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94th Tour de France - ProT

France, July 7-29, 2007

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Stage 17 - Thursday, July 26: Pau - Castelsarrasin, 188.5km

'Benna' blasts to first Tour stage win in Castelsarrasin

Tuscan Daniele Bennati nails stage while Contador passes first day of race leadership in maillot blanc

By Gregor Brown and Brecht Decaluwé in Castelsarrasin with additional reporting by Shane Stokes

Daniele Bennati (Lampre-Fondital)
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Italian sprinter Daniel Bennati has beaten the likes of Alessandro Petacchi, but has never achieved a victory in the world's largest cycling race until today in Castelsarrasin. The 26 year-old Tuscan entered into an early escape of eight and then made the final selection of four with 19 kilometres remaining. The sprinter from Lampre then made easy work of beating Markus Fothen (Gerolsteiner) to the line. Martin Elmiger (Ag2r Prévoyance) and Jens Voigt (Team CSC) finished in third and fourth.

Alberto Contador (Discovery Channel) spent his first day ever in the race leadership of the Tour but he was strangely not wearing the coveted maillot jaune. Tour de France organisers decided this morning that no-one would wear the yellow jersey after its former wearer Michael Rasmussen left the Tour in disgrace after being fired by his Rabobank team for lying about his whereabouts leading up to the Tour. Contador wore the maillot blanc of best young rider, a competition he also leads, and he was awarded his first maillot jaune following the stage.

Tom Boonen (Quickstep-Innergetic), resplendent in the best sprinter's maillot vert, led the peloton containing Contador home 9'40" after Bennati.

"The sprint was not like a bunch sprint but clearly the speed was there. We arrived with our space, after an escape of 180 kilometres where it was a matter of having the most energy. Luckily, I had good legs," summarised Bennati after his win.

'Benna' had a rough start to the Tour, and after crashing on the second stage in Gent, he was forced to give up his role as protected sprinter to his Sicilian team-mate Danilo Napolitano on the following stages. He soldiered through to finally take his stage win, however, and thanked his family for supporting him. "The first person I thought of was my wife. She has stayed with me in the hard moments. She gives me the strength to battle."

The lead group of eight riders
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The four had gone clear with a group containing David Millar (Saunier Duval-Prodir), Manuel Quinziato (Liquigas), Matteo Tosatto (Quickstep-Innergetic) and Bennati's team-mate Daniele Righi at kilometre 12. They faced difficult moments over the five categorised climbs that dotted the area east of Pau with their gap hovering around only two minutes.

The eight powered over the climbs outside of Tarbes before turning north towards the finish in Castelsarrasin, and then the axe fell when the Scot, Millar, launched an attack. The Saunier Duval rider punched the gas on the final climb of the day, the 1400-metre Côte de la Montagnère. The move dropped Righi and then Quinziato but 'Benna' stayed locked on target, knowing his only chance to win would be if the race came down to a sprint. "I was lucky that no on put in a good attack. It went well that we were able to arrive in a sprint," explained Bennati.

Millar faded under counterattacks along with Tosatto, while up front the die had been cast; 'Benna' was clear with the former Swiss champion Elmiger and Germans Voigt and Fothen. The four worked smoothly together to establish a gap on their former companions.

"My legs are not quite there but it is getting better," recalled Millar post-stage. "I was not in control today. I have been riding aggressively, trying to show myself."

As the afternoon sun beat down on the riders, fatigue from the long effort and a night spent up late discussing Rasmussen's case surely affected the tactics heading into the finale. 'Benna' is recognised as a top sprinter and one that no one wants to take to the line, but at the same time there was only a small gap back to the pursuers.

Rabobank showed up without their their former leader today
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A stage winner in last year's Tour, Voigt is well known for his vicious attacks, and when he nailed the accelerator at 4.1 kilometres to go along the Garonne river to Castelsarrasin, Bennati was on the cagey German, with Elmiger working hard to close the gap and towing Fothen along as uncooperative company. These tactics led the race into the final two kilometres when the pace dropped off.

Bennati, who had been on the front, took a log sip of his bottle and looked over his right shoulder while the four rolled down the left side of the road. Like a showdown out of Clint Eastwood's The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Elmiger was forced to the front to lead through a right-hand corner at 1400 metres to go while the others readied their pistols for the final shoot-out. Another right-hander led on the four under the flamme rouge to start the last kilometre.

Fothen, who had been sitting last wheel, was first to unholster his weapon, and took off in a huge blast down the right side to anticipate the sprint. 'Benna' jumped on the anxious German and easily came around the left for his first-ever Tour de France win. The victory made up for a spring of bad luck and two hard weeks of fighting in La Grande Boucle.

"I am happy with second place since Bennati is a top sprinter," said 25 year-old Fothen who finished second last year in the young riders' competition. "He has beat guys like Boonen. I tried to surprise him but it wasn't enough. The sprinters' teams were a little bit tired so this was one of the last chances for us. Overall, I am not happy with this Tour."

Contador thought of the upcoming time trial and saving his recently accepted maillot jaune. "55 kilometres is a lot of kilometres. It depends on the day," predicted the 24 year-old. "I think it will be substantially hard to keep the yellow jersey but I think my condition in this third week is good.

How it unfolded

The 17th stage of the Tour de France began with a very different look to 24 hours earlier. The Cofidis team were missing thanks to the positive test of Christian Moreni and, more significantly, previous race leader Michael Rasmussen was far away from a Tour he had looked set to win after Wednesday's final mountain leg.

Alberto Contador (Discovery Channel)
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There was some speculation as to whether or not his Rabobank team would actually start the stage to Castelsarrasin but, come the time, they were there at the depart. Their morale was seriously dented and they'd spend the day far from the front, but for Thomas Dekker, Denis Menchov, Bram de Groot, Juan Antonio Flecha and Grischa Niermann, the race would continue. All would make it to the finish bar Menchov, who pulled out with approximately 100 kilometres to go.

A total of 124 riders lined out in Pau for the sunny, relatively flat stage. They'd face six climbs along the 188.5 kilometre parcours but with these being a third category ascent plus five fourth category hills, it was far removed from the gruelling battleground of the higher Cols.

The attacks began right from the start. Xavier Florencio (Bouygues Telecom) jumped clear and was joined by Mickaël Delage (Française des Jeux) in a short-lived move. After their recapture eight riders went clear and opened a decent gap. The riders concerned were Martin Elmiger (Ag2r – Prévoyance), Daniele Bennati, Daniele Righi (Lampre Fondital), Markus Fothen (Gerolsteiner), Manuel Quinziato (Liquigas), Matteo Tosatto (Quick.Step Innergetic), Jens Voigt (CSC) and David Millar (Saunier Duval – Prodir).

Recognising the danger, eleven others tried to get across. The pursuers were Nicolas Portal (Caisse d'Epargne), Chris Horner (Predictor Lotto), Simon Gerrans (Ag2r Prévoyance), Amets Txurruka (Euskaltel Euskadi), Paolo Bossoni (Lampre Fondital), Stefan Schumacher (Gerolsteiner), Jérôme Pineau, Thomas Voeckler (Bouygues Telecom), Lilian Jégou (Française des Jeux), Benoit Vaugrenard (Française Des Jeux) and Carlos Barredo (Quick.Step – Innergetic). However the peloton was trying to keep things under control and succeeded in hauling this chasing group back eleven kilometres after the start.

Twelve clicks later Tosatto beat Voigt, Fothen and Righi to the top of the third category Côte de Baleix. The break had an advantage of 1'10" at this stage and continued to work hard. Quinziato took the intermediate sprint at Rabastens-de-Bigorre (km 44.5), ahead of Millar and former Swiss national champ Elmiger. By this point the octet had 2'15".

The peloton wasn't going to let the break go that easily, though, and with Caisse d'Epargne leading the chase in the hope of taking their first win of this Tour, the lead started to drop. By the time Fothen beat Tosatto and Elmiger to the top of the fourth category Côte de Villecomtal, this was down to 1'30".

This hill was followed in rapid succession by two identically-ranked ascents, the Côte de Miélan (km 55) and the Sainte-Dode-aux-Croix (km 63.5). The order over the first was Fothen, Tosatto and Elmiger, while Millar took the prime over Righi and Bennati on the second of these ascents. Millar and Righi were also first and second on the Côte de Theux (km 72.5), with Fothen nabbing third.

The gap had gone up to 1'50" at this point and continued to grow. With 90 kilometres left they were 2'35" ahead and twenty clicks later it was up to five minutes. The peloton had started to lose interest, helping the break to pull further away.

