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90th Tour de France - July 5-27, 2003

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Stage 3 - Tuesday, July 8: Charleville-Mézières - Saint-Dizier, 167.5 km

French sprinter Jean-Patrick Nazon grabs Maillot Jaune

Today's Tour features

Tour News
Alessandro confirms, McGee not disappointed, More post-stage comments, Boogerd needs stitches, Legeay: "O'Grady's a true winner", Team talk before TTT, Ramping up TTT, Zabel wanted birthday win, Lobbying, Medical communique, Giant's 2003 Tour special

Tour News
Courage and pain for Hamilton, McEwen on French team conspiracy, Extra motivation for Bodrogi.

Jean-Patrick Nazon interview

JP Nazon - the first French Maillot Jaune in Centenary Tour.

The team time trial
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Everything you need to know about the team time trial - the Tour's nine-man race of truth.

Baden Cooke interview
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The man they nickname the Cookie Monster doesn't want any stage win - Baden Cooke wants to win the grand finale of sprints along the Champs Elysées.

Igor Gonzalez diary
Stage 3 - and TTT predictions.

Brad McGee diary
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Brad's out of yellow but not disappointed.

Alessandro Petacchi interview
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Teamwork rules again in stage 3, with our daily post-stage interview with the winner by Gabriella Ekström.

Petacchi makes it two out of three at Le Tour

By Tim Maloney, European editor

Jean-Patrick Nazon
Photo: © Olympia Photo

It's been a long and winding road for 26 year old Jean-Patrick Nazon (Jean Delatour) to the top step of the podium at the Tour de France. Yesterday, Nazon was a close second to stage winner and former teammate Baden Cooke, but today, thanks to great riding in the intermediate sprints, Nazon turned the tables on his old team that dumped him last year and donned the coveted Maillot Jaune of the Tour de France.

Nazon got to live the dream of any bike racer, one that's even more special for a French rider, to lead the Tour de France, even for just one day. "I can't imagine wearing the Maillot Jaune until it's actually on my shoulders," said a euphoric Nazon when he realized after Stage 3 that the legendary golden tunic would be his. "I'm so happy to wear the Maillot Jaune for at least one day."

Happy indeed to even have a team this year, as Nazon was dropped by the FDJeux.com team at the end of last season after six seasons and nine career wins when his long-time director Marc Madiot cleaned house. "It was tough to find a team for this year - I have to thank Jean Delatour for the confidence they showed in me."

But Nazon's Maillot Jaune will likely be short-lived, with tomorrow's team time trial certain to cause a shake-up in the Tour classement general.

Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) took his second stage win at this year's Centenary Tour with yet another lead out blast off the front after an exceptionally fast stage to St.Dizier (48.339 km/h avg.). The speedster from La Spezia put it down again in a big-time testa a testa with Roman Vainsteins' Vini Caldirola team. Vainsteins got a great leadout from teammate Fast Freddy Rodriguez, but the almost telepathic synergy between Petacchi and his leadout man Marco Velo is unstoppable as long as Petacchi is around in the finale. "I did a great sprint today and as the (Tour) goes on, my legs are getting better. I haven't raced since the end of the Giro, so it's still real tough for me to hang on with the hills," said Petacchi.

Alessandro Petacchi
Photo: © Sirotti

Freddy Rodriguez told Cyclingnews, "I was in a good position at 500 meters and at 250 meters, I went when Petacchi jumped early. The sprint went better today, but I'm still disappointed we didn't win."

However,Vainsteins was satisfied himself as his condition is improving every day. "Fred and the team are doing great work for me and I have to thank them... Petacchi went early in the sprint but that was no excuse... I'm hoping for a win soon," said Vainsteins.

Although Brad McGee lost his Yellow Jersey today, there were no worries for the other two Aussies who are sporting special jerseys at the Tour de France. Robbie McEwen increased his points lead in the Maillot Vert with a solid fifth place today. The Gold Coast's golden boy told Cyclingnews, "I was between Petacchi and Vainsteins for a bit, but then they started sprinting and I lost the wheel. All I could do was to try and get going again..."

McEwen continued, "I'd gone all that way and tried so hard, so I still tried to sprint the best I could, but under pretty dangerous circumstances... when you watch the sprint from overhead you'll probably see how lucky I was that I stayed on the bike..."

