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Marcel Wust writes
Stage ReportRoberto Heras finally won a stage in the Vuelta after attacking with 25 kms to go from a group containing all the top riders on the GC. He finished with his Kelme teammate and big threat for overall race victory, Fernando Escartin. They finished 31 seconds up on the chasing group which contained Abraham Olano. The finally refers to the fact that Heras has already come close in this year's Vuelta - two 2nds and a 3rd place.Jose Maria Jimenez who had previously been able to counter any attempts by the Kelme team to take time out of Olano did not figure today and finished with Olano. He told the press that he thought the real attacks would come on Friday when the peloton has to contend with the 1880 metre Alto de Navacerrada. Today they did it once tomorrow twice! The stage finish is on the top the second time up. Jimenez said: "It will be a lot tougher to control. Today the most important thing was to keep things together." Jalabert, particularly will be threatening as he is only 22 seconds in arrears. In part, this explains why the Banesto team let Heras go so easily. He is not a threat to GC. However, Escartin is and the 31 seconds he regained leaves him only 37 seconds behind Olano in third place on GC. However, one of his best guards Jose Gonzalez is out of the Vuelta after being involved in a nasty crash. For Jalabert's part he knows that if he wants to emulate his 1995 victory he will have to go for it. He said later: "I did not have a good day today, but neither did Olano. Tomorrow is my last chance. I have to attack, because if Olano starts the time trial wearing the leader's yellow jersey he will keep it until Madrid." Stage 19, Avila - Segovia, 170.4 kms:1. Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 4.13.26 (40.342) 2. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 0.30 3. Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.30 4. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 0.31 5. Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Cantina Tollo 0.31 6. Marco Serpellini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas 0.31 7. Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) Banesto 0.31 8. Alex Zülle (Fra) Festina-Lotus 0.31 9. Daniel Clavero Sebastian (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 0.31 10. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros 0.31 11. Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal 0.31 12. Niki Aebersold (Swi) Post Swiss Team 0.31 13. Marcos Serrano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 0.31 14. José Maria Jiminez Sastre (Spa) Banesto 0.31 15. Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto 0.31 16. José Joaquim Castelblanco (Col) Avianca-Telecom 0.31 17. Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Casino 0.31 18. Richard Virenque (Fra) Festina-Lotus 0.31 19. Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 0.31 20. Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Banesto 0.31 21. Mirko Gualdi (Ita) Polti 0.41 22. Ludo Dierickxsens (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 2.51 23. Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Casino 2.51 24. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina-Lotus 2.51 25. Inaki Aiarzaguena Urkidi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2.51 26. Iñigo Chaurreau Bernadez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2.51 27. David Plaza Romero (Spa) Cofidis 2.51 28. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino 2.51 29. José Ramon Uriarte Zubero (Spa) Festina-Lotus 2.51 30. Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi 2.51 31. Rolf Sorensen (Den) Rabobank 2.51 32. Javier Pascual Llorente (Col) Avianca-Telecom 5.46 33. Vincent Cali (Fra) Casino 5.46 34. Steve De Wolf (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 5.46 35. Rolf Huser (Swi) Post Swiss Team 5.46 36. Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank 5.46 37. Richard Chassot (Swi) Post Swiss Team 5.46 38. Federico Muñoz Fernandez (Col) Avianca-Telecom 5.46 39. Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto 5.46 40. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas 9.05 41. Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas 9.05 42. Arsenio Gonzalez Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 9.05 43. José Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 9.05 44. Michael Claus Moller (Den) TVM-Farm Frites 9.05 45. Felix M. Garcia Casas (Spa) Festina-Lotus 9.05 46. Angel Castresana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 9.05 47. Victor Moratilla Solera (Spa) Estepona-Brepac 9.05 48. Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites 9.05 49. Vitali Kokorin (Rus) Saeco 9.05 50. Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros 9.05 51. Alberto Leanizbarrutia (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 9.05 52. Roberto Sierra (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 9.05 53. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank 9.05 54. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank 9.05 55. Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 9.05 56. Cristiano Frattini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas 9.05 57. Franz Hotz (Swi) Post Swiss Team 9.05 58. Unai Etxebarria Arana (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 9.05 59. Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 9.05 60. Eleuterio Anguita Hinojosa (Spa) Estepona-Brepac 9.05 61. David Etxebarria Alkorta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 9.05 62. Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco 10.27 63. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Polti 10.27 64. Marcus Zberg (Swi) Post Swiss Team 15.10 65. Oskar Camenzind (Swi) Mapei-Bricobi 15.10 66. Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) Post Swiss Team 15.10 67. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina-Lotus 20.42 68. Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 20.42 69. Micheal Rich (Ger) Saeco 20.42 70. Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 20.42 71. Massimo Giunti (Ita) Cantina Tollo 20.42 72. Gianni Bugno (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi 20.42 73. Harald Morscher (Aut) Saeco 20.42 74. José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 20.42 75. Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Rabobank 20.42 76. Pascal Hervé (Spa) Festina-Lotus 20.42 77. Bert Dietz (Ger) Telekom 20.42 78. German Nieto Fernandez (Spa) Estepona-Brepac 20.42 79. Herminio Diaz Zabala (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 20.42 80. Daniel Paradis (Swi) Post Swiss Team 20.42 81. Peter Meinert-Nielsen (Den) US Postal 20.42 82. Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Telekom 20.42 83. Philipp Buschor (Swi) Saeco 20.42 84. Kai Hundertmark (Ger) Telekom 20.42 85. Mark Lotz (Ned) Rabobank 20.42 86. Matías Cagigas (Spa) Estepona-Brepac 20.42 87. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Casino 20.42 88. Georg Totsching (Aut) Telekom 20.42 89. Melcihor Mauri Prat (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 20.42 90. Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 20.42 91. Uwe Peschel (Ger) Estepona-Brepac 20.42 92. Nico Mattan (Bel) Mapei-Bricobi 20.42 93. Luis Maria Diaz De Otazu (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 20.42 94. Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Cofidis 20.42 95. Davide Bramati (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi 20.42 96. Julio César Aguirre Cabrera (Col) Avianca-Telecom 20.42 97. Chris Peers (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 20.42 98. Guido Trenti (Ita) Cantina Tollo 20.42 99. Juan Carlos Vicario Barbera (Spa) Estepona-Brepac 20.42 100. Anthony Rokia (Fra) Polti 20.42 101. Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 20.42 102. Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas 20.42 103. Jonathan Vaughters (USA) US Postal 20.42 104. Christian Vandevelde (USA) US Postal 20.42 105. Gianluca Valoti (Ita) Polti 20.42 106. Roger Beuchat (Swi) Post Swiss Team 20.42 107. Francisco Leon Mane (Col) Avianca-Telecom 20.42 108. Joona Laukka (Fin) Lotto-Mobistar 20.42 109. Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 20.42 110. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 20.42 111. Cristian Salvato (Ita) Polti 20.42 112. Martin Rittsel (Swe) Cantina Tollo 20.42 113. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 20.42 114. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites 20.42 115. Manuel Fernandez Gines (Spa) Banesto 20.42 116. José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Banesto 20.42 117. Daniele Contrini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas 23.26 118. Maurizio Frizzo (Ita) Cantina Tollo 24.50 119. Ruslan Ivanov (Rus) Brescialat-Liquigas 32.02 GC after Stage 19
1. Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) Banesto 83.14.13 2. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 0.22 3. José Maria Jiminez Sastre (Spa) Banesto 0.31 4. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 0.37 5. Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 2.05 6. Alex Zülle (Fra) Festina-Lotus 2.12 7. Daniel Clavero Sebastian (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 2.17 8. Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 3.03 9. Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal 3.20 10. José Joaquim Castelblanco (Col) Avianca-Telecom 4.24 11. Richard Virenque (Fra) Festina-Lotus 4.52 12. Marco Serpellini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas 6.52 13. Marcos Serrano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 6.54 14. David Plaza Romero (Spa) Cofidis 8.21 15. Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto 9.13 16. Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Cantina Tollo 11.36 17. Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Banesto 12.41 18. Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Casino 14.38 19. Felix M. Garcia Casas (Spa) Festina-Lotus 17.07 20. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros 18.16 21. Oskar Camenzind (Swi) Mapei-Bricobi 18.49 22. Mirko Gualdi (Ita) Polti 19.21 23. Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto 23.11 24. Inaki Aiarzaguena Urkidi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 23.26 25. Angel Castresana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 24.57 26. José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 27.20 27. Ludo Dierickxsens (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 27.36 28. Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 28.38 29. Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas 29.17 30. Iñigo Chaurreau Bernadez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 32.45 31. Niki Aebersold (Swi) Post Swiss Team 33.33 32. Michael Claus Moller (Den) TVM-Farm Frites 34.17 33. Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 38.29 34. José Ramon Uriarte Zubero (Spa) Festina-Lotus 38.38 35. Arsenio Gonzalez Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 38.56 36. Federico Muñoz Fernandez (Col) Avianca-Telecom 39.40 37. David Etxebarria Alkorta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 39.57 38. Gianluca Valoti (Ita) Polti 40.44 39. Melcihor Mauri Prat (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 41.46 40. Pascal Hervé (Spa) Festina-Lotus 42.40 41. Julio César Aguirre Cabrera (Col) Avianca-Telecom 43.25 42. Vitali Kokorin (Rus) Saeco 45.34 43. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino 45.53 44. Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 46.31 45. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina-Lotus 47.40 46. Unai Etxebarria Arana (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 48.56 47. Javier Pascual Llorente (Col) Avianca-Telecom 49.18 48. Juan Carlos Vicario Barbera (Spa) Estepona-Brepac 52.08 49. Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 52.30 50. Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Casino 54.52 51. Vincent Cali (Fra) Casino 56.35 52. Eleuterio Anguita Hinojosa (Spa) Estepona-Brepac 1.00.35 53. José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Banesto 1.09.23 54. Alberto Leanizbarrutia (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 1.09.33 55. Rolf Huser (Swi) Post Swiss Team 1.12.50 56. Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 1.14.17 57. Rolf Sorensen (Den) Rabobank 1.16.48 58. Roberto Sierra (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 1.18.23 59. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank 1.21.43 60. Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) Post Swiss Team 1.23.48 61. Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi 1.24.44 62. Marcus Zberg (Swi) Post Swiss Team 1.27.04 63. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 1.27.17 64. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Polti 1.27.41 65. Philipp Buschor (Swi) Saeco 1.28.11 66. Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco 1.30.26 67. Franz Hotz (Swi) Post Swiss Team 1.31.17 68. Steve De Wolf (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 1.33.00 69. Cristiano Frattini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas 1.36.06 70. Manuel Fernandez Gines (Spa) Banesto 1.38.17 71. Nico Mattan (Bel) Mapei-Bricobi 1.39.00 72. Georg Totsching (Aut) Telekom 1.40.42 73. José Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 1.41.30 74. Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros 1.43.33 75. Chris Peers (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 1.44.25 76. Herminio Diaz Zabala (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 1.47.26 77. Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites 1.48.08 78. Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank 1.51.06 79. Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 1.51.23 80. Massimo Giunti (Ita) Cantina Tollo 1.56.01 81. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites 1.56.57 82. Maurizio Frizzo (Ita) Cantina Tollo 1.58.12 83. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas 1.59.52 84. Bert Dietz (Ger) Telekom 2.00.39 85. Luis Maria Diaz De Otazu (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 2.02.05 86. Kai Hundertmark (Ger) Telekom 2.03.11 87. Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 2.05.08 88. Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Cofidis 2.09.35 89. Peter Meinert-Nielsen (Den) US Postal 2.10.57 90. Joona Laukka (Fin) Lotto-Mobistar 2.13.54 91. Richard Chassot (Swi) Post Swiss Team 2.15.04 92. Gianni Bugno (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi 2.15.35 93. Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 2.15.39 94. Cristian Salvato (Ita) Polti 2.20.06 95. Martin Rittsel (Swe) Cantina Tollo 2.21.38 96. Micheal Rich (Ger) Saeco 2.26.13 97. Uwe Peschel (Ger) Estepona-Brepac 2.27.08 98. Matías Cagigas (Spa) Estepona-Brepac 2.27.54 99. Daniel Paradis (Swi) Post Swiss Team 2.28.20 100. Harald Morscher (Aut) Saeco 2.29.45 101. Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Rabobank 2.30.22 102. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 2.31.44 103. Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas 2.33.28 104. Christian Vandevelde (USA) US Postal 2.33.58 105. Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Telekom 2.37.33 106. Francisco Leon Mane (Col) Avianca-Telecom 2.38.01 107. Ruslan Ivanov (Rus) Brescialat-Liquigas 2.39.26 108. Victor Moratilla Solera (Spa) Estepona-Brepac 2.41.48 109. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank 2.45.14 110. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Casino 2.52.32 111. Roger Beuchat (Swi) Post Swiss Team 2.53.53 112. Davide Bramati (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi 2.56.46 113. Mark Lotz (Ned) Rabobank 2.57.37 114. Guido Trenti (Ita) Cantina Tollo 3.02.10 115. Anthony Rokia (Fra) Polti 3.02.15 116. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina-Lotus 3.04.21 117. Jonathan Vaughters (USA) US Postal 3.04.59 118. Daniele Contrini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas 3.24.15 119. German Nieto Fernandez (Spa) Estepona-Brepac 3.31.17 |