Starting from the symbol of Paris, the Eiffel Tower, the technical 6.5 kilometre prologue first crosses the Seine, climbs up Trocadero, then descends along the rive droit of the Seine to Place de la Concorde, then back over to the rive gauche of the Seine to finish at the Champs de Mars, behind the Eiffel Tower. Fast and technical, this prologue favours riders like Aussies Mick Rogers and Brad McGee and Brit David Millar.

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Scheduled Start Times (CEST)

15:50   Pierre Bourquenoud (Jean Delatour)
15:51   Alessandro Bertolini (Alessio)
15:52   Olaf Pollack (Gerolsteiner)
15:53   Anthony Geslin (Brioches La Boulangere)
15:54   Alberto Lopez Munain (Euskaltel-Euskadi)
15:55   Dario Andriotto (Vini Caldirola-So.Di)
15:56   Ludovic Turpin (Ag2R Prevoyance)
15:57   Nick Gates (Lotto Domo)
15:58   Thomas Liese (Team Bianchi)
15:59   Jens Voigt (Credit Agricole)
16:00   Davide Bramati (Quick.Step-Davitamon)
16:01   Julian Usano (Kelme-Costa Blanca)
16:02   Nicolas Fritsch (FDJeux.com)
16:03   Nicola Loda (Fassa Bortolo)
16:04   Bekim Christensen (Team CSC)
16:05   Philippe Gaumont (Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone)
16:06   Jorg Ludewig (Saeco)
16:07   Remmert Wielinga (Rabobank)
16:08   Xabier Zandio (iBanesto.com)
16:09   Mario Aerts (Team Telekom)
16:10   Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (ONCE-Eroski)
16:11   Pavel Padrnos (US Postal-Berry Floor)
16:12   Frédéric Finot (Jean Delatour)
16:13   Raffaele Ferrara (Alessio)
16:14   Udo Bölts (Gerolsteiner)
16:15   Maryan Hary (Brioches La Boulangere)
16:16   Inigo Landaluze (Euskaltel-Euskadi)
16:17   Paolo Bossoni (Vini Caldirola-So.Di)
16:18   Nicolas Portal (Ag2R Prevoyance)
16:19   Leon Van Bon (Lotto Domo)
16:20   Daniel Becke (Team Bianchi)
16:21   Stéphane Auge (Credit Agricole)
16:22   Kurt Van De Wouwer (Quick.Step-Davitamon)
16:23   Ignacio Gutierrez (Kelme-Costa Blanca)
16:24   Carlos Da Cruz (FDJeux.com)
16:25   Dario  Cioni (Fassa Bortolo)
16:26   Nicolas Jalabert (Team CSC)
16:27   Inigo Cuesta (Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone)
16:28   Paolo Fornaciari (Saeco)
16:29   Michael Boogerd (Rabobank)
16:30   Evgeni Petrov (iBanesto.com)
16:31   Andréas Klöden (Team Telekom)
16:32   Angel Vicioso (ONCE-Eroski)
16:33   George Hincapie (US Postal-Berry Floor)
16:34   Samuel Dumoulin (Jean Delatour)
16:35   Vladimir Miholjevic (Alessio)
16:36   Rene Haselbacher (Gerolsteiner)
16:37   Walter Beneteau (Brioches La Boulangere)
16:38   Roberto Laiseka (Euskaltel-Euskadi)
16:39   Marco Milesi (Vini Caldirola-So.Di)
16:40   Christophe Oriol (Ag2R Prevoyance)
16:41   Hans De Clercq (Lotto Domo)
16:42   Tobias Steinhauser (Team Bianchi)
16:43   Lilian Jegou (Credit Agricole)
16:44   Luca Paolini (Quick.Step-Davitamon)
16:45   David Munoz (Kelme-Costa Blanca)
16:46   Christophe Mengin (FDJeux.com)
16:47   Volodymir Gustov (Fassa Bortolo)
16:48   Nicki Sorensen (Team CSC)
