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92nd Tour de France - GT
France, July 2-24, 2005
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Stage 14 - Saturday, July 16: Agde - Ax-3 Domaines, 220.5 km
Georg one fine wine
Lance likes it hot - sometimes
By Anthony Tan and Hedwig Kröner in Ax-3 Domaines, with additional reporting from Shane Stokes
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Just like a fine bottle of red, 34 year-old Austrian Georg Totschnig (Gerolsteiner) showed the cycling world today that he's not just getting older, he's getting better. On a stifling first day in the Pyrenees mountains, one of the veterans of the peloton used the strength acquired from 14 years as a professional to outlast and outride his nine other breakaway companions in a mammoth 200 kilometre-plus breakaway.
"This Tour de France has been very hard for me. After the first week, I had no motivation and wanted to go home," said Totschnig, who finished seventh overall in last year's Tour but illness prevented him from arriving in Fromentine two weeks ago in top form.
"Today, I said to my director I wanted to attack and get in a break that would make it the finish. I had a little bit of luck, but also a lot of strength. Today's victory is better than finishing 10th in the [final] classification," he said.
Behind Totschnig and his breakaway mates on the penultimate hors categorié climb of the Port de Pailhères, a clever strategy from T-Mobile disturbed Discovery's plans of safely taking Lance Armstrong to at least the foot of the final climb. "I rode 12 of the 15 kilometres up Pailhères isolated," admitted the six-time Tour winner. "It's scary when you see an entire team ride as fast as they can at the bottom.
"Their [T-Mobile's] thing is to ride a medium-fast tempo for a long time to control the race and take it from 50 guys to 30 guys to 20 guys to 15 guys, and that obviously disrupted our plan. You see what order they were in, you see what they were setting up for, so that naturally gives you fear in that sort of situation.
"You fight back or you run away; I felt good at the time and I was motivated to not be put down by such strong tactics. But I have to say that was the right thing to do... if I was the director, that would of been my call, too."
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Despite what happened, Armstrong seemed to like it hot today. Each time CSC leader Ivan Basso accelerated at the base of Ax-3 Domaines, the 33 year-old Texan responded immediately, or stuck to Jan Ullrich's wheel, who was predictably much stronger than he was in the Alps, only losing contact inside the final kilometre. Armstrong also gapped Basso just before the finish, but only by two seconds, while Der Kaiser's deficit was 18 seconds.
For mountains leader Michael Rasmussen (Rabobank), it was the Dane's turn to have an off-day, but his 51 seconds lost to Armstrong still meant he held onto his second position overall. "I was hoping for more," said a cooked Chicken after the stage. "I am a little disappointed but on the other hand, I am limiting my losses to less than a minute to maybe the best bike rider in history... so that is okay for a bad day."
In contrast to the lightly fried Chicken Rasmussen, 27 year-old Basso enjoyed a 'buona etappa' and was really the only rider capable of matching and attacking Armstrong on the final climb. "I had a good day; it was a hard course, hard climbs... so, of course, I am very happy going into tomorrow. And tomorrow, I will try like I did today," he said.
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Added CSC's team manager Bjarne Riis: "It was exactly what we'd hoped for. We knew that Basso has been doing well the last couple of days, and maybe we've underplayed our role a bit to take off some of the pressure. We tried to attack Lance, but as always, he's very strong."
"I gave every inch of myself," said Ullrich, who moved from eighth to fourth overall after today, one place behind Basso. "In the last kilometre, I couldn't follow Armstrong anymore; my legs just had too much lactic acid in them."
Gerolsteiner's Levi Leipheimer was not surprisingly completely spent after his superb fifth-place finish. "I tell you, the first five k of the Pailhères was very difficult - a little bit too much for me," said the 31 year-old American.
"I think I always suffer at the bottom of the climbs, so again, I just rode my own race. It took me a while but I came back; I think Floyd and I hung for... I don't know, about half of it... I don't remember. We both went steady, and he was kind of dragging me along - it was all I could do, just follow. It was great, because we could always see the three in front of us, so I don't think they put much time on us," he said.
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Out of T-Mobile's tenacious trio, it was Alexandre Vinokourov who lost largest, paying for his earlier efforts on the Pailhères and on previous days, consequently dipping out of the top 10. "I tried again, I went to the maximum limit," said an exhausted Vino straight after the stage. "I did join them again after the descent, but it was just at the foot of the last climb, and I just couldn't attack anymore.
"My legs weren't that bad, but I still felt the stage to Briançon. We planned to go à bloc on the first climb and we succeeded, but then Lance showed again that he was strong enough to stay on our wheel. Tomorrow it will be hot again, another day in high mountains and there can be attacks right from the beginning. If we can isolate Lance on the Peyresourde, it will be hard for him," said the 31 year-old never-say-die Kazakhstani.
On tomorrow's queen stage to Pla d'Adet, Armstrong believed it would undoubtedly be the hardest stage of the Tour.
"We're definitely going to have hard time recovering from today's stage and certainly tomorrow's no cakewalk," he said. "If it's going to be this hot again tomorrow, there's going to be a lot of guys going home, I suspect.
Asked if another early breakaway would work in his favour, Armstrong said to Cyclingnews: "Typically, in the final week of the Tour, those breaks are neither here or there. We know what's going to happen from the rivals, we know they can't attack, but it's going to be very tough - I would not want to be in any explosive moves in tomorrow's stage."
How it unfolded
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The first Pyrenean stage would play a vital part in influencing the final general classification of this year's Tour. Although Sunday's leg to Saint-Lary Soulan (Pla d'Adet) is undoubtedly harder, today's was tough for several reasons. The 220.5 kilometre distance was the fourth longest of the race, the heat was oppressive and the stage brought the first big climbs in several days, a change in pace which is always a jolt to the system.
The profile was no walk in the park, either. A mainly flat first-third was offset by three category four climbs - the Col de Villerouge (90.5km), the Col de Bedos (98.5km) and the Col des Fourches (104km), the third cat Col du Paradis (115.5km), then two stiff ascents inside the final 45 kilometres really acting to stir things up.
The first of these, the 2100 metre Hors Categorie Port-de-Pailhères, was certain to fragment the main field. This would be followed immediately by the Cat. 1 Ax-3 Domaines climb, another leg-sapping ascent which would put many into trouble. This proved to be the case back in 2003, when these two mountains concluded the 13th stage of the race; on that occasion Jan Ullrich distanced Lance Armstrong on the final climb, taking 7 seconds out of the Texan by the finish.
Two years on, the big question was if he or any other GC contender would be able to see off Armstrong once again. Every day is bringing the Discovery Channel leader closer to Paris and a seventh consecutive win; if his farewell party is to be ruined, making the most of today's stage was vital.
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160 riders lined out at the start in Agde, with just Gerben Löwik of Rabobank not signing on. Seven kilometres after the drop of the flag, ten riders decided to chance their luck and tore clear. In the break were Georg Totschnig (Gerolsteiner), Daniele Nardello (T-Mobile), Alexandre Moos (Phonak), Juan Manuel Garate (Saunier Duval), Stefano Garzelli (Liquigas), Walter Bénéteau (Bouygues Telecom), Carlos Da Cruz and Philippe Gilbert (FDJ), Andrei Grivko (Domina Vacanze) and Yuriy Krivtsov (Ag2r Prévoyance).
With Totschnig best placed overall, 11 minutes and 43 seconds back in 22nd place, Armstrong's Discovery Channel team was likely to give them some leeway. Rabobank was not too worried either, as the leading KOM classified rider in the move, Juan Manuel Garate, had just 24 points to Michael Rasmussen's 160.
Francaise des Jeux pair Da Cruz and Gilbert bested Grivko at the first sprint in Narbonne, then repeated this prime order 28 kilometres later in Saint-Laurent-de-Caberisse. Krivtsov led Garate and Grivko over the top of the first climb, the Col de Villerouge, by which time the gap was up to eight minutes. Garate beat 32nd birthday celebrant Garzelli and Beneteau on the Col de Bedos, then also scooped top points on the next two hills.
The gap was up to 9'35 as the race passed through the feed zone at Couiza, 88 kilometres from the stage end. This increased by another few seconds but by the time the escapees reached the bottom of the Hors Categorié Port-de-Pailhères, their advantage had started to fall. This news prompted Moos, Garzelli and Beneteau to strike clear of the others on the climb, Totschnig soon getting across and Moos falling back.
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Behind, it was all go. T-Mobile threw down the gauntlet to Armstrong and his team on the Pailhères, substantially ramping up the pace and causing pandemonium in the bunch. Several of the team massed at the front including, of course, Jan Ullrich and Alexandre Vinokourov, then the former Alpe d'Huez stage winner Giuseppe Guerini turned it up a couple of more clicks. Accelerating violently out of the saddle, he put the hurt on the GC contenders and provided the springboard for an impressive Vinokourov attack.
The Kazakhstani quickly opened a gap but - surprisingly - it was none other than his own teammate Ullrich who dragged him back. The German was trying to put Armstrong under pressure, and while the Texan responded to the first surge, he didn't match the second. Ullrich, Vinokourov, Basso, Landis and Andrei Kashechkin drew clear, opening a 10 second gap.
The yellow jersey was by this point without teammates and seemed isolated. However, after waiting a couple of minutes he put in a powerful burst to bridge the gap, moving pointedly up alongside Vinokourov to show that he was in no real difficultly. This prompted a slight stall in the break, enabling Leipheimer, Evans and Klöden to also join. Landis then decided that there were too many rivals up front and drove the pace, putting a weakening Vinokourov into all sorts of trouble.
Basso took over, riding elegantly and dragging Armstrong, Ullrich and Kashechkin away. Another stall saw a slight regrouping, then a second surge by the Italian CSC rider carried Ullrich, Armstrong, and Landis clear. Leipheimer succeeded in bridging shortly afterwards and these five crested the summit of the Pailhères together.
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Meanwhile, up front, Totschnig had scuppered any thoughts Garzelli had about a birthday win by dropping the former Giro winner on the climb. He was a minute clear of the Liquigas rider at the top, 3'15 ahead of a fading Beneteau and a further 32 seconds ahead of the Ullrich-led chase. Mancebo, Rasmussen, Evans, Klöden and Haimar Zubeldia (Euskaltel) were an additional 15 seconds back, slightly ahead of Vinokourov, while other GC riders such as Jörg Jaksche (Liberty Seguros), Christophe Moreau (Credit Agricole) and Bobby Julich (Team CSC) were further down the mountain.
Totschnig made the most of an easing in the chase on the descent to add another minute to his lead, a buffer that would prove vital by the day's end. Rasmussen's group also capitalised on the stall to get back on, as did a stubborn Vinokourov. He returned to the regrouped chase bunch just before the start of the final climb, then blasted straight past and drew clear. Looking suddenly fresher, he seemed set to gain some time on Armstrong's group. Yet, once again, it was the other T-Mobile riders (Klöden in this instance) who brought him back, thinking of setting Ullrich up for an attack. As Vino headed due south, Basso kicked and went in the opposite direction, getting rid of all bar Ullrich, Armstrong, Leipheimer and Landis.
With five kilometres remaining this quintet was still 3'15 seconds off Totschnig. Leipheimer and Landis faded shortly afterwards, as did a recaptured Garzelli, leaving just the Gerolsteiner rider out front. The three chasers knew that the only hope they had of catching him was to work well together, and they did, motivated further by the fact that they were putting some good time into the dropped GC contenders.
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A fast pedaling Armstrong was happy to contribute, secure in the knowledge that Rasmussen's already slim chances of taking yellow were going up in flames. A smooth Basso and a strained Ullrich also rolled through, keeping the tempo high. Inside the final two kilometres the German tried to put in a dig but was clearly unable to do so; Armstrong responded by driving the pace, sending the 1997 Tour winner into difficultly and out the back. He then went again inside the final 200 metres, crossing the line 56 seconds after an ecstatic Totschnig and two seconds clear of third-placed Basso. Ullrich came home 20 seconds later in fourth, with the pairings of Leipheimer and Landis, then Mancebo and Rasmussen also finishing within two minutes of the stage winner.
Stage 15 - Sunday, July 17: Lézat-sur-Lèze - Saint-Lary Soulan (Pla d'Adet), 205.5 km
It doesn't come much tougher than this - one Hors Categorie, four cat 1 cols and one cat 2 climb that adds up to 54km of climbing and an average gradient of 7.96% - that also adds up to plenty of pain! Riders will pass the monument to Fabio Casartelli, killed on the Col du Portet d'Aspet in 1995, where the peloton will most likely slow down to pay its respects as it rides past. It's then on to the Col de Mente, Portillon, Peyresourde, Val-Louron Azet before finishing up Lat-d'Adet in St-Lary - Soulan. The climbs are evenly spaced out, and it's pretty clear to see what everyone is in for - plenty of mountains that don't necessarily reach great heights, but do so very quickly.
Stage 15 will probably serve as the ultimate selection day, and look for Armstrong, Ullrich, Basso, and maybe Rasmussen to fight it out for the stage and GC honours.
Stage 15 climbs
Col du Portet d'Aspet (souvenir Casartelli) (Cat. 2, km 85, 5.9 km climb at
6.9 %)
Col de Menté (Cat. 1, km 100.5, 7.0 km climb at 8.6 %)
Col du Portillon (Cat. 1, km 137.5, 8.4 km climb at 7.3 %)
Col de Peyresourde (Cat. 1, km 162, 15.3 km climb at 7 %)
Col de Val-Louron-Azet (Cat. 1, km 182.5, 7.4 km climb at 8.3 %)
Saint-Lary-Soulan (Pla-d'Adet) (HC, km 205.5, 10.3 km climb at 8.3 %)
Photography
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- A view of the climb from the Cyclingnews blimp.
- Phil Liggett keeps his eyes on the race at the finish.
- Georg Totschnig (Gerolsteiner) wins on Ax 3 Domaines.
- Georg Totschnig (Gerolsteiner) can't believe he won.
- Jan Ullrich (T-Mobile) comes through 1'16 back.
- Levi Leipheimer (Gerolsteiner) gave it all he had to get to the finish.
- Stefano Garzelli (Liquigas-Bianchi) finishes after a long hard day.
