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2006 Tour de France, Stage 11

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Stage 11, Tarbes - Val d'Aran - Pla-de-Beret, 208K

13 July

Menchov Takes Stage & Landis in Yellow

Floyd Landis in yellow, photo: www.ciclismovitamia.it

It was a good day for Denis Menchov (Rabobank), but an even better day for Floyd Landis (Phonak). Stage 11 was picked by many to sort out the GC contenders and display the talents of the strongest teams. But with no dominant team, it was left to a few small groups of riders to chase down the break and fight for the win. In the end, Michael Boogerd (Rabobank) set the pace for his teammate Menchov, slowly dropping Tour contenders off the back. As they climbed up the Pla-de-Beret, the group lost riders until only three were left: Menchov, Landis, and Leipheimer. It was Menchov who won the stage with Landis taking the race lead and jersey.

After the two climbs on Stage 10, the peloton was ready for the second stage in the Pyrenees. Stage 11 consisted of five climbs covering 206K: Col du Tourmalet (hors catégorie, 75K); Col d'Aspin (Cat. 1, 105K), Col de Peyresourde (Cat. 1, 136K), Col du Portillon (Cat. 1, 161K) and Pla-de-Beret (204.5K). 168 cyclists started at about 11.11 am.

Though attacks started 2K into the race, only later were they successful. About 31K into the stage, Iker Camaño (Euskaltel) and David De la Fuente (Saunier Duval) attacked. De la Fuente was on a mission to gather as many king of the mountain points as possible. About 9K later, Fabian Wegmann (Gerolsteiner) and Juan Antonio Flecha (Rabobank) rode off the front of the peloton, catching Camaño and De la Fuente. They established a steady six plus minute gap. Back in the peloton, race leader Cyril Dessel's (Ag2R Prévoyance) team took the lead.

The Break on the Col du Tourmalet, photo: Makoto.Ayano/ CyclingTime.com

It was De la Fuente first over the Col du Tourmalet, followed by Wegmann and Camaño. The peloton was just over eight minutes back. Time for more attacks. Michael Rasmussen (Rabobank) set off the front, but he was tailed by Thomas Voeckler (Bouygues Telecom). The 2004 yellow jersey holder passed Rasmussen and started on his goal to catch the four ahead of him.

The next climb was the Col d'Aspin. On the way up, Wegmann and De la Fuente rode away from Camaño and Flecha to chase KOM points. It was De la Fuente over the mountain first, followed by Wegmann and Flecha. Voeckler was four minutes back from the leading group, while the peloton had gained time and was just over five minutes back.

Peloton on the Col du Tourmalet, photo: Makoto.Ayano/ CyclingTime.com

As the race toward the third climb continued, Voeckler gained time on the four. It looked like he might be able to catch them. While Ag2R controlled the peloton, Voeckler was within 57 seconds of Wegmann, Flecha, Camaño, and De la Fuente. On the descent toward the Col de Peyresourde, the group of four lost Camaño first, and then Flecha. Voeckler caught and passed Camaño. But he would not catch the rest.

De la Fuente attacked for the mountain points, followed by Wegmann and Flecha. Boogerd and Rasmussen attacked for mountain points off the front of the Ag2R controlled peloton and Voeckler was caught. As the three reached the start of the Col du Portillon, Wegmann was unable to keep up and De la Fuente went off by himself.

Dessel during the stage, photo: www.ciclismovitamia.it

Back in the peloton, the trouble began. Tour leader Dessel was dropped as T-Mobile came to the front. They drove the pace hard, hoping to catch De la Fuente. More and more riders were dropped until several small groups formed. While De la Fuente was off the front, several of the contenders were making their presence known, including Landis, Menchov, Andreas Klöden (T-Mobile) and Cadel Evans (Davitamon-Lotto). Rasmussen was after more king of the mountain points and took second behind De la Fuente.

