July 22, 2004 – USPS’ Lance Armstrong took his third stage win in a row today, beating the German duo of Andreas Kloden and Jan Ullrich (both T-Mobile). Armstrong, of course, still leads.

Stage 17: Bourg d’Oisans – Le Grand Bornand, 204.5 km

1. Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal p/b Berry Floor 6.11.52 (33 km/h)
2. Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile Team
3. Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team 0.01
4. Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC
5. Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal p/b Berry Floor 0.13
6. Axel Merckx (Bel) Lotto-Domo 1.01
7. Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank
8. Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC 1.02
9. Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank
10. Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner

Overall:

1. Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal p/b Berry Floor 74.04.56
2. Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC 4.09
3. Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile Team 5.11
4. Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team 8.08
5. Jose Azevedo (Por) US Postal p/b Berry Floor 10.41
6. Francisco Mancebo P̩rez (Spa) Illes Balears РBanesto 11.45
7. Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner 12.56
8. Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC 15.14
9. Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank 16.25
10. Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi