April 25, 2007 — ProTour leader Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner has won Flèche Wallonne, 202.5km, in Belgium over Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne, (last year’s winner) in second and Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas in third. Canada’s Michael Barry (Can) T-Mobile did not finish. Rebellin’s win has put him well ahead in the ProTour ranking. He leads with 132 points over Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank, who has 82 points.

Results

1. Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 4.48.06
2. Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne at 0.06
3. Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas
4. Matthias Kessler (Ger) Astana 0.08
5. Riccardo Riccò (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir
6. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Ag2r Prévoyance 0.13
7. Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team CSC 0.16
8. John Gadret (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance 0.19
9. Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank
10. Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Lampre-Fondital
11. Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner
12. Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank
13. Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen 0.23
14. Benoît Salmon (Fra) Agritubel
15. Manuele Mori (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 0.25
16. Xavier Florencio (Spa) Bouygues Telecom 0.27
17. Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
18. Eduardo Gonzalo (Spa) Agritubel 0.29
19. Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française Des Jeux 0.31
20. Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir
21. Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Crédit Agricole 0.35
22. Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Barloworld
23. Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Quickstep-Innergetic 0.38
24. Patxi Vila (Spa) Lampre-Fondital 0.40
25. Bram Tankink (Ned) Quickstep-Innergetic
26. Bert De Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner 0.42
27. Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
28. Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC
29. Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor-Lotto
30. Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Predictor-Lotto 0.45
31. Mirko Celestino (Ita) Milram 0.48
32. David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir
33. Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française Des Jeux
34. Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 0.50
35. Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas
36. Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank
37. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel 0.55
38. Julien Loubet (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance
39. Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas 0.58
40. Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quickstep-Innergetic 1.00
41. Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole
42. Igor Astarloa (Spa) Milram 1.02
43. Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis
44. Pieter Mertens (Bel) Predictor-Lotto
45. Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Crédit Agricole
46. Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Predictor-Lotto
47. Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.07
48. Jurgen Van den Broeck (Bel) Predictor-Lotto
49. Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas 1.10
50. Christophe Moreau (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance 1.12
51. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis
52. Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Quickstep-Innergetic
53. Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team CSC
54. Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana
55. Alberto Contador (Spa) Discovery Channel
56. Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile 1.20
57. Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC
58. Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems 1.23
59. Iker Camaño (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 1.24
60. Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux 1.26
61. Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) T-Mobile 1.28
62. Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 1.32
63. Cristian Moreni (Ita) Cofidis 1.33
64. Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld
65. Juan José Cobo (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 1.36
66. Egoi Martínez (Spa) Discovery Channel 1.45
67. Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 1.51
68. Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Liquigas 2.06
69. Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana 2.12
70. Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Astana 2.14
71. Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance 2.39
72. Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance
73. Pedro Arreitunandia (Spa) Barloworld 2.47
74. Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2r Prévoyance
75. Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 2.55
76. Joaquím Rodríguez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 3.02
77. Serge Pauwels (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen 4.07
78. Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
79. William Walker (Aus) Rabobank 4.09
80. Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 4.14
81. José Joaquín Rojas (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
82. Hubert Dupont (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance
83. Jurgen Van de Walle (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic 4.22
84. Axel Merckx (Bel) T-Mobile 4.25
85. Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas
86. Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld 6.04
87. Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Milram 6.09
88. Jon Bru (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 6.15
89. Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis 6.39
90. Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 7.07
91. Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole 7.17
92. Dario Cioni (Ita) Predictor-Lotto 7.46
93. Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC 8.10
94. Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom
95. Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
96. Mario Aerts (Bel) Predictor-Lotto 8.17
97. Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen 8.31
98. Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile 8.36
99. Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile
100. David López García (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
101. Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld
102. Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 8.55
103. Antonio Colom (Spa) Astana 9.03
104. Steve Zampieri (Swi) Cofidis 9.09
105. Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel 11.18
106. Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner
107. Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC
108. Hugo Sabido (Por) Barloworld
109. José Alberto Benítez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir
110. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quickstep-Innergetic
111. Sergio Paulinho (Por) Discovery Channel
112. Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Tinkoff Credit Systems
113. Tim Klinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner
114. Nikolas Maes (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen
115. Didier Rous (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
116. Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Crédit Agricole
117. Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
118. Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
119. Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana
120. Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC
121. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank
122. Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française Des Jeux
DNF Nico Sijmens (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner
DNF Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Crédit Agricole
DNF Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis
DNF Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis
DNF Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Cofidis
DNF Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital
DNF David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital
DNF Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank
DNF Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank
DNF Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française Des Jeux
DNF Cyrille Monnerais (Fra) Française Des Jeux
DNF Thierry Marichal (Bel) Française Des Jeux
DNF Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel
DNF Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel
DNF Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel
DNF Nick Ingels (Bel) Predictor-Lotto
DNF Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Crédit Agricole
DNF Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Crédit Agricole
DNF 237
DNF Paul Manning (GBr) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner
DNF Jean-Claude Lebeau (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner
DNF Steven Kleynen (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner
DNF Frédéric Gabriel (Fra) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner
DNF David Boucher (Fra) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner
DNF Nikolai Trussov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
DNF Alexander Serov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
DNF Ivan Rovny (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
DNF Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems
DNF Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems
DNF Tom Stubbe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen
DNF Jens Renders (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen
DNF Benny De Schrooder (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen
DNF Johan Coenen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen
DNF Niki Terpstra (Ned) Milram
DNF Carlo Scognamiglio (Ita) Milram
DNF Arkaitz Durán (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir
DNF Thomas Frei (Swi) Astana
DNF Igor Abakoumov (Bel) Astana
DNF Francesco Failli (Ita) Liquigas
DNF Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas
DNF Thomas Ziegler (Ger) T-Mobile
DNF Marco Pinotti (Ita) T-Mobile
DNF Michael Barry (Can) T-Mobile
DNF Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC
DNF Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
DNF Iñigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
DNF Aitor Galdos (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
DNF Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi
DNF Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
DNF Vicente Reynes (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
DNF Johannes Frohlinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner
DNF Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner
DNF Björn Schröder (Ger) Milram
DNF Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Milram
DNF Matej Jurco (Svk) Milram
DNF Ryan Cox (RSA) Barloworld
DNF Félix Rafael Cárdenas (Col) Barloworld
DNF Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel
DNF Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel
DNF Manuel Calvente (Spa) Agritubel
DNF Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel
DNF Aivaras Baranauskas (Ltu) Agritubel
DNF Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Agritubel
DNF Geert Verheyen (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic
DNF Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quickstep-Innergetic
DNF Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner
DNF Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner
DNF José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne

ProTour individual ranking

1. Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 132 points
2. Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank 82
3. Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Team CSC 79
4. Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner 75
5. Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 67
6. Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 58
7. Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 57
8. Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic 57
9. Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana 53
10. Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 50
11. Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas 50
12. Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Lampre-Fondital 46
13. Roger Hammond (GBr) T-Mobile Team 45
14. Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 45
15. Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Predictor-Lotto 44
16. Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile Team 41
17. Marcus Burghardt (Ger) T-Mobile Team 40
18. Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank 40
19. Leif Hoste (Bel) Predictor-Lotto 40
20. Allan Davis (Aus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 40
21. Matthias Kessler (Ger) Astana 40
22. Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana 38
23. Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 38
24. Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas 36
25. Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC 30
26. Björn Leukemans (Bel) Predictor-Lotto 30
27. Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 30
28. Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas 28
29. Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC 28
30. Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 25
31. Roberto Petito (Ita) Liquigas 25
32. Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 25
33. Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 24
34. David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 23
35. Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC 23
36. Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 22
37. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank 22
38. Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram 20
39. Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 20
40. Christophe Mengin (Fra) Française des Jeux 15
41. Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor-Lotto 15
42. Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis-Le Crédit par Téléphone 15
43. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2r Prévoyance 11
44. Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 10
45. Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana 10
46. Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram 10
47. Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 8
48. Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quickstep-Innergetic 7
49. Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Rabobank 7
50. John Gadret (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 5
51. Baden Cooke (Aus) Unibet.com 5
52. Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic 5
53. Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 5
54. Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 3
55. Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 3
56. Koldo Gil Perez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 3
57. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 3
58. Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team CSC 3
59. Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 3
60. Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 3
61. José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 3
62. Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Liquigas 3
63. Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 3
64. David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval-Prodir 3
65. Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 3
66. Fabio Baldato (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 2
67. Patxi Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre-Fondital 2
68. Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas 2
69. Constantino Zaballa Gutierrez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 2
70. Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Team Milram 2
71. Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Liquigas 2
72. José Antonio Redondo Ramos (Spa) Astana 2
73. Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Team Milram 2
74. Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2r Prévoyance 1
75. Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 1
76. Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Quickstep-Innergetic 1
77. Iker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 1
78. Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 1
79. Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner 1
80. Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole 1
81. Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank 1
82. Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux 1