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France, June 4-11, 2006

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Stage 6 - June 10: Briançon - La Toussuire, 169 km

Iban Mayo is back in business

By Jean-François Quénet in La Toussuire

Iban Mayo (Euskaltel)
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Iban Mayo is definitely back at the top of world cycling. The day after finishing second in Briançon behind French surprise Ludovic Turpin, who broke his femur today on the descent of the Col du Mollard and will not ride the Tour de France for AG2R, the Basque climber has won the gruelling stage in La Toussuire, where Levi Leipheimer had no problem keeping the yellow jersey with one day to go. Denis Menchov is no longer his runner up, since he also crashed in the same descent as Turpin and got dropped on the final climb.

"I've thought I'd never come back," a relieved Mayo said after his win. "I've spent two years without a win. Once it was because of a problem with a shoulder that stopped me from racing for a long time. Then I decided to prepare only for the Tour de France, but I got a sore knee as well as back problems and I never reached my level on time."

It looked like the same Mayo when he climbed the Mont Ventoux ten minutes behind Leipheimer. "I wasn't on a good day. As soon as the climb became hard, I felt very weak, with no strength. I think I suffered in the heat. So I decided to save myself for another stage. Yesterday, I felt strong again but my mind wasn't following my legs. I got the necessary confidence though, and today I had both."

Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne)
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Had the Spanish riders read the French press, who suggested that the arrest of Dr Fuentes and Manolo Saiz might have changed the Spaniards' performances? They didn't look as flamboyant as in the previous years in the Alps, until four of them gathered on the col de la Croix-de-Fer: Alejandro Valverde and David Arroyo (Caisse d'Épargne), Oscar Sevilla (T-Mobile) and Mayo.

"I was afraid of Valverde and Sevilla," Mayo explained. "I knew they wanted to win but maybe Valverde was working more for the overall classification because that gives him points for the UCI Pro Tour? If I got to sprint against him, it would have been difficult for me. As for myself, I gave it all for the stage win. During the 500 last meters, when I was alone, I was very emotional. I've thought of all the times when I didn't see the light. I've made so many sacrifices to come back. It's a fabulous feeling to be a winner again."

Levi Leipheimer (Gerolsteiner)
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We might see the Basque climber in action at the Tour de France like in 2003 when he won on L'Alpe d'Huez. "But I don't have any concrete objective for the Tour at this stage," he said. "My ambition is big, but I'm not able yet to say what I can do. I'll see day after day. I've changed nothing in my preparation. I just don't have physical problems anymore. Thanks to some massages, my back doesn't hurt anymore."

Confidence is also a part of Leipheimer's regime. The American could say with no arrogance at all: "Today's stage turned out perfectly. I had the feeling I'd be good today, and I was. I didn't suffer at all. I just followed the wheels of the strongest climbers: (Leonardo) Piepoli, (José) Azevedo, (Christophe) Moreau… Tactically, it was very easy for me."

Leipheimer saw Menchov's crash in the downhill of col du Mollard. "There was a lot of gravel," he described. "It was a very dangerous descent. His front wheel washed away. I didn't think his condition was bad. I was concentrated on not crashing myself."

Menchov came across to the yellow jersey group but couldn't follow the speed on the final climb to La Toussuire, where Ivan Basso arrived as well, while training on the road that will be used by the Tour de France, a few hours before the riders of the Dauphiné.

Bernhard Kohl (T-Mobile)
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Menchov lost almost four minutes on Leipheimer but didn't look too worried when he crossed the line. Consequently, Moreau took his second place on gc, and the true revelation of the Dauphiné is now young Austrian Bernhard Kohl, who came 5th in La Toussuire. The former Rabobank TT3 rider now with T-Mobile was known as a climber since he won the Tour of the Pyrenees in the lower category of 2.2 races. He's now a huge prospect for the future.

"I would love to win this race," Leipheimer concluded. "It's not over yet. There is another difficult stage before the finish, not as difficult as today's though. Have you seen what the Dauphiné was about today? A bike race cannot be any harder, beautiful and challenging than that! I've enjoyed so much to ride well in a day like that, thinking about the rich history of this event."

How it unfolded

Riders climb through the snow
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Stage 2 winner Philippe Gilbert (Française des Jeux) was the first man in action, as the race started at an extremely fast rhythm. He won the first hot spot sprint ahead of Egoi Martinez (Discovery Channel) and Carlos Barredo (Würth) at km 11. It wouldn't slow down until the top of the Galibier. On that main climb of the day, Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Épargne) showed his big ambitions for the day. He broke clear with his teammate David Arroyo, and also Marco Pinotti (Saunier Duval), Remmert Wielinga (Quick Step), José Luis Arrieta and Stéphane Goubert (Ag2r), Oscar Sevilla (T-Mobile) and Chris Horner (Davitamon-Lotto). The major trio of the race, composed of yellow jersey Levi Leipheimer (Gerolsteiner), Denis Menchov (Rabobank) and Christophe Moreau (Ag2r), plus Ryder Hesjedal (Phonak) came across in the last kilometre of the Galibier, where king of the mountains Moreau passed in first position ahead of Menchov, Leipheimer and Arroyo.

Christophe Moreau (AG2R)
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Moreau continued solo in the downhill of the Galibier with a lead of 20 seconds. But the bunch was back together in the Maurienne valley. More than 60 riders composed the front group at the bottom of the col de Glandon. Half way through that climb, Wielinga took off again, later Arroyo was more convincing in doing so as well. The Spaniard had 50 seconds lead at the top. He was reinforced in the col de la Croix-de-Fer by his teammate Valverde, again, Sevilla again, and Iban Mayo (Euskaltel). They passed the top with 1'20 advantage on the yellow jersey group.

Their lead was the same at the top of the col du Mollard (km 133.5), where Moreau went very fast in the descent again, at a speed that caused Menchov to take risks. The Russian crashed, came across but lost contact in the first part of the final climb to La Toussuire, where Arroyo got dropped by his three companions. Sevilla also couldn't follow Mayo and Valverde with 10km to go. At the 5km mark, Mayo dropped Valverde and went on his way to his first win since two years. Crossing the line in 3rd position, Moreau became the new runner up behind a solid leader Leipheimer.

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Results

1 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            5.01.42 (33.61 km/h)
2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears         1.21
3 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                         1.37
4 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                                  
5 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         
6 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team                               2.00
7 Jose Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           2.37
8 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                         3.17
9 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team                               3.26
10 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Credit Agricole                            
11 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Team Milram                              4.32
12 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears              4.54
13 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears         5.23
14 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                
15 Didier Rous (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 
16 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           
17 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             
18 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone            
19 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                       
20 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                7.23
21 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                      
22 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole                      8.34
23 Remy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française des Jeux                      9.01
24 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             
25 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                        9.12
26 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Phonak Hearing Systems                    9.16
27 Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                          10.41
28 Josep Jufre (Spa) Davitamon-Lotto                             11.45
29 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                              
30 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Credit Agricole                         12.26
31 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                  12.47
32 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Saunier Duval-Prodir                  12.53
33 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                      14.11
34 Unai Osa (Spa) Würth                                          14.49
35 Stephane Goubert (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                        17.42
36 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                      
37 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                     17.54
38 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team       19.44
39 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre-Fondital                         19.47
40 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Würth                                    21.55
41 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Würth                                        
42 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone       22.42
43 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems                     22.56
44 Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Team CSC                                  
45 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC                                     
46 Cedric Vasseur (Fra) Quick Step-Innergetic                         
47 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team         
48 Moises Duenas (Spa) Agritubel                                 27.07
49 Florian Stalder (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                  27.53
50 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Agritubel                                
51 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                          
52 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Française des Jeux                         
53 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                       
54 Daniel Becke (Ger) Team Milram                                     
55 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                    
56 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                    
57 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                      
58 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                 
59 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             
60 Benoit Salmon (Fra) Agritubel                                      
61 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            
62 Frederic Guesdon (Fra) Française des Jeux                          
63 Aketza Pena Iza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            
64 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Credit Agricole                             
65 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                 
66 Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                            
67 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                
68 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                               
69 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Würth                                      
70 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                    
71 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                               
72 Nicolas Inaudi (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone              
73 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Würth                                   
74 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                              34.35
75 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Phonak Hearing Systems                       
76 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                     
77 Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                             
78 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           
79 Guido Trentin (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           
80 Sebastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                            
81 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                         38.38
82 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                 
83 Jose Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears       39.15
84 Kurt Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                        
85 Benoit Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                         
86 Alessand Spezialetti (Ita) Liquigas                                
87 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                        
88 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               
89 Francesco Failli (Ita) Liquigas                                    
90 Jose Rojas Gil (Spa) Würth                                         
91 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank                                      
92 Jukka Vastaranta (Fin) Rabobank                                    
93 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole                               
94 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                   
95 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  
96 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    
97 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                  
98 Jerome Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               
99 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                          
100 Marco Milesi (Ita) Liquigas                                       
101 Uros Murn (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                            
102 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone            
103 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               
104 Eduardo Gonzalo (Spa) Agritubel                                   
105 Aitor Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           
106 Stephane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone              
107 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            
108 Andy Flickinger FRA Bouygues Telecom                              
109 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Würth                                    
110 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                 
111 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française des Jeux                           
112 Nicola Loda (Ita) Liquigas                                        
113 Iker Camano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               
114 Peter Mazur (Pol) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            
115 Wilfried Cretskens BEL Quick Step-Innergetic                      
116 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 
117 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Credit Agricole                         
118 Frederic Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone             
119 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) T-Mobile Team                               
120 Florent Brard (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                
121 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                             
122 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears               
123 Guido Trenti (USA) Quick Step-Innergetic                          
124 Stuart O'grady (Aus) Team CSC                                     
125 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Team Milram                              
126 David Kopp (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     
127 Cedric Coutouly (Fra) Agritubel                                   
128 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                
129 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                      
130 Brian Vandborg (Den) Team CSC                                     
131 Frank Hoj (Den) Gerolsteiner                                      
132 Lars Bak (Den) Team CSC                                           
133 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team      41.32
DSQ Benoit Sinner (Fra) Agritubel                                     
DSQ Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas                                     
DSQ Joseba Albizu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             
DNF Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           
DNF David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone            
DNF Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        
DNF Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole                                
DNF Imanol Erviti (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                
DNF Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                  
DNF Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                              
DNF Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                              
DNF Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                           
DNF Mathieu Claude (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             
DNF Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               
DNF Marco Righetto (Ita) Liquigas                                     
DNF Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Team Milram                               
DNF Christophe Laurent (Fra) Agritubel                                
 
Points
 
1 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                 20 pts
2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears           17
3 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                           15
4 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                                13
5 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       11
6 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                 10
7 Jose Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              9
8 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                            8
9 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team                                  7
10 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Credit Agricole                           6
11 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Team Milram                                 5
12 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                 4
13 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears            3
14 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               2
15 Didier Rous (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                1
 
Mountains
 
Col Du Galibier - km 32
1 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                           40 pts
2 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                      35
3 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                                30
4 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears           26
5 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team                                 22
6 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                      18
7 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Credit Agricole                            16
8 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                          14
9 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Würth                                     12
10 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                10
11 Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                           8
12 Stephane Goubert (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                            6
13 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            4
14 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            2
15 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          1
 
Col De La Croix De Fer - km 113
1 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                 40 pts
2 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team                                 35
3 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                 30
4 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears           26
5 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                           22
6 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                                18
7 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                      16
8 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                      14
9 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       12
10 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                  10
11 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Credit Agricole                           8
12 Jose Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             6
13 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                           4
14 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               2
15 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears            1
 
Col Du Mollard - km 133,500
1 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team                                 20 pts
2 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                 15
3 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears           12
4 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                 10
5 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                            8
6 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                       6
7 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                                 4
8 Jose Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              3
9 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Credit Agricole                            2
10 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          1
 
La Toussuire - km 169
1 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                 30 pts
2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears           26
3 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                           22
4 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                                18
5 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       14
6 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                 12
7 Jose Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             10
8 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                            8
9 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team                                  6
10 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Credit Agricole                           4
11 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Team Milram                                 2
12 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                 1
 
