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94th Tour de France - ProT

France, July 7-29, 2007

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Stage 16 - Wednesday, July 25: Orthez - Gourette - Col d’Aubisque, 218.5km

Rasmussen delivers one-two punch on Col d'Aubisque

Maillot jaune takes stage and extends overall lead by 47 seconds

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

Michael Rasmussen (Rabobank)
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In the last mountain stage of the 2007 Tour de France maillot jaune Michael Rasmussen withstood the Discovery Channel attacks of Alberto Contador and Levi Leipheimer to deliver a punch of his own, surging at 900 metres remaining to take the stage and add 47 seconds to his overall lead. American Leipheimer finished second to gain time on Cadel Evans in the fight for a podium spot while 'Kid Contador' placed third.

"This is a great victory since winning in the yellow jersey is very hard," Rasmussen said with a grin. "Nevertheless, the overall victory is more important than a stage win.

"Two days ago I noticed I could not follow the accelerations of Discovery Channel's Contador, so today I used a different tactic. I maintained my own pace and apparently Contador got tired, I used this advantage in the last kilometre."

Rasmussen responded amazingly after the Tour's second rest day and a bombardment of doping allegations, proving his abilities on the Aubisque and showing he has a strong chance to win the overall in four days. Contador remains in second in the general classification, now at 3'10".

"Three minutes is too much," stated Discovery Team Manager Johan Bruyneel to Jean-François Quénet of Cyclingnews. "Alberto did all he could, we must accept the defeat. It will be necessary to go flat-out in the time trial because we never know."

The area of Green Mountain Honey was the last chance for Contador to gain some time on current race leader Rasmussen but, after numerous and honourable attempts, the Spaniard had to resign himself to riding in the wheels of super-domestique Leipheimer.

At the base of the 16.6-kilometre climb, the game was on as the escape was starting to shatter under the influence of CSC's Carlos Sastre who was desperate to grab a stage win. The 32 year-old Spaniard attacked Mauricio Soler (Barloworld) and Iban Mayo (Saunier Duval-Prodir) at 13.6 kilometres remaining to leave the polka dot-clad Colombian struggling while his compatriot latched on.

Soler's fifth secured the lead
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The artilleries led to Soler's capture by the Rasmussen groupe at kilometre 10.8 while the Spanish duo was caught 1300 metres later to clear the way for a two-in-one GC/stage battle. Rabo's Russian/Dutch combo of Denis Menchov and Michael Boogerd proved its strength; Menchov jammed the accelerator up the seven percent gradients to good effect, dropping Alejandro Valverde and Fränk Schleck before he released control to Boogerd.

The former Dutch champion did wonders in his last Tour de France for team captain Rasmussen while Menchov faded off the back. Discovery Channel took over next with Yaroslav Popovych to whittle the group down to Contador, Rasmussen, Leipheimer and Evans by 10 kilometres to go.

Leipheimer took over after 'Popo' peeled off but his accelerations did not seem violent enough to put Rasmussen on the ropes. It did, however, provide a setup for Contador's first move at 8.5 kilometres to go. The Spaniard went as the four men exited a tunnel but Rasmussen was able to close down while Evans showed signs of stress. The Aussie was dropped 2000 metres later as Rasmussen countered 'Kid Contador' with a move of his own.

Leipheimer held tight during the accelerations and eventually came through to ride a long three-kilometre section on the front. He was encouraged by Rasmussen who sensed the American was vying for third overall in addition to helping Contador.

Rasmussen stopped spending his energy swatting flies and waving the motorbikes forward to land the deathblow on Contador. Like the days before, the Spaniard had tried his attacks (around three today) but found the Dane too resilient and, today, Rasmussen countered in the last 900 metres to go clear.

Once the gap was established, Discovery gave Leipheimer the permission to pull away from Contador and ride for time on Evans. He gained 17 seconds by the day's end and moved within 56 seconds of third overall, currently 5'59" back on Rasmussen.

Cadel Evans (Predictor-Lotto)
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Evans wound his way up the hot Aubisque as the cool water of Valentine fell downwards. He was encouraged by the large numbers of Australians cheering who had turned out to watch a beautiful spectacular, oblivious to cycling's recent controversies. Evans limited his losses to give himself a fighting chance in next Saturday's time trial, finishing fourth, 43 seconds down.

"I did not want to concede any time to Leipheimer. I had to ride at my own pace," Evans let out at the finish to Cyclingnews' John Trevorrow. "I might have underestimated Leipheimer a little bit.

"[Leipheimer] was working for Contador; I thought they were more interested in the win than the [final overall] podium. I know Bruyneel is not such a silly directeur, maybe he was playing with me. There were times were I could have accelerated, but when it is two to one I am always at a disadvantage. I had to ride my tempo.

"I don't' feel secure [in my third overall]. It is not over because Leipheimer is good in a flat time trial."

"It was our goal to reach the podium in this race, that is getting closer," Predicator Team Manager Marc Sergeant confirmed. "We were afraid of today's stage but we came through."

Leipheimer guides Contador
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"We were happy to see that Cadel is a lot better than last year. We have built a good program for him and there is no more to expect."

Rasmussen may have increased his overall lead but he lost his lead in the fight for the maillot à pois rouges of best climber. Soler rode free early on to garner maximum points on the Col de la Pierre-Saint-Martin and the Col de Marie-Blanque. He clawed his way up the Col d'Aubisque, retaking Sastre and Mayo, to finish fifth and gain additional points. In addition, the 24 year-old Colombian picked up the prix de la combativité for most aggressive rider.

"It was a difficult day but it turned out to be fantastic for me, as I could grab the points on the first climbs. I am very happy with the jersey," Soler noted of his successful day. He explained how he clawed his way back for the stage finale. "There were always attacks and I tried to dose my forces to finish well."

The Colombian was followed by Haimar Zubeldia (Euskaltel-Euskadi), Juan José Cobo (Saunier Duval-Prodir), Sastre, and Caisse d'Epargne's Oscar Pereiro and Valverde, who rounded out the top ten.

How It Unfolded

After a turbulent rest day in Pau thanks to the positive test for a homologous blood transfusion by Alexandre Vinokourov, the Tour resumed with five more stages to go until Paris. Today’s stage was the last in the Pyrenees, making it crucially important for the general classification.

The fans don't want doping.
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The start was delayed due to a brief protest by riders from French and German teams but eventually things got underway. The peloton moved through the 2.9 kilometres neutral zone and crossed the start at kilometre zéro at 10h58, 13 minutes later than planned. 151 riders were at the start, this number missing the Astana team who had pulled out after the news concerning Vinokourov.

Cofidis rider Stéphane Augé attacked after eight kilometres of racing, jumping away in the verdant bocage outside Orthez. One kilometre later, three riders came across; they were big Vicente Garcia Acosta (Caisse d’Epargne), go-go Gorka Verdugo (Euskaltel Euskadi) and Christophe Rinero (Saunier Duval).

The peloton had no interest in this break and in Bastanes, after 15 kilometres of racing, the quartet had a two minute lead. Six kilometres later this had soared to 6'20" and it kept climbing due to Rabobank’s decision not to drive things hard back in the peloton. But at the 30 kilometre point near Laruns, the lead hit 8'30" and Rabobank then accelerated at the front of the peloton to keep things under control.

Rinero took the points at the intermediate sprint of Mauléon-Licharre (km 36), while back in the bunch Barloworld was now riding tempo on the front of the peloton. They had pulled the gap back to 7’30” within ten kilometres. However, as the first slopes of the hors category Port de Larrau climb began 66 kilometres after the start, the hard-working break had gained time once again and was now 8'55" ahead of the chasing peloton.

Barloworld's Cardenas attacked as the climb began for the chasers, this being a set-up move for his team-mate and countryman Soler, who was wearing the Maillot Pois of Best Climber. Soler was actually lying second in the competition this morning but wore the maillot a pois due to the fact that KOM leader Michael Rasmussen also held yellow.

Carlos Sastre (Team CSC)
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The Colombian was becoming attached to the jersey and was determined to do his utmost to keep it. The long, lean Barloworld climber got a gap on the climb and was quickly followed by CSC's Carlos Sastre and Euskaltel's tiny Amets Txurruka, one of the revelations of this years Tour.

Realising this was a dangerous move, Discovery Channel's Sergio Paulinho and Yaroslav Popovych tried to bridge with Iban Mayo (Saunier Duval – Prodir). However they were left behind by the Basque and reabsorbed by the Rabobank-led peloton. As Txurruka was being dropped, Mayo managed to jump across to Soler and Sastre. This meant that there were still three riders in pursuit of the escape.

Garcia Acosta took the KOM on the top of the hors categorie Port de Larrau, 70 kilometres into the stage. Rinero and Augé were dropped on the steep 14.7 kilometres climb, but the Sastre group was closing in at 3'05 and Soler led that group across for fifth place.

Maillot Jaune Rasmussen didn’t want to let the KOM jersey go and thus led the rest of the riders over the top for 8th, 4'35" back. Meanwhile Bouygues Telecom rider Mathieu Sprick decided he had enough and abandoned.

By this point the Tour De France had entered Spain for a 52 kilometres ride through the Province of Navarre, and descended the Port de Larrau to the second climb of the day, the third category Alto Laza. This was a 3.5 kilometres climb at a 6.8 % grade.

Going over the summit of this little bump of a climb, the break of Garcia and Verdugo were still riding hard off the front. Augé and Rinero were two minutes back and the Sastre-led chasers were a further 45 seconds down. The group Maillot Jaune were chasing at 5'40". The race had averaged 34.8 kilometres per hour by this point, 93 kilometres after the start.

Co-operation at the front

Sastre and his two companions were coming up fast and finally hit the front of the race after 110km. Some small bombs had been set off by ETA as the Tour riders traversed the town of Belagua in Navarra, but no riders were near to the improvised explosive devices.

Next up was the third climb of the day, the 1st Cat. Col de la Pierre-Saint-Martin. This was a 14.2 kilometres ascent at a 5.2 % grade that climbed back out of Spain into France.

As they scaled the climb, Cente Acosta, Verdugo, Soler, Sastre and Mayo were 1’35’’ ahead of Augé and 1’55’’ up on Rinero. The groupe maillot jaune was led by Rabobank's bad boy Thomas Dekker, and they were at 4’20’’.

A long descent followed, taking the riders back into France from the Spanish border at the summit of the Col de la Pierre-Saint-Martin. The gap between the break and the peloton began to fall and, as the first category, 9.3 kilometre Col de Marie-Blanque began, the break had 3'48" with some 48 kilometres remaining.

Iban Mayo (Saunier Duval-Prodir)
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Once again, the Rabobankers lived up to their nickname "Orange Crush”; their pace had reduced the yellow jersey group to 20 riders and reeled the break back to a two minute lead.

Garcia Acosta had been dropped back from the break on the climb and as he was caught on the decent, the big Caisse d'Epargne rouleur went to the front of the group Maillot Jaune to chase the break down. His huge pulls gave the Rabobankers a little relief just when it counted.

As the final ascent of the day approached, the legendary Col d'Aubisque, the now 15 strong groupe maillot jaune had the break in their sights. The mountain was first climbed in the 1910 edition of the Tour De France, and was a hors categorie ascent which was even tougher due to the fact that it began after some 202 kilometres of racing.

The break began the climb with a 40" lead over the Mechov/Boogerd chasing group. Verdugo came off the break as the climb began, while Soler cranked up the pace and put the hurt on Sastre and Mayo with 15 kilometres still to climb. Sastre countered and this action gapped Mayo, who then powered a huge gear past Soler and grinded his way back on to Sastre. The Colombian was dropped 13.5 kilometres from the top.

Michael Boogerd (Rabobank)
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Meanwhile back in the Rasmussen group, Menchov was crouched low over his bars while Boogerd was dancing out of the saddle behind him. Rasmussen sat next in line with Contador then glued to the Danes wheel.

Sastre attacked Mayo once more twelve kilometres from the top. The peloton was just 30” back at this point and while Menchov dropped off the back, Discovery Channel's Popovych took over on the front of the group with Contador now glued to the Ukrainian’s wheel.

This group caught Soler with 11.5 kilometres to go, and he tried to follow. One and a half kilometres later Sastre and Mayo were hanging on as the Aubisque steepened notably. The rapidly dwindling peloton was 20" behind and the pace had popped Frank Schleck (CSC) and the Caisse d'Epargne duo of Valverde and Periero.

Showdown for yellow jersey

It was now just Popo, Contador, Rasmussen, Leipheimer and Evans left up front. As Sastre and Mayo were caught with 9 kilometres to race, having spent 140 kilometres in the break, Popo finally dropped off after a huge effort. Leipheimer then made an acceleration but it was easily covered by Rasmussen.

Behind them, the experienced Sastre was going all out to try and lose as little time as possible to the front quartet.

Exiting the tunnel with 7.3 kilometres to go, Contador had attacked. Rasmussen didn't respond immediately, but slowly but surely upped the pace behind the Discovery Channel rider and

pulled him back after 300 metres. Then it was the turn of Leipheimer to try again, but once more,

Rasmussen just rode the other Discovery Channel rider down. Sastre was going all out 35" behind, while the Caisse d'Epargne chase group was a minute adrift and had caught Mayo.

The Dane rode a tactically brilliant race.
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Contador went again with 6.5 kilometres and, his face a mask of pain, Rasmussen responded again. This time it took the maillot jaune more time to get back to the Spaniard. Leipheimer was gapped by this acceleration and as Rasmussen got up to Contador, he attacked the Discovery Channel rider. This dropped Evans, who had been clinging on.

It meant another ding-dong battle between Rasmussen and Contador, who had punched their way clear of the rest in Gourette, 5 kilometres from the top. Evans and Leipheimer were now 15" behind, Sastre at 55", Popo and Soler were at 1'05" and the Valverde group were closing on them at 1'10". Levi had attacked Evans and gotten back across to the front duo so now it was two Disco boys on one Rabobanker, bad odds for Rasmussen. However, so far, he had handled anything the Discovery Channel riders could dish out.

Evans, meanwhile, was still trying. After an all-out chase over 1500 metres, the Australian had almost clawed his way back to the front trio. However the gutsy Aussie just couldn't close the final few seconds. In contrast to his laboured style, Rasmussen was making it look easy as he continually waved the TV motor further away from the break.

Leipheimer was making tempo at this point, riding both for Contador and to further distance Evans who was hanging tough 10" behind. Further down the mountain, Soler had accelerated away from the front of the Valverde group and gotten across to and passed Sastre. The Colombian didn't know his own strength as he was simply flying up the mountain, 1'05" behind the leading trio and 45” up on the Valverde group.

With 1.8 kilometres left to the line the riders entered the barriers zone and were now protected from the crazy crowds. That freed up more room to attack but when Contador didn’t try again, Rasmussen attacked inside the final kilometre. This caused Leipheimer to drop off the pace.

Leipheimer in the finish
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The chicken then scratched and kicked dirt in the face of his rival, blowing Contador away to race to a fantastic solo win atop the Aubisque. It was his second stage win of the 2007 Tour De France and taken at an average speed of 34.20 kilometres / hr.

Leipheimer came across second at 26", Contador was third at 36" and the gutsy Evans was fourth at 43". New maillot pois Soler made a strong comeback to finish fifth at 1'25, placing ahead of Zubeldia at 1'52', a heroic Sastre at 2'12" and Valverde and Periero at 2'27".

Reshuffling

Rasmussen's tremendous ride has now put him 3'10" ahead of Contador, with Evans still hanging on in third, 5'03" behind Rasmussen. The gap between Contador and Evans is 1'53"; 127 seconds. Evans will have to ride just over 2 seconds per kilometre faster than Contador in Sunday's 55.5 kilometres time trial in Cognac. That’s possible for the Aussie but unlikely, as Contador is a decent tester and will be motivated to keep his second place.

It could however be a close call as to which rider ends up second or third in this years Tour De France. With his solid second place today, American Levi Leipheimer is on his way to his best Tour De France finish ever. The Discovery Channel rider is currently in fourth, 5'59" behind Evans and if the Aussie has bad legs or a mechanical in Saturday's TT, Leipheimer might even be able to get on the podium.

As for the others, CSC’s Carlos Sastre rode courageously today to stay away for 140 kilometres and then hold on for dear life on the final ascent of the Aubisque. He made sure his fifth place on GC wasn't just because Andreas Klöden, the rider ahead of him after Stage 15, had left the Tour.

The autobus takes in the scenery
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However Euskaltel's Haimar Zubeldia, currently sitting sixth, made up time on Sastre today and may be able to ride past the CSC man in the Cognac TT. The gap between the two riders is only 27" and Zubeldia will probably be a better time trialist on the power course on Saturday.

There is then a big gap back to 7th. Alejandro Valverde is sitting 13'28" from Rasmussen, which is a decent position for the Caisse d'Epargne rider in his first full tour. T-Mobile's Kim Kirchen (8th at a 14'46") and Discovery Channel's Yaro Popovych (9th at a 16'00") are next on the Tour De France GC list, with incredible discovery Barloworld's Mauricio Soler tenth at 16'41". The long, lean Colombian took over the lead in the competition for the best climber on today's stage, but is only ten points clear. If Rasmussen want two jerseys, tomorrow could see the two clash on the smaller hills.

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

After the mountains come the rolling hills from Pau to Castelsarrasin. This will see the opportunistic rouleurs go on the attack for what could be their last chance for a stage win. With five lower category climbs across upper Gascony certain to provoke agression, a break should make it home across the hot, dry plains of Haute-Garonne west of Toulouse to Castelsarrasin.

Climbs:
Kilometre 23: Côte de Baleix: 1.4Kilometre climb at a 8 % grade / 3rd Cat.
Kilometre 54: Côte de Villecomtal: 3.7Kilometre climb at a 4.3 % grade / 4th Cat.
Kilometre 59.5: Côte de Miélan: 1.4Kilometre climb at a 5.4 % grade / 4th Cat.
Kilometre 63.5: Côte de Sainte-Dode-aux-Croix: 2.0Kilometre climb at a 5 % grade / 4th Cat.
Kilometre 72.5: Côte de Theux: 1.4Kilometre climb at a 6.4 % grade / 4th Cat.
Kilometre 169.5: Côte de la Montagnère: 1.4Kilometre climb at a 5.3 % grade / 4th Cat.

Sprint:
Kilometre 44.5: Rabastens-de-Bigorre
Kilometre 146.5: Solomiac

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Results

1 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                            6.23.21 (34.20 km/h)
2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                       0.26
3 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              0.35
4 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                            0.43
5 Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld                                                1.25
6 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                               1.52
7 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                              1.54
8 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC                                            2.12
9 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                       2.27
10 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                
11 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                    3.11
12 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                     3.37
13 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                                  4.42
14 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                                5.32
15 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile Team                                               6.02
16 Iban Mayo Diez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                   6.06
17 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                               6.17
18 Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Liquigas                                        6.36
19 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                       7.05
20 Chris Horner (USA) Predictor - Lotto                                              
21 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           7.11
22 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Lampre - Fondital                                        7.15
23 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                              7.23
24 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                        7.27
25 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas                                               7.50
26 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                         8.00
27 Moises Duenas Nevado (Spa) Agritubel                                          8.31
28 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                           8.48
29 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                                       8.50
30 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                      9.13
31 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance                              9.42
32 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                     10.11
33 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC                                              
34 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           10.14
35 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                     10.27
36 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                     17.08
37 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole                                             
38 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                                 18.30
39 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                      20.02
40 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                       21.06
41 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                           
42 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française des Jeux                                     21.36
43 Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre - Fondital                          
44 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                      
45 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                            
46 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                                                   
47 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas                                                   
48 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                    
49 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic                                         
50 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                                     
51 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                                         
52 Iker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                  
53 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Quickstep - Innergetic                                       
54 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                        22.01
55 Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team      22.03
56 Iñigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC                                  23.29
57 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            27.30
58 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                                 29.20
59 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                                         
60 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Predictor - Lotto                                         
61 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                               
62 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                                  
63 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                                      
64 Lilian Jégou (Fra) Française des Jeux                                             
65 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                        
66 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 
67 Aleksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas                                                
68 Inigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                             
69 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                      
70 Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                       
71 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld                                            29.42
72 Félix Rafael Cardenas Ravalo (Col) Barloworld                                     
73 Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                    
74 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                                             
75 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                    30.13
76 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                           
77 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                         37.03
78 Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux                                   41.49
79 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                                       
80 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                                  
81 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                                
82 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC                                                  
83 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Team Milram                                           
84 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole                                                 
85 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Barloworld                                                
86 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram                                                
87 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic                                      
88 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                             
89 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2r Prévoyance                                              
90 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                           
91 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                                           
92 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                                   
93 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  
94 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                              
95 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Milram                                                  
96 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                   
97 Benoît Salmon (Fra) Agritubel                                                     
98 Juan Miguel Mercado Martin (Spa) Agritubel                                        
99 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                                    
100 John Gadret (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                                
101 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                          
102 Simon Gerrans (Aus) AG2r Prévoyance                                              
103 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                
104 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram                                                   
105 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                          
106 Axel Merckx (Bel) T-Mobile Team                                                  
107 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                                          
108 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                               
109 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                             
110 Kanstantin Siutsou (Blr) Barloworld                                              
111 Bert Grabsch (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                                 
112 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                          
113 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                        
114 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                                       
115 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                             
116 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Agritubel                                                 
117 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                                                
118 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                            
119 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des Jeux                                      
120 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel                                                    
121 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                            
122 Mario Aerts (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                              
123 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                                  
124 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                 
125 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld                                                   
126 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                                            
127 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                           
128 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld                                            
129 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                 
130 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                                    
131 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                
132 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                                      
133 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas                                                   
134 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                                     
135 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                          
136 Murilo Fischer (Bra) Liquigas                                                    
137 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Barloworld                                                  
138 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                        
139 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                             
140 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                                  
141 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                   
142 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel                                                  
143 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                                      
144 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                           
145 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                          
146 Leif Hoste (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                               
147 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                             
148 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                              
149 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                           
150 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
DNS Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Astana
DNS Gregory Rast (Swi) Astana
DNS Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana
DNS Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana
DNS Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana
DNS Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Astana
DNS Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana
DNS Antonio Colom (Spa) Astana
DNS Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana
DNF Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                             
 
Points
 
Mauleon-Licharre (D.2-d.918) - km 36.0
1 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                    6 pts
2 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                             4
3 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                2
 
Laruns - km 200.0
1 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC                                               6 pts
2 Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld                                                   4
3 Iban Mayo Diez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                       2
 
Col D'Aubisque - km 218.5
1 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                                 20 pts
2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                         17
3 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                15
4 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                              13
5 Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld                                                  12
6 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                 10
7 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                 9
8 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC                                               8
9 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                          7
10 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                               6
11 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                       5
12 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                        4
13 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                                     3
14 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                                   2
15 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile Team                                                  1
 
Mountains
 
Port De Larrau - km 79.0
1 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                20 pts
2 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                               18
3 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                   16
4 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                            14
5 Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld                                                  12
6 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC                                              10
7 Iban Mayo Diez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                       8
8 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                                  7
9 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                                      6
10 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                5
 
 
Alto Laza - km 93.0
1 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                 4 pts
2 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                3
3 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                             2
4 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                    1
 
 
Col De La Pierre-Saint-Martin - km 131.0
1 Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld                                                  15 pts
2 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC                                              13
3 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                               11
4 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                 9
5 Iban Mayo Diez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                       8
6 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                             7
7 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                    6
8 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                                         5
 
 
Col De Marie-Blanque - km 180.5
1 Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld                                                  15 pts
2 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC                                              13
3 Iban Mayo Diez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                      11
4 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                9
5 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                 8
6 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                                  7
7 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 6
8 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                                      5
 
Col D'Aubisque - km 218.5
1 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                                 40 pts
2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                         36
3 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                32
4 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                              28
5 Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld                                                  24
6 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                 20
7 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                16
8 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC                                              14
9 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                         12
10 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                              10
 
Young Rider
 
1 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           6.23.56
2 Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld                                                0.50
3 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                               6.48
4 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                       9.52
5 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                       19.27
6 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française des Jeux                                      21.01
7 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                                  28.45
8 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                                
9 Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                        
10 Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux                                   41.14
11 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                           
12 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Milram                                                  
13 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                                    
14 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                                           
15 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                              
16 Kanstantin Siutsou (Blr) Barloworld                                               
17 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                                        
18 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                                             
19 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Barloworld                                                   
20 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                              
21 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                    
22 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                              
 
Most Aggressive Rider
 
1 Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld                                                    
 
Teams
 
1 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                         19.14.15
2 Caisse D’Epargne                                                               4.19
3 Saunier Duval-Prodir                                                          10.53
4 Team CSC                                                                      12.53
5 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                                             15.05
6 Rabobank                                                                      19.50
7 Liquigas                                                                      31.50
8 Predictor-Lotto                                                               32.56
9 Lampre-Fondital                                                               34.50
10 Crédit Agricole                                                              42.32
11 Quickstep-Innergetic                                                         44.47
12 Cofidis-Le Crédit par Téléphone                                              48.08
13 AG2r Prévoyance                                                              54.46
14 Barloworld                                                                   56.37
15 T-Mobile Team                                                              1.12.59
16 Bouygues Telecom                                                           1.20.49
17 Française des Jeux                                                         1.23.47
18 Gerolsteiner                                                               1.26.49
19 Agritubel                                                                  1.27.57
20 Team Milram                                                                1.48.46
 
