March 15, 2004: Stage 6: Monte San Pietrangeli - Torre San Patrizio (185 km):
1 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon       05:23:41
2 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                   
3 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                      
4 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) De Nardi                                     
5 Stuart O'grady (Aus) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone               
6 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   
7 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                             
8 S?bastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole                             
9 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     
10 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Phonak Hearing Systems                        
11 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                
12 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                     
13 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank                                     
14 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     
15 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                
16 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                        
17 Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone   
18 Martin Derganc (Slo) Domina Vacanze                                
19 Michael Skelde (Den) Alessio-Bianchi                               
20 Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                        
21 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                           
22 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                              
23 Volodymyr Bileka (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                     
24 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                                
25 C?dric Herve (Fra) Credit Agricole                                 
26 Rubens Lobato Elvire (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                    
27 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                
28 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                     
29 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Credit Agricole                          
30 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems                          
31 Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie       
32 Marcus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                    
33 Igor Astarloa (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone               
34 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre                                        
35 Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Domina Vacanze                           
36 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                 
37 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon                          
38 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Liberty Seguros                          
39 Marcell Strauss (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                 
40 Steffen Wesemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                               
41 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie          
42 Eugeni Petrov (Rus) Saeco                                          
43 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Saeco                                         
44 Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria-Margres                  
45 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria-Margres                      
46 Serguei Gontchar (Ukr) De Nardi                                    
47 Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Lampre                                     
48 Mickael Pichon (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                        
49 Oskar Camenzind (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                       
50 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Domina Vacanze                             
51 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            
52 Peter Farazijn (Bel) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone              
53 Andreas Klier (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                  
54 Jan Hruska (Cze) Liberty Seguros                                   
55 Ludo Dierckxssens (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                    
56 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Liberty Seguros                    
57 Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon                            
58 Sergio Barbero (Ita) Lampre                                        
59 Sergiy Matveyev (Ukr) Ceramiche Panaria-Margres                    
60 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros                             
61 Guido Trentin (Ita) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone               
62 Jan Schaffrath (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                 
63 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                   
64 Michael Albasini (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                      
65 Guido Trenti (USA) Fassa Bortolo                                   
66 Mario Scirea (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                  
67 Alessio Galletti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                              
68 Johan Museeuw (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                           
69 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                               
70 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                       
71 Peter Van Petegem (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                 
72 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                     
73 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Lampre                                         
74 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                        
75 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile Team                                 
76 Ruggero Borghi (Ita) De Nardi                                      
77 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Alessio-Bianchi                                
78 Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone          
79 Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie              
80 Laszio Bodrogi (Hun) Quick.Step-Davitamon                          
81 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                        
82 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon                          
83 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                  
84 Geert Van Bondt (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                      
85 Marco Milesi (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie              
86 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                    
87 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                                        
88 Cristian Gasperoni (Ita) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                   
89 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                              0.23
90 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                0.38
91 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank                                    1.51
92 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Saeco                              2.30
93 M?d?ric Clain (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone               
94 Ronald Mutsaars (Ned) Rabobank                                  4.38
95 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Alessio-Bianchi                          4.59
96 Michele Gobbi (Ita) De Nardi                                       
97 Gr?gory Rast (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                       5.15
98 Robert Forster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               6.20
99 Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros                 6.29
100 Ren? Andrle (Cze) Liberty Seguros                                 
101 Andreas Kloeden (Ger) T-Mobile Team                            6.31
102 Robert Bartko (Ger) Rabobank                                      
103 Lilian Jegou (Fra) Credit Agricole                                
104 Gabriele Balducci (Ita) Saeco                                     
105 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Lotto-Domo                               7.47
106 Leif Hoste (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                       
107 Piotr Wadecki (Pol) Lotto-Domo                                    
108 Roberto Petito (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                
109 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir                     
110 Igor Pugaci (Mda) De Nardi                                        
111 Julian Dean (NZl) Credit Agricole                              9.39
112 Andrea Tafi (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                                 
113 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Ceramiche Panaria-Margres                   
114 Alejandro Alberto Borrajo (Arg) Ceramiche Panaria-Margres         
115 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie             
116 Rony Martias (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                         
117 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                      
118 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                     
119 Jacky Durand (Fra) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                        
120 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie            
121 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon                         
122 Massimo Strazzer (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       
123 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                               
124 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Saeco                                      
125 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco                                    
126 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                            
127 Devis Miorin (Ita) De Nardi                                       
128 Andrus Aug (Est) Domina Vacanze                                   
129 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Lampre                                   
130 Luciano Pagliarini Mendonca (Bra) Lampre                      10.44
131 St?phane Auge (Fra) Credit Agricole                           21.39
132 S?bastien Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                   
DNF Mario Cipollini (Ita) Domina Vacanze                              
DNF Dario Pieri (Ita) Saeco                                           
DNF Alexandre Naulleau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                   
DNF Jaun Jos? Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                   
DNF Graziano Gasparre (Ita) De Nardi                                  
DNF Leonardo Giordani (Ita) De Nardi                                  
DNF Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                
