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55th Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré - 2.HC

France, June 8-15, 2003

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Stage 6 - June 14: Challes-les-Eaux - Briançon, 153 km

Mercado shows strength in iBanesto numbers

Armstrong descends and defends

By Chris Henry

Juan Miguel Mercado (iBanesto)
Photo: © Jeff Tse
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Juan Miguel Mercado (iBanesto.com) put the numbers game to use in stage 6, attacking overall leaders Lance Armstrong and Iban Mayo in the closing kilometres of an animated mountain showdown. Part of a group of four at the end of the descent of the Col du Galibier, Mercado profited from the neutralization of Armstrong and Mayo, and the presence of his iBanesto teammate Francisco Mancebo, to escape in the last 15km for a satisfying solo victory. Mayo used a technical uphill finish in the old town of Briançon to nip three seconds from Armstrong, but the American proved once more that he is in complete control.

Using a move from Christophe Moreau (Crédit Agricole) as a springboard, Mayo challenged Armstrong once more to a mountain duel, and while his efforts did not pay in the end, he showed himself to be a worthy competitor in the high mountains on the Galibier. Mayo gained up to 29 seconds on Armstrong, who appeared comfortable as he chased the Basque climber, but was unable to close the gap before the summit of the giant climb.

As Mayo grabbed a few more seconds on the initial plunge from the tunnel at the climb's summit, Armstrong put any hesitation he might have felt after yesterday's crash behind him, and proceeded to put in one of his best performances on a long descent in recent memory. As fast as Mayo descended, Armstrong went faster, topping 80 km/h down the Galibier and pulling back a 31" deficit before reaching the valley floor. Mayo's move was a valiant one, but Armstrong was simply too impressive to let the Euskaltel rider escape.

How it unfolded

Sylvain Chavanel
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An early break of several riders, including Sylvain Chavanel (Brioches La Boulangère), Andrea Peron (CSC) and Ludovic Turpin (Ag2R), was in the process of splitting apart on the tough slopes of the Galibier, as Christophe Moreau played the first card among the GC leaders and forced the pace, catching Chavanel, who kindly offered him a bottle as he passed. Moreau gained a small gap on the yellow jersey group, enjoying a steady improvement in form since the beginning of the Dauphiné, but his move was too tempting for Armstrong's biggest threat, Iban Mayo.

Aggressive since his prologue win last Sunday, Mayo sensed an opportunity and jumped clear of the main group, which included a struggling David Millar. With his polka dot jersey of best climber fully unzipped in the heat, Mayo sought the draft of the mass of motorbikes following the leaders, and easily created a gap of several seconds on the yellow jersey. He steadily widened the gap to 16" as Armstrong tempered his own effort, reeling in the remnants of the early break, with only iBanesto's Mancebo ahead on the climb.

Iban Mayo
Photo: © Jeff Tse
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By the summit of the Galibier, Mayo's advantage was up to 29", and Mancebo was not far ahead. Fully committed to race to the finish, Mayo steadily pulled back Mancebo on the initial portions of the descent, taking risks on the narrow, winding road and uneven pavement. Armstrong, meanwhile, was in the company of two iBanesto teammates, Mercado and Pablo Lastras, meaning he was isolated and would have to work only for himself to chase the two leaders on the descent.

With a bandaged arm, but no mental baggage from his crash the day before, Armstrong let it fly on the descent of the Galibier, and stormed down the mountain, steadily pulling back the time Mayo had gained on the climb. Lastras was left behind, but Mercado clung to the yellow jersey's wheel and eventually the two chasers caught Mayo and Mancebo, who had joined forces at the sharp end of the race.

"Riding this morning from the hotel to the start, my body hurt everywhere," said Armstrong afterwards. "That's probably why I didn't climb very well on the Galibier. I never panicked though, because Mayo never really managed to escape. On the descent, I had forgotten about yesterday's crash and caught him again."

With Mayo neutralised, Armstrong was no longer obligated to set the pace, and the wind quickly went out of the sails of the leading quartet. As the American eased over to have a word with directeur sportif Johan Bruyneel in the team car, Mercado took the opportunity to jump clear, knowing his teammate Mancebo wouldn't chase, and Mayo and Armstrong would only watch each other.

The four come together
Photo: © Jeff Tse
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The move was well timed and perfectly executed, as Mercado had almost a minute in hand with 10km to go. As Mayo and Armstrong soft pedaled, a chasing trio of Moreau, Lastras, and Cyril Dessel (Phonak) rejoined, following a flawless descent of their own from the Galibier summit. Mercado pressed on as the group behind swelled, and a larger group with third place overall Millar, who had struggled on the climb, was able to make contact and end the virtual GC battle which was in play between Millar and Mancebo.

A late flurry of attacks from Nicolas Vogondy and Patrice Halgand did little to disrupt the main group, as only a final rise on the narrow streets of old Briançon remained. Mercado showed no signs of weakness as he parted the crowds on the cobbled climb, winding his way to a well earned victory. Mayo used the opportunity to slip clear of Armstrong in the last 500 metres, but the American safely crossed the line with his GC lead intact, and his confidence unshaken by the nervous events of the previous day.

Photography

Images by Jeff Tse/jeffreytse1@yahoo.com

Images by AFP

Images by Russell Standring/grenoblecycling.free.fr

Results

1 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) iBanesto.com                     3.58.47 (38.445 km/h)
2 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             0.26
3 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance                         0.29
4 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal presented by Berry Floor
5 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) iBanesto.com
6 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Crédit Agricole                       0.34
7 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Jean Delatour
8 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank
9 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) FDJeux.com
10 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone
11 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems
12 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal presented by Berry Floor      0.40
13 Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone    0.43
14 Pablo Lastras (Spa) iBanesto.com
15 Inigo Chaurreau (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance                        0.46
16 Alberto Lopez De Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
17 Benoît Salmon (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                   0.51
18 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal presented by Berry Floo    1.01
19 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                         1.11
20 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone       1.14
21 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) AG2r Prévoyance                    3.16
22 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère
23 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Rabobank                              3.22
24 Gilles Bouvard (Fra) Jean Delatour                           4.29
25 Cédric Fragniere (Swi) Crédit Agricole
26 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
27 Sébastien Talabardon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
28 Joseba Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
29 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
30 Nicolas Portal (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                         4.37
31 Piotr Wadecki (Pol) Quick.Step-Davitamon
32 Victor Hugo Pena (Col) US Postal presented by Berry Floor    4.40
33 Josu Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        5.04
34 Laurent Brochard (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                       5.12
35 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone
36 Addy Engels (Ned) Rabobank                                   5.57
37 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Quick.Step-Davitamon                 8.25
38 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone
39 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC
40 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon
41 Kurt Van De Wouwer (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon
42 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) iBanesto.com
43 Felix Garcia Casas (Spa) Big Mat-Auber 93
44 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Alessio
45 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Team CSC
46 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Crédit Agricole
47 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
48 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank
49 Anthony Morin (Fra) Crédit Agricole
50 Richard Virenque (Fra) Quick.Step-Davitamon
51 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC
52 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                  9.04
53 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                               9.10
54 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank
55 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Jean Delatour
56 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                   9.26
57 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) US Postal presented by Berry Floor       9.49
58 Ruben Diaz De Cerio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                 10.08
59 Didier Rous (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                    11.29
60 Andy Flickinger (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                       11.31
61 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Crédit Agricole                   12.23
62 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère
63 Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Team CSC
64 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone      12.36
65 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Team CSC                               15.53
66 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon
67 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon
68 Maryan Hary (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère
69 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère
70 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Jean Delatour
71 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) FDJeux.com
72 Eddy Seigneur (Fra) Jean Delatour
73 Christophe Mengin (Fra) FDJeux.com
74 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Team CSC
75 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère
76 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC
77 Jose Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) iBanesto.com
78 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal presented by Berry Flo
79 Denis Menchov (Rus) iBanesto.com
80 Bradley McGee (Aus) FDJeux.com
81 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal presented by Berry Floor
82 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Jean Delatour
83 Raffaele Ferrara (Ita) Alessio
84 Iker Camano (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems
85 Loïc Lamouller (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
86 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                  16.42
87 Franck Renier (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                  18.15
88 Médéric Clain (Fra) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone
89 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Crédit Agricole                      20.00
90 Plamen Stoianov (Bul) Big Mat-Auber 93
91 Andrea Brognara (Ita) Alessio
92 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Jean Delatour
93 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Crédit Agricole
94 Guillaume Auger (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
95 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Jean Delatour
96 Javier Pascual (Spa) iBanesto.com                           20.13
97 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Phonak Hearing Systems
98 Guennadi Mikhilov (Rus) US Postal presented by Berry Floo   20.15
99 Davide Frattini (Ita) Alessio                               26.39
100 Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93
101 Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank
102 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole
103 Aitor Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     33.08
104 Benoït Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJeux.com                         34.27
DNF Christophe Oriol (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance
DNF Gonzalo Bayarri (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems
DNS Miguel Martinez (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems
 
Points
 
1 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) iBanesto.com                          20 pts
2 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               17
3 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance                           15
4 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal presented by Berry Floor        13
5 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) iBanesto.com                            11
6 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Crédit Agricole                         10
7 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Jean Delatour                              9
8 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank                                   8
9 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) FDJeux.com                                 7
10 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone             6
11 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                       5
12 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal presented by Berry Floor         4
13 Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone       3
14 Pablo Lastras (Spa) iBanesto.com                                2
15 Inigo Chaurreau (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance                           1
 
Mountains
 
Col Du Telegraphe
 
1 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                            30 pts
2 Pablo Lastras (Spa) iBanesto.com                                26
3 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                   22
4 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                     18
5 Nicolas Portal (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                            14
6 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                        12
7 Anthony Morin (Fra) Crédit Agricole                             10
8 Josu Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            8
9 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                      6
10 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone          4
11 Raffaele Ferrara (Ita) Alessio                                  2
12 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Crédit Agricole                         1
 
Col Du Galibier
 
1 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) iBanesto.com                            40 pts
2 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               35
3 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal presented by Berry Floor        30
4 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) iBanesto.com                          26
5 Pablo Lastras (Spa) iBanesto.com                                22
6 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Crédit Agricole                         18
7 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                       16
8 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                            14
9 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Rabobank                                 12
10 Inigo Chaurreau (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance                          10
11 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal presented by Berry Floor         8
12 Benoît Salmon (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                      6
13 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) FDJeux.com                                4
14 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank                                  2
15 Alberto Lopez De Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                 1
 
Sprints
 
Valloire - 100 km
 
1 Nicolas Portal (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                             6 pts
2 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                    4
3 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                      2
 
Villeneuve - 142 km
 
1 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) iBanesto.com                           6 pts
2 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) iBanesto.com                             4
3 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                2
 
Young rider
 
1 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) iBanesto.com                     3.58.47
2 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance                         0.29
3 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                 3.16
4 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Rabobank                               3.22
5 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         4.29
6 Sébastien Talabardon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
7 Joseba Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
8 Nicolas Portal (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                          4.37
9 Josu Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         5.04
10 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Quick.Step-Davitamon                 8.25
11 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) iBanesto.com
12 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
13 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Jean Delatour                           9.10
14 Andy Flickinger (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                       11.31
15 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Crédit Agricole                   12.23
16 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère
17 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon                     15.53
18 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon
19 Maryan Hary (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère
20 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Jean Delatour
21 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) FDJeux.com
22 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère
23 Denis Menchov (Rus) iBanesto.com
24 Iker Camano (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems
25 Loïc Lamouller (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
26 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                  16.42
27 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Crédit Agricole                      20.00
28 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Jean Delatour
29 Davide Frattini (Ita) Alessio                               26.39
30 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole
31 Benoït Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJeux.com                          34.27
 
Teams
 
1 Ibanesto.Com                                              11.57.33
2 US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor                    0.58
3 Ag2R Prevoyance                                               1.14
4 Cofidis - Le Credit Par Telephone                             1.19
5 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                             4.29
6 Rabobank                                                      8.41
7 Phonak Hearing Systems                                        9.39
8 Credit Agricole                                              12.16
9 Jean Delatour                                                13.01
10 Bigmat.Auber 93                                             20.07
11 Quick Step-Davitamon                                        20.15
12 Team CSC                                                    24.03
13 Brioches La Boulangere                                      25.56
14 FDJeux.Com                                                  31.08
15 Alessio                                                     43.06
 
General classification after stage 6
 
1 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal presented by Berry Floor  25.07.42
2 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             1.12
3 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone           2.17
4 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) iBanesto.com                          3.18
5 Inigo Chaurreau (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance                         4.36
6 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Crédit Agricole                       4.59
7 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank                                5.08
8 Alberto Lopez De Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi               5.45
9 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                     6.01
10 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) iBanesto.com                       6.03
11 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance                        6.16
12 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) FDJeux.com                             7.19
13 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal presented by Berry Floor      7.50
14 Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone    8.11
15 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Rabobank                              8.41
16 Benoît Salmon (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                  11.06
17 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) AG2r Prévoyance                   11.24
18 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Jean Delatour                         13.22
19 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Quick.Step-Davitamon                13.34
20 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       14.04
21 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Alessio                                14.08
22 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                             14.21
23 Nicolas Portal (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                        14.35
24 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon              15.07
25 Piotr Wadecki (Pol) Quick.Step-Davitamon                    15.45
26 Laurent Brochard (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                      16.11
27 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone      16.36
28 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone       16.42
29 Sébastien Talabardon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                 17.12
30 Kurt Van De Wouwer (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon               18.13
31 Richard Virenque (Fra) Quick.Step-Davitamon                 18.21
32 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère               18.46
33 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                        20.04
34 Pablo Lastras (Spa) iBanesto.com                            21.04
35 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Jean Delatour                          21.49
36 Felix Garcia Casas (Spa) Big Mat-Auber 93                   22.22
37 Didier Rous (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère
38 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) iBanesto.com                         22.23
39 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Team CSC                              23.00
40 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                              23.19
41 Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Team CSC                           25.40
42 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone       26.10
43 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone      26.18
44 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal presented by Berry Floo   26.22
45 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                27.08
46 Joseba Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     27.28
47 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                  28.00
48 Andy Flickinger (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                       28.02
49 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) FDJeux.com                           29.15
50 Denis Menchov (Rus) iBanesto.com                            29.37
51 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Crédit Agricole                      31.37
52 Maryan Hary (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                    33.05
53 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                33.31
54 Cédric Fragniere (Swi) Crédit Agricole                      33.47
55 Gilles Bouvard (Fra) Jean Delatour                          34.18
56 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Crédit Agricole                   34.43
57 Médéric Clain (Fra) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone        35.34
58 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                 36.52
59 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                             37.01
60 Victor Hugo Pena (Col) US Postal presented by Berry Floor   37.05
61 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         39.04
62 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                   39.35
63 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                        40.52
64 Anthony Morin (Fra) Crédit Agricole                         41.40
65 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                  41.52
66 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Jean Delatour                         44.24
67 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                    46.19
68 Josu Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       47.12
69 Raffaele Ferrara (Ita) Alessio                              47.15
70 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) US Postal presented by Berry Floor      47.18
71 Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                   47.57
72 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Jean Delatour                          48.09
73 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Jean Delatour                     48.33
74 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Team CSC                             50.00
75 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                 50.41
76 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Team CSC                               52.16
77 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal presented by Berry Flo   52.29
78 Christophe Mengin (Fra) FDJeux.com                          52.50
79 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal presented by Berry Floor       52.59
80 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon                     53.51
81 Franck Renier (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                  53.56
82 Iker Camano (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                    54.05
83 Ruben Diaz De Cerio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                 54.43
84 Jose Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) iBanesto.com               54.46
85 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Jean Delatour                         55.03
86 Bradley McGee (Aus) FDJeux.com                              55.12
87 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                               55.21
88 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                       55.43
89 Plamen Stoianov (Bul) Big Mat-Auber 93                      56.32
90 Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                       57.29
91 Guillaume Auger (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                      58.50
92 Guennadi Mikhilov (Rus) US Postal presented by Berry Floo   59.29
93 Addy Engels (Ned) Rabobank                                1.00.31
94 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Phonak Hearing Systems               1.00.38
95 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Crédit Agricole                      1.03.46
96 Loïc Lamouller (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                     1.06.12
97 Davide Frattini (Ita) Alessio                             1.07.13
98 Javier Pascual (Spa) iBanesto.com                         1.10.35
99 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                        1.13.33
100 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère            1.17.29
101 Benoït Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJeux.com                       1.18.49
102 Eddy Seigneur (Fra) Jean Delatour                        1.18.52
103 Andrea Brognara (Ita) Alessio                            1.24.48
104 Aitor Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   1.25.32
 
Points classification
 
1 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               98 pts
2 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal presented by Berry Floor        77
3 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) iBanesto.com                            59
4 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone             55
5 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) iBanesto.com                          37
6 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Crédit Agricole                         37
7 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank                                  33
8 Plamen Stoianov (Bul) Big Mat-Auber 93                          31
9 Maryan Hary (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                        31
10 Bradley McGee (Aus) FDJeux.com                                 26
11 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Jean Delatour                            24
12 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                             22
13 Denis Menchov (Rus) iBanesto.com                               21
14 Inigo Chaurreau (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance                          21
15 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance                          19
16 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                   19
17 Nicolas Portal (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                           19
18 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Jean Delatour                            19
19 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                      19
20 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone          18
21 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Crédit Agricole                         17
22 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Phonak Hearing Systems                    17
23 Alberto Lopez De Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                17
24 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                    15
25 Andy Flickinger (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                          14
26 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                          13
27 Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                          13
28 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Quick.Step-Davitamon                   12
29 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Jean Delatour                        12
30 Richard Virenque (Fra) Quick.Step-Davitamon                    11
31 Didier Rous (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                       11
32 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) AG2r Prévoyance                      10
33 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Jean Delatour                            10
34 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) FDJeux.com                              10
35 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Alessio                                   10
36 Pablo Lastras (Spa) iBanesto.com                               10
37 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                    9
38 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) FDJeux.com                                8
39 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                 8
40 Médéric Clain (Fra) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone            8
41 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon                  7
42 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) iBanesto.com                             7
43 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Rabobank                                 7
44 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                   7
45 Victor Hugo Pena (Col) US Postal presented by Berry Floor       7
46 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           6
47 Laurent Brochard (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                          6
48 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal presented by Berry Floor         6
49 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                            6
50 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal presented by Berry Flo       5
51 Piotr Wadecki (Pol) Quick.Step-Davitamon                        4
52 Jose Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) iBanesto.com                   4
53 Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone       3
54 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                   3
55 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal presented by Berry Floor           2
56 Aitor Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          2
57 Franck Renier (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                      1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               89 pts
2 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal presented by Berry Floor        74
3 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) iBanesto.com                            63
4 Pablo Lastras (Spa) iBanesto.com                                48
5 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) iBanesto.com                          45
6 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                            44
7 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Crédit Agricole                         37
8 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Crédit Agricole                          28
9 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                   27
10 Maryan Hary (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                       27
11 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Rabobank                                26
12 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                    25
13 Nicolas Portal (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                           25
14 Denis Menchov (Rus) iBanesto.com                               24
15 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                      24
16 Inigo Chaurreau (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance                          24
17 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal presented by Berry Floor        22
18 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Jean Delatour                        20
19 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Quick.Step-Davitamon                   17
20 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank                                 16
21 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone            15
22 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Jean Delatour                            14
23 Alberto Lopez De Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                13
24 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                       12
25 Anthony Morin (Fra) Crédit Agricole                            10
26 Didier Rous (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                       10
27 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                           10
28 Médéric Clain (Fra) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone            9
29 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Alessio                                    8
30 Josu Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           8
31 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) FDJeux.com                                8
32 Benoît Salmon (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                      6
33 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                     6
34 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                 6
35 Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                           5
36 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone          4
37 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                       3
38 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                      3
39 Raffaele Ferrara (Ita) Alessio                                  2
40 Andy Flickinger (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                           2
41 Guennadi Mikhilov (Rus) US Postal presented by Berry Floo       2
42 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal presented by Berry Flo       1
43 Franck Renier (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                      1
44 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance                           1
45 Jose Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) iBanesto.com                   1
46 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                   1
 