Sprints
 
Le Monetier Les Bains - km 11
1 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                          6 pts
2 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             4
3 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Würth                                         2
 
Saint Colomban Des Villards - km 99,500
1 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                            6 pts
2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                                 4
3 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                    2
 
Teams
 
1 Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                              15.16.44
2 AG2R Prevoyance                                                 5.01
3 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                              5.23
4 Bouygues Telecom                                                8.20
5 Credit Agricole                                                12.48
6 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                         20.46
7 T-Mobile Team                                                  21.41
8 Lampre - Fondital                                              24.13
9 Team CSC                                                       26.04
10 Phonak Hearing Systems                                        38.16
11 Davitamon-Lotto                                               42.11
12 Cofidis                                                       44.20
13 Würth Team                                                    47.01
14 Team Milram                                                   48.40
15 Rabobank                                                      49.31
16 Française Des Jeux                                            53.09
17 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                           55.30
18 Quick Step - Innergetic                                     1.03.20
19 Gerolsteiner                                                1.08.29
20 Agritubel                                                   1.11.15
21 Liquigas                                                    1.30.05
 
General classification after stage 6
 
1 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                          24.58.49
2 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                         1.48
3 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team                               2.51
4 Jose Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           3.00
5 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                         3.29
6 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                    4.14
7 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears         4.21
8 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                     5.13
9 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Credit Agricole                         5.45
10 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team       6.48
11 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team                              6.57
12 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone        7.31
13 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Team Milram                              9.10
14 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears         9.44
15 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             11.00
16 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                           12.12
17 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Phonak Hearing Systems                   13.37
18 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears             15.00
19 Remy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française des Jeux                     15.20
20 Didier Rous (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            16.06
21 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                         16.14
22 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole                     17.02
23 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                 17.34
24 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                       18.51
25 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team        21.05
26 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                               23.56
27 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Würth                                   24.26
28 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre-Fondital                         25.30
29 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC                                28.16
30 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team    28.32
31 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Credit Agricole                         29.30
32 Stephane Goubert (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                        29.32
33 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Saunier Duval-Prodir                  29.48
34 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                        31.40
35 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                            33.17
36 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                      34.49
37 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Würth                                    36.30
38 Unai Osa (Spa) Würth                                          36.57
39 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                          37.26
40 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Würth                                 38.10
41 Moises Duenas (Spa) Agritubel                                 38.18
42 Josep Jufre (Spa) Davitamon-Lotto                             39.17
43 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team        39.33
44 Benoit Salmon (Fra) Agritubel                                 39.47
45 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                     40.15
46 Cedric Vasseur (Fra) Quick Step-Innergetic                    41.51
47 Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                          42.32
48 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                               42.45
49 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                     43.01
50 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Agritubel                           43.35
51 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                 44.07
52 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                  44.46
53 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team       46.42
54 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                     47.40
55 Sebastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                       48.56
56 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Credit Agricole                        49.43
57 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team       50.04
58 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Würth                              51.08
59 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                 51.43
60 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems                     51.51
61 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                  52.33
62 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Phonak Hearing Systems                  52.34
63 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                          52.56
64 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                           53.37
65 Daniel Becke (Ger) Team Milram                                54.21
66 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears            55.00
67 Jerome Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                          55.15
68 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone       55.53
69 Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                       56.18
70 Iker Camano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           56.22
71 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                        57.55
72 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             59.31
73 Aketza Pena Iza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       59.56
74 Florian Stalder (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                1.02.06
75 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                              1.02.10
76 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                       1.02.29
77 Aitor Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     1.02.51
78 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) T-Mobile Team                          1.02.52
79 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone      1.03.17
80 Alessand Spezialetti (Ita) Liquigas                         1.03.39
81 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                          1.03.45
82 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                             1.04.44
83 Frederic Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone       1.05.15
84 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team     1.05.59
85 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                             1.07.11
86 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Credit Agricole                   1.08.09
87 Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Team CSC                           1.08.17
88 Eduardo Gonzalo (Spa) Agritubel                             1.08.20
89 Brian Vandborg (Den) Team CSC                               1.09.02
90 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears         1.09.34
91 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                           1.10.46
92 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                            1.12.48
93 Jose Rojas Gil (Spa) Würth                                  1.12.55
94 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         1.14.13
95 Frederic Guesdon (Fra) Française des Jeux                   1.15.12
96 Guido Trentin (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                    1.15.48
97 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Française des Jeux                  1.15.58
98 Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      1.16.36
99 Stephane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone        1.16.44
100 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                   1.17.08
101 Stuart O'grady (Aus) Team CSC                              1.17.10
102 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                           1.18.13
103 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                1.20.32
104 Nicolas Inaudi (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone      1.21.34
105 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole                       1.21.35
106 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                       1.22.00
107 Florent Brard (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears         1.22.38
108 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                            1.22.59
109 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Team Milram                       1.23.17
110 Peter Mazur (Pol) Saunier Duval-Prodir                     1.23.34
111 Benoit Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                 1.23.47
112 Lars Bak (Den) Team CSC                                    1.23.58
113 Kurt Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                1.24.17
114 Jose Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears    1.24.18
115 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank                              1.24.54
116 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                      1.25.00
117 Uros Murn (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                     1.25.25
118 Wilfried Cretskens BEL Quick Step-Innergetic               1.25.47
119 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Würth                             1.26.49
120 Cedric Coutouly (Fra) Agritubel                            1.27.03
121 Jukka Vastaranta (Fin) Rabobank                            1.27.44
122 Andy Flickinger FRA Bouygues Telecom                       1.27.48
123 Nicola Loda (Ita) Liquigas                                 1.28.21
124 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française des Jeux                    1.29.15
125 David Kopp (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              1.29.32
126 Guido Trenti (USA) Quick Step-Innergetic                   1.29.43
127 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                 
128 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                          1.33.11
129 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) T-Mobile Team                        1.33.20
130 Frank Hoj (Den) Gerolsteiner                               1.33.30
131 Marco Milesi (Ita) Liquigas                                1.33.57
132 Francesco Failli (Ita) Liquigas                            1.35.31
133 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic               1.35.36
 
