Stage 5 - September 12: Gijón - Lagos de Covadonga, 160.8 km

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The new generation takes over

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Juan Miguel Mercado
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By Gabriella Ekström, cyclingnews.com correspondent

23 year old Juan Miguel Mercado (iBanesto) made a very clear statement with his victory in today's stage to Lagos de Covadonga. His phenomenal ride in Vuelta a Burgos had nothing to do with luck. He and Oscar Sevilla laughed and congratulated each other on the top of Lagos de Covadonga. Mercado had just taken the biggest victory of his young career and Sevilla had the Maillot Oro.

The stage was fast from the gun, and Kelme controlled the peloton for most of the day. Before the start the riders shared a moment of silence, and some teams (US Postal and Cofidis) wore black stripes to honour the many victims in New York.

Kyrylo Pospyeyev (Cantina Tollo) and Serguei Smetanine (Jazztel) made the first real attack after 60 km and were joined by Domo-Farm Frites Leif Hoste after a while. The gap grew to four minutes, but the peloton's fast ride up the 1st category Mirador del Fito was the beginning of the end for the break. They were caught shortly before the start of Lagos de Covadonga.

Lampre tried to give Gilberto Simoni a nice ride over the final climb, but when Codol, Hunter and Camenzind were gone, more than 15 kilometres remained of the climb and Simoni had no intention of facing them alone. Instead it was Banesto's Dariusz Baranowski who kept the pace high, and at some places the teams super climber Jose Maria Jimenez had trouble following him.

With approximately ten kilometres to go, the very same Jimenez started to attack. He was brought back twice by Oscar Sevilla (Kelme) and Carlos Sastre (ONCE). US Postal had Roberto Heras, Chechu Rubiera and Levi Leipheimer in the front group, and Leipheimer did a remarkable job with bringing small breaks back. Riders like Fernando Escartin (Coast) Roberto Laiseka and Iban Mayo (Euskaltel) were clinging onto the back of the front group, and lost contact every time the pace got higher.

With 8 kilometres to go, Mercado surprised the others with a strong attack and quickly got a gap of twenty seconds. The chase was not organized, and the break wasn't really considered dangerous enough, until it was clear that Mercado was gone. Heras, Sevilla, Beloki, and Jimenez formed a new front group but they couldn't catch Mercado. Sevilla then attacked and got Beloki on his wheel. Jimenez was in trouble as usual every time someone stood up, but he always fought back.

With six kilometres to go, more riders started to catch the chasing group and the pace was really slow. Rubiera jumped away from this group together with "Chaba" Jimenez. They were quickly joined by Joseba Beloki (ONCE) and Sevilla, who has finally found his form. Sevilla put in a huge gear and left the others behind.

During the last kilometres Oscar Sevilla was the only one able to close in on Mercado, although Mercado was still riding strong. The distance between the two Spaniards over the line was 33 seconds, and that was enough for Sevilla to take over the golden jersey from his team mate Botero who lost 3.16 on the last climb.

