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92nd Tour de France - GT
France, July 2-24, 2005
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Stage 1 - Saturday, July 2: Fromentine - Noirmoutier-en-l'Ile ITT, 19 km
Zabriskie surprises for stage win and maillot jaune
Armstrong powerful as runner-up; Ullrich loses time already
By Tim Maloney, European Editor in Noirmoutier-en-l'Ile
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As he sat in the CSC team bus undoubtedly cracking his usual goofy jokes, 26 year old American David Zabriskie was sitting on the bubble, the biggest bubble of his life, as the maillot jaune of the Tour de France was at stake. Zabriskie, a lanky rider from Salt Lake City, who has a unique sense of humour according to his CSC team leader Bjarne Riis, nervously watched as rider after rider hurled themselves along the flat windy roads through the potato fields of the Ile de Noirmoutier, trying to knock DaveZ out of his hot seat. Finally it was time for the biggest gun of all to fire, six time Tour champion and Zabriskie's former US Postal teammate Lance Armstrong.
At the intermediate time check, Armstrong was just 0'03 behind Zabriskie and closing on his main Tour rival Jan Ullrich like a runaway freight train. Surely Lance would beat DaveZ, but in the end, the CSC rider's bubble didn't burst and Zabriskie took the first maillot jaune at the 92nd Tour De France.
To beat Armstrong, Zabriskie rode the fastest TT in Tour De France history at an incredible average speed of 54.676 km/h, breaking Greg LeMond's 16 year old record (54.454 km/h in the final stage in 1989). Now the fifth North American to wear the Tour de France maillot jaune after LeMond, Bauer, Stieda and Armstrong, an incredulous Zabriskie said post-stage, "It's amazing, unbelievable...I have no idea how long I can keep (maillot jaune). I was really nervous when I was watching Lance Armstrong on TV; I didn't think I could win but it feels great...it's an amazing accomplishment for me; I never, ever expected this to happen. It's turning out well for me."
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Zabriskie's win is the perfect Tour scenario for Bjarne Riis's plan, as his CSC squad put three riders in the top 11 (Voigt 8th, Julich 11th) and now leads Team GC by 0'04 (over Discovery Channel), putting them in the perfect place to ride last in the Tuesday's Stage 4 Team Time Trial. CSC director sportif Alain Gallopin explained, "We wanted Dave to start early and put up a good time, so now we'll discuss with Bjarne Riis tomorrow what we will do to defend the maillot jaune."
In the defining moment of today's stage, a fast pedaling Lance Armstrong caught and passed his somewhat damaged and bandaged minute man and chief Tour rival Jan Ullrich, showing that Armstrong is a favourite to win his seventh consecutive Tour de France.
But when he crossed the finish like in Noirmoutier-en-l'Ile, Armstrong realized that Zabriskie had beat him by just 0'02. The tough Texan chucked his helmet down hard after the stage finish, but once he had cooled off, Armstrong realized that his ride today was still an excellent result. Also, the pressure is now off Discovery to protect the leader's jersey.
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After the stage, Armstrong told French TV, "I've already said that I want to have fun at this Tour. Today I started slowly and then got my rhythm going. When I got to the (intermediate time check), I realized I was catching Ullrich and told myself, 'It's not going bad today' so I gave it my maximum. So when I saw him in front of me today I knew that nobody else had that kind of advantage, having his rival right there in front of him."
"Of course that's good and helpful when you can chase somebody down, it's very motivating. I didn't get the maillot jaune today, but we'll see in two or three days. But Jan crashed yesterday in training and it's not normal to have good legs after that. But my legs were good..."
Finishing the 19km test in 12th place, 1'08 behind Zabriskie, Jan Ullrich (T-Mobile) had already lost 1'06 to Armstrong. After yesterday's training ride crash into the back of the T-Mobile team car, Ullrich seemed laboured as he never seemed to get his rhythm going today. Ulle told German TV post stage, "I went flat out, I gave all I had. Of course I'm not satisfied with the fact that Lance caught me. I don't know if it had anything to do with my crash yesterday. I did lose some blood, but I didn't have the feeling of being so bad [on the road], so I'll continue fighting. It's not my lucky day getting caught by Lance. I would have liked to have ridden better, and gave it all - it wasn't a nice feeling when he passed me. I'm down over it at the moment, but the Tour lasts three weeks. We'll see what's in it in time."
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Ullrich's T-Mobile teammate Alex Vinokourov said post-stage, "I'm tres content about the way things went today; I knew I might lose time from a real specialist like Zabriskie...I felt great today and know it's a good result."
In last year's Vuelta a España, Zabriskie won two stages; the León-León TTT and after a gutsy solo break of 162km, Stage 11 from San Vicente del Raspeig to Caravaca de la Cruz, then finished 5th in the World TT championships in Italy. Seen as a big TT talent as an U23 rider, DaveZ won the U23 GP des Nations in 2001 as Armstrong was winning the elite GP des Nations. But a terrible crash in May 2003, where Zabriskie broke his left arm and leg when an SUV pulled out in front of him during a training ride in Salt Lake City was a big setback in his career. "That's maybe why you didn't hear so much from me", Zabriskie modestly told the media today.
DaveZ battled back from his injuries through 2003, but another crash in March 2004 at Redlands was yet another setback for Zabriskie. But the gutsy Zabriskie he came back to win the US National TT championship in June and then closed the season on a positive note as he moved to Bjarne Riis's CSC team. After integrating well into the CSC squad, Zabriskie won his Giro TT, then had the biggest day of his life today.
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Zabriskie's Girona, Spain roommate Floyd Landis (Phonak) had a superb ride today for 6th, 1'02 behind DaveZ and staking a strong claim as Phonak team leader, while his teammate Santi Botero went slower than expected to finish 25th. Just behind Landis at 1'02 was Swiss TT champ and last year's Tour prologue winner Fabian Cancellara in 7th, and the Fassa Bortolo man once again donned the maillot blanc of Best Young Rider. Cance told Cyclingnews post-stage that, "It will be hard, but it's possible to change this jersey tomorrow and get the yellow jersey from Zabriskie."
Major disappointment today from Ivan Basso (CSC) and the two Aussie hopes, Brad McGee (Francaise des Jeux) and World Champion Mick Rogers (Quick.Step) was 45th, 1'53 behind maillot jaune Zabriskie. "I just couldn't find the right rhythm today...I tried to push hard, but just couldn't go", said a disappointed Rogers post-stage. McGee was a pre-race favourite and finished a respectable 18th, just ahead of a surprisingly slow Ivan Basso (CSC), both riders losing over a minute to Lance Armstrong.
How it unfolded
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For the third time in the last dozen years, "Le Grand Depart" of the Tour commenced in the Vendee region of western France, this time from the tiny village of Fromentine at the base of the peninsula called l'Ile de Noirmoutier. Starting just two minutes before 4 in the afternoon, American David Zabriskie (CSC) set the fastest intermediate time early on. Winner of the 45km Stage 8 TT in the Giro d'Italia in May, Zabriskie powered across the flat potato fields of the Ile de Noirmoutier and at the 10km intermediate time check along the narrow neck of the peninsula on the D.38 road, DaveZ came through 0'27 ahead of previous fast man, Tour of Luxembourg winner Laszlo Bodrogi (Credit Agricole).
The CSC man continued his most excellent ride over the next 9km and at the finish in Noirmoutier-en-l'Ile, his time of 20'51 looked to be solid. Over the next hour and a half, big name riders like Popovych (Discovery), Gonzalez de Galdeano (Liberty Seguros), his CSC teammate Voigt, and finally Vinokourov (T-Mobile) came through to try and knock Zabriskie out of the hot seat. Vinokourov came the closest to DaveZ at 21'44, but was 0'53 behind in second when the dust settled.
The enigmatic rider from Salt Lake City had showed once again just how talented he is by riding the flat parcours almost 3 seconds faster per kilometre than the T-Mobile rider, but the big guns had still yet to fire at the CSC rider's time. Although the wind had picked up slightly as the afternoon continued since Zabriskie started, the velocity of 10-15 km/h from the southwest was relatively stable all day.
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World TT Champ Mick Rogers (Quick.Step) was the first rider that posed a real threat to Zabriskie, and at the 10km intermediate time check, the rainbow jersey clad Aussie could only muster an 11'08, almost a minute behind Zabriskie, eventually finishing only 45th. Four other Americans came in around 22 minutes: Bobby Julich (CSC) in 21'58, Levi Leipheimer (Gerolsteiner) just over in 22'04, Floyd Landis (Phonak) in 21'53, and 2005 Dauphine' Libéré' prologue winner George Hincapie (Discovery Channel) pounded through the finish in 21'48, just behind Vino.
Once again, Lance Armstrong decided to not wear the maillot jaune as defending Tour De France champion and as the six time tour champ exited the start house, his right foot slipped and the Texan almost crashed, but quickly recovered and got up to speed fast. Armstrong immediately started to take back time on Ullrich and with 4.1km to go just after the Rond point de l'Europe, Lance powered past the labouring German and headed home. But DaveZ was having the best day of his cycling life and his record setting time was just enough to hold off Armstrong and deny the Discovery Channel yet another maillot jaune. But for how long?
Stage 2 - July 3: Challans-Les Essarts, 181.5km
Six years ago, Jan Kirsipuu took a stage win in Challans, the capital of the Breton-Vendée Marais will host the first "en-ligne" stage start of the 92nd Tour De France. The route twists and turns through the Vendée boondocks to fortress town Les Essarts, where Aussie sprinter Robbie McEwen will show he's the fast man for the 2005 Tour.
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- Zabriskie's point?
- A Bouygues Telecom rider rides through the wheat fields.
- Francis Mourey (FDJ) rolling along
- Alberto Contador (Liberty Seguros) tries to go faster
- David Canada (Prodir-Saunier Duval) with the aero posi
- Michael Rasmussen (Rabobank) guts it out
- Are we there yet?
- Santi Botero (Phonak) puts his head down
- Cadel Evans (Davitamon-Lotto) can't get much further forward
- George Hincapie (Discovery Channel) produced another great ride to finish fourth
- Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) didn't lose too much time, but is no threat for the yellow
- Ivan Basso (CSC) going as hard as he can
- Jan Ullrich (T-Mobile) looked fast but wasn't quick enough
- Lance was fast
- Dave Zabriskie (CSC) surrounded by yellow on the podium
Images by Roberto Bettini/www.bettiniphoto.net
- Lance Armstrong (Discovery Channel) passing Jan Ullrich in stage 1
- Ivan Basso (CSC) rides during the first stage
Images by Fotoreporter Sirotti
- Dave Zabriskie (CSC) gives gas
- Dave Zabriskie (CSC) en route to a great win
- Laszlo Bodrogi (CA) was one of the early starters and finished a good 5th
- Alexandre Vinokourov (T-Mobile) was the best of the rest, but was still over 50 seconds behind Zabriskie and Armstrong
- Paolo Savoldelli is yet another top rider in Discovery's arsenal
- Michael Rogers (Quick.Step) was well back today in 45th
- Floyd Landis (Phonak) heads for home
- Alejandro Valverde (Illes Balears) does his best
- George Hincapie (Discovery Channel) was his team's second best rider in 4th
- Serguei Gonchar (Domina Vacanze) on his way to 39th
- Iban Mayo (Euskaltel) already lost 3'15
- Bradley McGee (Francaise des Jeux) would have been disappointed with 18th
- Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) was one of the best of the sprinters
- Sylvain Chavanel (Bouygues) French TT champ
- Magnus Backstedt (Liquigas) was two minutes off the pace
- Christophe Moreau (CA) lets his tongue do the talking
- Roberto Heras (Liberty Seguros) had an average ride for 79th
- Fabian Cancellara (Fassa Bortolo) couldn't repeat his win of last year
- Juan Manuel Garate (Saunier Duval) finished 94th
- Santi Botero (Phonak) was only 25th today
- Cadel Evans (Davitamon-Lotto) in suffer mode
- Ivan Basso (CSC) didn't have a great ride
- Francesco Mancebo (Illes Balears) makes it look painful
- Lance Armstrong (Discovery Channel) heading for home
- Lance Armstrong (Discovery Channel) knows he's done a good job
- Jan Ullrich (T-Mobile) rounds a corner
- Jan Ullrich (T-Mobile) working hard
- Dave Zabriskie (CSC) post-stage
- Stefano Garzelli (Liquigas) finished mid-field
- Andreas Kloden (T-Mobile) thinks about last year
- Yaroslav Popovych (Discovery) can be satisfied
- Jens Voigt (CSC) sucks in some air
- Alexandre Vinokourov (T-Mobile) after his ride
- Stuart O'Grady (Cofidis) warms down
- Y'know, I won this race five times
- Paolo Savoldelli (Discovery Channel) unstraps the battle gear
- Paolo Savoldelli (Discovery Channel)
- Paolo Savoldelli speaks
- Michael Rogers (Quick.Step) really didn't enjoy that
- Iban Mayo (Euskaltel) trying to explain his 175th place
- Lance Armstrong (Discovery Channel) gears down
- Lance Armstrong (Discovery Channel) finishes his ride
- Jan Ullrich (T-Mobile) crosses the line
- Jan Ullrich (T-Mobile) realises things didn't go too well
- Dave Zabriskie (CSC) salutes from the podium
- Dave Zabriskie (CSC) is happy with yellow
- Dave Zabriskie (CSC) with his stuffed lion
- Erm… so what do I do with this? Sell it on eBay?
- Fabian Cancellara (Fassa Bortolo) was best young rider
Images by AFP Photo
- Dave Zabriskie (CSC) grits his teeth and gives it full gas
- Lance Armstrong (Discovery Channel) powers along during the TT
- Lance Armstrong (Discovery Channel) has Ullrich in his sights
- Lance Armstrong (Discovery Channel) prepares to pass Jan Ullrich
- Lance Armstrong (Discovery Channel) almost on Ullrich's rear wheel. The definining moment of the 2005 Tour already?
- Ullrich sees Lance ride away
- Jan Ullrich (T-Mobile) did not have the answer to Lance's speed
- Floyd Landis (Phonak) had a very good ride to finish sixth
- A word from Mr Hinault for Dave Zabriskie
Results
1 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC 20.51 (54.67 km/h) 2 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel 0.02 3 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile Team 0.53 4 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel 0.57 5 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole 0.59 6 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems 1.02 7 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo 8 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC 1.04 9 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 1.05 10 Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 1.06 11 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC 1.07 12 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team 1.08 13 Jose Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 1.12 14 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner 1.13 15 Michael Rich (Ger) Gerolsteiner 16 Jose Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel 1.16 17 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel 1.18 18 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française Des Jeux 1.24 19 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank 1.25 20 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC 1.26 21 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner 1.27 22 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel 1.28 23 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak Hearing Systems 1.30 24 Walter Bénéteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 25 Santiago Botero (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems 26 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team CSC 27 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems 1.31 28 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC 1.32 29 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC 30 Dario Frigo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 1.34 31 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel 32 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel 1.35 33 Luis León Sanchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 1.39 34 Jose Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel 35 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 1.41 36 Dario Cioni (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 1.46 37 Andrei Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze 38 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner 1.48 39 Sergei Gonchar (Ukr) Domina Vacanze 40 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick.Step 1.49 41 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Credit Agricole 1.50 42 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 43 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quick.Step 44 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Fassa Bortolo 1.51 45 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick.Step 1.53 46 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 1.55 47 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 48 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 1.57 49 Mauro Facci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 2.00 50 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2r-Prevoyance 51 Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile Team 2.01 52 Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team CSC 53 Chris Horner (USA) Saunier Duval-Prodir 54 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner 2.02 55 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Domina Vacanze 2.03 56 Joseba Beloki (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 2.05 57 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas-Bianchi 58 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 2.06 59 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française Des Jeux 60 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 2.08 61 Didier Rous (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 62 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française Des Jeux 63 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto 2.09 64 Daniel Becke (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 2.11 65 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank 66 Andrei Kashechkin (Kaz) Credit Agricole 2.12 67 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick.Step 68 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux 2.13 69 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir 70 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel 2.14 71 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas-Bianchi 72 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 2.16 73 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 2.17 74 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner 75 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Ag2r-Prevoyance 2.18 76 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 2.19 77 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 78 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2.20 79 Roberto Heras (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 80 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 2.21 81 Massimo Giunti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 2.24 82 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 83 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) Liberty Seguros-Würth 84 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 2.25 85 Jörg Ludewig (Ger) Domina Vacanze 2.28 86 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 87 Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 2.29 88 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team 89 Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) T-Mobile Team 90 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Lampre-Caffita 2.30 91 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 92 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 93 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems 2.31 94 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 95 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick.Step 96 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 97 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 98 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile Team 99 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC 100 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick.Step 2.32 101 Matthew White (Aus) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 102 Jose Vicente García Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 103 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 104 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 2.33 105 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Credit Agricole 2.34 106 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Saunier Duval-Prodir 2.35 107 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 108 Leon van Bon (Ned) Davitamon-Lotto 2.36 109 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo 110 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick.Step 2.37 111 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner 112 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Lampre-Caffita 2.39 113 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Lampre-Caffita 114 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux 2.40 115 Jose Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 2.41 116 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Domina Vacanze 2.42 117 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team 2.43 118 Luciano Pagliarini (Bra) Liquigas-Bianchi 119 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 120 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 2.44 121 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 122 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 123 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Lampre-Caffita 124 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth 125 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team 126 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 2.45 127 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Lampre-Caffita 2.46 128 David Herrero (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 129 Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 130 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Liquigas-Bianchi 2.48 131 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 132 Iker Camano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2.49 133 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 134 Volodimir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo 135 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 2.51 136 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 2.52 137 David Canada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 138 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Française Des Jeux 139 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Domina Vacanze 140 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 2.53 141 Marcos