57th Vuelta Comunidad Valenciana - 2.3

Spain, February 22-26, 2000

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Stage 3 - February 24: Calpe - Xativa, 186 km

Freire on fire

The Spanish World Champion, Oscar Freire (Mapei) continued his great early season form in winning today's third stage of the Vuelta Comunidad Valenciana. Today's stage connected the communities of Calpe and Játiva, being 186 km in length. The five climbs, including one first category, failed to split the peloton substantially and a large group of 46 arrived at the finish to contest the sprint.

Marco Pantani was a non-starter today, after suffering from stomach troubles, although he is intending on starting in the Classica d'Almeria on Sunday. The other 163 riders in the bunch started fairly peacefully, save for an attack at kilometer seven by a group of 11 riders. They managed to achieve a gap of nearly 10 minutes before the elastic band started contracting, and ONCE put it in the big chainring.

After the descent of the category 1 climb (Alto del Campello) the bunch was complete, although race leader Di Grande (Festina) was showing signs of suffering. There followed a two-man attack, from Spaniard Javier Ochoa and Latvian Raivis Belohvosciks, however they were caught and dropped on the final climb, the Port De Sarragrosa at 9 km to go. Over the top, and the peloton picked up the pace, however Oscar Freire kept his head, despite not having many team members to help. He won in a very fast sprint from Erik Dekker (Rabobank) and US Postal's George Hincapie, defeating some of the more fancied riders of the group.

He told the press afterwards that "I consider myself something more than just a good sprinter. Every day I am more comfortable and safe in the final few meters. My win today was made easy thanks to the great work of my teammates through the rest of the stage."

"The victory is very important, but the positive thing is that I have improved enough to be climbing well. I continue to progress, that is the important thing, and this is a good thing for the big races in future," he added.

Festina's Guiseppe DI Grande held onto his leaders jersey, still by two seconds, and will have to fight hard to maintain it in the coming three stages. His lead over Laurent Jalabert will surely evaporate in the time trial, that concludes the tour. Tomorrow, the stage runs from Játiva to Castellón, 187 km, with the main difficulties being the climbs of Oronet (cat. 2) and Eslida (cat. 1).

Hincapie shows early form

Today's third stage of the Vuelta a Velenciana was a good result for American George Hincapie, riding for the US Postal squad. His goal this year is a podium finish in the Paris-Roubaix, and he is certainly on track for a good showing - he also finished fourth in the Luis Puig trophy last Sunday.

"I'm starting to feel better but I have a ways to go to improve," Hincapie said following today's stage. "I'm happy with where I am right now. Everything I am doing now is in preparation for April and the end of March."

Hincapie and the US Postal Service team are gearing up for the World Cup and Classics schedule, beginning with the World Cup opener, Milan-San Remo, on March 18. Last year, Hincapie placed ninth in Milan-San Remo and then fourth at Paris-Roubaix a few weeks later, equaling the highest ever finish by an American at the "Hell of the North."

"I'm still lacking the power for April's races, but I would rather have it then than have it now," Hincapie added. "I'm stronger at this point than last year, which is due to more training and having more confidence."

Hincapie's has also the support if the reinstated Viatcheslav Ekimov, a Classics specialist and one of the more experienced riders in the peloton, and he values his help: "Both Eki and Frankie (Andreu) helped out a lot today, but neither one of us three are in top shape. But it's still good to see we are fighting for wins even though we are only about 70%," he said.

"Eki led it out [today] with about one km to go and everyone started sprinting with around 250 meters to go," Hincapie said. "Freire was real strong in the sprint."

"There are guys flying for these races, then you have guys looking forward to the World Cup races, then you have guys focusing for the Tour (de France)," Hincapie remarked on how the early season peloton is split in the first few months of racing. "There are three different levels."

Results

1 Oscar Freire (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step                      4.34.30
2 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                  
3 George Hincapie (USA) US Postal Service                     
4 Roberto Petito (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                          
5 Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                   
6 Ruben Galvan (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                       
7 Gorka Gerrikagoitia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                 
8 Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin                         
9 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Banesto                             
10 Marco Velo (Ita) Mercatone Uno                             
11 Jose Alberto Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi              
12 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                       
13 Giuseppe Di Grande (Ita) Festina                           
14 Dave Bruylandts (Bel) Farm Frites                          
15 Marcus Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                
16 Pascual Javier Llorente (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca              
17 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Saeco-Valli & Valli                   
18 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Farm Frites                           
19 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                             
20 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros              
21 Abraham Olano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                     
22 José Luis Rebollo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                  
23 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                    
24 Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                           
25 Aitor Garmendia (Spa) Banesto                              
26 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                          
27 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Ag2R Prevoyance                  
28 Felix M. Garcia (Spa) Festina                              
29 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                          
30 Michel Lafis (Swe) Farm Frites                             
31 Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                       
32 Marcello Siboni (Ita) Mercatone Uno                        
33 Andrei Kivilev (Kaz) Ag2R Prevoyance                       
34 Javie Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca              
35 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco-Valli & Valli                
36 Michele Laddomada (Ita) L.A. Pecol                         
37 Pascal Herve (Fra) Team Polti                              
38 Wladimir Belli (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                         
39 Massimo Codol (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                          
40 Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal Service                  
41 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                      
42 Benoít Salmon (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                        
43 Elio Aggiano (Ita) Vitalicio Seguros                       
44 Ivan Gotti (Ita) Team Polti                                
45 Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) L.A. Pecol                         
46 Thomas Brozyna (Pol) Banesto                               
47 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Telekom                             0.11    
48 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Telekom                                     
49 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         0.14    
50 Axel Merckx (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                        0.21    
51 Frankie Andreu (USA) US Postal Service                        
52 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto                            0.25    
53 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Telekom                        0.39    
54 Luis Perez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                        0.41    
55 Richard Virenque (Fra) Team Polti                         1.28    
56 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada               
57 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   
58 Juan J De Los Angeles (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca             
59 David Plaza (Spa) Festina                                 
60 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada                      
61 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   
62 Francisco Javi Cerezo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros             
63 Manuel Fernandez (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step                   
64 Jose Manuel Uria (Spa) Team Polti                         
65 Jan Hruska (Cze) Vitalicio Seguros                        
66 Roland Meier (Swi) Cofidis                                
67 Daniel Clavero (Spa) Team Polti                           
68 Armin Meier (Swi) Saeco-Valli & Valli                     
69 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis                             
70 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                           3.15    
71 Javier Ochoa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                   
72 Jaime Hernandez (Spa) Festina                       
73 Rafael Diaz (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                        
74 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Lampre-Daikin                   4.08    
75 Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                        5.28    
76 I¤igo Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   5.34    
77 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Lampre-Daikin                      
78 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) US Postal Service                      
79 Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco-Valli & Valli                   
80 Luca Scinto (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                          
81 Cesar Garcia Calvo (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada                  
82 Christian Vandevelde (USA) US Postal Service                
83 David Clinger (USA) Festina                                 
84 David Garcia (Spa) Costa De Almeria                         
85 Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                             
86 Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom                                    
87 José Enriqu Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca              
88 Jose Rosa (Por) L.A. Pecol                                  
89 Rolf Huser (Swi) Festina                                    
90 Arturas Kasputis (Ltu) Ag2R Prevoyance                      
91 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Banesto                            
92 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Rabobank                               
93 Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                   
94 Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                       
95 Andrea Peron (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                            
96 Jonathan Hall (Aus) Festina                                 
97 Philippe Bordenave (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                    
98 Juan Carlos Vicario (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                 
99 Gilles Maignan (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                        
100 David Delrieu (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                        
101 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                               
102 Andreas Kloden (Ger) Telekom                               
103 Igor Astarloa (Spa) Mercatone Uno                          
104 Isidro Nozal (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                      
105 David Vazquez (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada                      
106 David Latasa (Spa) Banesto                                 
107 David Millar (Gbr) Cofidis                                 
108 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Farm Frites                          
109 Laurent Desbiens (Fra) Cofidis                             
110 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Cofidis                              
111 Gines Salmeron (Spa) Costa De Almeria                      
112 Claude Lamour (Fra) Cofidis                                
113 David Tani (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                        8.20    
114 Ignacio Gutierrez (Spa) L.A. Pecol                       
115 Oscar Laguna (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada                     
116 Pedro Lopes (Por) L.A. Pecol                             
117 Segis De La Torre (Spa) L.A. Pecol                       
118 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank                              
119 Remco Van Der Ven (Ned) Farm Frites                      
120 David Fernandez (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada                  
121 Dimitri Konychev (Rus) Fassa Bortolo                     
122 Enrico Zaina (Ita) Mercatone Uno                         
123 Miquel Van Kessel (Ned) Farm Frites                      
124 Eduardo Hernandez (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada                
125 Alex Zuelle (Swi) Banesto                                
126 Txema Del Olmo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   
127 David Navas (Spa) Banesto                                
128 Salius Sarkauskas (Ltu) L.A. Pecol                       
129 Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca               
130 Thierry Loder (Fra) Cofidis                              
131 Joaquin Gomes (Por) L.A. Pecol                           
132 Sergio Barbero (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                       
133 Biagio Conte (Ita) Saeco-Valli & Valli                   
134 Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom                                 
135 Ricardo Valdes (Spa) Costa De Almeria                    
136 Mario Scirea (Ita) Saeco-Valli & Valli                   
137 Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Telekom                        
138 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Telekom                          
139 Fabiano Fontanelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno                  14.58    
140 Glenn Magnusson (Swe) Farm Frites                           
141 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal Service                     
142 Josu Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       
143 Steffen Kjaergaard (Nor) US Postal Service                  
144 German Nieto (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada                        
145 Marco Della Vedova (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                      
146 José Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                
147 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                    
148 Gonzalo Bayarri (Spa) Costa De Almeria                      
149 Carlos Torrens (Spa) Costa De Almeria                       
150 Cesar Perez (Spa) Costa De Almeria                          
151 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                         
152 Ermanno Brignoli (Ita) Mercatone Uno                        
153 Ernesto Manchon (Spa) Costa De Almeria                      
154 Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) Team Polti                          
155 Silvio Martinello (Ita) Team Polti                          
156 Julian Dean (Nzl) US Postal Service                         
157 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Saeco-Valli & Valli                  
158 Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Saeco-Valli & Valli               
159 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                    
160 Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina                                   
161 Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Costa De Almeria                       
162 Gabriele Balducci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                       
163 Gaiztka Lejarreta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  

Points:

1 Oscar Freire (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step                            25 pts
2 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                     20
3 George Hincapie (USA) US Postal Service                        16
4 Roberto Petito (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                             14
5 Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                      12
6 Ruben Galvan (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                          10
7 Gorka Gerrikagoitia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     9
8 Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin                             8
9 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Banesto                                 7
10 Marco Velo (Ita) Mercatone Uno                                 6
11 Jose Alberto Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  5
12 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                           4
13 Giuseppe Di Grande (Ita) Festina                               3
14 Dave Bruylandts (Bel) Farm Frites                              2
15 Marcus Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                    1

Metas volantes:

Albaida - 93 km 
1 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                            	  3 pts
2 David Latasa (Spa) Banesto                              	  2 
3 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Lampre-Daikin                 	  1 

Vallada - 141 km
1 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                            	  3 pts
2 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Lampre-Daikin                 	  2 
3 Manuel Fernandez (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step                 	  1 

Mountains:

Port De Margarida - Cat. 2, 66 km
1 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Farm Frites                              10 pts
2 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis                                   7
3 David Plaza (Spa) Festina                                       5
4 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                               3
5 Rafael Diaz (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                            2
6 David Latasa (Spa) Banesto                                      1

Port D'albaida - Cat. 3, 86 km
1 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Farm Frites                               6 pts
2 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis                                   4
3 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                               2
4 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                    1

Port De Serragrosa - Cat. 3, 110 km
1 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Farm Frites                               6 pts
2 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis                                   4
3 David Plaza (Spa) Festina                                       2
4 Francisco Javi Cerezo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                   1

Alt Del Campello - Cat. 1, 145 km
1 Javier Ochoa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                          16 pts
2 Francisco Javi Cerezo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                  12
3 David Plaza (Spa) Festina                                      10
4 Rafael Diaz (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                            8
5 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Lampre-Daikin                         6
6 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis                                   4
7 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Farm Frites                               3
8 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                    2
9 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                               1

Port De Sarragrosa - Cat 3, 177 km
1 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Telekom                              6 pts
2 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         4
3 Pascual Javier Llorente (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanc                 2
4 Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                       1

General classification after stage 3:

1 Giuseppe Di Grande (Ita) Festina                       13.35.38  
2 Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  0.02  
3 Pascual Javier Llorente (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca              
4 Jose Alberto Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi               
5 Abraham Olano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                      
6 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros               
7 Andrei Kivilev (Kaz) Ag2R Prevoyance                        
8 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     
9 Wladimir Belli (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                          
10 Ruben Galvan (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     0.27  
11 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                  
12 Elio Aggiano (Ita) Vitalicio Seguros                      
13 Roberto Petito (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                        0.29  
14 Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin                      
15 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Banesto                          
16 Marco Velo (Ita) Mercatone Uno                           
17 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Saeco-Valli & Valli                 
18 Felix M. Garcia (Spa) Festina                            
19 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                           
20 Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                         
21 José Luis Rebollo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                
22 Aitor Garmendia (Spa) Banesto                            
23 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                    
24 Benoít Salmon (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                      
25 Luis Perez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                        1.10
26 Oscar Freire (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step                       3.34
27 Marcus Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                               
28 Gorka Gerrikagoitia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi               3.36
29 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                         
30 Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal Service                 
31 Marcello Siboni (Ita) Mercatone Uno                       
32 Dave Bruylandts (Bel) Farm Frites                         
33 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco-Valli & Valli               
34 Pascal Herve (Fra) Team Polti                             
35 Javie Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Bla             
36 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                      4.09
37 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto                            4.22
38 Thomas Brozyna (Pol) Banesto                              4.43
39 Armin Meier (Swi) Saeco-Valli & Valli                     5.04
40 David Plaza (Spa) Festina                                
41 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  
42 Francisco Javi Cerezo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros            
43 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Ag2R Prevoyance                 6.30
44 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Farm Frites                         
45 Massimo Codol (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                        
46 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Telekom                             6.41
47 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Telekom                            
48 Jaime Hernandez (Spa) Festina                             6.51
49 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   7.58
50 Jan Hruska (Cze) Vitalicio Seguros                   
51 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis                          
52 Michele Laddomada (Ita) L.A. Pecol                        8.09
53 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Telekom                        8.16
54 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         8.23
55 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Banesto                          9.10
56 Andrea Peron (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                        
57 Juan Carlos Vicario (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros               
58 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                         9.41
59 George Hincapie (USA) US Postal Service                   9.43
60 Axel Merckx (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                       10.04
61 Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                     10.13
62 Andreas Kloden (Ger) Telekom                             10.17
63 Jose Manuel Uria (Spa) Team Polti                        11.11
64 Cesar Garcia Calvo (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada               12.04
65 Jose Rosa (Por) L.A. Pecol                        
66 José Enriqu Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca    
67 Jonathan Hall (Aus) Festina                       
68 Christian Vandevelde (USA) US Postal Service      
69 Michel Lafis (Swe) Farm Frites                           12.37
70 Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) L.A. Pecol                    
71 Ivan Gotti (Ita) Team Polti                             
72 David Millar (Gbr) Cofidis                               13.11
73 Javier Ochoa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                    13.19
74 Rafael Diaz (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                     13.37
75 Gines Salmeron (Spa) Costa De Almeria                    13.43
76 Richard Virenque (Fra) Team Polti                        14.05
77 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada                     
78 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada              
79 Manuel Fernandez (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step                  
80 Daniel Clavero (Spa) Team Polti                          
81 Roland Meier (Swi) Cofidis                               
82 Frankie Andreu (USA) US Postal Service                   14.37
83 Miquel Van Kessel (Ned) Farm Frites                      14.50
84 Mario Scirea (Ita) Saeco-Valli & Valli                   
85 Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom                                 15.15
86 David Clinger (USA) Festina                              15.17
87 Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                    
88 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Rabobank                            
89 Juan J De Los Angeles (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca           15.44
90 Luca Scinto (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                       15.45
91 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                          15.52
92 Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom                                 15.57
93 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Lampre-Daikin                  16.01
94 David Navas (Spa) Banesto                                16.29
95 Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                       18.05
96 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Lampre-Daikin                   18.11
97 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) US Postal Service                   
98 Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco-Valli & Valli                
99 Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                
100 Isidro Nozal (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                   
101 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                            
102 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Farm Frites                       
103 Laurent Desbiens (Fra) Cofidis                          
104 Claude Lamour (Fra) Cofidis                             
105 Gaiztka Lejarreta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank              18.21
106 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                18.34
107 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Saeco-Valli & Valli              
108 I¤igo Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                 19.50
109 David Garcia (Spa) Costa De Almeria                     
110 David Delrieu (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                     
111 Arturas Kasputis (Ltu) Ag2R Prevoyance                  
112 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Cofidis                           
113 Philippe Bordenave (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                
114 Rolf Huser (Swi) Festina                                
115 Gilles Maignan (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                    
116 Igor Astarloa (Spa) Mercatone Uno                       
117 David Latasa (Spa) Banesto                              20.21
118 David Vazquez (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada                   20.27
119 Enrico Zaina (Ita) Mercatone Uno                        20.57
120 Pedro Lopes (Por) L.A. Pecol                            
121 Dimitri Konychev (Rus) Fassa Bortolo                    
122 Segis De La Torre (Spa) L.A. Pecol                      
123 Eduardo Hernandez (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada               
124 Sergio Barbero (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                      
125 David Tani (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                       
126 Alex Zuelle (Swi) Banesto                               
127 Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                         22.00
128 Remco Van Der Ven (Ned) Farm Frites                     22.36
129 Oscar Laguna (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada                    
130 Ignacio Gutierrez (Spa) L.A. Pecol                      
131 Txema Del Olmo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  
132 Salius Sarkauskas (Ltu) L.A. Pecol                      
133 Thierry Loder (Fra) Cofidis                             
134 Biagio Conte (Ita) Saeco-Valli & Valli                  
135 Ernesto Manchon (Spa) Costa De Almeria                  23.07
136 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Telekom                         
137 Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca              24.46
138 Joaquin Gomes (Por) L.A. Pecol                         
139 Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Telekom                      
140 Ricardo Valdes (Spa) Costa De Almeria                   26.28
141 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank                             
142 Glenn Magnusson (Swe) Farm Frites                       27.35
143 José Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank         
144 Fabiano Fontanelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno                
145 Ermanno Brignoli (Ita) Mercatone Uno                    29.14
146 Steffen Kjaergaard (Nor) US Postal Service            
147 Josu Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                 
148 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal Service               
149 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank              
150 Silvio Martinello (Ita) Team Polti                    
151 German Nieto (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada                  
152 Cesar Perez (Spa) Costa De Almeria                      30.49
153 Marco Della Vedova (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                  31.24
154 Carlos Torrens (Spa) Costa De Almeria                   
155 Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Saeco-Valli & Valli           
156 Julian Dean (Nzl) US Postal Service                     
157 Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina                               
158 Gabriele Balducci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                   
159 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                     
160 David Fernandez (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada                 35.00
161 Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) Team Polti                      35.11
162 Gonzalo Bayarri (Spa) Costa De Almeria                  35.16
163 Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Costa De Almeria                   
 
Points classification:

1 Ruben Galvan (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                      40 pts
2 Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  40
3 Oscar Freire (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step                        37
4 Pascual Javier Llorente (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca             32
5 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                 27
6 Giuseppe Di Grande (Ita) Festina                           25
7 Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom                                   20
8 George Hincapie (USA) US Postal Service                    20
9 Elio Aggiano (Ita) Vitalicio Seguros                       20
10 Roberto Petito (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                        17
11 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                   16
12 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros             14
13 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                         14
14 Jose Alberto Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi             13
15 Andrei Kivilev (Kaz) Ag2R Prevoyance                      10
16 Marcus Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                               10
17 Gorka Gerrikagoitia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi               9 
18 Wladimir Belli (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                        9 
19 Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin                       8 
20 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Banesto                           7 
21 Abraham Olano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                    7 
22 Marco Velo (Ita) Mercatone Uno                            6 
23 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                         6 
24 David Clinger (USA) Festina                               5 
25 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                      4 
26 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco-Valli & Valli               3 
27 Dave Bruylandts (Bel) Farm Frites                         2 
28 Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                          2 
29 Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal Service                 2 
30 Felix M. Garcia (Spa) Festina                             1 
 
Metas Volantes:

1 Pedro Lopes (Por) L.A. Pecol                                9 pts
2 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                6
3 David Vazquez (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada                       6
4 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Ag2R Prevoyance                   3
5 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Lampre-Daikin                     3
6 Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom                                    2
7 David Latasa (Spa) Banesto                                  2
8 Salius Sarkauskas (Ltu) L.A. Pecol                          2
9 Manuel Fernandez (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step                     1
10 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank                                1
11 José Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank               1
 
Mountains classification:

1 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Farm Frites                          25 pts
2 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis                              19
3 Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  17
4 Andrei Kivilev (Kaz) Ag2R Prevoyance                       17
5 David Plaza (Spa) Festina                                  17
6 Javier Ochoa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                      16
7 Francisco Javi Cerezo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros              13
8 Wladimir Belli (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                         12
9 Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                           10
10 Rafael Diaz (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                      10
11 Abraham Olano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                     9
12 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                    8
13 Dave Bruylandts (Bel) Farm Frites                          7
14 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Telekom                         6
15 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                          6
16 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Lampre-Daikin                    6
17 Jose Alberto Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi              4
18 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    4
19 Giuseppe Di Grande (Ita) Festina                           3
20 Pascual Javier Llorente (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca           3
21 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                               3
22 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros              2
23 Luis Perez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                         1
24 David Latasa (Spa) Banesto                                 1