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

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Stage 3 - July 6: Waterloo - Wasquehal, 210 km

Mayo's Wasquehal Waterloo

McEwen snatches Maillot Jaune by one second

By Tim Maloney, European Editor in Wasquehal

No mercy on the pavé
Photo ©: Olympia

On the flat, windy fields where WWI's trench warfare raged almost 90 years ago, the Tour de France peloton battled and battered each other for position on the pave and in the innumerable turns on Stage Three. And at the end of the tumultuous, dramatic 202.5km stage, the Tour's fastest ever including pavé, a stage that took the Tour back to France, it was fittingly a Frenchman riding for a French team who won.

Jean-Patrick Nazon (Ag2r) took his team's second stage win today and his second career Tour stage win, throwing his bike for the win just ahead of crafty German sprinter Erik Zabel (T-Mobile), while yesterday's stage winner Robbie McEwen (Lotto-Domo) switched his Maillot Vert for the race leader's treasured Maillot Jaune.

"I just had great legs today," said Nazon. Already 5th and 3rd in this year's Tour, Nazon got a call from his older brother Damien, himself a sprinter on Crédit Agricole who isn't at the Tour this year. "Damien told me that I had to win today and that motivated me a lot. I was always well placed on the pavé and was able to beat Zabel who I knew was coming on my right. I'm really happy and want to share this win with my brother."

Nazon confirms
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Robbie McEwen (Lotto-Domo) was even happier than Nazon today. The tough bantamweight  Queensland sprinter made an audacious early move as yesterday but was passed with 50m to go by Nazon and Zabel, but still kept sprinting. But McEwen's 8" bonus was just enough to give him a 1" GC lead on Maillot Blanc Fabian Cancellara (Fassa Bortolo) and take the Maillot Jaune from Thor Hushovd (Crédit Agricole).

"I'm really happy to have the Maillot Jaune, as it's the first time I've had the leader's jersey in a grand tour, but I really wanted to win the stage! If I won the stage I would have had it anyway. I was a little bit far back with a kilometre and a half to go and when I finally found a gap I just decided to go. In the end it was a little bit too far... Nazon was very strong today."

Today's difficult stage had two key sections of pavé used in Paris-Roubaix that made everyone very nervous today before the stage. The entire peloton knew that a crash or a mechanical at the wrong moment could finish their Tour de France hopes and that's exactly what happened for Team Euskaltel-Euskadi. After Mayo crashed with six other riders, he couldn't get back to the front group. The front peloton of 83 riders raced in to Wasquehal almost four minutes ahead of the group Maillot Jaune, which contained a shattered Iban Mayo and his entire Euskaltel squad. Amid a stream of Basque expletive deleted, the angry, dejected Mayo declared after Stage Three that "It was the worst moment for me to crash... but in the Tour, it's possible to lose this much time. I think that now the Tour is now lost for me because it's difficult to gain back so much time and so is a podium place."

Mayo loses time
Photo ©: Sirotti

Lance Armstrong and his US Postal Service-Berry Floor team made the most of their opportunities today as Hincapie, Landis and Ekimov powered the front group that exploded the Tour GC today. A tired, dusty Armstrong said in Wasquehal "I had some experienced guys today to help me out (on the pavé) with George and Eki. It's unbelievable  racing on the pavé; the second section wasn't as bad as the first."

Armstrong's team director Johan Bruyneel elaborated on Stage Three's action, saying "It was a bad day for some guys... and it was expected. For sure today you can not win the Tour de France, but you can lose the Tour de France. Nothing is finished yet, but almost four minutes for Mayo is a very, very important gap. Still, nobody waited but it was too nervous over the last 60km... Nobody waited for the Maillot Jaune either, and he was also behind."

How it unfolded

Ever aggressive German rider Jens Voigt (CSC) attacked after only 3km today and was joined by Rabobanker Bram De Groot. By 20km, the duo had a gap of 2'30" and climbing. By Meerbeke where Voigt took the sprint points after 42km, the break had gained 5'35", with the average speed a blazing 46.8km/hr. After De Groot collected the points on the cobbled climb of Het Muur ahead of Voigt, with Bettini in 3rd 3'55" behind, the pace had settled down to 42.6 km/h average after two hours of racing. The gap went back up by the feed zone after 105km, where the duo had pounded out a lead of six and a half minutes on the chasing peloton. Plenty of punctures and mechanicals punctuated today's stage for riders like Levi Leipheimer, Magnus Bäckstedt and Tom Boonen, to mention a few. Up front, breakaway rider Jens Voigt had a bike change just before the first pavé sector to a special pavé bike.

As the first pavé section approached, panic reigned with 70km to go near Wallers as everyone fought for position before entering the 2.8km. stretch of cobbles. Seven riders hit the deck, including Iban Mayo and his Euskaltel teammate Iker Flores, two Quick.Step riders, Rogers and Bramati, Noval (USPS-Berry Floor), Gerrit Glomser (Saeco) and Marco Velo (Fassa Bortolo), who ended up in a ditch on his back with a broken collarbone and abandoned.

The Tour visits Flanders
Photo ©: Olympia

After Mayo's crash, the entire Euskaltel team dropped back for him and began a desperate chase across the French countryside. As the peloton hit the first pavé section in Erre with 64km to go, US Postal powered away on the front 3'07" behind the break and they were now closing fast on the escape. With Hincapie, Ekimov and Landis hammering on the front, Postal's fast past caused a big split in the peloton and in the ensuing chaos, first 20 and eventually 40 riders had gapped the rest of the peloton, including Maillot Jaune Thor Hushovd (Crédit Agricole). Across the flat terrain of northern France, the desperate chase by the Hushovd / Mayo group continued and with 53km to go in Millionfosse, Voigt and De Groot were still away, with the Armstrong group closing at 30" and the Maillot Jaune at 2'30". 

With 40km to go in Noumain, the break was finally caught and there were now about 40 riders up front, including Armstrong, Landis, Hincapie, Ekimov, Azevedo & Padrnos (USPS-Berry Floor), Ullrich, Kessler & Ivanov, (T Mobile), Hamilton, Jalabert, Gutierrez (Phonak), Basso, Voigt, Julich (CSC), Maillot Vert McEwen (Lotto-Domo), Maillot Blanc Cancellara (Fassa Bortolo) who was Maillot Jaune virtuel, De Groot & Leipheimer, Kirsipuu & Nazon (Ag2r), and Hondo (Gerolsteiner), while the group Maillot Jaune Hushovd, including Mayo and his entire Euskaltel team, was flat out about 2' behind in pursuit.

Yellow and green make McEwen smile
Photo ©: Sirotti

The gap between the Armstrong / Cancellara group and the Hushovd / Mayo group had stabilized at 2' with Illes Balears-Banesto now helping Euskaltel in the chase, but up front the lead group, which had swelled to half the peloton, was just too motivated. On the final sector of pavé in Gruson-Carrefour de l'Arbre with 25km remaining, the front group accelerated again as the chase became disorganized. Through Hem and into Roubaix on the outskirts of Lille, the gap continued to increase and by the finish in Wasquehal, the gap to the chase group, which also contained Christophe Moreau (Crédit Agricole) and Denis Menchov (Illes Balears-Banesto) had lost almost four minutes. JP Nazon took the sprint from Erik Zabel, with Maillot Jaune Robbie McEwen in third. Thanks to the 8" bonus, the Lotto-Domo man was able grab the Maillot Jaune from Hushovd, with just a 1" advantage over Maillot Blanc Cancellara

Stage 4 - July 7: Cambrai - Arras TTT, 64.5 km

With cool temperatures and rain and wind forecast for Wednesday afternoon's Team Time Trial and conditions getting worse all afternoon, look for an early team with nothing to lose to win this stage. Crédit Agricole starts at 2:20pm, while the forecast for late afternoon starters USPS-Berry Floor and T-Mobile is for an east-northeast wind of 20-30km/hr with gusts to 50km/hr and occasional torrential downpours! Expect the main GC contenders to take it easier tomorrow and not risk too much in this stage, where the maximum time gap can be 2'30" according to the Tour de France's new rules.

