July 3, 2006 — Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto has won Stage 2 – Obernai (FR)-Esch-sur-Alzette (LUX), 228.5 km — in a sprint finish over Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick-Step-Innergetic in second and Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole on third. Hushovd is back in yellow.

Results

1 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 5.36.14 (40.775 km/h)
2 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick-Step-Innergetic
3 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole
4 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank
5 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Fondital
6 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas
7 Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Team CSC
8 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Francaise Des Jeux
9 Erik Zabel (Ger) Milram
10 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner
11 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Cofidis
12 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
13 Michael Albasini (Ita) Liquigas
14 Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval
15 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Francaise Des Jeux
16 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile
17 Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile
18 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto
19 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears
20 Yaroslav Popovyvch (Ukr) Discovery Channel
21 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel

GC after stage 2

1 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole 9.54.19
2 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick-Step-Innergetic 0.05
3 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 0.08
4 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel 0.10
5 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC 0.16
6 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner
7 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears
8 Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Team CSC
9 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile 0.18
10 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel 0.20
11 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak 0.21
12 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux
13 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears 0.22
14 Serguei Gonchar (Ukr) T-Mobile
15 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas 0.24
16 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 0.25
17 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance
18 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval 0.26
19 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak
20 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto 0.27