TOUR DE FRANCE
Leading placings in the ninth stage over 181km from Agen to Dax: 1. Paolo Bettini (Italy) Mapei 4h 29m 6s, 2. Geert Verheyen (Belgium) Lotto, 3. Jose Angel Vidal (Spain) Kelme, 4. Didier Rous (France) Bonjour, 5. Erik Zabel (Germany) Deutsche Telekom, 6. Romans Vainsteins (Latvia) Vini Caldirola,
7. Enrico Cassani (Italy) Polti, 8. Arvis Piziks (Latvia) Memory Card, 9. Stefano Zanini (Italy) Mapei, 10. Zoran Klemencic (Slovenia) Vini Caldirola, all same time.
Leading overall standings: 1. Alberto Elli (Italy) Deutsche Telekom 33h 8m 34s, 2. Fabrice Gougot (France) Credit Agricole 12s behind, 3. Marc Wauters (Belgium) Rabobank 1:15, 4. Pascal Chanteur (France) AG2R 2:56, 5. Jose Luis Arrieta (Spain) Banesto 3:08, 6. Jacky Durand (France) Lotto 3:17, 7. Jens Voigt (Germany) Credit Agricole same time, 8. Salvatore Commesso (Italy) Saeco 3:52, 9. Servais Knaven (Netherlands) Farm Frites 4:31, 10. Arvis Piziks (Latvia) Memory Card 4:38, Points classification (green jersey): 1. Zabel 165, 2. Marcel Wust (Germany) Festina 152, 3. Tom Steels (Belgium) Mapei 111, 4. Vainsteins 102, 5. Magnien 84, 6. Zanini 81, 7 Dario Pieri (Italy) Saeco 75, 7 Klemencic 75, 7 McEwen 75, 8. Piziks 64.
Team classification: 1. Rabobank 99:18:16, 2. Deutsche Telekom 17:48 behind, 3. Credit Agricole 18:50, 4. Memory Card 22:43, 5. ONCE 25:01.
