July 18, 2004 – A long breakaway today saw Fassa Bortolo’s Aitor Gonzalez take the win over Phonak’s Nicolas Jalabert and FDJ’s Christophe Mengin. Brioche’s Thomas Voeckler still wears yellow with a slim lead over USPS’ Lance Armstrong.

Results
1. Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo 4.18.32 (44.68 km/h)
2. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems 0.25
3. Christophe Mengin (Fra) Fdjeux.com
4. Pierrick Fedrig
(Fra) Crédit Agricole 0.29
5. Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner 0.31
6. Marc Lotz (Ned) Rabobank
7. Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros
8. Santiago Botero (Col) T-Mobile Team 0.37
9. I̱igo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel РEuskadi 0.41
10. Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 0.43

Overall:
1. Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère 62.33.11
2. Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal p/b Berry Floor 0.22
3. Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC 1.39
4. Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile Team 3.18
5. Francisco Mancebo P̩rez (Spa) Illes Balears РBanesto 3.28
6. Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner 6.08
7. Jose Azevedo (Por) US Postal p/b Berry Floor 6.43
8. Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team 7.01
9. Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi 7.59
10. Sandy Casar (Fra) Fdjeux.com 8.29