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62nd Paris-Nice - 2.HC

France, March 7-14, 2004

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Stage 6 - March 12: Rasteau - Gap, 173.5 km

Menchov takes animated stage, Jaksche solidifies lead

By Chris Henry

Denis Menchov (Illes Balears)
Photo ©: AFP

Russian Denis Menchov sprinted to victory in an animated sixth stage of Paris-Nice Friday, beating three breakaway companions in a dash to the line after 173 kilometres and three first category climbs. Today's visit to Gap marked the closest incursion yet for a Paris-Nice parcours into the Alps, something of a risk to the race organisers given the less than hospitable weather conditions thus far, but one that today paid off with exciting racing. Germany's Jörg Jaksche (Team CSC) once again extended his race lead over Davide Rebellin thanks to bonus seconds picked up at the two intermediate sprints.

"My first thoughts go to the victims of the attacks [in Madrid]," Menchov said after his victory. "I live in Spain and I was very touched, like all Spaniards, by what happened. Our team worked hard to win today. It wasn't easy but I felt very strong."

A dramatic finale on the Col de Manse saw a number of riders put in attack after attack, but ultimately a four man move including Menchov, Dave Bruylandts (Chocolade Jacques), Floyd Landis (US Postal Service) and Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) managed to make the difference. Frank Vandenbroucke (Fassa Bortolo) was the most dangerous rival to the yellow jersey to launch an attack, but Jaksche was able to cover his move, shadowed by second place Rebellin. By the finish the top five was unchanged, although Jaksche had added to his slender lead.

Jorg Jaksche (CSC)
Photo ©: Russell Standring

Friday dawned another cold day as the riders faced up to a relatively short stage of 173 kilometres, but one which would tackle four climbs, with the final summit coming just 10 kilometres before the finish in Gap. The peloton was pummeled by a brutal headwind in the early part of the race, making conditions difficult before the Cat. 2 Col de Fontaube began. Finally on the climb Aitor Osa (Illes Balears-Banesto), one of several riders on the attack all day Thursday, decided to have another go. He broke clear and was soon joined by young Frenchman Nicolas Portal (Ag2r-Prévoyance), a move the race leaders were content to see go clear.

How it unfolded

Even if the stage win were a long way away, Osa had the incentive of riding for the king of the mountains jersey, collecting points on the first two climbs and equalling polka dot jersey Thomas Ziegler (Gerolsteiner) on the road. A long drag between the Col de Macuègne and the Col de la Sentinelle forced Portal and Menchov to work hard while the peloton could bide its time and begin a steady chase. By the time the duo hit the slopes of the Col de la Sentinelle, after more than 100km in the lead, Portal had reached his limit.

Aitor Osa (Illes Balears)
Photo ©: AFP

Osa quickly dropped his partner, and still looking fresh he began to bound up the Sentinelle in search of mountain points. His advantage over the field had tumbled to little more than two minutes, indicating that his stage win hopes were all but gone, but the polka dot jersey could still be his. Osa succeeded in taking maximum points before beginning the plunge into Gap, where the race would pass through the finish line before tackling the final circuit up and around the Col de Manse.

Osa was eventually caught on the uneven descent into gap by a small group including Iñigo Landaluze (Euskaltel-Euskadi), Alberto Contador (Liberty Seguros), and his Illes Balears teammate Menchov who latched on to the cover the move. Kim Kirchen of Fassa Bortolo made a strong effort to bridge the gap, bringing CSC's Bobby Julich with him. For CSC it was a perfect move, as Julich could not only act as policeman for Jaksche, but sitting in third place himself he had his own card to play for the general classification.

Ultimately this group was caught as the race entered Gap, and Jaksche linked up with Julich to prepare for the day's second bonus sprint. Despite the substantial tempo being set by one of his Gerolsteiner teammates, second place Rebellin was nowhere to be seen as the sprint approached. Without incident, Jaksche jumped clear with Julich on his wheel, adding another three seconds to his lead before the day's final difficulty.

Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel)
Photo ©: Russell Standring

Early in the ascension of the Col de Manse, a difficult climb of varying steepness, Phonak's Alexandre Moos attacked and went clear of the peloton. He was joined by Bruylandts, with Landis and Sanchez just behind. Moos was quickly passed and dropped but the trio kept going and opened up a gap on the field, which now was peppered by constant attacks.

From the main field, now reduced to some 25 riders, Menchov attacked on his own once again, putting in an enormous effort to bridge to the three leaders. He was ultimately successful, as behind Jaksche and Rebellin marked each other, waiting for the attacks that mattered. A resurgent Alex Zülle (Phonak) made his own effort to break free and join the leaders, slowly but steadily gaining ground as they approached the summit. The gap to the yellow jersey hovered around 20" as Bruylandts, Landis, Menchov and Sanchez persisted, with Zülle coming up behind.

Just as he looked set to join the leaders, Frank Vandenbroucke decided his time had come, and in seemingly no time caught and passed Zülle. Vandenbroucke's attack was a hint of things to come as the Belgian clearly seems set to return to his previous best form. It was a brilliant move, but not quite strong enough to shake the tenacious Jaksche, who quickly joined him. Rebellin and others struggled to catch the departing train, but by the summit the principal contenders were still together, and still chasing the lead quartet.

Frank Vandenbroucke (Fassa Bortolo)
Photo ©: AFP

Flying at breakneck speeds down the Col de Manse, the same descent on which Joseba Beloki crashed out of the 2003 Tour de France, Frank Vandenbroucke kept the pressure on as he tried to catch the leaders and keep Jaksche under maximum pressure. It wasn't enough, but it was a good sign for upcoming classics season.

Into the finish in Gap, Sanchez tried his own escape from the lead group, steadily reeled in by Landis and Bruylandts. It was Bruylandts who caught him and launched the sprint early, perhaps knowing he had little left in his weary legs. Menchov quickly came from behind and distanced Bruylandts, pushed to the line by Sanchez while Landis coasted in for third place after a skipped chain derailed his sprint.

It was an explosive day, and with the final weekend of racing beginning Saturday morning, Jaksche can be content with another flawless performance. His time gap to Rebellin is up to 14", which is still a small margin but could be enough to seal the overall victory.

"It's not over, even though I think today was the hardest day," Jaksche said, donning another yellow jersey. "I'm worried most about the final day on Sunday. Vandenbroucke is getting stronger and stronger, and I would have preferred also to have taken some more time on Rebellin."

Stages 7 and 8 present plenty of climbing, but today offered the shortest distance between the final summit and the stage finish, meaning challengers to Jaksche's jersey will have to attack from farther out in order to take time. Team CSC remains in control, still with three riders in the top five.

