Stage 12 | Perpignan / Ax-les-Thermes

Positions remain unchanged today but Lance gains time. He finished third in today's stage but was behind two riders way down in overall time. Simon is still in first but yesterday Lance was 13 min 07 sec back and is now 9 min 10 sec back. Kivilev is still second but yesterday he had a 2 min 07 sec lead on Lance that is now down to 28 seconds. The closest riders behind Lance are Beloki at 3 min 10 sec Ullrich at 3 min 34 sec.

Tomorrow's stage is 194 km with 6 climbs - one Category 2 climb, 4 Category 1 climbs, and one climb beyond category. The climbs aren't as long as the ones in the Alps but tomorrow should see some changes.