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93rd Tour de France - ProT

France, July 1-23, 2006

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Rest Day 2 - Monday, July 17: Gap

Tour 2006 still wide open

It was billed as the most unpredictable Tour in years and so it has proved. Cyclingnews’ Shane Stokes looks back at an exciting week of racing, documenting how some contenders have fallen by the wayside while others have set up a possible bid for yellow in the final week.

Fourteen down, six to go: the 2006 Tour de France is over two thirds of the way through, but the race is still very much an open affair. The first seven riders are all within four minutes of the yellow jersey and with three tough mountain stages, two road stages and a long time trial still to come, a ding-dong battle looks set to be waged between here and Paris.

Stage 9 – Tuesday, July 11: Bordeaux - Dax, 170 km

Freire and McEwen
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Oscar Freire won his second stage of this year’s Tour de France when he nipped past Erik Zabel and Tom Boonen inside the final 50 metres of the race to Dax. Freire is known as an explosive rider who is capable from coming from behind very close to the line, but he was very nearly overhauled by another rider who is even more proficient at the same tactic, Robbie McEwen.

The Australian was hemmed in but pulled off an audacious move to veer left through a gap and close to within a few centimetres of the triple world champion by the line. However it was Oscar’s day, the Spaniard providing further proof that he is back after his health problems of last season.

The flat stage was the first after Monday’s rest day and was marked by a three man move which went clear after 7 kilometres. Christian Knees (Milram) was joined by Stephane Augé (Cofidis) and Walter Beneteau (Bouygues Telecom) but they were gobbled up with four kilometres to go. Tom Boonen was keen to take a win but nerves and over-eagerness saw him hit the front too far from the line. Race leader Serguei Gonchar (T-Mobile) finished safely in the main bunch and retained his yellow jersey.

Results

Stage 10 – Wednesday, July 12: Cambo-les-Bains - Pau, 193 km

Cyril Dessel (AG2R)
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Following stage wins by Jimmy Casper (Cofidis) and his own team-mate Sylvain Calzati (AG2R), Cyril Dessel continued the strong French showing in this Tour when he took over the yellow jersey on the first of two days in the Pyrenees.

He and Spaniard Juan Miguel Mercado (Agritubel) had originally gone clear as part of a 15 man move just after the first sprint, 37 kilometres after the start in Cambo-les-Bains. This group opened up 11 minutes over the peloton, which was being driven hard at times by the T-Mobile team despite the fact that their race leader Serguei Gonchar was suffering considerably on the climbs.

Dessel and Mercado scarpered from the break with approximately 50 kilometres to go and hit the line 56 seconds clear of Euskaltel-Euskadi’s Iñigo Landaluze and further ahead again of four other survivors from the break. The bunch was a full 7’23 back.

Although the Frenchman stood to take both the yellow and mountains jerseys, as well as earning AG2R the lead in the teams' classification, he told Mercado that he was going to sprint for the stage. This prompted the Spaniard to stop working, an energy saving tactic that proved to be just enough for him to land his second-ever Tour stage win. He also moved up to second overall.

Results

Stage 11 – Thursday, July 13: Tarbes - Val d'Aran/Pla-de-Beret (Spain), 208 km

Floyd Landis (Phonak)
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It was a stage where many of the contenders for this year’s Tour fell by the wayside, but strong climbing by the Phonak captain meant that stage 11 went down as The Day of the Floyd. After doing the bulk of the work towards the top of the final climb, 30 year old Floyd Landis finished right on the heels of likely Vuelta 2005 winner Denis Menchov (Rabobank) and a resurgent Levi Leipheimer (Gerolsteiner) at the Spanish ski resort of Val d'Aran/Pla-de-Beret.

Cadel Evans (Davitamon-Lotto) and Carlos Sastre (CSC) were with the first three on the mountain but ultimately conceded 17 seconds. As for overnight leader Cyril Dessel, the AG2R-Prévoyance rider fought valiantly to retain the yellow, but came in 4'45 behind Landis. Factoring in the eight second bonus the American gained for third, Dessel fell behind in the overall standings by exactly the same margin.

Yet, however much he would have liked to have retained yellow, he was far from the most disappointed rider that evening. Amongst those losing their chance of overall victory were the entire Discovery Channel team – their best finisher was José Azevedo, a considerable 4’10 back in 15th place. Yaroslav Popovych, Paolo Savoldelli and George Hincapie were even further adrift. Other notable names to fall by the wayside were Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Fondital), Oscar Pereiro (Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears), Stefano Garzelli (Liquigas), Serguei Gonchar (T-Mobile) and José Rujano (Quick.Step-Innergetic), all between 10’03 and 40’32 back. Andreas Klöden (T-Mobile) and Gilberto Simoni (Saunier Duval) limited their losses to 1’31 and 4’10, respectively, but would have hoped to have done better on the first summit finish. As for former stage winner Iban Mayo, his stuttering career took another downturn when he was dropped early on and pulled out of the Tour.

Results

Stage 12 – Friday, July 14: Luchon - Carcassonne, 211 km

Yaroslav Popovych (Discovery Channel)
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Following the disappointments of stage 11, Discovery Channel team manager Johan Bruyneel said that the team would be targeting the consolation of stage wins for the remainder of the race. They didn't have long to wait; Yaroslav Popovych went clear with three others - Alessandro Ballan (Lampre), Oscar Freire (Rabobank) and Christophe Le Mevel (Credit Agricole) – after 100 kilometres of racing, attacked repeatedly in the final run-in to the line, then raced clear to take his first-ever Tour stage victory.

Freire seemed to be holding back and indeed didn't even sprint against Ballan for second place, even though he was chasing points for the green jersey competition. This prompted speculation that the Discovery Channel and Rabobank teams may have come to an arrangement, with the first squad being unopposed by Freire for the stage win providing they would help the latter in the mountains. While neither team manager would admit to such an arrangement after the stage, Freire’s disappointment was clear to be seen. Le Mevel was also downcast, as he was unable to deliver on a French stage win on Bastille Day.

Race leader Floyd Landis came in as part of the main bunch 4’25 back and retained yellow.

Results

Stage 13 – Saturday, July 15: Béziers - Montélimar, 231 km

Oscar Pereiro (Caisse d'Epargne)
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Trusty warhorse Jens Voigt boosted morale on the CSC team when he won the 13th stage of the Tour, outsprinting Oscar Pereiro (Caisse d'Epargne) to the line. The longest and hottest day of the race was marked by a break of five riders who went clear after 23 kilometres of racing and, riding well together, Voigt, Pereiro, Manuel Quinziato (Liquigas), Andriy Grivko (Milram) and Sylvain Chavanel (Cofidis) opened up a massive lead over the Phonak-led peloton.

Floyd Landis’ men seemed in no urgency to chase and after Voigt and Pereiro finished a huge 29’57 ahead of the peloton, confirmed that they intended to give away the yellow jersey and so save their energy for later in the race. Former team member Pereiro was the delighted beneficiary, finishing the day 1’29 ahead of Landis and, crucially, holding yellow for the first time in his career.

Results

Stage 14 – Sunday, July 16: Montélimar - Gap, 181 km

Pierrick Fedrigo (Bouygues)
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Stage win number three for France. Former national champion Pierrick Fedrigo (Bouygues Telecom) got the better of a win-hungry Salvatore Commesso (Lampre-Fondital) at the end of an undulating transition stage from Montélimar to Gap. Commesso had taken two stages in the past and was probably the favourite in the two up sprint, but a cool head and calm tactics by Fedrigo meant that the Italian was forced to lead for the final kilometre and ultimately lost the stage.

The two leaders were the survivors of an earlier break of six which went clear after 34 kilometres. Also present were Mario Aerts (Davitamon-Lotto), Matthias Kessler (T-Mobile), David Canada (Saunier Duval) and Rik Verbrugghe (Cofidis), but the latter three crashed out on a sharp right corner with 40 kilometres remaining. Canada and Verbrugghe were the worst hurt, suffering broken bones, while Kessler was able to limp on in to the finish.

Fedrigo and Commesso dropped Aerts on the final climb and while the fragmenting bunch was getting close at the summit, the two were able to hold off a last gap chase by Christian Vandevelde to sprint it out for the win. Race leader Oscar Pereiro finished in the bunch, seven seconds back, and retained yellow going into the rest day.

