Tour de France at Castelsarrasin, France
Tour de France
AT CASTELSARRASIN, FRANCE
Thursday's results
Stage 17
(117.1 miles from Pau to Castelsarrasin)
Æ’1. Daniele Bennati, Italy, Lampre-Fondital, 4 hours, 14 minutes, 4 seconds.
Æ’2. Markus Foethen, Germany, Gerolsteiner, same time.
Æ’3. Martin Elmiger, Switzerland, AG2R Prevoyance, same time.
Æ’4. Jens Voigt, Germany, Team CSC, same time.
Æ’5. David Millar, Britain, Saunier Duval-Prodir, 2 minutes, 41 seconds behind.
Æ’6. Matteo Tosatto, Italy, Quick Step-Innergetic, 2:43.
Æ’7. Manuel Quinziato, Italy, Liguigas, 3:20.
Æ’8. Daniele Righi, Italy, Lampre-Fondital, same time.
Æ’9. Tom Boonen, Belgium, Quick Step-Innergetic, 9:37.
Æ’10. Sebastien Chavanel, France, Francaise des Jeux, same time.
Æ’11. Robert Hunter, South Africa, Barloworld, same time.
Æ’12. Robert Foerster, Germany, Gerolsteiner, same time.
Æ’13. Erik Zabel, Germany, Team Milram, same time.
Æ’14. Gert Steegmans, Belgium, Quick Step-Innergetic, 9:39.
Æ’15. Sven Krauss, Germany, Gerolsteiner, same time.
Æ’16. Sebastien Hinault, France, Credit Agricole, same time.
Æ’17. Cadel Evans, Australia, Predictor-Lotto, same time.
Æ’18. Thor Hushovd, Norway, Credit Agricole, same time.
Æ’19. Xavier Florencio, Spain, Bouygues Telecom, same time.
Æ’20. Alberto Contador, Spain, Discovery Channel, same time.
Also
Æ’22. George Hincapie, United States, Discovery Channel, same time.
Æ’27. Levi Leipheimer, United States, Discovery Channel, same time.
Æ’34. Christopher Horner, United States, Predictor-Lotto, same time.
Æ’35. Yaroslav Popovych, Ukraine, Discovery Channel, same time.
Æ’56. Christian Vandevelde, United States, Team CSC, same time.
Æ’58. Benjamin Noval Gonzalez, Spain, Discovery Channel, same time.
Æ’74. Sergio Paulinho, Portugal, Discovery Channel, same time.
Æ’78. Egoi Martinez, Spain, Discovery Channel, same time.
Æ’140. Vladimir Gusev, Russia, Discovery Channel, 10:08.
Overall Standings
(After 17 stages)
Æ’1. Alberto Contador, Spain, Discovery Channel, 80:42:08.
Æ’2. Cadel Evans, Australia, Predictor-Lotto, 1:53.
Æ’3. Levi Leipheimer, United States, Discovery Channel, 2:49.
Æ’4. Carlos Sastre, Spain, Team CSC, 6:02.
Æ’5. Haimar Zubeldia, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, 6:29.
Æ’6. Alejandro Valverde, Spain, Caisse d'Epargne, 10:18.
Æ’7. Kim Kirchen, Luxembourg, T-Mobile, 11:36.
Æ’8. Yaroslav Popovych, Ukraine, Discovery Channel, 12:50.
Æ’9. Juan Mauricio Soler, Colombia, Barloworld, 13:31.
Æ’10. Mikel Astarloza, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, 13:42.
Æ’11. Oscar Pereiro, Spain, Caisse d'Epargne, 14:07.
Æ’12. David Arroyo, Spain, Caisse d'Epargne, 17:58.
Æ’13. Iban Mayo, Spain, Saunier Duval-Prodir, 22:14.
Æ’14. Christopher Horner, United States, Predictor-Lotto, 23:12.
Æ’15. Vladimir Karpets, Russia, Caisse d'Epargne, 24:27.
Æ’16. Michael Boogerd, Netherlands, Rabobank, 27:50.
Æ’17. Frank Schleck, Luxembourg, Team CSC, 28:38.
Æ’18. Manuel Beltran, Spain, Liquigas, 29:48.
