidis) @ 13sec.
The pack came in at 27sec. Since everyone was on the same time yesterday, the above times and placings are also the GC standings.

Saturday, March 29: Stage 1, Charleville-Mezieres loop, 187.5 km.

1. Damien Nazon (Brioches Boulangerie) 4hr 30min 47sec

2. Aurelien Clerc (Quick Step) s.t.

3. Fabian Wegmann (Gerolsteiner) s.t.

Saturday, March 29: GP E3 (1.1) Belgium, 208 km.

1. Steven De Jongh (Rabobank) 4hr 42min 42sec

2. Steffen Wesemann (Telekom) s.t.

3. Stijn Devolder (Vlaanderen) s.t.

March 26 - March 30, Settimana Coppi - Bartali (2.3)

Sunday, March 30: 5th and Final Stage, Castellerano - Sassuolo, 154 km.

1. Ruslan Ivanov (Alessio) 4hr 6min 7sec

2. Marco Pantani (Mercatone Uno) s.t.

3. Mirko Celstino (Saeco) s.t.

Fincal GC after Stage 5:

1. Mirko Celstino (Saeco) 20hr 59min 1sec

2. Francesco Casagrande (Lampre) @ 5sec

3. Franco Pellizotti (Alessio) @ 13sec

4. Alexander Kolobnev (Domina) @ 18sec

5. Yaroslav Popovych (Landbouwkrediet) @ 19sec

Marco Pantani finshed 10th, 1min 1sec down.

Saturday, March 29: Stage 4, Sassuolo - Prignano, 188 km.

1. Luca Mazzante (Panaria) 4hr 32min 15sec

2. Steve Zampieri (Sidermec) @ 4sec

3. Denis Lunghi (Alessio) @ 5sec

GC after Stage 4:

1. Mirko Celestino (Saeco) 16hr 52min 58sec

2. Francesco Casagrande (Lampre) @ 1sec

3. Franco Pellizotti (Alessio) @ 9sec

Friday, March 28: Stage 3, Nonantola - Nonantola, 154 km.

1. Ivan Quaranta (Saeco) 3hr 14min 17sec

2. Alberto Lodo (Lampre) s.t.

3. Uros Murn (Formaggi Pinzolo) s.t.

GC after Stage 3:

1. Mirko Celestino (Saeco) 11hr 53min 30sec

2. Francesco Casagrande (Lampre) @ 4sec

3. Alexander Kolobnev (Domina) @ 8sec

Thursday, March 27: Stage 2, Riccione - Faenza, 233 km.

1. Alexander Kolobnev (Domina) 6hr 36min 30sec

2. Mirko Celstino (Saeco) s.t.

3. Franco Pellizotti (Alessio) s.t.

GC after Stage 2:

1. Mirko Celestino (Saeco) 8hr 39min 13sec

2. Francesco Casagrande (Lampre) @ 4sec

3. Yaroslav Popovych (Landbouwkrediet) @ 8sec

Wednesday, March 26, 2 stages:

GC after Stage 1b:

1. Jan Svorada (Lampre) 2hr 2min 41sec

2. Alberto Lodo (Lampre) @ 2sec

3. Ivan Quaranta (Saeco) @ 6sec

Stage 1b, Rimini 8.2 km Team Time Trial.

1. Lampre 8min 42sec

2. Saeco @ 2sec

3. Landbouwkrediet @ 4sec

Stage 1a, Riccione, 84 km.

1. Jan Svorada (Lampre) 1min 54sec

2. Nicola Loda s.t.

3. Ivan Quaranta s.t.

Setmana Catalana (2.1), March 24 - March 28

Friday, March 28: 5th and Final Stage, Baga - Vic, 176 km.

1. Erik Zabel (Telekom) 4hr 30min 55sec

2. Beat Zberg (Rabobank) s.t.

3. Salvatore Commesso (Saeco) s.t.

Final GC after Stage 5:

1. Dario Frigo (Fassa Bortolo) 15hr 44min 58sec

2. Jose Jufre (Relax) @ 9sec

3. David Latasa (Kelme) @ 13sec

4. Leonardo Piepoli (Ibanesto) s.t.

5. Iban Mayo (Euskaltel) @ 23sec

Thursday, March 27: Stage 4, Parets del Valle - Coll de Pal, 144 km. Hilltop 1st category climb finish. Frigo took off with a Km to go.

1. Dario Frigo (Fassa Bortolo) 4hr 8min 2sec

2. Jose Jufre (Relax) @ 9sec

3. David Latasa (Kelme) @ 13sec

GC after Stage 4:

1. Dario Frigo (Fassa Bortolo) 15hr 44min 58sec

2. Jose Jufre (Relax) @ 9sec

3. David Latasa (Kelme) @ 13sec

Wednesday, March 26: Stage 3, Riumors - Parets del Valle, 174.8 km.

1. Marco Zanotti (Fassa Bortolo) 4hr 26min 43sec

2. Erik Zabel (Telekom) s.t.

3. Beat Zberg (Rabobank) s.t.

GC after Stage 3:

1. Beat Zberg (Rabobank) 11hr 36min 56sec

2. Gonzalo Bayarri (Phonak) s.t.

3. Addy Engels (Rabobank) s.t.

Tuesday, March 25: Stage 2, Lloret de Mar - Empuriabrava, 158.7 km.

1. Beat Zberg (Rabobank) 3hr 44min 58sec

2. Juan Antonio Flecha (Ibanesto) s.t.

3. Gonzalo Bayarri (Phonak) S.T.

GC after stage 2:

1. Gonzalo Bararri (Phonak) 7hr 10min 13sec

2. Beat Zberg (Rabobank) s.t.

3. Addy Engels (Rabobank) s.t.

Monday, March 24: Stage 1, Lloret de Mar - Lloret de Mar, 146.7 km

1. Erik Zabel (Telekom) 3hr 25min 15sec

2. Alexandre Usov (Phonak) s.t.

3. Peter Wrolich (Gerolsteiner) s.t.

Sunday, March 23: Cholet - Pays de Loire (1.2), France, 202 km.

1. Christophe Mengin (FDJ) 4hr 54min 4sec

2. Franck Bouyer (Brioches) s.t.

3. Laurent Lefevre (Jean Delatour) s.t.

Sunday, March 23: GP Rudy Dhaenens (1.3) Belgium, 188 km.

1. Christophe Kern (Brioches) 4hr 16min

2. Anthony Geslin (Brioches) s.t.

3. Stefan Van Dijk (Lotto) @ 3sec

Wednesday, March 26: Dwars door Vlaanderen (1.2), 200 km.

1. Robbie McEwen (Lotto) 4hr 51min 32sec

2. Baden Cooke (FDJ) s.t.

3. Max Van Heeswijk (US Postal) s.t.

Saturday, March 22: Milano-San Remo, World Cup Round 1. 294 km.

Results: Bettini wins a 3-up sprint in a breakaway that escaped on the Poggio. Cipo gets 4th place winning the field sprint.

1. Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) 6hr 44min 43sec

2. Mirko Celestino (Saeco) s.t.

3. Luca Paolini (Quick Step) @ 2sec

4. Mario Cipollini (Domina) @ 11sec

5. Dario Pieri (Saeco) s.t.

6. Erik Zabel (Telekom) s.t.

7. Oscar Freire (Rabobank) s.t.

8. Jan Svorada (Lampre) s.t.

On the eve of the race, La Gazzetta Dello Sport has handicapped the stars and rated their likelihood of victory:

5 Stars: Cipollini
4 Stars: Bettini, Di Luca, Freire & Zabel
3 Stars: Petacchi, Pozzato & Vainsteins
2 Stars: Bartoli, Figueras, Rebellin, McEwen, Popovych & M. Zberg
1 Star: Flecha, Marzoli, O'Grady, Pieri, Vandenbroucke & Vinokourov

A thoughtful and very reliable observer sent me a note saying that Cipollini did not look as sharp on the climbs of Tirreno-Adriatico as his arch-rivals Zabel and Freire. I think this confirms Cipollini's own feelings. He delayed his 2003 season debut because he felt his form was not quite there. Perhaps we will have some savage attacks in the late climbs of the race as Robobank and Telekom try to exploit any weakness to get Zabel and/or Freire away from the World Champion. The Domina Vacanze boys will have to work very hard to keep it all together for the final sprint. But, even there, Freire can beat Cipo in a flat-out drag race, as he showed in the final stage of T-A. But don't underestimate the skill of the Domina team, they are the best leadout team in the world. And Cipollini does not enter a race to get 2nd. He hates to lose. His will to win M-SR, a deeply cherished goal for all Italian racers, will make this a very interesting race

March 13 - March 19: Tirreno - Adriatico (HC)

Wednesday, March 19: 7th and Final Stage, San Benedetto - San Benedetto, 162 km. Pozzato took the lead by gaining precious time in intermediate sprints. With Milano-San Remo coming Saturday, have we seen a prelude of the World Cup sprint today? Cipo doesn't like to lose and it doesn't happen very often. It looks like Freire is ready to go.

1. Oscar Freire (Rabobank) 4hr 24min 25sec

2. Mario Cipollini (Domina) s.t.

3. Erik Zabel (telekom) s.t.

Final GC after Stage 7:

1. Filippo Pozzato (Fassa Bortolo) 29hr 45min 22sec

2. Danilo Di Luca (Saeco) @ 4sec

3. Ruggero MArzoli (Alessio) @ 12sec

4. Michael Boogerd (Rabobank) @ 13sec

5. Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) @ 21sec

Tuesday, March 18: Stage 6, Teramo - Torricella Sicura, 179 km.

1. Danilo Di Luca (Saeco) 4hr 59min 47sec

2. Filippo Pozzato (Fassa Bortolo) @ 1sec

3. Michael Boogerd (Rabobank) s.t.

GC after Stage 6:

1. Danilo Di Luca (Saeco) 25hr 21min 11sec

2. Filippo Pozzato (Fassa Bortolo) @ 1sec

3. Michael Boogerd (Rabobank) @ 9sec

Monday, March 17: Stage 5, Monte San Giusto - Rapagnano, 181 km.

1. Ruggero Marzoli (Alessio) 4hr 45min 5sec

2. Luca Paolini (Quick Step) s.t.

3. Michael Boogerd (Rabobank) s.t.

GC after Stage 5:

1. Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) 20hr 21min 27sec

2. Luca Paolini (Quick Step) @ 1sec

3. Filippo Pozzato (Fassa Bortolo) @ 3sec

Sunday, March 16: Stage 4, Foligno - Ortezzano, 154 km.

The stage was canceled because of atrocious weather, snow and ice. I got an e-mail from Mauro Mondonico who is at the race saying that the weather was unbelieveably bad.

Saturday, March 15: Stage 3, Tarquinia - Foligno, 168 km

1. Mario Cipollini (Domina) 5hr 27min 47sec

2. Erik Zabel (Telekom) s.t.

3. Dario Pieri (Saeco) s.t.

GC after Stage 3

1. Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) 15hr 36min 24sec

2. Filippo Pozzato (Fassa Bortolo) @ 1sec

3. Dario Pieri (Saeco) @ 1sec

Friday, March 14: Stage 2, Sabaudia - Tarquinia, 213 km.

1. Filippo Pozzato (Fassa Bortolo) 5hr 54min 16sec

2. Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) s.t.

3. Romans Vainsteins (Sidermec) s.t.

GC after Stage 2:

1. Filippo Pozzato (Fassa Bortolo) 10hr 8min 38sec

2. Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) @ 4sec

3. Dario Pieri (Saeco) s.t.

4. Fabio Sacchi (Saeco) s.t.

Thursday, March 13: Stage 1, Sabaudia - Sabaudia, 178 km. This is a nearly flat stage with the biggest climb to 98 meters. There will be two big clockwise loops off the coast of Southern Italy, just south of Anzio, then 3 counter-clockwise small 6 km loops in Sabaudia. I'm sure Cipollini is licking his chops.

1. Mario Cipollini (Domina) 4hr 14min 22sec

2. Dario Pieri (Saeco) s.t.

3. Fabio Sacchi (Saeco) s.t.

4. Luca Paoloni (Quick Step) s.t.

Sunday, March 16: GP Erik Breukink (2.3), final GC:

1. Erik Dekker (Rabobank) 11hr 57min 25sec.

2. Tomas Vaitkus (Landbouwkrediet) @ 2sec

3. Bernard Eisel (FDJ) @ 6sec

March 9 - March 16: Paris Nice (HC)

Sunday, March 16: 7th and Final Stage, Nice - Nice 160 km.

1. David Bernabeau (Milaneza) 4hr 1min 21sec

2. Fabin Jeker (Milaneza) @ 3sec

3. Ivan Parra (Kelme) s.t.

Final GC after Stage 7:

1. Alexandre Vinkourov (Telekom) 23hr 30min 4sec

2. Mikel Zarrabeitia (ONCE) @ 43sec

3. Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) @ 54sec

Saturday, March 15: Stage 6, Toulon - Cannes, 194.5 km

1. Joaquin Rodriguez (ONCE) 5hr 2min 1sec

2. David Latasa (Kelme) s.t.

3. Laurent Brochard (Ag2R) s.t.

GC after Stage 6:

1. Alexandre Vinkourov (Telekom) 19hr 28min 32sec

2. Mikel Zarrabeitia (ONCE) @ 43sec

3. Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) @ 54sec

Friday, March 14: Stage 5, Aix en Provence - Mont Faron, 152.5 km. Dario Frigo did not start because of stomach problems.

1. Alexandre Vinokourov (Telekom) 3hr 46min 23sec

2. Gilberto Simoni (Saeco) @ 6sec

3. David Moncoutie (Cofidis) s.t.

GC after Stage 5:

1. Alexandre Vinkourov (Telekom) 14hr 26min 11sec

2. Mikel Zarrebeitia (ONCE) @ 42sec

3. Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) @ 53sec

Thursday, March 13: Stage 4, Source Perrier (Vergeze) 16.5 Individual Time Trial.

1. Dario Frigo (Fassa Bortolo) 19min 7sec

2. Jorg Jaksche(ONCE) @ 8sec

3. Tyler Hamilton (CSC) @ 13sec

4. Frank Vandenbroucke (Quick Step) @ 14sec

GC after Stage 4:

1. Dario Frigo (Fassa Bortolo) 10hr 39min 45

2. Alexandre Vinokourov (Telekom) @ 14sec

3. Mikel Zarrabeitia (ONCE) @ 27sec

4. Jorg Joksche (ONCE) @ 32 sec

Wednesday, March 12: Stage 3, Le Puy en Velay - Pont du Gard, 192.5 km. Following the death of Cofidis rider Andrei Kivilev (click on Flash Racing News, above), the stage was neutralised. The seven remaining Cofidis riders crossed the line together. No GC change is expected.

Tuesday, March 11: Stage 2, La Clayette - St. Etienne, 182.5 km. This stage had several climbs, including a Cat 1 and a Cat 2. Frigo hammered the final climb and broke things up, did the lions share of the work, but Rebellin hung on in a small break and nailed everyone in the sprint.

1. Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) 5hr 1min 14sec

2. Alexandre Vinokourov (Telekom) s.t.

3. Alexandre Botcharov (Ag2R) s.t.

4. Dario Frigo (Fassa Bortolo) s.t.

GC after Stage 2:

1. Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) 10hr 20min 25sec

2. Alexandre Vinokourov (Telekom) @ 3sec

3. Dario Frigo (Fassa Bortolo) @ 13sec

Monday, March 10: Stage 1, Auxerre - Paray le Monial, 191 km.

1. Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo)

2. Robbie McEwen (Lotto) s.t.

3. Stuart O'Grady (Credit Agricole) s.t.

GC after Stage 1:

1. Stuart O'Grady (Credit Agricole)

2. Nico Mattan (Cofidis) @ 1sec

3. Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) s.t.

Sunday, March 9: Prologue Individual Time Trial, Issy-Les-Moulineaux (Paris Suburb), 4.8 km. Coast, because of UCI suspension, did not start.

1. Nico Mattan (Cofidis) 5min 47sec

2. Tyler Hamilton (CSC) @ 2sec

3. Philippe Gaumont (Cofidis) @ 5sec

4. Stuart O'Grady (Credit Agricole) s.t.

Saturday, March 8: Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria (1.3), 194 km.

1. Aitor Gonzalez (Fassa Bortolo) 5hr 10min 53sec

2. Filippo Pozato (Fassa Bortolo) @ 1min

3. Fabio Baldato (Alessio) s.t.

Tuesday, March 11: Giro dell'Etna (1.3), 195 km.

1. Filippo Pozzato (Fassa Bortolo) 5hr 11min 25sec

2. Biagio Conte (Formaggi Pinzolo) s.t.

3. Mario Manzoni (Mercatone Uno) s.t.

Sunday, March 9: Trofeo Pantalica (1.3) 172 km.

1. Miguel Martin Perdiguero (Domina) 4hr 33min 58sec

2. Enrico Cassani (Alessio) s.t.

3. Giuliano Figueras (Panaria) s.t.

March 7 - 9: Drei Daagse van West Vlaanderen (2.3)

Sunday, March 9: 3rd and Final Stage, Ichtegem - Ichtegem, 188 km.

1. Jaan Kirsipuu (Ag2R) 4hr 24min 12sec

2. Jimmy Casper (FDJ) s.t.

3. Jeroen Blijlevens (Bangiroloterij) s.t.

Final GC after Stage 3:

1. Jaan Kirsipuu (Ag2R) 9hr 1min

2. Jimmy Casper (FDJ) @ 4sec

3. Lauri Aus (Ag2R) @ 16sec

Saturday, March 8: Stage 2, Handzame - Handzame, 182 km.

1. Jimmy Casper (FDJ) 4hr 27min 56sec

2. Jaan Kirsipuu (Ag2R)s.t.

3. Philippe Gilbert (FDJ) s.t.

GC after Stage 2:

1. Jaan Kirsipuu (Ag2R) 4hr 37min 2sec

2. Jimmy Casper (FDJ) s.t.

3. Lauri Aus (Ag2R) @ 2sec

Friday, March 7: Stage 1, Bellegem individual Time trial, 7.6 km.

1. David Millar (Cofidis) 9min 19sec

2. Bradley McGee (FDJ) @ 6sec

3. Michael Rogers (Quick Step) @ 6sec

March 5 - March 9: Vuelta a Murcia (2.3)

Sunday, March 10: Stage 5, Murcia 12.9 Individual Time Trial.

1. Javier Pascual Llorente (Kelme) 15min 24sec

2. Lance Armstrong (US Postal) @ 2sec

3. Jan Hruska (ONCE) @ 7sec

Final GC after stage 5:

1. Javier Pascual Llorente (Kelme) 15hr 58min 18sec

2. Jan Hruska (ONCE) @ 17sec

3. Haimar Zubeldia (Euskaltel) @ 23sec

Saturday, March 8: Stage 4, Categena - Alto de la Santa, 167 km.

1. Victor Hugo Pena (US Postal) 4hr 14min 3sec

2. Jan Hruska (ONCE) s.t.

3. Addy Engels (Rabobank) @ 13sec

GC after stage 4:

1. Javier Pascual Llorente (Kelme) 15hr 42min 54sec

2. Jan Hruska (ONCE) @ 10sec

3. Haimar Zubeldia (Euskaltel) @ 15sec

Friday, March 7: Stage 3, Caravaca - Caravaca, 160.8 km.

1. Erik Zabel (telekom) 3hr 42min 36sec

2. Beat Zberg (Rabobank) s.t.

3. Nico Sijmens (Vlaanderen) s.t.

GC after Stage 3:

1. Jaivier Pascual Llorente (Kelme) 11hr 28min 20sec

2. Alejandro Valverde (Kelme) @ 7sec

3. Haimar Zubeldia (Euskaltel) @ 7sec

Thursday, March 6: Stage 2, Alguazas - Alto Cresta del Gallo, 153. 6 km. Hill-top finish.

1. Javier Pascual Llorente (Kelme) 3hr 47min 14sec

2. Haimar Zubeldia (Euskaltel) @ 3sec

3. Alejandro Valverde (Kelme) @10sec

GC after Stage 2:

1. Javier Pascual Llorente (Kelme) 7hr 45min 42sec

2. Haimar Zubeldia (Euskaltel) @ 7sec

3. Alejandro Valverde (Kelme) @ 10sec

Wednesday, March 5: Stage 1, Murcia - Ceuti, 162.1 km.

1. Jan Svorada (Lampre) 3hr 58min 8sec

2. Eric Zabel (Telekom) s.t.

3. Steffen Radochla (Coast) s.t.

Sunday, March 2: Kuurne - Brussels - Kuurne (1.2) 190 km.

1. Roy Sentjens (Rabobank) 4hr 48min. First pro win for Sentjens.

2. Leif Hoste (Lotto) @ 19sec

3. Volker Ordowski (Gerolsteiner) s.t.

Saturday, March 1: Het Volk (1.1), 200 kilometers.

1. Johan Museeuw (Quick Step) 5hr 1min 15sec. He is the Man!

2. Max Van Heeswijk (US Postal) @ 14sec

3. Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) s.t.

4. Frank Vandenbroucke (Quick Step) @ 1min 33sec

5. Tom Boonen (Quick Step) s.t.

February 25 - March 1: Tour of Valenciana (2.3)

Saturday, March 1: 5th and final stage: Valencia - Valencia, 165 km.

1. Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) 4hr 6sec

2. Daniele Bennati (Domina Vacanze) s.t.

3. Fabrizio Guidi (Coast) s.t.

Final GC after stage 5:

1. Dario Frigo (Fassa Bortolo) 15hr 34min 7sec

2. David Bernabeau (Milaneza) @ 15sec

3. Javier Pascual Llorente (Kelme) @ 15sec

4. David Millar (Cofidis) @ 24sec

Friday, February 28: Stage 4, Sagunto - Vallada, 158 km. This is the Queen stage in the mountains.

1. Miguel Martin Periguero (Domina Vacanze) 3hr 47min 39sec

2. Dario Frigo (Fassa Bortolo) s.t.

3. David Bernabeau (Milaneza) s.t.

GC after stage 4:

1. Dario Frigo

Thursday, February 27: Stage 3, Onda - Puerto de Sagunto, 157.6 km.

1. Igor Astorloa (Saeco) 3hr 44min 45sec

2. Angel Edo (Milaneza) s.t.

3. Angel Vicioso (ONCE) s.t.

GC after Stage 3:

1. Rafael Casero (Paternina) 7hr 46min 18sec
2. Dario Frigo (Fassa Bortolo) @ 4sec

3. Alex Zülle (Coast) @9 sec

Wednesday, February 26: Stage 2, Castalla - Villajoyosa, 152 km.

1. Rafael Casero (Paternina) 3hr 49min 48sec
2. Bram De Groot (Rabobank) @ 41sec

3. Martin Perdiguero (Domina Vacanze) s.t.

GC after Stage 2:

1. Rafael Casero (Paternina) 4hr 1min 23sec
2. Dario Frigo (Fassa Bortolo) @ 4sec

3. Alex Zülle (Coast) @9 sec

Tuesday, February 25: Stage 1, San Vicente Individual Time Trial, 9.7 km.

1. Dario Frigo (Fassa Bortolo) 10min 58sec

2. Alex Zülle (Coast) @ 5sec

3. Rene Andrle (ONCE) @ 6 sec

Sunday, February 23: Classico Haribo (1.3) 196 km.

