62nd Vuelta Ciclista a la Comunidad Valenciana - 2.3

Spain, February 24-29, 2004

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Stage 3 - February 26: Calp - Port de Sagunt, 197 km

Valverde in charge

Kelme leader takes stage and jersey

Alejandro Valverde continued his winning ways Thursday, outsprinting Isaac Galvez (Illes Balears-Banesto) and Angel Edo (Milaneza-Maia) to take both the third stage and the overall lead of the Vuelta a Valenciana. After his first stage win Wednesday, Valverde's success was provided another boost for his sponsors in their own backyard. Valverde's lead is slim, however, as he holds just one second advantage over Antonio Colom.
Valverde's Kelme team rode the race to perfection, placing Adolfo Garcia Quesada in an early break after the opening climb of the Alto de Benissa, forcing Colom's Illes Balears team to lead the chase. Colom's teammates didn't react quickly enough, as Quesada built a lead of almost six minutes over the first half of the parcours.
After a long drag between the day's only two climbs, the peloton faced the Cat. 2 Alto del Oronet, whose summit fell 30 kilometres before the finish in Port de Sagunt. Although he built a healthy lead, Quesada knew his job was to prepare the terrain for Valverde, forcing the top rivals to chase. Quesada was still going well by the summit of the Oronet, taking the points ahead of Alberto Contador (Liberty Seguros). As the long descent to the finish began, the chasing field was presented the opportunity to reel in the escape, setting the stage for a sprint finish perfectly suited to Valverde.
Results

1 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme          4.43.25
2 Isaac Galvez (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto
3 Angel Edo (Spa) Milaneza-Maia
4 Josu Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
5 David Blanco (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme
6 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina
7 Alberto Hierro (Spa) Cafes Baque
8 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir
9 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Phonak Hearing Systems
10 Jose Cayetano Julia (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme
11 Antonio Colom (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto
12 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis
13 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank
14 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon
15 Koldo Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros
16 José Alberto Martinez (Spa) Relax-Bodysol
17 David Bernabeu (Spa) Milaneza-Maia
18 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
19 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Relax-Bodysol
20 Robert Bartko (Ger) Rabobank                                   0.04
21 Ruben Plaza (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme
22 Gustavo Domingos (Spa) Relax-Bodysol
23 David Fernandez (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina
24 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
25 Joseba Albizu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
26 Josep Jufre (Spa) Relax-Bodysol
27 Pedro Cardoso (Por) Milaneza-Maia
28 José E. Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems
29 Carlos Torrent (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina
30 Aitor Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
31 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
32 Rafael Diaz (Spa) Liberty Seguros
33 Christia Van De Velde (USA) Liberty Seguros
34 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick.Step-Davitamon
35 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank
36 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank
37 Fabian Jeker (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir
38 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis
39 Denis Menchov (Rus) Illes Balears-Banesto
40 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
41 Gonzalo Bayarri (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems
42 Javier Ramirez (Spa) Liberty Seguros
43 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank
44 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros
45 Francisco Gutierrez (Spa) Cafes Baque
46 Alex Zuelle (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
47 Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Milaneza-Maia
48 Ivan Mayoz (Spa) Relax-Bodysol
49 Jorge Garcia (Spa) Cafes Baque
50 Richard Virenque (Fra) Quick.Step-Davitamon
51 Bruno Castanheira (Por) Milaneza-Maia
52 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Quick.Step-Davitamon
53 Christian Werner (Ger) T-Mobile
54 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Ag2r-Prevoyance
55 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
56 Marc Lotz (Ned) Rabobank
57 Carlos Zarate (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme
58 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile
59 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile
60 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis
61 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir
62 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) T-Mobile
63 Cadel Evans (Aus) T-Mobile
64 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems
65 Anton Luengo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
66 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
67 Santiago Botero (Col) T-Mobile
68 Andreas Kloden (Ger) T-Mobile
69 Matthew White (Aus) Cofidis
70 Rafael Casero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir
71 Txema Del Olmo (Spa) Milaneza-Maia
72 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto
73 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros
74 Gustavo Cesar (Spa) Relax-Bodysol
75 Gorka Arrizabalaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
76 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
77 Unai Yus (Spa) Brioches La Boulangere
78 Javier Cherro (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                 0.31
79 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                  0.32
80 Adolfo Garcia (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                 0.34
81 José Antonio Garrido (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon
82 Mark Scanlon (Irl) Ag2r-Prevoyance                             0.51
83 Lizuarte Martins (Por) Milaneza-Maia
84 Juan Gomis (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir
85 Gilberto Martins (Por) Milaneza-Maia
86 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank
87 Jose Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Bodysol
88 Daniel Atienza (Spa) Cofidis                                  16.21
89 Daniel Becke (Ger) Illes Balears-Banesto                      16.57
90 José Antonio Lopez (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto
91 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis                                    17.51
92 Carlos R. Golbano (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina               21.31
93 David Herrero (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina
94 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick.Step-Davitamon
95 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems
96 Haritz Arruti (Spa) Cafes Baque
97 Pedro Arreitunandia (Spa) Cafes Baque
98 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance
99 José Luis Rebollo (Spa) Relax-Bodysol
100 Francisco José Lara (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina
101 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile
102 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto
103 David Cañada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir
104 Stephane Goubert (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance
105 Guido Trentin (Ita) Cofidis
106 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance
107 Massimo Strazzer (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir
108 David Lopez (Spa) Cafes Baque
109 Christophe Oriol (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance
110 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
111 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
 
