Cycling

TOUR DE FRANCE
(Bayonne)

Leading placings in 16th stage (197.5km from Pau to Bayonne). -

T. Hamilton (US) Team CSC 4h 59m 41s 1, E. Zabel (Germany) Team Telekom at 1m 55s seconds behind 2, Y. Krivtsov (Ukraine) Jean Delatour 3, L. Paolini (Italy) Quick Step 4, G. Glomser (Austria) Saeco 5, B. de Groot (Netherlands) Rabobank 6, M. Zberg (Switzerland) Gerolsteiner 7, S. Casar (France) FDJeux.com 8, F. Guidi (Italy) Team Bianchi 9, S. O'Grady (Australia) Credit Agricole 10.

C. Mengin (France) FDJeux.com 11, A. Flickinger (France) AG2R 12, S. Commesso (Italy) Saeco 13, N. Portal (France) AG2R 14, S. Baguet (Belgium) LOTTO 15, F. Renier (France) Brioches 16, J. Ullrich (Germany) Team Bianchi 17, C. Brandt (Belgium) LOTTO 18, J. Enrique Gutierrez (Spain) Kelme 19, M. Blaudzun (Denmark) Team CSC 20.

L. Brochard (France) AG2R 21, G. Hincapie (US) US Postal Service 22, M. Lelli (Italy) Cofidis 23, L. Armstrong (US) US Postal Service 24, F. Sacchi (Italy) Saeco 25, V. Ekimov (Russia) US Postal 26, L. Dufaux (Switzerland) Alessio 27, P. Bettini (Italy) Quick Step 28, V. Miholjevic (Croatia) Alessio 29, W. Beneteau (France) Brioches all same time 30.

Leading overall (yellow jersey) standings. -

Armstrong 70h 37m 59s 1, Ullrich at 1m 7s 2, A. Vinokourov (Kazakhstan) Team Telekom 2:45 3, H. Zubeldia (Spain) Euskaltel 5:16 4, I. Mayo (Spain) Euskaltel 5:25 5, Hamilton 6:35 6, I. Basso (Italy) Fassa Bortolo 8:08 7, C. Moreau (France) Credit Agricole 11:12 8, F. Mancebo (Spain) Ibanesto. Com 16:05 9, C. Sastre (Spain) Team CSC 16:12 10.

D. Menchov (Russia) Ibanesto. Com 17:09, 11, G. Totschnig (Austria) Gerolsteiner 18:52 12, M. Beltran (Spain) US Postal Service 19:34 13, R. Virenque (France) Quick Step 22:00 14, R. Laiseka (Spain) Euskaltel 24:34 15, J. Jaksche (Germany) O. N. C. E. 24:59 16, D. Rous (France) Brioches 26:50 17, P. Luettenberger (Austria) Team CSC 26:52 18, J. Luis Rubiera (Spain) US Postal Service 27:29 19, Dufaux 28:57 20.

Points standings (green jersey). -

B. Cooke (Australia) FDjeux.com 156 points 1, R. McEwen (Australia) Lotto 148 2, E. Zabel (Germany) Team Telekom 143 3, T. Hushovd (Norway) Credit Agricole 134 4, S. O'Grady (Australia) Credit Agricole 128 5, L. Paolini (Italy) Quick Step 119 6, J. Nazon (France) Jean Delatour 111 7, Ullrich 98 8, Vinokourov 91 9, Armstrong 83 10.

King of the Mountain (polka-dot jersey) standings. -

Virenque 324 1, Dufaux 187 2, Armstrong 168 3, Juna Miguel Mercado (Spain) Ibanesto. Com 133 4, Moreau 132 5, Mayo 130 6, Zubeldia 125 7, Ullrich 124 8, Hamilton 116 9, Bettini 100 10.

Team points. -

Team CSC 209h 36m and 55s 1, Euskaltel 9m 8s 2, US Postal Service 16:03 3, iBanesto.com 18:53 4, Team Bianchi 1:01:08 5.