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Hello, ET! Standings in the overall GC thus far are below. Short story is - the only 2 Americans w/ a meaningful chance are Landis & Leipheimer, both former DSC/Armstrong domestiques, now riding for 2 different European teams. Best placed Discovery Channel rider is a Ukranian, Popovych. Many had hh hopes for DSC's George Hincapie, but he's now in 38th place, 24'28" back.

No rider, and no team, has established control over the peleton in this first post-Lance Tour. The favourites for the podium on Sunday are Floyd Landis, Denis Menchov, Cadel Evans, and maybe Andreas Kloden of Germany. 3 buttmunch mountain stages in a row, then the last Individual Time Trial, where Landis is considered the strongest of the bunch, are next. You got here just in time! ;>)

Pos. N° Name Surname Team Nat. Gaps

1 097 PEREIRO SIO Oscar CEI ESP
2 071 LANDIS Floyd PHO USA 01' 29"
3 035 DESSEL Cyril A2R FRA 01' 37"
4 051 MENCHOV Denis RAB RUS 02' 30"
5 061 EVANS Cadel DVL AUS 02' 46"
6 014 SASTRE Carlos CSC ESP 03' 21"
7 021 KLÖDEN Andréas TMO GER 03' 58"
8 026 ROGERS Michael TMO AUS 04' 51"
9 191 MERCADO Juan Miguel AGR ESP 05' 02"
10 031 MOREAU Christophe A2R FRA 05' 13"
11 007 POPOVYCH Yaroslav DSC UKR 05' 44"
12 042 FOTHEN Marcus GST GER 05' 46"
13 129 ZUBELDIA Haimar EUS ESP 05' 55"
14 027 SINKEWITZ Patrik TMO GER 07' 07"
15 041 LEIPHEIMER Levi GST USA 07' 08"