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2006 final standings
Overall Óscar Pereiro 89h 40'27"
Second Andreas Klöden +32"
Third Carlos Sastre +2'16"
Points Robbie McEwen 288
Second Erik Zabel 199
Third Thor Hushovd 195
Climber Michael Rasmussen 166
Second David de la Fuente 113
Third Carlos Sastre 99
Youth Damiano Cunego 89h 58'49"
Second Markus Fothen +38"
Third Matthieu Sprick +1h 29'12"
Teams T-Mobile Team 269h 08'46"
Second Team CSC +17'04"
Third Rabobank +23'26"

The 2006 Tour de France was the 93rd Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 23, 2006. Óscar Pereiro Sio (born August 3, 1977 in Mos, Galicia) is a Spanish professional Road bicycle racer best known for winning Andreas Klöden (born June 22 1975 in Mittweida) is a German professional Road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour Team Astana. Carlos Sastre Candil (born 22 April 1975 in Leganés, Madrid) is a Spanish professional Road bicycle racer and champion Robbie McEwen (born June 24, 1972 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian professional Road bicycle racer, specializing Erik Zabel (born July 7 1970 in East Berlin) is a German professional Road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour Team Milram. Thor Hushovd (born January 18, 1978 in Grimstad) is a Norwegian professional Road bicycle racer, riding for Crédit Agricole Michael Rasmussen (born June 1 1974 in Tølløse) is a Danish professional Road bicycle racer who last rode for the Dutch David de la Fuente Rasilla (born 4 May 1981 in Reinosa, Cantabria) is a Spanish professional Road bicycle racer. Carlos Sastre Candil (born 22 April 1975 in Leganés, Madrid) is a Spanish professional Road bicycle racer and champion Damiano Cunego (born September 19, 1981 in Cerro Veronese, Veneto) is an Italian professional Road bicycle racer. Markus Fothen (born September 9 1981 in Kaarst) is a German Road racing cyclist who races for Team Gerolsteiner in the Matthieu Sprick (born September 29 1981 in Sarreguemines) is a French Cyclist who rides for the Bouygues Télécom team Rabobank ( UCI Team Code RAB) is a professional Bicycle racing team sponsored by the Rabobank. History See also:CategoryTour de France by year The dominant sports newspaper in France "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. It was won by Óscar Pereiro following the disqualification of apparent winner Floyd Landis. Óscar Pereiro Sio (born August 3, 1977 in Mos, Galicia) is a Spanish professional Road bicycle racer best known for winning Floyd Landis (born October 14 1975 is an American cyclist, currently suspended from competition who was stripped of overall victory in the 2006 Tour de France

The Tour began with a prologue in Strasbourg, on the French-German border, and ended Sunday July 23 in Paris. Strasbourg (Strasbourg stʁazbuʁ Alsatian: Strossburi,; Straßburg) is the capital and principal City of the Alsace région This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city The distance of the course (run counterclockwise around France) was 3657 km (2272 miles). This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States The race was the third fastest in average speed. Along the way, the cyclists passed through six different countries including France, The Netherlands (a stop at Valkenburg in Stage 3), Belgium (at Huy, Stages 3 and 4), Luxembourg (at Esch-sur-Alzette, Stages 2 and 3), Germany (though not stopping there, Stage 1) and Spain (Pla-de-Beret, Stage 11). The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Valkenburg aan de Geul ( is a Municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Huy ( Walloon: Hu; French: Huy Dutch: Hoei is a Municipality of Belgium. Luxembourg (Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg Grand-Duché de Luxembourg Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small Landlocked country in Western Europe, bordered by Esch-sur-Alzette (Esch-Uelzecht Esch-an-der-Alzette or Esch-an-der-Alzig, Esch-sur-Alzette is a commune with city status, in south-western Luxembourg Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The presentation of the course was made by the new director of Le Tour, Christian Prudhomme. Christian Prudhomme (born November 11, 1960) is a French sports journalist and general director of the Tour de France since 2005 For the first time since the 1999 edition, there was no team time trial. The 1999 Tour de France was the 86th Tour de France, taking place from July 3 to July 25 1999 A team time trial (TTT is a road-based Bicycle race in which teams of Cyclists race against the clock (see Individual time trial for a more detailed

The event, as with some of the Tours of the late 1990s, was marred by doping scandals. Prior to the tour, numerous riders - including the two favourites Jan Ullrich and Ivan Basso - were expelled from the Tour due to their link with the Operación Puerto doping case. Jan Ullrich (born December 2 1973 in Rostock, East Germany) is a German former professional Road bicycle racer. Ivan Basso (born 26 November 1977) is an Italian professional Road bicycle racer who is currently suspended but has signed with Italian The Operación Puerto doping case (meaning Operation Mountain Pass) is a Spanish doping case against doctor Eufemiano Fuentes and a number of accomplices

After the Tour, the apparent winner Floyd Landis was found to have failed a drug test after stage 17; Landis contested the result and demanded arbitration. Floyd Landis (born October 14 1975 is an American cyclist, currently suspended from competition who was stripped of overall victory in the 2006 Tour de France On September 20, 2007 Landis was found guilty and suspended retroactive to January 30, 2007 and stripped of the 2006 Tour de France title making Óscar Pereiro the title holder [1]. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Landis reportedly intends to appeal the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The Court of Arbitration for Sport ( CAS; Tribunal Arbitral du Sport or TAS in French) is an international arbitration body set up to settle disputes

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Drugs controversy before the Tour

In the most controversial scandal since the 1998 tour, thirteen riders were expelled from the tour on the eve of Strasbourg prologue to the 93rd edition stemming from a Spanish doping scandal. The 1998 Tour de France, also called the Tour de Dopage (Tour of Doping) was marred by doping scandals throughout known Strasbourg (Strasbourg stʁazbuʁ Alsatian: Strossburi,; Straßburg) is the capital and principal City of the Alsace région The Operación Puerto doping case (meaning Operation Mountain Pass) is a Spanish doping case against doctor Eufemiano Fuentes and a number of accomplices Jan Ullrich and Ivan Basso, two favourites to win the race, were among those excluded from the Tour along with podium candidate Francisco Mancebo and 2007 champion Alberto Contador. Jan Ullrich (born December 2 1973 in Rostock, East Germany) is a German former professional Road bicycle racer. Ivan Basso (born 26 November 1977) is an Italian professional Road bicycle racer who is currently suspended but has signed with Italian Francisco Mancebo Pérez (born March 9, 1976 in Madrid) is a Spanish pro cyclist Alberto Contador Velasco (born 6 December 1982 in Pinto Madrid) is a Spanish professional Road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Alexandre Vinokourov, another race favourite, was not linked to the doping scandal, but was forced to withdraw when the eligible riders on his Astana-Würth Team fell below the minimum starting requirement of six. Alexander Nikolaevich Vinokourov, also written Alexandre Vinokourov, (Алексaндр Николаевич Винокуров born September 16, 1973 ONCE cycling team, also known as Liberty Seguros, Liberty Seguros-Würth and in succession in its final year Astana-Würth and Astana was Because of this and the retirement of seven-time consecutive winner Lance Armstrong, this year's Tour started without the top five riders from the 2005 edition. Lance Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson September 18 1971 is an American professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam Team Astana It was also the first Tour since 1999 that did not contain a past champion. The 1999 Tour de France was the 86th Tour de France, taking place from July 3 to July 25 1999

The initial doping controversy forshadowed the contested outcome of the 2006 Tour involving the race leader Floyd Landis who was found guilty of doping. Floyd Landis (born October 14 1975 is an American cyclist, currently suspended from competition who was stripped of overall victory in the 2006 Tour de France

The 2006 Tour de France
The 2006 Tour de France

Initial results

American Floyd Landis was initially awarded the victory in the closest three-way finish in the race's history until then. Floyd Landis (born October 14 1975 is an American cyclist, currently suspended from competition who was stripped of overall victory in the 2006 Tour de France

While Landis was a leading favorite even before the Spanish doping scandal came to light[2], in an epic eight minute loss of performance in Stage 16, it appeared he had lost all hope to finish on the podium, much less win. These are the profiles for the individual stages in the 2006 Tour de France, beginning with Stage 12 on July 14 and ending with Stage 20 on July 23.

But the following day, during Stage 17, Landis set a very high pace on the first climb of the day that no other rider could match. These are the profiles for the individual stages in the 2006 Tour de France, beginning with Stage 12 on July 14 and ending with Stage 20 on July 23. He then caught a breakaway group that had escaped earlier, passed them, and continued to the finish line solo, making up almost all of his deficit, ending up 30 seconds behind yellow jersey wearer Óscar Pereiro, which he made up with an extra minute in the final Stage 19 time trial. The Yellow jersey (Maillot jaune majo ʒoːn is the jersey worn by the leader of many multi-stage bicycle races originally and most notably the Tour de France Óscar Pereiro Sio (born August 3, 1977 in Mos, Galicia) is a Spanish professional Road bicycle racer best known for winning These are the profiles for the individual stages in the 2006 Tour de France, beginning with Stage 12 on July 14 and ending with Stage 20 on July 23.

However, a urine sample taken from Landis immediately after his Stage 17 win has twice tested positive for banned synthetic testosterone as well as a ratio of testosterone to epitestosterone nearly three times the limit allowed by World Anti-Doping Agency rules. Testosterone is a Steroid hormone from the Androgen group In mammals testosterone is primarily secreted in the testes of males and the Ovaries Testosterone is a Steroid hormone from the Androgen group In mammals testosterone is primarily secreted in the testes of males and the Ovaries Epitestosterone is a natural Steroid, an inactive Epimer of the hormone Testosterone. The World Anti-Doping Agency ( WADA) Agence mondiale antidopage is an independent foundation created through a collective initiative led by the International Olympic Committee [3] Landis has indicated that he will appeal the test results with the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland. The Court of Arbitration for Sport ( CAS; Tribunal Arbitral du Sport or TAS in French) is an international arbitration body set up to settle disputes [4]

On September 20, 2007, Landis' doping accusation was upheld by an arbitration panel deciding between him and USADA and will be banned for two years. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The United States Anti-Doping Agency ( USADA) which began operations on October 1, 2000, is a non-governmental agency responsible for implementation of In response to this, International Cycling Union has formally stripped him of his 2006 Tour de France title. Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI is a Cycling association that oversees competitive cycling events internationally Second place finisher Óscar Pereiro has been officially declared the winner. Óscar Pereiro Sio (born August 3, 1977 in Mos, Galicia) is a Spanish professional Road bicycle racer best known for winning [5] The only previous Tour de France winners to be disqualified were 1904 Tour de France winner Maurice Garin and 1996 winner Bjarne Riis. Results Maurice Garin ( March 3, 1871 - February 19, 1957) was a Road bicycle racer best known for winning the 1903 Tour de France Bjarne Lykkegård Riis (born April 3, 1964 in Herning) nicknamed the Eagle from Herning (Ørnen fra Herning is a Danish

Stages

Stage Route Distance Type Date
P Strasbourg 7 km Individual time trial Saturday, July 1
1 Strasbourg - Strasbourg 183 km Flat stage Sunday, July 2
2 Obernai - Esch-sur-Alzette 223 km Flat stage Monday, July 3
3 Esch-sur-Alzette - Valkenburg 216 km Intermediate stage Tuesday, July 4
4 Huy - Saint-Quentin 207 km Flat stage Wednesday, July 5
5 Beauvais - Caen 219 km Flat stage Thursday, July 6
6 Lisieux - Vitré 184 km Flat stage Friday, July 7
7 Saint Grégoire - Rennes 52 km Individual time trial Saturday, July 8
8 Saint-Méen-le-Grand - Lorient 177 km Flat stage Sunday, July 9
Rest day Monday, July 10
9 Bordeaux - Dax 170 km Flat stage Tuesday, July 11
10 Cambo-les-Bains - Pau 193 km Mountain stage Wednesday, July 12
11 Tarbes - Val d'Aran-Pla-de-Beret 208 km Mountain stage Thursday, July 13
12 Luchon - Carcassonne 211 km Intermediate stage Friday, July 14
13 Béziers - Montélimar 231 km Flat stage Saturday, July 15
14 Montélimar - Gap 181 km Intermediate stage Sunday, July 16
Rest day Monday, July 17
15 Gap - L'Alpe d'Huez 187 km Mountain stage Tuesday, July 18
16 Bourg d'Oisans - La Toussuire 182 km Mountain stage Wednesday, July 19
17 Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne - Morzine 199 km Mountain stage Thursday, July 20
18 Morzine - Mâcon 193 km Intermediate stage Friday, July 21
19 Le Creusot - Montceau-les-Mines 56 km Individual time trial Saturday, July 22
20 Antony-Parc de Sceaux - Paris Champs-Élysées 152 km Flat stage Sunday, July 23
Total 3,639 km

Stage recaps

See:

Jersey progress

Stages map
Stages map
Notes

Overall standings

General Classification

See the section on Finishing times for full details. The Yellow jersey (Maillot jaune majo ʒoːn is the jersey worn by the leader of many multi-stage bicycle races originally and most notably the Tour de France The 2006 Tour de France was the 93rd Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 23 2006
Rank Rider Team Time
1 Flag of Spain Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 89h 40' 27"
2 Flag of Germany Andreas Klöden T-Mobile Team 32"
3 Flag of Spain Carlos Sastre Team CSC 2' 16"
4 Flag of Australia Cadel Evans Davitamon-Lotto 4' 11"
5 Flag of Russia Denis Menchov Rabobank 6' 09"
6 Flag of France Cyril Dessel AG2R Prévoyance 7' 44"
7 Flag of France Christophe Moreau AG2R Prévoyance 8' 40"
8 Flag of Spain Haimar Zubeldia Euskaltel-Euskadi 11' 08"
9 Flag of Australia Michael Rogers T-Mobile Team 14' 10"
10 Flag of Luxembourg Fränk Schleck Team CSC 16' 49"