David Arroyo (Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears) and Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Fondital) attacked and caught De la Fuente. Eventually, on the descent of the Pla-de-Beret, all three riders were caught. Then the race really began to heat up.

Leipheimer drives the pace, photo: www.ciclismovitamia.it

A group of 18 riders established themselves, but as the climb continued the group thinned until about 12K to go. With the yellow jersey almost three minutes back, a small group of seven riders took over. They were: Landis, Carlos Sastre (CSC), Klöden, Levi Leipheimer (Gerolsteiner), Denis Menchov, Boogerd and Evans.

Boogerd drove the pace, while the rest tried to keep up. Klöden, suffering from cramps, couldn't keep pace. Leipheimer attacked, but the group kept close to him. Boogerd was dropped, leaving only five riders. With 3K to go, Leipheimer attacked again and the only riders able to keep up with him were Landis and Menchov. These three would fight for the stage win.

Menchov wins the stage, photo: www.ciclismovitamia.it

It was Landis who did most of the work in final kilometers, but Menchov sprinted for the stage victory. Boogerd and Rasmussen had set Menchov up for the win, allowing him to save his energy to follow Leipheimer's attacks. Landis kept with the other two and, in the end, finished third on the stage, capturing the yellow jersey by just eight seconds.

Though it was a good day for Rabobank and for the Americans, three riders didn't finish. CSC lost another rider when Giovanni Lombardi abandoned. Quick-Step lost Wilfried Cretskens and, much to the dismay of all the Basque fans, Iban Mayo (Euskaltel-Euskadi) abandoned as well.
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Results: 6:06'25", 33.813 km/h
1 - 051 - Denis Menchov - RAB - RUS -
2 - 041 - Levi Leipheimer - GST - USA - 00'00"
3 - 071 - Floyd Landis - PHO - USA - 00'00"
4 - 061 - Cadel Evans - DVL - AUS - 00'17"
5 - 014 - Carlos Sastre - CSC - ESP - 00'17"
6 - 052 - Michael Boogerd - RAB - NED - 01'04"
7 - 129 - Haimar Zubeldia - EUS - ESP - 01'31"
8 - 015 - Fränk Schleck - CSC - LUX - 01'31"
9 - 021 - Andreas Klöden - TMO - GER - 01'31"
10 - 031 - Christophe Moreau - A2R - FRA - 02'29"
11 - 046 - Georg Totschnig - GST - AUT - 03'06"
12 - 026 - Michael Rogers - TMO - AUS - 03'06"
13 - 042 - Markus Fothen - GST - GER - 03'06"
14 - 137 - Ivan Parra - COF - COL - 03'06"
15 - 001 - José Azevedo - DSC - POR - 04'10"