The eight leaders knew they had a strong chance and were co-operating well. Bennati took the sprint in Solomiac ahead of Voigt and Elmiger and here, with 42 kilometres to go, they still had over seven and a half minutes.

A little earlier, Voigt had gone back to the team car with a problem and, without stopping, the mechanic switched his saddle and seatpost on the move. He had another issue just before the 25 kilometre to go banner and had to pull over to the side of the road with a flat rear wheel. The double Tour stage winner quickly remounted and, aided perhaps by a short period of time holding onto the team car while the mechanic adjusted his brakes, chased back on to the seven others.

Co-operation turns to aggression

Voigt recommenced working and the break moved on to the final climb of the day, the fourth category Montagnère. By this point the Discovery-led peloton had given up thoughts of a bunch finish and were rolling along at a respectable – but not hectic - pace, soaking up the July sun. The break was itself very much still in race mode and Millar set the attacks in motion when he jumped hard on the climb. Elmiger and Voigt covered the move, then the CSC rider countered. However the other riders were able to get back on terms.

Tom Boonen (Quickstep - Innergetic)
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Fothen then attacked but the sprinter-turned-rouleur Bennati was straight on to him. Voigt countered and had a slight gap over Bennati, Fothen and Elmiger at the top of the climb. Driven by the powerful CSC rider, these four pushed on but Tosatto and Millar clawed their way back across.

Bennati, Fothen and Elmiger then went yet more, jumping with approximately 18 kilometres to go. Voigt accelerated and Millar wasn't able to hold the wheel. He and Tosatto slipped back while the other four set about consolidating their lead.

With five kilometres remaining Voigt, Fothen, Bennati and Elmiger had a lead of 1'20" over the next two. Righi and Quinziato were 2'15 back. The main field was 9'44" in arrears and completely out of it as regards the stage win.

One kilometre later Voigt set off the aggression when he jumped. Bennati was looking very strong though, covering the move and looking confident enough to ride on the front. The other three resumed going through until Fothen attacked just before hitting the kite with one kilometre to go. Elmiger tried to cover it but Bennati was the one with the stronger legs, bringing the others up to the German rider.

Elmiger tried to jump with about 500 metres to go but eased back when the others got his wheel. Then Fothen went with 300 metres remaining, trying to steal a march on Bennati. The Italian was far too strong, however, jumping hard, shedding Voigt and Elmiger and then surging past Fothen to take his first Tour de France stage win.

How many more stages to go?
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Voigt kept going for third but was pipped just before the line by Elmiger. Millar and Tosatto then came in 2'41" back, the Saunier Duval – Prodir rider taking the gallop for fifth, and then Quinziato finished ahead of Righi for seventh. They were 3'20" down. Six minutes 17 seconds later the main bunch was led home by maillot vert Tom Boonen, ahead of Sébastien Chavanel (Française des Jeux), Robert Hunter (Barloworld), Robert Förster (Gerolsteiner) and Erik Zabel (Team Milram). This extended his lead to 22 and 25 points respectively over Hunter and Zabel.

Contador hadn't worn the yellow jersey during the stage due to the organisers' decision not to award on this morning, but he received his first ever Tour maillot jaune after the stage. There was no change to the top ten during the race to Castelsarrasin and so the Spaniard will set off on stage 18 with a 1'53" lead over Evans. Leipheimer is 2'49" back while everyone else is at least six minutes down and surely out of it as regards the fight for a podium place.

Stage 18 - Friday, July 27: Cahors - Angoulême, 211km

With one day remaining before the time trial, Friday's stage will see the GC contenders keeping their power dry while anyone else with available energy will chase a victory. Breakaway riders and sprinters will be hoping for success on the stage, which crosses four category four climbs, passes northwest through the Dordogne region and then concludes after 211 kilometres total in Angoulême, also the finish for Saturday's TT.

Climbs:
Km 15: Côte de Salvezou: 1.3 km climb @ 6.5 % grade / 4th Cat.
Km 24: Côte de Lavercantière: 1.2 km climb @ 5.9 % grade / 4th Cat.
Km 39.5: Côte de Saint-Martial-de-Nabirat: 1.5 km climb @ 4.3 % grade / 4th Cat.
Km 70.5: Côte de Saint-Cyprien: 2.8 km climb @ 4.9 % grade / 4th Cat.

Sprints:
Km 66: Saint-Cyprien
Km 192: Dignac

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Results

1 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                              4.14.04 (44.52 km/h)
2 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                            
3 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2r Prévoyance                                        
4 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                                   
5 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval - Prodir                               2.41
6 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                             2.43
7 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                         3.20
8 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                       
9 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                                 9.37
10 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des Jeux                                
11 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld                                             
12 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                          
13 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                               
14 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                            9.39
15 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                             
16 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                    
17 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                        
18 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                         
19 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                              
20 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          
21 Leif Hoste (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                         
22 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                   
23 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic                               
24 Murilo Fischer (Bra) Liquigas                                              
25 Aleksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas                                         
26 Moises Duenas Nevado (Spa) Agritubel                                       
27 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                   
28 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole                                          
29 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld                                      
30 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Saunier Duval - Prodir                             
31 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile Team                                            
32 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           
33 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                                    
34 Chris Horner (USA) Predictor - Lotto                                       
35 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 
36 Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Liquigas                                     
37 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                               
38 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                      
39 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 
40 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Barloworld                                            
41 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                   
42 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC                                        
43 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                               
44 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram                                             
45 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram                                         
46 Bert Grabsch (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                           
47 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                            
48 Kanstantin Siutsou (Blr) Barloworld                                        
49 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                  
50 Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld                                            
51 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                               
52 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Predictor - Lotto                                  
53 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel                                              
54 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                        
55 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Barloworld                                         
56 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC                                       
57 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                    
58 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           
59 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                             
60 Iban Mayo Diez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                
61 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                                          
62 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                  
63 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                      
64 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                        
65 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic                                  
66 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                            
67 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Lampre - Fondital                                     
68 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                          
69 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                         
70 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Quickstep - Innergetic                                
71 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                           
72 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                   
73 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                    
74 Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team    
75 Simon Gerrans (Aus) AG2r Prévoyance                                        
76 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                           
77 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                     
78 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          
79 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                       
80 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                            
81 Lilian Jégou (Fra) Française des Jeux                                      
82 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                           
83 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel                                            
84 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                          
85 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                       
86 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance                           
87 Mario Aerts (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                        
88 Inigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      
89 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                         
90 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Milram                                           
91 John Gadret (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                          
92 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                   
93 Iker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                           
94 Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre - Fondital                   
95 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Team Milram                                    
96 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                                    
97 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                     
98 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                 
99 Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                
100 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                        
101 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                   
102 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                                 
103 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                              
104 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    
105 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                      
106 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                          
107 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas                                            
108 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas                                           
109 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française des Jeux                                  
110 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas                                           
111 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld                                         
112 Axel Merckx (Bel) T-Mobile Team                                           
113 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                      
114 Juan Miguel Mercado Martin (Spa) Agritubel                                
115 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                    
116 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole                                     
117 Benoît Salmon (Fra) Agritubel                                             
118 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                      
119 Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            
120 Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux                                
121 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                                           
122 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                     
123 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                      
124 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                                     
125 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    
126 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                         
127 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   
128 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                                     
129 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Agritubel                                          
130 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                      
131 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       
132 Iñigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC                               
133 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                            
134 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                               
135 Félix Rafael Cardenas Ravalo (Col) Barloworld                             
136 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                           
137 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                              
138 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                             
139 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC                                     10.08
140 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                   
141 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                              10.22
DNS Cristian Moreni (Ita) Cofidis
DNS Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Cofidis
DNS Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Cofidis
DNS Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis
DNS Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis
DNS Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis
DNS Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis
DNS Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank
DNF Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                         
 
Points
 
Rabastens-de-Bigorre (D.934-n.21) - km 44.5
1 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                                   6 pts
2 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                         4
3 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2r Prévoyance                                              2
 
Solomiac - km 146.5
1 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                           6 pts
2 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                                         4
3 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2r Prévoyance                                              2
 
Castelsarrasin - km 188.5
1 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                          35 pts
2 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                 30
3 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2r Prévoyance                                             26
4 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                                        24
5 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                        22
6 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                                      20
7 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                                  19
8 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                            18
9 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                                          17
10 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des Jeux                                     16
11 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld                                                  15
12 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                               14
13 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                                    13
14 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                                     12
15 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                  11
16 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                         10
17 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                              9
18 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                               8
19 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                                    7
20 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                6
21 Leif Hoste (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                               5
22 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                         4
23 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic                                     3
24 Murilo Fischer (Bra) Liquigas                                                    2
25 Aleksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas                                               1
 
Mountains
 
Côte De Baleix - km 23.0
1 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                                       4 pts
2 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                                         3
3 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                  2
4 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                             1
  
Côte De Villecomtal - km 54.0
1 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                  3 pts
2 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                                       2
3 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2r Prévoyance                                              1
  
Côte De Miélan - km 59.5
1 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                  3 pts
2 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                                       2
3 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2r Prévoyance                                              1
 
Côte De Sainte-Dode-aux-Croix - km 63.5
1 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                         3 pts
2 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                             2
3 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                           1
  
Côte De Theux - km 72.5
1 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                         3 pts
2 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                             2
3 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                  1
  
Côte De La Montagnère - km 169.5
1 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                                         3 pts
2 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                           2
3 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                  1
 
Young Rider
 
1 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                              4.23.43
2 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  
3 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                                            
4 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                                         
5 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Barloworld                                                    
6 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                           
7 Kanstantin Siutsou (Blr) Barloworld                                                
8 Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld                                                    
9 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                                     
10 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                           
11 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                              
12 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                                  
13 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Milram                                                  
14 Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                       
15 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                              
16 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française des Jeux                                          
17 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                              
18 Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux
19 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom
20 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile
21 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank
22 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel                                        0.29
 
Most Aggressive Rider
 
1 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Csc
 
Teams
 
1 Lampre-Fondital                                                            12.55.11
2 Gerolsteiner                                                                   6.17
3 Team CSC                                                                       6.19
4 AG2r Prévoyance                                                                    
5 Quickstep-Innergetic                                                           9.00
6 Saunier Duval-Prodir                                                               
7 Liquigas                                                                       9.39
8 Barloworld                                                                    15.56
9 Française des Jeux                                                                 
10 Team Milram                                                                       
11 Crédit Agricole                                                              15.58
12 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                                
13 Predictor-Lotto                                                                   
14 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                                                 
15 Agritubel                                                                         
16 T-Mobile Team                                                                     
17 Caisse D'Epargne                                                                  
18 Bouygues Telecom                                                                  
19 Rabobank                                                                          
 
General Classification After Stage 17
 
1 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            80.42.08
2 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                              1.53
3 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                         2.49
4 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC                                              6.02
5 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                 6.29
6 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                              10.18
7 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile Team                                                 11.36
8 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                      12.50
9 Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld                                                 13.31
10 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                            13.42
11 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                       14.07
12 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                      17.58
13 Iban Mayo Diez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                    22.14
14 Chris Horner (USA) Predictor - Lotto                                           23.12
15 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                                        24.27
16 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                                 27.50
17 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                                   28.38
18 Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Liquigas                                         29.48
19 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Lampre - Fondital                                         33.21
20 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                              34.32
21 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                                36.13
22 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            45.23
23 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                       45.54
24 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC                                           53.23
25 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole                                          54.05
26 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                       54.35
27 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                       1.01.47
28 Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre - Fondital                     1.03.57
29 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                                    1.04.47
30 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                        1.07.47
31 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                             1.10.20
32 Kanstantin Siutsou (Blr) Barloworld                                          1.11.57
33 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                                    1.16.32
34 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                             1.36.00
35 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                      1.27.05
36 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                                 1.28.10
37 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                          1.28.51
38 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                      1.29.20
39 Inigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                        1.30.29
40 Moises Duenas Nevado (Spa) Agritubel                                         1.31.03
41 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                       1.31.38
42 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic                                    1.33.49
43 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                     1.33.52
44 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                         1.36.33
45 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas                                              1.41.05
46 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                                1.46.10
47 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                      1.46.55
48 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                                            1.49.01
49 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           1.49.18
50 Iñigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC                                  1.51.58
51 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                 1.53.31
52 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance                             1.55.11
53 John Gadret (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                            2.00.02
54 Iker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                             2.00.42
55 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Quickstep - Innergetic                                  2.01.38
56 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Predictor - Lotto                                    2.03.42
57 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                                        2.11.53
58 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                                              2.13.28
59 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            2.13.53
60 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                            2.14.03
61 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                       2.16.12
62 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                   2.17.40
63 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                         2.18.12
64 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                       2.19.00
65 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                             2.19.25
66 Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team      2.19.49
67 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française des Jeux                                     2.19.54
68 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                    2.24.12
69 Axel Merckx (Bel) T-Mobile Team                                              2.25.00
70 Mario Aerts (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                          2.26.44
71 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas                                              2.27.28
72 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                      2.31.02
73 Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                               2.31.03
74 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2r Prévoyance                                         2.32.59
75 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Saunier Duval - Prodir                               2.34.00
76 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                         2.34.40
77 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                                 2.35.13
78 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas                                               2.35.29
79 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                              2.37.27
80 Juan Miguel Mercado Martin (Spa) Agritubel                                   2.37.46
81 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                               2.39.05
82 Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                  2.42.57
83 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                                   2.44.27
84 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                                  2.49.11
85 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                              2.49.14
86 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                      2.49.37
87 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                    2.52.25
88 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                 2.53.05
89 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                         2.53.59
90 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel                                              2.55.31
91 Aleksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas                                           2.55.45
92 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            2.57.07
93 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                                        2.57.48
94 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                        3.02.31
95 Simon Gerrans (Aus) AG2r Prévoyance                                          3.03.12
96 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                        3.03.24
97 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Barloworld                                           3.05.37
98 Lilian Jégou (Fra) Française des Jeux                                        3.07.15
99 Murilo Fischer (Bra) Liquigas                                                3.07.26
100 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel                                               3.08.10
101 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                       3.08.27
102 Félix Rafael Cardenas Ravalo (Col) Barloworld                               3.09.15
103 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                            3.10.22
104 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC                                            3.12.51
105 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                                 3.14.01
106 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                             3.14.28
107 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld                                           3.14.29
108 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole                                           3.15.34
109 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                             3.16.38
110 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            3.17.08
111 Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux                                  3.17.18
112 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Agritubel                                            3.17.35
113 Bert Grabsch (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                            3.17.58
114 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                                     3.18.49
115 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                        3.19.13
116 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram                                              3.19.23
117 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                        3.19.43
118 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld                                              3.19.48
119 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                          3.19.56
120 Benoît Salmon (Fra) Agritubel                                               3.20.02
121 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                                     3.20.22
122 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld                                       3.20.41
123 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Team Milram                                     3.20.59
124 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                     3.21.00
125 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Milram                                            3.21.51
126 Leif Hoste (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                          3.22.22
127 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic                                3.22.46
128 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                               3.23.44
129 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        3.25.35
130 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                            3.27.28
131 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram                                          3.28.01
132 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                     3.28.48
133 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 3.28.51
134 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                      3.30.30
135 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                           3.31.32
136 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                                 3.33.47
137 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                                3.33.58
138 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                          3.34.53
139 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                              3.37.19
140 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Barloworld                                             3.38.57
141 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                     3.44.40

Points Classification
 
1 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                                         212 pts
2 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld                                                  190
3 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                                    187
4 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des Jeux                                     143
5 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                              140
6 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                         125
7 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                               109
8 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC                                                 93
9 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                              85
10 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                                     83
11 Murilo Fischer (Bra) Liquigas                                                   75
12 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               72
13 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                            72
14 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                              67
15 Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld                                                 64
16 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile Team                                                 63
17 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2r Prévoyance                                            63
18 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                              54
19 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                                       54
20 Aleksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas                                              45
21 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                        45
22 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                45
23 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                            44
24 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                                     43
25 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                           43
26 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                    42
27 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                        42
28 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Quickstep - Innergetic                                     41
29 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                                 40
30 Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux                                      39
31 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                       38
32 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC                                             38
33 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                            38
34 Iban Mayo Diez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                     37
35 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                                                 36
36 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                      34
37 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                                   33
38 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                        32
39 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                  32
40 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                31
41 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                             30
42 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                            30
43 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                            30
44 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                                  29
45 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                           29
46 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                                    27
47 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                               27
48 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                    27
49 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic                                    26
50 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                         25
51 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                         25
52 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                           24
53 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                             22
54 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                       22
55 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                                 21
56 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                            21
57 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                                     21
58 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                         21
59 Inigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           20
60 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel                                                   19
61 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                           18
62 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Agritubel                                                18
63 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Barloworld                                                 18
64 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Milram                                                17
65 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC                                            17
66 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel                                                 16
67 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                         15
68 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                               15
69 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                         14
70 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                       14
71 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole                                               14
72 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram                                              14
73 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                  13
74 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                          13
75 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                                13
76 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                             11
77 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                                10
78 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic                                        9
79 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française des Jeux                                         9
80 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld                                            9
81 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                                   8
82 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                         8
83 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                 8
84 Chris Horner (USA) Predictor - Lotto                                             7
85 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                             7
86 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                           6
87 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                           6
88 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas                                                  6
89 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                          6
90 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                                          5
91 Leif Hoste (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                               5
92 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Lampre - Fondital                                           4
93 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                               4
94 Kanstantin Siutsou (Blr) Barloworld                                              3
95 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                                     3
96 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                                       3
97 Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Liquigas                                           2
98 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                           2
99 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                                                2
100 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                                 2
101 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram                                                  2
102 Lilian Jégou (Fra) Française des Jeux                                            
103 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                               -1
104 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Barloworld                                             -3
105 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance                               -5
106 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                -5
107 Juan Miguel Mercado Martin (Spa) Agritubel                                     -5
108 Iker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                              -10
 
