[Giro 2003]2nd Rest Day - Rest Day Rehash

Giro Reporter race-report@cyclofiend.com
Tue, 27 May 2003 23:15:38 -0700


Rest Day - the Second Pause

Many more of the 3449 kilometers now lie behind the riders than remain
in front. Five stages stand between the teams and the final time trial
in the streets of Milan.

Tomorrow's stage 17 could almost be called a "gimmee", being both the
shortest stage of this year's race and a fairly unremarkable elevation.
   But the next two days after that put the bite on the big boys, with
climbs that feature prominently in both stages - Stage 18 rabbit punches
the riders quickly with a little thousand foot climb that has a GpM
point on it, followed by two nasty, nasty, nasty ascents to the 2300
meter neighborhood (Colle d'Esischie at 2366m and Colle di Sampeyre at
2284m - remember - meters need to be multiplied by three to be roughly
feet) and a final climb up the Chianale Valle Var, a wimpy little dig up
to 1815 meters. Stage 19 isn't quite so brutal, merely arcing up to the
tip of the 1675 meter Cascata del Toce Formazza (I think that's a
waterfall of touched cheese, but my translation may be off...)

That should shake out the chaff, reduce any pretenders to unrecognizable
shells of their former selves and generally turn folks into jelly.

Stage 20 lets the hollowed legs recover a bit, with 122 km and no more
than 200 meters change of altitude.

Then, as the Vuelta Espana did this past year, they will finish with a
33 kilometer Individual Time Trial to finish things off.

At this point, it would take a major change of performance to get
Garzelli (or anyone else, really) ahead of Gilberto Simoni.  But, people
have bad days, and there are some severely taxing efforts ahead.  It is
racing and anything can happen.  Regardless of how dominant Simoni
appears, the gap is not yet 2 minutes, and an untimely puncture or a
minor bonk at the steepest crests can evaporate a lead like that quite
effectively.

Speaking of leads which could evaporate, Stefano Garzelli shouldn't take
his 2nd place position for granted either.  Here's why: In the first
Individual Time Trial, he lost about a second per kilometer to lanky
Yaroslav Popovych, finishing 45 seconds behind the Italian-raised
Ukranian who rides for a Belgian team (now _there's_ a gene pool!).
Since Garzelli sits just 2:07 in front of Popovych, if he were to lose
some time on the climbs, he could sit within striking distance on the
Giro's final day.  Of course, that last time trial is only 33 km, but
races have been lost under these circumstances before, no?  That is how
Popovych moved into third overall - crunching Alessio's Andrea Noe in
the time trial by about 1:45.

It is interesting to see Noe holding on over the Lampre-Teletubbies
Raimondas Rumsas and Francesco Casagrande.  Casagrande has had some
glimmers of strength, but seems to fade as Garzelli thumps out his
relentless climbing rhythm.  Rumsas may have a bit of explaining to do
around the Lampre dinner table since it seemed that Casagrande was the
chosen one for this race, but Rumsas has been on the podium at the Tour
de France, even as his wife was doing some explaining of her own.

Behind them sits Georg Totschnig, who I must admit I know little about.
   He's managed to stay in the mix when it's important, and still nicked
into the top ten at the Time Trial.

Speaking of Time Trialing, how about Marco-Marco-Marco?  Yes, he was
3:32 down on the stage winner, but there were days not long ago where he
was in the bottom third in this discipline, rather than the top 26.
He's still complaining a bit in interviews, claiming to be a bit
overweight, and he's trying to find the right combination of
wheeling/dealing and divine intervention to get himself into the Tour
this year.

The man who is most missed (or will be when the roads are flat) is Mario
Cipollini - 42 Career Giro Wins. The anguish on his face as he slid
across the wet roadway, knowing full well that those barriers were going
to hurt like hell when he hit them... It would've been great to see the
World Champion cross the line first at least one more time in this race.

Other riders who have done well or otherwise...

Kim Kirchen - Fassa Bortolo
The race's only Luxemburger (which doesn't appear on the big buck menu
at the local Bob's Big Bang Burger Bar) has ridden strongly, another
young rider who may prove to do well in the coming years. He's edging
around the top twenty overall, and hasn't really been "let loose", with
Dario Frigo, Aitor Gonzalez and of course, Alessandro Petacchi to steward.