16 - 141 - Gilberto Simoni - SDV - ITA - 04'10"
17 - 092 - David Arroyo - CEI - ESP - 04'10"
18 - 035 - Cyril Dessel - A2R - FRA - 04'45"
19 - 111 - Pietro Caucchioli - C.A - ITA - 04'45"
20 - 088 - Tadej Valjavec - LAM - SLO - 04'45"
21 - 027 - Patrik Sinkewitz - TMO - GER - 04'45"
22 - 076 - Axel Merckx - PHO - BEL - 04'45"
23 - 191 - Juan Miguel Mercado Miguel - AGR - ESP - 05'36"
24 - 096 - Vladimir Karpets - CEI - RUS - 05'48"
25 - 126 - Iñigo Landaluze - EUS - ESP - 05'48"
26 - 007 - Yaroslav Popovych - DSC - UKR - 06'25"
27 - 199 - Benoît Salmon - AGR - FRA - 07'05"
28 - 145 - Rubén Lobato - SDV - ESP - 07'22"
29 - 148 - Christophe Rinero - SDV - FRA - 07'52"
30 - 063 - Christophe Brandt - DVL - BEL - 08'45"
31 - 084 - Marzio Bruseghin - LAM - ITA - 10'03"
32 - 089 - Patxi Vila - LAM - ESP - 10'03"
33 - 081 - Damiano Cunego - LAM - ITA - 10'03"
34 - 034 - Sylvain Calzati - A2R - FRA - 10'03"
35 - 016 - Christian Vande Velde - CSC - USA - 11'08"
36 - 058 - Michael Rasmussen - RAB - DEN - 11'08"
37 - 179 - Matthieu Sprick - BTL - FRA - 13'58"
38 - 174 - Pierrick Fédrigo - BTL - FRA - 13'58"
39 - 182 - Mirko Celestino - MRM - ITA - 13'58"
40 - 143 - David De La Fuente - SDV - ESP - 14'02"
41 - 032 - José Luis Arrieta - A2R - ESP - 15'23"
42 - 047 - Fabian Wegmann - GST - GER - 16'31"
43 - 099 - Xabier Zandio - CEI - ESP - 16'31"
44 - 176 - Laurent Lefèvre - BTL - FRA - 21'23"
45 - 112 - Alexandre Botcharov - C.A - RUS - 21'23"
46 - 003 - George Hincapie - DSC - USA - 21'23"
47 - 038 - Stéphane Goubert - A2R - FRA - 22'31"
48 - 131 - David Moncoutié - COF - FRA - 23'04"
49 - 022 - Giuseppe Guerini - TMO - ITA - 23'04"
50 - 009 - Paolo Savoldelli - DSC - ITA - 23'04"
51 - 152 - Carlos Da Cruz - FDJ - FRA - 23'04"
52 - 116 - Patrice Halgand - C.A - FRA - 24'33"
53 - 075 - Miguel Angel Perdiguero - PHO - ESP - 26'26"
54 - 097 - Oscar Pereiro - CEI - ESP - 26'26"
55 - 144 - José Angel Gomez Marchante - SDV - ESP - 26'26"
56 - 037 - Simon Gerrans - A2R - AUS - 27'29"
57 - 136 - Cristian Moreni - COF - ITA - 27'45"
58 - 077 - Koos Moerenhout - PHO - NED - 27'45"
59 - 166 - Stefano Garzelli - LIQ - ITA - 27'45"
60 - 055 - Juan Antonio Flecha - RAB - ESP - 27'45"
61 - 194 - Moisés Dueñas - AGR - ESP - 27'45"
62 - 024 - Matthias Kessler - TMO - GER - 27'45"
63 - 122 - Iker Camaño - EUS - ESP - 27'45"
64 - 004 - Egoi Martínez - DSC - ESP - 27'45"
65 - 181 - Erik Zabel - MRM - GER - 33'47"
