Tour de France Daily Blog - Lance Armstrong Claims Seventh Victory!

The 2005 Tour de France's final stage opens in Corbeil-Essonnes, a lively town known for its architecture and jazz festival. The day ends in Paris along the Champs Elysees.
Results and standings
Lance Armstrong has officially won his seventh and final Tour de France victory as he cycled the Champs Elysees in rainy Paris. He is retiring after this race, which will mark the last time he dons the prestigious yellow jersey.
The top 10 for the final stage:

• 1. VINOKOUROV Alexandre (Team TMO, country KAZ)
• 2. MC GEE Bradley (FDJ, AUS) 00' 00"
• 3. CANCELLARA Fabian (FAS, SUI) 00' 00"
• 4. MC EWEN Robbie (DVL, AUS) 00' 00"
• 5. O’GRADY Stuart (COF, AUS) 00' 00"
• 6. DAVIS Allan (LSW, AUS) 00' 00"
• 7. HUSHOVD Thor (C.A, NOR) 00' 00"
• 8. COOKE Baden (FDJ, AUS) 00' 00"
• 9. EISEL Bernhard (FDJ, AUT) 00' 00"
• 10. FÖRSTER Robert (GST, GER) 00' 00"

And voila, the final top 10 in general classification of the 2005 Tour de France is:

• 1. Lance Armstrong (USA) DSC - 3,608.0km in 86h15’02" (41.654km/h)
• 2. Ivan Basso (Italy) CSC - at 4’40"
• 3. Jan Ullrich (Germany) TMO - at 6’21"
• 4. Francisco Mancebo (Spain) IBA - at 9’59"
• 5. Alexandre Vinokourov (Kazakstahn) TMO at 11’01"
• 6. Levi Leipheimer (USA) GST - at 11’21"
• 7. Mickael Rasmussen (Denmark) RAB - at 11’33"
• 8. Cadel Evans (Australia) DVL - at 11’55"
• 9. Floyd Landis (USA) PHO - at 12’44"
• 10. Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spain) PHO - 16’14"

Follow the path of the race with my Tour de France 2005 Coverage, News and Daily Blog main page, which features a stage and route map, a daily schedule and links to other Tour de France coverage. If you didn't get a chance to trek to France, you still have a chance to see an exciting cycling event by attending the 2005 T-Mobile International Bike Race in San Francisco in September. See a photo of Lance Armstrong cycling in this race in the past on the About San Francisco site.