Vuelta a Espana, Grand Tour

Spain, September 4-26, 1999

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Vandenbroucke back to winning ways

A relatively quiet stage between Valencia and Teruel saw Germany's Jan Ullrich retain his grip on the amarillo leaders jersey, and Belgian star Frank Vandenbroucke take the stage win.

The stage was by no means flat, containing two 2nd and two 3rd category climbs en route, which in addition to a stiff headwind slowed things down significantly, making it difficult for a long break to succeed.

Vandenbroucke (Cofidis), who is trying to rebuild his career and reputation after the "Dr Mabeuse" affair earlier this year, escaped with Spain's Jon Odriozola (Banesto) with approximately 55 kilometers to go, and quickly pulled away from the peloton. The pair had built a gap of nearly 5 minutes to an eight-man chasing group, and nearly 13 minutes to the majority of the bunch at the finish.

Odriozola admitted after the race that he had little chance against the Belgian: "I knew Vandenbroucke was a better sprinter than me and had more in reserve. I was just hoping for a miracle," he said. The Banesto rider tried a desperate attack with one kilometer to go, but did not have the reserves to hold off Vandenbroucke, who easily passed him in the last 250 meters.

The chasing group was led home by Kelme rider Francesco Cabello-Luque, who held off Russian Andrei Zintchenko (Vitalicio Seguros) and world champion Oscar Camenzind (Lampre).

Vandenbroucke was extremely pleased with his victory and his form leading up to the World championships next month, and is hoping to be a significant contender in that event. He was initially planning just to "test the legs" in this years Vuelta and was thinking of finishing the race. "But as the Tour has gone on I have felt better and better and did not suffer too badly in the mountains so I have decided to try and get to Madrid," he said.

None of Jan Ullrich's challengers for the golden jersey were willing to attack the German on today's stage, preferring to save themselves for the final two mountainous stages (18 and 19). Behind Ullrich, the general classification remains Igor Gonzalez Galdeano at 49 seconds, Roberto Heras at 2 minutes and 35 seconds, and Jose Maria Jimenez a further minute back.

The main threat to the German may come from a combined Spanish team effort to topple him, as has happened before in this race. Banesto, Vitalicio and Kelme have 10 out the the top 12 and will surely not give up this race to a foreigner without some more fireworks. Especially considering Ullrich's team is not particularly strong in the mountains. An interesting finish awaits.

Tomorrow, the riders face the longest stage of the tour - 225 kilometers downhill from Bronchales to Guadalajara, with several small climbs along the way.

Stage 16, Valencia - Teruel, 200.4 kms:

Stage 16,  Valencia - Terual 200.4 km  AVS  37.495 kmh


1   Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Cofidis                    5.20.41
2   Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto                        3
3   Francisco Cabello Luque (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca        4.44
4   Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros               4.44
5   Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin                     4.44
6   Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites                      4.44
7   Gianni Faresin (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                   4.46
8   Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto                      4.46
9   Juan C. Vicario Barbera (Spa) Fuenlabrada               4.49
10  David Garcia Marquina (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros           4.58
11  Glenn Magnusson (Swe) US Postal Service                12.39
12  Mario Traversoni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                12.39
13  Marcus Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                            12.39
14  Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin                      12.39
15  Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                   12.39
16  Miguel A. Martin Perdiguero (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank   12.39
17  Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank                         12.39
18  José A. Garrido (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica             12.39
19  Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                    12.39
20  Paul van Hyfte (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                    12.39
21  Remco Van Der Ven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                12.39
22  Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                12.39
23  Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                12.39
24  Marco Gili (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips             12.39
25  Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros         12.39
26  Kurt van de Wouwer (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                12.39
27  Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Banesto                  12.39
28  Laurent Brochard (Fra) Lotus-Festina                   12.39
29  Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                     12.39
30  Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                 12.39
31  Txema Del Olmo Zendegi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi         12.39
32  William Chann McRae (USA) Mapei-Quick Step             12.39
33  Angel Casero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                   12.39
34  Toni Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                   12.39
35  Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Mapei-Quick Step                    12.39
36  Pascal Hervé (Fra) Lotus-Festina                       12.39
37  Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi           12.39
38  José Uriarte Zubero (Spa) Lotus-Festina                12.39
39  Felix Garcia Casas (Spa) Lotus-Festina                 12.39
40  Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                12.39
41  Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca              12.39
42  Massimo Codol (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                      12.39
43  Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca       12.39
44  Inigo Chaurreau Bernadez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi       12.39
45  Marcos A. Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank   12.39
46  José M. Jimenez Sastre (Spa) Banesto                   12.39
47  José Uria Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca            12.39
48  Joona Laukka (Fin) Sport Lisboa Benfica                12.39
49  Danilo Hondo (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom               12.39
50  Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                        12.39
51  Ivan Parra (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                     12.39
52  Eleuterio Anguita Hinojosa (Spa) Fuenlabrada           12.39
53  José L. Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca         12.39
54  Jaime Hernandez Bertran (Spa) Lotus-Festina            12.39
55  Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto                         12.39
56  Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom             12.39
57  Oscar Lopez Uriarte (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica         12.39
58  Iñigo Cuesta Lopez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank            12.39
59  Quintino Fernandez Rodrigues (Por) Sport Lisboa Benf   12.39
60  Jörg Jaksche  (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom              12.39
61  Andreas Klier (Ger) TVM-Farm Frites                    12.39
62  Alex Zülle (Swi) Banesto                               12.39
63  Daniel Bayes (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica                12.39
64  Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank             12.39
65  Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                               12.39
66  Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros              12.39
67  Orlando Gomes Rodrigues (Por) Banesto                  12.39
68  Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips         12.39
69  Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                   12.39
70  Davide Rebellin (Ita) Team Polti                       12.39
71  Stefano Cattai (Ita) Team Polti                        12.39
72  Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank      12.39
73  José V. Garcia Acosta (Spa) Banesto                    12.39
74  Bram de Groot (Ned) Rabobank                           12.39
75  Pedro Diaz Lobato (Spa) Fuenlabrada                    12.39
76  Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                       12.39
77  Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros       12.39
78  Nicola Miceli  (Ita) Liquigas                          12.39
79  Cristian Salvato (Ita) Team Polti                      12.39
80  Niki Aebersold (Swi) Rabobank                          12.39
81  Alberto Lopez de Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi        13.00
82  Rossano Brasi (Ita) Team Polti                         13.00
83  Angel Castresana Del Val (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi       13.00
84  Alessandro Pozzi (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips       13.00
85  Ramon Gonzalez Arrieta (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi         13.00
86  Cesar Solaun Solana (Spa) Banesto                      13.00
87  Victor Peña (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                    13.00
88  Melchor Mauri (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica               13.00
89  Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips     13.00
90  Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Liquigas                      13.00
91  Stefano Verziagi (Ita) Fuenlabrada                     13.00
92  Alexandre Shefer (Kaz) Riso Scotti-Vinavil             13.00
93  Andrea Noe (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                      13.00
94  Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                  13.00
95  Geert van Bondt (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                  13.00
96  Andres Bermejo Siller (Spa) Fuenlabrada                13.00
97  Andrei Teteriouk (Kaz) Liquigas                        13.00
98  Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team Deutsche Telekom          13.00
99  Frank Hoj (Den) US Postal Service                      13.00
100 German Nieto Fernandez (Spa) Fuenlabrada               13.10
101 Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                  13.13
102 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil             13.20
103 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Liquigas                         13.20
104 Arnoldas Saprykinas (Ltu) Riso Scotti-Vinavil          13.21
105 Matias Cagigas Amedo (Spa) Fuenlabrada                 13.24
106 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale              13.50
107 Dirk Baldinger (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom             14.42
108 Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                20.31
109 Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips     20.31
110 Koen Beeckman (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                     20.31
111 Cesar Perez Padron  (Spa) Fuenlabrada                  20.31
112 Igor Flores Galarza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi            20.31
113 Anthony Rokia (Fra) Cofidis                            20.31
114 Julian Dean (NZl) US Postal Service                    20.31
115 Unai Etxebarria Arana (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi          20.31
116 Marcel Wüst (Ger) Lotus-Festina                        20.31
117 Carlos Golbano (Spa) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips         20.31
118 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom               20.31
119 Frankie Andreu (USA) US Postal Service                 20.31
120 Alessio Bongioni (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil             20.31
121 Simone Zucchi (Ita) Team Polti                         20.31
122 Igor Pugaci (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                     20.31
123 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank          20.31



Mountains competition

Alto De Alcubias  48.8 km  Cat 2

1  Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto                      10
2  Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin                      7
3  Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                5
4  Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites                       3
5  Gianni Faresin (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                    2
6  Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto                      1

Puerto De Ragudo  89.3 km  Cat 3

1  Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto                       6
2  Alessandro Pozzi (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips         4
3  Gianni Faresin (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                    2
4  David Garcia Marquina (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros            1

Puerto De San Rafael  147.2 km  Cat 2 

1  Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Cofidis                       10
2  Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto                      7
3  Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                5
4  Gianni Faresin (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                    3
5  Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites                       2
6  Juan C. Vicario Barbera (Spa) Fuenlabrada                1

Puerto De Cabigordo  176.7 km  Cat 3 
3 ª Catego
1  Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Cofidis                        6
2  Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto                      4
3  Gianni Faresin (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                    2
4  Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                1



Points competition

Lliria  22.5 km

1  Matias Cagigas Amedo (Spa) Fuenlabrada             4
2  Marcel Wüst (Ger) Lotus-Festina                    2
3  Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin                  1

Acublas  51.5 km

1  Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites                 4
2  Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin                2
3  Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros          1

Virgen de La Vega  150 km

1  Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Cofidis                  4
2  Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto                2
3  David Garcia Marquina (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros      1


Stage finish 200.4 km 

1  Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Cofidis                 25
2  Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto               20
3  Francisco Cabello Luque (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanc   16
4  Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros         14
5  Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin               12
6  Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites                10
7  Gianni Faresin (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step              9
8  Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto                 8
9  Juan C. Vicario Barbera (Spa) Fuenlabrada          7
10 David Garcia Marquina (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros      6
11 Glenn Magnusson (Swe) US Postal Service            5
12 Mario Traversoni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale            4
13 Marcus Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                        3
14 Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin                  2

GC after Stage 16: 


General classification after Stage 16, AVS 39.7 kmh

1   Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                     69.36.41
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  José Uria Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                    18.26
13  Felix Garcia Casas (Spa) Lotus-Festina                         20.21
14  Txema Del Olmo Zendegi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                 20.31
15  Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto                             20.40
16  Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Cofidis                              21.03
17  Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   27.25
18  Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank              32.52
19  William Chann McRae (USA) Mapei-Quick Step                     34.04
20  Victor Peña (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                            34.59
21  Inigo Chaurreau Bernadez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi               35.57
22  Melchor Mauri (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica                       39.34
23  Niki Aebersold (Swi) Rabobank                                  40.36
24  Nicola Miceli  (Ita) Liquigas                                  41.38
25  Davide Rebellin (Ita) Team Polti                               44.54
26  Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites                             45.13
27  Gianni Faresin (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                          47.11
28  Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                        47.50
29  Massimo Codol (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                              48.10
30  Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto                            50.17
31  Juan C. Vicario Barbera (Spa) Fuenlabrada                      56.07
32  David Garcia Marquina (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                  56.13
33  Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                      56.50
34  Marcus Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                    56.57
35  Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                           57.04
36  Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                58.13
37  Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                             58.59
38  Andrei Teteriouk (Kaz) Liquigas                              1.01.52
39  Kurt van de Wouwer (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                      1.02.58
40  Marcos A. Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank         1.08.22
41  Jörg Jaksche  (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                    1.09.01
42  Andrea Noe (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                            1.09.12
43  Oscar Lopez Uriarte (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica               1.10.49
44  Alex Zülle (Swi) Banesto                                     1.12.17
45  Alexandre Shefer (Kaz) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                   1.13.46
46  Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                             1.14.46
47  Pedro Diaz Lobato (Spa) Fuenlabrada                          1.14.55
48  Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                       1.15.48
49  Toni Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                         1.18.39
50  Joona Laukka (Fin) Sport Lisboa Benfica                      1.22.06
51  Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin                          1.26.09
52  Laurent Brochard (Fra) Lotus-Festina                         1.26.17
53  Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros             1.29.54
54  Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips           1.30.04
55  Orlando Gomes Rodrigues (Por) Banesto                        1.33.05
56  Stefano Cattai (Ita) Team Polti                              1.35.35
57  Ramon Gonzalez Arrieta (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi               1.38.10
58  Angel Castresana Del Val (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi             1.38.16
59  Iñigo Cuesta Lopez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  1.38.17
60  Cristian Moreni (Ita) Liquigas                               1.38.46
61  José V. Garcia Acosta (Spa) Banesto                          1.40.44
62  Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                          1.40.58
63  Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                   1.46.53
64  Bram de Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                 1.53.30
65  Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                    1.54.07
66  Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin                            1.57.31
67  Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                        1.58.35
68  Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                     1.59.18
69  Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                   1.59.24
70  Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                        2.02.17
71  Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips               2.02.27
72  Miguel A. Martin Perdiguero (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank         2.03.08
73  Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank                               2.05.26
74  Quintino Fernandez Rodrigues (Por) Sport Lisboa Benfica      2.05.35
75  Andreas Klier (Ger) TVM-Farm Frites                          2.06.14
76  José Uriarte Zubero (Spa) Lotus-Festina                      2.07.59
77  Paul van Hyfte (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                          2.08.36
78  Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                    2.09.03
79  Francisco Cabello Luque (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca             2.09.50
80  Cesar Solaun Solana (Spa) Banesto                            2.10.49
81  Stefano Verziagi (Ita) Fuenlabrada                           2.10.54
82  Alberto Lopez de Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi              2.11.35
83  Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                2.12.23
84  Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                     2.12.57
85  Rossano Brasi (Ita) Team Polti                               2.14.03
86  Eleuterio Anguita Hinojosa (Spa) Fuenlabrada                 2.14.36
87  Pascal Hervé (Fra) Lotus-Festina                             2.15.03
88  Frankie Andreu (USA) US Postal Service                       2.15.50
89  Arnoldas Saprykinas (Ltu) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                2.16.44
90  Igor Flores Galarza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  2.18.09
91  Danilo Hondo (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                     2.20.24
92  Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team Deutsche Telekom                2.20.53
93  Matias Cagigas Amedo (Spa) Fuenlabrada                       2.21.34
94  Geert van Bondt (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                        2.22.49
95  Glenn Magnusson (Swe) US Postal Service                      2.25.38
96  Frank Hoj (Den) US Postal Service                            2.26.24
97  Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                    2.27.34
98  Dirk Baldinger (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                   2.29.23
99  Remco Van Der Ven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                      2.29.52
100 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                   2.29.57
101 Jaime Hernandez Bertran (Spa) Lotus-Festina                  2.30.03
102 Unai Etxebarria Arana (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                2.30.41
103 Mario Traversoni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                      2.30.50
104 German Nieto Fernandez (Spa) Fuenlabrada                     2.33.53
105 Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Liquigas                            2.34.06
106 Andres Bermejo Siller (Spa) Fuenlabrada                      2.34.26
107 Carlos Golbano (Spa) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips               2.35.54
108 José A. Garrido (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica                   2.36.47
109 Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                         2.38.16
110 Koen Beeckman (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                           2.39.38
111 Alessio Bongioni (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                   2.43.21
112 Cesar Perez Padron  (Spa) Fuenlabrada                        2.46.00
113 Cristian Salvato (Ita) Team Polti                            2.46.06
114 Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips           2.46.36
115 Simone Zucchi (Ita) Team Polti                               2.47.36
116 Alessandro Pozzi (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips             2.52.24
117 Marco Gili (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips                   2.53.01
118 Marcel Wüst (Ger) Lotus-Festina                              2.57.33
119 Julian Dean (NZl) US Postal Service                          2.58.33
120 Anthony Rokia (Fra) Cofidis                                  3.01.57
121 Daniel Bayes (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica                      3.03.24
122 Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                      3.06.56
123 Igor Pugaci (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                           3.16.46


Mountains after Stage 16


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   Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros             54
8   Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto                             48
9   Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Banesto                      47
10  Nicola Miceli  (Ita) Liquigas                              44
11  Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Cofidis                          41
12  Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Mapei-Quick Step                        41
13  Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto                         39
14  Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                    38
15  Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                    38
16  Alex Zülle (Swi) Banesto                                   37
17  Felix Garcia Casas (Spa) Lotus-Festina                     34
18  Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto                        33
19  Pascal Hervé (Fra) Lotus-Festina                           29
20  José L. Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca             24
21  Orlando Gomes Rodrigues (Por) Banesto                      23
22  Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 19
23  Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                  14
24  Marcos A. Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank       12
25  José V. Garcia Acosta (Spa) Banesto                        12
26  Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                      11
27  Alberto Lopez de Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi            11
28  Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                       10
29  Marcus Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                10
30  Melchor Mauri (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica                    9
31  Gianni Faresin (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                       9
32  Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin                         9
33  Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                     8
34  William Chann McRae (USA) Mapei-Quick Step                  8
35  Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                            8
36  Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros            8
37  Angel Casero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                        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  Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites                          5
43  David Garcia Marquina (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros               5
44  Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                      5
45  Toni Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                        5
46  Ramon Gonzalez Arrieta (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi              5
47  Angel Castresana Del Val (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi            5
48  Cesar Solaun Solana (Spa) Banesto                           5
49  Davide Rebellin (Ita) Team Polti                            4
50  Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                   4
51  Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips              4
52  Francisco Cabello Luque (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca            4
53  Mario Traversoni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                     4
54  Alessandro Pozzi (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips            4
55  Massimo Codol (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                           3
56  Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                         3
57  Igor Flores Galarza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                 3
58  Eleuterio Anguita Hinojosa (Spa) Fuenlabrada                2
59  Juan C. Vicario Barbera (Spa) Fuenlabrada                   1
60  Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                             1
61  Jörg Jaksche  (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                   1
62  Andrea Noe (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                           1
63  Frankie Andreu (USA) US Postal Service                      1
64  Marcel Wüst (Ger) Lotus-Festina                             1


Points competition after Stage 16


1   Marcel Wüst (Ger) Lotus-Festina                          26
2   Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin                        97
3   Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros           92
4   Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                  73
5   Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips           60
6   Mario Traversoni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                  58
7   José M. Jimenez Sastre (Spa) Banesto                     57
8   Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team Deutsche Telekom            57
9   Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Cofidis                        56
10  Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca         56
11  Miguel A. Martin Perdiguero (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank     53
12  Glenn Magnusson (Swe) US Postal Service                  51
13  Angel Casero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                     42
14  Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                41
15  Nicola Miceli  (Ita) Liquigas                            39
16  José L. Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca           39
17  Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto                           38
18  Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Banesto                    38
19  Laurent Brochard (Fra) Lotus-Festina                     37
20  Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto                      37
21  Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips       37
22  Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Mapei-Quick Step                      36
23  Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin                      34
24  Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                         29
25  José Uria Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca              29
26  Victor Peña (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                      29
27  Frank Hoj (Den) US Postal Service                        28
28  Alex Zülle (Swi) Banesto                                 27
29  Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                     27
30  Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                  27
31  Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Liquigas                        26
32  Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites                       23
33  Iñigo Cuesta Lopez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank              23
34  Cristian Moreni (Ita) Liquigas                           23
35  Davide Rebellin (Ita) Team Polti                         23
36  Frankie Andreu (USA) US Postal Service                   22
37  William Chann McRae (USA) Mapei-Quick Step               21
38  Eleuterio Anguita Hinojosa (Spa) Fuenlabrada             21
39  Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                    21
40  Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                21
41  Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank                           21
42  Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                       20
43  Toni Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     20
44  Ivan Parra (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                       19
45  German Nieto Fernandez (Spa) Fuenlabrada                 17
46  Pascal Hervé (Fra) Lotus-Festina                         17
47  Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                      17
48  Francisco Cabello Luque (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca         17
49  Melchor Mauri (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica                 17
50  Felix Garcia Casas (Spa) Lotus-Festina                   16
51  Pedro Diaz Lobato (Spa) Fuenlabrada                      16
52  David Garcia Marquina (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros            15
53  Danilo Hondo (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                 15
54  Julian Dean (NZl) US Postal Service                      15
55  Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips       14
56  Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                     14
57  Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                          13
58  José V. Garcia Acosta (Spa) Banesto                      13
59  Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                12
60  Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                  12
61  Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto                       11
62  Kurt van de Wouwer (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                  11
63  Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                  11
64  Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                10
65  Koen Beeckman (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                       10
66  Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                  9
67  Gianni Faresin (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                     9
68  Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                9
69  Andreas Klier (Ger) TVM-Farm Frites                       9
70  Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi              9
71  Igor Flores Galarza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi               8
72  Simone Zucchi (Ita) Team Polti                            8
73  Marcus Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                               8
74  Juan C. Vicario Barbera (Spa) Fuenlabrada                 7
75  Matias Cagigas Amedo (Spa) Fuenlabrada                    6
76  Anthony Rokia (Fra) Cofidis                               6
77  Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                  6
78  Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank         6
79  Massimo Codol (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                         6
80  Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                6
81  Inigo Chaurreau Bernadez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi          5
82  Ramon Gonzalez Arrieta (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi            4
83  Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                4
84  Stefano Verziagi (Ita) Fuenlabrada                        4
85  Geert van Bondt (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                     4
86  Txema Del Olmo Zendegi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi            3
87  Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros          3
88  Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                    2
89  Orlando Gomes Rodrigues (Por) Banesto                     2
90  Marco Gili (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips                2
91  Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                     2
92  Arnoldas Saprykinas (Ltu) Riso Scotti-Vinavil             2
93  Bram de Groot (Ned) Rabobank                              2
94  Cristian Salvato (Ita) Team Polti                         1


Sprints competition (Metas Volantes)

1   Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin                         39
2   German Nieto Fernandez (Spa) Fuenlabrada                  17
3   Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips            15
4   Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites                        13
5   Marcel Wüst (Ger) Lotus-Festina                           12
6   Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                           9
7   Laurent Brochard (Fra) Lotus-Festina                       8
8   Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                        8
9   Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros             6
10  Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto                        6
11  Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                         6
12  Matias Cagigas Amedo (Spa) Fuenlabrada                     6
13  Anthony Rokia (Fra) Cofidis                                6
14  Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                   6
15  Pascal Hervé (Fra) Lotus-Festina                           5
16  Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Cofidis                          4
17  Inigo Chaurreau Bernadez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi           4
18  Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                       4
19  Ramon Gonzalez Arrieta (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi             4
20  Toni Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                       4
21  Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Liquigas                          4
22  Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 4
23  William Chann McRae (USA) Mapei-Quick Step                 3
24  Iñigo Cuesta Lopez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                3
25  Alex Zülle (Swi) Banesto                                   2
26  Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                  2
27  Miguel A. Martin Perdiguero (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank       2
28  José Uria Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                2
29  Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin                        2
30  Frankie Andreu (USA) US Postal Service                     2
31  Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips         2
32  Eleuterio Anguita Hinojosa (Spa) Fuenlabrada               2
33  Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips         2
34  Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                     2
35  José L. Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca             2
36  Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                   2
37  Orlando Gomes Rodrigues (Por) Banesto                      2
38  Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                  1
39  Cristian Moreni (Ita) Liquigas                             1
40  Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                      1
41  David Garcia Marquina (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros              1
42  Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank          1
43  Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto                         1
44  Cristian Salvato (Ita) Team Polti                          1
45  José V. Garcia Acosta (Spa) Banesto                        1
46  Nicola Miceli  (Ita) Liquigas                              1
47  Francisco Cabello Luque (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca           1
48  Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                            1
49  Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team Deutsche Telekom              1

Stage Preview:

Undulating with 2 Cat 2 and 2 Cat 3 climbs. Again this stage will give scope for the rouleurs to take a stage win before the mountains start again in two days.