66 - 153 - Bernhard Eisel - FDJ - AUT - 33'47"
67 - 044 - Sebastian Lang - GST - GER - 33'47"
68 - 157 - Thomas Lövkvist - FDJ - SWE - 33'47"
69 - 149 - Francisco José Ventoso - SDV - ESP - 33'47"
70 - 177 - Jérôme Pineau - BTL - FRA - 33'47"
71 - 017 - Jens Voigt - CSC - GER - 33'47"
72 - 165 - Kjell Carlström - LIQ - FIN - 33'47"
73 - 104 - Juan Manuel Gárate - QSI - ESP - 33'47"
74 - 154 - Philippe Gilbert - FDJ - BEL - 33'47"
75 - 178 - Didier Rous - BTL - FRA - 33'47"
76 - 134 - Sylvain Chavanel - COF - FRA - 33'47"
77 - 072 - Bert Grabsch - PHO - GER - 33'47"
78 - 171 - Thomas Voeckler - BTL - FRA - 33'47"
79 - 113 - Anthony Charteau - C.A - FRA - 33'47"
80 - 025 - Eddy Mazzoleni - TMO - ITA - 33'47"
81 - 192 - Manuel Calvente - AGR - ESP - 33'47"
82 - 186 - Christian Knees - MRM - GER - 33'47"
83 - 195 - Eduardo Gonzalo - AGR - ESP - 33'47"
84 - 142 - David Cañada - SDV - ESP - 33'47"
85 - 057 - Joost Posthuma - RAB - NED - 33'47"
86 - 023 - Serhiy Honchar - TMO - UKR - 33'47"
87 - 128 - Gorka Verdugo - EUS - ESP - 33'47"
88 - 085 - Salvatore Commesso - LAM - ITA - 33'47"
89 - 082 - Alessandro Ballano - LAM - ITA - 33'47"
90 - 125 - Iñaki Flores - EUS - ESP - 33'47"
91 - 146 - David Millar - SDV - GBR - 35'47"
92 - 188 - Björn Schröder - MRM - GER - 35'47"
93 - 119 - Christophe Le Mevel - C.A - FRA - 35'47"
94 - 183 - Ralf Grabsch - MRM - GER - 35'47"
95 - 049 - Beat Zberg - GST - SUI - 35'47"
96 - 151 - Sandy Casar - FDJ - FRA - 35'47"
97 - 159 - Benoît Vaugrenard - FDJ - FRA - 35'47"
98 - 073 - Robert Hunter - PHO - RSA - 35'47"
99 - 053 - Bram De Groot - RAB - NED - 35'47"
100 - 093 - Florent Brard - CEI - FRA - 35'47"
101 - 006 - Pavel Padrnos - DSC - CZE - 35'47"
102 - 002 - Viatcheslav Ekimov - DSC - RUS - 35'47"
103 - 162 - Michael Albasini - LIQ - SUI - 35'47"
104 - 005 - Benjamin Noval - DSC - ESP - 35'47"
105 - 175 - Anthony Geslin - BTL - FRA - 35'47"
106 - 138 - Rik Verbrugghe - COF - BEL - 35'47"
107 - 155 - Sébastien Joly - FDJ - FRA - 35'47"
108 - 124 - Aitor Hernández - EUS - ESP - 35'47"
109 - 105 - Filippo Pozzato - QSI - ITA - 40'32"
110 - 033 - Mikel Astarloza - A2R - ESP - 40'32"
111 - 106 - José Rujano - QSI - VEN - 40'32"
112 - 139 - Bradley Wiggins - COF - GBR - 40'32"
113 - 127 - David López García - EUS - ESP - 40'32"
114 - 087 - Paolo Tiralongo - LAM - ITA - 40'32"
115 - 133 - Jimmy Casper - COF - FRA - 40'32"
116 - 189 - Marco Velo - MRM - ITA - 40'32"
117 - 018 - David Zabriskie - CSC - USA - 40'32"
118 - 117 - Sébastien Hinault - C.A - FRA - 40'32"
119 - 156 - Gustav Erik Larsson - FDJ - SWE - 40'32"
120 - 101 - Tom Boonen - QSI - BEL - 40'32"
121 - 083 - Daniele Bennati - LAM - ITA - 40'32"
122 - 172 - Walter Bénéteau - BTL - FRA - 40'32"
123 - 107 - Bram Tankink - QSI - NED - 40'32"
124 - 114 - Julian Dean - C.A - NZL - 40'32"
125 - 086 - Daniele Righi - LAM - ITA - 40'32"
126 - 059 - Pieter Weening - RAB - NED - 40'32"
127 - 185 - Maxim Iglinsky - MRM - KAZ - 40'32"
128 - 079 - Victor Hugo Peña - PHO - COL - 40'32"
129 - 043 - David Kopp - GST - GER - 44'20"
130 - 013 - Stuart O'Grady - CSC - AUS - 44'20"
131 - 197 - José Alberto Martínez - AGR - ESP - 44'20"
132 - 103 - Steven De Jongh - QSI - NED - 44'20"
133 - 109 - Cédric Vasseur - QSI - FRA - 44'20"
134 - 045 - Ronny Scholz - GST - GER - 44'20"
135 - 069 - Johan Van Summeren - DVL - BEL - 44'20"
136 - 132 - Stéphane Augé - COF - FRA - 44'20"
137 - 065 - Robbie McEwen - DVL - AUS - 44'20"
138 - 048 - Peter Wrolich - GST - AUT - 44'20"
139 - 108 - Matteo Tosatto - QSI - ITA - 44'20"
140 - 163 - Magnus Backstedt - LIQ - SWE - 44'20"
141 - 169 - Manuel Quinziato - LIQ - ITA - 44'20"
142 - 062 - Mario Aerts - DVL - BEL - 44'20"
143 - 147 - Riccardo Riccò - SDV - ITA - 44'20"
144 - 167 - Matej Mugerli - LIQ - SLO - 44'20"
145 - 036 - Samuel Dumoulin - A2R - FRA - 44'20"
146 - 074 - Nicolas Jalabert - PHO - FRA - 44'20"
147 - 068 - Wim Vansevenant - DVL - BEL - 44'20"
148 - 008 - José Luis Rubiera Luis - DSC - ESP - 44'20"
149 - 184 - Andriy Grivko - MRM - UKR - 44'20"
150 - 168 - Luca Paolini - LIQ - ITA - 44'20"
151 - 196 - Christophe Laurent - AGR - FRA - 44'20"
152 - 056 - Oscar Freire - RAB - ESP - 44'20"
153 - 193 - Cédric Coutouly - AGR - FRA - 44'20"
154 - 064 - Chris Horner - DVL - USA - 44'20"
155 - 098 - Nicolas Portal - CEI - FRA - 44'20"
156 - 198 - Samuel Plouhinec - AGR - FRA - 44'20"
157 - 164 - Patrick Calcagni - LIQ - SUI - 44'20"
158 - 135 - Arnaud Coyot - COF - FRA - 44'20"
159 - 095 - José Vicente Garcia - CEI - ESP - 44'20"
160 - 067 - Gert Steegmans - DVL - BEL - 44'20"
161 - 094 - Isaac Gálvez - CEI - ESP - 44'20"
162 - 123 - Unai Etxebarria - EUS - VEN - 44'20"
163 - 118 - Thor Hushovd - C.A - NOR - 44'20"
164 - 078 - Alexandre Moos - PHO - SUI - 44'20"
165 - 158 - Christophe Mengine - FDJ - FRA - 46'13"
- 012 - Giovanni Lombardi - CSC - ITA - withdrawls
- 102 - Wilfried Cretskens - QSI - BEL - withdrawls
- 121 - Iban Mayo - EUS - ESP - withdrawls

GC:
1 - 071 - Floyd Landis - PHO - USA -
2 - 035 - Cyril Dessel - A2R - FRA - 00'08"
3 - 051 - Denis Menchov - RAB - RUS - 01'01"
4 - 061 - Cadel Evans - DVL - AUS - 01'17"
5 - 014 - Carlos Sastre - CSC - ESP - 01'52"
6 - 021 - Andreas Klöden - TMO - GER - 02'29"
7 - 026 - Michael Rogers - TMO - AUS - 03'22"
8 - 191 - Juan Miguel Mercado Miguel - AGR - ESP - 03'33"
9 - 031 - Christophe Moreau - A2R - FRA - 03'44"
10 - 042 - Markus Fothen - GST - GER - 04'17"
11 - 129 - Haimar Zubeldia - EUS - ESP - 04'26"
12 - 027 - Patrik Sinkewitz - TMO - GER - 05'38"
13 - 041 - Levi Leipheimer - GST - USA - 05'39"
14 - 052 - Michael Boogerd - RAB - NED - 05'54"
15 - 126 - Iñigo Landaluze - EUS - ESP - 06'33"
16 - 046 - Georg Totschnig - GST - AUT - 06'47"
17 - 096 - Vladimir Karpets - CEI - RUS - 06'48"
18 - 001 - José Azevedo - DSC - POR - 07'27"
19 - 137 - Ivan Parra - COF - COL - 08'11"
20 - 015 - Fränk Schleck - CSC - LUX - 08'37"
21 - 076 - Axel Merckx - PHO - BEL - 08'39"
22 - 141 - Gilberto Simoni - SDV - ITA - 08'52"
23 - 007 - Yaroslav Popovych - DSC - UKR - 09'00"
24 - 088 - Tadej Valjavec - LAM - SLO - 09'37"
25 - 148 - Christophe Rinero - SDV - FRA - 11'18"
26 - 111 - Pietro Caucchioli - C.A - ITA - 11'20"
27 - 084 - Marzio Bruseghin - LAM - ITA - 13'07"
28 - 016 - Christian Vande Velde - CSC - USA - 13'41"
29 - 063 - Christophe Brandt - DVL - BEL - 13'48"
30 - 034 - Sylvain Calzati - A2R - FRA - 13'57"
31 - 199 - Benoît Salmon - AGR - FRA - 14'35"
32 - 089 - Patxi Vila - LAM - ESP - 15'06"
33 - 081 - Damiano Cunego - LAM - ITA - 16'17"
34 - 092 - David Arroyo - CEI - ESP - 17'55"
35 - 058 - Michael Rasmussen - RAB - DEN - 17'56"
36 - 182 - Mirko Celestino - MRM - ITA - 19'31"
37 - 145 - Rubén Lobato - SDV - ESP - 19'32"
38 - 099 - Xabier Zandio - CEI - ESP - 20'25"
39 - 032 - José Luis Arrieta - A2R - ESP - 22'49"
40 - 003 - George Hincapie - DSC - USA - 23'01"
41 - 009 - Paolo Savoldelli - DSC - ITA - 24'22"
42 - 174 - Pierrick Fédrigo - BTL - FRA - 24'24"
43 - 176 - Laurent Lefèvre - BTL - FRA - 25'31"
44 - 022 - Giuseppe Guerini - TMO - ITA - 26'42"
45 - 136 - Cristian Moreni - COF - ITA - 26'59"
46 - 112 - Alexandre Botcharov - C.A - RUS - 27'07"
47 - 097 - Oscar Pereiro - CEI - ESP - 28'31"
48 - 047 - Fabian Wegmann - GST - GER - 28'52"
49 - 024 - Matthias Kessler - TMO - GER - 29'09"
50 - 038 - Stéphane Goubert - A2R - FRA - 30'18"
51 - 116 - Patrice Halgand - C.A - FRA - 30'57"
52 - 004 - Egoi Martínez - DSC - ESP - 31'26"
53 - 179 - Matthieu Sprick - BTL - FRA - 31'33"
54 - 075 - Miguel Angel Perdiguero - PHO - ESP - 31'59"
55 - 166 - Stefano Garzelli - LIQ - ITA - 32'32"
56 - 023 - Serhiy Honchar - TMO - UKR - 32'55"
57 - 037 - Simon Gerrans - A2R - AUS - 33'07"
58 - 122 - Iker Camaño - EUS - ESP - 33'17"
59 - 144 - José Angel Gomez Marchante - SDV - ESP - 34'07"
60 - 131 - David Moncoutié - COF - FRA - 34'53"
61 - 194 - Moisés Dueñas - AGR - ESP - 34'58"
62 - 152 - Carlos Da Cruz - FDJ - FRA - 35'02"
63 - 157 - Thomas Lövkvist - FDJ - SWE - 35'56"
64 - 178 - Didier Rous - BTL - FRA - 36'10"
65 - 134 - Sylvain Chavanel - COF - FRA - 36'51"
66 - 077 - Koos Moerenhout - PHO - NED - 38'12"
67 - 171 - Thomas Voeckler - BTL - FRA - 38'43"
68 - 142 - David Cañada - SDV - ESP - 39'36"
69 - 181 - Erik Zabel - MRM - GER - 39'45"
70 - 128 - Gorka Verdugo - EUS - ESP - 41'07"
71 - 018 - David Zabriskie - CSC - USA - 41'33"
72 - 005 - Benjamin Noval - DSC - ESP - 42'19"
73 - 146 - David Millar - SDV - GBR - 43'10"
74 - 033 - Mikel Astarloza - A2R - ESP - 43'26"
75 - 186 - Christian Knees - MRM - GER - 43'47"
76 - 006 - Pavel Padrnos - DSC - CZE - 44'14"
77 - 025 - Eddy Mazzoleni - TMO - ITA - 44'19"
78 - 044 - Sebastian Lang - GST - GER - 44'27"
79 - 149 - Francisco José Ventoso - SDV - ESP - 44'47"
80 - 106 - José Rujano - QSI - VEN - 45'06"
81 - 057 - Joost Posthuma - RAB - NED - 45'19"
82 - 177 - Jérôme Pineau - BTL - FRA - 46'03"
83 - 185 - Maxim Iglinsky - MRM - KAZ - 46'07"
84 - 082 - Alessandro Ballano - LAM - ITA - 46'27"
85 - 085 - Salvatore Commesso - LAM - ITA - 46'29"
86 - 125 - Iñaki Flores - EUS - ESP - 46'53"
87 - 008 - José Luis Rubiera Luis - DSC - ESP - 47'15"
88 - 083 - Daniele Bennati - LAM - ITA - 48'16"
89 - 147 - Riccardo Riccò - SDV - ITA - 48'53"
90 - 119 - Christophe Le Mevel - C.A - FRA - 48'56"
91 - 109 - Cédric Vasseur - QSI - FRA - 49'07"
92 - 045 - Ronny Scholz - GST - GER - 49'22"
93 - 049 - Beat Zberg - GST - SUI - 51'17"
94 - 192 - Manuel Calvente - AGR - ESP - 51'19"
95 - 143 - David De La Fuente - SDV - ESP - 51'44"
96 - 172 - Walter Bénéteau - BTL - FRA - 51'49"
97 - 055 - Juan Antonio Flecha - RAB - ESP - 53'13"
98 - 059 - Pieter Weening - RAB - NED - 53'17"
99 - 074 - Nicolas Jalabert - PHO - FRA - 54'22"
100 - 056 - Oscar Freire - RAB - ESP - 54'43"
101 - 183 - Ralf Grabsch - MRM - GER - 55'08"
102 - 064 - Chris Horner - DVL - USA - 55'47"
103 - 151 - Sandy Casar - FDJ - FRA - 56'16"
104 - 184 - Andriy Grivko - MRM - UKR - 56'36"
105 - 072 - Bert Grabsch - PHO - GER - 56'41"
106 - 159 - Benoît Vaugrenard - FDJ - FRA - 57'06"
107 - 062 - Mario Aerts - DVL - BEL - 57'57"
108 - 153 - Bernhard Eisel - FDJ - AUT - 58'15"
109 - 154 - Philippe Gilbert - FDJ - BEL - 58'26"
110 - 188 - Björn Schröder - MRM - GER - 58'39"
111 - 002 - Viatcheslav Ekimov - DSC - RUS - 59'14"
112 - 156 - Gustav Erik Larsson - FDJ - SWE - 59'15"
113 - 195 - Eduardo Gonzalo - AGR - ESP - 59'22"
