Stage 8 - September 15: Reinosa - Alto Cruz de la Demanda, 195 km

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More leadership changes as El Chaba takes the stage

By Jeff Jones
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Joseba Beloki
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Part of what makes the Vuelta so fascinating to watch is the element of surprise in who's going to be "king for a day." After yesterday's fine performance in the 44 kilometre time trial, Kelme's Santiago Botero found himself in the golden leader's jersey for the second time in this Vuelta. Given his weakness in the mountains, few expected that he would hold onto his jersey by the end of today's uphill finish to Alto Cruz de la Demanda. Most expected that his teammate, Oscar Sevilla would take over again, given his performance the other day to Lagos de Covadonga.

But it was not to be after Jose Maria "El Chaba" Jimenez (iBanesto.com) launched a stage winning attack with seven kilometres to go to the finish. The chasing group - including Sevilla - soon blew to pieces, leaving Joseba Beloki (ONCE) who produced an excellent ride to finish second on the stage, taking the leader's jersey by just 15 seconds.

Today's 195 kilometre stage offered the last chance until next Tuesday for the climbers to shine, although there was really only on mountain to overcome today. The main part of the category 1 Alto Cruz de la Demanda was 8 kilometres long, and finished at 1900 metres. As such, the pace was quite high from the start, with 90 kilometres covered in the first two hours under clear blue skies.

The successful break of the day came after 30 kilometres from five riders: Salvatore Commesso (Saeco), Alexander Shefer (Alessio), German Nieto (Relax-Fuenlabrada), Leif Hoste (Domo-Farm Frites) and Juan Carlos Guillamon (Jazztel). None of these riders presented the remotest threat to the leader, as Shefer was the best placed rider at 100th, nearly 24 minutes down on GC. The peloton was content to set a steady tempo, with iBanesto.com doing the job on the front, allowing the break to get a maximum lead of 6'22.

In the end, the breakaways didn't even make it to the final climb, as they were caught at kilometre 176 by a fast moving peloton, which was still being controlled mainly by iBanesto. The pace was brutal as the road went up, and the front group was quickly shredded down to around 25 men on the steep lower slopes of the Alto Cruz de la Demanda. Importantly, race leader Santiago Botero was not with the front riders, and he would eventually lose 2'45 and his jersey.

Botero's teammate José Gomez Gozalo was doing a good job for Oscar Sevilla, who was looking a little fragile. Also in front were Beloki, Sastre, Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano and Mikel Zarrabeitia (ONCE), Heras, Leipheimer (US Postal), Casero, Plaza (Festina), Millar, Cuesta (Cofidis), Laiseka, Mayo (Euskaltel), Escartin (Team Coast), Di Luca (Cantina Tollo), Beltran (Mapei), and of course Aitor Osa, Jimenez and Mercado (iBanesto).

Tour stage 14 winner Roberto Laiseka (Euskaltel) was the first to make an aggressive move, but he couldn't get clear. Then Jose Maria Jimenez lit it up with seven kilometres to go, quickly getting a 10 second gap and looking to win the stage. ONCE's Carlos Sastre joined him briefly, before being told by his director to go back and help Beloki, who is the team's outright leader.

This proved to be the correct tactic, as ONCE raised the tempo in the front group over the next few kilometres, getting rid of most of the hangers on. Casero, Laiseka, and Plaza were all suffering, while Botero was alone further down the mountain. With 2.5 kilometres to go, Roberto Heras put in his attack, accompanied by Leipheimer, Mercado and Beloki.

Sevilla was really suffering at this stage and quickly lost time. Heras couldn't keep it going though, as Mercado and Beloki picked up the speed over the last two kilometres. Only Leipheimer could follow, but both he and Mercado succumbed to the Beloki acceleration.

Beloki couldn't make up any time on Jimenez, who held on to win the stage by 22 seconds - his seventh stage win in the Vuelta España. Mercado finished third, just in front of the impressive Leipheimer, while Sevilla came in 11th, conceding 49 seconds to Beloki and any chance of taking the jersey.

Joseba Beloki should be able to maintain the golden fleece tomorrow in the flat stage from Logroño to Zaragoza. After a rest day on Monday, the Pyrenees will see the battle of the climbers start again, and perhaps another change to the leader.