Results

1 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) iBanesto.com                    4.18.37 (37.3 km/h)
2 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard                        0.33
3 Joseba Beloki (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                          0.58
4 Jose María Jimenez (Spa) iBanesto.com                        1.17
5 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal Service                    1.21
6 David Plaza (Spa) Festina
7 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step
8 Angel Casero (Spa) Festina
9 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal Service
10 Fernando Escartin (Spa) Team Coast
11 Aitor Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com
12 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
13 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           1.37
14 Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                   2.06
15 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone           2.10
16 Jose Luis Rebollo (Spa) Festina                             2.31
17 Unai Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com
18 Carlos Sastre (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski
19 Andrea Noe (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
20 Klaus Möller (Den) Milaneza-MSS                             2.36
21 Félix Garcia Casas (Spa) Festina                            2.53
22 Luis Perez (Spa) Festina
23 Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                     3.16
24 M.A. Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone
25 Santiago Botero (Col) Kelme-Barclaycard
26 Santiago Blanco (Spa) iBanesto.com                          3.19
27 Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski
28 José J. Gomez Gozalo (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard                3.21
29 Levi Leipheimer (USA) US Postal Service
30 José Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard
31 Igor Pugaci (Mda) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe'                 3.23
32 Daniel Atienza (Spa) Cofidis
33 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Alessio                             3.34
34 Rui Lavarinhas (Por) Milaneza-MSS                           4.08
35 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    4.10
36 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada         4.11
37 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     4.21
38 Alberto Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
39 Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Team Deutsche Telekom             4.31
40 Richard Virenque (Fra) Domo-Farm Frites                     4.33
41 Massimo Giunti (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone
42 Daniel Clavero (Spa) Mercatone Uno-Stream TV
43 Dave Bruylandts (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites                      4.53
44 Joao Silva (Por) Milaneza-MSS                               4.55
45 David Cañada (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step
46 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis                                  4.57
47 Roberto Conti (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone            5.05
48 Ricardo Valdes (Spa) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria              5.07
49 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Lampre-Daikin                      5.16
50 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre-Daikin
51 Alex Zuelle (Swi) Team Coast                                5.22
52 Tomas Konecny (Cze) Domo-Farm Frites                        5.38
53 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis                                  5.41
54 Victoriano Fernandez (Spa) Milaneza-MSS
55 Aitor Kintana (Spa) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria
56 Jose Manuel Vazquez (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada         5.46
57 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                    5.57
58 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Rabobank                               6.18
59 Steven Kleynen (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites                       6.36
60 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) iBanesto.com                       6.42
61 J.Antonio Pecharroman (Spa) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria       6.45
62 Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                            7.01
63 Massimo Codol (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                           7.02
64 Mauro Gianetti (Swi) Team Coast
65 Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone          7.05
66 Gorka Gerrikagoitia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                 7.08
67 Alberto Lopez De Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
68 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
69 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
70 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) O.N.C.E.-Eroski
71 Addy Engels (Ned) Rabobank                                  7.25
72 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step                       7.41
73 Fabian Jeker (Swi) Milaneza-MSS                             7.52
74 Oscar Laguna (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                7.54
75 Aitor Garmendia (Spa) Team Coast                            8.22
76 Marco Pantani (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Stream TV                 9.04
77 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Stream TV               9.05
78 Michael Andersson (Swe) Mercatone Uno-Stream TV
79 Igor Astarloa (Spa) Mercatone Uno-Stream TV
80 David Fernandez (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
81 Jon Odriozola (Spa) iBanesto.com
82 Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski
83 Guido Trentin (Ita) Cofidis
84 Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo
85 Massimiliano Gentili (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone
86 Jorge Capitan (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
87 Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo
88 Juan Carlos Vicario (Spa) Festina                          11.23
89 Gian Mario Ortenzi (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Stream TV
90 Juan Guillamon (Spa) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria             11.49
91 Angel Edo (Spa) Milaneza-MSS
92 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) iBanesto.com
93 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe'           11.58
94 Steve De Wolf (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites
95 Abraham Olano (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski
96 Rolf Huser (Swi) Team Coast
97 Igor Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
98 Peter Farazjin (Bel) Cofidis
99 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe'
100 Daniele De Paoli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Stream TV            12.01
101 Alberto Elli (Ita) Team Deutsche Telekom
102 Kyrylo Pospyeyev (Ukr) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone
103 Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin
104 Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin
105 Nathan O'Neill (Aus) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo
106 Alexander Shefer (Kaz) Alessio                            12.03
107 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski
108 Ivan Gotti (Ita) Alessio
109 Jaime Hernandez (Spa) Festina                             13.00
110 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                  14.43
111 Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom
112 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom
113 Kai Hundertmarck (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom
114 Andreas Klier (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom
115 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom
116 Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard
117 Chann McRae (USA) US Postal Service
118 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank
119 Matthe Pronk (Ned) Rabobank
120 Martin Hvastija (Slo) Alessio
121 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard
122 Claude Lamour (Fra) Cofidis
123 Antonio Cruz (USA) US Postal Service
124 Melchor Mauri (Spa) Milaneza-MSS
125 Rafael Cardenas (Col) Kelme-Barclaycard
126 Guido Trenti (USA) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone
127 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe'
128 Eleuterio Anguita (Spa) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria
129 Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria         15.41
130 Pedro Diaz Lobato (Spa) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria         15.43
131 Cesar Garcia Calvo (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada        15.55
132 Eddy Ratti (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
133 Julio Alberto Perez Cuapio (Mex) Ceramiche Panaria-Fior   15.58
134 Leif Hoste (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites                         16.32
135 Renato Silva (Por) Milaneza-MSS                           17.41
136 Carlos Carneiro (Por) Milaneza-MSS
137 Rafael Casero (Spa) Festina
138 Simone Bertoletti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin
139 Marc Lotz (Ned) Rabobank
140 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard                    17.44
141 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin
142 José Garcia Acosta (Spa) iBanesto.com
143 Germán Nieto (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
144 Antonio Varriale (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo
145 Ermanno Brignoli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Stream TV
146 Sergiy Matveyev (Ukr) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo
147 Biagio Conte (Ita) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe'
148 Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom
149 José Angel Vidal (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard                  17.49
150 Jorg Ludewig (Ger) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe'
151 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites
152 Yauheni Seniushkin (Blr) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo
153 Alessio Galletti (Ita) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe'
154 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin
155 Martín Garrido (Arg) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
156 Carlos Golbano (Spa) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria
157 Oscar Freire (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step                       17.52
158 Frank Hoj (Den) Team Coast
159 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Team Coast
160 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Alessio
161 Benoit Joachim (Lux) US Postal Service
162 Dmitri Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis
163 Raphael Schweda (Ger) Team Coast                          17.55
164 Luca Paolini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
165 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis
166 Elio Aggiano (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
167 Torsten Nitsche (Ger) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe'
168 Alberto Vinale (Ita) Alessio
169 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) US Postal Service                  17.59
170 Julian Dean (NZl) US Postal Service
171 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank
172 Fabiano Fontanelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Stream TV          18.10
173 Carlos Torrent (Spa) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria            18.24
174 Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Alessio                          18.33
175 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone           18.35
176 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                          18.42
177 Davide Casarotto (Ita) Alessio                            19.01
178 Filippo Pefetto (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo            20.17
179 Sven Teutenberg (Ger) Festina                             20.20
180 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Domo-Farm Frites                      21.08
181 Luciano Pagliarini (Bra) Lampre-Daikin                    21.34
182 Glenn Magnusson (Swe) Domo-Farm Frites                    22.23
183 Matthew White (Aus) US Postal Service                     22.23
184 Dario Pieri (Ita) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe'               22.33
185 Enrico Degano (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo              22.57
DNF Endrio Leoni (Ita) Alessio
DNS Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team Coast

Points
 
1 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) iBanesto.com                         25 pts
2 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard                          20
3 Joseba Beloki (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                            16
4 Jose María Jimenez (Spa) iBanesto.com                          14
5 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal Service                      12
6 David Plaza (Spa) Festina                                      10
7 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step                           9
8 Angel Casero (Spa) Festina                                      8
9 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal Service                           7
10 Fernando Escartin (Spa) Team Coast                             6
11 Aitor Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com                                   5
12 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        4
13 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              3
14 Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                      2
15 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone              1
 
Mountains
 
Alto de la Miranda - Cat. 3, km 42
 
1 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard                           6 pts
2 Rafael Cardenas (Col) Kelme-Barclaycard                         4
3 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank                                    2
4 Addy Engels (Ned) Rabobank                                      1
 
Alto de la Campa - Cat. 3, km 78
 
1 Leif Hoste (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites                               6 pts
2 Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria               4
3 Kyrylo Pospyeyev (Ukr) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone             2
4 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard                          1
 
Alto Mirador del Fito - Cat. 1, km 120
 
1 Kyrylo Pospyeyev (Ukr) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone            16 pts
2 Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria              12
3 Leif Hoste (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites                              10
4 Aitor Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com                                    8
5 Joseba Beloki (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                             6
6 José J. Gomez Gozalo (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard                    4
7 Unai Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com                                     3
8 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) iBanesto.com                          2
9 Jose María Jimenez (Spa) iBanesto.com                           1
 