Points Classification

Rank Rider Team Points
1 Flag of Australia Robbie McEwen Davitamon-Lotto 288
2 Flag of Germany Erik Zabel Team Milram 199
3 Flag of Norway Thor Hushovd Crédit Agricole 195
4 Flag of Austria Bernhard Eisel Française des Jeux 176
5 Flag of Italy Luca Paolini Liquigas 174
6 Flag of Spain Iñaki Isasi Euskaltel-Euskadi 130
7 Flag of Spain Francisco Ventoso Saunier Duval-Prodir 128
8 Flag of Italy Cristian Moreni Cofidis, le Crédit par Téléphone 116
9 Flag of France Jimmy Casper Cofidis, le Crédit par Téléphone 98
10 Flag of Spain Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 88

King of the Mountains classification

Rank Rider Team Points
1 Flag of Denmark Michael Rasmussen Rabobank 166
2 Flag of Spain David De La Fuente Saunier Duval-Prodir 113
3 Flag of Spain Carlos Sastre Team CSC 99
4 Flag of Luxembourg Fränk Schleck Team CSC 96
5 Flag of the Netherlands Michael Boogerd Rabobank 93
6 Flag of Italy Damiano Cunego Lampre-Fondital 80
7 Flag of France Cyril Dessel AG2R Prévoyance 72
8 Flag of the United States Levi Leipheimer Team Gerolsteiner 66
9 Flag of Germany Andreas Klöden T-Mobile Team 64
10 Flag of Spain Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 63

Young Riders' Classification

Rank Rider Team Time
1 Flag of Italy Damiano Cunego Lampre-Fondital 89h 58' 49"
2 Flag of Germany Markus Fothen Team Gerolsteiner 38"
3 Flag of France Matthieu Sprick Bouygues Télécom 1h 29' 12"
4 Flag of Spain David De La Fuente Saunier Duval-Prodir 1h 36' 00"
5 Flag of Spain Moisés Dueñas Agritubel 1h 48' 40"
6 Flag of Sweden Thomas Lövkvist Française des Jeux 1h 52' 54"
7 Flag of Spain Francisco Ventoso Saunier Duval-Prodir 2h 22' 03"
8 Flag of the Netherlands Joost Posthuma Rabobank 2h 32' 41"
9 Flag of France Benoît Vaugrenard Française des Jeux 2h 33' 12"
10 Flag of the Netherlands Pieter Weening Rabobank 2h 36' 44"

Teams Classification

Rank Team Time
1 Flag of Germany T-Mobile Team 269h 08' 46"
2 Flag of Denmark Team CSC 17' 04"
3 Flag of the Netherlands Rabobank 23' 26"
4 Flag of France AG2R Prévoyance 33' 19"
5 Flag of Spain Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 56' 53"
6 Flag of Italy Lampre-Fondital 57' 37"
7 Flag of Germany Team Gerolsteiner 1h 45' 25"
8 Flag of the United States Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 2h 19' 17"
9 Flag of Spain Euskaltel-Euskadi 2h 26' 38"
10 Flag of Switzerland Phonak Hearing Systems 2h 49' 06"*

Teams and riders

Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 2006 Tour de France

Pre-race favourites

After the retirement of seven-time winner Lance Armstrong, the main contenders for the overall win were expected to be Ivan Basso from Team CSC, the 2005 runner-up; and Jan Ullrich from T-Mobile Team, the third man on the podium in 2005, winner in 1997, and the only previous winner still racing. Óscar Pereiro Sio (born August 3, 1977 in Mos, Galicia) is a Spanish professional Road bicycle racer best known for winning Caisse d'Epargne ( UCI Team Code: GCE) is professional Road bicycle racing team which participates in the UCI ProTour. Andreas Klöden (born June 22 1975 in Mittweida) is a German professional Road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour Team Astana. Carlos Sastre Candil (born 22 April 1975 in Leganés, Madrid) is a Spanish professional Road bicycle racer and champion ---- Cadel Evans (born 14 February 1977 is an Australian professional Racing cyclist. Silence-Lotto ( (formerly Davitamon-Lotto for 2005-2006 and Predictor-Lotto for 2007 is a Belgian professional cycling team sponsored Denis Nikolayevich Menchov (Денис Николаевич Меньшов more correct spelling is Menshov; born 25 January 1978 in Oryol Rabobank ( UCI Team Code RAB) is a professional Bicycle racing team sponsored by the Rabobank. Cyril Dessel (born 29 November 1974 in Rive-de-Gier) is a French professional Road racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team Ag2r-La Mondiale ( formerly AG2R Prévoyance) is a French Cycling team with UCI ProTour team status Christophe Moreau (born April 12 1971 in Vervins) is a French professional Road racing cyclist who rides for the French team Ag2r-La Mondiale ( formerly AG2R Prévoyance) is a French Cycling team with UCI ProTour team status Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (born April 1, 1977 in Usurbil, Basque Country) is a Spanish professional Road racing cyclist who Euskaltel-Euskadi ( UCI Team Code EUS) is a professional Road bicycle racing team Michael Rogers (born 20 December, 1979 in Barham New South Wales) is an Australian professional Road bicycle racer who currently Fränk Schleck (born 15 April 1980) is a professional road bicycle racer from Luxembourg riding for Team CSC Saxo Bank. In Road bicycle racing, and in the Grand Tour stage races in particular the Green jersey is the name given to a distinctive racing jersey worn by the leader Robbie McEwen (born June 24, 1972 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian professional Road bicycle racer, specializing Silence-Lotto ( (formerly Davitamon-Lotto for 2005-2006 and Predictor-Lotto for 2007 is a Belgian professional cycling team sponsored Erik Zabel (born July 7 1970 in East Berlin) is a German professional Road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour Team Milram. Team Milram is a German (formerly Italian pro cycling team participating at the UCI ProTour. Thor Hushovd (born January 18, 1978 in Grimstad) is a Norwegian professional Road bicycle racer, riding for Crédit Agricole Crédit Agricole ( UCI Team Code CA) is a French professional Cycling team managed by Roger Legeay and sponsored by the French bank Bernhard Eisel (born 17 February 1981 in Voitsberg) is an Austrian professional road bicycling racer who currently rides for Team Française des Jeux ( is a French Cycling team, sponsored by the French national lottery Luca Paolini (born January 17, 1977 in Milan) is an Italian Road bicycle racer who rides for UCI Professional Continental Team Liquigas ( UCI Team Code LIQ) is an Italian professional Road bicycle racing team in the UCI ProTour. Iñaki Isasi Flores (born April 20, 1977 in Respaldiza, in Alvara) is a Spanish Racing cyclist who rides for the Euskaltel-Euskadi Euskaltel-Euskadi ( UCI Team Code EUS) is a professional Road bicycle racing team Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (born May 6 1982 in Reinosa, Cantabria) is a Spanish Road racing cyclist who rides for Cristian Moreni (born November 21 1972 in Asola) is an Italian Road racing cyclist who rode for Cofidis le Crédit par Téléphone Cofidis Le Crédit par Téléphone ( UCI Team Code COF) is a French professional Road bicycle racing team sponsored by the Jimmy Casper (born May 28 1978 in Montdidier Somme) is a French professional Road bicycle racer for the UCI Professional Continental Cofidis Le Crédit par Téléphone ( UCI Team Code COF) is a French professional Road bicycle racing team sponsored by the Óscar Pereiro Sio (born August 3, 1977 in Mos, Galicia) is a Spanish professional Road bicycle racer best known for winning Caisse d'Epargne ( UCI Team Code: GCE) is professional Road bicycle racing team which participates in the UCI ProTour. The polka dot jersey (maillot à pois rouges is the jersey awarded for the best climber during the mountain stages of the Tour de France cycle race Michael Rasmussen (born June 1 1974 in Tølløse) is a Danish professional Road bicycle racer who last rode for the Dutch Rabobank ( UCI Team Code RAB) is a professional Bicycle racing team sponsored by the Rabobank. David de la Fuente Rasilla (born 4 May 1981 in Reinosa, Cantabria) is a Spanish professional Road bicycle racer. Carlos Sastre Candil (born 22 April 1975 in Leganés, Madrid) is a Spanish professional Road bicycle racer and champion Fränk Schleck (born 15 April 1980) is a professional road bicycle racer from Luxembourg riding for Team CSC Saxo Bank. Michael Boogerd (born May 28, 1972 in The Hague) is a Dutch former professional Road bicycle racer. Rabobank ( UCI Team Code RAB) is a professional Bicycle racing team sponsored by the Rabobank. Damiano Cunego (born September 19, 1981 in Cerro Veronese, Veneto) is an Italian professional Road bicycle racer. Lampre ( is an Italian Road bicycle racing team competing in the UCI ProTour. Cyril Dessel (born 29 November 1974 in Rive-de-Gier) is a French professional Road racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team Ag2r-La Mondiale ( formerly AG2R Prévoyance) is a French Cycling team with UCI ProTour team status Levi Leipheimer (born October 24 1973 in Butte Montana) is an American professional Road bicycle racer who rides with UCI ProTeam Team Astana Team Gerolsteiner ( UCI Team Code GST) is a German Road bicycle racing team in the UCI ProTour. Andreas Klöden (born June 22 1975 in Mittweida) is a German professional Road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour Team Astana. Óscar Pereiro Sio (born August 3, 1977 in Mos, Galicia) is a Spanish professional Road bicycle racer best known for winning Caisse d'Epargne ( UCI Team Code: GCE) is professional Road bicycle racing team which participates in the UCI ProTour. The Maillot blanc ( French for white jersey) is the jersey given to the best young rider in the Tour de France as determined by the Damiano Cunego (born September 19, 1981 in Cerro Veronese, Veneto) is an Italian professional Road bicycle racer. Lampre ( is an Italian Road bicycle racing team competing in the UCI ProTour. Markus Fothen (born September 9 1981 in Kaarst) is a German Road racing cyclist who races for Team Gerolsteiner in the Team Gerolsteiner ( UCI Team Code GST) is a German Road bicycle racing team in the UCI ProTour. Matthieu Sprick (born September 29 1981 in Sarreguemines) is a French Cyclist who rides for the Bouygues Télécom team Bouygues Télécom ( is a professional Road bicycle racing team that competes on the UCI ProTour. David de la Fuente Rasilla (born 4 May 1981 in Reinosa, Cantabria) is a Spanish professional Road bicycle racer. Moisés Dueñas Nevado (born May 10 1981 in Béjar) is a Spanish Road racing cyclist who rode for UCI Professional Continental Agritubel Pro Cycling Team ( UCI Team Code AGR) is a French professional road race cycling team Thomas Lövkvist (born April 4, 1984 in Visby, Gotland) is a Swedish professional Road bicycle racer riding for the Française des Jeux ( is a French Cycling team, sponsored by the French national lottery Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (born May 6 1982 in Reinosa, Cantabria) is a Spanish Road racing cyclist who rides for Joost Posthuma ( 8 March 1981 in Hengelo) is a Dutch professional Road bicycle racer. Rabobank ( UCI Team Code RAB) is a professional Bicycle racing team sponsored by the Rabobank. Benoît Vaugrenard (born January 5, 1982 in Vannes) is a French Road racing cyclist who races for Française des Jeux in Française des Jeux ( is a French Cycling team, sponsored by the French national lottery Pieter Weening (born April 5, 1981) is a Road bicycle racer from Harkema, Friesland, the Netherlands. Rabobank ( UCI Team Code RAB) is a professional Bicycle racing team sponsored by the Rabobank. Rabobank ( UCI Team Code RAB) is a professional Bicycle racing team sponsored by the Rabobank. Ag2r-La Mondiale ( formerly AG2R Prévoyance) is a French Cycling team with UCI ProTour team status Caisse d'Epargne ( UCI Team Code: GCE) is professional Road bicycle racing team which participates in the UCI ProTour. Lampre ( is an Italian Road bicycle racing team competing in the UCI ProTour. Team Gerolsteiner ( UCI Team Code GST) is a German Road bicycle racing team in the UCI ProTour. Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team ( UCI Team Code: DSC) was a US -based professional Road bicycle racing team. Euskaltel-Euskadi ( UCI Team Code EUS) is a professional Road bicycle racing team Phonak Hearing Systems ( UCI Team Code PHO) was a Swiss professional cycling team active from 2002 until 2006 The list of teams and cyclists in the 2006 Tour de France contains the professional Road bicycle racers who will compete at the 2006 Tour de France from July Lance Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson September 18 1971 is an American professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam Team Astana Ivan Basso (born 26 November 1977) is an Italian professional Road bicycle racer who is currently suspended but has signed with Italian The 2005 Tour de France was the 92nd Tour de France, taking place from July 2 to July 24 2005 Jan Ullrich (born December 2 1973 in Rostock, East Germany) is a German former professional Road bicycle racer. The 1997 Tour de France was the 84th Tour de France, it took place July 5&ndash27 1997 However, both Ullrich and Basso were suspended by their teams on 30 June after UCI told T-Mobile and Team CSC that the riders were involved in the anti-doping investigation in Spain. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI is a Cycling association that oversees competitive cycling events internationally [6]

Francisco Mancebo of the French team AG2R Prévoyance, who finished fourth last year and sixth the year before, was also suspended by his team, and subsequently announced his retirement. Francisco Mancebo Pérez (born March 9, 1976 in Madrid) is a Spanish pro cyclist Ag2r-La Mondiale ( formerly AG2R Prévoyance) is a French Cycling team with UCI ProTour team status Alexander Vinokourov would have been the only returning rider with a top-five finish from last year's race. Alexander Nikolaevich Vinokourov, also written Alexandre Vinokourov, (Алексaндр Николаевич Винокуров born September 16, 1973 However, his team, Astana-Würth Team, was forced to pull out of the race because they would not be able to start with the minimum of six riders. The Astana Team ( is a professional Road bicycle racing team sponsored by the Astana group a coalition of state-owned companies from Kazakhstan

As a result of the drug scandal, many believed Spaniard Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Épargne), or the Americans Floyd Landis (Phonak), Levi Leipheimer (Gerolsteiner), or Australian Cadel Evans (Davitamon-Lotto) would probably win the race. Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (born April 25, 1980 in Las Lumbreras, Murcia) is a Spanish Road racing cyclist for UCI Floyd Landis (born October 14 1975 is an American cyclist, currently suspended from competition who was stripped of overall victory in the 2006 Tour de France Levi Leipheimer (born October 24 1973 in Butte Montana) is an American professional Road bicycle racer who rides with UCI ProTeam Team Astana ---- Cadel Evans (born 14 February 1977 is an Australian professional Racing cyclist. [7]

The main contenders for the podium were those who placed well on GC last year, especially if they have had notable results since:

Team Rider Notes
Team Gerolsteiner Flag of the United States Levi Leipheimer 6th 2005; 1st 2006 Dauphiné Libéré; 1st 2005 Tour of Germany
Rabobank Flag of Denmark Michael Rasmussen 7th 2005, 2005 King of the Mountains
Davitamon-Lotto Flag of Australia Cadel Evans 8th 2005; 1st 2006 Tour de Romandie; 10th 2006 Tour of Switzerland
Phonak Hearing Systems Flag of the United States Floyd Landis 9th 2005; 1st 2006 Paris-Nice; 1st 2006 Tour de Georgia; 1st 2006 Amgen Tour of California; 60th 2006 Dauphiné Libéré
Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears Flag of Spain Óscar Pereiro 10th 2005, "Most combative" 2005;[8] 14th 2006 Dauphiné Libéré
AG2R Prévoyance Flag of France Christophe Moreau 11th 2005, 4th 2000; 2nd 2006 Dauphiné Libéré
Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team Flag of Ukraine Yaroslav Popovych 12th 2005, 2005 maillot blanc; 40th 2006 Dauphiné Libéré
Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team Flag of the United States George Hincapie 14th 2005; 33rd 2004; 10th 2006 Dauphiné Libéré; only teammate to join Armstrong in all seven victories. The general classification (or the GC) in Bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for bicycle riders in multi- stage bicycle races Team Gerolsteiner ( UCI Team Code GST) is a German Road bicycle racing team in the UCI ProTour. Levi Leipheimer (born October 24 1973 in Butte Montana) is an American professional Road bicycle racer who rides with UCI ProTeam Team Astana The 58th edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré took place from June 4 to June 11, 2006. These are the results for the 2005 edition of the Deutschland Tour Cycling race, won by Levi Leipheimer of Team Gerolsteiner. Rabobank ( UCI Team Code RAB) is a professional Bicycle racing team sponsored by the Rabobank. Michael Rasmussen (born June 1 1974 in Tølløse) is a Danish professional Road bicycle racer who last rode for the Dutch The King of the Mountains (KoM is the title given to the best climber in a Cycling road race usually and officially known as the Mountains classification Silence-Lotto ( (formerly Davitamon-Lotto for 2005-2006 and Predictor-Lotto for 2007 is a Belgian professional cycling team sponsored ---- Cadel Evans (born 14 February 1977 is an Australian professional Racing cyclist. The 60th Tour de Romandie took place from April 25 through April 30. The 70th edition of the Tour de Suisse took place from June 10 to June 18, 2006. Phonak Hearing Systems ( UCI Team Code PHO) was a Swiss professional cycling team active from 2002 until 2006 Floyd Landis (born October 14 1975 is an American cyclist, currently suspended from competition who was stripped of overall victory in the 2006 Tour de France The 2006 edition of the Paris-Nice bicycle race was run from March 5th to March 12th The 2006 Tour de Georgia was a six-stage race held April 18 through April 23 2006 with the overall title won by Floyd Landis of the Phonak Cycling Team The Amgen Tour of California is a professional Cycling Stage race on the UCI America Tour and USA Cycling Professional Tour that made its debut The 58th edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré took place from June 4 to June 11, 2006. Caisse d'Epargne ( UCI Team Code: GCE) is professional Road bicycle racing team which participates in the UCI ProTour. Óscar Pereiro Sio (born August 3, 1977 in Mos, Galicia) is a Spanish professional Road bicycle racer best known for winning The 58th edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré took place from June 4 to June 11, 2006. Ag2r-La Mondiale ( formerly AG2R Prévoyance) is a French Cycling team with UCI ProTour team status Christophe Moreau (born April 12 1971 in Vervins) is a French professional Road racing cyclist who rides for the French team The 58th edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré took place from June 4 to June 11, 2006. Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team ( UCI Team Code: DSC) was a US -based professional Road bicycle racing team. Yaroslav Popovych (Попович Ярослав born January 4, 1980) is a Ukrainian Cyclist with the UCI ProTour Silence-Lotto The Maillot blanc ( French for white jersey) is the jersey given to the best young rider in the Tour de France as determined by the The 58th edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré took place from June 4 to June 11, 2006. Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team ( UCI Team Code: DSC) was a US -based professional Road bicycle racing team. George Hincapié Garcés (born June 29 1973 in Queens, New York City) is an American professional Road bicycle racer residing The 58th edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré took place from June 4 to June 11, 2006. Lance Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson September 18 1971 is an American professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam Team Astana
Euskaltel-Euskadi Flag of Spain Iban Mayo 60th 2005; 6th 2003; 15th 2006 Dauphiné Libéré; 1st 2004 Dauphiné Libéré
Rabobank Flag of Russia Denis Menchov 85th 2005; 1st 2005 Vuelta a España
Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears Flag of Spain Alejandro Valverde DNF 2005; 3rd 2003 Vuelta a España; 1st 2006 Liège-Bastogne-Liège; 1st 2006 La Flèche Wallonne
Lampre-Fondital Flag of Italy Damiano Cunego 4th 2006 Giro d'Italia; 1st 2004 Giro d'Italia
Saunier Duval-Prodir Flag of Italy Gilberto Simoni 3rd 2006 Giro d'Italia; 1st 2001 and 2003 Giro d'Italia. Euskaltel-Euskadi ( UCI Team Code EUS) is a professional Road bicycle racing team Iban Mayo Diez (born August 19, 1977, in Igorre, Basque Country, Spain) is a professional Road bicycle racer. The 58th edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré took place from June 4 to June 11, 2006. Rabobank ( UCI Team Code RAB) is a professional Bicycle racing team sponsored by the Rabobank. Denis Nikolayevich Menchov (Денис Николаевич Меньшов more correct spelling is Menshov; born 25 January 1978 in Oryol These are the results for the 2005 edition of the Vuelta a España Cycling race. Caisse d'Epargne ( UCI Team Code: GCE) is professional Road bicycle racing team which participates in the UCI ProTour. Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (born April 25, 1980 in Las Lumbreras, Murcia) is a Spanish Road racing cyclist for UCI The Vuelta a España ( English: Tour of Spain) is a three-week Road bicycle racing Stage race that is one of the three " Grand Tours The 92nd edition of the Liège-Bastogne-Liège Cycling classic was held on April 23 and stretched 262 km although it did not finish in traditional location of The 70th edition of the ''La Flèche Wallonne'' Cycling classic was held on April 19, 2006. Lampre ( is an Italian Road bicycle racing team competing in the UCI ProTour. Damiano Cunego (born September 19, 1981 in Cerro Veronese, Veneto) is an Italian professional Road bicycle racer. The 89th Giro d'Italia was held from May 6 to May 28 2006 Italian riders such as Ivan Basso, Damiano Cunego, and defending champion Paolo Savoldelli The 87th Giro d'Italia was scheduled for May 8 - May 30 2004 for a total distance of 3435 Kilometers The stages are listed below Gilberto Simoni (born August 25, 1971, Palù di Giovo, Province of Trento) is an Italian professional Road bicycle racer The 89th Giro d'Italia was held from May 6 to May 28 2006 Italian riders such as Ivan Basso, Damiano Cunego, and defending champion Paolo Savoldelli The 84th Giro d'Italia (long-distance professional bicycle race was held in 2001 from May 19 to June 10 The 86th Giro d'Italia was held in 2003 from May 10 to June 1 The Giro d'Italia ( Tour of Italy) also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance Road bicycle racing Stage race for professional
Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team Flag of Portugal José Azevedo 5th 2004; 6th 2002; 4th 2006 Dauphiné Libéré; 5th 2001 Giro d'Italia

The 2006 Tour also saw the return of former yellow jersey holder and three-time stage winner David Millar (Saunier Duval-Prodir) after serving a two year ban for admissions of the use of the drug EPO, which was discovered in a police search of his house before the 2004 Tour de France, in June 2004. Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team ( UCI Team Code: DSC) was a US -based professional Road bicycle racing team. José Azevedo (born 19 September 1973 in Vila do Conde, Grande Porto) is a Portuguese professional Road racing cyclist The 58th edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré took place from June 4 to June 11, 2006. The 84th Giro d'Italia (long-distance professional bicycle race was held in 2001 from May 19 to June 10 David Millar (born 4 January, 1977 in Mtarfa, Malta) is a Scottish Road racing cyclist racing for UCI Professional Erythropoietin (ɨˌɹɪθɹoʊˈpɔɪɨtɨn /ɨˌɹɪθɹoʊˈpɔɪtən/ or /ɨˌɹiːθɹoʊ-/ or EPO is a Glycoprotein Hormone that controls Stages Jersey progress Teams 188 riders in 21 teams started 147 riders finished

Finishing times

Rank Rider Team Time
DSQ Flag of the United States Floyd Landis Phonak Hearing Systems 89h 39' 30"
1 Flag of Spain Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 57"
2 Flag of Germany Andreas Klöden T-Mobile Team 1' 29"
3 Flag of Spain Carlos Sastre Team CSC 3' 13"
4 Flag of Australia Cadel Evans Davitamon-Lotto 5' 08"
5 Flag of Russia Denis Menchov Rabobank 7' 06"
6 Flag of France Cyril Dessel AG2R Prévoyance 8' 41"
7 Flag of France Christophe Moreau AG2R Prévoyance 9' 37"
8 Flag of Spain Haimar Zubeldia Euskaltel-Euskadi 12' 05"
9 Flag of Australia Michael Rogers T-Mobile Team 15' 07"
10 Flag of Luxembourg Fränk Schleck Team CSC 17' 46"
11 Flag of Italy Damiano Cunego Lampre-Fondital 19' 19"
12 Flag of the United States Levi Leipheimer Team Gerolsteiner 19' 22"
13 Flag of the Netherlands Michael Boogerd Rabobank 19' 46"
14 Flag of Germany Marcus Fothen Team Gerolsteiner 19' 57"
15 Flag of Italy Pietro Caucchioli Crédit Agricole 21'12"
16 Flag of Slovenia Tadej Valjavec Lampre-Fondital 26' 25"
17 Flag of Denmark Michael Rasmussen Rabobank 28' 33"
18 Flag of Portugal José Azevedo Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 38' 08"
19 Flag of Italy Marzio Bruseghin Lampre-Fondital 43' 05"
20 Flag of Spain David Arroyo Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 44' 00"
21 Flag of Spain Patxi Vila Errandonea Lampre-Fondital 44' 28"
22 Flag of Germany Patrik Sinkewitz T-Mobile Team 49' 01"
23 Flag of the United States Christian Vandevelde Team CSC 50' 19"
24 Flag of Ukraine Yaroslav Popovych Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 52' 02"
25 Flag of Italy Giuseppe Guerini T-Mobile Team 57' 59"
26 Flag of Italy Eddy Mazzoleni T-Mobile Team 1h 02' 40"
27 Flag of Spain José Luis Arrieta AG2R Prévoyance 1h 03' 00"
28 Flag of France Pierrick Fedrigo Bouygues Télécom 1h 05' 27"
29 Flag of Russia Vladimir Karpets Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 1h 07' 18"
30 Flag of Belgium Axel Merckx Phonak Hearing Systems 1h 09' 28"
31 Flag of the United States George Hincapie Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 1h 11' 14"
32 Flag of Spain Xabier Zandio Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 1h 16' 47"
33 Flag of France Sylvain Calzati AG2R Prévoyance 1h 20' 26"
34 Flag of Spain Iker Camaño Euskaltel-Euskadi 1h 21' 34"
35 Flag of Spain Mikel Astarloza AG2R Prévoyance 1h 24' 26"
36 Flag of France Stephane Goubert AG2R Prévoyance 1h 28' 33"
37 Flag of France Laurent Lefevre Bouygues Télécom 1h 30' 24"
38 Flag of France Benoît Salmon Agritubel 1h 30' 55"
39 Flag of Belgium Christophe Brandt Davitamon-Lotto 1h 34' 24"
40 Flag of France Christophe Rinero Saunier Duval-Prodir 1h 34' 59"
41 Flag of Spain Egoi Martínez Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 1h 35' 12"
42 Flag of Colombia Iván Parra Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 1h 37' 09"
43 Flag of Italy Cristian Moreni Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 1h 38' 07"
44 Flag of France Sylvain Chavanel Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 1h 40' 05"
45 Flag of Spain Rubén Lobato Saunier Duval-Prodir 1h 40' 52"
46 Flag of Austria Georg Totschnig Team Gerolsteiner 1h 42' 55"
47 Flag of France Patrice Halgand Crédit Agricole 1h 43' 03"
48 Flag of Russia Alexandre Botcharov Crédit Agricole 1h 44' 46"
49 Flag of Spain Iñigo Landaluze Euskaltel-Euskadi 1h 48' 22"
50 Flag of France Matthieu Sprick Bouygues Télécom 1h 48' 31"
51 Flag of Ukraine Serhiy Honchar T-Mobile Team 1h 49' 22"
52 Flag of Germany Jens Voigt Team CSC 1h 50' 41"
53 Flag of Germany Matthias Kessler T-Mobile Team 1h 52' 03"
54 Flag of Italy Stefano Garzelli Liquigas 1h 53' 55"
55 Flag of Spain David De La Fuente Saunier Duval-Prodir 1h 55' 19"
56 Flag of Italy Salvatore Commesso Lampre-Fondital 1h 56' 55"
57 Flag of France David Moncoutié Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 2h 03' 10"
58 Flag of the United Kingdom David Millar Saunier Duval-Prodir 2h 04' 10"
59 Flag of Italy Gilberto Simoni Saunier Duval-Prodir 2h 07' 18"
60 Flag of Spain Moisés Dueñas Agritubel 2h 07' 59"
61 Flag of the Netherlands Koos Moerenhout Phonak Hearing Systems 2h 09' 03"
62 Flag of Sweden Thomas Lövkvist Française des Jeux 2h 12' 13"
63 Flag of the United States Christopher Horner Davitamon-Lotto 2h 12' 25"
64 Flag of the Czech Republic Pavel Padrnos Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 2h 16' 45"
65 Flag of Germany Sebastian Lang Team Gerolsteiner 2h 25' 15"
66 Flag of Italy Alessandro Ballan Lampre-Fondital 2h 26' 34"
67 Flag of Germany Fabian Wegmann Team Gerolsteiner 2h 27' 17"
68 Flag of France Sandy Casar Française des Jeux 2h 28' 34"
69 Flag of Italy Paolo Tiralongo Lampre-Fondital 2h 32' 08"
70 Flag of Spain Iñaki Isasi Euskaltel-Euskadi 2h 32' 36"
71 Flag of Spain Juan Manuel Gárate Quick Step-Innergetic 2h 32' 47"
72 Flag of France Didier Rous Bouygues Télécom 2h 32' 54"
73 Flag of the United States David Zabriskie Team CSC 2h 33' 46"
74 Flag of Spain Gorka Verdugo Euskaltel-Euskadi 2h 33' 52"
75 Flag of France Christophe Le Mével Crédit Agricole 2h 34' 24"
76 Flag of France Carlos Da Cruz Française des Jeux 2h 40' 01"
77 Flag of Spain Francisco Ventoso Saunier Duval-Prodir 2h 41' 22"
78 Flag of Australia Simon Gerrans AG2R Prévoyance 2h 46' 33"
79 Flag of Italy Manuel Quinziato Liquigas 2h 47' 33"
80 Flag of Germany Björn Schröder Team Milram 2h 47' 48"
81 Flag of Spain Juan Antonio Flecha Rabobank 2h 49' 53"
82 Flag of France Jérôme Pineau Bouygues Télécom 2h 51' 22"
83 Flag of Russia Viatcheslav Ekimov Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 2h 51' 33"
84 Flag of the Netherlands Joost Posthuma Rabobank 2h 52' 00"
85 Flag of Germany Erik Zabel Team Milram 2h 52' 13"
86 Flag of France Benoît Vaugrenard Française des Jeux 2h 52' 31"
87 Flag of France Anthony Geslin Bouygues Télécom 2h 52' 31"
88 Flag of France Thomas Voeckler Bouygues Télécom 2h 52' 57"
89 Flag of Spain Manuel Calvente Agritubel 2h 53' 27"
90 Flag of Australia Stuart O'Grady Team CSC 2h 55' 25"
91 Flag of Spain José Luis Rubiera Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 2h 55' 44"
92 Flag of the Netherlands Pieter Weening Rabobank 2h 56' 03"
93 Flag of the Netherlands Bram Tankink Quick Step-Innergetic 2h 57' 02"
94 Flag of France Cédric Vasseur Quick Step-Innergetic 2h 58' 55"
95 Flag of Germany Ronny Scholz Team Gerolsteiner 3h 00' 48"
96 Flag of Switzerland Alexandre Moos Phonak Hearing Systems 3h 01' 34"
97 Flag of Italy Riccardo Ricco Saunier Duval-Prodir 3h 01' 37"
98 Flag of Italy Marco Velo Team Milram 3h 02' 09"
99 Flag of France Nicolas Portal Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 3h 02' 20"
100 Flag of Italy Luca Paolini Liquigas 3h 04' 18"
101 Flag of Germany Ralf Grabsch Team Milram 3h 04' 21"
102 Flag of France Nicolas Jalabert Phonak Hearing Systems 3h 05' 05"
103 Flag of Germany Christian Knees Team Milram 3h 05' 58"
104 Flag of Sweden Gustav Larsson Française des Jeux 3h 06' 14"
105 Flag of Belgium Mario Aerts Davitamon-Lotto 3h 06' 26"
106 Flag of Germany Bert Grabsch Phonak Hearing Systems 3h 08' 23"
107 Flag of Austria Bernhard Eisel Française des Jeux 3h 08' 59"
108 Flag of Italy Daniele Righi Lampre-Fondital 3h 12' 51"
109 Flag of Belgium Philippe Gilbert Française des Jeux 3h 13' 03"
110 Flag of France Walter Bénéteau Bouygues Télécom 3h 15' 41"
111 Flag of Belgium Johan Vansummeren Davitamon-Lotto 3h 18' 44"
112 Flag of France Sébastien Hinault Crédit Agricole 3h 19' 15"
113 Flag of France Anthony Charteau Crédit Agricole 3h 20' 29"
114 Flag of Spain Vicente Garcia Acosta Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 3h 20' 32"
115 Flag of Australia Robbie McEwen Davitamon-Lotto 3h 21' 01"
116 Flag of Spain Eduardo Gonzalo Ramirez Agritubel 3h 21' 27"
117 Flag of Switzerland Michael Albasini Liquigas 3h 21' 34"
118 Flag of Slovenia Matej Mugerli Liquigas 3h 21' 48"
119 Flag of France Samuel Dumoulin AG2R Prévoyance 3h 22' 15"
120 Flag of Norway Thor Hushovd Crédit Agricole 3h 23' 52"
121 Flag of Colombia Víctor Hugo Peña Phonak Hearing Systems 3h 24' 36"
122 Flag of France Stéphane Augé Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 3h 25' 19"
123 Flag of the United Kingdom Bradley Wiggins Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 3h 25' 32"
124 Flag of Italy Matteo Tosatto Quick Step-Innergetic 3h 25' 54"
125 Flag of France Christophe Laurent Agritubel 3h 26' 23"
126 Flag of Venezuela Unai Extebarria Euskaltel-Euskadi 3h 30' 12"
127 Flag of New Zealand Julian Dean Crédit Agricole 3h 30' 33"
128 Flag of Switzerland Patrick Calcagni Liquigas 3h 33' 28"
129 Flag of France Arnaud Coyot Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 3h 35' 34"
130 Flag of France Christophe Mengin Française des Jeux 3h 35' 52"
131 Flag of Finland Kjell Carlström Liquigas 3h 35' 53"
132 Flag of Italy Filippo Pozzato Quick Step-Innergetic 3h 37' 06"
133 Flag of France Cédric Coutouly Agritubel 3h 39' 00"
134 Flag of Austria Peter Wrolich Team Gerolsteiner 3h 39' 20"
135 Flag of Spain Aitor Hernandez Euskaltel-Euskadi 3h 50' 16"
136 Flag of Belgium Gert Steegmans Davitamon-Lotto 3h 59' 16"
137 Flag of France Jimmy Casper Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 4h 00' 05"
138 Flag of Belgium Wim Vansevenant Davitamon-Lotto 4h 02' 01"

