The Paris - Tours classic is one of the biggest one-day races in France. Every year the riders travel from the outskirts of Paris to the Avenue du Grammont in the cathedral city of Tours. Today's sprint finishes in the town of Tours, where Rabobank's Erik Dekker won last October. Today though, one of the race's fast men was sure to be victorious.
[img-r]https://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd443/Teddy_The_Creator/th_lance.jpg[/img-r] With their man Lance Armstrong in the race-lead, Team Discovery Channel have been given the role as controllers of the peloton, and they decide who joins the day's break. Today they were a little more lenient, letting a 6-man group free, with the closest in GC being Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano (LIB), at 1'07" behind the maillot jaune. The full group contained, as well as De Galedeano, Bram Tankink, Frédéric Bessy, Unai Etxebarria, Rubens Bertogliati, Nicolas Jalabert and Alessandro Cortinovis. One of the riders here would wear the polka-dot jersey tomorrow, as the first KoM sprints were featured today.
The day's break relaxing early on in the stage.
It turns out that today, despite a KoM jersey on offer, the riders in the break weren't interested. The riders must be thinking ahead because there was no contest for the sprints. Bram Tankink was the lucky rider who relayed ahead the most and will wear the jersey tomorrow. Maybe the rain (again) has discouraged the riders?
Quickstep's Bram Tankink, an awful climber by his own admssion, will wear the Polka Dots tomorrow.
As the break's lead began to drop, the sprinters teams began to ready themselves. Although Hushovd and McEwen looked menacing up front, it seemed that the most organised team of the day was FDJ. A monster 4-man lead out was being built for their sprinter Baden Cooke, led by Bradley McGee. He was pushing the pace and into the final kilometre, Cooke, the 2003 Green Jersey winner, was in a perfect position near the favourites.
The FDJ train in full effect on the right.
The final sprint started with Bernard Eisel surging ahead of the rest, with Cooke on his wheel. The best placed sprinter there was Robert Forster (GER), who forced himself behind Cooke, and kicked before the Australian. McEwen, Hushovd and O'Grady were just behind, but the two horse race was soon over as Cooke took his first tour win since '03.
Baden Cooke had a perfect lead-out today..
1
Baden Cooke
Française des Jeux
4h54'04
2
Robert Förster
Gerolsteiner
s.t.
3
Thor Hushovd
Crédit Agricole
s.t.
4
Stuart O'Grady
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
s.t.
5
Bernhard Eisel
Française des Jeux
s.t.
6
Robbie McEwen
Davitamon - Lotto
s.t.
7
Allan Davis
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
s.t.
8
Jéréme Pineau
Bouygues Telecom
s.t.
9
Isaac Galvez Lopez
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
10
Jean-Patrick Nazon
AG2r Prévoyance
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Magnus Backstedt
Liquigas - Bianchi
s.t.
12
Fabian Wegmann
Gerolsteiner
s.t.
13
Angelo Furlan
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
14
Alexandre Vinokourov
T-Mobile Team
s.t.
15
Bradley McGee
Française des Jeux
s.t.
16
Jens Voigt
Team CSC
s.t.
17
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2r Prévoyance
s.t.
18
Sylvain Chavanel
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
s.t.
19
George Hincapie
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
20
Philippe Gilbert
Française des Jeux
s.t.
21
Peter Wrölich
Gerolsteiner
s.t.
22
Marcus Ljungqvist
Liquigas - Bianchi
s.t.
23
Fred Rodriguez
Davitamon - Lotto
s.t.
24
Xavier Zandio Echaide
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
25
Stefano Garzelli
Liquigas - Bianchi
s.t.
26
Luis León Sánchez Gil
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
s.t.
27
Michael Rogers
Quickstep
s.t.
28
Jan Kirsipuu
Crédit Agricole
s.t.
29
Jörg Jaksche
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
s.t.
30
Lance Armstrong
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
31
Jan Ullrich
T-Mobile Team
s.t.
32
Maxim Iglinskiy
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
33
Jörg Ludewig
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
34
Salvatore Commesso
Lampre - Caffita
s.t.
35
Patrice Halgand
Crédit Agricole
s.t.
36
José Luis Arrieta Lujambio
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
37
Christophe Brandt
Davitamon - Lotto
s.t.
38
Johan Vansummeren
Davitamon - Lotto
s.t.
39
Bert Grabsch
Phonak Hearing Systems
s.t.
40
Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau
AG2r Prévoyance
s.t.
41
Oscar Pereiro Sio
Phonak Hearing Systems
s.t.
42
Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
s.t.
43
David Moncoutié
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
s.t.
44
Bobby Julich
Team CSC
s.t.
45
Guido Trenti
Quickstep
s.t.
46
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Team CSC
s.t.
47
Eddy Mazzoleni
Lampre - Caffita
s.t.
48
Giovanni Lombardi
Team CSC
s.t.
49
Sandy Casar
Française des Jeux
s.t.
50
Andrey Kashechkin
Crédit Agricole
s.t.
51
Chris Horner
Saunier Duval - Prodir
s.t.
52
Mario Aerts
Davitamon - Lotto
s.t.
53
Ludovic Turpin
AG2r Prévoyance
s.t.
54
Cadel Evans
Davitamon - Lotto
s.t.
55
Bram Tankink
Quickstep
s.t.
56
Leon Van Bon
Davitamon - Lotto
s.t.
57
Ivan Basso
Team CSC
s.t.
58
Serhiy Gonchar
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
59
Nicolas Portal
AG2r Prévoyance
s.t.
60
David Arroyo Duran
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
61
Christophe Moreau
Crédit Agricole
s.t.
62
David Zabriskie
Team CSC
s.t.
63
Tobias Steinhauser
T-Mobile Team
s.t.
64
Dario David Cioni
Liquigas - Bianchi
s.t.
65
José Luis Rubiera
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
66
Carlos DaCruz
Française des Jeux
s.t.
67
Ãngel Vicioso
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
s.t.
68
Francisco Mancebo Perez
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
69
Yuriy Krivtsov
AG2r Prévoyance
s.t.
70
Georg Totschnig
Gerolsteiner
s.t.
71
Roberto Heras
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
s.t.
72
Constantino Zaballa
Saunier Duval - Prodir
s.t.
73
Kim Kirchen
Fassa Bortolo
s.t.
74
Simon Gerrans
AG2r Prévoyance
s.t.
75
Franco Pellizotti
Liquigas - Bianchi
s.t.
76
Haimar Zubeldia
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
77
José Angel Gomez Marchante
Saunier Duval - Prodir
s.t.
78
Iban Mayo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
79
Floyd Landis
Phonak Hearing Systems
s.t.
80
Fabian Cancellara
Fassa Bortolo
s.t.
81
Denis Menchov
Rabobank
s.t.
82
Alexandre Moos
Phonak Hearing Systems
s.t.
83
Erik Dekker
Rabobank
s.t.
84
Juan Antonio Flecha
Fassa Bortolo
s.t.
85
Michael Boogerd
Rabobank
s.t.
86
Benjamin Noval
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
87
Nicki Sørensen
Team CSC
s.t.
88
Karsten Kroon
Rabobank
s.t.
89
Andreas Klöden
T-Mobile Team
s.t.
90
Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca
Liquigas - Bianchi
s.t.
91
Laurent Brochard
Bouygues Telecom
s.t.
92
Juan Manuel Gárate
Saunier Duval - Prodir
s.t.
93
Alejandro Valverde Belmonte
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
94
Matthias Kessler
T-Mobile Team
s.t.
95
Pietro Caucchioli
Crédit Agricole
s.t.
96
Francis Mourey
Française des Jeux
s.t.
97
Yaroslav Popovych
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
98
Carlos Sastre
Team CSC
s.t.
99
Marcos Serrano
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
s.t.
100
Pieter Weening
Rabobank
s.t.
101
Janek Tombak
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
s.t.
102
Didier Rous
Bouygues Telecom
s.t.
103
Laszlo Bodrogi
Crédit Agricole
s.t.
104
Pavel Padrnos
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
105
Gianluca Bortolami
Lampre - Caffita
s.t.
106
Patrik Sinkewitz
Quickstep
s.t.
107
Cédric Vasseur
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
s.t.
108
Daniele Nardello
T-Mobile Team
s.t.
109
Stefano Zanini
Quickstep
s.t.
110
Michael Rasmussen
Rabobank
s.t.
111
Anthony Geslin
Bouygues Telecom
s.t.
112
Pierrick Fédrigo
Bouygues Telecom
s.t.
113
Dario Frigo
Fassa Bortolo
s.t.
114
Paolo Savoldelli
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
115
Thomas Voeckler
Bouygues Telecom
s.t.
116
Axel Merckx
Davitamon - Lotto
s.t.
117
Sébastien Joly
Crédit Agricole
s.t.
118
Leonardo Piepoli
Saunier Duval - Prodir
s.t.
119
Frédéric Bessy
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
s.t.
120
Sebastien Hinault
Crédit Agricole
s.t.
121
Stéphane Goubert
AG2r Prévoyance
s.t.
122
Servais Knaven
Quickstep
s.t.
123
Vladimir Karpets
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
124
Kevin Hulsmans
Quickstep
s.t.
125
Iñigo Landaluze
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
126
Steve Zampieri
Phonak Hearing Systems
s.t.
127
Robert Hunter
Phonak Hearing Systems
s.t.
128
Oscar Sevilla
T-Mobile Team
s.t.
129
Marc Wauters
Rabobank
s.t.
130
Lorenzo Bernucci
Fassa Bortolo
s.t.
131
Santiago Botero Echeverry
Phonak Hearing Systems
s.t.
132
David Cañada
Saunier Duval - Prodir
s.t.
133
Stéphane Augé
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
s.t.
134
Wim Vansevenant
Davitamon - Lotto
s.t.
135
Giuseppe Guerini
T-Mobile Team
s.t.
136
Nicolas Jalabert
Phonak Hearing Systems
s.t.
137
José Azevedo
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
138
Thomas Lövkvist
Française des Jeux
s.t.
139
Sebastian Lang
Gerolsteiner
s.t.
140
Ronny Scholz
Gerolsteiner
s.t.
141
Christophe Mengin
Française des Jeux
s.t.
142
Claudio Corioni
Fassa Bortolo
s.t.
143
Levi Leipheimer
Gerolsteiner
s.t.
144
José Enrique Gutiérrez Cataluña
Phonak Hearing Systems
s.t.
145
Michael Albasini
Liquigas - Bianchi
s.t.
146
Laurent Lefèvre
Bouygues Telecom
s.t.
147
José Vicente García Acosta
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
148
Manuel Beltran
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
149
Gerrit Glomser
Lampre - Caffita
s.t.
150
Beat Zberg
Gerolsteiner
s.t.
151
Joseba Beloki
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
s.t.
152
Joost Posthuma
Rabobank
s.t.
153
Thierry Marichal
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
s.t.
154
Evgeni Petrov
Lampre - Caffita
s.t.
155
Iker Camaño Ortuzar
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
156
Gerben Löwik
Rabobank
s.t.
157
Stefan Schreck
T-Mobile Team
s.t.
158
Massimo Giunti
Fassa Bortolo
s.t.
159
Iñaki Isasi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
160
Alessandro Cortinovis
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
161
Matthew White
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
s.t.
162
Nicolas Fritsch
Saunier Duval - Prodir
s.t.
163
Unai Etxebarria
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
164
Alberto Contador
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
s.t.
165
Mathieu Sprick
Bouygues Telecom
s.t.
166
Kjell Carlström
Liquigas - Bianchi
s.t.
167
Luke Roberts
Team CSC
s.t.
168
Rubens Bertogliati
Saunier Duval - Prodir
s.t.
169
Gorazd Stangelj
Lampre - Caffita
s.t.
170
Walter Bénéteau
Bouygues Telecom
s.t.
171
Alessandro Bertolini
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
172
Manuel Quinziato
Saunier Duval - Prodir
+ 2'57
173
Rafael Nuritdinov
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
174
Volodymir Gustov
Fassa Bortolo
s.t.
175
Mauro Facci
Fassa Bortolo
s.t.
176
Sylvain Calzati
AG2r Prévoyance
s.t.
177
Egoi Martínez de Esteban
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
178
Michael Rich
Gerolsteiner
s.t.
179
David Herrero Llorente
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
180
Wilfried Cretskens
Quickstep
s.t.
181
Alessandro Spezialetti
Lampre - Caffita
s.t.
182
David Loosli
Lampre - Caffita
s.t.
183
Alessandro Vanotti
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
184
Mauro Gerosa
Liquigas - Bianchi
s.t.
185
Daniele Righi
Lampre - Caffita
s.t.
186
Daniel Becke
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
+ 4'25
187
Iker Flores
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 5'05
188
Andrei Grivko
Domina Vacanze
+ 12'01
General Classification
1
Lance Armstrong
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
9h34'02
2
Vladimir Karpets
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
+ 8
3
Floyd Landis
Phonak Hearing Systems
+ 10
4
Andrey Kashechkin
Crédit Agricole
+ 21
5
Jens Voigt
Team CSC
+ 22
6
Laszlo Bodrogi
Crédit Agricole
s.t.
7
Bobby Julich
Team CSC
+ 26
8
Alexandre Vinokourov
T-Mobile Team
+ 29
9
Fabian Cancellara
Fassa Bortolo
+ 40
10
David Zabriskie
Team CSC
+ 42
Spoiler
11
Cadel Evans
Davitamon - Lotto
+ 49
12
Michael Rogers
Quickstep
s.t.
13
Yaroslav Popovych
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
14
George Hincapie
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
+ 50
15
Jan Ullrich
T-Mobile Team
+ 53
16
Francisco Mancebo Perez
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
+ 55
17
Carlos Sastre
Team CSC
+ 56
18
Paolo Savoldelli
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
+ 59
19
Levi Leipheimer
Gerolsteiner
s.t.
20
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Team CSC
+ 1'01
21
Oscar Pereiro Sio
Phonak Hearing Systems
+ 1'02
22
Christophe Moreau
Crédit Agricole
s.t.
23
Stuart O'Grady
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
+ 1'03
24
Didier Rous
Bouygues Telecom
+ 1'05
25
Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
+ 1'07
26
Andreas Klöden
T-Mobile Team
+ 1'08
27
Sylvain Chavanel
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
+ 1'13
28
Joost Posthuma
Rabobank
+ 1'14
29
Denis Menchov
Rabobank
+ 1'16
30
José Enrique Gutiérrez Cataluña
Phonak Hearing Systems
s.t.
31
Sebastian Lang
Gerolsteiner
+ 1'19
32
Bert Grabsch
Phonak Hearing Systems
+ 1'20
33
Juan Antonio Flecha
Fassa Bortolo
+ 1'21
34
Marc Wauters
Rabobank
s.t.
35
Ivan Basso
Team CSC
+ 1'23
36
Erik Dekker
Rabobank
s.t.
37
Nicki Sørensen
Team CSC
s.t.
38
Roberto Heras
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
+ 1'25
39
Thomas Lövkvist
Française des Jeux
s.t.
40
Alexandre Moos
Phonak Hearing Systems
+ 1'26
41
José Azevedo
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
42
Bram Tankink
Quickstep
+ 1'29
43
Dario Frigo
Fassa Bortolo
s.t.
44
Thor Hushovd
Crédit Agricole
+ 1'30
45
Bradley McGee
Française des Jeux
s.t.
46
Servais Knaven
Quickstep
s.t.
47
Jörg Jaksche
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
+ 1'31
48
Alberto Contador
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
s.t.
49
Evgeni Petrov
Lampre - Caffita
s.t.
50
José Luis Rubiera
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'34
51
Chris Horner
Saunier Duval - Prodir
s.t.
52
Pavel Padrnos
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
53
Stefano Garzelli
Liquigas - Bianchi
+ 1'35
54
Dario David Cioni
Liquigas - Bianchi
s.t.
55
Michael Albasini
Liquigas - Bianchi
s.t.
56
Lorenzo Bernucci
Fassa Bortolo
s.t.
57
Manuel Beltran
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'36
58
Serhiy Gonchar
Domina Vacanze
+ 1'37
59
Oscar Sevilla
T-Mobile Team
s.t.
60
Marcus Ljungqvist
Liquigas - Bianchi
+ 1'38
61
Patrik Sinkewitz
Quickstep
s.t.
62
Rubens Bertogliati
Saunier Duval - Prodir
s.t.
63
Jéréme Pineau
Bouygues Telecom
+ 1'40
64
Georg Totschnig
Gerolsteiner
s.t.
65
Sandy Casar
Française des Jeux
s.t.
66
Fred Rodriguez
Davitamon - Lotto
+ 1'42
67
Nicolas Jalabert
Phonak Hearing Systems
+ 1'43
68
Luke Roberts
Team CSC
s.t.
69
Fabian Wegmann
Gerolsteiner
+ 1'46
70
Benjamin Noval
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'47
71
Joseba Beloki
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
+ 1'48
72
Yuriy Krivtsov
AG2r Prévoyance
+ 1'49
73
Luis León Sánchez Gil
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
+ 1'50
74
Marcos Serrano
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
s.t.
75
Ronny Scholz
Gerolsteiner
+ 1'51
76
Alessandro Cortinovis
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
77
Robert Förster
Gerolsteiner
+ 1'52
78
Mario Aerts
Davitamon - Lotto
s.t.
79
Tobias Steinhauser
T-Mobile Team
+ 1'53
80
José Vicente García Acosta
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
81
Robert Hunter
Phonak Hearing Systems
+ 1'54
82
Iñaki Isasi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
83
Jörg Ludewig
Domina Vacanze
+ 1'55
84
Laurent Lefèvre
Bouygues Telecom
s.t.
85
Simon Gerrans
AG2r Prévoyance
+ 1'59
86
Haimar Zubeldia
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
87
José Angel Gomez Marchante
Saunier Duval - Prodir
s.t.
88
José Luis Arrieta Lujambio
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
+ 2'00
89
Ãngel Vicioso
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
s.t.
90
Iker Camaño Ortuzar
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
91
Sébastien Joly
Crédit Agricole
+ 2'01
92
Leon Van Bon
Davitamon - Lotto
+ 2'03
93
Iñigo Landaluze
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2'04
94
Xavier Zandio Echaide
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
+ 2'05
95
Pietro Caucchioli
Crédit Agricole
s.t.
96
Alejandro Valverde Belmonte
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
+ 2'07
97
Jan Kirsipuu
Crédit Agricole
s.t.
98
Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca
Liquigas - Bianchi
s.t.
99
Juan Manuel Gárate
Saunier Duval - Prodir
s.t.
100
Cédric Vasseur
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
s.t.
101
David Moncoutié
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
+ 2'09
102
Stéphane Augé
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
s.t.
103
Robbie McEwen
Davitamon - Lotto
+ 2'10
104
Beat Zberg
Gerolsteiner
s.t.
105
Laurent Brochard
Bouygues Telecom
+ 2'12
106
Daniele Nardello
T-Mobile Team
s.t.
107
Wim Vansevenant
Davitamon - Lotto
+ 2'14
108
Thomas Voeckler
Bouygues Telecom
+ 2'15
109
Michael Boogerd
Rabobank
+ 2'16
110
David Cañada
Saunier Duval - Prodir
s.t.
111
Peter Wrölich
Gerolsteiner
+ 2'17
112
Franco Pellizotti
Liquigas - Bianchi
+ 2'18
113
Allan Davis
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
+ 2'19
114
Leonardo Piepoli
Saunier Duval - Prodir
s.t.
115
Giuseppe Guerini
T-Mobile Team
+ 2'20
116
Isaac Galvez Lopez
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
+ 2'21
117
Christophe Brandt
Davitamon - Lotto
s.t.
118
Nicolas Portal
AG2r Prévoyance
s.t.
119
Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau
AG2r Prévoyance
s.t.
120
Maxim Iglinskiy
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
121
Pierrick Fédrigo
Bouygues Telecom
s.t.
122
Giovanni Lombardi
Team CSC
+ 2'22
123
Kim Kirchen
Fassa Bortolo
s.t.
124
Patrice Halgand
Crédit Agricole
+ 2'23
125
Anthony Geslin
Bouygues Telecom
s.t.
126
Matthias Kessler
T-Mobile Team
s.t.
127
Philippe Gilbert
Française des Jeux
+ 2'24
128
Gianluca Bortolami
Lampre - Caffita
s.t.
129
Mathieu Sprick
Bouygues Telecom
+ 2'25
130
Kevin Hulsmans
Quickstep
+ 2'27
131
Jean-Patrick Nazon
AG2r Prévoyance
+ 2'28
132
Magnus Backstedt
Liquigas - Bianchi
s.t.
133
Christophe Mengin
Française des Jeux
s.t.
134
Eddy Mazzoleni
Lampre - Caffita
+ 2'29
135
Guido Trenti
Quickstep
+ 2'31
136
Thierry Marichal
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
s.t.
137
Steve Zampieri
Phonak Hearing Systems
+ 2'33
138
Stéphane Goubert
AG2r Prévoyance
s.t.
139
Nicolas Fritsch
Saunier Duval - Prodir
s.t.
140
Janek Tombak
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
+ 2'35
141
Johan Vansummeren
Davitamon - Lotto
+ 2'36
142
David Arroyo Duran
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
+ 2'37
143
Matthew White
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
+ 2'40
144
Constantino Zaballa
Saunier Duval - Prodir
+ 2'41
145
Stefano Zanini
Quickstep
s.t.
146
Ludovic Turpin
AG2r Prévoyance
+ 2'43
147
Gorazd Stangelj
Lampre - Caffita
+ 2'45
148
Baden Cooke
Française des Jeux
+ 2'46
149
Salvatore Commesso
Lampre - Caffita
s.t.
150
Michael Rasmussen
Rabobank
+ 2'51
151
Francis Mourey
Française des Jeux
+ 2'52
152
Axel Merckx
Davitamon - Lotto
+ 2'55
153
Iban Mayo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
154
Gerben Löwik
Rabobank
s.t.
155
Bernhard Eisel
Française des Jeux
+ 2'57
156
Angelo Furlan
Domina Vacanze
+ 2'59
157
Pieter Weening
Rabobank
+ 3'02
158
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2r Prévoyance
+ 3'03
159
Kjell Carlström
Liquigas - Bianchi
s.t.
160
Sebastien Hinault
Crédit Agricole
+ 3'04
161
Frédéric Bessy
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
s.t.
162
Claudio Corioni
Fassa Bortolo
+ 3'05
163
Unai Etxebarria
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 3'11
164
Karsten Kroon
Rabobank
+ 3'17
165
Carlos DaCruz
Française des Jeux
+ 3'35
166
Michael Rich
Gerolsteiner
+ 4'23
167
Egoi Martínez de Esteban
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 4'50
168
Walter Bénéteau
Bouygues Telecom
+ 4'52
169
Mauro Gerosa
Liquigas - Bianchi
+ 5'02
170
Mauro Facci
Fassa Bortolo
+ 5'06
171
Alessandro Spezialetti
Lampre - Caffita
+ 5'15
172
Santiago Botero Echeverry
Phonak Hearing Systems
+ 5'16
173
Sylvain Calzati
AG2r Prévoyance
+ 5'18
174
Alessandro Bertolini
Domina Vacanze
+ 5'21
175
David Herrero Llorente
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 5'22
176
Daniele Righi
Lampre - Caffita
+ 5'27
177
Wilfried Cretskens
Quickstep
+ 5'28
178
Massimo Giunti
Fassa Bortolo
+ 5'39
179
Stefan Schreck
T-Mobile Team
+ 5'41
180
Rafael Nuritdinov
Domina Vacanze
+ 5'42
181
Volodymir Gustov
Fassa Bortolo
+ 5'43
182
David Loosli
Lampre - Caffita
+ 5'55
183
Gerrit Glomser
Lampre - Caffita
+ 6'08
184
Daniel Becke
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
+ 7'03
185
Manuel Quinziato
Saunier Duval - Prodir
+ 8'13
186
Alessandro Vanotti
Domina Vacanze
+ 9'32
187
Iker Flores
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 11'04
188
Andrei Grivko
Domina Vacanze
+ 17'15
Points Classification
1
Stuart O'Grady
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
49
2
Thor Hushovd
Crédit Agricole
48
3
Baden Cooke
Française des Jeux
47
4
Robbie McEwen
Davitamon - Lotto
38
5
Alejandro Valverde Belmonte
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
26
6
Robert Förster
Gerolsteiner
25
7
Jean-Patrick Nazon
AG2r Prévoyance
25
8
Lance Armstrong
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
22
9
Jéréme Pineau
Bouygues Telecom
22
10
Allan Davis
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
22
Spoiler
11
Bernhard Eisel
Française des Jeux
22
12
Fabian Wegmann
Gerolsteiner
20
13
Peter Wrölich
Gerolsteiner
20
14
Magnus Backstedt
Liquigas - Bianchi
20
15
Leon Van Bon
Davitamon - Lotto
18
16
Jörg Jaksche
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
17
17
Vladimir Karpets
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
12
18
Luis León Sánchez Gil
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
12
19
Franco Pellizotti
Liquigas - Bianchi
12
20
Marcus Ljungqvist
Liquigas - Bianchi
11
21
Floyd Landis
Phonak Hearing Systems
10
22
Sylvain Chavanel
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
9
23
Andrey Kashechkin
Crédit Agricole
8
24
Fred Rodriguez
Davitamon - Lotto
8
25
Isaac Galvez Lopez
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
7
26
Jens Voigt
Team CSC
6
27
Yuriy Krivtsov
AG2r Prévoyance
6
28
David Moncoutié
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
6
29
Frédéric Bessy
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
6
30
Laszlo Bodrogi
Crédit Agricole
5
31
Alexandre Vinokourov
T-Mobile Team
5
32
Bobby Julich
Team CSC
4
33
Rubens Bertogliati
Saunier Duval - Prodir
4
34
Nicolas Jalabert
Phonak Hearing Systems
4
35
José Vicente García Acosta
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
4
36
Nicolas Portal
AG2r Prévoyance
4
37
Gerrit Glomser
Lampre - Caffita
4
38
Giovanni Lombardi
Team CSC
3
39
Angelo Furlan
Domina Vacanze
3
40
David Zabriskie
Team CSC
2
41
Lorenzo Bernucci
Fassa Bortolo
2
42
Luke Roberts
Team CSC
2
43
Robert Hunter
Phonak Hearing Systems
2
44
Gerben Löwik
Rabobank
2
45
Santiago Botero Echeverry
Phonak Hearing Systems
2
46
Fabian Cancellara
Fassa Bortolo
1
47
Bradley McGee
Française des Jeux
1
48
Patrice Halgand
Crédit Agricole
1
King of the Mountains Classification
1
Bram Tankink
Quickstep
6
2
Frédéric Bessy
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
3
3
Unai Etxebarria
Euskaltel - Euskadi
3
4
Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
2
5
Rubens Bertogliati
Saunier Duval - Prodir
2
6
Nicolas Jalabert
Phonak Hearing Systems
1
7
Alessandro Cortinovis
Domina Vacanze
1
Young Riders Classification
1
Vladimir Karpets
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
4h40'06
2
Andrey Kashechkin
Crédit Agricole
+ 13
3
Fabian Cancellara
Fassa Bortolo
+ 32
4
Yaroslav Popovych
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
+ 41
5
Joost Posthuma
Rabobank
+ 1'06
6
Thomas Lövkvist
Française des Jeux
+ 1'17
7
Alberto Contador
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
+ 1'23
8
Michael Albasini
Liquigas - Bianchi
+ 1'27
9
Patrik Sinkewitz
Quickstep
+ 1'30
10
Jéréme Pineau
Bouygues Telecom
+ 1'32
Tour de France Betting 2005
The third winner in three days, Cooke was another surprising winner. None of our competitors picked the Aussie, so only losers in the first bet today.
Stage Winner - Stage 3
Losers
Welwyn - $4.00 on Robbie McEwen (3.00) - You lose $4.
Pinktay3 - $2.50 on Other (20.00) - You lose $2.50.
sutty68 - $8.00 on Robbie McEwen - You lose $8.00.
fernando97 - $4.00 on Thor Hushovd (2.50) - You lose $4.00.
jseadog1 - $5.00 on Thor Hushovd - You lose $5.00
baseballlover312 - $5.00 on Robbie McEwen - You lose $5.00
Match - Up - Stage 4
Winners
Pinktay3 - $2.00 on Robert Forster (2.80) - You win $5.60.
sutty68 - $2.00 on Robert Forster - You win $5.60.
jseadog1 - $5.00 on Robert Forster - You win $14.00
Losers
fernando97 - $4.00 on Peter Wrolich (3.25) - You lose $4.00.
baseballlover312 - $10.00 on Peter Wrolich - You lose $10.00
Here are the standings heading into tomorrow's TTT.
The team time-trial is here, and boy is it a tough one. 67kms of rolling hills on a hot, French summer day. A day for Discovery to show off their team strength. or maybe a surprising winner and a new maillot jaune? We'll have to wait until tomorrow!
Tour de France Betting 2005
Stage Winner - Stage 4
2.00 - Discovery Channel
2.75 - Team CSC
3.00 - T-Mobile Team
4.50 - Gerolsteiner
4.50 - Phonak
6.00 - Liberty Seguros
Other - 14.00
New Race Leader? - Stage 4
Will we have a new race leader after today's team race? Or will Lance consolidate on his lead?
Starting Tuesday afternoon in the center of Tours, today's TTT heads due east along the Loire River to finish in Blois, with a tailwind that should increase as the afternoon continues. The Discovery Channel team will certainly be looking to show their power here, as will Gerolseteiner, CSC, T-Mobile and Phonak.
An atypical route, as 67kms of rolling hills will create large gaps, and it's been precited pre-race, that either Floyd Landis (Phonak) or Jens Voigt (CSC), or maybe even guys like Alexandre Vinokourov (T-Mobile) or Levi Leipheimer (Gerolesteiner), could perhaps slip into yellow before dark this evening with a good ride. Landis is the closest to Armstrong, only 10 seconds off. Voigt is at 22 seconds, while Vino and Levi are 29 and 59 seconds behind respectively.
The first three starters out of the gates were Lampre, Euskatel and Liberty Seguros. While the course was a treat for the viewers, with beautfiful landscape and crowded roads, the riders were having nothing of it.
[IMG-r]https://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd443/Teddy_The_Creator/contador.jpg[/IMG-r] "It's a very hard team time-trial. 67kms is the longest I've ever ridden, especially with those hills near the end, but you know, it's the Tour! You have to put up with it!" said Seguros' young climber Alberto Contador, currently sitting in 48th position in the GC. The Spaniard is a possible future Tour winner, and is a name to look out for in the white jersey competition.
For a change today the sun was shining, and the first team to put up a strong time on this beautiful French summer's day was the T-Mobile team. They had the strongest ride by 17" over the next-best Liberty squad. It wasn't a time that would challenge the bigger guns though by the looks of it, although Ullrich and his henchmen shouldn't be too dissapointed.
A good ride, but it seems Ullrich will lose more time...
The final five teams out of the starting blocks were, in order of team classifcation, Gerolsteiner, Crédit Agricole, Phonak, Discovery and CSC. Gerolsteiner set off at 3:25 PM on this Tuesday afternoon, with Levi Leipheimer leading them out. Although they were one of the day's favourites, a crash from Beat Zberg near the line cost them dearly. One team that did perform though was Phonak. Third last out of the gate after a dissapointing Agricole ride, they sped to the line in 1 hour and 36 minutes, led by Sergio Botero. A time to be reckoned with..
With Landis, Pereiro and Botero, Phonak were mightily strong...
Now the big two. Discovery, with Lance Legend in bright yellow, were the hot favourites. The crowds swelled as they hit the course, and they weren't dissapointed. Armstrong, Hincapie, Popovych and Salvodelli all destroyed hte course, and a new best time was up on the board, 31" ahead of Phonak. Hopes of yellow for Voigt were fading fast. A monumental effort was needed.
Lance powering the squad to a strong time.
And it was delivered. Dave Zabriskie made up for his disappointing prologue by riding at the front for a seriously long haul of the 67kms, lunging leader Basso over the line ahead of Armstrong, and throwing veteran Jens Voigt into his first ever yellow jersey. This will be remembered.
Zabriskie pushing for one of his several stints at the front.
1
Ivan Basso
Team CSC
1h37'37
2
Bobby Julich
Team CSC
s.t.
3
Jens Voigt
Team CSC
s.t.
4
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Team CSC
s.t.
5
Carlos Sastre
Team CSC
s.t.
