July 20, 2006 – Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak has rebounded and is back in contention for the yellow jersey after an incredible solo ride to win the 200.5 km Stage 17 today – Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to Morzine — by over 5 minutes.

Results

1 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak 5.23.36 (37.175 km/h)
2 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC 5.42
3 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance 5.58
4 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 6.40
5 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank 7.08
6 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC
7 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears
8 Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile
9 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
10 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 7.20

GC after Stage 17

1 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears 80.08.49 (40.528 km/h)
2 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC 0.12
3 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak 0.30
4 Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile 2.29
5 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 3.08
6 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 4.14
7 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance 4.24
8 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance 5.45
9 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 8.16
10 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile 12.13