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55th Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré - 2.HC
France, June 8-15, 2003
Prologue - June 8: Villard-de-Lans ITT, 5.1 km
Mayo sets the mark
By Chris Henry in Villard-de-Lans
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Iban Mayo stormed to a prologue victory today in Villard-de-Lans, beating David Millar (Cofidis) and Lance Armstrong in the Dauphiné opener. Mayo proved a point for his Euskaltel-Euskadi team, in the wake of the usual debate over the final four wild card selections for the Tour de France. Winner of the Tour of the Basque Country this year, where he swiped the final victory from Tyler Hamilton in a hilly time trial, Mayo has returned in fine form to begin the tough Dauphiné on a high note.
Run over a short but challenging parcours of just 5.1km, today's prologue will not likely have a great impact on the final general classification of such a mountainous race. Nonetheless, under a hot sun at the edge of the French Alps, the likely contenders for the Dauphiné title, most of whom are here to put in a final round of top level racing prior to the Tour de France, were out in force on the difficult course.
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After a late race surge that propelled him into third place in Saturday's Classique des Alpes, David Millar showed again today that his form has come around. Millar combined his climbing and time trialing abilities to push Mayo to within 5" at the line. Armstrong too had a good ride, but could not match effort produced by Millar and Mayo. Francisco Mancebo (iBanesto.com) also enjoyed another strong performance (5th at 15") after his emphatic win in the Classique des Alpes.
Australian Brad McGee had a solid ride to finish seventh, showing that his steady climb to top form is on track. "I've had a solid four weeks of preparation," he told Cyclingnews before his ride. Although his participation in the Tour de France is almost assured, McGee explained that up through the various national championships at the end of the month, riders on the team will be looking for good results to earn their ride to Paris. FDJeux.com directeur sportif Marc Madiot "made it very clear last night that nobody's in, and nobody's out," McGee said. A stage winner in the 2002 Tour, McGee will use the Dauphiné to work on his climbing form, and will likely go on to ride the Tour de Suisse as well.
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Equipment choice varied among the riders, as many chose road frames with clip on aero handlebars. Few riders chose disc wheels, fearing the weight disadvantage on the final climb to the line. Millar, however, was among those who opted to ride a low profile time trial machine. Mayo and Armstrong, conversely, each rode their standard frames, choosing climbing comfort over aerodynamics.
The final climb of the prologue parcours helped prove decisive, and Mayo knew this as he flew up the hill, catching his minute man Eddy Seigneur by the top. Mayo will begin Tuesday's stage 2 from Méaudre to Vaison-La-Romaine in yellow, but the week-long Dauphiné has a deep field of contenders, and is still anyone's race.
Photography
Images by Chris Henry/Cyclingnews.com
- Iban Mayo's choice for the day a standard Orbea road frame
- David Millar's (Cofidis) low profile time trial machine
- Lance Armstrong's slightly modified road bike
- Philippe Gilbert (l) and Brad McGee (FDJeux) warm up before their rides
- Iban Mayo (Euskaltel-Euskadi) proved once again he can climb and time trial
- Lance Armstrong (USPS) gets the lowdown on the prologue course from Floyd Landis
- David Millar (Cofidis) warms up with a little mood music
- Last man to go Armstrong's name plate waits for the team car
- Lance Armstrong seeks a final word of wisdom from Johan Bruyneel before the start
Images by Jeff Tse/www.jefftse.com/cycling
- Iban Mayo (Euskaltel) powering up the difficult climb in the prologue time trial
- David Millar (Cofidis) provided another superb performance in his speciality
- Lance Armstrong (USPS) once again ready for the Tour de France with a strong performance in the opening prologue
- A quiet season for Levi Leipheimer (Rabobank) did not mean he wasn't training. Levi finished an impressive 6th
- Bradley McGee (FDJ) stormed to an impressive 7th place behind other Tour de France favourites
- Although placed not in the top 10 Baden Cooke (FDJ) will be aiming for sprint stages this week
- Tyler Hamilton (CSC) is a man to watch this week at the Dauphine Libere
Images by Russell Standring/grenoblecycling.free.fr
- The famous cycling photographer Graham Watson.
- Quick Step-Davitamon rider Tom Boonen gets ready for the prologue (and the camera).
- Manuel Beltran (US Postal) warms up for the 5.1 kilometre prologue.
- The US Postal team area is always popular with the fans.
- Prologue specialist David Millar (Cofidis) finished second today behind Mayo.
- The first kilometre of the prologue took the riders through the narrow streets of Villard de Lans.
- A pigeon's eye view of Villard de Lans.
- The flying Dutchman Michael Boogerd shows his pearly whites as he grimaces along a false flat.
- Frenchman David Moncoutie (Cofidis) in full flight.
