Vuelta a Espana, Grand Tour

Spain, September 4-26, 1999

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Alex bounces back in style, Olano abandons, Jalabert doesn't show

Swiss rider Alex Zulle (Banesto) bounced back to the winner's list with a close stage finish in the 149 km stage from Andorra to Castellar Del Riu on Saturday, September 18. He took stage 13 just in front of breakway companion Nicola Miceli (Ita) from the Liquigas team after going clear at 72 km.

In what was the final "hard" mountain stage, with two Cat 2 climbs and the final special category climb into the stage finish, race leader Jan Ullrich retained the amarillo jersey, finishing in fifth place some 38 seconds behind Zulle.

Only 40 km from the finish the breakaway group had a lead of over five minutes over the main bunch, containing Ullrich, but some hard chasing saw that lead drop to less than a minute by the finish. Along the way, Zulle's team mate and fellow breakaway Jon Odriozola blew only eight kilometres from the finish after helping Zulle establish the winning break.

The Swiss rider completed the stage in 3.54.34 and has now taken out seven stage wins in the Vuelta. The return to form of the former Vuleta winner in 1996 and 19997 is in stark contrast to his performance on the stage to Salamanca, where he came home in 74 the position.

"This is a very important victory for both myself and the team. Ever since Salamanca (on the 6th stage) I have not really been competitive but things came together here. Miceli was a tough man to overcome though. I knew he wanted the stage victory as well and it was quite a fight with him," Zuelle said.

Ullrich extended his lead over second-placed Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros to 49 seconds, and commented "I'm glad this is the last really hard mountain stage. In fact every stage has seemed hard despite the fact that I'm happy with the way things have gone. This has been a very fast race when you take into consideration the route."

Gonzalez Galdeano finished 13 seconds behind Ullrich, while José Maria Jimenez Sastre (Spa) Banesto finished in thrid place, six seconds ahead of Ullrich but still 3.35 behind overall in fourth place. The third-placed rider on the GC, Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca finished with Ullrich, while former race leader Abraham Olano trailed the winner by 7.24, finishing in 32nd place.

After the stage, Olano announced that we would be abandoning the Vuelta due to injuries he sustained in the brutal eighth stage to Angliru, where he slid off the road on the descent of the Cordal and crashed into a ditch. The Spanish rider underwent a medical examination after Stage 13 and decided to withdraw. Apparently, the Spanish rider suffered a broken rib but had been riding on the following consecutive stages.

This is another devastating blow for ONCE, as world number 1 (UCI) and former Vuelta winner Laurent Jalabert did not start the stage on Saturday morning. In addition, ONCE have also lost climber Peter Luttenberger, leaving the team without a leader. Olano said he would not be willing to complete the final time trial of the Vuelta if he would not be 100%, which was unlikely given the extent of his injuries. He has subsequently lost time on each stage and finished in 32nd place on Saturday.

Stage 13, Andorra - Castellar del Riu, 139 kms:

Stage 13, Andorrra - Castellar Del Riu (Rassos De Peguera) 

Distance 149 km, AVS 38.113 kmh


1   Alex Zülle (Swi) Banesto                                    3.54.34
2   Nicola Miceli  (Ita) Liquigas                                    14
3   José M. Jimenez Sastre (Spa) Banesto                             32
4   Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto                                   36
5   Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                          38
6   Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                 38
7   José Uria Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                      47
8   Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Banesto                            47
9   José L. Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                   47
10  Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                   51
11  Ivan Parra (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                             2.06
12  Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   2.06
13  Angel Casero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                           2.11
14  Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                        2.45
15  Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto                            3.09
16  Txema Del Olmo Zendegi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                 3.18
17  Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Mapei-Quick Step                            3.35
18  Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                               4.09
19  Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto                             5.52
20  Toni Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                           7.24
21  Miguel A. Martin Perdiguero (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank           7.24
22  Joona Laukka (Fin) Sport Lisboa Benfica                        7.24
23  Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                7.24
24  Felix Garcia Casas (Spa) Lotus-Festina                         7.24
25  Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank              7.24
26  Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                           7.24
27  William Chann McRae (USA) Mapei-Quick Step                     7.24
28  Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                             7.24
29  Inigo Chaurreau Bernadez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi               7.24
30  Massimo Codol (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                              7.24
31  Gianni Faresin (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                          7.24
32  Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 7.24
33  Iñigo Cuesta Lopez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                    7.24
34  Ramon Gonzalez Arrieta (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                 7.24
35  Juan C. Vicario Barbera (Spa) Fuenlabrada                      7.34
36  Angel Castresana Del Val (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi               8.29
37  José Uriarte Zubero (Spa) Lotus-Festina                        9.31
38  Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites                             9.31
39  Oscar Lopez Uriarte (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica                 9.51
40  Marcus Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                   10.25
41  Victor Peña (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                           10.25
42  Pedro Diaz Lobato (Spa) Fuenlabrada                           10.25
43  Andrei Teteriouk (Kaz) Liquigas                               10.25
44  Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                        11.27
45  Jörg Jaksche  (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                     11.27
46  Quintino Fernandez Rodrigues (Por) Sport Lisboa Benfica       11.48
47  Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                       12.03
48  Andrea Noe (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                             12.23
49  Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                    12.23
50  Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                      12.29
51  Niki Aebersold (Swi) Rabobank                                 12.29
52  Davide Rebellin (Ita) Team Polti                              12.29
53  Orlando Gomes Rodrigues (Por) Banesto                         13.59
54  Francisco Cabello Luque (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca              13.59
55  Stefano Cattai (Ita) Team Polti                               13.59
56  Marcos A. Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank          15.36
57  German Nieto Fernandez (Spa) Fuenlabrada                      16.06
58  Melchor Mauri (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica                      17.00
59  Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     21.00
60  Pascal Hervé (Fra) Lotus-Festina                              21.00
61  Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips                21.00
62  Daniel Bayes (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica                       21.00
63  Danilo Hondo (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                      21.00
64  Marco Gili (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips                    21.00
65  Bram de Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                  21.00
66  Alessandro Pozzi (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips              21.00
67  David Garcia Marquina (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                 21.00
68  Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                          21.00
69  Carlos Golbano (Spa) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips                21.00
70  Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                     21.00
71  Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 21.00
72  Laurent Brochard (Fra) Lotus-Festina                          21.00
73  Marco Della Vedova (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                        21.00
74  Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                           21.00
75  Andres Bermejo Siller (Spa) Fuenlabrada                       21.00
76  Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                    21.00
77  Cesar Solaun Solana (Spa) Banesto                             21.00
78  Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros              21.00
79  Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Liquigas                                  21.00
80  Paul van Hyfte (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                           21.00
81  Stefano Verziagi (Ita) Fuenlabrada                            21.00
82  Igor Flores Galarza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   21.00
83  Cristian Salvato (Ita) Team Polti                             21.00
84  Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank                                21.00
85  Kurt van de Wouwer (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                       21.00
86  Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Cofidis                             21.00
87  Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin                             21.00
88  Matias Cagigas Amedo (Spa) Fuenlabrada                        21.00
89  Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                      21.00
90  Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                         21.00
91  Koen Beeckman (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                            21.00
92  Fabian Jeker (Swi) Lotus-Festina                              21.00
93  Christophe Rinero (Fra) Cofidis                               21.00
94  Julian Dean (NZl) US Postal Service                           21.00
95  Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips            21.00
96  Alberto Lopez de Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi               21.00
97  Alexandre Shefer (Kaz) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                    21.00
98  Eleuterio Anguita Hinojosa (Spa) Fuenlabrada                  21.00
99  Jaime Hernandez Bertran (Spa) Lotus-Festina                   21.00
100 Chris Peers (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                              21.00
101 Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips            21.00
102 Andreas Klier (Ger) TVM-Farm Frites                           21.00
103 Geert van Bondt (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                         21.00
104 José V. Garcia Acosta (Spa) Banesto                           21.00
105 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team Deutsche Telekom                 21.00
106 Mario Traversoni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                       21.00
107 Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                     21.00
108 Rossano Brasi (Ita) Team Polti                                21.00
109 Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin                           21.00
110 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                      21.00
111 Rolf Sörensen (Den) Rabobank                                  21.00
112 Unai Etxebarria Arana (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                 21.00
113 Dirk Baldinger (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                    21.00
114 Glenn Magnusson (Swe) US Postal Service                       21.00
115 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Liquigas                                21.19
116 Alessio Bongioni (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                    21.19
117 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                    21.19
118 Arnoldas Saprykinas (Ltu) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                 21.19
119 Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                         21.19
120 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                     21.19
121 Igor Pugaci (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                            21.30
122 Simone Zucchi (Ita) Team Polti                                23.33
123 Cesar Perez Padron  (Spa) Fuenlabrada                         23.33
124 José A. Garrido (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica                    23.33
125 Marcel Wüst (Ger) Lotus-Festina                               23.33
126 Frank Hoj (Den) US Postal Service                             24.25
127 Remco Van Der Ven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                       24.25
128 Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                       24.38
129 Anthony Rokia (Fra) Cofidis                                   24.38
130 Frankie Andreu (USA) US Postal Service                        25.09
131 Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Liquigas                             25.09
132 Enrico Cassani (Ita) Team Polti                               25.09



Mountains 

Collada De Clara 73.8 km Cat 2

1   Nicola Miceli  (Ita) Liquigas                         10
2   Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto                    7
3   Alex Zülle (Swi) Banesto                               5
4   Laurent Brochard (Fra) Lotus-Festina                   3
5   José M. Jimenez Sastre (Spa) Banesto                   2
6   Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Cofidis                      1

Alto De La Mina  121 km Cat 3

1   Nicola Miceli  (Ita) Liquigas                        6
2   Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto                  4
3   Alex Zülle (Swi) Banesto                             2

Castellar Del Riu 149 km, special category

1   Alex Zülle (Swi) Banesto                             30
2   Nicola Miceli  (Ita) Liquigas                        25
3   José M. Jimenez Sastre (Spa) Banesto                 20
4   Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto                       16
5   Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom              12
6   Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca     10
7   José Uria Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca           8
8   Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Banesto                 6
9   José L. Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca        4
10  Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros        3
11  Ivan Parra (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                    2
12  Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi          1





Points competition 

Coll De Nargo 36 km

1   Marcel Wüst (Ger) Lotus-Festina                        4
2   Miguel A. Martin Perdiguero (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank   2
3   Orlando Gomes Rodrigues (Por) Banesto                  1

Ogern 61.8 km

1   Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin                      4
2   Marcel Wüst (Ger) Lotus-Festina                        2
3   Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                    1

Berga  132.3 km                                     

1   Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto                    4
2   Alex Zülle (Swi) Banesto                               2
3   Nicola Miceli  (Ita) Liquigas                          1


Stage finish 149 km

1   Alex Zülle (Swi) Banesto                              25
2   Nicola Miceli  (Ita) Liquigas                         20
3   José M. Jimenez Sastre (Spa) Banesto                  16
4   Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto                        14
5   Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom               12
6   Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca      10
7   José Uria Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca            9
8   Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Banesto                  8
9   José L. Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca         7
10  Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros         6
11  Ivan Parra (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                     5
12  Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi           4
13  Angel Casero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                   3
14  Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                2

GC after Stage 13: 

 General classification after stage 13, 2751 km, AVS 40.1               


1   Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                    56.42.18
2   Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                   49
3   Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca               2.35
4   José M. Jimenez Sastre (Spa) Banesto                           3.35
5   Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Mapei-Quick Step                            3.45
6   José L. Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                 4.23
7   Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Banesto                          5.05
8   Angel Casero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                           5.19
9   Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto                                 6.00
10  Ivan Parra (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                             8.08
11  Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                        9.24
12  Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                12.29
13  José Uria Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                   18.26
14  Felix Garcia Casas (Spa) Lotus-Festina                        20.21
15  Txema Del Olmo Zendegi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                20.31
16  Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  27.25
17  Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto                            28.33
18  Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank             32.52
19  Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Cofidis                             33.42
20  William Chann McRae (USA) Mapei-Quick Step                    34.04
21  Victor Peña (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                           34.38
22  Inigo Chaurreau Bernadez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi              35.57
23  Niki Aebersold (Swi) Rabobank                                 35.57
24  Nicola Miceli  (Ita) Liquigas                                 36.59
25  Melchor Mauri (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica                      39.13
26  Davide Rebellin (Ita) Team Polti                              44.54
27  Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                       47.50
28  Massimo Codol (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                             48.10
29  Gianni Faresin (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                         50.25
30  Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites                            53.08
31  Andrei Teteriouk (Kaz) Liquigas                               56.52
32  Marcus Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                   56.57
33  Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                               58.13
34  Kurt van de Wouwer (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                       58.19
35  Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                            58.59
36  Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto                         1.02.53
37  David Garcia Marquina (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros               1.03.54
38  Juan C. Vicario Barbera (Spa) Fuenlabrada                   1.03.57
39  Andrea Noe (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                           1.04.12
40  Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                   1.04.45
41  Alex Zülle (Swi) Banesto                                    1.06.10
42  Marcos A. Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank        1.08.22
43  Jörg Jaksche  (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                   1.09.01
44  Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                        1.09.50
45  Pedro Diaz Lobato (Spa) Fuenlabrada                         1.10.16
46  Oscar Lopez Uriarte (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica              1.10.49
47  Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                      1.11.09
48  Alexandre Shefer (Kaz) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                  1.13.25
49  Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                            1.16.38
50  Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Liquigas                                1.16.43
51  Joona Laukka (Fin) Sport Lisboa Benfica                     1.17.27
52  Laurent Brochard (Fra) Lotus-Festina                        1.26.17
53  Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros            1.29.54
54  Stefano Cattai (Ita) Team Polti                             1.30.56
55  Toni Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                        1.31.16
56  Orlando Gomes Rodrigues (Por) Banesto                       1.33.05
57  Angel Castresana Del Val (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi            1.33.16
58  Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin                         1.34.04
59  Ramon Gonzalez Arrieta (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi              1.37.49
60  Iñigo Cuesta Lopez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 1.38.17
61  José V. Garcia Acosta (Spa) Banesto                         1.40.44
62  Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips          1.42.29
63  Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                    1.44.05
64  Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  1.46.53
65  Cristian Moreni (Ita) Liquigas                              1.50.51
66  Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin                           1.52.52
67  Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                   1.52.56
68  Bram de Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                1.53.30
69  Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                         1.53.44
70  Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                    1.54.39
71  Christophe Rinero (Fra) Cofidis                             1.55.35
72  Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                       1.57.04
73  Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                  1.59.24
74  Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips              1.59.40
75  Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank               1.59.52
76  Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                    2.00.26
77  Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank                              2.00.47
78  Miguel A. Martin Perdiguero (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank        2.03.08
79  José Uriarte Zubero (Spa) Lotus-Festina                     2.03.20
80  Paul van Hyfte (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                         2.03.57
81  Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                   2.04.24
82  Stefano Verziagi (Ita) Fuenlabrada                          2.04.50
83  Quintino Fernandez Rodrigues (Por) Sport Lisboa Benfica     2.05.35
84  Andreas Klier (Ger) TVM-Farm Frites                         2.06.14
85  Rolf Sörensen (Den) Rabobank                                2.07.05
86  Rossano Brasi (Ita) Team Polti                              2.09.03
87  Eleuterio Anguita Hinojosa (Spa) Fuenlabrada                2.09.57
88  Fabian Jeker (Swi) Lotus-Festina                            2.10.02
89  Cesar Solaun Solana (Spa) Banesto                           2.10.28
90  Chris Peers (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                            2.10.53
91  Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                       2.11.00
92  Alberto Lopez de Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi             2.11.14
93  Arnoldas Saprykinas (Ltu) Riso Scotti-Vinavil               2.11.23
94  Danilo Hondo (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                    2.15.45
95  Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team Deutsche Telekom               2.15.53
96  Matias Cagigas Amedo (Spa) Fuenlabrada                      2.16.10
97  Francisco Cabello Luque (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca            2.17.45
98  Unai Etxebarria Arana (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi               2.18.10
99  Frankie Andreu (USA) US Postal Service                      2.20.44
100 Glenn Magnusson (Swe) US Postal Service                     2.20.59
101 Frank Hoj (Den) US Postal Service                           2.21.24
102 Geert van Bondt (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                       2.22.28
103 German Nieto Fernandez (Spa) Fuenlabrada                    2.22.36
104 Dirk Baldinger (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                  2.22.41
105 Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                   2.22.55
106 Igor Flores Galarza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                 2.23.03
107 Carlos Golbano (Spa) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips              2.23.23
108 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                  2.24.37
109 Remco Van Der Ven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                     2.25.13
110 Jaime Hernandez Bertran (Spa) Lotus-Festina                 2.25.24
111 Mario Traversoni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                     2.26.11
112 Koen Beeckman (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                          2.27.07
113 Pascal Hervé (Fra) Lotus-Festina                            2.27.49
114 Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Liquigas                           2.29.06
115 Andres Bermejo Siller (Spa) Fuenlabrada                     2.29.26
116 José A. Garrido (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica                  2.30.42
117 Alessio Bongioni (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                  2.30.50
118 Marco Della Vedova (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                      2.32.28
119 Cesar Perez Padron  (Spa) Fuenlabrada                       2.33.29
120 Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                        2.33.37
121 Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips          2.34.05
122 Simone Zucchi (Ita) Team Polti                              2.35.05
123 Cristian Salvato (Ita) Team Polti                           2.35.20
124 Enrico Cassani (Ita) Team Polti                             2.40.31
125 Marcel Wüst (Ger) Lotus-Festina                             2.44.42
126 Julian Dean (NZl) US Postal Service                         2.46.02
127 Alessandro Pozzi (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips            2.47.24
128 Marco Gili (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips                  2.47.52
129 Anthony Rokia (Fra) Cofidis                                 2.49.26
130 Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                     2.54.25
131 Igor Pugaci (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                          2.58.08
132 Daniel Bayes (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica                     2.58.45 


Mountains competition

1   José M. Jimenez Sastre (Spa) Banesto                        92
2   Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca            67
3   Victor Peña (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                         65
4   Laurent Brochard (Fra) Lotus-Festina                        62
5   José Uria Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                 59
6   Inigo Chaurreau Bernadez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi            57
7   Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Liquigas                                54
8   Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros              54
9   Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto                              48
10  Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Banesto                       47
11  Nicola Miceli  (Ita) Liquigas                               44
12  Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Mapei-Quick Step                         41
13  Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                     38
14  Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                     38
15  Alex Zülle (Swi) Banesto                                    37
16  Felix Garcia Casas (Spa) Lotus-Festina                      34
17  Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank              30
18  Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Cofidis                           25
19  José L. Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca              24
20  Orlando Gomes Rodrigues (Por) Banesto                       23
21  Pascal Hervé (Fra) Lotus-Festina                            23
22  Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto                          23
23  Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto                         21
24  Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  19
25  Marcos A. Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank        12
26  José V. Garcia Acosta (Spa) Banesto                         12
27  Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                       11
28  Alberto Lopez de Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi             11
29  Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                        10
30  Marcus Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                 10
31  Melchor Mauri (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica                     9
32  Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                      8
33  William Chann McRae (USA) Mapei-Quick Step                   8
34  Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                             8
35  Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros             8
36  Angel Casero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                         7
37  Rolf Sörensen (Den) Rabobank                                 7
38  German Nieto Fernandez (Spa) Fuenlabrada                     6
39  Ivan Parra (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                           6
40  Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank            6
41  Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                 5
42  Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                       5
43  Angel Castresana Del Val (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi             5
44  Ramon Gonzalez Arrieta (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi               5
45  Cesar Solaun Solana (Spa) Banesto                            5
46  Davide Rebellin (Ita) Team Polti                             4
47  David Garcia Marquina (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                4
48  Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                    4
49  Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips               4
50  Francisco Cabello Luque (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca             4
51  Mario Traversoni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                      4
52  Massimo Codol (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                            3
53  Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                    3
54  Igor Flores Galarza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  3
55  Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin                          2
56  Eleuterio Anguita Hinojosa (Spa) Fuenlabrada                 2
57  Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                              1
58  Andrea Noe (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                            1
59  Jörg Jaksche  (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                    1
60  Toni Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                         1
61  Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                          1
62  Christophe Rinero (Fra) Cofidis                              1
63  Marcel Wüst (Ger) Lotus-Festina                              1




Points competition


1   Marcel Wüst (Ger) Lotus-Festina                          120
2   Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros            92
3   Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin                         83
4   Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank            82
5   Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                   73
6   José M. Jimenez Sastre (Spa) Banesto                      57
7   Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team Deutsche Telekom             57
8   Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca          56
9   Mario Traversoni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                   54
10  Miguel A. Martin Perdiguero (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank      43
11  Angel Casero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                      42
12  Nicola Miceli  (Ita) Liquigas                             39
13  José L. Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca            39
14  Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto                            38
15  Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Banesto                     38
16  Laurent Brochard (Fra) Lotus-Festina                      37
17  Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Mapei-Quick Step                       36
18  Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips            32
19  Glenn Magnusson (Swe) US Postal Service                   30
20  José Uria Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca               29
21  Victor Peña (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                       29
22  Alex Zülle (Swi) Banesto                                  27
23  Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                   27
24  Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Cofidis                         27
25  Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Liquigas                         26
26  Iñigo Cuesta Lopez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank               23
27  Davide Rebellin (Ita) Team Polti                          23
28  William Chann McRae (USA) Mapei-Quick Step                21
29  Eleuterio Anguita Hinojosa (Spa) Fuenlabrada              21
30  Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                 21
31  Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank                            21
32  Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin                       20
33  Ivan Parra (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                        19
34  Rolf Sörensen (Den) Rabobank                              18
35  Melchor Mauri (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica                  17
36  German Nieto Fernandez (Spa) Fuenlabrada                  16
37  Felix Garcia Casas (Spa) Lotus-Festina                    16
38  Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto                       15
39  Danilo Hondo (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                  15
40  Julian Dean (NZl) US Postal Service                       15
41  Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips        14
42  Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                      14
43  Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                 14
44  Frank Hoj (Den) US Postal Service                         14
45  Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                           13
46  José V. Garcia Acosta (Spa) Banesto                       12
47  Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                   12
48  Cristian Moreni (Ita) Liquigas                            12
49  Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                   11
50  Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                      10
51  Koen Beeckman (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                        10
52  Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips        10
53  Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites                         9
54  Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                         9
55  Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                   9
56  Toni Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                       9
57  Pedro Diaz Lobato (Spa) Fuenlabrada                        9
58  Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Liquigas                               9
59  Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                 9
60  Andreas Klier (Ger) TVM-Farm Frites                        9
61  Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  9
62  Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi               9
63  Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                        8
64  David Garcia Marquina (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros              8
65  Kurt van de Wouwer (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                    8
66  Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                      7
67  Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                   6
68  Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank          6
69  Massimo Codol (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                          6
70  Inigo Chaurreau Bernadez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi           5
71  Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                  5
72  Ramon Gonzalez Arrieta (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi             4
73  Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 4
74  Stefano Verziagi (Ita) Fuenlabrada                         4
75  Christophe Rinero (Fra) Cofidis                            4
76  Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto                         3
77  Txema Del Olmo Zendegi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi             3
78  Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros           3
79  Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                     2
80  Matias Cagigas Amedo (Spa) Fuenlabrada                     2
81  Anthony Rokia (Fra) Cofidis                                2
82  Orlando Gomes Rodrigues (Por) Banesto                      2
83  Marcus Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                2
84  Arnoldas Saprykinas (Ltu) Riso Scotti-Vinavil              2
85  Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                      2
86  Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                           1
87  Francisco Cabello Luque (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca           1
88  Bram de Groot (Ned) Rabobank                               1



Metas volantes 

1   Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin                     32
2   German Nieto Fernandez (Spa) Fuenlabrada              16
3   Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips        12
4   Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites                     9
5   Laurent Brochard (Fra) Lotus-Festina                   8
6   Marcel Wüst (Ger) Lotus-Festina                        8
7   Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                    8
8   Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros         6
9   Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                     6
10  Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                               6
11  Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank         5
12  Inigo Chaurreau Bernadez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi       4
13  Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto                    4
14  Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                   4
15  Ramon Gonzalez Arrieta (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi         4
16  Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Liquigas                      4
17  Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank             4
18  William Chann McRae (USA) Mapei-Quick Step             3
19  Iñigo Cuesta Lopez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank            3
20  José L. Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca         2
21  José Uria Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca            2
22  Alex Zülle (Swi) Banesto                               2
23  Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                 2
24  Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom               2
25  Miguel A. Martin Perdiguero (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank   2
26  Eleuterio Anguita Hinojosa (Spa) Fuenlabrada           2
27  Matias Cagigas Amedo (Spa) Fuenlabrada                 2
28  Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips     2
29  Anthony Rokia (Fra) Cofidis                            2
30  Orlando Gomes Rodrigues (Por) Banesto                  2
31  Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto                     1
32  Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank      1
33  Nicola Miceli  (Ita) Liquigas                          1
34  Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                        1
35  Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                       1
36  Rolf Sörensen (Den) Rabobank                           1
37  Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                  1
38  Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team Deutsche Telekom          1
39  Francisco Cabello Luque (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca       1

Stage Preview:

The third consecutive day of climbing and summit finishing. Again a short stage and less climbing overall than yesterday. The Cat 3 Clará comes after about 75 kms and is not particularly difficult. The final ascent up Peguera is very difficult and long and gives the climbers one of their last chances to take control of the race. The climbs are: 

C. Clará, Cat 3, 880, 6 kms long, 6%
R. Peguera, Cat HC, 1890, 17 kms long, 7%