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29th Vuelta Ciclista a la Región de Murcia - 2.1

Spain, March 4-8, 2009

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Stage 5 - March 8: Santiago de la Ribera - Murcia, 142.5km

Rabobank dominates Murcia with Menchov and Brown

Rabobank dominated Spain's Vuelta a Murcia this last week thanks to an overall win by Russian Denis Menchov and two stage wins by Australian Graeme Brown. The stage race finished Sunday in Murcia with a sprint stage won by Brown over Gregory Henderson (Columbia-Highroad) and Saxo Bank's Juan José Haedo and Matthew Goss.

"In the end, my team was very strong," said Menchov. "I finished with good feelings, but I am still far from my best form, which should arrive in May for the Giro d'Italia."

Menchov took over the race lead on stage four to Alhama de Murcia. He finished third in the stage won by Rubén Plaza (Liberty Seguros). He maintained his advantage on the following stage to Murcia.

"I trained like always, maybe I am a little thinner. It's a race that I like because the route is very comprehensive, as it includes all types of terrain: time trial, a mountain stage and a pair of flat stages, but with wind."

The win was Menchov's first win since he won the Vuelta a España in 2007.

Results

1 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                           3.11.46  (44.59 km/h)
2 Greg Henderson (NZl) Team Columbia - Highroad                
3 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank                         
4 Mathew Goss (Aus) Team Saxo Bank                             
5 Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                            
6 Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                        
7 Egoitz García (Spa) Spanish National Team                    
8 Diego Milán (Spa) Acqua e Sapone                             
9 Rubén Plaza (Spa) Liberty Seguros                            
10 Gustavo César Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                  
11 Edgar Pinto (Por) Liberty Seguros                           
12 Dennis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                               
13 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                               
14 Manuel Ortega (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                     
15 Manuel Vázquez (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia                  
16 Jaume Rovira (Spa) Andorra - Grandvalira                    
17 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Andorra - Grandvalira                   
18 José Antonio Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur             
19 Héctor Guerra (Spa) Liberty Seguros                         
20 Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Caisse D'Epargne                       
21 Christian Meier (Can) Garmin-Slipstream                     
22 Xavier Tondo (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                      
23 Ángel Vicioso (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                     
24 José Antonio Redondo (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur              
25 Marcos García (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                         
26 Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                    
27 Francisco Pérez (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne                      
28 Carlos Nozal (Spa) Liberty Seguros                          
29 Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                     
30 Blake Caldwell (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                      
31 Pedro Merino (Spa) Spanish National Team                    
32 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank                              
33 Alberto Losada (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne                       
34 Jorge Azanza (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      
35 Morris Possoni (Ita) Team Columbia - Highroad               
36 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                   
37 Mikel Nieve (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                       
38 Gert Dockx (Bel) Team Columbia - Highroad                   
39 José Mendes (Por) Liberty Seguros                           
40 Nuno Ribeiro (Por) Liberty Seguros                          
41 Aitor Pérez Arrieta (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia             
42 Craig Lewis (USA) Team Columbia - Highroad                  
43 Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                  0.10
44 Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Caisse D'Epargne                0.15
45 Hubb Duyn (Ned) Garmin-Slipstream                       0.54
46 José Ruiz (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                     1.25
47 Raúl García De Mateo (Spa) Andorra - Grandvalira            
48 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                1.50
49 Aitor Galdós (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                  2.09
50 Rui Sousa (Por) Liberty Seguros                             
51 Aitor Aznar (Spa) Andorra - Grandvalira                     
52 Jason Donald (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                        
53 Juan Javier Estrada (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur               
54 Gonzalo Rabuñal (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                       
55 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team Columbia - Highroad              
56 Andrés Vigil (Spa) Spanish National Team                    
57 Konstantin Siutsou (Blr) Team Columbia - Highroad           
58 Javier Chacón (Spa) Spanish National Team                   
59 Salvador Guardiola (Spa) Spanish National Team              
60 Jonathan Bellis (GBr) Team Saxo Bank                        
61 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                              
62 Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank                                 
63 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team Saxo Bank                      
64 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team Saxo Bank                        
65 Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank                                   
66 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Spanish National Team                  
67 David Calatayud (Spa) Spanish National Team                 
68 Oleg Chuzhda (Ukr) Contentpolis - Murcia                    
69 Carlos Castaño (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                        
70 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank                                
71 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne                  2.23
72 Javier Benítez (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia              2.34
73 Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo Bank                     3.54
74 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                   4.36
75 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                        
76 Iván Raña (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                             
77 Didac Ortega (Spa) Acqua e Sapone                           
78 José Vicente García (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne                  
79 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne                    4.38
80 José Herrada López (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia          7.14
81 David Herrero (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                     7.33
82 José Antonio López (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                
83 Dmytro Chuzhda (Ukr) Andorra - Grandvalira                  
84 Vicente García De Mateo (Spa) Andorra - Grandvalira         
85 Timothy Duggan (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                      
86 Claudio Casas (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia              10.17
87 Eloy Teruel (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia                     
88 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                        
89 Pedro J. Vera (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia                   
90 Sergio De Lis (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                     
91 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                       
92 Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                          
93 Jason Mccartney (USA) Team Saxo Bank                        
94 Lucas Euser (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                         
95 Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank                            
DNF Carlos Torrent (Spa) Andorra - Grandvalira                 
 
Points
 
1 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                                25 pts
2 Greg Henderson (NZl) Team Columbia - Highroad              20
3 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank                       16
4 Mathew Goss (Aus) Team Saxo Bank                           14
5 Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                          12
6 Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      10
7 Egoitz García (Spa) Spanish National Team                   9
8 Diego Milán (Spa) Acqua e Sapone                            8
9 Rubén Plaza (Spa) Liberty Seguros                           7
10 Gustavo César Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                 6
11 Edgar Pinto (Por) Liberty Seguros                          5
12 Dennis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                              4
13 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                              3
14 Manuel Ortega (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                    2
15 Manuel Vázquez (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia                 1
 
Sprints
 
Los Alcázares
1 Diego Milán (Spa) Acqua e Sapone                            3 pts
2 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                       2
3 Pedro J. Vera (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia                   1
 
Algezares
1 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                       3 pts
2 Javier Benítez (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia                  2
3 Jason Mccartney (USA) Team Saxo Bank                        1
 
Mountains
 
Alto de Portman
1 Konstantin Siutsou (Blr) Team Columbia - Highroad           3 pts
2 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                       2
3 Lucas Euser (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                         1
 
Alto Cabezo de la Plata
1 Konstantin Siutsou (Blr) Team Columbia - Highroad           3 pts
2 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                       2
3 Eloy Teruel (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia                     1
 
Alto de la Fuensanta
1 Héctor Guerra (Spa) Liberty Seguros                         3 pts
2 Manuel Vázquez (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia                  2
3 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Andorra - Grandvalira                   1
 
Teams
 
1  Rabobank                                             9.35.18
2  Liberty Seguros                                             
3  Andalucía - Cajasur                                         
4  Xacobeo Galicia                                             
5  Team Columbia - Highroad                                    
6  Euskaltel - Euskadi                                         
7  Garmin - Slipstream                                         
8  Caisse D'Epargne                                            
9  Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                          0.10
10  Andorra - Grandavalira                                 1.25
11  Team Saxo Bank                                         2.09
12 Spanish National Team                                       
13  Contentpolis - AMPO                                        
 