Combination classification
 
1 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             222 pts
2 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal presented by Berry Floor      191
3 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) iBanesto.com                          148
4 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone           100
5 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Crédit Agricole                        94
6 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) iBanesto.com                         94
7 Inigo Chaurreau (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance                          68
8 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank                                 67
9 Maryan Hary (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                       31
10 Pablo Lastras (Spa) iBanesto.com                              10
11 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                     57
12 Alberto Lopez De Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi               46
13 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Crédit Agricole                        17
14 Denis Menchov (Rus) iBanesto.com                              21
15 Nicolas Portal (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                          19
16 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                   15
17 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Rabobank                               39
18 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Jean Delatour                           38
19 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal presented by Berry Floor       36
20 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                 34
21 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Jean Delatour                       32
22 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Quick.Step-Davitamon                  31
23 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance                         30
24 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) FDJeux.com                              25
25 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Jean Delatour                           22
26 Didier Rous (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                      21
27 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Alessio                                  18
28 Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                         18
29 Médéric Clain (Fra) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone          17
30 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                          16
31 Andy Flickinger (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                         16
32 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) AG2r Prévoyance                     14
33 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                               14
34 Benoît Salmon (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                    11
35 Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Télépho       10
36 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          7
37 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal presented by Berry Fl       6
38 Jose Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) iBanesto.com                  5
39 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                  4
40 Franck Renier (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                     2
 
Young rider classification
 
1 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) iBanesto.com                    25.13.45
2 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance                         0.13
3 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Rabobank                               2.38
4 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Quick.Step-Davitamon                  7.31
5 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         8.01
6 Nicolas Portal (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                          8.32
7 Sébastien Talabardon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                  11.09
8 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                12.43
9 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Jean Delatour                           15.46
10 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) iBanesto.com                         16.20
11 Joseba Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     21.25
12 Andy Flickinger (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                       21.59
13 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) FDJeux.com                           23.12
14 Denis Menchov (Rus) iBanesto.com                            23.34
15 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Crédit Agricole                      25.34
16 Maryan Hary (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                    27.02
17 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Crédit Agricole                   28.40
18 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                   33.32
19 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                  35.49
20 Josu Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       41.09
21 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Jean Delatour                     42.30
22 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                 44.38
23 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon                     47.48
24 Iker Camano (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                    48.02
25 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Jean Delatour                         49.00
26 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                       49.40
27 Loïc Lamouller (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                     1.00.09
28 Davide Frattini (Ita) Alessio                             1.01.10
29 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                        1.07.30
30 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère             1.11.26
31 Benoït Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJeux.com                        1.12.46
 
Teams classification
 
1 Ag2R Prevoyance                                           75.38.48
2 Ibanesto.Com                                                  1.47
3 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                             3.42
4 Cofidis - Le Credit Par Telephone                             5.38
5 Rabobank                                                      9.06
6 US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor                   17.01
7 Quick Step-Davitamon                                         24.30
8 Phonak Hearing Systems                                       26.28
9 Credit Agricole                                              32.41
10 Brioches La Boulangere                                      46.05
11 Team CSC                                                    46.14
12 Jean Delatour                                               46.39
13 Bigmat.Auber 93                                           1.02.30
14 FDJeux.Com                                                1.06.23
15 Alessio                                                   1.40.19

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