"6 men took their chances but never were let out of touch from a mindful peloton. The small group was whittled down to 4 and then Flecha tried a solo escape only to be caught with 2 kms to the line. Right at the 1 km banner a major crash occurred splitting the peloton and allowing only 12 riders to challenge for the stage win. As they thundered to the line it was Quickstep”s Tom Boonen gritting his teeth and winning clearly over Stuart O”Grady and Erik Zabel"
1. Thomas Voeckler (BLB)
2. Stuart O”Grady (COF) at 3″01"
3. Sandy Casar (FDJ) at 4″06"
4. Magnus Backstedt (ALB) at 6″06"
5. Jakob Piil (CSC) at 6″58"
6. Lance Armstrong (USP) at 9″35"
7. George Hincapie (USP) at 9″45"
8. Floyd Landis (USP) at 9″51"
9. Jose Azevedo (USP) at 9″57"
10. Jose Luis Rubiera (USP) at 9″59"
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