Tour de France 2004/16. stage
| Stand after the 16th stage | |
| Stage winner |
|
| Second | Jan Ullrich +1: 01 min |
| Third | Andreas Klöden +1: 41 min |
| Yellow jersey | Lance Armstrong 67:53:24 h |
| Second | Ivan Basso +3: 48 min |
| Third | Andreas Klöden +5: 03 min |
| Green jersey | Robbie McEwen 225 P. |
| Second | Thor Hushovd 213 P. |
| Third | Erik Zabel 212 P. |
| Dotted jersey | Richard virusesque 177 P. |
| Second | Lance Armstrong 142 P. |
| Third | Michael Rasmussen 95 P. |
| White jersey | Thomas Voeckler 68:09:28 h |
| Second | Vladimir Karpez +3: 33 min |
| Third | Sandy Casar +4: 24 min |
The sixteenth stage of the 2004 Tour de France was a 15.5 km individual time trial from Le Bourg-d'Oisans up to L'Alpe d'Huez . The cyclists had to overcome 1130 meters in altitude. According to the organizer, 900,000 people lined the 21 switchbacks .
The start took place every one or two minutes in the reverse order of the overall ranking. Accordingly, the 157th in the overall standings, the French Sébastien Joly , started first at 2:00 p.m. (CEST). The last starter was the yellow jersey , Lance Armstrong .
Armstrong, who was later disqualified for doping, won the 16th stage ahead of Jan Ullrich and Andreas Klöden . Ivan Basso and Francisco Mancebo lost a lot of time on Armstrong, Klöden and Ullrich.
Mountain price
| L'Alpe d'Huez, category HC | |
| First | Lance Armstrong , 40 points |
| Second | Jan Ullrich, 36 points |
| Third | Andreas Klöden, 32 points |
| Fourth | José Azevedo, 28 points |
| fifth | Santos Gonzáles, 24 points |
| Sixth | Giuseppe Guerini, 20 points |
| seventh | Vladimir Karpets, 16 points |
| Eighth | Ivan Basso, 14 points |
| Ninth | David Moncoutié, 12 points |
| Tenth | Carlos Sastre, 10 points |
Intermediate time 1
The first five riders at the first split in ' La Ferrière' (kilometer 1.5 km)
| placement | driver | Time (min) |
| 1. | Fabian Cancellara | 2:01 |
| 2. | Bernhard Eisel | +00: 01 |
| 3. | Jan Ullrich | +00: 01 |
| 4th | Guillaume Auger | +00: 04 |
| 5. | Stefano Zanini | +00: 04 |
Intermediate time 2
The first five drivers at the second intermediate time in ' Huez-en-Oisans' (km 9.5).
| placement | driver | Time (min) |
| 1. | Lance Armstrong | 23:58 |
| 2. | Jan Ullrich | +00: 39 |
| 3. | Andreas Klöden | +1: 07 |
| 4th | José Azevedo | +1: 12 |
| 5. | Ivan Basso | +1: 15 |
Intermediate time 3
The first five riders at the third intermediate time in ' Alpe d'Huez' (kilometer 12.5).
| placement | driver | Time (min) |
| 1. | Lance Armstrong | 33:41 |
| 2. | Jan Ullrich | +00: 56 |
| 3. | Andreas Klöden | +1: 23 |
| 4th | José Azevedo | +1: 33 |
| 5. | Giuseppe Guerini | +1: 57 |
Bottom line
| placement | driver | Time (min) |
| 1. | Lance Armstrong | 39:41 |
| 2. | Jan Ullrich | +1: 01 |
| 3. | Andreas Klöden | +1: 41 |
| 4th | José Azevedo | +1: 45 |
| 5. | Santos González | +2: 10 |