Results

Results

General classification after stage 14
 
1 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                  64.05.04
2 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak                                               1.29
3 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance                                      1.37
4 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                            2.30
5 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                       2.46
6 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                            3.21
7 Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile                                           3.58
8 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile                                           4.51
9 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Agritubel                                     5.02
10 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance                                5.13
11 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel                              5.44
12 Marcus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                       5.46
13 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                5.55
14 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) T-Mobile                                        7.07
15 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                                     7.08
16 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                         7.23
17 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                     8.16
18 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                  8.36
19 José Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel                                   9.11
20 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                          10.06
21 Axel Merckx (Bel) Phonak                                              10.08
22 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               10.32
23 Ivan Ramiro Parra (Col) Cofidis                                       10.33
24 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Lampre-Fondital                                  11.06
25 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis                                        11.17
26 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Saunier Duval                                 12.47
27 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Crédit Agricole                               13.04
28 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                14.36
29 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                                   14.58
30 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                               15.32
31 Benoît Salmon (Fra) Agritubel                                         16.04
32 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance                                 16.19
33 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                  18.01
34 Patxi Vila (Spa) Lampre-Fondital                                      19.05
35 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                     19.43
36 Ruben Lobato (Spa) Saunier Duval                                      21.54
37 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                      23.26
38 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel                               24.28
39 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R-Prevoyance                               24.52
40 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               25.37
41 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                    28.34
42 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                             28.36
43 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Cofidis                                         28.47
44 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                29.30
45 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas                                       34.20
46 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                34.53
47 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak                           35.25
48 Iker Camano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   35.48
49 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile                                       36.23
50 Serguei Gonchar (Ukr) T-Mobile                                        36.54
51 Moises Duenas (Spa) Agritubel                                         37.08
52 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saunier Duval                                   37.58
53 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     38.18
54 José Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval                                  38.21
55 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                               38.42
56 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                 39.32
57 Stephane Goubert (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance                                39.59
58 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                             40.35
59 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel                                 40.50
60 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Francaise Des Jeux                              42.36
61 Simon Gerrans (Aus) AG2R-Prevoyance                                   42.52
62 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile                                       42.54
63 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Phonak                                          45.11
64 Didier Rous (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    45.51
65 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) AG2R-Prevoyance                                 47.25
66 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                              47.33
67 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Milram                                            47.50
68 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                       47.57
69 Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval                                 48.13
70 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                48.24
71 Erik Zabel (Ger) Milram                                               49.11
72 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis                                         49.59
73 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   50.33
74 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC                                        51.57
75 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval                                      53.23
76 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     53.53
77 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel                                 53.55
78 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) T-Mobile                                         54.58
79 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                         55.04
80 Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                 55.21
81 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Crédit Agricole                             55.24
82 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               55.39
83 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  55.58
84 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Milram                                          56.04
85 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Quick-Step-Innergetic                            56.16
86 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel                             57.00
87 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval                                59.12
88 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank                                           59.59
89 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Agritubel                                     1.01.04
90 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                       1.01.56
91 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               1.02.28
92 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Rabobank                                  1.02.58
93 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     1.03.07
94 José Rujano (Ven) Quick-Step-Innergetic                             1.03.47
95 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               1.04.37
96 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Milram                                           1.04.53
97 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                   1.05.09
98 Christian Knees (Ger) Milram                                        1.05.30
99 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak                                       1.05.39
100 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                         1.06.47
101 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Francaise Des Jeux                            1.07.41
102 Björn Schröder (Ger) Milram                                        1.08.05
103 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Francaise Des Jeux                            1.09.00
104 Marco Velo (Ita) Milram                                            1.09.04
105 Viatscheslav Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel                        1.09.17
106 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick-Step-Innergetic                             1.09.22
107 David Lopez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                1.10.08
108 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             1.10.30
109 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak                                          1.11.47
110 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                           1.12.28
111 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                1.13.19
112 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                            1.15.01
113 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                       1.15.22
114 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                1.15.39
115 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak                                         1.16.04
116 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                              1.16.47
117 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                      1.17.21
118 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval                                 1.17.59
119 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                 1.18.10
120 Sandy Casar (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                               1.18.16
121 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick-Step-Innergetic                     1.18.41
122 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas                                        1.18.43
123 Eduardo Gonzalo (Spa) Agritubel                                    1.20.30
124 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak                                        1.20.45
125 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                                    1.21.13
126 Victor Hugo Pena (Col) Phonak                                      1.21.55
127 Florent Brard (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                 1.22.02
128 Jose Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears    1.22.28
129 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole                                  1.22.31
130 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Cofidis                                      1.24.34
131 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Agritubel                                 1.24.44
132 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            1.24.52
133 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quick-Step-Innergetic                        1.27.56
134 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis                                         1.28.39
135 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC                                      1.28.41
136 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas                                    1.28.50
137 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick-Step-Innergetic                         1.29.17
138 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas                                     1.29.53
139 David Kopp (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                      1.30.04
140 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Francaise Des Jeux                          1.32.08
141 Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                            1.32.13
142 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick-Step-Innergetic                           1.32.19
143 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                   1.32.34
144 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                         1.33.27
145 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas                                       1.34.13
146 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance                              1.35.29
147 Cédric Coutouly (Fra) Agritubel                                    1.36.11
148 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Quick-Step-Innergetic                        1.36.19
149 Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis                                        1.37.56
150 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Crédit Agricole                             1.42.56
151 Aitor Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            1.44.09
152 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                1.45.31
153 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis                                         1.46.47
154 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                               1.51.13
155 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                              1.51.54
156 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                            2.07.30
 