- Racing took place against the stunning backdrop of the Vercors mountain range.
- Kurt Van de Wouwer (Quick.Step-Davitamon) rides against the backdrop of the Vercors.
- Already finished, Viatcheslav Ekimov (US Postal) is happy to watch the riders from the roadside
- CSC rider Carlos Sastre has no time to stop for a quick nap at the hotel.
- Credit Agricole rider Thor Hushovd finished some way behind the leaders in 67th place.
- Floyd Landis (US Postal) looks like he's just got out of bed, but is in fact on his way back to the hotel.
- 2000 Dauphine Libere winner Tyler Hamilton (CSC) finished in 36th place.
- Lance Armstrong (US Postal) storms through Villard de Lans in an effort to defend his 2002 Dauphine Libere title.
Results
1 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 8.44.89 (34.97 km/h) 2 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 0.04.62 3 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal presented by Berry Floor 0.10.16 4 Alberto Lopez De Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.13.96 5 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) iBanesto.com 0.14.34 6 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank 0.14.69 7 Bradley Mcgee (Aus) FDJeux.com 0.15.31 8 Pablo Lastras (Spa) iBanesto.com 0.17.29 9 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Crédit Agricole 0.18.34 10 Laurent Brochard (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 0.23.75 11 Denis Menchov (Rus) iBanesto.com 0.24.52 12 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Rabobank 0.25.16 13 Victor Hugo Pena (Col) US Postal presented by Berry Floor 0.26.54 14 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) iBanesto.com 0.27.31 15 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC 0.28.71 16 Benoït Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJeux.com 0.32.04 17 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems 0.34.50 18 Didier Rous (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère 0.35.46 19 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Alessio 0.36.50 20 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance 0.36.77 21 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Jean Delatour 0.36.81 22 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.37.01 23 Inigo Chaurreau (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance 0.37.11 24 Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 0.37.60 25 Gilles Bouvard (Fra) Jean Delatour 0.38.45 26 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal presented by Berry Floor 0.39.20 27 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) US Postal presented by Berry Floor 0.39.25 28 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 0.39.70 29 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) iBanesto.com 0.40.26 30 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Jean Delatour 0.40.49 31 Benoît Salmon (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems 0.42.93 32 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Team CSC 0.43.20 33 Joseba Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.43.22 34 Felix Garcia Casas (Spa) Big Mat-Auber 93 0.43.35 35 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Jean Delatour 0.43.56 36 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Team CSC 0.45.32 37 Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Team CSC 0.46.80 38 Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank 39 Vicent Garcia Acosta (Spa) iBanesto.com 0.46.84 40 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal presented by Berry Floor 0.47.70 41 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon 0.48.11 42 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 0.50.10 43 Josu Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.50.11 44 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Jean Delatour 0.50.52 45 Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93 0.50.72 46 Denis Lunghi (Ita) Alessio 0.51.79 47 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank 0.52.03 48 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Alessio 0.52.13 49 Cédric Fragniere (Swi) Crédit Agricole 0.54.28 50 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Quick.Step-Davitamon 0.55.23 51 Piotr Wadecki (Pol) Quick.Step-Davitamon 0.55.44 52 Kurt Van De Wouwer (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon 0.55.48 53 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank 0.55.90 54 Iker Camano (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 0.56.73 55 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC 0.56.75 56 Richard Virenque (Fra) Quick.Step-Davitamon 0.57.02 57 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) FDJeux.com 0.57.44 58 Christophe Oriol (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 0.58.79 59 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 0.58.98 60 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 0.59.06 61 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.01.03 62 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank 1.02.08 63 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 1.02.16 64 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC 1.02.68 65 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal presented by Berry Floor 1.02.72 66 Baden Cooke (Aus) FDJeux.com 1.02.78 67 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole 1.02.85 68 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère 1.03.03 69 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) FDJeux.com 1.03.15 70 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Crédit Agricole 1.03.74 71 Nicolas Portal (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 1.04.46 72 Aitor Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.04.71 73 Andy Flickinger (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 1.05.23 74 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère 1.05.73 75 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Crédit Agricole 1.05.90 76 Gonzalo Bayarri (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 1.06.06 77 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal presented by Berry Floor 1.06.20 78 Sébastie Talabardon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 1.06.78 79 Médéric Clain (Fra) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 1.06.99 80 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon 1.07.15 81 Plamen Stoianov (Bul) Big Mat-Auber 93 1.07.72 82 Anthony Morin (Fra) Crédit Agricole 1.07.76 83 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Crédit Agricole 1.08.57 84 Javier Pascual (Spa) iBanesto.com 1.10.29 85 Christophe Mengin (Fra) FDJeux.com 1.11.64 86 Eddy Seigneur (Fra) Jean Delatour 1.11.87 87 Ruben Diaz De Cerio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.12.69 88 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) AG2r Prévoyance 1.15.20 89 Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Alessio 1.15.46 90 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Jean Delatour 1.15.71 91 Miguel Martinez (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems 1.17.59 92 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère 1.18.12 93 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Team CSC 1.18.16 94 Rafael Mateos (Spa) iBanesto.com 1.18.27 95 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 1.21.52 96 Guennadi Mikhilov (Rus) US Postal presented by Berry Floor 1.21.81 97 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Phonak Hearing Systems 1.22.03 98 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon 1.22.14 99 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Crédit Agricole 1.23.37 100 Franck Renier (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère 1.24.09 101 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 1.24.25 102 Matthew Wilson (Aus) FDJeux.com 1.24.80 103 Jacky Durand (Fra) FDJeux.com 1.26.28 104 Guillaume Auger (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 1.27.56 105 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 1.28.09 106 Loïc Lamouller (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 1.28.46 107 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère 1.29.42 108 Maryan Hary (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère 1.29.79 109 Addy Engels (Ned) Rabobank 1.30.03 110 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Rabobank 1.30.61 111 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC 1.32.15 112 Davide Frattini (Ita) Alessio 1.32.46 113 Raffaele Ferrara (Ita) Alessio 1.33.68 114 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Jean Delatour 1.35.09 115 Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems 1.35.21 116 Andrea Brognara (Ita) Alessio 1.39.95 117 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon 1.40.62 118 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère 1.48.55 119 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Alessio 1.53.87 120 Ludovic Auger (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 2.12.35 General classification after the prologue 1 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 8.44 2 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 0.05 3 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal presented by Berry Floor 0.11 4 Alberto Lopez De Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.14 5 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) iBanesto.com 0.15 6 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank 7 Bradley Mcgee (Aus) FDJeux.com 0.16 8 Pablo Lastras (Spa) iBanesto.com 0.18 9 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Crédit Agricole 0.19 10 Laurent Brochard (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 0.24 11 Denis Menchov (Rus) iBanesto.com 0.25 12 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Rabobank 0.26 13 Victor Hugo Pena (Col) US Postal presented by Berry Floor 0.27 14 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) iBanesto.com 0.28 15 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC 0.29 16 Benoït Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJeux.com 0.32 17 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems 0.35 18 Didier Rous (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère 0.36 19 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Alessio 0.37 20 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance 21 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Jean Delatour 22 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 23 Inigo Chaurreau (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance 0.38 24 Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 25 Gilles Bouvard (Fra) Jean Delatour 0.39 26 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal presented by Berry Floor 0.40 27 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) US Postal presented by Berry Floor 28 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 29 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) iBanesto.com 0.41 30 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Jean Delatour 31 Benoît Salmon (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems 0.43 32 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Team CSC 0.44 33 Joseba Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 34 Felix Garcia Casas (Spa) Big Mat-Auber 93 35 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Jean Delatour 36 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Team CSC 0.46 37 Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Team CSC 0.47 38 Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank 39 Vicent Garcia Acosta (Spa) iBanesto.com 40 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal presented by Berry Floor 0.48 41 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon 0.49 42 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 0.50 43 Josu Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.51 44 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Jean Delatour 45 Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93 46 Denis Lunghi (Ita) Alessio 0.52 47 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank 48 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Alessio 0.53 49 Cédric Fragniere (Swi) Crédit Agricole 0.55 50 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Quick.Step-Davitamon 0.56 51 Piotr Wadecki (Pol) Quick.Step-Davitamon 52 Kurt Van De Wouwer (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon 53 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank 54 Iker Camano (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 0.57 55 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC 56 Richard Virenque (Fra) Quick.Step-Davitamon 57 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) FDJeux.com 0.58 58 Christophe Oriol (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 0.59 59 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 60 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 61 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.01 62 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank 1.02 63 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 1.03 64 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC 65 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal presented by Berry Floor 66 Baden Cooke (Aus) FDJeux.com 67 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole 68 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère 69 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) FDJeux.com 1.04 70 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Crédit Agricole 71 Nicolas Portal (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 1.05 72 Aitor Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 73 Andy Flickinger (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 1.06 74 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère 75 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Crédit Agricole 76 Gonzalo Bayarri (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 77 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal presented by Berry Floor 1.07 78 Sébastie Talabardon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 79 Médéric Clain (Fra) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 80 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon 1.08 81 Plamen Stoianov (Bul) Big Mat-Auber 93 82 Anthony Morin (Fra) Crédit Agricole 83 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Crédit Agricole 1.09 84 Javier Pascual (Spa) iBanesto.com 1.11 85 Christophe Mengin (Fra) FDJeux.com 1.12 86 Eddy Seigneur (Fra) Jean Delatour 87 Ruben Diaz De Cerio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.13 88 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) AG2r Prévoyance 1.16 89 Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Alessio 90 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Jean Delatour 91 Miguel Martinez (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems 1.18 92 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère 1.19 93 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Team CSC 94 Rafael Mateos (Spa) iBanesto.com 95 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 1.22 96 Guennadi Mikhilov (Rus) US Postal presented by Berry Floor 97 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Phonak Hearing Systems 98 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon 1.23 99 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Crédit Agricole 1.24 100 Franck Renier (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère 101 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 1.25 102 Matthew Wilson (Aus) FDJeux.com 103 Jacky Durand (Fra) FDJeux.com 1.27 104 Guillaume Auger (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 1.28 105 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 106 Loïc Lamouller (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 1.29 107 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère 1.30 108 Maryan Hary (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère 109 Addy Engels (Ned) Rabobank 110 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Rabobank 1.31 111 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC 1.33 112 Davide Frattini (Ita) Alessio 113 Raffaele Ferrara (Ita) Alessio 1.34 114 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Jean Delatour 1.35 115 Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems 1.36 116 Andrea Brognara (Ita) Alessio 1.40 117 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon 1.41 118 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère 1.49 119 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Alessio 1.54 120 Ludovic Auger (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 2.10 Points classification 1 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 20 pts 2 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 17 3 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal presented by Berry Floor 15 4 Albe Lopez De Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 13 5 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) iBanesto.com 11 6 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank 10 7 Bradley Mcgee (Aus) FDJeux.com 9 8 Pablo Lastras (Spa) iBanesto.com 8 9 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Crédit Agricole 7 10 Laurent Brochard (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 6 11 Denis Menchov (Rus) iBanesto.com 5 12 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Rabobank 4 13 Victor Hugo Pena (Col) US Postal presented by Berry Floor 3 14 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) iBanesto.com 2 15 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC 1 Mountains classification 1 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 7 pts 2 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 5 3 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal presented by Berry Floor 3 4 Albe Lopez De Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2 5 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) iBanesto.com 1 Young rider classification 1 Denis Menchov (Rus) iBanesto.com 2 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Rabobank 0.00.64 3 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) iBanesto.com 0.02.79 4 Benoït Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJeux.com 0.07.52 5 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance 0.12.25 6 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) iBanesto.com 0.15.74 7 Joseba Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.18.70 8 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Jean Delatour 0.19.04 9 Josu Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.25.59 10 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Quick.Step-Davitamon 0.30.71 11 Iker Camano (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 0.32.21 12 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 0.34.54 13 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.36.51 14 Baden Cooke (Aus) FDJeux.com 0.38.26 15 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole 0.38.33 16 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère 0.38.51 17 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) FDJeux.com 0.38.63 18 Nicolas Portal (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 0.39.94 19 Andy Flickinger (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 0.40.71 20 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère 0.41.21 21 Sébastie Talabardon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 0.42.26 22 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon 0.42.63 23 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Crédit Agricole 0.44.05 24 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Jean Delatour 0.51.19 25 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon 0.57.62 26 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Crédit Agricole 0.58.85 27 Loïc Lamouller (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 1.03.94 28 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère 1.04.90 29 Maryan Hary (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère 1.05.27 30 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Rabobank 1.06.09 31 Davide Frattini (Ita) Alessio 1.07.94 32 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Jean Delatour 1.10.57 33 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère 1.24.03 Combination classification 1 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 67 pts 2 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 57 3 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal presented by Berry Floor 48 4 Albe Lopez De Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 41 5 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) iBanesto.com 35 6 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank 30 7 Bradley Mcgee (Aus) FDJeux.com 27 8 Pablo Lastras (Spa) iBanesto.com 24 9 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Crédit Agricole 21 10 Laurent Brochard (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 18 11 Denis Menchov (Rus) iBanesto.com 15 12 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Rabobank 13 13 Victor Hugo Pena (Col) US Postal presented by Berry Floor 11 14 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) iBanesto.com 9 15 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC 7 Teams classification 1 Euskaltel-Euskadi 27.03 2 Ibanesto.Com 0.07 3 US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor 0.27 4 Rabobank 0.37 5 Cofidis - Le Credit Par Telephon 0.42 6 Ag2R Prevoyance 0.48 7 FDJeux.Com 0.55 8 Jean Delatour 1.06 9 Team CSC 1.08 10 Phonak Hearing Systems 1.24 11 Credit Agricole 1.26 12 Alessio 1.31 13 Bigmat.Auber 93 1.43 14 Quick Step-Davitamon 1.50 15 Brioches La Boulangere 1.54