Results

1 Jose María Jimenez (Spa) iBanesto.com                      4.43.02 (41.34 km/h)
2 Joseba Beloki (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                             0.23
3 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) iBanesto.com                          0.28
4 Levi Leipheimer (USA) US Postal Service                         0.30
5 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
6 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step                           0.47
7 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               0.48
8 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis                                      0.57
9 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal Service                           1.00
10 Angel Casero (Spa) Festina                                     1.02
11 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard                          1.11
12 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis                                     1.36
13 Carlos Sastre (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski
14 Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski
15 Fernando Escartin (Spa) Team Coast
16 Aitor Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com
17 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone              1.42
18 José J. Gomez Gozalo (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard
19 Santiago Blanco (Spa) iBanesto.com                             1.42
20 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Alessio                                1.57
21 Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo               2.02
22 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Lampre-Daikin                         2.08
23 Félix Garcia Casas (Spa) Festina
24 Rui Lavarinhas (Por) Milaneza-MSS
25 Luis Perez (Spa) Festina
26 Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski
27 David Plaza (Spa) Festina
28 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal Service                      2.16
29 Klaus Möller (Den) Milaneza-MSS                                2.18
30 Jose Luis Rebollo (Spa) Festina                                2.41
31 Richard Virenque (Fra) Domo-Farm Frites                        2.43
32 Alberto Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       2.46
33 Tomas Konecny (Cze) Domo-Farm Frites
34 Santiago Botero (Col) Kelme-Barclaycard
35 Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank
36 David Cañada (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step                            2.55
37 Igor Pugaci (Mda) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe'                    2.59
38 Daniel Atienza (Spa) Cofidis                                   3.09
39 Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                               3.14
40 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Rabobank                                  3.27
41 Jose Manuel Vazquez (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada            3.29
42 Peter Farazjin (Bel) Cofidis                                   3.37
43 Joao Silva (Por) Milaneza-MSS
44 Dave Bruylandts (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites
45 J.Antonio Pecharroman (Spa) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria          3.43
46 Guido Trentin (Ita) Cofidis
47 Daniele De Paoli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Stream TV                 4.07
48 Massimo Giunti (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone              4.09
49 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
50 Steven Kleynen (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites
51 Alberto Lopez De Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                4.12
52 Aitor Garmendia (Spa) Team Coast                               4.28
53 Roberto Conti (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone               4.32
54 Juan Carlos Vicario (Spa) Festina
55 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        4.42
56 Unai Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com
57 Dmitri Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis                                   4.50
58 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                               5.08
59 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard                          5.17
60 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada            5.19
61 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                   5.40
62 Matthe Pronk (Ned) Rabobank                                    6.01
63 Oscar Laguna (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                   6.13
64 Massimo Codol (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                              6.24
65 Jorg Ludewig (Ger) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe'                   6.43
66 Victoriano Fernandez (Spa) Milaneza-MSS                        7.06
67 Daniel Clavero (Spa) Mercatone Uno-Stream TV
68 Cesar Garcia Calvo (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
69 Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard                      8.18
70 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Stream TV                  8.42
71 Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone             9.11
72 Massimiliano Gentili (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone
73 Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                       10.52
74 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                        11.25
75 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe'
76 Oscar Freire (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step
77 Steve De Wolf (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites
78 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites
79 Mauro Gianetti (Swi) Team Coast
80 Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom
81 Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin
82 Alex Zuelle (Swi) Team Coast
83 Angel Edo (Spa) Milaneza-MSS
84 Jaime Hernandez (Spa) Festina
85 Eleuterio Anguita (Spa) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria
86 Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria
87 Abraham Olano (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski
88 Chann McRae (USA) US Postal Service
89 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step