Photography

Images by AFP Photo

Images by Russell Standring/grenoblecycling.free.fr

Results

1 Denis Menchov (Rus) Illes Balears-Banesto                               4.52.22
2 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                         
3 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor                  
4 Dave Bruylandts (Bel) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf                         
5 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo                                            0.24
6 Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Fassa Bortolo                                        
7 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                             
8 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Team CSC                                                    
9 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                        
10 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                                
11 George Hincapie (USA) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor              
12 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                     
13 Alex Zülle (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                                       
14 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                                    0.39
15 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank                                                
16 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                        
17 Marcos Serrano (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                          
18 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                        
19 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                                     
20 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                                  
21 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                                   
22 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   
23 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC                                                     
24 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                   
25 José Azevedo (Por) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor                 
26 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears-Banesto                                  
27 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                                   
28 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf                1.29
29 Michele Bartoli (Ita) Team CSC                                                
30 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) US Postal Service presented by Berry Flo        
31 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                        
32 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                     1.53
33 Benoit Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole                                      2.44
34 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                                 
35 Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor            
36 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                       
37 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                                 
38 Isidro Nozal (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                            
39 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                                   3.54
40 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf                       4.18
41 Dario Cioni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                               
42 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) FDJeux.com                                         4.24
43 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros                                             
44 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                               
45 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                                     
46 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                     
47 Christian Werner (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                          
48 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf                         
49 Christophe Rinero (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences-MG Rover                            
50 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) FDJeux.com                                              
51 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                          
52 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Alessio-Bianchi                                     
53 Mario Aerts (Bel) T-Mobile Team                                               
54 Florent Brard (Fra) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf                          
55 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                     
56 Victor Hugo Pena (Col) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor             
57 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                            
58 Javier Ramirez (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                          
59 Gorka Arrizabalaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                    
60 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                                     
61 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Credit Agricole                                       
62 Claus Michael Mřller (Den) Alessio-Bianchi                                    
63 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                                   
64 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                                     
65 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                                       
66 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                        
67 Inigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                           
68 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo                                         
69 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                                     6.42
70 Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences-MG Rover                               
71 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJeux.com                                                  
72 Daniel Schnider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                                  
73 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Credit Agricole                                     6.58
74 Axel Merckx (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                             10.08
75 Scott Sunderland (Aus) Alessio-Bianchi                                        
76 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                                    
77 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole                                     
78 Ronny Scholz (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                          11.08
79 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                             
80 Richard Virenque (Fra) Quick.Step-Davitamon                              12.29
81 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                                  
82 David Zabriskie (USA) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor         15.23
83 Aitor Osa (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                                         
84 Benoit Joachim (Lux) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor          15.38
85 Vicente Reynes (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                               16.35
86 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                 
87 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                          
88 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                         
89 Marco Serpellini (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                           
90 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                       
91 Robert Hunter (RSA) Rabobank                                                  
92 Michaël Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                               
93 Alvaro Gonzalez de Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros                             
94 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                                  
95 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                         
96 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Lotto-Domo                                              
97 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Rabobank                                                 
98 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                            
99 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                                  
100 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                            
101 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2R Prevoyance                                         
102 Guillaume Auger (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences-MG Rover                             
103 Zbigniew Piatek (Pol) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf                       
104 Luis Sanchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                           
105 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros                                     
106 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Credit Agricole                                      
107 Ellis Rastelli (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                                         
108 Benoit Salmon (Fra) Credit Agricole                                          
109 Matthew White (Aus) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                         
110 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf                   
111 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile Team                                     
112 Mark Scanlon (Irl) Ag2R Prevoyance                                           
113 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                                
114 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                   
115 Marc Lotz (Ned) Rabobank                                                     
116 Hans De Clercq (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                              
117 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                                  
118 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                         
119 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                          
120 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Fassa Bortolo                                           
121 Steffen Radochla (Ger) Illes Balears-Banesto                                 
122 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Credit Agricole                                        
123 Franck Renier (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                                   
124 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                                  
125 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) FDJeux.com                                            
126 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) FDJeux.com                                              
127 Didier Rous (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                                     
128 Franck Bouyer (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                                   
129 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                                   
130 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                          
131 Matthew Wilson (Aus) FDJeux.com                                              
132 Klaus Mutschler (Ger) R.A.G.T. Semences-MG Rover                             
133 Jakob Piil (Den) Team CSC                                                    
134 Eddy Seigneur (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences-MG Rover                               
135 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences-MG Rover                          
136 Eric Berthou (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences-MG Rover                                
137 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                                         
138 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                                 
DNF Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo                                         
DNF Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                                     
DNF Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                        
DNF Santiago Botero (Col) T-Mobile Team                                          
DNS Marcus Ljungquist (Swe) Alessio-Bianchi                                      
DNS Chris Peers (Bel) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf                           
DNS Dario Frigo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                              
DNS Stephane Goubert (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                                       
DNS Baden Cooke (Aus) FDJeux.com                                                 
DNS Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                              
 
Points
 
1 Denis Menchov (Rus) Illes Balears-Banesto                                    25 pts
2 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                       22
3 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor                20
4 Dave Bruylandts (Bel) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf                       18
5 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo                                              16
6 Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Fassa Bortolo                                      15
7 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                           14
8 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Team CSC                                                  13
9 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                      12
10 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                              11
11 George Hincapie (USA) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor            10
12 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                    9
13 Alex Zülle (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                                      8
14 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                                       7
15 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank                                               6
16 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                       5
17 Marcos Serrano (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                         4
18 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                       3
19 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                                    2
20 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                                 1
 
Sprints
 
Montbrun-Les-Bains, 52.00 km
 
1 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                                          3 pts
2 Aitor Osa (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                                         2
3 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Team CSC                                                   1
 
Gap, 148.00 km
 
1 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Team CSC                                                   3 pts
2 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                                   2
3 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                                1
 
Mountains
 
Col de Fontaube - Cat. 2, 38.00 km
 
1 Aitor Osa (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                                         7 pts
2 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                             5
3 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                        3
4 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                                       2
5 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJeux.com                                                  1
 
Col de Macučgne - Cat. 1, 61.00 km
 
1 Aitor Osa (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                                        10 pts
2 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                                          8
3 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                             6
4 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                        4
5 Vicente Reynes (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                                    3
6 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                             2
7 Jakob Piil (Den) Team CSC                                                     1
 
Col de la Sentinelle - Cat. 1, 142.00 km
 
1 Aitor Osa (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                                        10 pts
2 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                        8
3 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                        6
4 Denis Menchov (Rus) Illes Balears-Banesto                                     4
5 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo                                               3
6 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                                   2
7 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                                   1
 
Col de Manse - Cat. 1, 164.00 km
 
1 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                       10 pts
2 Denis Menchov (Rus) Illes Balears-Banesto                                     8
3 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor                 6
4 Dave Bruylandts (Bel) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf                        4
5 Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Fassa Bortolo                                       3
6 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Team CSC                                                   2
7 Alex Zülle (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                                       1
 
Young rider
 
1 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick.Step-Davitamon                               4.52.46
2 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                     0.15
3 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                                   
4 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                    
5 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears-Banesto                                   
6 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) US Postal Service presented by Berry Flo     1.05
7 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                              2.20
8 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) FDJeux.com                                          4.00
9 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros                                              
10 Christian Werner (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                          
11 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) FDJeux.com                                              
12 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                          
13 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Credit Agricole                                       
14 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo                                         
15 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                                     6.18
16 Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences-MG Rover                               
17 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJeux.com                                                  
18 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole                                 9.44
19 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        10.44
20 David Zabriskie (USA) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor         14.59
21 Vicente Reynes (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                               16.11
22 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                         
23 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                         
24 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Rabobank                                                 
25 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                             
26 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2R Prevoyance                                          
27 Luis Sanchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                            
28 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Credit Agricole                                       
29 Mark Scanlon (Irl) Ag2R Prevoyance                                            
30 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                    
31 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                                   
32 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                          
33 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Fassa Bortolo                                            
34 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Credit Agricole                                         
35 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                                    
36 Eric Berthou (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences-MG Rover                                 
37 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                                          
38 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                                  
 
Teams
 
1 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                                      14.38.09
2 US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor                                     
3 Phonak Hearing Systems                                                     0.24
4 Team CSC                                                                   0.39
5 Quick.Step-Davitamon                                                       2.44
6 Liberty Seguros                                                            2.59
7 Illes Balears-Banesto                                                      4.00
8 Fassa Bortolo                                                              4.03
9 Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf                                           4.44
10 Gerolsteiner                                                              6.29
11 Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                                          6.43
12 Alessio-Bianchi                                                          11.39
13 T-Mobile Team                                                            12.09
14 Credit Agricole                                                          13.03
15 FDJeux.com                                                               14.27
16 Ag2R Prevoyance                                                          22.53
17 Rabobank                                                                 26.19
18 R.A.G.T. Semences-MG Rover                                               26.38
19 Lotto-Domo                                                               30.04
20 Brioches La Boulangere                                                   30.45
 
