ɐmˈɛɹɪkən lˈɛvi lˈeɪfeɪmɚɹ ʌv tˈiːm dʒˈɛɹəlstˌaɪnɚɹ ɪnˈɪʃəli kˈæptʃɚd ðɪ ˌoʊvɚɹˈɔːl tˈaɪɾəl ænd ðə mˈeɪlɑːt dʒˈɔːn ˈɛt blˈuː ɐhˈɛd ʌv fɹˈænsᵻz kɹˈɪstəfi mˈoːɹaʊ ænd dʒˈɜːməniz bˈɜːnhɑːɹd kˈoʊl.
American Levi Leipheimer of Team Gerolsteiner initially captured the overall title and the maillot jaune et bleu ahead of France's Christophe Moreau and Germany's Bernhard Kohl ().