Tyler Hamilton
Photo: © Sirotti

Not so lucky was Rene Haselbacher (Gerolsteiner), who had a spectacular head over heels crash with 250m to go in the sprint. Haselbacher was banged up with bruises and road rash on his left thigh, but should start tomorrow.

Tyler Hamilton had another tough day in the saddle with the fast, hard stage but the hard man from Marblehead hung in there once again and finished 43rd. Hamilton's wife Haven will reportedly arrive at the Tour de France tomorrow to give her man sweet succour as Tyler will give it his all in tomorrow's Team Test for his CSC boys. Can Hamilton endure the pain from his cracked collarbone in the tuck position on his TT bike? He'll have 69km to find out tomorrow.

How it unfolded

The third stage of the Tour headed due south from the mining town of Charleville Mézières across the rolling hills of the Marne and Meuse regions to Saint-Dizier. At the start, Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step-Davitamon) was active, looking to get in a break today on the first climb. Bettini told Cyclingnews, "my legs are getting better every day," so watch for il Grillo to show his maglia tricolore at any opportunity. Maillot Pois Christophe Mengin was just behind Bettini as the Italian champ grabbed the first KOM, but the move was covered in a massive reaction by the peloton, which upped the speed with continuous attacks.

Anthony Geslin
Photo: © J.Devich/CN

Jean-Patrick Nazon had great sprinting legs today. He was second in the first sprint and won the second, riding into the Yellow Jersey at Ville-sur-Tourbe' after 74km.

Eventually the powers in the peloton gave Brioches la Boulangère rider Anthony Geslin some grace, and the red-clad 23-year-old was away after 83km as Michael Boogerd of Rabobank hit the deck hard and banged his knee, requiring stitches post-stage.

Geslin was away for almost 70km before being sucked back into the heaving maw of the hungry peloton. Behind, virtual Maillot Jaune J-P Nazon became ever more Yellow with second in the day's third intermediate sprint in Mogeneville. Finally, Petacchi won a tumultuous sprint ahead of a resurgent Vainsteins and fast-closing Oscar Freire (Rabobank). All the favourites like Armstrong, Ullrich, Simoni and Beloki finished safely in the field today in St.Dizier.

Stage 4 - Wednesday, July 9: Joinville-Saint Dizier Team TT, 69 km

After the Paris prologue, it's the next first major moment of truth in the Centenary Tour. A rolling team time test through the farmlands of the Haute Marne region will favour power teams like ONCE, USPS and Credit Agricole. Weather is forecast to be warm, sunny and dry along the gentle up and down rollers of Haute Marne with a 15-20km tailwind that should see some spectacular speeds tomorrow.

Look for a head to head battle between USPS-Berry Floor and O.N.C.E. and for once, USPS-Berry Floor could get the better of the solid Spanish TTT specialists as they'll not only be riding behind ONCE's splits, but will be clad in new, high tech "Swift Spin" time trial suits. Victor Hugo Peña may take the Maillot Jaune away from Jean-Patrick Nazon and become the first-ever Colombian to sport the leader's jersey in the Tour de France.

Photography

Images by Jonathan Devich/Cyclingnews.com, epicimages.us

Images by Fotoreporter Sirotti

Images by Olympia Photo

Images by Elmar Krings

Results

1 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo               3.27.39 (48.40 km/h)
2 Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Vini Caldirola-So.Di                 
3 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank                                  
4 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Telekom                                
5 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Lotto Domo                               
6 Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon                      
7 Olaf Pollack (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              
8 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Alessio                                  
9 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco                               
10 Stuart O'grady (Aus) Credit Agricole                        
11 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                          
12 Robert Hunter (RSA) Rabobank                                
13 Bradley McGee (Aus) FDJeux.com                              
14 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) Jean Delatour                      
15 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                  
16 Franck Renier (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                  
17 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                      
18 Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Bianchi                              
19 Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                          
20 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                          
21 Baden Cooke (Aus) FDJeux.com                                
22 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Ag2R Prevoyance                         
23 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Vini Caldirola-So.Di                   
24 Christophe Mengin (Fra) FDJeux.com                          
25 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Ag2R Prevoyance                   
26 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Saeco                                  
27 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Team Telekom                     
28 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Credit Agricole                     
29 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                              
30 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Bianchi                           
31 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick.Step-Davitamon                   
32 Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) Team Bianchi                       
33 Jens Voigt (Ger) Credit Agricole                            
34 Angel Casero (Spa) Team Bianchi                             
35 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                                 
36 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere               
37 Javier Pascual Llorente (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca            
38 Isidro Nozal (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                              
39 Richard Virenque (Fra) Quick.Step-Davitamon                 
40 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Jean Delatour                          
41 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                          
42 Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team Telekom                               
43 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Team CSC                               
44 Andréas Klöden (Ger) Team Telekom                           
45 Nicola Loda (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                             
46 Damien Nazon (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                   
47 Ivan Basso (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                              
48 Xabier Zandio (Spa) iBanesto.com                            
49 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                
50 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                             
51 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJeux.com                                
52 Peter Lüttenberger (Aut) Team CSC                           
53 Angel Vicioso (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                             
54 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) iBanesto.com                        
55 Pablo Lastras (Spa) iBanesto.com                            
56 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      
57 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     
58 José Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca             
59 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     
60 Jorg Ludewig (Ger) Saeco                                    
61 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di                    
62 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           
63 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Jean Delatour                         
64 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon                   
65 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Alessio                           
66 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Saeco                                  
67 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di                 
68 George Hincapie (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor                 
69 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor                 
70 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor               
71 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor                  
72 Didier Rous (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                    
73 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Lotto Domo                          
74 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                 
75 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    
76 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                
77 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     
78 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di                  
79 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor                   
80 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Saeco                                    
81 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saeco                                 
82 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Saeco                                
83 Kurt Van De Wouwer (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon               
84 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Saeco                            
85 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon                   
86 Ivan Parra (Col) Kelme-Costa Blanca                         
87 Félix Garcia Casas (Spa) Team Bianchi                       
88 Ignacio Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  
89 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                              
90 Michaël Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                             
91 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) FDJeux.com                             
92 Hans De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Domo                             
93 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                               
94 Axel Merckx (Bel) Lotto Domo                                
95 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                        
96 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) FDJeux.com                            
97 Lilian Jegou (Fra) Credit Agricole                          
98 Victor Hugo Pena (Col) US Postal-Berry Floor                
99 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                        
100 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor                   
101 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon                   
102 Udo Bölts (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               
103 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Alessio                            
104 David Munoz (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                       
105 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Ag2R Prevoyance                      
106 Santiago Botero (Col) Team Telekom                         
107 Daniele Nardello (Ita) Team Telekom                        
108 Médéric Clain (Fra) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone          
109 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Lotto Domo                              
110 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                               
111 Nick Gates (Aus) Lotto Domo                                
112 Inigo Chaurreau (Spa) Ag2R Prevoyance                      
113 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Team Telekom                        
114 Mario Aerts (Bel) Team Telekom                             
115 David Plaza (Spa) Team Bianchi                             
116 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                      
117 Serge Baguet (Bel) Lotto Domo                              
118 José Azevedo (Por) ONCE-Eroski                             
119 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Team CSC                            
120 Andrej Hauptman (Slo) Vini Caldirola-So.Di                 
121 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone        
122 Denis Menchov (Rus) iBanesto.com                           
123 David Canada (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon                    
124 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) iBanesto.com                           
125 Dario  Cioni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                           
126 Andrea Noe (Ita) Alessio                                   
127 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Quick.Step-Davitamon                  
128 Joseba Beloki (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                            
129 Mikel Pradera (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                            
130 David Latasa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                      
131 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) ONCE-Eroski                             
132 Marcos Serrano (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                           
133 Benoit Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole                       
134 Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                 
135 Bekim Christensen (Den) Team CSC                           
136 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) iBanesto.com                        
137 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) FDJeux.com                           
138 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    
139 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Fassa Bortolo                        
140 Mikel Artetxe (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      
141 Philippe Gaumont (Fra) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone       
142 René Andrle (Cze) ONCE-Eroski                              
143 Julian Usano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                      
144 Christophe Oriol (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                     
145 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                       
146 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) US Postal-Berry Floor                  
147 Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal-Berry Floor              
148 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone           
149 Alberto Lopez Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi               
150 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Alessio                               
151 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole                    
152 Guido Trentin (Ita) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone          
153 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Jean Delatour                        
154 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto Domo                            
155 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Jean Delatour                    
156 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             
157 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) Team Telekom                        
158 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Alessio                            
159 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo                       
160 Stephane Goubert (Fra) Jean Delatour                       
161 Marcus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                            
162 Stéphane Auge (Fra) Credit Agricole                        
163 Aitor Garmendia (Spa) Team Bianchi                         
164 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone             
165 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di                  
166 Jesus Manzano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     
167 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Gerolsteiner                         
168 Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) Jean Delatour                     
169 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Vini Caldirola-So.Di                  
170 Thomas Liese (Ger) Team Bianchi                            
171 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) iBanesto.com                     
172 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Credit Agricole                     
173 Maryan Hary (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                   
174 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere               
175 Michael Rich (Ger) Gerolsteiner                            
176 Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) iBanesto.com                   
177 Marco Milesi (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di                    
178 Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone     
179 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone         
180 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                1.03
181 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Jean Delatour                    2.33
182 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Lotto Domo                           
183 Daniel Becke (Ger) Team Bianchi                            
184 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) iBanesto.com                     
185 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                
186 Inigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone           
187 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Jean Delatour                         
188 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Alessio                         
189 Jakob Piil (Den) Team CSC                                  
190 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Alessio                            2.38
191 Matthew Wilson (Aus) FDJeux.com                        2.40
192 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Saeco                             2.41
193 Rene Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                        
194 Raffaele Ferrara (Ita) Alessio                         5.14
195 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Rabobank                        5.40
196 Jimmy Casper (Fra) FDJeux.com                          5.50
 
