Prologue: August 20, 2008: 4th Eneco Tour: Sittard - Geleen (4.4 km IP):
1 José Iván Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne      05:31:90
2 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                0.00.08
3 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Columbia                           0.00.33
4 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step                                0.02.80
5 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia                                 0.03.33
6 Koen De Kort (Ned) Astana                                          0.03.86
7 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                       0.04.46
8 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Crédit Agricole                             0.04.77
9 Jürgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence - Lotto                             0.05.55
10 Marlon Alirio Perez Arango (Col) Caisse d'Epargne                0.05.69
11 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                     0.06.84
12 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Silence - Lotto                          0.06.99
13 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                      0.07.86
14 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step                                   0.07.93
15 Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Rabobank                                    0.09.05
16 Thomas Frei (Swi) Astana                                          0.09.07
17 André Greipel (Ger) Team Columbia                                 0.09.20
18 Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                    0.09.44
19 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                      0.09.53
20 Piet Rooijakkers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                               0.09.72
21 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas                                     0.09.98
22 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas                                    0.10.05
23 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                             0.10.79
24 Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                  0.11.48
25 Timothy Gudsell (NZl) Française des Jeux                          0.12.24
26 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step                                         
27 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank                                0.12.81
28 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    0.13.24
29 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Columbia                                0.13.36
30 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana                                          0.13.38
31 Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Française des Jeux                            0.13.57
32 Borut Bozic (Slo) Cycle Collstrop                                 0.13.93
33 Julien Simon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                0.14.20
34 Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                    0.14.30
35 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Française des Jeux                          0.14.94
36 Michal Golas (Pol) Cycle Collstrop                                0.14.98
37 Artur Gajek (Ger) Team Milram                                     0.14.99
38 Gorka Verdugo Markotegi (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                 0.16.40
39 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quick Step                                  0.16.63
40 Frank Hoj (Den) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                       
41 Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil-Shimano                        0.16.66
42 Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           0.16.76
43 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas                                   0.16.82
44 André Steensen (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                         0.17.05
45 Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank                                       0.17.09
46 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Crédit Agricole                               0.17.20
47 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick Step                                     
48 Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas                                      0.17.22
49 Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone             0.17.51
50 Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Scott - American Beef                       0.17.54
51 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas                                  0.17.68
52 Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Milram                                  0.17.72
53 Glenn d'Hollander (Bel) Silence - Lotto                           0.18.42
54 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Scott - American Beef                         0.18.47
55 Sergey Rudaskov (Rus) Cycle Collstrop                             0.18.64
56 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 0.19.34
57 Alexandre Blain (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone           0.19.74
58 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                        0.19.78
59 Laurent Mangel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                             0.19.91
60 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                      0.19.95
61 Francisco Javier Aramendia (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi              0.19.98
62 John Devine (USA) Team Columbia                                   0.20.72
63 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                           0.20.74
64 Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale                          0.20.78
65 Sergei Ivanov (Rus) Astana                                        0.20.97
66 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram                                      0.20.98
67 Mathieu Claude (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             0.21.36
68 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                       0.21.72
69 Servais Knaven (Ned) Team Columbia                                0.21.89
70 Marco Marcato (Ita) Cycle Collstrop                               0.22.44
71 Beñat Albizuri Aransolo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                 0.22.85
72 Carlo Westphal (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 0.22.94
73 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Scott - American Beef                   0.23.40
74 Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                             0.23.20
75 Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                             
76 Francis De Greef (Bel) Silence - Lotto                            0.23.44
77 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                        0.23.45
78 Elia Rigotto (Ita) Team Milram                                    0.23.54
79 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quick Step                                   0.23.78
80 Alberto Curtolo (Ita) Liquigas                                    0.23.83
81 Romain Villa (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone              0.23.91
82 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                             0.24.08
83 Cédric Pineau (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                              0.24.27
84 David Deroo (Fra) Skil-Shimano                                    0.24.51
85 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                0.24.52
86 Yoann Offredo (Fra) Française des Jeux                            0.24.75
87 Josu Agirre Aseginolaza (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                 0.24.78
88 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                               0.25.76
89 Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana                                       0.25.90
90 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R La Mondiale                             0.26.40
91 Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step                                  0.27.21
92 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre                                      0.27.34
93 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Liquigas                                     0.27.40
94 Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil-Shimano                               0.27.85
95 Luca Barla (Ita) Team Milram                                      0.28.70
96 Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                    0.28.46
97 Aitor Hernandez Gutierrez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi               0.28.49
98 Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank             0.29.34
99 Matthé Pronk (Ned) Cycle Collstrop                                0.29.58
100 Andreas Klier (Ger) Team Columbia                                0.29.87
101 Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Cycle Collstrop                             0.30.04
102 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Française des Jeux                         0.30.33
103 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Crédit Agricole                              0.30.43
104 Jesús Del Nero (Spa) Scott - American Beef                       0.31.90
105 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             0.31.30
106 Jean-Charles Senac (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                        0.31.76
107 Roger Hammond (GBr) Team Columbia                                0.32.08
108 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Liquigas                                   0.32.20
109 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                          0.32.34
110 Berik Kupeshov (Kaz) Astana                                      0.32.81
111 Robert Wagner (Ger) Skil-Shimano                                 0.32.86
112 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Silence - Lotto                               0.33.00
113 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Rabobank                                      0.33.24
114 Yohann Gène (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               0.33.37
115 Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone            0.35.72
116 Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank                                        0.35.96
117 Matthew Goss (Aus) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                          0.36.90
118 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                            0.36.65
119 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Cycle Collstrop                             0.36.66
120 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram                               0.36.90
121 David Kopp (Ger) Cycle Collstrop                                 0.36.93
122 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Skil-Shimano                             0.37.07
123 Andrea Grendene (Ita) Lampre                                     0.37.20
124 Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Française des Jeux                      0.37.35
125 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                       0.37.69
126 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Scott - American Beef                   0.37.94
127 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre                                         0.38.20
128 Andoni Lafuente Olaguibel (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi              0.38.27
129 Geert Steurs (Bel) Silence - Lotto                               0.38.82
130 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                        0.39.50
131 Bert Roesems (Bel) Silence - Lotto                               0.39.61
132 Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                         0.39.73
133 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                        0.39.74
134 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre                                       0.40.05
135 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                                 0.40.64
136 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone          0.40.66
137 Franck Rénier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             0.40.95
138 Florent Brard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone            0.41.05
139 Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca (Bra) Scott - American Beef    0.41.26
140 Raul Alarcon Garcia (Spa) Scott - American Beef                  0.41.74
141 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Crédit Agricole                                0.42.02
142 Thomas Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 0.43.40
143 Nicolas Crosbie (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           0.43.66
144 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Astana                                      0.43.97
145 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                        0.46.23
146 Dennis Haueisen (Ger) Team Milram                                0.46.58
147 Denis Flahaut (Fra) Scott - American Beef                        0.48.52
148 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                         0.50.00
149 Anders Lund (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                           0.51.75
150 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Lampre                                       0.52.66
151 Dionisio Galparsoro Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi           0.54.69

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Overall rankings after prologue:
1 José Iván Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne      00:05:31
2 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                  
3 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Columbia                           0.01
4 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step                                0.03
5 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia                                 0.04
6 Koen De Kort (Ned) Astana                                             
7 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                       0.05
8 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                
9 Jürgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence - Lotto                             0.06
10 Marlon Alirio Perez Arango (Col) Caisse d'Epargne                    
11 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                     0.07
12 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Silence - Lotto                             
13 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                      0.08
14 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step                                      
15 Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Rabobank                                    0.09
16 Thomas Frei (Swi) Astana                                             
17 André Greipel (Ger) Team Columbia                                 0.10
18 Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                       
19 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                         
20 Piet Rooijakkers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                  
21 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas                                        
22 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas                                       
23 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                             0.11
24 Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                  0.12
25 Timothy Gudsell (NZl) Française des Jeux                          0.13
26 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step                                      
27 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank                                   
28 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    0.14
29 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Columbia                                   
30 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana                                             
31 Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Française des Jeux                               
32 Borut Bozic (Slo) Cycle Collstrop                                    
33 Julien Simon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                0.15
34 Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                       
35 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Française des Jeux                             
36 Michal Golas (Pol) Cycle Collstrop                                   
37 Artur Gajek (Ger) Team Milram                                        
38 Gorka Verdugo Markotegi (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                 0.17
39 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quick Step                                     
40 Frank Hoj (Den) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                    
41 Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil-Shimano                           
42 Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              
43 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas                                      
44 André Steensen (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                            
45 Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank                                          
46 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Crédit Agricole                               0.18
47 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick Step                                  
48 Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas                                         
49 Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                
50 Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Scott - American Beef                          
51 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas                                     
52 Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Milram                                     
53 Glenn d'Hollander (Bel) Silence - Lotto                           0.19
54 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Scott - American Beef                            
55 Sergey Rudaskov (Rus) Cycle Collstrop                                
56 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 0.20
57 Alexandre Blain (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone              
58 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                           
59 Laurent Mangel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                
60 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                         
61 Francisco Javier Aramendia (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                 
62 John Devine (USA) Team Columbia                                   0.21
63 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                              
64 Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale                             
65 Sergei Ivanov (Rus) Astana                                           
66 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram                                         
67 Mathieu Claude (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             0.22
68 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                          
69 Servais Knaven (Ned) Team Columbia                                   
70 Marco Marcato (Ita) Cycle Collstrop                               0.23
71 Beñat Albizuri Aransolo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                    
72 Carlo Westphal (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    
73 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Scott - American Beef                   0.24
74 Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                                
75 Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                          
76 Francis De Greef (Bel) Silence - Lotto                               
77 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                           
78 Elia Rigotto (Ita) Team Milram                                       
79 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quick Step                                      
80 Alberto Curtolo (Ita) Liquigas                                       
81 Romain Villa (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                 
82 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                                
83 Cédric Pineau (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                              0.25
84 David Deroo (Fra) Skil-Shimano                                       
85 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   
86 Yoann Offredo (Fra) Française des Jeux                               
87 Josu Agirre Aseginolaza (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                    
88 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                               0.26
89 Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana                                          
90 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R La Mondiale                             0.27
91 Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step                                  0.28
92 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre                                         
93 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Liquigas                                        
94 Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                  
95 Luca Barla (Ita) Team Milram                                      0.29
96 Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                       
97 Aitor Hernandez Gutierrez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                  
98 Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank             0.30
99 Matthé Pronk (Ned) Cycle Collstrop                                   
100 Andreas Klier (Ger) Team Columbia                                   
101 Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Cycle Collstrop                                
102 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Française des Jeux                         0.31
103 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Crédit Agricole                                 
104 Jesús Del Nero (Spa) Scott - American Beef                       0.32
105 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                
106 Jean-Charles Senac (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                           
107 Roger Hammond (GBr) Team Columbia                                   
108 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Liquigas                                   0.33
109 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             
110 Berik Kupeshov (Kaz) Astana                                         
111 Robert Wagner (Ger) Skil-Shimano                                    
112 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                  
113 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Rabobank                                      0.34
114 Yohann Gène (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  
115 Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone            0.36
116 Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank                                           
117 Matthew Goss (Aus) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                          0.37
118 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                               
119 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Cycle Collstrop                                
120 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram                                  
121 David Kopp (Ger) Cycle Collstrop                                    
122 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Skil-Shimano                                
123 Andrea Grendene (Ita) Lampre                                     0.38
124 Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Française des Jeux                         
125 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                          
126 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Scott - American Beef                      
127 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre                                         0.39
128 Andoni Lafuente Olaguibel (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                 
129 Geert Steurs (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                  
130 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                        0.40
131 Bert Roesems (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                  
132 Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                            
133 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                           
134 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre                                          
135 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                                 0.41
136 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone             
137 Franck Rénier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                
138 Florent Brard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone               
139 Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca (Bra) Scott - American Beef    0.42
140 Raul Alarcon Garcia (Spa) Scott - American Beef                     
141 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Crédit Agricole                                   
142 Thomas Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 0.44
143 Nicolas Crosbie (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              
144 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Astana                                         
145 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                        0.47
146 Dennis Haueisen (Ger) Team Milram                                   
147 Denis Flahaut (Fra) Scott - American Beef                        0.49
148 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                         0.50
149 Anders Lund (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                           0.52
150 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Lampre                                       0.53
151 Dionisio Galparsoro Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi           0.55

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