Final General classification
 
1 Dennis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                        14.55.06
2 Rubén Plaza (Spa) Liberty Seguros                        0.20
3 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                            0.35
4 Xavier Tondo (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                   0.45
5 Jaume Rovira (Spa) Andorra - Grandvalira                 0.51
6 Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                  1.15
7 Carlos Nozal (Spa) Liberty Seguros                       1.58
8 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank                           1.59
9 Francisco Pérez (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne                   2.06
10 Mathew Goss (Aus) Team Saxo Bank                        2.07
11 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Andorra - Grandvalira               2.17
12 Héctor Guerra (Spa) Liberty Seguros                     2.35
13 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne                  3.13
14 Gustavo César Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia              3.29
15 Mikel Nieve (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                   3.52
16 Konstantin Siutsou (Blr) Team Columbia - Highroad       4.15
17 Marcos García (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                     4.21
18 Alberto Losada (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne                   5.00
19 Manuel Vázquez (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia              5.03
20 Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                5.18
21 José Herrada López (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia          7.58
22 Manuel Ortega (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                10.45
23 José Ruiz (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                    11.35
24 José Antonio Redondo (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur         14.38
25 Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo Bank                    16.02
26 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank                           16.28
27 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi               16.42
28 Didac Ortega (Spa) Acqua e Sapone                      17.10
29 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne                   17.17
30 Craig Lewis (USA) Team Columbia - Highroad             18.28
31 Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                      18.37
32 Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                  18.53
33 José Antonio Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur        19.11
34 Aitor Pérez Arrieta (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia        19.27
35 Jorge Azanza (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                 19.33
36 Hubb Duyn (Ned) Garmin-Slipstream                      19.36
37 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team Columbia - Highroad         19.47
38 Diego Milán (Spa) Acqua e Sapone                       19.49
39 Edgar Pinto (Por) Liberty Seguros                      19.56
40 Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Caisse D'Epargne               20.06
41 Ángel Vicioso (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                20.13
42 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                         20.17
43 Pedro Merino (Spa) Spanish National Team               20.20
44 Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank                              20.36
45 José Mendes (Por) Liberty Seguros                      21.01
46 Christian Meier (Can) Garmin-Slipstream                21.20
47 Blake Caldwell (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                 21.23
48 Gonzalo Rabuñal (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                  21.32
49 Morris Possoni (Ita) Team Columbia - Highroad          21.38
50 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                  21.57
51 Nuno Ribeiro (Por) Liberty Seguros                     22.15
52 José Vicente García (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne             23.32
53 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                  23.34
54 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                   23.40
55 Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                 24.14
56 Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank                            24.32
57 Greg Henderson (NZl) Team Columbia - Highroad          27.16
58 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi              27.34
59 Gert Dockx (Bel) Team Columbia - Highroad              28.10
60 Timothy Duggan (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                 28.11
61 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                            28.15
62 Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Caisse D'Epargne                  28.29
63 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank                   29.18
64 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team Saxo Bank                 29.36
65 Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                     29.42
66 Egoitz García (Spa) Spanish National Team              29.50
67 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team Saxo Bank                   29.52
68 David Calatayud (Spa) Spanish National Team            30.23
69 Lucas Euser (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                    30.44
70 Carlos Castaño (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                   31.02
71 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Spanish National Team             31.11
72 Oleg Chuzhda (Ukr) Contentpolis - Murcia               31.58
73 Jason Donald (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                   32.19
74 Javier Benítez (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia             32.26
75 Raúl García De Mateo (Spa) Andorra - Grandvalira       32.27
76 Aitor Galdós (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                 32.34
77 Javier Chacón (Spa) Spanish National Team              32.40
78 Salvador Guardiola (Spa) Spanish National Team         33.05
79 Juan Javier Estrada (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur          33.06
80 Rui Sousa (Por) Liberty Seguros                        33.52
81 Jonathan Bellis (GBr) Team Saxo Bank                   34.25
82 Andrés Vigil (Spa) Spanish National Team               35.14
83 Aitor Aznar (Spa) Andorra - Grandvalira                35.21
84 David Herrero (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                    35.24
85 Eloy Teruel (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia                37.31
86 José Antonio López (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur           37.42
87 Sergio De Lis (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                38.04
88 Dmytro Chuzhda (Ukr) Andorra - Grandvalira                  
89 Vicente García De Mateo (Spa) Andorra - Grandvalira    38.09
90 Iván Raña (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                        38.20
91 Pedro J. Vera (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia              39.57
92 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                   40.25
93 Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank                       41.37
94 Jason Mccartney (USA) Team Saxo Bank                   42.03
95 Claudio Casas (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia              44.29
 
Points classification
 
1 Greg Henderson (NZl) Team Columbia - Highroad              68 pts
2 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                                60
3 Mathew Goss (Aus) Team Saxo Bank                           46
4 Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      46
5 Rubén Plaza (Spa) Liberty Seguros                          43
6 Dennis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                              36
7 Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank                                  28
8 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team Columbia - Highroad             25
9 Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                          23
10 José Herrada López (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia            21
11 David Calatayud (Spa) Spanish National Team               20
12 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                     18
13 Héctor Guerra (Spa) Liberty Seguros                       17
14 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne                    17
15 Gustavo César Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                16
16 Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Caisse D'Epargne                     16
17 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank                      16
18 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                             14
19 Jaume Rovira (Spa) Andorra - Grandvalira                  14
20 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                            14
21 Egoitz García (Spa) Spanish National Team                 13
22 Konstantin Siutsou (Blr) Team Columbia - Highroad         12
23 Diego Milán (Spa) Acqua e Sapone                          11
24 Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                   10
25 Javier Benítez (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia                 8
26 Xavier Tondo (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                     8
27 Pedro J. Vera (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia                  7
28 Mikel Nieve (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      7
29 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Spanish National Team                 7
30 David Herrero (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                        7
31 Eloy Teruel (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia                    6
32 Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                   5
33 Edgar Pinto (Por) Liberty Seguros                          5
34 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team Saxo Bank                       5
35 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Andorra - Grandvalira                  4
36 Hubb Duyn (Ned) Garmin-Slipstream                          4
37 Ángel Vicioso (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                    4
38 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank                             3
39 Craig Lewis (USA) Team Columbia - Highroad                 3
40 Aitor Galdós (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                     3
41 José Antonio López (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur               3
42 Carlos Nozal (Spa) Liberty Seguros                         2
43 Francisco Pérez (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne                     2
44 Manuel Ortega (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                    2
45 Aitor Pérez Arrieta (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia            2
46 Marcos García (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                        1
47 Manuel Vázquez (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia                 1
48 José Ruiz (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                        1
49 Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo Bank                        1
50 Jason Mccartney (USA) Team Saxo Bank                       1
 
Sprints classification
 
1 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                       9 pts
2 Javier Benítez (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia                  8
3 Pedro J. Vera (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia                   7
4 Ángel Vicioso (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                     4
5 Diego Milán (Spa) Acqua e Sapone                            3
6 José Antonio López (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                3
7 Jason Mccartney (USA) Team Saxo Bank                        1
8 José Ruiz (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                         1
9 Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                           1
10 Marcos García (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                        1
11 José Herrada López (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia             1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Konstantin Siutsou (Blr) Team Columbia - Highroad          16 pts
2 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                   10
3 Xavier Tondo (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                      8
4 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne                        8
5 Dennis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                               7
6 Ángel Vicioso (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                     6
7 Héctor Guerra (Spa) Liberty Seguros                         5
8 Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank                                 4
9 Rubén Plaza (Spa) Liberty Seguros                           4
10 Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                          4
11 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                      4
12 José Antonio López (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur               3
13 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank                             2
14 Manuel Vázquez (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia                 2
15 Javier Benítez (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia                 2
16 Pedro J. Vera (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia                  2
17 Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                    1
18 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Andorra - Grandvalira                  1
19 Marcos García (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                        1
20 Lucas Euser (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                        1
21 Eloy Teruel (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia                    1
 
Murcian rider classification
 
1 Francisco Pérez (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne               14.57.12
2 David Calatayud (Spa) Spanish National Team             28.17
3 David Calatayud (Spa) Spanish National Team             30.34
4 Salvador Guardiola (Spa) Spanish National Team          30.59
5 Eloy Teruel (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia                 35.25
6 Pedro J. Vera (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia               37.51
7 Claudio Casas (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia               42.23
 
Team classification
 
1  Rabobank                                            44.47.02
2  Liberty Seguros                                         1.20
3  Caisse D'Epargne                                        3.55
4  Xacobeo Galicia                                         4.01
5  Andalucía - Cajasur                                    13.35
6  Contentpolis - AMPO                                    22.34
7  Euskaltel - Euskadi                                    30.19
8  Andorra - Grandavalira                                 33.14
9  Team Columbia - Highroad                               34.16
10  Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                        40.44
11  Garmin - Slipstream                                   41.05
12  Team Saxo Bank                                        41.56
13 Spanish National Team                                1.16.54