Points
 
1 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                    35 pts
2 Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Vini Caldirola-So.Di               30
3 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank                                26
4 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Telekom                              24
5 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Lotto Domo                             22
6 Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon                    20
7 Olaf Pollack (Ger) Gerolsteiner                            19
8 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Alessio                                18
9 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco                             17
10 Stuart O'grady (Aus) Credit Agricole                      16
11 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                        15
12 Robert Hunter (RSA) Rabobank                              14
13 Bradley McGee (Aus) FDJeux.com                            13
14 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) Jean Delatour                    12
15 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                11
16 Franck Renier (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                10
17 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                     9
18 Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Bianchi                             8
19 Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                         7
20 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                         6
21 Baden Cooke (Aus) FDJeux.com                               5
22 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Ag2R Prevoyance                        4
23 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Vini Caldirola-So.Di                  3
24 Christophe Mengin (Fra) FDJeux.com                         2
25 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Ag2R Prevoyance                  1
 
Mountains
 
Côte de Boutancourt - Cat. 4, 8.50 km                          
1 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon                    5 pts
2 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     3
3 Christophe Mengin (Fra) FDJeux.com                          1
 
Sprints
 
Le Chesne, 30.50 km                                            
1 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Ag2R Prevoyance                         6 pts
2 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) Jean Delatour                      4
3 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Lotto Domo                              2
 
Ville-Sur-Tourbe, 74.00 km                                     
1 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) Jean Delatour                      6 pts
2 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Lotto Domo                              4
3 Stuart O'grady (Aus) Credit Agricole                        2
 
Mogneville, 144.50 km                                          
1 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                 6 pts
2 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) Jean Delatour                      4
3 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Ag2R Prevoyance                         2
 
Young rider
 
1 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                    3.27.39
2 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                   
3 Baden Cooke (Aus) FDJeux.com                                 
4 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick.Step-Davitamon                    
5 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                
6 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Jean Delatour                           
7 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJeux.com                                 
8 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       
9 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Saeco                             
10 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                        
11 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) FDJeux.com                            
12 David Munoz (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                        
13 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Ag2R Prevoyance                       
14 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Team Telekom                         
15 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                       
16 Denis Menchov (Rus) iBanesto.com                            
17 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) iBanesto.com                            
18 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) iBanesto.com                         
19 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Jean Delatour                     
20 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Alessio                             
21 Jesus Manzano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                      
22 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Credit Agricole                      
23 Maryan Hary (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                    
24 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                
25 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Jean Delatour                     2.33
26 Daniel Becke (Ger) Team Bianchi                             
27 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) iBanesto.com                      
28 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                 
29 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Rabobank                         5.40
30 Jimmy Casper (Fra) FDJeux.com                           5.50
 