General classification after stage 6
 
1 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Team CSC                                            19.42.49
2 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                         0.14
3 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                                0.42
4 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                                  0.46
5 George Hincapie (USA) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor           0.48
6 Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Fassa Bortolo                                    0.58
7 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                             1.00
8 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                  1.08
9 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                               1.35
10 José Azevedo (Por) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor             1.45
11 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC                                                 1.52
12 Michele Bartoli (Ita) Team CSC                                            2.02
13 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf                2.36
14 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) US Postal Service presented by Berry Flo    2.59
15 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                             4.01
16 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                   4.19
17 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                             4.34
18 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                 5.37
19 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo                                     5.43
20 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                      5.50
21 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor             5.54
22 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                    6.07
23 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) FDJeux.com                                             
24 Denis Menchov (Rus) Illes Balears-Banesto                                 6.10
25 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                 6.13
26 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo                                           6.30
27 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   6.41
28 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                                    7.03
29 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                    7.05
30 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears-Banesto                              7.06
31 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf                       7.17
32 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank                                            7.21
33 Alex Zülle (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                                   7.26
34 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                    8.04
35 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               8.26
36 Marcos Serrano (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                      8.38
37 Benoit Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole                                      9.31
38 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                     9.44
39 Victor Hugo Pena (Col) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor         9.57
40 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                                  10.07
41 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick.Step-Davitamon                              10.57
42 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros                                        11.15
43 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                                11.16
44 Dario Cioni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                          11.18
45 Christian Werner (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     11.42
46 Claus Michael Mřller (Den) Alessio-Bianchi                               11.43
47 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                            
48 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                   11.48
49 Isidro Nozal (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                       12.27
50 Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor       13.28
51 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                          14.10
52 Florent Brard (Fra) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf                     14.28
53 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                                14.41
54 Mario Aerts (Bel) T-Mobile Team                                          14.55
55 Javier Ramirez (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                     15.02
56 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Credit Agricole                                  15.07
57 Gorka Arrizabalaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               15.13
58 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Alessio-Bianchi                                15.14
59 Christophe Rinero (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences-MG Rover                       15.21
60 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                                  15.23
61 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                               16.12
62 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                              16.35
63 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJeux.com                                             16.54
64 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                              16.57
65 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole                                17.36
66 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                       18.07
67 Axel Merckx (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                                  
68 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf                    19.03
69 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                                19.17
70 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Credit Agricole                                    19.33
71 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                             19.38
72 Dave Bruylandts (Bel) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf                   20.04
73 Inigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                      20.07
74 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) FDJeux.com                                         20.23
75 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        21.08
76 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                              21.33
77 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile Team                                 21.51
78 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                   22.11
79 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                             22.50
80 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                             23.05
81 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Rabobank                                            23.15
82 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                    23.35
83 Richard Virenque (Fra) Quick.Step-Davitamon                              23.37
84 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                     23.41
85 Franck Renier (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                               23.45
86 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        23.54
87 Michaël Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                          23.58
88 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     24.00
89 Benoit Joachim (Lux) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor          24.34
90 Daniel Schnider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                             26.05
91 Scott Sunderland (Aus) Alessio-Bianchi                                   26.22
92 Vicente Reynes (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                               26.32
93 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Lotto-Domo                                         26.38
94 Luis Sanchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                       26.47
95 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2R Prevoyance                                     26.59
96 Franck Bouyer (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                               27.00
97 Marc Lotz (Ned) Rabobank                                                 27.18
98 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Fassa Bortolo                                       27.25
99 Eddy Seigneur (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences-MG Rover                                
100 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone              27.29
101 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                           27.32
102 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     27.35
103 Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences-MG Rover                         27.39
104 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                     28.15
105 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros                                28.58
106 Alvaro Gonzalez de Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros                            
107 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                 29.04
108 Marco Serpellini (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                     29.06
109 Zbigniew Piatek (Pol) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf                  29.36
110 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Credit Agricole                                 29.42
111 Aitor Osa (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                                   30.59
112 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                                   31.10
113 Ronny Scholz (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                         32.03
114 Matthew White (Aus) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                    32.24
115 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                              32.25
116 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                                    32.38
117 Robert Hunter (RSA) Rabobank                                            32.47
118 David Zabriskie (USA) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor        32.53
119 Didier Rous (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                                33.38
120 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences-MG Rover                     34.11
121 Steffen Radochla (Ger) Illes Balears-Banesto                            34.39
122 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf              35.11
123 Benoit Salmon (Fra) Credit Agricole                                     35.35
124 Mark Scanlon (Irl) Ag2R Prevoyance                                      36.00
125 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                             36.15
126 Jakob Piil (Den) Team CSC                                               36.23
127 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) FDJeux.com                                         36.49
128 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                           36.57
129 Hans De Clercq (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                         37.04
130 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) FDJeux.com                                       37.14
131 Eric Berthou (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences-MG Rover                           37.15
132 Guillaume Auger (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences-MG Rover                        37.28
133 Klaus Mutschler (Ger) R.A.G.T. Semences-MG Rover                        41.59
134 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   45.31
135 Ellis Rastelli (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                                    51.23
136 Matthew Wilson (Aus) FDJeux.com                                         57.28
137 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                            57.45
138 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Credit Agricole                                 1.01.16
 
Points classification
 
1 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Team CSC                                                  73 pts
2 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                           72
3 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                                    60
4 Michele Bartoli (Ita) Team CSC                                               40
5 Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Fassa Bortolo                                      38
6 George Hincapie (USA) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor             37
7 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                               34
8 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo                                              33
9 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                                32
10 Denis Menchov (Rus) Illes Balears-Banesto                                   31
11 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile Team                                    30
12 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                                 30
13 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                      29
14 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                           27
15 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                          26
16 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                   25
17 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf                         23
18 Alex Zülle (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                                     23
19 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Lotto-Domo                                            23
20 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor               22
21 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                                  22
22 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) FDJeux.com                                           20
23 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros                                           20
24 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                       20
25 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                      19
26 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                                      18
27 Dave Bruylandts (Bel) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf                      18
28 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                         18
29 Robert Hunter (RSA) Rabobank                                                18
30 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                   14
31 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                                13
32 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                      13
33 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                     13
34 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                     12
35 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                           12
36 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                                   11
37 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                                11
38 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                        10
39 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                                     10
40 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                        8
41 Vicente Reynes (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                                   8
42 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears-Banesto                                 7
43 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf                        7
44 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank                                               6
45 Aitor Osa (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                                        5
46 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                    5
47 Franck Renier (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                                   5
48 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf                   4
49 Marcos Serrano (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                         4
50 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole                                    4
51 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                                         3
52 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf                   3
53 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                  2
54 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros                                     2
55 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                         1
56 Marc Lotz (Ned) Rabobank                                                     1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Aitor Osa (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                                        42 pts
2 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                            32
3 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf                   16
4 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                       16
5 Denis Menchov (Rus) Illes Balears-Banesto                                    12
6 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                       10
7 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros                                      9
8 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                                          8
9 Jakob Piil (Den) Team CSC                                                     7
10 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor                6
11 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                       6
12 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                      5
13 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                                 4
14 Dave Bruylandts (Bel) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf                       4
15 Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Fassa Bortolo                                      3
16 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo                                              3
17 Vicente Reynes (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                                   3
18 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Team CSC                                                  3
19 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                                      2
20 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                                  2
21 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                            2
22 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) FDJeux.com                                              2
23 Michaël Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                              2
24 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                                  1
25 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf                          1
26 Alex Zülle (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                                      1
27 Javier Ramirez (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                         1
28 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJeux.com                                                 1
 
Young rider classification
 
1 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick.Step-Davitamon                              19.43.57
2 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                               0.27
3 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) US Postal Service presented by Berry Flo     1.51
4 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                              3.26
5 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo                                      4.35
6 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       4.42
7 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) FDJeux.com                                          4.59
8 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears-Banesto                               5.58
9 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                     6.56
10 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick.Step-Davitamon                               9.49
11 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros                                        10.07
12 Christian Werner (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     10.34
13 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Credit Agricole                                  13.59
14 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJeux.com                                             15.46
15 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole                                16.28
16 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) FDJeux.com                                         19.15
17 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        20.00
18 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Rabobank                                            22.07
19 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                    22.27
20 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        22.46
21 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     22.52
22 Vicente Reynes (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                               25.24
23 Luis Sanchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                       25.39
24 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2R Prevoyance                                     25.51
25 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Fassa Bortolo                                       26.17
26 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone               26.21
27 Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences-MG Rover                          26.31
28 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Credit Agricole                                  28.34
29 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                                    30.02
30 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                               31.17
31 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                                     31.30
32 David Zabriskie (USA) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor         31.45
33 Mark Scanlon (Irl) Ag2R Prevoyance                                       34.52
34 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                              35.07
35 Eric Berthou (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences-MG Rover                            36.07
36 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                    44.23
37 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                             56.37
38 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Credit Agricole                                  1.00.08
 
Teams classification
 
1 Team CSC                                                               59.10.14
2 US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor                                 1.20
3 Quick.Step-Davitamon                                                       5.23
4 Phonak Hearing Systems                                                     9.19
5 Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf                                           9.32
6 Fassa Bortolo                                                             11.20
7 Gerolsteiner                                                              13.26
8 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                                         17.49
9 Credit Agricole                                                           19.59
10 Liberty Seguros                                                          21.44
11 Illes Balears-Banesto                                                    22.06
12 T-Mobile Team                                                            25.10
13 Alessio-Bianchi                                                          29.40
14 FDJeux.com                                                               31.16
15 Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                                         32.23
16 Rabobank                                                                 33.32
17 Brioches La Boulangere                                                   45.20
18 Ag2R Prevoyance                                                          46.20
19 Lotto-Domo                                                               47.04
20 R.A.G.T. Semences-MG Rover                                               59.24