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92nd Tour de France - GT

France, July 2-24, 2005

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Stage 14 - Saturday, July 16: Agde - Ax-3 Domaines, 220.5 km

Georg one fine wine

Lance likes it hot - sometimes

By Anthony Tan and Hedwig Kröner in Ax-3 Domaines, with additional reporting from Shane Stokes

Georg Totschnig (Gerolsteiner)
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Just like a fine bottle of red, 34 year-old Austrian Georg Totschnig (Gerolsteiner) showed the cycling world today that he's not just getting older, he's getting better. On a stifling first day in the Pyrenees mountains, one of the veterans of the peloton used the strength acquired from 14 years as a professional to outlast and outride his nine other breakaway companions in a mammoth 200 kilometre-plus breakaway.

"This Tour de France has been very hard for me. After the first week, I had no motivation and wanted to go home," said Totschnig, who finished seventh overall in last year's Tour but illness prevented him from arriving in Fromentine two weeks ago in top form.

"Today, I said to my director I wanted to attack and get in a break that would make it the finish. I had a little bit of luck, but also a lot of strength. Today's victory is better than finishing 10th in the [final] classification," he said.

Behind Totschnig and his breakaway mates on the penultimate hors categorié climb of the Port de Pailhères, a clever strategy from T-Mobile disturbed Discovery's plans of safely taking Lance Armstrong to at least the foot of the final climb. "I rode 12 of the 15 kilometres up Pailhères isolated," admitted the six-time Tour winner. "It's scary when you see an entire team ride as fast as they can at the bottom.

"Their [T-Mobile's] thing is to ride a medium-fast tempo for a long time to control the race and take it from 50 guys to 30 guys to 20 guys to 15 guys, and that obviously disrupted our plan. You see what order they were in, you see what they were setting up for, so that naturally gives you fear in that sort of situation.

"You fight back or you run away; I felt good at the time and I was motivated to not be put down by such strong tactics. But I have to say that was the right thing to do... if I was the director, that would of been my call, too."

Lance Armstrong (Discovery Channel)
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Despite what happened, Armstrong seemed to like it hot today. Each time CSC leader Ivan Basso accelerated at the base of Ax-3 Domaines, the 33 year-old Texan responded immediately, or stuck to Jan Ullrich's wheel, who was predictably much stronger than he was in the Alps, only losing contact inside the final kilometre. Armstrong also gapped Basso just before the finish, but only by two seconds, while Der Kaiser's deficit was 18 seconds.

For mountains leader Michael Rasmussen (Rabobank), it was the Dane's turn to have an off-day, but his 51 seconds lost to Armstrong still meant he held onto his second position overall. "I was hoping for more," said a cooked Chicken after the stage. "I am a little disappointed but on the other hand, I am limiting my losses to less than a minute to maybe the best bike rider in history... so that is okay for a bad day."

In contrast to the lightly fried Chicken Rasmussen, 27 year-old Basso enjoyed a 'buona etappa' and was really the only rider capable of matching and attacking Armstrong on the final climb. "I had a good day; it was a hard course, hard climbs... so, of course, I am very happy going into tomorrow. And tomorrow, I will try like I did today," he said.

Ivan Basso (CSC)
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Added CSC's team manager Bjarne Riis: "It was exactly what we'd hoped for. We knew that Basso has been doing well the last couple of days, and maybe we've underplayed our role a bit to take off some of the pressure. We tried to attack Lance, but as always, he's very strong."

"I gave every inch of myself," said Ullrich, who moved from eighth to fourth overall after today, one place behind Basso. "In the last kilometre, I couldn't follow Armstrong anymore; my legs just had too much lactic acid in them."

Gerolsteiner's Levi Leipheimer was not surprisingly completely spent after his superb fifth-place finish. "I tell you, the first five k of the Pailhères was very difficult - a little bit too much for me," said the 31 year-old American.

"I think I always suffer at the bottom of the climbs, so again, I just rode my own race. It took me a while but I came back; I think Floyd and I hung for... I don't know, about half of it... I don't remember. We both went steady, and he was kind of dragging me along - it was all I could do, just follow. It was great, because we could always see the three in front of us, so I don't think they put much time on us," he said.