Most combative
 
1 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                
 
Teams
 
1 Fassa Bortolo                                        10.22.57
2 Credit Agricole                                              
3 Rabobank                                                     
4 FDJeux.com                                                   
5 Ag2R Prevoyance                                              
6 Brioches La Boulangere                                       
7 Gerolsteiner                                                 
8 Team Telekom                                                 
9 Quick Step - Davitamon                                       
10 Team Bianchi                                                
11 Vini Caldirola - So.Di                                      
12 Saeco - Macchine Per Caffe                                  
13 Jean Delatour                                               
14 Kelme - Costa Blanca                                        
15 iBanesto.com                                                
16 Team CSC                                                    
17 Lotto - Domo                                                
18 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                         
19 Alessio                                                     
20 US Postal - Berry Floor                                     
21 ONCE - Eroski                                               
22 Cofidis Credit Par Telephone                                
 
General classification after stage 3
 
1 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) Jean Delatour               12.25.59
2 Bradley McGee (Aus) FDJeux.com                           0.08
3 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone         0.12
4 Baden Cooke (Aus) FDJeux.com                                 
5 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  0.14
6 Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Bianchi                               
7 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Ag2R Prevoyance                      0.15
8 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Lotto Domo                           0.18
9 Victor Hugo Pena (Col) US Postal-Berry Floor                 
10 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Team CSC                               
11 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                       
12 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor             0.19
13 Joseba Beloki (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                         0.21
14 Santiago Botero (Col) Team Telekom                          
15 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank                             0.22
16 Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal-Berry Floor           0.23
17 George Hincapie (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor                 
18 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) iBanesto.com                     0.24
19 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Ag2R Prevoyance                       
20 Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Vini Caldirola-So.Di                
21 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Quick.Step-Davitamon               0.25
22 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                          
23 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick.Step-Davitamon                   
24 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                      
25 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saeco                                 
26 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) ONCE-Eroski                          0.26
27 Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) Team Bianchi                       
28 Christophe Mengin (Fra) FDJeux.com                      0.27
29 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                             0.28
30 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Gerolsteiner                      0.29
31 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     
32 Philippe Gaumont (Fra) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone    0.30
33 Rene Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                         
34 Didier Rous (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                0.31
35 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto Domo                             
36 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                 
37 Jens Voigt (Ger) Credit Agricole                            
38 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           
39 David Canada (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon                 0.32
40 Jesus Manzano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                      
41 Isidro Nozal (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                              
42 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                             
43 Denis Menchov (Rus) iBanesto.com                            
44 Stuart O'grady (Aus) Credit Agricole                        
45 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJeux.com                            0.33
46 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Team CSC                             
47 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     
48 Angel Casero (Spa) Team Bianchi                             
49 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon                0.34
50 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                               
51 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) iBanesto.com                            
52 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Alessio                                
53 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon               0.35
54 Inigo Chaurreau (Spa) Ag2R Prevoyance                       
55 Javier Pascual Llorente (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca            
56 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Jean Delatour                         
57 Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                      0.36
58 Andréas Klöden (Ger) Team Telekom                           
59 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                              
60 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) FDJeux.com                        0.37
61 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Vini Caldirola-So.Di                   
62 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Team Telekom                     
63 Pablo Lastras (Spa) iBanesto.com                            
64 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Telekom                           0.38
65 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) iBanesto.com                      
66 Christophe Oriol (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                      
67 Angel Vicioso (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                         0.39
68 Robert Hunter (RSA) Rabobank                                
69 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Saeco                            
70 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                          
71 Kurt Van De Wouwer (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon           0.40
72 Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                  
73 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo                        
74 Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone      
75 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  0.41
76 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor               
77 René Andrle (Cze) ONCE-Eroski                               
78 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                
79 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                
80 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Jean Delatour                     0.42
81 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Jean Delatour                     
82 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                        
83 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                
84 Bekim Christensen (Den) Team CSC                            
85 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Jean Delatour                          
86 Ivan Basso (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                          0.43
87 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) iBanesto.com                        