90 Ivan Gotti (Ita) Alessio
91 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski
92 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom
93 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) US Postal Service
94 Fabian Jeker (Swi) Milaneza-MSS
95 Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom
96 Rolf Huser (Swi) Team Coast
97 Rafael Casero (Spa) Festina
98 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
99 Antonio Cruz (USA) US Postal Service
100 Kai Hundertmarck (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom
101 Kyrylo Pospyeyev (Ukr) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone
102 Claude Lamour (Fra) Cofidis
103 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom
104 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Team Coast
105 Antonio Varriale (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo
106 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) O.N.C.E.-Eroski
107 Igor Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
108 Melchor Mauri (Spa) Milaneza-MSS
109 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank
110 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin
111 Marc Lotz (Ned) Rabobank
112 M.A. Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone
113 Jorge Capitan (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
114 Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Alessio
115 Gorka Gerrikagoitia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
116 Jon Odriozola (Spa) iBanesto.com
117 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
118 Sergiy Matveyev (Ukr) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo
119 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard
120 Marco Pantani (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Stream TV
121 Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Team Deutsche Telekom
122 Carlos Carneiro (Por) Milaneza-MSS
123 Alberto Elli (Ita) Team Deutsche Telekom
124 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) iBanesto.com
125 Julio Alberto Perez Cuapio (Mex) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo
126 Frank Hoj (Den) Team Coast
127 Michael Andersson (Swe) Mercatone Uno-Stream TV
128 Simone Bertoletti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin
129 Igor Astarloa (Spa) Mercatone Uno-Stream TV
130 Raphael Schweda (Ger) Team Coast
131 Addy Engels (Ned) Rabobank
132 Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo
133 Martin Hvastija (Slo) Alessio
134 Pedro Diaz Lobato (Spa) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria
135 Gian Mario Ortenzi (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Stream TV             11.51
136 Glenn Magnusson (Swe) Domo-Farm Frites
137 Ermanno Brignoli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Stream TV               12.02
138 José Garcia Acosta (Spa) iBanesto.com                        12.12
139 Aitor Kintana (Spa) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria
140 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre-Daikin
141 Carlos Golbano (Spa) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria
142 Yauheni Seniushkin (Blr) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo
143 Benoit Joachim (Lux) US Postal Service                       12.23
144 Nathan O'Neill (Aus) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo                12.30
145 Luciano Pagliarini (Bra) Lampre-Daikin                       12.33
146 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank
147 Guido Trenti (USA) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone              13.07
148 Alberto Vinale (Ita) Alessio                                 13.22
149 David Fernandez (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada              13.44
150 José Angel Vidal (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard
151 Rafael Cardenas (Col) Kelme-Barclaycard
152 Andrea Noe (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
153 Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin                            13.58
154 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin
155 Alexander Shefer (Kaz) Alessio                               14.03
156 Andreas Klier (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                    14.26
157 Alessio Galletti (Ita) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe'             14.35
158 Dario Pieri (Ita) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe'
159 Torsten Nitsche (Ger) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe'              14.46
160 Ricardo Valdes (Spa) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria               15.39
161 Carlos Torrent (Spa) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria               16.01
162 Davide Casarotto (Ita) Alessio                               16.07
163 Elio Aggiano (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                          16.07
164 Luca Paolini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                          16.24
165 Eddy Ratti (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
166 Fabiano Fontanelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Stream TV             16.27
167 Julian Dean (NZl) US Postal Service                          17.04
168 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Domo-Farm Frites                         17.24
169 Filippo Pefetto (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo               18.31
170 Renato Silva (Por) Milaneza-MSS                              18.35
171 Martín Garrido (Arg) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
172 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Alessio
173 Biagio Conte (Ita) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe'
174 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone
175 Juan Guillamon (Spa) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria
176 Germán Nieto (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
177 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis
178 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) iBanesto.com
179 Matthew White (Aus) US Postal Service                        19.04
180 Sven Teutenberg (Ger) Festina
181 Leif Hoste (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites
182 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe'           19.39
DNF José Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard
DNF Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe'
 
Points
 
1 Jose María Jimenez (Spa) iBanesto.com                           25 pts
2 Joseba Beloki (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                             20
3 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) iBanesto.com                          16
4 Levi Leipheimer (USA) US Postal Service                         14
5 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         12
6 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step                           10
7 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                9
8 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis                                       8
9 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal Service                            7
10 Angel Casero (Spa) Festina                                      6
11 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard                           5
12 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis                                      4
13 Carlos Sastre (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                             3
14 Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                 2
15 Fernando Escartin (Spa) Team Coast                              1
 
Mountains
 
Alto de Cereceda - Cat. 3, km 74
 
1 Juan Guillamon (Spa) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria                   6 pts
2 Leif Hoste (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites                                4
3 Alexander Shefer (Kaz) Alessio                                   2
4 Germán Nieto (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                     1
 
Alto Cruz de la Demanda - Cat. 1, km 195
 
1 Jose María Jimenez (Spa) iBanesto.com                           16 pts
2 Joseba Beloki (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                             12
3 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) iBanesto.com                          10
4 Levi Leipheimer (USA) US Postal Service                          8
5 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          6
6 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step                            4
7 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                3
8 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis                                       2
9 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal Service                            1
 
Metas volantes
 
Tirgo - 138 km
 
1 Germán Nieto (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                     4 pts
2 Alexander Shefer (Kaz) Alessio                                   2
3 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe'               1
 
Sto. Domingo de la Calzada - 154.7 km
 
1 Germán Nieto (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                     4 pts
2 Alexander Shefer (Kaz) Alessio                                   2
3 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe'               1
 
Zaldierna - 195 km
 
1 Germán Nieto (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                     4 pts
2 Alexander Shefer (Kaz) Alessio                                   2
3 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe'               1
 
Teams
 
1 IBanesto.com                                              14.11.10
2 ONCE - Eroski                                                 1.28
3 US Postal Service                                             1.39
4 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                           1.56
5 Festina                                                       3.11
6 Kelme - Costa Blanca                                          3.34
7 Cofidis                                                       3.35
8 Mapei-Quick Step                                              5.44
9 Milaneza - MSS                                                5.56
10 Domo - Farm Frites                                           6.59
11 Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone                                 8.16
12 Rabobank                                                     9.14
13 Colchon Relax - Fuenlabrada                                 12.21
14 Team Coast                                                  15.24
15 Mercatone Uno - Stream TV                                   17.48
16 Lampre - Daikin                                             17.50
17 Saeco Macchine per cafe                                     19.00
18 Alessio                                                     22.40
19 Ceramiche Panaria - Fiordo                                  22.45
20 Jazztel - Costa Almeria                                     24.26
21 Team Deutsche Telekom                                       32.08
 
General classification after stage 8
 
1 Joseba Beloki (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                         25.06.17
2 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard                           0.14
3 Angel Casero (Spa) Festina                                      0.51
4 David Plaza (Spa) Festina                                       1.27
5 Santiago Botero (Col) Kelme-Barclaycard                         1.28
6 Levi Leipheimer (USA) US Postal Service                         1.54
7 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) iBanesto.com                          2.00
8 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal Service                           2.47
9 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               3.14
10 Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                3.29
11 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis                                     3.50
12 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step                          3.55
13 Carlos Sastre (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                            4.18
14 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        4.23
15 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal Service                      4.24
16 Aitor Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com                                   4.46
17 Jose María Jimenez (Spa) iBanesto.com                          4.47
18 Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                        5.00
19 Félix Garcia Casas (Spa) Festina                               5.22
20 Fernando Escartin (Spa) Team Coast                             5.32
21 Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                      5.48
22 Luis Perez (Spa) Festina                                       6.41
23 José J. Gomez Gozalo (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard                   8.02
24 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis                                     8.03
25 Jose Luis Rebollo (Spa) Festina                                8.20
26 Santiago Blanco (Spa) iBanesto.com                             8.55
27 Alberto Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       9.02
28 Klaus Möller (Den) Milaneza-MSS                                9.10
29 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone              9.21
30 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Alessio                               10.08
31 David Cañada (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step                           10.12
32 Rui Lavarinhas (Por) Milaneza-MSS                             10.34
33 Daniel Atienza (Spa) Cofidis                                  10.50
34 Unai Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com                                   10.59
35 Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                              11.18
36 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Lampre-Daikin                        11.42
37 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       11.55
38 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                      12.03
39 Massimo Giunti (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone             12.08
40 Tomas Konecny (Cze) Domo-Farm Frites                          12.12
41 Igor Pugaci (Mda) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe'                   12.17
42 Richard Virenque (Fra) Domo-Farm Frites                       12.35
43 Joao Silva (Por) Milaneza-MSS                                 13.15
44 Roberto Conti (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone              13.36
45 Aitor Garmendia (Spa) Team Coast                              13.40
46 Dave Bruylandts (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites                        14.18
47 Jose Manuel Vazquez (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada           14.32
48 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Rabobank                                 14.55
49 J.Antonio Pecharroman (Spa) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria         15.03
50 Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo              15.25
51 Steven Kleynen (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites                         16.11
52 Juan Carlos Vicario (Spa) Festina                             16.50
53 Guido Trentin (Ita) Cofidis                                   17.02
54 Daniel Clavero (Spa) Mercatone Uno-Stream TV                  17.27
55 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                  17.42
56 M.A. Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone     17.47
57 Andrea Noe (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                             17.56
58 Victoriano Fernandez (Spa) Milaneza-MSS                       18.26
59 Massimo Codol (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                             19.51
60 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      20.20
61 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                            20.39
62 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) iBanesto.com                         20.41
63 Daniele De Paoli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Stream TV                22.09
64 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard                         22.19
65 Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Team Deutsche Telekom               22.31
66 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                           22.44
67 Oscar Laguna (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                  22.56
68 Massimiliano Gentili (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone       23.03
69 Alberto Lopez De Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi               23.26
70 Abraham Olano (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                           23.33
71 Peter Farazjin (Bel) Cofidis                                  23.43
72 Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                       23.48
73 Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone            23.54
74 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Stream TV                 24.00
75 Alberto Elli (Ita) Team Deutsche Telekom                      24.05
76 Jon Odriozola (Spa) iBanesto.com                              24.22
77 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      24.22
78 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step                         24.24
79 Dmitri Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis                                  26.23
80 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe'              26.24
81 Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard                     26.59
82 Angel Edo (Spa) Milaneza-MSS                                  27.18
83 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard                        29.17
84 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                         29.31
85 Jaime Hernandez (Spa) Festina                                 29.38
86 Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin                           29.51
87 Gorka Gerrikagoitia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   29.54
88 Ivan Gotti (Ita) Alessio                                      29.59
89 Eleuterio Anguita (Spa) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria             30.42
90 Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                        31.02
91 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada           32.24
92 Oscar Freire (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step                           32.37