Æ’19. Tadej Valjavec, Slovenia, Lampre-Fondital, 33:21.
Æ’20. Juan Jose Cobo, Spain, Saunier Duval-Prodir, 34:32.
Also
Æ’24. Christian Vandevelde, United States, Team CSC, 53:23.
Æ’26. George Hincapie, United States, Discovery Channel, 54:35.
Æ’35. Vladimir Gusev, Russia, Discovery Channel, 1:27:05.
Æ’59. Egoi Martinez, Spain, Discovery Channel, 2:13:53.
Æ’66. Sergio Paulinho, Portugal, Discovery Channel, 2:19:49.
Æ’110. Benjamin Noval Gonzalez, Spain, Discovery Channel, 3:17:08.
Stages, winners
Æ’July 7 -- Prolog, London--London, 7.9 kilometers (4.9 miles) (stage: Fabian Cancellara, Switzerland; overall: Cancellara)
Æ’July 8 -- First stage, London--Canterbury, 203 (126.1) (Robbie McEwen, Australia; Cancellara)
Æ’July 9 -- Second stage, Dunkirk, France--Ghent, Belgium,168.5 (104.7) (Gert Steegmans, Belgium; Cancellara)
Æ’July 10 -- Third stage, Waregem--Compiegne, 236.5 (147) (Cancellara; Cancellara)
Æ’July 11 -- Fourth stage, Villers-Cotterets--Joigny, 193 (119.9) (Thor Hushovd, Norway; Cancellara)
Æ’July 12 -- Fifth stage, Chablis--Autun, medium mountain, 182.5 (113.4) (Filippo Pozzato, Italy; Cancellara)
Æ’July 13 -- Sixth stage, Semur-en-Auxois--Bourg-en-Bresse, 199.5 (124) (Tom Boonen, Belgium; Cancellara)
Æ’July 14 -- Seventh stage, Bourg-en-Bresse--Le Grand-Bornand, high mountain, 197.5 (122.7) (Linus Gerdemann, Germany; Gerdemann)
Æ’July 15 -- Eighth stage, Le Grand-Bornand--Tignes, high mountain, 165 (102.5) (Michael Rasmussen, Denmark; Rasmussen)
Æ’July 16 -- Rest day, Tignes
Æ’July 17 -- Ninth stage, Val d'Isere--Briancon, high mountain, 159.5 (99.1) (Juan Mauricio Soler, Colombia; Rasmussen)
Æ’July 18 -- 10th stage, Tallard--Marseille, 229.5 (142.6) (Cedric Vasseur, France; Rasmussen)
Æ’July 19 -- 11th stage, Marseille--Montpellier, 182.5 (113.4) (Robert Hunter, South Africa; Rasmussen)
Æ’July 20 -- 12th stage, Montpellier--Castres, medium mountain, 178.5 (110.9) (Boonen; Rasmussen)
Æ’July 21 -- 13th stage, Albi, individual time trial, 54 (33.6) (Alexandre Vinokourov, Kazakhstan; Rasmussen)
Æ’July 22 -- 14th stage, Mazamet--Plateau-de-Beille, high mountain, 197 (122.4) (Alberto Contador, Spain; Rasmussen)
Æ’July 23 -- 15th stage, Foix--Loudenvielle-Le Louron, high mountain, 196 (121.8) (Vinokourov; Rasmussen)
Æ’July 24 -- Rest day, Pau
Æ’July 25 -- 16th stage, Orthez--Gourette-Col d'Aubisque, high mountain, 218.5 (135.8) (Rasmussen; Rasmussen-x)
Æ’July 26 -- 17th stage, Pau--Castelsarrasin, 188.5 (117.1) (Daniele Bennati, Italy; Alberto Contador, Spain)
Æ’July 27 -- 18th stage, Cahors--Angouleme, 211 (131.1)
Æ’July 28 -- 19th stage, Cognac--Angouleme, individual time trial, 55.5 (34.5)
Æ’July 29 -- 20th stage, Marcoussis--Champs-Elysees Paris, 146 (90.7)
Æ’Total: 3569.9 kilometers (2218.2 miles)
Æ’x-Rasmussen was removed from the race after the 16th stage