Lagos de Covadonga - Cat. E, km 161
 
1 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) iBanesto.com                         30 pts
2 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard                          25
3 Joseba Beloki (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                            20
4 Jose María Jimenez (Spa) iBanesto.com                          16
5 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal Service                      12
6 David Plaza (Spa) Festina                                      10
7 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step                           8
8 Angel Casero (Spa) Festina                                      6
9 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal Service                           4
10 Fernando Escartin (Spa) Team Coast                             3
11 Aitor Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com                                   2
12 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        1
 
Metas volantes
 
Bobes - km 54.5
 
1 Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin                               4 pts
2 Sven Teutenberg (Ger) Festina                                   2
3 Glenn Magnusson (Swe) Domo-Farm Frites                          1
 
Pola de Siero - km 73.7
 
1 Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria               4 pts
2 Kyrylo Pospyeyev (Ukr) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone             2
3 Leif Hoste (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites                               1
 
Hospederia del Peregrino - km 148
 
1 Cesar Garcia Calvo (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada              4 pts
2 Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin                             2
3 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                             1
 
Teams
 
1 IBanesto.com                                              2.58.29
2 Festina                                                      2.35
3 US Postal Service                                            3.25
4 ONCE - Eroski                                                4.07
5 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                          4.30
6 Kelme - Costa Blanca                                         4.32
7 Mapei-Quick Step                                             6.09
8 Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone                                 7.21
9 Milaneza - MSS                                               9.01
10 Team Coast                                                 11.07
11 Cofidis                                                    11.23
12 Domo - Farm Frites                                         12.26
13 Rabobank                                                   13.11
14 Colchon Relax - Fuenlabrada                                14.27
15 Jazztel - Costa Almeria                                    14.55
16 Lampre - Daikin                                            14.56
17 Mercatone Uno - Stream TV                                  20.04
18 Saeco Macchine per cafe                                    24.41
19 Alessio                                                    25.02
20 Ceramiche Panaria - Fiordo                                 27.33
21 Team Deutsche Telekom                                      28.37

General classification after stage 5

1 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard                    15.22.09
2 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) iBanesto.com                       0.15
3 Joseba Beloki (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                          0.35
4 David Plaza (Spa) Festina                                    0.59
5 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal Service                        1.06
6 Angel Casero (Spa) Festina                                   1.09
7 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal Service                    1.12
8 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
9 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            1.37
10 Fernando Escartin (Spa) Team Coast
11 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step                       1.43
12 Aitor Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com                                1.44
13 Jose María Jimenez (Spa) iBanesto.com                       1.48
14 Santiago Botero (Col) Kelme-Barclaycard                     2.04
15 Andrea Noe (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                           2.07
16 Carlos Sastre (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                         2.17
17 Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                   2.23
18 Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski             2.28
19 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone           2.32
20 José Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard                      2.38
21 Unai Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com                                 2.44
22 Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                     2.56
23 Félix Garcia Casas (Spa) Festina                            2.58
24 Luis Perez (Spa) Festina                                    3.18
25 Levi Leipheimer (USA) US Postal Service                     3.19
26 M.A. Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapon    3.21
27 Jose Luis Rebollo (Spa) Festina                             3.29
28 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis                                  3.49
29 Santiago Blanco (Spa) iBanesto.com                          3.50
30 Alberto Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    4.04
31 José J. Gomez Gozalo (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard
32 Daniel Atienza (Spa) Cofidis                                4.12
33 David Cañada (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step                         4.30
34 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     4.33
35 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Alessio                             4.37
36 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    4.46
37 Igor Pugaci (Mda) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe'                 4.51
38 Klaus Möller (Den) Milaneza-MSS                             4.56
39 Richard Virenque (Fra) Domo-Farm Frites                     5.01
40 Massimo Giunti (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone           5.02
41 Daniel Clavero (Spa) Mercatone Uno-Stream TV                5.06
42 Tomas Konecny (Cze) Domo-Farm Frites                        5.20
43 Alex Zuelle (Swi) Team Coast                                5.22
44 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                         5.24
45 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Lampre-Daikin                      5.33
46 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis                                  5.34
47 Roberto Conti (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone            5.35
48 Dave Bruylandts (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites                      5.36
49 Rui Lavarinhas (Por) Milaneza-MSS                        
50 Joao Silva (Por) Milaneza-MSS                               5.49
51 Ricardo Valdes (Spa) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria              6.04
52 Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Team Deutsche Telekom             6.18
53 Victoriano Fernandez (Spa) Milaneza-MSS                     6.26
54 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                    6.32
55 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step                       6.40
56 Aitor Kintana (Spa) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria               6.45
57 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                          6.48
58 J.Antonio Pecharroman (Spa) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria       6.59
59 Jose Manuel Vazquez (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada         7.05
60 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Rabobank                               7.06
61 Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                            7.07
62 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) iBanesto.com                       7.17
63 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                7.40
64 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    7.43
65 Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone          7.47
66 Mauro Gianetti (Swi) Team Coast                             7.57
67 Steven Kleynen (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites                       8.01
68 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada         8.05
69 Oscar Laguna (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                8.16
70 Massimo Codol (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                           8.22
71 Gorka Gerrikagoitia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                 8.33
72 Aitor Garmendia (Spa) Team Coast                            8.46
73 Fabian Jeker (Swi) Milaneza-MSS                             8.48
74 Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                     8.59
75 Jon Odriozola (Spa) iBanesto.com                            9.28
76 Alberto Lopez De Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi             9.30
77 Jorge Capitan (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada               9.36
78 Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo            9.40
79 Addy Engels (Ned) Rabobank                                  9.51
80 Massimiliano Gentili (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone     9.53
81 Guido Trentin (Ita) Cofidis                                 9.58
82 Marco Pantani (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Stream TV                10.01
83 Igor Astarloa (Spa) Mercatone Uno-Stream TV                10.06
84 Michael Andersson (Swe) Mercatone Uno-Stream TV            10.34
85 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Stream TV              10.41
86 Alberto Elli (Ita) Team Deutsche Telekom                   11.30
87 Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo               11.35
88 Juan Carlos Vicario (Spa) Festina                          11.37
89 Abraham Olano (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                        11.43
90 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                      11.54
91 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) iBanesto.com                   12.12
92 Angel Edo (Spa) Milaneza-MSS                               12.14
93 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe'           12.19
94 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe'              12.36