Points
 
1 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme               25 Pts
2 Isaac Galvez (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                          20
3 Angel Edo (Spa) Milaneza-Maia                                     16
4 Josu Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             14
5 David Blanco (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                     12
6 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina                        10
7 Alberto Hierro (Spa) Cafes Baque                                   9
8 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                     8
9 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Phonak Hearing Systems                        7
10 Jose Cayetano Julia (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme              6
11 Antonio Colom (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                         5
12 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis                                    4
13 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                      3
14 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon                         2
15 Koldo Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                   1
 
Mountains
 
Alto de Benissa - Cat. 3, km 9.2
 
1 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                     6 Pts
2 Adolfo Garcia (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                     4
3 Gorka Arrizabalaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         2
4 Fabian Jeker (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            1
 
Alto del Oronet - Cat. 2, km 164.5
 
1 Adolfo Garcia (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                    10 Pts
2 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros                             7
3 Jose Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                              5
4 Gorka Arrizabalaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         3
5 Juan Gomis (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                              2
6 Rafael Casero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           1
 
Metas volantes
 
Bellreguard, km 57
 
1 Rafael Casero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           3 Pts
2 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros                             2
3 Gorka Arrizabalaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         1
 
Betera, km 149.5
 
1 Rafael Casero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           3 Pts
2 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros                             2
3 Gorka Arrizabalaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         1
 
Teams
 
1 Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                                  14.10.15
2 Milaneza-Maia                                                   0.04
3 Illes Balears-Banesto
4 Relax-Bodysol
5 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                               0.08
6 Costa Almeria-Paternina
7 Rabobank
8 Phonak Hearing Systems
9 Liberty Seguros
10 Quick.Step-Davitamon
11 Cafes Baque
12 Saunier Duval-Prodir
13 Cofidis
14 Brioches La Boulangere
15 T-Mobile                                                       0.12
16 Ag2R-Prevoyance                                               22.26
 
General classification after stage 3
 
1 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme         11.45.29
2 Antonio Colom (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                       0.01
3 David Blanco (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                   0.02
4 José Alberto Martinez (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                       0.14
5 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank
6 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon                       0.16
7 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis                                      0.18
8 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                  0.20
9 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile
10 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis                                 0.22
11 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina
12 Koldo Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros
13 David Bernabeu (Spa) Milaneza-Maia
14 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
15 Ruben Plaza (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                   0.24
16 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                  0.26
17 Pedro Cardoso (Por) Milaneza-Maia
18 Josep Jufre (Spa) Relax-Bodysol
19 Fabian Jeker (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir
20 Denis Menchov (Rus) Illes Balears-Banesto
21 Alex Zuelle (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
22 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir
23 Rafael Casero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       1.13
24 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros                         1.14
25 Josu Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          1.15
26 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick.Step-Davitamon                      1.19
27 Javier Ramirez (Spa) Liberty Seguros
28 Angel Edo (Spa) Milaneza-Maia                                  1.39
29 Rafael Diaz (Spa) Liberty Seguros
30 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                            1.43
31 Gorka Arrizabalaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     1.45
32 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            1.47
33 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) T-Mobile
34 Bruno Castanheira (Por) Milaneza-Maia
35 Matthew White (Aus) Cofidis
36 Txema Del Olmo (Spa) Milaneza-Maia
37 Santiago Botero (Col) T-Mobile
38 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                     2.04
39 Adolfo Garcia (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                 2.15
40 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                 2.34
41 Joseba Albizu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          2.39
42 Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Milaneza-Maia                          2.40
43 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile
44 Francisco Gutierrez (Spa) Cafes Baque
45 Gonzalo Bayarri (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems
46 Marc Lotz (Ned) Rabobank                                       2.45
47 David Fernandez (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina                  2.50
48 Cadel Evans (Aus) T-Mobile                                     3.05
49 Mark Scanlon (Irl) Ag2r-Prevoyance                             3.27
50 Jose Cayetano Julia (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme           4.00
51 Alberto Hierro (Spa) Cafes Baque                               4.02
52 Gustavo Domingos (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                           4.06
53 Richard Virenque (Fra) Quick.Step-Davitamon
54 Aitor Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
55 Christian Werner (Ger) T-Mobile
56 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
57 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
58 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                   4.17
59 Javier Cherro (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                 4.52
60 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                               5.46
61 Unai Yus (Spa) Brioches La Boulangere
62 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Quick.Step-Davitamon                      6.26
63 Jose Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                          6.57
64 Carlos Zarate (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                 7.50
65 José E. Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                 8.51
66 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                    9.02
67 Robert Bartko (Ger) Rabobank                                  10.21
68 Ivan Mayoz (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                11.41
69 José Antonio Garrido (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon               12.11
70 Christia Van De Velde (USA) Liberty Seguros                   12.38
71 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
72 Lizuarte Martins (Por) Milaneza-Maia                          13.29
73 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         14.22
74 Gilberto Martins (Por) Milaneza-Maia                          15.09
75 Andreas Kloden (Ger) T-Mobile                                 17.38
76 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis                                      17.55
77 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros                       18.30
78 Daniel Atienza (Spa) Cofidis                                  18.57
79 Anton Luengo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          19.35
80 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto
81 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Ag2r-Prevoyance                         19.43
82 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Phonak Hearing Systems                   20.49
83 Juan Gomis (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         21.40
84 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick.Step-Davitamon                   21.53
85 David Cañada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir
86 Isaac Galvez (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                      23.49
87 José Luis Rebollo (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                         24.07
88 Jorge Garcia (Spa) Cafes Baque                                24.09
89 David Herrero (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina                   25.33
90 Stephane Goubert (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance
91 Pedro Arreitunandia (Spa) Cafes Baque                         27.13
92 David Lopez (Spa) Cafes Baque                                 27.43
93 Carlos Torrent (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina                  27.45
94 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance                          30.29
95 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                 31.54
96 Gustavo Cesar (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                             38.27
97 Christophe Oriol (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance                        39.14
98 José Antonio Lopez (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                40.52
99 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis                                    40.54
100 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance                        41.27
101 Carlos R. Golbano (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina              42.20
102 Francisco José Lara (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina
103 Haritz Arruti (Spa) Cafes Baque                              48.42
104 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto
105 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile
106 Massimo Strazzer (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir
107 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
108 Daniel Becke (Ger) Illes Balears-Banesto                     49.58
109 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      50.08
110 Guido Trentin (Ita) Cofidis                                  54.36
111 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                 54.42
 
Points classification
 
1 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme               59 Pts
2 David Blanco (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                     45
3 Antonio Colom (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                         42
4 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon                         28
5 Josu Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             28
6 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile                                         26
7 Angel Edo (Spa) Milaneza-Maia                                     24
8 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                   20
9 Isaac Galvez (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                          20
10 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                   17
11 Ruben Plaza (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                     15
12 José Alberto Martinez (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                        14
13 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis                                       12
14 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                     12
15 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis                                   10
16 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina                       10
17 Jose Cayetano Julia (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme              9
18 Adolfo Garcia (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                    9
19 Rafael Casero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                          9
20 Alberto Hierro (Spa) Cafes Baque                                  9
21 Marc Lotz (Ned) Rabobank                                          8
22 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Phonak Hearing Systems                       7
23 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros                            5
24 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                     5
25 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                               3
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                    32 Pts
2 Adolfo Garcia (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                    30
3 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros                           16
4 Ruben Plaza (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                      13
5 Jose Cayetano Julia (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme              12
6 David Lopez (Spa) Cafes Baque                                     10
7 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros                             7
8 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis                                           6
9 Antonio Colom (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                          5
10 Gorka Arrizabalaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        5
11 Jose Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                             5
 
Combination classification
 
1 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme               14 Pts
2 Antonio Colom (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                         14
3 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                    19
4 David Blanco (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                     23
5 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                   27
6 José Alberto Martinez (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                         29
7 Ruben Plaza (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                      30
8 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros                            54
9 Adolfo Garcia (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                    59
10 Koldo Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                  62
11 Rafael Casero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         64
 
Teams classification
 
1 Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                                  35.17.20
2 Rabobank                                                        0.13
3 Saunier Duval-Prodir                                            0.21
4 Quick.Step-Davitamon                                            1.12
5 Relax-Bodysol                                                   1.30
6 Cofidis                                                         1.34
7 Milaneza-Maia                                                   1.38
8 T-Mobile                                                        1.46
9 Liberty Seguros                                                 2.07
10 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                              3.56
11 Costa Almeria-Paternina                                        4.49
12 Phonak Hearing Systems
13 Brioches La Boulangere                                         5.41
14 Cafes Baque                                                    8.29
15 Illes Balears-Banesto                                         19.15
16 Ag2R-Prevoyance                                               29.56