1. Jaan Kirsipuu (Ag2R) 4hr 55min 26sec

2. Lars Michaelsen (CSC) s.t.

3. Max Van Heeswijk (USP) s.t.

Sunday, February 23: Trofeo Luis Puig (1.2) 172 km.

1. Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) 4hr 14min 29sec

2. Isaac Galvez (Kelme) st.

3. Alejandro Valverde (Kelme) s.t.

Saturday, February 22: Tour du Haut Var (1.2), 180 km.

1. Sylvain Chavanel (Brioches) 4hr 46min 25sec

2. Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel) s.t.

3. Andrei Kivilev (Cofidis) s.t.

February 19 - 22: Giro della Liguria (2.3)

Saturday, February 22: 5th and final stage, Andora - Savona, 154 km.

1. Gabriale Balducci (Sidermec) 4hr 4min 29sec

2. Bernard Eisel (FDJ) s.t.

3. Vladimir Duma (Landbouwkrediet) s.t.

Final GC after 5th stage:

1. Danilo Di Luca (Saeco) 13hr 26min 27sec

2. Giuseppe Palumbo (Di Nardi) @ 10sec

3. Wladimir Belli (Lampre) @ 14sec

Friday, February 21: Stage 4, Varazze - Alpicelle Beigua Individual Time Trial, 11.6 km.

1. Danilo Di Luca (Saeco) 20min 37sec

2. Wladimir Belli (Lampre) @ 14sec

3. Giuseppe Palumbo (Di Nardi) @ 20sec

GC after Stage 4:

1. Danilo Di Luca (Saeco) 9hr 21min 58sec

2. Giuseppe Palumbo (Di Nardi) @ 10sec

3. Wladimir Belli (Lampre) @ 14sec

Friday, February 21: Stage 3, Alassio - Alassio, 71.4 km.

1. Jimmy Casper (FDJ)

2. Elio Aggiano (Pinzolo) s.t.

3. Paolo Bossoni (Sidermec) s.t.

GC after Stage 3:

1. Paolo Bossoni (Sidermec)

Thursday, February 20: Stage 2, Pietra Ligure - Andora, 162.3 km.

1. Giuseppe Palumbo (Di Nardi) 4hr 23min 35sec

2. Paolo Bossoni (Sidermec) s.t.

3. Fabio Baldato (Alessio) s.t.

GC after Stage 2:

1. Palo Bossoni (Sidermec) 7hr 55min 29sec

2. Giuseppe Palumbo (Di Nardi) @ 2sec

3. Yarosalv Popovych (Landbouwkrediet) @ 8sec

Wednesday, February 19: Stage 1, Arenzano - Diano Marina, 141 km.

1. Andrea Ferrigato (Alessio) 3hr 32min 6sec

2. Paolo Bossoni (Sidermec) s.t.

3. Yaroslav Popovych (Landbouwkrediet) s.t.

Tuesday, February 18: Trofeo Laigueglia (1.2), 183 km.

1. Filippo Pozzato (Fassa Bortolo) 4hr 53min 13sec.

2. Fabio Sacchi (Saeco) s.t.

3. Fabio Baldato (Alessio) s.t.

4. Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) s.t.

February 16 - February 20: Vuelta a Andalucia (Ruta del Sol) (2.3)

Thursday, February 20th: 5th and Final Stage, Granada - Benalmadera, 178km.

1. Ruslan Ivanov (Alessio) 4hr 40min 14sec

2. Santiago Blanco (Relax) @ 2sec

3. Jose Martinez (Paternina) @ 4sec

Final GC after Stage 5

1. Javier Pascual Llorente (Kelme) 21hr 58min 34sec

2. Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) @ 8sec

3. Alejandro Valverde (Kelme) @ 9sec

Wednesday, February 19: Stage 4, Cabra - Jaen, 174 km.

1. Remmert Wielinga (Rabobank) 4hr 41min 45sec

2. Joaquin Rodriguez (ONCE) @ 2sec

3. Ivan Ramiro Parra (Kelme) @ 7sec

GC after Stage 4:

1. Javier Pascual Llorente (Kelme) 17hr 16min

2. Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) @ 8sec

3. Alejandro Valverde (Kelme) @ 9sec

Tuesday, February 18: Stage 3, Sevilla - Nuestra Senora de Araceli, 166.6 km.

1. Javier Pascual Llorente (Kelme) 3hr 32min 25sec

2. Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) @ 8sec

3. Alejandro Valverde (Kelme) @ 9sec

GC sfter Stage 3:

1. Javier Pascual Llorente (Kelme) 12hr 24min 43sec

2. Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) @ 8sec

3. Alejandro Valverde (Kelme) @ 9sec

Monday, February 17: Stage 2, Sevilla - Huelva, 165 km.

1. Oscar Feire (Rabobank) 4hr 7min 47sec

2. Jaan Kirsipuu (Ag2R) s.t.

3. Luca Paolini (Quick step) s.t.
Stage 2 results from Cycling4all.com.

GC after Stage 2:

1. Oscar Freire (Rabobank) 8hr 54min 16sec

2. Erik Zabel (Telekom) s.t.

3. Luca Paolini (Quick Step) s.t.

Sunday, February 16: Stage 1, Cordoba - Cordoba, 179.6 km.

1. Oscar Freire (Rabobank) 4hr 46min 29sec

2. Erik Zabel (Telekom) s.t.

3. Luca Paolini (Quick Step) s.t.

February 12 - February 16: Tour of the Mediterranean (2.3)

Sunday, February 16: 6th and Final Stage, Gemenos - Marseille Team Time Trial, 42 km.

1. Fassa Bortolo 51min 19sec

2. Rabobank @ 5sec

3. Quick-Step @ 52 sec

Final GC after Stage 6:

1. Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) 12hr 54min 40sec

2. Laurent Brochard (Ag2R) @ 10sec

3. Sylvain Chavanel (Brioches) @ 23sec

Saturday, February 15: Stage 5, La Garde - Berre l'Etang, 114 km.

