• Five cyclists - Place last minute bets on who's going to win the 6th stage.
• Alberto Elli (Telekom) - Grunts his way to the yellow jersey
• Alberto Elli - Leads the break
• The yellow jersey wearer - Frenchman Laurent Jalabert (ONCE) rides in the pack
• The Dutch champion - Leon Van Bon (Rabobank) wins the stage into Tours

Stage 7 - July 7: Tours - Limoges, 205.5 km

• The US Postal team - Trying to contain the breakaway
• Frederic Guesdon (FdJ) - With his cycling shorts torn after falling
• Dutchman Erik Dekker (Rabobank) - During his breakaway
• Marcel Wust (Festina) - Wins the bunch sprint of the 8th stage
• Erik Dekker - Raises his arms in victory on the podium

• The peloton - Headed by Festina ride past a bike decorated in the French national colours
• Alberto Elli - Rides nearby teammate Jan Ullrich during the 9th stage
• Paul Van Hyfte (Lotto) - Lies on the ground after falling in the final kilometres
• Paolo Bettini (Mapei) - At the front of the break in the closing kilometres
• Erik Zabel - Puts on the green jersey of best sprinter after stage 9

• Alberto Elli - Puts on his raincoat during the first kilometers of the stage
• Javier Otxoa (Kelme) - On the col de Marie-Blanque climb
• Javier Otxoa (Kelme) - Crosses the line in triumph
• Lance Armstrong (USPS) - Crosses the finish line in Lourdes-Hautacam,
• Lance Armstrong - Smiles on the podium after capturing the yellow
• Christophe Moreau (Festina) - Helped into warm clothes at the end of stage 10

• Alex Zulle (Banesto) - And the yellow jersey Lance Armstrong (US Postal)
• Lance Armstrong - Rides ahead of Jan Ullrich (Telekom)
• Christophe Moreau (Festina) - Rides behind a teammate
• Santiago Botero and Dutchman Erik Dekker - During their breakaway
• Erik Dekker (Rabobank) - Ecstatic as he crosses the line to win the 11th stage