Unipublic (Vuelta organizer) offered him on two days the use of a helicopter to fly to Madrid at the end of a stage and then bring him back before the start of the next one, but both times he said no. His abandon, hours after his second win would have been unanimously forgiven taking into account, why he wanted to leave. But what was bothersome was that the team tried to excuse him inventing a bronchitis which was certified officially by the team doctor, to make it worse.
The organization, lamented that Tonkov left so quickly before their doctors could check him. Since they feel that they have been deceived, they have made a case with the UCI and for now are holding the prize money that he was supposed to receive. It is a shame that he didn't choose a simpler way, the truth. The organization would have probably understood.
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DOMINGUEZ,J.Carlos ESP KELME - COSTA BLANCA s.t. 25. VIERHOUTEN, Aart NED RABOBANK s.t. 26. ZÜLLE, Alex SUI ONCE s.t. 27. JEKER, Fabian SUI LOTUS s.t. 28. BROCHARD, Laurent FRA LOTUS s.t. 29. HERAS, Roberto ESP KELME - COSTA BLANCA s.t. 30. CEREZO, Francisco ESP ESTEPONA - TOSCAF s.t. 31. HERNANDEZ, Jairo COL FLAVIA - TELECOM s.t. 32. VICARIO, Juan C. ESP ESTEPONA - TOSCAF s.t. 33. ESCARTIN, Fernando ESP KELME - COSTA BLANCA s.t. 34. GENTILI, M. ITA CANTINA TOLLO s.t. 35. LANFRANCHI, Paolo ITA MAPEI - GB s.t. 36. RODRIGUEZ, José ESP KELME - COSTA BLANCA s.t. 37. AIARZAGUENA, Iñaki ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI s.t. 38. SERPELLINI, Marco ITA BRESCIALAT - OYSTER s.t. 39. CONTE, Biagio ITA SCRIGNO - GAERNE s.t. 40. DIAZ ZABALA, H. ESP ONCE s.t. 41. ZINTCHENKO, Andrei RUS ESTEPONA - TOSCAF s.t. 42. NOE, Andrea ITA ASICS - CGA s.t. 43. DUFAUX, Laurent SUI LOTUS s.t. 44. ZAINA, Enrico ITA ASICS - CGA s.t. 45. GONZALEZ, Arsenio ESP KELME - COSTA BLANCA s.t. 46. HERVE, Pascal FRA LOTUS s.t. 47. PIERI, Dario ITA SCRIGNO - GAERNE s.t. 48. GELFI, Luca ITA BRESCIALAT - OYSTER s.t. 49. SGAMBELLURI, R. ITA BRESCIALAT - OYSTER s.t. 50. MORATILLA, Victor ESP ESTEPONA - TOSCAF s.t. 51. STEPHENS, A. Neil AUS LOTUS s.t. 52. PLAZA, David ESP COFIDIS s.t. 53. ROMINGER, Tony SUI COFIDIS s.t. 54. RUE, Gérard FRA GAN s.t. 55. NARDELLO, Daniele ITA MAPEI - GB s.t. 56. MOREAU, Francis FRA COFIDIS s.t. 57. FURLAN, Giorgio ITA SAECO s.t. 58. LIETTI, Marco ITA REFIN - MOBILVETTA s.t. 59. BRAMATI, Davide ITA MAPEI - GB s.t. 60. SCIREA, Mario ITA SAECO s.t. 61. PETILLEAU,Stéphane FRA TVM s.t. 62. BUGNO, Gianni ITA MAPEI - GB s.t. 63. MILESI, Marco ITA BRESCIALAT - OYSTER s.t. 64. BALLERINI, Franco ITA MAPEI - GB s.t. 65. CALCATERRA, G. ITA SAECO 0.31 66. AGGIANO, Elio ITA REFIN - MOBILVETTA 1.08 67. DURAND, Jacky FRA CASINO 1.39 68. CASTELBLANCO, José COL FLAVIA - TELECOM 1.39 69. PICCOLI, Mariano ITA BRESCIALAT - OYSTER 1.39 70. LAISEKA, Roberto ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 1.39 71. 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1. ZÜLLE, Alex SUI ONCE 73.08.04 2. ESCARTIN, Fernando ESP KELME - COSTA BLANCA 2.46 3. DUFAUX, Laurent SUI LOTUS 3.39 4. ZAINA, Enrico ITA ASICS - CGA 5.07 5. HERAS, Roberto ESP KELME - COSTA BLANCA 6.17 6. SERRANO, Marcos A. ESP KELME - COSTA BLANCA 7.10 7. CLAVERO, Daniel ESP ESTEPONA - TOSCAF 7.29 8. JALABERT, Laurent FRA ONCE 9.51 9. FARESIN, Gianni ITA MAPEI - GB 11.10 10. LEDANOIS, Yvon FRA GAN 11.22 11. BORDENAVE,Philippe FRA CASINO 13.10 12. GARCIA CASAS,Félix ESP LOTUS 14.26 13. SERPELLINI, Marco ITA BRESCIALAT - OYSTER 14.52 14. URIA, José Manuel ESP ESTEPONA - TOSCAF 15.55 15. CHIAPPUCCI,Claudio ITA ASICS - CGA 17.22 16. CONTRERAS, Carlos COL FLAVIA - TELECOM 17.43 17. JEKER, Fabian SUI LOTUS 18.53 18. DOMINGUEZ,J.Carlos ESP KELME - COSTA BLANCA 20.46 19. LANFRANCHI, Paolo ITA MAPEI - GB 24.25 20. MASSI, Rodolfo ITA CASINO 25.00 21. ROMINGER, Tony SUI COFIDIS 27.44 22. JIMENEZ,José María ESP BANESTO 29.27 23. MAURI, Melcior ESP ONCE 30.19 24. 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