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44th Vuelta al Pais Vasco - 2.HC
Spain, April 5-9, 2004
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Stage 2 - April 6: Bergara - Zalla, 180 km
Zberg takes sprint, Di Luca leads overall
By Martin Hardie
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After nine categorised climbs and 180 leg-breaking kilometres, the second stage of the Itzulia came down to a reduced bunch who attacked each other successively throughout the final ten kilometres. In the end it was decided in a tight, somewhat surreal mini bunch sprint in which Swiss veteran Beat Zberg (Gerolsteiner) came out on top. Zberg was followed by Euskaltel's Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi), once again close but unable to win, and Colombian Mauricio Ardila (Chocolade Jacques).
Today's stage commenced with its longest climb (Cat. 2 Krutzeta), relatively close toward the start and followed later in the day by a series of laps over successive Cat 3 climbs near the finish in Zalla. In Bergara at the start it was raining and the drizzle continued off and on for much of the route. After heading south the race met the Krutzeta, a 7 kilometre ascent averaging about 6% and with switchbacks closer to 12%. None of the early attempts to get away succeeded but as the climb started Fabian Wegmann (Gerolsteiner), Unai Etxebarria (Euskaltel-Euskadi), Daniel Atienza (Cofidis) and Juan Mercado (Quick Step-Davitamon) managed to create a gap and crossed the summit 15 seconds ahead of the peloton. From here the race started to track west, down past Marino Lejaretta's farmhouse at Oleta, passing behind the mythical mountains of Anboto and Urkiola, through the town of Otxandio and down the long Dima pass to Iban Mayo's home town of Igorre.
By the bottom of the descent toward Dima, all the escapees had been swept up save for Unai Etxebarria, who had now been joined by Jérôme Pineau (La Boulangère). By Igorre and toward the next encounter, the Gorbea range and the Cat. 2 Bikoitzgane (4.5 kms long at 9.22% average), the pair had drawn out its advantage to a minute. At the summit 11 kilometres later that gap had swollen to six and a half minutes. Neither was a real threat to the general classification, although soon enough Pineau would be the virtual race leader as Etxebarria's presence took the pressure off the Euskaltel team before the roller coaster loops that made up the final 80 kilometres.
The first sprint of the day was at Llodio (77kms) and at this point the gap was steady at 6 minutes but over the next 20 minutes as they climbed the Garate (Cat. 3 3kms long, average 4.38%) the two had increased their lead by another 3 minutes. Pineau was now well and truly the virtual leader having left Bergara 1'40 seconds behind Valverde. Etxebarria had ceded much more time in the final parts of the first stage after his work had been done. Pineau's advantage finally prompted Kelme to take the initiative and they commenced to work at the front of the bunch reducing the difference to 5'34 soon after the Cat. 3 Humaran. The race was now onto the successive loops of the Cat.3 Beci and Avellaneda climbs.
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In the early parts of the first loop Pineau wasn't really collaborating as well as he could have been and Etxebarria attempted to escape a few times, to no avail. With Kelme doing all the work behind in the bunch the gap was rapidly being reduced and stood at about three minutes as the leading pair commenced the first ascent of the Beci. Etxebarria was doing all of the work to stay away, until near the top the Frenchman tried without luck to leave him. As the climb progressed for the peloton it didn't appear that anyone was now in control. A few gaps were made and brought back until Luis Perez (Cofidis) and Alberto Martinez (Relax-Bodysol) managed a small advantage. At the first cresting they were 1'52 behind Etxabarria and Pineau with the peloton following 19 seconds further back.
Little by little Perez and Martinez made there way closer to Etxaberria and Pineau. At the 131 km mark and the meta volante in Zalla, the chasers were 31 seconds back with the bunch at 1'27. Caught in between were Piccoli (Lampre) and Patxi Gutiérrez (Cafes Bacque). As the leading pair approached the slopes of the Cat. 3 Avellaneda, Martinez and Perez joined them. At the top, with 44 kms left to race, Pineau crossed first and the gap was 1'50. Martinez was now the leader on the road.
The route then turned quickly back to the Beci for the second crossing and Piccoli & Patxi Gutiérrez were finally brought home by the peloton now pulled along by U.S. Postal. As they headed onto the narrow wooded slopes the attacks came thick and fast. Ahead Pineau was dropped nearing the top. As they passed over the 'Samuel Superman' graffiti, Etxebarria, Perez and Martinez continued, and at the summit they had 24" on Pineau, 1'10 on Jonathon Gonzalez (Costa Almeria-Paternina), with a Saeco and Phonak coloured peloton close behind.
With 40kms to go the peloton was at 1'30. Behind on the descent seven riders, Igor Astarloa, Iker Flores, Iván Gutiérrez, Jonathan González, Ferrio, Cunego and Perreiro joined up with Pineau.The peloton was not very organised behind and allowed a gap to open. Liberty Seguros and US Postal tried to take charge but by the last meta volante and with 23 kms to go the Etxaberria group was 22" ahead of the chasers.
As it came to the early ramps of the second visit to the Avellaneda, the chasing octet was about to merge with the Etxaberria group. Perez and Martinez were looking back, sitting up as they were about to be caught. Then Unai Etxaberria launched a big turn which drew everyone's attention. Almost simultaneously, or better, just as everyone's eyes turned forward, Iker Flores went down the other side of the road. Unai was brought back but Iker was away. Behind Liberty Seguros was now running down the newly formed group of 10 which seemed to have lost a bit of momentum in the Euskaltel double take.
At the top of the climb as they passed the castle it was all back together, Iker's cheeky but valiant little gesture neutralised. Saeco imposed its numbers across the front on the road that was only about five bikes wide and then as they appeared to have it all under control Valverde came out of nowhere and drove it up the 7% ramps. Rebellin followed, then Mercado, as Saeco tried to bridge and bring it all back again.
Mayo was hovering, dancing on the pedals seeing who was doing what, and where. Valverde continued trying in vain to break the leaders, but behind the peloton was shattered. Then it was the turn of Cunego, then Mercado, then Serrano, they were joined and left for dead by el txintxeta, the Basque thumbtack, David Etxaberria. The trio had managed to make a dent in the peloton and Etxaberria a dint in them, but quickly joining and then passing the lot of them through the switchback towards the summit was Mayo. He was followed by Koldo Gil, the duo in turn chased by small group, comprising Menchov, Di Luca, Sanchez, Landis and Aitor Osa amongst others. This group in turn had dropped the Valverde group. The rest of the race was well out the back as Mayo was caught, and Sanchez went over the top first and down into what is becoming frequent of late the flying Sammy Sanchez mode. He was chased by Osa and Serrano and anyone else mad enough to try and emulate him.
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By the 5km mark it was again together and then apart as Mayo with the ever present and 2002 winner Osa on his wheel. It just wouldn't stop. Some Kelmes had got back and then Vinokourov had a tussle. Quick.Step launched a big turn out and down the right hand side. This didn't stop as they hit Herrero and the uncategorised climb with 3kms to go. Short sharp and sweet over the top was Sanchez again. But again he was brought back with everyone, or the ones that were left, watching each other. One more little rise to go and then came another prick from the thumbtack, David Etxaberria and he was off with a gap.
Etxebarria was grabbed by the manic chasers at the 1km banner, as some 40 odd riders headed into Zalla for a tight sprint. Sylvain Chavanel opened the sprint before Zberg took it wide with Sanchez following. Zberg took it by a half bike from the luckless Sanchez, while Di Luca's effort in the sprint gave him the overall, pipping Valverde who still managed to remain attached to the group during the mania of the final few kilometres but not far enough to the front to earn himself any bonus. The big losers of the day, Evans, Simoni, Perez and Astarloa all losing more than a minute at least.
Photography
Images by AFP
- The peloton winds its way over 180km and nine categorised climbs
- The leaders stuck close despite repeated attacks throughout the day
- Beat Zberg (Gerolsteiner) takes the sprint ahead of Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel)
Results
1 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner 4.46.48 2 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 3 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf 4 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Saeco 5 Migue Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 6 Aitor Osa (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto 7 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 8 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems 9 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile Team 10 Denis Menchov (Rus) Illes Balears-Banesto 11 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre 12 Sebastien Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 13 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme 14 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick.Step-Davitamon 15 Francisco Lara (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina 16 Jorge Ferrio Luque (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina 17 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon 18 Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre 19 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Lampre 20 Peio Arreitunandia (Spa) Cafes Baque 21 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC 22 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Saeco 23 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 24 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner 25 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 26 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Liberty Seguros 27 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 28 José Azevedo (Por) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor 29 David Canada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 30 Roberto Heras (Spa) Liberty Seguros 31 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile Team 32 Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Team CSC 33 Marco Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) Liberty Seguros 34 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor 35 Massimo Codol (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 36 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 37 Daniel Atienza (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone 38 Javier Pascual (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme 39 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor 40 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 41 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone 42 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC 43 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Saeco 44 Andreas Kloden (Ger) T-Mobile Team 45 Inigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone 46 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank 47 Koldo Gil Perez (Spa) Liberty Seguros 48 David Lopez (Spa) Cafes Baque 0.10 49 Evgueni Petrov (Rus) Saeco 0.16 50 Frederic Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone 1.08 51 Jonathan Gonzalez (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina 52 Gianni Faresin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 53 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Gerolsteiner 54 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon 1.29 55 Michael Barry (Can) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor 56 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Cafes Baque 57 Florent Brard (Fra) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf 58 Daniel Schnider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 59 Marc Lotz (Ned) Rabobank 60 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon 61 Francisco Gutierrez (Spa) Cafes Baque 62 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Team CSC 63 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 64 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Quick.Step-Davitamon 65 J.Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Bodysol 66 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 67 Dario Cioni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 68 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto 69 Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto 70 Her Buenahora Gutierrez (Col) Cafes Baque 71 Cadel Evans (Aus) T-Mobile Team 72 Jurgen Van De Waqlle (Bel) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf 73 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank 2.01 74 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 75 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank 76 Joaquim Lopez (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina 77 Iker Camano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 78 Zbigniew Piatek (Pol) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf 79 David Herrero (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina 80 Richard Virenque (Fra) Quick.Step-Davitamon 81 Dimitri Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone 82 Christian Werner (Ger) T-Mobile Team 83 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon 84 Unai Yus Kerejeta (Spa) Brioches La Boulangere 85 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile Team 86 Niels Scheuneman (Ned) Relax-Bodysol 87 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 88 Igor Astarloa (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone 89 Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone 90 José Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto 91 Benjamin Noval (Spa) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor 92 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor 93 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 94 Gonzalo Bayarri (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 95 Jokin Ormaetxea (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina 4.52 96 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 97 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Saeco 98 Mauro Facci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 99 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saeco 100 Ronald Mutsaars (Ned) Rabobank 101 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax-Bodysol 6.06 102 Luis Perez (Spa) Relax-Bodysol 103 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco 7.12 104 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre 105 Victor Hugo Pena (Col) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor 9.18 106 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone 107 Alex Zuelle (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 108 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo 109 Tom Danielson (USA) Fassa Bortolo 110 Felix Cardenas (Col) Cafes Baque 111 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC 112 Jerome Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 113 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 114 Alberto Martinez (Spa) Relax-Bodysol 11.45 115 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Lampre 116 Michele Scotto (Ita) Lampre 117 Alvaro Glz. De Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros 118 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros 119 Jon Del Rio (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina 120 Jon Odriozola (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme 121 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC 122 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) T-Mobile Team 123 Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 124 Simone Bertoletti (Ita) Lampre 125 Isidro Nozal Vega (Spa) Liberty Seguros 126 Wladimir Belli (Ita) Lampre 127 Igor Glz. De Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros 128 Jose Julia (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme 129 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 130 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC 131 David Navas Chica (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto 132 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto 133 Efrain Gutierrez (Spa) Cafes Baque 134 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner 135 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner 136 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank 137 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Fassa Bortolo 138 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Rabobank 139 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank 140 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) T-Mobile Team 141 Marius Sabaliauskas (Ltu) Saeco 142 Francisco Palacio (Spa) Cafes Baque 143 Carlos Zarate (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme 144 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 145 Cezary Zamana (Pol) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf 146 Denys Kostyuk (Ukr) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf 147 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick.Step-Davitamon 148 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 149 Julio Lopez (Spa) Relax-Bodysol 150 Ivan Mayoz (Spa) Relax-Bodysol 151 Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Fassa Bortolo 152 Carlos Garcia (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme 153 Jose Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor 154 J.Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 155 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC 156 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 157 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 158 Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto 159 Adolfo Garcia (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme 160 David Latasa (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme 20.48 161 Gustavo Cesar (Spa) Relax-Bodysol 162 Christophe Stevens (Bel) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf 163 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 21.05 164 Gorka Beloki (Spa) Brioches La Boulangere Mountains Alto de Krutzeta - Cat. 2 1 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 6 Pts 2 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 4 3 Daniel Atienza (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone 2 4 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon 1 Alto de Bikoitzgane - Cat. 2 1 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 6 Pts 2 Jerome Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 4 3 Daniel Atienza (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone 2 4 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Cafes Baque 1 Alto de Garate - Cat. 3 1 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 3 Pts 2 Jerome Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 2 3 Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto 1 Alto de Humaran - Cat. 3 1 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 3 Pts 2 Jerome Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 2 3 Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto 1 Alto de Beci - Cat. 3 1 Jerome Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 3 Pts 2 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2 3 Alberto Martinez (Spa) Relax-Bodysol 1 Alto de Avellaneda - Cat. 3 1 Jerome Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 3 Pts 2 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2 3 Alberto Martinez (Spa) Relax-Bodysol 1 Alto de Beci - Cat. 3 1 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 3 Pts 2 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone 2 3 Alberto Martinez (Spa) Relax-Bodysol 1 Alto de Avellaneda - Cat. 3 1 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Saeco 3 Pts 2 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco 2 3 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Saeco 1 Alto de Beci - Cat. 3 1 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 3 Pts 2 Denis Menchov (Rus) Illes Balears-Banesto 2 3 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Saeco 1 Metas volantes Llodio, km 77 1 Jerome Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 3 Pts 2 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2 3 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre 1 Zalla, km 131 1 Jerome Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 3 Pts 2 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2 3 Alberto Martinez (Spa) Relax-Bodysol 1 Muebles Paraiso y Virgen Lorea, km 157 1 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 3 Pts 2 Jerome Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 2 3 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1 Combination 1 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner 25 Pts 2 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 20 3 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf 16 4 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Saeco 14 5 Migue Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 12 6 Aitor Osa (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto 10 7 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 9 8 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems 8 9 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile Team 7 10 Denis Menchov (Rus) Illes Balears-Banesto 6 11 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre 5 12 Sebastien Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 4 13 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme 3 14 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick.Step-Davitamon 2 15 Francisco Lara (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina 1 Teams 1 Gerolsteiner 