6
David Zabriskie
Team CSC
+ 1
7
Luke Roberts
Team CSC
+ 3
8
Nicki Sørensen
Team CSC
+ 6
9
Giovanni Lombardi
Team CSC
+ 13
10
Lance Armstrong
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
+ 28
Spoiler
11
George Hincapie
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
12
Yaroslav Popovych
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
13
Paolo Savoldelli
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
14
José Luis Rubiera
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
15
Pavel Padrnos
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
+ 30
16
Benjamin Noval
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
+ 32
17
Manuel Beltran
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
+ 34
18
José Azevedo
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
+ 36
19
Santiago Botero Echeverry
Phonak Hearing Systems
+ 59
20
Floyd Landis
Phonak Hearing Systems
s.t.
21
Oscar Pereiro Sio
Phonak Hearing Systems
s.t.
22
José Enrique Gutiérrez Cataluña
Phonak Hearing Systems
s.t.
23
Bert Grabsch
Phonak Hearing Systems
s.t.
24
Alexandre Moos
Phonak Hearing Systems
+ 1'01
25
Steve Zampieri
Phonak Hearing Systems
+ 1'04
26
Robert Hunter
Phonak Hearing Systems
+ 1'06
27
Nicolas Jalabert
Phonak Hearing Systems
+ 1'09
28
Andreas Klöden
T-Mobile Team
+ 1'43
29
Jan Ullrich
T-Mobile Team
s.t.
30
Alexandre Vinokourov
T-Mobile Team
s.t.
31
Matthias Kessler
T-Mobile Team
s.t.
32
Giuseppe Guerini
T-Mobile Team
s.t.
33
Daniele Nardello
T-Mobile Team
+ 1'45
34
Oscar Sevilla
T-Mobile Team
+ 1'48
35
Sebastian Lang
Gerolsteiner
s.t.
36
Georg Totschnig
Gerolsteiner
s.t.
37
Levi Leipheimer
Gerolsteiner
s.t.
38
Fabian Wegmann
Gerolsteiner
s.t.
39
Ronny Scholz
Gerolsteiner
s.t.
40
Stefan Schreck
T-Mobile Team
+ 1'50
41
Beat Zberg
Gerolsteiner
s.t.
42
Tobias Steinhauser
T-Mobile Team
+ 1'52
43
Michael Rich
Gerolsteiner
s.t.
44
Peter Wrölich
Gerolsteiner
+ 1'54
45
Robert Förster
Gerolsteiner
s.t.
46
Roberto Heras
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
+ 2'00
47
Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
s.t.
48
Marcos Serrano
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
s.t.
49
Jörg Jaksche
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
s.t.
50
Ãngel Vicioso
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
s.t.
51
Alberto Contador
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
+ 2'02
52
Allan Davis
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
+ 2'04
53
Luis León Sánchez Gil
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
+ 2'07
54
Joseba Beloki
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
+ 2'10
55
Dario Frigo
Fassa Bortolo
+ 2'24
56
Juan Antonio Flecha
Fassa Bortolo
s.t.
57
Kim Kirchen
Fassa Bortolo
s.t.
58
Mauro Facci
Fassa Bortolo
s.t.
59
Fabian Cancellara
Fassa Bortolo
s.t.
60
Marcus Ljungqvist
Liquigas - Bianchi
s.t.
61
Michael Albasini
Liquigas - Bianchi
s.t.
62
Stefano Garzelli
Liquigas - Bianchi
s.t.
63
Dario David Cioni
Liquigas - Bianchi
s.t.
64
Franco Pellizotti
Liquigas - Bianchi
s.t.
65
Laszlo Bodrogi
Crédit Agricole
+ 2'26
66
Christophe Moreau
Crédit Agricole
s.t.
67
Thor Hushovd
Crédit Agricole
s.t.
68
Pietro Caucchioli
Crédit Agricole
s.t.
69
Andrey Kashechkin
Crédit Agricole
s.t.
70
Magnus Backstedt
Liquigas - Bianchi
s.t.
71
Lorenzo Bernucci
Fassa Bortolo
s.t.
72
Patrice Halgand
Crédit Agricole
s.t.
73
Walter Bénéteau
Bouygues Telecom
s.t.
74
Didier Rous
Bouygues Telecom
s.t.
75
Pierrick Fédrigo
Bouygues Telecom
s.t.
76
Laurent Brochard
Bouygues Telecom
s.t.
77
Thomas Voeckler
Bouygues Telecom
s.t.
78
Mauro Gerosa
Liquigas - Bianchi
s.t.
79
Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca
Liquigas - Bianchi
s.t.
80
Massimo Giunti
Fassa Bortolo
s.t.
81
Jan Kirsipuu
Crédit Agricole
s.t.
82
Anthony Geslin
Bouygues Telecom
s.t.
83
Volodymir Gustov
Fassa Bortolo
s.t.
84
Jéréme Pineau
Bouygues Telecom
+ 2'32
85
Sébastien Joly
Crédit Agricole
s.t.
86
Xavier Zandio Echaide
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
+ 2'34
87
Alejandro Valverde Belmonte
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
88
Vladimir Karpets
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
89
José Luis Arrieta Lujambio
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
90
Francisco Mancebo Perez
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
91
Laurent Lefèvre
Bouygues Telecom
s.t.
92
José Vicente García Acosta
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
+ 2'36
93
Michael Boogerd
Rabobank
s.t.
94
Marc Wauters
Rabobank
s.t.
95
Denis Menchov
Rabobank
s.t.
96
Joost Posthuma
Rabobank
s.t.
97
Erik Dekker
Rabobank
s.t.
98
Mathieu Sprick
Bouygues Telecom
+ 2'37
99
David Arroyo Duran
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
100
Claudio Corioni
Fassa Bortolo
s.t.
101
Michael Rasmussen
Rabobank
s.t.
102
Kjell Carlström
Liquigas - Bianchi
+ 2'40
103
Isaac Galvez Lopez
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
104
Pieter Weening
Rabobank
s.t.
105
Gerben Löwik
Rabobank
+ 2'41
106
Sebastien Hinault
Crédit Agricole
s.t.
107
Daniel Becke
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
108
Karsten Kroon
Rabobank
s.t.
109
Leon Van Bon
Davitamon - Lotto
+ 2'44
110
Cadel Evans
Davitamon - Lotto
s.t.
111
Christophe Brandt
Davitamon - Lotto
s.t.
112
Mario Aerts
Davitamon - Lotto
s.t.
113
Robbie McEwen
Davitamon - Lotto
s.t.
114
Fred Rodriguez
Davitamon - Lotto
+ 2'46
115
Johan Vansummeren
Davitamon - Lotto
+ 2'49
116
Wim Vansevenant
Davitamon - Lotto
s.t.
117
Axel Merckx
Davitamon - Lotto
+ 2'50
118
José Angel Gomez Marchante
Saunier Duval - Prodir
+ 3'05
119
Juan Manuel Gárate
Saunier Duval - Prodir
s.t.
120
Chris Horner
Saunier Duval - Prodir
s.t.
121
Constantino Zaballa
Saunier Duval - Prodir
s.t.
122
Nicolas Fritsch
Saunier Duval - Prodir
s.t.
123
David Cañada
Saunier Duval - Prodir
+ 3'07
124
Manuel Quinziato
Saunier Duval - Prodir
+ 3'09
125
Rubens Bertogliati
Saunier Duval - Prodir
+ 3'12
126
Leonardo Piepoli
Saunier Duval - Prodir
+ 3'14
127
Bram Tankink
Quickstep
+ 3'16
128
Patrik Sinkewitz
Quickstep
s.t.
129
Michael Rogers
Quickstep
s.t.
130
Servais Knaven
Quickstep
s.t.
131
Kevin Hulsmans
Quickstep
s.t.
132
Stefano Zanini
Quickstep
+ 3'18
133
Wilfried Cretskens
Quickstep
+ 3'21
134
Bradley McGee
Française des Jeux
+ 3'28
135
Bernhard Eisel
Française des Jeux
s.t.
136
Thomas Lövkvist
Française des Jeux
s.t.
137
Baden Cooke
Française des Jeux
s.t.
138
Sandy Casar
Française des Jeux
s.t.
139
Carlos DaCruz
Française des Jeux
+ 3'30
140
Philippe Gilbert
Française des Jeux
+ 3'33
141
Christophe Mengin
Française des Jeux
+ 3'35
142
Francis Mourey
Française des Jeux
+ 3'37
143
Stéphane Goubert
AG2r Prévoyance
+ 3'53
144
Yuriy Krivtsov
AG2r Prévoyance
s.t.
145
Ludovic Turpin
AG2r Prévoyance
s.t.
146
Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau
AG2r Prévoyance
s.t.
147
Simon Gerrans
AG2r Prévoyance
s.t.
148
Guido Trenti
Quickstep
s.t.
149
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2r Prévoyance
+ 3'55
150
Sylvain Calzati
AG2r Prévoyance
+ 3'57
151
Andrei Grivko
Domina Vacanze
+ 4'00
152
Serhiy Gonchar
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
153
Alessandro Cortinovis
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
154
Jörg Ludewig
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
155
Maxim Iglinskiy
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
156
Nicolas Portal
AG2r Prévoyance
s.t.
157
Alessandro Vanotti
Domina Vacanze
+ 4'02
158
Jean-Patrick Nazon
AG2r Prévoyance
s.t.
159
Angelo Furlan
Domina Vacanze
+ 4'04
160
Stuart O'Grady
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
+ 4'06
161
Sylvain Chavanel
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
s.t.
162
David Moncoutié
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
s.t.
163
Cédric Vasseur
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
s.t.
164
Frédéric Bessy
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
s.t.
165
Alessandro Bertolini
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
166
Haimar Zubeldia
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 4'08
167
Iker Camaño Ortuzar
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
168
Egoi Martínez de Esteban
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
169
Iñigo Landaluze
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
170
Iban Mayo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
171
Thierry Marichal
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
s.t.
172
Stéphane Augé
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
+ 4'10
173
Unai Etxebarria
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
174
Rafael Nuritdinov
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
175
Iñaki Isasi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 4'13
176
Gianluca Bortolami
Lampre - Caffita
s.t.
177
Evgeni Petrov
Lampre - Caffita
s.t.
178
Eddy Mazzoleni
Lampre - Caffita
s.t.
179
Gorazd Stangelj
Lampre - Caffita
s.t.
180
Gerrit Glomser
Lampre - Caffita
s.t.
181
Janek Tombak
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
s.t.
182
David Herrero Llorente
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 4'15
183
Salvatore Commesso
Lampre - Caffita
s.t.
184
Matthew White
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
s.t.
185
Daniele Righi
Lampre - Caffita
+ 4'17
186
Iker Flores
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
187
David Loosli
Lampre - Caffita
+ 4'20
188
Alessandro Spezialetti
Lampre - Caffita
+ 4'22
General Classification
1
Jens Voigt
Team CSC
11h12'01
2
Bobby Julich
Team CSC
+ 4
3
Lance Armstrong
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
+ 6
4
David Zabriskie
Team CSC
+ 21
5
Carlos Sastre
Team CSC
+ 34
6
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Team CSC
+ 39
7
Floyd Landis
Phonak Hearing Systems
+ 47
8
Yaroslav Popovych
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
+ 55
9
George Hincapie
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
+ 56
10
Ivan Basso
Team CSC
+ 1'01
Spoiler
11
Paolo Savoldelli
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'05
12
Nicki Sørensen
Team CSC
+ 1'07
13
Luke Roberts
Team CSC
+ 1'24
14
Oscar Pereiro Sio
Phonak Hearing Systems
+ 1'39
15
José Luis Rubiera
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'40
16
José Azevedo
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
17
Pavel Padrnos
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'42
18
Manuel Beltran
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'48
19
Alexandre Vinokourov
T-Mobile Team
+ 1'50
20
José Enrique Gutiérrez Cataluña
Phonak Hearing Systems
+ 1'53
21
Bert Grabsch
Phonak Hearing Systems
+ 1'57
22
Benjamin Noval
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
23
Alexandre Moos
Phonak Hearing Systems
+ 2'05
24
Giovanni Lombardi
Team CSC
+ 2'13
25
Jan Ullrich
T-Mobile Team
+ 2'14
26
Vladimir Karpets
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
+ 2'20
27
Andrey Kashechkin
Crédit Agricole
+ 2'25
28
Levi Leipheimer
Gerolsteiner
s.t.
29
Laszlo Bodrogi
Crédit Agricole
+ 2'26
30
Andreas Klöden
T-Mobile Team
+ 2'29
31
Nicolas Jalabert
Phonak Hearing Systems
+ 2'30
32
Robert Hunter
Phonak Hearing Systems
+ 2'38
33
Fabian Cancellara
Fassa Bortolo
+ 2'42
34
Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
+ 2'45
35
Sebastian Lang
Gerolsteiner
s.t.
36
Roberto Heras
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
+ 3'03
37
Oscar Sevilla
T-Mobile Team
s.t.
38
Christophe Moreau
Crédit Agricole
+ 3'06
39
Georg Totschnig
Gerolsteiner
s.t.
40
Francisco Mancebo Perez
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
+ 3'07
41
Jörg Jaksche
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
+ 3'09
42
Cadel Evans
Davitamon - Lotto
+ 3'10
43
Alberto Contador
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
+ 3'11
44
Didier Rous
Bouygues Telecom
s.t.
45
Fabian Wegmann
Gerolsteiner
+ 3'12
46
Steve Zampieri
Phonak Hearing Systems
+ 3'15
47
Ronny Scholz
Gerolsteiner
+ 3'17
48
Tobias Steinhauser
T-Mobile Team
+ 3'23
49
Juan Antonio Flecha
Fassa Bortolo
s.t.
50
Robert Förster
Gerolsteiner
+ 3'24
51
Marcos Serrano
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
+ 3'28
52
Joost Posthuma
Rabobank
s.t.
53
Denis Menchov
Rabobank
+ 3'30
54
Dario Frigo
Fassa Bortolo
+ 3'31
55
Thor Hushovd
Crédit Agricole
+ 3'34
56
Luis León Sánchez Gil
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
+ 3'35
57
Daniele Nardello
T-Mobile Team
s.t.
58
Marc Wauters
Rabobank
s.t.
59
Joseba Beloki
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
+ 3'36
60
Stefano Garzelli
Liquigas - Bianchi
+ 3'37
61
Dario David Cioni
Liquigas - Bianchi
s.t.
62
Erik Dekker
Rabobank
s.t.
63
Michael Albasini
Liquigas - Bianchi
s.t.
64
Ãngel Vicioso
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
+ 3'38
65
Beat Zberg
Gerolsteiner
s.t.
66
Marcus Ljungqvist
Liquigas - Bianchi
+ 3'40
67
Lorenzo Bernucci
Fassa Bortolo
s.t.
68
Giuseppe Guerini
T-Mobile Team
+ 3'41
69
Michael Rogers
Quickstep
+ 3'43
70
Matthias Kessler
T-Mobile Team
+ 3'44
71
Peter Wrölich
Gerolsteiner
+ 3'49
72
Jéréme Pineau
Bouygues Telecom
+ 3'50
73
Allan Davis
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
+ 4'01
74
Fred Rodriguez
Davitamon - Lotto
+ 4'05
75
Laurent Lefèvre
Bouygues Telecom
+ 4'07
76
José Vicente García Acosta
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
77
Pietro Caucchioli
Crédit Agricole
+ 4'09
78
José Luis Arrieta Lujambio
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
+ 4'12
79
Sébastien Joly
Crédit Agricole
s.t.
80
Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca
Liquigas - Bianchi
+ 4'13
81
Mario Aerts
Davitamon - Lotto
s.t.
82
Jan Kirsipuu
Crédit Agricole
+ 4'15
83
Chris Horner
Saunier Duval - Prodir
+ 4'16
84
Xavier Zandio Echaide
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
+ 4'17
85
Laurent Brochard
Bouygues Telecom
+ 4'18
86
Alejandro Valverde Belmonte
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
+ 4'19
87
Franco Pellizotti
Liquigas - Bianchi
+ 4'20
88
Thomas Voeckler
Bouygues Telecom
+ 4'21
89
Bram Tankink
Quickstep
+ 4'23
90
Leon Van Bon
Davitamon - Lotto
+ 4'24
91
Kim Kirchen
Fassa Bortolo
s.t.
92
Servais Knaven
Quickstep
s.t.
93
Pierrick Fédrigo
Bouygues Telecom
+ 4'27
94
Rubens Bertogliati
Saunier Duval - Prodir
s.t.
95
Patrice Halgand
Crédit Agricole
+ 4'29
96
Michael Boogerd
Rabobank
+ 4'30
97
Thomas Lövkvist
Française des Jeux
s.t.
98
Robbie McEwen
Davitamon - Lotto
+ 4'31
99
Anthony Geslin
Bouygues Telecom
s.t.
100
Magnus Backstedt
Liquigas - Bianchi
+ 4'32
101
Patrik Sinkewitz
Quickstep
s.t.
102
Bradley McGee
Française des Jeux
+ 4'35
103
Isaac Galvez Lopez
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
+ 4'39
104
Wim Vansevenant
Davitamon - Lotto
+ 4'40
105
Mathieu Sprick
Bouygues Telecom
s.t.
106
José Angel Gomez Marchante
Saunier Duval - Prodir
+ 4'41
107
Christophe Brandt
Davitamon - Lotto
+ 4'42
108
Sandy Casar
Française des Jeux
+ 4'45
109
Stuart O'Grady
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
+ 4'47
110
Juan Manuel Gárate
Saunier Duval - Prodir
+ 4'49
111
David Arroyo Duran
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
+ 4'53
112
Sylvain Chavanel
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
+ 4'57
113
David Cañada
Saunier Duval - Prodir
+ 5'00
114
Johan Vansummeren
Davitamon - Lotto
+ 5'02
115
Michael Rasmussen
Rabobank
+ 5'07
116
Leonardo Piepoli
Saunier Duval - Prodir
+ 5'10
117
Serhiy Gonchar
Domina Vacanze
+ 5'14
118
Gerben Löwik
Rabobank
s.t.
119
Nicolas Fritsch
Saunier Duval - Prodir
+ 5'15
120
Yuriy Krivtsov
AG2r Prévoyance
+ 5'19
121
Pieter Weening
Rabobank
+ 5'20
122
Kjell Carlström
Liquigas - Bianchi
s.t.
123
Kevin Hulsmans
Quickstep
+ 5'21
124
Evgeni Petrov
Lampre - Caffita
s.t.
125
Claudio Corioni
Fassa Bortolo
s.t.
126
Axel Merckx
Davitamon - Lotto
+ 5'22
127
Constantino Zaballa
Saunier Duval - Prodir
+ 5'23
128
Sebastien Hinault
Crédit Agricole
+ 5'24
129
Alessandro Cortinovis
Domina Vacanze
+ 5'28
130
Simon Gerrans
AG2r Prévoyance
+ 5'29
131
Jörg Ludewig
Domina Vacanze
+ 5'32
132
Philippe Gilbert
Française des Jeux
+ 5'34
133
Stefano Zanini
Quickstep
+ 5'37
134
Karsten Kroon
Rabobank
s.t.
135
Christophe Mengin
Française des Jeux
+ 5'40
136
Haimar Zubeldia
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 5'44
137
Iñaki Isasi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
138
Iker Camaño Ortuzar
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 5'45
139
Iñigo Landaluze
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 5'49
140
Baden Cooke
Française des Jeux
+ 5'51
141
Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau
AG2r Prévoyance
s.t.
142
Cédric Vasseur
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
s.t.
143
David Moncoutié
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
+ 5'53
144
Santiago Botero Echeverry
Phonak Hearing Systems
s.t.
145
Michael Rich
Gerolsteiner
s.t.
146
Stéphane Augé
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
+ 5'57
147
Nicolas Portal
AG2r Prévoyance
+ 5'58
148
Maxim Iglinskiy
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
149
Bernhard Eisel
Française des Jeux
+ 6'02
150
Guido Trenti
Quickstep
s.t.
151
Stéphane Goubert
AG2r Prévoyance
+ 6'03
152
Francis Mourey
Française des Jeux
+ 6'06
153
Jean-Patrick Nazon
AG2r Prévoyance
+ 6'07
154
Ludovic Turpin
AG2r Prévoyance
+ 6'13
155
Gianluca Bortolami
Lampre - Caffita
+ 6'14
156
Thierry Marichal
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
+ 6'17
157
Eddy Mazzoleni
Lampre - Caffita
+ 6'19
158
Janek Tombak
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
+ 6'26
159
Matthew White
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
+ 6'33
160
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2r Prévoyance
+ 6'35
161
Gorazd Stangelj
Lampre - Caffita
s.t.
162
Salvatore Commesso
Lampre - Caffita
+ 6'38
163
Angelo Furlan
Domina Vacanze
+ 6'40
164
Iban Mayo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
165
Carlos DaCruz
Française des Jeux
+ 6'42
166
Frédéric Bessy
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
+ 6'48
167
Walter Bénéteau
Bouygues Telecom
+ 6'58
168
Unai Etxebarria
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 6'59
169
Mauro Facci
Fassa Bortolo
+ 7'08
170
Mauro Gerosa
Liquigas - Bianchi
s.t.
171
Stefan Schreck
T-Mobile Team
+ 7'09
172
Massimo Giunti
Fassa Bortolo
+ 7'46
173
Volodymir Gustov
Fassa Bortolo
+ 7'52
174
Wilfried Cretskens
Quickstep
+ 8'27
175
Egoi Martínez de Esteban
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 8'35
176
Sylvain Calzati
AG2r Prévoyance
+ 8'52
177
Alessandro Bertolini
Domina Vacanze
+ 9'05
178
David Herrero Llorente
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 9'14
179
Alessandro Spezialetti
Lampre - Caffita
s.t.
180
Daniele Righi
Lampre - Caffita
+ 9'21
181
Daniel Becke
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
+ 9'23
182
Rafael Nuritdinov
Domina Vacanze
+ 9'31
183
David Loosli
Lampre - Caffita
+ 9'52
184
Gerrit Glomser
Lampre - Caffita
+ 9'58
185
Manuel Quinziato
Saunier Duval - Prodir
+ 10'59
186
Alessandro Vanotti
Domina Vacanze
+ 13'11
187
Iker Flores
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 14'59
188
Andrei Grivko
Domina Vacanze
+ 20'52
Young Riders Classification
1
Yaroslav Popovych
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
11h12'56
2
Vladimir Karpets
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
+ 1'25
3
Andrey Kashechkin
Crédit Agricole
+ 1'30
4
Fabian Cancellara
Fassa Bortolo
+ 1'47
5
Alberto Contador
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
+ 2'16
6
Fabian Wegmann
Gerolsteiner
+ 2'17
7
Joost Posthuma
Rabobank
+ 2'33
8
Luis León Sánchez Gil
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
+ 2'40
9
Michael Albasini
Liquigas - Bianchi
+ 2'42
10
Jéréme Pineau
Bouygues Telecom
+ 2'55
Tour de France Betting 2005
A surprise winner today, but we had one lucky winner who picked both the winner and the yellow jersey wearer, but one went all in, and failed!
Stage Winner - Stage 3
Winners
sutty68 - $2.00 on CSC (2.75) - you win $5.50
Losers
fernando97 - $8.00 on Discovery (2.00) - You lose $8.00
Welwyn - $29.50 on Discovery - You lose $29.50
baseballlover312 - $20.00 on Discovery - You lose $20.00
Special - Stage 4
Winners
sutty68 - $2.00 on New Race Leader (3.50) - You win $7.00
Losers
fernando97 - $10 on Lance Remains (1.70) - You lose $10.
baseballlover312 - $40.00 on LRL - You lose $40
Some big losers here today. Here are the standings. Welwyn, who is bankrupt, has been given $8 to start his betting journey once again.
Can't express my thanks to the guys like sutty, jseadog, fernando97 and baseballlover who are following. I'm really surprised by the lack of comments though. And I won't lie, it isn't helping my motivation. Maybe just a comment or two about the reports? I'm doing this for me, but I also want people to enjoy it and follow to..
Today is one of the last day's where a sprint is all but guaranteed, with stages 6 and 7 perfect for breakaway protagonists. There are plenty of points on offer for the sprinters, and it could be Stuart O'Grady's last day in green if Baden Cooke (FDJ) or Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole) can fire. Last year, Thomas Voeckler spent 10 days in yellow after earning the jersey at a similar point of the race to our current leader, Jens Voigt (CSC). Today's flat, fast racing will be a great chance to show off the maillot jaune, but with an average speed of 40-45kms/h expected, it may all be a blur. Last year Stuart O'Grady won here on a wet road, but if the road is dry as expected than we can expect to see Hushovd, Cooke, Forster and McEwen battling it out again.
Tour de France Betting 2005
Stage 5 - Stage Winner
Thor Hushovd - 2.50
Baden Cooke - 2.60
Robbie McEwen - 2.80
Stuart O'Grady - 3.25
Robert Forster - 4.00
Other - 12.00
Send Teddy the Creator your bets now!
Edited by Teddy The Creator on 01-08-2012 11:07
Thanks everyone. Really appreciate everyone that's following, and all I can say is, get betting! It's fun, I swear!
Another day for the sprinters, as the peloton continues east from Chambord to Montargis. The green-jersey battle is heating up and it seems the battle is down to four: Baden Cooke (FDJ), Stuart O'Grady (COF), Thor Hushovd (C.A) and Robbie McEwen (DAV). A new leader is possible after today.
[IMG-r]https://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd443/Teddy_The_Creator/voigtyellow.jpg[/IMG-r] Some beautiful French sun was out today to treat the riders, and Jens Voigt (CSC) loved showing off his jersey to the adoring crowd. "To be in yellow, it's such an honour obviously, but it's more of a big ad for the sponsors you know? I love wearing it though, it means no more work for me at the front!" Jens joked before the stage. "I do think i can hold on for a while (in the maillot jaune). The 8th stage it will be hard to keep up with the leaders, but if I can get in a break on one of the next days, who knows!"
With Voigt and his CSC team safely monitoring the front of the peloton, no riders were up the road before the first sprint point, so the fast-men would go for it. It was a free sprint, and Robbie McEwen had the best speed, beating O'Grady, Forster and Hushovd easily.
McEwen was the fastest in the intermediate. Would he win in Montargis though?
A rather slow pace was set after the first sprint as a 9-man group headed up the road. The strongest riders in the group were Phillipe Gilbert (FDJ) and Kurt-Asle Arvesen, (CSC), who would obviously sit up for Voigt if their lead grew. No mountains points today, so the break was a chance for TV time only.
Arvesen, Gilbert and Luis Leon Sanchez at the back of the day's break.
Australia's Robbie McEwen was yet to feature in the sprints, with a 6th and a 4th to his name as of yet. His lead-out has faltered slightly, but today they seemed encouraged to chase down the break and put their man in contention.
Johan Vansummeren was plowing along the countryside and reducing the lead quickly.
As the finish approached and the break caught, FDJ was once again the only team with a train in the field. McGee led out Cooke very well again, and the Aussie was the first to kick his sprint for the line. McEwen, Hushovd and Galvez were all on the right wheel going into the final moments.
The four horse race, led by Baden Cooke.
McEwen seemed in a perfect spot to take his first win, but as he tried his move he just couldn't pass Cooke! An Aussie 1-2, but McEwen and Hushovd once again fall short. With this win, and O'Grady nowhere near, Cooke takes over the green jersey.
Two successive wins for Baden Cooke, and a new points jersey contender is upon us!
1
Baden Cooke
Française des Jeux
4h07'23
2
Robbie McEwen
Davitamon - Lotto
s.t.
3
Thor Hushovd
Crédit Agricole
s.t.
4
Isaac Galvez Lopez
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
5
Fabian Wegmann
Gerolsteiner
s.t.
6
Yuriy Krivtsov
AG2r Prévoyance
s.t.
7
Sebastien Hinault
Crédit Agricole
s.t.
8
Magnus Backstedt
Liquigas - Bianchi
s.t.
9
Eddy Mazzoleni
Lampre - Caffita
s.t.
10
Xavier Zandio Echaide
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Team CSC
s.t.
12
David Moncoutié
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
s.t.
13
Jéréme Pineau
Bouygues Telecom
s.t.
14
Stefano Garzelli
Liquigas - Bianchi
s.t.
15
Frédéric Bessy
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
s.t.
16
Jörg Ludewig
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
17
Sylvain Chavanel
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
s.t.
18
Stefano Zanini
Quickstep
s.t.
19
Bradley McGee
Française des Jeux
s.t.
20
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2r Prévoyance
s.t.
21
Fred Rodriguez
Davitamon - Lotto
s.t.
22
Carlos DaCruz
Française des Jeux
s.t.
23
Guido Trenti
Quickstep
s.t.
24
Robert Förster
Gerolsteiner
s.t.
25
Peter Wrölich
Gerolsteiner
s.t.
26
Bernhard Eisel
Française des Jeux
s.t.
27
Marcus Ljungqvist
Liquigas - Bianchi
s.t.
28
Stuart O'Grady
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
s.t.
29
Ronny Scholz
Gerolsteiner
s.t.
30
Allan Davis
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
s.t.
31
Michael Albasini
Liquigas - Bianchi
s.t.
32
Nicki Sørensen
Team CSC
s.t.
33
Nicolas Jalabert
Phonak Hearing Systems
s.t.
34
Robert Hunter
Phonak Hearing Systems
s.t.
35
Christophe Brandt
Davitamon - Lotto
s.t.
36
Luis León Sánchez Gil
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
s.t.
37
Stéphane Augé
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
s.t.
38
José Luis Arrieta Lujambio
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
39
Jan Kirsipuu
Crédit Agricole
s.t.
40
David Zabriskie
Team CSC
s.t.
41
Patrice Halgand
Crédit Agricole
s.t.
42
Jens Voigt
Team CSC
s.t.
43
Sandy Casar
Française des Jeux
s.t.
44
Christophe Mengin
Française des Jeux
s.t.
45
Angelo Furlan
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
46
Lance Armstrong
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
47
Steve Zampieri
Phonak Hearing Systems
s.t.
48
Alessandro Cortinovis
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
49
Janek Tombak
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
s.t.
50
Mauro Gerosa
Liquigas - Bianchi
s.t.
51
Ludovic Turpin
AG2r Prévoyance
s.t.
52
Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
s.t.
53
Jean-Patrick Nazon
AG2r Prévoyance
s.t.
54
Laszlo Bodrogi
Crédit Agricole
s.t.
55
Johan Vansummeren
Davitamon - Lotto
s.t.
56
Giovanni Lombardi
Team CSC
s.t.
57
Andrey Kashechkin
Crédit Agricole
s.t.
58
Michael Rich
Gerolsteiner
s.t.
59
Santiago Botero Echeverry
Phonak Hearing Systems
s.t.
60
Pavel Padrnos
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
61
Nicolas Portal
AG2r Prévoyance
s.t.
62
Thierry Marichal
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
s.t.
63
Matthew White
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
s.t.
64
Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca
Liquigas - Bianchi
s.t.
65
Gerrit Glomser
Lampre - Caffita
s.t.
66
Maxim Iglinskiy
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
67
Stefan Schreck
T-Mobile Team
s.t.
68
Jan Ullrich
T-Mobile Team
s.t.
69
Simon Gerrans
AG2r Prévoyance
s.t.
70
José Enrique Gutiérrez Cataluña
Phonak Hearing Systems
s.t.
71
Bert Grabsch
Phonak Hearing Systems
s.t.
72
Oscar Pereiro Sio
Phonak Hearing Systems
s.t.
73
Philippe Gilbert
Française des Jeux
s.t.
74
Axel Merckx
Davitamon - Lotto
s.t.
75
Luke Roberts
Team CSC
s.t.
76
Cadel Evans
Davitamon - Lotto
s.t.
77
David Arroyo Duran
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
78
Ivan Basso
Team CSC
s.t.
79
Francisco Mancebo Perez
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
80
Ãngel Vicioso
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
s.t.
81
Sylvain Calzati
AG2r Prévoyance
s.t.
82
Jörg Jaksche
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
s.t.
83
José Vicente García Acosta
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
84
Daniel Becke
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
85
Serhiy Gonchar
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
86
Dario David Cioni
Liquigas - Bianchi
s.t.
87
Wim Vansevenant
Davitamon - Lotto
s.t.
88
Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau
AG2r Prévoyance
s.t.
89
Alberto Contador
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
s.t.
90
Kjell Carlström
Liquigas - Bianchi
s.t.
91
Constantino Zaballa
Saunier Duval - Prodir
s.t.
92
Christophe Moreau
Crédit Agricole
s.t.
93
Francis Mourey
Française des Jeux
s.t.
94
Pietro Caucchioli
Crédit Agricole
s.t.
95
José Angel Gomez Marchante
Saunier Duval - Prodir
s.t.
