July 26, 2007 (Gourette, France) — Prior to his removal from the Tour Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank had won yesterday’s Stage 16, Orthez-Gourette, 218.5 kms, including Col d’Aubisque the final mountain stage of the Tour with Discovery’s Levi Leipheimer (USA) in second and Alberto Contador Velasco (Spain) in third.

For the start of today’s Stage 17, Pau Castelsarrasin 188.5 kms, the new Tour leader is Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team – but no yellow jersey today – with Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor-Lotto in 2nd, Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team in 3rd, Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC in 4th and Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi in 5th.

Results

1. Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank 6.23.21 (34.20 km/h)
2. Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 0.26
3. Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 0.35
4. Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor – Lotto 0.43
5. Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld 1.25
6. Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 1.52
7. Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval – Prodir 1.54
8. Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC 2.12
9. Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 2.27
10. Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
11. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 3.11
12. David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 3.37
13. Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC 4.42
14. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank 5.32
15. Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile Team 6.02
16. Iban Mayo Diez (Spa) Saunier Duval – Prodir 6.06
17. Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep – Innergetic 6.17
18. Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Liquigas 6.36
19. David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Saunier Duval – Prodir 7.05
20. Chris Horner (USA) Predictor – Lotto
21. Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 7.11
22. Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Lampre – Fondital 7.15
23. Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner 7.23
24. Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 7.27
25. Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas 7.5
26. Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole 8
27. Moises Duenas Nevado (Spa) Agritubel 8.31
28. José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 8.48
29. Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d’Epargne 8.5
30. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone 9.13
31. José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance 9.42
32. Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre – Fondital 10.11
33. Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC
34. Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 10.14
35. Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 10.27
36. George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 17.08
37. Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole
38. Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 18.3
39. Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 20.02
40. Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quickstep – Innergetic 21.06
41. Cristian Moreni (Ita) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone
42. Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française des Jeux 21.36
43. Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre – Fondital
44. Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
45. Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
46. Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas
47. Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas
48. Christophe Rinero (Fra) Saunier Duval – Prodir
49. Bram Tankink (Ned) Quickstep – Innergetic
50. Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom
51. Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole
52. Iker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Saunier Duval – Prodir
53. C̩dric Vasseur (Fra) Quickstep РInnergetic
54. St̩phane Aug̩ (Fra) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone 22.01
55. Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 22.03
56. Iñigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC 23.29
57. José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 27.3
58. Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 29.2
59. Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC
60. Dario David Cioni (Ita) Predictor – Lotto
61. Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team
62. Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC
63. Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram
64. Lilian Jégou (Fra) Française des Jeux
65. Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Predictor – Lotto
66. Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
67. Aleksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas
68. Inigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
69. Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
70. Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
71. Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld 29.42
72. Félix Rafael Cardenas Ravalo (Col) Barloworld
73. Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
74. Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d’Epargne
75. Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre – Fondital 30.13
76. Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre – Fondital
77. Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux 37.03
78. Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux 41.49
79. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quickstep – Innergetic
80. Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner
81. Bernhard Eisel (Aut) T-Mobile Team
82. Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC
83. Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Team Milram
84. Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole
85. Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Barloworld
86. Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram
87. Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quickstep – Innergetic
88. Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Lampre – Fondital
89. Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2r Prévoyance
90. Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre – Fondital
91. Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep – Innergetic
92. S̩bastien Rosseler (Bel) Quickstep РInnergetic
93. Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
94. Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner
95. Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Milram
96. Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner
97. Benoît Salmon (Fra) Agritubel
98. Juan Miguel Mercado Martin (Spa) Agritubel
99. Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram
100. John Gadret (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance
101. Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance
102. Simon Gerrans (Aus) AG2r Prévoyance
103. Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner
104. Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram
105. Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole
106. Axel Merckx (Bel) T-Mobile Team
107. Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux
108. Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole
109. William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole
110. Kanstantin Siutsou (Blr) Barloworld
111. Bert Grabsch (Ger) T-Mobile Team
112. Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
113. Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone
114. Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux
115. Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance
116. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Agritubel
117. Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram
118. Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre – Fondital
119. Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des Jeux
120. Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel
121. Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
122. Mario Aerts (Bel) Predictor – Lotto
123. Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank
124. Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner
125. Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld
126. Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom
127. Anthony Charteau (Fra) Crédit Agricole
128. Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld
129. David Canada Gracia (Spa) Saunier Duval – Prodir
130. Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank
131. Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner
132. Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank
133. Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas
134. Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank
135. Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone
136. Murilo Fischer (Bra) Liquigas
137. Geraint Thomas (GBr) Barloworld
138. David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval – Prodir
139. Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner
140. Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas
141. Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner
142. Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel
143. Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep – Innergetic
144. Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
145. Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Predictor – Lotto
146. Leif Hoste (Bel) Predictor – Lotto
147. Marcus Burghardt (Ger) T-Mobile Team
148. Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone
149. Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone
150. Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
DNS Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Astana
DNS Gregory Rast (Swi) Astana
DNS Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana
DNS Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana
DNS Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana
DNS Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Astana
DNS Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana
DNS Antonio Colom (Spa) Astana
DNS Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana
DNF Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom

GC after Stage 16

1. Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank 76.15.15
2. Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 3.1
3. Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor – Lotto 5.03
4. Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 5.59
5. Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC 9.12
6. Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 9.39
7. Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 13.28
8. Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile Team 14.46
9. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 16
10. Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld 16.41
11. Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 16.52
12. Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 17.17
13. David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 21.08
14. Iban Mayo Diez (Spa) Saunier Duval – Prodir 25.24
15. Chris Horner (USA) Predictor – Lotto 26.22
16. Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d’Epargne 27.37
17. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank 31
18. Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC 31.48
19. Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Liquigas 32.58
20. Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Lampre – Fondital 36.31
21. Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval – Prodir 37.42
22. Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep – Innergetic 39.23
23. Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 45.15
24. José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 48.33
25. Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 49.04
26. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone 50.08
27. Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC 56.33
28. Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole 57.15
29. George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 57.45
30. Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 1.04.57
31. Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre – Fondital 1.07.07
32. Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole 1.10.57
33. Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner 1.13.30
34. Kanstantin Siutsou (Blr) Barloworld 1.15.07
35. Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC 1.17.40
36. Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole 1.19.42
37. Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 1.29.46
38. Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 1.31.20
39. Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team 1.32.01
40. Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 1.32.30
41. Inigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 1.33.39
42. Moises Duenas Nevado (Spa) Agritubel 1.34.13
43. Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quickstep – Innergetic 1.34.48
44. Bram Tankink (Ned) Quickstep – Innergetic 1.36.59
45. Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre – Fondital 1.37.02
46. Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner 1.39.10
47. Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 1.39.43
48. Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas 1.44.15
49. Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom 1.49.20
50. David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Saunier Duval – Prodir 1.50.05
51. Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram 1.52.11
52. Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 1.52.28
53. Iñigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC 1.55.08
54. Cristian Moreni (Ita) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone 1.56.11
55. Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 1.56.41
56. José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance 1.58.21
57. John Gadret (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 2.03.12
58. Iker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Saunier Duval – Prodir 2.03.52
59. C̩dric Vasseur (Fra) Quickstep РInnergetic 2.04.48
60. Dario David Cioni (Ita) Predictor – Lotto 2.06.52
61. Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d’Epargne 2.15.03
62. Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas 2.16.38
63. Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 2.17.03
64. Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 2.17.13
65. Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 2.19.22
66. Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Predictor – Lotto 2.20.50
67. Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 2.21.22
68. Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 2.22.10
69. Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC 2.22.35
70. Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 2.22.59
71. Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française des Jeux 2.23.04
72. Axel Merckx (Bel) T-Mobile Team 2.28.10
73. Mario Aerts (Bel) Predictor – Lotto 2.29.54
74. Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas 2.30.38
75. Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 2.34.13
76. David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval – Prodir 2.34.24
77. Christophe Rinero (Fra) Saunier Duval – Prodir 2.37.10
78. Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux 2.37.50
79. Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram 2.38.25
80. Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas 2.38.39
81. Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner 2.40.37
82. Juan Miguel Mercado Martin (Spa) Agritubel 2.40.56
83. Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram 2.42.15
84. Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre – Fondital 2.44.17
85. Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2r Prévoyance 2.46.00
86. Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 2.46.07
87. Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux 2.47.37
88. Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank 2.52.21
89. Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank 2.52.24
90. Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 2.52.47
91. Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre – Fondital 2.55.35
92. Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 2.56.15
93. Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner 2.57.09
94. Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel 2.58.41
95. Aleksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas 2.58.55
96. José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 3.00.17
97. Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom 3.00.58
98. Simon Gerrans (Aus) AG2r Prévoyance 3.06.22
99. Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Lampre – Fondital 3.06.34
100. Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Barloworld 3.08.47
101. St̩phane Aug̩ (Fra) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone 3.10.06
102. Lilian Jégou (Fra) Française des Jeux 3.10.25
103. Murilo Fischer (Bra) Liquigas 3.10.36
104. Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel 3.11.20
105. Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 3.11.37
106. Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre – Fondital 3.12.00
107. Félix Rafael Cardenas Ravalo (Col) Barloworld 3.12.25
108. David Canada Gracia (Spa) Saunier Duval – Prodir 3.13.32
109. Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone 3.14.35
110. Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC 3.15.32
111. Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld 3.17.39
112. Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole 3.18.44
113. S̩bastien Rosseler (Bel) Quickstep РInnergetic 3.19.48
114. Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 3.20.18
115. Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux 3.20.28
116. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Agritubel 3.20.45
117. Bert Grabsch (Ger) T-Mobile Team 3.21.08
118. Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep – Innergetic 3.22.01
119. Marcus Burghardt (Ger) T-Mobile Team 3.22.23
120. Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram 3.22.33
121. William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole 3.22.53
122. Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld 3.23.00
123. Bernhard Eisel (Aut) T-Mobile Team 3.23.06
124. Benoît Salmon (Fra) Agritubel 3.23.12
125. Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux 3.23.32
126. Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld 3.23.51
127. Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas 3.24.03
128. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quickstep – Innergetic 3.24.07
129. Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Team Milram 3.24.09
130. Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre – Fondital 3.24.10
131. Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone 3.24.29
132. Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Milram 3.25.01
133. Leif Hoste (Bel) Predictor – Lotto 3.25.32
134. Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quickstep – Innergetic 3.25.56
135. Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 3.26.54
136. Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone 3.27.51
137. Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner 3.28.45
138. Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner 3.30.38
139. Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram 3.31.11
140. Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole 3.31.58
141. Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des Jeux 3.32.03
142. Anthony Charteau (Fra) Crédit Agricole 3.33.40
143. Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner 3.34.44
144. Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep – Innergetic 3.36.57
145. Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank 3.37.08
146. Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole 3.38.03
147. Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner 3.40.29
148. Geraint Thomas (GBr) Barloworld 3.42.07
149. Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone 3.44.08
150. Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Predictor – Lotto 3.47.07