Images by Fotoreporter Sirotti
- Georg Totschnig (Gerolsteiner) on his way to the win
- Georg Totschnig (Gerolsteiner) drives it to the summit of the last climb
- Armstrong and Basso distancing Ullrich
- Lance Armstrong (Discovery Channel) with Ivan Basso
- Ivan Basso (CSC) focuses on the wheel in front
- Armstrong and Basso sailing home
- Jan Ullrich (T-Mobile) didn't leave anything behind today
- Floyd Landis (Phonak) limiting the damage
- Levi Leipheimer (Gerolsteiner) hurting a lot
- Leipheimer and Landis follow each other
- Mancebo and Rasmussen together
- Michael Rasmussen (Rabobank) going all out
- Andreas Kloden (T-Mobile) at the top of the last climb
- Haimar Zubeldia (Euskaltel) was good but not brilliant
- Alexandre Vinokourov (T-Mobile) fights his way to the top
- Stefano Garzelli (Liquigas) struggles home
- Jorg Jaksche (Liberty) with Evans on his wheel
- Yaroslav Popovych (Discovery Channel) en route to finishing 16th
- Eddy Mazzoleni (Lampre) leads Piepoli and Julich
- A large group on the last climb
- A gruppetto comes home
- A bus comes home
- Georg Totschnig (Gerolsteiner) wins the stage
- Georg Totschnig (Gerolsteiner) celebrates his win
- Lance Armstrong (Discovery Channel) leads Basso home
- That wasn't easy says Ullrich
- Levi Leipheimer (Gerolsteiner) and Floyd Landis (Phonak) come home
- Mancebo and Rasmussen come across the line
- Michael Boogerd (Rabobank) enjoys some water
- Georg Totschnig (Gerolsteiner) celebrates on the podium
- An emotional Georg Totschnig (Gerolsteiner) on the podium
- Lance Armstrong (Discovery Channel) puts on the maillot jaune
- One step closer to Paris for Lance
- Michael Rasmussen (Rabobank) didn't lose any points in the mountains GC
- Yaroslav Popovych (Discovery Channel) best young rider
- Sheryl Crow wonders what to do with all these stuffed lions
Images by Roberto Bettini/www.bettiniphoto.net
- Mmm…sausages… just the thing on a stinking hot day
- The breakaway riding in the Pyrenees
- Armstrong had plenty of support along the road today
- The maillot jaune comes up the Port de Pailheres
- Jan Ullrich (T-Mobile) leads the yellow jersey group on the Port de Pailheres
- Lance Armstrong (Discovery Channel) leading Basso, Ullrich, and Kashechkin on the Pailheres
- Lance Armstrong (Discovery Channel) in defensive mode today
- Lance Armstrong (Discovery Channel) maintains poise
- Lance Armstrong (Discovery Channel) did not have it easy
- Armstrong signals for the team car
- Lance Armstrong (Discovery Channel) eating on a descent
- Ivan Basso (CSC) takes a drink
- The remains of the break: Garzelli leads Totschnig and Beneteau
- Andriy Grivko (Domina Vacanze) chases the leaders
- Crazy fans in the Pyrenees
- Ivan Basso (CSC) leads Armstrong
- Lance Armstrong (Discovery Channel) shadowed by Ullrich
- The big guns: Basso, Ullrich, Armstrong, and Landis
- Garzelli is caught by the Armstrong trio
- Georg Totschnig (Gerolsteiner) wins on Ax 3 Domaines.
Images by AFP Photo
- It's a nice day for a race in the Pyrenees
- Stefano Garzelli (Liquigas) helped initiate the early break
- Juan Manual Garate (Saunier Duval) driving the breakaway
- Georg Totschnig (Gerolsteiner) on the front of the break
- Georg Totschnig (Gerolsteiner) fights his way to the top
- Georg Totschnig (Gerolsteiner) is very happy with his victory on Ax-3-Domaines
- Georg Totschnig (Gerolsteiner) can't believe it!
