Popovych slog til på 2. etape i Georgia - opd.

nullDiscovery Channels Yaroslav Popovych overraskede alle sprinterholdene, da han på den sidste kilometer angreb. Popovych fik hurtigt 100 meter og det forspring holdte han til mål. Juan Jose Haedo (Toyota United) blev toer og Fred Rodriguez (Davitamon-Lotto) blev treer.

Dagens 187 kilometer lange etape fra Fayetteville til Rome, blev længe præget af Alejandro Acton (Target Training). Han stak af efter tyve kilometer og oparbejdede et forspring på over ti minutter. Men da først Phonak og Toyota United holdet med 40 kilometer til mål tog kontrol over feltet, blev forspringet hurtigt reduceret og med 14 kilometer til mål, var han igen tilbage i feltet.

Dermed var der åbnet op for endnu en massespurt, men det ødelagde Popovych med sit flotte angreb.

Imorgen køres der en næsten 40 kilometer lang enkeltstart, og det er her hvor favoritterne for alvor skal vise sig for første gang. En af de store favoritter bliver Team CSC rytteren David Zabriskie.

Resultat af 2. etape
1 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel 4.47.39
2 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Toyota-United Pro 0.06
3 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto
4 Karl Menzies (Aus) Health Net p/b Maxxis
5 Caleb Manion (Aus) Jelly Belly
6 Cesar Augusto Grajales (Col) Navigators Insurance 0.07
7 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems
8 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak Hearing Systems
9 Florian Stalder (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
10 Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Prodir-Saunier Duval
11 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel
12 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada
13 Alex Candelario (USA) Jelly Belly
14 Trent Wilson (Aus) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity
15 Jesse Anthony (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada 0.08
16 Henk Vogels (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto
17 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Discovery Channel
18 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC
19 Ignacio Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems
20 José Enrique Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems
21 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
22 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel
23 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic 0.10
24 Anthony Colby (USA) Targetraining
25 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic 0.11
26 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel
27 Andrew Bajadali (USA) Jelly Belly 0.12
28 Nathan O'Neill (Aus) Health Net p/b Maxxis
29 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Toyota-United Pro 0.13
30 Peter Mazur (Pol) Prodir-Saunier Duval 0.14
31 Thomas Peterson (USA) Team TIAA-CREF
32 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Navigators Insurance
33 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC 0.15
34 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Prodir-Saunier Duval
35 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic
36 Todd Wells (USA) Targetraining
37 Jeffry Louder (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis
38 Antonio Cruz (USA) Toyota-United Pro
39 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel
40 Dominique Perras (Can) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada
41 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
42 Brian Vandborg (Den) Team CSC 0.16
43 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto
44 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC
45 Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic
46 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic
47 William Frischkorn (USA) Team TIAA-CREF 0.17
48 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines
49 Justin England (USA) Toyota-United Pro
50 Peter Hatton (Aus) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity
51 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Insurance
52 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel 0.18
53 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Navigators Insurance
54 Danny Pate (USA) Team TIAA-CREF
55 Doug Ollerenshaw (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis
56 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance
57 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic 0.19
58 Brian Jensen (Den) Jelly Belly
59 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Prodir-Saunier Duval 0.20
60 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
61 Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca (Bra) Prodir-Saunier Duval
62 Viktor Rapinski (Blr) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines
63 Kirk Albers (USA) Jelly Belly
64 Lucas Euser (USA) Team TIAA-CREF
65 Dan Bowman (USA) Team TIAA-CREF
66 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic
67 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
68 Trent Lowe (Aus) Discovery Channel 0.21
69 Brice Jones (USA) Jelly Belly
70 Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Toyota-United Pro
71 Inigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC
72 Todd Herriott (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines
73 Martin Pedersen (Den) Team CSC
74 Frank Pipp (USA) Targetraining 0.22
75 Dustin Macburnie (Can) Targetraining
76 Jakob Piil (Den) Team CSC
77 Tyler Wren (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines
78 Luis Oliveira Fernandez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems
79 Craig Lewis (USA) Team TIAA-CREF 0.23
80 Burke Swindlehurst (USA) Navigators Insurance
81 Aaron Olson (USA) Prodir-Saunier Duval 0.25
82 Evan Elken (USA) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity
83 Michael Lange (USA) Team TIAA-CREF 0.26
84 Alberto Fernandez De La Puebla Ramos (Spa) Prodir-Saunier Duval
85 Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Team CSC
86 Kyle Wamsley (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines
87 Benjamin Brooks (Aus) Navigators Insurance
88 Matthew Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly
89 Gordon Fraser (Can) Health Net p/b Maxxis 0.27
90 Mariano Friedick (USA) Toyota-United Pro
91 Jackson Stewart (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada
92 Austin King (USA) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity
93 Ivan Dominguez (Cub) Toyota-United Pro
94 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic
95 Nick Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly 0.28
96 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
97 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Toyota-United Pro
98 Neil Shirley (USA) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity
99 Kirk O'Bee (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis 0.29
100 Tim Johnson (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis
101 Gustavo Artacho (Arg) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines
102 Michael Dietrich (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada 0.34
103 Peter Lopinto (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada
104 Oleg Grishkine (Rus) Navigators Insurance
105 Mark McCormack (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines
106 Scott Zwizanski (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada 0.48
107 Philip Wong (USA) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity 0.55
108 Michael Sayers (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis 1.05
109 Craig Wilcox (USA) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity 1.13
110 Ryan Blickem (USA) Targetraining 1.18
111 Dan Schmatz (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada 1.25
112 Ian Macgregor (USA) Team TIAA-CREF 1.31
113 Wesley Hartman (USA) Targetraining 1.49
114 Daniel Greenfield (USA) Targetraining
115 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 3.53
116 Jeffery Hopkins (Aus) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity 3.54
117 Nic Ingels (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
118 Alejandro Acton (Arg) Targetraining 6.11

