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

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

The best team ever: USPS-Berry Floor powers to win in TTT

Armstrong takes Maillot Jaune

By Tim Maloney in Arras

George Hincapie (L)
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As a double-barreled low pressure area blew across northern France Wednesday afternoon, the rain poured, the wind blew and the black clouds of the alleged curse of the sixth Tour de France victory swirled above the USPS-Berry Floor team bus in Arras, but when their nine riders rolled out of Cambrai bound for Arras 64.5km away, it soon seemed like Lance Armstrong's team was blessed. The rain and wind let up and the Postal Blue Train rolled across the flat wheat fields like a TGV towards its second consecutive Tour de France Team Time Trial win. The powerful victory sent a message through the Tour peloton after only four stages that more than ever, Lance Armstrong is the man to beat, as the Texan earned his 60th day in the Maillot Jaune tomorrow, equalling Miguel Indurain in Tour de France history.

A clearly delighted Armstrong said in Arras after Stage Four that "The team was incredible today...their rhythm was perfect. We started easy and then after the first time check, we went au bloc, au bloc (all out). We have a really strong team, with rouleurs like Ekimov, like Hincapie, like Padrnos. And also, like Landis and Chechu Rubiera who are a lot better this year. Today, it was very critical to start last so we could ride off the other teams time splits. We started a little slow, we got behind and I think the guys were a little nervous. You know, that's the sign of a great team...when they get down a little bit, they come back fightin' and we fought hard and look what happened in the finish."

Lance Armstrong (USPS-Berry Floor)
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What did happen was that for the second day in a row, Armstrong took time into all his key rivals for the Tour de France win. But if the Tour de France had not imposed new rules limiting the losses by riders that finish with their teams to 3'00", USPS would have broken the Tour wide open today. But Lance accepted this situation like a gentleman and didn't complain. "There's no point in discussing that - it's the rules and I can't change them, we can't change them; we get 0'20 and 0'20 is what it is. I think the only consolation is that when you see (USPS) 1'07 on the next team, at least you have the consolation that you know your team was very strong. You leave with 0'20, but you also leave with the knowledge that you have the best team in the race."

Armstrong and four USPS riders are now sitting atop the general classification this evening, and Lance has 0'37 on key rival Tyler Hamilton (Phonak) and 0'55 on Jan Ullrich (T-Mobile). Ullrich was not disappointed with his performance today, but nor was he delighted. "Our team was strong today and with the weather, we didn't have too many problems. After 20km, we lost 0'30 because we waited for Klöden after a wheel change. Now I'm 0'55 behind Armstrong and I'm not worried, and as we saw in the Tour of Suisse, every second is important. But for me, the Tour is not decided yet."

Jan Ullrich
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Hamilton was happy with his team's runner-up spot, but a bit bemused by all the time lost from four flats and a broken handlebar for Santi Gonzalez that needed a bike change. "I'm happy with the way the team rode today - they were very strong and we wanted to win. So I'm disappointed for them we had so many problems," explained the Man from Marblehead after Stage 4.

Lance Armstrong reflected on the significance of today's win by looking back on the beginning of his cycling career 15 years ago. "Ever since I was a Junior, the TTT was the event I did. It's always been my favourite event because it's a team event. My first (major) experience in cycling was the (1989) Jr. World Championships TTT in Moscow. At the time, it was an amazing event for me...very hard, but also an event that was very special. If you put together the four strongest guys in the world, they don't always win. And that, to me, is something special. You could put together four guys who are less strong, but if they work well together, they took the proper pulls, they did much better. And that always struck me as something unique in cycling."

Postal starts fast in the driving rain
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Talking about his pro TTT experiences, Armstrong continued his nostalgic vibe, saying "(Motorola) was always close when we did (the TTT) in the Tour de France, we were always close, and I was always so upset that we never won and finally to win the last two years in a row...last year, that was one of the highlights, if not THE highlight of my Tour de France was to win the TTT. This year, the team was even better. They started slow, but when we started going, it was really unbelievable. I was just smiling on the bike. It was like a dream."

When he donned the cherished yellow tunic today in Arras, it was is Armstrong's 60th time to wear the Maillot Jaune, first wearing it after the TDF prologue in 1999. And Lance's 60th equalled Miguel Indurain's Maillot Jaune total in Tour history. Admittedly, this was on the American's mind today. "I knew that if we won the TTT, I would be in yellow so of course, naturally last night and this morning and during the race, I thought about that. It's amazing to hear the number sixty days; that's two months and I don't really think about those things to be honest. The only Yellow Jersey that matters is the one that the guy wears on the Champs Elysées. But it hits home; it's pretty powerful."

What will the USPS-Berry Floor teams strategy be going forward? Armstrong and Bruyneel don't want the race lead...yet. "We'll see what happens, but our objective isn't to defend the (Maillot Jaune) until the mountains or until Paris (now)", explained Armstrong after Stage 4. "I suspect we'll be willing to give up the jersey to someone else." For now.

How it unfolded

First off for the day
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After starting first and posting a fast time under light rain, Euskaltel-Euskadi maintained the lead much of the day as the weather worsened. Four teams later, Saeco got within one second and Gibo Simoni fell on the penultimate corner in Arras, but the orange crush of Euskaltel was still on top of the heap. Unfortunately, Gibo's glissade cost him much more than the 7 seconds he finished behind his teammates, as due to the new TTT rules he was awarded his actual finish time, rather than the one allocated according to the team's placing. In effect, Simoni lost 1'12 instead of 0'07 because of this.

Celebrating Sant Firmin
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Perhaps as a celebration of the Navarre, Spain based Illes Balears-Banesto squad's special feast day of Sant Firmin, it was three quarters of an hour later when they blazed across the finish line 1'20 faster than Euskaltel to take the lead. The Balears boys stayed on top as team after team tried to topple them. Neither Spanish rival Liberty Seguros nor Jan Ullrich's T-Mobile squad could beat the Balears team until Phonak came across the line. Despite four flats and a broken handlebar that needed a bike change, Tyler Hamilton's gutsy squad, down to five riders by the end of the 64.5km TTT finished 0'07 ahead of Balears to take the lead.

Next with a shot at the top was CSC, but with crashes and punctures galore, despite their major horsepower and superb double paceline technique, Bjarne Riis's squad came up short in fifth, 0'27 behind Ullrich's T-Mobile team. It wasn't so pretty for Carlos Sastre and Andrea Peron, who crossed the line 3 seconds behind their teammates but because of the crazy TTT rules ended up losing 1'49 to Armstrong instead of 0'50!

CSC comes through
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Next to last to ride today, Fassa Bortolo would have been 10th but for two untimely penalties that cost them 2'00. First off, they had lost a major motor in Marco Velo, who abandoned yesterday with a broken collarbone. Secondly, after a flat by Kim Kirchen, a judge penalized them 1'00 for too much time drafting the team car to return to the team. Fassa's third strike today was a strange penalty for pushing between riders. In the later stages of today's race, Fassa's top placed GC rider Cancellara started to miss pulls to save his strength. Sitting at the back of the line, he pushed a few riders back into the line, but the judge decided that this technique deserved another 1'00 penalty.

Finally it was USPS-Berry Floor's time to go and did they ever. Only fifth at the first time check after 19 km, the Blue Train rolled into Arras in the lead again, winning the stage by 1'07" over Phonak and putting Armstrong in the Maillot Jaune once again.

Stage 5 - July 8: Amiens-Chartres, 202.5km

Thursday's long, flat stage across the plains west of Paris through Vexin and Yvellines and finally through le Beauce should be under cool, grey skies with a possibility of rain as the afternoon continues. With the towering spire of Chartres famous gothic cathedral piercing the horizon, the riders will have a 500m sprint on the rue Louis-Legay to win the first ever Tour de France stage in Chartres.

Photography

Images by Olympia Photo

Images by Chris Henry/Cyclingnews.com

Images by Fotoreporter Sirotti

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Images by Mitchell Clinton/www.clintonphoto.com

Images by Tim Maloney/Cyclingnews

Images by Caroline Yang/Caroline Yang Photography

Results

1 US Postal presented by Berry Floor                            1.12.03 (53.71 km/h)
2 Phonak Hearing Systems                                           1.07
3 Illes Balears-Banesto Santander                                  1.15
4 T-Mobile Team                                                    1.19
5 Team CSC                                                         1.46
6 Rabobank                                                         1.53
7 Liberty Seguros                                                  2.25
8 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                                2.35
9 Saeco                                                            2.36
10 Alessio-Bianchi                                                 2.57
11 Quick Step-Davitamon                                            3.29
12 Credit Agricole                                                 3.32
13 Ag2R Prevoyance                                                 4.05
14 Brioches La Boulangere                                          4.17
15 Domina Vacanze                                                  4.22
16 Gerolsteiner                                                    4.36
17 Fassa Bortolo                                                   4.52
18 Lotto-Domo                                                      5.19
19 Cofidis Credit Par Telephone                                    5.34
20 R.A.G.T. Semences-MG Rover                                      5.37
21 Fdjeux.Com                                                      7.33
 
Individual classification
 
1 Jose Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal p/b Berry Floor             1.12.03
1 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) US Postal p/b Berry Floor                        
1 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal p/b Berry Floor                         
1 George Hincapie (USA) US Postal p/b Berry Floor                      
1 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal p/b Berry Floor                   
1 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal p/b Berry Floor                       
1 Jose Azevedo (Por) US Postal p/b Berry Floor                         
1 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal p/b Berry Floor                      
9 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                       0.20
9 José Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                  
9 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems                            
9 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                         
9 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                          
14 Mikel Pradera Rodriguez (Spa) Illes Balears - Banesto           0.30
14 Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Illes Balears - Banesto                  
14 Denis Menchov (Rus) Illes Balears - Banesto                         
14 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears - Banesto                      
14 José I.Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Illes Balears - Banesto             
14 Daniel Becke (Ger) Illes Balears - Banesto                          
14 Francisco Mancebo Pérez (Spa) Illes Balears - Banesto               
21 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                  0.40
21 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                
21 Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                  
21 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                
21 Santiago Botero (Col) T-Mobile Team                                 
21 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                      
21 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     
28 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                       0.50
28 Jakob Piil (Den) Team CSC                                           
28 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                         
28 Michele Bartoli (Ita) Team CSC                                      
28 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                    
28 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC                                           
34 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                                     1.00
34 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                    
34 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                     
34 Marc Lotz (Ned) Rabobank                                            
34 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                          
34 Bram de Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                        
34 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                      
34 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank                                      
42 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Liberty Seguros                      1.10
42 Jan Hruska (Cze) Liberty Seguros                                    
42 Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros                     
42 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros                                   
42 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros                            
42 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros                       
48 José V. Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears - Banesto             1.17
49 Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                         1.20
49 Iñigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           
49 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                               
49 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           
49 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                          
49 Iker Camaño (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                               
49 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                 
49 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           
57 Marius Sabaliauskas (Ltu) Saeco                                 1.30
57 Evgueni Petrov (Rus) Saeco                                          
57 Jörg Ludewig (Ger) Saeco                                            
57 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Saeco                                          
57 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco                                      
62 Scott Sunderland (Aus) Alessio-Bianchi                          1.40
62 Andrea Noè (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                                    
62 Claus Michael Møller (Den) Alessio-Bianchi                          
62 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Alessio-Bianchi                             
62 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                             
62 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                          
68 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                    1.49
68 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                         
70 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon                       1.50
70 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick Step-Davitamon                           
70 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick Step-Davitamon                      
70 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Quick Step-Davitamon                           
70 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon                               
70 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon                            
70 Richard Virenque (Fra) Quick Step-Davitamon                         
77 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                                   1.51
78 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                              2.00
78 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                             
78 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Crédit Agricole                              
78 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                           
78 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Crédit Agricole                             
83 Mark Scanlon (Irl) AG2R Prévoyance                              2.10
83 Nicolas Portal (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                                
83 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                            
83 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R Prévoyance                                
83 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) AG2R Prévoyance                                 
83 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                              
83 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) AG2R Prévoyance                     
83 Laurent Brochard (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                              
91 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                    2.20
91 Didier Rous (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                            
91 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                          
91 Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                        
91 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                       
91 Walter Bénéteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                        
91 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                       
98 Isidro Nozal Vega (Spa) Liberty Seguros                         2.29
99 Paolo Valoti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                               2.30
99 Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                
99 Francesco Secchiari (Ita) Domina Vacanze                            
99 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Domina Vacanze                               
99 Sergio Marinangeli (Ita) Domina Vacanze                             
99 Mario Cipollini (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                
105 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              2.35
105 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    
105 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    
105 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                
105 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                 
110 David Loosli (Swi) Saeco                                       2.37
111 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                             2.40
111 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                
111 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo                                    
111 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                         
111 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                   
111 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo                              
111 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                               
111 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                            
119 Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Saeco                                 2.42
119 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saeco                                        
121 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Lotto-Domo                               2.45
121 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                    
121 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                   
121 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Lotto-Domo                                   
121 Axel Merckx (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                       
121 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                  
121 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                 
121 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Lotto-Domo                                     
129 Peter Farazijn (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone         2.50
129 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone               
129 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone            
129 Dmitri Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone             
129 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone           
129 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone        
129 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone               
129 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone             
137 Ludovic Martin (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover              2.55
137 Christophe Laurent (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover              
137 Frédéric Finot (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover                  
137 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover                 
137 Gilles Bouvard (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover                  
137 Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover              
137 Guillaume Auger (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover                 
137 Christophe Rinero (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover               
145 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Fdjeux.com                                3.00
145 Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) Fdjeux.com                                  
145 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Fdjeux.com                                 
145 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Fdjeux.com                                  
145 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Fdjeux.com                                    
145 Carlos Dacruz (Fra) Fdjeux.com                                     
145 Baden Cooke (Aus) Fdjeux.com                                       
145 Sandy Casar (Fra) Fdjeux.com                                       
153 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                    3.01
154 Benoît Salmon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                            3.34
154 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole                              
156 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                     3.44
157 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Saeco                                    3.54
158 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole                              3.57
159 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                          4.13
160 Sergei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile Team                              4.34
161 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Domina Vacanze                         4.44
162 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 4.51
163 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Alessio-Bianchi                         4.55
164 Massimo Giunti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                            4.56
164 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                   
166 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              4.59
167 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quick Step-Davitamon                      5.04
168 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank                                   5.49
169 Franck Renier (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                     6.38
170 Maryan Hary (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                       6.53
171 Bradley McGee (Aus) Fdjeux.com                                 7.36
172 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile Team                           7.44
173 Santiago Perez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                    7.52
173 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                      
175 Martin Hvastija (Slo) Alessio-Bianchi                          8.17
175 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                                
177 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Illes Balears - Banesto                    8.32
178 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Crédit Agricole                           8.38
179 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Gerolsteiner                            10.35
180 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Liberty Seguros                     10.38
180 Marcos Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) Liberty Seguros                     
182 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon                     12.02
183 Benjamin Noval (Spa) US Postal p/b Berry Floor                13.16
 
Outside time limit (hors delai)
 
HD Eddy Seigneur (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover                    
 
Young rider
 
1 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears - Banesto                1.12.33
2 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile Team                             0.10
3 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros                                0.40
4 Iker Camaño (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                            0.50
5 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick Step-Davitamon                        1.20
5 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon                                
7 Mark Scanlon (Irl) AG2R Prévoyance                               1.40
7 Nicolas Portal (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                                 
7 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R Prévoyance                                 
7 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) AG2R Prévoyance                      
11 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                    1.50
11 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                          
11 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                       
11 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                       
15 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Domina Vacanze                           2.00
15 Sergio Marinangeli (Ita) Domina Vacanze                             
17 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               2.05
18 David Loosli (Swi) Saeco                                        2.07
19 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                             2.10
19 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo                               
21 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone        2.20
21 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone         
23 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover              2.25
24 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Fdjeux.com                                 2.30
24 Sandy Casar (Fra) Fdjeux.com                                        
26 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                           3.43
27 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               4.29
28 Maryan Hary (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                        6.23
29 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Crédit Agricole                            8.08
30 Benjamin Noval (Spa) US Postal p/b Berry Floor                 12.46
 
General classification after stage 4
 
1 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal p/b Berry Floor              14.54.53
2 George Hincapie (USA) US Postal p/b Berry Floor                  0.10
3 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal p/b Berry Floor                     0.16
4 Jose Azevedo (Por) US Postal p/b Berry Floor                     0.22
5 Jose Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal p/b Berry Floor                0.24
6 José Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems              0.27
7 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal p/b Berry Floor               0.30
8 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                      0.36
9 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                     0.37
10 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems                       0.41
11 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                       0.43
12 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                      0.44
13 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal p/b Berry Floor                  0.47
14 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                      
15 Mikel Pradera Rodriguez (Spa) Illes Balears - Banesto           0.55
16 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     
17 Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile Team                              0.57
18 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                     1.00
19 Francisco Mancebo Pérez (Spa) Illes Balears - Banesto           1.01
20 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                1.04
21 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank                                  1.08
22 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                            1.11
23 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile Team                            1.14
24 Bram de Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                        
25 Michele Bartoli (Ita) Team CSC                                  1.17
26 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC                                           
27 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                  1.25
28 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                 1.27
29 Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros                 1.29
30 Jan Hruska (Cze) Liberty Seguros                                1.33
31 Marc Lotz (Ned) Rabobank                                        1.37
32 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros                        1.40
33 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                1.42
34 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros                   1.45
35 Evgueni Petrov (Rus) Saeco                                      2.00
36 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                    2.02
37 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon                               
38 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                        2.06
39 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                      2.10
40 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                         2.15
41 Andrea Noè (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                                2.19
42 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Quick Step-Davitamon                       2.21
43 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                                   2.23
44 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo                           2.25
45 José V. Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears - Banesto             2.26
46 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) AG2R Prévoyance                             2.27
47 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Lotto-Domo                                  2.29
48 Mark Scanlon (Irl) AG2R Prévoyance                              2.30
49 Laurent Brochard (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                              
50 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) AG2R Prévoyance                 2.39
51 Richard Virenque (Fra) Quick Step-Davitamon                         
52 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                          
53 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 2.41
54 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                   2.45
55 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Domina Vacanze                           2.47
56 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                          2.49
57 Didier Rous (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                        2.50
58 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                      2.59
59 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                    3.00
60 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                3.01
61 Isidro Nozal Vega (Spa) Liberty Seguros                         3.05
62 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                         3.06
63 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                              3.08
64 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                            3.09
65 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                             3.10
66 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                              3.14
67 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo                                 3.15
68 Paolo Valoti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                               3.16
69 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                             3.22
70 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saeco                                         
71 Axel Merckx (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                        
72 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Lotto-Domo                              3.28
73 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover              3.35
74 Gilles Bouvard (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover               3.37
75 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Lotto-Domo                                3.39
76 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Fdjeux.com                              3.42
77 Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) Fdjeux.com                               3.47
78 Peter Farazijn (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone          3.49
79 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                      3.53
80 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) US Postal p/b Berry Floor                   4.16
81 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                4.23
82 José I.Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Illes Balears - Banesto         4.24
83 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Fdjeux.com                               4.25
84 Daniel Becke (Ger) Illes Balears - Banesto                      4.36
85 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears - Banesto                  4.38
86 Denis Menchov (Rus) Illes Balears - Banesto                     4.46
87 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                  4.52
88 Santiago Botero (Col) T-Mobile Team                             4.55
89 Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Illes Balears - Banesto              4.57
90 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                                     5.05
91 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                      5.15
92 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                             5.27
93 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Liberty Seguros                      5.28
94 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                  
95 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                       5.33
96 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros                               5.34
97 Iker Camaño (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           5.35
98 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   
99 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel - Euskadi                       5.36
100 Sergei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile Team                              5.40
101 Marius Sabaliauskas (Ltu) Saeco                                5.42
102 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Domina Vacanze                         5.45
103 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                               5.49
104 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                    5.54
105 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco                                 5.55
106 Jörg Ludewig (Ger) Saeco                                       5.57
107 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Crédit Agricole                        5.58
108 Scott Sunderland (Aus) Alessio-Bianchi                         6.08
109 Claus Michael Møller (Den) Alessio-Bianchi                     6.11
110 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick Step-Davitamon                      6.16
111 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon                       6.17
112 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                        6.28
113 Nicolas Portal (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                           6.31
114 Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                       
115 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank                                   6.32
116 Mario Cipollini (Ita) Domina Vacanze                           6.39
117 Walter Bénéteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                   6.42
118 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon                      6.44
119 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                  6.47
120 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone         6.49
121 Sergio Marinangeli (Ita) Domina Vacanze                        6.54
122 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone    6.56
123 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                6.58
124 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              7.00
125 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone           
126 David Loosli (Swi) Saeco                                       7.04
127 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone            
128 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Fdjeux.com                                    
129 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone           7.12
130 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone           7.13
131 Sandy Casar (Fra) Fdjeux.com                                   7.16
132 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Lotto-Domo                                   
133 Christophe Laurent (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover          7.22
134 Carlos Dacruz (Fra) Fdjeux.com                                 7.23
135 Christophe Rinero (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover           7.32
136 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole                          7.52
137 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole                              8.13
138 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                          8.41
139 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                            8.51
140 Martin Hvastija (Slo) Alessio-Bianchi                          8.53
141 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Alessio-Bianchi                         9.09
142 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Saeco                                    9.14
143 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quick Step-Davitamon                      9.24
144 Jakob Piil (Den) Team CSC                                     10.12
145 Iñigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                     10.43
146 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Liberty Seguros                     10.51
147 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                 11.02
148 Franck Renier (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                    11.06
149 Marcos Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) Liberty Seguros                11.17
150 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                    11.23
151 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Crédit Agricole                        11.42
152 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Domo                             11.44
153 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                     11.58
154 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               12.11
155 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile Team                          12.14
156 Dmitri Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone        12.17
157 Santiago Perez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                   12.19
158 Francesco Secchiari (Ita) Domina Vacanze                      12.26
159 Frédéric Finot (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover             12.29
160 Baden Cooke (Aus) Fdjeux.com                                  12.30
161 Guillaume Auger (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover            12.34
162 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                   12.40
163 Ludovic Martin (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover             12.43
164 Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover         12.57
165 Benoît Salmon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                           13.27
166 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Alessio-Bianchi                       13.35
167 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Fdjeux.com                               13.48
168 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R Prévoyance                          13.59
169 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                14.17
170 Massimo Giunti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                           14.40
171 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Illes Balears - Banesto                   16.29
172 Maryan Hary (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                      16.32
173 Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Saeco                                16.34
174 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                         17.09
175 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Saeco                                    17.17
176 Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                       17.19
177 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick Step-Davitamon                17.45
178 Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Domina Vacanze                          18.05
179 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Gerolsteiner                            20.22
180 Benjamin Noval (Spa) US Postal p/b Berry Floor                22.37
181 Bradley McGee (Aus) Fdjeux.com                                22.49
182 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Crédit Agricole                          25.03
183 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon                     27.51
 
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 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros                                 16
25 Mario Cipollini (Ita) Domina Vacanze                              16
26 Mikel Pradera Rodriguez (Spa) Illes Balears - Banesto             15
27 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Domina Vacanze                             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 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                              9
41 Franck Renier (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                         9
42 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                    8
43 Bram de Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                       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 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Quick Step-Davitamon                          5
54 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                         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 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone               2
62 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole                              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 Richard Virenque (Fra) Quick Step-Davitamon                         1
10 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Fdjeux.com                                 1
11 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone               1
 
Young rider classification

1 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile Team                        14.56.07
2 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon                           0.48
3 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo                           1.11
4 Mark Scanlon (Irl) AG2R Prévoyance                              1.16
5 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) AG2R Prévoyance                 1.25
6 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                          
7 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                   1.31
8 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Domina Vacanze                           1.33
9 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                    1.46
10 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                            2.08
11 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences - MG Rover             2.21
12 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears - Banesto                 3.24
13 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros                              4.20
14 Iker Camaño (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                          4.21
15 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  
16 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick Step-Davitamon                      5.02
17 Nicolas Portal (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                           5.17
18 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                  5.33
19 Sergio Marinangeli (Ita) Domina Vacanze                        5.40
20 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone    5.42
21 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              5.46
22 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit Par Téléphone           
23 David Loosli (Swi) Saeco                                       5.50
24 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Fdjeux.com                                    
25 Sandy Casar (Fra) Fdjeux.com                                   6.02
26 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                          7.27
27 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R Prévoyance                          12.45
28 Maryan Hary (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                      15.18
29 Benjamin Noval (Spa) US Postal p/b Berry Floor                21.23
30 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Crédit Agricole                          23.49

Teams classification
 
1 US Postal presented by Berry Floor                           42.20.59
2 Phonak Hearing Systems                                           1.13
3 T-Mobile Team                                                    1.44
4 Team CSC                                                         1.52
5 Illes Balears-Banesto Santander                                  1.54
6 Rabobank                                                         2.14
7 Liberty Seguros                                                  2.54
8 Alessio-Bianchi                                                  3.53
9 Quick Step-Davitamon                                             4.20
10 Ag2R Prevoyance                                                 4.40
11 Fassa Bortolo                                                   4.56
12 Gerolsteiner                                                    5.08
13 Brioches La Boulangere                                              
14 Domina Vacanze                                                  5.12
15 Lotto-Domo                                                      6.19
16 Saeco                                                           7.29
17 Fdjeux.Com                                                      8.04
18 R.A.G.T. Semences-MG Rover                                     10.37
19 Cofidis Credit Par Telephone                                   13.53
20 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                              14.39
21 Credit Agricole                                                15.16