Points classification
 
1 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                           59 pts
2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                                55
3 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                         45
4 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                           45
5 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          44
6 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                 42
7 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC                                    40
8 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears           39
9 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                35
10 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                     32
11 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                31
12 Stuart O'grady (Aus) Team CSC                                    29
13 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                26
14 Jose Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            26
15 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Credit Agricole                          26
16 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      25
17 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                        24
18 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                19
19 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Team Milram                                18
20 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          18
21 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           17
22 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                            17
23 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                              16
24 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team                                15
25 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                 15
26 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems                        14
27 Nicolas Inaudi (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone            12
28 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           12
29 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone          11
30 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                    11
31 Cedric Vasseur (Fra) Quick Step-Innergetic                       10
32 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         10
33 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                          9
34 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Würth                                       8
35 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team        8
36 Jose Rojas Gil (Spa) Würth                                        8
37 Florian Stalder (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                      6
38 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Team Milram                              6
39 Sebastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                           6
40 Jerome Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              6
41 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   6
42 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                5
43 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           5
44 Peter Mazur (Pol) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            5
45 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                 4
46 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                     4
47 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            4
48 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears            3
49 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                              3
50 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole                         2
51 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Würth                                        2
52 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                     2
53 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                   2
54 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Credit Agricole                         2
55 Brian Vandborg (Den) Team CSC                                     2
56 Stephane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone              2
57 Remy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française des Jeux                         1
58 Didier Rous (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                1
59 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Würth                                     1
60 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                   1
61 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Würth                                  1
62 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                1
63 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank                                     1
64 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre-Fondital                            -3
65 Unai Osa (Spa) Würth                                             -5
66 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                     -5
67 Frederic Guesdon (Fra) Française des Jeux                        -5
68 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Française des Jeux                       -5
69 Cedric Coutouly (Fra) Agritubel                                  -5
70 David Kopp (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    -5
71 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) T-Mobile Team                              -5
72 Frank Hoj (Den) Gerolsteiner                                     -5
73 Francesco Failli (Ita) Liquigas                                  -5
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                          162 pts
2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                               126
3 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                     119
4 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team                                 95
5 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                 93
6 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears           90
7 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                 61
8 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       60
9 Jose Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             51
10 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                          45
11 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                42
12 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Credit Agricole                          36
13 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                     32
14 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           29
15 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone          22
16 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Würth                                      19
17 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Credit Agricole                           17
18 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) T-Mobile Team                               16
19 Sebastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                          14
20 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                         14
21 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC                                   13
22 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                  13
23 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                        12
24 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Team Milram                                12
25 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Würth                                    12
26 Nicolas Inaudi (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone            10
27 Cedric Vasseur (Fra) Quick Step-Innergetic                       10
28 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          8
29 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               8
30 Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                           8
31 Stephane Goubert (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                            6
32 Lars Bak (Den) Team CSC                                           6
33 Jerome Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              5
34 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            4
35 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 3
36 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                3
37 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre-Fondital                             2
38 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            2
39 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears            1
40 Remy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française des Jeux                         1
41 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                1
42 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                     1
43 Frederic Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone             1
44 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Team Milram                              1
45 David Kopp (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     1
 
