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Tour de France, France

Stage 20, Saint-Etienne - Saint-Etienne TT, 55K

23 July

Armstrong Schools 'em Texas Style

Stage List, Stage Profile, Photos

Armstrong's guns were a blazin' in the Massif Central. The 6X Tour champion stamped his authority all over the 55.5K TT in Saint-Etienne. Jan Ullrich made a power move from 4th to 3rd on the GC, while the Dane, Rasmussen, tumbled down the GC ladder.

Today provided cooler weather for the riders of the 92nd Tour de France. It was the last day for any significant times to be gained or lost. Many riders were eyeing each other in their bids to move up the overall standings.

There were tifosi screaming hard today for big George Hincapie (Discovery Channel). The man was out of control with his TT performance. He moved from 17th to 14th on the GC, while also occupying 2nd on stage results for a long time. This was quite a result for somebody who is a so-called domestique. Hincapie has honed his time trialing and climbing skills to the point where he can conceivably compete in stage races.

Bobby Julich (Team CSC) has shown over and over that he is back. At the 2003 World Championships he was near retirement, and now he is thriving in the Team CSC environment. Today he finished 4th at 1'33" to Armstrong, but occupied the top spot on the leader board for some time. Julich is one top-notch rider and key team player at CSC.

The good news for Michael Rasmussen (Rabobank) is that he won a stage of the 2005 Tour de France and looks sure to take the climber's jersey. The bad news for Rasmussen was today's stage. The Dane took a tumble early on while negotiating a roundabout, and from there his downfall began. Later on he then had to stop for a wheel change that was a disaster, causing more time loss and more stops. This was followed by yet another crash, when Rasmussen overcooked a corner. The day was shattered and Rasmussen dropped from 3rd to 7th on the GC, losing 7'47" on today's stage.

Alexander Vinokourov (T-Mobile) rocked today in the TT. It was Vino way back in the start of this Tour who was throwing punches. Now the T-mobile man finished a solid 3rd in today's 55.5K test. He rode impressive, beating out riders like Bobby Julich and Ivan Basso. He has shown his solid strength, moving up from 8th to 6th on the GC.

Jan Ullrich (T-Mobile) turned the screw today on Rasmussen. The man was a picture of Teutonic efficiency. He hammered his huge "dinner plate" chain ring around the French countryside, while the Dane melted under the pressure of a Super Ulle. Only Tex could maintain the big German powerhouse. Ulle finished 2nd on the day, and moved from 4th overall to a place on the podium, in 3rd.

The Italian Stallion, Ivan Basso, was out of the start house like lightening. The Team CSC man set the fastest time at 17K, bettering Armstrong by 7". But from that time check, and to the finish, the Italian's time slipped. Basso finished 4th on the day, at 1'54" back. It is a solid result for Basso, who shows that he is now a player on the TT scene.

Finally, it was Lance Armstrong (Discovery Channel) who came storming home. Armstrong rode the course in his usual high cadence and looked just as fast as ever. He gave his old rival, Ullrich, a farewell beating by 23 seconds. This win will most likely be Armstrong's last win as a professional. The American will surely be proud of his win heading into tomorrow's final stage and likely 7th overall Tour victory.

