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91st Tour de France - July 3-25, 2004

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Stage 6 - July 9: Bonneval - Angers, 196 km

Strong boy Boonen steamrolls to Angers win

A bad luck, good luck crash marred finale

By Tim Maloney, European Editor in Angers

Tom Boonen (Quick.Step-Davitamon)
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Tipped for great things in his first Tour de France, Tom Boonen, QuickStep-Davitamon's talented 23 year old from Mol, Belgian showed his incredible power today in Angers with a fantastic sprint to win Stage 6. It was his 14th win of 2004 season and his 18th career win for the rider that many knowledgeable observers say is the next great classics rider.

A delighted Boonen beamed post stage that, "For me, this was a really great victory today. My team rode very strongly and especially my teammate Stefano Zanini was really strong over the last 30km. My team director Serge Parsani told me it would be a dangerous finale and Zanini positioned me perfectly. I had no idea there was a big crash behind us because I was on Zanini's wheel. I made my move at 200m to go and it went great. I like hard sprints for power riders and this one was perfect for me today because I'm very strong."

Strong indeed - Now that Boonen has tasted victory, this hungry powerhouse rider will be back for more before the Tour hits Paris.

Stuart O'Grady (Cofidis)
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After Robbie McEwen was caught in the last kilometre crash and didn't earn any sprint points, Stuart O'Grady (Cofidis) was runner up to Boonen and racked up 30 sprint points, moving him just past Robbie into the maillot vert. But O'Grady saw luck as a less of a factor today. "I fell three times the other day and I know that this isn't the best way to take the Maillot Vert," he said. "But that's bike racing. The tour has been crazy this week. Every day we have to face the possibility of bad luck out there."

Rene Haselbacher (Gerolsteiner)
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Just two points behind O'Grady, an angry and well cut up McEwen had harsh words for Rene Haselbacher of Gerolsteiner, who allegedly caused the crash. "(Haselbacher) did the same thing last year at the Tour. He did the same thing last year at the Tour in Lyon...he rides like a crazy man!"

Maillot Jaune Thomas Voeckler (Brioches LeBoulanger) was happy to maintain his Tour De France lead, a decidedly new experience for the 23 year old from Martinique. "My team were happy to let five riders away but we didn't want a big break to go because we couldn't control that situation. Then we knew that the sprinters teams would come into the chase at the end so we had our plan and it worked out. Luckily the big crash was in the last kilometre so it worked out OK. But our team isn't used to defending the Maillot Jaune so we still need the practice staying up front!"

Lance Armstrong (US Postal Service)
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Once and perhaps future maillot jaune, Lance Armstrong (USPS-Berry Floor) didn't have a great day at the office, as the five time Tour De France champ didn't much enjoy the thrills and spills of Le Tour today. Early in Stage 6, Armstrong hit the deck after 16km and again in the last kilometre, where he was tangled up in the front of a mass pile-up.

"We're comin' in to Angers and they have the barriers really tight and you got 200 guys raging through there at 40 miles an hour. I don't know what the hell they're thinking. You're going to have crashes. We were fortunate that the crash was literally 10m inside the 1 km banner, otherwise we would have been docked half a minute...so it was bad luck and good luck."

CSC team boss Bjarne Riis was somewhat peeved post stage by the finish crash, explaining that "It's always like this in the beginning of the Tour...the sprinters are taking too many risks. And (the GC riders) want to prevent any time gaps in the finale."

How it happened

Alessandro Bertolini (Alessio-Bianchi)
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On a cool, overcast day with puffy clouds that looked like dirty cotton balls streaming up the Loire Valley from the Atlantic Ocean on a strong west wind, the Tour De France peloton left the small French bourg of Bonneval in the heart of the wheat growing region south of Paris of La Beauce, called the bread basket of France. Bonneval is the hometown of Tour de France's Assistant Sports Manager Laurent Bezault and he was happy today to bring the Tour home.

The two biggest name Italian sprinters didn't take the start today: Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) and Mario Cipollini (Domina Vacanze), choosing to abandon as a result of injuries sustained in earlier crashes. After multiple attacks in a typically nervous start, a big crash split the peloton after 16km in Villardon. Among others, Armstrong hit the deck, skinning his right knee. He changed his front wheel with Noval and took off without any serious consequences, his five USPS teammates quickly bringing him back to the peloton.