114 - 101 - Tom Boonen - QSI - BEL - 59'56"
115 - 127 - David López García - EUS - ESP - 1h 00'06"
116 - 175 - Anthony Geslin - BTL - FRA - 1h 00'42"
117 - 017 - Jens Voigt - CSC - GER - 1h 01'28"
118 - 098 - Nicolas Portal - CEI - FRA - 1h 02'59"
119 - 162 - Michael Albasini - LIQ - SUI - 1h 03'14"
120 - 169 - Manuel Quinziato - LIQ - ITA - 1h 03'35"
121 - 073 - Robert Hunter - PHO - RSA - 1h 03'53"
122 - 104 - Juan Manuel Gárate - QSI - ESP - 1h 04'04"
123 - 053 - Bram De Groot - RAB - NED - 1h 04'43"
124 - 189 - Marco Velo - MRM - ITA - 1h 05'24"
125 - 138 - Rik Verbrugghe - COF - BEL - 1h 05'38"
126 - 087 - Paolo Tiralongo - LAM - ITA - 1h 06'12"
127 - 065 - Robbie McEwen - DVL - AUS - 1h 06'13"
128 - 118 - Thor Hushovd - C.A - NOR - 1h 07'50"
129 - 093 - Florent Brard - CEI - FRA - 1h 08'17"
130 - 043 - David Kopp - GST - GER - 1h 08'40"
131 - 095 - José Vicente Garcia - CEI - ESP - 1h 08'43"
132 - 168 - Luca Paolini - LIQ - ITA - 1h 09'17"
133 - 078 - Alexandre Moos - PHO - SUI - 1h 09'59"
134 - 196 - Christophe Laurent - AGR - FRA - 1h 10'26"
135 - 079 - Victor Hugo Peña - PHO - COL - 1h 10'47"
136 - 117 - Sébastien Hinault - C.A - FRA - 1h 11'02"
137 - 114 - Julian Dean - C.A - NZL - 1h 12'11"
138 - 198 - Samuel Plouhinec - AGR - FRA - 1h 12'15"
139 - 103 - Steven De Jongh - QSI - NED - 1h 13'38"
140 - 197 - José Alberto Martínez - AGR - ESP - 1h 14'09"
141 - 164 - Patrick Calcagni - LIQ - SUI - 1h 14'13"
142 - 107 - Bram Tankink - QSI - NED - 1h 14'47"
143 - 139 - Bradley Wiggins - COF - GBR - 1h 14'49"
144 - 123 - Unai Etxebarria - EUS - VEN - 1h 15'26"
145 - 036 - Samuel Dumoulin - A2R - FRA - 1h 16'19"
146 - 165 - Kjell Carlström - LIQ - FIN - 1h 16'27"
147 - 048 - Peter Wrolich - GST - AUT - 1h 18'28"
148 - 158 - Christophe Mengine - FDJ - FRA - 1h 18'38"
149 - 135 - Arnaud Coyot - COF - FRA - 1h 19'13"
150 - 167 - Matej Mugerli - LIQ - SLO - 1h 19'59"
151 - 067 - Gert Steegmans - DVL - BEL - 1h 20'01"
152 - 108 - Matteo Tosatto - QSI - ITA - 1h 20'17"
153 - 013 - Stuart O'Grady - CSC - AUS - 1h 20'21"
154 - 193 - Cédric Coutouly - AGR - FRA - 1h 21'05"
155 - 094 - Isaac Gálvez - CEI - ESP - 1h 21'27"
156 - 069 - Johan Van Summeren - DVL - BEL - 1h 21'59"
157 - 132 - Stéphane Augé - COF - FRA - 1h 27'36"
158 - 124 - Aitor Hernández - EUS - ESP - 1h 28'45"
159 - 133 - Jimmy Casper - COF - FRA - 1h 29'11"
160 - 113 - Anthony Charteau - C.A - FRA - 1h 31'48"
161 - 086 - Daniele Righi - LAM - ITA - 1h 32'05"
162 - 105 - Filippo Pozzato - QSI - ITA - 1h 32'39"
163 - 163 - Magnus Backstedt - LIQ - SWE - 1h 36'27"
164 - 155 - Sébastien Joly - FDJ - FRA - 1h 41'26"
165 - 068 - Wim Vansevenant - DVL - BEL - 1h 41'34"