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Results:
1 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel 1:11'46", 46.4 K/h
2 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile 0.23
3 Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile 1.16
4 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC 1.33
5 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC 1.54
6 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak 2.02
7 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 2.06
8 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel 2.25
9 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears 2.51
10 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears 3.05
11 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel 3.09
12 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC 3.10
13 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Crédit Agricole 3.11
14 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner 3.13
15 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak 3.25
16 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner 3.26
17 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team CSC 3.47
18 Dario Cioni (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 3.51
19 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) Liberty Seguros-Würth
20 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo 4.03
21 Andrei Kashechkin (Kaz) Crédit Agricole 4.24
22 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole 4.37
23 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française Des Jeux 4.41
24 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile 4.45
25 Chris Horner (USA) Saunier Duval-Prodir
26 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak 4.55
27 Marcos Serrano (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 4.58
28 Andrei Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze 5.03
29 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank 5.13
30 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick-Step 5.18
31 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel 5.24
32 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 5.26
33 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile 5.37
34 Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) T-Mobile 5.40
35 Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 5.48
36 Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 5.52
37 Axel Merckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 5.53
38 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel
39 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Lampre-Caffita
40 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française Des Jeux
41 Luis León Sanchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 5.56
42 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner 5.57
43 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 5.59
44 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner 6.00
45 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir 6.02
46 Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 6.08
47 Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Domina Vacanze 6.11
48 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 6.12
49 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 6.14
50 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 6.17
51 José Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel 6.25
52 José Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak 6.26
53 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile 6.41
54 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 6.43
55 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank 6.44
56 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel 6.48
57 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 6.49
58 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux 6.52
59 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 6.53
60 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Illes Balears 6.54
61 Juan Manuel Gárate (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir
62 Iker Camaño (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 6.55
63 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Liquigas-Bianchi 6.57
64 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis 7.01
65 Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 7.03
66 Joseba Beloki (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 7.09
67 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Domina Vacanze
68 Roberto Heras (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 7.11
69 Massimo Giunti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 7.14
70 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 7.19
71 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2R Prévoyance 7.20
72 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 7.21
73 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas-Bianchi 7.26
74 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile 7.39
75 Michael Rich (Ger) Gerolsteiner 7.41
76 Volodimir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo 7.44
77 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank 7.47
78 Ángel Vicioso (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 7.51
79 Jörg Ludewig (Ger) Domina Vacanze 7.52
80 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole 7.53
81 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile 7.55
82 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis 7.56
83 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Ag2R Prévoyance 8.01
84 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 8.03
85 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 8.05
86 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel 8.06
87 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance 8.10
88 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 8.12
89 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak 8.16
90 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance
91 Santiago Botero (Col) Phonak 8.18
92 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 8.25
93 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC 8.28
94 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick-Step 8.29
95 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française Des Jeux
96 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Crédit Agricole 8.32
97 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC 8.35
98 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance 8.36
99 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas-Bianchi 8.38
100 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quick-Step 8.39
101 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi
102 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis 8.44
103 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis 8.50
104 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française Des Jeux 8.53
105 David Cañada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir
106 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth 8.55
107 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner 8.57
108 Walter Bénéteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
109 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance 8.59
110 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank 9.05
111 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Caffita 9.12
112 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak 9.19
113 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 9.21
114 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Illes Balears 9.28
115 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 9.29
116 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis 9.34
117 Baden Cooke (Aus) Française Des Jeux 9.35
118 Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) Domina Vacanze 9.36
119 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Crédit Agricole 9.41
120 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 9.44
121 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC 9.46
122 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick-Step 9.50
123 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto
124 Didier Rous (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 9.52
125 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Fassa Bortolo 9.55
126 David Arroyo (Spa) Illes Balears
127 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux 10.04
128 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 10.09
129 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 10.17
130 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre-Caffita 10.24
131 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole 10.26
132 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Caffita
133 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner 10.27
134 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole 10.28
135 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Domina Vacanze 10.37
136 Guido Trenti (USA) Quick-Step 10.39
137 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank 10.50
138 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis 10.59
139 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cofidis 11.00
140 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis 11.22
141 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 11.23
142 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Lampre-Caffita 11.26
143 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française Des Jeux 11.29
144 Mauro Facci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 11.45
145 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 11.49
146 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner 11.52
147 Iñigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 12.08
148 José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Illes Balears 12.17
149 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2R Prévoyance 12.18
150 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Domina Vacanze 12.39
151 Matthew White (Aus) Cofidis 13.04
152 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 13.05
153 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 13.08
154 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 13.14
155 Daniel Becke (Ger) Illes Balears 13.38

Points
1 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel 15
2 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile 12
3 Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile 10
4 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC 8
5 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC 6
6 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak 5
7 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 4
8 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel 3
9 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears 2
10 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears 1

Mountains
Col de la Gachet - Cat. 3, K 40.2
1 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel 4
2 Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile 3
3 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile 2
4 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 1

Young rider
1 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears 1:14'51"
2 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel 0.04
3 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo 0.58
4 Andrei Kashechkin (Kaz) Crédit Agricole 1.19
5 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française Des Jeux 1.36
6 Andrei Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze 1.58
7 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank 2.08
8 Luis León Sanchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 2.51
9 Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 3.03
10 Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Domina Vacanze 3.06
11 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 3.07
12 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 3.09
13 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 4.16
14 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 4.58
15 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 5.07
16 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick-Step 5.24
17 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française Des Jeux
18 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas-Bianchi 5.33
19 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth 5.50
20 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance 5.54
21 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Caffita 6.07
22 David Arroyo (Spa) Illes Balears 6.50
23 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux 6.59
24 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 7.12
25 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française Des Jeux 8.24
26 Mauro Facci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 8.40
27 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2R Prévoyance 9.13
28 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Domina Vacanze 9.34

Teams
1 Discovery Channel 3:40'52"
2 T-Mobile 0.50
3 Team CSC 1.03
4 Phonak 4.48
5 Crédit Agricole 6.38
6 Gerolsteiner 7.02
7 Illes Balears 7.16
8 Davitamon-Lotto 8.33
9 Liberty Seguros-Würth 9.11
10 Liquigas-Bianchi 10.32
11 Française Des Jeux 11.52
12 Bouygues Telecom 12.05
13 Saunier Duval-Prodir 12.07
14 Domina Vacanze 12.49
15 Rabobank 13.16
16 Fassa Bortolo 13.27
17 Euskaltel-Euskadi 14.41
18 Quick-Step 16.52
19 Ag2R Prévoyance 17.57
20 Cofidis 18.07
21 Lampre-Caffita 19.55

GC:
1 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel 82.34.05 (41.762 K/h)
2 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC 4.40
3 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile 6.21
4 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears 9.59
5 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner 11.25
6 Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile 11.27
7 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank 11.33
8 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 11.55
9 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak 12.44
10 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak 16.04
11 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Crédit Agricole 16.26
12 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel 19.02
13 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Lampre-Caffita 21.06
14 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel 23.40
15 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 23.43
16 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) Liberty Seguros-Würth 24.07
17 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC 24.08
18 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile 27.45
19 Andrei Kashechkin (Kaz) Crédit Agricole 28.04
20 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile 33.02
21 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC 34.24
22 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Illes Balears 36.20
23 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir
24 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank 38.29
25 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel 44.30
26 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner 49.14
27 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Ag2R Prévoyance 54.03
28 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 55.29
29 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux 56.47
30 José Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel 59.48
31 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 1.03.25
32 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 1.04.49
33 Chris Horner (USA) Saunier Duval-Prodir 1.07.57
34 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance 1.10.53
35 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel 1.11.48
36 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Crédit Agricole 1.16.21
37 Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Domina Vacanze 1.18.26
38 Jörg Ludewig (Ger) Domina Vacanze 1.19.05
39 Axel Merckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 1.20.15
40 Marcos Serrano (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 1.21.31
41 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick-Step 1.24.32
42 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak 1.25.35
43 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 1.31.38
44 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis 1.33.17
45 Roberto Heras (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 1.38.33
46 Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 1.41.14
47 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 1.41.38
48 Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.42.29
49 José Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak 1.42.35
50 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears 1.43.45
51 Santiago Botero (Col) Phonak 1.49.22
52 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole 1.53.26
53 David Arroyo (Spa) Illes Balears 1.54.12
54 Dario Cioni (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 2.00.39
55 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile 2.02.23
56 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 2.03.10
57 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile 2.03.56
58 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis 2.05.20
59 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick-Step 2.07.48
60 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
61 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française Des Jeux
62 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 2.08.37
63 David Cañada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 2.08.56
64 Ángel Vicioso (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 2.09.37
65 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner 2.11.18
66 Juan Manuel Gárate (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 2.15.17
67 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis 2.15.23
68 Walter Bénéteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 2.17.06
69 Iker Camaño (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2.22.41
70 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française Des Jeux 2.24.00
71 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC 2.24.08
72 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 2.24.16
73 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Fassa Bortolo 2.24.21
74 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Illes Balears 2.25.27
75 Joseba Beloki (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 2.26.26
76 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française Des Jeux 2.26.49
77 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis 2.27.19
78 Andrei Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze 2.28.08
79 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 2.29.34
80 Massimo Giunti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
81 Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) T-Mobile 2.31.02
82 Didier Rous (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 2.33.10
83 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank 2.33.59
84 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth 2.34.40
85 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 2.35.00
86 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile 2.35.52
87 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Lampre-Caffita 2.36.13
88 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance 2.38.01
89 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC 2.39.27
90 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2R Prévoyance 2.39.51
91 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner 2.43.03
92 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir 2.45.03
93 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner 2.46.24
94 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux 2.47.14
95 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel 2.49.53
96 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance 2.51.28
97 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 2.51.58
98 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Domina Vacanze 2.52.02
99 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Caffita 2.52.41
100 Iñigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
101 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre-Caffita 2.53.46
102 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team CSC 2.54.12
103 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak 2.54.35
104 Volodimir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo 2.54.56
105 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Crédit Agricole 2.56.10
106 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française Des Jeux 2.56.11
107 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel 3.00.59
108 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 3.03.16
109 Luis León Sanchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 3.03.19
110 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Caffita 3.04.17
111 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick-Step 3.05.12
112 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 3.07.30
113 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Domina Vacanze 3.09.13
114 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance 3.11.02
115 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole 3.14.33
116 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole 3.15.40
117 Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 3.16.06
118 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC 3.18.21
119 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole 3.18.44
120 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 3.20.47
121 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis 3.21.30
122 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 3.21.50
123 Matthew White (Aus) Cofidis 3.23.41
124 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 3.25.32
125 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Liquigas-Bianchi 3.25.36
126 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2R Prévoyance 3.27.03
127 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cofidis 3.30.59
128 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo 3.32.48
129 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis 3.34.59
130 Michael Rich (Ger) Gerolsteiner 3.37.13
131 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 3.37.31
132 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto 3.37.58
133 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Domina Vacanze 3.38.43
134 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 3.41.52
135 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank 3.42.03
136 Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 3.43.05
137 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 3.44.22
138 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak 3.44.26
139 Guido Trenti (USA) Quick-Step 3.46.24
140 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank 3.46.54
141 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas-Bianchi 3.47.02
142 Baden Cooke (Aus) Française Des Jeux 3.47.17
143 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française Des Jeux 3.47.35
144 Mauro Facci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 3.49.30
145 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas-Bianchi 3.51.03
146 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner 3.51.50
147 Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) Domina Vacanze 3.54.14
148 José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Illes Balears 3.56.34
149 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quick-Step 3.59.07
150 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 4.00.24
151 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner 4.01.40
152 Daniel Becke (Ger) Illes Balears 4.02.16
153 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis 4.03.09
154 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 4.09.25
155 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 4.20.24