Serrano (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 142 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre-Caffita 143 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Credit Agricole 2.54 144 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Credit Agricole 145 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank 2.55 146 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 147 Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 2.56 148 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 149 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2.57 150 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 2.58 151 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner 152 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 153 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole 154 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 2.59 155 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 156 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 157 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Caffita 3.00 158 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 3.01 159 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 160 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Credit Agricole 3.03 161 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 162 Isaac Gálvez (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 3.04 163 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Quick.Step 3.05 164 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas-Bianchi 3.06 165 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française Des Jeux 3.07 166 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2r-Prevoyance 3.08 167 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 3.09 168 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile Team 169 David Arroyo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 3.10 170 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 3.11 171 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre-Caffita 172 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 173 Maxim Iglinski (Kaz) Domina Vacanze 3.12 174 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank 3.14 175 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 3.15 176 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 3.18 177 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Caffita 3.20 178 Guido Trenti (USA) Quick.Step 3.21 179 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 3.23 180 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française Des Jeux 3.25 181 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 3.27 182 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Rabobank 183 Baden Cooke (Aus) Française Des Jeux 3.36 184 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank 185 Axel Merckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 3.37 186 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole 187 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Domina Vacanze 3.44 188 Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) Domina Vacanze 3.50 189 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 4.40 Points 1 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC 15 pts 2 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel 12 3 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile Team 10 4 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel 8 5 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole 6 6 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems 5 7 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo 4 8 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC 3 9 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 2 10 Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 1 Young rider 1 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo 21.53 2 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 0.03 3 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel 0.16 4 Luis León Sanchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 0.37 5 Andrei Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze 0.44 6 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick.Step 0.47 7 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 0.55 8 Mauro Facci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 0.58 9 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française Des Jeux 1.04 10 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française Des Jeux 1.06 11 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank 1.09 12 Andrei Kashechkin (Kaz) Credit Agricole 1.10 13 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas-Bianchi 1.12 14 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 1.22 15 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick.Step 1.29 16 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 1.30 17 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux 1.38 18 Jose Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 1.39 19 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 1.42 20 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth 21 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 1.43 22 Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 1.44 23 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 1.54 24 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française Des Jeux 2.05 25 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2r-Prevoyance 2.06 26 David Arroyo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 2.08 27 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 2.09 28 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 29 Maxim Iglinski (Kaz) Domina Vacanze 2.10 30 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Caffita 2.18 31 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 2.25 32 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Domina Vacanze 2.42 Teams 1 Team Csc 1.04.44 2 Discovery Channel Team 0.04 3 Phonak Hearing Systems 1.33 4 Gerolsteiner 1.42 5 T-Mobile Team 1.51 6 Fassa Bortolo 2.16 7 Liberty Seguros - Würth Team 2.31 8 Credit Agricole 2.50 9 Illes Balears-Caisse D’Epargne 3.13 10 Rabobank 3.20 11 Quick Step - Innergetic 3.21 12 Domina Vacanze 3.26 13 Francaise Des Jeux 3.27 14 Bouygues Telecom 3.43 15 Liquigas - Bianchi 3.54 16 Davitamon - Lotto 4.00 17 Cofidis Credit Par Telephone 4.24 18 Saunier Duval - Prodir 4.28 19 Ag2R Prevoyance 4.51 20 Lampre - Caffita 5.37 21 Euskaltel - Euskadi 5.38 Intermediate timing km 9.6 1 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC 10.15 2 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel 0.03 3 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile Team 0.21 4 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC 5 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo 0.24 6 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel 0.26 7 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole 8 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel 0.27 9 Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 10 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 0.29 11 Michael Rich (Ger) Gerolsteiner 0.32 12 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner 13 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC 0.33 14 Jose Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 15 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC 0.34 16 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel 17 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank 0.35 18 Walter Bénéteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 0.36 19 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel 0.37 20 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak Hearing Systems 21 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems 22 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 0.38 23 Jose Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel 24 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner 25 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française Des Jeux 0.39 26 Andrei Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze 0.40 27 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team CSC 28 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems 0.41 29 Santiago Botero (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems 0.42 30 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC 30 Jose Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel 31 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team 33 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Domina Vacanze 34 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 0.43 35 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française Des Jeux 36 Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile Team 0.44 37 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner 0.45 38 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel 0.47 39 Luis León Sanchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 40 Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team CSC 41 Mauro Facci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 42 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC 0.48 43 Dario Frigo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 44 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Fassa Bortolo 45 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas-Bianchi 0.49 46 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2r-Prevoyance 46 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quick.Step 48 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 49 Massimo Giunti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 0.51 50 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 51 Dario Cioni (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 0.53 52 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick.Step 53 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Credit Agricole 54 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner 55 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile Team 56 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick.Step 57 Chris Horner (USA) Saunier Duval-Prodir 0.55 58 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 59 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française Des Jeux 60 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir 61 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank 62 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 63 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Lampre-Caffita 0.57 64 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 65 Sergei Gonchar (Ukr) Domina Vacanze 66 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner 67 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 68 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 0.58 69 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick.Step 70 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick.Step 71 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 72 Andrei Kashechkin (Kaz) Credit Agricole 0.59 73 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems 74 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas-Bianchi 1.00 75 Joseba Beloki (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 76 Didier Rous (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 77 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 78 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team 79 Jose Vicente García Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 1.01 80 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto 81 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Credit Agricole 82 Daniel Becke (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 83 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 84 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 85 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team 86 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick.Step 1.02 87 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 88 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 89 Matthew White (Aus) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 90 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Ag2r-Prevoyance 1.03 91 David Herrero (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.04 92 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 93 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux 94 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 1.05 95 Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 96 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Lampre-Caffita 97 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) Liberty Seguros-Würth 98 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.06 99 Roberto Heras (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 100 Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 101 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 102 Iker Camano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.07 103 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux 104 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick.Step 105 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel 1.08 106 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 107 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 107 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Lampre-Caffita 109 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC 110 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 111 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 112 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Quick.Step 113 Luciano Pagliarini (Bra) Liquigas-Bianchi 1.09 114 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 115 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 116 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Caffita 117 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Française Des Jeux 1.10 118 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Credit Agricole 119 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole 120 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 121 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 122 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 123 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 1.11 124 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 125 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth 126 Jörg Ludewig (Ger) Domina Vacanze 127 Volodimir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo 1.12 128 Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) T-Mobile Team 129 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 130 David Canada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 131 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Saunier Duval-Prodir 132 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 1.13 133 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 134 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre-Caffita 135 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Lampre-Caffita 1.14 136 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Credit Agricole 137 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 138 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Domina Vacanze 139 Leon van Bon (Ned) Davitamon-Lotto 140 