June 12, 2005 – Colombian Santiago Botero (Phonak) followed up his TT win three days ago with a victory yesterday on Stage 6, Albertville – Morzine-Avoriaz, 155 km. The win put him in second overall 49 seconds behind leader Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi. Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner is in third overall finishing tenth yesterday, followed by Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery who finished 7th and is in fourth overall.

Stage 6 Results

1 Santiago Botero (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems 4.30.54 (34.33 km/h)
2 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 0.23
3 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d’Epargne 0.53
4 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Credit Agricole 0.58
5 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 2.27
6 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile Team 2.50
7 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 2.52
8 David Arroyo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d’Epargne
9 Jose Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir
10 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner

12 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems 4.02
62 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 20.44

GC after Stage 6

1 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 25.16.36
2 Santiago Botero (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems 0.49
3 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner 1.16
4 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 1.37
5 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile Team 1.40
6 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 2.32
7 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems 3.13
8 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 3.58
9 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Credit Agricole 4.01
10 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Credit Agricole 4.07

46 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 29.31