Images by Luc Claessen/www.actiefotos.be
- Juan Manual Garate (Saunier Duval) leading the break
- Armstrong's Discovery team controlling the pace early on in the stage
- It's back breaking work up front
- Georg Totschnig (Gerolsteiner) crests the climb of Ax-3-Domaines
- Armstrong and Basso at the top of the last climb
- Jan Ullrich (T-Mobile) full gas near the summit
- Floyd Landis (Phonak) pre-stage
- Levi Leipheimer (Gerolsteiner) powers to the finish
- Alexandre Vinokourov (T-Mobile) comes to the finish
- Stefano Garzelli in pain
- Yaroslav Popovych (Discovery Channel) was good enough to hold onto his white jersey today
- Walter Beneteau (Bouygues) suffering
- Juan Manual Garate (Saunier Duval) didn't survive from the early break
- Andriy Grivko (Domina Vacanze) hurting
- Kashechkin leads home Moreau
- Philippe Gilbert (FDJ) was in the early break
- Axel Merckx (Davitamon-Lotto)
- George Hincapie (Discovery Channel) coming up to the finish
- Robbie McEwen (Davitamon-Lotto) didn't find it easy today
- Flecha and Cioni lead a gruppetto home
- A gruppetto comes into view
Results
1 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner 5.43.43 (38.491 km/h) 2 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel 0.56 3 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC 0.58 4 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team 1.16 5 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner 1.31 6 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems 7 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 1.47 8 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank 9 Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile Team 2.06 10 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2.20 11 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile Team 3.06 12 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 3.35 13 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) Liberty Seguros-Würth 4.03 14 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 15 Walter Bénéteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 4.16 16 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel 4.18 17 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC 6.01 18 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Lampre-Caffita 6.04 19 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 20 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 6.06 21 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank 6.21 22 Andrei Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze 6.40 23 Andrei Kashechkin (Kaz) Credit Agricole 6.47 24 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Credit Agricole 25 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 26 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 27 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Ag2r-Prevoyance 7.28 28 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC 8.00 29 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile Team 8.09 30 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 8.34 31 David Arroyo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 32 Maxim Iglinski (Kaz) Domina Vacanze 9.13 33 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team 9.35 34 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française Des Jeux 10.52 35 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team 11.24 36 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux 12.18 37 Jörg Ludewig (Ger) Domina Vacanze 38 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 39 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 12.51 40 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel 13.28 41 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Credit Agricole 13.43 42 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2r-Prevoyance 43 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 14.39 44 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française Des Jeux 16.31 45 Jose Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 16.49 46 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Credit Agricole 17.03 47 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 17.18 48 Axel Merckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 18.53 49 David Canada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 21.25 50 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Credit Agricole 51 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner 52 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 53 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 54 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 55 Marcos Serrano (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 56 Volodimir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo 57 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 58 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 59 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 60 Jose Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel 61 Jose Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel 62 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel 63 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick.Step 64 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick.Step 65 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 66 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre-Caffita 67 Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 22.51 68 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 69 Massimo Giunti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 25.30 70 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Domina Vacanze 29.08 71 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team 72 Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) T-Mobile Team 73 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile Team 74 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 75 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner 76 Santiago Botero (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems 77 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems 78 Iker Camano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 79 Roberto Heras (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 80 Chris Horner (USA) Saunier Duval-Prodir 81 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 82 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 83 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 84 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux 29.13 85 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 31.52 86 Michael Rich (Ger) Gerolsteiner 32.15 87 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 88 Jose Vicente García Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 89 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Fassa Bortolo 90 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Liquigas-Bianchi 91 Guido Trenti (USA) Quick.Step 92 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française Des Jeux 93 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole 94 Daniel Becke (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 95 Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 96 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick.Step 97 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth 98 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner 99 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 100 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2r-Prevoyance 101 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 102 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems 103 Joseba Beloki (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 104 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 105 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 106 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 107 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 108 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Lampre-Caffita 109 Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) Domina Vacanze 110 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 111 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 32.21 112 Luis León Sanchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 113 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 114 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Caffita 115 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Caffita 116 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Domina Vacanze 33.06 117 Mauro Facci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 35.50 118 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole 119 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner 120 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo 121 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC 122 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française Des Jeux 123 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Lampre-Caffita 124 David Herrero (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 125 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas-Bianchi 126 Didier Rous (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 127 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC 128 Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team CSC 129 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quick.Step 130 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole 131 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Domina Vacanze 132 Dario Cioni (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 133 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank 134 Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 135 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 136 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 137 Baden Cooke (Aus) Française Des Jeux 138 Matthew White (Aus) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 139 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel 140 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 141 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 142 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 143 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank 144 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick.Step 145 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 146 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas-Bianchi 147 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 148 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 149 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 150 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 151 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas-Bianchi 152 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir 153 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank 154 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel 155 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française Des Jeux 156 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 157 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner 158 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto 159 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team CSC 36.28 160 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 36.52 DNF Gerben Löwik (Ned) Rabobank Points 1 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner 20 pts 2 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel 17 3 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC 15 4 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team 13 5 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner 12 6 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems 10 7 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 9 8 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank 8 9 Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile Team 7 10 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 6 11 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile Team 5 12 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 4 13 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) Liberty Seguros-Würth 3 14 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 2 15 Walter Bénéteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 1 Mountains Col de Villerouge - Cat. 4, km 90.5 1 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2r-Prevoyance 3 pts 2 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 2 3 Andrei Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze 1 Col de Bedos - Cat. 4, km 98.5 1 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 3 pts 2 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 2 3 Walter Bénéteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 1 Col des Fourches - Cat. 4, km 104 1 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 3 pts 2 Walter Bénéteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 2 3 Andrei Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze 1 Col du Paradis - Cat. 3, km 115.5 1 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 4 pts 2 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner 3 3 Andrei Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze 2 4 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 1 Port de Pailhères - HC, km 191.5 1 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner 20 pts 2 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 18 3 Walter Bénéteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 16 4 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team 14 5 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems 12 6 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel 10 7 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner 8 8 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC 7 9 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 6 10 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank 5 Ax 3 Domaines - km 219.5 1 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner 30 pts 2 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel 26 3 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC 22 4 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team 18 5 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems 16 6 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner 14 7 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 12 8 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank 10 Sprints Narbonne - km 50 1 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française Des Jeux 6 pts 2 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française Des Jeux 4 3 Andrei Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze 2 Saint-Laurent-De-La-Cabrerisse - km 78 1 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française Des Jeux 6 pts 2 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française Des Jeux 4 3 Andrei Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze 2 Young rider 1 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel 5.48.01 2 Andrei Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze 2.22 3 Andrei Kashechkin (Kaz) Credit Agricole 2.29 4 David Arroyo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 4.16 5 Maxim Iglinski (Kaz) Domina Vacanze 4.55 6 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française Des Jeux 6.34 7 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 10.21 8 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 17.07 9 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 10 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick.Step 11 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 18.33 12 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 24.50 13 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux 24.55 14 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 27.57 15 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française Des Jeux 16 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth 17 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2r-Prevoyance 18 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 19 Luis León Sanchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 28.03 20 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Caffita 21 Mauro Facci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 31.32 22 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo 23 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française Des Jeux 24 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas-Bianchi 25 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Domina Vacanze 26 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank 27 Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 28 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom Most combative 1 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner Teams 1 T-Mobile Team 17.17.37 2 Team Csc 8.31 3 Phonak Hearing Systems 10.24 4 Illes Balears-Caisse D’Epargne 10.40 5 Discovery Channel Team 12.14 6 Gerolsteiner 16.28 7 Credit Agricole 20.49 8 Domina Vacanze 21.43 9 Bouygues Telecom 26.45 10 Rabobank 30.48 11 Ag2R Prevoyance 32.01 12 Francaise Des Jeux 33.13 13 Saunier Duval - Prodir 33.52 14 Davitamon - Lotto 37.53 15 Euskaltel - Euskadi 38.42 16 Liberty Seguros - Würth Team 40.25 17 Lampre - Caffita 53.16 18 Cofidis Credit Par Telephone 59.30 19 Liquigas - Bianchi 1.01.37 20 Fassa Bortolo 1.01.52 21 Quick Step - Innergetic 1.08.37 General classification after stage 14 1 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel 55.58.17 (43.32 km/h) 2 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank 1.41 3 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC 2.46 4 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team 4.34 5 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner 4.45 6 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems 5.03 7 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 8 Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile Team 5.38 9 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile Team 7.09 10 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Credit Agricole 8.37 11 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) Liberty Seguros-Würth 8.52 12 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 9.14 13 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel 9.59 14 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner 10.39 15 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 11.43 16 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC 11.54 17 Andrei Kashechkin (Kaz) Credit Agricole 12.55 18 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC 13.53 19 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Lampre-Caffita 14.06 20 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 17.12 21 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux 19.15 22 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 19.52 23 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile Team 20.07 24 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 24.40 25 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel 24.59 26 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 27.47 27 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick.Step 29.51 28 Santiago Botero (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems 32.12 29 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank 32.54 30 Jose Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel 33.42 31 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Ag2r-Prevoyance 34.33 32 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel 37.10 33 Maxim Iglinski (Kaz) Domina Vacanze 37.24 34 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team 37.27 35 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 40.12 36 Chris Horner (USA) Saunier Duval-Prodir 43.44 37 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 50.15 38 Jose Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 51.43 39 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 51.56 40 Axel Merckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 53.15 41 Roberto Heras (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 57.33 42 Jörg Ludewig (Ger) Domina Vacanze 57.59 43 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Credit Agricole 59.45 44 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Credit Agricole 1.00.38 45 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 1.01.52 46 Jose Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel 1.02.18 47 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 1.02.26 48 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 1.04.26 49 Marcos Serrano (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 1.06.05 50 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 1.07.35 51 David Arroyo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 1.08.44 52 Walter Bénéteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 1.09.28 53 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.09.32 54 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 1.10.21 55 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 56 Joseba Beloki (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 1.10.25 57 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.12.50 58 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team 1.13.06 59 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick.Step 1.13.11 60 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile Team 1.13.45 61 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 1.16.04 62 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 1.17.47 63 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 1.17.50 64 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 1.18.09 65 Massimo Giunti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 1.18.46 66 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 1.20.21 67 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 1.21.01 68 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 1.22.42 69 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 1.22.43 70 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 1.23.09 71 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française Des Jeux 1.23.44 72 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner 1.23.53 73 David Canada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 1.24.21 74 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française Des Jeux 1.26.46 75 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team 1.27.10 76 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Lampre-Caffita 1.27.23 77 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner 1.28.18 78 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Fassa Bortolo 1.31.21 79 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2r-Prevoyance 1.31.32 80 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner 1.31.33 81 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 1.32.05 82 Didier Rous (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 1.33.55 83 Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team CSC 1.35.00 84 Dario Cioni (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 1.35.12 85 Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 1.36.10 86 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Credit Agricole 1.37.12 87 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française Des Jeux 1.37.39 88 Volodimir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo 1.38.03 89 Andrei Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze 1.38.17 90 Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) T-Mobile Team 1.39.09 91 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank 1.39.23 92 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 1.41.55 93 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.43.29 94 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux 1.43.44 95 Iker Camano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.44.12 96 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel 1.44.26 97 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Caffita 1.44.31 98 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Domina Vacanze 1.45.19 99 Luis León Sanchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 1.48.39 100 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Lampre-Caffita 1.52.36 101 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 1.53.12 102 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel 1.53.19 103 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems 1.53.51 104 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 1.56.40 105 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française Des Jeux 1.57.20 106 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC 1.57.33 107 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir 1.59.25 108 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC 1.59.43 109 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 2.00.29 110 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre-Caffita 2.02.28 111 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2.04.06 112 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole 2.09.45 113 Matthew White (Aus) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 2.09.58 114 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team CSC 2.10.26 115 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Liquigas-Bianchi 2.11.04 116 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole 2.11.42 117 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth 2.13.01 118 Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 2.13.43 119 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 2.14.23 120 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 2.15.57 121 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 122 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick.Step 2.16.00 123 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto 2.16.14 124 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Caffita 2.17.44 125 Mauro Facci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 2.18.29 126 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Domina Vacanze 2.19.14 127 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 2.20.29 128 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 2.20.30 129 Michael Rich (Ger) Gerolsteiner 2.20.40 130 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 2.22.00 131 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 2.23.26 132 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Domina Vacanze 2.24.04 133 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 2.25.13 134 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas-Bianchi 2.25.47 135 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo 2.25.49 136 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 2.26.51 137 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française Des Jeux 2.27.14 138 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank 2.27.23 139 David Herrero (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2.28.07 140 Guido Trenti (USA) Quick.Step 2.28.10 141 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole 2.28.12 142 Baden Cooke (Aus) Française Des Jeux 2.28.50 143 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2r-Prevoyance 2.29.10 144 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 2.30.23 145 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas-Bianchi 2.30.44 146 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas-Bianchi 2.31.59 147 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner 2.32.31 148 Jose Vicente García Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 2.32.42 149 Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) Domina Vacanze 2.33.19 150 Daniel Becke (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 2.37.03 151 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems 2.37.35 152 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank 2.38.21 153 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick.Step 2.38.22 154 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2.38.27 155 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner 2.39.38 156 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quick.Step 2.41.36 157 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 2.43.08 158 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 2.46.33 159 Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 2.47.40 160 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2.53.59 Points classification 1 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole 164 pts 2 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 150 3 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 142 4 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile Team 86 5 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner 84 6 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner 79 7 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Lampre-Caffita 75 8 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth 73 9 Baden Cooke (Aus) Française Des Jeux 73 10 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank 71 11 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française Des Jeux 71 12 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas-Bianchi 67 13 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 63 14 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Fassa Bortolo 61 15 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 61 16 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel 57 17 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Credit Agricole 54 18 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 53 19 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team 47 20 Guido Trenti (USA) Quick.Step 45 21 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 43 22 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française Des Jeux 43 23 Chris Horner (USA) Saunier Duval-Prodir 42 24 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto 42 25 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 39 26 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 38 27 Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile Team 36 28 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner 34 29 Massimo Giunti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 33 30 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC 30 31 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner 29 32 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 29 33 Daniel Becke (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 29 34 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 25 35 Santiago Botero (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems 25 36 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner 25 37 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole 24 38 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 24 39 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 24 40 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux 24 41 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 24 42 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 24 43 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 24 44 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 24 45 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo 24 46 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC 23 47 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Lampre-Caffita 23 48 Maxim Iglinski (Kaz) Domina Vacanze 23 49 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 22 50 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC 22 51 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française Des Jeux 20 52 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems 20 53 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 19 54 