95 Daniele De Paoli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Stream TV             12.47
96 Kyrylo Pospyeyev (Ukr) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone
97 David Fernandez (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada            12.50
98 Ivan Gotti (Ita) Alessio                                   13.00
99 Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin                        13.12
100 Juan Guillamon (Spa) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria            13.13
101 Rolf Huser (Swi) Team Coast                               13.26
102 Steve De Wolf (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites                      13.31
103 Jaime Hernandez (Spa) Festina
104 Igor Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       13.47
105 Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin                         13.54
106 Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                    14.22
107 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                  14.28
108 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                  14.47
109 Matthe Pronk (Ned) Rabobank                               14.49
110 Chann McRae (USA) US Postal Service                       14.53
111 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                    14.54
112 Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard                 14.58
113 Eleuterio Anguita (Spa) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria         15.04
114 Melchor Mauri (Spa) Milaneza-MSS                          15.06
115 Peter Farazjin (Bel) Cofidis                              15.13
116 Rafael Cardenas (Col) Kelme-Barclaycard                   15.24
117 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard                     15.42
118 Antonio Cruz (USA) US Postal Service                      16.08
119 Kai Hundertmarck (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom              16.23
120 Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria         16.38
121 Guido Trenti (USA) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone           16.51
122 Pedro Diaz Lobato (Spa) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria         16.58
123 Claude Lamour (Fra) Cofidis                               17.03
124 Andreas Klier (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                 17.23
125 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe'        17.24
126 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard                    17.31
127 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                         17.33
128 Luca Paolini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                       17.35
129 Oscar Freire (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step                       17.48
130 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) US Postal Service                  17.54
131 Gian Mario Ortenzi (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Stream TV          17.54
132 Alexander Shefer (Kaz) Alessio                            18.01
133 Julian Dean (NZl) US Postal Service                       18.02
134 Julio Alberto Perez Cuapio (Mex) Ceramiche Panaria-Fior   18.10
135 José Angel Vidal (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard                  18.11
136 Elio Aggiano (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                       18.18
137 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis                                18.22
138 José Garcia Acosta (Spa) iBanesto.com                     18.22
139 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom               18.43
140 Dmitri Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis                              18.47
141 Benoit Joachim (Lux) US Postal Service                    18.48
142 Rafael Casero (Spa) Festina                               18.56
143 Carlos Carneiro (Por) Milaneza-MSS                        18.57
144 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites                 19.02
145 Ermanno Brignoli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Stream TV            19.26
146 Jorg Ludewig (Ger) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe'              19.35
147 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                          19.54
148 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Alessio                               19.57
149 Carlos Golbano (Spa) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria            19.58
150 Leif Hoste (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites                         20.00
151 Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom
152 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Team Coast                           20.13
153 Renato Silva (Por) Milaneza-MSS                           20.17
154 Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Alessio                          20.22
155 Martin Hvastija (Slo) Alessio                             20.27
156 Eddy Ratti (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                         20.37
157 Carlos Torrent (Spa) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria            20.38
158 Sergiy Matveyev (Ukr) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo            20.39
159 Biagio Conte (Ita) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe'              20.45
160 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                       20.50
161 Torsten Nitsche (Ger) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe'           20.59
162 Nathan O'Neill (Aus) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo             21.04
163 Sven Teutenberg (Ger) Festina                             21.13
164 Simone Bertoletti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                     21.22
165 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone           21.24
166 Davide Casarotto (Ita) Alessio                            21.27
167 Yauheni Seniushkin (Blr) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo         21.38
168 Marc Lotz (Ned) Rabobank                                  21.54
169 Martín Garrido (Arg) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada            22.19
170 Antonio Varriale (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo           22.44
171 Raphael Schweda (Ger) Team Coast                          22.50
172 Cesar Garcia Calvo (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada        23.07
173 Alberto Vinale (Ita) Alessio                              23.12
174 Alessio Galletti (Ita) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe'          23.23
175 Frank Hoj (Den) Team Coast                                23.33
176 Fabiano Fontanelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Stream TV          23.35
177 Germán Nieto (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada              23.39
178 Dario Pieri (Ita) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe'               24.35
179 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Domo-Farm Frites                      24.43
180 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank                              24.58
181 Matthew White (Aus) US Postal Service                     26.02
182 Luciano Pagliarini (Bra) Lampre-Daikin                    26.39
183 Filippo Pefetto (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo            29.36
184 Enrico Degano (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo              34.49
185 Glenn Magnusson (Swe) Domo-Farm Frites                    46.34
 
