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57th Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré - PT

France, June 5-12, 2005

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Stage 5 - Friday, June 10: Vaison-la-Romaine - Grenoble, 219 km

Superb solo for Merckx

Leipheimer crashes and loses lead to Landaluze

By Jeff Jones

Axel Merckx (Davitamon-Lotto)
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Belgian Axel Merckx (Davitamon-Lotto) has done what his teammate Wim Van Huffel couldn't do yesterday, taking out a stage of the Dauphine Libéré. Merckx won today's 219 km leg between Vaison-la-Romaine and Grenoble after attacking his breakaway group with 110 km to go, eventually beating Iñigo Landaluze (Euskaltel-Euskadi) across the line by 2'15, with the race leader Levi Leipheimer finishing in the peloton at 9'36, after crashing on the last descent. Landaluze is now the new yellow and blue jersey wearer.

"The stage was long and it was reasonably hard," Merckx told Sporza Radio after the stage. "It turned out a bit better than expected. But the condition is there, the legs were good, and it went smoothly. When we had a dozen or so in front, there was a bit of doubt in the group because Iñigo Landaluze was there. I only rode away from the others then. Sometimes that works, and sometimes it doesn't."

Merckx's last win came in 2003 when he won the overall classification in the Tour De l'Ain. He was quick to say, "But I'm not a winner. I can't finish it off in the sprint."

Levi Leipheimer (Gerolsteiner)
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Levi Leipheimer did not have the best of days, as even before he crashed, he knew his jersey would be taken by Landaluze. "I was riding hard and carelessly," he explained. "I should have known better. I misjudged a corner and hit the ground." Leipheimer took skin off his elbow and thigh, but will be able to start tomorrow's stage. He didn't lose any time to the other main GC riders, after Lance Armstrong convinced the peloton to wait for him while he came back.

How it unfolded

Landaluze and Mourey
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The fifth stage started in Vaison-la-Romaine, in the shadow of Mont Ventoux, at 10:37am, with a light Mistral blowing against the 150 riders as they headed north to Grenoble. Iker Camano (Euskaltel-Euskadi) was a non-starter, meaning that the Basque outfit was left with just four riders. Given the outcome of the stage, that will play an important role in the next two days.

Attacks were numerous in the first hour, but it took 50 km before a breakaway could be established. 13 riders managed to escape before the Col de Premol (km 68), with Benjamin Noval (Discovery), Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole), Francis Mourey (Francaise des Jeux), Sylvain Chavanel (Bouygues), Janek Tombak (Cofidis), Juan Antonio Flecha and Paolo Bossoni (Fassa Bortolo), Axel Merckx and Mario Aerts (Davitamon-Lotto), Rafael Casero (Saunier Duval), Iñigo Landaluze (Euskaltel), Nicolas Portal (Ag2r), and Eddy Mazzoleni (Lampre-Caffita). Landaluze was the best placed rider on GC, starting the day at 4'30 behind Leipheimer.

Axel Merckx (Davitamon-Lotto)
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Axel Merckx was obviously having a good day, and with seven kilometre to the top of the Cat. 2 Col de Grimone with more than 110 km to race, he attacked the breakaway group. At the top of the climb, he had 1'20 lead on a small group containing his teammate Mario Aerts, former mountains leader Francis Mourey, the best placed rider on GC, Iñigo Landaluze, and Eddy Mazzoleni. The remainder of the group was chasing at 30 seconds and managed to join the chasers, while the peloton lagged at nine minutes, giving Landaluze a fairly comfortable grip on the virtual maillot jaune.

While Merckx gained ground on his pursuers over the next two climbs and 20 km, Landaluze also effectively moved into a strong position on GC as the peloton was clocked at 13'40 behind Merckx and 10'25 behind Landaluze at the summit of the Col du Blanchet (km 137). Merckx had started the day only 9'17 behind on GC, meaning he was also a chance to take the jersey, depending on how Landaluze rode.

Levi Leipheimer (Gerolsteiner)
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The chase group 3'15 behind Merckx grew to contain Landaluze, Mourey, Mazzoleni, Aerts, Bossoni, Casero, Noval, Chavanel, Hushovd, and Flecha. On the Cat. 3 climb of La Mure with 55 km to go, Merckx had 3'50 on Landaluze, who had attacked alone, and 4'05 on seven remaining chasers after Hushovd and Flecha were dropped from the group. The peloton was still 13'25 behind, and it was certain that Merckx would stay away and either he or Landaluze would take the jersey.

Incredibly, Merckx's advantage over the peloton grew to 14'10 before it finally started to fall. Mazzoleni joined Landaluze in his pursuit of the Belgian, and the pair cut the gap down to 3'10 in Champ-Sur-Drac with 27 km to go. But Merckx couldn't be caught today, and kept his lead over the Cote Des 4 Seigneurs over Landaluze, who lost Mazzoleni. The peloton - now just 45 riders strong - managed to limit the gap to 9'36 by the finish, including waiting for leader Leipheimer when he crashed on the last descent. But it was not enough to prevent Merckx from winning the stage and Landaluze taking the jersey by 2'32 over Merckx and 2'51 over Leipheimer.

Stage 6 - Saturday, June 11: Albertville - Morzine-Avoriaz, 155 km

Inigo Landaluze (Euskaltel)
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The sixth stage of the Dauphine between Albertville and Morzine-Avoriaz will be the toughest climbing stage, with four big mountains to overcome. Starting with the Cat. 1 Col de la Forclaz (1150m, km 30), the riders will then tackle the Cat. 1 Col de la Croix-Fry (1467m, km 63), Cat. 1 Col de la Colombière (1634m, km 90), Cat. 4 Cote de Chatillon-sur-Cluses (733m, km 117), and the hors categorie Col de Joux Plane (1691m, km 142). The finish in Morzine is right after the tricky 10 km descent, and more than rider has lost their advantage here.

Look for some more fireworks from the climbers tomorrow, and for Landaluze and Merckx to be put under pressure.

Photography

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Results

1 Axel Merckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                            5.15.01 (41.712 km/h)
2 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         2.15
3 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team         5.45
4 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                 
5 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                               6.15
6 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone             
7 Rafael Casero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            
8 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                               6.17
9 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux                         6.18
10 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                             7.32
11 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                        8.52
12 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Credit Agricole                        9.36
13 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française Des Jeux                          
14 Serge Baguet (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                 
15 Massimo Giunti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                 
16 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step                                    
17 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                      
18 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Davitamon-Lotto                              
19 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                  
20 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         
21 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           
22 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team         
23 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           
24 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                 
25 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                                 
26 Santiago Botero (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                       
27 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Credit Agricole                            
28 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                          
29 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                         
30 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile Team                           
31 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Ag2r Prevoyance                              
32 Francisco Lara Ruiz (Spa) T-Mobile Team                            
33 David Arroyo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                  
34 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                  
35 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Team CSC                                     
36 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            
37 Didier Rous (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 
38 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                               
39 Massimo Codol (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                  
40 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            
41 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Credit Agricole                          
42 Igor Gonzalez De Gal (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team              
43 Stephane Goubert (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                             
44 Jose Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              
45 Jose Pecharroman (Spa) Quick Step                                  
46 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne             
47 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                       
48 Jose Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                    
49 David Canada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            
50 Jose Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team         
51 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone             
52 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                               
53 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                      
54 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                       
55 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                      
56 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                   10.45
57 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Domina Vacanze                               
58 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              
59 Remy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux                          
60 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick Step                                      
61 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team                                  
62 Juan Fuentes (Spa) Lampre-Caffita                             11.20
63 Inigo Chaurreau (Spa) Ag2r Prevoyance                              
64 Frederic Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone              
65 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze                                 
66 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                              
67 Gerben Lowik (Ned) Rabobank                                        
68 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                     
69 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                       
70 Xabie Zandio Echaide (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne     13.36
71 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                     
72 Angel Edo (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                               
73 Daniele Becke (Ger) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                 
74 Roberto Heras (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                     
75 Alessandr Cortinovis (Ita) Domina Vacanze                     14.31
76 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone         
77 Jose Cayetano Julia (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne           
78 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick Step                                 
79 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            
80 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick Step                               
81 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                
82 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step                                       
83 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                           
84 Gianluca Sironi (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                             
85 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Liquigas-Bianchi                           
86 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                 
87 Thomas Lovkvist (Swe) Française Des Jeux                           
88 Jerome Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               
89 Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                
90 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                                 
91 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) T-Mobile Team                               
92 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Française Des Jeux                         
93 Pierre Drancourt (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            
94 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team CSC                                        
95 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                                
96 Jose Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                        
97 Maryan Hary (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 
98 Marcos Serrano (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                    
99 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                          16.33
100 Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) Domina Vacanze                            
101 Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) Lampre-Caffita                            
102 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                       17.55
103 Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                           
104 Sebastien Joly (Fra) Credit Agricole                         18.23
105 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française Des Jeux                           
106 Alessand Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                         
107 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Credit Agricole                             
108 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                      20.22
109 Roberto Petito (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                
110 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                     
111 Oscar Mason (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                
112 Stuart O'grady (Aus) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone             
113 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 
114 Jose Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne           
115 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              
116 Marco Serpellini (Ita) Gerolsteiner                               
117 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                  
118 Matej Jurco (Svk) Domina Vacanze                                  
119 Andreas Kloden (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                
120 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                        
121 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems                         
122 Devis Miorin (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                               
123 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                           
124 Joseba Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           
125 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           
126 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone           
127 Damien Nazon (Fra) Credit Agricole                                
128 Mauro Facci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                   
129 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                              
130 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                        22.31
131 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone               
132 Benoit Vaugrenard (Fra) Française Des Jeux                        
133 Yohann Gene (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                
134 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                
135 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    
136 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak Hearing Systems                        
137 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                     
138 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                               
139 Frederic Finot (Fra) Française Des Jeux                           
140 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  
141 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                                       
142 Aitor Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            
DNF Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                              
DNF Benoit Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole                              
DNF Dimitri De Fauw (Bel) Quick.Step                                  
DNF Sergio Paulinho (Por) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                  
DNF Mauricio Ardila Cano (Col) Davitamon-Lotto                        
DNF Giosue Bonomi (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                
DNF Elia Rigotto (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                 
DNF Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                            
DNS Iker Camano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               
 
Points
 
1 Axel Merckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                 20 pts
2 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           17
3 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           15
4 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                               13
5 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                 11
6 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone           10
7 Rafael Casero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           9
8 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                  8
9 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux                            7
10 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                6
11 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                           5
12 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Credit Agricole                           4
13 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française Des Jeux                         3
14 Serge Baguet (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                2
15 Massimo Giunti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                1
 
Mountains
 
Col De Premol - km 68,500
1 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                5 pts
2 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux                            3
3 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                  1
 
Col De Grimone - km 116,5
1 Axel Merckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                 20 pts
2 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux                           15
3 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                               12
4 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           10
5 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                  8
6 Rafael Casero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           6
7 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            4
8 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                            3
9 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone            2
10 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                 1
 
Col De La Croix Haute - km 124
1 Axel Merckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                  5 pts
2 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                  3
3 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux                            1
 
Col Du Banchet - km 137
1 Axel Merckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                  5 pts
2 Rafael Casero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           3
3 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            1
 
Cote De La Mure - km 164
1 Axel Merckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                  7 pts
2 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            5
3 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                3
4 Rafael Casero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           2
5 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            1
 
Cote Des 4 Seigneurs - km 207
1 Axel Merckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                  7 pts
2 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            5
3 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                3
4 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            2
5 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                  1
 
Sprints
 
La Motte Chalancon - km 50
1 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                  6 pts
2 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                            4
3 Serge Baguet (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                 2
 
Pierre Chatel - km 172
1 Axel Merckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                  6 pts
2 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            4
3 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                2
 
Teams
 
1 Davitamon-Lotto                                             16.00.56
2 Fassa Bortolo                                                   8.50
3 Discovery Channel                                               9.04
4 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                          9.34
5 Francaise Des Jeux                                             10.46
6 Credit Agricole                                                10.51
7 Cofidis                                                        11.18
8 T-Mobile Team                                                  12.55
9 Phonak Hearing Systems                                              
10 Liberty Seguros Team                                               
11 Team Csc                                                           
12 Quick Step - Innergetic                                       14.04
13 Bouygues Telecom                                                   
14 Rabobank                                                      14.39
15 Ag2R Prevoyance                                                    
16 Illes Balears-Casse D'epargne                                 16.55
17 Lampre - Caffita                                              17.45
18 Domina Vacanze                                                20.43
19 Gerolsteiner                                                  23.41
20 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                           27.06
21 Liquigas-Bianchi                                              27.40
 
General classification after stage 5
 
1 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     20.41.15
2 Axel Merckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                               2.32
3 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                              2.51
4 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team        3.12
5 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile Team                        3.17
6 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                       3.38
7 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Credit Agricole                         4.51
8 Santiago Botero (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                    5.16
9 Jose Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                 5.44
10 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                           5.58
11 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                     6.07
12 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone         6.36
13 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Credit Agricole                        7.30
14 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                   7.59
15 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                           8.16
16 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         
17 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Ag2r Prevoyance                          9.38
18 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne         9.55
19 Massimo Giunti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                            10.12
20 Didier Rous (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            11.11
21 David Arroyo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne             11.36
22 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team       11.46
23 Stephane Goubert (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                        11.48
24 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                 11.59
25 Igor Gonzalez De Gal (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team         12.06
26 David Canada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       12.09
27 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                 12.21
28 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux                       12.57
29 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team      13.14
30 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                 13.35
31 Jose Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              
32 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team                             14.08
33 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                             14.39
34 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team    14.47
35 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick Step                                 15.13
36 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team                             15.19
37 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Credit Agricole                     15.30
38 Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne           15.49
39 Jose Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                   15.55
40 Jose Pecharroman (Spa) Quick Step                             16.02
41 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                16.31
42 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone       16.43
43 Remy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux                     16.45
44 Inigo Chaurreau (Spa) Ag2r Prevoyance                         16.49
45 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                            16.51
46 Frederic Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone         17.20
47 Rafael Casero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      17.30
48 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team             17.44
49 Xabie Zandio Echaide (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne     18.11
50 Juan Fuentes (Spa) Lampre-Caffita                             18.18
51 Massimo Codol (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                             18.33
52 Jerome Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                          18.37
53 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                         19.04
54 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            
55 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                  19.46
56 Maryan Hary (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            20.16
57 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                   20.27
58 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                  20.45
59 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone    21.06
60 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                             21.13
61 Roberto Heras (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                21.15
62 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze                            21.32
63 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                            21.39
64 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Davitamon-Lotto                         22.14
65 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Team CSC                                22.16
66 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française Des Jeux                     22.58
67 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                         23.02
68 Jose Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team    23.14
69 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                           23.16
70 Gerben Lowik (Ned) Rabobank                                   23.21
71 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                 23.25
72 Marcos Serrano (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team               23.29
73 Alessandr Cortinovis (Ita) Domina Vacanze                     23.54
74 Serge Baguet (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                            24.04
75 Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                       24.17
76 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team       24.29
77 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             24.34
78 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                      24.39
79 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                       25.15
80 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Credit Agricole                         25.56
81 Francisco Lara Ruiz (Spa) T-Mobile Team                       26.36
82 Daniele Becke (Ger) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne            26.43
83 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                            26.45
84 Jose Cayetano Julia (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne      26.51
85 Sebastien Joly (Fra) Credit Agricole                          27.35
86 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                           27.37
87 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) T-Mobile Team                          27.48
88 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step                                  28.09
89 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Domina Vacanze                          28.11
90 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step                               28.12
91 Thomas Lovkvist (Swe) Française Des Jeux                      28.16
92 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                           28.21
93 Andreas Kloden (Ger) T-Mobile Team                            28.28
94 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                 29.34
95 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                          30.34
96 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Française Des Jeux                    31.10
97 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems                     31.13
98 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                32.34
99 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak Hearing Systems                    33.27
100 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team CSC                                  33.32
101 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team      33.57
102 Oscar Mason (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                           34.09
103 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick Step                         34.11
104 Stuart O'grady (Aus) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone        34.17
105 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                       34.22
106 Gianluca Sironi (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                       34.50
107 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Liquigas-Bianchi                     35.05
108 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick Step                           35.24
109 Pierre Drancourt (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                      36.14
110 Devis Miorin (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                          36.16
111 Angel Edo (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         36.23
112 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne           36.26
113 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                          37.38
114 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                         38.02
115 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                   38.11
116 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                        38.22
117 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                             38.29
118 Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) Domina Vacanze                       39.20
119 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                      39.43
120 Matej Jurco (Svk) Domina Vacanze                             39.50
121 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone      39.56
122 Alessand Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                    40.03
123 Frederic Finot (Fra) Française Des Jeux                      40.05
124 Jose Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne      40.38
125 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                      41.00
126 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               41.15
127 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone          42.16
128 Mauro Facci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                              42.18
129 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française Des Jeux                      42.38
130 Benoit Vaugrenard (Fra) Française Des Jeux                   43.09
131 Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) Lampre-Caffita                       43.17
132 Damien Nazon (Fra) Credit Agricole                           43.22
133 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      43.49
134 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              
135 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             45.19
136 Joseba Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      45.41
137 Roberto Petito (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                           48.28
138 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Gerolsteiner                           49.40
139 Yohann Gene (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           51.15
140 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                                  51.37
141 Marco Serpellini (Ita) Gerolsteiner                          51.46
142 Aitor Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       52.08
 
Points classification
 
1 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                                43 pts
2 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                             40
3 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          39
4 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                36
5 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile Team                          35
6 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                         32
7 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                           32
8 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak Hearing Systems                        32
9 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Credit Agricole                           30
10 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team         29
11 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          29
12 Axel Merckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                26
13 Santiago Botero (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                     25
14 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                       21
15 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone          20
16 Frederic Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone            19
17 Frederic Finot (Fra) Française Des Jeux                          19
18 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                18
19 Jose Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                  17
20 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                             15
21 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                              15
22 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          15
23 Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne              14
24 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                             13
25 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      13
26 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                         13
27 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team CSC                                      13
28 Jose Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                      10
29 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                   10
30 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze                               10
31 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Credit Agricole                          10
32 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française Des Jeux                          10
33 Rafael Casero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                          9
34 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                 9
35 Stuart O'grady (Aus) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone             9
36 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              9
37 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                8
38 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                 8
39 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 8
40 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone            7
41 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        7
42 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux                           7
43 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                               7
44 Francisco Lara Ruiz (Spa) T-Mobile Team                           6
45 Serge Baguet (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                5
46 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone           5
47 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Davitamon-Lotto                             4
48 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             4
49 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Credit Agricole                             4
50 Daniele Becke (Ger) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                4
51 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne            3
52 Didier Rous (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                3
53 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                      3
54 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française Des Jeux                         3
55 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step                                      3
56 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step                                   3
57 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                      2
58 Massimo Giunti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                2
59 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                     2
60 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           1
61 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          -5
62 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                    -5
63 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                             -5
64 Damien Nazon (Fra) Credit Agricole                               -5
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile Team                          47 pts
2 Axel Merckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                 44
3 Jose Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                   35
4 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           34
5 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux                           32
6 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                              30
7 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          29
8 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                                23
9 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                               23
10 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                        22
11 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Credit Agricole                          18
12 Frederic Finot (Fra) Française Des Jeux                          15
13 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone          13
14 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       12
15 Frederic Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone            11
16 Rafael Casero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         11
17 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone           10
18 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                10
19 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze                                9
20 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                              8
21 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           8
22 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                 7
23 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Credit Agricole                           6
24 Santiago Botero (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                      5
25 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                        4
26 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne            4
27 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                 4
28 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                           3
29 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                             3
30 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                      2
31 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                2
32 Oscar Mason (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                2
33 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          1
34 Marcos Serrano (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                   1
35 Jose Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne           1
 
Combination classification
 
1 Axel Merckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                105 pts
2 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile Team                         105
3 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          103
4 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                                96
5 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          94
6 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                         74
7 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Credit Agricole                           66
8 Jose Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                   66
9 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                              51
10 Santiago Botero (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                     46
11 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                            43
12 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux                          39
13 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                              38
14 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                               36
15 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                       35
16 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                          35
17 Frederic Finot (Fra) Française Des Jeux                          34
18 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                             33
19 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone          33
20 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak Hearing Systems                       32
21 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team         30
22 Frederic Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone            30
23 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone           26
24 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Credit Agricole                          24
25 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       24
26 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          23
27 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                22
28 Rafael Casero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         20
29 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze                               19
30 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                18
31 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                16
32 Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne              14
33 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team CSC                                      13
34 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                         13
35 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      13
36 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                     11
37 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne           10
38 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                               10
39 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française Des Jeux                          10
40 Jose Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                      10
41 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                   10
42 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              9
43 Stuart O'grady (Aus) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone             9
44 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 8
45 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                               7
46 Francisco Lara Ruiz (Spa) T-Mobile Team                           6
47 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone           5
48 Serge Baguet (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                5
49 Massimo Giunti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                4
50 Didier Rous (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                4
51 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Ag2r Prevoyance                             4
52 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Credit Agricole                             4
53 Daniele Becke (Ger) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                4
54 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             4
55 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Davitamon-Lotto                             4
56 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française Des Jeux                         3
57 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step                                      3
58 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step                                   3
59 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                      3
60 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                     2
61 Oscar Mason (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                2
62 Jose Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne           1
63 Marcos Serrano (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                   1
64 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           1
 
Teams classification
 
1 Phonak Hearing Systems                                      62.18.36
2 Discovery Channel                                               3.16
3 Credit Agricole                                                 6.10
4 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                          6.55
5 Davitamon-Lotto                                                 6.59
6 T-Mobile Team                                                  10.54
7 Fassa Bortolo                                                  12.16
8 Rabobank                                                       18.12
9 Ag2R Prevoyance                                                18.23
10 Cofidis                                                       19.40
11 Illes Balears-Casse d'Epargne                                 19.50
12 Bouygues Telecom                                              21.12
13 Liberty Seguros Team                                          23.52
14 Francaise Des Jeux                                            28.54
15 Gerolsteiner                                                  29.25
16 Team CSC                                                      35.42
17 Quick Step - Innergetic                                       37.35
18 Domina Vacanze                                                47.41
19 Lampre - Caffita                                              56.20
20 Liquigas-Bianchi                                            1.02.42
21 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                         1.11.02

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