Tour de France 2005/14. stage

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Result of the 14th stage
Stage winner Georg Totschnig 5:43:43 h
Second Lance Armstrong +0: ​​56 min
Third Ivan Basso +0: ​​58 min
Fourth Jan Ullrich +1: 16 min
fifth Levi Leipheimer +1: 31 min
Intermediate results after the 14th stage
Yellow jersey Lance Armstrong 55:58:17 h
Second Michael Rasmussen +1: 41 min
Third Ivan Basso +2: 46 min
Green jersey Thor Hushovd 164 P.
Second Stuart O'Grady 150 P.
Third Robbie McEwen 142 P.
Dotted jersey Michael Rasmussen 175 P.
Second Christophe Moreau 89 P.
Third Santiago Botero 88 P.
White jersey Yaroslav Popovych 56:08:16 h
Second Andrei Kaschetschkin +2: 56 min
Third Maxim Iglinski +27: 25 min

The 14th stage of the Tour de France 2005 was 220.5 kilometers long and led from Agde to Ax-3 Domaines , a winter sports resort above Ax-les-Thermes . The main obstacles were the 2001 meter high Port de Pailhères and the final ascent to the 1337 meter high destination.

The race got off to a flying start after seven kilometers when a group of 15 drivers managed to pull away from the field. At kilometer 20, ten drivers still belonged to this top group, including Alexandre Moos , Juan Manuel Gárate , Stefano Garzelli and Georg Totschnig . At the beginning of the ascent to Porte de Pailhères, a pass of the highest category, the maximum lead was 9:30 minutes.

Lance Armstrong was isolated at the beginning, as none of his team could keep up after the attack by Team T-Mobile. For a short time Armstrong lost contact with Jan Ullrich and Ivan Basso , but was able to catch up with them again. Totschnig was able to shake off all his companions and was the first to reach the top of the pass. Stefano Garzelli followed 52 seconds behind, the group with Armstrong, Ullrich, Basso, Floyd Landis and Levi Leipheimer after 3:50 minutes.

In the long descent, a group of eleven riders formed behind Totschnig and Garzelli. But on the final ascent, this group fell apart again when Armstrong, Ullrich and Basso increased the pace. Garzelli was soon overtaken, and only Totschnig was in the lead. The Austrian finally managed to save a lead of 56 seconds across the finish line; Thus he celebrated the first Austrian stage win since 74 years ( 1931 was Max Bulla won the 2nd, 12th and 17th stage). Armstrong finished second, Basso third. Ullrich could no longer keep up with a renewed increase in speed and lost a few seconds on the last kilometer.

Intermediate sprints

1st intermediate sprint in Narbonne (50 km)

First Carlos Da Cruz , 6 p. And 6 s
Second Philippe Gilbert , 4 p. And 4 s
Third Andrij Hrywko , 2 P. and 2 s

2nd intermediate sprint in Saint-Laurent-de-la-Cabrerisse (78 km)

First Carlos Da Cruz , 6 p. And 6 s
Second Philippe Gilbert , 4 p. And 4 s
Third Andrij Hrywko , 2 P. and 2 s

Mountain ratings

Col de Villerouge Category 4 (90.5 km)

First Jurij Krywzow , 3 P.
Second Juan Manuel Gárate , 2 P.
Third Andrij Hrywko , 1 P.

Col de Bedos Category 4 (98.5 km)

First Juan Manuel Gárate , 3 p.
Second Stefano Garzelli , 2 p.
Third Walter Bénéteau , 1 P.

Col des Fourches Category 4 (104 km)

First Juan Manuel Gárate , 3 p.
Second Walter Bénéteau , 2 P.
Third Andrij Hrywko , 1 P.

Col du Paradis Category 3 (115.5 km)

First Juan Manuel Gárate , 4 p.
Second Georg Totschnig , 3 p.
Third Andrij Hrywko , 2 P.
Fourth Stefano Garzelli , 1 P.

Port de Pailhères "Hors catégorie" (191.5 km)

First Georg Totschnig , 20 p.
Second Stefano Garzelli , 18 p.
Third Walter Bénéteau , 16 P.
Fourth Jan Ullrich , 14 P.
fifth Floyd Landis , 12 P.
Sixth Lance Armstrong , 10 p.
seventh Levi Leipheimer , 8 p.
Eighth Ivan Basso , 7 p.
Ninth Francisco Mancebo , 6 p.
Tenth Michael Rasmussen , 5 P.

Ax-3 Domaines Category 1 (219.5 km)

First Georg Totschnig , 30 P.
Second Lance Armstrong , 26 p.
Third Ivan Basso , 22 p.
Fourth Jan Ullrich , 18 p.
fifth Floyd Landis , 16 P.
Sixth Levi Leipheimer , 14 p.
seventh Francisco Mancebo , 12 P.
Eighth Michael Rasmussen , 10 P.