Vuelta a Espana, Grand Tour

Spain, September 4-26, 1999

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Victory to Jan Ullrich (Telekom) and overall leadership to Abraham Olano (ONCE) after Stage 5 of the Vuelta which took the riders from Bejar to Ciudad Rodrigo, a distance 160 kms. It was the first day of this Vuelta in the mountains.

Ullrich, 1997 Tour de France winner, beat Olano by the narrowest margin to take the stage. The two are now poised for a head to head battle in the first of 2 time trials on Friday - the 46 kms tour around Salamanca.

Jan Ullrich, counts today's win as one of his most important successes since he won the 1997 Tour. Olano and Ullrich finished together in a leading group of riders who had formed a breakaway. It included all the major favourites bar Alex Zülle and Laurent Jalabert. Zülle, usually a good climber, finished 5 minutes down. He said afterwards: "I am very tired. I am bad, very bad."

French rider Laurent Jalabert (ONCE) came in 15 minutes down and clearly the serious injury that he sustained in the Vuelta a Burgos accounts for that.

The other beneficiary in the first mountain stage was French rider Laurent Brochard (Festina) who took the lead in the mountain's jersey after attacking on the climb of the Alto de Portillo. He was first over the top. After the Portillo (Cat 1, 1240 m), the first of 14 major climbs in this year's Vuelta, Brochard was caught by Olano and Ullrich and the other major hopes in this race - Fernando Escartin, Frank Vandenbroucke, and Pavel Tonkov.

As the race passed through the Sierra de Francia, the leading group had an advantage of 2 minutes on the chasing group. As they went up to the Cuidad Rodrigo and the finish, Santiago Blanco joined the leaders. There was only metres separating the first 23 riders at the end. The next group was 3.17 behind.

Stage 5, Béjar - Ciudad Rodrigo, 154 kms:

AVS: 41.214 km/h

  1. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                  3.52.56
  2. Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
  3. Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Cofidis
  4. Davide Rebellin (Ita) Team Polti
  5. Angel Casero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
  6. Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
  7. Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
  8. Kurt van de Wouwer (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
  9. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 10. Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Banesto
 11. Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 12. Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Mapei-Quick Step
 13. Ińigo Cuesta Lopez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 14. Alexandre Shefer (Kaz) Riso Scotti-Vinavil
 15. Inigo Chaurreau Bernadez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 16. Daniel Atienza Urendeze (Spa) Team Polti
 17. José M. Jimenez Sastre (Spa) Banesto
 18. Ivan Parra (Col) Vitalicio Seguros
 19. Marcos A. Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 20. José Uria Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 21. Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 22. Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto
 23. Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 24. Niki Aebersold (Swi) Rabobank                               3.17
 25. Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                             3.17
 26. Joona Laukka (Fin) Sport Lisboa Benfica                     3.17
 27. Miguel A. Martin Perdiguero (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank        3.17
 28. Felix Garcia Casas (Spa) Lotus-Festina                      3.17
 29. Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                     3.17
 30. Andrea Noe (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                           3.17
 31. Gianni Faresin (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                       3.17
 32. Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                        3.17
 33. Christophe Rinero (Fra) Cofidis                             3.17
 34. William Chann McRae (USA) Mapei-Quick Step                  3.17
 35. Massimo Codol (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                           3.17
 36. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                   3.17
 37. Andrei Kivilev (Kaz) Lotus-Festina                          3.17
 38. Nicola Miceli  (Ita) Liquigas                               3.17
 39. Txema Del Olmo Zendegi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi              3.17
 40. José L. Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca              3.17
 41. Peter Luttenberger (Aut) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 3.17
 42. Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  3.17
 43. Grzegorz Gwiazdowski (Pol) Cofidis                          3.17
 44. José Joaquim Castelblanco (Col) Kelme-Costa Blanca          3.17
 45. Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank               3.17
 46. Ramon Gonzalez Arrieta (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi              3.17
 47. Andrei Teteriouk (Kaz) Liquigas                             3.17
 48. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Lotus-Festina                        3.17
 49. Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                            3.17
 50. Serguei Ivanov (Rus) TVM-Farm Frites                        3.17
 51. Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto                         5.29
 52. Pedro Diaz Lobato (Spa) Fuenlabrada                         5.29
 53. Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto                          5.29
 54. Melchor Mauri (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica                    5.29
 55. Victor Peńa (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                         5.29
 56. Alex Zülle (Swi) Banesto                                    5.29
 57. Juan C. Vicario Barbera (Spa) Fuenlabrada                   5.29
 58. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Polti                             5.29
 59. Angel Castresana Del Val (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi            5.29
 60. Arnoldas Saprykinas (Ltu) Riso Scotti-Vinavil               5.29
 61. Marcus Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                 5.29
 62. Stefano Cattai (Ita) Team Polti                             5.29
 63. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                    5.29
 64. Cristian Moreni (Ita) Liquigas                              5.29
 65. David Garcia Marquina (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros              12.38
 66. Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                         12.38
 67. Alberto Lopez de Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi            12.38
 68. Roland  Meier (Swi) Cofidis                                12.38
 69. Toni Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                       12.38
 70. Jörg Jaksche  (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                  12.38
 71. Glenn Magnusson (Swe) US Postal Service                    15.16
 72. Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                 15.16
 73. Marty Jemison (USA) US Postal Service                      15.16
 74. Tyler Hamilton (USA) US Postal Service                     15.16
 75. Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites                         15.16
 76. Bobby Julich (USA) Cofidis                                 15.16
 77. Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                     15.16
 78. Wladimir Belli (Ita) Lotus-Festina                         15.16
 79. Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                  15.16
 80. Oscar Lopez Uriarte (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica             15.16
 81. Fabian Jeker (Swi) Lotus-Festina                           15.16
 82. Alain Turicchia (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                  15.16
 83. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Cofidis                             15.16
 84. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  15.16
 85. Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                      15.16
 86. Marcel Wüst (Ger) Lotus-Festina                            22.38
 87. Marco Milesi (Ita) Liquigas                                22.38
 88. Marco Della Vedova (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                     22.38
 89. Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Liquigas                               22.38
 90. José A. Garrido (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica                 22.38
 91. Eleuterio Anguita Hinojosa (Spa) Fuenlabrada               22.38
 92. Quintino Fernandez Rodrigues (Por) Sport Lisboa Benfica    22.38
 93. Marco Gili (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips                 22.38
 94. César Garcia Calvo (Spa) Fuenlabrada                       22.38
 95. Matias Cagigas Amedo (Spa) Fuenlabrada                     22.38
 96. Alessandro Pozzi (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips           22.38
 97. Luis M. Sarreira (Por) Sport Lisboa Benfica                22.38
 98. Paul van Hyfte (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                        22.38
 99. Daniele De Paoli (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips           22.38
100. Bram de Groot (Ned) Rabobank                               22.38
101. Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips             22.38
102. Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros           22.38
103. Jorge M. Santos Silva (Por) Sport Lisboa Benfica           22.38
104. José Uriarte Zubero (Spa) Lotus-Festina                    22.38
105. Andres Bermejo Siller (Spa) Fuenlabrada                    22.38
106. Daniel Bayes (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica                    22.38
107. Koen Beeckman (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                         22.38
108. Serguei Outchakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites                    22.38
109. Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                   22.38
110. Francisco Cabello Luque (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca           22.38
111. Simone Bertoletti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                      22.38
112. Samuele Schiavina (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                22.38
113. Orlando Gomes Rodrigues (Por) Banesto                      22.38
114. José V. Garcia Acosta (Spa) Banesto                        22.38
115. David George (RSA) US Postal Service                       22.38
116. Alessio Bongioni (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                 22.38
117. Frankie Andreu (USA) US Postal Service                     22.38
118. Frank Hoj (Den) US Postal Service                          22.38
119. Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank                             22.38
120. Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                22.38
121. Julian Dean (NZl) US Postal Service                        22.38
122. Remco Van Der Ven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                    22.38
123. Dylan Casey (USA) US Postal Service                        22.38
124. Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin                          22.38
125. Benoit Joachim (Lux) US Postal Service                     22.38
126. German Nieto Fernandez (Spa) Fuenlabrada                   22.38
127. Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips         22.38
128. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Rabobank                               22.38
129. Anthony Rokia (Fra) Cofidis                                22.38
130. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                       22.38
131. Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  22.38
132. Jaime Hernandez Bertran (Spa) Lotus-Festina                22.38
133. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                             22.38
134. Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                  22.38
135. Rolf Sörensen (Den) Rabobank                               22.38
136. Cesar Perez Padron  (Spa) Fuenlabrada                      22.38
137. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                        22.38
138. Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin                        22.38
139. Zbigniew Spruch (Pol) Lampre-Daikin                        22.38
140. Nico Mattan (Bel) Cofidis                                  22.38
141. Chris Peers (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                           22.38
142. Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                   22.38
143. Cesar Solaun Solana (Spa) Banesto                          22.38
144. Igor Flores Galarza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                22.38
145. Unai Etxebarria Arana (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi              22.38
146. Pascal Hervé (Fra) Lotus-Festina                           22.38
147. Jacky Durand (Fra) Lotto-Mobistar                          22.38
148. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                   22.38
149. Carlos Golbano (Spa) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips             22.38
150. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                      22.38
151. Dirk Baldinger (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                 22.38
152. Leonardo Guidi (Ita) Team Polti                            22.38
153. Simone Zucchi (Ita) Team Polti                             22.38
154. Enrico Cassani (Ita) Team Polti                            22.38
155. Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                 22.38
156. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team Deutsche Telekom              22.38
157. Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                  22.38
158. Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) Team Deutsche Telekom               22.38
159. Cristian Salvato (Ita) Team Polti                          22.38
160. Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                      22.38
161. Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips         22.38
162. Igor Pugaci (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                         22.38
163. Stefano Verziagi (Ita) Fuenlabrada                         22.38
164. Daniele Galli (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips              22.38
165. Rodolfo Massi (Ita) Liquigas                               22.38
166. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                    22.38
167. Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Liquigas                          22.38
168. Geert van Bondt (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                      22.38
169. Andreas Klier (Ger) TVM-Farm Frites                        22.38
170. Rossano Brasi (Ita) Team Polti                             22.38
171. Peter van Petegem (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                    22.38
172. Mario Traversoni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                    22.38
173. Daniele Contrini (Ita) Liquigas                            22.38

Mountain premie 1, Alto de Mogarraz, Cat 2, km 48:

  1. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Lotus-Festina                          10
  2. Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                     7
  3. Inigo Chaurreau Bernadez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi               5
  4. Pascal Hervé (Fra) Lotus-Festina                               3
  5. Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   2
  6. Jörg Jaksche  (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                      1

Mountain premie 2, Alto de el Portillo, Cat 1, km 93:

  1. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Lotus-Festina                          16
  2. Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                    12
  3. Marcos A. Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank          10
  4. Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca               8
  5. Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Banesto                          6
  6. Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Mapei-Quick Step                            4
  7. Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 3
  8. Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                 2
  9. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                        1

Mountain premie 3, Alto de la Peńa de Francia, Cat 2, km 110:

  1. Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Cofidis                             10
  2. Inigo Chaurreau Bernadez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi               7
  3. Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 5
  4. Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca               3
  5. Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                        2
  6. Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Banesto                          1

Mountain premie 4, Alto de El Portillo, Cat 1, km 93:

  1. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Lotus-Festina                          16
  2. Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                    12
  3. Marcos A. Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank          10
  4. Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca               8
  5. Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Banesto                          6
  6. Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Mapei-Quick Step                            4
  7. Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 3
  8. Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                 2
  9. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                        1

Sprint premie 1, Mogarraz, km 42.5:

  1. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Lotus-Festina                           4
  2. Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                     2
  3. Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites                             1

Sprint premie 2, Sotoserrano, km 63:

  1. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Lotus-Festina                           4
  2. Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                     2
  3. Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 1

Sprint premie 3, Serradilla del Arroyo, km 33.5:

  1. Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 4
  2. Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                 2
  3. Ińigo Cuesta Lopez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                    1

Sprint premie 4, Finish, km 160:

  1. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                       25
  2. Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                20
  3. Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Cofidis                             16
  4. Davide Rebellin (Ita) Team Polti                              14
  5. Angel Casero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                          12
  6. Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca              10
  7. Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                 9
  8. Kurt van de Wouwer (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                        8
  9. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     7
 10. Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Banesto                          6
 11. Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank              5
 12. Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Mapei-Quick Step                            4
 13. Ińigo Cuesta Lopez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                    3
 14. Arnoldas Saprykinas (Ltu) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                  2

GC after Stage 5: 