96
Sebastian Lang
Gerolsteiner
s.t.
97
Michael Rasmussen
Rabobank
s.t.
98
Alessandro Bertolini
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
99
Georg Totschnig
Gerolsteiner
s.t.
100
Denis Menchov
Rabobank
s.t.
101
David Herrero Llorente
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
102
Haimar Zubeldia
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
103
Lorenzo Bernucci
Fassa Bortolo
s.t.
104
Alexandre Moos
Phonak Hearing Systems
s.t.
105
Karsten Kroon
Rabobank
s.t.
106
Leon Van Bon
Davitamon - Lotto
s.t.
107
Kim Kirchen
Fassa Bortolo
s.t.
108
Fabian Cancellara
Fassa Bortolo
s.t.
109
Bobby Julich
Team CSC
s.t.
110
Alejandro Valverde Belmonte
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
111
Laurent Brochard
Bouygues Telecom
s.t.
112
Matthias Kessler
T-Mobile Team
s.t.
113
George Hincapie
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
114
Juan Antonio Flecha
Fassa Bortolo
s.t.
115
Michael Boogerd
Rabobank
s.t.
116
Franco Pellizotti
Liquigas - Bianchi
s.t.
117
Cédric Vasseur
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
s.t.
118
Patrik Sinkewitz
Quickstep
s.t.
119
Andreas Klöden
T-Mobile Team
s.t.
120
Thomas Lövkvist
Française des Jeux
s.t.
121
Erik Dekker
Rabobank
s.t.
122
Gianluca Bortolami
Lampre - Caffita
s.t.
123
Alexandre Vinokourov
T-Mobile Team
s.t.
124
Servais Knaven
Quickstep
s.t.
125
Salvatore Commesso
Lampre - Caffita
s.t.
126
Michael Rogers
Quickstep
s.t.
127
Floyd Landis
Phonak Hearing Systems
s.t.
128
Tobias Steinhauser
T-Mobile Team
s.t.
129
Paolo Savoldelli
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
130
Carlos Sastre
Team CSC
s.t.
131
Thomas Voeckler
Bouygues Telecom
s.t.
132
Rafael Nuritdinov
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
133
Chris Horner
Saunier Duval - Prodir
s.t.
134
Iñigo Landaluze
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
135
Dario Frigo
Fassa Bortolo
s.t.
136
Iñaki Isasi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
137
Stéphane Goubert
AG2r Prévoyance
s.t.
138
Yaroslav Popovych
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
139
Claudio Corioni
Fassa Bortolo
s.t.
140
Manuel Quinziato
Saunier Duval - Prodir
s.t.
141
Pieter Weening
Rabobank
s.t.
142
Anthony Geslin
Bouygues Telecom
s.t.
143
Gerben Löwik
Rabobank
s.t.
144
Roberto Heras
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
s.t.
145
José Luis Rubiera
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
146
Marcos Serrano
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
s.t.
147
Mario Aerts
Davitamon - Lotto
s.t.
148
Oscar Sevilla
T-Mobile Team
s.t.
149
Bram Tankink
Quickstep
s.t.
150
Didier Rous
Bouygues Telecom
s.t.
151
Rubens Bertogliati
Saunier Duval - Prodir
s.t.
152
Massimo Giunti
Fassa Bortolo
s.t.
153
Joseba Beloki
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
s.t.
154
Alessandro Vanotti
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
155
Laurent Lefèvre
Bouygues Telecom
s.t.
156
Walter Bénéteau
Bouygues Telecom
s.t.
157
Pierrick Fédrigo
Bouygues Telecom
s.t.
158
Sébastien Joly
Crédit Agricole
s.t.
159
David Loosli
Lampre - Caffita
s.t.
160
Joost Posthuma
Rabobank
s.t.
161
Levi Leipheimer
Gerolsteiner
s.t.
162
Gorazd Stangelj
Lampre - Caffita
s.t.
163
Giuseppe Guerini
T-Mobile Team
s.t.
164
Kevin Hulsmans
Quickstep
s.t.
165
Daniele Righi
Lampre - Caffita
s.t.
166
Leonardo Piepoli
Saunier Duval - Prodir
s.t.
167
Iban Mayo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
168
Marc Wauters
Rabobank
s.t.
169
Juan Manuel Gárate
Saunier Duval - Prodir
s.t.
170
David Cañada
Saunier Duval - Prodir
s.t.
171
Volodymir Gustov
Fassa Bortolo
s.t.
172
Evgeni Petrov
Lampre - Caffita
s.t.
173
Mathieu Sprick
Bouygues Telecom
s.t.
174
Mauro Facci
Fassa Bortolo
s.t.
175
Egoi Martínez de Esteban
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
176
José Azevedo
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
177
Iker Camaño Ortuzar
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
178
Manuel Beltran
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
179
Benjamin Noval
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
180
Vladimir Karpets
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
181
Wilfried Cretskens
Quickstep
s.t.
182
Andrei Grivko
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
183
Nicolas Fritsch
Saunier Duval - Prodir
s.t.
184
Beat Zberg
Gerolsteiner
s.t.
185
Daniele Nardello
T-Mobile Team
s.t.
186
Alessandro Spezialetti
Lampre - Caffita
s.t.
187
Unai Etxebarria
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
188
Iker Flores
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
General Classification
1
Jens Voigt
Team CSC
15h19'24
2
Bobby Julich
Team CSC
+ 4
3
Lance Armstrong
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
+ 6
4
David Zabriskie
Team CSC
+ 21
5
Carlos Sastre
Team CSC
+ 34
6
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Team CSC
+ 39
7
Floyd Landis
Phonak Hearing Systems
+ 47
8
Yaroslav Popovych
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
+ 55
9
George Hincapie
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
+ 56
10
Ivan Basso
Team CSC
+ 1'01
Spoiler
11
Paolo Savoldelli
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'05
12
Nicki Sørensen
Team CSC
+ 1'07
13
Luke Roberts
Team CSC
+ 1'24
14
Oscar Pereiro Sio
Phonak Hearing Systems
+ 1'39
15
José Luis Rubiera
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'40
16
José Azevedo
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
17
Pavel Padrnos
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'42
18
Manuel Beltran
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'48
19
Alexandre Vinokourov
T-Mobile Team
+ 1'50
20
José Enrique Gutiérrez Cataluña
Phonak Hearing Systems
+ 1'53
21
Bert Grabsch
Phonak Hearing Systems
+ 1'57
22
Benjamin Noval
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
23
Alexandre Moos
Phonak Hearing Systems
+ 2'05
24
Giovanni Lombardi
Team CSC
+ 2'13
25
Jan Ullrich
T-Mobile Team
+ 2'14
26
Vladimir Karpets
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
+ 2'20
27
Andrey Kashechkin
Crédit Agricole
+ 2'25
28
Levi Leipheimer
Gerolsteiner
s.t.
29
Laszlo Bodrogi
Crédit Agricole
+ 2'26
30
Andreas Klöden
T-Mobile Team
+ 2'29
31
Nicolas Jalabert
Phonak Hearing Systems
+ 2'30
32
Robert Hunter
Phonak Hearing Systems
+ 2'38
33
Fabian Cancellara
Fassa Bortolo
+ 2'42
34
Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
+ 2'45
35
Sebastian Lang
Gerolsteiner
s.t.
36
Roberto Heras
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
+ 3'03
37
Oscar Sevilla
T-Mobile Team
s.t.
38
Christophe Moreau
Crédit Agricole
+ 3'06
39
Georg Totschnig
Gerolsteiner
s.t.
40
Francisco Mancebo Perez
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
+ 3'07
41
Jörg Jaksche
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
+ 3'09
42
Cadel Evans
Davitamon - Lotto
+ 3'10
43
Alberto Contador
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
+ 3'11
44
Didier Rous
Bouygues Telecom
s.t.
45
Fabian Wegmann
Gerolsteiner
+ 3'12
46
Steve Zampieri
Phonak Hearing Systems
+ 3'15
47
Ronny Scholz
Gerolsteiner
+ 3'17
48
Tobias Steinhauser
T-Mobile Team
+ 3'23
49
Juan Antonio Flecha
Fassa Bortolo
s.t.
50
Robert Förster
Gerolsteiner
+ 3'24
51
Marcos Serrano
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
+ 3'28
52
Joost Posthuma
Rabobank
s.t.
53
Denis Menchov
Rabobank
+ 3'30
54
Dario Frigo
Fassa Bortolo
+ 3'31
55
Thor Hushovd
Crédit Agricole
+ 3'34
56
Luis León Sánchez Gil
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
+ 3'35
57
Daniele Nardello
T-Mobile Team
s.t.
58
Marc Wauters
Rabobank
s.t.
59
Joseba Beloki
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
+ 3'36
60
Stefano Garzelli
Liquigas - Bianchi
+ 3'37
61
Dario David Cioni
Liquigas - Bianchi
s.t.
62
Erik Dekker
Rabobank
s.t.
63
Michael Albasini
Liquigas - Bianchi
s.t.
64
Ãngel Vicioso
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
+ 3'38
65
Beat Zberg
Gerolsteiner
s.t.
66
Marcus Ljungqvist
Liquigas - Bianchi
+ 3'40
67
Lorenzo Bernucci
Fassa Bortolo
s.t.
68
Giuseppe Guerini
T-Mobile Team
+ 3'41
69
Michael Rogers
Quickstep
+ 3'43
70
Matthias Kessler
T-Mobile Team
+ 3'44
71
Peter Wrölich
Gerolsteiner
+ 3'49
72
Jéréme Pineau
Bouygues Telecom
+ 3'50
73
Allan Davis
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
+ 4'01
74
Fred Rodriguez
Davitamon - Lotto
+ 4'05
75
José Vicente García Acosta
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
+ 4'07
76
Laurent Lefèvre
Bouygues Telecom
s.t.
77
Pietro Caucchioli
Crédit Agricole
+ 4'09
78
José Luis Arrieta Lujambio
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
+ 4'12
79
Sébastien Joly
Crédit Agricole
s.t.
80
Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca
Liquigas - Bianchi
+ 4'13
81
Mario Aerts
Davitamon - Lotto
s.t.
82
Jan Kirsipuu
Crédit Agricole
+ 4'15
83
Chris Horner
Saunier Duval - Prodir
+ 4'16
84
Xavier Zandio Echaide
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
+ 4'17
85
Laurent Brochard
Bouygues Telecom
+ 4'18
86
Alejandro Valverde Belmonte
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
+ 4'19
87
Franco Pellizotti
Liquigas - Bianchi
+ 4'20
88
Thomas Voeckler
Bouygues Telecom
+ 4'21
89
Bram Tankink
Quickstep
+ 4'23
90
Leon Van Bon
Davitamon - Lotto
+ 4'24
91
Kim Kirchen
Fassa Bortolo
s.t.
92
Servais Knaven
Quickstep
s.t.
93
Pierrick Fédrigo
Bouygues Telecom
+ 4'27
94
Rubens Bertogliati
Saunier Duval - Prodir
s.t.
95
Patrice Halgand
Crédit Agricole
+ 4'29
96
Michael Boogerd
Rabobank
+ 4'30
97
Thomas Lövkvist
Française des Jeux
s.t.
98
Robbie McEwen
Davitamon - Lotto
+ 4'31
99
Anthony Geslin
Bouygues Telecom
s.t.
100
Magnus Backstedt
Liquigas - Bianchi
+ 4'32
101
Patrik Sinkewitz
Quickstep
s.t.
102
Bradley McGee
Française des Jeux
+ 4'35
103
Isaac Galvez Lopez
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
+ 4'39
104
Wim Vansevenant
Davitamon - Lotto
+ 4'40
105
Mathieu Sprick
Bouygues Telecom
s.t.
106
José Angel Gomez Marchante
Saunier Duval - Prodir
+ 4'41
107
Christophe Brandt
Davitamon - Lotto
+ 4'42
108
Sandy Casar
Française des Jeux
+ 4'45
109
Stuart O'Grady
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
+ 4'47
110
Juan Manuel Gárate
Saunier Duval - Prodir
+ 4'49
111
David Arroyo Duran
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
+ 4'53
112
Sylvain Chavanel
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
+ 4'57
113
David Cañada
Saunier Duval - Prodir
+ 5'00
114
Johan Vansummeren
Davitamon - Lotto
+ 5'02
115
Michael Rasmussen
Rabobank
+ 5'07
116
Leonardo Piepoli
Saunier Duval - Prodir
+ 5'10
117
Serhiy Gonchar
Domina Vacanze
+ 5'14
118
Gerben Löwik
Rabobank
s.t.
119
Nicolas Fritsch
Saunier Duval - Prodir
+ 5'15
120
Yuriy Krivtsov
AG2r Prévoyance
+ 5'19
121
Pieter Weening
Rabobank
+ 5'20
122
Kjell Carlström
Liquigas - Bianchi
s.t.
123
Kevin Hulsmans
Quickstep
+ 5'21
124
Claudio Corioni
Fassa Bortolo
s.t.
125
Evgeni Petrov
Lampre - Caffita
s.t.
126
Axel Merckx
Davitamon - Lotto
+ 5'22
127
Constantino Zaballa
Saunier Duval - Prodir
+ 5'23
128
Sebastien Hinault
Crédit Agricole
+ 5'24
129
Alessandro Cortinovis
Domina Vacanze
+ 5'28
130
Simon Gerrans
AG2r Prévoyance
+ 5'29
131
Jörg Ludewig
Domina Vacanze
+ 5'32
132
Philippe Gilbert
Française des Jeux
+ 5'34
133
Stefano Zanini
Quickstep
+ 5'37
134
Karsten Kroon
Rabobank
s.t.
135
Christophe Mengin
Française des Jeux
+ 5'40
136
Haimar Zubeldia
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 5'44
137
Iñaki Isasi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
138
Iker Camaño Ortuzar
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 5'45
139
Iñigo Landaluze
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 5'49
140
Baden Cooke
Française des Jeux
+ 5'51
141
Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau
AG2r Prévoyance
s.t.
142
Cédric Vasseur
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
s.t.
143
David Moncoutié
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
+ 5'53
144
Santiago Botero Echeverry
Phonak Hearing Systems
s.t.
145
Michael Rich
Gerolsteiner
s.t.
146
Stéphane Augé
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
+ 5'57
147
Nicolas Portal
AG2r Prévoyance
+ 5'58
148
Maxim Iglinskiy
Domina Vacanze
s.t.
149
Bernhard Eisel
Française des Jeux
+ 6'02
150
Guido Trenti
Quickstep
s.t.
151
Stéphane Goubert
AG2r Prévoyance
+ 6'03
152
Francis Mourey
Française des Jeux
+ 6'06
153
Jean-Patrick Nazon
AG2r Prévoyance
+ 6'07
154
Ludovic Turpin
AG2r Prévoyance
+ 6'13
155
Gianluca Bortolami
Lampre - Caffita
+ 6'14
156
Thierry Marichal
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
+ 6'17
157
Eddy Mazzoleni
Lampre - Caffita
+ 6'19
158
Janek Tombak
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
+ 6'26
159
Matthew White
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
+ 6'33
160
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2r Prévoyance
+ 6'35
161
Gorazd Stangelj
Lampre - Caffita
s.t.
162
Salvatore Commesso
Lampre - Caffita
+ 6'38
163
Angelo Furlan
Domina Vacanze
+ 6'40
164
Iban Mayo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
165
Carlos DaCruz
Française des Jeux
+ 6'42
166
Frédéric Bessy
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
+ 6'48
167
Walter Bénéteau
Bouygues Telecom
+ 6'58
168
Unai Etxebarria
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 6'59
169
Mauro Gerosa
Liquigas - Bianchi
+ 7'08
170
Mauro Facci
Fassa Bortolo
s.t.
171
Stefan Schreck
T-Mobile Team
+ 7'09
172
Massimo Giunti
Fassa Bortolo
+ 7'46
173
Volodymir Gustov
Fassa Bortolo
+ 7'52
174
Wilfried Cretskens
Quickstep
+ 8'27
175
Egoi Martínez de Esteban
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 8'35
176
Sylvain Calzati
AG2r Prévoyance
+ 8'52
177
Alessandro Bertolini
Domina Vacanze
+ 9'05
178
David Herrero Llorente
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 9'14
179
Alessandro Spezialetti
Lampre - Caffita
s.t.
180
Daniele Righi
Lampre - Caffita
+ 9'21
181
Daniel Becke
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
+ 9'23
182
Rafael Nuritdinov
Domina Vacanze
+ 9'31
183
David Loosli
Lampre - Caffita
+ 9'52
184
Gerrit Glomser
Lampre - Caffita
+ 9'58
185
Manuel Quinziato
Saunier Duval - Prodir
+ 10'59
186
Alessandro Vanotti
Domina Vacanze
+ 13'11
187
Iker Flores
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 14'59
188
Andrei Grivko
Domina Vacanze
+ 20'52
Points Classification
1
Baden Cooke
Française des Jeux
72
2
Thor Hushovd
Crédit Agricole
64
3
Robbie McEwen
Davitamon - Lotto
64
4
Stuart O'Grady
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
53
5
Fabian Wegmann
Gerolsteiner
32
6
Magnus Backstedt
Liquigas - Bianchi
28
7
Robert Förster
Gerolsteiner
27
8
Alejandro Valverde Belmonte
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
26
9
Jéréme Pineau
Bouygues Telecom
25
10
Jean-Patrick Nazon
AG2r Prévoyance
25
Spoiler
11
Lance Armstrong
Discvoery Channel Pro Cycling Team
22
12
Allan Davis
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
22
13
Bernhard Eisel
Française des Jeux
22
14
Isaac Galvez Lopez
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
21
15
Peter Wrölich
Gerolsteiner
20
16
Leon Van Bon
Davitamon - Lotto
18
17
Yuriy Krivtsov
AG2r Prévoyance
18
18
Jörg Jaksche
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
17
19
Vladimir Karpets
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
12
20
Luis León Sánchez Gil
Liberty Seguros - Würth Team
12
21
Franco Pellizotti
Liquigas - Bianchi
12
22
Marcus Ljungqvist
Liquigas - Bianchi
11
23
Floyd Landis
Phonak Hearing Systems
10
24
David Moncoutié
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
10
25
Stefan Schreck
T-Mobile Team
10
26
Sylvain Chavanel
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
9
27
Sebastien Hinault
Crédit Agricole
9
28
Andrey Kashechkin
Crédit Agricole
8
29
Nicolas Jalabert
Phonak Hearing Systems
8
30
Lorenzo Bernucci
Fassa Bortolo
8
31
Fred Rodriguez
Davitamon - Lotto
8
32
Eddy Mazzoleni
Lampre - Caffita
7
33
Frédéric Bessy
Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
7
34
Jens Voigt
Team CSC
6
35
Xavier Zandio Echaide
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
6
36
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Team CSC
5
37
Alexandre Vinokourov
T-Mobile Team
5
38
Laszlo Bodrogi
Crédit Agricole
5
39
Bobby Julich
Team CSC
4
40
José Vicente García Acosta
Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne
4
41
Rubens Bertogliati
Saunier Duval - Prodir
4
42
Nicolas Portal
AG2r Prévoyance
4
43
Gerrit Glomser
Lampre - Caffita
4
44
Giovanni Lombardi
Team CSC
3
45
Angelo Furlan
Domina Vacanze
3
46
David Zabriskie
Team CSC
2
47
Luke Roberts
Team CSC
2
48
Robert Hunter
Phonak Hearing Systems
2
49
Stefano Garzelli
Liquigas - Bianchi
2
50
Gerben Löwik
Rabobank
2
51
Jörg Ludewig
Domina Vacanze
2
52
Santiago Botero Echeverry
Phonak Hearing Systems
2
53
Fabian Cancellara
Fassa Bortolo
1
54
Patrice Halgand
Crédit Agricole
1
55
Bradley McGee
Française des Jeux
1
Tour de France Betting 2005
Another win from Baden Cooke! Two in a row now, and he may be firming as the favourite for Green! Many betters picked either McEwen today, or a suprise winner, but FDJ's Aussie did well..
Stage Winner
Losers
baseballlover312 - $4.50 on Another Rider (12.00) - You lose $4.50
sutty68 - $2.00 on Robbie McEwen (2.80) - You lose $2.00
Pinktay3 - $4.00 on Another Rider - You lose $4.00
fernando97 - $5.00 on Robbie McEwen - You lose $5.00
fernando97 wrote:
Dont be mad Teddy, there are still very graceful followers.
Spoiler
btw. that was my case with all of my other stories.
+1 Comments are rarely forth coming in stories these days This is, of course, except when Sutty is around
I like the story a lot. Keep it up.
You will get more comments in the mountains
Thanks mate he he
That is right! I think I really only got a lot of comments when I set up the story, but the support seems to fall with every stage... And in your case it probably has something to do with pcm10 as well. PCM10 projects simply just dont get a lot of attention anymore... Its a shame tbh...
Edited by miggi133 on 05-08-2012 12:37
PCM.Daily NFL Fantasy Football Champion: 2012 PCM.Daily NHL Prediction Game Champion: 2013 PCM.Daily NFL Prediction Game Champion: 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2021
Uhhh I just saw this story please don't stop writing it!!!
I love to see stories about historic tours - yours seems especially great with the betting, also your reports are very entertaining.
Can't wait til the mountains start Go Ullrich and T-Mobile And I always liked Jacksche a lot before he was busted - so I hope he can do well too bad they lost quite a lot of time already in the GC
PS: Is it still possible to get my TDF$50.00, so I can at least bet on the stages???
edit: wow quite a few smilies even for meEdited by johannes-w on 05-08-2012 13:24
Thanks everyone for the comments, and johannes of course you can!
I lost a little motivation after some unrealistic stages and lack of followers but I think ill continue this until the next DB is out, and maybe longer. Expect bets maybe tonight, maybe tomorrow..
I'm doing this for me, but I also want people to enjoy it and follow to..
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