Points
1 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole 175
2 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis 160
3 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 154
4 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak 118
5 Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile 117
6 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth 110
7 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel 93
8 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner 85
9 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank 84
10 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Fassa Bortolo 84
11 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner 79
12 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 77
13 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile 77
14 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 75
15 Baden Cooke (Aus) Française Des Jeux 73
16 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC 72
17 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 71
18 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française Des Jeux 71
19 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française Des Jeux 69
20 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 69

Mountains
1 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank 185
2 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak 155
3 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel 96
4 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Crédit Agricole 92
5 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank 90
6 Santiago Botero (Col) Phonak 88
7 Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile 75
8 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 75
9 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel 74
10 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Crédit Agricole 73
11 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC 65
12 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Illes Balears 63
13 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile 58
14 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner 53
15 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 51
16 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile 44
17 Axel Merckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 43
18 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank 41
19 Marcos Serrano (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 41
20 Juan Manuel Gárate (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 36

Young rider
1 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel 82.53.07
2 Andrei Kashechkin (Kaz) Crédit Agricole 9.02
3 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 44.23
4 Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Domina Vacanze 59.24
5 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 1.12.36
6 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears 1.24.43
7 David Arroyo (Spa) Illes Balears 1.35.10
8 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick-Step 1.48.46
9 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française Des Jeux
10 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française Des Jeux 2.04.58
11 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 2.05.14
12 Andrei Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze 2.09.06
13 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 2.10.32
14 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank 2.14.57
15 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth 2.15.38
16 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux 2.28.12
17 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 2.32.56
18 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Caffita 2.33.39
19 Luis León Sanchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 2.44.17
20 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance 2.52.00
21 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 3.01.45
22 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2R Prévoyance 3.08.01
23 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo 3.13.46
24 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Domina Vacanze 3.19.41
25 Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 3.24.03
26 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française Des Jeux 3.28.33
27 Mauro Facci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 3.30.28
28 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas-Bianchi 3.32.01

