US Postal takes top 3 @ Volta ao Algarve

5 US postal riders in top 10 on stage. Stage 4

  • February 21: Vila Real S.Antonio-Tavira ITT, 24 km

Results

1 Lance Armstrong (USA) U.S. Postal Service 31.53 (45.165 km/h)2 Floyd Landis (USA) U.S. Postal Service 0.013 Ictor Hugo Peña (Col) U.S. Postal Service 0.124 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 0.195 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Cofidis 0.306 Joaquim Andrade (Por) Wurth/BOM Petisto 7 Michael Barry (Can) U.S. Postal Service 0.408 Pedro Lopes (Por) L.A. Pecol 0.469 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank 10 George Hincapie (USA) U.S. Postal Service 0.48

General classification after stage 4 1 Lance Armstrong (USA) U.S. Postal Service 13.22.552 Floyd Landis (USA) U.S. Postal Service 0.013 Ictor Hugo Peña (Col) U.S. Postal Service 0.124 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 0.195 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Cofidis 0.306 Joaquim Andrade (Por) Wurth/BOM Petisto 7 Candido Barbosa (Por) L.A. Pecol 0.358 Michael Barry (Can) U.S. Postal Service 0.409 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank 10 Pedro Lopes (Por) L.A. Pecol 0.44

looks like somebody might be thinking about the TTT in July a little more now that T-moble has mobilized.