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Fabulous Floyd takes the maillot jaune

By Cycling News

published 23 July 2006

The final test of the 2006 Tour de France saw no real surprises. Evergreen TT train from Ukraine,...

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Floyd Landis (Phonak)(Image credit: AFP)

Floyd Landis (Phonak)(Image credit: Sirotti)

Oscar Pereiro (Caisse d'Epargne)(Image credit: Sirotti)

Andreas Klöden (T-Mobile)(Image credit: Jon Devich)

Damiano Cunego (Lampre)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Sebastian Lang (Gerolsteiner)(Image credit: Jon Devich)

Serguei Gonchar (T-Mobile)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Floyd Landis (Phonak)(Image credit: Jon Devich)

Andreas Kloden (T-Mobile)(Image credit: AFP)

Oscar Pereiro (Caisse d'Epargne)(Image credit: Sirotti)

Floyd Landis (Phonak)(Image credit: Sirotti)

Christophe Mengin (Française des Jeux)(Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

Viatcheslav Ekimov (Discovery) was a top 10 finisher(Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

David Zabriskie (CSC) had a good day to end 6th(Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

Carlos Da Cruz (Française des Jeux)(Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

Sebastian Lang (Gerolsteiner) was fifth(Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

Iñaki Isasi (Euskaltel)(Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

Fabian Wegmann (Gerolsteiner)(Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

Alessandro Ballan (Lampre)(Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

Serguei Gonchar (T-Mobile) was the best rider today(Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

Laurent Lefèvre (Bouygues Telecom) passes his 2 minute man Christophe Rinero (Saunier Duval-Prodir).(Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

Stephan Goubert (AG2R)(Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

George Hincapie (Discovery) was hungry as a shark today(Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

Christian Vandevelde (CSC) was again solid and finished 22nd(Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

Marcus Fothen (Gerolsteiner) trying to put time into Cunego(Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

Damiano Cunego (Lampre) trying to put time into Fothen(Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

Christophe Moreau (AG2R)(Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

Floyd Landis (Phonak) was the man again(Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

Oscar Pereiro (Illes Balears) trying to hold yellow(Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

Oscar Pereiro (Illes Balears)(Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

Robbie Hunter (Phonak) had to ride the whole TT out of the saddle(Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

David Arroyo (Illes Balears)(Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

Jose Azevedo (Discovery)(Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

Mickael Rasmussen (Rabobank) had a better TT than last year(Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

Michael Rogers (T-Mobile)(Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

Denis Menchov (Rabobank)(Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

Cadel Evans (Davitamon-Lotto) kept his fifth overall(Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

Andreas Klöden (T-Mobile) was super in finishing second(Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

Carlos Sastre (CSC) fell back to fourth overall(Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

Serguei Gonchar (T-Mobile) powering along during stage 19(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Damiano Cunego (Lampre) brings it home(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Damiano Cunego (Lampre) after the finish(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Serguei Gonchar (T-Mobile) triumphant on the podium(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Floyd Landis (Phonak) almost there(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Floyd Landis (Phonak) drives it home(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Floyd Landis (Phonak) finishes third(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Floyd Landis (Phonak) after his ride(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Oscar Pereiro (Caisse d'Epargne) rounds the final bend(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Oscar Pereiro (Caisse d'Epargne) heads for home(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Oscar Pereiro (Caisse d'Epargne) crosses for fourth(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Oscar Pereiro (Caisse d'Epargne) after the finish(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Oscar Pereiro (Caisse d'Epargne) receives commiserations(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Serguei Gonchar (T-Mobile) crosses the line with the best time(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Serguei Gonchar (T-Mobile) finishes(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Andreas Kloden (T-Mobile) powers home for second(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Denis Menchov (Rabobank) kept his sixth place on GC(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Fondital) sprints for home(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Fondital) finishes his ride in 10th(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Fondital) surrounded by media(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Fondital) rehydrates(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Fondital) happy to have kept the best young rider jersey(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Photographers catch David Millar(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Michael Rogers (T-Mobile) was top 20(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Levi Leipheimer (Gerolsteiner) again lost six minutes(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Christophe Moreau (AG2R) was not brilliant today, but he held his GC place(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Carlos Sastre (CSC) didn't do so good(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Marcus Fothen (Gerolsteiner)(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Frank Schleck (CSC) covered in sweat(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Dave Zabriskie (CSC) has the fastest time for a while(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

RAI commentators Davide Cassani and Auro Bulbarelli(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Serguei Gonchar (T-Mobile) is proud(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Serguei Gonchar (T-Mobile) smiles(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Serguei Gonchar (T-Mobile) on the podium after his second stage win(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Floyd Landis (Phonak) salutes the crowd(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Floyd Landis (Phonak) has done it(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Floyd Landis (Phonak) is happy with this yellow jersey(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Floyd Landis (Phonak) salutes(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Floyd Landis (Phonak) smiles in yellow(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Floyd Landis (Phonak) is the man(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Floyd Landis (Phonak) is a happy man(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Floyd Landis (Phonak) puts on the maillot jaune(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Floyd Landis (Phonak) likes the fit(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Floyd Landis (Phonak) on the podium with Eddy Merckx and Bernard Hinault(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Eddy Merckx congratulates Landis(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Fondital) salutes in the white jersey(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Fondital) is the best young rider in the Tour(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Floyd Landis (Phonak) warming up(Image credit: AFP Photo)

Floyd Landis (Phonak) was not the fastest today, but he did more than enough to take the maillot jaune(Image credit: AFP Photo)

Floyd Landis (Phonak) speeds towards victory(Image credit: AFP Photo)