Tour de France 2006 Stage 14 - Montelimar to Gap

The day's racing begins in Montelimar, featuring Mediterranean facades, Provencal markets and the home to nougat, truffles and lavendar. The Tour de France winds the day in Gap, a sporting southern Alpine village with some of France's finest cuisine. Visitors can sample Champsaur pies, Tomes cheese, pate and grilled or roasted lamb. Special native dishes include Tourtons made with potatoes, fine herbs, meat or prunes and Oreilles d'âne (Donkey's Ears) made out of a gratin of fresh spinach pasta and local cheese, as well as Gap Ravioli made from a potato gratin put in the oven with milk, cream, butter and grated cheese.

Today's results:

A Frenchman wins the stage, with Pierrick Fedrigo of Bouygues Telecom at the front.

The top five in the 14th stage of the 2006 Tour de France is:

1. Pierrick Fedrigo (France - Bouygues)
2. Salvatore Commesso (Italy - Lampre-Fondital) at same time
3. Christian Vandevelde (USA - CSC) at 3"
4. Christophe Moreau (France - AG2R) at 7"
5. George Totschnig (Austria - Gerolsteiner) at 7"

The top 10 in general classification:

1. PEREIRO SIO Oscar (CEI, Spain)
2. LANDIS Floyd (PHO, USA)
3. DESSEL Cyril (A2R, France)
4. MENCHOV Denis (RAB, Russia)
5. EVANS Cadel (DVL, Australia)
6. SASTRE Carlos (CSC, Spain)
7. KLODEN Andreas (TMO, Germany)
8. ROGERS Michael (TMO, Australia)
9. MERCADO Juan Miguel (AGR, Spain)
10. MOREAU Christophe (A2R, France)

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