Lance Armstrong (US Postal Service)
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"It was a typical early race crash; everybody nervous, a lot of wind, two guys just went down in front of me and there's nothing you can do - you just hit the brakes and I went over them. It wasn't bad. I got a little bit on the arm and a little bit on the hip. (I'm stiff) on the hip. I flipped over and rolled a tire but it's fine."

As Lance and Co. made their way back, DaCruz (FDJ.Com), Bertolini (Alessio) and Lotz (Rabobank) attacked after 21 km and were joined by Flecha (Fassa Bortolo), Arvesen (CSC) and Engoulvent (Cofidis) five kilometres later. After a fast first hour raced at 41.5km/hr average speed into a strong headwind, the six escapees had 1'45" on the peloton, led by Brioches. The break upped the ante the next hour and averaged 44.5 km/h into the still strong headwind, building its lead to 4'00. The gap stabilized and the status quo was maintained by Brioches. At Le Lude with 64 km to go, the gap was still north of 4'00, and Quick.Step, Lotto, Ag2r and Gerolsteiner joined the chase.

Thomas Voeckler (Brioches La Boulangere)
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With 50km to go Brioches re-joined the chase to support maillot jaune Voeckler and the break's lead dropped to 2'30 over the chasing peloton. With 28 km to go, Engoulvent made a solo attack and was caught by Lotz, Da Cruz and Flecha. Bertolini and Arvesen were caught in between at 0'30, with the peloton chasing hard at 1'40, and were sucked up by the bunch. But the four riders out front rode even harder to try and maintain their advantage. With 10km to go, the time gap was 0'50 and falling, and it looked like the sprinters teams would pull the break back. But a clever rider like Flecha might make a last minute move as Gerolsteiner and Credit Agricole were winding it up behind.

Sure enough, Flecha tried to beat feet with 6 km to go and in a perfectly timed move, the classy Fassa man went solo and the three others just couldn't match his move. Like an arrow, Flecha streaked for the finish through the streets of Angers as the peloton absorbed the rest of the break with 4 km to go. The chase relented for a moment as the front of the field may have thought they had gotten the entire break and Flecha went full gas. But without a motorcycle, there was just no way he could hold off the chasing peloton and he was caught with 1 km to go.

At the same time, a big crash just inside the flamme rouge between the narrow barriers put half the peloton on the deck as the first 30 riders sprinted in while the others picked themselves up off the ground. Gerolsteiner sprinter Rene Haselbacher crashed hard into the left side of the barriers, smashing his left leg and chest and head at 60km/h. Haselbacher was taken to Angers Hospital after the stage, where a medical exam revealed a broken nose and three broken ribs.

Tyler Hamilton
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In the last 200m, Tom Boonen (Quick.Step-Davitamon) uncorked a terrific sprint on the slightly uphill finish to best Stuart O'Grady and Erik Zabel, while 0'35 later, George Hincapie escorted Armstrong, who fell for the second time Friday, across the finish line. Since the crash was just within the last kilometre, the peloton were all given the same time as the winner, so no one who was with the main bunch lost time. Principle victims of the pile-up were maillot vert Robbie McEwen, who crashed hard on his left side, losing a lot of skin on his left thigh and both elbows. Saeco's Gilberto Simoni also went down hard on his right side while Tyler Hamilton (Phonak) crashed on his back, sustaining multiple contusions but not breaking anything.

Stage 7 - July 10: Chateaubriant-St.Brieuc, 204.5km

This long stage starts south of Rennes in Chateaubriant on the eastern fringes of Brittany and heads northwest across the up and down farm roads that lead to the last 55km along the Bay of St.Brieuc. There should be a northwest headwind all day until the race hits the sea, when sidewinds on the hilly coast road could break things up.

With 97km left, Stage 7 traverses Bernard Hinault's hometown of Calorguen, then ascends the steep Cote di Dinan where Le Blaireau first tested his legs 40 years ago. Then Stage 7 heads along the rocky Breton coast that resembles Tyler Hamilton's native New England to the fishing port of St.Brieuc to finish on the Rue Pierre de Coubertin. After a cool, overcast start, the weather is expected to clear as the Breton coast approaches in the late afternoon and temps are expected to remain in the upper teens with a strong sea breeze from the northwest.

