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90th Tour de France - July 5-27, 2003
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Prologue - Saturday, July 5: Paris, Prologue TT, 6.5 km
McGee Powers to Maillot Jaune in Paris
Emotional highs and lows mark centenary prologue
By Tim Maloney, Cyclingnews European Editor in Paris
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After the greatest win of his career, 27 year old Sydneysider Brad McGee (FDJ.com) told French TV in his excellent French that "I had a good race today and we have a good team at FDJ.com; what I did today was because everyone worked well together. We worked out a plan together to win and that's the way it turned out...I'm very, very happy."
On an overcast, humid afternoon on a technical course through the middle of Paris, McGee powered home on his 55x11, with his rear tyre going flat in the last 500 meters, but confirming his pre-race status as a pre-race favourite with a narrow half-second win over Scotsman David Millar (Cofidis), prologue winner in the 2000 Tour De France in Futuroscope.
From the euphoria of McGee to the dejection of Millar, who likely lost a chance at a 2nd TDF prologue win today due to a mechanical problem. Millar told Cyclingnews post-stage that "I'm really disappointed about my race today. I lost at least 5 seconds when the chain got caught between the chainrings - that happened to two other guys on the team today."
Did TDF boss Jean-Marie Leblanc jinx Lance Armstrong's chances today by convincing the four time TDF winner to finally wear the Maillot Jaune in the Tour prologue? Armstrong, a man who is loyal to his habits, agreed to wear the yellow tunic and ended up with one of his worst Tour prologue finishes ever. "I'm a little bit disappointed by the way things went. I certainly wanted to win today since it was the Centenary prologue. I started a bit slow and just couldn't get up to speed after that," said the disappointed defending Maillot Jaune.
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Despite the surprising performance by Armstrong, USPS-Berry Floor director Johan Bruyneel was happy about the team performance. "The team rode incredibly well today; we showed are here to race." Indeed, USPS-Berry Floor put four guys in the top 13 with Peña (5th), Armstrong (7th), Ekimov (10th) and Hincapie (13th).
Finishing a surprising third was Euskaltel-Euskadi rider Haimar Zubeldia. Not really a prologue specialist, Zubeldia surprised himself with his ride today. "I haven't been expecting to ride so well that at the Tour, but today showed I had good legs so I can hope to do something at this year's Tour", said the Basque rider.
In contrast to Lance's minor disappointment, Giro d'Italia winner Gilberto Simoni (Saeco) was pleased with his ride today. "Buono, buono", said Simoni of his 21st place, just 6" behind Armstrong. "That first climb was kind of tough on the legs, but after that I was able to make a good comeback...I haven't raced much since the Giro so I need a few days to get used to the race. This was a good start to the Tour for me."
American Tyler Hamilton was also pleased with his 2003 Tour De France start with an excellent 6th place. The man from Marblehead told Cyclingnews that "It was hard today...the smaller guys (like me) suffered a little bit more on the cobblestones. Typically the bumpy roads favour a heavier rider. Normally I like to have a higher cadence but on the cobbles, it's better to push a bigger gear. So maybe I'll be in the top 10. For me that's a good start to the Tour De France."
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Another happy man was recent father Jan Ullrich (Bianchi), who powered to an excellent 4th place today, the first time he's ever beat Armstrong in a Tour De France prologue. "I'm super satisfied about how things went today", said Ullrich. "This was a good jump from my Tour de Suisse form to the Tour and so my gap today to the prologue specialists like McGee was very close."
World #1 rider and Italian champion Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step-Davitamon) lost 22" today but he was please with his ride. "I started well, especially in the first half, but when I hit that long straight (along the Seine) it looked like an airstrip it was so long. But anyway I had good legs and am here to win stages."
Bettini's Quick.Step-Davitamon teammate Mick Rogers was tipped as a favourite, ending up with a respectable ride for 19th, 13" behind McGee. "This stage was too short for me. I only get going after 10km or so", explained the 24 year old Aussie.
Stage 1 - July 6: Saint-Denis/Montgeron - Meaux, 168km
The Stage 1 start will be at the Stade de France sports complex north of Paris in Saint-Denis, where local lad Carlos Da Cruz will get a plaque from the Saint-Denis mayor. Then the peloton will promenade south across the centre of Paris on perhaps the most historic stage of the centenary Tour.
At Montgeron, where the first Tour commenced a century ago, in front of the Café Reveil Matin, the entire peloton will stop in commemoration of the first Tour de France start. Then Stage 1 starts for real, heading south through the farmlands and suburbs of Essone, then east to the Brie cheese city of Meaux, where sprinters will battle for the honours in this most prestigious of Tour stages.
Photography
Images by Chris Henry/Cyclingnews.com
- The Village Depart under the Eiffel Tower
- Erik Zabel (Telekom) spins the legs
- Tyler Hamilton (CSC) looked relaxed before his late day ride
- David Millar (Cofidis) with his customary pre-race music
- Giro winner Gilberto Simoni huddled under the Saeco tent
- Lance Armstrong gives the rundown on his modest prologue performance
- Lance Armstrong takes a cool down spin and sums up the day
- Bradley McGee (FDJeux.com), a very happy customer in yellow
Images by Jonathan Devich/Cyclingnews.com, epicimages.us
- Tyler Hamilton (CSC) gives it his all to place sixth in the opening stage of the Tour.
