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July 11, 2006: Bordeaux ? Dax (170 km):
1 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank       03:35:24

2 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                     

3 Erik Zabel (Ger) Milram                                                

4 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick-Step-Innergetic                                 

5 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Cofidis                                          

6 Isaac Galvez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                      

7 Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval                                  

8 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas                                            

9 David Kopp (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                           

10 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cr?dit Agricole                                    

11 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Francaise Des Jeux                               

12 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis                                             

13 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                 

14 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak                           

15 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   

16 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                  

17 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Cr?dit Agricole                             

18 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                               

19 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                       

20 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak                                             

21 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) T-Mobile                                         

22 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     

23 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel                                 

24 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel                               

25 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas                                       

26 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel                              

27 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 

28 Thomas L?vkvist (Swe) Francaise Des Jeux                              

29 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas                                        

30 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC                                      

31 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                          

32 Serguei Gonchar (Ukr) T-Mobile                                        

33 Marco Velo (Ita) Milram                                                

34 Yaroslav Popovyvch (Ukr) Discovery Channel                            

35 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                          

36 J?r?me Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   

37 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                    

38 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Milram                                            

39 Beno?t Salmon (Fra) Agritubel                                         

40 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) T-Mobile                                       

41 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quick-Step-Innergetic                           

42 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Francaise Des Jeux                             

43 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                      

44 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               

45 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                              

46 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Milram                                          

47 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC                                        

48 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                    

49 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance                               

50 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval                                    

51 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval                                      

52 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               

53 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile                                          

54 Iker Camano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   

55 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Lampre-Fondital                                  

56 Jos? Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R-Prevoyance                               

57 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Milram                                          

58 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saunier Duval                                   

59 Eduardo Gonzalo (Spa) Agritubel                                       

60 Axel Merckx (Bel) Phonak                                               

61 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                                   

62 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak                                         

63 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) AG2R-Prevoyance                                 

64 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Saunier Duval                                 

65 Simon Gerrans (Aus) AG2R-Prevoyance                                   

66 Didier Rous (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    

67 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                    

68 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel                                 

69 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                  

70 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis                                         

71 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                 

72 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance                                    

73 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel                                

74 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                

75 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                     

76 Jos? Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel                                  

77 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                 

78 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Cr?dit Agricole                                 

79 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                       

80 Bj?rn Schr?der (Ger) Milram                                           

81 Andreas Kl?den (Ger) T-Mobile                                         

82 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               

83 Viatscheslav Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel                           

84 Jos? Rujano (Ven) Quick-Step-Innergetic                                

85 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile                                    0.13

86 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                     

87 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Cr?dit Agricole                               

88 Jos? Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel                             

89 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                             

90 Jos? Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval                                  

91 David Canada (Spa) Saunier Duval                                      

92 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance                                 

93 Florent Brard (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                    

94 Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                

95 Sandy Casar (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                                  

96 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                          

97 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                

98 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                               

99 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                        

100 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                        

101 Ivan Ramiro Parra (Col) Cofidis                                       

102 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    

103 Marcus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     

104 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Milram                                            

105 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Cofidis                                        

106 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas                                         

107 Patxi Vila (Spa) Lampre-Fondital                                     

108 C?dric Vasseur (Fra) Quick-Step-Innergetic                           

109 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC                                        

110 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                              

111 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Agritubel                               0.20

112 S?bastien Hinault (Fra) Cr?dit Agricole                              

113 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                     

114 Moises Duenas (Spa) Agritubel                                        

115 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile                                      

116 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                      

117 Stephane Goubert (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance                               

118 Jose Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears      

119 Ruben Lobato (Spa) Saunier Duval                                     

120 Julian Dean (NZl) Cr?dit Agricole                                 0.23

121 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick-Step-Innergetic                        0.24

122 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Francaise Des Jeux                           0.26

