July 3, 2006: Esch-sur-Alzette ? Valkenburg (216 km):
1 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile       04:57:54
2 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile                                        0.05

3 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                   

4 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick-Step-Innergetic                                  

5 Erik Zabel (Ger) Milram                                                 

6 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas                                             

7 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank                                             

8 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) T-Mobile                                           

9 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                       

10 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                      

11 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Cr?dit Agricole                              

12 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Milram                                            

13 Jos? Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel                              

14 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                      

15 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel                                

16 Marcus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                       

17 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval                                     

18 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                            

19 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                            

20 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance                                     

21 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 

22 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas                                        

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

24 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                                     

25 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) T-Mobile                                        

26 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel                                  

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

28 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel                               

29 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                                     

30 Patxi Vila (Spa) Lampre-Fondital                                       

31 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance                                

32 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               

33 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                           

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

35 Jos? Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel                                   

36 Yaroslav Popovyvch (Ukr) Discovery Channel                             

37 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                 

38 Axel Merckx (Bel) Phonak                                               

39 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Cr?dit Agricole                                 

40 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                         

41 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                

42 Andreas Kl?den (Ger) T-Mobile                                          

43 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval                                       

44 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak                                              

45 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                           

46 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Francaise Des Jeux                              

47 Serguei Gonchar (Ukr) T-Mobile                                         

48 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saunier Duval                                    

49 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                             0.12

50 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             0.17

51 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 

52 Beno?t Vaugrenard (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                             

53 David Kopp (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                          

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

55 Thomas L?vkvist (Swe) Francaise Des Jeux                               

56 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Milram                                              

57 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) AG2R-Prevoyance                                  

58 Didier Rous (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                     

59 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance                                  

60 Beno?t Salmon (Fra) Agritubel                                          

61 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                       

62 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Agritubel                                    

63 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cr?dit Agricole                                     

64 Eduardo Gonzalo (Spa) Agritubel                                        

65 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Francaise Des Jeux                                

66 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                    

67 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak                                          

68 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Lampre-Fondital                                   

69 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Cr?dit Agricole                                  

70 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                

71 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak                                              

72 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC                                         

73 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak                            

74 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Cofidis                                          

75 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                

76 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                       

77 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel                                 

78 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Milram                                        0.22

79 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile                                        

80 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel                                  

81 Ivan Ramiro Parra (Col) Cofidis                                        

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

83 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   

84 David Canada (Spa) Saunier Duval                                       

85 Jos? Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval                                   

86 Iker Camano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                    

87 Simon Gerrans (Aus) AG2R-Prevoyance                                    

88 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                   0.34

89 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                    

90 Moises Duenas (Spa) Agritubel                                       0.42

91 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                          

92 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis                                         

93 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Saunier Duval                                   

94 Samuel Plouhinec (Fra) Agritubel                                       

95 Viatscheslav Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel                            

96 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Rabobank                                     

97 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                  

98 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              0.48

99 Christian Knees (Ger) Milram                                        0.50

100 Marco Velo (Ita) Milram                                            1.29

101 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     

102 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                       

103 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                          

104 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Phonak                                          

105 Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                 

106 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               

107 Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval                                 

108 Ruben Lobato (Spa) Saunier Duval                                      

109 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                

110 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Agritubel                                        

111 Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                               

112 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                             

113 David Moncouti? (Fra) Cofidis                                          

114 Stephane Goubert (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance                                

115 David Lopez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   

116 Michael Albasini (Ita) Liquigas                                       

117 Jos? Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R-Prevoyance                            2.03

118 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Cofidis                                       2.06

119 Julian Dean (NZl) Cr?dit Agricole                                     

120 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                   2.24

121 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak                                            

122 Bj?rn Schr?der (Ger) Milram                                           

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

124 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                       

125 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Milram                                             

126 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick-Step-Innergetic                            

127 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Agritubel                                    

128 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak                                           

129 Jose Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears    2.44

130 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas                                        

131 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Cofidis                                         

132 C?dric Coutouly (Fra) Agritubel                                       

133 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance                              3.23

134 S?bastien Hinault (Fra) Cr?dit Agricole                            3.37

135 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                3.43

136 J?r?me Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               3.55

137 Sandy Casar (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                               0.05

138 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC                                   4.33

139 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick-Step-Innergetic                           4.58

140 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quick-Step-Innergetic                        5.48

141 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                         

142 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Milram                                             

143 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick-Step-Innergetic                        

144 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                            

145 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Francaise Des Jeux                               

146 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                          

147 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Cr?dit Agricole                              

148 Jos? Alberto Martinez (Spa) Agritubel                                 

149 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                            6.51

150 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            7.05

151 Florent Brard (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                 8.05

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

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

154 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas                                          

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

156 Victor Hugo Pena (Col) Phonak                                         

157 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                  

158 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                  

159 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                              

160 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   

161 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval                                

162 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis                                            

163 Aitor Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           10.46

164 St?phane Auge (Fra) Cofidis                                            

165 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC                                     11.35

166 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Cr?dit Agricole                            12.11

167 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Cr?dit Agricole                                 

168 S?bastien Joly (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                               

169 Kjelt Carlstr?m (Fin) Liquigas                                        

170 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis                                        14.44

171 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas                                   18.36

172 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Quick-Step-Innergetic                           

DNF Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                            

DNF Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                                   

DNF Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears

Overall rankings after stage 3:
1 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick-Step-Innergetic       14:52:23

2 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile                                        0.01

3 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel                         0.05

4 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cr?dit Agricole                                   0.07

5 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel                             0.15

6 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                   

7 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak                                            0.16

8 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears           0.17

9 Serguei Gonchar (Ukr) T-Mobile                                           

10 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile                                        

11 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                   0.20

12 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance                                

13 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval                                    0.21

14 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) T-Mobile                                     0.23

15 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC                                         

16 Andreas Kl?den (Ger) T-Mobile                                       0.24

17 Marcus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    0.25

18 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance                                     

19 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                             

20 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) T-Mobile                                       0.26

21 Yaroslav Popovyvch (Ukr) Discovery Channel                      0.27

22 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel                               0.28

23 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                                    

24 Beno?t Vaugrenard (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                             

25 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                                     

26 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           0.29

27 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                              0.30

28 Jos? Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel                                0.31

29 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                              0.32

30 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                

31 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saunier Duval                                    

32 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                        0.33

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

34 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                           

35 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank                                            

36 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak                                               

37 Erik Zabel (Ger) Milram                                                

38 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Francaise Des Jeux                           0.36

39 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                             0.37

40 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears             0.38

41 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas                                        

42 Sandy Casar (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                                0.39

43 Didier Rous (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  0.41

44 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                         

45 Thomas L?vkvist (Swe) Francaise Des Jeux                            0.42

46 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                

47 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak                                       0.43

48 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Milram                                        0.44

49 Axel Merckx (Bel) Phonak                                               

50 Jos? Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel                           0.45

51 Patxi Vila (Spa) Lampre-Fondital                                       

52 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) AG2R-Prevoyance                                  

53 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Francaise Des Jeux                                 

54 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Cr?dit Agricole                           0.46

55 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Cr?dit Agricole                               0.47

56 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval                                  0.48

57 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Lampre-Fondital                                   

58 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                             0.49

59 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel                                 

60 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             0.50

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

62 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                     

63 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   0.51

64 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              0.52

65 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                           

66 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Cr?dit Agricole                             0.53

67 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Cofidis                                          

68 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               

69 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas                                         0.55

70 C?dric Vasseur (Fra) Quick-Step-Innergetic                          0.56

71 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak                         0.57

72 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel                                  

73 Iker Camano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                 0.58

74 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance                                  

75 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                1.00

76 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Milram                                             

77 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Agritubel                                 1.01

78 Ivan Ramiro Parra (Col) Cofidis                                        

79 Beno?t Salmon (Fra) Agritubel                                       1.03

80 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   

81 David Canada (Spa) Saunier Duval                                       

82 Simon Gerrans (Aus) AG2R-Prevoyance                                    

83 David Kopp (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                          

84 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                    1.07

85 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis                                         

86 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile                                        

87 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              1.16

88 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Milram                                           

89 Eduardo Gonzalo (Spa) Agritubel                                     1.17

90 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                       1.20

91 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Rabobank                                  1.22

92 Moises Duenas (Spa) Agritubel                                       1.23

93 Christian Knees (Ger) Milram                                        1.25

94 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                   1.26

95 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Saunier Duval                               1.31

96 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               1.34

97 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   1.35

98 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                           1.39

99 Michael Albasini (Ita) Liquigas                                     1.51

100 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    1.54

101 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             1.58

102 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Phonak                                          

103 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                      2.01

104 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            2.13

105 Marco Velo (Ita) Milram                                            2.15

106 Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              2.16

107 David Moncouti? (Fra) Cofidis                                      2.17

108 David Lopez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   

109 Stephane Goubert (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance                             2.20

110 Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval                                 

111 Jos? Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R-Prevoyance                            2.23

112 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Cofidis                                       2.31

113 Julian Dean (NZl) Cr?dit Agricole                                  2.36

114 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                    2.38

115 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak                                         2.48

116 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Milram                                          3.00

117 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak                                        3.06

118 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Agritubel                                 3.07

119 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick-Step-Innergetic                     3.16

120 Jose Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears    3.21

121 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                   3.22

122 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas                                    3.36

123 Jos? Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval                               3.43

124 Samuel Plouhinec (Fra) Agritubel                                   3.44

125 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance                              3.52

126 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  4.05

127 S?bastien Hinault (Fra) Cr?dit Agricole                            4.13

128 J?r?me Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               4.29

129 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Agritubel                                    4.53

130 Viatscheslav Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel                        4.55

131 Bj?rn Schr?der (Ger) Milram                                        5.21

132 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick-Step-Innergetic                           5.30

133 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                      6.06

134 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Francaise Des Jeux                            6.12

135 Jos? Alberto Martinez (Spa) Agritubel                              6.17

136 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                         6.33

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

138 Ruben Lobato (Spa) Saunier Duval                                   6.35

139 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Cr?dit Agricole                          6.37

140 C?dric Coutouly (Fra) Agritubel                                    7.29

141 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                            7.34

142 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            7.38

143 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                           8.22

144 Victor Hugo Pena (Col) Phonak                                      8.23

145 Isaac Galvez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                  8.25

146 Florent Brard (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                 8.35

147 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC                                   8.48

148 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                  8.49

149 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                8.50

150 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Milram                                          9.33

151 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick-Step-Innergetic                         9.52

152 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Cofidis                                      9.54

153 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                      10.10

154 Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                           10.33

155 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               11.13

156 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis                                        11.40

157 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC                                     11.41

158 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                              12.29

159 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval                            12.35

160 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas                                      12.41

161 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears               13.02

162 St?phane Auge (Fra) Cofidis                                       16.47

163 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick-Step-Innergetic                    16.48

164 Kjelt Carlstr?m (Fin) Liquigas                                    16.55

165 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                             19.29

166 S?bastien Joly (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                           19.45

167 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Cr?dit Agricole                            22.04

168 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Cr?dit Agricole                            22.10

169 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis                                        24.21

170 Aitor Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           24.49

171 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas                                   28.17

172 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Quick-Step-Innergetic                       28.45