- French hope Christophe Moreau (Credit Agricole) had a disappointing prologue to finish in 135th place.
- A fit-looking George Hincapie (US Postal-Berry Floor) flashes by in the aero position.
- Maillot jaune Lance Armstrong (US Postal-Berry Floor) didn't have his best day, finishing seven seconds off the the of Brad McGee.
- As reigning individual pursuit world champion, Brad McGee (FDJeux.com) found the length perfectly suited to his abilities.
- Mechanical problems plagued David Millar's otherwise perfect performance today.
- Today's surprise package was Haimar Zubeldia (Euskaltel-Euskadi) who finished third.
- World TT champion Santiago Botero (Telekom) rode superbly for a top 10 placing.
- Victor Hugo Pena (US Postal-Berry Floor) will be one of Armstrong's most useful lieutenants as the Tour approaches the mountains.
- Jan Ullrich (Team Bianchi) showed he's back with a fine fourth place.
- Robbie McEwen (Lotto-Domo) proudly wears the Australian colours on his helmet.
Images by Jeff Tse & Monique du Bois/jeffreytse1@yahoo.com
- Brad McGee (FDJeux.com) en route to victory in the prologue of the Tour de France
- Brad McGee (FDJeux.com) was too fast for everyone today, and flew to his biggest ever win
- David Millar (Cofidis) came so close, but a mechanical cost him valuable seconds at the finish
- David Millar (Cofidis) went fast enough, but the loss of his chain near the end probably cost him the win. Interestingly, Millar did not ride with a front derailleur.
- Lance Armstrong (USPS) was just a little off his best today, finishing 7th
- Lance Armstrong (USPS) didn't want to start in yellow, but was persuaded by Jean Marie Leblanc to do so
- Haimar Zubeldia (Euskaltel) surprised everyone with his third place
- Jan Ullrich (Team Bianchi) had a very good ride to finish fourth, just 2 seconds behind McGee
- Victor Pena (USPS) even finished in front of his captain Armstrong today
- Joseba Beloki (ONCE) rode well enough to finish in eighth place
- World time trial champion Santiago Botero (Telekom) had a rare chance to sport his rainbow stripes in the prologue of the Tour de France
- George Hincapie (USPS) set a good time early on, that eventually gave him 13th overall
- Levi Leipheimer (Rabobank) started his Tour de France off on a good note with a 12th place in the prologue
- Levi Leipheimer (Rabobank) grits his teeth and gives it everything
- Gilberto Simoni (Saec) rode very well for 21st
- Robbie McEwen (Lotto-Domo) had the green helmet on, and finished in 7'58, well off the pace of his compatriot Brad McGee
- Stuart O'Grady (CA) was not at his best today, although he only conceded 22 seconds
- A top 10 finish for Vjatceslav Ekimov gave the US Postal boys four men in the top 13
- Baden Cooke (FDJeux.com) acquitted himself well in the prologue, finishing 45th at 20"
- Jose Luis Rubiera (USPS) conceded 30 seconds to McGee in the prologue
- Tyler Hamilton (CSC) showed good form to finish 6th, just ahead of Lance Armstrong
- Matt Wilson (FDJeux.com) will be protecting McGee's Maillot Jaune tomorrow
- An admitted slow starter Michael Rogers (Quick.Step) finished a respectable 19th
- Lotto-Domo's Leon van Bon concentrates on his ride
- Fred Rodriguez (Vini Caldirola) gets a good narrow profile during his TT
Images by AFP
- Brad McGee (FDJeux.com) can't believe what he's just achieved as he dons the yellow tunic as leader of the Tour de France.
- The American flag was out in force as defending champ Lance Armstrong (US Postal-Berry Floor) powered around the course.
- Joseba Beloki (ONCE-Eroski) is back once again to challenge Armstrong all the way to the finish.
- World time trial champion Santiago Botero (Telekom) pounds his big chainring around the 6.5 km prologue.
- Tyler Hamilton (CSC) rode brilliantly to finish in sixth place.
- Guest rider Herman Maier looks like he'd prefer to be on two skis than two wheels.
- Spanish hope Iban Mayo (Euskaltel-Euskadi) had a respectable ride, finishing 20 seconds in arrears of winner Bradley McGee.
- Defending green jersey champion Robbie McEwen (Lotto-Domo) gave it his all.
- Prologue winner Brad McGee (FDJeux.com) was oblivious to the spectacular backdrop of the Eiffel Tower.
- David Millar (Cofidis) was terribly unlucky not to repeat his prologue win in the Tour three years ago.
- Recent winner at the Route du Sud, Michael Rogers (Quick.Step-Davitamon) will be eagerly awaiting the longer time trials in this year's Tour.
- Jan Ullrich (Team Bianchi) carves up the prologue course to score a place in the top five.
- 1997 Tour champion Jan Ullrich rides against the backdrop of the Eiffel Tower.
- Matthew Wilson (FDJeux.com), one of three Aussies in Marc Madiot's French team, pounds the pedals in his first Tour de France.
- Tour de Suisse champion Alexandre Vinokourov (Team Telekom) is yet to prove himself in a three week Tour.
Images by Fotoreporter Sirotti
- Lance Armstrong didn't enjoy his usual prologue success
- Brad McGee (FDJeux.com) shares his victory with his family
- Brad McGee enjoys his podium moment
More images by Fotoreporter Sirotti
- Aitor Gonzalez (Fassa Bortolo) was almost 24 seconds back in 65th place
- David Millar (Cofidis) had the ride of his life scuppered by a mechanical
- Santiago Botero (Telekom) finished ninth in a slightly disappointing ride from the TT rainbow jersey
- Joseba Beloki (ONCE) is known as a climber but delivered a threatening ride to take eighth
Images by Paul Rigby
- Michael Boogerd (Rabobank) boogie woogies himself to 67th place.
- Former Italian champion Salvatore Commesso (Saeco) looks to the road ahead.
- George Hincapie (US Postal-Berry Floor) showed his return to form with a place in the top 15.
- The crowd go wild as defending champion Lance Armstrong (US Postal-Berry Floor) rolls off the ramp in Paris.
- Prologue winner Brad McGee (FDJeux.com) does the ride of his life to take the maillot jaune.
- Previous Australian champion Nick Gates (Lotto-Domo) will be serving his friend and team-mate Robbie McEwen at the Centenary Tour.
- Current Australian champion Stuart O'Grady (Credit Agricole) conceded 22 seconds to his countryman Bradley McGee.
- Jan Ullrich (Team Bianchi) puts down the power through his massive quads.
- French fans were delighted to see Richard Virenque (Quick.Step-Davitamon) back at the Tour.
- German champion Erik Zabel (Telekom) stomps on the pedals through the streets of Paris.
Images by Alain Quenderf
- The long road to the start hut
- ONCE has some very special bikes for the Centenary Tour
- The village depart
- Euskaltel's Orbea at the Tour
- A bunny-hop demo was among the entertainment at the start
- Names, darling, names, names, names!
- Let them eat cake?
- Lance Armstrong rolls to the start hut
- Fabio Baldato is ready to go
- Ivan Basso looks like he's up to something
- Paolo Bettini warms up before the prologue
- Paolo Bettini assumes the position
- Santiago Botero, international man of mystery
- Laurent Brochard signs an autograph before the start
- Laurent Brochard - the famous mullet is not thought to completely fill the tail of Brochard's aero helmet
- Inigo Chaurreau warms up for the prologue
- Stefano Garzelli warms up
- Stefano Garzelli takes a last drink before the prologue
- 1965 winner Felice Gimondi was in town for the start of the Centenary Tour
- Aitor Gonzalez looking confident before the prologue
- Iban Mayo makes sure he knows what the team car looks like
- Jorg Jaksche (right) and Rudy Pevenage
- Vladimir Karpets ready to go
- Levi Leipheimer sets off to the start hut
- Brad McGee practices the vital prologue skill of exhaling
- Iban Mayo before the start
- Robbie McEwen looking nervous on the rollers
- Robbie McEwen still seems to think he's being followed
- Axel Merckx looking very lean
- And he did.
- Christophe Moreau smiles before the prologue
- Alessandro Petacchi makes sure we get his good side
- Davide Rebellin looks worried, as usual
- Didier Rous warms up in the colours of French champion
- Gilberto Simoni still has his Giro-pink Cannondale
- Jan Ullrich would finish in fourth place
- Rik Verbrugghe is after stage wins in this year's Tour - but the prologue was not to be one of them
- Alexandre Vinokourov is one of Telekom's hopes for this year's Tour
- Richard Virenque smiles at a fan
- Richard Virenque rolls off to the start hut
Results
1 Bradley Mc Gee (Aus) FDJeux.com 7.26.16 (52.45 km/h) 2 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone 0.00.08 3 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.02.09 4 Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Bianchi 0.02.11 5 Victor Hugo Pena (Col) US Postal-Berry Floor 0.06.08 6 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Team CSC 0.06.27 7 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor 0.07.39 8 Joseba Beloki (Spa) ONCE-Eroski 0.09.17 9 Santiago Botero (Col) Team Telekom 0.09.24 10 Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal-Berry Floor 0.10.86 11 Michael Rich (Ger) Gerolsteiner 0.10.90 12 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank 0.11.70 13 George Hincapie (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor 0.11.72 14 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) iBanesto.com 0.12.20 15 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Ag2R Prevoyance 0.12.46 16 José Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 0.12.60 17 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Quick.Step-Davitamon 0.12.86 18 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole 0.12.89 19 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick.Step-Davitamon 0.13.02 20 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance 0.13.30 21 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saeco 0.13.79 22 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) ONCE-Eroski 0.14.70 23 Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) Team Bianchi 0.14.78 24 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank 0.15.84 25 Daniel Becke (Ger) Team Bianchi 0.16.23 26 Olaf Pollack (Ger) Gerolsteiner 0.17.54 27 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Gerolsteiner 0.17.55 28 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 0.17.77 29 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner 0.18.02 30 Philippe Gaumont (Fra) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone 0.18.35 31 Rene Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner 0.18.38 32 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance 0.18.49 33 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank 0.18.58 34 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) Jean Delatour 0.18.73 35 Didier Rous (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 0.18.97 36 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Ag2R Prevoyance 0.19.04 37 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto Domo 0.19.07 38 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC 0.19.30 39 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di 0.19.41 40 Jens Voigt (Ger) Credit Agricole 0.19.54 41 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.19.73 42 David Plaza (Spa) Team Bianchi 0.20.19 43 David Canada (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon 0.20.23 44 Thomas Liese (Ger) Team Bianchi 0.20.37 45 Baden Cooke (Aus) FDJeux.com 0.20.45 46 Jesus Manzano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 0.20.54 47 Isidro Nozal (Spa) ONCE-Eroski 0.20.60 48 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank 0.20.77 49 Denis Menchov (Rus) iBanesto.com 0.20.79 50 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJeux.com 0.21.37 51 Christophe Mengin (Fra) FDJeux.com 0.21.55 52 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Team CSC 0.21.63 53 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.21.71 54 Angel Casero (Spa) Team Bianchi 0.21.76 55 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon 0.21.96 56 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC 0.22.16 57 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) iBanesto.com 0.22.35 58 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Alessio 0.22.47 59 Stuart O'grady (Aus) Credit Agricole 0.22.82 60 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon 0.22.89 61 Inigo Chaurreau (Spa) Ag2R Prevoyance 0.22.91 62 Javier Pascual Llorente (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 0.23.07 63 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Jean Delatour 0.23.08 64 Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo 0.23.92 65 Andréas Klöden (Ger) Team Telekom 0.24.00 66 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 0.24.02 67 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank 0.24.58 68 Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Vini Caldirola-So.Di 0.24.80 69 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) FDJeux.com 0.25.07 70 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Vini Caldirola-So.Di 0.25.08 71 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Team Telekom 0.25.28 72 Pablo Lastras (Spa) iBanesto.com 0.25.41 73 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) iBanesto.com 0.26.15 74 Christophe Oriol (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance 0.26.76 75 Angel Vicioso (Spa) ONCE-Eroski 0.27.13 76 Robert Hunter (RSA) Rabobank 77 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Saeco 0.27.36 78 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 0.27.69 79 Kurt Van De Wouwer (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon 0.27.84 80 Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) ONCE-Eroski 0.28.30 81 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo 0.28.33 82 Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone 0.28.57 83 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Jean Delatour 0.29.29 84 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) iBanesto.com 0.29.31 85 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.29.45 86 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor 0.29.50 87 René Andrle (Cze) ONCE-Eroski 0.29.54 88 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC 0.29.59 89 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank 0.29.64 90 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Jean Delatour 0.30.01 91 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Jean Delatour 0.30.10 92 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 0.30.18 93 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Lotto Domo 0.30.52 94 Dario Cioni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 0.30.59 95 Bekim Christensen (Den) Team CSC 0.30.77 96 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Jean Delatour 0.30.81 97 Ivan Basso (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 0.31.33 98 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Alessio 0.31.55 99 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) iBanesto.com 0.31.56 100 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Credit Agricole 0.31.70 101 Robbie Mc Ewen (Aus) Lotto Domo 0.31.91 102 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) FDJeux.com 0.32.43 103 Marcus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner 0.32.58 104 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Rabobank 0.32.71 105 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 0.32.79 106 Xabier Zandio (Spa) iBanesto.com 0.32.91 107 Guido Trentin (Ita) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone 0.33.10 108 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor 0.33.19 109 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) Team Telekom 0.33.38 110 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) US Postal-Berry Floor 0.33.45 111 Aitor Garmendia (Spa) Team Bianchi 0.33.62 112 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Telekom 0.33.85 113 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) FDJeux.com 0.33.90 114 Mikel Pradera (Spa) ONCE-Eroski 0.34.00 115 Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) iBanesto.com 0.34.01 116 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor 0.34.23 117 Jimmy Casper (Fra) FDJeux.com 0.34.49 118 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner 119 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Bianchi 0.34.60 120 Daniele Nardello (Ita) Team Telekom 0.35.20 121 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di 0.35.38 122 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco 123 Richard Virenque (Fra) Quick.Step-Davitamon 0.35.45 124 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 0.35.54 125 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 0.35.78 126 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Ag2R Prevoyance 0.36.18 127 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 0.36.20 128 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Alessio 129 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Saeco 0.36.21 130 Marco Milesi (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di 0.36.60 131 Maryan Hary (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 0.36.68 132 Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon 0.36.72 133 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone 0.36.94 134 José Azevedo (Por) ONCE-Eroski 0.36.99 135 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Credit Agricole 0.37.07 136 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di 0.37.14 137 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di 0.37.55 138 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance 0.37.63 139 Franck Renier (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 0.38.02 140 David Latasa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 0.38.44 141 Félix Garcia Casas (Spa) Team Bianchi 0.38.51 142 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Alessio 0.38.57 143 Matthew Wilson (Aus) FDJeux.com 0.38.58 144 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Lotto Domo 0.38.60 145 Ivan Parra (Col) Kelme-Costa Blanca 0.38.72 146 Ignacio Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 0.38.80 147 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Alessio 0.38.82 148 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance 0.39.03 149 Michaël Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC 0.39.14 150 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.39.50 151 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.39.53 152 Alberto Lopez Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.39.56 153 Udo Bölts (Ger) Gerolsteiner 0.39.59 154 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Team Telekom 0.39.61 155 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Saeco 0.39.62 156 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon 0.39.95 157 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Fassa Bortolo 0.39.97 158 Marcos Serrano (Spa) ONCE-Eroski 0.39.99 159 David Munoz (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 0.40.02 160 Nicola Loda (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 0.40.48 161 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.40.68 162 Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team Telekom 0.40.84 163 Andrej Hauptman (Slo) Vini Caldirola-So.Di 0.40.94 164 Benoit Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole 0.41.27 165 Jorg Ludewig (Ger) Saeco 0.41.53 166 Serge Baguet (Bel) Lotto Domo 0.41.67 167 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Vini Caldirola-So.Di 0.41.79 168 Mario Aerts (Bel) Team Telekom 0.42.12 169 Marc Lotz (Ned) Rabobank 170 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Alessio 0.42.21 171 Jakob Piil (Den) Team CSC 0.42.69 172 Axel Merckx (Bel) Lotto Domo 0.43.03 173 Peter Lüttenberger (Aut) Team CSC 0.43.24 174 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Saeco 0.43.30 175 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor 0.44.85 176 Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) Jean Delatour 0.44.86 177 Andrea Noe (Ita) Alessio 0.45.12 178 Julian Usano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 0.46.08 179 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole 0.46.31 180 Damien Nazon (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 0.46.50 181 Stephane Goubert (Fra) Jean Delatour 0.46.61 182 Mikel Artetxe (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.47.00 183 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone 0.47.56 184 Inigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone 0.47.85 185 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Lotto Domo 0.48.31 186 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Jean Delatour 0.49.44 187 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 0.49.64 188 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Saeco 0.49.92 189 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Saeco 0.50.20 190 Raffaele Ferrara (Ita) Alessio 0.51.10 191 Lilian Jegou (Fra) Credit Agricole 0.51.71 192 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 0.52.59 193 Hans De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Domo 0.55.47 194 Médéric Clain (Fra) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone 0.56.91 195 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone 0.57.34 196 Stéphane Auge (Fra) Credit Agricole 1.03.80 197 Nick Gates (Aus) Lotto Domo 1.04.61 198 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Alessio 1.06.01 Intermediate check - 3.2 km 1 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone 3.41 2 Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Bianchi 0.05 3 Bradley Mc Gee (Aus) FDJeux.com 4 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.06 5 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) ONCE-Eroski 0.07 6 Victor Hugo Pena (Col) US Postal-Berry Floor 7 José Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 0.08 8 Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal-Berry Floor 9 Joseba Beloki (Spa) ONCE-Eroski 10 Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) Team Bianchi 0.09 11 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Saeco 12 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Team CSC 13 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor 14 Rene Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner 0.10 15 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) Jean Delatour 16 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Gerolsteiner 17 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Ag2R Prevoyance 18 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon 19 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank 20 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) iBanesto.com 21 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance 22 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank 23 George Hincapie (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor 0.11 24 Michael Rich (Ger) Gerolsteiner 25 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Quick.Step-Davitamon 26 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) iBanesto.com 27 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner 28 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saeco 29 Santiago Botero (Col) Team Telekom 30 Jens Voigt (Ger) Credit Agricole 0.12 31 Philippe Gaumont (Fra) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone 32 Daniel Becke (Ger) Team Bianchi 33 Andréas Klöden (Ger) Team Telekom 34 Christophe Mengin (Fra) FDJeux.com 35 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di 36 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole 37 David Plaza (Spa) Team Bianchi 38 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick.Step-Davitamon 39 Javier Pascual Llorente (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 40 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Team Telekom 41 Olaf Pollack (Ger) Gerolsteiner 0.13 42 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank 43 Robert Hunter (RSA) Rabobank 44 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance 45 David Canada (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon 46 Isidro Nozal (Spa) ONCE-Eroski 47 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 48 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 49 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto Domo 50 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Team CSC 0.14 51 Denis Menchov (Rus) iBanesto.com 52 Baden Cooke (Aus) FDJeux.com 53 Angel Casero (Spa) Team Bianchi 54 Stuart O'grady (Aus) Credit Agricole 55 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 56 Thomas Liese (Ger) Team Bianchi 0.15 57 Kurt Van De Wouwer (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon 58 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) iBanesto.com 59 Marco Milesi (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di 60 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo 61 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC 62 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon 63 Jesus Manzano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 64 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) FDJeux.com 65 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 66 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC 67 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 68 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Vini Caldirola-So.Di 69 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank 70 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJeux.com 71 Didier Rous (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 72 Pablo Lastras (Spa) iBanesto.com 73 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Lotto Domo 0.16 74 Angel Vicioso (Spa) ONCE-Eroski 75 Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon 76 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Ag2R Prevoyance 77 Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone 78 Inigo Chaurreau (Spa) Ag2R Prevoyance 79 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 80 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Alessio 81 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC 82 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) US Postal-Berry Floor 0.17 83 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 84 Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) iBanesto.com 85 Mikel Pradera (Spa) ONCE-Eroski 86 Daniele Nardello (Ita) Team Telekom 87 Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Vini Caldirola-So.Di 88 Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo 89 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 90 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank 0.18 91 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 92 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco 93 René Andrle (Cze) ONCE-Eroski 94 Jimmy Casper (Fra) FDJeux.com 95 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) iBanesto.com 96 Aitor Garmendia (Spa) Team Bianchi 97 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank 98 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 99 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Credit Agricole 100 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor 101 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Jean Delatour 102 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone 103 Ivan Basso (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 104 Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) ONCE-Eroski 0.19 105 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di 106 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) FDJeux.com 107 Christophe Oriol (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance 108 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Jean Delatour 109 