123 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                        

124 David Moncouti? (Fra) Cofidis                                        

125 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              

126 Aitor Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              

127 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Agritubel                                   

128 Victor Hugo Pena (Col) Phonak                                         

129 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                    

130 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               

131 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Quick-Step-Innergetic                          

132 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               

133 Beno?t Vaugrenard (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                           

134 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak                                            

135 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Cr?dit Agricole                             

136 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                        

137 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Agritubel                                      

138 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Phonak                                         

139 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval                               

140 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak                                          

141 C?dric Coutouly (Fra) Agritubel                                      

142 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Rabobank                                0.33

143 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis                                           

144 Michael Albasini (Ita) Liquigas                                   0.58

145 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                             1.03

146 Christian Knees (Ger) Milram                                      1.06

147 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak                                        1.15

148 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           1.17

149 Jos? Alberto Martinez (Spa) Agritubel                             1.29

150 Samuel Plouhinec (Fra) Agritubel                                     

151 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears               1.41

152 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                          1.45

153 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance                                

154 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                           

155 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick-Step-Innergetic                       

156 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick-Step-Innergetic                             

157 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick-Step-Innergetic                       

158 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                         

159 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                                0.26

160 Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             0.13

161 David Lopez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               1.45

162 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Cofidis                                         

163 Kjell Carlstr?m (Fin) Liquigas                                       

164 St?phane Auge (Fra) Cofidis                                       2.21

165 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas                                   2.30

166 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Cr?dit Agricole                            3.29

167 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                             5.23

168 S?bastien Joly (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                           6.05

169 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Cr?dit Agricole                            7.52

170 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital

Overall rankings after stage 9:
1 Serguei Gonchar (Ukr) T-Mobile       38:14:17

2 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak                                           1.00

3 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile                                       1.08

4 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) T-Mobile                                     1.45

5 Andreas Kl?den (Ger) T-Mobile                                       1.50

6 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears               1.52

7 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                      

8 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC                                      1.53

9 Marcus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    2.03

10 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance                            2.07

11 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel                           2.10

12 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                       2.13

13 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) T-Mobile                                      2.14

14 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile                                    2.16

15 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  2.22

16 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                       2.27

17 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel                            2.30

18 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                 2.57

19 Thomas L?vkvist (Swe) Francaise Des Jeux                           3.01

20 Didier Rous (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 3.15

21 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick-Step-Innergetic                                

22 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                                3.25

23 Yaroslav Popovyvch (Ukr) Discovery Channel                         3.27

24 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval                                   3.38

25 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) AG2R-Prevoyance                              3.46

26 Jos? Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel                          3.47

27 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                

28 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance                                 3.50

29 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                             3.56

30 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis                                        

31 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Milram                                         3.58

32 Jos? Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel                               4.09

33 Sandy Casar (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                               4.20

34 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                            4.22

35 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile                                    4.30

36 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel                              4.33

37 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                     

38 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel                              4.42

39 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance                              4.46

40 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                    

41 Axel Merckx (Bel) Phonak                                              

42 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             5.00

43 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Cofidis                                      5.05

44 Beno?t Vaugrenard (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                         5.10

45 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval                                 5.25

46 Jos? Rujano (Ven) Quick-Step-Innergetic                            5.26

47 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saunier Duval                                5.34

48 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas                                    5.39

49 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            5.42

50 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                        

51 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Lampre-Fondital                               5.44

52 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             5.48

53 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                5.50

54 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    5.54

55 Patxi Vila (Spa) Lampre-Fondital                                   5.55

56 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                               

57 Ivan Ramiro Parra (Col) Cofidis                                    5.57

58 Christian Knees (Ger) Milram                                       6.15

59 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak                                      6.17

60 Iker Camano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                6.24

61 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                      

62 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak                        6.25

63 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Milram                                          

64 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Milram                                       6.27

65 Simon Gerrans (Aus) AG2R-Prevoyance                                6.30

66 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Agritubel                                6.32

67 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Cr?dit Agricole                          6.36

68 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank                                        6.38