Photography

Images by Jon Devich/www.epicimages.us

Images by Chris Henry/Cyclingnews.com

Images by Fotoreporter Sirotti

Images by Olympia Photo

Images by Caroline Yang/Caroline Yang Photography

Results

1 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon                          4.33.41 (42.96 km/h)
2 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone                
3 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                        
4 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                       
5 Baden Cooke (Aus) Fdjeux.com                                          
6 Sergio Marinangeli (Ita) Domina Vacanze                               
7 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                            
8 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole                                     
9 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone                  
10 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                                
11 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                  
12 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank                                         
13 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Domina Vacanze                               
14 Massimo Giunti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                  
15 Laurent Brochard (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                               
16 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Alessio-Bianchi                               
17 Martin Hvastija (Slo) Alessio-Bianchi                                
18 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Fdjeux.com                                   
19 Daniel Becke (Ger) Illes Balears - Banesto                           
20 Sergei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile Team                                    
21 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover                   
22 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo                                
23 Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                   
24 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                   
25 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) AG2R Prévoyance                                  
26 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                      
27 Michele Bartoli (Ita) Team CSC                                       
28 Francisco Mancebo Pérez (Spa) Illes Balears - Banesto                
29 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo                                      
30 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                   
31 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                     
32 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    
33 George Hincapie (USA) US Postal p/b Berry Floor                      
34 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal p/b Berry Floor                      
35 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                           
36 José I.Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Illes Balears - Banesto              
37 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC                                            
38 Mikel Pradera Rodriguez (Spa) Illes Balears - Banesto                
39 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                     
40 Paolo Valoti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                    
41 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                
42 Christophe Rinero (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover                 
43 Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros                      
44 Isidro Nozal Vega (Spa) Liberty Seguros                              
45 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros                        
46 Jose Azevedo (Por) US Postal p/b Berry Floor                         
47 Jose Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal p/b Berry Floor                    
48 Mark Scanlon (Irl) AG2R Prévoyance                                   
49 Bram de Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                         
50 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon                            
51 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                   
52 Marcos Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) Liberty Seguros                       
53 Andrea Noè (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                                     
54 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal p/b Berry Floor                       
55 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Alessio-Bianchi                              
56 Guillaume Auger (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover                   
57 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                            
58 Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Illes Balears - Banesto                   
59 Peter Farazijn (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone               
60 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                 
61 Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                              
62 Jörg Ludewig (Ger) Saeco                                             
63 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                 
64 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                           
65 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                              
66 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                
67 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                      
68 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears - Banesto                       
69 Marc Lotz (Ned) Rabobank                                             
70 Benjamin Noval (Spa) US Postal p/b Berry Floor                       
71 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                                        
72 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                         
73 Axel Merckx (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                         
74 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                 
75 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon                            
76 Sandy Casar (Fra) Fdjeux.com                                         
77 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) AG2R Prévoyance                      
78 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                             
79 Francesco Secchiari (Ita) Domina Vacanze                             
80 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick Step-Davitamon                            
81 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) US Postal p/b Berry Floor                        
82 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                   
83 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                              
84 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Crédit Agricole                              
85 Gilles Bouvard (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover                    
86 Christophe Laurent (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover                
87 Benoît Salmon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                  
88 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                            
89 Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover                
90 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Quick Step-Davitamon                            
91 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           
92 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                           
93 Dmitri Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone               
94 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       
95 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick Step-Davitamon                       
96 Richard Virenque (Fra) Quick Step-Davitamon                          
97 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                     
98 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R Prévoyance                                 
99 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone          
100 José Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                 
101 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                          
102 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                         
103 Santiago Perez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                         
104 Frédéric Finot (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover                   
105 Nicolas Portal (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                                
106 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone             
107 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                        
108 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                              
109 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal p/b Berry Floor                        
110 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                
111 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros                            
112 Jan Hruska (Cze) Liberty Seguros                                    
113 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Fdjeux.com                                     
114 Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                
115 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                     
116 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quick Step-Davitamon                      0.20
117 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                0.00     
118 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon                            
119 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                         
120 Jakob Piil (Den) Team CSC                                           
121 Claus Michael Møller (Den) Alessio-Bianchi                          
122 Didier Rous (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                            
123 Walter Bénéteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                        
124 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                       
125 Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                        
126 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Crédit Agricole                              
127 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone       0.20
128 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                        
129 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                      
130 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Liberty Seguros                           
131 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                                         
132 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros                                   
133 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Liberty Seguros                          
134 Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) Fdjeux.com                                   
135 Iñigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           
136 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                               
137 Franck Renier (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                          
138 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Fdjeux.com                                   
139 Ludovic Martin (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover                   
140 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank                                      
141 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                    
142 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Crédit Agricole                           1.30
143 Iker Camaño (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                          0.00     
144 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                 
145 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           
146 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                      
147 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Lotto-Domo                                    
148 Scott Sunderland (Aus) Alessio-Bianchi                              
149 Santiago Botero (Col) T-Mobile Team                                 
150 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                       
151 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                   
152 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                     1.30
153 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                      0.00    
154 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                                 
155 Carlos Dacruz (Fra) Fdjeux.com                                      
156 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems                           
157 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                       
158 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                         
159 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                  
160 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Lotto-Domo                               0.20
161 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone           0.00    
162 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   
163 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal p/b Berry Floor                  
164 José V. Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears - Banesto                 
165 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Illes Balears - Banesto                         
166 Denis Menchov (Rus) Illes Balears - Banesto                         
167 Marius Sabaliauskas (Ltu) Saeco                                     
168 David Loosli (Swi) Saeco                                            
169 Evgueni Petrov (Rus) Saeco                                          
170 Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Saeco                                      
171 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Saeco                                         
172 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saeco                                         
173 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco                                      
174 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Saeco                                          
175 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Fdjeux.com                                     
176 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                         
177 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                    
178 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Lotto-Domo                                      
179 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                 
DNS Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                             
DNS Mario Cipollini (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                
 
