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94th Tour de France - ProT

France, July 7-29, 2007

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Stage 15 - Monday, July 23: Foix - Loudenvielle - Le Louron, 196km

Vinokourov solos to second consolation win

Contador puts pressure on Rasmussen on Col de Peyresourde but the maillot jaune holds

By Gregor Brown and Brecht Decaluwé in Loudenvielle, with additional reporting by Tim Maloney

Alexander Vinokourov (Astana)
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Alexander Vinokourov may not realize his dream of winning the Tour de France but the aggressive Kazakh captured a second 2007 stage victory as a consolation prize. The 33 year-old attacked from the day's escape on the Col de Peyresourde and then edged clear 3.5 kilometres from the top, with 15 kilometres remaining to the finish.

"I rode the stage at my best, especially on the descent," explained Vinokourov in barely audible French. "I was very motivated to show I have good condition and I also wanted to motivate my team."

Alberto Contador (Discovery Channel) lit up the day's GC battle by repeatedly attacking maillot jaune Michael Rasmussen (Rabobank) on the final climb and into the finish in Loudenvielle but he was unable to drop the Dane, who leads the Spaniard by 2'23" in the overall classification. Cadel Evans (Predictor-Lotto) was one of the GC-Favourites left behind in the Rasmussen/Contador fight; he trailed home with a group containing Leipheimer and Klöden 6'27" down. The Aussie is in third overall, now at 4'00".

"I could not go with them because I was alone," he said to Cyclingnews' John Trevorrow. Yesterday he seemed to be racing for the overall win but today it was more for the podium placing in Paris. "Unfortunately that is the way it is, you have to play the cards as they fall," he responded. "Unfortunately, the team does not have the budget to buy a rider who can close those gaps for me." Chris Horner was the last Predictor rider to stay with the team's captain.

'Vino' may have been ejected from the overall fight yesterday when he cracked and crashed on the Port de Pailhères, losing 28'50" by stage-end, but today he showed why he is admired by so many with his 'never say die' attacking style. The Astana rider, who turned professional in 1998 with Casino, went on the hunt with an early escape of 25 at kilometre 40. Kim Kirchen (T-Mobile), Johann Tschopp (Bouygues Telecom) and David Arroyo (Caisse d'Epargne) were the first to look like they could profit from the escape but 'Vino' had other plans.

Kirchen led over the misty Port de Balès to start the fast 18-kilometre descent in France's Haute-Garonne's department but Vino was leading the chase behind that also contained Americans Hincapie and Vande Velde, and Spaniards Juan José Cobo (Saunier Duval-Prodir) and Haimar Zubeldia (Euskaltel-Euskadi).

"We went fast, then they went faster, and I could only go [so] fast," commented Vande Velde after his day's efforts. "Then [towards the line] I caught all the guys who thought they could go faster but Bernie K. sprinted past me. It was a great day to be in the break, though and I am pleased with my day."

Alexander Vinokourov (Astana) en route
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'Vino' hammered across to the escape's remaining duo of Kirchen and Tschopp at 6.6 kilometres to climb. The Luxemburger and Swiss latched on but they were discarded only three kilometres later when 'Vino' lifted the pace to ride clear. "I had very good legs, I was very concentrated and I think I couldn't do better today," said the 29 year-old Kirchen. "I finished second again but behind a champion like 'Vino' that was fantastic, doing better was impossible."

He topped the Col de Peyresourde and descended as if he was a train on rails into Loudenvielle, site of Indurain's victory over Chiappucci in 1991. "I knew the final climbs from the past," continued the stage winner. "On the Port de Balès with the three leaders I was calm because I knew it was possible to catch them. On the Peyresourde, I knew if I was alone I could win. I know the last kilometres."

The GC-favourites had marked one another over the Col de Port, Col de Portet d'Aspet, Col de Menté and Port de Balès, however, on the Peyresourde it was time for Contador to give it a go. The 24 year-old Spaniard showed mucho gusto with multiple attacks on the wafer-thin race leader, which produced cheers heard all the way up and down the 9.7-kilometre climb.

Contador's first attack put the two off on their own with Evans, Leipheimer, Klöden, Valverde and Sastre trailing behind. Rasmussen was all over his machine to stay with the Spaniard as the fans, especially Basque, increased towards the summit. The young Contador attacked again two kilometres later, but it was his third attack which distanced 'The Chicken' by 40 metres. It took the Dane a good half minute to latch back to Contadors's wheel. Rasmussen then went to the front as the road space narrowed to ensure that Contador's options were limited.

"It was very hard, obviously," said a smiling Rasmussen post-stage as he ate candy. "[Contador] had a bit of advantage behind the motor bikes. He used them. But he has the best acceleration on the climbs. I was under pressure but luckily I managed to get back each time."

Alberto Contador tried everything
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Was Contador held up by the officials' cars that seemed to be stalled? "No, No, No," replied the respected Spaniard.

They summited the Peyresourde together but Contador was not giving up. He hit it again on the last little rise available, two kilometres before the finish. It stretched Rasmussen to his limits but the Dane was able to keep the reins on Contador to arrive in Loudenvielle together with the Spaniard and will be looking forward to a needed rest day.

How it unfolded

Stage 15 from Foix to Loudenville was the Queen stage of the 2007 Tour De France, coming after Saturday's time trial and Sunday's hard mountaintop finish on the Plateau de Beille. The long, difficult stage traversed the heart of the Hautes-Pyrénées, departing from Foix in the Ariège region and hitting the top of the Col de Port after just 27.5km.

It was another cool, fresh day with partly cloudy skies and even a few early raindrops for the 163 remaining riders. Two were missing from the sign on, namely stage 5 winner Filippo Pozzato (Liquigas), who came down with a flu and fever, and the Belgian Philippe Gilbert (Française des Jeux). He had stomach problems during yesterday’s stage.

The peloton passed kilometre zero at 11.28 and almost straight away, Sylvain Chavanel (Cofidis) attacked with Frederik Willems (Liquigas). A big group came across to them but were chased down by Rabobank after some seven kilometres. There was then a counterattack with Oscar Pereiro (Caisse d’Epargne), Denis Menchov (Rabobank), Christophe Moreau (Ag2r Prévoyance) and Gorka Verdugo (Euskaltel Euskadi) that had a ten second lead by the 14.5 kilometre point. These were joined by Alexander Vinokourov (Astana), who then accelerated again to be off the front with Verdugo after some 20 kilomeres of very fast racing.

In the meanwhile, Moreau and Valverde had come across to the big chasing group. But as the Col de Port started Pereiro, Menchov, Verdugo and Vinokourov were still 12 seconds ahead.

Thomas Voeckler (Bouygues Telecom) then bridged across to Vinokourov and Verdugo, who were 15 seconds ahead of a major counter move with David Arroyo (Caisse d’Epargne), Jens Voigt (CSC), John Gadret (Ag2r Prévoyance), Tadej Valjavec (Lampre Fondital), Bernhard Kohl (Gerolsteiner), Christophe Le Mével (Crédit Agricole), Johann Tschopp (Bouygues Telecom), Manuel Beltrán (Liquigas), Daniel Navarro (Astana) and Iban Mayo (Saunier Duval – Prodir). These were chasing the three V's: Verdugo, Vino and Voeckler; after 22 kilometres, Verdugo was now solo, 12 seconds ahead of 10 chasers.

Juan Manuel Gárate (Quickstep-Innergetic)
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Those in pursuit were Arroyo, Menchov, Gadret, Stéphane Goubert (Ag2r Prévoyance), Kohl, Tschopp, Beltran, Garrate, Vinokourov and Juan José Cobo (Saunier Duval – Prodir), with the peloton at 30 seconds.

Garate was first to the top of Col de Port. Tschopp and Verdugo were next, while the peloton was at 25 seconds. The front riders had covered 37.5 kilometres in the first hour, but this wasn't fast enough; they were absorbed by the peloton after 38 kilometres near the base of the descent.

On this downhill, Crédit Agricole rider Le Mével crashed and was hit by the bike of an Euskaltel rider. He abandoned with a suspected broken collarbone, while another French rider Cyril Dessel (Ag2r Prévoyance), one of the stars of last years Tour de France, also pulled out.

Le Mevel crashed out of the Tour
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Up front, Kohl and Tshopp were on the attack again as the road levelled out near Castet-d'Aleu. They had a 25 second lead on a group of counterattackers, with the Rabobankers riding on the front of the peloton 55 seconds back. After 55 kilometres the front groups joined up, meaning that the leaders were now Kohl, Tschopp, Kirchen, Arroyo, Arvesen, Vandevelde, Menchov, Turpin, Zubeldia, Landaluze, Perez, Bennati, Vila, Halgand, Hincapie, Lefèvre, Albasini, Vaugrenard, Garate, Knees, Vinokourov, Ivanov, Navarro and Cobo. The peloton was five minutes back.

This big break raced onwards towards the next climbs, passing through the beautiful countryside around Saint-Girons where Bennati won the sprint after 68 kilometres. At this point Rabobank had Flecha, Weening and Niermann riding tempo on the front for maillot jaune Rasmussen.

The lead was up to 8'05" by the feed zone in Aucazien. The pace of the break across the Salat river valley floor had been torrid, with 45.7 kilometres covered in the second hour. That made for an average speed of 41.6 kilometres per hour. The best placed on GC in the break was Euskaltel's Haimar Zubeldia, sitting 13th at 12'13", and he was understandably keen on making up as much time as possible.