DNF Stefan Van Dijck (Ned) Lotto-Domo                                 
DNF Mirko Celestino (Ita) Saeco                                       
DNF Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                        
DNF Eric Leblacher (Fra) Credit Agricole                              
DNS Simone Masciarelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie

Overall rankings after stage 6:
1 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon       29:03:37
2 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                0.07
3 Igor Astarloa (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone             0.18
4 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                   0.19
5 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                   0.22
6 Stuart O'grady (Aus) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone            0.23
7 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                   0.26
8 Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria-Margres                   
9 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Liberty Seguros                        0.27
10 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir             0.28
11 Marcus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                 0.29
12 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                        
13 Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone   
14 Rubens Lobato Elvire (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                    
15 Oskar Camenzind (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                       
16 Marcell Strauss (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                 
17 Steffen Wesemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                               
18 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Credit Agricole                          
19 Peter Farazijn (Bel) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone              
20 Mickael Pichon (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                        
21 Sergio Barbero (Ita) Lampre                                        
22 Peter Van Petegem (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                 
23 Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                     0.30
24 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 0.32
25 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Saeco                                      0.34
26 C?dric Herve (Fra) Credit Agricole                              0.44
27 Michael Albasini (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                   0.48
28 Serguei Gontchar (Ukr) De Nardi                                 0.50
29 Volodymyr Bileka (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                  0.58
30 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems                       1.03
31 Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie       
32 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria-Margres                   1.05
33 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                     1.06
34 Ruggero Borghi (Ita) De Nardi                                   1.07
35 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                             1.20
36 Eugeni Petrov (Rus) Saeco                                          
37 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros                          1.21
38 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre                                     1.26
39 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Lampre                                      1.47
40 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         1.59
41 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Liberty Seguros                 2.03
42 Andreas Klier (Ger) T-Mobile Team                               2.37
43 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Alessio-Bianchi                             2.54
44 Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon                         3.05
45 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                     3.26
46 Jan Hruska (Cze) Liberty Seguros                                4.13
47 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                4.22
48 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                4.25
49 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                  5.03
50 Geert Van Bondt (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                   5.17
51 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                             5.21
52 Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone       5.52
53 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                            6.39
54 Jan Schaffrath (Ger) T-Mobile Team                              7.05
55 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                    7.31
56 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Lotto-Domo                              7.39
57 Guido Trentin (Ita) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone               
58 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie       7.45
59 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) T-Mobile Team                              7.54
60 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                           8.03
61 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                 8.59
62 Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Lampre                                  9.25
63 Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie          10.01
64 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                       11.13
65 Cristian Gasperoni (Ita) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago               11.18
66 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                                    11.36
67 Johan Museeuw (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                       11.51
68 Gr?gory Rast (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                      11.54
69 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Saeco                             12.00
70 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank                                       
71 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                 12.15
72 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Lotto-Domo                               12.19
73 Laszio Bodrogi (Hun) Quick.Step-Davitamon                      12.39
74 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon                      13.16
75 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                        13.46
76 Ludo Dierckxssens (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                14.08
77 Andreas Kloeden (Ger) T-Mobile Team                            14.12
78 Mario Scirea (Ita) Domina Vacanze                              14.25
79 Marco Milesi (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie          15.09
80 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      
81 Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros                15.35
82 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) De Nardi                                15.52
83 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone            16.06
84 Sergiy Matveyev (Ukr) Ceramiche Panaria-Margres                16.08
85 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon                      16.51
86 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Domo                              16.58
87 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                             17.38
88 S?bastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole                        17.48
89 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Phonak Hearing Systems                    18.25
90 Roberto Petito (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                             18.43
91 Ren? Andrle (Cze) Liberty Seguros                              19.18
92 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              19.34
93 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                  19.42
94 Michael Skelde (Den) Alessio-Bianchi                           19.58
95 Julian Dean (NZl) Credit Agricole                              20.16
96 Guido Trenti (USA) Fassa Bortolo                               21.26
97 Piotr Wadecki (Pol) Lotto-Domo                                 22.18
98 Leif Hoste (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                    22.21
99 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank                                 22.46
100 Lilian Jegou (Fra) Credit Agricole                            23.56
101 Michele Gobbi (Ita) De Nardi                                  24.00
102 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Alessio-Bianchi                        24.17
103 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                  24.53
104 Robert Forster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             27.18
105 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                            
106 Ronald Mutsaars (Ned) Rabobank                                27.22
107 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Domina Vacanze                        27.57
108 M?d?ric Clain (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone          28.23
109 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon                     30.20
110 Igor Pugaci (Mda) De Nardi                                    30.51
111 Robert Bartko (Ger) Rabobank                                  31.15
112 Martin Derganc (Slo) Domina Vacanze                           31.45
113 Alessio Galletti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                             
114 Alejandro Alberto Borrajo (Arg) Ceramiche Panaria-Margres     31.47
115 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                           32.08
116 Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Domina Vacanze                      32.48
117 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie         33.08
118 Gabriele Balducci (Ita) Saeco                                 33.36
119 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Ceramiche Panaria-Margres               34.23
120 Andrea Tafi (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                             34.30
121 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Lampre                               34.31
122 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie        35.07
123 Luciano Pagliarini Mendonca (Bra) Lampre                      37.30
124 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Saeco                                  38.29
125 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco                                41.17
126 Rony Martias (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                     41.24
127 Massimo Strazzer (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                   41.53
128 Devis Miorin (Ita) De Nardi                                       
129 Andrus Aug (Est) Domina Vacanze                               42.46
130 Jacky Durand (Fra) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                    43.47
131 St?phane Auge (Fra) Credit Agricole                           55.44
132 S?bastien Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere             1.09.24