88 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Credit Agricole                      
89 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) FDJeux.com                        0.44
90 Marcus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                             
91 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere               
92 Xabier Zandio (Spa) iBanesto.com                        0.45
93 Guido Trentin (Ita) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone           
94 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor                   
95 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) Team Telekom                         
96 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) US Postal-Berry Floor                   
97 Aitor Garmendia (Spa) Team Bianchi                          
98 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) FDJeux.com                         0.46
99 Mikel Pradera (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                             
100 Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) iBanesto.com                   
101 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor                   
102 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                         
103 Daniele Nardello (Ita) Team Telekom                    0.47
104 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco                             
105 Richard Virenque (Fra) Quick.Step-Davitamon                
106 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                 
107 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Ag2R Prevoyance              0.48
108 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Alessio                            
109 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Saeco                                   
110 Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon                    
111 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone    0.49
112 José Azevedo (Por) ONCE-Eroski                             
113 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Credit Agricole                    
114 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di                   
115 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di                
116 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                       
117 Franck Renier (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere             0.50
118 David Latasa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                      
119 Félix Garcia Casas (Spa) Team Bianchi                      
120 Ivan Parra (Col) Kelme-Costa Blanca                        
121 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Alessio                            
122 Michaël Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                        0.51
123 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   
124 Alberto Lopez Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi               
125 Udo Bölts (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               
126 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Team Telekom                        
127 Marcos Serrano (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                       0.52
128 David Munoz (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                       
129 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    
130 Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team Telekom                          0.53
131 Benoit Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole                       
132 Serge Baguet (Bel) Lotto Domo                              
133 Mario Aerts (Bel) Team Telekom                         0.54
134 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Alessio                                
135 Axel Merckx (Bel) Lotto Domo                           0.55
136 Peter Lüttenberger (Aut) Team CSC                          
137 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Saeco                                 
138 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor             0.57
139 Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) Jean Delatour                     
140 Andrea Noe (Ita) Alessio                                   
141 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole                0.58
142 Damien Nazon (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                  
143 Stephane Goubert (Fra) Jean Delatour                       
144 Mikel Artetxe (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  0.59
145 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone         
146 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Saeco                             1.02
147 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Lotto Domo                          1.04
148 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere               
149 Médéric Clain (Fra) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone      1.09
150 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone             
151 José Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca        1.40
152 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                    
153 David Plaza (Spa) Team Bianchi                         1.48
154 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                1.54
155 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon              2.08
156 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                         2.11
157 Julian Usano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  2.18
158 Maryan Hary (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere               2.23
159 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                   2.26
160 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Fassa Bortolo                    2.27
161 Nicola Loda (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                            
162 Jorg Ludewig (Ger) Saeco                               2.48
163 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Jean Delatour                     2.56
164 Hans De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Domo                        3.02
165 Stéphane Auge (Fra) Credit Agricole                    3.10
166 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) iBanesto.com                 3.14
167 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere            3.28
168 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Jean Delatour                    3.34
169 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Vini Caldirola-So.Di              4.56
170 Andrej Hauptman (Slo) Vini Caldirola-So.Di             6.05
171 Michael Rich (Ger) Gerolsteiner                        6.09
172 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner                         6.16
173 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Lotto Domo                     6.46
174 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di              7.41
175 Thomas Liese (Ger) Team Bianchi                        7.42
176 Dario  Cioni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                       7.52
177 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Alessio                      7.53
178 Ignacio Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca             8.00
179 Lilian Jegou (Fra) Credit Agricole                     8.01
180 Matthew Wilson (Aus) FDJeux.com                        8.42
181 Jakob Piil (Den) Team CSC                              9.13
182 Inigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone       9.19
183 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Alessio                     9.37
184 Nick Gates (Aus) Lotto Domo                            9.56
185 Daniel Becke (Ger) Team Bianchi                       10.11
186 Raffaele Ferrara (Ita) Alessio                        12.03
187 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Rabobank                       12.10
188 Olaf Pollack (Ger) Gerolsteiner                       12.28
189 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Bianchi                     12.45
190 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di            12.46
191 Marco Milesi (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di               12.47
192 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Lotto Domo                      12.57
193 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Saeco                          13.01
194 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Alessio                           15.27
195 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Saeco                            15.41
196 Jimmy Casper (Fra) FDJeux.com                         16.55
 