Consolidating the advantage

Next up for the riders was the second category Col de Portet d'Aspet, a 5.7-kilometre climb averaging 6.9 percent which was the location of the tragic death of Olympic champion Fabio Casartelli on July 15th 1995. As the bells of the village church rang out, the break rode through the village of St. Lary at the base of the ascension and then climbed hard to the summit, where Lefèvre got the points ahead of Halgand and Garate.

The break sped down the descent, passing the memorial monument to Fabio Casartelli who had crashed nearby. Ivanov flew downhill, pulling clear of the others, while Arroyo had to stop just past the monument and change bikes.

Christian Vande Velde (Team CSC)
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Next up was the difficult category one Col de Menté, a 7-kilometre climb which averaged 8.1 percent. The break stayed together to the top, 82 kilometres from the finish, and here Garate took the KOM ahead of Lefèvre, Halgand and the surprise sprinter-turned-climber Bennati.

Once down to the valley floor, Bennati put back on his sprinting legs and took the second intermediate prime of the day, in Marignac after 127km. The peloton was now 8’20” back and the leaders had 13 kilometres to go to the base of the hors categorie ascent of the Port de Balès. This was the first time for the Tour de France to climb the mountain as it was unpaved until last year. It was a tough 19,5 kilometre test for the riders, averaging 6.2 percent and having a final ten kilometres at an 8.5 percent grade.

Once onto the climb, Landaluze accelerated clear and was then joined by Kohl, Ivanov, Arroyo and Tschopp. These five opened up a one minute lead over the others, but Menchov attacked the second group after a few kilometres and bridged across to the front of the race.

Vinokourov was in the second half and so Ivanov dropped back to pace him up. Up front, Tschopp went clear of the leaders with 9km still to ascend. There were attacks back in the peloton, too; Astana's Andrey Kashechkin attacked and opened up a gap over the Rabobank-led main bunch. The groupe maillot jaune was down to thirty riders at this point, with Boogerd and Dekker driving ahead of Rasmussen. They were in turn followed by Yaroslav Popovych, Levi Leipheimer, Alberto Contador (Discovery Channel), Cadel Evans (Predictor Lotto), Andreas Klöden (Astana), Iban Mayo (Euskaltel Euskadi), Carlos Sastre (CSC), Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d’Epargne) and several others, while John Gadret (Ag2r Prévoyance), Vladimir Karpets (Caisse d’Epargne), Mikel Astarloza and his Euskaltel teammate Amets Txurruka had come out the back of the groupe maillot jaune.

As the hazy clouds crowning the summit of the Port de Balès came ever closer, Tschopp was five kilometres from the top and cruising along with a 30" advantage. Kirchen had attacked the chase group, followed by Landaluze, while Vino, Arroyo, Garate, Zubeldia, Cobo, Kohl, Turpin and the others didn't follow.

Kasheckhin was 6'30" back but still out in front of the Rasmussen group, which was now being led by Boogerd. Kirchen attacked near the top and passed Tschopp to reach the summit alone. Arroyo caught and left Tschopp just before the KOM line, then joined up with Kirchen on the tricky descent. Fortunately the thick fog on the climb cleared after a couple of kilometres, making things much safer for him, Kirchen and Tschopp, who had bridged after a few minutes’ chasing. The Vinokourov group had been 50” back at the top and were still behind at this point, while the Rasmussen group had reeled in Kashechkin and hit the top of the climb six and a half minutes back.

Passing under the 25 kilometre to go banner, the three leaders had half a minute on the chasing group, which included Vinokourov, Kohl, Garate, Zubeldia and Cobo. Menchov had dropped back to wait for the 25 strong Rasmussen group, giving his team-mates a hand. At this point they were still 7’30” back.

Kirchen showed better form
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The leaders hit the bottom of the first category Col de Peyresourde, starting the nine kilometre, 7.8 percent climb together. The finish was just 20.5 kilometres away and they knew that the mountain would play a vital role in determining the eventual stage winner.

As they road up, the climb got steeper and Kirchen and Arroyo dropped Tschopp just under the 20 kilometre to go banner. Kohl had attacked from the chase group but Vinokourov got across to him, followed by Cobo and Garate. He then put in a big attack but the latter two got back to him, as did Zubeldia. However the Kazakh went again soon afterwards and bridged up to the two leaders.

Fighting out the finale

With 17 kilometres to go Vinokourov attacked those up front, dropping Kirchen. The Astana man couldn’t hold the gap, and so Cobo, Arroyo, Zubeldia and then Kirchen came back together.

Shortly before that, Popovych had attacked the yellow jersey group, opening up a decent lead. He stayed clear for several kilometres but was eventually absorbed and then dropped when the rapidly-shrinking Rasmussen group accelerated.

Halfway up the climb, Vino was firing off multiple attacks. He was trying to bust the other riders wide open with multiple attacks, while Kirchen just tried to hang tough. Zubeldia went with approximately four kilometres left and then Vinokourov countered to finally break the elastic. He rode strongly from there to the summit, with Zubeldia and Cobo chasing together before the former pushed on ahead. Kirchen got back up just before the top but by then Vino had built would prove to be a crucial lead.

At the same time further down the mountain, Contador attacked hard and drew Rasmussen clear. The other GC contenders were immediately distanced. The Spaniard kicked a second and then a third time, and the last of these efforts put Rasmussen into serious difficulty. Contador managed to get clear but the determined Dane was still in control of the situation, clawing his way back up.

Contador went two more times and, on the last of these, was unfortunate enough to be slowed by a gaggle of press motors and the Mavic neutral support car. However, while these accelerations were really hurting the maillot jaune, Rasmussen was able to gradually get back on terms each time. Just before the summit the duo caught Hincapie, while Evans and the remains of the chasers including Leipheimer, Sastre and Boogerd were 40" back.

Vino bombed the descent down towards Loudenvielle. Behind, Zubeldia, Cobo and Kirchen had joined up and were chasing 50" behind. The remains of the break were further back, and then came the Contador- Hincapie-Rasmussen trio. The two Discovery Channel riders were trying to work over the maillot jaune but he was grimly hanging on.

On the final rise 2km from the finish, Contador attacked Rasmussen again, but he just couldn't crack the chicken. There was no stopping Vino and he hit the line to take his second stage win of the race.

Contador checks
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The tough Kazakh had been on the attack all day and won a hard fought comeback victory in Loudenvielle, averaging 36.15 kilometres per hour. Kirchen beat Zubeldia in the sprint for second, 50" back, while Cobo was fourth at 58".

Behind the first wave of chasers, Arroyo held on to finish fifth at 3'20", while Kohl and Vande Velde were sixth and seventh at 4'25". It was an excellent result for the American from Lemont, Illinois.

Ludo Turpin (Ag2r Prévoyance) chugged in at 5'15", with Contador then finishing ahead of Rasmussen, 5'30" behind Vino. Big George Hincapie and his Captain America jersey was 11th at 5'45", while Cadel Evans sprinted in ahead of Kloden, Leipheimer, Sastre and the rest of the former group Maillot Jaune at 6'28", the Aussie losing another minute to Rasmussen today.

Discovery Channel's Popovych & Predictor's Chris Horner came home at 7', while CSC's Franck Schleck finshed at 7'20".

More than ever, after today's stage 15 Rabobank's maillot jaune Michael Rasmussen is in control of the 2007 Tour De France. However the upstart maillot blanc Alberto Contador of Discovery Channel is making a great race of it. He is currently second on GC, just 2'38" behind.

Aussie Cadel Evans is still in third place, but is now four minutes back. Discovery Channel's Levi Leipheimer is sitting 4th at 5'25" and is poised for his best-ever Tour De France finish as the American looks to be getting stronger day by day.

Astana's Andreas Kloden is on the outside looking in in fifth, just 9" behind Leipheimer, but is still a long way from the podium.

The Tour's top 10 is rounded out by Sastre (CSC) at 6'46", Zubeldia at 7’27”, Kashechkin at 7’54”, Kirchen at 8’24” and Astarloza at 9’21. Zubeldia and Kirchen were the day’s big movers, improving from 13th and 14th respectively to seventh and ninth overall. Kashechkin dropped one place to eighth.

Rest Day: Tuesday 24 July / Pau

Stage 16: Wednesday 25 July Orthez Gourette-Col d'Aubisque / 218,5 km

After a well-earned final rest day in Pau at the 2007 Tour De France, the race continues with five more stages before the finish line in Paris. They are not yet done with the Pyrenees, or rather, the Pyrenees are not yet done with them.

Stage 16 has four difficult climbs on the program, including the hors categorie Port de Larrau, a steep 14,5 km monster that leads the Tour for a short visit into Spain, then a finish atop the hors categorie Col d’Aubisque. This stage will be the last chance for riders who are looking to move up the ladder on GC; watch out for a huge turnout of Basque fans to support their orange clad Euskaltel-Euskadi riders.

Contador will have to go on the attack early to try and break the Rabobank hegemony at this years Tour De France. Although he did have a little trouble covering Contador's fantastic attacks on the Peyresourde Monday, yellow jersey Rasmussen and his Rabobank squad should be able to contain the Discovery Channel onslaught which is coming on Wednesday's Stage 16.

Climbs:
Km 79: Port de Larrau: 14.7 km climb @ 8.1 % grade / Beyond Category (Spain)
Km 93: Alto Laza - 3.5km climb @ 6.8 % grade / 3rd Cat. (Spain)
Km 131: Col de la Pierre-Saint-Martin: 14.2 km climb @ 5.2 % grade / 1st Cat.
Km 180.5: Col de Marie-Blanque: 9.3 km climb @ 7.4 % grade / 1st Cat.
Km 218.5: Col d'Aubisque: 16.7 km climb @ 7 % grade / Beyond Category

Sprint:
Km 36: Mauleon-Licharrre

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Results

1 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana                                           5.34.28 (35.160 km/h)
2 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile Team                                                0.51
3 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                   
4 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                              0.58
5 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                                2.14
6 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                      3.23
7 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                               4.25
8 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC                                               
9 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                           5.16
10 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             5.31
11 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                                  
12 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                      5.47
13 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                           6.27
14 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                               
15 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                                    
16 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                          
17 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                                       
18 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                
19 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC                                               
20 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana                                                    
21 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                                             
22 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Astana                                                       
23 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                    7.05
24 Chris Horner (USA) Predictor - Lotto                                              
25 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                                  7.21
26 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                       7.39
27 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                              8.34
28 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                      9.00
29 Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Liquigas                                            
30 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                                                   
31 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                                           
32 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole                                             
33 Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld                                                   
34 Iban Mayo Diez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                       
35 Inigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                             
36 Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre - Fondital                      9.23
37 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                                            10.39
38 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                            
39 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                       12.07
40 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                      
41 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                                             
42 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                          
43 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Lampre - Fondital                                            
44 John Gadret (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                                 
45 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                                 12.59
46 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                     13.21
47 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                        13.35
48 Moises Duenas Nevado (Spa) Agritubel                                         14.48
49 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                           
50 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                                        
51 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                                         
52 Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Astana                                                
53 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                          
54 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Astana                                                     
55 Kanstantin Siutsou (Blr) Barloworld                                          15.36
56 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                       19.02
57 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas                                              21.09
58 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel                                                22.20
59 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                           
60 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                          25.23
61 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance                             28.25
62 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                 
63 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2r Prévoyance                                              
64 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française des Jeux                                          
65 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                                      
66 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                    
67 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                           
68 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                                         
69 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas                                                    
70 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                                    
71 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                                     
72 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 
73 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  
74 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                              
75 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                         
76 Mario Aerts (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                               
77 Iker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                  
78 Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                    
79 Aleksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas                                                
80 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                         
81 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                           
82 Axel Merckx (Bel) T-Mobile Team                                                   
83 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                
84 Iñigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC                                       
85 Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                       
86 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                                      
87 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic                                         
88 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas                                                   
89 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                      
90 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                             
91 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana                                                      
92 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel                                                   
93 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                  
94 Antonio Colom Mas (Spa) Astana                                                    
95 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Quickstep - Innergetic                                       
96 Leif Hoste (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                                
97 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                         31.51
98 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Team Milram                                           
99 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                               
100 Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux                                       
101 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                                  
102 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                                      
103 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Barloworld                                               
104 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                            
105 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                        
106 Murilo Fischer (Bra) Liquigas                                                    
107 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                             
108 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC                                                 
109 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld                                                
110 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                           
111 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                          
112 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole                                                
113 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                                 35.45
114 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic                                     
115 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                           
116 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                                          
117 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                                  
118 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                               
119 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram                                                   
120 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                             
121 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                                 
122 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                            
123 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                          
124 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld                                                   
125 Bert Grabsch (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                                 
126 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Predictor - Lotto                                        
127 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                           
128 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                       
129 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                                          
130 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                            
131 Simon Gerrans (Aus) AG2r Prévoyance                                              
132 Grégory Rast (Swi) Astana                                                        
133 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                           
134 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram                                               
135 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                             
136 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                  
137 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                
138 Benoît Salmon (Fra) Agritubel                                                    
139 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld                                            
140 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Milram                                                 
141 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                             
142 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                                      
143 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                                    
144 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Agritubel                                                 
145 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                                  
146 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                                     
147 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                 
148 Félix Rafael Cardenas Ravalo (Col) Barloworld                                    
149 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                          
150 Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          
151 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Barloworld                                                  
152 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                
153 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                   
154 Lilian Jégou (Fra) Française des Jeux                                            
155 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                          
156 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                          
157 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                              
158 Juan Miguel Mercado Martin (Spa) Agritubel                                       
159 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                               
160 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des Jeux
DNS Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française Des Jeux
DNS Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas
DNF Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Crédit Agricole
DNF Cyril Dessel (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance
DNF Fred Rodriguez (USA) Predictor-Lotto                                      
 
Points
 
Saint-Girons - km 68.0
1 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                           6 pts
2 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Astana                                                       4
3 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                                  2
 
Marignac - km 127.0
1 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                           6 pts
2 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                                  4
3 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                                        2
 
Loudenvielle-le-Louron - km 196.0
1 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana                                                20 pts
2 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile Team                                                  17
3 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                 15
4 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                13
5 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                                  12
6 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                        10
7 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                                  9
8 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC                                              8
9 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                              7
10 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                6
11 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                                 5
12 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                         4
13 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                              3
14 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                              2
15 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                                   1
 
Mountains
 
Col de Port - km 27.5
1 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                                  10 pts
2 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                                             9
3 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                8
4 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                 7
5 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana                                                 6
6 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                            5
 
Col de Portet D'Aspet - km 98.5
1 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                           10 pts
2 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                             9
3 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                                   8
4 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Astana                                                       7
5 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                      6
6 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                                        5
 
Col de Menté - km 114.0
1 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                                  15 pts
2 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                           13
3 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                            11
4 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                           9
5 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                                  8
6 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                 7
7 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                  6
8 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                                                 5
  
Port de Balès - km 159.5
1 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile Team                                                  20 pts
2 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                        18
3 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                                            16
4 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                                  14
5 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                 12
6 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                10
7 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana                                                 8
8 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                                      7
9 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                              6
10 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                                 5
 
Col de Peyresourde - km 184.5
1 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana                                                30 pts
2 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                 26
3 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile Team                                                  22
4 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                18
5 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                                  16
6 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                        14
7 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC                                             12
8 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                                 10
 
Young rider
 
1 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                            5.38.53
2 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              1.06
3 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                                          2.02
4 Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld                                                4.35
5 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                       7.42
6 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                                    10.23
7 Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Astana                                                 
8 Kanstantin Siutsou (Blr) Barloworld                                           11.11
9 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française des Jeux                                      24.00
10 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                                    
11 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                           
12 Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                       
13 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                                      
14 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                          27.26
15 Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux                                        
16 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                         31.20
17 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                           
18 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                                           
19 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                              
20 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Milram                                                  
21 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                              
22 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Barloworld                                                   
23 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                    
 
Most aggressive rider
 
1 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana                                                  
 
Teams
 
1 Astana                                                                     16.56.18
2 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                                              3.24
3 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                             4.51
4 Team CSC                                                                       5.19
5 Caisse D’epargne                                                               5.56
6 Rabobank                                                                      12.03
7 AG2r Prévoyance                                                               12.08
8 Bouygues Telecom                                                              19.00
9 Lampre-Fondital                                                               23.24
10 Crédit Agricole                                                              24.29
11 Saunier Duval-Prodir                                                         25.29
12 Liquigas                                                                     26.15
13 Predictor-Lotto                                                              29.03
14 Barloworld                                                                   43.33
15 Quickstep-Innergetic                                                         46.10
16 Cofidis-Le Crédit par Téléphone                                              47.54
17 T-Mobile Team                                                                48.13
18 Gerolsteiner                                                                 51.47
19 Agritubel                                                                    52.39
20 Team Milram                                                                  54.35
21 Française des Jeux                                                           58.44
 
General classification
 
1 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                           69.52.14
2 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              2.23
3 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                            4.00
4 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                       5.25
5 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                                    5.34
6 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC                                            6.46
7 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                               7.27
8 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana                                                 7.54
9 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile Team                                                8.24
10 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           9.21
11 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                           10.41
12 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                   12.29
13 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                     14.30
14 Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld                                              15.00
15 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                    17.11
16 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                                      18.27
17 Chris Horner (USA) Predictor - Lotto                                         18.57
18 Iban Mayo Diez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                  19.00
19 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                               25.08
20 Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Liquigas                                       26.02
21 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                                 26.25
22 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                                 26.46
23 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana                                            28.21
24 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Lampre - Fondital                                       28.56
25 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                              32.46
26 Kanstantin Siutsou (Blr) Barloworld                                          32.58
27 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                            35.28
28 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                     38.17
29 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                          39.25
30 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole                                        39.47
31 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                     40.17
32 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                     40.35
33 Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre - Fondital                     45.11
34 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC                                         46.02
35 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                                    48.00
36 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                      50.21
37 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                             57.01
38 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                       57.10
39 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                         57.34
40 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                                    57.46
41 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                               1.01.40
42 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                        1.02.21
43 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                      1.02.37
44 Inigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      1.03.59
45 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                           1.05.37
46 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                    1.09.24
47 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                                          1.10.02
48 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                     1.13.22
49 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic                                  1.14.53
50 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Astana                                              1.18.59
51 Antonio Colom Mas (Spa) Astana                                             1.20.16
52 John Gadret (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                          1.21.03
53 Moises Duenas Nevado (Spa) Agritubel                                       1.25.22
54 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                   1.26.31
55 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                              1.27.24
56 Iñigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC                                1.31.19
57 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Astana                                                1.31.28
58 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                    1.34.45
59 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                      
60 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                          1.35.04
61 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas                                            1.36.05
62 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Predictor - Lotto                                  1.37.12
63 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana                                               1.38.10
64 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                       1.39.13
65 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                     1.40.01
66 Iker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                           1.41.46
67 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                         1.41.56
68 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                    1.42.40
69 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Quickstep - Innergetic                                1.42.52
70 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                                      1.45.01
71 Axel Merckx (Bel) T-Mobile Team                                            1.46.01
72 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          1.47.23
73 Mario Aerts (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                        1.47.45
74 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance                           1.48.09
75 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                 1.51.10
76 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                  1.52.15
77 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                           1.52.55
78 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                                            1.54.42
79 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas                                             1.56.30
80 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                     1.57.26
81 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                            1.58.28
82 Juan Miguel Mercado Martin (Spa) Agritubel                                 1.58.47
83 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                             2.00.06
84 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                       2.00.27
85 Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team    2.00.36
86 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française des Jeux                                   2.01.08
87 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2r Prévoyance                                       2.03.51
88 Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                             2.04.11
89 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 2.05.28
90 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                     2.07.52
91 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas                                            2.08.42
92 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                               2.08.45
93 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                            2.09.35
94 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                                2.10.02
95 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    2.10.38
96 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                    2.13.44
97 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                       2.15.00
98 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Saunier Duval - Prodir                             2.15.20
99 Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                2.16.27
100 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel                                           2.16.32
101 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                                     2.18.49
102 Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Astana                                        2.22.13
103 Simon Gerrans (Aus) AG2r Prévoyance                                       2.24.13
104 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                     2.24.25
105 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                 2.25.02
106 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                              2.26.35
107 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Barloworld                                        2.26.38
108 Grégory Rast (Swi) Astana                                                 2.27.49
109 Murilo Fischer (Bra) Liquigas                                             2.28.27
110 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel                                             2.29.11
111 Aleksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas                                        2.29.15
112 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                     2.29.28
113 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                     2.29.51
114 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                          2.31.23
115 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                 2.32.26
116 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                         2.32.27
117 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC                                          2.33.23
118 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole                                         2.36.35
119 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                           2.37.39
120 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          2.38.09
121 Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux                                2.38.19
122 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Agritubel                                          2.38.36
123 Bert Grabsch (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                          2.38.59
124 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                                   2.39.52
125 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                      2.40.14
126 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram                                            2.40.24
127 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                      2.40.44
128 Lilian Jégou (Fra) Française des Jeux                                     2.40.45
129 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld                                            2.40.51
130 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                        2.40.57
131 Benoît Salmon (Fra) Agritubel                                             2.41.03
132 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                                   2.41.23
133 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld                                     2.41.42
134 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                           2.41.54
135 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                               2.41.58
136 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Team Milram                                   2.42.00
137 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                   2.42.01
138 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                   2.42.20
139 Félix Rafael Cardenas Ravalo (Col) Barloworld                             2.42.23
140 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Milram                                          2.42.52
141 Leif Hoste (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                        2.43.23
142 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic                              2.43.47
143 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                             2.44.05
144 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                    2.45.42
145 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                      2.46.36
146 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld                                         2.47.37
147 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                     2.47.49
148 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                          2.48.29
149 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram                                        2.49.02
150 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                   2.49.49
151 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des Jeux                               2.49.54
152 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                    2.51.31
153 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                         2.52.35
154 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                               2.54.48
155 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                              2.54.59
156 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                        2.55.54
157 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                            2.58.20
158 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Barloworld                                           2.59.58
159 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                       3.01.59
160 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                   3.04.58
 
Points classification
 
1 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                                         195 pts
2 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld                                                  175
3 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                                    174
4 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                              132
5 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des Jeux                                     127
6 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                95
7 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC                                                 93
8 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                          84
9 Murilo Fischer (Bra) Liquigas                                                    73
10 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                            72
11 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                                     71
12 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                              67
13 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                             63
14 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile Team                                                 62
15 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana                                                  57
16 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                                     56
17 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                                52
18 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               51
19 Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld                                                 48
20 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                                     48
21 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                              48
22 Aleksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas                                              44
23 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                            44
24 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                           43
25 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                    42
26 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Quickstep - Innergetic                                     41
27 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                        41
28 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana                                               39
29 Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux                                      39
30 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                            38
31 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                                                 36
32 Iban Mayo Diez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                     35
33 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                            35
34 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2r Prévoyance                                            33
35 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                         32
36 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                             30
37 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                            30
38 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                      29
39 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                                  29
40 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                           29
41 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                         27
42 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                    27
43 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                                   26
44 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                       26
45 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                                       26
46 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                        25
47 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                        25
48 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                         25
49 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC                                             24
50 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                                    24
51 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                           24
52 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                        23
53 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic                                    23
54 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                             22
55 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                       22
56 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                21
57 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                                 21
58 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                            21
59 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                         21
60 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                  21
61 Inigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           20
62 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel                                                   19
63 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                               18
64 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Agritubel                                                18
65 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Barloworld                                                 18
66 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Milram                                                17
67 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC                                            17
68 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel                                                 16
69 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                15
70 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                                15
71 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                               15
72 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                         15
73 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                                 15
74 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                         15
75 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                         14
76 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic                                       14
77 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole                                               14
78 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram                                              14
79 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                          13
80 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                                13
81 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                       12
82 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                             11
83 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                       10
84 Antonio Colom Mas (Spa) Astana                                                  10
85 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française des Jeux                                         9
86 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld                                            9
87 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                         8
88 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                 8
89 Chris Horner (USA) Predictor - Lotto                                             7
90 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                                     7
91 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                             7
92 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                   7
93 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                           6
94 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                           6
95 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas                                                  6
96 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                                   6
97 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                          6
98 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                                          5
99 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Lampre - Fondital                                           4
100 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Astana                                                     4
101 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                             4
102 Kanstantin Siutsou (Blr) Barloworld                                             3
103 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                                    3
104 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                                      3
105 Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Liquigas                                          2
106 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                          2
107 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                                               2
108 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                              2
109 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                          2
110 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                                 2
111 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram                                                  2
112 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                                     1
113 Lilian Jégou (Fra) Française des Jeux                                            
114 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                               -1
115 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Barloworld                                             -3
116 Iker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                               -5
117 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                -5
118 Juan Miguel Mercado Martin (Spa) Agritubel                                     -5
119 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                         -20
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                                142 pts
2 Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld                                                 140
3 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                      104
4 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                85
5 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                           78
6 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                                  77
7 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                              64
8 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                          54
9 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                        52
10 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                               52
11 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                             51
12 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                        50
13 Antonio Colom Mas (Spa) Astana                                                  50
14 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile Team                                                 45
15 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana                                               44
16 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                44
17 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                         43
18 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                        42
19 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                                42
20 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                              33
21 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                                     32
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 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                        28
26 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana                                                  28
27 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                    27
28 Iban Mayo Diez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                     26
29 Inigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           26
30 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                          25
31 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                                           25
32 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC                                             24
33 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                         24
34 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                              20
35 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                                    19
36 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                         18
37 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                                    17
38 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                            16
39 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                       16
40 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole                                           15
41 Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team         15
42 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                            15
43 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                                    14
44 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                          14
45 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                        13
46 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                                      13
47 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC                                            12
48 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                          12
49 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2r Prévoyance                                            12
50 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                          10
51 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                                               10
52 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld                                               10
53 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                            9
54 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                          9
55 Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                   8
56 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                                   7
57 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Astana                                                      7
58 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                          6
59 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                             6
60 Aleksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas                                               5
61 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                                        5
62 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                             4
63 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                                                  4
64 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                             4
65 Kanstantin Siutsou (Blr) Barloworld                                              3
66 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel                                                    3
67 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                                      3
68 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                        3
69 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                                    2
70 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                                   2
71 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                           2
72 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Barloworld                                               2
73 Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux                                       2
74 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas                                                  1
75 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Milram                                                 1
76 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                              1
 
Young rider classification
 
1 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          69.54.37
2 Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld                                               12.37
3 Kanstantin Siutsou (Blr) Barloworld                                           30.35
4 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                      35.54
5 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                                  59.17
6 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                           59.58
7 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                            1.03.14
8 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                     1.07.01
9 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                              1.57.43
10 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française des Jeux                                   1.58.45
11 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 2.03.05
12 Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                2.14.04
13 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                                      2.16.26
14 Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Astana                                         2.19.50
15 Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 2.35.56
16 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       2.37.51
17 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                       2.38.21
18 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                                    2.39.00
19 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                    2.39.38
20 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Milram                                           2.40.29
21 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                       2.44.13
22 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                             2.55.57
23 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Barloworld                                            2.57.35
 
Teams classification
 
1 Astana                                                                    209.52.24
2 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                             2.53
3 Team CSC                                                                      15.01
4 Caisse D’epargne                                                              15.22
5 Rabobank                                                                      18.03
6 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                                             26.52
7 Predictor-Lotto                                                             1.16.18
8 AG2r Prévoyance                                                             1.28.47
9 Saunier Duval-Prodir                                                        1.29.01
10 Crédit Agricole                                                            1.33.40
11 Liquigas                                                                   1.51.58
12 Lampre-Fondital                                                            1.52.45
13 T-Mobile Team                                                              2.09.50
14 Quickstep-Innergetic                                                       2.13.33
15 Bouygues Telecom                                                           2.26.00
16 Gerolsteiner                                                               2.46.13
17 Barloworld                                                                 2.50.20
18 Cofidis-Le Crédit par Téléphone                                            3.30.15
19 Agritubel                                                                  4.33.40
20 Team Milram                                                                4.49.25
21 Française des Jeux                                                         5.21.33

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