Turul Frantei/ Alberto Contador, la al treilea succes in Marea Bucla

Podimul a fost completat de Denis Menchov de la Rabobank. Americanul Lance Armstrong a reusit sa termine pe primul loc in clasamentul pe echipe, cu Radioshack, ultimul sau Tur al Frantei din cariera.

Lance a fost protagonistul unui incident la inceputul cursei, cand, din dorinta de a onora victimele cancerului, impreuna ca ceilalti rutieri de la Radioshack, s-a prezentat la start in tricouri negre, pe spatele carora era inscriptionata cifra 28. Acest numar face referire la cei 28 de milioane de oameni care lupta impotriva cancerului.

Oficialii le-au ordonat insa sa isi schimbe tricourile, in caz contrar echipa urmand a fi descalificata. Rutierii s-au conformat si si-au pus tricourile oficiale, in timp ce restul concurentilor au pedalat usor, pentru a nu se indeparta prea tare de cei de la Radioshack.

Clasament etapa a XX-a:

1. Mark Cavendish (HTC-Columbia) 2ore 42min 21sec
2. Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre)
3. Julian Dean (Garmin)
4. Juergen Roelandts (Omega Pharma - Lotto)
5. Oscar Freire (Rabobank)
6. Gerald Ciolek (Milram)
7. Thor Hushovd (Cervelo)
8. Matti Breschel (Saxo Bank)
9. Robbie McEwen (Katusha)
10. Daniel Oss (Liquigas)

Clasament final:

1. Alberto Contador (Spania/Astana) 91 ore 58min 48sec
2. Andy Schleck (Luxemburg/Saxo Bank) +39"
3. Denis Menchov (Rusia/Rabobank) +2:01"
4. Samuel Sanchez (Spania/Euskaltel) +3:40"
5. Jurgen Van den Broeck (Belgia/Omega Pharma-Lotto) +6:54"
6. Robert Gesink (Olanda/Rabobank) +9:31"
7. Ryder Hesjedal (Canada/Garmin) +10:15"
8. Joaquim Rodriguez (Spania/Katusha) +11:37"
9. Roman Kreuziger (Cehia/Liquigas) +11:54"
10. Chris Horner (SUA/RadioShack) +12:02"
11. Luis Leon Sanchez (Spania/Caisse d'Epargne) +14:21"
12. Ruben Plaza (Spania/Caisse d'Epargne) +14:29"
13. Levi Leipheimer (SUA/RadioShack) +14:40"
14. Andreas Kloeden (Germania/RadioShack) +16:36"
15. Nicolas Roche (Irlanda/AG2R) +16:59"
16. Alexandre Vinokourov (Kazakhstan/Astana) +17:46"
17. Thomas Lofkvist (Suedia/Team Sky) +20:46"
18. Kevin De Weert (Belgia/Quick-Step) +21:54"
19. John Gadret (Franta/AG2R) +24:04"
20. Carlos Sastre (Spania/Cervelo) +26:37"
21. Daniel Moreno (Spania/Omega Pharma - Lotto) +29:38"
22. Christophe Moreau (Franta/Caisse d'Epargne) +34:01"
23. Lance Armstrong (SUA/RadioShack) +39:20"
24. Bradley Wiggins (Marea Britanie/Team Sky) +39:24"
25. Sandy Casar (Franta/FDJ) +45:52"
26. Cadel Evans (Australia/BMC Racing) +50:27"
27. Julien El Fares (Franta/Cofidis) +53:22"
28. Christophe Riblon (Franta/AG2R) +55:13"
29. Damiano Cunego (Italia/Lampre) +56:53"
30. Johan Vansummeren (Belgia/Garmin) +58:53"

Clasamentul final sprinterilor:

1. Alessandro Petacchi (Italia/Lampre) 243 puncte
2. Mark Cavendish (Marea Britanie/HTC - Columbia) 232p
3. Thor Hushovd (Norvegia/Cervelo) 222p
4. Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spania/Caisse d'Epargne) 179p
5. Robbie McEwen (Australia/Katusha) 179p
6. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Norvegia/Team Sky) 161p
7. Sebastien Turgot (Franta/Bbox - Bouygues) 135p
8. Gerald Ciolek (Germania/Milram) 126p
9. Juergen Roelandts (Belgia/Omega Pharma-Lotto) 124p
10. Lloyd Mondory (Franta/AG2R) 119p

Clasamentul final al cataratorilor:

1. Anthony Charteau (Franta/Bbox - Bouygues) 143 puncte
2. Christophe Moreau (Franta/Caisse d'Epargne) 128p
3. Andy Schleck (Luxemburg/Saxo Bank) 116p
4. Alberto Contador (Spania/Astana) 112p
5. Damiano Cunego (Italia/Lampre) 99p
6. Samuel Sanchez (Spania/Euskaltel) 96p
7. Sandy Casar (Franta/FDJ) 93p
8. Jerome Pineau (Franta/Quick-Step) 92p
9. Thomas Voeckler (Franta/Bbox - Bouygues) 82p
10. Pierrick Fedrigo (Franta/Bbox - Bouygues) 72p

Clasamentul final al tinerilor:

1. Andy Schleck (Luxemburg/Saxo Bank) 89 ore 17min 06sec
2. Robert Gesink (Netherlands / Rabobank) +8:52"
3. Roman Kreuziger (Cehia/Liquigas) +11:15"
4. Julien El Fares (Franta/Cofidis) +52:43"
5. Cyril Gautier (Franta/Bbox - Bouygues) +1:24:33"
6. Jakob Fuglsang (Danemarca/Saxo Bank) +1:37:53"
7. Rafael Valls (Spania/Footon) +1:41:48"
8. Pierre Rolland (Franta/Bbox - Bouygues) +1:46:03"
9. Geraint Thomas (Marea Britanie/Team Sky) +1:59:26"
10. Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spania/Caisse d'Epargne) +2:01:19"

Clasamentul final al echipelor:

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2. Caisse d'Epargne (Spania) +9:15"
3. Rabobank (Olanda) +27:49"
4. AG2R (Franta) +41:10"
5. Omega Pharma - Lotto (Belgia) +51:01"
6. Astana (Kazakhstan) +56:16"
7. Quick-Step (Belgia) +1:06:23"
8. Euskaltel (Spania) +1:23:02"
9. Liquigas (Italia) +1:29:14"
10. Bbox - Bouygues (Franta) +1:54:18"