STAGE 1 RESULTS AND CURRENT GC:
1, VALVERDE Alejandro, CAISSE D’EPARGNE, 4h 00' 36"
2, GILBERT Philippe, FRANCAISE DES JEUX, + 00' 01"
3, PINEAU Jérôme, BOUYGUES TELECOM, + 00' 01"
4, KIRCHEN Kim, TEAM COLUMBIA, + 00' 01"
5, RICCO Riccardo, SAUNIER DUVAL - SCOTT, + 00' 01"
6, EVANS Cadel, SILENCE - LOTTO, + 00' 01"
7, SCHLECK Frank, TEAM CSC SAXO BANK, + 00' 01"
8, POZZATO Filippo, LIQUIGAS, + 00' 01"
9, FREIRE Oscar, RABOBANK, + 00' 01"
10, PEREIRO SIO Oscar, CAISSE D’EPARGNE, + 00' 01"
11, MILLAR David, GARMIN CHIPOTLE, + 00' 01"
12, COBO ACEBO Juan Jose, SAUNIER DUVAL - SCOTT, + 00' 01"
13, CARRARA Matteo, QUICK STEP, + 00' 01"
14, SASTRE Carlos, TEAM CSC SAXO BANK, + 00' 07"
15, HUSHOVD Thor, CREDIT AGRICOLE, + 00' 07"
16, CANCELLARA Fabian, TEAM CSC SAXO BANK, + 00' 07"
17, SCHLECK Andy, TEAM CSC SAXO BANK, + 00' 07"
18, VANDEVELDE Christian, GARMIN CHIPOTLE, + 00' 07"
19, SANCHEZ Samuel, EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI, + 00' 07"
20, SCHUMACHER Stefan, GEROLSTEINER, + 00' 07"
21, CUNEGO Damiano, LAMPRE, + 00' 07"
26, MENCHOV Denis, RABOBANK, + 00' 07"
29, HINCAPIE George, TEAM COLUMBIA, + 00' 07"