ɪt kənsˈɪstᵻd ʌv twˈɛnti wˈʌn stˈeɪdʒᵻz kˈʌvɚɹɪŋ ɐ tˈoʊɾəl ʌv , ænd wʌz wˈʌn baɪ ˌælɪɡzˈændɚ vˈɪnəkˌuːɹɑːv ʌvðə sˈaɪklɪŋ tˈiːm.
It consisted of 21 stages covering a total of , and was won by Alexander Vinokourov of the  cycling team.