▁German ▁legend ▁Erik ▁Z abel , ▁with ▁O ’ Gr ady ▁third ▁and ▁Co oke ▁fourth . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁▁ ▁Mc E wen ▁won ▁the ▁points ▁classification ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁time , ▁defe ating ▁H ush ov d ▁and ▁Erik ▁Z abel . ▁Mc E wen ▁had ▁f ract ured ▁two ▁trans verse ▁process ▁( verte bra e ) ▁in ▁a ▁mass ▁p ile ▁up ▁on ▁stage ▁ 6 ▁and ▁continued ▁the ▁race ▁in ▁extreme ▁pain , ▁making ▁his ▁stage ▁ 9 ▁win ▁in ▁Guer et ▁all ▁the ▁more ▁remarkable . ▁ ▁Mc E wen ▁won ▁his ▁third ▁and ▁final ▁Point s ▁classification ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Tour ▁de ▁France , ▁this ▁time ▁with ▁Z abel ▁second ▁and ▁H ush ov d ▁third . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁he ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁Tour ▁of ▁California ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁last ▁professional ▁race ▁of ▁his ▁career . ▁He ▁strugg led ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁finishing ▁line ▁of ▁the ▁mountain ▁stages ▁in ▁the ▁gru ppet to . ▁He ▁humor ously ▁said ▁after ▁his ▁arrival ▁on ▁the ▁final ▁stage ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles : ▁" This ▁was ▁a ▁good ▁race ▁to ▁pick ▁as ▁my ▁last ▁because ▁I ▁suffered ▁so ▁much ▁this ▁week ▁I ▁won ' t ▁miss ▁it ." ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁" M ost ▁Cou rage ous ▁R ider " ▁j er sey ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁race ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁his ▁last ▁day ▁of ▁professional ▁cy cling . ▁After ▁ret iring ▁from