Mountains Classification
 
1 Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld                                                 206 pts
2 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               128 
3 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                      104 
4 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                              92 
5 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                           78 
6 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                                  77 
7 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC                                              74 
8 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                68 
9 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                         64 
10 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                64 
11 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                              61 
12 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                         54 
13 Iban Mayo Diez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                     53 
14 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                       52 
15 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                             51 
16 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                        50 
17 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile Team                                                 45 
18 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                              43 
19 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                         43 
20 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                                42 
21 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                               41 
22 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                           31 
23 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                             30 
24 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                             30 
25 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                    27 
26 Inigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           26 
27 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                          25 
38 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                                    25 
29 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                                           25 
30 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                         24 
31 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                  23 
32 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                         18 
34 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                            16 
35 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                       16 
36 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole                                           15 
37 Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team         15 
38 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                            15 
39 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                                    14 
40 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                          14 
41 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                        13 
42 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                                      13 
43 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                        12 
44 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC                                            12 
45 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                          12 
46 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2r Prévoyance                                            12 
47 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                          10 
48 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                                               10 
49 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                                       10 
50 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld                                               10 
51 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                          9 
52 Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                   8 
53 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                                   7 
54 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                             6 
55 Aleksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas                                               5 
56 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                             4 
57 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                                                  4 
58 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                             4 
59 Kanstantin Siutsou (Blr) Barloworld                                              3 
60 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel                                                    3 
61 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                                      3 
62 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                                    2 
63 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                                   2 
64 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Barloworld                                               2 
65 Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux                                       2 
66 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas                                                  1 
67 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Milram                                                 1 

Young Rider Classification
 
1 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          80.42.08
2 Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld                                               13.31
3 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                      45.54
4 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                            1.10.20
5 Kanstantin Siutsou (Blr) Barloworld                                         1.11.57
6 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                     1.26.36
7 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                                1.28.10
8 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                         1.28.51
9 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française des Jeux                                    2.19.54
10 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                             2.39.05
11 Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                2.42.57
12 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 2.44.27
13 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                                      2.57.48
14 Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 3.17.18
15 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       3.19.13
16 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                       3.19.43
17 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                                    3.20.22
18 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                    3.21.00
19 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Milram                                           3.21.51
20 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                       3.25.35
21 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                             3.37.19
22 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Barloworld                                            3.38.57
 
Teams Classification
 
1 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                        242.20.41
2 Team CSC                                                                      15.22
3 Caisse D'Epargne                                                              16.48
4 Rabobank                                                                      35.00
5 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                                             39.04
6 Saunier Duval-Prodir                                                        1.30.03
7 Predictor-Lotto                                                             1.46.21
8 Lampre-Fondital                                                             2.08.44
9 AG2r Prévoyance                                                             2.11.01
10 Crédit Agricole                                                            2.13.19
11 Liquigas                                                                   2.14.36
12 Quickstep-Innergetic                                                       2.48.29
13 T-Mobile Team                                                              3.19.56
14 Bouygues Telecom                                                           3.43.56
15 Barloworld                                                                 3.44.02
16 Gerolsteiner                                                               4.00.28
17 Agritubel                                                                  5.58.44
18 Team Milram                                                                6.35.16
19 Française des Jeux                                                         6.42.25

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