Photography

Images by Olympia Photo

Images by Fotoreporter Sirotti

Images by Jon Devich/www.epicimages.us

Images by Mitchell Clinton/www.clintonphoto.com

Images by AFP

Images by Caroline Yang/Caroline Yang Photography

Results

1 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                     4.36.45
2 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team
3 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Lotto-Domo
4 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon
5 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo
6 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Gerolsteiner
7 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) AG2R Prévoyance
8 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi
9 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi
10 José Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems
11 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Domina Vacanze
12 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank
13 Laurent Brochard (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance
14 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo
15 Paolo Valoti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                              0.05
16 Mikel Pradera Rodriguez (Spa) Illes Balears - Banesto
17 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) AG2R Prévoyance
18 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team
19 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère
20 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner
21 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Quick Step-Davitamon
22 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC
23 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC
24 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros
25 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo
26 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
27 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Lotto-Domo
28 Francisco Mancebo Pérez (Spa) Illes Balears - Banesto
29 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saeco
30 Richard Virenque (Fra) Quick Step-Davitamon
31 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Fdjeux.com
32 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance
33 Michele Bartoli (Ita) Team CSC
34 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Liberty Seguros
35 Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros
36 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal p/b Berry Floor
37 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank
38 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC
39 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère
40 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros
41 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile Team
42 George Hincapie (USA) US Postal p/b Berry Floor
43 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner
44 Marcos Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) Liberty Seguros
45 Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile Team
46 Andrea Noè (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi
47 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank
48 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems
49 Marc Lotz (Ned) Rabobank
50 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère
51 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC
52 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner
53 Axel Merckx (Bel) Lotto-Domo
54 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal p/b Berry Floor
55 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Fdjeux.com
56 Bram de Groot (Ned) Rabobank
57 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Lotto-Domo
58 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi
59 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
60 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC
61 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Fassa Bortolo
62 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC
63 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems
64 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems
65 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal p/b Berry Floor
66 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems
67 Peter Farazijn (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone
68 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems
69 Martin Hvastija (Slo) Alessio-Bianchi
70 Didier Rous (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère
71 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team
72 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
73 Isidro Nozal Vega (Spa) Liberty Seguros
74 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank
75 Mark Scanlon (Irl) AG2R Prévoyance
76 Jan Hruska (Cze) Liberty Seguros
77 Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) Fdjeux.com
78 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank
79 Jose Azevedo (Por) US Postal p/b Berry Floor
80 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover
81 Gilles Bouvard (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover
82 Evgueni Petrov (Rus) Saeco
83 Jose Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal p/b Berry Floor
84 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Domina Vacanze                         0.16
85 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                            0.18
86 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal p/b Berry Floor
87 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              0.20
88 José V. Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears - Banesto            0.26
89 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                  0.30
90 Sergei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile Team                              0.33
91 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Lotto-Domo                               0.35
92 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      3.53
93 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank
94 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quick Step-Davitamon
95 Mario Cipollini (Ita) Domina Vacanze
96 Franck Renier (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère
97 José I.Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Illes Balears - Banesto
98 Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Illes Balears - Banesto
99 Denis Menchov (Rus) Illes Balears - Banesto
100 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Fdjeux.com
101 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
102 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère
103 Jörg Ludewig (Ger) Saeco
104 Carlos Dacruz (Fra) Fdjeux.com
105 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile Team
106 Scott Sunderland (Aus) Alessio-Bianchi
107 Santiago Botero (Col) T-Mobile Team
108 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) US Postal p/b Berry Floor
109 Claus Michael Møller (Den) Alessio-Bianchi
110 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon
111 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole
112 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole
113 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole
114 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Crédit Agricole
115 Marius Sabaliauskas (Ltu) Saeco
116 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears - Banesto
117 Walter Bénéteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère
118 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone
119 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone
120 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile Team
121 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone
122 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick Step-Davitamon
123 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros
124 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner
125 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Lotto-Domo
126 Sandy Casar (Fra) Fdjeux.com
127 Daniel Becke (Ger) Illes Balears - Banesto
128 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto-Domo
129 Sergio Marinangeli (Ita) Domina Vacanze
130 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco
131 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone
132 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank
133 Christophe Laurent (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover
134 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone
135 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Alessio-Bianchi
136 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Saeco
137 Christophe Rinero (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover
138 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC
139 Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère
140 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole
141 Santiago Perez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems
142 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Liberty Seguros
143 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Fdjeux.com
144 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance
145 Nicolas Portal (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance
146 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone
147 David Loosli (Swi) Saeco
148 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Domo
149 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon
150 Iker Camaño (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
151 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
152 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Illes Balears - Banesto                   7.28
153 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               9.06
154 Francesco Secchiari (Ita) Domina Vacanze
155 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Crédit Agricole
156 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Gerolsteiner
157 Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover
158 Benoît Salmon (Fra) Crédit Agricole
159 Dmitri Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone
160 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner
161 Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Saeco
162 Baden Cooke (Aus) Fdjeux.com
163 Massimo Giunti (Ita) Domina Vacanze
164 Ludovic Martin (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover
165 Frédéric Finot (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover
166 Guillaume Auger (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover
167 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
168 Iñigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
169 Maryan Hary (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère
170 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
171 Benjamin Noval (Spa) US Postal p/b Berry Floor
172 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole
173 Bradley McGee (Aus) Fdjeux.com
174 Jakob Piil (Den) Team CSC
175 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R Prévoyance                         11.29
176 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Alessio-Bianchi
177 Eddy Seigneur (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover             13.17
178 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon                    15.13
179 Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
180 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
181 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Saeco
182 Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Domina Vacanze
183 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick Step-Davitamon
184 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Crédit Agricole
DNF Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
DNS Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone
 
Points
 
1 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                          35 pts
2 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                    30
3 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Lotto-Domo                                    26
4 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon                             24
5 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo                                   22
6 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   20
7 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) AG2R Prévoyance                               19
8 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                        18
9 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                               17
10 José Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems              16
11 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Domina Vacanze                            15
12 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank                                   14
13 Laurent Brochard (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                           13
14 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo                            12
15 Paolo Valoti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                11
16 Mikel Pradera Rodriguez (Spa) Illes Balears - Banesto            10
17 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) AG2R Prévoyance                   9
18 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                   8
19 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                     7
20 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                6
21 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Quick Step-Davitamon                         5
22 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                  4
23 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                         3
24 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros                     2
25 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                        1
 
Mountains
 
Bruineput - Cat. 4, 14.00 km
1 Bram de Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                       3 pts
2 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                          2
3 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon                           1
 
Muur (Geraardbergen) - Cat. 3, 61.00 km
1 Bram de Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                       4 pts
2 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                          3
3 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon                           2
4 Richard Virenque (Fra) Quick Step-Davitamon                        1
 
Sprints
 
Meerbeke (Ninove), 42.00 km
1 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                          6 pts
2 Bram de Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                       4
3 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Lotto-Domo                                     2
 
Lessines, 72.50 km
1 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                          6 pts
2 Bram de Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                       4
3 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                 2
 
Bachy, 176.50 km
1 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    6 pts
2 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone             4
3 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                           2
 
Young rider
 
1 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon                        4.36.45
2 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Domina Vacanze
3 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo
4 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) AG2R Prévoyance                 0.05
5 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère
6 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère
7 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile Team
8 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère
9 Mark Scanlon (Irl) AG2R Prévoyance
10 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover
11 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                            0.18
12 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              0.20
13 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Fdjeux.com                                3.53
14 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère
15 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears - Banesto
16 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone
17 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick Step-Davitamon
18 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros
19 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner
20 Sandy Casar (Fra) Fdjeux.com
21 Sergio Marinangeli (Ita) Domina Vacanze
22 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone
23 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance
24 Nicolas Portal (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance
25 David Loosli (Swi) Saeco
26 Iker Camaño (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
27 Maryan Hary (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                       9.06
28 Benjamin Noval (Spa) US Postal p/b Berry Floor
29 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R Prévoyance                          11.29
30 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Crédit Agricole                          15.13
 
Most combative
 
1 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC
 
Teams
 
1 Ag2R Prevoyance                                             13.50.15
2 Fassa Bortolo                                                   0.05
3 Alessio-Bianchi
4 Quick Step-Davitamon                                            0.10
5 T-Mobile Team
6 Gerolsteiner
7 Lotto-Domo
8 Rabobank
9 Phonak Hearing Systems
10 Team CSC                                                       0.15
11 Liberty Seguros
12 Brioches La Boulangere
13 US Postal presented by Berry Floor
14 Fdjeux.Com
15 Domina Vacanze                                                 0.21
16 Illes Balears-Banesto Santander                                0.36
17 Saeco                                                          4.03
18 R.A.G.T. Semences-MG Rover
19 Cofidis Credit Par Telephone                                   7.51
20 Credit Agricole                                               11.39
21 Euskaltel-Euskadi
 
General classification after stage 3
 
1 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Lotto-Domo                              13.42.34
2 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo                           0.01
3 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                       0.09
4 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                        0.12
5 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal p/b Berry Floor                 0.16
6 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 0.22
7 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                  0.23
8 José Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems
9 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank                                  0.24
10 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                     0.25
11 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                    0.26
12 George Hincapie (USA) US Postal p/b Berry Floor
13 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon                          0.28
14 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Liberty Seguros                      0.29
15 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC
16 Bram de Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                   0.30
17 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC
18 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                0.31
19 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal p/b Berry Floor                   0.32
20 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems
21 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) AG2R Prévoyance                            0.33
22 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems
23 Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile Team
24 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Domina Vacanze
25 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                     0.35
26 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère
27 Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros
28 Mark Scanlon (Irl) AG2R Prévoyance                             0.36
29 Laurent Brochard (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance
30 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems                      0.37
31 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Fassa Bortolo
32 Jose Azevedo (Por) US Postal p/b Berry Floor                   0.38
33 Jan Hruska (Cze) Liberty Seguros                               0.39
34 Jose Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal p/b Berry Floor              0.40
35 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems
36 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                  0.41
37 Mikel Pradera Rodriguez (Spa) Illes Balears - Banesto
38 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank
39 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                        0.42
40 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                0.43
41 Michele Bartoli (Ita) Team CSC
42 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC
43 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                             0.44
44 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) AG2R Prévoyance                0.45
45 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
46 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal p/b Berry Floor             0.46
47 Didier Rous (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère
48 Evgueni Petrov (Rus) Saeco
49 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros
50 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi
51 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                           0.47
52 Francisco Mancebo Pérez (Spa) Illes Balears - Banesto
53 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Quick Step-Davitamon
54 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                                  0.48
55 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile Team                           0.50
56 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi
57 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros                  0.51
58 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo
59 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner
60 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi
61 Martin Hvastija (Slo) Alessio-Bianchi                          0.52
62 Isidro Nozal Vega (Spa) Liberty Seguros
63 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner
64 Marc Lotz (Ned) Rabobank                                       0.53
65 Axel Merckx (Bel) Lotto-Domo
66 Marcos Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) Liberty Seguros                 0.55
67 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance
68 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner
69 Andrea Noè (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi
70 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                   0.56
71 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saeco
72 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover
73 Gilles Bouvard (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover              0.58
74 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Fdjeux.com
75 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
76 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank
77 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank                                   0.59
78 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Lotto-Domo
79 Paolo Valoti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                              1.02
80 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal p/b Berry Floor                 1.03
81 Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) Fdjeux.com
82 Richard Virenque (Fra) Quick Step-Davitamon                    1.05
83 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                               1.09
84 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Lotto-Domo                               1.10
85 Peter Farazijn (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone         1.15
86 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Domina Vacanze                         1.17
87 Sergei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile Team                              1.22
88 José V. Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears - Banesto            1.25
89 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Fdjeux.com                              1.41
90 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Lotto-Domo                               1.54
91 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                  3.26
92 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                             3.44
93 José I.Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Illes Balears - Banesto        4.10
94 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Crédit Agricole                        4.14
95 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone         4.15
96 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Fdjeux.com                                4.20
97 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                    4.21
98 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank
99 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone    4.22
100 Daniel Becke (Ger) Illes Balears - Banesto
101 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           4.23
102 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears - Banesto                4.24
103 Mario Cipollini (Ita) Domina Vacanze                          4.25
104 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone      4.26
105 Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                  4.27
106 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                4.28
107 Marius Sabaliauskas (Ltu) Saeco
108 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto-Domo                               4.29
109 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
110 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone       4.30
111 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Alessio-Bianchi
112 Iker Camaño (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                         4.31
113 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank
114 Santiago Botero (Col) T-Mobile Team
115 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole                             4.32
116 Sandy Casar (Fra) Fdjeux.com
117 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) US Postal p/b Berry Floor
118 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel - Euskadi
119 Denis Menchov (Rus) Illes Balears - Banesto
120 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole                         4.34
121 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Liberty Seguros
122 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quick Step-Davitamon                     4.36
123 Nicolas Portal (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                          4.37
124 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone          4.38
125 Walter Bénéteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère
126 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone          4.39
127 Carlos Dacruz (Fra) Fdjeux.com
128 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros                             4.40
129 Sergio Marinangeli (Ita) Domina Vacanze
130 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             4.41
131 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco
132 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick Step-Davitamon                     4.42
133 Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Illes Balears - Banesto            4.43
134 Christophe Laurent (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover
135 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère
136 David Loosli (Swi) Saeco
137 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon
138 Jörg Ludewig (Ger) Saeco
139 Santiago Perez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems
140 Franck Renier (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                    4.44
141 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole
142 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance
143 Scott Sunderland (Aus) Alessio-Bianchi
144 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile Team                          4.46
145 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Lotto-Domo                              4.47
146 Claus Michael Møller (Den) Alessio-Bianchi
147 Christophe Rinero (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover          4.53
148 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon                     5.10
149 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Saeco                                   5.36
150 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Illes Balears - Banesto                   8.13
151 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Domo                             9.15
152 Benjamin Noval (Spa) US Postal p/b Berry Floor                9.37
153 Jakob Piil (Den) Team CSC                                     9.38
154 Iñigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                     9.39
155 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                9.42
156 Dmitri Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone        9.43
157 Baden Cooke (Aus) Fdjeux.com                                  9.46
158 Frédéric Finot (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover             9.50
159 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               9.52
160 Maryan Hary (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                      9.55
161 Guillaume Auger (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover
162 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
163 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Crédit Agricole                        9.58
164 Massimo Giunti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                          10.00
165 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Gerolsteiner                           10.03
166 Ludovic Martin (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover            10.04
167 Benoît Salmon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                          10.09
168 Francesco Secchiari (Ita) Domina Vacanze                     10.12
169 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                    10.14
170 Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover        10.18
171 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                   10.19
172 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Fdjeux.com                              11.04
173 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R Prévoyance                         12.05
174 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Alessio-Bianchi                      12.11
175 Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Saeco                               14.08
176 Bradley McGee (Aus) Fdjeux.com                               15.29
177 Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Domina Vacanze                         15.51
178 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Saeco                                   16.03
179 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                        16.05
180 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon
181 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick Step-Davitamon               16.11
182 Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      16.15
183 Eddy Seigneur (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover             16.33
184 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Crédit Agricole                         16.41
 
