Leading results in Friday’s 199.5kms Tour de France sixth stage between Forges-les-Eaux and Alencon
Pos.	Rider	Country	Team	Time
1	Erik Zabel	Germany	Deutsche Telekom	4 hrs 23 mins 7 secs
2	Oscar Freire	Spain	Mapei-Quick Step	same time
3	Robbie McEwen	Australia	Lotto-Adecco	same time
4	Jan Svorada	Czech Republic	Lampre-Daikin	same time
5	Serguei Ivanov	Russia	Fassa Bortolo	same time
6	Baden Cooke	Australia	FDJeux.com	same time
7	Thor Hushovd	Norway	Credit Agricole	same time
8	Laurent Brochard	France	Jean Delatour	same time
9	Arvis Piziks	Latvia	CSC-Tiscali	same time
10	Andrej Hauptmann	Slovenia	Tacconi	same time
11	Paolo Bossoni	Italy	Tacconi	same time
12	Mauro Radaelli	Italy	Tacconi	same time
13	Francois Simon	France	Bonjour	same time
14	Stefano Casagranda	Italy	Alessio	same time
15	Jose-Enrique Guttierez	Spain	Kelme	same time
16	Stuart O'Grady	Australia	Crddit Agricole	same time
17	Jerome Pineau	France	Bonjour	same time
18	Nico Mattan	Belgium	Cofidis	same time
19	Franck Renier	France	Bonjour	same time
20	Gian-Matteo Fagnini	Italy	Deutsche Telekom	same time
21	Michael Boogerd	Netherlands	Rabobank	same time
22	Cedric Vasseur	France	Cofidis	same time
23	Emmanuel Magnien	France	Bonjour	same time
24	Jaan Kirsipuu	Estonia	AG2r Prevoyance	same time
25	Laurent Lefevre	France	Jean Delatour	same time
26	Christophe Moreau	France	Credit Agricole	same time
27	Danilo Hondo	Germany	Deutsche Telekom	same time
28	Axel Merckx	Belgium	Domo-Farm Frites	same time
29	Haimar Zubeldia	Spain	Euskaltel	same time
30	Oscar Sevilla	Spain	Kelme	same time
Did not start: Rik Verbrugghe (Belgium, Lotto-Adecco) Abandon: Alexandr Shefer (Kazakhstan, Alessio)