16:49   Médéric Clain (Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone)
16:50   Salvatore Commesso (Saeco)
16:51   Marc Wauters (Rabobank)
16:52   Francisco Mancebo (iBanesto.com)
16:53   Matthias Kessler (Team Telekom)
16:54   René Andrle (ONCE-Eroski)
16:55   Floyd Landis (US Postal-Berry Floor)
16:56   Christophe Edaleine (Jean Delatour)
16:57   Angelo Furlan (Alessio)
16:58   Michael Rich (Gerolsteiner)
16:59   Damien Nazon (Brioches La Boulangere)
17:00   Mikel Artetxe (Euskaltel-Euskadi)
17:01   Steve Zampieri (Vini Caldirola-So.Di)
17:02   Jaan Kirsipuu (Ag2R Prevoyance)
17:03   Christophe Brandt (Lotto Domo)
17:04   Félix Garcia Casas (Team Bianchi)
17:05   Sébastien Hinault (Credit Agricole)
17:06   Servais Knaven (Quick.Step-Davitamon)
17:07   Jesus Manzano (Kelme-Costa Blanca)
17:08   Nicolas Vogondy (FDJeux.com)
17:09   Marzio Bruseghin (Fassa Bortolo)
17:10   Peter Lüttenberger (Team CSC)
17:11   Massimiliano Lelli (Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone)
17:12   Gerrit Glomser (Saeco)
17:13   Robert Hunter (Rabobank)
17:14   Denis Menchov (iBanesto.com)
17:15   Giuseppe Guerini (Team Telekom)
17:16   Jorg Jaksche (ONCE-Eroski)
17:17   Manuel Beltran (US Postal-Berry Floor)
17:18   Jean-Patrick Nazon (Jean Delatour)
17:19   Andrea Noe (Alessio)
17:20   Marcus Zberg (Gerolsteiner)
17:21   Franck Renier (Brioches La Boulangere)
17:22   Haimar Zubeldia (Euskaltel-Euskadi)
17:23   Andrej Hauptman (Vini Caldirola-So.Di)
17:24   Andy Flickinger (Ag2R Prevoyance)
17:25   Serge Baguet (Lotto Domo)
17:26   Fabrizio Guidi (Team Bianchi)
17:27   Benoit Poilvet (Credit Agricole)
17:28   Laszlo Bodrogi (Quick.Step-Davitamon)
17:29   Ivan Parra (Kelme-Costa Blanca)
17:30   Jimmy Casper (FDJeux.com)
17:31   Marco Velo (Fassa Bortolo)
17:32   Michaël Blaudzun (Team CSC)
17:33   Guido Trentin (Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone)
17:34   Stefano Zanini (Saeco)
17:35   Marc Lotz (Rabobank)
17:36   Juan Miguel Mercado (iBanesto.com)
17:37   Rolf Aldag (Team Telekom)
17:38   Marcos Serrano (ONCE-Eroski)
17:39   Victor Hugo Pena (US Postal-Berry Floor)
17:40   Stephane Goubert (Jean Delatour)
17:41   Franco Pellizotti (Alessio)
17:42   Torsten Schmidt (Gerolsteiner)
17:43   Thomas Voeckler (Brioches La Boulangere)
17:44   Unai Etxebarria (Euskaltel-Euskadi)
17:45   Eddy Mazzoleni (Vini Caldirola-So.Di)
17:46   Inigo Chaurreau (Ag2R Prevoyance)
17:47   Robbie Mc Ewen (Lotto Domo)
17:48   Aitor Garmendia (Team Bianchi)
17:49   Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole)
17:50   David Canada (Quick.Step-Davitamon)
17:51   David Latasa (Kelme-Costa Blanca)
17:52   Matthew Wilson (FDJeux.com)
17:53   Sven Montgomery (Fassa Bortolo)
17:54   Andrea Peron (Team CSC)
17:55   Cédric Vasseur (Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone)
17:56   Fabio Sacchi (Saeco)
17:57   Grischa Niermann (Rabobank)
17:58   Vicente Garcia Acosta (iBanesto.com)
17:59   Erik Zabel (Team Telekom)
18:00   Mikel Pradera (ONCE-Eroski)
18:01   José Luis Rubiera (US Postal-Berry Floor)
18:02   Yuriy Krivtsov (Jean Delatour)
18:03   Fabio Baldato (Alessio)
18:04   Georg Totschnig (Gerolsteiner)
18:05   Jérôme Pineau (Brioches La Boulangere)
18:06   Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi)
18:07   Fred Rodriguez (Vini Caldirola-So.Di)
18:08   Alexandre Botcharov (Ag2R Prevoyance)
18:09   Koos Moerenhout (Lotto Domo)
18:10   David Plaza (Team Bianchi)
18:11   Pierrick Fedrigo (Credit Agricole)
18:12   Michael Rogers (Quick.Step-Davitamon)
18:13   Javier Pascual Llorente (Kelme-Costa Blanca)
18:14   Baden Cooke (FDJeux.com)
18:15   Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo)
18:16   Jakob Piil (Team CSC)
18:17   Luis Perez (Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone)
18:18   Leonardo Bertagnolli (Saeco)
18:19   Bram De Groot (Rabobank)
18:20   Juan Antonio Flecha (iBanesto.com)
18:21   Daniele Nardello (Team Telekom)
18:22   Isidro Nozal (ONCE-Eroski)
18:23   Roberto Heras (US Postal-Berry Floor)
18:24   Laurent Lefevre (Jean Delatour)
18:25   Laurent Dufaux (Alessio)
18:26   Uwe Peschel (Gerolsteiner)
18:27   Sylvain Chavanel (Brioches La Boulangere)
18:28   David Etxebarria (Euskaltel-Euskadi)
18:29   Romans Vainsteins (Vini Caldirola-So.Di)
18:30   Mikel Astarloza (Ag2R Prevoyance)
18:31   Axel Merckx (Lotto Domo)
18:32   Angel Casero (Team Bianchi)
18:33   Stuart O'grady (Credit Agricole)
18:34   Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step-Davitamon)
18:35   José Enrique Gutierrez (Kelme-Costa Blanca)
18:36   Sandy Casar (FDJeux.com)
18:37   Aitor Gonzalez (Fassa Bortolo)
18:38   Carlos Sastre (Team CSC)
18:39   David Moncoutie (Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone)
18:40   Danilo Di Luca (Saeco)
18:41   Oscar Freire (Rabobank)
18:42   Vladimir Karpets (iBanesto.com)
18:43   Alexandre Vinokourov (Team Telekom)
18:44   José Azevedo (ONCE-Eroski)
18:45   Vjatceslav Ekimov (US Postal-Berry Floor)
18:46   Patrice Halgand (Jean Delatour)
18:47   Pietro Caucchioli (Alessio)
18:48   Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner)
18:49   Didier Rous (Brioches La Boulangere)
18:50   Iban Mayo (Euskaltel-Euskadi)
18:51   Stefano Garzelli (Vini Caldirola-So.Di)
18:52   Laurent Brochard (Ag2R Prevoyance)
18:53   Rik Verbrugghe (Lotto Domo)
18:54   Jan Ullrich (Team Bianchi)
18:55   Christophe Moreau (Credit Agricole)
18:56   Richard Virenque (Quick.Step-Davitamon)
18:57   Antonio Tauler (Kelme-Costa Blanca)
18:58   Bradley Mc Gee (FDJeux.com)
18:59   Ivan Basso (Fassa Bortolo)
19:00   Tyler Hamilton (Team CSC)
19:01   David Millar (Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone)
19:02   Gilberto Simoni (Saeco)
19:03   Levi Leipheimer (Rabobank)
19:04   Pablo Lastras (iBanesto.com)
19:05   Santiago Botero (Team Telekom)
19:06   Joseba Beloki (ONCE-Eroski)
19:07   Lance Armstrong (US Postal-Berry Floor)

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