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July 9, 2006: Saint-M?en-le-Grand ? Lorient (181 km):
1 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance       04:13:18

2 Kjell Carlstr?m (Fin) Liquigas                                      2.05

3 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Cr?dit Agricole                                  

4 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                       2.15

5 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                   

6 Erik Zabel (Ger) Milram                                                

7 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Francaise Des Jeux                                

8 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas                                            

9 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick-Step-Innergetic                                 

10 David Kopp (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                         

11 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cr?dit Agricole                                    

12 Marco Velo (Ita) Milram                                                

13 Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval                                 

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

15 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank                                           

16 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis                                            

17 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak                           

18 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                  

19 Bj?rn Schr?der (Ger) Milram                                            

20 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   

21 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 

22 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas                                        

23 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas                                       

24 Aitor Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               

25 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Saunier Duval                                 

26 Michael Albasini (Ita) Liquigas                                       

27 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas                                          

28 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Francaise Des Jeux                             

29 Julian Dean (NZl) Cr?dit Agricole                                      

30 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel                               

31 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick-Step-Innergetic                            

32 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                

33 Iker Camano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   

34 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                       

35 Patxi Vila (Spa) Lampre-Fondital                                      

36 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                       

37 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak                                             

38 Victor Hugo Pena (Col) Phonak                                         

39 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Agritubel                                    

40 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                    

41 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Milram                                            

42 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Cofidis                                         

43 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC                                      

44 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                          

45 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                

46 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                                    

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

48 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Cr?dit Agricole                             

49 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                               

50 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                              

51 Andreas Kl?den (Ger) T-Mobile                                         

52 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile                                         

53 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) T-Mobile                                        

54 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis                                        

55 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance                               

56 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick-Step-Innergetic                        

57 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC                                         

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

59 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               

60 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                     

61 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Cr?dit Agricole                             

62 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick-Step-Innergetic                              

63 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Cr?dit Agricole                                 

64 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas                                       

65 Axel Merckx (Bel) Phonak                                              

66 Yaroslav Popovyvch (Ukr) Discovery Channel                            

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

68 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Cr?dit Agricole                               

69 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                

70 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak                                              

71 Beno?t Salmon (Fra) Agritubel                                         

72 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     

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

74 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval                                    

75 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                     

76 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Quick-Step-Innergetic                           

77 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) T-Mobile                                          

78 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               

79 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                               

80 Sandy Casar (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                                   

81 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                              

82 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saunier Duval                                   

83 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                

84 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                                    

85 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                          

86 Christian Knees (Ger) Milram                                          

87 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                           

88 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                 

89 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                          

90 Marcus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                      

91 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Milram                                             

92 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               

93 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Rabobank                                    

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

95 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                  

96 Jos? Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel                                  

97 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance                                    

98 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Lampre-Fondital                                  

99 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) AG2R-Prevoyance                                 

100 Serguei Gonchar (Ukr) T-Mobile                                       

101 Samuel Plouhinec (Fra) Agritubel                                     

102 Didier Rous (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   

103 Simon Gerrans (Aus) AG2R-Prevoyance                                  

104 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Milram                                          

105 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Milram                                         

106 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel                               

107 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC                                       

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

109 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                            

110 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Phonak                                         

111 Jos? Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R-Prevoyance                               

112 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              

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

114 Ivan Ramiro Parra (Col) Cofidis                                      

115 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak                                           

116 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               

117 Beno?t Vaugrenard (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                           

118 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak                                         

119 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel                                

120 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel                             

121 Viatscheslav Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel                           

122 St?phane Auge (Fra) Cofidis                                          

123 Stephane Goubert (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance                               

124 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                        

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

126 Jos? Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel                            

127 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                           

128 David Lopez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   

129 Moises Duenas (Spa) Agritubel                                        

130 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Agritubel                                  

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

132 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Agritubel                                      

133 Eduardo Gonzalo (Spa) Agritubel                                      

134 S?bastien Joly (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                              

135 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                       

136 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Cofidis                                        

137 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Cofidis                                         

138 Thomas L?vkvist (Swe) Francaise Des Jeux                              

139 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval                                     

140 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                     

141 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Cr?dit Agricole                               

142 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel                                

143 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile                                      

144 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Francaise Des Jeux                              

145 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     

146 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                        

147 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                       

148 Jos? Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval                                 

149 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                        

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

151 Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                

152 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak                                           

153 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile                                      

154 Ruben Lobato (Spa) Saunier Duval                                     

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

156 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              

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

158 David Canada (Spa) Saunier Duval                                     

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

160 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                

161 Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                              

162 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               

163 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval                               

164 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                    

165 David Moncouti? (Fra) Cofidis                                        

166 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis                                           

167 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance                                

168 C?dric Coutouly (Fra) Agritubel                                      

169 Jos? Alberto Martinez (Spa) Agritubel                                 

170 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               3.10

Overall rankings after stage 8:
1 Serguei Gonchar (Ukr) T-Mobile       34:38:53

2 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak                                           1.00

3 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile                                       1.08

4 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) T-Mobile                                     1.45

5 Marcus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    1.50

6 Andreas Kl?den (Ger) T-Mobile                                           

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

8 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                      

9 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC                                      1.53

10 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                       2.00

11 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile                                    2.03

12 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance                       2.07

13 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel                           2.10

14 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) T-Mobile                                      2.14

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 Jos? Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel                          3.34

25 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval                                   3.38

26 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) AG2R-Prevoyance                              3.46

27 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            3.47

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 Sandy Casar (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                               4.07

33 Jos? Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel                               4.09

34 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               

35 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile                                    4.10

36 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel                              4.33

37 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance                                 

38 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                    

39 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel                              4.42

40 Beno?t Vaugrenard (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                         4.44

41 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                 4.46

42 Axel Merckx (Bel) Phonak                                              

43 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             5.00

44 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Cofidis                                      5.05

45 Christian Knees (Ger) Milram                                       5.19

46 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval                                 5.25

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

48 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                     5.29

49 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saunier Duval                                5.34

50 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        

51 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             5.35

52 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas                                    5.39

53 Patxi Vila (Spa) Lampre-Fondital                                   5.42

54 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               

55 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                               

56 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Lampre-Fondital                               5.44

57 Ivan Ramiro Parra (Col) Cofidis                                        

58 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                6.02

59 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                  6.11

60 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Agritubel                                6.12

61 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            6.15

62 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Phonak                                       6.16

63 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                                 6.17

64 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak                                          

65 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak                                          6.19

66 Iker Camano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                6.24

67 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak                        6.25

68 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Milram                                          

69 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Milram                                       6.27

70 David Canada (Spa) Saunier Duval                                   6.28

71 Simon Gerrans (Aus) AG2R-Prevoyance                                6.30

72 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Cr?dit Agricole                          6.36

73 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            6.55

74 Erik Zabel (Ger) Milram                                            6.58

75 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank                                           

76 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               7.06

77 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Cr?dit Agricole                            7.14

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

79 Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval                              7.15

80 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Cr?dit Agricole                              7.16

81 Viatscheslav Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel                        7.18

82 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                   7.20

83 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cr?dit Agricole                                 7.21

84 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             7.24

85 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel                                

86 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                      7.34

87 Moises Duenas (Spa) Agritubel                                      7.45

88 Jose Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears    7.54

89 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                       7.58

90 Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              7.59

91 David Kopp (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                      8.11

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

93 Stephane Goubert (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance                             8.19

94 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Francaise Des Jeux                               

95 Jos? Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval                               8.20

96 Beno?t Salmon (Fra) Agritubel                                      8.22

97 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  8.27

98 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                              8.28

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

100 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Francaise Des Jeux                         8.32

101 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                     8.34

102 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                             8.42

103 Marco Velo (Ita) Milram                                           8.43

104 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             8.46

105 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas                                       8.48

106 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Rabobank                                   

107 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            8.51

108 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak                                       9.04

109 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Saunier Duval                             9.16

110 Eduardo Gonzalo (Spa) Agritubel                                   9.26

111 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Agritubel                                9.31

112 David Lopez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                  

113 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                 9.52

114 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Francaise Des Jeux                           9.59

115 Samuel Plouhinec (Fra) Agritubel                                 10.17

116 Michael Albasini (Ita) Liquigas                                  10.20

117 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak                                       10.42

118 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                  10.59

119 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas                                  11.14

120 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                        11.21

121 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                    11.23

122 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                         11.49

123 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Cofidis                                     11.57

124 Jos? Alberto Martinez (Spa) Agritubel                            12.11

125 David Moncouti? (Fra) Cofidis                                    12.15

126 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                         12.19

127 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick-Step-Innergetic                   12.23

128 Ruben Lobato (Spa) Saunier Duval                                 12.42

129 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                          13.00

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

131 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Agritubel                                  13.21

132 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Cr?dit Agricole                        13.35

133 Victor Hugo Pena (Col) Phonak                                    13.40

134 S?bastien Hinault (Fra) Cr?dit Agricole                          14.01

135 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance                            14.05

136 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                14.11

137 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC                                 14.27

138 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                       14.31

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

140 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          14.57

141 Julian Dean (NZl) Cr?dit Agricole                                15.07

142 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Milram                                        15.23

143 Florent Brard (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears               16.08

144 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              16.18

145 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick-Step-Innergetic                         16.21

146 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears              17.50

147 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Cofidis                                    17.55

148 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                 17.59

149 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis                                       18.11

150 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                     18.53

151 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas                                     19.17

152 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick-Step-Innergetic                       19.24

153 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                             19.36

154 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC                                    19.39

155 C?dric Coutouly (Fra) Agritubel                                  20.10

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

157 Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                          21.17

158 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick-Step-Innergetic                   24.38

159 Kjell Carlstr?m (Fin) Liquigas                                   24.46

160 St?phane Auge (Fra) Cofidis                                      24.54

161 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                              27.32

162 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Cr?dit Agricole                           28.16

163 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis                                       32.30

164 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval                           33.37

165 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Quick-Step-Innergetic                      35.32

166 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                            35.42

167 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas                                  35.58

168 Aitor Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          36.23

169 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Cr?dit Agricole                           38.23

170 S?bastien Joly (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                          43.25