Julio Perez has not climbed with the panache that marked his last two
Giro appearances.  Word has it that he was trying to create himself as
more of an "all-rounder" - someone who could compete for the Maglia
Rosa.  His pure climbing has suffered to that end, and he doesn't quite
have the dominance in his legs to push him onto the podium.

Aitor Gonzalez/Dario Frigo - Fassa Bortolo
A bit of a goose-egg so far, though Gonzalez' time-trialing skills were
definitely in evidence.  He and teammate Frigo must not have timed
things quite right, and don't seem to have the form they need to contest
it when the going gets harsh.

Eddie Mazzoleni - Caldirola-Sidermec
The main man in the mountains for Garzelli.  Thumping the cadence and
still managing to hold on for decent finishes himself.  It wasn't too
many years back that Garzelli was in this same position for Marco Pantani.

Michele Scarponi - Domina-Vacanze
Who says zebras can't climb? With Super Mario to escort to the finish
line, this man has galloped up some of the tougher climbs.  Another
rider who may continue to bloom. Nothing wrong with 15th position.

Sandy Casar - FDJeux.com
Leading Frenchman in the race at 23rd overall. I dunno, just seemed
important.

Team Fakta
The Vikings have landed! Taking a stage courtesy of Norwegian National
Champion Kurt Arvesen, Leading the InterGiro with the pounding efforts
of Magnus "Magnum/Maximus/Magneto" Backsted.  Nice job by this little
team from the North lands.

Bogdan Bondariew - CCC Polsat
Because someone has to be last.  Plus, it's always humbling to remember
that this guy who sits 2:25:40 behind the Maglia Rosa wearing race
leader has ridden all the same roads, suffered the same climbs,
screeched through the same descents and could still effortlessly kick
any of our sorry asses in a bike race.

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Official Standings at the end of Stage 16

General classification after stage 16

1 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Team Saeco                     71.21.26
2 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-SO.DI              1.58
3 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago          4.05
4 Andrea Noe' (Ita) Alessio                                5.16
5 Raimondas Rumsas (Ltu) Lampre                            6.11
6 Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Lampre                        6.47
7 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                       6.57
8 Serguei Gontchar (Ukr) De Nardi-Colpack                  9.38
9 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Alessio                          9.42
10 Marco Pantani (Ita) Mercatone Uno - Scanavino          10.11
11 Massimo Codol (Ita) Mercatone Uno - Scanavino          12.16
12 Wladimir Belli (Ita) Lampre                            12.35
13 Dario Frigo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                        12.45
14 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) CCC-Polsat                    13.50
15 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron          14.23
16 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo             15.32
17 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Vini Caldirola-SO.DI              15.59
18 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                         18.08
19 Julio A. Perez Cuapio (Mex) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo   18.14
20 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                   19.25
21 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo                        19.52
22 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Team Saeco                  20.07
23 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJeux.com                           20.14
24 Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo       21.16
25 Gianni Faresin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                      22.52
26 Adolfo Garcia Quesada (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca         25.19
27 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Alessio                        26.36
28 Graziano Gasparre (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack               28.36
29 Radoslaw Romanik (Pol) CCC-Polsat                      29.32
30 Luis F. Laverde Jimenez (Col) Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave   30.07
31 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Mercatone Uno - Scanavino        30.40
32 Scott Sunderland (Aus) Team fakta-Pata Chips           32.51
33 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                  34.53
34 Thomas Brozyna (Pol) CCC-Polsat                        35.29
35 Paolo Lanfranchi (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo        36.01
36 Vladimir Miholievic (Cro) Alessio                      36.08
37 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Team Saeco                        36.20
38 Denis Lunghi (Ita) Alessio                             38.22
39 Gerhard Trampusch (Aut) Gerolsteiner                   38.23
40 Ignacio Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca    38.26
41 Fredy Gonzalez (Col) Colombia-Selle Italia             38.32
42 Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago            38.34
43 Constantino Zaballa Gutierez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanc   39.41
44 Joaquim Castelblanco (Col) Colombia-Selle Italia       39.50
45 Francesco Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre                 43.13
46 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Vini Caldirola-SO.DI              44.24
47 Daniel Clavero (Spa) Mercatone Uno - Scanavino         44.37
48 Hernan D. Munoz (Col) Colombia-Selle Italia            46.45
49 Cristian Gasperoni (Ita) Mercatone Uno - Scanavino     53.16
50 Sergiy Adyeyev (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago           56.05
51 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Lotto-Domo                       57.51
52 Roberto Conti (Ita) Mercatone Uno - Scanavino          58.56
53 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Team Saeco                        1.00.03
54 Matteo Carrara (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack                1.00.39
55 Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave       1.01.03
56 Alexis Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca            1.01.21
57 Marius Sabaliauskas (Ltu) Team Saeco                 1.02.11
58 Kurt Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team fakta-Pata Chips        1.02.35
59 Piotr Chmielewski (Pol) CCC-Polsat                   1.04.22
60 Leonardo Zanotti (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack              1.04.53
61 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave
62 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Team Saeco              1.05.19
63 Bo Hamburger (Den) Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave            1.06.38
64 Charles Wegelius (GBr) De Nardi-Colpack              1.08.33
65 Jorgen Bo Petersen (Den) Team fakta-Pata Chips       1.10.40
66 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) FDJeux.com                      1.14.34
67 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Tenax                      1.15.03
68 Sergio Barbero (Ita) Lampre                          1.15.13
69 David Derepas (Fra) FDJeux.com                       1.16.12
70 Volodimir Bileka (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago       1.17.05
71 Gabriele Colombo (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron        1.17.27
72 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Team Saeco                        1.17.31
73 Gian Paolo Cheula (Ita) Vini Caldirola-SO.DI         1.19.14
74 Carlos Dacruz (Fra) FDJeux.com                       1.21.12
75 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                      1.24.10
76 Raffaele Illiano (Ita) Colombia-Selle Italia         1.25.21
77 Giuseppe Muraglia (Rus) Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave       1.26.29
78 Tom Stremersch (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago         1.29.13
79 Uwe Hardter (Ger) Gerolsteiner                       1.29.34
80 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Team fakta-Pata Chips         1.29.39
81 Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Tenax                              1.30.46
82 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron       1.31.32
83 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Alessio                          1.31.54
84 Rodolfo Massi (Ita) Colombia-Selle Italia            1.32.31
85 Hector O. Mesa Mesa (Col) Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave     1.34.08
86 Cristiano Frattini (Ita) Tenax                       1.34.18
87 Steffen Weigold (Ger) Gerolsteiner                   1.35.19
88 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo              1.35.36
89 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack              1.37.24
90 Michele Gobbi (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack                 1.37.51
91 Mario Manzoni (Ita) Mercatone Uno - Scanavino        1.38.52
92 Scott Davis (Aus) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo           1.38.58
93 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Team Saeco                    1.39.57
94 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron         1.42.11
95 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago       1.43.02
96 Mario Scirea (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron            1.43.07
97 Ruslan Gryschenko (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago      1.43.59
98 Juilian Winn (GBr) Team fakta-Pata Chips             1.46.33
99 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Vini Caldirola-SO.DI              1.46.51
100 Gianluca Tonetti (Ita) Tenax                        1.47.35
101 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Lampre                       1.48.27
102 Simone Bertoletti (Ita) Lampre                      1.49.31
103 Fabiano Fontanelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno - Scanavino  1.50.32
104 Julian Usano Martinez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca      1.50.48
105 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Vini Caldirola-SO.DI          1.51.22
106 Seweryn Kohut (Pol) CCC-Polsat                      1.52.44
107 Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre                            1.53.01
108 Leonardo Giordani (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack            1.55.11
109 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron       1.56.08
110 Ruber Alverio Marin (Col) Colombia-Selle Italia     1.56.18
111 Frank Hoj (Den) Team fakta-Pata Chips               1.59.10
112 Rene' Joergensen (Den) Team fakta-Pata Chips        2.01.26
113 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Alessio                         2.01.55
114 Jordi Riera Valls (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca          2.02.36
115 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team fakta-Pata Chips         2.05.26
116 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                  2.05.56
117 Biagio Conte (Ita) Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave           2.06.04
118 Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago      2.07.05
119 Frederic Guesdon (Fra) FDJeux.com                   2.08.49
120 Andrus Aug (Est) De Nardi-Colpack                   2.11.21
121 Guido Trenti (USA) Fassa Bortolo                    2.12.00
122 Robert Forster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                   2.12.57
123 Werner Riebenbauer (Aut) Team fakta-Pata Chips      2.13.51
124 Luca De Angeli (Ita) Colombia-Selle Italia          2.14.54
125 John Freddy Garcia (Col) Colombia-Selle Italia      2.14.57
126 Dario Pieri (Ita) Team Saeco                        2.15.46
127 Nick Gates (Aus) Lotto-Domo                         2.16.05
128 Regis Lhuillier (Fra) FDJeux.com                    2.16.12
129 Gianpaolo Mondini (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron      2.17.52
130 Jimmy Casper (Fra) FDJeux.com                       2.18.14
131 Massimo Apollonio (Ita) Vini Caldirola-SO.DI        2.18.36
132 Salvatore Scamardella (Ita) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 2.18.47
133 Francesco Secchiari (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron    2.20.35
134 Moreno Di Biase (Ita) Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave        2.21.33
135 Martin Hvastija (Slo) Tenax                         2.22.02
136 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) FDJeux.com                    2.22.36
137 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Lotto-Domo                     2.24.27
138 Bogdan Bondariew (Ukr) CCC-Polsat                   2.25.40

