03/13/2008| 0 comments
by Thomas Valentinsen

Paris-Nice Results - Stage 4

Evans wins on Mont Ventoux as Gesink takes overall race lead.

Stage 4: March 13, 2008: Monte Limar - Mont Ventoux (175 km):
1 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto       04:32:56
2 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank
3 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Ag2r-La Mondiale                   0.33
4 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner
5 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                               0.34
6 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence-Lotto                      0.38
7 Juan Manuel Gárate (Spa) Quick Step                        1.03
8 Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre
9 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Crédit Agricole                       1.30
10 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step                           1.33
11 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis                             1.35
12 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Agritubel                         1.40
13 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                       1.43
14 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre                               1.45
15 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                 1.47
16 Clément L'Hottelerie (Fra) Skil-Shimano
17 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Quick Step                        2.11
18 Eduardo Gonzalo (Spa) Agritubel                           2.18
19 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Crédit Agricole
20 Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
21 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
22 Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
23 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                            2.25
24 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence-Lotto                         2.52
25 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole
26 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
27 Iouri Trofimov (Rus) Bouygues Telecom                     3.35
28 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis                              3.42
29 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis
30 Hubert Dupont (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale                      3.50
31 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française des Jeux
32 Juan José Cobo (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott                  4.09
33 Morris Possoni (Ita) High Road
34 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank
35 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC
36 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole
37 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
38 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Crédit Agricole                 4.27
39 José Alberto Benítez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott            4.53
40 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre                              5.19
41 Ivan Santaromita (Swi) Liquigas
42 Trent Lowe (Aus) Slipstream Chipotle - H30
43 Yann Huguet (Fra) Cofidis                                 5.22
44 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                       5.42
45 Aurélien Passeron (Fra) Saunier Duval-Scott               5.46
46 Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank                               6.16
47 Lucas Euser (USA) Slipstream Chipotle - H30
48 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                      7.13
49 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale
50 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Française des Jeux
51 David López García (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                 7.44
52 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                          7.53
53 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) High Road
54 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                     8.00
55 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                           8.19
56 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner
57 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Slipstream Chipotle - H30
58 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                      8.31
59 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Slipstream Chipotle - H30     8.48
60 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale                       8.58
61 Craig Lewis (USA) High Road
62 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
63 Alberto Losada (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                     9.44
64 Jurgen Van den Broeck (Bel) Silence-Lotto                10.12
65 Aleksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas
66 Danny Pate (USA) Slipstream Chipotle - H30               11.17
67 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram
68 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Agritubel                        12.05
69 Josep Jufré (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott
70 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel
71 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Agritubel
72 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne
73 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank
74 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Ag2r-La Mondiale
75 Lilian Jégou (Fra) Française des Jeux
76 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Rabobank
77 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Française des Jeux
78 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne
79 Carlo Westphal (Ger) Gerolsteiner                        12.32
80 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner
81 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
82 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner
83 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Team Milram                     13.25
84 Kevin Ista (Bel) Agritubel                               13.50
85 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram                          14.51
86 Aitor Hernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  15.09
87 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step                          18.28
88 Servais Knaven (Ned) High Road
89 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick Step
90 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram
91 Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil-Shimano
92 Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil-Shimano
93 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Crédit Agricole
94 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Agritubel
95 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
96 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team CSC
97 Lander Aperribai (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
98 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale
99 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel
100 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram
101 Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence-Lotto
102 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank
103 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Liquigas                          21.05
104 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Liquigas
105 Vicente Reynes (Spa) High Road
106 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) High Road                          21.07
107 Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil-Shimano
108 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre
109 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Lampre
110 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux
111 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale
112 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
113 Thierry Huppond (Fra) Skil-Shimano
114 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Silence-Lotto
115 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quick Step
116 André Greipel (Ger) High Road
117 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre
118 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Quick Step
119 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas
120 Andreas Klier (Ger) High Road
121 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner
122 Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Rabobank
123 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank
124 Tyler Farrar (USA) Slipstream Chipotle - H30
125 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole
126 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre
127 Jason McCartney (USA) Team CSC
128 Manuele Mori (Ita) Saunier Duval-Scott
129 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step
130 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner
131 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux
132 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence-Lotto
133 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis
134 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
135 David Millar (GBr) Slipstream Chipotle - H30
136 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre
137 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Bouygues Telecom
138 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis
139 Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis
140 Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis
141 Thomas Peterson (USA) Slipstream Chipotle - H30
142 Bradley McGee (Aus) Team CSC
143 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom
144 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram
145 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole
146 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC
147 Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott               23.03
148 Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Milram
149 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Liquigas

Overall rankings after stage 4:
1 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank       17:10:12
2 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                         0.32
3 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Ag2r-La Mondiale                   0.35
4 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence-Lotto                      0.42
5 Juan Manuel Gárate (Spa) Quick Step                        1.06
6 Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                   2.06
7 Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      2.11
8 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Quick Step                         2.30
9 Clément L'Hottelerie (Fra) Skil-Shimano                    3.25
10 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis                            3.27
11 Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre                                 3.32
12 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step                           4.07
13 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        4.48
14 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Crédit Agricole                      6.02
15 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis                              6.11
16 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto                           6.40
17 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Agritubel                         8.12
18 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre                               8.18
19 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                            8.57
20 Eduardo Gonzalo (Spa) Agritubel                           9.08
21 Trent Lowe (Aus) Slipstream Chipotle - H30                9.27
22 Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank                               9.29
23 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                      9.54
24 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank                           11.46
25 Yann Huguet (Fra) Cofidis                                11.50
26 Iouri Trofimov (Rus) Bouygues Telecom                    12.51
27 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                          13.45
28 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                13.46
29 Aleksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas                      14.25
30 Juan José Cobo (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott                 15.18
31 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Agritubel                        18.34
32 Alberto Losada (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                    18.59
33 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                              20.01
34 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                             21.14
35 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Crédit Agricole                      21.23
36 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Ag2r-La Mondiale                 21.43
37 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                             22.29
38 Jurgen Van den Broeck (Bel) Silence-Lotto                22.55
39 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas                           23.16
40 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Crédit Agricole                23.17
41 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                23.57
42 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  24.22
43 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Agritubel                         24.58
44 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole                    25.04
45 Vicente Reynes (Spa) High Road                           25.41
46 Josep Jufré (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott                    26.15
47 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Slipstream Chipotle - H30    27.46
48 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                      27.56
49 David Millar (GBr) Slipstream Chipotle - H30             28.13
50 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                              28.16
51 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Rabobank                       28.20
52 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                          28.28
53 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Liquigas                            28.42
54 Lilian Jégou (Fra) Française des Jeux                    28.48
55 Hubert Dupont (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale                     28.49
56 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) High Road                           28.51
57 Craig Lewis (USA) High Road                              29.40
58 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence-Lotto                        29.51
59 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                    30.58
60 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                    30.59
61 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi              31.01
62 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                31.45
63 Morris Possoni (Ita) High Road                           31.59
64 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre                             32.43
65 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                          32.46
66 David López García (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                33.25
67 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram                          33.35
68 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner
69 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                      34.04
70 Danny Pate (USA) Slipstream Chipotle - H30               34.22
71 Ivan Santaromita (Swi) Liquigas                          34.30
72 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step                          34.38
73 José Alberto Benítez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott           35.11
74 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Crédit Agricole                       35.29
75 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Slipstream Chipotle - H30       36.31
76 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale                  36.34
77 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                       36.45
78 Aurélien Passeron (Fra) Saunier Duval-Scott              36.49
79 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram                           37.12
80 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                      38.00
81 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick Step                      38.35
82 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                         38.38
83 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner                        39.04
84 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                     39.05
85 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quick Step                          39.18
86 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre                            40.02
87 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis                           40.05
88 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Lampre                               40.06
89 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner                       40.18
90 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Française des Jeux                 40.46
91 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    41.22
92 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux               41.49
93 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence-Lotto                   41.51
94 Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                           41.58
95 Servais Knaven (Ned) High Road                           42.46
96 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) High Road                           43.02
97 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Agritubel                        44.06
98 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team CSC                         44.22
99 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Liquigas                           44.23
100 Carlo Westphal (Ger) Gerolsteiner                       44.28
101 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Quick Step                         44.38
102 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Française des Jeux             44.55
103 Bradley McGee (Aus) Team CSC                            45.17
104 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                            45.18
105 Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence-Lotto                         45.23
106 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Silence-Lotto                   46.16
107 Manuele Mori (Ita) Saunier Duval-Scott                  46.26
108 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre                          46.50
109 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française des Jeux               47.26
110 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Liquigas                     47.34
111 Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil-Shimano                     47.47
112 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre                                47.54
113 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Team Milram                    48.11
114 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                    48.22
115 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                  49.12
116 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step                         49.17
117 Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil-Shimano                        49.21
118 Andreas Klier (Ger) High Road                           49.25
119 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                   49.29
120 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre                          49.46
121 Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis                          50.20
122 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale                     50.22
123 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis                           50.26
124 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                   50.52
125 Lander Aperribai (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                52.01
126 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                 52.31
127 Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott
128 Lucas Euser (USA) Slipstream Chipotle - H30             52.39
129 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                        52.40
130 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                 53.09
131 Tyler Farrar (USA) Slipstream Chipotle - H30            53.16
132 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram                          53.32
133 Thierry Huppond (Fra) Skil-Shimano                      54.16
134 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale                  54.20
135 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel                         54.27
136 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis                           56.31
137 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                          57.23
138 André Greipel (Ger) High Road                           58.55
139 Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis                             59.45
140 Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Rabobank                        1.02.13
141 Jason McCartney (USA) Team CSC
142 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel                         1.03.08
143 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram                      1.03.23
144 Aitor Hernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi               1.04.22
145 Thomas Peterson (USA) Slipstream Chipotle - H30       1.07.21
146 Kevin Ista (Bel) Agritubel
147 Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Milram                      1.07.44
148 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                     1.09.41
149 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale            1.10.02