Jan Ullrich (T-Mobile)
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Out of T-Mobile's tenacious trio, it was Alexandre Vinokourov who lost largest, paying for his earlier efforts on the Pailhères and on previous days, consequently dipping out of the top 10. "I tried again, I went to the maximum limit," said an exhausted Vino straight after the stage. "I did join them again after the descent, but it was just at the foot of the last climb, and I just couldn't attack anymore.

"My legs weren't that bad, but I still felt the stage to Briançon. We planned to go à bloc on the first climb and we succeeded, but then Lance showed again that he was strong enough to stay on our wheel. Tomorrow it will be hot again, another day in high mountains and there can be attacks right from the beginning. If we can isolate Lance on the Peyresourde, it will be hard for him," said the 31 year-old never-say-die Kazakhstani.

On tomorrow's queen stage to Pla d'Adet, Armstrong believed it would undoubtedly be the hardest stage of the Tour.

"We're definitely going to have hard time recovering from today's stage and certainly tomorrow's no cakewalk," he said. "If it's going to be this hot again tomorrow, there's going to be a lot of guys going home, I suspect.

Asked if another early breakaway would work in his favour, Armstrong said to Cyclingnews: "Typically, in the final week of the Tour, those breaks are neither here or there. We know what's going to happen from the rivals, we know they can't attack, but it's going to be very tough - I would not want to be in any explosive moves in tomorrow's stage."

How it unfolded

Juan Manual Garate (Saunier Duval)
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The first Pyrenean stage would play a vital part in influencing the final general classification of this year's Tour. Although Sunday's leg to Saint-Lary Soulan (Pla d'Adet) is undoubtedly harder, today's was tough for several reasons. The 220.5 kilometre distance was the fourth longest of the race, the heat was oppressive and the stage brought the first big climbs in several days, a change in pace which is always a jolt to the system.

The profile was no walk in the park, either. A mainly flat first-third was offset by three category four climbs - the Col de Villerouge (90.5km), the Col de Bedos (98.5km) and the Col des Fourches (104km), the third cat Col du Paradis (115.5km), then two stiff ascents inside the final 45 kilometres really acting to stir things up.

The first of these, the 2100 metre Hors Categorie Port-de-Pailhères, was certain to fragment the main field. This would be followed immediately by the Cat. 1 Ax-3 Domaines climb, another leg-sapping ascent which would put many into trouble. This proved to be the case back in 2003, when these two mountains concluded the 13th stage of the race; on that occasion Jan Ullrich distanced Lance Armstrong on the final climb, taking 7 seconds out of the Texan by the finish.

Two years on, the big question was if he or any other GC contender would be able to see off Armstrong once again. Every day is bringing the Discovery Channel leader closer to Paris and a seventh consecutive win; if his farewell party is to be ruined, making the most of today's stage was vital.

Georg Totschnig (Gerolsteiner)
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160 riders lined out at the start in Agde, with just Gerben Löwik of Rabobank not signing on. Seven kilometres after the drop of the flag, ten riders decided to chance their luck and tore clear. In the break were Georg Totschnig (Gerolsteiner), Daniele Nardello (T-Mobile), Alexandre Moos (Phonak), Juan Manuel Garate (Saunier Duval), Stefano Garzelli (Liquigas), Walter Bénéteau (Bouygues Telecom), Carlos Da Cruz and Philippe Gilbert (FDJ), Andrei Grivko (Domina Vacanze) and Yuriy Krivtsov (Ag2r Prévoyance).

With Totschnig best placed overall, 11 minutes and 43 seconds back in 22nd place, Armstrong's Discovery Channel team was likely to give them some leeway. Rabobank was not too worried either, as the leading KOM classified rider in the move, Juan Manuel Garate, had just 24 points to Michael Rasmussen's 160.

Francaise des Jeux pair Da Cruz and Gilbert bested Grivko at the first sprint in Narbonne, then repeated this prime order 28 kilometres later in Saint-Laurent-de-Caberisse. Krivtsov led Garate and Grivko over the top of the first climb, the Col de Villerouge, by which time the gap was up to eight minutes. Garate beat 32nd birthday celebrant Garzelli and Beneteau on the Col de Bedos, then also scooped top points on the next two hills.

The gap was up to 9'35 as the race passed through the feed zone at Couiza, 88 kilometres from the stage end. This increased by another few seconds but by the time the escapees reached the bottom of the Hors Categorié Port-de-Pailhères, their advantage had started to fall. This news prompted Moos, Garzelli and Beneteau to strike clear of the others on the climb, Totschnig soon getting across and Moos falling back.

Jan Ullrich (T-Mobile)
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Behind, it was all go. T-Mobile threw down the gauntlet to Armstrong and his team on the Pailhères, substantially ramping up the pace and causing pandemonium in the bunch. Several of the team massed at the front including, of course, Jan Ullrich and Alexandre Vinokourov, then the former Alpe d'Huez stage winner Giuseppe Guerini turned it up a couple of more clicks. Accelerating violently out of the saddle, he put the hurt on the GC contenders and provided the springboard for an impressive Vinokourov attack.

The Kazakhstani quickly opened a gap but - surprisingly - it was none other than his own teammate Ullrich who dragged him back. The German was trying to put Armstrong under pressure, and while the Texan responded to the first surge, he didn't match the second. Ullrich, Vinokourov, Basso, Landis and Andrei Kashechkin drew clear, opening a 10 second gap.

The yellow jersey was by this point without teammates and seemed isolated. However, after waiting a couple of minutes he put in a powerful burst to bridge the gap, moving pointedly up alongside Vinokourov to show that he was in no real difficultly. This prompted a slight stall in the break, enabling Leipheimer, Evans and Klöden to also join. Landis then decided that there were too many rivals up front and drove the pace, putting a weakening Vinokourov into all sorts of trouble.

Basso took over, riding elegantly and dragging Armstrong, Ullrich and Kashechkin away. Another stall saw a slight regrouping, then a second surge by the Italian CSC rider carried Ullrich, Armstrong, and Landis clear. Leipheimer succeeded in bridging shortly afterwards and these five crested the summit of the Pailhères together.

The remains of the break:
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Meanwhile, up front, Totschnig had scuppered any thoughts Garzelli had about a birthday win by dropping the former Giro winner on the climb. He was a minute clear of the Liquigas rider at the top, 3'15 ahead of a fading Beneteau and a further 32 seconds ahead of the Ullrich-led chase. Mancebo, Rasmussen, Evans, Klöden and Haimar Zubeldia (Euskaltel) were an additional 15 seconds back, slightly ahead of Vinokourov, while other GC riders such as Jörg Jaksche (Liberty Seguros), Christophe Moreau (Credit Agricole) and Bobby Julich (Team CSC) were further down the mountain.

Totschnig made the most of an easing in the chase on the descent to add another minute to his lead, a buffer that would prove vital by the day's end. Rasmussen's group also capitalised on the stall to get back on, as did a stubborn Vinokourov. He returned to the regrouped chase bunch just before the start of the final climb, then blasted straight past and drew clear. Looking suddenly fresher, he seemed set to gain some time on Armstrong's group. Yet, once again, it was the other T-Mobile riders (Klöden in this instance) who brought him back, thinking of setting Ullrich up for an attack. As Vino headed due south, Basso kicked and went in the opposite direction, getting rid of all bar Ullrich, Armstrong, Leipheimer and Landis.

With five kilometres remaining this quintet was still 3'15 seconds off Totschnig. Leipheimer and Landis faded shortly afterwards, as did a recaptured Garzelli, leaving just the Gerolsteiner rider out front. The three chasers knew that the only hope they had of catching him was to work well together, and they did, motivated further by the fact that they were putting some good time into the dropped GC contenders.

Armstrong and Basso
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A fast pedaling Armstrong was happy to contribute, secure in the knowledge that Rasmussen's already slim chances of taking yellow were going up in flames. A smooth Basso and a strained Ullrich also rolled through, keeping the tempo high. Inside the final two kilometres the German tried to put in a dig but was clearly unable to do so; Armstrong responded by driving the pace, sending the 1997 Tour winner into difficultly and out the back. He then went again inside the final 200 metres, crossing the line 56 seconds after an ecstatic Totschnig and two seconds clear of third-placed Basso. Ullrich came home 20 seconds later in fourth, with the pairings of Leipheimer and Landis, then Mancebo and Rasmussen also finishing within two minutes of the stage winner.

Stage 15 - Sunday, July 17: Lézat-sur-Lèze - Saint-Lary Soulan (Pla d'Adet), 205.5 km

It doesn't come much tougher than this - one Hors Categorie, four cat 1 cols and one cat 2 climb that adds up to 54km of climbing and an average gradient of 7.96% - that also adds up to plenty of pain! Riders will pass the monument to Fabio Casartelli, killed on the Col du Portet d'Aspet in 1995, where the peloton will most likely slow down to pay its respects as it rides past. It's then on to the Col de Mente, Portillon, Peyresourde, Val-Louron Azet before finishing up Lat-d'Adet in St-Lary - Soulan. The climbs are evenly spaced out, and it's pretty clear to see what everyone is in for - plenty of mountains that don't necessarily reach great heights, but do so very quickly.

Stage 15 will probably serve as the ultimate selection day, and look for Armstrong, Ullrich, Basso, and maybe Rasmussen to fight it out for the stage and GC honours.

Stage 15 climbs

Col du Portet d'Aspet (souvenir Casartelli) (Cat. 2, km 85, 5.9 km climb at 6.9 %)
Col de Menté (Cat. 1, km 100.5, 7.0 km climb at 8.6 %)
Col du Portillon (Cat. 1, km 137.5, 8.4 km climb at 7.3 %)
Col de Peyresourde (Cat. 1, km 162, 15.3 km climb at 7 %)
Col de Val-Louron-Azet (Cat. 1, km 182.5, 7.4 km climb at 8.3 %)
Saint-Lary-Soulan (Pla-d'Adet) (HC, km 205.5, 10.3 km climb at 8.3 %)

Photography

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Results

1 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                   5.43.43 (38.491 km/h)
2 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel                                 0.56
3 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC                                               0.58
4 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                         1.16
5 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                                      1.31
6 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                                   
7 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                  1.47
8 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                            
9 Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                      2.06
10 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                2.20
11 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile Team                               3.06
12 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                3.35
13 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) Liberty Seguros-Würth                               4.03
14 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                          
15 Walter Bénéteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 4.16
16 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel                              4.18
17 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                            6.01
18 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                    6.04
19 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                
20 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                6.06
21 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                         6.21
22 Andrei Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze                                     6.40
23 Andrei Kashechkin (Kaz) Credit Agricole                                6.47
24 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Credit Agricole                                    
25 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                         
26 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                                
27 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Ag2r-Prevoyance                                  7.28
28 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                           8.00
29 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                   8.09
30 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                         8.34
31 David Arroyo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                          
32 Maxim Iglinski (Kaz) Domina Vacanze                                    9.13
33 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                   9.35
34 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française Des Jeux                             10.52
35 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team                                     11.24
36 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux                                  12.18
37 Jörg Ludewig (Ger) Domina Vacanze                                          
38 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                      
39 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         12.51
40 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel                               13.28
41 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Credit Agricole                               13.43
42 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2r-Prevoyance                                       
43 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                 14.39
44 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française Des Jeux                               16.31
45 Jose Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                   16.49
46 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Credit Agricole                                  17.03
47 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance                                  17.18
48 Axel Merckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                     18.53
49 David Canada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                               21.25
50 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Credit Agricole                                      
51 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                          
52 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth                               
53 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                      
54 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                          
55 Marcos Serrano (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth                                 
56 Volodimir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo                                       
57 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                       
58 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                          
59 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                    
60 Jose Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel                                       
61 Jose Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel                                  
62 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel                                   
63 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick.Step                                            
64 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick.Step                                          
65 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                    
66 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                    
67 Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                22.51
68 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                       
69 Massimo Giunti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                    25.30
70 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Domina Vacanze                            29.08
71 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                        
72 Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     
73 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       
74 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                     
75 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                            
76 Santiago Botero (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                               
77 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                              
78 Iker Camano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                        
79 Roberto Heras (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth                                  
80 Chris Horner (USA) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                    
81 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                    
82 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance                                       
83 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                              
84 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux                               29.13
85 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                          31.52
86 Michael Rich (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                       32.15
87 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                      
88 Jose Vicente García Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne            
89 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                                    
90 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Liquigas-Bianchi                                   
91 Guido Trenti (USA) Quick.Step                                              
92 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française Des Jeux                                   
93 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole                                    
94 Daniel Becke (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                          
95 Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    
96 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick.Step                                              
97 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth                                    
98 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                              
99 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance                                     
100 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2r-Prevoyance                                       
101 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance                                     
102 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems                                 
103 Joseba Beloki (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth                                 
104 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                      
105 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                         
106 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                       
107 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth                                 
108 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                   
109 Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) Domina Vacanze                                    
110 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                  
111 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone              32.21
112 Luis León Sanchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth                             
113 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                     
114 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                        
115 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Caffita                                         
116 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Domina Vacanze                            33.06
117 Mauro Facci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                      35.50
118 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                                      
119 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                          
120 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo                                     
121 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC                                          
122 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française Des Jeux                                   
123 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Lampre-Caffita                                      
124 David Herrero (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                     
125 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas-Bianchi                                   
126 Didier Rous (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                        
127 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                          
128 Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team CSC                                             
129 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quick.Step                                           
130 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                        
131 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                   
132 Dario Cioni (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                        
133 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                             
134 Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                   
135 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    
136 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                     
137 Baden Cooke (Aus) Française Des Jeux                                      
138 Matthew White (Aus) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                      
139 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel                                     
140 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   
141 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                       
142 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                       
143 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                                               
144 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick.Step                                       
145 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                       
146 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas-Bianchi                                   
147 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                               
148 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                    
149 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                                
150 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    
151 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas-Bianchi                                    
152 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir                             
153 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank                                              
154 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel                                    
155 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française Des Jeux                                    
156 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                       
157 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                         
158 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                                      
159 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team CSC                                          36.28
160 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                36.52
DNF Gerben Löwik (Ned) Rabobank                                               
 
Points
 
1 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                        20 pts
2 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel                                   17
3 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC                                                 15
4 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                           13
5 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                                        12
6 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                                 10
7 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                     9
8 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                           8
9 Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                         7
10 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   6
11 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile Team                                  5
12 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                   4
13 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) Liberty Seguros-Würth                                  3
14 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                         2
15 Walter Bénéteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    1
 
Mountains
 
Col de Villerouge - Cat. 4, km 90.5 
1 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2r-Prevoyance                                       3 pts
2 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                              2
3 Andrei Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze                                         1
 
Col de Bedos - Cat. 4, km 98.5
1 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                              3 pts
2 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                    2
3 Walter Bénéteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                     1
 
Col des Fourches - Cat. 4, km 104
1 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                              3 pts
2 Walter Bénéteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                     2
3 Andrei Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze                                         1
 
Col du Paradis - Cat. 3, km 115.5 
1 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                              4 pts
2 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                         3
3 Andrei Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze                                         2
4 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                    1
 
Port de Pailhères - HC, km 191.5 
1 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                        20 pts
2 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                   18
3 Walter Bénéteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    16
4 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                           14
5 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                                 12
6 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel                                   10
7 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                                         8
8 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC                                                  7
9 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                     6
10 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                          5
 
Ax 3 Domaines - km 219.5 
1 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                        30 pts
2 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel                                   26
3 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC                                                 22
4 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                           18
5 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                                 16
6 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                                        14
7 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                    12
8 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                          10
 
Sprints
 
Narbonne - km 50
1 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française Des Jeux                                    6 pts
2 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française Des Jeux                                  4
3 Andrei Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze                                         2
 
Saint-Laurent-De-La-Cabrerisse - km 78 
1 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française Des Jeux                                    6 pts
2 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française Des Jeux                                  4
3 Andrei Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze                                         2
 
Young rider
 
1 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel                            5.48.01
2 Andrei Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze                                      2.22
3 Andrei Kashechkin (Kaz) Credit Agricole                                 2.29
4 David Arroyo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                       4.16
5 Maxim Iglinski (Kaz) Domina Vacanze                                     4.55
6 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française Des Jeux                               6.34
7 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                  10.21
8 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth                           17.07
9 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                           
10 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick.Step                                          
11 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  18.33
12 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                         24.50
13 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux                               24.55
14 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 27.57
15 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française Des Jeux                                   
16 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth                                    
17 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2r-Prevoyance                                        
18 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance                                      
19 Luis León Sanchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth                         28.03
20 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Caffita                                          
21 Mauro Facci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                       31.32
22 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo                                      
23 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française Des Jeux                                    
24 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas-Bianchi                                    
25 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                    
26 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                              
27 Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                    
28 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                     
 
Most combative
 
1 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                          
 
Teams
 
1 T-Mobile Team                                                       17.17.37
2 Team Csc                                                                8.31
3 Phonak Hearing Systems                                                 10.24
4 Illes Balears-Caisse D’Epargne                                         10.40
5 Discovery Channel Team                                                 12.14
6 Gerolsteiner                                                           16.28
7 Credit Agricole                                                        20.49
8 Domina Vacanze                                                         21.43
9 Bouygues Telecom                                                       26.45
10 Rabobank                                                              30.48
11 Ag2R Prevoyance                                                       32.01
12 Francaise Des Jeux                                                    33.13
13 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                                33.52
14 Davitamon - Lotto                                                     37.53
15 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                   38.42
16 Liberty Seguros - Würth Team                                          40.25
17 Lampre - Caffita                                                      53.16
18 Cofidis Credit Par Telephone                                          59.30
19 Liquigas - Bianchi                                                  1.01.37
20 Fassa Bortolo                                                       1.01.52
21 Quick Step - Innergetic                                             1.08.37
 
General classification after stage 14
 
1 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel                             55.58.17 (43.32 km/h)
2 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                        1.41
3 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC                                               2.46
4 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                         4.34
5 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                                      4.45
6 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                               5.03
7 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                      
8 Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                      5.38
9 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile Team                                7.09
10 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Credit Agricole                                8.37
11 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) Liberty Seguros-Würth                               8.52
12 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                      9.14
13 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel                              9.59
14 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                    10.39
15 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               11.43
16 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                           11.54
17 Andrei Kashechkin (Kaz) Credit Agricole                               12.55
18 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                          13.53
19 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                   14.06
20 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                               17.12
21 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux                                  19.15
22 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           19.52
23 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                  20.07
24 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                        24.40
25 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel                               24.59
26 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                    27.47
27 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick.Step                                       29.51
28 Santiago Botero (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                          32.12
29 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                        32.54
30 Jose Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel                                  33.42
31 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Ag2r-Prevoyance                                 34.33
32 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel                              37.10
33 Maxim Iglinski (Kaz) Domina Vacanze                                   37.24
34 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team                                     37.27
35 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth                          40.12
36 Chris Horner (USA) Saunier Duval-Prodir                               43.44
37 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               50.15
38 Jose Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                   51.43
39 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance                                51.56
40 Axel Merckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                     53.15
41 Roberto Heras (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth                             57.33
42 Jörg Ludewig (Ger) Domina Vacanze                                     57.59
43 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Credit Agricole                               59.45
44 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Credit Agricole                               1.00.38
45 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne               1.01.52
46 Jose Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel                           1.02.18
47 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                         1.02.26
48 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone               1.04.26
49 Marcos Serrano (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth                          1.06.05
50 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone              1.07.35
51 David Arroyo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                   1.08.44
52 Walter Bénéteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              1.09.28
53 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   1.09.32
54 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       1.10.21
55 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                       
56 Joseba Beloki (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth                           1.10.25
57 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               1.12.50
58 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                1.13.06
59 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick.Step                                   1.13.11
60 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                1.13.45
61 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth                           1.16.04
62 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                        1.17.47
63 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                1.17.50
64 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                            1.18.09
65 Massimo Giunti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                  1.18.46
66 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                             1.20.21
67 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne              1.21.01
68 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance                                1.22.42
69 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone               1.22.43
70 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone             1.23.09
71 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française Des Jeux                            1.23.44
72 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   1.23.53
73 David Canada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                             1.24.21
74 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française Des Jeux                           1.26.46
75 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                 1.27.10
76 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Lampre-Caffita                                1.27.23
77 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                       1.28.18
78 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                             1.31.21
79 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2r-Prevoyance                                1.31.32
80 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     1.31.33
81 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                       1.32.05
82 Didier Rous (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  1.33.55
83 Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team CSC                                       1.35.00
84 Dario Cioni (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                  1.35.12
85 Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             1.36.10
86 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Credit Agricole                                1.37.12
87 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française Des Jeux                              1.37.39
88 Volodimir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo                                1.38.03
89 Andrei Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze                                  1.38.17
90 Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) T-Mobile Team                              1.39.09
91 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                       1.39.23
92 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   1.41.55
93 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             1.43.29
94 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux                             1.43.44
95 Iker Camano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                 1.44.12
96 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel                               1.44.26
97 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Caffita                                   1.44.31
98 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Domina Vacanze                          1.45.19
99 Luis León Sanchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth                       1.48.39
100 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                            1.52.36
101 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance                               1.53.12
102 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel                             1.53.19
103 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems                          1.53.51
104 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                  1.56.40
105 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française Des Jeux                            1.57.20
106 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                   1.57.33
107 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      1.59.25
108 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC                                   1.59.43
109 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              2.00.29
110 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                            2.02.28
111 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                2.04.06
112 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                 2.09.45
113 Matthew White (Aus) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone               2.09.58
114 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team CSC                                        2.10.26
115 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Liquigas-Bianchi                           2.11.04
116 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                               2.11.42
117 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth                            2.13.01
118 Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             2.13.43
119 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone            2.14.23
120 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                         2.15.57
121 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    
122 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick.Step                                      2.16.00
123 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                               2.16.14
124 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                 2.17.44
125 Mauro Facci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                    2.18.29
126 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                            2.19.14
127 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance                              2.20.29
128 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone               2.20.30
129 Michael Rich (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    2.20.40
130 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             2.22.00
131 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        2.23.26
132 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Domina Vacanze                          2.24.04
133 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                2.25.13
134 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas-Bianchi                            2.25.47
135 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo                              2.25.49
136 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                2.26.51
137 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française Des Jeux                            2.27.14
138 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                                        2.27.23
139 David Herrero (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              2.28.07
140 Guido Trenti (USA) Quick.Step                                      2.28.10
141 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole                            2.28.12
142 Baden Cooke (Aus) Française Des Jeux                               2.28.50
143 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2r-Prevoyance                                2.29.10
144 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone              2.30.23
145 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas-Bianchi                             2.30.44
146 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas-Bianchi                            2.31.59
147 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                   2.32.31
148 Jose Vicente García Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne    2.32.42
149 Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) Domina Vacanze                             2.33.19
150 Daniel Becke (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                  2.37.03
151 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                      2.37.35
152 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank                                       2.38.21
153 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick.Step                                2.38.22
154 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            2.38.27
155 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  2.39.38
156 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quick.Step                                    2.41.36
157 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                2.43.08
158 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                              2.46.33
159 Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                            2.47.40
160 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                2.53.59
 
