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60th Vuelta a España - GT

Spain, August 27-September 18, 2005

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Stage 20 - Saturday, September 17: Guadalajara-Alcala de Henares TT, 38.9 km

Remarkable time trial by Heras to clinch Vuelta

...But Ruben Plaza takes it in record time

By Hernan Alvarez Macias in Alcala de Henares

Ruben Plaza (Comunidad Valenciana)
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Roberto Heras (Liberty-Würth) showed he is in outstanding condition as he finished second in today's individual time trial with a time of 41'31.939 at the stage 20 of the Vuelta a España. Ruben Plaza (Comunidad Valenciana) performed just a little bit better, winning the stage in 41'31.362. Heras showed he is without doubt the best rider of the Vuelta a España, and he is almost home for an unprecedented fourth Vuelta victory.

It was a superb, fast time trial, and the fastest of the history of the Vuelta, as most of the riders received the help of a strong tailwind for much of the course. The stage average was a phenomenal 56.218 km/h, faster in fact than any long individual time trial in any Grand Tour.

Winner Ruben Plaza said at the press conference that the race against the clock was very close. "Winning always feels good and especially in a such an important time trial like this one in the Vuelta a España," he commented. "I was watching the finale on the TV and when Roberto [Heras] crossed I didn't know if I won or not. It was a heart-stopping finale."

Roberto Heras (Liberty Seguros)
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"I expected to be there in the top, and in the end the best on the general classification ended at the top," said Roberto Heras to Cyclingnews seconds after finishing his amazing TT. He added he felt very good, but didn't want to talk about his fourth win. Instead he said, "The truth is that I'm very proud of my team."

Carlos Sastre (CSC) was third today and kept his third on the overall classification. He could hardly breath when we spoke to him: "I think it was a very hard time trial, everyone went at his best. For me it was important to maintain this position [3rd on GC]. I rode at my best; I couldn't go faster...You should be satisfied when you do your best and you cannot achieve more."

On the other hand, Francisco Mancebo was fifth today, "I gave it all in this Vuelta, so I have no regrets," said the Illes Balears to Cyclingnews at the finish. "If you give all, and you do what you've got to do, in the end people recognize it."

How it unfolded

Victor Pena (Phonak)
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The penultimate stage finished in Alcala de Henares, a beautiful small city some kilometres northeast of Madrid. In this town in 1547, Miguel de Cervantes was born. Cervantes's greatest book was El Quijote de la Mancha, which is the most famous book written in Spanish in history, like Hamlet is to English. El Quijote was published for the first time in 1605. The Vuelta organization wanted to honour Cervantes' memory and celebrates the 400th anniversary of this prestigious publication in the history of literature.

Early in the day, the race authorities took 13 blood controls from the best placed riders on GC from the following nine outfits: Quick Step, Liberty, Discovery Channel, T-Mobile, Comunidad Valenciana, Euskaltel, Davitamon, Rabobank and CSC. All of them were declared fit to continue the race. At 14:02 local time, the first to start in Guadalajara from the 127 riders was Yohann Gene (Bouygues Telecom), who was the last on the overall classification. But the first big reference on the day was Sweden's Magnus Bäckstedt (Liquigas-Bianchi) who rode the 38.9 kilometres in 43'33. Germany's Uwe Peschel (Gerolsteiner) did a good time trial, but not good enough to be faster than Bäckstedt, as he finished in 43'35.

Stijn Devolder (Discovery Channel)
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Rik Verbrugghe (Quick Step), who was second in the first time trial in Granada, also showed he performs well in long time trials and he beat Bäckstedt's time by 17 seconds (43'17). All the riders were travelling very fast because the wind conditions were very favourable, with a tailwind that increased especially in the last part of the route. The times were improving minute after minute. Angel Vicioso (Liberty) clocked 43'06, and soon after Christian Vandevelde (CSC) performed better with 42'38.

The wind was essential for those times. The best on the GC were arriving and the best times lasted just a few minutes. Oscar Pereiro (Phonak) came home in 42'04, Stijn Devolder (Discovery Channel) in 42'01 and Victor Hugo Peña bettered all the riders in 41'54. The speed average was amazing: more than 55 km/h.

Carlos Sastre (CSC)
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Ruben Plaza (Comunidad Valenciana) began at 16:15 and his time proved to be the best of the afternoon. At the first intermediate point (km 15.8), he was fifth, but he improved a lot at the second intermediate check (km 26) and he was third. His last sector was incredible, and he finished first, destroying Peña's performance with 41'31.

At 16:28, the leader Roberto Heras started. He needed a decent time to make sure he would wear the golden jersey on the last day. He didn't do a decent performance, but a remarkable one, finishing second by 57 hundredths of a second. The winner of the first two time trials, Denis Menchov, was a little off the pace today and finished fourth, but only 6 seconds slower than Plaza.

Stage 21 - September 18: Madrid-Madrid, 136.5 km

This will be the last day of the Vuelta. This will be a chance for many riders like Italy's Alessandro Petacchi to see Madrid's roads in preparation for the World's race on September 25. The stage has three intermediate sprints: Morata de Tajuña (km 32.8), Fuenlabrada (km 69.7) and Madrid (km 101.7). Roberto Heras will certainly enjoy the day wearing the golden jersey and obtaining his record fourth overall win in the Vuelta.

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Results

1 Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                         41.31 (56.22 km/h)
2 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                   
3 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                           0.04
4 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                           0.06
5 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                 0.10
6 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                          0.23
7 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel                                 0.30
8 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                         0.33
9 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel                                  0.48
10 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                                   1.07
11 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                             1.32
12 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                  1.35
13 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Davitamon - Lotto                               1.41
14 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                      1.44
15 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                          1.45
16 Marcos Antonio Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team     1.47
17 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas - Bianchi                             2.02
18 David Blanco Rodiguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                          
19 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                   2.07
20 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                                         2.09
21 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                               
22 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team                                         
23 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                     2.12
24 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        2.15
25 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre - Caffita                                    
26 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                    2.16
27 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                     2.17
28 Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team            2.21
29 Francisco Pérez (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                  2.26
30 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Davitamon - Lotto                      
31 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                                
32 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team CSC                                        2.30
33 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel                                2.39
34 Joan Horrach (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                     2.45
35 Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                 
36 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Davitamon - Lotto                                      
37 Josep Jufre (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                   2.47
38 David Bernabeu (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                             2.48
39 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel                                 2.54
40 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                2.56
41 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick Step - Innergetic                     3.03
42 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Domina Vacanze                            3.12
43 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                        3.14
44 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                             3.16
45 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                   3.20
46 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le credit par telephone              3.22
47 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                          3.36
48 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                          3.38
49 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                   
50 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                        
51 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne       3.41
52 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas - Bianchi                             3.47
53 Eladio Jimenez Sanchez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                     3.49
54 Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              
55 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                      
56 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Team CSC                                        3.50
57 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                        
58 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                    
59 Daniel Atienza Urendez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par telephone         3.51
60 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas - Bianchi                             3.56
61 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas - Bianchi                                4.00
62 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Liquigas - Bianchi                            4.02
63 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                               4.05
64 Juan Manuel Fuentes (Spa) Lampre - Caffita                            4.09
65 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par telephone               4.10
66 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                  4.12
67 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                       4.14
68 Unai Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne              4.17
69 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                         
70 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                       
71 Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) Domina Vacanze                                4.18
72 Jose Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                             4.19
73 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                4.22
74 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                    4.23
75 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                           4.24
76 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Française des Jeux                               4.26
77 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                   4.27
78 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                 4.28
79 Moises Dueñas (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                 4.29
80 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC                                      4.30
81 Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                           4.35
82 Constantino Zaballa Gutierrez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir            4.36
83 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Rabobank                                          
84 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                     4.37
85 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               4.39
86 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                                   4.46
87 Rafael Casero (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                            4.47
88 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                        4.48
89 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  4.50
90 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                  4.51
91 Aketza Peña (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   4.55
92 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                                 4.58
93 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                              5.01
94 Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                   5.04
95 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                                  5.07
96 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                 
97 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                              5.08
98 Jorge Garcia (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                  5.10
99 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       5.13
100 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                     
101 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                5.14
102 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                    5.20
103 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                5.21
104 David Latasa (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                              5.27
105 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               5.32
106 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                                   
107 Adolfo Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                     5.36
108 Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                             5.50
109 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone         5.52
110 Yohann Gène (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                       
111 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                                     5.56
112 Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                  5.57
113 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   5.58
114 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           6.00
115 Andreas Klier (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                    6.06
116 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC                                        6.07
117 Andreas Matzbacher (Aut) Lampre - Caffita                            6.14
118 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                  6.15
119 Ignacio Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                       6.16
120 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                               6.17
121 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                 6.23
122 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                        6.44
123 Ian McLeod (RSA) Française des Jeux                                  6.50
124 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                    6.55
125 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                  7.04
126 Devis Miorin (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                                7.15
127 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon - Lotto                                   7.31
DNS Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                           
 
Points
 
1 Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                            25 pts
2 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                 20
3 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                             16
4 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                             14
5 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                   12
6 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                            10
7 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel                                    9
8 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                            8
9 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel                                     7
10 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                                      6
11 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                5
12 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                     4
13 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Davitamon - Lotto                                  3
14 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                         2
15 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                             1
 
Teams
 
1 Team CSC                                                            2.07.53
2 Liberty Seguros - Würth Team                                           0.02
3 Comunidad Valenciana                                                   0.26
4 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                     0.37
5 Illes Balears - Caisse D'Epargne                                       1.32
6 Phonak Hearing Systems                                                 2.00
7 Davitamon - Lotto                                                      2.54
8 Rabobank                                                               3.42
9 Quick Step - Innergetic                                                5.06
10 T- Mobile Team                                                        5.52
11 Relax Fuenlabrada                                                     6.03
12 Liquigas - Bianchi                                                    6.25
13 Team Gerolsteiner                                                     7.35
14 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                                    
15 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                   7.47
16 Domina Vacanze                                                        7.48
17 Cofidis, le credit par telephone                                      8.03
18 Lampre - Caffita                                                      8.11
19 La Francaise Des Jeux                                                 8.18
20 Fassa Bortolo                                                         9.32
21 Credit Agricole                                                      10.24
22 Bouygues Telecom                                                     12.43
 
General classification after stage 20
 
1 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team           78.48.10
2 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                           4.36
3 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                           4.54
4 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                 5.58
5 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                       8.06
6 Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                         11.36
7 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team                                     13.22
8 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel                                 16.38
9 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Davitamon - Lotto                  18.19
10 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick Step - Innergetic                    18.31
11 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               20.16
12 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                    31.44
13 David Blanco Rodiguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                     34.57
14 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Davitamon - Lotto                              35.07
15 Josep Jufre (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                  35.33
16 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                  36.18
17 Daniel Atienza Urendez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par telephone        36.23
18 Unai Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne             37.14
19 Marcos Antonio Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team    38.13
20 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                   40.49
21 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                            42.14
22 Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         47.46
23 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                        47.54
24 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Team CSC                                       50.35
25 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre - Caffita                               50.50
26 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel                                    
27 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                       51.54
28 Joan Horrach (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                    52.44
29 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                    59.08
30 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                          1.05.05
31 Jose Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                          1.10.27
32 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                                1.12.11
33 Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                        1.16.19
34 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par telephone            1.17.07
35 Adolfo Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                   1.18.10
36 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                      1.19.40
37 Eladio Jimenez Sanchez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                  1.23.58
38 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir              1.25.35
39 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                                      1.26.55
40 Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team          1.27.19
41 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas - Bianchi                          1.29.02
42 Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                1.29.53
43 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             1.31.32
44 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     1.32.00
45 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                               1.33.00
46 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              1.33.55
47 Moises Dueñas (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                              1.35.20
48 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team               1.35.31
49 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                    1.36.18
50 David Bernabeu (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                          1.41.58
51 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                             1.42.11
52 Rafael Casero (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                         1.42.40
53 Francisco Pérez (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne               1.43.06
54 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               1.46.55
55 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Rabobank                                   1.48.27
56 Juan Manuel Fuentes (Spa) Lampre - Caffita                         1.48.59
57 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel                             1.50.15
58 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel                              1.50.18
59 Constantino Zaballa Gutierrez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir         1.50.27
60 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas - Bianchi                          1.53.47
61 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                  1.54.50
62 Jorge Garcia (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                               2.00.47
63 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     2.03.11
64 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Crédit Agricole                              2.04.33
65 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                        2.07.57
66 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  2.08.16
67 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Crédit Agricole                          2.09.16
68 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                       2.12.15
69 Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                           2.14.42
70 David Latasa (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                            2.15.24
71 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                               2.15.25
72 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne    2.15.30
73 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team CSC                                     2.21.39
74 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                 2.22.04
75 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            2.25.24
76 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) T-Mobile Team                               2.28.12
77 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         2.29.41
78 Ignacio Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                     2.30.22
79 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                               2.30.45
80 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                       2.34.15
81 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                2.34.51
82 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                                2.38.14
83 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                           2.39.16
84 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Domina Vacanze                         2.39.25
85 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                               2.42.57
86 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le credit par telephone           2.43.15
87 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                        2.44.01
88 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                 2.45.12
89 Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team         2.48.00
90 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                            2.48.14
91 Andreas Matzbacher (Aut) Lampre - Caffita                          2.48.31
92 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                                   2.50.15
93 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                            2.51.35
94 Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                2.54.37
95 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                       2.55.03
96 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                 2.55.33
97 Aketza Peña (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                2.57.53
98 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Davitamon - Lotto                               3.02.13
99 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                           3.04.01
100 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas - Bianchi                            3.04.11
101 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    3.05.17
102 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                              3.05.32
103 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            3.07.11
104 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                             3.08.46
105 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                            3.10.09
106 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                 3.12.09
107 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                               3.12.15
108 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                3.14.14
109 Andreas Klier (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                 3.14.29
110 Devis Miorin (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                             3.18.43
111 Ian McLeod (RSA) Française des Jeux                               3.19.11
112 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas - Bianchi                         3.24.00
113 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                 3.25.31
114 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone               3.26.32
115 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Liquigas - Bianchi                        3.26.44
116 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC                                  3.26.52
117 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                   3.27.28
118 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                            3.29.06
119 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone      3.32.30
120 Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) Domina Vacanze                            3.33.18
121 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon - Lotto                                3.44.53
122 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                               3.47.14
123 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Française des Jeux                           3.49.07
124 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC                                     3.55.12
125 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                        4.00.41
126 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone               4.00.46
127 Yohann Gène (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                4.15.19
 
Points classification
 
1 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                169 pts
2 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                            142
3 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                 132
4 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                            124
5 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                  117
6 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                           98
7 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                         91
8 Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                            91
9 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   76
10 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Davitamon - Lotto                    74
11 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                          64
12 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    61
13 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                      58
14 Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                     52
15 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team                                       50
16 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel                                   45
17 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                               44
18 Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            43
19 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                       35
20 David Blanco Rodiguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                        35
21 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                                  34
22 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick Step - Innergetic                       33
23 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                   32
24 Eladio Jimenez Sanchez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                       29
25 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                            29
26 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                                           28
27 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                             28
28 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                                  25
29 David Latasa (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                                 25
30 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne         24
31 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                     23
32 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                    21
33 Constantino Zaballa Gutierrez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir              21
34 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                           20
35 Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                     20
36 Josep Jufre (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                     19
37 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                    19
38 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                    18
39 Adolfo Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                        16
40 Marcos Antonio Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team       15
41 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel                                  15
42 Juan Manuel Fuentes (Spa) Lampre - Caffita                              15
43 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                    15
44 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                      14
45 Joan Horrach (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                       14
46 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                     13
47 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                                     13
48 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                       12
49 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                     10
50 Jose Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                9
51 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas - Bianchi                                8
52 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   8
53 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                    8
54 David Bernabeu (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                                8
55 Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                 8
56 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team CSC                                           8
57 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                           8
58 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                        8
59 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel                                    7
60 Moises Dueñas (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                    7
61 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        6
62 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                 6
63 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                     5
64 Unai Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                 5
65 Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                              5
66 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                              5
67 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                      5
68 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                                4
69 Devis Miorin (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                                    4
70 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                           4
71 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Liquigas - Bianchi                               4
72 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Française des Jeux                                  4
73 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Davitamon - Lotto                                  3
74 Daniel Atienza Urendez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par telephone            3
75 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                                         3
76 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                   3
77 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                          3
78 Yohann Gène (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                       3
79 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                  2
80 Jorge Garcia (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                     2
81 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                       2
82 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   2
83 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone             2
84 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                        1
85 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               1
86 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                                     1
87 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                                    1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                   200 pts
2 Eladio Jimenez Sanchez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                       166
3 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                110
4 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                             72
5 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                   65
6 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                         65
7 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                             63
8 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                52
9 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                       49
10 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                                  43
11 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                          42
12 Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            41
13 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Davitamon - Lotto                    41
14 David Blanco Rodiguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                        41
15 Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                     36
16 Constantino Zaballa Gutierrez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir              35
17 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                            34
18 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                  34
19 Adolfo Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                        34
20 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                27
21 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                       26
22 Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team               26
23 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                     24
24 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick Step - Innergetic                       23
25 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                    21
26 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team                                       19
27 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel                                  16
28 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne         15
29 Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                           14
30 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                       12
31 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                               12
32 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   10
33 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel                                    9
34 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Davitamon - Lotto                                  9
35 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                       9
36 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                            8
37 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                        8
38 David Latasa (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                                  8
39 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                        8
40 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                                            7
41 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   7
42 David Bernabeu (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                                7
43 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                 6
44 Unai Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                 6
45 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Team CSC                                           6
46 Jose Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                6
47 Moises Dueñas (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                    5
48 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team CSC                                           5
49 Daniel Atienza Urendez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par telephone            4
50 Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                 4
51 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  4
52 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                     3
53 Ignacio Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                           3
54 Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team               3
55 Devis Miorin (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                                    3
56 Marcos Antonio Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team        2
57 Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                              2
58 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                    2
59 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               2
60 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                  1
61 Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                      1
62 Aketza Peña (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                      1
 
Combination classification
 
1 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                  5 pts
2 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                              8
3 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                             14
4 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                   14
5 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                         18
6 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Davitamon - Lotto                     32
7 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   38
8 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                       42
9 Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                            43
10 David Blanco Rodiguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                        47
11 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team                                       48
12 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                          49
13 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                       52
14 Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            52
15 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                               55
16 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick Step - Innergetic                       56
17 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel                                   57
18 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                   62
19 Eladio Jimenez Sanchez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                       63
20 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                     70
21 Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                     71
22 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                                  89
23 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                           93
24 Adolfo Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                        93
25 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel                                  94
26 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                                          105
27 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                   105
28 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                      107
29 Constantino Zaballa Gutierrez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir             108
30 Marcos Antonio Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team      115
31 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                              120
32 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Davitamon - Lotto                                121
33 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                           122
34 Unai Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne               126
35 Jose Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                              127
36 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne        130
37 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                  131
38 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                   134
39 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                 136
40 David Latasa (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                                137
41 Daniel Atienza Urendez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par telephone          140
42 David Bernabeu (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                              146
43 Moises Dueñas (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                  154
44 Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                            155
45 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                173
46 Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                               174
47 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                     175
48 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team CSC                                         177
49 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                      182
50 Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                    190
51 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                               204
52 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             221
53 Devis Miorin (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                                  234
 
Teams classification
 
1 Comunidad Valenciana                                              236.11.30
2 Illes Balears - Caisse D'Epargne                                      54.06
3 Team CSC                                                            1.00.30
4 Liberty Seguros - Würth Team                                        1.14.42
5 Davitamon - Lotto                                                   1.15.37
6 Phonak Hearing Systems                                              1.16.16
7 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                 1.23.31
8 T- Mobile Team                                                      1.59.07
9 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                  2.03.41
10 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                             2.14.08
11 Relax Fuenlabrada                                                  2.25.03
12 Quick Step - Innergetic                                            2.45.06
13 Lampre - Caffita                                                   3.21.20
14 Cofidis, le credit par telephone                                   3.27.06
15 Rabobank                                                           3.56.40
16 Credit Agricole                                                    4.35.25
17 Fassa Bortolo                                                      5.34.35
18 Bouygues Telecom                                                   5.36.47
19 Liquigas - Bianchi                                                 5.50.49
20 Team Gerolsteiner                                                  6.06.40
21 La Francaise Des Jeux                                              8.25.04
22 Domina Vacanze                                                     8.38.14
 
Intermediate timing

km 15.8
 
1 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                19.13
2 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                           0.06
3 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                           0.07
4 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team               0.14
5 Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                          0.23
6 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                                    0.25
7 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                          0.26
8 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel                                 0.27
9 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                         0.30
10 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                  0.36
11 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                      0.37
12 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                             0.47
13 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                          0.49
14 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team                                     0.51
15 Marcos Antonio Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team     0.57
16 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Davitamon - Lotto                               0.59
17 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                       
18 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        1.00
19 David Blanco Rodiguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                      1.03
20 Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team            1.04
21 Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team             1.06
22 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas - Bianchi                             1.07
23 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                    1.08
24 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel                                 1.09
25 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                                         1.12
26 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                                
27 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre - Caffita                                1.13
28 David Bernabeu (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                                 
29 Francisco Pérez (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                  1.19
30 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team CSC                                        1.23
31 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                           1.24
32 Joan Horrach (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                     1.27
33 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                     1.29
34 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                         
35 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                        1.30
36 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel                                     
37 Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          1.31
38 Josep Jufre (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                   1.33
39 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                   1.35
40 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Davitamon - Lotto                  1.36
41 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel                                    
42 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Domina Vacanze                            1.37
43 Eladio Jimenez Sanchez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                     1.39
44 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                             1.41
45 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas - Bianchi                             1.42
46 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par telephone               1.43
47 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                    1.45
48 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Davitamon - Lotto                                  1.46
49 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                1.47
50 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Team CSC                                        1.48
51 Constantino Zaballa Gutierrez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                
52 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le credit par telephone              1.49
53 Juan Manuel Fuentes (Spa) Lampre - Caffita                            1.53
54 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne       1.54
55 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                  1.56
56 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick Step - Innergetic                     1.57
57 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                                1.58
58 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                           1.59
59 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                    
60 Rafael Casero (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                
61 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas - Bianchi                                 
62 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                  2.02
63 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                    2.04
64 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                    
65 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     2.05
66 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                               2.06
67 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                 2.07
68 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                   
69 Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                               
70 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                          2.08
71 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Française des Jeux                                   
72 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                              
73 Daniel Atienza Urendez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par telephone         2.13
74 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                       
75 Moises Dueñas (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                 2.14
76 Jose Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                             2.15
77 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                                     
78 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC                                      2.16
79 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                                   2.17
80 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                     
81 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Rabobank                                          
82 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Liquigas - Bianchi                            2.18
83 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                           
84 Unai Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne              2.19
85 Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                       
86 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  2.20
87 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                  
88 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                       
89 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                     2.23
90 Jorge Garcia (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                      
91 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   
92 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                            
93 Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) Domina Vacanze                                2.28
94 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                  
95 Yohann Gène (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    2.30
96 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       2.31
97 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                 2.32
98 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                2.33
99 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    2.36
100 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                                     
101 Aketza Peña (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                  2.37
102 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas - Bianchi                               2.38
103 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                                     2.40
104 Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                  2.41
105 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                     
106 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone         2.50
107 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                       
108 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                    2.53
109 David Latasa (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                              2.54
110 Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                             2.57
111 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                 3.01
112 Ignacio Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                       3.04
113 Adolfo Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                     3.08
114 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                
115 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                        3.12
116 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                                   
117 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           3.15
118 Andreas Klier (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                    3.17
119 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                    3.21
120 Ian McLeod (RSA) Française des Jeux                                      
121 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                  3.22
122 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                 3.26
123 Andreas Matzbacher (Aut) Lampre - Caffita                            3.32
124 Devis Miorin (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                                3.39
125 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC                                        3.40
126 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon - Lotto                                   3.50
127 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                  4.02
 
km 26
 
1 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team              28.56
2 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                           0.01
3 Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                          0.06
4 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                               
5 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                 0.07
6 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                          0.10
7 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel                                     
8 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                         0.16
9 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                           0.29
10 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                                   0.31
11 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                             0.48
12 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel                                 0.49
13 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Davitamon - Lotto                               0.50
14 Marcos Antonio Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team     0.55
15 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                  0.59
16 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas - Bianchi                             1.07
17 Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                
18 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        1.09
19 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                   1.10
20 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team                                     1.12
21 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                      1.13
22 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre - Caffita                                    
23 David Blanco Rodiguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                      1.15
24 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                    1.16
25 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                         
26 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                           1.18
27 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                            1.27
28 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                     1.30
29 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team CSC                                        1.31
30 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                                         1.32
31 Joan Horrach (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                     1.36
32 David Bernabeu (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                             1.37
33 Francisco Pérez (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                  1.38
34 Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team             1.47
35 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Davitamon - Lotto                                  1.49
36 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel                                1.51
37 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                
38 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel                                 1.53
39 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Davitamon - Lotto                      
40 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                            
41 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le credit par telephone              1.56
42 Josep Jufre (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                   1.59
43 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                2.00
44 Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          2.07
45 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                   2.08
46 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                             2.11
47 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick Step - Innergetic                         
48 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                    2.15
49 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                               2.19
50 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                              
51 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas - Bianchi                             2.20
52 Eladio Jimenez Sanchez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                     2.25
53 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                2.27
54 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Team CSC                                        2.28
55 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                          2.31
56 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne           
57 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                      
58 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                        
59 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                   
60 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                           2.35
61 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                  2.38
62 Juan Manuel Fuentes (Spa) Lampre - Caffita                            2.39
63 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                         
64 Daniel Atienza Urendez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par telephone         2.41
65 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par telephone               2.43
66 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                                   2.44
67 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                       
68 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                   2.45
69 Constantino Zaballa Gutierrez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir            2.49
70 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas - Bianchi                                    
71 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                    
72 Jose Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                 
73 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas - Bianchi                                 
74 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                  
75 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                     2.51
76 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Française des Jeux                               2.54
77 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                 2.55
78 Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                       
79 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                    2.56
80 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Liquigas - Bianchi                                
81 Moises Dueñas (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                     
82 Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) Domina Vacanze                                2.58
83 Unai Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne              3.00
84 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                       3.01
85 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC                                      3.02
86 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               3.04
87 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                                 3.06
88 Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                           3.12
89 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Rabobank                                      3.13
90 Rafael Casero (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                            3.14
91 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                              3.15
92 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                      
93 Aketza Peña (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   3.16
94 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       3.18
95 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                  3.19
96 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                        3.21
97 Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                   3.22
98 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                 3.24
99 Jorge Garcia (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                  3.26
100 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                    
101 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               3.29
102 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                                     3.31
103 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                               3.32
104 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                 3.33
105 Yohann Gène (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   3.36
106 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                                 3.41
107 David Latasa (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                              3.43
108 Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                             3.45
109 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                        
110 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   3.46
111 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone         3.52
112 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Crédit Agricole                            3.55
113 Andreas Matzbacher (Aut) Lampre - Caffita                            3.57
114 Andreas Klier (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                    4.05
115 Ignacio Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                       4.08
116 Adolfo Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                     4.11
117 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                               4.18
118 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                    4.27
119 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                     
120 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                  4.31
121 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           4.33
122 Ian McLeod (RSA) Française des Jeux                                  4.35
123 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC                                        4.39
124 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                        4.43
125 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                  4.59
126 Devis Miorin (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                                5.04
127 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon - Lotto                                   5.21


Intermediate timing

km 15.8
 
1 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne      19.13
2 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                 0.06
3 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                 0.07
4 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team     0.14
5 Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                0.23
6 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                          0.25
7 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                0.26
8 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel                       0.27
9 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems               0.30
10 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team        0.36
 
km 26
 
1 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team    28.56
2 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                 0.01
3 Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                0.06
4 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                     
5 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne       0.07
6 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                0.10
7 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel                           
8 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems               0.16
9 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                 0.29
10 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                         0.31

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