93 Rolf Huser (Swi) Team Coast                                   32.37
94 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) US Postal Service                      32.50
95 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                        33.00
96 Igor Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           33.10
97 Kyrylo Pospyeyev (Ukr) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone           33.45
98 Guido Trenti (USA) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone               33.51
99 Jorg Ludewig (Ger) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe'                  35.03
100 Alex Zuelle (Swi) Team Coast                                 35.25
101 Alexander Shefer (Kaz) Alessio                               36.37
102 Kai Hundertmarck (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                 36.43
103 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Team Coast                              37.00
104 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                     39.15
105 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                  40.04
106 Matthe Pronk (Ned) Rabobank                                  40.25
107 Ricardo Valdes (Spa) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria               40.48
108 Mauro Gianetti (Swi) Team Coast                              41.33
109 Aitor Kintana (Spa) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria                41.38
110 Igor Astarloa (Spa) Mercatone Uno-Stream TV                  41.48
111 Jorge Capitan (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                42.08
112 Michael Andersson (Swe) Mercatone Uno-Stream TV              42.11
113 Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo                 42.15
114 Fabian Jeker (Swi) Milaneza-MSS                              42.17
115 Addy Engels (Ned) Rabobank                                   42.57
116 Marco Pantani (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Stream TV                  43.34
117 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                             44.56
118 Steve De Wolf (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites                         45.03
119 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                     45.36
120 Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin                            45.42
121 Chann McRae (USA) US Postal Service                          46.45
122 David Fernandez (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada              47.15
123 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                            47.52
124 Sergiy Matveyev (Ukr) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo               48.01
125 Melchor Mauri (Spa) Milaneza-MSS                             48.07
126 Julio Alberto Perez Cuapio (Mex) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo    48.18
127 Rafael Cardenas (Col) Kelme-Barclaycard                      48.20
128 Antonio Cruz (USA) US Postal Service                         48.26
129 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) iBanesto.com                     48.31
130 Nathan O'Neill (Aus) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo                48.46
131 Cesar Garcia Calvo (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada           49.16
132 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites                    49.45
133 Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria            49.55
134 Rafael Casero (Spa) Festina                                  50.29
135 José Garcia Acosta (Spa) iBanesto.com                        50.37
136 Carlos Carneiro (Por) Milaneza-MSS                           50.43
137 Claude Lamour (Fra) Cofidis                                  51.21
138 Benoit Joachim (Lux) US Postal Service                       52.15
139 Gian Mario Ortenzi (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Stream TV             52.19
140 Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                   52.35
141 Andreas Klier (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                    52.42
142 José Angel Vidal (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard                     53.07
143 Ermanno Brignoli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Stream TV               53.16
144 Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Alessio                             53.19
145 Antonio Varriale (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo              53.35
146 Martin Hvastija (Slo) Alessio                                53.37
147 Simone Bertoletti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                        54.05
148 Juan Guillamon (Spa) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria               54.11
149 Luca Paolini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                          54.23
150 Carlos Golbano (Spa) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria               54.24
151 Eddy Ratti (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                            55.32
152 Yauheni Seniushkin (Blr) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo            55.36
153 Raphael Schweda (Ger) Team Coast                             55.43
154 Frank Hoj (Den) Team Coast                                   55.52
155 Marc Lotz (Ned) Rabobank                                     56.07
156 Carlos Torrent (Spa) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria               56.22
157 Leif Hoste (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites                            56.32
158 Elio Aggiano (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                          56.33
159 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                          56.35
160 Alberto Vinale (Ita) Alessio                                 56.49
161 Torsten Nitsche (Ger) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe'              57.01
162 Julian Dean (NZl) US Postal Service                          57.02
163 Pedro Diaz Lobato (Spa) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria            58.17
164 Alessio Galletti (Ita) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe'             58.57
165 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe'           59.07
166 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Alessio                                  59.29
167 Biagio Conte (Ita) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe'               1.00.06
168 Sven Teutenberg (Ger) Festina                              1.00.29
169 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis                                 1.01.28
170 Martín Garrido (Arg) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada             1.01.31
171 Renato Silva (Por) Milaneza-MSS                            1.01.41
172 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank                               1.01.58
173 Luciano Pagliarini (Bra) Lampre-Daikin                     1.03.17
174 Dario Pieri (Ita) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe'                1.04.08
175 Davide Casarotto (Ita) Alessio                             1.04.20
176 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone            1.04.42
177 Germán Nieto (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada               1.04.45
178 Fabiano Fontanelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Stream TV           1.06.10
179 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Domo-Farm Frites                       1.08.05
180 Matthew White (Aus) US Postal Service                      1.08.40
181 Filippo Pefetto (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo             1.16.45
182 Glenn Magnusson (Swe) Domo-Farm Frites                     1.24.38
  