Points classification
 
1 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                       164 pts
2 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                    150
3 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                      142
4 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile Team                                  86
5 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                         84
6 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                          79
7 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                   75
8 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth                                   73
9 Baden Cooke (Aus) Française Des Jeux                                      73
10 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                         71
11 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française Des Jeux                                  71
12 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas-Bianchi                                  67
13 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  63
14 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                                  61
15 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    61
16 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel                                  57
17 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Credit Agricole                                  54
18 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                     53
19 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                          47
20 Guido Trenti (USA) Quick.Step                                            45
21 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                     43
22 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française Des Jeux                                43
23 Chris Horner (USA) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                  42
24 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                                     42
25 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                           39
26 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                        38
27 Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       36
28 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                                       34
29 Massimo Giunti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                       33
30 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC                                                30
31 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                       29
32 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                            29
33 Daniel Becke (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                        29
34 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                   25
35 Santiago Botero (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                             25
36 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        25
37 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                                     24
38 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                               24
39 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                  24
40 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux                                     24
41 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth                                24
42 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                 24
43 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                      24
44 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                              24
45 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo                                    24
46 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                              23
47 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                      23
48 Maxim Iglinski (Kaz) Domina Vacanze                                      23
49 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                   22
50 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                         22
51 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française Des Jeux                                  20
52 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                                20
53 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                      19
54 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2r-Prevoyance                                     19
55 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                  18
56 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Credit Agricole                                    18
57 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel                                  17
58 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        16
59 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                  16
60 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                   16
61 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Caffita                                        15
62 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            14
63 Axel Merckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                        14
64 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                       14
65 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            13
66 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole                                  13
67 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                      13
68 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) Liberty Seguros-Würth                                 12
69 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                    12
70 Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) Domina Vacanze                                   12
71 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance                                     11
72 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française Des Jeux                                   11
73 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                       11
74 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team CSC                                              11
75 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                     10
76 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   10
77 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       9
78 Andrei Kashechkin (Kaz) Credit Agricole                                   8
79 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                   7
80 Dario Cioni (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                        6
81 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   6
82 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems                                 6
83 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance                                     6
84 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas-Bianchi                                    6
85 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel                                 4
86 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                               4
87 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick.Step                                           4
88 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth                              4
89 Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team CSC                                             4
90 Andrei Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze                                        4
91 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                             4
92 Luis León Sanchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth                             4
93 Mauro Facci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                           4
94 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC                                          3
95 Matthew White (Aus) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                      3
96 Jose Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel                                      2
97 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                     2
98 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                     2
99 David Canada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                   2
100 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Domina Vacanze                               2
101 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance                                     2
102 Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   2
103 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                          -2
104 Walter Bénéteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  -4
105 Jose Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                     -5
106 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                             -5
107 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                 -5
108 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux                                 -5
109 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel                                   -5
110 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2r-Prevoyance                                     -5
111 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                -10
112 Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                -10
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                         175 pts
2 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Credit Agricole                                   89
3 Santiago Botero (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                              88
4 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel                                   76
5 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile Team                                  71
6 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                        53
7 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC                                                 45
8 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                           44
9 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                             36
10 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                                       36
11 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                   36
12 Dario Cioni (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                       34
13 Jose Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel                                     30
14 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                                28
15 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                           27
16 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel                                 25
17 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                  24
18 Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       20
19 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                        20
20 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                              20
21 Walter Bénéteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   19
22 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth                                18
23 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                            18
24 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) Liberty Seguros-Würth                                 17
25 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                  17
26 Axel Merckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                        17
27 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  16
28 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel                                16
29 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux                                     15
30 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                    15
31 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2r-Prevoyance                                     14
32 Jose Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel                                14
33 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                   13
34 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                            13
35 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                       13
36 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                   13
37 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                      12
38 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Credit Agricole                                    12
39 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel                                  11
40 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        10
41 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                              10
42 Andrei Kashechkin (Kaz) Credit Agricole                                  10
43 Luis León Sanchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth                             9
44 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                      8
45 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                     8
46 Mauro Facci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                           8
47 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank                                              7
48 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    7
49 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                   7
50 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                            6
51 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                                6
52 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                       6
53 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir                             5
54 Andrei Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze                                        4
55 Chris Horner (USA) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                   3
56 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                                      3
57 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                           3
58 Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   3
59 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                       3
60 David Canada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                   2
61 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                             2
62 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française Des Jeux                                   2
63 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas-Bianchi                                    2
64 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance                                      2
65 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance                                      1
66 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                                   1
 
Young rider classification
 
1 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel                           56.08.16
2 Andrei Kashechkin (Kaz) Credit Agricole                                 2.56
3 Maxim Iglinski (Kaz) Domina Vacanze                                    27.25
4 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth                           30.13
5 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                  51.53
6 David Arroyo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                      58.45
7 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 1.00.22
8 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick.Step                                    1.03.12
9 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française Des Jeux                             1.13.45
10 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française Des Jeux                           1.16.47
11 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                       1.22.06
12 Andrei Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze                                  1.28.18
13 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                       1.29.24
14 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   1.31.56
15 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux                             1.33.45
16 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Caffita                                   1.34.32
17 Luis León Sanchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth                       1.38.40
18 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               1.50.30
19 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth                             2.03.02
20 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              2.05.58
21 Mauro Facci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                     2.08.30
22 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                             2.09.15
23 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance                               2.10.30
24 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo                               2.15.50
25 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française Des Jeux                             2.17.15
26 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2r-Prevoyance                                 2.19.11
27 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas-Bianchi                             2.22.00
28 Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                             2.37.41
 
Teams classification
 
1 T-Mobile Team                                                      165.43.38
2 Team Csc                                                                6.22
3 Illes Balears-Caisse D’Epargne                                         10.01
4 Discovery Channel Team                                                 25.21
5 Credit Agricole                                                        27.04
6 Phonak Hearing Systems                                                 27.56
7 Liberty Seguros - Würth Team                                         1.10.37
8 Gerolsteiner                                                         1.16.00
9 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                               1.28.31
10 Rabobank                                                            1.30.59
11 Ag2R Prevoyance                                                     1.46.50
12 Francaise Des Jeux                                                  1.55.05
13 Davitamon - Lotto                                                   2.02.14
14 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                 2.03.31
15 Lampre - Caffita                                                    2.36.08
16 Domina Vacanze                                                      2.41.21
17 Bouygues Telecom                                                    2.42.21
18 Cofidis Credit Par Telephone                                        2.49.50
19 Liquigas - Bianchi                                                  2.50.46
20 Fassa Bortolo                                                       3.05.38
21 Quick Step - Innergetic                                             3.36.05

 

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