  1. Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank          23.48.25
  2. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                     0.10
  3. Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros              0.15
  4. Ińigo Cuesta Lopez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 0.19
  5. Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Cofidis                           0.29
  6. Davide Rebellin (Ita) Team Polti                            0.36
  7. Ivan Parra (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                          0.36
  8. Angel Casero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                        0.37
  9. Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                0.39
 10. Kurt van de Wouwer (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                     0.44
 11. José M. Jimenez Sastre (Spa) Banesto                        0.45
 12. Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Mapei-Quick Step                         0.47
 13. José Uria Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                 0.48
 14. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  0.54
 15. Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank           0.57
 16. Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca            0.59
 17. Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Banesto                       1.01
 18. Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto                              1.04
 19. Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                     1.06
 20. Alexandre Shefer (Kaz) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                  1.06
 21. Inigo Chaurreau Bernadez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi            1.13
 22. Marcos A. Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank        1.13
 23. Daniel Atienza Urendeze (Spa) Team Polti                    1.23
 24. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Lotus-Festina                        3.31
 25. Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                             3.38
 26. Miguel A. Martin Perdiguero (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank        3.39
 27. William Chann McRae (USA) Mapei-Quick Step                  3.42
 28. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                   3.50
 29. Andrea Noe (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                           3.51
 30. Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                     3.52
 31. Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank               3.52
 32. Peter Luttenberger (Aut) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 3.56
 33. Nicola Miceli  (Ita) Liquigas                               3.59
 34. Gianni Faresin (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                       3.59
 35. Joona Laukka (Fin) Sport Lisboa Benfica                     4.00
 36. Andrei Kivilev (Kaz) Lotus-Festina                          4.00
 37. José L. Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca              4.01
 38. Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                            4.02
 39. Christophe Rinero (Fra) Cofidis                             4.03
 40. Serguei Ivanov (Rus) TVM-Farm Frites                        4.03
 41. Andrei Teteriouk (Kaz) Liquigas                             4.11
 42. Txema Del Olmo Zendegi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi              4.13
 43. Massimo Codol (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                           4.17
 44. Grzegorz Gwiazdowski (Pol) Cofidis                          4.18
 45. Ramon Gonzalez Arrieta (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi              4.19
 46. Felix Garcia Casas (Spa) Lotus-Festina                      4.19
 47. Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  4.19
 48. Niki Aebersold (Swi) Rabobank                               4.35
 49. Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                        4.49
 50. José Joaquim Castelblanco (Col) Kelme-Costa Blanca          5.14
 51. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Polti                             5.57
 52. Alex Zülle (Swi) Banesto                                    6.03
 53. Victor Peńa (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                         6.04
 54. Pedro Diaz Lobato (Spa) Fuenlabrada                         6.04
 55. Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto                         6.04
 56. Melchor Mauri (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica                    6.06
 57. Cristian Moreni (Ita) Liquigas                              6.06
 58. Juan C. Vicario Barbera (Spa) Fuenlabrada                   6.09
 59. Arnoldas Saprykinas (Ltu) Riso Scotti-Vinavil               6.12
 60. Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto                          6.15
 61. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                    6.16
 62. Stefano Cattai (Ita) Team Polti                             6.27
 63. Angel Castresana Del Val (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi            6.30
 64. Marcus Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                 6.31
 65. Toni Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                       13.02
 66. Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                         13.19
 67. Jörg Jaksche  (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                  13.22
 68. David Garcia Marquina (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros              13.26
 69. Alberto Lopez de Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi            13.39
 70. Roland  Meier (Swi) Cofidis                                14.11
 71. Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites                         15.35
 72. Glenn Magnusson (Swe) US Postal Service                    15.42
 73. Marty Jemison (USA) US Postal Service                      15.46
 74. Bobby Julich (USA) Cofidis                                 15.50
 75. Tyler Hamilton (USA) US Postal Service                     15.57
 76. Wladimir Belli (Ita) Lotus-Festina                         15.57
 77. Oscar Lopez Uriarte (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica             16.02
 78. Fabian Jeker (Swi) Lotus-Festina                           16.11
 79. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  16.25
 80. Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                  16.35
 81. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Cofidis                             16.55
 82. Alain Turicchia (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                  17.18
 83. Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                      17.21
 84. Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                     17.30
 85. Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                 18.43
 86. Marcel Wüst (Ger) Lotus-Festina                            22.18
 87. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Rabobank                               22.47
 88. Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin                          22.52
 89. Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                  23.02
 90. Rolf Sörensen (Den) Rabobank                               23.03
 91. Nico Mattan (Bel) Cofidis                                  23.07
 92. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                      23.08
 93. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                   23.08
 94. Stefano Verziagi (Ita) Fuenlabrada                         23.10
 95. Enrico Cassani (Ita) Team Polti                            23.12
 96. Remco Van Der Ven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                    23.14
 97. César Garcia Calvo (Spa) Fuenlabrada                       23.16
 98. Chris Peers (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                           23.20
 99. Serguei Outchakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites                    23.20
100. Simone Bertoletti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                      23.21
101. Cesar Perez Padron  (Spa) Fuenlabrada                      23.21
102. Paul van Hyfte (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                        23.22
103. Unai Etxebarria Arana (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi              23.22
104. Geert van Bondt (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                      23.22
105. Orlando Gomes Rodrigues (Por) Banesto                      23.22
106. Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Liquigas                               23.23
107. Matias Cagigas Amedo (Spa) Fuenlabrada                     23.23
108. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team Deutsche Telekom              23.25
109. Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                   23.28
110. Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank                             23.28
111. Quintino Fernandez Rodrigues (Por) Sport Lisboa Benfica    23.29
112. Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips         23.30
113. Mario Traversoni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                    23.30
114. Anthony Rokia (Fra) Cofidis                                23.34
115. Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  23.36
116. Leonardo Guidi (Ita) Team Polti                            23.37
117. Koen Beeckman (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                         23.38
118. Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin                        23.38
119. Jorge M. Santos Silva (Por) Sport Lisboa Benfica           23.42
120. Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips             23.43
121. Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Liquigas                          23.43
122. Daniele De Paoli (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips           23.45
123. José A. Garrido (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica                 23.48
124. Carlos Golbano (Spa) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips             23.49
125. Eleuterio Anguita Hinojosa (Spa) Fuenlabrada               23.50
126. Francisco Cabello Luque (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca           23.53
127. Cesar Solaun Solana (Spa) Banesto                          24.02
128. Pascal Hervé (Fra) Lotus-Festina                           24.10
129. Luis M. Sarreira (Por) Sport Lisboa Benfica                24.11
130. Andres Bermejo Siller (Spa) Fuenlabrada                    24.14
131. José V. Garcia Acosta (Spa) Banesto                        24.15
132. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                        24.20
133. Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                   24.24
134. Frank Hoj (Den) US Postal Service                          24.24
135. Bram de Groot (Ned) Rabobank                               24.25
136. Andreas Klier (Ger) TVM-Farm Frites                        24.38
137. Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                24.40
138. Marco Milesi (Ita) Liquigas                                24.48
139. Zbigniew Spruch (Pol) Lampre-Daikin                        24.56
140. Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros           24.58
141. Rossano Brasi (Ita) Team Polti                             25.00
142. Dirk Baldinger (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                 25.03
143. Alessio Bongioni (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                 25.03
144. Cristian Salvato (Ita) Team Polti                          25.05
145. José Uriarte Zubero (Spa) Lotus-Festina                    25.12
146. Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                  25.22
147. Jaime Hernandez Bertran (Spa) Lotus-Festina                25.33
148. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                             25.47
149. Simone Zucchi (Ita) Team Polti                             25.49
150. Samuele Schiavina (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                25.55
151. Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) Team Deutsche Telekom               26.06
152. Benoit Joachim (Lux) US Postal Service                     26.06
153. Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                 26.31
154. Marco Gili (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips                 26.42
155. Marco Della Vedova (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                     27.25
156. Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                      27.43
157. Frankie Andreu (USA) US Postal Service                     27.59
158. German Nieto Fernandez (Spa) Fuenlabrada                   30.05
159. Julian Dean (NZl) US Postal Service                        34.20
160. Peter van Petegem (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                    34.32
161. David George (RSA) US Postal Service                       34.36
162. Igor Flores Galarza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                34.49
163. Igor Pugaci (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                         35.04
164. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                       36.03
165. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                    36.52
166. Rodolfo Massi (Ita) Liquigas                               38.09
167. Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips         38.52
168. Daniele Galli (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips              39.16
169. Alessandro Pozzi (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips           39.47
170. Daniel Bayes (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica                    40.50
171. Dylan Casey (USA) US Postal Service                        41.43
172. Jacky Durand (Fra) Lotto-Mobistar                          49.28
173. Daniele Contrini (Ita) Liquigas                          1.06.36

Overall Mountains:

  1. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Lotus-Festina                          31
  2. Inigo Chaurreau Bernadez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi              27
  3. Pascal Hervé (Fra) Lotus-Festina                              23
  4. Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                    19
  5. Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Cofidis                             18
  6. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                16
  7. Marcos A. Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank          12
  8. Alberto Lopez de Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi               11
  9. Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca              11
 10. Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 9
 11. Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Banesto                          7
 12. German Nieto Fernandez (Spa) Fuenlabrada                       6
 13. Serguei Outchakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites                        6
 14. Victor Peńa (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                            6
 15. Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto                             5
 16. Angel Castresana Del Val (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi               5
 17. Mario Traversoni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                        4
 18. Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Mapei-Quick Step                            4
 19. Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   2
 20. Dario Frigo (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                             2
 21. Alain Turicchia (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                      2
 22. Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                        2
 23. Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                 2
 24. José Joaquim Castelblanco (Col) Kelme-Costa Blanca             2
 25. Marcel Wüst (Ger) Lotus-Festina                                1
 26. Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                1
 27. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Polti                                1
 28. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                        1
 29. Jörg Jaksche  (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                      1

Overall Points:

  1. Marcel Wüst (Ger) Lotus-Festina                               81
  2. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team Deutsche Telekom                 56
  3. Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin                             48
  4. Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                45
  5. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Rabobank                                  43
  6. Miguel A. Martin Perdiguero (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank          41
  7. Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                36
  8. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                         34
  9. Mario Traversoni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                       29
 10. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Polti                               27
 11. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                       25
 12. Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Cofidis                             23
 13. Serguei Outchakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites                       20
 14. Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                     17
 15. Serguei Ivanov (Rus) TVM-Farm Frites                          16
 16. Glenn Magnusson (Swe) US Postal Service                       16
 17. German Nieto Fernandez (Spa) Fuenlabrada                      15
 18. Alain Turicchia (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                     15
 19. Julian Dean (NZl) US Postal Service                           15
 20. Ińigo Cuesta Lopez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                   14
 21. Davide Rebellin (Ita) Team Polti                              14
 22. Frank Hoj (Den) US Postal Service                             14
 23. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                          14
 24. Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Liquigas                             14
 25. César Garcia Calvo (Spa) Fuenlabrada                          13
 26. Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                               13
 27. Jacky Durand (Fra) Lotto-Mobistar                             12
 28. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Lotus-Festina                          12
 29. Angel Casero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                          12
 30. Daniele Galli (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips                 12
 31. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                       12
 32. Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca              10
 33. Jorge M. Santos Silva (Por) Sport Lisboa Benfica              10
 34. Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites                             9
 35. Toni Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                           9
 36. Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                     9
 37. Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank                                 9
 38. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                 8
 39. Kurt van de Wouwer (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                        8
 40. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     7
 41. Victor Peńa (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                            7
 42. Cristian Moreni (Ita) Liquigas                                 7
 43. Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank              6
 44. Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Banesto                          6
 45. William Chann McRae (USA) Mapei-Quick Step                     6
 46. Andrei Kivilev (Kaz) Lotus-Festina                             6
 47. Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                      6
 48. Rolf Sörensen (Den) Rabobank                                   5
 49. Nico Mattan (Bel) Cofidis                                      5
 50. Eleuterio Anguita Hinojosa (Spa) Fuenlabrada                   5
 51. Samuele Schiavina (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                    4
 52. Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                     4
 53. Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Mapei-Quick Step                            4
 54. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                       3
 55. Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                    3
 56. Matias Cagigas Amedo (Spa) Fuenlabrada                         2
 57. Anthony Rokia (Fra) Cofidis                                    2
 58. Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                       2
 59. Grzegorz Gwiazdowski (Pol) Cofidis                             2
 60. Arnoldas Saprykinas (Ltu) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                  2
 61. Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros               2
 62. Inigo Chaurreau Bernadez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi               1
 63. Koen Beeckman (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                             1
 64. Andreas Klier (Ger) TVM-Farm Frites                            1

Overall Teams:

  1. ONCE-Deutsche Bank                                      71.26.22
  2. Vitalicio Seguros                                           0.04
  3. Banesto                                                     0.36
  4. Kelme-Costa Blanca                                          0.43
  5. Euskaltel-Euskadi                                           4.12
  6. Team Polti                                                  6.00
  7. Mapei-Quick Step                                            7.01
  8. Cofidis                                                     7.05
  9. Festina-Lotus                                               0.30
 10. Rabobank                                                    2.17
 11. Liquigas-Pata                                               3.00
 12. Riso Scotti-Vinavil                                         2.00
 13. Benfica                                                     4.39
 14. Team Deutsche Telekom                                       8.15
 15. Fuenlabrada                                                 4.16
 16. TVM-Farm Frites                                             1.43
 17. US Postal Service                                           5.58
 18. Lotto-Mobistar                                              6.06
 19. Lampre-Daikin                                               9.37
 20. Saeco-Cannondale                                            1.38
 21. Costa Almeria-Amica Chips                                   9.21

Stage Preview:

4 major climbs confront the riders on the road from Béjar to Ciudad Rodrigo (153 kms). The climbs are as follows: 

Mogarraz, Cat 2, 950 metres, 10 kms long
Portillo, Cat 1, 1240 metres, 13 kms long, km 72, 6-8%
Francia, Cat 1, 1500 metres, 7 kms long, km 100
Monsagro, Cat 3, 1130 metres, 4 kms long, km 125

The Francia comes 50 kms before the finish and then the Monsagro is within 20 kms of the end. The sprinters will suffer today over the Cat 1 climbs but it is still not a pure climbers' stage. The last 25 or so kms are downhill and there is plenty of time for the teams to re-organise if the early climbs split the field.