Points classification
 
1 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                      252 pts
2 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick-Step-Innergetic                                   222
3 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank                                              207
4 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                    192
5 Erik Zabel (Ger) Milram                                                  172
6 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                       159
7 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas                                              148
8 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Francaise Des Jeux                                  146
9 Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval                                    120
10 David Kopp (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                           111
11 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                      99
12 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis                                               98
13 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Cofidis                                            84
14 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile                                            67
15 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel                                  60
16 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                                57
17 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                     56
18 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                       50
19 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis                                               49
20 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                                  48
21 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                  46
22 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC                                            43
23 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                                42
24 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel                                40
25 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak                                                40
26 Marco Velo (Ita) Milram                                                  40
27 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance                                    39
28 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                        39
29 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                         39
30 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    38
31 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas                                          35
32 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   34
33 Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile                                            34
34 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  33
35 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                       33
36 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) T-Mobile                                            33
37 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                          32
38 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas                                           32
39 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis                                           31
40 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                                          31
41 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                             28
42 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                 28
43 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Francaise Des Jeux                                28
44 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                    26
45 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        26
46 Björn Schröder (Ger) Milram                                              26
47 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile                                          25
48 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance                                       25
49 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval                                   24
50 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance                                    24
51 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance                                  24
52 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                           24
53 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        24
54 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Milram                                               24
55 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel                                    22
56 Marcus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                         22
57 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Saunier Duval                                    22
58 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak                              22
59 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Agritubel                                      20
60 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC                                           20
61 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                                      20
62 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                20
63 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                                       17
64 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                        16
65 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                               16
66 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                             16
67 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                  16
68 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Agritubel                                       16
69 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quick-Step-Innergetic                              16
70 Serguei Gonchar (Ukr) T-Mobile                                           15
71 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                  15
72 Aitor Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                  15
73 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R-Prevoyance                                  14
74 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                  14
75 Florent Brard (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                       12
76 Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis                                              12
77 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                             11
78 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak                                               11
79 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) T-Mobile                                          10
80 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   10
81 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Rabobank                                       10
82 Christian Knees (Ger) Milram                                             10
83 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel                                 9
84 Axel Merckx (Bel) Phonak                                                  8
85 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                      8
86 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                    7
87 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval                                        7
88 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Francaise Des Jeux                                   6
89 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                       6
90 Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                   6
91 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                                6
92 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                     5
93 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile                                           4
94 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    4
95 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval                                          4
96 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                      4
97 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Milram                                              4
98 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Quick-Step-Innergetic                                4
99 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                             4
100 Jose Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears          4
101 Eduardo Gonzalo (Spa) Agritubel                                          3
102 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole                                        3
103 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas                                             3
104 Ivan Ramiro Parra (Col) Cofidis                                          2
105 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   2
106 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak                                            2
107 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                  2
108 Cédric Coutouly (Fra) Agritubel                                          2
109 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                    1
110 José Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel                                     1
111 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                            1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval                                    80 pts
2 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                          73
3 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance                                        62
4 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                         61
5 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                            61
6 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Agritubel                                       45
7 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   38
8 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Rabobank                                        36
9 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak                                                 35
10 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Saunier Duval                                    35
11 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                 31
12 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                             30
13 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  30
14 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                     28
15 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                                       28
16 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                      26
17 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                             25
18 Iker Camano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                      25
19 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Cofidis                                            24
20 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                             24
21 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Quick-Step-Innergetic                               22
22 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                  20
23 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   20
24 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                        17
25 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                                16
26 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                        16
27 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                       15
28 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile                                          14
29 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance                                  14
30 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance                                    13
31 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                    13
32 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R-Prevoyance                                  12
33 Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile                                            12
34 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Crédit Agricole                                  12
35 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   11
36 Aitor Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                  10
37 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis                                           10
38 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile                                           9
39 Björn Schröder (Ger) Milram                                               9
40 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel                                   9
41 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Milram                                                7
42 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                        7
43 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   7
44 Stephane Goubert (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance                                    6
45 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Agritubel                                        6
46 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance                                     6
47 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                 5
48 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    5
49 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                                   5
50 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel                                 4
51 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval                                          3
52 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) T-Mobile                                             3
53 David Lopez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                       3
54 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Francaise Des Jeux                                 3
55 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                     3
56 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                           3
57 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC                                            3
58 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel                                     2
59 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank                                               2
60 José Rujano (Ven) Quick-Step-Innergetic                                   2
61 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas                                            2
62 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                   1
63 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                     1
64 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick-Step-Innergetic                                    1
65 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick-Step-Innergetic                            1
66 Cédric Coutouly (Fra) Agritubel                                           1
 