Withdrawals

Stage Rider Team Reason
DNS P Flag of Italy Ivan Basso Team CSC Operación Puerto doping case
DNS P Flag of Germany Jan Ullrich T-Mobile Team Operación Puerto doping case
DNS P Flag of Spain Oscar Sevilla T-Mobile Team Operación Puerto doping case
DNS P Flag of Spain Francisco Mancebo AG2R Prévoyance Operación Puerto doping case
DNS P Flag of Kazakhstan Alexander Vinokourov Astana-Würth Withdrawn by team
DNS P Flag of Kazakhstan Assan Bazayev Astana-Würth Withdrawn by team
DNS P Flag of Spain Joseba Beloki Astana-Würth Operación Puerto doping case
DNS P Flag of Spain Alberto Contador Astana-Würth Operación Puerto doping case
DNS P Flag of Australia Allan Davis Astana-Würth Operación Puerto doping case
DNS P Flag of Germany Jörg Jaksche Astana-Würth Operación Puerto doping case
DNS P Flag of Kazakhstan Andrey Kashechkin Astana-Würth Withdrawn by team
DNS P Flag of Spain Isidro Nozal Astana-Würth Operación Puerto doping case
DNS P Flag of Spain Luis León Sanchez Astana-Würth Withdrawn by team
DNS 2 Flag of Italy Danilo Di Luca Liquigas Urinary infection
DNF 3 Flag of the United States Fred Rodriguez Davitamon-Lotto Concussion
DNF 3 Flag of the Netherlands Erik Dekker Rabobank Facial injuries
DNF 3 Flag of Spain Alejandro Valverde Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears Fractured collarbone
DNS 6 Flag of Italy Fabio Sacchi Team Milram Bronchitis
DNF 7 Flag of the United States Bobby Julich Team CSC Wrist and Thigh Injury
DNS 10 Flag of France Laurent Brochard Bouygues Télécom Back pain
DNF 10 Flag of France Jimmy Engoulvent Crédit Agricole Back pain
DNF 11 Flag of Italy Giovanni Lombardi Team CSC Stomach problems
DNF 11 Flag of Spain Iban Mayo Euskaltel-Euskadi Throat infection
DNF 11 Flag of Belgium Wilfried Cretskens Quick Step-Innergetic Grandmother died a few days earlier
DNF 12 Flag of Spain Isaac Gálvez Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears Back pain
DNF 12 Flag of Spain Jose Alberto Martinez Agritubel Back pain
DNF 12 Flag of Italy Paolo Savoldelli Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team Crashed into spectator while riding to hotel and received stitches to his head after stage 11
DNF 12 Flag of Spain Benjamín Noval Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team Muscle pain
DNF 12 Flag of France Samuel Plouhinec Agritubel Back pain
DNF 14 Flag of Italy Mirko Celestino Team Milram Unknown
DNF 14 Flag of Sweden Magnus Bäckstedt Liquigas-Bianchi Cold
DNF 14 Flag of Spain David Cañada Saunier Duval-Prodir Fractured collarbone
DNF 14 Flag of Belgium Rik Verbrugghe Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone Broken left leg
DNF 15 Flag of the Netherlands Bram de Groot Rabobank Knee injury
DNF 15 Flag of Belgium Tom Boonen Quick Step-Innergetic Breathing problems and bacterial infection
DNF 15 Flag of Switzerland Beat Zberg Team Gerolsteiner Bronchitis
DNF 15 Flag of Ukraine Andriy Grivko Team Milram Unknown
DNF 16 Flag of France Sebastien Joly Française des Jeux Lower back pain
DNF 16 Flag of Kazakhstan Maxim Iglinskiy Team Milram Abrasions and contusions after fall in stage 15
DNF 16 Flag of Italy Daniele Bennati Lampre-Fondital Thigh injury
DNF 16 Flag of the Netherlands Steven de Jongh Quick Step-Innergetic Shoulder pain after fall in stage 15
DNF 16 Flag of Germany David Kopp Team Gerolsteiner Exhaustion
DNS 17 Flag of Venezuela José Rujano Quick Step-Innergetic Unknown
DNF 17 Flag of Spain Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero Phonak Hearing Systems Unknown
DNF 17 Flag of Spain Juan Miguel Mercado Agritubel Exhaustion
DNF 17 Flag of Spain José Ángel Gómez Marchante Saunier Duval-Prodir Unknown
DNS 18 Flag of Spain Óscar Freire Rabobank Unknown
DNF 18 Flag of Spain David Lopez Garcia Euskaltel-Euskadi Unknown
DSQ 19 Flag of South Africa Robert Hunter Phonak Hearing Systems Outside time limit (Due to saddle sore - which caused him to ride the TT out of the saddle for the entire stage)
DNS 20 Flag of France Florent Brard Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears Broke his hand in stage 19

Notes

  1. ^ "'I am innocent,' Landis says after losing verdict", MSNBC, 2007-09-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France.  
  2. ^ Tour de France 2006: Floyd Landis | Outside Online
  3. ^ "Backup Sample on Landis Is Positive", New York Times, 2006-08-05. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia.  
  4. ^ [1]
  5. ^ "Backup Sample on Landis Is Positive", Velonews, 2007-09-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France.  
  6. ^ Ullrich and Basso out of Le Tour, from BBC, retrieved 30 June 2006
  7. ^ Bookies react quickly to Tour scandal. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. velonews (2006). Retrieved on 2006-06-30. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper .
  8. ^ cyclingnews.com 2005 Tour final results

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