but only by 15 seconds over Alexander Vinokourov and 18 seconds over Jan Ullrich, the racer he fears most, especially in the upcoming time trial. Leading overall (yellow jersey) standings: 1. Lance Armstrong (U.S.) U.S. Postal Service 61:07:17 2. Jan Ullrich (Germany) Team Bianchi 15 seconds behind 3. Alexander Vinokourov (Kazakhstan) Team Telekom 18 4. Haimar Zubeldia (Spain) Euskaltel 4:16 5. Iban Mayo (Spain) Euskaltel 4:37 6. Ivan Basso (Italy) Fassa Bortolo 7:01 7. Tyler Hamilton (U.S.) Team CSC 7:32 8. Francisco Mancebo (Spain) iBanesto.com 10:09 9. Christophe Moreau (France) Credit Agricole same time 10. Carlos Sastre (Spain) Team CSC 12.40 11. Richard Virenque (France) Quick Step 12:51 12. Denis Menchov (Russia) iBanesto.com 13:37 13. Georg Totschnig (Austria) Gerolsteiner 15:08 14. Manuel Beltran (Spain) U.S. Postal Service 15:50 15. Laurent Dufaux (Switzerland) Alessio 17:21 16. Didier Rous (France) Brioches 19:30 17. Jorg Jaksche (Germany) ONCE 20:29 18. Roberto Laiseka (Spain) Euskaltel 20:47 19. Peter Luettenberger (Austria) Team CSC 20:56 20. Jose Luis Rubiera (Spain) U.S. Postal Service 24:24
as discussed by Chris Carmichael, Armstrong's longtime coach since 1990: http://sports.yahoo.com/sc/news?slug=ap-tour-armstrongcoach&prov=ap&type=lgns