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90th Tour de France - July 5-27, 2003

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Stage 5 - Thursday, July 10: Troyes - Nevers, 196.5 km

Petacchi notches third on hot day in Nevers

Today's Tour features

Tour News
Armstrong not completely satisfied, Beloki will attack, Garzelli a dark horse, CSC team time trial "acceptable", Lotto-Domo: "A day to forget", Petacchi's rivals on Petacchi, Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano's views

Igor's Insights
Stage 5 - Forget Mario; Petacchi the next dominator

Barry Hoban interview

Britain's most successful Tour de France rider, Barry Hoban, discusses the difference between the Tours of the 70s and the 2003 Centenary Tour.

Brad McGee diary
Stage 5 - Cookie's 'off day'

Alessandro Petacchi interview

Petacchi's getting used to winning, but please don't call him the next Mario Cipollini!

Dr Michele Ferrari diary
Dr Ferrari's view on today's fifth stage, run at light speed.

Birthday boy Peña maintains Maillot Jaune

By Tim Maloney, European Editor in Nevers

Alessandro Petacchi is getting good at this
Photo: © Sirotti

With another dynamic sprint win, La Spezia speedster Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) made it three wins from five stages today, showing he's clearly the strongest sprinter at this year's Tour de France. It was a hot day on the long rolling stage that followed the same pattern of the last three en-ligne stages.

"Today I was 5th wheel at 300 meters. It can be pretty risky to start that far back but I came off of Zabel's wheel and was able to win," he said following his latest victory.

When asked about his future plans, Petacchi explained he had none in particular. "I'm not thinking about a green jersey, or a yellow jersey at all. I'm taking it one day at a time. But I'm pretty tired; more mentally than physically."

Petacchi has made a lot of progress since his last Tour. At this point, Petacchi's team director Giancarlo Ferretti is hoping the classy sprinter will not only make it to Paris but possibly contend for the Maillot Vert, but other observers expect him to abandon on Saturday as the mountains commence.

"Le regionale", local lad Frederic Finot (Jean Delatour) did well today. He got in an early break, won both of the day's KOM's and ended up on the podium at the end of the stage wearing the Maillot Pois of the Tour's best climber.

Champagne for the Birthday Boy
Photo: © Olympia

His tearful fiancé Lucie told French TV after the stage that "Oh, it's formidable... all the sacrifices he makes for cycling so this is so nice." Finot, who comes from a cycling family (his sister Magalie will ride the Le Grande Boucle Féminin next month) lives only 2km from today's finish, will start Stage 6 to Lyon clad in the polka-dot jersey.

Before today's start, Birthday boy Victor Hugo Pena (USPS-Berry Floor) was awarded his weight in champagne. Not because it was his birthday, but because of his Maillot Jaune status. Peña, a former champion swimmer took it took it easy today with Lance and the rest of his boys in the peloton, since USPS chose to not defend the Pena's jersey

American Fast Freddy Rodriguez got the nod today to go for the sprint at Vini Caldirola. The Emeryville, CA. rider had some thrills but no spills in Nevers. "I was on Petacchi's wheel with 300m to go when Kirsipuu pushed me out," he told Cyclingnews. "At that speed, it was hard to get back into the action. But I'm feeling better and better at this Tour."

The day's break
Photo: © J.Devich/CN

Although the French media is portraying Petacchi as the world's greatest sprinter, it's also clear that something is amiss in the finishes at the 2003 Tour de France. Without Mario Cipollini and his Domina Vacanze team to control the sprint finale, the stages have fallen into a chaotic pattern that looks likely to continue tomorrow.

A final note on today's stage. With less than two kilometres to go, ONCE's sprinter Angel Vicioso hit the deck in the mad scramble for position. He was taken to hospital where he was diagnosed with a double fracture of his radius, meaning that his start tomorrow is extremely unlikely.

Stage 6 - July 11: Nevers-Lyon, 230km

As the summer heat continues Friday, the Tour peloton will go from Nevers across the upper Loire River valley through Saone-Et-Loire and down into the Rhone River valley to Lyon. Stage 6 ought to be a long hot ride to Lyon, one of the six original Tour villes etapes from the 1903 edition and France's third-largest city.

Photography

Images by Jonathan Devich/Cyclingnews.com, epicimages.us

Images by Chris Henry/Cyclingnews.com

Images by Olympia Photo

Images by Fotoreporter Sirotti

Images by Yuzuru Sunada

Results

1 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                 4.09.47 (47.2 km/h)
2 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Ag2R Prevoyance                            
3 Baden Cooke (Aus) FDJeux.com                                   
4 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Telekom                                  
5 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Lotto Domo                                 
6 Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon                        
7 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                             
8 Stuart O'grady (Aus) Credit Agricole                           
9 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Vini Caldirola-So.Di                      
10 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) Jean Delatour                        
11 Olaf Pollack (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               
12 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank                                   
13 Damien Nazon (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                     
14 Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Vini Caldirola-So.Di                  
15 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole                       
16 Bradley McGee (Aus) FDJeux.com                                
17 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Bianchi                             
18 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Jean Delatour                            
19 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Ag2R Prevoyance                     
20 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Saeco                                    
21 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Alessio                                   
22 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                        
23 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                   
24 Philippe Gaumont (Fra) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone          
25 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick.Step-Davitamon                     
26 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                  
27 Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                            
28 Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team Telekom                                 
29 Daniel Becke (Ger) Team Bianchi                               
30 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                         
31 Santiago Botero (Col) Team Telekom                            
32 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon                     
33 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       
34 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco                                
35 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                
36 Axel Merckx (Bel) Lotto Domo                                  
37 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                          
38 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Team Telekom                       
39 Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Bianchi                                
40 Didier Rous (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                      
41 Dario  Cioni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                              
42 Ivan Basso (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                
43 Richard Virenque (Fra) Quick.Step-Davitamon                   
44 Jens Voigt (Ger) Credit Agricole                              
45 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                            
46 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                
47 José Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca               
48 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       
49 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             
50 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                 
51 Peter Lüttenberger (Aut) Team CSC                             
52 George Hincapie (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor                   
53 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor                   
54 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) US Postal-Berry Floor                     
55 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di                   
56 Daniele Nardello (Ita) Team Telekom                           
57 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor                    
58 Maryan Hary (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                      
59 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Jean Delatour                           
60 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) iBanesto.com                          
61 Pablo Lastras (Spa) iBanesto.com                              
62 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Credit Agricole                       
63 Victor Hugo Pena (Col) US Postal-Berry Floor                  
64 Félix Garcia Casas (Spa) Team Bianchi                         
65 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      
66 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone            
67 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon                     
68 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                            
69 Angel Casero (Spa) Team Bianchi                               
70 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Alessio                             
71 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) FDJeux.com                               
72 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) iBanesto.com                        
73 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor                 
74 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Saeco                                    
75 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di                    
76 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) iBanesto.com                        
77 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                  
78 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Saeco                                      
79 Ivan Parra (Col) Kelme-Costa Blanca                           
80 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saeco                                   
81 Mikel Artetxe (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         
82 Stéphane Auge (Fra) Credit Agricole                           
83 Kurt Van De Wouwer (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                 
84 Mikel Pradera (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                               
85 Joseba Beloki (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                               
86 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                                   
87 Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) Team Bianchi                         
88 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Team Telekom                           
89 Benoit Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole                          
90 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) ONCE-Eroski                                
91 Andrej Hauptman (Slo) Vini Caldirola-So.Di                    
92 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Ag2R Prevoyance                         
93 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor                     
94 Médéric Clain (Fra) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone             
95 Isidro Nozal (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                                
96 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di                      
97 Franck Renier (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                    
98 José Azevedo (Por) ONCE-Eroski                                
99 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Saeco                              
100 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       
101 Inigo Chaurreau (Spa) Ag2R Prevoyance                        
102 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Alessio                              
103 Andrea Noe (Ita) Alessio                                     
104 Christophe Mengin (Fra) FDJeux.com                           
105 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Team CSC                                
106 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                 
107 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Alessio                              
108 Serge Baguet (Bel) Lotto Domo                                
109 Michaël Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                              
110 David Canada (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon                      
111 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                
112 Javier Pascual Llorente (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca             
113 Bekim Christensen (Den) Team CSC                             
114 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor                     
115 David Plaza (Spa) Team Bianchi                               
116 Nicola Loda (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                              
117 René Andrle (Cze) ONCE-Eroski                                
118 Jorg Ludewig (Ger) Saeco                                     
119 Robert Hunter (RSA) Rabobank                                 
120 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Credit Agricole                       
121 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                   
122 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone          
123 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      
124 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Saeco                                 
125 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo                         
126 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di                    
127 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Quick.Step-Davitamon                    
128 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                              
129 Hans De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Domo                              
130 Mario Aerts (Bel) Team Telekom                               
131 Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone       
132 David Munoz (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                         
133 Marcos Serrano (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                             
134 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) iBanesto.com                             
135 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJeux.com                                 
136 Denis Menchov (Rus) iBanesto.com                             
137 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone             
138 Ignacio Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                   
139 David Latasa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                        
140 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Alessio                                 
141 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) FDJeux.com                             
142 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Jean Delatour                      
143 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) FDJeux.com                             
144 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) Team Telekom                          
145 Andréas Klöden (Ger) Team Telekom                            
146 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                         
147 Marcus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                              
148 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) iBanesto.com                          
149 Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal-Berry Floor                
150 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                      
151 Thomas Liese (Ger) Team Bianchi                              
152 Udo Bölts (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 
153 Christophe Oriol (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                       
154 Alberto Lopez Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                 
155 Jakob Piil (Den) Team CSC                                    
156 Aitor Garmendia (Spa) Team Bianchi                           
157 Xabier Zandio (Spa) iBanesto.com                             
158 Stephane Goubert (Fra) Jean Delatour                         
159 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Jean Delatour                          
160 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Lotto Domo                           
161 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               
162 Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) Jean Delatour                       
163 Julian Usano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                        
164 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                  
165 Guido Trentin (Ita) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone            
166 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Lotto Domo                             
167 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto Domo                              
168 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Gerolsteiner                           
169 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Fassa Bortolo                          
170 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Vini Caldirola-So.Di                    
171 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Team CSC                              
172 Inigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone             
173 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      
174 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                         
175 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                 
176 Nick Gates (Aus) Lotto Domo                                  
177 Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) iBanesto.com                     
178 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon                     
179 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone               
180 Jesus Manzano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                       
181 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Saeco                                   
182 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Rabobank                              
183 Lilian Jegou (Fra) Credit Agricole                           
184 Michael Rich (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              
185 Rene Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                          
186 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Lotto Domo                            0.31
187 Raffaele Ferrara (Ita) Alessio                           0.33
188 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Alessio                           
189 Marco Milesi (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di                      
190 Matthew Wilson (Aus) FDJeux.com                          0.43
191 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Jean Delatour                       0.50
192 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Alessio                              1.16
193 Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) ONCE-Eroski               1.20
194 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Jean Delatour                      1.46
195 Angel Vicioso (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                          2.50
196 Jimmy Casper (Fra) FDJeux.com                            5.29
 
Points
 
1 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                      35 pts
2 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Ag2R Prevoyance                          30
3 Baden Cooke (Aus) FDJeux.com                                 26
4 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Telekom                                24
5 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Lotto Domo                               22
6 Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon                      20
7 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                           19
8 Stuart O'grady (Aus) Credit Agricole                         18
9 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Vini Caldirola-So.Di                    17
10 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) Jean Delatour                      16
11 Olaf Pollack (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             15
12 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank                                 14
13 Damien Nazon (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                   13
14 Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Vini Caldirola-So.Di                12
15 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole                     11
16 Bradley McGee (Aus) FDJeux.com                              10
17 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Bianchi                            9
18 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Jean Delatour                           8
19 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Ag2R Prevoyance                    7
20 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Saeco                                   6
21 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Alessio                                  5
22 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                       4
23 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                  3
24 Philippe Gaumont (Fra) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone         2
25 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick.Step-Davitamon                    1
 
Mountains
 
Côte de Tonnerre - Cat. 4, 57.00 km                              
1 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Jean Delatour                            5 pts
2 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Quick.Step-Davitamon                     3
3 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Team CSC                               1
 
Côte de Rennebourg - Cat. 4, 136.00 km                           
1 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Jean Delatour                            5 pts
2 Jens Voigt (Ger) Credit Agricole                              3
3 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Quick.Step-Davitamon                     1
 
Sprints
 
Nitry, 79.50 km                                                  
1 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Quick.Step-Davitamon                     6 pts
2 Jens Voigt (Ger) Credit Agricole                              4
3 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Team CSC                               2
 
Bailly, Magny-Lormes, 131.00 km                                  
1 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Quick.Step-Davitamon                     6 pts
2 Jens Voigt (Ger) Credit Agricole                              4
3 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                          2
 
Bazolles, 154.00 km                                              
1 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Quick.Step-Davitamon                     6 pts
2 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Team CSC                               4
3 Jens Voigt (Ger) Credit Agricole                              2
 
Young rider
 
1 Baden Cooke (Aus) FDJeux.com                            4.09.47
2 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                             
3 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Jean Delatour                             
4 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                    
5 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick.Step-Davitamon                      
6 Daniel Becke (Ger) Team Bianchi                                
7 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                          
8 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                           
9 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                  
10 Maryan Hary (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                      
11 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) iBanesto.com                        
12 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                  
13 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Team Telekom                           
14 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Ag2R Prevoyance                         
15 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Saeco                              
16 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        
17 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Alessio                               
18 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Credit Agricole                        
19 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                    
20 David Munoz (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                          
21 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) iBanesto.com                              
22 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJeux.com                                  
23 Denis Menchov (Rus) iBanesto.com                              
24 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Jean Delatour                       
25 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) FDJeux.com                              
26 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) iBanesto.com                           
27 Jesus Manzano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                        
28 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Rabobank                               
29 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Jean Delatour                       1.46
30 Jimmy Casper (Fra) FDJeux.com                             5.29
 
Most combative
 
1 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Jean Delatour  
 
Teams
 
1 Credit Agricole                                        12.29.21
2 Ag2R Prevoyance                                                
3 Brioches La Boulangere                                         
4 Team Telekom                                                   
5 Quick Step - Davitamon                                         
6 Fassa Bortolo                                                  
7 Vini Caldirola - So.Di                                         
8 Team Bianchi                                                   
9 Jean Delatour                                                  
10 FDJeux.com                                                    
11 Gerolsteiner                                                  
12 Saeco - Macchine Per Caffe                                    
13 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                           
14 Rabobank                                                      
15 Lotto - Domo                                                  
16 US Postal - Berry Floor                                       
17 Cofidis Credit Par Telephone                                  
18 Alessio                                                       
19 iBanesto.com                                                  
20 Kelme - Costa Blanca                                          
21 ONCE - Eroski                                                 
22 Team CSC                                                      
 
General classification after stage 5
 
1 Victor Hugo Pena (Col) US Postal-Berry Floor           17.54.31
2 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor                0.01
3 Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal-Berry Floor              0.05
4 George Hincapie (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor                    
5 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor              0.23
6 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor                  0.27
7 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) US Postal-Berry Floor                      
8 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor                   0.28
9 Joseba Beloki (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                            0.33
10 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) ONCE-Eroski                            0.38
11 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor                0.39
12 Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Bianchi                                
13 Isidro Nozal (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                            0.44
14 Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) Team Bianchi                     0.51
15 Mikel Pradera (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                           0.58
16 Angel Casero (Spa) Team Bianchi                               
17 José Azevedo (Por) ONCE-Eroski                            1.01
18 Marcos Serrano (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                          1.04
19 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) iBanesto.com                       1.11
20 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Quick.Step-Davitamon                 1.12
21 Félix Garcia Casas (Spa) Team Bianchi                     1.15
22 Denis Menchov (Rus) iBanesto.com                          1.19
23 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) iBanesto.com                          1.21
24 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Ag2R Prevoyance                       1.23
25 Pablo Lastras (Spa) iBanesto.com                          1.24
26 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) iBanesto.com                    1.25
27 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick.Step-Davitamon                 1.30
28 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) iBanesto.com                          
29 Santiago Botero (Col) Team Telekom                        1.33
30 Jens Voigt (Ger) Credit Agricole                          1.35
31 David Canada (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon                   1.37
32 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                     1.38
33 Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Vini Caldirola-So.Di                  
34 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon                  1.39
35 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                            
36 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon                 1.40
37 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Ag2R Prevoyance                     1.44
38 Kurt Van De Wouwer (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon             1.45
39 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Team CSC                                 
40 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                        
41 Stuart O'grady (Aus) Credit Agricole                      1.46
42 Andréas Klöden (Ger) Team Telekom                         1.48
43 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Team Telekom                   1.49
44 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Telekom                             1.50
45 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Vini Caldirola-So.Di                 1.51
46 Richard Virenque (Fra) Quick.Step-Davitamon               1.52
47 Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon                   1.53
48 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Team CSC                           1.54
49 Inigo Chaurreau (Spa) Ag2R Prevoyance                     1.55
50 Xabier Zandio (Spa) iBanesto.com                          1.57
51 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) Team Telekom                           
52 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Credit Agricole                        
53 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                               1.58
54 Christophe Oriol (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                        
55 Daniele Nardello (Ita) Team Telekom                       1.59
56 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone          2.00
57 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                             2.01
58 Rene Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                           
59 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di                  2.03
60 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Team Telekom                           
61 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Credit Agricole                       
62 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di                   
63 Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team Telekom                             2.05
64 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Ag2R Prevoyance                 2.08
65 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                  
66 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                      2.09
67 Bekim Christensen (Den) Team CSC                              
68 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                        2.10
69 Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                        2.11
70 Mario Aerts (Bel) Team Telekom                                
71 David Plaza (Spa) Team Bianchi                            2.13
72 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo                      2.15
73 René Andrle (Cze) ONCE-Eroski                                 
74 Marcus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                               
75 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                      2.17
76 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                            
77 Michaël Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                           2.18
78 Ivan Basso (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                
79 Philippe Gaumont (Fra) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone          
80 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Alessio                              2.21
81 Peter Lüttenberger (Aut) Team CSC                         2.22
82 Benoit Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole                          
83 Udo Bölts (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  
84 Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone    2.28
85 Guido Trentin (Ita) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone         2.33
86 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Alessio                           2.35
87 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone       2.37
88 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Alessio                               
89 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Alessio                               2.41
90 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole                   2.42
91 Didier Rous (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                  2.43
92 Andrea Noe (Ita) Alessio                                  2.44
93 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank                               2.45
94 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone        2.47
95 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                               2.51
96 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere              2.54
97 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                           2.55
98 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                       
99 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere             2.56
100 Médéric Clain (Fra) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone        2.57
101 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone               
102 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere               2.59
103 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                               
104 Robert Hunter (RSA) Rabobank                             3.02
105 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                             3.04
106 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saeco                              3.09
107 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon                3.13
108 Baden Cooke (Aus) FDJeux.com                             3.15
109 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere             3.16
110 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  3.18
111 Bradley McGee (Aus) FDJeux.com                           3.19
112 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) Jean Delatour                       
113 Aitor Garmendia (Spa) Team Bianchi                       3.21
114 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Saeco                         3.23
115 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco                           3.31
116 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Saeco                                 3.32
117 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        3.35
118 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  3.37
119 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Saeco                               3.39
120 Angel Vicioso (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                          3.41
121 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJeux.com                             3.44
122 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   3.45
123 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                           3.46
124 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Saeco                                   
125 Christophe Mengin (Fra) FDJeux.com                       3.47
126 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) FDJeux.com                         3.48
127 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Jean Delatour                      3.54
128 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) FDJeux.com                         3.55
129 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     
130 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  3.56
131 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) FDJeux.com                          3.57
132 Damien Nazon (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                3.58
133 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  4.00
134 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Jean Delatour                      4.01
135 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Jean Delatour                      
136 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) iBanesto.com                       
137 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Jean Delatour                           
138 Jesus Manzano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                   4.03
139 Javier Pascual Llorente (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca         4.06
140 Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) Jean Delatour                   4.16
141 Stephane Goubert (Fra) Jean Delatour                     4.17
142 David Latasa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                    4.21
143 Ivan Parra (Col) Kelme-Costa Blanca                          
144 David Munoz (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     4.23
145 Stéphane Auge (Fra) Credit Agricole                      4.38
146 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Fassa Bortolo                      4.51
147 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Lotto Domo                           4.53
148 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto Domo                          5.06
149 José Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca          5.11
150 Franck Renier (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere               5.12
151 Serge Baguet (Bel) Lotto Domo                            5.28
152 Axel Merckx (Bel) Lotto Domo                             5.30
153 Jorg Ludewig (Ger) Saeco                                 5.32
154 Mikel Artetxe (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    5.38
155 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere              5.40
156 Julian Usano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                    5.49
157 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Lotto Domo                            6.10
158 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Vini Caldirola-So.Di                    
159 Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) ONCE-Eroski               6.44
160 Maryan Hary (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                 6.45
161 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Jean Delatour                       7.05
162 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Gerolsteiner                       7.11
163 Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) iBanesto.com                 7.28
164 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  7.33
165 Alberto Lopez Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                 
166 Hans De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Domo                          7.37
167 Michael Rich (Ger) Gerolsteiner                          7.40
168 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner                           7.47
169 Thomas Liese (Ger) Team Bianchi                          8.07
170 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Jean Delatour                      8.39
171 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di                8.55
172 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                     9.06
173 Nicola Loda (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                          9.09
174 Dario  Cioni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                         9.27
175 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Alessio                        9.40
176 Daniel Becke (Ger) Team Bianchi                         10.36
177 Inigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone        11.07
178 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Lotto Domo                      11.21
179 Ignacio Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca              11.31
180 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Alessio                      11.57
181 Matthew Wilson (Aus) FDJeux.com                         12.37
182 Andrej Hauptman (Slo) Vini Caldirola-So.Di              12.47
183 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di              14.00
184 Lilian Jegou (Fra) Credit Agricole                      14.06
185 Jakob Piil (Den) Team CSC                               14.18
186 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Rabobank                         14.33
187 Nick Gates (Aus) Lotto Domo                             14.40
188 Marco Milesi (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di                 15.18
189 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Saeco                            15.45
190 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Lotto Domo                        17.32
191 Raffaele Ferrara (Ita) Alessio                          17.41
192 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Saeco                              18.25
193 Olaf Pollack (Ger) Gerolsteiner                         19.10
194 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Bianchi                       19.27
195 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Alessio                             21.48
196 Jimmy Casper (Fra) FDJeux.com                           29.06
 
Points classification
 
1 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Lotto Domo                              108 pts
2 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                     107
3 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Telekom                                98
4 Baden Cooke (Aus) FDJeux.com                                 88
5 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) Jean Delatour                       88
6 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Ag2R Prevoyance                          84
7 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                           76
8 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank                                  74
9 Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon                      71
10 Stuart O'grady (Aus) Credit Agricole                        67
11 Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Vini Caldirola-So.Di                59
12 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon                    43
13 Bradley McGee (Aus) FDJeux.com                              42
14 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Vini Caldirola-So.Di                   37
15 Olaf Pollack (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             34
16 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Saeco                                  31
17 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Alessio                                 28
18 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco                              28
19 Damien Nazon (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                   27
20 Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Bianchi                              21
21 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                      21
22 Jens Voigt (Ger) Credit Agricole                            20
23 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Bianchi                           19
24 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Quick.Step-Davitamon                   18
25 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Jean Delatour                          18
26 Robert Hunter (RSA) Rabobank                                18
27 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Ag2R Prevoyance                   17
28 Mikel Artetxe (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       16
29 Rene Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                         15
30 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                       12
31 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone            12
32 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di                    12
33 Angel Vicioso (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                             12
34 Lilian Jegou (Fra) Credit Agricole                          12
35 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole                     11
36 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                  11
37 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                 10
38 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     10
39 Franck Renier (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                  10
40 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      9
41 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) FDJeux.com                              9
42 Médéric Clain (Fra) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone            8
43 Christophe Mengin (Fra) FDJeux.com                           8
44 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Jean Delatour                           8
45 Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                           7
46 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      7
47 Victor Hugo Pena (Col) US Postal-Berry Floor                 6
48 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Team CSC                              6
49 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                           6
50 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                 6
51 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Team CSC                                5
52 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor                  4
53 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Credit Agricole                      4
54 Joseba Beloki (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                              3
55 Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) Team Bianchi                        3
56 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                               3
57 Santiago Botero (Col) Team Telekom                           2
58 Philippe Gaumont (Fra) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone         2
59 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       2
60 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                         2
61 Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal-Berry Floor                1
62 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick.Step-Davitamon                    1
63 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                  1
64 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Saeco                                  -5
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Jean Delatour                           18 pts
2 Christophe Mengin (Fra) FDJeux.com                           15
3 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                 10
4 Lilian Jegou (Fra) Credit Agricole                            8
5 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                         5
6 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon                      5
7 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Quick.Step-Davitamon                     4
8 Jens Voigt (Ger) Credit Agricole                              3
9 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       3
10 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Team CSC                              1
 
Young rider classification
 
1 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) iBanesto.com                    17.55.42
2 Denis Menchov (Rus) iBanesto.com                           0.08
3 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) iBanesto.com                           0.10
4 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick.Step-Davitamon                  0.19
5 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                      0.27
6 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                         0.28
7 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Ag2R Prevoyance                      0.33
8 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Credit Agricole                     0.46
9 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Team Telekom                        0.52
10 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                      0.58
11 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Alessio                           1.26
12 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere             1.45
13 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                1.48
14 Baden Cooke (Aus) FDJeux.com                              2.04
15 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere              2.05
16 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Saeco                          2.12
17 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJeux.com                              2.33
18 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    2.34
19 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) FDJeux.com                          2.44
20 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Jean Delatour                   2.50
21 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) iBanesto.com                        
22 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Jean Delatour                            
23 Jesus Manzano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                    2.52
24 David Munoz (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                      3.12
25 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere               4.29
26 Maryan Hary (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                  5.34
27 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Jean Delatour                       7.28
28 Daniel Becke (Ger) Team Bianchi                           9.25
29 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Rabobank                          13.22
30 Jimmy Casper (Fra) FDJeux.com                            27.55
 
Teams classification
 
1 US Postal - Berry Floor                                51.06.45
2 ONCE - Eroski                                              0.49
3 Team Bianchi                                               0.51
4 iBanesto.com                                               1.35
5 Quick Step - Davitamon                                     1.45
6 Ag2R Prevoyance                                            1.57
7 Credit Agricole                                            2.02
8 Team Telekom                                               2.04
9 Team CSC                                                   2.07
10 Gerolsteiner                                              2.10
11 Vini Caldirola - So.Di                                    2.16
12 Cofidis Credit Par Telephone                              2.28
13 Fassa Bortolo                                             2.45
14 Rabobank                                                  3.02
15 Alessio                                                   3.10
16 Brioches La Boulangere                                    3.32
17 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                       3.40
18 FDJeux.com                                                3.46
19 Saeco - Macchine Per Caffe                                3.53
20 Kelme - Costa Blanca                                      4.14
21 Jean Delatour                                             4.23
22 Lotto - Domo                                              5.50