Points classification
 
1 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                         75 pts
2 Oscar Freire (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step                            40
3 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Domo-Farm Frites                           36
4 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step                          35
5 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis                                     32
6 Sven Teutenberg (Ger) Festina                                  32
7 Joseba Beloki (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                            28
8 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) iBanesto.com                         25
9 Santiago Botero (Col) Kelme-Barclaycard                        24
10 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis                                    24
11 Luca Paolini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                           21
12 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard                         20
13 David Plaza (Spa) Festina                                     20
14 Cesar Garcia Calvo (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada            20
15 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                      19
16 Levi Leipheimer (USA) US Postal Service                       18
17 Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski               18
18 David Fernandez (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada               16
19 Angel Edo (Spa) Milaneza-MSS                                  14
20 Jose María Jimenez (Spa) iBanesto.com                         14
21 José Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard                        13
22 Enrico Degano (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo                  13
23 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal Service                     12
24 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites                     12
25 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      12
26 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe'            12
27 M.A. Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone     10
28 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step                          9
29 Julian Dean (NZl) US Postal Service                            9
30 Angel Casero (Spa) Festina                                     8
31 Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                        8
32 Jose Manuel Vazquez (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada            8
33 Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                         7
34 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal Service                          7
35 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                             7
36 Fernando Escartin (Spa) Team Coast                             6
37 Alberto Elli (Ita) Team Deutsche Telekom                       6
38 Matthe Pronk (Ned) Rabobank                                    6
39 Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin                              6
40 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank                                   6
41 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard                          5
42 Andrea Noe (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                              5
43 Aitor Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com                                   5
44 Kai Hundertmarck (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                   5
45 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                              5
46 Guido Trenti (USA) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone                5
47 Alberto Vinale (Ita) Alessio                                   5
48 Glenn Magnusson (Swe) Domo-Farm Frites                         5
49 Abraham Olano (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                            4
50 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        4
51 Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria              4
52 Carlos Sastre (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                            3
53 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              3
54 Carlos Golbano (Spa) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria                 3
55 Tomas Konecny (Cze) Domo-Farm Frites                           2
56 Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                      2
57 Nathan O'Neill (Aus) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo                  2
58 Kyrylo Pospyeyev (Ukr) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone            2
59 Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin                            2
60 Antonio Varriale (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo                2
61 Alberto Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       1
62 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone              1
63 Elio Aggiano (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                            1
64 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard                         1
65 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                            1
66 Leif Hoste (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites                              1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) iBanesto.com                         32 pts
2 Joseba Beloki (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                            26
3 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard                          25
4 Kyrylo Pospyeyev (Ukr) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone            18
5 Jose María Jimenez (Spa) iBanesto.com                          17
6 Leif Hoste (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites                              16
7 Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria              16
8 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal Service                      14
9 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank                                   12
10 David Plaza (Spa) Festina                                     10
11 Aitor Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com                                  10
12 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard                          9
13 Rafael Cardenas (Col) Kelme-Barclaycard                        9
14 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step                          8
15 Cesar Garcia Calvo (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada             7
16 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis                                     6
17 Angel Casero (Spa) Festina                                     6
18 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal Service                          4
19 José J. Gomez Gozalo (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard                   4
20 Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin                              4
21 Fernando Escartin (Spa) Team Coast                             3
22 Unai Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com                                    3
23 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada            2
24 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        1
25 Santiago Botero (Col) Kelme-Barclaycard                        1
26 Roberto Conti (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone               1
27 Addy Engels (Ned) Rabobank                                     1
28 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard                         1
 
Metas volantes classification
 
1 Cesar Garcia Calvo (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada             20 pts
2 Enrico Degano (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo                   13
3 Jose Manuel Vazquez (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada             8
4 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank                                    6
5 Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin                               5
6 Glenn Magnusson (Swe) Domo-Farm Frites                          5
7 Alberto Vinale (Ita) Alessio                                    5
8 Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria               4
9 Guido Trenti (USA) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone                 3
10 Carlos Golbano (Spa) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria                 3
11 Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin                            2
12 Kyrylo Pospyeyev (Ukr) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone            2
13 Sven Teutenberg (Ger) Festina                                  2
14 Antonio Varriale (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo                2
15 David Fernandez (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                2
16 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                            1
17 Leif Hoste (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites                              1
 
Teams classification
 
1 IBanesto.com                                             46.09.19
2 Festina                                                      0.45
3 US Postal Service                                            1.40
4 Kelme - Costa Blanca                                         1.48
5 ONCE - Eroski                                                2.19
6 Mapei-Quick Step                                             3.19
7 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                          3.50
8 Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone                                 7.27
9 Cofidis                                                      9.02
10 Milaneza - MSS                                              9.55
11 Team Coast                                                 10.56
12 Domo - Farm Frites                                         11.41
13 Rabobank                                                   12.56
14 Colchon Relax - Fuenlabrada                                13.39
15 Lampre - Daikin                                            14.06
16 Jazztel - Costa Almeria                                    15.39
17 Mercatone Uno - Stream TV                                  21.13
18 Saeco Macchine per cafe                                    24.56
19 Alessio                                                    25.40
20 Team Deutsche Telekom                                      26.45
21 Ceramiche Panaria - Fiordo                                 28.13

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