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Stage 21, Corbeil-Essonnes - Paris Champs-Élysées, 144K

24 July

Armstrong and Some Vino

Stage List, Stage Profile, Photos

Vino Wins In Paris

Vino Wins In Paris, photo: CyclingTime.com

Alexander Vinokourov surprised all today in the 92nd Tour de France. Vino won stage 21 with a last kilometer attack on the Champs-Élysées. Lance Armstrong had a day of celebrations in his last professional day of racing. He won his 7th Tour victory, the 92nd Tour de France.

This momentous day was greeted with rain and clouds, but that didn't dampen the mood in the Discovery camp. Four stage victories, many days in the maillot Jaune, and of course the overall victory, went into making this one of their most successful ever Tours. As is always the case, the mood out in the French countryside prior to arriving in Paris was one of celebration. The riders were hamming it up for the cameras, sipping champagne with their team directors and basically just enjoying themselves after three weeks of self inflicted torture. Inevitably though, they would have to get down to settling some final business on the Champs Elysees before continuing the celebrations.

Business got underway at 71K to go. Vino was only 2 seconds back on Levi Leipheimer (Gerolsteiner) in 5th place at the start of the day. 1.5K to the intermediate sprint in Chatenay-Malabry and it was Vino to go on an attack. All of the Gerolsteiner boys were on his wheel, but he got the sprint, LL in second. Levi and Vino were neck and neck for the 5th place spot on GC.

Top 3 GC

Top 3 GC, photo: CyclingTime.com

After the sprint Ronny Scholz (Gerolsteiner) kept on powering away. Armstrong was seen giving the evil-eye in response to Scholz's move right before a crash. BAM!, while Hincapie pushed too hard in pursuit of Scholz he went down in a corner. Big George took down half of the Disco squadra, but Armstrong stayed upright. These slick wet conditions, combined with the upcoming cobbles on the Champs-Élysées, prompted the race organizers to neutralize the race after the first passage of the finish line. This meant that Armstrong would be considered Tour winner at 48K to go.

Bram Tankink (Quick Step) and Chris Horner (Saunier Duval) provided a serious attempt at an escape today. They went clear at 20K to go, and were working well together. Horner has had a great 2005 Tour de France, and his enthusiasm was showing again today on the last stage. The Dutch-Americano duo worked well together, holding off a flying pack for around 10K. Bravissimo to Horner and his gutsy racing style.

Jersey Winners

Jersey Winners, photo: CyclingTime.com

It was gruppo compatto with 10K to go and it looked like a stage for McEwen, O'Grady, or any other Aussie sprinter. Instead, there was a flurry of attacks starting at 5K to go. Rubens Bertogliati (Saunier Duval-Prodir) and Juan Antonio Flecha (Fassa Bortolo) were hitting the gas at front to make their stage victory bid. But it was the attack by Laurent Brochard (Bouygues Telecom) that changed the stage 21 outcome.

Armstrong Wins 7th

Armstrong Wins 7th, photo: CyclingTime.com

Bernard Hinault must have laughed at his Tour de France coworkers for calling the race early. In his day there would be a fight to the bitter end, rain or no rain. There was one fighter like Hinault out on the course, his name was Alexandre Vinokourov (T-Mobile). Vino went full throttle following Brochard's move. Vino was clear with 2K to go, taking Bradley McGee (Française Des Jeux) with him. The two traded pulls on the front until Vino fired his missile off of the Aussie's wheel. Vino was a free man, wining the stage in front of a hard charging pack. Alexandre Vinokourov would not lay down his arms until the end. His attitude paid off with a monumental stage win and moving one spot up on the GC. His time bonus on the line allowed him to take 5th overall, bumping out Leipheimer.

Armstrong was presented with his final yellow jersey in a most prestigious ceremony. His children were all there to witness his 7th Tour de France victory. It was a happy and sad day for Armstrong, who is now retired. The Tour de France king waved on the podium for one last time, with Basso and Ullrich at his side. Bravissimo Armstrong!

Read more on this stage ... The Dust Devil's Daily Wrap, The Stone Cold Assassin in Paris

Results: 3'40", ave 39.239 K/h
1 Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile 3.40.57 (39.239 K/h)
2 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française Des Jeux
3 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo
4 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto
5 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis
6 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth
7 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole
8 Baden Cooke (Aus) Française Des Jeux
9 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française Des Jeux
10 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner
11 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team CSC
12 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto
13 Guido Trenti (USA) Quick-Step
14 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi
15 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
16 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak
17 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Liquigas-Bianchi
18 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
19 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Caffita
20 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
21 Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) Domina Vacanze
22 Chris Horner (USA) Saunier Duval-Prodir
23 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2R Prévoyance
24 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Domina Vacanze
25 Daniel Becke (Ger) Illes Balears
26 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Crédit Agricole
27 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank
28 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Lampre-Caffita
29 Massimo Giunti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
30 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Fassa Bortolo
31 David Cañada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir
32 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance
33 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC
34 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank
35 Jörg Ludewig (Ger) Domina Vacanze
36 Andrei Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze
37 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française Des Jeux
38 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
39 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole
40 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux
41 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Ag2R Prévoyance
42 Iker Camaño (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
43 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel
44 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 0.20
45 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole
46 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas-Bianchi
47 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC
48 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas-Bianchi
49 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2R Prévoyance
50 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française Des Jeux
51 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick-Step
52 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak
53 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Lampre-Caffita
54 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank
55 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner
56 Ángel Vicioso (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth
57 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre-Caffita
58 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile
59 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi
60 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Domina Vacanze
61 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance
62 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
63 Andrei Kashechkin (Kaz) Crédit Agricole
64 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile
65 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quick-Step
66 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française Des Jeux
67 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Caffita
68 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick-Step
69 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto
70 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Illes Balears
71 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak
72 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
73 Marcos Serrano (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth
74 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Crédit Agricole
75 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak
76 José Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak
77 Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
78 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance
79 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis
80 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis
81 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
82 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth
83 Matthew White (Aus) Cofidis
84 Juan Manuel Gárate (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir
85 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cofidis
86 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner
87 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
88 Walter Bénéteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
89 Roberto Heras (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth
90 Didier Rous (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
91 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak
92 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi
93 Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
94 Axel Merckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
95 Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
96 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile
97 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile
98 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance
99 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile
100 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir
101 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis
102 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears
103 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner
104 Volodimir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo
105 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears
106 Santiago Botero (Col) Phonak
107 Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth
108 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi
109 Dario Cioni (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi
110 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
111 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis
112 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir
113 Joseba Beloki (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth
114 Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Domina Vacanze 0.18
115 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC
116 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC
117 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC
118 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel
119 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel
120 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel
121 Iñigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
122 José Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel
123 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel
124 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel
125 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel
126 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole
127 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner
128 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick-Step
129 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC
130 Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
131 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Domina Vacanze
132 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner
133 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank
134 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank
135 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Illes Balears
136 José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Illes Balears
137 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux
138 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner
139 Michael Rich (Ger) Gerolsteiner
140 Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) T-Mobile
141 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile
142 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) Liberty Seguros-Würth
143 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
144 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
145 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis
146 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
147 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
148 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Crédit Agricole
149 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank
150 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis
151 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank
152 Mauro Facci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
153 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir
154 David Arroyo (Spa) Illes Balears
155 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner

Points
1 Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile 35
2 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française Des Jeux 30
3 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo 26
4 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 24
5 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis 22
6 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth 20
7 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole 19
8 Baden Cooke (Aus) Française Des Jeux 18
9 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française Des Jeux 17
10 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner 16
11 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team CSC 15
12 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto 14
13 Guido Trenti (USA) Quick-Step 13
14 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 12
15 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 11
16 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak 10
17 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Liquigas-Bianchi 9
18 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 8
19 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Caffita 7
20 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 6
21 Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) Domina Vacanze 5
22 Chris Horner (USA) Saunier Duval-Prodir 4
23 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2R Prévoyance 3
24 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Domina Vacanze 2
25 Daniel Becke (Ger) Illes Balears 1

Mountains
Côte de Gif-Sur-Yvette - Cat. 4, K 57.1
1 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel 3
2 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner 2
3 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Crédit Agricole 1

Sprints
Châtenay-Malabry - K 74.9
1 Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile 6
2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner 4
3 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 2

Haut des Champs-Élysées - K 107
1 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas-Bianchi 6
2 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis 4
3 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak 2

Young rider
1 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo 3.40.57
2 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth
3 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française Des Jeux
4 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
5 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Caffita
6 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance
7 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank
8 Andrei Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze
9 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française Des Jeux
10 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
11 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel
12 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas-Bianchi
13 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2R Prévoyance
14 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick-Step
15 Andrei Kashechkin (Kaz) Crédit Agricole
16 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française Des Jeux
17 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth
18 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears
19 Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth
20 Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Domina Vacanze 0.18
21 Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
22 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Domina Vacanze
23 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux
24 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
25 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank
26 Mauro Facci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
27 David Arroyo (Spa) Illes Balears
28 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner

Most combative
1 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française Des Jeux

Teams
1 Française Des Jeux 11.02.51
2 Fassa Bortolo
3 Crédit Agricole
4 Bouygues Telecom
5 Liquigas-Bianchi
6 Domina Vacanze
7 Davitamon-Lotto
8 Team CSC
9 Ag2R Prévoyance
10 Lampre-Caffita
11 Rabobank
12 T-Mobile
13 Quick-Step
14 Liberty Seguros-Würth
15 Saunier Duval-Prodir
16 Euskaltel-Euskadi
17 Phonak
18 Gerolsteiner
19 Cofidis
20 Illes Balears
21 Discovery Channel

Final GC:
1 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel 86.15.02 (41.654 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 Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile 11.01
6 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner 11.21
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 1.18.44
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 2.29.32
80 Massimo Giunti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 2.29.34
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 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française Des Jeux 2.55.59
106 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Crédit Agricole 2.56.10
107 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel 3.00.59
108 Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 3.03.19
109 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 3.03.36
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 3.32.40
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 194
2 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis 182
3 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 178
4 Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile 158
5 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth 130
6 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak 118
7 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner 101
8 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel 93
9 Baden Cooke (Aus) Française Des Jeux 91
10 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française Des Jeux 88
11 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank 84
12 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Fassa Bortolo 84
13 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 83
14 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 79
15 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner 79
16 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile 77
17 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 75
18 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC 72
19 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française Des Jeux 69
20 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 69
21 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto 64
22 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française Des Jeux 61
23 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Crédit Agricole 58
24 Guido Trenti (USA) Quick-Step 58
25 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 57
26 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner 55
27 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC 54
28 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux 54
29 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Illes Balears 52
30 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo 50
31 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel 46
32 Chris Horner (USA) Saunier Duval-Prodir 46
33 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 43
34 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile 41
35 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française Des Jeux 41
36 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole 41
37 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 40
38 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre-Caffita 40
39 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team CSC 40
40 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Lampre-Caffita 39
41 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears 38
42 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Caffita 36
43 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel 35
44 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 35
45 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 35
46 Axel Merckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 34
47 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis 34
48 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis 33
49 Massimo Giunti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 33
50 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile 32
51 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 31
52 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC 31
53 Marcos Serrano (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 30
54 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance 30
55 Daniel Becke (Ger) Illes Balears 30
56 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner 29
57 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 27
58 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2R Prévoyance 27
59 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak 26
60 Andrei Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze 26
61 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis 25
62 Santiago Botero (Col) Phonak 25
63 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner 25
64 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole 24
65 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 24
66 Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 24
67 Ángel Vicioso (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 24
68 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak 24
69 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 24
70 Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) Domina Vacanze 24
71 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Crédit Agricole 23
72 Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Domina Vacanze 23
73 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance 23
74 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis 22
75 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2R Prévoyance 22
76 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Caffita 22
77 Dario Cioni (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 20
78 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick-Step 19
79 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 18
80 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole 18
81 José Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel 17
82 Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 16
83 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Illes Balears 16
84 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir 14
85 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel 13
86 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile 13
87 Juan Manuel Gárate (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 13
88 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance 13
89 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis 13
90 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel 12
91 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) Liberty Seguros-Würth 12
92 Jörg Ludewig (Ger) Domina Vacanze 12
93 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak 12
94 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank 11
95 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française Des Jeux 9
96 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile 9
97 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Liquigas-Bianchi 9
98 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Domina Vacanze 8
99 Andrei Kashechkin (Kaz) Crédit Agricole 8
100 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 7
101 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 7
102 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas-Bianchi 6
103 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 6
104 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas-Bianchi 6
105 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick-Step 4
106 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC 4
107 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank 4
108 Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 4
109 Mauro Facci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 4
110 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears 3
111 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC 3
112 Matthew White (Aus) Cofidis 3
113 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Ag2R Prévoyance 2
114 David Cañada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 2
115 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Domina Vacanze 2
116 Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 2
117 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth -1
118 Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto -4
119 Walter Bénéteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom -4
120 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak -5
121 José Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak -5
122 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux -5
123 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel -5
124 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi -10
125 Iñigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi -25

Mountains
1 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank 185
2 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak 155
3 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel 99
4 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Crédit Agricole 93
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
21 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears 36
22 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner 36
23 Dario Cioni (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 34
24 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 31
25 José Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel 30
26 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel 29
27 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis 29
28 Jörg Ludewig (Ger) Domina Vacanze 28
29 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak 28
30 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Lampre-Caffita 28
31 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth 26
32 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux 26
33 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 25
34 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 24
35 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 24
36 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak 23
37 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 20
38 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 19
39 Walter Bénéteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 19
40 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française Des Jeux 18
41 Ángel Vicioso (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 18
42 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) Liberty Seguros-Würth 17
43 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française Des Jeux 17
44 Iñigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 17
45 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel 16
46 Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 15
47 Iker Camaño (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 15
48 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC 14
49 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2R Prévoyance 14
50 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel 14
51 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile 14
52 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis 13
53 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank 13
54 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Illes Balears 13
55 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole 12
56 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile 11
57 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 10
58 Andrei Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze 10
59 Chris Horner (USA) Saunier Duval-Prodir 10
60 Andrei Kashechkin (Kaz) Crédit Agricole 10
61 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir 10
62 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 9
63 Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 9
64 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis 8
65 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis 8
66 Mauro Facci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 8
67 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance 8
68 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Fassa Bortolo 7
69 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team CSC 7
70 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 6
71 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak 5
72 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner 5
73 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole 3
74 Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 3
75 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole 3
76 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance 3
77 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 3
78 David Cañada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 2
79 Joseba Beloki (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 2
80 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC 2
81 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner 2
82 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas-Bianchi 2
83 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner 2
84 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance 2
85 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre-Caffita 1
86 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française Des Jeux 1
87 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Caffita 1
88 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2R Prévoyance 1
89 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto 1

Young rider
1 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel 86.34.04
2 Andrei Kashechkin (Kaz) Crédit Agricole 9.02
3 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 44.23
4 Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Domina Vacanze 59.42
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 2.10.30
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 Sánchez (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 3.13.38
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 256.10.29
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

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