 
General Classification After Stage 16
 
1 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                           76.15.15
2 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              3.10
3 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                            5.03
4 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                       5.59
5 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC                                            9.12
6 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                               9.39
7 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            13.28
8 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile Team                                               14.46
9 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                    16.00
10 Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld                                              16.41
11 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                          16.52
12 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                     17.17
13 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                    21.08
14 Iban Mayo Diez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                  25.24
15 Chris Horner (USA) Predictor - Lotto                                         26.22
16 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                                      27.37
17 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                               31.00
18 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                                 31.48
19 Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Liquigas                                       32.58
20 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Lampre - Fondital                                       36.31
21 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                            37.42
22 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                              39.23
23 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                                 45.15
24 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                          48.33
25 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                     49.04
26 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                     50.08
27 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC                                         56.33
28 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole                                        57.15
29 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                     57.45
30 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                     1.04.57
31 Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre - Fondital                   1.07.07
32 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                      1.10.57
33 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                           1.13.30
34 Kanstantin Siutsou (Blr) Barloworld                                        1.15.07
35 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                                  1.17.40
36 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                                  1.19.42
37 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                    1.29.46
38 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                               1.31.20
39 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                        1.32.01
40 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                    1.32.30
41 Inigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      1.33.39
42 Moises Duenas Nevado (Spa) Agritubel                                       1.34.13
43 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                     1.34.48
44 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic                                  1.36.59
45 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                   1.37.02
46 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                           1.39.10
47 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                       1.39.43
48 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas                                            1.44.15
49 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                              1.49.20
50 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                    1.50.05
51 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                                          1.52.11
52 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                         1.52.28
53 Iñigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC                                1.55.08
54 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                    1.56.11
55 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                               1.56.41
56 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance                           1.58.21
57 John Gadret (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                          2.03.12
58 Iker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                           2.03.52
59 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Quickstep - Innergetic                                2.04.48
60 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Predictor - Lotto                                  2.06.52
61 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                                      2.15.03
62 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                                            2.16.38
63 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          2.17.03
64 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                          2.17.13
65 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                     2.19.22
66 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                 2.20.50
67 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                       2.21.22
68 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                     2.22.10
69 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                           2.22.35
70 Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team    2.22.59
71 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française des Jeux                                   2.23.04
72 Axel Merckx (Bel) T-Mobile Team                                            2.28.10
73 Mario Aerts (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                        2.29.54
74 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas                                            2.30.38
75 Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                             2.34.13
76 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                  2.34.24
77 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Saunier Duval - Prodir                             2.37.10
78 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                       2.37.50
79 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                               2.38.25
80 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas                                             2.38.39
81 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                            2.40.37
82 Juan Miguel Mercado Martin (Spa) Agritubel                                 2.40.56
83 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                             2.42.15
84 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                    2.44.17
85 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2r Prévoyance                                       2.46.00
86 Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                2.46.07
87 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 2.47.37
88 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                                2.52.21
89 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                            2.52.24
90 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    2.52.47
91 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                  2.55.35
92 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                               2.56.15
93 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                       2.57.09
94 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel                                            2.58.41
95 Aleksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas                                         2.58.55
96 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                          3.00.17
97 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                                      3.00.58
98 Simon Gerrans (Aus) AG2r Prévoyance                                        3.06.22
99 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                      3.06.34
100 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Barloworld                                        3.08.47
101 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                     3.10.06
102 Lilian Jégou (Fra) Française des Jeux                                     3.10.25
103 Murilo Fischer (Bra) Liquigas                                             3.10.36
104 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel                                             3.11.20
105 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                     3.11.37
106 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                     3.12.00
107 Félix Rafael Cardenas Ravalo (Col) Barloworld                             3.12.25
108 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                          3.13.32
109 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                 3.14.35
110 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC                                          3.15.32
111 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld                                         3.17.39
112 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole                                         3.18.44
113 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                           3.19.48
114 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          3.20.18
115 Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux                                3.20.28
116 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Agritubel                                          3.20.45
117 Bert Grabsch (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                          3.21.08
118 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                                   3.22.01
119 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                      3.22.23
120 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram                                            3.22.33
121 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                      3.22.53
122 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld                                            3.23.00
123 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                        3.23.06
124 Benoît Salmon (Fra) Agritubel                                             3.23.12
125 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                                   3.23.32
126 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld                                     3.23.51
127 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                           3.24.03
128 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                               3.24.07
129 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Team Milram                                   3.24.09
130 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                   3.24.10
131 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                   3.24.29
132 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Milram                                          3.25.01
133 Leif Hoste (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                        3.25.32
134 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic                              3.25.56
135 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                             3.26.54
136 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                    3.27.51
137 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                      3.28.45
138 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                          3.30.38
139 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram                                        3.31.11
140 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                   3.31.58
141 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des Jeux                               3.32.03
142 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                    3.33.40
143 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                         3.34.44
144 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                               3.36.57
145 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                              3.37.08
146 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                        3.38.03
147 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                            3.40.29
148 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Barloworld                                           3.42.07
149 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                       3.44.08
150 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                   3.47.07
 
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 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                              76
10 Murilo Fischer (Bra) Liquigas                                                   73
11 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                                72
12 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                            72
13 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                                     71
14 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                              67
15 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               66
16 Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld                                                 64
17 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile Team                                                 63
18 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                              54
19 Aleksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas                                              44
20 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                            44
21 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                                     43
22 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                           43
23 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                    42
24 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                        42
25 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Quickstep - Innergetic                                     41
26 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                        41
27 Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux                                      39
28 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC                                             38
29 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                            38
30 Iban Mayo Diez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                     37
31 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                                                 36
32 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                            35
33 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                      34
34 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2r Prévoyance                                            33
35 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                        32
36 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                         32
37 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                31
38 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                             30
39 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                            30
40 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                                  29
41 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                           29
42 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                         27
43 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                                    27
44 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                               27
45 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                    27
46 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                                   26
47 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                       26
48 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                                       26
49 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                         25
50 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                           24
51 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                        23
52 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic                                    23
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 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                         21
58 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                  21
59 Inigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           20
60 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel                                                   19
61 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Agritubel                                                18
62 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Barloworld                                                 18
63 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Milram                                                17
64 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC                                            17
65 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel                                                 16
66 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                15
67 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                         15
68 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                               15
69 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                                 15
70 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                         15
71 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                         14
72 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                       14
73 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole                                               14
74 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram                                              14
75 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                  13
76 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                          13
77 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                                13
78 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                       12
79 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                             11
80 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                                10
81 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic                                        9
82 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française des Jeux                                         9
83 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld                                            9
84 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                                   8
85 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                         8
86 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                 8
87 Chris Horner (USA) Predictor - Lotto                                             7
88 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                                     7
89 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                             7
90 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                           6
91 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                           6
92 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas                                                  6
93 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                          6
94 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                                          5
95 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Lampre - Fondital                                           4
96 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                               4
97 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                              4
98 Kanstantin Siutsou (Blr) Barloworld                                              3
99 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                                     3
100 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                                      3
101 Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Liquigas                                          2
102 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                          2
103 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                                               2
104 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                                 2
105 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram                                                  2
106 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                                     1
107 Lilian Jégou (Fra) Française des Jeux                                            
108 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                               -1
109 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Barloworld                                             -3
110 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance                               -5
111 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                -5
112 Juan Miguel Mercado Martin (Spa) Agritubel                                     -5
113 Iker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                              -10
114 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                         -16
 
Mountains Classification
 
1 Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld                                                 206 pts
2 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                                196
3 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               128
4 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                      104
5 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                              92
6 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                           78
7 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                                  77
8 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC                                              74
9 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                68
10 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                        64
11 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                64
12 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                              61
13 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                         54
14 Iban Mayo Diez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                     53
15 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                       52
16 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                             51
17 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                        50
18 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile Team                                                 45
19 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                              43
20 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                         43
21 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                        42
22 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                                42
23 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                               41
24 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                           32
25 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                           31
26 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                             30
27 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                             30
28 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                    27
29 Inigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           26
30 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                          25
31 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                                    25
32 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                                           25
33 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                         24
34 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                  23
35 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                                    22
36 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                         18
37 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                            16
38 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                       16
39 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole                                           15
40 Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team         15
41 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                            15
42 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                                    14
43 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                          14
44 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                        13
45 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                                      13
46 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                        12
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 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                                       10
53 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld                                               10
54 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                          9
55 Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                   8
56 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                                   7
57 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                          6
58 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                             6
59 Aleksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas                                               5
60 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                             4
61 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                                                  4
62 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                             4
63 Kanstantin Siutsou (Blr) Barloworld                                              3
64 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel                                                    3
65 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                                      3
66 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                        3
67 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                                    2
68 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                                   2
69 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Barloworld                                               2
70 Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux                                       2
71 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas                                                  1
72 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Milram                                                 1
73 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                              1
 
Young Rider Classification
 
1 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          76.18.25
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                                        229.09.32
2 Caisse D’Epargne                                                              16.48
3 Team CSC                                                                      25.01
4 Rabobank                                                                      35.00
5 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                                             39.04
6 Saunier Duval-Prodir                                                        1.37.01
7 Predictor-Lotto                                                             1.46.21
8 Crédit Agricole                                                             2.13.19
9 AG2r Prévoyance                                                             2.20.40
10 Liquigas                                                                   2.20.55
11 Lampre-Fondital                                                            2.24.42
12 Quickstep-Innergetic                                                       2.55.27
13 T-Mobile Team                                                              3.19.56
14 Bouygues Telecom                                                           3.43.56
15 Barloworld                                                                 3.44.04
16 Gerolsteiner                                                               4.10.09
17 Cofidis-Le Crédit par Téléphone                                            4.15.30
18 Agritubel                                                                  5.58.44
19 Team Milram                                                                6.35.18
20 Française des Jeux                                                         6.42.27

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