Points classification
 
1 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                          91 pts
2 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis                                      69
3 Santiago Botero (Col) Kelme-Barclaycard                         69
4 Joseba Beloki (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                             60
5 Oscar Freire (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step                             54
6 Levi Leipheimer (USA) US Postal Service                         52
7 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) iBanesto.com                          41
8 Jose María Jimenez (Spa) iBanesto.com                           39
9 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Domo-Farm Frites                            36
10 David Plaza (Spa) Festina                                      36
11 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard                          35
12 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step                          35
13 Sven Teutenberg (Ger) Festina                                  32
14 Angel Casero (Spa) Festina                                     28
15 Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                27
16 Angel Edo (Spa) Milaneza-MSS                                   24
17 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis                                     24
18 M.A. Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone      22
19 Cesar Garcia Calvo (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada             22
20 Luca Paolini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                            21
21 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                       19
22 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step                          19
23 David Fernandez (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                16
24 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        16
25 Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                        16
26 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe'             15
27 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal Service                          14
28 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard                          13
29 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       12
30 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal Service                      12
31 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites                      12
32 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              12
33 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis                                     12
34 Germán Nieto (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                   12
35 Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                      11
36 Nathan O'Neill (Aus) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo                  11
37 Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin                              11
38 Julian Dean (NZl) US Postal Service                             9
39 Jose Manuel Vazquez (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada             8
40 Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                          7
41 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Team Coast                                 7
42 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                              7
43 Fernando Escartin (Spa) Team Coast                              7
44 Carlos Sastre (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                             7
45 Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo                6
46 Alberto Elli (Ita) Team Deutsche Telekom                        6
47 Tomas Konecny (Cze) Domo-Farm Frites                            6
48 Matthe Pronk (Ned) Rabobank                                     6
49 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank                                    6
50 Alexander Shefer (Kaz) Alessio                                  6
51 Aitor Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com                                    5
52 Andrea Noe (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                               5
53 Sergiy Matveyev (Ukr) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo                  5
54 Kai Hundertmarck (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                    5
55 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                               5
56 Jon Odriozola (Spa) iBanesto.com                                5
57 Guido Trenti (USA) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone                 5
58 Alberto Vinale (Ita) Alessio                                    5
59 Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria               5
60 Glenn Magnusson (Swe) Domo-Farm Frites                          5
61 Abraham Olano (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                             4
62 Félix Garcia Casas (Spa) Festina                                4
63 Oscar Laguna (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                    4
64 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Stream TV                   3
65 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard                          3
66 Carlos Golbano (Spa) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria                  3
67 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Lampre-Daikin                          2
68 Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin                             2
69 Jorg Ludewig (Ger) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe'                    2
70 Antonio Varriale (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo                 2
71 Kyrylo Pospyeyev (Ukr) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone             2
72 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone               1
73 Alberto Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        1
74 Eleuterio Anguita (Spa) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria               1
75 Elio Aggiano (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                             1
76 Leif Hoste (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites                               1
77 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                             1
78 Massimo Codol (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                               1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) iBanesto.com                          57 pts
2 Joseba Beloki (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                             40
3 Jose María Jimenez (Spa) iBanesto.com                           39
4 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard                           28
5 Jorg Ludewig (Ger) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe'                    24
6 Leif Hoste (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites                               20
7 Kyrylo Pospyeyev (Ukr) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone             18
8 Oscar Laguna (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                    17
9 Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria               16
10 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal Service                      14
11 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis                                     13
12 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank                                   12
13 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis                                     12
14 Levi Leipheimer (USA) US Postal Service                        12
15 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step                          12
16 Santiago Botero (Col) Kelme-Barclaycard                        11
17 David Plaza (Spa) Festina                                      11
18 Aitor Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com                                   10
19 Rafael Cardenas (Col) Kelme-Barclaycard                        10
20 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard                           9
21 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         7
22 Cesar Garcia Calvo (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada              7
23 Juan Guillamon (Spa) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria                  6
24 Angel Casero (Spa) Festina                                      6
25 José J. Gomez Gozalo (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard                    6
26 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal Service                           5
27 Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin                               4
28 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               3
29 Fernando Escartin (Spa) Team Coast                              3
30 Unai Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com                                     3
31 Roberto Conti (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone                3
32 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard                          3
33 Luis Perez (Spa) Festina                                        2
34 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada             2
35 Alexander Shefer (Kaz) Alessio                                  2
36 Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                         1
37 Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme-Barclaycard                       1
38 Addy Engels (Ned) Rabobank                                      1
39 Germán Nieto (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                    1
 
Metas volantes classification
 
1 Cesar Garcia Calvo (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada              22 pts
2 Germán Nieto (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                    12
3 Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin                               10
4 Jose Manuel Vazquez (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada              8
5 Alexander Shefer (Kaz) Alessio                                   6
6 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank                                     6
7 Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria                5
8 Glenn Magnusson (Swe) Domo-Farm Frites                           5
9 Alberto Vinale (Ita) Alessio                                     5
10 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis                                      4
11 Oscar Laguna (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                    4
12 Guido Trenti (USA) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone                 3
13 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe'              3
14 Carlos Golbano (Spa) Jazztel-Costa del Almeria                  3
15 Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                         2
16 Jorg Ludewig (Ger) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe'                    2
17 Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin                             2
18 Kyrylo Pospyeyev (Ukr) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone             2
19 Sven Teutenberg (Ger) Festina                                   2
20 Antonio Varriale (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo                 2
21 David Fernandez (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                 2
22 Massimo Codol (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                               1
23 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                             1
24 Leif Hoste (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites                               1
 
Teams classification
 
1 Festina                                                   75.25.02
2 Kelme - Costa Blanca                                          0.14
3 ONCE - Eroski                                                 0.58
4 US Postal Service                                             1.49
5 IBanesto.com                                                  3.13
6 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                          10.15
7 Cofidis                                                      12.19
8 Mapei-Quick Step                                             12.25
9 Milaneza - MSS                                               23.04
10 Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone                                23.58
11 Domo - Farm Frites                                          26.35
12 Team Coast                                                  30.40
13 Lampre - Daikin                                             38.48
14 Colchon Relax - Fuenlabrada                                 39.38
15 Rabobank                                                    44.46
16 Mercatone Uno - Stream TV                                   51.09
17 Saeco Macchine per cafe                                     53.18
18 Alessio                                                     57.33
19 Jazztel - Costa Almeria                                   1.04.58
20 Team Deutsche Telekom                                     1.08.02
21 Ceramiche Panaria - Fiordo                                1.23.49

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