54th Grand Prix du Midi-Libre - 2.1

France, May 22-26, 2002

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Stage 3 - May 24: Onet-le-Château - Rodez ITT, 19 km

Galdeano pips Armstrong in TT

Spaniard Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano (ONCE) has upstaged American Lance Armstrong (US Postal) to win the time trial stage of the GP du Midi Libre. Galdeano and his teammates completely dominated the stage, with Azevedo, Serrano and Jaksche taking third, fourth and fifth respectively.

The 19 kilometre stage was disputed between Onet-le-Château and Rodez over a tough, twisty parcours. Race leader Alexandre Usov conceded 2'33 for 77th place on the day, as the top time trialists came into their own. Apart from the ONCE riders, Christophe Moreau (Credit Agricole), Laurent Brochard (Jean Delatour), David Moncoutie (Cofidis), Roberto Heras (USPS), and Didier Rous (Bonjour) all had solid rides to finish in the top 10.

In the end, Gonzalez de Galdeano's time was 7 seconds quicker than Armstrong, who still must be considered a favourite to win this race with another two tough stages in store on the weekend. However, with ONCE having so many riders in the top 5, expect them to go all out in tomorrow's fourth stage from Saint-Léons to Sète.

"Today's stage was the first real strong effort since the Amstel Gold Race for Lance and for a big part of the team," said Johan Bruyneel, the USPS team's director sportif. "I think the result were good - Lance's TT was very good, but Galdeano was stronger than him today, as he is a real time trial specialist. I saw how fast Lance was going, so Galdeano must have been very strong. "Our team looks strong and solid," added Bruyneel. "The basic condition of everyone is very good, but for now, some guys are missing some 'race' speed. But after a couple more days, we'll get there." Bruyneel also said he was please with Heras' effort and added, "In general, I think we're right on track. The preparation for the Tour de France is going good - but today was a sign that other teams are well prepared, too."

Roberto Heras was ninth place in the stage, at 1:05, while Floyd Landis was 16th, 1.17 behind. Overall, Heras is in 10th place, 1.05 behind Galdeano, while Landis moved up into 15th place, at 1.18. Armstrong is in second on GC only seven seconds behind.

Photography

Images by AFP

Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano (ONCE) was six seconds too strong for Armstrong in the time trial
Lance Armstrong (USPS) working hard in the time trial stage 3
Christophe Moreau (Credit Agricole) looks like he's having fun exploring the upper limits of his aerobic range
Richard Virenque (Domo) concentrating hard

Results

1 Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano (Spa) ONCE Eroski           23.53
2 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal Service                0.06
3 José Azevedo (Por) ONCE-Eroski                         0.15
4 Marcos A. Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Eroski          0.43
5 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) ONCE-Eroski                         0.48
6 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Credit Agricole                0.53
7 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Jean-Delatour                   0.56
8 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis                          1.04
9 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal Service                  1.05
10 Didier Rous (Fra) Bonjour                             1.09
11 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Fassa Bortolo                    1.09
12 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) iBanesto.com                   1.10
13 Sandy Casar (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux               1.12
14 Unai Etxebarria Arana (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi         1.13
15 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Jean-Delatour                   1.14
16 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal Service                  1.17
17 Jonathan Vaughters (USA) Credit Agricole              1.22
18 René Andrle (Cze) ONCE-Eroski                         1.25
19 José Enrique Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Kelme
20 Steffen Kjaergaard (Nor) US Postal Service            1.30
21 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                  1.31
22 Jean Nuttli (Swi) Saint-Quentin Oktos
23 François Simon (Fra) Bonjour                          1.32
24 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi        1.34
25 Denis Menchov (Rus) iBanesto.com                      1.36
26 Cesar Solaun Solana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi           1.39
27 Andrei Kivilev (Kaz) Cofidis                          1.43
28 Victor Hugo Pena (Col) US Postal Service              1.45
29 Stéphane Heulot (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                1.46
30 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) iBanesto.com                 1.48
31 Anthony Morin (Fra) Credit Agricole                   1.48
32 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Jean-Delatour                      1.52
33 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance
34 Felix M. Garcia Casas (Spa) Big Mat-Auber 93          1.53
35 Olivier Asmaker (Fra) CSC-Tiscali
36 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux           1.55
37 Dmitri Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis                          1.57
38 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Fassa Bortolo                    1.58
39 Sébastien Talabardon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
40 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Ag2r-Prevoyance
41 Jose Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal Service
42 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
43 David Clinger (USA) US Postal Service                 2.00
44 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
45 Daniel Schnider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems          2.01
46 Tomas Konecny (Cze) Domo-Farm Frites
47 Igor Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   2.02
48 Laurent Paumier (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos             2.04
49 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) ONCE-Eroski              2.06
50 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Domo-Farm Frites               2.06
51 Laurent Jalabert (Fra) CSC-Tiscali                    2.10
52 Richard Virenque (Fra) Domo-Farm Frites               2.12
53 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bonjour                           2.13
54 Fabrice Salanson (Fra) Bonjour
55 Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux          2.16
56 Jean-Michael Tessier (Fra) Cofidis
57 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole                  2.18
58 Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                 2.19
59 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) iBanesto.com
60 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Jean-Delatour                  2.21
61 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Domo-Farm Frites
62 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Credit Agricole
63 Xavier Jan (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                     2.22
64 Franck Bouyer (Fra) Bonjour
65 David Derepas (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems
66 Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance
67 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Jean-Delatour                   2.23
68 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo                  2.25
69 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
70 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                    2.27
71 Daniel Atienza Urendez (Spa) Cofidis                  2.28
72 Nicki Sørensen (Den) CSC-Tiscali
73 Ludovic Martin (Fra) Credit Agricole                  2.29
74 Piotr Wadecki (Pol) Domo-Farm Frites
75 Frédéric Gabriel (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos            2.33
76 Unai Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) iBanesto.com
77 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Phonak Hearing Systems
78 Matthew White (Aus) US Postal Service                 2.34
79 Stéphane Berges (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance                 2.35
80 Walter Bénéteau (Fra) Bonjour
81 Charles Guilbert (Fra) Bonjour                        2.37
82 Mikel Artetxe Gezuraga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi        2.39
83 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) ONCE-Eroski                    2.41
84 Eddy Lembo (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos                  2.42
85 Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) Saint-Quentin Oktos          2.43
86 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos           2.44
87 Adolfo Garcia (Spa) iBanesto.com                      2.47
88 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance                  2.49
89 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance                 2.52
90 Baden Cooke (Aus) La Francaise des Jeux               2.54
91 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) CSC-Tiscali
92 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi            2.55
93 Mickael Pichon (Fra) Bonjour                          3.01
94 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
95 Jans Koerts (Ned) Domo-Farm Frites                    3.02
96 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Jean-Delatour                3.05
97 Nicola Loda (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                       3.09
98 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                   3.13
99 Claude Lamour (Fra) Cofidis                           3.16
100 Lylian Lebreton (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93               3.17
101 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Big Mat-Auber 93                   3.18
102 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux         3.21
103 Bram Tankink (Ned) Domo-Farm Frites                  3.24
104 Carlos Dacruz (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux            3.37
105 Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) CSC-Tiscali                     3.41
106 Vincent Bader (Swi) Saint-Quentin Oktos              3.51
107 Geert Van Bondt (Bel) CSC-Tiscali                    3.57
108 Julen Fernandez Vijandi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi      4.07
109 Denis Bertolini (Ita) Phonak Hearing Systems         5.42
 
Points
 
1 Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano (Spa) ONCE Eroski              15 pts
2 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal Service                  12
3 José Azevedo (Por) ONCE-Eroski                           10
4 Marcos A. Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Eroski             8
5 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) ONCE-Eroski                            6
6 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Credit Agricole                   5
7 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Jean-Delatour                      4
8 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis                             3
9 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal Service                     2
10 Didier Rous (Fra) Bonjour                                1
 
Young riders
 
1 Sandy Casar (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux               25.06
2 José Enrique Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Kelme            0.12
3 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                   0.18
4 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi         0.21
5 Denis Menchov (Rus) iBanesto.com                       0.24
6 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux            0.43
7 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Fassa Bortolo                     0.45
8 Sébastien Talabardon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93            0.45
9 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux            0.46
10 David Clinger (USA) US Postal Service                 0.47
11 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems           0.48
12 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) ONCE-Eroski              0.54
13 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bonjour                           1.00
14 Fabrice Salanson (Fra) Bonjour                        1.01
15 Jean-Michael Tessier (Fra) Cofidis                    1.03
16 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) iBanesto.com                1.06
17 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Domo-Farm Frites              1.08
18 David Derepas (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems            1.09
19 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo                  1.13
20 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                    1.14
21 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Phonak Hearing Systems           1.20
22 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) ONCE-Eroski                    1.29
23 Eddy Lembo (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos                  1.30
24 Adolfo Garcia (Spa) iBanesto.com                      1.35
25 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance                  1.36
26 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance                 1.40
27 Baden Cooke (Aus) La Francaise des Jeux               1.41
28 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi            1.43
29 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Jean-Delatour                1.53
30 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                   2.01
31 Bram Tankink (Ned) Domo-Farm Frites                   2.11
32 Vincent Bader (Swi) Saint-Quentin Oktos               2.39
33 Julen Fernandez Vijandi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi       2.54
34 Denis Bertolini (Ita) Phonak Hearing Systems          4.30
 
General classification after stage 3
 
1 Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano (Spa) ONCE Eroski        10.16.46
2 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal Service                0.07
3 José Azevedo (Por) ONCE-Eroski                         0.16
4 Marcos A. Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Eroski          0.44
5 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) ONCE-Eroski                         0.49
6 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Credit Agricole                0.50
7 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Jean-Delatour                   0.51
8 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Fassa Bortolo                     1.03
9 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis                          1.05
10 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal Service                 1.05
11 Didier Rous (Fra) Bonjour                             1.06
12 Unai Etxebarria Arana (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi         1.09
13 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) iBanesto.com                   1.12
14 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Jean-Delatour                   1.15
15 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal Service                  1.18
16 Jonathan Vaughters (USA) Credit Agricole              1.22
17 José Enrique Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Kelme           1.25
18 François Simon (Fra) Bonjour                          1.28
19 Steffen Kjaergaard (Nor) US Postal Service            1.31
20 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                  1.32
21 Sandy Casar (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux               1.33
22 Denis Menchov (Rus) iBanesto.com                      1.37
23 Andrei Kivilev (Kaz) Cofidis                          1.43
24 Stéphane Heulot (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                1.46
25 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) iBanesto.com                 1.48
26 Anthony Morin (Fra) Credit Agricole
27 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Jean-Delatour                      1.53
28 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance
29 Dmitri Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis
30 Felix M. Garcia Casas (Spa) Big Mat-Auber 93
31 David Clinger (USA) US Postal Service                 1.56
32 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems           1.57
33 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Fassa Bortolo                    1.58
34 Sébastien Talabardon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
35 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Ag2r-Prevoyance             1.59
36 Jose Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal Service
37 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
38 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
39 Daniel Schnider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems          2.01
40 Tomas Konecny (Cze) Domo-Farm Frites
41 Igor Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   2.03
42 Laurent Paumier (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos             2.04
43 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) ONCE-Eroski              2.07
44 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Domo-Farm Frites
45 Jean-Michael Tessier (Fra) Cofidis                    2.09
46 Laurent Jalabert (Fra) CSC-Tiscali                    2.10
47 Fabrice Salanson (Fra) Bonjour                        2.11
48 Victor Hugo Pena (Col) US Postal Service              2.12
49 Richard Virenque (Fra) Domo-Farm Frites               2.13
50 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bonjour
51 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux           2.16
52 Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93
53 Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
54 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Phonak Hearing Systems           2.17
55 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole                  2.18
56 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) iBanesto.com                2.20
57 Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance            2.21
58 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Jean-Delatour
59 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Credit Agricole                  2.22
60 Xavier Jan (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
61 Franck Bouyer (Fra) Bonjour
62 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo                  2.26
63 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
64 Nicki Sørensen (Den) CSC-Tiscali                      2.29
65 Daniel Atienza Urendez (Spa) Cofidis                  2.30
66 Piotr Wadecki (Pol) Domo-Farm Frites
67 Frédéric Gabriel (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos            2.33
68 Unai Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) iBanesto.com
69 Mikel Artetxe Gezuraga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi        2.36
70 Stéphane Berges (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance
71 Walter Bénéteau (Fra) Bonjour
72 Charles Guilbert (Fra) Bonjour                        2.38
73 Baden Cooke (Aus) La Francaise des Jeux               2.40
74 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Jean-Delatour                   2.44
75 Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) Saint-Quentin Oktos
76 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos
77 Adolfo Garcia (Spa) iBanesto.com                      2.48
78 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance                  2.49
79 Ludovic Martin (Fra) Credit Agricole
80 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance                 2.50
81 Jans Koerts (Ned) Domo-Farm Frites                    2.51
82 René Andrle (Cze) ONCE-Eroski                         2.53
83 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) CSC-Tiscali                    2.55
84 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi            2.56
85 Mickael Pichon (Fra) Bonjour                          3.01
86 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
87 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Jean-Delatour                3.06
88 Nicola Loda (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                       3.10
89 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                   3.14
90 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Big Mat-Auber 93                    3.19
91 Eddy Lembo (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos                  3.28
92 Claude Lamour (Fra) Cofidis                           3.37
93 Vincent Bader (Swi) Saint-Quentin Oktos               3.52
94 Matthew White (Aus) US Postal Service                 4.36
95 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Domo-Farm Frites              4.57
96 Olivier Asmaker (Fra) CSC-Tiscali                     5.16
97 Carlos Dacruz (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux             5.35
98 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux          6.44
99 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) ONCE-Eroski                    6.51
100 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                  15.30
101 Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) CSC-Tiscali                    16.16
102 Denis Bertolini (Ita) Phonak Hearing Systems        18.34
103 Cesar Solaun Solana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi         18.37
104 David Derepas (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems          19.21
105 Geert Van Bondt (Bel) CSC-Tiscali                   19.37
106 Lylian Lebreton (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93              20.16
107 Bram Tankink (Ned) Domo-Farm Frites                 22.45
108 Julen Fernandez Vijandi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi     26.28
109 Jean Nuttli (Swi) Saint-Quentin Oktos               31.29
 
Points classification
 
1 Jans Koerts (Ned) Domo-Farm Frites                       36 pts
2 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Phonak Hearing Systems              34
3 Baden Cooke (Aus) La Francaise des Jeux                  28
4 Fabrice Salanson (Fra) Bonjour                           26
5 Jean-Michael Tessier (Fra) Cofidis                       26
6 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Fassa Bortolo                       25
7 François Simon (Fra) Bonjour                             19
8 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Jean-Delatour                     16
9 Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano (Spa) ONCE Eroski              15
10 Unai Etxebarria Arana (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi           14
11 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal Service                 12
12 Laurent Jalabert (Fra) CSC-Tiscali                      11
13 Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                   11
14 José Azevedo (Por) ONCE-Eroski                          10
15 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Credit Agricole                 10
16 Denis Bertolini (Ita) Phonak Hearing Systems            10
17 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems              9
18 Marcos A. Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Eroski            8
19 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                       8
20 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) ONCE-Eroski                           6
21 Nicola Loda (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                          6
22 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance                    6
23 Mikel Artetxe Gezuraga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi           4
24 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi               4
25 Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance               4
26 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis                            3
27 David Clinger (USA) US Postal Service                    3
28 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Big Mat-Auber 93                       3
29 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal Service                    2
30 Dmitri Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis                             2
31 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance                     2
32 Didier Rous (Fra) Bonjour                                2
33 Adolfo Garcia (Spa) iBanesto.com                         1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance                    11 pts
2 Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                     8
3 Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance                8
4 Sandy Casar (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                   3
5 Denis Bertolini (Ita) Phonak Hearing Systems              3
6 Laurent Jalabert (Fra) CSC-Tiscali                        1
7 Tomas Konecny (Cze) Domo-Farm Frites                      1
8 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal Service                      1
 
Young riders classification
 
1 José Enrique Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Kelme        10.18.11
2 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                   0.07
3 Sandy Casar (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                0.08
4 Denis Menchov (Rus) iBanesto.com                       0.12
5 David Clinger (USA) US Postal Service                  0.31
6 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems            0.32
7 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Fassa Bortolo                     0.33
8 Sébastien Talabardon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
9 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux            0.34
10 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi        0.34
11 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) ONCE-Eroski              0.42
12 Jean-Michael Tessier (Fra) Cofidis                    0.44
13 Fabrice Salanson (Fra) Bonjour                        0.46
14 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bonjour                           0.48
15 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux           0.51
16 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Phonak Hearing Systems           0.52
17 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) iBanesto.com                0.55
18 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo                  1.01
19 Baden Cooke (Aus) La Francaise des Jeux               1.15
20 Adolfo Garcia (Spa) iBanesto.com                      1.23
21 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance                  1.24
22 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance                 1.25
23 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi            1.31
24 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Jean-Delatour                1.41
25 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                   1.49
26 Eddy Lembo (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos                  2.03
27 Vincent Bader (Swi) Saint-Quentin Oktos               2.27
28 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Domo-Farm Frites              3.32
29 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) ONCE-Eroski                    5.26
30 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                   14.05
31 Denis Bertolini (Ita) Phonak Hearing Systems         17.09
32 David Derepas (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems           17.56
33 Bram Tankink (Ned) Domo-Farm Frites                  21.20
34 Julen Fernandez Vijandi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi      25.03