| Time ET |
Km |
Comments |
| 10:58am |
149 |
Erik Zabel wins the stage. O'Grady finishes second and keeps the green jersey. Lance Armstrong keeps the yellow jersey. |
| 10:55am |
146 |
The sprinters are all at the head of the peloton. Team Telekom is still driving the peloton. |
| 10:50am |
143 |
The peloton is split in two, after a crashed occured in the middle of the field. Lance Armstrong is in the first half. |
| 10:45am |
140 |
Team Telekom drives the peloton at a very high pace with less than 10k to go to the finishing line. |
| 10:40am |
135 |
15k to go, O'Grady has had to change bike. He is now riding the bike of a teammate. Team Telekom drives the peloton. |
| 10:28am |
125 |
Erik Zabel outsprints Stuart O'Grady and takes the 6 points granted to the winner of the bonus sprint, closing the gap to 7 points off O'Grady in the overall points standings. Vinokourov takes the third place of the bonus sprint. |
| 10:25am |
123 |
Less than 25k to go to the finishing line. |
| 10:20am |
121 |
The breakaway is coming to an end. The battle for the green jersey can take place. |
| 10:15am |
118 |
The peloton, led by the Telekom team, is catching up on the breakaway. The gap is down to 18". |
| 10:05am |
110 |
The gap is down to 30". |
| 10:00am |
105 |
The peloton has picked up the speed again, closing the gap a bit on the 5 leader. |
| 9:50am |
96 |
The peloton now trails by 1'15" behind the 5-man breakaway group. |
| 9:45am |
90 |
The 5-man breakaway group is increasing its lead up to 1'02" now. |
| 9:35am |
80 |
Den Bakker Maarten (NED, RAB), Verstreppen Johan (NED, LAM), Agnoluto Christophe (FRA, A2R), Roux Laurent (FRA, DEL) and Auger Guillaume (FRA, BIG) have broken away and lead by 20". |
| 9:25am |
75 |
The peloton has slowed down the pace after the feeding zone. The only minor climb of the day is nearing. |
| 9:15am |
70 |
Less than 80k remains in the stage. A couple of riders have attempted to break away, but to no avail. |
| 9:05am |
59 |
Rankings at the first bonus sprint of the day: 1, Voigt, 2. Zabel, 3. O'Grady.
Zabel is closing the gap on O'Grady in the race for the green jersey. The five-time defending points winner trails by 9 points now. The peloton is packed again. |
| 9:00am |
59 |
With less than 3k to go before the first bonus sprint of the day, Jens Voigt is still alone up front. |
| 8:55am |
53 |
The Lampre and Telekom teams close the gap on Voigt, who leads by 12" now. His advantage reached 40" at one point. |
| 8:40am |
40 |
Jens Voigt breakaway attempt has finally succeeded. He leads the peloton by 30". |
| 8:30am |
34 |
Jens Voigt attempts to break away, but the peloton, led by the USPS team, catches up on him.
Alvaro Gonzalez de Galdeano has given up. |
| 8:20am |
28 |
The pace has slowed down. USPS and Telekom teams drive the peloton. |
| 8:15am |
25 |
The peloton, still packed, is now driven by the US Postal Service team. |
| 8:00am |
13 |
Agnolutto then Baldato have attempted to break away, but the peloton, still riding fast, has caught them up. |
| 7:55am |
8 |
The AG2R, Lotto and Rabobank teams drive the peloton at a very fast pace. |
| 7:45am |
1 |
The 145 remaining riders have started the 19th stage, and are underway to Evry, where a massive sprint is expected. |
| 7:30am |
0 |
With a 6'44" advantage and the yellow-jersey on his shoulders, Lance Armstrong is likely to cruise past the last two stages toward a much expected three-peat. But the race is not over, and the American champion is to remain focus. Moreover, the battle for the green jersey is hotter than ever. Stuart O'Grady wants to be the first Australian to wear it in Paris, while Erik Zabel would love to be the first rider to win the points competition for the sixth consecutive time. |
| 7:15am |
0 |
The 19th stage is set to start at 1:40pm local time, 7:40pm ET. |