Points
 
1 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon                               35 pts
2 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone              30
3 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                      26
4 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     24
5 Baden Cooke (Aus) Fdjeux.com                                        22
6 Sergio Marinangeli (Ita) Domina Vacanze                             20
7 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                          19
8 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole                                   18
9 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone                17
10 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                              16
11 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                15
12 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank                                       14
13 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Domina Vacanze                             13
14 Massimo Giunti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                12
15 Laurent Brochard (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                             11
16 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Alessio-Bianchi                             10
17 Martin Hvastija (Slo) Alessio-Bianchi                               9
18 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Fdjeux.com                                  8
19 Daniel Becke (Ger) Illes Balears - Banesto                          7
20 Sergei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile Team                                   6
21 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover                  5
22 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo                               4
23 Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                  3
24 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                  2
25 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) AG2R Prévoyance                                 1
 
Sprints
 
Mondoubleau, 51.50 km
1 Carlos Dacruz, Fra) Fdjeux.com                                       6 pts
2 Alessandro Bertolini, Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                           4
3 Kurt-Asle Arvesen, Nor) Team CSC                                     2

Le Lude, 132.00 km
1 Carlos Dacruz, Fra) Fdjeux.com                                       6 pts
2 Kurt-Asle Arvesen, Nor) Team CSC                                     4
3 Alessandro Bertolini, Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                           2

Fontaine-Milon, 168.00 km
1 Jimmy Engoulvent, Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone             6 pts
2 Carlos Dacruz, Fra) Fdjeux.com                                       4
3 Alessandro Bertolini, Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                           2
 
Young rider
 
1 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon                          4.33.41
2 Sergio Marinangeli (Ita) Domina Vacanze                               
3 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                            
4 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                                 
5 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                   
6 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover                    
7 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo                                 
8 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     
9 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                 
10 Mark Scanlon (Irl) AG2R Prévoyance                                   
11 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears - Banesto                       
12 Benjamin Noval (Spa) US Postal p/b Berry Floor                       
13 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                 
14 Sandy Casar (Fra) Fdjeux.com                                         
15 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) AG2R Prévoyance                      
16 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick Step-Davitamon                            
17 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R Prévoyance                                 
18 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone          
19 Nicolas Portal (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                                 
20 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                        
21 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone        20.00
22 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                         
23 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros                                    
24 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Crédit Agricole                          1.30.00
25 Iker Camaño (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                
26 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                        
27 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    
28 David Loosli (Swi) Saeco                                             
29 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Fdjeux.com                                      
 
Most combative
 
1 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone              
 
Teams
 
1 Domina Vacanze                                                13.41.03
2 T-Mobile Team                                                         
3 Ag2R Prevoyance                                                       
4 Gerolsteiner                                                          
5 Fassa Bortolo                                                         
6 Cofidis Credit Par Telephone                                          
7 Illes Balears-Banesto Santander                                       
8 Alessio-Bianchi                                                       
9 Fdjeux.Com                                                            
10 US Postal presented by Berry Floor                                   
11 R.A.G.T. Semences-MG Rover                                           
12 Quick Step-Davitamon                                                 
13 Rabobank                                                             
14 Liberty Seguros                                                      
15 Team CSC                                                             
16 Credit Agricole                                                      
17 Lotto-Domo                                                           
18 Phonak Hearing Systems                                               
19 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                                    
20 Brioches La Boulangere                                               
21 Saeco                                                                
 
General classification after stage 6
 
1 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                  24.37.30
2 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone            3.01
3 Sandy Casar (Fra) Fdjeux.com                                      4.06
4 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Alessio-Bianchi                            6.06
5 Jakob Piil (Den) Team CSC                                         6.58
6 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal p/b Berry Floor                   9.35
7 George Hincapie (USA) US Postal p/b Berry Floor                   9.45
8 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal p/b Berry Floor                      9.51
9 Jose Azevedo (Por) US Postal p/b Berry Floor                      9.57
10 Jose Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal p/b Berry Floor                9.59
11 José Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems             10.02
12 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal p/b Berry Floor              10.05
13 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                     10.11
14 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                    10.12
15 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                  10.14
16 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems                       10.16
17 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                       10.18
18 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                      10.19
19 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal p/b Berry Floor                  10.22
20 Mikel Pradera Rodriguez (Spa) Illes Balears - Banesto           10.30
21 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                      
22 Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile Team                              10.32
23 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                10.33
24 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                     10.35
25 Francisco Mancebo Pérez (Spa) Illes Balears - Banesto           10.36
26 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank                                  10.43
27 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                            10.46
28 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile Team                            10.49
29 Bram de Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                         
30 Michele Bartoli (Ita) Team CSC                                  10.52
31 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC                                            
32 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Liberty Seguros                       10.58
33 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                 11.02
34 Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros                 11.04
35 Marc Lotz (Ned) Rabobank                                        11.12
36 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros                        11.15
37 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                11.17
38 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon                                
39 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros                   11.20
40 Evgueni Petrov (Rus) Saeco                                      11.35
41 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                    11.37
42 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                           
43 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                        11.41
44 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                         11.50
45 Andrea Noè (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                                11.54
46 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Quick Step-Davitamon                       11.56
47 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                                   11.58
48 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                  11.59
49 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo                           12.00
50 José V. Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears - Banesto             12.01
51 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) AG2R Prévoyance                             12.02
52 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Lotto-Domo                                  12.04
53 Mark Scanlon (Irl) AG2R Prévoyance                              12.05
54 Laurent Brochard (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                               
55 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) AG2R Prévoyance                 12.14
56 Richard Virenque (Fra) Quick Step-Davitamon                          
57 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                           
58 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 12.16
59 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                   12.20
60 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Domina Vacanze                           12.22
61 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                          12.24
62 Didier Rous (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                        12.25
63 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                      12.34
64 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                12.36
65 Isidro Nozal Vega (Spa) Liberty Seguros                         12.40
66 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                              12.43
67 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                            12.44
68 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                             12.45
69 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                              12.49
70 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo                                 12.50
71 Paolo Valoti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                               12.51
72 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                             12.57
73 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saeco                                          
74 Axel Merckx (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                         
75 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Lotto-Domo                              13.03
76 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover              13.10
77 Gilles Bouvard (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover               13.12
78 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Lotto-Domo                                13.14
79 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Fdjeux.com                              13.17
80 Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) Fdjeux.com                               13.22
81 Peter Farazijn (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone          13.24
82 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                      13.28
83 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) US Postal p/b Berry Floor                   13.51
84 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                13.58
85 José I.Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Illes Balears - Banesto         13.59
86 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Fdjeux.com                               14.00
87 Daniel Becke (Ger) Illes Balears - Banesto                      14.11
88 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears - Banesto                  14.13
89 Denis Menchov (Rus) Illes Balears - Banesto                     14.21
90 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                  14.27
91 Santiago Botero (Col) T-Mobile Team                             14.30
92 Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Illes Balears - Banesto              14.32
93 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                                     14.40
94 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                             15.02
95 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Liberty Seguros                      15.03
96 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                   
97 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                       15.08
98 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros                               15.09
99 Iker Camaño (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           15.10
100 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   
101 Sergei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile Team                              15.15
102 Marius Sabaliauskas (Ltu) Saeco                                15.17
103 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Domina Vacanze                         15.20
104 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                               15.24
105 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                    15.29
106 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco                                 15.30
107 Jörg Ludewig (Ger) Saeco                                       15.32
108 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Crédit Agricole                        15.33
109 Scott Sunderland (Aus) Alessio-Bianchi                         15.43
110 Claus Michael Møller (Den) Alessio-Bianchi                     15.46
111 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick Step-Davitamon                      15.51
112 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon                       15.52
113 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      16.00
114 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                        16.03
115 Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                   16.06
116 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank                                   16.07
117 Walter Bénéteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                   16.17
118 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon                      16.19
119 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                  16.22
120 Sergio Marinangeli (Ita) Domina Vacanze                        16.29
121 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone    16.31
122 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                16.33
123 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              16.35
124 David Loosli (Swi) Saeco                                       16.39
125 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone             
126 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Fdjeux.com                                     
127 Carlos Dacruz (Fra) Fdjeux.com                                 16.42
128 Nicolas Portal (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                           16.43
129 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone           16.47
130 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone       16.49
131 Christophe Laurent (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover          16.57
132 Christophe Rinero (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover           17.07
133 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                     17.09
134 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Lotto-Domo                               17.11
135 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole                          17.27
136 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone           17.45
137 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole                              17.48
138 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                          18.16
139 Martin Hvastija (Slo) Alessio-Bianchi                          18.28
140 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                            19.15
141 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quick Step-Davitamon                      19.19
142 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Saeco                                    19.46
143 Iñigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      20.18
144 Jan Hruska (Cze) Liberty Seguros                               20.36
145 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                  20.37
146 Franck Renier (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                     20.41
147 Marcos Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) Liberty Seguros                 20.52
148 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                     20.58
149 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Crédit Agricole                         21.17
150 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Domo                              21.19
151 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                      21.33
152 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                21.46
153 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile Team                           21.49
154 Dmitri Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone         21.52
155 Santiago Perez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                    21.54
156 Francesco Secchiari (Ita) Domina Vacanze                       22.01
157 Baden Cooke (Aus) Fdjeux.com                                   22.05
158 Guillaume Auger (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover             22.09
159 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                    22.15
160 Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover          22.32
161 Ludovic Martin (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover              22.55
162 Frédéric Finot (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover              23.01
163 Benoît Salmon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                            23.02
164 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Alessio-Bianchi                        23.10
165 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R Prévoyance                           23.34
166 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 23.52
167 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Fdjeux.com                                24.12
168 Massimo Giunti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                            25.10
169 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Illes Balears - Banesto                    26.04
170 Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Saeco                                 26.09
171 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                          26.44
172 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Saeco                                     26.52
173 Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                        26.54
174 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick Step-Davitamon                 27.20
175 Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Domina Vacanze                           27.40
176 Benjamin Noval (Spa) US Postal p/b Berry Floor                 32.12
177 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Crédit Agricole                           36.08
178 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Gerolsteiner                             36.24
179 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon                      37.26
 