Points classification

1 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                   208 pts
2 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-SO.DI               130
3 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Team Saeco                          109
4 Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre                                  107
5 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Team fakta-Pata Chips               93
6 Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Lampre                          63
7 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) FDJeux.com                            60
8 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago            59
9 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron               52
10 Moreno Di Biase (Ita) Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave              48
11 Jimmy Casper (Fra) FDJeux.com                             46
12 Graziano Gasparre (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack                  46
13 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                45
14 Andrea Noe' (Ita) Alessio                                 42
15 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Vini Caldirola-SO.DI                 42
16 Kurt Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team fakta-Pata Chips             40
17 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron            40
18 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Alessio                               38
19 Dario Pieri (Ita) Team Saeco                              34
20 Marco Pantani (Ita) Mercatone Uno - Scanavino             32
21 Gabriele Colombo (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron             32
22 Julio A. Perez Cuapio (Mex) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo      30
23 Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo          30
24 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Alessio                               29
25 Serguei Gontchar (Ukr) De Nardi-Colpack                   29
26 Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago               29
27 Raimondas Rumsas (Ltu) Lampre                             28
28 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Alessio                           27
29 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                        26
30 Dario Frigo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                           25
31 Constantino Zaballa Gutierez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanc      24
32 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo                           23
33 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJeux.com                              22
34 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron             22
35 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                            22
36 Gerhard Trampusch (Aut) Gerolsteiner                      22
37 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago            20
38 Andrus Aug (Est) De Nardi-Colpack                         19
39 Paolo Lanfranchi (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo           18
40 Matteo Carrara (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack                     18
41 Bo Hamburger (Den) Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave                 17
42 Fredy Gonzalez (Col) Colombia-Selle Italia                16
43 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team fakta-Pata Chips               16
44 Bogdan Bondariew (Ukr) CCC-Polsat                         16
45 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Team Saeco                     15
46 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack                   15
47 Werner Riebenbauer (Aut) Team fakta-Pata Chips            15
48 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Team Saeco                             14
49 Wladimir Belli (Ita) Lampre                               12
50 Ignacio Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca       12
51 Fabiano Fontanelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno - Scanavino        11
52 Marius Sabaliauskas (Ltu) Team Saeco                      10
53 Guido Trenti (USA) Fassa Bortolo                          10
54 Piotr Chmielewski (Pol) CCC-Polsat                         9
55 Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave             8
56 Juilian Winn (GBr) Team fakta-Pata Chips                   8
57 Gianni Faresin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                          7
58 Robert Forster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                          7
59 Vladimir Miholievic (Cro) Alessio                          6
60 Denis Lunghi (Ita) Alessio                                 6
61 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave             6
62 Julian Usano Martinez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca             6
63 Martin Hvastija (Slo) Tenax                                6
64 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) CCC-Polsat                        5
65 Luis F. Laverde Jimenez (Col) Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave       5
66 Massimo Codol (Ita) Mercatone Uno - Scanavino              4
67 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                      4
68 Michele Gobbi (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack                       4
69 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Lampre                              4
70 Luca De Angeli (Ita) Colombia-Selle Italia                 4
71 Thomas Brozyna (Pol) CCC-Polsat                            3
72 Sergiy Adyeyev (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago               3
73 Raffaele Illiano (Ita) Colombia-Selle Italia               3
74 Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Tenax                                    3
75 Biagio Conte (Ita) Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave                  3
76 Francesco Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre                     2
77 Carlos Dacruz (Fra) FDJeux.com                             2
78 Cristiano Frattini (Ita) Tenax                             2
79 Ruslan Gryschenko (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago            2
80 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Vini Caldirola-SO.DI                    2
81 John Freddy Garcia (Col) Colombia-Selle Italia             2
82 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                       1
83 Adolfo Garcia Quesada (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca             1
84 Jorgen Bo Petersen (Den) Team fakta-Pata Chips             1
85 Steffen Weigold (Ger) Gerolsteiner                         1
86 Mario Manzoni (Ita) Mercatone Uno - Scanavino              1