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2r-Prevoyance 19 55 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre-Caffita 18 56 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Credit Agricole 18 57 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel 17 58 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 16 59 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 16 60 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 16 61 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Caffita 15 62 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir 14 63 Axel Merckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 14 64 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Caffita 14 65 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 13 66 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole 13 67 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 13 68 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) Liberty Seguros-Würth 12 69 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 12 70 Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) Domina Vacanze 12 71 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 11 72 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française Des Jeux 11 73 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 11 74 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team CSC 11 75 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 10 76 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 10 77 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team 9 78 Andrei Kashechkin (Kaz) Credit Agricole 8 79 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 7 80 Dario Cioni (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 6 81 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 6 82 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems 6 83 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 6 84 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas-Bianchi 6 85 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel 4 86 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 4 87 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick.Step 4 88 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 4 89 Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team CSC 4 90 Andrei Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze 4 91 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank 4 92 Luis León Sanchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 4 93 Mauro Facci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 4 94 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC 3 95 Matthew White (Aus) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 3 96 Jose Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel 2 97 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 2 98 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 2 99 David Canada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 2 100 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Domina Vacanze 2 101 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 2 102 Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 2 103 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank -2 104 Walter Bénéteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom -4 105 Jose Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems -5 106 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems -5 107 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi -5 108 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux -5 109 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel -5 110 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2r-Prevoyance -5 111 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi -10 112 Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto -10 Mountains classification 1 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank 175 pts 2 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Credit Agricole 89 3 Santiago Botero (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems 88 4 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel 76 5 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile Team 71 6 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner 53 7 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC 45 8 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team 44 9 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 36 10 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner 36 11 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 36 12 Dario Cioni (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 34 13 Jose Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel 30 14 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems 28 15 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 27 16 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel 25 17 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 24 18 Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile Team 20 19 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 20 20 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 20 21 Walter Bénéteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 19 22 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 18 23 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 18 24 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) Liberty Seguros-Würth 17 25 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 17 26 Axel Merckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 17 27 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 16 28 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel 16 29 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux 15 30 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 15 31 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2r-Prevoyance 14 32 Jose Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel 14 33 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 13 34 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank 13 35 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 13 36 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 13 37 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Lampre-Caffita 12 38 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Credit Agricole 12 39 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel 11 40 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 10 41 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC 10 42 Andrei Kashechkin (Kaz) Credit Agricole 10 43 Luis León Sanchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 9 44 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 8 45 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 8 46 Mauro Facci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 8 47 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank 7 48 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 7 49 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Lampre-Caffita 7 50 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank 6 51 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 6 52 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 6 53 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir 5 54 Andrei Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze 4 55 Chris Horner (USA) Saunier Duval-Prodir 3 56 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole 3 57 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner 3 58 Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 3 59 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 3 60 David Canada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 2 61 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner 2 62 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française Des Jeux 2 63 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas-Bianchi 2 64 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 2 65 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 1 66 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre-Caffita 1 Young rider classification 1 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel 56.08.16 2 Andrei Kashechkin (Kaz) Credit Agricole 2.56 3 Maxim Iglinski (Kaz) Domina Vacanze 27.25 4 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 30.13 5 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 51.53 6 David Arroyo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 58.45 7 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 1.00.22 8 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick.Step 1.03.12 9 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française Des Jeux 1.13.45 10 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française Des Jeux 1.16.47 11 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 1.22.06 12 Andrei Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze 1.28.18 13 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank 1.29.24 14 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 1.31.56 15 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux 1.33.45 16 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Caffita 1.34.32 17 Luis León Sanchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 1.38.40 18 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 1.50.30 19 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth 2.03.02 20 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 2.05.58 21 Mauro Facci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 2.08.30 22 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Domina Vacanze 2.09.15 23 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 2.10.30 24 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo 2.15.50 25 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française Des Jeux 2.17.15 26 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2r-Prevoyance 2.19.11 27 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas-Bianchi 2.22.00 28 Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 2.37.41 Teams classification 1 T-Mobile Team 165.43.38 2 Team Csc 6.22 3 Illes Balears-Caisse D’Epargne 10.01 4 Discovery Channel Team 25.21 5 Credit Agricole 27.04 6 Phonak Hearing Systems 27.56 7 Liberty Seguros - Würth Team 1.10.37 8 Gerolsteiner 1.16.00 9 Saunier Duval - Prodir 1.28.31 10 Rabobank 1.30.59 11 Ag2R Prevoyance 1.46.50 12 Francaise Des Jeux 1.55.05 13 Davitamon - Lotto 2.02.14 14 Euskaltel - Euskadi 2.03.31 15 Lampre - Caffita 2.36.08 16 Domina Vacanze 2.41.21 17 Bouygues Telecom 2.42.21 18 Cofidis Credit Par Telephone 2.49.50 19 Liquigas - Bianchi 2.50.46 20 Fassa Bortolo 3.05.38 21 Quick Step - Innergetic 3.36.05