Young rider classification
 
1 Marcus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    64.10.50
2 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                   12.15
3 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 29.07
4 Moises Duenas (Spa) Agritubel                                          31.22
5 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Francaise Des Jeux                               36.50
6 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Milram                                             42.04
7 Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval                                  42.27
8 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                          49.18
9 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Milram                                           50.18
10 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval                                53.26
11 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                         56.10
12 José Rujano (Ven) Quick-Step-Innergetic                               58.01
13 Christian Knees (Ger) Milram                                          59.44
14 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                          1.01.01
15 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Francaise Des Jeux                             1.01.55
16 David Lopez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                 1.04.22
17 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval                                  1.12.13
18 Eduardo Gonzalo (Spa) Agritubel                                     1.14.44
19 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Francaise Des Jeux                           1.26.22
20 Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                             1.26.27
21 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas                                        1.28.27
22 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Quick-Step-Innergetic                         1.30.33
23 Aitor Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             1.38.23
 
Teams classification
 
1 Team CSC                                                           192.07.16
2 Caisse D’Epargne-Illes Balears                                         15.57
3 T-Mobile Team                                                          22.09
4 Gerolsteiner                                                           22.55
5 AG2R Prevoyance                                                        27.43
6 Rabobank                                                               31.12
7 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                                 40.43
8 Lampre-Fondital                                                        43.01
9 Cofidis Credit Par Telephone                                           44.31
10 Discovery Channel Team                                                44.49
11 Phonak Hearing Systems                                                49.04
12 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                   53.52
13 Agritubel                                                           1.03.10
14 Bouygues Telecom                                                    1.15.50
15 Credit Agricole                                                     1.18.15
16 Davitamon - Lotto                                                   1.20.40
17 Team Milram                                                         1.40.08
18 Francaise Des Jeux                                                  2.13.30
19 Liquigas                                                            2.17.42
20 Quick Step - Innergetic                                             2.50.34

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