July 2, 2006 – Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis won today’s Stage 1 at the Tour de France as George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel took over the lead and the yellow jersey. Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole who won the Prologue had a unfortunate crash at the finish.

Results

1 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis 4.10.00
2 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto
3 Erik Zabel (Ger) Milram
4 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Fondital
5 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas
6 Isaac Galvez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears
7 Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Team CSC
8 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Francaise Des Jeux
9 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole
10 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank

Overall

1 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel 4.18.15
2 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole 0.02
3 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC 0.06
4 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner
5 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears
6 Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Team CSC
7 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile 0.07
8 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel 0.10
9 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak 0.11
10 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux