Stage Twenty...

Stage Twenty:
1st: Thor Hushovd - Norway - Credit-Agricole - 3:56:52
2nd: Robbie McEwen - Australia - Lotto - 3:56:52
3rd: Stuart O'Grady - Australia - CSC - 3:56:52

Overall:
1st: Floyd Landis - USA - Phonak - 85:42:30
2nd: Oscar Pereiro - Spain - Caisse d'Epargne-Illes - (+ :57)
3rd:Andreas Kloden - Germany - T-Mobile (+ 1:29)
4th: Carlos Sastre - Spain - CSC - (+ 3:13)
5th: Cadel Evans - Australia - Lotto - (+ 5:08)
6th Denis Menchov - Russia - Rabobank - (+7:06)
7th: Cyril Dessel - France - AG2R - (+8:41)
8th:Christophe Moreau - France - AG2R - (+9:37)
9th: Haimar Zubeldia - Spain - Euskatel - (+12:05)
10th: Michael Rodgers - Australia - T-Mobile - (+15:07)
11th: Frank Schleck - Luxembourg - CSC - (+17:46)
12th: Damiano Cunego - Italy - Lampre - (+19:19)
13th: Levi Leipheimer - USA - Gerolsteiner (+ 19:22)
14th: Michael Boogard - Netherlands - Rabobank - (+19:46)
15th: Marcus Fothen - Germany - Gerolsteiner - (+19:57)
19th: Jose Azevedo - Portugal - Discovery (+ 38:08)
24th: Christian Vandevelde - USA - CSC - (+50:19)
25th: Yaroslav Popovich - Ukraine - Discovery (+ 52:02)
32nd: George Hincapie - USA - Discovery (+ 1:11:22)
53rd: Jens Voight - Germany - CSC - (+1:50:41)
74th: David Zabriskie - USA - CSC - (+2:33:36)

Yellow Jersey (Overall Leader): Floyd Landis
Green Jersey(Top Points Earner): Robbie McEwen (Austrailia)
White Jersey(Best Young Rider): Damiano Cunego (Italy)
Red Polka Dot Jersey (King of the Mountain): Michael Rasmussen
Yellow Numbers (Best Team): T-Mobile
Red Number (Most Competitive): David de la Fuente

So after three long, heartwrenchng and ultimately shocking weeks the 2006 Tour de France has come to a close. And for the eighth time in eight years - the eleventh time in twenty-one years and American has won the Tour de France. Floyd Landis officially took his place atop the podium in Paris today and got the winner's yellow jersey. The yellow jersey race was pretty much done as of yesterday, though that was not the case for the white jersey. There was a shaky moment for Cunego, who allowed main rival Fothen to get in a breakaway that was nearly successful on the Champs d'Elysais, compounded when Cunego got a flat tire. The breakaway was caught, however, though there were several more attacks in an attempt to ruin the stage for the sprinters. No such luck though. It appeared as though McEwen was going to take the stage, but Thor hushovd, winner of the prolouge put in the extra effort and took the final stage, going full circle. None of this matter in the overall standings, however. The jersey competition was completed. An awesome, awesome tour in the end. I was a bit skeptical, but in the end I was very very pleased. Way to go Floyd Landis, way to go America. Vive le Tour!