Samlet stilling
1 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel 9.33.15
2 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto 0.04
3 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Toyota-United Pro 0.07
4 Caleb Manion (Aus) Jelly Belly 0.12
5 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC 0.14
6 Karl Menzies (Aus) Health Net p/b Maxxis 0.16
7 Cesar Augusto Grajales (Col) Navigators Insurance 0.17
8 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada
9 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems
10 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak Hearing Systems
11 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel
12 Florian Stalder (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
13 Trent Wilson (Aus) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity
14 Henk Vogels (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 0.18
15 Jesse Anthony (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada
16 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Discovery Channel
17 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
18 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC
19 Ignacio Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems
20 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel
21 José Enrique Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems
22 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic 0.20
23 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel 0.21
24 Andrew Bajadali (USA) Jelly Belly 0.22
25 Nathan O'Neill (Aus) Health Net p/b Maxxis
26 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Toyota-United Pro 0.23
27 Peter Mazur (Pol) Prodir-Saunier Duval 0.24
28 Thomas Peterson (USA) Team TIAA-CREF
29 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC
30 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Prodir-Saunier Duval 0.25
31 Dominique Perras (Can) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada
32 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel
33 Brian Vandborg (Den) Team CSC
34 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic
35 Jeffry Louder (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis
36 Todd Wells (USA) Targetraining
37 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
38 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 0.26
39 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic
40 Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic
41 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Insurance 0.27
42 William Frischkorn (USA) Team TIAA-CREF
43 Justin England (USA) Toyota-United Pro
44 Peter Hatton (Aus) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity
45 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines
46 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel 0.28
47 Danny Pate (USA) Team TIAA-CREF
48 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Navigators Insurance
49 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance
50 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic 0.29
51 Brian Jensen (Den) Jelly Belly
52 Kirk Albers (USA) Jelly Belly 0.30
53 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
54 Lucas Euser (USA) Team TIAA-CREF
55 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
56 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic
57 Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca (Bra) Prodir-Saunier Duval
58 Inigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC 0.31
59 Brice Jones (USA) Jelly Belly
60 Todd Herriott (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines
61 Martin Pedersen (Den) Team CSC
62 Frank Pipp (USA) Targetraining 0.32
63 Craig Lewis (USA) Team TIAA-CREF 0.33
64 Burke Swindlehurst (USA) Navigators Insurance
65 Matthew Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly 0.34
66 Evan Elken (USA) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity 0.35
67 Alberto Fernandez De La Puebla Ramos (Spa) Prodir-Saunier Duval 0.36
68 Michael Lange (USA) Team TIAA-CREF
69 Ivan Dominguez (Cub) Toyota-United Pro 0.37
70 Michael Dietrich (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada 0.44
71 Mark McCormack (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines
72 Alex Candelario (USA) Jelly Belly 0.45
73 Anthony Colby (USA) Targetraining 0.48
74 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Navigators Insurance 0.52
75 Doug Ollerenshaw (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis 0.56
76 Trent Lowe (Aus) Discovery Channel 0.59
77 Dustin Macburnie (Can) Targetraining 1.00
78 Kyle Wamsley (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines 1.04
79 Benjamin Brooks (Aus) Navigators Insurance
80 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic 1.05
81 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Toyota-United Pro 1.06
82 Oleg Grishkine (Rus) Navigators Insurance 1.12
83 Tyler Wren (USA) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines 1.14
84 Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Toyota-United Pro 1.19
85 Tim Johnson (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis 1.32
86 Gustavo Artacho (Arg) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines
87 Philip Wong (USA) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity 1.33
88 Scott Zwizanski (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada 1.40
89 Viktor Rapinski (Blr) Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines 2.01
90 Dan Schmatz (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada 2.03
91 Mariano Friedick (USA) Toyota-United Pro 2.33
92 Michael Sayers (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis 2.46
93 Nic Ingels (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 4.32
94 Antonio Cruz (USA) Toyota-United Pro 4.52
95 Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Prodir-Saunier Duval 5.05
96 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic 5.11
97 Luis Oliveira Fernandez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 5.15
98 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Prodir-Saunier Duval 5.20
99 Austin King (USA) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity 5.27
100 Neil Shirley (USA) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity
101 Nick Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly 5.28
102 Peter Lopinto (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada 5.34
103 Kirk O'Bee (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis 5.39
104 Ian Macgregor (USA) Team TIAA-CREF 5.52
105 Ryan Blickem (USA) Targetraining 6.06
106 Craig Wilcox (USA) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity 6.13
107 Dan Bowman (USA) Team TIAA-CREF 6.37
108 Wesley Hartman (USA) Targetraining
109 Aaron Olson (USA) Prodir-Saunier Duval 6.44
110 Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Team CSC 6.45
111 Gordon Fraser (Can) Health Net p/b Maxxis 6.46
112 Daniel Greenfield (USA) Targetraining 8.08
113 Jakob Piil (Den) Team CSC 8.32
114 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 9.07
115 Alejandro Acton (Arg) Targetraining 10.21
116 Jeffery Hopkins (Aus) Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity 12.04
117 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 13.20
118 Jackson Stewart (USA) KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada 13.49