The Tour du Poitou Charentes et de la Vienne is held from August 28 to 31 and consists of 5 stages with the 4th and 5th stages - an Individual Time Trial and then a road race taking place on the last day. The race covers 670km over rolling terrain.
The second stage of the Tour was a 183.9km course from Mauleon to Chatellerault. In a bunch sprint it was Sébastien Chavanel (Française des Jeux) who was too strong for Stefan Van Dijk (Team Wiesenhof Felt) and Mikel Gaztanaga Echeverria (Agritubel).
Chris Sutton maintained his overall lead for GC honours finishing in the lead bunch at the line and keeping his 4" advantage. The points classification has moved across to Yauheni Hutarovich (Roubaix Lille Metropole) while Kenny De Haes (Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen) has moved into the lead in the Mountain Classification.
Stage 2 Results (Top 10)
1 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des Jeux 4.16.02 (43.1 km/h)
2 Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Team Wiesenhof Felt
3 Mikel Gaztanaga Echeverria (Spa) Agritubel
4 Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Roubaix Lille Metropole
5 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic
6 David Munoz Banoz (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias
7 Stéphane Bonsergent (Fra) Bretagne-Armor Lux
8 Evert Verbist (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen
9 Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Auber
10 Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil-Shimano
Overall GC Standings
1 Christopher Sutton (Aus) Cofidis-Le Crédit par Téléphone 12.42.59
2 Niels Brouzes (Fra) Auber 0.04
3 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
4 Evert Verbist (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen 0.09
5 Piotr Zielinski (Pol) Bretagne-Armor Lux
6 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic 0.10
7 David Munoz Banoz (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias 0.11
8 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Crédit Agricole 0.12
9 Huub Duyn (Ned) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 0.13
10 Kevin Neirynck (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner
Points Classification
1 Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Roubaix Lille Metropole 39 pts
2 Christopher Sutton (Aus) Cofidis-Le Crédit par Téléphone 33
3 Evert Verbist (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen 31
Mountains Classification
1 Kenny De Haes (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen 18 pts
2 Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen 10
3 Piotr Zielinski (Pol) Bretagne-Armor Lux 8
Best Young Rider Classification
1 Christopher Sutton (Aus) Cofidis-Le Crédit par Téléphone 12.42.59
2 Evert Verbist (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen 0.09
3 Piotr Zielinski (Pol) Bretagne-Armor Lux
4 Huub Duyn (Ned) Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle 0.13
5 Kevin Neirynck (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner