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 110 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) Team Telekom 111 Marcus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner 112 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Jean Delatour 113 Bekim Christensen (Den) Team CSC 0.20 114 Xabier Zandio (Spa) iBanesto.com 115 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Jean Delatour 116 Dario Cioni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 117 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Alessio 118 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) iBanesto.com 119 Michaël Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC 120 Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team Telekom 121 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor 122 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Jean Delatour 123 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner 124 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Saeco 125 José Azevedo (Por) ONCE-Eroski 126 Nicola Loda (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 0.21 127 Maryan Hary (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 128 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance 129 Peter Lüttenberger (Aut) Team CSC 130 Guido Trentin (Ita) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone 131 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Alessio 132 Robbie Mc Ewen (Aus) Lotto Domo 133 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Ag2R Prevoyance 134 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di 135 Ignacio Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 0.22 136 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor 137 Damien Nazon (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 138 Franck Renier (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 139 Benoit Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole 140 Ivan Parra (Col) Kelme-Costa Blanca 141 Marc Lotz (Ned) Rabobank 142 Marcos Serrano (Spa) ONCE-Eroski 143 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 144 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Fassa Bortolo 145 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Telekom 146 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Alessio 147 Jakob Piil (Den) Team CSC 148 Richard Virenque (Fra) Quick.Step-Davitamon 149 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance 0.23 150 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon 151 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) FDJeux.com 152 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Rabobank 153 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 154 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 155 David Munoz (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 156 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Team Telekom 157 Félix Garcia Casas (Spa) Team Bianchi 158 Andrea Noe (Ita) Alessio 159 Serge Baguet (Bel) Lotto Domo 160 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Saeco 161 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Lotto Domo 162 Axel Merckx (Bel) Lotto Domo 163 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Credit Agricole 164 Mario Aerts (Bel) Team Telekom 0.24 165 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Vini Caldirola-So.Di 166 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone 167 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Alessio 168 Alberto Lopez Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.25 169 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di 170 Hans De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Domo 171 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor 172 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Bianchi 173 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Saeco 174 David Latasa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 175 Matthew Wilson (Aus) FDJeux.com 176 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 177 Raffaele Ferrara (Ita) Alessio 0.26 178 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Saeco 179 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Alessio 180 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole 181 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Saeco 182 Stephane Goubert (Fra) Jean Delatour 183 Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) Jean Delatour 0.27 184 Julian Usano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 185 Udo Bölts (Ger) Gerolsteiner 186 Inigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone 187 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Jean Delatour 188 Médéric Clain (Fra) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone 189 Andrej Hauptman (Slo) Vini Caldirola-So.Di 190 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 0.28 191 Mikel Artetxe (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 192 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Lotto Domo 193 Jorg Ludewig (Ger) Saeco 0.29 194 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Alessio 0.30 195 Lilian Jegou (Fra) Credit Agricole 196 Stéphane Auge (Fra) Credit Agricole 0.31 197 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone 0.37 198 Nick Gates (Aus) Lotto Domo 0.40 Points 1 Bradley Mc Gee (Aus) FDJeux.com 15 pts 2 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone 12 3 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 10 4 Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Bianchi 8 5 Victor Hugo Pena (Col) US Postal-Berry Floor 6 6 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Team CSC 5 7 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor 4 8 Joseba Beloki (Spa) ONCE-Eroski 3 9 Santiago Botero (Col) Team Telekom 2 10 Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal-Berry Floor 1 Young rider 1 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) iBanesto.com 7.38 2 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Ag2R Prevoyance 3 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole 0.01 4 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick.Step-Davitamon 5 Daniel Becke (Ger) Team Bianchi 0.04 6 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance 0.06 7 Baden Cooke (Aus) FDJeux.com 0.08 8 Jesus Manzano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 9 Denis Menchov (Rus) iBanesto.com 10 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJeux.com 0.09 11 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) iBanesto.com 0.10 12 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Saeco 0.15 13 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) iBanesto.com 0.17 14 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 15 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Jean Delatour 0.18 16 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Jean Delatour 17 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Credit Agricole 0.19 18 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) FDJeux.com 0.20 19 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Rabobank 20 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 21 Jimmy Casper (Fra) FDJeux.com 0.22 22 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 0.23 23 Maryan Hary (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 0.24 24 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance 0.25 25 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Alessio 0.26 26 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Team Telekom 0.27 27 David Munoz (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 0.28 28 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Jean Delatour 0.37 29 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 30 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 0.40 Teams 1 US Postal - Berry Floor 22.42 2 Team Bianchi 0.08 3 FDJeux.com 0.17 4 Euskaltel - Euskadi 0.18 5 Ag2R Prevoyance 0.19 6 ONCE - Eroski 7 Gerolsteiner 0.21 8 Rabobank 9 Quick Step - Davitamon 0.22 10 Team CSC 11 Cofidis Credit Par Telephone 12 Kelme - Costa Blanca 0.25 13 Credit Agricole 0.30 14 iBanesto.com 15 Team Telekom 0.34 16 Vini Caldirola - So.Di 0.44 17 Jean Delatour 0.46 18 Saeco - Macchine Per Caffe 0.51 19 Fassa Bortolo 0.52 20 Lotto - Domo 0.57 21 Brioches La Boulangere 1.02 22 Alessio 1.05 General classification after prologue 1 Bradley Mc Gee (Aus) FDJeux.com 7.26 2 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone 3 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.02 4 Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Bianchi 5 Victor Hugo Pena (Col) US Postal-Berry Floor 0.06 6 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Team CSC 7 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor 0.07 8 Joseba Beloki (Spa) ONCE-Eroski 0.09 9 Santiago Botero (Col) Team Telekom 10 Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal-Berry Floor 0.11 11 Michael Rich (Ger) Gerolsteiner 12 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank 13 George Hincapie (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor 14 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) iBanesto.com 0.12 15 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Ag2R Prevoyance 16 José Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 17 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Quick.Step-Davitamon 0.13 18 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole 19 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick.Step-Davitamon 20 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance 21 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saeco 22 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) ONCE-Eroski 0.14 23 Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) Team Bianchi 24 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank 0.16 25 Daniel Becke (Ger) Team Bianchi 26 Olaf Pollack (Ger) Gerolsteiner 0.17 27 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Gerolsteiner 28 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 29 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner 0.18 30 Philippe Gaumont (Fra) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone 31 Rene Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner 32 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance 33 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank 34 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) Jean Delatour 35 Didier Rous (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 0.19 36 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Ag2R Prevoyance 37 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto Domo 38 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC 39 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di 40 Jens Voigt (Ger) Credit Agricole 41 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 42 David Plaza (Spa) Team Bianchi 0.20 43 David Canada (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon 44 Thomas Liese (Ger) Team Bianchi 45 Baden Cooke (Aus) FDJeux.com 46 Jesus Manzano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 47 Isidro Nozal (Spa) ONCE-Eroski 48 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank 49 Denis Menchov (Rus) iBanesto.com 50 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJeux.com 0.21 51 Christophe Mengin (Fra) FDJeux.com 52 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Team CSC 53 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 54 Angel Casero (Spa) Team Bianchi 55 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon 0.22 56 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC 57 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) iBanesto.com 58 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Alessio 59 Stuart O'grady (Aus) Credit Agricole 60 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon 0.23 61 Inigo Chaurreau (Spa) Ag2R Prevoyance 62 Javier Pascual Llorente (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 63 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Jean Delatour 64 Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo 0.24 65 Andréas Klöden (Ger) Team Telekom 66 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 67 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank 68 Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Vini Caldirola-So.Di 69 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) FDJeux.com 0.25 70 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Vini Caldirola-So.Di 71 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Team Telekom 72 Pablo Lastras (Spa) iBanesto.com 73 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) iBanesto.com 0.26 74 Christophe Oriol (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance 75 Robert Hunter (RSA) Rabobank 0.27 75 Angel Vicioso (Spa) ONCE-Eroski 77 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Saeco 78 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 79 Kurt Van De Wouwer (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon 0.28 80 Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) ONCE-Eroski 81 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo 82 Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone 83 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Jean Delatour 0.29 84 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) iBanesto.com 85 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 86 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor 87 René Andrle (Cze) ONCE-Eroski 88 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC 89 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank 90 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Jean Delatour 0.30 91 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Jean Delatour 92 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 93 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Lotto Domo 94 Dario Cioni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 95 Bekim Christensen (Den) Team CSC 96 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Jean Delatour 97 Ivan Basso (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 0.31 98 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Alessio 99 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) iBanesto.com 100 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Credit Agricole 101 Robbie Mc Ewen (Aus) Lotto Domo 0.32 102 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) FDJeux.com 103 Marcus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner 104 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Rabobank 105 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 106 Xabier Zandio (Spa) iBanesto.com 0.33 107 Guido Trentin (Ita) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone 108 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor 109 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) Team Telekom 110 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) US Postal-Berry Floor 111 Aitor Garmendia (Spa) Team Bianchi 112 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Telekom 0.34 113 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) FDJeux.com 114 Mikel Pradera (Spa) ONCE-Eroski 115 Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) iBanesto.com 116 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor 117 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner 117 Jimmy Casper (Fra) FDJeux.com 119 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Bianchi 120 Daniele Nardello (Ita) Team Telekom 0.35 121 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di 121 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco 123 Richard Virenque (Fra) Quick.Step-Davitamon 124 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 125 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 126 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Ag2R Prevoyance 0.36 127 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Alessio 127 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 129 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Saeco 130 Marco Milesi (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di 131 Maryan Hary (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 132 Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon 133 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone 0.37 134 José Azevedo (Por) ONCE-Eroski 135 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Credit Agricole 136 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di 137 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di 138 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance 139 Franck Renier (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 0.38 140 David Latasa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 141 Félix Garcia Casas (Spa) Team Bianchi 142 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Alessio 143 Matthew Wilson (Aus) FDJeux.com 144 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Lotto Domo 145 Ivan Parra (Col) Kelme-Costa Blanca 146 Ignacio Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 147 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Alessio 148 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance 0.39 149 Michaël Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC 150 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 151 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 152 Alberto Lopez Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 153 Udo Bölts (Ger) Gerolsteiner 154 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Team Telekom 155 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Saeco 156 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon 0.40 157 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Fassa Bortolo 158 Marcos Serrano (Spa) ONCE-Eroski 159 David Munoz (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 160 Nicola Loda (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 161 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 162 Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team Telekom 0.41 163 Andrej Hauptman (Slo) Vini Caldirola-So.Di 164 Benoit Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole 165 Jorg Ludewig (Ger) Saeco 166 Serge Baguet (Bel) Lotto Domo 167 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Vini Caldirola-So.Di 168 Marc Lotz (Ned) Rabobank 0.42 168 Mario Aerts (Bel) Team Telekom 170 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Alessio 171 Jakob Piil (Den) Team CSC 172 Axel Merckx (Bel) Lotto Domo 0.43 173 Peter Lüttenberger (Aut) Team CSC 174 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Saeco 175 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor 0.45 176 Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) Jean Delatour 177 Andrea Noe (Ita) Alessio 178 Julian Usano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 0.46 179 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole 180 Damien Nazon (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 181 Stephane Goubert (Fra) Jean Delatour 182 Mikel Artetxe (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.47 183 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone 184 Inigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone 0.48 185 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Lotto Domo 186 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Jean Delatour 0.49 187 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 188 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Saeco 0.50 189 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Saeco 190 Raffaele Ferrara (Ita) Alessio 0.51 191 Lilian Jegou (Fra) Credit Agricole 192 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 0.52 193 Hans De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Domo 0.55 194 Médéric Clain (Fra) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone 0.57 195 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone 196 Stéphane Auge (Fra) Credit Agricole 1.03 197 Nick Gates (Aus) Lotto Domo 1.04 198 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Alessio 1.06 Points classification 1 Bradley Mc Gee (Aus) FDJeux.com 15 pts 2 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone 12 3 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 10 4 Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Bianchi 8 5 Victor Hugo Pena (Col) US Postal-Berry Floor 6 6 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Team CSC 5 7 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor 4 8 Joseba Beloki (Spa) ONCE-Eroski 3 9 Santiago Botero (Col) Team Telekom 2 10 Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal-Berry Floor 1 Young rider classification 1 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) iBanesto.com 7.38 2 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Ag2R Prevoyance 3 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole 0.01 4 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick.Step-Davitamon 5 Daniel Becke (Ger) Team Bianchi 0.04 6 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance 0.06 7 Baden Cooke (Aus) FDJeux.com 0.08 8 Jesus Manzano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 9 Denis Menchov (Rus) iBanesto.com 10 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJeux.com 0.09 11 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) iBanesto.com 0.10 12 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Saeco 0.15 13 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) iBanesto.com 0.17 14 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 15 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Jean Delatour 0.18 16 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Jean Delatour 17 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Credit Agricole 0.19 18 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) FDJeux.com 0.20 19 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Rabobank 20 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 21 Jimmy Casper (Fra) FDJeux.com 0.22 22 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 0.23 23 Maryan Hary (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 0.24 24 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance 0.25 25 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Alessio 0.26 26 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Team Telekom 0.27 27 David Munoz (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 0.28 28 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Jean Delatour 0.37 29 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 30 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 0.40 Teams classification 1 US Postal - Berry Floor 22.42 2 Team Bianchi 0.08 3 FDJeux.com 0.17 4 Euskaltel - Euskadi 0.18 5 Ag2R Prevoyance 0.19 6 ONCE - Eroski 7 Gerolsteiner 0.21 8 Rabobank 9 Quick Step - Davitamon 0.22 10 Team CSC 11 Cofidis Credit Par Telephone 12 Kelme - Costa Blanca 0.25 13 Credit Agricole 0.30 14 iBanesto.com 15 Team Telekom 0.34 16 Vini Caldirola - So.Di 0.44 17 Jean Delatour 0.46 18 Saeco - Macchine Per Caffe 0.51 19 Fassa Bortolo 0.52 20 Lotto - Domo 0.57 21 Brioches La Boulangere 1.02 22 Alessio 1.05