1. Daniele Bennati (Domina Vacanze) 2hr 51min 25sec

2. Baden Cooke (FDJ) s.t.

3. Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole) s.t.

GC after Stage 5:

1. Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) 12hr 2min 29sec

2. Laurent Brochard (Ag2R) @ 10sec

3. Sylvain Chavanel (Brioches) @ 22sec

Friday, February 14: Stage 4, La Motte - Toulon (Mont Faron), 110 km.

1. David Moncoutie (Cofidis) 2hr 35min 34sec

2. Miguel Martinez (Phonak) @ 9sec

3. Michael Boogerd (Rabobank) @ 11sec

GC after Stage 4:

1. Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) 9hr 11min 4sec

2. Laurent Brochard (Ag2R) @ 13sec

3. Sylvain Chavanel (Brioches) @ 22sec

Friday, February 14: Stage 3, Seillans - La Motte, 60 km.

1. Baden Cooke (FDJ) 1hr 18 min 46sec

2. Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) s.t.

3. Graziao Gasparre (ONCE) s.t.

Provisional GC after Stage 3:

1. Bram De Groot (Rabobank) 6hr 35min 18sec

2. Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) @ 1sec

3. Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole) @ 7sec

Thursday, February 13: Stage 2, Menton - Le Cannet, 109 km.

1. Emmanuel Magnien (Brioches) 2hr 39min 22sec

2. Filippo Pozzato (Fassa Bortolo) s.t.

3. Fabio Sacchi (Saeco) s.t.

GC after Stage 2:

1. Bram De Groot (Rabobank) 5hr 16min 32sec

2. Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) @ 5sec

3. Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole) @ 7sec

Wednesday, February 12: Stage 1, Arma di Taggia, 112 km.

1. Bram de Groot (Rabobank) 2hr 37min 10sec

2. Paolo Bettini (Quick-Step) @ 6sec

3. Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole) @ 8sec

4. Laurent Brochard (Ag2R) @ 12sec

February 5 - 9: Etoile des Besseges (2.3)

Sunday, February 9: 5th and Final Stage, Brannoux Les Taillades - Besseges, 148 km.

1. Jaan Kirsipuu (Ag2R) 3hr 17min 30sec

2. Roger Hammond (Palmans) s.t.

3. Yuri Mitlushenko (Landbouwkrediet) s.t.

Final GC after Stage 5:

1. Fabio Baldato (Alessio) 19hr 1min 30sec

2. Michael Skelde (Fakta) @ 5sec

3. Franck Bouyer (Brioches) @ 6sec

Saturday, February 8: Stage 4, Ales - La Grande Combe, 154 km.

1. Robbie McEwen (Lotto) 3hr 42min 45sec

2. Jaan Kirsipuu (AgsR) s.t.

3. Jean-Patrick Nazon (Delatour) s.t.

GC after Stage 4:

1. Fabio Baldato (Alessio) 15hr 44min 0sec

2. Michael Skelde (Fakta) @ 5sec

3. Franck Bouyer (Brioches) @ 6sec

Friday, February 7: Stage 3, Nimes - Les Fumades, 160 km.

1. Tom Steels (Landbouwkrediet) 3hr 57min 50sec

2. Robbie McEwen (Lotto) s.t.

3. Jaan Kirsipuu (Ag2R) s.t.

GC after Stage 3:

1. Fabio Baldato (Alessio) 12hr 1min 15sec

2. Michael Skelde (Fakta) @ 5sec

3. Franck Bouyer (Brioches) @ 6sec

Thursday, February 6: Stage 2, Marseille - Cassis (Marseille), 151.6 km.

1. Jo Planckaert (Cofidis) 4hr 16min 31sec

2. Geert Verheyen (Marlux) s.t.

3. Laurent Lefevre (Delatour) s.t.

GC after stage 2:

1. Fabio Baldato (Alessio) 8hr 3min 25sec

2. Franck Bouyer (Brioches) @ 5sec

3. Michael Skelde (Fakta) @ 6sec

Wednesday, February 5: Stage 1, St. Cannat - St. Tulle, 153.5 km.

1. Fabio Baldato (Alessio) 3hr 47min 6sec

2. Franck Bouyer (Brioches) s.t.

3. Michael Skelde (Fakta) s.t.

Tour de Langkawi (2.2), January 31 - February 9

Sunday, February 9: 10th and Final Stage, Kuala Lumpur Criterium, 75.6 km.

1. Ruben Buongiorno (Panaria) 1hr 49min 42sec

2. Graeme Brown (Panaria) s.t.

3. Stuart O'Grady (Credit Agricole) s.t.

Final GC after Stage 10:

1. Tom Danielson (Saturn) 31hr 54min 9sec

2. Hernan Dario Munoz (Colombia) @ 9sec

3. Freddy Gonzalez (Colombia) @ 1min 44sec

4. Roland Green (Canada) @ 2min 3sec

Saturday, Febraury 8; Stage 9, Seremban - Genting Highlands, 154 km. This stage has a hard 25 km climb with a hilltop finish.

1. Hernan Dario Munoz (Colombia) 4hr 15min 30sec

2. Tom Danielson (Saturn) @ 1sec

3. Roland Green (Canada) @ 39sec

4. Freddy Gonzalez (Colombia) @ 1min 25sec

GC after Stage 9:

1. Tom Danielson (Saturn) 30hr 4min 27sec

2. Hernan Dario Munoz (Colombia) @ 9sec

3. Freddy Gonzalez (Colombia) @ 1min 44sec

4. Roland Green (Canada) @ 2min 3sec

Friday, February 7: Stage 8, Menara Telekom KL - Seremban, 112.5 km.

1. Stuart O'Grady (Credit Agricole) 2hr 48min 56sec

2. Miguel Martin Perdiguero (Domina Vacanze) s.t.

3. Mikhaylo Khalilov (Fakta) s.t.

GC after Stage 8:

1. Tom Danielson (Saturn) @ 25hr 49min 2sec

2. Stuart O'Grady (Credit Agricole) @ 1sec

3. Sergey Matveyev (Panaria) @ 7sec

4. Graeme Brown (Panaria) @ 11sec

Thursday, February 6: Stage 7, Kuantan - Bentong, 196 km.