Points classification
 
1 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone             115 pts
2 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Lotto-Domo                                     113
3 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    111
4 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     107
5 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                           101
6 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) AG2R Prévoyance                                 89
7 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                  88
8 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon                               75
9 Baden Cooke (Aus) Fdjeux.com                                        53
10 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Alessio-Bianchi                             50
11 Laurent Brochard (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                             46
12 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                         42
13 Jakob Piil (Den) Team CSC                                          42
14 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo                              39
15 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone               38
16 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                       36
17 Sergio Marinangeli (Ita) Domina Vacanze                            32
18 Sandy Casar (Fra) Fdjeux.com                                       30
19 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                   29
20 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover                 28
21 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros                                  28
22 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Saeco                                         28
23 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                         26
24 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                              25
25 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone           24
26 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                          23
27 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Domina Vacanze                              22
28 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo                                    22
29 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Lotto-Domo                                   22
30 Daniel Becke (Ger) Illes Balears - Banesto                         19
31 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole                                  18
32 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                17
33 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                                17
34 Carlos Dacruz (Fra) Fdjeux.com                                     16
35 José Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                16
36 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                    16
37 Mikel Pradera Rodriguez (Spa) Illes Balears - Banesto              15
38 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                15
39 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                   15
40 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal p/b Berry Floor                    14
41 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank                                     14
42 José I.Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Illes Balears - Banesto            14
43 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank                                       14
44 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone               14
45 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Domina Vacanze                             13
46 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone        12
47 Massimo Giunti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                12
48 Paolo Valoti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                  11
49 Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                  9
50 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) AG2R Prévoyance                     9
51 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                  9
52 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                             9
53 Martin Hvastija (Slo) Alessio-Bianchi                               9
54 Franck Renier (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                          9
55 Bram de Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                        8
56 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Fdjeux.com                                  8
57 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                         8
58 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                       7
59 Sergei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile Team                                   7
60 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco                                      7
61 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                          7
62 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Fdjeux.com                                     6
63 Mark Scanlon (Irl) AG2R Prévoyance                                  6
64 Francisco Mancebo Pérez (Spa) Illes Balears - Banesto               5
65 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Quick Step-Davitamon                           5
66 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                          5
67 George Hincapie (USA) US Postal p/b Berry Floor                     4
68 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                          4
69 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Crédit Agricole                             3
70 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R Prévoyance                                3
71 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                         2
72 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros                       2
73 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                  2
74 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole                               2
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon                            19 pts
2 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone                14
3 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                            9
4 Bram de Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                         7
5 Sandy Casar (Fra) Fdjeux.com                                         3
6 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                           3
7 Franck Renier (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                           3
8 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                         2
9 Jakob Piil (Den) Team CSC                                            2
10 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Fdjeux.com                                     2
11 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Alessio-Bianchi                              1
12 Richard Virenque (Fra) Quick Step-Davitamon                         1
13 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Fdjeux.com                                  1
14 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone                1
 
Young rider classification
 
1 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                  24.37.30
2 Sandy Casar (Fra) Fdjeux.com                                      4.06
3 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile Team                             10.49
4 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon                            11.17
5 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo                            12.00
6 Mark Scanlon (Irl) AG2R Prévoyance                               12.05
7 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) AG2R Prévoyance                  12.14
8 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                            
9 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                    12.20
10 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Domina Vacanze                           12.22
11 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                             12.57
12 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover              13.10
13 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears - Banesto                  14.13
14 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros                               15.09
15 Iker Camaño (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           15.10
16 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    
17 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick Step-Davitamon                       15.51
18 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                   16.22
19 Sergio Marinangeli (Ita) Domina Vacanze                         16.29
20 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone     16.31
21 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               16.35
22 David Loosli (Swi) Saeco                                        16.39
23 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Fdjeux.com                                      
24 Nicolas Portal (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                            16.43
25 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone        16.49
26 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                           18.16
27 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R Prévoyance                            23.34
28 Benjamin Noval (Spa) US Postal p/b Berry Floor                  32.12
29 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Crédit Agricole                            36.08
 
Teams classification
 
1 Team CSC                                                      71.46.54
2 Alessio-Bianchi                                                   2.04
3 Brioches La Boulangere                                            3.16
4 Fdjeux.Com                                                        6.12
5 US Postal presented by Berry Floor                               10.41
6 Phonak Hearing Systems                                           11.54
7 Cofidis Credit Par Telephone                                     12.01
8 T-Mobile Team                                                    12.25
9 Illes Balears-Banesto Santander                                  12.35
10 Rabobank                                                        12.55
11 Liberty Seguros                                                 13.35
12 Quick Step-Davitamon                                            15.01
13 Ag2R Prevoyance                                                 15.21
14 Fassa Bortolo                                                   15.37
15 Gerolsteiner                                                    15.49
16 Domina Vacanze                                                  15.53
17 Lotto-Domo                                                      17.00
18 Saeco                                                           18.10
19 R.A.G.T. Semences-MG Rover                                      21.18
20 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                               25.20
21 Credit Agricole                                                 25.57