14.20.24 2 Lampre 3 Phonak Hearing Systems 4 Euskaltel - Euskadi 5 Saeco 6 T- Mobile 7 Liberty Seguros 8 Team CSC 9 US Postal Service Berry Flor 10 Cofidis, le credit par telephone 11 Costa de Almeria - Paternina 1.08 12 Illes Balears - Banesto 1.29 13 Quick Step - Davitamon 14 Fassa Bortolo 15 Cafes Baque 1.39 16 Saunier Duval - Prodir 2.10 17 Chocolade Jacques Wincor 2.58 18 Brioches La Boulangere 3.39 19 Rabobank 20 Relax - Bodysol 9.44 General classification after stage 2 1 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Saeco 8.12.37 2 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 3 Aitor Osa (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto 4 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme 5 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 6 Jorge Ferrio Luque (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina 7 Denis Menchov (Rus) Illes Balears-Banesto 8 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Liberty Seguros 9 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 10 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Saeco 11 José Azevedo (Por) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor 12 Marco Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) Liberty Seguros 13 Roberto Heras (Spa) Liberty Seguros 14 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor 15 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor 16 Koldo Gil Perez (Spa) Liberty Seguros 17 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 18 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank 19 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC 20 Inigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone 21 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems 0.08 22 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile Team 23 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf 24 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC 25 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick.Step-Davitamon 26 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 27 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner 28 Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre 29 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon 30 Francisco Lara (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina 31 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile Team 32 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Lampre 33 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 34 Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Team CSC 35 Javier Pascual (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme 36 Andreas Kloden (Ger) T-Mobile Team 37 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Saeco 38 Daniel Atienza (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone 39 David Lopez (Spa) Cafes Baque 0.10 40 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre 1.06 41 Jonathan Gonzalez (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina 1.08 42 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Gerolsteiner 43 Sebastien Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 1.11 44 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner 45 Migue Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 46 Peio Arreitunandia (Spa) Cafes Baque 47 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone 48 Cadel Evans (Aus) T-Mobile Team 1.37 49 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Team CSC 50 Massimo Codol (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 1.41 51 Evgueni Petrov (Rus) Saeco 1.57 52 Igor Astarloa (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone 2.17 53 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto 54 Frederic Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone 2.19 55 J.Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Bodysol 2.35 56 Michael Barry (Can) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor 2.04 57 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Cafes Baque 58 Florent Brard (Fra) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf 59 Daniel Schnider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 60 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Quick.Step-Davitamon 61 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon 62 Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto 63 Her Buenahora Gutierrez (Col) Cafes Baque 64 Jurgen Van De Waqlle (Bel) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf 65 Gianni Faresin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 2.49 66 José Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto 2.56 67 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon 3.01 68 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 3.21 69 Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone 70 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 71 Unai Yus Kerejeta (Spa) Brioches La Boulangere 72 Benjamin Noval (Spa) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor 73 David Canada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 3.38 74 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank 3.51 75 Richard Virenque (Fra) Quick.Step-Davitamon 76 Christian Werner (Ger) T-Mobile Team 77 Zbigniew Piatek (Pol) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf 78 Niels Scheuneman (Ned) Relax-Bodysol 79 David Herrero (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina 4.02 80 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saeco 5.00 81 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 5.01 82 Dario Cioni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 6.03 83 Marc Lotz (Ned) Rabobank 84 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 85 Mauro Facci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 6.33 86 Iker Camano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 6.49 87 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor 7.11 88 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank 89 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon 90 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile Team 91 Dimitri Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone 92 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 93 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax-Bodysol 7.17 94 Luis Perez (Spa) Relax-Bodysol 7.47 95 Jokin Ormaetxea (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina 9.53 96 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Saeco 97 Joaquim Lopez (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina 10.23 98 Gonzalo Bayarri (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 99 Felix Cardenas (Col) Cafes Baque 10.29 100 Tom Danielson (USA) Fassa Bortolo 101 Jerome Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 10.59 102 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo 103 Alex Zuelle (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 104 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 11.13 105 Carlos Garcia (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme 11.45 106 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco 12.13 107 Alberto Martinez (Spa) Relax-Bodysol 12.51 108 Jose Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor 109 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) T-Mobile Team 12.56 110 Michele Scotto (Ita) Lampre 111 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC 112 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros 13.26 113 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto 114 Igor Glz. De Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros 115 Isidro Nozal Vega (Spa) Liberty Seguros 116 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 117 J.Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 118 Francisco Palacio (Spa) Cafes Baque 13.55 119 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone 14.19 120 Victor Hugo Pena (Col) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor 121 Carlos Zarate (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme 15.04 122 Francisco Gutierrez (Spa) Cafes Baque 15.16 123 Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Fassa Bortolo 15.23 124 Jon Del Rio (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina 16.46 125 Simone Bertoletti (Ita) Lampre 126 Jon Odriozola (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme 127 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC 128 David Navas Chica (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto 129 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Rabobank 130 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC 131 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 132 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Fassa Bortolo 133 Jose Julia (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme 134 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank 135 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick.Step-Davitamon 136 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) T-Mobile Team 137 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 138 Marius Sabaliauskas (Ltu) Saeco 139 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre 16.56 140 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 18.39 141 Ronald Mutsaars (Ned) Rabobank 142 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 19.02 143 Alvaro Glz. De Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros 19.58 144 Efrain Gutierrez (Spa) Cafes Baque 145 Adolfo Garcia (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme 146 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Lampre 21.29 147 Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 148 Wladimir Belli (Ita) Lampre 149 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner 150 Ivan Mayoz (Spa) Relax-Bodysol 151 Julio Lopez (Spa) Relax-Bodysol 152 Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto 153 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 154 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC 23.05 155 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank 25.32 156 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner 157 Denys Kostyuk (Ukr) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf 158 Cezary Zamana (Pol) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf 159 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 160 Gustavo Cesar (Spa) Relax-Bodysol 25.49 161 Gorka Beloki (Spa) Brioches La Boulangere 26.06 162 David Latasa (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme 30.32 163 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 34.52 164 Christophe Stevens (Bel) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf 44.26 Mountains classification 1 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 24 Pts 2 Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto 17 3 Jerome Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 14 4 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC 10 5 Denis Menchov (Rus) Illes Balears-Banesto 8 6 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto 6 7 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 4 8 Daniel Atienza (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone 4 9 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 3 10 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Saeco 3 11 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Cafes Baque 3 12 Jorge Ferrio Luque (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina 3 13 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Saeco 2 14 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2 15 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco 2 16 Alberto Martinez (Spa) Relax-Bodysol 2 17 Lander Euba (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina 2 18 Koldo Gil Perez (Spa) Liberty Seguros 1 19 Gonzalo Bayarri (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 1 20 Dario Cioni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 1 21 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon 1 Metas volantes classification 1 Jerome Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 8 Pts 2 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 7 3 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre 4 4 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC 3 5 Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre 2 6 Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto 2 7 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Saeco 1 8 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1 9 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1 10 Alberto Martinez (Spa) Relax-Bodysol 1 Combination classification 1 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme 28 Pts 2 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Saeco 28 3 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner 25 4 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 25 5 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 22 6 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Liberty Seguros 20 7 Aitor Osa (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto 19 8 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf 16 9 Jorge Ferrio Luque (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina 12 10 Migue Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 12 Teams classification 1 Liberty Seguros 24.37.51 2 Euskaltel - Euskadi 3 US Postal Service Berry Flor 4 Saeco 0.08 5 Cofidis, le credit par telephone 0.15 6 Gerolsteiner 0.16 7 Team CSC 8 Phonak Hearing Systems 0.24 9 T- Mobile 10 Costa de Almeria - Paternina 1.16 11 Lampre 1.22 12 Illes Balears - Banesto 2.15 13 Quick Step - Davitamon 2.56 14 Cafes Baque 4.09 15 Chocolade Jacques Wincor 5.28 16 Fassa Bortolo 6.02 17 Saunier Duval - Prodir 6.13 18 Brioches La Boulangere 7.42 19 Rabobank 10.26 20 Relax - Bodysol 13.07