1. Graeme Brown (Panaria) 4hr 14min 20sec

2. Stuart O'Grady (Credit Agricole) s.t.

3. Allan Bo Andresen (Fakta) s.t.

114. Nathan O'Neill (Saturn) @ 48 sec. Crash with a couple of kilometers to go.

GC after Stage 7:

1. Tom Danielson (Saturn) @ 23hr 6sec

3. Eric Wohlberg (Saturn) @ 3sec

3. Sergey Matveyev (Panaria) @ 7sec

4. Stuart O'Grady (Credit Agricole) @ 11sec

Wednesday, February 5: Stage 6, Marang - Cukai, 136 km.

1. Stuart O'Grady (Credit Agricole) 2hr 50min 43sec

2. Graeme Brown (Panaria) s.t.

3. Simone Cadamuro (De Nardi) s.t.

108. Roland Green (Canada) @ 1min 29sec. Green flatted with 14 km to go.

GC after Stage 6:

1. Nathan O'Neill (Saturn) 18hr 45min 16sec

2. Tom Danielson (Saturn) @ 24sec

3. Eric Wohlberg (Saturn) @ 27sec

4. Hernan Dario Munoz (Colombia) @ 38sec

Tuesday, February 4: stage 5, Kota Bharu - Kuala Terengganu, 179 km.

1. Graeme Brown (Panaria) 4hr 1min 37sec

2. Ruben Bongiorno (Panaria) s.t.

3. Simone Cadamuro (De Nardi) s.t.

GC after stage 5:

1. Nathan O'Neill (Saturn) 15hr 54min 33sec

2. Roland Green (Canada) @ 20sec

3. Tom Danielson (Saturn) @ 24sec

4. Eric Wohlberg (Saturn) @ 27sec

Monday, February 3: Stage 4, Gerik - Tanah Merah, 173 km.

1. Again, Luciano Mendonca Pagliarini (Lampre) 4hr 14min 13sec

2. Graeme Brown (Panaria) s.t.

3. Stuart O' Grady (Credit Agricole) s.t.

GC after Stage 4:

1. Nathan O'Neill (Saturn) 11hr 52min 56sec

2. Roland Green (Canada) @ 20sec

3. Tom Danielson (Saturn) @ 24sec

4. Eric Wohlberg (Saturn) @ 27sec

Sunday, February 2: Stage 3, Kulim - Ipoh, 169.6 km.

1. Luciano Mendonca Pagliarini (Lampre) 3hr 53min 55sec

2. Mereno Di Biase (Formaggi Pinzolo) s.t.

3. Graeme Brown (Panaria) s.t.

GC after Stage 3:

1. Nathan O'Neill (Saturn) 7hr 38min 43sec

2. Roland Green (Canada) @ 23sec

3. Tom Danielson (Saturn) @ 24sec

4. Eric Wohlberg (Saturn) @ 28sec

Saturday, February 1: Stage 2, Kangor - Butterworth, 148.3 km.

1. Mendonca Pagliarini (Lampre) 3hr 32min 55sec

2. Graeme Brown (Panaria) s.t.

3. Mikhaylo Khalilov (Colombia)

GC after Stage 2:

1. Nathan O'Neill (Saturn) 3hr 44min 48sec

2. Roland Green (Canada) @ 23sec

3. Tom Danielson (Saturn) @ 24sec

4. Eric Wohlberg (Saturn) @ 28sec

Friday, January 31: Stage 1, Langkawi 9.2 km Individual Time Trial.

1. Nathan O'Neill (Saturn) 11min 53sec

2. Roland Green (Canada) @ 23sec

3. Tom Danielson (Saturn) @ 24sec

4. Eric Wohlberg (Saturn) @ 28sec

Tuesday, February 4: The opening race of the Continental European Season, GP d'Ouverture La Marseillaise (1.3), 150 km.

1. Ludo Diereckxsens (Landboukrediet)

2. Magnus Backstedt (Fakta)

3. Stefano Casagranda (Alessio)

2003 World Elite Cyclocross Championships, Monopoli Italy. Sunday, February 2. Belgium takes the top 5 places!

1. Bart Wellens

2. Mario de Clercq

3. Erwin Vervecken

4. Ben Berden

5. Sven Nys

Sunday, February 2: GP Costa Degli Etruschi (1.3), 192 km.

1. Jaan Kirsipuu (Ag2R) 4hr 50min

2. Fred Rodriguez (Sidermec) s.t.

3. Werner Riebenbauer (Fakta) s.t.

4. Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) s.t.

Challenge Illes Balears (Formerly Challenge of Mallorca). 5 races, each 1.3, February 2 - February 6

Thursday, February 6: 5th and final race: Trofeo Calvia (Magluf - Palmanova), 149.4 km.

1. Remmert Wielinga (Rababank) 3hr 55min 55sec

2. Gorka Gonzalez (Euskaltel) s.t.

3. Juan Antonio Flecha (Ibanesto) @ 1min 18sec

4. Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) @ 1min 52sec

Alejandro Valverde of Kelme won the overall prize which carries no UCI points.

Wednesday, February 5: Race 4, Manacor - Porto Cristo, 166 km.

1. Isaac Galvez (Kelme) 3hr 33min 56sec

2. Fabrizio Guidi (Coast) @ 1sec

3. Erik Zabel (Telekom) s.t.

Overall leader is Erik Zabel

Tuesday, February 4: Race 3, Trofeo Alcudia (Port d'Alcudia - Port d'Alcudia), 169.5 km.

1. Allan Davis (ONCE)

2. Erik Zabel (Telekom)

Leader in the overal competition is Allan Davis.

Monday, February 3: Race 2, Trofeo Cala Millor (Cala Bona - Cala Rajada) 164.5 km.