69 David Canada (Spa) Saunier Duval                                   6.41

70 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               

71 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Phonak                                       6.42

72 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                                 6.43

73 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak                                          6.45

74 Erik Zabel (Ger) Milram                                            6.50

75 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               7.06

76 Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval                              7.15

77 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Cr?dit Agricole                              7.16

78 Viatscheslav Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel                        7.18

79 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cr?dit Agricole                                 7.21

80 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel                             7.24

81 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Cr?dit Agricole                            7.27

82 C?dric Vasseur (Fra) Quick-Step-Innergetic                            

83 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             7.32

84 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                   7.40

85 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                      7.47

86 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                       7.58

87 Moises Duenas (Spa) Agritubel                                      8.05

88 David Kopp (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                      8.11

89 Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              8.12

90 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               

91 Jose Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears    8.14

92 Jos? Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R-Prevoyance                            8.18

93 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Francaise Des Jeux                            8.19

94 Beno?t Salmon (Fra) Agritubel                                      8.22

95 J?r?me Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               8.31

96 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Francaise Des Jeux                          8.32

97 Jos? Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval                               8.33

98 Stephane Goubert (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance                             8.39

99 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  8.40

100 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                             8.42

101 Marco Velo (Ita) Milram                                           8.43

102 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             8.46

103 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas                                       8.48

104 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                     9.00

105 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Saunier Duval                             9.16

106 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            9.17

107 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Rabobank                                9.21

108 Eduardo Gonzalo (Spa) Agritubel                                   9.26

109 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak                                       9.30

110 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                             9.31

111 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                 9.52

112 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Agritubel                                9.57

113 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Francaise Des Jeux                          10.25

114 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                  10.59

115 David Lopez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              11.16

116 Michael Albasini (Ita) Liquigas                                  11.18

117 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                        11.34

118 Samuel Plouhinec (Fra) Agritubel                                 11.46

119 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                    11.49

120 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak                                       11.57

121 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                         12.19

122 David Moncouti? (Fra) Cofidis                                    12.41

123 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                          13.00

124 Ruben Lobato (Spa) Saunier Duval                                 13.02

125 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quick-Step-Innergetic                      13.09

126 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                         13.34

127 Jos? Alberto Martinez (Spa) Agritubel                            13.40

128 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Cofidis                                     13.42

129 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas                                  13.44

130 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Agritubel                                  13.47

131 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Cr?dit Agricole                        14.01

132 Victor Hugo Pena (Col) Phonak                                    14.06

133 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick-Step-Innergetic                   14.08

134 S?bastien Hinault (Fra) Cr?dit Agricole                          14.21

135 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC                                 14.27

136 Bj?rn Schr?der (Ger) Milram                                      14.34

137 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                14.37

138 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          14.57

139 Julian Dean (NZl) Cr?dit Agricole                                15.30

140 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Milram                                        15.36

141 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance                            15.50

142 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                       16.16

143 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              16.18

144 Florent Brard (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears               16.21

145 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                 17.59

146 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick-Step-Innergetic                         18.06

147 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Cofidis                                    18.08

148 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis                                       18.44

149 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas                                     19.30

150 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears              19.31

151 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                             19.36

152 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick-Step-Innergetic                       19.48

153 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC                                    19.52

154 C?dric Coutouly (Fra) Agritubel                                  20.36

155 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                     20.38

156 Isaac Galvez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                20.58

157 Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                          21.30

158 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick-Step-Innergetic                   26.23

159 Kjell Carlstr?m (Fin) Liquigas                                   26.31

160 St?phane Auge (Fra) Cofidis                                      27.07

161 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis                                       32.30

162 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval                           34.03

163 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                              35.24

164 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas                                  35.58

165 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Quick-Step-Innergetic                          

166 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Cr?dit Agricole                           36.08

167 Aitor Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          36.49

168 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                            41.05

169 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Cr?dit Agricole                           41.52

170 S?bastien Joly (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                          49.30