Most combative
1 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak

Teams
1 T-Mobile 245.07.38
2 Discovery Channel 14.57
3 Team CSC 25.15
4 Crédit Agricole 55.24
5 Illes Balears 1.06.09
6 Phonak 1.09.20
7 Liberty Seguros-Würth 1.47.56
8 Rabobank 2.26.30
9 Saunier Duval-Prodir 2.48.58
10 Ag2R Prévoyance 2.52.04
11 Gerolsteiner 3.05.20
12 Bouygues Telecom 3.13.31
13 Française Des Jeux 3.32.15
14 Davitamon-Lotto 3.37.45
15 Euskaltel-Euskadi 3.41.05
16 Domina Vacanze 4.20.38
17 Lampre-Caffita 4.33.06
18 Liquigas-Bianchi 4.50.57
19 Cofidis 5.03.04
20 Fassa Bortolo 6.13.26
21 Quick-Step 6.36.48

Intermediate timing
K 17
1 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC 25.41
2 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel 0.07
3 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile 0.17
4 Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile 0.29
5 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 0.39
6 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC 0.40
7 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak 0.46
8 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel 1.00
9 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC 1.02
10 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears 1.09
11 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak 1.13
12 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Crédit Agricole
13 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner 1.14
14 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears 1.17
15 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel 1.21
16 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) Liberty Seguros-Würth 1.32
17 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner 1.44
18 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick-Step 1.46
19 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile 1.47
20 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo 1.49
21 Andrei Kashechkin (Kaz) Crédit Agricole 1.51
22 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 1.52
23 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team CSC 1.53
24 Dario Cioni (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 1.55
25 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir
26 Chris Horner (USA) Saunier Duval-Prodir
27 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Lampre-Caffita 2.00
28 Andrei Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze 2.01
29 Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 2.02
30 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel

K 35
1 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel 46.38
2 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile 0.19
3 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC 0.53
4 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC 0.59
5 Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile 1.00
6 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak 1.05
7 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 1.14
8 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel 1.27
9 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears 1.41
10 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC 1.45
11 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears
12 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Crédit Agricole 2.00
13 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner 2.02
14 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel 2.04
15 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team CSC 2.09
16 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo 2.10
17 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner 2.12
18 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak 2.16
19 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) Liberty Seguros-Würth 2.19
20 Dario Cioni (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 2.23
21 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole 2.29
22 Andrei Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze 2.46
23 Chris Horner (USA) Saunier Duval-Prodir
24 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak 2.50
25 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française Des Jeux 2.55
26 Andrei Kashechkin (Kaz) Crédit Agricole 2.58
27 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick-Step 2.59
28 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile 3.04
29 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel 3.16
30 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 3.18

K 40.2
1 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel 56.23
2 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile 0.32
3 Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile 1.10
4 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC 1.18
5 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC 1.27
6 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 1.33
7 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak 2.01
8 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel 2.06
9 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears 2.10
10 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC 2.12
11 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner 2.36
12 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears 2.38
13 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak 2.45
14 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Crédit Agricole
15 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel 2.50
16 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner 2.58
17 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team CSC 3.00
18 Dario Cioni (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 3.02
19 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) Liberty Seguros-Würth 3.15
20 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo 3.21
21 Chris Horner (USA) Saunier Duval-Prodir 3.40
22 Andrei Kashechkin (Kaz) Crédit Agricole 3.44
23 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole 3.45
24 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile 3.50
25 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française Des Jeux 3.54
26 Marcos Serrano (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 3.55
27 Andrei Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze 3.56
28 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak 4.00
29 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 4.02
30 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel 4.07

K 49.7
1 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel 1.05.52
2 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile 0.35
3 Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile 1.21
4 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC 1.37
5 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC 1.50
6 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 2.00
7 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak 2.09
8 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel 2.25
9 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC 2.30
10 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears 2.42
11 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears 2.59
12 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Crédit Agricole 3.06
13 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner
14 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel 3.09
15 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak 3.18
16 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner 3.20
17 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team CSC 3.26
18 Dario Cioni (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 3.29
19 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo 3.31
20 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) Liberty Seguros-Würth 3.38
21 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole 4.08
22 Andrei Kashechkin (Kaz) Crédit Agricole 4.15
23 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française Des Jeux 4.21
24 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile 4.24
25 Chris Horner (USA) Saunier Duval-Prodir 4.27
26 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak 4.32
27 Andrei Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze 4.35
28 Marcos Serrano (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 4.39
29 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank 4.52
30 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick-Step