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Stage ReportRichard Virenque who says he has a clear conscience over the Festina drug scandal has requested the long-awaited French Cycling Federation disciplinary hearing be delayed so he can finish the Vuelta. The hearing is on Thursday September 24, 3 days before the Vuelta finishes. The hearings will determine what will happen with the careers of Laurent Brochard, Didier Rous, Pascal Herve, and Christophe Moreau. Moreau is already under 6 months suspension for another drug offence. The Festina riders have been allegedly implicated by the admissions of the former manager Bruno Roussel and doctor Eric Ricjkaert as well as their fellow riders. Brochard has made admissions himself.A laughing Virenque told the press: "Maybe I will leave the Vuelta to go to the commission." Meanwhile, back to racing, Andrei Zintchenko scored his first victory as a professional three years after first taking out his licence. He rode solo for 88 kms (obviously inspired by Gianni Bugno the day before) and finished 2.20 ahead of 3 chasers. It was also the first stage win in the Vuelta for his team, Vitalicio Seguros. Ludo Dierckxens who has been active in many long attacks during the race came second with Unai Etxebarria (Ven) third. He told the press later: "We have tried so much for a win, and came close on Thursday. Towards the finish, although I felt safe, I kept trying harder." Abraham Olano retains the GC leadership with no change to Laurent Jalabert (35 seconds) and Fernando Escartin (51 seconds). The only other notable feature was the expulsion of Francisco Cerezo (Spa) who held onto his team's car during the stage. The driver, the rider and the car were thrown out of the peloton. Stage 13, Sabiñanigo - Sabiñanigo, 208.5 kms:1. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros 5.07.12 (40.723) 2. Ludo Dierickxsens (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 2.20 3. Unai Etxebarria Arana (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2.20 4. Marco Serpellini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas 2.20 5. Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 2.25 6. Alexandre Moos (Swi) Saeco 3.29 7. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Polti 3.39 8. Bert Dietz (Ger) Telekom 3.39 9. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites 3.39 10. Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Casino 3.39 11. Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros 3.39 12. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 3.39 13. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina-Lotus 3.39 14. Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 3.39 15. Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites 3.39 16. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 3.39 17. Massimo Giunti (Ita) Cantina Tollo 3.39 18. Nico Mattan (Bel) Mapei-Bricobi 3.39 19. Sven Teutenberg (Ger) US Postal 3.39 20. Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 3.39 21. Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Rabobank 3.39 22. Chris Peers (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 3.39 23. Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Banesto 3.39 24. Rolf Huser (Swi) Post Swiss Team 3.39 25. Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas 3.39 26. José Ramon Uriarte Zubero (Spa) Festina-Lotus 3.39 27. Michael Claus Moller (Den) TVM-Farm Frites 3.39 28. Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 3.39 29. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino 3.39 30. Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) Banesto 3.39 31. Iñigo Chaurreau Bernadez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 3.39 32. Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Cantina Tollo 3.39 33. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 3.39 34. Angel Castresana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 3.39 35. Alex Zülle (Swi) Festina-Lotus 3.39 36. Gianluca Valoti (Ita) Polti 3.39 37. Javier Pascual Llorente (Col) Avianca-Telecom 3.39 38. David Plaza Romero (Spa) Cofidis 3.39 39. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 3.39 40. Richard Virenque (Fra) Festina-Lotus 3.39 41. Daniel Clavero Sebastian (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 3.39 42. Marcos Serrano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 3.39 43. Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco 3.39 44. Oskar Camenzind (Swi) Mapei-Bricobi 3.39 45. Melcihor Mauri Prat (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 3.39 46. Juan Carlos Vicario Barbera (Spa) Estepona-Brepac 3.39 47. Eleuterio Anguita Hinojosa (Spa) Estepona-Brepac 3.39 48. Vincent Cali (Fra) Casino 3.39 49. Felix M. Garcia Casas (Spa) Festina-Lotus 3.39 50. Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 3.39 51. Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) Post Swiss Team 3.39 52. Franz Hotz (Swi) Post Swiss Team 3.39 53. Arsenio Gonzalez Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 3.39 54. Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto 3.39 55. Mirko Gualdi (Ita) Polti 3.39 56. José Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 3.39 57. Alberto Leanizbarrutia (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 3.39 58. Steve De Wolf (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 3.39 59. José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 3.39 60. Philipp Buschor (Swi) Saeco 3.39 61. Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal 3.39 62. Julio César Aguirre Cabrera (Col) Avianca-Telecom 3.39 63. Roberto Sierra (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 3.39 64. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank 3.39 65. Herminio Diaz Zabala (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 3.39 66. Federico Muñoz Fernandez (Col) Avianca-Telecom 3.39 67. Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto 3.39 68. José Joaquim Castelblanco (Col) Avianca-Telecom 3.39 69. Luis Maria Diaz De Otazu (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 3.39 70. José Maria Jiminez Sastre (Spa) Banesto 3.39 71. Rolf Sorensen (Den) Rabobank 3.39 72. David Etxebarria Alkorta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 3.39 73. Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 3.39 74. Vitali Kokorin (Rus) Saeco 3.39 75. Inaki Aiarzaguena Urkidi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 3.39 76. Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 3.39 77. José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Banesto 3.39 78. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas 7.57 79. Serguei Gontchar (Rus) Cantina Tollo 11.28 80. Maurizio Frizzo (Ita) Cantina Tollo 14.28 81. Armand de las Cuevas (Fra) Banesto 18.08 82. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) US Postal 18.23 83. Gianni Bugno (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi 18.23 84. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Casino 18.23 85. Mark Lotz (Ned) Rabobank 18.23 86. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank 18.23 87. Harald Morscher (Aut) Saeco 18.23 88. Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi 18.23 89. Micheal Rich (Ger) Saeco 18.23 90. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina-Lotus 18.23 91. Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Casino 18.23 92. Martin Rittsel (Swe) Cantina Tollo 18.23 93. Pascal Hervé (Spa) Festina-Lotus 18.23 94. Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Credit Agricole 18.23 95. Daniele Contrini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas 18.23 96. Anthony Rokia (Fra) Polti 18.23 97. Cristiano Frattini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas 18.23 98. Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Cofidis 18.23 99. Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal 18.23 100. Jonathan Vaughters (USA) US Postal 18.23 101. Victor Moratilla Solera (Spa) Estepona-Brepac 18.23 102. Georg Totsching (Aut) Telekom 18.23 103. Peter Meinert-Nielsen (Den) US Postal 18.23 104. Ruslan Ivanov (Rus) Brescialat-Liquigas 18.23 105. Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank 18.23 106. Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 18.23 107. Richard Chassot (Swi) Post Swiss Team 18.23 108. Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas 18.23 109. Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites 18.23 110. Guido Trenti (Ita) Cantina Tollo 18.23 111. Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 18.23 112. José Jaime Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 18.23 113. Davide Bramati (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi 18.23 114. Daniel Paradis (Swi) Post Swiss Team 18.23 115. Uwe Peschel (Ger) Estepona-Brepac 18.23 116. Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Telekom 18.23 117. Joona Laukka (Fin) Lotto-Mobistar 18.23 118. Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 18.23 119. Kai Hundertmark (Ger) Telekom 18.23 120. Matías Cagigas (Spa) Estepona-Brepac 18.23 121. Martin Hvastija (Slo) Cantina Tollo 18.23 122. Manuel Fernandez Gines (Spa) Banesto 18.23 123. Cristian Salvato (Ita) Polti 18.23 124. German Nieto Fernandez (Spa) Estepona-Brepac 18.23 125. Niki Aebersold (Swi) Post Swiss Team 18.23 126. Christian Vandevelde (USA) US Postal 18.23 127. Francisco Leon Mane (Col) Avianca-Telecom 18.23 128. Marcus Zberg (Swi) Post Swiss Team 18.23 129. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 18.23 130. Roger Beuchat (Swi) Post Swiss Team 18.23 131. Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank 18.23 132. Jairo Hernandez Montoya (Col) Avianca-Telecom 27.16 133. Luis Ricardo Mesa (Col) Avianca-Telecom 27.16 GC after Stage 13
1. Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) Banesto 57.38.21 2. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 0.35 3. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 0.51 4. José Maria Jiminez Sastre (Spa) Banesto 1.17 5. Daniel Clavero Sebastian (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 2.01 6. Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2.09 7. Alex Zülle (Swi) Festina-Lotus 2.19 8. Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 2.24 9. Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal 2.44 10. Oskar Camenzind (Swi) Mapei-Bricobi 2.47 11. Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Banesto 2.52 12. Marcos Serrano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 3.38 13. José Joaquim Castelblanco (Col) Avianca-Telecom 4.12 14. José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 4.46 15. Richard Virenque (Fra) Festina-Lotus 4.59 16. David Plaza Romero (Spa) Cofidis 5.31 17. Marco Serpellini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas 5.57 18. Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto 6.28 19. Felix M. Garcia Casas (Spa) Festina-Lotus 7.24 20. Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 8.46 21. Gianluca Valoti (Ita) Polti 9.42 22. Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Cantina Tollo 9.45 23. Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto 12.17 24. Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Casino 12.34 25. Julio César Aguirre Cabrera (Col) Avianca-Telecom 14.13 26. Melcihor Mauri Prat (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 14.53 27. Angel Castresana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 14.54 28. Michael Claus Moller (Den) TVM-Farm Frites 14.59 29. Mirko Gualdi (Ita) Polti 15.39 30. Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 17.09 31. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros 18.17 32. Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas 18.39 33. Inaki Aiarzaguena Urkidi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 19.02 34. Pascal Hervé (Spa) Festina-Lotus 21.34 35. Ludo Dierickxsens (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 22.51 36. Arsenio Gonzalez Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 27.06 37. Iñigo Chaurreau Bernadez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 27.54 38. Juan Carlos Vicario Barbera (Spa) Estepona-Brepac 30.06 39. David Etxebarria Alkorta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 30.20 40. Vitali Kokorin (Rus) Saeco 30.21 41. José Ramon Uriarte Zubero (Spa) Festina-Lotus 31.19 42. Federico Muñoz Fernandez (Col) Avianca-Telecom 32.04 43. Niki Aebersold (Swi) Post Swiss Team 32.10 44. Unai Etxebarria Arana (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 35.23 45. Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 35.37 46. Jairo Hernandez Montoya (Col) Avianca-Telecom 40.09 47. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino 40.50 48. José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Banesto 41.22 49. Javier Pascual Llorente (Col) Avianca-Telecom 41.28 50. Luis Ricardo Mesa (Col) Avianca-Telecom 42.42 51. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina-Lotus 43.16 52. Alexandre Moos (Swi) Saeco 45.12 53. Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 47.19 54. Vincent Cali (Fra) Casino 47.34 55. Martin Hvastija (Slo) Cantina Tollo 48.13 56. Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Casino 49.08 57. Eleuterio Anguita Hinojosa (Spa) Estepona-Brepac 49.49 58. Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 50.16 59. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 53.49 60. Alberto Leanizbarrutia (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 54.35 61. Philipp Buschor (Swi) Saeco 57.16 62. Marcus Zberg (Swi) Post Swiss Team 1.02.08 63. Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) Post Swiss Team 1.03.34 64. Rolf Huser (Swi) Post Swiss Team 1.03.34 65. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Polti 1.03.35 66. Roberto Sierra (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 1.05.43 67. Cristiano Frattini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas 1.06.08 68. Manuel Fernandez Gines (Spa) Banesto 1.06.31 69. Rolf Sorensen (Den) Rabobank 1.07.39 70. Maurizio Frizzo (Ita) Cantina Tollo 1.08.18 71. Chris Peers (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 1.08.46 72. Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco 1.10.13 73. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank 1.12.06 74. Steve De Wolf (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 1.12.29 75. Georg Totsching (Aut) Telekom 1.12.35 76. Franz Hotz (Swi) Post Swiss Team 1.14.00 77. Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi 1.15.27 78. Herminio Diaz Zabala (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 1.15.40 79. Nico Mattan (Bel) Mapei-Bricobi 1.15.52 80. Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 1.17.02 81. Massimo Giunti (Ita) Cantina Tollo 1.19.02 82. José Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 1.22.02 83. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites 1.26.29 84. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) US Postal 1.27.23 85. Joona Laukka (Fin) Lotto-Mobistar 1.27.27 86. Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 1.28.01 87. Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 1.28.16 88. Bert Dietz (Ger) Telekom 1.28.25 89. Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros 1.29.20 90. Serguei Gontchar (Rus) Cantina Tollo 1.29.44 91. Luis Maria Diaz De Otazu (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 1.30.19 92. Kai Hundertmark (Ger) Telekom 1.30.26 93. José Jaime Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 1.33.08 94. Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Cofidis 1.34.11 95. Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank 1.34.31 96. Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites 1.35.28 97. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas 1.36.52 98. Martin Rittsel (Swe) Cantina Tollo 1.39.04 99. Gianni Bugno (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi 1.39.09 100. Peter Meinert-Nielsen (Den) US Postal 1.41.29 101. Matías Cagigas (Spa) Estepona-Brepac 1.43.34 102. Armand de las Cuevas (Fra) Banesto 1.44.12 103. Cristian Salvato (Ita) Polti 1.44.27 104. Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal 1.44.58 105. Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Rabobank 1.46.12 106. Uwe Peschel (Ger) Estepona-Brepac 1.49.26 107. Micheal Rich (Ger) Saeco 1.50.34 108. Sven Teutenberg (Ger) US Postal 1.51.29 109. Francisco Leon Mane (Col) Avianca-Telecom 1.53.23 110. Harald Morscher (Aut) Saeco 1.54.06 111. Richard Chassot (Swi) Post Swiss Team 1.55.26 112. Guido Trenti (Ita) Cantina Tollo 1.55.51 113. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 1.56.05 114. Ruslan Ivanov (Rus) Brescialat-Liquigas 1.56.25 115. Christian Vandevelde (USA) US Postal 1.57.20 116. Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas 1.59.07 117. Daniel Paradis (Swi) Post Swiss Team 1.59.24 118. Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Telekom 2.00.55 119. Roger Beuchat (Swi) Post Swiss Team 2.03.30 120. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Casino 2.06.18 121. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 2.09.03 122. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina-Lotus 2.10.05 123. Mark Lotz (Ned) Rabobank 2.12.09 124. Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites 2.14.04 125. Anthony Rokia (Fra) Polti 2.16.17 126. Victor Moratilla Solera (Spa) Estepona-Brepac 2.16.52 127. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank 2.19.36 128. Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Credit Agricole 2.19.53 129. Davide Bramati (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi 2.20.08 130. Daniele Contrini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas 2.26.31 131. Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank 2.32.45 132. Jonathan Vaughters (USA) US Postal 2.41.51 133. German Nieto Fernandez (Spa) Estepona-Brepac 2.44.50 |