Results – Stage 8, 2009 Amgen Tour of California

1. Frank Schleck (Lux), Saxo Bank 3:48:39 (41.335kph),
2. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita), Liquigas, at 0:02
3. George Hincapie (USA), Columbia-High Road, at 0:40
4. Rory Sutherland (Aus), OUCH, Presented by Maxxis, at 0:40
5. Grischa Niermann (Ger), Rabobank, at 0:40
6. José Luis Rubiera (Spa), Astana, at 0:40
7. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr), Astana, at 0:40
8. Jens Voigt (Ger), Saxo Bank, at 0:40
9. Levi Leipheimer (USA), Astana, at 0:40
10. Hubert Dupont (Fra), Ag2r La Mondiale, at 0:40
11. David Zabriskie (USA), Garmin-Slipstream, at 0:40
12. Bauke Mollema (Ned), Rabobank, at 0:40
13. Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr), Type 1, at 0:40
14. Mathias Frank (Swi), BMC Racing, at 0:40
15. Glen Chadwick (NZl), Rock Racing, at 0:40
16. Michael Rogers (Aus), Columbia-High Road, at 0:40
17. Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel), Quick Step, at 0:40
18. Gustav Larsson (Swe), Saxo Bank, at 0:40
19. Jeremy Vennell (NZl), Bissell Pro Cycling, at 0:40
20. Thomas Lövkvist (Swe), Columbia-High Road, at 0:40
21. Robert Gesink (Ned), Rabobank, at 0:40
22. Jurgen van de Walle (Bel), Quick Step, at 0:40
23. Iñigo Cuesta (Spa), Cervélo TestTeam, at 0:40
24. Trent Lowe (Aus), Garmin-Slipstream, at 0:40
25. Andy Schleck (Lux), Saxo Bank, at 0:40
26. Oscar Sevilla (Spa), Rock Racing, at 0:40
27. Thomas Danielson (USA), Garmin-Slipstream, at 0:40
28. Enrique Gutierrez (Spa), Rock Racing, at 0:40
29. Floyd Landis (USA), OUCH, Presented by Maxxis, at 0:40
30. Addy Engels (Ned), Quick Step, at 0:40
31. Lance Armstrong (USA), Astana, at 0:40
32. Pieter Weening (Ned), Rabobank, at 3:54
33. Serge Pauwels (Bel), Cervélo TestTeam, at 8:41
34. Dominique Rollin (Can), Cervélo TestTeam, at 8:41
35. Will Routley (Can), Jelly Belly Cycling, at 8:41
36. Weert Kevin De (Bel), Quick Step, at 8:41
37. Martin Elmiger (Swi), Ag2r La Mondiale, at 8:41
38. Stef Clement (Ned), Rabobank, at 8:41
39. Christian Vande Velde (USA), Garmin-Slipstream, at 8:41
40. Stuart O'Grady (Aus), Saxo Bank, at 8:41
41. Tom Zirbel (USA), Bissell Pro Cycling, at 8:41
42. Ian McKissick (USA), BMC Racing, at 8:41
43. Christopher Horner (USA), Astana, at 8:41
44. Jason McCartney (USA), Saxo Bank, at 8:41
45. Steve Morabito (Swi), Astana, at 8:41
46. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita), Ag2r La Mondiale, at 8:41
47. Brian Vandborg (Den), Liquigas, at 8:41
48. Chris Baldwin (USA), Rock Racing, at 8:41
49. Markus Zberg (Swi), BMC Racing, at 8:41
50. Mark Cavendish (GBr), Columbia-High Road, at 15:11
51. Michael Barry (Can), Columbia-High Road, at 15:11
52. Marco Velo (Ita), Quick Step, at 15:11
53. Kevin Hulsmans (Bel), Quick Step, at 15:11
54. Nick Reistad (USA), Jelly Belly Cycling, at 15:11
55. Steven Cozza (USA), Garmin-Slipstream, at 15:11
56. Bernard Van Ulden (USA), Jelly Belly Cycling, at 15:11
57. Karl Menzies (Aus), OUCH, Presented by Maxxis, at 15:11
58. Tyler Hamilton (USA), Rock Racing, at 15:11
59. Kiel Reijnen (USA), Jelly Belly Cycling, at 15:11
60. Timothy Johnson (USA), OUCH, Presented by Maxxis, at 15:11
61. Frank Pipp (USA), Bissell Pro Cycling, at 15:11
62. Tyler Farrar (USA), Garmin-Slipstream, at 15:11
63. Tyler Wren (USA), Colavita-Sutter Home, Presented by Cooking Light, at 15:11
64. Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg), Colavita-Sutter Home, Presented by Cooking Light, at 15:11
65. Pedro Horrillo (Spa), Rabobank, at 15:11
66. Brett Lancaster (Aus), Cervélo TestTeam, at 15:11
67. Carlos Barredo (Spa), Quick Step, at 15:11
68. Bradley White (USA), OUCH, Presented by Maxxis, at 15:11
69. Alessandro Vanotti (Ita), Liquigas, at 15:11
70. Ben Day (Aus), Fly V Australia, at 15:11
71. Mauricio Ardila (Col), Rabobank, at 15:11
72. Matthew Wilson (Aus), Type 1, at 15:11
73. Matthew Crane (USA), Jelly Belly Cycling, at 15:11
74. Andy Guptill (USA), Colavita-Sutter Home, Presented by Cooking Light, at 15:11
75. Thomas Peterson (USA), Garmin-Slipstream, at 15:11
76. Hayden Roulston (NZl), Cervélo TestTeam
77. Davide Frattini (Ita), Colavita-Sutter Home, Presented by Cooking Light, at 15:11
78. Christopher Jones (USA), Type 1, at 15:11
79. Aaron Olson (USA), Colavita-Sutter Home, Presented by Cooking Light, at 15:11
80. Jeffry Louder (USA), BMC Racing, at 15:11
81. Christophe Riblon (Fra), Ag2r La Mondiale, at 15:11
82. Janez Brajkovic (Slo), Astana, at 15:11
83. Grégory Rast (Swi), Astana, at 15:11
84. Alexandre Moos (Swi), BMC Racing, at 15:11

Did not Finish<-H2>
Juan José Haedo (Arg), Saxo Bank
Adam Hansen (Aus), Columbia-High Road
Svein Tuft (Can), Garmin-Slipstream
Tom Boonen (Bel), Quick Step
Kjell Carlström (Fin), Liquigas
Daniel Oss (Ita), Liquigas
Carlos Sastre (Spa), Cervélo TestTeam
Thor Hushovd (Nor), Cervélo TestTeam
Cameron Evans (Can), OUCH, Presented by Maxxis
Jonathan Patrick McCarty (USA), OUCH, Presented by Maxxis
Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA), Bissell Pro Cycling
Robert Gunn (USA), Fly V Australia
Freddy Rodriguez (USA), Rock Racing

Final overall standings<-h2>
1. Levi Leipheimer (USA), Astana, at 31:28:21
2. David Zabriskie (USA), Garmin-Slipstream, at 0:36
3. Michael Rogers (Aus), Columbia-High Road, at 0:45
4. Jens Voigt (Ger), Saxo Bank, at 1:10
5. Thomas Lövkvist (Swe), Columbia-High Road, at 1:29
6. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita), Liquigas, at 1:37
7. Lance Armstrong (USA), Astana, at 1:46
8. Robert Gesink (Ned), Rabobank, at 1:54
9. Thomas Danielson (USA), Garmin-Slipstream, at 2:24
10. José Luis Rubiera (Spa), Astana, at 2:48
11. Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel), Quick Step, at 2:57
12. Frank Schleck (Lux), Saxo Bank, at 3:19
13. Oscar Sevilla (Spa), Rock Racing, at 3:37
14. Jurgen van de Walle (Bel), Quick Step, at 4:15
15. George Hincapie (USA), Columbia-High Road, at 4:19
16. Bauke Mollema (Ned), Rabobank, at 5:44
17. Grischa Niermann (Ger), Rabobank, at 6:08
18. Gustav Larsson (Swe), Saxo Bank, at 6:25
19. Iñigo Cuesta (Spa), Cervélo TestTeam, at 6:56
20. Enrique Gutierrez (Spa), Rock Racing, at 7:55
21. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr), Astana, at 8:16
22. Christopher Horner (USA), Astana, at 10:14
23. Floyd Landis (USA), OUCH, Presented by Maxxis, at 10:26
24. Hubert Dupont (Fra), Ag2r La Mondiale, at 10:47
25. Pieter Weening (Ned), Rabobank, at 11:09
26. Jeremy Vennell (NZl), Bissell Pro Cycling, at 12:22
27. Christian Vande Velde (USA), Garmin-Slipstream, at 13:02
28. Janez Brajkovic (Slo), Astana, at 16:30
29. Martin Elmiger (Swi), Ag2r La Mondiale, at 17:18
30. Weert Kevin De (Bel), Quick Step, at 17:57
31. Glen Chadwick (NZl), Rock Racing, at 18:44
32. Andy Schleck (Lux), Saxo Bank, at 19:12
33. Dominique Rollin (Can), Cervélo TestTeam, at 19:15
34. Rory Sutherland (Aus), OUCH, Presented by Maxxis, at 20:11
35. Hayden Roulston (NZl), Cervélo TestTeam, at 20:51
36. Tom Zirbel (USA), Bissell Pro Cycling, at 21:23
37. Carlos Barredo (Spa), Quick Step, at 21:46
38. Thomas Peterson (USA), Garmin-Slipstream, at 23:23
39. Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr), Type 1, at 23:46
40. Stuart O'Grady (Aus), Saxo Bank, at 23:56
41. Jason Mccartney (USA), Saxo Bank, at 24:18
42. Addy Engels (Ned), Quick Step, at 26:48
43. Frank Pipp (USA), Bissell Pro Cycling, at 26:56
44. Steven Cozza (USA), Garmin-Slipstream, at 27:35
45. Mathias Frank (Swi), BMC Racing, at 28:53
46. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita), Ag2r La Mondiale, at 29:53
47. Ian McKissick (USA), BMC Racing, at 30:20
48. Markus Zberg (Swi), BMC Racing, at 30:57
49. Alexandre Moos (Swi), BMC Racing, at 35:02
50. Will Routley (Can), Jelly Belly Cycling, at 35:13
51. Steve Morabito (Swi), Astana, at 36:53
52. Brian Vandborg (Den), Liquigas, at 37:33
53. Trent Lowe (Aus), Garmin-Slipstream, at 37:42
54. Stef Clement (Ned), Rabobank, at 38:42
55. Serge Pauwels (Bel), Cervélo TestTeam, at 39:22
56. Chris Baldwin (USA), Rock Racing, at 40:15
57. Timothy Johnson (USA), OUCH, Presented by Maxxis, at 40:36
58. Grégory Rast (Swi), Astana, at 40:52
59. Mauricio Ardila (Col), Rabobank, at 42:24
60. Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg), Colavita-Sutter Home, Presented by Cooking Light, at 42:25
61. Matthew Wilson (Aus), Type 1, at 42:51
62. Christopher Jones (USA), Type 1, at 43:34
63. Bradley White (USA), OUCH, Presented by Maxxis, at 43:48
64. Mark Cavendish (GBr), Columbia-High Road, at 46:29
65. Michael Barry (Can), Columbia-High Road, at 47:00
66. Brett Lancaster (Aus), Cervélo TestTeam, at 47:17
67. Pedro Horrillo (Spa), Rabobank, at 47:24
68. Nick Reistad (USA), Jelly Belly Cycling, at 47:32
69. Davide Frattini (Ita), Colavita-Sutter Home, Presented by Cooking Light, at 47:45
70. Marco Velo (Ita), Quick Step, at 47:48
71. Christophe Riblon (Fra), Ag2r La Mondiale, at 48:15
72. Tyler Farrar (USA), Garmin-Slipstream, at 48:17
73. Matthew Crane (USA), Jelly Belly Cycling, at 49:10
74. Kevin Hulsmans (Bel), Quick Step, at 49:21
75. Kiel Reijnen (USA), Jelly Belly Cycling, at 49:32
76. Ben Day (Aus), Fly V Australia, at 50:47
77. Jeffry Louder (USA), BMC Racing, at 51:13
78. Karl Menzies (Aus), OUCH, Presented by Maxxis, at 51:59
79. Tyler Wren (USA), Colavita-Sutter Home, Presented by Cooking Light, at 53:55
80. Alessandro Vanotti (Ita), Liquigas, at 56:29
81. Bernard Van Ulden (USA), Jelly Belly Cycling, at 1:00:35
82. Aaron Olson (USA), Colavita-Sutter Home, Presented by Cooking Light, at 1:01:23
83. Tyler Hamilton (USA), Rock Racing, at 1:03:56
84. Andy Guptill (USA), Colavita-Sutter Home, Presented by Cooking Light, at 1:09:46

Final overall points<-h2>
1. Mark Cavendish (GBr), Columbia-High Road, 36 points
2. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita), Liquigas, 22
3. Frank Schleck (Lux), Saxo Bank, 19
4. Pieter Weening (Ned), Rabobank, 18
5. Tyler Farrar (USA), Garmin-Slipstream, 16
6. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita), Ag2r La Mondiale, 15
7. Thomas Peterson (USA), Garmin-Slipstream, 15
8. Markus Zberg (Swi), BMC Racing, 15
9. Martin Elmiger (Swi), Ag2r La Mondiale, 15
10. Levi Leipheimer (USA), Astana, 14
11. George Hincapie (USA), Columbia-High Road, 14
12. Grischa Niermann (Ger), Rabobank, 13
13. Jurgen van de Walle (Bel), Quick Step, 12
14. Hayden Roulston (NZl), Cervélo TestTeam, 12
15. Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg), Colavita-Sutter Home, Presented by Cooking Light, 12
16. Michael Rogers (Aus), Columbia-High Road, 11
17. Pedro Horrillo (Spa), Rabobank, 11
18. Christopher Horner (USA), Astana, 10
19. Carlos Barredo (Spa), Quick Step, 10
20. Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel), Quick Step, 9
21. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr), Astana, 9
22. Jason Mccartney (USA), Saxo Bank, 9
23. Oscar Sevilla (Spa), Rock Racing, 8
24. Janez Brajkovic (Slo), Astana, 7
25. Rory Sutherland (Aus), OUCH, Presented by Maxxis, 7
26. Lance Armstrong (USA), Astana, 6
27. Bauke Mollema (Ned), Rabobank, 6
28. Serge Pauwels (Bel), Cervélo TestTeam, 6
29. Tyler Hamilton (USA), Rock Racing, 6
30. José Luis Rubiera (Spa), Astana, 5
31. Brett Lancaster (Aus), Cervélo TestTeam, 5
32. Chris Baldwin (USA), Rock Racing, 5
33. Jeffry Louder (USA), BMC Racing, 5
34. Brian Vandborg (Den), Liquigas, 5
35. Thomas Danielson (USA), Garmin-Slipstream, 4
36. Addy Engels (Ned), Quick Step, 4
37. Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr), Type 1, 4
38. Timothy Johnson (USA), OUCH, Presented by Maxxis, 4
39. Jens Voigt (Ger), Saxo Bank, 3
40. Robert Gesink (Ned), Rabobank, 3
41. Bradley White (USA), OUCH, Presented by Maxxis, 3
42. Christian Vande Velde (USA), Garmin-Slipstream, 2
43. David Zabriskie (USA), Garmin-Slipstream, 1
44. Andy Schleck (Lux), Saxo Bank, 1
45. Karl Menzies (Aus), OUCH, Presented by Maxxis, 1
46. Hubert Dupont (Fra), Ag2r La Mondiale, 1
47. Mathias Frank (Swi), BMC Racing, 1

Final KOM standings<-h2>
1. Jason Mccartney (USA), Saxo Bank, 39 points
2. Tyler Hamilton (USA), Rock Racing, 22
3. Serge Pauwels (Bel), Cervélo TestTeam, 21
4. Levi Leipheimer (USA), Astana, 20
5. Bauke Mollema (Ned), Rabobank, 15
6. Jens Voigt (Ger), Saxo Bank, 12
7. Timothy Johnson (USA), OUCH, Presented by Maxxis, 10
8. Frank Schleck (Lux), Saxo Bank, 9
9. Steven Cozza (USA), Garmin – Slipstream, 9
10. Robert Gesink (Ned), Rabobank, 8
11. Andy Schleck (Lux), Saxo Bank, 8
12. Brian Vandborg (Den), Liquigas, 8
13. Bradley White (USA), OUCH, Presented by Maxxis, 8
14. Jeffry Louder (USA), BMC Racing, 8
15. Michael Rogers (Aus), Columbia-High Road, 7
16. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita), Liquigas, 7
17. José Luis Rubiera (Spa), Astana, 7
18. Christopher Horner (USA), Astana, 7
19. David Zabriskie (USA), Garmin-Slipstream, 6
20. Carlos Barredo (Spa), Quick Step, 6
21. Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr), Type 1, 6
22. Chris Baldwin (USA), Rock Racing, 6
23. Thomas Danielson (USA), Garmin-Slipstream, 5
24. Hayden Roulston (NZl), Cervélo TestTeam, 5
25. Thomas Peterson (USA), Garmin-Slipstream, 5
26. George Hincapie (USA), Columbia-High Road, 4
27. Pieter Weening (Ned), Rabobank, 3
28. Glen Chadwick (NZl), Rock Racing, 3
29. Lance Armstrong (USA), Astana, 2
30. Michael Barry (Can), Columbia-High Road, 2
31. Thomas Lövkvist (Swe), Columbia-High Road, 1
32. Stef Clement (Ned), Rabobank, 1

Final Best Young Rider<-H2>
1. Robert Gesink (Rabobank), 31:30:15
2. Kevin Seeldraeyers (Quick Step), at 1:03
3. Bauke Mollema (Rabobank), at 3:50
4. Andy Schleck (Team Saxo Bank), at 17:18
5. Thomas Peterson (Garmin-Slipstream), at 21:29
6. Steven Cozza (Garmin-Slipstream), at 25:41
7. Mathias Frank (BMC Racing ), 26:59
8. Mark Cavendish (Team Columbia-High Road), at 44:35
9. Matthew Crane (Jelly Belly Cycling ), at 47:16
10. Kiel Reijnen (Jelly Belly Cycling ), at 47:38

Final Team Standings<-h2>
1. Astana 94:28:50
2. Saxo Bank, at 1:40
3. Garmin-Slipstream, at 1:49
4. Columbia-High Road, at 2:46
5. Rabobank, at 4:45
6. Quick Step, at 7:18
7. Rock Racing, at 7:54
8. Cervelo TestTeam, at 34:55
9. Ag2r La Mondiale, at 36:22
10. OUCH, Presented by Maxxis, at 39:50
11. BMC Racing, at 40:22
12. Bissell Pro Cycling, at 44:29
13. Liquigas, at 51:20
14. Type 1, at 1:40:59
15. Jelly Belly Cycling, at 1:46:59
16. Colavita-Sutter Home, Presented by Cooking Light, at 1:52:37