1. Alexandre Usov (Phonak) 4hr 15min 34sec

2. Isaac Galvez (Kelme) s.t.

3. Erik Zabel (Telekom s.t.

Sunday, February 2: Race 1, Trofeo Mallorca (Palma Mallorca Circuit Race, 82 km).

1. Isaac Galvez (Kelme) 1hr 35min 3sec

2. Allan David (ONCE) s.t.

3. Alejandro Valverde (Kelme) s.t.

Tour of Qatar (2.3), January 31 - February 4

Tuesday, February 4: 5th and Final Stage, Sealine Beach Resort - Doha, 144 km.

1. Servais Knaven (Quick Step) 2hr 59min 47sec

2. Olaf Pollack (Gerolsteiner) @ 2sec

3. Lars Michaelsen (CSC) s.t.

Final GC after 5th Stage:

1. Alberto Loddo (Lampre) 15hr 29min 56sec

2. Olaf Pollack (Gerolsteiner) s.t.

3. Jan Svorada (Lampre) @ 7sec

Monday, February 3: Stage 4, Al Wakra - Doha, 151.5 km.

1. Ivan Quaranta (Saeco) 3hr 16min 54sec

2. Massimo Strazzer (Phonak) s.t.

3. Stefan Kupfernagel (Phonak) s.t.

GC after Stage 4:

1. Alberto Loddo (Lampre) 12hr 29min 54sec

2. Damien Nazon (Brioches) @ 6sec

3. Julian Dean (CSC) @ 18sec

Sunday, February 2: Stage 3, Camel Race Track - Doha, 187 km.

1. Stefan Van Dijk (Lotto) 4hr 24min 16sec

2. Jan Svorada (Lampre) s.t.

3. Ivan Quranta (Saeco) s.t.

GC after Stage 3:

1. Alberto Loddo (Lampre) 9hr 13min 4sec

2. Damien Nazon (Brioches) @ 3sec

3. Julian Dean (CSC) @ 15sec

Saturday, February 1: Stage 2, Ras Laffan - Doha, 137 km.

1. Damien Nazon (Brioches) 2hr 47min 26sec

2. Alberto Loddi (Lampre) s.t.

3. Giosue Bonomi (Saeco) s.t.

GC after Stage 2:

1. Alberto Loddo (Lampre) 4hr 48min 51sec

2. Damien Nazon (Brioches) @ 13sec

3. Julian Dean (CSC) @ 15sec

Friday, January 31: Stage 1, Doha - Doha, 90 km.

1. Alberto Loddo (Lampre) 2hr 1min 44sec

2. Damien Nazon (Brioches) s.t.

3. Massimo Strazzer (Phonak) s.t.

Tour Down Under (2.3), January 21-26

Sunday, January 26: 6th and final Stage, Adalaide Circuit Race, 90 km.

1. Graeme Brown (Panaria) 1hr 52min 9sec

2. Baden Cooke (FDJ) s.t.

3. Jaan Kirsipuu (Ag2R) s.t.

4. Stuart O'Grady (Credit Agricole) s.t.

5. Tom Boonen (Quick Step) s.t.

Final GC after Stage 6:

1. Mikel Astarloza (Ag2R) 17hr 17min 45sec

2. Lennie Kristensen (CSC) s.t.

3. Stuart O'Grady (Credit Agricole) @ 4sec

4. Giampaolo Caruso (ONCE) s.t.

5. Paolo Lanfranchi (Panaria) @ 6sec

Saturday, January 25: Stage 5, Willunga - Willunga, 147 km.

1. Giampaolo Caruso (ONCE) 3hr 26min 43sec

2. Stefen Wesemann (Telekom) s.t.

3. Paolo Lanfranchi (Panaria) s.t.

Robbie McEwen pulled out of the race after only a few kilometers with severe pain in his left knee.

GC after Stage 5:

1. Mikel Astarloza (Ag2R) 15hr 25min 36sec

2. Lennie Kristensen (CSC) s.t.

3. Giampaolo Caruso (ONCE) @ 4sec

4. Stuart O'Grady (Credit Agricole) @ 5sec

Friday, January 24: Stage 4, Unley - Goolwa, 144 km.

1. Baden Cooke (FDJ) 3hr 33min 59sec

2. Graeme Brown (Panaria) s.t.

3. Stuart O'Grady (Credit Agricole) s.t.

4. Robbie McEwen (Lotto) s.t.

GC after Stage 4:

1. Fabio Sacchi (Saeco) 11hr 58min 33sec

2. Robbie McEwen (Lotto) @8sec

3. Andy Flickinger (Ag2R) @ 17sec

4. Cedric Herve (Credit Agricole) @18sec.

Thursday, January 23: Stage 3, Glenelg - Hahndorf, 164 km.

1. Robbie McEwen (Lotto) 3 hr 53min 4sec

2. Graeme Brown (Panaria) s.t.

3. Stuart O"Grady (Credit Agricole) s.t.

GC after Stage 3:

1. Fabio Sacchi (Saeco) 8hr 24min 34sec

2. Robbie McEwen (Lotto) @10sec

3. Cedric Herve (Credit Agricole) @18sec.

Wednesday, January 22: Stage 2, Jacob's Creek (Adelaide) - Kapunda, 140 km.

1. Fabio Sacchi (Saeco) 3hr 29min 16sec

2. Robbie McEwen (Lotto) @ 14sec

3. Cedric Herve (Credit Agricole) s.t.

GC after Stage 2

1. Fabio Sacchi (Saeco) 4hr 31min 30sec

2. Robbie McEwen (Lotto) @16sec

3. Cedric Herve (Credit Agricole) @18sec.

Tuesday, January 21: Stage 1, East End Adelaide Street Race, 50 km.

1. Baden Cooke (FDJ) 1hr 2min 20sec

2. Robbie McEwen (Lotto) s.t.

3. Luca Paolini (Quick Step) s.t.

Graeme Brown (Panaria) crossed the finish line first, but was relegated to last place because he was ruled not to have held his line in the sprint.