Points classification
 
1 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Lotto-Domo                                    93 pts
2 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                          85
3 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) AG2R Prévoyance                               74
4 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   74
5 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                70
6 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                    66
7 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon                             40
8 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                           36
9 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo                             35
10 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone           32
11 Baden Cooke (Aus) Fdjeux.com                                     31
12 Laurent Brochard (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                           25
13 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                        23
14 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                       23
15 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                 23
16 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover               23
17 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo                                  22
18 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                       18
19 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Lotto-Domo                                 18
20 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone         18
21 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                              17
22 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Saeco                                       17
23 José Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems              16
24 Mario Cipollini (Ita) Domina Vacanze                             16
25 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros                                16
26 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Domina Vacanze                            15
27 Mikel Pradera Rodriguez (Spa) Illes Balears - Banesto            15
28 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                 15
29 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank                                   14
30 José I.Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Illes Balears - Banesto          14
31 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone             14
32 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone      12
33 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal p/b Berry Floor                  12
34 Daniel Becke (Ger) Illes Balears - Banesto                       12
35 Sergio Marinangeli (Ita) Domina Vacanze                          12
36 Paolo Valoti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                11
37 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                     10
38 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Alessio-Bianchi                           10
39 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) AG2R Prévoyance                   9
40 Franck Renier (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                        9
41 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                             9
42 Bram de Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                      8
43 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                   8
44 Jakob Piil (Den) Team CSC                                         8
45 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                       8
46 Bradley McGee (Aus) Fdjeux.com                                    8
47 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                     7
48 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco                                    7
49 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                        7
50 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Fdjeux.com                                   6
51 Mark Scanlon (Irl) AG2R Prévoyance                                6
52 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                6
53 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                        5
54 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Quick Step-Davitamon                         5
55 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                        4
56 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Crédit Agricole                           3
57 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R Prévoyance                              3
58 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                       2
59 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros                     2
60 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                2
61 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole                             2
62 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone              2
63 George Hincapie (USA) US Postal p/b Berry Floor                   1
64 Sergei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile Team                                 1
 
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 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                         3
6 Franck Renier (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                         3
7 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Fdjeux.com                                    2
8 Jakob Piil (Den) Team CSC                                          2
9 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Fdjeux.com                                 1
10 Richard Virenque (Fra) Quick Step-Davitamon                       1
11 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone              1
 
Young rider classification
 
1 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo                       13.42.35
2 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon                           0.27
3 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Domina Vacanze                           0.32
4 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                      0.34
5 Mark Scanlon (Irl) AG2R Prévoyance                              0.35
6 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                   0.40
7 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) AG2R Prévoyance                 0.44
8 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile Team                            0.49
9 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               0.51
10 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                   0.55
11 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover
12 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                            0.57
13 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Fdjeux.com                                4.19
14 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone    4.21
15 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears - Banesto                 4.23
16 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone       4.25
17 Iker Camaño (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                          4.30
18 Sandy Casar (Fra) Fdjeux.com                                   4.31
19 Nicolas Portal (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                           4.36
20 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros                              4.39
21 Sergio Marinangeli (Ita) Domina Vacanze
22 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              4.40
23 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick Step-Davitamon                      4.41
24 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                  4.42
25 David Loosli (Swi) Saeco
26 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                          4.43
27 Benjamin Noval (Spa) US Postal p/b Berry Floor                 9.36
28 Maryan Hary (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                       9.54
29 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R Prévoyance                          12.04
30 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Crédit Agricole                          16.40
 
Teams classification
 
1 US Postal presented by Berry Floor                          41.08.56
2 Fassa Bortolo                                                   0.04
3 Team CSC                                                        0.06
4 Phonak Hearing Systems
5 Rabobank                                                        0.21
6 T-Mobile Team                                                   0.25
7 Liberty Seguros                                                 0.29
8 Fdjeux.Com                                                      0.31
9 Gerolsteiner                                                    0.32
10 Ag2R Prevoyance                                                0.35
11 Illes Balears-Banesto Santander                                0.39
12 Domina Vacanze                                                 0.50
13 Quick Step-Davitamon                                           0.51
14 Brioches La Boulangere
15 Alessio-Bianchi                                                0.56
16 Lotto-Domo                                                     1.00
17 Saeco                                                          4.53
18 R.A.G.T. Semences-MG Rover                                     5.00
19 Cofidis Credit Par Telephone                                   8.19
20 Credit Agricole                                               11.44
21 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                             12.04