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 1.15 141 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 142 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team 143 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 144 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 145 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 146 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 147 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Lampre-Caffita 1.16 148 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank 149 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo 1.17 150 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank 1.18 151 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner 152 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.19 153 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 153 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Liquigas-Bianchi 154 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner 156 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Domina Vacanze 1.20 157 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 158 Marcos Serrano (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 159 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 160 Maxim Iglinski (Kaz) Domina Vacanze 161 Baden Cooke (Aus) Française Des Jeux 162 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Credit Agricole 1.21 163 Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 164 Jose Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 165 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2r-Prevoyance 166 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 167 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.22 168 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 169 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole 170 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 171 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 1.23 172 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Caffita 173 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre-Caffita 174 Isaac Gálvez (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 175 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Rabobank 1.24 176 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank 177 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française Des Jeux 178 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 1.25 179 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas-Bianchi 180 Guido Trenti (USA) Quick.Step 1.28 181 David Arroyo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 182 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française Des Jeux 183 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.30 184 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 1.31 185 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Domina Vacanze 1.32 186 Axel Merckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 1.36 187 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile Team 1.37 188 Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) Domina Vacanze 1.41 189 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 2.09 km 14.9 1 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel 16.47 2 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC 0.03 3 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile Team 0.40 4 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo 0.44 5 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel 0.45 6 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC 7 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 0.46 8 Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 0.48 9 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems 0.51 10 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole 11 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel 0.52 12 Jose Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 0.55 13 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC 0.56 14 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team 0.58 15 Jose Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel 16 Michael Rich (Ger) Gerolsteiner 0.59 17 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak Hearing Systems 1.04 18 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner 19 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank 1.05 20 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC 1.07 21 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC 22 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française Des Jeux 1.08 23 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner 1.10 24 Santiago Botero (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems 1.11 25 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel 1.12 26 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team CSC 27 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel 28 Walter Bénéteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 28 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems 29 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel 1.13 30 Andrei Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze 1.16 31 Dario Frigo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 32 Jose Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel 1.17 33 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC 34 Luis León Sanchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 1.18 35 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner 36 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 1.24 37 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quick.Step 1.25 38 Dario Cioni (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 1.26 39 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Fassa Bortolo 40 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Credit Agricole 1.27 41 Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team CSC 42 Sergei Gonchar (Ukr) Domina Vacanze 1.28 44 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 45 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick.Step 1.29 46 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 1.30 47 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick.Step 48 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 1.31 49 Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile Team 50 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 1.33 51 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner 52 Mauro Facci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 53 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Domina Vacanze 1.34 54 Chris Horner (USA) Saunier Duval-Prodir 1.35 55 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2r-Prevoyance 56 Joseba Beloki (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 1.37 57 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank 1.38 58 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française Des Jeux 59 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick.Step 1.39 60 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française Des Jeux 61 Didier Rous (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 62 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas-Bianchi 1.41 63 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 64 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 1.42 65 Andrei Kashechkin (Kaz) Credit Agricole 1.43 66 Daniel Becke (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 1.44 67 Massimo Giunti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 1.45 68 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir 69 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 70 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 71 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel 1.46 72 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto 73 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 1.47 74 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas-Bianchi 75 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 76 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux 1.48 77 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Ag2r-Prevoyance 78 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner 79 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 1.50 80 Roberto Heras (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 1.51 81 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 1.53 82 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 83 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick.Step 84 Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) T-Mobile Team 1.54 85 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile Team 86 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 87 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team 88 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems 1.55 89 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) Liberty Seguros-Würth 90 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 91 Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 92 Matthew White (Aus) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 93 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Credit Agricole 1.56 94 Jörg Ludewig (Ger) Domina Vacanze 95 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Lampre-Caffita 1.57 96 Jose Vicente García Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 97 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 98 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 1.58 99 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC 100 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 1.59 101 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 102 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 2.00 103 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Saunier Duval-Prodir 104 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 2.01 105 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick.Step 106 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 107 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 2.02 108 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick.Step 2.03 109 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 110 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 111 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Lampre-Caffita 2.05 112 Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 113 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 2.06 114 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Lampre-Caffita 115 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo 116 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Lampre-Caffita 117 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner 118 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2.07 119 Iker Camano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 120 Volodimir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo 121 David Herrero (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 122 Luciano Pagliarini (Bra) Liquigas-Bianchi 2.08 123 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team 124 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 124 Leon van Bon (Ned) Davitamon-Lotto 126 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team 127 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Domina Vacanze 2.09 128 Jose Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 129 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Lampre-Caffita 2.10 130 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Française Des Jeux 131 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 132 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux 133 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 2.11 134 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Liquigas-Bianchi 135 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 2.12 136 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth 137 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Credit Agricole 2.14 138 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 139 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 140 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre-Caffita 141 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole 2.15 142 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 143 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner 144 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank 145 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Caffita 146 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Credit Agricole 2.16 147 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 148 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 149 Marcos Serrano (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 150 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 151 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 152 David Canada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 153 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Credit Agricole 2.17 154 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2.18 155 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 2.20 156 Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 157 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 158 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2.21 159 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 160 Isaac Gálvez (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 161 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 2.22 162 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Domina Vacanze 2.23 163 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Quick.Step 164 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre-Caffita 2.24 165 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française Des Jeux 2.25 166 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas-Bianchi 167 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2r-Prevoyance 168 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 2.28 169 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile Team 2.29 170 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 2.30 171 Maxim Iglinski (Kaz) Domina Vacanze 171 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 173 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank 2.31 174 David Arroyo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 175 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 176 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Caffita 177 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance 178 Baden Cooke (Aus) Française Des Jeux 179 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2.32 180 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française Des Jeux 2.36 181 Guido Trenti (USA) Quick.Step 2.38 182 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 2.40 183 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank 184 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole 2.41 185 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Rabobank 2.44 186 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Domina Vacanze 2.47 187 Axel Merckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 2.52 188 Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) Domina Vacanze 3.04 189 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 3.35
