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Updated Team Rosters

Published: Jul. 9, 2006
Updated Team Rosters
Updated Team Rosters

Editor's Note:Changes in the rosters of several Tour de France teams reflect exclusions due to the Operación Puerto investigation report released late Thursday. Directors of all Tour de France teams voted not to allow those riders to be replaced.


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1. José Azevedo (P)
2. Viatceslav Ekimov (Rus)
3. George Hincapie (USA)
4. Egoi Martinez (Sp)
5. Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Sp)
6. Pavel Padrnos (Cz)
7. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr)
8. José Luis Rubiera (Sp)
9. Paolo Savoldelli (I)

Team CSC
Ivan Basso (I) Named in Operación Puerto
11. Bobby Julich (USA)
Injured in stage 7
12. Giovanni Lombardi (I)
13. Stuart O’Grady (Aus)
14. Carlos Sastre (Sp)
15. Frank Schleck (Lux)
16. Christian Vande Velde (USA)
17. Jens Voigt (G)
18. David Zabriskie (USA)

T-Mobile
Jan Ullrich (G) Named in Operación Puerto
21. Andréas Klöden (G)
22. Giuseppe Guerini (I)
23. Sergei Gontchar (Ukr)
24. Matthias Kessler (G)
25. Eddy Mazzoleni (I)
26. Michael Rogers (Aus)
27. Patrik Sinkewitz (G)
Oscar Sevilla (Sp) Named in Operación Puerto

Ag2r
Francisco Mancebo (Sp) Named in Operación Puerto
31. Christophe Moreau (F)
32. Jose Luis Arrieta (Sp)
33. Mikel Astarloza (Sp)
34. Sylvain Calzati (F)
35. Cyril Dessel (F)
36. Samuel Dumoulin (F)
37. Simon Gerrans (Aus)
38. Stephane Goubert (F)

Astaná-Würth
*The Astaná-Würth team has voluntarily withdrawn from the Tour de France after five of its riders were implicated in the Operación Puerto scandal .Joseba Beloki (Sp) Named in Operación PuertoCarlos Barredo (Sp)Luis León Sánchez (Sp)Allan Davis (Aus) Named in Operación PuertoSergio Paulinho Named in Operación PuertoAlberto Contador (Sp) Named in Operación PuertoAndrey Kashechkin (Kz)Isidro Nozal (Sp) Named in Operación PuertoAlexandre Vinokourov (Kz)

Gerolsteiner
41. Levi Leipheimer (USA)
042. Marcus Fothen (G)
43. David Kopp (G)
44. Sebastian Lang (G)
45. Ronny Scholz (G)
46. Georg Totschnig (A)
47. Fabian Wegmann (G)
48. Peter Wrolich (A)
49. Beat Zberg (Swi)

Rabobank
51. Denis Menchov (Rus)
52. Michael Boogerd (Nl)
53. Bram De Groot (Nl)
54. Erik Dekker (Nl) - Injured in stage 3
55. Juan Antonio Flecha (Sp)
56. Oscar Freire (Sp)
57. Joost Posthuma (Nl)
58. Mickael Rasmussen (Dk)
59. Pieter Weening (Nl)

Davitamon-Lotto
61. Cadel Evans (Aus)
062. Mario Aerts (B)
063. Christophe Brandt (B)
64. Christopher Horner (USA)
65. Robbie Mc Ewen (Aus)
66. Fred Rodriguez (USA) - Injured in stage 3
67. Gert Steegmans (B)
68. Wim Vansevenant (B)
69. Johan Vansummeren (B)

Phonak
71. Floyd Landis (USA)
72. Bert Grabsch (G)
73. Robert Hunter (RSA)
74. Nicolas Jalabert (F)
75. Martin Perdiguero M.angel (Sp)
76. Axel Merckx (B)
77. Koos Moerenhout (Nl)
78. Alexandre Moos (Swi)
79. Victor Hugo Peña (Col)

Lampre-Fondital
81. Damiano Cunego (I)
82. Alessandro Ballan (I)
83. Daniele Bennati (I)
84. Marzio Bruseghin (I)
85. Salvatore Commesso (I)
86. Daniele Righi (I)
87. Paolo Tiralongo (I)
88. Tadej Valjavec (SLO)
89. Patxi Vila Errandonea (Sp)

Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
91. Alejandro Valverde (Sp) - Injured in stage 3
92. David Arroyo (Sp)
93. Florent Brard (F)
94. Isaac Galvez (Sp)
95. Vicente Garcia Acosta (Sp)
96. Vladimir Karpets (Rus)
97. Oscar Pereiro Sio (Sp)
98. Nicolas Portal (F)
99. Xabier Zandio (Sp)

Quick Step-Innergetic
101. Tom Boonen (B)
102. Wilfried Cretskens (B)
103. Steven De Jongh (Nl)
104. Juan Manuel Garate (Sp)
105. Filippo Pozzato (I)
106. José Rujano (Vz)
107. Bram Tankink (Nl)
108. Matteo Tosatto (I)
109. Vasseur Cédric (F)

Crédit Agricole
111. Pietro Caucchioli (I)
112. Alexandre Botcharov (Rus)
113. Anthony Charteau (F)
114. Julian Dean (NZl)
115. Jimmy Engoulvent (F)
116. Patrice Halgand (F)
117. Sébastien Hinault (F)
118. Thor Hushovd (Nor)
119. Christophe Le Mevel (F)

Euskaltel-Euskadi
121. Iban Mayo (Sp)
122. Iker Camano (Sp)
123. Unai Etxebarria (Vz)
124. Aitor Hernandez (Sp)
125. Inaki Isasi (Sp)
126. Inigo Landaluze (Sp)
127. David Lopez Garcia (Sp)
128. Gorka Verdugo (Sp)
129. Haimar Zubeldia (Sp)

Cofidis
131. David Moncoutie (F)
132. Auge Stéphane (F)
133. Jimmy Casper (F)
134. Sylvain Chavanel (F)
135. Arnaud Coyot (F)
136. Cristian Moreni (I)
137. Ramiro Ivan Ramiro (Col)
138. Rik Verbrugghe (B)
139. Bradley Wiggins (GB)

Saunier Duval
141. Gilberto Simoni (I)
142. David Canada (Sp)
143. David De La Fuente (Sp)
144. Gomez Marchante Jose Angel (Sp)
145. Ruben Lobato (Sp)
146. David Millar (GB)
147. Riccardo Ricco (I)
148. Christophe Rinero (F)
149. Francisco Ventoso (Sp)

Francaise des Jeux
151. Sandy Casar (F)
152. Carlos Da Cruz (F)
153. Bernhard Eisel (A)
154. Philippe Gilbert (B)
155. Joly Sébastien (F)
156. Gustav Larsson (Swe)
157. Thomas Lövkvist (Swe)
158. Christophe Mengin (F)
159. Vaugrenard Benoít (F)

Liquigas
161. Danilo Di Luca (I) Di Luca withdrew before stage 2 due to illness.
162. Michael Albasini (Swi)
163. Magnus Bäckstedt (Swe)
164. Patrick Calcagni (Swi)
165. Kjell Carlström (FIN)
166. Stefano Garzelli (I)
167. Matej Mugerli (SLO)
168. Luca Paolini (I)
169. Manuel Quinziato (I)

Bouygues Telecom
171. Thomas Voeckler (F)
172. Walter Beneteau (F)
173. Laurent Brochard (F)
174. Pierrick Fedrigo (F)
175. Anthony Geslin (F)
176. Laurent Lefevre (F)
177. Jérôme Pineau (F)
178. Didier Rous (F)
179. Matthieu Sprick (F)

Milram
181. Erik Zabel (G)
182. Mirko Celestino (I)
183. Ralf Grabsch (G)
184. Andriy Grivko (Ukr)
185. Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz)
186. Christian Knees (G)
187. Fabio Sacchi (I)
Illness stage 5
188. Björn Schröder (G)
189. Marco Velo (I)

Agritubel
191. Juan Miguel Mercado (Sp)
192. Manuel Calvente (Sp)
193. Cedric Coutouy (F)
194. Moises Duenas Nevado (Sp)
195. Eduardo Gonzalo Ramierez (Sp)
196. Christophe Laurent (F)
197. José Alberto Martinez (Sp)
198. Samuel Plouhinec (F)
199. Benoit Salmon (F).