July 24, 2004 – Lance Armstrong (USPS) won his fifth stage victory in this year’s Tour in the 55 km individual time trial in Besancon. T-Mobile’s Jan Ullrich and Andreas Kloden rounded out the top three. Americans Floyd Landis (USPS) and Bobby Julich (CSC) placed extremely well taking fourth and fifth repsectively.


Stage 19:

1. Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal p/b Berry Floor 1.06.49 (49.39 km/h)
2. Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team 1.01
3. Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile Team 1.27
4. Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal p/b Berry Floor 2.25
5. Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC 2.48
6. Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC 2.50
7. Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC 3.19
8. Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears – Banesto 3.33
9. Jose Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal p/b Berry Floor 3.40
10. Jose Azevedo (Por) US Postal p/b Berry Floor

Overall:

1. Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal p/b Berry Floor 79.27.17
2. Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile Team 6.38
3. Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC 6.59
4. Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team 9.09
5. Jose Azevedo (Por) US Postal p/b Berry Floor 14.30
6. Francisco Mancebo P̩rez (Spa) Illes Balears РBanesto 18.20
7. Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner 18.46
8. Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC 20.10
9. Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank 20.31
10. Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems