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57th Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré - PT

France, June 5-12, 2005

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Stage 2 - Tuesday, June 7: Givors - Chauffailles, 187 km

Dumoulin does the deed

By Anthony Tan

Samuel Dumoulin (Ag2r Prevoyance)
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On a day believed to one for the sprinters, four Frenchman decided to foil the fast-men's plans, with young Samuel Dumoulin (Ag2r Prevoyance) taking out the stage in Chauffailles this afternoon.

The 24 year-old fourth-year pro, a two-time winner of the Tro Bro Léon (2003-04), held his own against three more experienced rivals to earn himself the biggest stage win of his career, and most likely, a place on the Ag2r team for the upcoming Tour de France.

Taking less than half an hour to happen, the early break turned out to be the winning break, as Dumoulin and Frédéric Bessy (Cofidis) were joined by Anthony Charteau (Bouygues Telecom) and Frédéric Finot (Française des Jeux) to form the final four. Their lead, which approached 20 minutes at one stage, proved to be too much to handle for even the likes of Discovery Channel, and by the finish in Chauffailles, the gap was still 3'16.

As a consequence, George Hincapie relinquished the race lead to the short but sprightly Dumoulin - but he'll have a tough time defending his maillot jaune in tomorrow's 46.5 kilometre time trial, with Finot a former world's TT silver medallist in the espoir category back in 1998.

How it unfolded

A bug's eye view of Lance
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If any of the sprinters were kicking themselves for not winning the day before, today they got another chance - but with tomorrow's TT in mind, the breakaway specialists also wanted a piece of the action.

Whichever way the stage was to end, the parcours was unlikely to shape the race. A virtual carbon copy of the previous day, only shorter at 184 kilometres, the 158 riders remaining in this year's Dauphiné faced the same number (three) and same category climbs (one Cat. 3, two Cat. 4s) as they headed north by northwest from Givors to Chauffailles. Along the route, two sprint primes were also on offer: the first at Chauffailles after 110 kilometres, and the second some 40-odd kilometres later in Le Guidon.

Samuel Dumoulin (Ag2r Prevoyance)
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Leaving the Place Henri Barbusse départ in Givors at 11:45, it didn't take long for the early break to go. Shortly after the clock struck twelve, Frédéric Bessy (Cofidis) and Samuel Dumoulin (Ag2r Prevoyance) left the grasp of the peloton, which spurred a subsequent counterattack from Volta a Catalunya stage winner Anthony Charteau (Bouygues Telecom) and Frédéric Finot (Française des Jeux).

By half-twelve, the four Frenchman were riding as one and away. At the 55 kilometre mark, the quartet had amassed a handy lead of 5'45, and after two hours and 66 kilometres covered, the gap had blown out to 12 minutes!

Lance Armstrong (Discovery Channel)
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Eager to prove their worth before the Tour de France, coupled with Discovery Channel's lack of enthusiasm in rallying their troops up to this point, where it seemed likely overnight leader George Hincapie would hand over his jersey by the day's end, the breakaway never looked like coming back.

Cofidis' Bessy, 2003 winner of the Route du Sud and fourth in the mountains classification at this year's Volta a Catalunya, took the maximum seven points over the first KOM of the Col des Echarmeaux (km 87), followed by Finot, Dumoulin and Charteau. By the summit of the climb, these guys were sitting very pretty indeed, enjoying a 16-minute lead over the peloton, and as the quartet headed into the finish town of Chauffailles for the first time (km 110), the situation only got better, their advantage now 17 and a half minutes.

But not long thereafter, three teams - T-Mobile, Phonak and Fassa Bortolo - began assembling their crew at the head of the peloton, with Liberty Seguros and Rabobank soon joining them, and their combined forces made an immediate impact on the good times out in front. In the space of half an hour, six minutes were slashed between the quartet and the peloton, and with 50 kilometres left to race, their breakaway had a solid though slimming lead of 11'25.

Recent Volta a Catalunya stage winner
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At a quarter to four, and with roughly an hour left to race, the gap ticked below the 10-minute barrier. Bessy (Cofidis) took out the sprint uncontested in Le Guidon, the quartet no doubt realising there was something far more important at stake if they were to stay away.

150 kilometres down and 34 to go, the jerseys of Discovery Channel begun to make an appearance at the head of affairs, imposing a solid TdF-style rhythm that they've long been accustomed to. However, it was still touch and go whether or not the break would succeed, and for the locals at least, they were hoping for the former.

Samuel Dumoulin (Ag2r Prevoyance)
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The final 15 was exciting stuff; the four Frenchies weren't giving in, and neither was the peloton, the gap now at 4 minutes 40. Five kilometres later, the peloton had only made five seconds on the break, Frédéric Finot (Française des Jeux) nonetheless deciding to take his chances in solo flyer.

28 year-old Finot's palmarès as a silver medallist in the 1998 world espoir TT championships didn't do him much good, however, and it was all together moments later. Under the flamme rouge signifying one kilometre to go, it was still anyone's race - so long as you were in the breakaway...

In the four-up dash to the line in Chauffailles, it was young Dumoulin (Ag2r Prevoyance) who took line honours, and to make the day even better, the maillot jaune to boot!

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Results

1 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                      4.47.06
2 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           
3 Frederic Finot (Fra) Française Des Jeux                           
4 Frederic Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone             
5 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak Hearing Systems                    3.16
6 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                
7 Stuart O'grady (Aus) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone             
8 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                           
9 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                               
10 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                         
11 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone          
12 Daniele Becke (Ger) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne               
13 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step                                     
14 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      
15 Serge Baguet (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                               
16 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            
17 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                          
18 Elia Rigotto (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                
19 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             
20 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française Des Jeux                          
21 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                              
22 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          
23 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile Team                         
24 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                   
25 Rafael Casero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         
26 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                     
27 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick Step                               
28 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                
29 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick Step                                    
30 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team         
31 Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne              
32 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                 
33 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                       
34 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française Des Jeux                        
35 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Credit Agricole                          
36 Remy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux                        
37 Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                          
38 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 
39 David Arroyo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                
40 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Liquigas-Bianchi                         
41 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                           
42 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Credit Agricole                          
43 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                
44 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Credit Agricole                        
45 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                               
46 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team         
47 Andreas Kloden (Ger) T-Mobile Team                               
48 Jerome Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             
49 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                
50 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                
51 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne           
52 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                              
53 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                               
54 Roberto Heras (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                   
55 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                    
56 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                               
57 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems                        
58 Oscar Mason (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                               
59 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team                                
60 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Davitamon-Lotto                            
61 Didier Rous (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               
62 Inigo Chaurreau (Spa) Ag2r Prevoyance                            
63 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                             
64 Alessandr Cortinovis (Ita) Domina Vacanze                        
65 Matej Jurco (Svk) Domina Vacanze                                 
66 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Française Des Jeux                       
67 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       
68 Jose Cayetano Julia (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne         
69 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          
70 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                            
71 Massimo Giunti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                               
72 Maryan Hary (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               
73 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team       
74 David Canada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                          
75 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone              
76 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                             
77 Jose Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            
78 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Team CSC                                   
79 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team CSC                                      
80 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Ag2r Prevoyance                            
81 Benoit Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole                             
82 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                     
83 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                    
84 Axel Merckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                
85 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                             
86 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick Step                             
87 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                    
88 Francisco Lara Ruiz (Spa) T-Mobile Team                          
89 Santiago Botero (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                     
90 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                     
91 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone          
92 Stephane Goubert (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                           
93 Mauricio Ardila Cano (Col) Davitamon-Lotto                       
94 Juan Fuentes (Spa) Lampre-Caffita                                
95 Jose Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team       
96 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                              
97 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                        
98 Massimo Codol (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                
99 Jose Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                  
100 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step                                 
101 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team                               
102 Sebastien Joly (Fra) Credit Agricole                            
103 Joseba Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         
104 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne              
105 Xabie Zandio Echaide (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne       
106 Igor Gonzalez De Gal (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team           
107 Benoit Vaugrenard (Fra) Française Des Jeux                      
108 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                   
109 Iker Camano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             
110 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone          
111 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze                              
112 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) T-Mobile Team                            
113 Gianluca Sironi (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                          
114 Thomas Lovkvist (Swe) Française Des Jeux                        
115 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                            
116 Pierre Drancourt (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                         
117 Jose Pecharroman (Spa) Quick Step                               
118 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                         
119 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                         
120 Jose Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                     
121 Mauro Facci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                 
122 Jose Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne         
123 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                
124 Angel Edo (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            
125 Devis Miorin (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                             
126 Alessand Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                       
127 Gerben Lowik (Ned) Rabobank                                     
128 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                  
129 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone      
130 Marcos Serrano (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                 
131 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux                         
132 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  
133 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         
134 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Credit Agricole                           
135 Brian Vandborg (Den) Team CSC                                   
136 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                   
137 Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) Domina Vacanze                          
138 Damien Nazon (Fra) Credit Agricole                          3.41
139 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                  3.56
140 Giosue Bonomi (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                          6.41
141 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team     8.34
142 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team         
143 Aitor Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          
144 Yohann Gene (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              
145 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Domina Vacanze                       10.40
146 Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) Lampre-Caffita                          
147 Christian Werner (Ger) T-Mobile Team                            
148 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                          
149 Roberto Petito (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                              
150 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                                     
151 Marco Serpellini (Ita) Gerolsteiner                             
152 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              
153 Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick Step                                   
154 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                       11.14
155 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas-Bianchi                    18.47
156 Dimitri De Fauw (Bel) Quick.Step                                
DNF Josu Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           
DNS Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank                                   
 
Sprints
 
Chauffailles, km 112,5
 
1 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                           6 pts
2 Frederic Finot (Fra) Française Des Jeux                         4
3 Frederic Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone           2
 
Le Guidon, km 148,5
 
1 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                           6 pts
2 Frederic Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone           4
3 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                         2
 
Mountains
 
Col des Echarmeaux, km 87
 
1 Frederic Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone           7 pts
2 Frederic Finot (Fra) Française Des Jeux                         5
3 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                           3
4 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                         2
5 Marcos Serrano (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                 1
 
Col de la Cepee, km 98,5
 
1 Frederic Finot (Fra) Française Des Jeux                         5 pts
2 Frederic Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone           3
3 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                         1
 
Col de la Cepee, km 173
 
1 Frederic Finot (Fra) Française Des Jeux                         5 pts
2 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                         3
3 Frederic Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone           1
 
Teams
 
1 Cofidis                                                  14.27.50
2 Française des Jeux                                               
3 Bouygues Telecom                                                 
4 Ag2r Prevoyance                                                  
5 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                       3.16
6 Quick.Step - Innergetic                                          
7 Liquigas-Bianchi                                                 
8 Lampre - Caffita                                                 
9 Davitamon - Lotto                                                
10 Illes Balears - C.Epargne                                       
11 Crédit Agricole                                                 
12 Phonak Hearing Systems                                          
13 Gerolsteiner                                                    
14 Fassa Bortolo                                                   
15 T-Mobile Team                                                   
16 Liberty Seguros Team                                            
17 Discovery Channel                                               
18 Domina Vacanze                                                  
19 Team CSC                                                        
20 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                             
21 Rabobank                                                        
 
General classification after stage 2
 
1 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                     10.08.06
2 Frederic Finot (Fra) Française Des Jeux                       0.20
3 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                       0.21
4 Frederic Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone         0.28
5 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team      3.06
6 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                            3.07
7 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Credit Agricole                       3.09
8 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                     3.11
9 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team      3.12
10 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                   3.13
11 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team            3.15
12 Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne          3.19
13 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                               
14 Francisco Lara Ruiz (Spa) T-Mobile Team                      3.20
15 Santiago Botero (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                     
16 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile Team                         
17 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak Hearing Systems                   3.22
18 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step                                  
19 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                           3.23
20 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                          
21 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Credit Agricole                          
22 Massimo Giunti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                           3.24
23 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step                                     
24 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                     
25 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone       3.25
26 David Canada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      3.27
27 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                 
28 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Ag2r Prevoyance                        3.28
29 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                    
30 Roberto Heras (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team               3.29
31 Jerome Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             
32 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze                           3.30
33 Didier Rous (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               
34 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team       
35 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                             
36 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team CSC                                      
37 Andreas Kloden (Ger) T-Mobile Team                               
38 Igor Gonzalez De Gal (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team            
39 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                             3.31
40 Stuart O'grady (Aus) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone            
41 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                         
42 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                          3.32
43 Brian Vandborg (Den) Team CSC                                    
44 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                
45 Jose Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir              3.33
46 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Saunier Duval-Prodir                   3.35
47 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                    
48 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Credit Agricole                            
49 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                 3.36
50 Jose Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team       
51 Jose Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                  3.37
52 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick Step                                    
53 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                               
54 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                3.38
55 Alessandr Cortinovis (Ita) Domina Vacanze                        
56 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française Des Jeux                        
57 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                3.39
58 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          
59 Jose Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team        3.40
60 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team                            3.41
61 Daniele Becke (Ger) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne               
62 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                  3.42
63 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone          
64 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                              
65 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) T-Mobile Team                         3.43
66 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                    
67 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems                    3.45
68 Sebastien Joly (Fra) Credit Agricole                             
69 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                
70 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   
71 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Davitamon-Lotto                            
72 Iker Camano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              
73 Maryan Hary (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               
74 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                      3.46
75 Xabie Zandio Echaide (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne        
76 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                        3.47
77 Massimo Codol (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                
78 Stephane Goubert (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                       3.48
79 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                              
80 Gianluca Sironi (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                           
81 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne       3.49
82 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                            3.50
83 Matej Jurco (Svk) Domina Vacanze                             3.51
84 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Team CSC                                   
85 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                 3.52
86 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne           3.53
87 Axel Merckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                
88 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone       
89 Elia Rigotto (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                
90 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Française Des Jeux                   3.54
91 Benoit Vaugrenard (Fra) Française Des Jeux                   3.55
92 Gerben Lowik (Ned) Rabobank                                      
93 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick Step                             
94 Jose Pecharroman (Spa) Quick Step                                
95 David Arroyo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne            3.57
96 Serge Baguet (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                               
97 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                              
98 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick Step                               
99 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 
100 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team                               
101 Marcos Serrano (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team             3.58
102 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone     3.59
103 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                          
104 Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                         
105 Mauro Facci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                 
106 Inigo Chaurreau (Spa) Ag2r Prevoyance                           
107 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                         
108 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone         4.00
109 Thomas Lovkvist (Swe) Française Des Jeux                        
110 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Liquigas-Bianchi                        
111 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                     4.01
112 Alessand Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                   4.02
113 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                        4.03
114 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Credit Agricole                       
115 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                       4.04
116 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                            
117 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                            
118 Jose Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne     4.05
119 Juan Fuentes (Spa) Lampre-Caffita                               
120 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                      
121 Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) Domina Vacanze                      4.06
122 Remy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux                   4.08
123 Pierre Drancourt (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                         
124 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                  
125 Oscar Mason (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                              
126 Benoit Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole                            
127 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir              4.10
128 Jose Cayetano Julia (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne    4.13
129 Rafael Casero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                    4.14
130 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française Des Jeux                         
131 Joseba Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     4.15
132 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team         
133 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux                     4.17
134 Devis Miorin (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                         4.18
135 Angel Edo (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        4.22
136 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     4.24
137 Damien Nazon (Fra) Credit Agricole                          4.51
138 Mauricio Ardila Cano (Col) Davitamon-Lotto                  5.09
139 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                        5.25
140 Giosue Bonomi (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                          7.47
141 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team     8.48
142 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team     9.07
143 Aitor Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      9.27
144 Yohann Gene (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                          9.32
145 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                     11.08
146 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Gerolsteiner                         11.14
147 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                                11.17
148 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Domina Vacanze                       11.22
149 Christian Werner (Ger) T-Mobile Team                       11.25
150 Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) Lampre-Caffita                     11.26
151 Roberto Petito (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                         11.28
152 Marco Serpellini (Ita) Gerolsteiner                        11.37
153 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                       11.46
154 Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick Step                              12.32
155 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas-Bianchi                    19.06
156 Dimitri De Fauw (Bel) Quick.Step                           20.05
 
Sprints classification
 
1 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                          40 pts
2 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                             30
3 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak Hearing Systems                     28
4 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                        23
5 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team       20
6 Frederic Finot (Fra) Française Des Jeux                        19
7 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                        19
8 Frederic Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone          19
9 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                             17
10 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Credit Agricole                       15
11 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                     13
12 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team CSC                                   13
13 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                      13
14 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                   13
15 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team      11
16 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze                            10
17 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone       10
18 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                    10
19 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française Des Jeux                       10
20 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team              9
21 Stuart O'grady (Aus) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone          9
22 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                           9
23 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                             8
24 Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne            7
25 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                            7
26 Francisco Lara Ruiz (Spa) T-Mobile Team                        6
27 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        6
28 Santiago Botero (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                   5
29 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              5
30 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone        5
31 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile Team                       4
32 Daniele Becke (Ger) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne             4
33 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Davitamon-Lotto                          4
34 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                          4
35 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step                                3
36 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step                                   3
37 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                   3
38 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Credit Agricole                        2
39 Dimitri De Fauw (Bel) Quick.Step                               2
40 Massimo Giunti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                             1
41 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                              1
42 Serge Baguet (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                             1
43 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                 -5
44 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team       -5
45 Damien Nazon (Fra) Credit Agricole                            -5
46 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                          -5
 
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Frederic Finot (Fra) Française Des Jeux                        15 pts
2 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux                        13
3 Frederic Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone          11
4 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone        11
5 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze                              9
6 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team               7
7 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                         6
8 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile Team                        5
9 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                           3
10 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                     3
11 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                             2
12 Oscar Mason (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                             2
13 Marcos Serrano (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                1
14 Jose Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne        1
 
Teams classification
 
1 Ag2r Prevoyance                                          30.31.39
2 Bouygues Telecom                                             0.06
3 Cofidis                                                          
4 Française des Jeux                                           0.37
5 Phonak Hearing Systems                                       2.23
6 Discovery Channel                                            2.27
7 Gerolsteiner                                                 2.37
8 Crédit Agricole                                              2.44
9 T-Mobile Team                                                2.49
10 Liberty Seguros Team                                        2.50
11 Fassa Bortolo                                               3.00
12 Quick.Step - Innergetic                                     3.02
13 Rabobank                                                    3.03
14 Team CSC                                                    3.08
15 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                      3.14
16 Illes Balears - C.Epargne                                   3.25
17 Liquigas-Bianchi                                            3.33
18 Domina Vacanze                                              3.36
19 Lampre - Caffita                                            3.54
20 Davitamon - Lotto                                           4.09
21 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                         4.12

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