Mountains classification

1 Fredy Gonzalez (Col) Colombia-Selle Italia                 77 pts
2 Constantino Zaballa Gutierez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca      48
3 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Team Saeco                           43
4 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-SO.DI                36
5 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                       15
6 Paolo Lanfranchi (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo            11
7 Ruslan Gryschenko (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago             9
8 Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Lampre                           8
9 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago             6
10 Andrea Noe' (Ita) Alessio                                  6
11 Raimondas Rumsas (Ltu) Lampre                              6
12 Michele Gobbi (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack                       6
13 Denis Lunghi (Ita) Alessio                                 5
14 Julio A. Perez Cuapio (Mex) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo       4
15 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Team fakta-Pata Chips               4
16 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                 3
17 Luis F. Laverde Jimenez (Col) Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave       3
18 Marco Pantani (Ita) Mercatone Uno - Scanavino              2
19 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Vini Caldirola-SO.DI                  2
20 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Alessio                            2
21 Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave             2
22 Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Tenax                                    2
23 Wladimir Belli (Ita) Lampre                                1
24 Adolfo Garcia Quesada (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca             1
25 Roberto Conti (Ita) Mercatone Uno - Scanavino              1
26 Kurt Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team fakta-Pata Chips              1
27 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave             1
28 Volodimir Bileka (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago             1
29 Bogdan Bondariew (Ukr) CCC-Polsat                          1

Intergiro classification

1 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Team fakta-Pata Chips         40.48.48
2 Moreno Di Biase (Ita) Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave             0.22
3 Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre                                 1.32
4 Jimmy Casper (Fra) FDJeux.com                            2.02
5 Constantino Zaballa Gutierez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca    2.04
6 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack                  2.08
7 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo               2.14
8 Ignacio Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca      2.24
9 Martin Hvastija (Slo) Tenax                              2.40
10 Juilian Winn (GBr) Team fakta-Pata Chips                2.42
11 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJeux.com
12 Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave
13 Fredy Gonzalez (Col) Colombia-Selle Italia
14 Fabiano Fontanelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno - Scanavino      2.45
15 Bo Hamburger (Den) Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave
16 Bogdan Bondariew (Ukr) CCC-Polsat                       2.46
17 Kurt Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team fakta-Pata Chips           2.48
18 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
19 Julian Usano Martinez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
20 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave

Most combative classification

1 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                    59 pts
2 Fredy Gonzalez (Col) Colombia-Selle Italia                 46
3 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Team fakta-Pata Chips               39
4 Constantino Zaballa Gutierez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca      38
5 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-SO.DI                28
6 Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre                                   28
7 Moreno Di Biase (Ita) Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave               26
8 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Team Saeco                           23
9 Jimmy Casper (Fra) FDJeux.com                              15
10 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                13
11 Kurt Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team fakta-Pata Chips             11
12 Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Lampre                         10
13 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) FDJeux.com                           10
14 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron              10
15 Ignacio Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca        8
16 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack                    8
17 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                       7
18 Paolo Lanfranchi (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo            7
19 Gabriele Colombo (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron              7
20 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Alessio                                6
21 Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave             6
22 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago            6
23 Serguei Gontchar (Ukr) De Nardi-Colpack                    6
24 Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo           6
25 Ruslan Gryschenko (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago            6
26 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Alessio                                6
27 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJeux.com                               5
28 Juilian Winn (GBr) Team fakta-Pata Chips                   5
29 Andrea Noe' (Ita) Alessio                                  5
30 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Vini Caldirola-SO.DI                  5
31 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave             5
32 Michele Gobbi (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack                       5
33 Bogdan Bondariew (Ukr) CCC-Polsat                          5
34 Raimondas Rumsas (Ltu) Lampre                              4
35 Julio A. Perez Cuapio (Mex) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo       4
36 Vladimir Miholievic (Cro) Alessio                          4
37 Bo Hamburger (Den) Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave                  4
38 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron             4
39 Fabiano Fontanelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno - Scanavino         4
40 Julian Usano Martinez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca             4
41 Martin Hvastija (Slo) Tenax                                4
42 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Alessio                            3
43 Dario Frigo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                            3
44 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                             3
45 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Team Saeco                      3
46 Gianni Faresin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                          3
47 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                      3
48 Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Tenax                                    3
49 Robert Forster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                          3
50 Marco Pantani (Ita) Mercatone Uno - Scanavino              2
51 Graziano Gasparre (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack                   2
52 Luis F. Laverde Jimenez (Col) Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave       2
53 Thomas Brozyna (Pol) CCC-Polsat                            2
54 Denis Lunghi (Ita) Alessio                                 2
55 Sergiy Adyeyev (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago               2
56 Matteo Carrara (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack                      2
57 Raffaele Illiano (Ita) Colombia-Selle Italia               2
58 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago             2
59 Biagio Conte (Ita) Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave                  2
60 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron              1
61 Adolfo Garcia Quesada (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca             1
62 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Alessio                            1
63 Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                1
64 Francesco Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre                     1
65 Marius Sabaliauskas (Ltu) Team Saeco                       1
66 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Team Saeco                              1
67 Cristiano Frattini (Ita) Tenax                             1
68 Guido Trenti (USA) Fassa Bortolo                           1
69 John Freddy Garcia (Col) Colombia-Selle Italia             1
70 Dario Pieri (Ita) Team Saeco                               1

Azzurri d'Italia classification

1 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                    27 pts
2 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-SO.DI                13
3 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Team Saeco                           11
4 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                  4
5 Kurt Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team fakta-Pata Chips               4
6 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Alessio                                 4
7 Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Lampre                           3
8 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Team fakta-Pata Chips                2
9 Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre                                    2
10 Jimmy Casper (Fra) FDJeux.com                              2
11 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) FDJeux.com                            2
12 Gabriele Colombo (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron              2
13 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron               2
14 Andrea Noe' (Ita) Alessio                                  1
15 Raimondas Rumsas (Ltu) Lampre                              1
16 Serguei Gontchar (Ukr) De Nardi-Colpack                    1
17 Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo           1
18 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Alessio                                1

Trofeo Fast Team classification

1 Lampre                                              214.25.42
2 Fassa Bortolo                                            9.14
3 Team Saeco                                              15.55
4 Alessio                                                 16.17
5 Mercatone Uno-Scanavino                                 23.49
6 CCC Polsat                                              31.03
7 Vini Caldirola-SO.DI                                    31.31
8 Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo                                40.22
9 Gerolsteiner                                            44.27
10 De Nardi-Colpack                                       45.50
11 Kelme-Costa Blanca                                     52.29
12 Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                                53.28
13 Colombia-Selle Italia                                1.23.38
14 Team fakta-Pata Chips                                1.39.59
15 Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave'-Ciarrocchi                   1.42.22
16 FDJeux.com                                           1.49.33
17 Domina Vacanze-Elitron                               2.12.57
18 Tenax                                                2.55.34
19 Lotto-Domo                                           3.56.13

Trofeo Super Team classification

    Fassa Bortolo                                        407 pts
2 Domina Vacanze-Elitron                                    303
3 Lampre                                                    290
4 Alessio                                                   248
5 Team Saeco                                                239
6 Vini Caldirola-SO.DI                                      224
7 Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo                                  194
8 Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                                   189
9 De Nardi-Colpack                                          184
10 Team fakta-Pata Chips                                    183
11 Gerolsteiner                                             157
12 FDJeux.com                                               143
13 Mercatone Uno-Scanavino                                  115
14 Lotto-Domo                                               114
15 Kelme-Costa Blanca                                       107
16 CCC Polsat                                               100
17 Colombia-Selle Italia                                     62
18 Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave'-Ciarrocchi                        54
19 Tenax                                                     47