Combination classification
 
1 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                          242 pts
2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                               221
3 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                     171
4 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears          147
5 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                141
6 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                          127
7 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team                                120
8 Jose Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            103
9 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      101
10 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                98
11 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Credit Agricole                          76
12 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                68
13 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team         64
14 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                        57
15 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC                                   53
16 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone          42
17 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           41
18 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Team Milram                                38
19 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                               38
20 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                34
21 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                     32
22 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                              29
23 Stuart O'grady (Aus) Team CSC                                    29
24 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Würth                                      27
25 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                        24
26 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                         23
27 Nicolas Inaudi (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone            22
28 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           21
29 Sebastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                          20
30 Cedric Vasseur (Fra) Quick Step-Innergetic                       20
31 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                19
32 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          18
33 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) T-Mobile Team                               17
34 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Credit Agricole                           17
35 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                            17
36 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                 15
37 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems                        14
38 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Würth                                    13
39 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                  13
40 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                    12
41 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears           11
42 Jerome Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             11
43 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         10
44 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team        8
45 Jose Rojas Gil (Spa) Würth                                        8
46 Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                           8
47 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Team Milram                              7
48 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                6
49 Florian Stalder (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                      6
50 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   6
51 Stephane Goubert (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                            6
52 Lars Bak (Den) Team CSC                                           6
53 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           5
54 Peter Mazur (Pol) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            5
55 Remy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française des Jeux                         4
56 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Phonak Hearing Systems                       4
57 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                     4
58 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            4
59 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                              3
60 Didier Rous (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                2
61 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                     2
62 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            2
63 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Würth                                        2
64 Stephane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone              2
65 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Credit Agricole                         2
66 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole                         2
67 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                   2
68 Brian Vandborg (Den) Team CSC                                     2
69 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre-Fondital                             2
70 David Kopp (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     1
71 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Würth                                  1
72 Frederic Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone             1
73 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank                                     1
74 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                   1
 
Teams classification
 
1 AG2R Prevoyance                                             75.15.20
2 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                              3.02
3 Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                                  7.43
4 Credit Agricole                                                19.57
5 Bouygues Telecom                                               32.43
6 T-Mobile Team                                                  32.54
7 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                         45.08
8 Team CSC                                                       49.09
9 Würth Team                                                     57.13
10 Lampre - Fondital                                             58.02
11 Phonak Hearing Systems                                      1.06.24
12 Française Des Jeux                                          1.09.03
13 Davitamon-Lotto                                             1.16.08
14 Rabobank                                                    1.21.27
15 Cofidis                                                     1.25.46
16 Team Milram                                                 1.26.26
17 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                         1.33.07
18 Agritubel                                                   1.41.56
19 Gerolsteiner                                                1.51.27
20 Quick Step - Innergetic                                     2.05.31
21 Liquigas                                                    2.51.17

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