Points classification
 
1 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Lotto Domo                             86 pts
2 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Telekom                              74
3 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                    72
4 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) Jean Delatour                     72
5 Baden Cooke (Aus) FDJeux.com                               62
6 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank                                60
7 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                         57
8 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Ag2R Prevoyance                        54
9 Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon                    51
10 Stuart O'grady (Aus) Credit Agricole                      49
11 Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Vini Caldirola-So.Di              47
12 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon                  43
13 Bradley McGee (Aus) FDJeux.com                            32
14 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco                            28
15 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Saeco                                25
16 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Alessio                               23
17 Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Bianchi                            21
18 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Vini Caldirola-So.Di                 20
19 Olaf Pollack (Ger) Gerolsteiner                           19
20 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Jean Delatour                        18
21 Robert Hunter (RSA) Rabobank                              18
22 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                    17
23 Mikel Artetxe (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     16
24 Rene Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                       15
25 Damien Nazon (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                 14
26 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                     12
27 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone          12
28 Angel Vicioso (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                           12
29 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di                  12
30 Lilian Jegou (Fra) Credit Agricole                        12
31 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                11
32 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   10
33 Jens Voigt (Ger) Credit Agricole                          10
34 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Ag2R Prevoyance                 10
35 Franck Renier (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                10
36 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Bianchi                         10
37 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    9
38 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) FDJeux.com                            9
39 Christophe Mengin (Fra) FDJeux.com                         8
40 Médéric Clain (Fra) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone          8
41 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                7
42 Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                         7
43 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    7
44 Victor Hugo Pena (Col) US Postal-Berry Floor               6
45 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere               6
46 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                         6
47 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Team CSC                              5
48 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor                4
49 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Credit Agricole                    4
50 Joseba Beloki (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                            3
51 Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) Team Bianchi                      3
52 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                             3
53 Santiago Botero (Col) Team Telekom                         2
54 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     2
55 Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal-Berry Floor              1
56 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                1
57 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Saeco                                -5
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Christophe Mengin (Fra) FDJeux.com                         15 pts
2 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere               10
3 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Jean Delatour                          8
4 Lilian Jegou (Fra) Credit Agricole                          8
5 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                       5
6 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon                    5
7 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     3
 
Young rider classification
 
1 Baden Cooke (Aus) FDJeux.com                         12.26.11
2 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                    0.06
3 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) iBanesto.com                      0.12
4 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Ag2R Prevoyance                        
5 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                       0.13
6 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick.Step-Davitamon                    
7 Jesus Manzano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                   0.20
8 Denis Menchov (Rus) iBanesto.com                             
9 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJeux.com                             0.21
10 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) iBanesto.com                        0.22
11 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Saeco                        0.27
12 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  0.29
13 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Jean Delatour                 0.30
14 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Jean Delatour                          
15 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Credit Agricole                  0.31
16 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) FDJeux.com                        0.32
17 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere               
18 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere              0.35
19 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                    0.37
20 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Alessio                         0.38
21 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Team Telekom                     0.39
22 David Munoz (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                    0.40
23 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere            0.52
24 Maryan Hary (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                2.11
25 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) iBanesto.com                  3.02
26 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere             3.16
27 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Jean Delatour                     3.22
28 Daniel Becke (Ger) Team Bianchi                         9.59
29 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Rabobank                        11.58
30 Jimmy Casper (Fra) FDJeux.com                          16.43
 
Teams classification
 
1 US Postal - Berry Floor                              37.18.57
2 Team Bianchi                                             0.08
3 FDJeux.com                                               0.17
4 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                      0.18
5 Ag2R Prevoyance                                          0.19
6 ONCE - Eroski                                                
7 Rabobank                                                 0.21
8 Gerolsteiner                                                 
9 Quick Step - Davitamon                                   0.22
10 Team CSC                                                    
11 Cofidis Credit Par Telephone                                
12 Kelme - Costa Blanca                                    0.25
13 Credit Agricole                                         0.30
14 iBanesto.com                                                
15 Team Telekom                                            0.34
16 Vini Caldirola - So.Di                                  0.44
17 Jean Delatour                                           0.46
18 Saeco - Macchine Per Caffe                              0.51
19 Fassa Bortolo                                           0.52
20 Lotto - Domo                                            0.57
21 Brioches La Boulangere                                  1.02
22 Alessio                                                 1.05

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